2023-2024学年广东省韶关市乳源瑶族自治县英语九年级第一学期期末教学质量检测试题含解析

2023-2024学年广东省韶关市乳源瑶族自治县英语九年级第一学期期末教学质量检测试题注意事项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、____newstudysaysthatgoingto___bedlateisharmfultoourhealth．A．/，/ B．A，/ C．A，the D．The，the2、—Whereisyourteacher?—He______thelibrary.He______thelibraryforanhour.A．hasgoneto;hasbeento B．hasgoneto;hasbeeninC．hasbeento;hasbeenin D．hasbeento;hasgoneto3、—Myhouseisverynearabusystreet.—Soit________beveryquiet.A．maynot B．mustn’t C．can’t4、—ThereisachessmatchbetweenaChineseplayerandAlphaGo（阿尔法）.—It’sveryamazing.Playing_____chessisusually________one-to-onegame.A．/；a B．the;a C．/；an D．a;the5、—Couldyoupleasetellme?—Yes.Hecametostudyherejustlastmonth.A．thatheisanewstudentB．whendidhecomehereC．ifshelikesEnglishbestD．whetherheisanewstudent6、一Itshouldn'ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp.一That'sright..A．Theearlybirdcatchestheworm B．PutallyoureggsinonebasketC．Manyhandsmakelightwork D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords7、—Peter,whatwillyoudonextSunday?—We______ourgrandparents.A．visit B．visited C．isvisiting D．willvisit8、-CouldyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework,Nancy?-OfcourseI____________.Gladtohelp.A．could B．can C．must D．do9、1．—Couldyoutellme____?—It’stwentyminutesbyunderground.A．howcanIgettoyourschoolB．howmuchitcoststogettoyourschoolC．howfaritisfromyourhometoyourschoolD．howlongdoesittakemetogettoyourschool10、—Howdoyoufindthefilmbythatfamousdirector?—__________Iguesssheisoutofhertalent.A．Wonderful. B．Noidea. C．Veryboring. D．Whichfilm?Ⅱ.完形填空11、TherewasatimewhenWhitneydidn'thavealotoffriends.Shewasabitshyanddidn’t1much.Sheneverreallywantedtobepopular,2shedidwanttohavesomeonetosharesecretsandlaughswith.Allthroughhighschool,though,shedidn'tfindalotof3．Whenitcametimetogotocollege,Whitneywasquitenervous.Shewasgoingtoroomwithsomeoneshedidn't4andliveinatown300milesawayfromhome.Therewouldn'tbeanypersonsheknewintown.Shehadnoidea5shewasgoingtomakefriendsinthisnewenvironment.Thefirstweekofclasses,6happenedanditchangedWhitney'slifeforever.InherEnglishCompositionclass,everystudentwas7tosharealittleaboutherself.Whitneytoldeveryonewhereshecalledhomeandallof8thingsthatstudentsshareinsuchsituations．Thefinalquestionforeachstudentwasalwaysthe9：“Whatisyourgoalforthisclass?”Now,mostofthestudentssaiditwastogetagoodgrade,passtheexamorsomething10that,butforsomereasons,Whitneysaidsomethingverydifferent.Shesaidthathergoalwastomakejustonegood11.While12ofthestudentssatquietly,onestudentcametoWhitneyandheldoutherhandandintroducedherself.Thegirlasked13shewouldbeherfriend.Thewholeroomwassilent--alleyeslookedatWhitneyandthehandextended(延伸的)justinfrontofher.Shesmiledandreachedherhandouttotakethegirl’shandandafriendshipwasformed.Itwasafriendshipthat14allthroughcollegeandmanyyearsafterthat.Itwasafriendshipthatbroughttwopeopletogether.Whitneylearnedthepowerofaskingforwhatshewanted,being15andtakingactions.1．A．speakB．tellC．sayD．talk2．A．butB．andC．soD．because3．A．friendshipB．knowledgeC．moneyD．happiness4．A．likeB．wantC．knowD．tell5．A．howB．whyC．whenD．where6．A．nothingB．anythingC．everythingD．something7．A．askedB．taughtC．warnedD．ordered8．A．theotherB．anyotherC．othersD．theothers9．A．differentB．similarC．sameD．difficult10．A．asB．withC．togetherD．like11．A．classmateB．friendC．sisterD．brother12．A．mostB．allC．everyD．each13．A．whenB．howC．whyD．if14．A．lastedB．madeC．brokeD．had15．A．happyB．kindC．honestD．strongⅢ.