湖南省長沙市雅禮雨花中學2024屆九年級英語第一學期期末質量跟蹤監視試題注意事項1．考生要認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．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、---_______fineweatheritis!---Yes,shallwegoboatingtogether?A．Whata B．How C．What D．So2、—Itseems_____youliketoworkwithchildren.—Yes,theyaresolovely.A．that B．what C．to D．as3、Idon′tcarehowyoudothejob.Ionlycareitcanbedone.Justgivemeadate!A．where B．what C．why D．when4、Weoftenhavetostayupforourstudythoughwetohaveenoughsleep．A．told B．weretold C．havetold D．aretold5、Inanimportantgamelikethisone,everyminute______.Solet’sgoforit!A．countsB．worksC．lastsD．helps6、---Tom,youwon’tmakemuchprogress_________youworkreallyhard.---Ok,Iwilltrymybest.A．ifB．thoughC．unlessD．when7、—Youlooksosad.Whathappened?一TheexamtobemuchharderthanIthought.A．brokeoutB．carriedoutC．putoutD．turnedout8、Goingto______highschoolforoneyearinBritainwasquite______excitingexperienceforme.A．不填;anB．a;aC．不填;不填D．the;a9、It’sa/b?d/habittoputofftoday’sworktilltomorrow.A．bad B．bag C．bat D．bed10、—Howlonghaveyou__________thesebooks?—Fornearlytwoweeks.I’llreturnthemtothelibrarythisafternoon.A．kept B．borrowed C．lent D．boughtⅡ.完形填空11、Althoughpeopleeverywhereseemtoenjoydrinkingcoffee,theydonotallhavethe1coffeeculture.InEuropeforexample,coffeeshopsarecommonplacesforpeopletomeetfriendsandtotalkwhiletheydrinkcoffee.Ontheotherhand,locationslikethiswerenotascommoninNorthAmericainthepast.2,peopleinNorthAmericawouldliketodrinkcoffeeintheirhomeswiththeirfriends.ThecoffeecultureintheUSAchangedwhenStarbuckscoffeeshops3acrossthecountry.The4Starbuckscoffeeshopopenedin1971indowntownSeattle,Washington,intheUSA．Itwasasmallcoffeeshopthatroasteditsowncoffeebeans.Thecoffeeshop’s5didwell,andby1981thereweremoreStarbucksstoresinSeattle.Thingsreallybegantochangeforthecompanyin1981.Thatyear,HowardSchultzmetthethreemenwhoranStarbucks.SchultzworkedinNewYorkforacompanythatmadekitchenequipment（設備）.HenoticedthatStarbucksordered6specialcoffeemakers,andhewascurious.SchultzwenttoSeattletosee7Starbucksdid.In1982,theoriginalStarbucksownershiredSchultzasthecompany’sheadofmarketing.In1983,SchultztraveledtoItaly.Thespecialatmosphere（氛圍）ofthecoffeebarsthere8hiseye.BackintheUSA,SchultzcreatedanatmosphereforStarbuckscoffeeshopsthatwas9andrelaxing,andcustomerseverywhereseemedtolikeit.StarbucksbeganopeningmorelocationsacrosstheUSA．Thenthecompanyopenedcoffeeshopsinothercountries10.Today,therearemorethan16,000Starbuckscoffeeshopsworldwide.However,thatdoesnotmeanStarbuckshasnothadproblems.Asamatteroffact,manylocationshaveclosedoverthepastfewyears.1．A．same B．different C．similar D．new2．A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．Instead D．However3．A．spread B．ran C．closed D．built4．A．last B．biggest C．smallest D．first5．A．business B．sales C．products D．achievement6．A．agreatdealof B．alargenumberof C．alittle D．little7．A．how B．why C．what D．that8．A．brought B．paid C．caught D．carried9．A．crazy B．worried C．nervous D．comfortable10．A．after B．aswell C．before D．soonⅢ.語法填空12、Iwasfeelingalittlesadbecausemymotherhadlostherjob.Oneday,whileI1．(walk)onthestreet,Iheardthatabeautifulpieceofpianomusic2．(play)abovethenoiseofthepeople.Iwalkedmoreslowly3．(find)outwhereitwascomingfrom.ThenIsawayoungladysittingatapiano.Shewassingingsongsaboutlove,believingyourselfandkeepingon4．(try).Thewayshewassingingmademe5．(relax).Istoodtherequietly,watchingherplayingonsuchacrowdedNewYorksquare.Ithoughtthatshemustbebraveenoughtoperforminfrontofsomanypeople.Shenoticedme.Iwalkedoverand6．