2023-2024学年江苏省无锡市崇安区英语九年级第一学期期末教学质量检测模拟试题含解析

2023-2024学年江苏省无锡市崇安区英语九年级第一学期期末教学质量检测模拟试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Mymotherasksme________computergamesbeforefinishingmyhomework.A．nottoplayB．notplayC．tonotplayD．notplaying2、---Excuseme,wouldyoumindhelpingmewiththemathproblem?---I’msorry._______,I’minahurry.A．Ingeneral B．Infact C．Inall D．Indetail3、____________pollutionisheavynow，Idon'tthinkit'shopeless.A．Eventhough B．Because C．Eversince D．When4、---Mybackpack__.---Don'tworry.Let'sgototheLost&Found.A．ismissingB．hasfoundC．isbrokenD．isforget5、Tomysurprise,I________fromhundredsofstudentstomakeaspeechtoteachers,parentsandfellowstudents.A．werechosen B．waschosenC．chose D．willbechosen6、—________doyoucelebrateyourfather’sbirthday?—Weusuallyhaveabigmealandbuyanicegiftforhim.A．Why B．What C．Where D．How7、Nobodyhastherighttolaughatothers______heisright.A．until B．because C．although D．if8、--Excuseme,whencanweplaybasketballontheplayground?--Notuntiltheplayground__________nextweek.A．willrepairB．willberepairedC．isrepaired9、His_______experiencehelpedhimalotwhenhemetwithdifficulties.A．comfortable B．natural C．valuable D．surprising10、Hainanis_____islandwithfreshairandbrightsunshine.A．the B．an C．aⅡ.完形填空11、JohnnieMartinwasborninaworker'sfamily.Hisparentslivedasimplelife,savingmoneyforthedaywhentheycouldsendhimtoagooduniversity.Theyhaddreamedthattheirsoncouldgetagood1andliveabetterlife.However,toJohnnie,schoollessonsseemedlikeawallthatwasimpossibletogothrough.OnedaywhenhewasinGrade11,Johnniewent2theschoolpsychologist's(心理学家的)officetoaskforhelp.“Johnnie,I'vebeenstudyingyourmarksofallthetestsatschool.I'vemadea3studyofthem,”saidthepsychologist.“I'vebeentryinghard,”Johnniewasaboutto4．Thepsychologistputhishandontheboy'sshoulder,“Peoplehavedifferentkindsoftalents,Johnnie.Therearepainterswhowere5abletolearnMaths,andengineerswhocan'tsingonkey.Somedayyouwillfind6youaregoodat,andwhenyoudo,youwillmakeyourparentsandallofusvery7you.”Johnniedidn'tgotouniversity.Hefoundajobworkinginthegardenaroundthetown.Soon8amazinghappened.HiscustomersbegantonoticethatJohnniehadwhattheycalleda“greenthumb”.Theplantshe9grew,andtherosesblossomed(开花).Peoplestartedtoaccepthis10forgardening,becausehehadaneyeforcolourandlight.Onedaywhilehewasdowntown(在市区),hehappenedto11anunusualdirtylandbehindthecityhall.Hevolunteeredtomakeitintoagarden.Thatveryafternoonassoonashegotthepermission(许可),hestartedthework,12hecouldn'taffordallthetoolsortheplantsthatwere13forit.Peoplegavehimyoungtrees,rose­bushes,benchesandmanyotherthings.Beforelong,ithadbecomeabeautifullittle14．TodayJohnnieistheheadofthebusinessingardening.Whereverheandhismengo,they15beautybeforetheeyesofpeople.1．A．job B．garden C．lesson D．present2．A．into B．past C．along D．through3．A．funny B．public C．careful D．similar4．A．lie B．cry C．laugh D．agree5．A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．never6．A．how B．when C．what D．where7．A．strictwith B．proudof C．angrywith D．sureof8．A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything9．A．pickedup B．pointedat C．talkedabout D．lookedafter10．A．suggestions B．invitations C．situation D．attention11．A．buy B．rent C．clean D．notice12．A．but B．and C．so D．or13．A．common B．natural C．possible D．necessary14．A．farm B．lake C．park D．market15．A．find B．spread C．collect D．describeⅢ.语法填空12、DoyouknowStephenHawking?He’soneofthemostwell-known1．（scientist）onspaceandtimeintheworld.HewasborninEnglandin1942.Hawkingis2．