天津市滨海新区枫叶国际学校2024届英语九年级第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析

天津市滨海新区枫叶国际学校2024届英语九年级第一学期期末考试模拟试题注意事项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、Whenweseeanywastelyingontheground,weshould_______.A．pickitoutB．pointatitC．pickitupD．kickitout2、-Lucy,whatdoyouthinkofthefilmTheWanderingEarth?--Itisabigsuccessandwinshigh____________fromthepublic.A．prize B．pride C．praise D．progress3、--_____isthelibraryfromyourhouse?--It’sabout5minutes’ride.ButIusuallywalkthere.A．Howsoon B．Howfar C．Howoften D．Howlong4、________amazingmusic!TanDunmadeitjustbycontrollingthespeedofwaterflow.A．HowB．HowanC．WhatD．Whatan5、Ken,canyouturndownthemusicalittle?I_________tostudyformytest.A．amtryingB．tryC．triedD．havetried6、Mrs.Whitewalksadogintheparknearbyeverymorningit’srainyorwindy.A．since B．because C．unless D．until7、—Linda,areyousureyouwantto________Helen'sinvitation?—I’mafraidso.Ihavetolookaftermysister.A．turndown B．falldown C．cutdown D．diedown8、Thetwobuildings_____inaverytraditionalstyle.Manyvisitorswereinterestedinthem.A．built B．werebuilt C．arebuilding D．willbuild9、—______haveyoubeenskating?—I’vebeenskatingsinceIwassevenyearsold.A．Howlong B．Howoften C．Howmany D．Howmuch10、Putitdown,Richard.Youmustn’tread________lettersA．elseanyone’s B．anyone’selse C．anyoneelse’s D．anyoneelseⅡ.完形填空11、Haveagoodideaandwanttomakemoneyoutofit?justdoit.Thisisalsotheadvicegivenby17-year-oldNickD’Aloisio.TheBritishschoolboy1amobilephonenewsapp(应用软件)andsoldittoYahooforabout$30million.Nickgothisfirst2whenhewas9andheusedittocreatemovies.Hebeganwritingapps3theageof12.In2011,hecreatedafreeappnamed“Summly”.Itcandivide(把…分成)newsstoriesintodifferentgroupsandhelpitsuserstoreadwhattheywantinan4andfastway.Theapphadbeendownloaded(下载)almostamillion5beforehesoldittoYahoo.Nicksaidhehadthe6of“Summly”whenhewaspreparingforahistoryexam.Hefeltsofrustrated(受挫，灰心)afterhesearchedforsomeinformationontheInternet.TherewassomuchinformationhewantedontheInternet,butithadnotbeenordered.Hedecided7somethingaboutit.Atlast,thecleverschoolboyturnedhisgoodidea8somethingreal.HowwillNick9somuchmoney?Theteenmillionaire(千万富翁)said“…Iwillgetanewcomputer，too.butatthemoment,I10wanttosaveandbankit.”1．A．createdB．wroteC．discoveredD．made2．A．bookB．inventionC．computerD．bike3．A．byB．afterC．untilD．at4．A．easyB．easilyC．easierD．hard5．A．dollarsB．timesC．piecesD．copies6．A．wayB．ideaC．planD．dream7．A．doingB．didC．doD．todo8．A．toB．onC．intoD．in9．A．payB．costC．spendD．take10．A．stillB．justC．everD．evenⅢ.语法填空12、I’mHongmei.I1．(learn)Englishformanyyears,butIdon’tfinditeasy.IwenttoanEnglish-speakingcountryonourlastvacation,andIcouldnotspeaktothepeoplevery2．(good).OurtourguidespokeEnglishforus.NowIknowitisimportant3．(learn)moreEnglish,soI’mhavingextra4．(lesson)inmyfreetime.Ibelieveitcanhelp5．(I)improvemyEnglishmoresoon.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、AccordingtothetraditionalChineselunarcalendar,weofficiallywelcometheYearoftheHorsebetterthanothers.Thehorsehasplayedanimportantrolethroughouthumanhistoryallovertheworld.Horseswereusedforthousandsofyearsasameansoftransportation,aweaponofwarandaplougheroffields(犁地农具),but"thehorsewasmorethanjustavehicle-ithadmorecharacterthanacar,atankoratractor,"ClareBaldingwroteforTheTelegraph.IntheMiddleAgesinWesternsocieties,thehorsewasasymbolofchivalry（骑士神）andnobility(贵族).Infact,theword"chivalry"comesfrom"cheval"inOldFrench,whichmeanthorse.Theideaofchivalryhelpedtofashionthe19th-century"gentleman",whichwasaboutgoodmanners,courageandhonestytofriends.Nowadays,becauseofeconomic(经济)development,peopleinWesternsocietiesarelesslikelytoseeorridehorses.Peoplelivingincities,inparticular,hardlyeverexperiencehorsesexceptthroughmovies,paintingsorbooks.Buthorseracing,andbetting.moneyonhorseraces,isstillpopular.TheKentuckyDerbyisoneofthemostpopularsportingeventseveryyearintheUS.IntheUK,theroyalpolicestillgoaroundthecityonhorsebackandtheQueenridesinatraditionalhorse-drawncarriageon"ceremonialoccasions(正式场合)”．