2024届江苏省苏州昆山市、太仓市九年级英语第一学期期末监测试题含解析

2024届江苏省苏州昆山市、太仓市九年级英语第一学期期末监测试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Hi,Simon.Ihearthatyou’vejustcomebackfromKorea.I’mcallingtoask______________.A．howdidyouvisitthecity B．howmanydaysyou’vespentthereC．whichhotelyoustayedinKorea D．howyoufoundthepopularlocalfood2、—Youlookpale,Tony.What’swrong?—Ifeelundertheweathertoday.A．feelsick B．feelbored C．amashamed3、—_______goodtimewehadatthepartylastnight!—Yes.Itwas_______excitingpartythatIwouldneverforgetit.A．What;so B．How;such C．Whata;suchan D．Howa;soan4、Ourbasketballteamwon’twinthematch_______weworktogether.A．if B．since C．while D．unless5、––Ididn’tseeyouatthepartyyesterday.Why?––BecauseI_______foranimportantpersonatthattime.A．waswaitingB．iswaitingC．willwait6、--Yoursonhasn’twatchedthemovieNeedforSpeed,hashe?--____________.Hetoldmeitwas______exciting_____he’dliketowatchitagain.A．Yes,hehas；so；thatB．Yes,hehas；such；thatC．No,hehasn’t；so；thatD．No,hehasn’t；such；that7、ZhuZhiwenusedtobeusualfarmer.Butnowheisunusualsinger,hecanplaypianoverywell.A．a,a,the B．an,a,the C．a,an,the D．the,a,an8、ThepopulationofChinais___________thanthatofRussia.AndthismakesthetrafficinChina___________.A．muchlarger,morecrowdedB．muchmore,morecrowdedlyC．muchlarger,morecrowdedlyD．muchmore,morecrowded9、—Whyareyou_________blankly_________thepaperwithoutdoinganything?—Idon’tknowwhattowrite.A．looking;for B．staring;at C．putting;in D．looking;up10、—DoyouknowtheGreatWall?—NextFriday.A．whenwillwevisit B．whenwewillvisitC．Howwillwevisit D．HowwewillvisitⅡ.完形填空11、MaximeandLiseareayoungFrenchcouple.TheyarereadytotravelacrossChinafromBeijingtoYunnanProvinceonatandembicycle(双人自行车).Theyhavetwomainpurposesandoneofthemisthattheywanttoencouragegreen1throughit.Maxime,26,workshelpingfarmersraisetheircows,2hiswifeLise,26,isateacher.ThetwoalsolikesharingtheirtravelstoriesonFacebook.“Wechooseatandembicyclebecauseitmakesit3tocommunicatewitheachotheraboutinterestingpeopleandthingswecomeacrossduringthejourney.4,bicyclingishealthier.Andit’sacheaperandmoreenvironment-friendlywayoftravelingthan5cars,motorsandsoon,”thecouplesaid.Asfortheother6oftheirjourney,thetwosaidtheywantedtogetpeople’sgoodideasontopicssuchashealth,economy(经济)andpolitics.Whentheywereasked7theychosetovisitChina,theysaiditwasbecausetheyoftentalkedaboutitslonghistoryandbeautyandhowmuchofthecountryiscompetitive(有竞争力的)intheworld.“WeknowChinaisacountrywithalargepopulationandwillbethe8oftheeconomyaroundtheworldinthefuture.Wewanttogetabetterunderstandingofthecountryanditspeople.We9thecountry,”theysaid.ThecouplewillbeontheirjourneytoChinasoon.Wehopetheycanmakemorepeoplefurther10Chinabysharingwhattheyseeandhearontheway.Meanwhile,wehopetheyenjoytheirtravelinChina.1．A．foodB．farmingC．travelD．living2．A．whileB．thoughC．becauseD．so3．A．busierB．easierC．earlierD．lazier4．A．BesidesB．InsteadC．HoweverD．except5．A．buyingB．usingC．makingD．selling6．A．orderB．resultC．purposeD．problem7．A．howB．whyC．whenD．what8．A．leaderB．playerC．learnerD．teacher9．A．needB．missC．loveD．know10．A．dreamaboutB．hearaboutC．knowaboutD．thinkaboutⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面对话，在空白处填入恰当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多不超过3个）。Iusedtobefull1．passionandimagination.Inmychildhood,Idreamedof2．(build)acastlewiththousandsofredroses.Ialsodreamedoftravellingaroundtheworldtoenjoydifferentcultures.Butmydream3．(change)already.Mydreamnotonlyfocuseson4．(my),butalsoonhelpingthestaving(饥饿的)and5．(home)peoplewhoarenowlivingonthe6．(alone)islandofpoverty.Iamgladtoseemydreamchange.Tome,adreamisthelightattheendoftunnelandthesunriseofthenewday.Itgivesmethecourageandstrengthtokeepon,overcomethechallengesandachievemy7．