广西柳州市城中学区龙城中学2022-2023学年英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试试题含解析

2022-2023学年九上英语期末模拟试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Learningalanguageisn’teasy.Ittakestime.—Iagree._______.There’snoshortcut.A．Romewasn’tbuiltinaday. B．AllroadsleadtoRome.C．WheninRome,doastheRomansdo. D．Burn

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ends.2、Wewatchedaninterestingshowand_______somegifts______ourparents.A．bought,for B．buy,for C．bought,to D．buy,to3、HuaweiisoneoftechnologycompaniesinChina.A．large B．larger C．largest D．thelargest4、ThepopulationofChina_______over1.5billionandChinahas_______populationintheworld.A．is,thebigger B．are,thebiggest C．is,thebiggest D．are,thebigger5、—Excuseme,wouldyoulikemindhelpingmewiththemathproblem?—I’msorry.,I’minahurry.A．IngeneralB．InfactC．BythewayD．Ofcourse6、—Hi,Jacob!Doyougotothecinemaalot?—No,Itothecinemaforages.A．didn’tgo B．haven’tgone C．havebeen D．haven’tbeen7、Ifsuccessisagate,theroadthisgatemustbemadeupofdifficulties.A．towards B．against C．opposite D．beyond8、Themanager’svoicesoundedonthephone.Heofferedtoshowusaroundthecompany.A．softlyB．friendlyC．gentlyD．seriously9、Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,parents_______moreandmoremoneyontheirchildren’seducation.A．takeB．costC．payD．spend10、—Doyoustillplaybasketball?—Oh.no.I________itforthepasttwoyears.A．haven’tplayedB．didn’tplayC．won'tplayD．hadn’tplayedⅡ.完形填空11、Manyyearsago,Isawahomelesswomaninthinclothesenteringthestudentpublicroom.Shestartedcoughingwhenshesatdownonasofa.1,shewasn’twell.Withoutthinkingtoomuchaboutit,IwenttotheStudentAffairsOfficewhereIknewIcouldfind2inthe“LostandFound”box.Igatheredherupallclothesand3Imademywayback,aco-workerwarnedmenottohelpthispersonbecauseitwouldonlyleadtoherwanting4help.Iignored(忽视)herwarningsandcarriedon.Twoweekslater,alovelyelderlymancametomyofficeandaskedtospeakwithmein5.Curious,Igavehimmyfull6.Hewentontotellmethathehadoverheard(无意听到)the7withtheco-workerabouthelpingthepainfulwoman.Hewantedmetoknowthatitwasalwaysokaytohelppeople,andthatwas8hewantedtogivemeacheckfor$1000!Iburstintotears,becauseIreallyneededthemoneyatthetime,butalsobecauseIhadneverbeenrecognized(认出)insuchawayforhelpingsomeone!Webecamegoodfriendsand,twentyyearslater,heevenofferedme$120,000tobuymydreamhouse.Iaskedhimwhatmadehimoffermesuchalarge9.HesaiditwasbecauseIwasa“giver”andthatIdeserved(值得)it.Iwasableto10theperfectlittlehomeforme,allbecauseonedayIhelpedahomelesswomanwithoutthinkingtoomuch.1．A．Luckily B．Clearly C．Truly D．Really2．A．clothes B．trousers C．socks D．coats3．A．until B．whenever C．while D．as4．A．much B．less C．more D．little5．A．silence B．private C．order D．place6．A．attention B．patience C．preparation D．satisfaction7．A．discussion B．conversation C．agreement D．warning8．A．how B．whether C．when D．why9．A．home B．effort C．present D．friendship10．A．live B．stay C．own D．goⅢ.语法填空12、InChina,manyjuniorschoolstudentsspendalotoftimeontheirstudies.Manyofthemtrytheirbest1．(get)goodmarksintheexams.Theyhavealotofhomeworkeveryday,andtheexamis2．bigheadache.Theythinkgoodeducationistheticketto3．(succeed)inthefuture.Atschool,studentsstudyveryhard,buttheyenjoy4．(them)afterclass.Theycantakepart5．