SomesayingsabouthorsesarestillusedinEnglishtoday.Forexample,peoplestillsay"holdyourhorses"tomean“slowdown".Ifsomeoneseemstooproud,peoplemighttellhimorherto"getoffhisorherhighhorse".Andsincehorsesarestrongandenergetic,thereareexpressionssuchas"asstrongasahorse","workhorse"and"horsingaround"..Interestingly,thehorsealsoappearsinmanyChinesesayings,suchasQianlima,whichmeansatalentedperson.OtherChinesehorsesayingsincludeMadaochenggong(instantsuccess)andBaimawangzi(princecharming).Besidestheirphysicalstrengths,horsesaresmartandhave"excellentmemories",accordingtoDiscoveryNews.Maybethat'swhyChinesepeoplesay,"Anoldhorsenevergetslost".Sincethehorseishonoredasasymbolofmanygreatqualities,peoplebornintheYearoftheHorsearesaidtosharethem.1．AccordingtoChinesetradition,whichyeariswelcomedbestofficially?A．theYearoftheSnakeB．theYearoftheTigerC．theYearoftheMouseD．theYearoftheHorse2．Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTtheroleofthehorsenowadays?A．Aweaponofwar.B．Theroyalpolice'stransportationtogoaroundintheUK.C．Racehorses.D．Animalactorsinmovies.3．Ifafriendofyoursisoverconfident,whatareyousupposedtotellhimorher?A．Holdyourhorses.B．Getoffyourhighhorse.C．BeasstrongasahorseD．Anoldhorsenevergetslost4．Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTthereasonwhypeoplelikehorses?A．ThehorsehasplayedanimportantrolethroughouthumanhistoryallovertheworldB．ThehorsewasasymbolofchivalryandnobilityintheMiddleAgesinWesternsocieties.C．Besidestheirphysicalstrengths,horsesaresmartandhave“excellentmemories".D．Horsesareonlyusedasameansoftransportationlikeacar,atankoratractor.5．Fromthepassageweknowthat.A．Economydevelopsalot,sopeopleinWesternsocietieshardlyseeorridehorsesnowadays.B．TheKentuckyDerbyisoneofthemostpopularbettingeventseveryyearintheUS.C．QianlimainChinesemeansapersonwhocanrunonethousandkilometersaday.D．Sincethehorseishonoredasasymbolofmanygreatqualities,peoplebornintheYearoftheHorsearesaidtobeasstrongasahorse.B14、Somepeoplethinkthatthedebate(辩论)aboutschooluniformsisjustaboutwhetherstudentslookcool.Infact,thisproblemisconnectedwithothertopics,suchasstudentperformance(表现),money,andpersonalchoice.Theschooluniformdebateisveryimportanttoparents,teachers,andschoolofficials—andtostudents,too!Manystudentsargue(争论)thatschooluniformswouldsavetheirparents'money.AccordingtoNahla,aneighth-grader,"Kidswhosefamiliesdon'thavealotofmoneywouldn'tbeteasedfortheirunfashionableclothes."Besides,somestudentsthinkthatuniformswouldhelpthemgivemuchattentiontolearning."Ithinkit'sagreatidea.Wearinguniformswouldteachstudentsthatschoolworkismoreimportantthanlookinggood,"arguestenth-grader,Heba.Othersbelievethatschooluniformswouldhelpstudentsstudybetter.Inthewordsofatwelfth-gradernamedAziza,"Ifallstudentshavetowearthesameuniform,theywilltrytoimpressotherswiththeirschoolworkandgrades,nottheirclothes."Somestudentsareagainstschooluniforms.Theyarguethatuniformswouldcosttheirparentsmoremoney."Uniformsareexpensiveandcanonlybewornatschool.Myparentswouldstillhavetobuymeotherclothestowearonweekendsandafterschool,"explainsninth-grader,Sherine.Accordingtoatwelfth-gradernamedSusan,"Schooluniformsdon'tallowpersonalchoice."Shefeelsthatuniformsdon'tallowstudentstobecreativeorexpresstheirowndecisionsaboutwhattowear.Finally,manystudentslikeeleventhgraderReemasaythatuniformsareuncomfortable."Studentsliketowearcomfortableclothes,"shesays.Inaword,therearestrongargumentsonbothsidesoftheschooluniformdebate.Whatevertheresultis,onethingisimportant:beforemakingadecisionaboutwhethertorequireuniforms,schoolofficialsmustconsidertheopinionsofeveryone—especiallythestudents.1．Whoagreestowearschooluniforms?A．Heba. B．Sherine. C．Susan. D．Reema.2．Readthesentence:"Schooluniformscan'tbewornforlongandhavetobechangedoften."Wecanmostprobablyputthissentencein_.A．Paragraph1. B．Paragraph2. C．Paragraph3. D．Paragraph4.3．Theword"teased"inParagraph2means"."A．admired B．refused C．laughedat D．lookedat4．Whichofthefollowingsentencescansummarize(总结)thearticle?A．Somestudentsareagainstwearingschooluniforms.B．Theschooluniformdebateismostlyaboutpersonalchoice.C．Manystudentsthinkthatschooluniformswouldsaveparents'moneyD．Therearestrongargumentsonbothsidesoftheschooluniformdebate.C15、Mostkidshatedoinghousework.However,notallhopeislost.Therearesomethingsthatyoucandotogetyourkidstohelpyoucleanyourhouse.Ifyouarestrugglingwiththechores(家务杂事)andneedyourkidstohelpyou,takealookatsomeofthecreativewaysinthisarticle.Ifyouaredealingwitholderkids,youmaywanttotrytheallowancedeal.Youcangiveyourkidsalistofchoresthatneedtobedoneeachweek.Iftheycompletethesechores,youcangivethemsomemoney.Youcanalsobreakthelistdownandtellthemtheywillgetsomuchforeachchorethatisfinished.Olderkids,wholiketodothingsonweekendsorbuythingslikevideogames,willworkhardtocompletetheirchoresandearntheirmoney.Thisisalsoteachingthemduty.Thisisteachingthemthattheymustworkforwhattheywant.Ifyouaredealingwithyoungerkids,youmaywanttogowiththerewardschart(奖励图表).Thisiswhereyoudesignachartandlisttheirchoresonthechart.Foreachchoretheycomplete,youcanputaredflowerbesideit.Fortherewards,youalsocandoanumberofthingslikegoingtothepark,goingouttoeat,buyingaDVDorsomethingsimilar.Therewardswouldbeuptoyoubecauseyouknowwhatyourkidslike.Forrealsmallkids,youcanturnitintoagame.Whenkidsweremuchyounger,youcanteachthemtodancearoundandsingasyoucleaned.Thekidsloveditandwoulddoawonderfuljobatpickinguptheirtoys.So,considerturningcleaningintoagamefortherealsmallkids.1．（小题1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“allowance”inParagraphTwomean?A．Goodwordsgivenbyparents.B．Businessthatneedsstudying.C．Explanationofresponsibility.D．Smallchangegivenbyparents.2．（小题2）Theolderkidsmustbemadetoknow.A．thatdoingeverydayhouseworkistheirdutyB．whattheywantcanberealizedbyworkingC．theycangetalittlemoneywithoutworkingD．alltheworkgiventhemmustbedoneatatime3．（小题3）Youdrawasignonthecharttopraise.A．theyoungerkidsB．theolderchildrenC．thereallysmallkidsD．thehard-workingkids4．（小题4）Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A．Mostkidshatedoinghouseworktogetmoney.B．Allthekidslikedoinghouseworkonweekends.C．Parentsdecidewhatkindofrewardtheirkidsneed.D．Theyoungerkidsneedn’tbegivenanyrewards.D16、Weinterviewed300peopleonwhattheyliketodoatweekends.Onehundredpeoplearefromtheagesof11--18,onehundred19--26andonehundred27--35.Thefollowingshowstheiranswers:1．Howmanypeopleen)oyplayingcomputergamesinthe11--18group?A．20.B．50.C．60.D．75.2．Accordingtothechart,whichtwoactivitiesdomostpeopleenjoydoing?A．PlayingcomputergamesandwatchingTV.B．