2023-2024学年江苏省泰兴市黄桥九年级英语第一学期期末统考试题含解析

2023-2024学年江苏省泰兴市黄桥九年级英语第一学期期末统考试题考生请注意：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、Wehave_______homeworktodoeverydaysowecan’tplay______computergames.A．toomany;toomanyB．toomuch;toomanyC．toomany;toomuchD．toomuch;toomuch2、I_______alotinthisschoolinthepastfewyears.Wordscan’texpressmythankstoallofmyteachersandfriendshere.A．improved B．haveimproved C．wouldimprove3、—MyfatherfellillandIhavetolookafterhim.—________.A．Nevermind B．Takeiteasy C．Don’tbelate D．Sorrytohearthat4、—Whatdoyouwanttoeatforlunch?1willprepareearliertoday,—Honey,you____________.Let'sgoouttohavesomethingdifferent.A．mustn't B．can't C．shouldn't D．don'thaveto5、—Doyouknowtomorrow?—Yes,theGreatWall.A．wheretheywentB．wherewilltheygoC．wheredidtheygoD．wheretheywillgo6、—Yourdresslooksverybeautiful.—________.A．Itdoesn’tmatter B．I’msorrytoo C．Thankyou D．Certainly7、Thesign________isatrafficsign.Imeans“Youcan’tturnrighthere”.A． B． C．8、Chinais________countryintheworld.A．thethirdlargestB．thelargestthirdC．thethirdlargeD．athirdlargest9、InEnglish,wesaythatsharingaproblemislikecuttingitinhalf.Soyou’rehalfwaytosolvingaproblemjust_____talkingtosomeoneaboutit.A．with B．by C．in10、-Whydidn'tyoucryforhelpwhenyouwererobbed(被抢劫)?-IfIopenedmymouth,theymightfindmyfourgoldteeth.Thatwouldbe______!A．bad B．muchworseC．worst D．theworstⅡ.完形填空11、Onceuponatime,thecolorsoftheworldargued.Allofthemthoughtthattheywerethebestandmostbeautiful.Greensaid,“1Iamthemostimportant.Iamthesignoflifeandofhope.I’mthecolorofgrass,treesandleaves.2me,allanimalswoulddie.”Blueinterrupted(插嘴),“Don’tjustthinkabouttheEarth.Whatisthecoloroftheskyandthesea?Isn’twaterthemost3thingforlife?”Yellowlaughed:“Youareallsoserious.I4laughter,happinessandwarmthintotheworld.Everytimepeoplelookatayellowsunflower,theystartto5Withoutme,therewouldbenofun.”Orangesaidloudly,“Iamthecolorofhealthandstrength.Icarrythemostimportantvitamins(维生素).Thinkofcarrots,pumpkinsandoranges.6Ifilltheskyatsunriseorsunset,everyoneisamazedatmybeautyand7givesanotherthoughttoanyofyou.”8couldstanditnolonger,soheshouted,“Iamthecolorofdangerandofcourage.Iamwillingtofightforacause(事业).Ibringfireintopeople’sblood.”Theirvoicesbecamelouderandlouder.Loudthundercouldbeheardandrainstartedtopour.Whenthecolorsbegantocool,therainsaid,“You9colors.Don’tyouknowthateachofyouareunique?Joinhandsandfollowme.”Theydidwhattheyweretoldandtogether10themostbeautifulrainbow.1．A．HardlyB．ClearlyC．Possibly2．A．WithB．ForC．Without3．A．importantB．beautifulC．interesting4．A．getB．driveC．bring5．A．sleepB．singC．smile6．A．UntilB．UnlessC．When7．A．everybodyB．somebodyC．nobody8．A．RedB．BlackC．White9．A．braveB．foolishC．wonderful10．A．watchedB．madeC．paintedⅢ.语法填空12、Inone’slife,oneusuallyhaslittleunderstandingofoneself.Whenyousucceed,youmaybeveryproud.Whenyou1．,youmayloseheart.Ifyoudon’tgetathoroughunderstandingofyourself,youmaymisslotsof2．(chance)inlife.Togetathoroughunderstandingofyourselfistoknowwell3．yourself.Youmayknowyourstrongpointsandweak4．(one).Youmayhopeforawonderfulfuture,butbesurenottoexpecttoomuchbecausenotalldreamscan5．(realize).Youmaybeconfidentenoughtomeetchallenges,butfirstyoushouldknowwhattodo.Togetathoroughunderstandingofyourself,youshouldhavearealsenseofself-appreciation.Maybeyouthinkyouarenotatalltree6．justsmallgrass,aslongasyougetfullconfidence,youaresuretofaceanytrouble.Togetathoroughunderstandingofyourselfalso7．tolookafteryourself.Whenyouareangry,findaquietplacesothatyouwon’tbehurt.Whenyouaresad,tellyourfriendsaboutitto8．themoodintoagoodone.Whenyouaretired,getagoodsleep.Ifyoudon’ttakegoodcareofyourself,youwon’tbeabletostayawayfrom9．(ill).Soifyougetathoroughunderstandingofyourself,you10．(get)afullcontrolofyourselfandfindyourlifefullofcolor.