山西省（太原临汾地区）2024届英语九年级第一学期期末考试试题含解析

山西省（太原临汾地区）2024届英语九年级第一学期期末考试试题注意事项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、Hewantstwo________/'tɪkɪts/forthefilm.A．thanks B．ticks C．takes D．tickets2、–Wereyouathomeat9:00pmyesterday?–Yes,I______foracallfromParisatthattime.A．waitedB．amwaitingC．waswaitingD．haswaited3、Not______thatisfacedcanbechanged,butnothingcanbechangeduntilitisfaced.A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing4、Alotoftrees_____aroundhereeveryyear,andwecanenjoyfresherairnow.A．wereplantedB．areplantedC．willplantD．areplanting5、—Whystopwalking,Michelle？—Therearesomanypeoplestandingtherethatwecan’tgo.A．acrossB．throughC．overD．on6、NeitherAmynorherparents______toAustralia,but_______ofthemknowAustraliancustomsverywell.A．havebeen,all B．havebeen,both C．hasbeen,neither D．hasbeen,none7、--Whatapity!Youmissedthebeginningofthemovie,it__for10minutes.--Oh,atrafficjam!A．beganB．statedC．hasbeenonD．hasbeenoff8、—IsawSusaninthelibraryjustnow.—No,it_______beher.ShewenttoShanghaithismorning.A．mustn’tB．can’tC．shouldn’t9、Today’syoungpeoplecan’tlivewithoutsmartphones.Theykeeptheirhandsonthephoneswhenevertheygo,evenwhilethey______meals.A．hadB．willhaveC．werehavingD．arehaving10、Anothernewbookwrittenbymyfavoritewriterwill______nextmonth.A．comeout B．comeup C．comeon D．comeoverⅡ.完形填空11、Whatdoyouthinkofrobots?Willtheyworkforhumansinthefuture?Maybewecan’tanswerit.Butrobotshave1animportantpartinourdailylifeforseveralyears.Butinsomesciencefictionmovies,therobotsarejustlikehumans.Nowtheyhelphumanswiththehouseworkanddothemost2jobs.Manyscientistsbelievethattherewillbesuchrobotsinthefuture.3,theyagreeitmay4hundredsofyears.Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikepeopleanddothesamethingsasus.ButrobotscientistJamesWhite5.Hethinksthatitwillbe6forarobottodothesamethingsasaperson.7,it'seasyforachildtowakeupandknowwheretheyare.Mr.Whitethinksthatrobotswon'tbeabletodothis.Butotherscientistsdisagree.Theythinkthatrobotswillbeabletotalktopeople825to50years.Robotscientistsarenotjusttryingtomakerobotslooklikepeople.Forexample,therearealreadyrobotsworkinginfactories.Theydomany9overandoveragain.Peoplewouldnotliketodosuchjobsandwouldgetbored.Butrobotswill10getbored.Inthefuture,therewillbemorerobotseverywhere,andhumanswillhave11worktodo.Newrobotswillhavemanydifferent12.Somewilllooklikehumans,and13mightlooklikesnakes.Afteranearthquake,asnakerobotcouldhelplookforpeopleunderbuildings.Thatmaynotseempossiblenow,butcomputers,spacerocketsandevenelectrictoothbrushes14impossibleahundredyearsago.Withthe15ofsciencetechnology.Weneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture!Let’sworkmuchhardertomakerobotsserveusbetter!1．A．becomeB．beenC．becameD．are2．A．interestedB．dangerousC．pleasantD．popular3．A．ButB．SoC．HoweverD．While4．A．costB．spendC．payD．take5．A．agreesB．disagreesC．likesD．dislikes6．A．easilyB．difficultC．differentlyD．possible7．A．ForexampleB．InsteadC．SuchasD．Besides8．A．afterB．forC．overD．in9．A．workedB．workC．jobsD．towork10．A．alwaysB．easilyC．neverD．often11．A．moreB．lessC．fewerD．little12．A．shapesB．colorsC．sizesD．actions13．A．anotherB．otherC．theothersD．others14．A．seemB．seemedC．gotD．look15．A．developB．developingC．developmentD．developedⅢ.语法填空12、DoyouknowStephenHawking?He’soneofthemostwell-known1．（scientist）onspaceandtimeintheworld.HewasborninEnglandin1942.Hawkingis2．（study）howtheuniversebeganandhowitends.WhenhestudiedmathandscienceatOxfordUniversity,hefell3．