2024届陕西省西安市西电附中英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题含解析

2024届陕西省西安市西电附中英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．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、Thecomedy,lostinThailand(泰囧),opened________December12andbyDecember24ithadmade721millionyuan.A．inB．onC．atD．by2、Heranquicklyallthewaytoschool,______hewasstilllate.A．but B．and C．or D．so3、Two________foreignvisitors________totheopeningceremonylastSaturday.A．hundred;wereinvitedB．hundred;hadbeeninvitedC．hundredsof;areinvitedD．hundredsof;havebeeninvited4、Allourdreamscancometrue,aslongaswehavethe_____tofightforthem.A．interest B．opinion C．praise D．courage5、Thenumber“23,456”canbereadas“________”.A．twenty-threethousand,fourhundredandfifty-sixB．twenty-threethousandandfourhundredfifty-sixC．twothreethousandandfourfivesixD．twothreethousand,fourandfivesix6、—Whatwasyourfatherdoingwhenyougothomeyesterday?—Hedinneratthattime.A．cooks B．wascooking C．iscooking D．willcook7、—MyparentsandItraveledtoTibetbycarlastsummer.—Howluckyyouare!That’sagreat___________you’llneverforget.A．competition B．explanation C．appearance D．experience8、Whichwordofthefollowingdoesn’thavethesamestressastheothers?A．Create. B．Realize. C．Forward.9、Whydon’tweputthepianothewall?Thatwillmaketheroomlookbigger.A．through B．against C．over10、----Excuseme,Iwantsomebooks,butIcan’tfindabookshophere.----Iknow_________onmywayhome.Comewithme,please.A．thisB．oneC．.ItD．thatⅡ.完形填空11、Mr.Whitelivedinahouselessthantwomilesfromhisoffice,sohecould1homeforluncheveryday.Everytimehedrovebackhome,2carswereparkedoutsidehishouseandtherewasnoroomforhiscar.Hehadtoparkhiscarsomewhereelse,andthenwalkedbackhome.Thismadehimvery3.Thenhewrote“NOPARKING”4asmallboard.inthegardenfacingtheroad,butitdidn’twork.Peopleseemtoobeyonlyapublicnotice.Mrs.Whiteaskedhimto5apolicenotice.Buthewasafraidtodoso.ThenMrs.Whiteaskedhimtomake6justlikeapolicenotice.Buthesaidhewasnota7andcouldn’tusetheword“police”.However,afterafewdays,Mr.Whitemadeanoticeboard.“Oh,dear!”Mrs.Whitelookedattheboardandsaid.“Youtoldmeyoucouldn’tusetheword‘police’,8whydoyouuseit?”“9atitagain,please.”Mr.Whitesaid.Mrs.Whitelookedatit10thistimeandfounditwasa“polite”notice.Shestartedtolaugh,“Youarereallyclever.”1．A．driveB．walkC．fly2．A．someB．manyC．no3．A．angryB．happyC．excited4．A．inB．onC．under5．A．buyB．bringC．steal6．A．oneB．itC．that7．A．policemanB．teacherC．worker8．A．orB．soC．but9．A．LookB．LookingC．Looked10．A．quietlyB．carefullyC．quicklyⅢ.语法填空12、While1．(travel)abroad,Mr.JacksonFrankspentalmostallthemoneyhetookwithhim.Sohewrotetohisbrothertosendhim$5000bybanktransfer(汇款)totheFischerBank.Afteraweekhe2．(begin)callingattheFischerBank.Heshowedhispassport.“Nothinghascomeforyou,”he3．told.Thiswentonfortwoweeks,andMr.Frankgotvery4．(worry).Hesentanemailtohisbrother,buttherewasnoreply.InthefourthweekMr.Frankwasarrested(拘留)fornot5．(be)abletopayhishotelbill(账单).Hetriedtoexplaintheproblem,butnoonebelievedhim.Hestayedinprison(监狱)6．sixtydays.Whenhecameout,hewentimmediatelytotheFischerBank.Theclerkhespoke7．wasanewman.“Haveyoureceived$5000forme?”heasked.“MynameisJacksonFrank.”Theclerkcheckedhisbooks.“Yes,Mr.Jackson,it’shere.Itcamebybanktransfermorethantwomonthsago.Wewonderedwhereyouwere.”HeshowedMr.Franktheorder(汇票).Theorderread,“PayMr.FrankJacksonthesumof$5000…”“ButmynameisJacksonFrank,notFrankJackson.”“Oh,that’sallright,sir.Itwasinourbooksundertheletter‘J’,butit’syourmoney.”Theclerklaughed.“Ahumanmistake,sir!We’reallhumanbeings,aren’twe?Andsoweallmakemistakes.AfamilynamelikeFrank8．