甘肅省武威市涼州區(qū)永昌鎮(zhèn)和寨九制學校2024屆九年級英語第一學期期末聯(lián)考試題含解析

甘肅省武威市涼州區(qū)永昌鎮(zhèn)和寨九制學校2024屆九年級英語第一學期期末聯(lián)考試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—Ofallthemountains,Qomolangmaisthemostdangeroustoclimb.—Yes.Thereareusuallysomeseriousdifficultiesincludingthickclouds,______weatherconditionsandheavystorms.A．freezing B．typical C．peaceful2、ZhangWen

fortheTVserieslastnight,soheisverysleepyintheclasstoday.A．tookup B．stayedupC．gaveup D．madeup3、Youcan’timagine__________goodweatheritwasyesterday!A．how B．what C．whata D．howa4、Wewatchedaninterestingshowand_______somegifts______ourparents.A．bought,for B．buy,for C．bought,to D．buy,to5、Whichofthefollowingwordsisformedlike"handbag"?A．meaningful B．snowman C．protection D．impatient6、Tomysurprise,hecouldgetoverdifficultproblemsthathesucceededatlast.A．somanyB．suchmanyC．sofewD．suchfew7、Weallknowthatwewon'tenjoygoodhealth______weoftenexercise.A．though B．if C．when D．unless8、specialclasswehadtoday!Welearnedaboutkungfu.A．How B．What C．Howa D．Whata9、__________thegirlisonlytenyearsold,shecantakecareofherbrotherandcookmealseveryday.A．IfB．BecauseC．AlthoughD．As10、—Sam,whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?—Sorry,Mum.Ididn’twatchtheweatherforecastjustnow.I______afootballmatch.A．waswatching B．a(chǎn)mwatchingC．wouldwatch D．willwatchⅡ.完形填空11、WhenIwasayoungchild,myparentsoftentoldmethatapositiveheartbroughtamaneverything.Ididn’tunderstandand1whyitmadesuchabigdifferencetoaperson.IthoughtIcouldgrowupquicklytofinditout.IknowI’mjustamiddleschoolstudentwith2experiences,butI’dliketo3myownopinionsonit.OnceIreadasentence,"tomakethisworldaniceplacetolivein,you’dbetterchangeyour4,ratherthanthewholeworld.”Itmademe5inthought.Therearesomanythingsaroundusthatgoagainstour6.Wecan’tforcelifetofollowourwishes.Theearthwon't7turningwhetherweacceptornot.Whatwecandoisjusttomake8suittheworld.Ithinkweshouldlearnto9welcomewhateverlifegivesus:thespringsunlightorthewintersnowfall,andtrytoget10fromit.Ihavetriedtocatcheverypleasantthinginmylife,butIcan’tcatchmostofthepleasantmomentssuchasbeinghuggedbymotherwheninfear,beingcheeredbytheteacherwhenintrouble,beinghelpedbyastrangerwhen11.Itismorelikelythattheypassbyquietly.IrealizethatI’mnotjustlivingformyselfandthatthereareothersIshould12.Theyallpayattentiontomy13,andareproudofmyachievementsevenifitisjustalittleprogress.ItistheircareandlovethatoftenremindmeIliveinawarmandhappy14.Differentpeoplemayhavedifferentattitudestowardslife.Butthereisonerulethatshouldbe15andthatistomaketheworldbetter.1．A．hoped B．wondered C．decided D．said2．A．little B．a(chǎn)little C．few D．a(chǎn)few3．A．hold B．make C．get D．show4．A．heart B．job C．taste D．smell5．A．missed B．went C．lost D．left6．A．space B．question C．will D．home7．A．begin B．stop C．delete D．prepare8．A．yourself B．yourselves C．ourselves D．myself9．A．politely B．lovely C．casually D．warmly10．A．pleasure B．success C．friendship D．surprise11．A．inline B．indanger C．insilence D．inagreement12．A．hearof B．talkof C．thinkof D．dreamof13．A．buildingup B．bringingup C．raisingup D．growingup14．A．world B．space C．family D．class15．A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．saw C．followed D．usedⅢ.語法填空12、Doyouknowtheboyinthepicture?HeisKuangHeng.KuangHenglivedinmorethan2,0001．