江苏省南京市三区联盟2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末教学质量检测试题含解析

江苏省南京市三区联盟2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末教学质量检测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Whydoyoulikelivinginthecountryside?一Becausethere'snoiseandfewercarsthere.A．lessB．littleC．fewerD．few2、—Jane,yourwatchissonice.Whenandwheredidyoubuyit?—InNovemberinHongkong.Iitforonlyseveralmonths.IwenttovisittheHongkong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridgeafterbuyingthewatch.A．bought B．had C．havehad3、---MayIspeaktoJohn?---Sorry,he____________Japan.Buthe_________intwodays.A．hasbeento,willcomebackB．hasgoneto,willbebackC．hasbeenin,wouldcomebackD．hasgoneto,won'tconeback4、________,theInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment.Butnowit’swidelyusedineveryfield.A．Asusual B．Atfirst C．Afterall D．Sofar5、–Whatelsedoyouwant?--________else.IthinkIhavegoteverythingready.A．Something B．NothingC．Anything D．Everything6、Tomysurprise,hesold______houseatsuchalowprice.A．he B．him C．his D．himself7、___________newsreportitis!Icanhardlybelieveit.A．WhatamazingB．HowamazingC．WhatanamazingD．Howanamazing8、Mysisterhasagoodhabit.Shelikesto________allthingsinrightplaces.A．putdownB．putawayC．putonD．putout9、We’redoingmuchbetter_________Englishourteacher’shelp.A．in;atB．at;inC．in;withD．at;with10、—Listen!IsLaurasingingintheclassroom?—Itbeher.Shehasgonehome.A．can B．can’t C．mustn’tⅡ.完形填空11、Liftsareveryuseful.Why?Thinkabouta1building.Youwork2thethirtiethfloor.Maybeyoucanwalkupallthestairs3.Butcanyouclimbthirty4toyourofficeeveryday?Ofcoursenot.Inanoldlift,aworkerisneeded.Heorsheoperatesit5.Inamodernlift,thereisno6.Peoplecanoperateit7.Doyouknow8tousealift?OK,letmetellyou.9,youwanttogotothetwelfthfloorfromthegroundfloor.First,youmustpressthebutton,thenthedooropens.Afterthat,youcan10thelift.Third,youpressthebutton,andthe11closes.Fourth,youpressthenumber12,thenthelifttakesyouuptothe12floor.Whenthedooropensagain,youcangetoutofthelift.Ifyouwantto13downtothefirstfloor,youmustpressthebutton,thendothe14.Itwilltakeyoudownthere.Itisveryeasyand15.Nowcanyouuseit?1．A．smallB．tallC．longD．nice2．A．forB．toC．ofD．on3．A．onetimeB．muchtimeC．allthetimeD．ontime4．A．buildingB．metersC．stepsD．floors5．A．inandoutB．upanddownC．onandoffD．hereandthere6．A．workerB．studentC．teacherD．farmer7．A．himselfB．herselfC．themselvesD．ourselves8．A．howB．whatC．whereD．when9．A．IntheendB．BythewayC．ForexampleD．Asusual10．A．getintoB．getupC．getoutofD．getoff11．A．windowB．doorC．gateD．box12．A．twelveB．twentyC．twelfthD．twentieth13．A．runB．takeC．walkD．go14．A．firstB．differentC．nextD．same15．A．slowB．hardC．fastD．freeⅢ.语法填空12、Makingfriendsisaskill.Likemostskills,youcanimproveit1．youarepatient.Ifyouwanttomeetpeopleandmakefriends,youmustbe2．(will)totakeaction.Youmustfirstgowheretherearepeople.Youwon'tmakefriendsstayinghomealone.Joiningacluboragroup,talkingtothosewholikethesamethingsasyoudoismuch3．(easy).Orjoinsomeoneinsomeactivities.Manypeopleare4．whentalkingtonewpeople.Afterall,meetingstrangersmeansseeingtheunknown.Andit'shumannaturetofeelabit5．(pleasant)abouttheunknown.Mostoffearsabout6．(deal)withnewpeoplecomefromdoubts(怀疑)aboutourselves.Weimagineotherpeoplearejudgingus—findingustootallortooshort,toothisortoothat.Butdon'tforgetthattheymustbefeelingthes7．