2024屆江蘇省蘇州蘇州工業園區四校聯考九年級英語第一學期期末質量檢測試題考生請注意：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?？荚嚱Y束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—HowcanIfinishsomuchhomework?—Don’t_______________,ortherewillbenochanceforyoutosucceed.A．putupB．giveupC．useupD．turnup2、______alightwhennecessary.Youwillbringlighttootherpeopleandyourself.A．Tryon B．Geton C．Turnon D．Puton3、—_________,thenyoucandowellintheexam.—OK,Iwilltry.A．Takeiteasy B．Don’tmentionitC．Congratulations D．I’mallright4、--_______all_______ourclasswillvisitDanyingGarden?--Yes.Everystudent_______aboutit.A．Do...know;willtell B．Are...known;hastoldC．Have...known;wastold D．Will...know;told5、Whichisthepronunciationoftheword“secret”?A．/’si:kr?t/ B．/si:’kr?t/ C．/se:’kr?t/ D．/’sekr?t/6、(2017·南京中考)—Igoswimmingeveryday.—Wow！That'sagood________．Itkeepsyouhealthy.A．matchB．taskC．habitD．dream7、MissLispeaksas________asshecantomakeherstudentsunderstandher.A．clearlyB．clearC．mostclearlyD．themostclearly8、fortyA．comfortable B．floor C．monitor9、–Howmuchwillyoubepaid?--Idon’tdoitformoney,butforexperience._____,it’svolunteerwork.A．However B．Besides C．Finally D．Possibly10、一HowwasyourvoluntaryworkinAfrica?一Oh,amazingexperience!I'llneverforgetit!A．whatB．whatanC．howD．howanⅡ.完形填空11、MyyoungdaughterandIwereflyingtoMiamiforholiday.Theplanewastotally1Wecouldn’tgetseatstogetherandwereseparatedbytheaisle.Iaskedtwomeniftheywouldliketochange2withus,sothatwecouldbetogether.They3Atthesametime,amother4threechildrenalsohadthesameproblemasus.Themother5herbaby,butheryoungsonandhisolderbrotherwereseparatedfromher.Shewasveryconcernedabouttheboyssittingwith6.Shewasveryworried,but7helpedher.Suddenlyamansaid,“Ithinkwecanhelpyou.”Thenheandhisgroupmanagedtomakeenoughspaceforthe8Myyoungdaughter,however,wasafraidofnotbeingnexttoawindoworhermom.ItoldherIcouldn’tdoanything;wehadtosit9wewere.Amazingly,themansittingnexttometurnedtomeandsaidhereallylikedtheseatneartheaisle,sowechangedseatsandcontinuedourtrip10Wouldthatmangiveushisseatiftheothershadn’tdonesoforthemomandherchildren?Idon’tknow.Perhapskindnessiscontagious.1．A．crowdedB．uncomfortableC．fullD．noisy2．A．moneyB．seatsC．mindsD．ideas3．A．agreedB．refusedCwaitedC．nodded4．A．withB．exceptC．nexttoD．besides5．A．heldB．raisedC．carriedD．brought6．A．friendsB．waitressesC．strangersD．relatives7．A．somebodyB．anybodyC．everybodyD．nobody8．A．familyB．homeC．houseD．team9．A．thatB．whatC．whereD．when10．A．sadlyB．hurriedlyC．slowlyD．happilyⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的單詞，或括號內單詞的正確形式。Moneycanmakeyouhappyonlyifyouspenditinacleverway.Tostartwith,1．(buy)anewcarmakesyouhappy.However,you’ll“lose”thishappyfeelingwhenthecar2．