2024届甘肃省兰州外国语学校英语九年级第一学期期末统考模拟试题含解析

2024届甘肃省兰州外国语学校英语九年级第一学期期末统考模拟试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、IhadabaddaylastMonday.Onmytoschool,acarhitmeandI_______mybike.Luckily,Iwasn’tbadlyhurt.A．gotoffB．setoffC．felloffD．knockedoff2、Sheaskedtheteacher______.A．howoldwerethetwins B．ifshecouldhelpthestudentsinneedC．whatthematterwaswiththenewstudent D．thatshegotfullmarksintheexam3、—Willyoumissyourfamilywhenyougoabroadforfurtherstudythisautumn?—Ofcourse.Butluckily,Ican________thembye-mailorWeChat.A．comeupwithB．getalongwithC．keepintouchwithD．makefriendswith4、—Couldyoupleasetellme?—Oh,I’llgotheretoattendaparty.A．whenyou’llgotoBeijing B．howyou’llgotoBeijingC．whyyou’llgotoBeijing D．whetheryou’llgotoBeijing5、—MustIgoouttohavedinnerwithyou,Mum?—No,you,mydear.You’refreetomakeyourowndecision.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．can’t6、—Isthisrestaurantagoodplacetoeatat?—________.A．Ihopenot B．That’sallright C．Ihopeso D．Nevermind7、Gee,mum,whatareyoucookinginthekitchen?Itsodelicious,Ican’twaittotryit.A．looksB．smellsC．tastesD．feels8、Couldyoutellme________?Yes.They________tothemuseum.A．wherethegirlsare;havegone B．wherewerethegirls;havebeenC．wherearethegirls;havegone D．wherethegirlswere;havebeen9、—HowisGeorgenow?—Ihearthatthemanager_______himagoodjob,butherefusedit.A．showed B．provided C．passed D．offered10、Inordernottobelateforthemeeting,let’s_____early.A．setoff B．takeoff C．turnoff D．runoffⅡ.完形填空11、Doyou1towritewithyourlefthand?Ifyoudo,youareoneofthemillionsof“lefties”intheworld.Whydosomepeopleuselefthandmoreoftenthanothers?Tounderstandleft-handedness,itisnecessarytolookatthe2.Thebrainisdividedintotwohemispheres（半球）.Thelefthemisphereisthecenteroflanguageandlogicalthinking.Thisiswheretheydotheirmathproblemsandmemorizewords.However,the3hemispherecontrolshowtheyunderstandideasand4theyrespond（作出反应）tothefivesenses—sight,hearing,5,taste,andtouch.Thelefthemispherecontrolstherightsideofthebody,6therighthemispherecontrolstheleftside.Bothsidesofthebodyreceivethe7informationfromthebrainbecausetheyareconnected(联系).Inright-handedpeople,thelefthemisphereisstronger.Inleft-handedpeople,therighthemisphereis8.Leftiesprefernotonlythelefthandbutalsotheleft9.Theywouldratherusetheleftfoottokickaballbecausetheirwholebodyis“left-handed”.FromNewtown10AlbertEinstein,WenJiabaotoObama,ChoplintoZhaoBenshan,many____peopleareleft-handed.Areyouleft-handedeventhoughyouareforcedtowritewithyourrighthand?Don’tworryifyouare,youareingoodcompany.1．A．enjoyB．preferC．want2．A．BodyB．handsC．brain3．A．rightB．leftC．middle4．A．howB．whatC．why5．A．actionB．thinkingC．smell6．A．althoughB．whileC．or7．A．sameB．differentC．difficult8．A．weakerB．biggerC．stronger9．A．headB．earC．foot10．A．interestingB．famousC．honestⅢ.语法填空12、TheValueofaDollarWhenIwasnineteen,Ihadajobatalocalbookstore.Onenight,ayoungcouplecameinandwalkedhereandtherelookingforabook.Theyseemed1．(be)theusualtypetogivemall2．(worker)ahardtime.Whentheycametotheregister(收银处),shewasadollarortwoshortof3．(buy)thebookshewanted.Shelooked4．(disappoint).Ihadacustomerdiscount(折扣)cardanditwasstillactive.Itoldthegirl5．(gentle),“Hangon,don’tworry,you’llhavethemoneytobuythebook.”Iputinmypassword.Shegavemea6．(thank)smile.Withadollarleft,sheandherboyfriendleftthestore.IbelievedthatIwouldneversee7．