2023学年重庆市九龙坡区杨家坪中学九年级英语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考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。. 单项选择1、-Mum, Ive signed for a big box by Future Express(快递). What s in it?-Im not sure. It_ be a present from your brother.AmightBmustCsh

2、ouldDwill2、- Which basketball player do you like better, Mike or James?- _ of them， Jeremy is my favorite.ANoneBNeitherCEitherDAll3、Would you mind my opening the door? _. Its so hot in the classroom.ACertainlyBOf course notCBetter not4、Nowadays most universities have websites which allows us to the

3、information about it .Alook atBlook aroundClook throughDlook after5、The 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.Awas heldBwill be heldCis heldDwill hold6、Which of the following saying has the meaning of “ risk losing everything all at one time”?AEvery dog has its day.BPut all your eggs in one basket.CB

4、urn the candle at both ends.DIt never rains but it pours.7、-How _ did it take the sculptors _a model?-About 3 months.Along; finishing Boften; to finish Cfar; to finish Dlong; to finish8、-I saw John in the park this morning. -It _be him. He has gone to HongKong.AcantBcanCmustntDmust9、In our school, w

5、e have early morning and afternoon self-study in total for 40 minutes every day. Heres our schools self-study class schedule. According to the form below, we spend _ minutes on tests from Monday to Friday every week.Self-study ClassEarly morningAfternoonReadingA testEye exercisesListening to songsA

6、testEye exercises5 minutes?5 minutes5 minutes?5 minutesA20B50C10010、Jane got an “A” in the English test._. She works the hardest in our class.AMany hands make light workBIt never rains but it poursCDont put all your eggs in one basketDNo pain, no gain. 完形填空11、A young, rich girl was getting ready 1 b

7、ed when she 2 a low crying coming 3 her window. She went over to the window and leaned out, 4 girl was standing there. It was a cold winter, but the girl had no quilt(被子), only old newspapers. The rich girl suddenly came up with a helpful idea. She told her to go to her front door. The homeless girl

8、 was 5 and she could only manage 6 There she gave her a(an) 7 quilt and a pillow(枕头). Watching the true happiness alight(点亮) upon the other girls face, she went to bed happily.The next morning a knock came on the door. The rich girl flew to the door. She opened it and found the little girl. Her face

9、 looked 8 , and she smiled,. “I 9 you want these back.” The rich little girl opened her mouth just saying that she could keep them when another idea appeared in her mind ,” “Yes , I want them back. “The homeless girl said , “Thank you!”, laid down the things , and turned to leave when the rich girl

10、shouted, “ Wait! Stay right there.” She saw the rich girl 10 up the stairs and then turn back quickly. She brought a new quilt and a pillow to her. “ Have these,” she said 11 These were her own personal belongs( 所有物 ) 12 silk and down feathers.One day, the rich girl , 13 was now a rich woman got a c

11、all from a lawyer (律师 ), who told her: Forty years ago , when she was nine years old ,she helped a 14 girl in need. That girl grew into a 15 woman with a husband. She had recently died and left something for her in her will: It was a new pillow with diamonds and a wool quilt with gold thread(线).1Ato

12、 Bfor Cin Dwith2Alistened Blistened to Cheard Dheard of3Athrough Bacross Ccross Dover4AThe other BOther COthers DAnother5Asurprise Bsurprising Csurprised Dsurprises6Anodding Bnodded Cto nod Dnods7Aold Bnew Cbig Dsmall8Asad Bhappy Csadly Dhappily9Atell Bwish Csuppose Dknow10Aruns Brunning Cran Drun11

13、Asad Bsadly Cquiet Dquietly12Ais made of Bmade of Cis made from Dmade from13Awhich Bwhom Cwho Dwhat14Alittle Bfew Crich Dsmall15Apoor Brich Chomeless Dgood. 语法填空12、for learn purpose help always skill when easy warn in they becauseThere are more and more electronic products like smart phones in our l

14、ife. However, doctors have 1 that children are finding it hard to hold pencils because of too much use of electronic products.“Too much use of smart phones is stopping childrens finger muscles(肌肉) from developing. It makes 2 unable to hold a pencil correctly,” they said. “Children are given a pencil

15、, but they are not be able to hold it 3 they dont have the basic movement skills.”Payne said the nature of play had changed. “Its 4 to give a child an iPad than encouraging him to do muscle-building play like building blocks. Because of this, theyre not developing the 5 they need to hold a pencil.”S

16、ix-year-old Patrick has been having weekly training classes 6 six months. The 7 is to help him develop the necessary strength in his fingers to hold a pencil. His mother regretted that she 8 gave Patrick electronic products to play with instead of traditional toys. When he got to school, he couldnt

17、hold pencils and 9 to write because he couldnt move pencils correctly. “The training classes are 10 a lot and Im really strict with his use of electronic products now,” she said. 阅读理解A13、You need some bread and milk. But half an hour later, you leave the supermarket with a trolley(手推车) full of food.

