2023学年桂林市重点中学九年级英语第一学期期末考试试题含解析

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、Did anyone call me when I was out?Yes. A man who called Tom.AhimselfByourselfCmyself2、This computer isnt working properly. . I kept having problems with it yesterday

2、. I dont know whats wrong.AI told you so.BNever mind.CWith pleasure.DNot at all.3、Would you like me to show you around the school? .AGood idea BWell done CYes, please DMy pleasure4、My mother gets up early _ the morning every day. But she got up late_ the morning of March 15th .Aon; inBin; onCin; inD

3、on; on5、 Whats in the fridge, mum? _. We need to buy some food.ANoneBSomethingCAnythingDNothing6、Look! What a mess it is in your room!Sorry, I will_ my school things and tidy it right now.Aput upBput outCput awayDput off7、一Which would you prefer, orange juice or coffee?一Either OK, but I prefer coffe

4、e milk.Aare; toBis; toCare; withDis; with8、For all these years I have been working for others. Im hoping I ll _ my own business someday.Aturn up Bfix up Cset up Dmake up9、Do you have Jays CDs?Sorry, they are . But well get some more next week because they .Asold well; are on sale Bsold out ; sell we

5、ll Cselling well; sell well10、UNICEF was _in 1946. It works to help children live a better life.Aset upBput upCpicked upDturned up. 完形填空11、 Josette Duran was surprised when her son Dylan, 14, asked her to pack him a(an) 1 snack in his school lunch. When she asked him why, his reply was truly touchin

6、g.“I asked, why? Are you not getting full? Whats going on? And he said, No, I want to take one for my friend,” Duran remembered.It turned out that Dylan had a classmate whose family 2 needed help. The boys single mother had recently lost her job and could no longer afford her sons lunches. After lea

7、rning this, Duran was even willing to reach out to them.“I was homeless a few years ago. I know how 3 it is to ask for help. You get sad and feel embarrassed(尴尬),” said Duran.When the young boys mother learned of Durans warm heart, she called her up and 4 to pay her back for everything, but Duran co

8、uldnt accept it. “I dont think I did anything 5 ,” Duran said, “I just think I did what a human being is 6 to do.”The kindness doesnt 7 there. Duran is the coach of the girls volleyball team of the local school. Her team raised $ 400 to cover the cost of all the extra lunches Duran had made out of h

9、er own pocket. But Duran refused to keep the cash, and 8 , donated it to the snack bar at her sons school. “ Now everyone can eat,” Duran said, “ What makes me especially 9 is that it all started with my son. Being kind doesnt have to come in the form of money; just know that if youre having a good

10、day while someone else is having a bad day, you should 10 that.”1AdeliciousBextraCsimpleDhealthy2AreallyBhardlyCfinallyDsimply3AluckyBdangerousCsillyDhard4ArefusedBmanagedCregrettedDoffered5AspecialBnecessaryCinterestingDimpossible6AallowedBremindedCsupposedDinvited7AhappenBsucceedCstopDchange8Ainst

11、eadBbesidesCanywayDhowever9AhopefulBproudCthankfulDsurprised10AfixBdiscoverCrememberDdoubt. 语法填空12、The Value of a DollarWhen I was nineteen, I had a job at a local bookstore. One night, a young couple came in and walked here and there looking for a book. They seemed 1 (be) the usual type to give mal

12、l 2 (worker) a hard time. When they came to the register (收银处), she was a dollar or two short of 3 (buy) the book she wanted.She looked 4 (disappoint). I had a customer discount (折扣) card and it was still active. I told the girl 5 (gentle), “Hang on, dont worry, youll have the money to buy the book.

13、” I put in my password.She gave me a 6 (thank) smile. With a dollar left, she and her boyfriend left the store. I believed that I would never see 7（they）again.I dont remember 8 long it was, but they did return later that evening just to bring me 9 beautiful card that said “Its people like you who ma

14、ke the world a 10 (good) place to live in.”Im deeply moved by the little girl and her boyfriend. In fact, they have also made the world a little brighter. 阅读理解A13、Our environment is being polluted faster. Mans present efforts cannot prevent it .Time is bringing us more people, and more people will b

15、ring us more industry, more cars, larger cities and the growing use of man-made materials.What can explain and solve this problem ?The fact is that pollution is caused by man by his desire(欲望) for a modern way of life. We make “industrialization(工业化)”our main aim. So we seem to be ready to give up e

16、verything: clear air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. Large numbers of people are moving from the countryside into the cities, looking forward to the modern life. But as our world has developed so fast in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem

17、.Isnt it time for us to stop to ask ourselves where we are goingand why? It makes one think of the story about the airline pilot who was heard over the loudspeaker, “Ive some good news and some bad news. The good news is that were flying at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that were lost and dont

