武汉市第二初级中学2024届九年级英语第一学期期末预测试题含解析

武汉市第二初级中学2024届九年级英语第一学期期末预测试题注意事项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、Neveryourhomeworkuntilthelastminuteonweekends．A．cutoff B．keepoff C．putoff D．turnoff2、—DidTom’sparentsgotothemeetingyesterday?--Yes,_______ofthemdid,but________spoke.A．each;none B．both;none C．neither;both D．both;neither3、---Haveyouseen________movieRalphBreakstheInternet?---Yes,Ithinkit’s________excitingmovie.A．the;an B．the;a C．a;an D．an;a4、Hecouldn't________ananswerwhenIaskedhimwhyhewaslate.A．comeover B．catchupwith C．comeout D．comeupwith5、—Jeff,couldyoutellmehowtotakeataxithrough“Didi”?—___________．A．You'rewelcome. B．Sure,I'dloveto.C．Takeiteasy. D．Itdoesn'tmatter.6、-Doyouknowthe_____________ofprotectingwildanimals?-Sure,Theyareourfriends,iftheydieout,wewillfeellonelyandsadontheearth.A．information B．difference C．importance D．silence7、---MustIbringmystudentcardeverytimeIenterthelibrary?---I’mafraidyou_____.Thelibraryisopenonlytoteachersandstudentsinourschool.A．haveto B．mustn’t C．need D．don’thaveto8、—WhydidJanelooksoupsetyesterday,Betty?—BecauseshefailedtheEnglishexamagain,andshedidn’tknowwhattodo.A．didn’ttake B．didn’tlikeCdidn’tpass9、Itis_____topointatotherswithchopsticksduringamealinChina．Yes．Peoplewillfeeluncomfortableifyoudoso．A．traditional B．impolite C．common D．ancient10、Mysisterwithmyparents_______dumplingswhenIgothomeyesterday.A．aremaking B．ismakingC．wasmaking D．weremakingⅡ.完形填空11、Mr.Clintonandhis13-year-oldsonTonyarebasketballfans.LastOctober10thwasTony’sbirthday,soMr.Clintondecidedtodrive1toNewYorkforthefirstgameoftheWorldSeries.Theyhadnoticketbuthopedtobuya2fromscalpers.Itwasatwohours’ride.Aftertheyarrived,theywalkedinthestreetfortwohours,3asignthatread,“Weneedtwotickets.”Thereweremanyscalpersaround,butthecheapestticketwas$200.Theywereabouttoleavewhensuddenlyamanstoppedthem.Hetookouttwoticketsand4themtoMr.Clinton.“Howmuchdoyouwant?”“Justapresent,”saidtheman.“Enjoythegame.”Mr.Clintonwouldn’t5,sothemanexplained,“I’mJackson.Hansismyboss.Heandhiswifehaven’tmissedaWorldSeriesin18years.Butheisillandcan’twatchthegamethistime.Sohetoldmetogivethetwoticketstopeople6Ithoughtwouldactuallyenjoythegame.Alotofpeoplelookedasiftheymightjusttaketheticketsandsellthem.ThenIsawyouandIfollowedyouforawhile.Youseemedverydisappointed.You7methinkofmydadandmewhenIwasachild.IdreamedofgoingtoaWorldSeriesgamewithmyfather.Butmydreamnevercametrue.”HowdoyousupposethismadeMr.Clintonandhissonfeel?HereiswhatMr.Clintonsaid,“Thisisthemost8thingthateverhappenedtous.MyboyandImusthaveturnedtoeachotherover30timesandsaid,‘Ican’tbelievethis.’WestillneverforgetJacksonandHans.”1．A．meB．herC．himD．us2．A．ticketB．pairC．basketballD．game3．A．carryingB．puttingC．writingD．giving4．A．passedB．soldC．threwD．handed5．A．acceptB．pickC．buyD．refuse6．A．whenB．whoC．whatD．why7．A．letB．taughtC．broughtD．made8．A．importantB．successfulC．wonderfulD．usefulⅢ.语法填空12、Millie:HaveyouheardaboutthepopstarNancy?It'ssaidthatshehasgotcancer.Sandy:I1．(hear)aboutitlastweek.It'sverysadbecauseshe2．(be)sokind.Millie:IheardthatNancyoncedonated~100,000topeoplewho3．(suffer)greatlossintheearthquakeinWenchuan.Sandy:Yes.Sheisagenerousgirl.Millie:NowNancy4．(receive)medicaltreatmentinBelling.Anoperation5．(do)onheryesterdayanditwasasuccess.Sandy.That'sgreat.IreallyhopeNancy6．(get)wellagainsoon.