广东省惠州市博罗县2024届英语九上期末考试试题含解析

广东省惠州市博罗县2024届英语九上期末考试试题注意事项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、—ThatmustbeMr.John.—No,itbehim.Isawhimoffattheairporthalfanhourago.A．maynot B．mustn’t C．can’t D．needn’t2、—Summervacationiscoming!Couldyoutellme?—Xi’an,IreallywanttovisittheTerracottaArmy.A．whereareyougoing B．whereyouaregoing C．howyouaregoing3、—HaveyouheardofthebookTheWanderingEarth?—Ofcourse.It'sexcellentbook.A．the B．a C．an D．/4、Couldyouhelpme_________whattimethefightarrivedyesterday?A．lookout B．findout C．takeout D．letout5、Sallypickedabasketofstrawberries.Shetooktwoandleft_____tohermom.A．another B．othersC．theother D．theothers6、—DoyouthinkJackwillcatchupwithus?—Ibelieveso._______heloseshimselfincomputergames.A．If B．Unless C．Or D．But7、SpudWebbhasinfluencedmemost.Hisstoriesgivememuchtofaceallkindsofdifficulties.A．luckB．wealthC．courageD．decision8、—HaveyoueverbeentoDisneyland?—No,______.IhopeIcangotherenextyear.A．always B．sometimes C．never D．often9、—Wouldyouliketotellme?—Sure.Practicemakesperfect.A．howcanIstudyEnglishwell. B．whydoIlearnEnglishwellC．howIcanstudyEnglishwell. D．whyIlearnEnglishwell10、一Mom,I'vesignedforthebox.What'sinit?一I'mnotsure.Itbeapresentfromyouruncle.A．need B．must C．may D．willⅡ.完形填空11、Ayoungmanwenttovisitawisemanlivingdeepinthemountainforthewisdomoflife.“Excuseme!Couldyoupleasetellmewhatthemost1dayinourlivesis?Isitthedaywhenwewerebornorthedaywe2?Isitthedaywhenfallinloveorthedaywesucceed?”Themanasked.“Neither.Themostimportantdayinourlivesis3.”Thewisemanrepliedcalmly.“Why?”Theyoungmanfeltmorethan4,“Isitbecausethereisamovingeventtakingplacetoday?”“No.Nothinghashappenedtoday.”“Isitbecauseofmyvisit?”“Evenifnobodyvisitedmetoday,todayis5veryimportantbecausetodayistheonlywealthwehave.Nomatterhowmemorableyesterdayis,ithasgonebylikeashipgoingdownintothesea;nomatterhowbrighttomorrowmaybe,itisyettocome,butnomatterhowcommontodayis,itisunderour6.”Theyoungmanstillwantedtoasksomething,whilethewiseman7himandsaid,“Whenwearetalkingaboutthemeaningoftoday,wehave8alotofit.”Theyoungmannoddedandthenwentdownthemountain.Actually,todayistheonly9wehave.So,whatweshoulddonowisto10yesterdayandtomorrowandcatchfasttoday!1．A．importantB．necessaryC．comfortableD．sad2．A．missB．dieC．growD．move3．A．yesterdayB．tomorrowC．todayD．day4．A．jealousB．pleasedC．puzzledD．upset5．A．stillB．alreadyC．everD．just6．A．wayB．controlC．careD．mind7．A．stoppedB．refusedC．encouragedD．decided8．A．treasuredB．avoidedC．wastedD．paid9．A．excuseB．planC．chanceD．idea10．A．rememberB．forgetC．treatD．catchⅢ.语法填空12、综合填空。阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。InChina,luckynumbershavepronunciationsthataresimilartowordswithlucky1．(mean).Forexample,thenumber8isthemostfavorednumber2．inChineseitispronouncedbaandsoundssimilartofa,meaning“gettingrich”.Thus8issaid3．invitegreatwealth.Maybethe4．(good)examplethatshowshowChinesepeoplelovethenumber8isthe2008BeijingOlympicGames.TheOpeningceremony(开模式）5．(hold)at8minutesand8secondspast8:00p.m.onthe8thAugust.Thiswasinexpectationof6．(win)themostoutofthisbigcompetition.Chinesecouplesalsohopethatthenumber8willbringlucktotheirchildren.In2008,there7．about17millionnewborns,makingarecordsinceearly1990s.Andmanyofthe8．(baby)werebornaroundAugust.Chinesepeople’sloveforthenumber8canbeseeneveninsmallthingssuch9．numberplates(牌照）.Numberplates10．”8888”canbesoldatveryhighprices.WhentheChinesechoosefloornumbers,phonenumbers,ordatesofevents,theyprefernumberswith8inthem,too.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Snowflakes!Youcancatchthemonyourtongue(舌头)orusethemtomakeaperfectsnowball.Buthaveyoueverthoughtabouttakingpicturesofthem?KenLibbrechtdid.HeisaphysicsprofessorfromCalifornia.AlthoughtheweatherinCaliforniaisusuallywarmandsunny,Ken’shobbyistakingpicturesofsnowflakes.HetravelstocoldareaslikeAlaskaandCanadatofindsnowstormsandtakepicturesofthesnowflakes.