2024届湖北黄冈市麻城市思源实验学校英语九年级第一学期期末联考试题含解析

2024届湖北黄冈市麻城市思源实验学校英语九年级第一学期期末联考试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Thesportsmeetingwillcontinue___itrainsthisafternoon.A．if B．since C．assoonas D．unless2、—Thispairofbluejeanslookscool.CanItry_________on?—Sure.Thefittingroomisoverthere.A．itB．themC．thisD．that3、--Let'sgoforapicniconSaturday,James.--_____.IhavetodomyhomeworkathomeA．Whatapity B．Don'tworry. C．Bestwishes D．Howcome?4、—HaveyoureadthebookJaneEyre?—Yes.It’safamousbookandreallyworth.A．readB．readingC．toread5、Weoftenhavetoo________/mʌtʃ/homeworkonweekdays.A．much B．many C．watch D．fresh6、–Yourrobothascaughtavirusanditnolongerworksproperly.–Wow,______messithasmade!Ireallydon’tknow_______todowithit.A．what,howB．how,howC．whata,whatD．how,what7、Youcan'tpredicteverything.Oftenthingsdon'tasyouexpect.A．runout B．breakout C．workout D．putout8、Alotofpeoplelikereadingnewspapers________theycanlearnwhatishappeningintheworld.A．sothat B．eventhough C．assoonas9、Notonlyhisfriendsbutalsohe________alwaysinterestedinsciencefiction.A．showB．showsC．areD．is10、I’dliketogowithyou,_____________I’mtoobusy.A．or B．and C．so D．butⅡ.完形填空11、Today,itisabigproblemforyounggraduatestogetgoodjobs.Itissaidthattherearethousandsofdifferentkindsofjobsintheworld.Choosingthe1oneisnotthateasy.Findingajobisnotthesameaschoosingajob.Manyyoungpeopleendupinajob,buttheyarenotsuitablefor(适合于)it.Sometimeschancemay2amoreimportantpartthanadecision.Hereareafewstepstohelpyou3jobswhichyoumightenjoyafterschooloruniversity.First,itisimportanttorealizewhatkindofpersonyouare,which4yououtstandingandhelpsyoufindoutwhatyouareinterestedin.Thereisadifferencebetweenaninterestanda5.Ifyoulikeartandenjoylookingatpictures,whichisaninterest.Butifyoucan6ahorsethatlookslikeahorsebutnotabigdog,thatisaskill.Thenask7aquestion,“Inthefollowingthreeareas—skillswithpeople,skillswithinformationandskillswiththings,8isyourbestskills?”Afterexaminingyourskills,thenextstepisresearch.Tryto9asmanydifferentkindsofjobsaspossible.10,trustyourownideasandyourownthinking!Itisyourownlife,sojustfindthejobyoureallyenjoydoing.1．A．leftB．rightC．trueD．real2．A．takeB．playC．haveD．choose3．A．thinkaboutB．thinkforC．thinkupD．thinkof4．A．bringsB．helpsC．pushesD．makes5．A．questionB．hobbyC．skillD．job6．A．rideB．feedC．drawD．find7．A．yourselfB．themselvesC．himselfD．myself8．A．whatB．whoC．whenD．which9．A．findoutB．watchoutC．carryoutD．lookout10．A．SuddenlyB．FinallyC．SimplyD．LuckilyⅢ.语法填空12、MelbourneisinAustralia.Itisabeautifulcity1．hugegardens,greatparksandmany2．(amaze)buildings.Manypeoplecametovisititeveryyear.Melbourneisalso3．ancientcityinAustralia.Ithasaninterestinghistoryofmorethan170years.Thefirstpeoplecamein1835,andinthe1850s,gold4．(discover).Becauseofthis,Melbournebecameaveryrichcity.Manynewbuildingswerebuiltatthattime.Andtoday,Melbourneisoneoftheworld’s5．(great)cities.Itisknown6．its7．(beautiful)anditsfamousuniversities.ItisalsoAustralia’stopcityfor8．(sport).Manyofthemareverypopular.Forexample,youngpeoplearemad9．soccerhere.In1956,theOlympicGamescametothiscity,andforthefirsttimetheywereshowedliveonTVaroundtheworld.Melbourneisaniceplaceandyoucanalwayshavegreat10．here.