2023学年青海省重点中学英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题含解析

1、2023学年九上英语期末模拟测试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。. 单项选择1、1 wanted to explain, but he didnt give me any _.AchanceBwayCtopicDexcuse2、With the _ of the washing machine, people have more free time to relax.Ainvitation Binve

2、ntion Ccondition Dsituation3、What about the fire happened yesterday?Not serious. Before the firemen came, it had been _ by the villagers.Aput away Bput up Cput on Dput out4、Do you have _ready for the spring trip?No. I still have to buy some fruit.AsomethingBanythingCeverythingDnothing5、 How much wil

3、l you be paid?- I dont do it for money, but for experience. _, its volunteer work.AHoweverBBesidesCFinallyDPossibly6、In 2000, we _ to the Great Wall and had a good time there.Ago BwentCwill goDhave gone7、-Dad, I had a quarrel with my deskmate yesterday. Could you tell me_ to ask for forgiveness from

4、 him?-Of course. You can say sorry to him first.Awhat I should doBhow can I speakCwhere I can find himDwhen I could come back8、 The boy misses his parents very much. So he does. They _ the hometown for nearly two years.Ahave left Bhas left Chave been away from Dwill leave9、 will the next high-speed

5、train to Beijing arrive, Dad?In about 15 minutes.AHow soonBHow longCHow often10、A good learner connects what he reads _ what he sees around him.Ain Bon Cfor Dwith. 完形填空11、 One hot afternoon, a poor farmer was digging his field. Suddenly, his spade(铲) hit something. It was a big metal 1 , which was b

6、ig enough to boil rice for more than one hundred people. “It does not seem to be of any use to me. I will dig 2 . Maybe I will find something else.” thought the farmer. He 3 to dig.He worked so hard that he soon got tired. Then he threw the spade into the pot 4 and went to have a rest under the tree

7、. When he got up to leave, he could not 5 his eyes. There were one hundred spades in the pot. What a 6 pot!After that, he put a 7 into the pot. Then he found one hundred mangoes in the pot. 8 that pot, he became a rich man. The King came to know of the pot, 9 he was very greedy(贪婪的). “ I want to fin

8、d out the 10 of the magical pot. If it is valuable, it should be 11 , ” the King thought. So，at once, he ordered his men to bring the farmer and his pot.The King 12 the pot and did not know what to do. He thought, “Let me see what is inside this pot that makes this pot so magical? He slipped(滑)and 1

9、3 inside the pot. After climbing up out of the magical pot, he was 14 to find that there were one hundred Kings.All the Kings then 15 among themselves and died. This magical pot has killed the King himself!1AbottleBbowlCplateDpot2AhigherBnearerCdeeperDearlier3AchoseBdecidedChopedDcontinued4Acareless

10、lyBcarefullyChopefullyDhopelessly5AfixBbelieveCopenDclose6AexcitingBterribleCmagicalDbeautiful7AmangoBspadeCkingDman8AInBWithCWithoutDBy9AbutBsoCorDand10ApriceBsecretCcostDwealth11AmyBmineCyoursDhis12Alooked afterBfound outCput awayDlooked at13AfellBjumpedCjoinedDfelt14ArelaxedBexcitedCshockedDbored

11、15AstayedBcompetedCdiscussedDfought. 语法填空12、语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Taking public transportation in the United States, you can often see people reading books on 1 way to school or work. But in China, I hardly see people reading 2 their free time.Are peoples attitud

12、es toward reading 3 (difference) here? Not really. Data (数据) released by Amazon China show that Chinese people still read a lot. They 4 (simple) prefer e-books over regular books.However, other data show that reading is still 5 (popular) in the US than in China. Is there a reason for this difference

13、? Im not sure. What I do know is that China has a rich history of literature (文学). From classic novels like Romance of the Three Kingdoms to the modern science-fiction epic The Three-Body Problem, Chinese authors 6 (create) many fantastic works so far.Perhaps the difference starts from childhood. Re

14、ading textbooks and doing homework can make you feel quite tired. By the time you finish it, you might not feel like reading for 7. Chinese students surely have to read more and do more homework 8 American students. So its no wonder that they might not want to read much in their spare time.9 learnin

15、g to love reading can be great. Reading can open doors to places, people and ideas that you cannot imagine. Even just a single book has the power to change your own 10 (person) beliefs and attitudes. Where will your next book take you?. 阅读理解A13、In life, everyone once struggles for a dream, whether i

