2024屆湖北省武漢武昌區(qū)四校聯(lián)考英語九年級第一學期期末教學質量檢測試題注意事項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、–Iusuallychoosetotakethetraintotravel__________I'mfree.-SodoI.IthinkwecanenjoysomethingbeautifulonthetrainA．before B．when C．after D．though2、---It’ssaidthatthefilmReadyPlayerOneisworthwatching.I’mgoingtowatchittonight.---_______.A．That’sallright B．WithpleasureC．Soundsgood D．Enjoyyourtime3、—Whydoyouwanttogetafootball?—Don'tyouknowfootball______toourschoolsubjectsatthebeginningofthisyear?A．adds B．hasadded C．wasadded D．willbeadded4、Thenursewon'tleaveherpatients________she'ssuretheyarealltakengoodcareof.A．unless B．because C．since D．if5、—CanIcomethiseveningortomorrowmorning?—_______isOK.I’mbusytodayandtomorrow.A．None B．All C．Both D．Neither6、—Itseems_____youliketoworkwithchildren.—Yes,theyaresolovely.A．that B．what C．to D．as7、—I’mgoingtomissyou,dear.—Ifeel_______thesame.A．hardlyB．exactlyC．seriouslyD．properly8、—isitfromtheChildren’sPalacetoNanjingSouthRailwayStation,Tom?—About10minutes’ridebybus.A．Howsoon B．Howoften C．Howfar D．Howmuch9、—________doyouhavedinnerwithyourfamilyatrestaurants?—Hardlyever.A．Howlong B．HowoftenC．Howmany D．Howmuch10、---Hi,Kate,wouldyouliketohangoutwithmethisafternoon?---I’mafraidnot.Ican’tgooutIfinishmyreport.A．when B．unless C．ifⅡ.完形填空11、Britishpeoplethinkbeingontimeisveryimportant."Dropinanytime"and"Comeandseemesoon"areoftenused1Britishpeople.Butyouarenotsupposedtotakeit2.Itiswisetomakeacallbeforeyouvisitsomeoneathome.Ifyou3awritteninvitationtoaneventthatsays"RSVP",youshouldreplytothepersonwhosendstheinvitationassoonaspossible.Heiseager(熱切的)toknow4youplantoattendtheeventornot.Neveracceptaninvitation5youreallyplantogo.Youmay6bysaying,"Thankyouforinviting7,butIwillnotbeabletocome."If,afteraccepting,youareunabletoattend,besuretotellthe8asfarinadvance(提前)aspossiblethatyouwillnotbethere.Althoughitisnotes9tobringagifttoyourhost,itisconsideredpolitetodoso,especiallywhenyouhavebeeninvitedforameal.Youcantakesomeflowersorsomechocolateandbotharegood10.Athank-younoteoratelephonecallafterthevisitisalsoconsideredpolite.Eitherisaproperwaytoexpressyourthankfortheinvitation.1．A．toB．byC．forD．with2．A．differentlyB．wiselyC．seriouslyD．politely3．A．receiveB．prepareC．organizeD．send4．A．whatB．howC．whenD．whether5．A．ifB．unlessC．untilD．before6．A．recordB．reduceC．refuseD．require7．A．himB．herC．usD．me8．A．hostB．guestC．directorD．leader9．A．basicB．necessaryC．valuableD．worth10．A．casesB．challengesC．choicesD．customsⅢ.語法填空12、Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'm1.1．(quiet)andmoreseriousthanmostkids.That'swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharder2.2．class.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,3.3．weenjoystudyingtogether.I'mshysoit'snoteasyforme4.4．(make)friends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks—youdon'tneedalotof5.5．(they)aslongasthey'regood.Idon't6.6．(real)careifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavorite7.7．(say)is,“Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.”MybestfriendCaroliskindandveryfunny.We8.8．(know)eachothersincewewereverylittle.Infact,she'sfunnierthananyoneIknow.I9.9．(break)myarmlastyearandshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshe10.10．(care)aboutmebecauseshe'salwaystheretolisten.