2023-2024學年湖南省婁底市名校英語九年級第一學期期末聯考試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．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、–Yourrobothascaughtavirusanditnolongerworksproperly.–Wow,______messithasmade!Ireallydon’tknow_______todowithit.A．what,howB．how,howC．whata,whatD．how,what2、I’dliketogowithyou,_____________I’mtoobusy.A．or B．and C．so D．but3、TheUKisEuropeancountryandit'salsoislandcountry.A．an;an B．a;a C．an;a D．a;an4、Wecan’ttrusthim.Healwayssomeexcusesfordoingsomethingwrong.A．makesup B．setsup C．takesup D．putsup5、Mymotherwon'tallowmyfathertodrivehepromisestogiveupdrinking.A．unless B．since C．after6、–Doyouknowthreestudentsofourschoolhaveinventedausefulglassescase?--Really?Iamsoproudof_________.A．theyB．theirC．them7、—MustIgothererightnow,mum?—No,you____.Youcangotheretomorrow.A．shouldn’t B．can’t C．mustn’t D．needn’t8、Mikeusedtobeatopstudent,buthe______behindsincehelosthimselfincomputergames.A．fellB．hasfallenC．wasD．hasbeen9、Therearealotofcolorfulflowersonsidesofthestreet.A．each B．both C．either D．all10、—Therearealotof______ofbikeriding.—Iagree.It’sgoodfortheenvironmentanditsavesmoney.A．instructions B．rules C．advantages D．productsⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空閱讀下面短文，從各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Manyculturesintheworldtellstoriesaboutdragons.Insomeculturestheyaregoodandinsometheyarebad.Nomattergoodorbad,inthestoriestheyarealways1andhavesupernaturalpower.Somepeoplesaythatthereusedtoberealdragons,butmostagreethattheywereimaginarycreatures(生物).DragonsinChinaandotherAsiancountriesareusuallysaidtobe2Peoplesaythattheybringstrength,goodluck,andhealth.InancientChina,thedragonwasa3oftheChineseemperors.SomeChinesepeoplebelievethatdragonsliveunderwatermostofthetime.UnlikeEuropeandragons,theydonothavewings,andthey4usingmagic.TheChinesedragonlookslikealongsnakewithfourclaws.IntheChineselunarcalendar,peopleborninthe“YearoftheDragon”are5tobelucky,brave,healthy,energeticandexcitable.TheDragonpersoncan’tmakegreatachievementsinlife6heorsheknowshowtomakethebestuseofhisorherenergy,intelligence,andtalent.InEuropeanlegends,dragonsareusuallyseen7greedy(貪婪的)andcruelwingeddevils(惡魔).TheEuropeandragonisalsodescribedtobeastrongandsmartcreature.Anyknight(騎士)whokilledadragonwasabletogetnotonlyitstreasurebutalsoits8InChristianity(基督教),thedevilissometimesshownasadragon.Ithasbecomepopularforthe9ofpopularstoriestofightangrydragons.Dragonscontinuetoliveinstorybooks.Modernfantasywriters10writebooksaboutheroesfightingdragons.Althoughdragonsappearinmanylegendsaroundtheworld,differentcultureshavedifferentstoriesaboutthem.1．A．strong B．awful C．loyal D．proud2．A．gentle B．terrible C．kind D．guilty3．A．symbol B．dream C．memory D．mystery4．A．move B．fly C．rush D．jump5．A．considered B．confirmed C．compared D．controlled6．A．after B．whenever C．since D．unless7．A．with B．for C．as D．by8．A．success B．calm C．charm D．wisdom9．A．detectives B．heroes C．emperors D．enemies10．A．even B．ever C．still D．justⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面的短文，用括號內所給詞的適當形式填空，必要時可加助動詞。Thinkbeforewespeak!Itwasasunnyandenjoyableday.Everyoneintherailwaystationwaswaitingforthetrain1．