湖南省岳陽市平江縣2023-2024學(xué)年九年級英語第一學(xué)期期末經(jīng)典試題注意事項1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、-Doyouthinkitwillraintomorrow?-________.Becausefarmersneedrainverymuch.A．IthinksoB．IhopesoC．I’mafraidsoD．Iagree2、—Chinaisgettingbetterandbetteratmakinghightechnologyproducts.—That’sright.Peoplearoundtheworldcanhardlyavoid________productsmadeinChina.A．notbuying B．nottobuyC．tobuy D．buying3、Thestrawberriesdelicious.Youcanhaveatry.A．eatB．drinkC．tasteD．sound4、–Howlongisit_______welastmet?–Morethantenyears,Ibelieve.IwenttoAustraliain2006andcamebackonlyyesterday.A．sinceB．beforeC．untilD．a(chǎn)fter5、--Look!There____somanynoisykidsintheroom!--Haven’tyouheardthesaying“Whenthecatisaway,themice_____?”A．have;playB．is;aregoingtoplayC．have;areplayingD．a(chǎn)re;willplay6、—Jimisreallyaniceboy.—Iagreewithyou.Henever________others.A．keepsintouchwith B．takescareof C．makesfunof7、____beautifultheEastlakeis!Lastmonth,PresidentXishowedPrimeMinisterModiaroundthebeautifullake.A．Howa B．WhatC．How D．Whata8、—Doyouthinkpaperbooksbye-booksinthefuture?—No,Idon’tthinkso.A．havereplaced B．a(chǎn)rereplaced C．werereplaced D．willbereplaced9、—Jim,whatisyourfather?—Heisamanagerandisresponsibleforthewholecompany.A．looksafter B．isinchargeof C．isondutyfor10、______moreinformationaboutthetrip,youcancallAliceat86337922.A．Get B．GettingC．Toget D．GotⅡ.完形填空11、Tinawasaseventeen-year-oldgirlwhoalwaysworeabrightsmile.Shesufferedfromadiseaseandhadtouseawalkermostofthetime.Peopledidn’tspeaktoherveryoften.Maybeitwasbecauseshelooked1andpeopledidn’tknowhowtocomeneartoher.Tinausuallybroketheicewithpeopleshemetwithabig“2”Inoneclass,Igavethestudentsanassignment(作業(yè))to3apoem.IonlymadetheassignmentworthaverysmallpartoftheirtotalgradesinceIknewmostofmy4wouldnotdoitanyway.Intheclass,onebyoneeachstudent5tocorrectlyrecite(背誦)thepoem.Finally,angryandhalfjoking,Isaidthatthenextstudentwho6recitethepoemhadtodothreepush-up(俯臥撐).Tomy7,Tinawasnext.Sheusedherwalkertomovetothefrontoftheclass.8sherecited,shemadeamistake.BeforeIcouldsayaword,she9herwalkerandstarteddoingpush-ups.Iwantedtosay,“Tina,Iwasjust10!”Butshe11,continuedthepoemandshefinishedtherestperfectly.Whenshefinished,astudentasked,“Tina,whydidyoudothat?It’snotanimportantassignment!”“BecauseIwanttobelikeyouguys!Tobe12”Tinasaid.Silencefellonthewholeroomwhenanotherstudentcriedout,“Tina,we’renotnormal!Weareteenagers!Wegetin13allthetime.”“Iknow,”Tinasaidasabig14spreadacrossherface.Therestofthestudentslaughed,too.Tinagotonlyafew15thatday,butshegottheloveandrespectofherclassmates.Toher,thatwasworthalotmorethanagrade.1．A．differentB．strongC．shortD．young2．A．SorryB．ByeC．HiD．Thanks3．A．reciteB．copyC．findD．read4．A．friendsB．studentsC．teachersD．parents5．A．startedB．plannedC．continuedD．failed6．A．shouldn’tB．couldn’tC．needn’tD．wouldn’t7．A．surpriseB．surprisedC．excitementD．excited8．A．BecauseB．WhenC．AfterD．Though9．A．raisedB．changedC．threwD．checked10．A．wonderingB．trickingC．doubtingD．joking11．A．wokeupB．gaveupC．stoodupD．madeup12．A．happyB．socialC．normalD．fair13．A．a(chǎn)ttentionB．thoughtC．touchD．trouble14．