“Theyareoftenbeautiful,andeverysnowfallbringsnewsurprises,”saysKen.Kentakespicturesofsnowflakeswithahigh-qualitydigitalcamera.Heusesamicroscope(显微镜)tomakethetinysnowflakeslarger.Togetthebestimages,Kenbuiltaspecialphoto-microscopejustforsnowflakes.Hecollectsflakesbylettingthemfallontoapieceoffoamboard(泡沫板).Thepicturesmustbetakenoutdoors,soKenwearslotsofclothestostaywarm.Buthisfingersoftengetcold,becauseit’sdifficultforhimtotakepicturesofatinysnowflakewithgloves.Eachsnowflakehasshapesandpatterns(图案)thatmakeitasunique(独特的)asaperson’sfingerprint.Thehobbyofsnowflakephotographyisalsounique.Nexttimeasnowstormblowsthroughyourtown,takeacloserlookattheflakesbeforeyougatherthemintoasnowball.Seeifyoucannoticetheiruniquepatterns.Millionsofsnowflakesarewaitingforyou!根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．What’stheweatherinKenLibbrecht’shometownusuallylike?A．Coldandsnowy.B．Windyandrainy.C．Warmandsunny.D．Cloudyandfoggy.2．Whichofthefollowingisn’tusedwhenKenworkswithsnowflakes?A．Asnowball.B．Adigitalcamera.C．Amicroscope.D．Apieceoffoamboard.3．WhydoKen’sfingersoftengetcold?A．Becausehedoesn’twearenoughclothes.B．Becausehedoesn’tweargloves.C．Becausehelikesmakingsnowballs.D．Becausethereissomethingwrongwithhisfingers.4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．It’salwayswarminCanada.B．Kenoftenworkswithatinysnowflakeathome.C．Kenwearsthickgloveswhenheworksoutside.D．Everysnowflakeisdifferentfromtheotherone.5．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Whatwecandowithsnowflakes.B．Somebeautifulpicturesofsnowflakes.C．KenLibbrecht’ssnowflakephotography.D．Theuniquepatternsofsnowflakes.B14、IsItBettertoReadBooksorListentoThem?Weoftenthinkhowfastwelearnsomethingdependsonhowsmartweare.Ifyourbrainistakinginmaterialquickly,you’reclever;ifnot,well,thatdoesn’tsaygreatthingsaboutyourIQ.Butscienceshowscontext(上下文)andtechnique(技术)actuallyplayabigroleinhowfastwelearn,andevensmallchanges–likethewayyouusetoread–canmakeabigdifference.Audio(音频的)bookshaveplentyofadvantages:youcanenjoythemanywhere,eveninthecar,andnotprintingbookssavestrees.Poorreadersalsooftenfindthemmoreinteresting.Butaccordingtothelatestresearch,ifyourgoalisn’ttopassthetimeintraffic,butinsteadtolearnsomethingdifficult,youshouldchooseaphysicalbook.InarecentopinionpieceintheNewYorkTimes,psychology(心理学)professorDanielT.Willinghammentioneda2010studywhere48studentseitherreadorlistenedtoanarticleaboutchildpsychology.Althoughthestudentsspentthesameamountoftimewiththeirmaterialanddidaboutthesamenumberofdistracting(分散注意力)activitieswhiletheyabsorbedtheinformation,theyscoredverydifferentlyona10-itemquizlater.Generally,thereadersscored81percentbutwhilethelistenersscored59percent.Whydoeslisteningvsreadingmaterialhavesuchagreateffectonlearning?Willinghamexplainsthatfirst,mostofusreadmoreslowlythanwelisten(especiallywhenpausingandrereading),andwhenyou’retryingtoabsorbnewinformation,slowerseemstobebetter.“About10to15percentofeyemovementsduringreadingareactuallyregressive–meaningtheeyesaregoingbackandre-checking,”heexplainstoTIME.“Thishappensveryquickly…”Second,booksoffervisualcues(可视线索)thathelpourbrainsorganizeandunderstandnewinformation.Thingslikechapterbreaks,subheadings,andlistshelpusinmakingsenseofthematerialandunderstandinghowitfitstogether.Youloseallthatwhenyougotheaudioway.Thebottomlineissimple:Don’tfeelshameaboutpassingyourtimeintrafficwithanaudiobook.However,beawareofaudio’slimitationswhenitcomestostudying,andseriouslyconsiderchoosinggoodold-fashionedreadinginstead.1．Accordingtothewriter,youshouldchoosetoreadabookto______.A．takeintheinformation B．passthetimeintrafficC．learnsomethingdifficult D．organizenewinformation2．A“physicalbook”inParagraph2probablymeans“______”.A．anaudiobook B．abookaboutphysicsC．abookaboutcomputer D．abookmadeofpaperorcloth3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Toreadabookisbetterthantolistentoit.B．