宁夏吴忠市2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末统考试题含解析

宁夏吴忠市2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末统考试题

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I.单项选择

1、一Lisa,youspeakFrench?

—Yes,butonlyalittle.

A.needB.mustC.mayD.can

2、visitorscametotakephotosofHongyadongduringthevacation.

A.ThousandB.ThousandofC.ThousandsD.Thousandsof

3、…It'ssaidthatthefilmReadyPlayerOneisworthwatching.Tingoingtowatchittonight.

A.That'sallrightB.Withpleasure

C.SoundsgoodD.Enjoyyourtime

4、一Areyousurprisedattheendingofthemovie?

一No,becauseIthestory.

A.readB.willreadC.havereadD.wasreading

5、Successwillbelongtothoseneversay“impossible”・

A.whomB.whatC.whoD.Which

6、一Thisisquiteanewphrase.

—Right.Ithasalready_thelanguage.

A.spokenB.used

C.enteredD.covered

7、ItwasadifficulttimefortherelativesofMissingMH370Passengerswhentheyheardthebadnews,buttheydidn't

________hope.

A.giveoutB.giveoffC.giveinD.giveup

8、一Tom,what'syourreasonforbeinglateforschoolthistime?

—IthoughtIcouldarriveontime.ButthebusstartedmovingIcouldgetonit.

A.afterB.untilC.whileD.before

9、JiangsuDevelopmentSummitwasopenMay20thinNanjing.

A.onB.inC.atD.by

10、一He'salreadybacktoZhenjiang,?

—,He'sonavisittoShanghai.

A.isn'the;NoB.hasn'the;Yes

C.ishe;NoD.hashe;Yes

n.完形填空

ii、完形填空

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填

入题前括号内。

Amanfearedhiswifewasn'thearingaswellassheusedtoandhethoughtshemightneedsomehearingaid（助听）.Not

quitesurehowto1her,hecalledthefamilydoctortodiscusstheproblem.Thedoctortoldhimtherewasasimple

testthehusbandcoulddotogivethedoctorabetter2ofherhearingloss.

“Here'swhatyoudoJsaidthedoctor.HStandabout40feetawayfromher,andina3conversationalspeaking

tone（音调）seeifshehearsyou.Ifnot,goto30feet,then20feet,andsoon4yougetareply.M

Thatevening,thewifewasinthe5andhewasintheyard.Hesaidto

himself,'Tmabout40feetaway,andletmeseewhatwillhappen."Theninausualtoneheasked,nHoney,what'sfor

dinner?”

No6.

Sothehusbandmovedclosertothekitchen,about30feetfromhiswifeand

asked/*Honey,what'sfordinner?**

7noreply.

Nexthemovedintothediningroomwherehewasabout20feetfromhiswifeand8,HHoney,what'sfordinner?**

Againhegotnoreply.Hewalkeduptothekitchendoor,about10feetaway.HHoney,whafsfordinner?11Againthere

wasnoreply.

Sohe9rightupbehindher.f,Honey,what*sfordinner?1,

“Chicken!James,forthe10timeI'vesaidthat."

1.A.saveB.helpC.faceD.guide

2.A.choiceB.excuseC.ideaD.suggestion

3.A.loudB.strangeC.specialD.usual

4.A.untilB.beforeC.whenD.as

5.A.toiletB.gardenC.kitchenD.diningroom

6.A.dinnerB.wayC.moveD.reply

7.A.StillB.EvenC.JustD.Almost

8.A.laughedB.repeatedC.thoughtD.added

9.A.ranB.stoodC.walkedD.jumped

10.A.secondB.thirdC.fourthD.fifth

in.语法填空

12、Iknewvveneededtofindthatshoe,forourmothercouldn'taffordnewshoes.Ihadtogobacktofindit,soItoldmy

sistertowaitrightl..

Amanhearditandstoppedmejust2,Iwalkedoff.Heaskedme,“Youareleavingyoursisterheretofindtheshoe?

