2024届江苏省苏州昆山市石牌中学九年级英语第一学期期末统考试题含解析

2024届江苏省苏州昆山市石牌中学九年级英语第一学期期末统考试题注意事项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、Lilyis_____shygirl,butshe’sgoodatplaying_____guitar.A．an,the B．a,the C．a,/ D．an,/2、—Thankyouverymuchforgivingmesomeadviceonhowtodealwithstress.—________．A．That'strue B．Don'tmentionitC．OK.I'lltry D．Idon'tthinkso3、Ican’theartheteacherwithsomuchnoiseoutside.A．clearly B．slowly C．warmly D．bravely4、I__________toCanadatwice.It’ssobeautiful.A．won’tgoB．havegoneC．don’tgoD．havebeen5、---Everyoneknowsthatknowledgeisthemostvaluableforhumanbeings.---Yes.Asastudent,weshouldstudyhard.A．standard B．treasure C．invention D．instruction6、---Doyouthinkhecangetthefirstprizeforjumping?---Impossiblenow.He________todoso,buthehasjusthurthisleg.A．hashoped B．washoped C．hasexpected D．wasexpected7、—Summervacationiscoming.What’syourplan?—I_______mygrandparentsinthecountryside.A．visit B．visited C．willvisit D．wasvisiting8、—WhatdoesyournewEnglishteacherlooklike?—Sheisaprettylady________longhair.A．ofB．forC．with9、Wewantstudentsfortheschoolshow.Ifyou_________playtheguitar,pleasetalktoMr.Zhangafterschool.A．can B．may C．should D．must10、―Who'sthatmanoverthere?It______beMr.Brown.HeismuchtallerthanMr.Brown.―Youmeanthemaninwhite?HeisanexchangestudentfromEngland.A．can B．may C．can’t D．mustn’tⅡ.完形填空11、TheChristmasTreeTraditionHavingaChristmastreeinyourhomeisoneofthebestpartsofChristmas.TherearemanyfunChristmastreetraditions.Pickingoutatreeisoneofthefirstthingsyoucando.Familieswillgettogetherandgotoatreefarmtopickouttheir1tree.Everytreeisunique(特別的).It’sfuntodiscussthiswithfamilymembersandfindthebestone.Sometreefarmswillcutthetreesdownforyou;otherfarmswillletyoucutthemdownyourself.Afteryoubringthetreehome,it’stimeto2it.Youcanhangnotonlystringsoflittlelightsonthetreebutalsobulbsorevensmallpiecesofcandyandfruit.Somefamiliesevenhavespecialobjectsthatarepasseddownthroughmanygenerations(一代代).Butthe3aboutChristmastreesamongpeoplealwayshappens---whetherrealtreesarebetterthan“fake(假的)”trees.Theydon’t4it.Manysayfaketreesaremoreconvenient---theydon’tneedtobewateredandtheycanbestoredandreusedformanyyears.Theyarealsocheaperthanrealtrees.Butpeoplewhopreferrealtreessaythatthesetreesaremoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Faketreesaremadeoutof5.Theycanlastlonger,butifthrownaway,theywon’tdegrade(降解)easilyandtheywillbebadfortheenvironment.6,realtreeshaveapleasantsmell.Itisnicetowalkintoyourhomeafteralongdayatschoolandsmellthescentofarealpinetree.Whatkindoftreewouldyouchoose?1．A．interested B．natural C．precious D．favourite2．A．decorate B．produce C．protect D．describe3．A．decision B．argument C．record D．influence4．A．giveup B．agreeon C．knowabout D．dealwith5．A．paper B．plant C．plastic D．cotton6．A．Also B．Inaway C．However D．ThereforeⅢ.语法填空12、A17-year-oldgirl1．(name)WuYishuwonfirstprizeinChinesePoetryCompetition(中国诗词大会).Shehaswonfansoverwithherrichknowledgeoftheancientcultureandworks.Wu,ahighschoolstudentinShanghai,beattheother2．(contest)inthe3．(two)seasonoftheChinesePoetryCompetition.“Igetfeelingsfromancientpoetry4．modernpeoplecannotgiveme.Ipaylittleattention5．thecompetitionresult,butIlovepoetry,anditisenoughaslongasIenjoythehappinessbroughtbythepoetry,”Wusaid.Inthefinalofthecompetition,allthecompetitors6．(ask)torecitepoemsby7．(look)atsandpaintingsandreciteasmanypoemsastheycouldthinkofabouttheChinesecharacterJiu(酒).Wudid8．(good)amongthem.WhenWurecited9．ancientChinesepoemaboutthemonthsoftheyear,thejudgesthoughtthatshemusthaverememberedatleastmorethan2,000Chineseancientworks.Wu’sexcellentperformanceintheChineseancientpoetryhaswonheralotoffansandencouragedothers10．