安徽省桐城市第二中學2024屆英語九年級第一學期期末考試試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Inourclass_____ofthestudents_____girls.A．thirdfifths;is B．thirdfifth;are C．threefifth;is D．threefifths;are2、___storyofChang’eisregardedasatouchingtraditionalfolkstoryabouttheMid-AutumnFestival.A．A B．An C．The D．/3、RichardGere________asupermodelcalledCindyCrawfordin1991,buttheyendedtheirmarriagein1995.Actually,they_________onlyforfouryearssincetheyfellinlovewitheachother.A．wasmarriedto;gotmarried B．gotmarriedto;havemarriedC．married;havebeenmarried D．gotmarriedwith;aremarried4、LastyearourclasshadaReadingCorner.Sofar，we____________morethan200books.A．werereading B．havereadC．willread D．read5、Inthefollowingwords,whichunderlinedletterhasadifferentsoundfromothers?A．wolf B．honey C．ton6、—WhereisTom?—Heisplayingfootball___________theplayground.A．ofB．toC．onD．from7、—Whatwouldyouliketodrink,girls?—_____,please.A．Twoglassofwater B．TwoglassofwatersC．Twocupsoftea D．Twocupsofteas8、Theleft-behindkids(留守兒童)can’tseetheirparents_________theparentscomebackhomefromwork.A．but B．until C．or D．if9、---Tomissickinbed,sohecan’tgotoyourbirthdaypartytomorrow.---________A．That’snogood. B．That’sashame. C．Nodeal! D．Ofcourse.10、—Theboymisseshisparentsverymuch.—Sohedoes.They_________thehometownfornearlytwoyears.A．haveleftB．hasleftC．havebeenawayfromD．willleaveⅡ.完形填空11、Chewinggum(口香糖)maybeoneofyourfavoritesweets.Butdidyouknowhowitwas1?ThesweetwasinventedbyAmericanscientistThomasAdams.However,heinventeditcompletely2.Itwas12.Earlierthatyear,oneofAdams'friendsshowedhimaninterestingkindofsap(樹汁).Hisfriendtoldhim3peopleinCentralAmericalikedtochew(咀嚼)onitforfun.Hundredsofyearspassed,peopledidn'tdothatanylonger.ButAdamswasinterestedinthesap.Hewantedtouseittocreatesomenew4.Adams,however,5tocreatetheproductshewanted.Hefeltboredand6andhappenedtochewonthesap.7,thesaptastedgreat.Adamsthenaddedsomethingelsetothesapandstartedsellingit.Laterin12,heopenedafactorytoproducethisdelicious8.In1888,Adamsgavea9totheinvention:"chewinggum."ThesweetcanbegotfromsellingmachinesatundergroundstationsalloverNewYorkCity.Overtheyears,newkindshavebeen10.Now,chewinggumispopularamongmanypeople.However,fewpeopleknowthiswasallstartedbyanAmericanscientistfromamistake.1．A．eaten B．polluted C．sold D．invented2．A．inpublic B．bymistake C．inperson D．byhand3．A．ancient B．single C．famous D．sick4．A．products B．records C．crops D．fruits5．A．agreed B．preferred C．failed D．afforded6．A．angry B．nervous C．lucky D．satisfied7．A．Usually B．Surprisingly C．Slowly D．Clearly8．A．dish B．meal C．drink D．treat9．A．method B．name C．prize D．menu10．A．divided B．stored C．developed D．repeatedⅢ.語法填空12、Amanwaswalkingthroughalargecity.Onastreetcorner，hesawaboy1．(sell)anumberofsmallbirdsinacage(籠子)．Helookedatthebirdsflyingaboutinthecageand2．（try）togetout.Hestoodforsometimelookingatthebirds.Atlasthesaidto3．