安徽省淮南市西部2023-2024學年九年級英語第一學期期末考試試題注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—doyouvisityourgrandparents?—Onceamonth.A．Howfar B．Howoften C．Howlong2、--WouldyoumindifIplaythepianonow?--_______.Mybrotherissleeping.A．You’dbetternot B．Ofcourseyoucan C．Yes,please. D．Sure3、IBelieveICanFlyisasongwhichencouragesustobelievein________.A．ourselvesB．usC．oneselfD．it4、—Thanksforhelpingmefind____informationIwantedontheInternet.—Youarewelcome.A．a B．/ C．the5、Heistallerthan_______girlinhisclass.A．any B．otherC．anyother D．another6、Nowadays,somerobotsareveryhumanlike.Theyevendance.A．can B．must C．need D．haveto7、InChina,springcomesinMarch.Theweather______warmerandthedaysarelonger.A．gets B．sounds C．smells D．tastes8、—Excuseme,areyou_______?—No,weare_______.A．American,Englishman B．Americans,GermansC．American,Germen D．Englishman,American9、—Whoseapplesarethese?—They'reapples.A．they B．them C．theirs D．their10、--Let’sgodancingtonight.—Sorry,I______.Ihavetogotoameeting.A．mustn’t B．maynotC．needn’t D．can’tⅡ.完形填空11、Muchmeaningcanbecarriedclearly,withoureyes,soitisoften1thateyescanspeak.Doyouhavesuchkindof2?Inabusyoumaylookatastranger,butnottoolong.Andifhe3thatheisbeinglookedat,hemayfeeluncomfortable.Thesameinourdailylife.Ifyouarelookedatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourselfupanddown,toseeifthereis4wrongwithyou.Ifnothinggoeswrong,youwillfeel5towardthepersonwhoislookingatyouthatway.Eyesdospeak,right?Lookingtoolongatsomeonemayseemtobeimpolite.Butsometimesthingsaredifferent.Ifamanlooksatawomanformorethan10seconds,itmaymeansthathewishestoattract(吸引)herattention,tomakeherunderstandthathe6her.Whentwopeopleareinaconversation,thespeakerwillonlylookatthelistenerfromtimetotime,7makesurethatthelistenerdoespayattention8whatheorsheisspeaking.Loverswillenjoylookingateachotherorbeinglookedatforalongtime,toshowsomethingthat9cannotexpress.Clearly,eyecontactshouldbedoneaccordingtotherelationshipbetweentwopeopleandtheplace10youstay.1．A．spoke B．said C．told D．talked2．A．experience B．eyes C．mind D．news3．A．found B．knew C．finds D．saw4．A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing5．A．happy B．angry C．sad D．thankful6．A．loves B．hates C．thanks D．looksat7．A．inorderthat B．sothat C．inorderto D．for8．A．for B．of C．with D．to9．A．eyes B．words C．minds D．body10．A．which B．that C．where D．thereⅢ.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、Englishhasbecomeaworldlanguage.Sowhichcountry,exceptEnglish-speakingcountries,speaksEnglishbest?AndwheredoesChinarank(排名)?TheNetherlands(荷蘭)rankedfirst,followedbyDenmarkandSweden.TherankingsarebasedonEnglishreadingandlisteningtestresultsof950,000peoplefrom72countriesandareas.TheEnglishlevelinChinaisstilllow,ranking39th.InChina,peopleinShanghaiarethebestEnglishspeakers.TheyspeakbetterEnglishthanItaliansandFrench.HongKongandBeijingfollowShanghaiasChina’snextbestEnglish-speakingcities.ShanghaiandBeijingrankhighbecausetheyareinternationalcities.However,acrossChina,Englishlevelisdifferentfromeasttowest.Chinahas400millionEnglishlearners,reportedChinaDaily.However,theteachingofEnglishinsomeareasisnotverygood.AccordingtothePeople’sDailyOnline,thereareseventyprimaryschoolsinShetianqiaotowninHunan,butonlyoneEnglishteacher.ManystudentsstilllearnEnglishbyrotememorizaton(死記硬背).SebastianMagnusson,anofficerattheSwedishembassy(瑞典大使館)inBeijing,gavesomeadvice.SwedishpeoplespeakEnglishwellandMagnussonhimselfisalsofluentinChinese.HesaidTVprograms,moviesandevencomputergamescouldbelearningtools.