2024届湖南省长沙市明德麓谷学校英语九年级第一学期期末质量跟踪监视试题含解析

2024届湖南省长沙市明德麓谷学校英语九年级第一学期期末质量跟踪监视试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、一Itshouldn'ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp.一That'sright..A．Theearlybirdcatchestheworm B．PutallyoureggsinonebasketC．Manyhandsmakelightwork D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords2、Singingisaformofexpressionthatcanbeunderstoodbyeveryone.Also,somesongscancheerpeopleupwhenthey_______introuble.A．willbe B．aren’t C．are3、ThefilmAvengers:InfinityWar(复仇者联盟3：无限战争)issoexcitingthatIwanttowatchit_______secondtime.A．aB．anC．theD．/4、---I’mthirsty.I’dlikeaglassoforangejuice.Whataboutyou,Andy?---Ipreferacupoftea______nothinginit.A．withB．forC．toD．without5、---WherehasJackgone?---He_____hasgonetothelibrarytoreturnhisbooks,becauseIsawhimholdingsomebooksandrunningoutofhisroom.A．probably B．especially C．completely6、—Didyounoticehimcomein?—No.I________afootballgame.A．havewatched B．hadwatchedC．amwatching D．waswatching7、Mygrandparentsliveinthecountryside.Weoftengotosee______.A．him B．them C．her D．you8、---Mybackpack__.---Don'tworry.Let'sgototheLost&Found.A．ismissingB．hasfoundC．isbrokenD．isforget9、—What’sthematterwithAlan?—Hiscarbrokedownontheway.And.ThecarbehindwasoutofcontrolandhitJim.A．agoodmissisasgoodasamileB．everydoghasitsdayC．theearlybirdcatchesthewormD．itneverrainsbutitpours10、–Iwonder________.--Ithinkyoushouldstudyharder.A．thatIwillpassthehistoryexamB．whetherIcanplaycomputergamesnowC．howIcouldgetonwellwithmyclassmatesD．whycouldn’tIget“A”inmyEnglishⅡ.完形填空11、One'sattitudeisalwaysimportant.Ifyouarelazyandweak,youwillnevertasteanysuccess.Butifyouare1,successandhappinesswillbemorelikelytocometoyou.Iloveeatingpersimmons(柿子).Butyoucan'tgetthemuntilautumn.Ifyoutrythembeforetherighttime,theyprobably2bad.InGrade9,becauseofmypoorgrades,myparentswereworriedthatIwouldn'tbeabletogetinto3excellenthighschool.Theypushedmetostudyharder,butIdidn'treallyunderstand4theyweresoanxious.Summercame,andIstudiedhard.Thehotweathermademe5sleepyandIcouldn'tfocusonmytextbooks.ButeverytimeIwantedtostop6,Momwouldshout,"Heyyou!Thinkaboutyourfuture,ifyoudon'tworkhard,you'llregretit!"Ihadtositbackdownagainandreturntomytextbooks7werefullofwords.ButallIthoughtaboutwasplaying8myfriendsandeatingpersimmons.Mymomwouldsaytome,withaseriouslookon9face,"Ifapersimmontreedoesn'tgrowinsummer,itcan'tbear10fruitinautumn!Onlybyhardworkcanyougetthegoodresultofyourwork."AlthoughIdidn'tunderstanditatthattime,I11cametoseethetruthofherwords.Afewmonthslater,Isucceededingettingintothekeyhighschool.Itwasautumn.Walkinginmynewschool,Icouldseequiteafewpersimmontrees.Itwas12aredfruitthatitlookedasifitwasonfire.Suddenly,Irealizedthatworkinghard13bebitterbutitsfruitissweet.Mymomwasright,ifapersimmontreedoesn'tgrowduringsummer,itcan'tbearfruitinautumn.Ismiled.Ihadgrownthroughthesummer14nowitwasautumn.Thefruitsofmylaborscould15bymenow！1．A．workhardB．workinghardlyC．hardlyworkD．hardworking2．A．tastedB．tasteC．tastesD．havetasted3．A．aB．anC．theD．/4．A．whatB．howC．whyD．that5．A．feelingB．tofeelC．feltD．feel6．A．toworkB．workingC．workD．worked7．A．whoseB．whoC．whatD．which8．A．aboutB．toC．withD．on9．A．herB．hersC．herselfD．she10．A．hundredB．hundredsofC．hundredsD．