(year)agoinChina.Fromthepicturewecansee:atthattime,hewasinwornclothes,andsittingat2．woodentablewithapileofbooksonit.Alittleweaklightcame3．throughasmallholeinthewall.Hewasreadingcarefully.Thisisthewell-knownstoryfromtheancientChineseidiom.KuangHengwassopoor4．hecouldn'tevenaffordacandle,sohe5．（dig）aholeinthewallto"steal"lightfromhisneighbor'shouse6．(read)atnight.Themoralofthestorytellsusthatweshouldtry7．(we)besttolearnknowledge,butneverbediscouraged8．(easy),nomatterhowdifficultthesituationmaybe.Ofcourse,things9．(be)quitedifferenttoday,butweshouldrememberthathardworkpaysoff.Weshouldtakepainstoimproveourselvesthroughlearningandget10．(prepare)forourfuture.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Forthosewhohaventheardofit，theApplewatchisthelatestinventionfromthecreatorsoftheiPhoneandAppleMac.Asthenamesuggests，thiscreationisadevice（裝置）designedtotellusthetime.ThisisApple，however，andanApplewatchisneverjustawatch.Notonlydoesitshowusthetime，butitalsoactsasafitnessmonitorandamessagingdevicethatcanbeconnectedwithaniPhone.Isthisasmartinventionortechnologygonetoofar?WhiletheApplewatchisstylishinappearance，Icanthelpbutquestioncertainaspects（方面）ofthenewdevice.Isitapositivethingtobeabletoreceivemessagesthroughawatch，oristhisanotherwayoflettingtechnologyupsetoursociallives?Thankstotheinventionofthesmartwatch，wewillnolongerhavetoreachforourphonestocheckourmessages.Imaginethepossibleresults.Agroupoffriendssittingatatableinarestaurantwilloverlookeachotheraseveryonewillbetoobusywatchingtheirwristsinexpectationofanewmessage.Studentswillhaveawayofcheckingtheirinboxduringschool，despitethefactthatusingmobilephonesisnotallowedinclass.Thelistgoeson.Althoughsmartwatchesmaymakecommunicatingthroughtechnologyeasier,itseemsthatusingthemcouldactuallyhinderfacetofacecommunication.Muchlikeaphone，thewatchwouldalsoneedtobecharged（充電）everyday.Thisisyetanotheraspectofthedevicewhichsetsitapartfromany“normal"watch.If,likeme，youstrugglewhenrememberingtoputyourphoneoncharge，thisisnotnecessarilyapositivething.Idohavetoagree，however,thewatchhassomeinterestingandpurposefulfunctions（功能）Asafitnessmonitor,thedevicecanbeusedtocreateandrecordexerciseactivities.Thiscouldbeofparticularinteresttooutdoorfans.WhilethereareseveralexistingAndroidAppsthatcanalreadydothis，IcanseethattheApplewatchwouldbeamoreconvenientwayofexercisingwithoutamobilephone.Thequestionremains，however,isthepriceworththebenefits?WhilethereareclearlybothadvantagesanddisadvantageswhenitcomestoAppleslatestinvention，Ipersonallylikemysingle-purposewatchthatsimplytellsmethetime！Whataboutyou?Wouldyoubeinterestedinhavingasmartwatch?1．ThankstotheinventionoftheApplewatch，A．studentsdontusecomputersinclassB．mobilephonesdontneedtobechargedC．messagescanbecheckedwithoutphonesD．outdooractivitieshavebecomemorepopular2．Theunderlinedword"hinder"inParagraph3probablymeans“”A．makeupB．holdbackC．dependonD．lookafter3．Fromthepassage，wecanteamthatthewriterA．worriesaboutthesafetyofthesmartwatchB．thinkshighlyoftheprogressoftechnologyC．introducesthenewestkindofsmartphonesD．preferssingle-purposewatchesthattellthetime4．Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheAppleWatch：TheLatestInventionB．TheAppleWatch：SmartandFashionableC．