江苏省苏州市常熟一中学2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试试题含解析

江苏省苏州市常熟一中学2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Mikeusedtobeatopstudent,buthe______behindsincehelosthimselfincomputergames.A．fellB．hasfallenC．wasD．hasbeen2、Inthefollowingwords,whichunderlinedletterhasadifferentsoundfromtheothers?A．agree B．alien C．ahead3、—Mom,mustIfinishmyhomeworknow?—No,you___________.Youmayhavesupperfirst.A．mustn’t B．needn’t C．can’t D．maynot4、---ThefilmTheMartian（火星救援）isofgreatvalue.---Exactly.______canbeenjoyedfromitunlessyouhaveadeepunderstandingofit,_______.A．Nothing;however B．Few;insteadC．Something;anyway D．Little;still5、Canyoutakea__________forJenny,please?A．noteB．informationC．newsD．message6、Inthewordshomelessanduseless,the-lessmeans______.A．befullofB．withoutC．veryD．can7、—Whattimedoyouusuallygetup?—Iusually_____upat6:30.A．get B．got C．willget D．wasgetting8、Youneedtowalk______happinessbecauseitwon'thappentoyouitself.A．with B．before C．behind D．towards9、—MayIspeaktoJudy?—Sorry,sheaspeechinthehallnow.A．makesB．hasmadeC．madeD．ismaking10、-Look,myfatherboughtmeanewiPad.-Idon’tthinkweneedtoomanyexpensivethingsthoughourparentscanthem.A．allow B．expectC．afford D．takeⅡ.完形填空11、Withadetermined（坚定的）lookonhisface,Chicago’sMichaelMcCarthyheldontobanister（扶手）and1tothetopoftheWillisTowernotlongago.TheTowerstands1,451feet（442meters）tall,thehighestbuildingintheUS.Ashegottothelaststep,McCarthy2felldown,butthatdidn’tstophim.The14-year-oldboyfinallyfinishedclimbingthe2,109stepsandarrivedatthetop,"wherehe3cheersfrommanypeople.“Ijustwanttoshowpeoplethatifakidwithno4candoit,anyonecandoit,’’McCarthysaid.McCarthy,whowasbornwithoutlegs,hastowearprostheticlegs（假肢）anduseasticktowalk.ButMcCarthyhasastrongheart.He5havingadisabilityshouldnotstopanyonefromachievinghisorhersuccess.Hehasbeeninaspecialschool6hewasfour.WhenhedecidedtoclimbtheWillisTower,histeacher,JeffKohn,was7byhisdeterminationandofferedtohelptrainhim.Theyspentmorethantenhourspractisingclimbing8andkeepingbalancewiththeprostheticsandsticksonthestepseveryday.“Itseemsthatheneverknowshow9itis.SometimesIwassotiredthatIaskedhimtorestforaday,”saidKohn.“Buthesaidhewasstillfullof10andwantedmoreexercise.”KohnalwayswalkedwithMcCarthyfortheclimb.“Isawthelast10floors,hewentfaster,’’saidKohn.“HeisthestrongestsportsmanI’veever11McCarthysaidhewasproudofhimselfandthatthetowernowholdsaspecial12.“WhenI’molder,I’llpointtothebuildingandsay‘Lookatthisbuilding’.’’hesaid.1．A．flew B．climbed C．reached D．jumped2．A．hardly B．seldom C．almost D．finally3．A．enjoyed B．needed C．made D．kept4．A．arms B．feet C．fingers D．legs5．A．promises B．believes C．announces D．realizes6．A．as B．until C．since D．Before7．A．moved B．pleased C．invited D．frightened8．A．hills B．houses C．towers D．stairs9．A．different B．difficult C．exciting D．interesting10．A．advantages B．courage C．energy D．excitement11．A．trained B．heard C．found D．chosen12．A．feeling B．activity C．result D．meaningⅢ.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的词语的正确形式填空。ThreeThingstoDoBeforeYouAre18Areyouboredwithyourdailylife?Herearesomethingsyoushouldtrybeforeyouare18,1．afterthatit'stoolate.LearntoswimSeriously,thisissoimportant2．itcansaveyourlife.Ifyoucan'tswimwell,you3．(not)beabletodowatersportslikewaterskiing,surfinganddiving.Eventakingaboattripwillbe4．(danger)foryou.Makesureyoudoit.TryatleastonekindofteamsportsBeingagoodteamplayeris5．importantskillinlife.Youcan'tjustthinkofyourself,6．