2023年甘肃省张掖市城关初中九年级英语第一学期期末监测模拟试题含解析

2023年甘肃省张掖市城关初中九年级英语第一学期期末监测模拟试题注意事项: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、DoyouknowthattheEarthishometoanimals?A．million B．millionsC．millionof D．millionsof2、—Haveyou________yourplan,Jimmy?—Notyet.Itstillneedsimproving.A．givenupB．handedinC．thoughtofD．putaway3、—Canyoutellme____lastyear?—InShanghai.A．wheredoesshework B．wheresheworksC．wheredidshework D．wheresheworked4、—Ourvolleyballteamachievedgreatsuccessinthematchagain.—Wow!Fewcouldplay______,Ithink.A．better B．well C．worse D．badly5、Whichwordofthefollowingdoesn’thavethesamestressastheothers?A．Belief. B．Visitor. C．Swimmer.6、—Dad，couldyoutellmenextSunday?—Nothingspecial.A．whatyoudid B．whatareyougoingtodoC．whatdidyoudo D．whatyouaregoingtodo7、Noneofthemtalked.Theyfinishedtheirmealin_________.A．silence B．order C．place D．public8、—WeareplanningaYangtzeRiverProtectionDaythisweekend.Doyouhaveanyadvice?—You’dbettersignsaroundtheschooltotellallthestudentsaboutthat.A．makeupB．putupC．setupD．showup9、—Ihearthebeginningofthespeechcontestsisverywonderful.—Whatapity!WhenIgotthereyesterday,thecontest____forseveralminutes.A．began B．hadbegan C．hasbeenon D．hadbeenon10、Mydearfriend,yourattitudetodayhas________importanteffectsonyoursuccesstomorrow.Comeon,please.A．a B．an C．/Ⅱ.完形填空11、Longago,therewasascholar(书生）inYunnan,China.Hestudiedforanimportantexaminasmallhouseonanislandandhis1hadtowalkalongwayandcrossabridgetotakemealstohimeveryday.Butwhenshearrived,thefoodhadbecomecold2thelongroute(路线）.Thecoldfoodgavethescholarastomachpain,3hiswifewasveryworriedabouthim.Oneday,thewifecookedchickensoupinanearthenpot,4somericenoodles,meatandvegetables.Asusual,shecrossedthebridge,butwhenshearrived,shewas5tofindthatthepotwasstillhot.Afteracarefulexamination,thescholar6why:therewasthickchickenoilonthesurfaceofthesoup,whichmadeitdifficultforthe7tocomeoutoftheearthenpot.Sincethen,thescholaroftenhadthiskindoffoodandkeptingoodhealth.Hethrewhimselfintostudyand8succeededintheexam.Whenotherscholarscametocongratulatehim,heaskedhiswifeto9themwiththespecialfood.Theyaskedwhatthedeliciousmealwas.Thinkingofthebridge10crossedeveryday,thewifereplied,“Crossing-the-bridgericenoodles.”Soon,itbecamefamousandspreadwidely.1．A．daughter B．grandmother C．wife2．A．without B．becauseof C．through3．A．but B．through C．so4．A．adding B．making C．buying5．A．worried B．surprised C．sorry6．A．askedfor B．foundout C．lookedfor7．A．heat B．soup C．noodles8．A．final B．usually C．finally9．A．guide B．follow C．treat10．A．he B．she C．theyⅢ.语法填空12、Attheageoffifteen,Imet1．Australiateacher.HetaughtusEnglish.Oneday,hewroteanEnglishpoem2．theblackboardandaskedusthemeaning.Therewasalongsilence.3．（unlucky）,theteacher4．(choose)metoanswerthequestions.Isaidinalowv5．,“Sorry,Idon’tknow.”That’salwaysmyreplytodifficultqustions.Tomysurprise,hespenttherestoftheclass6．(explain)myanswer.Hesaid“Idon’tknowisawronganswer.”Youshouldatleasthavesomeideasaboutthequestions,nomatterhowdifficultitis.Itdoesn’tmeanthatyoudon’tknow.Itmeansthatyouarenot7．(confidence),andyouareafraidofmaking8．(mistake).”Iwasshockedby9．