泰州市重点中学2023年九年级英语第一学期期末质量跟踪监视试题含解析

泰州市重点中学2023年九年级英语第一学期期末质量跟踪监视试题注意事项：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、Ourschoolheldthe100-daypledgingconference(誓师大会)inHarbinConfucianTemplelastmonth.encouragingactivityitwas!Let’smakeanefforttoachieveourdream.A．How B．Whatan C．What2、–DidMrs.Kingleaveamessage?--Yes.Shewantedtoknow_________thisSunday.A．whoyouwouldgoshoppingB．ifyouwouldgoshoppingwithherC．thatyouwillgoshoppingD．whenwillyougoshoppingwithher3、Thepeoplewhoaremoreconfidenthavemore____tomakethemselvessuccessful.A．education B．chances C．pride D．excuses4、Hewouldhavetoacceptit,fortherewasno_______way.A．one B．other C．another D．each5、Theidea______good.Let’stryitfirst.A．smellsB．tastesC．looksD．sounds6、Maryprefersweekdaystoweekendsbecauseshe's____onweekends.A．busy B．muchbusier C．thebusiest D．busiest7、—Sonia,isthisyourdictionary?—Oh,no,it’snot______.AskLiLei.Heislookingfor______.A．me;hers B．mine;him C．my;her D．mine;his8、Lucy,thetaskmustbecompletedbeforeThursday!Oh,wecan’t________towasteasingleminute.A．decide B．manage C．afford D．stick9、Themonitorspokemoreloudly________everyonehearhim.A．made B．making C．make D．tomake10、Oneisfilledwithknowledgealwaysbehaveswithelegance（优雅）.A．which B．who C．how D．whatⅡ.完形填空11、Mr.BlacklovedhisdaughterHelenverymuch.Everydayhespentallofhisfreetime1withher.Onedayhehadmuchworktodo2couldn’tplaywithhisdaughter.Inordertokeepher3,hefoundamapoftheworldinamagazineandcutitintopieces.Whenhe4,Helencamerunningtohimandwasreadytoplay.Mr.Blacksaidhehad5timetoplayrightnow.Hetoldthegirltoputthepiecesofpaperbacktogethertoamapoftheworld,andthentheycouldbothplay.Abouthalfanhourlater,Helencametoherfatherandsaid,”Okay,it’sfinished.Canweplaynow?”Mr.Blackwassurprised,saying,“That’s6！Let’sgoandsee.”Andsureenough,therewasthepictureoftheworld;allputtogether,every7initsplace.Mr.Blacksaid,“That’ssurprising!8didyoudothat?”Helensaid,”itwas9.Onthebackofthepagewasapictureofa10.WhenIputthemantogether,thewholeworldfellintoplace.”1．A．working B．running C．playing2．A．or B．and C．but3．A．busy B．free C．sleepy4．A．lefthome B．gothome C．lefttheoffice5．A．no B．enough C．much6．A．right B．terrible C．impossible7．A．map B．piece C．picture8．A．How B．Why C．When9．A．hard B．simple C．different10．A．boy B．girl C．manⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词，或括号内单词的正确形式。Moneycanmakeyouhappyonlyifyouspenditinacleverway.Tostartwith,1．(buy)anewcarmakesyouhappy.However,you’ll“lose”thishappyfeelingwhenthecar2．(get)old.Butifyouaremadetospendaweektraveling,it’smorepossiblethatyou’llhavethegreatexperiencesandthegoodfeelingforalongtime.Anewstudyhas3．(find)thatspendingmoneyonexperiencesratherthanmaterialthingsmakespeoplehappier.Formaterialthings,it’spossiblethatyoudon’tleave4．anylittlething.Ifyoubuyanicepen,andsomeoneelsebuysonewithlessmoney,it’spossiblethatyoumaybeunhappythatyouspendsomuchmoney.Itletsyoudownalot.Oppositely,whenitcomestoexperienceslike5．(go)onatrip,youwon’tthinklikethat.Ifthetripcanbenice,you’llhappilypayforiteventhough6．(it)pricemaybeveryhigh.Andthemoreofenyougoontrips,the7．(happy)you’llbe.Materialthingscanbecomparedmoreeasily.IfyoubuyanIpadandthenseeamoresuitableone.youmayregretbuyingthefirstone.And8．willdriveyoumadaswell,9．,ifyoujusthaveadinneratagoodrestaurantandthenlearnaboutabetterone,you’llnotregretthefirstmeal.It’snormalthatmaterialthingscancausejealousy(嫉妒).Forexample,youbuyanewtoyandfindthatyourfriendhasabetterone,itmaymakeyoufeel10．