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2024届广西壮族自治区南宁市广西大附属中学九年级英语第一学期期末学业水平测试试题请考生注意：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、Manyoldmenprefer_____inapeacefulcountryside.A．tolive B．living C．live D．lived2、—CanIhelpyou?—__________.Iwantsomeflowersformyfriend’sbirthday.A．Itdoesn’tmatter B．TakeiteasyC．Luckyyou. D．Yes,please.3、—Manystudentsdon’tknowhowto_________thenewwordsinthedictionary.—Ithinkthey’dbetterasktheirteachersforhelp.A．lookout B．findout C．lookfor D．lookup4、Tonyisaquietstudent，____heisactiveinclass.A．so B．and C．but5、Thepaintingbytheartistisworld-famous,butseveralyearsago,noonecouldimaginewhatanimportantroleheinthepaintingfield.A．wasplayingB．wouldplayC．playedD．hadplayed6、—Couldyoutellme____forLondon?—Atnineo’clocktomorrowmorning.A．howareyouleavingB．whenareyouleavingC．whenyouareleaving7、---We’dbetterchecktheconditionsofthecarbeforestartingourjourney.---OK,______.A．BettertobesafethansorryB．ManyhandsmakelightworkC．Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasketD．Toomanycooksspoilthebroth8、—It's________tostickyourchopsticksintothefoodwhilehavingdinner.—I'msorry.Iwon'tdothatagain.A．kind B．polite C．rude9、–MayIhaveanothercake?--You’dbetternot.Youshouldn’tgoswimmingona_______stomach.A．hot B．fat C．hungry D．full10、TorealizetheChinesedream,weshoulddoeverythingwecan_______ourcountry_______.A．tomake;beautifulandbeautiful B．tomake;moreandmorebeautifulC．make;themostbeautiful D．make;moreandmorebeautifulⅡ.完形填空11、ThedaybeforemydaughterNorah’sfourthbirthday,Ipickedherupfrompreschool.Ontheway,shesaid,“IlikeoldpeoplebestbecausetheywalkslowlylikeIwalkslowlyandtheyhavesoftskinlikeIhavesoftskin.”Whatshesaidmarkeda1beginning.Thefollowingday—herbirthday—againonthewayhome,sheasked2wecouldstopatthestoretobuycakesforher.HowcouldIsay3toabirthdaygirl?Afterpayingforthebill,InoticedthatNorahwasstandingupinthecart,4announcing,“Hi,oldperson!It’smybirthdaytoday!”However,theoldmaninfrontofherdidn’tshowhewas5bymytalkativechild.He6withasmile,“Well,littlelady!Andhowoldareyoutoday?”Afterafewminutes’chat,NorahofferedtotakeaphotowiththeoldmancalledMr.Dan,hisexpressionchangedfromsurprisedtodelighted.Weexchangedourphonenumbers.Therewasmagichappeninginthestorethatday,andwecould7feelit.DuringourfirstvisitinMr.Dan’shome,Wewalkedwithhimtohisfrontdoor.Hepulledoutaknifeand8theonlybloomingredrose.Hespenttenminutescuttingeverythorn（刺）9thestem（茎）beforehandingittohisnewfriend.Norahkeepsthatrose,now10asabone,underherpillowforalongtime.NorahasksaboutMr.Daneveryday.Sheworriesabouthim.Shewondersifhe’s11,orcold.ShewantshimtobeOK.Shewantshimtofeelloved.Mr.DanthinksaboutNorahtoo.After12recentvisit,hesaidthathehad13hadawholenight’ssleepsincehiswifedied.“Norahhashealedmesincemeetingher.”hesaid.Thatleftme14andmyeyeswetwithtears.Somehow,theirheartsandsoulsseemtorecognizeeachotherfromlongago.Sometimestalkingtostrangerscan15beautifulnewbeginnings.1．A．brokenB．beautifulC．boringD．busy2．A．whatB．thatC．ifD．when3．A．helloB．noC．yesD．thanks4．A．excitedlyB．sadlyC．luckilyD．carefully5．A．treatedB．trainedC．trappedD．troubled6．A．realizedB．repliedC．repeatedD．recorded7．A．neitherB．bothC．allD．none8．A．letB．getC．putD．cut9．A．offB．downC．intoD．away10．A．wetB．whiteC．dryD．red11．A．relaxedB．excitedC．lonelyD．silly12．