2024届湖南省郴州市北湖区鲁塘中学九年级英语第一学期期末考试试题含解析

2024届湖南省郴州市北湖区鲁塘中学九年级英语第一学期期末考试试题注意事项：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、HaveyouheardofacoolwashingmachinecalledBicycleWashingMachine?Yes,it’sanewbyagroupofChineseuniversitystudents.A．inventionB．informationC．instructionD．introduction2、—Theaccidentwasreallyterrible.—Yes,itwas.Theyoungmanonthebicyclewastoo________.A．carefulB．carelessC．carefullyD．carelessly3、Chinais________countryintheworld.A．thethirdlargestB．thelargestthirdC．thethirdlargeD．athirdlargest4、—Dad,mykiteisfinished!DoingaDIYjobisreallyfun.—!Justwaitforawindydayandseehowhighitcanfly.A．Nevermind B．MypleasureC．Welldone D．Noproblem5、Keepingasleepscheduleisimportant.Gotobedatthesametimeeverydayandtrytofall____in15minutes.A．sleepy B．asleep C．sleeping6、Doyouknow________?Atarobotshop.A．whereMr.Jiangboughttherobot B．wheredidMr.JiangbuytherobotC．whyMr.Jiangboughttherobot D．whydidMr.Jiangbuytherobot7、Lookatthemonkeyaredhat.It’ssocute.A．onB．toC．inD．of8、QQandWechathavechangedpeople’slifeinmanyways._____.Wecanusethemtokeepintouchandcommunicatewithothersmoreeasily.A．Completely B．Exactly C．Probably D．Possibly9、—Bob,___________canyouhaveyourproductready?—I’mnotsure.I’mstillwaitingforthefinaldesign.A．howsoon B．howlong C．howoften D．howfar10、—Doyoubelievethatpaperismade_____wood?—Yes,Ido.Andyoucanseethatbooksaremade______paper.A．from;from B．from;of C．of;from D．of;ofⅡ.完形填空11、完型填空通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。Anoldmanwassittingonthesofainhishousealongwithhisgrown-upson.Suddenlyacrow(乌鸦)ontheirwindow.Thefatheraskedhisson,“Whatisthat?”Theson,“It’sacrow.”Afterafew,thefatheraskedhissonagain,“Whatisthat?”Thesonsaid,“Father,Ihavetoldyou.It’sacrow.”Theoldfatheraskedathirdtime,“Whatisthat?”“Whydoyoukeepmethesamequestionagainandagain?Ihavetoldyousomanytimes.IT’SACROW.”shoutedtheson.Afteralittlewhilethefatherwenttohisroomandwithanolddiary.Heaskedhissontoreadonepage.Thesonreadthefollowingwordsthediary:“Todaymy3-year-oldsonwassittingwithmeonthesofa,whenacrowwassittingonthewindow,heaskedme23timesitwas,and,23times,Ireplied,‘It’sacrow.’Ihugged(拥抱)himeachtimeheaskedmethesamequestionagainandagain.”Whenyourparentsget,donotlookatthemasaburden(负担)，butbekindtothem.Remembertheyhaveyoueversinceyouwerealittlechild.1．A．flewB．landedC．satD．cried2．A．sangB．shoutedC．repliedD．told3．A．daysB．minutesC．monthsD．years4．A．replyingB．answeringC．tellingD．asking5．A．camedownB．cameinC．cameupD．cameback6．A．withB．inC．forD．at7．A．whatB．howC．whichD．why8．A．lovinglyB．angrilyC．sadlyD．quietly9．A．youngB．oldC．tiredD．brave10．A．dependedonB．heardfromC．caredforD．thoughtaboutⅢ.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、Everyschoolhasanoticeboard.Let’sseewhatisonthenoticeboardofanAmericaschool.1．（小题1）AccordingtoSchoolPolicy,visitorshaveto______whenenteringtheschool.A．handinanoteB．callat524-9752C．checkinattheofficeD．telephonetheschool2．（小题2）From______,studentscangetinformationontheparentsmeeting.A．SchoolPolicyB．ReportCardC．After-schoolProgramD．ClassAnnouncement3．（小题3）SupposeTonydoesn’tdowellatschoolbutmakesprogress,hewillget______ontheReportCard.A．1B．2C．3D．4B14、GoodtipsforyouWhenyoutravelinotherplaces,you'dbetterdothingsasthefollowing:Visitingotherplacesjustlikevisitingthehomeofyourfriends,youhavetorespecttheplace,respectthelifestyle,respectthecultureandrespectthepeoplethere.Nevercomplainaboutthedifferencesbetweenyourplaceandtheplaceyouarevisiting,becausenoplaceisthesame.Ifyouexpecteverythingisthesameasinyourplace,whydoyoutravel?Remember,complaintwon'tmakeyourtripenjoyable,justmakesyoulookrude.Anditseemsthatyoudon'tknowhowtorespectothersandyoudon'tknowmuchaboutthisworld.Respectandfollowthecultureandthelifestyleofpeopleofotherplaces.Don'ttrytoapplythewaypeopleinyourplacedotootherplaces.Ifyoudoso,youwillonlybeanunwelcomevisitorinthatplace.So,whymakeyourselfunwelcomeandlooksilly?Admirethedifferencesofotherplacesthatyouarevisiting.Itdoesn'tmeanlosingface.1．Nomatterwhereyougo,whatshouldyoudo?A．ComplainaboutthedifferencesbetweenmyplaceandtheplaceIamvisiting.B．Expecteverythingisthesameasinmyplace.C．Respecttheplace,thelifestyle,thecultureandthepeoplethere.D．Applythewaypeopleinmyplacedotootherplaces.2．Ifyourespectthepeopleintheplacethatyouarevisiting,you.A．willbeawelcomevisitorB．willlosefaceC．willnotmakeyourtrippleasantD．willbearudeperson3．Theword"so"inthefourthparagraphrefersto.A．expectingeverythingisthesameasinyourplaceB．complainingaboutthedifferencesbetweenyourplaceandtheplaceyouarevisitingC．applyingthewaypeopleinyourplacedotootherplacesD．visitingotherplacesjustlikevisitingthehomeofyourfriends4．Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTwrong?A．Wetravelbecausewewanttoseethesameplaceaswherewelive.B．Respecttheplacewearevisitingaswearevisitingthehomeofourfriends.C．Wecomplainbecauseweknowmuchabouttheworld.D．NevertrytorespectthepeopleinotherplacesC15、ReportCardName:JamesSmithTime:January24th,2015SubjectsGradesComments(评语)EnglishB＋Yourreadingandwritingaregood.Butyouhaveastrongaccent(口音),soyouarenotgoodatspeaking.Andyoudonotputmucheffortintothissubject.Ifyouworkhard,youcangetabettergradeinthissubject.PhysicsA＋Youaregoodatthissubject.Youarehard­working.Iamgladthatyoudobestinthissubject.MathCYoulikethissubject.Butyouarenotgoodatthissubjectbecauseyouarealittlelazy.Itisdisappointing.Youcandobetterifyoutryyourbest.MusicBItisahappythingtohearyouplaythepiano.Youarecrazyaboutmusic.Althoughyoulikethissubjectbest,youraccenthasabadinfluenceonyoursinging.1．TheReportCardisfrom____________.A．Jame'sschool B．Jame'sparents C．Jame'sfriend