(goal).Idon’tknowhowmydreamcancometrue,8．IdoknowitwillcometrueaslongasIcontinuetopursue(追求)it.Iwillkeepmydreaminmyheart,studyhardandbereadytodo9．Icantohelpstaringandpoorpeople.Ibelieve,oneday,wewillallliveinaplaceofjustice(正义)and10．(happy),wherelaughteristhelanguageoftheworld.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Ourvoicegivesawayalotofinformationaboutourselves.Itcantellusourgender(性别)andage.Andnow,scientistssaythatitcanalsotellusourheight.ScientistsatWashingtonUniversity,IndianaUniversityandUniversityofCaliforniafoundthatlistenerscouldaccuratelytelltheheightofspeakers,justbytheirvoices.Andthekeytothismysteryisasoundknownasthesubglottalresonance（声门下共振）.Itdeepenswithheightandhelpsusbuildamentalpictureofaperson.“Thebestwaytothinkaboutsubglottalresonancesistoimagineblowingintoaglassbottlewithwater.Thelesswaterinthebottle,thelowersound,”saidJohnMorton,ascientistatWashingtonUniversity.Andit’sthesameforhumans.Thefrequencyofthesubglottalresonancedependsontheheight.Thetallerweare,thedeepertheresonancefrequencyis.Inordertofindoutwhetherpeoplecouldidentifytheresonance,scientistsdidexperiments.Anumberofsame-sexpairsofdifferentheightsweretoldtoreadthesamesentencealoud.Itwasplayedbacktolistenerswhohadtochoosewhichoneofthepairswastaller.Then,otherlistenershadtorankthespeakersfromtheshortesttothetallest.Thelistenerswereabletoidentifythetallpeople62.1%oftime,muchhigherthanaluckyguess.Whynottrytheexperimentyourself?Findoutifyourtallfriendshavedeepervoices.1．ThescientistsinsomeAmericanuniversitiesfoundthatpeople’svoices________.A．changemorequicklyastheygetolderB．cantelltheheightofthespeakerC．sounddifferentwhentheyhavewaterintheirmouthD．cantellthespeaker’sgender,ageandweight2．Theunderlinedworddeepensmightmean________inChinese.A．变得刺耳B．变得高亢C．变得低沉D．变得甜美3．Accordingtothestudy,tallerpeopleusuallyhavea________voice.A．deeperB．louderC．lowerD．higher4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Ourvoiceismadeupofthesubglottalresonance.B．Thepeopletestedintheexperimentswereofdifferent-sexpairs.C．Aperson’svoiceisgreatlydifferentevenwhenreadingthesamesentence.D．Listeners’abilitytoidentifytallerspeakerismuchhigherthanaluckyguess.5．Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe________.A．HowtoBeTallerB．OurVoiceTellsOurHeightC．AnExperienceaboutVoiceD．SomethingaboutSubglottalResonanceB14、Readthefollowingfourpiecesofnewsandanswerthequestions:1．Thesingerofthesong“FaHai,youdon’tknowlove”is________.A．WangBaoqiang B．PSYC．GongLinna D．HunanTV2．WhereisPSYfrom?A．HeisfromChina.B．HeisfromKorea.C．Heisfromeverycorneroftheworld.D．HeisfromtheHorseRideDance.3．Whencanyougettheticketofthemovie“LostinThailand”?A．OnDec.15th.B．BeforeDec.12th.C．Anytimeyoulike.D．OnlyduringSpringFestival.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Thedocumentarymadeourmouthwater.”reallymean?A．Thereiswaterhereandthereinthedocumentary.B．Peoplehadalotofwaterintheirmouthswhentheywerewatchingthedocumentary.C．Thefoodshowedinthedocumentarywassodelicious.D．Thedocumentarymadepeopledrinkalotofwater.5．WhichofthefollowingsentenceisNOTtrue?A．GongLinnawashotbeforeshesangthesongontheNewYear’sEveofHunnanTV.B．EveryoneintheworldlikestheHorseRideDance.C．LostinThailandwasamoviewhichwasnotmadebyChinese.D．ManypeopleincludingthosewhoneverwatchesTVwouldliketowatchthedocumentary.C15、Haveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.Afterall,youprobablysingwhenyouarehappy.Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.However,theysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.Doyouknowwhata“territory”is?Aterritoryisanareathatananimal,usuallythemaleanimal,considersasitsown.Onlyheandhisfamilyarewelcomethere.Nootherfamiliesofthesamespecies(物种)arewelcome.Youryardandhouseareyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcome.Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandfrightenyou,youmightshout.Probablythiswouldbeenoughtofrightenhimaway.Ifso,youhaveactuallyscaredthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofighthim.Abirddoesthesamething.Butheexpectsanoutsideralmostanytime,especiallyatnesting(筑巢)season.Soheisscreamingallthetime,whetherhecanseeanoutsiderornot.Thisscreamingiswhatwecallabird’ssong,anditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway.Birdssingloudestinspringwhentheyaretryingtoattractamateandwarnothersnottoentertheterritoryoftheirs.Youcanseethatbirdshavealanguageoftheirown.Mostofithastodowithattractingmatesandsettingupterritories.1．（小题1）Somescientistsbelievethatmostofthetimebird’ssingingisactually_____________.A．anexpressionofhappinessB．awayofwarningC．anexpressionofangerD．awayofgreeting2．（小题2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“territory”mean?A．Anareawhichabirdconsiderstobeitsown.B．Anareaforwhichbirdsfightagainsteachother.C．Aplacewhereabirdmayshoutatthetopofitsvoice.D．Aplacewherefamiliesofotherspeciesarenotwelcome.3．（小题3）Whydobirdskeeponsingingatnestingseason?A．Becausetheywanttoinvitemorefriends.B．Becausetheywanttofindoutsidersaround.C．Becausetheywanttoexpresstheirhappiness.D．Becausetheirsinginghelpsfrightenoutsidersaway.4．（小题4）Howdoesthewriterexplainbirds’singing?A．Bytellingabird’sstory.B．Bydescribingbirds’dailylife.C．Byreportingexperimentresults.D．Bycomparingbirdswithhumanbeings.D16、Summeriscoming.Howtokeepfitinthishotseason?Herearesomegoodideas.StayactiveandcoolExpertssayteenagersshouldgetatleast60minutesdailyexercisemostdaysoftheweek.Summerisagreattimetoenjoyoutdooractivitiesandplay.Ifyou’renearwater,trywatersportslikeswimming,surfingandwaterskiing.KeepawayfromthesunIfyouaregoingoutside.keepawayfromthesunwhenit'sstrong,usuallybetween11:00amand3:00pm.Putonahatandapairofsunglasses.Applysunscreen(防晒霜)anddon'tgetsunburned.EatfreshandcolorfulfoodWhatishealthytoeatinsummer?Freshandlightfood.Youcaneatmorefishinsummer.Theycankeepyourbodyenergeticandhelpfightagainsttheburningsun.Summerisalsoagreattimetoeatcolorfulfruitandvegetables.Thebeautifulcolorsnotonlypleasetheeyes,butarealsohealthychemicals.Forexample,tomatoescanhelpprotectyourskinagainstsunburn.Blueberriesaregoodforyourbrainandeyes.DrinkwaterproperlyFinally,don'tforgettodrinkalotofwater.Withallthesesummertimeactivitiesyouwillbethirsty.Wateristheperfectdrinktopreventdehydration.Ifdehydrationhappenstoyou,you'llbeindanger.Trynottodrinktoomanyenergydrinksorsportsdrinks.Theyhavealotofsugar.1．Amongoutdooractivitiesinsummer,_notmentionedinthepassage.A．swimmingB．surfingC．rowingD．waterskiing2．Tokeepawayfromthesun,wecan.A．putonahatandapairofsunglassesB．trywatersportswithoutapplyingsunscreenC．gooutsidewhenit'sstrongestbetween11:00a.m,and3:00p.m.D．eatfreshfruit3．Theunderlinedword"dehydration"means“”inChineseinthepassage.A．灼伤B．脱水C．晒晒伤D．干燥4．Wecanlearnthat_fromthispassage.A．tomatoesaregoodforyourbrainandeyesB．blueberriescanhelpprotectyourskinagainstsunburnC．eatingfishandtomatoescanhelpusfightagainstsunburnD．