2024届江苏省苏州市星湾中学九年级英语第一学期期末考试试题含解析

2024届江苏省苏州市星湾中学九年级英语第一学期期末考试试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。Ⅰ.单项选择1、---_____doyougotovisityourgrandma?---TwiceamonthA．HowoftenB．HowmuchC．HowsoonD．Howlong2、—Juliashinesateveryturninthecompany.Andherbosspaysherwell.--Yeah.Ihearshemakesa________$90000everyyear.A．extra B．clear C．clean D．mean3、They

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practicingD．havepracticed4、—HaveyouheardofTuYouyou,thefamousdoctorwhowonNobelPrizein2015?—Shedevotedasmuchtimeasshecould______ontheprojectartemisinin(青蒿素).A．working B．towork C．worked D．toworking5、—WhatisthemostpopularwaytocommunicateinChinanow?—WeChat.Oneofits_______isthatitcansentwords,picturesaswellasvoices.A．positions B．advantages C．purposes D．expressions6、Chinais________countryintheworld.A．thethirdlargestB．thelargestthirdC．thethirdlargeD．athirdlargest7、---Oh,IamabigfanofJayChou.I’dliketogotohis2019GuangzhouConcert.Wouldyouliketocomewithme?---Sure.ButweneedtobuyticketsbecausemyfriendsJackandRosearealsohisfans.A．onemore B．moretwo C．twomore D．twoanother8、-Look!Thetreeisgrowingwell.When_____?-Threeyearsago.A．willitbeplantedB．diditplantC．wasitplantedD．isitplanted9、--Whereareyougoing?--Tothelibrary.I’vefinishedreadingthisbook,soIamgoingto_____itA．buy B．throw C．return D．borrow10、Wearetootired.Let’sstop________adrink.A．having B．tohave C．have D．tohavingⅡ.完形填空11、DearJack,Howisitgoing?Iwritetotellyou1myfirstweekatthisnewschool.Ireallyhaveabusyweek.I2verytired.Igetupat6.30a.m.everyday.ThenIhavetodosome3in5minutes.Afterthat,Ihave4.Mymothercooksitformeeveryday.5shemustgetupearlier.MymotherisanEnglishteacherinmyschool,soIgotoschoolwith6afterbreakfast.Whenweget7,itisoften7:20.Theclassesbeginat8:00.Wehave8classeseachday,fourinthemorningandthreeintheafternoon.Wehavemanysubjectsatschool,andIlikeallofthem.But9subjectsareverydifficultforme,soIhavetoworkhard.Afterschool,Ihavemuchhomework.Thisweek,Ihavelittletimeto10TVordosports.Ihopethingswillbebetternextweek.YoursLydia1．A．about B．at C．in2．A．is B．are C．am3．A．cleaning B．sleeping C．shopping4．A．breakfast B．lunch C．supper5．A．or B．because C．so6．A．me B．you C．her7．A．tohome B．home C．toschool8．A．three B．four C．seven9．A．some B．much C．any10．A．see B．watch C．lookⅢ.语法填空12、根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词，并将完整单词写在下面对应题号后的横线上。AprilFool’sDayisonApril1st.Peoplecanplayj1．onothersonthisspeciald2．Ifyousucceed,youusuallylaughandsay,“AprilFool”Thepersonwhohasbeenfooledbyyoul3．,too,andhewillneverbeangrywithyou.Mother’sDayisonthesecondSundayofMay.It’sadaytot4．mothers.Onthatdaymothersusuallyreceiveflowersandcardsfromtheirchildren.Fathersandchildrendothehouseworksothatmotherscanhavear5．.EasterDayfallsonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonwhichonorafterMarch21st.ItiscalledEasterSunday.ItissaidthatonthatdayJesusChristcomesbacktol6．.Manypeoplegotochurchandchildrenoftengetp7．suchastoyrabbits.Thanks-givingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovember.It’sadaywhenpeoplegivethanksforthegoodthingsinlife.Usuallyfamiliesallgett8．andhaveabigdinner.ChristmasDaycomesonD9．25th.It’sthemostimportantfestivalinayear.Thebeautifulthingscanbes10．everywhere.Peopleexchangegifts,sendChristmascardsandvisitfriends.