2023-2024学年江苏省海门市英语九年级第一学期期末统考模拟试题含解析

2023-2024学年江苏省海门市英语九年级第一学期期末统考模拟试题注意事项: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、AccordingtotheFrenchgovernment,themainbodyandtwobelltowersofNotreDameCathedral(巴黎圣母院)intime.A．issaved B．aresaved C．wassaved D．weresaved2、---Excuseme.Couldyoutellmethe______ofthefootballgameyesterday?---Sure.ChongqingSiweiwonthegameby2to1.A．difference B．rule C．result D．effort3、—WecaninviteNickandNoratoShanghaiDisneylandwithus.—?I’llgivethemacallrightnow.A．Whynot B．WhatforC．Why D．What4、—Hi,Jacob!Doyougotothecinemaalot?—No,Itothecinemaforages.A．didn’tgo B．haven’tgone C．havebeen D．haven’tbeen5、—Kittyisverygoodatmusicalinstruments.—Yes,sheis.Shecanplaytheguitaralmostherguitarteacher.A．asbetterasB．asgoodasC．aswellasD．sowellas6、—MyparentsandItraveledtoTibetbycarlastsummer.—Howluckyyouare!That’sagreat___________you’llneverforget.A．competition B．explanation C．appearance D．experience7、Readitaloud________thewholeclasscanhearyouclearly.A．sothat B．if C．when D．although8、—Theseproblemswillleadtothefailure(失败)oftheplan.—Sowemustsolvethemfirst.A．create B．cause C．control9、IwillgoshoppingwithJimmytonight．_____．Youʼllhavetwoteststomorrow．A．Itʼsnicetosayso． B．Thatʼsexciting．C．Enjoyyourself． D．Youcanʼtbeserious．10、—Iwillgiveyouagiftifyoukeepthesecretforme.—OK.______.A．It’sadeal B．Justso-so C．ofcoursenot D．I’mafraidsoⅡ.完形填空11、IhavejustreturnedtoFranceafterashorttriptoEnglandtospendafewdayswithmyfamily．1wasathome，Iwasluckyenoughtohavetimetovisitoneofmyfavouritecities，Cambridge．Cambridgeisabeautifuloldcity2greatsandstonebuildings．TheRiverCamthatrunsthroughthecentreistheperfectplacetogoforapicnicinsummer．Punting(划艇)isoneofthefamousactivitiesthatyoucandoinCambridge．Itisasmall3thattakesyouupanddowntheriver．Thepuntseats4～8peopleandismovedbyalargewoodenstickthatyou4inthewatertodirecttheboat．TheUKhasmanyfamousandexcellent5，suchastheUniversityofOxford，UniversityofStAndrewsandKing’sCollegeLondon．TheUniversityofCambridgeisoneoftheoldestuniversities6in1209intheUKandit'saveryimportantuniversitythatmanystudents7studyinghere．Itisvery8togainaplacethereandyouhavetoworkveryhardifyouareastudentthere．TheUniversityofCambridgeisavery9universityandanimportantpartofBritishhistory．IstudyatRoyalHolloway，UniversityofLondonwhichisvery10theUniversityofCambridge．Itisauniversitycampuswhichmeansallthebuildingsareinthesameplace．InCambridgetheyarespreadoutacrossthecity，lotsofpeopleridebikestogetaround．IalwayslovevisitingCambridgeasitfeelslikesteppingbackintime．1．A．WhereB．WhyC．WhichD．While2．A．byB．withC．overD．through3．A．carB．busC．boatD．p1ane4．A．pullB．pushC．developD．pass5．A．towersB．stationsC．universitiesD．banks6．A．startedB．changedC．trainedD．raised7．A．getusedtoB．lookforwardtoC．getalongwithD．areableto8．A．easyB．hardC．possibleD．simple9．A．unluckyB．meaninglessC．boringD．traditional10．A．thesameasB．differentfromC．strictwithD．friendlytoⅢ.语法填空12、Everychildhashisowndream.Everychildhopestobe1．adult.However，isitreallylikewhattheyimagine?Asaboy2．