河北省定州市2023学年英语九年级第一学期期末学业质量监测试题含解析

1、2023学年九上英语期末模拟测试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。. 单项选择1、 Mike, can you explain _? Im sorry, Mum. I was listening to music and didnt hear it.Awhy everything in the house was in a messBwhy nobo

2、dy answered the phone when I called youChow you could finish the homework in such a short timeDhow you can make the robot work since there is no power2、I went shopping _the rain.AbecauseBalthoughCin spite ofDso3、A new hospital _ near our school next year.Awas builtBwill be builtChas been builtDis bu

3、ilt4、- Morn, do you like my drawing?- _! I have never seen a better one.AHow terrible B What wonderful C How beautiful D What delicious5、Could you tell me _ ?He rides his bike.Ahow does he go to workBhow he goes to workCwhat does he doDwhere he goes6、_ popular the shared bikes in our city are! They

4、really make our life greener and more convenient.AWhat BWhat a CHow DHow a7、What was your father doing when you got home yesterday?Hedinner at that time.AcooksBwas cookingCis cookingDwill cook8、How often do you write to your cousin in Francisco?_. Im busy preparing for my exams these days.ASeldomBOf

5、tenCAlways9、Did Toms parents go to the meeting yesterday?-Yes, _ of them did, but _ spoke.Aeach; noneBboth; noneCneither; bothDboth; neither10、There _ a basketball match between Class Two and Class Four this afternoon.Ais going to be Bwill have Cis going to have. 完形填空11、Jennie sat at her window as u

6、sual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face,“What a long day this is going to be!”Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off 1 hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.“What a nice 2 ,”said Jennie to h

7、erself, as the boy ran out of sight.“It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up 3 smile.”George, the little boy, told his mother about that 4 girl when he got back home,“She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”“Why not give her some 5 ?”said his

8、 mother. George agreed.The next morning, as Jennie 6 at he window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said,“Can I come in?”Jennie told him 7 to get into the house. Opening th

9、e door to Jennies gentle“Come in”, George said, “Ive brought you some flowers.”“Are they for me?”said Jennie 8 “How kind you are,”she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap.“Ive 9 received any flower since we moved to the town.”“Did you live in the countryside?”asked George, 10 the old, sma

10、ll and empty room.“Yes,”said Jennie.Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She 11 walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick 12 so many years that their money was all

11、 gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.George told his parents 13 They decided to help her. More and more people in the 14 gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.A few months later, Jennie and her mother 15 flower shop. People could

12、 always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on her face.1Aher Bhis Cyour Dmy2Ahouse Bdoor Csmile Dschoolbag3Aand Bbut Cas Dor4Arich Blucky Cbad Dpoor5Amoney Bflowers Cclothes Dfood6Adanced Bcried Csat Dlaughed7Ahow Bwho Cwhen Dwhy8Aangrily Beasily Csadly Dhappily9Anever Busually Ca

13、lways Dsometimes10Alooking for Blooking aroundClooking like Dlooking after11Ashouldnt Bneednt Ccouldnt Dmustnt12Afor Bin Cat Don13Asomething Banything Ceverything Dnothing14Acountryside Btown Cvillage Dcity15Areached Bleft Cclosed Dopened. 语法填空12、One sunny afternoon Bernard Shaw was having a walk in

14、 the quiet field. The air was fresh and the view was beautiful. While he 1 (walk), a bike rider ran into him. Mr Shaw 2(fall) to the ground. The rider was very sorry. He got off his bike 3(help) Mr Shaw get up. Luckily, Mr Shaw 4(not hurt). Im so sorry! said the rider. Oh, no, said Bernard Shaw. I s

15、hould 5 (say) sorry. Im sorry for not 6 (give) luck to you. Mr Shaw looked at the puzzled rider and added, If you killed me, you know, you would be famous all over the world. 阅读理解A13、The rockets take astronauts and man-made satellites into space. The satellites are used for communication, weather mo

16、nitoring and research. But how do satellites stay up without Falling down?There are two opposite forces acting on the satellite. One of them is the force of gravitation(地心引力), which tries to pull the satellite toward the earth. The other force is created by the rotation (旋转)of the satellite around t

17、he earth. This force tries to take the satellite away from the earth. With these two forces, the satellite goes round and round. The gravitational pull of the earth is like a rope which keeps the satellite from flying away.Everything that goes up has to come down. It is only a matter of time before

18、a satellite comes back to the earth. As time goes by, the satellite loses its speed, which makes the gravitational pull stronger than the force pulling it away. This makes the satellite crash (坠落)down to the earth.1The force that pulls the satellite towards the earth is created by _.Athe earthBthe s

