忻州市重点中学2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题含解析

忻州市重点中学2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、MybrotheralwaysgoestothelibrarySaturday.A．inB．onC．atD．to2、-OnMarch31st,30firefighters(扑火队员)losttheirlivesintheforestfireinDaliangshanMountain.-______________A．I'mafraidnot. B．I'msorrytohearthat.C．Idon'tthinkso. D．That'snotforsure.3、—WhatkindofTVshowsdoyouprefer?—Iliketheones________makemelaugh.A．who B．whom C．that D．what4、—IbelievewewillgetgoodgradesinthisEnglishexam.—______.Wehavepreparedforsuchalongtime.A．That’sforsure. B．Ittakestime. C．Areyoukidding? D．Itdoesn’tmatter.5、ThepopulationofChinais___________thanthatofRussia.AndthismakesthetrafficinChina___________.A．muchlarger,morecrowdedB．muchmore,morecrowdedlyC．muchlarger,morecrowdedlyD．muchmore,morecrowded6、Thelifewewereusedto_______greatlysince1992.A．change B．havechanged C．changing D．haschanged7、Didyougotoschoolwithout________breakfastthismorning?A．have B．having C．has D．had8、MoreTVprograms,accordingtogovernmentofficials,willbeproduced_____people’sattentionoverfoodsafety.A．toraise B．raising C．torise D．rising9、Lightsareout．Theconcertistobegin．ThefansholdtheirbreathforJayChou's_____．A．influence B．guidance C．experience D．appearance10、Bettyyoutheanswerassoonassheworksitoutlater.A．tells B．told C．willtell D．istellingⅡ.完形填空11、Iusedtohavelittlepassion(激情)inmylife.Butwhathappenedtheotherdaychangedmymind.ItwasthenthatIlearnedhow1itistohaveapassioninlife.ThatdayIwenthomeinMom'scar.WhenMom2ataredlight,someoneonthesideoftheroadcaughtmy3.Itwasamandressedinrags(破旧衣服).Hewashomeless.Thatdidn'tinterestme,becauseIhadseen4likehimbefore.Thosepeopleusuallylookedunhappyandhopeless.Butthismanwas5insomeway.Hewasnotsittingdownwitha6expression.Instead,hehada7inhishandandwasdancinghappilytothemusic.Theradioseemedtobethemostprecious(珍贵的)thinghehad."Mom,whydoesthatmanhavearadio8he’shomeless?”Iasked."whyhasn'theusedthe9forfoodorclothes?Hehas10somethingthathedoesn'tneed.""Well,Sarah,sometimesfoodandclothesaren'tthemostimportant.”Thatmanmustcaresomuchabout11thatheboughtaradioinsteadoffoodorclothes.Isoonrealizedthat12isthekeytolife.SincethenIamalwaysthinkingof13istrulyimportantinlife.Ahome,ameal,clothes—thesethingsare14partofthelife.Whatweoftenforgetisthatweallneedajoy,alightina15day.Weallneedapassionwhichgivesapersonthehappinesstheyneedtokeepgoing.1．A．strange B．important C．dangerous D．difficult2．A．stopped B．walked C．stood D．sat3．A．brain B．eye C．head D．nose4．A．none B．few C．all D．many5．A．common B．different C．polite D．rude6．A．sad B．nervous C．mad D．happy7．A．hat B．phone C．scarf D．radio8．A．though B．because C．until D．unless9．A．home B．car C．radio D．money10．A．preparedfor B．waitedfor C．paidfor D．lookedfor11．A．stories B．music C．news D．languages12．A．knowledge B．health C．happiness D．friendship13．A．who B．what C．where D．when14．A．only B．all C．also D．never15．A．warm B．hot C．dark D．sunnyⅢ.语法填空12、从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式，使短文完整、通顺。每空只填一词（有两词多余）cup,happy,so,which,the,good,think,but,they,be,fail,teachAgroupofclassmatesgottogethertovisittheiroldteacher.Theseclassmatesallhadgoodjobsandmadelotsofmoney.Theytalked1．.Theteacheraskedthemthedifficultytheyhadhad.Thentheirtalksoonturnedtotalkingaboutthestress(d压力)inworkandlife,Theteacherwentto2．kitchenandcamebackwithalargepotofcoffeeandmany3．---chinaones,plasticonesandglassones.Someareplainlooking,someareexpensiveandsomearelovely.Theteachertoldthemtohelp4．tothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theteachersaid,“Canyounoticethatallofyoutooknice-lookingexpensivecups,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones?Youwantonlythe5．foryourselves,anditisthesourceofyourproblems.”“Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,6．youwentforthebestcupsandthenbeganlookingateachother’scups.”“Now7．aboutthis;lifeisthecoffee,andthejobs,moneyandpositioninsociety8．thecups.Theyarejusttoolstohold,anddonotchangethelife.Sometimes,bycaringonlyaboutthecups,we9．toenjoythecoffee.10．