2024届安徽宣城古泉中学英语九年级第一学期期末考试试题含解析

2024届安徽宣城古泉中学英语九年级第一学期期末考试试题

注意事项

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色字迹的签字笔作答。

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I.单项选择

1、…Couldyoutellme?--Fmnotsure.

A.howmanypeoplehavebeenoutofhospital

B.whenisThanksgivingDay

C.whichanimalsdoeshelikebest

D.whattimewillthedophinshowstart

2、ɪthinkwehavenobuttowait.

A.courageB.decision

C.choiceD.suggestion

3、Thisyearwearetrainingmore,sovvecandothanlastyear.

A.careful;betterB.carefully;good

C.careful;betterD.carefully;better

4、一IwenttoreturnthebooktoJack,butIcouldn,tfindhim.—He_thelibrary.YoucanAndhimthere.

A.hasbeentoB.hasgonetoC.hasleftD.wentto

5、一Isyourfatherormotherateacher?

—・Myfatherisadoctorandmymotherisanofficeworker.

A.NoneB.EitherC.Neither

6、Ileftamessagetomyparentsyesterday,butofthemcalledmeback.

A.bothB.allC.neitherD.none

7、一Areyousurprisedattheendingofthemovie?

—No,becauseIthestory.

A.readB.willreadC.havereadD.wasreading

8、一Althoughtheproductispopular;westillneedtonewmarkets.

—Right!Wecansellthemtoothercountries.

A.openupB.giveupC.lookup

9、一Excuseme,couldyoutellme?

—ThereisabankonthesecondfloorYoucanmakeitthere.

A.wherethebankisB.howɪcangettothebank

C.ifthere,sabanknearhereD.whereIcanexchangemoney

10、Youaredoinggreat!Pveneverhadanswerbefore.

A.betterB.bestC.abetterD.thebest

∏.完形填空

11、Willyouputothers9needsbeforeyourown?What1willyougetifyoudo?Hereisanexperienceofmine.

ItwasawetdayandIhada2time,ɪwasbusyandeveryoneItalkedtowasinabadmood.What'smore,Iwent

outwithoutbreakfastandIleftmv3athome.SoIcouldn,tgetlunchandwasterriblyhungry.

WhenIfinishedmywork,I4toaskmywifetomeetmeatthedoorwithsomemoneysothatIcouldquicklygo

tobuy5.ThenIquicklymademywayhomeinhopeofeatingmy6mealofthedayat5:00p.m.

AsIwashalfwayhome,mywifetoldmebyphonethatafriendofourswasin7andneededalift（搭便车）home.

Mymindsaid,Twingethim8Igetthemeal.”Butmymouthsaid,wAllright,I'llgivehima9

Hejumpedinthecarwithasmileonhisfaceandrepeatedhow10hewasthatIwoulddrivehimhome.Hetold

meheusuallywalkedhomefromhiscompanybutthatdaythe11stoppedhimfrommakingthatjourney.

12wasamess（混舌L）.Adrivetohimnormallytook10minutes,butthatdayittook30minutes.

NowyouwouldguessthepersonthatIwashelpingisa13friendofmine.But,infact,heisafriendofafriend.

IwonderifIwilleverseethispersonagain,butɪfeelgladIwastherewhenhe14me.

Soyouwillfeelyourselfhelpfulandusefulwhenyou15_moreaboutothers.

1.A.helpB.feelingC.changeD.reward

2.A.funB.quietC.hardD.good

3.A.keysB.glassesC.walletD.notebook

4.A.calledB.wantedC.triedD.remembered

5.A.giftsB.clothesC.fruitD.dinner

6.A∙hotB.firstC.simpleD.freew

7.A.troubleB.dangerC.fearD.treatment

8.A.sinceB.afterC.beforeD.when

9.A.choiceB.greetingC.rideD.suggestion

10.A.sorryB.gratefulC.surprisedD.satisfied

11.A.rainB.timeC.workD.traffic

12.A.HeB.IC.WeatherD.Traffic

13.A.newB.lovelyC.closeD.common

14.A.choseB.phonedC.joinedD.needed

15.A.learnB.worryC.careD.talk

ΠI.语法填空

12、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

ΓmagirlfromNigeria.Growingupinahomefullofwatchingandplayingfootball,Ihavegrowntolovethe

1.(game).1watchmostlyEuropeanfootballandIsupportanEnglishclub2.(call)Arsenal.Therearealotof

3,(reason)whyɪlovefootball.Nomatterwhereyoucomefrom,nomatterwhatlanguageyouspeak,everyone

4.(understand)thegame.Thatiswhyitiscalledawglobal(全球的)sporf,.

