湖南省张家界五道水镇中学2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末预测试题含解析

湖南省张家界五道水镇中学2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末预测试题注意事项：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、Teenagerswouldrather______phonecallswhilebusinessmenprefer_____e-mailstocommunicatewitheachother.A．make;towrite B．making;writing C．tomake;towrite D．make;writing2、—Althoughtheproductispopular,westillneedto__________newmarkets.—Right!Wecansellthemtoothercountries.A．openup B．giveup C．lookup3、-----Whosebookisthis?-----Itourgeographyteacher’sYousee,hisnameisonit.A．can’tbe B．canbe C．mustn’tbe D．mustbe4、MissSmith

inourschoolsincefiveyearsago.A．teachesB．taughtC．hastaughtD．isteaching5、—Whyareyou_________blankly_________thepaperwithoutdoinganything?—Idon’tknowwhattowrite.A．looking;for B．staring;at C．putting;in D．looking;up6、—Mom,whatdoestheword“attention”mean?—Oh,mydear,youshouldthedictionaryandthenyouwillgetthemeaning.A．lookfor B．lookup C．lookat D．lookout7、---______goodtimewehadatthepartyyesterday!---Yeah.Itwassuchanexcitingparty____Iwouldneverforgetit.A．Whata;that B．What;asC．How;that D．How;as8、Wegot_______whenwewenttodifferentschoolslastterm,butwestayedintouch.A．total B．certain C．humorous D．separated9、---Whydidn’tyoucryforhelpwhenyouwererobbed?---IfIopenedmymouthatthattime,theymightfindmyfourgoldteeth.Thatwouldbe_____!A．bad B．muchworse C．worst D．theworst10、Thesportsmeetingwillbe________tillnextweekbecauseofthebadweather.A．putupB．putonC．putoffⅡ.完形填空11、Doyoulikebasketball?Doyouknowwhenbasketballwasinvented?Basketballwasinvented1aCanadiandoctornamedJamesNaismith,2wasbornin1861.Whenhewasacollegeteacher,hewasasked3ofagamethatcouldbeplayedinthewinter.Dr.Naismithcreatedagametobeplayedinsideonahardfloor.Dr.Naismithdividedthemeninhisclassinto4teamsandtaughtthemtoplayhisnewgame.5onthesameteammustworktogethertogettheballin6team’sbasket.Atthesametime,theyneed7thecompetingteamfromgettingtheballinto8ownbasket.Today,the9ofbasketballhasrisenaroundtheworld,10manyyoungpeopledreamingofbecomingfamousplayers.1．A．to B．by C．for2．A．that B．who C．whose3．A．thinking B．tothink C．thought4．A．two B．three C．four5．A．Players B．Teachers C．Children6．A．another B．other C．theother7．A．stopping B．tostop C．stop8．A．they B．their C．theirs9．A．popular B．popularity C．morepopular10．A．as B．and C．withⅢ.语法填空12、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，使语篇意思完整，必要时请用否定式。Didyouknowthattea,the1．(popular)drinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunkabout5000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongwasthefirst2．(discover)teaasadrink.OnedayShenNong3．(boil)drinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwater.Itwasquitedelicious,andso,oneoftheworld'sfavorite4．(drink)wasinvented.Afew5．(thousand)yearslater,LuYu,"thesaintoftea",mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italso6．(discuss)wherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.Itisbelievedthattea7．