广东东莞智升学校2023-2024学年英语九年级上册期末考试试题含解析

广东东莞智升学校2023-2024学年英语九上期末考试试题

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>lbmysurprise,hesoldhouseatsuchalowprice.

A.heB.himC.hisD.himself

2、一Haveyouyourplan,Jimmy?

—Notyet.Itstillneedsimproving.

A.givenupB.handedinC.thoughtofD.putaway

3^——Hestudieslateeverydayandgoestobedbeforetwelveo'clock.

—That'sbadforhishealth.

A.alwaysB.justC.alreadyD.hardly

4、Wehavehomeworktodoeverydaysowecan'tplaycomputergames.

A.toomany;toomanyB.toomuch;toomany

C.toomany;toomuchD.toomuch;toomuch

5、IhaveboughtaChinese-Englishdictionary.Whenandwhereyouit?

A.have,boughtB.didbuyC.Mill,buyD.do,buy

6、一Don'tgooutnow,look,itisrainingoutside,wehadbetterstayathomeandwtchTV.

A.bigB.strongC.hardD.hardly

7、ManykidsinChinaarecrazyabouttheWesternculture.ButIstillcan'tunderstand____tousChinese.

A.doesChristmasmeanB.MhatChristmasdoesmean

C.whatmeanChristmasdoesD.whatChristinasmeans

8、一We9llstudyindifferentschoolsnextterm.Ihopeyou'Uenjoyyourtimeinthenewschool!

A.riltakeyouradvice.B.Iliesametoyou.C.Congratulations!D.Me,too.

9、ItisreportedthathalfoftheChina'spopulationworkingincitiesin2015tomakemoney.

A.AreB.isC.wasD.were

10、Thereisastrangeinthekitchen.Ithinkthemeathasgonebad.

A.voiceB.smellC.noiseD.taste

II.完形填空

11、Blakethrewthetoyacrosstheroom.Itbrokeintopieces."Blake!”hismomshouted."]didyoudo

that?”Shetookhimtothecorneroftheroomandmadehimfacethewall."Youhavetostayhereforfifteenminutes

andthinkaboutwhatyoudid.Thebrokenpiecescan2someone.H

Whenfifteenminuteshadpassed,heturnedaroundandsaidsorrytohismom,andthenhewas3togoout

toplay.HismomwalkedovertothecornerwhereBlakehadfacedand4herhandsonthewall."Afrog,H

shesaidinsurprise.Shesmiledand5todosomethingsurprising.

Whilehewasgone,hismumgotbusywithher6ThehourspassedquicklyandsoonBlakewashomeagain.

Itwassuppertime.Hismomputtheplatesoffoodonthetable.Blakejust7his."Idon'tlikesalad.Ihate

it.”Hewasn't8.

MJusttryit.Ididn'tgiveyoumuch.n

"No,IdoiTtwantsalad."

Momwas9"Yougoandstandinthecornerforfiveminutesandthinkabouthowluckyyouaretohave_

10

WhenBlakegottothecorner,hestartedtosmile."Frogs!”Helookedatthewall.Hismomhad11the

greenfrogsonthewall,eachsittingonalilypad,theirlongtonguesstickingout,tryingto12flies.Blake

laughed.Whenitwastimeforhiscomingback,hestillstayedatthecorner.

"Whyhasn'tBlakecomebacktoeathissupper?"Dadwondered.

"Hemustbe13thefrogs.MMumlaughed."Goandlook.11

Theybothgotupandwentintotheotherroom."He14tospendsomuchtimethesedaysfacingthewall.I

thoughtitmightmakeitalittleless15forhim.”

"Thafsagiftoflove,"Dadsaid,smiling.

