江苏省常州市新北区奔牛初级中学2024届九年级英语第一学期期末考试试题含解析

江苏省常州市新北区奔牛初级中学2024届九年级英语第一学期期末考试试题注意事项：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、—Didyouwatch2018CCTVSpringFestivalEveningGalainTaian?—Certainly.ThatnighttheskyoverTaianwasas_______asthatinthedaywiththelight.A．brightB．brightlyC．brighterD．morebrightly2、SunYangissuchanexcellentswimmerthatweall________him.A．takeafterB．lookuptoC．thinkofD．comeupwith3、Imycousinssince2016.Imissthemverymuch.A．don'tsee B．didn'tsee C．won'tsee D．haven'tseen4、—Bob,___________canyouhaveyourproductready?—I’mnotsure.I’mstillwaitingforthefinaldesign.A．howsoon B．howlong C．howoften D．howfar5、---Couldyoutellmethe_______ofmakingsuchtastycakes?---Well，Ijustfollowtheinstructionsinthecookbook.A．time B．methodC．cost D．menu6、—WhatelsedidTinaaskyouaboutthetriptoNanjing?—Sheaskedme______.A．whowastheguideofthetripB．whentheywillvisitthePresidentialPalaceC．howlongwouldtheystayatNanjingMuseumD．ifshecangotoNanjingUniversityaloneonthesecondday7、TheBeltandroad(B&R一带一路)willbea________tohelpthecountriestodevelop,somoreandmorecountrieswanttocatchit.A．change B．chance C．charm D．charge8、—I’mnervousaboutthecomingspeechcompetition.WhatcanIdo?—.Youcanmakeit.A．Behardonyourself B．Mindyourmanners C．Keepyourcool D．You’rekidding9、-WhatshouldIdo,doctor?-_______healthy,youshouldtakeexercisemoreandeatmeatless.A．KeepB．KeepingC．TokeepD．Kept10、Ireallylikethe________ofthischocolate.Itisastar.A．smellB．tasteC．colorD．shapeⅡ.完形填空11、DearMicheal,IaminBeijing.ItisMonday,November6th.I1haveabusyday.At8:00,Ihavescience.Ilikesciencebecause2interesting.Thenat9:00,Ihavemath.Idon’tlikemath.It’s3andboring.Next,at10:00,Ihavehistory.It’sdifficult,4.At11:00,Ihavemusic.That’smyfavorite5!Musicisrelaxing.I6mymusicteacher,MrSmith.Heisfunny.Ieatlunchat12:00.7lunch,IhaveP.E.at13:00.IlikeP.E,becauseitisfun.OurteacherisverystrictandI’musuallyverytiredafterclass.My8classisat15:00.Afterclass,Ihavebasketballforone9.Afterdinneratabout18:00,Iusuallygototheartclub.Atabout20:00,Ibegintodomyhomework,andthenI10.WhatabusydayIhave!1．A．only B．really C．usually D．sometimes2．A．itis B．Iam C．theyare D．sheis3．A．difficult B．interesting C．funny D．scary4．A．or B．also C．too D．no5．A．teacher B．game C．subject D．color6．A．like B．think C．take D．have7．A．Before B．At C．After D．In8．A．first B．last C．third D．fourth9．A．day B．week C．hour D．time10．A．gotobed B．getup C．havelunch D．havebreakfastⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Inmylife,apersonwhohasinfluencedmemostismyfather.Heisamodelforme.NowI’lltellyouabouthisstory.Myfatherisinhis1．(fifty).Heneversmokesordrinks.He2．(work)inalocalfactoryforyears.Youwillnotfindanythingunusualabouthimuntilyoulearnmore.Heworkscarefullyallthetime,sohe3．(respect)byhisworkmates.Myfatherhasalwaysbeenkindandhelpful.Hehasfun4．(talk)witholdpeople.HegaveourTVtoafamilywhocouldnotaffordone.Hecaresforthechildren5．havelosttheirparents.Wheneverhehassomemoneyleft,hewillgiveittosomeoneinneed.Myfatherhasdonated(捐赠)bloodmanytimessincewe6．(move)here.Thebloodhehasdonatedismuchenough7．(save)over10lives.Hehasalsodonatedbloodcellstopeoplewithbloodcancer.Tomysurprise,hehasdecidedtodonatehisbodyformedicalresearch8．hisdeath.WhenIwasalittlegirl,Icouldnotunderstandwhymyfatheralwaysseemedtobe9．(kind)toothersthantohisownfamilyandwhyhethinksofothersmorethan10．(he).NowIrealizethatheownsaheartfulloflove.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Today,Iwanttotellyousomestoriesfrommylife.Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots(小圆点).ReedCollege,thecollegeIattended,offeredperhapsthebestcalligraphy(书法)lessonsinthecountry.Calligraphywasattractivetome,soIdecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis.Ididn’thopeforanyrealuseofthisinmylife.Itwasjustahobby.Buttenyears,whenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputer,itallcamebacktome.Youmightbeveryconfusedaboutthemeaningofwhatyouaredoingnow.Butyouhavetobelievethedotswillsomehowconnectinthefuture.Everyeffortyoumakeisworththeprice.Itwillpayoffintheend.Thisbeliefhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthedifferencesinmylife.Mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.WozandIstartedAppleinagaragewhenIwas20.Butlater,Igotfired(解雇).Howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted?Well,itjusthappened.Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwassohardforme.Butitturnedouttobethebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife.I’mprettysureifIhadn’tbeenfiredfromApple,Iwouldn’tbecomewhoIamnow.Thelosscompletedme.Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Don’tlosefaith.What’smore,youhavetofindoutwhatyoulove.Theonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet,keeplooking.You’llknowwhenyoufindit.1．Jobstoldus_____storiesinthepassage.A．one B．two C．three D．four2．Inthefirstparagraph,wecanfindEXCEPT“_____”.A．WhenJobsdesignedthefirstcomputermanyyearslater,heusedhiscalligraphy.B．Jobswasinterestedincalligraphywhenhewasatcollege.C．ItwasjustahobbyforJobstolearnthecalligraphy.D．Jobswantedtobeanartistwhenhewasyoung.3．Jobsbelieves_____.A．everyeffortwemakeisworththepriceB．thedotswillneverconnectinthefutureC．whatwearedoingisprobablyuselessD．thethingwe’redoingmaynotpayoff4．ThebeliefhasnevermadeJobs_____.A．satisfied B．pleased C．sad D．happy5．Theunderlinedword“brick”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans_____.A．somethingsoft B．somethinghardC．somethinglight D．somethingdifferentB14、Oncethereweretwomice.Theywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry."SotheCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,"Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity."TheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.Itwasaverygoodhouse.Nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.TheCitymousecried,"Run!Run!Thecatiscoming!"Theyranawayquicklyandhid.Aftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,"Idonotlikelivinginthecity.Ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappythantoberichandafraid."1．TheCitymousethinktheCountrymouse’slifeisnotgoodbecause______.A．thefoodisnotgoodB．theCountrymouselivesinaholeinthefieldC．boththefoodandthehousearebadD．thehouseisnotmadeofstone2．WhentheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse,hethinkstheCitymousehas______.A．badhouseandbadfood B．badhousebutnicefoodC．goodhouseandnicefood D．goodhousebutbadfood3．Fromthepassage,weknowthat______.A．ThegreatnoiseismadebythecatB．TheyarecaughtbythecatC．TheyarenotafraidofthecatD．TheCitymouselivesarichandhappylife4．TheCountrymousepreferthe______lifebefore.A．poorandafraid B．poorandhappyC．richandafraid D．richandhappy5．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheCityMouseB．TheCountryMouseC．TheRichandthePoorD．