2023-2024学年湖南省衡阳市九年级英语第一学期期末联考试题含解析

2023-2024学年湖南省衡阳市九年级英语第一学期期末联考试题

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I.单项选择

1、Wecanbuyalotofthingswithmoney,butitdoesn,talways/brɪŋ/happiness.

A.brightB.brainC.belongD.bring

2、Happinessandsuccessoftencometothose___aregoodatrecognizingtheirownstrengths.

A.whereB.whoC.whatD.which

3、Kellyisthinkingabouthowtheseoldbookscanbeputgooduse.

A.toB.inC.onD.at

4、一Whoismaninabluejacket,doyouknow?

—Yes.Heisunusualandtalentedviolinist.

A.the;aB.a;aC.a;anD.the;an

5^-・・・HowdidyougettheMP4,fromashoporbyphone?

-・・・・Ialwayslikeshoppingonline.

A.NoneB.NeitherC.BothD.AH

6、・・・Excuseme.Couldyoutellme?

・・・Itwillbeonat7:00p.ιn.

A.when“TheAvengers55wouldbeonB.wherewill“TheAvengerswbeon

C.when"TheAvengers^willbeonD.wherewTheAvengers^willbeon

7、ɪhadeggandsomemilkforbreakfastthismorning.

A.aB.anC.theD./

8、一Hewasalmostchosenasthechairperson.It'sapityasmallmistakecosthimthegreatchance.

A.PracticemakesperfectB.Amissisasgoodasamile

C∙NeversaybadwordsaboutothersbehindD.Nopains,nogains

9^—Hi,LiMei.Howisyournewschool?

—Fantastic.Wecanchoosethecourseaccordingtoour.Iloveoperas,soItooktheBeijingOperaclass.

A.interestsB.talentsC.gradesD.experiences

10、・・-Couldyoutellme?

--Infiveminutes,at10:25.

A.whendidthenextundergroundarriveB.whenthenextundergroundarrived

C.whenwillthenextundergroundarriveD.whenthenextundergroundwillarrive

∏.完形填空

11、Ifsspringnow.Newleavescomeoutfromthetree.Everythingbeginstoturngreen.Itmakesusfeelhappy.

Iwatchtheappletreesandrememberalittlestory.

Alongtimeago,therewasanappletreeandalittleboy.Theboycameand1arounditeveryday.Heclimbedto

thetreetop,atethe2andrestundertheshadow（树荫）.Helovedthetreeandthetreelovedhim.Timewent

by...Thelittleboy3UDandnolongerplayedaroundit.Theoldtreewasverysad.Itdidn,tknow4Theboy

said,wIamnotakid.Iwanttoplaywithtoys.ButIdon,thavemoney.”

wYouneedn't5aboutit.Pickallmyapplesandsellthem,youwillhavemoney."Afterthattheboydidn,tcome

back.Yearslater,theboyreturnedandthetreewashappy.But6itssurprise,theboycutitdowntobuildahouse.

Manyyearslatertheboyreturnedagain.Theoldtreewashappyandsaidtohim“Sorry,myboy.Ican,tgiveyou7

more.Theonlythingleftismydyingroots.Butyoucansitdownandresthere.Thisisyourforever8

Thisisastoryofeveryone.Thetreeisourparents.Whenwewereyoung,welovedplayingwiththem.Whenwegrowup,

we9them,andonlycometothemwhenweneedsomethingorareintrouble.Nomatterwhathappens,parents

willbethereandgivewhattheyhavetomakeus10

Wemaysaytheboyiscruel（冷酷的）tothetreebutthat,showwearetreating（对待）ourparents.Nowadays,manyold

peoplefeellonelybecausetheirchildrendon,tlivewiththem.Wehopeallofustrytohelpthoseoldpeopleandmanage

tomaketheoldhaveahappylife.

