江苏省东台市第四联盟2023年九年级英语第一学期期末调研试题含解析

江苏省东台市第四联盟2023年九年级英语第一学期期末调研试题注意事项：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、Theoldwomanwasborn________Feb.7th,1950________Beijing.A．in;at B．on;in C．at;in D．in;on2、—Whatareyoudoingnow,Kate?—Ianemailtomyfriend.A．writeB．amwritingC．wroteD．havewritten3、Morethan2000delegatesvoted____XiJinping_____thechairpersonofthePPC_____themorningofMarch17,2018.A．as,as,in B．for,as,on C．as,for,on D．for,for,in4、—Tim,putonyourcoat,oryoumayhavecoldonsuchacoldday.—OK,Mom.A．a B．an C．the D．/5、—Mum,IthinkI'm________togetbacktoschool.—Notreally,mydear.You'dbetterstayathomeforanotherday.A．sowellB．sogoodC．wellenoughD．goodenough6、Iamtooheavy.Idon’tknowhowto________theproblem.A．careabout B．dealwith C．decideon7、Weshouldnotlookdownuponsmallmistakes,orthey______leadtobigaccidents.A．mustB．needC．shouldD．might8、––What’sonyourdesk,Judy?––It’s________English-Chinesedictionary.It’s_______usefuldictionary.A．an,the B．an,an C．an,a9、—_________didthestudentsinGradeNinestudysohard?—Tomaketheirdreamscometrue.A．Why B．Which C．Who D．What10、Kellyisthinkingabouthowtheseoldbookscanbeput_______gooduse.A．to B．in C．on D．atⅡ.完形填空11、Tomisthesonofafarmowner.OneNewYear'sDay,whenhewas15,hisfather1himtoworkonthefarmforoneyearwhenhewasfree.Tomwas2withhisfather'sidea."Thatisn'tmyjob.Ihavetoomuchschoolworktodo."Hearingthis,hisfathersaid,"Ipromise(许诺)togiveyouthebestpresent3youcanfinishoneyear'swork."Tomthoughtforawhileand4StartingoneSaturday,theboygotupearlyandworked5untilevening,justlikeanyother6Timepassedquickly.Tom'scrops(庄稼)grewwell.Onthelastdayoftheyear,thefathercalledhissontohim."I'mhappytoseethatyouhaveworkedveryhardthewhole7,"saidthefather."Now,tellme8youwant."Theboysmiledandshowedhisfatherabigpieceofbreadmadefromhiswheat(小麦)."I'vealreadygotthe9present.Nopains,nogains.Ithinkthisiswhatyouwantedmeto10."Hisfatherwasquitepleasedtohearthat.1．A．askedB．invitedC．promised2．A．pleasedB．unhappyC．excited3．A．UnlessB．becauseC．if4．A．refusedB．answeredC．agreed5．A．slowlyB．hardC．easily6．A．studentB．sonC．farmer7．A．monthB．yearC．day8．A．whatB．whereC．how9．A．smallestB．worstC．best10．A．knowB．takeC．decideⅢ.语法填空12、Dietandwayoflifeareoftenaproblemforteenagers.However,1．youeattherightfoodandexercisemore,youcanfeelbetter,lookbetterandhavemoreenergy.Sohealthyeatingalongwithregularexerciseis2．(probable)theonlywaytobecomefit.Asateenager,itisimportanttogiveyourbodytheenergy3．needs.Forahealthydiet,youshouldeatmostlyrice,bread,vegetablesandfruit.Youalsoneedtodrinkalotofwater—sixtoeightglassesaday.4．(drink)enoughwaterwillimproveyourskinandgiveyou5．(health)hair.Exerciseissomething6．canhelptomakeyoulookgood,feelgoodandbehealthy.Teenagersshouldspendatleast30minutesexercising,fivetimesaweek.Walkingandridingyourbikecount,andsodoschool7．(sport).Whenyouexercise,yourbodyproducessomethingsthatmakeyoufeelpeacefuland8．(relax)andincreaseyourabilitytoconcentratewhenyoustudy.Thesethingscanevenhelpyousleepbetteratnight.Agoodamountofsleepeverynight9．(be)alsoimportantforyourhealth.Teenagersneedeighttotenhoursofsleepeachnight.Ifyoufollowthesuggestionsabove,youwilllookandfeelmuch10．