江西省吉安八中學2023-2024學年九年級英語第一學期期末聯考試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—DoyouknowwhoAmerica，Andy?—Sorry，Ihavenoidea.A．invented B．created C．discovered D．noted2、—Excuseme,whereisthenearestbookstorearoundhere?—JustgoalongCenterStreetandturnleft.Xinhuabookstoreis______yourright.A．in B．on C．at D．to3、––What’sonyourdesk,Judy?––It’s________English-Chinesedictionary.It’s_______usefuldictionary.A．an,the B．an,an C．an,a4、Thereare________peopleinthesupermarket.It'ssocrowded.A．hundred B．hundreds C．hundredof D．hundredsof5、—Canweplaysoccerhere?—No,you____playitneartheroad.That'stoodangerous.A．can B．may C．needn't D．mustn't6、—________doyoucelebrateyourfather’sbirthday?—Weusuallyhaveabigmealandbuyanicegiftforhim.A．Why B．What C．Where D．How7、Doyouwanttobehealthy?___.Smilingcanhelpyoustayhealthy.A．Smiles B．Smiling C．Tosmile D．Smile8、OnNov9，2016，DonaldTrump_________asthe45thpresidentoftheUnitedStates.A．choosesB．choseC．ischosenD．waschosen9、—Jim,whatisyourfather?—Heisamanagerandisresponsibleforthewholecompany.A．looksafter B．isinchargeof C．isondutyfor10、—Doyouliketennis?—Yes,Ido.It’smyfavorite__________.A．food B．fruit C．color D．sportⅡ.完形填空11、Twooldbeggarsweresittingonabusystreetcornerofabigcity.Theywatched1asalotofpeoplewalkedbywithoutlookingatthem.Sometimes,akind--heartedwomanorasmallchildwoulddropafewcoinsinthe2infrontofthem.Asitwasgettingdark,theystartedto3theirthings.Justastheyweregettingreadytoleave,theynoticeamanwalkingtowardsthem.Theman4,reachedintohispocketandtooksomethingout.Whatlookedlikeapieceofhardcandy,wrapped(包裹)inwhitepaper,hiteachoftheirwaitinghats.Therichmancontinuedhisway.“Whycouldn’theleaveusafew5orabillinsteadoftherockcandy?”saidthefirstbeggar.Withthesewords,hepickedupthethingand6.Thenhecollectedhisthingsandleft.Thesecondbeggarwantedtodothesame,butasecondthoughtmadehimchangehis7.“Ihaven’thadanythinglikethisforages.”hethought.“How8ofthatmantooffermesomethingsosweet!”Withthat,heopenedthewhitepaper.Tohis9,therewasnohardrockcandyinside.10,ashinywhitepearl(珍珠)worththousandsofdollarsfellintohishand.1．A．helplesslyB．happilyC．uselesslyD．quickly2．A．bagsB．boxesC．hatsD．pockets3．A．sellB．hideC．placeD．pack4．A．stoppedB．ranC．wentD．talked5．A．booksB．coinsC．sweetsD．flowers6．A．carrieditawayB．ateitupC．openeditupD．threwitaway7．A．habitB．wayC．mindD．rule8．A．niceB．funnyC．cleverD．strange9．A．interestB．sadnessC．surpriseD．pity10．A．BesidesB．InsteadC．ThoughD．AgainⅢ.語法填空12、Maryis1．eight-year-oldgirl.Everydayshewashesclothes,looksafter2．(she)youngersisterandworks3．(hardly)onthefarm.Marywantstogotoschool,buthermotherneedsherhelpathome.SoMarystaysathomeinsteadof4．(go)toschool.DoyouwanttohelpMary?Well,joinSavetheChildren,please!Just6yuanaday,youcan5．(helpful)achildlikeMary.Withyourhelp,childrenlikeMarywillbeable6．(have)enoughfoodandhavechancestogotoschool.SaveTheChildrenisanorganizationtohelppoorchildrenlikeMary.Ithasbeeninservicesince1932.Themoneyfromkindpeoplewill7．(use)tobuildschools,hospitalsandothernecessary8．(build)9．youareavolunteer,therearemanywonderfulthingswaitingforyou—lettersfromthechildren,theirphotosandsubjectreports.Now,ifyouareinterested10．theapplicationform,andthenyoucandonatesomemoney.Inthisway,youcanhelpachildlikeMary!Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Abeautifulandverysuccessfulactressplayedtheleadroleinanewmusicalshow.Herhomewasinthecountryside,butshedidnotwanttogobackthereeverynight,sosheboughtanexpensivehouseinthecentreofthecity,shegotsomebeautifulfurniture(家具)andhadamantopainttheroomsinnewcolours.Itwasverydifficulttogetticketsforhershow,becauseeverybodywantedtoseeit.Soshedecidedtogivethepaintertwoofthebestseats.Shehopedthatthiswouldmakehimworkbetterforher.Hetooktheticketswithoutsayinganything,andsheheardnomoreaboutthemuntiltheendofthemonth,whenshegotthepainter’sbill(帳單).Atthebottomofitwerethesewords:“FourhourswatchingMissHallsinganddance:3pounds,”withthisnote:“After5p.m.Iget15shillings(先令)anhourinsteadof10shillings.”1．Theactressboughtahouseinthecentreofthecitybecause_________.A．shelikedtoliveinthebusiestplaceB．shedidn’tliketoliveinthecountryC．herhomewasfarawayfromwheresheworkedD．shedidn’twanttogobacktoherhometownanylonger2．Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatonepoundis_________shillings.A．10B．12C．20D．153．Whatkindofmanwasthepainter?A．Hewasacarefulman.B．Hewasapoorman.C．Hewasnotfriendlytoothers.D．Heknewlittleaboutmusicanddances.B14、Weallknowthatflighttickets(飛機票)areusuallyexpensiveinpeakseasons(旺季)liketheChristmasholiday.Andit’shardtobuyaticketinthoseseasons.However,whenthepeakseasonsareover,thepriceofflightticketsbecomesmuchlower.Howcanyoubuyaflightticketsuccessfullyatalowerprice?AwebsitecalledGoogleFlightscanhelpyou.GoogleFlightscanhelpyoufindthebestflightsaccordingtoyourneedsandplanyourtripwell.Forexample,ifyouwanttogotoNewYorkinFebruary,youcaninput(輸入)yourinformationintothewebsite.ThenitwillshowyoutheexactdayinFebruarywhentheticketpriceisthelowest.Ifyouwanttotravelwithatmost1,000dollarsbutdon’tknowwheretogo,justtellGoogleFlights.Itwilltellyouwhichcityisthemostsuitableforyouandhelpyoumakeplansforyourtrip.GoogleFlightsalsohelpsyoucomparepricesamongdifferentairlines.Itprovidesacalendarwithflightpriceslistedeveryday.What’smore,itsbestflightsbox

cantellyouwhichflightsarethebestcombinations(組合)ofpriceandspeed.Wecansaythatsometimesthisonlinetoolcanbeatoutany

travelagent.Tousethisnewtool,youneedtoprovideyouremailaddress.GoogleFlightswillsendyouemailsaboutpricechangesandtravellingtips.Soifyouplantogooutthesedays,justtellyourneedstoGoogleFlightsandwaitforemails.1．Accordingtothepassage,thepriceofflighttickets_______.A．becomeslowerafterpeakseasonsB．neverchangesatallC．ishighallthetimeD．dropsalotbeforepeakseasons2．Whatcan’tGoogleFlightsdo?A．Lookforacheaperflightticket.B．Helppeopleplantheirtrips.C．Givepeopleanytipsontraveling.D．Helppeoplebookroomsindifferentcities.3．Theunderlinedphrase“beatout”inthepassagemaymean“_______”.A．getalongwithB．dobetterthanC．betheleaderofD．playtrickson4．Your_______isrequiredifyouwanttouseGoogleFlights.A．telephonenumberB．homeaddressC．emailaddressD．bankcardC15、WikiistheHawaiian(夏威夷語)wordfor“quick”.Today,itisaverypopularwordamongInternetusers.Whatdoesitmean?Wiki（維基）isawedsitewhereeveryonecancreate（創建）andchageitspages.ThemostfamouswikiisWikipedia,anonlineencyclopedia(百科全書)thatoffersmillionsofarticles.ButtherearelotsofotherwikissuchasWikihow,WikinewsandWiktionary.Theyallhaveonethingincommon.Theyarecreatedandmanagedbyawikicommunity（社區）.Awikicommunityismadeupofthemillionsofpeoplewhovisitawikesite.Manyofthevisitorsarereaderslookingforinformation.Somevisitorsare_____whocreatarticlesforthesite.Othervisitorsactaseditors(編輯)whoreadthearticlesandcheckthemformistakes.Wikiaresimpletocreatanduse,andtheyarebecomingmoreandmorepopular.Butiswikiinformationreliable?Ifanyonecanadd,deleteorchangeinformation,cantheinformationbetrused?Thisdependsonthewikicommunity.Thecommunityusuallytriestomakesurethattheinformationonatopiciscorrect.Ifsomeoneinthecommunityseesanarticlewithincorrectinformation,thatpersoncaneditorchangeit.OnabigwikilikeWikipedia,thousandsofpageschangeeveryday.Atcertaintimesofthedaytherecanbe50ormorepageschangingeveryminute!Sometimesthechangesmaybeassimpleasspellingmistakes.Othertimestheyarechanges,additionsordeletionstothecontent(內容).Awikigivesthecommunityawaytogetinformationtogetherandchangeitasthingschange.Wikisaregreatlychangingthewaywegetinformation.Doyouwanttofindaninterestingquote(語錄)touseinawritingprojectorreport?GotoWikiquote.Doyouwanttolearnthemostrecentinformationaboutaplaceyou’replanningtovisit?TryWikitravel.1．