2024届江苏省泰兴市实验英语九年级第一学期期末监测试题含解析

2024届江苏省泰兴市实验英语九年级第一学期期末监测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Wereyouathomeat9o'clocklastnight?—Yes.Iashoweratthattime.A．took B．wastaking C．wastaken D．amtaking2、Youwon’twanttovisitanyothermountainifyouhaveseenwuyue,butyouwon’twishtoseeevenwuyue_______youreturnfromMountHuangshan.A．thoughB．unlessC．untilD．after3、—DoesAliceoftenworkuntil2.a.m.onweekdays.—No,she_____does.Butsheoftenstaysuplateonweekdays.A．always B．seldom C．usually4、—Lookatthisnicewatch.Isit________,Daming?—No,itisn’t.AskBetty,Ithinkit’s________.A．your;hers B．yours;hers C．your;her D．you;her5、Thetraininanhour.Imustgotothetrainstationrightnow.A．left B．leaveC．willleave D．hasleft6、—Learningalanguageisn’teasy.Ittakestime.—Iagree._______.There’snoshortcut.A．Romewasn’tbuiltinaday. B．AllroadsleadtoRome.C．WheninRome,doastheRomansdo. D．Burn

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ends.7、—Lucy,thanksforyoursuggestions.Theyarevaluable.—You’rewelcome.I’mgladIcanhelpyou.A．enough B．rich C．useful8、–Doyouthinkyesterday’smathproblemwasdifficult?–Yes.Icould______workitout.A．hardlyB．easilyC．nearlyD．quickly9、—Doyouknow________?—Yes,thereis.Itisjustacrossfromthecinema.A．wherethebookstoreis B．howIcangettothebookstoreC．whenthebookstoreopens D．whetherthereisabookstorenearhere10、—Whydon’tyoulikewinterinBeijing?—Becauseitis__________winterinGuangzhou.A．ascoldas B．muchcolderthanC．notsoclodas D．notcolderthanⅡ.完形填空11、通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。EveryApril,thereisaspecialdaywhenpeoplerememberandhonortheirancestors(祖先).ItiscalledTomb(坟墓)-SweepingDay,alsoknownasQingmingFestival.Thisyear,theday1onApril4th.Tomb-SweepingDayisa(n)2Chinesefestival.Itbeganover2,000yearsago.Awell-knownpoembytheTangDynastypoetDuMu3theday:“RainsfallheavilyasQingmingcomes,andpassersbywithloweredspiritsgo.AdrizzlingrainfallsonthemourningDay,themourner’sheartisbreakingonhisway.”Tomb-SweepingDayhasbeenapublic4ontheChinesemainlandsince2008.Onthisday,5bringflowers,foodandwinetotheirancestors’tombs(坟墓).Theyputfoodlikecakesandfruitsinfrontofthetombs.Afterthat,they6thedirt(尘土)offthetombsandremembertheirdeadfamilymembers.7doChinesepeopledothis?That’sbecausepeoplethinkthatvisitingtombsduringQingmingFestivalisto8respect(尊重)totheirdeadfamilymembers.However,Tomb-SweepingDayisnotonlyaboutthis.Duringthattime,theweatherisgetting9.SoTomb-SweepingDayalsomeansfinallybeingabletogardenandenjoyoutdooractivitiesinChina.Familiesoften10foroutingsorflykitesatthistime.1．A．fallsB．turnsC．appearsD．puts2．A．popularB．famousC．traditionalD．unhappy3．A．explainsB．describesC．drawsD．paints4．A．weekendB．weekdayC．journeyD．holiday5．A．classesB．familiesC．friendsD．groups6．A．sweepB．keepC．turnD．go7．A．WhereB．WhenC．WhyD．Who8．A．bringB．showC．giveD．take9．A．warmerB．colderC．coolerD．shorter10．A．havefunB．workhardC．pulltogetherD．gettogetherⅢ.语法填空12、Maryis1．eight-year-oldgirl.Everydayshewashesclothes,looksafter2．(she)youngersisterandworks3．(hardly)onthefarm.Marywantstogotoschool,buthermotherneedsherhelpathome.SoMarystaysathomeinsteadof4．(go)toschool.DoyouwanttohelpMary?Well,joinSavetheChildren,please!Just6yuanaday,youcan5．(helpful)achildlikeMary.Withyourhelp,childrenlikeMarywillbeable6．(have)enoughfoodandhavechancestogotoschool.SaveTheChildrenisanorganizationtohelppoorchildrenlikeMary.Ithasbeeninservicesince1932.Themoneyfromkindpeoplewill7．(use)tobuildschools,hospitalsandothernecessary8．(build)9．youareavolunteer,therearemanywonderfulthingswaitingforyou—lettersfromthechildren,theirphotosandsubjectreports.Now,ifyouareinterested10．theapplicationform,andthenyoucandonatesomemoney.Inthisway,youcanhelpachildlikeMary!Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、HisnamewasFleming,andhewasapoorScottishfarmer.Onedaylateintheafternoon,whileworkingtosupporthisfamily,heheardacryforhelpcomingfromanearbypond.Hedroppedhistoolsandrantothepond.There,uptohisneckinthewater,wasaterrifiedboy,cryingandstrugglingtofreehimself.Obviouslytheboydidnotknowhowtoswim.Flemingjumpedintothepondandquicklyswamtowardtheboy.Hesavedtheboyfromwhatcouldhavebeenaterribledeath.Thenextday,averycoolcarriagepulleduptotheScotsman’shouse.Awell-dressednoblemansteppedoutandintroducedhimselfasthefatheroftheboyFlemingsavedthedaybefore.“Iwanttorepayyou,”saidthenobleman.“Yousavedmyson’slife.”“No,Ican’tacceptanypaymentforwhatIdid,”theScottishfarmerreplied,wavingofftheoffer.Atthatmoment,thefarmer’sownsoncametothedoorofthefarmhouse,confusedbywhowasvisitingthem.“Isthatyourson?”thenoblemanasked.“Yes,”thefarmerrepliedproudly.“I’llmakeyouadeal.Letmetakehimwithme.IpromiseyouthatIwillgivehimagoodeducation.Iftheboyisanythinglikehisfather,he’llgrowuptobeamanyoucanbeproudof.”Andhedid.Intime,Fleming’ssongraduatedfromSt.Mary’sHospitalMedicalSchoolinLondonandwentontobecomeafamousdoctor.Yearslater,thenobleman’ssonbecameseriouslyill.Whosavedhim?Thefarmer’ssondid.It’simportanttohelppeoplenomatterhowsuccessfulyouareinlife.Youneverknowwhenyouaregoingtobetheonewhoneedsthehelp.1．WhathappenedtoFlemingoneafternoon?A．Hefellintoapondbyaccident.B．Hefellasleepnearapond.C．Hemadealotmoneyfromhisjob.D．Hesavedaboyoutofapond.2．Accordingtothestory,Fleming________.A．acceptedthenobleman’spaymentB．didn’tacceptmoneyforhelpingothersC．hopedtogetmoremoneybyrefusingD．askedthenoblemantosupporthisson’seducation3．WhichofthefollowingaboutFleming’ssonisNOTtrue?A．Hetooktheplaceofthenobleman’sson.B．Hegotacollegeeducation.C．Hebecameafamousdoctor.D．Hecuredthenobleman’sson.4．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．AfriendinneedisafriendindeedB．Don’ttrytogetpaymentforhelpingothers.C．Anactofkindnessalwayshelps.D．Youcangetalotmorebyhelpingtherich.B14、It’searlyinthemorningandthealarmclockhasalreadyrungseveraltimes.Youhavetodragyourselfoutofbedandrushtoschool.Asaschoolstudent,thisisprobablyacommonexperienceforyou.Butthankstonewrules,manystudentsinZhejiangandHeilongjiangprovincescannowstayinbedlongerthanbefore.OnFeb23th,theZhejiangDepartmentofEducationpublishedanewguidelinethatasksprimaryschoolstostartschoollater.Accordingtotheguideline,starttimescouldvaryamongdifferentgradesandseasons,withstudentsinGrade1and2startingnoearlierthan8:30a.m.AsimilarguidelinewasannouncedbytheeducationdepartmentinHeilongjiangprovinceonFeb24th.SincethenewtermbeganinMarch,studentsfromallprimaryandjuniorhighschoolshavebeenrequiredtoarriveatschoolnoearlierthan8a.m.Andseniorhighschoolstudentsarenowrequiredtoarriveatschoolnoearlierthan7:30a.m.Thesechangesareaimedatmakingsurestudentsgetadequatesleepandenoughtimeforbreakfast.Accordingtoa2016study,only54.1percentofstudentsinGrade4slept9hoursormoreanight,whiletherequiredsleeptimeforprimarystudentsis10hours.Thesechangeshavereceivedmuchpraise.“Idefinitelywelcomethemove,sincethiswillensuremysonhasenoughtimeforbreakfast,whichisimportantforhishealthandgrowth,”amotherfromHangzhoutoldChinaDaily.Pushingbackschooltimesisn’tuniquetoChina.IntheUnitedStates,schoolsinatleast21statesbegantostartschoollaterin2017.Accordingtoa2015reportbytheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionintheUS,laterschoolstarttimescouldhelpimprovestudents’healthandstudyperformance.JustasMaryCarskadon,asleepexpertfromBrownUniversity,US,toldTheAtlantic,“Everybodylearnsbetterwhenthey’reawake.”1．Whichprovincerequiredstudentstoarriveatschoolnoearlierthan8o’clock?A．HeilongjiangB．HubeiC．ZhejiangD．Chongqing2．Howlongdoesaprimarystudentneedtosleepeveryday?A．