2024届广东省江门市新会区英语九年级第一学期期末调研试题含解析

2024届广东省江门市新会区英语九年级第一学期期末调研试题考生须知：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、—Whatkindsoffruitdoyoulikeeating?—Applesaswellasoranges.A．and B．but C．or2、It______heavilywhenwegotoffthetrain.A．rains B．rained C．israining D．wasraining3、Theideatogoclimbingonsuchasunnydaysowonderful.A．tastes B．sounds C．smells D．feels4、SouthAfricapresidentNelsonMandelapassedaway________December5th,2013________theageof95.A．on;in B．in;at C．on;at D．at;in5、Thereis_____pollutionintheworld.Wemuststopit.A．muchtoo B．toomuch C．manytoo D．toomany6、-It’sthebesttimetovisitLianyungangnow.-Thisisthebestplace_____Ihaveevervisited.A．where B．that C．which D．when7、—HaveyouseenthefilmMonkeyKing?—Yes.Iitthreetimes.Itissointeresting.A．sawB．haveseenC．willseeD．amseeing8、——HaveyouwatchedthelatestTVprogramRunningMat?——Ofcourse!It’spopularwith__________theyoung________theold.A．either;or B．neither;norC．both;and D．not;but9、—Haveyouseen______movieNiceToMeetYou?—Yes,it's______wonderfulone.A．a,the B．the;a C．the;the D．a;a10、Couldyouhelpme_________whattimethefightarrivedyesterday?A．lookout B．findout C．takeout D．letoutⅡ.完形填空11、Theexpression“excuseme”ismoreoftenusedintheUSAthaninChina.AnAmericansays“excuseme”whenhewantsto1infrontofsomeone，toleaveapartyoradinnerorwhenhefinds2lateforameeting.“Thankyou”meansthatyoulikewhatsomeonehasdonefor3.AnAmericansays“thankyou”allday4.Forexample，hewillthankthesaleswomanafter5hasservedhim.Hewillsay“thankyou”tothecashierwhenhe6forhisfood.Hewillsay“thankyou”tothe7whenhebringshimacupofcoffee.AndanAmerican8willsay“thankyou”toastudentifhehasjustansweredthequestion.Athome，thehusbandwillthankhis9forhelpinghimwithhousework.SotheAmericanpeople'sideaofbeingpoliteis10fromours.1．A．go B．come C．give D．pass2．A．he B．his C．him D．himself3．A．you B．he C．your D．yourself4．A．he B．short C．time D．long5．A．he B．she C．you D．it6．A．pay B．paid C．pays D．paying7．A．waiter B．waitress C．boss D．assistant8．A．policeman B．father C．worker D．teacher9．A．aunt B．car C．wife D．dog10．A．same B．difference C．different D．hardⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。Therewasamanwhohadfoursons.Hewantedhissonstolearnnottojudgethingstoo1．(quick).Sohesentthemtogoandlookatapeartreethatwasagreatdistanceawayinturn.Thefirstsonwent2．winter,thesecondinspring,thethirdinsummer,andthe3．(young)soninfall.Whentheyhadallgoneandcomeback,hecalledthemtogethertodescribe4．theyhadseen.Thefirstsonsaidthatthetreewasuglyandbent.Thesecondsoncontradicted—itwas5．(cover)withgreenbudsandfullofpromise.Thethirdsonsaiditwasladenwithblossomsthatsmelledsosweetandlookedsobeautiful.Thelastson6．(agree)withallofthem.Hesaiditwasripeandfilledwithfruit,fulloflifeandfulfillment.Themanthenexplainedtohissonsthattheywereallright,becausetheyhadeachseenbutoneseasoninthe7．(tree)life.Hetoldthemthatyoucannotjudgeatree,8．aperson,byonlyoneseason,andthattheessenceofwhotheyare—thepleasure,joy,andlovethatcomefromthatlife—canonlybejudgedattheend,whenalltheseasonsareup.Ifyougiveupwhenit’swinter,youwillmissthehopeofyourspring,the9．(beautiful)ofyoursummer,fulfillmentofyourfall.Don’tletthepainofoneseasondestroythejoy10．alltherest.