2024屆福建省福州市臺(tái)江區(qū)福州華倫中學(xué)九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)第一學(xué)期期末檢測(cè)模擬試題考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫(xiě)在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫(xiě)在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫(xiě)在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)選擇1、—Ithinkittakesalotofpracticetoplaytheviolinwell.—.Practicemakesperfect.A．NowayB．MypleasureC．I’mafraidnotD．That’strue.2、—Ithinkmoststudentshavegreatpressurefromtheirstudies.—Yeah.Weshoulddosomethingtohelpthem.A．wealth B．stress C．a(chǎn)greement3、—Hi,Cathy!IsawMissZhanginthemeetingroomjustnow.―No,it______beher.ShewenttoNanjingtwodaysago.A．must B．may C．can’t D．needn’t4、-Ithinkweshouldtakenotonlyanumbrellabutalsoaraincoatwithus.-________.Inmyopinion,anumbrellaisenough.A．I'mOK B．I'mafraidnot C．Idisagree D．You'rewelcome5、TheTaiwanEarthquaketookplaceabout4o’clockFeb.6,whilethepeopleweresleeping.A．a(chǎn)t;inB．a(chǎn)t;onC．in;on6、—WhatkindofTVshowsdoyouprefer?—Iliketheones________makemelaugh.A．who B．whom C．that D．what7、Hecouldn't________ananswerwhenIaskedhimwhyhewaslate.A．comeover B．catchupwith C．comeout D．comeupwith8、Theywilllosethegame_______theytrytheirbest.A．unless B．once C．since D．a(chǎn)fter9、Isithardworkthatbringssuccess?Theansweris“YES”.Successfollowsonlythose_____workhard.Theharderyouwork,theluckieryouwillget.A．which B．who C．what10、Themantriedseveraltimestostartthecar,andhesucceeded____.A．inthepast B．intheend C．a(chǎn)tfirst D．a(chǎn)tonceⅡ.完形填空11、Therewasonceahardworkingfarmerwhohadafineoliveorchard(橄欖果園).Buthisthreesons1farmwork.Whenthefarmerwas2,hecalledthethreesonstohimandsaid:“Mysons,thereisa3ofgoldhiddenintheoliveorchard.Digforit,ifyou4it.”Thesonstriedto5himtotelltheminwhatpartoftheorchardthegoldwashidden,buthewouldtellthem6more.Afterthefarmerwasdead,thesonswenttoworktofindthepotofgold7theydidnotknowwherethehiding-placewas,theyagreedtobegininaline,atoneendoftheorchard,andtodiguntiloneofthemshouldfindthemoney.Theyduguntiltheyhad8thesoilfromoneendoftheorchardtotheother.Butnopotofgoldwastobefound.Thethreesonswerevery9tohavedonealltheirworkfornothing.Thenextoliveseason,theolivetreesintheorchardboremorefruitthantheyhadevergiven;whenthefruitwas10,itgavethesonsawholepotofgold.Whentheysawhowmuchmoneyhadcomefromtheorchard,theysuddenlyunderstoodwhatthewisefatherhadmeant.1．A．enjoyedB．hatedC．caredD．minded2．A．sickB．lonelyC．deadD．dying3．A．boxB．bagC．potD．bucket4．A．missB．hateC．careD．want5．A．makeB．orderC．letD．get6．A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．everythingD．nothing7．A．SinceB．AndC．SoD．But8．A．turnedupB．turnedonC．turnedoverD．turnedaround9．A．uncomfortableB．disappointedC．a(chǎn)ngryD．worried10．A．pickedB．collectedC．soldD．foundⅢ.語(yǔ)法填空12、Mr.Jenkinshasseveralbigshopsinthecity.He’sveryrichbuthedoeshisbest1．(pay)thepersonswhoworkinhisshopsless.Andtheyallhatehim.Severalmonthsagoayoungwomanborrowedthirtythousanddollarsfromhim.Butshecouldn’treturnthemoneytohimintime.Hewenttoherandmadeher2．(give)herringtohimwhichcostmorethanfiftythousanddollars.Heputitintohiswalletandwenthomehappily.Butwhenhegottothebusstop,thebus3．(leave).Hehurriedtogetonandlefthiswalletoutside.Hedidn’tfindituntilhegothome.Hehurried4．(make)promise,＂Ifsomeonefindsmywalletandreturnsittome,I5．(give)halfthemoneytohim.＂Anoldwomanwho6．(wait)foranotherbusthatdayfoundthewallet.ShesentitbacktoMrJenkins.Buthechangedhismind.