(learn)ancientworks.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Itwasacoldwinterday.AwomandroveuptotheRainbowBridgetollbooth(收费站).“I’mpayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme,”shesaidwithasmile,handingoverseventickets.Oneafteranother,thenextsixdriversarrivingatthetollboothwereinformed,“Aladyhasalreadypaidforyourfare.”Itturnedout（证明）thatthewoman,NatalieSmith,hadreadsomethingonafriend’srefrigerator:“Practicerandom(随机的）kindnessandsenseless（无意识的）actsofbeauty.”Thephraseimpressedhersomuchthatshecopieditdown.JudyForemanspotted（认出）thesamephraseonawarehouse（仓库）wallfarawayfromhome.Whenitstayedonhermindfordays,shegaveupanddroveallthewaybacktocopyitdown.“Ithoughtitwasbeautiful,”shesaid.Thenshewroteitatthebottomofallherletters.Herhusband,Frank,likedthephrasesomuchthatheputitupontheclassroomwallforhisstudents,oneofwhomwasthedaughterofAliceJohnson,alocalnewsreporter.Aliceputitinthenewspaper,admitting（承认）thatthoughshelikedit,shedidn’tknowwhereitcamefromorwhatitreallymeant.Twodayslater,AlicegotacallfromAnneHerbert,awomanlivinginMarin.ItwasinarestaurantthatAnnewrotethephrasedownonapieceofpaperfirst,afterthinkingaboutitinhermindfordays.“Here’stheidea,”Annesays.“Anythingyouthinkthereshouldbemoreof,doitrandomly.”Herfantasies（想象）includepaintingtheclassroomsofshabby（破旧的）schools,leavinghotmealsonkitchentablesinthepoorpartoftown,andgivingmoneysecretlytoaproudoldlady.Annesays,“Kindnesscanbuildonitselfasmuchasviolencecan.”Theactsofrandomkindnessspread.Ifyouwereoneofthosedriverswhofoundyourfarepaid,whoknowswhatyoumighthavebeeninspiredtodoforsomeoneelselater.Likeallgreatevents,kindnessbeginsslowly,witheverysingleact.Letitbeyours!1．WhydidNatalieSmithpayforthesixcarsbehindher?A．Sheknewthecardriverswell.B．Shewantedtoshowkindness.C．Shehopedtomakefriendswiththedrivers.D．Shehadseventickets.2．JudyForemancopieddownthephrasebecauseshe

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.A．thoughtitwasbeautifulB．wantedtoknowwhatitreallymeantC．decidedtowriteitonawarehousewallD．wantedherhusbandtoputitupintheclassroom3．Whocameupwiththephraseaccordingtothepassage?A．JudyForemanB．NatalieSmithC．AliceJohnson.D．AnneHerbert.4．Whichofthefollowingstatementsisclosestinthemeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceabove?A．Kindnessandviolencecanchangetheworld.B．Kindnessandviolencecanaffectone’sbehavior.C．Kindnessandviolencecanreproducethemselves.D．Kindnessandviolencecanshapeone’scharacter.5．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstothoseinneed.B．Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytoofferittoothers.C．Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstostrangerstheymeet.D．Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytopayitbacktothegiver.B14、OnOctober31st,2015,theofficialXinhuanewsagencyreportedthatChinawouldallowtwochildrenforeverycouple.Thatmeantthatthecountry'sone-childpolicycametoanend.Tocontrolthepopulationgrowth,Chinastartedapolicyofonechildpercoupleinthe1970s.WhydoesChinadecidetorelaxthepolicynow?Infact,ChinabeganrelaxingthepolicyinJanuary,2014,allowingcouplestohaveasecondbabyifthemotherorfatherwasanonlychild.Thechangewasthoughtasamajorliberalization(解放)ofthefamilyplanningofoverthirtyyears.Butnewfigures(数据)inJanuary,2015suggestedthatfewerpeoplethanexpectedwouldliketohaveasecondbaby.Healthofficialssaidthattherewereabout11millioncouplesunderthenewpolicy.However,only1millioncouplesapplied(申请)tohaveasecondchild.Somecouplessaid,“Twokids?Thanksbutno.”Theinfluenceofone-childpolicyseemshardtogoinashorttime.China'sgovernmenthassaidthatChinawillbecomethecountrywiththemostoldpeopleintheworldinjust15years,withmorethan400millionpeopleovertheageof60.Andintheone-childfamilies,whentheonlychildgrowsupandgetsmarriedtoanotheronlychild,theytwohavetotakecareoftwooldcouples,thestressseemsreallyheavy.Tosolvetheproblemoftheagingpopulation,one-childpolicyisn’tsuitableanymore,andtwo-childpolicyisneededandnecessary.1．