twohundreds11．A．graduationB．gradualC．graduallyD．graduated12．A．veryB．soC．suchD．too13．A．mayB．shouldC．mustD．needto14．A．andB．howeverC．orD．so15．A．beenjoyedB．enjoyC．enjoyingD．enjoyedⅢ.语法填空12、DoyouknowStephenHawking?He’soneofthemostwell-known1．（scientist）onspaceandtimeintheworld.HewasborninEnglandin1942.Hawkingis2．（study）howtheuniversebeganandhowitends.WhenhestudiedmathandscienceatOxfordUniversity,hefell3．(serious)ill,whichmadehimunabletospeakorbreathe.Tillnow,hecan’tmoveorfeed4．(him).however,hehasawheelchairwith5．specialcomputer,withwhichhecancommunicatewithothers.6．hewasfacingallthesedifficulties,herefusedtogiveuphishopeofliving.Because7．hisillness,itwasdifficultforhimtodrawdiagramsortowrite.Sohestarted8．(think)inpictures.Withthisnewwayofthinking,heisrespectedbypeopleintheworld.Oncehe9．(invite)toChinatogivelectures.Hisself-confidenceandhumorousconversationsimpressedusdeeply.Heoncesaid,“Whensomethingunfairhappens,10．isnoneedtoworryaboutit!Youjusthavetodothebestinyourownsituation.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Colorsplayanimportantroleinourworld.Theyhavedifferentmeaningstopeopleofdifferentcultures.Herearesomecolorsandwhatthey_____tovariouspeopleoftheworld.RedisthefavoritecolorofbridesinVietnam.Inthiscountry,redrepresentsfortune,success,andgoodluck.InChinaredisasymbolofluckandisusedformanycelebrationssuchasweddingsandthebeginningofthenewyear.InIndiaredisasymbolofpurityandcommitment,anditisusedinweddingclothing.IntheUnitedStatesredrepresentsloveandisusedduringChristmasandValentine'sDay.Redalsorepresentsspeedandpowerinthewest,whichiswhyitisapopularcolorforracecarsandtoyrockets.InParis,allgarbagecollectorsareclothedingreen.Theydrivegreentrucksanddisposeofwasteingreenbins.Inmanypartsoftheworld,greenhasbecomeasymbolofkindnesstotheearth.InIreland,greensymbolizesCatholicism,andinIndiaitisthecolorofIslam.Yellowisthecolorthatsymbolizesthesun.Yellowcanmakepeoplefeelhappyandexcited,butatthesametimecanmakepeoplefeelangrierormorefrustrated.IntheUnitedStates,schoolbusesandtaxicabsareoftenyellow,becauseyoucanseethiscolorruoreeasily.InJapan,yellowisthecolorofbravery.TotheJapanese,Chinese,VietnameseandKoreans,whitesymbolizesdeath.TopeopleofIndiaandinthewestwhiteisacolorofpurity.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。1．Howmanycolorsarementionedinthearticle?A．ThreeB．FourC．FiveD．Six2．Whatdoestheunderlineword”represent”meaninthepassage?A．代表B．承认C．接受D．说明3．Whoregardsredasasymbolofluck?A．TheIndiansB．TheJapanessC．TheChineseD．TheAmericans4．Apersonwillbeevenangrierwhenhesees_____A．redB．greenC．yellowD．white5．Whichoftheflowingistrue?A．Redsymbolizesthesuninmostcountries.B．IntheUSA,schoolbusandtaxisareoftenyellow.C．InIreland,allgarbagecollectosweregreenclothes.D．