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河南省南阳宛城区四校联考2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末预测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Iwanttoknow________hewentyesterday.—Hewenttohisfriend’shome.A．where B．why C．when D．what2、—Don’tthrowrubbisheverywhere,Please.Buildingacivilize(文明的)cityisourduty.—.A．OK,Iwill B．Youarejoking C．Takeiteasy D．Sorry,Iwon't3、Stephaniewears__________coat________whitebuttonseveryFridayinwinter.A．anuglyloosecotton;withB．alooseuglycotton;hasC．alooseuglycotton;withD．anuglycottonloose;has4、----Excuseme,Iwantsomebooks,butIcan’tfindabookshophere.----Iknow_________onmywayhome.Comewithme,please.A．thisB．oneC．.ItD．that5、—WhydidJanelooksoupsetyesterday,Betty?—BecauseshefailedtheEnglishexamagain,andshedidn’tknowwhattodo.A．didn’ttake B．didn’tlikeCdidn’tpass6、______________somethingwrongwithmybike.CanIuseyours?A．Itis B．Itwas C．Thereis D．Therewas7、—Whydoyoupreferlemonstoorange?—Becausetheytaste________.A．soft B．sour C．sweet D．terrible8、--Couldyoutellme___________---It’sabouttenminutes’drive.A．howlongittakeshimtodrivetoschoolB．howfaritisfromyourhometoschoolC．howsoonyoursistergetbackfromschool9、Thisisthemostbeautifulsight________IhaveeverseensinceIcametoEngland.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what10、______wehad!I’dliketogothere______.A．Howafun,oncemore B．Whatafun,oncemoreC．Howfun,oncemore D．Whatfun,oncemoreⅡ.完形填空11、词语填空，通读下面的短文，掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。Doyoubelievethatwecanhaveanimportantinfluenceonanyonewemeet?Therightwordsatjusttherighttimecould1someone’slife.WhenIwas3yearsold,myparentsdiscoveredIwas2Afteraskingmanydoctorsandparentsofotherdeafchildren,theydecidednottoputmeinaspecialschool.AlthoughIseemedoutgoing,myself-esteem（自尊心）wasquitelow.Onmyfirstdayatschool,theotherkids3mebecauseofmyhearingaidandthewayItalked.IwashurtdeeplyandIsawmyselfasa(n)4kid.Mrs.Green,my5,changedallofthatwithasimplethree-wordphrase.Onemorning,sheaskedtheclassaquestion.Sittingatmydesksilently,I6herlips（嘴唇）andraisedmyhandrightaway.Shecalledonmeinfrontoftheblackboard.Itookadeepbreathand7answeredMrs.Green’squestion.Iwill8forgetwhathappenednext.Mrs.Greenpointeddirectlyatme.Withsparkling（闪光的）eyesandabigsmileshecried:“That’sright,Ben!”Forthefirsttimeinmyyounglife,myconfidence（自信）rose.Atthatmoment,Idecidedthatnomatterhowmany9Imayface,Icanovercome（克服）them.Thankstothosethree10words,mywholelifechangedfromthatmoment.1．A．end B．change C．lose2．A．blind B．deaf C．fat3．A．madefunof B．tookcareof C．madefriendswith4．A．ugly B．smart C．handsome5．A．driver B．doctor C．teacher6．A．read B．touched C．reached7．A．nervously B．lazily C．carelessly8．A．often B．ever C．never9．A．aims B．difficulties C．interests10．A．unkind B．bitter C．simpleⅢ.语法填空12、LastWednesdaynight,ayoungladywasattackedinthestreet.It1．(happen)ataround8:00p.m.Somepeopleheardashoutfromthelady.Whenpeoplegotthere,thelady2．(lie)ontheground,crying.It'ssaidthattheladywasanurseinahospital.Shewasonherwaybackhomefromworkatthattime.Suddenlyastrongmanrantoherandshouted,"3．(give)meallyourbelongings(所带的东西),orI4．(kill)you."Shehadtogiveallhermoneytotheman.Luckilythelady5．(nothurt).Now,thepolice6．(search)fortherobber.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Asubwayisnotjustanimportantformoftransport.Itisalsoawindowforotherpeopletolearnaboutlocalcultures.Beijing，ChinaTheBeijingSubwaywasopenedin1969andistheoldestsubwaysysteminChina.Ithasaddedsomemoderntechnologies.Allstationsnowhavetouch­screenmaps.Insomestations，peoplecanalsoseetraditionalChinesecultures.Forexample，onthewallsofafewstationsofLine8，therearesomepicturesofblueandwhiteporcelain(青花瓷)．