＂Therearetworingsinmywallet,＂saidMr.Jenkins,Iwon’tgivehalfofthemoneyinmywallettoyouuntilyoureturntheotherringtome.＂＂I7．(see)onlyaringinthewallet,＂theoldwomansaidandtookthemantoajudgeandtoldhimwhat8．(happen)tothem.ThejudgesaidtoMr.Jenkins,＂I’msureyouhavelostawalletinwhichtherearetworingsandsomemoney.Butthereisonlyoneringinthiswallet.I9．(notthink)it’syours.Waitforsomedays.Perhapssomeonewillbeabletoreturnyourwallettoyou.＂Thenthejudgeturnedtotheoldwomanandsaid,＂Takethewallethome.Iftheloserdoesn’tgotogetitbackinthreedays,it10．(belong)toyou.＂Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、TheRiseofArtificialIntelligence（AI:人工智能）discussesAItechnologyandhowitmightaffecthumansinthefuture,butthefutureisalreadyhere.In2011,America’sFavoriteQuizShowheldacompetitionbetweentwomenandanIBMcomputernamed“Watson”.IBMdescribesWatsonas“atechnologythatunderstandsallformsofdataandalsoreasonsandlearns.”BothmenthoughttheycouldbeatWatson.Instead,thecomputeranditsArtificialIntelligencesoundlybeatbothofthehumanbeings.ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCEMADESIMPLEArtificialIntelligencegenerallyreferstomachineswithhuman-likeintelligence,suchasproblem-solvingandlearning.InordertobeconsideredAI,thecomputermustpasstheTuringtest,namedafterTuring,aBritishmathematicianwhoworkedwiththefirstcomputer.Inthe1950s,Turingpublishedapaperquestioningwhetheracomputercouldbeusedtotrickhumansintobelievingtheywereinteracting（互動(dòng)）withanactualhumanbeing.Hefoundthatif30%ofhumanswhointeractedwitha“machine”believedtheywereactuallyinteractingwithahumanbeing,thenthecomputercouldbeconsideredasAI.AsimpleexampleofAIisApple’sSiri.AskSiritodoanything,fromcallingafriendtobookingadinnertable,andSiricandothem.Siriseemsalmosttobeahumanbeing.Whenyouask,“Areyouarealperson?”Sirianswers,“Thatisareallypersonalquestion.”Butjustbecauseasystemcanbehavelikeahumanbeing,thatdoesnotmeanitcanthinklikehumans,Or,doesit?JOININGOFHUMAN&MACHINEItseemsthatourdevices（設(shè)備）willturnintohumans.Ourphonesalreadytellustotakeanumbrellabeforewewalkoutthedoor.Theyvolunteertrafficconditionssoweknowhowlongitwilltaketodrivetowork.Ourdevicescaninteractwithusinawaythatlookslikearealconversationwithanotherhumanbeing,likewithSiri.ItdoesnotseemcrazyatalltothinkthatAImaybeprogrammedtoactuallythink.Ifithasnotalreadyhappened,itwilllikelyhappeninthenearfuture.HavewecometothetimewhencomputersandAIhavecaughtuptohumanbeings?Althoughcomputershavetheabilitytomakeourlifebetter,isitpossiblethattheymaycontrolanddestroyhumanbeingsintheend?WHATTHEFUTUREHOLDSItseemsprettyclearthatinthefuture,we’regoingtoseeahuman-machinehybrid.Humanswillbestronger,livelongerandbesmarter.RayKurzweil,acomputerscientist,believesthatwithin50years,thehumansonEarthwillbeabout50to80%robotic.ThereisnoquestionthatAIwillbeapartofeverytechnologythathumanscreate.Willitturnoutbemoreofabenefittohumankindorwillitbeariskandthreaten（威脅到）humanityasweknowit?IfAIisprogrammedaccordingtoIsaacAsimov’s3LawsofRobotics,humanswon’thaveaproblemwithmachines;butforsome,evilAIstillstandsinthewayofapeacefulandsafelifeonEarth.1．ThestoryofcomputerWatsonismentionedheretotellusthat______.A．theageofmachineshascomeB．humansmaketheirownenemiesC．AIhasactuallycomeintoourlifeD．humansareplayingadangerousgame2．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_____.A．TuringtestwasdesignedtoexaminethefirstcomputerB．machinesinteractingwithhumanscanbecalledAIC．SiricanvolunteertobookadinnertableD．