山西省高中学阶段教育学校2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末预测试题含解析

山西省高中学阶段教育学校2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末预测试题注意事项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、Whatsubjectdoyouchooseforyourschool________/ˈprɒdʒekt/?A．private B．primary C．project D．purpose2、Wecandonatesomemoneytothe_______Hopetohelpthepoorchildren.A．ProtectB．ProjectC．ProvideD．Perfect3、-Yourroomisinaterriblemess,Tom.Don’tleaveyourbookshereandthere.-OK,_____.I’ll_____infiveminutes.A．Iwon’t;putthemaway B．Iwill;putthemoffC．Iwill;putthemaway D．Iwon’t;putoffthem4、Ifonekindoffoodis_____________,itisfromacountrywhichisnotyourown.A．special B．excellent C．foreign5、Paulcamejustattherighttime,tooearlytoolate.A．either;or B．neither;nor C．both;and D．notonly;butalso6、—Doyouknowthatanothernewbooklastweek?—Soundsgreat.I’dliketoreadit.A．thoughtabout B．cameout C．wentout D．talkedabout7、---Doyouknowwhatmovie_________atTownCinemaat7pmthisevening?---TheTakingofTigerMountain.It’saboutaherocalledYangZirong.A．isshownB．wasshownB．hasshownD．willshow8、____________pollutionisheavynow，Idon'tthinkit'shopeless.A．Eventhough B．Because C．Eversince D．When9、Manypeoplearoundtheworldarelookingforwardtothe2022BeijingWinterOlympics.ItinChinasoon.A．willhold B．washeld C．areheld D．willbeheld10、一“FoodSafety”problemisbecoming______thesedays．﹣Ithinkso．Thegovernmentmustdosomethingtodealwithit．A．smallerandsmaller B．worseandworseC．betterandbetter D．nicerandnicerⅡ.完形填空11、Itwasacoldafternoon.GinnyandIwerewalkinghomeafterworkwhensuddenlyayoungmanaskedus,"Doyouwantahug（拥抱）?”Hecarriedasigninhishandwhichread"FreeHugo".Ilooked1andnoticedtherewereotheryoungpeoplewithhim.Theyallliftedtheirhandmadesignshigh.Themessagewasthesameonallofthem-FreeHugs!"Sure!"Ginnysmiledandhuggedhimwithallthe2shehadinherheart,"WOW!"heshouted."ThatisthebesthugI'vehadallday!"Thentheyoungmanlookedatmeandasked,'Howaboutahug?""Yougotit!"Iwalkedintohis3arms.Weheldahugbriefly（简短地）andpartedatonce.GinnyandIsteppedbackandwatchedthe"freehuggers"hugthosewho4them.Alloftheyoungpeopleofferedhugstothem.Notallthepeopleacceptedtheiroffers,butthefactwasthatthosewhoopenedtheirarmsinreturn,walkedawaywith5ontheirfaces.Ifeltwarmthinmyheart.Sowarmthatitseemedasifitwerenotacoldwinterday.Atthattime,GinnyandIweregoingthrough6times.Wehadlittlemoneyandwereheavilyindebt(负债).Wewerestressedand7,butthatafternoon,forashortmoment,we8allourproblemsbecauseofahugwithlove.Ittookasimplehugtomakeeveryonesmileandmakeeverythingbetter.1．A．outB．downC．round2．A．strengthB．feelingsC．love3．A．openB．warmC．strong4．A．acceptedB．attractedC．admired5．A．kindnessB．shynessC．smiles6．A．busyB．lonelyC．difficult7．A．boredB．worriedC．surprised8．A．forgotB．solvedC．metⅢ.语法填空12、SrikanthBolla,24yearsold,isthefirstblindCEOintheworld,whobuiltacompanyvaluedatover$75million.Today,heconsidershimselfthe1．(lucky)manintheword,notonlyhis2．(succeed),butalsoforhavinggreatparentsandfriendswhoalwaysstandbyhim.WhenSrikanthwasborn,someofhis3．(parent)friendsandrelativesthemnottokeephim,becauseitwasdifficultforapoorfamily4．