TheCityMouseandtheCountryMouseC15、SeveraltimeseachyeartheQueengivesafternoonteapartiesatwhichguestsareservedtinycakesfilledwithcreamfromherowncows.Cakesandsandwichesareboughtinbyfootmen,yetyouneverseetheQueentouchathing.Shesimplysitsbesideabigsilverplate,pouringcupsofteaforeveryoneandcarefullyavoidingthecakes.AtcocktailpartiestheQueenmovesfromgrouptogroup,chattinginformally,andmanagestomakeoneglassofdietdrinktolastawholeevening.Toursabroadaredifficultbecausehostsseemtobelievethewarmthoftheirwelcomemustbeshownwithwonderfulstatebanquets(宴).ButtheQueenhasperfectedtheartofappearingtoenjoyhermealwithoutactuallyeatingmuch.DuringonevisittothePacificislandsofTonga,aspecially-prepareddinnerwassetupinahutmadeofwoodandbambooleaves.Deepholesweredugintheground,filledwithhotstonesandbabypigs,andthepigswereslowlycookedwithdryheatoverseveraldays.TheQueenlookeduneasilyatherplatewhenshediscoveredawholeroast(烤)pigwasherserving.Thenshebecameuneasywhenaturkey,somemeat,bananasandanapplewerealsocarriedinforeachguest.Soshedependedonheroldfavouritetrickoftalkingwithherhost,KingTupouIV,carryingonawarmconversation.Atthesametimeshepushedherfoodaroundherplateandonlyateapieceofturkeyandsomefruit.ReporterstravelingwithherhavenoticedthattheQueenwillsometimesseemsointerestedinaforeignleader’spolitical(政治的)chatthatshesimplyneverhastimetofinishamealbeforeitistimetogetupandmakeherspeech.Shewillliftherfork,thenputitdownagaintomakeanotherpoint,leavingalmostallofhermealuntouched.1．TheQueentalkedwithherhostandcarriedonconversationwithhim.Thepurposeofdoingthisis________.A．toshowherpolitenessB．nottoeatmuchC．toshowhergreatinterestinfoodD．tohideherdisliketothefood2．Wecaninfer(推断)fromthepassagethattoursaredifficultfortheQueen,because________.A．shehastomeetwithsomanyimportantleadersB．shehastoeatmuchoilyfoodC．hostsalwaysgivewonderfulstatebanquetsD．shehassomanyreporterstotravelwithher3．WhatprobablyistheQueen’sartofactingatstatedinners?A．Appearingtoenjoyhermealwithoutactuallyeatingmuch.B．Drinkingmuchwater.C．Eatingapieceofturkeyandsomefruit.D．Eatingmuchwithoutbeingnoticed.D16、TheBritishsummerisbeautiful.Trees,flowers,birdsandbutterfliesmakethewholecountrylooklikeabiggarden.However,manyBritishpeoplehavenoticedthatbutterflieshavebeengraduallydisappearingfromthisnicesceneryduringthepastseveralyears.Whathashappenedtothem?ButterflyConservation,acharityintheUK,isrunningasurveytohelpanswerthisquestion.Theresultismoreseriousthanpeopleexpected.Accordingtothesurvey,among59butterflyspecies(物种)foundintheBritishIsles,morethanthree-quartersofthemaresufferingadeclining(衰弱)population,includingthemostpopularMeadowBrown.Moreover,halfofallbutterflyspeciesaredyingout.SomecommonspeciessuchasthesmallTortoiseshellbutterflyandtheWallbutterflyaredroppingsharply.TheWallbutterflycannotevenbeseeninmanypartsofcentralandsouthernEngland.AndtheBluebutterfly,whichwascommonlyseeninthesouth,hasstartedsettlinginEdinburghinthepastfewyears.ThenumbersofbutterflieshavedroppedtoarecordlowinthepastthreeyearsbecausethesummerintheUKisgettingcoolerandtheirlivingconditionsarealsodegrading.Luckily,Britainisexperiencingalonghotsummerthisyearcomparedtothelastfewsummers.Scientistsbelievethewarmweatherwillbegoodnewstothebutterflies.SirDavidAttenborough,presidentofButterflyConservation,said,“Agreatnumberofbutterfliesaroundusisasignalthatalliswellwithnature.Butwhentheydecline,it’sawarningthatotherwildlifewillbesoonheadingthesameway.”Thesurveyisstillgoingon.ThepublicisalsoencouragedtofocusontheUK’sbutterflypopulation.TheorganizershopethesurveywillhelpmoreandmorepeoplerealizethevalueofbutterfliesintheUK.Butterfliesgiveasymbolofthewell-beingofnatureandtheenvironment.1．WhathasthesurveytakenbyButterflyConservationfound?A．TheUKbutterfliesenjoyacoolclimate.B．TheUKbutterfliesprefersettlinginthenorth.C．ThenumberoftheUKbutterfliesisgettingsmaller.D．ButterfliesmaketheBritishsummermoreattractive.2．HowdoesthewritersupportthefindingsofthesurveyinParagraph3?A．Bylistingexamples(举例子).B．Byprovidingdata(列数据).C．Bygivingexplanations(作解释).D．