2024届甘肃省天水市英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题含解析

2024届甘肃省天水市英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Boysandgirls,whynotreadEnglishaloud?It's____toyourpronunciationandreadingskills.A．harmful B．useless C．helpful D．thankful2、—IfailedtheexamandI’mafraidthatI’ll____myparentsdown.—Comeon.Don’t____yourself.A．make;behardinB．let;behardonC．keep;behardwithD．put;behardon3、HisnameisJamesbuthecalls________Jim.A．his B．himself C．him D．不填4、Tomoftenplays_______pianoonSunday,buthelikesplaying_______basketball.A．the,/ B．/,the C．a,a D．the,a5、---______goodtimewehadatthepartyyesterday!---Yeah.Itwassuchanexcitingparty____Iwouldneverforgetit.A．Whata;that B．What;asC．How;that D．How;as6、Ibelieveeverystudentinourschoolanticipatesenteringhisorherdreamhighschool.A．looksforward B．expects C．looksforwardto D．hopes7、—I’mgoingtomissyou,dear.—Ifeel_______thesame.A．hardlyB．exactlyC．seriouslyD．properly8、—WhereisTom?—Heisplayingfootball___________theplayground.A．ofB．toC．onD．from9、Ican’tfindmypen．Couldyouhelp______findit?A．me B．I C．myself D．mine10、---Doyouknow______whatyourdreamis?---Yes.Iwillworkhardtomakemydreamcometrue.A．exactly B．hardly C．carefully D．nearlyⅡ.完形填空11、My9-year-olddaughterandIwereflyingfromourhomeinCharlotte,NorthCarolina,tospendaweekwithmyhusbandMikeinMiami,Florida.1hadbeenworkinginFloridaforfivemonths.Kallie2herdadterribly.Theplanewasfull.Ihad3agroupofBoyScouts(童子军)atthegateandsaidtomydaughterthat4anythinghappened,wewouldbeOKwithallthosescoutsonour5!Becausewedidnotgetourboardingpassesuntilwe6thegate,KallieandIcouldnotgetseatstogether.Thatwasn’tsuchabigdeal,exceptthatKalliehadcountedonmereadingtoherthewholeway.Whenthe7inmyrowboardedtheplane,IaskediftheywouldchangeplaceswithKallieorme.They8,sayingtheywantedtostayintheirownseats.Atthesametime,amotherandhertwochildrenseveralrowsaheadofusalsometthesame9.Themothercouldholdherbaby,buther6-year-oldsonhadtositwithstrangers.10nobodyofferedtohelpher.Suddenly,thescoutleaderstoodupandsaid:“Ma’am,Ithinkwecanhelpyou.”Hethen11fiveminutesrearranginghisgroupsotherewasspaceavailableforthefamily.Andthenthemotherwasmuchmore12.Amazingly,themansittingnexttothescoutleader,turnedtomeandasked:“Wouldyouandyourdaughterlikeour13?”Wechangedseatsandcontinuedonourtrip,veryhappytobetogether.Wouldthatmanhave14ushisseatifthescoutshadn’tdonesoforthemomandherchildren?Idon’tknow.ButIdoknowthat15isgood,andgooddeedscausemoregooddeeds!Beingkindisimportantandcanbeanexampleforeveryonearoundyou.Oneactofkindnesscaninturncausemanymorekindacts.1．A．SheB．HeC．WeD．They2．A．likedB．hatedC．missedD．forgot3．A．discoveredB．thoughtC．admittedD．noticed4．A．ifB．whenC．beforeD．after5．A．shipB．flightC．trainD．bus6．A．leftforB．leftC．arrivedatD．arrivedin7．A．passengersB．travellersC．hostessD．scouts8．A．promisedB．acceptedC．refusedD．agreed9．A．timeB．problemC．questionD．performance10．A．ThereforeB．BecauseC．AndD．However11．A．tookB．costC．spentD．made12．A．tiredB．relaxedC．surprisedD．friendly13．A．presentsB．booksC．storiesD．seats14．A．offeredB．gaveC．showedD．provided15．A．politenessB．kindnessC．happinessD．carefulnessⅢ.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、Myhouseismadeofwood,glassandstone.Itisalsomadeofsoftware.Ifyoucometovisit,you’llprobablybesurprisedwhenyoucomein.SomeonewillgiveyouanelectronicPIN