(get)old.Butifyouaremadetospendaweektraveling,it’smorepossiblethatyou’llhavethegreatexperiencesandthegoodfeelingforalongtime.Anewstudyhas3．(find)thatspendingmoneyonexperiencesratherthanmaterialthingsmakespeoplehappier.Formaterialthings,it’spossiblethatyoudon’tleave4．anylittlething.Ifyoubuyanicepen,andsomeoneelsebuysonewithlessmoney,it’spossiblethatyoumaybeunhappythatyouspendsomuchmoney.Itletsyoudownalot.Oppositely,whenitcomestoexperienceslike5．(go)onatrip,youwon’tthinklikethat.Ifthetripcanbenice,you’llhappilypayforiteventhough6．(it)pricemaybeveryhigh.Andthemoreofenyougoontrips,the7．(happy)you’llbe.Materialthingscanbecomparedmoreeasily.IfyoubuyanIpadandthenseeamoresuitableone.youmayregretbuyingthefirstone.And8．willdriveyoumadaswell,9．,ifyoujusthaveadinneratagoodrestaurantandthenlearnaboutabetterone,you’llnotregretthefirstmeal.It’snormalthatmaterialthingscancausejealousy(嫉妒).Forexample,youbuyanewtoyandfindthatyourfriendhasabetterone,itmaymakeyoufeel10．(comfortable).Instead,ifyoujusttraveltoabeautifulplace,nomatterwhereyourfriendshavegone,itwon’tmakethememoryofyourtriplesspleasant.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、TheVieirafamilymovedtotheUnitedStatesin1981.Atthattime,theydecidedtostopspeakingSpanishathomeandonlycommunicateinEnglish.ThiswasbecausetheywerenowlivinginanEnglish-speakingcountry.NowtheVieirachildrenareadults,andtheysometimestraveltoSpaintovisittheirfamilyandfriends.Buttheycan'tcommunicatewiththem.Unfortunatelythisiscommon.Whenpeoplemovetonewcountries,theyoftenleavetheirowncustomsandmotherlanguagebehind.Thisisamistakebecausetherearemanybenefitstoknowingmorethanonelanguage.Oneadvantageofspeakingmorethanonelanguageisthatyoucancommunicatewithmorepeoplearoundtheworld.Youdon'thavetodependonotherstotalkforyou,soyouaremoreindependent.Peoplewhoknowonlyonelanguagemustuseotherstohelpthemcommunicate.Furthermore,speakingthesecondlanguagealsoallowspeopletoexperienceotherculturesandcustomsmoreeffectively.Localexpressions,vocabulary,andevenjokescanhaveapowerfuleffectonaperson'sunderstandingofotherculture.Soknowingmorethanonelanguageincreasesyourknowledgeofothercultures.Finally,havingmoremulti-languagespeakersimprovesrelationshipsbetweencountries.Ifpeoplefromdifferentcountriescancommunicatewell,theworldcanbecomecloser.Countrieswillthenhavemorerespectforeachotherandbetterunderstandeachother'sproblems.Thebenefitsofknowingmorethanonelanguageareclear.Infact,therearenodisadvantages.Itisverysadthatmanypeopledon'ttrytolearnanotherlanguage.It'sevenworsewhenpeopleletthemselvesforgettheirmotherlanguageandbecomesilenced.1．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thebenefitsoflearningotherlanguages. B．