湖南省長沙市長沙天心區青雅麗發學校2024屆九年級英語第一學期期末聯考試題考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—ThemagicianisplanningtohidetheOrientalPearlTowerbeforeabigaudience.—Really?Ihaveneverheard____________ideabefore.A．thecrazier B．acrazierC．thecraziest D．acraziest2、—Areyougoinganywhereforaholidaythissummer?—Yes,Iaplanalready.A．makeB．willmakeC．havemadeD．anmaking3、Idon'tunderstand.WhydidheleavehisjobinBeijingto_______farming?A．takeupB．setupC．turnupD．lookup4、—Lucy,thanksforyoursuggestions.Theyarevaluable.—You’rewelcome.I’mgladIcanhelpyou.A．enough B．rich C．useful5、TheTVshowwassoboringthathestopped______amagazineinstead.A．reading B．toread C．reads D．fromreading6、—Idon’tcare__________.Inthiscamp,there’sonlyonehairstyle-short!Understand?—Yes,madam!A．whatyouareusedtolikingB．whatyouusedtobelikeC．whatareyouusedtolikingD．whatdidyouusetobelike7、MrHuismyfavoriteP.E.teacherbecauseheawaysgivesusclearinclass.A．encouragement B．instructions C．introductions D．invitations8、--WouldyoumindifIplaythepianonow?--_______.Mybrotherissleeping.A．You’dbetternot B．Ofcourseyoucan C．Yes,please. D．Sure9、WeallknowthattheAnti-JapaneseWar_______in1937and_______foreightyears.A．brokenout;waslastedB．wasbroken;lastedC．wasbrokenout;waslastedD．brokeout;lasted10、PresidentXiJinpingpaidastatevisittomanycountriesaroundtheworldlastyear.Hewaswelcomedwhereverhewent.A．strongly B．terribly C．seriously D．warmlyⅡ.完形填空11、AdamLeeisaverypopularmaninOttawa.Heisnot1insportsorthearts.Butpeopleinthestreetsknowabouthim,especiallythe2.Forthosepeople,heis“GlovesLee”.Howdidhegetthat3?Helookslikeanyotherbusinessman,wearingasuitandcarryingabriefcase(公文包).4he’sdifferent.Hisbriefcasealwayshassomegloves.Inwinter,Mr.Leewalksinthestreets,lookingaroundatpeople.Hestopswhenhe5someonewithoutgloves.Hegivesthemapairandthenhemoveson,lookingformorewithcold6.Onwinterdays,Mr.Lee7gloves.Duringtherestoftheyear,hebuysgloves.Peoplewhohaveheardabouthim8himgloves,andhehasmanyinhisapartment.Mr.Leebegandoingthis21yearsago.Now,manypoorpeopleinthecityknowhimand9hisbehavior.Butpeoplewhodon’tknowhimaresometimessurprisedbyhim.Theydon’trealizethathejustwantstomakethemhappy.Apairglovesmaybea10thing,butitcanmakeabigdifferenceinwinter.1．（小題1）A．goodB．coolC．famousD．kind2．（小題2）A．oldB．YoungC．richD．poor3．（小題3）A．JobB．nameC．chanceD．message4．（小題4）A．AndB．ButC．OrD．Because5．（小題5）A．helpsB．choosesC．greetsD．sees6．（小題6）A．handsB．facesC．feetD．ears7．（小題7）A．handsinB．picksupC．givesawayD．putson8．（小題8）A．callB．SendC．lendD．show9．（小題9）A．understandB．dislikeC．studyD．excuse10．（小題10）A．bigB．goodC．SmallD．usefulⅢ.語法填空12、TheValueofaDollarWhenIwasnineteen,Ihadajobatalocalbookstore.Onenight,ayoungcouplecameinandwalkedhereandtherelookingforabook.Theyseemed1．(be)theusualtypetogivemall2．(worker)ahardtime.Whentheycametotheregister(收銀處),shewasadollarortwoshortof3．(buy)thebookshewanted.Shelooked4．(disappoint).Ihadacustomerdiscount(折扣)cardanditwasstillactive.Itoldthegirl5．(gentle),“Hangon,don’tworry,you’llhavethemoneytobuythebook.”Iputinmypassword.Shegavemea6．(thank)smile.Withadollarleft,sheandherboyfriendleftthestore.IbelievedthatIwouldneversee7．（they）again.Idon’tremember8．longitwas,buttheydidreturnlaterthateveningjusttobringme9．beautifulcardthatsaid“It’speoplelikeyouwhomaketheworlda10．(good)placetolivein.”I’mdeeplymovedbythelittlegirlandherboyfriend.Infact,theyhavealsomadetheworldalittlebrighter.