19、atellite itselfCthe rotation of the satelliteDthe rope2Why cant the satellites fly away?ABecause of the force from the earth.BBecause the satellite is too big.CBecause of the force created by the rotation of the satellite around the earth.DBecause people on earth have made ropes to tie the satellite

20、s tightly.3Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThere are four forces acting on the satellite.BThe force of gravitation makes the satellite go round and round.CAs time goes by, the satellite will finally fall down.DThe satellite will stay in space forever.B14、 Ive been skiing sin

21、ce I was eight or nine years old. Ive been on expeditions (探险)in many places like China, Pakistan and so on. But it was in my home country, the USA, that I came closest to death.It was April, 2011. I was skiing in the Tetons with my friends Jeremy and Xavier. They were both excellent snowboarders. T

22、hat day, I was the last person to ski. They were watching me from a safe area. Suddenly, I heard someone cry loudly. I turned around and saw the whole mountain start to move behind me. It was a massive avalanche (大雪崩). The kind of avalanche that destroys trees, cars, buses, even houses! Tens of thou

23、sands of tons of snow was coming straight down the mountain behind me. I felt the snow push me forward, hundreds of metres, and then cover me. It was so heavy that I couldnt breathe. And then it pushed me forward again and up. I looked around, and for a few seconds, I actually stopped being frighten

24、ed. I had a moment to stop and to look at the power of the avalanche. I looked down into the bottom of the valley (峡谷). I could see trees that were 30m tall because I was so far away, and they looked tiny to me. OK, Im going all the way to the bottom! I thought. Then the snow pushed me again down th

25、e mountain another 450m. I thought the force of the snow would destroy me; it was powerful. But in the end. I felt the valance slow down and I just fell heavily over the snow at the bottom of the valley.It took Jeremy and Xavier about 20 minutes to reach me. There was a pile of debris ( 碎雪) across t

26、he bottom of the mountain 300m wide. They couldnt believe it when they saw me. I was so lucky.Has the experience changed me? Do I think about life differently? I dont know, maybe. But I do know that its important to live your life with meaning. Life is a gift, so be grateful to God.1From the passage

27、, its true that_.Athe writer came closest to death when he skied in PakistanBthe avalanche pushed the writer down about 300m awayCthe writers friends came to learn skiing with the writerDthe writer couldnt breathe because of the weight of the snow2Which word can best describe the writers feeling tow

28、ards the avalanche?AExcitedBScaredCHappyDPatient3The underlined word they in Paragraph 3 refers to_.Athe mountainsBthe treesCJeremy and XavierDthe valleys4In what order did the following events take place in the story?a. The snow pushed me hard down into the bottom of the valley.b. Jeremy and Xavier

29、 were seeing me in a safe place.c. I stopped for a while to see the avalanche.d My friends came to my side.e. I heard a loud voice and saw a huge avalanche coming behind me.Ab-e-c-a-dBb-e-a-c-dCd-c-a-b-eDd-e-c-a-b5According to the writer, _.Ahis experience and his friends have changed himBits imposs

30、ible to know the force of the snowCone should not live a meaningless lifeDhe doesnt mind the matter of life or deathC15、After arriving in New Jersey, US, for a one-year cultural exchange program, I noticed that many local people love Chinese culture. I felt like sharing our culture with them. As one

31、 of the 13th-generation disciples of Chen-style tai chi, I set up a tai chi club for local primary students. My tai chi program lasted for 10 weeks, with classes taking place every Tuesday.I have been in several cultural exchange programs before, but I havent really worked with little kids. It was a

32、 little intimidating for me at first. Kids are extremely noisy and active. It was challenging enough just to take control of the class. In the beginning, we could only go over a few gestures during each class, as I spent most of my time working on class discipline (纪律).However, as the class went on,

33、 we grew more and more familiar with each other. Slowly, I found the fun and sense of achievement that lies under the kids nervousness and tiredness. Watching the kids learn tai chi under my instruction was exciting. Nothing made me happier than seeing their smiles after learning a new gesture. With

34、 each punch, kick and stretch, I could sense their progress and their interest in learning. They asked me many questions about tai chi.This experience also improved my leadership. I realized that it was important to unite the whole class and encourage kids to help one another when they meet difficul

35、ties. I will try my best to spread tai chi culture here.1What can we infer from Paragraph 1?AThe author is good at tai chi.BForeigners have no interest in tai chi.CThere are many tai chi clubs in New Jersey.DThe author went to New Jersey many years ago.2What was the biggest challenge for the author

36、while teaching primary school students?AThe age gap. BLanguage ability.CClass discipline. DCultural differences.3The third paragraph mainly describes _.Awhat the author taughtBthe difficulties that the author metCwhat the author gained through teachingDwhy the author decided to teach kids tai chi4Th

