2023届广东省肇庆市端州区九年级英语第一学期期末监测试题含解析

1、2022-2023学年九上英语期末模拟试卷注意事项：1 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。. 单项选择1、Ellen, I picked up a white pen under your chair. Is this yours?Oh, yes. Its _. Thank yo

2、u, Lisa.AsheBhisCmineDyour2、Its a /bd/ habit to put off todays work till tomorrow.AbadBbagCbatDbed3、After the discussion, the students asked their teacher next.Awhich to doBwhat to doChow to doDwhen to do4、- Why not_bike riding with us tomorrow afternoon?- I prefer_TV at home.Ago, to watchBgoing, to

3、 watchingCto go, watchingDgoing, watching5、You wont want to visit any other mountain if you have seen wu yue, but you wont wish to see even wu yue_you return from Mount Huangshan.Athough Bunless Cuntil Dafter6、 Can we play soccer here? No, you _ play it near the road. Thats too dangerous!AcanBmayCwo

4、ntDmustnt7、Did you know what I said just now？Sorry，I_a phoneAwill answerBam answeringChave answeredDwas answering8、- What a pity! You missed the beginning of the movie, it _ for 10 minutes.- Oh, a traffic jam!Abegan B stated C has been on D has been off9、There is _ pollution in the world. We must st

5、op it.Amuch tooBtoo muchCmany tooDtoo many10、What a terrible experience I had just now. _, you are safe now. Thats the main thing.AAnywayBExactlyCOtherwiseDMoreover. 完形填空11、The Shirt of a Happy ManOnce upon a time, in a rich and beautiful country, there lived an unhappy king. He slept 1 and didnt fe

6、el like eating. The queen and his people worried about him very much. One day ,a doctor was called in to examine the king. But he couldnt find 2 with his body. It was all in his mind. He said the king needed the shirt of a happy person to wear. Then the prime minister, the kings banker and the palac

7、e singer were called to the palace. But they all had 3 worries.They werent happy, either. The prime minister thought many people were trying to 4 ,then he would lose his power. The banker was afraid 5 his money. The singer said he couldnt get freedom because he always worried about being followed by

8、 6 7 ,the kings top general was told to go out and find a happy man in three days time.Two days passed, the general still couldnt find a happy man. Everyone had their ownproblems, Just as he was about to give up, he saw a poor man 8 happily on the street. The general didnt understand why the poor ma

9、n was so happy, though he seemed to have 9 power, money or fame. So he went up to the poor man and asked him about the reason. The poor man said he was happy because he had everything he wanted, and he didnt want to have what he couldnt have. Hearing this, the general was excited. The poor man was t

10、he Happy Man. So he asked the poor man to give his shirt 10 the king.Shirt? said the poor man in surprise, “I dont own any shirts!”1Abadly Bbad Cworse2Asomething wrong Bwrong anything Canything wrong3Amuch Ba lot of Clot of4Atake his place Bkeep his place Cmake his place5Alosing Bto lose Close6Athe

11、other Bother Cothers7AIn the end BBy the end CAt the end8Asinging Bsing Cto sing9Anever Bnot Cno10A/ Bto Cfor. 语法填空12、语法填空One sheep, two sheep. 632 sheep. still awake.People always believe that counting sheep1(be) helpful to their sleep. But does it2(real) work?Scientists at Oxford University tested

12、 it. Two sleep researchers looked at the people who had3(difficult) in sleeping. They divided them4different groups. Then they asked them to try all kinds of ways to help5(they) fall asleep quickly.Surprisingly, it6(take) those who were asked to count sheep more time to fall asleep than those who we

13、rent. But when they were asked to imagine a relaxing picture- a beach, for e7, they fell asleep about twenty minutes8(soon) than before, according to a report in The New York Times.“Sometimes, counting tasks are OK, b9they are thought as stressful by many people,” Dr. Richards told ABC News.“As10res

14、ult, it may be a good way to try imagining colored fish slowly swimming in a river to help you sleep at night,” suggested Richards. 阅读理解A13、Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two w

15、indows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing his bill for his work. .My wife said to me，quietly，“Thats his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said loudly, Its a beautiful table, dear, isnt it?I wont decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.Henry laughed

16、 and gave me his bill for the work. It said：BILLOne dining table June 10，2013Cost of wood $ 17.00Paint（油漆） $ 1.50Work，8 hours（1 an hour) $ 8.00Total（总计） $ 36.50BILLOne dining table June 10，2013Cost of wood $ 17.00Paint（油漆） $ 1.50Work，8 hours（1 an hour) $ 8.00Total（总计） $ 36.50When I was looking at th

17、e bill，Henry said，its been a fine day，hasnt it? Quite sunny.”Yes,” I said. Im glad it is only the 10th of June.”Me too” , said Henry. If you wait, itll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.”Yes. Hotter and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, wont they，Henry?”Henr

18、y looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little embarrassed smile in his two blue eyes. It seemed that he had done wrong. I gave his bill back to him.If it isnt too much trouble, Henry, ” I said，Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”I paid him $26. 50 and he ran away in a hurry.

