2024届江苏省无锡市宜兴和桥二中学九年级英语第一学期期末统考模拟试题含解析

2024届江苏省无锡市宜兴和桥二中学九年级英语第一学期期末统考模拟试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、MoreandmoreforeignstudentscometotheConfuciusInstitute(孔子学院)tolearn________Chinese.A．a B．an C．the D．不填2、Chinais________countryintheworld.A．thethirdlargestB．thelargestthirdC．thethirdlargeD．athirdlargest3、—What’sMumcookinginthekitchen?—Fish,Iguess.Howniceit!A．smells B．feels C．sounds D．looks4、The1stNationalYouthGames_________inFuzhouin2015.A．takesplaceB．tookplaceC．istakenplaceD．wastakenplace5、—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—________.Oppositessometimesattract.A．Ihopeso B．Ithinkso C．Idon'tcare D．Idon'tthinkso6、---WherehasJackgone?---He_____hasgonetothelibrarytoreturnhisbooks,becauseIsawhimholdingsomebooksandrunningoutofhisroom.A．probably B．especially C．completely7、—IsawSusaninthelibraryjustnow.—No,it_______beher.ShewenttoShanghaithismorning.A．mustn’tB．can’tC．shouldn’t8、ThethirdlineofZhengzhouSubwaybytheendofDecemberof2020.A．willcomplete B．wascompleted C．iscompleting D．willbecompleted9、Don’talways________yourselfwithothers,oryoumayhavetonsofpressure.A．compare B．consider C．control D．complete10、Hedidn’twakeupheheardthenoise.A．until B．while C．if D．becauseⅡ.完形填空11、MynameisBenMansury.I’mfifteenyearsoldandstudyinamiddleschool.Inschool,Ineverjoininanygroupdiscussionorstage(舞台)program.So,Ineverknewwhatstagenervousnesswas.Ourcommunity(社区)hasaweekly“StudentsIdeas”program.Abouttwoyearsago,Ireceiveda(n)1fromthechairmanofourcommunity.Heinvitedmetothe“StudentsIdeas”talkthenextmorningtospeaktothegroup.Thetimebetweenhiscalltothenextmorningwaslikeseveralweeksforme.Thewholenight,Icouldnotsleep.Many2werecoming.Oneofthemwastocallthechairman,withregret,andtellhimthatIcouldnotcome.Butfinally,Ithought,ifImissedthis3,thecommunitywouldneverinvitemeagaintoanyoftheirprograms.So,Idecidedtogo.Ireachedthehallintime.WhenmyturncameandIstarted,myheartbeatincreasedandmymouthwentdry.Iwasn’tevenableto4thewordsonthepaperproperly.IhadnoideawhereIwasstandingandwhatIwastalking.ThatwasthedaywhenI5mybiggestweakness:publicspeaking.AfterIfinished,Imetwiththechairmanand6whathappenedtome.Hesaidthatthishappenstoeveryone.Itisvery7HesuggestedthatIshouldcomeagainthenextweek.I8atalkcarefully.ThistimewhenIgavethetalk,Iwassomewhatcomfortablebutnotconfident(自信的).Afterwards,ImetwiththechairmanagainandtoldhimabouttheimprovementI9Ihadmade.Hewaskindenoughtoinvitemeagain.Foraroundonemonth,Ipracticedalotformytalk.ThistimeIwasfeelingcomfortableandboththechairmanandmyneighborsthoughtIdidagoodjob.Ilearnedthateverythingis10ifwetakethefirststep,asthesayinggoes:Ajourneyofthousandmilesbeginswithfirststep.1．A．letterB．callC．cardD．email2．A．topicsB．regretsC．thoughtsD．words3．A．manB．groupC．stageD．chance4．A．readB．spellC．seeD．recite5．A．hadB．forgotC．realizedD．improved6．A．askedB．checkedC．explainedD．wondered7．A．usefulB．successfulC．difficultD．common8．A．wroteB．preparedC．gaveD．finished9．A．knewB．feltC．believedD．hoped10．A．easyB．greatC．helpfulD．possibleⅢ.语法填空12、语法填空Onesheep,twosheep...632sheep...stillawake...Peoplealwaysbelievethatcountingsheep1．(be)helpfultotheirsleep.Butdoesit2．(real)work?ScientistsatOxfordUniversitytestedit.Twosleepresearcherslookedatthepeoplewhohad3．(difficult)insleeping.Theydividedthem4．differentgroups.Thentheyaskedthemtotryallkindsofwaystohelp5．(they)fallasleepquickly.Surprisingly,it6．(take)thosewhowereaskedtocountsheepmoretimetofallasleepthanthosewhoweren’t.Butwhentheywereaskedtoimaginearelaxingpicture--abeach,fore7．