湖南张家界五道水镇中学2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末经典试题含解析

湖南张家界五道水镇中学2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末经典试题

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I.单项选择

1、Don*tkeepwhenyouareaskedsomequestionsinclass.

A.silentB.generousC.forgetfulD.private

2、---ItisreportedthattheforestfireinLiangshanhascausedthirty-onedeaths.

•一badnewsitis!

A.WhataB.HowaC.WhatD.How

3、I'mhungry,butIwon'thavedinnermyfathercomesback.

A.afterB.whenC.ifD.until

4、-Ifstimeformorningreading,butI'mtootiredtogetup.

-Remember,Jack.uAnhourintheisworthtwointheevening.H

A.morningB.afternoonC.darknessD.daytime

5、WithWeChatbecomingmoreandmorepopularinChina,itseemsthatwearetheartofchatting

face-to-face.

A.enjoyingB.losingC.failingD.reminding

6、Itanhourtolikesomeone,andadaytolovesomeone,butitneedsalifetimetoforgetsomeone.Bekindto

others.Theywillbringhappinesstoyou.

A.costsB.takesC.spends

7、JiayuguanisthewestofGansuProvinceanditisfamoustheGreatWall.

A.on；forB.in；ofC.to；ofD.in；for

8、*msorry,butIdon'tknowhowtohelpyou.Atleastyouhavegivenmesomeadvice.

A.NoproblemB.Noway

C.WithpleasureD.Thanksanyway

9、一Doyouknowwhenweourfirstsimulate（模拟）exam?

—Sorry,Ihavenoidea.ButwhenIthenews,Iwillletyouknow.

A.willhave,getB.have,willgetC.willhave,amgetting

10、Attimes,parentsfinditdifTicultwiththeirteenagechildren.

A.talkB.talkedC.totalk

n.完形填空

11、Mary,JohnandRickaretalkingabout1theywanttodowhentheygrow2

Marysays,“Iwanttobea3I'mgoingtowritealotofbooks.”

"I’mgoingtobeafamous4,"saysJohn."Pmgoingtoplaybasketballinsummer5footballinautumn.I

lovesportssomuch!”

“Oh,yes,"saysMary.wIalsowanttobecomeafamoustennisstar.Iwanttoownacastle(城堡)，“Marysaysinthe

end.uTennisstarsalways6alotofmoney.MaybeIwillbecomeagreattennisplayer!M

uThat7uood.AndIthinkIamgoingtobeacarpenter(木匠).Tingoingto8acabin(木屋)myself,

andIcan9initinwinter,wsaysRick.

“Iamgoingtoliveinalighthouse(灯塔)bythesea,"saysJohn."ThenIcango1()everyday.

1.A.whatB.whoC.where

2.A.inB.upC.on

3・A.writerB.doctorC.runner

4.A.runnerB.reporterC.athlete

5.A.butB.forC.and

6.A.spendB.buyC.make

7.A.soundsB.soundslikeC.isgoingtosound

8.A.buyB.buildC.take

9.A.eatB.liveC.dance

10.A.shoppingB.readingC.swimming

m.语法填空

12^HenrywasanofficeL(work)inabigcity.Heworkedveryhardandenjoyedtravelinginhisholidays.

Heusuallywenttotheseaside,butoneyearhesaw2,advertisementinanewspaper.uEnjoycountrylife.Spendafew

weeksatWestHillFarm.Goodfood,Freshair,Horseriding,Walking,Fishing,cheapandinteresting.^“This32_(sound)

agoodidea,"hethought.wrilspendamonthatWestHillFarm.IthinkIcanenjoyhorseriding,walkingandfishing.

They'llmakeachangefrom4.(sit)bytheseasideandswimming.”

Hewrotetothefarmer.IntheletterhesaidthathewouldliketospendallofJulythere.ThenonthefirstdayofJuly,he

left5,WestHillFarm.

Butfourdayslater,hereturnedhome.

“Whatwaswrong6.WestHillFarm?^^hisbestfriend,Ed,askedhim."Didn'tyouenjoycountrylife?”"Countrylife

wasverygood,”Henrysaid."Buttherewasanotherproblem.”

“Oh.What?”

“WellJhesaid,“thefirstdayIwasthereasheepdied,andwehadroastmuttonfordinner.^^

“What'swrongwiththat?”Edasked."Freshmeatisthebest.”

“Iknow,butonthe7.（two）dayacowdied,andwehadroastbeeffordinner.”

“How8・（luck）youare!”

