2022-2023学年肇庆市重点中学英语九上期末监测模拟试题含解析

2022-2023学年九上英语期末模拟试卷注意事项：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。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Thelittlepetdogwassolovely.It________theheartofthelady.A．offered B．held C．expected D．won2、The24thWinterOlympicGames________inBeijingandinZhangjiakouin2022.A．holds B．willhold C．wereheld D．willbeheld3、Wecanhardlymakeprogress___________wereallyunderstandwhatweneed.A．unless B．after C．when D．then4、Mr.Whitetellsusthecallsmeetingwillbecancelledifnoagreement_________tomorrow.A．isreached B．willbereachedC．isgoingtobereached D．hasbeenreached5、Mikeusedtobeatopstudent,buthe______behindsincehelosthimselfincomputergames.A．fellB．hasfallenC．wasD．hasbeen6、—CanyoutellmehowtobehaveattableinJapan?—OK,forexample,isrudetostickyourchopsticksintoyourfood.A．It B．this C．that D．one7、Asvolunteers,theyshoulddo______tohelpthechildrenintrouble.A．nothingB．anybodyC．somethingD．somebody8、---HowcanIdowellinmyschoolwork?---Youmustworkhard.Dreaming_______hardworkwillneverachieveanything.A．besideB．throughC．withoutD．except9、Theyounglady__________wemetyesterdayisournewmathteacher.A．whoB．whereC．whoseD．which10、IhaveboughtaChinese–Englishdictionary.Whenandwhere_____you_____it?A．have,boughtB．didbuyC．will,buyD．do,buyⅡ.完形填空11、Haire,19,withfivefriends,gotintohiscarataround10p.m.,andwenttoaparty.They’ddrivenonthestreetsoften,1theycouldn’tfindthehouse,andHaire’siPhoneGPSwasn’tworking.Hehadtodriveintoaparkingplacebyasmalllaketosee2hiscar’sGPScouldhelp.BeforeHairecouldstopthecar,hisfriendSawin,19,lookedupfromthebackseatandsawapairof3lightsfromthewateraboutfiftyyardsaway.“Thereisacarinthewater!”hecried.Inthedarkness,theboyscouldhardlysee4throughthewindows.“Wethoughtwehadtogetthismanoutoftherenow,orhewasgoingtodie,”saysHaire.HeandSawinjumpedintothecoldwaterand5hardtothesinkingcar.Inside,MiguelHernandezwasholdingthesteeringwheelandlookingupinfear.Haire6thecarfirstandhelpedHernandezrolldownthewindow,andheopenedHernandez’sseatbelt.Thenwaterbegan7intothecar,causingittogodowntothebottomofthe15-foot-deeplake.HaireandSawin8Hernandezoutofthecarandtookhimbacktotheshoreasthe9carwentdowncompletelyintothedarknessbelow.“Somethingshappenedsometime,anditwashardforpeopleto10,”saysHaire.“Weleftmyfriend’shouseatacertaintime,didn’thavetostopatanyredlights,andgot____”Sawinagrees,“Ifwehadshowedup30secondslater,heprobablywouldhavebeendead.”1．A．butB．soC．orD．and2．A．thatB．whatC．howD．if3．A．darkB．strangeC．blackD．interesting4．A．clearlyB．slowlyC．quicklyD．loudly5．A．ranB．droveC．swamD．jumped6．A．reachedB．arrivedC．droveD．stopped7．A．droppingB．pouringC．throwingD．bringing8．A．sawB．turnedC．sentD．pulled9．A．enterB．expectC．exploreD．excuse10．A．lostB．foundC．worriedD．pleasedⅢ.语法填空12、MelbourneisinAustralia.Itisabeautifulcity1．hugegardens,greatparksandmany2．(amaze)buildings.Manypeoplecametovisititeveryyear.Melbourneisalso3．ancientcityinAustralia.Ithasaninterestinghistoryofmorethan170years.Thefirstpeoplecamein1835,andinthe1850s,gold4．(discover).Becauseofthis,Melbournebecameaveryrichcity.Manynewbuildingswerebuiltatthattime.Andtoday,Melbourneisoneoftheworld’s5．(great)cities.Itisknown6．its7．(beautiful)anditsfamousuniversities.ItisalsoAustralia’stopcityfor8．(sport).Manyofthemareverypopular.Forexample,youngpeoplearemad9．