2024屆湖北省黃石市還地橋鎮(zhèn)南灣初級中學九年級英語第一學期期末檢測試題考生須知：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在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Haveyouconsideredyourjob______ateacher?A．tochange;tobeB．tochange;beingC．changing;beingD．changing;tobe2、—Chinaisgettingbetterandbetteratmakinghightechnologyproducts.—That’sright.Peoplearoundtheworldcanhardlyavoid________productsmadeinChina.A．notbuying B．nottobuyC．tobuy D．buying3、—Hereweare.Leaveyousontothedoctors.______.A．Takeyourtime B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Takeiteasy D．That’stoobad4、--ThemanIsawyesterday__________aroundmyhouseagain.--Let’scallthepolicerightnow.A．waswalkingB．haswalkedC．iswalking5、Thewomanlostherbag._____,therewas____init.A．Lucky;nothingimportant B．Unluckily;importantnothingC．Luckily;anythingimportant D．Luckily;nothingimportant6、HundredsofpeoplecometotheLostandFoundOfficeto__________theirlostthingsA．lookup B．lookout C．lookafter D．lookfor7、Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.Theonlywayafriendistobeone.A．forhaving B．having C．tohave8、---Excuseme,sir.Areyousuretheumbrellainyourhandbelongstoyou?---Oh,sorry,Itookit______.Mineisoverthereunderthechair.A．a(chǎn)tonceB．ontimeC．bymistakeD．inall9、一Heseemsterriblyill.I'mafraidwehavetotakehimtohospitalrightnow.一Idon'tthinkit.Maybehe'scaughtabitofacold.A．worksB．mattersC．caresD．minds10、––Helooks________.Whathashappenedtohim?––Hethoughthecouldgetgoodgradesinthetest,butfailed.A．upsetB．happyC．excitedⅡ.完形填空11、Chinesemythsareapartofourculture.Let’sreadoneof1-Pangucreatestheworld.2

thebeginning,theuniverseis3.Heavenandearthmixtogether.Theuniverseislikeabigblackegg.Panguissleepingintheegg.Oneday,hewakesupanduseshis4tobreaktheegg.5theygettooclose.Panguisworriedthattheywillmixagain.6heholdsheavenwithhishand.Heputshis7ontheland.Afterhisdeath,hisbodybecomesnature;hisbreathbecomesthewindandcloud.Hisshoutbecomesthethunder.Hecreatestheworld.1．A．they B．their C．them2．A．At B．In C．On3．A．white B．dark C．red4．A．energy B．strength C．force5．A．But B．though C．And6．A．For B．And C．So7．A．feet B．foot C．footsⅢ.語法填空12、LeiFengDayisonMarch5.Morethanfiftyyearsago,ChairmanMaocalledonpeopleto“l(fā)earnfromLeiFeng”.IsthespiritofLeiFengoutofthedate(過時)now?Somepeopleshowusthatit1．(notbe)outdatedyet?Hereisatruestoryaboutthespirit.Afterthe2014collegeentranceexamination,XingSirui,a17-year-oldgirlfromDongying,waitedfortheresult.OnJune24,whileshe2．(walk)alongtheQingfenglake,shesuddenlyheardsomeone3．(cry)forhelp.Shestoppedhurriedlyandlookedaroundforthevoice.Afterseeingayoungwomaninthelake，shejumpedintothewaterbravely,4．(keep)herheadabovethewaterandtriedtopullherbacktothebank.Ittookherabout45minutes5．(finish)thejob.Atlast,thewoman6．(save),butXingSiruileftquietlywithout7．(say)anything.ShewaspraisedhighlyforherbehaviorandwaschoosenastheDongyingFinestGirl.Inrecentyears,itiswronglyconsideredtobeoldfashiontolearnfromLeiFeng.XingSuruiriskedhislifetosaveastrangerwhomshedidn’tknowatall.ShesetsanexampleforusChinese.Infact,somepeoplearoundus8．(do)thesamethingsforthesocietylikeher.Inmyopinion,eveninmoderntimes,we9．