Whatdowikishaveincommon?A．Theyallprovidethelatestnews.B．Theyallhavemillionsofarticles.C．Theyareallonlineencyclopedias.D．Theyareallmadebyawikicommunity.2．WhichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankinParagraph2?A．writersB．readersC．editorsD．users3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reliable”inParagraph3mean?A．ValuableB．BelievableC．InterestingD．Enough4．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．Wikiareeasytocreateanduse.B．Wikischangethewaywegetinformation.C．Pagesonwikisitesarechangingallthetime.D．SpellingmistakesareverycommononWikis.5．WhatdoesthewriterthinkofWikis?A．Theyareverypopular.B．Theychangetooquickly.C．Therearenomistakesonthem.D．Theyarenotasgoodasprintedbooks.D16、ThefirstStarbuckscoffeeshopopenedin1971indowntownSeattle,Washington,D．C．,intheUnitedStates．Itwasasmallcoffeeshopthatroasteditsowncoffeebeans．Thecoffeeshop'sbusinessdidwell,andby1therewerethreemoreStarbucksshopsinSeattle．Thingsreallybegantochangeforthecompanyin1．Thatyear,HowardSchultzmetthethreemenwhoran(經營)Starbucks．SchultzworkedinNewYorkforacompanythatmadekitchenequipment．HenoticedthatStarbucksorderedalargenumberofspecialcoffeemakersandhewascuriousaboutthecompany．SchultzwenttoSeattletoseewhatStarbucksdid,andhelikedwhathesaw．Hewantedtobecomepartofthecompany．In1982,theoriginal(原先的)StarbucksownershiredSchultzasthecompany'sheadofmarketing．In1983,SchultztravelledtoItaly．Theuniqueatmosphereofthecoffeebarstherecaughthiseye．ToSchultzitseemedthatItaliansspenttheirdailylivesinthreeplaces:home,workplace,andcoffeebar．HisexperienceinItalygaveSchultzanewideaforStarbucksbackinSeattle．SchultzcreatedanatmosphereforStarbuckscoffeeshopsthatwascomfortable,andcustomers(顧客)everywhereseemedtolikeit．Between1987and1992,Starbucksopened150newshops—andthatwasonlythebeginning．Infact,bytheyear2000,threenewStarbucksshopsopenedsomewherearoundtheworldeveryday!Today,Starbuckshasthousandsofshops,includingshopsintwenty-sixcountries．OnethingthathelpsmakeStarbuckssucceedincitiesoutsidetheUnitedStatesisthewayStarbucksworkswithlocalshopsandrestaurants．Byworkingtogetherwithastorealreadyinthecity,Starbucksgetsanunderstandingofcustomersinthecity．ThisunderstandinghelpsStarbucksopenshopsintherightlocationsfortheircustomers．2．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．HowStarbuckshasgrown．B．WhatStarbucksmakes．C．Starbucks'customers．D．HowStarbucksmakesitscoffee．3．WhichisTRUEaboutStarbucks'firsttenyearsofbusiness?A．Itgrewveryquickly．B．ItwasrunbyHowardSchultz．C．Itmadespecialcoffeemakers．D．Itwasasmallcompany．4．WhathelpsStarbuckssucceedinplacesoutsidetheUnitedStates?A．Openingrestaurantsinjustafewlocationseachyear．B．Onlysellinglocallyproducedcoffeebeans．C．Workingwithothermajorcoffee-makingcompanies．D．Learningaboutlocalcustomers．5．Whichshowstherightorderaccordingtothepassage?a．Onehundredandfiftynewshopsopened．b．HowardmetthreeownersofStarbucks．c．HowardgotanewideaforStarbucks．d．Starbucksispopularallovertheworld．e．Howardwasamemberofacompanywhichmadekitchenequipment．A．b—e—a—d—cB．e—b—c—a—dC．e—c—a—b—dD．