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2024届福建省厦门市金尚中学英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题注意事项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、Whiletravelinginastrangeplace,you’dbetter________thelocalpeopleandfollowtheircustoms.A．watch B．control C．teach D．check2、Ihavebeentoquiteafewmuseums,butIcansaythisoneis_______.A．good B．thebestC．thebetter D．better3、I’msorry.Myparentsaren’therenow.Theyhave______ontheirjourneytoHainan.A．soldout B．leftout C．setout D．broughtout4、—IsthereabasketballmatchthisSaturday?—Yes,ourschoolisgoingtoplay________theteamfromNo.5MiddleSchool.A．against B．between C．to D．for5、一Which

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TFBOYS．A．who B．whom C．which D．/6、2300libraries_______intheHopePrimarySchoolsinfiveyears.A．arebuilt B．werebuilt C．willbebuilt D．mustbebuilt7、-YesterdayIreceivedaletterfromJohn.-Youdid?IhearheisleavingforAmerica.A．twiceayear B．fortwoweeks C．nextyear D．lastmonth8、—Mr.Smith,youriWatchlookssocool.—Thankyou.Ithelpsmealot.Ithinkitisvery____.A．personal B．practical C．artistic9、DavidBurt’sdreaminChinaistogointothewestand______anearlychildhoodschoolthere.A．cleanup B．lookup C．giveup D．setup10、PeterandLindaBeijingforShanghaiyesterdayafternoon.A．leaveB．leftC．areleavingD．willleaveⅡ.完形填空11、B．Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)：Lemonwasaclown(小丑),andhewasveryfunny,buthehadaproblem.Itwashardtolookafterhisclothes.Whenhedidsomething,he1madesomeholesinthem.Everyonesaidheshould2them,butitdidn’twork,becauseLemonusuallyforgotpeople’sadvice.So,oneday,hehadagoodideaofbuyingasewingmachine(缝纫机).Hecouldquicklysewuptheholeswithit.SoLemonwouldn’thavetoworryabouttheholes.Soon,themost3dayinLemon’slifearrived.Peopleinthetownhadapartyforhim.Theythankedhimfor4themlaugh.Onthatday,hewouldn’thavetowearhisclownclothes.Hecould5likeotherpeople.Thenightbefore,helookedathisclothes.However(然而),therewasn’tagoodonewithoutsewing.Lemoncouldn’tgotothepartyinthem,soheworehisusualclownclothes.Peoplewereso6toseethat,butnotLemon.Afterthat,Lemondecidedtocareabouthisclothes.Itwasbettertocareaboutthingsthantosewthemup.1．A．seldom B．always C．never D．hardly2．A．getback B．dependon C．careabout D．findout3．A．popular B．famous C．perfect D．important4．A．feeling B．hearing C．making D．letting5．A．put B．dress C．feel D．seem6．A．excited B．sick C．angry D．worriedⅢ.语法填空12、Thefirstthingpeoplenoticeaboutotherpeopleisthewaytheylook.Ifyoulookclean,people1．(feel)asifyouareahard-workingperson.Anicelookshowsthatyouvalue2．(you).Anicelookdoesn’tmeanyouhavetospendalotofmoney3．clothesoraccessories(配饰).Someonecanlookuncomfortablein4．expensivesuitiftheydon’tbrushtheirhairorcleantheirclothes.Someoneelsecanseemtobegood-lookinginanoldshirtandpantsthathasbeencleaned.Besides,it’salsoimportant5．(consider)ifyourlookissuitableforthesituation.Youmaylooklovelyinyourpartyclothesorfeel6．(confidence)inyourbusinesssuit,7．thesewouldlookoutofstyleinamorecasual(随便的)situationsuchasatapicnicoratthemovies.It’simportanttobecomfortablein8．you’rewearing,butyoualsoneedtofitinwithwhatotherpeoplewillbewearing.Wearsuitsfor9．youandthesituationbest:jeansandT-shirtsarefineforfriendsand10．(movie);aniceshirtandpantsaremoresuitableforwork.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、2018istheYearoftheDog.Althoughdogsareseenasfriendsandpartofthefamilytoday,ChinaandWesterncountrieshavedifferentculturalbeliefsaboutdogs.InChinese,somewordsaboutdogshavederogatorymeaning,suchas“Leadadog’slife.”InEnglish,however,thesituationisdifferent.Peopleuse“everydoghashisday”todescribeaperiodofgoodluck,“worklikeadog”todescribeahardworkerand“agaydog”todescribeahappyperson.Thedog-humanrelationshipgoesrightbacktothebeginningsofWesterncivilization.Perhapsthemostmovingexampleisfromthe8thcenturyBC,inGreekpoetHomer’sTheOdyssey.WhenGreekheroOdysseusfinallyreturnshomeafter20yearsawayatwar,noonebuthisdogArgosrecognizeshim.TheArgosisanold,sickdog,andisabouttodie;butheisoverjoyedtoseehisowneragainaftersomanyyears.Infact,peoplewereclosetodogsinawaytheyweren’tclosetocows,pigsorevenhorses.Farmersworkedcloselywithdogs.Butevenaftersciencecametoagricultureanddogslosttheirtraditionalroles,therelationshipbetweenmenanddogsremained.NowadaysintheWest,millionsofpeoplekeepdogsaspets.Theyareattheheartoffamilylife.Peoplefeedthem,takethemonholidaysandlookafterthem.Inreturn,dogsareloyalinawaythatfriendssometimesaren’t.ThisloyaltyistheoriginoftheEnglishsaying,“Adogisman’sbestfriend.”1．