江蘇省鹽城市東臺市第五聯(lián)盟2023年九年級英語第一學(xué)期期末考試試題含解析

江蘇省鹽城市東臺市第五聯(lián)盟2023年九年級英語第一學(xué)期期末考試試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)選擇1、—Howwasyourweekend?—Great!Itwasmygrandfather’s______birthday.Hewasborn_____.A．ninety,inthe1920B．ninetieth,inthe1920sC．theninetieth,onthe1920sD．nintieth,onthe19202、Let’s

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also3、Goingforadrivesoundsreally_______.A．happy B．excited C．boring D．interested4、—Howdoyoufindthefilmbythatfamousdirector?—__________Iguesssheisoutofhertalent.A．Wonderful. B．Noidea. C．Veryboring. D．Whichfilm?5、一Jim,isphysicsdifficulttolearn?一Sure,butallsubjectscanbelearnedwellhardwork.A．forB．fromC．withD．through6、Ifwesitnearfrontofthebus,we’llhavebetterview.A．/；the B．/；aC．the;a D．the；the7、—ShallwegooutforChinesefoodorWesternfood?—Iwouldrather_____Chinesefood.IthinkChinesefoodlooksniceandittastesdelicious.A．/B．haveC．havingD．tohave8、—WhatdoyouthinkoftheTVseriesAlliswell?—Oh,IamsomovedbecauseI’veneverseena_________onebefore．A．better B．worse C．good D．bad9、—What’sthisinthepicture,Tony?—Oh,it’sthebuilding____webuilttenyearsago.A．where B．that C．what D．when10、–DoesJennylivehere?–Yes.ButIdon'tknow_________________.A．whichroomdoessheliveinB．inwhichroomlivessheC．whichroomshelivesinD．inwhichroomdoessheliveⅡ.完形填空11、ThedoorofhappinessWhenonedoorofhappinesscloses,anotheropens.However,weoftenlookatthe1doorsolongthatwecan’tseetheonethathasbeenopenedfor2.Itistruethatwedon’tknowwhatwe’vegotuntilweloseit,andit’s3truethatwedon’tknowwhatwe’vebeenmissinguntilitgoesaway.Givingsomeoneallyourlovedoesn’tmeanthatthey’llloveyouback.Don’texpectlovein4.Justwaitforittogrowintheirhearts.Therearemanymomentsinlifewhenyoumisssomeoneso5thatyouwanttobringthemintoyourdreamsandhugthemforreal!Dreamwhatyouwanttodream,go6youwanttogo,andbewhatyouwanttobe,becauseyouhaveonlyonelifeandone7todoallthethingsyouwanttodo.8liesinthosewhohavecried,thosewhohavebeenhurt,andthosewhohavetried,becausetheycanunderstandtheimportanceoftheirlives.The9futurewillalwaysbebasedonaforgottenpast.Youcan’tgoonwellinyourlife10youletyourpastfailureandheartachesgo.1．A．open B．same C．closed D．broke2．A．us B．them C．me D．you3．A．too B．a(chǎn)lso C．either D．hardly4．A．need B．time C．line D．return5．A．many B．much C．few D．little6．A．when B．what C．why D．where7．A．chance B．choose C．change D．chat8．A．Happy B．Happiness C．Happily D．Unhappy9．A．brightest B．heaviest C．cleverest D．bravest10．A．so B．when C．until D．thatⅢ.語法填空12、用所給動(dòng)詞的正確形式填空。Everyyearanimalsallaroundtheworldtakepartinsomewonderfuljourneys.Here1．(be)thestoriesoftwoamazinganimaltravelersHumpbackwhalespreferaSlowjourney.Thehumpbacks,whichtravelover10,000kilometersontheirjourneyfromAlaskatoHawaii,swimata2．(relax)speedofabout1.6kilometersanhour.Althoughthey3．(notswim)fast,humpbackWhalestravelfartherthananyotherkindsofwhale.EveryAugustafantasticsightcan4．(see)intheskiesaboveOntarioandMontreal--millionsofamazingMonarchbutterfliesbeginningtheir4,000-kilometerjourneyfromCanadatoCentralMexico.Infact,thejourney,which5．