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、HuwThomasfellinlovewithMegan.Butthenanaccidentchangedhislife,andhehadtomovetoCanada.Meganpromisedtowritetohim.ButHuwneverheardfromher…untilonedayaletterarrived.Hesawthelettercamefromwhereheandhisfatherhadlivedintheirearlyyears.Whowaswritingtohim?Heturnedtheenvelop(信封)overinhishandsseveraltimes.Thenhetookouttheletterandread：DearHuw，Idon'tknowifthisletterwillreachyou,andIdon'treallyknowwhyI'mwritingtoyouafteralltheseyears,but…Huwturnedtotheendoftheletterandsaw：BestwishesMeganHecouldn'tbelieveit.Heturnedbacktothefirstwordsoftheletterandread：Afteralltheseyears,butI'vejustfoundyourlettertomefromCanada.Believeme,thiswasthefirsttimeI'dreadthemandtheymademecry,evenafter50years.Ifoundtheminaboxofmyfather'spapers.Theywereneveropened.Huw,Ineverknewthatyou'dwrittentome.IthoughtyournewlifeinCanadahadmadeyouforgetme.NowIrealizethatmyfatherkeptyourletters.Icanstillrememberaskinghimiftherewasanyletterforme,andhealwayssaid,“__▲__，mygirl.Itoldyouhewasnogood.”Finally,afteraboutayear,Ibelievedhim.Butwhydidhekeeptheletters?Doyouthinkhewantedmetofindthemwhenitwastoolate?Anyways,he'sdeadnow,soIcan'taskhim.AllIcansayisI'msorry.Sorryforwhatmyfatherdid,sorrythatyouneverheardfrommeandsorryfor…everything.Ihopethatatleastthisletterreachesyou.Ofcourse,I'llunderstandifyoudon'twanttowritebacktome,butifyoudo.IamstillMeganJenkins,andIwillliveatthesameaddress.Bestwishes，MeganHuwreadtheletteragain.EverythingwithMegancamebacktohim.Hehadneverforgottenher.Hecouldn't.Everydayhelookedatherfaceonthewall.Hehadadrawingofher.Ithadtravelledeverywherewithhim.Buttohearfromheragain…“Areyouallright,Dad？”askedMike,comingintotheroom.1．WhydidHuwturntotheendofthelettersbeforehefinishedtherestofit?A．Becausehewasnotinterestedinthebeginning.B．Becausehedidn'tliketoreadlettersfromMegan.C．Becausehewantedtofinishreadingitinashorttime.D．Becausehewantedtoknowwhomtheletterwasfrom.2．MeganfailedtoreadHuw'slettersbecause________.A．herfatherkeptthemB．theywerelostonthewayC．shemovedtoanothercityD．hedidn'tpostthematall3．Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputinthe__▲__？A．Sorry,it'smyfaultB．LookuphereC．No,hehasforgottenyouD．Yes,herearetheonesfromhim4．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Huwhadnevergotmarriedalltheseyears.B．MeganwasstilllivingwithherfatherinCanada.C．MeganwassurethatHuwwouldreceiveherletter.D．MeganstilllovedHuwandfeltsorryforwhathadhappened.B14、Ifyouhearthesoundofahandsetbeeping(手机响)inabagorpocket,youcouldbeforgivenforthinkingthatsomeonehasreceivedatextmessage.Butnowadaystherearesomanydifferentwaysofmessagingsomeonethatitcouldspellthedeathofthetraditionaltextasweknowit.Textmessaging,ortexting,istheartofsendingashort,electronicmessagebetweentwomobilephonesortablets(平板电脑).Userspayacertainamounttosendmessagesvia(通过)SMS—shortmessageservice.Butinthelastfewyears,messaginginthiswayhasbeenonthedecline(下降).Theriseofsmartphonesandtabletshasseenanincreaseintheuseofinstantmessagingapps(即时通信应用程序),whichtaketheplaceoftraditionaltexts.UsingwirelessInternetconnections,peoplecansendlimitlessnumbersofIMstotheirfriendsforverylittlecost.Unliketraditionalmobiletexts,theuserusuallyonlyhastopaytodownloadtheapponce,afterwhicheachmessagetheysendisfree.Webdeveloperssoon________Instantmessagingappshavebecomepopularallovertheworld.WhatsAppinAmericaandEurope,WeChatinChinaandKakaoTalkinSouthKoreaarebutafewwhichhaveattractedhundredsofmillionsofpeople,whousetheappstochattotheirfriendsinrealtime.Theseappsallowpeopletosendpicturemessagesforfree—somethingwhichpreviouslywasquitecostly.ResearchcompanyInformasaidthatalmost19billionmessagesweresentperdayusingchatappsin2012,comparedwith17.6billionSMStexts.Anditexpectsthechatappmarkettogrowt050billionperdayby2014.Sodoesthisreallymeantheendforcommunicationbytext?PamelaClark—DicksonfromInformadoesn'tthinkso.Shesaysthattherearealargenumberofpeoplewhousenormalmobilephones,particularlyindevelopingcountries,whoprefertheSMSmessagingtool.ThereisanawfullybigbaseofmobilephoneuserswhoarestillgoingtofindthatSMSisthebestmessagingexperienceforthemforawhile.