2023届浙江省宁波市国际学校英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题含解析

2022-2023学年九上英语期末模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—IwonderwhatMr.Wangaskedyoujustnow?—Heasked_______.A．whetherIwilltakepartinthesingingcompetitionB．howlongIhaveboughtmynewbikeC．whatwaswrongwithmyoldbikeD．howmuchmoneydidIspentonbook2、－Areyoufeelingtiredafterdoingtheheavywork?－____________.Infact,Iamstillenergetic.A．NotalittleB．NotabitC．NotabitofD．Notlittle3、—Ihavesometroubleinlearningphysics.—Takeiteasy,becausewecan______avoidmeetingproblemsinstudy.A．always B．usually C．often D．hardly4、Hetriedtoavoidbyhisfather.A．seeing B．tosee C．beingseen D．tobeseen5、Animalsasourgoodfriendsbecausetheyhelpusalot.A．treatB．aretreatedC．treatedD．weretreated6、–WouldyoumindifIborrowyourdigitalcamera?--___________.BecauseIstoredplentyofimportantpicturesinit.A．Yes,I’dbegladto.B．Sorry,I’mafraidIcan’t.C．Noproblem.D．Yes,ofcourse.7、MissZhaoisveryfriendly.Wealllike________.A．me B．you C．her D．him8、Wemustmakefulluseofourvaluabletimetoreviewlessonsinthefollowingdays.Itisimportanttostudyintherightways.Weshouldavoid______.①listeningtoteacherscarelessly②havingarestasoftenaspossible③sleepinginclass④writingdowntheimportantpointsandreviewthemafterclass⑤practicingmorewithourteachersorclassmatesA．①③⑤ B．②④⑤ C．①②③9、Ilikeplaying________baseballandPeterlikesplaying________violin.A．a;an B．/;a C．the;the D．/;the10、—Hi.Jack.OurT-shirtsarethesame.—Yes,But________looksnewer.A．his B．yours C．you D．himⅡ.完形填空11、Crabs(螃蟹)areveryinterestingcreatures.Ifyouputseveraloftheminabucket,themomentoneofthemstartscrawlingout,theothercrabswillpullhimbackdown.Sononeofthecrabsever1ingettingout.Theyjustkeepstoppingeachotherfromclimbinghigherthantherestofthem.Wehumansare2morelikecrabsthanwethink.Wetrytogetevenwithourenemies,andaheadofour3Butwehavetorealizethat"whenwe'regreenwithenvy(嫉妒),we'realsoripeforproblems".Whetherweadmititornot,mostofuswantotherpeopletobejustalittlelesssuccessfulthanweare.Friendsarealways4aboutyoursuccess,aslongasyou'renotmoresuccessfulthantheyare!Butoneofthefirstsecretstosuccessisnottocompareyourlifewithothers.It'sstrangethatmanyofusseemtoknow5toliveeverybodyelse'slivesbutourown.Eventhoughwhathappensinsomeoneelse'slifehas6todowithours.Successfulpeoplelookatlifethroughatelescopeandseehowgreatitcanbe,7jealouspeoplelookatlifethroughamicroscopeandonlyseethefaultsandmistakesofothers.Beingjealousofothersisjustaslowwayofsuicide(自杀)thatwill8bothyourhealthandhappiness.Youhaveaspecial9andpersonalitythatnooneelsehas.Souseyoursthebestwaypossible.Stopcomparingyourselfwithothers.Birdsdon't10Pigsdon'tclimbtrees.Andcrabsdon'tfly.Enjoyyourownnaturalabilitiesanddevelopyourownstyle.1．A．succeedsB．arrivesC．checksD．gives2．A．hardlyB．perhapsC．nearlyD．still3．A．classmatesB．meighboursC．friendsD．families4．A．worriedB．happyC．seriousD．mad5．A．whereB．whenC．whatD．how6．A．somethingB．anythingC．nothingD．everything7．A．andB．orC．soD．but8．A．killB．protectC．separateD．improve9．A．abilityB．mermoryC．skillD．thought10．A．singB．flyC．swimD．sleepⅢ.语法填空12、ChineseNewYearbeginsinlateJanuary1．earlyFebruary.Itisoneofthe2．(great)festivalsinChina.Manythingsaredonetogetready3．thisfestival.Thehouseiscleanedinthedaysbeforetheholiday.Nosweepingisdoneontheholidaybecausepeopleworryaboutthatgoodluckwillbecleanedaway.Best4．(wish)arewrittenonredpaperandhungaroundthehouse.Onethe5．(one)dayofChineseNewYear,childrenaregivenredenvelopes.Foodis6．importantpartoftheholidayseason.Specialfoodsare7．(eat)oncertaindays.Differentfoodshavedifferent8．(mean)behindthem.Forexample,fishissaidtomeansuccess.ChineseNewYearis9．