way.Trytoacceptyourselfasyouare,andtrytomakeothersfeelathome.You'llallfeel8．(comfortable).Trytobebraveevenifyoudon'tfeelthatwaywhenyouenteraroomfullofstrangers.Walktallandstraight,lookdirectlyatotherpeopleandsmile.Ifyouseesomeoneyou'dliketospeakto,saysomething.Don'twaitfortheotherpersontostartatalk.Justmeetingsomeonenew9．(do)meanthatyou'llmakefriendswiththatperson.Friendshipisbasedonmutual(相互的)likingsand"giveandtake".10．takestimeandeffort(精力)forustodevelopfriendship.Andtherearethingsthatstopanewfriendshipfromgrowing.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Onedayatwork,myAmericancoworkerandIdecidedtogoouttolunchtogether.WesawonerestaurantthatsoldspecialtydishesfromXi’an.Wedecidedtotryitout.Mycoworkersaid,“Maybewecanhavesome‘RogerMoore’(afamousBritishactor)!”Ifeltconfused,soIaskedherwhatshemeant.Sheexplainedthatshewastalkingaboutroujiamo(肉夹馍),whichsoundslikethename“RogerMoore”.It’satypeofChinesesnackthatcomesfromShaanxiprovince.MyfirstthoughtwasthattheroujiamowasverysimilartoanAmericanhamburger.Thepiecesofflatbreadwerelikehamburgerbuns,withmeatinthemiddle.Ourroujiamoweremadefresh,sothebreadwasstillwarm.Itwassoftandfluffy(松软的)whenIbitintoit.Themeatinsidewassaltyandtender(嫩的).Itwasquitedelicious.Roujiamoispopularinothercountries,too.IntheUnitedStates,abusinessmannamedJasonWangopenedmorethan10chainrestaurantscalled“Xi’anFamousFoods”.Roujiamoisoneoftheirmostpopulardishes.Therestaurantsattractabout140,000customerseveryyear,accordingtoForbesmagazines.1．Theauthorfirstthoughtthatroujiamowas_______.A．akindofAmericanfood B．createdbytheBritishactorRogerMooreC．liketheAmericanhamburger D．aChinesesnackfromShaanxiprovince2．WhichisNOTtrueaboutroujiamo’sflavor?A．Soft. B．Sweet. C．Salty. D．Fluffy.3．AccordingtoForbesmagazines,_________.A．JasonWangmakesthebestroujiamoinChinaB．Xi’anFamousFoodssellstheworld’sbestroujiamoC．Xi’anFamousFoodsattractstensofthousandsofcustomerseveryyearD．roujiamoisverypopularintheUK.B14、NohumancommunityhasnotworkedoutalanguageforitselfEachlanguageisbasedonthelifeofthepeoplewhoinventedit，soitisespeciallyusefultothem．Forexample，Eskimosusealargenumberofwordsfordifferentkindsofsnow．Thesewouldbeuselesstopeoplelivinginahotcountry．Languageschangeallthetime．Wordsthatarenolongerneededineverydayconversationdropoutofuse，thoughtheycanstillbefoundinbooksanddictionaries．Thisisoftenbecausethewordhasbeenreplaced(代替)byanothersimpleronethatmostpeopleprefer．Forexample,'car'isnowusedinsteadof'automobile'．Wordscanchangetheirmeanings，orhavenewonesaddedtothem．Thedevelopmentofcomputershasgivennewmeaningstowordslike'programme','disc'and'mouse'andinventednewwordslike'byte'．Oftenwordsborrowedfromotherlanguagesareusedtocreatenewwords．EnglishcontainsmanywordsthatwereoriginallyFrenchandwereintroducedintothelanguagein1．'Court','beef'and'vegetable'areafewexamples．Atfirstsight，oratfirsthearing，．Butwhenyoulookmoreclosely,orlistenmorecarefully，itispossibletofindlinksandsimilaritiesbetweensomelanguages．Forexample，thewordbrotherislikeBruderinGerman．Languageexpertshavegroupedtogetherlanguagesthatseemtobeconnectedintolanguagefamilies．Generally,languagesthatbelong(属于)toaparticularfamilyhavesimilarsoundingwordswhichhavethesamemeaning．