AIwillhelphumanstobestrongerandsmarter3．Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“ahuman-machinehybrid”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Amachinewithahumanlook.B．Ahumancreatedbymachines.C．Abodypartroboticparthuman.D．Arobotthatcanbehavelikehumans.4．Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A．thehistoryandfutureofAIB．theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofAIC．theexamplesofAID．thecompetitionbetweenhumansandAIB14、Teenagerscan’taffordtobuyexpensivegifts.Sowhatdoyoudoifyouwanttogivegiftstotheimportantpeopleinyourlife?Infact,youdon’thavetospendmuchmoneyonholidaygifts.Therearemanycheapwaystodothat.Herearesomemake-it-yourselfgiftideastotry:Toyourmomanddad:Youcancleantheroom,singasongorwritealettertoyourmomanddad.Youcouldalsodrawapictureifyoulike.Toyourteacher:Sometimesstudentsputtheirpocketmoneytogetherandbuyateacheraholidaygift.Somekidswouldliketogivetheirowngifts.Youcansendanicecardwiththewordsofthanksinside.Youmightevenwritedownthefavoritethingsyou’velearnedintheteacher’sclassthisyear.Itwillmaketheteacherfeelhappy.Tothekidswhoneedafriend:Theholidaysareagoodtimetothinkaboutpeoplewhoarelonely.Maybethereissomeoneinyourclasswhodoesn’tseemtohaveanyfriends.Trytodosomethingforthisperson.ItcouldbegivingaChristmascardorjustchattingwithhimorher.It’sasmallthing,butitcouldmeanalottohimorher.1．Accordingtothepassage,teenagersdon’thaveto__________theirparentsasagift.A．singasongtoB．drawapictureforC．buyanexpensivegiftfor2．Ifyouwanttosendyourteacheracard,whatwillyouwriteinit?A．Waystoimproveyourgrades.B．Thenamesofthestudentsyoudon’tlike.C．Somethingyou’velearnedintheteacher’sclass.3．WhichofthefollowingisNotTrue?A．Youshouldspendmuchmoneybuyinggiftsforyourteacher.B．Chattingwithaclassmatewhohasfewfriendsisalsoagoodholidaygift.C．Asmallgiftduringholidaysmaymeanalottosomeonewhofeelslonely.4．Youmightseethispassageina______.A．NoticeB．sciencebookC．schoolnewspaper5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．MakingFriendsbyGivingGiftsB．MakingHolidayGiftsbyYourselfC．HowtoSaveMoneyduringHolidaysC15、Mygrandfatheriseightyyearsoldnow.Healwayscomplainsabouthowfastthingshavechanged,andheoftensaysthatlifeusedtobebetter.Familiesaren'tfamiliestheyusedtobe.Alotoffamilieshavebrokenup.Ifhusbandandwifehaveproblemswiththeirmarriage,theynolongerstaytogether.Andmothersusedtostayathomeandtakecareoftheirchildren,butnownotanymore.Everyoneisbusyworking.Mothersusedtospendalldaycookinginthekitchen.Butnowthefamilydon'teathome-cookedfoodanymore.Andthecars!Noonewalksanymore.Moreandmorepeopledrive.Studentsusedtowalk5milestoschooleveryday,eveninwinter.Butnowadaysstudentsdon't.Andinschool,childrendon'thavetothinkanymore.Inmathclass,forexample,theyusedtoadd,subtract,multiplyanddivide(加減乘除)intheirheads.Instead,theyusecalculators.AndpeopletodayhaveTVsandcomputers,andtheydon'ttalktoeachotheranymore.Theyaretoobusytotalk,toobusytoeat,toobusytothink.Lifeusedtobesimple,butitisn'tanymore.1．Whatdoesmygrandfatherthinkofthelifenow?A．Hethinksthelifenowisverygood.

B．Hethinksthelifenowisworsethanitusedtobe.C．Hethinksthelifenowisbetterthanitusedtobe.2．Accordingtothepassage,howdothestudentsgotoschoolinthepast?A．Bycar B．Bybus C．Onfoot3．Whathashappenedtheseyearsaccordingtothepassage?A．Childrendon'thavetothinkanymoreinschool.B．Studentsusecalculatorsinmathclass.C．Allofabove.4．Whatchangeshavehappenedtosomefamilies?a．PeoplehaveTV.

