四川省资阳市雁江区2023年九年级英语第一学期期末复习检测试题含解析

四川省资阳市雁江区2023年九年级英语第一学期期末复习检测试题注意事项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、—Mary,________youhaveP.E.onMondays?—Yes.Andit'smyfavoritesubject.A．do B．were C．will D．have2、—Wouldyouliketodo__________interestingwithme?—I’dloveto,butIhaveapianolessonthisafternoon.A．somethingB．anythingC．nothingD．everything3、TheDiaryofaYoungGirlbecameabest-sellerassoonasitwaspublished.Youcaneasilyknowthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordby.A．thewayitisformed B．itsplaceinthesentenceC．readingthewordsbefore D．guessingwhatcomesnext4、Let’s

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also5、—Theseproblemsaretoohardto_________.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—Therearemanyways.Themostimportantoneistohaveacarefulplan.A．lookout B．handout C．workout D．takeout6、—Whois__________youngmanwithlonghair?—He’safriendofmine.A．aB．anC．theD．\7、Doyouwanttobehealthy?___.Smilingcanhelpyoustayhealthy.A．Smiles B．Smiling C．Tosmile D．Smile8、We______TVfromseventoninelastnight.A．werewatching B．will C．watched D．watch9、--________comingearlier,wecaneasilyfindagoodseatinthetheater.--Youmadeawisedecision.A．InsteadofB．ThankstoC．AsforD．Exceptfor10、MyuncleregrettedhishouseinShanghailastyear,becausethehousepricekeepsrising.A．sellB．tosellC．sellingD．soldⅡ.完形填空11、TreesintheAmazonrainforestareshowingscientiststhepastinordertohelpthempredictthefuture.Haveyouheardabouttreerings?Sometreescreateringseveryyear1theygrow.Theseringscanbe2inthetreetrunkswhenthetreesarecutdown.Countingtree3cantellushowoldthetreeis,butUKscientistshave4awayoflearningabouttheclimateoftherainforestinthepastfromthetreerings.GrowingintheAmazonrainforest,sometreesonlyhaveshortroots.Thismeansthatthetreesdependonrainwater,5thewaterthatnaturallyoccursdeeperunderground.Therefore,theringsoftreetrunks(树干)can6therainfallintheforestinthepast.Theringscanhelpusunderstandtherainfall,7theclimateoftheAmazonforestoverthelast100years.Whatscientistwanttoknow,however,ishowtherainforestwillbeaffectedbytheworld’srisingtemperatures.Willit8wetterordrier?TheAmazonrainforestisknownasthe“lung（肺）oftheearth”fortheamountofCO29thetreestakeinfromtheaireveryday.Awarmingworldcouldhaveaverybadeffectonthisimportantforest,butwithmoreinformationaboutthe10,scientistshopetoknowwhatoneofthemostimportantrainforestsintheworldwillbelikeinthefuture.1．A．asB．sinceC．althoughD．after2．A．heardB．drawnC．producedD．seen3．A．ringsB．leavesC．fruitsD．roots4．A．changedB．forgottenC．discoveredD．imagined5．A．ratherthanB．asforC．becauseofD．thanksto6．A．influenceB．causeC．increaseD．show7．A．yetB．everC．evenD．still8．A．tasteB．smellC．soundD．become9．A．whenB．thatC．whereD．why10．A．humansB．animalsC．pastD．futureⅢ.语法填空12、C）用所给动词的正确形式完成短文。At8,844.43metershigh,MountQomolangma1．(be)thetallestmountainonEarth.Whileitisfamousforitsbeautifulviews,partsofthemountainarefacingaproblem:garbage.Everyyear,thousandsofvisitorsthrowawaytonsofrubbish.Sofar,over140tonsofrubbish2．(leave)onthemountain.3．(reduce)rubbish,Chinaislimitingthenumberofpeoplewho4．(allow)toclimbupthenorthsideofthemountain.Nowthelocalgovernment5．(setup)stationstosort,recycleandbreakdowngarbagecollectedfromthemountain.Agroupofartistswilltrytoturntherubbishintoartwork.They6．