1.A.WhenB•HowC.WhyD.Where

2.A.killB.hurtC.shootD.pollute

3.A.allowsB；・invitedC.refusedD.reminded

4.A.cleanedB.wavedC.rubbedD.reached

5.A.forgetB・decidedC.pretendedD.meant

6.A.houseworkB.projectC.exhibitionD.business

7.A.waitedforB.gaveawayC.ateupD.staredat

8.A.hungryB.seriousC.politeD.pleased

9.A.silentB.nervousC.angryD.embarrassed

10.A.foodB・funC.clothesD.money

11.A.boughtB.placedC.paintedD.raised

12.A.touchB.protestC.tasteD.catch

13.A.drawingB・enjoyingC.countingD.feeding

14.A.prefersB.offersC.seemsD.disagrees

15.A.boringB.interestingC.disappointingD.inspiring

m.语法填空

12、请根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为66-75的相应位置上。

Smalltalkandchitchat（闲谈）aretheshortconversationswehaveatparties,whilevvewaitinlineatthestore,at

familyeventsorwork.

Sometimeswemakesmalltalkwithpeoplewealreadyknowbutnotwl・・Oftenwehavetomakesmalltalkwith

completestrangers.

Manypeoplefindthesesmallconversationsaboutunplannedsubjectsdifficult.Somepeoplesaytheyhateit.

Otherssaysmalltalkisaw2・oftime.Theymayevencallituselesschitchatoruselesschatter,meaningitdoesn'tdo

anything.rrheyc3・smalltalknotimportant.

However;smalltalkisimportant.Theseexchangescanopendoorsthatmayleadto14.,moremeaningful

conversations.Whenyoufirstmeetsomeoneortalktosomeoneyoudon'tknowwell,itwouldbeawkward（尴尬的）to

b5・aconversationaboutareallydeepsubjectsuchaswar,politicsorthemeaningoflife.

Smalltalkalsogivesyouthec6・todecideifyouwanttogettoknowthatpersonbetter-ornot.Let'ssayyoumake

smalltalkwithsomeoneataparty.Buttheyonlywanttotalkaboutcats.Youmaynotwanttobuildafriendshipwith

themu7・youreally,reallylovecats.

Chitchatcanalsoincreaseyourfeelingofunderstandingtowardpeopleyouknowbutnotwell.Chattingwitha

workmateabouttheirchildmayhelpyoutounderstandmoreoftheirlifeoutsidetheo8・・Thiscouldhelpbuildhealthy

workrelationships.

ResearchersattheUniversityofChicagofindthatthosewhomakesmalltalkwithstrangersarehappierthanthose

whosita9..Also,anothersimilarstudyshowedthatpeoplewhotalkedwithacashier（收银员）inacoffeeshopfelt

happiertlO・thosewhosimplywentin,orderedandleft.

Smalltalkmaymakeushappier.

IV.阅读理解

A

13、TheyearlyAcademyAwardsceremonywasonceaprivateaffair.Now,becauseoftelevision,itisverymuchapublic

affair.HundredsofpeoplegatherinHollywoodtoseetheOscarspresentedtooutstandingactors,andothersinvolvedin

themotionpictureindustry.Millionsmorewatchontelevision.

ItallbeganonMay16,1929,when270menandwomensatdowntodinnerattheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.There

wasnosecretaboutthewinners.Thenamesofthewinnershadbeenknownformonths.JanetGaynor,forexample,had

wonasBestActress.DouglasFairbankspresentedherwiththefamousgoldstatue.Thelittlestatuewasnotthencalled

Oscar.Likeanewactor,Oscarwasunknown.Aboutsixyearslater,itsomehowgotthatrenownedname.Anumberof

explanationshavebeenofferedforitsorigin,butnobodyknowsthetruestoryforcertain.

NowadaystheresultsoftheOscarvotingarekeptsecret.Onlytwopeopleknowthewinnersbeforethenamesare

announcedattheceremony.Thecountingofvotesisnotdonebyonegroupofpeoplebutbydifferentgroups.Nobody

excepttwomembersofanaccountingcompanyseesthefinalresults.

Theinformationisnotkeptinopenfiles.Winners'namesareplacedinclosedenvelopes・Theaccountantseachcarrya

completesetofenvelopestotheceremony.Onesetissimplyasparetobeusedincasesomethinghappenstotheother

one.

