吉林省白城地区大安县2024届九年级英语第一学期期末预测试题含解析

吉林省白城地区大安县2024届九年级英语第一学期期末预测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、AuntJudy________eatsoutwithherfriends,aboutonceortwiceaweek.A．alwaysB．sometimesC．hardlyeverD．never2、.ItheavilywhenIwenthomefromthesupermarket.A．wasraining B．willraining C．israining D．rains3、AtfirstwedoubtedEric’sdiscovery.Lateritwasmadeafterhegavealotofexamples.A．believable B．enjoyable C．comfortable D．available4、Whenmysisterwasatthetrainstation,herbag________．A．stoleB．wasstealingC．wasstolen5、ThedramaStoryofYanxiPalace____alotofpraisesinceitsfirstshowmonthsago.A．wins B．win C．willwin D．haswon6、OnNov9，2016，DonaldTrump_________asthe45thpresidentoftheUnitedStates.A．choosesB．choseC．ischosenD．waschosen7、Lookatthelovelydog.Guess_______atbirth.Ithinkhemightbe100grams.A．whatcouldhedo B．whathisweightwasC．whatwashisweight D．whathecoulddo8、ThefilmTheMartian（火星救援）isofgreatvalue.Exactly.______canbeenjoyedfromitunlessyouhaveadeepunderstandingofit,_______.A．Nothing;however B．Few;insteadC．Something;anyway D．Little;still9、—Thispairofbluejeanslookscool.CanItry_________on?—Sure.Thefittingroomisoverthere.A．itB．themC．thisD．that10、IwouldliketotakepartinthevolunteerworkMayDay.A．in B．on C．at D．forⅡ.完形填空11、Oneday,apooryoungmanwenttoParistovisitoneofhisfather'sfriendsand1thathisfather'sfriendcouldhelphimfindasimplejobforliving."Areyougoodatmath,"hisfather'sfriendaskedhim.Theyoungmanshookhishead."Howareyourhistoryandgeography?"Theyoungmanshookhisheadagain."Howaboutyourlaw?"Theyoungman2hisheadembarrassedly.Hisfather'sfriendaskedagainandagain,3theyoungmancouldonlyshakehisheadandtoldhimhehimselfcouldn'tfindoutany4."Thenwritedownyouraddressfirst."Theyoungmanwrotedownhisaddressandturnedtoleave,buthewasstoppedbyhisfather'sfriend."Yournameiswrittenvery5,whichisyouradvantage.Youshouldn'tsatisfyyourselfwithfindingajobonlyfor6."Yearslater,theyoungmanwrotetheclassicalworksthatwontheworldfame.HewasAlexandreDumas,afamousFrenchwriterof18thcentury.Oneofhisgreatestworks7TheThreeMusketeerswaspopular8agreatnumberofreaders.Therearemanyordinarypersonsintheworldwhoallhavemany9advantages,buttheyareneglected(忽视)becauseoftheirself-abasement(自卑).Infact,thereisagoldmine(矿)ineveryordinarylife.Ifyou'rewillingtodig,youwilldigouttreasuresto10yourself.1．A．wonderedB．expectedC．learnD．thought2．A．touchedB．loweredC．raisedD．nodded3．A．soB．orC．andD．but4．A．ideasB．chancesC．advantagesD．feelings5．A．badlyB．carefullyC．clearlyD．beautifully6．A．funB．houseC．livingD．hobby7．A．writtenB．calledC．readD．given8．A．withB．forC．byD．of9．A．bigB．smallC．clearD．exact10．A．surpriseB．intentC．believeD．frighteⅢ.语法填空12、Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords(在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使内容通顺,每空格限填一词，首字母已给)Moreplayandlessworkmakesformoretalented(有才能的)children.Someofficialssuggestedthatschoolhoursforchildrenaged7to12shouldbereduced,andthattheyshouldbe1．tospendatleastanhouradayonteamsports.Allworkandnoplaymakeschildrendepressed.Becky,an8-year-oldgirl,usedtobehappywhenshefinishedclasseseveryday,butnow,lifehasbecomeunhappy.Tomakesureshehasenoughtimeforthelessons,shehastostudyuntil11atnighttofinishherhomework.Someideasareofferedforhelpingcultivate(培养)kids’talents.Theideas2．cuttingdownclassroomhours,introducingmoreteamsportsforchildren,gettingparentstostopputtingtoomuchpressureonchildrenandsomeothersuggestions.Itisbelievedthatallthesecanhelptrainyoungpeopletobeconfident.“IusedtogototheparkwithmyparentsonweekendsbeforebecauseIlikeplayingtenniswithmydadandIcanplaywell,”aboysaid,“Butnow,I3．