湖南省长沙市铁路第一中学2024届九年级英语第一学期期末调研模拟试题含解析

湖南省长沙市铁路第一中学2024届九年级英语第一学期期末调研模拟试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—IwonderwhatMr.Wangaskedyoujustnow?—Heasked_______.A．whetherIwilltakepartinthesingingcompetitionB．howlongIhaveboughtmynewbikeC．whatwaswrongwithmyoldbikeD．howmuchmoneydidIspentonbook2、CanyouhearMary________whenyoupassherroom?A．sing B．singing C．tosing D．sang3、Ihopeyoucan________mewhenIforgetsomethingimportant.A．support B．push C．remind D．warn4、—Isthisrestaurantagoodplacetoeatat?—________.A．Ihopenot B．That’sallright C．Ihopeso D．Nevermind5、Thecomedy,lostinThailand(泰囧),opened________December12andbyDecember24ithadmade721millionyuan.A．inB．onC．atD．by6、Mikeusedtobeatopstudent,buthe______behindsincehelosthimselfincomputergames.A．fellB．hasfallenC．wasD．hasbeen7、—Janegotan“A”intheEnglishtest.—_______.Sheworksthehardestinourclass.A．ManyhandsmakelightworkB．ItneverrainsbutitpoursC．Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasketD．Nopain,nogain8、RecentlypeopleinChina____takemuchmoneyonshoppingbecausetheyoftenuseAlipay(支付宝)A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．mustn’t D．can’t9、Idon’tneedtobuytheCD________IwillborrowitfromLingling.A．until B．because C．if D．before10、Isithardworkthatbringssuccess?Theansweris“YES”.Successfollowsonlythose_____workhard.Theharderyouwork,theluckieryouwillget.A．which B．who C．whatⅡ.完形填空11、InChina,SpringFestivalisthemostimportantofalltheholidaysintheyear.Twoimportantthings1tomakethisholidaydifferentfromallothers:givingpresentsandspendingit2thefamily.Manyweeks3SpringFestival,weknowitiscoming.Inthe4goodsforthisspecialholidayappearandoutsidethemthespecialNewYeardecorations.Theadvertisements5allthenewspaperstellusthatthereare"Onlyfive6shoppingdaystoSpringFestival".7yougo,youwillrealizethatSpringFestival,whichcomes"only8ayear",iscomingagain.Giving9toone'sfamilyisaverysweetcustom(风俗).Thespiritbehindthepresentmattersmost,notthepresent10.ItisgoodatSpringFestivalto11tothefamilyhomeandmeetparents,grandparentsandasmanyaunts,unclesandcousinsaspossible.Inthepast,12NewYear'sEve,allthemembersofafamily13stayathomemakingdumplingstogether.14manypeopleenjoywatchingTV.Duringtheday,childrenweartheirnewclothes.Theeveningisusuallyspentingames,talking,moreeatingand15.1．A．help B．want C．get D．hope2．A．in B．on C．at D．with3．A．after B．before C．during D．at4．A．towns B．schools C．shops D．restaurants5．A．on B．in C．from D．above6．A．other B．fewer C．another D．more7．A．Where B．Wherever C．Whatever D．How8．A．atime B．twice C．one D．once9．A．money B．presents C．wishes D．cards10．A．itself B．themselves C．byitself D．either11．A．go B．come C．return D．turn12．A．in B．at C．on D．by13．A．would B．might C．could D．haveto14．A．Now B．But C．And D．So15．A．sleeping B．playing C．running D．drinkinⅢ.语法填空12、Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'm1.1．(quiet)andmoreseriousthanmostkids.That'swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharder2.2．class.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,3.3．weenjoystudyingtogether.I'mshysoit'snoteasyforme4.4．(make)friends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks—youdon'tneedalotof5.5．(they)aslongasthey'regood.Idon't6.6．(real)careifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavorite7.7．(say)is,“Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.”MybestfriendCaroliskindandveryfunny.We8.8．(know)eachothersincewewereverylittle.Infact,she'sfunnierthananyoneIknow.I9.9．(break)myarmlastyearandshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshe10.10．(care)aboutmebecauseshe'salwaystheretolisten.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、ChristmasSingingCompetition2016EntryForm（参赛表）Singer'sName

Singer’sAge

CompetitionType

Music

Age

Singing

BringyourownCD,Prepare2songs

13-19yearoldsonly

Prizes

EntryDate

Fee

1st,2ndand3rd

BeforeNovember30,2016

None

CompetitionRulesRelativesofjudges（评委）andorganizersarenotallowedtotakepartinthecompetition.Allsingersmustbebetween13and19yearsofageSingersaged17oryoungerneedthepermissionofaparenttotakepart(SeeParentPermissionbelow)Allsingersmustarriveatleast30minutesbeforethestartofthecompetition.Latecomerswillnotbeallowedtotakepart.Prizes:1stPrize-$1000(oneprizeonly)2ndPrize-$250(3prizes)3rdPrize-$100(5prizes)Winnerswillbedecidedaccordingtothefollowing:VoiceQuality

