2023年湖南省长沙市望城区第二中学九年级英语第一学期期末检测试题含解析

2023年湖南省长沙市望城区第二中学九年级英语第一学期期末检测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Ayearisdividedinto______months.Septemberisthe_____monthoftheyear.A．twelve,ninth B．twelve,nineth C．twelfth,ninth D．twelfth,nineth2、—IsawSusaninthelibraryjustnow.—No,it_______beher.ShewenttoShanghaithismorning.A．mustn’tB．can’tC．shouldn’t3、Generallyspeaking,overmycareer,theharderthecourseis,______Iplay.A．well B．better C．thebest D．thebetter4、Mymother

whenIgothomeyesterday.A．willcookB．cooksC．hascookedD．wascooking5、You______paytoomuchattentiontoyourpronunciation,asitissoimportantintheoral（口头的）test.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．needn’t6、—Whichbookwouldyouliketoborrow?—________ofthetwobooksisOKwithme.A．Either B．BothC．Any D．None7、—Tom,couldyoulendmethebook________youtalkedaboutyesterday?—Sure,hereyouare.A．which B．what C．who8、一__________unusualmusicheisplaying!一Yes,allofthestudentsarelosingthemselvesinit.A．How B．Howan C．What D．Whatan9、Parentsandchildrenalwaysexpect________moreMonkeyKingcartoons.A．see B．tosee C．saw D．seeing10、—Remembertowritethekeywordshere.—______.A．Withpleasure B．That’sright C．Notatall D．Sure,IwillⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Weweregoingtoplayateamfromacountryschool.Theydidn'tcomeuntilthegametimearrived.Theylooked1thanwehadthought.Theywerewearingdirtybluejeansandlookedlikefarmboys.Weeventhoughtthattheyhadneverseenabasketballbefore.Weallsatdown.Wefeltthatwedidn't2anypracticeagainstateamlikethat.Itwasalreadysolatethatno3couldbegiventothemforawarm-up.Thegamebegan.Oneofourboys4theballandheshot（掷）alongpasstoourforward（前锋）.FromoutofnowhereaboyinadirtyT-shirt5thepassandwithabeautifulform（姿势）heshotandgottwopoints（分）.They6us.Thentheygotanother7ofpointsinaminute.Soonitwasallover.Thecountryteam8us.Wecertainlylearnedthateventhoughateamisgood,thereisusuallyanother9alittlebetter.Buttheimportantlessonlearnedwas:Onecan'ttellaman,orateam,bythe101．A．strongerB．youngerC．worseD．less2．A．getB．tryC．useD．need3．A．basketB．spaceC．ballD．time4．A．gotB．playedC．missedD．carried5．A．caughtB．changedC．startedD．stopped6．A．surprisedB．keptC．brokeD．hit7．A．halfB．pairC．groupD．double8．A．wonB．savedC．beatD．joined9．A．justB．alreadyC．aboutD．almost10．A．T-shirtsB．clothesC．placesD．pointsⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式．每空不超过3个单词．Ayoungman1．（travel）throughadesertwhenhecameacrossaspringofclearwater．Thewaterwassweet．Hefilledhisleatherbagsothathecouldbringsomebackto2．elder，whohadbeenhisteacher．Afterajourneyoffour3．（day），theyoungmanfinally4．（bring）thewatertohim．Theteachertookadeepdrink，smiled5．（warm），andthankedhisstudentverymuchforthesweetwater．Theyoungmanwenthome6．ahappyheart．Afterthestudentleft，theteacherletanotherstudenttastethewater．Hespititout，sayingitwasawful．Infact，itwasnolongerfreshbecauseoftheoldleatherbag．Heaskedhisteacher，"Sir，thewaterwasawful．Whydidyouseem7．（enjoy）it？"Theteacheranswered，"Youtastedthewater．Itastedthegift．Thewaterwasnotjustwater，8．anactofkindnessandlove．Nothingcouldbe9．（sweet）．"Weunderstandthislessonbestwhenwereceivegiftsoflovefromchildren．Whether10．isacheappipeoradiamond（宝石的）necklace，theproperresponseisappreciation（感激）．Welovetheideawithinthegiftratherthanthethingitself．Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、TheLANLEYSCHOOLofEnglishDoyouneedtolearnEnglishforwork,studyforfun?SpeakingReadingWritingListening-atmost10students-30-hourcourse-MondaytoFriday-nativeteachers￡125.00-atmost30students-20-hourcourse-Thursday&Friday-experiencedteachers￡60.00-atmost20students-10-hourcourse-Saturdayonly-experiencedteachers￡30.00-atmost50students-50-hourcourse-everydayoftheweek-experiencedteachers￡95.00OpeningTimesMonday-Friday9a.m.