(serious)ill,whichmadehimunabletospeakorbreathe.Tillnow,hecan’tmoveorfeed4．(him).however,hehasawheelchairwith5．specialcomputer,withwhichhecancommunicatewithothers.6．hewasfacingallthesedifficulties,herefusedtogiveuphishopeofliving.Because7．hisillness,itwasdifficultforhimtodrawdiagramsortowrite.Sohestarted8．(think)inpictures.Withthisnewwayofthinking,heisrespectedbypeopleintheworld.Oncehe9．(invite)toChinatogivelectures.Hisself-confidenceandhumorousconversationsimpressedusdeeply.Heoncesaid,“Whensomethingunfairhappens,10．isnoneedtoworryaboutit!Youjusthavetodothebestinyourownsituation.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Fewkidstodayaretaughtthevalueofsympathy（同情心）.Itseemssohardforpeopletoshowtheirloveandcaretowardsothersandtoactuallyunderstandwhatothersaregoingthrough.AsachildIwastaughttogooutofmywaytomakesomeoneelsehappy.Mymomtoldmetosayatleastonekindwordtosomeoneelseeveryday.Iadmit（承认）thatitwasn'tveryeasytodo.Butassoonasyouseethelookofhappinessinthatperson'seyes,youjustwanttodoasmuchasyoucando.Ihadanexperiencewithaguywhompeoplewerealwaysmakingfunof.EverytimeIsawthathappening,Iknewinmyheartthatitwaswrong.IdecidedIwouldtrytobehisfriend.Istartedwalkingwithhimandintroducinghimtopeoplearoundus.Iwasmakinghimhappybyjustdoingthat.AndIlovedthefactthatIwasmakingadifferenceinhislife.AfterawhileIrealizedthathewasn'tthekindofpersoneverybodythoughthewas.Wearestillgoodfriendstoday.Peoplehavealmostcompletelystoppedmakingfunofhim.Butheisstillwhathewas.Whatchangedwastheattitudesofotherstowardshim.FromthisexperienceI’velearnedtobemorelovingtowardotherpeople.WhatIdidformyfriendwassoeasy.AndatthesametimeIhadalotoffun.SoIhopethateveryonecansayakindwordtosomeoneelseatleastonceaday.Icanpromiseyouitwillbethebestfeelingyoucaneverget.Onekindwordcanmakesomeone’sdaybrighter.1．Accordingtothewriter,morekidsshouldbetaughtthevalueof.A．sympathyB．friendshipC．workD．study2．WhenIwasyoung,mymomtaughtmeto.A．studyhardB．makemorefriendsC．makesomeoneelsehappyD．fightformyown3．WhatwasNOTthewayIchosewhenIsawaguywhowasbeingmadefunof?A．Imadeupmymindtobehisfriend.B．Istartedwalkingwithhim.C．Iintroducedhimtopeoplearoundus.D．Ihelpedhimtalkback.4．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Itwasveryeasyformetosayatleastonekindwordtoothersatfirst.B．Irealizedthattheguywasthekindofpersoneverybodythoughthewas.C．Theguychangedhimselftomakeothersstopmakingfunofhim.D．Whatchangedwastheattitudesofotherstowardtheguy.5．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A．Wecan’tchangeotherseasily.B．Onekindwordcanmakeothershappy.C．Wecanchangeourselvestochangeothers.D．Wedon’tneedtoteachthekidssympathy.B14、WhenLeonardoDiCapriosteppedontothestagetoaccepttheAcademyAwardforBestActoronFebruary28,hereceivedararestandingovation(鼓掌欢呼).Afterfiveactingnominationsand22yearsofdisappointedhopessincehisfirstnomination(forWhat’sEatingGilbertGrapein1993),the41-year-oldactorfinallywonhisfirstOscarforhiseffortinthefilmTheRevenant,whichhitChinesecinemasonMarch18.DiCaprio’scareertookoffwhenheplayedtheromanticleadinTitanic(1997).However,thefilmalsogavehimthename“prettyboy”.Peoplepaymoreattentiontohisfacethanhisacting.DiCapriohasbeenknownasoneofthepickiestactorsinHollywood.Insteadofwinningheartsinromanticfilms,hechosetoworkwithmorechallengingproductions.FortheroleofHughGlass,an1820sfurtrapperinTheRevenant,DiCapriowore47differentprosthetics(特效假体),sleptindeadanimals,andateabisonliver.Foroverhalfthefilm,hecrawled(爬)ontheground.AnarticleinLifeWeekwrote,“ComparedwithDiCaprio’sterribleexperienceinTheRevenant,RobinsonCrusoe’sseemsaseasyandcomfortableasavacation.”HiseffortwasacceptedbytheAcademy.AfterhehasfinallyearnedtheUS’topactingaward,DiCaprioisnowworkingharder,turningtodifferentchallenges.1．