havetoworkwellwithotherpeople.Otheradvantagesofteamsportslikebasketball,footballandbaseballarethattheykeepyoufitandhealthy,andtheyarealsogreatfun.Teams7．(usual)haveagoodsociallifetoo-you'llgotolotsofpartiesandmakemanyfriends.CollectsomethingOneofthebest8．(hobby)forunder-18siscollectingthings.Youcouldcollectkindsofstamps,oryoucouldcollectthingsthatmakeyou9．(remember)whatyouhavedone,likecinematicketsforfilmsyouhaveseenoremailsfromfriends.Thebestwaytocollectistohaveaspecialalbum10．(put)yourcollectioninandtowritewhateachthingmeanstoyou.Thatwayyouwon'tforget.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Forseveralyears,Americanshaveenjoyedteleshopping—watchingTVandbuyingthingsbyphone.NowteleshoppingisstartinginEurope(欧洲).InanumberofEuropeancountries,peoplecanturnontheirTVsandshopforclothes,jewelry,food,toys,andmanyotherthings.TeleshoppingisbecomingpopularinSweden,forexample.ThebiggestSwedishcompanysellsdifferentkindsofthingsonTVin15Europeancountries,andinoneyearitmade＄100million.InFrancetherearetwoteleshoppingchannels,andtheFrenchspendabout＄20millionayeartobuythingsthroughthesechannels.InGermany,untillastyearteleshoppingwasonlypossibleononechannelfor1houreveryday.Thenthegovernmentallowed(允许)moretelepshopping.Otherchannelscanopenfortelebusiness,including(包括)thelargestAmericanteleshoppingcompanyanda24hourteleshoppingcompany.Germanbusinessmenarehopingthisnewteleshoppingwillhelpthemsellmorethings.Somepeopleliketeleshoppingbecauseitallowsthemtodotheirshoppingwithoutleavingtheirhomes.Withalltheproblemsoftrafficinthecities,thisisanimportantreason.Butatthesametime,otherEuropeansdonotlikethisnewwayofshopping.Theycallteleshopping“junk(垃圾)ontheair”.ManyEuropeansusuallyworryaboutthequality(质量)ofthethingsforsaleonTV.Goodqualityisimportanttothem,andtheybelievetheycannotbesureaboutthequalityofthethingsonTV.TheneedforhighqualitymeansthatEuropeanteleshoppingcompanieswillhavetobedifferentfromtheAmericancompanies.Theywillhavetobemorecarefulaboutthequalityofthethingstheysell.Theywillalsohavetoworkhardertosellthingsthatthebuyerscannottouchorseeinperson.1．Teleshoppingis____inEurope.A．notpopular B．growing C．notpossible D．cheap2．Peopleliketeleshoppingbecauseitis____.A．American B．cheaper C．easier D．morepopular3．SomeEuropeansdon’tliketeleshoppingbecausethey____.A．don’tliketobuythingsB．don’twatchTVC．believethethingssoldonTVareexpensiveD．thinkthethingssoldonTVarebadquality4．InGermany,teleshoppingmay____.A．helpbusinessmengetmoremoney B．keeptheshopsopenlongerC．havefewerbuyers D．bringbetterTVprogrammes5．Thebesttitleofthispassageis____.A．AmericanTeleshopping B．TeleshoppingCompaniesC．TeleshoppinginEurope D．Teleshopping—JunkontheAirB14、Thinkabouta11-year-oldgirlspendingherdayswashingclothes,lookingafterherbabybrother,anddoinghardworkonthefarm.Thinkaboutalittlegirl.Sheknowsthereisnofoodfordinner,andnowatertodrink.Shehaswatchedherfather,brotherandsisterlosetheirlivesbecausethefamilyhasnomoneytosendforadoctor.Hardtobelieve?ForMariaPastoral,thesearethefacts.Mariawouldgladlygotoschool,buthermother,nowalone,needsherbadlyathome.Mariahadtoleaveschoolbecauseherfamilywassopoor.Forjust52pennies(便士)aday,youcanhelpoutachildlikeMaria.Showherthatsomeonewillhelpher.ThroughSavetheChildren,youcanhelpMaria’smothergetbettercropsfromtheirfarm,andmakemoneysothatMariacanbuyclothesandthingsforschool.TohelpMariamost,yourmoneyisputwithmoneyfromotherdonors(捐赠人),sohardworkingpeoplecanhelpthemselvestobuildschoolsandhospitals,bringincleanwaterandimprovetheirfarms.ThisiswhatSavetheChildrenhasdonesince432.Foryoutherearemanyreturns.Youcanwriteletterstoeachothergetphotosorprogressreports.Youarehelpingtosaveotherpeople.That’showSavetheChildrenworks.Withoutyou,itcan’twork.PleasetakeamomenttofillintheformbelowtohelpachildlikeMariaandhervillage.