2024届湖北省咸宁市赤壁市中学九年级英语第一学期期末监测试题含解析

2024届湖北省咸宁市赤壁市中学九年级英语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、There’snotickerleftforLangLang’spianoconcert.youyoursistercangotoit.A．Both;and B．Notonly;butalsoC．Either;or D．Neither;nor2、Lifeisfullofupsanddowns,andwithoutthedowns,theupswillmeanA．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing3、Mymotheralwaystellsmethat.SoIalwaysdomybestwhilestudying.A．manyhandsmakelightwork B．toomanycooksspoilthebrothC．nopain,nogain D．thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside.4、Theboyistallenoughhisage.Yes,IwasmuchshorterwhenIwashisage.A．of B．at C．from D．for5、Thesweaterthatmyfatherboughtme________wool.A．ismadeofB．ismadefromC．wasmadeofD．wasmadefrom6、It’s____worldofwonders,_____worldwhereanythingcanhappen.A．a;the B．a;a C．the;a D．/;/7、Don’tshout________oldpeople.A．at B．for C．with D．On8、Bethuneevenworkedforsixty-ninehourswithoutstoppingandmanaged________overahundredlives.A．saved B．tosave C．saving D．saves9、—HowdoyoulikethenewfilmTheWanderingEarth(流浪地球)？—.Besides,wecanlearnalotaboutspacescience.A．Ican’tstandit B．Prettygood C．It’sterrible D．It’sboring10、Susanherfriend’sinvitationbecauseofanimportantmeeting.A．tookdown B．putdown C．turneddown D．wrotedownⅡ.完形填空11、Naturalresourcesarethingsthatweusethatcomefromtheearth.Ournaturalresourcesarelimited(有限的).Thismeansthattheywillnot1forever.Somearerenewable,likewhenyouplantanewtreewhenyoucutonedown.Othersarenotrenewable,likewhenyoudigcoal(煤)outofthe2Onceitisused,itisgone.Peoplerealizethe________thattheearth’snaturalresourcesarelimited,andcandothingstohelpconserve(节约)thoseresources.________youtrytoconserveanaturalresource,youtrytouselessofit,soitdoesnotgetusedupso3Onewaythatpeopleconservefuel,likegasoline,isbyridingabicycleorwalkingwhenthe4isshortinsteadofdrivingeverywhere.Waterisaveryimportantnaturalresourcebecauseweallneedittostay5Wecanconservewater________makingsurethatourpipesandtapsdonotleak(泄露).Wecanalsomakewisechoicestoconservewater,likeonlyusingthedishwasherorwashingmachinewhentheyarefull.Everyonecanmakecontributionstoprotectingnaturalresources.1．A．lastB．spreadC．burnD．change2．A．stationB．buildingC．groundD．brick3．A．newsB．planC．decisionD．fact4．A．WhenB．AlthoughC．WhateverD．Whether5．A．slowlyB．hardC．regularlyD．fast6．A．moneyB．spaceC．placeD．distance7．A．aliveB．aloneC．asleepD．awake8．A．aboutB．forC．byD．withⅢ.语法填空12、Iwasfeelingalittlesadbecausemymotherhadlostherjob.Oneday,whileI1．(walk)onthestreet,Iheardthatabeautifulpieceofpianomusic2．(play)abovethenoiseofthepeople.Iwalkedmoreslowly3．(find)outwhereitwascomingfrom.ThenIsawayoungladysittingatapiano.Shewassingingsongsaboutlove,believingyourselfandkeepingon4．(try).Thewayshewassingingmademe5．(relax).Istoodtherequietly,watchingherplayingonsuchacrowdedNewYorksquare.Ithoughtthatshemustbebraveenoughtoperforminfrontofsomanypeople.Shenoticedme.Iwalkedoverand6．(tell)herhowgoodhermusicsounded."Thankyou."shesaid."Ihavebeengoingthroughahardtimerecently,butyou'vemademehopefulagain."Isaidtoher."I'mgladthatIcouldhelp,"shereplied."Whyareyousosad?""Well,mymom7．(lose)herjob,andI'mnotsurewhattodo...""Didyounoticethewayyouwerewalking?Yourheadwasdown."shesaid."8．