2023年江苏省扬州市名校英语九上期末联考模拟试题含解析

2023年江苏省扬州市名校英语九上期末联考模拟试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、---Excuseme.Couldyoutellme____?---Itwillbeonat7:00p.m.A．when“TheAvengers”wouldbeon B．wherewill“TheAvengers”beonC．when“TheAvengers”willbeon D．where“TheAvengers”willbeon2、Becauseofhismistakeswhendealingwiththeelectricityproblems,lastFridayhewasbythecompany.A．gotoff B．tookoff C．kickedoff3、—HaveyouheardofTuYouyou,thefamousdoctorwhowonNobelPrizein2015?—Shedevotedasmuchtimeasshecould______ontheprojectartemisinin(青蒿素).A．working B．towork C．worked D．toworking4、Mr.andMrs.Liareoldbuthealthybecausetheyhavegood________.A．livehabits B．livinghabitC．livinghabits D．livehabits5、Couldyoutellmewhich_______bestamongthebooksonsale?A．issoldB．sellsC．arewrittenD．writes6、—Welldone!Youdidverywellinthefinalexam.Couldyoupleasetellme________?—Sure.Ilistenedtotheteachercarefullyanddidlotsofexercises.A．whichisthebestwaytoimprovemygradeB．howdidyoudealwithtogetthegoodmarksC．whatyoudidtogetthegoodmarks7、—Whosepenisthis?—Oh,it’s______.Iwaslookingforiteverywhere.A．you B．yours C．me D．mine8、WehaveanITlessonat________onMondaymorning,andIlikeitverymuch.A．twentypastten B．fortyten C．fortypastten D．fortytoten9、—IsthatBill’svolleyball?—Yes.Billlikesplayingvolleyball.volleyballishis.A．a;/ B．the;/ C．the;The D．/;The10、—Don'tgooutnow，look，itisrainingoutside，wehadbetterstayathomeandwatchTV.A．big B．strong C．hard D．hardlyⅡ.完形填空11、Untillastyear,thesaddestthingofmylifewasthatmywifeAliceandIcouldn’thaveanychildren.Sowealwaysinvitedallthechildreninourstreettoour1forChristmasbreakfast.Lastyear,Alicedied.Iwasvery2anddecidednottoinvitethechildrenforChristmasbreakfast.ButKathyandPeter,mynextdoorneighbors,askedmeto3themfordinneronChristmasEve.AssoonasIarrivedandtookoffmy4,Kathyaskedme,“Doyouhaveanymilkatyourhouse?”“Yes,”Ireplied.“Ifyouneedsome,I’llgoand5itrightaway.”“Oh,that’sallright.Comeandsitdown.Thekidshavebeenwaitingforyou.Just6Peteryourkeysandlethimdoit.”Afterahappydinnerwiththem,Iwenthome.WhenIopenedmy7,Ifoundmyhousehadbeendecorated(装饰)byPeter!Itwasjustas8aseachChristmasbefore.Atthatmoment,IwishedthatIcouldstillservetheChristmasbreakfast,butIhadmadenopreparations.Earlythenextmorning,alittleboy9abagofcandiesrangmybell.BeforeIcouldaskhimwhatwashappening,anothertwochildrencame.Withinfifteenminuets,myhousewasfullofchildren,10IhadallthefoodIneededfortheusualChristmasbreakfast.Ihadahappybreakfastwiththechildrenagain.1．A．clock B．house C．dream D．horse2．A．sad B．glad C．rich D．lucky3．A．use B．pay C．help D．join4．A．map B．coat C．skirt D．plane5．A．get B．buy C．read D．drink6．A．ask B．tell C．give D．love7．A．box B．book C．shop D．door8．A．important B．difficult C．beautiful D．expensive9．A．in B．on C．from D．with10．A．and B．but C．unless D．althoughⅢ.语法填空12、TheValueofaDollarWhenIwasnineteen,Ihadajobatalocalbookstore.Onenight,ayoungcouplecameinandwalkedhereandtherelookingforabook.Theyseemed1．(be)theusualtypetogivemall2．(worker)ahardtime.Whentheycametotheregister(收银处),shewasadollarortwoshortof3．(buy)thebookshewanted.Shelooked4．(disappoint).Ihadacustomerdiscount(折扣)cardanditwasstillactive.Itoldthegirl5．(gentle),“Hangon,don’tworry,you’llhavethemoneytobuythebook.”Iputinmypassword.Shegavemea6．