湖南省怀化市新晃侗族自治县2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末统考试题含解析

湖南省怀化市新晃侗族自治县2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末统考试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、ManykidsinChinaarecrazyabouttheWesternculture.ButIstillcan'tunderstandtousChinese.A．whatdoesChristmasmean B．whatChristmasdoesmeanC．whatmeanChristmasdoes D．whatChristmasmeans2、Mikevisitedhisteacherwithhisclassmates______.A．lastSunday B．onSunday C．everySunday D．nextSunday3、AnewstudyfromaUniversityfoundthat88percentofpeople______makeNewYear’sresolutionsfailed.A．whose B．who C．which D．whom4、-WhatshouldIdo,doctor?-_______healthy,youshouldtakeexercisemoreandeatmeatless.A．KeepB．KeepingC．TokeepD．Kept5、InFranceyou________putbreadonthetable.Youarenotsupposedtoputitontheplate.A．shouldn't B．aresupposedto C．wouldliketo D．will6、—IalwaysgetnervouswhenIstarta(an)withothers?—Takeiteasy.Believeinyourself.A．education B．introduction C．communication D．exhibition7、—Howfarisitfromthehospitaltothebusstation?—About________.A．tenminutesB．tenminutes’C．tenminutes’walkD．tenminuteswalk8、—Alatestmagazine,please.—Onlyoneleft.Wouldyouliketohave_______?A．it B．one C．this D．that9、—Arethosecrayons?—No,aren’t.A．you;theirs B．your;their C．yours:they D．yours:them10、—Excuseme,wouldyoulikemindhelpingmewiththemathproblem?—I’msorry.,I’minahurry.A．IngeneralB．InfactC．BythewayD．OfcourseⅡ.完形填空11、Agirlcomplainedtoherfatheraboutherhardlife.Shedidn’tknowwhatshehadtodoandwantedto1up.Shefelttiredoffightingandfighting.Oneproblemhadbeenfinishedbut2cameover.Herfather,acook,tookherintothe3.Hepouredwaterintothreepans(锅)andboiledit.Whenthewaterwasboiling,inthefirstpanheputsomecarrots,inthesecondheputsomeeggsandinthelastheputsomecoffee.He4forthemforafewminuteswithoutanywords.Thegirlwaitedimpatiently,notknowing5herfatherwasdoingthat.About20minuteslater,herfatherturned6thestove,tookoutthecarrotsandputtheminabowl.Hetookoutthe7andputtheminanotherbowl.Afterthatthecoffeewaspouredintoacup.Turningbacktohisdaughter,heasked,“Mysweetheart,whatdoyou8?”“Carrots,eggsandcoffee,”sheanswered.Herfathertoldherto9hereyesandlethertouchthecarrots.Shedidsoandfeltthatthecarrotswere10.Afterthatheaskedhertotakeeggsand11them.Then,shegottheeggs,warmandhard.Atlast,thefatheraskedhertosmellthecoffee.Sheasked,“Whatdidyoudothisfor,Father?”He12thateachonehadhadthesameunluckyexperience—theboilingwater,but13hadadifferentresult.Thestrongandhardcarrotshadbecomesoftandweakafterbeingintheboilingwater.Theeggsbecamehardafterbeingcooked.Thecoffeewasvery14anditchangedthewater.“Whoareyou?”askedherfather,“Whenbadluck15yourdoor,what’syourdecision?Areyoucarrots,eggsorcoffee?”1．A．growB．giveC．setD．pick2．A．otherB．elseC．anotherD．many3．A．bedroomB．officeC．restaurantD．kitchen4．A．lookedB．searchedC．waitedD．called5．A．thatB．whenC．whatD．why6．A．intoB．overC．offD．out7．A．vegetablesB．fruitsC．eggsD．cakes8．A．hearB．tasteC．smellD．see9．A．closeB．openC．