2023年湖北省武漢市華師一附中英語(yǔ)九年級(jí)第一學(xué)期期末檢測(cè)試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫(xiě)在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫(xiě)姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)選擇1、Couldyoutellus__________?Abouttwoweeks.A．howoftenarewegoingtobeawayB．howoftenwearegoingtobeawayC．howlongarewegoingtobeawayD．howlongwearegoingtobeaway2、—Hi.Jack.OurT-shirtsarethesame.—Yes,But________looksnewer.A．his B．yours C．you D．him3、Hurryup,__________we’llhavetowaitanothertwohoursforthenexttrain.A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．or D．so4、Thetrafficwasveryheavy,butnobodywaslate,_______me.A．except B．a(chǎn)bove C．through D．below5、Jeffgottotheairportatmidnight,sohe____ataxitoahotel.A．calls B．willcall C．called D．iscalling6、Wearecoveringthese____________girls’wonderfulperformances______.A．lively;live B．lively;alive C．a(chǎn)live;live D．a(chǎn)live;living7、ThepolicemantookawayTom’sdrivinglicensehebrokethetrafficrulesofno-drunkdriving.A．but B．because C．though8、Mymom______breakfastwhenthemorningpostcame.A．washaving B．ishaving C．has D．had9、Wedon'tknowtheloveofourparents_______webecomeparentsourselvesoneday.A．untilB．a(chǎn)fterC．whenD．since10、—ChinesePoetryCompetitionwasoneofduringtheSpringFestival.—Iagreewithyou.Iwatchediteveryweek.A．morepopularshows B．mostpopularshow C．themostpopularshowsⅡ.完形填空11、Akingoncehadafantasticdiamond.Hethoughtitwasthebestjewel(珠寶)intheworld.Onemorningthekingawokeandtookouthisjeweltoenjoy1itasusual.Buttohissurprise,therewasasinglethincrack(裂縫)downitsface.Thegreatestjewelerswerecalledtolookatthestoneinthe2offixingit.Butnothingcouldbedone.Thecrackranso3downthefaceofthediamondthatanyefforttoremoveitwouldfurtherdestroyit.Finally,onejewelersteppedforwardandsaidhecouldsavethediamond.Andthekingagreedthatthejewelercould4asinglenightwiththediamond.Ifhewasabletofixit,thenhewouldgetgreatreward.If,however,hedidnotsucceed,5worsewaswaitingforhim.Lockedinhisroom,thejewelertookalonglookatthestone.Itwastrulygreat,andthecrack,howeverthin,couldnotberemoved6destroyingthejewel.Whatcouldbedone?Thenext7,thejewelercameoutwiththestoneinhand.Everybodywas8bywhattheysaw.Thecrackhadnotbeenremoved.Itremainedinitsplace.Thejewelerhadinsteadetched(刻)arose,the9ofthekingdom,onthefaceofthediamond,turningthecrackintoitsstem(莖).Thekingstoodupwithtearsinhistwoeyes.“Now,Itrulyhavemycrownjewel!”hesaid,“Thediamondwasn’tperfectuntilnow,butitwasthe10Ihaveeverseen.Itwas,however,nodifferentthananyotherstone.Now,though,Ihaveatrulyunique(獨(dú)一無(wú)二的)treasure!”1．A．lookingB．findingC．seeingD．watching2．A．hopeB．careC．permissionD．notice3．A．hardlyB．quicklyC．deeplyD．widely4．A．waitB．watchC．sleepD．spend5．A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．nothingD．everything6．A．withB．withoutC．intoD．except7．A．morningB．nightC．eveningD．a(chǎn)fternoon8．A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．shockedC．pleasedD．disappointed9．A．symbolB．pictureC．signD．slogan10．A．worstB．bestC．hardestD．oldesⅢ.語(yǔ)法填空12、閱讀下面的短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或填入括號(hào)中所給單詞的正確形式。Self-drivingCarsDoyoulikecars?1．willthecarbelikeinthefuture?Maybewecansitinacarthatcandrive2．(it).About40yearsago,scientistsfromtheUnitedStates3．(start)todevelopself-drivingcars.Themostfamousone4．(make)byGooglein2012.Therearecamerasandradars(雷達(dá)）onthetopofthecar.Theyallowthecomputerinthecar5．