甘肅省蘭州市2023-2024學年九年級英語第一學期期末考試試題含解析

甘肅省蘭州市2023-2024學年九年級英語第一學期期末考試試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、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、-IthinkIshouldbeallowedtomakedecisions_________myself.-Butyouarenotoldenough.A．with B．up C．by D．against2、IthinkJourneytotheWestis______ofalltheChinesenovels.A．interestingB．moreinterestingC．mostinterestingD．themostinteresting3、—Howmanyfriendsof________cancometocelebrateyourbirthday?—________,Ithink.They’reallpreparingforthenewterm.A．you,Noone B．yours,None C．you,None4、---Ms.Wang，I'mafraidIcan'tfinishtheworkintwodays.---Don'tworry.I'llgiveyou____________days.A．twoanother B．twomoreC．moretwo D．twomany5、meachanceandI’llbringyouasurprise.A．Give B．Giving C．Gives D．Togive6、—Doyouknowwhythemanwasinprison?—Yes.He________robbingthebank.A．wasaccusedof B．wasinterestedin C．wasgoodat7、—HaveyoueverbeentoHainanIsland?—Yes,I_____therefortendayslastyear.It’ssaidthatHainanIslandwillbeasdevelopedasHongKongandSingaporeinthefuture.A．went B．was C．havebeen8、—Ellen,Ipickedupawhitepenunderyourchair.Isthisyours?—Oh,yes.It’s_______.Thankyou,Lisa.A．she B．his C．mine D．your9、_____Tom_____Marialovesthissport.A．Both,and B．Notonly,butalso C．But,and D．Both,or10、Inthepast,we________gotinformationfrompaperbooks.A．hardly B．mainly C．loudly D．recentlyⅡ.完形填空11、Ican'tbelievethehomeworkmyseven-year-oldsonbringshome!Ihavetositwithhimeveryafternooninordertoseeallthehomework1Thereissomuchworkandheisvery2afterschool.Ihavetogivehimalittletime-out,sohecanswim3justgetrelaxedinfrontoftheTV.Thenwecontinuedandit4afewhoursatleasttofinishallthehomework.Idon'trememberhavingsomuchworkwhenIwasatthis5andIdon'trememberitbeingsohard!ItseemstomeasifIampayingtheschoolandtheyaresendingmychild6withsomuchworkformeto7himdo!Whydon'ttheydoallthisworkatschool?Ithinkthese8aredoingthestudentsgreatharm（傷害）!Theyshouldn'tbe9togivethekidssomuchworktodoontheir10.Thenthesportispushedagainandagain!Ihavealwaysbeena11ofsports,butIcanseethatmysonisnotasinterestedasI12tobe.Icanseethathewouldratherreadordosomething13likedramaorart.Iwouldlovehimtobeasportsman,butifthatisn't14hewants,thenIwouldratherhewashappy.Kidsshould15theirowninterestsandnotbemadetodowhatotherpeoplewantthemtodo!1．A．compared B．followed C．corrected D．done2．A．tired B．influenced C．surprised D．pleased3．A．but B．or C．and D．then4．A．collects B．affords C．takes D．writes5．A．relation B．time C．moment D．age6．A．knowledge B．experiment C．home D．example7．A．direct B．check C．encourage D．help8．A．schools B．brains C．choices D．differences9．A．regarded B．suggested C．allowed D．managed10．A．service B．own C．energy D．shame11．A．stranger B．discoverer C．member D．lover12．A．happened B．used C．agreed D．wished13．A．strict B．nervous C．else D．usual14．A．what B．which C．who D．whose15．A．receive B．miss C．develop D．achieveⅢ.語法填空12、Attheageoffifteen,Imet1．Australiateacher.HetaughtusEnglish.Oneday,hewroteanEnglishpoem2．theblackboardandaskedusthemeaning.Therewasalongsilence.3．（unlucky）,theteacher4．