2023-2024学年吉林省长春市吉大尚德学校英语九上期末学业水平测试试题含解析

2023-2024学年吉林省长春市吉大尚德学校英语九上期末学业水平测试试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Everyoneisborn__________theabilitytolearn.A．at B．on C．with D．in2、prizeforthewinnerofthecompetitionistwo-weekholidayinParis.A．A;the B．A;不填 C．The;a D．The;不填3、Theearthistheonlyplanet__________providesuswitheverythingweneed.It’sourdutytoprotectit.A．whoB．whatC．that4、–What’syourfatherdoingnow?–He______theroom.A．cleaned B．cleans C．hascleaned D．iscleaning5、Afterwinningthematch,theplayersweresoexcitedthattheycouldspeak.A．probably B．hardly C．really D．clearly6、WhichofthefollowingisthebesttransportationforenvironmentalprotectioninJinan?A． B． C． D．7、Didyougotoschoolwithout________breakfastthismorning?A．have B．having C．has D．had8、Themeatontheplate_______sodelicious.Let’stryittogether.A．smells B．sounds C．feels9、—Father’sdayiscoming.Haveyoupreparedanypresentsforyourfather?—Notyet,butI’msureI______oneforhim.A．boughtB．buyC．haveboughtD．willbuy10、—IbelievewewillgetgoodgradesinthisEnglishexam.—______.Wehavepreparedforsuchalongtime.A．That’sforsure. B．Ittakestime. C．Areyoukidding? D．Itdoesn’tmatter.Ⅱ.完形填空11、ThatcoldJanuarynight,IwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwas,walkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheatre.Withopeningnightonlyaweekago,Iwasstilllearningmylines(台词).Iwashaving1dealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametime.AsIwalked,Ithoughtseriouslyabout2upbothactingandSanFrancisco.Citylifehadbecometoomuchforme.AsIwalkeddown3streetsundertallbuildings,Ifeltverysmallandcold.Ibeganrunning,bothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayfromanypossiblerobbers.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.Aboutablockfrommyflat,Iheardasoundbehindme.I4quickly,halfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.Still,thenoisehadmademe5,soIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyflatbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmy6fallingtothesidewalk.SuddenlyIwasn'tcoldortiredanymore.Iranoutofthedoorandbackto7I'dheardthenoise.AlthoughI8thesidewalkanxiously(忧虑的)forfifteenminutes,mywalletwas9tobefound.JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearch,Iheardthegarbagetruck(垃圾车)pulluptothesidewalknexttome.Whenavoicecalledfromthe10,“AlisaCamacho?”IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmy11?Thedooropened,andoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseye.“Isthiswhatyou'relookingfor?”heasked,12upasmallsquareshape.Itwasnearly3a.m.bythetimeIgotintobed.Iwouldn'tgetmuch13thatnight,butIhadgotmywalletback.Ialsohadgotbacksome14ofcitylife.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn'tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewere15tohelpeachother.1．A．funB．troubleC．interestD．boredom2．A．givingB．keepingC．goingD．clearing3．A．narrowB．dirtyC．emptyD．dark4．A．ranB．turnedC．walkedD．looked5．A．sadB．happyC．coldD．nervous6．A．walletB．watchC．hatD．key7．A．whenB．whereC．whatD．which8．A．lookedB．foundC．searchedD．headed9．A．somewhereB．nowhereC．anywhereD．everywhere10．A．outsideB．aboveC．behindD．inside11．A．homeB．nameC．addressD．wallet12．A．bringingB．takingC．holdingD．keeping13．A．moneyB．sleepC．happinessD．practice14．A．enjoymentB．sadnessC．puzzleD．disappointment15．A．pleasantB．anxiousC．energeticD．willingⅢ.