Footballis5,veryeasysporttoIearnandplay.Lookingfromtheoutside,itmightseemreallyhard9butwhen

youstart6.(learn)9itisnotthathard.Footballinvolves(牵涉)aballandahuman.Thereareotherrulesand

technicalities(技术性细节)involved,but,withtime,youwouldbeabletounderstand7.(they).

Ihavelearnedsomuchfromfootballthroughouttheyears.Forexample,throughfootball,Iknowlotsofcountries

andcitiesinthem.Iknow8.(place)likeZurich,Leicester,Liverpool,Munich,andShrewsbury.Also,listeningto

experiencedcommentators(解说员)duringthefootballgameshelpsincreasemyvocabulary(词汇量).ThalIkStOit,

IwasabletoscorehigheronmySATexam.9,mySAT,aquestionwasaboutawordIheardacommentatoruseina

gametheweekbefore.

Tome,footballismorethanasport,itislife.

IV.阅读理解

A

13>ThepainterCraigieAitchisonwasborninScotland.HecametoLondonintending(打算)tostudylaw,butwenttoart

schoolinstead.Therehefoundthetraditionaldrawingclassesdiffcult9butstillkeptonpainting.

InhislatetwentieshewasgivenmoneybytheItaliangovernmenttostudyartandlikedearlyItalianartists,which

showsinsomeofhiswork.HelovedthegreensandbrownsoftheItalianfieldsandtheclearlightthere,andwantedto

putthislightintohispaintings.

Thisledhimtopaintcoloursthinlyoneontopofanotherfromlighttodark,butheinsistshe'sneversurewhatthe

resultswillbe.HeSaySj'It'sasecret-becauseIdon,tknowmyself.Idon,tstartbypaintingyellow,knowingI'mgoingto

putanythingontop.πLikemosttalentedpeople,Aitchisonmakesitsoundeasy.nAnyonecandothecolours-youcan

buythem.Isimplynoticewhatyouputthecoloursnextto.”

Unlikesomeartists,heneverdoesdrawingsbeforehestartsapainting,ashefeelsthatifhedid,hemightgetboredand

notdothepaintingafterwards.Instead9Aitchisonchangeshispaintingsmanytimesbeforetheyarefinished.This

explainswhyhisfavouritemodelsarepeoplewhodon,tasktoseetheirpictureswhilehe'spaintingthem.nIfIfeel

they,reworriedandwanttolookatthepainting,Ican,tdoit.”

SincemovingtoLondonyearsago,hehasnotfeltpartoftheSCottiSh(苏格兰的)paintingscene.Hesayshedoesn,twant

tofollowanytradition,butjustpaintsthewayhecan.However,hisworkstillinfluencesyoungBritishpainters.

1.Inthepassage,thewriteristryingto・

A.describeparticularworksbyCraigieAitchison

B.teachreadershowtopaintlikeCraigieAitchison

C.introducetheartistCraigieAitchisontothereaders

D.explainhowCraigieAitchisonhasmademoneyfrompainting

2.WhatcanthereaderlearnaboutAitchisonfromthepassage?

A.Heworksinadifferentwayfromotherartists.

B.Heoftengetsboredeasilywithhispaintings.

C.Hefoundthedrawingclasseseasyatartschool.

D.Hewassurewhathispaintingwaslikebeforedrawing.

3.Aitchisonprefersmodelswhodon,t.

A.keepmovingaroundwhilehe,sworking

B.askhimabouthisstrangemethodofworking

C.worryabouthowlongtheworkwilltake

D.feelworriedtoseetheworkasit,sdeveloping

4.WhatmightavisitoratanexhibitionsayaboutAitchison,swork?

A.IlovehisrecentpaintingofScotland,whichareverysimilartoanumberofotherScottishpainters.

B.YoucanstillseetheinfluenceofhistriptoItalyinsomeofthesepictures.

C.Youcantellhespentalotoftimedrawingthepicturebeforehestartedpainting.

D.Iwonderifhislawtraininghelpshimatall,especiallyinsellinghiswork.

B

14、Notallpeoplecanaffordtobuyexpensivebooks.ThereareSendinglibrarieswherepeople,oldandyoung,

canborrowbooksiftheyaremembers.ThelargestlibraryinSingaporeistheNationalLibraryatStamfordRoad.

Morethanthousandsofbookscanbefound.MostofthemareEnglishbooksalthoughtherearealsosomeChineseand

Malayreaders.

Youcanborrowbooksfromthelibraryifyouareamember.Tobeamemberyouhavetopayacertainfee.After

youhavepaidthefee,youaregivenacardandyoucanusethiscardtoborrowbooksforthreeweeksatatime.

Studentsdonotneedtopaymembershipfee.Alltheyneedisaletterfromtheirschoolprincipalsandtheycan

becomemembersofthelibrary.Forthosewholivefarawaythereareextension（扩大）librariesatToaPayoh,

Queenstownandotherplaceswhichalsohavebooksforreaderstoborrow.