allkindsofsportsandgames,musicanddance,paintingandhiking.Moststudentslikepopmusic6．Hollywoodmovies.Somestudentsspendtheirfreetime7．(play)computergamesandchattingwiththeirfriends.Sometimestheygotolibrariesandbookstores.Theyare8．(real)goodplacestorelax.Soasajuniorschoolstudent,9．(live)inChinaisnoteasy,butitiscolorfuland10．(interest).Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、ASpecialCard“Attention,everyone!”MissDalrymplelookedatherclassoften-year-olds.“TodaywearegoingtocreateaspecialcardforFather’sDay,whichfallsonthisweekend.”Thenshebusiedherselfhandingoutthepaperandartmaterialstohernoisypupils.Theywereamixedpunch.Somecamefromtherichsideofthetown,butthemajorities（大部分）werefromparentswhostruggledtogetjobs.Soshehadnotbeeneagertocarryoutthisactivity.“Thinkaboutallthethingsthatyourdaddoesthatmakeshimspecial,”shesaidloudlyasshecameuptothelasttable.“Youcanwriteapoemorshortstorythatmakesyourdadspecial.Thewrittenpartofthisactivityshouldbecompletedbeforeyoustarttodecorateyourcard.”Andrewlookedattheblankpage.Hehadnevermet,spokento,orbeenhuggedbyhisdad,sohowcouldhewriteabouthim?Oncewhenhewaslookinginhisgrandma’sphotobox,hehadseenanoldblackandwhitephotobutitwasbadlycreased(弄皱)anddifficulttorecognizeanyclearfeatures（特点）.Grandmahadquicklytakenitfromhimandburieditdeeplyamongtherest,nevertobefoundagain.Afterthinkingforawhile,hewrote:DearDad,YouareapersonIdonotknowandwouldprobablynotrecognizeasIonlysawanoldphotoofyoualongtimeago.Ithinkandwonderaboutyouoften,especiallywhenIhavenoonetotalkto.OnedaywhenIgrowupIwilldoanInternetsearchtofindyou,butIamnotsurewhetherIwillbesuccessfulasseveraleffortsbytheChildSupportAgencyhavenotbeensuccessful.HappyFather’sDay,Dad.Love,Andrew1．MissDalrympleasksherstudentsto_______.A．makeaspecialcardfortheirfathers B．handoutthepaperandtheartmaterialsC．carryoutaschoolactivityonthisweekend D．tryacelebrationplanforthecomingFather’sDay2．Andrewhaddifficultyinfinishingthetaskbecause_______.A．heandhisgrandmadidn’tlikehisfather B．heforgotallthethingshisfatherdidC．hisfatherwasnotarealperson D．hehadneverseenhisfather3．WhatcanwelearnfromAndrew’sletter?A．Andrewiseagertomeethisfather. B．Andrew’sfatherhasbeendead.C．Andrewissureoffindinghisfather. D．Andrew’sfathercan’trecognizehim.B14、Hiphoporrap(说唱)musicstartedonthestreetandintheclubsoftheNewYorkCityinthe1970s.Peopleraptoexpresshowtheyfeelabouttheirlivesandproblems.Rappinginclass.Wouldyouliketorapinclass?Well,actuallyhippopmusicisplayedinmorethan10,000schoolsintheUSA．Why?Thereisanewschoolprogramcalled“Flocabulary”inwhichteachersusetextsandhiphopCDstohelpteachdifferentschoolsubjects.Thewordsofthesongsarejustwhatstudentsarestudying.Thismakeslearningeasyandfun.Studentsandteachersareexcitedaboutthegoodresultsithashadonexammarks.Mr.Lee,ateacherinahighschool,said,“I’veusedhiphopsongsinclass,andIhaveneverseenmystudentssocrazyabouthistory!Youcan’timaginehowwelltheyrememberwhatIteach!Weeventrytowriteourownsongs.”WhoseideawasFlocabulary?BlakeHarrison,ahighschoolstudent,wasthefirstpersontocomeupwiththeideaofFlocabulary.Theword“Flocabulary”comesfromtheword“flow”and“vocabulary”.“Flow”isarapwordfor“style”,orthewayarappersaysthewordsofasong.