washD．clean10．A．hardB．softC．sweetD．sour11．A．dropB．cookC．breakD．drink12．A．smiledB．explainedC．laughedD．expected13．A．eachB．allC．everyD．either14．A．bitterB．colorfulC．specialD．common15．A．liesinB．comesacrossC．meetswithD．knocksatⅢ.语法填空12、While1．(travel)abroad,Mr.JacksonFrankspentalmostallthemoneyhetookwithhim.Sohewrotetohisbrothertosendhim$5000bybanktransfer(汇款)totheFischerBank.Afteraweekhe2．(begin)callingattheFischerBank.Heshowedhispassport.“Nothinghascomeforyou,”he3．told.Thiswentonfortwoweeks,andMr.Frankgotvery4．(worry).Hesentanemailtohisbrother,buttherewasnoreply.InthefourthweekMr.Frankwasarrested(拘留)fornot5．(be)abletopayhishotelbill(账单).Hetriedtoexplaintheproblem,butnoonebelievedhim.Hestayedinprison(监狱)6．sixtydays.Whenhecameout,hewentimmediatelytotheFischerBank.Theclerkhespoke7．wasanewman.“Haveyoureceived$5000forme?”heasked.“MynameisJacksonFrank.”Theclerkcheckedhisbooks.“Yes,Mr.Jackson,it’shere.Itcamebybanktransfermorethantwomonthsago.Wewonderedwhereyouwere.”HeshowedMr.Franktheorder(汇票).Theorderread,“PayMr.FrankJacksonthesumof$5000…”“ButmynameisJacksonFrank,notFrankJackson.”“Oh,that’sallright,sir.Itwasinourbooksundertheletter‘J’,butit’syourmoney.”Theclerklaughed.“Ahumanmistake,sir!We’reallhumanbeings,aren’twe?Andsoweallmakemistakes.AfamilynamelikeFrank8．(sound)strangetome.”Mr.Frankwasin9．(silent).Hereallywantedtohitsomebody.Atlasthesaid,“Ahumanmistakeisthatwhatyoucallit?Ithinksomehumansneed10．(kick).”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Waterpollutionhappenswhenwastethingsfrommanyareasarethrownintorivers,lakesandseas．AgricultureTogetmorefood，farmersuselargeamountsofchemicals(化学制品)．Whenthechemicalsarenotcompletelyusedbytheplants，theyarewashedawaybytherainwaterintorivers，lakesandseas，whichpollutebothsurfacewaterandundergroundwater．IndustryFactoriesandindustriesoftenreleasepoisonouschemicalsintoseas，riversorlakes，whichisquitebadforMotherNature．AnexampleofindustrialseapollutionhappenedinJapaninthe1950s．Alocalfactoryhadpouredwastewaterwithmercury(水银)intotheMinamataBayfor20years．Tunafishinthebaytookinthemercuryandpeopleatethetuna.Manychildrenwerebornwithbirthdeformities(畸形)．Asaresult，peoplelosttheir，hearingandsight，andthousandsofpeoplediedintheend．SeatransportationWhenshipstransportingoilgetdamagedontheway，oilspillage(溢出)happens·OnemajordisasterwastheExxonValdezoilspill．AnoiltankersinkoffAlaskain1989andleaked(泄漏)oilintotheocean．Tosavecost，someshipsalsopouredunwantedoilfromtheirengineroomsintothesea，thuspollutingtheoceans·HomeactivitiesIfthewastefromthewashingofclothesanddishesarenottreatedandpouredintothesea，theywilldoharmtothesealife．Somediseasesmayalsospread．Sometimes，rubbishisdumpedintothesea．1．FarmersUselargeamountsofchemicalsto．A．havemorefood B．releasepoisonC．planting D．plantmorecrops2．FromtheexampleinParagraph3．welearnthat．A．eatingtunafishissometimesagreatdangerB．waterpollutionisaseriousprobleminJapanC．