(thank)smile.Withadollarleft,sheandherboyfriendleftthestore.IbelievedthatIwouldneversee7．（they）again.Idon’tremember8．longitwas,buttheydidreturnlaterthateveningjusttobringme9．beautifulcardthatsaid“It’speoplelikeyouwhomaketheworlda10．(good)placetolivein.”I’mdeeplymovedbythelittlegirlandherboyfriend.Infact,theyhavealsomadetheworldalittlebrighter.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、MarkTwainwasagreatwriter.HewasfromtheUSA．Hewasbornin1835.Hewasalsoafamousspeaker.Hewasfamousforhissenseofhumour.Manypeoplelikedtolistentohimtalkbecausehelikedtotellsomeinterestingstoriestomakepeoplelaughallthetime.OnedayMarkTwainwasgoingtoasmalltownbecauseofhiswriting.Beforehewasgoingtoleave,oneofhisfriendssaidtohimthattherewerealwaysalotofmosquitoesinthetownandtoldhimthathe’dbetternotgothere.MarkTwainwaved(摇动)hishandandsaid,“Itdoesn’tmatter.Themosquitoesarenorelativesofmine.Idon’tthinktheywillcometovisitme.”Afterhearrivedatthetown,MarkTwainstayedinasmallhotelnearthestation.Hewentintohisroom,butwhenhewasjustabouttohavearest,quiteafewmosquitoesflewabouthim.Thewaitersfeltverysorryaboutthat.“I’mverysorry,MrMarkTwain.Therearetoomanymosquitoesinourtown.”Oneofthemsaidtohim.MarkTwain,however,madeajoke,sayingtothewaiter,“Themosquitoesareveryclever.Theyknowmyroomnumber.Theydidn’tcomeintothewrongroom.”Whathesaidmadeallthepeoplepresentlaughheartily.ButthatnightMarkTwainsleptwell.Doyouknowwhy?Thatwasbecauseallthewaitersinthehotelweredrivingthemosquitoesawayforhimduringthewholenight.1．ThatdayMarkTwainwenttothetown_____.A．toseeoneofhisfriendsB．becausehewantedtodosomethingthereforhiswritingC．becausehewastoldtherewerealotofmosquitoesthere2．Thewaitersfeltsorrybecause_____.A．theydidsomethingwrongtoMarkTwainB．theirhotelwastoosmallC．therewerequiteafewmosquitoesinMarkTwain’sroom3．Allthepeoplepresentlaughedheartilybecause_____.A．MarkTwainmadeajokeB．themosquitoesknewMarkTwain’sroomnumberC．MarkTwaingavethewaiterssomenicepresents4．Fromthestoryweknow_____.A．nomosquitoestroubledMarkTwaininthenightB．theownerofthehoteltoldthewaiterstolookafterMarkTwainwellatnightC．MarkTwaindidn’thaveagoodrestthatnightB14、Overthepastdecade,anincreasingstresshasbeenplacedontheimportanceofScience,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics(STEM)relatedclassesinprimary,middleandhighschooleducationintheUS.Thereasonforthisdirectioniswellfounded:researchandtestscoresfromthe1980sand1990sshowedthatourstudentshadfallenbehindtheirinternationalpeersinallofthesesubjectareas.Educationofficials,teachersandparentsallfeltthatthesituationneededtobechanged,andquickly.However,intherushtoplaycatch⁃upinSTEM⁃relatedareas,there'soneimportantaspectthatisbeingneglected(忽略):theFineandPerformingArts,particularlydrama.It'slongbeenunderstoodthatastudyofdramaattheprimary,middleandhighschoollevelhelpsstudentsimproveinmanyareas,suchasself⁃confidence,self⁃expression,communicationskills,teamwork,andimagination.Mosteducatorsandparentsagreethatalloftheseareimportantforstudentstodevelopatanyage,butitisdifficultforthesameparentsandteacherstoprioritize(优先安排)studytimeandclassroomtimetoasubjectlikedramaoversubjectslikeMath,PhysicsorComputerScience.It'sevenmoredifficultforpolicymakersandschoolofficialstochannelfunds(资金)towardsclasseslikedrama,whentheskillsartssubjectsdevelopareconsidered“softskills.”Whenthemodernworldiscallingoutfor“hard”skills,likethoseneededtosucceedinthetech⁃driven21stcentury,howcantheypossiblyproveitisreasonabletospendtheirfundsthatarebecomingsmallerandsmalleronanythingbutSTEMsubjects?Theshortanswertothequestion“whyspendtimeandmoneyondrama?”isthatdramaeducationhasbeenscientificallyproventoimprovestudents'achievement,especiallyincommunicationskillsthatareveryimportanttoaSTEMeducation.AswedevelopstudentswithhighlyrefinedskillsinSTEMsubjects,it'sequallyimportantthatwetraintheteachersthatwillsupportcontinuedgrowthintheseareas.Anactive,communicativeteacheristhebestwaytogetstudentsonboardinthestudyofSTEMsubjects,whichcanbeunbearablydry.Thebestwaytodevelopactivecommunicationskills?Drama.Thenextareainwhichthecommunicationskillscanbedevelopedispublicationandconferencepresentation.Dramaimprovesstudents'publicspeakingskillsnecessaryforSTEMstudentstoeffectivelypresentpapersinconferencesandtheirwritingskillsnecessarytopublishpapers.It'salsoveryimportantforstudentstobeabletoworkwellwithoneanother.IntherealSTEMworld,almostallscientificworkhappensinteams.Withoutthe“soft”peopleskillsnecessarytonavigate(导航)alloftheseinteractions,nomatterhowtechnologicallyskilledonebecomes,heorshewillbeatadisadvantagewithouttheabilitytocommunicateandworkinteams.Whilethenationwidetrend(趋势)tofocusonplayingcatch⁃upinSTEMeducationisreasonable,practical,andabsolutelynecessary,it'simportantnottoforgetthehugeeffectarts,specificallydramaeducation,haveontheoveralleducationofourchildren.Thequestionparents,educators,andpolicymakersshouldbeaskingthemselvesisnot“canweaffordtosupportartseducationinschools?”butrather“canweaffordnotto?”1．WhydidAmericansstarttostressSTEMrelatedclasses?A．Becausetheworldhasmovedintoatech⁃drivencentury.B．BecauseSTEMclasseshavelongbeenneglectedinAmerica.C．BecauseeducationofficialspreferSTEMclassestoartclasses.D．BecauseUSstudentsareexpectedtobeatanadvantageintheseareas.2．Theword“channel”inParagraph2probablymean“”.A．afford B．direct C．create D．raise3．Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout.A．thebenefitsofdramaeducationB．theimportanceofSTEMlearningC．theabilitiesneededforSTEMlearningD．thereasonstoimprovedramaeducation4．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.A．dramaismoreimportantthanSTEMclassesB．dramaeducationhasbeenthenationwidetrendC．theresultofneglectingdramaeducationishardtobearD．Americanstudentshavemadeprogressinplayingcatch⁃upC15、AftertheSpringFestival，Ifoundsomeofmymom'sdailyhabitshavechanged．Hercookingwaywasdifferent．Vegetablesthathadbeencookedcrisply（脆）becameverytenderandsoft．Fishthathadbeenfried（煎炸的）becamesoup．Heroldshredded（切成细条的）potatoturnedintodicedpotato．．．Feelingstrange，DadandIaskedMomthereasonforthechange．Butallshesaidwas，"Justtryingadifferenttaste．"Thenshewassilent．Butitwasn'tjusthercookingway．____Afterdinner，insteadofwatchingfilmsonTVasusual，shewouldputonhernewly-boughtsportsclothesandaskedDadtogooutforawalk．Aftertheycamebackhome，Momwouldloseherselfinmagazinesornewspapersabouthealthcare．Momalmostnevergetssick．Whywasshesuddenlyinterestedinmedicine?Icouldn'tunderstandher"abnormal"behavior．