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、Allinthememory…Manypeoplecomplainthattheirmemoryisbad,especiallyastheygetolder.Phonenumbers,names,factswestudiedonlyafewdaysago–lifewouldbesomucheasierifwecouldrememberthemalleffortlessly.Sohowcanweimproveourmemory?Manypeoplethinkthatrepeatingthingsisthebestwaytorememberthem.Whilethisundoubtedlyhelpsshort-termmemory(rememberingatelephonenumberforafewseconds,forexample),psychologists(心理学家)doubtwhetheritcahelpyoutorememberthingsforverylong.TheBritishpsychologistEcStanfordseemedtoprovethispointwhenhetestedhimselfonfiveprayers(祈祷文)thathehadreadaloudeverymorningforover25years.Hefoundthathecouldremembernomorethanthreewordsofsomeofthem!Morehelpful,especiallyforrememberingnumbers,isgroupingtheinformation.Thefollowingnumberswouldbeimpossibleformostofustoremember:1492178919931848.Butlookattheminchunks,anditbecomesmucheasier:1492178919931848.Sowhatabout“memorytraining”?We’veallheardaboutpeoplewhocanmemorizepacksofcardsbyheart—howisthisdoneandcananyonelearnhowtodoit?Accordingtoexperts,therearemanywaysoftrainingyourmemory.Manyoftheminvolveformingamentalpictureofthethingstobememorized.Onemethod,whichmaybeusefulinlearningforeignlanguages,istocreateapictureinyourmindconnectedtoawordyouwanttoremember.Anothermethodistoinventastorythatincludesallthethingsyouwanttoremember.Inexperiments,peoplewereaskedtorememberupto120wordsusingthisskill;whentestedafterwards,onaverage,theywereabletorecall90%ofthem!However,notallofusareinterestedinlearninglonglistsofnamesandnumbersjustforfun.Forthosestudyinglargenumberofinformation,psychologistssuggestthatthebestwaytoformmeaningfulconnectionsistoaskyourselflotsofquestionsasyougoalong.So,forexample,ifyouwerereadingaboutaparticulardisease(疾病),youwouldaskyourselfquestionslike:“Dopeoplegetitfromwater?”,“Whatpartsofthebodydoesitinfluence?”andsoon.Thisissaidtobefarmoreeffectivethantimespent“passively”readingandre-readingnotes.1．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutrepeatingthingsaccordingtothepassage?A．Ithelpsshort-termmemoryforsure.B．Itmakesrememberingthingsinteresting.C．Ithelpstorememberthingsforlong.D．Itmakesrememberingprayerseffortlessly.2．Theword“chunks”inParagraph2probablymeans“______”.A．detailsB．turnsC．groupsD．lines3．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Creatingapictureisusefulinlearningmath.B．Inventingaprayertrainsourmemoryquickly.C．Rememberinglongnumbersiseasyforpeople.D．Askingyourselfquestionsactivatesthememory.4．What’sthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Tocomplainthathismemoryisbad.B．Torecognizesomememoryproblems.C．Toexplainsomememoryexperiments.D．Tosharesomewaysofimprovingmemory.B14、Haveyoucollectedanythingsinceyouwereyoung?Thesepeoplehave！

AngelikafromGermanyhascollectedmorethan290,000pensfrom140countries.Shehascollectedpensformorethan10years.Themostexpensivepeninhercollectionismadeofgold!Shealsostartedapencollectingclub.

TonyfromtheUKhascollectedBarbiedollssincehewasachild.Hehascollected1,125dolls.Hechangesthedolls’clothesonceamonthandoftenbrushestheirhair!HealsocollectsdollsofBarbie’sboyfriend.

RonfromtheUSlikescollectingkeyrings(钥匙扣).Hehascollected24,000keyringssincehewasyoung.Hiskeyringsarealldifferent—thatmeansnotwokeyringsarethesame!Hehasbeenaworldrecordholderfor13years.

ZhuYuefromChinahascollectederasersformorethan20years.Attheageof11,shevisitedShenzhenwithherparents.ForthefirsttimeZhuYuewasfascinated(使着迷)byerasersaftershesawtheminashop.Eversincethenshehascollectedeverynewkindoferasers.Nowshehascollected100,000erasers.