b—e—c—a—dE17、Justlikericeandnoodlesaredifferentfrombread,snacksinChinaareaworldapartfromthoseintheUKandtheUS.Foronething,Ineverimaginedthatsunflowerseeds(瓜子)wouldbesopopularhere.Ispottedpeoplehavingthemwhilewaitingfortablesoutsiderestaurants,beforedinnerand,ofcourse,whilewatchingTV.IalsosawthataplateofsunflowerseedsisalwaysonofferduringtheSpringFestivalholidays.IhadseldomtriedsunflowerseedswhenIcametoChina.IntheUK,though,youngpeoplelovetheirsnacks.Infact,youngpeopleinBritaineatmoresnacksthanpeopleofthesameageinotherEuropeancountries.Arecentsurveyhasdiscoveredthat64percentofunder20-year-oldssnackbetweenmeals,accordingtoanarticleontheBritishCouncilwebsite.Incomparison,58.7percentofyoungpeoplesnackinGermany,53percentinFrance,andonly40.7percentinSpain.Britishsnacksaregenerallyunhealthy.Ourfavoritesareprobablypotatochips,whichwecallcrisps,andchocolatebars.Fromaveryyoungage,wealwayslookedforwardtoourcrispsandchocolatebarsafterschool,perhapsevenincludedwithsandwichesandfruitinourschoollunchesthatourparentsmadeforus.SnacksarealsopopularintheUS.OneofthethingsthatIfoundthemostextraordinary(特別的)whenIfirstvisitedtheUSwasthenumberofsnacksintheirsupermarkets;Iwassurprisedtofindhugeaisles(過道)justforsnacksthatwerebiggerthansomestoresI’dbeentointheUK.SnacktastesintheUSaremuchthesameasthoseintheUK,exceptthere’smuchmorechoice——everykindoffatty,sugaryfoodisavailabletoeveryoneallthetime.Allinall,it’sprobablybestforyourhealthifyoulikesunflowerseedsratherthanpotatochipsandchocolate.Buteatingthesedelicioustreatsattimescouldn’tpossiblybewrong,couldit?1．Accordingtothearticle,snacksarethemostpopularamongyoungpeoplein______A．BritainB．GermanyC．FranceD．Spain2．WhatsurprisedtheauthorwhenhewenttosupermarketsintheUS?A．Howthesnackstasted.B．Thesizeofthesnacks’packages.C．Thelackofchoicewhenitcametosnacks.D．Thelargenumberofsnacks.3．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpotatochipsandchocolate?A．Theydon’ttasteasgoodassunflowerseeds.B．Theyareunhealthy,sopeopleshouldstopeatingthem.C．It’sbettertoeatthemwithsandwichesandfruit.D．It’sfinetoenjoythemfromtimetotimealthoughtheyareunhealthy.4．Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．ThemostpopularsnackinChina.B．SnacksintheUKandtheUS.C．Snacksyoungwesternpeoplelike.D．SometipsforchoosingsnacksintheUK.F18、Nooneknowswhenthefirstkitewasmade.Thefirstrecordofakitewasmorethan2,000yearsagoinChina.HanXin,theleaderofanarmy,wantedtobringdownaking.Hedecidedtodigatunnel(隊道）intotheking’spalace.Heflewakiteoverthewallofthepalacetomakesurethelength(長度）ofitsstring(線).Inthisway,hecoulddeterminehowlongthetunnelshouldbe.Hismeninthetunneltookthekitestringwiththem.Whentheyreachedtheendofthestring,theyknewtodigup.KiteshavebeenflowninJapanforhundredsofyears.Inthe1700s,kiteswereflowninautumntogivethanksforagoodharvest.Theywerealsoflowntosendgoodwishestocoupleswhohadtheirfirstson.TodayinJapan,kitesareoftenflownaspartofacelebration,suchasthebeginningofanewyear.Andkitefestivalsareheldeachyearinmanypartsofthecountry.Kiteshavebeenusedforscientificpurposesinthewesternworld.In1752，BenjaminFranklintiedakeytoakiteandflewitinastormtofindoutthatlighteningwasaformofelectricity.Inthe1890s，LawrenceHargraveinventedtheboxkitetotestideasaboutflight.From1898until1933，theUnitedStatesWeatherBureau(氣象局）usedboxkitestocollectweatherdata.TheWrightbrothersalsoexperimented(試驗）withkites.Whattheylearnthelpedthemmakethefirstairplaneflightin1903.1．WhydidHanXinwanttodigatunnel?A．Topulldownthepalace.B．Tofightagainsttheking.C．Tosearchfortheking’streasure.D．Tofindoutthelengthofthekitestring.2．Whatdoesth