Whatwouldyoudoifsheisnotherewhenyoureturn?”Ididn'tknowhowtoanswerthatquestion.He3,,"It'sOKif

youcan'tfindtheshoe,butitisnotOKtoloseyoursister.”Thenhesentustomum'sworkplacebytaxi.

DuringmywholelifeIhavedependedonthekindnessofmanystrangers,IfeelsorrythatIcan'tfindthemandsay

'thankyou'.Idonotevenrememberwhattheirfaces4.,buttheytaughtmealesson-peoplearemoreimportantthan

things.

W.阅读理解

A

Whenyoulistentoyourfavoritesongs,youprobablyadmirethesingerorthemusiciansyou'rehearing.Those

talentedmusicalperformers,however,areonlysomeofthepeopleinvolvedinmakingthemusicyouenjoy.Mostpeople

inthemusicindustryworkMbehindthescenes1,,buttheirrolesinthemusic-makingprocessareveryimportant.

Songwriters

Beforeyoucanhearasong,asongwritermustimagineitSomesongwritersworkalone,butmanysongwriting

teamsincludesomeonewhowritesthesong'swords,andanotherpersonwhowritesthemusic.PopmusiclegendElton

John'sbest-knownsongs,includingTinyDancerandYourSong,werewrittentoaccompanythewordsofBernieTaupin,

whosenameyoumightnotknow.

Arrangers

Afterasonghasbeenwritten,musicarrangersmakeitmoreappealingbydecidingwhichinstrumentswillbeused,

whatspeedthesongwillhave,andthesong'spitch.Agoodarrangementcanmakeasonga"classic”thatpeoplewill

rememberandwanttohearagainandagain.

RecordingEngineers

RecordingengineersalsoplayamajorroleincreatingtheUnaisoundthatyouhear.First,theysetuptherecording

studio,theroomwheretheperformersplay.Next,theyuseelectronicequipmenttorecordthemusic.Finally,longafter

themusicianshavefinished,recordingengineersuseamixingboardtobalancethesoundsofeachmusician,and

sometimestoincorporatespecialsoundeffectsoradditionaltracks.

StudioMusicians

Manytalentedsingersandmusiciansaren'tstars,butworkinthebackgroundasstudiomusicians.Theseartists

aren'tmembersofonemusicalgroup.Instead,theyarehiredforrecordingsessionsthateventuallybecomethemusic

youbuy,aswellasthemusicusedintelevisionshows,movies,andradioads.

Manypeoplemakealivingwithmusic.Youmaynotrecognizealloftheirnames,butallofthemworktogetherto

createthesongsyoulovetolistento.

1.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ThePeopleBehindtheMusicB.TheMusicMan

C.HowMusicIsMadeD.It'sMoreThanJustaSong

2.Whousuallydecidewhatinstrumentsareusedinasong?

A.Songwriters.B.Arrangers.

C.Recordingengineers.D.Studiomusicians.

3.Whowillmostprobablydothelaststepofmakingthemusic-makingprocess?

A.Songwriters.B.Arrangers.

C.RecordingengineersD.Studiomusicians

4.Whatistrueaboutstudiomusicians?

A.TheyoftenappearonTVshows.B.Theyplaywithdifferentperformers.

C.Theydecidewhatsongstoplay.D.Theyhelptowritethemusic.

5.Wherecouldbethebestplaceforyoutofindthispassage?

A.Inatravelguide.B.Inamagazine.

C.Inahoteladvertisement.D.Inastorybook.

B

14、Beijingwasthecapitalforsixdynasties（朝代）.Amongmanynewhighbuildings,youstillcanfindsomething

differenthere.Whenyouwalkthroughthehutongyouwillreallylovethisoldcapital.

Ahutongisnarrowlanebetweentheouterwallsofhouses.Themainbuildingsinahutongaresiheyuan-buildings

withhousesaroundayard.

Ifyoucomeandgothroughthenarrowhutong,youwillgetafeelfortheheartofoldBeijing.Itisaplaceofpeace,

andit'snotlikethenoisycity.Usually,youcanseegroupsofolderpeoplesittingtogetherandplayingcardsorChinese

chess.