,theyfellasleepabouttwentyminutes8．(soon)thanbefore,accordingtoareportinTheNewYorkTimes.“Sometimes,countingtasksareOK,b9．theyarethoughtasstressfulbymanypeople,”Dr.RichardstoldABCNews.“As10．result,itmaybeagoodwaytotryimaginingcoloredfishslowlyswimminginarivertohelpyousleepatnight,”suggestedRichards.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Thisistheworld’sfirstunderwaterrestaurant.ItliesfivemetersbelowthesurfaceoftheIndianOceanandhasall-glasswindowsfromfloortoceiling.Itcostsfivemilliondollars.Inthefive-starrestaurantattheConradMaldivesHotel,youcanenjoythebeautyoftheoceanwithoutgettingyourfeetwet.Youcanseesharks,stingrays(黄貂鱼),turtlesandstunningcoralsaroundyou.Youneedtowearsunglassesintherestaurant,becauseitistoobrightunderthecrystal-clearbluewater.Therestaurantisnamed“Ithaa”—meaning“motherofpearl”intheMaldivianlanguageofDihevi.Enteringtherestaurant,youcanseesixtables.Onlytwoguestscansitneareverytable.Anditcostsyou190dollarsperpersonfordinner.Therestaurantcanoffer180-degreepanoramicviews.TheNewYorkDailyNewsratedit“themostbeautifulrestaurantintheworld”.Therestauranthasneverhadwaterinside.ItwasbuiltondrylandinSingapore,andthenworkerscarefullylowereditintotheoceaninoneplace.Everyday,lotsofcustomersarewaitingtohavedinnerinthisrestaurant.Notonlycantheyhavedeliciousfood,butalsotheycanenjoythebeautifulocean.1．Whenyouhavedinnerintherestaurant,youshould.A．eatwithgettingyourfeetwet B．wearapairofsunglassesC．weararaincoatandrainshoes D．offeryourIDcard2．Whenyouareeatingintherestaurant,youcanenjoywatchingsomethingEXCEPT.A．whales B．sharks C．stingrays D．turtles3．Therestaurantwasbuiltin.A．India B．NewYork C．Singapore D．China4．guestscancometotherestauranttoeatdinneratmost.A．Twenty B．Six C．Eight D．Twelve5．Ifyoucometotherestauranttoeatdinnerwithyourparents,youshouldpayforyourdinner.A．190dollars B．380dollars C．570dollars D．760dollarsB14、Doyouhavehardrubbish?WMRubbishManagementServiceCompanycollectsittwiceayearforfreefromeachfamily.Belowaresomeguidelinesaboutourhardrubbishcollectionservice.Whatcan/cannotbecollectedashardrubbish:Wecollectclothes,floorcovering,woodendoorsandfurniture(家具)TVS,fridges,buildingmaterials,glass,carparts,greenwaste,paintsandchemicals,etccan'tbecollectedBookingyourhardrubbishcollection:Wehaveweeklycollectionsofhardrubbish.YoucanbookyourcollectionwhenitsuitsyouCalluson92988000between8amand5pmMondaytoFriday.Puttingyourhardrubbishout:Makesureyouplaceyourhardrubbishoutofyourhouse,e.g.inyourfrontyard(院子)beforethecollectionday.Ifnot,youcannotbookthecollectionagainIfyouwouldliketoreadmoreinformationonhardrubbishcollection,youcan.Ifyouhaveadviceonhardrubbishcollection,pleasecontactuson551815orvisitusat511BurwoodHighay1．Thecompanyoffersfreehardrubbishcollectionserviceforeachfamily.A．onceaweek B．twiceayear C．threetimesayear D．onceamonth2．Whatcanbecollectedashardrubbish?A．Glass B．Fridges C．Clothes D．Chemicals3．Beforethecollectionday,youhaveto.A．putatyourhardrubbishintoabox B．call551815tobookthecollectionC．putthehardrubbishoutofyourhouse D．fillintheformonthecompany'swebsiteC15、TheLostSmileThenextmorningHildatookthemtotheothersideofthemountainofMiseryonherbroom.Theyflewforagesbeforetheylandednearalittleriver.Thegrasswasgreen,birdsweresingingandtherewereflowerseverywhere.Hildagavethemeachasmallblackstone.“Thiswillkeepyousafe,”shesaid.Andsheflewoffagain.“Thisisaniceplace,”saidSarah,surprised.“Lookatallthelovelyflowers.”Benwentovertoaflowerandsmeltit.Suddenlywaterranoutofthecentreanddownthepetals(花瓣).