2023学年江苏省无锡市祝塘中学英语九年级第一学期期末统考试题含解析

1、2023学年九上英语期末模拟测试卷请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。. 单项选择1、The Giants Causeway runs for several _ miles on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.AhundredBhundredsChundreds ofDhundred of2、We have an IT lesson at _ on Monday m

2、orning, and I like it very much.Atwenty past tenBforty tenCforty past tenDforty to ten3、In order for the meeting, my sister forced herself to get up early this morning.Anot to be lateBnot being lateCto be lateDbeing late4、Could you say it again? I cant understand _ you are talking about.AhowBwhenCwh

3、atDwhich5、The self-diving plane proves to be useful in many ways._smart invention it is!AWhat BWhat a CWhat an DHow6、Tom, will Jenny join us in the book sale tomorrow?Im afraid not. She herself badly while playing tennis.AhurtBis hurtingCwill hurtDhurts7、.Jack, , or you will get heavier. Ok, I will

4、have a try.Adoesnt play sports any moreBdoesnt eat so much meatCdont play sports any moreDdont eat so much meat8、Im sorry. My parents arent here now. They have _ on their journey to Hainan.Asold outBleft outCset outDbrought out9、Do you have books about famous scientists _ are suitable for children t

5、o read?AwhatBwhichCwhoDwhom10、Mum, may I draw some flowers on the wall?Oh, no, dear, you _. Why not draw your beautiful flowers on the paper?A neednt B cantC wont D couldnt. 完形填空11、 It was a clear day in 1997.Lottie Williams was walking through a park in the US, with her friends 1 suddenly, somethin

6、g tapped on the shoulder. It was about as 2 as an empty soda can. Later scientists told her it was a piece of a Delta II rocket that had been used to launch 3 satellite.Many countries around the world have sent satellites into space. We need satellites 4 and receive TV and radio signals, and for man

7、y 5 things. But when they become old or they may 6 down or we dont need them any more, we just leave them there. They become space junk.Scientists think that there are about sixteen 7 objects larger than 10 centimeters wide flying around the earth, and tens of millions of smaller objects, too. 8 tra

8、vel at around 7 kilometers a second. Thats fast! And its their speed that makes these pieces of space junk 9 dangerous. If one small piece of space junk 10 something at high speed, it 11 do a lot of damage. Luckily, there havent been many collisions. But in 2009, an old Russian satellite hit and des

9、troyed an American satellite -and that created 2,000 new pieces of space junk!Pieces of space junk re-enter the Earths atmosphere every day, 12 Lottie Williams is the only person 13 has been hit. The piece that hit her was light, and the air in the atmosphere had slowed it down. Most space junk burn

10、s up and doesnt reach the Earths surface. However, 14 2011, a metal ball 35 centimeters wide fell to Earth in Namibia, Africa. It made a hole in the ground 30 centimeters deep and over 3 meters wide. Lottie was lucky because she 15 by that!1AalthoughBwhenCafterDbefore2AheavierBheavilyCheavyDheaviest

11、3AaBanCtheDI4AsendBsendingCto sendDsent5AotherBothersCanotherDthe other6AbreaksBbrokeCbrokenDbreak7AthousandsBthousands ofCthousandDthousand of8AThisBTheyCItDThem9ArealBrealityCreallyDmore really10AhitsBhitCwill hitDhitting11AshouldBcanCmustDhave to12AandBbutCsoDor13AwhichBwhenCwhereDwho14AonBinCatD

12、for15Adidnt hitBwasnt hittingCwasnt hitDisnt hit. 语法填空12、There is a special kind of hotel in Quebec, Canada. It has a bar, a church, a shop and a small movie theater.These things are not unusual. But this hotel is only open from J1to March every year. Why? Because it is 2 (make)of ice and snow! When

13、 the weather 3 (get) warm, the hotel melts (融化) and closes. Every winter, the hotel owners 4 (build) the hotel again.Everything in the Ice Hotel is made of ice and snow. All the furniture, such as the 5 ( table) and chairs, is made of ice, even the beds are made of ice! So people use special sleepin

14、g bags on the ice beds. Inside the Ice Hotel, the temperature is about 3 degrees blew zero.When people sleep, the sleeping bags keep them w6. In the morning, they can have a hot breakfast. After breakfast, people can enjoy winter activities. They can go skiing or ice fishing, or they can go s 7 in t

15、he dining room. A8the end of the day, people can relax at the bar. They can have drinks in glasses made of ice. Many people e 9the Ice Hotel every year, but they can only enjoy it for a short time b 10it melts again. 阅读理解A13、Super International Crafts (工艺品) Market1/F, Super Shopping Center, 12 Shopp

16、ing Road, ssKowloon,next to Dandys Store and Cleos CafeThe Super Shopping Center is proud to hold the Super International Crafts Market. The market owns hand-crafted products from all over the world. Come to learn about other cultures and see beautiful things from different countries! A part of the