2．Jamesgotthebestgradein____________.A．physics B．math

C．English3．WhydidNOTJamesgetthebestgradeinmusic?A．Hewasalittlelazy.B．Hedidn'tplaythepianowell.C．Hehadastrongaccent.4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A．Jamesdoesn'tlikemath.

B．Jamesstudieshardinphysics.C．James'speakingisgood.5．Fromthispassage,weknowthat____________.A．Jamesisabadstudent.B．JameshadtheexamsonJanuary24th.C．studyinghardcanmakeonegetgoodgrades.D16、CaptainGoodFellow

Doyourchildrenenjoyinterestingstories,funnygames,andexcitingdances?CaptainGoodFellowwillbereadytoteachallthesethingstochildrenattheCityTheatreonSaturdaymorningat10:00,free.

SeeMoviesattheMuseum

TwogoodmovieswillbeshowedonSaturdayafternoonattheMuseumTheatre.SeeOutofAfricaat1:30.BlackAugustwillbeonat3:45.Formoreinformation,pleasecall4987898.

InternationalPicnic

Areyoutiredofeatingthesamefoodeveryday?CometoCentralParkonSaturdayandenjoyfoodfromallovertheworld.Deliciousandnotexpensive.Noonto5:00P.M.

TakemeouttotheBallGame

It'sOctober,andSaturdaynight(7:00-9:00)isyourlastchancetoseetheRedBirdsthisyear.Getyourticketsatthegate.Itmightbecold!Don'tforgettowearsweatersandjackets.

Doyouwanttohear"TheZoo"

"TheZoo",apopularrockgroupfromAustralia,willgivetheirfirstU.S.concertthisSaturdaynight,at8:00atRoseHall,CityCollege.

