2024届江苏省东台市第二教育联盟九年级英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题含解析

2024届江苏省东台市第二教育联盟九年级英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、—DoyouhaveJay’sCDs?—Sorry,theyare.Butwe’llgetsomemorenextweekbecausethey.A．soldwell;areonsaleB．soldout;sellwellC．sellingwell;sellwell2、Noneofthemtalked.Theyfinishedtheirmealin_________.A．silence B．order C．place D．public3、—AllthepeopleinZhenjiangneedtoworktogethertomakeourcitymorebeautiful.—That’sit..A．Manyhandsmakelightwork B．PracticemakesperfectC．WheninRome,doastheRomansdo D．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed4、2300libraries_______intheHopePrimarySchoolsinfiveyears.A．arebuilt B．werebuilt C．willbebuilt D．mustbebuilt5、Thebuswillstopinfrontoftheschool.A．correct B．right C．correctly D．rightly6、Ifyouwatchcarefully,youcansee_______________themandoesthetrick.A．who B．what C．how D．which7、Ourschoolisnotfarfromthe_______/pɑ:k/?A．pack B．pass C．park D．pick8、Thebasketballplayersallarriveasearlyastheycansothattheycan______.A．wakeup B．showaround C．warmup D．fillout9、-It'suselesstoregretwhathasbeendone.Don'tmakethosemistakesagain一Iwon't.That'sa(n)_____A．orderB．decisionC．promiseD．agreement10、—Couldyoutellme____forLondon?—Atnineo’clocktomorrowmorning.A．howareyouleavingB．whenareyouleavingC．whenyouareleavingⅡ.完形填空11、阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Onlineshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorecommonallovertheworld,includinginChina.Formanypeople,themainconcern(顾虑)withonlineshoppingissecurity(安全).Thereareseveralthingsthatcustomersshould1beforetheybuyonline.Youshouldn’ttrustacompanyjustbecauseithasabeautifullydesigned2Customersshouldlookforotherinformation,suchasthecompany’sfulladdressanddetailsofthedifferenttypesofpaymentitaccepts.Alsobeforeyoubuyanything,carefully3theinformationaboutthegoodsorservicesforsale.It’salsoveryimportantforcustomerstoaskforwrittenconfirmation.Theyshouldaskthecompanytosendthemanemailtoconfirmtheir4andpayment.Writtenconfirmationgivesthebuyerfurtherprotectionagainst5companies.Youshouldbeabletosenditbackorchangeit.Youmaychangeyourmindornotbe6somethingyouhaveboughtonline.Sobeforeyoubuyanythingonline,makesurethattheshopoffersa“cooling-offperiod”.Thisisaperiodoftimewhenyoucanreturnanitemandgetyour7back.Allreputable(声誉好的)onlineshopsofferthisservice.Whencustomerspaybycreditcard(信用卡),theyhaveextraprotection.Thisisaverysafewayofbuyinggoodsandservicesonline.8,ifyoudon’treceivethegoodsyouhavepaidfor,youcanmakeaclaimagainstyourcreditcardissuer.Butofcourse,youneedtomakesurethatyourpaymentdetailsaresecure9youpayonlinebycreditcard.Customersshouldbeabletocheckthattheirpaymentdetailsaresecure.Manycompaniesallowtheircustomerstosendtheircreditcarddetails10aspecialsecurepage.Youshouldonlybuygoodsfromcompaniesthathavethissecurepagefacility.1．A．workoutB．turnoutC．complainaboutD．thinkabout2．A．productB．websiteC．programmeD．system3．A．checkB．describeC．provideD．store4．A．messageB．introductionC．orderD．promise5．A．organizedB．privateC．unknownD．dishonest6．A．satisfiedwithB．confidentaboutC．interestedinD．nervousof7．A．serviceB．moneyC．informationD．application8．A．InfactB．AsaresultC．BythewayD．Forexample9．A．afterB．tillC．beforeD．assoonas10．A．overB．pastC．belowD．throughⅢ.语法填空12、阅读短文，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（不多于3个单词）。Spring,summer,autumnandwintermakeayear.Weclearlyknoweachseasonisimportant.IfI1．(ask)whichseasonisthemostbeautiful,I’dliketosayallofthemarebeautiful.Spring2．(show)awonderfulpicturewiththeblueskyandwhiteclouds,greentreesandclearair,shiningsunandwarmwind.Naturehaswokenup.Whereisspring?Itshines3．