(arrive).Amongthecrowd,therewasagroupofyoungfriendswhowereonboardforvacation.Itwasabusystationwithalotofpeopleandsomejuiceshops,coffeeandteastalls,newspapershops,etc.Thetrainwasarrivingandeveryonepreparedtogetintothetraintotheirseats.Thegroupoffriendsmadeloudnoise2．(welcome)thetrainasitmovedintothestation.Theyrantogettheirseatsbeforeanyoneenteredthetrain.Theemptyseatswere3．(fill)andthetrainwhistled(鳴汽笛)tomove.Anoldmanwithayoungboy4．(age)around15hadtheirseatsjustnexttothefriends'group.Theyoungboywasso5．(surprise)toseeeverything.Hecheered,"Dad,thetrainismovingandthethings6．(move)backward."Hisfathersmiledand7．(nod)hishead.Asthetrainstartedmovingfast,theyoungboyagainscreamed(尖叫),"Dad,thetreesaregreenincolorandrunbackwardveryfast."Hisfathersaid,“Yes,dear,"andsmiled.Justlikeakid,hewaswatchingeverythingwithgreat8．(interesting).Afruitsellerpassed9．(sell)apples,bananasandoranges.Theyoungboyaskedhisdad,"Iwanttoeatapples."Hisfatherboughtsomeforhim.Hesaid,"Oh,thisapplelooksalot10．(sweet)thanittastes.Ilovethiscolor."Thegroupwaswatchingalltheactivitiesofthisboyandaskedtheboy'sfather,"Isyoursonhavinganyproblem?Whyishebehavingso11．(different)?""Hissonismad,Ithink,"afriendfromthegroupmadefunofhimandshouted.Thefatheroftheyoungboy,withpatience,repliedtothefriends’group,“Mysonwasbornblind.Onlyafewdaysagohe12．(operate).Heisseeingdifferentthingsinhislifeforthefirsttime."Theyoungfriendsbecameveryquiet.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Themorebooksyouread,thebetteryourlifewillbe.Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,pleaseconsiderthefollowingreasonstoreadmorebooks.Youwillhavestrongbrainpower.Studiessuggestreadingmakesyousmart.Unlikewatchingtelevision,whichrequiresnothoughtprocess（過程）,readingisanactivelearningexperiencethatwillkeepyourmindsharp(eveninoldage).Youwilltraveltoanewworld.Sometimesourdailylifecanstarttogetboring.Attimeslikethis,Iliketodiveintoagoodfictionbook,whereIcanforgetaboutwhateverproblemsarestressingmeout.I’llcomebackrefreshedaftermymini-vacationtoafreshandexcitingplaceintheworldofwords.Youwillimproveyourvocabulary.Themorewordsyou’reabletouse,thebetteryouwillbecomeatexpressingyourthoughtsandfeelings.Icouldn’timaginehowIwouldwritearticleslikethisifIdidn’tactivelyaimtoimprovemyvocabulary,becauseusingthesamefewwordstoexpressmyselfwouldgetawfullyboringinahurry.Youwillentertainyourselfatalowprice.Ifyou’relookingforentertainmentwithoutmuchmoney,readingisyourbestchoice.Thankstothepopularityofelectronicreadingdevices(設備),it’sneverbeeneasiertoentertainyourselfforhoursatatime,forthelowcostofafewdollars.Youwilldiscoversurprisingnewideas.Readingintroducedmetoconcepts（概念）likemindfuleating,relaxationexercises,andtheimportanceoflovingyourself.IfIdidn’tread,Iwouldn’trealizetheseideas.Ifyoudon’tread,youwillmissmanysurprisingnewideas.Youwillbecomeanexpert（專家）inyourfield.Don’tyouthinkreadingarticlesandbooksbyexpertsinyourfieldmightmakeyoubetteratwhatyoudo?Ifyoudon’tlearnmoreaboutyourprofession,thenyourlackofpassioncouldbeasignthatyou’reinthewrongfield.Ifirmlybelievethatreadinghaschangedmylife.Ihopethesereasonscanencourageyoutoreadmorebooks.1．