2024届江苏省靖江市靖城中学英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题含解析

2024届江苏省靖江市靖城中学英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、－Areyoufeelingtiredafterdoingtheheavywork?－____________.Infact,Iamstillenergetic.A．NotalittleB．NotabitC．NotabitofD．Notlittle2、---ThefilmTheMartian（火星救援）isofgreatvalue.---Exactly.______canbeenjoyedfromitunlessyouhaveadeepunderstandingofit,_______.A．Nothing;however B．Few;insteadC．Something;anyway D．Little;still3、—Doyouknowhowtospell______word“strength”inEnglish?—Yes.Itbeginswith______“s”.A．The;a B．the;an C．a;the D．the;the4、Kateis________inherclass.A．careful B．morecareful C．mostcareful D．themostcareful5、Tom,whereisyourmum?Oh,she______inthekitchen.A．cooks B．willcook C．iscooking D．cooked6、Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.Theonlywayafriendistobeone.A．forhaving B．having C．tohave7、Thegeneral____ofthecompetitionismuchhigherthisyear,soit'sdifficultformetowinthefirstprize.A．standard B．discussion C．exhibition D．instrument8、-Couldyoutellme_____?-Talkingaboutfestivals.A．whataretheydoing B．whattheyaredoingC．wheretheyaregoing D．wherearetheygoing9、-----Doyouknowtheman________isreadingthebookoverthere?---------Yes,heisMr.Green,ourP.E.teacher.A．whichB．whatC．whomD．who10、Thefatherwaslookingforapresentforhisson,oneataproperpricebutgreatuse.A．inB．ofC．withD．forⅡ.完形填空11、Eachofusfailsfromtimetotime.Ifwearewise,havingenoughexperienceandknowledge,wewillregardthesefailures(失败)asanecessaryand1partoflearning.Butoftenasparentsandteachers,wedon’t2thisright(权利)toourchildren.Donniewasastudentinmyclass.His3aboutfailurekepthimawayfromclassroomgameswhichotherchildrenenjoyed.He4answeredmyquestions—hewasafraidofmakingmistakes.Itriedmybesttobuildhisself-confidence.Butnothingchanged5midterm,whenMary,anewteacher,came.Shewasyoungandpretty,andshewaslovedbyeverystudent6Donnie.ShemadeabigdifferencetoDonnielater.Onemorning,Donniecopiedthemathproblemclearlyand7,buthemissedthefourthproblemandbegantocrywithhisheadinhisarms.Ididn’tknowwhattodo.Suddenly,asmile8onMary’sface.Fromthedeskshegotaboxthat9pencils.“Look,Donnie,”shesaidgently,kneeling(蹲在)besidehim.“I’vegotsomethingto10you.”Shetookoutthepencils,oneatatime,andplacedthemonhisdesk.“Seethesepencils,Donnie,”shecontinued.“They11Mrs.Landonandme.Seehowtheerasersareworn(磨损)?That’sbecausewemakemistakes,too.Butweerasethemistakesandtryagain.That’swhatyou12learntodo,too.”Shekissedhimandstoodup,“here,”shesaid,“I’llleaveoneofthesepencilson13desk,soyou’llrememberthateverybodymakesmistakes,eventeachers.”Donnielookedupwith14inhiseyesandasmile.ThepencilbecameDonnie’sprize.That,togetherwithMary’sencouragement,graduallymadehimunderstand15themeaningofmakingmistakesis---it’sallrighttomakemistakesaslongasyouerasethemandtryagain.1．A．similarB．activeC．importantD．interesting2．A．offerB．passC．sendD．lend3．A．spiritB．worryC．excitementD．pleasure4．A．alwaysB．usuallyC．oftenD．seldom5．A．sinceB．becauseC．untilD．although6．A．includingB．exceptC．withoutD．with7．A．simplyB．carelesslyC．casuallyD．carefully8．A．appearedB．frozeC．disappearedD．lost9．A．wasmadeofB．wascoveredbyC．wasfilledwithD．wascloseto10．A．tellB．showC．askD．thank11．A．cometoB．prefertoC．pointatD．belongto12．A．mightB．couldC．mustD．can’t13．A．yourB．hisC．herD．my14．A．hateB．loveC．fearD．sadness15．A．howB．whyC．whereD．whatⅢ.