EnglishbelongstothesamelanguagefamilyasFrench，German，Spanish，andmanylanguagesspokeninEuropeandAsia．TheybelongtotheIndo—Europeangroupanditisthelargestlanguagefamily．TheChineselanguagebelongstoSino—Tibetangroup,whileJapanesebelongstoyetanotherfamilywhichincludesKorean．Butdifferencesinlanguagecanmakeabarrier(障碍)whencountriesmeettodiscussworldissues．Tosmoothawaythebarrier，theUnitedNationsuseChinese，English，French，RussianandSpanishasafewofficiallanguagesthroughouttheirmeetings．Insomecountrieswheremanylanguagesarespoken，thereisanofficiallanguageforformal(正式的)andbusinessuse．Forinstance，EnglishistheofficiallanguageinIndia．2．TheexampleoftheEskimosmentionedinPara．Itshowsthat．A．languageisclosetothelifeofthepeoplewhoinventeditB．thesamewordhasdifferentmeaningsincoldandhotcountriesC．peoplechangethemeaningsofwordsinbooksanddictionariesD．Eskimosprefertoaddnewusestowordsineverydayconversation3．Peopletodayprefertheword'car'to'automobile'because．A．'car'soundsniceatfirsthearing B．'car'issimplerthan'automobile'C．'automobile'ishardertopronounce D．'automobile'haschangeditsmeaning4．Whichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetofillintheblankinthepassage?A．languagesusedinmostcountrieschangewiththetimeB．languagesofdifferentplacessounddifficulttounderstandC．languagesspokenthroughouttheworldseemverydifferentD．languageswithsimilarpronunciationmakepeoplefeelclose5．Itcanbeinferred(推断)fromthepassagethat．A．manywordsinEnglish，SpanishandGermansharesimilarsoundsandmeaningB．EnglishandSpanishareusedasofficiallanguagesatbusinessmeetingsinEuropeC．theChinese，JapaneseandKoreaulanguagesbelongtothelargestlanguagefamilyD．someFrenchwordswereintroducedintoEnglishinordertobettertheirowncultureC15、TherearemillionsofcharitiesintheUK.Infact,youcanhardlythinkofanygoodbusinessthatdoesn’thaveacharitylinked(联系的)toit.TheBritishpeoplearesogenerouswithcharities.Alotofpeoplearequitepreparedtodonatemoneytocharities,evenwhentheyareshortofmoneythemselves.Therearemanyreasonswhypeoplegivemoneytocharities.Sometimesit’sapersonalreason,saytheirparentsdiedofcancersotheygivemoneytocancerresearch,orofareligiousreason.Manyreligions(宗教)encouragetheirfollowerstodonateapartoftheirincome(收入)tothepoor.Manyreligiouspeoplefeelitistheirdutytohelpothersaspartoftheirfaith(信仰).Still,otherpeoplejustgivedonationsbecausetheyhavesomesparemoneyandtheythinkitisagoodthingtodo.Manypeoplethinkitisnecessarytogivedonationstocharitiesbecausetheywishtomakethelivesandsituationsofthoseinneedbetter.TheBritishgovernmenthasmadeitquiteeasyforpeopletogivemoneytocharityasyoucanpaythroughyourpayroll(工资单).Sowhenyougetyoursalary,youautomatically(自动地)getsomemoneytakenoutandgiveittocharity.Somepeoplehavesomemoneytakenouttogivetocharities,suchasSavetheChildrenFund,thinkingitisagoodwaytosavechildrenaroundtheworld.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1mean?A．TheUK.B．Thereligion.C．Abusiness.D．Acharity.2．AccordingtoParagraph2,thenumberofreasonswhytheBritishpeoplearegenerouswithcharitiesis_______.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five3．Thepassageismainlyabout______.A．charitiesintheUKB．thehistoryofthecharitiesintheUKC．thegenerousandkindpeopleintheUKD．therelationshipbetweentheBritishgovernmentandcharitiesD16、阅读理解。1.Food

