2024屆安徽省宿州第四中學英語九年級第一學期期末調研模擬試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—Howdoyoulikethejobnow?—I’venevermakingthedecisionbecauseit’swortheffort.A．regrettedB．riskedC．realized2、Susannevergetsupsetwhenshehastowaitinline.Sheisvery______.A．shyB．honestC．funnyD．patient3、—Isit________todosomeshoppinginthatsupermarket?—Yes.Ipassbyitonmywayhomefromwork.A．cheapB．convenientC．crowdedD．expensive4、—Couldyoutellme________?—“Romewasnotbuiltinaday.”Youshouldtrytogiveitenoughchancestobecomestrong.A．whatIcandotohaveagoodmemory B．howIcandotohaveagoodmemoryC．whyIshouldhaveagoodmemory D．howcanIhaveagoodmemory5、Idon'tunderstand.WhydidheleavehisjobinBeijingto_______farming?A．takeupB．setupC．turnupD．lookup6、Hedoesn'ttellmewhenhe_______.I'lltelephoneyouassoonashe______.A．willcome;comes B．willcome;willcomeC．comes;willcome D．comes;comes7、Thisyearourschoolis__________thanitwaslastyear.A．muchmorebeautifulB．muchbeautifulC．themostbeautifulD．beautiful8、LiMingfailedthefinalexam,sohedecidedtostudy_______nextterm.A．hardly B．hard C．harder D．hardest9、TheSmithswelcomeduswarmlyandmadeus_________athome.A．felt B．feel C．feeling10、TherearemanybeautifulplacestovisitinAnhui，_____MountHuanginautumn．A．simply B．finally C．luckily D．especiallyⅡ.完形填空11、Once,inasmallvillage,livedafamilywitheightchildren.Twoofthechildrenloved1verymuch,butthefamilywassopoorthat2wasimpossibletosendthemtostudyattheartcollegeatthesametime.Aftermanydiscussions,thetwoboysfinally3aplan.Theywouldthrowacoin.Theloserwould4downintothecoalmines(煤礦)andusedthemoneythathewouldmakeintheminestosupporthisbrother5atthecollege.Then,whenthebrotherwhowonfinishedhisstudies,afterfouryears,hewouldsupport6brotherstudyingatthecollege.JameswonandJackwentdownintothemines.Jamesstudiedwithallhisheartandhispaintingsweremuchbetterthan7ofmostofhisteachers,andbythetimehegraduated,hewasbeginning8alotofmoneyforhispaintings.9Jamesreturned,thefamilyheldabigdinnerforhisgreatsuccess.Soonafterthemealbegan,James10upfromhisseattodrinkatoast(敬酒)tohisdear11.Hesaid,"Jack,nowyoucangototheartcollegeandyourdream12true.Iwilltakecareofyou."ButJacksaid13,"Brother,thefouryearsinthemineshasdonetoomuchtomyhands,soit’stoolate.NowIcan’tevenholdaglass."Toshowhisgreatloveandrespect,Jamesdrewhisbrother'shands14fingerstowardsthesky.Hecalledhisdrawing"ThePrayingHands",15becameveryfamousyearslater.1．A．paintingB．booksC．schoolD．money2．A．thisB．thatC．itD．one3．A．lookedoutB．workedoutC．tookoutD．gotout4．A．runB．jumpC．comeD．go5．A．studyingB．tostudyC．studyD．studied6．A．otherB．anotherC．theotherD．others7．A．theseB．thisC．thatD．those8．A．makingB．tomakeC．madeD．make9．A．BeforeB．WhenC．ThoughD．While10．A．pickedB．turnedC．lookedD．stood11．A．brotherB．sisterC．fatherD．mother12．A．comeB．willbecomeC．willcomeD．came13．A．happilyB．surprisedlyC．angrilyD．softly14．A．onB．withC．inD．at15．A．whereB．whenC．thatD．whichⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面的短文，在空白處填入一個適當的詞，或填入括號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）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、1．（小題1）DiamondHousewasbuilt_____.A．abouttwentyyearsagoB．hundredsofyearsagoC．in1984D．abouttenyearsago2．（小題2）Seaviewis_____moreexpensivethanSunshineApartment.A．thirty-fourthousanddollarsB．twelvethousanddollarsC．fivethousanddollarsD．twenty-twothousanddollars3．（小題3）Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Seaviewhasgot3bedroomsandtwokitchens.B．DiamondHousehasgotagardenandagarage.C．DiamondHouseischeaperthanSunshineApartment.D．SunshineApartmenthasgotasmallgarden.4．（小題4）IfIlikedoingshoppinginthecitycentereveryday,Ishouldbuy_____.A．SeaviewB．SunshineApartmentC．DiamondHouseD．Noneofthem5．（小題5）TheSmithswanttobuyahousewith2bedrooms,abathroom,alivingroomandagarage.Whichonedotheychoose?A．SeaviewB．SunshineApartmentC．DiamondHouseD．NoneofthemB14、Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.根據短文，選擇正確答案SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsandcolleagues(同事）foramealathome.YoushouldnotbeupsetifyourEnglishfriendsdon’tinviteyouhome.Itdoesn’tmeantheydon’tlikeyou.Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m,andendatabout11.Askyourhostswhattimeyoushouldarrive.It’spolitetobringflowers,chocolatesorabottleofwineasapresent.Doyouwanttobeextra(特別的）polite?Sayhowmuchyouliketheroom,orthepicturesonthewall.Butremember--nottoaskhowmuchthingscost.You’llprobablystartthemealwithsoup,orsomethingsmallasa“starter”(開胃菜),thenyou’llhavemeatorfishwithvegetables,andthenadessert,followedbycoffee.It’spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Somepeopleeatbreadwiththeirmeal.butnoteveryonedoes.Beforetheytakeouttheircigarettesafterthemeal,mostpeopleusuallyask,“DoyoumindifIsmokehere?”Didyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextday,orwritethemashort“thankyou”letter.Perhapsitseemsfunnytoyou,butBritishandAmericanpeoplesay”thankyou,thankyou,andthankyou”allthetime.1．Ifyouaren’tinvitedtodinnerathomebyEnglishorAmericanfriends,______.A．itshowstheydon’tlikeyou.B．itdoesn’tshowtheydon’tlikeyou.C．itshowstheydon’twanttomakefriendswithyou.2．Whenyourfriendinvitesyoutogotohisorherhome,________A．youmaytakeasmallpresentwithyou.B．youshouldn’ttakeanythingwithyou.C．youmaygoatanytime.3．InEnglandandAmerica,it’snotpoliteto__________A．askthepriceofthething.B．eatallthefoodonyourplate.C．talktoyourhosts.4．Inthepassage,theorderoftheservingofamealis_______.A．dessert-meatorfishwithvegetables-coffee-soupB．coffee-soup-desert-meatoffishwithvegetablesC．soup-meatorfishwithvegetables-dessert-coffee5．WhichisNOTright?A．InEnglandorAmerica,itusuallytakesmorethanthreehourstohaveadinnerpartyathomeB．Youmustn’tsmokeafteramealwhenyouarewithsomeAmericanorEnglishpeopleC．Ifyouenjoytheevening,youcanwriteashort“thankyou”lettertoyourhostorcallthemC15、1．Thetextisprobablya(an).A．play B．notice C．poem D．story2．Thewriterwritesthetextto.A．God B．death C．life D．father3．Fromthetext,wecanknowthewriterisstill.A．sad B．angry C．happy D．surprisedD16、Fouryearsago,ChineseskaterWuDajingintroducedhimselftotheskatingworldbywinningasilvermedalattheSochiOlympicWinterGames.Atthisyear’sPyeongChangOlympics,Wunotonlyreturned,butalsomadehistory.OnFeb22th,2018,Wuwonthegoldmedalinthemen’sshort-track500-metrerace.Hesetanewworldrecordwithatimeof39.584seconds.HealsobecamethefirstChinesemantotakehomeanOlympicshort-trackgoldmedal.BBCsaidWu’swinwas“flawless”,becausehewasmuchfasterthanalloftheotherskaters.“Ididn’tgivethemachanceandIkeptmyspeedfromthestart,”hetoldthemediaafterthematch.ButChina’sshort-trackteamsdidn’tdowellingeneralattheGames.Chineseskatersinthewomen’s500metres,3000-metrerelayandmen’s1500metresallfailedtotakehomethegold.WuwasChina’sbiggesthope,whichputalotofpressureonhim.Butheprovedhimselfwithhisgreatperformance.Wuisnowknownasahighlytalentedskater.Butthingswerenotalwaysthatway.WhenWujoinedthenationalteamin2010,hewasseenasalmost“nothing”comparedtogiftedskaterslikeZhouYangandFanKexin,ashiscoachessaidatthetime.Theircommentsmadehimquiteupset.Butasthesayinggoes,“Winnersneverquitandquittersneverwin”.Wudidn’twanttogiveupandworkedashardashecould.Hepracticedskatingallyearround.Heevendidn’treturntohishometownfortheholidaysfor10years.“Ibelieveinmyself,”hetoldthemediaafterhismatchattheOlympics.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flawless”mean?A．OrdinaryB．ValuableC．PerfectD．Difficult2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisRIGHT?A．WuwonagoldmedalattheSochiOlympicWinterGamesfouryearsago.B．Wubroketheworldrecordwithatimeof39.584secondsandmadehistory.C．Wu’scoachesplacedgreathopeonhimwhenhejoinedthenationalteam.D．Chineseskatersinwomen’s500metres,3000-metrerelaytookhomethegold.3．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?A．ThenationalteamandcoachesregardedWuasatalentedskateralltheway.B．Wukeptonpracticingskatingallyearroundevenintheholidaysfor10years.C．ZhouYangandFanKexinweremoreandmorehard-workingonskatingthanWuDajing.D．Itisthehardwork,confidenceandstrongwillthathavemadeWuachampion.4．Whichonemightbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．