上海华亭学校2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末检测试题含解析

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D．thefourthbook2．Whichbookoffersthebiggestpricecut?A．WhatItTakestoHelpMeOutB．StreetFrenchSlangDictionaryC．Campaigns:ACenturyofPresidentialRacesD．HarryPotter3．Thefollowingbooksareforthechildrenofthesameagesexcept________.A．WhatItTakestoHelpMeOutB．StreetFrenchSlangDictionaryC．Campaigns:ACenturyofPresidentialRacesD．HarryPotter4．Fromthefirsttable,wecanlearnthat________.A．JKRowlingbecamesuccessfulbecauseofthefilmsB．HarryPotterhasn’twonanyawardssofarC．HarryPotterhasnowsold60millioncopiesintheworldD．HarryPotterisverysuccessfulandpopularwithchildrenandadults5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．IfyouwanttospeakFrenchlikeanativespeaker,StreetFrenchSlangDictionaryisyourbestchoice.B．StreetFrenchSlangDictionaryhasmorethan2,000termsandexpressionsin360pages.C．ThehistorianAlanBrinkleymadetheintroductionfrothebookCampaigns:ACenturyofPresidentialRaces.D．WhatItTakestoHelpMeOutmainlytellsaboutthetroubledteensinaboardingschool.B14、Autism(自闭症)isadisorderofthebrainthathappensinthefirstthreeyearsoflife.Itaffectsthebrain'snormaldevelopment.Mostautisticpatientshavedifficultytalkingwithotherpeopleordoingthings.However,someoftheautisticpeoplehaveamazingabilities.Forexample,somecanmemorizemanythingsandsomecandocalculationsreallyfast.RaymondBabbittinthe1988filmRainManisanexample.ThecharacterinthefilmwasbasedonKimPeek,amanfromtheUSA．Peekcouldn'tswitchonalightorputhisclothesonbyhimself.Buthismemorywassoamazingthathecouldrememberalmostanything.Hecouldmemorizeeveryroad,placeanddistanceonmaps.Hecouldevenrememberalmosteverywordinthousandsofbooks.Hiswayofreadingwasmoreamazing.Peekcouldreadtwopagesatthesametimeinjusteighttotenseconds.Hereadtheleftpagewithhislefteyeandtherightpagewithhisrighteye.Scientistsstilldon'tknowforsurewhysomeautisticpeoplehavespecialtalentaftertheyhavedonealotofresearch.Thereisonepossibleexplanation.Whencertainpartsofthebrainaredamaged!byautism,otherpartsofthebrainmightgetstronger.Thereforespecialabilitieswereborn.Butnotallpeoplewithautismhaveamazingabilities.Infact,autisticpeoplewithamazingabilitiesarerare(罕有的)andtheabilitiescannotbetrained.Accordingtoresearch,onlytenpercentofautisticpeopleshowanysignsofspecialtalent.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应位置。1．WhatdoweknowaboutAutism?A．Itisadisorderofthebones.B．Ithappensallthroughone'slife.C．Ithelpspeoplememorizethingsbetter.D．Itaffectsthebrain'snormaldevelopment.2．WhoisKimPeek?A．HeisagoodfriendofKaymondBabbitt.B．HeisacharacterinthefilmRainMan.C．HeisanautisticpatientfromtheUSA．D．Heisascientistworkingonautism.3．WhatisKimPeekdifferentfromothers?A．Hecandosomebasicthingslikedressinghimself.B．Hehasaspecialtalentincalculation.C．Hehaddifficultyreadingbooks.D．Hehasaverygoodmemory.4．WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninChinese7A．毁坏B．强化C．开发D．摘除5．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout7A．WaysofdealingwithautismB．RelationshipbetweenautismandtalentC．Waysoftrainingautisticpeople'sabilitiesD．