(comfortable).Instead,ifyoujusttraveltoabeautifulplace,nomatterwhereyourfriendshavegone,itwon’tmakethememoryofyourtriplesspleasant.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、AftershakingtheeastcoastofHonshu,JapanonMarch11,theearthquakehascausedmorethan10,000deathsand17,000peoplemissing.IndowntownofTokyo,buildingsshookandfrightenedcitizenblockedoutallthestreetsandroads.Thetsunami（飓风）afterwards,whichcausedmoredeathsandinjury,madeJapanesepeopleunabletocheerup.“Nowthatourneighborsareintrouble,”theForeignMinistryspokesmansaid,“weareinourturntogiveahand.Ourrescueteamhasalreadygotthereintimetohelp.”TheterribleearthquakealsocausedabigfirebreakingoutattheFukushimanuclearpowerplant（福岛核电站）,leadingtoaradiationleaking（泄漏）.50nuclearworkers,facingradiationandfire,becametheonlypeopleremainingattheFukushimanuclearpowerplantonTuesday—andperhapsJapan’slastchanceofpreventingabroadernucleardanger.Theyhavevolunteeredtoputseawaterondangerousnuclearfuel（核燃料）tocoolitdown,topreventthousandsoftonsofradioactivedusthighintotheair.Somescientistssuggestthattheleakingisharmfultohumanbeingandmayinfluencehumanbodythroughrainorsnowfromtheskyinthefuture.1．TheearthquakeinJapanhascausedover______peoplemissing.A．10,000B．17,000C．27,0002．Fromthepassage,weknowthat______ledtoaradiationleaking.A．theearthquakeB．thetsunamiC．therain3．______thenuclearfuelcanpreventradioactivedusthighintotheair.A．ThrowingawayB．BurningoutC．Coolingdown4．SomescientistssuggestJapanesepeoplewatchoutfor_______.A．thefireB．theweatherC．theseawater5．Themainideaofthispassageisthat______.A．JapanisthemostdangerouscountryintheworldB．abigfirebrokeoutattheFukushimapowerplantC．theearthquakeinJapanledtoaradiationleakingB14、Howcouldwetelltimeiftherewerenowatchesorclocksanywhereintheworld?Thesunwasprobablytheworld’sfirst“clock”,exceptinthefarnorth,wheretheEskimos(爱斯基摩人)live.There,it’sdarkmostofthewinter,andlightmostofthesummer.Butinmostoftheworld,peoplehaveusedthesunforaclock.Eventoday,ifyoudon’thaveaclock,youstillknowthatwhenthesunshines,it’sday,andwhenit’sdark,it’snight.Thesuncanalsotellyouifit’smorning,noon,orafternoon.Peoplewholiveneartheseacantelltimefromthetides.Inthedaytime,foraboutsixhours,thewaterriseshigherandhigheronthebeach.Andthenitgoesdownanddownforaboutsixhours.Thesamethinghappensagainatnight.Therearetwohightidesandtwolowtidesevery24hours.Seamenonashiplearnhowtotelltimebylookingatthemoonandthestars.Thewholeskyistheirclock.Insomeplacesintheworldthewindcomesupataboutthesametimeeverydayorchangesdirectionorstopsblowing.Intheseplacesthewindcanbetheclock.Asandclockisanevenbetterclock.Ifyouhadfinedrysandinaglassshapedliketheoneinthepicture,youwouldhavewhatiscalledanhourglass.Thesandinthehourglassgoesfromthetopparttothebottompartinexactlyonehour.Whenthehourglassisturnedover,thesandwilltakeanotherhourtogobackagain.1．Accordingto(根据)thepassage,thereare____________waystotelltimebesides（除了）theclockandwatch.A．3 B．4 C．5 D．72．TheEskimosinthefarnorthcan’tusethesunforaclockbecause__________.A．theyknowverylittleaboutthesunB．thesuntherenevergoesdowninwinterC．it’stoocoldforthemtogoouttowatchthesunD．ithaslongdarkwintersandlonglightsummers3．Theunderlined(下划线)word“tides”inthepassagemeans_____________.A．洋流 B．潮汐 C．海啸 D．波浪4．Inwhichpageofanewspapercanyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?A．News B．Science C．Business D．Advertisement5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．DifferentWaystoTellTime B．UsefulMachinestoTellTimeC．TheHistoryoftheClock D．TheDevelopmentoftheClockC15、WritedownyourwishontheWishTree.Andtellthetreewhatyou’lldoforothersifyourwishcomestrue.Whoknows?Thetreemaydomagicforyou!Ihopemygrandpawillgetwellquickly.Ifhecanleavethehospitalandcomehome，Iwillgiveawayallmypocketmoneytothehospital.byGrace