16、ts successful or not. I still clearly remember one day when I was in high school. I saw on a website that Chinas Got Talents mass-election(海选)for the best singers was going on. I was very excited and decided to go and try out. But it wasnt as easy as I had thought. When I got there, I saw at least 1

17、00 people already waiting in line. My hands started to sweat and shake as my turn got close. I got up and started singing, but I sang so badly that I stopped before I even finished the song. Afterwards I quickly said goodbye to my friends and walked home crying. I thought that I would never be able

18、to show my face in public again. However, after about a year, that terrible experience became a funny memory. I realized that I didnt need to care about losing that dream, because I made a new and more realistic one. Im good at English, as well as other subjects. I made it my goal to get accepted in

19、to Columbia University. Columbia is hard to get into, and about 1,300 students from all over the world are accepted every year. Though it is hard to get into, I think my dream will come true someday by working hard.1As a _student, the writer took part in Chinas Got Talents mass-election.Aprimary sch

20、ool Bmiddle school Chigh school Duniversity2As the writers turn got close,_.Ahe felt very nervous and uneasy Bhe got up and started singingCmore than 100 people were waiting in line Dhe decided to go and try out.3When the writer went back home,_.Aall his friends were with him Bhe thought it a shame

21、to have sung so badlyChe was very excited and decided to try out again. DA, B and C4What does the underlined word “realistic” mean in the second paragraph?A有意义的 B现实的 C有创新的 D有趣的5After about a year, the writer_.Agot accepted into Columbia University Bstill cared about losing the dream of becoming a si

22、ngerCmade a new dream to get into Columbia University Dmade a new dream to get into high schoolB14、If you need to call your parents but your phone is not with you，can you remember their numbers？To remember11numbers is not difficultHowever，because of the smart phone（智能手机）, many of us are losing this

23、ability, Record Japan reported. Whats more, smart phones weaken our skills at giving directions as well as skilling face-to-face communications .Even when friends are having a meal together，its common for most of them to check their phones. According to a report by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers，an

24、American company，Chinese people spend on average170 minutes on their smart phones dailyFor students，an addiction to smartphones does no good for studying. Research by Japans Education Ministry shows that children who spend more than four hours a day on their phones perform much worse in school tests

25、 than those who play with their phones for 30 minutes a day. Its true that the smartphone has made our lives easier. But many also think they spend too much time on it, and this is bad for their study or work. People are trying to change that. A new app called Forest was introduced this month. It le

26、ts users plant a seed(种子) that grows into a tree over the next 30 minutes . During the half hour, users cannot use their phones, or the tree will die.A restaurant in Los Angeles, US, gives people a 5 percent discount(折扣) if they dont check their phones during a meal. Owner Mark Gold said that he hop

27、ed it could give people a way to enjoy their meal and actually talk with friends and family in person.1Because of the smart phone，people_Acan remember rnumbers betterBare better at giving directionsChave less face-to-face communicationDlike to have meals together with friends2According to the resear

28、ch in Japan，_AChinese people spend nearly three hours on smart phones dailyBstudents who use smart phones for over two hours daily do better in testsCsmart phones make students lives and study easierDspending too much time on smart phones is bad for their studies3What does the app Forest aim to do？_

29、ATo call on people to care about treesBTo introduce a new gameCTo help people spend less time on their phonesDTo make people focused（专注的）on their phones4The underlined wordaddictionprobably means_in ChineseA研究B沉溺C购买D向往5What does the article mainly talk about？_AThe advantages of smart phonesBThe disa

30、dvantages of smart phonesCThe quality of people using smart phonesDThe changes of smart phonesC15、Speaking English is not only about using proper grammar, but also about understanding the culture. Here is some important advice to remember when speaking English in the United States.Americans have dif

31、ficulties understanding foreign accents. Many Americans are not used to foreign accents. This requires patience from both of you.Talk about places: Americans love to talk about places. When speaking to a stranger, ask them where they come from and then say something about that place. For example: “O

32、h, I have a friend who worked in Los Angeles. He says its a beautiful place to live in.” Most Americans will then willingly talk about their experiences of living in or visiting that city or place.Talk about work: It is common for Americans to ask “What do you do?” Its not considered impolite as in

33、some countries and is a popular topic of discussion between strangers.Talk about sports: Americans love sports! However, they love American sports. When speaking about football, most Americans understand “American football”, not soccer.Be careful when expressing ideas about race, religion or other s