语法填空12、IoftenhearsomestudentssayEnglishisdifficult,anditgivesthemaheadache.ButEnglishisveryeasyforme.I’mgoodatit.I’mveryglad1．(tell)yousomethingabouthowIstudyEnglish.First,IthinkaninterestinEnglishisveryimportant.WhenIlearnedEnglishfirst,itwasfreshforme.Iwasinterestedinit,soIworkedhardatitandsoon2．(get)averygoodmark.HowhappyIwas!Afterthat,IlearnedEnglishharderandharder.AndIalsohaveagoodhabit:wheneverIhaveaquestion,Imustmakeitclearby3．(ask)ourteacher.Second,IthinkEnglishisaforeignlanguage.Ishouldlearnitwell.Ioften4．(listen)totheteachercarefully,speakbravely,readaloudandhaveagoodvocabulary.Thenpracticeagainandagain,neverbetired.IthinkEnglish5．(learn)well,becauseitisuseful.Besidesthis,IoftenreadEnglishstories,jokesandeasynovels.Theyhelpme6．(understand)alotofthings.SotodomorereadingisanimportantwaytolearnEnglishwell.I7．(study)foralmostthreeyears.Englishhasbecomeaclosefriendofmine.IhopeeachofyouwilllearnEnglishwell.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Areyoushy？Ifyouare，youarenotalone.Infact，closeto50percentofpeopleareshy.Almost80percentofpeoplefellshyatsomepointintheirlives.Thesedays，shynessisbecomingmoreandmorecommon.Now，scientistsaretryingtounderstandshyness.Theyhavesomeinterestingideasaboutwhypeopleareshy.Isitpossibletobebornshy？Manyscientistssayyes.Theysay15to20percentofbabiesbehaveshyly.Thesebabiesarealittlequieterandmorewatchfulthanotherbabies.Interestingly，theseshybabiesusuallyhaveshyparents.Asaresult，scientiststhinkthatsomeshynessisgenetic.Familysizemightcausepeopletobeshyaswell.ScientistsatHarvardUniversitystudiedshychildren.Theyfoundthat66percentofthemhadolderbrothersandsisters.Thescientistssaidthatthesechildrenwereoftenbullied（欺负）bytheirolderbrothersandsisters.Asaresult，theybecameshy.Atthesametime，childrenwithnobrothersandsistersmaybeshyaswell.Growingupalone，theyoftenplaybythemselves.Theyarenotabletolearnthesamesocialskillsaschildrenfrombigfamilies.Youmayalsobeshybecauseofwhereyouwereborn.Whenscientistsstudiedshynessindifferentcountries，theyfoundsurprisingdifferences.InJapan，mostpeoplesaidtheywereshy.ButinIsrael，onlyoneofthreepeoplesaidso.Whatexplainsthedifference？OnescientistsaystheJapaneseandIsraelishavedifferentopinionsoffailure.InJapan，whenpeopledonotsucceed，theyfeelbadaboutthemselves.Theyblame（责备）themselvesfortheirfailure.InIsrael，theoppositeistrue.Israelisoftenblamefailureonoutsidereasons，suchasfamily，teachers，friendsorbadluck.InIsrael，freedomofopinionandrisktakingarestronglysupported.ThismaybewhyIsraelisworrylessaboutfailureandarelessshy.Forshypeople，itcanbedifficulttomakefriends，speakinclass，andevengetagoodjob.Butscientistssayyoucangetoveryourshyness.Theysuggesttryingnewthingsandpracticingconversations.Anddon’tforget-ifyouareshy，youarenottheonlyone.1．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？A．Happiness. B．Shyness. C．Kindness. D．Loneliness.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“genetic”inParagraph2probablymean？A．Passeddownfromparents.B．Learnedfromfriends.C．Taughtbyteachers.D．Madeupbybrothers.3．Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage？A．Mostlittlebabiesarebornshyandquiet.B．Ifyouareshynow，youwillbeshyforever.C．Manyshychildrenhaveolderbrothersandsisters.D．MostIsraelipeopleareshyofexpressingopinions.4．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________maycauseshyness.A．genetics，grownupsandbirthplaceB．genetics，familysizeandbirthplaceC．familysize，grownupsandfailureD．