(raise)ablindbaby.Buthisparentsdidn’tfollowthem.TheydecidedtogiveSrikanthapositive,lovingenvironment.LifewasnoteasyforSrikanth.Hehadtofacemanychallengesallhislife.He5．(refuse)byhisvillageschool.Sohehadtogotoschoolforspecialchildren.Hedidverywellinstudiesandalsodevelopedmanyhobbiessuchaschessandcricket.LaterSrikanthfoundateacherwhowaskindenoughtoturnallhislessonsintoaudioclips,andhelpedhim6．hisexams.7．highschoolwasdifficultforablindstudent,Srikanthdidn’tgiveup.Instead,heworkedveryhardandtriedhisbesttogotoMT(麻省理工),andgraduatedfrom8．universityin2012.Afterhisgraduation,hereturnedtoIndia,anddecidedtostarttoacompany9．employeddisabledpeoplelikehim.Srikanthsaid,“Compassion(怜悯)isshowingsomebodythewaytoloveandgivingthemtheopportunitytogrowup.Ifyoudosomethinggood,it10．(come)backtoyou.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Wedoeyeexercises.Wewearsunglasses.Wedoalotofthingstoprotectoureyes.Butweusuallyforgetanotherimportantpartofourbody–theears.Earshelpusheartheworld.Butmanythings,suchasloudnoisecanhurtyourears.Oncethishappens,it’shardtogetyourhearingback.March3isEarCareDay.Itremindsustotakegoodcareofourears.Sohowcanwedothis?Let’stakealooktogether.KeepyourearsdryandwarmDryourearswithatowelafterswimmingortakingabath.Ifyoufeelwaterinyourear,shakeyourheadalittleabit.Thiscanhelpyougetthewateroutofyourear.Also,whenthesunisshining,usesomesunscreenonyourears.Duringthewinter,protectyourearswithahatorascarf.HowtocleanyourearsUsually,ourearscancleanthemselves.Theearwaxbuildsup,driesout,andthencomesoutoftheearalongwithsomedirt.Sodon’tcleanyourearswithanythingsharp.Sharpobjectscanmaketheearwaxgotoodeepintoyourearsandhurtthem.Butiftheearwaxismakingyoufeelbad,youcanaskadoctorforhelp.HowtouseheadphonesDon’tlistentoloudmusiconyourheadphonesforalongtime.Followthe60:60rule:listentomusicat60percentofyourheadphones’maximumvolume(最大音量）fornomorethan60minutesaday.Over-the-earheadphonesarebetterthanin-earones.Theydoabetterjobofstoppingoutsidenoise,soyoucanlistenatalowervolume.1．Whichofthefollowingwaysisbadforyourears?A．Usingatoweltodryyourearsafterswimming.B．Keepingwaterstayinyourearforlong.C．Usingsunscreenonyourearsinsummer.D．Wearingahatorscarfinwinter.2．Theunderlinedword“sharp”means___.A．圆的B．锋利的C．柔软的D．干净的3．Over-the-earheadphonesarebetterthanin-earonesbecause_____.A．theyonlyworkatalowervolumeB．theycankeeptheearsdrierandwarmerC．theykeeptheearscleanerandstopdirtD．theycanstopmoreoutsidenoise4．Thestorymainlytellsus___.A．whyearsareanimportantpartofourbodiesB．howtotakecareofourearsC．whatcanhurtearsD．whyweneedEarCareDayB14、WorldEnvironmentDayisheldeachyearonJune1．ItisanimportantwaythroughwhichtheUnitedNationsstimulates（激发）worldwideawarenessoftheenvironmentandgetspoliticalattentionandaction．WordEnvironmentDayhelpstoimprovetheEarth'senvironment，suchasprotectingforests．Whatdopeopledo？WorldEnvironmentDayiscelebratedinmanywaysincountriessuchasKenya，NewZealand，Poland，SpainandtheUnitedStates．Activitiesincludeconcerts，treeplantingandclean-upcampaigns（运动）．Inmanycountries，thisannual（每年的）eventisusedtogetpoliticalattentionandactiontowardsimprovingtheenvironment．PubliclifeTheworldEnvironmentDayisnotapublicholiday，sopubliclifeisnotaffected（影响）．