2024届江苏省常州市二十四中学英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题含解析

2024届江苏省常州市二十四中学英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、AlexandTomarebrothers.______oftenhelptheirfatherwashthecar.A．I B．You C．We D．They2、—Mum,mustIfinishmyhomeworktoday?—________.Youmaydoittomorrowmorning.A．No,youmustn’t B．No,youneedn’t C．Yes,youmust3、—Wouldyoumindmyusingyourcamera?—Sorry,there’s_______withit.A．wrongsomething B．wronganythingC．anythingwrong D．somethingwrong4、-CouldyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework,Nancy?-OfcourseI____________.Gladtohelp.A．could B．can C．must D．do5、Youcan'tpredicteverything.Oftenthingsdon'tasyouexpect.A．runout B．breakout C．workout D．putout6、–Ithinkdragonsarethe_____ofChina.Doyouthinkso?--Iagreewithyou.A．symbol B．situation C．promise D．shape7、—It's________tostickyourchopsticksintothefoodwhilehavingdinner.—I'msorry.Iwon'tdothatagain.A．kind B．polite C．rude8、Weworktogethertoachieveourcommonpurpose:________worldthatissafer,cleanerandhealthierthan________onewearelivingin．A．the;/B．a;/C．the;theD．a;the9、Tonylikeswatchingcartoonsverymuch.Thepicturesofcartoonheroesare_____inhisroom.A．anywhere B．nowhere C．somewhere D．everywhere10、—Ihearthebeginningofthespeechcontestsisverywonderful.—Whatapity!WhenIgotthereyesterday,thecontest____forseveralminutes.A．began B．hadbegan C．hasbeenon D．hadbeenonⅡ.完形填空11、Theotherday,IhadtotakeaneveningtraintoBibury,whereI’dfoundanewjob.ThatafternoonItooka1totheflatthatIthensharedwithmyfriendMonica.I2abrownbag.Therewereseveralimportantdocumentsincludingmytrainticketinside.Thedriverwasfriendlyandwebegantochat.Itoldhim3aboutthenewjob.WhenIarrivedhome,Isawseveralfriendswhohadcometosaygoodbyewavingfromourflat’sbalcony.Iquicklypaidthedriverand4outtomeetthem.Afewhourslater,IrealizedI’dleftmybaginthetaxi.Mydocumentswereallnow5,besidesthetrainticket,butIdecidedtocatchthetrainanyway.Theconductormademepayfora6ticketinthetrain.Duringthejourney,Icouldn’tstopthinkingaboutmybag.Whenthetrainmadealong7atastation,IgotoffandcalledMonicafromapublictelephone.“Youwon’tbelieveit!”Monicashouted,“Yourdrivercamehomewiththebag.Infact,heeven8itfromgettingstolen.”After9meoff,thedriverhadpickedupanother10whostartedwalkingoffwithmybag.Thedriverremembered11thatshedidn’thaveanybagwhenshegotin.Hestoppedthewoman,gotmy12backandreturnedtoourapartmentbuildingthenextdayandsearchedforayoungwomanwhowasmovingtoBiburyforanewjob.Aneighbourdirected13toMonica.WhenMonicathankedand14himsomemoneyasareward,herefused.15Monicainsistedheshouldtakethefaretotheflatandback,andhefinallyacceptedthat.Weoftentalkabouthard-noseddriverswhoruinourday.Butthegoodnewsisthatthere’remanyhonestones,too.1．A．busB．taxiC．trainD．subway2．A．boughtB．foundC．carriedD．borrowed3．A．excitedlyB．carefullyC．speciallyD．quickly4．A．turnedB．rushedC．walkedD．climbed5．A．brokenB．thrownC．lostD．stolen6．A．cheapB．freshC．freeD．same7．A．tripB．fallC．startD．stop8．A．broughtB．caughtC．savedD．hid9．A．throwingB．puttingC．pushingD．dropping10．A．driverB．passengerC．conductorD．thief11．A．clearlyB．wiselyC．angrilyD．successfully12．A．moneyB．bagC．ticketD．job13．A．herB．himC．meD．them14．A．postedB．raisedC．gaveD．sent15．A．BecauseB．SoC．AlthoughD．ButⅢ.语法填空12、短文填空OtherfaillittleitsurprisedtheypossiblebackservebecalltoThousandsofpeople1．attracted(吸引)toa2-meter-widelaneinTongcheng,Anhuiprovincethisspringfestival.Althoughitwas2．tocounttheexactnumber,at3．5,000peoplevisitediteachday.Thisnarrowlane4．LiuchiLaneinChinese,wongreaterpopularityafterthestorybehinditwasbroadcast（播放）onaCCTVshow.Atfirstglanceitmayseemunimportant,buttothosewhoknow5．history，LiuchiLanemeansmuchmorethanitsappearance.IntheearlyQingDynasty,it6．astheboundary(边界)betweenZhangfamilyandWufamily.Theyquarreled（争论）fiercelyoverwhichfamilyhadtherighttobuildawallonthedividingline.After7．tomakeacompromise（妥协）,theZhangsturnedtoZhangYing,afamilymemberofZhangsandalsoatopofficialintheemperor’scourt.Totheir8．