TotheKoreans,whiteisacolorofpurity.B14、Severalyearsago,KevinStephan,thenaged11,wasplayingbaseballwhenaplayeraccidentallyhithimwithabat.Kevinfelldownandhisheartstopped.PennyBrown,themotherofanotherplayer,waswatchingthegame.Pennyusuallyworkedintheeveningsasanurse,butluckilythateveningshewasn’tworking.PennyrantohelpKevinandsavedhislife.Nearlysevenyearslater,KevinwaswashingupinthekitchenoftheHillviewRestaurantinBuffalo,NewYorkState.Normally,18-year-oldKevinhadschoolintheafternoon,butthatweektherewereexamsandhedidn’thaveanyclass.Atabout2p.m.,PennyBrownwashavinglunchwithherfamilyintherestaurant.Shewaseatingwhensomefoodgotstuckinherthroat.Shewasveryfrightenedbecauseshecouldn’tbreathe.Kevinwasavolunteerfirefighterinhisfreetimeandherantohelp.Awaitresstriedtohelpher,butthefoodwasstillstuckinPenny’sthroat.KevinpulledhishandsquicklyintoherstomachandsavedPenny’slife.Hedidn’tknowitwasPenny,buthismother,LorraineStephan,wasalsohavinglunchintherestaurant.SherealizedthatPennywasthewomanwhosavedKevin’slife,sevenyearsbefore,atthebaseballgame.BothPennyandKevinwerecompletelyamazedbythecoincidence!1．Whathappenedduringthebaseballgame?A．Pennyfelldown.B．Penny’ssonwashit.C．Kevinhitsomeone.D．Kevin’sheartstopped2．WhatdidKevinusuallydointheafternoonwhenhewas18?A．Hehadsomeexams.B．Hestudiedatschool.C．Heworkedasfirefighter.D．Heworkedinarestaurant.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Nopain,nogain.B．Itisbettertogivethantotake.C．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.D．Godhelpsthosewhohelpothers.C15、Leonwasapostman.EverydayafterLeonwokeup,hewouldfeedhis37cats.Leondidn’treallywant37cats,butonebyonetheyhadturneduponhisdoorstep,andLeonhadtakenthemin.Everyday,afterfeedingthecats,Leonwouldcollectthemailfromtheredpostboxesinthevillageandtakeithometosort（分类）.“IfonlyIhad37helpersinsteadof37cats,myjobwouldbesomucheasier,”Leonthought.Justthen,thecatsstartedmeowingfortheirdinner.ThatgaveLeonanidea.Thatnight,Leonstayedupmaking37cat-sizedpostalbackpacks.Eachbackpackfittedneatlyontoacat’sback.Then,hewentaroundtoeachpostbox,puttingsignsupthatread:Postboxclosed.PleaseusethePostalCatService.Thenextday,Leonputabackpackoneachcatanddroppedoffthecatsaroundthevillage.Leonknewthatthecatswouldbehappylazingaroundallday.Healsoknewthattheywouldalwayscomehomefordinner.Leonspentthedayrelaxing,waitingforhishelperstoreturn.Leonwasright.Thecatsdidreturn,buttheydidnotbringhomemanyletters.Somehow,thecatshadmanagedtowriggle（蜿蜒而行）outoftheirbackpacks.Orlosetheirletters.Orgettheletterswet.“Catsarejusttoounreliable（不可靠的）”Leonthought.Justthen,therewasascratching（刮擦声）atLeon’sdoor.Adogwaswaitingtobeinvitedinside.ThatgaveLeonanidea.1．WhydidLeonkeep37cats?A．Becausehisfavouriteanimalwascat.B．Becausehewantedthecatstohelphim.C．Becausethecatscametohishomeonebyone,andhehadtokeepthem.D．Becausethecathekeptwerereliable.2．Whatdoyouthinkthelastsentenceofthepassagemean?A．Leonwouldhavesomedogstohelphim.B．Leonwouldrefusethedogtogetintohishouse.C．Leonwouldletthedoginandmakefriendswithhiscats.D．Leonwouldtreatedthedogmorefriendlythanthecats.D16、TheChinaFoundationforPovertyAlleviation(中国扶贫基金会)hasstartedaprogramtohire(雇佣)andtrain100localwomenassubstitutemothers(替代妈妈)totakecareofleft-behindchildren.Thethree-yearprogramwillselect100villagesacrossSichuanProvinceandhireonewomanineachvillage.“Itisamodeltosolvetheproblemofleft-behindchildren,”saidLiuWenkui,secretaryofthefoundationThe“substitutemothers”willdoparents’job,findingoutwhatthechildrenneedandhelpingthemwithproblems.Eachsubstitutemotherwilltakecareofabout300to500children.Therewillbea“children’shome”ineachvillagetobethemother’sofficeandchildren’splayingspace.Theirjobistoprovidequickserviceanddiscoverthechildren'sproblems.Theprogramhopestohirewomenaged19to55yearsoldfromthevillages.