17、sales will be given to the International Childrens Fund (ICF). Some of the interesting products include:Beaded bracelets (圆珠手链) from AfricaDo you love bracelets? Here you can find bracelets made from special wooden beads, and no two pieces are the same! Each bracelet looks expensive, but costs only

18、$20. What is more, if you buy two, you can get a card for a free drink at Cleos Cafe!Silk handbags from ThailandThese colorful bags are beautiful and useful! You can use them every day. Each bag is as much as $150. If you buy more than one, they will be 10% cheaper for you.Fantastic!We will have int

19、roductions about the different countries, as well as a lucky draw (M!) for a free trip to one of the special countries in the market! You can also taste foods from the different countries at our International Foods Stand.Visit the International Crafts Market and learn about different cultures.Buy be

20、autiful, interesting things and support the International Childrens Fund!1The passage above is probably _.Aa piece of newsBa visitors letterCa shopping guideDa trip introduction2The Super International Crafts Market is _.Anext to Cleos CafeBnext to 12 Shopping RoadCon 1/F, Dandys StoreDon 2/F, Super

21、 Shopping Center3People can _ in the market.Alearn about different culturesBvisit the International Childrens FundCsell their own hand-crafted productsDsee beautiful things mostly from ssKowloon4Which is right according to the passage?ATwo bracelets cost $20.BThe bracelets look the same.CEach bag co

22、sts only $135.DThe handbags are colorful.B14、I am Tara Subra. I love my smartphone. But everywhere you look, people are glued to their screens. And we are all missing out on chances to notice and enjoy the world around us.This smartphone addiction(成瘾) is seriously affecting our ability to focus. I c

23、ant even watch a movie without checking my phone, which means nothing ever receives my full attention. Thats scary, especially in a school. Im afraid it changes my work and how well I learn.My name is Alex Hager. Smarphones encourage us to think more and give us a lot of information. Say youre with

24、your friends and they are discussing a certain event you know nothing about. You can use your phone to learn about it, and then share that conversation.Smarphones are also a way to find people who have the same interests and goals. For example, I love making YouTube videos, but nobody at my school d

25、oes. So my phone allows me to connect with other YouTubes and learn from them.Thats why I want you to pick up your phone, search for a person whos talking about something you love, and start a conversation. Your world will get bigger-straight from your palm(手掌) of your hand.1Why cant Tara Subra watc

26、h a movie without checking her phone?ABecause she doesnt watch movies.BBecause she has smartphone addiction.CBecause she likes appreciating the world around us.DBecause she is afraid of ding homework.2What does Subra mainly tell us?AShe loves her smartphone very much.BSmartphone addiction affects th

27、e ability to focus.CShe watches a movie without full attention.DSmartphone addiction affects her homework.3Which of the following is NOT Alex Hagers idea?ASmartphone help us get lots of information.BSmarphones help find people with the same interests and goals.CSmarphones affect the quality of peopl

28、es work.DSmarphones can make our world get bigger.4What can we know from the passage?AMaybe different people have different ideas.BStudents cant use smarphones in the school.CPeople cant use smarphones when watching a movie.DTara Subra loves making YouTube videos.C15、 Located in the east of Shenzhen

29、, Dapeng New Area was once a coral paradise. However, coral coverage has dropped dramatically over the past 30 years. In November 2013, a group of divers launched a charity event called “Dive for Love” in Dapeng New Area. Sharing a common interest, these like-minded people would dive into the sea to

30、 plant corals and share their love for ocean life. I am one of them. For years, I have not only been engaged in coral reef conservative, but also give regular lectures at primary and secondary schools to popularize ocean knowledge and teach students how to protect the ocean. We believe these lecture

31、s can help spread the love for ocean life. In addition to planting coral and breeding broken coral branches, I dive with my friends to take rubbish out of the sea every month. Fishing nets are the most troublesome. I once got entangled in a fishing net while bringing it up, and it almost killed me.

32、We usually clean the sea once a month, and the coral nursery is cleaned every 10 days. Apart from the undersea rubbish, there is also rubbish on the beaches. We can gather a lot of rubbish, such as straws, bottles, nappies, disposable lunch boxes and so on. Its all rubbish from our daily life. I won

33、der how they bear to litter on such beautiful beaches. We dont ask that everyone takes away other peoples rubbish, but we hope they will take away their own rubbish. As a mother myself, I often take my child to the seaside and tell him the story of the “submarine forest”. I can see that my child has

34、 a special passion for nature from an early age, so I hope to give him a beautiful and clean ocean environment, so that he can enjoy the beauty of nature. I feel sad when I consider whether my son will ever see these beautiful scenes when he grows up, which is another factor that motivates me to pro

35、tect the ocean environment.1The author did the following things under the sea EXCEPT .Ataking rubbish out of the seaBplanting corals with other diversCpopularizing ocean knowledgeDbreeding broken coral branches2The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to .Agetting entangled in a fishing netBbr