livesinmoderntimesandinamoderncity，Ifeelgreaterpressure(压力)onmewiththe3．(city)development.Althoughweseldomworry4．money，westillhavesomeother5．(problem)，suchascompetitionamongclassmatesandexpectation(期望)fromparents.Theseexperiencesareveryhelpfultoourfuture.Butinfacttheyreallygive6．(I)alotofpressure.Istillclearlyrememberthehappinessofmychildhood.Unluckily，wehavetofacethefactwithtimepassingby.Webegin7．(feel)thisinvisible(无形的)pressurecomeuponus.Wegetupbeforesunrise8．comebackaftersunset.Weworkandstudylikeanadult，even9．(hard)．Whatwedoistogetanexcellentmark.Growingupisveryboring，butweshouldtrytofindhappinesswhilegrowingup.Ithinkfriendshipamongourfriends，thesupportfromourparentsandtheencouragementfromourteacherscanhelpus.Whynot10．(enjoy)thepleasureofgrowingupanditsdelicioustaste?Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Oneyoungexcellentpersonwastryingtofindahighpositioninabigcompany.Itwasthemanagerwhowouldmakethefinaldecision.Themanagerdiscoveredthattheyoungmandidanexcellentjobinhiscollege,whicharousedthemanager’scuriosity.Themanagerasked,“Whopaidforyourcollege?”Theyoungmananswered,“MyfatherpassedawaywhenIwasoneyearold,soitwasjustmymother.”“Whatdidyourmotherdo?”Themanagerseemedsurprised.“Sheisaclothescleaner,”theyoungmananswered,withnofeeling.“Haveyoueverhelpedyourmotherwashsomeclothesbefore?”“Never.Mymotheralwayswantedmetostudyandreadmorebooks.Shecouldwashclothesfasterthanme,”theyoungmanseemedpuzzled(迷惑)whenanswering.“Well,nowIneedyoutodosomething.Whenyougobackhometoday,cleanyourmother’shandsandseemetomorrow.”Theyouthwashappywhenhearingthisbecausehefeltthathischanceofgettingthejobwasgreat.Whenhewenthome,hehappilyaskedhismothertolethimcleanherhands.Hismotherfeltstrangebuthappy.Withmixedfeelings,sheshowedherhands.Theyoungmancleanedhismother’shands,withtearsfalling.Itwasthefirsttimehenoticedthathismother’shandsweresowrinkled(皱的),andthereweresomanywounds.Thispairofhandsenabledhimtogothroughcollege.Thispairofhandswasthepricethathismotherhadtopayforhislifeandhisfuture.Thenextmorning,themanageraskedtheyoungman,“Nowtellmewhatyoulearnedyesterday.”Afterhearingwhathesaid,themanagerknewtheyoungmanhadlearnedhislesson.“ThisisthemanwhomIamlookingfor.Youarehired(聘用了).”1．Whatattractedtheattentionofthemanagerwhenhewasinterviewingtheyoungman?A．Theyoungman’sfather.B．Theyoungman’sclothes.C．Theyoungman’sexcellentjobincollege.D．Theyoungman’shighpositionincompany.2．Themanageraskedtheyoungmansomequestionsbecausehewantedtoknow_____.A．howtheyoungmangotthejobinthecompanyB．whoenabledtheyoungmantofinishhiscollegeC．whytheyoungman’sfatherwantedhimtostudyD．howfasttheyoungman’smothercouldwashclothes3．Themanageraskedtheyoungmantocleanhismother’shandsbecause_____.A．hewantedtheyoungmanandhismothertohaveatalkB．hewantedtheyoungmantoknowhismother’sloveforhimC．theyoungmanfeltsurehewouldgetthejobinthecompanyD．theyoungmanhadneverwantedtostudyorreadmorebooks4．Aftertheyoungmanwashedhismother’shands,heknew_____.A．whyhismothercouldwashclothesfasterthanhedidB．whenhewouldgetthejobofferfromthecompanyC．