“Donotlimit(限制)ittotextbooks.Whatmattersmostistousewhatyou’velearned,”Magnussonsaid.Accordingtothispassage,whichcountrycanspeakEnglishbestnotincluding1．2．WhichcountryspeaksEnglishbest,exceptEnglish-speakingcountries?A．China.B．Sweden.C．Denmark.D．Netherlands.3．4．.Whatdoestheword“fluent”meaninthelastparagraph?A．糟糕的B．不熟練的.C．流利的.D．擔心的.5．6．WhichisnotagoodwaytoimproveEnglishinthepassage?A．Byonlylearningtextbookswell.B．BywatchingEnglishmovies.C．BywatchingEnglishTVprograms.D．Byusingwhatyouhavelearned.B14、MyhusbandandIhadjustopenedupapetsittingbusinessearlierthatyear.Ourcustomershadslowlyrisenfromthreetothirtyamonth.Wewerebusythroughthosehotsummermonths,drivingbetweenvisits.Ourworkwasstrictlydoneatthepetowner’shome.Itwasalmosttoobusyforthetwoofus,butweweremakinggoodmoney!Weaskedpetownersnewtoourbusinesstophonetwoweeksaheadsowehadenoughtimetomeettheownersandpetsattheirhomesandmakeanyfollowingmeetingsbeforetheownerleaves.Oneday,wedecidedtotakeonanewcustomerjusttwodaysbeforetheywouldleave.Wemetthefamily,filledinaform,andspentsometimewiththeirdog,Hercules.Heplayfullyjumpedonusandtouchedourhandsandarmsusinghistongue.Thefamilylaughedashedidthis,showingusthathewasveryloving.TwodayslaterIappearedatthehouse,alone.IcameuptoHerculesandsaidhellohappily.Ifilleduphiswaterbowlandcleanedanymesseshemade.Meanwhile,hewassolovelysittingbeside.Ithoughtthiswouldbethegoodpicturetosendtotheownersasusual.Afterthelightand“click”soundwentoff,Herculesrushedatme.Ididn’tknowwhathadjusthappeneduntilInoticedthedropsofblood.Iranoutanddidtheonlything—callingmyhusband.ThenIwenttoneighborsforhelp.Myhusbandarrivedaftertenminutes.ThehelpfulneighborandmyhusbandledHerculesbackintohispen(圈).ThenmyhusbandandItookofftothehospital.ImusthavelookedlikeIwasshotwhenIwalkedintothehospital.Thenursesquicklymovedmetoaroom.Iaskedthedoctorinaweakbutplayfulmanner,“AmIgoingtodie?”Hereplied,“Finally.”1．Accordingtothetext,theauthor’sworkwas_____________.A．tiringanddangerousB．easyandfreeC．wellpaidD．doneoutdoors2．Whatdidtheauthoroftendoduringherwork?A．Cleaningthecustomers’house.B．Walkingthepetsoutside.C．Bringingthepetstoherownhouse.D．Sendingaphotoofpetstotheowners.3．Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorwasattackedbecause___________.A．HerculesfearedthesoundandtheflashB．theauthorattackedHerculesfirstC．HerculeswasveryhungrythenD．theauthortreatedHerculesbadly4．Thedoctor’sanswergaveusasenseof____________.A．angerB．humorC．carelessnessD．patienceC15、Whenpeoplecommunicate,theyneedwordstoexpressthemselves.Peoplelivingindifferentcountriesmadedifferentkindsofwords.Todaythereareaboutfifteenhundredlanguagesintheworld.Eachcontainsmanythousandsofwords.Averylargedictionary,forexample,containsfourorfivehundredthousandofwords.Butwedonotneedallthese.Toreadshortstoriesyouneedtoknowonlyabouttwothousandwords.Beforeyouleaveschool,youwilllearnonlyonethousandormore.Vocabularymeansalotofwords.Thewordsyouknowarecalledyourvocabulary.Youshouldtrytomakeyourownvocabularybigger.Readasmanybooksasyoucan.TherearealotofbookswrittenineasyEnglishforyoutoread.Youwillenjoythem.Whenyoumeetanewword,finditinyourdictionary.Yourdictionaryisyourmostusefulbook.1．