TheofficialXinhuanewsagencyreportedthatChinawouldallowtwochildrenforeverycouple_________.A．in1970B．inJanuary,2015C．inJanuary,2014D．onOctober31st,20152．Theunderlinedword“aging”probablymeans___________inthepassage.A．年龄B．老龄化C．时代D．边缘3．InJanuary,2015,thefigures(数据)showedthat_________.A．fewerpeoplethanexpectedwouldliketohaveasecondbabyB．morepeoplethanexpectedwouldliketohaveasecondbabyC．only1millioncouplesunderthenewpolicycouldhaveasecondchildD．about11millioncouplesunderthenewpolicyappliedtohaveasecondchild4．Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat__________.A．Chinastartedone-childpolicyinthe1980sB．two-childpolicyisn’tsuitableanymorenowC．Chinawillhavethemostoldpeopleintheworldinjust15yearsD．Chinawillhavelessthan400millionpeopleovertheageof60in15years5．Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A．ChinesepopulationB．Chineseone-childpolicyC．Chineseeconomy(经济)D．Chinesetwo-childpolicyC15、Heightisjustoneofthefeaturesyourgenes(基因)decide.Infact,becauseyouhavetwoparents,yourgenesprovideyouaheightthatusuallylandssomewherebetweentheheightofeachparent.Ifbothyourparentsaretall,thenmostprobablyyouwillbetall,too.Butifyouhavequestionsabouthowtallyou'regoingtobe,askyourdoctorifheorshecanhelpyoufindthemout.Butgenesdon'tdecideeverything.Forexample,eatinganunhealthydietcankeepyoufromgrowingtoyourfullpotential(潜力).Gettingplentyofsleepandenoughexercisewillhelpyougrowtotheexpectedheight.It'snaturalthatyou'rewonderinghowfastyoushouldgrow.There'snoperfectorrightanswer.Generallyspeaking,kidsgrowabout6cmayearbetweenage3andthetimewhentheystartpuberty.Yourdoctorwillknowhowyourgrowthhasbeengoingovertheyears.2cmhereand3cmtheremakealittledifferencetotheheightyou'reatnow.Howhaveyoubeengrowinguptothisheight?Whatotherchangesmayyourbodybegoingthrough?Don'tbeamazedifyouseemtohavegrownalotinaveryshorttime.Everyonehasagrowthspurt(高峰)duringpuberty.Theageforstartingpubertyisabout10forgirlsandabout11forboys.Butitcanbeearlierorlater—between7and13forgirlsand9and15forboys.You'llusuallybegintonoticethatyou'regrowingfasteraboutayearafteryourbodystartstoshowthefirstchangesofpuberty.1．Ifyouwanttoknowhowtallyoushouldgrow,________.A．youshouldhaveenoughexercise B．youcanaskdoctorsforhelpC．youshouldtakesomespecialmedicine D．youcanrecordyourgrowthduringpuberty2．TheChinesefortheword“puberty”is________.A．童年时期 B．婴幼儿时期 C．习惯养成期 D．生长发育期3．Thispassageismainlyabout________.A．howyoulooklikeyourparents B．howyougrowtoacertainheightC．howthegenesworkinyourbody D．howyourparents'heightinfluenceyou4．Afterreadingthispassage,wecanexplain________.A．whathealthydietis B．howgooditistobeadoctorC．howmuchsleeptimeweneed D．whygenescan'tdecideeverything5．WhichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．Yourheightmostprobablydependsonhowtallyourparentsare.B．Girls'ageforstartingpubertyisusuallyearlierthanthatforboysC．Youmaybeamazedsometimeswhenyougrowtoofast.D．