江苏省无锡外国语学校2022-2023学年英语九上期末达标测试试题含解析

2022-2023学年九上英语期末模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Youshouldletyourchildrentakemoreafter-schoolclasses.—_____,youareright.Buttheyshouldalsohavemoretimetorelax.A．Tomysurprise B．Toacertaindegree C．What’smore2、—Howdoyoulikethejobnow?—I’venevermakingthedecisionbecauseit’swortheffort.A．regrettedB．riskedC．realized3、—DoyouknowwhereJeffis?Ishestillintheoffice?—Hewashereearlier,buthegohomenow.A．can B．might C．should D．need4、—Whichofyourhobbiesdoyouthink_____themosttime?—Ofcourse,playingfootball.A．turnsup B．wakesup C．takesup D．picksup5、Almosteverything______bedoneonline.Andthelifetodayhaschangedalot.A．must B．can C．should D．would6、Mygrandfatherlives______ina(an)_______villagebutheneverfeels_________.A．lonely,alone,lonely B．alone,lonely,lonely C．alone,alone,lonely D．lonely,lonely,alone7、–Iusuallychoosetotakethetraintotravel__________I'mfree.-SodoI.IthinkwecanenjoysomethingbeautifulonthetrainA．before B．when C．after D．though8、Wastepapershouldn’t________everywhere.It’sourdutytokeepourcityclean.A．throw B．bethrown C．isthrown D．arethrown9、BythetimeIgotup,mymother________thebreakfastwell.A．hascookedB．cookedC．havecookedD．hadcooked10、Sheisalways_______withhisparents,andsheeventellshersecrettothem.A．bored B．open C．satisfied D．madⅡ.完形填空11、Prana,ourbeautifuldog,isn’twithusanymore.Shediedseveralyearsago.Butwhilesharingourhome,shebroughtsomuchjoyandloveintoourlivesthatwestill1her.ItwasanautumndayinMinnesota,US.Wewere2byabigsnowfallforwhichnoonewasprepared.Wehavetwo3treesinourbackyard.Pranalovedapples.Whenshewentoutside,she’dcatchanappleandsneak(偷偷地放)itintothe4.Theappleshadbeenonthegroundandwereoftenmuddy(沾满泥的).SoIwasn’talways5thatPranahadbroughtthemintothehouse.Everytime,shewouldturnherheadsoIwouldn’tseeherhidden6.Itwasourlittlegame.Oneyear,itsnowedearlierthanusual.Pranawentoutside.Inoticedthatshewasmadlydiggingholesandbringingtheapplestothe7sotheycouldbeseenabovethesnow.Sheseemedbusydiggingupasmanyapplesaspossibleduringheryardtime.Iwondered8shewasdoingthis.WhenIcalledherbackintothehouse,shehadherusualoneappleinhermouth.Aboutfiveminuteslater,Ilookedoutside.Theyardwasfullofbirds.Pranahad9allthoseapplesforherbirdandsquirrelfriendstoeat.Sheknewthattheydidn’thaveenoughfoodto10suchanearlywinter!AsIsawthisbeautifulact,tearsfilledmyeyes.Pranataughtushowtolivelifewithlove.1．A．think B．recognize C．know D．miss2．A．beaten B．hit C．carried D．buried3．A．pear B．apple C．banana D．strawberry4．A．house B．backyard C．car D．hole5．A．angry B．surprised C．happy D．doubtful6．A．pleasure B．treasure C．pressure D．measure7．A．front B．surface C．hole D．yard8．A．what B．why C．when D．where9．A．coveredup B．dugup C．usedup D．eatenup10．A．seethrough B．workthrough C．getthrough D．walkthroughⅢ.语法填空12、用所给动词的正确形式填空HenryFordwasaboutsevenyearsoldwhenhisfatherdied.Hismotherfounditdifficult1．(support)thelargefamily.However,shetriedherbesttodoso.Also,she2．(send)Henry,theeldestson,toschool.Atonetime,Henryneededagrammarbookforhisstudy.Hisfamilywassopoorthathismothercouldnotaffordone.Onemorning,Henryfoundthatadeepsnowhadfallen,andthecoldwind3．(blow)."Ah,"hesaid,"it4．