2024届张掖市重点中学九年级英语第一学期期末监测试题含解析

2024届张掖市重点中学九年级英语第一学期期末监测试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Manypeopleareshywhenthey________Englishsobeforeyoubegin,takeadeepbreathandsmile.A．say B．speak C．tell D．talk2、--Haveyoureadthisbook?--Yes.Iittwomonthsago.A．isreading B．haveread C．willread D．read3、—DoyouthinkJackwillcatchupwithus?—Ibelieveso._______heloseshimselfincomputergames.A．If B．Unless C．Or D．But4、---Wouldyouliketohelpmesearchthelatestnewsaboutsuperstars_____Icanuseinmyreport.---Thelatest?AndersonrenewedacontactforanothersevenyearswithManchester.A．whom B．who C．that D．which5、Manytallbuildings

inFangshanlastyear.A．arebuiltB．werebuiltC．builtD．build6、—It’ssaidthattheTVprogramReaderswasquitepopular.—Yes._______myparents_______mylittlesisterlikeswatchingitverymuch.A．Neither;norB．Both;andC．Either;orD．Notonly;butalso7、—Couldyoutellme_______ifIenterthishighschool?—Sure.Youcanstudyandenjoytheschoollifewithmanytopstudents.A．whymylifewillbeboringB．whatmylifewillbelikeC．howmanyhoursIshouldstudyD．whereIwillstudywithmyclassmates8、-Thegovernmenthastakenmanyactionstopreventpollution.-Ihopethatinthefuturetherewillbe_____pollutionandalot_____clear,blueskies.A．less;moreB．more;lessC．fewer;moreD．less;many9、Mymotherrefuses________metotheweekendtrainingcentreforextraclasses.A．tosend B．sending C．sent D．sends10、Inmostmuseums,thereisnoshoutingandrunning,andyou________nottouchanything.A．must B．might C．need D．havetoⅡ.完形填空11、Jenniferwassittingonthebench.“It'sgetting1,”shethought.“Ishouldgohome.”Shewantedtoknowherparents'reactions(反应)whenshe2homeafterthethreedaysshewasmissing.Itwasreallydarkwhenshefinallygottohome'sfrontdoor.Itwas3thanusual．4lookedaftertheoutsidegardenfor5days.Itwassostrangebecauseherfatherusuallyworkedhardtokeepeverything6andtidy.Shecouldn'tunderstandwhatwasgoingon.Shewalkedintothe7.First,shewentintothekitchen8shesawanotewrittenbyherfather.Hesaid,“DearEllen,hereissomecoffee.Iamlookingforherout.”Ellenwashermother，but9wasshe？Shewenttoherparents'room.Shesawherthere.Her10waslyingonthebedandwassleeping.Herfacelookedso11asifshewasn'tasleepfordays.Jenniferwantedtowakeherup.However,shelookedtootired，12Jenniferjustfellasleepbesideher.WhenJennifer13,somethingwasdifferent:Shewasn'tinhermother'sroomandshewasn't14theoldclothessheranawayin.Shewasonherownbed.Itfeltsogoodbeingbackhome.Suddenlyshe15avoice,“Areyoufeelingbetternow,dear？Youknowyoumadeusallvery,veryafraid.”1．A．early B．late C．warm D．angry2．A．got B．get C．gets D．willget3．A．interesting B．important C．difficult D．different4．A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Nobody5．A．many B．lotsof C．afew D．much6．A．dirty B．clean C．quiet D．busy7．A．school B．room C．house D．library8．A．if B．or C．unless D．and9．A．when B．who C．where D．what10．A．mother B．father C．friend D．sister11．A．beautiful B．healthy C．tired D．serious12．A．and B．though C．but D．so13．A．gotup B．wokeup C．putup D．cleanedup14．A．sending B．washing C．taking D．wearing15．A．heard B．poured C．organized D．brokⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。HaveyoueverwatchedShadowPlay?Itis1．artwhichismixedmusicandshadowplay.Theplayerholdsthehumancharactersbehindthepaperscreenandplaysaseriesofstories.Thecharactersare2．(usual)madeofcowskin.Whenthedaybecomesdark,theplayersset3．thelightandpaperscreenandstarttheirshow.ShadowPlay4．(come)inShanxiduringtheWesternHanDynastytwothousandyearsago,whichisnamedDaoqingShadowPlay.Itwasvery5．/′feɪməs/inHebeiduringQingDynasty.ThestageoftheShadowPlayisalwaysatablecovered6．alargepieceofpaper.Thelightwasbehindthepaperscreen.Astheshadowplayermoveshisfingers,thecharacterscometolifeandtheirlooks,dressandmovementcanbeclearlyseenfromtheother7．/said/ofthescreen.Theplayerisalsotheleadsinger.Allthecharactersareplayedandvoicedby8．(he).Playingthecharacterswellisnotaneasyjob.Italwaystakesaplayertentotwentyyears.Inorderto9．