2023-2024学年江苏省东台市第四教育联盟九年级英语第一学期期末检测试题含解析

2023-2024学年江苏省东台市第四教育联盟九年级英语第一学期期末检测试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。Ⅰ.单项选择1、ChinaDreamwillbeabletocometruewetryourbest.A．unless B．until C．although D．aslongas2、_______ridingsharedbikesisaneasywaytotravel,italsocausessomeproblems.A．Although B．If C．Until3、Myparents_____somereadingwhenthedoorbellrangyesterdayevening.A．do B．havedone C．did D．weredoing4、--Whatelsedoyouneed,sir?--________else.I’vegotenough,Thanks.A．Nothing B．Anything C．Something5、Thoughtheirparentsworkfarawaycitiestomakemoney,these“stay-homechildren”can_______themselves.A．takecareof B．takeafter C．takeup D．takeoff6、TheLittlePrinceis______favoritebook.A．he B．his C．him D．himself7、Somefarmers________howtofeedchickens.A．taughtI B．taughtus C．taughtshe D．taughtwe8、—Youlookunhappy.What’swrong?—Noone______mewhenIwasinAmerica.Maybetheyallforgotme.A．phonedB．phonesC．hasphonedD．hadphoned9、ourparents,weshouldletthembehealthyandhappywhenwegrowup.A．Return B．Toreturn C．Returning D．Returned10、---IhearyougaveyourmotherabigsurpriseonMother’sDay?---Yes,abigbunchofflowers.Ithinkmymumisalwaysgivingshehastome.A．which B．that C．what D．allwhatⅡ.完形填空11、Carlwasanoldcarpenter(木匠).Hewasknownforusingwoodandothermaterialstomakefurniture,evenhouses.Buthewastiredofhisjob.Hethoughthewastoooldtoworkandreadytoretire(退休).Hisbosswas1toseethegoodworkergo.Heaskedthecarpenter2hecouldbuildjustonemorehouse.Thecarpentersaidyes,3hismindwasnotonhisworkatall.Heusedpoormaterialsandworkedonthehouse4.Whenthecarpenterfinishedhiswork,theboss5thefront-doorkeytohim,“Thisisyourhouse,”hesaid,“A6foryou.”Whata7!Whatashame!Ifhehadknownhewasbuildinghis8house,hewouldhavedoneitdifferently.Nowhehadtoliveinthehousehehadpoorlybuilt.9itiswithus.Wedomanythingsinanabsentmindedway,reactingratherthanacting,willingtofinishthemlessthanthebest.Sometimesatimportantpointswedonottryourbesttobuildour10.Thenwithashamewelookatthesituationwehave11.Wefindthatwearenowlivinginthehousewehavepoorlybuilt.Ifwehadrealizedit,weshouldhavedoneitwithourwholeheart.Butwedon’thavea12tomakeitalloveragain.Thinkof13asthecarpenter.Thinkaboutyourlife.Buildit14.Itistheonlylifeyouwilleverbuildbecauselifeisado-it-yourselfproject.Yourlifetodayisthe15ofyourattitudesandchoicesyoumadeinthepast.Yourlifetomorrowwillbethatofyourattitudesandchoicesyoumaketoday.1．A．glad B．nervous C．ready D．sorry2．A．if B．and C．how D．why3．A．and B．but C．or D．so4．A．perfectly B．completely C．carelessly D．successfully5．A．handed B．left C．sold D．threw6．A．gift B．promise C．choice D．question7．A．task B．relief C．surprise D．stress8．A．real B．expensive C．old D．own9．A．Neither B．So C．Nor D．As10．A．studies B．lives C．jobs D．feelings11．A．created B．changed C．discussed D．improved12．A．plan B．chance C．method D．pleasure13．A．himself B．herself C．myself D．yourself14．A．wisely B．peacefully C．rapidly D．widely15．A．talent B．wealth C．result D．differenceⅢ.语法填空12、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，使语篇意思完整，必要时请用否定式。Didyouknowthattea,the1．(popular)drinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunkabout5000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongwasthefirst2．(discover)teaasadrink.OnedayShenNong3．(boil)drinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwater.Itwasquitedelicious,andso,oneoftheworld'sfavorite4．(drink)wasinvented.Afew5．(thousand)yearslater,LuYu,"thesaintoftea",mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italso6．(discuss)wherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.Itisbelievedthattea7．(bring)toKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,tea8．(appear)untilaround1610,butinlessthan100years,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinato9．