drinkingwaterisgoodforyoureyesE17、Inrecentyears,therehavebeenmanybreakthroughsintheAI(人工智能)field.Here,letusseefourofthemostinterestingdevelopmentsinAIin2017.MagicRadioWantafriendthatyoucantalktoanytime?ThenyoumightlikeMagicRadiofromMicrosoft.MagicRadiofeaturesacoolcartoonfigure.Youcantalktoitaboutanything.ThereisalsoanappforMagicRadio.Withit,youcandecoratethecartoonfigureandevensenditagiftonline.Parentscanalsousetheapptotalktotheirchildren.MagicRadioalsorecordsyourlifeandanalyzes(分析)yourbehavior.Thisway,itiseasyforparentstoknowwhatyou’redoingwhenthey’renotaround.Sophia,RobotSophiaisthefirstrobotintheworldtogetcitizenship(公民身份)inSaudiArabia.In2015,aUScompanybuiltSophia.Shelooksandactslikeahumanwoman.Shecantalktopeoplenaturally.Sheevenhasherownbodylanguage.Forexample,shemayblinkhereyeswhensheistalkingaboutsomethingfunny.Shealsohastheabilitytolearnfrompeople,booksandtheInternet.Sophiawasdesignedtohavehervalues.“Don’tworry,ifyou’renicetome,I’llbenicetoyou.”Samsung’sBixbyLikethevoicerecognition(识别)system,SirioniPhones,SamsunghasasimilarsystemcalledBixby.Expertssaidthatitissmarterthananyothersimilarsystem.Ifyouonceaskedittocompleteacertaintask,itwillrememberthattaskthenexttimeyoutalktoit.Forexample,youmightliketolistentocertainmusicwhileyou’rebakingacake.NexttimewhenyoutellBixby“Iwanttomakeacake”,itwillshowyouhowtomakeacakeandplaymusicforyouautomatically.AlphaGoZeroAlphaGoisanAIprogramthatplaystheboardgameGO().GoogleCompanyhascreatedanewversionoftheAIprogramcalledAlphaGoZero.ThenewAIprogramisuniqueinthewayitlearnedtoplayGo.AlphaGoZeromasteredGoinjusttwodayswithoutanyhumanknowledgeofthegame.Onthethirdday,itbeatAlphaGoby100gamestozero,becomingthebestGoplayerontheplanet.1．Whichofthefollowingdevelopmentscanhelpparentslearnabouttheirchildren?A．MagicRadio B．RobotSophia C．Samsung’sBixby D．AlphaGoZero2．WhatisthemostamazingdevelopmentfromAlphaGotoAlphaGoZero?A．Itcanrecordotherplayers’lifeandanalyzestheirbehavior.B．Itcanrememberallthetasksithasdoneandshowyouagain.C．Ithastheabilitytolearnfrompeople,booksandtheInternet.D．IthasverystronglearningabilityandmastersGointwodays.3．WhatcanyoureadaboutSamsung’sBixby?A．Samsung’sBixbyismorepracticalandenjoyable.B．Samsung’sBixbycantalkinthewaySophiadoes.C．Samsung’sBixbyhasasmartervoicerecognitionsystem.D．Samsung’sBixbyisbetterthannewversionAlphaGoZero.4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A．AlphaGoZeroVSAlphaGo B．Samsung’sBixbyVSSiriOnIphoneC．BreakthroughsintheAIField D．WelcometotheAIFieldF18、DoyousupposeDarwin,oneofthegreatestscientistsofalltime,reallydidfools'(傻瓜的)experiments?Ordidhedoexperimentsthatweresosimpleandbasic(基础的)thatotherpeoplejustthoughttheywerefoolish?Sometimes,peoplethinktheyalreadyknowtheanswertoaquestionoraproblem．Sometimes,theyreallydoknowananswer,butwithoutthinkingitisimportant．CharlesDarwindidn'tjustthinkheknewsomething．And,hebelievedallthingscouldbeimportantnomatterhowsimpletheyseemedtobe．Supposeyoudroppiecesofpaperthatareofexactlythesamesizeandshape．Ifyoudropthematthesametimeinthesameplace,theywillfallinthesameway．Nowmakeoneofthesheetsofpaperintoatightlittleballandletitdropalongwiththeotherpieces．Whathappens?Youhavedoneanexperimentthatissosimplethatyoumightthinkitcouldn'tbeworthanything．Butthissimpleexperimentisimportant．Itexplainspartofourpresentdayunderstandingsofphysics(物理学)ideasthatwereworkedoutlongagobyGalileoandNewton．AndtheseunderstandingssetasidesomeofancientGreek(古希腊的)physics．Thescientistsometimesstopstolookatverysimplethingsandtothinkveryhardaboutthem．Eventhesimplestidea,whichwemightthinkisfoolish,canshakethefoundations(基础)ofscience．1．ThepassagetellsusthatCharlesDarwin________．A．wasagreatEnglishscientistB．alwayslikeddoingtheexperimentsthatothersthoughtdifficultC．thoughteventhesimplestthingwasimportantD．didn'tgetalongwellwithothers2．Theunderlinedphrase"setaside"inParagraphFivemostprobablymeans"________．"A．throwawayB．receiveC．helpwithD．learnfrom3．Thewriterofthepassagetriesto________．A．showusthatCharlesDarwin,GalileoandNewtonarethegreatestscientistsintheworldB．drawtheconclusionthatbasicsciencesaresimplethingsC．provethattwosheetsofpaper,