广东省东莞市东华中学2024届英语九年级第一学期期末调研试题含解析

广东省东莞市东华中学2024届英语九年级第一学期期末调研试题考生请注意：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、--Couldyoupleasetellme__?--Certainly.A．whatshouldIdotoimprovemyEnglishB．howcanIgettothereadingroomC．whatsheislookingforD．whenshallwehaveaparents'meeting2、----Excuseme,Iwantsomebooks,butIcan’tfindabookshophere.----Iknow_________onmywayhome.Comewithme,please.A．thisB．oneC．.ItD．that3、—Couldyoutellme?Imustfindhim.—Sorry,Ihavenoidea.Buthewasherejustnow.A．whereTomwas B．whereTomisC．wherecanIfindTom D．wherehasTomgone4、—Daniel,youarespeakingtoofast.Ican’tfollowyou.—Sorry,Iwillspeakalittlemore________.A．slowlyB．loudlyC．politelyD．completely5、---Couldyoutellme?---Certainly.In20minutes.A．whenwillthetraintoBeijingleave B．whenthetraintoBeijingwouldleaveC．whenthetraintoBeijingleft D．whenthetraintoBeijingwillleave6、Helenhasgottwobrothers._____ofthemlikeschocolate,butshelovesit.A．Neither B．None C．Each D．Any7、—Dad,mykiteisfinished!DoingaDIYjobisreallyfun.—!Justwaitforawindydayandseehowhighitcanfly.A．Nevermind B．MypleasureC．Welldone D．Noproblem8、—Ican’t_______youthemoon,butI’lldothebestjobIcan.A．prefer B．manage C．visit D．promise9、—MayItakeaphotoofMonaLisa?—________.It’snotallowedinourmuseum.A．Sure,youcan B．Sorry,youcan’tC．Yes,youmay D．No,youmaynot10、_____theinventionofwashingmachine,peoplehavemoretimetorelax.A．With B．Under C．By D．ForⅡ.完形填空11、Manystudentslikesports.Ilikesportstoo.Sportsinourschoolhave1alot.Nowwehavemoreactivitiesthanbefore.Moreandmorestudentstakeanactivepart2ballgames,runningandjumpingontheplayground.Weareso3atthosethings.Doingsportsisagoodwaytokeep4.What’smore,astrongbodycanhelpus5betterandliveahappierlife.1．A．changed B．become C．changes D．became2．A．in B．at C．for D．without3．A．exciting B．excited C．interest D．interesting4．A．ill B．sick C．fit D．fat5．A．studies B．studied C．studying D．studyⅢ.语法填空12、根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填入一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。每空一词，含缩略词。Warmweatherandsunnydaysmeanit’sabarbecue(烧烤)seasonintheUS.Thesedays,1．peoplesaythey’regoingtoabarbecue,theyusually2．thatthey’regoingtocookthefoodoveragrill(烤架)outdoors.Popularbarbecuefoodsincludehamburgers,hotdogs,andvegetables.Barbecuefanssaythatthisisnotrealbarbecue;it’sjustgrilling.Truebarbecue,whichisalso3．BBQ,isanAmericantradition(传统)thatisasoldasthecountryitself.Barbecuereferstomeatthatiscookedforaverylongtime(sometimesaslongas24hours)overlowheatfromawoodfire.Thesmelloftheburningwoodaddsflavor（味道）4．themeat,whichbecomessoftasitcooks.DifferentpartsoftheUShavedifferent5．ofmakingbarbecue.InTexas,peopleoftenusebeef.InNorthandSouthCarolina,porkisthemostcommon.InKansasCity,porkribs(猪肋排)arethefavorite.Eachregion(地区)saysthatitsownbarbecueisthe6．.Therearebarbecuecompetitionseveryyear,andevenmagazinesabouttheartofmakinggreatbarbecue.MostAmericansdon’thavethetimeorpatiencetodigahole,fillitwithspecialwood,lightafireand7．cookmeatcarefullyoveritalldayandnight.Sowhentheywantarealbarbecue,theygotorestaurantsthatdothehardworkforthem.Forthosewhowanttohave8．own,easybarbecues,there’salwaysgrilling.