Readingisagoodhabitasitcanincreaseourknowledgeandimproveourlanguage.

1.Manypeopleborrowbooksfromthelibrarybecause.

A.booksaremoreandmoreexpensive

B.theyaremembersoflibraries

C.thereareallkindsofbooksinthelibrary

D.librariesareeverywhere

2.Fromthepassagewecanguessthat.

A.allthebooksinNationalLibraryareEnglishbooks

B.therearenootherbooksbesidesEnglishones

C.therearemanyChineselivingorworkinginSingapore

D.Malaypeople,slanguageisEnglish

3.canborrowbooksfromthelibrary.

A.AllthepeoplelivinginSingaporeB.Onlythemembersofthelibrary

C.OnlythepeoplewhospeakEnglishD.TheChineseandMalaypeople

4.Ifastudentwantstobeamemberofthelibrary,whatheneedsis.

A.topayacertainfeeB.tohavealibrarycard

C.toknowhowtousethelibrarycardD.aletterfromtheschoolprincipals

5,Reading.

A.canhelpyoutoknowmoreB.canimproveyourlanguage

C.isagoodhabitD.alloftheabove

C

15、Severaldaysago,IwaswalkinghomefromschoolandsawsomewritingonthefenceofahouseIwaspassingby.

ɪtsaid,uHappinessisadirection,notadestination（终点）・“ɪhadbeenhavingabaddayandjustreadingthis

brightenedmydayalittle.Ialsotookoutapenandwroteoneofmyfavoritequotes（格言）down.

WhenIcamebacktothefence,Isawanotherquoteundermineinthehandwritingasthefirstone.Iaddedanother;and

wekeptatthispatternforquiteawhile.Oneday,Iwaswritinganotherquoteonthefenceandtheoldman,oneofmy

neighbors,whoownedthefence,sawme.Hecameoutandɪwasafraidhewouldbemadatmeforwritingonhisfence;

hewasnotknowntobeveryfriendly.Hegavemeasharpglanceandthenreadthequotesonthefence.Withoutsaying

aword,hesaidsomethingtohimselfandthenwentbackinside.Iwasabitterrifiedforawhile,afraidtogobacktothe

fence,butwhenIdid,Inoticednotmorequotesbuttwowordsinentirelydifferenthandwritinghadbeenadded,

wThankyou.”

Late导Isawtheoldmaninhisfrontyard.Hebeckoned（召唤）meoverandtoldmehowmyquoteshadbeeninspiring

him,howhethankedmeandhowhewasgladtoseeyoungpeoplestillhave“values”.WearenowgoodfriendandItalk

tohimalotThisexperiencehaschangedmylife.Istilldon,tknowwhowrotethatveryfirstquote,butifheisoutthere,

Γdliketosay"thanks”tothatunknownfriend.

1.Whydidthewriterbegintowriteaquoteonthefence?

A.Hewantedtopracticehishandwriting.

B.Hehadgottensomehelpfromthequote.

C.Hethoughtdoingthiswasinteresting.

D.Hewantedtocatchhisneighbor'sattention.

2.Whywasthewriterafraidwhenhefoundthathisneighborhadseenhim?

A.Hehadthoughtthattheoidmanwasamadperson,

B.hehadoncebeentoldtheoldmanwascold-hearted.

C.HethoughttheoldmanwouldSCOId（责骂）himforwhathehaddone.

D.Hethoughttheoldmanwouldtellhisparentsabouthisaction.

3.Whomusthaveadded“Thankyou.”tothefence?

A.Theoldman.

B.Someoneelse.

C.Thewriterhimself.

D.Thatunknownfriend.

4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat・

A.writingquotesonfencesisagoodidea

B.thewriterhaswrittenthreequotesonthefence

C.thegoodrelationshipbetweenneighborsisveryimportant.

D.theoldmanhaschangedhisopinionaboutyoungpeople.

D

16、A2-year-oldboyisbeingdescribedasaheroafterusingFaceTimetosavehismotheraftershewasbadlyhurt.

AccordingtoareportfromKGUN,Laurawastryingtostopafightbetweentwodogswhenoneofthedogsbitpartof

hermiddlefingeralmostcompletelyoff.

Lauratriedtocall911herself,butshesaidherhandsweretoobadlyhurttomakethecall.“Iaskedmydaughtersto

call911,butthey,refour,andtheywerequiteafraidtoeventouchthephone,becauseitwascoveredinmyblood.”

LauratoldKGUN.