(he)words.Hewasright.Fromthenon,Isaidgoodbyetothewronganswer“Idon’tknow”,b10．anyanswerswasbetterthanthatone.NowIalwaystrymybesttofindaproperanswer.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Ayoungmanwastravelingdownacountryroad,goingabittoofastinhisnewcar.Thereweremanykidsplayingbetweenthecarsparkedonthesideofthestreet.Ashiscarpassed,onechildsuddenlyappearedandthrewabrickatthecar.Themanstoppedthecarandjumpedout.Hecaughtthekidandshoutedathim,“Whatareyoudoing?”Hecontinuedshouting,“That’sanewcar.Itwillbeexpensivetofixthedamageyoudidwiththatbrick.Whydidyoudoit?”“I’msorry.Ididn’tknowwhatelsetodo.It’smybrother,”hesaid,“Herolled（滚落）offthesideoftheroadandfelloutofhiswheelchair.Ican’tlifthimup.Heishurtandheistooheavyforme.”Theyoungmanfeltshamefulandsaidnothing.Heliftedthekid’sbrotherbackintothewheelchair.“Thankyou,sir.”thechildsaid.Themanthenwatchedthelittleboypushhisbrothertowardtheirhome.Theyoungmandidnotrepairthedent（凹槽）inhiscar.Hecanheartheboy’shopelessvoicewheneverhesawit.Sometimes,whenyoudon’tmakethetimetolisten,lifethrowsabrickatyourhead.1．Wherewouldthestoryprobablytakeplace?A．inthemarketB．onthestreetC．attheboy’shomeD．intherepairshop2．Whatdidtheboyhittheman’scarfor?A．HehadnothingtodobutforfunB．HisbrotheraskedhimtodosoC．Hedidn’tlikethemanandhisnewcarD．Hewantedtocatchtheman’sattention3．Themanleftthedentinhiscarbecause___________.A．hethoughtitwouldbecoolB．hehadnomoremoneytorepairitC．hedidn’tcareabouthiscaratallD．hewantedtoremindhimself4．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．LearntolistenB．Anaughty（淘气的）boyC．AnadventureincountrysideD．ThestorybetweentwobrothersB14、Foryears,theword“popular'，hasbeendemonized（妖魔化）andmadethesameasmini-skirt-wearing,hair-coloringcheerleadertypeslikeReginaGeorgeinMeanGirls.Today,teachersandparentsinformchildrenthatbeingpopularisirrelevant（不相干的），unnecessaryandasureshortcuttoupset,misery,anddeath.Andsomepeopledescribepopularstudentsastheonesmostlikelytobumoutandendupasnobody,whiletheirlesswell-likedcounterpartsenjoyalifeofwealthandfame.However,theOxfordEnglishDictionarydefines（定义）popularityas:“TheStateorconditionofbeingliked,admired,orsupportedbymanypeople’Thissoundslikealovelything,andisnotrelatedtosuchbehaviorsas“burnbooks”or“three-wayphonecalls"inMeanGirls．Infact,itisatruthwidelyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplewhofeellikedorsupportedaremorelikelytoobtainimpressiveachievementsthanthosewhofeellonely,unvalued,andirrelevantsocially.Sowhy,then,ispopularitygivensuchabadname?Whyisthisstateofwell-likednesssodemonized?Basically,thehatred(恨)showntowardwhatappearstobeaverypleasantthingiscausedbylackofunderstanding.Whenwe,asviewers,seecharacterssuchasReginaGeorgesonTVandinfilms,werecognizethemtobepopular.Thesecharacters,ifnotexactlyliked,，greatlyadmiredbytheirpeers（同伴）．