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Thisisataleoftwofriends---oneisblind,theotherhasnoarms.Ontheirown,thetwoare“disabled”.Buttogether,theyareapowerfulteamthathaschangedpartoftheirvillageinNorthChina’sHebeiProvinceintoarich,greenforest.Meet53-year-oldJiaHaixiaandJiaWenqi!Theirstorybeganin2000,whenHaixia,whowasalreadyblindinhisrighteye,losthisleftoneafteranillness.Wenqilosthisarmsinanaccidentwhenhewasjustthree.Neithercouldfindajob,sothetwodecidedtoteamup.Theyrentedsomepoorlandandbegantoplanttrees.Inreturn,thelocalofficialspaidthemasmallfee.HaixiaandWenqineverimaginedthattheywouldendupcreatinganenvironmentalparadise.Theirforestnowhasover10,000trees,hundredsofbirdsandmanyotherwildanimals.Inaddition,itsavesthevillagefromriverfloodingduringtherainyseason.Whenthefriendsworktogether,theyfocusontheirstrengthsnottheirdisabilities.Theirdaybeginsat7a.m.whenthesightlessHaixiacarriesWenqiacrosstherivertogettotheirworksite.Sincetheycannotaffordtobuyyoungtreestoplant,thetwousebranchesfromexistingtrees.Haixiaclimbstothetree-topandwithWenqi’sdirection,selectstheperfectbranch.Hethendigsaholeandcarefullyplantsit.FinallyWenqiwatersthearea.Thoughhard-working,themendon’tmakemuchmoney.ButasWenqiputsit,“_________________________________”NeitherHaixianorWenqicaresaboutmoney.Together,theyalreadyhaveeverythingtheyneed---aperfectpairofeyes,twostronghands,andthebestfriendshipintheworld!1．（小题1）WhydidHaixiaandWenqistartworkingtogether?A．Haixianeededsomeonetohelphim.B．Theybothneededawaytomakemoney.C．Theywantedtoimprovetheenvironment.D．Theywererequiredtodosobylocaloffcials.2．（小题2）HaixiaandWenqi’sforesthashelpedthevillageby______.A．stoppingfloodsintherainyseasonB．increasingthenumberoftouristsC．makingthevillagersricherD．providingmorefarmland3．（小题3）WhydoHaixiaandWenqiplanttreebranches?A．Theyareeasytoget.B．Theydonotcostmoney.C．Theycangrowveryquickly.D．Theyarepreferredbyanimals.4．（小题4）Inparagraph5,whenWenqisays“Westandonourownfeet,sothefruitsofourworktastesweeter”,hemeansthat“______”.A．theyhopetomaketheforestevenbetterB．thefruitsfromtheirtreesareverysweetC．theyareproudnottodependonothersD．theyareabletodoanydifficultwork5．（小题5）Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?A．Nevergiveupandyouwillsucceed.B．Weshouldhelpthedisabledtowork.C．Tryyourbestwhenfacingdifficulties.D．Wecanachievemorewithteamwork.B14、Gettingelectricityhasalwaysbeenaproblemforthe173peoplelivinginNuevoSaposoa,asmallvillageinPeru,SouthAmerica.However,thingswentfrombadtoworseinMarch2015afterheavyrainsdamagedtheonlypowercablesinthearea.Thevillagerswereforcedtouseoillamps,whicharenotonlyexpensivebutalsodangerousbecauseoftheharmfulgasestheyproduce.Luckily,researchersattheUniversityofTechnology(UT)inLima,Peruheardabouttheirproblemandfoundawonderfulsolution.Theymadealampthatcanbepoweredbyplantsandsoil,bothofwhichcanbeeasilyfoundintheAmazonianrainforestwherethevillagelies.ThelamptakesenergyfromaplantgrowinginawoodenboxandusesittolightupanLEDlightbulb.Whilethatmaysoundamazingandevenimpossible,thesciencebehindtheidesisquitesimple.Asplantscreatetheirfood(usingthesun’senergy,waterandchemicalsfromthesoil),theyalsoproducewastewhichtheyreturntothesoil.Tinyanimalsinthesoileatthiswasteandtheyproduceelectrons–thebuildingblocksofelectricalenergy.TheUTteamputspecialsticksinsidethesoiltocapturetheenergyandkeepitinthelamp’sbatteriesforlateruse.Theresearcherssayasinglechargecanpowera50-wattLedlightfortwohours-enoughtimeforlocalvillagerstogettheireveningworkdone.TheuniversitygavetenPlantLampstothevillagersofNuevoSaposoainOctober2015.Sofar,theyhavebeenahugesuccess!ElmerRamirez,theUTprofessorwhoinventedthelamp,believesthePlantLampcouldhelpimprovethelivesofmanypeople,especiallysmallrainforestcommunities,42%ofwhomhavenoelectricity.1．WhataretheproblemsofoillampsaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Theyaredifficulttouseandcreatepollution.B．Theyareexpensivetobuyandeasilydamaged.C．Theyaredifficulttorepairandproducelittlelight.D．Theyareexpensivetouseandcanbebadforhealth.2．