2024届淮北市重点中学英语九年级第一学期期末联考试题含解析

2024届淮北市重点中学英语九年级第一学期期末联考试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、－Whydidn'tyoucometoJenny'sbirthdaypartyyesterday?－BecauseI.A．didn'tinviteB．isn'tinvitedC．wasn'tinvitedD．haven'tinvited2、-_________doesyourbrothergotowork?-Bybike.A．Where B．Why C．How D．Which3、––What’sonyourdesk,Judy?––It’s________English-Chinesedictionary.It’s_______usefuldictionary.A．an,the B．an,an C．an,a4、Whichofthefollowingsentencesiscorrect?A．WhenIgrowup.Iwanttobeapoliceman.B．Heasked,"whenwillmydreamcometrue"?C．IwasdeeplymovedbythestoryForeverYoung.D．Dreamscandriveyoutoworkharder,becomebetter.5、-Whydidhemakeno_______tobeunderstoodorliked?-Hedidn'tcarewhatothersthinkofhim.A．balance B．risk C．reply D．effort6、_____popularthesharedbikesinourcityare!Theyreallymakeourlifegreenerandmoreconvenient.A．WhatB．WhataC．HowD．Howa7、Theorganizationisconsidering_________somemoneytovictimsofthenaturaldisaster.A．donate B．donating C．todonate D．todonating8、Theresultofthe__________showsmostyoungpeoplelikeplayingwithsmartphones.A．sound B．attention C．survey D．action9、Theclothesinthisstorearesold_______verygoodprices.A．inB．atC．onD．to10、Thelightintheprofessor’slabwasstillonat11:00o’clock.Doyouknow?maybeatmidnightagain.A．howlonghasheworked B．whydoeshestayupsolateC．ifheisbusystudying D．whenhestoppedworkingⅡ.完形填空11、Nooneisbornawinner.Peoplemakethemselvesintowinnersbytheirownefforts.Ilearnedthislessonfromanexperiencemanyyearsago.Itookthehead1jobataschoolinBaxley,Georgia.Itwasasmallschoolwithaweakfootballprogram.Itwasatraditionfortheschoolsoldteamtoplayagainstthenewteamattheendofspringpractice.Theoldteamhadnocoach,andtheydidn'teven2toprepareforthegame.Beingthecoachofthenewteam,Iwas3becauseIknewweweregoingtowin,buttomydisappointmentweweredefeated(打败).Icouldn'tbelieveIhadgotintosuchasituation.Thinkinghardaboutit,IcametorealizethatmyteammightnotbethenumberoneteaminGeorgia,buttheyweredependingonme.Ihadto4myattitudeabouttheirabilityandpotential(潜能).IstarteddoinganythingIcouldtohelpthembuildalittlepride.Mostimportant,Ibegantotreatthemlike5.Thatsummer,whentheotherteamsenjoyedtheirvacations,wemeteverydayandpracticedpassingandkickingthefootball.Sixmonthsafterbeingdefeatedonthespringpracticefield,wewonourfirstgameandoursecond,andcontinuedtoimprove.Finally,we6thenumberoneteaminthestate.Ifeltthatitwouldbeavictoryforusevenifwelostthegame.Butthatwasn'twhathappened.MyboysbeatthebestteaminGeorgia,givingmeoneofthegreatestthrills(兴奋,激动)ofmylife!Fromthe7Ilearntalotabouthowtheattitudeoftheleadercanoffersthemembersofateam.Insteadofseeingmyboysaslosers,Ipushedandencouragedthem.Ihelpedthemtoseethemselves8,andtheybuiltthemselvesintowinners.Winnersaremade,notborn.1．A．running B．driving C．coaching D．swimming2．A．practice B．make C．learn D．forget3．A．sorry B．worried C．brave D．excited4．A．take B．change C．insist D．catch5．A．winners B．losers C．teachers D．students6．A．built B．faced C．trained D．thanked7．A．show B．visit C．experience D．experiment8．A．luckily B．easily C．carefully D．differentlyⅢ.语法填空12、Haveyoueverbeencycling(骑自行车运动)?ThisspringmyelderbrotherandI1．(spend)alongweekendcyclinginthecountryside.Werode2．(slow)alongbecausewehadn'tcometobreakanyspeedrecords,ortodosports.Wejustwanted3．(get)somefreshairandabreakfromschoolwork.Wereallyhadagreattime4．(ride)alongcountryroads.Andtherewasoneofthebestthingsaboutourtripthatmadeushappy:everyfew5．