“Youdon'tunderstand/9Henrysaid."Onthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner/'

“Adifferentmeateveryday,"Edsaid9.（loud）,“andwhatareyoucomplaining!"

“Letmefinish,"Henrysaid.uonthefourthdaythefarmer10.（dead）,andIdidn'tdare（敢）stayfordinner!”

IV.阅读理解

A

13、Ateachersaysmusiceducationinschoolshaskindofturnedintoamusement,Classroomlessonsfocus

heavilyonpopwhileunderstandingtheclassical（古典的）artformanditshistoryshouldbepaidattentionto.

AprofessorinmusicandmusiceducationattheUniversityofNSW,RobertWalker,arguesthatallstudentsshould

studytheworksofWesternclassicalcomposerssuchasHaydnandTchaikovsky.

ProfessorWalkersaysstudentsaremissingoutonanimportantpartofthecultureheritage（遗产）becausethey

failtostudyclassicalmusic,asthelittlemusicthatchildrenlearnatschoolismainlypop.Thelack（缺乏）ofmusic

teachingisserious,especiallyingovernmentschoolswheretherearenotenoughspecialist（专业的）musicteachers.

Anationalreviewin2005made15suggestions,butProfessorWalkersaiditstillfailedtodealwiththelackof

classicalmusictaughtinschools.

Mrmnotagainstpopmusic,butit'sverysimple,andnotdifficulteithertoplayortosing,MProfessorWalkersays.

“ButclassicalmusicischallengingandalthoughitispartofAustralia'scultureheritage,mostchildrenlearnitonly

throughHollywoodfilms.n

“Atleastchildrenoughttoknowwhat'shappeninginWesternculture.Ifspartofcultureheritage/1hesays.

“AsianstudentsknowmoreaboutWesternclassicalmusicthanmostchildrenintheWest.H

ProfessorWalkerhastaughtmusicandmusicteachersinBritain,CanadaandAustraliaandisaformerchief（首

席的）examinerfortheInternationalBaccalaureateandaformerchairmanoftheresearchcommitteeofthe

InternationalSocietyforMusicEducation.ProfessorWalkersaysnoschoolcurriculum（课程）inAustralialistsapiece

ofmusicthatchildrenshouldstudy,suchastheMendelssohn's.

“ThislackofstandardtextsmeansthatsomechildrencanbebroughtuptotallyonWesternclassicalmusic,others

onElvisPresley,oronanymusictheteacherwantstoteach.Thesituationshouldbechangedassoonaspossible,nhe

says.

1.WhafstheprobleminmusiceducationinProfessorWalker'sopinion?

A.Childrenknownothingabouttheircultureheritage.

B.Classicalmusiceducationisn'tvaluedinschools.

C.Popmusicissimpleandnotdifficulttoplayandsing.

D.Australianschoolsneedmorespecialistmusicteachers.

2.Accordingtothepassage,studentsshouldstudyclassicalmusicbecauseitis

A.partofcultureheritageB.goodfortheirgrowingup

C.difficulttoplayandsingD.popularonlyinAsia

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichoneisdifferentfromtheotherthree?

A.Haydn.B.Tchaikovsky.C.Mendelssohn.D.ElvisPresley.

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutProfessorWalker?

A.Heworriesaboutthemusiceducationinschools.

B.Hethinkspopmusicteachingshouldn'tbeallowed.

C.HeiswellknowninWesternclassicalmusicteaching.

D.HehasworkedinBritain,CanadaandAustralia.

5.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat.

A.musicteachersshouldteachanythingthattheylike

B.mostchildrentodayarebroughtupbytheirmusicteachers

C.musicteachersshouldn'tteachthemusicofElvisPresleyatall

D.children'smusiceducationtodaydependsontheirteacher*staste

B

14、FamousMuseums

NameThePalaceMuseumBritishMuseumNewYorkMuseum

CountryChinaTheUKTheUSA

ChestnutStreet,New

AddressChang'anStreetNewOxfordStreet,London

York

ThelargestancientpalaceOneofthelargestmuseumsAmerica'slargest

FeaturebuildingswithmanykindswithcollectionsofanytimemuseumonAmerican

ofcollectionsinChinaandanyareaintheworldhistory

¥60(Spring&Summer)

TicketFreeMondayfree

¥40(Autumn&Winter)

1.Asoneofthelargestmuseumsintheworld,Britishmuseumisin

A.BeijingB.NewYorkC.LondonD.TheUSA

2.Accordingtotheform,ifyouwanttoseeancientChinesecollections,youcanvisit___atmost.