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Hewasasinglefather,raisinga5-year-oldboyalone.Heworriedabouthissongrowingupwithoutamothertocareforhim.Onedayhewentawayonbusiness,leavingthechildalone.Hewasworriedaboutthechildalltheway,notknowingifhehadeaten.Buthischildalwaystoldhimnottoworry.Hewenthomequicklyafterfinishinghiswork.Whenhegothome,thechildwasdeepasleep.Hewastiredout.Whenhewasabouttosleephimself,hewassurprisedtofindanoverturnedbowlofnoodlesunderthequilt.Hespankedhissleepingsonangrily:"Whyareyousonaughty,makingthequiltdirty?Whowillwashit?"Itwasthefirsttimethathehadhithisboyafterhiswife'sdeath."Ihaven't,"theboyexplainedwithtearsinhiseyes."Thisisyoursupper,Daddy."Inordertolethisfathereatdinnerassoonashegothome,theboycookedtwobowlsofnoodles:oneforhimself,theotheroneforhisfather.Hewasafraidhisfather'snoodleswouldgetcold,soheplacedthemunderthequilttokeepthemhot.Hearingthis,thefatherhuggedhisboytightlywithoutsayingaword.1．Accordingtothepassageweknowtheboyonlyhad_________.A．agrandfatherB．amotherC．afatherD．agrandmother2．Thesinglefatherwasalwaysworriedabout______.A．hisworkB．hismoneyC．hissonD．hisquilt3．Whenthefathergothome,__________________________A．Hissonwasn'tathome.B．HewastiredoutC．HissonwasdoinghishomeworkD．Hewasveryhappy.4．Whenthefatherknewthetruth,_________.A．HehithissonB．Hewasveryupset.C．Hehuggedhissontightly.D．Hewentoutside.5．Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A．Thefatherworriedabouthissonwhenhewasonbusiness.B．Thechildwassleepingwhenhisfathergothome.C．Thefatheroftenhithissonafterhiswife’sdeath.D．Thechildcookednoodlesforhimselfandhisfather.B14、Herearetwopiecesofnewsfromanewspaper.HongKong’sfirstsightseeingrestaurantbuswentintoservice,offeringtouristsandlocalsafreshexperienceofsightseeinganddinning.Peoplenowdon’tneedtoplanwheretogoorworryaboutwheretoeat.Thesightseeingrestaurantbushastwofloorswith47seats.IttoursaroundthecitywhileservingfoodpreparedbythefamousMichelinrestaurantthere.Itsserviceincludesdayandnighttours,withdaytourcoveringover20sightsfromKowloontoHongKongIslandortotheNewTerritories.Thetwo-and-a-half-hourdaytourcostseachpassenger380HKdollars（$48.9）。Nighttoursareonlyforbookingoutthewholebusandguestscanchoosetheroute（路線）forthemselves.Withnosmileandonlyterribleteeth,tworobot-likedinosaurs（恐龍）standingatthedeskarealwaysreadytohelpcustomerscheckin.TheyareprofessionalworkersforHenn-naHotelinChina,Japan,thesecondrobot-staffedhotel.RobotsinthishotelcangreetguestsinEnglish,ChineseandJapaneselanguagesandeveryroomhasadoorkeeperrobotcalled“Tapia”,whocantalktocustomersorcanoffersuchservicesasturningonoroffTVorprovidingweathernews.ThehotelopensonWednesdayandthepriceoftheroomstartsfrom170dollarsanight.1．TherobotsinHenn-naHotelcanspeak_________kindsoflanguages.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five2．Fromthepassage,welearntherobotsinHenn-naHotel________.A．havenoteethB．nevertalktocustomersC．don’tgreetpeoplewithasmileD．refusetoturnofforonTVforguests3．WhichisNOTtrueaboutthesightseeingrestaurantbus?A．Thepriceofthedaytouris380HKdollars.B．Passengerscanenjoythefoodandsightsatthesametime.C．Michelinrestaurantsprovidefoodforthetouristsonthebus.D．