河南省信阳市平桥区明港镇2024届英语九年级第一学期期末教学质量检测模拟试题含解析

河南省信阳市平桥区明港镇2024届英语九年级第一学期期末教学质量检测模拟试题注意事项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、Theseproblemsaretoohardto___________.Willyougivemesomeadvice?A．lookout B．workout C．handout D．findout2、—Doyouknow________?—Maybe5,000yuan.I’mnotquitesure.A．whoboughtthecameraforherB．whodidshebuythecameraforC．howmuchshepaidforthecameraD．howmuchdidshepayforthecamera3、---What’sthematterwithTom?He’sbeenabsentfortwodays.---Oh!Hebeill.Let’sgoandseehim.A．need B．might C．must D．should4、--Idon'tknow_______duringthesummervacation.Anyadvice?--Howaboutdoingsomepart-timejobs?A．whatshouldIdoB．whereshouldIgoC．whatIshoulddoD．whereIshouldgo5、--IsawJohnintheparkthismorning..--It_____behim.HehasgonetoHongKong.A．can’t B．can C．mustn’t D．must6、--Didyouhearsomeoneknockatthedoorjustnow?--Sorry.I______tomyfriendonthephone.A．wastalkingB．talkedC．amtalking7、Boysandgirls,youareintheexaminationroomatthismoment.Aslongaswefightonwiththe______andefforts,theresultwillfinallyendinsuccess.A．wisedom B．wise C．wisdom8、—Let’sturnontheTVandwatchthefootballmatch.—It’stoolate.It_____foranhour.Andtheresultwas1-0.Chinawon.A．hasfinishedB．hasbegunC．hasbeenonD．hasbeenover9、—________doyouhavedinnerwithyourfamilyatrestaurants?—Hardlyever.A．Howlong B．HowoftenC．Howmany D．Howmuch10、—Ilovemyschool.Italwaystriesitsbesttoourneeds.—Howluckyyouare!A．satisfyB．realizeC．encourageD．getⅡ.完形填空11、Lastyear,aroundLaborDay,Ireada"HappyAd"inourlocalnewspaper.Therewasaladyinalocalnursinghome,whowas1her90thbirthdayandherfamilywantedeveryoneto2it.Itsaidthatifyouwantedtodropheraline,herewasher3.SoIdid.Ifoundabirthdaycardanddroppedherashortnote,wishingherahappybirthday.Aweekorsolater,someone4atmyfrontdoor.Iopenedthedoorandfoundamiddle-agedmanstandingonmydoorstep.Heintroducedhimself5thesonofthiswomantowhomIhadsentthecard.Heexplainedthathejustwantedtodropbyinpersonandthankmefor6suchanicecardtohismom.Apparently,likemanyolderfolks,shedidnotreceivemuchmailandwasquite7toreceivemine.Ijustdidn'tknow8tosay.ItoldhimitwasmypleasureandthatIhopedhismomhadenjoyedherbirthday.Thatyear,IdidnotsendoutanyChristmascards,9tothislovelyoldladyinthenursinghome.IjusttoldherthatIwasthinkingaboutherandhopedthatshehadaniceholiday.Isentheraholidaycardandalsoacoupleofnotes.Ijustthoughtshemightliketohavesomeonewritetoher,togetsomemail.Shepassedawayacoupleofmonthsago.Inevermetthislady,butIdidkeepherandherfamilyinmy10.Idroppedthemalineofsympathy(同情).Ihopethatmyfewlittlenoteswereenoughtobrightenacoupleofherdayshereonearth.1．A．holding B．celebrating C．having D．joining2．A．knowabout B．careabout C．thinkabout D．worryabout3．A．address B．phone C．house D．name4．A．looked B．shouted C．knocked D．pointed5．A．for B．to C．as D．by6．A．making B．taking C．sending D．choosing7．A．excited B．disappointed C．relaxed D．bored8．A．why B．which C．what D．how9．A．besides B．except C．or D．towards10．A．house B．pointed C．head D．thoughtsⅢ.语法填空12、ThereisaspecialkindofhotelinQuebec,Canada.Ithasabar,achurch,ashopandasmallmovietheater.Thesethingsarenotunusual.ButthishotelisonlyopenfromJ1．toMarcheveryyear.Why?Becauseitis2．(make)oficeandsnow!Whentheweather3．(get)warm,thehotelmelts(融化)andcloses.Everywinter,thehotelowners4．(build)thehotelagain.EverythingintheIceHotelismadeoficeandsnow.Allthefurniture,suchasthe5．