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Read10,000booksandtravel10,000miles.Learnasmuchasyoucananddoallyoucan.Travelcanteachpeoplemorethanatextbook.IvaluethememoriesIhavetravelledallovertheworld.TherearemanyreasonswhyIencouragepeopletotravel,andIknowthattheexperiencewillmakeoneabetterperson.IrememberwhenIwastravelingthatIbegantoknowtheworldbetter.Theworldisnotjustaboutme,mysmalltownandhome.Althoughyouwillmeetdifferentpeoplefromallovertheworld,youwillrealizethatpeoplearesimilarintheirdreams,hopesandfeelings.Enjoyexploringthedifferentcultures,andyouwillalsofindthatpeoplearedifferentinsomeofthethingstheydoandhowtheylive.Onceyouunderstandtheirways,itneednotbestrangeorscary.Oftenwereadstoriesaboutotherculturesinbooks.Onlywhenwevisittheirareas,dowefindthatthosestoriesaresomethingwrong.Onethingyoumayfindoutisthatthereareproblemsallovertheworld.Wecan'tjustgetmoneytosendtotheseareasandhopethatwillworkthemout.Theworldshouldgetinvolved(干预)andhelpwhereverthereareproblems.Peopleeverywhereshouldbegivenachance.Itissoeasytoignorethisifonedoesnottravelandexplore.Onecanlookaroundandseethatsomanypeoplehavemanychallengesworsethanours.Onecanrealizethatsometimesourbiggestproblemsarenotthatbigafterall.Onyourjourneyyouwillmeetlotsofnewfriends.Talkingtostrangersandfindingabouttheirlivesisagreatwaytospendyourtime.Youwillcertainlybemoreconfidentafterhavingtosolveproblemsandmakemanydecisionsalongtheway.Travelingaroundandseeingsomuchhappeningintheworldaroundusisawonderfulexperience.Ifwecouldalljusttravelalittlemoreandshareourexperiences,wewouldallbebetterpeopleandtheworldwouldbeabetterplace.Weallwanttotravelbutourgreatestlimitationsarefromwithin.Seeingtheworldisnotleisurebutprovidesinterestingelementsthatwillhelpusgrowanddiscoverourselves.Morethanthat,itboostsourcreativityandrechargesourspirittofacelifechallenges.Thus,itisimportanttoquitmakingtheseexcusesandhittheroad.1．FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthat_______.A．peopleshouldenjoytheirlives.B．youwillmeetdifferentpeoplefromallovertheworldC．travellingcanhelpusbetterunderstandtheworld.D．peopleindifferentplaceshavestrangelivinghabits.2．Theexpression“ignore”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“”.A．逃避B．避免C．忽视D．忘记3．AccordingtoParagraph4,wecanalongthewaytotravel.A．knowmanyfriendsB．bemoreconfidenttodothingsC．makemanydecisionsD．solveproblems4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．HelpsOneMakeMoreFriends.B．PeopleintheWorldAreFamilyTravelingC．PeopleintheWorldShareOneDream.D．TravelingMakesOneaBetterPerson.5．What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tosharehistravelexperienceswithyourfriends.B．Toshowhowtravelingcanchangeyourfuture.C．Toencouragemorepeopletotravelaround.D．Totellpeoplehowtotravelaroundtheworld.B14、WhenUSstudentOliviaPriedeman,17,wokeuponemorning,shethoughtshehadhadadreamaboutmakingplanswithafriend.Butitwasn’tadream.Herphoneshowedthatduringthenight,Priedemanhadreadatextmessagefromherfriend.Shediditwhileshewasfastasleep.Readingandsendingtextmessageswhileasleep—called“sleeptexting”—isanunusualsleepbehaviour,similartosleepwalking.It’salsoagrowingconcern(关心的事)amongdoctors:youngpeoplecan’tlivewithouttheircellphones.Oneinthreeteenagerssendsmorethan100textmessagesaday,accordingtothePewInternet&AmericanLifeProject.Andatleastfouroutoffiveteenagerssaidtheysleepwiththeirphoneonorneartheirbed.ElizabethDowdell,aprofessoratVillanovaUniversityinPennsylvania,hasstudiedsleepingtexting.Shesaidthathavingaphonenearbyallnightisabigpartoftheproblem.AndrewStiehm,asleepmedicineexpertwithAllinaHealthinMinnesota,agrees.It’spossibleforthepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmotorskills(动作技能)towakeup,whilethepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmemoryandjudgment(判断)maybestillasleep.That’swhysomepeoplecanperformbasicmovements---suchaswalking,talking,textingorevendriving—whilethey’resleeping.SomeofDowdell’sstudentssaidthatthey’redisturbedbytheirnighttimetextingbehavior.Butbecausesleeptextingisunconscious,it’sadifficulthabittobreak.Dowdellsaidsheknowsofsomestudentswhowearsocksontheirhandstokeepthemselvesfromtexting.MarjorieHogan,adoctoratHennepinCountyMedicalCenterinMinneapolis,Minnesota,suggestskeepingallelectronicdevices(电子设备)outsidethebedroomatcertaintimes.1．WhathappenedtoOliviaPriedeman?A．Shesleepwalkedtoafriend’shouse.B．Shedreamedofmakingplanswithafriend.C．Shephonedoneofherfriendsduringthenight.D．Shereadatextmessagefromherfriendwhileasleep.2．.Whichpartthebraincontrolskeepsawakewhileasleep?A．judgmentB．languageC．memoryD．motorskills3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unconscious”mean?A．无法B．无意识的C．无反应的D．无规律的4．.WhatdoesdoctorHogansuggestpeoplewhosleeptextdo?A．Stoptextduringthedaytime.B．Takesomemedicinetocontrolthebehaviour.C．Keeptheirphonesoutoftheirbedroomswhiletheysleep.D．Wearsocksontheirhandstostopthemselvesfromtexting.5．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．It’seasytogiveupasleeptextinghabit.B．Oneinthreeteenagershasasleeptextinghabit.C．Sleeptextingcanreducethequalityofone’ssleep.D．Sleeptextingdoesmoreharmtoone’shealththansleepwalking.C15、Lifecomesinapackage．Thispackageincludeshappinessandsadness,failureandsuccess,hopeanddespair．Lifeisalearningprocess．Experiencesinlifeteachusnewlessonsandmakeusabetterperson．Witheachpassingdaywelearntodealwithvarioussituations．Loveplaysamainroleinourlife．Lovemakesyoufeelwanted．Withoutloveapersoncouldbecomecruel．Intheearlystageofourlife,ourparentsaretheoneswhoshowuswithloveandcare．Theyteachusaboutwhatisrightandwrong,goodandbad．Butwedon’talwayscareaboutit．Itisonlyaftermarriageandhavingkidsthatapersonunderstandsothers’feelings．Happinesscanbringpeopleapeacefulmind．Nomindishappywithoutpeace．Sadnessisthecauseofthedeathofalovedoneorthefailure．Butallofthesethingswillpassaway．Failureisthepathtosuccess．Ithelpsustotouchthesky,teachesustosurviveandshowsusaspecificway．Successbringsinmoney,prideandself-respect．Hopeiswhatkeepslifegoing．Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldowell．Hopemakesusdream．Hopebuildsinpatience．Lifeteachesusnottodespaireveninthedarkesthour,becauseaftereverynightthereisaday．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forithaspassedandisoutofourcontrol．Tomorrowisunknown,foritcouldeitherbebrightordark．Sotheonlychoiceistoworkhardtoday,sothatwewillenjoyabettertomorrow．1．Weusuallyhavetoaccept_______ifwewanttobesuccessful．A．love B．failure C．sadness D．hope2．Inwhichsectioncanreadersprobablyreadthepassage?A．Business． B．Travel． C．Lifestyles． D．Education．3．Whatdoestheword“despair”meaninChinese?A．颓废 B．遗憾 C．悲伤 D．绝望4．