A．theotherB．anotherC．otherD．others13．A．neverB．alwaysC．oftenD．usually14．A．uselessB．meaninglessC．carelessD．speechless15．A．belongtoB．leadtoC．thankstoD．speaktoⅢ.语法填空12、请根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为66-75的相应位置上。Smalltalkandchitchat(闲谈)aretheshortconversationswehaveatparties,whilewewaitinlineatthestore,atfamilyeventsorwork.Sometimeswemakesmalltalkwithpeoplewealreadyknowbutnotw1．.Oftenwehavetomakesmalltalkwithcompletestrangers.Manypeoplefindthesesmallconversationsaboutunplannedsubjectsdifficult.Somepeoplesaytheyhateit.Otherssaysmalltalkisaw2．oftime.Theymayevencallituselesschitchatoruselesschatter,meaningitdoesn’tdoanything.Theyc3．smalltalknotimportant.However,smalltalkisimportant.Theseexchangescanopendoorsthatmayleadtol4．,moremeaningfulconversations.Whenyoufirstmeetsomeoneortalktosomeoneyoudon’tknowwell,itwouldbeawkward(尴尬的)tob5．aconversationaboutareallydeepsubjectsuchaswar,politicsorthemeaningoflife.Smalltalkalsogivesyouthec6．todecideifyouwanttogettoknowthatpersonbetter–ornot.Let’ssayyoumakesmalltalkwithsomeoneataparty.Buttheyonlywanttotalkaboutcats.Youmaynotwanttobuildafriendshipwiththemu7．youreally,reallylovecats.Chitchatcanalsoincreaseyourfeelingofunderstandingtowardpeopleyouknowbutnotwell.Chattingwithaworkmateabouttheirchildmayhelpyoutounderstandmoreoftheirlifeoutsidetheo8．.Thiscouldhelpbuildhealthyworkrelationships.ResearchersattheUniversityofChicagofindthatthosewhomakesmalltalkwithstrangersarehappierthanthosewhosita9．.Also,anothersimilarstudyshowedthatpeoplewhotalkedwithacashier(收银员)inacoffeeshopfelthappiert10．thosewhosimplywentin,orderedandleft.Smalltalkmaymakeushappier.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、There’smuchtoseeunderthesea,butyouneedtorememberthatlightbehavesdifferentlyinwaterthaninair.Theobjectsappearclosertoyouthantheyexactlyare.Youmightfindyourselfreachingouttotouchsomethingandcompletelymissingit.Objectsunderwaterwillappearlargerthantheywouldonthesurface,too.Becarefulnottotellanystoriesaboutthebigfishthatgotaway.Thefishmightnotbesobigafterall!It’sjustbecausesometimesthingscanseemtobeasmuchasabout33percentbiggerinwater!What’smore,indeeperwater,colorsjustdon’tseemasbright.Infact,itlooksasifsomecolorsaremissing.Rememberthecolorofanobjectresultsfromthewavelengths(波长)oflightthatarereflectedfromitssurface.Andlightistakeninasitmovesdownthroughthewater.Swimmerswearwetsuitstokeepwarmunderwater.Let’stakeabrightred,yellow,andbluewetsuitasanexample.Thesecolorsarehardtomissonthesurfaceofwater.Watchcarefullythechangesincolorasyoudescendinwater.Theredpartnowlooksalmostblackbecausetheredlightwavelengths,thelongestamongthesethreecolors,aremissing.Asyougodowndeeper,thesamethingwillhappentotheyellowpartandintheendtothebluepart.Evenataplaceofabout6to9metersunderwater,youwilllookterrible,likeaghost(鬼怪)!Andyouhavetowaitforyourreturntothesurfacetoenjoythebrightcolorsagain.Doyouhaveabetterunderstandingofthebehaviorofthelightunderwater?Weneedtobecarefulabouttheobjectsaroundusandexplore(探索)theirmysteriesbyourselves.1．Youmisstheobjectunderwaterwhenyouwanttotouchitbecause___________.A．youreyesightisquitepoorB．yourarenotquickenoughC．itisnotascloseasitseemsD．itdisappearsveryquickly2．Theexampleofthewetsuitisusedtoexplainthechangeof__ofanobjectunderwaterinparagraph4.A．