18、 What games do supermarkets play to make us spend so much money?The tricks usually start before you walk in. Outside the supermarket entrance, anybody who walks past can smell warm, fresh bread. That makes us hungry and ready to buy lots of food, not just bread.Now youre inside and, of course, a sma

19、ll basket would be fine, but all they have are trolleys. And of course the problem with a trolley is that it looks sad and lonely with just one or two products inside. So we may fill it with something. In fact, supermarket trolleys are actually getting bigger so that we buy more.Of course, many peop

20、le shop in supermarkets because they think everything is cheaper than in other shops. So supermarkets offer very cheap prices on some things but then have higher prices for other products. One new trick is to put red stickers on products. Customers usually connect red stickers with lower prices so t

21、he red stickers is easy to be noticed, even when there is no reduction! Interestingly, this trick appears to work more with men than with women.There is a story behind the position of everything in the supermarket. For example, customers often go only to buy milk. So they put it right at the back, f

22、orcing you to go past hundreds of shelves full of other products. The position of products on each shelf is also important. The most expensive products are usually at eye-level so you see these immediately. The exception is anything that children might like. These products are on lower shelves so th

23、at kids see them.Apart from what you see and smell in a supermarket, what about what you listen to? In most supermarkets they have soft, slow music. Its so relaxing that you slow down and spend more time (and money) in the store. You also move more slowly when the supermarket is busy. Experts sugges

24、t its better to shop when its quieter, on a Monday or a Tuesday for example. And be careful with queues at the checkouts. These are sometimes deliberate(故意), to make you buy something from the checkout shelves while you wait.So, next time you go into your local supermarket, remember these tricks and

25、 see if you can come with just the things you went for.1Supermarkets dont provide baskets because _.Asupermarkets dont usually have manyBbaskets are too small to hold many productsCits easy to go shopping with trolleysDa trolley can hold one or two products inside2According to the passage, supermark

26、ets put red stickers on products to _.Amake them look more beautifulBmake them different from cheaper onesCmake people think the stickers are for menDmake people think they could save money3According to the passage, toys for children are usually placed _.Aon higher shelves Bon each shelf Con lower s

27、helves Don the back shelves4It can be learned from Paragraph 6 that supermarkets usually _.Astop people lining up at the checkouts Bclose on Monday morningCplay loud and noisy music inside Dmake customers feel relaxed5The passage is mainly about _.Aseveral ways supermarkets use to sell more products

28、Bsome advice when people go shopping on the streetCseveral rules that every business should followDsome advertisements that make people buy moreB14、阅读下面的图表，做三个小题。1Michelle Obama is the first lady of _.AEngland BAmerica CFrance2According to Complex Magazine, Michelle Obama was always _ in politics.Aq

29、uiet Bcalm Cactive3Michelle Obama is _first lady in American history according to the picture.Athe tallestBthe bestCthe most powerfulC15、Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 am. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except

30、for a single light in a ground floor window.I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to hel

31、p the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car. She kept thanking me for my kindness. “Its nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”“Oh, youre such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and

32、then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”“Its not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.“Oh, Im in no hurry,” she said. “Im on my way to a hospice(临终关怀). I dont have any family left. The doctor says I dont have very long.”I quietly reached over and shut off the meter（计价器）.For the next two hour

33、s, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl. Sometimes shed ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit star

34、ing into the darkness, saying nothing.At dawn, she suddenly said,” Im tired. Lets go now.”We drove in silence to the address she had given me.“How much do I pay for you?” she asked.“Nothing.” I said.“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.Almost withou

35、t thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”1How was the old woman?AShe was fine, but she wanted to have a family.BShe missed her hometown very much.CShe was ill, but not serious.DShe was ill and she was

36、dying.2The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to _.Ashow she was familiar with the cityBsee some places for the last timeClet the driver earn more moneyDreach the destination on time3The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he _.Awanted to do her a favorBshut off the meter

37、 by mistakeChad received her payment in advanceDwas in a hurry to take other passengers4What can we learn from the story?AGiving is always a pleasure.BPeople should respect each other.CAn act of kindness can bring people great joy.DPeople should learn to appreciate others concern.D16、Are you wearing

38、 old clothes?Dont worry if you are. Clothes bought at thrift shops are more popular than ever in the West nowadays.A lot of young people have an interest in secondhand clothing.Goodwill Industries, one of the most famous secondhand shopping companies in the US, said there had been an increase of 84

39、percent in money made from the sale of donated goods from 2007 to 2012, from $1.9 billion(about 13 billion yuan) to $3.5 billion.Fanny Moizant, an online group that sells used clothes from luxury brands(奢侈品牌), agrees that “secondhand” is part of fashion now.“Fashion has changed,” she told the Financ

40、ial Times last month.” People need our service -they need a place to let go and get rid of this excess(过剩).”It wasnt always this way. Secondhand clothes used to be much less popular.Keren Charles, 37, from the US, remembers how embarrassed she was the first time she entered a thrift store more than

