2023-2024学年宜昌市重点中学九年级英语第一学期期末教学质量检测试题含解析

2023-2024学年宜昌市重点中学九年级英语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、Ican’ttellyouhowfantasticthefilmSecretSuperstaris!It’sthe______oneIhaveeverseen.A．betterB．bestC．worseD．worst2、—Lookatthisnicewatch.Isit________,Daming?—No,itisn’t.AskBetty,Ithinkit’s________.A．your;hers B．yours;hers C．your;her D．you;her3、SunYangissuchanexcellentswimmerthatweall________him.A．takeafterB．lookuptoC．thinkofD．comeupwith4、SouthAfricapresidentNelsonMandelapassedaway________December5th,2013________theageof95.A．on;in B．in;at C．on;at D．at;in5、In

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car.A．can B．must C．may D．might6、ElvisPresleywasfamousthekingofrockandroll(摇滚)whileBruceLeewasfamoushiskungfu.A．for;for B．as;asC．for;as D．as;for7、Whichofthefollowingwordshasthesamesoundastheunderlinedlettersoftheword“theatre”?A．though B．through C．therefore8、—Tomwantstoknowifyou___apicnicnextSunday.—Yes.Butifit___，we'llvisitthemuseuminstead.A．willhave;willrain B．have;rainsC．have;willrain D．willhave;rains9、--Wouldyoulikemetohelpyou?--___________________.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．Yes,IcandoitmyselfC．NotatallD．Thanks,Icanmanageitmyself10、—Willyoufixupthebrokenrobotaccordingtothe,Tommy?—Noproblem.A．inventionB．informationC．instructionD．introductionⅡ.完形填空11、Summeriscoming.Grade9studentsaregoingtogoodbyetoeachother.Everyonemusthave_______tosaytotheirclassmatesatthismoment.Butwherecantheypullalltheirwarm______?Inthepast,eachstudentwouldbuyabigbeautifulnotebookandasktheirclassmates_____init.Butthingsareabit______now.Grade9studentsuseUSBflashdisk(软盘)______notebooks.SomestudentsarenotgoodatChinese.Theycan’tusesweetwordstoshow______theylovetheirfriends.ButwiththeUSBflashdisktheycanwrite,draworevenmakecartoonsforeachother.Oneofthestudentssaid,“IlikeUSBflashdiskbecauseit______lessthanfiftyyuan.Andthereisalotof_______formetowritein.”Butsomestudentsstilllikenotebooksbetter.Theysaywordsincomputersarecold.Itisbadfortheireyestousecomputers_______.“Thoughanotebookmayhavelessspace,Istillchooseone.Anotebookcankeepmyclassmates’handwritingwhichmakesme______ofthem.”saidaboy.Whichwaywillyouchoosetosaygoodbyetoyourclassmates?1．A．alotB．alotofC．manyD．plentyof2．A．presentsB．booksC．wordsD．schoolbags3．A．toreadB．towriteC．tosingD．tolook4．A．sameB．differentC．interestingD．wonderful5．A．insteadB．butC．howeverD．insteadof6．A．whenB．whyC．howD．where7．A．costsB．paysC．takesD．spends8．A．roomsB．paperC．cardsD．space9．A．toomuchB．muchtooC．toomanyD．manytoo10．A．thoughtB．thinkC．thinkingD．tothinkⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Self-drivingCarsDoyoulikecars?1．willthecarbelikeinthefuture?Maybewecansitinacarthatcandrive2．(it).About40yearsago,scientistsfromtheUnitedStates3．(start)todevelopself-drivingcars.Themostfamousone4．(make)byGooglein2012.Therearecamerasandradars(雷达）onthetopofthecar.Theyallowthecomputerinthecar5．(draw)a3Dmapoftheenvironment.Chinesescientistshavealso6．(successful)developedaself-drivingcar.Thecarmadeatrip7．ChangshatoWuhan.Isaself-drivingcarsafe?Arecentstudyshowsthatrobotsmake8．(safe)drivesthanhumans.If10%ofcarsonthestreetareself-drivingones,1,000liveswillbesavedeveryyear.If90%ofvehicles(交通工具)areself-drivingones,21,700liveswillbesavedayear.However,aself-drivingcarisexpensive9．eachcostsabout$100,000.Soitis10．(possible)tobeverypopularinthenearfuture.