2024届江苏省常州市金坛区水北中学英语九年级第一学期期末综合测试模拟试题含解析

2024届江苏省常州市金坛区水北中学英语九年级第一学期期末综合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、Someofthetiredstudentskeeptheireyes_____________inbreaks.Maybethey’retoosleepy.A．bright B．shiny C．closed D．open2、—Whydidn’tyouenjoythetalk?—ItwastalkthatIhadeverlistenedto.A．themostinteresting B．theleastinterestingC．moreinteresting D．lessinteresting3、ofpeopleenjoytheTVplayYouComeFromtheStar.And70%ofthemusicinitveryoriginal.A．Threefifth,is B．Threefifth,are C．Threefifths,are D．Threefifths,is4、—Lookatthesign!Youarenotallowedtosmokehere.—________.A．OK,IwillB．Sorry,Iwon’tC．Yes,I’dlovetoD．You’dbetternot5、—Excuseme,whereisthenearestbookstorearoundhere?—JustgoalongCenterStreetandturnleft.Xinhuabookstoreis______yourright.A．in B．on C．at D．to6、Whichofthetwoshirtswouldyouliketochoose?Both.ThenIcangiveonetomybrotherandleave________tomyself.A．another B．theother C．other7、InChina,about___________ofpeopleliveinthecountry.A．threefifthB．thirdfifthC．threefifthsD．threefives8、Thelifewewereusedto_______greatlysince1992.A．change B．havechanged C．changing D．haschanged9、—Icalledyoulastnight,buttherewasnoreply.—Oh,sorry.I________intheparkatthattime.A．waswalking B．walked C．amwalking10、一Mostofthewildanimalsarebecauseoftheirbadlivingenvironment.一Sowemustdosomethingtosavethem.A．inneedB．ondutyC．atworkD．indangerⅡ.完形填空11、Everychildhashisowndream.Everychildhopestobeanadult.1,isitreallylikewhattheyimagine?Asaboy2livesinmoderntimesandinamoderncity,Ifeelgreaterpressure(压力)onmewiththecity’sdevelopment.Althoughwe3worryaboutmoney,westillhave4problems,suchascompetitionamongclassmatesandexpectationsfromparents.Theseexperiencesarevery5toourfuture.Butinfact,theyreallygivemealotofpressure.Istillclearly6thehappinessofmychildhood.7,wehadtofacethefactwithtimepassingby.Webegantofeelthisinvisible(无形的)pressurecomeuponus.We8beforesunriseandcomebackaftersunset.Weworkandstudylikeanadult,evenharder.Whatwedoisinorderto9anexcellentmark.Oh,growingupisboring,butwe10trytofindhappinesswhilegrowingup.Ithinkthefriendshipamongourfriends,thesupportfromourparentsandtheencouragementfromourteacherscanhelpus.Whynotenjoythepleasureofgrowingupanditsdelicioustaste?1．A．However B．And C．So D．Although2．A．which B．who C．whom D．whose3．A．always B．usually C．often D．seldom4．A．other B．another C．others D．theothers5．A．helpful B．happy C．bad D．hard6．A．think B．remember C．forget D．find7．A．Luckily B．Unluckily C．Impossibly D．Fortunately8．A．getup B．putup C．setup D．giveup9．A．become B．get C．buy D．show10．A．should B．shouldn’t C．mustn’t D．can’tⅢ.语法填空12、Tylerwasatroublesomestudent.Hesatinthebackrow.EverytimeIcalledhimtoanswerquestions,he’dr1．withaflip(轻率的)answer.Ifhegotitwrong,hewouldgetveryangry.Usuallykidscouldsitq2．inclass.However,Tylerwasjustloud.Oneday,TylerwastalkingwhileIwasteaching.Isaidtohim,“Tyler,whynotjoininourdiscussioni3．ofhavingoneofyourown?”Hegotupfromhischair,pusheditover,ands4．somethingIcan’tremember.Isenthimtotheofficeandhereceivedaweek’sout-of-schoolpunishment.Theweekwasawonderfultimeforme,butwhenitcametoane5．,Ibegantofeelworried.SoIcameupwithaplan.Onthedayofhisr6．,ItoldhimIwantedtostartoverwithhim.Ifhefeltlikehewasgoingtolosecontrol(控制)inclass,hecouldstepo7．thedoorforamoment.Fromthenon,Tylerwasachangeds8．inmyclassroom.Infacthewasasmartchildandheevenstoppedafightbetweentwostudentsoneday.Andheneverusedtheprivilege(特权)toleavetheclassforamoment.Ibelievethatjustlettinghimdecideforh9．madeallthedifference.Whentheyearwasover,hewrotemeathank-younoteabouth10．goodtheyearhadbeenforhim.IstillhaveittodayandfinditverymovingtorereadwhenIgetstressed(有压力的)aboutteaching.