1.A.restB.playedC.playD.eat

2.A.applesB.leavesC.foodD.birds

3.A.gotB.setC.grewD.took

4.A∙whatB.whoC.howD.why

5.A.worryB.feelC.talkD.dream

6.A.inB.toC.onD.of

7.A.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.anything

8.A.homeB.treeC.bedD.place

9.A.IoveB.leaveC.bringD.hate

10.A.angryB.tiredC.happyD.sa

m.语法填空

12、短文填空

Otherfaillittleitsurprisedtheypossiblebackservebecallto

ThousandsofpeopleL_attracted（吸弓∣）toa2-meter-widelaneinTongcheng,Anhuiprovincethisspringfestival.

Althoughitwas2.tocounttheexactnumber,at3.5,000peoplevisitediteachday.

Thisnarrowlane4.LiuchiLaneinChinese,wongreaterpopularityafterthestorybehinditwasbroadcast（播放）on

aCCTVshow.Atfirstglanceitmayseemunimportant,buttothosewhoknow5,history,LiuchiLanemeansmuch

morethanitsappearance.IntheearlyQingDynasty,it6,astheboundary（边界）betweenZhangfamilyandWufamily.

Theyquarreled（争论）fiercelyoverwhichfamilyhadtherighttobuildawallonthedividingline.Aftertomakea

compromise（妥协）,theZhangsturnedtoZhangYing,afamilymemberofZhangsandalsoatopofficialinthe

emperor,scourtTotheir8.,ZhangYingdidnotprovidethesupporttheyneeded.Hecalledforhisfamilytomoveback

1meterfromtheboundary.Seeingthat,theWusagreedtomove9.anothermeter,thusLiuchiLanewasborn.

Inreality,thestoryofLiuchiLaneisnotonlyabouthowtogetalongwithlθ.,butalsoaguidelineforalltheofficialsin

China

IV.阅读理解

A

13、

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B

14、阅读理解.

AftertheSpringFestival,Ifoundsomeofmymom,sdailyhabitshavechanged.

Hercookingwaywasdifferent.Vegetablesthathadbeencookedcrisplybecameverytenderandsoft.Fishthathadbeen

friedbecamesoup.Heroldshredded（切成细条的）potatoturnedintodicedpotato...Feelingstrange,dadandIasked

Momthereasonforthechange.Butallshesaidwas,uJusttryingadifferenttaste".Thenshewassilent.

Butitwasn,tjusthercookingway.Momalsochangeotherhabits.Afterdinner,insteadofwatchingfilmsonTVasusual,

shewouldputonhernewly-boughtsportsclothesandaskedDadtogooutforawalk.Aftertheycamebackhome,mom

wouldloseherselfinmagazinesornewspapersabouthealthcare.Momalmostnevergetssick.Whywasshesuddenly

interestedinmedicine?

Icouldn'tunderstandheruabnormaΓ,behavior.ThenonedayIcameacrosshermicroblog（博客）・“Whilevisitingmy

parentsduringtheSpringFestival,Isuddenlyrealizedthattheyareintheir70snow,“mymomhadwritten.uThey

moveslowlyanditishardforthemtodothehousework.Ishouldvisitthemmoreoften...

“Somecookingshouldbechangedtokeepthemhealthy.Theylikefishsoup,dicedpotato,tenderandsoftvegetables...

“Imustalsokeepfitbydoingphysicalexercise.Ifmyparentsaretooweaktomovearound,Icanbestrongenoughto

takecareofthem.WhenIamold,mysoncanalsopaylessattentiontotakingcareofme.・.”

WhenIreadthis,Ifeltverysorry.IusedtocomplainthatMOmdidn,tunderstandmeandcouldn,tgivemeeverything

Iwanted.Ialwaysthoughttherewasawidegap（沟）betweenus.ButnowIcompletelyunderstandher.Howgreatsheis!

Shealwaysthinksofothersbeforeherself.Everythingshedoesistohelpthepeoplesheloveslivebetterlives.How

unselfishherloveis!

1.（小题1）Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Fishthathadbeenfriedbecamefishsoup.

B.Vegetablesbecamereallytenderandsoft.

C.Theshreddedpotatobecamedicedpotato.

D.Thecookingwaywasn,tthesameasbefore.

2.（〃、题2）Whichoneofthefollowingisoneofmother,s"abnormal"behavior?