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Carrotsareeasytogrowandeasytoharvest.Theytastegood.Andtheycontainalotofcarotene(胡萝卜素).Whenpeoplethinkofcarrots,theyusuallysayit'savegetablethatislong,thinandorange.Butcarrotscomeinmanydifferentsizesandshapes.Andnotallcarrotsareorange.Forexample,ParisMarketcarrotsareaboutfivecentimetresaround.BelgianWhitecarrotsare,astheirnamessuggest,white.Forthebestresults,carrotsshouldbegrowninsandysoilthatdoesnotholdwaterforalongtime.Thesoilalsoshouldhavenorocks.Toprepareyourgardenforcarrots,digupthesoil,loosenitandturnitover.Then,mixinsomeplantmaterial.Weather,soilconditionsandagewillaffectthewaycarrotstaste.Expertssaywarmdays,coolnightsandamediumsoiltemperaturearethebestconditionsforgrowingcarrotsthattastegreat.Carrotsneedtimetodeveloptheirfullsugarcontent.Thisgivesthemtheirtaste.Thebestwaytojudgeifacarrotisreadytobeharvestedisbyitscolor.Usually,thebrighterthecolour,thebetterthetaste.Ifthegrounddoesfreezeinyourpartoftheworld,simplycoveryourcarrotgardenwithathicklayer(层)ofleavesorstraw.Thiswillpreventthegroundfromfreezing.Youcanremovethegroundcoverandharvestthecarrotsastheyareneeded.Carrotsareoneoftheworld'smostpopularvegetables.Theycanbecookedandpreparedinmanydifferentways.1．Carrotsare_____________________.A．long,thinandorangeB．ofdifferentcoloursandshapesC．smallandroundD．orangeandwhite2．CarrotsneedallthefollowingtogrowwellEXCEPT____________.A．sunshineB．sandysoilC．muchwaterD．plantmaterial3．Weknowfromthepassagethatcarrots________________.A．areverybeautifulplantsB．areakindofverydeliciousfruitC．onlygrowinwarmareasD．arelikelytobeaffectedbycoldB14、Mr.andMrs.Smithhavejustopenedasmallrestaurant.Inordertoattractcustomers,theyputanoticeinfrontoftherestaurant,whichsaid:“Mealsonthehouseforthreedays.”Aforeignstudentwhodidn’tknowmuchEnglishpassedbytherestaurantonthesecondday.Itwaslunchtimeandhefelthungry.“Well,hereisarestaurant.I’mgoingtohavesomethingtoeat,”hesaid.Hesawthenoticewhenhewalkedtowardstherestaurant.“Americanpeoplearereallystrange.Theyeveneatdinnersonthehouse!ButhowcanIgetontothetopofthehouse?”heaskedhimself.Helookedaroundandfoundaladder(梯子)againstatreenearby.Hewasveryglad.Butashereachedthetop,heheardsomeoneshoutingathim,“Hey,whatareyoudoingupthere?”Mr.Smithwaslookingathimangrily.Besidehimwasapoliceman.“Doesn’tyournoticesay„Mealsonthehouseforthreedays’?Isitjustajoke?”theforeignstudentanswered.Onhearingthis,bothMr.Smithandthepolicemanburstintolaughter.Doyouknowthemeaningof“onthehouse”?1．TheSmithshave__________.A．openedarestaurantB．builtahouseC．climbedontothetopD．beenpolicemen2．WhydoMr.andMrs.Smithputupthenotice?A．BecausetheywantedtoattractpolicemenB．BecausetheywantedpeopletoeatontheroofC．BecausetheywantedtoattractmorecustomersD．Becausetheylikedtoplayjokes3．Thestudentwalkedpasttherestaurant___________.A．whentheSmithsstartedtheirbusinessB．whentheSmithsputonthenoticeC．whenthepolicemancametotherestaurantD．whenitwastimetohavelunch4．Thestudent_________,soMr.Smithshoutedathim.A．wasveryhungryB．knewlittleaboutEnglishC．climbedontothetopofthehouseD．tookawaytheladder5．“Onthehouse”maymeanthatthemeal_____________.A．istakenonthehouseB．ispaidonthehouseC．ismadeonthehouseD．isfreeforthecustomersC15、(A)AfterlivingandteachinginChinafor10months,mywifeandIreturnedtoCaliforniatovisitourchildrenandfriends.ManyofthemaskedwhatwelikedmostaboutChina.Thefriendlypeople,thewonderfulfood,andthebeautifulsightswereatthetopofourlist.Thenonenight,afteryetanotherrestaurantdinnerwithfriends,IrealizedthattherewasoneotherthingthatIreallylikedaboutChina:Notipping.Tipping