(show)theseworksofarttoremindpeoplenottoleaverubbishwhenclimbingthemountain.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Accordingtoanewstudy,catsmaybejustassmartasdogs.Bothcatsanddogsmayhaveepisodicmemory（情景记忆）,similartothatofhumanbeings.Thediscoveryshowsthatcatscanrecallmemoriesofpositiveexperienceslikeeatingadelicioussnack.Thestudywasatestofepisodicmemory.Episodicmemorymeansmemoryofpastexperiencesthathappenedataspecialtimeandplace.Inthetest,catswereledtofouropenbowlsoffood.Theywereallowedtoeatfromtwoofthem.Afterfifteenminutes,emptybowlstooktheplaceoftheoldones.Thenthesamecatsreturnedtolookforfoodagain.Theyspentmoretimesearchingfortheoldbowls.Itseemedthatthecatswereabletoremembertheinformationof“what”and“where”aboutthebowls.Thisdiscoverysuggeststhattheymayhaveepisodicmemory.However,it’sstillnotclearwhethercatscantrulyexperiencepastmemoriesinthesamewayashumanbeingsdo.“It’sdifficulttoknowwhetherthecatscansubjectively（主观地）remembertheexperience,”NickDiamond,aresearcherattheUniversityofToronto,explained.Still,thetestplaysanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofmemoryresearchinanimals.“Itopensthedoortonewstudies.Howlongcancats’memorieslast?Wemaydosomeresearchonthisinthefuture,”ProfessorLaurieSantosfromYaleUniversitytoldBBCNews.Theroadtonewdiscoveriesislonganddifficult.Thoughtherearelotsofproblemstobesolvedanddiscussedalongtheway,suchstudiesdoleadusastepclosertothefinalsuccess.1．_______mayhaveepisodicmemory.A．DogsB．PandasC．ElephantsD．Sheep2．Itseemsthatcatscanrecallmemoriesoftheir_____experiences.A．happyB．sadC．scaryD．unusual3．Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?A．Catscansubjectivelyrememberpastexperiences.B．Thecatsspentmoretimesearchingforemptybowls.C．CatsaresmarterthandogsandassmartashumansD．Catsmayhaveepisodicmemorysimilartothatofhumans.4．Accordingtothefifthparagraph,scientistsmaydosomeresearchon____inthefuture.A．whetherdogscanrecallmemorieslikecatsB．whycatsonlyremembergoodexperiencesC．howlongcats’memoriescanlastD．howhumansrecallpastmemories5．Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthestudy?A．Ithasalreadysolvedmanyproblems.B．Ithelpsmemoryresearchinanimals.C．Ithasnothingtodowithotherstudies.D．Itisawasteofmoneyandtime.B14、Saying“thankyou”isprobablythefirstthingmostofuslearntodoinaforeignlanguage.Afterall,we’rebroughtuptobekindandpolite.So,whatexactlyareyousupposedtosaywhen“thankyou”isonlythe20thmostpopularwaytoexpressgratitude(感激)?Accordingtoarecentreport,19otherwaysofexpressinggratitudefinishedaheadof“thankyou”inapoll(投票)of3,000people.Pollstersfoundalmosthalfthoseaskedpreferredthemoreinformal(非正式的)“cheers”,whileotherslikedtousesuchexpressionsas“ta”,“great”and“niceone”.So,justwhatistherightformofwordstoexpressyourthanks?Luckily,theanswerisinthelanguageitself.“Cheers”isconsideredaninformalwaytosaythankyou.Forexample,whengoingforadrinkwithfriends,asmileanda“cheers”bywayofthanksisnotonlyacceptabletothesituation,itisalsoculturallyaccurate.