Thehutongisanimportantelement（元素）ofBeijing.MostofthemwerebuiltduringtheYuan,MingandQing

dynasties.TheoldesthutongisSanmiaoStreet,whichismorethan900yearsold.

ThehutongshowsthecultureofordinaryBeijingers.ThepeopleofBeijingusedtoenjoyabigdinnerwiththeir

neighborsinthehutong.Neighborsandfriendsarenevertoofarawaytohearashout.

TherearelanesthataresimilartohutonginotherpartsofChina.Buttheyhavedifferentnames.Forexample,in

Shanghai,peoplecalltheselaneslinong.WhileinHunan,peoplecallthemxiangzi.

1.Beijingusedtobethecapitalofdynasties.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

2.Theunderlinedword“lane"meansinChinese.

A.马路B.街道C.巷道D.捷径

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Livinginahutongiscomfortablebutnoisy.

B.MostofhutonginBeijingwerebuiltmorethan900yearsago.

C.Beijingersaredifficulttogeteachother'shelpbecausetheylivetoofaraway.

D.DifferentplaceshavedifferentnamesofhutonginChina.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.OldCapitalCulture—HutongB.TheHistoryofHutong

C.Beijingers9LivingConditionD.WhatIsHutong

C

15、MollyBoylanisoneofthemostsuccessfulbusinesswomeninCanadaaftersettinguphercosmetic（化妆品）company

Blazesin1992.Thoughsheisverysuccessful,shesaysthatshefindsithardereveryyeartobalanceherbusinesswith

herfamilylife.Shesometimesfeelsthathertwochildren

knowmoreabouttheirbaby-sitterthantheydoabouther.

Mollyemploys（雇佣）aroundeightypeopleinherfactoryandwarehouse,andtenothersinhertwonewfashionstores,

buthernewestemployeeisthemostimportantoneforher.Afteryearsofworryingaboutherbusinessmorethanher

family,shehasdecidedtomakeSallyPamontenewgeneralmanagerinhercompany.Mollywill

stilldecision-makingsandshe'sgoingtostayintouchwiththepeoplewhoworkforher,butSallyisgoingto

lookafterday-to-dayrunningofthebusinesssothatMollycanspendmoretimewithkids.

ThenewarrangementisgoingtostartonMonday,andbothofthemarealreadyexcitedaboutit.Sallysays,"I'm

verynervous,actually>butI'msureMollywillhelpmealotintheearlydays,eventhoughIhopeshefeelsshecan

trustmenottomaketoomanymistakes.”

Molly,ontheotherhand,seemsquiterelaxedaboutthewholething."IknowthatSally'sgoingtobeaverynice

manage匚”shesays>"She'sonlybeenhereacoupleofdaysandshe'salreadyshownmehowtoworkoutafew

problemswewerehaving.Thebestthingthoughisthat1feelahundredtimeshappierthanI'vebeeninyears.1mean,

Ihonestlycan'trememberthelasttimeIfeltasrelaxedasthis,andmykidsarereallyexcitedaboutmybeingathome

more.Tobehonest,IwishIhadmadethisdecisionyearsago.”

1.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.Mollyandherchildren

B.Mollyfindinganewmanager

C.thebaby-sitterandthekids

D.Mollymakingachanceaboutherbusiness.

2.Theunderlinedphase“beinvolvedin”inthepassageprobablymeans.

A.beinterestedinB.takepartin

C.benervousaboutD.learnabout

3.Sallyseemstobeagoodmanagerbecause.

A.shehassetupanewBlazes

B.shekeepsinclosetouchwiththeworkers

C.shehasbeenabletosolveafewproblems

D.shehasbeenworkingforthecompanysince1992

4.Accordingtothispassage,Molly.

A.willnotrunherbusinessanymore

B.seemssatisfiedwiththenewarrangement

C.wasnotpleasedwiththebaby-sitter

D.wassuccessfulbothinherbusinessandherfamily.

5.ThebestthingforMollynowisthat.

A.shehasmorethaneightypeopleworkingforher

B.herkidsknowmoreaboutthebaby-sitter

C.shecanhavemoretimetobewithherkids.