whathismotherhaddoneforhislifeandhisfutureD．whyhismotherdidn’twanthimtowashherhands5．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Mother’shands. B．Abigcompany.C．Mixedfeelings. D．Themanager’shands.B14、TheromancenovelMeBeforeYoutellsastorythatyoumightneverforget.ItisthelatestbestsellerbyBritishwriterJojoMoyes.Thebookhasbeenmadeintoamovie.BritishactressEmiliaClarkandactorSamCaflinplaytheleadrolesinthemovie.Therearetwomaincharactersinthisbook.OneisLouisaClark,orLou,agirlwhohaslostherjobatacafe.TheotherisWilliamTraynor,orWill,ayoungmanwhohasbecomedisabledafteramotorcycleaccident.LouendsuptakingajobwhereshehastotakecareofWill.Atfirst,theydon'tlikeeachotherverymuch.However,theygraduallybecomegoodfriends.Butthishappinessonlylastsafewdays.WhileIreadthebook,Icouldn'thelpbutnoticeitslanguage.Therewerealotofdescriptionstoshowwhatthecharactersarefeeling.Therearealsomanydetaileddescriptionsoftheenvironmentsaroundthecharacters.Forexample,Moyeswrites"IsawitwasbiggerthanIhadimagined,redbrickwithadoublefront…"，describinghowsurprisedLouiswhensheseesWill'shouseforthefirsttime.Attheendofthebook,Willwrites"Justlivewell,justlive"inaletter.ThisshortlineisthelastthingthatWillwritestoLou.ItshowsWill'sdeepfeelingsaboutlife.Hewantshertolivelifetotheutmost(竭尽全力)－theverythinghehadwantedtodobeforehehadhisaccident.1．WhatdoweknowaboutthebookMeBeforeYou?A．Itisaboutchildhoodmemories.B．Ithasbeenmadeintoamovie.C．Ithasonemaincharacter.D．ItwaswrittenbyaUSwriter.2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutWilliamTraynor?A．Hewasbornwithadisability.B．Helosthisarmsinacaraccident.C．HeknewLouisaClarkbeforetheaccident.D．Hebecamedisabledafteranaccident.3．Whydidthewriterwritethisstory?A．Tointroduceabook.B．Toadvertiseamovie.C．Tointroduceawriter.D．Totellalovestory.C15、Nowscientistshavediscoveredthatthedogsbehaveliketheirmasters,too.Justlikechildren,theyusea“lookandlearn”wayswhentheygoabouttheirtasks.ScientistsatOxforduniversitiesdesignedanexperimenttotestifthedogshavetheabilitytocopyhumans’actionsbyusingasimplewoodenbox.10ownersshowedtheirdogshowtoopenthewoodenbox.Sometimestheyusetheirheadstopushitandsometimestheyusetheirhands.10dogsweredividedintotwogroups---Group1andGroup2.Inthefirstpartofthetest,Group1wererewardedwithapieceofmeatforcopyingtheirowner’sactions.Group2wererewardedwithfoodfornotcopyingandusingotherways.Witheachdogtheexperimentwasrepeatedhundredsoftimes.Scientistsrecordedthetimetoseewhichgroupwasfirsttoget85%right.TheyfoundthatGroup1finishedthetaskmuchsoonerthanGroup2.Inthesecondpartofthetest,allthedogswereonlyrewardedforcopyingthewaythattheirownersused.Group1reachedthe85%markmorequicklythanGroup2.Sothescientistsdrawaconclusion:“Likehumans,dogscancopyactionsthattheysee.Dogs’imitative（仿效的）behaviorisshapedmorebytheirinteractions（互动）withhumansthanbyevolution(进化).”Scientistssaid，“Adog’sbehaviorisinfluencedmuchlikethatofachild;theylookandlearnsimilarbehavior.Wehopethatownersunderstandtheimportanceoftheiractionsandusethisknowledgetosetgoodexamplesandthereforehaveagoodeffectonthebehavioroftheirpets.”1．