(bring)toKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,tea8．(appear)untilaround1610,butinlessthan100years,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinato9．(west)countriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthe10．(natural)oftea.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Thereisanoldstoryaboutakingandhisdaughter.Thekingaskedhisdaughterhowmuchshelovedhim.Shesaidthatshelovedhimasmuchasshelovedsalt.Heranswermadethekingsad.Saltisasimplething,anditisverycommon.Sothekingthoughthisdaughterdidn'tcareabouthim.Butthekingwaswrong.Saltmightbecommon,butitisveryimportant.Throughouthistory,salthascausedwars.Sowhydopeoplecaresomuchaboutsalt?Salthasmanyuses.Ourbodiesneedsalt.Ifwedon'thaveenough,ourbodycan'tworkproperly.Weputsaltonicyroadstomakethemsafe.Wealsousesalttoproduceotherproducts.Productslikepaper,glass,rubberandsoapdependonsalt.Butformanyyears,salt'smostimportantjobwaspreserving(保存)food.Likeotherlivingthings,mostbacteria(细菌)thatcausefoodtospoilneedwatertosurvive.Saltabsorbslargeamountsofwater,somostbacteriacannotliveinasaltyenvironment.Asaresult,salthastheabilitytopreservealmostanything.Formuchofhumanhistory,thisabilityhasmadesalttreasured.EveryancientculturefromEgypttoChinadependedonsalt.Eventoday,wecomparehardworking,usefulpeopletosaltbycallingthem"thesaltoftheearth".Forcenturies,saltwasalsohardtoget.Thecombination(组合)ofusefulnessandraritymadeitextremelyexpensive.Sincealmosteveryoneneededsalt,thesalttradewasanimportantbusiness.Saltcouldevenbeusedlikemoney.Infact,thewordsalary(工资)comesfromthewordsalt.Andvaluablepeoplearestilldescribedasbeing"worththeirsalt."Today,saltiseasytoget.Itisnolongerexpensive,butitisstillbothimportantanduseful.1．Inthefirstparagraph,thewriteristryingtomakereaders.A．becomeinterestedintheoldstoryB．understandtheimportanceofsaltC．fallinlovewithsaltD．understandthedaughter'slovetosalt2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?A．Saltisverycommon,butithasmanyuses.B．Saltwassovaluablethatitwasonceusedlikemoney.C．Althoughsaltischeapnow,it'sstillimportantandusefulD．Wecanusesalttoproducealltheproductsweneed.3．What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"rarity"?A．thequalityofbeingrareB．thequalityofbeingimportantC．thequalityofbeingcommonD．thequalityofbeingusefuB14、DengYu：In2050,Chinawillbericherthanitisnow.Beijingwillbegettingreadyforthe40thOlympicGamesin2052.Wewillseetheblueandclearskyandsmellthefreshair.TherewillbemorepandaslivinghappilyinChina.Ibelievethat2050willbetheyearofChina.LiuYuan：Aholidaytriptothemoonwillnolonger(不再)beadream.Wecanalsotravelfartootherplanetsandtalkwiththespacemen.Wemightalsoeatsomethinglikepillsinsteadofmeals.Everyonewillenjoyalongerlife.SunWei：Robotswillbeverypopular.Theywilldowhatpeopledon’twanttodo.We’llbuildnewhomesonotherplanets.Bythen,I’llbesixtyyearsold.Maybewewillhaveanexcitingtalkinmynewhomeonanotherplanet!