HowmanyactingnominationsdidLeonardoDiCapriowin?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.2．InwhichfilmdidLeonardoDiCapriowintheOscarforBestActor?A．Titanic.B．RobinsonCrusoe.C．TheRevenant.D．What’sEatingGilbertGrape.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ThefilmwasfirstshowninChinaonFebruary28,2016.B．LeonardoDiCaprioisoneofthepickiestactorsinHollywood.C．LeonardoDiCapriowantstobeasupermodelinthenearfuture.D．Robinson’sexperienceismoreterriblethanDiCaprio’sinTheRevenantC15、Creativityisthekeytoabrighterfuture,sayeducationandbusinessexperts.Hereishowschoolsandparentscanencouragethisimportantskillinchildren.IfDickDrewhadlistenedtohisbossin1925,wemightnothaveanimportantproduct:anewtypeoftape.DrewworkedfortheMinnesotaMiningCompany.Atworkhedevelopedakindofmaterialstrongenoughtoholdthingstogether.Buthisbosstoldhimnottothinkmoreabouttheidea.Finally,usinghisowntime,Drewimprovedthetape,whichnowisusedeverywherebymanypeople.Andhisoldcompanylearnedfromitsmistake.Nowitencouragespeopletospend15percentoftheirworktimejustthinkinganddevelopingnewideas.Creativityisnotsomethingoneisjustbornwith,norisitnecessarilyacharacterofhighintelligence(智慧).Justbecauseapersonishighlyintelligentdoesnotmeanthatheusesitcreatively.Creativityisthematterofusingtheresourcesonehastoproducenewideasthataregoodforsomething.Unluckily,schoolshavenottriedtoencouragecreativity.Withstrongattentiontotestresultsandthedevelopmentofreading,writingandmathematicalskills,manyeducatorsgiveupcreativityforcorrectanswers.Theresultisthatchildrencangivebackinformationbutcan’trecognizewaystouseitinnewsituations.Theymayknowtherulescorrectly,buttheyareunabletousethemtoworkoutpracticalproblems.Itisimportanttogivechildrenchoices.Fromtheearliestage,childrenshouldbeallowedtomakedecisionsandunderstandtheirresults.Evenifit’schoosingbetweentwokindsoffoodforlunch,decision-makinghelpsthinkingskills.Aschildrengrowolder,parentsshouldlettheirchildrendecidehowtousetheirtimeorspendtheirmoney,butnothelpthemtoomuchiftheymakethewrongdecision.Thechildmayhaveahardtime,butthatisallright.Thisisbecausethemostimportantcharacterofcreativepeopleisaverystrongdesire(欲望)tofindawayoutoftrouble.1．WhatdidthecompanywhereDickDrewworklearnfromitsmistake?A．Theyencouragedpeopletoworkalongertime.B．Theydiscouraged(阻碍)peopletothinkfreely.C．Theyaskedpeopletospendalltheirworktimedevelopingnewideas.D．Theyencouragedpeopletospendsomeoftheirworktimethinkingandimprovingnewideas.2．Whydon’tschoolstrytoencouragecreativity?A．Theydon’tunderstandtheimportanceofeducation.B．Theydon’twanttheirstudentstomakemistakes.C．Theypaytoomuchattentiontoexaminationmarksandlanguageskills.D．Theythinkitmoreimportanttoremembersomeinformation.3．Whatshouldtheparentsdowhentheirchildrendecidehowtospendtheirmoney?A．TrytohelpthemasmuchaspossibleB．TakenonoticeofwhatevertheydoC．Helpthemiftheirdecisioniswrong,butnottoomuchD．Leavethemastheyare4．Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe______.A．TheimportanceofcreativityB．Whatiscreativity?C．ThehistoryofcreativityD．