湖南省益阳市赫山区赫山万源中学2023年英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题含解析

湖南省益阳市赫山区赫山万源中学2023年英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Howwasyourweekend?—Great!Itwasmygrandfather’s______birthday.Hewasborn_____.A．ninety,inthe1920B．ninetieth,inthe1920sC．theninetieth,onthe1920sD．nintieth,onthe19202、—MayItakeaphotoofMonaLisa?—________.It’snotallowedinourmuseum.A．Sure,youcan B．Sorry,youcan’tC．Yes,youmay D．No,youmaynot3、—Hefinishedofftwobowlsofnoodlesinnotime.—Becausehewassohungry.A．carefully B．slowly C．quickly4、MissLispeaksas________asshecantomakeherstudentsunderstandher.A．clearlyB．clearC．mostclearlyD．themostclearly5、一I'mconsideringhowtomynewjob.Anysuggestions?一It'sonlyhalfanhour'swalk,Iadviseyou.A．togo;nottodriveB．going;todriveC．togo;notdrivingD．going;notdriving6、—IsawSusaninthelibraryjustnow.—No,it_______beher.ShewenttoShanghaithismorning.A．mustn’tB．can’tC．shouldn’t7、Vivienworkedveryhardatallherlessons.__________,shebecamethetopstudentinherclass.A．Inorderto B．Asaresult C．Asusual D．Forexample8、—I’msorry,Mom.Ilostthatwalletyougaveme.—.A．Thesametoyou B．It’smypleasure C．Well,nevermind D．Nicetomeetyou9、--________canyoufinishthisEnglishexamination?--Inaboutoneandahalfhours.A．HowfarB．HowoftenC．HowsoonD．Howlong10、—MoreandmorecitiesinChinabegintobuildsubways!—That’sright!Itwillmakeourlivesthanbefore.A．thebusiest B．busier C．theeasiest D．easierⅡ.完形填空11、Hi！MynameisBobSmith,1ismylastname.I’m2.Thisisa3ofmyfamily.Thereare4peopleinthephoto,theyaremygrandparents,myparents,mybrotherJohn,mysisterAnnaandI.Mygrandparentshavegoodeatinghabits,theyhaveeggsandmilk5breakfast.Mymotherlikeseating6,butit’snothealthy.Myfatherisa7andhelikeshisstudentsverymuch.JohnlikesbasketballverymuchandYaoMingishis8sportsstar.ButAnnadoesn’tlikebasketballbecauseit’s9.IhaveabigfamilyandIlove10.1．A．Bob B．Smith C．BobSmith D．SmithBob2．A．12yearsold B．12yearold C．12-year-old D．12-years-old3．A．shorts B．photo C．color D．school4．A．five B．six C．seven D．eight5．A．on B．in C．at D．for6．A．apples B．oranges C．ice-cream D．hamburgers7．A．teacher B．worker C．farmer D．doctor8．A．favorite B．good C．well D．very9．A．relaxing B．fun C．boring D．interesting10．A．his B．them C．they D．sheⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式。请务必将50-59小题的答案写在答题卡的相应位置！Weallknowthatamobileapp(shortfor“application”)isacomputersoftwareprogramwhichismadetorunonmobilephones.Therearemanythousands1．kindsofappswhicharerelatedtoourlife,study,workandsoon.WordEasyisafantasticEnglishlearningappwith2．(word)exercisesofdifferentlevels.Onlywhenyoupassatestofcertainlevelcanyougoontolearnwordsofahigherlevel.HimalayasReading3．(have)millionsofbooksincludingpoems,shortstories,novelsandevenfairytalesforchildren.What’sgreataboutitisthatyoucanuseit4．(listen)tobookrecordings.Rallfriendcan5．(be)thebesthelperwhenyoufeelithardtobuythetrainorairlinetickets.Youcanbuyticketsanywhere6．anytime.VocabularyHeromayhelpyoulearnmoreEnglishwords7．youareplayinggames.Soifyouhaveproblems8．(remember)thenewwordswhenyoulearnEnglish,useit!Fooducatecanprovidepeoplewithmuchinformationaboutthatfoodiftheyscanbarcodes(条形码)onfood.Itisafreeappthat9．(use)onmobilephones.Itcantelluserswhatisin10．(they)food,withsimpleinformationaboutcalories,sugar,saltandfat.Whatgreatappscanyouthinkofthatwouldimproveyourlife?Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Astorytellsaboutaneldervillagerwholedothervillagerscarryingsaltdayandnighttoatowninordertobuyfoodforthewinter.Onenighttheycampedinanopenairwithastarryskyabove.Theeldervillager,followingthetraditionpasseddownfromancestors,tookoutthreeblocks(块)ofsaltandthrewthemintothecampfiretotellthechangeofweatherinthemountains.Allpeoplewaitedfortheoldman's"weatherreport":ifthesaltinthefireproducedcracklingsound(爆裂声),theywouldhavegoodweather;ifnosoundwasproduced,itthenmeantthegoodweatherwouldsoonendandastormwouldcomeatanymoment.Theeldervillagerlookedserious.Thesaltinthecampfiremadenosoundatall.Heurgedthewholeteamtosetoutimmediately.Ayoungmaninthegroupthoughtitabsurdly(荒谬地)superstitious(迷信的)to"forecasttheweatherbyusingsalt".Itwasnotuntilthenextafternoon,theweathersuddenlychanged,withcoldwindsblowingandasnowstormcoming.Infact,themethodusedbytheeldermancouldbewellexplainedbymodernscience:whetherornotsaltproducessoundincampfiredependsonairhumidity(湿度).Thatistosay,whenasnowstormapproaches,leadtohighhumidity,thesaltblockswillnotproduceanysoundinfire.Youngpeopleoftendon’tmindthephilosophy(哲学)oftheold,regardingtheirideasasoutdateanduseless.Tobehonest,however,somebeliefsinlifearejustlikesaltblocksthataredistilled(蒸馏)fromthesea:oldastheyare,theyremaincrystals(结晶),andcarrywiththemdeepmemoriesofthesea.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Whydidthevillagersgotothetown?A．TheywantedtobuysomesaltandfoodB．Theywantedtosellthesaltandbuysomefood.C．Theywantedtochecktheoldbelief.D．Theywantedtoforecasttheweatherbyusingsalt2．Whatwillhappenifitrainsrecently?A．Thesaltinthefirewillproducecracklingsound.B．Thesaltinthefirewillproducenosound.C．Thesaltwillremaincrystals.D．Theelderpeoplewillgiveustheweatherreport.3．Whydidn’ttheyoungmanthinkthe“weatherreport”absurdlysuperstitious?A．Thevillagerswerealwayssuperstitious,especiallytheoldman.B．Hedidn’tbelievethegodandonlybelievethemodernscience.C．Hedidn’tbelievethetraditionalwaycouldforecasttheweatherbyusingsalt.D．Hethoughtthesaltcouldtellustheweather.4．What’sthemeaningoftheword“approach”?A．到达B．远离C．追逐D．消失5．What’sthemeaningofthelastparagraph?A．Youngpeopleshouldn’tbelievethephilosophyoftheold.Theyaresuperstitious.B．Saltblockscancarrythememoriesofthedeepsea,soitcanforesttheweather.C．Allthebeliefinlifeareusefulandcangiveussuggestionsinourlives.D．Youngpeopleshouldlearnfromtheoldbecausetheyareknowledgeableandhavemuchexperience.B14、Nov.21isWorldHelloDay.Itbeganbackinthe1970saspartofanefforttomaketheworldmorepeaceful.ItwascreatedbytheUnitedNationsjustafterthewarbetweenIsraelandEgyptin1973.Itsaimistoencouragepeopletousecommunicationratherthanforcetosettleconflicts(解决争端)。Thephilosophy(理念)behinditis:Say“Hello”andstopwar.Itsoundslikeafineidea,butmostofusknowthatsimplesaying“Hello”won’tbringaboutworldpeace.Still,thesimpleactofsaying“hello”tosomeonecantrulymakealotofdifference.Youraiseyourheadtosomeoneasyoupassby,say“Hello’.Itissuchacasual(不经意的)thingandrequiressolittleeffort,butyoumightevenmakehisday.Althoughwemightnotrealizeit,asmallthinglikeagreetingcanmeanalottoaperson.Somepeoplearelonelybecausethey’reshy.Thatleadstothemfeelingcutoff.theyfinditdifficulttocommunicatewithpeople,eventhoughtheywantto.Theymaysecretlysmileintheirheartsaftertheyhearyourgreetings.It’sagoodidea,notjustonNov.21,buteveryday,toremembertosay“hello”toasmanypeopleaswecan.NoonesaiditbetterthantheFrenchwriterJosephJoubert:“Politenessistheflowerofhumanity(人性)’’.A“Hello”toastrangerisasmallthing,andoftenneglected(忽视),butthroughitwecanmaketheworldbetterforanotherperson.1．Worldhellodaywascreatedby____A．IsraelB．EgyptC．FranceD．UnitedNatons.2．Whatdoes“it”inparagrahp2referto?A．Tosay“hello”B．topassbyC．toraiseyourheadD．tomakehisday3．Whydosomepeoplehavedifficultycommnicating?A．BecausetheyareshyB．BecausetheyarepoliteC．Becausetheyarestrange.D．Becausetheyaedifferent4．WhichoneisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Greetingrequiresalotofeffort.B．