2023-2024学年江苏省南通通州区英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题含解析

2023-2024学年江苏省南通通州区英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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、--Couldyoutellme___________---It’sabouttenminutes’drive.A．howlongittakeshimtodrivetoschoolB．howfaritisfromyourhometoschoolC．howsoonyoursistergetbackfromschool2、—Wereyouathomeat9o'clocklastnight?—Yes.Iashoweratthattime.A．took B．wastaking C．wastaken D．amtaking3、IwouldliketotakepartinthevolunteerworkMayDay.A．in B．on C．at D．for4、---Tom,Iamstillnotsure.---Whynot?Noonesingsbetterthanyouinourclass.A．howIwillprepareforthesingingcompetitionB．thatIcangotojoininthecompetition.C．whetherIshouldtakepartinthecompetitionD．whoIcanaskformoreinformationaboutthecompetition.5、—ImissthefootballmatchonTVlastnight.—________.YoucanwatchitontheInternet.A．That’sright B．It’snotabigdeal C．Badluck D．Don’tmentionit6、—Howdoesyourfathergotoworkeveryday,David?—Heusually______toworkbybike.A．goes B．isgoing C．willgo D．went7、—Summervacationiscoming.What’syourplan?—I_______mygrandparentsinthecountryside.A．visit B．visited C．willvisit D．wasvisiting8、—Whichofyourhobbiesdoyouthink_____themosttime?—Ofcourse,playingfootball.A．turnsup B．wakesup C．takesup D．picksup9、Tinadoesn’thermotheratall.HermotherhasaroundfacewhileTinahasasquareface.A．thinkabout B．lookafter C．takeafter10、―Totellyouthetruth,weareplanningtohaveasecondbabyrecently.―Thinktwice,formostchildrenaretodealwith.A．tiredB．tiringC．interestedD．interestingⅡ.完形填空11、InasmallcityinEngland,therewasafarmerwholivedalone.Everydayhe1apoundofbuttertohisneighbour,whowasabaker,Onedaythebakerdecidedto2thebuttertoseeifhewasgettingapound.Afterheweighedit,hefoundthathewasn't.Thebakerthentook3farmertothejudge(法官).Thejudgeaskedthefarmerifhehadanywaytoweighthebutter.Thefarmerreplied."Iamso4thatIdonothaveenoughmoneytobuyanythingtoweighit,5Idohaveakindofscale(天平)."Thejudgeasked,"Thenhowdoyouweighthebutter?"Thefarmerreplied,"Beforethebakerstartedbuyingbutterfrom6,Ihadboughtbreadfromhim.SonoweverytimewhenIbringhomethebreadfromthebaker,Iputitonthescaleandgivehimthebutterofthesameweight,"We7whatwegivetoothersinlife.Wheneveryoutakeactions,askyourselfthis8,"AmIhonest?"Honestyordishonestycanbecomea9.Somedishonestpeoplecanlie(说谎)withoutaredface.Othersliesomuchthattheydonoteven10whatthetruthisanymore.Butwhoisitbadfor?Asamatteroffact,thosewholiewillhurtthemselvesbytheirowndishonestbehavior.1．A．gaveB．fedC．soldD．threw2．A．weighB．watchC．cutD．use3．A．/B．aC．anD．the4．A．richB．poorC．honestD．quiet5．A．andB．soC．butD．or6．A．IB．myC．meD．mine7．A．getbackB．lookbackC．givebackD．turnback8．A．answerB．questionC．helpD．idea9．A．differenceB．habitC．mistakeD．difficulty10．A．studyB．meanC．imagineD．knowⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Whenyouwereyoung,who1．(ride)youaroundonthebackofhisbike?Whoplayedfootballandflewkiteswithyouinthepark?Whohelpedyouwithyour2．(one)difficultmathsproblems?Whotaughtyouthedifference3．rightandwrong?Yourdad.Nowitisyourturntodosomethingforhim.Thisyear,June16,isFather’sDay.Sowhynotdosomething4．(thank)yourdad?TheideaofFather’sDaycamefromanAmericanlady5．(call)SonoraSmartDoddin1909.Shewantedaspecialdaytohonor(纪念)herfather.Heraised(抚养)sixchildrenafterhiswife’s6．(die).Doddthoughtthereneededtobe7．daytohonorgreatandlovingdads.HerfatherwasborninJune,8．shechosetoholdthefirstFather’sDaycelebrationonhisbirthdayin1910.In1924,USpresidentCalvinCoolidgelikedtheideaofanationalFather’sDay.9．(final),in1966,thethirdSundayinJunewasmadeFather’sDay.Therearemanywaystoshowyourloveandthankstoyourfather.Sendinghima10．