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、MichaelPerham(bornon16thMarch,2000inHertfordshire,England)isaboywho,attheageof17,becametheyoungestpersontosailaroundtheworldinthe50feetracingboat,completinghisjourneyon7thAugust,2017.Hestartedtheworldtriponthe15thofNovember2016fromPortsmouth,England.JustsixdaysafterMichaelPerhamsetsailfromPortsmouth,hestartedhavingseriousproblemswiththeboat,whichhewasunabletofixhimselfonthesea.HehadtostopinPortugal.Justonedaylater,hesetsailonceagain,withthehopeofbreakingDavidDick’sworldrecordfortheyoungestpersontosailaroundtheworld.Michaelmetmanychallengesalongtheway,includingroughseasandknock-downsintheSouthernOcean,terriblelonelinessandfightingstorms,butthelargestdifficultyMichaelfacedwastheboatitself.Itcausedoneproblemafteranother.HecelebratedhisbirthdayinMarchlastyearamongthedolphinsinIndianOcean.MichaelPerhamhasenteredtherecordbooksafterbecomingtheyoungestpersontosailaroundtheworld.TheteenageralreadyholdstherecordforbeingtheyoungestpeopletosailacrosstheAtlantic,agedjust14.MichaelPerhamplanstocreatetheSailMichaelFundtoencourageyoungpeopletotaketothewater.Heisalsoaimingtotakepartinthe2020Olympics.1．Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom__________.A．astorybook B．amagazine C．atravelguide D．afilmreview2．HowlongdidittakeMichaelPerhamtocompletehisworldtrip?A．Ittook6days. B．Ittook50days.C．Ittookabout9months. D．Ittookabout14years.3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMichaelPerham?A．Heencouragesyoungpeopletotakepartinthe2020Olympics.B．MichaelPerhamhasheldtwoworldrecordsforsailingsofar.C．Themostdifficultproblemhefacedwhilesailingwastheboat.D．HeisgoingtosetuptheSailMichaelFundforyoungpeople.4．What’sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?a.MichaelPerhamstartedtheworldtripfromPortsmouth.b.MichaelPerhambecametheyoungestpersontosailacrosstheAtlantic.c.MichaelPerhamcelebratedhisbirthdayinMarchlastyearamongthedolphinsinIndianOcean.d.MichaelPerhambecametheyoungestpersontosailaroundtheworld.A．d,a,c,b B．b,c,a,d C．d,a,b,c D．b,a,c,dB14、ThreeboysandthreegirlsweregoingtoFlorida.Whentheygotonthebus,theywerecarryingsandwichesandwine,dreamingofgoldenbeachesandseatidesasthegraycoldofNewYorkdisappearedbehindthem.AsthebuspassedthroughNewJersey,theybegantonoticeVingo,Hesatinfrontofthem,dressedinacommonsuit,nevermoving,hisdustyfacemaskinghisage.Hekeptchewing(咀嚼)theinsideofhislipalot,frozenintocompletesilence.Deepintothenight,thebuspulledintoHowardJohnson’s,andeverybodygotoffexceptVingo.Hesatinhisseat,andtheyoungpeoplebegantowonderabouthim,perhapshewasaseacaptain,arunawayfromhiswife,anoldsoldiergoinghome.Whentheywentbacktothebus,oneofthegirlssatbesidehimandintroducedherself.“We’regoingtoFlorida,”shesaidbrightly,“Ihearit’sreallybeautiful.”“Itis,”hesaidquietly,asifrememberingsomethinghehadtriedtoforget.“Wantsomewine?”shesaid.Hesmiledandtookaswig.Hethankedherandonceagainreturnedtohissilence.Afterawhile,shewentbacktotheothers,andVingonoddedinhissleep.Inthemorning,theyawokeoutsideanothercafe.AndthistimeVingowentin.Thegirlinsistedthathejointhem.Heseemedveryshy,andorderedblackcoffeeandsmokednervouslyastheyoungpeopletalkedaboutsleepingonbeaches.Whentheyreturnedtothebus,thegirlsatwithVingoagain,andafterawhile,slowlyandpainfully,hebegantotellhisstory.HehadbeeninjailinNewYorkforthepastfouryears,andnowhewasgoinghome.“Areyoumarried?”“Idon’tknow.“Youdon’tknow?”shesaid.“Well,whenIwasinprisonIwrotetomywife,”hesaid.