(good)innotimeatall.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Ifyou’vetriedstudyingwhenyou’retired,youknowthatitcanseemveryimpossibletodowell.Astudyofsleepinsparrowssuggeststherelationshipbetweensleepandtheabilitytolearnmaybemorecomplicated(复杂)thanpeopleknew.NielsC·Rattenborg,ascientistfromWisconsin-Madison,wantedtofindouthowthesparrowswereabletodealwithgettingsomuchlesssleep.Heandhisteambroughteightwildbirdsintoalabandwatchedthemforoneyear.Theyinventedagametocheckhowwellthebirdscouldlearn.Inthegame,thesparrowshadtopeck(啄)threebuttons（按钮）inarightordertogetafoodtreat.Thescientistsdiscoveredthatthebirds’abilitytolearntherightbuttonorderdependedon(依靠)twothings:thetimeofyearandtheamountofsleepthebirdshadhad.Duringthemigration（迁徙）season,thesparrowswererestlessatnightandgotmuchlesssleepthanusual.Evenso,theywereabletounderstandhowtogetthefoodquicklyasifthey’dhadaregularnightofsleep.Outsidethemigrationseason,theyfoundthesparrowsthatgotlesssleepthanusualhadmuchmoredifficultylearninghowtogetthefoodtreatsthanbirdsthathadaregularsleep.Theresultsshowthatthesparrowscandealwithmuchlesssleepduringthemigrationseasonthanusual.Ifscientistscanfindoutwhy,theymaylearnfromsparrowsandfindwaysofhelpingpeopledealwithgettingmuchlesssleep.Untilscientistsfullyunderstandtherelationshipbetweensleepandlearning,it’sbettertogetplentyofsleepwhenpreparingforanexam.1．Thepassageismainlyabout.A．sparrows’migration.B．sleeplessonsfromSparrows.C．howtogetlesssleepwhilestudyingD．howsparrowsthatgotlesssleepgetfoodtreats2．Whycansparrowsgetmuchlesssleepduringthemigrationseason?A．Theyeatmore.B．TheclimateisbetterC．TheycangetfoodquicklyD．Scientistsstilldon’tknowthereason.3．Whatfactdoesthepassageleadyoutobelieve?A．Weshouldsleepaslittleassparrowsdo.B．Weshouldgetenoughsleepbeforeanexam.C．Whentired,weshouldtrytofocuson(聚焦)ourstudy.D．Whentired,weshouldcheckhowwecansleeplessthanusual.B14、BEINGanastronautsoundscool,doesn'tit?Inspace,theygettodosomeprettyamazingthings,likefloatinginzerogravity(重力).However,therearealsoplentyofthingsthatastronautscan'tdobecauseoftheirweightlessenvironment,andthat'sverysad.What'sworse,theycan'tevenlettheirsadnessshow,becauseit'simpossibletocryinzerogravity.Ofcourse,astronautscanstillproducetears.Butcryingismuchmoredifficultinspace,accordingtoTheAtlantic(大西洋月刊)inJanuary.Withoutgravity,tearsdon'tflow(流动)downoutoftheeyesliketheydohereonEarth.Thismeansthatwhenyoucryinspace,yourtearshavenowheretogo-theyjuststick(粘)toyoureyes.InMay2011,astronautAndrewFeustelexperiencedthisduringoneofhisspacewalks."Tears,"hesaid,"don'tfalloffofyoureyes...Theyjustkindofstaythere."Besidesmakingyourvision(视线)unclear,thiscanalsocausephysicalpain.BackonEarth,tearsaresupposedtobringcomforttotheeyes.Butthat'snotthecaseinspace.Thespaceenvironmentdriesoutastronauts'eyes,andwhentearssuddenlywettheeyes,itcancausepainratherthancomfort."Myrighteyeisstinging(刺痛)likecrazy,"Feusteltoldhisteammateduringthewalk.Sincegravitydoesn'tworkinspace,astronautsneedsomeextrahelptogetridof（除去