2024屆廣東省東莞市虎門外國語學校英語九年級第一學期期末綜合測試試題注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、______wehad!I’dliketogothere______.A．Howafun,oncemore B．Whatafun,oncemoreC．Howfun,oncemore D．Whatfun,oncemore2、—Canyouworkoutthetwoproblems?—Letmesee,IthinkIcando____________one.Theyarebotheasy.A．either B．neither C．some D．any3、________runnerstookpartinthehalfmarathon(半程馬拉松)inHaikouinApril.A．Hundred B．Hundreds C．Hundredsof4、-Doyouthinkitwillraintomorrow?-________.Becausefarmersneedrainverymuch.A．IthinksoB．IhopesoC．I’mafraidsoD．Iagree5、The2022WinterOlympicGamesinChina.I’msureitwillbeagreatsuccess.A．hold B．willhold C．wereheld D．willbeheld6、—Whosehairbandisthis?—It_____beGrace’s.Sheistheonlygirlatthemeeting.A．might B．wouldn’tC．must D．can’t7、—Canweplaysoccerhere?—No,youplayitneartheroad.That’stoodangerous!A．can B．may C．mustn’t8、Whetheritrainsornotmakesno______tome,I’llstayathome.A．difference B．disappointment C．difficulty D．disagreement9、Thevillagerscan’tbelieve_________eyes.Thescientistchangedthedesertintofarmland.A．hisB．herC．ourD．their10、--whatisMumcookinginthekitchen?"--Fish,Iguess.Howniceit!A．looks B．sounds C．tastes D．smellsⅡ.完形填空11、Shoppingonlineiseasierthanactuallygoingtoastoreandsavesyourtime.However,it’snotalwayssoeasy.Sometimes,youmayhaveafew1AuniversitystudentnamedXuZijiaooftenbuysclothes2Taobao.“Thecolorsmightbe3Andsinceyoucan’t4theclothes,thequalitymightbebad,”hesaid.ManypeoplehadsimilarexperiencestoXu---buying5thatisn’tasgoodastheadvertisementssuggest,6goingintoastoreforaspecialofferbutstillpayingalot.Whatwouldyoudothen?7isWorldConsumerRightsDay(國際消費者權益日).Accordingtoconsumer(消費者)protectionlawsinChina,consumers8ninerights,includingtherighttotruthfulinformation,freechoice,respectandsoon.Ifyou9there’sanyproblemwithyourgoods,talktothesellerfirst,andtry10yourmoneybackorgetanexchange.Ifyoucan’treachanagreement,call12315orgotoyourlocalconsumersassociation(協會)forhelp.1．A．questions B．advice C．problems D．messages2．A．in B．at C．to D．on3．A．difference B．different C．same D．similar4．A．feel B．sound C．hear D．look5．A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something6．A．or B．and C．but D．yet7．A．March12 B．May11 C．April15 D．March158．A．has B．had C．have D．willhave9．A．find B．finds C．willfind D．found10．A．get B．gets C．toget D．gettingⅢ.語法填空12、Joe’sgrandchildrenvisitedhimduringtheholidays.Beforethevacationtime,Joecleanedthehouse.Unluckily,helosthisfavoritewatch.WhenJoe’sgrandchildrenarrived,theyaskedhim1．hewassoupset.Joesaid,“Ilostthemostvaluablewatchthatwas2．(give)byyourgrandma.”Hisgrandchildrenpromisedhimthattheywouldfindthewatchforhim.OneofJoe’s3．(granddaughter)asked,“Grandpa,doyourememberwhenyoulastsawthewatchbeforeitwasmissing?”Joereplied,“MaybewhenIwascleaningthebarn(倉房).”Thechildrenwenttothebarn,whichwasfull4．oldbooks,brokenfurniture,andsoon.Theysearchedformorethantwohours,butcouldn’tfindthewatch.Theywerevery5．(sadness)andleft.Afterawhile,onegrandsonwalkedintothebarnagain.Herequestedtheothersnottofollow6．(he).Thelittleboysatquietlyinthebarnforabout15minutesandthenrushedtohisgrandpa.Yes,hegotthewatchand7．(happy)giveittoJoe.Joewassurprisedandaskedhowhewasabletofindthewatch.Thelittleboyreplied,“Isatinthebarnwithout8．(make)anoiseandthebarnwassoquiet.Afterafewminutes,Iheardthetick-ticksoundandfoundit.”Joe9．