19、1When the writer got home, Henry _.Awas talking with the writers wife Bwas waiting for himChad finished the dinning table Dhad drunk ten cups of tea2Henry talked about weather when the writer was looking at the bill because _.Ahe didnt know how to say except weatherBhe wanted the writer to look at t

20、he bill carefullyChe wanted to tell the writer what the weather was likeDhe didnt want the writer to go through the bill carefully3The writer thought Henry would ask for _dollars if he made a dining table on the last day of June.A26.50 B56. 50C46.50 D20.004When the writer gave him the money, Henry w

21、as _Aembarrassed BangryCsurprised Dsad5From the story we know that Henry _Adidnt make a mistake in the billBgot $36. 50 for his work in the endChad written out the bill before the writer got homeDwanted to try to get more money for his workB14、 Bill was a boy of 15. His parents went to gambling (赌博)

22、 day and night. Nobody cared about him. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didnt like him, nor did his classmates play with him. Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up. One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bills class. She was a sm

23、iling, beautiful woman. Bill was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldnt take his eyes off his teachers; yet, still he failed. It was Miss Jones class. She was asking a question. Id like the smartest boy to answer my question. Then she said loudly, Bill, please! Bill was surprised.

24、 And he stood up without a word. Just try it! I believe you can! After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill. She told him that she cared about him and believed in him. Bill thought a lot that evening. From then on he arrived at school on time every day. Miss Jones helped him with his homewor

25、k in the afternoon. She even cooked delicious food for him. She told Bill, Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it. Later, Miss Jones gave another exam. Bill did it with all his heart. He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam. Now Bill discovered that not only could he learn

26、, but he could do it well. A change took place in Bills heart. You see, one teacher saved one boy, its simple.1Nobody looked after Bill because _.AHis parents moved to another cityBHe lived with his grandmotherCHis parents went gambling all the timeDHe was silent2Bill always failed in the exams at f

27、irst because he _.Awent gamblingBtalked in classCdidnt answer questionsDalmost gave himself up3Miss Jones changed Bill by _.Adoing homework for himBencouraging and helping himCgiving Bill another examDcooking delicious food for him4From the passage we can learn _.AMiss Jones was a loving and careful

28、 teacherBBills parents cared about him very muchCMiss Jones loved to answer Bills questionDBill didnt like to play with his classmates5Which may be the best title for the passage?AParents DutyBA Lazy BoyCA Boys ChangeDA Strict TeacherC15、 If you had billions of dollars, would you donate almost all o

29、f it to charity? Well, thats what Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, just said he would do.Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan promised to give 90% of their Facebook shares to society. Right now that is about $ 45 billion, and they plan to donate the money to things like science and ed

30、ucation. Many billionaires have done similar things. Bill Gates, creator of Microsoft, made The Giving Pledge, an activity in which billionaires promise to donate more than half of their wealth to charities. This started in 2010, and now 139 people from 15 countries joined it.But giving back and hel

31、ping others isnt just for big billionaires. People like Zuckerberg and Gates may have more to give, but people with less are doing it, too.Especially around the holidays，people want to do their part and give back to people who are less lucky than them.Schools may have food collections where people b

32、ring a few food items，and together they can make a big donation to places like homeless peoples homes.People also host special events like concerts or runs to be creative while raising money.Regular people donate whatever they can to US charities like the United Way and the American Red Cross.Then t

33、hese charities are able to help US communities in different ways like education，health and improving the lives of the poor.These individual（个人的）donations come together to make a big difference.1Mark Zuckerberg promised to donate _.A90%of their Facebook shares to societyBhalf of his wealth to the cha

34、ritiesCall of his money to charitiesD45 billion yuan to society2What does the underlined word“shares”mean？A分享B股份C给予D参与3According to Paragraph 3，The Giving Pledge _.Astarted just ten years agoBis a charity to raise moneyChas attracted 139 peopleDis only for US people4According to this passage，regular

35、 people _.Aget help from rich peopleBhold special events to celebrate holidaysChelp the people who is less luckyDcollect food in homeless peoples home5What can we learn from the story？AIts rich peoples duty to give more money.BThere are more charities in the US than in China.CThe poor should work ha