“Ta”wasthesecond-mostpopularexpressionofthanks,andisalsocommonlyusedininformalsituations,alongwithphrasessuchas“niceone”,and“wonderful”.Interestingly,onewordthatdidn’tmakeitintothetop20was“thanks”.But“thanks”canbeuseful,asitisabletobridgethedividebetween“thankyou”andthedownrightrelaxed“cheers”.Certainwordscandoubleasanexpressionofthanksaswellasdelight.Forexample,wordslike“awesome”,“brilliant”and“youstar”cantellbothyourpleasureatsomeone’saction,aswellasservingtoexpressyourthanks.Ifyouareonthereceivingendofa“new”thankyou,youcanreplywithasimple“noproblem”,or“sure”.Ofcourse,asimplewave,nodorsmilemaybeallright.Forexample,ifacardriverslowsdowntoletyoucrosstheroad,simplyraisingyourhandisenoughtoshowthatyouarethankfulforthedriver’sconsideration.Sometimes,formalityisnecessary,and“thankyou”isstillthebestchoiceinsuchsituations.Butstudentsshouldnotworryaboutwhenexactlytousecertainexpressions.Manypeopleinwesterncountriesareworriedthatgoodmannersareindecline(衰退).Peoplearetiredofseeingtheiractsofkindnessandservicepasswithoutanyfeedback.Sodon’tthinkthatyour“thankyou”wasuselessortooformal.Thechancesare,ifyousaid“thankyou”,youmadesomeone’sday.1．（小题1）Wecantellfromtheresultofthepollthat______.A．peopleareworryingaboutpolitenessnowadaysB．therearemanykindsofexpressionsofgratitudeC．“thankyou”isthemostpopularexpressionofgratitudeD．therearemoreformalexpressionsofgratitudethaninformalones2．（小题2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accurate”inParagraph5mean?A．Clearandexact.B．Simplebutstrange.C．Shortandinformal.D．Informalbutpopular.3．（小题3）Whichofthefollowingcanexpressgratitudeaswellaspleasure?A．Sure.B．Noproblem.C．Ta.D．Youstar.4．（小题4）Inthelastparagraphthewriterencouragespeopleto______.A．helpothersbehavewellB．showtheirgratitudetoothersC．continuetheirlanguagelearningD．stopworryingaboutsocialactivitiesC15、BWednesday23May

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1．Whoisthispostcardsentto?A．Peter. B．Gemma. C．Kim. D．Tom.2．Whichcountrydoesthispostcardcomefrom?A．Canada. B．China.C．England. D．Australia.3．HowdidTomgotoHolidayCove?A．Byplane. B．Byship. C．Bycar. D．Bytrain.4．WhydoesPeterwanttogototheaquariuminsteadofthecrocodilefarm?A．Becausehehasvisiteditbefore.B．Becauseheisafraidofcrocodiles.C．Becauseheisinterestedindolphins.D．Becausehehasnoticketstothecrocodilefarm.5．WhereisTomgoingonFriday?A．HolidayCove. B．RestHarbor.C．MillHill. D．GoldenBeach.D16、Iwastwentyyearsold,andmyparentswerelookingforwardtothedaywhenIwouldbeearningmyownliving.Unfortunately,IhadabsolutelynoideawhatIwantedmyfutureoccupationtobe.TheonlythingIdidknowwasthatIdidnotwanttospendthenext45yearsteaching,beinganurseorsittinginanoffice.Butthatwasbeforethepostmandeliveredacatalogue(目录)ofcoursesthatwerebeingofferedatthelocalcollege.AsIlookedthroughit,Iwasattractedbyapagethattalkedaboutthedifficultiesfacedbydeafpeopleintheireverydaylivesandhowstudentscouldhelpbylearningsignlanguage.Itwentontosaythatgraduatesofthecourseusuallyfindworkindifferentorganizations,suchaslawcompanies,theStockExchange,insurancecompaniesandbanks.ThenIsawsomethingthatreallycaughtmyeye:“Singer”arealsoneededforsportingevents,concerts,theatricalperformancesand,believeitornot,circuses!BythetimeIgottothebottomofthepage,IknewIhadfoundtheperfectoccupation.Ienrolled(注册)onthecourse,whichtomyparents’greatdelightwasfreeofcharge.Thecoursewasbrilliant.Myfavouritepartwasthefinallesson,whenourteacheraskedustosignourfavouritesong.Itwasreallydifficultbecausenotonlydidwehavetosignthewords,butwealsohadtofindawayofshowingwhetherthesongwashappyorsadandwhetherthebeatwassloworfast.ItwasthehardestthingIhaveeverdone—butalsothemostrewarding.1．