ThereasonswhypeoplecometoAmerica.C．TheimportanceoflearningEnglish. D．Howtolearnanotherlanguage.2．ThepassagebeginswiththeexperienceofVieirafamilyinorderto________.A．discusstheneedofteachinganewlanguageB．introducethepassage'smaincharacterstothereadersC．describetheadvantagesofmovingtoanothercountryD．showtheproblemofspeakingonlyonelanguage3．Theunderlinedphrase“multi-languagespeakers”(paragraph5)means“peoplewhoknow________.”A．theirmotherlanguage B．anewlanguageC．morethanonelanguage D．babylanguage4．Accordingtothepassage,ifyoucanspeakmorethanonelanguage,youcan________A．findabetterjob B．makemorefriendsC．betterunderstandhistory D．communicatemoreindependently5．Basedonthelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingistheworst?A．Notknowinganotherlanguage. B．Forgettingone'slanguage.C．Refusingtolearnanotherlanguage. D．Failingtocommunicatewithothers.B14、Itwasnearlyseveno'clock,whenamanwalkedintoabar,orderedadrinkandturnedtowatchthetelevision.Theseveno'clocknewswasonanditwasshowingamanstandingontopofatallbuilding.Hewaslookingdownatthecrowdofpeoplebelow.Ontheground,apoliceofficerwithamegaphone(擴音器)wastryingtotellhimnottojump."Let'stalkaboutyourproblem,"thepoliceofficerwassaying."Perhapswecanhelpyou."Themanturnedtothebartender(酒吧侍者)andsaid,"Ibetyouahundreddollarshedoesn'tjump.Thebartenderlookedathim."You'reofferingmeahundreddollarsifhejumps?Isthatright?""Yes.Idon'tthinkhe'lljump."Thebartendersmiled."OK.You'vegotabet."ThemanturnedbacktotheTVandwatcheditcarefully.Thebartender,however,didnotseemtobeveryinterested.Hecontinuedwashingglassesandservingtheothercustomers.Then,afteraboutfiveminutes，themanonthebuildingthrewhimselfoffthebuildingandfelltotheground.Themaninthebarturnedtothebartender."Hejumped,"hesaid."Youwin."Heheldoutahundreddollarbilltothebartender,butthebartenderwouldnottakeit."Ican'ttakeyourmoney,"hesaid."IknewIcouldn'tlose.Thatstorywasonthesixo'clocknews.Isawhimjump.""Well,yes,sodidI,"themansaid,"butIdidn'tthinkhe'ddosuchastupidthingtwice."1．Wheredidthemanseethenewsthesecondtime?A．Atthebartender'shouse. B．Inabar.C．Inacinema. D．Ontopofatallbuilding.2．Whydidn'tthebartenderwatchthereportcarefully?A．Becausehehadseenitearlier.B．Becausehedidn'tcarewhathappenedtotheman.C．Becausehisothercustomerswerewaiting.D．Becausehewasnotveryinterested.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thebartenderknewthemanonthetopofthebuilding.B．Thebartenderwasadishonestman.C．Thecustomermadeabetwithhisfriend.D．Thecustomerdidn'tthinkthemanwouldjumpasecondtime.4．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Tipsforbetting. B．Asafebet.C．Astupidthing. D．Jumpornotjump.C15、TheExplorationofAntarctica(南極洲)