It’sMangoTime!

Howmuchdoyouknowaboutoneoftheworld'smostpopularfruit

Somepeoplecallmangoesthe“kingoffruit,”whileothersjustcallthemdelicious!Thosewholovemangoesanxiouslyawaitthefirstfullygrownonesoftheseason.Andnotonlydomangoestastegreatbuttheyalsoaregoodforyou.

Didyouknow…?

—Peoplethinkmangoeswerefirstcultivatedover5,000yearsagoinIndia.

—ThecountriesofIndiaandthePhilippineshavenamedmangotheirnationalfruit.

—Amangotreecanliveupto300years.

—CountriesthataremajormangoproducersincludeMexico,Egypt,Pakistan,Brazil,Indonesia,AustraliaandIsrael.

—Acupofthefruithasonly100caloriesandisnearlyfat-free.

—Mangoesareanimportantfoodsourceformillionsofpeople.

—Onecupofmangohas100percentofthedailyneedforvitaminC．

—Mangoeshaveover20vitaminsandminerals,makingthema“superfood”.

Sotreatyourselftoamangotoday.

2.Health

Agoodnight’ssleep

Doyougetthesleepyouneed?

Whenthemorningsunlooksinthroughourwindow,doyoujumpoutofbedorgoonlying?

Havingenoughsleepcanmakethedifferencebetweenagreatdayandaterribleone!

Herearethetipsforagoodnight’ssleep:

First,gotobedandgetupatthesametime,evenifyouhaven’tgottenagoodnight’ssleep.Sleepinglateforjustafewdayscanchangeyourbodyclocktoadifferentcycle.

Also,avoidbigmealsatnight.Eatingheavy,richfoodwithintwohoursofbedtimecankeepyouawake.Yourstomachworkshardbecauseofthosefattyfoods,andthatmaykeepyouup.

Yourbodyproducesachemicalcalledmelatoninthathelpsyousleep.Lightchangestheamountofmelatonin.Itproducesmoreintheeveningandlessinthedaytime.SoatnightturnoffyourTVandPC．Also,don’treadfromabacklitdevice(有背光的设备)likeaniPad.Somescientiststhinkthatlightfromthosedevicesstopsyourbodyfrommakingmelatonin.Soturnthosescreensoffatleastanhourbeforebedtime.

Afteragoodnight’ssleep,you’llbeabletofaceanewday.