/prəˊtekt/thetraditionalChinesefolkart,theMuseumofDaoqingShadowPlayhasbeenbuiltinGansu.Many10．(art)aretryingtospreadittothestageofChina,evenoftheworld.It’salsoourdutytopreventitformdisappearing.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、QiHaoran,aJuniorGradeOnestudentataHighSchoolAttachedtoHarbinInstituteofTechnology,wasquitebusyoverthepastwinterholiday–andnotjustwithhomework.Qi,togetherwith10otherclassmatesmadeavolunteergrouptocallonpeopletojointheCleanYourPlateCampaign（光盘行动）.Thesestudentswenttomanyrestaurantsandtoldpeopletheimportanceofsavingfood.“Excuseme,doyouknowthat950millionpeoplearoundtheworldstillhaven’tgotenoughtoeat?Pleasedon’twastefood.”Theywouldsaythiskindofthinghundredsoftimeseveryday.TheCleanYourPlateCampaignbeganontheInternetinJanuary.Itcallsonpeopletoreducefoodwaste.Chinainrecentyearshasexperiencedseriousproblemswithwastedfood.CCTVreportedinJanuarythatthefoodChinesepeoplewasteeveryyearisenoughtofeed200millionpeopleforayear.Chinesepeoplearewell-knownforbeinghospitable（好客的）andgenerous.Manyevenfeelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestshaveeatenallthefood.Luckily,thecampaignhasgotalotofsupport.InarestaurantinXinjiang,theownergivestheguestswhohaveeatenupallthattheyorderedasticker.Peoplecanenjoyafreemealwhentheyhave10stickers.Morethan750restaurantsinBeijinghavebeguntooffersmallerdishesandencouragetheirgueststotakeleftovershome.Toreducefoodwasteisabigtask,anditneedstime.It’simportantthateveryonedoestheirbit,justlikeQi.Didyoufinishyourmealstoday?1．TheCleanYourPlateCampaignstarted__________inJanuary.A．inabigrestaurantB．inaCCTVprogrammeC．inahighschoolD．ontheInternet2．TherestaurantownerinXinjiang__________tosupportthecampaign.A．gavetheguestsastickeriftheyateupthefoodB．offeredtheguests10stickersiftheyorderedalotC．offeredsmallerdishestotheguestsD．encouragedcustomerstotakeleftovershome3．Youcanprobablyreadthispassage_________.A．inasciencebookB．inanewspaperC．inatouristguideD．inanadvertisemenB14、Englishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeingscanspeakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.Ofalllanguages,Englishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.However,let’sfaceit:Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoegginaneggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandy,whilesweetbreads,whicharen’tsweet,aremeat.WetakeEnglishforgranted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes(探讨它的矛盾),wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.Andwhyisitthatawriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoose,twogeese—soonemoose,twomeese?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeopposites,whilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,anditreflects(反映)thecreativityofhumanbeings.That’swhy,whenstarsareout,theyarevisible(能看见的);butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible.Andwhy,whenIwindupmywatch,Istartit;butwhenIwindupthisessay,Iendit.1．ThroughthemanyparadoxesintheEnglishlanguage,thewriterwantstoshowthathumanbeingsare______.A．cleverB．crazyC．azyD．dull2．Accordingtothepassage______.A．pineapplesaretheapplesonthepinetreeB．thereshouldbeegginaneggplantC．sweet-meatsandsweetbreadsaredifferentD．boxingringsshouldberound3．Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectplural?A．Beeth.B．Geese.C．Meese.D．Tooth.4．Whichofthefollowingincludestwoitemswhichhavethesimilarmeaning?A．Awisemanandawiseguy.B．Overlookandoversee.C．Quitealotandquiteafew.D．