2024-2025学年（下）莆田九年级质量检测英语

1、   Da Mao(大毛) and Er Shun(二顺) are two giant pandas (大熊猫) that have made the Calgary Zoo in Canada their home since 2018. They were expected to live there until 2023. 64. However, they will come back to China earlier than expected.

The zoo announced the news on May 12, saying the decision was made due to COVID-19 travel restrictions (限制). The restrictions have made it more challenging for the zoo to get bamboo for the pandas to eat, Global News reported.

65. According to the zoo, 99 percent of a giant panda's diet (饮食) is made up of fresh bamboo. Each adult giant panda eats around 40 kg of bamboo a day.

“We believe the best and safest place for Er Shun and Da Mao to be during these challenging times is where bamboo is easy to get,” said Dr CI e ment Lanthier, president of the Calgary Zoo.

【1】______________________________________

【2】_____________________________________

2、The math teacher got angry with me when I did not ________ him in class yesterday.

A. look for   B. take care   C. pay attention to

3、—I’m sorry I am late, Mr. Brown.

—_____. Come in, please.

A.I’m not sure B.I’m thirsty C.I’m afraid not D.Never mind

4、—Why is the shop still closed？It is already ten o’clock．

—Because the owner is on holiday today．You can come again tomorrow afternoon________2:30 and 6:00．

A．at

B．between

C．from

D．about

5、James,I'm too tired. Let's stop   a rest.

A. having   B. have   C. to having   D. to have

6、________ you've tasted them, you can't imagine how delicious the dishes are.

A.Because B.Although C.Unless D.So

7、The waiter served some delicious food   us.

A.for B.to C.with D.of

8、If he keeps on working so hard, he’ll ____ under the pressure of work.

A. break down   B. break up   C. break out   D. break into

9、Our environment is in great danger. Maybe we should ____________ a way to protect it.

A. come from   B. come up with   C. come on   D. come out

10、—Will you go shopping with Mary this afternoon?

—I’m not sure ________ she will come. If she ________ come, I will go alone.

A．if; won’t

B．if; will

C．whether; won’t

D．whether; doesn’t

11、 The neighbours ready for a barbecue when we came by yesterday afternoon.

A. will get   B. were getting C. would get D. got

12、—What do you think of the program I am a singer Ⅲ ?

—______ exciting program it is! I like it very much.

A. What B. How   C. What an   D. How a

13、—Can you set up a time to give a talk about Africa?

—Sorry, ________ Peter ________ I have been there.

A.not only; but also B.either; or C.neither; nor

14、 —I’ve prepared everything for the barbecue.

—Do you mean we   bring anything with us?

A. can’t B. shouldn’t  C. mustn’t  D. needn’t

15、—Why don't you buy a car and then travel to Shanghai during the summer vacation?

—I'd like to, but I can't afford________both.

A.to pay for B.paying for C.pay for

16、The meeting is very important. We ____ be late.

A. needn’t   B. can’t   C. may not   D. mustn’t

17、Please keep quiet! My little brother now.

A. sleeps B. slept C. is sleeping D. was sleeping

18、–Would you come and pick me up?

– ________.

A.That sounds interesting B.That’s a good idea

C.Never mind D.Okay. Any time

19、—The television isn’t working ________.

—We should have it repaired as soon as possible.

A．easily

B．loudly

C．closely

D．properly

20、Was that English exam hard?

A.No. It was a piece of cake. B.No. A cake.

C.The piece cake. D.Cake.

21、I’d love to visit Kunming _________ is in the southwest of China.

A.where B.it C.that

22、根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话意义连贯、完整。

A: Do you know the earthquake in China not long ago?

B: 【1】______________________. But I only know a little about the earthquake.

A: Many people died and got hurt in the earthquake.

B: 【2】______________________.Where did it happen?

A: It happened in Ya’an, Sichuan Province.

B: 【3】_______________________?

A: It happened on April 20th, 2013.

B: 【4】________________________?

A: We should try our best to help them.

B: 【5】________________________.

23、A: My six-year-old brother started school this week.

B: Oh, that's good. 【1】

A: Really? Why?

B: Oh, school was really easy.

A: Not for me. 【2】 Now I don't worry about tests, but I really used to be very nervous about them.

B: 【3】

A: Well, yes, they weren't too difficult. But I guess I wasn't used to them yet.

B: But we used to play every day after school. 【4】

A: We had to wear a school uniform. Now we can wear whatever we like.

B: 【5】 I don't like thinking about what to wear every day.

A: I don't like it, either.

A.I didn't use to like tests.

B.Now we just study all the time.

C.Now I love it.

D.But the tests in primary school were easy.

E.That’s all right.

F.Life was great when I was six.

G.I don't mind wearing a school uniform.

24、How can you buy a meal for lunch without any money in your pocket? Students in Class 9, Grade 8 at Mountain and Lake Middle School in Chengdu, Sichuan, have their ways. They give out flyers(传单), draw portraits(人物素描) and work as waiters.

The class, working in eight groups, finished the activity, Experiencing Life for Seven Hours, on March 18. “I found students waste their food in the canteen,” the class teacher, Deng Guirong, told Teens. “So I held this activity to help them understand how hard it is to make money.”