（they）again.Idon’tremember8．longitwas,buttheydidreturnlaterthateveningjusttobringme9．beautifulcardthatsaid“It’speoplelikeyouwhomaketheworlda10．(good)placetolivein.”I’mdeeplymovedbythelittlegirlandherboyfriend.Infact,theyhavealsomadetheworldalittlebrighter.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、“Volunteeringmakesyoulookattheworlddifferently.Youseehowlittlethingscanchangeaperson’slifeforthebetter,whichmakeseveryoneabetterperson.”Mason,avolunteersaid.NationalVolunteerWeekstartedin1974andisheldeveryApril.Itisatimetothankvolunteersfortheirachievements.Itisalsoaperfectopportunity(机会)toencourageotherstotaketheirfirststeptowardbecomingavolunteer.Makingthedecisiontotakethefirststepcanbethebiggestproblem,becausetheyoftenwonderiftheywillbeabletomeettheorganization’sexpectations(期望).Somepeoplefearnotknowinganyoneelseinthegroup.Nothavingenoughtimealsopreventssomefromsharingtheirabilities.Thefollowingtipscanhelpifyouhavesomeoftheseworries.★Startoutslowly,don’taddtoomuchpressure.Evenafewhoursamonthcanmakeabigdifferenceinsomeone’slife.★Chooseanorganizationwiththesameinterestsandcommonvalues.★Takepartinatrainingmeetingfornewvolunteers,evenifitisnotasked.★Workwitha

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volunteer.Hevolunteeredalot,hecanhelpyouincreasetheconfidenceandcompletelyunderstandtheorganization’sexpectations.★Inviteafriendorfamilymembertoserve.Itisagoodexperiencetovolunteerwiththem.★Finally,itismostimportanttoenjoythevolunteerexperienceandtorememberthatnotallvolunteerexperiencesareperfect.Ifoneexperiencedoesn’twork,don’tgiveupandyou’llsurelyfindtherightopportunity.Spendsometimeonvolunteerworkandyouwillseegreatchangesinpeople’slives.AsMasondiscoveredduringhisvolunteerexperience,“…littlethingscanchangeaperson’slife.”1．Volunteeringcanhelp_________.A．makeadecisionB．seetheworldclearlyC．thankotherpeopleD．makeperson’slifebetter2．Whatcouldbethereasontostoppeopletakingthefirststep?A．Theydon’thaveenoughtime.B．Theyarepreventedbytheirfamilies.C．Theyfearthattheirabilitiesareshared.D．Theydon’texpecttobecomevolunteers.3．Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeopletakethefirststep?A．Startoutquickly.B．Organizeatrainingmeeting.C．Inviteafriendtobewiththem.D．Joininagroupwithdifferentvalues.4．Theunderlinedword“veteran”inthepassagemeans“_________”.A．politeB．humorousC．youngD．experienced5．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Totellpeopletomakechangesintheirlives.B．Toencouragepeopletostarttheirvolunteering.C．Howtomakegreatachievementsinvolunteering.D．Howtokeeponvolunteeringwhateverhappened.B14、Haveyoueverfeltastrongemotion(情绪),butnotbeenabletofindtherightwordtodescribeit?Maybethereisawordforit,butyoujustdon’tknowityet.Onemanistryingtohelpfixthisproblem.UniversityofEastLondonpsychologyresearcherTimLomasismakingalistofwordsfromdifferentlanguagesaroundtheworld.Thewordshavenoexactequivalent(对等的)wordsorphrasesintheEnglishlanguage.Perhapsthemostfamousexampleis“schadenfreude”,theGermanworddescribingpleasureatthebadluckofothers.Borrowingfromasmanylanguagesashecould,Lomassearchedfor“untranslatable”experiencesandpublishedtheminTheJournalofPositivePsychologylastyear.HisstudyiscalledthePositiveLexicographyProject.Lomashasfocusedmostlyonhappymoments.Hehopesthatlearningthesewordswillenrich(使丰富)people’slives.Sonow,thankstothePortuguese(葡萄牙语),whenyourunyourfingersthroughalovedone’shairyoucancallit“cafune”.OryoucanusetheSpanishword“estrenar”todescribethefeelingwhenyouwearorusesomethingforthefirsttime.TheGermansdescribethegoodmoodattheendofaworkingdayas“feierabend”,whiletheNorwegiansdescribethefeelingofsittingaroundawarmfireplaceas“peiskos”.