―8p.mSaturday-Sunday10a.m.―5p.mContact0204431566enquires@lsofe.co.ukFindus122AGreatEasternStreetLanleygateLondonWASCBwww.lsofe.co.uk1．Howoftencanyoutakethewritingcourseeveryweek?A．Onlyonce. B．Twice. C．Fivetimes. D．Everyday.2．Howmuchwillyoupayifyoutakethereadingandlisteningcourses?A．￡90.00. B．￡125.00. C．￡155.00. D．￡185.00.3．Ifyou.arefreeonSundaymorning,whichcoursecanyoutake?A．Speaking. B．Reading. C．Writing. D．Listening.B14、Everybodyhatesrats.Butratsmaysoonbeman’snewgoodfriends.Whathappensafteranearthquake?Wesendinrescue(援救)dogs.Why?Becausetheycansmellpeople.Dogssavelives.Theyhelprescuerstofindlivingpeople.Butdogsarebigandtheycan’tgetintosmallspaces.Sonowanewresearchprojectisusingasmalleranimaltosavelives：therat.Howdoesitwork?First，theratistrainedtosmellpeople.Whenthishappens，therat’sbraingivesasignal(信号).Thisissenttoasmallradioonitsback，andthentherescuersfollowtheradiosignals.Whentherat’sbrainactivityjumps，therescuersknowthatsomeoneisalive.Therathassmelledthatperson.Althoughtherearealreadyrobotswhichcandothisjob，ratsarebetter.“Robots’nosesdon’tworkwellwhenthereareothersmellsaround.Ratsaregoodatthat.”Ratscanalsoseeinthedark，theyarecheaperandquickertotrainthandogs，andunlikerobots，theydon’tneedelectricity!The“ratproject”isnotfinished，butascientistsays，“Itwouldbegreat.Aratcouldgetintospaceswecouldn’tgetto，andaratwouldgetoutifitwasn’tsafe.”Perhapsforthefirsttimeinhistory，peoplewillbehappytoseearatinabuilding(butonlyafteranearthquake，ofcourse).1．Inthewriter’sopinion，ratsmaybecomeman’snewfriendsbecause.A．theycanbefoodforpeopleB．theycanhelprescuerstofindlivingpeopleC．theyarelovelyD．theycancompletelytaketheplaceofmantocarryoutrescuejobs2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”mean?A．Anearthquake.B．TherathassmelledapersonC．Therathassmelledthatsomeoneisalive.D．Therathasfoundarobot.3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Ratsdon’tneedelectricity.B．Ratsarebetterthanrobotswhensmelling.C．Ratsareascleverasradios.D．Ratscanseethingsinthedarkwhendoingrescues.4．Whydoesthe“ratproject”soundgreataccordingtothepassage?A．Becauseratscangetintoverysmallspaces.B．Becauseratshavebetternosesthandogs.C．Becauseratsdon’tlikerobots.D．Becauseratsarebrave.5．Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．WaysofsavingpeopleB．RatsandrobotsC．AfterearthquakeD．RatsforrescueC15、Althoughmostpeoplebelievethatlaughterisoneofthenature’sgreattreatmentsforawholerangeofmentalandphysicaldiseases,itisstillaseriousscientificsubjectthatresearchersaretryingtofigureout.“Laughteraboveallelseisasocialthing,”saysBaltimoreneuroscientist(神经科学家),RobertProvine,whohasstudiedlaughterformanyyears.“Alllaughtergroupslaugh‘ha-ha-ha’basicallythesameway.WhetheryouspeakMandarin,FrenchorEnglish,everyonewillunderstandlaughter.Thereisapatterngenerator(发生器)inourbrainthatproducesthissound.”Laughingisourfirstwayofcommunicating.Babieslaughlongbeforetheyspeak.Nooneteachesthemhowtolaugh.Theyjustdo.Peoplemaylaughataprank(恶作剧)onAprilFools’Day.Butsurprisingly,only10to15percentoflaughteristheresultofsomeonemakingajoke.Laughterismostlyaboutsocialresponsesrathertoajoke.Deafpeoplelaughwithouthearingandpeopleoncellphoneslaughwithoutseeing,showingthatlaughterisn’tdependentonsinglesensebutonsocialinteractions.Andlaughterisnotjustapeoplething.Chimpstickle(挠痒)eachotherandevenlaughwhenanotherchimppretendstoticklethem.JaakPanksepp,aBowlingGreenUniversityPsychologyprofessor,studiesratsthatlaughwhenheticklesthem.Itturnsoutratslovetobetickled—theyreturnagainandagaintothehandsofresearchersticklingthem.Bystudyingrats,scientistscan_____what’sgoingoninthebrainduringlaughter.NorthwesternUniversitybiomedicalengineeringprofessor,JeffreyBurgdorfhasfoundthatlaughterinratsproducesachemicalthatactsasanantidepressant(抗抑郁药).Hethinksthesamethingprobablyhappensinhumans,too.Thiswouldgivedoctorsanewchemicaltargettodevelopdrugsthatcanfightdepression.Evenso,laughteritselfhasnotbeenprovedtobethebestmedicine,expertssaid.MargaretStuber,aprofessoratUniversityofCalifornia,studiedwhetherlaugherhelpedpatients.Shefoundthatdistraction(分心)andmoodimprovementhelped,butshecouldnotfindabenefitoflaughteralone.