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasythey’regivenafterall.Choicecanbehard.IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome,Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI’dbeenmarriedforayear,ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’t,andIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect,MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor,I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventor,andshewantedmetofollowmypassion.IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeople,andIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmired.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark,listenedcarefullytome,andfinallysaid,“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob.”Thatlogicmadesomesensetome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice,butultimately,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiontonottryatall.Aftermuchconsideration,Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion,andI’mproudofthatchoice,Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoice.1．Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?A．Hisdreamifbeinganinventor. B．Thesupportofhiswife.C．ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet. D．Millionsofexcitingtitles.2．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?A．Thedecisiontonottrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.B．Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.C．Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry.D．Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.3．Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.A．thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthorB．theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheideaC．theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheideaD．theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ClevernessandKindness B．TheStartingofAmazonC．FollowingMyPassion D．WeAreWhatWeChooseB14、IsItBettertoReadBooksorListentoThem?Weoftenthinkhowfastwelearnsomethingdependsonhowsmartweare.Ifyourbrainistakinginmaterialquickly,you’reclever;ifnot,well,thatdoesn’tsaygreatthingsaboutyourIQ.Butscienceshowscontext(上下文)andtechnique(技术)actuallyplayabigroleinhowfastwelearn,andevensmallchanges–likethewayyouusetoread–canmakeabigdifference.Audio(音频的)bookshaveplentyofadvantages:youcanenjoythemanywhere,eveninthecar,andnotprintingbookssavestrees.Poorreadersalsooftenfindthemmoreinteresting.Butaccordingtothelatestresearch,ifyourgoalisn’ttopassthetimeintraffic,butinsteadtolearnsomethingdifficult,youshouldchooseaphysicalbook.InarecentopinionpieceintheNewYorkTimes,psychology(心理学)professorDanielT.Willinghammentioneda2010studywhere48studentseitherreadorlistenedtoanarticleaboutchildpsychology.Althoughthestudentsspentthesameamountoftimewiththeirmaterialanddidaboutthesamenumberofdistracting(分散注意力)activitieswhiletheyabsorbedtheinformation,theyscoredverydifferentlyona10-itemquizlater.Generally,thereadersscored81percentbutwhilethelistenersscored59percent.Whydoeslisteningvsreadingmaterialhavesuchagreateffectonlearning?Willinghamexplainsthatfirst,mostofusreadmoreslowlythanwelisten(especiallywhenpausingandrereading),andwhenyou’retryingtoabsorbnewinformation,slowerseemstobebetter.“About10to15percentofeyemovementsduringreadingareactuallyregressive–meaningtheeyesaregoingbackandre-checking,”heexplainstoTIME.“Thishappensveryquickly…”Second,booksoffervisualcues(可视线索)thathelpourbrainsorganizeandunderstandnewinformation.Thingslikechapterbreaks,subheadings,andlistshelpusinmakingsenseofthematerialandunderstandinghowitfitstogether.Youloseallthatwhenyougotheaudioway.Thebottomlineissimple:Don’tfeelshameaboutpassingyourtimeintrafficwithanaudiobook.However,beawareofaudio’slimitationswhenitcomestostudying,andseriouslyconsiderchoosinggoodold-fashionedreadinginstead.1．Accordingtothewriter,youshouldchoosetoreadabookto______.A．takeintheinformation B．passthetimeintrafficC．learnsomethingdifficult D．