湖北省枣阳市清潭中学2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末教学质量检测试题含解析

湖北省枣阳市清潭中学2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末教学质量检测试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Italyisfamousfor______.A．TheEiffelTowerB．TheLittleMermaidC．TheleaningTowerofPisaD．TheThamesRivers2、--Ilikethetwodresses,butIcanonlyafford______ofthem.--Isuggestyoutakethewhiteone.A．allB．bothC．neitherD．either3、—Ihearthebeginningofthespeechcontestsisverywonderful.—Whatapity!WhenIgotthereyesterday,thecontest____forseveralminutes.A．began B．hadbegan C．hasbeenon D．hadbeenon4、—Whatwouldyouliketodrink,girls?—_____,please.A．Twoglassofwater B．TwoglassofwatersC．Twocupsoftea D．Twocupsofteas5、─Whodoyouwanttohelp?─Childreninpoorareasbecausemanyofthemarepoorgotoschool.A．enough;toB．too;toC．to;tooD．too;can’t6、—TravellingtoMountYellowisawisedecision.—Iquite________.Thefreshairisgoodtoourhealth.A．agree B．argue C．accept D．admire7、----______youcomewithmetoLangLang'spianoconcertthisevening?----I'dloveto,butIhavetostudyformymathtest.A．Should B．May C．Must D．Can8、Keepworkinghard，Linda.Youwillsurelyachieveyourdreamyoudon'tgiveuphalfway.—OK，thankyou，MissLi.A．since B．though C．if D．until9、—Howdirtytheriveris!—Butit____quitecleanbeforeapaperfactory____setupthere.A．willbe;was B．is;/ C．hasbeen;/ D．usedtobe;was10、Thestrongestpeoplearenotalwaysthosewhowin,butthosewhodon’t________whentheylose.A．setup B．cheerup C．giveup D．showupⅡ.完形填空11、Lifeinthe22ndcenturywillbedifferentfromlifeinthe2lthcentury,becausemanychangeswilltakeplaceinthenewcentury.Butwhatwillthechangesbe?Thepopulation(人口)is1fast.Therewillbemoreandmorepeopleintheworld,andmostofthemwilllive2thanbefore.3willbemuchsmallerandmoreuseful,andtherewillbeatleastoneineveryhome,Andcomputerstudieswillbeoneoftheimportantsubjectsat4.Peoplewillworkfewerhoursthantheydidinthe21thcentury,andtheywillhavemorefreetimeforsports,5TVandtraveling.Travelingwillbemore6.Andmanymorepeoplewillgotoothercountriesforholidays.Moreland(土地)willbeusedforbuildingnewtownsandhouses,Thentherewillbelessroomforcowsandsheep,so7willbemoreexpensive,Maybenoonewilleatiteveryday,insteadtheyeat8vegetablesandfruit.Maybepeoplewillbehealthier.Workinthefuturewillbe9,too.Dangerousandhardworkwillbedonebyrobots(机器人).10ofthis,manypeoplewillnothaveenoughworktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.1．A．making B．growing C．running D．doing2．A．longer B．shorter C．faster D．taller3．A．Trains B．Cars C．Computers D．Houses4．A．factory B．hospital C．farm D．school5．A．watching B．seeing C．looking D．buying6．A．interesting B．convenient（方便） C．expensive D．difficult7．A．fruit B．milk C．meat D．bread8．A．more B．fewer C．less D．much9．A．dangerous B．difficult C．heavy D．different10．A．One B．Some C．Because D．AllⅢ.语法填空12、InChina,manyjuniorschoolstudentsspendalotoftimeontheirstudies.Manyofthemtrytheirbest1．(get)goodmarksintheexams.Theyhavealotofhomeworkeveryday,andtheexamis2．bigheadache.Theythinkgoodeducationistheticketto3．(succeed)inthefuture.Atschool,studentsstudyveryhard,buttheyenjoy4．(them)afterclass.Theycantakepart5．allkindsofsportsandgames,musicanddance,paintingandhiking.Moststudentslikepopmusic6．Hollywoodmovies.Somestudentsspendtheirfreetime7．(play)computergamesandchattingwiththeirfriends.Sometimestheygotolibrariesandbookstores.Theyare8．(real)goodplacestorelax.Soasajuniorschoolstudent,9．