Readersareclevererthanlisteners.C．Readingbooksisagoodwaytopasstime.D．Howfastwelearndependsonhowsmartweare.C15、It’ssobeautifuloutsidethatspendingthedayintheofficewouldbeveryboring.Sowhynottakethevacations(假期)off?Anewsurvey(调查)foundthat31﹪ofU.Sworkersdon’talwaystakealloftheirvacationdays.Americanshave12vacationdaysonaverage(平均)eachyear,buttheygivebackanaverageof3vacationdayseachyear.Sowhydon’ttheyuseuptheirvacationdays?Somesaytheywouldrathergetmoneybackfortheirunuseddays;somebusyworkerssaytheyjustcan’tleavetheirwork.Americanshavefewervacationdaysthanworkersinanyothercountrysurveyed.TheFrenchtaketheirvacationsseriously.Frenchworkersgetanaverageof39vacationdays,and40﹪plantotakeatleastonethere-to-four-weekvacation.WorkersinSwedenreceiveanaverageof25vacationdaysayear,buttheycan’tfindtimetousethemall.Moreworkerstherereturnvacationdaysthananyothercountrysurveyed.BritishworkershavethelongestworkingweekinEurope(欧洲),with23vacationdays--theshortestvacation.Sotheyfeeloverworked.75﹪saytheirweekendsorvacationsaretooshortand40﹪wouldsacrificeaday’spay(工资)foronemorevacationday.1．____________U.Sworkersdon’talwaystakealloftheirvacationdays.A．All B．Most C．Some D．Few2．HowmanyvacationdaysdoAmericanshaveonaverageeachyearinfact?A．9 B．12 C．15 D．233．Whichcountryhasthemostworkersworkingduringthevacationdays?A．America. B．France. C．Sweden. D．GreatBritain.4．Whatdoestheword“sacrifice”meaninthelastsentence?A．Useup. B．Putup. C．Takeup. D．Giveup.5．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．SomeAmericanworkersaretoobusytoleavetheirwork.B．FrenchworkerscantakeoneThree-to-fourweekdays.C．Swedishworkerscanenjoyalloftheirvacationdays.D．Britishworkershavetheshortestvacationdaysofallthecountriessurveyed.D16、InItaly,ashowaboutAncientChineseIllustrations(插画),heldoverMarch25-29,attractedmanyofthelocalpeopleaswellastourists.Theorganizers(组织者)spentmorethantwoyearscollectingandpreparingfortheshow.It’ssaidthattheillustrationswereaformofancientChineseart,whosehistorycanbeturnedbacktotheTangDynasty(618-907).Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,illustrationsdevelopedrapidlyduringtheSongDynastyandtheYuanDynasty.Theillustrationswereeasytounderstandforeveryone,eventheonewhowasunabletoreadorwrite.What’smore,theycouldhelpthewordsbemorelivelyandinterestingalthoughtheywereblackandwhite.OneofthegreatestvaluablecollectionsisfromtheDiamondSutra(金刚经),alsooneoftheearliestillustratedbooksinChina.__________________.MostancientChineseillustrationswereaboutsupernaturalbeings(神仙),wisemensuchasConfuciusandLao-tzu,plants,animals,rivers,andmountains,aswellasclotheswhichpeopleworeforacertainceremony(仪式)atthattime,andastrologicalpredictions(星象占卜)forfarmingandpersonallife.Somekeycharactersfromclassicalculturewerealsodescribed,suchastheMonkeyKingfromJourneytotheWest,ZhugeLiangfromRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms.MargoLombardo,oneofthegovernmentofficialssaidattheopeningceremonyoftheshowonMarch25:“ThisisawonderfulchanceforourlocalpeopletolearnaboutChineseillustrationanditslonghistory.Wecanenjoythegreatestworkandgettoknowafriendlycountrybetter.”1．TheChineseillustrationartstartedin________.A．theHanDynastyB．theTangDynastyC．theSongDynastyD．theYuanDynasty2．ThemissingsentenceinPara.3mightbe“________”.A．ChineseillustrationhasalonghistoryB．TherearemanyexcellentChineseartistsC．AncientChineseillustrationscoveredalmosteverythinginourlifeD．ThereweremanytraditionalChinesestorieswhichwereeducational3．Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat________.A．bothpeopleinItalyandthetouristsenjoyedtheshowB．ittooktheorganizerstwoyearstocollectandpreparefortheshowC．theDiamondSutraisoneoftheearliestillustratedbooksinEnglishD．theshowisagoodchanceforlocalpeopleinItalytolearnhowtomakeillustrations4．Thebesttitleofthepassageis________.A．AnAncientChineseShowB．TheGreatestArtFormC．