江苏省苏州高新区第二中学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

江苏省苏州高新区第二中学2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试试题注意事项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、--Whatagedidyouleavehome?--Ilefthomeat18.I___yourcityforfiveyearsA．havegoneto B．havebeento C．havebeenin D．havecometo2、Keepquiet,please.Allthestudents_____lessonsatschool.A．arehaving B．had C．willhave D．have3、Thereare________peopleinthesupermarket.It'ssocrowded.A．hundred B．hundreds C．hundredof D．hundredsof4、Everyday,toomuchwater_______inourcity.Ithinkeveryoneshoulddosomethingtosaveit.A．iswasted B．wastes C．wasted D．waswasted5、____IwasintheUS,ImadealotofAmericanfriends.A．While B．Although C．Unless D．Until6、WeChatisgrowingfastanditis______thanSkypeinChina．A．popular B．morepopularC．mostpopular D．themostpopular7、—Excuseme,whereisthenearestbookstorearoundhere?—JustgoalongCenterStreetandturnleft.Xinhuabookstoreis______yourright.A．in B．on C．at D．to8、He_______hisleftarmintheaccidentlastweek.A．hurt B．hurted C．hurts D．washurting9、________andamazingprogressourcountryhasmadeinthelastfewyears!A．Howagreat B．Howgreat C．Whatagreat D．Whatgreat10、Bettyyoutheanswerassoonassheworksitoutlater.A．tells B．told C．willtell D．istellingⅡ.完形填空11、Chewinggum(口香糖)maybeoneofyourfavoritesweets.Butdidyouknowhowitwas1?ThesweetwasinventedbyAmericanscientistThomasAdams.However,heinventeditcompletely2.Itwas12.Earlierthatyear,oneofAdams'friendsshowedhimaninterestingkindofsap(树汁).Hisfriendtoldhim3peopleinCentralAmericalikedtochew(咀嚼)onitforfun.Hundredsofyearspassed,peopledidn'tdothatanylonger.ButAdamswasinterestedinthesap.Hewantedtouseittocreatesomenew4.Adams,however,5tocreatetheproductshewanted.Hefeltboredand6andhappenedtochewonthesap.7,thesaptastedgreat.Adamsthenaddedsomethingelsetothesapandstartedsellingit.Laterin12,heopenedafactorytoproducethisdelicious8.In1888,Adamsgavea9totheinvention:"chewinggum."ThesweetcanbegotfromsellingmachinesatundergroundstationsalloverNewYorkCity.Overtheyears,newkindshavebeen10.Now,chewinggumispopularamongmanypeople.However,fewpeopleknowthiswasallstartedbyanAmericanscientistfromamistake.1．A．eaten B．polluted C．sold D．invented2．A．inpublic B．bymistake C．inperson D．byhand3．A．ancient B．single C．famous D．sick4．A．products B．records C．crops D．fruits5．A．agreed B．preferred C．failed D．afforded6．A．angry B．nervous C．lucky D．satisfied7．A．Usually B．Surprisingly C．Slowly D．Clearly8．A．dish B．meal C．drink D．treat9．A．method B．name C．prize D．menu10．A．divided B．stored C．developed D．repeatedⅢ.语法填空12、Howtimeflies!Mythree-yearmiddleschoollifewillbeoversoon.Lookingback,IhavemanymemoriesofmyEnglishstudy.WhenI1．(enter)themiddleschool,IhadsomanydifficultieswithmyEnglish.Iwasnotabletounderstandtheteacherinclass,andIcouldn’tmasterthewordsandphrases.ForatimeIwanted2．(give)itup.3．(late),withthehelpoftheteacherandmyclassmates,Ilistenedtotheteacher4．(care)inclass,keptonreadingEnglisheverydayandspokeasmuchaspossible.StepbystepImadegreatprogressinEnglish.Inaword,onlywhenyoudevelopinterestin5．(study)Englishcanyoulearnitwell.