（小題1）Thenumberofdifferentlanguagesspokenisabout_______.A．150B．15,000C．500D．1,5002．（小題2）Beforeyouleaveyourschool,you’lllearn_______.A．onlytwothousandwordsB．fivehundredthousandwordsC．morethanonethousandwordsD．threeorfourthousandwords3．（小題3）Tomakeyourvocabularybigger,youmust_______.A．getasmanydictionariesasyoucanB．readasmanybooksasyoucanC．buyalotofbooksD．haveaverylargeEnglishdictionary4．（小題4）Youwillenjoy_______.A．thebookswrittenineasyEnglishB．yourdictionaryC．yournewwordsD．findingnewwordsinadictionary5．（小題5）Whatisyourmostusefulbook?A．BookswrittenineasyEnglish.B．BookswritteninEnglish.C．Yourdictionary.D．Shortstories.D16、StudentsinwesternOhio(俄亥俄州)havetosay“bye-bye”tosnowdays.Snowmayfall,butstudentswon’tbeabletospendthedayssledding(滑雪橇).Classeswillcontinueonline.Officialssaythatholdingelectronicworkdays(e-days)willhelpstudentskeepupwiththeirstudies.ItwillalsopreventrequiringstudentstomakeupschooldayslaterinJune.Whichwouldyouprefer:spendingacolddayonacomputer,orsittinginschoolinJunewhenyoushouldbeonvacation?JordanDewar,astudentreporter,holdstheopinionthathavingonlineworkonasnowdayisthebetterchoice.“Youwouldbeworkingonadaythatyoualreadyplannedonhavingschoolwork.”“Havingextradaysofschoolinsummercaninterferewith(妨礙)families’vacationplans.Besides,whatifyourschooldoesnothaveair-conditioning?ImaginesweatingthroughsevenhoursatschoolonahotJunedaywhenyoucouldhavebeenrelaxingbyapoolwithyourfamily.Doesn’tane-daysoundbetterthanthat?”JordanDewarsaid.Forsomestudents,itwouldbeeasiertoconcentrate(專注)one-daysthanonmakeupdays.“Youcandoalittleworkonline,goplay,andthencomebacklater,”saysRachelMeyers,12.“ButonJunedaysyouwouldjusthavetositthereforsevenhours,thinkingabouthowyoucouldbeoutside,soyoulosefocus.”Therearesomestudentsarguingthatit’snotfairtoditchsnowdays,however.Theysaythatsnowdaysgivethemamuch-neededbreak.Theyalsonotethatmissingadayhereandthereisnotenoughtoputthembehind.MoststudentsinSilverValleySchoolthinkoneproblemofe-daysisthatsometimessiblings(兄弟姐妹們)havetosharecomputersathome.Inaddition,itpunishesthestudentswhodon’thavecomputersathome.Whenschoolstartsagainaftere-days,thesestudentswillbeleftbehindandhavetoworkdouble-timetocatchupwithothers.“Schoolbudgetcuts(預算削減)acrossthecountryareexpectedtocontinueintothe2017-2018schoolyear.”theAmericanAssociationofSchoolAdministrators(AASA)Websitestates.“Theschoolwouldn’tbeabletoaffordbothonlineclassesandtakingcareoftheschool,”AustinKrewson,aneighthgrader,says.Moreover,electricityislikelytobecutoffduringsnowstorms.Ifkidsdon’thavepowerathome,themoneyandthetimeinrunningthenewprogramwouldbewasted.1．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．OfficialssuggeststudentsshouldhavemoreschooldaysinJune.B．Officialsbelievesnowdaysputstudentsbehindintheirstudies.C．Studentshavetoendsnowdaysearlierthanplanned.D．Studentswon’thavesleddingclassesatschool.2．Thestudentreporter,JordanDewar,believesthat_____.A．siblingscanhelpeachotherwiththeirstudiesone-daysB．studentscanlearnbetterone-daysthanonmakeupdaysC．havinge-daysinwinterwillsavethecostofair-conditioningD．studentsshouldstudyonlinewhenitsnowsheavilyonweekdays3．Whatdoestheword“ditch”inParagraph5probablymean?A．giveupB．putoffC．carryoutD．