Stockholm，SwedenThesystemoftheStockholmSubwayhas100stationsinuse，ofwhich47areundergroundand53aboveground.ThefirstsubwaylineforStockholmwasopenedin193.TheStockholmSubwayiswell­knownforitsdecorationofthestations.Itiscalledthelongestartgalleryintheworld.Over90percentofitsstationsaredecoratedwithpaintings.Afewstationsaredecoratedwithredbedrocks(岩床)．Thismakesyoufeelasifyouareinacave.London，UKTheLondonUndergroundortheTubeistheoldestsubwayintheworld.Itwasopenedin1863.DuringWorldWarII，itwasusedtoprotectpeoplefromGermanplaneattacks(袭击)onLondon.Now，itisasymbolofthecity.Thereisnoairconditioninginthetrains，soitisveryhotinsummer.NewYork，USTheNewYorkCitySubwayhasthemostextensivepublictransportationsystemintheworld，with469stations.Itisalsooneoftheworld’soldestpublictransitsystems.TheNewYorkCitySubwayruns24hoursaday.Ithasanexpresstrainonalmosteveryline.Youcangettoyourdestination(目的地)promptly.Thetrainsthemselvesarefulloffun;youwillseepeopledoingmoonwalkdanceslikeMichaelJackson，playingtheguitarandsinging.1．The________iscalledthelongestartgalleryintheworld.A．BeijingSubwayB．StockholmSubwayC．LondonUnderground2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．MichaelJacksonusedtodanceintheNewYorkCitySubway.B．TouristsfeelcoolwhentheytaketheLondonUndergroundinsummer.C．SeveralstationsoftheStockholmSubwaymakepeoplefeelasiftheyareinacave.3．InParagraphFive，theunderlinedword“promptly”probablymeans________.A．finallyB．carefullyC．quickly4．Thepassagemainlyshowsthe________ofdifferentcitiesthroughtalkingaboutsubways.A．greatchangesB．longhistoryC．localcultures5．Wemayreadthepassagefroma________.A．travelmagazineB．sciencebookC．newspaperreportB14、Thegreatestsaleswomanintheworldtodaydoesn’tmindifyoucallheragirl.That’sbecauseMarkitaAndrewsmademorethan$80,000bysellingcookieswhenshewas13yearsold.Andrewsandhermothersharedadreamoftravelingaroundtheworld.Oncewhilereadingamagazinead,Andrewsfoundthatthepersonwhosoldthemostcookiescouldwinafreetripfortwoaroundtheworld.Shedecidedtogiveitatry.Tomakeherdreamcometrue,Andrewswentdoortodooreverydayafterschoolandrepeated,“Hi,Ihaveadream.I’mearningatriparoundtheworldformymomandmebysellingcookies.”Thensheasked,”Wouldyouliketobuyoneortwodozenboxesofcookies?”Andrewskeptaskingforawholeyear,nomatterhowheavilyitwasrainingorsnowingoutside.Herhardwork____.Shesold42,000boxesofcookiesthatyearandshewonhertriparoundtheworld.Andrewsisnosmarterthanthousandsofotherpeople.Thekeytohersuccessisthatshehasfoundthesecretofselling:Ask,Ask,Ask!Manypeoplefailbeforetheyevenbeginbecausetheyfailtoaskforwhattheywant.Ittakescouragetoaskforwhatyouwant.And,asAndrewshasdiscovered,themoreyouask,theeasier(andmorefun)itgets.根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．HowoldwasAndrewswhenshemademorethan$80,000?A．Shewas13yearsoldthen.B．Aftersheandmothertravelledaroundtheworld.C．Beforeshesoldcookies.D．Whenshewasmakingcookiesinthestreet.2．_______gaveAndrewstheideatosellcookies.A．AnadvertisementinthemagazineB．HerdreamtotravelaroundtheworldC．HermotherD．Herfriends3．Accordingtothepassage,whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“paidoff”mean?A．努力工作B．为……付款C．全部还清D．带来好结果，成功4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Andrewandhermotherhadasamedream.B．Accordingtothead,twopeoplecouldtourtheworld.C．Andrewssold42,000cookies.D．Andrewskeptworkingeventhoughitwasrainingheavilyoutside.5．HowdidAndrewsucceed?A．Becauseshewasyoungwhenshestarteddoingthings.B．Becausesheknewhowtosellwellandsheworkedreallyhardatit.C．Becausehermotherhelpedheralot.D．Becauseshewantedtotravelaroundtheworld.C15、Likereading?