(冠詞)boy，“Howmuchdoyouaskforyourbirds？”“Fiftycentsabird，sir，”saidtheboy.“I4．(not)meanhowmuchabird，”saidtheman，“5．(連詞)howmuchforallofthem?Iexpecttobuy6．（it）all.”Theboybegantocount，andfoundtheycametofivedollars.“Thereisyourmoney，”saidtheman.Theboytookit7．(happy).Thenthemanopenedthecagedoorasquicklyashecould，andletallthebirds8．(fly)away.Theboy，ingreatsurprise，cried，“Whatdidyoudothat9．（介詞），sir？Youhavelostallyourbirds.”“IwilltellyouwhyIdidit，”saidtheman.“Ihasbeenshutupforthreeyearsinaprison(監獄),andI10．decide)nevertoseeanythinginprisonwhichIcanmakefree.”Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Manyplacesintheworldneedmorefreshwater(淡水).Everycountryistryingtofindwaystoturnsaltwaterintofresh.Whyaren'ttheremanyfactoriesliketheSymifactory?Insomeplaces,thesunisn'thotenough,oritdoesn'tshineeveryday.Intheseplacesotherwaystoheating(加熱)seawatercanbeused.Thesewayscostmoremoney,buttheyworkfasterthanthesun.Byboiling(煮沸)seawaterwithhighheat，alotoffreshwatercanbemadequickly.Butheatingisnottheonlywaytogetfreshwaterfromsaltwater.Otherwaysaretried.Onewayisfreezing(冷凍).Thefreshpartofsaltwaterfreezesfirst.Togetfreshwater,thepiecesoficearetakenout.Whichwayisbest?Theonethatgivesthemostwaterfortheleastmoney.Itmaybeadifferentwayforeachplace.Symi'swayseemsverygoodforsmall,hotplaces.Itdoesn'tmakeverymuchwateratatime.Butthefactoryiseasytobuildandcostlittle.1．Fromthepassageweknowthatfreshwater.A．isneededinmanycountriesB．isneededineverycountryC．canbeusedinmanywaysD．isveryimportantforfactories2．TheSymifactory.A．isafreshwaterfactoryB．canbebuilteverywhereC．canmakemuchfreshwateratatimeD．doesn'tneedsunshineeveryday3．Whichisthebestwayforsmallandhotplacestogetfreshwater?A．Boilingorheatingtheseawater.B．Thewayinsunnyplaces.C．TheSymi'sway.D．Freezingtheseawaterincoldplaces.4．Thewriterismainlytalkingabout.A．watermakingfactoriesindifferentcountriesB．thewaysofmakingfreshwaterfromseawaterC．hotplacesanddryplacesD．howtomakegooduseofthesunlight5．Whichofthefollowingisn'ttrue?A．Newwaysaretriedtogetfreshwater.B．Alotoffreshwatercanbemadequicklybyheating.C．Thebestwayistogetthemostfreshwaterwiththeleastmoney.D．TheSymi'swaydoesn'tworkindryplaces.B14、Onday,apoorboywastryingtosellthingsfromdoortodoortopayforschool.Hewashungry.Thenhedecidedtoaskforamealatthenexthouse.However,whenaniceyoungwomanopenedthedoor,hechangedtoaskforadrinkofwater.Shethoughthelookedhungryandbroughthimalargeglassofmilk.Hedrankitslowlyandthenasked,“HowmuchdoIpay?”“Youneedn’tdothat,”shesaid.“motherhastaughtmetobekind.”Yearslater,theyoungwomanbecameseriouslyill.Shewassenttoabigcity.WhenDrHowardKelly,averyfamousdoctornow,heardthesameofthetownshecamefrom,astrangelightfilledhiseyes.Atonce,hegotupandwentdownthroughthehospitalhallintoherroom.Herecognizedheratonceanddecidedtodohisbesttosaveherlife.Hediditandtheywonatlast!Beforesheleft,thebill（賬單）wassenttoher.Shewasquiteafraidtoopenit.Tohersurprise,shefoundthesewordsonthebill,“Paidwithaglassofmilk.DrHowardKelly.”Tearsofjoycamedownfromhereyesasshesaidsilently,“Thankyou,God.Yourlovehaspassedthroughheartsandhands.”1．