甘肃省武威市民勤实验中学2023学年九年级英语第一学期期末联考模拟试题含解析

2023学年九上英语期末模拟测试卷注意事项：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、ThetrafficinChongqinghasbeeneven________sinceJialingjiangBridgewasclosedforrepairs.A．goodB．betterC．heavyD．heavier2、ThefilmAvengers:InfinityWar(复仇者联盟3：无限战争)issoexcitingthatIwanttowatchit_______secondtime.A．aB．anC．theD．/3、—Tommy,therearesomanymistakesinyourchemistrypaper,whatwillyoudowithit?—Oh,Iamsorry,MissLee.,I'lldomoreexercisesandlearnfromthemistakestomakeprogress.A．Incasethat B．Incase C．Inthatcase4、Wouldyoupleasemakesome______forme?ImustbetogetherwithmybabyA．DecisionsB．roomC．excusesD．mistakes5、—Whydidn'tyouopenthedoorformejustnow?—Sorry，Iabath.A．willtakeB．amtakingC．wastakingD．take6、—Youlookunhappy.What’swrong?—Noone______mewhenIwasinAmerica.Maybetheyallforgotme.A．phonedB．phonesC．hasphonedD．hadphoned7、—______Ihaveacupoftea,MissAnderson?—Ofcourse.Hereyouare.A．May B．Must C．Need D．Should8、Look!Who's______boytalkingwithJackoverthere?Oh,heismycousin,Bob.Heis_____honestboy.A．a;the B．the;an C．the;a D．a;an9、Ilookeddowntotheriver,asilverstream_______onemilebelowme.A．lonely B．nearly C．properly D．recently10、AtfirstwedoubtedEric’sdiscovery.Lateritwasmadeafterhegavealotofexamples.A．believable B．enjoyable C．comfortable D．availableⅡ.完形填空11、RachelCarsonwasbornintheUSAinMay,1907.Hermother,MariaCarson,wasaschoolteacher.Hermotherloved1.SheoftenshowedRachelthebeautyofnature.ShealsotaughtRachela2loveforbooks.Asaquietchild,Rachellikedtoreadandwritestories.Ataveryearlyage,shedecidedtobea3someday.Herfirststoryappearedinachildren'smagazinewhenshewastenyearsold.Herfirstbook,UndertheSeaWind,cameoutin1941.In1948,Rachel4workingonanotherbook,TheSeaAroundUs.Shealwaysremembered5howshewrotethisbook.Shecollectedinformationfrommorethanonethousandplacesto6TheSeaAroundUs.Whenthebookcameoutin1951,itwontheNationalBookAward.ItwasNo.1onthebest-sellerlistformorethanayear.TheSeaAroundUsmadeRachel7.RachelCarson'smostfamousbook,SilentSpring,cameoutin1962.Inthisbook,she8outthatmanypeopleusesomekindsofpesticides（杀虫剂）likeDDT.Itwouldkillthebirdsand9thenumberofbirdstodecline.Finally,inNovember,1969,theUnitedStatesgovernmentdecidedthatthe10ofDDTmuststopintwoyears.RachelCarsonisthoughttobeagreatenvironmentalistandwriter.Shewillberememberedbytheworld.1．A．sports B．nature C．music D．peace2．A．deep B．basic C．serious D．free3．A．teacher B．dancer C．writer D．player4．A．suggested B．stopped C．forgot D．began5．A．clearly B．carelessly C．sadly D．suddenly6．A．sell B．write C．buy D．hide7．A．poor B．unhappy C．worried D．famous8．A．worked B．checked C．pointed D．broke9．A．avoid B．cause C．introduce D．protect10．A．use B．color C．size D．shapeⅢ.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、In1454,whenJeanHarperwasinthethirdgrade,herteacher

askedthem

towriteareportonwhattheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.Shepouredherheartintoherreportandexpressedherdreamofbecominganairlinepilot.Herpapercamebackwithan“F”

onit.Theteachertoldheritwasa“fairytale”.Jeanwascompletelydisappointed.Astheyearswentby,Jeanwasbeatendownbythediscouragement.