“Nostudyhasshownthatlaughterproducesadirecthealthbenefit,”Provinesaid,mainlybecauseit’shardtoseparatelaughterfromjustfeelinggood.Buthethinksitdoesn’treallymatter:“Isn’tthefactthatlaughterfeelsgoodwhenyoudoitenough?”1．（小题1）Theunderlinedword“figureout”inParagraph6means“________”.A．dealwithB．workoutC．lookoutofD．comeupwith2．（小题2）Accordingtothepassage,scientistsstudiedratsinordertofind______.A．howtheylaughB．iftheylikelaughingC．whatlaughterinratsproducesD．howratsreactwhilebeingtickled3．（小题3）WhatcanweknowfromRobertProvine’sresearch?A．Laughtermakesapersonfeelgood.B．Laughterproducesadirecthealthbenefit.C．Laughterdependsonallkindsofsenses.D．Laughterisawayofcommunicating.4．（小题4）Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?A．WhyRatsLaughB．WhenLaughterHappensC．HowLaughterWorksD．WhyLaughterMattersD16、BEINGanastronautsoundscool,doesn'tit?Inspace,theygettodosomeprettyamazingthings,likefloatinginzerogravity(重力).However,therearealsoplentyofthingsthatastronautscan'tdobecauseoftheirweightlessenvironment,andthat'sverysad.What'sworse,theycan'tevenlettheirsadnessshow,becauseit'simpossibletocryinzerogravity.Ofcourse,astronautscanstillproducetears.Butcryingismuchmoredifficultinspace,accordingtoTheAtlantic(大西洋月刊)inJanuary.Withoutgravity,tearsdon'tflow(流动)downoutoftheeyesliketheydohereonEarth.Thismeansthatwhenyoucryinspace,yourtearshavenowheretogo-theyjuststick(粘)toyoureyes.InMay2011,astronautAndrewFeustelexperiencedthisduringoneofhisspacewalks."Tears,"hesaid,"don'tfalloffofyoureyes...Theyjustkindofstaythere."Besidesmakingyourvision(视线)unclear,thiscanalsocausephysicalpain.BackonEarth,tearsaresupposedtobringcomforttotheeyes.Butthat'snotthecaseinspace.Thespaceenvironmentdriesoutastronauts'eyes,andwhentearssuddenlywettheeyes,itcancausepainratherthancomfort."Myrighteyeisstinging(刺痛)likecrazy,"Feusteltoldhisteammateduringthewalk.Sincegravitydoesn'tworkinspace,astronautsneedsomeextrahelptogetridof（除去）thetears.Feustelchosetorubhiseyesagainsthishelmettowipe(擦)thetearsaway.Anotherchoiceistojustwait-"Whenthetearsgetbigenoughtheysimplybreakfreeoftheeyesandfloataround,"astronautRonParisetoldTheAtlantic.Therearelotsofsmallthings-thingslikecrying-thatwearesousedtoonEarth.Weusuallytakethemforgranteduntiltheybecomeaprobleminatotallydifferentenvironment,likespace.There,astronautscan'ttalktoeachotherdirectly.Theyalsocan'teatordrinkinnormalways.Theycan'tevenburp(打嗝),becausethereisnogravitytoholdthefooddownintheirstomach.Iftheydoburp,theyjustendupthrowingup（呕吐）everythingintheirstomach,accordingtotheUKNationalSpaceCenter.Therefore,perhapsit'sonlyspaceexplorerswhocanhonestlysay:"Gravity,you'rethebest."1．FromParagraphs2and3,wecanknowthat_______.A．astronautsareunabletofeelsadinspaceB．astronautsproducefewertearsinspaceC．tearsproducedinspaceflowdownmoreslowlyD．tearsproducedinspacedon'tflowdownward2．Whateffectdotearshaveonastronauts?A．Theycausephysicalpain.B．Theybringcomforttothem.C．Theymaketheirvisionclearer.D．Theyfloataroundandcausetrouble.3．Theunderlinedphrase"takethemforgranted"inparagraph7means_______.A．findthemimportantB．considerthemuselessC．needthemduringanemergencyD．failtonoticetheirpresence(存在)4．Thesecond-to-lastparagraph(paragraph7)ismainlyabout_______.A．suggestionsofhowastronautscanstaycomfortableinspaceB．otherbasicthingsthataredifficulttodoinspaceC．whyburpingisimpossibleinspaceD．thingshumancan'tdowithoutgravityE17、Signlanguageusersoncehadtomeetatlocaldeafclubstomeetwithfriends,haveconversationsandsharetheirideas.Inrecentyears,however,somewebsiteshavestartedtotaketheplaceofthedeafclubs,withFacebookleadingtheway.Videoscanbewatchedonlineforlongperiodsandgroupsareeasytosetupandjoin.Manydeafpeopleenjoybeingabletocommunicatemoreeasilywiththeirhearingcolleagues(同事),oldschoolfriendsorfamilymembers.DeafcomedyactorJohnSmithsays,"Beforewehadsocialnetworkingsites,manydeafpeoplewereseparated.Facebookprovidesaplacewherewecancommunicatewithmorepeopleanddriveawaysomeofourfrustrationsaboutthebarriers(障碍)wefaceineverydaylife."Butitwasn'tperfectbecausestatusupdates(更新)hadtobewritteninEnglishtext.Insignlanguage,meaningiscommunicatedthroughhands,facialexpressionsandbodylanguage.Ithasadifferentgrammarandstructure.Becauseofdifficultiesinlearninglanguagewithouthearing,manysignlanguageuserslookonEnglishastheirsecondlanguageandoftenaren'tfluentinEnglish.Forexample,inspokenEnglishyoumightsay,"Themanclimbedtothetopofthebigmountain."Butinsignlanguageyou'dshowthemountainfirst,likethis,"Mountain,big.Manclimbedupit,allthewaytothetop."You'dshowhowsteep(陡峭的)themountainwasthroughyoursigns,andtheeffortthemantooktoclimbitwouldbeemphasized(强调)byyouractionsandfacialexpressions-almostlikeactingthepartoftheclimber.Astimegoeson,moreandmoredeafpeoplepreferusingFacebookinstead.Theywillhavefeweropportunitiestomeetandsignwitheachotherface-to-face.However,mostdeafpeoplethinktheybenefitalotfromwebsitesfordeafpeople.AsBuxtonsays,"Facebookgivesdeafpeopletheconfidencetocomeoutandsaythingsthattheyneverwouldhavesaidbeforebecausetheydidn'thavetheplatform(平台)tosaythemon.Confidencecomesfrombeingabletoexpressyourownthoughtsinyourownlanguage."1．Wecanknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat_____.A．socialwebsitesmakedeafpeoplecommunicatemorewidelyB．FacebookhasalreadytakentheplaceoflocalclubscompletelyC．deafpeoplecan'tspendanytimeinwatchingvideosonwebsitesD．Facebookdoesn'thelpdeafpeoplecommunicatewitheachother2．Deafpeopleusuallyhavetroublein______accordingtoParagraph3.A．joininginonlinegroups B．usingbodylanguageskillfullyC．communicatingthroughhands D．learningtowriteinEnglishtext3．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Itwilltakedeafpeoplelesstimetoupdatetheirowncomputers.B．Therewillbefewerlocalclubsfordeafpeopletomeettogether.C．Itisimpossiblefordeafpeopletoexpresstheirthoughtsonline.D．Deafpeoplewillhavenotimetousesignlanguageinlocalclubs.F18、Haveyoueverrubbedyourhandstogetherwhentheygetcold?Whydowedothat?Wedothatforfriction.Frictionhappenswhentwothingsthataren’tverysmooth(光滑的)rubtogethertomakeheatenergy.Thefasteryourubtwothingstogether,themorefrictionyoucanmake.Let’sdiscoverfriction!________★Soap★Water★Yourhands_____★Makesureyourhandsaredry.★Rubyourhandstogetheruntilyoufeeltheheatofyourhands.★Now,usesoapandwatertogetyourhandsveryslippery(滑的).★Trytomakefrictionhappenwhileyourhandsareslippery.★Pleasewritedownwhathashappened._____Frictionisanenergythathappenswhentwothingsrubtogether.Whenfrictionhappens,itmakesheat!Whenyourhandsareslippery,theywon’tmakeverymuchfrictionandyourhandswon’tgetsohot.______★Frictionhappenswhenyoustopyourfastrunningbike.★Ancientpeoplemadefiresbyrubbingtwopiecesofwoodtogether.Frictionhappenedthoughtheydidn’tknowit.________Frictioniseverywhere.Haveyouevernoticedsituationswherefrictionishappening?I