1・AsusedinParagraph2,“renowned”means.

A.strangeB.wonderfulC.much-dislikedD.famous

2.May16,1929marks.

A.DouglasFairbanks*firstwinningofanAcademyAward

B.ThefirsttimeOscargotitsname

C.ThefirsttimetheAwardswerekeptsecret

D.JanetGaynor'srecognitionasBestActress

3・l\vosetsofenvelopesarepreparedfortheceremony,

A.oneforNewYork,oneforHollywoodB.inordertobeperfectlysafe

C.onefortheceremony,oneforthenewspapersD.justbecausethatisthecustom

B

14、

J*1WuzhizhouIsland

WuzhizhouIsland5liesinSanya,isChina'sbestwatersforscuba（潜水）.Divers

willappreciatetheclearseas,especiallyoffthesouthernendoftheisland,where

coralreefs（珊瑚礁）hostacolorfulrangeoftropicalsealife.AswellasGoddess

MatsuTemple,therearemanyplacesofinteresttovisitincludingtheLover's

Bridge,SunriseRockandLifeWell.

NamtsoLake

NamtsoLakeisthelargestsalt-waterlakeintheworld.Namtsolake'stouching

beautyneverfailstoattractanytravelerwhovisitsTibet.Brightsky,white

cloudsandclearwatercontributetoapicturesquescene,likeafairyland.In

Ubetan,NamtsomeansHeavenlyLakeorHolyLake.Lookingatthefaraway

mountainsandnearbywater,backpackersonlyhopethattimecouldstandstill

atthatmoment.

ZhangjiajieScenicSpot

ZhangjiajieNationalForestPark,inHunanProvince,hasbeendescribed

differently,suchas"delicateandwild”.Clearwaterbubbledupfromtherocks,

windingfromwesttoeast.Magical!

Kaili

LyinginthesoutheasternareaofGuizhouProvince,KailiCityisaliving

quarter（居住区）oftheMiaoethnicminority.Soitisaniceplacetolearnabout

thecultureandlifeoftheMiaopeople.However,asatouristdestination,Kailiis

alsofamousforitsnaturallandscapes,karstland-formandtheancient

architecture（建筑）.Itisacitywiththeancientcultureandmoderncivilization.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.WhomaybeinterestedinvisitingWuzhizhouIsland?

A.AprofessorwhostudiescultureandlifeoftheMiaopeople.

B.Ayoungladywholovesthefairylandwithmountainsandwater.

C.Amanwholikesscubadivinginthesea.

D.Astudentwholikesdifferentviewsofmountains.

2.WhatisNOTmentionedaboutKaili?

A.Itsposition.B.Modernarchitecture.

C.Naturalscenery.D.CultureofMiaopeople.

3・AstudentinHunanprefersashortjourney,whichplacewillhechoose?

A.WuzhizhouIsland.B.NamtsoLake.

C.ZhangjiajieScenicSpot.D.Kaili.

4.WhatdoesNamtsomeaninTibetan?

A.Salt-waterlake.B.Heavenlylake.

C.Whitecloud.D.Bluesky.

5.Whatdoyouthinkthispassageis?

A.Astory.B.Anotice.

C.AnadvertisementD.Areport.

15、Somepeoplehavetousepublictransport,somedislikeitandstillsomeloveit.Ifeveryonehasacarand

drivesanywheretheywanttogo,therewillbeserioustrafficproblemsontheroad.Luckily,trainsareagoodformof

publictransport.

Britishpeopleusetrainsalot.ThisisespeciallysoforpeoplewhoaretravellingfromLondontoParis.Everyday

about20trainsleaveLondon.Theytravelataveryhighspeedandpeoplefeelgladthatthetrainstakeonly2hoursand

30minutestoreachParis.It'smuchfastertotravelbytrainthanbybusorbycar.Thisisbecausepeoplehavetodrive

carsorbusesverycarefullyandslowlyformanyreasons,suchasspeedlimitsandtrafficjams.However,whenyouare

travellingbytrain,thespeedisalmostthesameandthereisnotrafficjamforatrain.