organizenewinformation2．A“physicalbook”inParagraph2probablymeans“______”.A．anaudiobook B．abookaboutphysicsC．abookaboutcomputer D．abookmadeofpaperorcloth3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Toreadabookisbetterthantolistentoit.B．Readersareclevererthanlisteners.C．Readingbooksisagoodwaytopasstime.D．Howfastwelearndependsonhowsmartweare.C15、Agiftcardisacardthatisissued(发行)byastore.Thesecardsarebigmoneymakersforstores.Onereasonisthatwhengift-cardholdersgotothestore,theyoftenseeotherthingstobuy,andtheyspendmoremoneythanthegiftcardisworth.Unusedcardsareanotherreason.Storesmakemillionsofdollarsbecauselargenumbersofpeopleneverusetheircards.Theyeitherlosethem,forgetaboutthem,ordecidethatit'snotworththeeffort.Giftcardarebecomingverypopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.IntheUS,theyareoneofthemostpopularkindsofgifts.Why?Peoplelovetheconvenience—giftcardsareeasytobuyandeasytouse,eitherinthestoreoronline.Therecipientcanchoosehisorherowngift,andthegiverdoesnothavetoworryaboutfindingjusttherightthing.Receivingagiftcard,however,isnotthesameasreceivingagift.Arealgiftisabetterreminderofthepersonwhogaveit.Themessageofarealgiftismorelikelytobe,"IspendsometimetryingtofindtherightgiftforyoubecauseIcareaboutyou."Oftenagiftcarddoesnotsendthesamemessageasarealgift.Itmayseemtosay,"Iwasinahurry.Ididn'thavetimetothinkaboutwhatyouwouldreallylike."Intoday'sworld,giftcardsarecertainlyconvenient.However,theycanmakeusforgettherealpurposeofgivinggifts,whichistobuildacloserconnectionbetweenthegift-giverandthegift-recipient.1．Whatdoestheunderlineword"recipient"meaninChinese?A．商家 B．顾客 C．发行者 D．接受者2．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．WhygiftcardsarepopularintheUS. B．Differentkindsofgiftcards.C．Wheretobuygiftcards. D．Howtousegiftcards.3．Whatmessagedoesagiftcardsendaccordingtothewriter?A．Icareaboutyou. B．Iknowyoulikethegiftcards.C．Icouldn’tfindtherightgiftforyou. D．Ididn’thavetimetobuyyouarealgift.4．Whichofthefollowingisthewriter'sopinion?A．It'seasyforpeopletolosegiftcards. B．Giftcardsarebetterthanrealgifts.C．Giftcardshelppeoplesavemoney. D．Realgiftscanbringpeoplecloser.D16、Itwassummertime.Donnawalkedintotheclassroom.“Goodafternoon,everybody!”ThatwasajokeDonnatoldeveryday.Usuallytheclassstartedwithonlytwoorthreestudentsintheclassroom,andthentheotherstudentscameastheminuteswentby.Donnaknewthatthestudentsdidn’tlikestudyingEnglish.Theheadteacherhadtoldherthereason.ThestudentsthoughtEnglishwasconfusing.Donnawaiteduntilallthestudentsweresittingintheirseats.Shesmiledandsaid,“Okay,well.Let’sgetstarted.PleaseturntoPage36.Todaywe’restudyingparticiplesasadjectives（分词作形容词）.Studentsoftenfeelconfusedwhentheylearnaboutthepresentandpastparticiples,soweneedtopracticealot.Today,we’rejustgoingtopracticeusingpresentparticiplesasadjectives.”Donnalookedatalltheblankfacesaroundtheclassroom.Thenshewrotetwosentencesontheblackboard.“Thepresentparticipletellsuswhatkindofemotionthesubject（主语）iscausing.Forexample,whenwesay‘grammarisboring’,wemeanthatthesubject—grammar—causesanemotionofboredom.Ifwesay,‘Themovieisinteresting’,wearesayingthatthemoviecausesanemotionofinterest.Anyquestionssofar?Isanyoneconfused?”Theclassroomwasquiet.Donnaknewitwouldtakesometimeforeveryonetounderstandwhatshewastalkingabout.Afterawhile,Donnagotalittleexcitedbecauseshesawlooksofunderstandingonsomeofthestudents’faces.1．Whendidthestorytakeplace?A．Onaspringmorning. B．Onawinterafternoon.C．Onasummerafternoon. D．Onanautumnevening.2．HowdidDonnaexplaintheusageofpresentparticiplesasadjectives?A．Bytellingastory. B．Byaskingquestions.C．Bygivingexamples. D．Byshowingamovie.3．Whywastheclassroomquiet?A．BecausethestudentswereafraidofDonna.B．BecauseDonnaaskedthestudentstobequiet.C．Becausethestudentsweredoingtheirhomework.D．