Iwishmymomanddadwouldbenicetoeachotherandgettogetheragain.Ifthathappens，Iwillhelpchildrencrossthestreeteveryday.byHank

Iwanttobecomeapopularmoviestar.MakemywishcometrueandIwillsavetimetoteachmyfanshowtolookyounger.byWilly

IfIcanturnintoasmartandbeautifulgirl，Iwillshareallmyclotheswithmysisters.byNina

1．Fromtheabovereading，weknowGracehopes_____.A．hergrandmawillleavethehospital.B．hergrandpawillgetwellsoon.C．herparentswillcomehomequickly.D．shecandowellintheexam2．Gracewill____ifherdreamcancometrue.A．giveawayallhermoneytothehospitalB．sendallherclothestopoorchildrenC．helpherparentsdohouseworkeverydayD．workharderandtrytobeatopstudent3．Hankwishesthathisparentswould_____.A．benicetohimB．bekindtohisclassmatesC．gettogetheragainD．helpchildrencrossthestreet4．Whowillteachhisorherfanshowtolookyounger?A．Grace B．Hank C．Willy D．NinaD16、Touchisoneofthemostimportantofourfivesenses.Itisoneofthefirstsenseswedevelop.Oneofthemostcommonlyacceptedformsoftouchamongpeopleisalsooneofthefirstexperienceswehaveintheworld-Ahug!Thereisnobetterwaytounderstandtheimportanceofhugsthantolosethem.Forthosewhohaveexperiencedthelossofhugs,youwillknowhowimportanttheyaretoshare.Arecentresearchhasshownthatwhenpeoplehug,thebrainreleases(释放)thechemicalwhichincreasesourwillingnesstotrustandreducesfear.Ithasalsoshownthathugsaregreatforyourheart.In1995,apairofnewlyborntwinswasbeingcaredforinhospital.Whileoneofthetwinsseemedquitehealthy,hersisterwasnot.Aftertryingdifferentmedicaltreatments,thenurseonduty,GayleKasparian,placedthetwinsinbedtogether.Thetwinsimmediatelysnuggled(依偎)uptoeachother.Asoneplacedherarmaroundtheother,theweakbabybecamebettergradually.Howgreatthepowerofahugis!Theneedforhugsdoesn'tdisappearaswegrowolder,thoughitseemswearelesswillingtogivethem.Researchonpeopleofallageshasproventhatahugisnecessaryforphysicalandemotionalhealth.Withouthugswecanbecomesad.Ahugprovidessafetyandgentleness.Ahugprovidesuswithsocialcontact,asenseofhealthandafeelingofimportanceandbelonging.1．Thewriterbelievesthat.A．touchisthemostimportantsenseB．thehugisoneofhumans'fivesensesC．touchisthefirstdevelopedsenseD．thehugisoneoftheformsoftouch2．Whatdoestherecentresearchshowabouthugs?A．Hugscanreleaseakindofchemical.B．Thehugisgoodforpeople'sheart.C．Thehugincreasespeople'sfear.D．Thehugreducesthefeelingoftrust.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthestoryofthetwins?A．Twinsshouldbeplacedinbedtogether.B．Thepowerofahugisgreat.C．Twinsshouldbelookedaftertogether.D．Medicaltreatmentsareimportant.4．Ahugprovidesallthefollowingexcept.A．asenseofsocialcontactB．asenseofhealthC．asenseofbelongingD．asenseofpower5．WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Ahugistheonlyformoftouchamongpeople.B．Thelossofhugscanmakethemmoreimportant.C．Hugscangetpeopletotrusteachothermore.D．