Besides,Londonersthinktakingatrainisoneofthesafestwaysoftravellingontheground.IVainstakequitea

numberofqualitytestswhiletheyaremade.Moreimportantly,theyhavetotakemanysafetychecksbeforetheyare

usedontherailtrack.

What飞more,trainsinBritainarecomfortableandprovidefineservicesfortheirusers.WhenyouareonaLondon

train,youwillfindthatthetrainhascomfortabletablesandseatswherepeoplecansit.Theyalsoprovidefoodservices

andpowerplugs（电源插头）forpersonalcomputersormobilephones.

1.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.

A.trainsareagoodformofpublictransportforLondoners

B.IfsfasttotravelfromLondontoParis

C.trainsinBritainprovidefineservicesfortheirusers

D.peoplemusttravelbytraininBritain

2.Intrafficjamsontheroad,・

A.driverscandrivefastB-driverscandrivecarelessly

C.carsarenotmovingfastD.driverscandrivehappily.

3・The3rdparagraphofthepassagemainlytalksabouttheoftrains.

A.speedB・safetyC.servicesD.price

4.Londonersoftentravelbytrainbecausetrainsare,

A.fast,safeandcomfortableB.large,cleanandpowerful

C.fineandexpensiveD.cheapandclean

5.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.WecantravelfromLondontoParisinlessthan2hours.

B.Wecandoourworkwithpersonalcomputersonthetrain.

C.Wehavetowaittillwegetoffthetraininordertohavesomefood.

D・Wecangetonthetrainatanystationwithouttickets.

D

16、Awell-knownsayinggoeslikethis,“mindatpeacegiveyoucoolness”.Asthetemperaturerisesdaybyday,it'stime

tocreatesomecoolnessbesideskeepingcalm.

Chinesepeoplehavesometraditionalwaystoreducethesummerheatwithoutair-conditioners（空调）.Suchways

includehealthyfoodandtoolsthatalsohelppeopleexperiencethebeautyofsummer.Herearesomechoiceswhichwill

bringyouasurprisinglycoolexperience.

Thefirstoneisplumjuice（酸梅汤）・ItisatraditionalhealthydrinkinsummerinBeijing.Itcanreducesummerheatin

thehumanbody.Peoplecanhavethejuiceallyearround,yetsummeristhebesttime.

Thesecondisabamboomat.Itisalovelymust-havethatcancoolyoursummerwithanaturallynicesmell.Thereare

manysizesforbedsandchairsandsoon.It'sreallycomfortabletolieonabamboomatanddrinksomeplumjuice

whilewatchingTVinsummer.

ThelastoneisChinesefans.Availableinmanyshapesandmaterials,Chinesefansarespecialforthewater-ink

paintingstheycarry.Fansmadeofsilkwereoftenusedbywomen,especiallyyoungunmarriedladiesinancientChina.

Theyusedfanstohidetheirmouthsoraceswhentheywantedtoavoidshowingshyness.Ifyouwanttoleada

low・carbon（低碳）styleofliving,afanisnecessaryinsummer.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.Theunderlinedword"mat"inthispassagemean“"inChinese.

A.床单B.席子C.毯子

2.Inthispassage,thewritertalksabout.

A.foodandtoolsinsummerinChina

B.someChinesetraditionalpaintings

C.alow-carbonlifestyle

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peoplelovetodosomethingexcitingduringahotsummer.

B.TherearemanyChinesewaystohaveacoolsummer.

C.ThesummerinChinaisreallycool.

4.Itisclearthat.

A.peoplecanhaveplumjuiceonlyinsummer

B.air-conditionersarenecessaryforeverypersoninsummer

C.Chinesegirlsinthepastwererathershy

5・Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoKeepCoolandCalmDown.

B.AnIntroductiontoPIraditionalChineseCoolingWays.