Hotashellandcoldashell.C15、MargeauxWolbergwassittingwiththeother12-year-oldsinherclasswhenoneofthegirlsturnedtoherandasked,"Isyourmomdead?"Shenevercametoschoolliketheothermotherstovolunteerinthelibraryorhelptheteachers.ItwasalwaysMargeaux'sdadwhodidthat.Margeauxreachedforhercomputer,typedafewwordsintoGoogleandshowedherclassmatealistofinformationwithhermother'snameandjobtitles,fromCEOatStoherpresentroleasvice-presidentoftechnologybusinessoperationsatPayPal."See,mymom'snotdead,"shesaid."Mymom'sfamous."KirstenWolberg,45,tellsthisstorywithpride.Sheisnottrappedbyanuneasyfeelingthesedayswhenshehastomissaschoolplay.Insteadsheisgladthathertwodaughtersaregrowingupwithsuchastrongrolemodel:awomaninahigh-poweredjobinSiliconValley.Longbeforeneitherofherkidswasborn,WolbergandherfuturehusbandMichaelhadatalkabouthowtheywoulddividehouseholdandchildcareduties."Isaid,'Listen,oneofthethingsthat'sreallyimportanttomeistohaveaparentathomefulltime,'"sheremembers."'Anditcan'tbeme.'"MichaelWolberg,43,workedforyearsforamedicinecompany.ButwhenMargeauxwasborn,heofferedtogiveuphisjobandbecameastay-at-homedad.Andhehasneverfeltsorryforhimself.Spending12hoursadayalonewithachildsuitshispersonalitybetterthananoffice,hesays,andmuchbetterthanitwouldeversuithiswife."She'sspentmany,manyyearstryingtogettotheplacewheresheisandevenfurther,"hesays,"andthislifestyleofcleaningthefloorandchangingdiapers(尿片)andallkindsofotherthingsarenotforher."1．FromthefirstthreeparagraphsweknowthatMargeauxfelt.A．sorryforhermotherB．proudofhermotherC．hurtbyherclassmatesD．thankfultohermother2．Accordingtothepassage,Kirsten.A．findsithardtogetherkids'understandingB．isassuccessfulinhercareerasherhusbandC．feelssorryfornothelpinginherkids'schoolD．isgladtohavesetagoodexampletoherkids3．WhydidMichaelchoosetobeastay-at-homedad?A．Hewastiredofhisjob.B．Hewasforcedtoleavethejob.C．Heismoresuitablebynaturetostayathome.D．Heandhiswifereachedanagreementafterthekids'birth.4．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A．KirstencanachievegreatersuccessinhercareerB．KirstenisneitheragoodwifenoraqualifiedmotherC．MichaelloveshiskidsbetterthanhiswifedoesD．MichaelregretsmakingthedecisiontostayathomeD16、Springishere.DidyouplanttreesonTree-PlantingDay?Everyoneknowsthatclimatechangeisaseriousproblemthesedays.Peoplehavealotofworktodoinordertopreventit.Oneofthebestwaysistoplantmoretrees.AccordingtoastudybyNASA,theEarth’sgreenleafareahasincreasedby5percent,orover5millionsquarekilometerssince2000.Chinaisresponsiblefor25percentoftheincrease.That’saboutonesquareofthesizeofthewholeAmazonrainforest.Overthepasttwentyyears,Chinahasmadegreateffortstogreenthelandinordertofightsoilerosion(水土流失)andairpollution.Itisoneofthemostsuccessfulcountriesingreeningthedesert.Forexamplesince1962,ChinahadbeenplantingtreesinSaihanbainHebeiprovince.Itwasonceabarren(贫瘠)area.Afterovercomingmanydifficulties,forestershaveturnedtheareaintoChina’slargestman-madeforest.AnotherexampleistheKubuqiDesert,whichisneartheYellowRiverinInnerMongolia.Itwasoncethesource(来源)ofsandstormsinBeijing.Butnow,aboutonethirdoftheKubuqiDesertiscoveredwithtrees,andsandstormsarelesscommon.MuUsDesertwasalsoknownforitssandstormsmanyyearsago.Butnow,one-quarterofthedeserthasbeenturnedintoforest.Inaword,plantingtreesisreallyimportanttous.Let’stakepartinplantingtreestomakeourearthgreenerandmorebeautiful.1．ThereasonwhyChinamakesgreateffortstogreenthelandisto_____A．preventclimatechange B．plantmoretreesC．reducewaterpollution D．stopthesoilfrombeingwashedaway2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．ChinasucceedsingreeningthedesertB．PlantingtreeisthebestwaytopreventtheclimatechangeC．ThegreenleafareaofChinahasincreasedby0.25millionsquarekilometerssince2000.D．MuUsDesertcausethesandstormsinBeijing3．Itis_______forforesterstoturnSaihanbaintotheforestA．dangerous B．exciting C．difficult D．