“Wewanttohirefull-time‘mothers’tomakesuretheywon’tthinkaboutotherwork,”Liusaid.“Wewantlocalwomenbecausetheyunderstandlocallanguagesandcultures.”TheprograminSichuanisanexperiment,andLiusaid,“Ifitisasuccessfulmodel,wewillstartitinthewholecountry.”“Ifparentsareforcedtoleavehometoearnalivingandunabletotaketheirchildrenwiththemwearelookingforatransitional(过渡的)waytosolvetheproblem,”headded.1．What’stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“left-behind”inParagraph1?A．留守 B．遗弃 C．辍学2．Howlongwilltheprogramlast?A．Threemonths. B．Ayear. C．threeyears.3．Whoispossibletobeasubstitutemother?A．Agirlattheageof18.B．Awomanwithapart-timejob.C．Awomanwhoknowslocallanguage.4．Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Eachvillagewillhavea“children’shome”.B．Eachsubstitutemotherwilllookafter100children.C．Thechildren’sparentswillpayforthesubstitutemother.5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Left-behindChildren’sProblemsB．SubstituteMothersinVillagesC．APrograminSichuanE17、TheRiseofArtificialIntelligence（AI:人工智能）discussesAItechnologyandhowitmightaffecthumansinthefuture,butthefutureisalreadyhere.In2011,America’sFavoriteQuizShowheldacompetitionbetweentwomenandanIBMcomputernamed“Watson”.IBMdescribesWatsonas“atechnologythatunderstandsallformsofdataandalsoreasonsandlearns.”BothmenthoughttheycouldbeatWatson.Instead,thecomputeranditsArtificialIntelligencesoundlybeatbothofthehumanbeings.ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCEMADESIMPLEArtificialIntelligencegenerallyreferstomachineswithhuman-likeintelligence,suchasproblem-solvingandlearning.InordertobeconsideredAI,thecomputermustpasstheTuringtest,namedafterTuring,aBritishmathematicianwhoworkedwiththefirstcomputer.Inthe1950s,Turingpublishedapaperquestioningwhetheracomputercouldbeusedtotrickhumansintobelievingtheywereinteracting（互动）withanactualhumanbeing.Hefoundthatif30%ofhumanswhointeractedwitha“machine”believedtheywereactuallyinteractingwithahumanbeing,thenthecomputercouldbeconsideredasAI.AsimpleexampleofAIisApple’sSiri.AskSiritodoanything,fromcallingafriendtobookingadinnertable,andSiricandothem.Siriseemsalmosttobeahumanbeing.Whenyouask,“Areyouarealperson?”Sirianswers,“Thatisareallypersonalquestion.”Butjustbecauseasystemcanbehavelikeahumanbeing,thatdoesnotmeanitcanthinklikehumans,Or,doesit?JOININGOFHUMAN&MACHINEItseemsthatourdevices（设备）willturnintohumans.Ourphonesalreadytellustotakeanumbrellabeforewewalkoutthedoor.Theyvolunteertrafficconditionssoweknowhowlongitwilltaketodrivetowork.Ourdevicescaninteractwithusinawaythatlookslikearealconversationwithanotherhumanbeing,likewithSiri.ItdoesnotseemcrazyatalltothinkthatAImaybeprogrammedtoactuallythink.Ifithasnotalreadyhappened,itwilllikelyhappeninthenearfuture.HavewecometothetimewhencomputersandAIhavecaughtuptohumanbeings?Althoughcomputershavetheabilitytomakeourlifebetter,isitpossiblethattheymaycontrolanddestroyhumanbeingsintheend?WHATTHEFUTUREHOLDSItseemsprettyclearthatinthefuture,we’regoingtoseeahuman-machinehybrid.Humanswillbestronger,livelongerandbesmarter.RayKurzweil,acomputerscientist,believesthatwithin50years,thehumansonEarthwillbeabout50to80%robotic.ThereisnoquestionthatAIwillbeapartofeverytechnologythathumanscreate.Willitturnoutbemoreofabenefittohumankindorwillitbeariskandthreaten（威胁到）humanityasweknowit?IfAIisprogrammedaccordingtoIsaacAsimov’s3LawsofRobotics,humanswon’thaveaproblemwithmachines;butforsome,evilAIstillstandsinthewayofapeacefulandsafelifeonEarth.1．