Becausethestudentsdidn’tunderstandwhatDonnawassaying.4．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatDonnawasa____.A．teacher B．host C．writer D．reporteE17、AlthoughIdidn’thaveanyinterestinbeingaschoolbusdriver,Ibecameone.Manyyearslater,Iwasstillworkingontheschoolbus.Therearesomanygoodreasons.Firstly,thetalkbroughtmedifferentkindsofinformation.Ialsogottohearallthefamilysecretsofthenewcomers.Ihaveatoybearwhowasagreatcomforter(安慰者)forthelittleones.Thekidsgottolookafterhimonthetriptoschoolandhewaitedpatientlyforthemtogetonforthetriphome.Ourbuswouldoftenpassaplacewherewecouldseesomealpacas(羊驼)infrontofafarmhouse.LittleMichaelwouldcryexcitedlyfromtheseat,“Look,Miss!Lookatthecamels!”Heusedtoputhisheadoutofthebuswindow.WhenIwarnedhimthatalittleinsectwouldcomeintohisnoseifhewasn’tcareful,hesmartlygaveupthehabit.Irememberalittlegirlgotonthebusonemorning5yearsagoandsobbed(抽泣)allthewaytoschool.Wearrivedattheschoolgate.Asshewaitedtogetdownthebus,shethrewherarmsaroundmyneckandcriedthathergrandfatherhaddiedthenightbefore.Aschoolbusdriverneedstokeeponeeyeontheroadandtheotheronthemirrortowatchwhatthelittleonesaredoingdowntheback.Now,it’simportanttothinkhowmanylivesI’vebeenresponsible(负责的)for,andhowmanykilometersI’vedriveninordertogetmypassengershomesafelyduringthe20years.I’veenjoyedit,butit’stimetorestandparkmyschoolbus.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inthefirstparagraphreferto(所指)?A．toybearsB．kidsC．schoolbusesD．secrets2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Childrendidn’tlikethedriver.B．Thedriverlikesthejoballthetime.C．Thelittlegirlwasexcitedatseeingthecamels.D．Childrensometimestalkedabouttheirfamilysecretsonthebus.3．Thewriterdidn’tgiveupherjobbecause.A．drivingwasherhobbyB．childrenmadehervaluableC．driverswerepaidwellD．childrenlovedhertoybeaF18、Therewasatimewhenhotsummerdaysbroughtchildrenoutdoorstolocalriverstocatchminnows(米诺鱼).Walkingincoolrushingwatertocatchthesmall,silverfishwasafunchanceonahotsummer'sday.Beforesettingoutfortheriverintheirneighborhood,however,childrenfirsthadtolookforabag.Bothboysandgirlslovedthisoutdooractivityalot.Whilereachingthesideoftheriver,thechildrenpulledofftheirshoesandsocksandputtheirfeetfirstintothecoldwater.Walkingcarefullyinthewater,theylookedfortherightplacewheretheminnowsflashed(闪光).Catchingminnowswasveryeasyiftwochildrenworkedtogether.Takingtwocornersofthebag,eachchildstoodinthewaterandslowlyloweredthebaguntilitwasatthebottomoftheriver.Then,standingverystill(静止的),thechildrenwaitedforthefishintherivertodonormalactivity.Thechildrenwouldagaingetacornerofthebagineachhandandraisethebagstraightupquickly,keepingitaslevelaspossible.Lotsoftinysilverfishwouldcoverthebag.Thejoyofcatchingminnowsisthat,oncecaught,thefisharethrownbackintothewatertocontinuetheirnaturallives.Perhapstheywillbetakenupbyotherchildrenandthenreturntotheirwateryhomeagain.Sothebagisloweredbackintotheriver,andthesmallfishswimoff.Thenthewholeprocessisrepeatedoncemoreasmoreminnowsarecaughtandthenreleased(释放).1．Whydidchildrenfirsthavetolookforabag?A．Theylookedforsomethingtoprotectthemselves.B．Theylookedforthetooltocatchfish.C．Theyhadtousethebagtotakethefishhome.D．Theyhadtousethebagtodividethefish.2．Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellus?A．Whythechildrencatchminnows.B．Whythechildrenlikeplayinginthewater.C．Whenthechildrengototheriver.D．Howthechildrencatchminnows.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lowered”meaninChinese?A．把……混合 B．把……擦掉 C．把……放低 D．把……分开4．Howdothechildrendealwiththefishtheycatch?A．Theythrowthembackintothewater. B．Theytakethemhomeandcookthem.C．Theykeepthemaspets. D．Theysellthemformoney.Ⅴ.书面表达19、假定你是苏华，你最近认识的英国笔友David给你发了一封电子邮件，想了解你初中三年来在学习和生活方而的一些收获、困惑和感受。请认真阅读下而的邮件，根据信中的内容及你的实际用英语回复。To:suhua@From:davidsmith@Subject:SchoollifeDearSuHua,Gladtohear