四川省成都市錦江區2024屆九年級英語第一學期期末考試試題注意事項1．考生要認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．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—Whois__________youngmanwithlonghair?—He’safriendofmine.A．aB．anC．theD．\2、About_______ofthestudentsinGradeNinethisyearwereborninthe1990s.A．threefour B．threefourths C．thirdfourth D．thirdfourths3、—Excuseme,areyou_______?—No,weare_______.A．American,Englishman B．Americans,GermansC．American,Germen D．Englishman,American4、一Jim,isphysicsdifficulttolearn?一Sure,butallsubjectscanbelearnedwellhardwork.A．forB．fromC．withD．through5、一Itshouldn'ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp.一That'sright..A．Theearlybirdcatchestheworm B．PutallyoureggsinonebasketC．Manyhandsmakelightwork D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords6、—Didyouhaveagoodtimeattheparty?—OfcourseIdid.Infact,Ihadsuchfunthattimeseemedto_________soquickly.A．goby B．goaway C．goout D．goover7、—It’ssaidthattheTVprogramReaderswasquitepopular.—Yes._______myparents_______mylittlesisterlikeswatchingitverymuch.A．Neither;norB．Both;andC．Either;orD．Notonly;butalso8、It’sveryimportant______us_____asecondlanguage.A．for,tolearn B．for,learn C．to,tolearn D．to,learn9、一Whendidyouleaveyourofficeyesterday?一Ifinishedtheproject.A．UntilB．WhileC．WhenD．Notuntil10、--Iheartherewillbe______talkonteenageproblemsnextMonday.--Doyoumean______talkourteacheraskedustolistento?A．the;a B．a;the C．the;an D．an;theⅡ.完形填空11、MyfriendsandIhadjustfinishedlunchatahotelwhenitstartedtorainheavily.Whenitbecamelighter,Idecidedtogetmy1,whichwasparkedatmyofficethreestreetsaway.Myfriends2thatIshouldn’tgo,mainlybecauseIwassevenmonthspregnant(懷孕)then.IpromisedthemthatI’dbevery3OneofthemwantedtocomewithmebutIaskedhertostaywithanotherfriendwhoneededhelp4herbaby.Iwalkedoutofthehotelandstartedmakingmywaytothecar.Atthecrossing,avanstoppedandamancameoutwithanumbrella.BeforeIknewwhatwashappening,hewalkedright5meandtoldmehe’descort(護送)me.AlthoughIrefused,hesaidthathewould.Duringourwalk,hekepttellingmetowalkslower,asthegroundwas6Whenwegottothecarpark,Ithankedhimandhewentaway.Ididnotgethisnameandcan7recognize(認出)himnow.Didhestopforme?I’llneverknow.SohowdidIpayitforward?IwasathomewhenInoticedtwoIndianworkers8intheheavyrain.Theywereprobablyontheirwaytotheworkingplacenearmyhome.Iwentoutandpassedthemmy9Itoldthemtheyshouldtakeandkeepit.Theyweresurprisedbymyaction.Theywereverygratefultome,probably10whyastrangerwasofferingsuchkindness.Iwassorelaxedandhappythatday.1．A．moneyB．bagC．carD．raincoat2．A．arguedB．receivedC．calmedD．disliked3．A．braveB．carefulC．proudD．helpful4．A．forB．aboutC．withD．on5．A．throughB．pastC．belowD．beside6．A．wetB．dryC．toughD．crowded7．A．oftenB．evenC．hardlyD．nearly8．A．fightingB．playingC．workingD．walking9．A．umbrellaB．coatC．loveD．kindness10．A．trainedB．wonderedC．talkedD．refusedⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。將答案填寫在答題卷的相應位置。LetgooftheproblemsTherearemanyteenagerswhohavetoomuchpressure.LastWednesday,Mr.Trentbeganhispsychologicalhealthclass1．holdingupaglassofwater.Heaskedthestudents2．wouldhappenifhehelditupforaday.3．studentsaidtheteacher’sarmwouldacheorgonumb.Hemighthavetogotohospital!Allthestudentslaughed.“Butduringthetime,didthe4．(weigh)oftheglasschange?”askedMr.Trent.“Thenwhatcausedthepainandnumbness?”Thestudents5．(be)puzzled.“WhatshouldIdonow6．(get)ridofthepain?”askedMr.Trentagain.“Puttheglassdown!”saidanotherstudent.“7．(exact)!”saidMr.Trent.