2023年湖北省十堰市十堰外国语学校九年级英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析

2023年湖北省十堰市十堰外国语学校九年级英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题注意事项: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、—Whatdoyouknowaboutbamboo?—Maybebamboohasmoreusesthan________intheworld.A．anyplant B．alltheplants C．anyotherplant2、Lookatthesesigns.Whichistherightpicturefor“recycle”?A． B． C． D．3、—HowdoyoulikethefishIcookedforyou?—Ihaven’thadityet.However,it________good.A．smells B．tastesC．sounds D．feels4、---Ishe__________Americanorishe_______European?---Neither.Infact，heisfromAustralia.A．an，an B．an，a C．a，an D．a，a5、—Couldyoutellme_______ifIenterthishighschool?—Sure.Youcanstudyandenjoytheschoollifewithmanytopstudents.A．whymylifewillbeboringB．whatmylifewillbelikeC．howmanyhoursIshouldstudyD．whereIwillstudywithmyclassmates6、There’llbea________meetingnextweek,andmyparentswill__________comeforit.A．parent’;all B．parents’;both C．parent’s;all D．parent’s;both7、---ItisreportedthattheforestfireinLiangshanhascausedthirty-onedeaths.---badnewsitis!A．Whata B．Howa C．What D．How8、--HowcanIgetsome________abouttheBoaoForumforAsia(博鳌亚洲论坛)?--WhynotsearchtheInternet?A．informationB．experienceC．practice9、---Mom,canIgoouttoplaybasketballwithMike?---OK,butyoumust______tocomebackbefore5o’clock.A．promise B．prepare C．practice D．provide10、Becauseoftheheavytraffic,it_________Ginaanhourtogettotherestaurant.A．spentB．tookC．paidD．costⅡ.完形填空11、JennyisanEnglishgirl.1familyisinNewYork.Sheisthirteenyearsold.She2saladalot.Jennyisin3now.ShelikesChinesefood.4lunch,shelikeseatingchickenand5.SheisinNo.2MiddleSchool.She6Chineseeverymorning.ShelikesChinese,7shethinksit’sinteresting.She8liketowatchTVonSundayevenings.Shethinksit’sboring.9shelikessports,shelikesto10tennis.1．A．Her B．She C．His D．Jenny2．A．likes B．like C．tolike D．liking3．A．photo B．classroom C．China D．school4．A．On B．For C．In D．At5．A．books B．tomatoes C．pens D．shirts6．A．reads B．sees C．watches D．looksat7．A．because B．but C．and D．so8．A．don’t B．is C．isn’t D．doesn’t9．A．But B．And C．/ D．So10．A．play B．make C．do D．haveⅢ.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、March21isWorldSleepDay.How’syoursleeprecently?TheChineseMedicalDoctorAssociationasked8,200peopleinChinaabouttheirsleep.Morethan36.3percentofthemsaidtheyoftensleepbadly.Thestudyalsofindsthatmanystudentshaveonly5hoursofsleepaday.AccordingtotheUSNationalSleepFoundation,teenagersneed8.5to9hoursofsleepeverynight.Whatcutsintotheirsleepingtime?Homework.Also,schoolstartsearlyinthemorning.Butbadsleepinghabitsalsoplayarole.Doyouliketohavealookatyourmobilephonebeforegoingtobed?Thesurveyfindsthat60percentofpeoplechecktheirphonesbeforetheysleep.Theyreadnews,checktheirWeChat(微信)orchatwithQQfriends.It’simportantforustogetenoughsleep.Wefeeltiredandthinkslowly.Besides,sleepykidsareoftenunhappy,saysastudybytheUSNationalSleepFoundation.Wecan’tchangeourschooltime.Buttherearestillwaystogetbettersleep.Stayawayfromcoke,coffeeandteaatnight.Theymakeithardtofallasleep.Watchlesstelevision.Leaveyourmobilephoneandtabletcomputer(平板电脑)onyourdesk.根据短文内容，选择最佳答语，并在答题卡上按要求作答。1．Whatcutsintostudents’sleepingtime?A．Studentslikereadinginbedbeforetheysleep.B．Studentshavegottoomuchhomeworkandschoolstartsearlyinthemorning..C．Studentsoftendrinkcoke,coffeeandteaatnight.D．StudentschecktheirWeChatorchatwithQQfriendsatnight.2．Howdostudentsbehaveinclasswhentheydon’tgetenoughsleep?A．Theydon’twanttodotheirhomework.B．Theysleepinclass.C．Theyfeelexcited.D．Theynotonlyfeeltiredandunhappybutalsothinkslowly.3．