Whydidtheboywanttosellthings?A．Hewantedtopayforschool. B．Hewashungry.C．Hewantedtomakemoney. D．Hismothermadehimdoit.2．Whatcanwesayaboutthewoman?A．Shewaskind. B．Shewasveryrich.C．Sheknewtheboy’smother. D．Shelovedtheboyverymuch.3．Whywasthewomanafraidtoopenthebill?A．Shewasafraidofthedoctor. B．Shedidn’twanttopayanythingC．Shewasworriedaboutherillness. D．Shethoughtitwouldcostheralot4．Whydidthedoctorgointothewoman’sroom?A．Togivehersomemoney. B．Tomakesurewhoshewas.C．Tosendsomemedicinetoher. D．Toasksomebodyelseforhelp.5．Whatcanwesayaboutthedoctor?A．Thankful. B．Rich. C．Strange D．Surprising.C15、WhenIwasakidinMinnesota,watermelonwasexpensive.Oneofmyfather′sfriends,Bernie,wasarichbusinessmanwhoownedalargestoreinSt.Paul.Everysummer,whenthefirstwatermelonsarrived,Berniewouldcall.DadandIwouldgotoBernie′splace.We′dsitontheedgeofthedock(碼頭),feetdangling(搖晃),andgotreadyforabigmeal.Berniewouldtakehisknife,cutourfirstwatermelon,handusbothabigpieceandsitdownnexttous.Thenwe′dburyourfacesinwatermelon,eatingonlytheheart—thereddest,juiciest,firmest,sweetest,mostseed-freepart—andthrowawaytherest.Berniewasmyfather′sideaofarichman.Ialwaysthoughtitwasbecausehewassuchasuccessfulbusinessman.Yearslater,IrealizedthatitwasnotBernie′swealthitselfbuthiswayofdealingwithitthatmyfatherliked.Bernieknewhowtostopworking,gettogetherwithfriendsandeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.WhatIlearnedfromBernieisthatbeingrichisastateofmind.Someofus,nomatterhowmuchmoneywehave,willneverbefreeenoughtoeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.Ifyoudon′ttakethetimetodangleyourfeetoverthedockandenjoylife′ssmallpleasure,yourworkisprobablyhurtingyourlife.Formanyyears,IforgotthatlessonI′dlearnedasakidontheloadingdock.IwastoobusymakingallthemoneyIcould.Well,I′verelearnedit.IhopeIhavetimelefttoenjoythesuccessofothersandtotakepleasureintheday.That′stheheartofthewatermelon.Ihavelearnedagaintothrowtherestaway.1．Inthesecondparagraph,thewriterandhisfatherwerefeeling________.A．relaxed B．worried C．hungry D．proud2．Intheeyesofthewriter′sfather,Bernie__________.A．wasjustarichbusinessman B．workedhardallthetimeC．livedarichbuthealthylife D．knewhowtomakemoney3．Theunderlinedpart“theheartofthewatermelon”inthelastparagraphrefersto____________.A．thebestpartofthewatermelon B．thewriter′sbusylifeC．thewriter′sdecisionofmakingmoney D．thewriter′shopeofenjoyinglife4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Onehastoworkhardtoreachhisgoal. B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Watermelonisthehealthiestfruit. D．Oneshouldkeepwork-lifebalance.D16、TownPark