“Life’sproblemsaresomething8．causedthepainlikethisglass.Holdthemforafew9．(minute)inyourhandandtheyseemOK.Thinkofthemforalongtimeandtheybegintoache.Thelongeryouholdthem,themorepainfulyoufeel.”It’simportanttothinkofthechallengesorproblemsinyourlife.Butwhat’seven10．(important)istoputthemdownattheendofeveryday.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Choosethebestansweraccordingtothechart.根據圖表，選擇正確答案MusicClubMusiclessonsTime:8:30am—9:30ameverySundayPrice:Only$20eachAddress:25JiefangRoadTel:420-258-1200NationalParkRidinghorsesBoatingTime:11:00am—7:00pmeverydayPrice:adults$15children(aged3—7)$8Address:95theFifthAvenueTel:208-683-3400ArtMuseum200famouspicturesMorethan300worksOpeninghours:8:00am—6:00pmonweekdaysPrice:adults$10children$5.50Address:120XinjinStreetTel:307-864-29971．Wherecanyoulearntoplaythedrums?A．InMusicClub B．InNationalpark C．InArtMuseum2．Ifyouwanttorideahorse,youcangoto.A．25JiefangRoad B．120XinjinStreet C．95theFifthAvenue3．Youareten.IfyouandyourparentsvisitArtMuseum,howmuchshouldyoupay?A．$10 B．$15.50 C．$25.504．Ifyouwanttoknowmoreinformationaboutboating,youcancall.A．420-258-1200 B．208-683-3400 C．307-864-29975．WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Youcanpay$20eachfortheguitarlesson.B．TherearenopicturesinArtMuseum.C．A15-year-oldboycanpay$15forridingahorse.B14、Robotsareincreasinglybeingdevelopedtothinkandactlikehumans.Butitisdifficultforengineerstocreatehumor(幽默)inmachines.Computerscientistshavehopedtohelpthemunderstandhumor.Buttheyfailedagainandagain.Whyisitsodifficult?Kiki,acomputerlanguageexpert(專家),studieshumoratauniversity.“Mostrobotsarepoweredbyartificialintelligence(人工智能AI).ButAIwillneverunderstandjokeslikehumansdo.”Hesaid,“ThemainproblemisthatAIsystemdoesn’thavethesenseofhumor.”Otherexpertsagreethatcontext(語境)isveryimportanttounderstandhumor,bothforhumansandrobots.Inoneproject,TristanMiller,acomputerscientist,studiedmorethan10,000puns.Punsareakindofjokethatusesawordwithtwomeanings.Forexample,youcouldsay,“Balloons(氣球)donotlikepopmusic.”Theword“pop”canbeawayofsayingpopularmusic,or“pop”canbethesoundaballoonmakeswhenitexplodes(爆炸).“Arobotmightnotunderstandthejokebecauseitdoesn’tknowthemeaningofthepuns.”Millersaid.Althoughit’sdifficult,somescientistssaytherearegoodreasonstokeeptryingtoteachhumortorobots.Itcanmakemachinesunderstandhumansbetterandservehumansbetter.Anditcanalsohelpthemtothinkmorelikehumans.Butotherscientistsdon’tthinkit’sagoodideatoteachhumortorobots.Theymayfindhumor,buttheymayuseitinawrongway.MaybebadAIwillstartkillingpeoplebecauseitthinksitisfunny.Besides,itmaymakesomepeoplefeelnotsafe.Thecomedians(喜劇演員)maylosetheirjobswhentherobotscanunderstandhumor.1．Kikiisanexpertwhostudies______atauniversity.A．humans B．humor C．AIsystem D．robots2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"pun"meaninParagraph3?A．語言 B．笑話 C．雙關語 D．同義詞3．Fromthepassage,weknowthat______.A．AIsystemhasthesenseofhumorB．contextisveryimportanttounderstandhumoronlyforhumansC．ifrobotsunderstandhumor,theycan’tservehumansbetterD．somescientistthinkit’sgoodtoteachrobotshumorbutothersdon’t4．Ifweputthepassageintothreeparts,whichofthefollowingisthebest?1②=Para.2③=Para.3④=Para.4⑤=Para.5)A．①;②③④;⑤ B．①;②③;④⑤ C．①②;③④;⑤ D．①②;③;④C15、TheairportinBoswellistwenty-onemilesfromthecity.Thebanksandbusinessofficesareinthecentreofthecity.ReadthenotesfromthediaryofMrSimpson.12th.MON.Groupsof35AustralianstudentsvisitingBoswell---wantcheapholiday.

