2024届江苏省仪征市月塘中学九年级英语第一学期期末学业质量监测试题含解析

2024届江苏省仪征市月塘中学九年级英语第一学期期末学业质量监测试题注意事项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、Theresultis________worsethanwethought!A．moreB．evenC．greatD．muchmore2、—Iwasjustintimetogetthereforthemeeting.Thankyouforlendingmethebike.—_________A．That’sright B．OfcoursenotC．You’rewelcome D．Thesametoyou3、––Helooks________.Whathashappenedtohim?––Hethoughthecouldgetgoodgradesinthetest,butfailed.A．upsetB．happyC．excited4、—Thelightinhisroomisstillon.Doyouknow__________?—Inordertoprepareforthecomingexam.A．ifheworkshard B．whyhestaysupsolate C．whyishesobusy D．whenhewillstopworking5、GuanDongsavedanoldladyoutoftheYangtzeRiver.greatcourageheshowed!A．Whata B．What C．Howa D．How6、–Doyouprefertalkingwithyourfriendsfacetofaceoronthephone?–______.Ienjoychattingonline.A．NeitherB．EitherC．BothD．Any7、—Howlonghaveyouthedictionary?—Forthreeweeks.A．borrowedB．hadC．bought8、—Hi,Jacob!Doyougotothecinemaalot?—No,Itothecinemaforages.A．didn’tgo B．haven’tgone C．havebeen D．haven’tbeen9、TheDiaryofaYoungGirlbecameabest-sellerassoonasitwaspublished.Youcaneasilyknowthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordby.A．thewayitisformed B．itsplaceinthesentenceC．readingthewordsbefore D．guessingwhatcomesnext10、Afterworkinghardbitbybitforalongtime，TuYouyouwontheNobelPrizeinherseventies.A．successfullyB．widelyC．especiallyD．rapidlyⅡ.完形填空11、Oncetherewasalovelyvegetablefieldwithaverybigtreeinit.Boththevegetablesandthetreemadethegardenlookwonderful.Infact,thevegetablesandthetreecouldn'tgetonwellwith1.Thevegetablesdislikedthetreebecausetheythoughtthetreedidn'tleavethemenough2bycoveringthemwithitsthickleaves,whilethetreethoughtthatthevegetablesdranknearlyallthewaterbeforeitcouldreachhim.Thesituationbecameworseandworse.Onedaythevegetablesdecidedto3allthewaterinthegroundsothatthetreewoulddryup.Thetreefoughtbackbyrefusingtoofferthevegetablesshade(树荫).Soontheybothbegantodryupunderthehotsun.Neitherofthemexpectedthatthegardenerwouldstop4hisvegetablefieldbecausehethoughtitwas5tosavethevegetables.Whenthegardenerdidthat,thetreeandthevegetablesreallyfelthow6theywere.Thereseemedtobenowaytosolvetheproblem.Thenasmallpumpkindecidedtodosomethingtochangethesituation.Thesmallpumpkindidallhecouldtogrow7therewaslittlewateranditwastoohot.Finally,thegardener8thegrowingpumpkinamongthedyingvegetables.9hestartedtowaterthefieldagainbecausehestillwantedtomakea(n)10togetthebeautifulpumpkin.Atthesametime,thetreeandthevegetablesweresaved.Sincethen,theyrealizedthatitwasbettertohelpeachotherthantofight,andtheylivedinharmonywithotherplants.1．A．otherplantsB．thegardenerC．eachotherD．thepumpkin2．A．lightB．waterC．airD．wind3．A．lookupB．useupC．pickupD．putup4．A．pickingB．growingC．plantingD．watering5．A．hopelessB．importantC．hopefulD．necessary6．A．angryB．hungryC．thirstyD．comfortable7．A．soB．thoughC．butD．and8．A．watchedB．knewC．harvestedD．noticed9．A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．BesidesD．Also10．A．decisionB．ideaC．effortD．chanceⅢ.语法填空12、Thefirstthingpeoplenoticeaboutotherpeopleisthewaytheylook.Ifyoulookclean,people1．(feel)asifyouareahard-workingperson.Anicelookshowsthatyouvalue2．(you).Anicelookdoesn’tmeanyouhavetospendalotofmoney3．clothesoraccessories(配饰).Someonecanlookuncomfortablein4．expensivesuitiftheydon’tbrushtheirhairorcleantheirclothes.Someoneelsecanseemtobegood-lookinginanoldshirtandpantsthathasbeencleaned.Besides,it’salsoimportant5．(consider)ifyourlookissuitableforthesituation.Youmaylooklovelyinyourpartyclothesorfeel6．(confidence)inyourbusinesssuit,7．