(kilometer)therewasavillagewherewecouldfindeverythingweneeded.Allthelocalpeoplewerereallyfriendly.However,onthe6．(two)day,somethinghappened.Weweregoingdownthehillwhenmybrakes(剎车)startedmakinga7．(noisy),butIdidn'tmindatall.Atmidnightwewerewokenbythenoiseinthehotel.Weweretiredwhenwesetoffthenextmorning,butsoonfelt8．(cheer)whenthesuncameout.Whatweenjoyed9．(our)mostaboutcyclingis—it'ssimpleandfun.Ithinknothingis10．(good)thancyclingifyou'relookingforabreakthatisactiveandcheap.Whynothaveatry?Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、InCanadaandtheUnitedStates,thereisanewgroupofchildrencalled“satelliteskids”,wholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplace.Asiansareimmigrating(移居)toCanadaandtheUnitedStatesinlargernumbersthaneverbefore.MostAsiansimmigratebecausetheybelievethattheycangivetheirchildrenabettereducationinthewest.InAsia,especiallyinChina,JapanandKorea,itisdifficulttogotouniversity.Studentsmustfirstpassthestrictnationalexamination.However,inCanadaandtheUnitedStates,itiseasytogotouniversity,andanyonewhowantstogocango.Asaresult.Asianparentsdecidetoleavetheircountriessothattheirchildrencangotouniversity.TheproblemisthatwhenAsiansarrive,theydiscoverthatfindingajobandmakingmoneyaremoredifficultintheWest.Sothesechildrenbecome“satellitekids”,andmostoftheirparentsdonotknowhowsaditistobea“satellitekids”.OnlyuntilnowareCanadiansandAmericansdiscoveringthe“satellitekids”problem.BecausethesechildrendonotspeakEnglishandbecausetheirparentsarenottheretotakecareofthem,theyareoftenabsentfromschool.Tobea“satellitekids”meanstogrowupinsuchacountry,youknowyouaredifferentandyoucan’tmakefriendsbecauseyoudonotspeakEnglishwell.Also,itmeanstogrowuplonely,becauseyourparentsarenothere.1．Accordingtothepassage,parentsin_______don’tsendtheirkidsabroad.A．ChinaB．JapanC．KoreaD．America2．“Satellitekids”refertotheAsiankids______.A．withoutparentsB．livingabroadaloneC．withuniversityeducationD．notspeakingEnglish3．SomeAsianimmigrantchildrenbecome“satellitekids”becausetheirparents______.A．wanttoleavetheirowncountryB．wantthemtogotouniversityC．returntotheircountriestoworkD．wantthemtobedependonthemselves4．Thefollowingproblemsof“satelliteskids”arerightexcept______.A．Theygrowuplonely.B．Thedon’toftengotoschool.C．Theycanmakefriendseasily.D．Theirparentscannotlookafterthem.5．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Parentsfeellonelyabroad.B．Parentswantabettereducationfortheirkids.C．CanadiansandAmericans’kidscan’tfindjobseasily.D．Kidsinforeigncountiesaloneareveryinneedofcarefromfamilies.B14、Nobodyknowswhoinventedthepencilorwhenitwasinvented.ASwiss(瑞士人)describedapencilinabookin1565.Hesaiditwasapieceofwoodwithlead（铅）insideit.Pencilsweren’tpopular,andpeoplecontinuedtowritewithpens.In1795,someonestartedmakingpencilsfromgraphite(石墨)andtheybecameverypopular.Today,peoplemakepencilsinthesameway.Theymakethegraphiteintotheshapeofastick,andthentheyputitinsideapieceofwood.Onepencilcanmakealineaslongas55kilometers.Whenpeoplefirstwrotewithpens,theyhadtoputthepenpointintoinkaftereveryfewletters.Latersomeoneinventedafountainpen(自来水笔)andthiskindofpencouldholdinkinside.Afountainpencanwriteseveralpagesbeforeyouhavetofillitagain.Twobrothers,LadislaoandGeorgBiro,inventedtheballpointpen(圆珠笔)thatweusetoday.TheylefttheircountryHungaryandstartedproducingballpointpensinEnglandin1943duringWorldWarII.Later,aFrenchcompanycalledBicboughttheBiro’scompany.Someonecallsballpointpensbics.Australianscallthembiros.Whateverwecallthem,weusethemeveryday.1．