13th.TUES.MrandMrsJ.GrantarrivingfromSydney---needovernightstopatBoswell---leavingearlyonthe15thbyair.

14th.WED．MrNagashima,Tokyo,arrivingfortwodays’businesstrip.

15th.THURS.65Germanstudentsneedtwodaysinacheaphotel.

16th.FRI.

17th.SAT.MrandMrsJohnson,fromNewYorkCity,arrivingbyair.

18th.SUN.

19th.MON.MrandMrsF.Ray,smallinexpensivehotelneededfortwodays.

1．HowfarisitfromthecitytotheairportinBoswell?A．21km. B．31km. C．21m. D．21miles.2．MrNagashimaisfrom________.A．Australia B．Japan C．America D．Germany3．MrandMrsJ.GrantwillleaveBoswellon________.A．Tuesday B．Wednesday C．Thursday D．Friday4．HowmanytravelerswillMrSimpsonmeetinjustoveraweek?A．107. B．65. C．35. D．131.5．MrSimpsonisprobably________.A．aheadmaster B．atravelmanagerC．atraveller D．anengineerD16、IntheUnitedStatesandCanada,peopleenjoyentertainingathome.Theyofteninvitefriendsoverforameal,aparty,orjustforcoffeeandconversation.Herearethekindsofthingspeoplesaywhentheyinvitesomeonetotheirhomes:“WouldyouliketocomeoverfordinneronSaturdaynight?”“Hey,we’rehavingapartyonFriday.Canyoucome?”Toreplytoaninvitation,eithersaythankyouandaccept,orsayyou’resorryandgiveanexcuse:“Thanks,I’dloveto.Whattimewouldyoulikemetocome?”or“Oh,sorry.Ihaveticketsforafilm.”Sometimes,however,peopleuseexpressionsthatsoundlikeinvitationsbutwhicharenotrealinvitations.Forexample:“Pleasecomeoverforadrinksometimes.”“Let’sgettogetherforlunchsoon.”“Whydon’tyoucomeoverandseeussometimesoon.”Thesearereallyjustpolitewaysofendingaconversation.Theyarenotrealinvitationsbecausetheydon’ttalkaboutaspecifictimeordate.Theyjustshowthatthepersonistryingtobefriendly.Toreplytoexpressionslikethese,peoplejustsay:“Sure,thatwouldbegreat!”or“OK,yes,thanks.”Sonexttimeyouhearwhatsoundslikeaninvitation,listencarefully.Isitarealinvitationoristhepersonjustbeingfriendly?1．Whichofthefollowingisarealinvitation?A．WhatcanIdoforyou?B．Howabouthavinglunchwithmesometime?C．WearehavingfriendsoverformybirthdayonSunday.Wouldyouandyourparentsliketocome?D．Whydon’tyoujoinmeforacupofteasomeday?2．Whatwouldyouanswerwhenyoureallywanttoacceptaninvitation?A．Thatsoundsgreat.B．Thankyouforinvitingme.I’msorryIhavesomethingimportanttodo.C．Thankyouverymuch.I’dbegladto.Whattimewouldyoulikemetocome?D．IwishIcould,butIhavetostudyhardfortheexams.3．Whatwouldyousaywhenyouwanttorefuseaninvitation?A．Fine.Tryandkeepaneveningfreeformenextweekthen.B．It’sveryniceofyoutoinviteme.I’dloveto.C．Iwouldliketohaveyoutogowithmefordinnernextweekend.D．I’msorry.I’vegottogotoameeting.4．Howcanwetellthedifferencebetweenarealinvitationandanexpressionthatsoundslikeaninvitation?Arealinvitation_____.A．