2023-2024学年江苏省连云港外国语学校九年级英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题含解析

2023-2024学年江苏省连云港外国语学校九年级英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。Ⅰ.单项选择1、We’renotsure_______there’llbe_______ornottomorrow.A．if;rainsB．if;rainyC．whether;rainingD．whether;rain2、---Wouldyoulikesomecoffee?---Yes,andpleasegetmesomemilk.Iprefercoffee_______milk.A．withB．toC．ofD．on3、---MustIhandinmyhomeworknow?---No,you__.Youcanhanditintomorrow.A．mustn’t B．can’t C．needn’t D．shouldn’t4、--Maryfailedtheexamyesterday.---Giveheraphonecall.Weshould______.A．cheerupherB．cheerupC．cheerherupD．cheeredup5、PresidentXiJinpingstartedhisEuropeantourMarch21,2019.A．in B．on C．at D．to6、Englishisusefullanguageandit’snotdifficulttolearn.A．a B．an C．the D．/7、—Excuseme!Doyouknow?—It’stwokilometersawayfromhere.A．whereisthesupermarket B．whendoesthesupermarketopenC．wherethesupermarketis D．whenthesupermarketopens8、They________thecomingoftheyear2018whenanaccidenthappened.A．werecelebratingB．celebratedC．wouldcelebrateD．havecelebrated9、Ilikedancing,________Idon’thaveenoughtimetopracticeit.A．if B．but C．and D．so10、-Lindaisnotcomingforthepartytonight.--Butshe_.A．promises B．promised C．willpromise D．hadpromisedⅡ.完形填空11、Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):ATownMouseoncevisitedaCountryMouse.ForsuppertheCountryMouseservedwheatstalks,rootsandnuts,withsomecoldwaterfordrink.Aftersupper,theTownMouse1herlifeinthecitywhiletheCountryMouselistened.Theythenwenttobedinanestinthehedgerow（矮木树篱）andsleptquietlyandcomfortablyuntilmorning.InhersleeptheCountryMousedreamedshewasaTownMousewithalltheluxuries（奢侈）and2ofcitylifethatherfriendhaddescribedforher.SothenextdaywhentheTownMouseaskedtheCountryMousetogohomewithhertothecity,shesaidyesgladly.WhentheyreachedthehousewheretheTownMouselived,theyfoundtheleavingsofavery3banquet（宴会）onthetableinthediningroom.Thereweresweetmeat,jellies,pastriesanddeliciouscheese,indeed,themostwonderfulfoodthataMousecanimagine.ButjustastheCountryMousewantedtonibble（轻咬）alittleofnicepastry,she4aCatmew（发出猫叫声）loudlyandscratchatthedoor.IngreatfeartheMicerushedtoahidingplace.Theylayquitestillforalongtime,hardlydaringtobreathe.Whenthey5camebacktothetable,thedooropenedsuddenlyandtheservantscameintoclearthetable,followedbytheHouseDog.TheCountryMousestoppedintheTownMouse’sden（兽穴）onlylongenoughtopickuphercarpetbagandumbrella.“6youmayhaveluxuriesandnicefoodthatIhavenot,”shesaidasshehurriedaway,“Iprefermyplainfoodandsimplelifeinthecountrywiththepeaceandsafety”.1．A．gaveup B．talkedabout C．hated D．missed2．A．fashion B．noises C．orders D．happiness3．A．fine B．pleasant C．modern D．secret4．A．watched B．made C．heard D．felt5．A．allthetime B．atlast C．quickly D．angrily6．A．When B．If C．Because D．AlthoughⅢ.语法填空12、综合填空。阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。InChina,luckynumbershavepronunciationsthataresimilartowordswithlucky1．(mean).Forexample,thenumber8isthemostfavorednumber2．inChineseitispronouncedbaandsoundssimilartofa,meaning“gettingrich”.Thus8issaid3．invitegreatwealth.Maybethe4．(good)examplethatshowshowChinesepeoplelovethenumber8isthe2008BeijingOlympicGames.TheOpeningceremony(开模式）5．(hold)at8minutesand8secondspast8:00p.m.onthe8thAugust.Thiswasinexpectationof6．(win)themostoutofthisbigcompetition.Chinesecouplesalsohopethatthenumber8willbringlucktotheirchildren.In2008,there7．about17millionnewborns,makingarecordsinceearly1990s.Andmanyofthe8．(baby)werebornaroundAugust.Chinesepeople’sloveforthenumber8canbeseeneveninsmallthingssuch9．numberplates(牌照）.Numberplates10．”8888”canbesoldatveryhighprices.WhentheChinesechoosefloornumbers,phonenumbers,ordatesofevents,theyprefernumberswith8inthem,too.