genetics，familysizeandfreedom5．Scientistssuggestthatshypeoplecangetovertheshynessby_____________.A．blamingtheirfailureonoutsidereasonsB．tryingnewthingsandpracticingconversationsC．gettingthemselvesawayfromtheirshyparentsD．tryingtounderstandreasonsfortheirshynessB14、Teenagerscan’taffordtobuyexpensivegifts.Sowhatdoyoudoifyouwanttogivegiftstotheimportantpeopleinyourlife?Infact,youdon’thavetospendmuchmoneyonholidaygifts.Therearemanycheapwaystodothat.Herearesomemake-it-yourselfgiftideastotry:Toyourmomanddad:Youcancleantheroom,singasongorwritealettertoyourmomanddad.Youcouldalsodrawapictureifyoulike.Toyourteacher:Sometimesstudentsputtheirpocketmoneytogetherandbuyateacheraholidaygift.Somekidswouldliketogivetheirowngifts.Youcansendanicecardwiththewordsofthanksinside.Youmightevenwritedownthefavoritethingsyou’velearnedintheteacher’sclassthisyear.Itwillmaketheteacherfeelhappy.Tothekidswhoneedafriend:Theholidaysareagoodtimetothinkaboutpeoplewhoarelonely.Maybethereissomeoneinyourclasswhodoesn’tseemtohaveanyfriends.Trytodosomethingforthisperson.ItcouldbegivingaChristmascardorjustchattingwithhimorher.It’sasmallthing,butitcouldmeanalottohimorher.1．Accordingtothepassage,teenagersdon’thaveto__________theirparentsasagift.A．singasongtoB．drawapictureforC．buyanexpensivegiftfor2．Ifyouwanttosendyourteacheracard,whatwillyouwriteinit?A．Waystoimproveyourgrades.B．Thenamesofthestudentsyoudon’tlike.C．Somethingyou’velearnedintheteacher’sclass.3．WhichofthefollowingisNotTrue?A．Youshouldspendmuchmoneybuyinggiftsforyourteacher.B．Chattingwithaclassmatewhohasfewfriendsisalsoagoodholidaygift.C．Asmallgiftduringholidaysmaymeanalottosomeonewhofeelslonely.4．Youmightseethispassageina______.A．NoticeB．sciencebookC．schoolnewspaper5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．MakingFriendsbyGivingGiftsB．MakingHolidayGiftsbyYourselfC．HowtoSaveMoneyduringHolidaysC15、ShakespeareistoliteratureinEnglish,soisthepoetDuFutotheChineseliterarytradition.DuFu,knownastheSageofPoetry,livedandwroteintheeighthcentury,andhisworkisstillavailabletomodernChinesereaders.DuFu,infact,isstillwidelyquoted(引用)inChinatoday,andhehashadagreatinfluenceonChinesepoetryinthepast1,200years.However,thepoet’scompleteworksweren’tunavailableinEnglishtranslationinthepast.ConantUniversityProfessorStephenOwen,whospenteightyearsonThePoetryofDuFu,a3,000translationpublishedbyDeGruyter,hascompletedthefirstEnglishtranslationofthecompleteworksofDuFu.BecauseDuFu,likeShakespeare,isknownforgreatwidth—insubject,inthewayheuseslanguagetopassondifferentregisters(不同场合用的语言和文体)(see“OutwiththeSake,InWiththeWine”)andlayered(多层次的)meanings—heisoneofthemostchallengingpoetstotranslate.Chinesepoetry,aliterarytraditioninwhichtensesareabsent,pronounsrare,andtheuseofthesingularandpluralformsarehardtounderstand,iswellknownforseemingambiguous(模糊不清的)attimes.Withinthattradition,theinterpretationofDuFu’sworkisespeciallycontested.Owen’scriticaledition,inwhichhistranslationsfacetheoriginaltexts,bringsascholarlyaidforthefirsttimetoEnglish-speakingreadersreadytoengagewithChina’sliterarylion.1．“ShakespeareistoliteratureinEnglish,soisthepoetDuFutotheChineseliterarytradition.”means“”.A．DuFuhasthesameimportantliterarystatusasShakespeareintheirowncountriesB．DuFuisnotaswell-knownasShakespeareinChinaC．DuFuismuchmorefamousthanShakespeareinEngland2．ThePoetryofDuFuistranslatedintoEnglishby.A．ShakespeareB．DuFuC．StephenOwen3．