“Girlscan’tbecomeairlinepilots;neverhave,neverwill.You’recrazy.”

FinallyJeangaveup.Inhersenioryearofhighschool,herEnglishteacherwas

Mrs.DorothySlaton,a

strict

teacherwithhighstandards.OnedayMrs.Slatonaskedthisquestion,

“What

will

youdo

inthefuture?”

Jeanfeltarushof

theoldenthusiasm

(热情),andwith

excitement

shewrotedowntheveryolddream

rightaway.Thenextthingthat

Mrs.Slatonsaidchanged

thecourseof

Jean’slife.

“Ihavealittlesecretforyou.Youdohaveunlimited

(无限的)

abilitiesandtalents.Whenyouleaveschool,ifyoudon’tgoforyourdream,noonewilldoitforyou.Youcanhavewhatyouwantif

youtry!”Thehurtandfearofyearsofdiscouragementdisappearedsuddenly.Jeanfelt

thrilled

andtoldher

teacheraboutherdreamofbecomingapilot.Mrs.Slatonslapped

(敲)

thedesk

top,

“Thendoit!”shesaid.SoJeandid.Itdidn’thappenovernight.Inherl0yearsofhardwork,evenfacing

allkindsof

difficulties,shenevergaveupherdream.Eventually,JeanHarperbecameaBoeing232captain

(机长)

of

theUnitedAirlineCompany.1．Jean’sthird-gradeteacherthoughtherdreamtobe

_____________.A．great B．impossible C．challenging D．reasonable2．Mrs.Slatonmay

think

that

_____________.A．Jean

isnotanicegirlB．onlysomeofherstudentshavegreat

abilitiesC．a

belief

helpstorealize

one’s

dreamD．herstudentsaregoodenoughto

enter

thebestschools3．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat

_____________.A．Jean’sdreamwasalwaysinherdeepheartB．Jean

didn’tgoforherdreamC．mostpeoplearoundJean

werefor

herdreamD．Jeanachievedherdream

overnight4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword

thrilled

inParagraph4mean?A．excited B．surprised C．disappointed D．relaxed5．What’s

thebesttitleofthepassage?A．FaceDifficulties B．DreamtheFutureC．VoiceYourDream D．Go

