2023-2024学年梅州市重点中学英语九上期末质量检测试题含解析

2023-2024学年梅州市重点中学英语九上期末质量检测试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—It'swonderfulthatLilyhasbeeninvitedtothewelcomepartytoo!一I'mafraidshenotcome.Shehasbeenbusywithherstudyrecently.A．need B．must C．may D．should2、—HaveyouseenthemovieForeverYoung?—Yes.I__________themoviewithmyfriendlastnight.A．watch B．watched C．watches D．havewatched3、Look!Theclockhasstopped.Maybethere’s________wrongwithit.A．everything B．somethingC．anything D．nothing4、ThepopulationofChinais___________thanthatofRussia.AndthismakesthetrafficinChina___________.A．muchlarger,morecrowdedB．muchmore,morecrowdedlyC．muchlarger,morecrowdedlyD．muchmore,morecrowded5、—Lookatthisnicewatch.Isit________,Daming?—No,itisn’t.AskBetty,Ithinkit’s________.A．your;hers B．yours;hers C．your;her D．you;her6、HuaweiisoneoftechnologycompaniesinChina.A．large B．larger C．largest D．thelargest7、Notonlycantheartbringhappinesstoothers,butitalsoshowsthatevencold,hardironcan__________tolifewithalittlecreativity.A．bringback B．bebroughtback C．bringout8、----What’sthesecretofsuccess,Dad?----Moretimeandeffort,______you’llmakeitsomeday.A．or B．then C．but D．and9、—Didyoubuyalargehouse?—No,notreally,atleastnotaslargeas______.A．yours B．your C．you10、Today’syoungpeoplecan’tlivewithoutsmartphones.Theykeeptheirhandsonthephoneswhenevertheygo,evenwhilethey______meals.A．hadB．willhaveC．werehavingD．arehavingⅡ.完形填空11、Haveyoueverwonderedwhatgoesthroughyourmindwhenyouchoosewheretositinanewclassroom?Orinawaitingroomfullofstrangers?Oronabus?Researchershave1someinterestingfacts.Perhaps,weprefertosit2topeoplelikeourselves.Girlssitbygirlsandboyssitbyboys.Adultssittogetherandyoungpeoplechooseanotheryoungpersontositnear.Weevenchoosetositnearsomeone3lookslikeus.Peoplewithglassessitnear4peoplewithglasses.Peoplewithlonghairsitclosertootherpeoplewithlonghair.Weseemtobelieve5peoplewithsimilarhabitsorhobbieswillsharesimilarattitude,orevenwethinkwemaybesaferwithpeoplewholooklikeus.Sometimesthat’strue6it'sapityifwealwayssticktothesamepeople,thesamegroup.The7inalwaysstayinginourcomfortzone(舒适区)isthatwejustrecyclethesameopinions,thesametastesandthesameideas.Welosethechancetolearn8,findoutaboutinterestingthings,hearfunnystoriesanddiscoverdifferences.Move9yourcomfortzone.Goandsitnexttosomeone10.Anddon'tjustsitthereinsilence.Sayhello.Askaquestion.Startaconversation.That’swemakefriends.That’showwelearnaboutpeople.That’showweopenourmindstonewideas.1．A．lookedforB．foundoutC．lookedoverD．madeout2．A．fartherB．nearerC．closerD．smaller3．A．whatB．whichC．whomD．who4．A．otherB．othersC．theotherD．another5．A．thatB．whatC．ifD．when6．A．/B．andC．soD．but7．A．advantageB．dangerC．importanceD．advice8．A．everythingnewB．anythingnewC．nothingnewD．somethingnew9．A．outofB．fromC．intoD．to10．A．similarB．importantC．differentD．outgoingⅢ.语法填空12、Amanwaswalkingthroughalargecity.Onastreetcorner，hesawaboy1．(sell)anumberofsmallbirdsinacage(笼子)．Helookedatthebirdsflyingaboutinthecageand2．（try）togetout.Hestoodforsometimelookingatthebirds.Atlasthesaidto3．(冠词)boy，“Howmuchdoyouaskforyourbirds？”“Fiftycentsabird，sir，”saidtheboy.“I4．(not)meanhowmuchabird，”saidtheman，“5．(连词)howmuchforallofthem?Iexpecttobuy6．（it）all.”Theboybegantocount，andfoundtheycametofivedollars.“Thereisyourmoney，”saidtheman.Theboytookit7．(happy).Thenthemanopenedthecagedoorasquicklyashecould，andletallthebirds8．(fly)away.Theboy，ingreatsurprise，cried，“Whatdidyoudothat9．（介词），sir？Youhavelostallyourbirds.”“IwilltellyouwhyIdidit，”saidtheman.“Ihasbeenshutupforthreeyearsinaprison(监狱),andI10．decide)nevertoseeanythinginprisonwhichIcanmakefree.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、WewalkedallafternoonwithInfadoosandScragga.Theirmenwalkedaboutahundredmetresaheadofus.