(be)anillwindthatblowsnobodygood."Withthesewords,herantothehouseofaneighbor,andofferedhisservicetomoveawaythesnowaroundit.Theoffer5．(accept).Whenhefinishedthework,hereceivedhispay.Thenhewenttoanotherplaceforthesamepurpose,andthentoanther,untilhe6．(earn)enoughtobuyagrammarbook.Fromthattime,Henrywasalwaysthefirstinallhisclasses.Heknewnosuchwordas"fail",andhesucceededinallhetriedtodo.Havingthewill,healwaysfoundtheway.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、CtripnowdeliverstrainticketstoevenmorecitiesacrossChina!Clickheretosee1．Wemayreadthematerialabovemostly_________.A．inatrainreportB．ontheInternetC．inapicturebookD．ontrainsorsubways2．Thisadvertisementisprobablygivenby__________.A．CtripTravelAgentB．atrainstationC．aticketcompanyD．adeliveryagent3．Ifamanbookstwoticketsoneweekinadvanceandaticketcosts＄110,heshouldpay____.A．＄110B．＄220C．＄198D．＄224．IfwebookChinatrainticketswithCtrip,__________.A．wecan`tgetinformationabouttimetableB．wecangetourticketsathomeC．wecan`tgetourticketsontimeD．wecanchoosecitiesinAustraliawithhomedelivery5．CtripTravelAgentservicesareavailable_________.A．acrossChinaB．only7daysinadvanceC．indifferentlanguagesD．atthetrainstatioB14、Alittlestream(小溪）randownfromahighmountainfaraway.Itwentthroughmanyvillagesandforests.Thenitreachedadesert.Thestreamthenthought,“Iovercamesomanydifficulties.Ishouldhavenoproblemcrossingthisdesert!”Butwhenshedecidedtostartherjourney,shefoundherselfgraduallydisappearingintothesand.Aftermanytries,shestillfailed.“Maybeit’smydestiny(命运)!I’mnotdestined（命中注定）toreachthevast（广阔的）oceaninthelegend（传说）,”shethoughtsadlytoherself.Atthistime,adeepvoicecame,saying,“Ifabreeze（微风）cancrossthedesert,socanariver.”Itwasthevoiceofthedesert.Butthelittlestreamreplied,“That’sbecauseabreezecanfly,butIcan’t.”“That’sbecauseyousticktowhatyouare.Ifyou’rewillingtogiveitup,andletyourselfevaporate（蒸发）intothebreeze,itcantakeyouacross,andyoucanreachyourdestination(目的地）,”saidthedesertinitsdeepvoice.Thelittlestreamhadneverheardofsuchathing.“GiveupwhatIamnowanddisappearintothebreeze?No!No!”Shecouldnotacceptthisidea.Afterall,shehadneverexperiencedanythinglikeitbefore.Wouldn’titbeself-destruction（自毁）togiveupwhatshewasnow?“HowdoIknowifthisistrue?”askedthelittlestream.“Thebreezecancarrythevapor（蒸汽）acrossthedesertandletitleaveasrain.Therainwillformariveragain,”answeredthedesert.“WillIstillbewhatIamnow?”askedthelittlestream.“Yes,andno.Whetheryou’reariverorvapor,yournatureneverchanges.Yousticktothefactthatyou’reariverbecauseyoudon’tknowyourinnernature,”answeredthedesert.Hearingthis,thelittlestreamwentintotheopenarmsofthebreeze（微风）.whichcarriedhertothenextstageofherlife.Perhapsyoucantryaskingyourselfthesequestions:Whatismyinnernature?WhatisitthatIcling（紧抓）to?AndwhatisitthatIreallywant?1．Beforethestreamreachedthedesert,shedidn't______.A．believeinherself. B．meetanydifficultiesC．wanttocrossthedessert D．worryaboutthejourneytotheocean2．Theunderlinedword"it"refersto______.A．stream B．breeze C．vapor D．desert3．Thedesertsuggeststhatthestream______inordertocrossthedesert.A．changeitsform B．disappearintothedesertC．sticktowhatitis D．turntoanotherstreamforhelp4．Finallythestreamsuccessfullycrossedthedesertwiththehelpof________.A．