(tell)herhowgoodhermusicsounded."Thankyou."shesaid."Ihavebeengoingthroughahardtimerecently,butyou'vemademehopefulagain."Isaidtoher."I'mgladthatIcouldhelp,"shereplied."Whyareyousosad?""Well,mymom7．(lose)herjob,andI'mnotsurewhattodo...""Didyounoticethewayyouwerewalking?Yourheadwasdown."shesaid."8．(notbe)upset,becauseopportunitycomesindifferentwaysandifyourheadisdown,youmightnotseeit.Youshouldsmilemore...liftyourheadup."Ilookedather,amazedathowshewasencouragingme."Whyareyouplayingthepianoherenow?"Iaskedherwithasmile.Sheexplainedthatshesawalotofunhappypeopleintheworldandshetriedtocheerthemupbyplayingmusic.Ismiledalittlewilder,realizingthatnodifficultiescouldstopmefromgoingon.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Whateverlifethrewatuseachyear,ourfamilyhadonetraditionatChristmas:ourdogPepperopenedourpresentsforus.Lastyear,everyonemadeithomeforaChristmasget-together.However,itcouldn'tfeelperfectbecausePepper'shealthwasbecomingworse.Herlifehadalreadybeenlongerthanweexpected—shewasfourteen—andyethermindwasstillsharp.Herloveforlifemadeusfeelbetter.Butherbodycouldnotkeepupwithhermind.ProbablyitwasPepper'slastChristmas,sowedecidedtomakesureshewouldenjoyit.OnChristmasEve,weeachpreparedpresentsforher.Soon,PepperselectedherfirstChristmasgift.Sheturnedthepresent,justasshewasayoungdogoncemore.Shepulledthepaperoffthedogtreatbeforeshecheweditslowly.Ourfamilywassohappy.Peppersawtheotherthreepresents,andthenturnedtoMomasifasking,"MayIopenanother?""Goahead,girl!"Momencouraged.Forthenextfewminutes,PepperopenedeachofherChristmaspresents.Whileshedid,sheremindedusofthejoyofbeingtogether.Ourfamilyfeltasawhole—notbecausewewereinthesameroomorcity,butbecauseourlovebroughtustogether.PepperpassedawayafterChristmas.Herpeacefulpassingmadeustearful.Herpassingwasalsoacelebrationoflife,becauseshegavemyfamilysomuchloveandlaughter.Istilltreasure(珍惜)Pepper’sfinalChristmasgift.Shetaughtmethatnomatterwhereweeachspendtheholidays,thesmallestactofsinceregivingcanuniteourfamilythroughourlove.Forme,thatknowledgeisthelongest-lastinggiftofall.1．ThedogPepperusually_________atChristmas.A．chewedthedogtreatslowlyB．chosethepresentsforherselfC．playedwiththeauthor'sfamilyhappilyD．openedthepresentsfortheauthor'sfamily2．TheauthorthoughttheChristmaswasn'tperfectlastyearbecause_________.A．hedidn'tgetaChristmasgiftB．PepperwasinpoorhealthC．PepperdiedonChristmasEveD．hedidn'tfeelthejoyofbeingtogether3．ThedogPeppergot_________Christmasgiftslastyear.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five4．Theunderlinedphrase"thelongest-lastinggift"inthelastparagraphrefersto"_________".A．thefriendshipwiththedogB．theholidaytheauthorspentwithfamilyC．theChristmaspresentforthedogD．thelifelessontheauthorlearnedfromPepper5．Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe"_________".A．ThePowerofLoveB．CelebratingChristmasC．TheImportanceofHelpingOthersD．EnjoyingtheHappinessofMakingFriendsB14、“Joe,didyoubookyourticketyet?”Iasked.“No.Ichangedmymind.I’mnotgoingtogo.”“What?Youaren’tgoingtoAustralia?We’vebeenplanningthisvacationformonths!”