“Ha!Ha!Ha!”Thechildrencouldhearsomeonelaughingbutwhentheylookedroundtherewasnoonethere.SuddenlyBenshouted,“Ouch!Whatwasthat?Ithurtme.”Hebentdowntorub(摩擦)hislegandhisflutefelloutofhisbag.Justthentwolittlecreaturesranoverandliftedhisfluteandstartedrunningtowardssomebushes.“Hey,that'smine!”heshoutedasthecreaturesdroppedthefluteandranoff.“Comeback!Whoareyou?”heshouted.Buttherewasnoanswer.“Let'splaysomemusic,”Sarahsuggested,“maybethey'llcomeback.”Sotheysatdownandplayedandthetwolittlecreaturescameback.“Whoareyou?”Sarahasked.“We'reBillandJill.We'regoblins(小妖精)andwelovemusic.Whoareyou?Andwhatareyoudoinghere?”“We’reSarahandBen.Andwe’reonourwaytofindtheLordofTears.”“TheLordofTears?”BillandJillsaidundertheirbreath.“Doyouknowwherehelives?”askedSarah.“No,notreally,”saidBill.“AcrosstheSeaofsadness,”continuedJill.“Canyoushowustheway?”“Billcan,”saidJill.“Jillcan,”saidBill.“Followus,maybeWillcan,”BillandJillsaidtogetherandwalkedofftowardsthebushes.Thechildrensmiledandfollowedthem.1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutBillandJill?A．Theylaughedwhenwaterranoutofthecentreanddownthepetals.B．TheyliftedBen’sfluteandranawaybutdroppeditwhenBenshouted.C．TheycamebackbecausetheywereattractedbythemusicplayedbyBenandSarah.D．TheyhaveneverheardoftheLordofTears.2．HowdidBillandJillfeelwhenhearingthewords“TheLordofTears”?A．Excited. B．Scared. C．Familiar. D．Amazed.3．WecaninferfromthearticlethatHildawasa/an___________.A．witch B．goblin C．human D．angel4．WecanusethefollowingwordstodescribeBillandJillEXCEPT_________.A．helpful B．lovely C．cute D．selfishD16、Karenalwayssaidthatshedidn’tlikeherhouseatall.OnedayIaskedwhyshedidn’tlookforanotherhouse.Karenanswered,“IwilllookforanotheronewhenIcomebackfromvacation.”Samhatedhisjob.However,helovedtakingphotos,andwastakingatwo-yearcoursetomakehimbetteratit.Everydayhesaidhisworkwasboring.Iaskedhimwhyhedidn’tgiveuphisjobandstartabusinessoftakingphotos.Hisreplywas,“WhenIfinishmycourse,Iwillstartabusiness."Harryworkedforacompanythatallowedhimtoretireearly,buthehadtogetlessmoneyafterheretired.NowHarrybecameveryweakandfounditdifficulttodealwithhiswork.Iwasworriedabouthishealthbecausetoomuchworkwasbadforhim."Whydon'tyouretire,Harry?Dosomethingthatyouwanttodo,"Isaid."IfIwereolder,Iwouldgetmyfullpension.Whenthenextsummercomes,maybeIwill,"Harryreplied.Thereisanoldsayingthatsays:"IfandWhenwereplanted,andNothinggrew."Ayearlater,Karenisstilllivinginthehouseshehates.Samisstillbusywithhisboringjobandhasn'tfinishedhiscourse.Harryisstillworkingandhishealthisevenworse.Thesepeoplehadalotofstressintheirlivesandcouldn’tchangethesituationsbythinking"iforwhen".Lifeistooshortfor"ifsandwhens".Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfthinking"iforwhen",rememberthesaying:"IfandWhenwereplanted,andNothinggrew."1．HowdidKarenlikeherhouse?A．Shelikedit.B．Shehatedit.C．Shevaluedit.D．Shedidn’tmindit.2．WhatcoursewasSamtaking?A．Tour-guiding.B．Advice-giving.C．Picture-taking.D．House-painting.3．Whydidn’tHarrywanttretire?A．Becausehewasverystrongandhealthy.B．Becausehewasn’tallowedtoretireearly.C．Becausehisworkwasinterestingandrelaxing.D．Becausehewantedtogetfullpayafterretiring.4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Samhasfinishedhiscourse.B．Karenlivesinanewhousenow.C．Harryisstillworkinginthecompanynow.D．Theydidn’thaveanystressintheirlivesatall.5．Theunderlinedoldsayingwantstotellus.A．whentogrowplantsB．totakeactionatonceC．tostopworkinghardD．