8B．9C．10D．113．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“adequate”mean?A．多余的B．灵活的C．充足的D．困倦的4．Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A．SomeschoolsintheUnitedStatesbegantostartschoollaterin2017.B．Laterschoolstarttimescouldhelpimprovestudents’wealthandstudyperformance.C．Startingschoollaterhasreceivedmuchpraise.D．Everyonelearnsbetterwhenthey’reawake.5．What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A．It’simportantforstudentstokeephealthy.B．Studentsshouldgetupearlytogotoschool.C．Studentsshouldhaveenoughtimetohavebreakfast.D．It’sgoodforstudentstostartschoollater.C15、ASmartHomeWhenyou’renotathome,manyworriesmaystarttocrowdyourmind.DidIturnthecoffeemakeroff?DidIlockthedoor?Arethekidsdoingtheirhomeworkorwatchingtelevision?Withasmarthome,youcanquietalloftheseworries.Asmarthomeisahomewithacommunicationnetwork.Thisnetworkconnectsdevices(装置),suchaslightsandTVsets,andallowsthemtobecontrolledfromfarawaythroughelectricalwiring,mobilephonecommunicationorWiFiovertheinternet.Moreandmorepeoplemaystarttoconsiderowningasmarthome,becauseitmakeslifemuchmoreconvenient.Itcanhelpkeepyourroomatacertaintemperature.Itcanrecordwhathappensinsidethehomeandsendthevideotoyourphone.Whenyouareonvacationabroad,youcanuseasmarthomecontrollertoswitchonorofftheelectricitywhennecessary.Somesmarthomescanreceiveavisitor,allowinghimtocomeinandofferinghimadrink.Theycanevenfeedthecatandwatertheplants.Besides,smarthomesareeasytofix.Mostsmarthometechnologyanddevicesarewirelessandcanbesetupwithaminimumoftools,usingonlytheguidinginformation.Whenaproblemappears,youcandealwithityourselfwithoutpayingaprofessional.However,forhome-users,thesmarthometechnologyisfarfromperfect.Itcanberatherexpensivetoownthetechnologyandthedevices.Also,becausethesmarthomesystemallowitsownertogethomeinformationfromanywhere,itleavesthehomeeasytobeattackedbyhackers(黑客),whomaysecretlyuseorchangetheinformationinthesystem.Now,manyscientistsareexcitedatthefutureofsmarthometechnology.Imaginebeingabletogetfashionadvicefromyourmirror,orreceivefoodshoppingsuggestionsfromyourrefrigerator.Whilethereareotherswhoworrythatthosesmartdeviceswillmakepeoplelazierandlonelier.Whateveritis,onethingisforsure---smarthometechnologywillchangethewayweliveandwork.1．Accordingtothepassage,nowadaysasmarthomecanlockthedoorthrough______________.A．electriclights B．mirrortechnologiesC．mobilephones D．shoppingprograms2．Thethirdparagraphofthepassageismainlyabout_________.A．thestepstousesmartsystemsB．thepricesofsmartprogramsC．theadvantagesofasmarthomeD．thetoolsforsettingupsmartdevices3．What’sthewriter’sopinionaccordingtothepassage?A．Peoplewillbecomelesshappyinthefuture.B．People’slifestylewillbedifferentinthefuture.C．Mobilephonesarethemostimportantinsmarthomes.D．Smarthomesaremuchbetterthanothersmartsystems.D16、The2014FIFAWorldCupwillbethe20thWorldCup,whichisexpectedtotakeplacebetweenJune12andJuly13,2014inBrazil.Itwillbethesecondtimeforthecountrytohostthecompetition,thefirstbeingthe1950FIFAWorldCup.BrazilwillbecomethefifthcountrytohavehostedtheFifaWorldCuptwice,afterMexico,Italy,FranceandGermany.Brazilisthegreatestfootballnationintheworld.Thereare100millionBrazilians.Howmanyofthemarefootballfans?100million!Allofthemthinkthattheyknowallaboutfootball.ThismakeslifeverydifficultfortheBrazilianteammanager.WhenthingsgobadlyfortheBrazilianteam,thenewspaperwoulddemand(要求)thattheteammanagershouldleavehisjob.