SymbolsThemaincolorsforthiseventarenaturalcolors．Thesecolorsareoftengreen，brownandblue．ImagesoftheEarth'snaturalfeatures，suchassnowymountains，cleanbeachesandunpollutedriversareusedtoimprovecampaignssupportingtheday．321．WhichisNOTtheUN'saimtoholdWorldEnvironmentDay？______A．Getpoliticalattentionandaction．B．ImprovetheEarth'senvironment．C．Stimulateawarenessoftheenvironment．D．Givepeopleapublicholiday．3．WhatcanNOTbeusedtoimprovecampaignssupportingWorldEnvironmentDay？______A．Theunpollutedrivers． B．Thepollutedlakes．C．Thesnowymountains． D．Thecleanseabeaches．4．WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？______A．WorldEnvironmentDaywillinfluencepeople'slife．B．WorldEnvironmentDayisheldonJuly1theveryyear．C．Therearen'tmanyactivitiesonWorldEnvironmentDay．D．TheimportantcolorsforWorldEnvironmentDayarenaturalcolors．C15、Fashiontreadmilldesks(跑步机办公室)mightactuallyhelpimprovejobperformanceafteremployeesgetusedtoworkingwhilewalking,accordingtonewresearch.AyearlongstudyofworkersatacompanySt.Paul,Minn,foundthattheproductivityof40treadmillusersdroppedatfirstbecausetheywereunabletomastertypingandoperatingamousewhilewalkingataspeedofuptotwomilesperhour.Butwithinfourtosixmonths,measures(测量)ofperformance-quality,theamountofworkdone,andthequalityofinteractions(互动)withworkmatesrosegradually,accordingtoweeklysurveys.Attheendofthesurveyperiod,workerswithtreadmilldesksimprovedtheirperformance,whichwas0.1pointshigherthanthatbeforetheprojectbegan.Fortaskslikesolvingproblemsortakingconferencecalls,“Alittlebitofwalkingisusefulbecauseitmeansthere’smorebloodflowtothebrain,”saidAvnerBen-Ner,aprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesota’sCarlsonSchoolofManagementandanauthorofthestudy.“Yougetmoreoxygen(氧气)anditincreasestheabilitytothink.”Treadmilldeskshavegotattentionbecauseofresearchwhichshowedthenegative(负面的，消极的)effectsofsedentarylifestylesandjobsthatleaveworkerssittingallday.Butdataontheeffectivenessofthedeskshasbeenrelativelyrare.Thereareotherdownsides(不利方面),asTheWallStreetJournalwrotelastyear,includingthepossibilityoffallsandinjuries.Mr.Ben-Nernotedthattreadmillusersneedsometimetogetusedtotheergonomics(人体工程学)ofwalkingwhileworking,includingtheproperdeskheight.Histeamprovidednotrainingtoemployees,andhesaidthatemployerswhoprovidesuchdesksshouldofferhelptogetuserscomfortableonthemachines.“Thiswouldn’tbeverygoodforpeoplewhouseaneedlefortheirjobs,”hesaid.“Buteveryonewhodoesbrainworkknowsthatifyouneedfreshideas,takingawalkhelps.”1．Accordingtothepassage,fashiontreadmilldesksofferusersmanyadvantagesEXCEPTto_______.A．improvetheirqualityofwork B．increasetheiramountofworkC．maketheirhealthbecomebetterandbetter D．keepgoodrelationshipswithworkmates2．WhichofthefollowingdoesMr.Ben-Neragree?A．Peoplecandodifferentkindsofworkwhenwalkingontreadmill.B．Thetreadmilldesksarefitforpeoplesolvingdifficultproblems.C．Themoreoxygenyouget,thebetteryourmoodis.D．Alittlewalkcanmakeyourbrainworkmoreactively.3．Theunderlinedpart“sedentary“inParagraph6probablymeansleadingalifewith____________.A．muchsitting B．dailystress C．nomoney D．