D.shehasgotanewgeneralmanagerinhercompany.

D

16、Father'sDayisaperfectopportunitytoexpressyourdeepestfeelings.Tiesandwalletsarenice.Butdon'tyouthink

thatDadcanfeelboredgettingthesamegiftseverytime?Sotryalittlechangethisyear.Hereareafewgiftideasfor

Father'sDaywithdifferenttastesandinterests.ThesemighthelpyoutoselectFather'sDaygifts.TheseFather'sDay

giftideascanbefitfordads,unclesormenwhoarelikeyourfather.

ForTrendy（新潮的）Dads

Ifyourdadlovestocarryafashionablething,givinghimapairofcoolsunglassesisawonderfulidea.Hemightown

somealreadybuthewouldwelcomeanotheronewithawarmsmile.Perfumes（香水）anddeodorants（除臭剂）canalso

begiven.

ForTrendy（新潮的）Dads

Ifyourdadlovestocarryafashionablething,givinghimapairofcoolsunglassesisawonderfulidea.Hemightown

somealreadybuthewouldwelcomeanotheronewithawarmsmile.Perfumes（香水）anddeodorants（除臭剂）canalso

begiven.

ForSportyDads

SportydadlovesaFather'sDaygiftforfunandsports.Soyoucangivehimsomethingthatiswithinhisareaofinterest.

Golf,racketsortennissetwouldbeanicesportyidea.Ifhelovesindoorgames,youmaygivehimchessorcardssetor

anythingelselikedartboards（掷镖游戏的靶）.

ForSportyDads

SportydadlovesaFather'sDaygiftforfunandsports.Soyoucangivehimsomethingthatiswithinhisareaofinterest.

Golf,racketsortennissetwouldbeanicesportyidea.Ifhelovesindoorgames,youmaygivehimchessorcardssetor

anythingelselikedartboards（掷镖游戏的靶）.

ForBibliophile（爱书者）Dads

Ifyourdadlovestospendtimereading,therecanbenobetterideathantogivehimanicebook.Youshouldbealittle

thoughtfulandkeepyourdad'schoiceinmind.OnFather'sDayyoumayalsoselectbooksforyourfatherandmaybe

youcansharethebeautifulrelationshipbetweenafatherandachild.

ForBibliophile（爱书者）Dads

Ifyourdadlovestospendtimereading,therecanbenobetterideathantogivehimanicebook.Youshouldbealittle

thoughtfulandkeepyourdad'schoiceinmind.OnFather'sDayyoumayalsoselectbooksforyourfatherandmaybe

youcansharethebeautifulrelationshipbetweenafatherandachild.

ForTechnologyDads

TherearealotofthingsinthemarketforDadswholovelatesttechnology.Youcanbuyanewmobile»acamera,alap

topandDVDs.Otherideasincludeelectronicshavers,massager（按摩器）orexerciseequipment.

ForTechnologyDads

TherearealotofthingsinthemarketforDadswholovelatesttechnology.Youcanbuyanewmobile»acamera,alap

topandDVDs.Otherideasincludeelectronicshavers,massager（按摩器）orexerciseequipment.

1.ThewritersuggestsyoushouldchangeFather'sDay'sgifts,because,

A.Daddoesn'twanttocosttoomuch

B.thechildrenaren'trichenough

C.tiesandwalletsarenotnice

D.Dadwillfeelbored

2.Weshouldselectforsportsdads.

A.exerciseequipmentB.sunglasses

C.booksD.chess

3.IfyouhaveabookasaFather'sDaygift,youshouldsendittoyour.

A.bibliophiledadB.technologydad

C.sportsdadD.trendydad

4.Ifyouwanttosendyourfatheracamera,,

A.yourfathermustbefashionableman

B・yourfathermustlovesports

C.yourfathershouldbeatechnologyman

D.youmustbeatechnologyperson

5.Thispassagemainlytellsus.