ThenonedayIcameacrosshermicroblog（博客）．"WhilevisitingmyparentsduringtheSpringFestival，Isuddenlyrealizedthattheyareintheir70snow，"mymornhadwritten．"Theymoveslowlyanditishardforthemtodothehousework．Ishouldvisitthemmoreoften．．．""Somecookingshouldbechangedtokeepthemhealthy．Theylikefishsoup，dicedpotato，tenderandsoftvegetables．．．""Imustalsokeepfitbydoingphysicalexercise．Ifmyparentsaretooweaktomovearound，Icanbestrongenoughtotakecareofthem．WhenIamold，mysoncanalsopaylessattentiontotakingcareofme．．．"WhenIreadthis，Ifeltverysorry．IusedtocomplainthatMomdidn'tunderstandmeandcouldn'tgivemeeverythingIwanted．Ialwaysthoughttherewasawidegap（沟）betweenus．ButnowIcompletelyunderstandher．Howgreatsheis!Shealwaysthinksofothersbeforeherself．Everythingshedoesistohelpthepeoplesheloveslivebetterlives．Howunselfishherloveis!1．（小题1）WhichofthefollowingcanbeputintotheunderlinedpartinParagraph3?A．Momalsochangedotherhabits．B．Momdidn'twanttodoanythingelse．C．Mombegantotakeinterestinsports．D．Morncomplainedshewasverytired．2．（小题2）Whydidmomchangehercookingway?A．Becauseshewantedtotryadifferenttaste．B．Becauseshewasn'tinterestedincookinganymore．C．Becauseshewassuddenlyinterestedinmedicine．D．Becauseshetriedtofindacookingwaysuitableforherparents．3．（小题3）Thewritertalksaboutthestorymainlytoshowthat____．A．MornhaschangedherdailyhabitsB．Mom'slovecanbegreatandselflessC．awidegapbetweenMornandmeD．theimportanceofMom'scookingwayD16、Markbegantointroducetheguestspeakertothelisteners，butthenstoppedforawhile.Hehadforgottenhername.Barbarahidhervaluablethingswhenshewentonvacation.Whenshecameback，shecouldn’trememberwhereshe’dputthem.Perhapsyou’vehadsuchexperienceslikethese.Mostpeoplehave.Butmostofthemhaven’trealizedthattheyhaveamemoryproblem.Neitherdotheyknowasimplebutimportantfact:Memorycanbeimproved.Ifyou’lljustacceptthat，thefollowingwillshowyouhow.First，relax.Ifyouareoverworriedaboutrememberingsomething，you’llforgetit.Ifyoukeeptellingyourselfthatyourmemoryisbad，yourmindwillcometobelieveitandyouwon’trememberthings.Whenyouforgetsomething，don’tfollowupwithsayingslike“Oh，myGod!Ialwaysforgetthings!”Suchwordswillhaveabadresultonyouandyourmemory.Butrelaxingisn’tenough.Toimproveyourmemory，you’llneedtotakeanactiverole.Likeyourbody，yourmemorycanbemadestrongthroughexercise.Lookforopportunitiestoexerciseyourmemory.Forexample，ifyou’relearningalanguage，trytoactivelyrememberalotofnewwords.Ifyoudon’ttakenoticeofthingsactively，youwon’trememberthem.So，youcanmakepicturesofwhatyouseeinyourmindeveryday.Forexample，don’tjustputyourkeysdown!Ifyouwanttofindthemagain，makeamindpictureoftheplacewhereyou’reputtingthem.1．Thefirsttwoparagraphsjusttellus________.A．BarbarawasaveryrichpersonB．Markoftenforgothisfriends’namesC．examplesofmemoryproblemsD．languageproblemsoftwopersons2．Whenyouforgetthings，you________.A．mustbetoocarelessB．shouldn’tloseheartaboutyourmemoryC．mustacceptthefactD．shouldn’ttakenoticeoftheresult3．Theword“opportunities”inthefifthparagraphmeans“________”.A．places B．activities C．positions D．chances4．Accordingtothepassage，________canmakeyourmemorybetter.A．realizingyourmemoryproblemsB．talkingtoyourfriendsC．makingmindpicturesofwhatyouseeD．doingsportseveryday5．Thepurposeofthepassageistohelpyou________.A．