b．Peopleliketoeathome-cookedfood.c．Lotsoffamilieshavecomputers.d.Lotsofcouples(夫婦)liveapartbecauseofunhappyproblems.A．a(chǎn),c,d B．b,c,d C．a(chǎn),b,c5．WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Lifenowismuchsimpler.B．Thewriter'sgrandfatheronlycomplainsandpaysnoattentiontobetterlife.C．Peoplehavetoomuchtimetotalkwitheachothernow.D16、ThomasEdisonlosthisfirstjob.Forthenextfiveyearshewentaroundthecountryfromjobtojob.AtlastEdisonwenttoNewYork.Hehadlittlemoney.Hecouldnotbuyenoughfoodtoeat.Hehadnoplacetosleep.FormanydaysEdisonlookedforwork.Hewashungry.Atlasthefoundworkfixingmachines.Hecouldrepairtheoldmachines.Hecouldalsomakenewones.TheheadmanlikedEdison’snewmachines.HewasgoingtogiveEdison$40,000forthem.Edisonwouldnowhavemoneytodowhathewanted.ThomasEdisonwasthen23.HeusedthemoneytobuildashopinNewJersey.Hehadmanypeopleworkingforhim.Butheworkedharderthananyofthem.Herestedverylittle.Soonhewasmakingmorethan40newthingsatonetime.In1876AlexanderGrahamBellmadeatelephone.Butitcouldcarryvoicesonlyashortway.Edisonwantedtomakeabettertelephone.Hesoonmadeone.Itcouldcarryvoicesalongway.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。1．Afterhelosthisfirstjob,Edison________.A．foundnojobsinthenextfiveyearsB．workedinNewYorkforthenextfiveyearsC．hadabadtimeinthenextfiveyearsD．hadenoughfoodtoeat2．Theheadmanwasinterestedin________.A．ThomasEdisonB．theoldmachinesC．thenewmachinesD．Edison’stelephone3．Edisonmadeatelephone.It________.A．wasthefirstoneintheworldB．carriedmorevoicesC．carriedvoicesmoreclearlyD．carriedvoicesmuchfartherE17、Weoftenfindthatweekendsandholidaysfeelsoshortwhileclassesandworkfeelsolong.Actually,though,weknowthatthisisnottrue.Butwestillwonderwherethatstrangefeelingcomesfrom.Infact,thisisoneofthewaysthatwe’retrickedbytime,accordingtothewebsiteAllThatIsInteresting.Thewebsitelistsseveralwrongimpressionsweoftenhaveabouttime.Let’shavealook.Firstofall,emotionsaffectourtime-keepingabilities.Negativeemotions,especiallyanxietyandboredom,maketimeseemlongerbecausetheymakeusconcentratemoreonthepassageoftime.However,whenweareenjoyingourselves,wepaymoreattentiontowhatwearedoingandarelikelytolosetrackof(失去對(duì)……的意識(shí))time.Hereisanotherexample.In2007,agroupofscientistscarriedoutatest.Inthetest,peoplefell50metersintoasafetynetandwerethenaskedabouttheirexperience.Althoughtheexperiencetookshorterthan3seconds,thepeoplethoughtitwasmuchlongerthanitactuallywas.Thisisbecauseofthewayourbodiesreplytodanger,accordingtothescientists.Ourbodiesproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline(腎上腺素)whenwearefacedwithdanger.Itallowsustoconcentratebettersothatwecanstayalive.Asaresult,weareabletorememberfarmoredetails(細(xì)節(jié))overashortperiodoftime,whichmakesitseemliketimeisgoingmoreslowly.Anothersituationwhenwemakemistakesabouttimeiswhenwetakeafternoonnaps(午覺(jué)).Haveyoueverhadtroubletellingwhattimeitisafteralongnap?That’sbecausethebestamountoftimeforanapis20minutes.After20minutes,youenteranewstageofsleepcalledslow-wavesleep.Ifyouwakeupmid-wayinthisstage,itwilltakeawhilebeforeyoucancorrectlyperceive(感知)timeagain.Yes,timecanbemysteriousandthereisnowaytocontrolit.So,perhapsthebestthingtodoistomakegooduseofeveryminute.1．Accordingtothepassage,whatpossiblymakespeoplefeelsolong?A．weekendsandholidaysB．weekendsandworkC．classesandworkD．holidaysandwork2．WhichisNOTthewrongimpressionsthatweoftenhaveabouttimeaccordingtothethewebsitelisting?A．negativeemotionsB．positiveemotionsC．a(chǎn)drenalineD．scientists3．Accordingtothepassage,inwhichsituationdowemakemistakesabouttime?A．Wehavemanyproblemsleftinthetestpaper,butthetimeisup.B．Wehaveamathtestwhenwefalldownfromahighplace.C．Wemayhavetroubletellingwhattimeitisafteralongnap.D．Wegotoschoolontheschoolbusasusualonweekdays.4．Accordingtothepassage,whatwillNOThappenwhenwearefacedwithdanger?A．Ourbodieswillproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline.B．Weareabletofeelthattimeseemstogomoreslowly.C．Adrenalinewillmakeusconcentratebettertostayalive.D．Wewillforgetfarmoredetailsoverashortperiodoftime.5．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Negativeemotions,especiallyanxietyandboredom,maketimeseemlongerbecausetheymakeusconcentratemoreonthepassageoftime.B．Whenweareenjoyingourselves,wepaymoreattentiontowhatwearedoingandweareabletofeelliketimeisgoingmoreslowly.C．Ifwewakeupmid-wayafteralongnap,itwilltakeawhilebeforewecancorrectlyperceivetimeagain.D．Timecanbemysteriousandthereisnowaytocontrolit.So,perhapsthebestthingtodoistomakegooduseofeveryminute.F18、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．Whatcausedthewrit