Jiang Yao, 15, and his group members stood in the streets giving out flyers for about two hours and got the money for their lunch. Then they worked as waiters in a pizza restaurant—cleaning the floor and toilets and getting food for guests. “We were busy all along, so we were terribly exhausted after the day’s hard work,” said Jiang. “We each got a pizza as a prize, which tasted much better than one I ate with my parents before.”

When Xie Ni’s group didn’t make any money in three hours, the members became nervous about their lunch. The 14 years old girl came up with the idea of drawing portraits to sell, “I sold four portraits and one tourist even paid us 100 yuan for his portrait.” said Xie.

Xie realized that life is really hard. “We have to work hard to get the money to pay for even a simple meal.” Xie said, “We must value the happy life today.”

On top of making money, each group was asked to do at least five good deeds during the seven hours. Students helped the old cross the road, gave directions to tourists and turned in a lost bus card.

【1】From the teacher’s words, we can see that the students ________

A. usually waste food on their daily life.

B. realize life is really not easy

C. Know it’s hard to make money

D. have their own ways to get food without money

【2】The underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 3 means ________

A. happy B. crazy   C. tired   D. boring

【3】In order to make money, the students have done all except_________.

A. help the old cross the road

B. give out flyers

C. draw portraits.

D. work as waiters

【4】The purpose of this activity is to ________

A. let the students get food

B. help the students learn to value their today’s life

C. help people in need

D. give the students a chance to learn to work

【5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Life Is Really Hard

B. It’s Good To Be A Volunteer

C. How To Work For People

D. Experiencing Life For Seven Hours

25、   It might be fun to use your smartphone, but be careful. Too much screen time may be harmful to your health.

First, it is bad for your eyes. A researcher called Sarah Hinkley says the problem comes from the blue light that the screen gives out. Looking at a smartphone for a long time can cause eye strain（劳损）, headaches and dry eyes. So it is a good idea to take a break every 15 minutes when you are working at a computer or using a smartphone.

Second, screen use can do harm to children’s brains. A new study shows that using screens too much can affect（影响） how children’s brains grow. If children use screens for more than one hour a day, they might have lower levels of white matter in their brains. White matter is a key to the development of language and reading skills. So it is wise to cut down the time of children using all kinds of screens.

Third, using screens too much will affect your sleep. According to a study, about 95% of the people between the ages of 13 and 64 use electronics before bed, especially the young people under 20. Doctors say that the light from those electronics at night may make you excited before you go to bed. Then it’s hard for you to get enough sleep. So you’d better turn off smartphones, TVs, and all other screens an hour before your bedtime.

To keep healthy, doctors and researchers strongly advise that you shouldn’t use screens for long hours.

【1】The blue light from your screens can cause problems except ________.

A.eyestrain B.headaches C.dry eyes D.all of the above

【2】According to the passage, you can’t sleep well because you ________.

A.take a break every 15 minutes B.have lower levels of white matter

C.use screens too much before bed D.are the people from 13 to 64

【3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Using smartphones for long hours does harm to your eyes.

B.A lot of screen time affects children’s brain growth.

C.The light from electronics at night may make you excited.

D.People of all ages mustn’t use electronics.

【4】You may read the passage in ________.

A.a science magazine B.a travel diary C.a guide book D.a novel

【5】What is the main idea of the passage?

A.The ways to keep healthy. B.The harm of using screens too much.

C.The ways to use screens. D.The advantages of using screens.

26、   Birth order—does it matter? Are you different because you are the first, second, or third child in your family—or maybe the last of nine?

A study found that first-borns have an average (平均) IQ that is three points higher than people who fall into a different place in the birth order, perhaps because first-borns often help younger brothers and sisters, which improves their own skills. In 2007, an international organization of CEOS found that 43% of CEOS are first-borns, 33% are middle children, and 23% are last-borns. First-borns are more likely (可能) to be doctors and astronauts and get higher pay.

If first-borns are more successful, last-borns are generally more agreeable. They are also more likely to be funny, possibly to get attention from all the bigger people at the dinner table. Mark Twain and Stephen Colbert were both the youngest in large families, and Jim Carrey was the youngest of four. According to a 2007 Time magazine, article, “The Power of Birth Order,” last-borns are more likely to be artists and successful businessmen.

Then there are the middle children: we have not ignored (忽视) them! Many middle children are short of one-on-one time with their parents. They often feel short-changed: the oldest gets more rights, and the youngest is “spoiled (宠坏的)”. Though they may be ignored, middle children are more likely to grow into easygoing adults.

Many factors (因素) make us who we are, but if the research is correct, birth order may be one of the most important factors.

【1】Who is most likely to be a CEO?

A.A first-born. B.A second-born. C.A last-born.

【2】What can we learn about Jim Carrey?

A.He was likely to be given low pay.

B.He was likely to be agreeable.

C.He was likely to have more rights in a family.

【3】What does the underlined word “short-changed” in Paragraph 4 probably mean in Chinese?

A.受欢迎的 B.受控制的 C.受亏待的

【4】We can learn from the research that birth order ________.

