江苏泰州地区2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试试题含解析

江苏泰州地区2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Whodiditbetter,BillorHenry?—IthinkBilldidjust_______Henry.A．aswellas B．asgoodasC．asbetteras D．morebadlythan2、EveryoneinmyclassexceptLiuFeiandLinYang______toSanyamorethanonce.Wealllikethebeautifulbeachesthere.A．havebeen B．havegone C．hasbeen D．hasgone3、---Lucy,thetaskmustbecompletedbeforeThursday!---Oh,wecan’t________towasteasingleminute.A．decide B．manage C．afford D．stick4、—I’dliketogoshoppingwithyou,____________Iamtoobusytoday.—Maybenexttime.A．so B．but C．and D．or5、-Excuseme.Couldyoupleasetellme____________?-Sure.There’sabookstoreonRiverRoad.A．whereIcangetadictionary B．ifisthereabookstoreonRiverRoadC．wherecanIgetadictionary D．howcouldIgetadictionary6、—Hownoisyitisoutside!—Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Myneighbours________theirhouses.A．havedecoratedB．weredecoratingC．aredecoratingD．willdecorate7、MygrandmadinnerwhenIgothomeyesterday.A．cooksB．wascookingC．iscookingD．willcook8、----Davidasked______inChina.-----Ofcoursenot.Chineseusuallyshakehandswithaladyasagreeting.A．whyhecangreetaladybykissingherB．WhyhecouldgreetaladybykissingherC．WhetherhecangreetaladybykissingherD．Whetherhecouldgreetaladybykissingher9、—WhendoyouthinkisthebesttimetovisitYancheng?—Youcomehereinspringorautumn.Theweatherisquitepleasant.A．hadbetterB．wouldratherC．havetoD．wouldlike10、---HaveyouheardofacoolwashingmachinecalledBicycleWashingMachine?---Yes,it’sanewbyagroupofChineseuniversitystudents.A．inventionB．informationC．instructionD．introductionⅡ.完形填空11、Thomaswasagoodstudentbuthedidn'trespectothers.Oneday，hisauntgavehima1asabirthdaygift.Hewentaroundtheclassroomplayinghisdrum.Whenothersaskedhimtokeep2orplaysomewhereelse，Thomasrefused.Thomas'sclassmatescouldn't3thenoisydrum，sotheystoppedplayingwithhim.Joe,oneofhisclassmates，inventedspecialearplugs(耳塞)whichallowedpeopletohearnormalsounds,butstoppedthebadones.Thomasgotvery4withJoe.HeevenhadabigfightwithJoe.Afewdayslater，aclockwasputintotheclassroom，justnexttothedeskofThomas.Theclockwasmakingthe5like“Ticktock,ticktock.”Thomascouldn'tconcentrateonhisstudyatall.6，theothers，withtheirspecialearplugs，wereOK.SoonThomasstartedto7howmuchhehaddisturbedhisclassmateswiththedrum，andhowsillyithadbeentofightwithJoe.Inordertochangethesituation，Thomasdecidedtosay8tohisclassmates.What'smore，he9playedhisdrumintheclassroom.SeeingThomas'sgreatchanges，hisclassmates10forgave(原谅)himanddecidedtoplaywithhimagain.Fromthenon，Thomaschangedalotandgotalongwellwithhisclassmates.1．A．pianoB．violinC．guitarD．drum2．A．calmB．quietC．livelyD．healthy3．A．bearB．adviseC．askD．connect4．A．strictB．angryC．popularD．patient5．A．mistakeB．problemC．noiseD．change6．A．InsteadB．HoweverC．PerhapsD．Really7．A．showB．realizeC．discussD．dream8．A．thanksB．okayC．sorryD．goodbye9．A．attimesB．generallyC．alwaysD．nolonger10．A．actuallyB．finallyC．suddenlyD．recentlyⅢ.语法填空12、Alongtimeago,therewasanemperor.Hehadabeautifulgarden.Inthegarden,therewasalittlenightingale(夜莺)singingvery1．(beauty).Onedaytheemperorheardaboutthislittlebird'sbeautifulvoice.Heaskedhisguardstobringhertohim.Assoonastheemperorheardthenightingale'svoice,hesaid,"Putherinagoldencage,2．shecanstayandsingformewheneverIwanttohearher."Thelittlebirdwasso3．(happy)aboutbeingkeptinthecagethatshe4．(stop)singingoneday.Theemperorwasveryangry.Heorderedthescientistsinhispalacetomakearobotbird5．him.Thebirdcouldsingverybeautifully,6．.Theemperorwaspleased.Soontherobotbirdbecameold.Itnolongersangbeautifulsongs.Justatthattime,theemperorbecameveryweak.Onemorning,while7．(lie)inbed,theemperorwantedittosingonceagain.8．