thesize B．thecolor C．theposition D．theweight3．Theunderlinedword“descend”probablymeans_________inparagraph4?A．moveup B．moveonwaterC．stopbreathingforawhile D．godown4．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Afour-meter-longfishlooksthreemeterslongunderwater.B．Muchwaterwillbetakeninbytheswimmerdeepinthewater.C．Thewavelengthsofredlightarelongerthanthoseofthebluelight.D．Youwillseeaghostifyougoasdeepas6to9metersintothesea.5．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheStandardofColorUnderwaterB．TheDirectionofLightUnderwaterC．TheBeautyofColorUnderwaterD．TheBehaviorofLightUnderwaterB14、KidsinprimaryschoolsinBellaire,Ohio,UShavesomethingtosingabout.Forthepastseveralyears,publicprimaryschoolsinthattowndidn'toffermusicclasses.Theydidn'thavethemoneytopayforthem.Butnowtheyhavegotthemoneytobringbackmusic.Manyschoolofficials(行政官员)acrosstheUSsaymusicclassesgetstudentsexcitedaboutgoingtoschool.Also,studieshaveshownthatmusicclassesmayboostbrainpower(促进脑力).Forexample,researchersfromtheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniadidastudy.Theyfoundthatthebrainsof10and11-year-oldswholearnedtoplayamusicalinstrumentdevelopedfasterthanthebrainsofkidswhodidn't.Thoughmostpeoplearen'topposedtoteachingmusicinschools,noteveryonesaysit'snecessary.Manyschoolteacherssaythatlearningmusicmeanslesstimespentonmaths,writingandscience,allofwhichmaybemoreusefultostudentslaterinlife.Here'swhattwokidsthink.Musicshouldbetaughtinschoolforthesimplereasonthatitmakeslearningmorefun.Wehavemusicclassesatmyschool,andIlovethem!In2018,aresearchcompanycalledGrunwaldAssociatesdidasurvey(调查)onmusiceducation.Morethan60%ofparentswhosekidstookmusicclassesinschoolsaidtheirchildismorefocused(专注的).NoahAtmyschool,wedon'thavemusicclasses.Ithinkthat'sOKbecauseitgivesusmoretimetofocusonmainsubjects,likereadingandmaths.It'smoreimportanttolearnthesesubjectsthanitistolearnhowtoplayamusicalinstrument.Ifsomeonewantstotakemusicclasses,heorshecandoitoutsideofschool.Itakepianoclassesafterschool,soitdoesn'ttaketimeawayfrommyotherclasses.Sophia1．Paragraph2usesanexampletoshowthat________.A．studentsintheUSlikegoingtoschoolB．studentsintheUSliketakingmusicclassesC．musicclassesaregoodforstudents'braindevelopmentD．10and11-year-oldslearntoplaymusicalinstrumentsfaster2．Whatdotheunderlinedwords"opposedto"inParagraph3meaninChinese?A．理解 B．精通 C．研究 D．反对3．WhichofthefollowingdoesNoahprobablyagreewith?A．Musicaddsfuntolearning. B．Schoolsshoulddomusicresearch.C．Musicisusefultostudentslaterinlife. D．Schoolsshouldmakemusicclassessimple.4．WhatcanwelearnaboutSophia?A．Shehatesreadingandmaths. B．Shethinksitisboringtoplaythepiano.C．Shegoeshomeimmediatelyafterschool. D．ShestudiesinaschoolwithoutmusicclassC15、Driverwanted