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。1．AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Instantmessagingappsarebecomingmoreandmorepopularnowadays.B．Comparedwithinstantmessaging,traditionaltextsaremorepopularnow.C．InstantmessagingandSMSmessagingarebothwayswecanchatwithothers.D．Moreandmorepeoplechoosetousesmartphonesandtablets.2．Theunderlinedphrase"gotthemessage"inParagraph4means______A．receivedanSMSmessageB．gotaninstantmessageC．understoodwhatwaswantedD．gotapieceofinformation3．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．peoplesent19billionSMStextseverydayin2012B．AllthemessagessentonmobilephonesandcomputersarefreeC．PicturemessagescanbesentatahighpriceifyouuseWechatD．Tosendinstantmessages,peopleusuallyhavetodownloadtheappfirst4．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagragh?A．pamelaClark-Dicksondoesn’tsupporttheSMSmessagingB．FewpeoplelikesendingmessagesviaSMSatphonesC．ManypeoplearestillsengingmessagesonmobilephonesD．SMSmessaginghasdisappearedindevelopedcourtries.5．Whatisthebesttitlefortext?A．thedeathoftextmessagingB．HowtosendmessagesviaSMSC．SMScostslessthanIMsD．WeChatinChinaispopular.C15、TheStoryStarter,Jrnowprovides194,480storystartersforkids.TheoriginalStoryStarterClickhereforyourstorystarterYourstorystarterTheghostwaswalkingonthemountaintopWritedownyourstorystarterlinetostartyourstoryor...Clickontheiconagainforadifferentstorystarter.TheStoryStarterwascreatedbyJoelHaffneronFebruary25,2003andlastupdatedonMay25,2017Copyright2003-2015JoelHaffnerAllrightsReserved.TheStoryStarterwasselectedasoneofthetop101websitesforwritersbyWriter’sDigestMagazinein2008,2012,2014,2015,2016and20171．WhatisTheStoryStarter,Jr.?A．Awebsite. B．Anewspaper. C．Astorybook. D．Aguidebook.2．TheStoryStarter,Jr.ismostsuitablefor__________.A．parents B．children C．teachers D．writers3．Whichofthefollowingmayyoufindifyouclickontheiconagain?A．Theendingofyourstory. B．Thereviewofyourstory.C．Thestarterofyourstory. D．Themainbodyofyourstory.D16、MybrotherandIoftenfightwitheachotheroversmallthings.Onedayourfathersaidtous,“TomorrowwewilltakepartintheRayHomeSportsDay.Bothofyoumustgowithme.Perhapsyoucanlearnsomethingfromthosechildren.”Mybrotherlaughed,“Dad,Rayisahomeforphysicallydisabledchildren.Whatcanwelearnfromthem?”“Youwillsee,”ourfathersaid.OurfatherworksasavolunteeratRay.Thechildrentherehaveproblemswiththeirhands,speech,walkingorhearing.Everyday,hespendshourshelpingthemtomoveorexercisetheirlegsorarms.Thefollowingday,hetookustoRayHome.Whenwegotthere,wefoundaniceplacetositdown.Finally,thesportsbegan.Therewasa50-meterracetoseewhocouldrunfastest.Alltherunnerswerephysicallydisabled.Astheracestarted,allthechildrenmovedasfastastheycould.Justthen,oneofthegirlsfelloverandhurtherleg.Shebegantocryatthetopofhervoice.Allthechildrenstoppedtohelpthepoorgirl.Thentheyallheldhandsandfinishedtheracetogether.MybrotherandIweresurprisedtoseethis:thechildrenweren’tinterestedinwinningtherace－theyweremoreinterestedinhelpingeachothertofinishtherace.1．WhydidthefathertakethewriterandhisbrothertoRayHome?A．ThefatherwantedthemtodosomethingatRay.B．ThefatheraskedthemtohelpthechildrenatRay.C．ThefatherwantedthemtotakepartintheSportsDay.D．Thefatherwantedthemtolearnsomethingfromthechildren.2．Whydidallthechildrenstopinthe50-meterracestop?A．Allthechildrenweredisabled.B．Alittlegirlfelloverandgothurt.C．Theystoppedtolaughatthegirl.D．