50%

SongChoice

15%

AudienceResponse

25%

DancingAbility

10%

1．Howmanypeoplewillbegivenprizesintotal?A．Three B．Five C．Nine D．Ten2．Whocantakepartinthecompetition?A．A20-year-oldsinger.B．A19-year-olddaughterofajudge.C．A15-year-oldfriendofanorganizer.D．A12-year-oldfriendofWilliamDaniels.3．Ifonesinger’sparentswanttowatchthecompetition,howmuchwilltheypay?A．$15 B．$20 C．$25 D．$304．Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantfordecidingthewinners?A．VoiceQuality B．SongChoice.C．AudienceResponse D．DancingAbility.5．Ifan18-year-oldsingerwantstoenterthecompetition,whichpartsoftheformmustbecompleted?A．Singer’sName.B．Singer’sNameandSinger’sAge.C．Singer’sName,Singer’sAgeandDateofEvent.D．Singer’sName,Singer’sAgeandParentPermission.B14、Ifyouhearthesoundofahandsetbeeping(手机响)inabagorpocket,youcouldbeforgivenforthinkingthatsomeonehasreceivedatextmessage.Butnowadaystherearesomanydifferentwaysofmessagingsomeonethatitcouldspellthedeathofthetraditionaltextasweknowit.Textmessaging,ortexting,istheartofsendingashort,electronicmessagebetweentwomobilephonesortablets(平板电脑).Userspayacertainamounttosendmessagesvia(通过)SMS—shortmessageservice.Butinthelastfewyears,messaginginthiswayhasbeenonthedecline(下降).Theriseofsmartphonesandtabletshasseenanincreaseintheuseofinstantmessagingapps(即时通信应用程序),whichtaketheplaceoftraditionaltexts.UsingwirelessInternetconnections,peoplecansendlimitlessnumbersofIMstotheirfriendsforverylittlecost.Unliketraditionalmobiletexts,theuserusuallyonlyhastopaytodownloadtheapponce,afterwhicheachmessagetheysendisfree.Webdeveloperssoon________Instantmessagingappshavebecomepopularallovertheworld.WhatsAppinAmericaandEurope,WeChatinChinaandKakaoTalkinSouthKoreaarebutafewwhichhaveattractedhundredsofmillionsofpeople,whousetheappstochattotheirfriendsinrealtime.Theseappsallowpeopletosendpicturemessagesforfree—somethingwhichpreviouslywasquitecostly.ResearchcompanyInformasaidthatalmost19billionmessagesweresentperdayusingchatappsin2012,comparedwith17.6billionSMStexts.Anditexpectsthechatappmarkettogrowt050billionperdayby2014.Sodoesthisreallymeantheendforcommunicationbytext?PamelaClark—DicksonfromInformadoesn'tthinkso.Shesaysthattherearealargenumberofpeoplewhousenormalmobilephones,particularlyindevelopingcountries,whoprefertheSMSmessagingtool.ThereisanawfullybigbaseofmobilephoneuserswhoarestillgoingtofindthatSMSisthebestmessagingexperienceforthemforawhile.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．AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Instantmessagingappsarebecomingmoreandmorepopularnowadays.B．Comparedwithinstantmessaging,traditionaltextsaremorepopularnow.C．InstantmessagingandSMSmessagingarebothwayswecanchatwithothers.D．Moreandmorepeoplechoosetousesmartphonesandtablets.2．Theunderlinedphrase"gotthemessage"inParagraph4means______A．receivedanSMSmessageB．gotaninstantmessageC．understoodwhatwaswantedD．gotapieceofinformation3．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．peoplesent19billionSMStextseverydayin2012B．AllthemessagessentonmobilephonesandcomputersarefreeC．PicturemessagescanbesentatahighpriceifyouuseWechatD．Tosendinstantmessages,peopleusuallyhavetodownloadtheappfirst4．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagragh?A．pamelaClark-Dicksondoesn’tsupporttheSMSmessagingB．FewpeoplelikesendingmessagesviaSMSatphonesC．ManypeoplearestillsengingmessagesonmobilephonesD．SMSmessaginghasdisappearedindevelopedcourtries.5．Whatisthebesttitlefortext?A．thedeathoftextmessagingB．HowtosendmessagesviaSMSC．SMScostslessthanIMsD．