A．cryB．smileC．sadnessD．joy15．A．pointsB．chancesC．mistakesD．successesⅢ.語法填空12、AlecplaystheviolinandStellaplaysthefluteinthebandattheirschool.Theschoolhastwobands1．a(chǎn)reknownasthetrainingbandandtheconcertband.Everyonebeginsinthetrainingband.“Attheverybeginning,Iplayedit2．(terrible)!”saysStella.“Myfamilyaskedmetopracticeinthebackyard3．theydidn’tlikethenoise.”AlecandStellahavebeenplayingtheirinstrumentsforayearnowsotheysoundmuchbetter.Theyarebothintheconcertbandandtheyarelearning4．(difficult)musicthanbefore.“We’relearningthemusicfromthefilmPiratesoftheCaribbean.Itsoundsfantastic!”saysAlec.“Itisreallygreat5．(play)inthebandwithotherkids.”Aswellasbeingfun,many6．(scientist)saythatlearningamusicalinstrumentisgoodforyourbrain.Ithelpschildren7．theirreadingandmathskills.Ithelpsthemlearntoconcentrate.Alecthinksthatlearningtheviolinhashelped8．(he)atschool.“IhavetoconcentrateandthinkaboutnothingwhenI’mpracticing,”hesays.“Andnowit’seasierformetoconcentrateonmyschoolwork.”Learningmusiccan9．helpchildrenbecomemoresureofthemselves.AsStel1asays,“ThefirsttimeI10．(stand)infrontofanaudienceIwasscared.ButnowIreallyenjoyit.”Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Acompanysaysithascompletedthefirst3D-printedhomerecently.Thehomewasshowntoreportersandvisitorsatamusicfestival.Thebuildingcompanyhasdevelopedlarge3D-printersthatbuildhomeswithmortar,ahardandstrongmaterial.Itusesrobotics,computerprogramsandadvancedmaterialstomakehouses.JasonBallardisthecompany'schiefengineer."SoI'mstandinginfrontofthefirst3D-printedhomeinAmerica.Thishousewasactuallyprintedinhighwinds,blowingdustandrain."Itisimportantfortheprintingprogrammestooperateinbadweatherconditions,suchasweatherdisasters.Thegoalistoprinthomesindevelopingcountries.Sotheprinterhastobelightenoughtomovefromonepropertytothenext.Ballardimaginesthatsomeday,many3D-printerswilloperatearoundtheworldtomakehomes."It'sactuallyalotmoresimpletobuildaprinterthanitistobuildahouse,"hesaid."Weranthisprinterataboutaquarterspeedtoprintthishouse,andcompleteditinabout48hoursofprinttime."Thecompanydevelopedthistechnologynottomakemoneybuttohelpprovideaquick,cheaphousingsolutionforthemillionsofpeoplewhoneeditmost.Thereareaboutabillionpeoplethatdon'thaveoneoflife'smostbasichumanneeds,andthat'ssafeshelter.Ballardsayshiscompanyalreadyworksonhousingneedswithpoorfamiliesindifferentareas.Buthesaysthattoreallymakeadifference,theprogramwillneedtobegreatlyimproved.Headdedthatsincethe3D-printingprocessissomuchfasterthantraditionalhomebuilding,awholecommunitycouldbebuiltinjustafewmonths.Hebelievesovertime,peoplecangetthenewhomebelow$4,000withthehelpof3D-printers.1．Whatkindofbuildingmaterialcanbeusedin3-Dprintingaccordingtothepassage?A．lightbutstrongB．lightandsoft.C．strongbutexpensiveD．hardandstrong.2．WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordpropertyinParagraph3?A．landforfarmingB．landforbuildinghousesC．landforraisinganimalsD．landforrunningcompanies3．Itwilltakeabouthourstoprintahouseiftheprinterisatitsfullspeed.A．12B．24C．36D．484．