甘肃省兰州市城关区外国语学校2024届九年级英语第一学期期末调研模拟试题含解析

甘肃省兰州市城关区外国语学校2024届九年级英语第一学期期末调研模拟试题考生请注意：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、Weonlyplannedtheplayforanhour,butintheend,westayedforthreehours.A．watchB．watchesC．towatchD．watched2、－Whydon'tyoubuythecomputer?－It'stooexpensive.Ican't_________it.A．affordB．sellC．borrowD．keep3、Paulcamejustattherighttime,tooearlytoolate.A．either;or B．neither;nor C．both;and D．notonly;butalso4、—Let’svolunteerourfreetimetohelpthepeopleintrouble,shallwe?—OK,youridea___________great.A．tastes B．feels C．looks D．sounds5、TheAdventuresofTomSawyeris_______greatbook.Myfavouritepartof_______bookiswhenTomandHuckstarttheiradventuresontheisland.A．a;a B．a;the C．the;不填 D．不填;the6、Ifitrainshard,wehaveto______thebasketballmatch.A．cutoffB．putoffC．gooffD．takeoff7、-WhatshouldIdo,doctor?-_______healthy,youshouldtakeexercisemoreandeatmeatless.A．KeepB．KeepingC．TokeepD．Kept8、IfyoucanspeakEnglishwell,youwillhaveagreat_____overotherswhilelookingforajob.A．activity B．article C．advantage D．agreement9、Mymotheroftensaysthat_______/mɪlk/isgoodforme.A．make B．milk C．like D．meat10、Whichisthepronunciationoftheword“secret”?A．/’si:krət/ B．/si:’krət/ C．/se:’krət/ D．/’sekrət/Ⅱ.完形填空11、WhenIwasasmallboy,somethinghappenedtomethatmademeneverputanywildcreatureinacage.Welivednearaforest,andeveryeveningthemockingbirdwouldcomeand1.Idecidedtocatchayoung2andkeepitinacage,andinthisway,Iwouldhavemyownprivatemusician.ThenIsucceededincatchingoneandputitinacage.Atfirst,thebirdwas3,soitfluttered(扑腾)inthecage.Butfinallyitwasusedtolivinginitsnewhome.Ifeltveryexcitedwithmyselfand4somebeautifulsinging.Onthesecondday,thelittlebird’smotherflewtothecagewith5inhermouth.Thebabybirdateeverything.Iwas6toseethis.CertainlythemotherbirdknewhowtofeedherbabybetterthanIdid.ThefollowingmorningwhenIwenttoseemybird,Ifoundit7onthefloorofthecage.Iwasterriblysurprisedandsad!Whathadhappened?ArthurWayne,afamousbiologist,happenedto8myfatheratthattime.Aftersheknewmystory,sheexplainedtome,“Amothermockingbird,findingheryounginacage,will9bringitpoisonberries.Shethinksitbetterforherbabytodiethantolose10.”SincethenIhavenevercaughtanylivingcreatureandputitinacage.Alllivingthingshavearighttolivefree.1．A．dance B．fly C．sing D．jump2．A．bird B．boy C．fish D．thief3．A．happy B．careful C．active D．afraid4．A．lookedforwardto B．lookedoutof C．lookedfor D．lookedup5．A．water B．food C．songs D．stones6．A．worried B．pleased C．bored D．tired7．A．alone B．alive C．dead D．sick8．A．invite B．visit C．challenge D．introduce9．A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．ever10．A．friends B．parents C．freedom D．happinessⅢ.语法填空12、语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。TakingpublictransportationintheUnitedStates,youcanoftenseepeoplereadingbookson1．waytoschoolorwork.ButinChina,Ihardlyseepeoplereading2．theirfreetime.Arepeople’sattitudestowardreading3．(difference)here?Notreally.Data(数据)releasedbyAmazonChinashowthatChinesepeoplestillreadalot.They4．(simple)prefere-booksoverregularbooks.However,otherdatashowthatreadingisstill5．(popular)intheUSthaninChina.Isthereareasonforthisdifference?I’mnotsure.WhatIdoknowisthatChinahasarichhistoryofliterature(文学).FromclassicnovelslikeRomanceoftheThreeKingdomstothemodernscience-fictionepicTheThree-BodyProblem,Chineseauthors6．(create)manyfantasticworkssofar.Perhapsthedifferencestartsfromchildhood.Readingtextbooksanddoinghomeworkcanmakeyoufeelquitetired.Bythetimeyoufinishit,youmightnotfeellikereadingfor7．.Chinesestudentssurelyhavetoreadmoreanddomorehomework8．Americanstudents.Soit’snowonderthattheymightnotwanttoreadmuchintheirsparetime.9．learningtolovereadingcanbegreat.Readingcanopendoorstoplaces,peopleandideasthatyoucannotimagine.Evenjustasinglebookhasthepowertochangeyourown10．(person)beliefsandattitudes.Wherewillyournextbooktakeyou?Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Chineseareverygenerous(慷慨的)whenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.Notcaringaboutthemoney,parentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEngland,theUnitedStatesandAustralia.