HowmanyhoursshouldteenagerssleepeverynightaccordingtotheUSNationalSleepFoundation?A．5to6hours.B．6to8hours.C．8.5to9hours.D．9to10hours.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Drinkingcoke,coffeeandteaatnightisgoodforoursleep.B．Wecan’tchangeeverythingbutwecanfindmanywaystogetbettersleep.C．Badsleepinghabitsaren’tgoodforus.D．Weshouldstayawayfrombadsleepinghabits.5．Inthispassage,thewriterismainlytryingtomakethereadersrealize__________.A．March21isWorldSleepDayB．homeworkmakesstudentshavenoenoughtimetosleepC．wefeeltiredandthinkslowlybecausewehavebadsleepinghabitsD．goodsleepinghabitscanhelpusstayhealthyB14、Thatwasmygrandmother'sfirstChristmaswithoutGrandfather.WhenmyparentsandIarrivedatherlittlehouse,wefoundshehadwaitedupallnightforus.GrandfatherhadalwayssaidthattheChristmastreewasthemostimportantdecoration(装饰物)ofall.Sofirstwetookoutthebeautifultreethatwasstoredinthecloset(贮藏室).Butthestarwasmissing.Itwasmygrandmother'sfavoritepartofthetree."Why?Itmustbesomewhereinthecloset,"mygrandmothersaid.Asweopenedupboxesonebyoneandfoundnostar,mygrandmother'seyeswerefulloftears.Grandfatherhadgivenittohersomefiftyyearsago,ontheirfirstChristmastogether.ButonherfirstChristmaswithouthim,thestarwasgone.Thenextmorning,myfamilysatdowntogethertoopenthepresents."ThelastgiftistoGrandmotherfromGrandfather,"Fathersaid,inastrangevoice."Fromwhom?"Therewassurpriseinmygrandmother'svoice."IfoundthisgiftinGrandfather'sclosetwhenwegotthetreedown,"Motherexplained.Mygrandmotheropenedthebox.Therewasashinning(发亮的)goldenstarandanoteinit:Don'tbeangrywithme,dear.Ibrokeyourstarwhileputtingawaythedecorations,andIcouldn'tbeartotellyou.Ihopeitbringsyouasmuchhappinessasthefirstone.MerryChristmas!Love,Bryant根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。（10分）1．Thefamilycouldn'tfindthestarontheChristmastreebecause_____.A．thegrandfatherhadtakenitawaywithhimB．thegrandfatherputitinaboxC．thegrandfatherhadbrokenitD．thefamilydidn'tlookcarefullyenoughforit2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthegrandmother?A．Shelivedwiththeauthor'sfamily.B．Shefeltsadwhenthestarwasmissing.C．ShehadnevergotaChristmaspresentfromherhusband.D．Shecouldn'tbelieveherhusband'sdeath.3．Whatwouldprobablyhappentothegrandmotheraftershereadthenote?A．Shewouldaskherchildrentobuyanewstar.B．Shewouldgetangrywithherhusband.C．Shewouldbegreatlymoved(感动).D．Shewouldthrowawaythenewstar.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"missing"meaninChinese?A．褪色的B．错过的C．想念的D．找不到的5．Whatcanweknowfromthestory?A．Thegrandfatherwasafraidofhiswife.B．Thegrandfatherlovedhiswifeverymuch.C．Thegrandmotherdidn'tknowhowtospendChristmasDay.D．ThegrandfatherlefthomeonChristmasDay.C15、Whenhewasalittleboy,hisunclecalledhim“Sparky”afteracomic-strip(连环画)horsenamedSparkPlug.SchoolwasallbutimpossibleforSparky.Hefailedeverysubjectintheeighthgrade.Andthoughhedidmanagetomaketheschool’sgolfteam,helosttheonlyimportantmatchoftheseasonstraightaway.Throughouthisyouth,Sparkywasawkwardsocially.Itwasn’tthattheotherstudentsdislikedhim.Itwasjustthatnoonereallycaredallthatmuch.Infact,Sparkywassurprisedifaclassmateeversaidhellotohimoutsideofschoolhours.Sparkywasaloser.Him,hisclassmates…everyoneknewit.Sohelearnedtolivewithit.Hemadeuphismindthatifthingsweremeanttoworkout,theywould.OnethingwasimportanttoSparky,however-drawing.Hewasproudofhisartwork.Nooneelseenjoyedit.Butthatdidn’tseemtomattertohim.Inhissenioryearofhighschool,hesentsomecartoonstotheyearbook.Theeditorsrefusedtoconsiderhisideas.Despite(即使；尽管)that,Sparkywassureabouthisability.Heevendecidedtobecomeanartist.So,afterfinishinghighschool,SparkywrotetoWaltDisneyStudios.Theyaskedforsamples(样本)ofhisartwork.Despitecarefulpreparation,ittoowasrefused.Onemoreconfirmationthathewasaloser.ButSparkystilldidn’tgiveup.Instead,hedecidedtotellhisownlife’sstoryincartoons.Themaincharacterwouldbealittleboywhosymbolizedtheboywhoalwayslost.Youknowhimwell.BecauseSparky’scartooncharacterwentontobecomeakindofculturalphenomenon(现象).Peoplereadilyidentifiedwiththis“lovableloser”.Heremindedpeopleofthepainfulandembarrassingmomentsfromtheirownpast,oftheirpainandtheirsharedhumanity.Thecharactersoonbecamefamousworldwide:“CharlieBrown”.AndSparky,theboywhosemanyfailuresneverkepthimfromtrying,whoseworkwasrefusedagainandagain,isthehighlysuccessfulcartoonistCharlesSchultz.HiscartoonstripPeanutscontinuestoinspirebooks,T-shirtsandChristmasspecials,remindingus,assomeone,thatlifesomehowfindsawayforallofus,eventhelosers.1．Theunderlinedpart“helearnedtolivewithit”inParagraph3probablymeansthatSparky_______.A．decidednottomakeaneffortinschoolB．learnedtosaynotobeingtreatedbadlyC．didn’tcarebecausenoonecalledhimaloserD．cametoacceptnotbeingcaredaboutbyotherstudents2．BeforehestartedtheCharlieBrowncartoon,_________.A．Sparkydoubtedwhetherbeinganartistwasinhisfuture.B．someyearbookeditorsencouragedSparkytokeepondrawingC．noonevaluedSparky’sartworkanditwasrefusedagainandagainD．samplesofSparky’sartworkwereacceptedbyWaltDisneyStudios3．WhydidSparky’scartooncharacterbecomesopopular?A．BecauseSparky’sexperiencewassosad.B．Becausepeoplefelttheycouldhavetodowithit.C．Becauseitwasakindofculturalphenomenon.D．Becauseitinspiredpeopletofightfortheirownlives.4．Whatcanweconclude(推断)fromthearticle?A．Sparkyneverlostconfidenceinhisability.B．Artistsoftenhavelittlechanceofbecomingsuccessful.C．Thewriterbelievesthatothers’opinionsdon’tmatter.D．Thewriterbelievesthatnoloserwillbecomesuccessfulintheend.D16、ItwasreportedtodaythatinChina,56%ofpeoplewhowriteblogs(博客)dosoasapersonaldiaryand83%usetheirblogsforsendingmessagestofriends.ItwasalsofoundthatthereisastrongEast-Westdifference.InplacesliketheUS,blogsthatofferinformationonnewsattractmorereadersbutinChina,blogsaremorelikelytobeaboutsharingpersonalfeelings.Itseemsthatbloggerscanbedividedintothreetypes:ITbloggers,bloggerswhorecordtheirordinaryfeelingsandmedia（媒体）bloggers.Whenbloggingfirststarted,theITpeoplehadthetechnologicaladvantageandtheytookthechancetoputtheirthoughtsontheweb.SomeoftheseITpeoplenowhavehadoveramillionpeoplereadtheirblogs.ThenextwaveofbloggersdidnothaveanytrainingaswritersorinITandwroteaboutnormaldailylife.Mediabloggers,however,aretrainedwriters,suchasjournalistsandeditors.Whenthemanymediabloggers____,theeverydaybloggerslostmostoftheirreaders.Mediabloggershavetheadvantageofknowinghowtocommunicatewellthroughthewrittenwords.However,thenormalbloggersarestilloutthereandincreasinginnumber.Itseemsthatbloggingisthenewwaytoexpressyourfeelings.Peoplefeelliketheworldislisteningto,orratherreading,theirproblems,eveniftheyarenot.1．Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A．56%oftheChinesewriteblogsB．peopleinUSliketoreadblogsfornewsC．theChineseneversharefeelingswitheachotherthroughblogsD．thewaythatChineseuseblogsisnotdifferentfromtheWest2．________wrotemoreblogsattheverybeginning.A．ITbloggersB．MediabloggersC．NormalbloggersD．USbloggers3．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Therewillbemoreandmorenormalbloggers.B．OnlybloggersexpresstheirfeelingsthroughtheInternet.C．Allpeopleintheworldarelisteningtothebloggers’voice.D．