Ourmistakecomeswhenwetrytounderstandtheircruelandunkindactionsusingthededuction（推论）method.Humansareimperfect,andeventhemostintelligentmindisopentodishonestythroughaverysmallslipinlogic.Unfortunately,thisoccursherewithbrandingresultsWefirstlearnthatacharacterispopular.Sincethisisimportanttotheplot,itisconstantlyemphasized,leadingittobethemostcommonthinginourmindswhenweconsiderthecharacter.Later,weseethatcharacterdosomethingunkind.Thecharacter'smostnoticeablecharacteristic(inourminds)ishis/herpopularity.Andnowthecharacterismeanandunkind.Thischaracterispopular.Therefore,wejumptoaquickconclusion(结论)thatpopularpeoplearemeanandunkind.Thingssuchasimproperbehaviorsandrumor-spreadingareterribleandshouldalwaysbeseeninaveryseriouslight.However,itisimportanttorecognizethatthesearenotthebehaviorsofpopularpeople,butbullies.So,insummary,donotbeafraidtobepopularandhavemanyfriends.Ifyouarekindtoeveryoneandtreatotherswithrespect,therewillbefewwhocancriticizeyou,forbeingwidelylikedisnotacursebutablessing.Justrememberthatbeingpopulardoesgiveyouadegreeofpower,andwithgreatpowercomesalargeelectricitybill!1．Thewritermentionsthedefinitionofpopularityinparagraph2to＿＿．A．bringuphisopinion B．giveanexampleC．cometoaconclusion D．offerhissuggestion2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Beingpopularmightofferashortcuttoalifeofwealth.B．Studentswhofeelsupportedhaveabetterchancetoachievemore.C．Popularstudentsareusuallyfamousbutmeanandunkind.D．Thelesswell-likedpeopleconsiderbeingpopularassomethingbad.3．Paragraph4and5are.mainlyabout＿＿A．theimportanceofbeingadmiredbypeersB．thewaystoclearupsomemisunderstandingC．theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbeingpopularD．thereasonswhypeopleshowhatredtobeingpopular4．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat＿＿·A．cheerleadertypeswillsurelyendupasnobodyB．beingpopularisunnecessaryformoststudentsC．treatingotherswithkindnessisbeneficialtopopularpeopleD．famouspeoplearelikelytomakemistakesandbecriticizedC15、Abirdwenttolookforitshappinessinthedistance.Itflewandflewwhenitsuddenlysawalittlewiltingflower,whosefacewasfullofsmile.Notknowingwhy,thebirdaskedthelittleflower,"Youaregoingtodie.Whyareyoustillsohappy?""Becausemydreamwillcometrue,"saidthelittleflower."Whatkindofdreamdoyouhave?""Tobear(结出)sweet,deliciousfruit."Thenthelittlebirdsawit:happinessisahopeintheheart.Thelittlebirdkeptflying;itflewandflewwhenitsuddenlysawalameduck,whichwassingingasong.Notknowingwhy,itaskedtheduck,"Thefatetreatsyousounfairly.Whyareyoustillsohappywithyourself?""BecauseIsawalittleduckfall,"saidtheduck."Soareyouhappybecauseyousawittripoveritself?""No,I'mhappybecauseIhelpeditstandupagain."Thenthelittlebirdsawit.happinessisaloveintheheart.Thebirdkeptflying;itflewandflewwhenitsuddenlysawaspiderclimbingupaslippery(湿滑的)wall.Thespiderfelloffthewallmidway,butitkeptclimbingagainandfelloffagain.Thisdidn'tdiscourage(使......泄气)thespider;itkeptclimbingoverandoveragain.Notknowingwhy,thelittlebirdaskedthespider,"Youfailedagainandagain.Whydon'tyouhavepainbuthappinessonyourface?""AslongasIkeepmakingmyefforts,thereisstillhopetoclimbupit.Becauseofthis,I'msodelighted,"saidthespider.Thenthelittlebirdsawit.happinessisafaithintheheart.Sothelittlebirdpursuedhappinessnolongerbecauseithadseenthetruth:happinessisnotinthedistancebutinyourheart.1．Whatdoestheword"wilting"inthesecondparagraphmeaninChinese?A．盛开的B．含苞待放的C．快要枯萎的D．