(greet)cardorasmallpresentcanmakehimhappy.Oryoucanjustsay“Iloveyou,Dad.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Doyouknowany9-year-oldswhohavestartedtheirownmuseums?WhenTheodoreRoosevelt(罗斯福)wasonlynine,heandtwoofhiscousinsopenedthe“RooseveltMuseumofNaturalHistory”.ThemuseumwasinTheodore'sbedroom.Ithadatotalof12specimens(标本).Ondisplaywereafewseashells,somedeadinsectsandsomebirds'nests.YoungRoosevelttookgreatprideinhissmallmuseum.BorninNewYorkin1858,TheodoreRooseveltwasnotalwayshealthy.“Iwasasickly,delicateboy，”heoncewrote.Roosevelthadahealthconditioncalledasthma(哮喘).Heoftenfoundithardtobreathe.Insteadofplaying,heobserved(观察)natureandthenreadandwroteaboutit.Roosevelt'sinterestinnaturesometimesgothimintotrouble.Once,hismotherfoundseveraldeadmiceintheicebox.Sheorderedhimtothrowthemout.Thiswasindeed“alosstoscience”，Rooseveltsaidlater.BecauseRooseveltwasoftensicklyasaboy,hisbodywassmallandweak.Whenhewasabout12,hisfatherurgedhimtoimprovehisbody.Rooseveltbeganworkingoutinagym.Hedidn'tbecomestrongquickly.Buthediddecidetofacelife'schallengeswithastrongspirit.ThatdeterminationstayedwithRoosevelthiswholelife.Andfinallyhisbodydidgetstrong.Asanadult,hewasanactive,healthyperson.Heenjoyedadventuresandlovedoutdoors.In140,attheageof41,RooseveltwaselectedVicePresident(副总统).Ayearlater,PresidentMcKinleywasshotandkilled.Rooseveltbecamethe26thpresidentoftheUSA．At42,hewastheyoungestleaderthecountryhadeverhad.1．Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A．Roosevelt'smuseumhad12specimens. B．Roosevelthadasmallmuseumasaboy.C．Rooseveltwasabraveman. D．Roosevelthadtwocousins.2．WhichofthefollowingtellsaboutRooseveltasaboy?A．Helikedplayingoutdoorssports. B．Hewasinterestedinobservingnature.C．HebecamethePresidentin141. D．Hewasahealthypersonfullofenergy.3．Itcanbeinferred(推断)that________．A．Roosevelt'smotherlikedmice B．everyonewithasthmaissmallandweakC．Rooseveltfollowedhisfather'sadvice D．workingoutinagymisawasteoftime4．Inwhichbookmightyoufindthispassage?A．ImprovingYourBody. B．LivingwithAsthma.C．SmallMuseumsofNaturalHistory. D．TheChildhoodsofAmerica'sPresidents.B14、OnLunarNewYear’sEveonFeb18,2015，Beijinghadagoodday.PM2.5levelswerebelow50.However,thenicedayendedwithfireworkcelebrationsatnight.Inthefirsthourafterthestartofthecelebration,PM2.5levelsroseto500incertainpartsofthecity,withtheaverageacrossthecityaround400.AccordingtotheChinaNationalEnvironmentalMonitoringCenter,onLunarNewYear’sDay,airpollutionreached“dangerouslevels”in201Chinesecities,becauseoffireworks,withmorethan40ofthemseeing“seriouspollution”.Asaresult,thedebateonwhethertoban(禁止)fireworksduringtheSpringFestivalisalsoheatingup.Sinasurveyed3,000Internetusers,andresultsshowthatonly38percentofthepeoplesupportsettingofffireworks,and60percentareagainstit.“Isupportabanonfireworks,”anetizen(网民)nicknamedann019said.“Lightingfireworkscanonlybringproblems：airpollution,disturbingsleep,causingfireandexhaustingsanitationworkers(环卫工人).”Othersthoughtittobehardtobantraditions,andlightingfireworksduringholidayseasonswon’tcauselastingpollution.Some,however,suggestamoderate(温和的)waytosolvetheproblem.“Asatradition,fireworksabsolutelyaddtothefestival’shappiness.Theyshouldn’tbebannedtotally,”commentednetizenTracyontheChinaDailyonlineforum(论坛).“Butthetimeshouldbereduced.Forexample,itcanbeallowedjustduringNewYear’sEve,thefirstdayoftheLunarNewYearandtheLanternFestival.”1．causedseriousairpollutiononLunarNewYear’sEve.A．Thefactories B．ThecarsC．Thefireworks D．Thebadweather2．citiessawseriousairpollutiononLunarNewYear’sDay.A．201 B．Morethan40C．Around400 D．5003．AccordingtoSina’ssurvey,overhalfoftheInternetuserssettingofffireworks.A．