,ZhangYingdidnotprovidethesupporttheyneeded.Hecalledforhisfamilytomoveback1meterfromtheboundary.Seeingthat,theWusagreedtomove9．anothermeter,thusLiuchiLanewasborn.Inreality,thestoryofLiuchiLaneisnotonlyabouthowtogetalongwith10．,butalsoaguidelineforalltheofficialsinChinaⅣ.阅读理解A13、WhenIwasyoung,myfatherusedtogrowcarnations—akindofflowerthatwasred,pinkandwhite.Hetookcareofthemwithmuchloveanddevotion(挚爱).Whenhecamehomefromworkeveryday,hewouldenjoywatchingthem.Andheusedtotellus,“Nooneshouldtouchmyflowers.”Oneday,myyoungersisterClemence,wholovedDadverymuch,wantedtohelphim.Soshecutthecarnationsfromtheirstems(枝干)onebyoneandarrangedthemontheground.ShebelievedthatDadwouldbeverypleasedtoseethemthatway.WhenMomandIrealizedwhatmysisterhaddone,webecamecompletelyspeechless.However,mysisterdidn’tknowwhynooneshowedheranyappreciation(欣赏).WhenDadcameback,hewentstraighttowatchtheflowersasusual.Seeinghisflowerslyingonthegroundlikedeadanimals,hewassurprisedatfirst.Helookedtowardsthestreettoseeifitwasanyoftheneighbor’schildrenwhocouldhavedoneit.ThenhelookedatMominsilence.FinallyMom,whoalwaystaughtustotellthetruth,said,“Nobadneighborsdidthisgreatjob,onlyyourlovelydaughterClemence.”Dad’sfacechangedintoasmileandthenhesaid,“DoIhavebetterflowersthanmylovelydaughter?”MyyoungersistersmiledandhuggedDadstrongly.1．Howmanykindsofcolorsdocarnationhaveaccordingtothepassage?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.2．WhydidClemencecutthecarnationsfromtheirstems?A．Becauseshedidn’tlikethem.B．BecauseDadtoldhertodoso.C．BecauseMumtoldhertodoso.D．Becauseshewantedtohelpherdad.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“speechless”meaninChinese?A．无语的B．伤心的C．惊奇的D．无助的4．Whatdidthefatherfeelafterhearingwhatthemothersaid?A．Angry.B．Excited.C．pleased.D．Sad.5．What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．MyCleverestSisterB．MyDad’sBestFlowerC．MyDad’sCarnationsD．MyHonestMotherB14、WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youfinditnotclevertotranslateanEnglishsentence,wordforword,intoyourownlanguage.Takethesentence“Howdoyoudo?”forexample.Ifyoulookupeachwordinthedictionary,oneatatime,whatisyourtranslation?Itmustbeawrongsentenceinyourownlanguage.Languagesdon’tjusthavedifferentsounds,theyaredifferentinmanyways.It’simportanttomastertherulesforwordorderinthestudyofEnglish,too.Ifthespeakersputwordsinawrongorder,thelistenercan’tunderstandthespeaker’ssentenceeasily.SometimeswhentheorderofwordsinanEnglishsentenceischanged,themeaningofthesentencechanges.Butsometimestheorderischanged,themeaningofthesentencedoesn’tchangebetweenthetwopairsofsentences:“Sheonlylikesapples.”“Onlyshelikesapples.”“Ihaveseenthefilmalready.”“Ihavealreadyseenthefilm.”WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youmustdoyourbesttogetthespiritofthelanguageanduseitastheEnglishspeakerdoes.1．Fromthepassageweknowthat_________whenwearelearningEnglish.A．weshouldn’tputeverywordintoourlanguageB．weshouldlookupeveryworditthedictionaryC．weneedtoputeverywordintoourownlanguage2．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A．iftheorderofwordsisdifferent,themeaningofthesentencemustbedifferentB．theorderofwordscanneverchangethemeaningofanEnglishsentenceC．sometimesdifferentorderofwordshasadifferentmeaning3．“Sheonlylikesapples.”A．isthesameas“Onlyshelikesapples.”B．isdifferentfrom“Onlyshelikesapples.”C．