2024届广东省惠城市惠城区八校英语九年级第一学期期末统考试题含解析

2024届广东省惠城市惠城区八校英语九年级第一学期期末统考试题注意事项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、---IwastoldthatTomwaschargedwithstealingthejewelryfromtheshop.---Itisjustamisunderstanding.________,hehadnothingtodowiththecase.A．Infact B．Asaresult C．However D．Moreover2、—CouldIborrowyourcameratomorrow?—Idon’tthinkyouneedit,becausevisitorstotakephotosinthemuseum.A．don’tallow B．aren’tallowed C．weren’tallowed3、---Excuseme,doesMr.Smith’ssonlivehere?---Heusedto_________here,buthegetsusedto_______inamoderncitynow.A．live;live B．living;living C．living;live D．live;living4、—Lookatthesign!Youarenotallowedtosmokehere.—________.A．OK,IwillB．Sorry,Iwon’tC．Yes,I’dlovetoD．You’dbetternot5、Mary________totheparty.Shehadawonderfultimewithus.A．invitesB．isinvitedC．wasinvited6、Boysandgirls,whynotreadEnglishaloud?It's____toyourpronunciationandreadingskills.A．harmful B．useless C．helpful D．thankful7、Idrankalargecupofcoffeeyesterdayevening,anditkeptme______allnight.A．intelligent B．patient C．absent D．awake8、—Hurryup!Thebusiscoming.—Waitamoment,please!Letmecheckifthere’s________left.A．anythingelse B．importantsomething C．otherthings9、---WasthisphototakeninTibet?---Yes.Youcanseebeautifulsnowmountainsinthe______ofthephoto.A．formB．shapeC．backgroundD．Direction10、Lilyisaverykindgirl.Wealllove______.A．you B．him C．them D．herⅡ.完形填空11、Twentyyearsago,Idroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwentto1apassengerat2:30am.WhenIarrivedtocollect,Ifoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasingle2inagroundfloorwindow.Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked.“Justaminute,”answereda3,elderlyvoice.Aftera4pause(停留),thedooropenedatlast.Asmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforeme.Byhersidewasasmallsuitcase.Itookthesuitcasetothecar,andthen5tohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalked6towardthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformy7.”It’snothing,”Itoldher.“IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated.‘’“Oh,you’resuchagoodman,”shesaid.Whenwegotintothetaxi,shegavemea/an8,andthenasked,“Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown?”“It’snottheshortestway,”Iansweredquickly.“Oh,I’minnohurry,”shesaid.I’monmywaytoahospice(临终医院).Idon’thaveany9left.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveachanceoflivingverylong.Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter(表).Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.She10methebuildingWhereshehadonceworked,theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived,andthefurnitureshopwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshe’daskmeto11infrontofaspecialbuildingandwouldsitlookingstraightintothe12,sayingnothing.Atdawn（黎明）,shesuddenlysaid,“I’mtired.Let’sgonow.”Wedrove13totheaddressshehadgivenme.“HowmuchdoIpayforyou?”sheasked.“Nothing,”Isaid.“Youhavetomakealiving,”sheanswered.“Oh,thereareotherpassengers,”Ianswered.Almostwithoutthinking,Ibentandgavehera14.Sheheldontometightly.Ourhugendedwithherremark,“Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentof15.”1．A．pickupB．playwithC．lookafterD．callup2．A．fromB．lightC．.roomD．shape3．A．strangeB．niceC．happyD．weak4．A．terribleB．longC．suddenD．short5．A．rushedB．offeredC．returnedD．decided6．A．quicklyB．directlyC．politelyD．slowly7．A．pityB．supportC．kindnessD．advice8．A．addressB．orderC．smileD．gift9．A．familyB．lifeC．rightD．money10．A．sentB．toldC．showedD．left11．A．gobyB．getoutC．runawayD．slowdown12．A．worldB．darknessC．brightnessD．sky13．A．insilenceB．indangerC．insurpriseD．insecret14．A．hugB．liftC．handshakeD．answer15．A．regretB．thoughtC．hopeD．joyⅢ.语法填空12、I’mHongmei.I1．(learn)Englishformanyyears,butIdon’tfinditeasy.IwenttoanEnglish-speakingcountryonourlastvacation,andIcouldnotspeaktothepeoplevery2．(good).OurtourguidespokeEnglishforus.NowIknowitisimportant3．(learn)moreEnglish,soI’mhavingextra4．(lesson)inmyfreetime.Ibelieveitcanhelp5．(I)improvemyEnglishmoresoon.