已经凋零的2．Whatdidthebirdmeetfirstonitswaytothedistance?A．Abutterfly.B．Aflower.C．Aspider.D．Aduck.3．Whywastheducksohappy?A．Becausethefatetreateditfairly.B．Becauseitsawanotherducktripoveritself.C．Becauseitsawaspiderfelloffaslipperywall.D．Becauseithelpedanotherduckstandup.4．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Happinessisafeelingofhope,love,braveryandotherbeautifulthings.B．Happinessissorarethatyoucanonlyfinditinthedistance.C．Onlywhenyougethelpfromotherswillyoufeelhappy.D．Thespiderfelthappybecauseit'sgreatfuntoclimbupthewall.5．Whichofthefollowingcanbethepropertitleforthisarticle?A．AlovelybirdanditsjourneyB．HowcanabirdbehappyC．HappinessisinyourheartD．TrytobeashappyasyoucanD16、Londonusedtobe“foggy”forthesamereasonthatcitieslikeBeijingorChongqingare“foggy”today.The“fog”wasinfactsmog,amixtureofsmokeandfog.Inotherwords,itwasmadebyairpollution.InLondon,someofthispollutioncamefromfactories,butmuchofitcamefromthecoal(煤)thatpeopleburntintheirhousestokeepwarmduringthewinter.Bythe1950s,London’ssmogproblemhadbecomesobadthatthegovernmentdecidedtodosomethingtocleantheair.AnewlawwasmadeandnobodycouldburncoalinanyBritishcity.Withinafewyears,theairbecamemuchcleaner.Therewerenomore“pea-soupers”.ManyChinesecitiesnowfacethesamesortofproblemwithairpollutionthatLondonfaced40or50yearsago.However,thisproblemismoredifficultforChinesecitiestosolve.Onereasonisthatmoreofthepollutioncomesfromthefactories,ratherthanfromcoalburntinpeople’shouses.Ifthesefactorieswereclosed,thiswouldharmtheeconomyandlotsofpeoplewouldlosetheirjobs.Anotherreasonisthatchangingfromcoaltocleanerfuel(燃料),likegas,isquiteexpensive.However,theairinmanyChinesecitiesisbecomingcleanerandcleaner,asthegovernmentandpeoplepaymoreandmoreattentiontocuttingdownpollution.Asaresult,therearefewer“pea-soupers”inBeijingthanthereusedtobe.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。1．WhatwasthemainreasonforairpollutioninLondon?A．Therewastoomuchsmokeinthesky.B．Thereweretoomanyfactoriesinthecity.C．Peopleburnttoomuchcoalinthehouses.D．Thecitywastoobigforthecleanerstoclean.2．HowdidtheairinLondonbecomemuchcleaner?A．Therewasnotsomuchfoginthewinterlater.B．Alawwasmadetokeeppeoplefromburningcoalintheirhouses.C．Manyfactoriesinthecitywereclosed.D．Peoplepaidmoreattentiontocleaningtheircity.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pea-soupers”referto?A．SmogB．SmokeC．GasD．Coal4．TheproblemofairpollutionismoredifficultforChinesecitiestosolvebecauseof_____reasons.A．oneB．twoC．threeD．four5．Whatdoyouthinkthegovernmentwilldowiththeairpollution?A．Thegovernmentwillaskpeopletoburncoal.B．Thegovernmentwillaskpeoplealwaysusegasinsteadofcoal.C．ThegovernmentwillcloseallthefactoriesinChina.D．Thegovernmentwillpaymoreandmoreattentiontocuttingdownpollution.E17、Afarmerhadacow.Hetookverygoodcareofthiscowandonedaywhenitwasill,hewasveryworried.Hetelephonedthevet.“What’stheproblem?”Thevetaskedhimwhenhearrived.“Mycow'sill,”thefarmersaid.“Idon’tknowwhat'sthematterwithher.She’slyingdownandwon’teat.She'smakingastrangenoise.”Thevetlookedoverthecow."She'scertainlyill,"hesaid,"andsheneedstotakesomeverystrongmedicine."Hetookabottleoutofhisbox,puttwopillsintohishandandsaid,"Giveherthese.Thepillsshouldmakeherbetter."