means“Shelikesfruitexceptapples.”C15、FuYuanhasbeenleftathomesincehewasonemonthold.HisparentslefttoworkinFujian.Forthepasteightyears,Fuhasonlyseenhisparentsthreetimesalthoughtheysenthome500yuaneverytwoorthreemonths.FuXiaoyu,16,hastolivealonesincehergrandmotherdiedthreeyearsago.Herparentsdidn′twanttogiveuptheirjobsinGuangdong.Alsotheycouldn′taffordthecostofsendinghertoaschoolinthecitywheretheywork.Thesearejusttwoofthe29kidsinterviewedlastsummerinavillageinSichuanProvince.Inthepoorvillage,582adultshavelefttolookforwork,leaving156childrenwithoutparents.Amongthesekids,88percentofthemlivewiththeirgrandparents,fivepercentlivewiththeirunclesorauntsandsevenpercenthavetoliveontheirown.Tooursurprise,80percentofthechildrensaytheylovegoingtoschool,eventhoughsomechildrenhavetowalkalongthemountainroadsfortwohourstogettoschoolHowever,forthesechildren,studyingisnottheirmainthing.Doinghouseworkandtakingcareofyoungersistersorbrotherstakeupmostoftheirtime.Thoughtheyhavetoworkhardathome,over65percentofthekidsinterviewedpreferthattheirparentscanworkoutside.Theyunderstandhowimportantmoneyisfortheirfamilies.1．FuXiaoyu′sparentscan′tsendhertoaschoolnearthembecause.A．shedoesn′tliketheschoollifeinbigcitiesB．shehastodohouseworkathomeC．theydon′tlovetheirdaughteratallD．theydon′thaveenoughmoney2．Ofthe156children,aboutofthemhavetoliveontheirown.A．7 B．20 C．30 D．403．ForthechildrenlikeFuYuan,studyingisn′tthemainthingbecause.A．theyhavetogooutandmakemoneyB．theylikeplayinggamesbetterthanstudyingC．theyneedn′tgotoagoodcollegeD．theyhavelotsofthingstodoathome4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．FuXiaoyubegantolivewithhergrandmotherthreeyearsago.B．29kidsareinterviewedinavillageinSichuanProvince.C．Ittakessomechildrentwohourstogettoschool.D．Mostofthekidsinterviewedlivewiththeirgrandparents.D16、NewTechnologyRevolutionizes(变革)LearningMoreandmorepeoplebelievethattechnologiesaregreatforlearning.Today,suchteachingtoolsasiPadsareusedinalotofcourses,includinglanguage,historyandscience.ManyteachersaresupportersofusingiPadsinlanguagelearning.Theysaythatstudentsnowhavemuchmoretimefordiscussionintheclassroom.Insteadofspendingvaluableclasstimelisteningtotextsorwatchingteachingvideos,studentscandothisontheirownandcometoclasspreparedfordiscussion.TheteachersalsosaythatiPadsallowstudentstolearn_________.Somestudentsmightlistentoadialogueonlyonceandunderstandit,sotheycansavetimefordoingotherthings.Otherstudents,however,mightneedtolistentothesamedialogueagainandagaintounderstandit.UsingiPadsisespeciallyhelpfultostudentswhoarelearningalanguageatdifferentpaces.Thestudentswhoareusingthenewtoolinsomecoursesarealsohappy.TheybelievethatusingiPadsisamoreenjoyablewaytolearn(suchaslisteningtostoriesandwatchingmovies).Theclasshasbecomemuchmoreinterestingandcreative.Thereareotheradvantagesforstudents.ByusingiPads,theycanpaymoreattentiontothematerialandlearnmore.TeachingnotesarestoredintheiriPadsandareeasytofind.Somestudentsspendmoretimestudyingnow.“Icanlistentomylanguagematerialorwatchteachingvideosonthebus,insteadofhavingtowaituntilIgethome,”astudentexplained.ManyadultscomplainthattechnologiessuchasiPadsaredoingharmtostudents.TheyworrythatstudentsmightuseiPadstodownloadteachingnotesandusethemtocheatduringexams.SomebelievethatiPadsmayseparatestudentsfromeachother.IfastudentspendsmoretimewatchingvideosonaniPad,hewillhavefeweropportunitiestohaveface-to-facecommunicationwithothers.However,technologiesarealreadyapartofmoststudents’day-to-daylives.Asforcheating,teacherscanaskstudentstohandintheiriPadswhentheytakeexams.Educationneedstomakechangeswiththetimesastechnologyisplayinganimportantpart.WeshouldlookforwardtoawonderfulfuturewheniPadsandothertechnologiescanaddalottotheclassroom.1．Whatdoestheexpression“attheirownpace”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Accordingtotheirowntimetable.B．Withouttheirteachers’help.C．Becauseoftheirwonderfulgoals.D．Againsttheirparents’hope.2．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat____.A．studentswithiPadshavelessdiscussioninclassB．studentsgetmorefunfromlearningwithiPadsC．iPadshelpstudentssavetimewaitingforbusesD．iPadspreventstudentsfromcheatinginexams3．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat____.A．teacherscantakecontrolofstudents’learningB．examresultsdependalotonnowtechnologyC．technologyineducationhasabrightfutureD．note-takingisashelpfulasvideo-watchingE17、ToMax