(notbe)upset,becauseopportunitycomesindifferentwaysandifyourheadisdown,youmightnotseeit.Youshouldsmilemore...liftyourheadup."Ilookedather,amazedathowshewasencouragingme."Whyareyouplayingthepianoherenow?"Iaskedherwithasmile.Sheexplainedthatshesawalotofunhappypeopleintheworldandshetriedtocheerthemupbyplayingmusic.Ismiledalittlewilder,realizingthatnodifficultiescouldstopmefromgoingon.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、TheChroniclesofNarnia(《纳尼亚传奇》）Writer:C．S.Lewis,IrelandIt'sabookseriesofsevenbooks.ThestoriesareaboutNarnia,amysteriouslandwhereanimalswalkandtreescantalk.Humanssometimesenterthisworldbychance.KidswhogotoNarniainthestoriesmeetallkindsofmagicalcreatures（生物）,includingwitches（女巫)andgiants.Ineachbookthereisabattlebetweentwosides.OneisbadthatwantstoturnNarniaintoahell;theotherisgood,whichwantsthelandtostaythewayitis.Thekid-heroesjointhebattle.TheyhelptherulerofNarnia,theLionAslan,defend（保卫）thecountry.TheDangerousBookforBoys(《给男孩的冒险书》）Writer:ConnIgguldenandHalIggulden,UKThisbooktellsyouhowcloudsform,howtomakeabattery,andhowtobuild"thegreatestpaperairplaneintheworld".Readabouthowtoputtogetherthe"toolbox",andyou'llneedtomakeitthroughthesummer.Learnabouttheworld'sgreatestbattlesandthehistoryofweapons（武器）.Onthesubjectofgirls,boysarewarnedthatgirls,asageneralrule,"donotgetasexcitedbytheuseofurine（尿）asasecretinkasboysdo."Thisisimportanttoknow.TheDaringBookforGirls（《给女孩的大胆书》）Writer;AndreaJ.BuchananandMiriamPeskowitz,USForeverygirlwithanindependentspirit,hereistheguidetoeverythingfromschoolyardgamestogreatwomeninhistory!Thebookgivesyouideasforanexcitingandfungirlhood.Everygirlcantakepart!Whatdoesthebookcontain?Twentybookseverygirlshouldread,cooltrickswithabasketball,buildingacampfire,queensoftheancientworld,scienceprojects,friendshipbracelets（手镯）andthesecretsofwhatboysarethinking!1．InTheChroniclesofNarnia,Narniais________.A．ananimal B．aland C．awitch D．agiant2．FromTheDangerousBookforBoys,aboycanlearnthefollowingEXCEPT________.A．howcloudsform B．howtomakeabatteryC．howtobuildapaperplane D．howtreescantalk3．Accordingtothepassage,welearnthat_______________________________.A．TheChroniclesofNarniawaswrittenbyaUSwriterB．TheChroniclesofNarniaseriestalkaboutdifferentthemesC．TheDangerousBookforBoyswaswrittenbytwowritersD．TheDaringBookforGirlswaswrittenbywritersfromtheUKB14、WhatisthenumberonefavouritepetintheUK?Ifyouthinktheansweris“dog”–youarewrong.Thereare8.6millioncatsand8.3milliondogsinBritainaccordingtorecentfigures.Butexpertspredict(预测)thattherewillbemoredogsthancatsnextyearasdogsbecomemoreandmorepopular.Dogsasaccessories(配饰)Weliketospendtimewithourpets.TheQueenisfamousforhercorgis(威尔士矮脚狗)andisoftenphotographedwiththem.Nowadayssomedogownersaremoreextreme（极端的）–afewTVcelebritieseventaketheirdogsshoppingortorestaurants.Chihuahuas(吉娃娃犬)areespeciallypopularas“handbagdogs”becausetheyaresosmall.DogholidaysPeoplearealsogivingtheirpetsholidays.ManyUKhotelsandholidayparksnowwelcomedogsasguests.Whataboutownerswhogoabroad?Theycanleavetheirpetsatadoghotelordogspawhiletheyareaway.Someevenprovidetheircanine(犬)guestswithaTV.DogsareforlifeTheBritishcharity,DogsTrust,findshomesforthousandsoflostandhomelessdogseveryyear.Theirfamousslogan（口号）“AdogisforlifeandnotjustforChristmas”wascreatedinthe193stoteachpeopleabouttheresponsibility（责任）ofowningadog.DogsTrusttoldBritishpeoplenottogivedogsasgiftsortreatthemliketoys.DogsonTVVictoriaSitwellisthehost（主持人）ofthepopularTVprogrammecalled“It’smeorthedog”.IntheshowVictoriahelpsdogownerswiththeirpets’badbehavior.ShetriestofindwaystoproblemssuchasaDalmatianwhothinksheownsthehouseandwon’tletthefamilysitonthesofa,dogsthatwillonlyeaticecreamandbiscuitsandevenabulldog（恶犬）whousestheowner’sbedasatoilet.Yuck!FashionfordogsYoucanshoponlineoronthehighstreetforthelatestindogclothesandaccessories（配件）.Specialistshopsselldogboots,dogdresscostumes,dogcoats,dogdressesanddogpants.1．Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?A．CatsasnumberonefavoritepetintheUK.B．AcultureofdogsasapetintheUK.C．SmalldogslikeChihuahuasbecomingmoreandmorepopular.D．Dogsequallytreatedashumanbeings.2．WhichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4?A．Dogownersshouldshowrespectfordogs’lives.B．DogownersshouldnotusedogsasChristmasgifts.C．Dogownersshouldcareforthedogsmorethananythingelse.D．Dogownersshoulddevotealltheirlivestotreatingtheirdogswell.3．Fromthepassagewecanknowthat_____.A．dogswillbecomethenumberonepetintheUSintheyearstocomeB．somedogsaretreatedashumanbeingsC．VictoriaSitwellhostaprogrammetohelpdogownerstotreatsickdogsD．fashionfordogscausestheeconomyoftheUKtodevelopquicklyC15、From:jcolin@To:penfriends@Subject:Re:PenPalRequestIhaveseenyourwebpage.Yousayyouwillhelppeoplefindpenfriends.Youaskpeopletofillinaform.Ihavedonethis.Hereitis.Ihopeyoucanfindmeafriend.J.Colin1．（小题1）WhatisprobablythenameofthewebsiteColinvisited?A．Entertainment（接待）Central.B．HomeworkHelper.C．InternationalConnections.D．WriteRight.2．（小题2）WhichofthesepeoplewouldbeagoodpenfriendforColin?A．Afourteen-year-oldAmericanboy.B．Athirteen-year-oldFrenchboy.C．Aten-year-oldAmerican.D．Atwelve-year-oldJapanesegirl.3．（小题3）WhichofthefollowingisRIGHTaccordingtothetext?A．JasonColinwantsanEnglishpenfriend.B．JasonColinisaFrenchboy.C．JasonColinonlylikesmusic.D．JasonColincanspeakfourlanguages.D16、Apriest（牧师）hadacatthatclimbedupatreeinhisbackyardandthenwasafraidtocomedown.Thepriestpersuaded(劝说),offeredwarmmilk,etc.Thekittywouldnotcomedown.Thetreewasnotstrongenoughtoclimb,sothepriestdecidedthatifhetiedaropetohiscaranddroveawaysothatthetreebent（弯曲）down,hecouldthenreachupandgetthekitty.Hedidso,checkinghisprogressinthecaragainandagain,thenworkoutifhewentjustalittlebitfurther,thetreewouldbebentenoughforhimtoreachthekitty.Butashemovedalittlefurtherforward,theropebroke.Thetreewent“boing!”andthekittyatoncesailedthroughtheair—outofsight.Thepriestfeltterrible.Hewalkedallovertheneighborhoodaskingpeopleifthey’dseenhiskitty.Nobodyhadseenalostkitty.So,heprayed(祈祷),“God,Ijustgivethiskittytoyourkeeping,”andwentonabouthisbusiness.Severaldayslaterhewasatthegrocerystore,meetingoneofhischurch（教堂）members.Hehappenedtolookintohershoppingcartandwasamazedtoseecatfood.Nowthiswomanwasacathaterandeveryoneknewit,soheaskedher,“Whyareyoubuyingcatfoodwhenyouhatecatssomuch?”Shereplied,“Youwon’tbelievethis,”andtoldhimhowherlittlegirlhadbeenbeggingherforacat,butshekeptrefusing.Thenafewdaysbefore,thechildbeggedagain,sotheMomfinallytoldherlittlegirl,“Well,ifGodgivesyouacat,youcankeepit.”Shetoldthepriest,“Iwatchedmychildgooutintheyard,getonherknees,andaskGodforacat.Youwon’tbelievethis,butIsawitwithmyowneyes.Acatsuddenlycameflyingoutofthebluesky,withitspawsspreadout,andlandedrightinfrontofher.”1．Thepriestdrovehiscartobendthetreeinorderto__________.A．