(take)about3months,islongerthantheaveragelifeofthebutterfly.Finallymanyofthebutterfliesreachingtheirfinalplacearethegreatgrandchildrenoreventhegreatgreatgrandchildrenofthebutterflieswho6．(begin)thejourneyinMexicotheyearbefore.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Haveyoueverreturnedabooklatetothelibrarybefore？Ifso，youmaypayasmallfine（罰款）．Howmuchwouldyouhavetopayifthebookisreturned65yearslate？AhighschoolinWashington，UShadtodealwithsuchaproblemrecently．AcopyofGonewiththeWindwasfinallyreturnedtoitslibrary65yearslate．However，theschoolsaidthatitwouldnotaskWaynetopaythefine，thoughthatwouldbeabout$1．Thebookwasborrowedoutofthelibraryofthehighschoolin1949，anddisappeareduntilitwasfoundinMaine，USbyWayne．Waynefoundthebookinhisfather’sbasement（地下室）andthenofferedtosenditbacktotheschool．“Ifeelverysorryaboutthat，”Waynesaid．“We’reverypleasedtohavethebookback．Waynedidtherightthing,”LoriWyborney，headmasteroftheschoolsaid．2．Thebookwasborrowedoutofthelibraryofthehighschool．A．in2014 B．in1975 C．in1965 D．in19493．GonewiththeWindisthenameof．A．a(chǎn)book B．a(chǎn)schoolC．a(chǎn)magazine D．a(chǎn)library4．offeredtosendthebookbacktotheschool．A．Wayne B．Wayne’sfatherC．Lori’sheadmaster D．Lori．B14、Lesterwaswalkinginthestreetwithtwohugeandheavysuitcases.Astrangerwalkeduptohimandasked,“Haveyougotthetime?”Lesterstopped,putdownthesuitcasesandlookedathiswatch.“It’sfivefifteen,”hesaid.“Hey,whatanicewatch!”saidthestranger.Lestersmiledalittleandsaid,“Yes,it’snotbad.Lookatthis.”Thenheshowedthestrangeratimedisplayforthe86largestcitiesintheworld.Hehitafewbuttons（按鈕）andavoicetoldthetimeinChinese.Lestercontinued,“Itsvoicecanbeset（設(shè)置）fordifferentlanguages.”Thestrangerseemedveryinterestedinthewatch.“That’snotall,”saidLester.Hethenpushedafewmorebuttonsandasmallmapappearedonthewatch.“Themapcanshowwhereweare,”explainedLester.“Iwanttobuythiswatch!”saidthestranger.“Oh,no,I’mnotsellingit.Ihavespentnearlytwoyearsmakingit,”saidLester.“I’llgiveyou$1,000forit!”“Oh,no,I’vealreadyspentmorethanthat.”“I’llgiveyou$5,000forit!”Lesterstoppedtothink.Thestrangerquicklygavehimacheck（支票）andsaid,“$5,000.Hereitis.”Lesterfinallyagreedtosellthewatch.Whenthestrangerwasgoingtoleavewiththewatch,Lesterpointedtothetwohugesuitcasesandsaid,“Hey,waitaminute.Don’tforgetyourbatteries.”1．Lesterstoppedinthestreetbecause_____.A．thesuitcaseswereveryheavyB．hefeltverytiredC．a(chǎn)strangerwantedtobuyhiswatchD．someoneaskedhimwhatthetimewas2．WhatwasinthesuitcasesthatLesterwascarrying?A．Money.B．Batteries.C．Watches.D．Paper.3．WecaninferfromthepassagethatLesterwasa(n)_____.A．engineerB．sportsmanC．a(chǎn)rtistD．doctor4．Thestrangerpaid_____forthewatch.A．nothingB．$1,000C．$5,000D．$4,0005．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthewatch?A．Itcantellthetimeindifferentlanguages.B．Itcantellyouwhereyouare.C．Itiseasytowearandcarry.D．Itcanshowatimedisplayformanylargecitiesaroundtheworld.C15、China’sTopThreeExpressDeliveryCompanies(快遞公司)CompanynameS.F.ExpressExpressMailServiceYTOExpressFoundingTimeMarch,1993June,2010May,2000HeadquarterslocationShenzhenBeijingShanghaiBusinessareaInternationalanddomesticexpressservicesInternationalanddomesticmailexpressservicesExpressservicesandelectronicbusinessExpressprice(outoftheprovince)≥20yuan/kg≥20yuan/kg≥12yuan/kgAdvantageBeingfastandsafeCoveringeverycornerofthecountryHavingthewhole-processmonitoringsystemWordBox:headquarters總部domestic國內(nèi)的monitoring監(jiān)控根據(jù)表格所提供的信息選擇最佳答案。