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheFutureof3D-printingB．TheHistoryof3D-printingC．TheNewUseof3D-printingD．TheInstructionsof3D-printingB14、AccordingtothetraditionalChineselunarcalendar,weofficiallywelcometheYearoftheHorsebetterthanothers.Thehorsehasplayedanimportantrolethroughouthumanhistoryallovertheworld.Horseswereusedforthousandsofyearsasameansoftransportation,aweaponofwarandaplougheroffields(犁地農(nóng)具),but"thehorsewasmorethanjustavehicle-ithadmorecharacterthanacar,atankoratractor,"ClareBaldingwroteforTheTelegraph.IntheMiddleAgesinWesternsocieties,thehorsewasasymbolofchivalry（騎士神）andnobility(貴族).Infact,theword"chivalry"comesfrom"cheval"inOldFrench,whichmeanthorse.Theideaofchivalryhelpedtofashionthe19th-century"gentleman",whichwasaboutgoodmanners,courageandhonestytofriends.Nowadays,becauseofeconomic(經(jīng)濟)development,peopleinWesternsocietiesarelesslikelytoseeorridehorses.Peoplelivingincities,inparticular,hardlyeverexperiencehorsesexceptthroughmovies,paintingsorbooks.Buthorseracing,andbetting.moneyonhorseraces,isstillpopular.TheKentuckyDerbyisoneofthemostpopularsportingeventseveryyearintheUS.IntheUK,theroyalpolicestillgoaroundthecityonhorsebackandtheQueenridesinatraditionalhorse-drawncarriageon"ceremonialoccasions(正式場合)”．SomesayingsabouthorsesarestillusedinEnglishtoday.Forexample,peoplestillsay"holdyourhorses"tomean“slowdown".Ifsomeoneseemstooproud,peoplemighttellhimorherto"getoffhisorherhighhorse".Andsincehorsesarestrongandenergetic,thereareexpressionssuchas"asstrongasahorse","workhorse"and"horsingaround"..Interestingly,thehorsealsoappearsinmanyChinesesayings,suchasQianlima,whichmeansatalentedperson.OtherChinesehorsesayingsincludeMadaochenggong(instantsuccess)andBaimawangzi(princecharming).Besidestheirphysicalstrengths,horsesaresmartandhave"excellentmemories",accordingtoDiscoveryNews.Maybethat'swhyChinesepeoplesay,"Anoldhorsenevergetslost".Sincethehorseishonoredasasymbolofmanygreatqualities,peoplebornintheYearoftheHorsearesaidtosharethem.1．AccordingtoChinesetradition,whichyeariswelcomedbestofficially?A．theYearoftheSnakeB．theYearoftheTigerC．theYearoftheMouseD．theYearoftheHorse2．Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTtheroleofthehorsenowadays?A．Aweaponofwar.B．Theroyalpolice'stransportationtogoaroundintheUK.C．Racehorses.D．Animalactorsinmovies.3．Ifafriendofyoursisoverconfident,whatareyousupposedtotellhimorher?A．Holdyourhorses.B．Getoffyourhighhorse.C．BeasstrongasahorseD．Anoldhorsenevergetslost4．Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTthereasonwhypeoplelikehorses?A．ThehorsehasplayedanimportantrolethroughouthumanhistoryallovertheworldB．ThehorsewasasymbolofchivalryandnobilityintheMiddleAgesinWesternsocieties.C．Besidestheirphysicalstrengths,horsesaresmartandhave“excellentmemories".D．Horsesareonlyusedasameansoftransportationlikeacar,atankoratractor.5．Fromthepassageweknowthat.A．Economydevelopsalot,sopeopleinWesternsocietieshardlyseeorridehorsesnowadays.B．TheKentuckyDerbyisoneofthemostpopularbettingeventseveryyearintheUS.C．QianlimainChinesemeansapersonwhocanrunonethousandkilometersaday.D．