towear.ThisPINtellsthehousewhoandwhereyouare.Thehouseusesthisinformationtogiveyouwhatyouneed.Whenit’sdarkoutside,thePINturnsonthelightsnearestyou,andthenturnsthemoffasyouwalkawayfromthem.Musicmoveswithyoutoo.Ifthehouseknowsyourfavoritemusic,itplaysit.Themusicseemstobeeverywhere,butinfactotherpeopleinthehouseheardifferentmusicornomusic.Ifyougetatelephonecall,onlythenearesttelephonerings.Ofcourse,youarealsoabletotellthehouseifyouwantsomething.Thereisahomecontrolconsole(控制台),asmallmachinethatturnsthingsonandoffaroundyou.ThePINandtheconsolearenewideas,buttheyareinfactlikemanythingswehavetoday.Ifyouwanttogotoamovie,youneedaticket.IfIgiveyoumycarkeys,youcanusemycar.Thecarworksforyoubecauseyouhavethekeys.MyhouseworksforyoubecauseyouwearthePINorholdtheconsole.Ibelievethatseveralyearsfromnowon,mostnewhomeswillhavethesystemsthatI’veputinmyhouse.ThesystemswillprobablybeevenbiggerandbetterthantheonesI’veputintoday.Iliketotrynewideas.Iknowthatsomeofmyideaswillworkbetterthanothers.ButIhopethatonedayIwillstopthinkingofthesesystemsasnew,andaskmyselfinstead,“HowdidIlivewithoutthem?”1．Thewriter’shouseisNOTmadeof________.A．bricksB．woodC．glassD．software2．Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．Howtodevelopanewsystem.B．ThefunctionofthePIN.C．Ahomeforthefuture.D．Easylifeinthefuture.3．Whatisthewriter’spurposeofwritingthefourthparagraph?A．Toletreadersknowwhyhisideasarenew.B．ToexplainwhatthefunctionsofthePINandtheconsoleare.C．ToexplaintheimportanceofthePINandtheconsole.D．Toletreadersknowhowspecialhishouseis.4．Thewriter’snewhouseisdifferentfromordinaryonesmainlybecause

________.A．ithasyourfavouritemusicfollowingyouB．youcanmakeatelephonecallanywhereC．thewriterisabletochangehisnewideaintopracticeD．ithasbeencontrolledbycomputers5．Whatisthewritermostlikelytobeaccordingtothepassage?A．AnITexpert.B．Afamousengineer.C．Agameplayer.D．Anexperiencedteacher.B14、JuniorschoolstudentsinHarbin，Heilongjiang，hada"longweekend"．TheyhadfourdaysofffromOct．19-1．Itwasnotforanyfestival，butwascausedbyserioussmog．ThesmogwascausedbyhighlevelsofPM2．5intheair．PM2．5issmallparticles（微粒）ofpollutionintheairwithadiameter（直径）of2．5micrometersorless．WastegasfromcarsandfactoriesisthebiggestcauseofPM2．5pollution．OnOct．17，theWorldHealthOrganizationnamedairpollutionacauseofcancer．Tobetterprotectchildren，citiesaretakingaction．OnOct．21，HarbinEducationBureaudecidedtocloseprimaryandjuniorhighschoolsfortwodays．BeijingstartedaprogramonOct．1whichhasawarningsystemwithfourlevels．Theredwarningisthehighestwarninglevel．Itmeansthatthenextthreedayswillseeseriouspollution．Whenaredwarningisissued（发布），schoolswillclose．Ifthere'spollutionthat'snotasserious，theBeijingCommissionofEducationwillaskschoolstostopPEclassesandoutdooractivities．Howwillstudentsbeinformed?"First，theCommissionofEducationwillinformschoolsonline，"YeYan，headofBeijingShijingshanquExperimentalPrimarySchool，toldBeijingTimes．"Thenteacherswilltextstudents’parents．"