2024届湖北省天门天宜国际学校英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试试题含解析

2024届湖北省天门天宜国际学校英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试试题

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I.单项选择

1、-Imadesomemistakesatthedinnertablelastnight.

—,riltellyousometablemannerslater.

A.You*9r*11ewelcomeB.ofcourseC.NevermindD.Thankyouanyway

2、Whentheteachercameintotheclassroom,thestudentsingroups.

A.workB.haveworkedC.wereworkingD.areworking

3、AlltheinourschoolenjoyedthemselvesonMarch8thbecauseitwastheirownholiday.

A.manteachersB.womenteachersC.womanteacherD.manteacher

4、一WhafsMumcookinginthekitchen?

一Fish,Iguess.Howniceit!

A.smellsB.feelsC.soundsD.looks

5^—WhatisZhangLu'stolanguagelearning?

—Neverstopstudyingandworkhard.

A.serviceB.secretC.skill

6、一Doyouknowthatourclasswonfirstprizeinyesterday'ssingingcompetition?

—Really?goodnews!

A.WhatB.WhataC.HowD.Howa

7、Yogaisakindofsportpeoplearoundtheworldlikenow.Everyone,youngandolddoesit.

A.thatB.whoC.whose

8、一Nancy,howdidyoufindthenewcartoon?

A.IsearcheditonlineB.Ihavejustwatchedit

C・It'swonderfulandtouchingD.ItismadeinJapan

9、ManycollegestudentsgotoWestChinatohelplocalpeople,theymayfindagoodjobinbigcities.

A.becauseB.ifC.althoughD.after

10、SouthAfricapresidentNelsonMandelapassedawayDecember5th,2013theageof95.

A.on;inB.in;atC.on;atD.at;in

n.完形填空

11、Foryears,PeterSmithwasbadlydisturbed（打扰）bythememoryofanaccidentthatcausedthedeathof

oneofhis1,Oliver.Afterthat,hiswifelefthimandhe2hisjob.Butsuddenlythenewsabouthim

changed.Hiswifecamebackandhefoundanewjob.

Onedayhetoldmewhathadchangedhislife.“Aftertheaccident,Ithoughtthatnobodycouldforgive（原谅）what

Ihaddone.Thethoughtofmymistake3mysmile.Itputa4betweenmywifeandme.ThenIhadan

unexpectedvisitfromthepersonIwasafraidmosttosee-themotheroftheclassmatewhodied.“Yearsago,“shesaid,"I

founditinmyhearttohaveforgivenyou.SodidOliverandyourfriends.^^Shestoppedforamoment,andthensaid__

5,“Peter,youaretheonewhohasn'tforgiven6・"Ilookedintohereyesandfoundkindness.Forthefirst

timeinmylifeIfeltworthy（有价值的）toloveandbeloved.

ItisluckyforPetertogetforgivenessofhis7,Butforgivingdoesn'tmeandenying（否认）whathappened.

Instead,itmeansfacingthemhonestly,realistically（现实地）.

Canapersonbeall-forgivingandstill,behuman?Ascientistspentfouryearsinaprisoncamp（集中营）of

Germany.Hisparents,hisyoungersisterandelderbrotherwerekilledbyNazi.Hehaseveryreasonto8.

Howeverheisfilledwithaloveoflifethathepassesontoeveryonewhoknowshim.Inhisbook,hesaid“Inthe

beginning,Iwasfilledwithhate.9IrealizedthatinhatingIhadbecomemyown10,Ifyoucan'tforgive,

youcannotlove.Andwithoutlove,lifehasnomeaning.”

Forgivenessistrulythesavinggrace,whichgivesthepeoplewhomakemistakesachancetocorrectthem.

1.A.teachersB.classmatesC.workersD.strangers

2.A.gotB.leftC.lostD.took

3.A.tookawayB.putawayC.gaveawayD.threwaway

4.A.bridgeB.doorC.houseD.wall

5.A.seriouslyB.carelesslyC.probablyD.happily

6.A.myselfB.himselfC.yourselfD.herself

7.A.excuseB.mistakeC.successD.lesson

8.A.forgetB.hideC.hateD.kill

9.A.SoB.OnlyC.StillD.Then

10.A..classmateB.enemyC.friendD.teacher

ni.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.Whileitisfamousforits

beautifulviews,partsofthemountainarefacingaproblem:garbage.