(west)countriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthe10．(natural)oftea.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、DearSirorMadam.OneoftheteachersatmyschoolinNewYorktellsmethatyourschoolhassummercourses.IamplanningtogotoBeijingnextsummerandwouldliketotakeashortone-monthcourse.Iam18yearsoldandhavebeenstudyingChineseforsixyears.IwasbornintheUSAandhaveneverbeentoChinabefore.IamgoingtostudyChineseattheuniversity.IthinkthecoursewillhelpmeimprovemyChinese.Couldyousendmeacatalogue(目录)andapplicationform(申请表)?IwouldalsolikeinformationaboutBeijingandotherplacesnearby.Ihopetodosometravellingwhenthecourseisover.Thankyou!Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.JimGreen1．JimGreenisastudentfrom___________.A．America B．China C．Canada D．Australia2．HewillcometoChinanextsummerto________.A．improvehisChinese B．visitfriendsC．lookforjobs D．teachsummercourse3．Hewillprobably____afterthesummercourse.A．graduatefromuniversity B．workinthisschoolC．takeatripinBeijing D．posthisapplicationformB14、ThefirstStarbuckscoffeeshopopenedin1971indowntownSeattle,Washington，intheUnitedStates.Itwasasmallcoffeeshopthatroasteditsowncoffeebeans.Thecoffeeshop’sbusinessdidwell,andby1981therewerethreemoreStarbucksstoresinSeattle.Thingsreallybegantochangeforthecompanyin1981.Thatyear,HowardSchultzmetthethreemenwhoranStarbucks.SchultzworkedinNewYorkforacompanythatmadekitchenequipment.HenoticedthatStarbucksorderedalargenumberofspecialcoffeemakers,andhewascuriousaboutthecompany.SchultzwenttoSeattletoseewhatStarbucksdid,andhelikedwhathesaw.Hewantedtobecomepartofthecompany.In1982,theoriginal（原先的）StarbucksownershiredSchultzasthecompany’sheadofmarketing.In1983,SchultztravelledtoItaly.Theuniqueatmosphereofthecoffeebarstherecaughthiseye.ToSchultz,itseemedthatItaliansspenttheirdailylivesinthreeplaces;home,work,andcoffeebars.HisexperienceinItalygaveSchultzanewideaforStarbucksbackinSeattle.SchultzcreatedanatmosphereforStarbuckscoffeeshopsthatwascomfortable,andcustomerseverywhereseemedtolikeit.Between1987and1992,Starbucksopened150newstores—andthatwasonlythebeginning.Infact,bytheyear2000,threenewStarbucksstoresopenedsomewherearoundtheworldeveryday!Today,Starbuckshasthousandsofstores,includingstoresintwenty-sixcountries.OnethingthathelpsmakeStarbuckssucceedincitiesoutsidetheUnitedStatesisthewayStarbucksworkswithlocalstoresandrestaurants.Byworkingtogetherwithastorealreadyinthecity,Starbucksgetsanunderstandingofcustomersinthecity.ThisunderstandinghelpsStarbucksopenstoresintherightlocationsfortheircustomers.1．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．HowStarbuckshasgrownB．WhatStarbucksmakesC．Starbucks’customersD．HowStarbucksmakesitscoffee2．WhichistrueaboutStarbucks’firsttenyearsofbusiness?A．ItgrewveryquicklyB．ItwasasmallcompanyC．ItmadespecialcoffeemakersD．ItwasrunbyHowardSchultz3．AbouthowmanynewStarbucksopenedin1999?A．3B．150C．300D．morethan10004．WhathelpsStarbuckssucceedinplacesoutsidetheUnitedStates?A．OpeningrestaurantsinjustafewlocationseachyearB．OnlysellinglocallyproducedcoffeebeansC．workingwithothermajorcoffee-makingcompaniesD．