辽宁省兴城市红崖子满族乡初级中学2024届英语九年级第一学期期末调研试题含解析

辽宁省兴城市红崖子满族乡初级中学2024届英语九年级第一学期期末调研试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Somestudentsareso.Theyoftenmakemistakesintheirhomework.A．careful B．serious C．careless D．successful2、Whichofthefollowingwordshasthesamesoundastheunderlinedlettersoftheword“theatre”?A．though B．through C．therefore3、Ifonekindoffoodis_____________,itisfromacountrywhichisnotyourown.A．special B．excellent C．foreign4、—Jack,haven’tseenyouforalongtime!Wherehaveyoubeen?—Well,I________inShanghaionvacationfortwomonths.A．havestayed B．stayed C．hadstayed D．wasstaying5、Thereisonlyoneposition.Thebosshastochoose

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Tomtobeamanager.A．both;and B．neither;norC．either;or D．notonly;butalso6、Notonlyhisfriendsbutalsohe________alwaysinterestedinsciencefiction.A．showB．showsC．areD．is7、—Daniel,doyouknowyougotafullmarkinthemathtest?—Really?Ididn’tknowanythingaboutityoutoldme.A．after B．since C．until D．when8、—wonderfulsoccerplayerRomeluLukaku（卢卡库）is！—Yes，heisreallygreat!A．How B．What C．Howa D．Whata9、Thissongremindsme________mybestfriend.A．with B．for C．of10、Inthepastfewyears,manyschools______thewaysofdoingmorningexercises.A．change B．changes C．willchange D．havechangedⅡ.完形填空11、Thereisnobodyintheworldthesame1you.Youareunique!Everybodyis2fromeveryoneelse.Thatisgood!3itmakestheworldaninterestingplace.Therearepeopletaller4you,andshorterthanyou.Maybeyourhairisthesamecolorasyourfriend’shair,butmaybeitislongerthan5.Anotherdifferenceisyourhairmaybestraight,hersmaybecurly.Iamsureyouhavesomefriendswhoare6thanyou.Andyoualsohavesomefriends,theyareas7atsportsasyou.Buttherearealsopeoplearoundyouwhoarenotgoodatsomethings.8doesyourbestfriendlooklike?Doyouboth9tofinishyourhomeworkatschool?Doyoubothwanttowearthesameclotheseveryday?Ithink10somewaysyouarethesame,butinmanyotherwaysyouaredifferent.Sosayloudlytotheworld,“IamwhoIam--I’munique!”1．A．with B．as C．of D．from2．A．better B．different C．smart D．good3．A．Because B．Or C．Although D．But4．A．after B．than C．like D．infrontof5．A．her B．she C．hers D．she’s6．A．smart B．smarter C．smartest D．asmart7．A．bad B．better C．well D．good8．A．Where B．What C．How D．Howoften9．A．like B．enjoy C．wouldlike D．going10．A．through B．by C．in D．OnⅢ.语法填空12、Let’stalkaboutSherlock!YouknowwhoImean,SherlockHolmesofcurse!Ihaveveryquicklylearnt1．heisnotjustpopularbackintheUK,butishugearoundtheworld.InmyfirstlessonIaskedthestudents2．(tell)mewhattheyalreadyknewabouttheUK.3．mysurprise,mostclassesputSherlockHolmesfirst.AndIevenhaveastudent4．EnglishnameisSherlock!ButwhoisSherlockHolmes?SherlockHolmesisacharacter5．(create)byBritishdoctorandwriterSirArthurConanDoyle.Hefirstappearedinprintin1887,and6．(be)apartofpopularcultureforoveracentury.Hehasbecome7．(know)forhisearlyuseofdeductivereasoning(演绎推理).Intotal,Holmesappearsinfournovelsandfifty-sixshortstories.Mostofthese8．(write)fromtheviewofhisfriendDr.Watson.Althoughatfirstacharacterinnovelsandshortstories,SherlockHolmeshasbecomepopularonthebigandsmallscreen.Infact,hehasthehonorof9．(hold)theGuinnessWorldRecordforthe“MostPortrayedMovieCharacter”.Morethanseventy10．(act)haveplayedtheroleinovertwohundredfilms!Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、It’sschooltimeagain!You’reprobablyfeelingexcitedandmaybealittlesadthatsummerisover.Somekidsfeelnervousoralittlescaredonthefirstdayofschoolbecauseofallthenewthings:newteachers,newfriends,andevenanewschool.Luckily,these“new”worriesonlystickaround(停留)foralittlewhile.Let’sfindoutmoreaboutgoingtoanewschool.Mostteacherskickoffthenewschoolyearbyintroducingthemselvesandtalkingaboutallthestuffyou’llbedoingthatyear.Someteachersgivestudentsachancetotellsomethingaboutthemselvestotherestoftheclass,too.Whenteachersdothetalkingonthefirstday,theyoftengooverclassroomrulesandschoolrulessoyou’llknowwhat’sallowedandwhat’snot.Pleasepaycloseattention.Youmightalreadyknowalotofpeopleinyourclassesonthefirstday,butit’sagreatdaytomakeanewfriend,sotrytosayhellotokidsyouknowandnewonesthatyoudon’t.Makethefirstmoveandyou’llbegladyoudid,andsowillyournewfriend!Seeingfriendsyouhaven’tseeninawhilecanmakethefirstdayagoodone.Youcanmakethedayfeelspecialbywearingclothesthatyoureallylike.MaybeyougotagreatT-shirtononeofyourvacations,orapairofsneakers（运动鞋）.Italsocanmakeyoufeelgoodtobepreparedandhaveallthethingsyouneed,suchaspencils,folders,andwhateverelseyou’llbeneeding.Butmakesurethatyoupackthemthenightbeforeincase(以防万一)youdon’thavetimeinthemorning.1．Theunderlinedphrase“kickoff”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“_____”.A．startB．studyC．findD．teach2．Thelastparagraphsmainlytellusabout________.A．whattoknowaboutanewschoolB．howtoprepareforanewschoolC．whattodoonyourfirstdayofschoolD．howtospendyourfirstdayofschool3．Accordingtothepassageyouusuallydoeverythingonthefirstdayofschoolexcept.A．introduceyourselfB．learnabouttheschoolrulesC．makenewfriendsD．gooveryournewlessonB14、MoneyintheBank“Jamila,Ijustfoundafive-dollarbillonthetable,”saidMrs.Johnson.“Isthatyourmoney?”Jamilalookedupfromthebookshewasreading.“Oops.IemptiedmypocketsbeforeIleftforsoccerpracticeyesterday.Iwasrunninglate,soIdidn’thavetimetotakethemoneyuptomyroom.”Jamila’smomhandedherthebillandwatchedasherdaughterplaceditinherbook.Jamilawentbacktoread.Amomentlater,sheheardhermothergiveadeepsigh(叹息).“Jamila,youjustputthatmoneyinyourbook.I’mquitesurethatyouwon’tbeabletofinditwhenyouneedit.Youareworkingsohardtosaveforanewbicycle.Idon’twantyoutolostanyofyourhard-earned(辛苦挣得的)money.Don’tyouhaveapiggybank?”Jamilanodded.“Ihaveone,butthekeydoesn’tworkandIcan’tgetthemoneyout.Someofmymoneyisinajar(罐子)onmydesk.Someisinaboxonmybed.Imightalsohavesomeinotherbooks.”Mrs.JohnsonsmiledatJamila.“Itlookslikeit’stimeforyoutogetyourownbankaccount(账户)，”shesaid.“Doyouwanttogotothebankwithme?”Jamilajumpedup.“Willtheaccountbeinmyownname?”sheaskedexcitedly.“Ofcourse,”answeredhermom.“Youmightbesurprisedbyhowmuchyouhavewhenyourmoneyisallinoneplace.Atleastyou’llknowwhereitallis.”Atthebank,Jamilaandhermotheropenedasavingsaccount.Thebankingmanagerexplainedhowthemoneyinthesavingsaccountwouldearninterest.Thelongerthemoneystayedintheaccount,themoreinterestitwouldearn.Jamilawassurprisedtolearnthatshecouldearnmoneyjustbysavinghermoneyinasavingsaccount.“IwishIhaddonethisalongtimeago,”shewinkedathermom.“MaybeI’dhavealreadysavedenoughtobuymybike.”1．WheredidJamilaputthemoneyafterhermotherhandedittoher?A．Inherpocket.B．Inapiggybank.C．Inajar.D．Inherbook.2．Mrs.JohnsonthoughtJamilashouldhaveabankaccountbecause_______.A．itcouldencourageJamilatoworkharderforhernewbicycleB．JamilaputmoneyeverywhereandmightlosesomeofitC．themoneyinasavingsaccountcouldearninterestD．Jamilaspentmuchmorethansheearned3．HowdidJamilafeelwhensheknewshecouldearnmoneybysawingmoneyinthebank?A．