ThestoryofcomputerWatsonismentionedheretotellusthat______.A．theageofmachineshascomeB．humansmaketheirownenemiesC．AIhasactuallycomeintoourlifeD．humansareplayingadangerousgame2．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_____.A．TuringtestwasdesignedtoexaminethefirstcomputerB．machinesinteractingwithhumanscanbecalledAIC．SiricanvolunteertobookadinnertableD．AIwillhelphumanstobestrongerandsmarter3．Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“ahuman-machinehybrid”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Amachinewithahumanlook.B．Ahumancreatedbymachines.C．Abodypartroboticparthuman.D．Arobotthatcanbehavelikehumans.4．Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A．thehistoryandfutureofAIB．theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofAIC．theexamplesofAID．thecompetitionbetweenhumansandAIF18、Areyousometimesalittletiredandsleepyintheearlyafternoon?Manypeoplefeelthiswayafterlunch.Theymaythinkthateatinglunchisthecauseofthesleepiness.Or,insummer,theymaythinkitistheheat.However,therealreasonliesinsidetheirbodies.Atthattime—abouteighthoursafteryouwakeup—yourbodytemperaturegoesdown.Thisiswhatmakesyouslowdownandfeelsleepy.Scientistshavetestedsleephabitsinexperimentswheretherewasnonightorday.Thepeopleintheseexperimentsalmostalwaysfollowedasimilarsleepingpattern.Theysleptforonelongperiodandthenforoneshortperiodabouteighthourslater.Inmanypartsoftheworld,peopletakenapsinthemiddleoftheday.Thisisespeciallytrueinwarmerclimates,wheretheheatmakesworkdifficultintheearlyafternoon.Researchersarenowsayingthatnapsaregoodforeveryoneinanyclimate.Adailynapgivesoneamorerestedbodyandmindandthereforeisgoodforhealthingeneral.Incountrieswherenapsaretraditional,peopleoftensuffer(遭受)lessfromproblemssuchasheartdisease.Manyworkingpeople,unfortunately,havenotimetotakenaps.Thoughdoctorsmayadvisetakingnaps,employersdonotallowit!Ifyoudohavethechance,however,hereareafewtipsaboutmakingthemostofyournap.Rememberthatthebesttimetotakeanapisabouteighthoursafteryougetup.Ashortsleeptoolateinthedaymayonlymakeyoufeelmoretiredandsleepyafterward.Thiscanalsohappenifyousleepfortoolong.Ifyoudonothaveenoughtime,tryashortnap—eventenminutesofsleepcanbehelpful.1．Whydoyousometimesfeelsleepyintheearlyafternoon?A．Becauseit’sveryhotinsummer.B．Becauseyoueattoomuchforlunch.C．Becauseyoudidn’thaveagoodsleeplastnight.D．Becauseyourbodytemperaturegoesdownatthattime.2．Whatadvicedoesthewritergiveontakinganap?A．Ifyourtimeislimited,ashortnapcanalsohelp.B．Onlypeopleinwarmerclimateneedtotakeanap.C．You’dbettertakeanapaboutanhourafteryouhavelunch.D．Youcansleepaslongasyoulikesothatyouwon’tfeeltiredorsleepy.3．Whatcanwelearnabout“naps”accordingtothethirdparagraph?A．Doctorsneedtotakenapswhileemployersdon’t.B．Takingnapsishelpfulforpeople’shealthinspringandsummer.C．Ifyoutakenapseveryday,you