Howmanyreasonsarementionedinthepassage?A．fiveB．sixC．sevenD．eight2．Whatkindofbooksdoesthewriterreadwhenhefeelsbored?A．sciencebookB．fictionbookC．historybookD．storybook3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtureaccordingtothepassage?A．Readingisanactivelearningexperience.B．Electronicreadingdevicesmakeiteasiertoentertainyourselfatahighprice.C．Ifyoudon’tread,youwillmissmanysurprisingnewideas.D．Thewriterfirmlybelievesthatreadinghaschangedhislife.4．Fromthepassageweknowthat___________________.A．StudiessuggestwatchingTVmakesyousmart.B．Thefewerwordsyou’reabletouse,thebetteryouwillexpressyourself.C．Themorebooksyouread,thebetteryourlifewillbe.D．Readingwon’tchangeyourlife.5．What’sthepurposeofthewriterinthepassage?A．Hewantstotraveltoanewcountry.B．Hewantstobecomeareporter.C．Hewantstofindagoodjob.D．Hewantstoencouragereaderstoreadmorebooks.B14、(Onthebalcony)Julietcontinued,“Itisjustyournamethatismyenemy.Youareyourself,whateveryournameis.WhatisaMontague?Itisnotahandorafootoranarm.Itisjustaname.Oh,besomeothername!What’sinaname?Arosewouldstillsmellaslovelyifwecalleditsomethingelse……”ThiswastoomuchforRomeo.“Ifyousayyouloveme,Iwillchangemyname.FromnowonIwillneverbeRomeo.”RomeobrokeintothetombandcarriedParisintoit.TherehesawJuliet,whowasstillasbeautifulasherememberedher.Hecouldn’tunderstandwhyJulietstilllookedsobeautiful.HecouldnothaveimaginedJulietwasstillaliveandwouldsoonwakeup.Hetookherhandinhisandkissedhercoldface.Thenheputthepoisoninacupanddrankit.HekissedJulietagainandfelltotheground.ThepoisonwasverystrongandRomeodiedquickly....Halfanhourlater,FriarLaurencecametothetomb...Hecouldn’tbelieveit.SuddenlyHefoundherwakingup.“Goodpriest,”Shesawhim,“whereismyhusband?Ididwhatyoutoldmetodo,andnowIamawake.Yourmedicineworked.”“PoorJuliet!”criedthepriest.“Somethinghasgonewrong!Ourplandidnotwork.Yourhusbandishere,butheisdead!Comeawaywithme...Hurry!”“Yougo!”criedJuliet.“Iwillnotleavemyhusband!”ShesawRomeowasholdingacupandguessedhehadkilledhimselfwiththepoison.Thecupwasempty,butsheheldittohermouth.Shehopedshemightbepoisonedtoo.Butshecouldheartheguardscoming,shecouldn’twaitforthepoisontowork.Shetookaknifeandkilledherself.Whentheguardsarrived,theycouldn’tbelievetheireyes.TherewasJuliet,whohadbeendeadinthetombfortwodays,bleedinganddeadagain.Therewasthemanshewasgoingtomarry,lyingdead.TherewasRomeo,whohadkilledTybalt,alsolyingdeadontheground…1．WhatdoyouthinkRomeowaslikeaccordingtothepassage?A．Cleverandgenerous. B．Selfishandpatient.C．Impatientandloyal. D．Stupidandcareless.2．Whatwasthepriest’sproblem?A．Hewasrightontime. B．Hiswatchdidn’twork.C．Hisplanwentwrong. D．Hewastoosadtoexplain.3．Whatisthecorrectorderofthestory?①Julietkilledherself.②RomeokilledTybalt.③Romeodrankthepoison.④JuliettookLaurence’smedicine.A．②④③① B．③④①② C．④②③① D．④③①②4．Whodoestheunderlinedwords“theman”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Romeo B．Paris C．Tybalt D．Laurence5．Whatcanbeinferred(推斷)fromthepassage?A．Onthebalcony,Julietdidn’tknowRomeo’srealname.B．LaurencecametoolatetopreventJulietfromkillingherself.C．