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、MillionsofBritishpeoplehaveditchedthetraditional“thankyou”andtooktheplaceofitwiththelessformal“cheers”,accordingtoasurvey.Althoughthecommonpersonwillsay“thankyou”nearly5,000timesayear,oneinthreearemorelikelytoadda“cheers”or“ta”whereit’sneededtoshowtheyarefashionable.Oneintwentynowsay“niceone”instead,whiletheyoungeraremorelikelytooffera“cool”thana“thankyou”.“Merci”,“fab”andeven“gracias”werealsolistedascommonphrasestouse,as“muchappreciated(感激)”.Oneintwentywhotookpartinthesurveyof2,000peoplebytheFoodNetworkUKforThankYouDay,whichismarkedonNovember24,2011,saidaformal“thankyou”wasnownotoftenneededineverydayconversation.Morethanoneintenadultssaidtheyregularlywon’tsaythankyouiftheyareinabadmood.Mostpeoplestatedthatsayingthankyouwassomethingthattheirparentstrainedthem.Ahuge70percentofthosequestionedwillsaythankyoutoaperson’sfacewithoutevenmeaningit,whileonefifthavoid(避免)sayingitwhentheyknowtheyshould.Itseemsourfriendsandfamilygetthestressofourbadmanners.Halfofthemadmit(承认)they’renotgoodatthankingthoseclosesttothem.Manyofthemexplainthattheydon’tsaythankyoubecausetheirfamily“alreadyknowI’mgrateful”.Whenspokenwordswon’tdo,itfallstoanicetexttodothejobformostpeople.Onethirdwillstillsendahandwrittenthank-younote---but45percentadmitit’sbeenmorethansixmonthssincetheytriedtosendone.AquarterofBritishpeoplesay“thankyou”withfood,with23percentcookingamealtoshowtheirappreciationtosomeone.Another15percentbakeacake.Itfollowsthat85percentofpeoplewillbeangrybecauseofnotgettingthegratitude(感激)theyfeeltheyshouldreceive.1．（小题1）Mostofthepeoplewhotookpartinthesurveysaythattheysay“thankyou”_______.A．whentheyareingoodmoodB．completelyoutofhabitC．whentheyfeeltrulygratefulD．purelyoutofpoliteness2．（小题2）Theunderlinedword“ditched”inParagraph1means“________”.A．gaveupB．usedC．sharedD．knew3．（小题3）Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______.A．differentwaysofexpressinggratitudeareallfashionableB．peopleshouldavoidsaying“thankyou”nowadaysC．athank-younoteisstillappreciatedbymostpeopleD．peopleinabadmoodneversay“thankyou”4．（小题4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Mostpeopleexpresstheirgratitudetoothersbybuyingfoodforthem.B．Aboutfiftypercentofpeopletrynottosaythankyouwhentheyshould.C．Mostpeoplemayfeelnaturalwhentheyfailtoreceiveothers’gratitude.D．Manypeoplethinkitunnecessarytosaythankstotheirfamilymembers.B14、From:___________Sent:Wed.,Oct.19To:____________Subject:Hello!Hi,Liam!Soyou'remynewpenfriend.Letmetellyouabitaboutmyself.I'm14yearsoldandIliveinCalgary,Canada.Ihavetwoolderbrothers,BrianandSam.I'mtheonlygirl.IlovesportsandI'malwayslookingforexcitingnewhobbiestotry.Ilikeplayingbaseballinwinter.It'sfunbeatingtheboys!Butsummerismyfavouritetimeoftheyear.Iloveskateboardingandrockclimbinginsummer.Skateboarding'sgreatbecauseit'ssofunandeasytolearn!Ioftenskateboardafterschool.TherearemanyplacesintheparkwhereIcandostunts.I'mgoodatstuntslikejumpingandturningtheskateboard!Rockclimbingisalsoreallyfun.Iusuallyclimbwithmydadonweekends.Wecan'tdoitonrealmountainsveryoftenbecauseweliveinthecity.Wedoindoorrockclimbinginsteadbutit'snotaschallenging.Sothat'sme!Howaboutyou?Pleasewritebacksoon!Byefornow!Anne1．Whowrotethisemail?A．Liam.B．Brian.C．Sam.D．Anne.2．Whatisthewriterlike?A．Active.B．Shy.C．Lazy.D．Kind.3．