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt'shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee-thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism(乐观主义),buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost-havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto"thehardtimes."MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithimmigrationofficers,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule：Almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.1．HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?A．Fromherrelatives.B．Fromhermother.C．Frombooksandpictures.D．Fromradioprograms.2．Thewriterfelt_______uponleavingforAmerica.A．worriedB．upsetC．amazedD．excited3．ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor.A．oftenlostherwayB．didnotthinkaboutherfutureC．studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD．gotonwellwithherstepfather4．WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Sheworkedasatranslator.B．Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.C．Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.D．ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish..5．Theauthorbelievesthat.A．herfuturewillbefreefromtroublesB．itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatientC．therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthingsD．goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstryingB14、“Volunteeringmakesyoulookattheworlddifferently.Youseehowlittlethingscanchangeaperson’slifeforthebetter,whichmakeseveryoneabetterperson,”Mason,avolunteersaid.NationalVolunteerWeekstartedin1974andisheldeveryApril.Itisatimetothankvolunteersfortheirachievements.Itisalsoaperfectopportunitytoencourageotherstotaketheirfirststeptowardbecomingavolunteer.Makingthedecisiontotakethefirststepcanbethebiggestproblem,becausetheyoftenwonderiftheywillbeabletomeettheorganization’sexpectations.Somepeoplefearnotknowinganyoneelseinthegroup.Nothavingenoughtimealsopreventssomefromsharingtheirabilities.Thefollowingtipscanhelpifyouhavesomeoftheseworries:★Startoutslowly,don’taddtoomuchpressure.Evenafewhoursamonthcanmakeabigdifferenceinsomeone’slife.★Chooseanorganizationwiththesameinterestsandcommonvalues.★Takepartinatrainingmeetingfornewvolunteers,evenifitisnotasked.★Workwitha

veteran(经验丰富的)

volunteer.Hevolunteeredalot;hecanhelpyouincreasetheconfidenceandcompletelyunderstandtheorganization’sexpectations.★Inviteafriendorfamilymembertoserve.Itisagoodexperiencetovolunteerwiththem.★Finally,itismostimportanttoenjoythevolunteerexperienceandtorememberthatnotallvolunteerexperiencesareperfect.Iftheexperiencedoesn’twork,don’tgiveupandyou’llsurelyfindtherightopportunity.Spendsometimeonvolunteerworkandyouwillseegreatchangesinpeople’slives.AsMasondiscoveredduringhisvolunteerexperience,

“﹍littlethingscanchangeaperson’slife.”1．Volunteeringcanhelp_____.A．makeadecision B．seetheworldclearlyC．thankotherpeople D．makeaperson’slifebetter2．Whatcouldbethereasontostoppeopletakingthefirststep?A．Theydon’thaveenoughtime. B．Theyarepreventedbytheirfamilies.C．Theyfearthattheirabilitiesareshared. D．Theydon’texpecttobecomevolunteers.3．Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeopletakethefirststep?A．Startoutquickly. B．Organizingatrainingmeeting.C．Inviteafriendtobewiththem. D．Joininagroupwithdifferentvalues.4．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Totellpeopletomakechangesintheirlives.B．Toencouragepeopletostarttheirvolunteering.C．Howtomakegreatachievementsinvolunteering.D．Howtokeeponvolunteeringwhateverhappened.C15、Sometimes,youmightnotfinishdrinkingyourglassofwaterbeforeyougotobed.Youmightwanttodrinkitthenextmorning.Buthaveyoueverwonderedifitisstillsafetodrink?