“Whendidyourpeople,theKukuana,cometothisplace?”“Theycamefromthenorthmanythousandsofmoonsago,”Infadoosexplained.“Whentheyreachedthemountains,theycouldgonofarther.Theystayedherewherethelandisgoodandthereiswater.”“Doyoulivehereinpeace?”Iasked.“Therehavebeentwowars.Onceanarmycamedownfromthenorth,butwekilledmostofthem.Soonafterthat,wefoughtamongourselves.”Hesaid,“Thekingatthattimehadtwosons—twins.Whenhedied,bothyoungmenwantedtobeking.Oneofthetwins,Twala,killedtheotherandbecameking.”“Didthedeadmanhaveawifeandchildren?”Iasked.Iknewthatifhedid,thefightingcouldstartagainoneday.“Yes.Hehadawife,Imotu,andason,Ignosi.Theyranaway.”Hepointedtoavillageashortwayahead.“ThatisthevillagewhereImotuandIgnosifirsthid,”hesaid.“Weshallstaytheretonight..”Assoonaswewerewithinamileorsoofthevillage,anarmyofmencameout.Aswepassedthem,theyshoutedawelcome.Theirwomenwereinthevillage.Theystoppedwhatevertheyweredoingtowatchuspassby,buttheywerenotrude.Assoonaswewerecomfortableinahut,theycamewithmilk,honey,andcookedfood.Ayoungmanbroughtafatyoungoxwhichhekilledandcutintopieces.Wetookafewpiecesforourselvesandgavehimtherest.Wedon’twantthemtothinkwewereselfish.（选自《所罗门王的宝藏》，有删节）1．TheKukuanapeoplemovedalongway________beforetheystayedinthisplace.A．eastB．westC．southD．north2．TheKukuanapeoplestayedbecausetheycould________here.A．huntenoughanimalsB．growgoodcropsC．makemanyfriendsD．eatdeliciousbeef3．Infadoos’peoplehadwon_________wars.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five4．IgnosiwasTwala’s__________.A．wifeB．brotherC．sonD．nephew5．Fromwhatweread,thevillagerswereprobablyIgnosi’s_________.A．friendsB．enemiesC．supportersD．soldiersB14、AgardenofinventionsVisitorsofallagesarewelcomedtoPortDiscoverytoseethenewexhibit—agardenofsmallinventions.Therewillalsobemanyactivitiesandgadgets(小器械）fortheenvironmentalprotection.TheexhibitwillbeonSaturday,July8.Itis$10.75foreachpersonandit’sfreeforkidsundertheageoftwo.Call410-727-8120ifyouwanttoknowmoreinformation.Therain-barrel(雨水桶)meetingTheParksandPeopleFoundationwill-holdameetingonbuildingrain-barrelsforhousesbetween6p.m.and8p.m.onWednesdayatthefoundation’sStieffSilverBuilding.Itwillcosteachperson$50anditincludesthebarrelandallmaterials.Call410-448-5663tolearnmoreinformation.Priming(修剪)plantsVisitorscanattendameetingonpruningplantsbetween9:30a.m.and10a.m.onTuesdayatLadewTopiaryGardens.TheyshouldmeetattheVisitorsCenteratLadew,JarrettsvillePike,Monkton.Thepriceoftheticketis$10whichincludesthemoneyofvisitingthegardensandLadewmembersarefreetogo.Call410-557-9570orvisitthewebsitetogetmoreinformation.ExhibitionPhotographs,paintingsanddrawingswillbeshownonJuly9attheUniversityofMaryland.Theshowwillbefrom5p.m.to7:30p.m.Call301-985-7937toknowmoreinformation.1．WhatmayPortDiscoverybe?A．Acinema. B．Aschool. C．Amuseum. D．Astore.2．Peoplecanknowmorethingsabouttherain-barrelmeetingby_________.A．calling410-727-8120 B．calling410-448-5663 C．visitingawebsite D．calling301-985-79373．IfMrsWhitelikesgrowingflowers,shewillprobablybeinterestedin_________.A．visitingPortDiscovery B．attendingtherain-barrelmeetingC．themeetingatLadewTopiaryGardens D．seeingtheexhibitionattheUniversityofMaryland4．WhichoftheinformationisNOTtrue?A．Itwillcostacouplewiththeirone-year-olddaughter$21.5tovisitPortDiscovery.B．Therain-barrelmeetingwilllasttwohoursintheevening.C．NotallthepeopleneedtopayforthemeetingatLadewTopiaryGardens.D．TheexhibitionattheUniversityofMarylandwillbeonSaturday.C15、Oneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhatkindofthingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheirownlanguage,soitisnecessary(必要的)todothisinaforeignlanguage,too.Herearesomeexamples..＂What’sthematter?＂＂Iwenttoapartylastnight,soI…＂.＂Ifeelsotiredthesedays.＂＂Ithinkyou’dbetter…＂.