Reasonsforautisticpeople'sspecialtalentC15、ItisreportedthatsomedevelopedcountrieshaveshippedbrokenpartsofcomputerstoChina.LastmonthHongKongofficersfound131,000kilogramsofbrokencomputers,TVsandphonessentfromJapan.Thingslikethesearecalledelectronicwaste,ore-waste.Dealingwithitisnotaneasyjob.Everytimeanoldcomputerbreaksdown,itneedstobedealtwithsafely.Butatpresent,brokencomputerpartsareusuallyburied.Itmaybehundredsofyearsbeforetheyarereallygoingintheearth（泥土）.ManyplacesinChinaarepollutedbye-waste.GuiyuinGuangdongProvinceisoneofthem.Thistownisnamedas“thee-wastecapitaloftheworld”.Manyofthepoisons(有毒物)ine-wastefindtheirwayintotheenvironment.Plasticisburnedoutdoorsandchemicalwaterispouredintorivers.Greenpeace,anenvironmentalgroup,hasfoundtheair,theearthandtheriversinGuiyubadlypolluted.TheChinesegovernmentwantsthecountrytodevelop,butweshouldfindawaythatisn’tharmfultotheenvironmentandpeople’slife.Thisyear,Chinamakesanewenvironmentprotectionlaw,thestrictestonewehaveeverhad.ComputercompanieslikeLenovoandDellwillbeaskedtotakebacktheiroldcomputers.Thisisbecausetheyknowbesthowtodealwiththemsafely.Hopefully,theproblemwithe-wastewillbesolvedinnearfuture.1．Thee-wastefoundinHongKonglastmonthwasfrom.A．FranceB．AmericaC．GermanyD．Japan2．Theunderlineword“buried”probablymeans“”inthepassage.A．回收B．焚烧C．掩埋D．毁灭3．Thepassagemaybefrom.A．anewspaperB．astorybookC．acartoonbookD．anovel4．ThetownofGuiyuinGuangdongProvince.A．isthecapitaloftheworldB．hasseriouse-wastepollutionC．dealswithe-wastesafelyD．ispollutedbythewastewater5．Thepassageismainlyabout.A．thewayindealingwithe-wasteB．theprotectionofenvironmentC．thee-wasteprobleminChinaD．theneedtopassalawagaine-wasteD16、PengLiyuan,wifeofChinesePresidentXiJinping,madeaspeechattheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhigh-levelmeetingthroughavideoinSeptemberin2018.Thespeechaimedtocallforglobaleffortstoputanendtotheepidemic(流行病).PengbecameWorldHealthOrganization’sGoodwillAmbassador(亲善大使）forTB(肺结核）andHIV/AIDSin2011.Shesharedherfeelingsandexperienceswiththeattendeesofthemeeting,whichtookplaceintheUNheadquartersinNewYork.ShealsosharedthetouchingstoriesoftheheroesinChinawhohavebeenselflesslydedicatedtothecauseoffightingTB．PengsaidthatthecontrolandpreventionoftheepidemicdiseaseinChinahavemaderapidprogressandthepatientsarebeingdiagnosed(诊断）andtreatedmoretimelyandeffectively.ShealsopointedoutsuchprogresshasbeenmadebecauseofthegreatimportancethattheChinesegovernmentandtheentiresocietyhaveattachedtothecauseaswellastheenthusiasticparticipationofabout700,000volunteers.“Thankstojointeffortsofgovernments,internationalorganizations,specialistsandvolunteers,thecontrolandpreventionoftheepidemiconthegloballevelhavescoredimportantachievements,butmankindstillfacesseverechallengesintheaspect”,Pengsaid.Inthevideo,sheaskedallcountriesintheworldtojoinhandsanddotheirbesttochangethelifeofthemillionsofpeoplewhoareaffectedbyTBandendtheglobalepidemic.ManyChineseareproudofPeng,thefirstladyofChina,notonlybecauseofherbeautifulEnglishpronunciationandfluentexpressions,butalsobecauseofherhardworkforthewellbeingofmankindandherhardworkforimprovement.HervideoinspiredmanyChinesetofightwithillnessaswellastolearnaforeignlanguagebetter.1．Peng’spurposeofmakingthespeechattheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhigh-levelmeetingwas________.A．