therain B．thedesert C．thebreeze D．themountain5．Whatisthemainideaofthestory?A．Theroadtosuccessisnotalwayseasy.B．Weshoulddotherightthingwhateverotherssay.C．Ourlivescanbeasdifficultasthelittlestreams.D．Tosucceed,sometimesweshouldchangethewayweusedtobe.C15、TheSpaceScienceCentreTheSpaceScienceCentreallowsyoutotakeawonderfuljourneytoadifferentworld!Findoutifyou’vegotwhatittakestogointospace.Seesomerealsatellitesandlearnalittlerocketscience.Ticket：￡21.00OurEarthAtOurEarth，youcantakeatimemachineandexperienceajourneythatwilltakeyoufromthebeginningoftimetotheunknownfutureofourplanet.Afterwardsyoucancooldowninarealrainstorm.Ticket：￡18.50TheEdenProjectThelargestgreenhouseintheworldcanbefoundattheEdenProject.Explorealltherelationshipsbetweenplantsandpeople.Ticket：￡22.00WorldLifeDiscoverthesecretsoflifeitselfatWorldLife.Ifyou’dliketoseetheworld’sfrist5Dfilmshowingababydevelopingfromtheembryo（胚胎）tobirth.Youcanalsoexperiencebungeejumpinghere.Ticket：￡19.951．Ifyouwanttoseesomerealsatellites,youcanvisit__________.A．theSpaceScienceCentre B．OurEarthC．theEdenProject D．WorldLife2．Ifyouwouldliketotakeatimemachine,youshouldseeBox__________.A．One B．Two C．Three D．Four3．WhatcanpeopleknowinBox3?A．Alittlerocketscience. B．Theunknownfutureofourplanet.C．Thesecretsoflifeitself. D．Therelationshipsbetweenplantsandpeople.4．Thewriterwrotethepassageto__________.A．encourageustolearnmoreaboutfuture B．introducesomeattractionsC．explainsomeinterestingfacts D．showussomefamousmuseumsD16、“Pullingyourleg”A:Fred,isittruethatIdidn’tpassthemathtestthistime?B：Idon’tknow,Joe!Itwasajoke!Iwaspullingyourleg,that’sall.A：Oh,dear.Youmeanyouarekidding.B：Yes,pardonme.GoodBoyLittleRobertaskedhismotherfortwocents,“WhatdidyoudowiththemoneyIgaveyouyesterday?”“Igaveittoapooroldwoman.”Heanswered.“Youareagoodboy.”Saidthemotherproudly.“Herearetwomore,butwhyareyousointerestedintheoldwoman?”“Sheistheonewhosellsthecandy!”NewTeacherGeorgecamebackfromschoolonthefirstofSeptember,“George,howdidyoulikeyournewteacher”,askedhismother.“Ididn’tlikeher,becauseshesaidthatthreeandthreeweresixandthenshesaidthattwoandfourweresix,too...”AGoodBoxofMatchesMothersentTommytothestoreacrossthestreettobuyagoodboxofmatches,whenTommycameback,motheraskedhim,“Didyoubuyagoodboxofmatches?”“Yes,mom.”Tommyreplied,“Ihavetriedthemall..”1．Georgedidn’tlikehisteacherbecausehethought___________.A．histeacherwasn’tbeautiful.B．histeacher’sclasswasn’tinteresting.C．Histeachermademistakesoften.D．Histeacherdidn’tlikehim.2．Tommytriedallthematchesinorderto_________.A．makehismotherhappy.B．havefun.C．makesureiftheyareallgood.D．makehimselfwarm.3．Accordingto”GoodBoy”,welearned______________.A．LittleRobertaskedhismotherfortwocentstohelptheoldwoman.B．LittleRobertlikedeatingcandy.C．LittleRobert’smotherwasveryhappyatlastwhensheheardhisson’swords.D．weshouldhelpothers.4．AlloftheabovearejokesEXCEPT_____.A．PullingYourLegB．GoodBoyC．NewTeacherD．AGoodBoxofMatches5．WhichofthefollowingisTURE?A．Joedidn’tpassthemathtest.B．LittleRobertwasverykindtotheoldwoman.C．“Iwaspullingyourleg”means“Iwasjustkidding.”D．Tommyboughtagoodboxofmatchesforhismother.E17、TheExplorationofAntarctica(南极洲)