TheelectricitymadebythePlantLampcomesfrom______.A．plantfood B．plantwasteC．thesoil’sheat D．thesun’senergy3．WhatistrueaboutthePlantLamp?A．Itcanbemadebylocalpeople.B．Itismucheasiertousethanoillamps.C．Itcanproducealltheelectricitythevillageneed.D．Thethingsitneedstomakeelectricityareeasytofind.4．ThePlantLamp’sinventorbelievesitcouldbemosthelpfulfor_________.A．rainforestcommunities B．carsC．poorpeopleincities D．farmers5．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToreportonanewinventionB．ToexplainanewscientifictheoryC．TodescribehowelectricityismadeD．TodiscusstheproblemsofpoorvillagesC15、ThePhonesWeLoveTooMuchWehaveacloserelationshipwithourphones.Wesleepwiththem,eatwiththemandcarrytheminourpockets.Butphonelovecangotoofar—sofarthatitcanreducehumanlove—betweenparentsandchildren,wivesandhusbands,teachersandstudents,ourfriendsandus.“Akeytoahealthyrelationshipisbeingpresent,”saidJamesRoberts,afamouswriter.Hesaysthatmanypeopleareaddictedtotheirsmartphonesandasiftheycan’tlivewithoutphones.Whenonepartnerkeepscheckinghisorherphone,itmeansthattheyfindthephone(orwhat’sonit)moreinterestingthanyou.A2016studyinvestigated(调查)200peopleabouttheinfluenceofphonesontheirrelationship.Theresultshowedthat70percentofthemsaidthatsmartphonesaffectedtheirprimaryrelationship.Morethanone-thirdsaidtheirpartnerwouldnoticetheirphoneswhiletalking,oneoutoffoursaidtheirpartnersendmessagesduringconversations.Theymaynotknowwhattodoaboutit,buttheyarewillingtochange.Peopleturnofftheirphoneswhentheyareinclassoratameeting.Herearesomesuggestionstoleaveyourphonelongenoughtoconnectwithyourfamily.●Set“nophone”areasinyourhome.Withyourfamily,decidewhichareasofyourhome,suchasthelivingroomandthekitchen,shouldbetechnology-free.Andconsiderstoppingphoneuseinthecarsothatyoucanusethattimetotalktoyourfamilyaboutwhateverisonyourmind.●Buysomeold-fashionedalarmclocksforyourbedsidetable.Putyourphonesinabasketinthekitchen.●Keepphonesoffthetable.Whenyou’reeatingathomeorinarestaurant,keepphonesoffthetable.Whenaphonewaspresentduringaconversation,thepartnersusuallyfeellesssatisfiedwiththeirconversationthanwhenphoneswereabsent.●Practicephonemanners.Ifyoumustlookatyourphone,announcethatyouaredoingso.“Iamjustcheckingthescore/weather/playlistfortwominutes,”showssorrytoyourpartnerthatyouareawarethatyourattentionisaway.Itmayalsomakeyoumoreawareofhowoftenyoupickupyourphonewhenyourpartnerispresent.1．Whatisthepurposefortheauthortowritethispassage?A．Towarnpeoplenottousesmartphonesanymore.B．Tosuggestpeopleusingsmartphonesproperlyandpolitely.C．Toencouragemorepeopletousesmartphonesatconversation.D．Toshowustheimportanceofsmartphonesinthemodernworld.2．Accordingtoa2016survey,aboutofthepeoplebeinginvestigatedsaidtheirpartnerwouldnoticetheirphoneswhiletalking.A．200B．140C．70D．503．Whatdoestheauthoradviseyoutodoifyoumustuseyourphonewhiletalkingtoyourpartner?A．Set“nophone”areasinyourhomeB．Buyanold-fashionedalarmclockC．Keepphonesoffthetable.D．Practicephonemanners.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“areaddictedto”inthethirdparagraphmean?A．losethemselvesinB．showinterestinC．payattentiontoD．getalongwith5．Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputatthebeginningofthefifthparagraph?A．Sadly,manypeoplehaven’trealizedtheproblem.B．However,theproblemismoreseriousthanwethink.C．Luckily,peoplearebeginningtorealizethatsomethingiswrong.D．