thesewouldlookoutofstyleinamorecasual(随便的)situationsuchasatapicnicoratthemovies.It’simportanttobecomfortablein8．you’rewearing,butyoualsoneedtofitinwithwhatotherpeoplewillbewearing.Wearsuitsfor9．youandthesituationbest:jeansandT-shirtsarefineforfriendsand10．(movie);aniceshirtandpantsaremoresuitableforwork.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、THREECENTURIESOFHOAXES(骗局;恶作剧)!ATHINKINGMACHINEIn1769,longbeforecomputerswereinvented,amanfromHungary(匈牙利)builtawonderfulmachinethatcouldplaychessverywell.ItmadepeoplealloverEuropehappyandbeatnearlyeveryoneitplayedagainst.includingfamouspeoplelikeFrenchleaderNapoleonBonaparte,andscientistandinventorYenjaminFranklin.Foryears,manypeoplebelievedthatitwastrulyathinkingmachine.Therewerepeoplewhosaiditwasahoax,butcouldnotproveitorexplainhowitworked.About85yearslater,thesecretwasfinallyfound.Therewasamanhidinginsidethemachineallthetime...whowasverygoodatplayingchess!ZOOESCAPE(逃脱)OnNovember9,1874,NewYorknewspaper,TheHerald,ranaterriblestoryonitsfrontpage.ItsaidthatalltheanimalsintheCentralParkZoohadescapedandwererunningaroundthecity.Itsaidthepolicewereworkingtosavepeople,but27peoplehadalreadybeenkilled,and200peoplehurt.Itwarnedeveryonetostayathometoavoidthedanger.ManypeopleinNewYorkwereterrified,anddidasthepapersaid.Ifonlytheyhadreadthefinalwordsofthearticle,whichsaid;"Notonewordofitistrue.Notasingleactdescribedhastakenplace."Itwasjustahoax.ThestorywasmadeupbyThomasConnery,aneditoratTheHerald,whowantedtodrawattentiontothepoorconditionofcagesinthezoo.ROSIETHERUNNERThefirstwomantocrossthefinishinglineofthe1980BostonMarathon(马拉松)was23-year-oldRosieRuiz.However,assheclimbedthestairstoreceiveherprize,peoplestartedtobecomesuspicious(怀疑的).Shedidn'tseemtobetiredatall.Furthermore,noneoftheotherrunnersrememberedseeingher,andherpictureneverappearedinphotosorTVbroadcastsoftherace.Later,severalpeoplesaidthattheyhadseenherjointheraceonlyattheend.Itturnedoutshehadrunonlyhalfamile(about805meters)andtakenthetrainfortherestoftherace!Herprizewastakenaway,ofcourse.1．Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthepassage?A．Thethinkingmachineusedacomputertowingames.B．200peoplewerekilledbyzooanimalsin1874.C．RosieRuizwasn'ttiredatthefinishingline.D．RosieRuizdidn'tappearinTVbroadcastsoftherace.2．Whatistrueaboutallthehoaxesinthepassage?A．Theymadepeoplescared.B．Theyfooledalotofpeople.C．Theymadepeoplesuspicious.D．Theymadepeoplehappy.3．Thetitleofthepassageshowsusthatthewriterthinksthathoaxes.A．arenotnewB．areeasilyavoidedC．arealwaysinterestingD．areusuallyunbelievableB14、ReportCardName:JamesSmithTime:January24th,2015SubjectsGradesComments(评语)EnglishB＋Yourreadingandwritingaregood.Butyouhaveastrongaccent(口音),soyouarenotgoodatspeaking.Andyoudonotputmucheffortintothissubject.Ifyouworkhard,youcangetabettergradeinthissubject.PhysicsA＋Youaregoodatthissubject.Youarehard­working.Iamgladthatyoudobestinthissubject.MathCYoulikethissubject.Butyouarenotgoodatthissubjectbecauseyouarealittlelazy.Itisdisappointing.Youcandobetterifyoutryyourbest.MusicBItisahappythingtohearyouplaythepiano.Youarecrazyaboutmusic.Althoughyoulikethissubjectbest,youraccenthasabadinfluenceonyoursinging.1．TheReportCardisfrom____________.A．Jame'sschool B．Jame'sparents C．Jame'sfriend

2．Jamesgotthebestgradein____________.A．physics B．math

C．English3．WhydidNOTJamesgetthebestgradeinmusic?A．Hewasalittlelazy.B．Hedidn'tplaythepianowell.C．Hehadastrongaccent.4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A．Jamesdoesn'tlikemath.