What’sthemeaningofthelastsentenceofthewholepassage?A．Whenchoosingbetween“today”and“tomorrow”,you’dbetterenjoytomorrowB．Ifyouworkhardtoday,you’llhaveabetterlifeinthefuture．C．Whatyoucanonlychooseistoworkhardtodayratherthantomorrow．D．Theonlychoiceyoumakeisthatyoushouldenjoyabettertomorrow.5．What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toencouragepeopletoloveeachother．B．Totellpeoplehowtodealwithhappinessandsadness．C．Togivereaderssomeinformationaboutlife．D．Toremindpeopletokeephavingabeautifuldream．D16、

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1．WhatisthefamoussymbolofLondon?A．TheLondonEye. B．TheWaxworkMuseum.C．TheTowerofLondon. D．St.Paul’sCathedral.2．Ifyouwanttoseeover55ofLondon’sfamousbuildings,pleasepayfor______.A．＄22 B．＄25 C．＄30 D．＄403．Ifyouwanttoseemanyfamouspeople,youcan______.A．taketheLondonEyeB．gototheMadameTussaudsC．taketheLondonDuckToursD．takethedouble-deckerbus4．Foryoungpeoplewhowantstotrynewthings,theycouldvisitLondonby______.A．takingtheboatB．takingthedouble-deckerbusC．joiningtheDuckToursD．takingthetaxi5．Simply“GetonandGetoff”atyourchoiceoffamousplace,pleasetake______.A．theTowerofLondon B．open-topdouble-deckerbusC．Paul’sCathedral D．PiccadillyE17、IwenthomeoneSaturdayafternoonintheautumnof1993togetsomeworkdoneinthegarden.Whilesweepingleavesontheground,myfive-year-oldsonNickcameoverandaskedmetowritesomethingonapieceofpapertomakeasignforhim.“Whatfor?”Iasked.“I’mgoingtosellsomeofmystones,"heanswered.Nick_________stonesandhadcollectedmanystonesfromallover.“I’mbusytodothatforyou.Goandaskyourmumforhelp."Isaid.Ashorttimelater,Nickreturnedwithasign,reading."Stones.OneDollarEach”.Hetookthesign,asmallchairand4ofhisbeststonesandwalkedtotheroadinfrontofourgarden.Thereheputthestonesinalineandsatdownonthechair.Afterhalfanhour,nobodypassedby.Iwalkedtohimandaskedhimtogoback,buthedidn't.Anotherhalfhourlater,asmallcarcamedowntheroad.IwatchedasNickstoodup,holdinghissignup.Awomanrolleddownawindowandreadthesign.Icouldn'theartheirtalk,butIsawthewomanturntothedriverandthemanreachforhispocket.Isatintheyard,asNickrantome.Wavingthedollar,heshouted."ItoldyouIcouldsellonestoneforadollar—ifyoubelieveinyourself,youcandoanything."1．Whydidn'tthewriterhelphisson?A．Becausehiswifeisbetteratmakingasign.B．Becausehedidn'tknowwhattowrite.C．Becausehewasbusysweepingleaves.D．Becausehedidn’twanthissontosellthestones.2．Theunderlinedwords"wasfascinatedwith"mean“______”.A．wasfarfromB．wasafraidofC．wasfamousforD．wasinterestedin3．Nickwasaboy______.A．whowaskindB．whohadastrongmindCwhowashonestC．whohadmanyhobbies4．Fromthepassageweknow_____.A．thestoryhappenedinspringB．thecarwasdrivenbyawomanC．NickspenthalfanhoursellingonestoneD．thewritermightbemoved(感动)byhissonF18、ThisisasongmillionsofAmericanswillhearthisNewYear'sEve.ItiscalledAuldLangSyne(《友谊地久天长》).ItisthetraditionalmusicplayedduringtheNewYear'scelebration.AuldLangSyneisanoldScottishpoem.Ittellsabouttheneedtorememberoldfriends.Thewords“auldlangsyne”mean“oldlongsince”.Nooneknowswhowrotethepoemfirst.However,aversion(版本)byScottishpoetRobertBumswaspublished(出版)in1796.Thewordsandmusicweknowtodayfirstappearedinasongbookthreeyearslater.ThesongisplayedintheUnitedStatesmainlyonNewYear'sEve.Theversion(译文)youarehearingtodayisbytheWashingtonSaxophoneQuartet.AsweendourprogramwithAuldLangSyne.Iwouldliketowi