Themothercontinuedtolosealotofbloodandthoughtshewouldgointoadeepsleep—untilher2-year-oldsonBentIey

cameupwithadishclothfromthekitchen.Aftercleaningsomeofthebloodoffhismother,siPhone,Bcntleycontinued

touseFaceTimetocallLaura,sfriendConnie.

“AllIcouldseewashislittleforehead（前额）.Isaid'HiBentley,anditwasquietforalittlewhile.ThenɪheardLaura

shouting?9ConnietoldKGUN.

Conniethencalled911,andBentleyunlockedthedoortoletfirefightersintothehouse.

LauratoldKGUNshewasverythankfulforherlittleheroandhadtaughtallofherchildrenhowtocall911sincethen.

1.Laurawasbadlyhurtwhenshewas.

A.openingthedoorB.cookinginthekitchen

C.makingaphonecallD.tryingtostopadogfight

2.ThroughFaceTime,Laura,slearnedabouttheaccidentandcalled911atlast.

A.sonB.daughterC.friendD.husband

3.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom・

A.anewspaperB.aposter

C.asciencemagazineD.aguidebook

ThreeLittleKittens

Thethreelittlekittens

Theylosttheirmittensandtheybegantocry

Ourmittenswehavelost,π

**What?Lostyourmittens?Younaughtykittens!

Thenyoushallhavenopie!l,

',Meowmeow*,,

,,Nowyoushallhavenopie!',

Thethreelittlekittens

Theyfoundtheirmittensandtheybegantocry

,,Ohmotherdearseehereseehere

Ourmittenswehavefound.',

Putonyourmittensyousillykittens.

Andyoushallhavesomepie!,,

,,Meowmeowoh,letushavesomepie!,,

Thethreelittle,kittensputontheirmittens

Andsoonateupthepie

',Ohmotherdearwegreatlyfear.

Ourmittenswehavesoiled.',

"Soiledyourmittens?Younaughtykittens!n

Thentheybegantosigh.

MeowMeow

Thentheybegantosigh

Thethreelittlekittens

Theywashedtheirmittensandthemouttodry

,,Ohmotherdeardoyounothear

Ourmittensvvehavewashed.,,

,,Washedyourmittens?Thenyouaregoodkittens.

Let'sallhavesomepie!,,

MeowMeow

Lefsallhavesomepie!”

1.Whathappenedtothekittens,,mittensatfirst?

A.Theywerebroken.B.Theywerelost.

C.Theyweretakenaway.D.Theywerehidden.

2.Thebestwordfortheblankis.

A.hungB.hangedC.foundD.lost

3.Whatisthesongmainlyabout?

A.Dangerouswar.B.Interestinggames.

C.Deliciouspie.D.Goodmanners.

F

18、KenandAnthonywerechildhoodfriends.TheywenttoelementaryandhighschooltogetherTheywenttocollegein

differentstates,andthentheylosttouch.Thatwastwentyyearsago.

OnemorningKenwasreadingthenewspaperwithhismorningcoffee.Insidehesawanannouncementforapoetry

readingatanearbybookstore.HewassurprisedtofindthatthefeaturedpoetwasnoneotherthanhisfriendAnthony.

Kendecidedtoseewhathisoldpalwasupto.

Kensatinthelastrowoftheareasetupinsidethebookstore.WhenAnthonywasintroducedandcameupthepodium,

Kenhardlyrecognizedhim.Anthonywasalmostcompletelybaldandhadalittlepotbelly（大肚子）.WhenAnthonywas

inhighschool,hewasveryhandsome.WhatAnthonyhadlostinlookswasmadeupforintalent.Anthony9Spoetrywas

quitegood.

AnthonyrecognizedKensittinginthebackrow.Whenthereadingwasover,Kenstoodinlinewiththeotherswaiting

forAnthonytosignacopyofhisbook.WhenitwasKen,sturn,Anthonystoodupandhuggedhislonglostfriend.

AnthonyinvitedKentostayuntilhehadfinishedsigningbooks.Kendid,andthetwomengrabbedacupofcoffeeata

nearbycafe.

Eventhoughsomanyyearshadpassedsincethetwohadseeneachother,bothmenhadalotincommon.Both

graduatedfromcollegewithdegreesincomparativeliterature（比较文学）.Bothwenttograduateschool.Anthonygot

hisMaster,sofFineArtinwriting.Kenwenttolawschool.BothmenmarriedMexicanwomen.Bothmenalsohadsons

thatwereonlyayearapart.KenandAnthonydecidednottolosetouchagain.Theyplannedtomeetonceamonthfor

breakfastonSaturdays.

1.Kenfoundhislonglostfriendfromthe.

A.radioB.TVC.magazineD.newspaper

2.HowdidKenprobablyfeelwhileseeingAnthonyatthebookstore?

A.Worried.B.Amazed.

C.Frightened.D.Relaxed.

3.