41、20 years ago.“I didnt want anyone to see me,” Charles told CNN. “In high school, people thought you were either poor or homeless.”Now, the fashion fan says about 97 percent of her clothes are secondhand. Her favorite find is a $5 blue evening dress that could be worth hundreds of dollars.So what is

42、a thrift shop, exactly?According to the US Association of Resale Professionals, a thrift shop is run by a not-for profit（非盈利的）organization to get money to charitable causes.The shops have become popular in recent times due to economic reasons.More customers began coming to thrift shops in the US at

43、the start of the recession(萧条), according to CNN.And now secondhand clothing and vintage items are showing up in Western high fashion and street wear.Fashionable hip-hop artist Macklemore and Ryan Lewis even wore a 2013 Billboard Music Award for their hit song Thrift Shop. The song is about “looking

44、 for a come up”(search for cheap things in a thrift store.However, thrift store culture may be great for new shoppers and for business but its not so great for shoppers like Charles who are still “looking for a come up.”“The competition is tough now,” she told CNN. “Youre in the thrift stores, and y

45、oure seeing so many other people, but its still better than shopping at a department store.”1Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?AVintage items sell better than other used clothes.BThrift shops are a new form of shops that have appeared in the last 10 years.CThrift sho

46、ps sell used clothes in order to help people in need.DYoung people show less interest in secondhand clothing than older people.2According to the article, secondhand clothes have become popular in the West because _.Athere are more thrift stores to shop inBpeople have to live on less moneyCartists an

47、d stars are often seen in secondhand clothesDpeople now care less about others opinions3The underlined word “Vintage” in paragraph 15 probably means“_”.Aold but expensive Blarge and very beautiful Cold but high quality Dpopular and new4What is the article mainly about?AThe popularity of thrift store

48、 culture.BThe importance of recycling secondhand clothes.CDifferent attitudes toward thrift shops.DThe influence of the economy on fashion.E17、 Paul awoke to the sound of the alarm clock. Normally, this would be followed by feelings of worry about the day ahead. But today was different. Today he cou

49、ldnt wait to go to school.He rushed to his desk and picked up the old jam jar which contained a colorful butterfly. It had taken him hours to catch and now it was going to be part of his biology presentation for school.While most of his classmates would be showing drawings of insects or animals take

50、n from textbooks, Paul planned to present something different - a live creature. This was sure to get him the highest grade in the class.Paul sat at his desk admiring the insects beautiful red and yellow wings. He had made air holes in the jars lid, and added leaves for the butterfly to eat. It migh

51、t be in a glass prison but at least it was being well cared for, Paul thought as he left for school.Paul entered the classroom early, and put the jar in his desk. Biology was the first lesson after lunch and he wanted his presentation to be a surprise. After taking the jar from his bag, he noticed t

52、he butterfly was very still. Its wings moved very slowly and its color seemed to have faded too. Probably just a little tired from the trip in the bag, Paul hoped.Throughout the morning, Paul secretly checked on the insect. Each time it seemed a little stiller, its color a little duller. Something w

53、as wrong. When the lunch-bell rang, he waited for his classmates to leave before opening the jar. The butterfly was still alive, but only just.He took the jar to the bathroom and sprinkled a few drops of water on the butterflys head. The cooling effect was instant. The butterfly came to life again a

54、nd Paul barely managed to replace the lid before it flew out. But rather than pleasure, the sight of the revived butterfly crashing against the jar, desperate for freedom, made Paul feel guilty. He was being cruel for a mark.As he walked back to class, feeling ashamed, the bell went again. It was ti

55、me for Biology. He walked over to the window, opened the jar and set the butterfly free. A moment later the biology teacher entered. Paul，your presentations first today.Sorry sir, the boy replied，” I forgot all about it.1What can we guess about Paul from the passage?AHe often caught animals.BHe did

56、not usually enjoy school.CHe was a very clever student.DHe was sometimes quite cruel.2Why was Paul confident that his biology project would receive a high grade?ABecause biology was his favourite subject.BBecause his project idea was popular.CBecause he had spent much time preparing.DBecause his but

57、terfly was real and very colourful.3The underlined word revived in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _ArefreshedBreturnedCreplacedDrelieved4Why did Paul finally free the butterfly?AIt was time for class.BIt was no longer very active.CHe felt ashamed at his actions.DHe forgot about the presentatio

58、n.5In what order did the following event take place?a. Paul took the jar to the bathroom and sprinkled a few drops of water on the butterflys head.b. Paul walked over to the window, opened the jar and set the butterfly freec. Paul planned to present something different in the Biology presentationd.P

59、aul entered the classroom early, and put the jar in his desk.e.Throughout the morning, Paul secretly checked on the insectAd-c-b-e-aBd-b-c -a-eCc-d-e-a-bDc-d-a-e-bF18、 When I was 13 years old, the doctor said that I had a kind of attention disorder. So when everyone else in the class was focusing on

60、 tasks, I couldnt.In my first class, Mrs Green asked us to read a story and then write on it within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, “Mrs Green, you see, I have attention problems. I might not be able to do that.” She looked at me and said, “You are no different from your classmates