Playingcomputergamesandtakingawalk.C．WatchingTVandgoingtothemovies.D．Goingtothemoviesandtakingawalk.3．Fromthechartabove,wecanseetheolderpeopleare,themoretheylikeA．watchingTVB．takingawalkC．goingtothemoviesD．playingcomputergames4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothechart?A．Fewestpeopleliketakingawalk.B．Thepeopleof1118liketakingawalkmost.C．90peoplelikegoingtothemoviesinthe19--26group.D．Thepeopleof27--35likeplayingcomputergamesmost.E17、WhenthegreatlibraryofAlexandriawasburned,thestorygoes,onebookwassaved.Itwasnotavaluablebook,andsoapoormanboughtitforafewcoppercoins(铜钱).Betweenitspagestherewassomethingveryinteresting.Itwasathinpaperonwhichwaswrittenthesecretofthetouchstone!Thetouchstonewasasmallpebble(卵石)thatcouldturnanycommonmetalintogold.Thewritingexplainedthatitwasamongthousandsofotherpebblesthatlookedexactlylikeit.Butthesecretwasthis:therealstonewouldfeelwarm,whileordinarypebbleswerecold.Sothemancampedontheseashoreandbegantestingpebbles.Hethoughtthatifhepickedupordinarypebblesandputthemdownagain,hemightpickupthesamepebblehundredsoftimes.So,whenhefeltonethatwascold,hethrewitintothesea.Hespentawholedaydoingthisbutnoneofthemwasthetouchstone.Thedaysbecameweeksandtheweeksintomonths.Oneday,however,hepickedupapebbleanditwaswarm.Hethrewitintotheseabeforeherealizedwhathehaddone.Hehadformedsuchastronghabitofthrowingeachpebbleintothesea.Sowhentheonehewantedcamealong,hestillthrewitaway.Soitiswithopportunity.Unlesswearecareful,it’seasytofailtorecognizeanopportunitywhenitisathand.Andit’sjustaseasytothrowitaway.1．Thepoormanboughtthebookbecause______.A．itwasverycheapB．itwasofgreatvalueC．therewasasecretinthebookD．hewantedtofindthetouchstone2．Accordingtothestory,thetouchstone______.A．isabigpebbleB．feelscoldC．ismagicD．ispuregold3．Themanthrewpebblesintothesea_____.A．totesthowfarhecouldthrowB．topracticethrowingpebblesC．toavoidpickingupthesamepebbleD．toexpresshisdisappointment4．Whatmessagedoesthestorywanttotellus?A．Carefulhabitscanleadtosuccess.B．Habitscanbenefityoubutalsoholdyouback.C．Neverjudgeapersonorathingbyappearance.D．Opportunityonlyvisitsthereadyandwatchfulmind.F18、Nowovertheyears,realChinesesnackshavebecomemorepopularinforeigncountries.IntheUnitedStates,peopleareeatingroujiamo.ManypeoplecallroujiamofromShanxiProvinceofChinathe“Chinesehamburger”.Ithastwopiecesofbreadwithdeliciousmeatbetweenthem.TheUSnewsblog(博客)evenregardsroujiamoas“theworld’sfirsthamburger”.ItisverysimilartoanAmericanhamburger.Infact,ithasalonghistoryinChina.InRussia,hundredsoftanghuluweresoldinjustafewhours.TanghuluisatraditionalChinesesnackthatismadeoffruit,usuallyChinesehawthorns(山楂).ItisabitlikecandyapplesintheUS.Theyarethehawthornswithsugarcandy.Astickispushedintothefruitsoyoucanholditlikealollipop(棒棒糖).SomeChinesepeoplethinktanghuluhasthesameshapeasabottlegourd(葫芦).That’swhyithasthisname.Ofcourse,thenewkindmadeofotherfreshfruitsuchasstrawberriesandorangeshasalsoappearedinChinanow.YoutiaoislikeapopularsnackinSpain.SomepeopleoutsideChinaeatyoutiaoaswell.Forexample,peopleinMalaysiaeatit.Theyofteneatitwithmilkteaornoodles.InIndonesia,theyeatitwithporridgeinsteadofdoujianginChina.1．TheUSnewsblogregardsroujiamoas__________.A．theChinesehamburger B．theworld’sfirsthamburgerC．theAmericanhamburger D．thebreadwithsomemeat2．Tanghuluwasnamedintheshapeof________A．gourds B．lollipops C．hawthorns D．candyapples3．InIndonesia,peoplelikeyoutiaowith______betterthandoujianginChina.A．milktea B．noodles C．coffee D．por