）thetears.Feustelchosetorubhiseyesagainsthishelmettowipe(擦)thetearsaway.Anotherchoiceistojustwait-"Whenthetearsgetbigenoughtheysimplybreakfreeoftheeyesandfloataround,"astronautRonParisetoldTheAtlantic.Therearelotsofsmallthings-thingslikecrying-thatwearesousedtoonEarth.Weusuallytakethemforgranteduntiltheybecomeaprobleminatotallydifferentenvironment,likespace.There,astronautscan'ttalktoeachotherdirectly.Theyalsocan'teatordrinkinnormalways.Theycan'tevenburp(打嗝),becausethereisnogravitytoholdthefooddownintheirstomach.Iftheydoburp,theyjustendupthrowingup（呕吐）everythingintheirstomach,accordingtotheUKNationalSpaceCenter.Therefore,perhapsit'sonlyspaceexplorerswhocanhonestlysay:"Gravity,you'rethebest."1．FromParagraphs2and3,wecanknowthat_______.A．astronautsareunabletofeelsadinspaceB．astronautsproducefewertearsinspaceC．tearsproducedinspaceflowdownmoreslowlyD．tearsproducedinspacedon'tflowdownward2．Whateffectdotearshaveonastronauts?A．Theycausephysicalpain.B．Theybringcomforttothem.C．Theymaketheirvisionclearer.D．Theyfloataroundandcausetrouble.3．Theunderlinedphrase"takethemforgranted"inparagraph7means_______.A．findthemimportantB．considerthemuselessC．needthemduringanemergencyD．failtonoticetheirpresence(存在)4．Thesecond-to-lastparagraph(paragraph7)ismainlyabout_______.A．suggestionsofhowastronautscanstaycomfortableinspaceB．otherbasicthingsthataredifficulttodoinspaceC．whyburpingisimpossibleinspaceD．thingshumancan'tdowithoutgravityC15、InthemoderworldcomputersandtheInternetaregettingmoreandmorepopular.Mostpeoplethinktheyareveryusefulintheirworkandlives.Thefirstcomputerwasbornin1946.Itwasverybiganditworkedslowly.Todaycomputersaregettingsmallerandsmaller,buttheyworkfasterandfaster.Whatcancomputersdo?Computerscandomanythings.Atthesametime,ourworldisgettingsmallerandsmallerwiththeInternet.TheInternetcameintotheworldabouttwenty-fiveyearslaterthancomputers.Itmakesourliveseasier.IfyouarefarawayinAmerica,youcantalktoyourfamilyontheInternet.Ifyouwanttoreadagoodbook,butyoudon’thavetimetobuyitinthebookstore,youcanreaditontheInternet.Youcanalsoreadnewspaper,dosomeshopping,playgamesandmakefriendsonit.ManystudentsliketheInternetsomuchthattheywouldnotliketodoanythingelse.TheymakefriendsontheInternet,buttheymaynotseethesefriends.Someofthestudentsarecheatedby(受……的欺骗)the“unrealfriends”.BecauseoftheInternet,somestudentscan’tworkhardattheirlessons.Manyofthemcan’tdoaswellasbeforeintheirstudies.Afewofthemhavetoleaveschool.WecanusecomputersandtheInternettolearnmoreabouttheworld.Butpleaseremember,“Notallthingsaregoodforyou.”根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。1．Ourworldisgetting________withtheInternet.A．larger B．smaller C．morebeautiful D．morecolorful2．WhatdoesthewriterthinkofcomputersandtheInternet?A．Theyaregoodforeveryoneandeverything.B．Theyarenotgoodforchildren.C．Theyareveryuseful,butsometimestheyarebadforstudents.D．Theyaregoodforonlyolderpeople.3．WhenwastheInternetborn?A．In1921. B．In1971. C．In1980. D．In1900.4．WhichofthefollowingaboutcomputersisWRONG?A．Thefirstcomputerwasbornin1946.B．