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-courseactivitieswheretheywilleitherlearnamusicalinstrumentorballet,orotherclasseswhichwillgivethemaheadinlife.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationis,thebetteritis.Soparentswillspendanunreasonableamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorcoupleswillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.However,whatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebestearlyeducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildrenareveryskilledinsomeareaswhilepoorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethough,isthattoday’schildrenareshortofself-respectandself-confidence.Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotakemultiple-choicetestsandhowtostudywell,butparentsarenotteachingthemthemostimportantskillsthattheyneedtobeconfident,happyandclever.Parentscanachievethisbyteachingpracticalskillslikecooking,sewinganddoingotherhousework.Teachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlife.Cookingrequirespatienceandtime.Itisanenjoyablebutdifficultexperience.Agoodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscooking,sohewilllearntoworkhardandfinishhisjobsuccessfullystepbystep.Hisresult,awell-cookeddinner,willgivehimmuchsatisfactionandlotsofself-confidence.Someoldmachines,suchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildtoplaywithwillmakehimcuriousandarouse(激发)hisinterest.Hewillspendhourslookingatthem,tryingtofixthem;yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhenhegrowsup.Theseactivitiesarenotonlyteachingachildtoreadabook,butrathertothink,tousehismind.Andthatismoreimportant.1．（小题1）.MostChineseparentsdon’trealize__________.A．howmuchthebesteducationisworthB．whenchildrenshouldbeeducatedC．whatchildrenreallyneedinlaterlifeD．whyschooltestsdon’tsatisfychildren2．（小题2）.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．Fixingoldmachinesisveryimportant.B．Interestisnecessaryforeverything.C．Brokenthingsareusefulforchildren.D．Usinghandshelpsimprovethinkingability.3．（小题3）.Thewriter’sattitude(看法)tochildren’seducationisthat__________.A．thecheaperaneducationis,thebetteritisB．childrentodayshouldlearndifferentskillsC．practicalskillsareusefultochildren'sgrowthD．schooleducationcan’tmeetparents’expectationB14、Weliveintheworldfullofcolours.Doesacolourhaveweight?Ifyousay“no”,youarewrong.Ifyoudon’tbelieve,youmaydoanexperiment.First,puttwoobjectswiththesameweightintotwoboxes.Thencovertheboxes.Third,wraponeboxwitharedpieceofpaper,theotherwothawhitepieceofpaper.Nowholdtheboxeswithyourhandonebyone.Itiscertainthatyouthinktheredoneisalittleheavier.Why?Ascientistfoundthatdifferentcolourshavedifferentweightinaman’smind.Sohedidmanytestsandatlasthefoundthateverycolourhasitsownweightinourmindandtheirorderisthesame.Theheaviestcolourisred,thenblue,green,orange,yellowandwhite.Thescientisttoldusthatcoloursalsohavesmell.Canyousmellthecolour?Ofcoursenot.Thenwhydidthescientistsayso?Thatisbecauseeverycolourstandsforakindoflightwithacertainwavelength,anditreachesourbrainthroughsenseorgans.Accordingtothisdiscovery,scientistssaythatpeopleacceptthecolourstheylike,andrefusethecolourstheyhate.Soyourbodyandmindwillbehealthybyusingthecoloursyoulike.Oryou’llbenervousorevengetill.Forexample,ifyoustayinaroomwithredwindows,wallpapersandfurniturefortwohours,you’llfeelyouhavebeenthereforfourhours.Butiftheroomisblue,you’llfeelyouhavebeenthereforonlyanhour.Anotherexample,ifapersonwalksoutofaredroomandintoablueroom,histempertaturewillfall.Thatmeansourbodytemperaturewillchangewithdifferentcolours.1．Paragraph1-3tellusthat___________.A．thetwoboxeshavethesameweightB．colourscanchangetheweightofanobjectC．theredpaperisheavierthanthewhitepaperD．colourshavedifferentweightinpeople’smind2．Whydidthescientistthinkthatcolourshavesmell?A．Becausewecansmellcolourswithournose.B．Becauseeverycolourhasitsownsweetsmell.C．BecausepeoplecansensethelightfromcoloursD．Becauseeverycolourcangiveofflightofthesamelength.3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Peoplemaygetilliftheyrefusethecolourstheydon’tlike.B．