B．Jamesstudieshardinphysics.C．James'speakingisgood.5．Fromthispassage,weknowthat____________.A．Jamesisabadstudent.B．JameshadtheexamsonJanuary24th.C．studyinghardcanmakeonegetgoodgrades.C15、Haveyoueverheardthat“successisajourney,notadestination(终点)”?Asamanaged30,Ibelieveit’strue.Itis,infact,mylawoflife(生活准则).Inmyeyes,whatmattersisnotnecessarilywhereyouareattheend,butwhatyouachievewhileyouaretryingalongtheway.Itmeansthatnomatterwhat,aslongasyoutry,youcanneverfail.Itmeansyoucanlearnfromyourmistakesandcontinueonthejourneyalittlewiser.IthinkSt.LouisRams,aprofessionalAmericanfootballteaminMissouri,asawholesharedmylawoflife.Theyplayedeverygamewiththeirfullpotential(潜能)insteadoflettingafewwinninggamesgototheirheads.TheyhadthegoalofplayingineverySuperBowl,afootballgameplayedintheUSeachyearonthefirstSundayinFebruary.Eventhoughtheylostsomegames,theydidn’tgiveup.Itdoesn’tmatterifyoudon’thavetheabilitytobeontopintheend,towinthegame,whatmattersisthatyouworkedhardthewholetime.Youshouldunderstandthatsuccessisanon-endingjourney.Everyoneshouldrealizethatsomeonewillwinandsomeonewilllose,butwhat’simportantisthatbothsidesneedtotrytheirbest.Afterall,it’snotwhowinsorloses,buthowwellyouplaythegameandyoushouldrememberthisinyourlife.1．Whatdoesthewritermainlytalkaboutinparagraph1?A．HisbiggestsuccessB．HisdreamforthefutureC．HisunderstandingofhislawoflifeD．Hisachievementsinthepastfewyears2．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gototheirhead”meaninChinese?A．去领导办公室B．获得一等奖C．撞到头部D．冲昏头脑3．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Weshouldtrytowineverygame.B．Whatshouldtryourbestwhateverwedo.C．Weshouldunderstandthemeaningoflife.D．Weshouldhopeforthebestandpreparefortheworst.4．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TakeprideinyourworkB．FailureisgoodforyouC．EveryonehasachanceD．SuccessisnotfinalD16、Singapore’spublictransportsystem(公共交通系统)isoneofthebestintheworld,soyoushouldhavenoproblemfindingyourwayaroundlikealocal.Therearethreemainformsofpublictransportherethatyouwouldfindinanyotherbigcity--trains,busesandtaxis.

