2024届江苏省盐城市明达中学九年级英语第一学期期末统考试题含解析

2024届江苏省盐城市明达中学九年级英语第一学期期末统考试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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、—Thelightinhisroomisstillon.Doyouknow__________?—Inordertoprepareforthecomingexam.A．ifheworkshard B．whyhestaysupsolate C．whyishesobusy D．whenhewillstopworking2、—It’ssaidthatshoppingonlineissafe.—.You’dbetterbecareful.A．Ithinkso B．Noproblem C．Thatdepends3、—Let’splaybasketballafterclass.—That_____good.A．looks B．feels C．smells D．sounds4、The_____thatthereislifeonotherplanetshasalwaysencouragedscientiststoexploretheouterspace.A．possibility B．order C．advice D．information5、Whateverhappens,weChineseneverdoubt_____ourChinadreamwillcometruesomeday.A．ifB．thatC．whichD．whether6、Iwon’t_______workinghardontheEnglishtestevenifIfailit.A．enjoy B．regret C．consider D．practice7、Kidsshouldlearnhowtoprotect______inthefaceofdanger.A．himself B．yourself C．ourselves D．themselves8、—Whatwillhappenifwe__________thepartytomorrow?—Halftheclasswon’tcome.A．have B．had C．arehaving D．willhave9、Youcanworkinsmallorlargegroups:it________yourpersonalchoice.A．putson B．comeson C．dependson D．hangson10、—Isthefoodenough?—Ithinkso.Itwill_______fourhungrypeopleA．support B．serve C．sore D．coverⅡ.完形填空11、C．Choosethewordstocompletethepassage.（选择最恰当的单词完成短文。）Ihadbeenunhappysincemynewneighbourmovedin.EverytimewhenIbeganwriting,Icouldhearagirlsingingnextdoor.Shedidn’tsingwell.Soitisreallya1forme.Oneday,soonafterIsatdownbeforethecomputer,Iheardthegirlsingingonceagain.Ifeltitwastoonoisy,soIhadmyhusbandgotonextdoorandcomplained(投诉)aboutthe2.Tenminuteslater,myhusbandcamebackwitha3look,saying,“Thatgirlisonly17butshehadcancerandwilldie.Hermothersaidthatthemorepainful(疼痛)itwas,themore4herdaughtersang.”Iknownowthesingingletherfeelbetter.Isaidtomyhusband,“Pleasetellhermotherthatthegirlcansingasshelikes.Wedon’t5itatall.’’Fromthatdayon,Inolongerthoughtthegirldidanything6andevengotusedtohersinging.Thenextyear,Ilefthomeonbusiness.Myhusbandcalledmethatthegirldied.Ireturnedhomeinlatesummer.Isatathomeandfeltsomethingwanting.Suddenly,IrealizedthatIcouldneverhearthenext-doorgirlsing.1．A．chance B．lesson C．problem D．surprise2．A．speech B．weather C．noise D．safety3．A．sad B．happy C．exciting D．strange4．A．happily B．loudly C．quickly D．warmly5．A．hear B．want C．need D．mind6．A．special B．wrong C．interesting D．helpfulⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。I'magirlfromNigeria.Growingupinahomefullofwatchingandplayingfootball,Ihavegrowntolovethe1．（game）.IwatchmostlyEuropeanfootballandIsupportanEnglishclub2．(call)Arsenal.Therearealotof3．(reason)whyIlovefootball.Nomatterwhereyoucomefrom,nomatterwhatlanguageyouspeak,everyone4．(understand)thegame.Thatiswhyitiscalleda“global（全球的）sport”.Footballis5．veryeasysporttolearnandplay.Lookingfromtheoutside,itmightseemreallyhard,butwhenyoustart6．(learn),itisnotthathard．Footballinvolves（牵涉）aballandahuman.Thereareotherrulesandtechnicalities（技术性细节）involved,but,withtime,youwouldbeabletounderstand7．(they).Ihavelearnedsomuchfromfootballthroughouttheyears.Forexample,throughfootball,Iknowlotsofcountriesandcitiesinthem.Iknow8．(place)likeZurich,Leicester,Liverpool,Munich,andShrewsbury.Also，listeningtoexperiencedcommentators（解说员）duringthefootballgameshelpsincreasemyvocabulary（词汇量）.Thankstoit，IwasabletoscorehigheronmySATexam.9．mySAT,aquestionwasaboutawordIheardacommentatoruseinagametheweekbefore.Tome,footballismorethan10．asport,itislife.