辽宁省营口市2023-2024学年英语九上期末考试模拟试题含解析

辽宁省营口市2023-2024学年英语九上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、Thisnewmodelofcarissoexpensivethatitis_____thereachofthoseyoungpeoplewithlowpay.A．beyond B．over C．below D．against2、(2012●南京市)We'resurethattheenvironmentinourcity__greatlythroughourworkinthenearfuture.A．improved B．wasimproved C．hasimproved D．willbeimproved3、—Whichofyourhobbiesdoyouthink_____themosttime?—Ofcourse,playingfootball.A．turnsup B．wakesup C．takesup D．picksup4、—Tom,willJennyjoinusinthebooksaletomorrow?—I’mafraidnot.Sheherselfbadlywhileplayingtennis.A．hurt B．ishurting C．willhurt D．hurts5、Yogaisakindofsportpeoplearoundtheworldlikenow.Everyone,youngandolddoesit.A．that B．who C．whose6、HereisamessageforJakefromPeter.WhatdoesPeterwant?

HiJakeSorry,Ican'tmakeittothecinemathisweekendasafriendiscomingtostay.CanwegonextSaturday?CallmeandI'llbooktheticketsPeter

A．Hewantshisfriendtogetthetickets.B．HewantsJaketocometomeethisfriendC．Hewantstogotothecinemaoneweeklater.D．Hewantstobringanotherfriendalongtothecinema.7、Thisisthedictionary________Mumgavemeformybirthday.A．which B．what C．whose D．whom8、Boysandgirls,whynotreadEnglishaloud?It's____toyourpronunciationandreadingskills.A．harmful B．useless C．helpful D．thankful9、—Suchbeautifulflowers!Ican’tdecide_____formymom.—ForMother’sDay,itcan’tbebettertotakesomecarnations（康乃馨).A．whentochooseB．whichtochooseC．howtochooseD．wheretochoose10、The1stNationalYouthGames_________inFuzhouin2015.A．takesplaceB．tookplaceC．istakenplaceD．wastakenplaceⅡ.完形填空11、Onceuponatime,therewasalazypoormanlivinginasmallhousewithspiderwebsonthewallsandmicerunningaround.People1comingintosuchadirtyplaceandthepoormanwaslonelyandsadeveryday.Hethoughtitwaspoverty（贫穷）that2hisunhappylife.Oneday,thepoormandroppedinonawiseoldmanandaskedhimfor3aboutchanginghislife.Theoldmangavehimabeautifulvase（花瓶）andsaid,"Thisisamagicvasethatbringyou4."Thepoormanlookedatthevase5.Whywouldheneedavase,inhispoorhouse?However,hedidn'twantto6suchabeautifulvase,sohebroughtithomeandputitonthetable."It'snotrightforsomethingsobeautifultobe7,"thepoormanlookedatthevaseandthought.Thenhepickedsomewildflowersandputthemintoit,makingitevenmorebeautiful.8hewasstillnotsatisfied."Itisnotgoodforsuchabeautifulthingtostandnexttoaspiderweb."Atthistime,hestartedtodosomecleaninginthehouseandpaintthewalls.Hishouseturnedintoa9placeimmediately.Thepoorman10.Hesuddenlyrealizedthatinthepastitwashislazinessthatmadehimpoorandunhappy.Fromthenon,heworkedhardandhislifegotbetterandbetter.1．A．enjoyed B．avoid C．forgot2．A．ledto B．connected C．madeup3．A．service B．knowledge C．advice4．A．peace B．happiness C．mess5．A．sadly B．nervously C．surprisedly6．A．throwaway B．giveout C．payfor7．A．ugly B．full C．empty8．A．Although B．But C．So9．A．large B．dark C．comfortable10．A．cheeredup B．rangup C．spedupⅢ.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、ASpecialCard“Attention,everyone!”MissDalrymplelookedatherclassoften-year-olds.“TodaywearegoingtocreateaspecialcardforFather’sDay,whichfallsonthisweekend.”Thenshebusiedherselfhandingoutthepaperandartmaterialstohernoisypupils.Theywereamixedpunch.Somecamefromtherichsideofthetown,butthemajorities（大部分）werefromparentswhostruggledtogetjobs.Soshehadnotbeeneagertocarryoutthisactivity.“Thinkaboutallthethingsthatyourdaddoesthatmakeshimspecial,”shesaidloudlyasshecameuptothelasttable.“Youcanwriteapoemorshortstorythatmakesyourdadspecial.Thewrittenpartofthisactivityshouldbecompletedbeforeyoustarttodecorateyourcard.”Andrewlookedattheblankpage.Hehadnevermet,spokento,orbeenhuggedbyhisdad,sohowcouldhewriteabouthim?Oncewhenhewaslookinginhisgrandma’sphotobox,hehadseenanoldblackandwhitephotobutitwasbadlycreased(弄皱)anddifficulttorecognizeanyclearfeatures（特点）.Grandmahadquicklytakenitfromhimandburieditdeeplyamongtherest,nevertobefoundagain.Afterthinkingforawhile,hewrote:DearDad,YouareapersonIdonotknowandwouldprobablynotrecognizeasIonlysawanoldphotoofyoualongtimeago.Ithinkandwonderaboutyouoften,especiallywhenIhavenoonetotalkto.OnedaywhenIgrowupIwilldoanInternetsearchtofindyou,butIamnotsurewhetherIwillbesuccessfulasseveraleffortsbytheChildSupportAgencyhavenotbeensuccessful.HappyFather’sDay,Dad.Love,Andrew1．MissDalrympleasksherstudentsto_______.A．makeaspecialcardfortheirfathers B．handoutthepaperandtheartmaterialsC．carryoutaschoolactivityonthisweekend D．tryacelebrationplanforthecomingFather’sDay2．Andrewhaddifficultyinfinishingthetaskbecause_______.A．heandhisgrandmadidn’tlikehisfather B．heforgotallthethingshisfatherdidC．hisfatherwasnotarealperson D．hehadneverseenhisfather3．WhatcanwelearnfromAndrew’sletter?A．Andrewiseagertomeethisfather. B．Andrew’sfatherhasbeendead.C．Andrewissureoffindinghisfather. D．Andrew’sfathercan’trecognizehim.B14、