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Oncethereweretwomice.Theywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry."SotheCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,"Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity."TheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.Itwasaverygoodhouse.Nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.TheCitymousecried,"Run!Run!Thecatiscoming!"Theyranawayquicklyandhid.Aftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,"Idonotlikelivinginthecity.Ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappythantoberichandafraid."1．TheCitymousethinktheCountrymouse’slifeisnotgoodbecause______.A．thefoodisnotgoodB．theCountrymouselivesinaholeinthefieldC．boththefoodandthehousearebadD．thehouseisnotmadeofstone2．WhentheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse,hethinkstheCitymousehas______.A．badhouseandbadfood B．badhousebutnicefoodC．goodhouseandnicefood D．goodhousebutbadfood3．Fromthepassage,weknowthat______.A．ThegreatnoiseismadebythecatB．TheyarecaughtbythecatC．TheyarenotafraidofthecatD．TheCitymouselivesarichandhappylife4．TheCountrymousepreferthe______lifebefore.A．poorandafraid B．poorandhappyC．richandafraid D．richandhappy5．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheCityMouseB．TheCountryMouseC．TheRichandthePoorD．TheCityMouseandtheCountryMouseB14、ItwasarainynightinNewOrleans,US.Atabusstation,Iwatchedayounggirlcryasherbaggage(行李)wastakendown.Itseemedshe’dlostherticket.Shebeggedthebusdrivernottoleaveherbehind.“Losingyourticketislikelosingmoney,”thebusdriversaid,andleftherintherain.Butthenanoldmanstoodupandblockedthedriver’sway.“Howcanyouleavethatgirloutthere?Youknowshehadaticket.Youcan’tjustleaveherhere.Youcan’tleaveherinacitywhereshedoesn’thaveafriend.Youwillmeetyourschedule(日程安排),butshemightmeetherend.”Thedrivershowednosignthathe’dheardorevencaredabouttheyounggirl’sproblem,orhowhertravelswent.Sotheoldgentlemansaid:“I’llpayforherticket.I’llgiveheralittlemoneytohelpheronherway.”Hewentandboughtaticketforthegirl.“HowcanIrepaythekindnessyou’veshowntonight?”sheasked.“We’restrangerswhowon’tmeetagain.Amere‘thankyou’doesn’tseemright.”Theoldmansaid:“Whatgoesaroundcomesaround.I’velearnedthiswithtime.Whatyougive,youalwaysgetback.Alwaysbehelpfultoothersandgivewhatyoucanspare(分讓).”1．Whywasthegirl’sbaggagetakendownfromthebus?A．Becausesheneededtogotothehospital.B．Becausethebusdriverwantedtodropher.C．Becauseshewantedtoleaveforanothercity.D．Becauseitwashardtocarryheavybaggageonarainyday.2．Whatdidtheoldmanaskthedrivertodo?A．Letthegirlgo.B．Don’tleavethegirloutC．Payfortheticket.D．Givethegirlsomemoney.3．WhichoneisTRUEaccordingtothestory?A．Thegirllostherticketandboughtoneagain.B．Theoldgentlemanlentmoneytothegirlforaticket.C．Thegirlwantedtoreturnthemoneytotheoldgentleman.D．Thebusdriverwantedthegirltoleavesinceshelostherticket.4．Whichisclosetothemeaningof“Whatgoesaroundcomesaround”?A．Dowellandhavewell.B．Betterlatethannever.C．Taketheworldasitis.D．