＂Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.Sheisoneofthemost…＂Youcanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext(上下文)helpsalotinunderstandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So＂guessing＂isveryimportantinunderstandingEnglish,especially(尤其)spokenEnglish.1．Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout__________.A．theimportanceof＂guessing＂inlearningaforeignlanguageB．howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkaboutC．someexamplesofrightguessingD．howimportantitistoguessallthetime2．Fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLEIis__________.A．＂…soIdidn’thaveagoodtime.＂B．＂…soIwenttobedverylate.＂C．＂….SoIfeltunhappy.＂D．＂…soIgotupveryearly.＂3．MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is__________.A．＂Ithinkyou’dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself.＂B．＂Ithinkyou’dbetterhavesomethingtodrink.＂C．＂Ithinkyou’dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends.＂D．＂Ithinkyou’dbetterbemorecareful.＂4．MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is__________.A．＂…sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars.＂B．＂…sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen.＂C．＂…sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers.＂D．＂..sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen.＂5．Fromthepassagewecaninfer(推断)thatguessingis__________inlearningaforeignlanguage.A．theonlywayB．moreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglishC．moreimportantthananyotherwayD．moreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglishD16、Nowadays,phonecallsandmessageshelpuscommunicatewithothersmoreoften.Itmeansthatweseldomwritelettersnow.ButaTVshow,LettersAlive,isbringingbackthisoldhabit.LettersAliveinvitesfamousactorsandactressesbuttherearenofunnyjokesordifferentcompetitions.Instead,onlyonepersonwalksuptoamicrophoneandreadsaletter.Theletterswerewrittenbypeoplefromdifferenttimesinhistory.Forexample,inoneepisode(集),theyreadaletterwrittenbythefamouswriterXiaoHongtoheryoungerbrotherin1941.ThelettershowsthatXiaoHongmissedherbrothersomuchandhadgreathopesforhisfuture.“Everyletteropensanotherworldforus，”saidGuanZhangwen,thedirectoroftheTVshow.“Itseemsthatwecanexperiencethereallivesandfeelingsofthewriters.”SinceitsfirstepisodeonDecember5,2016,LettersAlivehasbeenwidelypraised.Manyaudiences(观众)saythatithasprovidedabreathoffreshairtotoday'sTVshows.BesidesLettersAlive,someotherculturalTVshowshavealsoattractedChineseaudiences.TheyincludetheChinesePoetryConference,atraditionalChinesepoetrycompetitionandReaders,aprogramthatinvitespeopletoreadpoemsandarticlestheylikeorwrote.Itsuggeststhatculturalvaluesandtruefeelingsarebecomingourinterest.1．LettersAlive,aTVshow,invitesfamouspeopleto．A．readandshareletters B．tellaudiencesjokesC．enterdifferentcompetitions D．writeletters2．HowmanyTVshowsarementionedinthepassage?A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.3．Thisarticleisprobablytakenfromthesectionofinanewspaper.A．SportsNews B．CultureandEntertainmentC．EducationandScience D．TravelandSports4．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．LettersAliveisnotpopularenoughtoattractaudiences.B．ChinesePoetryConferenceinvitespeopletoreadpoemsandarticles.C．Wecanexperiencethereallivesandfeelingofthewritersbyreadingletters.D．Readersinvitespeopletowritepoemsforaudience.E17、Parentsandchildrenoftenfacethechallengesofmoney.Commontopicsincludesettingthepocketmoney，learningtosave，anddecidingonexpensivepurchases.Thegoalofmostparentsistoteachtheirkidshowtomanagemoneywisely.Thegoalofmostkidsisgettingmoneytospend.Howcanfamiliesbalancethesegoals?