AncientChineseIllustrationsD．TheEarliestIllustrationsE17、TearsfilledmyeyeswhenIstoodinourroom.Iwaswashingnewjeansandashirtofmy16-year-oldstepson(继子),Brett.Hedrankalotlastnight.Theclothingwasalreadydirty.Iwasverytired.Theclotheswerejustonething.Hehadalreadykickedalargeholeinhisbedroomwall.Manywindowswerebrokenbecauseofhisbreakingintostealmoney.Brettcametolivewithuswhenhewas12yearsold.DuringthosefouryearsIhaddealtwithBrettaspatientlyaspossible,butinsideIwasfeelingsad.Later,IcheeredupagainandcontinuedparentingBrett.Still,Brettdidnotchangehisbehavior.WhenBrettwasnearly18,myhusbandandIdecidedtosendBretttoaboardingschoolthathadverygoodresultwithtroubledteenagers.Atthegraduationceremonythegraduatesstoodonebyonetothankthosewhohadhelpedthem.Eachgraduateheldarosetogivetothepersonwhohadmeantthemosttohimorher.Brettspokelovinglytome,“Youdidsomuch.Youwerealwaysthere,nomatterwhathappened.Youalwaysshowedmesuchlove.AndIwantyoutoknowthatIloveyoufor“it”.Surprised,IstoodasBrettplacedthewhiteroseinmyhandandhuggedmehard.AtthatmomentIrealizedthetruth-althoughIhadbeenangryinmyhearttowardmystepson,Bretthadseenonlymyactions.1．Howdidthewritertreatherstepson?A．Strictly.B．Hopelessly.C．Patiently.D．Carelessly.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A．Whathisstepmotherdidforhim.B．Therosehesenttohisstepmother.C．Thetraininghereceivedatschool.D．Thegraduationceremonytheschoolheld.3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Thewriterdidn’ttreatherstepsonpatientlyduringthosefouryears.B．ThewriterstoppedparentingBrettwhenhecausedsomuchtrouble.C．Brettchangedalotafterhewenttoaboardingschool.D．Brettcametolivewiththewriterwhenhewas18.4．What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A．Loveiseverywhere.B．Loveisaction.C．Loveiscoming.D．Loveissurprise.F18、Today,Iwanttotellyousomestoriesfrommylife.Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots(小圆点).ReedCollege,thecollegeIattended,offeredperhapsthebestcalligraphy(书法)lessonsinthecountry.Calligraphywasattractivetome,soIdecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis.Ididn’thopeforanyrealuseofthisinmylife.Itwasjustahobby.Buttenyears,whenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputer,itallcamebacktome.Youmightbeveryconfusedaboutthemeaningofwhatyouaredoingnow.Butyouhavetobelievethedotswillsomehowconnectinthefuture.Everyeffortyoumakeisworththeprice.Itwillpayoffintheend.Thisbeliefhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthedifferencesinmylife.Mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.WozandIstartedAppleinagaragewhenIwas20.Butlater,Igotfired(解雇).Howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted?Well,itjusthappened.Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwassohardforme.Butitturnedouttobethebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife.I’mprettysureifIhadn’tbeenfiredfromApple,Iwouldn’tbecomewhoIamnow.Thelosscompletedme.Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Don’tlosefaith.What’smore,youhavetofindoutwhatyoulove.Theonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet,keeplooking.You’llknowwhenyoufindit.1．Jobstoldus_____storiesinthepassage.A．one B．two C．three D．four2．Inthefirstparagraph,wecanfindEXCEPT“_____”.A．WhenJobsdesignedthefirstcomputermanyyearslater,heusedhiscalligraphy.B．Jobswasinterestedincalligraphywhenhewasatcollege.C．ItwasjustahobbyforJobstolearnthecalligraphy.D．Jobswantedtobeanartistwhenhewasyoung.3．Jobsbelieves_____.A．everyeffortwemakeisworththepriceB．thedotswillneverconnectinthefutureC．whatwearedoingisprobablyuselessD．thethingwe’redoingmaynotpayoff4．ThebeliefhasnevermadeJobs_____.A．satisfied B．pleased C．sad D．happy5．Theunderlinedword“brick”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans_____.A．somethingsoft B．somethinghardC．somethinglight D．somethingdifferentⅤ.书面表达19、假定你是李平，最近收到意大利朋友Linda的电