therobotbirdcouldn'tsinganymore.Suddenlythenightingalelandedonthewindow.Shebegantosingher9．beautifulsong.Theemperorwasveryhappy!Hebecamebetterandbettereachday.Aftertheemperorwaswell，hechangedalotandbecamekindtohispeople.Fromthenon,allhispeoplecherished(爱戴)himforhisloveand10．(kind).Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、AncientChinaproducedmanytypesofbeautifulworksofart.Amongthem,calligraphy(书法),poetry(诗歌)andpaintingwerethemostfamous.Oftentheywouldbeputtogetherinart.ThesebecameimportantstartingwiththeSongDynasty.Calligraphyistheartofhandwriting.Intheoldtime,theChineseconsideredwritingasanimportantformofart.Calligrapherswouldpractiseforyearstolearntowriteperfectly,butwithstyle.Eachofover40,000characters(汉字)neededtobewrittencorrectly.Andeachstroke(笔画)inacharacterhadtobewritteninacertainorder.Poetrywasalsoanimportantformofart.Greatpoetswerefamousalloverthecountry,butalleducatedpeoplewereexpectedtowritepoetry.DuringtheTangDynasty,poetrywassoimportantthatwritingpoetrywaspartoftheexaminationstobecomeacivilservant(文官)andworkforthegovernment.Chinesepaintingwasoftenconnectedwithcalligraphy.Itisoneoftheoldestartistictraditionsintheworld.ThemosttraditionalwayofChinesepaintingisknownas“national”or“native”painting,whichisquitedifferentfromWesternpainting.Peoplecandrawmountains,homes,bird,treesandwateronit.1．Calligraphersneededtowriteover________characterscorrectlyintheoldtime.A．10,000 B．20,000 C．30,000 D．40,0002．WhatwaspartofthecivilserviceexaminationsduringtheTangDynasty?A．Painting. B．Calligraphy. C．Writingpoetry. D．Playingmusic.3．Theunderlinedword“it”refers(指)to________.A．Calligraphy B．Art C．Chinesepainting D．Westernpainting4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Calligraphy,poetryandpaintingwerethemostfamousworksofart.B．Thestrokesofeachcharactercouldbewritteninanyorder.C．Poetrywasanimportantformofartlikecalligraphy.D．Chinesepaintingwasoftenconnectedwithcalligraphy.5．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Chineseart. B．Chineseexaminations.C．Chinesehistory. D．Chinesedynasties.B14、Whensomeonewhoisingoodhealthdiessuddenly,thereisusuallyaninquest(审问)．Acoroner(验尸官)willdoit．Hisjobistofindoutexactlyhowapersondied．Ifthereisnothingsuspicious(可疑的)aboutthedeath，hewilldecidethatthepersondiedfromnaturalcausesoranaccident．if,however,heissuspicious，hemaydecidethattheperson’sdeathwascausedbyapersonorpersonsunknown．Onedaythecoronerwastryingtofindoutexactlywhathadcausedthedeathofalocalbusinessman，HenryWatson．Theman’swifewasexplainingsomething．Shewasverysadandhadtostopfromtimetotime．Thecoronerdidnotwanttomakehersadderthannecessary,buthehadtofindoutthetruth．Therewerequestionshehadtoask．“Mrs．Watson，Iknowthisispainfulforyou，”hesaid，“butiwantyoutothinkverycarefullyandthenanswermyquestions．Youandyourhusbandwerehavingdinnerathome．Isthatcorrect?”“Yes．”‘‘Suddenlyhefelltothefloor?”“Yes．”“Youstoodupandhurriedtohim?Youknelt(跪下)besidehim?Hisstomachwasingreatpain?”“Yes．”“Didhesayanything?”Thewifekeptherheaddown．“Please，Mrs．Watson，youmustanswerthequestion．Whatwerehislastwords?”Thewifetookadeepbreathandthenspoke．“Hesaid，”Sherepliedinaverylowvoice，“I'mnotsurprisedthatseafoodwehadfordinnercostyouonly50cents，”1．Whatisthepurpose(目的)ofaninquestwhenahealthypersondiessuddenly?A．Tohelpthepoorfamily．B．Todoaresearchondeath．C．Tofindoutthecauseofdeath．D．Toaskquestionsabouttheperson．2．WheredidHenryWatsondie?A．InhiscompanyB．Inarestaurant．C．InafishshopD．Athome．3．WhatwastheprobablecauseofHenryWatson’sdeath?A．Eatingthefoodthatwentbad．B．Gettingtooold．C．Havingaseriousheartattack．D．Beingmurderedbyhiscook．4．