(live)inChinaisnoteasy,butitiscolorfuland10．(interest).Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、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．WhyLaughterMattersB14、Onceuponatime，thereweretwodoorsinahouse.Onewasabeautifullivingroomdoor，andtheotherwasjustanormalbathroomdoor.Thereweresomenaughtychildreninthehouse，andtheyalwayskicked(踢)thedoor.Thelivingroomdoorwasalwaysveryangryaboutitandhatedthechildren.Thebathroomdoordidn’tcaretoomuchwhenthechildrenkickedhim.Instead，hetriedtocomfortthelivingroomdoor.Hesaid，“Don’tworry.It’snormal.They’rechildren，andthey’llgrowupsoon.Beforelong，thingswillbebetter.”Oneday，thelivingdoorfinallylosthistemper(发脾气).Achildkickedhim，andhebrokeatonce.Theownerofthehousegotveryangryandtoldthechildrentobecarefulnexttime.Thismadethelivingdoorhappy.However，theownerdidn’trepairhim；hethrewhimintoalandfill(垃圾堆)instead.Atthesametime，thebathroomdoortooktheplaceofthelivingroomdoor.Andthechildrentreatedhimwithgreatercare.Thelivingroomdoorrealizedhismistake.Heshouldn’ttreatyoungchildrenlikethat.Heshouldlearntoforgive(原谅)others.Thehappinessfromrevenge(报复)willneverlastforlong.1．Whywasthelivingdoorangry?A．Becausetheownerdidn’tlikehimatallB．Becausethechildrendidn’tliketoplaywithhim.C．Becausethenaughtychildrenalwayskickedhim.D．Becausehewasnotasbeautifulasthebathroomdoor.2．_____didn’tcarewhentheychildrengavehimakick.A．ThelivingroomdoorB．ThebathroomdoorC．ThebedroomdoorD．Theownerofthehouse3．Whatdidtheownerdowiththelivingroomdoor?A．HerepairedhimB．HethrewhimawayC．HeturnedhimintoabedD．Heturnedhimintoabathroomdoor.4．Thewriterwantstotellusthat______.A．weshouldlearntoforgiveothersB．weshouldtreatchildrenkindlyC．weshouldtreatthedoorsindifferentwaysD．weshouldpunishchildrenforbadbehaviorC15、Sciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnature,curediseases,makebombs,andhelpbridgestostandup.Indeedscienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere’salwaysatemptation(诱惑)todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbehelpful.DavidBrooks,authorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLove,Character,andAchievement,appearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtogoagainstthetemptation.Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimal,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthanhisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:Whathasscienceuncoveredabouthumannature?Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothersaren’t?Toanswerthesequestions,Brooksstudiesawiderangeofdisciplines（学科）.Consideringthis,youmightexpectthebooktobeasimpledescriptionoffacts.ButBrookshasformedhisbookinanunusual,andperhapsunfortunateway.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheories,hetellsastory,withinwhichhetriestomakehispoints,perhapsinordertokeepthereader’sattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroandheroineinhisstory,livethroughchildhood,wehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.Onthewhole,Brooks’storyisacceptableifuninspired.Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclearand,tobefair,somechaptersstandoutabovetherest.Ienjoyed,forinstance,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAnimallieelsewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks’attempttotranslatehistaleintoscience.1．Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto__________.A．explainwheresciencecanbeappliedB．showthevalueofBrooks’newbookC．remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscienceD．explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks2．Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?A．Itsstrongbasis. B．Itsclearwriting.C．Itsconvincingpoints. D．Itsmemorablecharacters.3．Whatistheauthor’sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?A．Contradictory. B．Supportive. C．Cautious. D．Critical.4．Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?A．Deathofthecharacters. B．Brooks’lifeexperience.C．Problemswiththebook. D．Brooks’translationskills.D16、InabookcalledMagnificentObsession,byLloydC．Douglas,adescriptionisgivenofpeoplehelpingothersbutdoingitsecretly.Whendifficultproblemsworriedaperson,friendsnearbywouldmeettodiscusspossiblesolutionwithoutthepersonknowingtheiractions.Whenasolutionwasagreedupon,oneortwoofthefriendswouldcarryouttheplanandsolvetheproblemsecretly,tothegreatdelightoftheworriedperson.Thehelperswouldstandbyprivately,contentwiththeirsuccess.Norewardwasgiventotheproblemsolvers,notevenasincere“thankyou”,becausetheywereneverknown.Thisideaispopulartodaybutinadifferentway.Thephrase________isnowusedwhenonepersonhelpsanother.However,thepersonhelpedmaynotbeabletorepaythepersonorgroupthathelpedthem.Soratherthanreturnthefavortotheirhelpers,theyaresupposedtohelpsomeoneelseinthefuture,whichmeanstheypayitforward.Itisasenseofresponsibility(责任)whichmakesuswanttogivebackinequalmeasuretotheonewhohashelpedus.But,inthiscase,theresponsibilityturnstohelpingsomeoneinthefuture.Supposeyourelderlygrandmotherpayspartofyourschooling.Shemaytellyouthereisnoneedtorepayherbecauseitisagiftfromsomeonewholovesyouverymuch.Nothingwouldpleasehermorethantohaveyouusehermoneytogetagoodeducation.Youmayneverbeabletorepayherforsuchagift.However,shenotonlygaveyousomemoney,butsheprovidedyouwithanexamplethatyoushouldalsohelpotherpeoplewhoneedit.Peoplewithseriousneedsareeverywhere.Manyarechildrenwhoneedbetterclothes,morebooksandevenbetterschools.Someareelderlypeoplewhocan’taffordtheirmedicineoradoctor’scare.Considerhowyoucan“payitforward”ratherthanpaymoneybacktoyourgrandmother.1．Thehelpersinthebook“MagnificentObsession”werenotrewardedbecause______________.A．theyhadn’tsolvedtheproblemsthoroughlyB．theyhadsolvedtheproblemssecretlyC．theywerefriendsoftheworriedindividualD．theyexpectedtobepaidbackinthefuture2．Theunderlinedword“payitforward”means____________________.A．torepaysomeonewhohashelpedyouB．topaysomeoneelsewhoneedshelpC．tohelpsomeonewhohashelpedyouD．tohelpsomeoneelsewhoneedshelp3．Whatdoesthewritersuggestwiththeexampleof“yourelderlygrandmother”?A．Weshouldlearntorespectourgrandparents.B．Weshouldworkhardtogetagoodeducation.C．Weshouldalsolendahandtootherpeopleinneedofhelp.D．Weshouldneverforgettorepaypeoplefortheirhelp.4．Fromthepassageweknow_________________.A．everybodyneedshelpB．morechildrenneedhelpthanelderlypeopleC．itcostsalotofmoneyto“payitforward”D．