for

ItB14、1．Theabovereadingismoreprobably___________.A．aposterB．abookreportC．araincheckforabooksaleD．aticketforabigsale2．It’sclearthatthe36stbooksalebeginson___________.A．October5,2012B．October4,2012C．January31,2013D．February1,20133．Ifyouwanttogetsomecheapestbooks,you’dbettergettotheNeedhamPublicLibrary_____A．at9:00amonOct.4B．before4:00pmonOct.4C．at9:00amonOct.5D．between1:00and4:00onOct.54．Thereadingtellsusat2:00pmonOct.5youneedtopayonly______forabookwithahardcover.A．50centsB．25centsC．1dollarD．8dollars5．Whichofthefollowingisthebestwaytogetsomeinformationforthenextbooksale?A．Tovisittheongoingbooksalewhenthelibraryisopen.B．Totelephonethemanagerofthelibrary.C．Tosendane-mailtobooksale@.D．Tomarkyourcalendarsrightnow.C15、Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.Whilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrival,heparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursofwork,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettowork,puttingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries（食品杂货），savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelive.IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthat,severalpeopleinourcityofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabike,thencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjob.Itreallyisanhonorthatacompletestranger(陌生人)wouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbefore.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitmadeourconfidenceinhumanity（人性）strongerasawhole.Andithasalsoinfluencedustobemoremindful(在意的)ofwayswecansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbecontinuingforever.1．Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?A．Theyuseditforworkanddailylife.B．Itwasborrowedfromtheirfriend.C．ItwasaniceKona18speed.D．Theman'sjobwasbikeracing.2．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A．thecoupleworked60hoursaweek.B．peoplewerebusybeforeChristmasC．thestrangerbroughtonlythebike.D．lifewashardfortheyoungfamily.3．Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple'sproblem?A．Fromradiobroadcasts.B．Fromanewspaper.C．FromTVnews.D．Fromastranger.4．Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?A．Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B．Oneshouldtakecareoftheirbike.C．Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D．Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.D16、WewalkedallafternoonwithInfadoosandScragga.Theirmenwalkedaboutahundredmetresaheadofus.“Whendidyourpeople,theKukuana,cometothisplace?”“Theycamefromthenorthmanythousandsofmoonsago,”Infadoosexplained.“Whentheyreachedthemountains,theycouldgonofarther.Theystayedherewherethelandisgoodandthereiswater.”“Doyoulivehereinpeace?”Iasked.“Therehavebeentwowars.Onceanarmycamedownfromthenorth,butwekilledmostofthem.Soonafterthat,wefoughtamongourselves.”Hesaid,“Thekingatthattimehadtwosons—twins.Whenhedied,bothyoungmenwantedtobeking.Oneofthetwins,Twala,killedtheotherandbecameking.”“Didthedeadmanhaveawifeandchildren?”Iasked.Iknewthatifhedid,thefightingcouldstartagainoneday.“Yes.Hehadawife,Imotu,andason,Ignosi.Theyranaway.”Hepointedtoavillageashortwayahead.“ThatisthevillagewhereImotuandIgnosifirsthid,”hesaid.“Weshallstaytheretonight..”Assoonaswewerewithinamileorsoofthevillage,anarmyofmencameout.Aswepassedthem,theyshoutedawelcome.Theirwomenwereinthevillage.Theystoppedwhatevertheyweredoingtowatchuspassby,buttheywerenotrude.Assoonaswewerecomfortableinahut,theycamewithmilk,honey,andcookedfood.Ayoungmanbroughtafatyoungoxwhichhekilledandcutintopieces.Wetookafewpiecesforourselvesandgavehimtherest.Wedon’twantthemtothinkwewereselfish.（选自《所罗门王的宝藏》，有删节）1．TheKukuanapeoplemovedalongway________beforetheystayedinthisplace.A．eastB．westC．southD．north2．TheKukuanapeoplestayedbecausetheycould________here.A．huntenoughanimalsB．growgoodcropsC．makemanyfriendsD．eatdeliciousbeef3．Infadoos’peoplehadwon_________wars.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five4．IgnosiwasTwala’s__________.A．wifeB．brotherC．sonD．nephew5．Fromwhatweread,thevillagerswereprobablyIgnosi’s_________.A．friendsB．enemiesC．supportersD．