Everyyear,thousandsofvisitorsthrowawaytonsofrubbish.Sofar,over140tonsofrubbish2,（leave）onthe

mountain.（reduce）rubbish,Chinaislimitingthenumberofpeoplewho41_（allow）toclimbupthenorthsideofthe

mountain.

Nowthelocalgovernment52_(setup)stationstosort,recycleandbreakdowngarbagecollectedfromthemountain.

Agroupofartistswilltrytoturntherubbishintoartwork.They6,(show)theseworksofarttoremindpeoplenotto

leaverubbishwhenclimbingthemountain.

IV.阅读理解

A

Whateverlifethrewatuseachyear,ourfamilyhadonetraditionatChristmas:ourdogPepperopenedourpresentsfor

us.

Lastyear,everyonemadeithomeforaChristinasget-togethenHowever,itcouldn'tfeelperfectbecausePepper'shealth

wasbecomingworse.Herlifehadalreadybeenlongerthanweexpected-shewasfourteen—andyethermindwasstill

sharp.Herloveforlifemadeusfeelbetter.Butherbodycouldnotkeepupwithhermind.

ProbablyitwasPepper'slastChristmas,sowedecidedtomakesureshewouldenjoyit.OnChristinasEve,weeach

preparedpresentsforher.

Soon,PepperselectedherfirstChristmasgift.Sheturnedthepresent,justasshewasayoungdogoncemore.Shepulled

thepaperoffthedogtreatbeforeshecheweditslowly.Ourfamilywassohappy.

Peppersawtheotherthreepresents,andthenturnedtoMomasifasking,HMayIopenanother?H

HGoahead,girl!”Momencouraged.

Forthenextfewminutes,PepperopenedeachofherChristmaspresents.Whileshedid,sheremindedusofthejoyof

beingtogether.Ourfamilyfeltasawhole—notbecausewewereinthesameroomorcity,butbecauseourlovebrought

ustogether.

PepperpassedawayafterChristmas.Herpeacefulpassingmadeustearful.Herpassingwasalsoacelebrationoflife,

becauseshegavemyfamilysomuchloveandlaughter.

Istilltreasure(珍惜)Pepper'sfinalChristmasgift.Shetaughtmethatnomatterwhereweeachspendtheholidays,the

smallestactofsinceregivingcanuniteourfamilythroughourlove.Forme,thatknowledgeisthekmwestJastineliftof

all.

1.ThedogPepperusuallyatChristmas.

A.chewedthedogtreatslowly

B.chosethepresentsforherself

C.playedwiththeauthor*sfamilyhappily

D.openedthepresentsfortheauthor'sfamily

2.TheauthorthoughttheChristmaswasn'tperfectlastyearbecause.

A.hedidn'tgetaChristmasgift

B.Pepperwasinpoorhealth

C.PepperdiedonChristmasEve

D.hedidn'tfeelthejoyofbeingtogether

3.ThedogPeppergotChristmasgiftslastyear.

A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

4.Theunderlinedphrasenthelongest-lastinggift"inthelastparagraphrefersto"'

A.thefriendshipwiththedog

B.theholidaytheauthorspentwithfamily

C.theChristmaspresentforthedog

D.thelifelessontheauthorlearnedfromPepper

5.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe''

A.ThePowerofLove

B.CelebratingChristmas

C.TheImportanceofHelpingOthers

D.EnjoyingtheHappinessofMakingFriends

B

14、阅读下面的图表，做三个小题。

\HCHELLEOBAMASHIGHLIGHTS（特点）

•FirstfirstladyofAfrican.Amurican俳洲血统的美国人）

•Tallestfirstladyat183cminAmericanhistory

•Firstfirstladytoannoimce（宣布）anOscarwinner（2013）

•Best-dressedfirstladyJizR。Fa/r（2013）

•Hottestwomaninpolitics（政界）,ComplexMagazine（2011）

•Founhmostpowerful（强大的）womanintheworldaccording〔oFgrB处（2013）

1.MichelleObamaisthefirstladyof.

A.EnglandB.AmericaC.France

2.AccordingtoComplexMagazine,MichelleObamawasalwaysinpolitics.

A.quietB.calmC.active

3.MichelleObamaisfirstladyinAmericanhistoryaccordingtothepicture.

A.thetallest

B.thebest

C.themostpowerful

C

15、Workingasavet（兽医），Imetafamilywhotaughtmeanunforgettablelesson.Theycametomyclinicwiththeir

dyingdogCoco.IexaminedCocoandfoundhewasoldandhadaseriousillness.Itoldthefamilywecouldn'tdo

anythingforCoco,andeuthanasia（安乐死）wouldbebestforthedog.