1．Thethreeexpressdeliverycompaniesabovearethetopthreeonesin________.A．theworld B．China C．Asia2．Ofallthethreecompanies,ExpressMailServicewasfounded________.A．latest B．earliest C．second3．Both________and________haveexpressbusinessathomeandabroadaccordingtotheformabove.A．S.F.Express,YTOExpressB．YTOExpress,ExpressMailServiceC．ExpressMailService,S.F.Express4．Theexpressdeliverycompanyfoundedinthe20thcentury________.A．isthefirstchoiceforthosewhorequirespeedB．canreacheverycornerofthecountryC．ownsthewhole-processmonitoringsystem5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheinformationabove?A．Ifyouwanttomailitems(物品)atalowprice,S.F.Expressisprobablyyourbestchoice.B．Comparedwiththeothertwoexpressdeliverycompanies,ExpressMailServiceismuchsafer.C．TheheadquartersofYTOExpressislocatedinthecityofShanghai.D16、Overthepastdecade,anincreasingstresshasbeenplacedontheimportanceofScience,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics(STEM)relatedclassesinprimary,middleandhighschooleducationintheUS.Thereasonforthisdirectioniswellfounded:researchandtestscoresfromthe1980sand1990sshowedthatourstudentshadfallenbehindtheirinternationalpeersinallofthesesubjectareas.Educationofficials,teachersandparentsallfeltthatthesituationneededtobechanged,andquickly.However,intherushtoplaycatch?upinSTEM?relatedareas,there'soneimportantaspectthatisbeingneglected(忽略):theFineandPerformingArts,particularlydrama.It'slongbeenunderstoodthatastudyofdramaattheprimary,middleandhighschoollevelhelpsstudentsimproveinmanyareas,suchasself?confidence,self?expression,communicationskills,teamwork,andimagination.Mosteducatorsandparentsagreethatalloftheseareimportantforstudentstodevelopatanyage,butitisdifficultforthesameparentsandteacherstoprioritize(優(yōu)先安排)studytimeandclassroomtimetoasubjectlikedramaoversubjectslikeMath,PhysicsorComputerScience.It'sevenmoredifficultforpolicymakersandschoolofficialstochannelfunds(資金)towardsclasseslikedrama,whentheskillsartssubjectsdevelopareconsidered“softskills.”Whenthemodernworldiscallingoutfor“hard”skills,likethoseneededtosucceedinthetech?driven21stcentury,howcantheypossiblyproveitisreasonabletospendtheirfundsthatarebecomingsmallerandsmalleronanythingbutSTEMsubjects?Theshortanswertothequestion“whyspendtimeandmoneyondrama?”isthatdramaeducationhasbeenscientificallyproventoimprovestudents'achievement,especiallyincommunicationskillsthatareveryimportanttoaSTEMeducation.AswedevelopstudentswithhighlyrefinedskillsinSTEMsubjects,it'sequallyimportantthatwetraintheteachersthatwillsupportcontinuedgrowthintheseareas.Anactive,communicativeteacheristhebestwaytogetstudentsonboardinthestudyofSTEMsubjects,whichcanbeunbearablydry.Thebestwaytodevelopactivecommunicationskills?Drama.Thenextareainwhichthecommunicationskillscanbedevelopedispublicationandconferencepresentation.Dramaimprovesstudents'publicspeakingskillsnecessaryforSTEMstudentstoeffectivelypresentpapersinconferencesandtheirwritingskillsnecessarytopublishpapers.It'salsoveryimportantforstudentstobeabletoworkwellwithoneanother.IntherealSTEMworld,almostallscientificworkhappensinteams.Withoutthe“soft”peopleskillsnecessarytonavigate(導(dǎo)航)alloftheseinteractions,nomatterhowtechnologicallyskilledonebecomes,heorshewillbeatadisadvantagewithouttheabilitytocommunicateandworkinteams.Whilethenationwidetrend(趨勢)tofocusonplayingcatch?upinSTEMeducationisreasonable,practical,andabsolutelynecessary,it'simportantnottoforgetthehugeeffectarts,specificallydramaeducation,haveontheoveralleducationofourchildren.Thequestionparents,educators,andpolicymakersshouldbeaskingthemselvesisnot“canweaffordtosupportartseducationinschools?”butrather“canweaffordnotto?”1．WhydidAmericansstarttostressSTEMrelatedclasses?A．Becausetheworldhasmovedintoatech?drivencentury.B．BecauseSTEMclasseshavelongbeenneglectedinAmerica.C．BecauseeducationofficialspreferSTEMclassestoartclasses.D．BecauseUSstudentsareexpectedtobeatanadvantageintheseareas.2．Theword“channel”inParagraph2probablymean“”.A．a(chǎn)fford B．direct C．create D．raise3．Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout.A．thebenefitsofdramaeducationB．theimportanceofSTEMlearningC．theabilitiesneededforSTEMlearningD．thereasonstoimprovedramaeducation4．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.A．dramaismoreimportantthanSTEMclassesB．dramaeducationhasbeenthenationwidetrendC．theresultofneglectingdramaeducationishardtobearD．Americanstudentshavemadeprogressinplayingcatch?upE17、Whyplaygames?Becausetheyarefun,andalotmorebesides.Followingtherules,planningyournextmove,actingasateammember------theseareall“game”ideasthatyouwillhavethroughoutyourlife.Thinkaboutsomeofthegamesyouplayedasayoungchild,suchasrope-jumpingandhide-and-seek.Somegamesareentertainingandfun.Butperhapsmoreimportantly,they_________________thatteachchildrensomeofthebasicrulestheywillbeexpectedtofollowtherestoftheirlives,suchastakingturnsandteamwork.Manychildren’sgameshaveapracticalside.Childrenaroundtheworldplaygamesthatpreparethemforworktheywilldoasadults.Forexample,someSaudiArabianchildrenplayagamecalledbones.Itcanbeveryhelpfultoexercisetheirhandsandeyes,whichisneededinhunting.Manysportsencouragenationalorlocalpride.Themostfamousgamesofall,theOlympicGames,bringathletesfromaroundtheworldtogethertotakepartinthefriendlycompetition.Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflags,knowingthatagoldmedalisawinforawholecountry,notjusttheathletewhohasgotit.Forcountriesexperiencingnaturaldisastersorwar,anOlympicwincanmeansomuch.Sportsarealsoaneventthatbringspeopletogether.Socceristhemostpopularsportintheworld.Peopleonallcontinentsplayit------someforfunandsomeforaliving.NicoletteIribarne,aCaliforniansoccerplayer,hasdiscoveredawaytospreadhopethroughsoccer.Hesetupanorganizationwhichcanprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoahopefulfuture.Nexttime,whenyouplayyourfavoritegameorsport,thinkaboutwhyyouenjoyit,whatskillsareneeded,andwhethertheseskillswillhelpyouinyourlife.1．