(draw)a3Dmapoftheenvironment.Chinesescientistshavealso6．(successful)developedaself-drivingcar.Thecarmadeatrip7．ChangshatoWuhan.Isaself-drivingcarsafe?Arecentstudyshowsthatrobotsmake8．(safe)drivesthanhumans.If10%ofcarsonthestreetareself-drivingones,1,000liveswillbesavedeveryyear.If90%ofvehicles(交通工具)areself-drivingones,21,700liveswillbesavedayear.However,aself-drivingcarisexpensive9．eachcostsabout$100,000.Soitis10．(possible)tobeverypopularinthenearfuture.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Theysaymusicisuniversal,anditseemstobetruesincewhereverwego,weseepeoplelistening,playingordancingtoit.Wetendtothinkthatmusicislargerthanourculturaldifferencesandshowsthedeeperconnectionsbetweenus.ButaccordingtoarecentstudypublishedintheCurrentBiology,musicdoesn’tspeaktoeveryone.Thereisacondition,theresearchersargue,called“musicalanhedonia”.Theysaythatthosewhohavethisconditionmayhavefewabilitiestoexperiencepleasurefrommusic.Forthestudy,30peoplelistenedtothesame,mostlyclassicalmusicpieces.Theywerethenaskedtocompleteaquestionnaireonhowtheyfeltaboutthemusic.Atthesametime,theresearchersmeasuredtheirheartrateandskinreaction,whichareconsideredphysiologicalmeasuresoffeelings.Accordingtotheresearchers,mostofthepeopleinthestudygotpleasurefromthemusic.Theyhadaquickerheartbeatandsweatedmore.However,asmallnumberofthemhadverylittleandevennopleasantfeelingwhiletheywerelisteningtothemusic.Thesepeoplehadnoneorveryfewofthephysicalsignswhichtheothersinthestudyexperienced.Theresearcherssaythatthismeanspeoplehavedifferentabilitiestoenjoymusicandthat“therearepeoplewhospecificallycan’tenjoymusicatall”Tostudytheconditionmoredeeply,anothergroupofscientists,atColumbiaUniversity,US,researchedbrainactivities.Theyfoundthatthekeyisthebloodflowtotherewardsysteminthebrain.Peoplewhogotlesspleasurefrommusichadcomparativelylowerbloodflowtoareasinvolvedintherewardsystemofthebrainwhentheywerelisteningtomusic.Thelowerbloodflowmakesitmorelikelythatthebrain’s“rewardsystem”willbeinactive.Anditwillproducelessofthe“pleasurechemical”dopamine.Asaresult,peoplegetlesspleasurefrommusic.Iftheresearchiscorrect,accordingtoNationalPublicRadio,therearesimplypeoplewhojustdon’tgetmusic.Theymaygetpleasurefrommanythings,butagoodtuneisn’toneofthem.1．Thepeoplewhoiscalledmusicalanhedonia_______.A．a(chǎn)voidlisteningtomusicB．liketolistentocertaintypesofmusic.C．can’tfeelthepleasurethatmusicbringstoothers.D．believeculturaldifferencesarelargerthanmusic.2．WhatwasthepurposeofthestudymentionedinCurrentBiology?A．Tolearnwhatmusicpeoplelovethemost.B．Tolearnhowmusicinfluencespeople’sfeelings.C．Tounderstandtherelationshipbetweenmusicandthebody.D．Toseewhethermusicworksinthesamewayforallpeople.3．Whathappenedinthestudywhenpeoplelistenedtomusic?A．Allofthemhadfasterheartbeatandsweatedmore.B．Thosewhoenjoyedmusichadslowerbloodflow.C．Theyshoweddifferentphysicalsignsasthemusicchanged.D．Thosewhoenjoyedmusichadmoredopamineproduced.4．Whichpartofamagazinemaythearticleappearin?A．Science. B．Sports. C．Health. D．Fashion.B14、MarkTwain’sFirstMoneyMarkTwainwasaskedonedayifhecouldrememberthefirstmoneyheeverearned.Hethoughtalongtimeandthensaid,“Yes,itwasatschool.Icanremembereverythingaboutit.Schoolboysinthosedaysdidnottakegoodcareoftheirchairsanddesks.Therewasaruleinourschoolthatifanyonedamagedhisdeskorchair,hewouldhavetopayfivedollarsortheteacherwouldbeathiminfrontofthewholeschool.”