“Ifwewin,theyputmeinheaven(天堂),”asamanageroncesaid,“Ifwelose,theyputmeinhell(地狱).”Youcan’tescapefootballinBrazil.Therearefootballmatchesoneverystreetandbeach.Ontelevision,theresultsofthefootballmatchescomebeforethemainnewsprograms.TherearesixtelevisionChannelsinRiodeJaneiro(里约日内卢).OnSundayseachchannelshowsadifferentfootballmatch.Brazilisnottherichestcountryintheworld,butthegovernmentspendsmuchmoneyonfootball.Itcostmorethanonebillionpoundstoprepareforthe1950WorldCup.That’s10poundsforeveryBrazilian.AndmanyBraziliansdon’tearnasmuchas10poundsaweek.Isitworthit?“Brazilmusthaveagreatfootballteam.”saysonereporter.“Ifitcostsonebillionpounds,that’sallright.Ifthegovernmentdoesn’tgiveagoodfootballteam,thenitwillbecomeunpopular.___________________.”1．Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasn’thostedtheFIFAWorldCuptwiceyetsofar?A．MexicoB．ItalyC．FranceD．Brazil2．Itisthethatcomebeforethemainnewsprogramsontelevision.A．footballmatchesB．resultsoffootballmatchesC．footballmatchesonthestreetsD．footballmatchesonthebeaches3．Theunderlinedsentencemeans“InBrazil.”A．peoplelikefootballverymuch,B．thereissomethingelseinfootball.C．Peoplelikecompetition.D．footballhasinfluencesonthepolitics(政治)andeconomy(经济)ofthenation.E17、Intoday’sworldmanypeopleseemtobehungryformoney.Someofthemevenlosetheirlivesforit.Moneydoeshaveitsmostusefuleffect(影响)onthepoor,butonceapersonhasarichlife,alotmoremoneydoesn’tmeanmorehappiness.Ifmoneywaseverything,allmillionaires(百万富翁)wouldhavetruelove,truefriendship,goodhealthandalonglife.However,thisisnotalwaystrue.Nothingelseismorepleasantthanthethreewordswhichare“Iloveyou”.Butcanlovebebought?I’mafraidnot.Lovemeanstogive,nottotake.Toeveryperson,healthandlonglifeareprobablythemostprecious(宝贵的)things.Well,canhealthandalonglifebeboughtwithmoney?Theansweris“No”.Ofallthelongestlivingpeopleintheworld,fewofthemaremillionaires.Truefriendshipcan’tbeboughteither.Inaword,wheremoneyisworshiped(崇拜),moneycancausebrotherstoquarrel,loverstohate,strangerstofightandsoon.Nomatterhowmuchmoneyyouhave,itisstillnotenoughtomakeyouahappypersonifyouhavenotonetolaughwith,noonetocryfor.1．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisright?A．Moneyiseverything.B．Moneyisn’tnecessary.C．Moneyisimportant,butnotthemostimportant.D．Withnomoney,withnosuccess.2．What’sthemostimportantthingforeverypersonaccordingtothewriter’sideas?A．Onlymoney.B．HealthandalonglifeC．Onlyfriendship.D．A,BandC3．WhichsentenceofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Ifyouhaven’tmuchmoney,youcan’tgetmorehappiness.B．Youmaylivealonglifeevenifyouarepoor.C．Everyyearmanypeopledieintheworldbecausetheirfamilyispoor.D．Ifyouarerich,youwillhavelessfriendship.4．Infact,allmillionaires____________.A．havemuchmoneyB．dieearlierC．lovetheirmoneyD．havetruelove5．Whatdoesthesentence“Lovemeanstogive,nottotake.”meaninthepassage?A．爱意味着给你，而不能带走。B．爱是可以得到的，不要走开。C．爱意味着奉献，而不是索取。D．爱是可以索取的，而不必付出。F18、LemuelGulliverenjoyedtravelling.Hewasaship’sdoctor.OnMay4,1699,theyweregoingtotheFarEastintheshipcalledtheAntelope.Onenight,hisshipcrashedagainsttherocks,Gulliverwaswashedtotheland.Hefoundhimselfaprisoner（囚犯）oftinypeople.Theywerelessthan6inchestallandlivedintheislandcountryofLilliput.Afterhepromisedtobehavewell,theysethimfreeandhecouldvisitthecity.ThepeopleofBlefuscuwantedtoattackLilliput.ThekingofLilliputturnedtoGulliver.HestoppedBlefuscuattackingLilliputbypullingitsshipstoLilliput.Thekingwashappy.HewantedtomakethepeopleofBlefuscuhisslaves(奴隶),soheaskedGullivertobringsomemoreships.Gulliverdidnotlikethisplan.Thekinggotangry.SomebadmeninLilliputwantedtokillGulliver.GulliverhadtorunawayfromLilliputtoBlefuscu.HewaswelcomedbythekingofBlefuscu.Theysoonbecamegoodfriends.Threedaysafterthat,heaskedkingtosendhimtwentyofhislargestshipsandtwothousandmentopulltheboattotheshore.Inthisboat,hesetsailforEngland.Onthethirddayhesawabigshiptothesoutheast.Hecalledouttotheship.Theshipwasmovingveryslowly.Theyraisedaflag.HisheartwasfullofhappinesswhenhesawtheEngli