Willthedaysoffaffectthestudyplan?"Missingschooldayswillbemadeupduringthesummerorwintervacations，"saidWangHao，aphysicaleducationteacherinBeijingChaoyangdistrict．ForstudentsinHarbinwhohadthelongweekend，theywouldgotoschoolonthenexttwoSaturdays．根据材料内容选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。3．WhydidstudentsinHarbinhavealongweekend?A．Becausetheweatherwasextremelycold．B．Becauseaspecialfestivalcame．C．Becausethewintervacationbegan．D．Becausetherehappenedserioussmog．4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutPM2．5?A．Itmakeswaterpolluted．B．Peoplecanseeitwitheyes．C．Itonlycomesfromfactories．D．Itcancauseseriousdiseases．5．WhenaredwarningisissuedinBeijing，whatwillhappen?A．Alloftheworkwillbestopped．B．Peoplearen'tallowedtogooutside．C．Schoolswillbeclosedforafewdays．D．Airpollutionwillbeseeninafewweeks．6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"text"meaninChinese?A．写信B．发信息C．写文章D．发邮件7．Whatisthereadingmainlyabout?A．WhatPM2．5ismadeupof．B．Howpeoplefightagainstairpollution．C．Whatinfluencethesmogbringstoschool．D．Howschoolsdealwiththemissingschooldays．C15、Wheneverthere'saterriblestorm,thereareplentyofsadstories.Manypeoplelosttheirhouses,theircarsandtheirpets.Butsometimesthesestorieshavehappyendingstoo.AfamilyinNewJersey,US,hadacatnamedVivien.Sheisverysmart.Shecouldevendrawwithherwetpawsonthefloor.Theyallloveherverymuch.Whenhurricane(飓风)SandyhitAmericainOctober,theymovedtoasaferplace-13kmawayfromhome.SadlyVivienwentmissing.Thewholefamilywereworriedabouther.TheyputuppostersontheInternettolookforher.Alltheninefamilymemberssearchedwherevertheythoughtshecouldstay,buttheydidn'tfindit.ThefamilythoughtVivienwasgoneforever.Butsixmonthslater,Vivienshowedupattheirhouse,accordingtoYahooNews.Theyconsideredherreturnasawonder.NoonecanbesurewhereVivienwasforallthattime.Manyanimalsaregoodatfindingtheirwayhome.Peopleusuallysaythatdogsandcatsfindtheirwayhomethroughusingtheirsenseofsmell.Butthatdoesn'texplainhowVivienfoundherwayback.HurricaneSandyblewawaythenormalsmellsofhome."Iwishshecouldtalk,"saidherowner.1．FromthepassageweknowSandyisaA．petB．houseC．girlD．hurricane2．ThecatwasmissingforA．4monthsB．6monthsC．9monthsD．13months3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Viviencouldevendraw.B．Thefamilytriedhardtolookforthepet.C．Theownerknewhowthecatfoundherwayhome.D．Manypeoplelosttheirhouses,theircarsandtheirpetsbecauseofthehurricane.4．Whatcanbethebesttitle(标题)forthepassage?A．ATerribleStormB．ACleverPetC．ASmartOwnerD．AsadstoryD16、Hannahwalkedaloneinthewoodsandfeltsad.Shewasnineyearsoldbutshehadalreadyseenmanychangesinhershortlife.Theyweren’tallbadthings,somewereprettywonderful.Hannahlovedhavinghernewlittlesisterandherstepmother,Emma,wasjustlovely.Shehadtostartatanotherschoolsoon,butshewasalwaysabletomakefriends.Evenso,hersecretself-wishedthatthingsdidn’thavetochangeatall.＂Whydopeoplehavetoleave,familiesmove,alittlegirlgrowsup?＂Thesethoughtsmadeherfeelworried.Hannahkickedastoneonthepathandithitahugeoaktree.Shewalkednearertothetree.＂AmIdreaming?