TheAppleWatch：TechnologyGoneTooFar?D．TheAppleWatch：AConvenientWaytoExercise?B14、TheQuestCentreSetinthewildWelshcountryside,theQuestCentreoffersawiderangeofactivitiesforteenagers,fromarcherytoropeclimbing.Wanttotrysomethingnew?Whynottakepartinoneofourspecialadventureactivities?MOUNTAINBIKING25thMarch—8thApril,10:00a.m.—6:00p.m.Wanttoputyourmountainbiketothetest?Joinourguideforarideonthewildside.Cost:￡15perride.CLIMBING1st—30thApril,10:00a.m.—6:00p.m.Tryoutyourmountain-climbingskillsinthelocalcountryside.Don’tworry!Wewon’tbedoinganythingdangerous:justshort,safeclimbs.Cost:￡130perperson.SURVIVALTECHNIQUESDaily,allyearround,10:00a.m.—5:00p.m.Equipyourselfwithbasicsurvivalskillsbytakingpartinthisspecial1-daycourseabsolutelyfreeofcharge.Learnsurvivaltechniqueslikehowtolightafire,buildashelter,findfoodandwater,andcookoveracampfire.ABSEILINGANDROPECLIMBING27thAugust,10:00a.m.—8:00p.m.Ifyou’vebeendyingtolearnaboutabseilingandropeclimbing,nowisyourchance!KenWallace,ourprofessionalcoach,willteachyoueverythingyouneedtoknowonthisspecial1-daycourse.Cost:￡150perperson.Pleasenote:Phonethenumberatthebottomofthepageforanapplicationform.Allactivitiesaresuitableforbeginners.20%DISCOUNT(折扣)forgroupsof6ormore.TheQuestCentre:StDavids,WalesTelephone:(0800)346551．KateandherfamilywanttochooseanactivityduringtheMayDayholiday,theycanchoose.A．climbingB．survivaltechniquesC．mountainbikingD．a(chǎn)bseilingandropeclimbing2．Ifagroupof20studentsgotothecentre,tenofthemwanttotakepartinabseilingandropeclimbingandtherestchoosesurvivaltechniques,theyhavetopay.A．￡3000B．￡1500C．￡2400D．￡12003．“Ifyou’vebeendyingtolearnabout….”Here“dying”perhapsmeans“”.A．冒險B．避免C．渴望D．同意C15、Ifcarshadwings,theycouldflyandthatjustmighthappen,beginningin2011.ThecompanyTerrafugia,basedinWoburn,Massachusetts,saysitplanstomakesuchacar-planecalled“Transition”,tocustomers(顧客)bytheendof2012.“It’sthenext‘wow’vehicle,”saidTerrafugiavicepresidentRichardGersh.“AnybodycanbuyaFerrari,butaswesay,Ferrarisdon’tfly.”Thecar-planehaswingsthatunfoldforflying—aprocessthecompanysaystakesoneminute-andfoldbackupfordriving.Arunwayisstillneededtotakeoffandland.TheTransitionisbeingmarketedmoreasaplanethatdrivesthanacarthatflies,althoughitisboth.ThecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAAtomeetaircraftregulations,andwiththeNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationtomeetvehiclesafetyregulations.ThecompanyisaimingtoselltheTransitiontoprivatepilotsasaneasierandcheaperwaytofly.Theysayitsavesyouthetroublefromtryingtofindanothermodeoftransportationtogettoandfromairports:Youdrivethecartotheairportandthenyou’regoodtogo.Whenyouland,youfoldupthewingsandhittheroad.Therearenoexpensiveparkingfeesbecauseyoudon’thavetostoreitatanairport—youleaveitinthecarparkathome.Thecar-planeisdesignedtoflyunder10,000feet.Ithasamaximumtake-offweightof1,430pounds,includingfuelandpassengers.TheTransition’spricetag:$194,000,Buttheremaybesomethingelseyouneedtopay,likearadio,transponderorGPSandsoon.Sofar,thecompanyhasmorethan70orders.“We’reworkingverycloselywiththem,buttherearestillsomeremainingsteps,”Brownsaid.1．（小題1）Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat_________.A．car-planeswillbepopularin2012B．