ZhangLan：Bytheyearof2050,cloning(克隆)willbeusedinmanyways.Itwillbringbackanimalswhichdisappeared(消失)manyyearsago.Therewillbenopollution(污染).Thewholeworldwillbeonebigfamily.Therewillbenowars.Astimepasses,we’llliveamucheasierandbetterlife.1．Itisthe_______OlympicGamesin2048.A．38th B．39th C．40th D．41st2．AccordingtoLiuYuan,everyonewilllivea(n)_______life.A．boring B．exciting C．longer D．interesting3．_______thinksthatpeoplecanspendtheirholidaysonthemooninthefuture.A．DengYu B．ZhangLan C．SunWei D．LiuYuan4．WhatdoesZhangLanthinkwillhappeninthefuture?A．Peoplewillliveinaworldwithoutwars.B．Robotswilldothethingsthatpeopledon’twanttodo.C．Peoplecantalkwiththespacemen.D．TherewillbemorepandaslivinghappilyinChina.5．Fromthetalk,wecanknowthat_______.A．peoplearestillpollutingtheearthtodayB．the50thOlympicGameswilltakeplacein2052C．wewillhavethesamefoodin2050aswedonowD．allthepeoplewillmovetoanotherplanetinthefutureC15、TheArtsCinemaisopen7daysaweek,showinglotsofAmericanandforeignfilms.NextweekitwillshowanAustralianfilmcalled“MidnightMeeting”.IttakesplaceinSydneyinthe1960s.YoucanseethatfilmfromMondaytoThursday.Itwillbeontwiceadayat6:30and9:10intheevenings.Thefilmlaststwohoursandfifteenminutes.Ticketsare$4,butthereisaspecialstudentticketat$2.60forallthefilms.Pleasebringyourstudentcardifyouwantthecheaperticket.ThenearestcarparktothecinemaisinHamletStreet.It'sjustfiveminutes’walkfromthecinema.Ifyouneedmoreinformation,phone8813962duringofficehours—9amto4:30pm,MondaytoFriday.1．Fromthepassageweknowthat“MidnightMeeting”isa（n）film.A．Chinese B．Japanese C．Australian D．American2．Whencanpeopleseethatfilm?A．FromMondaytoThursday. B．FromMondaytoFriday.C．Sixdaysaweek. D．Sevendaysaweek.3．Thefilmlasts.A．from6:30pmto9:10pm B．from2:00pmto5:00pmC．2hoursand15minutes D．2hours4．What’sthepriceofastudentticket?A．$2. B．$2.60 C．$4. D．$5.2.5．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Studentscangetaticketwithhalfoftheprice.B．Thenearestparkisabout10minutes’walk.C．Peoplecansee“MidnightMeeting”onSundaymorning.D．Formoreinformation,pleasephone8813962.D16、LocatedintheeastofShenzhen,DapengNewAreawasonceacoralparadise.However,coralcoveragehasdroppeddramaticallyoverthepast30years.InNovember2013,agroupofdiverslaunchedacharityeventcalled“DiveforLove”inDapengNewArea.Sharingacommoninterest,theselike-mindedpeoplewoulddiveintotheseatoplantcoralsandsharetheirloveforoceanlife.Iamoneofthem.Foryears,Ihavenotonlybeenengagedincoralreefconservative,butalsogiveregularlecturesatprimaryandsecondaryschoolstopopularizeoceanknowledgeandteachstudentshowtoprotecttheocean.Webelievetheselecturescanhelpspreadtheloveforoceanlife.Inadditiontoplantingcoralandbreedingbrokencoralbranches,Idivewithmyfriendstotakerubbishoutoftheseaeverymonth.Fishingnetsarethemosttroublesome.Ioncegotentangledinafishingnetwhilebringingitup,anditalmostkilledme.Weusuallycleantheseaonceamonth,andthecoralnurseryiscleanedevery10days.Apartfromtheundersearubbish,thereisalsorubbishonthebeaches.Wecangatheralotofrubbish,suchasstraws,bottles,nappies,disposablelunchboxesandsoon.It’sallrubbishfromourdailylife.Iwonderhowtheybeartolitteronsuchbeautifulbeaches.Wedon’taskthateveryonetakesawayotherpeople’srubbish,butwehopetheywilltakeawaytheirownrubbish.Asamothermyself,Ioftentakemychildtotheseasideandtellhimthestoryofthe“submarineforest”.Icanseethatmychildhasaspecialpassionfornaturefromanearlyage,soIhopetogivehimabeautifulandcleanoceanenvironment,sothathecanenjoythebeautyofnature.IfeelsadwhenIconsiderwhethermysonwilleverseethesebeautifulsceneswhenhegrowsup,whichisanotherfactorthatmotivatesmetoprotecttheoceanenvironment.1．