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Ajoblessmanwantedverymuchtohavethepositionof“officeboy”atMicrosoft.TheHRmanagerinterviewedhimandthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.“Youhavepassedthetest,”hesaid.“Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI’llsendyoutheformtofillinandthedatewhenyoumaystart.”Themanreplied,“ButIdon’thaveacomputer,neitherane-mail.”“I’msorry,”saidtheHRmanager.“Ifyoudon’thaveane-mail,thatmeansyouarenotliving.Andanyonewhoisn’tlivingcannothavethejob.”Themanleftwithnohopeatall.Hedidn’tknowwhattodowithonly$10inhispocket.Hethoughtandthought.Thenhewenttothesupermarketandbought10kilosoftomatoes.Hesoldthetomatoesfromdoortodoor.Inlessthantwohours,hehad20dollars.Herepeatedtheoperationthreetimes,andstartedtogoearlyeveryday,andreturnedhomelate.Shortly,heboughtacart,thenatruck,thenhehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles.Fiveyearslater,themanwasoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheUS.Oneday,oneofhisfriendsaskedhimforhise-mail.Hesaid,“Ihaven’tgotone.”Hisfriendcouldn’tbelievehisears.“Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadane-mail?”Themanthoughtforawhileandreplied,“Yes,I’dbeanofficeboyatMicrosoft!”1．Whatdidthemandoforthetest?A．Hesente-mails.B．HedidthecleaningC．Hesoldcomputers.D．Hefilledinforms.2．Themandidn’tgetthejobbecausehe_____________.A．dislikedsuchajobB．didn’tpassthetestC．didn’thaveane-mailD．knewnothingaboutcomputers3．Theman______afterheleftMicrosoft.A．wenttolookforanotherjobB．askedforfoodfromdoortodoorC．thoughtofanideatomakemoneyD．boughtacomputerandgotane-mail4．WhycouldthemanbecomeoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheUS?A．Becausehehadmanyfriendstohelphim.B．Becausehewassmartandworkedveryhard.C．Becausehehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles.D．BecausehewantedtoshowMicrosofthewaslivingB14、ThisAugust,we’llwelcomeguestsfromallovertheworld.Someofthemfollowtheirownspecialculturaltraditions.It’simportantforustoknowaboutthem.◆Inmanycountries,suchasThailand,IndiaandMalaysia,peoplebelievethatthelefthandisunclean.So,it’snotpropertouseone’slefthandtoholdfood,touchothersorpassobjects,Doingsomay____certainguests.◆SomeWesternersmaybeoffendedifyoutouchthemortheirpersonalthings-evenbyaccident.Ifthishappens,saysorrypolitely.◆SomeelderlyWesternersmaybeoffendedifyoutrytohelpthemwithouttheiragreement.◆Peoplethinknumberscanbeluckyorunlucky.SomeWesternersavoidthenumber13becausetheybelieveitisunlucky.◆Muslims(穆斯林)donoteatpork,andwordslikepigsarenotconsideredproper.◆PeoplefromBrazil,ItalyandPakistandonotgivehandkerchiefs(手帕)asgifts.Theybelieveahandkerchiefiscloselyconnectedwithunhappyfeelings.◆WineisnotsentasagiftinmanypartsofwesternandmiddleAsia,wheremostMuslimslive.1．（小题1）Indiansdon’tholdfoodwiththelefthandbecausetheyconsiderit.A．uncleanB．uselessC．valuelessD．unimportant2．（小题2）Theword“offend”inthesecondparagraph(段落)mightmean“”.A．honorB．helpC．hateD．hurt3．（小题3）Muslimsdonot.A．sendgiftsB．eatporkC．drinkmilkD．usehandkerchiefs4．（小题4）Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．PeoplefromPakistanliketosendhandkerchiefsasgifts.B．Alltheelderlypeopleinthewestlikebeinghelpedbyothers.C．Thenumber13isthoughttobeunluckybysomeWesterners.D．Westernersdonotmindtheirpersonalthingsbeingtouched.5．（小题5）Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Luckynumbers.B．Traditionalfood.C．Culturedifferences.D．