“OnedayIdamagedmydeskinsomeway,Ihadtopayfivedollarsorbebeatenbeforethewholeschool.Myfathersaiditwouldbetoobadtohaveourfamilydisgracedinfrontofthewholeschool.Heagreedtogivemefivedollarstohandovertheteacher.Butbeforehegavemethemoney,hetookmeupstairsandgavemeabeating.”“ButasIhadonebeatingandIdecidedIwouldtakeanotherbeatingatschoolandkeepthefivedollars.Sothat’swhatIdid.ThatwasthefirstmoneyIeverearned.”1．MarkTwainearnedhisfirstmoney_________.A．whenhewasapupilB．whenhebecameawriterC．whenhetaughtataschoolD．whenhewasbeatenbyhisfather2．Theschoolmadetherulesothattheycould_____.A．teachthestudentswellB．givethestudentsabeatingC．keepthedesksandchairswellD．a(chǎn)skthestudentsformoremoney3．MarkTwain’sfather______.A．washappytogivehimthemoneyB．gotangrywhenheknewwhatMarkTwainhaddoneatschoolC．saidsorrytotheteacherwhenheheardthenewsD．a(chǎn)greedtobeatMarkTwainandthengivehimthemoney4．MarkTwain’sfatherthoughtifhegaveMarkTwainthemoney______.A．hewouldnotbebeateninfrontofthewholeschoolB．hewouldgototheschoolagainC．hewouldneverdothatagainD．hewouldearnthemoney5．MarkTwainwasbeaten_______.A．a(chǎn)thomeB．onlybyhisfatherC．a(chǎn)tschoolD．bothatschoolandathomeC15、Autism(自閉癥)isadisorderofthebrainthathappensinthefirstthreeyearsoflife.Itaffectsthebrain'snormaldevelopment.Mostautisticpatientshavedifficultytalkingwithotherpeopleordoingthings.However,someoftheautisticpeoplehaveamazingabilities.Forexample,somecanmemorizemanythingsandsomecandocalculationsreallyfast.RaymondBabbittinthe1988filmRainManisanexample.ThecharacterinthefilmwasbasedonKimPeek,amanfromtheUSA．Peekcouldn'tswitchonalightorputhisclothesonbyhimself.Buthismemorywassoamazingthathecouldrememberalmostanything.Hecouldmemorizeeveryroad,placeanddistanceonmaps.Hecouldevenrememberalmosteverywordinthousandsofbooks.Hiswayofreadingwasmoreamazing.Peekcouldreadtwopagesatthesametimeinjusteighttotenseconds.Hereadtheleftpagewithhislefteyeandtherightpagewithhisrighteye.Scientistsstilldon'tknowforsurewhysomeautisticpeoplehavespecialtalentaftertheyhavedonealotofresearch.Thereisonepossibleexplanation.Whencertainpartsofthebrainaredamaged!byautism,otherpartsofthebrainmightgetstronger.Thereforespecialabilitieswereborn.Butnotallpeoplewithautismhaveamazingabilities.Infact,autisticpeoplewithamazingabilitiesarerare(罕有的)andtheabilitiescannotbetrained.Accordingtoresearch,onlytenpercentofautisticpeopleshowanysignsofspecialtalent.根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，并將其標(biāo)號(hào)填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置。1．WhatdoweknowaboutAutism?A．Itisadisorderofthebones.B．Ithappensallthroughone'slife.C．Ithelpspeoplememorizethingsbetter.D．Itaffectsthebrain'snormaldevelopment.2．WhoisKimPeek?A．HeisagoodfriendofKaymondBabbitt.B．HeisacharacterinthefilmRainMan.C．HeisanautisticpatientfromtheUSA．D．Heisascientistworkingonautism.3．WhatisKimPeekdifferentfromothers?A．Hecandosomebasicthingslikedressinghimself.B．Hehasaspecialtalentincalculation.C．Hehaddifficultyreadingbooks.D．Hehasaverygoodmemory.4．WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninChinese7A．毀壞B．強(qiáng)化C．開(kāi)發(fā)D．摘除5．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout7A．WaysofdealingwithautismB．RelationshipbetweenautismandtalentC．Waysoftrainingautisticpeople'sabilitiesD．Reasonsforautisticpeople'sspecialtalentD16、TheMostInterestingFestivalsaroundtheWorldContents