areagainst B．enjoyC．support D．don’tcareabout4．wasnotmentionedbythenetizennicknamedann019.A．ExhaustingsanitationworkersB．DisturbingsleepC．WastingmoneyD．Causingfire5．Accordingtothepassage,weknowisamoderatewaytosolvetheproblem.A．tobanfireworkstotallyB．toreducethetimeofsettingofffireworksC．togetmorepeopletosetofffireworksD．toneverchangethetradition6．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Airpollution.B．ASurveyontheInternet.C．Moderatewaystoreducefireworkcelebrations.D．Whethertobanfestivefireworks.C15、WhatisthehottestEnglishwordof2014?It’s“selfie”,accordingtoOxforddictionaries.Selfieisaphotothatonetakesofoneself,accordingtotheOxfordonlinedictionary.Peopleusuallytakeselfieswithasmartphone(智能手机)andsendthemtoasocialmediawebsite.Thewordwasfirstusedin2004.Inthepast12months,itsfrequency(出现频率)intheEnglishlanguagehasincreasedby17,000percent,saidOxforddictionaries.Now,almosteverybodyknowsit.“Almosteveryday,Itakeaphotoofmyselfatschool,andsaveitinmyQzone(QQ空间),”saidHuangXu,13,fromHunan.Thesephotosrecordherhappyandsadmoments.Popstarsalsotakealotofselfies.LiChunping,14,fromHarbin,isabigfanofYangMi.“Shehasusedmanyselfiestotelluswhat’sgoingoninherpersonallife,”saidLi.Whatmakespeopleloveselfies?Somepeoplesayit’snarcissism(自恋).“Theriseoftheselfieisaperfectsymbolforournarcissisticculture.We’recryingout:Lookatme!”saidUSpsychiatrist(精神科医生)CaroleLieberman.Youngpeopleareusingselfiestomakefriendsonline,JonathanFreedlandwroteinTheGuardian.“Theusualpurposeoftakingaselfieistoshareonline.Theyexpressahumanneedtoconnectwithothers,”wroteFreedland.HuangXuagreeswiththat.“Duringsummervacation,myclassmatesandIsharedmanyselfiesonline.Hairorclotheswerenotourinterests.Throughthesephotos,wegottoknoweachother’sholidaysandfeelings,”saidHuangXu.1．（小题1）Accordingtothestory,a“selfie”is__________.A．apersonwithasmartphoneB．asmartphonewhichcantakephotosC．aphototakenbyoneselfD．anEnglishdictionary2．（小题2）Whenwastheword“selfie”firstused?A．MorethantenyearsagoB．In2014C．WhensmartphonesappearedD．Nobodyknows3．（小题3）Wecantellfromthestorythat__________.A．onlyfamouspeopleenjoytakingselfiesB．allpeopleloveselfiesbecauseofnarcissismC．peoplelovetoshareselfiesonlineD．USpsychiatristCaroleLiebermanhatesselfies4．（小题4）Weputthesentence“Butsomepeopledon’tseeitthatway”atthebeginningof___________.A．Paragraph4B．Paragraph5C．Paragraph6D．Paragraph75．（小题5）Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．SelfiesandnarcissismB．SelfiesandsharingC．SelfiesandsmartphonesD．Selfies,thehottestwordin2014D16、HisnamewasFleming,andhewasapoorScottishfarmer.Onedaylateintheafternoon,whileworkingtosupporthisfamily,heheardacryforhelpcomingfromanearbypond.Hedroppedhistoolsandrantothepond.There,uptohisneckinthewater,wasaterrifiedboy,cryingandstrugglingtofreehimself.Obviouslytheboydidnotknowhowtoswim.Flemingjumpedintothepondandquicklyswamtowardtheboy.Hesavedtheboyfromwhatcouldhavebeenaterribledeath.Thenextday,averycoolcarriagepulleduptotheScotsman’shouse.Awell-dressednoblemansteppedoutandintroducedhimselfasthefatheroftheboyFlemingsavedthedaybefore.“Iwanttorepayyou,”saidthenobleman.“Yousavedmyson’slife.”“No,Ican’tacceptanypaymentforwhatIdid,”theScottishfarmerreplied,wavingofftheoffer.Atthatmoment,thefarmer’sownsoncametothedoorofthefarmhouse,confusedbywhowasvisitingthem.“Isthatyourson?”thenoblemanasked.“Yes,”thefarmerrepliedproudly.“I’llmakeyouadeal.Letmetakehimwithme.IpromiseyouthatIwillgivehimagoodeducation.Iftheboyisanythinglikehisfather,he’llgrowuptobeamanyoucanbeproudof.”Andhedid.Intime,Fleming’ssongraduatedfromSt.Mary’sHospitalMedicalSchoolinLondonandwentontobecomeafamousdoctor.Yearslater,thenobleman’ssonbecameseriouslyill.Whosavedhim?Thefarmer’ssondid.It’simportanttohelppeoplenomatterhowsuccessfulyouareinlife.Youneverknowwhenyouaregoingtobetheonewhoneedsthehelp.1．