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、WhenmyfirstwartimeChristmascame,IwasinbasictraininginNewJerseyandnotsureifIwouldmakeithomefortheholidays.OnlyontheafternoonofDecember23wasthelistofmenwhowouldhavethethree-dayholidayposted.Iwasoneoftheluckysoldiers.ItwasChristmasEvewhenIarrivedhome,andalittlesnowhadfallen.Motheropenedthefrontdoor.Icouldseebeyondher,intothecornerofthelivingroomwherethetreehadalwaysstood,therewerelights,allcolors,andornaments(饰品)shiningagainstthegreenofapine.“Wherediditcomefrom?”Iasked.“IaskedtheGatesboytocutit,”mymothersaid.“Iwouldn’thavehadonejustformyself,butwheningreatneed…sucharush!Hejustbroughtitinthisafternoon.”Thepinereachedtotheproperheight,almosttotheceiling,andtheTreeTopCrystalStarwasinitsplace.Afewgreenbranchesreachedoutalittleawkwardly(难看)attheside,Ithought,andtherewasabitofbaretrunkshowinginthemiddle.ButthetreefilledtheroomwithwarmlightandthewholehousewiththepleasantsmellofChristmas.“It’snotliketheoneyouusedtofind,”mymotherwenton.“Yourswerealwaysingoodshape.IsupposetheGatesboydidn’tknowwheretolookforabetterone.ButIcouldn’tbefussybecausehehadtriedhisbest.”“Don’tworry,”Itoldher.“It’sperfect.”Itwasn’t,ofcourse,butatthemomentIrealizedsomethingforthefirsttime:allChristmastreesareperfect.1．Whatdidhismother’sChristmastreelooklike?A．B．C．D．2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestory?A．Onesoldiertoldthewriterhewouldhaveathree-dayholidayforChristmas.B．Whenthewritergothome,theGatesboywascuttingaChristmastree.C．HismotherwouldnotcomplainfortheChristmastreewhichlookedawkward.D．AllthesoldierswereluckytogohomeforChristmasduringthewar.3．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat___________.A．thewriterspenthisfirstChristmasduringthewarB．thewriterdidn’tlikethetreecutbysomeoneelseC．thewriterusedtocutverybeautifulChristmastreeD．hismotherdidn’twanttohaveaChristmastreeduringwartime4．Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“allChristmastreesareperfect”?A．NothingisasperfectasChristmas.B．Onceathome,everythingissonice.C．Duringthewar,treesarehardtofind.D．AllChristmastreesarethemostbeautiful.5．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ASoldierandtheChristmasTreeB．HowSoldiersSpentChristmasC．ThePerfectChristmasTreeD．ChristmasandaSpecialTreeB14、Mydadwasasonofapoorfarmerandhadtoleaveschoolearlyandworkedinafactory.Educationwasfortherichatthattime.SotheworldbecamehisschoolHereadeverythinghecouldget,listentothetowneldersandlearnedaboutthewordsoutsidehistinytown.Heusuallysaid."Thoughwerebornstupid,onlythestupidremainthatway."Hedecidedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldrefuseaneducation.SoDadaskedustolearnatleastonenewthingeachday.Though,aschildren,wethoughtthiswascrazy,weallfollowedtherequest.Anddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearned.“Felecia,”he'dsay,"tellmewhatyoulearnedtoday."“IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis..."“ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm,well…"he'dsay.“Getthemapandlet’sseewhereNepalis."AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleastsixsuchfacts.Aschildren,wethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamily,however,wasgrowingtogetherandtakingpartinoneanother’seducation.Andbylisteningtousandgivingusasense(尊严),Dadnodoubtinfluencedusmost.Later,Istudiedwithsomefamouseducators.TheytaughtwhatIhadlearntfromDad---thevalueofcontinuallearning.Andthishasservedmewellallmylife.NotasingledayhasbeenwasthoughIcannevertellwhetherknowingthepopulationofNepalmightbereallyuseful.1．Thewriter’sfatherleftschoolearlybecause______.A．hefoundagoodjob B．hedidn'tliketogotoschoolC．hisfamilywastoopoor D．hehadtolookafterhissickmother2．Howdidthefatherlearnafterleavingschool?A．Bytravelingwithotherpeople B．Bygoingoutofhistinytown.C．Bylisteningtotheradio D．Bylearningfromtheworldaroundhim3．Whatisthegreatestvalueof"dinnertime”ofthewriter?A．Continuallearning B．Familyget-togetherC．Showingtalents D．Enjoyingdeliciousfood4．Whatdidthewriterthinkofhisfather?A．Hewastoostrictwithhisfamilymembers.B．Hehadagreatinfluenceonhiskids’education.C．HewasnotverycleverwhenhewasyoungD．