Passengerscanchoosetheroutefordaytourbythemselves.C15、Laternextyear,Beijingwillstartthecountry'sfirstdriverless(無人駕駛)subwaytrains.TheYanfangLine-connectingpartofFangshandistricttothecitycenter-willbethefirsttotryoutdriverlesstechnology.TheBeijingpublictransportationauthoritysaysthenewtrainswillmakethemetrosystembetter.Theywillhaveanupgraded(升級的)operatingsystem.Theywillreach80kmperhourandcarrymorethanl,200passengers.Thedevelopmentofdriverlesstechnologyisopeningupinotherareasoftransport.Driverlesscarshavelongbeenadreamformany.Andinthepastfewyears，innovation(創新)hasspeededup.Bigcarcompanies，includingVolkswagonandToyota,arecompetingwithothercompanies,suchasGoogle.Butwithnotracks(軌道)torunon，howwilldriverlesscarsbesafe?Thetechnologythatisusedismadeupofmanysensors(傳感器),includingradar(雷達)andGPS.____givesthecaranexactpositionintheworld，aswellaswhat'saroundit.ItalsoallowsthecartoseemovingObjects，too，likeothercarsandpeople.Pilot-freeplaneshavealsobecomeahottechnologytopic.Yetwhilethesetypesoftechnologyareseenasbetterandsafer，theydohavedisadvantages.Automation(自動化)meansthesetypesoftransportwillheavilyrelyoncomputers.Justlikehumans，theymakemistakes-althoughlessoften.Andlikemuch1oftechnology，itmakesmanyworkerslosetheirjobs.Whatwillhappentothefuturebusdriversandpilots？1．WhichofthefollowingabouttheYanfangLinetrainsisNOTtrue?A．Therewillbenodriveronthetrains.B．They’llhaveanupgradedoperatingsystem.C．Thespeedwillbeatleast80kmperhour.D．They’llcarrymorethan1,200passengers.2．Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A．Driverlesstechnologyisahottopic.B．Driverlesstechnologyhasbeendevelopedwell.C．BigcarcompaniesareworkingtogethertomakeinnovationD．Bigcarcompaniesarecompetingwitheachother.3．WhatdoestheunderlinedwordThisreferto(指代)inthefourthparagraph?A．Thesensor.B．Thetechnology.C．Theradar.D．TheCPS.4．Whatcanwegetfromthepassage?A．pilot-freeplanesaremuchsaferthandriverlesscars.B．Automationmakestransportmoredifficulttodealwith.C．Driverlesstechnologyhasit’sdisadvantages.D．Driverlesstechnologywillnotneedworkersanymore.D16、Ihavecometorealizethatlifeisalongjourney.Whetherwechoosetokeepmovingaround,orwechoosetostayinoneplace,weareonajourney.Thatjourneyisnotaneasyonebecauseeverydayitmakesusfacenewproblemsinnewways.WhenIwasalittleboy,Ialwayslookedforwardtothenexttriporthenextholiday.Maybeitisbecausewelivedinasmallandboringtown.WhenIfinishedschool,Ikeptmoving.Inthefirstyearoutofschool,Itravelledwithafriendandwevisitedover17countriesinEurope,workingindifferentjobsaswewent.Afterthis,Istartedstudying.Istudiedatthreedifferentuniversitiesandlivedinfivedifferenttowns.Thatwasmylife.Therewasalwayssomeoneelsetogettoknow.AllthiscarriedonformanyyearsuntilIgotmarriedandhadmyownfamily.Whenyoustayinthesameplace,withthesamepersons,youstartawholenewjourney.Thenyouwillstayinthesametown,choosingoneplacetoliveandonejobtoremainin.Thereyouarechallengedtofacelife,doingthingssuchastryinghardtogetalongwellwithyourboss.Youhavetokeeponatyourjobwhenyoufeellikegivingitupandtravelingagain.Soratherthanmovearoundondifferenttrips,youareonanewjourney.Thisjourneyofstayingstillisjustasimportantasallthetravelsintheworld.1．Whydidthewriterlikemovingaroundwhenhewasaboy?A．Becausehelikedbeingwithfriends.B．Becausehewantedtoknowabouttheworld.C．Becausehelivedinaboringandsmalltown.D．Becausehedidn’tlovehisfamily.2．WhichoneisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．ThewriterwenttoEuropealonewhenheleftschool.B．