howtochangeyourselfE17、Beforeyoureadthisstory,let'stakealookatasentenceinChinese:“研表究明，汉字序顺并不定一影阅响读。”Didyounoticethatsomeofthecharactersinthissentenceareinthewrongorder'?Youmightnotrealizeit,butyourbraincanreadandunderstandmostsentences,evenwhenthewordsareinthewrongorder.Thismayhavesomethingtodowithpsychology,accordingtoChenQingrongfromNanjingNormalUniversity.Whenwe'refirstlearninghowtoread,wereadwordbyword,Butafterwebecomemoreexperienced,wereadinfullphrasesandevensentences.Peoplecanreadfivetosixwordsatonetime,ChentoldtheYangtseEveningPostAlso,asexperiencedreaders,wetakethethingswe'refamiliarwithforgranted.Wedon'tpayasmuchattentiontosmalldetails,suchaswordorder.Therefore,whenwereadthesentenceatthebeginningofthisarticle,thecontentwasfamiliartous.Sowereaditthewaywethinkitshouldbeinourmemory,withallthewordsintherightorder.Thisislikewhenweseeapersonwithlonghairweassume*thepersonisagirlwithouttakingacloserlook,accordingtoChen.Thiscanbealsoseeninmanyotherlanguages,suchasEnglish.Readthefollowingsentence:"Thisisbcuseaethehuamnmniddeosnotraederveylteterbyistlef.butthewordasawlohe."Itisbelievedthathumansrememberthemeaningsofwordsmostlybytheirshapeandlayout,ratherthantheorderoftheletters,MattDavisofCambridgeUniversitytoldtheIndependent.However,wecannotreadscrambled*sentencesasquicklyandefficientlyaswereadthenormaltext,accordingtoDailyTelegraph.1．Accordingtothepassage,ifthewordsinasentenceareinthewrongorder,wemay.A．correctthemimmediately B．notnoticethewrongorderC．notunderstandthesentence D．havetoaskothersforhelp2．AccordingtoChenQingrong,wordorderdoesn'taffectexperiencedreadersbecause.A．theyreadsentenceswordbyword B．theyunderstandthecontenteasilyC．theypaylotsofattentiontosmalldetails D．theyreadseveralwordstogetheratatime3．Theexampleof"apersonwithlonghair"showsthatwealwayswhilereading.A．paymoreattentiontodetails B．takeacloselookatthesentencesC．readaccordingtoourexperience D．readfamiliarcontentsmoreslowly4．Paragraph6iswrittento.A．explainwhypeoplecanunderstandscrambledsentencesB．givesuggestionsonhowtorememberthemeaningsofwordsC．tellusthathumanscaremoreabouttheshapeandlayoutofwordsD．stressthatit'snecessarytoknowtheorderofthelettersinasentenceF18、Accordingtoarecentsurvey,about52%ofWeChat（微信）usersaged18to29blocktheirparentsonWeChatMoments,alsoknownas“Friends'Circle”.Myparentsdon'tknowMomentsverywell,andIhavetoldthemIdon'tuseitanymore.Ijustneedsomeprivatespace.—LuZhiping,21yearsoldIdon'tblockmyparentscompletely.TheyareinacertaingroupinwhichIonlysharepositive(正面的)posts.Ijustdon'twantmyparentstoworryaboutme.LastyearmyparentssawaMomentspictureofmyhandgettingburnedwhilecooking.ItwasnothingseriousbuttheytraveledallthewaytomycitytomakesureIwasallright.—XieYun,26yearsoldThesurveyalsofoundthatmorethan49%ofChineseparentsuseWeChatasamainwaytocommunicatewiththeirchildren.Whenaskedwhattheywoulddoaboutbeingblocked,someparentssaidtheywouldhaveaconversationwiththeirchildrentofindoutthereason,whileotherssaidtheywouldn'tcare.Andsomeparentsaresmarterthantheirkids.“Ididn'trealizeIwasblockeduntilIcomparedwhatIcouldseeonmyphonewithwhatmyson'sauntcouldsee,”saidChen,amotherofa27-year-oldson.“NowI'mfollowingmyson'spoststhroughhisaunt.”1．WhatisanothernameofWechatMoments?A．Poster. B．Friends’Circle. C．Internet. D．QQSpace.2．DoesLuZhipinguseWechatMoments?A．No,hedoesn’t. B．Yes,hedoes. C．Wedon’tknow D．Don’tmentioned.3．WhydidXieYun’sparentsvisitherlastyear?A．Becausetheymissedher.B．Becausetheywantedtovisitthecitythatshelivedin.C．BecausesheshowedherburnedhandinWechatMoment.D．