“Ifyouhavecleanwaterinacleanglass,you’refinetodrinkitforadayortwo,”KelloggSchwabfromtheJohnsHopkinsUniversityWaterInstituteintheUStoldTime.Butyoumayfindthatittastesstrange.That’sbecauseafterabout12hours,thecarbondioxideintheairreactswiththewaterinyourglass,slightlyloweringitspHlevel.Also,theremightbemoremicroorganismsinyourwaterifyouleaveitoutovernight.Microorganismsgrowmorequicklyatroomtemperature.Thesemicroorganismscansticktoyourglass.Theycanmakeyougetsickmoreeasily.Butaslongasyoucleanyourglassesveryoften,thiswillnotbeaproblem.IncountriesliketheUSandUK,peopleoftendrinkwaterdirectlyfromthetap.ThisisOK–however,tapwatercannotbestoredforalongtime.Mostexpertssaythattapwaterhasashelflifeofsixmonths,accordingtoZaneSatterfieldfromWestVirginiaUniversity,US.Aftersixmonths,thereislesschlorineinthewaterandbacteriastarttogrow.You’dbetternotdrinkthewaterotherwiseyoumaygetsick.Whataboutplasticwaterbottles?Schwabsaidpeopleshouldbecarefulwiththem.Ifyouleaveabottleofwaterunderthesunorinacarforalongperiodoftime,theplasticproducesachemicalcalledBPA．Thischemicalcancauseheartdiseaseandcancer.1．Accordingtothepassage,thewaterintheglasstastesstrangeafterabout_______.A．12hours B．2hoursC．adayandanight D．twodays2．Whydoesthewatertastestrangeafteranight?A．Becausethereislesschlorineinthewater.B．Becausetheglassesaredirtyafteranight.C．BecausetheplasticproducesachemicalcalledBPAD．Becausethecarbondioxideintheairreactswiththewater,loweringitspHlevel.3．Theunderlinedword“microorganisms”inthefourthparagraphprobablemean“________”A．漂浮物 B．微生物 C．抗生素 D．废弃物4．Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A．Youmaygetsickmoreeasilyafteryoudrinkthewaterovernight.B．It’snotarightwaytoleaveabottleofwaterunderthesunforalongtime.C．Manypeopledrinkwaterdirectlyfromthetapbecauseofnobacteriaintherunningwater.D．KelloggSchwabadvisedustodrinkcleanwaterinacleanglassforadayortwo.D16、A．DearMrs.WebDearMrs.Webprovidesfreepersonaladviceandopinionsforyou.Shereceivesandanswersworldwidee-mailquestions.Shewillofferyousomenewsuggestionsonyourproblems,likestudyproject,problemsinmakingfriends...DearMrs.Webwelcomesallquestionsandsuggestions.Youcanreceivethereplyusuallyin48hours.Here-mailaddressismrsweb@advicecomB．HelpLineVolunteersEveryyearthousandsofoldpeopleareinneedofourhelp.TheHelpLineprovidesaheartwarming.helpful,kindsupportandfreeinformationservicefortheEnglish-speakingagedpeople.Weareinneedofvolunteerswhoare:goodlisteners,warm-heartedandpatient;excellentEnglishspeaker;canwork10houreveryweek.Pleasecallusat0241-85902ore-mailusathelper@.C．SavetheEarthClubEarthclubisforanystudentinGreenSchool.EarthClub’sgoalistohelpkeeptheschool,neighborhoodandcitycleanerbyencouragingrecycling,highwaycleanup,andriver,lakeandschoolcampuscleanup.Wehopetoimprovetheenvironmentandencourageotherstodothesame.Wealsoneedtodiscusssomerealsolutionstosavetheearth.EarthClubmeets2-4timesamonth.Comeandjoinus!D．TheKingSweeper“Mygreat,greatgrandfatherinventedthecarpetsweeper125yearsago.ThisKingSweeperisbyfarthebest.Iinviteyoutotryitinyourhome.You’llfindituseddailyinhospitals,restaurants,officesandhomesthroughouttheworld.Thisisjustthethingtokeepyourcarpetsoft,cleanandfresh.Onlyfor$59.99!Wearesosurethatyouwillbesatisfiedwiththeresultsofusingourproduct.E.TrendySunglassesTheycanprotectyoureyeswhendriving,gardeningorreadinginthesun.Itcanmakeyourlifeeasierandhappier,andmakeyoulooksmarter!$20.99eachor2for$39.99!1．PeoplewhogethelpfromDearMrs.WeborHelpLineVolunteers__________.A．havetopayforitB．havetohelpothersC．mustbequitepoorD．needn’tpayforit2．SavetheEarthClubis__________tohelpimproveenvironment.A．aworldclubB．acityclubC．aschoolclubD．aneighborhoodclub3．HowmuchdoneedtopayifyoubuyoneKingSweeperandtwopairsofTrendySunglasses?A．