Sorry.B．Proud.C．Surprised.D．Confused.C15、Beforeyoureadthisstory,let'stakealookatasentenceinChinese:“研表究明，汉字序顺并不定一影阅响读。”Didyounoticethatsomeofthecharactersinthissentenceareinthewrongorder'?Youmightnotrealizeit,butyourbraincanreadandunderstandmostsentences,evenwhenthewordsareinthewrongorder.Thismayhavesomethingtodowithpsychology,accordingtoChenQingrongfromNanjingNormalUniversity.Whenwe'refirstlearninghowtoread,wereadwordbyword,Butafterwebecomemoreexperienced,wereadinfullphrasesandevensentences.Peoplecanreadfivetosixwordsatonetime,ChentoldtheYangtseEveningPostAlso,asexperiencedreaders,wetakethethingswe'refamiliarwithforgranted.Wedon'tpayasmuchattentiontosmalldetails,suchaswordorder.Therefore,whenwereadthesentenceatthebeginningofthisarticle,thecontentwasfamiliartous.Sowereaditthewaywethinkitshouldbeinourmemory,withallthewordsintherightorder.Thisislikewhenweseeapersonwithlonghairweassume*thepersonisagirlwithouttakingacloserlook,accordingtoChen.Thiscanbealsoseeninmanyotherlanguages,suchasEnglish.Readthefollowingsentence:"Thisisbcuseaethehuamnmniddeosnotraederveylteterbyistlef.butthewordasawlohe."Itisbelievedthathumansrememberthemeaningsofwordsmostlybytheirshapeandlayout,ratherthantheorderoftheletters,MattDavisofCambridgeUniversitytoldtheIndependent.However,wecannotreadscrambled*sentencesasquicklyandefficientlyaswereadthenormaltext,accordingtoDailyTelegraph.1．Accordingtothepassage,ifthewordsinasentenceareinthewrongorder,wemay.A．correctthemimmediately B．notnoticethewrongorderC．notunderstandthesentence D．havetoaskothersforhelp2．AccordingtoChenQingrong,wordorderdoesn'taffectexperiencedreadersbecause.A．theyreadsentenceswordbyword B．theyunderstandthecontenteasilyC．theypaylotsofattentiontosmalldetails D．theyreadseveralwordstogetheratatime3．Theexampleof"apersonwithlonghair"showsthatwealwayswhilereading.A．paymoreattentiontodetails B．takeacloselookatthesentencesC．readaccordingtoourexperience D．readfamiliarcontentsmoreslowly4．Paragraph6iswrittento.A．explainwhypeoplecanunderstandscrambledsentencesB．givesuggestionsonhowtorememberthemeaningsofwordsC．tellusthathumanscaremoreabouttheshapeandlayoutofwordsD．stressthatit'snecessarytoknowtheorderofthelettersinasentenceD16、Languageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whenthepopulationoftheworldwashunter-gatherers,small,closelyconnectedgroupsdevelopedtheirownspeechdifferentfromeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagesalsobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialization,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadofeducation,especiallyglobalizationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewyears,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.Atpresent,theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistribution(分布)oftheselanguagesishugelyunbalanced.Thegeneralruleisthatwarm,pleasantareashaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetareashavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericasabout1,000;Africa2,400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaalonehaswellover800.Themediannumber(中位数)ofspeakersisonly6,000,whichmeansthathalftheworld’slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.Alreadyover400ofthetotalof6,800languagesareclosetoextinction(消亡),withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Forexample,BusuuinCameroon(eightremainingspeakers),ChiapanecoinMexico(150),LipanApacheintheUnitedStates(twoorthree)orWadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark):noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.1．