payfor4．ThewritermentionsthestatementsontheAASAWebsiteto_____.A．explainthereasontoholdthee-dayprogramB．showthedifficultyofrunningthee-dayprogramC．suggestgovernmentshouldspendmoremoneyoneducationD．stresswhysomestudentscan’taffordcomputersforonlineclassesE17、To:manager@Date:Monday,7thOctober,3:34p.m.From:raymondyuen@Subject:ComplaintDearMr.Price,Ihaveeateninyourrestaurantmanytimesandhavealwaysbeenhappywiththefoodandservice.ThismakeswhathappenedlastSaturdayevenmoredisappointing(失望).Itwasmyson’sbirthdaysowebookedanon-smokingtableatyourrestaurantfor7:30p.m.Wearrivedontimebutweretoldthatourtablewasnotyetready.At8:00p.m.,weweregivenatableinthesmokingarea.IaskedtomovebutIwastoldthattherewerenoothertables.Alotofpeopleweresmokingsoitwasuncomfortableandunhealthy.Ourfirstwaitress,Janet,wasverypoliteandhelpful.Shegaveusfreedrinksforwaitingsolong.Ourfoodalsocamequicklyandlookedfreshandtasty.Whenmywifehadeatenmostofhermeal,shefoundadeadcockroach(蟑螂)inhervegetables.Shewasshockedandwantedtoleave.Atfirst,thewaitresstoldusitwasapieceofgarlic(作料).Whenwetoldherithadlegs,sheapologizedandtookthefoodaway.Weaskedforthepayformywife’smealbill,expectingnottopayformywife’smeal.Nobodycame.After15minutes,Iaskedtoseethemanager.Theheadwaitertoldusthatyouwereonholiday.Icomplainedagainaboutthehorriblecockroach.HetoldmeJanethadfinishedwork.Hedidn’tbelievemystoryandgavemeabillforthreemeals.Iarguedwithhimbutwasforced(被迫)topay.Thewaitress,Janet,wasalwaysfriendly,butIwouldlikeanapologyfromyourimpoliteheadwaiterandafullrefund(退款)forourmeal.Itcost$68.Untilthen,Iwillnotbeeatingatyourrestaurantorrecommendingittoanyone.Youcancontactmeat742-3254orthroughe-mailifyouwantmoreinformation.Thankyouforyourattention.Yourssincerely,RaymondYuen1．Theheadwaiterdidn’tbelieveMr.Yuenbecause_______.A．thewaitresshadn’ttoldhimaboutwhathappenedB．hebelievedthatthecockroachwasgarlicC．hedidn’twanttopayMr.YuenbackD．themanagerwasonholiday2．WhatdoesMr.Yuenwanttopayfornow?A．Nothing.B．Twomeals.C．Threemeals.D．Onlythedrinks.3．Mr.YuenwantedMr.Priceto______.A．saysorrytohisfamilyB．lettheheadwaiterstopworkingintherestaurantC．gettheheadwaitertosaysorryD．gettheheadwaiterandJanettosaysorryF18、AsweknowtherearemanykindsofclubsintheUSmiddleschools.Suchasthemusicclub,thesportsclub,thechessclub,theswimmingclub….Butdoyouknowthehomeworkclub?Itisapopular(流行的)clubinmanyUSmiddleschools.Moreandmorestudentsspendtheirafternoonsinthehomeworkclubs.TheUSmiddleschoolstudentsneedaquietplacetostudy.Butgames,computersandTVsareallaroundkidsathome.Sothehomeworkclubisjustforthemtodotheirhomework.Theclubisquietandit’sgoodforstudentstostudy.Someteachersarethere,too.Theycananswerstudents’questionsandhelpwiththeirhomework.Ifstudentsfinishtheirhomeworkontime,theywillgetasnack.It’salwayschildren’sfavoritefood.ThentheycangohomeandplaygamesorwatchTVhappily.1．Whatisthebesttitle(題目)ofthepassage?A．ClubsintheUSmiddleschoolsB．StudentsandhomeworkC．ThehomeworkclubD．Studyandhobbies2．ThestudentsintheUSmiddleschoolscangotothehomeworkclub.A．inthemorning B．atnoonC．intheafternoon D．atnight3．Theunderlinedword“snack”means“”inChinese.A．交通 B．零食 C．箱子 D．蛇4．Whatcanthestudentsdointhehomeworkclub?.A．Learntoswim B．PlaytheguitarC．WatchTV D．Dotheirhomework5．WhichisNOTtrueaboutthehomeworkclub?A．Thehomeworkclubispopulari