TheunderlinedsentenceisclosertotheoriginalChineseversion“”.A．零落栖迟一杯酒，主人奉觞客长寿B．莫思身外无穷事，且尽生前有限杯C．花间一壶酒，独酌无相亲4．ChinesepoemsarehardtotranslatebecauseofthefollowingfactorsEXCEPT.A．theuseofsingularandpluralformsB．toomanycharactersC．tensesandpronouns5．Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingstatement“”isTRUE.A．ThePoetryofDuFuisthefirstEnglishtranslationofthecompleteworksofDuFu.B．TherewasnoEnglishtranslationofDu’sworksinthepast.C．Du’sworksareoutofstyleinChinatoday.D16、Ragtimeisafastandcomplicated(复杂的)kindofmusicthatwaspopulararoundthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.ScottJoplinisnowconsideredtobethemostimportantAmericanragtimecomposerandpianoplayer.Duringhislifetime,Joplinonlyenjoyedashortperiodofcareersuccessintheearly1900s.However,hisworkhadanimportant,lastingeffectonmusic-lovers,aswellasothercomposers.Whenragtimefirstappearedinthelatenineteenthcentury,itwasconsideredalowformofcheapentertainment,notaseriousmusicalmovement.Thenin1899,JoplinwrotearagtimesongcalledMapleLeafRag.ThesongshowedJoplin’screativemixofAfrican.AmericanrhythmandmoreacceptedEuropeanAmericanmusicalstyles.Itwasahugesuccessandhelpedtomakeragtimepopularwiththegeneralpublic.MapleLeafRagwasthefirstinstrumentalworktoselloveronemillioncopiesofsheetmusic(乐谱).ItwasalsothefirstmusicbyanAfricanAmericantofindalargenumberoffansamongEuropeanAmericans.AlthoughthegeneralragtimestylealreadyappearedforalongtimebeforeJoplinbegancomposing,hisworkattractedalotofattentionfromotherragtimecomposersofhistime.SongslikeMapleLeafRaginfluencedthesecomposersmostlybecausetheywereverypopularwiththepublic.Andmanyofthemstartedtoaddsimilarfastandcomplicatedrhythmtotheirmusic.Later,composerscametothinkhighlyofthehighqualityofJoplin’smusic,whichhascontinuedtocapturetheimaginationofmanycomposersandmusiciansbynow.Forexample,manylaterjazzmusicianswereinfluencedbyJoplin’scomplicatedAfrican­stylerhythm.Jazz,inturn,wentontoinfluencemanymorepopularmusicstyles.Theseincludetheblues,rockandroll,soul,andevenhip­hop.Asaresult,manymusichistoriansnowlistJoplin’sworkasanearlybasisofallmodernpopularmusic.1．Whatcanwelearnaboutragtime?A．Itwasamixofmusicstyles.B．ItwasmostpopularduringJoplin’stime.C．Itwasnotaseriousmusicalmovement.D．Ithelpedmakeragtimebecamecheaper.2．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．RagtimecamefromEuropeinthelatenineteenthcentury.B．RagtimewasstartedbyJoplinaroundthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.C．MostofEuropeanAmericansinJoplin’stimeweretiredofEuropeanAmericanmusic.D．MostofEuropeanAmericansinJoplin’stimedidn’tlistentomusicbyAfricanAmericans.3．Theexpression“capturetheimaginationofmanycomposersandmusicians”inthispassageistheclosestinmeaningto_________________.A．makemanycomposersandmusiciansrelaxedB．makemanycomposersandmusiciansstressedC．makemanycomposersandmusicianssatisfiedD．makemanycomposersandmusiciansinterested4．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ScottJoplin’sfastpianoplaying. B．ThetypesofmusicScottJoplinliked.C．ScottJoplin’sshortperiodofsuccess. D．