（study）howtheuniversebeganandhowitends.WhenhestudiedmathandscienceatOxfordUniversity,hefell3．(serious)ill,whichmadehimunabletospeakorbreathe.Tillnow,hecan’tmoveorfeed4．(him).however,hehasawheelchairwith5．specialcomputer,withwhichhecancommunicatewithothers.6．hewasfacingallthesedifficulties,herefusedtogiveuphishopeofliving.Because7．hisillness,itwasdifficultforhimtodrawdiagramsortowrite.Sohestarted8．(think)inpictures.Withthisnewwayofthinking,heisrespectedbypeopleintheworld.Oncehe9．(invite)toChinatogivelectures.Hisself-confidenceandhumorousconversationsimpressedusdeeply.Heoncesaid,“Whensomethingunfairhappens,10．isnoneedtoworryaboutit!Youjusthavetodothebestinyourownsituation.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、SwimminginthewaterofHawaii’sBigIslandisafunexperience.Anditcanbemoreexcitingiftherearedolphinsswimmingaroundandjumpingoutoftheseatoo.Formanypeople，itwouldbeawonderfuldreamtoswimwiththeselovelyanimals!However，thismaynotbegoodfordolphins.Theymaygethurtbecauseofhumaninteraction(互动).Dolphinsareactiveandusuallylookforfoodatnight.Intheday，theyliketorestinshallowbays(浅湾).Manypeoplethinkthedolphinsareawakeduringthedayastheyswim.Butwhentheysleeptheyresthalfoftheirbrainandkeeptheotherhalfawaketobreathe，sotheymaybesleepingevenwhenthey’reswimminginthewater.From2010to2013，spinnerdolphins(飞旋海豚)ofHawaii’sBigIslandappearedtohumanactivitiesmorethan82percentofthetime，accordingtoJulianTyne，aresearcheratAustralia’sMurdochUniversity.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)saysdisturbingtheanimalsintheirnear-shorehabitatcouldforcethemtoswimtolesspleasantplaceswheretheymaybeattackedbysharksandotheranimals.Moreover，whenpeoplearearound，dolphinsbecomemoreactive.Thus，theycan’tgetenoughsleep.“Disturbingtheirrestingbehaviorscanactuallyaffecttheirlongtermhealthandthehealthofthedolphinpopulation.”AnnGarrettofNOAA’sNationalMarineFisheriesServicesaid.Asaresult，theNOAAwantstomakerulestohelpprotectthedolphins.Forexample，peoplemaynotbeallowedtoswimwiththeHawaiispinnerdolphins.Ortheymaystoppeoplefromswimminginshallowbayswhenthedolphinsareresting.Touroperatorsmustalsobetaughttowatchforsignstoknowwhenthedolphinsareintheirrestingstate.1．WhichofthefollowingaboutdolphinsisNOTtrue?A．TheykeephalfoftheirbrainawakewhilesleepingB．TheyliketostayinshallowbaysduringthedayC．TheyspendmostoftheirtimesleepingatnightD．Theymaybesleepingevenwhenthey’reswimming2．Whendolphinsaredisturbedintheirnear-shorehabitat，they________.A．wouldswimtoyouB．couldlikelysleeplongerC．couldbecomelessactiveD．couldmoveclosertodanger3．Thewriterofthearticlemainlywantsto________.A．introducespinnerdolphinsB．tellyoudifferenttypesofdolphinsC．askyoutoswimwithdolphinsD．adviseyounottodisturbdolphinsB14、Whatdoyouthinkarethemostimportantinventionsofthepast2,000years?TheTV?Theprinting?Thetelephone?Orthecomputer?Areportshowsthatthesearenottheonlyimportantinventions.Herearefourotherimportantones.Paperisoneofthemostimportantinventions.Youcan’thaveprintingwithoutpaper.In105AD,CaiLuninventedpaperinChina.LongbeforetheprintingandInternet,CaiLun’sinventionallowedustowritedowninformation,storiesandhistory.Oneofthesimplest(最简单)inventionstosavelifeisthetoilet.Beforetoilets,wasteranintotheriversfrompeople’shouses.Illnesseswerecommon(普通的)inbigcities,anditwasoftendifficulttofindcleandrinkingwater.Animalfoodisanotherinvention.Beforetheinvention,mostanimalswerekilledeveryautumnbecausetherewasnotenoughfoodfortheminthewinter.Afterhay(干草)becameakindofcommonanimalfood,animalscouldlivethroughthelongwinter.Readingglassesisthefourthinvention.Peoplestartgettingfar-sighted(远视)fromtheageof45.Glassesmeanthatanyonecanread,writeanddo“closework”afterthatage.Withoutglasses,theworldwouldbedifficultforthepeopleabove45.1．