湖南省湘西州2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末监测试题含解析

湖南省湘西州2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末监测试题注意事项：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、It’sveryhot.ButIthinkit’simpoliteto_____yourclothesinpublic.A．setoff B．turnoffC．takeoff D．getoff2、Wemustgetupearlywecancatchthefirstbustoschool.A．sothat B．suchthat C．inorderto D．inorder3、AccordingtotheFrenchgovernment,themainbodyandtwobelltowersofNotreDameCathedral(巴黎圣母院)intime.A．issaved B．aresaved C．wassaved D．weresaved4、OnChildren'sDay,Jackreceivedaprizeforbeing____honestboy.A．/;an B．the;an C．/;a5、Mr.Whitebecame_______becausetheplanecouldn'ttakeoffontime.A．nervous B．angry C．glad D．careful6、Thegirl'sparentshavebeenawayfromthehometown_______nearlytwoyears.Shemissesthemsomuch.A．on B．in C．for D．at7、---MayIspeaktoJohn?---Sorry,he____________Japan.Buthe_________intwodays.A．hasbeento,willcomebackB．hasgoneto,willbebackC．hasbeenin,wouldcomebackD．hasgoneto,won'tconeback8、—MustIgoouttohavedinnerwithyou,Mum?—No,you,mydear.You’refreetomakeyourowndecision.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．can’t9、---It’srainingoutside.Where’smyumbrella?---Oh,Tom____________.A．takesitawayB．tookitawayC．hastakenitawayD．hastakenawayit10、Mr.andMrs.Liareoldbuthealthybecausetheyhavegood________.A．livehabits B．livinghabitC．livinghabits D．livehabitsⅡ.完形填空11、Londonisagoodplacetotravelto.Lastyear,I1toLondonwithmyfamilyinautumn.Westayed2weeksthere.Itisthebestseason3England.Theweatherisquitegoodandthere4notmanytravellersinOctober.Westayedinasmallhotelthere.Wedidmostofoursightseeingonfoot.Wevisitedalotofplacesofinterest.Wewenttoabigshoppingcenterandspentmuchmoney5giftsforourfriendsandrelatives.Wealsowenttothetheatertoseeawonderfulplay.PeoplesayEnglishfoodisverybad6wedon’tthinkso.Britainhasmanydeliciousmeals.Infact,weenjoyed7holidaysomuchthatwehavealreadydecidedtogothereagainthisyear.1．A．go B．goes C．went D．going2．A．afew B．few C．alittle D．little3．A．visit B．visited C．visiting D．tovisit4．A．is B．are C．has D．have5．A．buy B．bought C．buying D．tobuy6．A．because B．or C．and D．but7．A．ourselves B．our C．us D．weⅢ.语法填空12、动词应用1．(grow)upisnotalwayseasy．Whenwefacedifficulties，aspiritofdependingonyourselfismoreusefulthan2．(cry)forhelp．That’swhatHongZhanhui’sstoryofgrowingfromboytomanwithfamilyhardship3．(tell)us．Hong4．(bear)in1982inapoorfamilyinXihuaCounty(县)，HenanProvince．Whenhewasonly11，hisfather5．(become)badlyillandonedayhecamebackwithanunwantedbabygirl．Ayearlater，Hong’smotherlefthome．Shenolongerwanted6．(live)suchapoorlifeandfacehersickhusband．Soeverythinghardfellontotheyoungboy’sshoulders：totakecareofhisfatherandthesisterChenchen，andtogoontostudy．Althoughhislifewashard，Hong7．(nevergo)awayfromhisfatherandsister．Heworkedinpart—timejobstofeedhisfamily．Heclimbedtalltreestogetbirds’eggsforhissister．Hewalkedtwohoursatweekendstothemarkettobuydifferentthingstosellaroundhisschool．Hesaidthathe8．(make)agoodlifeinthefuture.Afewyearslater，hestudiedatacollege．TotakecareofChenchen，hehadworkedhardtorent(租)aroomnearhiscollegeforseveralyears.AfterHong’sstorywentpublic，hebecameaheroinpeople’seyes．ButHongrefusedoffersfromothers．Hesaidhe9．(feel)encouragedbykindoffers，buthecoulddependonhisownwork．Throughhishardlife，he10．(grow)upfromboytoman．Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Asawell-knownChineseTVhostess,DongQingisnowhostingtwoculturalshows,ChinesePoetryConferenceandReaders.Thetwoshowsareencouragingpeopletolovetraditionalcultureandfindthebeautyoflife.Dongwasborninahighlyeducatedfamilyin1973.shehadagreatlovefortraditionalliterature(文学)fromanearlyage.In2015whenshewasabouttostudyintheU.S,DongreceivedaninvitationfromthedirectorofChinesePoetryConferenceaskinghertobethehostess.Becauseofherpassionfortraditionalliterature,Dongacceptedthejob."Thecontestinterestsmeverymuch.Hostingitisaprocessoflearningaboutpoetryandperforming,"saidDong.Tohergreatjoy,theshowhasbecomemoreandmorepopular.Undertheslogan(口号)”Readingtouchespeople'shearts”,thenewTVshowReadershasbecomeasuccess.Itinvitesfamousguestsfromallwalksoflifetoreadsomething.Dongworksasbothhostessandproducer.ReadersbecameaturningpointinDong's21yearsofhostingShesaiditbroughther"quiteahugechallenge”."Thereisnoshortcut(捷径)inthisworld.Ifyouwanttobeagoodhost,youneedtomakethoroughpreparations,saidthebeautifulhostess."Thecharmoflifeliesinitsunknown,sowejusthavetotryandkeepgoing.1．WhatshowsisDongQinghostingnow?A．Readers.B．ChinesePoetryConference.C．ChinesepoetryConferenceandReaders.D．TheVoiceofChina.2．WheredidDongQingdecidetostudyin2015?A．InFranceB．InEnglandC．InJapanD．InAmerica3．WhatdoesDongQingdoatpresent?A．AnactressB．AsingerC．AhostessD．Ahostessandproducer4．Theunderlinedword“passion”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“great____”.A．loveB．joyC．surpriseD．pride5．What’sthebesttitle(题目)forthetext?A．FindtheBeautyofLifeB．HowtoBeaSuccessfulTVHostessC．ReadingTouchesPeople’sHeartsD．DongQing—aTalentedLadyB14、①Somedays,don’tyouthink,“Wouldn’titbeniceifthelaundrywouldjustdoitself?”Self-cleaningclothesmaysoundcrazy.ButAustralianresearchershavefoundawaytomakesomethinglikethispossible!②AteamatRMITUniversityinMelbourne,Australia,foundawaytoputspecialnanostructuresintoclothing,whichcanthencleantheclothes.Whensunlighthitsthenanostructures,theybreakdownthedirtandstains(污渍)thatdon’tbelongonyourclothes.③Thenanostructuresdon’tbreakdowntheactualclothingbecausecottonandtheotherclothingmaterialsaretoostrongtobebrokendown.AccordingtoCNN,theresearcherscovertheclothinginasolutionmadeofsilverandcopper(铜)nanostructures.Allittakesis40minutesofsunlightandyourclotheswilllookasgoodasnew.④Soifyouspillonyourselfduringlunch,youcanstepoutsideforawalk,anditwillbecleanbythetimeyougoinside.Itnotonlymakesyourlifeeasier,butitcanalsobegoodfortheenvironment.⑤AccordingtotheUSDepartmentofEnergy,theaverageloadoflaundryusesabout25gallons(about94liters)ofwater.Waterisaveryimportantresource,sousinglessofittowashclothesisbetterfortheenvironment.ButoneofthescientistsatRMITUniversityknowsmoreneedstobedone.⑥“There’smoreworktodobeforewecanstartthrowingoutourwashingmachines,”saidDrRajeshRamanathan,“butthisisastrongfoundation(基础).”⑦Sowhat’sthenextstep?Ramanathanwantstoeitherstartsellingthesolutionbyitselforconvincingclothingmakerstotreattheclothingwiththesolutionwhileclothesarebeingmade.1．Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs,_____.A．thenanostructurescanbreakdowndirtandstainsonclothesB．peoplecanusetheself-cleaningclothesonrainydaysC．theself-cleaningclotheseasilywearout2．