1．Accordingtothefirstpassage,wecanlearnthat________.A．AustraliansconsidermangoasthenationalfruitB．mangoesarerichinfattomeetpeople’sdailyneedC．thereareallkindsofvitaminsandmineralsinmangoesD．peopleenjoymangoesbecausetheyarehealthyandtasty2．Theunderlinedword“cultivated”inthefirstpassagemeans________.A．bought B．madeC．planted D．invented3．Accordingtothesecondpassage,wecanmakeourbodyproducemoremelatoninby________.A．surfingtheInternetonthecomputeroripadB．changingourbodyclockstodifferentcyclesC．turningoffTVsatleastanhourbeforesleepingD．enjoyingsomeoutdooractivitiesintheopenair4．Thesecondpassagemainlytellsusthatpeople________.A．candosomethingtohaveagoodnight’ssleepB．shoulddotobedearlyandgetupearlyeverydayC．shouldjumpoutofbedquicklywhenthesunrisesD．shouldn’teatfattyfoodtwohoursbeforegoingtobed5．Thesetwoarticlesmaycomefrom________.A．astorybook B．amagazineC．aguidebook D．anewsreportE17、Hewasjustanordinarypostman.Dayafterday,heshuttled(穿梭)backandforthacrossthevillage.Forhim,lifewaswithoutwaves.Oneday,hewasdeliveringmailasusual.Whenhelookedupinthesky,hesuddenlylosthisbalance.Itwasalittlestonethattrippedhimup（绊倒）.Heobservedthestonethathadembarrassed（难堪）him,findingitstrangebutbeautiful.Inhiseyes,thisstonewaslikealostjewel（宝石）coveredwithdust.Thepostmanthenplacedthestoneinhisbagcarefully.Becauseofthisstone’sarrival,hisdaywaslightened.Hesuddenlyhadaboldthought—Icanbuildacastlewithsuchbeautifulstones.Howmagnificentitwillbe!Hisordinarylifestartedtobedifferentsincethen.Hestilldeliveredmail,buthecollectedeverystonehecouldfindalongtheway.Allthosedustystones,inhiseyes,glitteredlikediamonds.Gradually,hissmallbagcouldn’tholdhisstonesanymoreandheneededtouseawheelbarrowtocarrythem.Peopledidn’tunderstandwhathappenedwhentheysawthepostmandeliveringletterswithawheelbarrowfullofstones.Aftercollectingenoughstones,hestartedtobuildhiscastle.Duringthedaytime,hepassedalongthedreamsofothers;andduringthenighttime,hebuilthisowndream.Noonewaswillingtojoinin.Butthepostmanwasunmoved,stillhappilybuildinghiscastle.Becauseheknew,thedreamandthecastleonlybelongedtohim.After20yearsofworkingdayandnight,thepostman’sdreamcastlewasfinallycompleted.Itwasamagnificentcastlejustashehadimagined.Itwasamiraclearisingfromtheordinary.Thisisarealstory.Thepostman’snameisXueWaller.ThestonecastlehasbecomeafamoustouristattractioninFrance,whichiscalled“idealpalaceofFerdinandCheval.”Attheentranceofthestonecastle,thereisasentence—“Iwanttoknowhowfaradreamstonecango.”1．Thepostmanfeltembarrassedbecausehe_______.A．losthisbalanceB．losthisbagC．deliveredmailD．foundastone2．Thepostman’sowndreamwasto_______A．collectstonesB．delivermailC．finddiamondsD．buildhiscastle3．Theunderlinedword“glittered”inthethirdparagraphmaymean________.A．shoneB．cleanedC．postedD．hid4．.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A．Alittlestonetrippedthepostmanupwhilehewasdeliveringmailasusual.B．Thepostmancollectedeverystonehewouldfindalongtheway.C．Thepostmanbuilthiscastlewiththehelpofhisfamilyandfriends.D．Thepostmanspenttwentyyearsbuildinghisstonecastle.5．ThepostmannamedXueWallerwas________.A．GermanB．FrenchC．BritishD．American6．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A．Thepostmanhadacolourfullifebeforetheaccidentinwhichhelosthisbalance.B．Thepostmangaveuphisjobinordertobuilthisstonecastle.C．Thestonethattrippedthepostmanupwasarealjewel.D．Thoughpeopledidn’tunderstandhim,thepostmancontinuedhisdream-buildingacastle.F18、Theairplanthaswonderfulandamazingfeatures.Ittakesinmoisture(水汽)fromtheairthroughitsleaves．Althoughitisseengrowingonanotherobjectorplanttosupportitself.Topreventtherootsfrombeingtoowet，avoid(避免)plantingitinsoil.Keeptherootsinawell—ventilated(通风良好的)environment.Airplantscangrowwellhangingfromfishinglines.Theycanalsobehungfromseashells,teacupsorevenonwood.Watertheairplantonceinawhile.Simplyletthewaterfallfromtheroots.Therootswilltakeinthewaterfortheairplant.Theairplantcanlivebetween0℃°and51℃.Itdoesnotneedtobeinthelightallthetime.However,sunlight(morningandeveningonly)helpsittoreproduce(繁殖)faster.Whenitflowers，itturnsacolorfulpink,redororange．Atmost8youngplantscangrowfromtheairplant．Whenthesegrowtohalfthesizeoftheparentplant,simplypullthemawaygentlyfromtheparentplantandplanttheminanotherplace．Thelifespanofanairplant_____thecareitgetsandtheenvironmentitisplacedin.Generally,al