Sincethehorseishonoredasasymbolofmanygreatqualities,peoplebornintheYearoftheHorsearesaidtobeasstrongasahorse.C15、Lifeisfullofsurprisesandyouneverknowhowthingswillturnout.SirJohnGurdonisagoodexampleofthis.Asaboy,hewastoldhewashopelessatscienceandwasatbottomofhisclass.Now,aged79，theverysameGurdonsharedthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicinewithJapanesestemcell(干細(xì)胞)researcherShinyaYamanaka.Likesomanyscientists,Gurdonshowsuswherethepowerofcuriosityandperseverance(堅持)canlead.Whenhewas15in1948，Gurdonrankedlastoutofthe250boysathishighschoolinbiologyandeveryothersciencesubject.Gurdon’shighschoolscienceteacherevensaidthathisdreamofbecomingascientistwas“quite

ridiculous”.Inspiteofhisteacher’scriticisms(批評),Gurdonfollowedhiscuriosityandkeptworkinghard.Hewenttothelabearlyandleftlaterthananyoneelse.Heexperiencedthousandsoffailures.“Myownbeliefisthatwewill,intheend，understandeverythingabouthowcellsactuallywork，”Gurdonsaid.In1962,Gurdontookacellfromanadultfrogandmoveditsgenetic(基因的)informationintoaneggcell.Theeggcellthengrewintoacloneoftheadultfrog.ThistechniquelaterhelpedtocreatethesheepDollyin1996，thefirstclonedmammal(哺乳動物)intheworld.In2006，Gurdon’sworkwasdevelopedbyYamanakatoshowthatasample(樣本)ofaperson’sskincanbeusedtocreatestemcells.Usingthistechnique,doctorscanrepairapatient’sheartafteraheartattack.“Luckfavorsthepreparedmind,”GurdontoldtheNobelPrizeOrganization.“Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon’twork,butwhentheydo,youhavetoseize(抓住)thechance.”1．Whowonthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicine?A．SirJohnGurdonB．ShinyaYamanakaC．SirJohnGurdonandShinyaYamanakaD．Gurdon’sscienceteacher2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ridiculous”mean?A．荒謬的B．無畏的C．荒廢的D．無知的3．Inwhatorderarethefollowingeventsmentionedinthepassage.a.createthesheepDollyb.takeacellfromanadultfrogc.useaperson’sskintocreatestemcellsd.moveafrog’sgeneticinformationintoaneggcelle.growintoacloneoftheadultfrogA．b-a-c-d-eB．b-d-e-a-cC．b-d-a-e-cD．b-c-d-a-e4．Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisTRUE?A．SheepDollywasthefirstclonedanimalintheworld.B．Gurdonrankedfirstathishighschoolinbiology.C．It’simpossibleforthedoctorstorepairapatient’sheartafteraheartattack.D．Accordingtothescienceteacher,Gurdonwasnotagiftedstudent.5．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon’twork.B．Luckfavorsthepreparedmind.C．Lifeisfullofpleasure.D．Howtoknowcellsactuallywork.D16、MipMip,aplayfulrobot,wasdevelopedbyaCanadiantoymakernamedWowwee.Itstands19cmtall.Youcancontrolitjustwithyourgestures(手勢)orasmartphone.Mipcanrun,balanceanddanceontwowheels.Itcanalsobringyouabottleofwater.AndroidWearGoogleisdevelopingasmartwatchcalledAndroidWear.Thewatchusesatouchscreenandvoicecontrol.Justsay“OK,Google”toaskwhateveryouwanttoknow.Forexample,say“OK,Google.Where’sthenearesttoystore?”YourwatchwilltellyoutheansweronGoogleMaps.LePenDoyoulikelisteningtomusicwhiledoinghomework?Ifyoudo,youwilllikeLePen.Withamusicplayerplantedinside,LePenplaysmusicwhileyouwriteonpaper.Themusicstopswhenyoustopwriting.Soifyouwanttoenjoymoreofyourfavouritesongs,keeponwriting.OnewheelInthenearfutureyoumayfindanewwaytoescapetraffic:aself-balancingskateboardcalledOnewheel.Itcangoasfastas19kmanhour.Onasinglecharge(充電),itcantakeyouasfaras7-10km.1．