Thefeaturesshowingthefirstchangesofpubertybetweenboysandgirlsaredifferent.D16、MoreandmoreChinesearehavingEnglishnames,butnoteveryoneisgoodatfindingone.Whynotofferthemsomehelp?AnAmericangirlcalledLindsayJerniganisnowteachingpeoplehowtogetbetterEnglishnames.WhileworkinginShanghai,LindsaymetmanyChinesepeoplewithstrangeEnglishnames.Someofthemchosealuckynumberof“Seven,”afavoritefruit,“Apple,”andacartooncharacter,“SnowWhite.”Othershadnameslike“July”and“Rabbit.”Afternoticingtheproblem,Lindsayhadanidea.Shequitherjobandsetupawebsite()tohelpChinesepeoplegetbetterEnglishnames.Thewebsitehelpspeopleintwoways.Aftertheytakeanonlinequiz,peoplewillgetfiveEnglishnamesbasedontheirpersonalinformation,suchasage,jobandevenfutureplans.Thiscosts18yuan.PeoplecanalsomeetwithLindsaytotalkabouttheirEnglishname.Butthatcostsmore.Now,about2,000peopleeachdayvisitthewebsite.Mostofthemarepreparingtostudyorworkabroad.Lindsayisplanningtoofferthemmorehelp,suchashelpingthemwriteresumes（简历).1．WhatdoesLindsaythinkofthenameof“Rabbit”?A．Wonderful.B．Strange.C．Creative.D．Wrong..2．Theunderlinedword“quit”means_______inthepassage.A．continuedB．askedC．pickedupD．gaveup3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutLindsay?A．HerwebsitemainlyhelpstheEnglish--speakingpeople.B．HerideacamefromhisworkexperienceinChina.C．Sheplanstoprovidemoreserviceforthecustomers.D．Shecanhelpthepeopletogetnameintwoways.4．Thebesttitleofthepassageis_______.A．Ahard-workingAmericangirlB．NeverchooseEnglishnameswithoutthinkingC．HowtofindagoodEnglishnameD．AnAmericangirlhelpschooseEnglishnamesE17、Wesurveyed（调查）300youngpeopleonwhattheyliketodoatweekends.Onehundredpeoplearefromtheagesof11～18，onehundred19～26andonehundred27～35.Thefollowingshowstheiranswers:1．Howmanypeopleenjoyplayingcomputergamesinthe11～18group?A．20. B．50.C．60. D．75.2．Thepeopleof19～26enjoy__________most.A．watchingTV B．goingtothemoviesC．playingcomputergames D．talkingawalk3．Accordingtothesurvey,whichtwoactivitiesdomostpeopleenjoydoing?A．PlayingcomputergamesandwatchingTV.B．Playingcomputergamesandtakingawalk.C．WatchingTVandgoingtothemovies.D．Goingtothemoviesandtakingawalk.4．Fromthechartabove,wecanseetheolderpeopleare,themoretheylike_______.A．watchingTVB．takingawalkC．goingtothemoviesD．playingcomputergames5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothechart?A．FewestpeopleliketakingawalkB．Thepeopleof11～18liketakingawalkmost.C．90peoplelikegoingtothemoviesinthe19～26group.D．Thepeopleof27～35likeplayingcomputergamesmostF18、WhenIwasabout12,Ihadanenemy,agirlwholikedtopointoutmyshortcomings.SometimesshesaidIwasthin.SometimesshesaidIwaslazy.SometimesshesaidIwasn’tagoodstudent.SometimesshesaidItalkedtoomuch,andsoon.ItriedtostandheraslongasIcould.Atlast,Ibecameveryangry.Irantomyfatherwithtearsinmyeyes.Helistenedtomequietly,andthenheasked,＂Arethethingsshesaidtrueornot?Mary,didn’tyoueverwonderwhatyou’rereallylike?Goandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmark(标记)thepoints(点)thataretrue.Paynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaid.＂Ididashetoldmeandtomysurprise,Idiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretrue.Ibroughtthelistbacktomydad.Herefusedtotakeit.＂That’sjustforyou,＂hesaid.＂Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrue,you’llfinditwillbehelpfultoyou.Don’tshutyourears.Listentothemall,buthearthetruthanddowhatyouthinkisright.＂Manyyearshaspassed.Thesituationoftenappears(出现)inmymind.Inourlifeweoftenmeetwithsometroubleandweoftengotosomeoneandaskforadvice.Forsomeadviceyouwilltreasure(珍惜)allyourlife!1．Theword＂shortcomings＂inthefirstparagraphmeans____________.A．克服B．缺点C．生气D．敌人2．Whatdidthewriter’sfatherdoafterheheardherwords?A．Heagreedwithher＂enemy＂.B．Helethercontinuetostandher＂enemy＂.C．Hetoldhertowritedownallher＂enemy＂hadsaidabouther.D．Hetoldhernottopay