havetimetodothatanymore.”“Iwouldliketotryotherthings,suchasdrawing,”Narasaid.Shewasinterestedindrawing,butherparentsthoughtitwasnotabrightwayforher.Childrennowspendmoretimedoinghomeworkthanplaying,andweallknowit’squite4．forthemtohaveplentyofsleep.Alotofhomeworkandheavyschoolbagsaredrivingmoreyoungchildrenawayfromajoyfulchildhood.Parentsbelievethat5．wellinschoolisasurewaytomaketheirchildrenhaveabrightfuture.Thestudyshowedthatabout80percentofparentssaidtheyexpectedtheirchildrentogetauniversitydegreeorsomeformofhighereducation.About15percentofstudentsinprimaryschooland40percentinmiddleschoolsaidtheythoughttheirparentswerenot6．withtheirmarks.“Parentsmustalwaysbewillingtotalktotheirchildrenandmakethemhappy,”aneducatoradvised,“Encouragehimorhertobeconfidentwhenheorshefaces7．.Parentsshouldknowwhattheirchildrenlikeandwhattheywant.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、AsanEnglishperson,Icanspeakthreelanguages—English,GermanandFrench,sodoyouthinktheBritishpeopleareverygoodlanguagelearners?Thefactisthattheyaren’t.Somestatistics(数据)fromthesurveydonebytheEuropeanCommission(欧盟委员会)showedthat62%oftheBritishpeopleonlyspeakEnglish.38%speakatleastoneforeignlanguageand18%speaktwoormore.ComparedwiththeBritishpeople,56%ofthepeopleinotherEuropeancountriesspeakatleastoneforeignlanguageand28%speaktwoormore.FromthisyoucanseethattheBritishpeoplearefamousfornotspeakingforeignlanguagesandthattheyarenotgoodlanguagelearnersinEurope.AndthesurveyalsoshowedthatEnglishisthemostwidely-spokenforeignlanguage.ManyEuropeanpeoplecanhaveaconversationinEnglish.That’swhymanypeopledon’tthinkitisnecessarytolearnaforeignlanguage.InBritain,studentsaren’trequiredtolearnaforeignlanguage.Thatmeanslearningaforeignlanguageisonlyachoiceatschool.InBritishschoolsit’scommonforchildrentostartlearningaforeignlanguageat11andmanyofthemgiveitupat14.Sowhydon’tstudentscontinuelearningforeignlanguagesatschool?Becausetheythinkit’smoredifficulttogetgoodmarksinlanguagesthaninothersubjectssuchasscienceorhistory.Tosolvethissituation,theBritishgovernmentislookingfordifferentwaystoimprovelanguagelearningatschool.Onewayistostartlearningitatamuchyoungerage.Anotheroneistogiveschoolchildrenmorechoices.1．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．ThepeopleinEnglandaregoodatlearninglanguages.B．MostofBritishpeopleonlyspeakEnglish.C．Britishpeopleareknownforspeakingforeignlanguages.D．MostofBritishpeoplewanttolearnmorethanonelanguage.2．HowmanywayswilltheBritishgovernmentusetoimprovelanguagelearning?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．PeopleinotherEuropeancountriesspeakEnglishasmuchasBritishpeople.B．OneBritishstudentcan’tgiveuplearningaforeignlanguageuntil14.C．StudentsinBritainprefertolearnscienceorhistoryratherthanlearnaforeignlanguage.D．It’sunusualforBritishstudentsnottolearnaforeignlanguage.4．Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttotellus?A．YoungEnglishlearners. B．SchoolsintheUK.C．SpeakingEnglish. D．ForeignlanguagelearningintheUK.B14、Ayoungmanenteredthelastinterviewofacompany.Thedirectorfoundtheyoungman’sacademicgradewereverygood.“Didyougetanyscholarships(奖学金)inschool?”Thedirectorasked.“None.”Theyoungmananswered.“Wasityourfatherwhopaidforyourschoolfees(学费)?”thedirectorasked.“MyfatherpassedawaywhenIwasoneyearold,soitwasmymotherwhopaidformyschoolfees.”theyoungmananswered.“Wheredidyourmotherwork?”thedirectorasked.“Mymothercleanedclothes.”theyoungmansaid.Thedirectorlookedtheyoungman’shands.Hehadapairofsmoothandperfecthands.