(choose)metoanswerthequestions.Isaidinalowv5．,“Sorry,Idon’tknow.”That’salwaysmyreplytodifficultqustions.Tomysurprise,hespenttherestoftheclass6．(explain)myanswer.Hesaid“Idon’tknowisawronganswer.”Youshouldatleasthavesomeideasaboutthequestions,nomatterhowdifficultitis.Itdoesn’tmeanthatyoudon’tknow.Itmeansthatyouarenot7．(confidence),andyouareafraidofmaking8．(mistake).”Iwasshockedby9．(he)words.Hewasright.Fromthenon,Isaidgoodbyetothewronganswer“Idon’tknow”,b10．anyanswerswasbetterthanthatone.NowIalwaystrymybesttofindaproperanswer.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、“Inthislife,whatdidyoumiss?”Thewifeaskedthehusbandwhenshewas25.Thehusbandreplied,“Imissedanewjobopportunity.”Whenshewas35,thehusbandangrilytoldherthathehadjustmissedthebus.At45,thehusbandsaidsadly,“Imissedthechancetoseemyauntbeforeherlastbreath.”At55,thehusbandsaidhemissedagoodchancetoretire(退休).At65,thehusbandcomplained.“Imissedanappointment(預約)withadoctor,”hesaid.At75,thewifedidnotaskthehusbandanymore,thehusbandwassittinginfrontoftheverysickwife.Rememberingthequestionthewifeusedtoaskhim,thistimeheaskedthewifethesamequestion.Thewife,withasmileandpeacefullook,replied,“Inthislife,Ididnotmisshavingyou!”Thehusband’seyeswerefulloftears.Healwaysthoughtthattheycouldbetogetherforever.Hewasalwayssobusywithworkandtrifles(瑣事)thathehadneverbeenthoughtfultohiswife.Thehusbandhuggedthewifetightlyandsaid,“Over50years,howcouldIallowmyselftomissyourdeeplove?”Inthebusycitylife,therearemanypeoplewhoarealwaysbusywithwork.Asaresult,theyneglecttheirlovedones.Lifeisnotpermanent,soalwaysliveinthemoment.Expressthankstoyourlovedonesinwords.Showyourcarewithactions.Treateverydayasthelastepisode(片段)oflife.Inthisway,whenyouaregone,yourlovedoneswouldhavenothingtofeelsorryabout.1．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thehusbanddidn’tliketocommunicatewithhiswife.B．Thehusbandfailedtoseehisauntjustbeforeherdeath.C．Thehusbandcouldalwaysfeelhiswife’sdeeploveforhim.D．Thehusbandwasn’talwaysbusywithhisworkandotherthings.2．Theunderlinedword“neglect”inParagraph3means.A．getalongwithB．thinkhighlyofC．shownointerestinD．paylittleattentionto3．Whatdoesthestorytrytotellus?A．Thinktwicebeforeyoutakeaction.B．Donotspendmuchtimeonyourwork.C．Showyourcaretoyourlovedonesbeforeit’stoolate.D．Donotmissanythinginyourlife,unlessyoudon’tcare.B14、ThejourneybeganthismorningalmostanhourlaterthanIhadplanned,althoughIhadcompletedmypackingbeforeeighto’clock.IwasquiteclearaboutthefactthatonceIleft,myhousewouldstandemptyforthefirsttimesincethedayitwasbuilt.ItwasastrangefeelingandperhapsexplainswhyIwasleavingsolate.Iwalkedaroundthehousemanytimesover,checkingtoseethatallwasinorder.ItishardtoexplainmyfeelingsonceIdidfinallysetoff.AsIdrovefurtherandfurtherfromthehouse,Ifoundeverythinglookedunfamiliar(不熟悉的)tome.Ibegantohaveafeelingofnervousnessmixedwithexcitement.Itookaturningandfoundmyselfonaroadcirclingtheedgeofahill.Icouldsensethesteep(陡峭的)droptomyleft.IfeltasenseofalarmthatIwasperhapsnotonthecorrectroadatall,butspeedingoffinthewrongdirection.Itwasonlythefeelingofamoment,butitcausedmetoslowdown.AndevenwhenIwassureIwasontherightroad,IthoughtIhadtostopthecarforamomenttothinkcarefully.Istoppedmycarandwalkedoutofit.Ontheonesideoftheroad,smalltreesgrewcloselytogether,whileontheotherIcouldnowseethecountrysidefarawayandatownnearby.Iwakedalittlewayalongtheroadside,whenIheardavoicebehindme.UntilthispointIhadbelievedmyselfquitealoneandIturnedinsomesurprise.Sittingonthelargestonewasathin,white-hairedman.Hecalledtomeagainandgavemeasigntojoinhim.Foramoment,Itookhimforahomelessman,butthenIsawhewasjustsomelocalmanenjoyingthefreshairandsummersunshine.1．Whydidthewritersetofflaterthanplanned?A．Becausehecheckedthehouseagainandagain.B．Becausehewasfeelingsadaboutleavingthehouse.C．Becausepackinghisbackpacktooklongerthanexpected.D．Becausetherewasnoonetohelphimgeteverythingready.2．Whatcausedthewritertostartdrivingmoreslowly?A．Hewantedtolookatthebeautifulhillcarefully.B．Hesuddenlyfearedthathemightgetlost.C．Theroadbecamesteeperandsteeper.D．Herealizedhewasdrivingtoofast.3．Whatcanweinferaboutthewhite-hairedman?A．Hewassurprisedtoseethewriter.B．Hegreatlyenjoyedbeingalone.C．Heusedtobehomeless.D．Hewasanaturelover.4．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thewriter’spurposeinstartingthetrip.B．Thewriter’scourageintravelingalone.C．Thewriter’smixedfeelingsabouthistrip.D．Thewriter’sexperienceofdrivingonthehill.C15、Infact,almosteverycountryintheworldisnamedafteroneofthesefourthings:atribe(部落)，afeature(特征)oftheland,aplaceoranimportantperson.Herearesomeexamples.TribenamesEnglandisingoodcompanywiththelion'sshare(aboutonethird)oftheworld'scountriesnamedafteranearlytribe.ImportantpeoplePHILIPPEINES---NamedbySpanishexplorer(探險家RuyLopezdeVillalobos,inhonourofKingPhilipIIofSpainin1542.LandfeaturesICELAND---Thisnameistranslatedas"LandofIce",perhapsforclearreasons,fromtheancientlanguageofOldNorse.PlacesJAPAN--Nippon,whichisthenamecommonlyusedbyJapanese,means"landoftherisingsun"anditsplacebeingtotheeastofChina.1．ThenamesofmostcountriesoftheworldarenamedafterA．importantpeopleB．tribenamesC．landfeaturesD．places2．Whichcountryisnamedafterthelandfeature?A．Australia.B．England.C．Iceland.D．Japan.3．WhatdoJapanesecommonlynametheircountry?A．Spain.B．Japan.C．Nippon.D．China.4．Wherecanyouprobablyseethispassage?A．Inastorybook.B．Inaguidebook.C．Inamedicinebook.D．Inabookofworldplacenames.D16、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．Whetherreadingcancausesimilaremotionalreactionlikemusicdoes.2．Whatdidtheparticipantsdointhestudy?A．Theylistenedtomusic.B．Theyreaddifferenttexts.C．Theyansweredmanyquestions.D．Theycomparedbrainactivities.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?A．Theemotionaltextsworkbetterfortheresearch.B．PoetryreadingcanactivatetheDefaultNetwork.C．Musichelpstobringpleasureandreward.D．