greatworryD16、Allinthememory…Manypeoplecomplainthattheirmemoryisbad,especiallyastheygetolder.Phonenumbers,names,factswestudiedonlyafewdaysago–lifewouldbesomucheasierifwecouldrememberthemalleffortlessly.Sohowcanweimproveourmemory?Manypeoplethinkthatrepeatingthingsisthebestwaytorememberthem.Whilethisundoubtedlyhelpsshort-termmemory(rememberingatelephonenumberforafewseconds,forexample),psychologists(心理学家)doubtwhetheritcahelpyoutorememberthingsforverylong.TheBritishpsychologistEcStanfordseemedtoprovethispointwhenhetestedhimselfonfiveprayers(祈祷文)thathehadreadaloudeverymorningforover25years.Hefoundthathecouldremembernomorethanthreewordsofsomeofthem!Morehelpful,especiallyforrememberingnumbers,isgroupingtheinformation.Thefollowingnumberswouldbeimpossibleformostofustoremember:1492178919931848.Butlookattheminchunks,anditbecomesmucheasier:1492178919931848.Sowhatabout“memorytraining”?We’veallheardaboutpeoplewhocanmemorizepacksofcardsbyheart—howisthisdoneandcananyonelearnhowtodoit?Accordingtoexperts,therearemanywaysoftrainingyourmemory.Manyoftheminvolveformingamentalpictureofthethingstobememorized.Onemethod,whichmaybeusefulinlearningforeignlanguages,istocreateapictureinyourmindconnectedtoawordyouwanttoremember.Anothermethodistoinventastorythatincludesallthethingsyouwanttoremember.Inexperiments,peoplewereaskedtorememberupto120wordsusingthisskill;whentestedafterwards,onaverage,theywereabletorecall90%ofthem!However,notallofusareinterestedinlearninglonglistsofnamesandnumbersjustforfun.Forthosestudyinglargenumberofinformation,psychologistssuggestthatthebestwaytoformmeaningfulconnectionsistoaskyourselflotsofquestionsasyougoalong.So,forexample,ifyouwerereadingaboutaparticulardisease(疾病),youwouldaskyourselfquestionslike:“Dopeoplegetitfromwater?”,“Whatpartsofthebodydoesitinfluence?”andsoon.Thisissaidtobefarmoreeffectivethantimespent“passively”readingandre-readingnotes.1．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutrepeatingthingsaccordingtothepassage?A．Ithelpsshort-termmemoryforsure.B．Itmakesrememberingthingsinteresting.C．Ithelpstorememberthingsforlong.D．Itmakesrememberingprayerseffortlessly.2．Theword“chunks”inParagraph2probablymeans“______”.A．detailsB．turnsC．groupsD．lines3．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Creatingapictureisusefulinlearningmath.B．Inventingaprayertrainsourmemoryquickly.C．Rememberinglongnumbersiseasyforpeople.D．Askingyourselfquestionsactivatesthememory.4．What’sthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Tocomplainthathismemoryisbad.B．Torecognizesomememoryproblems.C．Toexplainsomememoryexperiments.D．Tosharesomewaysofimprovingmemory.E17、“Farmtotable”isthenameofanactivitythatencouragespeopletoeatlocallygrownfood.Thereisalsoagroupthatbrings“tabletofarm”.ThistravelinggroupiscalledOutstandingintheField.Itsaimistoconnectpeopletothelandandtocreateakindofrestaurantwithoutwalls.JimDenevangottheideaforthiskindoffoodservicetenyearsago.JimDenevan’sbrotherisafarmerandhehimselfisaformerchef.Hethoughttheideaofamealservedrightatthefarmmadesense,thoughnoteveryoneagreed.