37、e author thought that his experience was _.AIntimidating. BTerrible. CBoring. DMeaningful.D16、 Now QQ coins are popular among Chinese teenagers. People use real money to buy Web money. Then they buy clothes for their online characters or services for their online pets with it. And these fancy things

38、 will cost QQ fans more in the future.The government will put a tax (税) of 3% on online sales. For example, if QQ users pay 100 yuan for 110 QQ coins, they will have to spend 103 yuan in the future. The extra (额外的) three yuan is tax.Beijing was the first city to carry out the policy. Online games ha

39、ve to pay the tax, too. A number of players make money by spending a lot of time on the games to gain powers (获得能量), and then selling them.Experts said that online trade grow fast. There is more than 10 billion yuan of real money in online trade a year in China.However, the governments new move has

40、become a hot topic among Internet users around the country. In a survey by more than 70% of about 3,000 surveyed were against it. They said that the tax is too much.But supporters said the governments better management (管理) of the Internet would help it become healthier. They believe the new move wo

41、uld help stop online identity theft (账号偷窃).1We can learn from the passage that QQ coins are _.Aa kind of game softwareBa kind of Web moneyCsome fancy clothesDsome online pets2The Chinese government will put a tax of _ on online sales.A3%B10%C11%D15%3Which city was the first to carry out the policy?A

42、Shanghai.BBeijing.CGuangzhou.DShenyang.4The underlined word move means _ in Chinese.A移动B搬家C措施D迁移5We can learn from the passage that _.Athe players dont have to pay the taxBmany Internet users think the tax is too heavyConly 20% of about 3,000 Internet users are against this policyDthe new move will

43、cause online identity thefE17、Not long ago, people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old. Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life.Scientists note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment. They

44、 say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes. A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregiver. This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human beings.One study shows that babies can learn before they are born.

45、The researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant (怀孕) woman. Then, they played a recording of a short story. On the day the baby was born, the researchers tried to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in his mother. They did this by placing a device (装置) in the m

46、outh of the newborn baby.The baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way. If the baby moved his mouth the other way, he would hear a different story. The researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was born. They say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear

47、the story again and again.Another study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children.Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years. The researchers tried to measure the sensitivity (敏感度) of the mothers. The women were c

48、onsidered sensitive if they supported their childrens activities and did not interfere (干涉) unnecessarily. They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old. Also, the researchers observed the women for signs of depression (抑郁).The children of depressed wo

49、men did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression. The children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hear.These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people. The research

50、ers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligence development of their children. Children did better when their mothers were caring, even when they suffered from depression.1According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the factor that influences intelligence

51、development in babies?ATheir peers (同龄人).BThe environment.CMothers sensitivity.DEducation before birth.2What is the purpose of the experiment in which newborn babies heard the stories?ATo prove that babies can learn before they are born.BTo prove that babies can learn on the first day they are born.

52、CTo show that early education has a deep effect on the babies language skills.DTo show mothers can strongly influence intelligence development in their babies.3Which group of children did the worst in tests of language skills?AChildren with high communication abilities.BThe children of depressed but

53、 caring mothers.CThe children of women who did not suffer from depression.DThe children of depressed mothers who cared little for their children.4What is the main idea of the passage?AScientific findings about how babies develop before birth.BScientific findings about how intelligence develops in ba

54、bies.CScientific findings about how the stories have effects on babies intelligence.DA study shows babies are not able to learn things until they are five or six months old.F18、Millie was a very lonely girl without friends. She always longed (渴望) so much for love.One morning Millie found two hungry

55、and weak songbirds while walking in the forest near her house. She took them home and put them in a small cage. After being looked after well with love, the two birds luckily grew strong little by little. Every morning they said hello to Millie with a wonderful song. Millie felt great love for the b

56、irds.One day, Millie left the door to the cage open carelessly. The larger and stronger one of the two birds flew out of the cage. Millie was afraid that the bird would fly away, so as the bird flew close, she caught him wildly. Her heart felt glad of her success in catching him. Suddenly, she felt

57、the bird go limp (无力的). She opened her hand and watched the dying bird in fear until it was dead. It was her desperate love that had killed him.Millie noticed the other bird moving back and forth in the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear and blue sky. Un

58、willingly (不情愿地), Millie lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air. The lucky bird circled once, twice, three times around Millie.Millies heart was no longer concerned with her loss. What she actually wanted to see was that the bird could fly happily. From time to time, the bird flew closer and landed on her shoulder. He sang the sweetest tune that Millie had ever heard.The fastest way to lose love is to hold it to