（小题1）Whendidthepencilbecomepopularaccordingtothepassage?A．In1565.B．In1655C．In1795D．In1943.2．（小题2）Whatdopeopleusetomakepencilstoday?A．Lead.B．Graphite.C．Sticks.D．Ink.3．（小题3）Whocallballpointpensbiros?A．Americans.B．EnglishmenC．Australians.D．Frenchmen.4．（小题4）WherewereLadislaoandGeorgBirofrom?A．America.B．Australia.C．England.D．Hungary.5．（小题5）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Somefamousinventors.B．Theinventionofsomekindsofpens.C．WhoinventedthepencilD．Whichkindofpenisthemostuseful.C15、Itcanbehardtomeetpeoplefromanotherculture.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal(信号).Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.Differentculturesemphasize（强调）theimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein“smalltalk”,usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries—liketheUKorFrance—peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcafesratherthanattheoffice.Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvalues,andsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.However,ifwecanunderstandthembetter,amulticultural（多元文化）environmentwillofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.1．Insomecountries,eatingtogetheratrestaurantsmaymakeiteasierforpeopleto______.A．keepeachothercompanyB．sharethesamecultureC．gettoknoweachotherD．developcloserrelations2．ThewritermentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat______.A．toomanywordsareofnouseB．theEnglishprefertomakelongspeechesC．eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferentD．peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynature3．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MulticulturalEnvironmentB．Cross-CulturalDifferencesC．HowtoUnderstandEachOtherD．HowtoBuildUpaRelationshipD16、Weekdaymorningsareverybusyforusmiddleschoolstudents．Peoplearerunningintoeachother,shoutingacrossthehouse，knockingonthebathroomdoorandalways，alwaysrunninglate．Whenyou＇relateforthecarpool，though，youalsomakeeveryoneelselate．Whenyourschooldoesn’thaveabus，andyoulivetoofarawaytowalk，youneedacarpoo1．Acarpoolisagroupofpeoplesharingtheresponsibility(责任)ofdrivingtoschoolinthemorning．Thereareusuallyfourorfivekidsinacarpoolandtheirparentstaketurnsdrivingthekidsintheircars．Someone’scarsmellslikewetdogs，somekidsgettoeatdessertsforbreakfastandsomeparentsshoutsomuchthatallyoutrytodoisstayquietandgounnoticed．Whenyourmomordaddrivesthecarpool，yourclassmatesgetaclose-uplookathowstrangeyourparentscanbe．Itmightbeyourfirstsociological(社会学的)studyandyourfirstexperiencewithrealteamwork．Teamworkisreallyimportantinthecarpoolbecausenobodywantstomakeeveryoneelselate．It’sagreatlessoninresponsibility(责任)．Imaginesittinginthecaroutsideofaclassmate’shouse，watchingtheclockandtappingyourtoes．Thenyoustarttounderstandhowyourcarpoolfriendsmightfeelwhenyouarestillinsidethehouseat7：2．Youreallybegintolearnallyourreallifelessonsjustmomentsbeforethestartofschoolinthecarpoo1．3．Whatisacarpool?A．Kidsgotoschoolintheirparents＇cars．B．Parentstaketurnstodrivetheirkidstoschoo1．C．Parentssendkidstoschoolsontheirwaytowork．D．Kidsdrivetheirowncarstoschoo1．4．Howmanykidsareusuallyinacarpool?A．Twoorthree． B．