Howcanwedevelopcreativity?D16、Haveyoueverhiccupped(打嗝）inaquietroomfullofpeople?Haveyoueverhiccuppedsohardthatyouhadtostopwhatyouweredoing?Thehiccupsisaproblemthatalmosteveryonehasexperienced.ThereasonsforgettinghiccupsPeoplegethiccupsforsomereasons.Hiccupsmightresultfromeatingordrinkingtoomuchortooquickly.Asuddenchangeinthestomach’stemperature,suchasdrinkinghotwaterimmediatelyafterdrinkingcoldwater,mayalsocausehiccups.Theymayevenhappenbecauseofbeingexcitedorbeingunderalotofstress.MakinghiccupsgoawayIdeasonhowtostophiccupshavebeencreated,shared,andtriedforyears.However,whatworksforonepersonmaynotworkforeveryone.Perhapsthemostcommonmethodpeopleuseistoholdtheirbreathforafewseconds.Ifthisdoesn’twork,youcantryswallowing(吞下）hardwhileholdingyourbreath.Therearealsosomestrange-soundingways,likedrinkingalotofwater.Someonemighteventrytoscareawayhiccups.Ideasforcuring(治愈）hiccupsoftenincludethingsfoundinthekitchen.Somepeopleputsweetandsourthingsintowater.Manypeoplebelievethateatingsomesugarcanmakehiccupsgoaway.Award-winningmethodIn2010,ayounggirlnamedMalloryKievmancouldn’tmakeherhiccupsgoaway.Noneoftheideasthatsheknewworkedforher.Soshedecidedtofindherowncureforhiccups.Sheknewthatsweetandsourthingswerecommonlyusedtocurehiccups,andsheknewthatswallowinghardcouldalsohelp.Shedecidedtousethetwoideastomakeaspeciallollipop(棒棒糖).Sheexperimentedwithdifferentthingsinthekitchen.Aftershefailedmanytimes,Malloryinventedalollipopthatworkedbyputtingwater,sugarandvinegar(醋)together.ShenamedherinventionHiccupops.Mallorywantedtofindoutwhetherherlollipopswouldhelpothers.Shegaveherlollipopstofriends.Mostofthemwerecuredoftheirhiccupsaftereatingthelollipops.Malloryenteredacompetitionwithherlollipopandwonthreeawardsforhercreativeidea.1．WhydoesthewriterbeginthepassagewiththeideasinParagraph1?A．Tomakethetimeofgettinghiccupsclear.B．Tosuggestwhatitfeelsliketohavehiccups.C．Toexplaintouswhypeoplehavetroublecuringhiccups.D．Tointerestusinasubjectthatmanypeoplehaveexperienced.2．Inwhichsituationwillyouprobablygetahiccup?.A．Youaregoingtotakeanexamwithoutpreparation.B．Youdrinkabowlofsoupslowly.C．Youswallowsomemedicine.D．YoueataHiccupop.3．ThewaypeopleusemosttostophiccupsisA．holdingthebreathforafewsecondsB．swallowinghardwhileholdingthebreathC．drinkingalotofwaterD．eatingsomelollipops4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutMalloryKievman?A．Itwasnoteasyforhertoinventherlollipops.B．Theingredients(材料）ofherlollipopsaren’teasytofind.C．Herlollipopscanhelpeveryonegetawayfromhiccups.D．Shewonthreecompetitionswithherlollipops.E17、Citiesaretakinginterestinelectricscooter-sharesystemsasanaffordabletransportationtocutdownonpollutionandtrafficjams.Theelectricscooters,whichweighbetween30and40pounds,reachspeedsofabout15mph.InSeptember2017，SantaMonica,California,becamethefirstU.S.citytohaveanelectricscooter-shareservice.Usersfindandunlockoneofthemorethan1，000scooterswithasmartphoneapp.Aridecosts$1，andthen0.15centsforeachminuteofridingthroughoutthebeachtown.Bird,thestartupoperatingthescooter-share,picksupthescooterseverynighttothem,andplacesthemaroundSantaMonicaeachmorningreadyforpeople’suse.ThecompanywascreatedbyTravisVanderZanden,whoonceworkedinUberandLyft,afterherealizedridesharingservicesfailedtohelpwithtrafficjamsandairpollution.SinceitsSeptember2017beginning,Bird’ssystemhasservedmorethan50,000riderswhohavetaken250,000trips—morethanhalfofwhichhavebeeninthelastmonth.It’ssinceexpanded(扩张)toVenice,California,andsomeneighborhoodsinLosAngelesandSanDiego.Birdplanstoexpandtolotsofmarketsbytheendof2018.Competitors，backedbymillionaires，areappearing.Twobike-sharestartupsLimeBikeandSpin,havespokenofplanstoprovideelectricscootersincitiesthisyear.ElectricscootershavealsogottentheattentionofMayorPeteButtigiegfromSouthBend，Indiana.Thecityisinterestedinusingthemasawaytoimprovepublictransportation.SouthBendwasoneofthefirsttousebike-sharesystems,whichallowpeopletoparkridesharingbikesonpublicland.