Anyway,manypeoplehavefounddifferentwaystosolvetheproblem.D16、Nowscientistshavediscoveredthatthedogsbehaveliketheirmasters,too.Justlikechildren,theyusea“lookandlearn”wayswhentheygoabouttheirtasks.ScientistsatOxforduniversitiesdesignedanexperimenttotestifthedogshavetheabilitytocopyhumans’actionsbyusingasimplewoodenbox.10ownersshowedtheirdogshowtoopenthewoodenbox.Sometimestheyusetheirheadstopushitandsometimestheyusetheirhands.10dogsweredividedintotwogroups---Group1andGroup2.Inthefirstpartofthetest,Group1wererewardedwithapieceofmeatforcopyingtheirowner’sactions.Group2wererewardedwithfoodfornotcopyingandusingotherways.Witheachdogtheexperimentwasrepeatedhundredsoftimes.Scientistsrecordedthetimetoseewhichgroupwasfirsttoget85%right.TheyfoundthatGroup1finishedthetaskmuchsoonerthanGroup2.Inthesecondpartofthetest,allthedogswereonlyrewardedforcopyingthewaythattheirownersused.Group1reachedthe85%markmorequicklythanGroup2.Sothescientistsdrawaconclusion:“Likehumans,dogscancopyactionsthattheysee.Dogs’imitative（仿效的）behaviorisshapedmorebytheirinteractions（互动）withhumansthanbyevolution(进化).”Scientistssaid，“Adog’sbehaviorisinfluencedmuchlikethatofachild;theylookandlearnsimilarbehavior.Wehopethatownersunderstandtheimportanceoftheiractionsandusethisknowledgetosetgoodexamplesandthereforehaveagoodeffectonthebehavioroftheirpets.”1．Thescientistsbelievedog’simitativebehaviormainlycomesfrom______________.A．properrewardsB．domesticationC．human-doginteractionsD．evolution2．Thebesttitlemaybe“___________________”A．Dogscanfinishtheirtasksquickly.B．Dogsareinterestinganimals.C．Mastersalwayssetgoodexamples.D．Dogsbehaveliketheirmasters.3．Fromtheexperiment,weknow__________________.A．Ittookthetwogroupsofdogsthesametimetofinishtherequiredtask.B．Thedogsthatcopiedtheirmastersfinishedtherequiredtaskmuchsooner.C．Thedogsthatwereencouragedtocopytheirmastersfinishedthetaskmoreslowly..D．Thedogsthatwereencouragednottocopytheirmastersfinishedthetaskmorequickly..4．Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecaninfer______________.A．acruelmancanraiseacrueldogB．dogscanbeinfluencedbyanyoneC．dogsalwaysbehavepositivelyD．dogsarethebestkindofpetsE17、GreenwoodGazette…………………ToHireAQuietflatinGreenwood2bedrooms,largekitchenNearshopsandrestaurants￡600amonthPhone073480848153BSmall3rd-floorflatincentralLondon1bedroom2minutesfromthetrainstation￡650amonthPhone0209339458CHouseinHoburnfromendofSeptember3bedrooms,smallgardenNeartheuniversity￡1000amonthPhone0712274769331．IfyouwanttohireFlatBforhalfayear,howmuchshouldyoupayforit?A．￡650.B．￡3250.C．￡3900.D．￡7800.2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．FlatAisthemostexpensiveofthethree.B．FlatBisfarawayfromthetrainstation.C．Youcanmakephonecallstoknowabouttheinformationabove.D．YoucanhirethehouseinHoburnifyouwanttocookinalargekitchen.F18、Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagentlastnight.Hehadleftamessagethenightbefore,tellingmethatmyshowwastobecancelled.Icalledhimseveraltimes,buteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaited,buttherewasstillnocall.Threehourspassingby,Ibecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentdidn'tcareaboutmywork,andhedidn'tcareaboutme.Thatthoughtbeatme.Istartedtoshoutatthephone,"Letmewait,willyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare?"AtthattimeIdidn'trealizemywifewaslookingon.Withoutshowinghersurprise,sherushedin,tookawaythephoneandpulledthelinesoutofthephone,andshoutedatthephone,"Yeah!Whodoyouthinkyouare?Badtelephone!Badtelephone!"Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.Istoodwatchingher,speechless.Whatonearth...?Shesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouse,"Nowhearthis!Allobjectsinthisroom-ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusband,outyougo!"Thensheturnedtome,kissedme,andsaidquietly,"Dear,youjusthavetolearnhowtotakecontrol."Withthat,shelefttheroom.Afterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandout,shoutingateverythinginsight,Inoticedthatsomethinginmyfeelingshadchanged