Accordingtothestory,whatwouldprobablyhappentothewifeafterthisinquest?A．Shewouldbecomeabadwoman．B．Shewouldneverbuyanyseafood．C．Shewouldbemuchhealthier．D．Shewouldaskthecoronertokeepthesecret．C15、Itwasnearlyseveno'clock,whenamanwalkedintoabar,orderedadrinkandturnedtowatchthetelevision.Theseveno'clocknewswasonanditwasshowingamanstandingontopofatallbuilding.Hewaslookingdownatthecrowdofpeoplebelow.Ontheground,apoliceofficerwithamegaphone(扩音器)wastryingtotellhimnottojump."Let'stalkaboutyourproblem,"thepoliceofficerwassaying."Perhapswecanhelpyou."Themanturnedtothebartender(酒吧侍者)andsaid,"Ibetyouahundreddollarshedoesn'tjump.Thebartenderlookedathim."You'reofferingmeahundreddollarsifhejumps?Isthatright?""Yes.Idon'tthinkhe'lljump."Thebartendersmiled."OK.You'vegotabet."ThemanturnedbacktotheTVandwatcheditcarefully.Thebartender,however,didnotseemtobeveryinterested.Hecontinuedwashingglassesandservingtheothercustomers.Then,afteraboutfiveminutes，themanonthebuildingthrewhimselfoffthebuildingandfelltotheground.Themaninthebarturnedtothebartender."Hejumped,"hesaid."Youwin."Heheldoutahundreddollarbilltothebartender,butthebartenderwouldnottakeit."Ican'ttakeyourmoney,"hesaid."IknewIcouldn'tlose.Thatstorywasonthesixo'clocknews.Isawhimjump.""Well,yes,sodidI,"themansaid,"butIdidn'tthinkhe'ddosuchastupidthingtwice."1．Wheredidthemanseethenewsthesecondtime?A．Atthebartender'shouse. B．Inabar.C．Inacinema. D．Ontopofatallbuilding.2．Whydidn'tthebartenderwatchthereportcarefully?A．Becausehehadseenitearlier.B．Becausehedidn'tcarewhathappenedtotheman.C．Becausehisothercustomerswerewaiting.D．Becausehewasnotveryinterested.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thebartenderknewthemanonthetopofthebuilding.B．Thebartenderwasadishonestman.C．Thecustomermadeabetwithhisfriend.D．Thecustomerdidn'tthinkthemanwouldjumpasecondtime.4．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Tipsforbetting. B．Asafebet.C．Astupidthing. D．Jumpornotjump.D16、Theyoungturtlehasbeenswimmingforthreemonthsnowinthesamewarmshallowbay,dreamingofcalmwaterandplentyoffood.Butasthedaysbegintoshortenandthenightcomesearlierandearlier,thewatergrowscolder.ItdropstofiftydegreesFahrenheit(华氏).Swimmingisharder.Itsheartbeatslows—andalmoststops.Theyoungturtleisindangeroflosingitslife.TendaysbeforeThanksgiving,MaxNolan,aten-year-oldboy,andhismotherbegintheirpatrol.TheNolansareamongvolunteerswhowalkCapeCod’sbeachesduringNovemberandDecembertosearchforturtleswhoareoftencoldandtrappedandseemdead—turtleswhoselivestheymaybeabletosave.Maxandhismotherandtheothervolunteersdoanimportantjob.Allseaturtlesarethreatenedorendangered.AmongthemKemp’sridleysarethemostendangered.RightnowonourplanettherearefewerthaneightthousandKemp’sridleyturtlesleft.Maxisfarinfrontofhismotherwhenheseesaturtlewashedupbythesurf.Herunsuptoitandshoutstohismom,“Gotone!”Theturtleiscold.Itseyesareopen,buttheturtleisnotmovingatall.Itmightbedeadorstillalive.Maxrememberstheinstructionsgiventoallthevolunteers.Hepicksuptheturtle,whichweighsaboutfivepounds,andmovesitabovethehigh-tidemarktokeepitfromwashingouttosea.Thenherunstofindseaweedtoprotectitfromthewind.Hefindsasticktomarkwhereitis,andnext,heandhismothergotothenearesttelephoneandcallthesea-turtlehotlineforhelp.1．Theyoungturtleisindangeroflosingitslifebecause________.A．ithasbeenswimmingforthreemonthsB．itdreamsofcalmwaterandplentyoffoodC．thewaterdropstofiftydegreesFahrenheitD．thedaysgetlongerandthenightscomeearlier2．Theunderlinedword“Patrol”inParagraph2probablymeans________.A．swimmingintheseaB．travellingtotheseasideC．enjoyingThanksgivingwithothersD．walkingalongthebeachesforturtles3．Inordertopreventtheturtlefromwashingouttosea,Max________.A．