A.WatchingfilmsonTVafterdinner.

B.Beinginterestedinsportsclothes.

C.Readingmorebouthealthcare.

D.Nottakingmedicinewhengotsick.

3.（小题3）Whendidmumchangeherhabits?

A.Afterherparentswereill.

B.AftertheSpringFestival.

C.Whenmumwas70yearsold.

D.Aftermomstartedhermicroblog.

4.（小题4）Whydidmomchangehercookingway?

A.Becauseshewantedtotryadifferenttaste.

B.Becauseshewasn,tinterestedincookinganymore.

C.Becauseshewassuddenlyinterestedinmedicine.

D.Becauseshetriedtofindacookingwaysuitableforherparents.

5.（小题5）Whatdoesthewriterwanttoshowusreadersbytalkingaboutthisstory?

A.Mom,sloveissellessandgreat

B.Momhaschangedherdailyhabits.

C.AmisunderstandingbetweenMomandme.

D.Howtocookfoodinahealthyway.

C

15、Weoften∏ndthatweekendsandholidaysfeelsoshortwhileclassesandworkfeelsolong.Actually,though,we

knowthatthisisnottrue.Butwestillwonderwherethatstrangefeelingcomesfrom.

Infact,thisisoneofthewaysthatwe,retrickedbytime,accordingtothewebsiteAllThatIsInteresting.Thewebsite

listsseveralwrongimpressionsweoftenhaveabouttime.Lefshavealook.

Firstofall,emotionsaffectourtime-keepingabilities.Negativeemotions,especiallyanxietyandboredom,maketime

seemlongerbecausetheymakeusconcentratemoreonthepassageoftime.However,whenweareenjoyingourselves,

wepaymoreattentiontowhatwearedoingandarelikelytolosetrackof（失去对...的意识）time.

Hereisanotherexample.In2007,agroupofscientistscarriedoutatest.Inthetest,peoplefell50metersintoasafety

netandwerethenaskedabouttheirexperience.Althoughtheexperiencetookshorterthan3seconds,thepeople

thoughtitwasmuchlongerthanitactuallywas.

Thisisbecauseofthewayourbodiesreplytodanger,accordingtothescientists.Ourbodiesproduceachemicalcalled

adrenaline（肾上腺素）whenwearefacedwithdanger.Itallowsustoconcentratebettersothatwecanstayalive.

Asaresult,weareabletorememberfarmoredetails（细节）overashortperiodoftime,whichmakesitseemlike

timeisgoingmoreslowly.

Anothersituationwhenwemakemistakesabouttimeiswhenwetakeafternoonnaps（午觉）.Haveyoueverhadtrouble

tellingwhattimeitisafteralongnap?Thafsbecausethebestamountoftimeforanapis20minutes.After20minutes,

youenteranewstageofsleepcalledslow-wavesleep.Ifyouwakeupmid-wayinthisstage,itwilltakeawhilebefore

youcancorrectlyperceive（感知）timeagain.

Yes,timecanbemysteriousandthereisnowaytocontrolit.So,perhapsthebestthingtodoistomakegooduseof

everyminute.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatpossiblymakespeoplefeelsolong?

A.weekendsandholidaysB.weekendsandwork

C.classesandworkD.holidaysandwork

2.WhichisNOTthewrongimpressionsthatweoftenhaveabouttimeaccordingtothethewebsitelisting?

A.negativeemotionsB.positiveemotions

C.adrenalineD.scientists

3.Accordingtothepassage,inwhichsituationdowemakemistakesabouttime?

A.Wehavemanyproblemsleftinthetestpaper,butthetimeisup.

B.Wehaveamathtestwhenwefalldownfromahighplace.

C.Wemayhavetroubletellingwhattimeitisafteralongnap.

D.Wegotoschoolontheschoolbusasusualonweekdays,

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillNOThappenwhenwearefacedwithdanger?

A.Ourbodieswillproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline.

B.Weareabletofeelthattimeseemstogomoreslowly.

C.Adrenalinewillmakeusconcentratebettertostayalive.