Onthatday,theylittleboyEricseemedsocalm,pettingtheolddogforthelasttime,thatIwonderedifEric

understoodwhatwasgoingon.

ThelittleboyseemedtoacceptCoco'sdeathwithoutanydifficulty.WesattogetherforawhileafterCoco'sdeath,

explainingthatanimallivesareshorterthanhumanlives.

Eric,whohadbeenlisteningquietly,pipedup:"Iknowwhy.”

Hesaid,HPeopleneedalifetimetolearnhowtoliveagoodlife—likelovingeverybodyandbeingnice,right?nThe

six-year-oldcontinued,nWeIl,animalsalreadyknowhowtodothat,sotheydon'thavetostayaslong.**

rdneverheardamoresoft-heartedexplanationastowhyanimallivesaresoshort.IthaschangedthewayIlive.Isee

everydayasthedaythatmylifecouldbeeasilytakenaway,soItrytolivemylifetothefullest.

1.WhatwasthematterwithCoco?.

A.Shehadastomachache.B.Shehadaheadache.

C.Shewasoldanddying.D.Shewashurtbyherfriend.

2.WhichofthefollowingwouldbebestforCocointheclinic?

A.Somedeliciousfood.

B.Euthanasia.

C.Agoodfriend.

D.Aninterestingtoy.

3.WhyWasEricsocalmwhilepettingthedogforthelasttime?

A.Becausehedidn'tknowwhatwasgoingon.

B.Becausehedidn'tknowhowtofaceCoco'sdeath.

C.Becausehehadanotherdog.

D.BecauseheacceptedCoco'sdeath.

4.HowcanweunderstandEric'swords?.

A.Hethoughtpeoplealreadyknewhowtoloveothersallthetimeandbenice.

B.Hethoughtdogsalreadyknewhowtoloveothersallthetimeandbenice.

C.Hedidn'tthinkpeopleknewhowtolovedogs.

D.Hedidn'tthinkdogknewhowtolovepeople.

5.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat,

A.thevetdidn'tdoanythingforCoco

B.thevetmakesanefforttolivealife

C.thevethaslivedafullestlife

D.thevetwillkeepmoredogs

D

Howcouldwetelltimeiftherewerenowatchesorclocksanywhereintheworld?Thesunwasprobablytheworld's

first"clock”，exceptinthefarnorth,wheretheEskimos（爱斯基摩人）live.There,ifsdarkmostofthewinter,andlight

mostofthesummer.Butinmostoftheworld,peoplehaveusedthesunforaclock.Eventoday,ifyoudon'thaveaclock,

youstillknowthatwhenthesunshines,it'sday,andwhenit'sdark,ifsnight.Thesuncanalsotellyouififsmorning,

noon,orafternoon.

Peoplewholiveneartheseacantelltimefromthetides.Inthedaytime,foraboutsixhours,thewaterriseshigher

andhigheronthebeach.Andthenitgoesdownanddownforaboutsixhours.Thesamethinghappensagainatnight.

Therearetwohightidesandtwolowtidesevery24hours.

Seamenonashiplearnhowtotelltimebylookingatthemoonandthestars.Thewholeskyistheirclock.

Insomeplacesintheworldthewindcomesupataboutthesametimeeverydayorchangesdirectionorstops

blowing.Intheseplacesthewindcanbetheclock.

Asandclockisanevenbetterclock.Ifyouhadfinedrysandinaglassshapedliketheoneinthepicture,youwould

havewhatiscalledanhourglass.Thesandinthehourglassgoesfromthetopparttothebottompartinexactlyonehour.

Whenthehourglassisturnedover,thesandwilltakeanotherhourtogobackagain.

1.Accordingto（根据）thepassage,therearewaystotelltimebesides（除了）theclockandwatch.

A.3B.4C.5D.7

2.TheEskimosinthefarnorthcan'tusethesunforaclockbecause.

A.theyknowverylittleaboutthesun

B.thesuntherenevergoesdowninwinter

C.it'stoocoldforthemtogoouttowatchthesun

D.ithaslongdarkwintersandlonglightsummers

3.Theunderlined（下划线）word“tides”inthepassagemeans.

A.洋流B.潮汐C.海啸D.波浪

4.Inwhichpageofanewspapercanyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?