Threeorfour．C．fourorfive． D．Fiveorsix．5．Whatcanstudentslearnfromacarpool?A．Howtodriveacar．B．Howtogetalongwithothers．C．Howtodealwithparents．D．Realteamwork．6．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Ifkidslivefarawayfromschool，theyarealwayslateforschoo1．B．USchildrenenjoycarpoolingratherthantakingaschoolbus．C．Kidsoftenhaveenoughtimetostudyinacarpoo1．D．Kidscanlearnreallifelessonsinacarpoo1．E17、FastFoodCourierWinsPoetryCompetitionLeiHaiwei,a37-year-oldfastfoodcourier(送急件的人)fromHunanprovincewonthechampionshipinatelevisedChinesepoetryknowledgecompetition,winningfansoverwithhistrueloveforpoems.“MyinterestinpoemsbeganasearlyasIwas6yearsold,”Leisaidafterwinningthecompetition.LeiHaiweiwasborninavillageofDongkoucounty,Shaoyangcity.Heinherited(继承)hisfatherLeiChanggen’sloveofpoems.TheelderLeiputpoetryonthekitchenwallforhissontoreadthroughoutchildhood.“MyfatherhopedIwouldgrowuptobeamanwhokeepsthemountains,rivers,lakesandseasinmind,”thecouriersaid.Inthefather’ssmallhouse,thereisafour-storybookshelf,thetopofwhichisfilledwithpoetrybooks.LeiHaiweishowedgreatinterestinChineseculturewhenhewasachild.Everytimehisfathertoldhimthestoriesbehindeachpoem,hewastotallyattracted.Heenjoyedreadingpoems.In2001,theyoungerLeigraduatedfromatechnicalsecondaryschoolandfoundajobinShanghai.Leibegantoreadbooksrelatedtopoemsatbookstoresorlibrariesinhissparetime,sincehedidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuymany.Theyoungmanalsodevelopedahabitofrecitingpoemsheliked,writingdownthemafterreturninghome.ThoughLeicametoHangzhoucityin2008andworksasafastfoodcourier,hisloveforpoemshasn’tfaded(减退).Onhisbusiestworkdays,thecourierhastodelivermorethan50ordersaday,earningupto9,000yuanamonth.Evenso,heseizedanyavailablemomenttorecitepoems.“Forexample,IamusedtorecitingpoemswhenIwaitforfoodatrestaurants,andtrafficlightsonmywaytodeliverfood.Recitingpoemsnotonlyenrichesmyknowledge,butalsomakesmyjoblessboring,”thecouriersaid.Asforhisfutureplans,thecouriersaidhewillsticktoreadingandrecitingpoems.1．WhendidLeiHaiweibegintobeinterestedinpoems?A．Attheageof6.B．Attheageof37.C．Attheageof50.D．Attheageof16.2．WhydidLeiHaiweireadbooksatbookstoresorlibraries?A．Becausehecouldwritedownpoemsthere.B．Becausehewonthechampionshipinacompetition.C．Becausehecouldtalkaboutpoemswithothersthere.D．Becausehedidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuymanybooks.3．WhatdoesLeiHaiweithinkofrecitingpoems?A．Ithelpshimgetmoremoney.B．Itmakeshisjobmoreboring.C．Itmakeshimbusierwithhisjob.D．Ithelpshimgetmoreknowledge.F18、Nicholasisa16-year-oldboy.HehasasistercalledIris.Sheistwoyearsolderthanhim.NowtheyarevisitingafewcitiesinAustraliawiththeirparents.FirsttheyvisitSydney.Theyseemanyplaces,liketheSydneyHarbourBridgeandtheOperaHouse.Theycanclimbbothbuildings!NicholasandIriswanttogosurfing.TheytakeataxitothefamousBondiBeach.Itisabeautifulcitybeachandhasgoodsurf.Theyloveit!ThenextdayIriswantstogototheMuseumofModernArt.Nicholasdoesn’tlikemodernart.HegoestotheAustralianMuseumwithhismum.Hisfatherstaysinthehoteltocookdeliciousfoodforthem.TheyhaveawonderfultripinAustralia.1．HowoldisIris?A．Fourteenyearsold. B．Sixteenyearsold.C．Eighteenyearsold. D．Twentyyearsold.2．WhereareNicholasandhisfamilynow?A．InAustralia. B．InFrance. C．InAmerica. D．InBritain.3．WhydoNicholasandIrisgototheBondiBeach?A．Tomeetfriends. B．Tolearnto