Peoplecanstaylongerinblueroomsthaninredrooms.C．Inpeople’smind,redcolourisheavierthanwhitecolour.D．People’sbodytemperaturewillchangewithdifferentcolours.4．WhatistheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“wavelength”?A．波浪B．色彩C．频率D．波长5．Thepassageisprobably_________.A．ashortnovelB．anewsreportC．asciencereportD．anadvertisementC15、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.D16、1．（小题1）Ahmedwasfamousfor__________.A．windsurfingB．WeightliftingC．flyingD．playingtennis2．（小题2）Pattywasachampionin_________.A．theUSAB．TurkeyC．ChinaD．Egypt3．（小题3）BothLai-ShanandNaimsucceedattheOlympics_________.A．In1988B．In1992C．In1996D．In2000E17、Morethananythingelseintheworld,LionlikedbeingKingofthejungle.Hewalkedaround,showingoffhispowerandpride.EachdayLiontookalonglazysleepundertheshadeofhisfavoritetree.Healwaysdreamedofweakeranimalsbowing(鞠躬)beforehim.OnedayMouseranthroughthejungleandtrippedover（被……绊倒）Lion’shugepaws.Lionwokeupwithastart.＂Howdareyouwakemeup!＂heshoutedangrily.Liongrabbed(抓住)Mousewithonepaw.＂Onthesecondthought,I’minthemoodforthesnack,andyou’llmakeadeliciousmeal.＂hesaid.Mousecriedout,＂KingLion,pleasespare（饶恕）me!Ifyouletmelive,I’llalwaysrememberyourkindness.And,someday,Imightbeabletohelpyou.＂＂Howcouldsuchapowerlesslittlemouseeverhelpme?＂ThatthoughtmadeLionlaughsomuchthathedecidedtoletMousego.Aweeklater,Lionwaswalkingthroughthejungleonthewaytohisfavoritetreewhenhesteppedontoahunter’snet.Thenetscoopedhimup.Nomatterhowhetwisted(扭动)andturned,hecouldn’tescape.WhenMouseheardLion’sfrightenedshouts,heracedtohelp.Mousequicklychewed（咬）throughtheropestomakeaholeinthenet.Soon,Lionmovedoutandwasfree.Lionlookeddownatthelittlemouse.＂Thankyouforsavingmylife,＂saidLion,smilinghiswidestsmile.＂Iwasmistaken.Youarenotapowerlesslittlemouse.Youareagreatfriend!＂1．WhatdidLiondoeachday?A．Hesteppedontoahunter’snet.B．Hebowedbeforeweakeranimals.C．Hehadagoodsleepunderhisfavoritetree.2．HowdidMousewakeupLion?A．Hemadeaholeinthenet.B．HeshoutedatLionangrily.C．HetrippedoverLion’spaws.3．WhydidLionletMousego?A．Becausehewastrappedinthenet.B．BecausehetookMouseashisgoodfriend.C．BecausehedoubtedifMousecouldbeofanyhelp.4．WhatdoyouthinkofMouse?A．Cleverandhonest.B．SillyandlazyC．Humorousandstubborn5．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Pridemakesyoulosewhatyouhave.B．Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.C．Eventhesmallcanshowgreatstrength.F18、Japanesestudentsworkveryhardbutmanyareunhappy.Theyhaveheavypressuresfromtheirparents.Moststudentsarealwaystoldbytheirparentstostudyharderandhardersothattheycanhaveawonderfullifewhentheygrowup.Thoughthismaybeagoodideaforthoseverybrightstudents,itcanhaveterribleresultsformanystudentswhoaren’tgifted(有天赋的)enough.Manyofthemhavetriedveryhardatstudybutfailintheexamsandmaketheirparentsloseheart.Somestudentsfeelthattheyarehatedbyeveryoneelseandtheydon’twanttogotoschoolanylonger.Theybecome____.ItissurprisingthatthoughmostJapaneseareworriedabouttheirchildren,theydonothelptheminanyway.Manyparentsfeelthattheyarenotabletohelptheirchildrenandthatitistheteachers’worktohelptheirchildren.Tomakemattersworse,alotofparentssendtheirchildrentothoseschoolsopeningintheeveningandonweekends.Theyonlyhelpthestudentstopasstheexamsandneverteachthemtheveryrealsenseoftheworld.ManyJapaneseschoolsusuallyhasrulesabouteverythingfromthestudent’clothestothingsintheirschoolbags.Childpsychologists(心理学家)nowthinkthatsuchstrictrulesareharmfultothefeelingofthestudents.Almost40%ofthestudentssaidthatnoonehadtaughtthemhowtogetonwithothers,howtotellrightfromwrongandhowtoshowloveandcareforothers,evenfortheirparents.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Japanesestudentshaveheavypressuresfrom.A．themselvesB．JapanC．theirparentsD．theirclassmates2．Whatdotheyworkhardfor?A．awonderfullifeB．theirparentsC．studyD．themselves3．Theunderlinedword“dropouts”means_________.A．脱离传统社会的人B．文明的社会人C．逃学的人D．偏激的人4．ManyJapaneseschoolsusuallyhaverules.A．fewB．afewC．alotofD．lotof5．Howmanystudentshavebeentaughttohowtogetonwithothers?A．40%B．50%C．70%D．60%Ⅴ.书