Whatcanwelearnaboutlanguagesinhunter-gatherertimes?A．Theyweredevelopingveryfast. B．Theyweresimilartoeachother.C．Theywerelargeinnumber. D．Theywerecloselyconnected.2．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dominant”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Powerful. B．Traditional. C．Simple. D．Modern.3．Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?A．About6,800. B．About3,400. C．About2,400. D．About1,200.4．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Newlanguageswillbecreated.B．People’slifestylesareseeninlanguages.C．Languagedevelopmentdependsongeography.D．Humandevelopmentleadstofewerlanguages.E17、Anoldmanwenttolivewithhisson,hisdaughter-in-law,andafour-year-oldgrandson.Theoldman’shandstrembled,hiseyesightwasverypoor,andhecouldn’twalksteadily(平稳地).Thefamilyatetogethernightlyatthedinnertable.Buttheelderlygrandfather’sshakyhandsandfailingsightmadeeatingratherdifficult.Riceoftendroppedonthefloor.Thesonandthedaughter-in-lawbecameangrywiththeoldman,sotheyputasmalltableinthecorner.There,thegrandfatheratealone,whiletherestofthefamilyenjoyeddinneratthetable.Sincethegrandfatherhadbrokenadishortwo,hisfoodwasservedinawoodenbowl.Thefour-year-oldsonwatcheditallinsilence.Oneeveningbeforesupper,thefathernoticedhissonplayingwithapieceofwoodonthefloor.Heaskedthechildsweetly,“Whatareyoumaking?”Theboyanswered,“Oh,IammakingalittlebowlforyouandmamatoeatyourfoodfromwhenIgrowup.”Thefour-year-oldsonsmiledandwentbacktowork.Thewordsstrucktheparentssothattheywereinsilence.Thentearsstartedtostreamdowntheircheeks（脸颊）.Thoughnowordwasspoken,bothknewwhatmustbedone.Thateveningthehusbandtookgrandfather’shandandgentlyledhimbacktothefamilytable.1．Whywastheoldman’sfoodservedinawoodenbowl?A．Becausethewoodenbowlwaslightenough.B．Becausetheoldmanhadbrokenafewbowls.C．Becausetherewasonlyawoodenbowlleft.D．Becausethesonandthedaughter-in-lawbecameangrywiththeoldman.2．Whydidthehusbandleadtheoldmanbacktothefamilytable?A．Becauseherealizedhismistakes.B．Becausetheoldmandidn’tdropriceontheflooranymore.C．Becausetheoldmanwasservedinawoodenbowl.D．Becauseagentlemanledhimbacktothefamilytable.3．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Anoldmanandhisson.B．Acoupleandtheirson.C．Awoodenbowl.D．Adinnertable.F18、Let’sExplore（探究）TheNature!Areyouinterestedinanimalsandnature?Wanttoenjoyyourwinterholidayandlearnsomethinginterestinganduseful?Herecomesyourchance!YouthExplorerhaspreparedyouwithathree-dayprogram!Youcanmeetwithliveanimals——giraffes,pandas,tigers,andsoon!Moreinformationabouttheprogramisasfollows:Age:Studentsaged8~16Groups:Thereare2programsforyoutochoosefrom.Eachprogramneedsatmost15students.ProgramADates:14~16February,2015Time:10:00a.m.~4:00p.m.ProgramBDates:1~3March,2015Time:10:00a.m.~4:00p.m.Programcost:¥230formembers;¥250fornon-members（非会员）.Howtodo:Simplycometogetanapplicationform（申请表）andhanditinbefore11thFebruary,2015.Notes:1.Nofreelunchesareprovidedbecausepeoplehavedifferenttastes.Youmayeitherbringalunch-boxorpayforlunchatourrestaurants.2.Bothprogramswillstartonedaylaterifthereisarainstorm（暴风雨）.COMEANDJOINUSNOW!!DON’TMISSTHECHANCE!1．Twomembersandonenon-membershouldpayfortheprogram.A．¥69