Mediabloggersdidn’thavetheadvantageofknowinghowtocommunicatewell.4．Theunderlinedexpressioninthepassagecanbebestreplacedby“________”.A．increased.B．appeared.C．arrived.D．grew.E17、Ihavealovelydaughter,whosenamewasEloise.Sheisonlynineyearsold.Ipickedherupfromschoolandwenttothesupermarketforafewthings.Iwashopingtobeinandoutquickly.Ifoundashortlinewithjustonepersonahead(在……前面)ofme.Itwasanelderlywoman,andshewaspayingforherthingswithonlychange(零钱).Ittookalongtime.Afterawholedayatwork,Ibegantolosepatience.ButthenIwatchedtheyoungclerk(职员).Hehelpedhercountherchange,eversotenderly(体贴地)takingitfromhershakinghands.Ilistenedtohimrepeatedlysaytoher,“Yes,madam.”Whensheaskedtheclerkifshehadenoughmoneytobuyabag,hetoldhershedid.Thenhewenttwolinesovertogetoneforher.Neveroncedidthisclerkgetannoyed(生气的)orroll(滚动)hiseyes.Hewaspatientandkind.AsIwaswatchinghim,IsawEloisewas,too.Irealizedthatmydaughterwaslearninganimportantlessonfromacompletestranger.Afterthewomanwasfinished,theclerkbeganringingupmythingsandthankedmeformypatience.Ithankedhim,too.Ifoundthemanagerandtoldhimabouttheclerk’skindnessandpatience.Thenweleftthesupermarketwithafullcart(手推车),butalsowithaheartfullofthankfulnessforsuchanimportantlesson.Sometimesjustoneactofkindnessisallittakestoencourageotherstodothesame.Beingkindtootherscanalsomakeyoufeelgood.1．Whatdoesthewriter’sdaughterdo?A．Aclerk.B．Astudent.C．Amanager.D．Ateacher.2．Atfirst,thewriterwas______________withtheelderlywoman.A．angryB．pleasedC．carefulD．impatient3．FromParagraph(段落)3,wecaninfer(推断)thattheelderlywoman______________.A．livedacomfortablelifeB．mightnottoohavemuchmoneyC．wasafriendoftheclerk’sD．didn’twanttopayforherthings4．Theclerkrangupthewriter’sthings_______________.A．afterIfoundthemanagerB．beforeIcountedmychangeC．aftertheelderlywomanfinishedshoppingD．beforetheelderlywomanwasfinished5．Whatwastheimportantlessonthewriterreferredto(指)?A．Bekindandpatientwithothers.B．It’shardtobeagoodclerk.C．Weshouldlearnfromstrangers.D．Don’tlookdownonanyone.F18、Normally,wetalkaboutthespiritofgiving,anditisimportanttodothis.Butwehardlyhearanytalkaboutthespiritofreceiving.Veryfewpeopleknowhowtoreceiveagiftkindly.Therefore,whilewearereceivingagift,weareactuallyrejectingit.Andweturnofftheflowoflovebyrefusingtoallowtheotherpersontoexperiencethejoyofgiving.Amanknewthathiswifedreamedofhavingafurcoat,buthecouldn’taffordtobuyhersuchacoat.Helovedhiswifeverymuchandhewantedtomakeherhappy.Finally,hedecidedtostartafur-coat-buyingproject.Hesavedmoneyineverywaythathecould.Twoyearslater,hebroughtherafurcoat---notoneofthemostexpensiveones,butanicefurcoat.Hegaveittohiswifeonherbirthday.Whenshesawthecoat,shesaid,“Oh,Bill,howcouldyou?Youknowhowmuchweneedanewsofa.”Thenafterawhile,shesaid,“Butitisnice,thankyou.”Butthehusband’sfeelingwerehurt.Twoyearsoflovewashurtbyherwords---shedidn’tacceptagiftkindly.Doweoftenactthiswaywhenwereceiveagift?Arewesometimestooproud,ortoocold?Orarewenotstrongenoughtolettheotherpersondothegiving?Areyouunwillingtoallowtheotherpeopletoexperiencethejoyofgiving?Afterreadingthispassage,youmayknowwhattodowhenyoureceiveagiftnexttime.根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1．Weoftentalkaboutthespiritofgiving,butwehardlyhearanytalkabout____________.A．experiencethejoyofgiving.B．experiencethejoyofreceiving.C．thewayofgivingD．thespiritofreceiving2．Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanlearnthat_____________.A．themanhadaverygoodjob.B．themansavedmoneyinordertobuyhiswifeagift.C．thewomenstartedasoft—buyingprojectD．thewomanthoughtthefurcoatwasnotasniceas