Artificialintelligence(AI,人工智能)canhelpusmakephonecalls.Itcanguideustowherewewanttogo.Itcanplaygames.Andnow,AIcandoevenmorethings.ResearchersfromMicrosofthavecreatedthefirstmachinetranslationsystemthatcantranslatenewsarticlesfromChinesetoEnglish,BusinessStandardreported.AccordingtoMicrosoft'sofficialwebsite,researcherstestedthesystembyaskingittotranslatehundredsofsentencestakenfromnewsstories.Then,languageexpertscomparedtheresultstotwotranslationsthatweredonebyhumans.Theexpertsconcludedthatthesystem'stranslationswereasgoodasthehumantranslations.Machinetranslationisalwayschallenging.Thisispartlybecausedifferentwordscanbeusedtoexpressthesamemeaning.Itcanbehardtosaywhichwordismore“correct”.Expertsusedseveralmethodstoimprovethesystem'stranslationabilities.“Muchofourresearchisreallyinspired(得到启发)byhowwehumansdothings,”leadresearcherLiuTieyansaid.Onemethodiscalledduallearning.Inthismethod,thesystemtranslateseverysentencefromChinesetoEnglish,aswellastranslatesthesentencesbackfromEnglishintoChinese.Thisway,thesystemcanimproveitselfandlearnfromitsownmistakes.Thisissimilartowhathumansdotomakesuretheirtranslationsareaccurate(准确的).Anothermethodmakesuseofdeliberationnetworks.Theresearcherstaughtthesystemtorepeattheprocessoftranslatingthesamesentenceoverandover.Gradually,thesystemcanimprovethequalityofitstranslations.Thisissimilartohowpeoplerevisetheirownwritingbygoingthroughitagainandagain.1．Microsoftcreatedasystemthatcan_____.A．makephonecalls B．givepeopledirectionsC．playgameswithpeople D．translatenewsarticles2．Whatdidtheexpertssayaboutthesystem'stranslations?A．Theywerenotaccurate.B．Theywereasgoodashumantranslations.C．Theywerebetterthanhumantranslations.D．It'shardtotellwhetherthetranslationswerecorrect.3．Duallearningtrainsthesystemtotranslate_____.A．morequickly B．differentsentencesC．moreaccurately D．thesamesentencerepeatedly4．Whatisthemainideaofthestory?A．Whatartificialintelligencecandoforus.B．HowsentencesaretranslatedfromChinesetoEnglish.C．Howthemachinetranslationsystemwasdeveloped.D．WhyMicrosoftcreatedamachinetranslationsystem.C15、Mrs.Thompsonstoodinfrontofher5thgradeclassonthefirstdayofschool.Shefoundaboysleepinginhisseat.HewasTeddy.AlsoThompsonnoticedtheboydidn'tplaywellwiththeotherchildren.Itgottothepoint"F"atthetopofhispapers.Mrs.Thompsonreviewedeachchild'spastrecords.However,whenshereviewedTeddy'sfile(档案),shewasinasurprise.Teddy'sfirstgradeteacherwrote,"Teddyisabrightchild.Hedoeshisworkneatlyandhasgoodmanners..."Hissecondgradeteacherwrote,"Teddyisanexcellentstudent,butheistroubledbecausehismotherhasanillnessandlifeathomeisdifficult."Histhirdgradeteacherwrote,"Hismother'sdeathhadbeenhardonhim.Hetrieshisbest,buthisfatherdoesn'tshowmuchinterestinhisstudy..."Teddy'sfourthgradeteacherwrote,"Teddyiswithdrawnanddoesn’ttalkwithother’s.Alsohedoesn'tshowmuchinterestinschool.Hedoesn'thavemanyfriendsandhesometimessleepsinclass."Bynow,Mrs.Thompsonrealizedtheproblem.ShefeltevenworsewhenherstudentsbroughtherChristmaspresentswrappedinbeautifulandbrightpaper,exceptforTeddy’s.Hesentarhinestonebracelet(石链手镯)withsomestonesmissing.ButMrs.Thompsontoldhimwithasmile,“Ilikeitverymuch.”AfterschoolTeddysaid,"Mrs.Thompson,todayyousmelljustlikemyMotherusedtobe."Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Themoresheencouragedhim,thefasterheresponded.Bytheendoftheyear,Teddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclass.Teddybecameoneofher"teacher'spets."根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Teddyisa________studentwhenMrs.Thompsonfirsttaughthim.A．naughtyB．goodC．sickD．troubled2．Teddy’s_______teacherbegantorealizetheproblemstoTeddy.A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．fourth3．What’sthemeaningoftheunlinedword“withdrawn”?A．乐观的B．滑稽的C．合作的D．孤僻的4．Mrs.Thompsonfelt________whenTeddysentherapresent.A．pleasedB．angryC．sadD．thankful5．Fromthispassage,weknow_______.A．Mrs.Thompsonwasn’tinterestedinTeddy’sstudyB．Mrs.ThompsonwasthefirstteachertofindTeddysleepinginclassC．teacher’slovecansaveastudentD．Teddy’sparents’deathmadehisstudyfallbehindothersD16、阅读下列材料，从材料后所给各题的四个选项中选出最佳选项。Tohelpyoudecidewhatmightmakeagoodpet，we’veputtogetherapetchecklist．We’venamedsomeoftheanimalsthatareoftenkeptaspets．We’veshownsomegoodpointsandbadpointsabouteach．Andwehopeitmayhelpyoumakethebestchoice．Pick-a-PetChecklist