(certain)regardedasatimetobewithone'sfamily.Manyvisitsaredoneduringthe15days.Manytraditionsaretohonorfamilymemberswho10．(die)inthepast.Whataninterestingfestivalitis!Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、WhenUSstudentOliviaPriedeman,17,wokeuponemorning,shethoughtshehadhadadreamaboutmakingplanswithafriend.Butitwasn’tadream.Herphoneshowedthatduringthenight,Priedemanhadreadatextmessagefromherfriend.Shediditwhileshewasfastasleep.Readingandsendingtextmessageswhileasleep—called“sleeptexting”—isanunusualsleepbehaviour,similartosleepwalking.It’salsoagrowingconcern(关心的事)amongdoctors:youngpeoplecan’tlivewithouttheircellphones.Oneinthreeteenagerssendsmorethan100textmessagesaday,accordingtothePewInternet&AmericanLifeProject.Andatleastfouroutoffiveteenagerssaidtheysleepwiththeirphoneonorneartheirbed.ElizabethDowdell,aprofessoratVillanovaUniversityinPennsylvania,hasstudiedsleepingtexting.Shesaidthathavingaphonenearbyallnightisabigpartoftheproblem.AndrewStiehm,asleepmedicineexpertwithAllinaHealthinMinnesota,agrees.It’spossibleforthepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmotorskills(动作技能)towakeup,whilethepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmemoryandjudgment(判断)maybestillasleep.That’swhysomepeoplecanperformbasicmovements---suchaswalking,talking,textingorevendriving—whilethey’resleeping.SomeofDowdell’sstudentssaidthatthey’redisturbedbytheirnighttimetextingbehavior.Butbecausesleeptextingisunconscious,it’sadifficulthabittobreak.Dowdellsaidsheknowsofsomestudentswhowearsocksontheirhandstokeepthemselvesfromtexting.MarjorieHogan,adoctoratHennepinCountyMedicalCenterinMinneapolis,Minnesota,suggestskeepingallelectronicdevices(电子设备)outsidethebedroomatcertaintimes.1．WhathappenedtoOliviaPriedeman?A．Shesleepwalkedtoafriend’shouse.B．Shedreamedofmakingplanswithafriend.C．Shephonedoneofherfriendsduringthenight.D．Shereadatextmessagefromherfriendwhileasleep.2．.Whichpartthebraincontrolskeepsawakewhileasleep?A．judgmentB．languageC．memoryD．motorskills3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unconscious”mean?A．无法B．无意识的C．无反应的D．无规律的4．.WhatdoesdoctorHogansuggestpeoplewhosleeptextdo?A．Stoptextduringthedaytime.B．Takesomemedicinetocontrolthebehaviour.C．Keeptheirphonesoutoftheirbedroomswhiletheysleep.D．Wearsocksontheirhandstostopthemselvesfromtexting.5．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．It’seasytogiveupasleeptextinghabit.B．Oneinthreeteenagershasasleeptextinghabit.C．Sleeptextingcanreducethequalityofone’ssleep.D．Sleeptextingdoesmoreharmtoone’shealththansleepwalking.B14、Iwenttoavolunteerorientation（志愿者活动情况介绍会）atSalinasValleyMemorialHospitalinCaliforniaseveraldaysago.BeforeIwentthere,Ithoughtitwasjustameetingforustolearnsomebasicinformationonhowtodovolunteerwork.Tomysurprise,thismeetinglastedforfourhours!Ittoldusindetailhowtobeagoodvolunteerathospital.Forexample,Graham,thedirector,toldustokeepeyecontactwhileofferinghelpandneverwaittobeaskedbutofferhelpfirst.Shealsotoldustobenddown（弯下腰）tolistenwhilepatientsaretalkingtoshowthatwe’rewillingtohear.Weshouldleadthemtoaskothersforhelpifwecan’tanswertheirquestionsandneversay:itisnotmybusiness.Forthewholemeeting,MissGrahamtaughtushowtosatisfypatientsthroughourwords,bodylanguageandmanners.Itimpressedmealot.Americanspaysomuchattentiontoservingpeoplewithaprofessionalattitude（专业的态度）.Isuddenlyrealizedwhymanypeoplefeelforeignersarereallyniceandfriendly.Theyhavebeentrainedtodososincetheywereyoung.Theyalwaysaskthemselves:Howdopeoplefeeltowardmyservice?HowcanIimprovetoletthemfeelbetter?Ireallylikethiskindofculture.1．Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,welearnthefollowingaboutthevolunteerorientationEXCEPT____.A．itwasheldinahospitalB．itlastedforfourhoursC．ittoldpeoplehowtobeagoodvolunteerathospitalD．ittalkedaboutthekindsofvolunteerworkthereare2．Asavolunteerathospital,youshould____.A．alwayswaittobeaskedB．benddowntolistenwhenbeingaskedC．showthemthatyouknoweverythingD．leavethemaloneifyoucan’thelp3．Thelastparagraphmainlytalksabout____.A．whatthewholemeetingwasaboutB．whythemeetingwassuccessfulC．culturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUSD．whatthewriterlearnedfromthemeeting4．WhatdoesthewriterthinkofsuchcultureintheUS?A．Shefeelsthatitisgreat.B．Shedoesn’tlikeit.C．Shefeelsthatitishardtounderstand.D．ShethinksonlytheUShasthiskindofculture.C15、Goingtoanexhibitioncanbeagreatactivity.Herearesomegoodexhibitionsforfamiliesandchildren.1．HowmanyhoursadayisVictoriaPoliceExhibitionopen?A．5hours.B．6hours.C．7hours.D．12hours.2．Whichexhibitionisn’topenonweekends?A．VictoriaPoliceExhibitionB．AncientShangDynastyExhibitionC．AncientRomeExhibitionD．Napoleon:RevolutiontoEmpireExhibition3．MarkisinterestedinFrenchculture.Whichexhibitionwouldheliketowatch?A．VictoriaPoliceExhibitionB．Napoleon:RevolutiontoEmpireExhibitionC．AncientRomeExhibitionD．AncientShangDynastyExhibition4．Eight-year-oldTomandhisparentswillgotoAncientRomeExhibitionthisThursday.Howmuchshouldtheypay?A．$32B．$62C．$36D．$565．WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtheexhibitions’information?A．Alltheexhibitionstookplaceinforeigncountries.B．Theseexhibitionsareonlyforchildrenandteachers.C．AncientRomeExhibitionisfreeforadultandchild.D．AncientShangDynastyExhibitiontellspeopleancientChina’scultureandhistory.D16、Somechildrencannotwaittogrowup.Becauseonceyoubecomeanadult,youarefreetomakeyourowndecisions.Moreimportantly,youcandoallthosethingsthatyoucannotdonowbecauseyouaretooyoung.So,thequestionis,‘Atwhatagedoyoureallybecomeanadult?'Well,peoplebecomeadultsatdifferentagesindifferentplaces.InAustralia,the18thbirthdayisaveryimportanteventforyoungAustraliansbecauseitmeanstheycandoalmostanythingtheywant.Theycanvote,learntodriveacar,getmarried,jointhearmyandevenbuytheirownhouses.However,eveniftheycandoallthesethings,mostAustralianshavetowaituntiltheir21stbirthdaytoreallycelebratebecominganadult.ThisisthetraditionaladultagenotonlyinAustralia,butalsointheUSAandtheUK.Itistheirfirstyearoftrueindependence(独立).Traditionally,peopleweregivenakeytotheirhousesbytheirparentswhentheyturned21,meaningtheycouldcomeandgoastheylike.Eventhough21isthetraditionaladultageinmanyEnglish-speakingcountries,thelawnowadaysisdifferentineachcountry.IntheUK,youcanjointhearmyat16andevengetmarriedat16ifyourparentsallow.YoungpeopleintheUKcanlearntodriveacarat17asinAustralia,althoughtheyhavetowaituntiltheyare18tovote.InChina,thereisadifferentageforeachofthestagesofbecominganadult.Youcanvoteandlearntodriveacarwhenyouare18,butifyouwanttogetmarried,womenhavetowaituntiltheyare20andmenuntiltheyare22.Chinesepeoplecelebrateimportantbirthdaysevery10years--sowhenyoungpeopleturn20,theycanexpectabigparty!Nomatterwhatageyouare,becominganadultisreallyaboutlearninghowtobeindependentandresponsible（负责任的）.Onceyouarefinallyabletotakecareofyourselfandmakeyourowndecisions,thenyoucansaythatyouaretrulyallgrown-ups.1．Whichofthefollowingaretrulyadultsaccordingtothepassage?A．Independentgrown-ups. B．Marriedpeople.C．Peoplewhocandrive. D．Peopleinthearmy.2．AtwhatagedoAustraliansreallybecomeadults?A．17. B．18. C．20. D．21.3．Whatisthewriter’sopinionabouttheagepeoplebecomeadults?A．Theagepeoplebecomeadultsdependsonwhethertheycanvoteornot.B．