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Inthe1920sand30stheairlineswerejustbeginning.Itwasunusualforpeopletotravelbyairbecauseitwasexpensiveanddangerous.Inthosedays,therewerenoflightattendantstolookafterthepassengers.Youngmen,or"stewards"helpedthepassengersontotheairplaneandcarriedthepassengers'luggage(行李)buttheydidnotprovidefoodanddrinks.Butthenin1930,awomancalledEllenChurchinventedthe"stewardess".EllenChurchwasbornin1904onafarminIowa.Shewasadifferentchild.Shedidn'twanttoworkonafarmormarryafarmer—shewantedamoreadventurous(冒险的)life.EllenstudiedtobeanurseattheUniversityofMinnesotaandthengotajobinahospital.Forthenextfewyearsshestayedatthehospitalbutalsotookflyinglessonsandgotherpilot'slicense.Ellenwastwenty-fiveyearsoldwhenshefirstgotintouchwithBoeingAirTransport.Shelovedflyingbutsheunderstoodthatairlineswereaman'sworld.AlthoughwomenlikeEmeliaEarheartwerebecomingfamous,sherealizeditwasimpossibleforawomantohaveacareerasapilot.Butshehadanotheridea.Mostpeoplewerefrightenedofflyingbecauseflyingwasstillanunreliable(不可靠的)waytotravel.Therewereoftendelays(延误),manycrashesandthebadweathersmademanypassengerssick.EllenthoughtnursescouldtakecareofpassengersduringflightsandB．A．T.Agreed.TheyoungwomanfromIowaandsevenothernursesbecamethefirstairstewardesses.Atfirstpilotswereunhappybecausetheydidnotwantstewardessesonairplanes,butpassengerslovedthestewardesses.In1940therewerearound1000ofthemworkingfordifferentairlines.Theearly"stewardesses"hadtobeundertwenty-five-yearold,singleandslim.Whenawomanjoinedanairline,shehadtopromisenottogetmarriedorhavechildren.Itwashardjobandnotwellpaid.Theyworkedlonghoursandearned$1anhour.Inthe1970s,stewardesseswereunhappyintheirjobandairlineshadtomakesomechanges.Sincethe1970s,"stewardesses"havebeencalledflightattendants.Theyarewellpaidandworkfewerhoursthaninthepast.1．Thelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphsuggeststhat_________.A．theword"stewardess"wasmadeupbyEllenChurchB．EllenChurchwasthefirstwomanwhoflewaplaneC．EllenChurchwasthefirstwomanwhoworkedonaplaneD．EllenChurchwasthefirstwomanpassengeronaplane2．Fromthesecondparagraph,welearnthat________.A．EllendidnotbehaveinthesamewayasmostasothergirlsB．Ellen'sfamilywasnotrichenoughtosupporthereducationC．EllenwasfondofworkingasanurseinthehospitalD．Ellenhasanunhappychildhoodthatchangedhercompletely3．ThemainreasonforBoeingAirTransportofferingEllenthejobwas________.A．herflyingexperience B．heruniversityeducationC．hernursingexperience D．herlifeattitudes4．Accordingtothepassage,inthe1940sawomanhadto________ifshewantedtobeastewardess.A．beanurse B．bemarriedC．beamother D．beyoung5．Thepassagemainlytalksabout_______.A．thebackgroundofearlyflyingpilotsB．theexperienceofflyingpassengersC．thehistoryofearlyflightattendantsD．