Theydidn’twanttofinishtherace.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thechildrentherecanhelpeachother.B．Alltherunnerstherecannotrunfast.C．Allthechildrendon’twanttobewinners.D．ThedisabledchildrentherewerenotsmartenoughE17、TherearesomepopularfamilyvideosthatarebeingpostedonChinesesocialmediathesedays.Inthesevideos,ayoungchildcallsouttotheirmotherorfather;theparentcomesintotheroomsmiling,turnsaroundandcallsouttotheirownparent;thegrandparentthencomesintotheroomsmilingandcallsouttotheirparentthegreat-grandparent.Theformofthesevideosisbeingdescribedasthe“four-generation(四代人的)challenge”.ItstartedonDouyinandhasbeenpopularinsocialmediainothercountries.Peoplefromallovertheworldhavetalkedmuchaboutthevideosandevenmadetheirown.Thevideosalsomakesomepeopleremembertheirfamilymemberswhohavebeendeadandremindthemtolovewhattheyhave.“Becauseofthevideo,Iwillvisitmygrandmotherthisweekend,”aTwitteruserwrote.“IhavetosaythatfamilyloveisusuallyastrongvalueinChina,”wroteJustin.“The„four-generation‟videoshavenotonlytouchedforeignviewers,butalsogiventhemadeeperlookintoChinesefamilyvalues.”InmostEastAsiancultures,manygenerationsofasinglefamilyliketolivetogether.Thisiscalledanextendedfamily(大家庭).InmostWesterncountries,mostfamiliesarenuclearfamilies(小家庭),orfamiliesthataremadeupofjustchildrenandtheirparents.InWesternculture,privatesecretsandindependencearehighlyvalued.Kidsusuallymoveoutofthehouseaftertheyturn18.Manyofthemworkpart-timejobsinordertopayforcollege.Iftheychoosetocontinuelivingwiththeirparentsafterbecominganadult,itcanbeseenasasignofimmaturity(不成熟).AlthoughfamilyformsintheEastandWestmaybedifferent,theloveandconnectionsbetweenfamilymembersarethesame.Thatmightbewhythe“four-generation”videoshavewonsomanyheartsaroundtheworld.1．ATwitteruserwantstovisithisgrandmotherbecausehe.A．hasnochoicebuttodoso B．isremindedbyhisparentsC．livesinasingle-parentfamily D．istouchedafterwatchingthevideos2．TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3refersto.A．advisethemtovisittheirChineserelativesB．letthemknowmoreaboutChinesefamilyvaluesC．givethemachancetomovetheirfamiliestoChinaD．askthemtodosomethingvaluableforChinesefamilies3．Theword“independence”inParagraph5means“”.A．自由 B．独立 C．快乐 D．成长4．The“four-generation”videosarepopularbecause.A．JustinhasalreadywrittensomereviewsB．familyformsintheEastandWestaresimilarC．thelovebetweenfamilymembersisthesameD．manygenerationsofasinglefamilylivetogetherF18、Price:$14.9Numberofpages:127Storyline:Beanandherbestfriend,Ivy,decidetocreatetheirowncamp.Theythinkupalltheactivitiesand,ofcourse,theymaketherules…Recommendation:I’dgivethisbooka10becauseIlovethecharacters.Theyarefunnyandcreative.Price:$15.9Numberofpages:128Storyline:ZoeandAlice’smothermightjusthavethecoolestjobever.Shesavesgreatpyreneesdogs(大白熊犬)…Recommendation:I’dgivethisbookan8becauseitisalittlesad.Ithinkkidswholoveanimalsandagoodstorywillreallylikeit.Price:$12.9Numberofpages:192Storyline:AdoglivesinanemptypipeunderHighway16.Hehasfourdogfriends.Oneday,theydecidetogoonanadventuretostealthefoodfromahumanfamily…Recommendation:I’dgivethisbooka9.Itisfunny.Iwaslaughingoutloudatallthefunnyscenes.Price:$15.9Numberofpages:160Storyline:Aftertheirparentsarekilledinacaraccident.JaynaandherelderbrotherRobareeachother’sonlyfamily.Soon,Robgoesofftoserveinthenavy.Recommendation:I’dgivethisbooka9.I’minterestedinromanticnovelsandsciencefiction,butnotsomuchinhistoricalfiction.Gingersnapreallychangedmyopinion.1．_______hasthemostpages.A．IvyandBeanMaketheRules B．WhiteFurFlyingC．StickDog D．Gingersnap2．WhiteFurFlying___________.A．tellsusaboutthelifeoffourdogs B．isahistoricalfictionC．isabookaboutsavingdogs D．showsusthecamplife3．TomwantstobuyacopyofIvyandBeanMaketheRulesandacopyofGinge