Helikedtodocrazythingsverymuch5．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______.A．thewriterregrettedaboutthosedaysasachildB．knowingthepopulationofNepalwasveryusefulC．everyonesharedwhattheyhadlearnedduringdinnertimeD．thewriter’sfatherwasborninaworker'sfamilyC15、Insomesciencefictionmovies,evilrobotsrefusetodie,nomatterhowhardpeoplefightback.Nowsciencefictionhasbecomesciencefact.Forthefirsttime,scientistshavemadearobotthatcantakeabeatingandkeepongoing.ScientistsfromCornellUniversitymadetherobot,whichlookslikeaspider(蜘蛛)withfourlegs.Untilnow,eventhemostadvancedrobotwasalmostcertaintobreakdownwhenitwasbroken.Thatisbecauseitscomputerinsidesimplydoesn’tknowhowtomakethemachineworkafteritsshapehaschanged.Todealwiththisproblem,thescientistsputeightmotors(发动机)andtwosensors(传感器)thatreadhowthemachineisworking.Theyallgivesignals(信号)tothemachine’ssoftware.Usingthisinformation,thecomputercanthenworkoutthemachine’sshapeatanymoment.Thenewtechnologyisabigadvanceinrobot-making,scientistssay,andit’sfarfromscary.Itmaysomedayhelpscientistscreatebetterman-made(人造的)armsandlegsandgivenewfreedomtopeoplewholosethem.Itmightalsohelpscientistsunderstandhowpeopleandanimalsworkouttheirownsenseofplaceinspace.“Ithasbeendifficulttodesignrobotsthatcanworkwellwhentheenvironmentchangesorwhenit’sdamaged,”saysOlafSpornsofIndianaUniversityintheUS.“Withthiswork,wearenearertosolvingthisproblem.”1．（小题1）Whydorobotseasilybreakdownwhentheyaredamaged?A．Theyhavenocomputersinside.B．Thecomputerhaschangedalot.C．Theycannotrepairthemselves.D．Thecomputercannotworkiftherobotchanges.2．（小题2）Thenewtechnologyallowstherobotto.A．dohouseworkforhumansB．tellpeoplewhereitisC．rememberalotofinformationD．keepworkingafterbeingdamaged3．（小题3）Theunderlinedword“them”inParagraph5refersto.A．sensorsB．armsandlegsC．scientistsD．robots4．（小题4）Howdothesensorsintherobotwork?A．Theyhelpthecomputerlearntherobot’scondition.B．Theycanfindoutwherethedamagecomesfrom.C．Theycanreplace(替代)thecomputerwhenit’sbroken.D．Theycansendsignalstothepersonwhousestherobot.D16、Whatislanguagefor?Somepeopleseemtothinkit’sforpractisinggrammarrulesandlearninglonglistsofwords.That’swrong!Languageisfortheexchangeofideasandinformation.It’smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageifyoucan’tuseitfreely.ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrules,buttheycan’tspeakcorrectlyorfluently.Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Oneshouldn’tbeafraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage.Nativespeakersmakemistakesandbreakrules,too.BernardShawoncewrote,“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”ButthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentfromthosethatChinesestudentsmake.They’reEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguage.Andifenoughnativespeakersbreakarule,it’snolongerarule.Whatusedtobewrongbecomesright.Peoplenotonlymakehistory,butalsotheymakelanguages.Buttheycanonlymaketheirownlanguage.Theycan’tcreateanotherlanguage.SoChinesestudentsshouldpayattentiontothegrammar,buttheyshouldn'toverdoit.Theyshouldputcommunicationfirst.1．Whatislanguagefor?A．Forpractisinggrammarrules. B．Forlearninglistsofwords.C．Fortheexchangeofideasandinformation. D．Allabove.2．Generally,whenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglish,he________.A．nevermakesmistakes B．hardlymakesmistakesC．can’tavoidmakingmistakes D．alwaysmakesmistakes3．“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”Thissentencemeansthat________.A．foreignersspeakcorrectEnglishB．foreignersspeakincorrectEnglishC．foreignersspeakEnglishjustfollowingthegrammarrulesD．foreignersnevermakemistakeswhentheyspeakEnglish4．Iftoomanynativespeakersbreakarule,_______.A．whattheyusewillbecomeright B．theyareagainstthelawC．theyshouldsaysorrytoothers D．theywillbecomeheroes5．Whatisbesttitleforthepassage?A．Makinglanguages B．GrammarandVocabularyC．Communicationfirst D．