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Gettingelectricityhasalwaysbeenaproblemforthe173peoplelivinginNuevoSaposoa,asmallvillageinPeru,SouthAmerica.However,thingswentfrombadtoworseinMarch2015afterheavyrainsdamagedtheonlypowercablesinthearea.Thevillagerswereforcedtouseoillamps,whicharenotonlyexpensivebutalsodangerousbecauseoftheharmfulgasestheyproduce.Luckily,researchersattheUniversityofTechnology(UT)inLima,Peruheardabouttheirproblemandfoundawonderfulsolution.Theymadealampthatcanbepoweredbyplantsandsoil,bothofwhichcanbeeasilyfoundintheAmazonianrainforestwherethevillagelies.ThelamptakesenergyfromaplantgrowinginawoodenboxandusesittolightupanLEDlightbulb.Whilethatmaysoundamazingandevenimpossible,thesciencebehindtheidesisquitesimple.Asplantscreatetheirfood(usingthesun’senergy,waterandchemicalsfromthesoil),theyalsoproducewastewhichtheyreturntothesoil.Tinyanimalsinthesoileatthiswasteandtheyproduceelectrons–thebuildingblocksofelectricalenergy.TheUTteamputspecialsticksinsidethesoiltocapturetheenergyandkeepitinthelamp’sbatteriesforlateruse.Theresearcherssayasinglechargecanpowera50-wattLedlightfortwohours-enoughtimeforlocalvillagerstogettheireveningworkdone.TheuniversitygavetenPlantLampstothevillagersofNuevoSaposoainOctober2015.Sofar,theyhavebeenahugesuccess!ElmerRamirez,theUTprofessorwhoinventedthelamp,believesthePlantLampcouldhelpimprovethelivesofmanypeople,especiallysmallrainforestcommunities,42%ofwhomhavenoelectricity.1．WhataretheproblemsofoillampsaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Theyaredifficulttouseandcreatepollution.B．Theyareexpensivetobuyandeasilydamaged.C．Theyaredifficulttorepairandproducelittlelight.D．Theyareexpensivetouseandcanbebadforhealth.2．TheelectricitymadebythePlantLampcomesfrom______.A．plantfood B．plantwasteC．thesoil’sheat D．thesun’senergy3．WhatistrueaboutthePlantLamp?A．Itcanbemadebylocalpeople.B．Itismucheasiertousethanoillamps.C．Itcanproducealltheelectricitythevillageneed.D．Thethingsitneedstomakeelectricityareeasytofind.4．ThePlantLamp’sinventorbelievesitcouldbemosthelpfulfor_________.A．rainforestcommunities B．carsC．poorpeopleincities D．farmers5．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToreportonanewinventionB．ToexplainanewscientifictheoryC．TodescribehowelectricityismadeD．TodiscusstheproblemsofpoorvillagesB14、Inmymathclass,Mr.Blackdrewamanstandinginthemiddleofacircle.Tomakeitmoreinteresting,hedrewthingslikeahouseacarandafewfriendsinsidethecircle.Heaskedus,“Cananyonetellmewhatthisis?”Jacksaid,“Theworld?”Mr.Blacksaid,“That’sclose.ThisisyourComfortZone(舒适区域).Insideyourcircleyouhaveallthethingsthatareimportanttoyou—yourhome,yourfamily,yourfriends,andyourjob.Peoplefeelthatinsidethiscircletheyaresafefromanydanger.Cananyonetellmewhathappenswhenyoustepoutofthiscircle?”Mr.Blackthendrewanarrow(箭头)pointingfromthemantotheoutsideofthecircle.Hewentonsaying,“WhenyouleaveyourComfortZone,youwillfacetheworldthatyouarenotcomfortablewith.Theresultisthatyouwilllearnsomethingthatyoudonotknowandgain(获得)morethanwhatyouhave.”Hethendrewabiggercirclearoundthefirstcircle,andaddedafewnewthingslikemorefriends,etc,intoit.ThestorytellsusthatifyoustayinsideyourComfortZone,youwillneverbeabletolearnmore.WhenyougooutofyourComfortZone,perhapsyouwillbeafraid,challenge(挑战)yourmindandgrowtobestronger,andsobecomeabetterperson.1．