factoriesandindustriesshouldbeclosedinJapanD．waterpollutioncandogreatharmtopeople’shealth4．Theunderlinedword“release”probablymeans．A．释放 B．吸收 C．生产 D．运用5．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．IndustrialwaterpollutionB．AgriculturewaterpollutionC．ReasonsforwaterpollutionD．WaystosolvewaterpollutionB14、Igrewupinthe1950swithverypracticalparents.Mymotherwashedaluminumfoil（铝箔纸）aftershecookedinit,andthenshereusedit.Shewastheearliestrecycle（回收）queenbeforepeoplehadanameforit．Myfatherwasnodifferent.Hepreferredgettingoldshoesfixedto-buyingnewones.Theirmarriagewasgoodandtheirdreamswerefocused（集中）．Theirbestfriendslivedjustawaveaway.Thoughmyparentshavepassedaway,Icanseethemnow-Dadintrousers,aT-shirtandahatandMominahousedress,lawnmower（割草机）inonehandanddishtowelintheother.Itwasthetimetofixthings-acurtainrod(挂帘杆),thekitchenradio,thescreendoor,theovendoor,andsoon.Theyfixedallthingswehad.Itwasawayoflife,andsometimesitmademecrazy.Allthatre-fixingandrenewingmademewanttoscream.1wantedjustoncetobewasteful.Wastemeantbeingrich.Throwingthingsawaymeantyouknewthere'dalwaysbemore.Ioftenthoughtlikethat.Butthenmymotherdied,andonthatclearsummernight,inthewarmthofthehospitalroom,Ilearnedthatsometimesthereisn'tanymore.Sometimes,whatwecareaboutmostgetsallusedupandgoesawayanditwillneverreturn.So,whilewehaveit,itisthebestthatweloveit,careforit,fixitwhenit'sbrokenandcureitwhenit'ssick.Thisistrueformarriage,oldcars,childrenwithbadreportcards,dogswithbadhipsandagingparentsandgrandparents.Wekeepthembecausetheyareworthitandbecauseweareworthit.1．Wecanlearnthatwhenthewriterwasyoung,she_______.A．thoughthighlyofherparents'habitsB．oftenhelpedherparentsfixoldthingsC．oftenthrewthingsawaywithoutbeingnoticedD．attimeshateditwhenherparentsfixedoldthings2．Whatdidthewriterrealizeafierhermother'sdeath?A．Hermothertrulylovedher.B．Shehadwastedalotofmoney.C．Thingsmayneverreturnoncetheyaregone.D．Shehadhurtherparentsformanytimes.3．Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Toadviseustolovewhatwehave.B．Toencourageustorecycleoldthings.C．Toexplainwhyherparentsrecycled.D．Tohelpusknowaboutlifeinthepast.C15、Haveyoueverwonderedaboutthesecretlifeofthetastylobster(龙虾)?Inthesea,itisyellow,orange,grey,green,brownorevenblue.Cookingturnsitred.Lobstersarenocturnalcreatures(夜行物),soitisbesttohunt(捕捉)thematnightwhentheyareactive.Youcancatchlobsterbyhand,butyoushouldwearthickglovesbecauselobster’sclawsarestrong.Averylargelobstercouldcutyourfinger.Interestingly,inthepast,lobsterswereonlyservedtoprisonersastheywereconsideredasapoorman’sfood.Nowadays,lobstersareanexpensiveandpopulardish.1．Whatcoloristhelobsterwhencooked?A．Blue B．RedC．Yellow D．Green2．Whenisthebesttimetohuntthelobster?A．Inthemorning B．IntheafternoonC．Atnoon D．Atnight3．Canpeoplecatchthelobsterbyhandwithoutthickgloves?A．Yes,theycan B．No,theycan’tC．Notmentioned D．NoanswerisrightD16、Whenyourschooldoesn’thaveabus,andyoulivetoofarawaytowalk?Howdoyougotoschool?