Theunderlinedword“solution”inParagraph3means“”inChinese.A．方案B．溶液C．水盆3．Paragraphs④-⑤talkabout.A．whatadvantagestheself-cleaningclotheshaveB．whathelpstheself-cleaningclothesworkC．howtheself-cleaningclotheswork4．Fromthepassage,welearnthat.A．it’stimetothrowoutourwashingmachinesB．clothingmakerslikethesolutionC．thesolutionisnotonsaleyet5．Thebesttitleofthispassageis.A．DifficultiesinclothescleaningB．CleaningclothesgetseasierC．StepstocleanyourclothesC15、Gettingelectricity(电)hasalwaysbeenaproblemforthe173peoplelivinginNuevoSaposoa,asmallvillageinPeru,SouthAmerica.However,thingswentfrombadtoworseinMarch2015afterheavyrainsdamaged(损坏)theonlypowercables(电缆)inthearea.Thevillagerswereforcedtouseoillamps,whicharenotonlyexpensivebutalsodangerousbecauseoftheharmfulgasestheyproduce.Luckily,researchersattheUniversityofTechnology(UT)inLima,Peruheardabouttheirproblemandfoundawonderfulsolution(解决方法).Theymadealampthatcanbepoweredbyplantsandsoil,bothofwhichcanbeeasilyfoundintheAmazonianrainforestwherethevillagelies.ThelamptakesenergyfromaplantgrowinginawoodenboxandusesittolightupanLEDlightbulb.Whilethatmaysoundamazingandevenimpossible,thesciencebehindtheideaisquitesimple.Asplantscreatetheirfood(usingthesun'senergy,waterandchemicalsfromthesoil)，theyalsoproducewastewhichtheyreturntothesoil.Tinyanimalsinthesoileatthiswasteandtheyproduceelectrons一thebuildingblocksofelectricalenergy.TheUTteamputspecialsticksinsidethesoiltogettheenergyandkeepitinthelamp'sbatteriesforlateruse.Theresearcherssayasinglechargecanpowera50-wattLEDlightfortwohours一enoughtimeforlocalvillagerstogettheireveningworkdone.TheuniversitygavetenPlantLampstothevillagersofNuevoSaposoainOctober2015.Sofar,theyhavebeenahugesuccess!ElmerRamirez,theUTprofessorwhoinventedthelamp，believesthePlantLampcouldhelpimprovethelivesofmanypeople,especiallysmallrainforestcommunities.2%ofwhomhavenoelectricity.1．WhatistrueaboutthePlantLamp?A．Itcanbemadebylocalpeople.B．Itismucheasiertousethanoillamps.C．Itcanproducealltheelectricitythevillagersneed.D．Thethingsitneedstomakeelectricityareeasytofind.2．ThePlantLamp'sinventorbelievesitcouldbemosthelpfulfor.A．rainforestcommunitiesB．carsC．poorpeopleincitiesD．farmers3．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToreportonanewinventionB．Toexplainanewscientifictheory(理论)C．TodescribehowelectricityismadeD．TodiscusstheproblemsofpoorvillagesD16、OurabilitiesgrowstrongerasweageIt’sbelievedthatpeoplereachtheirmentalpeakintheir20s.However,thisisn’tcompletelytrue.AccordingtoarecentstudybyscientistsfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyintheUS,peoplearebestatdoingdifferentthingsatdifferentages.Theystudiedmanypeopleaged10to90yearsold,whowereaskedtotakepartindifferentmemorytests.1．WhatistheresultofthestudybyAmericanscientists?A．Allpeoplearegoodatdoingmemorytests.B．Peoplemustreachtheirmentalpeakintheir20s.C．Peoplearebestatdoingdifferentthingsatdifferentages.D．Differentpeoplearegoodatdifferentthingsatthesameage.2．Whatareyoubestatwhenyouare48yearsold?A．Rememberingthedetailsofthenewnames. 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1．Accordingtotheads,thesethreebooksarefor___________.A．men B．parents C．children D．women2．ThepicturesinthebookLearningHowtoLearncan_________.A．makethebookbeautifulB．makethechildrendrawbeautifullyC．