(table)andchairs,ismadeofice,eventhebedsaremadeofice!Sopeopleusespecialsleepingbagsontheicebeds.InsidetheIceHotel,thetemperatureisabout3degreesblewzero.Whenpeoplesleep,thesleepingbagskeepthemw6．.Inthemorning,theycanhaveahotbreakfast.Afterbreakfast,peoplecanenjoywinteractivities.Theycangoskiingoricefishing,ortheycangos7．inthediningroom.A8．theendoftheday,peoplecanrelaxatthebar.Theycanhavedrinksinglassesmadeofice.Manypeoplee9．theIceHoteleveryyear,buttheycanonlyenjoyitforashorttimeb10．itmeltsagain.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、SpeakingEnglishisnotonlyaboutusingpropergrammar,butalsoaboutunderstandingtheculture.HereissomeimportantadvicetorememberwhenspeakingEnglishintheUnitedStates.◆Americanshavedifficultiesunderstandingforeignaccents.ManyAmericansarenotusedtoforeignaccents.Thisrequirespatiencefrombothofyou.◆Talkaboutplaces:Americanslovetotalkaboutplaces.Whenspeakingtoastranger,askthemwheretheycomefromandthensaysomethingaboutthatplace.Forexample:“Oh,IhaveafriendwhoworkedinLosAngeles.Hesaysit’sabeautifulplacetolivein.”MostAmericanswillthenwillinglytalkabouttheirexperiencesoflivinginorvisitingthatcityorplace.◆Talkaboutwork:ItiscommonforAmericanstoask“Whatdoyoudo?”It’snotconsideredimpoliteasinsomecountriesandisapopulartopicofdiscussionbetweenstrangers.◆Talkaboutsports:Americanslovesports!However,theyloveAmericansports.Whenspeakingaboutfootball,mostAmericansunderstand“Americanfootball”,notsoccer.◆Becarefulwhenexpressingideasaboutrace,religionorothersensitive（敏感的）topics:TheUnitedStatesisasocietywithdifferentcultures.Americansareverysensitivetootherculturesandideas.1．ForAmericans,thequestion“whatdoyoudo?”is________.A．commonB．impoliteC．boringD．surprising2．WhatcanwelearnaboutAmericans?A．Theyliketolearnforeignaccents.B．Theyarewillingtotalkaboutplaces.C．TheyprefersoccertoAmericanfootball.D．Theyacceptotherideasandcultureseasily.3．Thewritergivessomeadvicemainlyon________.A．talkingwithAmericansB．workingwithAmericansC．speakingAmericanEnglishD．understandingAmericansocietyC15、Parentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers.Butlastsummer,JoannaandHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson:suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohisparents."Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut."Joannanoted.TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14-year-olddaughter."Sheusedtositinmyarmsonthesofaandtalkwithme,"saidMark."Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething.Sometimesshewantstobetreatedlikealittlegirlandsometimeslikeayounglady.Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeiswhich."Beforeage11,childrenliketotelltheirparentswhat'sontheirminds."Infact,parentsarefirstonthelist."saidMichaelRiera,authorofUncommonSenseforParentswithTeenagers."Thiscompletelychangesduringtheteenyears."Rieraexplained."Theytalktotheirfriendsfirst,thenmaybetheirteachers,andtheirparentslast."Parentswhoknowwhat'sgoingonintheirteenagers'livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem.Tobreakdownthewallofsilence,parentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosay,andtrytofindwaystotalkandwritetothem.Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamentalbreak,forchildrenalsoneedfreedom,thoughyoung.Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobeafriend,notamanager,withtheirchildrenisabetterwaytoknowthem.1．WecanknowMichaelRierainthepassageis________.A．