WeChatinChinaispopular.C15、Evennowadaystherearealotofmisunderstandingsbetweennationalities.Let’shavealookatwhatthefollowingpeoplehavetosay.MariaConti:IfindtheEnglishpeopleinsincere(虚伪),coldandunfriendly.Theykeepsaying“Thankyou”,“I’msorry”,evenwhentheydon’tknoweachother.Theyareevenpolitetotheirownrelatives!Exceptforhelpingyoufindyourwayinthestreets,theyaren’treallyfriendlyandneverinviteyoutotheirhouses.GiannisSinios:OnthecontraryIfoundthembothbroad-mindedandfriendly.Iwasinvitedtopeople’shousesandtheyallshowedgreatinterestinmyideas,Greeklifeandpeople.InEnglandIlearnedthatitwaspossibletobewarm,friendlyandpoliteatthesametime.JudyBrown:IlivedinbothItalyandGreeceforafewyears.Atfirsttherewereafewmisunderstandingsbetweenmyforeignfriendsandmyself.Forexample,IoncegaveaGreekfriendapresentforherbirthday.Iwasrathersorrythatshedidn’tunwrapitimmediately.What’smore,sheevendidn’tthankmeuntilIaskedherifshelikedit!I’velearnedfromdifferentexperiencesthatalotofforeignersfindourattitudetowhatweEnglishpeoplecallpolitenessisratherinsincere.Theyfeelthatpolitenessisn’tnecessarybetweenfriends.1．AccordingtoMariaConti,itis_________.A．insinceretokeepsaying“thankyou”and“I’msorry”tostrangersB．necessaryforrelativestobepolitetoeachotherC．unfriendlyfortheEnglishpeopletohelpyourwayinthestreetsD．notpolitefortheEnglishpeopletoinvitehertotheirhouses2．GiannisSiniosisfrom________.A．EnglandB．GreeceC．ItalyD．America3．AccordingtoJudyBrown’sexperience,___________.A．whattheEnglishpeoplecallpolitenessisratherinsincereB．theEnglishpeoplearelesspolitethanthepeopleinothercountriesC．ideasofwhataregoodmannersarethesameindifferentcountriesD．ideasofwhatispolitenessarenotalwaysthesameindifferentcountriesD16、StevenJobs，thedesigner(设计者)ofAppleComputer，wasnotcleverwhenhewasinschool.Atthattime，hewasnotagoodstudentandhealwaysmadetroubleswithhisschoolmates.Whenhewentintocollege，hedidn’tchangealot.Thenhe______Buthewasfullofnewideas.Afterheleftcollege，StevenJobsworkedasavideogamedesigner.HeworkedthereforonlyseveralmonthsandthenhewenttoIndia.Hehopedthatthetripwouldgivehimsomenewideasandgivehimachangeinlife.StevenJobslivedonafarminCaliforniaforayearafterhereturnedfromIndia.In1975，hebegantomakeanewtypeofcomputer.HedesignedtheAppleComputerwithhisfriendinhisgarage(车库).Hechosethename“Apple”justbecauseitcouldhelphimtorememberahappysummerheoncespentinanappletreegarden.HisAppleComputerwassuchagreatsuccessthatStevenJobssoonbecamefamousallovertheworld.1．StevenJobswasnotagoodstudentinschoolbecausehe____.A．neverdidhislessonsB．wasfullofnewideasC．alwaysmadetroubleswithhisschoolmatesD．droppedout2．Theunderlinedphrase“droppedout”infirstparagraphmeans_____inChinese.A．退学B．升学C．设计D．改变3．StevenJobsdesignedhisnewcomputer____.A．inIndiaB．withhisfriendC．inanappletreegardenD．byhimself4．StevenJobswasfamousforhis____allovertheworld.A．newideasB．appleC．AppleComputerD．videogames5．FromthispassageweknowStevenJobs____.A．didn’tfinishhisstudiesinthecollegebecausehehatedhisschoolmatesB．likedtravelinginIndiaandCaliforniaC．couldonlydesignvideogamesD．likedtryingnewthingsandmakinghisnewideasbecometrueE17、IntheeyesofmanyWesterners,Chinesearethebesthostsbuttheworstguestsintheworld.Thisisprobablybecausetheguest-hostrelationshipinChinaismuchdifferentfromthatinsomeWesterncountries.InChina,guestsarealmostlikegods.WheneverIenteraChineseperson'shome,thereisalwaysfruitonthetableforme,andsomeoneisquicktobringmeacupofteaorwater.IntheWest,thingsaredifferent.Actingaccordingtothehost'swayofdoingthingsisusualbehaviorforaguest.AndtherearelotsofthingsWesternersfinddifficulttoadaptto.Forexample,mymother-in-lawdoesn'tsmoke,sowhenIseesomeofherguestssmokinginherhouse,Iasanon-smoker,wouldfeelunhappy.UsuallyIwanttostopthemdirectly.ButImustrealizethat,tobeagoodhostinChina,shemustn'tdothat.However,inmostNorthAmericahomes,youshouldnotsmoke.Ifyoureallywanttosmoke,youcouldask,“IsitOKifIsmoke?”Butdon'tbesurprisedifyougeta“no”.Inourculture,it'snotconsideredrudeatall.