“Haveyoueverhelpedyourmotherwashtheclothesbefore?”thedirectorasked.“Never,”theyoungmananswered.“Ihavearequest,”thedirectorsaid.“Whenyougobackhometoday,goandcleanyourmother’shands,andthenseemetomorrowmorning.”Theyoungmanfeltthathischanceofgettingthejobwashigh.Whenhewentback,hehappilyaskedhismothertolethimcleanherhands.Hismotherfeltstrange;happybutwithmixedfeelings.Sheshowedherhandstothekid.Theyoungmancleanedhismother’shandsslowly.Histearsfellashedidthat.Itwasthefirsttimehehadnoticedhismother’shandsweresowrinkled.Herealizeditwasthispairofhandsthathelpedhimpaythefees.Thenextmorning,theyoungmanwenttothedirector’soffice.“Icleanedmymother’shands,andIknowthatwithoutmymother,IwouldnotbethepersonIamtoday.”hesaid.“ThisiswhatIamlookingforinmymanager.”thedirectorsaid.“Iwantapersonwhocanappreciate(感激)”thehelpofotherstogetthingsdone.Yougetthejob!”1．Whatdidthedirectorasktheyoungmantodothatnight?A．tohelphismotherwashtheclothesB．Towashhismother’shandsC．TochatwithhismotherD．Tohughismother2．Theunderlinedword“wrinkled”inparagraph6probablymeans______.A．softB．roughC．dirtyD．smooth3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassageabouttheyoungman?A．Theyoungmanhadgoodacademicgradesandgotscholarships.B．Hisparentsworkedhardtopaythefees.C．Theyoungmanhadapairofhandsthatlookedjustlikehismother’s.D．Theyoungmanfinallygotthejobasamanager.4．Whichofthefollowingiswrongabouttheyoungman’smother?A．Hersonneverhelpedherwithherworkbeforetheinterview.B．Lifewasdifficultbutshemanagedtosupportherson.C．Shecouldn’thelpcryingwhenhersonwashedherhandsthatnight.D．Hersonlearnedalotfromwhatshehaddoneforhim.5．Whatdidthedirectorvaluemostfromtheyoungman?A．Workingability.B．Academicgrades.C．Communicationskills.D．Appreciation.C15、Manypeoplebegintousepencilsfromanearlyage.Therearemanykindsofpencils:somehaveerasersontop;somearecolorful.Youmayhaveusedmanykindsofthemformanyyears,butdoyouknowthehistoryofpencils?Manyyearsago,peopleinEgyptusedlead(铅)towrite.Nowpencilsaremadefromgraphite(石墨)insteadoflead.In1564,peoplefoundthatgraphitecouldleaveblackmarks.Atfirst,peopleusedittomakemarksontheirsheep.Latertheyusedthegraphitetowrite.Theythoughtitwaslead.Graphiteleftablackermarkthanlead,butitwasnotstrongenoughsoitneededsomethingtoholdit.In1565,ConradGesnerfirstputgraphiteintosomethingtoholdit.Later,inthe1600s,Germanpeoplemixedgraphitewithsomeotherthingsandusedthemforwriting.Later,Francecouldn’tgetpencilsfromboththeEnglishandtheGermans,soNicholasJacquesContebegantomakepencils.InFrance,therewaslittlegraphite,sohemixedgraphitewithclay(粘土).In1812,WilliamMunroemadethefirstAmericanwoodpencils.Later,amanputasmalleraserontopofapencil.Anewkindofpencilwasborn.1．Thepassageismainlyaboutthe_______ofpencils.A．kinds B．historyC．materials D．shapes2．Peoplebegantowritewithleadfirstin________.A．Egypt B．EnglandC．Germany D．China3．Graphiteis________thanlead.A．blackerandsofter B．blackerandharderC．softerandlighter D．softerandharder4．NicholasJacquesContemixedgraphitewithclaybecause________.A．heneededsomethingtoholdgraphiteB．Francecouldn’tgetpencilsfromboththeEnglishandtheGermansC．hecouldn’tfindenoughgraphiteinFranceD．hewantedtoputasmalleraserontopofapencil5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Todaypencilsarenotmadefromleadorgraphite.B．ThefirstwoodpencilsweremadeinAmerica.C．Germanpeoplefirstusedmixedmaterialstomakepencils.D．Peoplefirstusedgraphitetomakemarksontheirsheep.D16、AndrewCarnegie—theKingofSteel（钢铁）,wasbornin1835,inScotland.In1848,hisfamilymovedtoAmericatolookforabetterchanceformakingmoney.AndrewCarnegiehadafewyears’schooling.Heworkedfromanearlyage.Intheearly1870s,Carnegiebuilthisfirststeelcompanywithothers.Overthenextfewyears,hebuilthisownsteelindustryintheUS,andbecameoneofthe