(hug)thelittleboyandthankedhim.Thiswasthepowerofsilence.Ifwestaycalm,wemayfindawaytodeal10．adifficultsituationveryeasily.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、YoucouldbeaTeacher!Greatchancesforyoutofindoutmorewithour3-dayTeachingTasterCourse!●Findoutwhatit’sreallyliketobeateacherinaprimaryorsecondaryschoolandspendonedayinschool;●Learnaboutthedifferentroadstoteaching-fulltime,parttime,includinghowyoucanearnwhileyoutrain;●Findoutaboutthejob,e.g.teacher’spayandtheconditionsofthework;●Ourcoursesarefunded(資助)byTeachersTrainingAgencyandsoonlycostyou￡20.Ournextcoursesarebeingheld:Lincoln(Lincolnshire)25to27June2018Scunthorpe(NthLincolnshire)16to18September2018Stamford(Lincolnshire)3to5December2018Beverley(EastYorkshire)21to23January2019Boston(Lincolnshire)11to13February2019Interested?Foranapplicahonform(中請表)andfulldetails,Tel:01476512780Email:enquiries@emdirect.co.ukYoucouldbeaTeacher!Greatchancesforyoutofindoutmorewithour3-dayTeachingTasterCourse!●Findoutwhatit’sreallyliketobeateacherinaprimaryorsecondaryschoolandspendonedayinschool;●Learnaboutthedifferentroadstoteaching-fulltime,parttime,includinghowyoucanearnwhileyoutrain;●Findoutaboutthejob,e.g.teacher’spayandtheconditionsofthework;●Ourcoursesarefunded(資助)byTeachersTrainingAgencyandsoonlycostyou￡20.Ournextcoursesarebeingheld:Lincoln(Lincolnshire)25to27June2018Scunthorpe(NthLincolnshire)16to18September2018Stamford(Lincolnshire)3to5December2018Beverley(EastYorkshire)21to23January2019Boston(Lincolnshire)11to13February2019Interested?Foranapplicahonform(中請表)andfulldetails,Tel:01476512780Email:enquiries@emdirect.co.uk1．Whereisthisad.from7A．Australia.B．USA．C．Canada.D．UK.2．Youmightbeinterestedinthisad.ifyou.A．arealreadyateacherB．wanttobeateacherinthefutureC．wanttoworkfortheTeachersTrairringAgencyD．arelookingforagoodschoolforyourchildren3．Whatcanyougetoutofthiscourse?A．Whatittakestobeagoodteacher.B．Aplacetoteachinalocalschool.C．Aquicktasteofwhatteachingisabout.D．Achancetovisitdifferentpartsofthecountry.4．Howmanycoursesareonthewayifyoumissthisone?A．7.B．6.C．5.D．4.5．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothead.?A．Thecourselastscontinuouslyforfivemonths.B．￡20eachcannotcoverthecostofthecourse.C．Thecourseisnotopentopeoplefromothercountries.D．YouhavetogotoEmdirectinpersonifyouwanttohaveatry.B14、Haveyouevertriedmakingmusicwithglassesorbottlesfilledwithwater?Ibetyourfavoritebandhasn’t.Experimentwithyourownspecialsoundsbyturningglassesofwaterintoinstruments,makesomecoolmusicandfindouthowitworks.Whatyou’llneed:Fiveormoredrinkingglassesorglassbottles.Water.Woodensticksuchasapencil.Ifpossible,you’dbetterdoitinasmallbutemptyroomwithalongtablein.Instructions:Linetheglassesupnexttoeachotherandfillthemwithdifferentamountsofwater.Thefirstshouldhavejustalittlewaterwhilethelastshouldbealmostfull,andtheonesinbetweenshouldhaveslightlymorethanthefirst.Hittheglasswiththeleastamountofwaterandwatchthesound,thenhittheglasswiththemostwater,whichmakesthehighersound?Hittheotherglassesandseewhatnoisetheymake.Seeifyoucangetatunegoingbyhittingtheglassesinacertainorder.What’shappening?Eachoftheglasseswillhaveadifferenttonewhenyouhitwiththepencil.Theglasswiththemostwaterwillhavethelowesttonewhiletheglasswiththeleastwaterwillhavethehighest.Smallvibrations(震動)aremadewhenyouhittheglass,andthiscreatessoundwaveswhichtravelthroughthewater.Morewatermeansslowervibrationsandadeepertone.1．