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．（小题1）Mariahadtoleaveschoolbecause.A．HermotherwasillB．Herfatherdidn’twanthertogotoschoolC．HerfamilywasverypoorD．Shedidn’tlikeschoolatall2．（小题2）WhatwouldMariadowiththemoneyyousendtoherfamily?A．Shewouldbuybeautifulclothes..B．Shewouldbuyschoolthings.C．Shewouldbuyabighouse.D．Shewouldbuysomemedicine.3．（小题3）SavetheChildrenissomethingsimilarto.A．IOCB．GreenerChinaC．WHOD．ProjectHope4．（小题4）HowlonghasSavetheChildrenbeeninoperation?A．In432.B．432yearsago.C．Since432.D．For432years.5．（小题5）Whichofthefollowingreturnscan’tyougetfromMaria?A．Youcangetherlettersveryoften.B．Shewillgiveyoualotwhenshegrowsup.C．Youcanoftengetsomepicturesfromher.D．Youcanoftenbetoldhowsheisgettingalong.C15、Oneofthemostwidelyacceptedassumptions(假设)inourcultureisthatifyouexercise,youwillloseweight．Iexerciseallthetime,butIstillhavegotfat．Whydoesthishappen?Morethan45millionAmericansnowbelongtoahealthclub,upfrom23millionin1．Wespendsome$19billionayearonsports．Ofcourse,somepeoplejointhehealthclubbutnevergo．Still,asonemainstudy—theMinnesotaHeartSurvey—found,moreofusatleastsayweexerciseregularly．However,thenumberoffatpeoplehasrisengreatly:athirdofAmericansarefat,andanotherthirdcountasoverweight．Yes,it'shighlypossiblethatthoseofuswhoregularlygotothesportscenterwouldweighevenmoreifweexercisedless．Butlikemanyotherpeople,IgethungryafterIexercise,soIofteneatmoreonthedaysIexercisethanonthedaysIdon't．Couldexerciseactuallybekeepingmefromlosingweight?Peoplebelievethat"exerciseisimportantforweightcontrol"isactuallyrathernew．Doctorsusedtoadvisenottoexercisetoomuch,particularlyforolderadultswhomighthurtthemselves．Todaydoctorsencourageeventheiroldestpatientstoexercisebecausepeoplewhoregularlyexerciseareatalowerriskformostillnesses,especiallyheartproblems．Theylessoftendevelopcancerandmanyotherillnesses,buttheroleofexerciseinweightlosshasbeencompletelyoverestimated(评估过高)．"Ingeneral,forweightloss,exerciseisprettyuseless,"saysanexerciseresearcher．2．FromthepassagewecanlearnthatA．morethan45millionAmericansnowgotothesportscenterregularlyB．thenumberofoverweightpeoplehasdoubledsince1C．someAmericansjoinahealthclubbutnevergothereD．Americanswastetoomuchmoneyeachyearonsports3．Accordingtothewriter,peoplemightputonweightbecause________．A．theyhavethehabitofgoingtothehealthclubregularlyB．theyeatthesamefoodwhentheydonotexerciseC．theyexerciselessthanrequiredbydoctorsD．theyeatmoreaftertheyexercise4．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A．OverweightIsNotGoodforYourHealthB．ExerciseWon'tMakeYouThinC．HealthClubIsPartofAmericanLifestyleD．FatnessIsaSocialProbleminAmericaD16、Mr.GuoisateacherfromXi’an.HeaskedhisstudentstohandintheirhomeworkthroughaQRcode（二维码）.“Wespentanhourortwoinclasslearninghowtogenerate（使产生）thecodes,andintheendeverythinggetseasier,”saidGuo.“Whenstudentsfinishthehomework,theykeepitonWeChat（微信）.Then,eachstudentmakeshisownQRcodeandgivesittome.SoIcanchecktheirworkeverywhereusingmycomputerortelephone.”TheQRcodescanbesenttoMr.Guobyemail,QQandWeChat.WhenGuoscans（扫描）hisstudents’QRcodes,theirhomeworkappearsonhisphone.Hefindsthattheirhomeworkbecomesmorecreative,withmanypictures,musicandevenvideos.Guo’sstudentslikethenewwayandthinkitisinteresting.