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1．Youare26yearsoldandwanttobeateacher.Youshouldapplyto.A．CapsTaxi,17PalaceRoad,RustonB．TheDirectorofStudies,InstantLanguagesLtd,279CanalStreet,RustonC．RecruitmentOffice,SouthernAirlines,HeathrowAirportWest,HR37KKD．anyofthethree2．Whycan’tJohn,anexperiencedtaxidriver,workforCapesTaxi?A．Becausehedoesn’thavecollegeeducation.B．Becausehelikesdoingsports.C．Becauseheisunabletospeakaforeignlanguage.D．Becausehewaspunishedforspeedingandwrongparking.3．Tom,aged22,hasjustgraduatedfromacollege.Whichjobmaybegiventohim?A．DrivingforCapestaxi.B．WorkingforSouthernAirlines.C．TeachingatInstantLanguagesLtd.D．Noneofthethree.4．Whycan’tLucy,aged27,becomeanairhostess?A．BecauseshecanspeakonlyJapanese.B．Becausesheis27yearsold.C．Becauseshecan’tskate.D．Becauseshelikesrubbishfood.5．Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthethreeadvertisements?A．Marriage. B．Maleorfemale.C．Education. D．Workingexperience.D16、Hannahwalkedaloneinthewoodsandfeltsad.Shewasnineyearsoldbutshehadalreadyseenmanychangesinhershortlife.Theyweren’tallbadthings,somewereprettywonderful.Hannahlovedhavinghernewlittlesisterandherstepmother,Emma,wasjustlovely.Shehadtostartatanotherschoolsoon,butshewasalwaysabletomakefriends.Evenso,hersecretself-wishedthatthingsdidn’thavetochangeatall.＂Whydopeoplehavetoleave,familiesmove,alittlegirlgrowsup?＂Thesethoughtsmadeherfeelworried.Hannahkickedastoneonthepathandithitahugeoaktree.Shewalkednearertothetree.＂AmIdreaming?＂Hannahrubbedhereyes.Thetreewasmoving!Itsbigbrancheswerereachingouttoher.Soon,shewasencircledbybranchesandleaves.Thenshebecameonewiththetree.Herbrownhairgrewlongerandlonger,asitcurledaroundtheleaves.Herbodygrewleanandstronganditmixedwiththeoutercoveringoftreeuntiltheysharedonetrunk.Herarmsandlegsreachedoutfingerandhigher.Finally,Hannah’sspiritsoftlysettledintoitsnewhomeandshebecameaforestgoddess.Hannahwasnowpartofthewoodland.Seasonschangedandbroughtwonderandwarmthtoher.Winterwasquietandpeaceful.Inthespringtime,shebreathedintherichsmellofthesoilandenjoyedthegreennewlifeintheforest.Herfavoriteseasonwasautumn.Herleavesbecamemagnificentcolorsandshelovedtowatchthemdancinginwind.Hannahobservedhowthingsdidn’tstaythesameinnature’sworld.Shesawyounganimalsbornandthespiritofoldcreaturespasson.Withinthetree,shespenthourswatchingthecloudsmoveacrossthesky.Sometimesitwasfair,andsometimesheavyandgray.Intheeveningshewatchedthestarstwinkleagainstthenightsky.Aspartoftheforest,Hannahcametolovethechangingworldaroundher.Suddenly,anuthitherhead.Asquirrelhidfromthetreequickly.Oh,sherealizedherselfnappingundertheoaktree.Whatawonderfuldream!Hannahlearnedhercheekagainstthebarkandgavethanksfortheirtimetogether.Thenshewentbackhome,thinkingandsmiling.1．Wheredidthestorytakeplace?A．Athome. B．Inthegarden. C．Inthepark. D．Intheforest.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword＂She＂inparagraph1referredto?A．Hannah. B．Thelittlesister. C．Emma. D．Thestepmother.3．WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofwhathappenedtoHannah?a.Hannah’sspiritsettledinthetree.b.Hannahwalkedclosetotheoaktree.c.Hannah’sarmsandlegsstretchedoutd.Thebranchesoftreespreadtowardher.e.Hannah’sbodymixedwiththetreetrunk.f.Hannah’shairgrewlongerandcurledaroundthetree.A．b-f-d-c-a-e B．b–d–f–e–c–aC．a–f–e–c–b–d D．a–d–f–e-c-b4．Hannahexperiencedthefollowingchangesinnatureexcept_______.A．seasonalexchanges B．newlivesofcreaturespassingonC．changesofclouds D．animalsmovingtheirhomes5．Fromthesmilingattheendofthestory,wecaninferthat________inanever-changingworld.A．Hannahwouldalwaysfeelveryworried B．HannahwouldrefusetoacceptchangesC．Hannahwouldbecomearealforestgoddess D．