ThewritersentthisemailinordertoA．describesomeexcitingsportsB．lookforasuitablepenfriendC．makeaself-introductionD．showothershis/herhobbiesC15、1．Whocannotgotothehorseracing?A．AsinglepersonB．AcoupleC．Children2．Peoplecanseethephotoshowat.A．CitySportsCenterB．CityArtMuseumC．GrandviewMall3．Whatcanyoudoifyouonlyhavetimebetween5p.m.and6p.m.onSaturday?A．GoshoppingB．GotoseeaphotoshowC．Gotothedancepartywithyoursweetheart4．HowmuchwillMr.andMrs.Smithpayiftheywanttogotothedanceparty?A．15dollarsB．25dollarsC．Forfree5．Wherecanyouseethearticleabove?A．InafashionmagazineB．InatourguideC．InanewspaperD16、Whydoweseeteenagershangingoutwithacigaretteintheirmouths?Ifyouareasmoker,whydon’tyoustopsmoking?Herearefivereasonswhyyouneedtogiveupsmokingtoday.Smokingisbadforyourhealth–besideslungcancer,smokingisalsoconsideredasamajorcauseofsomekindsofdiseases.Smokingisalsolinkedtocancersofthemouth,andthroatjusttonameafew.Italsoraisedbloodpressure(血压)andincreasestheriskofotherdiseases.Besides,smokingmaycauselifeproblems.Smokingcanbreakyourrelationships–Non-smokersprefernon-smokingpartnersbecauseofsomereasons.Forone,theydon’twanttoletthemselvesinsecond-handsmoke.Non-smokersalsohatethesmellofcigarette,whichusuallystaysinasmoker’sbodyevenaftertheyhavewashedtheirhands.Smokinglookssooutofstyle–Thedaysoflooking“cool”whilelightingupacigaretteislonggone.Nowadayspeoplearemoreeducatedontheriskofsmoking.Still,alotofpeople,especiallyyoungadults,thinkthatlightingupacigarettewillmakethemappearbetterthantheirfriends.Smokingismoreexpensivethangivingupsmoking–Youwillbesurprisedtoknowhowmuchyouareactuallyspendingoncigarettes.Doaquickonlinesearchfor“smokingcalculator”tofindout.Ontheotherhand,programsthatwillhelpyougiveupsmokingwillsetyoubackjustacoupleofhundreddollarsatmost.It’snotashardasyoumaythinktogiveupsmoking–Everysmokerwilltellyouthatit’shardtostop,infactit’snot.Theyjustdon’twanttostop.Ifyouputyourmindandhearttoit,withalittlehelpfromfamilyandfriends,youcanstopthatbadhabitonceandforall.1．Whysmokingcanbreakyourrelationships?A．Becausesmokeneverstaysinasmoker’sbody.B．Becausenon-smokersalsopreferthesmellofcigarette.C．Becausesecond-handsmokesmellsbad.D．Becausenon-smokersprefernon-smokingpartners.2．WhichreasonisNOTmentionedinthepassageaboutgivingupsmoking?A．Smokingcoststoomuch.B．Smokingsometimesleadsyoutocausesomediseases.C．Smokingmakesyoubeinfashion.D．It’snotgoodforyourrelationship.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“linked”inpassage2mean?A．联系B．组合C．变成D．构建4．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Smokingisharmful.B．Smokingisamajorcauseofsomekindsofdiseases.C．It’snothardtostopsmokingD．TeenagersshouldgiveupsmokingE17、WelcometoBlueSkyHotelandwewilldoallwecantomakeyourstayanenjoyableone.Wehopeyouwillfindthefollowingusefultoyou.StarRatings:★★★★BlueSkyHotel,sincerelylooksforwardtoyourarrival!HotelFacilitiesGeneral√Diningroom√Coffeeshop√Gymcentre√Outdoorswimmingpool√BusinessCentre√Elevator/lift√ATM√NightclubRoom√Safebox√Air-condition√Internationaldirectdial√Hairdrier√Mini-fridge√Aprivatebathroom√TelevisionWi-FifreeinthewholehotelInternetHotelServicesServices24-hourfrontdesk,morningcall,ticketservice,taxiservice,messageandfaxservice,etc.Charges◆Asingleroom:¥150yuanpernight.◆Doubleroom:¥200yuanpernight.◆¥30permeal,childrenunder12yearsarehalfoff.HotelRules●Petsarenotallowed.●Guestsareresponsiblefortheirownpropertyandsafety.●Smokeonlyinsmokingarea.Thingstoremember