WhichmaybeasayingaboutdogsinChina?A．Agaydog. B．Leadadog’slife. C．Worklikeadog. D．Everydoghasitsday.2．ThestoryofOdysseusandhisdogismovingbecause.A．thedogwilldieintwoyears B．heisoverjoyedtoseehisdogagainC．onlythedogrecognizeshimafterthewar D．hereturnshomeaftertwentyyearsawayatwar3．Whathappenedtodogsaftersciencecametoagriculture?A．Farmersworkedcloselywithdogs. B．Theystillkepttheirtraditionalroles.C．Peoplepreferredpigsandhorsestodogs. D．Menanddogsremainedingoodrelationship.4．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．Allpeoplekeepdogsaspetsinwesterncountries. B．Infact,dogsmaybemoreloyalthansomefriends.C．ArgoswasagreatGreekherointhe8thcenturyBC． D．ChinaandEnglandhavethesamebeliefsaboutdogs.B14、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.C15、WelcometoFranklinHotel.Tomakeyourstayenjoyable,wehopeyouwilluseourfacilities（设施）tothefull.DiningRoom：Youcanhavethreemealsinthediningroom.(breakfast8-9a.m.；lunch12-2：30p.m.；dinner7：30-9p.m.)RoomService：Youcandial0forReception(接待处)tomakeaphonecallwhileyouareonbed.Therearealsopaytelephonesnearthereceptiondesk.Shop：Youcanbuypresents,giftsandgoodsfrom9a.m.to5：30p.m.here.Laundry：Wehavealaundryinthebuilding,andwillwashandreturnyourclotheswithin24hours.Youcanasktheroomstafftocollectthem.Bar：Thehotelbarisopenfrom12to2p.m.and7p.m.to11a.m.Banking：Wecancashcheques(兑现支票)&exchangeanyforeignmoneyforyou.1．Youwouldseethenotice_____________________________.A．inarestaurantB．inasupermarketC．inabighotelD．inalibrary2．Thereare________kindsofserviceaccordingtothenotice.A．twelveB．tenC．fiveD．six3．Youcanhaveaquickmealinthe________ifyouarriveatthehotelat2a.m.A．shopB．barC．diningroomD．room4．Theunderlinedword“laundry”means__________inChinese.A．洗手间B．浴室C．洗衣房D．茶水间5．Whatcanyoudoifyouwanttomakeaphonecalltoyourfriendinyourroom?A．Phonethereceptiondesk.B．Gotothereceptiondesk.C．Phonetheroomstaff.D．Gotothepublicphones.D16、SignpoststoAIFromApple’svirtual(虚拟的)assistantSiritoself-drivingcars,AIbringstothesocietysomethingnewandadvanced.Butinfact,it’snotthenewfashionatall.Belowlet’stakealookatthelongjourneyofAI’sdevelopmenttogether.2017Itisnotuncommontoseepeoplegetcitizenship.ButSophia,arobotdesignedbyHansonrobotics,aHongKong-basedAIrobotcompany,wasalsogivencitizenshipbythekingdomofSaudiArabia.Thismaderobotsforthefirsttimetoshareeveryequalrightwithhumanbeings.2016Dogsareourbestfriends,butwhatabouthavingarobotasapet?Roobo,aChineseAIstartupdevelopeda“petrobot”nameDomgy.Ithad“smart-home”featuresthatgaveitsownersweatherforecasts,changedtelevisionchannelandevenguardedthehomelikeadog.Thankstoadvancedtechnology,perhapsrobotswillonedaybecomeourclosefriends.1997Asthecreationofhumanbeings,AIisalwaysthoughtasinferiortoitscreator.ButDeepBlue,acomputerchess-playingprogramdevelopedbyUScomputerIBMshockedthewholeworld.ItbeataworldchesschampionGarryKasparovintheinternationalmatch.ThatmarkedanewstepofAItechnology.2004Humansarespecialfortheirimaginationandcreativity.However,Microsoft’sXiaoIcebrokethislaw.Justlikeus,“she”couldwriteherownpoetryandputthemtogetherasTheSunlightthatLosttheGlassWindow,abookofpoems.1979Self-drivingcarshavebeenaroundforalotlongerthanyoumightthink.In1979,aself-drivencarcalledTheStanfordCartcrossedachair-filledroomwithouthumanhelpinaboutfivehours.Itwasoneoftheearliestexamplesofanautonomousvehicle.1966Shakeywasthefirstgeneral-purposemobilerobottobeabletoreasonaboutitsownactions.