HannahwouldbehappytowelcomechangesE17、WhenIwasaboutsevenoreightyearsold,Ioncewentintothebarn(马厩)oneeveningwheremydadwasdoinghisdailywork.Iwassurprisedtoseehimwearinghishatbackwards.Itlookedfunny.WhenIaskedDadwhyheputhishatbackwards,hesmiledandgavemeanexplanation.Therewasalargewatertankforthecattlethathadtobefilledeveryday.Sinceittookalongtimetofinishthework,hewouldturnthewateronandthengoaboutdoingotherthingslikecleaningthebarnorfeedingthecattle,whichusuallycosthimtwentyminutesorevenmoretime.Thedanger,ofcourse,wasthatifheforgottoturnthewateroff,thetankwouldoverflowandwaterwouldbewasted,whichwouldmakeamess.Thenhetoldmethereasonwhyhehadhishatturnedaround.Whenhefinishedotherworkandbegantotakeoffhisworkclothes,hewouldnoticeasheremovedhishatthatthevisor(帽舌)wasnotwhereitwassupposedtobe.Thiswouldremindhimthatthewaterwasstillrunning.Thenhewouldgobacktothebarnandturnitoff.Ihaveseenmydaddevelopmanyothersystemsovertheyears.AndIwillneverforgethowhelpfulandvaluabletheyare.Somemayhaveevenbeenlife-saving.Sometimes,peoplemayforgetsomethings.Sotheywilleasilymakemistakethoughtheymaytrytheirbest.Usingsomegoodmethodscanhelpthemoperatemoreeffectively.Inordernottoblameothersoryourselfformistakes,you’dbetterlookforsomeways,whethertheyarefunnyornot,aslongastheywillhelpyouinachievingwhatyoutrulywishtodo.Thiscouldbeutility,andassimpleasachecklist.NowI’veusedalotofthem,suchasputtingmycarkeysinthesameplaceeverytime.Itcouldbehavingsomeonecheckyourworkanditcouldalsobeacomputerprogramthathelpstofindoutwhetheryourcalculationsarecorrect.1．Theauthorfoundhisfather’sbehaviorfunnybecause__________.A．hehadneverbeentothebarnbeforeB．hisfather’shatwasdifferentfromothersC．thehorsesplayedsometricksD．hisfatherworethehatinastrangeway2．Whatwouldtheauthor’sfatherNOTdointhebarnaccordingtothepassage?A．CleanthebarnB．FeedthechickenC．GivefoodtothecowsD．Fillthelargewatertank3．Theword“utility”probablymeans“__________”inthepassage.A．practicalB．difficultC．meaninglessD．avoidable4．Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’sfather?A．Hisjobwastodevelopnewsystemsinthebarn.B．Thesystemsheinventedwerealwaysveryuseful.C．Hedevelopedasmanysystemsaspossibletohelppeople.D．Healwaystaughttheauthorhowtomakeproperchecklists.5．Thebesttitleofthepassagecouldbe“__________”.A．MyFunnyDadB．KnowledgeinBarnC．AGoodCatCanCatchaHealthyRatD．KeepaChecklistinYourMindF18、WelcometoMyVillaBeautifulfarmhouseofferingcomfortableroomsforvisitorsfromallovertheworld.Thisisawonderfulfarmhouseofferingbigbedsinthecountrysidenearthecity,withitsownswimmingpoolandlovelylittlechurchwithbeautifulpaintings.5bedrooms,4bathroomsSleepsupto10guestsSwimmingpools11mby5mDates:Saturdayarrivingandleaving.(Foraweek)WeeklyPrice:For10guests.March/April/May/June2019₤3,000July/August2019₤3,500September/October2019₤3,000Christmas2019,NewYear2020₤3,500Servicesincluded:electricity,gasandhotwaterswimmingpoolonlyforyouinsummerandweeklycleaningofpoolTheservicesofacookorformorecleaningcanbeplanned.Theservicesofababysitterorgoingshoppingcanalsobeplannedbutwithextraprice.ContactInformationMelindaKilkenny,OwnerTelephone:(0044)7798527152WelcometoMyVillaBeautifulfarmhouseofferingcomfortableroomsforvisitorsfromallovertheworld.Thisisawonderfulfarmhouseofferingbigbedsinthecountrysidenearthecity,withitsownswimmingpoolandlovelylittlechurchwithbeauti