“Thelimitsofourlanguagearesaidtodefinetheboundariesofourworld,”LomaswroteforTheConversation.“Ifwelack(缺乏)awordforaparticularpositiveemotion,wearefarlesslikelytoexperienceit.”1．WhatispsychologyresearcherTimLomasworkingon?A．Heisstudyingpeople’sstrongemotions.B．HeisimprovingtheoldEnglishdictionaries.C．Heismakingalistofwordstodescribepeople’semotions.D．Heistryingtoexplainthedifferencesbetweenlanguagesintheworld.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“schadenfreude”inthefirstparagraphmeaninChinese?A．乐极生悲B．幸灾乐祸C．苦尽甘来D．火上浇油3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutLomas’study?A．Heborrowedfrommanylanguagesforhisstudy.B．Hisstudied“untranslatable”experiences.C．HisstudyiscalledthePositiveLexicographyProject.D．Hisstudyfocusedonsadmomentsinpeople’sdailylife.4．Theword“peiskos”describesthefeeling_____.A．whenyoupushyourfingersthroughalovedone’shairB．whenyouwearorusesomethingforthefirsttimeC．whenalongworkingdaycomestoanendD．whenyou’resittingaroundawarmfireplaceC15、Amangotlostinadesert.Hewalkedfortwodaysbuthestillcouldn’tfindhiswayout.Dyingforwater,hefoundanemptyhouseinthedesert.Therewasawaterpump(水泵）inthehouse!Themanwassohappythatherantodrawwater.Butnowaterhowhardhetried,nomattercameout.Hewassittingsadlyonthegroundwhenhesawalittlebottlewithacorkinit.Onthebottle,therewasanoldnotesaying:Youmustaddthewaterintothepumpbeforeyoucandrawwater!Don’tforgettofillitwithwateragainbeforeyouleave!Themantookthecorkoutandfoundthebottlewasfullofwater!IfI’mselfish（自私的）,aslongasIdrinkthewater,Icangooutofthisroomalive,hethought.IfIdoasthenotesays,Imightdieofthirst.ShouldItaketheriskornot?Atlast,hedecidedtodoasthenotesaidandbegantodrawwater.Sureenough,lotsofwaterstartedcomingoutfromthepump!Afterhedrankenough,hefilledthebottlewithwaterandaddedhiswordsafterthenote.“Believeme,doasthenotetellsyou!”hewrote.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“draw”inthesecondparagraphmean?A．绘画B．汲取C．抽签D．抽奖2．Whichofthefollowingsentencesisrightaccordingtothepassage?A．Themansawanoldnoteunderthebottle.B．Themantookthecorkoutanddrankthewaterinthebottle.C．Themanaddedhiswordsafterthenotebecausehewantedotherstodoasthenotesaid.D．Themanforgottofillthebottlewithwaterbeforeheleftthehouse.3．Whatisthecorrectordertodrawwateraccordingtothenote?a.Drawwaterfromthepump.b.Takethecorkoutofthebottle.c.Addthewaterfromthebottleintothepump.A．abcB．bacC．cabD．bca4．Whatisthestorytryingtotellusmost?A．Sometimesbeingselfishisthebestchoice.B．It’simportantnottobeselfish.C．It’sselfishtakingriskswhenyouhavetroubles.D．Don’tbelievestrangenotesuntilyoumakesuretheyarecorrect.D16、TheQuestCentreSetinthewildWelshcountryside,theQuestCentreoffersawiderangeofactivitiesforteenagers,fromarcherytoropeclimbing.Wanttotrysomethingnew?Whynottakepartinoneofourspec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