soccerhere.In1956,theOlympicGamescametothiscity,andforthefirsttimetheywereshowedliveonTVaroundtheworld.Melbourneisaniceplaceandyoucanalwayshavegreat10．here.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、AmericanschoolsarequitedifferentfromthoseinChina.InAmerica,atthebeginningoftheterm,studentsmustselecttheirsubjectsandteachersfirst.SelectingisveryimportantforyourmarksinAmerica.Soatthefirstterm,don'tselecttoomanysubjects,oryou'llfeelverynervousandtired.Thenyouhavetoaskforsometeachingplans.Thereissomeinformationaboutsubjects,timearranging,marksandtextbooks.Atthesametime,youmustchoosetheteachers.Differentteachershavedifferentteachingmethods.Iftheteacheriscalled"killer"bythelastgrade,manystudentswillgiveupchoosinghim,becausethiskindofteacherwillleavetoomuchhomework,toomanyexamsandgivetoolowgrades.Thereisanotherthingafteryouselectthesubjectsandtheteachers.Howtobuytextbooksmakeseachstudentfeelhard.ThetextbooksinAmericaareveryexpensive.Eachoneisabout$30-50.Inordertosavemoney,manystudentsbuysomeusedtextbooks,andsomestudentsusuallyborrowtextbooksfromtheschoollibrary.Inclass,discussingisveryimportant.Theteacherencouragesyoutoaskquestionsorshowyourownopinions.Theydon'tusuallyaskyoutositwell.Insteadtheyallowyoutositorstandeverywhereyoulike.1．Whatdoestheunderlineword“select”mean?A．Choose B．Like C．Treat D．Take2．Accordingtothetext,Americanstudents_________.A．don’thavetoaskforteachingplans B．don’thavetochooseteachersC．wouldliketochoosestrictteachers D．usuallybuysomeusedtextbooksinordertosavemoney3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A．Studentswon’tchoosetheteacherwholeavestoomuchhomeworkB．Studentswon’tchoosetheteacherwholeavestoomanyexamsC．Studentswillchoosetheteacherwhoiscalled“killer”.D．Studentswon’tchoosetheteacherwhogivestoolowmarks4．Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．thedifferencesbetweenAmericanandChineseschools B．AmericanschoolsC．thedifferencesbetweenAmericanandChinesestudents D．AmericanschoolsubjectsB14、IntheeyesofmanyWesterners,Chinesearethebesthosts(主人)buttheworstguestsintheworld.Thisisprobablybecausetheguest-hostrelationshipinChinaismuchdifferentfromthatinsomeWesterncountries.InChina,guestsarealmostlikegods.WheneverIenteraChineseperson’shome,thereisalwaysfruitonthetableforme,andsomeoneisquicktobringmeacupofteaorwater.IntheWest,thingsaredifferent.Actingaccordingtothehost’swayofdoingthingsisusualbehaviorforaguest.AndtherearelotsofthingsWesternersfinddifficulttoadaptto.Forexample,mymother-in-lawdoesn’tsmoke.SowhenIseesomeofherguestssmokinginherhouse.Asanon-smoker,Ifeelunhappy.UsuallyIwanttostopthemdirectly.ButImustrealizethat,tobeagoodhostinChina,shemustn’tdothat.However,inmostNorthAmericanhomes,youshouldnotsmokeinthesamecase.Youcouldask,“IsitOKifIsmoke?”Butdon’tbesurprisedifyougeta“no”.Inourculture,it’snotconsideredrudeatall.InChina,youprobablywon’tneedtochangetheguest-hostrelationshipverymuchbecauseyouwillprobablyonlybethehost,andChinesearenaturallyverygoodhosts.Butifwesternhostsinviteyoutotheirhouse,trynottobetoosurprisediftheirstyleoftreatingyouisnotwhatyouhaveexpected.1．ManyWesternersthinkChinesearetheworstguestsbecause________.A．ChineseactlikegodsintheirhomeB．theydon’texpectgiftsfromChineseC．thereareculturaldifferencesD．Chineseareheavysmokers2．WhenaWesternguestvisitsaChinesefamily,heoften________.A．buyssomefruitB．feelslikeagodC．wantssomegiftsD．takesacupoftea3．