18、 know where were going.” The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when we talk about our modern society.(社会)1According to the passage, what does man believe to be the most important?AIndustry BHealth CClean air DThe future of the children2The story about the airline pilot tells us that_.Aman k

19、nows where the society is goingBpeople do not welcome the fast development of modern society.Cman can do little about the problem of pollution.Dthe writer is worried about the future of the our society3What does the writer really want to say in this passage?APollution has become a serious problemBLo

20、wer the speed of development to stop pollution.CIts time for us to take action to reduce pollutionDAs industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result.B14、If you hear the sound of a handset beeping(手机响) in a bag or pocket, you could be forgiven for thinking that someone has received a text

21、message. But nowadays there are so many different ways of messaging someone that it could spell the death of the traditional text as we know it.Text messaging, or texting, is the art of sending a short, electronic message between two mobile phones or tablets(平板电脑). Users pay a certain amount to send

22、 messages via(通过) SMSshort message service. But in the last few years, messaging in this way has been on the decline(下降).The rise of smartphones and tablets has seen an increase in the use of instant messaging apps(即时通信应用程序) , which take the place of traditional texts. Using wireless Internet connec

23、tions, people can send limitless numbers of IMs to their friends for very little cost. Unlike traditional mobile texts, the user usually only has to pay to download the app once, after which each message they send is free.Web developers soon_Instant messaging apps have become popular all over the wo

24、rld. WhatsApp in America and Europe, WeChat in China and Kakao Talk in South Korea are but a few which have attracted hundreds of millions of people, who use the apps to chat to their friends in real time. These apps allow people to send picture messages for freesomething which previously was quite

25、costly.Research company Informa said that almost 19 billion messages were sent per day using chat apps in 2012, compared with 17. 6 billion SMS texts. And it expects the chat app market to grow t0 50 billion per day by 2014. So does this really mean the end for communication by text?Pamela ClarkDick

26、son from Informa doesnt think so. She says that there are a large number of people who use normal mobile phones, particularly in developing countries, who prefer the SMS messaging tool. There is an awfully big base of mobile phone users who are still going to find that SMS is the best messaging expe

27、rience for them for a while.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。1According to Paragraph 3 , which of the following is NOT true?AInstant messaging apps are becoming more and more popular nowadays.BCompared with instant messaging, traditional texts are more popular now.CInstant messaging and SMS messaging are b

28、oth ways we can chat with others.DMore and more people choose to use smartphones and tablets.2The underlined phrase got the message in Paragraph 4 means _Areceived an SMS message Bgot an instant messageCunderstood what was wanted Dgot a piece of information3Which of the following is true?Apeople sen

29、t 19 billion SMS texts every day in 2012BAll the messages sent on mobile phones and computers are freeCPicture messages can be sent at a high price if you use WechatDTo send instant messages , people usually have to download the app first4What can we learn from the last paragragh?Ap amela Clark-Dick

30、son doesnt support the SMS messagingBFew people like sending messages via SMS at phonesCMany people are still senging messages on mobile phonesDSMS messaging has disappeared in developed courtries.5What is the best title for text?Athe death of text messagingBHow to send messages via SMSCSMS costs le

31、ss than IMsDWeChat in China is popular.C15、How can we improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. Theyll say, “this is my destiny (命运). I cannot change it.”Certainly not! You dont have to suffer too much. Your destiny depends on yourself, not on any oth

32、er factors.I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routi

33、ne cycle follows. Huh! Is this what she calls “doing her best”? She believes she has tried her best. But in fact she hasnt.Remember that you get what you pay. You just dont sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen,

34、 get your hands off the phone. Dont expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, dont just regard it as a little failure, but use it as feedback (反馈). Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. Its not enough to

35、think positively (积极地), you also have to act positively.If someones life is in the trouble, do you just hope that things will_fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In o

36、ther words, dont just stand (or sit) there, do something to improve your life.1The writers attitude towards destiny is that _.Awe can change it Bwe cant depend on ourselvesCwe must accept it Dwe have to suffer it2According to the passage, what should you do if something goes wrong?ARegard it as a li

37、ttle failure. BGet your hands off your phone.CSit around and wait for luck. DDo something to solve the problem.3The underlined word “turn out” in the passage means _.A翻转 B关闭C变得 D清空4From the passage, we know _.Awe only need to hope for the best in our life.Bwe can get what we pay if we think positive

38、ly.Cthe woman has tried her best to improve her life.Dmaybe our luck will change if we do something about the life5What would be the best title for this passage?AUnderstand Yourself BImprove Your LifeCBelieve in Yourself DAccept Your LifeD16、AHearst Castle is a park on the central California coast.