＂Hannahrubbedhereyes.Thetreewasmoving!Itsbigbrancheswerereachingouttoher.Soon,shewasencircledbybranchesandleaves.Thenshebecameonewiththetree.Herbrownhairgrewlongerandlonger,asitcurledaroundtheleaves.Herbodygrewleanandstronganditmixedwiththeoutercoveringoftreeuntiltheysharedonetrunk.Herarmsandlegsreachedoutfingerandhigher.Finally,Hannah’sspiritsoftlysettledintoitsnewhomeandshebecameaforestgoddess.Hannahwasnowpartofthewoodland.Seasonschangedandbroughtwonderandwarmthtoher.Winterwasquietandpeaceful.Inthespringtime,shebreathedintherichsmellofthesoilandenjoyedthegreennewlifeintheforest.Herfavoriteseasonwasautumn.Herleavesbecamemagnificentcolorsandshelovedtowatchthemdancinginwind.Hannahobservedhowthingsdidn’tstaythesameinnature’sworld.Shesawyounganimalsbornandthespiritofoldcreaturespasson.Withinthetree,shespenthourswatchingthecloudsmoveacrossthesky.Sometimesitwasfair,andsometimesheavyandgray.Intheeveningshewatchedthestarstwinkleagainstthenightsky.Aspartoftheforest,Hannahcametolovethechangingworldaroundher.Suddenly,anuthitherhead.Asquirrelhidfromthetreequickly.Oh,sherealizedherselfnappingundertheoaktree.Whatawonderfuldream!Hannahlearnedhercheekagainstthebarkandgavethanksfortheirtimetogether.Thenshewentbackhome,thinkingandsmiling.1．Wheredidthestorytakeplace?A．Athome. B．Inthegarden. C．Inthepark. D．Intheforest.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword＂She＂inparagraph1referredto?A．Hannah. B．Thelittlesister. C．Emma. D．Thestepmother.3．WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofwhathappenedtoHannah?a.Hannah’sspiritsettledinthetree.b.Hannahwalkedclosetotheoaktree.c.Hannah’sarmsandlegsstretchedoutd.Thebranchesoftreespreadtowardher.e.Hannah’sbodymixedwiththetreetrunk.f.Hannah’shairgrewlongerandcurledaroundthetree.A．b-f-d-c-a-e B．b–d–f–e–c–aC．a–f–e–c–b–d D．a–d–f–e-c-b4．Hannahexperiencedthefollowingchangesinnatureexcept_______.A．seasonalexchanges B．newlivesofcreaturespassingonC．changesofclouds D．animalsmovingtheirhomes5．Fromthesmilingattheendofthestory,wecaninferthat________inanever-changingworld.A．Hannahwouldalwaysfeelveryworried B．HannahwouldrefusetoacceptchangesC．Hannahwouldbecomearealforestgoddess D．HannahwouldbehappytowelcomechangesE17、ArkansasmaygiveuptheBMIprogramorweakenitwiththehelpofthenewgovernor，whosaidithad"alotofnegative，unexpectedresults"．ThenumberofoverweightchildrenintheUnitedStateshasmorethandoubledinthepast20years．Beingseriouslyoverweightcanleadtohealthproblemslaterinlife．Asaresult，ArkansasfirststartedtheBMIprogramin1﹣publicschoolswererequiredtoprovideparentswithayearlyreportoftheirchildren'sbody﹣massindex（BMI），anumbertoshowwhethertheirweightisappropriate（合适的）．Alongwithstudents'BMIs，parentsalsoreceivedinformationonhealthrisksofbeingoverweight．Astudyshowsthatobesity（肥胖）ratesinArkansashavestoppedincreasingsince1．Butnoteveryonesupportsschoolsinreportingstudents'BMIs．Someparentshavecomplainedtheirkidsworrythattheyarebeing"graded"ontheirweight，althoughDr．JoeThompson，whohelpedplantheBMIprogram，gavetheexplanationatthestartoftheprogram，"Justlikeaschoolcheckforvisionorhearing，thisisawaytoraiseawareness（意识）aboutahealthrisk．''Criticsarguethattellingparentstheirchildrenweightoomuchcouldhurtchildren'sself﹣esteem（自尊）．Somealsoquestionwhetherit'stheroleofschoolstomonitorstudents'weight．