WhatdoesMrBlackdo?A．Heisanartteacher. B．Heisamathteacher.C．leisahouseseller. D．Heisacarseller.2．HowdoyoufeelwhenyouareinsidetheComfortZone?A．dangerous. B．safe.C．sad. D．afraid.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stepoutof”meaninparagraph2?A．设置 B．安放 C．走出 D．建立4．WhatwillhappenwhenyouleaveyourComfortZone?A．Youwillhaveabighouse.B．Youwillmakemoremoneyinyourwork.C．Youwilllearneverythingthatyoudon’tknow.D．Youwillfacetheworldthatyouarenotcomfortablewith.5．WhyshouldyougooutofyourComfortZone?A．Becauseitisnotverycomfortable.B．Becauseyoucanbecomeabetterperson.C．BecauseyoucanlearnnothingintheComfortZone.D．BecauseyouareafraidtogooutoftheComfortZone.C15、Thegreatestsaleswomanintheworldtodaydoesn’tmindifyoucallheragirl.That’sbecauseMarkitaAndrewsmademorethan$80,000bysellingcookieswhenshewas13yearsold.Andrewsandhermothersharedadreamoftravelingaroundtheworld.Oncewhilereadingamagazinead,Andrewsfoundthatthepersonwhosoldthemostcookiescouldwinafreetripfortwoaroundtheworld.Shedecidedtogiveitatry.Tomakeherdreamcometrue,Andrewswentdoortodooreverydayafterschoolandrepeated,“Hi,Ihaveadream.I’mearningatriparoundtheworldformymomandmebysellingcookies.”Thensheasked,”Wouldyouliketobuyoneortwodozenboxesofcookies?”Andrewskeptaskingforawholeyear,nomatterhowheavilyitwasrainingorsnowingoutside.Herhardwork____.Shesold42,000boxesofcookiesthatyearandshewonhertriparoundtheworld.Andrewsisnosmarterthanthousandsofotherpeople.Thekeytohersuccessisthatshehasfoundthesecretofselling:Ask,Ask,Ask!Manypeoplefailbeforetheyevenbeginbecausetheyfailtoaskforwhattheywant.Ittakescouragetoaskforwhatyouwant.And,asAndrewshasdiscovered,themoreyouask,theeasier(andmorefun)itgets.根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．HowoldwasAndrewswhenshemademorethan$80,000?A．Shewas13yearsoldthen.B．Aftersheandmothertravelledaroundtheworld.C．Beforeshesoldcookies.D．Whenshewasmakingcookiesinthestreet.2．_______gaveAndrewstheideatosellcookies.A．AnadvertisementinthemagazineB．HerdreamtotravelaroundtheworldC．HermotherD．Herfriends3．Accordingtothepassage,whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“paidoff”mean?A．努力工作B．为……付款C．全部还清D．带来好结果，成功4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Andrewandhermotherhadasamedream.B．Accordingtothead,twopeoplecouldtourtheworld.C．Andrewssold42,000cookies.D．Andrewskeptworkingeventhoughitwasrainingheavilyoutside.5．HowdidAndrewsucceed?A．Becauseshewasyoungwhenshestarteddoingthings.B．Becausesheknewhowtosellwellandsheworkedreallyhardatit.C．Becausehermotherhelpedheralot.D．Becauseshewantedtotravelaroundtheworld.D16、Allthetimeyouspentmemorizingmultiplicationtables（乘法表）mayhavemadeyouabettermathematician,accordingtoanewstudy．AteamofscientistsfromStanfordUniversity,inCalifornia,haveshownhowthebrainreorganizesitselfaskidslearnmath．Afteracertainamountoftimespentpracticingmath,kidscanputawaythecalculator（计算器）．Theydon’tevenneedtocountontheirfingers．Theysimplyknowtheanswerstosubtraction(−),addition(+),andmultiplication(×)facts．