Openinghours

8:00am－8:00pminwinter

10:00am－10:00pminsummer

Rules

―Putlitterintorubbishcans.

―Keepyourdogonalead(牽狗鏈).

―Nogolf.

―Don′tsleepovernightonthebenches.

―Don′tstayinsideafterclosingtime.

SwimmingPool

Openinghours

10:00am－3:30pmonweekdays

9:00am－9:30pmonweekends

Rules

―Youmustwearproperswimsuits.

―Anadultmuststaywithchildrenundersixatalltimes.

―Nosmokinginthepoolarea.

―Foodanddrinksarenotallowednear.

1．Whencanyougoswimming?A．At1:00pmonTuesday. B．At9:00amonMonday.C．At8:00pmonThursday. D．At10:00pmonSaturday.2．Whatcanyoudointhepark?A．Playgolfwithfriends.B．Throwlittereverywhere.C．Stayinsideaftertheparkisclosed.D．Keepthedogonalead.3．Wheremayyouprobablyseetheinformation?A．Inastorybook. B．Onanoticeboard.C．Inafilmmagazine. D．Inamathbook.E17、ThesedaysthehitSouthKoreanTVdrama“MyLovefromtheStars”attractsthousandsofChineseTVviewers．It’saboutalovestorybetweenawomananda400-year-oldalien．Theheroine(女主角)CheonSong-yilikestohave“friedchickenandBeer”，especiallyonsnowydays，whichmadefriedchickenandbeerbecomeoneofthemostpopularkindsoffoodonValentine’sDaythisyear．However，itisreportedthatovereatingthemisbadforourhealth．Asthesayinggoes，“____________．”Itmeansfoodisthemostimportanttopeople．Intoday’ssociety，manyhotelswheretheystand，rushfromallkindsoffood，inFujian，Sichuan，Guangdong，Shandong…evendishesofItaly，Japanesecuisine，Koreanfoodandsoon．Weallknowthathealthiscloselyconnectedwiththefood．Today，Wetakealookatthefoodonthetablenow．Foodisdividedintomanykindssuchasvegetablesandfruit，beans，meat，cereals，dairyandsoon，andtheyallinfluenceourhealth．Therefore．inordertoachieveareasonablemeal，Wehavetorememberthateatingtill80％full，notbeingchoosyfoodanorexia，notovereatingandeatingcleanfoodareveryimportant．weallhopetobehappy,soweshouldtakegoodcareofourhealth．Healthismuchmoreimportantthananythingelse．Moneycandomanythings，butitcan’tbuyhappiness．However，ifmanhasgoodhealth，hecanenjoythepleasuresofhumanlife．Therefore，wemustpayattentiontothreethingstomakesureofgoodhealth．Theyarehealthyfood，freshairandenoughexercise．That’swhywehavetostayawayfromfriedchickenandbeerfromnowon．1．“MyLovefromtheStars”is．A．anewmovieB．aTVdramaC．anewbookD．ahitCD2．“Hungerbreedsdiscontent”meansinChinese．A．饑餓讓人開心B．人們喜歡饑餓C．民以食為天D．人們不滿意食物3．Ifwewanttoachieveareasonablemeal，weshould．A．eat80％ofthefoodonthetableB．bechoosyfoodanorexiaC．eatthingswelikeasmuchaspossibleD．nevereattoomuch4．Whichiswrongaccordingtothispassage?A．FriedchickenandbeerbecamepopularonValentine’sDaythisyear．B．Ourhealthisinfluencedbydifferentkindsoffood．C．Healthyfood，freshairandenoughmoneycankeepusingoodhealth．D．Healthismuchmoreimportantthanmoney．F18、WelcometoCan-I-Help-You.Weofferdifferentkindsofservicestopeopleinourcommunity.Ifyouneedanyofthefollowingservices,pleaseemailustozyyingyu@ortelephoneus.EducationInformationonprimaryandmiddleschools.Tel:2432-5678HousingInformationonbuyingorrentinghouses.Tel:2432-5679Out-of-schoolActivitiesInformationonactivitiesandservicesforchildrenagedbetween5and18.Tel:2432-5348HolidayActivitiesDifferentactivitiesforfamiliesindifferentseasons.Tel:2432-5172HealthInformationonlocalhealthservices,likehospitalsandfirstaid.Tel:2432-5533InsuranceInformationoncarinsurance,lifeinsurance,etc.Tel:2432-5666MarketsInformationonlocalsupermarkets,farmers’marketsandfarms.Tel:2432-5338EntertainmentInformationonlocalplacesforfun,likecinemasandparks.Tel:2432-5564BeforeandAfterSchoolChildcareInformationonschoolagechildcareprograms.Tel:2432-55551．.Ifyouneedtheirservices,youcan__________.A．sendthemaletterB．gototheirofficesC．emailthemD．leavethemamessage2．.Howmanykindsofservicesdotheyoffer?A．Six.B．Seven.C．