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1．Whatisthepassagemostlikelytobe?A．pieceofnews. B．Areport.C．Anote D．Anadvertisement2．Youreaditmostprobably_______.A．inanovel B．inamagazineC．ontheInternet D．inanewspaper3．Whichbookisthemostpopularoneamongthebuyers?A．TenLittleFingers.B．BookmarksbyPhillips.C．TheMysteryofBreathing.D．TheBestoftheSongBooks.4．Ifyoubuyfourbooks(oneforeach),howmuchcanyousave?A．$92.00. B．$26.00.C．$66.00. D．$110.00.5．Whichbookwillyoubuyasthebirthdaypresentforamusiclover?A．TenLittleFingers. B．BookmarksbyPhillips.C．TheMysteryofBreathing. D．TheBestoftheSongBooks.D16、Clothingisalanguage.Ittellsusaboutindividualpeople:theirpersonality,theiraye,theirplaceinsocietyandsoon.Ifwewanttoknowmoreaboutsociety，wecanlookattraditionalclothing.ThecontinentofAfricahasalonghistoryandarichculture，andthisisshownintraditionaldress.Youoftenfindthreecolours一red，goldandgreenintheclothing.Thefirstcolourstandsforthebloodofmillionsofpeoplewhosufferedasslaves(奴隶);thesecondisfortherichresourcesoftheAfricanearth;andthethirdrepresentsthegrasslandsofhome.Thepatterns(图案)ontheclothingalsohaveameaning.Acommonpatternisintheformofacross“×”,whichstandsfor“unity”.Anotherpatternisarectangularbox,whichrepresents“strength”.Becauseclothinghasastrongsocialmeaning,peopleareverycarefulinchoosingwhattowear.Itwouldn'tbegoodtowearthewrongclothing,ortowearclothesinthewrongway.Forinstance,inGhana,awomanshouldwearherwaistbanddifferentlyaccordingtotheimportanceofthesocialevent.Traditionaldressalsotellsusabouteverydaylife.Africandesignsarefamousforloose(宽松的)clothing.Theclimate,withthehotsunandwidetemperaturechanges,requiresthattheclothesarecomfortablefordailylife.Althoughmanypeoplewearwesternclothes,particularlyinthebigcitiesinAfrica,traditionaldressisveryhighlyvalued.Thisisbecauseithasdeepculturalmeanings.1．Accordingtothepassage，red.A．representsthesettingsunB．standsforAfricanunityC．ischosenbecauseitisabightcolourD．isareminder(暗示)ofthesadhistoryinAfrica2．Accordingtothepassage，whichsentenceisNOTRIGHT?A．Therectangularboxinthepatternrepresents“strength”.B．Africahasalonghistoryandarichculture.C．Africandresshasdeepculturalmeanings.D．Afrianpeopleseldomwearlooseclothingbecauseoftheclimate.3．ThepassageismainlyaboutinAfrica.A．thehistoryofclothesB．modernfashionstylesC．themeaningsoftraditionaldressD．thematerialsusedintraditionaldressE17、WewalkedallafternoonwithInfadoosandScragga.Theirmenwalkedaboutahundredmetresaheadofus.“Whendidyourpeople,theKukuana,cometothisplace?”“Theycamefromthenorthmanythousandsofmoonsago,”Infadoosexplained.“Whentheyreachedthemountains,theycouldgonofarther.Theystayedherewherethelandisgoodandthereiswater.”“Doyoulivehereinpeace?”Iasked.“Therehavebeentwowars.Onceanarmycamedownfromthenorth,butwekilledmostofthem.Soonafterthat,wefoughtamongourselves.”Hesaid,“Thekingatthattimehadtwosons—twins.Whenhedied,bothyoungmenwantedtobeking.Oneofthetwins,Twala,killedtheotherandbecameking.”“Didthedeadmanhaveawifeandchildren?”Iasked.Iknewthatifhedid,thefightingcouldstartagainoneday.“Yes.Hehadawife,Imotu,andason,Ignosi.Theyranaway.”Hepointedtoavillageashortwayahead.“ThatisthevillagewhereImotuandIgnosifirsthid,”hesaid.