(help)eachothertobuildaharmonious(和諧的)societyandthenourcountry10．(become)betterandbetter.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Startingfromthismonth，youwon’tbehearingtheword“NBA”onsportsprogramsonCCTV.Instead，sporthostswillgivethefullChinesenamewhentheyrefertotheNBA–NationalBasketballAssociation.Youalsowon’thearanyotherEnglishabbreviations（縮寫式）onCCTV’sChineseprograms，suchasGDP(grossdomesticproduct)orWTO(WorldTradeOrganization).YouwillheartheirChinesetranslations.CCTVreceivedanoticefromtheStateAdministrationofRadio，F(xiàn)ilmandTelevision，tellingittoavoidusingEnglish-languageabbreviationsintheirreportstoprotectthe“purity”oftheChineselanguage.AfewotherTVstationsalsoreceivedthenotice.FuZhenguo，aneditorofPeople’sDaily，isoneofthepeoplewhoproposed（提議）thechange.“UsingEnglishinaChinese-speakingenvironmentisagainstChineselaw，”hesaid.“UsingEnglishonChineseTVprogramsisunfairtopeoplewhodon’tunderstandEnglish.Itwillhaveabadlanguageinfluenceonkidsandteenagers.”Butsomeexpertshaveadifferentopinion.LiuYaoying，aprofessorattheCommunicationsUniversityofChina，saidthemoveshowsculturalconservatism（保守主義）.“IfWesterncountriescanacceptsomeChinglish（中國式英語）words，whycan’ttheChineselanguagebemixedwithEnglish?”Liusaid.Alotofpeoplehavecriticizedthemove，sayingthatitwillcauseproblemsforthem.“IunderstandwhatCD，VCDandDVDmeanwhenIhearthem.ButIwon’tknowwhattheTVprogramsaretalkingaboutifIhearthoseproducts’fullChinesenames，”apersonwroteinaBBSpost.Followingthesamepost，anotherpersonwrotejokingly：“I’mnotlisteningtomyMP3now.I’mlisteningtomyMovingPictureExpertsGroup-1AudioLayer3.SomepeoplealsoquestionwhyCCTViskeepingitslogo，sinceitisalsoanEnglishabbreviation.1．（小題1）Wecan’theartheEnglishabbreviationsfromthismonthbecause___________.A．noonecansaytheabbreviationsB．theabbreviationsareuselessC．Chinesetranslationsareeasiertobeunderstood.D．thepurityofChineseshouldbeprotected2．（小題2）Whichofthefollowingisanabbreviationofanorganization?A．DVDB．WTOC．GDPD．VCD3．（小題3）WhatistheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“criticized”?A．阻止B．贊同C．表揚D．批評4．（小題4）Fromthepassage，weknowthat.A．Notallthepeoplearesatisfiedwiththemove.B．Allthepeoplearepleasedwiththemove.C．CCTVhasgivenupitslogo.D．TheChineselanguagecan’tbemixedwithEnglish.5．（小題5）TheseventhparagraphshowsA．a(chǎn)badlanguageinfluenceonkidsandteenagersB．itisunfairforourChinesetouseEnglishabbreviations.C．problemscausedbynotusingtheEnglishabbreviationsD．culturalconservatismB14、WhenIwasyoung,Isometimestraveledthecountryroadswithmydad.Hewasamailcarrier,andonSaturdayshewouldaskmetogowithhim.Drivingthroughthecountrysidewasalwaysfun:Therewereanimalstosee,peopletovisit,andchocolatecookiesifyouknewwheretostop,andDaddid.OnDad'sfinaldayofwork,ittookhimwellintotheeveningtocompletehisroundsbecauseatleastonememberfromeachfamilywaswaitingattheirmailboxestothankhimforhisfriendshipandhisyearsofservice.Mailboxesweresometimesusedforthingsotherthanmail.Onenoteleftinamailboxread,“Nat,taketheseeggstoMarian;she'sbakingacakeanddoesn'thaveanyeggs.”Ayounggirlwrotelettersbuthadnostamps,sosheleftafewbuttonsontheenvelopeinthemailbox;Dadpaidforthestamps.OnebusinessmanusedtoleavelargeamountsofcashinhismailboxforDadtotaketothebank.Once,theamountcameto$32,000.Adozenyearsago,whenItraveledbacktomyhometownonthesadoccasionofDad'sdeath,themailboxesalongthewayremindedmeofsomeofhisstories.IthoughtIknewthemall,butthatwasn'tthecase.AsIdrovehome,Inoticedtwolamppoles,whichsupportedwoodenboxesaboutfourfeetofftheground.ForyearschildrenhaddroppedletterstoSantathroughthoseboxes.Imadeaturnatthecorneranddrovepastthepostofficeandacrosstherailroadtrackstoourhouse.FrankTownsend,Dad'spostmasterandgreatfriendformanyyears.Soweallsatdownatthetableandbegantotellstories.AtonepointFranklookedatmewithtearsinhiseyes.“WhatarewegoingtodoaboutthelettersthisChristmas？”heasked.“Theletters？”“Iguessyouneverknew.”“Knewwhat？”“Remember,whenyouwereakidandyouusedtoputyourletterstoSantaboxesonMainStreet?Itwasyourdadwhoansweredallthoseletterseveryyear.”Ijustsattherewithtearsinmyeyes.Itwasn'thardformetoimagineDadsittingattheoldoaktableinourbasementreadingthoselettersandansweringeachone.IhavesincespokenwithseveralofthepeoplewhoreceivedChristmaslettersduringtheirchildhood,andtheytoldmehowamazedtheywerethatSantahadknownsomuchabouttheirhomesandfamilies.Forme,justknowingthatstoryaboutmyfatherwasthegiftofalifetime.1．ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriterregardedhistravelswithDadas________.A．excitingexperienceswithalotoffunB．happyoccasionstoplaywithbabychickensC．greatchancestohelpotherpeopleD．goodopportunitiestoenjoychocolatecookies2．Thewriterprovidesthedetailaboutthebusinessmantoshowthat________.A．DadhadastrongsenseofdutyB．DadhadastrongsenseofhonorC．DadwasanhonestandreliablemanD．Dadwasakindandgenerousman3．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingimpressedthewritermost?A．Dadreadlettersforablindladyforyears.B．Dadpaidforthestampsforayounggirl.C．Dadansweredchildren'sChristmasletterseveryyear.D．Dadtookthemoneytothebankforonebusinessman.4．WhatsurprisedthechildrenmostwhentheyreceivedlettersinreplyfromSantaClauseveryyear?A．SantaClaushadsomuchinformationabouttheirfamilies.B．SantaClausansweredalltheirletterseveryyear.C．SantaClaushaduniquemailboxesforthechildren.D．SantaClauslivedaloneinthecoldNorthPole.5．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．MemorableTravelsB．ChristmasGiftsC．SpecialMailboxesD．TheMailC15、Wouldyoubeabletogothroughawholedaywithoutusingalightbulb?Mostpeopleprobablywouldn’t.Today,almosteverybuildinguseslightbulbsastheirmainlightsource.Althoughweusethemdailywithoutmuchthought,lightbulbswereonceacostlyandthenewesttechnology.Alotofpeople’shardworkledtothelightbulb’sinvention,whichhasimpactedourlivesgreatly.Thefirstlightbulbswereglasscontainersthatreleaselightwhenanelectriccurrentheatedapartinsidecalledafilament(燈絲).Electriclightbulbsarealsoknownasincandescent(白熾)lightbulbs.Thesedays,weuseenergy-savingbulbsthatarebetterfortheenvironment.NickHolonyak,Jr.,anAmericanengineer,inventedthefirstlight-emittingdiodelight(LED)in1962.AnLEDlightbulbusesone-thirdtheelectricityasanincandescentlightandlastsfarlonger.In1802,aBritishscientistnamedHumphryDavycreatedthefirstelectriclight.Then,in1835,otherBritishscientistscreatedthefirstconstantstreamofelectriclight,althoughthelightdidn’tshineverylong.Inthefollowingdecades,scientistsexperimentedwithlightbulbfilamentsmadeofdifferenttypesofmaterials,hopingtocreatealongerstreamofelectriclight.In1860,JosephSwanfoundamaterialthatproducedagoodlight,butitburnedoutquickly.Bythistime,noneofthelightbulbscreatedwerereadytobesoldtothepublicforeverydayuse.Then,in1878,ThomasEdisonmademoreprogress.Hespentalotoftimeresearchingwhatpreviousscientistshaddone.Heandhisteamspentyearsexperimentingwithlightbulbfilaments.Theyeventuallycreatedthefirstlightbulbthatcouldreleaseconstantelectriclightfor1,200hours.Edisonimmediatelypatented(取得專利)hislightbulbdesignsothatlightbulbscouldbeproducedandsold.Lightbulbsweresaferandmoreconvenienttousethanoillampsandcandles.Increaseduseoflightbulbsresultedinpeoplebeingabletohavealongerworkday,sotheaverageworkdayincreased.Lightbulbsalsoledtochangesinbuildingdesigns.Architectscreatedwindowlessbuildings,andlightscouldbeplacedinelevatorsandothernewplaces.1．FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthatlightbulbswere_______inthepast.A．common B．expensive C．hard D．great2．Accordingtothepassage,whichoneinventedthefirstelectriclightbulbs?A．NickHolonyak. B．HumphryDavy.C．JosephSwan. D．ThomasEdison.3．Accordingtothepassage,whatwasthemainprobleminimprovinglightbulbs?A．Therewasnotenoughmoneyandengineeringsupport.B．Therewerenomaterialsthatcouldbeusedtosavepower.C．Scientistsfromdifferentcountriescouldn’tworktogether.D．Itwashardtofindafilamentmaterialthatshonelong.4．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinTRUE?A．Lightbulbswereasconvenientascandlesandoillamps.B．Edisonmadeitpossibletoselllightbulbstothepublic.C．LEDcansavemorepowerandmakepeople’sworktimelonger.D．Lightbulbsmakepeoplestayinwindowlessroomsonworkdays.5．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Theinventionwedependon.B．Thegreatinventers.C．Thehistoryofscienceandtechnology.D．Whatchangesbuildingdesigns?D16、Itwasahotsummerday.Agroupofantswereworkinghard.Theywerecarryingfood.Somegrasshopperswereplayingintheshadeofatree.Oneofthegrasshoppersaskedanant,“Whyareyouworkingsohardonsuchahotday?”“Becauseyoucannotfindfoodinwinter.Wearegettingfoodforwinter,”answeredtheant.“It’ssoearlytofindfoodforwinter.Youareafooltoworkonsuchahotday,”heteased(取笑)theant.Theantwasveryangryandshoutedatthegrasshopper,“Well,goandplay!Youwillhaveabadtimeinwinter.”Summerwasoverandwintercame.Thegrasshoppercouldnotfindfoodanywhere.Hewasbothcoldandhungry.Hewenttotheant’shomeandknockedatthedoor.“Mr.Ant,I’mverycoldandhungry.I’mdying.Pleaseletmehavesomethingtoeat,”hesaid.Theantopenedthedoorandsaid,“Mr.Grasshopper,youplayedandsangandteasedusinthesummer.Pleasegotoplayandsingnow.”Dayslater,thegrasshopperdiedinthesnow.1．Whatwastheweatherlikewhentheantswerecarryingfood?A．Hot. B．Cold. C．Rainy. D．Snowy.2．Whatwerethegrasshoppersdoingatthattime?A．Findingfood. B．Eating. C．Working. D．Playing.3．Whyweretheantsworkingsohard?A．Becausetheylikedtoworkinsummer.B．