peoplemightdriveacar-planein2012C．bothTransitionandFerraricantakeoffandlandD．RichardGershisthevicepresidentofMassachusetts2．（小題2）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thecar-planeneedsarunwaytotakeoffandland.B．Acar-planewithradioandGPSwillcost$194,000C．Thecar-planemayflyat8,000feetD．Peoplecanparkthecar-planeinthecarparkattheirhome.3．（小題3）Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“unfold”onthispassage?A．startB．spreadC．coverD．travel4．（小題4）What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CarsWithWingsMaycometruesoonB．AFerrarioraCarPlaneC．AEasierandCheaperWaytoFlyD．CarsWithWingsCanFlyasFastasPlanesD16、OnceIspokeatahighschool.Afterthespeech,Iwasaskedtoseeaspecialstudent.Anillnesshadkepttheboyathome,buthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingme,anditwouldmeanagreatdealtohim.Iagreed.HewasMatthew.Whenhewasborn,thedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetoseefive,thentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalweightlifter,andIknewaboutovercomingobstaclesandgoingformydreams.IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplain(抱怨).Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.

Heknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefuture,andhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightwithme.Whenwefinishedtalking,IwenttomybriefcaseandpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIwonandputitaroundhisneck.Itoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstacles

thanIeverwould.Helookedatitforamoment,thentookitoffandhandeditbacktome.Hesaid,“Youareachampion(冠軍).Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedal,Iwillshowittoyou.”LastsummerIgotthenewsthatMatthewhaddiedandaletterMatthewhadwrittenmeafewdaysbefore:DearRick,MymomsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentme.ThedoctorstellmethatIdon’thavelongtoliveanymore.ButIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.ItoldyousomedayIwasgoingtotheOlympicsandwinagoldmedal.ButIknownowI’llnevermakeit.ButIknowI’machampion,andGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeaven,Godwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthere,Iwillshowittoyou.Thankyouforlovingme.Yourfriend,Matthew1．Theboywishedtomeetthewriterbecause.A．hewishedtotakepartintheOlympicsB．headmiredtheauthorverymuchC．hehopedtomakefriendswiththeauthor2．WhichofthestatementsisTRUE?A．Matthewwasgoodatweightlifting.B．Rickhadthesimilardiseaseasachild.C．Matthewnevergaveupinfaceofdisease.3．Whydidtheboyrefusethewriter’smedal?A．Hedidn’tneedRick’spity.B．Ricklookedonthemedalasthemostimportantthing.C．ThegoldmedalwasverydeartoRick.4．WhatcanbeinferredfromMatthew’sletter?A．Mathewwasunhappybeforedeath.B．MathewkeptintouchwithRick.C．MathewsentsomepicturestoRick.5．Whatdoesobstaclesmean?A．障礙B．麻煩C．疾病E17、APassion（熱情）forDrivingItwasaFridaymorning,7:30am.Ifelttoolazytodrivemycar,somysonbookedanUber.Infiveminutes,theUberreachedourdoor.Icheckedthecabnumberandgotinsidethecar.Iwasbusysearchingmybagforanimportantpaper,soIjustsaid,“Please,goquickly!I’minahurry!”Thedriverreplied,“Yes,ma’am!”IwassurprisedwhenIheardafemalevoice.Istoppedforasecondandlookedatthedriver.Shewasayounglady.Maybearound30or32yearsold.IhadneverhadafemaleUberdriverbefore.Ibecameinterestedinwhyshechosethisjob.Istartedtheconversation,“Ifyoudon’tmind,canIaskyousomequestions?”