Barkingdogsneverbite.C15、Abicyclemaybeseenbymostpeopleasjustanothervehicle(交通工具)，butformanypeopleinLondon,cyclingisawayoflife.AccordingtoanofficialUKgovernmentsurveyin2017,about570,000bikejourneysaremadeeverydayinLondon.Infact,almosthalfofthevehiclesthatpassoverLondonBridgeeachdayarebikes.Londonintroducedapublicbike-sharingsystemin2010."Therecanbenodoubtthatourtrustybicycleshavechangedthewaypeoplegetaroundourgreatcity,"JohnsontoldtheGuardianin2015.InLondon,bikeareusedformorethanjusttakingshorttripstoandfromthesubway.Nomatterwhereyouwanttogointhecity,takingabikeisusuallythequickestandeasiestchoice.Andit'snotjustsharedbikesthatthegovernmentisencouragingpeopletoride.InmanycompaniesacrosstheUK,theUKgovernment'sCycletoWorkscheme(倡議)allowsemployeestobuyabrandnewbikewithouthavingtopayanytax(稅).Thismeansthatit'scommontoseemanypeoplecyclingtoandfromwork,andsomeemployeeevenprovideworkplaceshowersandlockers(儲物柜)fortheirworkers.Moreimportantly,acycle-friendlybossmayletyouoffforbeinglateifyourodeabiketowork.Notonlyisitgreatfortheenvironmentandourbody,cyclingisalsogoodforthemind.AccordingtoNationalGeographicMagazine,"Bikeridingcanimprovepeople'shappiness."1．What'sJohnson'sattitude(態(tài)度)towardthebike-sharingsysteminLondon?A．Supportive B．Doubtful C．Disappointed D．Uninterested2．Whatcanemployeegetfromthegovernmentunderthe"cycletowork"scheme?A．Freebike-sharingservices B．Atax-freebikeC．Shorterworkinghours D．Workplaceshowersandlockers3．What'sthearticlemainlyabout?A．Cyclingasahealthywayoflife. B．London'spublicbike-sharingsystem.C．WhatLondonersareencouragedtoridebikes. D．HowcyclinghasbecomepopularinLondon.D16、Ihaveaneighborwecall“Happy”.Ihaveneverseenherangryatanythingandneverheardhersayameanwordtoanyoneoraboutanyone.HappyandherhusbandBenhaveahugegarden.Theyspentmanyhappyhourstogetherworkingonit.MostoftheneighborswatchedinterestinglyasBendoubledthesizeoftheirgarden.AsthecostoffoodclimbedfasterthanBen’sbeans,weallwishedwealsohadsuchalargegarden.Astherestofusspentourdollarsatthemarket,Happycouldbeseenpickingbeansinherbackyard.Lastmonth,HappyandBeninvitedmostoftheneighborhoodoverforan“all-dayfoodfest”.Weweretoldtobringglovesandarriveveryearlyinthemorning.Wedidn’tknowwhatwasabouttotakeplace.By9:00am,therewerenineofusinthegardenpickingtomatoes,beans,peppers,andcucumbers.By10:00am,therewaslotsoflaughter.Wesharedalotofstories.Byfiveo’clock,everyonewasalittledrunkfromthewineandbeer.Afterdinner,weplayedgames.Aswewereleaving,HappyandBenhandedeachofusashoppingbagfilledwiththevegetablesoftheday,alreadypackagedandfrozen.Whatadelightfulgift!Well,thepointwasn’tsomuchaboutthefood.Thetruegiftwasadayoffriendsenjoyingoneanother’scompany.NoneofitwouldhavehappenedifithadbeenforHappyandBen’sgarden.Nowtheyhaveablogaboutgardeningincasewedecidedtoplantagarden.AndIamsoproudofmytomatoplants!1．WecaninferthatHappyandherhusbandBen_______.A．don’tlikespendingtimewithothersB．sometimesquarrelwitheachotherC．liveonthefoodtheygrowintheirgardenD．areagenerousandwarm-heartedcouple2．Accordingtoparagraph2,peoplewishtheyalsohadagardensothat_______.A．theydidn’thavetospendsomuchmoneyonfoodB．theycouldgrowvegetablesandsellatthemarketC．theycouldinvitetheirneighborsandholdpartiesinitD．theycouldspendhappytimestogetherwiththeirfamilyinit3．ForwhatpurposedidHappyandBeninvitetheneighborstotheirgarden?A．ToaskthemtoattendabirthdaypartyB．Tohelpthemgettoknoweachother.C．Toletthemenjoywhattheygrewinthegarden.D．Toaskthemtosharesomeinterestingstories.4．Whatdidthewritermostprobablythinkofthetimehespentinthegarden?A．Itwastoolong B．Itwaswonderful.C．Itwasnotasgoodashethought. 