A.has no influence on IQ B.may decide who we are C.is a factor in making us powerful

【5】What would be the best title for the text?

A.Where Is Your Place in the Family?

B.What Makes You Successful in Life?

C.How Can You Grow into Big Man?

27、Willa Cather once said, "When people ask me whether writing has been a hard or easy road, I always answer with the famous saying: The end is nothing；the road is all. That is what I mean when I say writing has been a pleasure. I have never used the computer with the thought that one more task had to be done."

Like most writers, Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her, but rather for the pleasure that came in their writing. Her works were, like her, simple and full of the vigor of her days in Nebraska, where she grew from child to young womanhood and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the great plain with its wild flowers, wheat fields and rivers.

"It's a rather strange thing about the flat country," she wrote later. "It takes hold of you or it leaves you perfectly cold. A great many people find it very dull; they like a church tower, an old factory, a waterfall, the country all made to look like a German Christmas card...But when I come to the open plain, something happens. I'm home. I breathe differently."

【1】Willa Cather wrote because she found writing _____.

A. simple and lively

B. opened up a road to success

C. neither too hard nor too easy

D. interesting and enjoyable

【2】What was the place like where Cather grew up?

A. It was cold, plain and without a church.

B. It was vast, open and flat.

C. It was like a German Christmas card.

D. It was a colorful world of wild flowers.

【3】When she said "It takes hold of you or it leaves you perfectly cold.", Willa Cather  meant that _____.

A. you either love the place or hate it

B. you decide either to stay or to leave

C. some find the place warm; others find it cold

D. some find the place peaceful; others find it wild

【4】What happens when Cather comes to the open plain?

A. She breathes differently from others.

B. She wants to make the place her home.

C. She feels completely comfortable.

D. She finds the place similar to her home.

28、根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

Pigs teach us about life

China and Western countries may have different cultural beliefs about certain animals,but when it comes to pigs,People think that pigs are ugly,lazy and stupid.

Just look at the idioms（习语）and phrases in our languages. In Chinese, we have the idioms like ”Boiling a dead pig”, and “A pig looking in the mirror is still a pig”. And in English, there are expressions 【1】 “eating like a pig” and “to teach a pig to play on a flute（笛子）” .【2】of them actually have anything to do with admiration or praise.

However, that doesn’t tell the 【3】.In fact, pigs do have some fine qualities（品质）.And there’s probably no better time to clear their names than now, with the arrival of the Year of the Pig on Chinese Spring Festival in 2019.

First of all, science long ago showed that pigs aren’t 【4】 at all.In fact,pigs are “intelligently and socially similar to dogs.”They like to play. They have good long-term memories. And they know the difference【5】 those who treat them well and those who don’t.

There are lovely pig characters in cartoons too. Peppa Pig（小猪佩奇） has now become one of the most popular cartoons in 180 countries and regions. The four members in the cartoon’s pig family【6】 children from all around the world about love, friendship, and the value of family.

“People are 【7】too much attention to high speed and quick results, but McDull is slow and patient, and he will keep on fighting,【8】 difficult the road to success is.” said the creator of McDull（麦兜）, a little pig who always works hard his dreams even though he keeps failing ”He has a heart of gold.”

29、Around the corner sat an old vagrant (流浪汉), Bill, begging for money every day. One day, Sarah came up and gave him $20, a large amount of money for Bill. He was so puzzled that he asked her ______ she gave him so much money.

Sarah replied with a ______, “I believe what goes around, comes around.” With these words, she left happily ______ knowing something might happen to her. After she left, Bill found a ______ in his cup. Immediately he realized it should be Sarah’s.

He looked all around but couldn’t find her anywhere. Just as he gave up, he happened to com across a pawn shop (当铺). And after a few minutes, he decided to go inside to see how much this ring is worth.

“Four thousand dollars?” he was ______, “I wouldn’t have to sleep on the street for months, if...” To sell or not, he was lost in thought. ______, he took back the ring and left away.

For next weeks, he ______ looking for Sarah, but ended up with no result. Tired and hopeless, one day he knocked on the door of a bookstore. Unexpectedly, there sat Sarah, working as usual.

Sarah was surprised in tears, “But I don’t understand. Why did you ______ the ring? It could bring you plenty of ______ and even change your life.”

“It’s the least I could do.” Bill explained, “It was a wise lady who teaches ______ what goes around, comes around.”

Thankful and tally moved, Sarah shared this story on the web to help collect money for Bill. Only within a few days, she received over $100,000. Then on a spring morning, in Bill’s cup, there was a cheque (支票) with a note, saying “What goes around, comes around”.

【1】

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．where

【2】

A．joke

B．trick

C．smile

D．hug

【3】

A．after

B．before

C．by

D．without

【4】

A．ring

B．book

C．coin

D．note

【5】

A．shocked

B．pleased

C．worried

D．scared

【6】

A．Therefore

B．Finally

C．Badly

D．Though

【7】

A．finished

B．enjoyed

C．stopped

D．kept

【8】

A．have

B．return

C．sell

D．buy

【9】

A．fame

B．time

C．luck

D．money

【10】

A．her

B．him

C．me

D．them