RomeokissedJulietandkilledhimselfafterseeingJuliet’sdeath.D．RomeoandJulietkilledthemselvesmainlybecauseofthefamilies’fighting.C15、AcouplefromRussiawasoncevisitingMiami.Theywantedtotakeawalkandtoseethecity,buttheywereafraidtheymightgetlost.TheydidnotspeakanyEnglish.Aftertheylefttheirhotel,theywenttothefirststreetcornerandlookedatthenameofthestreet.Thentheycarefullycopiedthenameintotheirnotebook.Theythoughtthatthiswouldhelpthemfindtheirwaybackiftheygotlost.Theywalkedforhoursthroughthecity,andsuddenlytheyrealizedthattheywerelost.Theyfoundapoliceofficerandaskedforhelp,buttheofficerdidn’tspeaktheirnativelanguage.Afteranhourtheyfoundapersonwhocouldhelpthem.Shewasaninterpreter（翻譯）whospokeboththeirnativelanguageandEnglish.Theyexplainedthattheydidn’tknowthenameoftheirhotel,buttheyknewwhichcorneritwason.Theyshowedtheinterpreterwhattheyhadcopiedintotheirnotebook,andtheinterpreterbegantolaugh.Thewordswhichtheyhadsocarefullycopiedwere“onewaystreet”.1．AcouplefromRussiawas______inMiamithatday.A．havingawalkB．workingasvolunteersC．travelingbycar2．Weguessthatthecouplecanspeak_______.A．EnglishB．FrenchC．Russian3．Theinterpreterbegantolaughbecausethecouple________.A．couldn’tspeakEnglishB．madeamistakeC．wentawrongway4．______helpedthecoupletranslatethewordstheyhadcopied.A．TheinterpreterB．ThehotelownerC．Thepoliceofficer5．Weknowfromthestorythatthecouplecopied“______”intotheirnotebook.A．thestreetnameB．waybackhomeC．onewaystreetD16、Asalittleboy,therewasnothingIlikedbetterthanSundayafternoonsatmygrandfather'sfarminwesternPennsylvania.Surroundedbymilesofwindingstonewalls,thehouseandfarmprovidedendlesshoursoffunforacitykidlikeme.IcanstillrememberoneafternoonwhenIwaseightyearsold.Sincemyfirstvisittothefarm,I'dwantedmorethananythingtobeallowedtoclimbthestonewallssurroundingthefarm.Myparentswouldneveragree.Thewallswereold;somestonesweremissing,otherslooseandfallingintopieces.Still,mywishtoclimbacrossthosewallsgrewsostrongthatfinally,onespringafternoon,Isummoned(鼓起)allmycourageandenteredthelivingroom,wheretheadultshadgatheredafterSundaydinner."I,uh,Iwanttoclimbthestonewalls,"Isaidhesitantly.Everyonelookedup."CanIclimbthestonewalls?"Immediatelyachoruswentupfromthewomenintheroom."Heavens,no!"theycried,"You'llhurtyourself!"Iwasn'ttoodisappointed;theresponsewasjustasI'dexpected.ButbeforeIcouldleavetheroom,Iwasstoppedbymygrandfather'sloudvoice."Nowholdonjustaminute,"Iheardhimsay,"Lettheboyclimbthestonewalls.Hehastolearntodothingsforhimself.'"Go,"hesaidtome,"andcomeandseemewhenyougetback.'ForthenexttwoandahalfhoursIclimbedthoseoldwallsandhadthetimeofmylife.LaterImetwithmygrandfathertotellhimaboutmyadventure.I'llneverforgetwhathesaid."Fred,"hesaid,smilingwidely,"youmadethisdayaspecialdayjustbybeingyourself.Alwaysremember:there'sonlyonepersoninthiswholeworldlikeyou,andIlikeyouasyouare."Manyyearshavepassedsincethen,andtodayIhostthetelevisionprogramMisterRogers'Neighborhood,seenbymillionsofchildrenthroughoutAmerica.Therehavebeenchangesovertheyears,butonethingremainsthesame:mymessagetochildrenattheendofalmosteveryvisit."There'sonlyonepersoninthiswholeworldlikeyou,"thekidscancountonhearingmysay,"andpeoplecanlikeyouasyouare."1．WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Asacitykid,Fredwasunwillingtogotohisgrandfather'sfarm.B．Fredhelpedhisgrandfatherbuildthestonewallstoprotectthefarm.C．Fredwassurethathisparentswouldagreewithhisclimbingthestonewalls.D．Fred'grandfatherencouragedhimtodothingsforhimself.2．Whywasn'tFredallowedtoclimbthestonewallsatfirst?A．Becausehewastooyoungtoclimbthestonewallsonhisown.B．Becausehisparentswereverystrictwithhim.C．Becausehisfamilythoughtitwasdangeroustoclimbthestonewalls.D．Becausehisgrandpadidn'tlikehimgoingout.3．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．TheTVprogramMisterRogers'NeighborhoodispopularwithchildreninAmerica.B．Fred'sgrandpawantedFredtobeahostoftheTVprogram.C．There'sonlyonepersoninthiswholeworldthatlikesFredasheis.D．WhenFredwasyoung,hedidn'ttakehisparents'opinionsseriously.E17、Whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantwomanofthepast100years?JaneAddams(1860-1935)Addamshelpedthepoorandworkedforpeace.Shecreatedshelters,educationopportunitiesandservicesforpeopleinneed.In1931,AddamsbecamethefirstAmericanwomantowintheNoblePeacePrize.RachelCarson(1907-1964)RachelCarsonwasbornintheruralrivertownofSpringdale,PennsylvaniainAmerica.Thepopular1962book"SilentSpring"byRachelCarsonmadepeoplerealizethedangersandtheharmfuleffects(影響)ofpollutiononhumansandontheworld'slakesandoceans.AngelaMerkel(1954-)In2005,GermanschoseAngelaMerkelastheirfirstwomanheadofthecountry.Shehadbeenascientistinthepast.AsGermany'sleader,shehashadaneffectonthewholeworld.SandraDayO'Connor(1930-)WhenSandraDayO'ConnorfinishedherclassatStanfordLawSchool,in1952,shecouldnotfindworkbecauseshewasawoman.However,shebecamethefirstwomantojointheU.S.SupremeCourt(最高法院)in1981afteryearsofhardwork.MargaretThatcher(1925-)In1979,MargaretThatcherbecameBritain'sfirstwomanPrimeMinister(首相).Sheserveduntil1990,whichmadeherthefirstBritishleadertoservethreetermsinarow.Becauseofherhighstandardsandstrongwill,peoplecalledherBritain'sIronLady.MarieCurie(1867-1934)Polish-bornscientistMarieCuriediscoveredthatsometypesofmetalgiveoffenergycalledradiation(輻射能).Herresearchledtonewmedicaltreatmentsandarms.ShereceivedtheNobelPrizeinphysicsin1903andinChemistryin1911.1．WhooncewontheNobelPrize?A．JaneAddamsandMarieCurieB．JaneAddamsandMargaretThatcherC．MarieCurieandAngelaMerkelD．MarieCurieandRachelCarson2．WecaninferfromthetextthatRachelCarsonworkedto_______.A．helpthepoorB．spreadgeographicknowledgeC．protecttheenvironmentD．protecttherightsofwomen3．WhatdoAngelaMerkelandMargaretThatcherhaveincommon?A．Bothofthemwerescientistsbeforecomingtopower.B．Bothofthemarethefirstwomanheadoftheircountry.C．Bothofthemarefamousforbeingstrict.D．Bothofthemhaveworkedforthreeterms.4．Whooncefailedtofindajob?A．JaneAddams.B．SandraDayO’ConnorC．RachelCarsonD．MargaretThatcher5．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WaystoSuccess.B．FamousScientists.C．StrongLeaders.D．GreatWomen.F18、DarrenIQofstudentsisveryhighwhenastrongwindcomes.Butafterthestrongwind,theirIQis10%lower.Veryhotweather,ontheotherhand,canmakeitlower.LanceWeatheraffectspeople’sfeelingsstrongly.Wintermaybe