DrNancyKrebs，anutritionexpert，alsothinksobesityreportcardsaren'tgoodenough．‘‘They'remakingkidsfeelbadabouthowtheyare，''shesays．"Insteadoffocusingonkids'BMIs，schoolsshouldprovidebetterhealthandphysicaleducationclassesandservehealthierfoods．"However，supportersoftheprogramsayoverweightchildrenhavehadself﹣esteemproblemsbeforetheirparentsgetobesityreportcards．Dr．KarenYoungatArkansasChildren'sHospitalsays，"Theoverweightkidsarealreadybeingteased（被嘲弄）．Itdoesn'ttaketheletterforthemtofeelbad．''HealthexpertsfromtheUniversityofArkansasthinkitwouldbeapitytostoptheBMIprogram．Theyseetheprogramasawake﹣upcallforfamiliesandtheletterisspurringsomemajoractiononsomeparents．DanitaThomassaidsheknewhersonIriewastooheavy．ButsincegettingthatfirstBMIreport，Iriehaslostnearly100poundsandgivenupjunkfood．"Itwashelpful，"shesaid．"Itmademerealizethatweneededtodosomethingdifferent．''TheBMIreportsandothersteps，suchaslimitsonvendingmachine（自动售货机）useatschool，areleadingtohealthierstudents．IftherewasnoBMIprogram，thereshouldbeothereffectivetoolstogetschoolsandparentsinvolvedwithpreventingchildrenfrombecomingoverweightadults．2．WhatmightbethepurposeoftheBMIprograminArkansas？A．Tomaketheschoolsrealizetheimportanceofhealtheducation．B．Towarnparentsofhealthrisksofoverweightchildren．C．Todriveparentstolearnmoreknowledgeonhealth．D．Toexplainwhysomestudentsgainweightquickly．3．Dr．NancyKrebsbelievesthat．A．overweightstudentsareusuallylaughedatbyclassmatesB．schoolsshouldteachstudentshowtoleadahealthylifeC．overweightstudentsusuallygetlowgradesatschoolD．schoolsshoulddothejobtorecordstudents5weight4．Thewords"spurringsomemajoractiononsomeparents"inParagraph6probablymean"．A．keepingsomeparentsfromworriesB．encouragingsomeparentstomakechangesC．helpingsomeparentslearnfromotherfamiliesD．supportingsomeparentsinexpressingtheiropinions5．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout？A．Whatschoolsshouldreporttoparents．B．Howschoolscancareaboutoverweightstudents．C．Whyschoolsshouldhelpstudentscontroltheirweight．D．Whetherschoolsshouldreportstudents5BMIstoparents．F18、Waterpollutionhappenswhenwastethingsfrommanyareasarethrownintorivers,lakesandseas．AgricultureTogetmorefood，farmersuselargeamountsofchemicals(化学制品)．Whenthechemicalsarenotcompletelyusedbytheplants，theyarewashedawaybytherainwaterintorivers，lakesandseas，whichpollutebothsurfacewaterandundergroundwater．IndustryFactoriesandindustriesoftenreleasepoisonouschemicalsintoseas，riversorlakes，whichisquitebadforMotherNature．AnexampleofindustrialseapollutionhappenedinJapaninthe1950s．Alocalfactoryhadpouredwastewaterwithmercury(水银)intotheMinamataBayfor20years．Tunafishinthebaytookinthemercuryandpeopleatethetuna.Manychildrenwerebornwithbirthdeformities(畸形)．Asaresult，peoplelosttheir，hearingandsight，andthousandsofpeoplediedintheend．SeatransportationWhenshipstransportingoilgetdamagedontheway，oilspillage(溢出)happens·OnemajordisasterwastheExxonValdezoilspill．AnoiltankersinkoffAlaskain1989andleaked(泄漏)oilintotheocean．Tosavecost，someshipsalsopouredunwantedoilfromtheirengineroomsintothesea，thuspollutingtheoceans·HomeactivitiesIfthewastefromthewashingofclothesanddishesarenottreatedandpo