LearningaboutlocalcustomersC15、Onedayamanfoundacocoon(茧）ofabutterfly(蝴蝶）intheforest.Hesatthereforseveralhoursandwatchedthebutterfly.Suddenlyasmallopeningappeared,andthebutterflytriedhardtoforce(强迫）itsbodythroughthatlittlehole.Thenitseemedtostopmakinganyprogress.Itappearedasifithadgottenasfarasitcouldanditcouldgonofurther.Sothemandecidedtohelpthebutterfly.Hecutofftheremainingbitofthecocoonsothatthebutterflycouldcomeouteasily.Buttohissurprise,thebutterflygotaheavybodyandverysmallwingswhenitcameoutofthecocoon.Themancontinuedtowatchthebutterflybecauseheexpectedthatthebodywouldgrowsmalleratanymomentandthewingswouldbecomelargerandbeabletofly.Butneitherhappened!Infact,thebutterflyspenttherestofitslifecrawling(爬））aroundwithaheavybodyandsmallwings.Itwasneverabletofly.Themanwasinhiskindness,buthedidnotunderstandthenaturerules.Beforethebutterflycameoutofthecocoon,fluid(流体）fromitsbodymustbeforcedintoitswings,andthenitwouldbereadyforflying.Itmusthaveahardstruggle(拼搏）togetthroughthesmallopeningtogetitsfreedomfromthecocoon.Sometimesstrugglesareexactlywhatweneedinourlife.IfGodallowedustogothroughourlifewithoutanydifficulties,itwouldmakeusfail.Wewouldnotbeasstrongaswecouldhavebeen,wecouldneverfly.1．Whatwasthebutterflydoingatthebeginningofthestory?A．Itwascrawlingaroundquietlyontheground.B．Itwasflyingamongthetreesintheforest.C．Itwastryingtomakeacocoonforitself.D．Itwasstrugglingtogetoutofitscocoon.2．Themancutofftheremainingbitofthecocoon______.A．totakethebutterflyhomeB．tohelpthebutterflycomeouteasilyC．tokillthebutterflyD．tostopthebutterflygrowingbigger3．Whatdoyouthinkoftheman?A．Patientbutrude.B．Carefulandwise.C．Kindbutunwise.D．Braveandfunny.4．Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A．Strugglesaresometimesnecessaryinourlife.B．Nothingisdifficultifweputourheartintoit.C．Everygooddeedwillcomebackwithgoodresult.D．Thegreatesthappinessintheworldistohelpothers.5．Whatisthebesttitleforthestory?A．TheLovefortheCocoon B．TheHappinessofHelpingEachOtherC．TheLessonoftheCocoon D．TheExpectationfortheButterflyD16、Manyofusfeeluneasywhensomeonestandstooclosetous,talkstoustooloudlyormakeseyecontactwithusfortoolong.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhythosethingsmakeyouuncomfortable?It'sallaboutpersonalspace,whichmeansnotonlytheimaginaryspacearoundthebody,butalsothespacearoundallthesenses.Peoplefeelthattheirspaceisbeingviolated(侵犯)whentheymeetwithanunwelcomesound,smellorlook.Thisisprobablywhyamanonacrowdedbusshoutingintohismobilephoneorawomannexttoyouputtingonstrongperfume(香水)makesyoufeelangry.Whetherpeoplehavehadastrongerdesire(渴望)toprotecttheirpersonalspaceinrecenttimesishardtosay.Yetstudiesofairlinesshowthatpeoplehaveastrongdesiretohavespacetothemselves.InasurveybyTripAdvisor,atravelwebsite,peoplesaidthatiftheyhadtopaymoreforsomeextraservice,theywouldratherhavelargerseatsthanextrafood.Althoughpeoplemayneedtheirpersonalspace,somehardlyrealizeit.Forexample,peopleonabuswhoholdnewspapersinfrontoftheirfacestoreadinfactkeepadistancefromstrangers.Goandwatchalibrarytable.Youwillnoticethatoneofthecornerseatswillusuallybetakenfirst.becausetheyarethefarthestway.Whatifsomeonesitsoppositetoyou?Maybeyouwillpileupbooksasiftomakeawall.Preference(偏好)forpersonalspacearedifferentfromculturetoculture.ScientistshavefoundthatAmericansgenerallyprefermorepersonalspacethanpeoplefromothercultures.InLatin(拉丁人的)cultures,however,peoplearemorecomfortablestandingclosetoeachother.1．Whomightfeelhispersonalspaceissafeaccordingtothepassage?A．Apersonwhohastositnexttoaladyputtingonstrongperfume.B．Apersonwhohasbeenwatchedbyastrangerforalongtime.C．Apersonwhohearsstrangenoiseswhenreadingathome.D．ALatinboywhoischattingwithafriendsittingclosetohim.2．WhatcanweknowfromthesurveybyTripAdvisor?A．Peopleneedsmallerpersonal.paceinrecenttimesthanbefore.B．Peoplehaveawrongdesireforpersonalspaceinrecenttimes.C．Therearenotenoughseatsontheplanetomeetpeople'sneeds.D．Foodserviceisbetterprovidedthanseatsontheplane.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thespacearoundthebodyismoreneededthanthataroundallthesenses.B．Ifyouholdnewspapersonthebus,yourpersonalspacewon'tbeviolated.C．