Nativespeakers’mistakesE17、OnemorningFanXingdiscoveredthatherclassroomhadchanged.The13-year-oldsawthatthedeskswerenolongerinrows(排),butpushedtogethertomakesixbiggerdesks.Thenewarrangement(排列)waspartofareform(改革)atFan'sschool,ChangshaDaotianMiddleSchoolinHunan.Aboutfiveweeksago,morethan2,000juniorstudentsattheschoolbeganstudyinginthisway,withsixtoeightstudentssittingingroups."Thisreformisdesignedtoprovidestudentswitheasierwaystostudyandmorechancesfordiscussion,"saidLiuXu,aschoolheadteacher."Ourschoolhopesitcanimprovestudents'abilities(能力)forself-studyaswellasteamwork."Thenewarrangementtooksometimeforstudentstogetusedto."Iwastoocurious(好奇)aboutitforthefirsttwodays,"saidFan.Butsoonsheandherclassmatesgotusedtoit."Nowourclassisquieterbecausewecanstoploudstudentswithsomesimplegestures(手势),"saidFan."What'smore,wecanexpressourownideasandlearnothers'throughdiscussion.It'sabetterwaytostudy."FengYulikesthisnewclassroomarrangementverymuchandhasmadesomeprogressstudying.The14-year-oldsaid,"Groupmembersfirstdiscuss,andthenexplainthesolutionsoranswerstodifficultquestionsinfrontofthewholeclass.""Thediscussiongivesusmoreconfidencetomakespeeches,"saidFeng."Wecanalsoimproveourfriendships."Thereformhasaskedformorefromteachers.Theyhavenomorethan15minutestoteachinclass."Itisabigchallengetoteachinsuchshorttimethelessonswhichshouldbetaughtin45minutes,"EnglishteacherWangJingsaid."Wehavetoimprovemethodstoteachbetter.Wemustpreparesomeinterestingtopicsandexercisesbeforeclasssothatstudentscandiscussthem."Wangsaidthatsomestudentsalwaystalk.Theteachershavetomovecontinuouslyintheclassroomtokeepthemquietandgetthemtoconcentrateonclass."Itdemandsmore,butIbelieveitwillpayoff,"Wangadded.1．Thepurposeofthenewclassroomarrangementisto________.A．makethestudentsfeelfreshandinterested B．dividebigclassesintosmallclassesC．makemoreroomfornewstudents D．providestudentswithmorechancesforteamwork2．Howdidthenewclassroomarrangementhelpthestudents'studyaccordingtothepassage?A．Bystoppingloudstudentsusingsimplegestures.B．Bygivingstudentsmorechancestoworkingroups.C．Bymakingstudentsexplaindifficultquestionsafterschool.D．Bygivingstudentsmoreconfidencetoimprovefriendship.3．Whatisthebigchallengefortheteachersinclassroomteachinginthereform?A．Theteachershavetoimprovetheirstudyingmethods.B．Theteachersmustpreparemoreinterestingtopicsforexercises.C．Theteachersareonlygiven15minutestoteachinoneperiod(节)oftheclass.D．Theteachershavetomoveaboutintheclassroomtokeepthestudentsquiet.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．ThestudentsinChangshaDaotianMiddleSchoolaresittingingroupswhenhavingclasses.B．Thereformintheschoolisaimedatimprovingthestudents'abilitiesforself-study.C．Studyingingroupsgivesthestudentsmoreconfidencetoconcentrateonclass.D．Thenewclassroomarrangementalsobringssomenewchallengestotheteachers.F18、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Theotherday,Idecidedtoteachmysonaboutthepowerofsmallactsofkindness.Hehadwonsomelollies(棒棒糖)inaprizemachineinthelocalsupermarket,soIaskedhimifhewouldliketosharehiswinwiththenextchildthatwalkedpast.Hewashesitantbecausehewasashylittleboy,buthesaidyesafterIencouragedhimabit.Afatherandhischildpassedbyus.Iwenttothefatherandaskedifmysoncouldgivehisdaughteralollythathehadwon.Thefather.lookedatmesidewaysandwasunsurewhattosay.IexplainedthatIwasteachingmysonaboutthepowerofkindness.Atlast,hesaidokay.Wewenttohisdaughter,buttomysurprise,thelittlegirlwouldn'tacceptthelolly!Mysondidn'tfeelpleasedbythefactthatshewouldn'taccepthisofferingandthenhetoldmeinalowvoice,"Wegotothesameschool."Whenweleftthesupermarket,IexplainedtomysonthatpeopleintheworldthatdaywerenotsoopentokindnessbecausetheirthoughtsandopinionshadbeenshapedbythepastandItoldhimnottobeunhappy."Theymayhavebeenunfriendly,butI'msureweleftthemmovedinsomeway.Andtheyounggirlwillrememberyouastheboywithakindheart,whenshemeetsyouatschool!"Isaidandhenodded.1．Themotheraskhersontogivesomeofhislolliestoanotherchildbecause______.A．hersonhadtoomanylolliestosharewithothersB．shewantedhersontolearntosharewithothersC．shewantedtoteachhersonaboutthepowerofkindnessD．shewantedhersontobemoreopentoothers2．Theunderlinedword"hesitant"inthefirstparagraphmost