FromZerotoSkatingHeroB．TheDreamofaSkater,WuC．PyeongChangWinnerOlympicsD．RisingofChina’sBrightSkiingStarE17、Whatdoyouthinkofsports?Sportsplayanimportantpartinourlife.Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports.Whereveryouare,youcan___differentkindsofsportsorgames.Somesportsorgamescangobackto____years,likerunningandjumping.ChineseKungFu,forexample,hasaverylonghistory.___basketballandvolleyballarenew.Neitherhasahistoryoftwohundredyears.Peopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetime.Sportshelppeoplekeephealthyandhappyandlive___.Lotsofpeopletakepartinsportsandplaygames.Butsomepeopleliketowatch____dosports.____thegames,somepeoplebuyticketsorturnontheirTVsathome.Theydon’tgotobed___thegamesareover.Whentheirplayergetsthefirstortheirteamwins,theyoftengetvery____.Whentheseasonschange,sportschangewith___.Indifferentseasons,peopleplaydifferentgames.Forexample,swimmingisfuninwarmweatherjustlikeinsummer,butskatingorskiing（滑雪）ispopularin____.1．A．watch B．look C．lookat2．A．thousand B．thousands C．thousandsof3．A．But B．Or C．So4．A．longer B．happier C．more5．A．theothers B．others C．other6．A．Watching B．Towatch C．Watch7．A．when B．after C．until8．A．excited B．excite C．exciting9．A．it B．them C．they10．A．spring B．autumn C．winterF18、DDoyouandyourfriendsevertalkaboutyourdreamswitheachother?Ifyoudo,youmighthavenoticedsomethinginteresting–someofyourfriendsseldomremembertheirdreams,butsomecanalwaysdescribetheirdreamssoclearlythatitseemslikethey’redescribingthingsthatreallyhappenedtothem.Whatmakesthosepeopledifferent?Theanswerissimple.Therearetwodifferenttypesofdreamers–lowdreamrecallers（回憶者）andhighdreamrecallers.Lowdreamrecallersusuallyremembertheirdreamsonlytwiceamonth.Buthighdreamrecallersareabletorememberthemaboutfivemorningsaweek.Andanewstudysuggeststhatactivityinacertainpartofthebraincouldhavesomethingtodowithit,reportedTheHuffingtonPost.PerrineRuby,aFrenchresearcherattheLyonNeuroscienceResearchCenter,studied41people(21highdreamrecallersand20lowdreamrecallers)andrecordedtheirbrainactivity.Shefoundthatapartofthebraincalledthetemporo-parietaljunction(顳頂聯合區)wasmoreactiveinhighdreamrecallersthaninlowdreamrecallers–bothwhentheyweresleepingandawake.Thisbrainareacollectsandprocesses（編程）informationfromtheoutsideworld.Thismeansthathighdreamrecallersknowmoreaboutwhat’shappeningaroundthem.Forexample,whentheyareawake,theyrespond(對……有反應)morestronglytohearingtheirownnames,andwhentheyaresleeping,theyarewokenmoreeasilybysoundsandmovements.Bycloselystudyingpeople’sbrainactivities,Rubyfoundthathighdreamrecallershavetwiceasmuch“wakefulnesstime”duringsleepaslowdreamrecallersdo.Anditisduringtheseshorttimesofwakefulnessthatthebrainremembersdreams.“Thesleepingbrainisnotabletoremembernewinformation,”RubytoldTheWashingtonPost.“Itneedstowakeuptobeabletodothat.”Thisisnothardtounderstand.Justtrytothinkofyourownsleepingexperiences.Ifyouareworriedduringthenight,youaremorelikelytorememberyourdreams,butifyousleepwell,youwillrememberlittleinthemorning,andthisisbecause“younevergetachancetoremember”,RobertStickgold,aHarvardMedicalSchoolresearcher,toldTheWashingtonPost.1．Accordingtothearticle,highdreamrecallers______.A．haveverylittlebrainactivityduringsleepB．canremembertheirdreamsclearlyC．don’tknowhowtodescribetheirdreamsD．remembertheirdreamstwiceaweek2．Comparedtohighdreamrecallers,lowdreamrecallers______.A．havehighersleepqualityB．havemoresleeplessnightsC．aremoreeasilywokenatnightD．respondfasterwhenhearingtheirnames3．Whatisthemainpurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Toshowtheadvantagesofbeingalowdreamrecaller.B．Tosuggestwhattodotobecomealowdreamrecaller.C．Tomakereadersinterestedinfuturestudies.D．TofurtherexplainRuby’sresearch.Ⅴ.書面表達19、假如你是Lucy，你的好朋友李明要來英國訪友，他不了解英國的生活習慣，尤其是飲食習慣，請你給他寫一封信，介紹一下英國的餐桌禮儀。內容包括：1.英國人的飲食(包括食物和飲料)；2.就餐的注意事項(禮貌行為和不禮貌行為各兩條)。作文要求：1.不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出現學校真實的名稱和學生的真實姓名。2.語句連貫，詞數80個左右。作文的開頭和結尾已經給出，不計入總詞數。DearLiMing，I'mverygladtohearyouareco