“ItoldherthatIwasgoingtobeawayalongtime,andthatifshecouldn’tstandit,ifthekidskeptaskingquestions,shecouldjustforgetme,I’dunderstand.Getanewhusband,Isaid-she’sawonderfulwoman-andforgetaboutme.Itoldhershedidn’thavetowritetome.Andshedidn’t.Notforthreeandahalfyears.”“Andyou’regoinghomenow,notknowing?”“Yeah,”hesaidshyly.“Well,lastweek,Iwassetfree,Iwroteheragain.WeusedtoliveinBrunswick,andthere’sabigoak(橡树)treejustinfrontofthetown.Itoldherthatifshedidn’thaveanewfamilyandshe’dtakemeback,sheshouldputayellowhandkerchiefonthetree,andI’dgetoffandcomehome,Ifshedidn’twantme,forgetit,nohandkerchief,andI’dgoonthrough.”Shetoldtheothers,andnoonallofthemwereinit.AsthebuscamenearBrunswick,Vingoshowedthemapictureofhiswifeandthreechildren-thewomanwasbeautifulandthechildrenwerecute.Nowtheywere20milesfromBrunswick,andtheyoungpeopletookoverwindowseats,waitingfortheappearanceofthegreatoaktree.Vingostoppedlooking,tighteninghisface10miles,5miles,….Then,suddenly,alloftheyoungpeoplewereupoutoftheirseats,screamingandshoutingandcrying.AllexceptVingo.Vingosattherenervously,lookingattheoaktree.Itwascoveredwithyellowhandkerchiefs,20ofthem,30ofthem,maybehundreds,blowinginthewind.Astheyoungpeopleshouted,Vingoslowlyrosefromhisseatandmadehiswaytothefrontofthebustogohome.1．Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisTRUE?A．TheyoungpeoplearetravelingfromFloridatoNewYork.B．Atlast,Vingowenthometogetherthethreeboysandthreegirls.C．Vingowasputinprisontenyearsago,andnowhewassetfreetogohome.D．TheyoungpeoplearoundVingowerequitecuriousabouthissilence.2．FromtheunderlinedsentenceinPara2,wecaninferthatA．VingowasveryshybecauseheknewsomeonewaswatchinghimB．Vingowasverydisappointedbecausehiswifedidn’tanswerhisletterC．VingowasexcitedbecausehecouldgohomeandmeethiswifeandchildrenD．Vingowasnervousbecausehedidn’tknowwhetherhiswifewouldaccepthim3．WhichworddoyouthinkcanbestdescribeVingo’swifeaccordingtothepassage?A．loyalB．brightC．generousD．helpful4．Afterreadingthewholestory,wecanprobablymakeaconclusionthatA．Don’tlaughatapersonwhohasnohomeB．HomeisalwaysthefirstplaceapersonwantstogoC．Whenothersareintrouble,weshouldhelpthemD．Youngpeoplearealwayscuriousabouteverythingnewaroundthem5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThepowerofloveB．HelpfromstrangersC．GoinghomeD．AstoryofpoormanC15、Throughouthistory,peoplehavebeeninterestedinknowinghowlanguagefirstbegan,butnooneknowsexactlywhereorhowthishappened.However,wedoknowalotaboutlanguages,thelanguageoftodayandalsothelanguagesofearliertimes.Thereareprobablyabout3000languagesintheworldtoday.Chineseisthelanguagewiththemostspeakers.English,RussianandSpanisharealsospokenbymillionsofpeople.Ontheotherhand,somelanguagesintheworldhavelessthanonehundredspeakers.Thereareseveralimportantfamiliesoflanguagesintheworld.Forexample,mostofthelanguagesofEuropeareinonelargefamilycalledIndo-European.Theoriginallanguageofthisfamilywasspokenabout4,500yearsago.Manyofthepresent-daylanguagesofEuropeandIndiaaremodernformsofthelanguageof4,500yearsago.Languagesarealwayschanging.TheEnglishoftodayisverydifferentfromtheEnglishof500yearsago.Intime,someevendieoutcompletely.About1,000yearsago,EnglishwasalittleknownrelativeofGermanspokenononeofthebordersofEurope.Ifalanguagehasanumberofspeakers,orifitisveryold,theremaybedifferencesinthewayitisspokenindifferentareas.Thatis,thelanguagemayhaveseveraldialects.Chineseisagoodexampleofdialectdifferences.Chinesehasbeenspokenforthousandsofyearsbymanymillionsofpeople.ThedifferencesbetweenthedialectsofChinesearesogreatthatspeakersofChinesefromsomepartsofChinacan’tunderstandspeakersfromotherparts.1．Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsusthat_______.A．mostpeopleintheworldspeakChineseB．therearethousandsoflanguagesintoday’sworldC．peoplehavemuchknowledgeaboutlanguagesD．somepeopleknowseverallanguages2．MostEuropeanandIndianlanguages_______.A．willsoondieoutcompletelyB．wereoncearelativeofEnglishC．arenolongerspokenD．comefromthesamefamilyoflanguage.3．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Chineseisthelanguagewiththemostspeakers.B．Englishwasawell-knownrelativeofGermanspokenononeofthebordersofEurope.C．Alanguagehasmanyspeakers,buttheremaybenodifferencesinthewayitisspokenindifferentareas.D．SpeakersofChinesefromsomepartsofChinacanunderstandspeakersfromotherparts.4．ItisconsideredtobethemostdifficultthingforonetolearntospeakChinesebecause_______.A．therearegreatdifferencesbetweenthedialectsofChineseB．ChineseandmanyforeignlanguagesarenotofthesamefamilyC．ChineseisaveryoldlanguageD．therearegreatdifferencesbetweentheoldChineseandthepresent-dayChinese5．Theunderlinedword“dialect”inthelastparagraphmeans_______.A．aspeciallanguagespokenbyChineseB．thesignusedbyChinesepeopleinaspecialareaC．thedifferencebetweentheoldandtoday’sChineseD．theformofalanguageusedinonepartofthecountryD16、Februaryhaslongbeenamonthofromance.Withthesweetsmellofrosesintheair,romanticfilmshitcinemasandlovestoriesfillnewspapersandmagazines.Onthe14thday,itisacustomforaboytotakehisgirlfriendouttodinner,buyherflowersandchocolates,writepoems,singtoherorevenspellouthernamewithrosepetals!ThisiswhatyouseeonValentine’sDay,adaynamedafterValentinewhowasapriestinthethirdcenturyRome.Whentheemperor(皇帝)decidedthatsinglemencouldbecomebettersoldiersthanthosewithwives,hedidn’tallowmarriage.ButValentinecontinuedtoperformmarriageceremoniesforyoungloversinsecret.Whenhisactionswerediscovered,theemperorsentencedhimtodeath.Whileinprison,itissaidthatValentinefellinlovewiththedaughterofhisprisonguard.Beforehisdeath,hewroteheraletter,whichhesigned“FromyourValentine”,anexpressionthatisstillinusetoday.ValentinediedforwhathebelievedinandsohewasmadeaSaint(圣徒),aswellasbecomingoneofhistory’smostromanticcharacters.Nowadays,Valentine’sDayisalsopopularamongChineseyoungpeople.SomestudentsareplanningtomakeValentine’scardsforparents,teachersandfriends.Otherswanttoholdpartiesatwhichtheywillexchangesmallgiftsandeatheart-shapedcakes.TheideaistohavefunandencouragepeopletoshareinthespiritofSt.Valentine.1．WhydidtheemperorinRomenotallowmarriageinhiscountry?A．Becausetherewerefewwomeninhiscountryatthattime.B．Becausetherewasn’tenoughfoodforsomanypeople.C．Becausehethoughtasinglemanwasbetterthanamarriedmanasasolider..2．Valentinewasputintoprisonbecause______.A．hekilledoneofthesoldiersB．hedidn’tobeytheemperor’sorderC．hedidn’twanttobeasoldier3．Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus______.A．Valentine’sDayisalsopopularinChinanowB．itisagoodideatocelebrateValentine’sDayinChinaC．itisinterestingtocelebrateValentine’sDayinChina4．Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______.A．Valentine’sDayinChinaB．ABravePriestC．Valentine’sDayE17、TheWorld’sLongestRiversRiver