A.NewsB.ScienceC.BusinessD.Advertisement

5.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DifferentWaystoTellTimeB.UsefulMachinestoTellTime

C.TheHistoryoftheClockD.TheDevelopmentoftheClock

E

17、Tobywasa13-year-oldboy.HestudiedinamiddleschoolinParis.Hewasquiteacleverboyandwasgood

atalmosteverything.However,hehadaproblem.Hehadafear（恐'惧）ofheights.Thisproblemmadehimunhappyfor

alongtime.Hetalkedtohisfatheraboutitoneday.

“I'vehadenough,Dad,"hesaid."Iwouldlovetogorockclimbingwithmyfriends.ButeverytimeIgettoohigh,I

feelafraid."

Hisdadpaused（停顿）ashethoughtabouthisson's▲.

“well,Toby,“hesaidquietly,canhelpyou.Butyouwillneedtobebrave.Areyouready?”

Tobywasquietforafewminutes.

“Iamready!Mheansweredbravely.

Toby'sfatherpickedupthekeysandwalkedtowardsthefrontdoor.

“we'regoingintothecity!”hisfathersaid.

Tobyknewwhatwascoming.TobylivedinParis.Oneoftheworld'stallestbuildingswasthere.ThatwastheEiffel

Tower.Nothingwassaidbetweenthemastheydroveintothecity.

Afteraboutanhour,theyarrivedattheEiffelTower.Tobylookedupatit.

“CanIreallydothis?”heaskedworriedly.

“Well,“hisfathersaid,"Iwillbewithyoueverystepoftheway.Thisisthedaythatyoufightyourfear!Comeon!"

Tobytookabreath.Hisfatherheldhishandandthentheymadetheirway,stepbystep,towardsthetopofthe

EiffelTower.Atlasttheygottothetop.

“Wow,Dad!”hesaidexcitedlyashelookedoverParis.

“ItoldyoutherewasnothingtoworryaboutJhisfathersaid.

1.Theword"it"inParagraph1meansthefactthat.

A.Tobyhadfewfriends

B.Tobywasafraidofheights

C.TobyplannedtovisittheEiffelTower

D.Tobywantedtojoinamountainclimbingdub

2.Thebestwordfor"▲"is"

A.dreamB.planC.problemD.study

3.TobywenttotheEiffelTower.

A.bybusB.bybikeC.bytaxiD.bycar

4.HowmightToby'sfatherfeelaboutTobyattheendofthestory?

A.Hopeless.B.Happy.C.Surprised.D.Worried.

5.Thisstoryismainlyabout.

A.fightingfearB.makingfriends

C.givingadviceD.choosinghobbies

F

18、Lesterwaswalkinginthestreetwithtwohugeandheavysuitcases.Astrangerwalkeduptohimandasked-Have

yougotthetime?”

Lesterstopped,putdownthesuitcasesandlookedathiswatch,"It'sfivefifteenJhcsaid.

“Hey,whatanicewatch!”saidthestranger.

Lestersmiledalittleandsaid,wYes,ifsnotbad.Lookatthis."Thenheshowedthestrangeratimedisplayforthe86

largestcitiesintheworld.

Hehitafewbuttons（按钮）andavoicetoldthetimeinChinese.Lestercontinued,“Itsvoicecanbeset（设置）for

differentlanguages

Thestrangerseemedveryinterestedinthewatch.

“That'snotallJ'saidLester.Hethenpushedafewmorebuttonsandasmallmapappearedonthewatch."Themap

canshowwhereweare^explainedLester.

“Iwanttobuythiswatch!”saidthestranger.

“Oh,no,I'mnotsellingit.IhavespentnearlytvvoyearsmakingitJ'saidLester.

IIgiveyou$1,000forit!”

“Oh,no,rvealreadyspentmorethanthat

“F11giveyou$5,000forit!"

Lesterstoppedtothink.Thestrangerquicklygavehimacheck（支票）andsaid5,000.Hereitis

Lesterfinallyagreedtosellthewatch.Whenthestrangerwasgoingtoleavewiththewatch,Lesterpointedtothetwo

hugesuitcasesandsaid,“Hey,waitaminute.Don'tforgetyourbatteries

1.Lesterstoppedinthestreetbecause.

A.thesuitcaseswereveryheavy

B.hefeltverytired

C.astrangerwantedtobuyhiswatch

D.someoneaskedhimwhatthetimewas

2.Whatwasinthesu