tocallforglobalattentiontotheepidemicB．tocallforglobaleffortstofindoutthecauseoftheepidemicC．toaskforglobaleffortstoputanendtotheepidemic2．HowlonghasPengbeentheWorldHealthOrganization’sGoodwillAmbassadorforTB?A．For8years. 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C．For10years.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordenthusiasticmean?A．欢乐的 B．热心的 C．细心的4．WhydomanypeopletakeprideinPeng?A．BecausesheisthefirstladyofChina.B．JustbecauseofherbeautifulEnglishpronunciationandfluentexpressions.C．NotonlybecauseofherbeautifulEnglishbutbecauseofherhardworkformankind.5．WhichofthefollowinginTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Therearefarmore700,000volunteersinthefindingoutofthecauseoftheepidemic.B．Mankinddoesn’tfaceseverechallengesinfightingwithTB．C．ManyChineseareinspiredbyPeng’shardwork.E17、MillionsofChinesehavebeenplayingamobilegamecalledTravelFrogrecently.Youplayasthe＂mother＂ofafrogwholivesaloneandenjoystraveling.Youneedtopreparefoodandtoolsforhistrips.Thefrogwillsendyoupostcardswhileheisaway.Thegame’spopularitymayhavesomethingtodowithhowlonelypeoplearethesedays,accordingtotheXinhuaNewsAgency.Manyplayershavesaidthatthelonelyfrogisjustlikethem.Butplayingwiththefroghelpsthemforgettheirlonelinessforashorttime.Lonelinessseemstobeacommonproblemtoday.AccordingtotheGuardian,about40percentofAmericanadultssaythey’relonely.AndintheUK,aboutoneinfivepeopleinthecountryare＂alwaysoroftenlonely＂,TheTelegraphreported.ThismightbewhytheUKgovernmentdeclared(宣布)thecountry’sveryfirst＂MinisterofLoneliness＂(孤独大臣)inJanuary.Theminister’sjobistofindwaystohelpUKcitizensfeellesslonely.Theminister’sofficewillprovidemoremoneyforactivitiesthatconnectpeopletogether.Thislonelinessproblemmaybepartlybecauseofsocialmedia.Whenweseepicturesoffriendshavingfunorpostingselfies(自拍)withoutus,wemaycomparetheir＂perfect＂liveswithourownandfeelinferior(较差的)andlonely.Butweshouldrememberthatnooneisdestined(注定)tobelonely.AsUKpoetJohnDonneoncewrote,＂Nomanisanisland,entireofitself;everymanisapieceofthecontinent(陆地),apartofthemain.＂Tipstogetridofloneliness:Singyourfavoritesongs.Connectwithafriend.Dosomethingcreative,suchasdrawingapicture.Imaginesomeplaceyou’dliketovisit,likeafungatheringorasportingevent.1．WhatdoplayersdowhileplayingTravelFrog?A．Buildhousesfortheirfrogs. 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D．Nooneshouldlivealone.5．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TravelFrogenjoystraveling B．TipstogetridoflonelinessC．Lonelinessisbecomingabiggerproblem D．MinisterofLonelinessF18、ThisdictionarytellsyouaboutEnglishwordsandhowtousetheminreading,writingandspeakingEnglish.Itgivesthemeaningofwords,anditcanhelpyouwithspelling,wordbuilding,grammarandpronunciationaswell.Touseyourdictionarycorrectly,youneedtounderstandhowthedictionaryworks.Atthefrontofthebook,youwillfindsomeexercisestohelpyoumakethemostuseofyourdictionary.Ifyoulookuptheword“centre”,youwillfindtwospellingsforthisword.“Centre”isusedinBritishEnglish,while“center”isusedinAmericanEnglish.WhentherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanspelling,thedictionaryshowsitwiththeword“BrE”forBritishEnglishand