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me.InAmerica,thethreekindsofservicesthatrequiretippingarewaiters/waitresses,taxidrivers,andbarbers.Thestandardtipisnowbetween15and20percentofthebill,dependingonthequalityofservice.Whythesethreeparticularservicesdeservethisspecialtreatmentisamysterytome.WhyamIsupposedtotipawaiterforbringmefoodwhenIdon’tneedtotiptheflightattendantonanairplanefordoingthesamething?WhydoIneedtotipataxidrive,butnotthebusdriver?WhyamIexpectedtotipthebarberforcuttingmyhairbutnotthedentistforfixingmyteeth?Ihavebeenateacherfor39years.Noonehasevertippedmeafteraparticularlysuccessfulclassorlecture.Thewholeconceptoftippingdoesn'tmakeanysense.IhaveheardthattherearesomeexpensiverestaurantsinmajorcitiesintheUSwheretherestaurantdoesnotgivethewaitersanysalaryatallduetothelargeamountsofthetips.ThetippingprobleminmanyEuropeancountriesissolvedbyaddinga15percenttothebill.IprefertheChinesesolution:Notippingatall.WhenIwasvisitingtheUSthissummer,Iwentouttodinnerseveraltimeswithfriends.Havingspent10monthinChinanoteventhinkingabouttipping,Ifounditirritatingtohavetospendextramoneyonthemeal--especiallywhentheamountofthetipwouldeveryoftenbuyamealinChina.WhileIunderstandwhyChina,asadevelopingnation,hasgraduallyacceptedmanyWesterncustomarypractices,IhopetheChinesearewiseenoughtoneverstarttheunnecessarypracticeoftipping.1．WhatmadethewriterrealizethathelikednotippingmostaboutChina?A．Talkingwithhisfriends.B．ReturningtoCalifornia.C．Givingalargeamountoftips.D．Havingdinnerinarestaurant.2．Ifthebillis＄200inanEuropeanrestaurant,howmuchshouldacustomerpayasatip?A．＄20B．＄30C．＄50D．＄1003．What’sthewritersopinionontippingintheUS?A．WiseB．NecessaryC．ReasonableD．Annoying4．Whichofthesentencesistrue?A．AllkindsofservicesneedtippingintheUS.B．ThewriterhopedChinawouldneverstarttipping.C．ThewriterswholefamilylivedinChinafor10months.D．Chinahasneveracceptedanywesterncustomarypractices5．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Pleasestoptipping.B．MyexperiencesinchinaC．ThereisnotippinginchinaD．Tippingindifferentcountries.D16、What’sthemostimportantthingforyoutohaveinyourlife?Somebodysayshard-work,otherssuggestknowledge,loveandluck.Ifyouarrangethe26Englishlettersalphabetically(按字母表的顺序)andusenumberstorepresenteachofthem,forexample,1fora,2forb,3forc…,youcanchangeanEnglishwordintoanumber.Sohard-workbecomes8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98,"meaning98isitsmark;knowledge:11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5="96,"whilelove:12+15+22+5="54,"andluck:12+21+3+11="47,"asmallmark.Noneofthesewordscangiveoneafullmark.Whataboutmoneyorprayer(祈祷)?Theycan’t,either.Thenwhatelse?Don’tbeworried.Youcanalwaysfindananswertoaprobleminyourlife,whenyouchangeyourwayoflookingatthingsordoingthings,oryourattitude.Yes,attitudeistheword.Seeforyourself:attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5="100,"afullmark.Differentattitudesleadtodifferentwaysoflife.Mosttimespeoplehopeforabetterlife.Itispossiblethatyouwillhaveachangeforthebetterafteryouhavechangedyourattitude.Whenyouchangeyourmannerandbecomefriendlytowardsothers,you’llmeetmoresmilingfaces.Inthesameway,ifyoutakeapositive(积极地)attitudetowardsfailure(失败),you’llfindyoumayhavemorechancestosucceed.1．Wecanuse________torepresent“money”.A．72B．71C．702．Theunderlinedword“them”inthesecondparagraphrefersto________.A．hard-workandloveB．26EnglishlettersC．allnumbers3．Inthewriter’sopinion,whatisthemostimportantthinginaperson’slife?A．Attitude.B．Knowledge.C．Hard-work.4．Ifyoumeetwithproblems,thebestwayoutisto_________.A．askforhelpfromothersB．