“HowshouldIgivethemtoher?”thefarmerasked.Thevetgavehimatube(管子)andsaid,"Putthistubeinhermouth,thenputthepillsinthetubeandblow.That'llmakeit."Thenextdaythevetcametothefarmagain.Thefarmerwassittingoutsidehishouseandlookedmoreworried.“How'syourcow?”thevetasked.“Nochange,”thefarmersaid,“andI’mfeelingverystrangemyself.”“Oh?”thevetsaid,"Why?"“Ididwhatyousaid,”thefarmeranswered.“Iputthetubeinthecow'smouthandthenputtwopillsdownit.”“And?”thevetasked.“Thecowblewfirst,”thefarmersaid.1．Inthestory,thevetmustbe_________.A．thefarmer'sfriendB．amilkfactoryC．ahospitalforcowsD．adoctorforanimals2．Thefarmeraskedthevetforhelpwhenhiscow_______A．couldn'tliedownB．didn'teatthepillsC．couldn'tmakeanynoiseD．wasill3．Whatmedicinedidthevetgivethefarmer?A．Bottleofpills.B．Alongtube.C．Twopills.D．Asmallbox.4．Thevettaughtthefarmerhow_________.A．toblowthetubeB．tomakethecowtakethepillsC．totakethemedicineD．toputthetubeinhismouth5．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Thefarmeratethepillshimself.B．Thecowgotbetteraftertakingthemedicine.C．Thevetcametohelpfarmerchangethecowthenextday.D．Thefarmerwaitedforthevetoutsidehishousethenextday.F18、DDoyouandyourfriendsevertalkaboutyourdreamswitheachother?Ifyoudo,youmighthavenoticedsomethinginteresting–someofyourfriendsseldomremembertheirdreams,butsomecanalwaysdescribetheirdreamssoclearlythatitseemslikethey’redescribingthingsthatreallyhappenedtothem.Whatmakesthosepeopledifferent?Theanswerissimple.Therearetwodifferenttypesofdreamers–lowdreamrecallers（回忆者）andhighdreamrecallers.Lowdreamrecallersusuallyremembertheirdreamsonlytwiceamonth.Buthighdreamrecallersareabletorememberthemaboutfivemorningsaweek.Andanewstudysuggeststhatactivityinacertainpartofthebraincouldhavesomethingtodowithit,reportedTheHuffingtonPost.PerrineRuby,aFrenchresearcherattheLyonNeuroscienceResearchCenter,studied41people(21highdreamrecallersand20lowdreamrecallers)andrecordedtheirbrainactivity.Shefoundthatapartofthebraincalledthetemporo-parietaljunction(颞顶联合区)wasmoreactiveinhighdreamrecallersthaninlowdreamrecallers–bothwhentheyweresleepingandawake.Thisbrainareacollectsandprocesses（编程）informationfromtheoutsideworld.Thismeansthathighdreamrecallersknowmoreaboutwhat’shappeningaroundthem.Forexample,whentheyareawake,theyrespond(对……有反应)morestronglytohearingtheirownnames,andwhentheyaresleeping,theyarewokenmoreeasilybysoundsandmovements.Bycloselystudyingpeople’sbrainactivities,Rubyfoundthathighdreamrecallershavetwiceasmuch“wakefulnesstime”duringsleepaslowdreamrecallersdo.Anditisduringtheseshorttimesofwakefulnessthatthebrainremembersdreams.“Thesleepingbrainisnotabletoremembernewinformation,”RubytoldTheWashingtonPost.“Itneedstowakeuptobeabletodothat.”Thisisnothardtounderstand.Justtrytothinkofyourownsleepingexperiences.Ifyouareworriedduringthenight,youaremorelikelytorememberyourdreams,butifyousleepwell,youwillrememberlittleinthemorning,andthisisbecause“younevergetachancetoremember”,RobertStickgold,aHarvardMedicalSchoolresearcher,told