Ifthewriter’sguestswanttosmokeinhishouse,hewillprobablysay“________”A．It’sOK.Goahead.B．Wouldyoulikeacigarette(香烟)?C．Smokingisabadhabit.D．Sorry,pleasedon’tsmokehere.4．Inthepassage,theunderlinedphrase“adaptto”probablymeans“________”.A．thinkbacktoB．getusedtoC．lookforwardtoD．keepcloseto5．Whenitcomestotheguest-hostrelationship,thewriterthinks________.A．foreignersshouldlearnfromChineseB．hostsmustdothingsintheguests’wayC．WesternhostsarealwaysnicetoguestsD．peopleshouldunderstandculturaldifferencesC15、CaringforMotherEarthWehumansliveindifferentpartsoftheworld,butwehavethesame“mother”.Shegivesuseverythingweneedinourdailylife.SheisourMotherEarth.April22isEarthDay.Thetheme（主题）ofthisyearis“GreenCities.”Agreencityisahealthyandpleasantplaceforpeopletolive.Aroundtheworld,manycitiesandcountrieshavedonewelltobuildthemselvesinagreenway.Chicagoiswellknownforitsgreenroofprogram.Theseroofsarecoveredwithplants.Theplantsgetalotofrainwater.Sofar,thereareabout360greenroofsinChicago,accordingtotheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Curitiba,Brazil,hasgreattransportation.Itopenedtheworld’sfirstbusrapidtransit(BRT)systemin1974.BRTrunsonspeciallanes.Thismakessurethatbusesareontimeevenintrafficjams.WiththehelpofBRT,thecityhasthelowestlevelofairpollutioninBrazil.InSingapore,almosteveryoneknowsthezero-energybuildingsinSoutheastAsia.Zeroenergymeansabuildingisabletocreatemoreenergythanituses.By2030,Singaporeplanstobuild80percentofitsbuildingslikethis.1．ThethemeofEarthDayforthisyearis______.A．GreenRoofs B．GreatTransportationC．GreenCities D．EnvironmentalProtection2．Whichcountryopenedtheworld’sfirstBRTsystemin1974?A．America. B．Brazil. C．Mexico. D．Singapore.3．WhatisSingaporefamousfor?A．Specialtransitsystem. B．Thelevelofairpollution.C．Coolandcleanwater. D．Thezero-energybuildings.D16、Oneday,IhappenedtomeetanEnglishmaninthestreetandsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobeverysurprised,gentlyshakinghisheadandsaying,“Youdon’tsay!Youdon’tsay!”Iwaspuzzled,andIthought,“Perhapsthisisnotarightthingtotalkabout.”SoIsaidtohim,“Well,shallwetalkabouttheGreatWall?Haveyoueverbeenthere?”“Certainly,everyonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveherewithoutseeingit.TheGreatWalliswonderful!”“Yes,itisoneofthewondersintheworld.Andpeopleofmanycountrieshavecometovisitit.”AsIwentontellinghimmoreaboutit,hestoppedmeagain,“Youdon’tsay!”Icouldn’thelpasking,“Whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit?”Theforeignersaid,“Idon’tsaythat.Whydoyouthinkso?”“Didn’tyousay‘youdon’tsay!’?”Iaskedagain.Hearingthis,theforeignerlaughedloudly.Hebegantoexplain,“’Youdon’tsay!’means‘Really?’PerhapsyouknowlittleaboutEnglishidioms.”Wow!HowfoolishIwas!SincethenIhavebeencarefulwithEnglishidioms.1．ThewriterbegantotalkabouttheGreatWallbecause______.A．theEnglishmantoldhimtodosoB．hetriedtofindanewandrighttopicC．hecouldn’ttalkabouthisstudyanymore2．Whenthewriterasked,“Whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit?”,theEnglishmanfelt______.A．angryB．interestedC．surprised3．Here“Youdon’tsay!”means______.A．“Stoptalking!”B．“really?”C．“Lookout.”4．Thestorymayhappenin______.A．ChinaB．EnglandC．Australia5．Thisisastoryabout______.A．nicetripsB．goodmannersC．