thedevelopmentofairplanesB14、Therewasonceacaptainwholovedmoneysomuchthathecheatedhissailorsattheendofeveryvoyageandtooktheirwages.Onthelastdayofonevoyage,theshipwasinasmallport.Itwaswintertime,andtheseawasverycold,sothecaptainsaidtohissailors,"Ifoneofyoustaysinthewaterduringthewholenight,Iwillgivehimmyship.Butifhecomesoutbeforethesunappears,Ishallgethiswages."Thesailorshadheardaboutthecaptain'scheating,sotheydidn'ttrusthim.Butthenoneofthem,whothoughtthathewasclevererthanthecaptain,saidthathewoulddoit.Hegotintothewater,and,thoughitwasverycold,hestayedinit.Whenitwasnearlymorning,somefishermenlitafireontheshoreabouthalfamileawaybychance."Youarecheating,"thecaptainsaidtothesailor."Thefire'swarmingyou.""Butit'shalfamileaway!"saidthesailor."Afire'sfire,"answeredthecaptain."Ihavewon."Thesailorcameoutofthewater,andsaid,"Perhapsyouthinkthatyouarecleverbecauseyouhavewonmywages,butyoucan'tcookachicken.""Ican,"answeredthecaptain."Ifyoucookthischicken,"saidthesailor,"Ishallworkforyouwithoutwagesforsevenyears,butifyoucan't,youwillgivemeyourship."Thecaptainagreed,tookthechickenandsaid,"Where'sthefire?""Thereitis,"answeredthesailor."Ontheshore.""Butit'shalfamileaway,"saidthecaptainangrily."'Afire'sfire,'yousaid,"answeredthesailor."Ifitisenoughtowarmmeinthewater,itisenoughtocookyourchicken."1．Thecaptaingotthesailors'wages________.A．tobuyachickenforhimselfB．andkeptthemoneyforfutureuseC．bycheatingthemD．andsaidhewouldreturnthemoneysoon2．Thecaptaininsistedthatthefirewaswarmingthesailorbecausehe________.A．didn'twanttolosethebetB．didn'tbelievethesailor'ssuccessC．wantedtokeephispromiseD．wantedtoshowhiscleverness3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A．Thesailorsdidn'ttrustthecaptain.B．Inordertohelpthesailorinthewater,thefishermenmadeafire.C．Thecaptainfailedtocheatthesailorthistime.D．Thesailordidn'tgetoutofthewaterbeforethesunappeared.4．Whatisthetitleofthestory?A．HowaCaptainCheatedHisSailorB．HowaSailorGotaShipC．ABraveSailorD．AFireIsFireC15、It'snoteasytobeanastronaut'sson.Everybodyexpectsyoutobespecialorperfect.Ioftenwonderhowmyfathereverhadasonlikeme.Imeanhe'ssospecialandsogoodateverythinghedoes.Eveninmiddleschoolhewasclassmonitorandcaptainofthefootballteam.Well,tobehonest,Ioftendreamaboutbeingsomekindofheroordoingsomethingspecial-likesavingachildfromaburningbuildingordiscoveringanewstar.IwasdaydreamingatschoolonemorningwhenmyteachersaidtherewouldbeaFather'sDaywritingcompetitionforthewholeschool."Ihopewehaveawinnerrighthereinmyclass."WhenIgothome,Istartedtothinkaboutwhattowrite.Myfatherisanastronaut.No,:Iwouldn'tstartlikethat.Thatwasthewayotherssawhim.HowdidIseemyfather?Hmm...IsawhimsittingwithmeinthedarkwhenIhadaterribledream.Irememberedhowhehugged(拥抱)meforhourswhenmydogSpottywaskilledbyacar.Yes,thesewerethethingsIwasgoingtowrite.Tome,hewasn'tjustaworld-famousastronaut.Hewasmydad.MyparentsandlwenttoschoolThursdaynight.Thereweresomanypeopleinthebighall!Mydadlookedatme,andIshrugged(耸肩).Thethirdprizewasannouncedanditwasnotme.Iwasrelievedanddisappointedatthesametime.Thesecondprizewasannounced.Itwasme.IwentuptothestageandreadwhatIhadwritten,"Myfather'sson".WhenIfinished,thepeoplestoodupandcheered.Isawmyfatherblowinghisnose.Tears(眼泪)wererunningdownmymother'sface.Dadclearedhisthroatandputhishandonmyshoulder.“Son,thisistheproudestmomentofmylife."Itwastheproudestmomentofmylife,too.MaybeI'llneverbeagreatheroorwinaNobelPrize,butitwasenoughjusttobemyfather'sson.1．Thewriter'sdreamis________________________.A．tobecomeanastronaut'ssonB．tohaveaclassmonitorC．tomeetthecaptainofthefootballteamD．todosomethingspecial2．Theteacherhopedto_______________________.A．savethechildfromaburningbuildingB．