34、ensitive（敏感的）topics:The United States is a society with different cultures. Americans are very sensitive to other cultures and ideas.1For Americans, the question “what do you do?” is _.Acommon Bimpolite Cboring Dsurprising2What can we learn about Americans?AThey like to learn foreign accents.BThey a

35、re willing to talk about places.CThey prefer soccer to American football.DThey accept other ideas and cultures easily.3The writer gives some advice mainly on _.Atalking with AmericansBworking with AmericansCspeaking American EnglishDunderstanding American societyD16、 Welcome to Sunshine Hotel. We wi

36、ll make your stay as enjoyable as possible. We hope we will give you the best service.Room Service: You can use the service 24 hours a day. Phone the Information Desk, and your message will be passed on to the room waiter.Dining Room: You can have three meals a day in the dining room. Breakfast is s

37、erved from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a. m. Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00 a. m. If you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your door before 6:00 a.m. Lunch is from 12:00 a.m. to 2:30 p. m. Dinner is from 6:30 to 8:00 p. m. Telephones: To make a phone

38、 call, dial “0” for Information Desk to put you through with the room waiter . There are also public telephones near the Information Desk. Tell Information Desk if early calls are needed. Shop: The hotel shop is open from 9:00 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. Coffee House: You can drink coffee here at the follow

39、ing time: 12:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.; 8:00 p.m. 1:20 a.m.Other Services: There is a cinema in the hotel. Films begin at 7:00 p.m. on Sundays and Wednesdays. Hot water is offered 24 hours. There is also a big swimming pool in the hotel. You can enjoy yourself at any time if you like. It is free. We are alwa

40、ys ready to help you.1You would see this passage _.Ain a hotel dining roomBat the entrance of a small family hotelCin a bedroom of a large hotelDin the hotel shop2What would you do if you want room service at midnight?APhone the Information DeskBGo to the Information DeskCPhone the room waiterDFill

41、in a card3If you want to have your breakfast at a quarter past seven in your room, you should _.Acall the Information DeskBgo to the coffee house to have itCgo to the hotel dining roomDfill in a card and hang it outside your room before 6:00 a.m.4If you want to have a two hours business talk in the

42、coffee house, you may go there at _.A10:00a.m.B12:00a.m.C1:00a.m.D11:30a.m.5The passage tells us that you can _.Aget about six services from the hotelBgo shopping at any time in the hotelCsee a film when you want toDgo to the coffee house once a weekE17、When my daughter was in primary school, one da

43、y she brought home 4 tiny trees, which were given to the students by the school to plant. None of them looked very strong but with a hope for the future.I planted them in our backyard. Over the years an accident brought an end to three of them. All that was left was a weak tree. It grew very slowly

44、and never got very tall. I noticed a few years ago that it was starting to die. The needles on the branches had turned brown. Only the top third of the tree was still green.Last summer I did my best to save it but it was useless. This morning I went out and looked at it again. I was deciding on whet

45、her it would be better to just cut it down.As I walked over to take a closer look at it, however, I noticed something moving within the needles. It was a bird patiently building a nest in the top branches.I smiled when I looked at it and decided that maybe this old tree had some life and usefulness

46、left in it yet. It may not be healthy or pretty but it was still giving a bird a home and oxygen (氧气) to this world.This tree reminded me of something too. All of our lives have purpose. All of our lives have meaning. It doesnt matter if we are young and strong or old and sickly. Until our last brea

47、th there are things for us to do, love for us to give, and joy for us to share. Until our last moment here we can help to make this world a better and more beautiful place.1None of the tiny trees looked _.AshortBtallCweakDstrong2A few years later, _ of the trees still grew slowly in the backyard.Aon

48、eBtwoCthreeDfour3The writer did not cut down the tree because _.Ait was still a young treeBit was giving a bird homeCit was growing very wellDit was an old and big treeF18、Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing when you are ha

49、ppy.Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area th

50、at an animal, usually the male animal, considers as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species(物种) are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and frighten

51、you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting(筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether h

52、e can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a birds song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.Birds sing loudest in spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.You can see that birds have a language of their own. M

53、ost of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.1（小题1）Some scientists believe that most of the time birds singing is actually _.Aan expression of happiness Ba way of warningCan expression of anger Da way of greeting2（小题2）What does the underlined word “territory” mean?AAn area which a bird considers to be its own.BAn area for which birds fight against each other.CA place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.DA place where families of other species are not welcome.3（小题3）Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?ABecause they want to invite m