Wecansay“hello”onlyonNov.21.C．Saying“hello”willbringaboutworldpeaceD．Wecanmaketheworldbetterbygreetingothers.5．Thepurposeofthewriteristo____A．AskpeopletosmileB．askpeopletobepolite.C．EncouragepeopletostopwarD．Encouragepeopletosay“hello”C15、Languageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whenthepopulationoftheworldwashunter-gatherers,small,closelyconnectedgroupsdevelopedtheirownspeechdifferentfromeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagesalsobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialization,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadofeducation,especiallyglobalizationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewyears,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.Atpresent,theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistribution(分布)oftheselanguagesishugelyunbalanced.Thegeneralruleisthatwarm,pleasantareashaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetareashavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericasabout1,000;Africa2,400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaalonehaswellover800.Themediannumber(中位数)ofspeakersisonly6,000,whichmeansthathalftheworld’slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.Alreadyover400ofthetotalof6,800languagesareclosetoextinction(消亡),withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Forexample,BusuuinCameroon(eightremainingspeakers),ChiapanecoinMexico(150),LipanApacheintheUnitedStates(twoorthree)orWadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark):noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.1．Whatcanwelearnaboutlanguagesinhunter-gatherertimes?A．Theyweredevelopingveryfast. B．Theyweresimilartoeachother.C．Theywerelargeinnumber. D．Theywerecloselyconnected.2．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dominant”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Powerful. B．Traditional. C．Simple. D．Modern.3．Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?A．About6,800. B．About3,400. C．About2,400. D．About1,200.4．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Newlanguageswillbecreated.B．People’slifestylesareseeninlanguages.C．Languagedevelopmentdependsongeography.D．Humandevelopmentleadstofewerlanguages.D16、Atthemoment,itmaybedifficulttoimagine,butmanypeoplebelievethat,bytheyear2100,wewillliveontheplanetMars.Ourownplanet,Earth,isbecomingmoreandmorecrowedandpolluted.Luckily,wecanstartagainandbuildabetterworldonMars.Hereiswhatlifecouldbelike.Firstofall,transportshouldbemuchbetter.Atpresent,ourspaceshipsaretooslowtocarrylargenumbersofpeopletoMars-ittakesmonths.However,by2100,spaceshipcantravelathalfthespeedoflight.ItmighttakeustwoorthreedaystogettoMars!Secondly,humansneedfood,waterandairtolive.ScientistsshouldbeabletodevelopplantsthatcanbegrownonMars.Theseplantswillproducethefoodandairthatweneed.However,cantheseplantsproducewaterforus？Thereisnoanswernow.ThereisaproblemforustoliveonMars.MarspullsusmuchlessthantheEarthdoes.Thiswillbedangerousbecausewecouldeasilyjumptoohighandflyslowlyawayintospace.Topreventthis,humansonMarshavetowearspecialshoestomakethemselvesheavier.LifeonMarswillbebetterthanthatonEarthinmanyways,Peoplewillhavemorespace.Livinginallergenbuildingwithonly10bedroomsishighlypossible.Manypeoplebelievethatrobotwilldomostofourwork,sowehavemoretimeforourhobbies.TherewillprobablybenoschoolonMars.Everystudentwillhaveacomputerathomewhichisconnectedtotheinternet.Theycanstudy,dotheirhomeworkandtakeexamsinonlineschools.Eachstudentwillalsohavetheirownonlineteachercalled"e-teacher".However,insomeways,lifeonMarsmaynotbebetterthanthatontheearthtoday.Foodwillnotbethesame-mealswillprobablybeintheformofpillsandwillnotbeasdeliciousastheyaretoday.Also,spacetravelwillmakemanypeoplefeelill.ThespaceshipwilltravelfastbutthejourneytoMarswillprobablybeveryuncomfortable.1．