(sound)strangetome.”Mr.Frankwasin9．(silent).Hereallywantedtohitsomebody.Atlasthesaid,“Ahumanmistakeisthatwhatyoucallit?Ithinksomehumansneed10．(kick).”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Studentshavetotaketests.Sometimes,robotsdotoo.TorobofromJapanisoneoftheserobots.Toroboisarobotbrainwithtwoarms.Itispartofaprojectcalled“CanaRobotGetintotheUniversityofTokyo?”AgroupofJapanesescientistsstarteditin2011.TogototheUniversityofTokyo,TorobohastotakeJapan’snationalcollegeentranceexam.Soin2013,therobotstartedtotakethetestwithJapanesestudents.Sadly,Torobohasfailedthetesteveryyear.Itcouldn’tgetagoodenoughscorefortheUniversityofTokyo.Thisyearitwasthesame.Torobohasabigdatabase(数据库).Soitisgoodatknowledgeandcalculations(计算).That’swhyitgothighscoresinphysics,historyandmath.ButToroboisnotgoodatthinkingbyitself.Soitgotpoorscoresinlanguageandwriting.ScientistsstartedtheToroboprojecttolearnabouttheintellectualabilities(智能)ofmachines.NowafterTorobo’sfouryearsofhardwork,theymayhavelearnedalot.1．Accordingtothepassage,Torobois__________.A．astudentB．arobotC．ascientistD．aproject2．WhydidTorobogetpoorscoresinlanguageandwriting?A．Itonlyhasarobotbrain.B．Itfailedthetestmanytimes.C．Itisgoodatknowledgeandcalculations.D．Itisnotgoodatthinkingbyitself.3．WhichofthefollowingisnotTRUE?A．Toroboisarobotbrainwithtwoarms.B．Toroboisbetteratwritingthanatphysics.C．Toroboisbetteratmaththanatwriting.D．Scientistsmaybestudyingtheintellectualabilities.4．Thepassagecomesfrom_______.A．anewspaperB．afilmC．anadvertisementD．anovelB14、Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B．C．tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulationisleft-handed.Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?Scientistsnowknowthataperson’stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople,thehandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleft-sideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn’thappentoeveryone,soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene(基因)forright-handedness,he/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handedness,peoplenolongerthinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.Alongtimeago,left-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon’thaveto.1．（小题1）Howmanypeopleintheworldareleft-handednow?A．Lessthanonesixth.B．Morethanahalf.C．About40%.D．Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.2．（小题2）Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“damaged”inthispassage?A．knockedB．changedC．brokeD．harmed3．（小题3）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handed.B．Left-handednessisclevererthanright-handedness.C．Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.D．Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.4．（小题4）Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.A．Scientists’NewInventionsB．Left-handedPeopleC．WhichHandD．DifferentBrains,DifferentHandsC15、Minidictionary：1.registerv.注册，登记2.sponsorn.赞助人1．TheposterencouragespeopletojoinBookAidInternationalby________.A．offeringthemsomebooksforfreeasarewardB．showingthemreadingbookscanbringthemmuchfunC．tellingthemhowmanyfriendstheycanmakeinSub-SaharanAfricaD．showingthemtheycanmakeagreatdifferencetolivesofpeopleinothercountries2．Youcanreadasmanybooksasyoucaninonemonthinorderto________.A．havemorefunB．registeratwww.bookaid.OrgC．raisemoremoneyD．improveyourreadingabilityonly3．BookAidInternationalhelpspeopleinSub-SaharanAfrica________.A．bygivingthemmoneyB．byreadingbooksaboutchildhoodC．