1．OnSaturdaymorning,youcan.A．gotowatchaballgameB．takechildrentoplaygamesattheCityTheatreC．gotoaconcertatRoseHall,CityCollegeD．gototheCentralParkforapicnic2．TheRedBirdsballgame___.A．isintheafternoon B．isoutsideC．isatthegate D．mightbecold3．Youcaneatmanydifferentkindsoffoodfromallovertheworldifyou_.A．gototheCityTheatre B．gototheCentralParkC．buyticketsatthegate D．gotoseeafilm4．"TheZoo"is_.A．aU.S.concertB．aparkwithmanyredbirdsinitC．amusicgroupD．goingtogivetheirlastconcert5．Mr.TurnerwantstohaveaniceSaturday.Whichisimpossibleforhimtodo?A．ListeningtoaconcertandwatchingaballgameB．HavingapicnicandseeingafilmC．WatchingaballgameandhavingapicnicD．SeeingafilmandlisteningtoaconcertE17、To:manager@Date:Monday,7thOctober,3:34p.m.From:raymondyuen@Subject:ComplaintDearMr.Price,Ihaveeateninyourrestaurantmanytimesandhavealwaysbeenhappywiththefoodandservice.ThismakeswhathappenedlastSaturdayevenmoredisappointing(失望).Itwasmyson’sbirthdaysowebookedanon-smokingtableatyourrestaurantfor7:30p.m.Wearrivedontimebutweretoldthatourtablewasnotyetready.At8:00p.m.,weweregivenatableinthesmokingarea.IaskedtomovebutIwastoldthattherewerenoothertables.Alotofpeopleweresmokingsoitwasuncomfortableandunhealthy.Ourfirstwaitress,Janet,wasverypoliteandhelpful.Shegaveusfreedrinksforwaitingsolong.Ourfoodalsocamequicklyandlookedfreshandtasty.Whenmywifehadeatenmostofhermeal,shefoundadeadcockroach(蟑螂)inhervegetables.Shewasshockedandwantedtoleave.Atfirst,thewaitresstoldusitwasapieceofgarlic(作料).Whenwetoldherithadlegs,sheapologizedandtookthefoodaway.Weaskedforthepayformywife’smealbill,expectingnottopayformywife’smeal.Nobodycame.After15minutes,Iaskedtoseethemanager.Theheadwaitertoldusthatyouwereonholiday.Icomplainedagainaboutthehorriblecockroach.HetoldmeJanethadfinishedwork.Hedidn’tbelievemystoryandgavemeabillforthreemeals.Iarguedwithhimbutwasforced(被迫)topay.Thewaitress,Janet,wasalwaysfriendly,butIwouldlikeanapologyfromyourimpoliteheadwaiterandafullrefund(退款)forourmeal.Itcost$68.Untilthen,Iwillnotbeeatingatyourrestaurantorrecommendingittoanyone.Youcancontactmeat742-3254orthroughe-mailifyouwantmoreinformation.Thankyouforyourattention.Yourssincerely,RaymondYuen1．Theheadwaiterdidn’tbelieveMr.Yuenbecause_______.A．thewaitresshadn’ttoldhimaboutwhathappenedB．hebelievedthatthecockroachwasgarlicC．hedidn’twanttopayMr.YuenbackD．themanagerwasonholiday2．WhatdoesMr.Yuenwanttopayfornow?A．Nothing.B．Twomeals.C．Threemeals.D．Onlythedrinks.3．Mr.YuenwantedMr.Priceto______.A．saysorrytohisfamilyB．lettheheadwaiterstopworkingintherestaurantC．gettheheadwaitertosaysorryD．gettheheadwaiterandJanettosaysorryF18、Decisions,decisions!Ourlivesarefullofthem,fromthesmallonestothelife-changing.Therighttochooseiscentraltoeveryone.Yetsometimeswemakebaddecisionsthatleaveusunhappyorfullofregret.Cansciencehelp?Mostofusknowlittleaboutthementalprocessesthatliebehindourdecisions.Luckily,whatpsychologists(心理学家)arefindingmayhelpusallmakebetterchoices.Herearesomeoftheiramazingdiscoveriestohelpyoumakeupyourmind.Consideryouremotions.Youmightthinkthatemotionsaretheenemyofdecisionmaking,butinfacttheyareapartofit.Wheneveryoumakeupyourmind,yourbrain’semotionalcentreisactive.UniversityofSouthernCaliforniascientist,AntonioDamasia,hasstudiedpeoplewithdamagetoonlytheemotionalpartsoftheirbrains,andfoundthattheywereunabletomakebasicchoicesaboutwhattowearoreat.Damasiathinksthismaybebecauseourbrainsstoreemotionalmemoriesofpastchoice,whichweusetohelpthepresentdecision-making.However,makingchoicesundertheinfluenceofanemotioncangreatlyaffecttheresult.Takeanger,forexample.AstudybyNitikaGargoftheUniversityofMississippiandotherscientistsfoundtheangryshoppersweremorelikelytochoosethefirstthingtheywereofferedratherthanconsideringotherchoices.Itseemsthatangercanleadustomakequickdecisionswithoutmuchthinking.Allemotionsaffectourthinkingandmotivation（动机），soitmaybebesttoavoidmakingimportantdecisionsundertheirinfluence.Yetstrangelythereisoneemotionthatseemstohelpusmakegoodchoices.TheAmericanresearchersfoundthatsadpeopletooktimetoconsiderthevariouschoicesonoffer,andendedupmakingthebestchoices.Infactmanystudiesshowthatpeoplewhofeelunhappyhavethemostreasonableviewoftheworld.1．Accordingtothetext,whatmayhelpusmakebetterdecisions?A．Tothinkabouthappytimes.B．Tomakemanydecisionsatatime.C．Tostopfeelingregretfulaboutthepast.D．Tolearnabouttheprocessofdecision-making.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“central”mean?A．中心的B．中央的C．起决定作用的D．后悔的3．Damasia’sstudysuggeststhat________.A．emotionsaretheenemyofdecisionmaking.B．ourbrainhasnothingtodowithdecisionmaking.C．peoplewithphysicaldamagefindithardtomakeuptheirminds.D．ouremotionalmemoriesofpastchoicescanaffectpresentd