InChina,youprobablywon'tneedtochangetheguest-hostrelationshipverymuchbecauseyouwillprobablyonlybethehost,andChinesearenaturallyverygoodhosts.ButifWesternhostsinviteyoutotheirhouse,trynottobetoosurprisediftheirstyleoftreatingyouisnotwhatyouhaveexpected.1．ManyWesternsthinkChinesearetheworstguestsbecause.A．Chineseactlikegodsintheirhome B．theydon'texpectgiftsfromChineseC．thereareculturaldifferences D．Chineseareheavysmokers2．Ifthewriter'sguestswanttosmokeinhishouse,hewillprobablysay“”A．It'sOK.Goahead. B．Wouldyoulikeacigarette?C．Smokingisabadhabit. D．Sorry,pleasedon'tsmokehere.3．Inthepassage,theunderlinedphrase“adaptto”probablymeans“”.A．thinkbackto B．getusedtoC．lookforwardto D．keepcloseto4．Whenitcomestotheguest-hostrelationship,thewriterthinks.A．foreignersshouldlearnfromtheChineseB．hostsmustdothingsintheguests'wayC．WesternhostsarealwaysnicetoguestsD．peopleshouldunderstandculturaldifferenceF18、Yourbraincontrolseverythingyoudo.Itmakesitpossibleforyoutothink,learn,createandfeel;toblink(眨眼)andbreatheandforyourhearttoheat–thisfantasticcontrolcenterisyourbrain.Itissoamazingthatafamousscientistoncecalledit“themostcomplex(复杂)thingwehaveyetdiscoveredinouruniverse”.Canthissmallgreyorgan(器官),whichweighslessthanoneandahalfkilos,reallydosomuch?Amazingly,yourbraincontainsabout100billionneurons(神经元)-itwouldtakeyouover3,000yearstocountthemall.Believeitornot,theactivityinyourbrainneverstops.Yourneuronscreateandsendmoremessagesthanallthephonesintheworld.Andalthoughoneneuroncreatesonlyalittleelectricity,allyourneuronstogethercanproduceenoughelectricitytopoweralightbulb(灯泡).Soexactlyhowfastdoesyourbrainwork?Well,imaginethis:abeelandsonyourfoot.Neuronsinyourskinsendthisinformationtoyourbrainataspeedofmorethan240kilometersperhour.Yourbrainthenusesotherneuronstosendthemessagebacktoyourfoottoshakethebeeoffquickly.Theseneuronscansendthisinformationatmorethan320kilometersperhour.Nocomputerhasyourbrain'sunbelievableabilitytodealwiththeamountofinformationcomingfromyoureyes,earsandothersensoryorgans.Buthowdoesyourbrainallowyoutolearnthingsthatyouwilluseinthefuture?Thestructure(结构)ofyourbrainchangeseverytimeyouhaveanewthought,rememberorlearnsomething.Forexample,ridingabikeseemsimpossibleatfirst,butsoonyouareabletodoit.How?Asyoupractice,yourbrainsends"bikeriding"messagesagainandagainSoon,theactionsarelearntandyouareabletorideabikeeasilyfromthenon.1．Fromthepassageweknowthatneurons___________.A．receivemessagesveryslowlyB．areonlyfoundinyourskinC．sendmessagestoyourbrainD．needelectricitytowork2．InParagraph3,thewritermentionscomputersto___________.A．comparethemwiththehumanbrainB．showhowfasttheyhavebecomeC．saythatcomputershavenoabilitiesD．askpeopletousecomputersmore3．Whenyouhaveanewthought,___________.A．yourbrainwillpoweralightbulbB．yourheartbeatsfasterC．youremembersomethingD．thestructureofyourbrainchanges4．WhichofthestatementsaboutthebrainisTRUE?A．Thespeedoftheneuronsinthebraincanbeupto320kilometersperminute.B．Theelectricityproducedbytheneuronscanhardlypoweralightbulb.C．Welearnanewskillbysendingthemessagesagainandagainthroughthebrain.D．Afterreceivin