Computerscanhelpuswithourstudies.C．Thefirstcomputerdidn’tworkasfastascomputersnow.D．Computersworkmuchfasterbecausetheyaresmaller.5．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ComputersandOurLives B．ComputersortheInternetC．TheInternetandOurLives D．ComputersandtheInternetD16、Inthedaysbeforeelectricity,peopledon’tworrymuchaboutsleep.Theyusuallywenttobedacoupleofhoursaftersunset(日落)andwokeatsunrise.Afterall,therewasn’tmuchtodointhosedaysafterthesunwentdown.Butthencametheelectriclightbulb(电灯泡).Andnowwehavesatellitetelevision,theInternet,24-hourconveniencestores,andlongerhoursatwork.Howmuchcanwesleep?Howmuchshouldwesleep?Likeitornot,manyofusaresleepinglessonaverage(平均).In1910,mostAmericansslept9hoursanight.Thatdroppedto7.5hoursby1975.In2002,astudybytheNationalSleepFoundationfoundthattheaverageAmericangotonly6.9hours.Thenewsisevenworseforpeoplewhoworkthenightshift.Theysleepanaverageofjust5hours.Arewesleepingenough?Notifyoubelieveintheoldruleofeighthoursofrest,eighthoursofwork,andeighthoursofplay.Ontheotherhand,NormanStanley,aBritishscientistwhostudiessleep,believespeople’ssleepneedsaredifferent.Somepeopleneedasmanyas11hours,butothersneedasfewasthree.Howmuchdoyoureallyneed?“Tofindout,”hesays,“simplysleepuntilyouwakenaturally,withoutthehelpofanalarmclock.That’syoursleepneed.”Meanwhile,otherscientistsandresearchersaresearchingfornewwaystokeepusawakelonger.Somearedevelopingchemicals(化学药品)thataresaferandmorepowerfulthancaffeine,thechemicalfoundincoffeeandtea.Oneexperimentaldrug,CX717,keptlaboratorymonkeysworkinghappilyfor36hours.Furtherdevelopmentsmayallowpeopletosafelystayawakeforseveraldaysstraight.Onegroupofresearchersisstudyingagene(基因)foundinsomefruitfliesthatletsthemgetbyonone-thirdtheusualamountofsleep.Anothergroupisevenworkingonanelectricswitchthatimmediatelywakesupasleepingbrain.Themeaningsofthisresearcharehuge.Ontheonehand,thiscouldleadtoaworldwhereweworklongerandlongerhourswithlessandlesssleep.Ontheotherhand,ifweneededlesssleep,wewouldhavemorefreetimetotravel,read,volunteer,andspendtimewithfamily.1．HowmanyhoursdidmostAmericanssleepanightin1975?A．5.B．6.9.C．7.5.D．9.2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Peoplehavegotenoughsleep.B．Peoplewillworklongerhours.C．Sleeptimewillbeabigproblem.D．Stayingawakeforlongispossible.3．Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A．TosleeporNottosleep?B．HowcanWeSleepLonger?C．ToWorkorNottoWork?D．HowMuchWecanSleep?E17、IndiaisnexttoChina.LikeChina,IndiaisadevelopingAsiancountry.Theyhavealotincommon.Theyarebothbigcountrieswithdifferentlanguagesanddifferentkindsoffood.Theybothhavealotoffarmersandareboththefastestgrowingcountriesintheworld.ThetwocountriesbothdowellinITbusiness.ChinaisstronginhardwarewhileIndiaisstronginsoftware.Indiansoftwarebusinesshasbeengrowingveryfastsincethe1990s.TodayIndiasellssoftwareandservicestonearly95countriesaroundtheworld.Inthecomingyears,ChinaandIndiahavesimilarproblems.Bothofthemhavealargepopulation.Chinahasabout1.3billionpeopleandIndiahasabout1billion.That’sone-thirdoftheworld’spopulation.Thetwocountriesneedtokeepgrowingfastprovidejobsforbillionsofpeopleeveryyear.1．