impossibleE17、Whenhewasalittleboy,hisunclecalledhim“Sparky”afteracomic-strip(连环画)horsenamedSparkPlug.SchoolwasallbutimpossibleforSparky.Hefailedeverysubjectintheeighthgrade.Andthoughhedidmanagetomaketheschool’sgolfteam,helosttheonlyimportantmatchoftheseasonstraightaway.Throughouthisyouth,Sparkywasawkwardsocially.Itwasn’tthattheotherstudentsdislikedhim.Itwasjustthatnoonereallycaredallthatmuch.Infact,Sparkywassurprisedifaclassmateeversaidhellotohimoutsideofschoolhours.Sparkywasaloser.Him,hisclassmates…everyoneknewit.Sohelearnedtolivewithit.Hemadeuphismindthatifthingsweremeanttoworkout,theywould.OnethingwasimportanttoSparky,however-drawing.Hewasproudofhisartwork.Nooneelseenjoyedit.Butthatdidn’tseemtomattertohim.Inhissenioryearofhighschool,hesentsomecartoonstotheyearbook.Theeditorsrefusedtoconsiderhisideas.Despite(即使；尽管)that,Sparkywassureabouthisability.Heevendecidedtobecomeanartist.So,afterfinishinghighschool,SparkywrotetoWaltDisneyStudios.Theyaskedforsamples(样本)ofhisartwork.Despitecarefulpreparation,ittoowasrefused.Onemoreconfirmationthathewasaloser.ButSparkystilldidn’tgiveup.Instead,hedecidedtotellhisownlife’sstoryincartoons.Themaincharacterwouldbealittleboywhosymbolizedtheboywhoalwayslost.Youknowhimwell.BecauseSparky’scartooncharacterwentontobecomeakindofculturalphenomenon(现象).Peoplereadilyidentifiedwiththis“lovableloser”.Heremindedpeopleofthepainfulandembarrassingmomentsfromtheirownpast,oftheirpainandtheirsharedhumanity.Thecharactersoonbecamefamousworldwide:“CharlieBrown”.AndSparky,theboywhosemanyfailuresneverkepthimfromtrying,whoseworkwasrefusedagainandagain,isthehighlysuccessfulcartoonistCharlesSchultz.HiscartoonstripPeanutscontinuestoinspirebooks,T-shirtsandChristmasspecials,remindingus,assomeone,thatlifesomehowfindsawayforallofus,eventhelosers.1．Theunderlinedpart“helearnedtolivewithit”inParagraph3probablymeansthatSparky_______.A．decidednottomakeaneffortinschoolB．learnedtosaynotobeingtreatedbadlyC．didn’tcarebecausenoonecalledhimaloserD．cametoacceptnotbeingcaredaboutbyotherstudents2．BeforehestartedtheCharlieBrowncartoon,_________.A．Sparkydoubtedwhetherbeinganartistwasinhisfuture.B．someyearbookeditorsencouragedSparkytokeepondrawingC．noonevaluedSparky’sartworkanditwasrefusedagainandagainD．samplesofSparky’sartworkwereacceptedbyWaltDisneyStudios3．WhydidSparky’scartooncharacterbecomesopopular?A．BecauseSparky’sexperiencewassosad.B．Becausepeoplefelttheycouldhavetodowithit.C．Becauseitwasakindofculturalphenomenon.D．Becauseitinspiredpeopletofightfortheirownlives.4．Whatcanweconclude(推断)fromthearticle?A．Sparkyneverlostconfidenceinhisability.B．Artistsoftenhavelittlechanceofbecomingsuccessful.C．Thewriterbelievesthatothers’opinionsdon’tmatter.D．Thewriterbelievesthatnoloserwillbecomesuccessfulintheend.F18、LarryEllisoncamefromtheslumstoco-foundOracle.LarryEllisonwasbornontheLowerEastSideofNewYorkandthatdistrictwaspoorandfilledwithimmigrants（移民）fightingtosurvive.Atanearlyage,EllisonwasillandwassenttotheSouthSideofChicagotolivewithrelatives.Thoughthereweresomedifficulties,hewasabletoeducatehimselfandjoinSoftwareDevelopmentLaboratories,in1977.Thiswasanimportantmove,becausein1982thecompanybecameOracle.Thisisacompanythatbringsin$38billioneverysingleyearandalongtheway,Ellisonmanagedtoownover$46.2billion.HesteppeddownasCEOin2014.ZdenekBakalaleavesCommunistCzechoslovakiawith$50.ZdenekBakalaleftCzechoslovakiaforLakeTahoeintheUnitedStateswithjust$50inhispocketwhenhewasjust19.Oncethere,hegotajobwashingdishes.BakalaattendedthefamousUniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley.Thathighereducationlethimintothebankingworld.Andreturningtohishomeland,in1994heopenedtheCreditSuisseofficeinPrague.Becauseofhiswealth,Bakalahasmanagedtogainedhugeshares（股份）inbothcoalandironore,whichhestillholdstothisday.DoWonChangworkedthreejobstosurvive.DoWonChangisthefamousfacebehindForever21,whoimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesfromSouthKorea,in1981.BeforehestartedForever21,heworkedthreejobs.Thatperiodlastedforthreeyearsbeforehefoundedthecompanyandopeneditsfirstclothingstore,in1984.ThisfamilybusinessgrewquicklyandForever21