“Yeah,Idon’tfeellikeit.We’llgosomeothertime.”Overthecomingweeks,Itriedtogetmyfriendtoreconsider,butfailed.OurtriptoAustraliawasoff.Andnoneofmyfriendswantedtoreplacehim.IfIwantedtotravel,itwouldhavetobeonmyown.It’staughtmethatifIwaitforothers,I’llnevergoanywhere.ButthereareplacesIwanttovisit,peopletosee,experiencestohave,andfoodtotry—andonlysomuchtimetoachieveitall.SoIrefusetowait.Iwon’tletotherskeepmefromrealizingmydreams.Itcanbescarytravellingalone,especiallythenyou’veneverdoneitbefore.But,tome,growingoldwithoutexperiencingeverythingyouwantfromlifeismorefrightening.Ifyou’rebeenputtingoffatripbecauseyou’rewaitingforsomeonetogowith—stop.Justgo.Don’tletothersholdyoubackfromyourdreams.Trustme,alongthewayyou’llmakeplentyoffriends.Morethanthat,travellingalonegivesyourealfreedom.Youwakeupandit’sjustyou—whatyouwant,whereyouwant,whenyouwant.Inthatfreedomandgreatspaceofpossibility,youmeetyourself.It’ssinkorswimandyouhavetolearnhowtosurvive—whototrust,howtomakefriends,howtofindyourwayaroundalone.That’sthegreatestreward（獎賞）oftravellingalone.Eachtimeyougoaway,youlearntobecomealittlemoreindependentandconfident.Travellingaloneisnotforeveryone.Somepeoplereturnhomesoonafterstartingoff,somecryforweeksbeforeacceptingit,andothersjustacceptitrightaway.Butyou’llneverlearnthatifyoudon’ttraveloncebyyourself.Whetheraweekendaway,atwo-weekvacation,oratriparoundtheworld,tryitatleastonce.1．Whatdoesthewriterthinkismorefrightening?A．Travellingaloneforthefirsttime.B．Changingyourmindallthetime.C．Waitingforothersduringalongtrip.D．Failingtoexperiencelifeinyourgrowth.2．Theunderlinedwords“holdyoubackfromyourdreams”inParagraph4probablymean“______”.A．getyououtoftroubleB．stopyoufromtravellingC．keepyouwaitingforthemD．wakeyouupfromyourdream3．Accordingtothewriter,thebestrewardoftravellingaloneis_____.A．theexperienceoftravellingB．thefreedomtogoanywhereC．thechancetotastedeliciousfoodD．thepossibilityofmeetingnewpeople4．Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A．wheretotravelB．whentotravelC．howtotravelsafelyD．whytotravelaloneC15、Wegotupatsixinthemorningonthatsummerday,becauseGrandpawastotakemetothepark.WithMum,Auntandthreecousins,ittooktwotaxistogetusalltothepark.Everyonewaspreparedtogetonthebigbusandseethewildanimalsinthepark.Asthebusmoved,Isawmanyanimals.Thereweretigers,lions,bears,monkeys,pandasandelephants.Somewerelyingdown;somewerestandingthere;someotherswerewalking.Andnoneofthemwereafraidofpeople.Afterseeingthewildanimals,wehadlunchatthewildanimalrestaurant.Wethenwatchedgoatfightingandhorsefightingshows.Theparkhadmanyothershowsbesidesthefightingshows.Forexample,therewasasealionshow.Wewatchedmountaingoatswalkingonasteelwire(鋼絲),monkeysridingbikes,andtigersjumpingthroughhoopsoffire(火圈).ThemostunforgettablethingatthezoowasthatIgotinatigercageandtookapicturewithatiger.Iwasveryscaredatthattime,butwhenIsawalotofpeopletakingpictures,Iwasnotsoafraid.GrandpasaidIhadmoreexpressionsthanthetiger.ThisvisittotheShanghaiWildAnimalParkisanunforgettableone,butitcametoanendwhenwehadtogohomeatfiveo’clock.1．Howmanypeopleinthewriter’sfamilywenttotheparkonthatday?A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven.2．Howdidthefamilygotothepark?A．Bytrain. B．Bytaxi. C．Onfoot. D．Byboat.3．Thewritersawallthefollowinganimalsintheparkexcept_____.A．foxes B．pandas C．horses D．monkeys4．Whatwasthemostunforgettablethingatthezooforthewriter?A．Eatingatthewildanimalrestaurant.B．Takingphotoswithatigerinitscage.C．Watchingtigersjumpingthroughhoopsoffire.D．Watchinggoatfightingandhorsefightingshows.5．HowdidthewriterfeelaftervisitingtheShanghaiWildAnimalPark?A．Unhappy. B．Worried. C．Enjoyable. D．Hopeless.D16、TheWorld’sLongestRiversRiver