A.someadvertisementsB.thehistoryofFather'sDay

C.somestoriesD.somesuggestions

E

17、Wehumansliveindifferentpartsoftheworld,butwehavethesame"mother”.Shegivesuseverythingweneedin

ourdailylife.SheisourMotherEarth.Everybodywantstoliveinagreencity.Agreencityisahealthyandpleasant

placeforpeopletolivein.Itcangetitsenergyfromsomethinglikesolarandwindpower.Also,itisconnectedbydean

publictransportation.

TheHyperloop（超级高铁）

TheHyperloopisahigh-speedtransportation.Itworksbyhavingcapsules（舱）withpassengersin.Thecapsulesrunon

theair.TheHyperloopplanstorunfromLosAngelestoSanFrancisco.Withanaveragespeedof962kmperhour;itis

only35minutesbetweenthetwocities.Thesolarpanels（板）providepowertotheHyperloop.

SmartWheel

SmartWheelisabicyclewheelwithamotor.Thisinventioncaneasilyfitontoalmostanybike.Andthemotorallows

bikestotravelupto50kmonce.SmartWheelisdifferentfromotherelectricbikes.Itcanbecontrolledthroughyour

smartphone'sBluetooth.Thesmartphonecanshowyourspeed,distanceandtraveltime.

SolarSidewalk（太阳能步道）

GeorgeWashingtonUniversitymadeaspecialpathin2013.Thepathisabout9squaremeters.Itiscoveredwithsolar

panelsthatcanprovideenergytopower450LEDlights.Theselightscanlightthewalkwayafterdark.Thesolarpanel

isalsostrongenoughforpeopletowalkon.

1.Agreencityis・

A.cleanandtidy

B.fullofplants

C.healthyandpleasant

D.richforenergy

2.ItisfromLosAngelestoSanFrancisco.

A.About962km.B.About560km.

C.About700km.D.About450km.

3.AboutSmartWheel,whichisNotright?

A.Itcantravel50kmonce.

B.Itcanfitontoalmostanybike.

C.It'samotorbikewithabicyclewheel.

D.Thesmartphone'sBluetoothcancontrolit.

4.Whatcansolarpanelsdo?

A.Theycanrunontheair.

B.Theycanprovideenergy.

C.Theycancarrypassengers.

D.Theycanshowyourtraveltime.

5.Whatdoyouthinkofthepublictransportation?

A.Modernandclean.

B.Greenanddangerous.

C.Excitingandcrazy.

D.Expensiveandimpossible.

F

18、Ayoungwomanturnsaroundandaroundquickly,andjumpshigh.Inthebackground,ayounggirlreadsa

rejection（拒绝）letterfromaballetschool.Youhavethewrongbodyforballet,'itsays/andatthirteen,youaretooold.

Thiswasoneofthemostpopularadvertisements（广告）of2014anditdescribesAmericanballetTheatre*sprincipal（主

要的）dancerMistyCopeland.

Thiswasnotarealletter.ButCopelandsaysitisverysimilartolettersfromherchildhood.Whilemanydancers

startattheageofthree.Copelandonlybegantostudyballetin1995asathirteen-year-old.Peopleoftentoldherthat

shewastooold,orthatshedidn'thavetheperfectbodytype（Sheisonly157cmtall）.Herfamilymovedalot,andit

wassometimesdifficultforhertoattendballetclasses.ButCopelandloveddancinganddidnotwanttogiveup.She

stayedwithherballetteacherduringtheweekandspenttimewithherfamilyonlyattheweekend.Thiswasadifficult

life,butsheworkedhardandwonherfirstnationalcompetitionwhenshewasfourteenyearsold.Copelandjoinedthe

AmericanBalletTheatrein2000andperformedinmanyballetsoverthenextfewyears.In2007,shebecameasolo（单

独的）performer,andin2015shebecameitsprincipaldancer.

Copelandisnowadancer,authorandBroadwayperformer.Shealsostarsinthe2015filmABallerina'sTale.So

whafsnext?AccordingtoCopeland,anythingispossible:"Mycareer（职业）reallyisjustnowbeginning.,

1.HowoldwasCopelandwhenshebecametheprincipaldancer?

A.