CaiLun’sinventionofpapermakesitpossibleto______.A．haveprinting B．feedanimalsC．drinkcleanwater D．do“closework”2．Theinventionofthetoiletcanstoppeoplefrom______.A．savingwater B．gettingillC．livinginbigcities D．findingcleanwater3．Whycouldn’ttheanimalslivethroughthewinter?A．Itwasverycoldinwinter. B．Theydidn’thaveenoughfoodtoeat.C．Theyhadnodrinkingwater. D．Theydiedofillness.4．Fromthelastparagraphwelearnthat______.A．allpeopleneedreadingglassesB．anyonemustdo“closework”after45C．readingglassesareusefulD．lifeismoredifficultforthepeopleunder45C15、Creativityisthekeytoabrighterfuture,sayeducationandbusinessexperts.Hereishowschoolsandparentscanencouragethisimportantskillinchildren.IfDickDrewhadlistenedtohisbossin1925,wemightnothaveanimportantproduct:anewtypeoftape.DrewworkedfortheMinnesotaMiningCompany.Atworkhedevelopedakindofmaterialstrongenoughtoholdthingstogether.Buthisbosstoldhimnottothinkmoreabouttheidea.Finally,usinghisowntime,Drewimprovedthetape,whichnowisusedeverywherebymanypeople.Andhisoldcompanylearnedfromitsmistake.Nowitencouragespeopletospend15percentoftheirworktimejustthinkinganddevelopingnewideas.Creativityisnotsomethingoneisjustbornwith,norisitnecessarilyacharacterofhighintelligence(智慧).Justbecauseapersonishighlyintelligentdoesnotmeanthatheusesitcreatively.Creativityisthematterofusingtheresourcesonehastoproducenewideasthataregoodforsomething.Unluckily,schoolshavenottriedtoencouragecreativity.Withstrongattentiontotestresultsandthedevelopmentofreading,writingandmathematicalskills,manyeducatorsgiveupcreativityforcorrectanswers.Theresultisthatchildrencangivebackinformationbutcan’trecognizewaystouseitinnewsituations.Theymayknowtherulescorrectly,buttheyareunabletousethemtoworkoutpracticalproblems.Itisimportanttogivechildrenchoices.Fromtheearliestage,childrenshouldbeallowedtomakedecisionsandunderstandtheirresults.Evenifit’schoosingbetweentwokindsoffoodforlunch,decision-makinghelpsthinkingskills.Aschildrengrowolder,parentsshouldlettheirchildrendecidehowtousetheirtimeorspendtheirmoney,butnothelpthemtoomuchiftheymakethewrongdecision.Thechildmayhaveahardtime,butthatisallright.Thisisbecausethemostimportantcharacterofcreativepeopleisaverystrongdesire(欲望)tofindawayoutoftrouble.1．WhatdidthecompanywhereDickDrewworklearnfromitsmistake?A．Theyencouragedpeopletoworkalongertime.B．Theydiscouraged(阻碍)peopletothinkfreely.C．Theyaskedpeopletospendalltheirworktimedevelopingnewideas.D．Theyencouragedpeopletospendsomeoftheirworktimethinkingandimprovingnewideas.2．Whydon’tschoolstrytoencouragecreativity?A．Theydon’tunderstandtheimportanceofeducation.B．Theydon’twanttheirstudentstomakemistakes.C．Theypaytoomuchattentiontoexaminationmarksandlanguageskills.D．Theythinkitmoreimportanttoremembersomeinformation.3．Whatshouldtheparentsdowhentheirchildrendecidehowtospendtheirmoney?A．TrytohelpthemasmuchaspossibleB．TakenonoticeofwhatevertheydoC．Helpthemiftheirdecisioniswrong,butnottoomuchD．Leavethemastheyare4．Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe______.A．TheimportanceofcreativityB．Whatiscreativity?C．ThehistoryofcreativityD．