Peoplethinkaboutthepastwhenresting.E17、Onceuponatime,therewasanislandwhereallthefeelingslived:Happiness,Sadness,Knowledge,andalloftheothers,includingLove.Onedayitwasannouncedtothefeelingsthattheislandwouldsink,soallconstructedboatsandleft.ExceptforLove.Lovewastheonlyonewhostayed.Lovewantedtoholdoutuntilthelastpossiblemoment.Whentheislandhadalmostsunk,Lovedecidedtoaskforhelp.RichnesswaspassingbyLoveinagrandboat.Lovesaid,"Richness,canyoutakemewithyou?"Richnessanswered,"No,Ican't.Thereisalotofgoldandsilverinmyboat.Thereisnoplacehereforyou."LovedecidedtoaskVanitywhowasalsopassingbyinabeautifulvessel."Vanity,pleasehelpme!""Ican'thelpyou,Love.Youareallwetandmightdamagemyboat,"Vanityanswered.SadnesswasclosebysoLoveasked,"Sadness,letmegowithyou.""Oh...Love,IamsosadthatIneedtobebymyself!"HappinesspassedbyLove,too,butshewassohappythatshedidnotevenhearwhenLovecalledher.Suddenly,therewasavoice,"Come,Love,Iwilltakeyou."Itwasanelder.Soblessedandoverjoyed,Loveevenforgottoasktheelderwheretheyweregoing.Whentheyarrivedatdryland,theelderwentherownway.Realizinghowmuchwasowedtheelder,LoveaskedKnowledge,anotherelder,"Whohelpedme?""ItwasTime,"Knowledgeanswered."Time?"askedLove."ButwhydidTimehelpme?"Knowledgesmiledwithdeepwisdomandanswered,"BecauseonlyTimeiscapableofunderstandinghowvaluableLoveis."1．Whostayedontheisland?A．RichnessB．VanityC．Love2．Whichofthefollowingisnotwrong?A．NobodyhelpedLoveintheendB．ThereisalotofgoldandsilverinRichness’boat.C．HappinessrefusedLovebecausesheisafraidtodamageherboat.3．Whydidallthefeelingsconstructboatsandleave?A．Becausetheywantedtogotoanewisland.B．BecauseitwasannouncedthattheislandwouldsinkC．Becauselovewouldliketobealone.4．Theunderlinedsentence“Realizinghowmuchwasowedtheelder”mostprobablymeans______A．Lovewasveryhappythatsomeonehelpedhim.B．LovewantedtothanktheonewhohelpedhimC．Lovewassadbecausehedidn’tknowwhohelpedhim5．Whatcanwemainlyknowfromthepassage?A．AllthefeelingsarenotfriendlyexceptTime.B．Knowledgeisthesmartestoneofall.C．OnlyTimeiscapableofunderstandinghowvaluableLoveis.F18、Victorhadtostaylateatthehospitalthatnighttodoanoperation.Hefinallyleftatabout11p.m.Hedrovehomeslowlybecausetheweatherwasterrible--thewindwasblowinganditwasrainingheavily.Hewasturningintoaroadwhenamansuddenlyraninfrontofhiscar.Victoralmosthittheman,buthestoppedjustintime.Victorwasafraidandthemanlookedafraidtoo.VictorgotoutofthecarbutthemanranawaybeforeVictorcouldaskifhewasallright.Itwasverystrange.WhenVictorgothome,thelightswereonbutitwasveryquiet.Hecalledhiswifebuttherewasnoanswer.ThenVictorrememberedthatshewasoutataconcert.Victorwasstillveryupsetaboutwhathappenedontheroad,sohemadehimselfadrink.Thenhewentupstairstohaveabath.Hesawthatthewindowinbedroomwasopen.Thiswasstrangebecausehiswifealwayslockedthedoorsandwindowsbeforeshewentout.Shewasafraidofburglars.Whenhewenttocloseit,hefoundEllen.Shewaslyingonthefloor.Herushedoverandfeltforherpulse(脈搏)butshewasdead.Hesatonthefloorbesideherbodyandwastooafraidtodoanything.1．WhatdidVictordo?A．Adoctor.B．Apoliceman.C．Ajudge.D．Ataxidriver.2．WhathappenedwhenVictorwasturningintoaroadthatnight?A．Amanstopp