2023年三明市重点中学英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题含解析

2023年三明市重点中学英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题请考生注意：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、–Whatalovelytoyracecar!Couldyoutellme?A．whydidyougetit B．whenwillyougetitC．whereyougotit D．howwillyougetit2、—Hi,Cathy!IsawMissZhanginthemeetingroomjustnow.―No,it______beher.ShewenttoNanjingtwodaysago.A．must B．may C．can’t D．needn’t3、---Look!Themanatthegatebeourheadmaster.Theheadmasterstandsthereeverymorning.---No,itbehim.Heisholdingameeting.A．must;can’t B．must;mustn’t C．can’t;can’t D．can’t;mustn’t4、—DoyouknowthatChinaisoneofcountriesintheworld?—Yes,Ido.It’smuchthantheUS.A．oldest;older B．theoldest;theolderC．theoldest;older D．theolder;older5、-Ihaveaproblem.Idon'tknowwhattodo.-Let'saskDickforhelp.Hecan_________agoodideatosolveyourproblem.A．thinkupB．giveupC．hangoutD．laughat6、—HaveyoureadthebookJaneEyre?—Yes.It’safamousbookandreallyworth.A．readB．readingC．toread7、Wedon'tknowtheloveofourparents_______webecomeparentsourselvesoneday.A．untilB．afterC．whenD．since8、GuoDegangisafamouscrosstalkperformer.Healwaysmakespeople__________.A．laughsB．laughC．laughingD．tolaugh9、-It’sthebesttimetovisitLianyungangnow.-Thisisthebestplace_____Ihaveevervisited.A．where B．that C．which D．when10、––Lookattheyoungmaninyellow.IsitMr.Green?––No,it______behim.Heiswearingagreencoattoday.A．mustn’t B．needn’t C．can’tⅡ.完形填空11、Peterusedtobea“problemchild”,butarecent1withhismotherchangedhislife.Afterhisfather’sdeath,Peter’slifebecamemuchmoredifficult.Hismotherhadto2andwasoftennotathome.Hismotherlookedafterhimaswellaspossible.But3,Peterstillcausedproblems.Hewasnot4instudying.Hismotherwasvery5anddidn’tgiveup.Intheend,shemadea6:tosendhimtoaboys’boardingschool.Oneday,Petertoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.Theteachersaidhemust7withhismother.Petercalledhismother,butthisphonecall8hislife.“Mymotherhelpedmetounderstandhowmuchshehadgivenme.”NowPeterhasreallychanged.Heisnowoneofthe9studentsinhisclass.Hismother’s10helpedhimtofeelgoodabouthimself.1．A．conversationB．reportC．surveyD．plan2．A．workB．singC．speakD．fight3．A．certainlyB．suddenlyC．unluckilyD．finally4．A．afraidB．tiredC．boredD．interested5．A．worriedB．patientC．excitedD．angry6．A．decisionB．problemC．taskD．time7．A．argueB．compareC．agreeD．talk8．A．spokeB．workedC．leftD．changed9．A．tallestB．shortestC．bestD．worst10．A．adviceB．loveC．ideaD．educationⅢ.语法填空12、Climbingamountainishardwork.Butonestepafteranother_________(final)bringsapersontothetop.Alongtheway,youmaystopandwanttogive_________.It’squitenormal.Butthe___________(high)youclimb,themorewonderfulthingsyoucansee.Ifyoukeepclimbingtothe.t_________,youwillhaveanewworldinfrontofyou.Everythinglookssosmallandyou’llfind___________(you)kingoftheworld.Learninganotherlanguageisl_________climbingamountain.You,—_______(meet)alotofdifficultiessinceyoutookitup._______thisnewlanguagecangiveyouanewviewoflife.Itcanalsoopenthewayinto_________(people)mindsandhearts,intoaculturethatisverydifferentfromtheoneofyourown.Thiswillmakeyouricherandricherinthingsthatmoneycan’t__________.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、WhenIwasfour,onedayIwasplayingoutsideourhouse.Isawmygrandfather'struck.Itwasblackandlookedveryold.Ithought,“Grandpadoesn’thavetodrivesuchanuglytruck.MaybeIcanmakeitlookbetter.”Igotsomepaintandabrushwhichwereleftinthekitchenbymyfather.Ipaintedthetruckwhiteandblueallover.Iwasfinishingthejobwhenmymumwalkedupandstoppedme.Shewasworriedthatmygrandfatherwouldbeangry.However,whenmygrandfatherlookedatmypaintingsonthetruck,helaughedloudly,“Angela,that’stheprettiesttruckI’veeverseen!Iloveit!”Sometimesadults(成年人)don’tstoptoseethingsthroughchildren’seyes.Theymissedsomuchbeautyintheworld.Luckily,mygrandfathersawthingsinanotherway.1．Attheageof,Angelapaintedhergrandfather’struckwhiteandblue.A．four B．five C．six D．seven2．Angelafoundsomepaintandabrush.A．inthetruck B．outsidethehouse C．inthekitchen D．outsidethepark3．Angela’sgrandfatherwhenhesawherpaintings.A．wasworried B．shoutedangrily C．becamesad D．