TRAINS

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BUSES

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TAXIS

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RENTAL（租）CARS

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根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。1．BuyanEZ-Linkcard,andyoucantake__________.A．bothbusesandtrains B．onlytrainsC．bothbusesandtaxis D．onlyrentalcars2．WhatisagoodchoiceifyouwanttotravelfreelyinSingapore?A．Totakeabus. B．Totakeatrain.C．Torentacar. D．Totakeataxi.3．Ifyouneedtorentacar,youmaycall__________.A．65528888 B．6567371668CD．655222224．Thepassagemainlytalksabout__________inSingapore.A．howtorentacar B．howtotakeabusC．3taxicompanies D．publictransportsystem5．Fromthepassage,whichsentenceistrue?A．Alocalhassometroublefindinghiswayaround.B．It’smuchcheapertogoaroundbybusthanbytrain.C．YoucanseealotmoreinSingaporeonlybyrentingacar.D．It’seasyandconvenientforvisitorstotravelinSingapore.E17、Hearingthefrontdooropen,Irandowntothekitchenandwaited.Isawmydadcomein,withthewhiteenvelope(信封)inhishand.Ihadwaitedalldayforthis,soIreachedoverhimforitassoonashesetfootintothehouse.Angrily,hethrewtheenvelopeonthetableandsaiditwasnothingtogetexcitedabout,andthatitwasjustapieceofpaper.Itookitandranupstairs.Iwonderedwhymydaddidnotunderstandhowanxious(急切)Iwastoseemymid-yearreportcardformyfirstyearinmiddleschool.Iwasreallyhurtbyhowherefusedtoconsiderallmyhardwork.Isawmyclassgrade:No.1.IdidnotbelievewhatIwas.Ismiledandwantedtorundownstairstotelleveryone.ThenIrememberedwhatmydadhadsaid—itwasnothingtogetexcitedabout.Iwantedtosharemyhappinesswithsomeone,butfeltlonely.IrealizedthatIstayedawayfrommyfamilyweusedtostayuplatewatchingDisneymovies,andmybrothers,sistersandIwouldplaytennisinthebackyardallthetime.Iwonderedwhenallthatstopped.Ijustnolongertookpartinthem.Ispentallmytimeonmyschoolwork.WhileIhadbeenbusywithmystudy,Ihadalsobuiltawallbetweenmeandmyfamily.Iwasonlytryingtobecomeapersoneveryonecouldbeproudof.Iwantedtogodownstairs,saysorryformyrudebehaviorandforeveryrefusedmovieandtennisgame,andbepartofmyfamilyagain.IknewIhadtodosomething—becausewithouttheirsupport,myachievementmeantnothing.1．t’sveryclearthatthewriterdid.A．muchworseinhisstudythanshehadexpectedB．alotbetterinhisstudythanshehadexpectedC．aswellasshehadexpectedinhisstudyD．notwellasshehadexpectedinhisstudy2．Afterthewritersawthegrade,shewantedtorundownstairsto.A．telleveryonehowhardheworkedB．stayawayfromothersC．watchDisneymovieswithhisfamilyD．shareherhappinesswithothers3．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A．thewriterwasonceveryimpolitetoherfamiliesB．thewriter’sfatherfeltangryabouttheschoolreportC．thefamilywereallproudofthewriterD．thewriteroncespentallhistimebuildingawall4．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ChangeMyselfFirstB．PraiseMe,DadC．MySchoolReportD．Scores,No.1inLife?F18、TheSilkRoadisahistoricallyimportantinternationaltraderoutebetweenChinaandtheMediterranean(地中海).ItbeganduringtheWesternHanDynastyandhasbeenabridgebetweenEastandWestforover2，000years.TheancientroadstartedfromChang'an(nowXi'an)andendedinEasternEurope,neartoday'sTurkeyandtheMediterraneanSea.Itwasabout6，500kilometreslongandwentacrossone­fourthoftheplanet.TheSilkRoadgotitsnameinthe19thcenturybecauseChinesesilkusedtobecarriedalongthisroad.Silk,jade,ceramicsandironwentwesttoRome.Andfromthewestcameglass,gemsandfoodlikecarrots.TheSilkRoadwasveryimportanttobothChinaandtherestoftheworld.Itwasmorethananancientinternationaltraderoute.Besidestrade,knowledgeaboutarts,scienceandliterature,aswellascraftsandtechnologieswassharedacrosstheSilkRoad.Inthisway,languagesandculturesdevelopedandinfluencedeachother.Today,Chinaistryingtobuildthe“21stCenturyMarine(海洋的)SilkRoad”.WiththehelpofAPECheldinBeijinginNovember2014，thedreamofOneBeltOneRoad(the“SilkRoadEconomicBelt”and“21stCenturyMarineSilkRoad”)(“一带一路”)iscomingtrue.1．（小题1）Theunderlinedword“route”inParagraph1probablymeans________.A．方式B．路线C．成就D．关系2．（小题2）WhendidtheSilkRoadbegin?A．Inthe19thcentury.B．Inthe18thcentury.C．DuringtheWesternHanDynasty.D．DuringtheEasternHanDynasty.3．（小题3）HowlongwastheancientSilkRoad?A．Itwasabout6，500metreslong.B．Itwasabout5，000kilometreslong.C．Itwentacrossone­thirdoftheplanet.D．Itwentacrossone­fourthoftheearth.4．（小题4）WhywasitnamedtheSilkRoad?A．BecauseChinesesilkwascarriedalongthisroad.B．BecauseChinesesilkwasproducedalongthisroad.C．Becausethingsweretradedfrommarkettomarketalongthisroad.D．Becausetheancienttradersboughtandsoldthingsalongthisroad.5．（小题5）Itcanbein