ChinaandIndiahavealotincommonExceptthat.A．theyarebothbigcountriesB．theybothhavethesamecultureC．theyhavedifferentlanguagesD．theyareboththefastestgrowingcountries2．WhatdoesIndiasellstomanycountriesaroundtheworldtoday?A．Software.B．Televisions.C．Computers.D．Hardware.3．ThereareaboutpeopleinChinaandIndiainall.A．1billionB．1.3billionC．1.4billionD．2.3billion4．WhatdoChinaandIndianeedtoprovidefortheirpeopleeveryyear?A．Food.B．Cars.C．Jobs.D．Houses5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．BothChinaandIndiaareAsiancountries.B．ChinahasmorepeoplethanIndia.C．Indiaisverystronginhardware.D．One-thirdofthepeopleintheworldliveinChinaandIndia.F18、TheInternetinfluencesthewayweshop,howwecommunicatewitheachother,howwefindanswerstoquestionsandmuchmore.Butforsometimetherehavebeenconcerns(担心)thattheolderpeoplearebeingleftbehindbecausetheyareunabletouseacomputer.However,thisischangingandseveralcharitiesandcommunitygroupsnowhelpolderpeopletogetonline.PaulRobinsonrunssuchcharity,SeniorsOnline.PaulworkedforanITcompanybeforedecidingtoleavehiswell-paidjobandstartthecharity.Asheexplains,"IusedtospendafewhoursaweekhelpingsomeolderpeopleusetheInternetatthelocallibraryandIcouldseethedifferenceitmadetotheirlives.Itcanbequitelonelyfortheelderlywhentheirchildrenmoveawaytofindworkandstartafamilyoftheirown.Learninghowtouseemailandreceivephotographsoftheirchildrenandgrandchildrenwasawonderfulexperienceforthem.AndwhenIsawwhatabiginfluenceithadontheirlives,IleftmyjobandsetupSeniorsOnline.Weruntrainingcoursessothatolderpeoplecanenjoythesamechancesasus."awaytofindworkandstartafamilyoftheirown.Learninghowtouseemailandreceivephotographsoftheirchildrenandgrandchildrenwasawonderfulexperienceforthem.AndwhenIsawwhatabiginfluenceithadontheirlives,IleftmyjobandsetupSeniorsOnline.Weruntrainingcoursessothatolderpeoplecanenjoythesamechancesasus."OneofPaul'sstudentsis89-year-oldBetty,whohadneverusedacomputerinherlifebeforeshejoinedoneoftheclasses.ThatwassixmonthsagoandBettyhasnowcompletedthecourseandreceivedher"graduation"certificate(证书)."IjoinedaclasssoIcouldlearnhowtouseemailtokeepintouchwithmembersofmyfamily,"shesays."That'sfantasticbutthebestthingofallislearninghowtoresearchmyfamilyhistoryonline.Usingacomputerisabitscary(吓人的)tobeginwithbecauseyouthinkyou'lldosomethingterribleifyoupressthewrongkey.Butyousoonlearnthatyoucan'treallybreakanything—andtheteachersareverypatient.Ithinkallpeoplemyageshoulddoacourselikethis."1．Whatisthewritertryingtodointhistext?A．TohelpPaultogetmoneyforhischarity.B．TodescribehowtheInternetcanbeofhelptoolderpeople.C．Toencouragechildrentokeepintouchwiththeirelderlyparents.D．TotellolderpeoplethattheyhavetolearnhowtousetheInternet.2．PaullefthisjobwiththeITcompanybecause.A．hewantedtoworkinhislocallibraryB．hecouldn'treceivetoomuchmoneyfromitC．hewantedtohelpolderpeopletofindtheirchildrenD．herealizedhowimportanttheInternetwastoolderpeople3．Bettystartedacomputercourse.A．todoshoppingonline B．tosendandreceiveemailsC．togetagrad