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Yourreservationisabsolutelysafe.Allpersonaldataisencryptedandwillonlybeusedforyourbooking.1．Youcan’t__________whenstayinginBlueHotel.A．raisepets B．goswimming C．havemeals D．playtabletennis2．IfMr.Brownandhis8-year-oldsonhaveamealinthehotel,howmuchshouldtheypay?A．¥30. B．¥45. C．¥60. D．¥75.3．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．NofreeWi-Fiinthehotel. B．Youcanenjoydinnerat18:00.C．Smokingisnotallowedinthehotel. D．Youcancheckoutat12o’clock.4．Theunderlineword＂encrypted＂(inthelastsection)probablymeans＂＂.A．protected B．stored C．sold D．collected5．Thepurposeofthepassageis_________.A．tointroducethehotel B．tomakepeopleenjoytheirtripsC．toattractmorepeopletoliveinthehotel D．tosharethewriter’sstayinthehotelF18、(AnexcerptofAfterTwentyYears)Therewasnowacoldrainfallingandthewindwasstronger.Thefewpeoplewalkingalongthatstreetwerehurrying,tryingtokeepwarm.Atthedooroftheshopstoodthemanwhohadcomeathousandmilestomeetafriend,JimmyWells.Twentyyearsago,theyagreedtomeetheretonight.Suchameetingcouldnotbecertain.Buthewaited.Abouttwentyminuteshewaited,andthenatallmaninalongcoatcamehurryingacrossthestreet.Hewentdirectlytothewaitingman.“Isthatyou,Bob?”heasked,doubtfully.“Isthatyou,JimmyWells?”criedBob.ThenewmantookBob’shandsinhis.“It’sBob!Itsurelyis.IwascertainIwouldfindyouhereifyouwerestillalive.Twentyyearsisalongtime.Theoldrestaurantisgone,Bob.Iwishitwerehere,sothatwecouldhaveanotherdinnerinit.HastheWestbeengoodtoyou?”“ItgavemeeverythingIaskedfor.You’vechanged,Jimmy.Ineverthoughtyouweresotall.”“Oh,IgrewalittleafterIwastwenty.”“AreyoudoingwellinNewYork,Jimmy?”“Wellenough.Iworkforthecity.Comeon,Bob.We’llgotoaplaceIknow,andhaveagoodlongtalkaboutoldtimes.”Thetwomenstartedalongthestreet,arminarm.Bob,themanfromtheWest,wasbeginningtotellthestoryofhislife.Theother,withhiscoatuptohisears,listenedwithinterest.Atthecornerstoodashopbrightwithelectriclights.Whentheycamenear,eachturnedtolookattheother’sface.ThemanfromtheWeststoppedsuddenlyandpulledhisarmaway.“You’renotJimmyWells,”hesaid.“Twentyyearsisalongtime,butnotlongenoughtochangetheshapeofaman’snose.”“Itsometimeschangesagoodmanintoabadone,”saidthetallman.“You’vebeenunderarrestfortenminutes,Bob.ChicagopolicementhoughtyoumightbecomingtoNewYork.Theytoldustowatchforyou.Areyoucomingwithmequietly?That’swise.ButfirsthereissomethingIwasaskedtogiveyou.Youmayreadithereatthewindow.It’sfromapolicemannamedWells.”1．Wheredidthestoryhappen?A．InNewYork.B．InChicago.C．IntheWest.D．Inarestaurant.2．HowdidBobfindoutthatthenewmanwasn’thisrealfriend?A．Fromhisheightandhisvoice.B．Fromtheshapeofhisnose.C．Fromtheirtalkingaboutoldtimes.D．Fromtheirmeetingplace.3．Inwhichorderdidthefollowingeventstakeplace?a.Bobfoundouthisnewmanwasn’thisfriend.b.ThetallmangaveBobanotefromWells.c.Bobwaitedatthedoorofashop.d.TheyhadatalkaboutBob’slifeintheWest.e.Thenewmancametomeethim.A．c-e-d-a-b.B．e-b-c-a-d.C．c-d-a-e-b.D．e-c-a-b-d.4．Accordingtothepassage,weknow____________.A．thetallmanwasBob’soldfriendB．thetwomenhaddinnerinarestaurantC．JimmycametoChicagotomeetBobD．BobwasacriminalwantedinChicago5．Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthestory?A．Timemaychangeagoodmanintoabad