What’sneededintheexperimentaccordingtothepassage?A．Fivebottlesofwater.B．SevendrinkingglassesC．Abigandemptyroom.D．Apencilandawoodenstick.2．Accordingtothepassage,thepurposeoftheexperimentistoget__________.A．atone.B．atune.C．somevibrations.D．somewater3．Whichglasscanhavethelowesttonewhenyouhititintheexperiment?A．Theonewithnowater.B．Theonewiththemostwater.C．Theonewiththeleastwater.D．Theonewithhalfofthewater.4．Whereisthepassagethemostlikelytocomefrom?A．ATravellingGuideB．AChildNovelC．AFashionMagazineD．AMusicTextbook.C15、Sometimeswewishthatwecouldhavemoretime.Thegoodnewsisthatthisyearwillbelongerthantheprevious!Althoughdon’tgetexcitedjustyet,becauseifyoublink(眨眼),youmayjustmissit.That’sbecause2015willbeonesecondlongerthan2014－alsoknownasaleapsecond(閏秒).Andsurprisingly,theyareprettycommon.Butwhydoweneedthem?Overthecenturies,Earthhasbeenslowingdown.ThismeansthatwemustkeepchangingourclockstokeepinstepwithEarth’stime.We’veallheardofleapyears.Ourcalendarshold365daysinayear.YetEarthtakesslightlylongertoorbitthesun.Sowesavethistimeandevery4yearswehaveanextradayinFebruary.Asfortheleapseconds,theInternationalEarthRotationService(IERS)managestheglobaltime,knownastheatomictime(原子鐘時間).Thisisthetimekeepingthat’susedforeverysinglecountry.TokeepupwithEarth’stime,theyaddasecondeverynowandthen.They’vebeendoingthissince1972.Andthisyearwillbethe26thsecondthey’veadded!It’llbeaddedjustbefore8:00a.m.onJuly1Beijingtime.Soyouwillsee7:59:60onJuly1.Althoughaddingasecondsoundsharmless,itcanhavenegativeeffects.In2012whenaleapsecondwasadded,itcausedproblemsforcompanieslikesocialnetworkingsitesRedditandLinkedIn.Astheyweren’tpreparedforthechange,itcausedtheircomputerstorecorderrors.1．Whydoesaleapsecondhavetobeaddedinsomeyears?A．Becausethisyearisshorterthanthepreviousone.B．Becauseweneedtohavemoretime.C．BecausetheEarthisslowingdown.D．Becauseitcanhelpmakealeapyear.2．Inaleapyear,thereisanextradayin_____.A．JanuaryB．FebruaryC．MarchD．December3．InordertokeepupwithEarth’stime,howmanysecondshavebeenaddeduntillastyear?A．43B．42C．26D．254．What’sthenegativeeffectofaddingaleapsecond?A．Itmakesthedaylongerthanthepreviousone.B．Itcausessomerecordingerrorsforcompanies.C．Itmakespeoplestayuplate.D．Itdoesharmtopeople’shealth.D16、Ifyouwatchtheskyforaboutanhourafterthesungoesdown,youmayseesome“movingstars”.Butthey’renotrealstars.They’reman-madesatellites(人造衛星).AndthebiggestofallistheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).FromMaytoJulyisthebestseasontowatchtheISSflyingovertheearth.Andpeoplecanseeitwiththeireyes.TheISSisthebiggestsatelliteandscientistswanttoliveonit.Theythinkthatthebestwaytolearnmoreaboutspaceistolivethere.Whenthespacestationisfinished,itwillbelikeacityinspace.Peoplewillstayandstudytherewithmanyofthethingstheyhaveathome.Laboratories,livingroomsandpowerstationsarebeingbuilt.TheISSisthemostexpensivespaceprogram.Billionsofdollarsarebeingspentoniteveryyear.

ScientistshopethattheISSwillbeasteppingstoneforfuturespaceexploration(探測).“TheISSwillhelpusunderstandthehumanbodybetter,explorespaceandstudytheearth.Itcanhelpusmakelifeontheearthbetter,”saidKathrynClark,anISSscientist.