1773

JamesCookcrossedtheAntarcticCircle,buthedidn’tseeland.

1898

AdriendeGerlacheandhismembersweretrappedintheAntarctic.TheybecamethefirsttospendanAntarcticwinter.

1911

NorwegianRoaldAmundsenledafive-manexpeditionthatreachedtheSouthPoleforthefirsttime.

1929

RichardE.ByrdandthreeothersfromtheUSbecamethefirsttoflyovertheSouthPole

1935

CarolineMikkelsenfromNorwaybecamethefirstwomantoarriveinAntarcticawithherhusband.

1947

TheUSsentthelargesteverexpeditionofover4,700men,13shipsand23airplanestoAntarctica.Theytookmanyphotostomakeamap.

1957－1958

12countriesbuiltover60spacestationsinAntarctica.ItbecamethebeginningofinternationalworkinAntarctica.

1997

BoergeOuslandfromNorwaybecamethefirstpersontocrossAntarcticaunsupported.

March2007－

March2009

InternationalPolarYear-Researchersgottheopportunitytoworkinbothpolarplacesorworkinsummerandwinter.

1．_______isfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.A．BoergeOusland B．RichardE.ByrdC．RoaldAmundsen D．JamesCook2．Theunderlinedword“opportunity”means“______”.A．chance B．advice C．guide D．plan3．______isthefirstwomantogettoAntarctica.A．RoaldAmundsen B．BoergeOuslandC．CarolineMikkelsen D．AdriendeGerlache4．WhichisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A．Thereweremorethan60spacestationsinAntarcticainthe1950sB．RoaldAmundsenwasthefirsttoflyovertheSouthPole.C．AmericanstookmanyphotosintheAntarctictomakeamap.D．AdriendeGerlachewasthefirsttospendanAntarcticwinter.5．Themainideaofthepassageis_____.A．howtogettotheAntarcticB．thewayoftheexplorationofAntarcticaC．thepeoplewhogottotheAntarcticD．thehistoryoftheexplorationofAntarcticaF18、Doyouknowsandhasbeenusedtodrawpicturessinceancienttimes?Today,sandpainting,aninterestingart,willbeintroducedtoyou.Sandpaintingisanartofusingthesandtomakeafixedorunfixedpainting.Maybeweallplayedfixedsandpaintingaswewereyoung.Wefirstpaintedasimplepicture,thenwebrushedgluetothesection,andatlastwepouredcoloredsandontotheglueinordertomakeitfixed.Unfixedsandpaintingshavealongculturalhistoryaroundtheworld.Peoplepouredsandonasurfacetomakepaintingsorusesometoolstodrawpicturesinthesanddirectly.Theyareoftentemporary(临时的)Differentpeopledrawsandpaintingstoexpressdifferentmeanings：loveofnature,admirationforGodorloveofbeauty.Nowadays,sandpaintingbecomesaperformanceartanditspopularityhasrisen.Onthestages,sandpaintingperformersmakeaseriesofimagesbydrawinglinesandfiguresinthesandwiththeirfingersandhands.TheseriesofimagesareusedtotellastoryKseniyaSimonova,whoisfromUkraine,isoneofthegreatestsandpaintingperformersintheworld.Peoplecallher"TheLadyoftheSand”.Simonovasaidthatsheneverdreamedshe’dbecomeasandartist,andwhenshebeganpracticing,shenearlygaveitup.Butshepersevered,lookingafterherbabyinthedaytimeandtrainingeverynight.YouAreAlwaysNearbyisoneofthemostfamousperformancesofSimonova.Itisastoryaboutayoungcoupleseparatedbyawarinwhichthesoldieristragically(悲惨地)killed,butreturnsinspirittowatchoverhiswifeandchild.Thisperformancemakesallaudience(观众)cryArtiseverywhereandisnotfarawayfromcommonpeople.Artofpaintingisinourlife，eveninthesand.1．Whichofthefollowingisnecessarytomakeafixedsandpainting?A．Water B．Aprintedpicture.C．Coloredpaper. D．Glue2．WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?A．Sandpaintingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.B．AgreatsandpaintingperformerintheworldC．Astoryaboutayoungcoupleseparatedbyawar.D．Whatsandpaintingtriestoexpress.3．Theunderlinedword"persevered"canbereplacedby.A．setoff B．gaveout C．heldon D．endedup4．WhatdoweknowaboutSimonovaaccordingtothepassage?A．Sheisthebestpainterintheworld.B．Beingasand