don’tletthecupsdriveyou,andenjoythecoffeeinstead.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、There are stories about two U．S . presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain the American English term OK．We don’t know if either story is true，but they are both interesting．The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education.In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing．When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said．If he approved of a paper．he would write“all correct”on it．The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell．So what he really wrote was“ol korekt”．After a while，he shortened that term to“OK”． The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York．Van Bnren’s friends organized a club to help him become President.They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”．1．The author ______.A．believes both of the storiesB．doesn’t believe a word of the storiesC．is not sure whether the stories are trueD．is telling the stories just for fun2．According to the passage，President Jackson ______.A．couldn’t draw up any documents at all.B．didn’t like to read important papers by himself .C．often had his assistants sign documents for him.D．wasn’t good at reading，writing or spelling .3．According to the first story, the term “OK” _________.A．was approved of by President JacksonB．was the title of some Official documentsC．was first used by President JacksonD．was an old way to spell“all correct’’4．According to the second story，the term‘‘OK”  _________.A．was the short way to say‘‘old Kinderhook Club”B．meant the place where President Van Buren was bornC．was the name of Van Buren’s clubD．was used to call Van Buren’s supporters in the election5．According to the second story．the term“OK”was first used _______.A．by Van BurenB．in a presidential electionC．to organize the Old Kinderhook ClubD．by the members of the‘‘Old Kinderhook Club”B14、WorldSleepDayisonMarch21st.Lastyear’sthemewas“Healthysleep,awayfromtheslowdisease”.Itsaimistocelebratethebenefits(好处)ofgoodandhealthysleep.Sleepislikefoodforthebrain.Enoughsleephelpsthebodyandbraingrowanddevelop.AccordingtotheNationalSleepFoundationintheUS,adultsneedseventoninehoursofsleepeverynight.Forstudentsaged10to17,ahealthyamountisabouteighttoninehourspernight.Butmanystudentsdon’tgetenoughsleepbecauseofearlyschoolstarttimesandheavyhomework.About80percentofmiddleschoolstudentsdon’tgetenoughsleep,theChinaYouthandChildrenResearchCenterreported.Forsomestudents,theywanttosleepearly,buttheykeepworryingabouttheirschoolworkandcan’tfallasleepquickly.Forothers,theymayevenhaveinsomniawhichmightkeepthemawakeallnight.Thesesleepingproblemsgreatlyaffectpeople’slives.Expertshaveshownthatlackofsleepforteenagersleadstopoorgrades.Studentswithoutenoughsleepcannotpayattentioninclassordowellinsports.Also,lackofsleepmaymakethemdepressed.Luckily,withgoodsleephabits,itiseasiertofallasleep.Someofthesegoodhabitsincludeavoidingdrinksthatmakepeopleexcitedlateintheday,goingtosleepatthesametimeeachnight,andsleepinginacomfortableplacethatisdark,quiet,andneithertoowarmnortoocold.1．IfLiHongis15yearsold,howmuchsleepdoessheneedeverynight?A．10-12hours.B．8-9hoursC．7hours.D．Lessthan7hours.2．Whatmighthappenifteensdon’tgetenoughsleep?A．Theymightdowellinsports.B．Theirbodiesandbrainsmightgrowbetter.C．Theymightfeeldepressed.D．Theymightnotbeabletofinishtheirschoolwork.3．WhichisNOTareasonwhysomanystudentsdon’tgetenoughsleep?A．Theycannotpayattentioninclass.B．Theyhavetoomuchhomeworktodo.C．Theyhavesleepingproblems.D．Theyhavetogetupveryearlytogotoschool.4．Whichofthefollowingaregoodsleepinghabits?a.Sleepinginabrightplace.b.Goingtobedatthesametime.c.Sleepinginadarkandquietplace.d.Drinkingsomethingthatmakesyouexcited.A．a-bB．a-cC．b-cD．b-d5．Theunderlinedword“insomnia”means“_______”inChinese.A．健忘症B．肥胖症C．多动症D．