“Vocabulary”meansthewordsyouhavetolearninalanguage.Howdidhegettheidea?Well,herealizedhecouldrememberthewordsofahiphopsongveryeasily.So,whynotmakelessonsintosongs?TodaytogetherwithAlexRappaport,asongwriter,Blakeproduceshiphopsongsformath,scienceandliterature(文学).Theyarenowusedinschoolswithgreatsuccess.1．Rapmusicstarted______intheNewYorkCityinthe1970s.A．inahighschoolB．inamusicclassC．onthestreetD．inaCDshop2．Fromthepassage,wecanlearn“Flocabulary”isaprogramto______.A．writerapmusicB．rememberthewordsofasongC．writeourownsongsD．helpteachschoolsubjects3．BlakehasproducedhiphopsingsforschoolsubjectsEXCEPT______.A．mathB．historyC．scienceD．LiteratureC15、InMarch2014,AustraliaopenedjuniorhigheducationtoChinesestudents,allowingthemtostudyinAustralianschoolsfromtheseventhgrade.“WhenmoreChinesestudentsaregoingtostudyabroadatayoungerage,theopeningofAustralianjuniorhighschoolsoffersChinesestudentsandtheirparentsonemoregoodchoice,”TianLitie,directoroftheAustralianDepartmentofChivastEducationInternational,saidattheChinaInternationalEducationExhibitionTourovertheweekend.AustraliawillseeariseinthenumberofChinesejuniorandseniorhighschoolstudentsstudyinginthecountry.Tianshowedthereasonsforit:loweradmission(入学许可)requirementsandlow-costeducationbecauseofafavorableexchangerate(费率).AccordingtoTian,inpublicschoolsinAustraliaastudentshouldpayA$13,000toA$15,000($10,000to$12,000)ayear.“NowtheexchangerateoftheAustraliandollartorenminbiisbelowfive,whichmeansthecostislowerthanthatofChinesestudentsstudyingatjuniorandseniorhighschoolsinmanyotherhotplaces,suchasBritainandtheUS,”saidTian.LinLinafromBeijingplanstosendherdaughtertoaseniorhighschoolinAustralia,wasamongthem.“MydaughterisgoodatEnglishandwouldliketostudyabroadearly,”saidLin,whosedaughterisnowaninth-graderinBeijing.“WecameformoreinformationafterwelearnedthattheenvironmentandeducationinAustraliaaregood.”ElizaChui,educationofficerforNorthAsiaattheAustralianConsulate-GeneralinShanghai,saidthatAustraliaisattractivenotonlybecauseitprovidesanenvironmentforlearningEnglish,butalsobecausestudentsaretrainedtohavecritical(批判性的)thinkingandbeindependent.1．AccordingtoTianLitie,weknowthat______.A．moreandmoreChinesestudentsstudyabroadatayoungerageB．moreandmoreAustralianuniversitiesareopentoChinesestudentsC．ChinesestudentsareonlyallowedtostudyinAustraliafromseniorhighschoolD．astudentshouldpayA$10,000toA$12,000ayearinpublicschoolsinAustralia2．Whatdoestheword“it”inParagraph3mean?A．AustraliaallowsChinesestudentstostudyinitsschools.B．MoreandmoreChinesestudentsgoabroadatayoungerage.C．MoreChinesejuniorandseniorhighschoolstudentswillstudyinAustralia.D．AustralianschoolsofferChinesestudentsandtheirparentsonemoregoodchoice.3．LinLinaplanstosendherdaughtertoAustraliabecause______.A．herdaughterhastravelledtoAustraliabeforeB．shecan’taffordtosendherdaughtertoothercountriesC．herdaughterisanindependentstudentwithcriticalthinkingD．shelearnedthattheenvironmentandeducationinAustraliaaregood4．Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．ThecostofstudyinginAmericanschoolsislowerthaninAustralia.B．TheexchangerateoftheAustraliandollarisofadvantagetoChinesestudents.C．It’smoredifficultforChinesestudentstoenterAustralianjuniorhighschools.D．