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、ThesecretofhappinessAnoldmanwalkedslowlywithacane(手杖)intotherestaurant.Hisoldjacket,worn-outshoesandwarmpersonalitymadehimstandoutfromtheusualcrowd.Ayoungwaitresswatchedhimmovetowardatablebythewindow.Sheranovertohim,andsaid:“Here,sir……letmehelpyouwiththatchair.”Withoutsayingaword,hesmiledandnodded(点头)athankyou.Shepulledthechairawayfromthetableandhelpedhimsit.Thensheputhiscameagainstthetable.“Thankyou,miss.”hesaid,kindly.“You’rewelcome,sir.”shesaid.Afterhehadfinishedhisbreakfast,thewaitressbroughthimthechange(零钱)fromhisbill.Heleftitonthetable.Shehelpedhimupandwalkedwithhimtothefrontdoor.Whenshewenttocleanhistable,shefoundabusinesscardunderhisplateandnoteonanapkin(纸巾).Underthenapkinwasa100-dollarbill.Thenoteonthenapkinread:“Dearmiss,IrespectyouverymuchandIcanseeyourespectyourself,too.Itshowsbythewayyoutreatothers.(3)Youhavefoundthesecretofhappiness.Yourkindnesswillshinethroughtoallthosewhomeetyou.”Themanshehadwaitedonwastheowneroftherestaurantwheresheworked.Thiswasthefirsttimethatsheoranyoftheotherworkershadeverseenhiminperson.BySteveBrunkhorst1．（小题1）Theoldmanleft﹩100underthenapkinbecauseheA．hadahabitofgivingtipstowaitressesB．thoughtthemealwasdeliciousC．wantedtothankthewaitressforhergoodattitudeD．learnedthesecretofhappinessfromthewaitress2．（小题2）Whatdoweknowaboutthewaitressandtheoldman?A．Thewaitressknewwhotheoldmanwasfromthenote.B．Thewaitressknewtheoldmanbeforesheservedhim.C．Theoldmanwantedtohavethewaitressashissecretary.D．Itwasthefirsttimethatthewaitresshadeverseenherboss.3．（小题3）Wecantellfromthestorythattheoldmanwenttotherestaurantto.A．haveagoodmealB．enjoygoodserviceC．seetherestaurantforhimselfD．showhisloveforcommonpeopleB14、ZhalongisanaturereserveinHeilongjianginnortheastChina．Itisoneoftheworld’smostimportantwetlands．Theareaprovidesfoodandshelterforwildlife．Itisanidealhomefordifferentkindsofplants，fishandbirds．ManybirdslivecomfortablyinZhalongNatureReserveallyearround，whilesomeonlystayforashorttime．Therearemanyfishinthewetlands，andthebirdscaneasilycatchthemforfood．ZhalongNatureReserveisanimportantlivingareafortherarered-crownedcranes．Therearenotmanyred-crownedcranesintheworld．SomeofthemliveinZhalong．Somepeoplewanttochangethewetlandstomakemorespaceforfarmsandbuildings．Thismeansthattherewillbelessandlessspaceforwildlife．Moreandmorebirdsareindangerbecausetheydonothaveenoughlivingspace．Manyofthemdied．TheChinesegovernmentwantstoprotecttheseendangeredbirds，andtheycanbesafeinZhalong．EveryyearalotoftouristsgotoZhalongtowatchbirds．ThisyearmembersofourBirdwatchingClubaregoingtostudythedifferentkindsofbirdsinZhalongandthechangesintheirnumbers．Thestudybeginsnextmonth．Wedoabirdcountonceayear．Wearenowinvitingsecondaryschoolstudentstohelp．Weneedmorepeopletohelpuscountanddosomethingtohelpthebirds．Manypeopledonotunderstandtheimportanceofthewetlands．Wehopethisinformationwillhelpthemunderstandandmakethemactivelytakeactiontoprotectwildlife．1．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage？A．LessandLessSpaceforWildlifeB．ManyTouristsWatchbirdsinZhalongYearlyC．ZhalongisaFamousScenicSpotD．ZhalongASpecialPlace2．Theshelterinthefirstparagraphmeans．A．aplacetoliveorstayB．alargezooC．aplacetohuntanimalsD．alargepark3．Whichofthefollowingsentencesisfalse？A．Therearealotofred-crownedcranesinotherpartsoftheworld．B．SomebirdsgotoZhalongforashortstay．C．Zhalongnaturereserveisthecomfortablehomeofmanybirds．D．BirdscanfindfoodwithoutdifficultyinZhalong．4．