失眠症C15、Human,Don’tCometooCloseFrequenttouchingfromhumansmaychangeplants’genesandslowtheirgrowth.Whenweseebabiesorpets,wecan’thelpgentlytouchingthemtoshowourlove.Andtheygiveushappyfeelingsback.Butarecentstudyshowsthatit’sdifferentforplants.Astudy,publishedinThePlantJournal,showsthatplantsdon’t“like”tobetouched.That’sbecausetouchingchangestheirgenes(基因)and,evenworse,canslowtheirgrowth.ProfessorJimWhelanoftheLaTrobeInstituteinAustraliagaveanexplanation.“Thelightesttouchfromahuman,animal,insect,orevenplantstouchingeachotherinthewind,leadstoahugegenechangeintheplant,”ScienceDailyreported.Inordertotestthetheory,thescientistsdidanexperimentonplants.Theygrewanumberofplantstotheageoffourweeks.Thentheytouchedthemwithapaintbrushevery12hoursovera36-hourperiod.Theyfoundthatasaresponsetothetouch,themitochondria(线粒体)intheplantshadbeenpartlydestroyed.Themitochondria,asScienceAlertnoted,arethe“powerhouseofthecell(细胞)”.Themitochondriaproduceenergyfortherestofthecellinbothanimalsandplants.Ifthis“powerhouse”isweakened,theplantswilllosealargeamountofenergythatshouldhavesupportedtheirgrowth.WhelanfurtherexplainedtoScienceDaily,“Ifthetouchingisrepeated,thenplantgrowthisreducedbyupto30percent.”Althoughtheprocessdoeshaveastrongeffectonplants,usuallytheplantssurvive.Touchingchangestheplants,butit’snotnecessarilyabadchange.AccordingtoScienceAlert,frequenttouchingormovingplantswillmakethemgrowshorterthanotherones.Theresearchersbelievethischange,insomeway,couldbehelpful.Itmayhelpplantsfightthreatstotheirhealthsuchasinsectsandbadweather.Thenewresearchfindingshaveledtoadeeperunderstandingoftheplants’responsetotouching.Andtheresearchmight“openupnewwaystoreducesensitivity(敏感性)andimprovegrowthinthefuture”,ScienceAlertreported.1．Whydidthescientistsdotheexperiment?A．Totestiftouchingcanchangethegenesofplants.B．Toshowthatplants’andanimals’genesaredifferent.C．Totellwhentouchinghaseffectonplantsandanimals.D．Tofindoutwhysomeplantsgrowmoreslowlythanothers.2．Whatdidthescientistsfindintheirexperiment?A．Repeatedtouchingshortenedtheplants’lifebyfourweeks.B．Touchingsloweddownplantgrowthbyreducingenergyforgrowth.C．Repeatedtouchingmadeplantsdiesoonerthantheywereexpectedto.D．Mitochondriaintheplantscouldn’tproduceenergybecauseoftouching.3．Whatdothescientiststhinkofthefactthattouchmakesplantsbecomeshorter?A．Theplantswillbemorelikelytobeattractedbyinsects.B．Theplantswillbemoreeasilyharmedbybadweather.C．Theplantswillbelesssensitivetobeingtouched.D．Theplantswillbebetteratfightingdangers.D16、Isgettingablackbelt(腰带)onyourlife’sto-dolist?ThenthiselderlywomaninSanFranciscojustmightbeyourhero.Justtwoyearsbeforeher100thbirthday,SenseiKeikoFukudahasbecomethefirstwomantoachieveatenth-degreeblackbelt---thehighestrankinJudo(柔道).Fukudaisnowoneofonlyfourlivingpeoplewhohaveearnedthetenth-degreeblackbelt.Throughouthistory,only16peoplehaveeverachievedthishonor.FukudabeganpracticingJudoin1935andistheonlysurvivingstudentofitsfounder,KanoJiguro.Atherteacher’srequirement,shelearnedEnglishtohelpspreadJudointernationally.Duringatimewhengettingmarried,buildingafamilyandbecomingahousewifewerethenorms(行为标准)，Fukudabrokefromtradition,continuingJudoinsteadofgettingmarried.“AllIdidwasJudo...Thiswasmymarriage,”FukudarepliedtearfullytotheSanFranciscoChronicle.“Thisiswhenmydestiny(命运)wasset.Ijustimaginedhowlongtheroadwouldbe.”ShedescribedtheJiguro’sschoolas“old-fashionedandsexist(性别歧视的)aboutbeltsandranks”.Infact,anedict(法令)thatpreventedwomenfromachievinganyhigherthanafifth-degreeblackbeltkeptFukudaatthatlevelfor30years.Shefinallygotthesixthdegreein1972whenawomen’sdivision（分部）wascreated.FukudathinksJudoandherlifetobe“gentle,kindandbeautiful,yetfirmandstrong,bothmentallyandphysically”.Fukudasaysthiskindofbeautyisnotexternal(外在的).Sheexplained.“Ibelievethisinnerbeautyistruebeauty…Allmylifethishasbeenmydream.”Herdreamwasturnedintoreality,andthe98-year-oldSenseiKeikoFukudacontinuestoteachJudothreetimesaweekatawomen’sJudotrainingcenter.1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A．SheisthefirstwomantoachievethehighestrankinJudo.B．Ittookher30yearstogetatenth-degreeblackbelt.C．