TheimportanceofScottJoplin’smusic.E17、Justlikericeandnoodlesaredifferentfrombread,snacksinChinaareaworldapartfromthoseintheUKandtheUS.Foronething,Ineverimaginedthatsunflowerseeds(瓜子)wouldbesopopularhere.Ispottedpeoplehavingthemwhilewaitingfortablesoutsiderestaurants,beforedinnerand,ofcourse,whilewatchingTV.IalsosawthataplateofsunflowerseedsisalwaysonofferduringtheSpringFestivalholidays.IhadseldomtriedsunflowerseedswhenIcametoChina.IntheUK,though,youngpeoplelovetheirsnacks.Infact,youngpeopleinBritaineatmoresnacksthanpeopleofthesameageinotherEuropeancountries.Arecentsurveyhasdiscoveredthat64percentofunder20-year-oldssnackbetweenmeals,accordingtoanarticleontheBritishCouncilwebsite.Incomparison,58.7percentofyoungpeoplesnackinGermany,53percentinFrance,andonly40.7percentinSpain.Britishsnacksaregenerallyunhealthy.Ourfavoritesareprobablypotatochips,whichwecallcrisps,andchocolatebars.Fromaveryyoungage,wealwayslookedforwardtoourcrispsandchocolatebarsafterschool,perhapsevenincludedwithsandwichesandfruitinourschoollunchesthatourparentsmadeforus.SnacksarealsopopularintheUS.OneofthethingsthatIfoundthemostextraordinary(特别的)whenIfirstvisitedtheUSwasthenumberofsnacksintheirsupermarkets;Iwassurprisedtofindhugeaisles(过道)justforsnacksthatwerebiggerthansomestoresI’dbeentointheUK.SnacktastesintheUSaremuchthesameasthoseintheUK,exceptthere’smuchmorechoice——everykindoffatty,sugaryfoodisavailabletoeveryoneallthetime.Allinall,it’sprobablybestforyourhealthifyoulikesunflowerseedsratherthanpotatochipsandchocolate.Buteatingthesedelicioustreatsattimescouldn’tpossiblybewrong,couldit?1．Accordingtothearticle,snacksarethemostpopularamongyoungpeoplein______A．BritainB．GermanyC．FranceD．Spain2．WhatsurprisedtheauthorwhenhewenttosupermarketsintheUS?A．Howthesnackstasted.B．Thesizeofthesnacks’packages.C．Thelackofchoicewhenitcametosnacks.D．Thelargenumberofsnacks.3．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpotatochipsandchocolate?A．Theydon’ttasteasgoodassunflowerseeds.B．Theyareunhealthy,sopeopleshouldstopeatingthem.C．It’sbettertoeatthemwithsandwichesandfruit.D．It’sfinetoenjoythemfromtimetotimealthoughtheyareunhealthy.4．Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．ThemostpopularsnackinChina.B．SnacksintheUKandtheUS.C．Snacksyoungwesternpeoplelike.D．SometipsforchoosingsnacksintheUK.F18、Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B．C．tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulationisleft-handed.Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?Scientistsnowknowthataperson’stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople,thelefthandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleftsideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn’thappentoeveryone,soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene(基因)forright-handedness,he/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handedness,peoplenolongerthinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.Alongtimeago,left-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon’thaveto.1．Whatdidthescientistsfindafterstudyingworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesinhistory?A．Theartbeganfrom1,500B．C．B．Theworksofartendedinthe1950s.C．Mostpeopleshownintheworksofartareright-handed.D．Mostpeopleshownintheworksofartareleft-handed.2．Howmanypeopleintheworldareleft-handednow?A．About10%-15%. B．About50%.C．About40%. D．Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.3．Whatisthelefthandformostpeopleusedtodo?A．It’susedtoworkwiththings.B．It’susedtofindorholdthings.C．It’susedtomakeaperson’seyesworktogether.D．It’sthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.4．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Left-handednessisclevererthanright-handedness.B．Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheir