2023-2024学年浙江省杭州市上城区建兰中学九年级英语第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题含解析

2023-2024学年浙江省杭州市上城区建兰中学九年级英语第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题考生须知：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、Ileftamessagetomyparentsyesterday,but______ofthemcalledmeback.A．both B．none C．neither2、—WhatisZhangLu’stolanguagelearning?—Neverstopstudyingandworkhard.A．service B．secret C．skill3、Beingafull-timemotheris______salaried(有薪水的)jobintheworld,becausethesalaryisallthelovefromherchildren.A．highB．higherC．thehigherD．thehighest4、MaoZedongformanyyearsbuthestilllivesintheheartsofChinesepeople.A．died B．hasdied C．hasbeendead5、I’mafraidIhavetogiveupmydreamofbeingadancer._______.Nodreamistoobigandnodreameristoosmall.A．Don’tloseheartB．Don’tmentionitC．YoumustbejokingD．That’sOK6、Ifyou_________something,itmeansyouwriteorsaysomethinginacarefulandclearway.A．serve B．notice C．state7、LastyearourclasshadaReadingCorner.Sofar，we____________morethan200books.A．werereading B．havereadC．willread D．read8、Thetrainwentthrough_______800-meter-longtunnel(隧道)at_______highspeed.A．a;a B．an;/ C．an;the D．a;/9、PeopleusuallyliketheTVchannelswithfunnierprogrammesbut________advertisements.A．few B．littleC．fewer D．less10、________mysister________Idowellinourlessons.Mymotherisveryproudofus.A．Not；but B．Neither；nor C．Either；or D．Both；andⅡ.完形填空11、Iusedtobeaveryself-centered（自我中心的）person,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.Ihavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeople1Ithinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecomingadifferentperson.Ithinkmy2startedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmydegree（学位）andbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soI3talkedtoanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally4Itseemedasifeveryonehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun,exceptme.SoIhada（n）5Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtrouble,Iwould6tohelp.Thatwasreallyabigstepforme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoof7arestillmybestfriendstoday.Abiggercauseofmynew8,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobataVistaNursingHome.Oneoldladytherewhowasbadlyillbecamemy9EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewasso10becauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughternever11her,soItookherplace.Sheletme12thatmakingothersfeelgoodmakemefeelgood,too.Whenshedied,Iwas13,butIwasverygrateful（感激的）toher.IthinkIamamuchbetterpersontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnot14theseexperiences.Theyhavetaughtmeto15aboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.1．A．sinceB．beforeC．unlessD．or2．A．changeB．interestC．tourD．education3．A．usuallyB．oftenC．hardlyD．just4．A．happyB．relaxedC．angryD．lonely5．A．hobbyB．problemC．ideaD．job6．A．offerB．haveC．refuseD．forget7．A．usB．youC．themD．it8．A．hobbyB．attitudeC．hopeD．job9．A．friendB．teacherC．classmateD．guide10．A．strangeB．terribleC．politeD．happy11．A．likedB．askedC．visitedD．believed12．A．understandB．guessC．explainD．hate13．A．homelessB．sadC．hopelessD．lazy14．A．faceB．forgetC．findD．improve15．A．talkB．careC．worryD．learnⅢ.语法填空12、Arobothasstartedservingcustomersatahigh-techhighwayrestaurantinChongqing.Aftergreetingcustomersatthegate,therobot1．(name)Amybringsmealstocustomers.But2．canarobotavoidwalkingintocustomersandtherestaurant'shumanstaffwhilewalking?Infact,Amyhas3．in-builtnavigationsystem(导航系统)thatallowsittochooseaproperwaytoreachacustomer'stablewithoutanyproblem.Orders4．(place)attwotablesthatdoubleasbigtouchscreensandcustomerscanorderfoodthereorsimplyontheirownphones5．scanningQRcode(二维码).Aftertheyhaveorderedtheirfood,dinerscanpayusingamobilepaymentapp6．asAlipayorWeChatPay.Whilewaitingfortheorders,customerscanusethespecialtablestoplaygames,readsome7．(news),andcheckthetrafficandweatherconditionsfortheirjourneyahead.Therobotcatcheseverybody’seyeswith8．(it)human-likeappearance.Itisreallywelcomedbycustomersandtherestaurant9．itnotonlycutsdownmuchofbusinesscostfortherestaurant,butmakesdinerswaitamuch10．(short)time.Sothelocalgovernmentistryingtoputthemintouseinthecity'sotherservicestations.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、It’ssobeautifuloutsidethatspendingthedayintheofficewouldbeveryboring.Sowhynottakethevacations(假期)off?Anewsurvey(调查)foundthat31﹪ofU.Sworkersdon’talwaystakealloftheirvacationdays.Americanshave12vacationdaysonaverage(平均)eachyear,buttheygivebackanaverageof3vacationdayseachyear.Sowhydon’ttheyuseuptheirvacationdays?Somesaytheywouldrathergetmoneybackfortheirunuseddays;somebusyworkerssaytheyjustcan’tleavetheirwork.Americanshavefewervacationdaysthanworkersinanyothercountrysurveyed.TheFrenchtaketheirvacationsseriously.Frenchworkersgetanaverageof39vacationdays,and40﹪plantotakeatleastonethere-to-four-weekvacation.WorkersinSwedenreceiveanaverageof25vacationdaysayear,buttheycan’tfindtimetousethemall.Moreworkerstherereturnvacationdaysthananyothercountrysurveyed.BritishworkershavethelongestworkingweekinEurope(欧洲),with23vacationdays--theshortestvacation.Sotheyfeeloverworked.75﹪saytheirweekendsorvacationsaretooshortand40﹪wouldsacrificeaday’spay(工资)foronemorevacationday.1．____________U.Sworkersdon’talwaystakealloftheirvacationdays.A．All B．Most C．Some D．Few2．HowmanyvacationdaysdoAmericanshaveonaverageeachyearinfact?A．9 B．12 C．15 D．233．Whichcountryhasthemostworkersworkingduringthevacationdays?A．America. B．France. C．Sweden. D．GreatBritain.4．Whatdoestheword“sacrifice”meaninthelastsentence?A．Useup. B．Putup. C．Takeup. D．Giveup.5．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．SomeAmericanworkersaretoobusytoleavetheirwork.B．FrenchworkerscantakeoneThree-to-fourweekdays.C．Swedishworkerscanenjoyalloftheirvacationdays.D．Britishworkershavetheshortestvacationdaysofallthecountriessurveyed.B14、Tomwalkedintoashop.Itbadasignoutside:"Second-hand(旧的)clothesboughtandsold."Hewascarryinganoldpairoftrousersandaskedtheowneroftheshop,"Howmuchwillyougivemeforthese?"Themanlookedatthemandthensaid:"Twodollars.""What!"saidTom."Ihadguessedtheywereworthatleastfivedollars.""No,"saidtheman,"theyaren'tworthacentmorethantwodollars.""Well,"saidTom,takingtwodollarsoutofhispocket."Here'syourmoney.Thesetrouserswerehangingoutsideyourshop.Thelistprice(标价)ofthemwassixdollarsandahalf.ButIthoughtthatwastoomuchmoney,soIwantedtofindouthowmuchtheywerereallyworth."Thenhewalkedoutoftheshopwiththepairoftrousersanddisappearedbeforetheshopownercouldthinkofanythingtosay.1．AtfirsttheowneroftheshopthoughtthatTom__________.A．wantedtostealthetrousersB．wantedtosellthetrousersC．wantedtofoolhimD．wantedtobuythetrousers2．Theowneroftheshop_______fortheoldtrousers.A．wouldgiveTomtwodollarsB．wouldpaythreedollarsC．wouldpayfivedollarsD．wouldgiveTomsixdollarsandahalf3．Theshopownerinsistedthatthetrouserswereworthonlytwodollarsbecause____.A．hewantedtosellthemcheaply(廉价地)B．hewantedtobuythemcheaplyC．hedidn'tlikethetrousersD．theywereoldanddirty4．Infact,thetrousers_________.A．werehanginginsidetheshopB．werestolenbyTomfromtheshopC．hadbeentheshopowner'sD．hadbeenTom'sC15、Babiesbornafter2017mayneverneedtotakeadrivinglessonbecauseofthedevelopmentofself-drivingcars.Somescientistssaythatself-drivingordriverlesscars（无人驾驶汽车）mayhittheroadwithin15years,anditispossiblethatdrivingmaybecomeunnecessary,ormorerelaxingandenjoyable.CompanieslikeGoogle,Baidu,AppleandAlibabaareworkingondriverlesscars.But,ifthetestsaresuccessful,theseelectricself-drivingcarscouldbeputintouseverysoon.Thiskindofcarsmaychangethewayweliveinthefuture.Allyouhavetodoistypinginyouraddress!AccordingtoBaidu,thedriverlesstechnologyhasthefollowingfouradvantages.Firstly,driverlesscarsareactuallysafer.InChina,therearemomthan500deathscausedbyaccidents.Withdriverlesscars,thenumberwilldecreaseby100times.Secondly,driverlesscarsaremoreefficient(有效的）thanmannedcars.Thirdly,driverlesscarsfollowthetrafficrules.Therefore,trafficcontrollingwillbeeasier.Atlast,thecostoftransportationwillbereducedasthelaborcostbecomesless.Therearemanydifferenttechnologiesneededtomakeasuccessfulself-drivingcar.Themostdifficulttechnologiesofall,environmentalperception（感知）,behaviorprediction,planningcontrol,HDmapping,andexactGPS.1．Accordingtosomescientists,driverlesscarsmaymakedrivingbecome_____________.A．necessary B．difficult C．boring D．enjoyable2．Thethirdparagraphmainlytalksaboutthe___________ofdriverlesscars.A．instructions B．standards C．advantages D．theories3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Driverlesscarsmaynotfollowthetrafficrules.B．Thetechnologiesfordriverlesscarshaven'tyetwelldeveloped.C．Thecommunicationbetweenthecarandamanisperfect.D．Driverlesscarswillhavemoreaccidentsthanman-controlledcats.D16、TheMostInterestingFestivalsaroundtheWorldContents

Introduction1

＊BabyCryingDay2

＊Cheese-rollingFestival

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＊ColorThrowingFestival

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＊FishSwallowingFestival

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＊InternationalPillowFightDay

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＊InternationalTwinsFestival

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＊RaincoatFestival15

＊RoswellUFOFestival

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＊TomatoFestival18

＊WaterFightingDay

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＊WifeCarryingFestival

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＊WorldBodypaintingFestival

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InternationalPillowFightDay

InternationalPillowFightDayisheldeveryAprilaroundtheworld—fromAmsterdam,Budapest,toNewYork.Ithasbeencelebratedsince2008.Hundredsofpeoplegooutwiththeirpillowshittingeachother’sface,backandchest.Peopledressupassuperheroesandanimals,laughingandfighting.

Thefestivalusedtobeagametorelease(释放)energyandstress.Nowadaysbesidesbringingfun,InternationalPillowFightDayhasbecomeawaytoquicklycollectpillowsforthehomeless.In2014,about2,000pillowswerecollectedforthepoorinBronxandBrooklyn.

Rules:Bringyourownpillowsanddon’thitanyonewithoutapilloworwithacamera.

TheGuinnessWorldRecord:ThelatestrecordofthelargestpillowfightwassetonOctober27,2013inChicago,with4,500pillowsand3,813people.

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1．TheInternationalPillowFightDaywasfirstcelebratedin_______A．2000 B．2008 C．2013 D．20142．NowadaystheInternationalPillowFightDayhasbecomeawayto________.A．collectpillowsforthehomelessB．releaseenergyandstress.C．hiteachother’sfaceD．fightwithothers3．ThelatestGuinnessWorldRecordofthelargestpillowfightwassetin________.A．NewYork B．Amsterdam C．Budapest D．Chicago4．Youmayreadabout______________onthePage19.A．BabyCryingDay B．ColorThrowingFestivalC．WaterFightingDay D．WorldBodypaintingFestivalE17、IarrivedinCali,thesecondlargestcityinColombia.Thesunwastrulyshining.Caliwasgreat,thepeoplewerefriendlyandhelpful.OnethingIknewaboutColombiabeforeIcamewasthecoffee.IdrankiteverydaywhiledreamingaboutSouthAmericanadventuresinmycold,wethometownofEngland.WhatIwasn’tpreparedforwasthebeautythere.Eventhebusridewasapleasure.IneverthoughtIwouldsaylikethisinSouthAmerica.Thelandscapewassounexpected,Ididn’timagineColombiatohavethismuchbeauty.Therelayfreshmountainwaterfallsaswellasluminousgreenhillsateveryturn,itwassoamazing!Bogotawasmynextstop.Inthebeginning,Ithoughtitwasaboringcitywithnothingdifferentfromanyother.ThenIopenedmyeyesandmyheart.Itattractedme.Thesmilesfromthelocalswereinfectious(有感染力的),lovepouredfromtheirhearts.Forme,BogotaandtheColombianpeoplechangedmyviewoneverything.Itookawalkaloneonenighttopickupsomegoods.Itwasdark,andIwasinastrangeneighborhood.YetallIcouldthinkaboutwashowsafeIfelt,IalmostfeltlikeIwasinmylocaltown.Peoplesmiledandcarriedonwiththeirownbusiness.Iwalkedmoreslowlyandstayedforlonger,thatmoment,IknewIhadtochangeforeigners’opiniononColombia.ThinkingaboutthelastmonthinColombia,Icouldn’tbelievehowmuchIhadfalleninlovewithit.I’vedonesevencountriesinsevenmonthsandovertwenty-fiveinmylifetime,andColombiaisrightupthereatnumberone!Itwaslikeaholidayromance.IwillalwaysloveColombiaandanyonethattellsyouitisdangeroushasobviouslyneverbeentherebefore.1．___________impressedthewritermostwhenhewasinCali.A．NiceweatherandmountainwaterfallsB．FriendlypeopleandbeautifulviewsC．SafeneighborhoodandnicepeopleD．Tastycoffeeandbeautifulviews2．Whichofthestatementsisthewriter’sopinion?A．CaliisthesecondlargestcityinColombia.B．Bogotawasgreat,andthepeoplewerefriendly.C．Thewriterhasbeentosevencountriesinsevenmonths.D．ItisdangeroustotravelinColombialikeothercountries.3．Whatwritingtechniques(手法)doesthewriteruseinParagraph4?A．GivingexamplesB．MakingadefinitionC．MakingacomparisonD．Explainingcauseandeffect4．Whomaybeinterestedinthisarticle?A．Peoplewholikemakingcoffeebyhand.B．Peoplewhowanttohaveadventures.C．Peoplewhowanttodobusinesswithothers.D．peoplewholiketravellingaroundtheworld.F18、Alllivingthingsontheearthneedotherlivingthingstolive.Nothinglivesalone.Mostanimalsmustliveinagroup,andevenaplantgrowsclosetogetherwithothersofthesamekind.Sometimesonelivingthingkillsanother,oneeatsandtheotheriseaten.Eachkindoflifeeatsanotherkindoflifeinordertolive,andtogethertheyformafoodchain.Somefoodchainsaresimple,whileothersarenot.Butallfoodchainsbeginwiththesun,andallfoodchainsbecomebrokenupifoneofthemdisappears.Alllifeneedssunlighttoliveon.Butonlyplantscanusesunlightdirectly.Plantsare“factories”.Theymakefoodfromsunlight,waterandthingsinthesoilandair.Plantsfeedallotherlivingthings.Animalscanonlyusethesun’senergyafterithasbeenchangedintofoodbyplants.Someanimalsfeeddirectlyonplants,otherseatsmalleranimals.Meat-eatinganimalsareonlyeatingplantsindirectly.Whatabouthumanbeings?Wearemembersofmanyfoodchains.Weeatwheat,rice,vegetables,fruitsandsoon.Wewatchedadisplayshow.Itwasexciting.Wealsoeatmeatanddrinkmilk.Butmenoftenbreakupthefoodchain.Theykillwildanimals.Theyalsomakerivers,lakesandseasdirty.Whentheserivers,lakesandseasarepolluted,thefishinthemcannotbeeaten.Ifmeneatthefish,theywillgetstrangediseases.Eachformoflifeislinkedtoallothers.Breakingthelinksputsalllifeindanger.1．Howdoeseverylivingthingontheearthlive?A．Eachplantcanlivealone.B．Eachanimalcanlivealone.C．Iflivingthingswanttolive,theymustkilleachother.D．Everyl