Anauthor.B．Amother.C．Afather.D．Ateenager.2．"Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut"suggeststhattheson_______.A．isalwaysbusywithhisstudiesB．doesn'twanttobedisturbedC．keepshimselfawayfromhisparentsD．beginstodislikehisparents3．WhattroublesTinaandMarkmostisthat_______.A．theirdaughterisn'taslovelyasbeforeB．theycan'treadtheirdaughter'smindexactlyC．theydon'tknowwhattosaytotheirdaughterD．theirdaughtertalkswiththemonlywhensheneedshelp4．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"thewallofsilence"inthelastparagraph?A．Teenagerstalkalotwiththeirfriends.B．Teenagersdonotwanttounderstandtheirparents.C．Teenagersdonottalkmuchwiththeirparents.D．Teenagerstalklittleabouttheirownlives.5．Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Parentsareunhappywiththeirgrowingchildren.B．Parentshavesuitablewaystotalkwiththeirteenagers.C．Parentsshouldbepatientwiththeirsilentteenagers.D．Parentsshouldtrytounderstandtheirteenagers.D16、Thebabyisjustonedayoldandhasnotlefthospitalyet.Sheisquietbutalert（警觉）.Theresearchershaveplacedawhitecardwithtwoblackspotsonittwentycentimetersfromherface.Shestaresatitcarefully.Aresearcherremovesthecardandreplacesitbyanotherone,thistimewiththespotsdifferentlyspaced.Asthecardschangefromonetotheother,hergaze（凝视）startstoloseitsfocusuntilathirdcardispresented.Thethirdcardhasthreeblackspotsonit.Hergazereturns:shelooksatitfortwiceaslongasshedidatthepreviouscard.Canshetellthatthenumbertwoisdifferentfromthree,just24hoursaftercomingintotheworld?Ordonewbornssimplyprefermoretofewer?Thesameexperiment,butwiththreespotsshownbeforetwo,showsthesamereturnofinterestwhenthenumberofspotschanges.Perhapsitisjustthenewness?Whenalittleolderbabieswereshowncardswithpicturesofobjects(acomb,akey,anorangeandsoon),changingthenumberofobjectshadaneffectseparatefromchangingtheobjectsthemselves.Coulditbethepatternthattwothingsmake,asopposedtothree?Noagain.Babiespaidmoreattentiontosquaresmovingrandomlyonascreenwhentheirnumberchangedfromtwotothree,orthreetotwo.Theeffectevencrossesbetweensenses.Babieswhowererepeatedlyshowntwospotsbecamemoreexcitedwhentheythenheardthreedrumbeats（鼓声）thanwhentheyheardjusttwo;likewise（同样地）whentheresearchersstartedwithdrumbeatsandmovedtospots.1．TheexperimentdescribedinParagraph1ismainlyaboutthebaby’s______.A．senseofhearingB．senseofsightC．senseoftouchD．senseofsmell2．Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinparagraph2referto?A．thecardB．thebabyC．thecombD．thekey3．Accordingtothepassage,babieshaveastrongsenseofchangingin______.A．thesizeofcardsB．thecolourofpicturesC．theshapeofpatternsD．thenumberofobjects4．Whydidtheresearcherstestthebabieswithdrumbeats?A．Toreducethedifficultyoftheexperiment.B．Toseehowbabiesrecognizesounds.C．Tocarrytheirexperimentfurther.D．Tokeepthebabies’interest.5．Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?A．Sciencefiction.B．Children’sliterature.C．Anadvertisement.D．