Length

Location

Nile

4,132miles(6,650km)

Africa

Amazon

4,000miles(6,400km)

SouthAmerica

ChangJiang

(Yangtze)3,915miles(6,300km)

China

Mississippi-Missouri-RedRock

3,902miles(6,275km)

UnitedStates

Ob

3,364miles(5,410km)

Russia

FastFacts?TheNileRiverpassesthrough9countries:Burundi,DemocraticRepublicofCongo,Egypt,Ethiopia,Kenya,Rwanda,Sudan,Tanzania,andUganda.?TheAmazonissecondinlengthbutfirstinamountofwatercarriedandareaoflanddrained(排水).?ChangJiangisthelongestriverinAsiaandthethird-longestintheworld.Theriveristhelongestintheworldtoflowwhollywithinonecountry.?TheMissouriandRedRockRiversareconsideredtributaries(astreamorriverthatflowsintoamainriver)oftheMississippi.?TheMississippiriversystemgoesthroughonlyonecountry:theUnitedStates.?TheObRiverisamajorriverinwesternSiberia,Russiaandistheworld'sseventhlongestriver.1．Howaretheriverslistedinthetable?A．Fromnorthernmosttosouthernmost.B．Fromwidesttonarrowest.C．Fromlongesttoshortest.D．Bygreatesttoleastvolume(體積).2．WhyaretheMississippi,Missouri,andRedRockRiversgroupedtogetherintheriver?A．Allthreearethesamelength.B．TheyallflowtotheAmazon.C．TheyareallriversinNorthAmerica.D．Theyarepartofthesameriversystem.3．Whichriveristhelongestintheworldthatgoesthroughonlyonecountry?A．Nile B．ChangJiang C．Amazon D．ObRiverE17、閱讀下面材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項Yourbraincontrolseverythingyoudo.Itmakesitpossibleforyoutothink,Learn,createandfeel;toblink(眨眼)andbreatheandforyourhearttoheat–thisfantasticcontrolcenterisyourbrain.Itissoamazingthatafamousscientistoncecalledit"themostcomplex(復雜)thingwehaveyetdiscoveredinouruniverse".Canthissmallgreyorgan(器官),whichweighslessthanoneandahalfkilos,reallydosomuch?Amazingly,yourbraincontainsabout100billionneurons(神經元)-itwouldtakeyouover3,000yearstocountthemall.Believeitornot,theactivityinyourbrainneverstops.Yourneuronscreateandsendmoremessagesthanallthephonesintheworld.Andalthoughoneneumncreatesonlyalittleelectricity,allyourneuronstogethercanproduceenoughelectricitytopoweralightbulb(燈泡).Soexactlyhowfastdoesyourbrainwork?Well,imaginethis:abeelandsonyourfoot.Neuronsinyourskinsendthisinformationtoyourbrainataspeedofmorethan240kilometersperhour.Yourbrainthenusesotherneuronstosendthemessagebacktoyourfoottoshakethebeeoffquickly.Theseneuronscansendthisinformationatmorethan320kilometersperhour.Nocomputerhasyourhrain'sunbelievableabilitytodealwiththeamountofinformationcomingfromyoureyes,earsandothersensoryorgans.ButhowdoesyourbrainallowyoutoleamthingsLhatyouwilluseinthefuture?Thestructure(結構)ofyourbrainchangeseverytimeyouhaveanewthought,rememberorleamsomething.Forexample,ridingabikeseemsimpossibleatfirst,butsoonyouareabletodoit.How?Asyoupractice,yourbrainsends"bikeriding"messagesagainandagainSoon,theactionsarelearntandyouareabletorideabikeeasilyfromthenon.1．