sayyourprayerstoGodC．changeyourattitude5．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______________.A．differentattitudescomefromdifferentwaysoflifeB．noneoftheEnglishwordscangiveoneafullmarkC．failuresometimescanbringsuccesstoyouifyoutakeapositiveattitudeE17、ChicagoisafamouscityintheUS.IfyouhaveachancetogototheUS,itisagoodideatopayavisittoChicago.ChicagoisthethirdlargestcityintheUS.Itishometopeoplewhohavemigratedfromallovertheworld.PeoplemovetoChicagofromdifferentplacestolivewiththeirfamiliesorfriendswhoarrivedherefirst.Theycomebytrain,planeandshiptoliveinthisgreatcity.ThecenterofChicagoiscalledTheLoop.Youcanseemanytallbuildingshere,evensomeofthetallestintheworld.AsyoutravelawayfromTheLoop,youwillfindtherearecommunitiesofdifferentforeigncultures.Butyoucan’ttraveleastofTheLoopbecauseofLakeMichigan.WhenyoutravelsouthofTheLoop,youwillfindareaslikeChinatown.There,peoplefromChinacelebratemanyofthesamefestivalsaspeopleintheirhometownsdo,forexample,theChineseNewYear.TheyalsocelebratetheholidaysoftheUS.ChicagoisalsocalledtheWindyCity,sodon’tforgettotakemoreclotheswithyou.1．Theunderlinedword＂migrated＂means＂_____________＂inChinese.A．生长B．移居C．逃离D．改变2．Chinatownisinthe_____________ofTheLoop.A．southB．northC．eastD．west3．Afterreadingthepassage,wecanknow_____________.A．ChicagoisthesecondlargestcityintheUSB．peoplecan’ttakeshipstoChicagoC．inChicagowecanseeallthetallestbuildingsoftheworldD．somepeopleinChicagocelebratetheChineseNewYear4．Ifwecanreadthepassageinthemagazine,thenameofthemagazinemaybe＂_____________＂.A．FamousCitiesB．PublicHolidayC．BeautifulCountiesD．HolidaysandCelebrationsF18、Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagentlastnight.Hehadleftamessagethenightbefore,tellingmethatmyshowwastobecancelled.Icalledhimseveraltimes,buteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaited,buttherewasstillnocall.Threehourspassingby,Ibecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentdidn'tcareaboutmywork,andhedidn'tcareaboutme.Thatthoughtbeatme.Istartedtoshoutatthephone,"Letmewait,willyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare?"AtthattimeIdidn'trealizemywifewaslookingon.Withoutshowinghersurprise,sherushedin,tookawaythephoneandpulledthelinesoutofthephone,andshoutedatthephone,"Yeah!Whodoyouthinkyouare?Badtelephone!Badtelephone!"Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.Istoodwatchingher,speechless.Whatonearth...?Shesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouse,"Nowhearthis!Allobjectsinthisroom-ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusband,outyougo!"Thensheturnedtome,kissedme,andsaidquietly,"Dear,youjusthavetolearnhowtotakecontrol."Withthat,shelefttheroom.Afterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandout,shoutingateverythinginsight,Inoticedthatsomethinginmyfeelingshadchanged.Iwaslaughing.HowcouldIhavetroublewiththatphone?HerunusualactionshelpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminuteslatermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimquietly.1．（小题1）Whydidthewritershoutatthetelephone?A．Hewasmadatthetelephone.B．Hewasworriedabouthiswife.C．Hewasangrywithhisagent.D．Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary.2．（小题2）Whatdidthewriter'swifedoaftersheheardhisshouting?A．Shesaidnothing.B．Shethrewthephoneaway.C．Sheshoutedathim.D．Shecalledtheagent.3．（小题3）Whatmadethewriterlaugh?A．Hiswife'ssweetkiss.B．Hisownbehavior.C．H