AsciencereportE17、ItwasmiddaywhenIgotthecallthatmygrandfatherwasnotwellandhewasquicklygettingworse.Myfamilydidnotknowhowlonghewouldstayintheworld.IknewIhadtogettothehospitaltotellhimhowmuchIlovedhim.AsIdrovetothehospital,IpicturedhimbeforeIgottotellhimhowmuchhemeanttome.Tryingtofightbackthetears,IwantedtostaycalmwhenIsawhim.WhenIgottothehospital,Ihurriedlylookedforhishospitalroom.Ifoundhiminasemi-consciousstate(半清醒状态).Onmyknees,Isaidsoftly,“Hello,Grandpa.”Stillfeelingshy,Idecidednottoleavehisbedsidewithoutlettinghimknow.WhileIaskedabouthowhewas,hetoldme,“I’llbefine,Henry.”althoughwebothknewthatwasn'ttrue.ThenheaskedmewithasmilehowIwasdoing.Hearingwhatmygrandpasaid,Iwasmuchmoved.ImadethedecisionthatIhadtoshowmygratitudeforhim.AsIfoundallthecourage(勇气)Ihad,Iholdhishandtightly.Icriedout,“Grandpa.IjustwanttoletyouknowhowmuchIloveyou.IhopeyoualreadyknowthatyetIjustwanttomakesure.”Bythistime,tearswererollingdownmyface.AllthoseyearsoflovethatIhadshutandnotlethimknow,becamefree.Smilingly,hesaid,“Iknow.Thankyoufortellingmethat.AllIhaveonthisplanetismyfamilyandmyloveforthem.IfthereisanythingIcouldaskofyou,Iwantyoutobegoodtoyourfamily,yourmother,yourfather,andyourbrother.That’sallIwantofyou.”WhatIlearnedthatdaychangedmywholelife.Fromthenon,IbegantellingpeoplehowmuchIlovethem,careforthem,andrespectthem.Igetintouchwith,forexample,mybabysitter,mybarber,toshowmyappreciation.Igodownintothecityonceaweekandservepizzatothehomeless.IwakeupeverymorningandlisteverythingI’mthankfultoinmylife.1．TheauthorgotthenewsofGrandpa’sillness________.A．inthemorningB．atnoonC．intheeveningD．atmidnight2．Theauthordidn’ttellGrandpahislovebecause_______tosaylovetoGrandpabefore.A．hewastooshyB．hewastoofrightenedC．hewastoobusyD．hehadnochances3．Theunderlinedword“gratitude”means_________inChinese.A．兴奋B．惊讶C．害怕D．感激4．Theauthorwrotethispassagetotellreadersmainlyabout________.A．howtothinkhighlyofothersB．howtohelpothersgetoutoftroubleC．howtogetintouchwithothersD．howtosharefeelingswithothers5．Thestorydevelopswiththechangesof__________.A．theauthor’slifeB．Grandpa’sfeelingsC．theauthor’semotionD．Grandpa’sillnessF18、ItwastheGreekshopkeeperwhotaughtmeaboutthepowerofbeingkind.In2008IleftSpaintostudyaloneinLondon.Myparentshadtobringupmythreeyoungersistersandtwoyoungerbrothers,soIfoundthreepart-timejobstopayformystudies.Iworkedearlymorningsandlatenights,soIwastired,reallytired,allthetime.Unfortunately,Igotacoldandhadaveryhighfever.BecauseIhadspentallmyfreetimeworkingsinceIcametoLondon.IhardlytookpartinanyactivitiesandIhadnofriends.Besides,Iwastooshytocommunicatewithothersandaskothersforhelp.Aftersleepingonthesickbedfortwodays,Iwentouttogetsomefood.Normally,Iwenttothesupermarket,butthistimeIwentintotheGreekshop,asmallcornershop,becauseitwascloser.Ipickedupsomefoodandgaveittotheshopkeeper,whoaskedme,"Youlookterrible,myboy!Youarenotfeelingwell,right?"Isaid"Yes"inalowvoice.Shepointedatthesalami(腊肠)andbreadIwasbuyingandoffered,"Icanmakeyouasandwich,soyoudon'thavetodoityourself."Inoddedwithoutsayingaword.So,shemadethesandwichandaskedmetowaitamoment.Shewentintothebackroomandcameagainwithabowlofhotsoup."Itwillwarmyouup,"shesaidwithafriendlysmile.Whatreallywarmedmeupwasnotthesoup.Itwashersmilethattoldmeshecaredme.Herkindnessremindedmeofmymother.Ihadbeenquiteshy,butfromthatdayon,Ididnotletshynesspreventmefromcommunicatingwithandbeingkindtoothers.NowIworkinachildren'shospitalinAfrica.Ilovemyworkandpeoplearoundme.Ialwaysbringmysmileandkindnesstothem.1．WhendidthewriterleaveforLondon?A．In2003. B．In2009. C．In2008. D．10yearsago.2．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriterandhisfamily?A．Hisparentscouldnotaffordhisstudies.B．Therearefivekidsinhisfamily.C．Thewriteristheyoungestchildinthefamily.D．In2008thewriterleftLondontostudyinSpain.3．Whathappenedtothewriter?A．Helosthispart-t