Wedon'tneedhugswhenwegrowolder.E17、Helenlovedsmallanimals.Onemorningwhileshewaswalkingintheforest,shefoundtwoweakbirdsinthegrass.Shetookthemhomeandputtheminasmallcage.Shelookedafterthemwithloveandthebirdsbothgrewwell.Theythankedherwithawonderfulsongeverymorning.Butsomethinghappenedoneday.Helenleftthedoorofthecageopen.Thelargerbirdflewfromthecage.Shethoughtthatitwouldflyaway,soshe____it.Shewasveryexcitedtocatchit.Suddenlyshefeltstrange.Sheopenedherhandandlookedsadlyatthedeadbird.Hergreatlovehadkilledthebird!Theotherbirdwasmovingbackandforth(来回地)inthecage.Helencouldfeelthebirdwanttogoout.Itwantedtoflyintothebluesky.Atonce,Helentookthebirdoutofthecageandletitflyaway.Thebirdcircled,twice,threetimes…Helenenjoyedwatchingthebirdflyingandsinginghappily.Suddenlythebirdflewcloserandlandedsoftlyonherhead.Itsangthesweetestsongthatshehadeverheard.Theeasiestwaytoloseloveistoholdtootight.Thebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitfreedom.1．WhatwasHelendoingwhenshefoundtwoweakbirds?A．SingingB．WalkingC．DancingD．Playing2．Theunderlinedword“grasped”inthesecondparagraphmeans_____________.A．抓住B．控制C．保护D．击打3．Somethinghappenedoneday,_______________.A．thelargerbirdwasmovingbackandforthinthecageB．thesmallerbirdwasdeadinHelen’shandC．Helenleftthedoorofthecageopen.ThelargerbirdflewfromthecageD．theotherbirdthankedHelenwithawonderfulsongeverymorning4．WhydidHelenletthesecondbirdflyaway?A．BecauseHelenhatedthebird.B．BecauseHelencouldcallthebirdbackagain.C．BecauseHelenthoughtthebirdcouldflybackitself.D．BecauseHelenrealizedthebirdwantedfreedomverymuch.5．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Howtofeedbirds.B．Helen’sfavoritebirds.C．Howtokeeplove.D．Thestoryofthetwobirds.F18、RayCharles,ablacksingerandpianistoftheUSA．Hehadwon12GrammyAwards(格莱美奖)andperformedat10,000concertsaroundtheworld.Manymusicianscalledhimsimply“theGenius”(天才).RayCharleswasbornintoapoorfamily,withoutafather.Whenhewas5yearsold,hisyoungerbrotherdied,andaroundthesametime,Charlesstartedtolosehissight.Bytheageof7hewascompletelyblind.Hehadalreadybeenlearningthepianoforayear,andwhenhewentblind,hismotherknewthiswouldbetheonlywayhewouldmakeanymoneyinthefuture.Allhislife,Charlesrememberedhersaying:“Doitright,ordon’tdoitatall.”Laterhewenttoaschoolforblindanddeafchildren.Theretheteachersalsoencouragedhimtostudymusic.Sadly,whilehewasstillatschool,hismotherdied.Heleftschoolandintheearly1950sCharlesorganizedagroupofplayers.Hesang,playedthepianoandwrotemusic.HemademanyclassicalCDswithfamousartistssuchasEltonJohnandtheBeatles.In2003afilmofhislifeRaywasmade.ThepartofCharleswasplayedbyayoungeractorandmusiciancalledJamieFoxx.ThefilmdirectorbroughtFoxxtomeetCharles.Aftertheyhadbeenplayingtogetherfortwohours,Charles,thenaged73,jumpedupandsaid:“He’stheone...hecandoit.”AyearlaterCharlesdiedaged74.ThefilmofhislifehasbeenaspopularashissongsandmeansthatthememoryofCharles’musicwillliveon.1．WhatcanwelearnfromRay’schildhoodstory?A．Hisfatherdiedwhenhewas5yearsold.B．Hestartedtogoblindattheageof7.C．Hewasborninarichmusicianfamily.D．Hestartedtolearnthepianoattheageof6.2．RayCharles’motherencouragedhimtoplaymusicbecause.A．hisfatherwasamusicianaswellB．becauseitwouldhelphimgetusedtobeingblindC．itwasagoodwayforablindpersontogetmoneyD．histeacherthoughthewasagenius3．RayCharleswenttoaschoolfor.A．normalchildren B．deafandblindchildrenC．talentedchildrenonly D．childrenwithoutparents4．RayCharlesthoughtthatJamieFox