Length

Location

Nile

4,132miles(6,650km)

Africa

Amazon

4,000miles(6,400km)

SouthAmerica

ChangJiang

(Yangtze)3,915miles(6,300km)

China

Mississippi-Missouri-RedRock

3,902miles(6,275km)

UnitedStates

Ob

3,364miles(5,410km)

Russia

FastFacts•TheNileRiverpassesthrough9countries:Burundi,DemocraticRepublicofCongo,Egypt,Ethiopia,Kenya,Rwanda,Sudan,Tanzania,andUganda.•TheAmazonissecondinlengthbutfirstinamountofwatercarriedandareaoflanddrained(排水).•ChangJiangisthelongestriverinAsiaandthethird-longestintheworld.Theriveristhelongestintheworldtoflowwhollywithinonecountry.•TheMissouriandRedRockRiversareconsideredtributaries(astreamorriverthatflowsintoamainriver)oftheMississippi.•TheMississippiriversystemgoesthroughonlyonecountry:theUnitedStates.•TheObRiverisamajorriverinwesternSiberia,Russiaandistheworld'sseventhlongestriver.1．Howaretheriverslistedinthetable?A．Fromnorthernmosttosouthernmost.B．Fromwidesttonarrowest.C．Fromlongesttoshortest.D．Bygreatesttoleastvolume(体积).2．WhyaretheMississippi,Missouri,andRedRockRiversgroupedtogetherintheriver?A．Allthreearethesamelength.B．TheyallflowtotheAmazon.C．TheyareallriversinNorthAmerica.D．Theyarepartofthesameriversystem.3．Whichriveristhelongestintheworldthatgoesthroughonlyonecountry?A．Nile B．ChangJiang C．Amazon D．ObRiverF18、Computerscaninjure（伤害）you.Mostotherinjurieshappensuddenly.Forexample,ifyoufalloffabikeandbreakyourarms,ithappensveryquickly.Butcomputerinjurieshappenslowly.Youprobablyknowhowtorideabikesafely.Nowlearntouseacomputersafely.YoureyesToomuchlightcaninjureyoureyes,soneversittooclosetoacomputerscreen.Youreyesshouldbeatleast50centimeters（厘米）fromthescreen.Remembertolookawayfromitsometimes.Thisgivesyoureyesarest.Whenyouuseacomputer,thewindowshouldbeonyourleftoryourright.Ifitisbehindyou,thelightwillreflecton（反射）thescreen.Ifthewindowisinfrontofyou,thesunandthescreenwillbothshineintoyoureyes.YourhandsandwristsHandandwristinjuriescanhappenbecausethehandsandwristsaremovedinthesamewayhundredsoftimes.Ifyouuseakeyboardforalongtime,followthesethreerules:1）Restyourwristsonsomething.2）Keepyourelbows（肘）atthesameheightasthekeyboard.3）Stopsometimesandexerciseyourhands,wristsandfingersinadifferentway.YourbackSomepeoplesitformanyhoursinfrontofacomputer.Ifyousitinthewrongway,youcaninjureyourbackoryourneck.Soyoushouldsitwithyourbackstraight.Thetoppartofthescreenshouldbeinfrontofyoureyes.Yourforearms,wrists,handsandtheupperpartofyourlegsshouldallbeparallel（平行）tothefloor.Ifyouare