“Yes,ma’am!Noproblem,”shesaid.“Iguessyouarewell-qualified,”Isaid.“Yes,ma’am!Ihavecompletedmyeducation.IhaveevengottenmyMBA．”“Whatmadeyouchoosetodothisjob?”Icouldseehersmilingfaceintherear-viewmirror(后視鏡).Ilovedriving.Idon’tcarehowbigorsmallmyjobis.IwantedajobwhereIcangetsatisfaction.Ihaven’tmademuchmoneyfromityet,butasItoldyou,Ilovedriving!That’sallthereistoit.”Verypolitely,shesaid,“Drivinghasbeenmypassionsincechildhood.Ofcourse,Irespecteachandeveryjob.Inthiscase,atleastIrealizedmydream.1．Whentheauthorfirstgotintothecab,shewassurprisedbecause___________.A．sheenteredthewrongcabB．shecouldn’tfindanimportantpaperC．shewasrunninglateD．shenoticedthedriverwasawoman2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthedriver?A．Shewaswell-qualified.B．Shewasyoung.C．Sheearnsgoodmoneybydriving.D．Herchildhooddreamwastobeadriver.3．Whatdoyouthinkofthedriver?A．Well-educated.B．Lazy.C．Impolite.D．Funny.F18、WhenmyfirstwartimeChristmascame,IwasinbasictraininginNewJerseyandnotsureifIwouldmakeithomefortheholidays.OnlyontheafternoonofDecember23wasthelistofmenwhowouldhavethethree-dayholidayposted.Iwasoneoftheluckysoldiers.ItwasChristmasEvewhenIarrivedhome,andalittlesnowhadfallen.Motheropenedthefrontdoor.Icouldseebeyondher,intothecornerofthelivingroomwherethetreehadalwaysstood,therewerelights,allcolors,andornaments(飾品)shiningagainstthegreenofapine.“Wherediditcomefrom?”Iasked.“IaskedtheGatesboytocutit,”mymothersaid.“Iwouldn’thavehadonejustformyself,butwheningreatneed…sucharush!Hejustbroughtitinthisafternoon.”Thepinereachedtotheproperheight,almosttotheceiling,andtheTreeTopCrystalStarwasinitsplace.Afewgreenbranchesreachedoutalittleawkwardly(難看)attheside,Ithought,andtherewasabitofbaretrunkshowinginthemiddle.ButthetreefilledtheroomwithwarmlightandthewholehousewiththepleasantsmellofChristmas.“It’snotliketheoneyouusedtofind,”mymotherwenton.“Yourswerealwaysingoodshape.IsupposetheGatesboydidn’tknowwheretolookforabetterone.ButIcouldn’tbefussybecausehehadtriedhisbest.”“Don’tworry,”Itoldher.“It’sperfect.”Itwasn’t,ofcourse,butatthemomentIrealizedsomethingforthefirsttime:allChristmastreesareperfect.1．Whatdidhismother’sChristmastreelooklike?A．B．C．D．2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestory?A．Onesoldiertoldthewriterhewouldhaveathree-dayholidayforChristmas.B．Whenthewritergothome,theGatesboywascuttingaChristmastree.C．HismotherwouldnotcomplainfortheChristmastreewhichlookedawkward.D．AllthesoldierswereluckytogohomeforChristmasduringthewar.3．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat___________.A．thewriterspenthisfirstChristmasduringthewarB．thewriterdidn’tlikethetreecutbysomeoneelseC．thewriterusedtocutverybeautifulChristmastreeD．hismotherdidn’twanttohaveaChristmastreeduringwartime4．Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“allChristmastreesareperfect”?A．NothingisasperfectasChristmas.B．Onceathome,everythingissonice.C．Duringthewar,treesarehardtofind.D．AllChristmastreesarethemostbeautiful.5．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ASoldierandtheChristmasTreeB．HowSoldiersSpentChristmasC．ThePe