C.QuickWaystoReducetheSummerHeat.

E

17、UsingiPadstoMakeLearningFun

脚

Paper,pencil,whiteboard,textbookarethetoolsyouneedifyouwanttogotoschool.Butrecently,youcanaddanother

onetothelist:aniPad.

BecausethepopularAppletabletisnotonlyusefulforsearchingtheInternetandwatchingvideos,butitisalsobeing

usedtomakelearningfun.

Scientistsnowknowthatwelearnbetterwhenweareenjoyingourselves,sorecentlysoftwaredevelopershavemade

iPadapplications（应用程序）thatlooklikevideogames,buthavestrongeducationalcontent.Oneofthebestexamples

ofthisnewformofteachingapplicationisFutaba,agameinwhichuptofourchildrentrytorecognizeaspinning（旋转

的）object,andthenidentifywhatitis.ThegamecanbeusedtoteachEnglish,math,foreignlanguages,orjustabout

anything,andstudentsloveit.Thacherscanevenmaketheirownquestions.Theimportantthingisthatchildrenenjoy

thegame,anddon'tevenrealizehowmuchtheyarelearning!

Sothenexttimeyouhavetochoosebetweenmakingyourchildstudyorlettingthemplayagame,justremember...they

coulddobothatthesametime!

1.Whatcanbeaddedtotheschoolthinglistaccordingtothepassage?

A.AniPad.

B.AnEnglishtextbook.

C.Apencil.

D.Awhiteboard.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"tablet”probablymeaninChineseinthispassage?

A.药片B.掌上电脑

C.牌匾D.桌子

3・Futabais・

A.anoldkindofclassroom

B.anewoutdooractivity

C.aneweducationalapplication

D.averyoldtoolofteaching

4.HowmanychildrencantakepartinoneFutabagameatatime?

A.7.B.6C.5.D.4.

5・WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Scientiststhinkthatwelearnbetterwhenweareenjoyingourselves.

B.Futabacanonlybeusedtoteachlanguages.

C.TeacherscanmaketheirownquestionsusingFutaba.

D.Thewriterthinkschildrencanstudyandhavefunplayinggamesatthesametime.

F

18、Scientistshavebeenexperimentingwithfour-legrobotsforyears.Theywanttouserobotstocarryheavythingsover

difficultland.

Butprovidingenoughpowerforthosekindsofrobotshasbeenaproblem.Nov%thathaschanged.EngineersatMIT

havedesignedarunningrobotthatrunsonbatteries.Scientistssaytheirrobotswillsoonbeabletorunlikecheetahs,

thefastestlandanimalsonEarth.

Onedifficultyindesigningthesetypesofrobotscontinuestobeprovidingpower.Thesemachinesarestillquiteheavy

andtheyneedalotofpowertorun.Butthecheetah-likerobotdesignedbyengineersatMITislightenoughmrunon

batteries.Therobotweighsjust30kilograms.Therobotneedsonlyabout700wattsofpowertorun.Thisrobotcan

actuallyjump40cmhighanditcanlandverysafelyandthenitcanrun.Therobotslimbsandotherpartsweremadein

athree-dimensionalor3Dprinter.Astrong,light-weightmaterialcalledKevlarisusedtomaketherobofspart

stronger.

ButthedevelopmentofMIISrobotisnotwithoutitsownsetofproblems.Therobot*slimbsmustsupportheavyforce,

andsometimestheybreak.

Scientistssaythenewtechnologiesusedonthisrobotmaybeusedinthemakingoflimbsfordisabledpersonsandother

machines.Someofthosemachinesmayhelpsavehumansfromperformingdifficultanddangerousjobs.

1.Whatisthechallengeindesigningthefour-legrobots?

A.carryingheavythingsB・Runningfast.C.Beinglightenough.D.Providingenoughpower.

2.WhatcanthenewtechnologiesonWTsrobotbeusedfor?

A.Formakinga3Dprinter.B.Formakinglimbsfor