湖北省竹溪县2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题含解析

湖北省竹溪县2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题注意事项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、WhileDerrickwasinFrance,hedevelopeda_____forfineart.A．talent B．taste C．way D．habit2、Mr.Whitetellsusthecallsmeetingwillbecancelledifnoagreement_________tomorrow.A．isreached B．willbereachedC．isgoingtobereached D．hasbeenreached3、visitorscametotakephotosofHongyadongduringthevacation.A．Thousand B．Thousandof C．Thousands D．Thousandsof4、Inmanycountries,peopleusuallyeattraditionalfood______specialholidays.A．onB．inC．withD．under5、----DoyoulikethepopstarZhouJielunorthemoviestarLiuDehua?----________.Iamnottheirfan.A．Both B．Either C．Neither D．All6、—Whodiditbetter,BillorHenry?—IthinkBilldidjust_______Henry.A．aswellas B．asgoodasC．asbetteras D．morebadlythan7、-Whydidn'tyoucryforhelpwhenyouwererobbed(被抢劫)?-IfIopenedmymouth,theymightfindmyfourgoldteeth.Thatwouldbe______!A．bad B．muchworseC．worst D．theworst8、Thestrategiesthattheycameupwithatthemeeting________________fine.A．wasworkedout B．workout C．workingout D．worksout9、In2000,we____totheGreatWallandhadagoodtimethere.A．go B．went C．willgo D．havegone10、—WouldyouliketogotoFragrantHillsParkthisweekend?—No,thanks.Itheretwicethisyear.A．havebeen B．willgo C．go D．havegoneⅡ.完形填空11、Oneday,aladyonacarriagesawayoungmanwalkingontherockyroad.1theyoungmandidn’twearshoesanditseemedthattherewas2wrongwithhisfeet.Sheaskedthedriver3himup,andsaidshewouldpay4him.Thensheaskedtheyoungman5.Hesaidhewasgoingforthenearestsea-port,toofferhimselfasasailor.Twentyyears6,onthesameroad,asea-captain7wasonacarriagesawanoldladywalkingalong,andhemadethedriverstophishorses.Hepulledup8oldlady,saying,“I’llpaythemoney.”After9onthecarriage,theoldladythankedthecaptain,“for,”saidshe,“Iam10poortopayforaridenow.”Thecaptainsaid,“Iremember,twentyyearsagowhenIwasapoorman,nearthisveryplace,I11arideonacarriagealongtheroadbyakindlady.”“Ah,”shewas12,“Iamthatlady!Butthings13withmesincethen.”“Well”,saidthecaptain,“Ihavemadesomemoney,andhavecomehometoenjoyit.I14youtwenty-fivepoundsayearifyouacceptmyoffer.”Theoldlady’seyeswerefulloftears,and15acceptedthesailor’soffer.1．A．SoB．OrC．ButD．And2．A．somethingB．anythingC．everythingD．nothing3．A．pickB．topickC．pickingD．topicking4．A．toB．atC．inD．for5．A．whereishegoingB．wherewashegoingC．whereheisgoingD．wherehewasgoing6．A．lateB．laterC．latestD．thelatest7．A．whoB．whichC．whatD．whose8．A．aB．anC．theD．/9．A．getB．togetC．gettingD．got10．A．tooB．veryC．suchD．so11．A．amofferedB．wasofferedC．offeredD．wasoffering12．A．surpriseB．surprisedC．surprisingD．surprisingly13．A．changeB．changedC．ischangingD．havechanged14．A．giveB．gaveC．willgiveD．wasgiving15．A．thankfullyB．thankC．thankfulD．thanksⅢ.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、阅读短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案回答问题或完成句子.LastSundayIwalkedtoZiweiPark.WhileIwaswalkinginthepark,agirlstoppedmeandaskedifIcouldtakesomephotosforher.Iwashappytohelpandtookmanybeautifulphotoforher.Withmanythanks,shesaidgoodbyetome.However,afewminuteslater,Ifoundthegirlhadleftherbagonthebench(长凳).Ithoughtshemustforgettotakeitwithher.SoIdecidedtowaitforher.Tenminuteslater,thegirlreturnedinahurry.Seeingherbaginmyhand,shewasveryhappy.ThenIgavethebagtoher.Sheshowedhergratitudetome.WhenIleft,shethankedmeagain.Whatagreatpleasureitwastohelpothers!1．LastSundayIwenttoZiweiPark.A．bybike B．onfoot C．bybus2．AgirlaskedmeifIcouldforher.A．takesomephotos B．drawapicture C．singasong3．Thegirlleftheronthebench.A．hat B．football C．bag4．Tenlater,thegirlreturnedinahurry.A．minutes B．hours C．days5．Theunderlinedword“gratitude”inparagraph1meansinChinese.A．情感 B．感激 C．看法B14、Itcanbehardtomeetpeoplefromanotherculture.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal(信号).Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.Differentculturesemphasize（强调）theimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein“smalltalk”,usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries—liketheUKorFrance—peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsratherthanattheoffice.Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilence.Thepeoplejustlookedatmeallthetimeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsarenotneeded.EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharealmostthesamevalues;however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvalues,andsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.However,ifwecanunderstandthembetter,amulticultural(多元文化)environmentwillofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.1．Insomecountries,eatingtogetheratrestaurantsmaymakeiteasierforpeopleto.A．developcloserrelationshipB．sharethesamecultureC．gettoknoweachotherD．makeasuccessfulspeech2．ThewritermentionshisjourneyinThailandtoshowthat.A．toomanywordsareofnouseB．theEnglishprefertomakelongspeechesC．eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferentD．peoplefromThailandarequietandshy3．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MulticulturalEnvironmentB．Cross-CulturalDifferencesC．HowtoUnderstandEachOtherD．HowtoBuildUpaRelationshipC15、Iftherosecanbesaidtobeaspecialflower,thentheapplecanbesaidtobeaspecialfruit.ItisveryimportantinAmericanculture.AmericanstoriesspeakofJohnnyAppleseed,whowentthroughoutAmericacollectingappleseedsandplantingappletrees.Hehadagreatlovefornatureandwentthroughfieldsandfarmsaddingrichnessandbeautytothecountry.Oneofthefirstsayingstaughttoschoolchildrenis,“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.”Thisshortsayingencourageschildrentoeatfreshfruittokeephealthy.Ifsomeonealwayssaysgoodwordstoaperson,peoplewillcallhiman“_______”.This,however,isnotagoodname.Ifsomeoneisverydeartous,wesaythatheorsheisthe“appleofoureye”.MostpeoplebelievethatthefruitwhichEvegavetoAdamwasanapple,eventhoughtheBible(圣经)neversaysso.Theapple,therefore,isadeeppartofthelanguageandstoriesofAmerica.Anappleisalsodelicious.Applescanbecookedinmanyways,usedasadessert,andmadeintosweetjuice.Inmanypartsofthecountryduringtheharvestseason,apopularactivityistogointoanapplegardentopickapples.Washington,D．C．andNewYorkarebothfamousfortheirapples.Finally,whenit’stimetotakeavacationtoAmericancities,onecanalwaysvisitNewYork,whichis“thebiggestapple”ofalltheAmericancities.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“applepolisher”mean?A．Somethingforcuttingapples.B．Apersonwholikestopleaseothers.C．Apersonwhoisdealingwithfruits.D．Amachineforcleaningapplesquickly.2．“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway”isaproverbabout____________.A．cookingB．medicineC．shoppingD．health3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEwithapples?A．Applesaremedicine.B．Applesarethemostimportantfood.C．NewYorkisfamousforitsbigapples.D．TheBiblesaysAdamwasgivenanapple.4．Thepassageismainlyabout___________.A．storiesabouttheappleB．applesinAmericancultureC．somefamoussayingsoftheappleD．bigcitiesthatisfamousforapplesD16、Twomenweresittingtogetherinaplane.Theywereonalongjourney.Oneofthemenwasabusinessman.Theotherwasafarmer.Theysatwithouttalkingforawhile,thenthefarmersaid,“Let’sdosomethingtopassthetime.”“Whatdoyouwanttodo?”thebusinessmanasked.“Wecanaskeachotherriddles.”Thefarmersaid,“Youstart.”“Let’smaketherulesfirst,”thebusinessmansaid.“That’snotfair.Youareabusinessmanwithmuchknowledge.YouknowmorethingsthanIdo.Iamjustafarmer.”“That’strue.”Thebusinessmansaid.“Whatdoyouwantweshoulddo?”“Ifyoudon’tknowtheanswertoariddle,youpayme$100.AndifIdon’tknowtheanswer,I’llpayyou$50.”Thefarmersaid.Thebusinessmanthoughtaboutthis,thenhesaid,“OK.That’sfair.Whowillgofirst?”“Iwill,”Thefarmersaid.“Hereismyriddle.Whathasthreelegswhenitwalks,butonlytwolegswhenitflies?”Thebusinessmanrepeatedtheriddle,“Whathasthreelegswhenitwalks,butonlytwolegswhenitflies?Mm,that’sagoodone.I’mafraidIdon’tknowtheanswer.”Hegavethefarmer$100,thensaid,“Tellmetheanswer.Whathasthreelegswhenitwalks,butonlytwolegswhenitflies?”“Idon’tknow.”Thefarmersaidandgavehim$50.1．（小题1）Whatdoestheword“riddle”meaninthisstory?A．Adifficultquestiontofindtheanswerto.B．Somethingtohelptomakerules.C．Somethingtowinmoney.D．akindofgameindoingbusiness.2．（小题2）Whydidthebusinessmanagreetogivemoremoneyifhelost?A．Hemademuchmoremoneythanthefarmer.B．Hethoughtheknewmorethanthefarmer.C．Hewasinterestedinmakingriddles.D．Hewasbetteratplayingriddlegames.3．（小题3）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thetwomenmaderulesfortheirriddle.B．Thefarmerwasmuchclevererthanthebusinessman.C．