Todaywehadtoletyougo,

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Wehadtoleaveyouatthatplace,

Aloneandfeelingblue,

Theonlythingthatwecoulddo,

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Nomatter(无论)howwetried,

You’llneverbeforgotten,

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Alittledogcouldgive,

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Fromthismomenton,

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Todaywehadtoletyougo,

Itbrokeourheartsintwo,

Wehadtoleaveyouatthatplace,

Aloneandfeelingblue,

Theonlythingthatwecoulddo,

Wastodrivebackhomeandcry,

Forwejustcouldn’tkeepyou,

Nomatter(无论)howwetried,

You’llneverbeforgotten,

Aslongaswetwolive,

Yougaveusallthelove,

Alittledogcouldgive,

Lookingatyoursmallhutch,

Weknowyouarenotwithus,

Fromthismomenton,

Webegintomissyoumuch,

We’llthinkaboutyouoften,

Andwannaknowwhereyouare,

Andinourheartswe’llhearyourbell,

Tinklingfromafar(远处).

1．（小题1）Thewriterwrotethispoemto________.A．theirnewfriendB．theirownsonC．thenewmasteroftheirdogD．theirpetdog2．（小题2）.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Thedoglivedinasmallhutchbefore.B．Thewriterandthedoglovedeachother.C．Thedogcamebackwithhisbell.D．Thedognolongerliveswiththewriternow.3．（小题3）.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhewaswritingthepoem?A．Sad.B．Happy.C．Excited.D．Nervous.F18、April22isEarthDay.Everyoneonearthshouldcareaboutandprotecttheearth!Theearthhaswarmedbyaboutl℉(华氏度)overthepast100years,butwhyandhow?Well,scientistsarenotquitesure.Maybetheearthgetswarmerandwarmeronitsown.Butmanyscientistssaythatpeoplearedoingmanythingswhichmakestheearthwarmer.First,greenhouseeffect(温室效应)isaveryimportantreasonforthechangeoftheearth.Peoplegiveouttoomuchenergyintotheaireveryyear.Itmakestheearthwarmer.Climate(气候)changeisanotherimportantreason.Sometimesitbecomestoohotandsometimestoocold.Sometimesthereistoomuchrainandsometimestoolittle.Thechangeoftheclimatemakestheearthwarmer.Inturn,thewarmthoftheearthchangestheclimate,too.Whentheearthbecomeswarmer,theremaybemorerainandariseinsealevel.Itwillaffectthegrowthofplants,animalsandpeople.OnaPacificisland,100peoplehavetomovetohighergroundbecausetheseaisrising.Thesepeoplecannolongerliveonthecoast.Beforethat,twoislandswithoutpeoplewentunderwaterin1999.Scientistssaythattheseascanrisebynearlyonemetreby2100.Peoplecanaffecttheearth’sair,landandwater.Asforus,wecandomanythingstoprotecttheearth.Forexample,wecanusefridgesless.Wecantellmorepeopleaboutprotectingtheearth.1．EarthDayisprobablysetforpeopleto________.A．learnmoreabouttheearth B．makefulluseoftheearthC．takebettercareoftheearth D．studythewarmthoftheearth2．Wecaninfer(推断)fromthepassagethatthereasonforthewarmerearthare______now.A．notveryclear B．completelysecret C．wellknown D．notgivenyet3．Greenhouseeffectcomesfrom________.A．searising B．climatechangeC．nature’sunbalance D．people’sactivity4．Accordingtothepassage,_________mayaffecteachother.A．animalsandislands B．climateandthewarmthoftheearthC．fridgesandanimals D．sealevelandthegrowthofplantsⅤ.书面表达19、书面表达XI(A)寒假即将来临，Mr.Edwards要举办一次英语冬令营活动，招聘具有体育、音乐、美术、电脑等专长的中学生志愿者。请你帮助Mr.Edwards完成下面的招聘广告。每空一词。VolunteersWantedAreyougood_________communicatingwithchildren?