nowadaysmanypeoplehelpotherswithoutbeingrepaidE17、WhenoursonBradleywasten,thenewbicyclehehadreceivedearlierthatyearwasstolen.Owningabicyclewasabigdealtoourchildrenwhentheywerelittle.Theyspenthoursandhours,dayafterday,ontheirbicycles,ridingupanddownthefootpath,andatthefrontofthehouse.Wealsorodetogetherasafamilyalot.Bicyclingwasagreatwaytogetthekidsoutofthehouseandintothefreshairwithoutspendinganymoney.BradleyhaddiscoveredthathisbicyclehadbeenstolenfromourbackyardinCampbelltown,SouthAustralia,whenheandhissisterwentoutsideforamorningride.Hecouldn'tbelievethatsomeonewoulddothis.Hegotalargepieceofcardboard,paintedasignbeggingforthebicycletobereturned,andtiedthesigntotheletterbox.Thefollowingmorning,whenIwentouttocollectthemail,Ifoundawhiteenvelopewiththemagicalwords,"Buyyourselfanewbicycle",Therewasa$100banknoteinside.Wewereverytouchedthatsomeonehadthehearttodothis.We’veneverbeenabletothankthepersonbutwesuspect(猜想)thatitmayhavebeenoneofourwonderfulneighbors,Bradleypaintedabig“____▲______!”onthesignandweleftitoutsideforacoupleofweeksafterwards,hopingthekindstrangerwoulddrivedownourstreet.AdelightedBradleywasabletobuyanewbicycle.Astheyearswenton,thebicyclesbecamebiggerandmoreexpensivebutremainedjustasimportantforthosefamilybicyclerides,NowBradleyis25.SometimesImissthedayswhenreceivingabicyclewasthebestthingintheworldtothem.Alltheseyearslaterwearestillthankfulforthestrangerskindness.Wewereayoungfamilywiththreelittlechildrenanditmeantalottous.Westilltalkaboutitand,evennow,wonderwhothekindstrangerwas.1．Accordingtothepassage,Bradleyoften______whenhewasachild.A．rodeabikeB．madesignsC．tookawalkD．collectedmail2．WhichofthefollowingisthebesttofillintheblankinParagraph4?A．ComebackB．ThankyouC．AnewbicycleD．Agoodboy3．Fromtheactionofthestranger,wecanlearnthat______.A．lovebuildsawarmfamilyB．aspecialmemorylastslongC．happinessmakesabetterlifeD．akindnesshelpsothersalot4．Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe_____.A．ArichstrangerB．AthankfulmotherC．AbicycleforBradleyD．AbanknoteforthefamilyF18、Mail-orderAdvertisementMoonlightCompanyProductsforaSaleEnvironmentA2477-HANDSOAPYouaregoingtolovethisnaturalsoap.Therearenochemicalsinit.Itisverygoodforyourhandsandface.D4545-MICROBIALINSECTICIDEInsects（昆虫）aregoingtorunawayfromournewmicrobialinsecticide（环保杀虫剂）.ItissafeandnaturalB2377-HOMECLEANERYouarenotgoingtoneed5or6chemicalcleaners.YouhaveDr.Clean!Itissafeandstrong,anditcleanseverythinginyourhouse!A2104-CANVASBAG（帆布袋）Youaregoingtosay,＂Nopaperorplastic!＂YouhavethisexcellentheavycanvasshoppingbagitemcodePriceNaturalshampooT6762$3.00MicrobialinsecticideD4545$2.50CanvasbagA2104$4.00HandsoapA2477$1.00HomecleanerB2377$2.23Postage:$3.501．Whatdoyouneedifyouwa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B．MoonlightCompany.C．CanvasBag. D．Dr.Clean.2．You’regoingtolovethenaturalsoap,because.A．itisclean B．itsmellssweetC．therearenochemicals D．itispowerful3．Howmuchwillyoupayifyouwantthreeshampoosandtwocanvasbagmailedtoyou?A．$12.25. B．$20.50. C．$13.50. D．$17.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword＂it’mostprobablyreferto?A．Canvasbag. B．Chemical. C．Thehouse. D．Dr.Clean.5．Howmanyproductsarementionedintheads?A．3. B．4. C．4. D．5.Ⅴ.书面表达19、九年寒窗苦，六月备考忙。对于即将到来的中考，同学们既有期盼也有压力。为了让同学们学得开心，学有信心，我校英文报刊将开展“HowtoFaceSeniorHighSchoolEntranceExamination”的征文比赛，请你根据提示内容，用英语简要描述并适当表达自己的观点。内容要点如下表：现状概述由于课业繁重，学生压力较大。更注重学生的语言能力，学生难得高分，因此有些学生可能灰心。同学建议我们不仅要勤奋努力，更要改进学习方法。应该认真计划好时间，以便在学业和爱好间取得平衡。你的建议……（1-2点，做适当发挥）注意事项：1.征文须包含表格中所有要点。要求语句通顺，意思连贯；2.词数100左右，开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。HowtoFaceSeniorHighSchoolEntranceExaminationTheSeniorHighSchoolEntranceExaminationiscoming.