laughedloudlyB14、SirStevenRedgrave—Winnerof5OlympicGoldMedals“In1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes(糖尿病),believingtheprofession(职业)trainedforthewholeofmylifeended,Ifeltverysorry.ThenoneofmyfriendssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptraining.Thatwasit—theencouragementIneeded.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.”KarenPickering—SwimmingWorldChampion(冠军)“Iswim4hoursaday,6daysaweek.Imanagethatamount（总数）ofworkbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess—youcan’tfollowaprofessioninanyfieldwithoutbeingwell-organized.Makealistofwhatyoubelieveyoucanachieve.Trustyourself,writedownyourgoalsfortheday,howeversmalltheyare,andyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.”KristenStewart—Actress“Whenthingsaregettinghard,avoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachieveanything.Then,thereareotherdistractions,suchasfamilyorhobbies.Thekeyistogivemostofyourattentiontoonething.WhenIfeelnervous,ithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’,‘peace’,eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmymind.Itmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandimprovesmyconfidence.Thisisahabitandisapowerfulpsychological(心理学的)tool.”1．Theunderlinedword“distractions”probablymeans________.A．goodhabitsB．thingsthatmakeonetiredC．wordstoenjoyD．thingsthatturnone’sattentionaway2．Thesamecharacterofthethreepeopleis________.A．humourB．happinessC．self-confidenceD．wisdom3．Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.A．HealthandFoodB．HowtoBeaWinnerC．DifficultiesandHabitsD．BeaSportsmaC15、Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B．C．tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulationisleft-handed.Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?Scientistsnowknowthataperson’stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople,thehandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleft-sideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn’thappentoeveryone,soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene(基因)forright-handedness,he/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handedness,peoplenolongerthinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.Alongtimeago,left-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon’thaveto.1．（小题1）Howmanypeopleintheworldareleft-handednow?A．Lessthanonesixth.B．Morethanahalf.C．About40%.D．Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.2．（小题2）Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“damaged”inthispassage?A．knockedB．changedC．brokeD．harmed3．（小题3）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handed.B．Left-handednessisclevererthanright-handedness.C．Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.D．Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.4．（小题4）Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.A．Scientists’NewInventionsB．Left-handedPeopleC．WhichHandD．DifferentBrains,DifferentHandsD16、Animportantquestionabouteatingoutiswhopaysforthemeal.Ifafriendofyoursasksyoutohavelunchwithhim,youmaysaysomethinglikethis,“I’mafraidit’llhavetobesomewherecheap,asIhavelittlemoney.”Theotherpersonmaysay,“OK,I’llmeetyouatMcDonald’s.”ThismeansthatthetwoagreetogoDutch,thatis,eachpersonpaysforhimself.Hemayalsosay,“Oh,no,IwanttotakeyoutolunchatSmith’s.”or“IwantyoutotrytheChinesedumplingsthere.Theyaregreat.”Thismeansthepersonwantstopayforbothofyou.Ifyoufeelfriendlytowardstheperson,youcangowithhimandyouneedn’tpayforthemeal.Youmayjustsay,“Thankyou.Thatwouldbeverynice.”Americancustomaboutwhopaysfordatesismuchthesameasinotherpartsoftheworld.Intheolddays,Americanwomenwantedmentopayforallthemeals.But,today,auniversitygirlorawomaninbusinessworldwillusuallypayforherown.1．Thepassagetellsus________.A．howtoeatoutB．wheretoeatoutC．whattoeatoutD．whopaysforthemeal2．Ifyouhavelittlemoney,________.A．you’llnotpayforyourmealB．you’llborrowsomefromothersC．you’llhaveacheapmealD．youwillnoteatanything3．“GoDutch”inthepassagemeans________.A．去吃饭B．就餐C．订餐D．各自付款4．Ifyourfriendsaystoyou“Iwanttotakeyoutolunchatnoon”,thatmeans_________.A．thepersonwantstolendsomemoneytoyouB．