“Allparentshopethey’llraiseamoney-savvykid,who’llgrowuptobeanadultwiseintheirmoneyuse.”saysfinancial(金融的）plannerPegEddy.Thekeyislettingkidslearnbyhavingalittlemoneyoftheirown.TheTidierfamilyinDenverfoundthebestwaytoteachaboutmoneywastolettheirkidsearnsome.Theirson,Ryan,17,hasbeenhelpingwiththeirgardensincehewas8.Nowhehasbeenabletosave$7,800.Ryanhascometoseethevalueinmakinghisownmoneyevenwhenotherkidsaregivenmoneybytheirparents.LearnNow,SaveLaterMoneyskillsareanimportantpartofbecomingasuccessfuladult.DavidBrady,anotherfinancialplanner,says,“Youngpeopletodaywillhavemuchmoreresponsibilityfortheirfinancialfuturethantheirparentsorgrandparents.”Bradydoesremindkids.“Theyshouldn’tbethinkingaboutmoneyallthetime，”hesays.However,theyshouldunderstandbasicrulesforearning,savingandinvesting(投资）.Thatknowledgeisgreatlyneeded.Overthepastyears,theaveragecreditcarddebt(债务)ofAmericansages18to24doubled,tonearly$3,000.Amonghighschoolstudents,fouroutoffivehavenevertakenapersonal-financeclass.TalkingAboutItManykidswanttolearnhowtomanagetheirmoney.Butparentsthinkonlyaboutwhatkidsshouldn’tdo.Instead,expertssay,knowinghowtomanagemoneyisthebestwayforkidstogetwhattheyreallywant.Thatmeanslong-termplanningandsavingforbigexpenseslikecollegeoracar.Italsomeansthinkingofothers,bymakingdonationstocharity(慈善）.GiselleLopez,17,ofNewYorkCity,learnedthehardway.Shewasover$2,000indebtonherfirstcreditcard.Herparentsrefusedtopay,soGisellegotajob.Thenshepaidthedebtoffslowlyherself.“NoweverytimeIuseit,Iknowthatitcomesfrommyownpocket,”Gisellesays.“Thatgivesmeasenseofresponsibilityformyactions.”Differentkidswillhavedifferentstyleswhenitcomestomoney.Teachingthemhowtousemoneydoesn’thavetomeansettingstrictrules.WhenchildrenlikeRyanandGisellehavetheirownmoneytoconsider,theycanlearntosetthoserulesthemselves.1．Bradybelievesthat.A．parentsshouldattendmorepersonal-financeclassesB．parentsshouldteachtheirkidshowtosaveC．kidsshouldlearnhowtomanagemoneyD．kidsshouldfollowtheschoolrules2．WhydidthewritersayGiselleLopez“learnedthehardway”?A．Becauseshehadtopaythedebtoffslowlyherself.B．Becauseshehadtomakedonationstocharity.C．Becauseshehaddifficultyfinishingherjob.D．Becauseshehadtoomanycreditcards.3．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．SavingMatters!B．ParentsRule!C．ClassesWork!D．MoneyCounts!F18、LearningtolovereadingTakingpublictransportationintheUnitedStates,youcanoftenseepeoplereadingbooksontheirwaytoschoolorwork.ButinChina,Irarely(很少地)seepeoplereadingduringtheirfreetime.Arepeople’sattitudestowardreadingdifferenthere?Notreally.Data(数据)releasedbyAmazonChinainDecember2017showthatChinesepeoplestillreadalot.Theysimplyprefere-booksoverregularbooks.However,otherdatashowthatreadingisstillmorepopularintheusthaninChina.Isthereareasonforthisdifference?I’mnotsure.WhatIdoknowisthatChinahasarichhistoryofliterature(文学).FromclassicnovelslikeRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms(《三国演义》)tothemodernscience-fictionbooksTheThree-BodyProblem(《三体》),andmanyotherstyles,Chineseauthorshavecreatedmanyfantasticwrittenworks.Perhapsthedifferencestartsfromchildhood.Readingtextbooksanddoinghomeworkcanmakeyoufeelquitetired.Bythetimeyoufinishit,youmightnotfeellikereadingforfun.Chinesestudentsdefinitely(肯定)havetoreadmoreanddomorehomeworkthanUSstudents.Soit’snowonderthattheymightnotwanttoreadmuchintheirsparetime.Butlearningtolovereadingcanbegreat.Readingcanopendoorstoplaces,peopleandideasthatyoucannotimagine.Evenjustasinglebookhasthepowertochangeyourownpersonalbeliefsandattitudes.Wherewillyournextbooktakeyou?1．FromParagraph1,whatdoweknowaboutpeopleintheUS?A．Mostpeopletakepublictransportationtowork.B．Studentshavehomeworktodoontheirwaytoschool.C．Manyofthemhavethehabitofreading.D．Theyreadbooksthatareleftbehindonpublictransportation.2．Chineseauthorshavecreatedmanyfantastic