“Let’scarpool!”mostUSmiddleschoolstudentswillgetthatcoolidea.Carpoolingisagroupofpeoplesharingtheresponsibility(责任)ofdrivingtoschoolinthemorning.Thereareusuallyfourorfivekidsinacarpoolandtheirparentstaketurnsdrivingthekidsintheircars.Itmightbethekids’firstexperiencewithrealteamwork.Teamworkisreallyimportantinthecarpoolbecausenobodywantstomakeeveryoneelselate.It’sagreatlessoninresposibility.Carpoolingiscomingintofashioneverywherenow.Youcanfindlotsofinformationsofcarpoolingontheinternet.Carpoolingiscool!Why?It’sgoodfortheenvironment.Intoday’scultureofeveryoneneedingtotrytheirbesttoprotectourenvironment,carpoolingisoneofthebestways.Bytaking3carsofftheroad,thepollutioncanbecutalittle.Takethatoveratown,acity,astate,acountryandthinkabouthowmuchlesspollutionisgoingtobeintheairoverthecourseofevenoneyear.Gas(汽油)nowismuchmoreexpensivethanitusedtoandifyouneedtowatchthecents(美分),thenit’spossiblethatcarpoolingcouldbetheanswertoyourprayers.Evenifyouhavetouseyourcaronceaweekinsteadoftwo,that’soneroundtripofgasyou’resaving.Socarpoolinghelpsyousavemoney.Carpoolingisagreatwayofgettingtoknowpeoplebetter.Ifyou’recarpoolinggradeschoolkids,thenyou’llfindthatslowlyyou’llgettoknowyourchild’speers(同龄人)andfriendsbetter.It'sagreatopportunitytomeetpeoplewhilesavingtheenvironmentandyourmoney.1．Theword“carpool”means.A．合伙用车B．共同租车C．让人搭车2．Oneofdrivesthecarinacarpoolofmiddleschoolstudents.A．theirteachersB．thestudentsC．theirparents3．Ifyoucarpoolwithtwopersonstoworkeveryday,willbetakenofftheroadeveryday.A．nocarB．onecarC．twocars4．Thereareadvantagesofcarpoolingmentionedinthispassage.A．threeB．fourC．five5．Wecanknowfromthepassagethatcarpooling.A．ismuchmoreconvenientthantakingtheschoolbus.B．canhelpyousavethemoneybecauseyouuseyourcarless.C．isn’tagoodmeanstounderstandpeoplebetter.E17、WelcometoQinghuayuanHotelQinghuayuanHotelisathree-starcourtyard-stylehotel.ItliesclosetoTsinghuaUniversityandPekingUniversity.Whenyouarefree,youmayenjoyyourselfonfootonthecampuses.Thereare280guestroomsinthehotel,includingstandard(标准的)double-rooms(RMB380pernight),suit(RMB480pernight),singlerooms(RMB580pernight),offices(talkingfacetoface)andsoon.Allroomsaredecoratedwithmodernfurniture,TV,airconditioner,computerandfirealarmsystem,etc.Thehotelhas4restaurantswhichcanholdmorethan500people.Therestaurantsprovidenewstyleseafood,Cantonese,Sichuan,aswellasBeijingRoastDuck.Thereareotherfacilitiesinthehotel,suchasateahouse,abusinesscenter,ashoppingcenter,differentmeetingrooms,andamulti-function(多功能)hallwhichcanhold300people.Thetransportationisveryconvenient.Youcangotodifferentplaceseasily.BeijingAirport