theeyesofchildren,itdancesamongpeople’sgestures(姿态）andexpressions.Thesunshineismakingeverythingwakeup.Peoplewillhaveanew4．(begin)inspringwhichisthe5．(good)timetostartthewholeyear’swork.Summeris6．activeseason.Wecangoboatingandhavefuninthewater.WhatIlikebestinthisseasonisthelotus(莲花）.WheneverIamsad,itencouragesmetotrymybesttomakemydreamcometrue.Iwasborninautumn.Ithasseenmygrowth,happinessandsadness.7．thepastmonthsaresometimesbad,Iownanewbeginning.Itbringslove,hopeandenjoymentinto8．life.IlovewinterbecauseIhavefunwithfriends9．(play)inthesnow,makingasnowman,enjoyingthewhiteworldwiththesongEdelweiss(雪绒花).Winterisaseasonwithhope.Ifwintercomes,canspringbefarbehind?Ilove10．(season).Allseasonsaregreat.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Agiftcardisacardthatisissued(发行)byastore.Thesecardsarebigmoneymakersforstores.Onereasonisthatwhengift-cardholdersgotothestore,theyoftenseeotherthingstobuy,andtheyspendmoremoneythanthegiftcardisworth.Unusedcardsareanotherreason.Storesmakemillionsofdollarsbecauselargenumbersofpeopleneverusetheircards.Theyeitherlosethem,forgetaboutthem,ordecidethatit'snotworththeeffort.Giftcardsarebecomingverypopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.IntheUS,theyareoneofthemostpopularkindsofgifts.Why?Peoplelovetheconvenience—giftcardsareeasytobuyandeasytouse,eitherinthestoreoronline.Therecipientcanchoosehisorherowngift,andthegiverdoesnothavetoworryaboutfindingjusttherightthing.Receivingagiftcard,however,isnotthesameasreceivingagift.Arealgiftisabetterreminderofthepersonwhogaveit.Themessageofarealgiftismorelikelytobe,"IspendsometimetryingtofindtherightgiftforyoubecauseIcareaboutyou."Oftenagiftcarddoesnotsendthesamemessageasarealgift.Itmayseemtosay,"Iwasinahurry.Ididn'thavetimetothinkaboutwhatyouwouldreallylike."Intoday'sworld,giftcardsarecertainlyconvenient.However,theycanmakeusforgettherealpurposeofgivinggifts,whichistobuildacloserconnectionbetweenthegift-giverandthegift-recipient.1．Howmanyreasonsaregiventoexplainwhygiftcardsarebigmoneymakersforstores?A．One B．Two C．Three2．Whatdoestheunderlineword"recipient"meaninChinese?A．商家 B．接受者 C．发行者3．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．WhygiftcardsarepopularintheUS.B．Differentkindsofgiftcards.C．Wheretobuygiftcards.4．Whatmessagedoesagiftcardsendaccordingtothewriter?A．Ididn’thavetimetobuyyouarealgift.B．Iknowyoulikethegiftcards.C．Icouldn’tfindtherightgiftforyou.5．Whichofthefollowingisthewriter'sopinion?A．It'seasyforpeopletolosegiftcards.B．Giftcardshelppeoplesavemoney.C．Realgiftscanbringpeoplecloser.B14、TheRiseofArtificialIntelligence（AI:人工智能）discussesAItechnologyandhowitmightaffecthumansinthefuture,butthefutureisalreadyhere.In2011,America’sFavoriteQuizShowheldacompetitionbetweentwomenandanIBMcomputernamed“Watson”.IBMdescribesWatsonas“atechnologythatunderstandsallformsofdataandalsoreasonsandlearns.”BothmenthoughttheycouldbeatWatson.Instead,thecomputeranditsArtificialIntelligencesoundlybeatbothofthehumanbeings.ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCEMADESIMPLEArtificialIntelligencegenerallyreferstomachineswithhuman-likeintelligence,suchasproblem-solvingandlearning.InordertobeconsideredAI,thecomputermustpasstheTuringtest,namedafterTuring,aBritishmathematicianwhoworkedwiththefirstcomputer.Inthe1950s,Turingpublishedapaperquestioningwhetheracomputercouldbeusedtotrickhumansintobelievingtheywereinteracting（互动）withanactualhumanbeing.Hefoundthatif30%ofhumanswhointeractedwitha“machine”believedtheywereactuallyinteractingwithahumanbeing,thenthecomputercouldbeconsideredasAI.AsimpleexampleofAIisApple’sSiri.AskSiritodoanything,fromcallingafriendtobookingadinnertable,andSiricandothem.Siriseemsalmosttobeahumanbeing.Whenyouask,“Areyouarealperson?”Sirianswers,“Thatisareallypersonalquestion.”Butjustbecauseasystemcanbehavelikeahumanbeing,thatdoesnotmeanitcanthinklikehumans,Or,doesit?JOININGOFHUMAN&MACHINEItseemsthatourdevices（设备）willturnintohumans.Ourphonesalreadytellustotakeanumbrellabeforewewalkoutthedoor.Theyvolunteertrafficconditionssoweknowhowlongitwilltaketodrivetowork.Ourdevicescaninteractwithusinawaythatlookslikearealconversationwithanotherhumanbeing,likewithSiri.ItdoesnotseemcrazyatalltothinkthatAImaybeprogrammedtoactuallythink.Ifithasnotalreadyhappened,itwilllikelyhappeninthenearfuture.HavewecometothetimewhencomputersandAIhavecaughtuptohumanbeings?Althoughcomputershavetheabilitytomakeourlifebetter,isitpossiblethattheymaycontrolanddestroyhumanbeingsintheend?WHATTHEFUTUREHOLDSItseemsprettyclearthatinthefuture,we’regoingtoseeahuman-machinehybrid.Humanswillbestronger,livelongerandbesmarter.RayKurzweil,acomputerscientist,believesthatwithin50years,thehumansonEarthwillbeabout50to80%robotic.ThereisnoquestionthatAIwillbeapartofeverytechnologythathumanscreate.Willitturnoutbemoreofabenefittohumankindorwillitbeariskandthreaten（威胁到）humanityasweknowit?IfAIisprogrammedaccordingtoIsaacAsimov’s3LawsofRobotics,humanswon’thaveaproblemwithmachines;butforsome,evilAIstillstandsinthewayofapeacefulandsafelifeonEarth.1．ThestoryofcomputerWatsonismentionedheretotellusthat______.A．theageofmachineshascomeB．humansmaketheirownenemiesC．AIhasactuallycomeintoourlifeD．humansareplayingadangerousgame2．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_____.A．TuringtestwasdesignedtoexaminethefirstcomputerB．machinesinteractingwithhumanscanbecalledAIC．SiricanvolunteertobookadinnertableD．AIwillhelphumanstobestrongerandsmarter3．Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“ahuman-machinehybrid”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Amachinewithahumanlook.B．Ahumancreatedbymachines.C．Abodypartroboticparthuman.D．Arobotthatcanbehavelikehumans.4．Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A．thehistoryandfutureofAIB．theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofAIC．theexamplesofAID．thecompetitionbetweenhumansandAIC15、WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youfinditnotclevertoputanEnglishsentence,wordforword,intoyourownlanguage.Takethesentence“Howdoyoudo?”asexample.Ifyoulookupeachwordinthedictionary,onceatatime,whatisyourtranslation?Itmustbeawrongsentenceinyourownlanguage.Languagesdonotjusthavedifferentsounds,theyaredifferentinmanyways.It’simportanttomaster(掌握)therulesforwordorder(顺序)inthestudyofEnglish,too.Ifthespeakersputwordsinawrongorder,thelistenercan’tunderstandhissentenceeasily.SometimeswhentheorderofwordsinanEnglishsentenceischanged,themeaningofthesentencechanges.Butsometimestheorderischanged,themeaningofthesentencedoesn’tchange.Let’sseethedifferencebetweenthetwopairsofsentences.“Sheonlylikesapples.”“Onlyshelikesapples.”“Ihaveseenthefilmalready.”“Ihavealreadyseenthefilm.”WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youmustdoyourbesttogetthespiritofthelanguageanduseitastheEnglishspeakerdoes.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“translation”meaninChinese?A．翻译 B．解释 C．意思 D．交通2．Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sopinionaboutlearningEnglish?A．ItisdifficulttounderstanddifferentsoundsinlearningEnglish.B．ItispossibletorememberthewordorderinlearningEnglish.C．