Accordingtothetext,bytheyear2100,someofuswillpossiblylive_____.A．onMarsB．onthemoonC．undertheseaD．inthesun2．Sofar,howlongwillittakeusfromtheearthtoMarsbyspaceship？A．TwoorthreedaysB．AfewmonthsC．AfewdaysD．Afewyears3．Inthefuture,thestudentsonMars_____.A．willstudymainlythroughtheinternetB．willstudymainlyinaclassroomC．willmeeteachotherfacetofaceeverydayD．needn'tstudyatall4．LifeonMarswillbebetterthanlifeontheearthbecause_____.A．onlyafewpeoplewilllivethereB．therewillbemorespaceandlessworktodoC．therewillbemuchdeliciousfoodD．allstudentsdon'tneedtodoanyhomework5．Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingaboutMarsisNOTtrue？A．Transportwillbemuchbetterandfaster.B．Weneedtodevelopaspecialplantwhichcanproducewater.C．OnMars,wecanjumphigherthanontheearth.D．Foodwillbemuchmoretasty.E17、Englishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeingscanspeakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.Ofalllanguages,Englishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.However,let’sfaceit:Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoegginaneggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandy,whilesweetbreads,whicharen’tsweet,aremeat.WetakeEnglishforgranted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes(探讨它的矛盾),wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.Andwhyisitthatawriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoose,twogeese—soonemoose,twomeese?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeopposites,whilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,anditreflects(反映)thecreativityofhumanbeings.That’swhy,whenstarsareout,theyarevisible(能看见的);butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible.Andwhy,whenIwindupmywatch,Istartit;butwhenIwindupthisessay,Iendit.1．ThroughthemanyparadoxesintheEnglishlanguage,thewriterwantstoshowthathumanbeingsare______.A．cleverB．crazyC．azyD．dull2．Accordingtothepassage______.A．pineapplesaretheapplesonthepinetreeB．thereshouldbeegginaneggplantC．sweet-meatsandsweetbreadsaredifferentD．boxingringsshouldberound3．Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectplural?A．Beeth.B．Geese.C．Meese.D．Tooth.4．Whichofthefollowingincludestwoitemswhichhavethesimilarmeaning?A．Awisemanandawiseguy.B．Overlookandoversee.C．Quitealotandquiteafew.D．Hotashellandcoldashell.F18、Thoughtherearesomanypassagesaboutpositivethinking,fewpeoplereallyunderstandwhatitis.Beingpositivedoesn’tmeanignoring(忽视)whatishappeningaroundus.Ifsomeoneisgoingthroughproblemsorlivinginadifficultsituation,wecannotexpecthimtoignorehisproblemsandstartthinkingpositivelyrightaway.Itiseasiertothinkpositivelywhenweareinacomfortablesituation,ratherthanabadsituation.Wecannotthinkpositivelywhenwehaveproblems,unlesswearetrainedto.Noonecanspeakaforeignlanguagebeforestudyingandpracticingforsometime.Thesamethingistrueaboutbeingpositive.However,sayingthateverythingisgoingtobeallright,smilingfornoreason,orignoringproblemswithouttryingtosolvethem,isnotbeingpositive.Itisdaydreaming.Positivepeopleexpectthebestandbelievethatabadsituationwillbeimproved,buttheyarealsopractical(明智的)people.Theylookforopportunitiesandsolutionsinsteadofdoingnothing.Theycanimproveabadsituationwithapositiveattitude.Theycannotonlykeepthinkingoftheproblemthattheyface,buttheycanalsorefusetolettheproblemaffecttheirmindtoomuch.Positive