FewstudentschoosetostudyinBritainortheUSbecauseoftoomuchmoney.5．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Youshouldthinktwicebeforeyoudecidetogoabroad.B．MoreandmoreChinesestudentschoosetostudyabroad.C．AustralianschoolswillattractmoreandmoreChinesestudents.D．Australianschoolshavemuchmoreadvantagesthanotherschoolsintheworld.D16、Whenwasthelasttimeyouusedaphonebooth(电话亭)onthestreet?Withtheriseofmobilephones,theyhavebecomesomethingoutofdate.ButShanghaiistryingtobringnewlifetotheoldphoneboothsbyturningthemintomini-libraries.Shanghaiplanstodivide263phoneboothsinXuhuidistrictintosixnewkinds.Onekindwilleachoffer60booksforpeopletoreadorborrow.Asecondkindwillallowuserstolistentoaudiobooks(有声读物)andevenrecordtheirownvoices.Athirdkindwillbecome"CelebrityExhibitionHalls(名人亭)",showingoldphotosandworksoffamousartistslikeBaJinandZhangLeping.Shanghaiisnottheonlycitytryingtosavetheoldphonebooths.TheBritishcareaboutthem-evenmore,becausetheredphoneboothshavelongbeenapartofthecountry'sidentity(特征).Theworld'sfirstphoneboothwasbuiltinthe1880sinGermany.Butinthe1930stheUKpaintedthemredandmadethemaspecialattraction(吸引人的事物)incities.Peoplefromothercitiesusuallystoppedtowatchthem.Inrecentyearsthecountryhascomeupwithmanyideastohelpphoneboothsstayuseful.TheUKcompanyBritishTelecomhasaddedscreensandfreeWi-Fitosomebooths.Userscanusethemtosurfonlineandsearchformapsandweatherreports.Peoplearealsoallowedtorent(租用)someboothstochangethemastheywantto.Since2009,morethanl,500phoneboothshavebeenturnedintoflowershops,mini-cafes,artmuseumsandevenshowerrooms.Maybeinthefuturephoneboothswillbecomecityattractionsonceagain,butinamorecreativeway.1．WhatwillthephoneboothsinShanghaibeusedas?A．Internethalls. B．Specialattractions.C．Smalllibraries. D．Exhibitionwindows.2．Inwhichcountrywasthefirstphoneboothbuilt?A．China. B．UK. C．America. D．Germany.3．InUK,peoplemayfindaphoneboothto______.A．havesomecoffee B．borrowsomebooksC．createcityattractions D．seesomefamouspeople4．Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．TheBritishcanbuyflowersfromaphonebooth.B．TheBritishhavenewwaystoreusephonebooths.C．ThephoneboothsinUKhavebeenuselessforyears.D．IfyouwanttotakeashowerinUK,enteraphonebooth.5．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．PhoneboothsrepairedinShanghai B．StreetphoneboothsgivennewlifeC．DevelopmentofphoneboothsinUK D．RiseofphoneboothsacrosstheworldE17、Ourfactoriesandhomesburncoalandoil.Everyyearwehaveforestfiressomewhere.Manyscientistsbelievethattheclimateischanging.Theearthwillperhapsbewarmerbyabout7degreescentigrade.AttheSouthPoleandtheNorthPole,theicewillmelt(融化).Thesealevel(海平面)willrisebyabout7meters.Asaresult,waterwillcovercitieslikeLondon,TokyoandNewYork.Someportsandtownsalongthecoastswilldisappearunderwater.Someotherscientiststhinkthatthedust,smokeandpollutionfromcoal,woodandoilfireswillblockoutthesunrays(紫外线).ThentheearthwillbecomecolderandgreatsheetsoficewillcoverEuropeandNorthAmerica.Whenchemicalsintheairmixwithrain,wehaveacid(酸)rain.Acidraincanbringusgreatharm.Itdestroysforestsandkillslifeinlakesandrivers.Peoplearebeginningtoseehowserioustheproblemis.Theyfinditimportanttoworkwithnatureinsteadofagainstit.Theyaretryingtosavetheearthinmanydifferentways.Butoneofthemostimportantthingstodoistomakepeopleunderstandthatsavingtheearthissavingourselves.1．