“ButIwantedtomaketheideawork,soIdecidedtocrossthecountry—IwentallthewayacrosstheUnitedStatesandsetthetableinfarmsandranchesandonbeaches,andalltheplaceswherefoodcomesfrom.”HerecentlypreparedtablesformorethanahundredpeopleatBriarsFarmsteadinVirginia.Heandhiseight-membercrewarrivedthenightbefore.Chefsfromalocalrestaurantpreparedthedinner.MattSzechenyiandhisfamilyoperateBriarsFarmstead.Hesaid“Thistypeofeventconnectsuswithalotofenthusiasticpeople,peoplethatwill—wecanformrelationshipswithinthefuture.Andthistypeofsmallfarmbusinessthrivesonrelationships.”Guestsbringtheirownplatestothemeal.Whentheyarrive,thefarmershowsthemaround.“Thesearefree-rangechickens.Wewantthemtoeatasmuchpastureaspossiblebecausethat’sthemagic.”Thetourofthefarmendsatthedinnertable.Themeatsinthisfive-coursemealcomefromMattSzechenyi’sfarm.Thevegetablesandotheringredientscomefromnearbyfarms.Guestsandlocalfarmerssittogether.AlexBogelcamewithhisfamily.Hesaid“Itisalsoespeciallywonderfultositatatablethisbigwithallthesepeople.Thesenseofcommunityiswonderful.”JimDenevanandhisteamhaveservedalmostthirteenthousandpeople.Heplanstoexpandtheoperation.1．____thinksoftheideaof“farmtotable”.A．MattSzechenyi B．AlexBogelC．JimDenevan D．JimDenevan’sbrother2．What’sJimDenevan’sdreamfor“tabletofarm”business?A．Hehopestobelikedbyeveryguestwhovisitsthespecialfarm.B．Hewantstodoitbetterandbetterandgiveahandtomakepeopleclosertonature.C．Hehopestobuildtotallyfreerestaurantsonthefarm.D．Hewantstocreatemoregamesonthefarmforguests.3．Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?A．Thehistoryof“tabletofarm”.B．Specialserviceonafarm.C．Somethingaboutthe“tabletofarm”activitiesD．People’sgreatneedofgreenfoodF18、Doyouuseemojiveryoften?It'ssaidthatemojiisthefastestgrowinglanguageinhistory.Fivebillionemojisaresenteverydayjustonsomesocialmedia,suchasWechatandFacebook.They'reappearinginsomesurprisingplacestoo.Onecourt(法庭)judgeinEnglandusedasmileyfaceemojiinadocument(文件,文献)tomakeiteasytoexplainthecourt'sdecisiontochildren.It'snotsurprisingthatthere'sadaytocelebrateemojis,butwhatdoyouknowaboutitsorganizers,thewebsiteEmojipedia?ThecompanyUnicodeactuallycreatesthecomputercodethatgivesusemojis,butEmojipediaiswhereyoucanlearnexactlywhateachemojimeansandhowtouseit.Mostofusprobablyknowandusethemostpopularemojis,liketheclassicsmileyface,heartorthesmilingfacewithtearsoflaughter.Butifyouwanttogrowyouremojivocabulary,youcanuseEmojipediatofindoutnewwaystospeakemoji.Unicodeaddsnewemojisallthetime.Theymighttaketimetobeshownonallplatformsandphones,butyouwillseethemimmediatelyonEmojipedia.Animportantimprovementtotheemojilist,whichhad2,823emojisafterits2018update,istomaketheemojismorevarious.Thecodeforeachemojiisthesame,butdifferentplatforms,likeWechatorFacebook,designtheiremojisindifferentways.WhenEmojipediawasdecidingonwhichdaytoholdWorldEmojiDay,onlyApplewasusingacalendaremojiwithadateon,17July.So,theydecidedtocelebrateWorldEmojiDayon17Julytoo.IfyouwanttosendsomeoneamessageusingemojitocelebrateWorldEmojiDay,Emojipediahasplentytochoosefrom,includingsixcolorsofraisinghandemojis,fivepartyemojisandtwokindsoffireworks.Youcanevenchooseaworldglobethatshowsthepartoftheworldyoulivein.Whicheveremojisyouchoosetocelebrate,wewishyouHappyWorldEmojiDa