Theonlythingthewriterknewthatshe.A．wastoooldtofindajobasateacherB．wantedtoworkasanurseinahospitalC．hadneverlikedbeinginateacher’sofficeD．wouldnotgetajobuntilshewasatleast452．Accordingtothecataloguethewriterread,whenstudentsfinishasignlanguagecourse,they.A．donothavetoworkwithdeafpeopleB．canworkinmanytypesofdifferentplacesC．maynotalwaysfindajobintheirchosenfieldD．almostalwaysstarttheircareerinalawcompany3．Thepartofthecoursethewriterenjoyedthemostwaswhen.A．sheshouldsingasongwithafastbeatB．sheshouldsignasongforthelastlessonC．herteachersangaverysadsongtotheclassD．sherealizedthatherparentsdidn’thavetopay4．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter?A．Ayoungwomanwhohasfoundheridealcareer.B．Ayoungdeafwomanwhowantstohelpthedeaf.C．Ayoungwomanwhowantstobeabusinesswoman.D．Ayoungwomanwhowantstowritesongsforthedeaf.E17、Chinahasendeditsone-childpolicy(政策)in2015.Thegovernmentannounceditwouldnowallowallcouplestohavetwochildren.Theone-childpolicywasapopulationcontrolmeasurethatwasintroducedin1979.Policymakershopedtocontrolthecountry’spopulationtoavoidhighratesofpoverty(贫穷).Thenewtwo-childpolicyshouldgiveahugeeconomic(经济)pushforChinaandpreventChinafrombecominganageingsociety.China’slabor(劳动力)forcepeakedat940millionin2012.Thisfellto930millionin2014andisexpectedtofallby29millionby2020.Predictionsarethattherewillbeanaverageof2.5millionextranewbornsperyear.Thiswillprovidemoreworkersandanextra$11.8billioninannualGDP.Thenewpolicywillaffectaround100millionpeople.1．Whendidtheone-childpolicybegininChina?A．1979B．2012C．2015D．20172．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthetwo-childpolicy?A．Itcanincreasemorenewbabies.B．It’sahugeeconomicpushinChina.C．ItmakesChinabecameanageingsociety.D．Itwillaffectmanypeople.3．What’smeaningoftheunderlinedword“peaked”?A．山峰B．达到顶峰C．压力增大D．化解危机F18、Don’tbetoosurprisedifyouseeacargoingdowntheroadwithoutadriverinBeijingthesedays.ItmightbeoneofBaidu’sself-drivingcars.Self-drivingcarshavebeenindevelopmentsince2010,whenGoogleannouncedthatitwasmakingsuchcars.Sincethen,companieslikeTesla,UberandBaiduhavebeenworkingtoproduceandtesttheirownself-drivingcars.Self-drivingcarsareexpectedtochangethewaywegetaround.Theyaresaferandmoreenvironmentallyfriendlythanusualcars.Theycanremovethestressofdrivingandallowdisabledorblindpeopletogetaroundmoreeasily.Butself-drivingcarshavetheirownflaws(缺陷)aswell.Inonetest,researcherspointedalaserpointer(激光棒)atthecar’ssensors(传感器)whileitwasmoving.Thecarmistakenlythoughtthatthelaserbeam(激光束）wasinitswayandsloweddownorchangeddirection.Flawslikethiscouldbeusedbypeopletotrickself-drivingcars.Thesoftware(软件)thatisusedtodirectthecarsmaynotbesafeenough.Itmaycrash(崩溃),Whenweuseourcomputersorsmartphones,theysometimescrashwithoutanyreason.Butifthishappenedtoaself-drivingcar,theresultscouldbedeadly.Improvementstothesoftwarecouldbeawaytodealwiththisproblem.Anyway,whetheryoulikeitornot,it’sonlyamatteroftimebeforethey’llbecomemoreaffordableandpopularonourroads.1．wasthefirstcompanytodevelopself-drivingcars?A．Google. B．Telsa C．Uber. D．Baidu.2．WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Solutionsfordisabledpeople. B．Tipsfor