“She”couldanalyzecommandsandbreakthemdownintobasicchunkson“her”own.TheUSLifeMagazinecallsShakeythe“firstelectronicperson”ofAI.1951Perhapsyou’veneverthoughtaboutwhethermachinescanthink,buttheideaobsessed(使着迷)UKAIcomputerscientistAlanTuring.TuringadaptedtheimitationgametomaketheTuringtest.Althoughthetestfailed,itinspiredAIresearchersandbegananewageinthehistoryofAI.1．HowmanyAIproductsareintroducedinthepassage?A．4 B．5 C．6 D．72．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thestanfordcrossedachair-filledroomin1997.B．DeepBluecangiveitsownersweatherforecasts.C．Shakeyiscalledthe“firstelectronicperson”ofAI.D．TuringtestsucceededandinspiredAIresearchers.3．WhowroteTheSunlightthatlosttheGlassWindow?A．Sophia B．Roobo C．XiaoIce D．DeepBlue4．Whydidthewriterwirtethepassage?A．TointroducethelongjourneyofAI’sdevelopment.B．TotellusAIbringssomethingnewandadvanced.C．ToencourageustoworkhardtobeatAIrobots.D．ToshowuswhattheAIrobotscandonowadays.5．Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A．Inastorybook. B．Inanotice. C．Inamagazine. D．Onablog.E17、Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildren'sbooksisAlfredStrong,orDoctorStrong,asheisbetterknowntoreaderseverywhere．Now,anartshowcalled"DoctorStrongFromThentoNow"istravellingaroundtheUnitedStates．ThepicturesanddrawingsshowthehistoryofDoctorStrong．DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren'sbookwaspublished(出版)．Sincethen,hehaswrittenforty—fivebooksthathavebeensoldmorethanonehundredmillioncopiesaroundtheworld．DoctorStrong'sbooksareknownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolourful,handdrawnpictures．Thesedrawingsbringlifetohisimaginarycreatures,TheCatintheHat,HortontheElephant,TheGrinchWhoStoleChristmas,andhundredsofothers．TheSanDiegoMuseum,inCalifornia,organizedtheartshow．ItincludedaboutthreehundredDoctorStrong'searlydrawingsandsomeofhiswritings．MostofDoctorStrong'sbooks,althoughwritteninafunnyway,haveseriousmessages．Forexample,inMcElligot'sPool,hedescribesthedangerofpollution．Hediscussesthearmsrace(军备竞赛)inTheButterBattleBook,writteninnineteeneightyfour．DoctorStrongsaysheneverplannedtowritestoriesjustforchildren．Hesayshewritesstoriesthatinterestpeopleofallages．Hesaysheuseseasywordssothateveryone,evenachild,canunderstand．1．DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin________．A．hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravellingaroundtheUnitedStatesB．hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublishedC．nineteeneighty-fourwhenhisbookMcElligot'sPoolwaspublishedD．histhirtieswhenhisfirstbookwaspublished2．DoctorStrong'sbooksareverypopularinAmericabecause________．A．theyarestoriesaboutanimalssuchascats,elephantsandsoonB．theyarewrittenineasywordswithcolourfulpicturesC．heorganizedtheartshowinCaliforniaD．theyarewritteninafunnyway3．Hispurposeinwritingmanysuchbooksis________．A．toshowhisearlypicturesanddrawingsB．toorganizeaspecialartshowofhisownC．tomakehisreaderslaughorsmilewhentheyreadhisbooksD．notonlytointerestpeoplebuttoshowsomeserioussocialproblemsupF18、ComeandvisitEngland—museumsandparksBritishMuseumSubway:TottenhamCourtRdYoucangettheinformationaboutRosettaStoneinscriptions(碑文)here.YoucanalsotakeawalkinGreatCourt.ItisthebiggestindoorsquareinEurope.NationalLibrarySubway:CharingCrossYoucanseemorethan2000famouspaintingsfromthefamousEuropeanshere.Itisoneofthelargestartgalleriesintheworld.NaturalHistoryMuseumSubway:SouthKensingtonYoucanexperiencethefearfultime.Itbringsyoutotheterribletimeofthedinosaurs.Youcanseeotherwondersofnatureherewithyourowneyes.GreenwichParkLightrailsYoucanseethebeautifulroseshere.ItisLondon’soldestroyal(皇家的)parkwiththelongesthistory.TheRoyalWeatherStationishere,too.1．IfyouareinterestedintheworksofDaVinci,whatplacecanyouvisit?A．NationalLibrary B．BritishMuseumC．NaturalHistoryMuseum D．GreenwichPark2．Ifyougotovisitotherwondersofnature,howcanyougothere?A．Bylightrail