buyhisfatheragiftforFather'sDayC．havethecompetitionwinnerinhisclassD．takepartinthespeechcompetition3．Whatdidthewriterprobablywriteabout?A．Itwasveryinterestingtobeanastronaut'sson.B．Hisfatherwasspecialandcoulddoeverythingwell.C．Hisfather'sexperiencesasaveryfamousastronaut.D．Theunforgettabletimehespentwithhisfather.4．Whydidthewriter'sparentsgotoschoolThursdaynight?A．Becausetheresultofthecompetitionwouldbeannounced.B．Becausetheywereaskedtogiveaspeechtothestudents.C．Becausetherewasanimportantfootballmatchatschool.D．Becausethewriterdidsomethingwrongatschool.5．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thewriterwasverydisappointedattheresult.B．Thewriter'sachievementmadehisfatherfeelproud.C．Thewriter'smothercriedbecausehedidn'twinfirstprize.D．Thewriter'sfatherhadasorethroatbecausehetalkedtoomuch.D16、Whichofyourhandsdoyouusemost?Veryfewofususebothofourhandswell.Mostofusareright-handed.Onlyaboutfivepeopleoutofahundredareleft-handed.New-bornbabiescantakethingswitheitheroftheirhands,butinabouttwoyearstheyliketousetheirrighthands.Scientistsdon’tknowwhythishappens.Theyhavestudiedit.Theythinkouranimalancestors(祖先)areright-handed.Thismaynotbetrue.Monkeysareourclosestrelations(近亲)intheanimalworld.Scientistshavefoundthatmonkeysliketouseoneoftheirhandsmorethantheother—butitcanbeeitherhand.Thereareasmanyright-handedones.Nexttimeyouvisitthezoo,watchthemonkeyscarefully.You’llseethatsomeofthemwillswing(摆动)fromtheirrighthandsandotherswillusetheirlefthands.Butmosthumanbeings(人类)usetheirrighthandsbetterandthismakeslifedifficultfortheleft-handedones.Weliveinaright-handedworld.1．Veryfewofuscanusebothofourhandswell.Itmeans________.A．wecan’tuseoneaswellastheotherB．wecan’tusebothhandsC．manypeoplecanuseoneaswellastheother.D．someofuscanusebothhands2．New-bornbabies________atfirst.A．canonlyusetheirrighthandsB．canonlyusetheirlefthandsC．can’tusetheirhandsD．canuseboththeirhands3．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Monkeysareleft-handed.B．Monkeysareright-handedC．Someofthemonkeysareleft-handed,andothersareright-handed.D．Therearemuchmoreright-handedmonkeysthanleft-handedmonkeys.4．Weliveina_________.A．left-handedworldB．right-handedworldC．monkeyworldD．animalworld5．Theleft-handedpeoplearedifficultinlifebecause__________A．theycan’tusetheirrighthandsatallB．mostpeopleusetheirrighthandsbetter.C．theycan’tusebothoftheirhandsD．theycan’tusetheirlefthandsE17、Fishingisapopularactivityandeveryfishermanknowstherule:Keepthebigones,throwthesmalleronesback.TheideabehindLtissimple-thelargerfishareprobablyolder.Ifyoukeepthesmallerones,theywon’tbeabletoreproduce,andthefishpopulationisindanger.Butfishingoutthelargestfishfromapopulationhasanunwantedeffect:Overtime,feweradultfishgetreallybig.Ifonlythesmallerfishreproduce（繁殖）,thenfuturegenerationsbecomesmaller.Thisisanexampleofevolution（进化）inaction.Onescientist,DrDavidConoverhasspentthelastdecadestudyingtheeffectsofthe“keepthebigones”ruleandiftheycanbereversed（颠倒）.Tosetuphisexperiment,Conoverandhisteamcaughthundredsofsilversidefishanddividedthemintosixgroups.Fortwogroups,Conoverfollowedthe“keepthelargeones”ruleandtookoutthebiggestfish.Fortwoothergroups,heremovedonlythesmallfish.Forthelasttwogroups,heremovedfishatrandom(随意的).Afterfiveyears,hemeasuredthefishineachgroup.Inthetwogroupswherethelargestfishwereregularlyremoved,theaveragefishsizewassmallerthantheaveragesizeintheothergroups.Herewasevolutioninaction:Ifonlysmallfishsurvivetoreproduce,thenfuturegenerationsoffishwillalsotendtobesmall.Forthesecondfiveyearsofhisexperiment,Conoverchangedtherulesandtookfishrandomlyfromeachgroup.Attheendoftheexperiment,hefoundthatthefishthatwereinthe“keepthelargeones”groupforthefirstfiveyearshadstartedtogetlargeragain,althoughhecalculateditwouldtakeatleast12yearsforthefishinthatgrouptoreturntotheiroriginalsize.Inotherwords,ittakeslesstimetoshrink(变小)thanitdoestorecover.1．Theunderlinedword“it”(Line2)refersto“”A．theactivityB．thefishC．theruleD．thefisherman2．Whydomanypeoplefollowthe“keepthebigones,throwthesmallonesback”rule?A．Ithelpstoprotectfishnumbers.B．Ithelpstoprotectfishsize.C．Itisthecustominmostcountries.D．Theywillbepunishediftheydon’t.3．WhatdidConoverfindafterthefirstfiveyearsofhisexperiment?A．The“keepthebigones”rulemadenodifferencetofishsize.B．The“keepthebigones”rulemadefishsmalleronaverage.C．The“keepthebigones”rulemadethefishbiggeronaverage.D．The“keepthebigones”ruleaffectedallfishpopulationsinthesameway.4．Whatistheauthor’sintentioninwritingthisarticle?A．Toencouragepeopletofishmorecarefully.B．Tourgegovernmentstochangetherulesoffishing.C．Todescribetheresultsofascientificexperiment.D．Tointroducetherulesoffishingtoreaders.F18、InEurope,smallcarshavealwaysbeenmorepopularthanlargecars.IntheUnitedStates,largecarsandmidsizecarsaremorepopularthansmallercars.Asaresult,EuropeanautomakersusedtomakedifferentkindsofsmallcarswhileAmericanautomakersusedtobuildbigger,heaviercars.However,thesedays,automakersinbothAmericaandEuropeproducecarsofdifferentsizes.Thisisbecausemostautomakersexporttheircarsallovertheworld.Thepriceofgasoline(汽油)isonereasonfordifferencesincarchoices.SincegasolineismoreexpensiveinEurope,manyEuropeanswantsmaller,lightercarsthatwilltravelalongwayonagallon（加仑）ofgasoline.Otherreasonsalsoenterintothebigorlittlecardecision.ManyEuropeancitieshavenarrow,winding（弯曲的）streets.Inthesecitiesasmallcariseasiertocontrolthanalargeone.Foralongtime,fewAmericansboughtsmallcars.Insteadtheychoselargecars,becausetheseroomycarsweremorecomfortableforlargefamiliesandlongtrips.Somepeoplealsolikedthepowerfulengines（发动机）thatlargecarshad.Sincegasolinewascheap,driversdidnotmindthatthelargecarsusedalotofgasoline.Butinthe1970s,thereweregasolineshortagesintheUnitedStates.Thepriceofgasolinewentup.Thoughlargecarswerestillmorepopularthansmallercars,salesofsmallcarsincreased.Somepeoplealsoboughtsmallcarsbecausethesecarscausedlessairpollutionthanlargercars.Today,Americans'carpreferencesarestillchanging.ThoughAmericansarestillbuyingmanysmallcars,thefastestgrowingsalesareforcertainkindsoflargecars.Thesetypesofcarsarecalledminivansandsportutilityvehicles(SUV).Theyareverypopulartoday.Butofcourse,thatcouldchangetomorrow.1．Inthe1970s,.A．largecarswerelesspopularthansmallercars.B．EuropeancarsfinallycametotheUnitedStates.C．thepriceofgasolinewentupintheUnitedStates.D．peopleintheUnitedStatesstoppedbuyingsmallcars.2．Whichofthefollow