Thescientistsbelievedog’simitativebehaviormainlycomesfrom______________.A．properrewardsB．domesticationC．human-doginteractionsD．evolution2．Thebesttitlemaybe“___________________”A．Dogscanfinishtheirtasksquickly.B．Dogsareinterestinganimals.C．Mastersalwayssetgoodexamples.D．Dogsbehaveliketheirmasters.3．Fromtheexperiment,weknow__________________.A．Ittookthetwogroupsofdogsthesametimetofinishtherequiredtask.B．Thedogsthatcopiedtheirmastersfinishedtherequiredtaskmuchsooner.C．Thedogsthatwereencouragedtocopytheirmastersfinishedthetaskmoreslowly..D．Thedogsthatwereencouragednottocopytheirmastersfinishedthetaskmorequickly..4．Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecaninfer______________.A．acruelmancanraiseacrueldogB．dogscanbeinfluencedbyanyoneC．dogsalwaysbehavepositivelyD．dogsarethebestkindofpetsD16、Londonusedtobe“foggy”（有雾的）forthesamereasonthatcitieslikeBeijingorChongqingare“foggy”today.The“fog”wasinfactsmog（烟雾）,amixtureofsmokeandfog．Inotherwords,itwasmadebyairpollution.InLondon,someofthispollutioncamefromfactories,butmuchofitcamefromthecoal(煤)thatpeopleburntintheirhousestokeepwarmduringthewinter.Bythe1920s,London’ssmogproblemhadbecomesobadthatthegovernmentdecidedtodosomethingtocleantheair.AnewlawwasmadeandnobodycouldburncoalinanyBritishcity.Inafewyears,theairbecamemuchcleaner.Therewerenomore“pea-soupers”.ManyChinesecitiesnowfacethesamesortofproblemwithairpollutionthatLondonfaced10or20yearsago.However,thisproblemismoredifficultforChinesecitiestosolve.Onereasonisthatmoreofthepollutioncomesfromthefactories,ratherthanfromcoalburntinpeople’shouses.Ifthesefactorieswereclosed,thiswouldharmtheeconomyandlotsofpeoplewouldlosetheirjobs.Anotherreasonisthatchangingfromcoaltocleanerfuel(燃料),likegas,isquiteexpensive.However,theairinmanyChinesecitiesisbecomingcleanerandcleaner,asthegovernmentandpeoplepaymoreandmoreattentiontocuttingdownpollution.Asaresult,therearefewer“pea-soupers”inBeijingthanthereusedtobe.1．WhatwasthemainreasonforairpollutioninLondon?A．Therewastoomuchsmokeinthesky．B．Thereweretoomanyfactoriesinthecity．C．Peopleburnttoomuchcoalinthehouses．D．Thecitywastoobigforthecleanerstoclean．2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pea-soupers”referto?A．SmogB．SmokeC．GasD．Coal3．WhichsentenceisNottrue?A．AirpollutionisseriousinBeijingandChongqing．B．Usingcoalismuchmoreexpensivethanusinggas．C．FactoriesmademuchmorepollutioninChina．D．ThereasonsofairpollutioninLondonandBeijingaredifferentE17、QiHaoran,aJuniorGradeOnestudentataHighSchoolAttachedtoHarbinInstituteofTechnology,wasquitebusyoverthepastwinterholiday–andnotjustwithhomework.Qi,togetherwith10otherclassmatesmadeavolunteergrouptocallonpeopletojointheCleanYourPlateCampaign（光盘行动）.Thesestudentswenttomanyrestaurantsandtoldpeopletheimportanceofsavingfood.