HerteacherwantedhertohelpspreadJudotootherpartsoftheworld.D．Onlyonewomanandfifteenmenhaveeverearnedthetenth-degreeblackbeltinthehistory.2．WhydidFukudapursue(追求)Judoallherlife?A．Tolookforinnerbeauty.B．TohelpJapanbecomestronger.C．TospreadJudoaroundtheworld.D．Tofightagainsttradition.3．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesFukudaaccordingtothearticle?A．TraditionalB．PopularC．Determined(坚定的)D．CuriousE17、WhatisaChinatown?IsitatowninChina?Ofcoursenot!TheChinatownisapartofatownareawithalargenumberofChineseresidents(居民)，usuallyoutsideofChina.Chinatownsarethroughouttheworld，includingthoseinEastAsia，SoutheastAsia，NorthAmerica，SouthAmerica，Australia，andEurope.ThebiggestoneisinNewYork.Itisagoodplacetogo.ShoppingShoppingintheChinatownisfun.Youcanfindlotsofthingsthere.MostofthemaremadeinChina.MottStreetisthebestplacetoshopbecausethingstherearenotveryexpensive.EatingTheChinatownhasmorethan200restaurants.YoucanenjoytraditionalChinesefoodthere.NewSilverPalaceRestaurantisoneofthebestChineserestaurants.LivingLivingintheChinatowniscomfortable.Youcanfindhospitals，banks，librariesandsupermarketsthere.Insomeschools，studentsmuststudyChinese.Manyoverseas(海外的)Chinesesendtheirchildrentotheseschools.TheywanttheirchildrentolearnmoreaboutChinaanditsculture1．TheChinatownisalivingareaA．inChina B．inaforeigncountry C．inthecountryside D．Inashoppingmall2．NewYorkintheUnitedStateshasChinatownintheworld.A．hesmallest B．thelargest C．thefunniest D．themostboring3．isthebestplacetoshopbecausethingstherearenotveryexpensive.A．SouthAmerica B．Europe C．EastAsia D．MottStreet4．InNewYork，youcangotoNewSilverPalaceRestauranttoA．eatChinese—stylefood B．borrowmagazines C．haveWesternfood D．seeadoctorF18、Whatdoesyourfacesay?Howmanydifferentemotionsdoyouthinkyoucancommunicatetopeoplewithyourface?Doyouhavethesamefacialexpressionsaspeoplefromdifferentcultures?Newresearchsuggeststhatthereareonlyfourbasicfacialexpressionsofemotion.However,howtheseexpressionsareunderstoodmightdependonwhereyouarefrom.ResearchbyscientistsfromtheUniversityofGlasgowhaschallengedthetraditionalviewofhowthefaceexpressesemotions.Untilnow,itwaswidelybelievedthatsixbasicemotions—happiness,sadness,fear,anger,surpriseanddisgust(厌恶),wereexpressedandrecognizedacrossdifferentcultures.However,theUniversityofGlasgow’sworknowsuggeststhatthehumanfaceonlyhasfourbasicexpressionsofemotion.Thisisbecausesomepairsofemotionsareimpossibletodistinguish,especiallywhentheyarefirstexpressingontheface.Fearandsurprise,forexample,bothsharewide-openeyes.Thefacialexpressionsforangeranddisgustalsolookthesame.Soifourfacesareonlyabletoexpressfourbasicemotions,howdowecommunicatemorecomplex(复杂的)feelings?Thestudyfoundthatthewayexpressionsareexplainedisdifferentindifferentcultures.LeadresearcherDrRachaelJackwasstudyingthisbecause“facialexpressionswereconsideredtobegeneral”,sheexplains.However,whilelookingathowpeoplefromtheEastandWestlookatdifferentpartsofthefaceduringfacialexpressionrecognition,theyfoundthatalthoughtherearesomecommoncharacteristicsacrosscultures,thesixbasicfacialexpressionsofemotionarenotrecognizedbyeveryone.“Wesaidwedon’tknowwhatadisgustfacelookslikeinChina,sothebestwaytogoaboutthatistomakeallcombinations(组合)offacialmovementsandshowtoChineseresearchersandaskthemtochoosetheonestheythinkaredisgustfaces.”Withthesoftwaretheydeveloped,theydiscoveredthatintheearlystagesofsignalingemotion,fearandsurprise,andangeranddisgust,wereoftenconfused.Jackexplainsthatthesefacialexpressionshavedevelopedbothfrombiologyandsocialevolution(进化).Whatinterestspeopleaboutthecross-culturalaspectoftheresearch?“Thisworkleadstounderstandingwhichemotionsweshare,realizingourdifferencesandcallingattentiontoourmulticulturalexperiences.”Thisresearchcouldadvisenewwaysofsocialcommunicationthatimprovecross-culturalinteractions.1．Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowinterestindifferentcultures.B．Toexpresstheworriesaboutemotions.C．Toleadinthetopicoffacialexpressions.D．Togiveane