“Wearelivingintheinformationage.Manystudentsliketoworkwithcomputers,whichmakeslearningmorefun.”saidTingting,astudentofGuo’s.“Thepaperisnoteasytokeep,butthecodeiseasytokeepandshare,”Guosaid.“Itisworthtryingtousenewtechnologyineducation.Educationitselfisakindofcreation.Idon’twantmystudentstofallbehindthetimes.”However,someparentsareworried.Theyareafraidthattheirchildrenwillspendtoomuchtimeoncomputersandlesstimecommunicatingwithteachers.Butinfact,it’sunnecessary.Studentsstillneedtolookupinformationinbooksandwriteitdownwhentheydotheirhomework.Theyonlyusethecodewhentheyhandintheirwork,whichdoesn’ttakethemtoomuchtime.Alsoforteachers,itallowsthemtocheckthestudents’workatanytime.Andit’salsoaneasywaytosharehomeworkwithotherstudents.1．Guo’sstudentsthinkthenewwayis_____.A．ImportantB．interestingC．strangeD．boring2．Someparentsareworried,becausetheythinktheirchildrenwill_____.A．talkwiththeirteacherfacetofaceB．findtheQRcodestoodifficulttouseC．hatethenewwayofhandinginhomeworkD．spendtoomuchtimeoncomputersorphones3．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Someparentsareworriedabouttheirchildren.B．Teachersdon’tneedtocheckhomeworkanymore.C．UsingQRcodesmakescheckinghomeworkeasier.D．Studentsdon’tneedtohandinhomeworkanymore.E17、Oneafternoon,Mrs.SmithdecidedtovisitherfriendMrs.Green.Mrs.Greenlivedinanicehousewithalargegardeninthecountryside.Mrs.Smithtookherdogwithher.Whilethewomenwerehavingcoffeeoutsidethehouse,thedogwasrunningaroundinthegarden.Thetwofriendsweresurprisedwhenthedogappearedwithadeadrabbitinhismouth.Mrs.Greenbegantofeelsickbecausesheknewthatherneighborkeptrabbitsinahutch(兔窝)inhisgarden.Asthedogandtherabbitwerebothcoveredwithdirt,thewomantooktherabbitandcarefullycleaneditinthebathroom.Whenitgotdark,theywentquietlyintotheneighbor'sgardenandputthedeadrabbitintothehutch.Thenextafternoon,Mrs.Green'sneighborfoundherinthegardenwiththedeadrabbit.Shewalkedtotheneighborandshefeltveryafraid.Becausesheknewshedidsomethingwrong.“Youknowwhat?”herneighborsaid.“YesterdaymorningIfoundoneofmyrabbitsdeadinthehutch.SoIputitinthegroundinthegardenandthismorning,it'sbacktothehutch!I'mgoingtotakeittoarightpetcemetery(墓地).”hesaidsecretly.1．Whowastheownerofthedog?A．Mrs.SmithB．Mrs.GreenC．Mrs.Smith'sneighborD．Mrs.Green'sneighbor2．WhywereMrs.SmithandMrs.Greenverysurprised?A．Becausetheyfoundthedogkilledtherabbit.B．Becausetheyfoundthedogcaughtarabbit.C．Becausetheycouldn'tfindthedog.D．Becausetheythoughtthedogkilledtherabbit.3．WheredidMrs.SmithandMrs.Greenputthedeadrabbit?A．Intheirgarden.B．Inthehutch.C．Inthebathroom.D．Inthecountryside.4．Fromthestory,weknowthatMrs.SmithandMrs.Greenwerenot______.A．cleverB．kindC．honestD．outgoingF18、Inthepastmonth，we’vebeenholdingourbreathfornewsaboutaBoeing777plane,MH1．IttookofffromKualaLumpur(吉隆坡)，Malaysia．OnMarch2．ItwasheadingtoBeijing．Butabouttwohoursintotheflight,theplanewentmissing．Therewere239peopleontheflight，including154Chinese．Atotalof12countriesincludingChinaandtheUShavejoinedthesearchfortheplane．Diditcrash?Weknowthattheweatherwasclearthatday．Thepilotsdidn’tmakeanydistresscalls(求救信号)．AndasofMarchl3，expertshavenotfoundanybrokenpartsoftheplane。Wasithijacked(劫机)?TwoIranians(伊朗人)usedstolenpassportstogetintotheflight．Butnowtheydonotappeartobelinkedtoanypossiblehijackingoftheplane，internationalpoliceagencyInterpol(国际刑警组织)officialsaidonMarch3．Thesearchisstillgoingon