Thewriterkeptmovingduringhiswholelife.C．Afterthewritergotmarried,hetrieddifferentjobs.D．Thewriterthinksstayingstillisasimportantastravelingaround.3．Whatisthebesttitle?A．GotravelingB．LifeisalongjourneyC．StaystillD．TravelmakesyoubetterE17、Weoftenpraisetheworldofscience.Itexplainstheworldandmakesourliveseasierwithtechnology.Oneofthemostexcitingfieldsinscienceisartificialintelligence(人工智能，AI).Thisisanareawherescientistsareworkingoncreatingmachinesthatthinklikehumans.However，oneofthemostfamousscientistshasaverydarkwarningforusaboutthistypeoftechnology.“Thedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldleadtotheendofthehumanrace,”saidProfessorStephenHawkingtotheBBC．Hawkingisawell-knownBritishPhysicistandwriterofbestsellingsciencebookABriefHistoryofTime.ThiswarningcamefromaseriousdiseasecalledALS;heneedsanAIcomputertocommunicate.ThecomputerlearnshowHawkingthinksandsuggeststhewordshemaywanttousenext.ThisisabasictypeofAI,whichisveryuseful,yetHawkingfearsthepossibilityofcreatingtechnologythatcanmatchorgobeyondhumanintelligence.Andit’seasytoimaginehowterriblethingsmaybe.ManyTVshowsandfilmsdisplaybig,killermachinesthatarefarclevererthanus.“Humans,whoarelimitedbyslowbiologicalevolution(進化),couldn’tcompete,”saidHawking.Butnoteveryscientistispessimistic(悲觀的)aboutAItechnology.“Ibelievewewillremaininchargeof（掌控)thetechnology.“Thepotential(潛力)ofittosolvemanyoftheworldproblemswillberealized.”InwhatdirectiondoyouthinkAIisgoing?Shouldwebehopefulorfearful?1．（小題1）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutAI？A．Thetechnologyisnotverypopularnow.B．Scientistshaven’tcontrolledthetechnology.C．Itisnowmuchsmarterthanhumans.D．Itmakesourliveseasier.2．（小題2）ThewritertookHawkingasanexampleto____________.A．explainhowAIhashelpedusB．showthegreathiddenuseofAIC．showAIhasalreadybecomepartofourlifeD．suggestthatAIbecomedangerousforhumans3．（小題3）Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．AI:afriendoranenemy?B．ThedevelopmentofAIC．ThefutureofhumanbeingsD．ThefightbetweenhumansandAIF18、Muchhasbeensaidandwrittenaboutheroesnow,mainlybecausemanypeoplethinkwehavetoofewofthem.Therearemanydifferentkindsofheroes,buttheyusuallyseemtohavetwothings.First,heroesshowtheirgreatpowerbyactions.Second,heroescanbetestedbythetime.Becauseofthesegoodpoints,weneedtochooseourheroescarefully.OlympicwinnerJackieJoyner-Kerseetellsyoungpeopletoworkhard.Shehopesthatifsomeonetriestocopyher,itwillbebecauseshehasgotsuccessbyworkinghard.Shesaysthataheroshouldaffectanotherperson’slife.PoetMayaAngeloubelievesthataheroencouragespeopletotreatotherswell.Aheroshouldshowpoliteness,courage,patience,andstrengthallthetime.Aheroshouldencourageotherstofollowhimwithactions,eventhoughonlyinsmallways.AuthorDanielBoorstinsuggeststhat,“Celebritiesarepeoplewhoappearonnewspapers,butheroesarepeoplewhomakehistory.”Ifapersonistrulyahero,heorshewillnotbesoonforgotten.Weallneedheroes.Weneedtobeabletorespect(尊重)peoplearoundus.Manytimes,thegreatestheroesarethepeoplewecanseeeveryday—ourrelatives,friends,andneighbours—whowillnevergiveupwhenfacingdifficulty.Theparentwhosupportsourfamily,theteacherwhowillmakemoremoneyatanotherjobbutchoosestohelpstudents—allthesepeoplecanbeconsideredasheroes.Aherosetsagoodexample,anexamplethatencouragesotherstofollow.1．Joyner-Kerseehopesthatyoungpeople___________.A．willworkhard