1．Whocollectspens?A．Angelika. B．Tony. C．Ron. D．ZhuYue.2．WhatdoesTonycollect?A．Pens. B．Dolls. C．Keyrings. D．Erasers.3．HowlonghasRonbeenaworldrecordholder?A．10years. B．13years. C．15years. D．20years.4．HowmanyerasershasZhuYuecollected?A．290,000. B．1,125. C．24,000. D．100,000.C15、Noonecanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.Butifwereadcorrectlythesignsaroundus,wecantellwhatthemoreimportantchangesintheweatherwillbe.Thiswayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikeonthefollowingdayortwoiscalledweatherforecasting.Formanycenturiesandinallcountries,peoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriedtomakeweatherforecasting.Ringsaroundthesunareasignofcomingrain.Thatmanypeoplefeeltheirjoints(关节)hurtisasignofwetweather.Somebirdsflyhighiffineweatheriscoming,buttheyflynearthegroundifrainyorstormyweatheris_____Ifyouseearainbowduringrainyweather,thisisasignthattheweatherwillbecomeclearandfine.Suchrainbowscomeintheevening.Ifthestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,thenfineweatherwillcontinue.Ifafogappearsinthemorningjustaboveariver,thenthedaywillbewarm.Ifthesunsetismostlyredincolour,thenthefollowingdaywillbefine.Ifarainbowappearsinthemorning,rainyweatherwillprobablycome.Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebythepeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesandbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.1．Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedheretoreplace(取代)theunderlinedphrase“ontheway”?A．awayB．goneC．disappearingD．coming2．Whenyouseethestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,theweatherwillbe_________.A．warmB．rainyC．clearandfineD．cold3．Whichofthefollowingsignscantelltheweatherwillprobablyberainy?A．Arainbowappearsinthemorning.B．Somebirdsflyhigh.C．Thestarstwinkleclearlyatnight.D．Fogsappearinthemorningjustaboveariver.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Nobodycancontroltheweather.B．Ifthesunsetisredincolour,thenthenextdaywillbefine.C．Ifmanypeoplefeeltheirjointshurt,itmaybeasignofwetweather.D．Peopleonlyusetheireyesandbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.5．Whichofthefollowingsentencescansuitableaccordingtothepassage?A．活到老，学到老。B．朝霞不出门，晚霞行千里。C．早起的鸟儿捉虫多.D．一日之计在于晨。D16、阅读理解。SuccessbyfailureIhadfailedagain．Itwasthedayofthebigmarathon．Ihaddecidedthreeyearsagototrainforthehalf-marathoneventandtakehomeamedal．ThereIsat,infrontofmyTV,whileIwatchedotherscrossthefinishline．Itwasjustanotherinalongstring(串)offailures．IhadnevermetasingleweightlossorfitnessgoalandIwasmajoringintheartoffailing．Weareafamilyofexplorationandoftenplanactivevacations．ItseemedthatoneveryvacationIwastheonewhocouldn'tgothedistance．EachtimeIurged(催促)myfamily,"Goonwithoutme．Bringmelotsofpicturesandvideos．I'llbefinejustsittingheretakingintheview．"Ilied．Sickofbeingleftbehind,Idecidedthatitwouldneverhappenagain．SureIwasinmy50s,butsurelytherewasstillhopeforme．Ialwaysspentweekswalkingtoprepareforouractivevacations．Ihadlostweightmanytimes．IjustalwaysseemedtofailtogetwhereIneededtobe．ButthistimeIwoulddosomethingdifferent．Iwasgoingtowalkahalfmarathon．Surely1wouldloseweightandgetinshapeifIcouldcompleteover12milesinfourhours．Besides,thiswouldbetraining．Trainingsoundedcoolerthandietandexercise．_______andreadytogo．Iboughtthepropergear(装备),checkedoutwhattypeofdrinkswouldbehandedoutatthemarathonandpreparedalot．Ihadaplan!Nowtwoyearslater,thereIsat,watchingthousandsofpeopleofallagessucceedwhereIhadfailed．Iwalkedout,angrywithmyself,satdownandhadmyselfapityparty．Iwasamasterattheartofpityparties,havingagreatdealofexperienceinholdingthem．Whatwasmyproblem?WherewasIgoingwrong?Istoppedandconsideredeachfailure,onebyone．Imadesomeveryinterestingdiscoveries．IhadfailedtoclimbtothetopofthatMayanpyramid,butIdidclimbitandstoodonthoseancientstones．IhadfailedtomeetasingleweightlossgoalandyetIhadlost43pounds．Icouldn'twalk12milesinfourhours,butIcouldwalk12miles．Allmyfailuresweresoundinglikeasuccessstory．ThistimeIwasgivingthanks．IwasthankfulthatIhadbeengiventhespiritoffailurebecausefailuremeantthatIwastrying,thatIdidn'tgiveup．IdecidedthatIwouldbecrossingthefinishlinenextyear．1．Whatcanyouleamfromthepassage?A．Thewriterdidn'tloseanyweightintheend．B．Thewriterdidn'tclimbtheMayanpyramid．C．Thewriterdidn'ttakepartinthebigmarathon．D．Thewriterdidn'thaveholiclayswithhisfamily．2．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Iwasrevvedup．"probablymean?A．Igotexcited．B．Ifeltmoved．C．Iwaspushed．D．Iwaschosen3．