Introduction1

＊BabyCryingDay2

＊Cheese-rollingFestival

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＊ColorThrowingFestival

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＊FishSwallowingFestival

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＊InternationalPillowFightDay

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＊InternationalTwinsFestival

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＊RaincoatFestival15

＊RoswellUFOFestival

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＊TomatoFestival18

＊WaterFightingDay

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＊WifeCarryingFestival

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＊WorldBodypaintingFestival

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InternationalPillowFightDay

InternationalPillowFightDayisheldeveryAprilaroundtheworld—fromAmsterdam,Budapest,toNewYork.Ithasbeencelebratedsince2008.Hundredsofpeoplegooutwiththeirpillowshittingeachother’sface,backandchest.Peopledressupassuperheroesandanimals,laughingandfighting.

Thefestivalusedtobeagametorelease(釋放)energyandstress.Nowadaysbesidesbringingfun,InternationalPillowFightDayhasbecomeawaytoquicklycollectpillowsforthehomeless.In2014,about2,000pillowswerecollectedforthepoorinBronxandBrooklyn.

Rules:Bringyourownpillowsanddon’thitanyonewithoutapilloworwithacamera.

TheGuinnessWorldRecord:ThelatestrecordofthelargestpillowfightwassetonOctober27,2013inChicago,with4,500pillowsand3,813people.

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1．TheInternationalPillowFightDaywasfirstcelebratedin_______A．2000 B．2008 C．2013 D．20142．NowadaystheInternationalPillowFightDayhasbecomeawayto________.A．collectpillowsforthehomelessB．releaseenergyandstress.C．hiteachother’sfaceD．fightwithothers3．ThelatestGuinnessWorldRecordofthelargestpillowfightwassetin________.A．NewYork B．Amsterdam C．Budapest D．Chicago4．Youmayreadabout______________onthePage19.A．BabyCryingDay B．ColorThrowingFestivalC．WaterFightingDay D．WorldBodypaintingFestivalE17、Kirsten:Haveyoureadthebook,TheTravel?Ijustfinishedityesterday.Renee:No,butI’vewantedto.Isitgood?Kirsten:Itis!Butit’squitegrim.Renee:Howso?Kirsten:Inthestory,amotherandhersonwereonatripwhentheywerecaughtbyagroupofcrazypeople.Theywerekeptinasmalldarkroomandtreatedterribly.Itreallybrokemyhearttoreadthatthemotherchosetostayandfightwiththebadguys.Shewasalmostkilledwhentryingtohelphersonrunaway.Renee:Soit’sthisgrimfromthefirstpagetotheend?Kirsten:Yes,butthere’sstillabrightsideinit.Yougettoseehowstrongparentscanbewhentheywanttokeeptheirchildrenfrombeinghurt.Renee:Isee.I’msurelygoingtoborrowitfromthelibrary.Kirsten:Thenyoumusthurry.WhenIborroweditlastFriday,theytoldmethatmanypeoplewerewaitingtoreadit!1．WhathappenedinTheTravel?A．Amotherdidherbesttosaveherchild.B．Amothertookatriptolookforherson.C．Amotherwastreatedterriblybyherfamily.D．Amotherwaskilledbyagroupofcrazypeople.2．Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?A．KirstenwilllendReneeTheTravel.B．TheTravelisapopularlibrarybook.C．KirstendidnotenjoyreadingTheTravel.D．ReneehasnotheardofTheTravelbefore.3．WhydoesKirstenthinkthebookisgrim?A．Becauseithappensonadarknight.B．Becauseitmakesthereadersfeelsad.C．Becausetherearemanydifficultwordsinit.D．Becausereadershavedifferentideasaboutit.F18、CAFAArtMuseumCAFAArtMuseumwasbuiltin1953.NowthenewmuseumisinChinaCentralAcademy(學(xué)院)ofFineArts.Thesecondfloorisdesignedtodisplay(陳列)worksbysomegreatartists.ThethirdandfourthfloorsarethegalleryformodernartexhibitionsPolyArtMuseumPolyArtMuseumisdesignedtodevelopnationalartandculture.IttriestorescueandprotectChineseculturalrelics(遺產(chǎn))lostabroad.Morethan100piecesofChinesebronzeware(青銅器m)areondisplay.NowPolyArtMuseumisconsideredasoneofthebest-knownartmuseumsinChinaArtMuseumofBeijingFineArtAcademyArtMuseumofBeijingFineArtAcademyisaneighborofthebeautifulChaoyangPark.Ithasallkindsofmeetinghalls.Thereareworkroomsthatarelargeenoughforartiststocreatehugepaintings.Thereisalsoabookstore,acoffeehouseandothercultureandleisureplaces.BeijingHanMeilinArtMuseumBeijingHanMeilinArtMuseumisthelargestpersonalartmuseuminChina.HanMeilinisawell-knownChineseartist.HeisfamousfordesigningFuwadollsforthe2008BeijingOlympics.HanMeilinalsooffershelptogift