Becausetheywerehungryallthetime.C．Becausetheywantedtogetfoodforwinter.D．Becausetheygotupearlyeveryday.4．Whatdidtheantdowhenthegrasshoppercameinwinter?A．Hedidn’topenthedoor. B．Heplayedandsangwiththegrasshopper.C．Hewelcomedthegrasshopper. D．Herefusedtogivethegrasshopperfood.5．Whathappenedtothegrasshopperatlast?A．Hehadfood. B．Hedied. C．Hewasangry. D．Hesanginsnow.E17、The17Xi'anInternationalMarathonstartedonOct.28th(Saturday).OnthatDay,over20,000runnersfrom26countriesandregionsjoinedthemarathon.TheroutestartedfromtheSouthGateandendedattheDamingPalaceHeritagePark(大明宮遺址公園).Thecompetitionisdividedintothreeitems:thewholeMarathon(42.195),thehalfMarathon(21.0975km)andtheminiMarathon(4.5km).ItisthefirstregularmarathoneventinXi'an,ShaanxiProvince,whichistheancientcapitalcityofthirteendynasties.ToshowtheancientcultureinXian,therearemanyrelicsandattractionsalongtheraceroute,suchasQinErShiMausoleumofQinDynasty,DamingPalaceofTangDynastyandBellTowerofMingDynasty.Duringthatday,somerunnersworefunnyclothes,ordressedasancientpeoplesuchasanemperor,charactersinJourneytotheWest,JiGongandsoon.Theymadethelongrunmoreinteresting.Atlast,AlemayehuLemafromEthiopia,clocked2:16:02towinthefirstplaceofXi'anInternationalMarathon.LhoussaineOukhridofMoroccofollowedin2:16:15,whileQiuWangdongmadethebestrecordamongnativerunnerswhofinishedthirdin2:20:58.“ThetrailmakesuseasytocreateapersonalbestrecordandIdidit,”saidQiuWangdong,astudentstudyinginNorthwestNormalUniversity.Inthewomen'srace,Mongolia'srunnerKhishigaikhanGalbadrakhwonthefirstplacein2:37:10.Kenya'sPriscilaKiprutoandSarahLagatplacedsecondandthirdrespectively(分別地).“I'vebeenwaitingforalongtimetorunmarathonathome.It'sfantastic!Iguesstheplayersfromallovertheworldwillbeamazedbytheviewofmodembuildingsandancientrelics,"saidLouZhixuan,aXi'ancitizen.1．Howmanyrunnerstookpartinthe17Xi’anInternationalMarathon?A．Morethan20,000 B．Lessthan20,000. C．Over2,000. D．Lessthan2,600.2．Theraceroutewasdesignedalongmanyrelicsandattractionsinorderto.A．maketherunnersrelaxedB．makethecompetitioneasyC．showtheancientcultureinXi’anD．showhowfriendlythepeopleinShaanxiare.3．WheredidKhishigsaikhanGalbadrakhcomefrom?A．Japan. B．France. C．Germany. D．Mongolia.4．What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．17CityWallMarathoninXi’an B．17Xi’anInternationalMarathonC．ComeandJoinus D．AGreatCityintheWorldF18、“Howareyou?”isanicequestion.It’safriendlyquestionthatpeopleintheU.S.Ausetogreeteachother.But“Howareyou?”isalsoaveryunusualquestion.Thepersonwhoasks“Howareyou?”hopestoheartheanswer“Fine”,eveniftheperson’sfriendisn’tfine.Thereasonisthat“Howareyou?”isn’treallyaquestionand“Fine”isn’treallyananswer.Theyaresimplyotherwaysofsaying“Hello”or“Hi”.Sometimes,peoplealsodon’tsayexactlywhattheymean.Forexample,whensomeoneasks“Doyouagree?”theotherpersonmightthink,“No,Idisagree.Ithinkyou’rewrong...”Butitisn’tverypolitetodisagreesostrongly,sotheotherpersonmightsay“I’mnotsure.”It’sanicerwaytosaythatyoudon’tagreewithsomeone.Peoplealsodon’tsayexactlywhattheyarethinkingwhentheyfinishtalkingwithotherpeople.Forexample,manytalksoverthephonefinishwhenone