ThispassageiswrittentoA．askpeopletodosomethingforbirds．B．helppeoplelearnaboutprotectingwildlife．C．makepeopleunderstandhowimportantthewetlandsare．D．askstudentsallovertheworldtowatchbirds．C15、FredAstairewasborninNebraskain1899.Fredandhissister,Adele,learnedtodancewhentheywereveryyoung.TheirmothertookthemtoNewYorktostudydance.Theyperformedintheirfirstprofessional（专业的）showwhenFredwastenyearsoldandAdelewastwelve.Later,asteenagers,thetwodancedinmanyshowsthroughouttheUnitedStates.TheirfirstbigsuccesswasonBroadwayin1917.TheAstaires--astheywereknown--quicklybecameBroadwaystars.Duringthenineteentwenties,theysanganddancedinelevendifferentshows.TheyalsoperformedinEngland.In1932,AdeleAstairemarriedaBritishman,andstoppedperforming.ButFreddidnot____hisdream.Hewouldgoonalone,inthemovies.FredAstairehadthebestskillamongalldancersinhistory.HedancedupwallsandontheceilinginthefilmRoyalWedding.HedancedonrooftopsinTheBelleofNewYork.HedancedonrollerskatesinShallWeDance?FredAstairemadeallthislookeasy.Butitwasnot.Hesaid:"Dancingisasweatyjob.Youcannotjustsitdownanddoit.Youhavetogetuponyourfeet.Ittakestimetogetadanceright,tocreatesomethingmemorable.IalwaystrytogettoknowmydancesowellthatIdonothavetothink.”In19,FredAstairewonaspecialawardforhisfilmworkfromAmerica'sMotionPictureAcademy.Healsowonawardsfromthetelevisionindustryforanumberofhistelevisionprograms.Fredstoppeddancingin40.Hewasmorethanseventyyearsoldatthetime.Hesaidadancercouldnotcontinuedancingforever.Hesaidhedidnotwanttodisappoint（使失望）anyone,evenhimself.Hedancedagaininpubliconlyonceafterthat.Itwaswithanothergreatmaledancer,GeneKelly,inthemovie"That'sEntertainment,PartTwo".FredAstaireandhisfirstwife,Phyllis,hadthreechildren.Phyllisdiedin24.Twenty-fiveyearslater,FredmarriedracehorseriderRobynSmith.FredAstairediedonJune22,1987.Hewaseighty-eightyearsold.Hewascalledthegreatestdancerintheworld.Hisdancingwascalledperfect.Andmoviegoerseverywherewillrememberhimasagreatperformerwhoseworkwillliveforeverinhisfilms.1．Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout_________.A．FredAstaire’sfirstsuccessB．FredAstaire’seducationC．FredAstaire’searlylifeD．FredAstaire’sfamily2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“forgo”inParagraph2mean?A．GetoverB．SetupC．GoaheadD．Giveup3．WhatFredAstairesaidinParagraph4showsthat___________.A．heknewhisdancewaswonderfulB．hethoughtdancingwasnotdifficultC．hedevotedmuchtimeandefforttodanceD．hehadwaystomakepeoplerememberhim4．Whatisthecorrecttimeorderofthefollowingevents?a.FredAstaire’sfirstwifedied.b.Fred’ssisterAdelestoppedperforming.c.FredAstaireperformedwithGeneKellyinamovie.d.FredAstairewonanawardfromAmerica’sMotionPictureAcademy.A．abcdB．bdacC．dcbaD．cbadD16、Nickworksinabigfirm(公司).HefindsEnglishveryimportantforhisjobbecauseheoftendealswithforeignbusinessmen.Nowheislookingforaplace.ItcanimprovehisEnglish,especiallyhisspokenEnglish.Herearesomeadvertisementsfromnewspapers.Hemayfindtheinformationheneeds.GlobalEnglishcentre(全球英语中心)Itcanimprovefourskills:listening,speaking,reading,andwriting.3-month(700yuan),6-month(1200yuan),andone-year(2000yuan)courses.Choiceofmorningoreveningclasses,3hoursperday,Monday~Friday.ExperiencedcollegeEnglishteachers.Closetocitycentreandbusstops.Tel:67605272Add:105ZhongshanRoad,100082The21stCenturyEnglishTrainingCentreWehavesomefamousteachers.Weoffermorningorafternoonclasses,bothofwhichlastthreemonthsatacostof800yuan.Wealsohavea6-weekTOEFL,preparationclassduringwinterandsummerholidays.Entrance(入学)exams:June1andDec.1Only15-minutewalkfromcitycentre.Call67801642formoreinformation.ModernLanguageSchoolSpecialcourseinEnglishforbusiness,travel,banking,hotelmanagementandofficeskills.Smallclasses(12~16students)onSat.