Fromthepassageweknowthatneurons______________.A．receivemessagesveryslowlyB．areonlyfoundinyourskinC．sendmessagestoyourbrainD．needelectricitytowork2．InParagraph3,thewritermentionscomputersto______________.A．comparethemwichthehumanbrainB．showhowfasttheyhavebecomeC．saythatcomputershavenoabilitiesD．askpeopletousecomputersmore3．Whenyouhaveanewthought,______________.A．yourbrainwillpoweralightbulbB．yourheartbeatsfasterC．youremembersomethingD．thestructureofyourbrainchanges4．Thearticleismainlyahout________________.AallthestepswhenyourbrainleamsthingsA．whatanunbelievableorganthehumanbrainisB．howthebrainmakespeoplesmarterthancomputersC．thethingsyoucandotomakeyourbrainworkfasterF18、Summeriscoming.Howtokeepfitinthishotseason?Herearesomegoodideas.StayactiveandcoolExpertssayteenagersshouldgetatleast60minutesdailyexercisemostdaysoftheweek.Summerisagreattimetoenjoyoutdooractivitiesandplay.Ifyou’renearwater,trywatersportslikeswimming,surfingandwaterskiing.KeepawayfromthesunIfyouaregoingoutside.keepawayfromthesunwhenit'sstrong,usuallybetween11:00amand3:00pm.Putonahatandapairofsunglasses.Applysunscreen(防曬霜)anddon'tgetsunburned.EatfreshandcolorfulfoodWhatishealthytoeatinsummer?Freshandlightfood.Youcaneatmorefishinsummer.Theycankeepyourbodyenergeticandhelpfightagainsttheburningsun.Summerisalsoagreattimetoeatcolorfulfruitandvegetables.Thebeautifulcolorsnotonlypleasetheeyes,butarealsohealthychemicals.Forexample,tomatoescanhelpprotectyourskinagainstsunburn.Blueberriesaregoodforyourbrainandeyes.DrinkwaterproperlyFinally,don'tforgettodrinkalotofwater.Withallthesesummertimeactivitiesyouwillbethirsty.Wateristheperfectdrinktopreventdehydration.Ifdehydrationhappenstoyou,you'llbeindanger.Trynottodrinktoomanyenergydrinksorsportsdrinks.Theyhavealotofsugar.1．Amongoutdooractivitiesinsummer,_notmentionedinthepassage.A．swimmingB．surfingC．rowingD．waterskiing2．Tokeepawayfromthesun,wecan.A．putonahatandapairofsunglassesB．trywatersportswithoutapplyingsunscreenC．gooutsidewhenit'sstrongestbetween11:00a.m,and3:00p.m.D．eatfreshfruit3．Theunderlinedword"dehydration"means“”inChineseinthepassage.A．灼傷B．脫水C．曬曬傷D