A.onemuseumB.twomuseumsC.threemuseumsD.foremuseums

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheinformationabove?

A.EachticketforthePalaceMuseumcoststhesameinthewholeyear.

B.Youdon'thavetopayforticketsifyouvisitNewYorkMuseumonMonday.

C.BritishMuseumliesinChestnutstreet,London.

D.NewYorkMuseumisthelargestintheworld.

C

15、Cananimalsbemadetoworkforus?Somescientiststhinkthatonedayanimalsmaybetaughttodoanumberof

simplejobs.TheysaythatinafilmoronTV.Wemayseeelephants,ormonkeys,dogs,bears,orotheranimalsdoinga

lotofthings.Ifyouwatchcarefully,youmayfindthatthoseanimalsarealwaysgivensomethingtoeatinreturn（作为回

报）fordoingthem.Thescientistssaythatmanydifferentanimalsmaybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobsifthey

knowtheywillgetsomethingtoeatinreturn.

Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbeusedtoguardahouse,andelephantscanbeusedtodosomeheavyjobs.Andwecan

alsoteachanimalstoworkinfactories.Apes（猿猴）,forexample,havebeenusedinAmericatohelpmakecarsand

scientistsbelievethattheselargemonkeysmayonedaygetincrops（收割庄稼）andevendrivetrains.

1.Elephantscanbeusedtodosomeheavyjobsbecause・

A.theycaneatalotB.theyareveryheavyC.theyareverystrong

2.canbetrainedtoworkforus.

A.OnlyafewanimalsB.AlotofanimalsC.Fewanimals

3.Manyscientistsareworkinghardto・

A.makemonkeysgetincropsanddrivetrains

B.makemonkeysguardhouseslikedogs

C.makebearsgetincrops

4.Manydifferentanimalsmaybetaughttodosomesimplejobsif・

A.theyhaveenoughfoodtoeat

B.theyaresenttoschool

C.theylearntheywillgetsomethingtoeatinreturnafterdoingthem

D

16、ThisMarchisabusymonthinShanghai.There'salottodo.Herearetheinterestingactivities.

LiveMusic—LateNightJazz

EnjoyrealAmericanjazzfromHerbieDavis,thefamousdrumplayer.He'scomingwithhisnew7-pieceband,Herbie's

Heroes.Herbieisknowntoplaywellintheearlyhours,sodon'texpecttogetmuchsleep.ThisisHerbie'sthirdvisitto

Shanghai.Thefirsttwoweresoldout,sogetyourticketsquickly.PLACE：TheJazzClubDATES：

15-23March

PRICE：¥80,¥120TIME：10:00p.m.tilllate!

TEL：6466-8736Scottishdancing

Takeyourpartnersandgetreadytodancetillyoudrop.Scottishdancingisfunandeasytolearn.Instructorswill

explainthedances.Theliveband,GordonStroppieandTheWeefreesandalsoexcellent.PLACE：JackStein's

DATES：everyMonday

PRICE：¥60,¥includingonedrinkTIME：7:00-10:00p.m.

TEL：6402-1877Exhibitions—ShanghaiMuseum

Thereare120,000piecesonshowhere.YoucanseethewholeofChinesehistoryunderoneroof,It'salwaysinteresting

tovisit,butdoublyatthemomentwiththeEgyptianTombsExhibition.Therearelotsofmummiesandmoregoldthan

you'veeverseenbefore.Letusknowifyouseeamummymove!PLACE：ShanghaiMuseum

PRICE：¥30,(¥15forstudents)

TEL：6888-6888DATES：daily

TIME：Monday~Friday9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.,Weekends9:00a.m.-9:00p.m.Dining—Sushichefintown

SushiisgettingreallybiginShanghai.InJapan,it'sbecomeanartform.ThemostfamousSushi^artist^isYukiKamura.

She'$alsooneofthefewfemalechefsinJapan.She'llbeatSushiSceneallofthismonth.PLACE；SushiSceneinthe

DATES：allmonth

PRICE：¥200TIME：lunchtime

TEL：6690-3211Forafulllistofevents,pleaseseeourwebsite.

1.Supposeyouaregoingtoattendanactivityat8:00p.m.onSaturday,whichonecanyouchoose?

A.LiveMusic—LateNightJazz

B.Scottishdancing

C.Exhibitions—ShanghaiMuseum

D.Dining—Sushichefintown

2.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtotheadvertisements?

A.TheperformancegivenbytheAmericanjazzbandwon'tlastlong.

B.Scottishdancingissointerestingandeasythatitwillnevertireyouout.