Thetwomenmadetheirriddlegamemoreinterestingbypayingitformoney.D．Thebusinesswasnotascleverasthefarmer,butthebusinessmanhadmoremoneythanthefarmer.E17、根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。Forsomepeople,musicisnofunatall.About4%ofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall“amusic”.Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytoenjoymusicalnotes.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencesbetweentwosongs.Asaresult,songssoundlikenoisetoanamusic.Manyamuicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Infact,mostpeoplecannotbegintounderstandwhatitfeelsliketobeanamusic.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingcentercanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.Thatiswhymanyamusicshavetostayawayfromplaceswherethereismusic.However,thiscanresultinsocialloneliness.“Iusedtohateparties,”saysMargaret,aseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusic.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaret,scientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentify(辨别)thisunusualcondition.Scientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthoseofpeoplewhocanenjoymusic.Thedifferenceiscomplex(复杂的),anditisnotconnectedwithpoorhearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernon-musicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingcommonspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan’tseecertaincolors.Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnosed(诊断).Foryears,Margaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemmusic.Nowsheknowsthatsheisnotalone.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain.Whenpeopleinvitemetoaconcert,Ijustsay“No,thanks.I’mamusic.”saysMargret.1．Amusicsarethepeoplewho_________.A．havepoorlisteningB．arebornwithouttheabilitytoenjoymusicalnotesC．likemusicattimesD．didn’tlikemusicwhentheywereyoung2．HowoldisMargaret?A．40yearsold.B．50yearsold.C．60yearsold.D．70yearsold.3．Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisTRUE?A．Amusicscanfeelcomfortablewhentheyareintheshoppingcenter.B．Lifecanbeeasyforamusics.C．Scientistsidentifyamusicsbystudyingamusicpeople.D．Fewamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnosed.4．Whatcausesamusicsdifferentfrommostpeopleaccordingtoscientists?A．Theirbrains.B．Theirlackofcolors.C．Theirproblemswithspeech.D．Theirpoorhearing.5．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Somepeople’sinabilitytoenjoymusic.B．Amusics’strangebehaviors.C．Musicalability.D．Howtotreatamusics.F18、Fastfoodchains(连锁)，American—style,arenowontheincreaseallovertheworld.Mostoftheseplacesworkinasimilarway.Thereisalongcounter(柜台）.Abovethecounterhangsalist(oftenwithpictures)ofthefoodanddrinktheysell,andbehindthecounterseveralpeopleareworking.Youstandinfrontofthecounterandorderyourmeal.Youreceivewhatyouorderandtakeitonatraytoatable.Youcanfindstraws(吸管）inthestrawmachineandyouhavetopushthebottomofthemachinetogetastraw.Whenyou’vefinishedyourmeal,youyourselfthrowawayeverythingexceptthetray.Manyfast-foodplaceshavedrive-infacilities(设施).Youorderyourmealinyourcarthroughamicrophoneandthendriveroundtoaspecialwindowtopayandpickyourfoodup.Insomeplacesawaiterbringsyourmealout,andyousitandeatitinthecar.1．Accordingtothepassage,thesefastfoodshopsareusuallyquite.A．similar B．differentC．cheap D．expensive2．Whenyougotothesefastfoodshops,whatwillyoudo?A．Useknivesandforkstoeatthefastfood.B．Getamenuandwritedownthefastfood.C．Carrythefastfoodonthetraytothetable.D．Sitatthetableandwaitforthefastfood.3．Whatisa“tray”?A．Somethingyoucaneat.B．Somethingyoucandrink.C．Somethingyouthrowaway.D．Somethingyouuseforcarryingthings.4．Ifyouaredrivingyourcar,howcanyouorderyourfastfood?A．Stopthecarandgototherestaurant.B．Orderamealintherestaurant.C．Takethefoodtotheoffice.D．Gotothedrive-infacilities.5．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A．Whyfastfoodispopular.B．Wheretobuyfastfood.C．Howfastfoodchainswork.D．Howtobuyfood.Ⅴ.书面表达19、假设你是Beth,前段时间曾向英语校刊投送一篇题为MyEnglishTeacherMissZhang的短诗。近日，又至毕业季，师生们忙着互致临别赠言。为此，编辑部策划开“ALettertoMyTeacher”专栏，邀请你以信件的形式重新投稿。短诗如下：MyEnglishTeacherMissZhangThereisateacher,MissZhang,Whoisfriendly,patientandhelpful.Alwaysencouragingustotry,Sheleadsustoaworldof"why".Weallrespectandadmireher.