1773

JamesCookcrossedtheAntarcticCircle,buthedidn’tseeland.

1898

AdriendeGerlacheandhismembersweretrappedintheAntarctic.TheybecamethefirsttospendanAntarcticwinter.

1911

NorwegianRoaldAmundsenledafive-manexpeditionthatreachedtheSouthPoleforthefirsttime.

1929

RichardE.ByrdandthreeothersfromtheUSbecamethefirsttoflyovertheSouthPole

1935

CarolineMikkelsenfromNorwaybecamethefirstwomantoarriveinAntarcticawithherhusband.

1947

TheUSsentthelargesteverexpeditionofover4,700men,13shipsand23airplanestoAntarctica.Theytookmanyphotostomakeamap.

1957－1958

12countriesbuiltover60spacestationsinAntarctica.ItbecamethebeginningofinternationalworkinAntarctica.

1997

BoergeOuslandfromNorwaybecamethefirstpersontocrossAntarcticaunsupported.

March2007－

March2009

InternationalPolarYear-Researchersgottheopportunitytoworkinbothpolarplacesorworkinsummerandwinter.

1．_______isfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.A．BoergeOusland B．RichardE.ByrdC．RoaldAmundsen D．JamesCook2．Theunderlinedword“opportunity”means“______”.A．chance B．advice C．guide D．plan3．______isthefirstwomantogettoAntarctica.A．RoaldAmundsen B．BoergeOuslandC．CarolineMikkelsen D．AdriendeGerlache4．WhichisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A．Thereweremorethan60spacestationsinAntarcticainthe1950sB．RoaldAmundsenwasthefirsttoflyovertheSouthPole.C．AmericanstookmanyphotosintheAntarctictomakeamap.D．AdriendeGerlachewasthefirsttospendanAntarcticwinter.5．Themainideaofthepassageis_____.A．howtogettotheAntarcticB．thewayoftheexplorationofAntarcticaC．thepeoplewhogottotheAntarcticD．thehistoryoftheexplorationofAntarcticaD16、TonyBennett,theAmericansingerrecentlytouringBritain,can’trememberhowmanytimeshehassunghisstandardhit“ILeftMyHeartinSanFrancisco”.HesangitagaintohisaudienceattheLondonPalladiumlastnight.“Inevergettiredofsingingit,”hesaid.“Ilikeittoomuch.It’sagreatcityandit’sagoodsong.”BennettistorecordaTVspecialwithAmericansingerLenaHomewhileheishere.AndanewLPrecordedbyhiminLondonforPhilipstitled“ListenEasy”willbepublishedinJune.“Ilikeithere,”headdedquietlyoverwhiskey.“Iwouldliketoliveheresomanymonthsoftheyear.”HealreadykeepsalargeflatinGrosvenorSquare,whereheisstayingwithhisactresswifeSandieGrantandtheirthree-year-olddaughterJoanna.Ithasastudiowherehelikestopaint.Tonyplanstohavehisfirstexhibitionlaterintheyearandhehasalreadysoldonepicturefor$4,000.Attheendoftheyear,Tonyistostarinamusicalfilmwhichhasbeenspeciallywrittenforhimcalled“TwoBits”,aninformalexpressionfor50cents.It’saboutanItalianimmigrant(移民)whogoestoAmerica,buthebecomesafailure.“Inmanywaysit’sveryclosetomylifethewaythestoryhasbeenwritten,”saidBennett.“Myfather,anItalian,wasillanddiedwhenIwasnine.Healwayswantedmetosing,butheneverlivedlongenoughtobeapartofmysuccess.”ThefilmistobemadebyItaly’stopdirectorVittoriaDeSica.1．Theunderlinedphrase“standardhit”mostnearlymeans.A．Bennett’sfavoritesongbutit’snotverypopularB．asongthatisalwayspopularC．asongwhichmakeshimstandardD．asongwhichislikeaheavyblowtohisaudience2．WhatwashedoingwhenTonyBennettwasinterviewed?A．RecordingaTVshow.B．Makingamusicalfilm.C．Stayingwithhiswife.D．Drinking.3．WhatdoesTonyBennettwanttodo?A．BuyahouseandliveinEngland.B．StaywithhiswifeanddaughterinEngland.C．LivepartofeachyearinEngland.D．LeaveAmericaandsettleinEngland.E17、Globalwarmingisabigproblemthatwehavetostop.Oneofthebestthingswecandoistoplantmoretrees.Treescantakeincarbondioxideintheairandstopglobalwarming.Accordingtoanewreport,Chinaisdoingagreatjobof“greening”theworld.AteamofscientistsatBostonUniversityhasbeenworkingwithNASAtostudyEarth’sgreenvegetation(植被).TheyusedaspecialNASAcameraandfoundthatgloballeafareahasincreasedby5percentsincetheearly2000s.Andaccordingtothestudy,Chinawasresponsiblefor25percentofthatgain.That’saboutone-quarterofthesizeoftheentireAmazonrainforest.ThegrowthmainlycamefromChina’sforestprotectionprograms,NASAsaid.Forexample,since1962,ChinahasbeenplantingtreesinSaihanbainHebeiProvince.Itwasonceadesert.Butnow,Chinahasturnedtheareaintothecountry’slargestman-madeforest.TheChinesepublichasalsojoinedintheseefforts.AntForest,afeature(功能)intheAlipayapp,givesuserspointsfordoingsomeeco-friendly(對生態環境友好的)things.Userscanthenusethesepointstowaterandgrowtheirownvirtualtrees.Whenthevirtualtreesarebigenough,AntForestwillplantrealtreessomewhereintheworld.Morethan55milliontreeshavebeenplantedinthisway.1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageofplantingtrees?A．Endingworldhunger. B．Turningdesertsintoforests.C．Takingincarbondioxide. D．Stoppingglobalwarming.2．WhatdidthescientistsatBostonUniversityfindout?A．Plantingmoretreeshasslowedglobalwarmingdown.B．Indiahasplantedabout25percentoftheAmazonrainforest.C．Chinahasgreatlyincreaseditsamountofgreenvegetation.D．ChinaandIndiaareresponsibleforglobalwarming.3．What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“virtual”?A．網上的 B．虛擬的 C．真實的 D．假冒的4．Thelastparagraphmainlytellsabout_______________.A．howtogrowrealtreeswithAntForestB．howtouseAlipayonlineC．whyAntForestispopularinChinaD．whattheChinesepublichasdonetoencouragemoretree-plantinF18、Aresearchstudyhaslookedintowhathappensinsideyourbrainwhileyoureadandlistentomusic.Youknowthatthrill(興奮)yougetwhenlisteningtoyourfavoritemusic?Thatexcitingfeelingwhenyouhearyourfavoritesongs?Accordingtoarecentstudy，itseemsthesamethingcanhappenwhileyouarereading，butnotwitheverykindoftext.Thisopensupinterestingquestionsaroundhowmusic，readingandemotionsareconnectedinthebrain.Thestudy“Wedecidedwewoulddoacomparisonbetweenfourorfivedifferentkindsoftextstoseehowthebrainreacted，”explainsAdamZeman，ascientist.“Theparticipants(參與者)layinanMRIscannerreadingthetexts，andthenwecomparedbrainactivityforthosefivetexts.”Thetextsranged(涉及)fromdeadlyboringonestohighlyexcitingones，includingtheHighwayCode，partsfromnovels，andpoems.Sowhathappenedintheparticipantsbrainswhiletheywerereading?EmotionalreactionAstheresearchersobserved，participantsfoundsometextsmoreemotionalthanothers.Whenreadingtheseemotionaltexts，therewashigheractivityinbrainareasrelatedtopleasureandreward—thesameareasrelatedtothethrillwegetwhenwelistentomusic.AsZemansays，“itperfectlyshowsthattheemotionalreactiontoliterature(文學)andtomusichasquiteabitincommon.Soitdoesn'tseemtomatterwhetheryouarelisteningorreadingifyougetathrill.Thatwasonequitestrongfinding.”Introspection(內省)Thereweremoreinterestingfindings.Readingpoetryisoftenconsideredanactivitythatrequiresustousethebrain，butdidthestudyfindanytruthofthis?Whentheparticipantswerereadingpoems，theteamfoundtherewasmoreactivityinaparticulargroupofbrainareascalledtheDefaultNetwork.“Theseareasseemtoberelatedtothingswedowithourmindswhenweareresting，likethinkingaboutwhat'shappenedtousrecently，thinkingaboutwhat'sgoingtohappeninthenearfuture，aboutotherpeople，andthatnetworkseemstobemorestronglyrelatedtopoetrythanwithothertexts，”explainsZeman.Thisconnectionbetweenpoetryandintrospectioncouldbethesubjectoffurtherresearch.ConclusionsThestudyshowsthatthedifferenttextsactivatedifferentareasofourbrainswhenweread.Zemansays，“thestudydidsupportwhatwethought:reactiontoliteraturewasgoingtobeabitliketheonetomusicintermsofemotion.Wefeltthatweendedupwithagreatdealofunansweredquestionswhichwehopesomebodywillcontinuetoask.”1．Whatdidtheresearchtrytofindout?A．Howmusichelpsusreaddifferentkindsoftexts.B．Whatkindoftextsmostpeoplelikewhilelisteningtomusic.C．Whyreadingdifferenttextscausesdifferentreactionsinemotion.D．Whetherreading