36、rd to make a living.DEveryone can do their part to help others.D16、Winners ClubYou choose to be a winner!The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account(交易账户)where you receive a key-

37、card so you can get to your money 24/7-thats 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!Its a club with impressive features for teenagers:No account keeping fees!Youre no millionaire so we dont expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!Excellent interest rates!You wa

38、nt your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits(储蓄)without taking them out in a month.ConvenientTeenagers are busy-we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy

39、tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet. You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!Mega magazine includedAlong with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of goo

40、d ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian(监护人)bu

41、t it is easy. We cant wait to hear from you. Its the best way to choose to be a winner!1Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?ASpecial gifts are ready for parents.BThe bank opens only on work days.CServices are convenient for its members.DFees are necessary for the accounting keeping

42、.2The underlined word “permission” in the last paragraph probably means_.Apromise Bagreement Ctrust Dpraise3What is the purpose of this passage?ATo set up a club. BTo provide part-time jobs.CTo organize kid-parent activities. DTo introduce a new banking service.E17、Without flowers, many plants would

43、 not be able to reproduce (繁殖) and many insects would not be able to get enough food to live. Here are some interesting facts about flowers plants. Most plants grow flowers each year, but some take much longer. The century plant (龙舌兰) grows only one flower and then it dies! Even more amazing is a pl

44、ant from South America called Puya raimondii. It doesnt grow a flower until it is 150 years old, and after that it dies, too. The smallest flowering plant in the world is thought to be the common watermeal (无根萍). Its leaves are only 1mm across! Bamboo has amazing flowering habits. There are many dif

45、ferent kinds of bamboo in the world. And they have different flowering habits. A few flower each year, but most wait much longer. What is amazing is that all bamboo of the same kind will flower almost at the same time, where it is 6 growing! Nobody knows why. The white flower of the Amazon water lil

46、y (睡莲)is the size of a football, and the flower turns purple after it has been pollinated (授粉). The Caucasian lime can grow in Britain. Its flowers arepoisonousto bees. If they touch the flowers, they will die.1Which of the following plants needs the longest time to grow flowers?AThe bamboo. BThe wa

47、termeal.CThe Puya raimondii. DThe Caucasian lime.2From the fourth paragraph we know that _.Abamboo is the most amazing plant in the worldBall kinds of bamboo grow beautiful flowers every yearCthe flowers of a bamboo is as large as the size of a footballDthe same kind of bamboo will grow flowers at t

48、he same time3The Amazon water lilys white flowers can _.Achange color Bgrow longCkill bees Dattract insects4The underlined word “poisonous” in the last paragraph means “_” in Chinese.A有香味的 B有毒的C有吸引力的 D有营养的5Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AMany insects get their food from flow

49、ers.BAfter growing a flower, the century plant will grow better.CThe common watermeal has the smallest leaves in the world.DBees will die if they touch the leaves of the Caucasian lime.F18、My sister Alice and I have been trying to get people to stop dropping cigarette butts(烟头)for seven years. One d

50、ay, we were walking in our hometown and saw hundreds of cigarette butts on the ground. They made the town look so ugly that we decided to start a group to make people dropping butts. We called it “No Butts About It”.At first, we drew pictures with “The Earth is not your ashtray(烟灰缸)”written on them.

51、 We put the pictures around our hometown-in parks, by beaches, and along roads. We wanted to make people understand that dropping butts hurts the environment. Most smokers dont think that dropping butts hurts the Earth. But it does, and all rubbish does!Later, we wrote to companies and asked them fo

52、r money to help us. We used the money to buy ashtrays to give to smokers. We wanted smokers to carry the ashtrays with them so they didnt have to drop butts.At the moment, we are trying to get cigarette companies to put an ashtray in each pack of cigarettes. Some companies want to do it. Many people

53、 have started to join our group since it began. Today there are 45 other “No Butts About It” groups in America. Now there even groups in England, Australia, and India! Many newspapers have written about my sister and me over the last seven years. And we have won many prizes for what we do. But we ar

54、e not interested in prizes. We just want to make the Earth a better and cleaner place for animals, plants and people.One day, it will be.1What did the writer think about the cigarette butts in the first place?AThey made the town smelly. BThey made the town unhealthy.CThey made the town dirty. DThey made the town poor.2What does the writer do with the cigarette butts?AGive ashtrays to the smokers. BStop people buying cigarettes.CPick up the cigarette butts. DWin prizes for starting groups.3The writer put