thepersonwantstopayforbothofyouC．thepersonwillbeangrywithyouD．thepersoncan’tunderstandyou5．InAmerica,somegirlsandwomen_______intheolddays.A．askedmentopayfortheirmealsB．triedtopayforthemen’smealsC．triedtopayfortheirownmealsD．neverhadanythingoutsideE17、Everypeople(民族)usesitsownspecialwordstoshowitsideasandfeelings.Someoftheseexpressionsarecommonlyusedformanyyears.Othersarepopularforjustashorttime.OnesuchAmericanexpressionis“Where’sthebeef?”Itisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobe.Intheearly1980s“Where’sthebeef?”wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsintheUnitedStates.Itseemedasifeveryonewasusingitatthetime.Beef,ofcourse,isthemeatfromacow,andfoodismorepopularinAmericathanahamburgermadefrombeef.Inthe1960sabusinessmannamedRaybeganbuildingsmallrestaurantsthatsoldhamburgersatalowprice.Raycalledthis“McDonald’s”.RaybecameoneoftherichestbusinessmenatlastinAmerica.Otherbusinesspeoplewatchedhissuccess.Someofthemopenedtheirownhamburgerrestaurants.Onecompany(公司)called“Wendy’s”saiditshamburgerswerebiggerthanthosesoldbyMcDonald’soranyoneelse.TheWendy’sCompanybegantousetheexpression“Where’sthebeef?”tomakepeopleknowthatWendy’shamburgerswerethebiggest.TheWendy’stelevisionadvertisement(广告)showedthreeoldwomeneatinghamburgers.Thebreadthatcoveredthemeatwasverybig,butinsidetherewasonlyabitofmeat.Oneofthewomensaidshewouldnoteatahamburgerwithsuchalittlepieceofbeef.“Where’sthebeef?”sheshoutedinafunnyway.TheadvertisementforWendy’shamburgerrestaurantswasasuccess.Aswesaid,itseemedeveryonebeganusingtheexpression“Where’sthebeef?”1．Theexpression“Where’sthebeef?”isusedwhen.A．someonecan’tfindthebeefatallB．someoneisn’tsatisfiedwiththebeefC．somethingisbetterthanitissaidtobeD．somethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobe2．“Where’sthebeef?”wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsin________intheearly1980s.A．BritainB．AmericaC．IndiaD．Australia3．TheWendy’sCompanyusedtheexpression“Where’sthebeef?”inorderto.A．showWendy’shamburgerswerethebiggest.B．makepeopleknowwheretheycouldfindthebeefC．letpeoplenoticethebreadthatcoveredthemeatwasbigD．compareitshamburgerswiththosesoldbyMcDonald’s4．Thispassagemainlytellsus.A．twofamouscompaniesB．arichbusinessmanC．apopularexpressionD．atelevisionadvertisementF18、Manyofusmightwanttotakeontraditionaljobswhenwegrowup,suchasbeingadoctororlawyer.However,therearemanymorechoicesthanjustthesethatareavailabletoday.InOctober,ajob-huntingwebsiteZissuedareportaftersurveyingpeoplewhoworkfitnesscoachandmakeupartist.Mostofthejobspaywell,withoneinthreeworkersearningmorethan8,000yuanamonth.Thetop-payingjobisvet--about29percentoftheseanimaldoctorsearnover20,000yuanpermonth.Theseworkers’educationalbackgroundisalsoimpressive(令人印象深刻的).Over60percentofthesurveyedworkershaveacollegedegree(学位)orabove,thereportsays.Mostoftheworkerssaidtheychosetheirjobsoutofloveandinterestinthearea.Manyofthejobsarenolongerspecifictoonegender.Forexample,thereportfoundthatone-thirdofchildcareworkersaremen.Thesepositionsusedtobefilledalmostonlybywomen.Manyofthesejobsareintheserviceindustry.Economic(经济的)developmentmeanspeoplehavemoremoneytospendandareingreaterneedofhigh-qualityservicesChinaNewsServicenoted.Forexample,morepeoplehavestartedtoraisepets.Petownerswillspendover5,000yuanperpetthisyear,anincreaseof15percentfrom2018,Xinhuareported.Thegrowingdemandforanimalcare,therefore,hasencouragedmorepeopletobecomeveterinarians(兽医).1．WhatdoesthereportissuedbyZshow?A．Mostpeoplestillprefertoworkasdoctorsorlawyers.B．Therearemanynewjobchoicesthesedays.C．Thereare800differentjobsinmajorChinesecities.2．Whichjobhasthebestpayaccordingtothesurvey?A．Veterinarian. B．Fitnesscoach. C．Make-upartist.3．Whyaretheremanynewjobsintheserviceindustry?A．Becausepeopleneedmorehigh-qualityservices.B．Becausetheyrequirelessskillandknowledge.C．Becausetherearenogender-differencesinthisindustry.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Mostoftheworkerschosetheirjobsoutofloveandinterestinthearea.B．Morepeoplehavestartedtoraisepets.C．Womenwillbereplacedbymeninthechildcareindustry.5．Whatcanweinferfromthestory?A．Findingajobin