&Sun.From2:00pm~5:00pm.NativeEnglishteachersfromCanadaandUSA．Languagelabandcomputerssupplied(运用).3-Monthcourse:1050yuan;6-monthcourse:1850yuan.Add:ModernlanguageSchool,675ParkRoad,100056.Tel:67353019.TheInternationalHouseofEnglishFour-monthEnglishcourseforstudentsofalllevelsatverylowcost:60yuanfor12hoursperweek.Convenient(方便)classhours:9:00am~12:00amand2:00pm~5:00pm.A4-montheveningprogrammeforimprovingspeakingskills(samecostasdayclasses.Well-trainedChineseandforeignteachersexperiencedinteachingEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Freesightseeingandsocialactivities.VeryclosetoCentralPark.Formoreinformationcall674323081．Wherearetheadvertisementsfrom?A．Books B．Magazines C．Newspapers D．Onthewallofthefirm2．Nickworksfrom9:00amto4:30pmeveryday.Whichschoolswillhechoose?A．GlobalEnglishcentreandtheInternationalHouseofEnglishB．GlobalEnglishcentreandModernLanguageSchoolC．ModernLanguageSchoolandthe21stCenturyEnglishTrainingCentreD．The21stCenturyEnglishTrainingCentreandTheInternationalHouseofEnglish3．Whatisthe21stCenturyEnglishTrainingCentredifferentfromtheotherthreeschoolsisthat.A．itrequiresanentranceexamination. B．itisnearesttothecitycentre.C．itscoursesarecheapest. D．itsteachingqualityisbetter.4．NickwillprobablygototheInternationalHouseofEnglishbecauseit.A．haslanguagelabandcomputerssupplied. B．hasaspecialcourseinspokenEnglish.C．ischeaperthantheotherschools. D．hasnativeEnglishteachers5．IfNicktakestheeveningprogrammeattheInternationalHouseofEnglish,hewillpayabout.A．60yuan B．240yuan C．720yuan D．960yuanE17、Everydayweusemoneytobuywhatwewant.Buthaveyoueverreallynoticedthebill(钞票)inyourhand?Therearedifferentpicturesonbothsidesofbanknotes(纸币)andinterestingstoriesbehindthem.Mostbanknoteshavefamouspeopleonthefront,suchasacountry’sleaderoragreatscientist,whileonthebackofthepapernotethereareusuallysomewell-knownscenesornationalbuildings.ThelatesteditionsofChinesebanknotesusethepictureofMaoZedong,foundingfatherofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,onthefrontofallyuanbills.However,thebacksofthebillsaredifferent.TheGreatHallofthePeople,onthe100-yuannote,isalandmark(地标)inBeijing.Importantmeetingsarealwaysheldthere.TheLijiangRiverinGuilin,onthe20-yuannote,isoneofthemostbeautifulscenesintheworld.TheUS1-dollarbillhasthefirstpresident,GeorgeWashington,onthefrontside.A13-levelpyramidisontheback.BenjaminFranklin,agreatscientistandpolitician(政治家)fromtheUS,appearsonthefrontofthe100-dollarbill.YoucanseetheWhiteHouse,wherethepresidentslive,onthebackofthe20-dollarbill.1．AccordingtoParagraph2,whichoneprobablyappearsonthebackofthebanknotes?A．AbrahamLincoln.B．ElizabethII.C．TaishanMountain.D．Titanic.2．TheLijiangRiverofGuilinis__________.A．onthebackof20-yuannoteB．onthefrontof20-yuannoteC．onthefrontof100-yuannoteD．onthebackof100-yuannote3．Onthefrontofthe100-dollarbill,wecansee__________.A．GeorgeWashingtonB．BenjaminFranklinC．a13-levelpyramidD．theWhiteHouseF18、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,withthesamesizeandshape,willfallatthesamespeedD．drawourattentiontoeverydaythingsaroundus4．WhichoneofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Darwinreallydidfools'experiments．B．AccordingtosomepeopleDarwindidfoolishexperiments．C．Itisbeliev