Somescientistsbelievethat.A．theearthisgrowingwarmerB．wecanfindoilinourforestsC．wehavetoburndowntheforestseveryyear2．Iceatthepoleswilliftheearthgetswarmer.A．covercitieslikeLondonandTokyoB．raisethesealevelby7degreesC．becomewaterandmakethesealevelrise3．Acidrain.A．bringsgreatchangesinourclimateB．killspestsinlakesandforestsC．killsthefishinriversandlakes4．Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?A．Thedusttogetherwithpollutionfromcoal,woodandoilfireswillbringusmoreheatfromthesun.B．Thesunrayswillcomemorebecauseofthedustandpollutionfromfires.C．Asaresultofthedustandpollutionfromcoal,woodandoilfires,theearthwillbecomecolder.5．WhichstatementisTRUE?A．Peoplehavecometoknowtheimportanceofworkingwithnature.B．Allthescientistsagreethatourearthissuretobecomewarmerandwarmer.C．Thesealevelwillriseiftheearthgetscolder.F18、Atpresent,moreandmorepeoplearecrazyabouttravelling.Whydopeopletravel?＂TheworldissobigthatIwanttohavealook.＂manypeoplewouldsay.ButtravellingabroadnowmeansmuchmorethanthatforthegrowingnumberofChinesetourists.Ofcourseitoffersusgoodopportunitiestomeetpeoplefromothercountries,learnabouttheircultureandcustoms.AccordingtotheUnitedNationsWorldTourismOrganization(UNWTO),morethan1billionpeopletravelledtoanothercountryin2012.In2012,Chinesepeopletravelledabroad30percentmorethanin2011.In2014,thenumberofoutboundtouristshasreachedover100millionforthefirsttime.Comparedwith2013,ithasincreasedby19.49%.Chinesehasrankedfirstasthemainsourceoftheworldtourismaccordingtothereport.Theprosperity(繁荣)ofthetourismindustrycanalsobringbothourcountryandforeigncountriesgreateconomicbenefits.Chinesepeopleusuallytravelabroadinlargetouristgroupsandvisitseveralcountriesinonetrip.Chinesepeopledon’tjusttravelforsightseeing.TheChinaInternationalTravelServiceCompanysaidthatalltheirtourtripssoldoutamonthbeforeChristmasDay.Storesoffereddiscounts(打折)duringthattime,soshoppinginEuropeandtheUnitedStatesispopularamongChinesetravellers.InDecember,Chinaisgoingthroughaverycoldwinter.SomanypeopleliketogotosomecountriesinSoutheastAsiabecausetheweatherthereisquitepleasant.TheimprovementoflivingstandardsmeansmoreChinesecantravelabroad.Butmanyofthemdon’thaveasenseofpublicmanners.AreportbyLivingSocialwebsiteinMarch2012evenlistedChineseastheworld’ssecondworsttourists.Ifyouwanttochangethatbadname,remembertoavoidthefollowing:littering,spitting,snatchingbusseats,line-jumping,takingoffshoesinpublic,talkingloudlyandsmokinginnon-smokingareas.Besides,weshouldlearnsomenecessarymannersofforeigncountries.1．WhichofthefollowingsisnotthereasonwhyChinesepeopletravelabroad?A．Tohavealookattheword.B．Toshopabroad.C．Tobringforeigncountriesgreateconomicbenefits.D．Tolearnaboutforeigncultureandcustoms.2．HowdoChinesepeopleusuallytravelabroad?A．Insmallgroupsandvisitonecountryinonetrip.B．Inlargegroupsandvisitseveralcountriesinonetrip.C．Insmallgroupsandvisitseveralcountriesinonetrip.D．Inlargegroupsandvisitonecountryinonetrip.3．Theunderlinedword＂outbound＂inthepassageprobablymeans_______.A．outsidethestationB．goingou