Whichwordscanbestdescribethewriterinthepassage?A．Cleverandfriendly．B．Interestingandproud．C．Humorousandhopeful．D．Kindandstrong-willed．4．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat____________．A．oneshouldnevergiveuphalfwayB．settingagoalisthekeytosuccessC．onecanlearnbymakingandcorrectingmistakesD．tryingbutfailingtoreachthegoalisstillmeaningfulE17、ThepainterCraigieAitchisonwasborninScotland.HecametoLondonintending(打算)tostudylaw,butwenttoartschoolinstead.Therehefoundthetraditionaldrawingclassesdiffcult,butstillkeptonpainting.InhislatetwentieshewasgivenmoneybytheItaliangovernmenttostudyartandlikedearlyItalianartists,whichshowsinsomeofhiswork.HelovedthegreensandbrownsoftheItalianfieldsandtheclearlightthere,andwantedtoputthislightintohispaintings.Thisledhimtopaintcoloursthinlyoneontopofanotherfromlighttodark,butheinsistshe'sneversurewhattheresultswillbe.Hesays,"It'sasecret-becauseIdon'tknowmyself.Idon'tstartbypaintingyellow,knowingI'mgoingtoputanythingontop."Likemosttalentedpeople,Aitchisonmakesitsoundeasy."Anyonecandothecolours-youcanbuythem.Isimplynoticewhatyouputthecoloursnextto."Unlikesomeartists,heneverdoesdrawingsbeforehestartsapainting,ashefeelsthatifhedid,hemightgetboredandnotdothepaintingafterwards.Instead,Aitchisonchangeshispaintingsmanytimesbeforetheyarefinished.Thisexplainswhyhisfavouritemodelsarepeoplewhodon'tasktoseetheirpictureswhilehe'spaintingthem."IfIfeelthey'reworriedandwanttolookatthepainting,Ican'tdoit."SincemovingtoLondonyearsago,hehasnotfeltpartoftheScottish(苏格兰的)paintingscene.Hesayshedoesn'twanttofollowanytradition,butjustpaintsthewayhecan.However,hisworkstillinfluencesyoungBritishpainters.1．Inthepassage,thewriteristryingto.A．describeparticularworksbyCraigieAitchisonB．teachreadershowtopaintlikeCraigieAitchisonC．introducetheartistCraigieAitchisontothereadersD．explainhowCraigieAitchisonhasmademoneyfrompainting2．WhatcanthereaderlearnaboutAitchisonfromthepassage?A．Heworksinadifferentwayfromotherartists.B．Heoftengetsboredeasilywithhispaintings.C．Hefoundthedrawingclasseseasyatartschool.D．Hewassurewhathispaintingwaslikebeforedrawing.3．Aitchisonprefersmodelswhodon't.A．keepmovingaroundwhilehe'sworkingB．askhimabouthisstrangemethodofworkingC．worryabouthowlongtheworkwilltakeD．feelworriedtoseetheworkasit'sdeveloping4．WhatmightavisitoratanexhibitionsayaboutAitchison'swork?A．IlovehisrecentpaintingofScotland,whichareverysimilartoanumberofotherScottishpainters.B．YoucanstillseetheinfluenceofhistriptoItalyinsomeofthesepictures.C．Youcantellhespentalotoftimedrawingthepicturebeforehestartedpainting.D．Iwonderifhislawtraininghelpshimatall,especiallyinsellinghiswork.F18、Chineseareverygenerous(慷慨的)whenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.Notcaringaboutthemoney,parentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEngland,theUnitedStatesandAustralia.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-courseactivitieswheretheywilleitherlearnamusicalinstrumentorballet,orotherclasseswhichwillgivethemaheadinlife.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationis,thebetteritis.Soparentswillspendanunreasonableamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorcoupleswillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.However,whatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebestearlyeducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildrenareveryskilledinsomeareaswhilepoorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethough,isthattoday’schildrenareshortofself-respectandself-confidence.Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotakemultiple-choicetestsandhowtostudywell,butparentsarenotteachingthemthemostimportantskillsthattheyneedtobeconfident,happyandclever.Parentscanachievethisbyteachingpracticalskillslikecooking,sewinganddoingotherhousework.Teachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlife.Cookingrequirespatienceandtime.Itisanenjoyablebutdifficultexperience.Agoodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscooking,sohewilllearntoworkhardandfinishhisjobsuccessfullystepbystep.Hisresult,awell-cookeddinner,willgivehimmuchsatisfactionandlotsofself-confidence.Someoldmachines,suchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildtoplaywithwillmakehimcuriousandarouse(激发)hisinterest.Hewillspendhourslookingatthem,tryingtofixthem;yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhenhegrowsup.Theseactivitiesarenotonlyteachingachildtoreadabook,butrathe