makethebooksellwellD．makethechildrenunderstandthebookeasily3．_______cantellyouthemeaningofthedifferentmarksinadictionary.A．LearningHowtoLearnB．StudyskillsforLifeC．BasicStudyManualD．HowtoUseaDictionaryforChildren4．IfyoubuythethreebooksonJune18,2014,youwillhavetopay_______forthem.A．$98.49 B．$49.25 C．$80.99 D．$79.245．Thepurposeofthepassageisto_______.A．sellthethreebookstochildrenB．helpchildrenlearnEnglishC．helpchildrenlearnaboutnatureD．useadictionarytopronouncecorrectlyF18、Haveyoueverhiccupped(打嗝）inaquietroomfullofpeople?Haveyoueverhiccuppedsohardthatyouhadtostopwhatyouweredoing?Thehiccupsisaproblemthatalmosteveryonehasexperienced.ThereasonsforgettinghiccupsPeoplegethiccupsforsomereasons.Hiccupsmightresultfromeatingordrinkingtoomuchortooquickly.Asuddenchangeinthestomach’stemperature,suchasdrinkinghotwaterimmediatelyafterdrinkingcoldwater,mayalsocausehiccups.Theymayevenhappenbecauseofbeingexcitedorbeingunderalotofstress.MakinghiccupsgoawayIdeasonhowtostophiccupshavebeencreated,shared,andtriedforyears.However,whatworksforonepersonmaynotworkforeveryone.Perhapsthemostcommonmethodpeopleuseistoholdtheirbreathforafewseconds.Ifthisdoesn’twork,youcantryswallowing(吞下）hardwhileholdingyourbreath.Therearealsosomestrange-soundingways,likedrinkingalotofwater.Someonemighteventrytoscareawayhiccups.Ideasforcuring(治愈）hiccupsoftenincludethingsfoundinthekitchen.Somepeopleputsweetandsourthingsintowater.Manypeoplebelievethateatingsomesugarcanmakehiccupsgoaway.Award-winningmethodIn2010,ayounggirlnamedMalloryKievmancouldn’tmakeherhiccupsgoaway.Noneoftheideasthatsheknewworkedforher.Soshedecidedtofindherowncureforhiccups.Sheknewthatsweetandsourthingswerecommonlyusedtocurehiccups,andsheknewthatswallowinghardcouldalsohelp.Shedecidedtousethetwoideastomakeaspeciallollipop(棒棒糖).Sheexperimentedwithdifferentthingsinthekitchen.Aftershefailedmanytimes,Malloryinventedalollipopthatworkedbyputtingwater,sugarandvinegar(醋)together.ShenamedherinventionHiccupops.Mallorywantedtofindoutwhetherherlollipopswouldhelpothers.Shegaveherlollipopstofriends.Mostofthemwerecuredoftheirhiccupsaftereatingthelollipops.Malloryenteredacompetitionwithherlollipopandwonthreeawardsforhercreativeidea.1．WhydoesthewriterbeginthepassagewiththeideasinParagraph1?A．Tomakethetimeofgettinghiccupsclear.B．Tosuggestwhatitfeelsliketohavehiccups.C．Toexplaintouswhypeoplehavetroublecuringhiccups.D．Tointerestusinasubjectthatmanypeoplehaveexperienced.2．Inwhichsituationwillyouprobablygetahiccup?.A．Youaregoingtotakeanexamwithoutpreparation.B．Youdrinkabowlofsoupslowly.C．Youswallowsomemedicine.D．YoueataHiccupop.3．ThewaypeopleusemosttostophiccupsisA．holdingthebreathforafewsecondsB．swallowinghardwhileholdingthebreathC．drinkingalotofwaterD．eatingsomelollipops4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutMalloryKievman?A．Itwasnoteasyforhertoinventherlollipops.B．Theingredients(材料）ofherlollipopsaren’teasytofind.C．Herlollipopscanhelpeveryonegetawayfromhiccups.D．Shewonthreecompetitionswithherlollipops.Ⅴ.书面表达19、假如你是李华，请你根据以下提示用英语写一封保护大象的倡议书。提示：陆地上最大的哺乳动物，可以活到80岁。目前数量在减少，因为：1）人们砍伐森林，大象渐渐失去家园；2）人们捕杀大象，获取象牙。3）应如何保护它们(不少于三条)。要求：1）恰当运用比较级和最高级；2）80词左右。倡议书的结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：哺乳动物mammal;象牙ivoryDearclassmates________________