runstofindseaweedB．callsthesea-turtlehotlineC．findsasticktomarkwhereitisD．movesitabovethehigh-tidemarkE17、Eveninearlytime,peoplecouldrealizetheimportanceofdreamsandknewthatdreamsgavemeaningtolife.Everygreatachievementhasbeentheresultofyearsofdreaming.Ifapersonhasadreamandholdsfasttoit,heorshewillfindawaytobringitintoreality(现实).Childrendonothavemuchexperienceorknowledge.However,theyarenaturaldreamers.Weshouldnotlaughatthemforbeingnaive.Manygreatmenweredreamerswhentheywerechildren.OnesuchdreamerwasThomasEdison.Heusedtobeostracized(排斥)whenhewasinprimaryschool,buthisachievementsweregreaterthaneveryoneelse’sinhistime.Teenagersandyoungpeopleshouldalsobeencouragedtodream.Theworldisfullofsuccessfulteenagersandyoungpeople.Theydreamtbigandtheirdreamschangedtheirlivesandeventheworld.SteveJobsandBillGatesarethegoodexamples.Theyhavedevelopedtechnologyandbroughtgreatprogresstohumanbesidesmakingmoneyforthemselves.Olderpeopleshouldbelievethatitisnevertoolatetodreamandthathumanmindisnevertoooldtomakedreamsturnintoreality.ColonelSaundersrealizedhisdreamsattheageof67andsetupthebiggestfriedchickencompany(KFC)intheworld.Todreamisawonderfulabilitywhichcanleadtowonderfulresults.Olympicrecordswerebrokenbyplayerswhowerebraveenoughtodream.Nooneistooyoungortoooldtodreamandtomakedreamscometrue.1．Peoplewho______couldprobablyrealizetheirdreams.A．findawaytodreamB．dreamandholdfasttothemC．getthemeaningoflifeD．haveverygoodschoolresults2．Youngpeopleshouldbeencouragedtodreambecause______.A．theirdreamsarenaturalB．theyaregreaterthaneveryoneelseC．theyhavemuchknowledgeD．theirdreamsmightchangetheworld3．WhatdoestheexampleofColonelSaundersshowus?A．Settingupabigcompanyisawonderfulability.B．Developingtechnologycanbringgreatprogress.C．Evenolderpeoplecanmaketheirdreamscometrue.D．Peopleshouldbebraveenoughtodreamwhentheyareyoung.4．Theunderlinedword“naive”inthepassagemeans“______”inChinese.A．逆反的 B．幼稚的 C．调皮的 D．冲动的5．Thebesttitle(题目)forthepassageis“______”.A．FromDreamtoRealityB．GoodExamplesofDreamsC．AchievementsinHistoryD．AlistofSuccessfulDreamersF18、MoreandmoreChinesearehavingEnglishnames,butnoteveryoneisgoodatfindingone.Whynotofferthemsomehelp?AnAmericangirlcalledLindsayJerniganisnowteachingpeoplehowtogetbetterEnglishnames.WhileworkinginShanghai,LindsaymetmanyChinesepeoplewithstrangeEnglishnames.Someofthemchosealuckynumberof"Seven,"afavoritefruit,"Apple,"andacartooncharacter,"SnowWhite"Othershadnameslike"July"and"Rabbit."Afternoticingtheproblem,Lindsayhadanidea.Shequitherjobandsetupawebsite(bestEnglishname.com)tohelpChinesepeoplegetbetterEnglishnames.Thewebsitehelpspeopleintwoways.Aftertheytakeanonlinequiz,peoplewillgetfiveEnglishnamesbasedontheirpersonalinformation,suchasage,jobandevenfutureplans.Thiscosts18yuan.PeoplecanalsomeetwithLindsaytotalkabouttheirEnglishname.Butthatcostsmore.Now,about2,000peopleeachdayvisitthewebsite.Mostofthemarepreparingtostudyorworkabroad.Lindsayisplanningtoofferthemmorehelp,suchashelpingthemwriteresumes(简历).1．WhatdoesLindsaythinkofthenameof“Rabbit”?A．WonderfulB．StrangeC．CreativeD．Boring2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“quit”inthethirdparagraphmeaninthepassage?A．caredaboutB．lookedforC．pickedupD．gaveup3．IfyougetanamefromLindsayfacetoface,youshouldpayher.A．18YuanB．lessthan18YuanC．morethan18YuanD．moreorlessthan18Yuan4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutLindsay?A．HerideacamefromherworkexperienceinChina.B．HerwebsitemainlyhelpstheEnglish-speakingpeople.C．Sheplanstoprovidemoreserviceforthecustomers.D．Shecanhelpthepeopletogetnameintwoways.5．Thebesttitleofthepassageis.A．Ahard-workingAmericangirlB．Howto