“Welovetobeearlypioneers，”saidButtigieg.“Ifweworkoutthesafetyproblem,wewouldbeopentowelcomingthetechnology.”“Weneedtomakesurethesenewtransportationsystemsarelawfulandsafeforusers，”ConstanceFarrell，aspokeswomanforthecityofSantaMonicatoldCNN.“Wewouldliketoseeelectricscooterscontinuetooperateinthecity.Theyareinlinewithourgoalofmulti-modallivingandcarbon-lightliving.”AccordingtoFarrell，therehavebeeneightaccidents,includingonewithaseriousheadinjury，inSantaMonicaafterthescootersrolledout.Usersarerequiredtohaveadriver’slicense(驾照），shouldn’trideonsidewalksorhaveotherpassengersonboard.Birdhasgivenoutfreehelmetstosomeridersandtellsitsuserstorideinbikelanes,butsomeusersrideonsidewalks,andmostU.S.streetsdon’thavebikelanes.“Theglobalcommunityofcitiesisgoingtohavetoworkthisalloutforscooters，”Buttigiegsaid.“Theycanmoveunbelievablyquickly.That’sexciting，andalittledangerous.”1．WhydidTraviscreateBirdcompany?A．Becausehereceivedsupportfrommillionairesandthegovernment.B．Becausemanycitieshadelectricscooter-shareservices.C．Becauseitislawfulandsafetouseelectricscooters.D．Becausecitiesneedbetterridesharingservices.2．Thewords“areinlinewith”inParagragh6probablymean“”.A．stopB．meettheneedofC．changeD．areaheadof3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Futureelectricscooterswillbeveryslowandsale.B．Electricscooterswillcausefeweraccidentsthancars.C．Morecitieswilltrytohelpwithelectricscootersservice.D．Futuretrafficproblemswillbesolvedwithhelpofelectricscooters.4．Thepassageismainlyabout.A．thechallengesoftheelectricscooter-sharesysteminAmericaB．theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofelectricscootersinAmericaC．theintroductionoftheelectricscooter-shareserviceinAmericaD．thefutureofelectricscootersinpublictransportationinAmericaF18、Whendoyouthinkofaforest,whatdoyousee?Justtrees?Ordoyouseemanyotherthings,suchassingingbirds,colorfulplantsandwildflowers?Theforestisawholeworldofitsown.Itisfullofmanydifferentlivingthings(生物).Buteventhoughtheyarealldifferent,theyhaveonethingincommon:theyallneedeachotherinordertoliveon.Thetreesfeedtheforest“people”bymakingfoodintheirleaves;byusingsunlighttojoinwaterandminerals(矿物)fromthesoilandair.Theirdeepnetworkofrootsjoinsthesoiltogetherandstopsitfromdyingout,makingitpossibleforlivingthingstoliveinit.Humanbeings(人类)arelikethelivingthingsintheforest.Weneedoneanotherinordertolive.Weneedthefarmerstogrowourfood,railroadandtruckdriverstobringittoourshopsandclerks(售货员)tosellittous.Weneedpeopletoprepareourfoodandcookitandotherstotakeourwastethingsaway.Then,ofcourse,weneeddoctors,nurses,governmentleaders,mailmen,telephoneoperators,andmanyothers.Wealsoneedotherhumanbeingsinanotherway.Weneedpeopleforfriendship,totalkoverourproblems,exchangeideas.Thinkhowlonelyandunhappyyouwouldbeifyoulivedallalone.Lifeisamatterofgivingandtaking.Weneedtohelpotherpeopleasmuchasweneedotherpeopletohelpus.Thinkwhatagoodfeelingyouhavewhenyouhavedonesomethingforsomeoneelse.Youknow,beingavolunteerissogreat!根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Accordingtothetext,differentthingsliveon_____.A．theleavesof