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Formoreinformation,youcancallusarvisitourwebsitehttp://www.Tsinghuayuanhotel.com.1．MrSmithandhisfamilywanttostayinQinghuayuanHotelfortwonights.Hewantstobooktwodouble-rooms,asuitandasingle-room.Itwillcosthim_______.A．RMB1440 B．RMB2880C．RMB3640 D．RMB5802．Youcan’teat_______intherestaurantinthehotel.A．BeijingRoastDuck B．CantonesestyleC．Sichuanstyle D．Qingyuanchicken3．Ittakesyou_______togotoTian’anmenSquarebycarfromthehotel.A．40minutes B．30minutesC．10minutes D．5minutes4．Fromthepassageaboveweknowthat_______.A．itisafour-starcourtyard-stylehotelB．thevisitorscan’teatBeijingRoastDuckinthehotelC．thevisitorscanwalktoTsinghuaUniversityinfiveminutesD．ifyouwanttogetmoreinformation,youcancallusaThepassageaboveisprobablya(n)_______.A．news B．noticeC．advertisement D．letterF18、阅读理解。SuccessbyfailureIhadfailedagain．Itwasthedayofthebigmarathon．Ihaddecidedthreeyearsagototrainforthehalf-marathoneventandtakehomeamedal．ThereIsat,infrontofmyTV,whileIwatchedotherscrossthefinishline．Itwasjustanotherinalongstring(串)offailures．IhadnevermetasingleweightlossorfitnessgoalandIwasmajoringintheartoffailing．Weareafamilyofexplorationandoftenplanactivevacations．ItseemedthatoneveryvacationIwastheonewhocouldn'tgothedistance．EachtimeIurged(催促)myfamily,"Goonwithoutme．Bringmelotsofpicturesandvideos．I'llbefinejustsittingheretakingintheview．"Ilied．Sickofbeingleftbehind,Idecidedthatitwouldneverhappenagain．SureIwasinmy50s,butsurelytherewasstillhopeforme．Ialwaysspentweekswalkingtoprepareforouractivevacations．Ihadlostweightmanytimes．IjustalwaysseemedtofailtogetwhereIneededtobe．ButthistimeIwoulddosomethingdifferent．Iwasgoingtowalkahalfmarathon．Surely1wouldloseweightandgetinshapeifIcouldcompleteover12milesinfourhours．Besides,thiswouldbetraining．Trainingsoundedcoolerthandietandexercise．_______andreadytogo．Iboughtthepropergear(装备),checkedoutwhattypeofdrinkswouldbehandedoutatthemarathonandpreparedalot．Ihadaplan!Nowtwoyearslater,thereIsat,watchingthousandsofpeopleofallagessucceedwhereIhadfailed．Iwalkedout,angrywithmyself,satdownandhadmyselfapityparty．Iwasamasterattheartofpityparties,havingagreatdealofexperienceinholdingthem．Whatwasmyproblem?WherewasIgoingwrong?Istoppedandconsideredeachfailure,onebyone．Imadesomeveryinterestingdiscoveries．IhadfailedtoclimbtothetopofthatMayanpyramid,butIdidclimbitandstoodonthoseancientstones．IhadfailedtomeetasingleweightlossgoalandyetIhadlost43pounds．Icouldn'twalk12milesinfourhours,butIcouldwalk12miles．Allmyfailuresweresoundinglikeasuccessstory．ThistimeIwasgivingthanks．IwasthankfulthatIhadbeengiventhespiritoffailurebecausefailuremeantthatIwastrying,thatIdidn'tgiveup．IdecidedthatIwouldbecrossingthefinishlinenextyear．1．Whatcanyouleamfromthepassage?A．Thewriterdidn'tloseanyweightintheend．B．Thewriterdidn'tclimbtheMayanpyramid．C．Thewriterdidn'ttakepartinthebigmarathon．D．Thewriterdidn'thaveholiclayswithhisfamily．2．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Iwasrevvedup．"probablymean?A．Igotexcited．B．Ifeltmoved．C．Iwaspushed．D．Iwaschosen3．Whichwordscanbestdescribethewriterinthepassage?A．Cleverandfriendly．B．Interestingandproud．C．Humorousandhopeful．D．K