ItisimportanttomastertherulesindifferentwaysinlearningEnglish.D．ItiseasytomastertherulesforwordorderinlearningEnglish.3．WhichofthefollowingexpressionsisTRUE?A．ThemeaningofanEnglishsentencealwayschangeswiththeorderofwords.B．TheorderofwordscanneverchangethemeaningofanEnglishsentence.C．Sometimesadifferentorderofwordhasadifferentmeaning.D．Iftheorderofwordsisdifferent,themeaningofthesentencemustbedifferent.4．“Sheonlylikesapples.”________A．isthesameas“Onlyshelikesapples.”B．isdifferentfrom“Onlyshelikesapples.”C．means“Shelikesfruitespeciallyapples.”D．means“Shedoesn’tlikeapples.”5．Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．HowtoPutEnglishintoOurOwnLanguageB．DifferentOrders,DifferentMeaningsC．HowtoSpeakEnglishD．HowtoLearnEnglishD16、Tomanystudents,joiningsocialmedia“circles”(朋友圈)isnowmoreimportantthanmakingnewfriendsinreallife.Andit’seasy.Ifyouhaveamobilephone,youcandownloadmanythingssuchasSinaWeibo,QQandWeChat.“Ilovetocheckmyfriends’updates(更新).Ialsoenjoynewsandhumorsharedonsocialmedia,”saidWangWei,14,fromamiddleschoolinShenzhen.Whileenjoyingthese,Wangdistanceshimselffromreallife.“Iloveplayingtheplane-shootinggameonWeChat,buthavenointerestinplayingchesswithmyclassmates,”saidWang.DengYunyun,14,fromXuhuiMiddleSchoolinShanghai,saidthatsocialmediahasinfluencedtheirnormallife.Lastmonth,hisschoolheldabasketballmatch,andastudenthurthisleg.Insteadofgivinghimsomehelp,studentswerebusywithupdatingWeChatblogsabouttheaccident.“Ithinktheyneedtolearntobalancetheirrealandonlinelives,andwhatworriesparentsandteachersalotissafety.”saidDeng.“Manystudentsarehappytotelltheirinterestsandpersonalinformationtotheirsocialmedia‘friends’.Andthiscouldbringthemdanger,”saidMissWang,ateacherfromaShenzhenmiddleschool.“Forexample,theuseofWeChat’sshake-shakeallowsuserstoconnecttootherusersnearby.Alsopolicewarnabouttherisksofmakingfriendsinthisway.”“Becareful.Donotusethelocatingfunction(定位功能)atanymoment,donotgiveyourname,anddonotpostthephotosofyourcommunity,”saidWang.1．Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingseparatethestudentsfromthereallifeEXCEPT________.A．readingnewssharedonsocialmediaB．playingsomekindsofgamesonWeChatC．beingbusywithupdatingWeChatblogsD．stayingathometowatchTVprograms2．Whydidnobodyofferhelpwhenastudenthurthisleg?A．Becausehisclassmateswerebusysharingtheirupdates.B．Becausehisclassmatesdidn’tregardhimastheirfriend.C．Becausehedidn’tbelongtotheirsocialmedia“circles”.D．Becausetherewerefewstudentsthereatthatmoment.3．Theunderlinedword“this”inthefourthparagraphrefersto________.A．theuseofWeChat’sshake-shakeB．havingnointerestinplayingchesswithfriendsC．payingtoomuchattentiontotheirsocialmedia“circles”D．sharingpersonalinformationwiththeirsocialmedia‘friends’4．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．TheuseofWeChat’sshake-shakeaddsrisksofmakingfriendsonline.B．WarnstudentsnottouseWeChat’slocatingfunctionincaseofdanger.C．WeChatseparatesstudentsfromreallifeandalsomaybringthemdanger.D．Joiningsocialmedia“circles”ismoreimportantthanmakingfriendsinreallife.E17、Memoryisessential(重要)forlife.Wehaveashort-termmemoryandalong-termmemory.Whenwegetold,ourshort-termmemorybecomesweaker,butwecanstillrememberthingsthathappenedalongtimeago.Therearemanythingswecandotoimproveourmemory,suchasusingvariousmemorizingmethodsaswellastakingspecialcareofourhealth.Itisimportantthatweregularlystimulate(刺激)ourbraintomakeourmemorymoreefficient(有效).Forexample,wecandoactivitiesthatwedonotusuallydoandchangeourdailyhabits.Learninganewskillhelpsourbraindevelop.Whentryingtomemorizesomething