Peopleusuallychoosethecornerseatsfirstinalibraryforpersonalspace.D．Differentculturessharethesamepreferencesforpersonalspace.E17、AyoungprincehadjustrecentlybecomeKing.Inordertorulehiskingdom,hedecidedtolearnallthewisdomofworld.Therefore,hegatheredallthewisemenfromhiskingdomandabroadandorderedthemtolookforbooksforhimtoreadandlearnfrom.Fiveyearspassedquickly.Thewisemenreturnedwiththeircamels,carrying5000booksfullofwisdom.Seeingsomanybooks,thekingwassoshockedthathedidn’tknowhowtostart.Soheorderedthewisementocondensethebooksandbringthembacktohim.Anotherfiveyearspassed.Thewisemenagainwenttoseetheking,thistimebringing500books,butthekingstillthoughtthereweretoomany.Fivemoreyearspassed.Thewisemenbroughtback50books.Atthistime,thekingwastroubledwithmanyproblems,buthestillfeltweretoomanybooks.Duringthenextfewyears,thewisemenworkedhardtocondensethe50booksintoonebookandpresentittotheking.Thekingtooknointerestinreadingthisbook,nordidhehavetimetolearnfromit.Moreproblemsbrokeoutinhiskingdom---hisenemiesendlesslyattackedanddiseasesaffectedhispeople.Hedidnothavethewisdomtosolvetheseproblems.Finally,thekingwaskilledbyarulerintheneighbourcountryandhiscountrywasdestroyed.Waitingforwisdomtocometoyouisjustawayofbeinglazy.Ifthereisnoaction,therecanbenogain.Onlyifwesetouttofindwisdomcanwemakeadifference.1．Whydidthekinggatherallthewiseman?A．Tohelphimrulethekingdom.B．Toteachhimsomeknowledge.C．Tolookforbooksforhiskingdom.D．Tolookforbooksofwisdomforhim.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“condense”mean?A．Toputmuchinformationintoasmallspace.B．Tomakethepriceofbookslower.C．Tomakethebookssmallerthanever.D．Tomakethebookseasierthanever.3．Whywouldn’tthekingreadtheONEbookmadefrom50books?A．Becausehedidn’tknowhowtostart.B．Becausehelostinterestandtimeforit.C．Becausehewasn’tsureaboutthatbook.D．Becauseitdidn’thavethewisdomhewanted.4．Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A．Timeandtidewaitfornoman.B．Wisdomcanmakeacountrystrong.C．Wisdomwon’tcometoyoubyitself.D．Themeaningoflivingistofindwisdom.F18、Sooncomputersandothermachineswillbeabletorememberyoubylookingatyoureyes!Theprogramworksbecauseeveryone’seyesaredifferent.Sointhefutureyouwon’thavetorememberanumberwhenyouwanttouseamachineortakemoneyoutofabank.You’lljusthavetolookatthemachineanditwillbeabletotellwhoyouare.Theeye-recognition(眼睛识别)programisalreadybeingtestedinshopsandbanksintheUSA,Britain,Spain,ItalyandTurkey.Soonthistechnologywilltaketheplaceofallotherwaysoffindingoutwhopeopleare.However,scientistsareworkingonothersystems.Machineswillsoonbeabletoknowyoufromtheshapeofyourfaceorhandorevenyoursmell!Wealreadyhavemachinesthatcantellwhoyouarefromyourvoiceorfromthemarkmadebyyourfinger.Eye-recognitionisbetterthanotherkindsbecauseyoureyesdon’tchangeasyougetolder,orgetdirtylikehandsorfingers.Andeventwinshavedifferenteyes,sotheprogramcanbeupto94%correct,dependingonhowgoodthetechnologyis.Someprogramsmayonlybe51%.InBritain,itwasfoundthat91%ofpeoplewhohadtrieditsaidthattheylikedtheideaofeye-recognition.Inthefutureyourcomputerwillrecognizeyouintheeye.Sosmile!1．Whatwilltheprogramforrememberingeyesbeusedfor?A．Banksandcomputers. B．Banksandshops.C．Schoolsandcomputers. D．Schoolsandshops.2．Howdoestheeye-recognitionprogramwork?A．Youlookatthemachineandtypeanumber.B．Youneedtospeakandthenlook.C．Themachinelooksatyourface.D．Youlookatthemachine.3．Whichrecognitionprogramisalreadyinuse?A．Rememberingeyesandsmell. B．Rememberingfingersorvoices.C．Rememberingfacesandvoices. D．Rememberinghandsandfaces.4．Whatproblemscouldtherebewiththeeye-recognitionprogram?A．Someeyesarethesame. B．Eyescanchange.C．Itisnotalwayscorrect. D．Eyescangetdirty.5．What’stheadvantageofus