Theagepeoplebecomeadultsdependsontheirownindependenceandresponsibility.C．Theagepeoplebecomeadultsdependsoniftheyareeighteenyearsold.D．Theagepeoplebecomeadultsdependsonwhentheygetthekeytotheirhouses.4．WhydopeopleinAustraliagetthekeytothehouseswhentheyreallybecomeadults?A．Becausethelawdecidesit.B．Becausetheycanleavewhentheywant.C．Becausetheycancomehomewhentheywant.D．Becauseitisatradition.5．Whatareadultsfreetodoaccordingtothepassage?A．Theyarefreetodecidewhentocelebratetheirownbirthdays.B．Theyarefreetolookafterthemselveswell.C．Theyarefreetomaketheirowndecisions.D．Theyarefreetomaketimemovefaster.E17、Attwoo'clockabankrobber(抢劫犯)stolein."Thisisahold-up,"themansaidloudly.Hetookagunfromunderhisjacket,pointingtoGeorge."Handitover!"Georgereachedintohismoney-boxandtookallthebillsfromthetoppart--closetosixthousanddollars.Therobbertookthemandturnedtoleave.Then,whileeveryonewatchedtherobber,Georgecalmlyliftedthetoppartofthemoney-box,tookbillsfromthebottompartandputthemintohisownpocketsecretly.Thedoorwasshutandthebankrobberwasgone.Georgefainted(晕倒).Assoonashewassafebehindhisbedroomdoor,Georgecountedthemoney.Hehadeightthousanddollars.Hewasveryhappy.Thenextmorning,whiletheotherswerecheckingthebank’srecords,GeorgewasaskedtogotoMr.Burrow’sofficeandwasintroducedtoMr.Carruthers,whousedtobepresidentofthebank."Goodmorning,George,Iwassorrytogiveyouahardtimeyesterday,butwithallthebanksbeingrobbedthesedaysIthoughtitwouldbeagoodideatoprovethatoursmallbankcanberobbed,too.Ihaveretired,butIamalwaysthinkingofourbank.That’swhyIplayedmylittlegameyesterday,just______________Now,Ihaveputthemoneybackinyourmoney-boxallsixthousand."1．WhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisTRUE?A．Georgewantedtoprotectthemoneyforthebank.B．Georgehadbeenthinkingoftakingmoneyaway.C．Thisbankhadbeenrobbedseveraltimes.D．Nobodyknewthebankwouldberobbedthatday.2．WhywasGeorgeaskedtogotoMr.Burrow’soffice?A．Hisstealingmoneywasknowntoall.B．Mr.Burrowwantedtosaysorrytohim.C．Mr.Carrutherswantedtoexplainthewholethingtohim.D．Mr.Burrowwantedtotellhimthemoneyhadbeenputback.3．Inthisarticle"tokeepeveryoneonhistoes"means________.A．tomakeeveryoneworkhardB．tokeepeveryonestayinginhisplaceC．tomakeeveryonedoakindofexerciseD．tokeepeveryonereadyforthecomingdanger4．Whydidthewriterplaythegame?A．Becausetheirbankwasoncerobbed.B．Becausetheirbankwasasmallone.C．Becausehewantedtokeephisbanksafe.D．BecausehewantedtoteachGeorgealesson.5．Whichsentencecanbeusedtoendthisstory?A．Georgeturnedcoldwithfear.B．Georgeturnedredwithanger.C．Georgewaspleasedwiththeend.D．Georgewasexcitedwiththeend.F18、MyparentstookusonholidaytoTasmania(塔斯马尼亚)severaldaysago.Tasmaniaisanisland.ItisinthesouthofAustralia.Wevisitedtheeastcoast(海岸).OneofthehighlightswasourvisitoftheWineglassBay(酒杯湾).Whenwearrivedthere,wefoundmanywalkingpathstothebeach.Therearealsomanymountainsaroundthebay.Becausemygrandmotherandmylittlesisterwentwithus,wehada45-minutewalk.Onthewayup,wesawamazingrocksonthemountains.Finallywearrivedatahigherplace.Fromtherewecouldoverlookthecalmclearwaterofthebay.Itwasasunnydayandtheviewwasgreat.Ifoundthereasonbehindthebay’sname.Ifoundthereasonbehindthebay’sname.Itlookedlikeawineglass!Thewalkdownwaseasierandenjoyable.AndwewenttoafarmandtriedthedeliciousseafoodinTasmania.Ireallylikedthetrip.IthinkIwillgobackagain.1．Weknowfromthispassagethat.A．TasmaniaisabeautifulislandB．thewritervisitedthesouthcoastC．TasmanialiesintheeastofAustraliaD．WineglassBaygotitsnameforitscolor2．Thewriter’sfamilychosea45-minutewalktothemountainsbecause.A．theyfelttootiredtowalkonB．therearenototherwaystochooseC．hisgrandmaandsisterwentwiththemD．theyh