gethiskittydownfromthetree B．persuadehiskittytocomedownC．offerthekittysomewarmmilk D．seeiftheropewasstrongenough2．Theunderlinedsentenceprobablymeansthatthepriest__________.A．washappyhedidn’thavetocareforthekittyB．hopedhisneighborswouldlookafterhiscatC．thoughthiskittymightbelostorkilledD．didn’twanttoseehiskittyanymore3．Whywasthepriestamazedwhenhesawthewomanhadboughtmuchcatfood?A．Becausehecouldn’timagineshehadherowncat.B．Becausethewomanwashischurchmember.C．Becausehethoughtshewouldliveoncatfood.D．Becauseheknewclearlyshedidn’tlikeacat.4．Whogavethegirlacat?A．God B．Hischurchmember C．Thepriest D．Hisneighbour5．Whichmaybethebesttitleofthispassage?A．Aflyingcat B．AluckygirlC．Godsentheracat D．AnunluckypriestE17、Whenpeopletalkaboutairpollution,theyareusuallythinkingaboutoutdoorair____Butdoyouknowthatthereis____airpollutioninsidehomes,offices,hotelsandotherbuildings?Theairinyourhomecanbe2to100timesmorepollutedthantheairoutdoors!Infact,someAmericandoctorssaythat50%ofillnesseshave____todowithpollutedindoorair.Alotofpollutioncomesfromindooractivities____smokingandcooking.Asmostpeople____about80-90%oftheirtimeinsidebuildings,itisimportanttotakeindoorairpollutionseriously,too.Airpollutioninfluencesourhealth____Whentheairispolluted,notonlyyoungchildrenandoldpeoplesufferfromit,____peoplewithhealthproblemssufferaswell.Indoorairpollutioncan____people'seyes,nosesandthroats.Airpollution,bothindoorandoutdoor,canalsoleadtolungcancer（肺癌）andheartdisease!InthegreatLondonfogin1952,4,000peoplediedinafewdays____thepollution!____issaidthathalfamillionyoungchildrenandwomendieeachyearinIndiabecauseofindoorairpollution!1．A．pollution B．sadness C．illness D．business2．A．too B．none C．also D．neither3．A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything4．A．aswellas B．suchas C．insteadof D．forexample5．A．take B．cost C．give D．spend6．A．inmanyways B．inmanythings C．inmanyhouses D．bytheway7．A．and B．but C．or D．until8．A．hit B．hurt C．polluted D．destroyed9．A．becauseof B．thanksto C．relatedto D．or10．A．This B．That C．What D．ItF18、Summerholidaysarecoming.HerearetwopostersformembersofEnglishClubintheschoolyard:ArrivinginNewYorkTherearethreeairportsinNewYork.Whenyouarriveatoneofthem.youcantakeabusorataxitoanyplaceinNewYork.EatingoutTherearemanykindsoffoodinNewYorkandyoushouldn’teatatMcDonald’severyday.TherearegoodrestaurantsinlittleItalyandChinatown，forexample.HotelsTherearelotsofgoodhotelsinNewYork.ThebestisthePlazaon5thAvenuebutyoudon’thavetopayalottostayinthecity,therearelotsofsmallerhotelsandtheYMCAnearCentralParkisgreatforyoungpeople.PublictransportInNewYorkthereisagoodbusandsubway(地铁)service.Ifyouareplanningtousethesubwayalot,youshouldbuyasubwayticketfortenjourneysbecauseit’scheaper.Butyoudon’thavetousepublictransport—therearelotsofplacesyoucangotoonfoot,liketheEmpireStateBuilding(帝国大厦)，5thAvenue(大街)andCentralPark。TheNewYorktaxisareapartofthecityexperience，soyoushouldtakeatleastonetaxiduringyourvisit.PlacestoseeFinally.therearealotofplacestoseeinNewYork—TimesSquare，theStatueofLiberty.Andyoushouldn’tgohomewithoutclimbingtheStatueofLibertytoenjoythesceneryofthecity.ShoppingShoppinginNewYorkisfun.Therearebigshopson5thAvenue.Theyareopensevendaysaweek.Butbecarefulwhenyoulookattheprices,youhavetopayaspecial8%tax(税)oneverythingyoubuyinNewYork.1．“ThePlaza”hereis