TheauthordidthefollowingthingsundertheseaEXCEPT.A．takingrubbishoutofthesea B．plantingcoralswithotherdiversC．popularizingoceanknowledge D．breedingbrokencoralbranches2．Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto.A．gettingentangledinafishingnet B．breadingabrokencoralbranchC．gatheringundersearubbish D．divingdeepwithherfriends3．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?A．Asuperdiver. B．Anoceanlover.C．Acoralgrower. D．Abeautifulmother.4．Howmanytimesdothegroupofdiverscleantheseainayear?A．10 B．12 C．30 D．365．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Coralcoveragehasincreasedalittleovertheseyears.B．“DiveforLove”isacharityeventtogiveregularlectures.C．Sometimestakingrubbishoutoftheseaisverydangerous.D．Theauthorprotectstheoceanenvironmentonlyforherchild.E17、阅读下面的图表，做1-3小题。1．Wecanprobablyfindtheadvertisement.A．inanewsreportB．onawebsiteC．inaTVprogram2．SaraMyersis.A．themotherofachildB．theownerofapetstoreC．thenameofawriter3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．ThebookiswrittenmainlyforchildrenB．Fromthebook,wecanknowwhatdogseat.C．ThebookcameoutinDecember,2013.F18、Depression(抑郁症)isaseriousproblemtoday.Oneexpertsaysthatdepressionislikecancerbecauseitis“widespread,costlyanddeadly”.Depressionhitsonepersoninfive

aroundtheworld.Overanysix-monthperiod,betweenfivetosevenpercentoftheworld'spopulationwillbesufferingfromaseriousdepression．Arecentresearchshowsthatthemoreteenagerswatchtelevision,themorelikelytheyaretodevelopdepressionasyoungadults.Theresearchersusedanationwidelong-termsurveyofteenagehealthtoinvestigate(调查)therelationshipbetweenmedia(传播媒介)useanddepression.Theybasedtheirfindingsonmorethanfourthousandteenagerswhowerenotdepressedwhenthesurveybeganin2000.Aspartofthesurvey,theyoungpeoplewereaskedhowmanyhoursoftelevisionorvideostheywatcheddaily.Theywerealsoaskedhowoftentheyplayedcomputergamesandlistenedtotheradio.Mediausetotaledanaverageoffiveandone-halfhoursaday.MorethantwohoursofthatwasspentwatchingTV.Sevenyearslater,in2007,morethansevenpercentoftheyoungpeoplehadsignsofdepression.Theaverageageatthattimewastwenty-one.Theresearcherssaytheydidnotfindanysuchrelationshipwiththeuseofothermediasuchasmovies,videogamesofradioetc.Butthestudydidfindthateveryextrahouroftelevisionmeantaneightpercentincreaseinthechancesofdevelopingsignsofdepression.Youngmenweremorelikelythanyoungwomentodevelopdepressiongiventhesameamountofmediause.Thestudydidn’texploreifwatchingTVcausesdepression.Butonepossibilityisthatitwastakingtimeawayfromactivitiesthatcouldhelppreventdepression.LastDecember,thejournalSocialIndicatorsResearchpublishedastudyofactivitiesthathelpleadtohappylives.SociologistsfromtheUniversityofMarylandfoundthatpeoplewhodescribethemselvesashappyspendlesstimewatchingtelevisionthanunhappypeople.Thestudyfoundthathappypeoplearemorelikelytobesociallyactive,toread,totakepartinreligiousservicesandtovote.1．Thesurveyshowsthatofallthemediauses.A．mostteenagersprefertolistentotheradioB．teenagersenjoywatchingTVverymuchC．computergamesareteenagers’favouriteD．magazinesarementionedinthesurvey2．Theresultoftheresearchseemstoprove.A．mediausesdonoharmtoteenagersB．teenagersaremorelikelytodevelopdepressionC．thosewhodon’twatchTVwon’tdevelopdepressionD．TVprobablycausesteenagerstogrowupwithdepression3．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat_______.A．watchingTVmayleadtohappinessB．socialactivitiescanpreventdepressionC．ateenagershouldplaymorevideogamesinsteadofwatchingTVD．itwaseasierforyoungwomentodevelopdepressionthanyoungmen4．Whatisthebesttitleforthispass