Howcanwedevelopcreativity?D16、Itseemsthatthere’sagoodreasonwhydogsarealwaysseenasman’sbestfriend.Scientistshavefoundthatdogsaretheonlyanimalsthatcanreademotion(情感)infacesmuchlikehumans.Thefindingsuggeststhatlikeanunderstandingfriend,dogscanseeifwearehappy,sad,pleasedorangry.Whenhumanslookatanewface,theireyesusuallylookacrosstheleft,fallingontherighthandsideoftheperson’sfacefirst.Apossiblereasonforthisisthattherightsideofthehumanfaceisbetteratexpressingemotions.Scientistshavenowshownthatpetdogsalsohave“leftgazebias(左视偏好)”,butonlywhenlookingathumanfaces.Nootheranimalhasbeenknowntodolikethisbefore.Dr.KunGuowithhisteamshowed17dogsthepicturesofhuman,dogandmonkeyfacesaswellassomethingelse.Thedogs’eyesandheadsshowastrongleftgazebiaswhentheanimalsseehumanfaces.Butthisdidnothappenwhentheywereshownotherpictures,includingthoseofdogs.Guosuggeststhatoverthousandsofyearslivingwithhumans,dogsmayhavedevelopedtheleftgazebiasasawaytoguessouremotions.“Recentstudiesshowthattherightsideofourfacescanexpressemotionsbetterthantheleft.Iftrue,thenitmakessensefordogsandhumanstoseetherighthandsideofafacefirst.”1．Whyaredogsseenasman’sbestfriendaccordingtothepassage?A．Becausedogsaretheclosestanimalstohumans.B．Becausedogscanreadtheemotionsinhumans’faceseasily.C．Becausedogscanunderstandusbetterwhenwefeelsad.D．Becausedogsaregoodatexpressingemotions.2．Thedogs’leftgazebiashelpsthem_______.A．getalongwellwithhumansB．expressemotionsquicklyC．havemoreunderstandingfriendsD．remembermorenewfaces3．Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat_______.A．dogshavebeenman’sbestfriendsforthousandsofyearsB．humanshavea“leftgazebias”C．the“leftgazebias”worksonallanimalsD．dogscanreademotionsthesameashumansE17、HerearetwoletterstoGeorgeandhisanswers.1．Accordingtotheletters,weknowthatGeorgeis_______.A．teacher B．adoctorC．apersonwhocangiveothersadvice D．BobandAlice’sfriend2．TheweightofBobis_______now.A．about50kg B．55kg C．morethan55kg D．lessthan55kg3．Aliceisworryingabout_______.A．herfriends B．hermarks C．herheight D．herweight4．Bobshould_______accordingtoGeorge’sletter.A．takemoreexercise B．talktohisfriendsC．joinabasketballteam D．learnsomeFrench5．GeorgeadvisesAlicetotalkto_______forhelp.A．hermother B．herteacher C．Bob’steacher D．Bob’sfriendsF18、WarwickNewYorkHotelThishoteloffersyoustylish(有格调的)roomsinquietneighborhood,justashortwalkfromsomeofNewYork'sbusinessstreets.It'sasmall,family-ownedhotelwith16rooms.Theyprovidenotonlycomfortableroomsbutalsowarmsmilesandfriendlygreetings.TheWestparkInnTheWestpark,nearColumbusCircle,has90rooms,andisclosetoManhattantouristcentres.Thehotel'sroomshavebeenrecentlypainted.ManytravellersontheInternetsayitisbelowtheusualstandard(标准)andshouldbeavoided.Ifyouwanttosavemoney,youmayhaveatry.TheAffiniaHotelTheAffiniaisagoodchoiceforexperiencedbusinesstravellers,familiesandinternationalvisitors.The80guestroomsarestylishandmodernwithgoodfurniture.Guestswhoneedmorespacemightlikethehotel'srooms.Alltheroomshaveakitchen.The60ThompsonThe60ThompsonisastylishhotelintheheartofSoHo.The100beautifulguestroomsweredesignedbyThomasO'BrienofAeroStudies.Gooduseofdarkwoodandfull-wallleather(皮质的)headboardsgivesthehotelwarmth.Guestscanenjoyfinefoodinthehotel'sKittichairestaurantandcocktailsatThom'sBar.1．WarwickNewYorkHotel'sdifferencefromothersis.A．itsroomsarestylishandmodern B．itofferscomfortableroomsC．t'safamily-ownedhotel D．it'sfarfrombusinesscentres2．ForwhichofthefourmenisThe60Thompsonthebestchoice?A．Markisapoorworkerandwantstosavemoney.B．Clementlovesartandenjoysdeliciousfoodandwine.C．Simonwantstoenjoyfamily-cookedmealswithhisfamily.D．Davidlikestogotothebusi