“Weshallstaytheretonight..”Assoonaswewerewithinamileorsoofthevillage,anarmyofmencameout.Aswepassedthem,theyshoutedawelcome.Theirwomenwereinthevillage.Theystoppedwhatevertheyweredoingtowatchuspassby,buttheywerenotrude.Assoonaswewerecomfortableinahut,theycamewithmilk,honey,andcookedfood.Ayoungmanbroughtafatyoungoxwhichhekilledandcutintopieces.Wetookafewpiecesforourselvesandgavehimtherest.Wedon’twantthemtothinkwewereselfish.（选自《所罗门王的宝藏》，有删节）1．TheKukuanapeoplemovedalongway________beforetheystayedinthisplace.A．eastB．westC．southD．north2．TheKukuanapeoplestayedbecausetheycould________here.A．huntenoughanimalsB．growgoodcropsC．makemanyfriendsD．eatdeliciousbeef3．Infadoos’peoplehadwon_________wars.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five4．IgnosiwasTwala’s__________.A．wifeB．brotherC．sonD．nephew5．Fromwhatweread,thevillagerswereprobablyIgnosi’s_________.A．friendsB．enemiesC．supportersD．soldiersF18、Since2005,officeworkersinJapanhavebeenallowedtowearT-shirtsandshortstowork,insteadofbusinesssuitsandties.Why?Theanswerissimple.Thegovernmentistryingtoreducetheuseofairconditioners.Althoughairconditionersmakeourliveseasierinhotweather,theycanbebadfortheenvironment.Thecoolersuseagreatdealofelectricitytofunctionandaddtotheeffectsofglobalwarming.Butitisavicious(恶性的)cycle.Astemperaturesrise,therewillbemoreneedforairconditioning.PawelWargocki,anexpertattheTechnicalUniversityofDenmark,toldTheNewYorkTimes:“Theairconditioningcausesahugeproblemtoglobalclimateandenergyuse.”Headded,“Moreandmoreairconditionersareused.It’sverydangerous.”Wecan’tlivewithairconditioning.Butthethingis,wecan’tlivewithoutiteither.Scientificstudieshaveshownthatifindoortemperaturesarehighinhotweather,peoplewillsufferfromcertainhealthproblemsandhavealowerproductivity.Forexample,whenairconditionerswereturneddowninJapaneseoffices,theroomtemperatureroseto3orhigher.Asaresult,workersstartedgettingheadaches,andfeelingsleepy.Theycouldn’tgivealltheirattentiontoworkandtheirproductivitydroppedby2percent,whichmeanstheydid30minuteslessworkeachday,accordingtoShinichiTanabe,aprofessorofarchitectureatWasedaUniversityinTokyo,Japan.Sothebestwaytobalanceourcomfortwithenvironmentalawarenessistochangeourexpectations.Mostofthetime,it’snotthattheroomistoohot,butthatweareusedtoitbeingcooler.“ThetemperaturemanyAmericansfindmostcomfortableindoorsinsummer—21C—feelsuncomfortabletomostEuropeans,whofindittoocold.”saidMichaelSivak,professorataUniversityofMichigan,US.HesaiditisbecauseEuropeanscaremoreabouttheenvironmentandarewillingtoacceptabitmoreheatinsummer.Also,wecantrytochangeourdailybehavior.Openthewindowstoletairin,forexample.Turningontheairconditionerisnottheonlywaytomakeusfeelcomfortable.1．WhatdidtheJapanesegovernmentdotoreducetheuseofairconditioners?A．ToallowtheworkerstowearT-shirtstowork.B．Tostoptheworkersfromusingairconditioners.C．Toletpeopleacceptabitmoreheatinsummer.D．Toaskpeopletoopenwindowstoletairin.2．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat______.A．mostpeoplewillbesickwithoutairconditionersB．globalwarmingismainlycausedbyairconditionersC．peoplehavetobeusedtolivingwithoutairconditionersD．weshouldchangeourexpectationstoprotectenvironment3．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A．JapaneseofficeworkersarelessproductiveinsummerB．AmericanscarelessaboutenvironmentthanEuropeansC．PeopleinDenmarkbelieveairconditionersaredangerousD．EuropeansacceptabitcoolerthanAmericansinsummer4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ProtectEnvironment:Isittimetochangebusinesssuits?B．ProtectEnvironment:Isittimetofocusontemperature?C．Protec