39、Although its far from any urban center, it attracts about one million visitors per year.Tour 1 is for firsttime visitors. It now includes the movie, Hearst Castle: Building the Dream.Tour 2 looks at the Castles North Wing, guest rooms and guest house Casa del Monte.Tour 3 includes the gardens and gr

40、ounds, the largest guest house, and the wine basement.Tour 4 gives visitors a closer look at the main houses upper floors, the libraries, and the kitchen.The evening tour allows visitors to experience the Castle at night as one of the Hearsts own visitors might have.Ticket PriceToursAdultAged 617Chi

41、ldren under 6Tour 142010FreeEvening tour2515Reservation(预定)InformationTickets may be bought at the Visitor Centre. They can also be booked online now or by calling See below for times.Reservation Call Centre HoursMonthsMondaySundayMarchSeptember8 am to 5 pmOctoberFebruary9 am to 4 pm1Yo

42、u can choose Tour 1 to _.Atake a look at the kitchenBsee a movieCvisit the largest guest houseDexperience the Castle at night2If a father takes Tour 2 with his 3-year-old son, how much will they pay?A$40.B$30.C$25.D$20.3Which tour will you choose if you are interested in libraries?ATour 1.BTour 2.CT

43、our 3.DTour 4.4What time can we book tickets by calling?AAt 8 am on Monday in March.BAt 9 pm on Tuesday in March.CAt 7 am on Friday in September.DAt 6 pm on Saturday in October.E17、For years people have enjoyed following the life of Garfield the cat. Garfield is a popular comic book character, known

44、 for being lazy and fat. But the cat was back in the news recently for something you might not expect.A man in the United States changed the gender of Garfield to “none” on the cats Wikipedia ( 维 基 百 科 ) page. After that lots of people got angry and keptchanging Garfields Wikipedia page. They argued

45、 about whether the cat was a boy,girl or neither.Wikipedia finally locked the page to stop people editing( 编辑) it. Jim Davis, Garfields creator, settled(解决) the argument.“Garfield is male,” he simply told the Washington Post. The 71-year-old artist said he liked working with animals because they did

46、nt have to be old, young, boys or girls. He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfields gender.It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have. But it is not the only recent example of argument about gender.To celebrate International Womens Day in Australia earlier this year, the ci

47、ty of Melbourne made10 traffic lights with a figure( 人形) dressed in a skirt. They were designed to celebrate Womens Day and give them more confidence in public.But not everyone thinks the idea is necessary. Some people think it is important for women to be treated fairly in Australia, but that this

48、idea is silly.“Im all for doing anything we can for gender equity(公平), but really?” Melbourne mayor( 市长)Robert Doyle told the Herald Sun. The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.1What put Garfield the cat back in the news recently?AThe cats lazy character

49、.BBeing included in Wikipedia.CThe cats picture being changed on Wikipedia.DThe cats gender being changed on Wikipedia.2What does the underlined word gender in the passage mean?A个性 B性别 C外貌 D脾气3According to Jim Davis, .AWikipedia should lock the page about GarfieldBGarfield can be a boy or a girl, an

50、d young or oldCartists dont care about animals age or genderDits unnecessary to take Garfields gender seriously4Why did Melbourne make 10 traffic lights with a figure dressed in a skirt?ATo laugh at women in publicBTo celebrate International Womens DayCTo bring more chances to womenDTo treat women f

51、airly in Australia5What did Melbourne mayor Robert Doyle think of the traffic light idea?AIt would give women more confidence in public.BIt would help women be treated fairly in Australia.CIt would bring respect to women.DIt was not a good idea for gender equity.F18、The Little Prince was written by

52、a French pilot and writer Antoine de SaintExupery. It is one of the most famous books around the world. It was published in 1943. This story has been translated into 42 languages and was adapted(改编) into a movie.The little prince lives on a small planet alone. He leads a happy life. One day the wind

53、s brings him a seed. The seed then turns into the loveliest flower he has ever seen. He takes good care of the flower, but finally he decides to leave it and his planet in search for a secretthe most important thing in his life.During his journey in space, the little prince meets a king, a businessm

54、an, a lamplighter and a geographer. They all live alone on different planets. At last he finds out the secret from a fox of the Earth. Before he returns to his planet, he tells his secret to the writer of the book, whom he meets in the desert. The secret is: the power of love.When you read thistouch

55、ingand sincere story of the little prince, you cant help smiling and feeling the beauty of life and love in your heart.1After reading the passage, we cant know_.Awho wrote the bookBwhen the book was publishedCwhat is the book aboutDwho adapted the book into a movie2Who told the little prince the secret?AA fox.BA king.CA geographer.DA businessman.3The underlined word “ touching” means “_”in Chinese.A无聊的B感人的C惊讶的D失望的4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe story has been