C.KamuramadeSushipopularinShanghai.

D.ItismoreinterestingtovisitShanghaiMuseumwiththeexhibitsfromEgypt.

3.FromthetextwemayguessthatKamurais.

A.acookB.awaitressC.aninstructorD.anartist

Afterthat,wewentondowntheriver.Itwasverydarkthatnightanditwasn'teasytoseewhereweweregoing.

Suddenly,abigsteamboatcameatusveryfast,andthenextminuteitwasrightoverus.JimandIjumpedofftheraft

（木筏）intothewater.Theboathittheraftandwentonuptheriver.

WhenIcameupoutofthewater;Icouldn'tseeJimanywhere.Icalledouthisnameagainandagain,buttherewasno

answer."He'sdead!”Ithought.Slowly,Iswamtothesideoftheriverandgotout.IsawthatIwasnearabigold

woodenhouse.Suddenlyalotofveryangrydogsjumpedoutatme.Theymadeaterriblenoiseandsomeonecalledfrom

thehouse,"Who'sthere?”

“GeorgeJackson,"Iansweredquickly.wFvefallenoffariverboat.”

Well,thepeoplewholivedinthathousewereverykind,andtheytookmeinandgavemesomenewclothesandagood

meal.Itoldthemthatmyfamilywerealldead,sotheysaid1couldstaywiththemaslongasIwanted.Itwasabeautiful

houseandthefoodwasgoodthere,soIstayed.

Afewdayslateroneoftheslavesinthehousecametomeandsaid,“Comewithme!”Together,wewentdowntosome

treesbytheriver."Inthere!”hesaidandwentaway.

Ontheground,Ifoundaman,asleep.ItwasJim!Iwasreallypleasedtoseehim.Whenthesteamboathittheraft,Jim

toldme,theraftdidn'tbreakup.Jimswamafteritandcaughtit.Thenhebegantolookforme.

Wedecidedtoleaveatonce.It'sallrightlivinginahouseforalittlewhile,butyoufeelmorefreeandeasyand

comfortableonaraft.

1.WhathappenedLASTinthestory?

A.Georgesawabighouse.B.Georgegotsomenewclothes.

C.GeorgefoundJimontheground.D.Georgejumpedofftheraftintothewater.

2.WhydidGeorgeJacksonanswer"quickly”whensomeonecalledfromthehouse?

A.Georgefeltafraidandnervous.B.Georgefelthappyandlucky.

C.Georgereallywantedtostaythere.D.Georgedidn'twanttolietohim.

3.Whichoftheseoldsayingsbestfitsthisstory?

A.Itneverrainsbutitpours.B.Everydoghasitsday.

C.Burnthecandleatbothends.D.Manyhandsmakelightwork.

F

18、“You'rejustintime,Joe.We*regoingtoplaycowboysandIndians,andyoucanbetheIndians/'oneofmycousins

said.

HHowmanyIndians?*11asked.

"Oh,aboutathousand,''heanswered,andbeforeIcouldsayno,Iwaspushedoutintothenightandbecamea

thousandIndians.TwominuteslaterIwasrunninginthefieldswithagroupofcowboysbehind.TheshoutsofMAfter

them.Let'scatchthekillers!'1andothersuchTVplaylanguagecameintomyearsasIranroundacornerandhurried

intomyGrandpa*scar.

"We'vegothim,boys.Let'sgoandcatchhim!”

Butnoonewantedtocometogetme.Allofmycousinsexceptonewerealwaysveryfriendlywith.Itwasquiet

outside.AndIwentoutofthecartohavealook.

JustthenIheardashout「'Bringtherope,andwecanburnhim.''

HOnlyIndiansburnpeople.Cowboys.nIstoppedjustintime.Ihadalmostsaid,MCowboyshangpeople.”

Iwastiedtoatree,andthecowboyswerelookingforsomewoodwhenmydearmothercalled,nWe*releavingnow.”

“UntiemeJIshouted."We'regoing.n

“WhydidBobbywantmatches'?"Mumaskedwhenwewereinthecar."HewasaskingDadwhetherhehadany.”

"Oh,hewasjustgoingtogetmatches?MATCHES?Areyousurehewantedmatches?**

Motherwasquitesure,andIdidn'tsayanymore.

1.HowmanychildrenplayedtheIndians?

A.Onethousand.

B.Onehundred.

C.Onegroup.

D.One.

2.Joedidn'tsaynCowboyshangpeople."because

A.hewastiedtoatree

B.thatwouldmakethingsworse

C.hewascaughtbythecowboys

D.