EnglishidiomsE17、Therewasatimewhenhotsummerdaysbroughtchildrenoutdoorstolocalriverstocatchminnows(米诺鱼).Walkingincoolrushingwatertocatchthesmall,silverfishwasafunchanceonahotsummer'sday.Beforesettingoutfortheriverintheirneighborhood,however,childrenfirsthadtolookforabag.Bothboysandgirlslovedthisoutdooractivityalot.Whilereachingthesideoftheriver,thechildrenpulledofftheirshoesandsocksandputtheirfeetfirstintothecoldwater.Walkingcarefullyinthewater,theylookedfortherightplacewheretheminnowsflashed(闪光).Catchingminnowswasveryeasyiftwochildrenworkedtogether.Takingtwocornersofthebag,eachchildstoodinthewaterandslowlyloweredthebaguntilitwasatthebottomoftheriver.Then,standingverystill(静止的),thechildrenwaitedforthefishintherivertodonormalactivity.Thechildrenwouldagaingetacornerofthebagineachhandandraisethebagstraightupquickly,keepingitaslevelaspossible.Lotsoftinysilverfishwouldcoverthebag.Thejoyofcatchingminnowsisthat,oncecaught,thefisharethrownbackintothewatertocontinuetheirnaturallives.Perhapstheywillbetakenupbyotherchildrenandthenreturntotheirwateryhomeagain.Sothebagisloweredbackintotheriver,andthesmallfishswimoff.Thenthewholeprocessisrepeatedoncemoreasmoreminnowsarecaughtandthenreleased(释放).1．Whydidchildrenfirsthavetolookforabag?A．Theylookedforsomethingtoprotectthemselves.B．Theylookedforthetooltocatchfish.C．Theyhadtousethebagtotakethefishhome.D．Theyhadtousethebagtodividethefish.2．Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellus?A．Whythechildrencatchminnows.B．Whythechildrenlikeplayinginthewater.C．Whenthechildrengototheriver.D．Howthechildrencatchminnows.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lowered”meaninChinese?A．把……混合 B．把……擦掉 C．把……放低 D．把……分开4．Howdothechildrendealwiththefishtheycatch?A．Theythrowthembackintothewater. B．Theytakethemhomeandcookthem.C．Theykeepthemaspets. D．Theysellthemformoney.F18、ThefirstchocolatewaseatenbypeopleinSouthAmericahundredsyearsago.Inthosedays,thepeopledidn’treallyeatchocolate.Theyusedthecocabean(可可豆)tomakeachocolatedrinkandtheyenjoyeditverymuch.Manyyearslater,thecocabeanwasbroughttoothercountriesandpeoplecametolovethetasteofchocolate.In1824,JohnCadburyopenedasmallshopinBritish.Oneofthethingshesoldwaschocolatedrink.In1831,heopenedafactorytomakechocolatedrink.Hewantedtoencouragepeopletodrinkchocolateinsteadofotherdrinks.Afewyearslater,amancalledJosephFryfoundawaytomakechocolatebars(条状巧克力),andsoforthefirsttimepeoplehadthechancetoeatchocolateinsteadofonlydrinkingit.Butatthattimechocolatewasveryexpensiveandonlytherichpeoplecouldbuyit.Later,asmoreandmorechocolatebarswereproducedandsold,itbecamecheaper.However,atfirstonlyplainchocolate(akindofchocolatewithoutmilkandwithverylittlesugar)wasproducedandsold.Milkchocolatecamelaterandthiswasmadebyaddingmilktothechocolate.ThefirstmilkchocolatebarwasmadeinCadbury’sfactoryin1897.Theirmostfamouschocolate,Cadbury’sMilkBar,wasmadein1905.IthasbeenthemostpopularchocolateinBritainandaroundtheworldforover100years.TheCadburyfactoryisstillinBritainandthechocolateproducedthereiseatenallovertheworld.Everyyear,thousandsofvisitorsvisitthefactoryinordertoseehowchocolateismade.1．Hundredsofyearsago,peoplefirstbegantodrinkchocolatein__________.A．SouthAmerica B．SouthAfricaC．Britain D．Australia2．JohnCadburyopenedafactorytomakechocolatedrinkin________.A．1824 B．1831 C．1897 D．19053．Peoplehadthechancetoeatchocolateinsteadofdrinkingitforthefirsttime_______.A．whenchocolatewascheaper.B．whenmoreandmorechocolatewasproducedC．whe