$80.98B．$101.97C．$99.98D．$109.98E17、Decisions,decisions!Ourlivesarefullofthem,fromthesmallonestothelife-changing.Therighttochooseiscentraltoeveryone.Yetsometimeswemakebaddecisionsthatleaveusunhappyorfullofregret.Cansciencehelp?Mostofusknowlittleaboutthementalprocessesthatliebehindourdecisions.Luckily,whatpsychologists(心理学家)arefindingmayhelpusallmakebetterchoices.Herearesomeoftheiramazingdiscoveriestohelpyoumakeupyourmind.Consideryouremotions.Youmightthinkthatemotionsaretheenemyofdecisionmaking,butinfacttheyareapartofit.Wheneveryoumakeupyourmind,yourbrain’semotionalcentreisactive.UniversityofSouthernCaliforniascientist,AntonioDamasia,hasstudiedpeoplewithdamagetoonlytheemotionalpartsoftheirbrains,andfoundthattheywereunabletomakebasicchoicesaboutwhattowearoreat.Damasiathinksthismaybebecauseourbrainsstoreemotionalmemoriesofpastchoice,whichweusetohelpthepresentdecision-making.However,makingchoicesundertheinfluenceofanemotioncangreatlyaffecttheresult.Takeanger,forexample.AstudybyNitikaGargoftheUniversityofMississippiandotherscientistsfoundtheangryshoppersweremorelikelytochoosethefirstthingtheywereofferedratherthanconsideringotherchoices.Itseemsthatangercanleadustomakequickdecisionswithoutmuchthinking.Allemotionsaffectourthinkingandmotivation（动机），soitmaybebesttoavoidmakingimportantdecisionsundertheirinfluence.Yetstrangelythereisoneemotionthatseemstohelpusmakegoodchoices.TheAmericanresearchersfoundthatsadpeopletooktimetoconsiderthevariouschoicesonoffer,andendedupmakingthebestchoices.Infactmanystudiesshowthatpeoplewhofeelunhappyhavethemostreasonableviewoftheworld.1．Accordingtothetext,whatmayhelpusmakebetterdecisions?A．Tothinkabouthappytimes.B．Tomakemanydecisionsatatime.C．Tostopfeelingregretfulaboutthepast.D．Tolearnabouttheprocessofdecision-making.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“central”mean?A．中心的B．中央的C．起决定作用的D．后悔的3．Damasia’sstudysuggeststhat________.A．emotionsaretheenemyofdecisionmaking.B．ourbrainhasnothingtodowithdecisionmaking.C．peoplewithphysicaldamagefindithardtomakeuptheirminds.D．ouremotionalmemoriesofpastchoicescanaffectpresentdecisions.4．Whyareangryshoppersmorelikelytochoosethefirstthingtheyareoffered?A．Theyoftenforgettheirpastchoices.B．Theymakedecisionswithoutmuchthinking.C．Theytendtosavetimewhenshopping.D．Theyaretooangrytobargain.5．Whatdowelearnfromthetext?A．Emotionsareapartofdecision-making.B．Sadpeoplealwaysmakeworsechoices.C．Noemotionseemstohelpusmakegoodchoices.D．Onlysadfeelingaffectourthinkingandmotivation.F18、Onedayalittleboydialedatelephonenumberandstartedtospeakandheputpartofhishandoverthephoneatthesametime.Hewantedtochangethetone(音色，语调)ofhisvoice.Whileallthiswashappening,amanwhowasworkingnearbywatchedcarefullyandlistenedwithgreatinteresttotheconversationthatfollowed:＂Lady,canyougivemethejobofcuttingyourlawn(草坪)?＂＂Ialreadyhavesomeonetocutmylawn,＂answeredthewomanattheotherendofthephone.＂Lady,Iwillcutyourlawnforhalfthepriceofthepersonwhocutsyourlawnnow.＂＂I’mverysatisfiedwiththepersonwhoiscuttingmylawn.＂Theboysaid,＂Lady,I’llevensweepthefloorandthestairsofyourhouseforfree.＂＂No,thankyou.＂Withasmileonhisface,theyoungboythankedtheladyandhungupthephone.Themanthenwalkedovertotheboyandsaid:＂Son,Ilikeyourattitude(态度).I’dliketoofferyouajob.＂＂No,thanks,＂saidtheboy.＂Butyou’relookingforajob,aren’tyou?＂＂No,sir,＂answeredtheboy.＂IwasjustcheckingonmyperformanceatthejobIalreadyhave.Iamtheonewhocutsthatlady’slawn!＂1．Theboymadeaphonecallandspokeinastrangewaybecause___________.A．hedidn’twanttheladytohearhisrealvoice B．hedidn’tlikehisvoiceC．hewantedtogetanewjob D．heplayedajokewiththelady2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword＂perform