Thequickerkidscanrecallbasicmathfacts,theeasieritisforthemtosolvemoredifficultmathproblems．TheStanfordUniversityresearchersobserved（观察）thebrainactivityof28students,ages7to4,forthestudy．Theytookscansofthestudents’brainsasthestudentssolvedmathcalculationswithoutthehelpofacalculator,penorpaper．Acalculation—threeplusfourequalsseven,forexample—flashedonascreen．Thestudentspushedabuttontosayiftheanswerwasrightorwrong．Thescientistsalsorecordedtheresponsespeed,andwhatpartsofthebrainbecameactiveasthekidspushedthebutton．Theseobservationsshowedaprocesscalled_______．Ratherthanusingtheirfingerstocount,orscrawlingoutequations（列算式）onapieceofpaper,thestudentspulledtheanswersfrommemory．It’sasiftheanswerstobasicsubtraction,addition,andmultiplicationproblemsarekeptinalong-termstoragepartinthebrain．Thestoragepartwasbuiltfromrepetition．“Experiencereallydoesmatter,”saidDr．KathyMannKoepekeoftheNationalInstitutesofHealth．Childrenmakethechangefromcountingtofactretrievalwhentheyare8to4yearsold,thestudysays．Thisisthetimewhenmoststudentsarelearningbasicadditionandsubtraction．Whenkidshavebasicmathfactsmemorized,thebrainhasmorefreespacetolearnmoredifficultmath．Thisprocesshasbenefitsforthefuture．Thestudyshowed,askidsgotolder,theiranswersreliedmoreonmemoryandbecamequickerandmorecorrect．Lessbrainactivitywasinvolvedincounting．Somechildrenmakethischangequickerthanothers．Scientistshopetousethisresearchtodevelopnewstrategies（策略）tohelpkidslearnmathatalllevels．Onestrategythestudysuggestsisforstudentstotestthemselvesindifferentorders—solvingfivetimesthreebeforefivetimestwo,forexample．Mixinguptheorderkeepsthebrainactive．Keepthesetrainingsup,andyoumaybeamathwhizinnotime．1．Inthestudy,kidsputawaycalculatorsbecausetheycan______．A．usecalculatorswellB．scrawloutequationsC．recallingbasicmathfactsD．countontheirfingers2．Theprocessof“factretrieval”inParagraph4probablymeans______．A．pickingoutresultsbyworkingtogetherwiththeirpartnersB．findingoutanswersbasedonpracticingcarefullyandpatientlyC．tryingoutwaysofdealingwithproblemsbyattendingtrainingD．workingoutproblemsaccordingtowhattheyhaveremembered3．Whatcanweknowfromthestudy?A．Kidsneedtopracticeusingcalculatorstokeeptheirbrainsactive．B．Mathlearnersshouldchangetocountingpracticeattheageof8to4．C．Trainingbymixinguptheorderofmultiplicationtablescanhelplearnmathbetter．D．Lessbrainactivitymaybeinvolvedinsolvingdifficultproblemswhenkidsgetolder．5．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．MathfromMemoryB．StrategyDevelopmentC．BrainReorganizationD．TrainingbyRepetitionE17、Somepeoplesaythattoday,readingisnotasimportantasitwas.Thesedayswehavephotographs,films,radioandtelevision.Whyreadadescriptionofsomethingwhenyoucanlookataphotograph?WhyreadanewspaperwhenthelatestnewsisbroughttouseveryhouronradioandTV?Photographywascertainlyawonderfulinvention.Photographscangiveaveryclearideaofplacesandofpeoplethatwehaveneverseen.Anencyclopedia(百科全书),forexample,isalwaysbetterwhenithasgoodillustrations.Butwealsoneedwordstoexplainthephotographsanddrawings.Aphotographofanelephantmaygiveusaverygoodideaofwhatanelephantlookslike,butittellsusnothingaboutthedifferentsortsofelephantsthereareandwheretheyarefound,theirexactsizeandweight,howtheycanbeusefultomanandsoon.Inthesameway,agoodfilmhasaction,movement,color,andmaybemusic.Thesearethingswedonotfindontheprintedpage.Butreadinganovelhascertainadvantagesoverwatchingevenanexcellentfeaturefilm.Readinganovelrequiresimagination.Eachofusimaginesastorydifferently.Watchingnewsontelevisioncancertainlybeexciting.Butweneednewspapersaswell.Someimportantnewsstorieshappenwhentherearenocamerasaround.Moreimportantly,anewspaperdoesnotjustreportthenews.Itexplainswhysomethinghasbeenhappening.Italsocontainsinterestingarticlesondifferentsubjects.Newspapersareanimportantpartofourlives,ifwewanttounderstandwhatisgoingonintheplacesweliveaswellasinotherpartsoftheworld.Readingisveryimportantforinformationandpleasure.Weneedtobegoodreaderstoenjoyafulllifeashumanbeings.Readingisaskillandlikeotherskills,itneedspractice.Themoreweread,thebetterreaderswebecome.Andthebetterreaderswebecome,themoreweenjoyreading!Thesecretistogetthereadinghabit.Readatleastalittleeveryday.1．AccordingtoParagraph2,photographscangiveus__________.A．enoughinformationaboutpeopleandplacesB．noinformationaboutthingsC．someinformationaboutthingsbutnotenoughD．thewronginformationaboutthings2．Newspaperscontain__________.A．moreinformationthantelevisionB．lessinformationthantelevisionC．morenewsfromothercountriesD．lessinformationaboutimportanteventsthanTV3．Whataretheadvantagesofnoveloverafeaturefilm?A．Therearemoreinterestingsubjectsinnovels.B．Wedonothearanymusicinanovel.C．Novelsalwaysexplainwhatishappening.D．Novelsmakeususeourimagination.4．Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutreading?A．Itisawonderfulinvention.B．Itisanimportantpartofourlives.C．Itrequiresnopractices.D．Itisnotasimportantastelevision.F18、MipMip,aplayfulrobot,wasdevelopedbyaCanadiantoymakernamedWowwee.Itstands19cmtall.Youcancontrolitjustwithyourgestures(手势)orasmartphone.Mipcanrun,balanceanddanceontwowheels.Itcanalsobringyouabottleofwater.AndroidWearGoogleisdevelopingasmartwatchcalledAndroidWear.Thewatchusesatouchscreenandvoicecontrol.Justsay“OK,Google”toaskwhateveryouwanttoknow.Forexample,say“OK,Google.Where’sthenearesttoystore?”YourwatchwilltellyoutheansweronGoogleMaps.LePenDoyoulikelisteningtomusicwhiledoinghomework?Ifyoudo,youwilllikeLePen.Withamusicplayerplantedinside,LePenplaysmusicwhileyouwriteonpaper.Themusicstopswhenyoustopwriting.Soifyouwanttoenjoymoreofyourfavouritesongs,keeponwriting.OnewheelInthenearfutureyoumayfindanewwaytoescapetraffic:aself-balancingskateboardcalledOnewheel.Itcangoasfastas19kmanhour.Onasinglecharge(充电),itcantakeyouasfaras7-10km.1．Ifyouwanttoenjoymusicwhilewriting,youcanchoose________.A． B． C． D．2．Accordingtothepassage,AndroidWearcan_________.A．playmusicwhileyou’rewritingonthepaperB．tellyouhowtogettosomeplacesC．run,balance,danceandevenserveyouD．goasfastas19kmanhour3．Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoufindthispassage?A．Culture. B．Literature.C．Science. D．HistoryⅤ.书面表达19、假如你是某市第三中学的一名学生，你的学校正在参加全市文明校园的评选．以下内容是学校根据《山东省中小学文明校园评比细则》列举的部分信息．请你根据表格内容，写一篇短文，向社会宣传自己的学校，并谈谈你能为创建文明校园所做的至少一件事，为母校评选文明校园尽一份力。1.Teachers'team①e