D.VVewillforgetfarmoredetailsoverashortperiodoftime.

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Negativeemotions,especiallyanxietyandboredom,maketimeseemlongerbecausetheymakeusconcentratemore

onthepassageoftime.

B.Whenweareenjoyingourselves,vvepaymoreattentiontowhatwearedoingandweareabletofeeiliketimeisgoing

moreslowly.

C.Ifwewakeupmid-wayafteralongnap9itwilltakeawhilebeforewecancorrectlyperceivetimeagain.

D.Timecanbemysteriousandthereisnowaytocontrolit.So,perhapsthebestthingtodoistomakegooduseofevery

minute.

D

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E

17、YEARSago,averyrichmanandhisyoungsonsharedaninterestincollectingart.Theytraveledaroundtheworld,

collectingpricelessworksofartbyfamousartistslikePicasso,VanGoghandMonet.

Themanbecameverylonelyandsad.Whenwarbrokeout,thesonlefttoservehiscountry.Afterafewweeks,theold

manreceivedalettersayinghissonhaddiedwhiletakinganothersoldiertoahospital.

Oneday,asoldiervisitedtheoldmanandgavehimapainting-itwasaportraitofhisson.

Thoughtheworldwouldneverconsideritagreatwork,thepaintingwasimportanttotheman.

Thepaintingofhissonbecametheoldman'smostvaluableitem.Hetoldhisneighborsitwasthegreatestgifthehad

everreceived.Thefollowingspring,theoldmanbecameillandpassedaway.

Alloftheoldman,spaintingswouldbesoldatanauction.Theauctionbeganwithapaintingthatwasnotonanyofthe

buyers5lists...itwasthepaintingoftheoldman'sson.

“Whowillopenthepriceat$100?"theauctioneerasked.Momentspassedandnoonespokeorraisedtheirhand.

Someonesaid:uWhocaresaboutthatpainting?Lefsgetontothegoodones."Morevoicesfollowedinagreement.uNo,

wemustsellthisonefirst/9repliedtheauctioneer.uNow,whowilltaketheportraitoftheson?”

Finally,agoodfriendoftheoldmanspoke:uWillyoutake$10forthepainting?ThafsallIhave.”“Willanyonego

higher?^^calledtheauctioneer.Aftermoresilencehesaid:wGoingonce...goingtwice...sold!”Theauctioneerlookedat

thecrowdandannouncedthatthewholeauctionwasover.^Accordingtothefather,swill,whoevertakestheson,s

portraitgetsthewholecollection,,,theauctioneersaid.

Becauseofthefather,slove,whoevertookthesongotitall.

1.Boththemanandhissonwereinterestedin.

A.collectingartworkB.sellingpaintings

C.drawingfamousartistsD.readingstoriesaboutfamousartists

2.Thelettersaidtheson.

A.lefttoservehiscountryB.wassafe

C.wassenttoahospital.D.haddied.

3.Attheauction,thepaintingoftheman'sson.

A.waspopularB.wassoldfor$100

C.wassoldfor$10D.wasn,tsold

4.Thestorywantedtotellus.

A.artworkisvaluableB.afather,sloveispriceless

C.don,tlookdownatsmallworksofartD.nobodyknowswhatwillhappennext

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18、ThisisasongmillionsofAmericanswillhearthisNewYear,sEve.ItiscalledAuldLangSyne（《友谊地久

天长》）.ItisthetraditionalmusicplayedduringtheNewYear,scelebration.AuidLangSyneisanoidScottishpoem.It

tellsabouttheneedtorememberoldfriends.

Thewordswauldlangsyne"mean"oldlongsince,,∙Nooneknowswhowrotethepoemfirst.However,aversion（版

本）byScottishpoetRobertBumswaspublished（出版）in1796.Thewordsandmusicweknowtodayfirstappearedin

asongbookthreeyearslater.

ThesongisplayedintheUnitedStatesmainlyonNewYear'sEve.Theversion（译文）youarehearingtodayis

bytheWashingtonSaxophoneQuartet.AsweendourprogramwithAuldLangSyne.Iwouldlik