byprovidingbooksandlibrariesD．bybuildingthemnewbookshopsD16、2018istheYearoftheDog.Althoughdogsareseenasfriendsandpartofthefamilytoday,ChinaandWesterncountrieshavedifferentculturalbeliefsaboutdogs.InChinese,somewordsaboutdogshavederogatorymeaning,suchas“Leadadog’slife.”InEnglish,however,thesituationisdifferent.Peopleuse“everydoghashisday”todescribeaperiodofgoodluck,“worklikeadog”todescribeahardworkerand“agaydog”todescribeahappyperson.Thedog-humanrelationshipgoesrightbacktothebeginningsofWesterncivilization.Perhapsthemostmovingexampleisfromthe8thcenturyBC,inGreekpoetHomer’sTheOdyssey.WhenGreekheroOdysseusfinallyreturnshomeafter20yearsawayatwar,noonebuthisdogArgosrecognizeshim.TheArgosisanold,sickdog,andisabouttodie;butheisoverjoyedtoseehisowneragainaftersomanyyears.Infact,peoplewereclosetodogsinawaytheyweren’tclosetocows,pigsorevenhorses.Farmersworkedcloselywithdogs.Butevenaftersciencecametoagricultureanddogslosttheirtraditionalroles,therelationshipbetweenmenanddogsremained.NowadaysintheWest,millionsofpeoplekeepdogsaspets.Theyareattheheartoffamilylife.Peoplefeedthem,takethemonholidaysandlookafterthem.Inreturn,dogsareloyalinawaythatfriendssometimesaren’t.ThisloyaltyistheoriginoftheEnglishsaying,“Adogisman’sbestfriend.”1．WhichmaybeasayingaboutdogsinChina?A．Agaydog. B．Leadadog’slife. C．Worklikeadog. D．Everydoghasitsday.2．ThestoryofOdysseusandhisdogismovingbecause.A．thedogwilldieintwoyears B．heisoverjoyedtoseehisdogagainC．onlythedogrecognizeshimafterthewar D．hereturnshomeaftertwentyyearsawayatwar3．Whathappenedtodogsaftersciencecametoagriculture?A．Farmersworkedcloselywithdogs. B．Theystillkepttheirtraditionalroles.C．Peoplepreferredpigsandhorsestodogs. D．Menanddogsremainedingoodrelationship.4．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．Allpeoplekeepdogsaspetsinwesterncountries. B．Infact,dogsmaybemoreloyalthansomefriends.C．ArgoswasagreatGreekherointhe8thcenturyBC． D．ChinaandEnglandhavethesamebeliefsaboutdogs.E17、Anewstudysaidabout65percentoftheonlinepayments(付款)lastyearweredonewithmobiledevices.Alongwiththerapidgrowthoftheonlinetoofflinebusiness,themobilepaymenthasbeenfurtherchangingpeople’severydaylife.AccordingtofindingspublishedbyAlipay,themobilepaymentismore_______inChina’sunderdevelopedareas.InTibet,83.3percentoftheonlinepaymentsweredonewithmobiledevicesin2015.TheregionwasfollowedbyGuizhou,Gansu,ShanxiandQinghai.Nearly80percentofthemobilepaymentsweredoneintheseregionsandprovinces.LiChao,aresearcherfromiResearchConsultingGroup,saidthatthelackoftraditionalbusinesswasthemainreasonwhypeopleusedmobilepaymentmoreoften.AlthoughpeopleindevelopedareasinChinausedmobilepaymentslessoften,theyspentmuchmoremoney.ThestudyshowedthatpeopleinShanghaispentmorethan100,000yuan(15,210dollars)onaveragethroughAlipay,becomingthetopAlipayusersinChinain2015.AsmoreandmorecompaniesareenteringthemobilepaymentfieldinChina,suchasmobilepaymentsinconvenience(便利)storesandmovietheatres,onlinepaymentissuretodevelopmuchmorequickly.Inthenearfuturesmartphonesmayreplacewallets.1．About_________percentoftheonlinepaymentsin2015weredonethroughmobiledevices.A．45B．55C．65D．752．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin_______?A．possibleB．interestingC．expensiveD．popular3．Whydidpeopleinunderdevelopedareasusemobilepaymentsmoreoften?A．Becauseoftheconvenienceofusingcomputers.B．Becauseofthepoortrafficconditions.C．Becauseofthelackofmoney.D．Becauseofthelackoftraditionalbusiness.F18、(D)

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