36、eading a broken coral branchCgathering undersea rubbishDdiving deep with her friends3Which of the following can best describe the author?AA super diver.BAn ocean lover.CA coral grower.DA beautiful mother.4How many times do the group of divers clean the sea in a year?A10B12C30D365What can we infer fr

37、om the passage?ACoral coverage has increased a little over these years.B“Dive for Love” is a charity event to give regular lectures.CSometimes taking rubbish out of the sea is very dangerous.DThe author protects the ocean environment only for her child.D16、Nick Vujicic was born, without arms and leg

38、s, in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. Nick faced all kinds of problems and troubles in his life, but he never gave up. Now Nick has his own speaking company: Attitude Is Altitude. And he has traveled around the world to give speeches. He shares with his audience the importance of vision (视野) and dream

39、ing big. He says attitude is the most powerful tool in the life and failure is just a learning experience.Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook, is only 34. In only eight years, Zuckerberg turned his small website into a world famous network. Zuckerberg once wrote to his workmates, “We dont build se

40、rvice to make money; we make money to build better service.”Jeremy Lin is an excellent basketball player. Then what has led this young man to such a success? The following may help us understand it.1. Believe in yourself.2. People will love you for being yourself.3. Stay humble (谦逊的).1Attitude Is Al

41、titude is _.Athe title of Zuckerbergs speechBNicks companyCan international organizationDa machine that can speak2What is Mark Zuckerberg?AA boss of a speaking company.BThe writers workmate.CA basketball player.DA boss of a network company.3The reason why Jeremy Lin be successful _.AAttitude is the

42、most powerful toolBMake money to build better serviceCBeing yourselfDalways follow others4From what Zuckerberg wrote to his workmates, we can learn _.AFacebook doesnt build serviceBFacebook doesnt make moneyCbuilding service doesnt make moneyDoffering better service is more important than making mon

43、ey5Which of the following is right?ANick had no arms or legs because of an accident.BNick says people can learn from their failures.CMark Zuckerberg begins his company when he was 8 years old.DJeremy Lin loves being himself so he never learns from others.E17、Bargaining is the rule here in Beijing. A

44、t least, it is so in most markets and back-street clothes shops. Bargaining is an art and if you are unfamiliar(不熟悉) with it, wed like to offer you some advice. The tips(窍门) here are often used in Beijing but may help you at any place in the world where bargaining is practiced.DO NOT say how much yo

45、u want to pay for an item(物品) unless its near the end of the bargaining. Always try and drop the sellers offering price as much as possible before opening your mouth with a price.DO throw out really low prices like 10 RMB with a big smile.DO keep smiling from the beginning to the end. The seller usu

46、ally continues bargaining with a happy smiling face. Getting angry hardly gets you the price you want.KEEP in mind the price offered by the seller at the beginning is usually at least 40% over the generally reasonable price. It can be up to 500% over.DO have an idea of what the item costs. You can a

47、sk your friends, people in the hotel or others you know, or look at the list below. This is very general and is based(根据) on a market like Xiu Shui. You may not be able to get the lowest prices at Xiu Shui, especially on a weekend when there are lots of tourists around.1Who is this passage written f

48、or?AOwners of back-street shops. BBusinessmen in Beijing.CThose who are good at bargaining. DThose who travel in Beijing.2What is the topic the writer is mainly talking about in this passage?ABeijing markets. BBargaining tips.CLowest price DSellers offer.3What is the most important thing to do in ba

49、rgaining with the seller?AKeep smiling. BBe patient.CDont get angry. DDont say anything.4What is NOT included in the tips often used to bargain in Beijing?AFind out the true price and go to the markets with friends.BDont offer your price until the end of the bargaining with a smile.CDrop the sellers

50、 offering price four or five times（倍）until he agrees.DDont go to markets at the time when there are too many tourists.5Which of the following can help you get an item you want at the lowest price?AWhenever you go shopping, take a price list with you.BYou can bargain for anything at the price of 10 R

51、MBCThe price range(范围) for you to bargain is usually between 40% and 500%.DXiu Shui Market is the biggest shopping center where prices are always reasonable.F18、Whenever theres a terrible storm, there are plenty of sad stories. Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets. But sometimes

52、these stories have happy endings too.A family in New Jersey, US, had a cat named Vivien. She is very smart. She could even draw with her wet paws on the floor. They all love her very much. When hurricane (飓风) Sandy hit America in October, they moved to a safer place-13km away from home. Sadly Vivien

53、 went missing. The whole family were worried about her. They put up posters on the Internet to look for her. All the nine family members searched wherever they thought she could stay, but they didnt find it. The family thought Vivien was gone forever.But six months later, Vivien showed up at their house, according to Yahoo News. They considered her return as a wonder. No one can be sure where Vivien was for all that time.Many animals are good at finding their way home. People usually say that dogs and cats find t