“Excuseme,doyouknowthat950millionpeoplearoundtheworldstillhaven’tgotenoughtoeat?Pleasedon’twastefood.”Theywouldsaythiskindofthinghundredsoftimeseveryday.TheCleanYourPlateCampaignbeganontheInternetinJanuary.Itcallsonpeopletoreducefoodwaste.Chinainrecentyearshasexperiencedseriousproblemswithwastedfood.CCTVreportedinJanuarythatthefoodChinesepeoplewasteeveryyearisenoughtofeed200millionpeopleforayear.Chinesepeoplearewell-knownforbeinghospitable（好客的）andgenerous.Manyevenfeelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestshaveeatenallthefood.Luckily,thecampaignhasgotalotofsupport.InarestaurantinXinjiang,theownergivestheguestswhohaveeatenupallthattheyorderedasticker.Peoplecanenjoyafreemealwhentheyhave10stickers.Morethan750restaurantsinBeijinghavebeguntooffersmallerdishesandencouragetheirgueststotakeleftovershome.Toreducefoodwasteisabigtask,anditneedstime.It’simportantthateveryonedoestheirbit,justlikeQi.Didyoufinishyourmealstoday?1．TheCleanYourPlateCampaignstarted__________inJanuary.A．inabigrestaurantB．inaCCTVprogrammeC．inahighschoolD．ontheInternet2．TherestaurantownerinXinjiang__________tosupportthecampaign.A．gavetheguestsastickeriftheyateupthefoodB．offeredtheguests10stickersiftheyorderedalotC．offeredsmallerdishestotheguestsD．encouragedcustomerstotakeleftovershome3．Youcanprobablyreadthispassage_________.A．inasciencebookB．inanewspaperC．inatouristguideD．inanadvertisemenF18、Motivated(有内驱力的)orOverachieving?Everyonehastheoccasionalclassmatewhohandsinhisworkaheadoftimewithreallybeautifulhandwriting.Someteachersmaycheerfullygetthehomeworkbysaying"Ofcourseyoudiditearly.I'msureyou'vedoneagoodjob!"Someteachersmayfeelannoyedbecause"ThedeadlineisnotuntilnextFriday."Behindthisstudent'sbackaretonsofwhispersfromhisclassmates,"Ugh,heissuchanoverachieverandit'ssoannoying..."Ifyouaskthesamestudenttoexplainhisbehavior,heprobablysaysthatheissimply"motivated".Suchstudentsrefusetocallthemselvesoverachieversbutprefer"motivated"instead.Theywanttoshyawayfromtheunpleasantterm"overachiever"butchoosetoembracetheword"motivated".Whyistheterm"overachiever"usedasaninsult(侮辱)?Dowenotallworkhardtoachieveourgoals?Whydoesthe"motivated"studentnotproudlycallhimselfan"overachiever"?Inmypersonalexperience,beingcalledanoverachieverinfrontofmyclassmatesisnotpleasantatall.Thewordisoftenconnectedwithanunkindsmileorsometimesahintofjealousy(嫉妒)."Overachiever"carriestheimplied(暗指的)sensewhich"over"lendsit-youhavedonetoomuchandyouhavegonetoofar.Anyway,itisbeyondtheproperdegreeandjustannoyingtothosestudentswhorefusetoputintheeffortthemselvesandgetunhappywithyoufordoingso.Astudentwouldratherthinkofhimselfasanexcellentstudentanditismotivationthatdriveshimtodohisbest.Whatistheimpliedmeaningof"motivated"?Connectedwithpositivewordslikewillpower,spiritanddetermination,the"motivated"studentwouldappeartobecompetinginaneventofthebrainOlympics.Althoughtherearedifferencesintheirimplications,thestudentwhocallshimself"motivated"couldactuallybeasecretoverachiever,goingoverthetopforallhiswork;whilethe"overachiever"isnothingmorethanamotivatedstudent,drivenbythesimpledesiretodowellandwillingtoputintimeandeffort.Infact,thechoicelieswithinthestudent:tooverachieveornottooverachie