Handsandhandkerchiefs.C15、Letmetellyousomethingaboutsharks.Sharksareamongtheoldestanimalsintheworld.Thereareoverthreehundredfiftydifferentkindsofsharksintheworld.Mostsharksareabouttwometerslongandliveintheoceans.Asharkcansmellsomethinginthewater,forexample,thebloodofanimals.Thathelpsthemfindtheirfood.Sharksmainlyeatfish,othersharksandplantsintheocean.Mostsharksbite(咬)peoplebymistake.Theythinkapersonisalargeseaanimal.Whenthesungoesdownorcomesup,sharksarelookingforfood.Soatthesetimespeopleshouldn'tgoswimmingintheocean.Todaypeoplekillsharksforfoodandtheirskin.Thenumberofsharksintheworldisdroppingfast.1．Howmanykindsofsharksarethereintheworld?A．Lessthan350. B．Morethan350. C．About200. D．Over400.2．Whatdosharksmainlyeatintheocean?.A．Fish,othersharksandplants. B．Fishandplants.C．Othersharksandplants. D．Fishandothersharks.3．Whydomostsharksbitepeoplebymistake?A．Becausetheythinkapersonisdangerous.B．Becausetheythinkapersonisalargeseaanimal.C．Becausetheythinkapersoncanhurtthem.D．Becausetheythinkapersoncantakeawaytheirfood.4．Whyshouldn'tpeoplegoswimmingintheoceanwhenthesungoesdownorcomesup?A．Sharksareeverywhereatthosetimes.B．Wateriscoldthen.C．Sharksarelookingforfoodthen.D．Sharksarelookingforapersonthen.5．Howisthenumberofsharksintheworldtoday?A．Itisdroppingfast. B．Itisrisingfast.C．Itisnotchanging. D．Wedon'tknow.D16、Weallknowthatlying(说谎)iswrong.Butdoyouknowthatitisbadforbothyourphysicalandmentalhealth?Arecentstudyshowsthattellingfewerlieshelpspeoplephysicallyandmentally.“Fortenweeks,110peopleagedfrom18to71weretestedtoseetherelationshipbetweenthenumberofliestheytoldandtheirhealth,”saidAnitaKelly,aprofessorattheUniversityofNotreDameinIndiana.“Whentheyliedmore,theirhealthdeclined,”saidKelly.Researchersdividedthepeopleintotwogroups.GroupAwastoldtoavoidtellinganylieforanyreasontoanyone.Theymayomit(忽略)thetruth,refusetoanswerquestions,andkeepsecrets,buttheycan’tsayanythingthattheyknowarenottrue.GroupBwasnottoldanythinglikethis.Overthestudyperiod,whenpeopleinGroupAtoldfewerliesinaweekthantheydidinotherweeks,theyexperiencedfewerhealthproblemssuchassorethroatsandheadaches.ProfessorLindaStrohsaid,“Whenyoufindthatyoudon’tlie,youhavelessstress(压力).”TheresultsofpastresearchshowthateachAmericantellsabout11liesaweek.Inbothgroups,whenpeopleliedlessduringaweek,theyreportedbetterphysicalandmentalhealthduringthatperiod.“It’scertainlyagoodthingtohavepeoplebemorehonest,”saidRobertFeldmanoftheUniversityofMassachusetts.“Itmayimproveourmentalhealth,butIdon’tthinkitcanimproveourphysicalhealth.”1．Theunderlinedword“declined”means“________”inChinese.A．变坏 B．改善 C．加强 D．混乱2．Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanlearnthat________.A．thetestcontinuedfornomorethanonemonthB．olderpeoplelielessthanyoungerpeopleC．thenumberofliesonetellscanaffectone’shealthD．manypeoplefeelsickwhentheydon’ttelllies3．PeopleinGroupAwereallowedto________.①omitthetruth②refusetoanswerquestions③keepsecrets④tellliestostrangersA．①②③ B．②③④ C．①②④ D．①③④4．AccordingtoLindaStroh,________.A．mentalhealthismoreimportantthanphysicalhealthB．whenpeopledon’tlie,theyfeelmorerelaxedC．tobehonestcan’timproveourphysicalhealthD．tellingliesisnecessarysometimes5．Wewouldmostprobablyfindthispassage________.A．onatravelwebsite B．inastorybookC．inahealthmagazine D．inacookbookE17、DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife，“I'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.”“Whereareyougoingtostaythere？”hiswifeasked.“Idon'tknowyet.”Dickanswered.“Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram(电报)，”hiswifesaid.