soldiersE17、Powerof“bigdata”Manyofusmayhaveexperiencedthepleasantsurpriseofseeingrecommended(推荐的)songsafteryoulistentocertainsongsonamusicapp.Whenweopenshoppingwebsites,wearemorelikelytoseethingsonthehomepagethatwemightwanttobuy.Thisisbasedondata(数据).Dataisnolongeronlyaboutnumbers,butinformationfromalmosteveryaspectofourlives:ourlocation,shoppinghabitsandinterests.Allofthisiscalled“bigdata”.InDecember,PresidentXiJinpingcalledforChinatospeedupitsbigdatastrategyinordertobetterservesocialandeconomicdevelopmentandimprovepeople’slives.Healsoaskedforgreateruseofbigdatainareaslikeeducation,socialsecurityandtransportation.ThepastfewyearshaveseenbigdatabeingusedmoreofteninChina.Theroleitplaysintourismisjustoneexample.Thedatatravelersshareonlineisprovidingthetourismindustrywithalotofinformationaboutthecountry’sscenicareas.Afterthedataisanalyzed(分析),differentscenicareascancreatetheirownonlineintroductionforothertravelerstosee.Theintroductionnotonlyshowtravelers’reviews,butalsotellthescenicareaswhichservicesneedtobeimproved.Bigdataisalsoanimportantgrowthengine(增长引擎)foreconomicdevelopment.Withanannualgrowthrateof30percent,salesofbigdataservicesandproductsinChinawillreachonetrillionyuanyearlyby2020.1．Whatis“bigdata”?A．Songsandshoppinglists. B．Technologiesandhabits.C．Informationfromwebsites. D．Numbersandinformation.2．Whatisthepurposeofdeveloping“bigdata”inChina?A．Tomakeitaninternationaltrend.B．Tocollectasmuchinformationaspossible.C．TobetterservethedevelopmentofChina.D．ToimproveChina’stouristsindustry.3．Theunderlinedwords“scenicareas”inParagraph5mightmean_____inChinese.A．现场 B．景区 C．景象 D．环境4．Thewritergivestheexampleoftourisminorderto_____.A．attractreaderstotravelaroundthecountryB．helptravelerslearntouseonlineprofilesC．showhow“bigdata”isusedinChinaD．explainwhy“bigdata”isagrowthengineF18、Althoughmostpeoplebelievethatlaughterisoneofthenature’sgreattreatmentsforawholerangeofmentalandphysicaldiseases,itisstillaseriousscientificsubjectthatresearchersaretryingtofigureout.“Laughteraboveallelseisasocialthing,”saysBaltimoreneuroscientist(神经科学家),RobertProvine,whohasstudiedlaughterformanyyears.“Alllaughtergroupslaugh‘ha-ha-ha’basicallythesameway.WhetheryouspeakMandarin,FrenchorEnglish,everyonewillunderstandlaughter.Thereisapatterngenerator(发生器)inourbrainthatproducesthissound.”Laughingisourfirstwayofcommunicating.Babieslaughlongbeforetheyspeak.Nooneteachesthemhowtolaugh.Theyjustdo.Peoplemaylaughataprank(恶作剧)onAprilFools’Day.Butsurprisingly,only10to15percentoflaughteristheresultofsomeonemakingajoke.Laughterismostlyaboutsocialresponsesrathertoajoke.Deafpeoplelaughwithouthearingandpeopleoncellphoneslaughwithoutseeing,showingthatlaughterisn’tdependentonsinglesensebutonsocialinteractions.Andlaughterisnotjustapeoplething.Chimpstickle(挠痒)eachotherandevenlaughwhenanotherchimppretendstoticklethem.JaakPanksepp,aBowlingGreenUniversityPsychologyprofessor,studiesratsthatlaughwhenheticklesthem.Itturnsoutratslovetobetickled—theyreturnagainandagaintothehandsofresearchersticklingthem.Bystudyingrats,scientistscan_____what’sgoingoninthebrainduringlaughter.NorthwesternUniversitybiomedicalengineeringprofessor,JeffreyBurgdorfhasfoundthatlaughterinratsproducesachemicalthatactsasanantidepressant(抗抑郁药).Hethinksthesamethingprobablyhappensinhumans,too.Thiswouldgivedoctorsanewchemicaltargettodevelopdrugsthatcanfightdepression.Evenso,laughteritselfhasnotbeenprovedtobethebestmedicine,expertssaid.MargaretStuber,aprofessoratUniversityofCalifornia,studiedwhetherlaugherhelpedpatients.Shefoundthatdistraction(分心)andmoodimprovementhelped,butshecouldnotfindabenefitoflaughteralone.“Nostudyhasshownthatlaughterproducesadirecthealthbenefit,”Provinesaid,mainlybecauseit’shardtoseparatelaughterfromjustfeelinggood.Buthethinksitdoesn’treallymatter:“Isn’tthefactthatlaughterfeelsgoodwhenyoudoitenough?”1．（小题1）Theunderlinedword“figureout”inParagraph6means“________”.A．dealwithB．workoutC．lookoutofD．comeupwith2．（小题2）Accordingtothepassage,scientistsstudiedratsinordertofind______.A．howtheylaughB．iftheylikelaughingC．whatlaughterinratsproducesD．howratsreactwhilebeingtickled3．（小题3）WhatcanweknowfromRobertProvine’sresearch?A．Laughtermakesapersonfeelgood.B．Laughterproducesadirecthealthbenefit.C．Laughterdependsonallkindsofsenses.D．Laughterisawayofcommunicating