WhathappenedtoFlemingoneafternoon?A．Hefellintoapondbyaccident.B．Hefellasleepnearapond.C．Hemadealotmoneyfromhisjob.D．Hesavedaboyoutofapond.2．Accordingtothestory,Fleming________.A．acceptedthenobleman’spaymentB．didn’tacceptmoneyforhelpingothersC．hopedtogetmoremoneybyrefusingD．askedthenoblemantosupporthisson’seducation3．WhichofthefollowingaboutFleming’ssonisNOTtrue?A．Hetooktheplaceofthenobleman’sson.B．Hegotacollegeeducation.C．Hebecameafamousdoctor.D．Hecuredthenobleman’sson.4．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．AfriendinneedisafriendindeedB．Don’ttrytogetpaymentforhelpingothers.C．Anactofkindnessalwayshelps.D．Youcangetalotmorebyhelpingtherich.E17、Anicedayoutforthewholefamily!Comeandseeourbeautifulbirds,hugemammals（哺乳类）,lovelymarsupials（有袋类）andreptiles（爬行类）…inourzoo!ScientistwillgivewonderfullessonsaboutanimalseveryTuesday!Don’tmissit.ComeandvisitAustraliaZoo!AreaAKoalasliveinthetreesandlikeeatinggrassandleaves.Theirlifespan（寿命）isabout14years.Youcanlearnabouttheirhabitsandwhytheysleepfornearly20hoursaday.Showtime:1:30pm-3:30pmexceptFriday.Kangarooscanjumpataspeedof13-15milesperhour.Theycanliveforatmost22years.Showtime:3:30pm-5:30pmexceptFriday.AreaBCrocodileshavethestrongestbite（咬）ofallanimalsintheworld.Theirlifespanis45-100years.Thecrocodileshereare76yearsold!Showtime:10:00am-11:00amexceptweekendsTortoisescanliveformorethan100years!Theycangrowtoabout1metertall.Showtime:9:00amexceptweekends.AreaCTigersarethelargestoftheBigCatsweighingupto300kg!Watchourtigersswimminginthewater.Showtime:11:00am-11:30amexceptFriday.Camels’humps（驼峰）actuallystoresfat,notwater!Showtime:12:30pm-1:20pmexceptFridayAreaDParrotsherehavefourtoesoneachfoot—twofacingthefrontandtwofacingtheback.Showtime:9:00am-5:30pmexceptweekends.TicketPricesAdult:$55Child:$45Family(2adults+2children):$1721．Wherecanvisitorsseekangaroosandtortoises?A．AreaAandArea B．B．AreaAandAreaC C．AreaBandAreaC． D．AreaCandAreaD．2．Visitorscanhavelessonsaboutanimalson_______.A．Sunday B．Tuesday C．Thursday D．Friday3．WhichofthefollowinganimalscanvisitorsseeonSaturdays?A．Crocodiles B．Parrots C．Tortoises D．Koalas4．OnSundays,whichisthebestorderforvisitorstoseeasmanyanimalsaspossible?A．tigers-camels-koalas-kangaroos B．Tigers-koalas-camels-kangaroosC．tigers-koalas-kangaroos-camels D．Tigers-kangaroos-koalas-camels5．IfMilleandherparentsvisitthezoo,howmuchshouldtheypay?A．$127. B．$145. C．$155. D．$172.F18、IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreaterwhentheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDr.AndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales,hasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的),”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoandthirty-four.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.1．Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis________.A．scienceonlearningasecondlanguage B．man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC．thatlanguagecanhelpbrainpower D．languagelearningandmathsstudy2．Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans_______.A．aresearcheronlanguagelearning B．asecondlanguagelearnerC．apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguages D．anactivelanguagelearner3．Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat________.A．theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguage,thehigherthegreymatterdensityisB．thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerand