2024-2025学年（上）昆玉九年级质量检测英语

1、在过去的几年里，我的家乡发生了巨大的变化。(take place…)

________________

2、Without her glasses, she was ________ blind.

A. as far as B. as high as

C. as well as       D. as good as

3、Know that in life,the harder you work, the________you get.

A.lucky B.luckily C.luckier D.more luckily

4、—________early you________up that morning! Why?

—Because we went on a two-day school trip. It was the last one in my junior school.

A.What; get B.How; get C.How; got

5、I can’t go to the meeting ______, but I’ll send someone to speak for me.

A. in danger

B. over and over again

C. in person

6、Wu Dajing is a short track speed skater. He ______to practise skating when he was ten years old.

A.begins B.will begin C.began D.has begun

7、His father gave him a ________ between a recorder and a bicycle.

A. choice   B. support   C. mixture   D. honour

8、He became a famous writer when he was ________.

A. in his fifty   B. at the age of fifty years old   C. in his fifties   D. in the fifties

9、Helen has two brothers. ________ of them likes chocolate, but she loves it.

A．Neither

B．None

C．Each

D．Both

10、To his surprise, his teammates all nodded in________ /əˈɡriːmənt/.

A.accidental B.agreement C.attention D.address

11、—Jim had to give up the race because of his foot.

—________!

A．What a shame

B．Of course

C．He was so careless

D．No problem

12、We never ________ that the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Games will be a great success.

A．believe

B．expect

C．doubt

D．suggest

13、It was so __________ outside that I couldn't go to sleep last night.

A. dark B. noisy C. quiet D. nice

14、 — If you like the new car, why not buy it?

— But it’s really expensive. I can’t ______ it.

A. afford B. cost C. spend   D. pay

15、_____have studied together for three years.

A．I, you and he   B．I, he and you

C．He, you and I   D．You, he and I

16、——How do you like the dishes, Nick ?

——Oh, sorry, I   them.

A. don’t eat   B. wasn’t eating

C. haven’t eaten   D. hadn’t eaten

17、My parents always ________ everything good I do.

A. take care of   B. take out of   C. take pride in   D. take away from

18、—I think I am the shyest in my class. What should I do?

—Be more active in class, ________ you can improve your ability to express yourself.

A．and

B．unless

C．or

D．although

19、――Can we get home earlier tomorrow?

――Sure, _______ you mind taking the late train.

A. if   B. unless   C. until D. whether

20、When he was running after his brother, the boy lost his __  _ and had a bad fall.

A. place   B. chance     C. memory   D. balance

21、—Tony, may I have a talk with you now?

—Sure. Oh, it's noisy here. Let's go ________.

A．quiet somewhere

B．somewhere quiet

C．anywhere quiet

22、阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

A: What did you do last night?

B: I listened to music after finishing my homework.

A: 【1】

B: Yes, of course. I can’t live without music.

A: 【2】

B: Rock music.

A: What about pop music?

B: 【3】 But now I prefer rock music. Rock music is a kind of loud music but the lyrics of rock songs are very meaningful.

A: I think so. 【4】 The important thing is the music itself, not what kind it is.

B: That’s true. Can you play any musical instruments?

A: Yes. 【5】

B: Cool! If I have a chance, I will learn to play it, too.

A. I used to like pop music.

B I don’t like music at all.

C. Do you like music a lot?

D. Who is your favorite rock singer?

E. What kind of music do you like best?

F. But I listen to different kinds of music

G. And I’m good at playing the guitar.

23、Before the invention of the postage stamp, it was difficult to send a letter to another country.  The sender paid for the letter to travel in his or her own country. 【1】 If a letter crossed several countries, the problem was worse.

Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the idea of postage stamp with glue on the back. The British post office made the first stamps in 1840. There were the Penny Black and the Two Pence Blue. A person bought a stamp and put it on a letter. 【2】When people received letters, they didn’t have to pay anything. The postage was prepaid.

Postage stamps became popular in Great Britain immediately. Other countries started making their own postage stamps very quickly. But some countries didn’t want to accept letters with stamps from others. 【3】 Each country in the UPU agreed to accept letters with prepaid postage from other members. And now almost every country in the world is a member of this organization. 【4】

Today post offices in every country sell beautiful stamps. Collecting stamps is one of the most popular hobbies in the world, and every stamp collector knows about the Penny Black and the Two pence Blue.

24、阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

Dragon Head Raising Day: time for a haircut

China is a country with many colorful days and festivals. The Dragon Head Raising Day (Longtaitou) is one of them.

This special day is on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar(阴历). It stands for(代表) the start of spring and farming. This year, the day fell on March 10.

The dragon is important in Chinese culture. We Chinese people call ourselves the “descendants(传人) of the dragon”. Therefore, people celebrate the Dragon Head Raising Day with many customs about dragons.

On the day in ancient times, people put ashes(灰) in the kitchen. This was to “lead the dragon into the house”. People believed that with the help of the dragon, they could have a good harvest(收成) in autumn.

Also, people eat special foods on that day. The foods are usually named after dragons. For example, people eat “dragon whisker(细须)” noodles and dumplings called “dragon teeth”．

Today many customs have faded away(消退). But one that has remained is the cutting of hair. It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to the mother's brothers. So many people have their hair cut on the Dragon Head Raising Day.

【1】The Dragon Head Raising Day is one of the ________ festivals.

A. English   B. French   C. Chinese

【2】________ was the Dragon Head Raising Day this year.

A. March 10   B. February 2   C. March 4

【3】On the day in ancient times, why did people put ashes in the kitchen?

A. Because the dragon liked the ashes.

B. Because the ashes stood for the harvest.

C. Because the ashes led the dragon into the house.

【4】One custom that has remained is ________ according to the passage.

A. the cutting of hair   B. the dragon boating   C. to eat zongzi

【5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The Dragon Head Raising Day is on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar.

B. The dragon is important in Chinese culture.

C. The Dragon Head Raising Day stands for the start of spring and harvest.

25、

【1】When will the swimming pool open again?

A．Tuesday, 24 February from 7 am.

B．Thursday, 25 February from 7 am.

C．Thursday, 24 February from 7 am.

D．Tuesday, 24 February from 7 pm.

【2】What should the members do if they have questions about the sports center?

A．Call 018961821.

B．Send a letter to sport@tcd.com.

C．Get in touch with their coaches.

D．Go to the help desk from 8 am. to 8 pm.

【3】The center sends this email to tell the members that _________.

A．the swimming pool will be opened again.

B．swimming here will cost more money.

C．there is a new sport in the sports center.

D．more people will become members of the sports center.

26、Jenny was a pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the supermarket, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace（珍珠项链） priced at $2.50. Her mother bought the necklace for her but she had to do some housework to pay it off. Jenny agreed. She worked very hard every day, and soon Jenny paid off the necklace. Jenny loved it so much that she wore it everywhere except when she was in the shower. Her mother had told her it would turn her neck green!

Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would read Jenny her favorite story.

One night when he finished the story, he said, "Jenny, could you give me your necklace?"

“Oh! Daddy, not my necklace!" Jenny said. "But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. Okay?"

“Oh no, darling, that's okay." Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. "Good night, little one.

A week later, her father once again asked Jenny for the necklace after her favorite story.

"Oh, Daddy, not my necklace! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She's my favourite."

"No, that's okay," her father said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. "God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams."

Several days later, when Jenny's father came in to read her a story, Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling（发抖）."Here, Daddy," she said, holding out her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father's hand.

With one hand her father held the plastic pearl necklace and with the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue box. Inside the box was a real, beautiful pearl necklace. He had had it all along. He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap necklace so he could give her a real one.

【1】What did Jenny have to do to get the plastic pearl necklace?

A. She had to help her mother do some housework.

B. She had to listen to her father tell a story every night.

C. She had to ask her father to pay for the necklace.

D. She had to give away her favorite toys to the poor children.

【2】From the text we know that_______.

A. Jenny's mother paid a lot for the plastic pearl necklace

B. Jenny didn't like Rosy and Ribbons any longer

C. Jenny didn't want to get the real pearl necklace from her father

D. Jenny liked the plastic pearl necklace very much.

【3】Jenny's father asked for her plastic pearl necklace again and again in order to_______.

A. keep it for himself   B. donate it

C. train her character   D. throw it away

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A. A Lovely Girl

B. A Pearl Necklace

C. Father and Daughter

D. An Unforgettable Childhood

27、Water is the most common substance(物质) found on the earth, but less than 1% of the earth’s water is suitable for drinking. More than 1,000,000,000 people around the world survive on just over 1 gallon of water a day. Probably more than 3,000,000,000 people may suffer from not having enough water by the year 2025.

You are considered lucky if you live in a country where you can drink water out of your kitchen tap or bathroom tap. People in some countries have to pay for drinking water at home. So clean water is one of our most valuable natural resources(资源).  In fact, people waste(浪费) so much clean water today. In factories lots of water is wasted. At home many people are not taking showers but still baths, and many are brushing their teeth with the tap turned on. Children are no longer taught how to save water.

You can save clean water in many ways. For example, if you keep gold fish, the tank water excellent for garden plants. And when you wash a milk bottle, pour(倒) the water on your house plants. Putting a brick into your toilet tank may help use less water, saving many gallons over a long time.

Using rainwater is another simple way to save clean water. You can use rainwater to wash your hands after gardening, flush the toilet, and wash your car, your pet, your driveway when they are dirty.  For the same reason, people in Malaysia are encouraged to use rainwater. If one has a house with a small garden, he would buy a huge plastic tank to keep rainwater for their daily life.

【1】 According to the passage, one of the ways to save water is _______.

A. to stop keeping gold fish

B. to pay much for drinking water

C. to use it in a clever way

D. to educate those who waste water

【2】The underlined word “flush” means “_______”.

A. clean something with water B. pour water over something

C. make something wet with water   D. get water out of something

【3】People are encouraged to use rainwater _______.

A. so that is can make our life easier

B. so that clean water can be kept for other uses

C. because it is free and easy to get

D. because there is no clean water left for them

【4】We can learn from the passage ______.

A. when man can’t live without water

B. where there is no water resource

C. why there is less water on the earth

D. how important it is to save water

28、A long time ago, there was an emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺) singing very【1】(beauty).

One day the emperor heard about this little bird's beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingale's voice, he said, "Put her in a golden cage, 【2】she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her. "

The little bird was so【3】(happy) about being kept in the cage that she【4】(stop) singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird 【5】 him. The bird could sing very beautifully,【6】. The emperor was pleased.

Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor became very weak. One morning, while【7】(lie) in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again.【8】the robot bird couldn't sing any more. Suddenly the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her【9】beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each day.

After the emperor was well，he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴) him for his love and【10】 (kind).

29、   Every Friday I went to a senior nursing home. It seemed as if it needed _______, but little did I know it would help me too.

During my _______visit, I helped to polish(擦光)some ladies' nails(指甲). One woman asked me many questions. After she was satisfied with my answers, she started to share some of her hidden hurt. By listening to her, I realized I had helped her a lot: she looked _______from some of her past pains.

When she finished, she told me_________that encouraged me to visit the nursing home for the second time and the following every week. She said, "You're the only person I was able to tell this to. The other volunteers are too busy to _______ me. You'll come back next week, right?" After hurriedly blowing on her newly coated nails, I smiled and _______, "Yes, I'll see you next Friday." That day, I was pleased by the _______that I had helped somebody. I realized an action as simple as listening became something much more.

During every second I spent there, I realized how much of a difference my _______ could have on the lives of others. The hardest part of living there is that it breaks the human connection _______those in today's society and the nursing home.

Every moment I spend chatting is a chance to tie that connection again, to share their worries, and to shape someone's life. In turn, that ____________ also shapes me. I not only learn about life and experiences outside of school, but also receive the gift of being part of this process-this connection between humans.

【1】A.courage B.money C.help

【2】A.first B.last C.next

【3】A.sure B.relaxed C.scared

【4】A.anything B.nothing C.something

【5】A.listen to B.talk to C.hear about

【6】A.greeted B.promised C.asked

【7】A.belief B.dream C.fact

【8】A.ways B.actions C.experiences

【9】A.between B.among C.with

【10】A.connection B.chat C.moment