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Theyaredigitalbooksinavarietyofsubjectstakinginscience,math,historyandgeography.AppledevelopeditsiPad-basedtextbooksinconjunction（連接）withmajortextbookpublishers.Thecompanyoffersacollectionoftextbooksforhighschoolstudents.Appleclaimsitoffersa“newtextbookexperience”andsuggestsitsinteractiveiBookstextbooksare“thenextchapterinlearning”.Itsoundslikegoodnewsforpupilsandstudents.Thinkofit.Nomorecarryingheavybackpacksfulloftextbooks.EverytextbookyourequirecanbestoredonyouriPad.Nomorehavingtobuyexpensivetextbookswhichyouwillonlyuseforayearortwoandthensellorgiveaway.Ofcoursethere’sacatch.YouneedtoownaniPadandasyouknow,itisnotcheap.Youalsoneedtobuydigitaltextbooks,mostlypricedeachat$14.99(94.74yuan)orless.Textbookpublishingwasworth$8.7billionintheUSalonelastyear.Willdigitalbookstakeovercompletelyineducation?1．Whatcanwefindthiskindofpassage?A．Inamagazine.B．Inasciencebook.C．Inthenewspaper.D．Inatextbook.2．Accordingtothepassageabove,whyiPadsarebetterthanourtraditionaltextbooks?A．Becausestudentsdon’tneedtocarryheavybooks.B．Becausetheycanstoremanysubjects.C．Becausewedon’tneedtodohomework.D．BothAandB．3．Theunderlinedsentence“there’sacatch”inthesixthparagraphmeans_________.A．EverycoinhastwosidesB．ThereissomegoodnewsC．ThereissomebadnewsD．Wehavetocatchit.4．What’sthewriter’sopiniontowardthisnewtechnology?A．HecompletelyagreedwithitB．Hethinkshighschoolstudentslikeit.C．Helikesitsomuchthathebuysone.D．Hedoesn’ttellus.5．Howwillthewritercontinuethispassage?A．TotalkaboutthedisadvantagesandadvantagesaboutiPads.B．TointroducethehistoryaboutthepapermakingandseeifiPadswillenterthenewmarket.C．TotellushowthehighschoolstudentsuseiPads.D．ToaskpeopletousetheirtraditionaltextbooksinsteadofiPads.F18、Fishingisapopularactivityandeveryfishermanknowstherule:Keepthebigones,throwthesmalleronesback.TheideabehindLtissimple-thelargerfishareprobablyolder.Ifyoukeepthesmallerones,theywon’tbeabletoreproduce,andthefishpopulationisindanger.Butfishingoutthelargestfishfromapopulationhasanunwantedeffect:Overtime,feweradultfishgetreallybig.Ifonlythesmallerfishreproduce（繁殖）,thenfuturegenerationsbecomesmaller.Thisisanexampleofevolution（進化）inaction.Onescientist,DrDavidConoverhasspentthelastdecadestudyingtheeffectsofthe“keepthebigones”ruleandiftheycanbereversed（顛倒）.Tosetuphisexperiment,Conoverandhisteamcaughthundredsofsilversidefishanddividedthemintosixgroups.Fortwogroups,Conoverfollowedthe“keepthelargeones”ruleandtookoutthebiggestfish.Fortwoothergroups,heremovedonlythesmallfish.Forthelasttwogroups,heremovedfishatrandom(隨意的).Afterfiveyears,hemeasuredthefishineachgroup.Inthetwogroupswherethelargestfishwereregularlyremoved,theaveragefishsizewassmallerthantheaveragesizeintheothergroups.Herewasevolutioninaction:Ifonlysmallfishsurvivetoreproduce,thenfuturegenerationsoffishwillalsotendtobesmall.Forthesecondfiveyearsofhisexperiment,Conoverchangedtherulesandtookfishrandomlyfromeachgroup.Attheendoftheexperiment,hefoundthatthefishthatwereinthe“keepthelargeones”groupforthefirstfiveyearshadstartedtogetlargeragain,althoughhecalculateditwouldtakeatleast12yearsforthefishinthatgrouptoreturntotheiroriginalsize.Inotherwords,ittakeslesstimetoshrink(變小)thanitdoestorecover.1．Theunderlinedword“it”(Line2)refersto“”A．theactivityB．thefishC．theruleD．thefisherman2．Whydomanypeoplefollowthe“keepthebigones,throwthesmallonesback”rule?A．Ithelpstoprotectfishnumbers.B．Ithelpstoprotectfishsize.C．Itisthecustominmostcountries.D．Theywillbepunishediftheydon’t.3．WhatdidConoverfindafterthefirstfiveyearsofhisexperiment?A．The“keepthebigones”rulemadenodifferencetofishsize.B．The“ke