wealthiest

meninAmerica.Carnegiebelievedthatpeopleshouldwinsuccessthroughhardwork,buthealsofeltstronglythattherichshouldusetheirmoneyfortheimprovementanddevelopmentofthesociety.Hedidn’tagreetoalwaysprovidehelpforthepoor.Hethoughtitwasimportanttoprovideeducationalchancestoallowthepoortohelpthemselves.Hismorecontributions（贡献）

tosocietyincludetheCarnegieInstituteofPittsburgh.Ithasalibrary,amuseumoffinearts,andamuseumofnationalhistory.HealsobuiltaschooloftechnologythatisnowpartofCarnegie-MellonUniversity.OthercontributionstosocietyaretheCarnegieEndowmentforInternationalPeacetodevelopunderstandingbetweennations,theCarnegieInstituteofWashingtontoprovidemoneyforscientificresearch,andCarnegieHalltoprovideacenterforthearts.FewAmericanshavebeenleftnottouchedbyAndrewCarnegie’skindness.Hiscontributionsofmorethanfivemilliondollarsbuilt2,500librariesinsmallcommunitiesthroughoutthecountryandformedthepubliclibrarysystemthatweallenjoytoday.1．WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderaboutAndrewCarnegie?①HebuilthisownsteelindustryintheUS.②HisfamilymovedtoAmerica.③Hebuilthisfirststeelcompanywithothers.④HebuiltpartofCarnegie-MellonUniversity.A．①②③④ B．②③①④C．②①④③ D．④③②①2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wealthiest”inParagraph2mean?A．mostpopular B．mostfamous C．richest D．greatest3．WhatwasCarnegie’sideaabouthelpingothers?A．Helpingothersasmuchaspossible.B．Providingwhatthepoorneeded.C．Givingmoneywasthemostconvenientwaytohelpthepoor.D．Providingeducationalchancesforthepoor.4．Whatdothelasttwoparagraphstellus?A．WhatCarnegiedidforsociety. B．Carnegie’ssuccess.C．Thewaystohelpthepoor. D．HowCarnegiecarriedouthisidea.5．Whydidthewriterwriteaboutthepassage?A．TotellusCarnegie’slife. B．TotellusCarnegie’scontributions.C．ToletuslearnaboutCarnegiewell. D．TotellhowgreatCarnegieis.E17、Whensomethinggoeswrong,itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,“Well,it’sso-and-so’smistake.”or“IknowI’mlate,butit’snotmyfault;thecarbrokedown.”Itisprobablynotyourmistake,butonceyouformthehabitofblaming(指责)somebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation,youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatsolvingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleague(同事)causesyouproblemsonthejobforbeingshortofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon’tdependontheperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout–creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon’thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandchancestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stopfocusingon“whosemistakeitis.”Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.1．（小题1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“remedy”probablymean?A．Avoid.B．Accept.C．Improve.D．Consider.2．（小题2）Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould______.A．blamehimforhisbeingshortofresponsibilityB．findabetterwaytodealwiththeproblemC．tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD．askamoreablecolleagueforhelp3．（小题3）Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AWinner’sSecret.B．AWinner’sChance.C．AWinner’sProblem.D．AWinner’sProgress.F18、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．Opport