hasafixeddateortimeB．hasnoexactdateortimeC．hasfriendlyexpressionsD．hasrudeexpressions5．“Orsayyou’resorryandgiveanexcuse”:“excuse”inthesentenceis______.A．averbB．anounC．aninterjectionD．anadjectiveE17、Canthetimegoslower?—byJoannaPittCanthetimegoslower?I’mstillthinkingoftheanswers.Canthetimegoslower?Myheadisnotyetclear.Canthetimegoslower?Formetherulesofmatharetoohardtoremember.Canthetimegoslower?Mygradeiswhatmyfatherreallycaresabout.Socanthetimegoslower?Mydearteacher,Idon’twanttorunbehindothers.Ohno!Therearestilllotsofquestionstobeanswered!1．Whatisthepoemabout?A．Learningmath.B．Takingatest.C．Askingquestions.D．Runningwithothers.2．Whydoesthewriterkeepasking“Canthetimegoslower?”A．Sheismissinghergoodoldtimes.B．Shedoesnotwanttogetoldwithtime.C．Sheisworriedthatthere’snotenoughtime.D．Sheisafraidthatshewillbelaterhomethanherfather.F18、ItisreportedthatsomedevelopedcountrieshaveshippedbrokenpartsofcomputerstoChina.LastmonthHongKongofficersfound131,000kilogramsofbrokencomputers,TVsandphonessentfromJapan.Thingslikethesearecalledelectronicwaste,ore-waste.Dealingwithitisnotaneasyjob.Everytimeanoldcomputerbreaksdown,itneedstobedealtwithsafely.Butatpresent,brokencomputerpartsareusuallyburied.Itmaybehundredsofyearsbeforetheyarereallygoingintheearth（泥土）.ManyplacesinChinaarepollutedbye-waste.GuiyuinGuangdongProvinceisoneofthem.Thistownisnamedas“thee-wastecapitaloftheworld”.Manyofthepoisons(有毒物)ine-wastefindtheirwayintotheenvironment.Plasticisburnedoutdoorsandchemicalwaterispouredintorivers.Greenpeace,anenvironmentalgroup,hasfoundtheair,theearthandtheriversinGuiyubadlypolluted.TheChinesegovernmentwantsthecountrytodevelop,butweshouldfindawaythatisn’tharmfultotheenvironmentandpeople’slife.Thisyear,Chinamakesanewenvironmentprotectionlaw,thestrictestonewehaveeverhad.ComputercompanieslikeLenovoandDellwillbeaskedtotakebacktheiroldcomputers.Thisisbecausetheyknowbesthowtodealwiththemsafely.Hopefully,theproblemwithe-wastewillbesolvedinnearfuture.1．Thee-wastefoundinHongKonglastmonthwasfrom.A．FranceB．AmericaC．GermanyD．Japan2．Theunderlineword“buried”probablymeans“”inthepassage.A．回收B．焚燒C．掩埋D．毀滅3．Thepassagemaybefrom.A．anewspaperB．astorybookC．acartoonbookD．anovel4．ThetownofGuiyuinGuangdongProvince.A．isthecapitaloftheworldB．hasseriouse-wastepollutionC．dealswithe-wastesafelyD．ispollutedbythewastewater5．Thepassageismainlyabout.A．thewayindealingwithe-wasteB．theprotectionofenvironmentC．thee-wasteprobleminChinaD．theneedtopassalawagaine-wasteⅤ.書面表達19、書面表達在本周班會課上，同學們對“初中生什么時候放學比較合適？”這一問題進行了熱烈的討論。大部分同學認為初中生應該在5點左右放學，下表所列里大家的發言記錄。請你寫一篇短文介紹大家的想法并闡述你的觀點。TimetoleaveschoolActivitiestodoafter