Bymakingcomments(作评价).3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“degrading”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Turningbetter.B．Gettingworse.C．Keepingthesame.D．Becomingdifferent.4．ButterflyConservationexpectstheirsurveyto______.A．warnpeopletocaremoreaboutthechangeofweatherB．keepthecharityrunningmoresmoothlythaneverbeforeC．helptheBritishgovernmentprotectnatureandtheenvironmentD．helptheBritishbetterunderstandhowimportantthebutterfliesareE17、Whenpeoplethinkofwaterbuffaloes,theyoftenimaginewildanddangerousanimals.Butunlesstheyarehurtorangered,waterbuffaloesareprobablythegentlestfarmanimalsintheworld.Thoughtheylookscary,theyaremuchlikehouseholdpets.Unlikecattle（黄牛）,theyarequietandhaveanaturalfondnessforhumans.Waterbuffaloesaresopatientandgentlethatthereisnoneedtocontrolthemduringmilking.Becauseoftheanimal’scalmnature,waterbuffaloesalmostneverhavetheirhorns(角)takenoff.However,mostcattlewhichareraisedfortheirmilkwillhavetheirhornstakenoff,whentheyareyoung.Itwillpreventthemfromhurtingoneanotherwhentheygrowup.Anothercommonwrongideaisthatwaterbuffaloescanberaisedonlynearwater.Thoughtheylovetorollinmuddywater,waterbuffaloesusuallyliveandhavebabiesinsituationswherethereisnotenoughwatertodothis.However,severalresearchersreportthatwaterbuffaloeswhorollinmuddywaterdonotneedtobetreatedwithinsecticides(杀虫剂)becausethemud(烂泥)coatingthatformsontheirskinprotectsthemfrominsectsandparasites(寄生虫).Anotheruntruebeliefaboutwaterbuffaloesisthattheycanliveonlyintropical(热带的)areas.Actually,buffaloesareabletoliveinawiderangeofclimates.Althoughtheyaremostcommoninthetropics,waterbuffaloeswereusedtopullsnowplows(雪犁)inpartsofEuropemanyyearsago.1．Whyarewaterbuffaloes’hornsnottakenoff?A．Theydon’tusetheirhornstoattack.B．Theycan’thavebabieswithoutthehorns.C．Takingthehornsoffisdangeroustohumans.D．Takingtheirhornsoffcankillthebuffaloes.2．Thewriterseemstothinkthatmostcattle_______.A．don’tgivemilkB．arenotgentleC．makegoodpetsD．likepeople3．Accordingtothepassage,howcanrollinginmuddywaterhelpwaterbuffaloes?A．Itprotectsthemfromparasites.B．Itwashesinsecticidesoffthem.C．Ithelpsthemhavemorebabies.D．Itkeepsthemcoolinhotweather.4．Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?A．Peopleusedtokeepwaterbuffaloesashouseholdpets.B．Manypeoplehaveincorrectideasaboutwaterbuffaloes.C．Waterbuffaloesusedtobecommonaroundtheworld.D．Waterbuffaloesandcattlehavemanysimilarities.F18、NickVujicicwasborn,withoutarmsandlegs,in1982inMelbourne,Australia.Nickfacedallkindsofproblemsandtroublesinhislife,buthenevergaveup.NowNickhashisownspeakingcompany:AttitudeIsAltitude.Andhehastraveledaroundtheworldtogivespeeches.Heshareswithhisaudiencetheimportanceofvision(视野)anddreamingbig.Hesaysattitudeisthemostpowerfultoolinthelifeandfailureisjustalearningexperience.MarkZuckerberg,thebossofFacebook,isonly34.Inonlyeightyears,Zuckerbergturnedhissmallwebsiteintoaworldfamousnetwork.Zuckerbergoncewrotetohisworkmates,“Wedon'tbuildservicetomakemoney;wemakemoneytobuildbetterservice.”JeremyLinisanexcellentbasketballplayer.Thenwhathasledthisyoungmantosuchasuccess?Thefollowingmayhelpusunderstandit.1.Believeinyourself.2.Peoplewillloveyouforbeingyourself.3.Stayhumble(谦逊的).1．AttitudeIsAltitudeis______.A．thetitleofZuckerberg'sspeech B．Nick'scompanyC．aninternationalorganization D．amachinethatcanspeak2．WhatisMarkZuckerberg?A．Abossofaspeakingcompany. B．Thewriter'sworkmate.C．Abasketballplayer. D．Abossofanetworkcompany.3．ThereasonwhyJeremyLinbesuccessful______.A．Attitudeisthemostpowerfultool B．MakemoneytobuildbetterserviceC．Beingyourself D．alwaysfollowothers4．FromwhatZuckerbergwr