Sixteencountriesarepartoftheprogram:theUS,Russia,Canada,Japan,Braziland11Europeancountries.Chinaisn’tanISScountry,butithashelpedwithsomeoftheexperiments.In2003,ChinasentsomericeuptotheISStofindoutwhatspacewoulddotoit.根據短文內容，選擇正確答案。1．TheInternationalSpaceStation_____________.A．isreallyabigcityinspaceB．isthebiggestman-madesatelliteC．canonlyhelpusexplorespaceD．ismainlybuiltbytheUSAandRussia2．Fromthepassageweknowthat_____________.A．buildingtheISSisonlyforscientiststolivethereB．scientistscandoanythingtheylikethereC．peoplecanseetheSpaceStationatanytimeD．sixteencountriesaremembersofthespaceprogram3．ChinasentsomericeuptotheISSisprobablyto_____________.A．beusedasastronauts’foodB．sellittoaliensC．dosomescienceexperimentsD．makeitgrowbetterinspace4．Whichofthefollowingisn’tmentioned?A．ChinawilljointheISSinthefuture.B．ThescientistsarebuildinglivingroomsforthemintheISS.C．TheISSwillbemoreusefulinthefuture.D．TheISScoststhemembersof16countriesplentyofmoneyeveryyear.E17、CamillaChompwasastrangelittlegirl.Shelikedtospendhertimealoneeatingchocolate.Herparentswereworried,sotheytookallthechocolateaway.Camillaleftherhousetolookforsomechocolate.Shefoundasmallhousefullofbottles.Amongthebottles,abluebottlecaughtCamilla’seyes.Itwasfullofchocolate.Inthebottletherewasalsoacardwiththewords“Changetears(眼淚)intochocolate.”Camillawasveryexcited.Sheranoutofthehousewiththebottletolookforsomeonecrying.First,shemetalittleboycryinghardandcollectedhistears.Thetearswerequicklychangedintochocolate.WhileCamillawascollectingthetears,shecomfortedtheboy.Finally,theboystoppedcryingandtheyhadagoodtimetogether.Later,Camillametawomanandanoldmancrying.Thewomanhadbrokensomebowls.Andtheoldman’sdoghadjustdied.Camillacollectedtheirtearsandmadethemhappyagain.Soon,Camillaknewthatmakingpeoplehappywasmuchmoreimportantthanfindingchocolate.Soshestoppedcollectingtearsandbegantohelpsadpeople.Asaresult,shehadmanyfriendsandhadahappylife.1．Camillalikedto__________.A．eatchocolateB．readbooksC．collectcoinsD．eatfruit2．Camilla’sparentstookawayallthechocolatebecausetheywere___________.A．happyB．angryC．worriedD．hungry3．WhatcaughtCamilla’seyes?A．Anicecard.B．Ablackdog.C．Aredcup.D．Abluebottle.4．Theoldmanwascryingbecause___________.A．hehadbrokensomebottlesB．Hecouldn’tfindhiswayhome.C．hecouldn’tfindhisdaughterD．hisdoghadjustdied5．HowmanypeopledidCamillahelpbeforeshestoppedcollectingtears?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.F18、Wanted:PetSitterDoyoulikedogs?Doyouhavefreetimeattheweekend?Weneedapetsitter(臨時照看寵物者)forourdog.Hoursarefrom8:00a.m.to6:00p.m.onSaturdayandSunday.Payis￡2eachhour.Forthejob,youwillwatchourdog,feeditandwalkwithit.Youwillworkinourhouse.WeliveinLondon,nearVictoriastation.Pleasecall02079226216.AskforMsSmith.PetSitterAwayfortheweekend?Goingonholiday?I’m15yearsoldandhaveexperiencecaringfordogsandcats.Yourhomeormine.CallAdam.Phone:888-6870.1．Whowantstofindapetsitterforthedog?A．MsSmith. B．Adam.C．MsSmith’sparents. D．Adam’sbrother.2．Thepetsitterwillget________forworkingeveryweekend.A．￡30. B．￡40. C．￡50. D．￡60.3．WhatisNOTthepetsitter’sjob?A．Takingcareofthedog. B．Takingawalkwiththedog.C．Givingfoodtothedog. D．Cleaningthedog’shouse.4．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Adamasksforajobasapetsitter.B．Thepetsitterwillworkinhisorherownhouse.C．MsSmithlivesfarawayfromVictoriastation.D．Adamisnotgoodatlookingafterdogsandcats.Ⅴ.書面表達19、書面表達現在，越來越多的外國友人開始關注中國文化。假定你是蘇華，你的加拿大筆友Ryan是一個中國迷，他想在中秋期間來中國看看。請認真閱讀他寫給你的郵件，根據郵件內容及你的了解用英語回復。To:suhua@From:ryan2003@Subject:ChinesecultureDearSuHua,Howareyou?Ihopeyouarewell.AsafanofChineseculture,I’mthinkingaboutgoingtoChinaduringtheMid-autumnFestival.Wouldyoupleasetellmethefollowingthings??HowdoyouusuallycelebratetheMid-autumnFestival??Whichcit