“Allright，”Dickanswered.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork，sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaid，“NowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.”Hefoundataxiandthedriversaid，“Wheredoyouwanttogo？”ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.“Whichhotelaremythingsin？”hesaid.“AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight？”Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram，andinithewrote，“Pleasesendmemyaddressatthispostoffice.”1．DickflewtoNewYorkbecause________．A．hewentthereforaholiday B．hehadworkthereC．hewentthereforsightseeing(观光) D．hishomewasthere2．Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?A．Themanager(经理)ofhishotel. B．Thepoliceoffice.C．Thetaxidriver. D．Hiswife.3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B．Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C．Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.D．Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.F18、Haveyoueverstayedinahotel?MostChinesehotelsoftenprovideguestswiththingslikedisposable（一次性的）toothbrushes,toothpaste,shampooandslippers.Manyguestsliketheideabecausetheydon'thavetobringtheirown.ButifyoutraveltoBeijing,remembertobringyourownthings.StartingfromJune,somehotelsinBeijingwillnolongerprovideguestswiththesedisposables.Theywanttoaskpeopletouselessdisposablethings.Manydisposablethingsaremadeofplastic.Peoplethrowthemawayafteronlyusingthemonce.Itisawasteofnaturalresourcesandisverybadfortheenvironment.Doyouknow,oneChinesepersonmakesasmuchas400kgofwasteayear!Mostofthatwastecomesfromdisposablethings.InBeijing,peoplethrowawayabout19,000tonsofplasticbagsand1,320tonsofplasticlunchbowlseveryyear!Plasticcantakebetween100and400yearstobreakdown.Sothelessplasticwethrowout,thebetter.So,whereveryoutravel,bringyourownthingsandusethemagainandagain.Backathomeandschool,youcanalsodosomethingtomakeourworldabetterplace.Trytodothesethingsinyourdailylife:Useclothshoppingbags,notplasticones.Afterusingaplasticbag,washitcleanandletitdry.Thenyoucanuseitoverandoveragain.Donotusepapercups.Atyourschoolcanteen（食堂）,useyourownbowlandchopsticksinsteadofdisposableones.1．Whydomanyhotelsprovideguestswithsomedisposablethings?A．Wishtheirgueststosavemoney.B．Hopetheirguestsuselessdisposablethings.C．Wanttheirgueststousemoredisposablethings.D．Lettheirguestsbeconvenientduringtheirtravelling.2．SomeBeijinghotelswillnolongerprovideguestswith________.A．cheapfoodanddrinkB．disposablethingsC．goodserviceD．freeTVprograms3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Plasticbreaksdowneasily.B．Plasticisverybadfortheenvironment.C．Manydisposablethingsaremadeofplastic.D．Throwingdisposablethingsawayisawasteofnaturalresources.4．Whatcanwedotomakeourworldabetterplaceathomeandschool?A．Donotthrowawaypapercups.B．Useshoppingbagsmadeofplastic.C．Usedisposableplates,bowlsandchopsticks.D．Donotforgettoreusedailynecessities（日用品）.5．Wecantellfromthestorythat________.A．peopledon'tlikedisposablethingsatallB．wecan'tusepaper~orplasticbowlsatschoolC．weshoulduselessplasticthingsandprotectourenvironmentD．hotelswon'tprovidedisposablethingsbecausetheywanttosavemoneyⅤ.书面表达19、为了让同学们认识到安全的重要性，网上进行了一项安全问题调查。以下是100名学生伤亡的原因，请根据表格内容用英语写篇调查报告，就中学生应当如何做好自我保护这一问题谈谈你的看法。要求：80词左右。题目自拟，文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名。PercentageTheplaceThereason63%StreetsorroadsCaraccident18%RiversorlakesSwimmin