Ifyouwanttoenjoymusicwhilewriting,youcanchoose________.A． B． C． D．2．Accordingtothepassage,AndroidWearcan_________.A．playmusicwhileyou’rewritingonthepaperB．tellyouhowtogettosomeplacesC．run,balance,danceandevenserveyouD．goasfastas19kmanhour3．Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoufindthispassage?A．Culture. B．Literature.C．Science. D．HistoryE17、Back-to-schoolShoppingWintervacationisgoingbysofast.Soonitwillbetimetogobacktotheclassroom.AnAmericanwebsiteaskeditsusershowtheyplantodotheirback-to-schoolshopping.Hereiswhattheysaid!1．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA．35%usersmaydoback-to-schoolshoppingonline.B．30%usersmaydoback-to-schoolshoppinginstores.C．70%usersmaydoback-to-schoolsloppingonline.D．70%usersmaydoback-to-schoolshoppinginstores.2．Whatcanbeinferred(推斷)fromthepassage?A．Onlineshoppingisnotsopopularinmodernsociety.B．Mostpeoplewilldoback-to-schoolshoppingbeforeschoolstarts.C．Americanstudentsmustbuyschooluniforms.D．Parentsalwayschooseexpensiveback-to-schoolsuppliesfortheirkids.F18、Atsunami(海嘯)isaseriesof(一系列)hugewavesthatcancausegreatdestruction(毀滅)whentheyhitabeach.Mosttsunamisarecausedbyunderwaterearthquakes,butnotallunderwaterearthquakescausetsunamis.About90percentofalltsunamistakeplaceinthePacificOcean,mostofthemareinJapan.AstrongearthquakeintheoceannearJapancausedadeadlytsunamionMarch11,2011.AsofApril25,thenumberofdeathhadbeenraisedto14,133,andmorethan13,346peoplewerelistedasmissing.Theword“tsunami”comesfromtheJapaneseword.Manytsunamiscouldbefoundbeforetheyhitlandwiththeuseofmoderntechnology.Ifyouseethewaterdrawback(后退)quicklyandunexpectedlyfromabeach,runtowardhighergroundorinland--theremaybeatsunamicoming.Also,ifyouareonthebeachandthereisanearthquake,itmayhavecausedatsunami,soruntowardhighergroundorinland.Thefirstwaveinatsunamiisoftennotthelargest;ifyouexperienceoneunusually-hugewave,goinlandquickly--evenbiggerwavescouldbecomingsoon.Doyouknowthestoryofthe"angel(天使)ofthebeach"?Tilly,A10-year-oldEnglishschoolgirlwhosavedthelivesofhundredsofpeopleinPhuket,ThailandintheAsianTsunamiof2004,bywarningthemawallofwaterwasabouttostrike(襲擊),afterlearningabouttsunamisingeographyclass.“LasttermgeographyteacherAndrewKearneytaughtusaboutearthquakesandhowtheycancausetsunamis,”Tillysaidtothereporter.“Iwasonthebeachandthewaterstartedtogofunny.Therewerebubblesandthewaterwentoutallofasudden.Irecognisedwhatwashappeningandhadafeelingtherewasgoingtobeatsunami.Itoldmummy.”1．Anearthquakemaycauseatsunami.A．inthecityB．inthecountryC．underthewater2．Whenthetsunamiiscoming,weshould.A．runtowardsthehigherplaceorinlandB．runtotheplaygroundC．runintoahouse3．Tillysavedhundredsofpeople’slifein.A．JapanB．TailandC．theUnitedKingdom4．Tillyrecognisedtherewouldbeatsunamibecause.A．hergeographyteachertoldher.B．shefound