toimproveyourmemory B．tointroducetheguestC．toremembernewwords D．toforgetunhappythingsE17、MostkidsinBritainhavepetbears.Thisanimalisbothfurry(毛茸茸的)andfriendly.Butitcannotmoveormakeanynoise.That’sbecauseitisateddybear.Mostteddiesareintheshapeofasmallbear.Theyareusuallybrownandstuffed(填充)withcotton.Kidslovethemverymuch.Paddingtonbearisoneofthemostfamousteddybearsintheworld.Yettherearemanytypes.DoyouknowWinniethePooh?He’sanotherpopularbear!Cute,softteddybearswereborninthe20thcentury.However,theydon’thavejustoneplaceofbirth.BothAmericanandGermantoymakersmadetheteddybearatthesametime!Teddybearshavelongbeenapopularkids’toy.Theyareinsongs,storiesandfilms.Thereareeventeddybearmuseumsaroundtheworld.Andit’snotevenjustkidswhoholdteddybears.It’sapopularpresentforlovers,usuallyonValentine’sDay.IntheUKitispopularforanewbornbabytogetateddybearastheirfirstgift.ThedayIwasborn,mygrandmotherhandedmeateddybear.Shemadeitherself.Thatmakeshimthesameageasme!ItookhimeverywhereIwent,holdinghisarmatnighttimeandfallingasleepwithhim.AndIstillhavethatbearwithmetoday.ItisthebestgiftIhaveevergotten.1．Whatdoweknowaboutteddybearsfromthestory?A．Theyaresmallandblack. B．Theyarefilledwithwool.C．Theycanmoveormakenoise. D．TheyareverypopularinBritain.2．What’sthecorrectChinesetranslationoftheunderlinedword“present”inParagraph4?A．物品 B．玩具 C．礼物 D．现在3．WhichfactisNOTmentionedaboutthewriter’steddybear?A．Hegothisteddybearatbirth. B．Hisgrandmamadeateddybearforhim.C．Histeddyisasoldasheis. D．Histeddybearlookedlikeabigbear.4．Thestorymainlytalksabout_____.A．howtomakeateddybear B．thehistoryoftheteddybearC．thepopularityoftheteddybear D．theintroductionofteddybearsF18、Sustainable(可持续的)housingreferstoenvironmentallysafebuildingdesigns.Thistypeofhousingcan,eitherfullyorpartly,userenewableenergy,suchassunorwater,topowerthehomes.Therearemanydifferenttypesofsustainablehousing.Greenroofhomesarebuildingswithroofsthatincludedifferentkindsofplants.Theplantsbringmanyadvantagestothehome,suchasstoppingnoisesfromoutside.Greenroofsalsooftenhelpkeepthebuildingcoolerduringthesummerandwarmerinthewinter.Theycanbeusedasgardensforgrowingfruits,vegetablesorflowersthatimprovetheairqualitynotonlyforthehome,butalsoforthenearbyarea.Undergroundhomesareanothertypeofsustainablehousing.Theseareusuallymademuchliketraditionalhomes,butarebuiltpartlyorfullyunderground.Somehavemoss-covered(青苔覆盖的)roofs.Manyofthesehousesmakeuseofgeothermal(地热)energy,orheatstoredinsidetheEarth,toregulatetemperature.Besidesbeingunderground,manyofthesehouseshavespecial-placedwindowsthatallownaturalsunlighttobrightenthem.Glasshouseshavewallsmadealmosttotallyfromglass.Thisallowsnaturallighttowarmthewholehomeduringtheday.Thesehomesoftenturnsunlightintoelectricitythatcanpowerthehomeatnight.Thissystemreduceselectricitybillsandisfriendlytotheenvironment.Anothertypeofsustainablehousingisfloatinghomes,orhouseboats.Thesehousesfloatonwaterandaretypicallylight-weightandsmallinsize.Someofthemarefilledwithargongas(氩气)whichhelpstokeepthehouseafloat.Manyfloatinghomesmakeuseofsolarorpowergotfromwaterflowstomakeelectricityandheat.1．Howmanydifferenttypesofsustainablehousingareintroduced?A．three. B．four. C．five. D．six.2．Whatdoes