,weshouldfocusourattentiononthemostimportantthingsaboutit.Donotallowotherthoughtstoenterourmindbecausethiswilllowerourchancesofrememberingthingscorrectly.Onebasicwayofimprovingourmemoryistousethelinkmethod.Ifwewanttomemorizesomething,weshouldmakeapictureinourmind.Ifthepictureissilly,strangeandcolourful,wewillrememberitbetter.Takingnotes,beingorganizedandkeepingadiarywillalsobeusefultools.Sometimes,memoryisconnectedwithourfeelings.Whensomethingdramatichappens,weusuallyrememberitwell,andwealsorememberwherewewereandwhatweweredoing.Healthyfoodandplentyofvitaminsareimportanttoourmemory.Drinkingalotofwateralsohelpsmaintainourmemory.Whenweareasleep,ourbrainstoresmemory.Notenoughsleepcan,therefore,causeproblemswithstoringinformation.Inaddition,beingtiredwillstopusfrombeingabletorememberwell.Asaresult,keepingfitandhavingregularhealthchecksarebothimportantaswell.1．Howdoespeople’smemorychangewhentheygetolder?A．Theshort-termmemorybecomesstronger.B．Theshort-termmemorybecomesweaker.C．Thelong-termmemorybecomesstronger.D．Thelong-termmemorybecomesweaker.2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingCANNOTberememberedbetterinashorttime?A．Astrangeinsect.B．Acolourfulletter.C．Adramaticevent.D．Aboringtalk.3．Whenpeopletrytoremembertheword‘smiles’,aneasywaytodothisistoimaginethereisa‘mile’betweenthefirstletterandthelastletter.Thisisbecausethey.A．usethelinkmethodB．connectitwithfeelingsC．haveagoodrestD．takesomenotes4．WhatSHOULDpeopledowhentheytrytomaketheirmemorymoreefficient?A．Alwaysdothesamethingsandneverchangetheirdailyhabits.B．MemorizesomethingwhilelisteningtomusicorwatchingTV.C．Keepotherideasoutoftheirmindwhenfocusingattention.D．Sleepatmost6hoursadayanddrinkalotofcoffeeortea.5．What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HowtoUseMemoryToolsB．HowtoKeepLong-termMemoryC．HowtoImproveOurMemoryD．HowtoStayHealthyF18、Fishingisapopularactivityandeveryfishermanknowstherule:Keepthebigones,throwthesmalleronesback.TheideabehindLtissimple-thelargerfishareprobablyolder.Ifyoukeepthesmallerones,theywon’tbeabletoreproduce,andthefishpopulationisindanger.Butfishingoutthelargestfishfromapopulationhasanunwantedeffect:Overtime,feweradultfishgetreallybig.Ifonlythesmallerfishreproduce（繁殖）,thenfuturegenerationsbecomesmaller.Thisisanexampleofevolution（进化）inaction.Onescientist,DrDavidConoverhasspentthelastdecadestudyingtheeffectsofthe“keepthebigones”ruleandiftheycanbereversed（颠倒）.Tosetuphisexperiment,Conoverandhisteamcaughthundredsofsilversidefishanddividedthemintosixgroups.Fortwogroups,Conoverfollowedthe“keepthelargeones”ruleandtookoutthebiggestfish.Fortwoothergroups,heremovedonlythesmallfish.Forthelasttwogroups,heremovedfishatrandom(随意的).Afterfiveyears,hemeasuredthefishineachgroup.Inthetwogroupswherethelargestfishwereregularlyremoved,theaveragefishsizewassmallerthantheaveragesizeintheothergroups.Herewasevolutioninaction:Ifonlysmallfishsurvivetoreproduce,thenfuturegenerationsoffishwillalsotendtobesmall.Forthesecondfiveyearsofhisexperiment,Conoverchangedtherulesandtookfishrandomlyfromeachgroup.Attheendoftheexperiment,hefoundthatthefishthatwereinthe“keepthelargeones”groupforthefirstfiveyearshadstartedtogetlargeragain,althoughhecalculateditwouldtakeatleast12yearsforthefishinthatgrouptoreturntotheiroriginalsize.Inotherwords,ittakeslesstimetoshrink(变小)thanitdoestorecover.1．Theunderlinedword“it”(Line2)refersto“”A．theactivityB．thefishC．theruleD．thefisherman2．Whydomanypeoplefollowthe“keepthebigones,throwthesmallonesback”rule?A．Ithelpstoprotectfishnumbers.B．Ithelpstoprotectfishsize.C．Itisthec