Theunderlinedpart“translatelifeintoexcitingdreams”inParagraph2mostprobablymeansthatgamescan________.A．describelifeinanexcitingwayB．turnreal-lifeexperiencesintoaplayC．changepeople’sviewsofsportingeventsD．teachchildrensomethingusefulandimportant2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?A．Thewholecountry.B．Thegoldmedal.C．Theevent.D．Thegame.3．Accordingtothepassage,whyiswinningOlympicmedalssoencouraging?A．Itmeansalotforawholecountry.B．Itproveshowexcellentthewinnersare.C．Ithelpsthecountryoutofnaturaldisasters.D．Itbringsthewinnerssatisfactionandmoney.4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．ThemostfamousgamesaretheOlympicGames.B．Peoplearoundtheworldplaysoccerjustforfun.C．ThegamecalledbonescanbehelpfultotheArabianchildren.D．NicoletteIribarnegivespoorchildrenachanceforabetterlife.5．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thepopulargames.B．Gamesandreallife.C．Theadvantagesofgames.D．Children’sgamesandthefuture.F18、Samantha(herhusband，John，calledherSam)leftthedoctor’shouselookingperfect，satisfiedwithherappearance.Theyearwas1862.ItseemedthatthewarwiththeNorthwouldnevercometoanend.Sam’sfatherhadleftassoonaspossible，fightingfortheirland，fortheirnewgovernment，fortheSouth.Atlast，SamanthareachedthehousethatsheandJohnowned.Itwasacold，rainynight，andshewasgladtobehome.Shesteppedintothesittingroom.Johnsatinanarmchair，readingabook.Whenhesawher，heputthebookdown，andstood，reachinghisarmsoutforher.Theykissedbriefly.Heputahandtohernowslightlyroundbelly(肚子)andasked，“Whatdidthedoctorsay?”“HesaidthebabywasfineandthatIseemedhealthy.Doyouhaveanynews?”“Surprisingly，yes.”Johnhesitatedforamoment，asifdecidinghowhewouldstopwhathewasabouttosay，andthenunwillinglycontinued，“I’vebeenrequiredtojointhearmy.”Samscreamed，“What?”Shewasneartears.“But-butwe’rejuststartingout.”Hervoiceshook.“Ithoughtthataftertwoyearsofbeggingmymothertoletthetwoofusgetmarriedthatourlifewouldfinallybehappy.Isn’tthereanywayyoucangetoutofthis?”Johnanswered，“I’mafraidnot.”“Please.Please，John，ifyouloveme，pleasegetoutofthis.Breakalegordosomething.”Shebegantocry.Johncomfortedher，restingherheadonhisshoulder.“Sam.”“What?”“Namethechildafterme；nameitJohnorJoanna.I’llcomebackassoonasIcan.Ipromise.”Samsmiled，knowingthatJohnneverbrokeapromise.Sheputherhandtoherbelly，and，unknowntoher，thebabywasagirl.Andunknowntobothofthem，thepromisethatJohnhadjustmadewouldbetheonlypromisehewouldeverbreak.1．Samvisitedthedoctorprobablybecauseshe________.A．triedtoseeherhusbandB．wantedtolookperfectC．neededanexaminationforherbabyD．wasalittleworriedaboutherappearance2．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Sam’sfatherhadbeendeadforsometime.B．AnewgovernmentwassetupintheSouth.C．Sam’smotherlivedintheNorthonherown.D．TheSouthwasattackedbyforeigncountries.3．SamaskedJohnto“breakaleg”inorderto________.A．letJohngetawayfromthewarB．prepareforthebirthoftheirbabyC．makesurethatJohnwouldcomebackD．knowhowmuchJohnlovedher4．ItcanbeinferredthatJohn________.A．wasrequiredtojointhearmyB．liedtohiswifeC．oftenbrokehispromisesD．diedinthewarⅤ.書面表達(dá)19、你或你身邊的同學(xué)是否也和Carnegie有著相似的經(jīng)歷呢？假設(shè)你校將舉行一場主題為“失敗乃成功之母”的英語演講比賽，請你寫一篇演講稿，談?wù)勀愕目捶?。?nèi)容包括：1.