Pets

GoodPoints

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Enjoybeingpetted

Goodtohold

Hardtohousetrain

Droplotsofhair

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Canbeveryinteresting

Canbefriendlywhenyoung

AgainstthelawtokeepinmanystatesintheU.S.

Cangetunkindwhenolder

Easytofeed＆carefor

Canliveindoorsorout

Funtohold

Veryfriendly

Littlepanscanbemessy

Maykillbirds

Maymakeyousneeze

Comeinmanysizes

Canliveindoorsorout

Funtolove＆playwith

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Needtobetrained

Maybiteifangry

Needlotsofattention

1．Itwouldbeeasierforyoutokeepa____asapetifyou’reoftentoobusytotakecareofit．A．rabbitorraccoon B．rabbitorcatC．raccoonordog D．dogorcat2．Ifyoufeedbirdsathome，youshouldbeverycarefultochoosea____asyouranotherpet．A．rabbit B．raccoon C．cat D．dog3．Thedogmay________youifyoumakeitangry．A．hurt B．fix C．train D．smell4．.whichpetmaybefriendlyonlywhenitisyoung?A．rabbit B．dog C．cat D．raccoon5．Thewritertriestohelpus________withthechecklist．A．learnhowtolookafterourpetsB．findwhichanimalisourbestchoiceasapetC．knowwhatkindofanimalscanbekeptasapetD．keepapetinaeasywayE17、TheRiseofArtificialIntelligence（AI:人工智能）discussesAItechnologyandhowitmightaffecthumansinthefuture,butthefutureisalreadyhere.In2011,America’sFavoriteQuizShowheldacompetitionbetweentwomenandanIBMcomputernamed“Watson”.IBMdescribesWatsonas“atechnologythatunderstandsallformsofdataandalsoreasonsandlearns.”BothmenthoughttheycouldbeatWatson.Instead,thecomputeranditsArtificialIntelligencesoundlybeatbothofthehumanbeings.ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCEMADESIMPLEArtificialIntelligencegenerallyreferstomachineswithhuman-likeintelligence,suchasproblem-solvingandlearning.InordertobeconsideredAI,thecomputermustpasstheTuringtest,namedafterTuring,aBritishmathematicianwhoworkedwiththefirstcomputer.Inthe1950s,Turingpublishedapaperquestioningwhetheracomputercouldbeusedtotrickhumansintobelievingtheywereinteracting（互动）withanactualhumanbeing.Hefoundthatif30%ofhumanswhointeractedwitha“machine”believedtheywereactuallyinteractingwithahumanbeing,thenthecomputercouldbeconsideredasAI.AsimpleexampleofAIisApple’sSiri.AskSiritodoanything,fromcallingafriendtobookingadinnertable,andSiricandothem.Siriseemsalmosttobeahumanbeing.Whenyouask,“Areyouarealperson?”Sirianswers,“Thatisareallypersonalquestion.”Butjustbecauseasystemcanbehavelikeahumanbeing,thatdoesnotmeanitcanthinklikehumans,Or,doesit?JOININGOFHUMAN&MACHINEItseemsthatourdevices（设备）willturnintohumans.Ourphonesalreadytellustotakeanumbrellabeforewewalkoutthedoor.Theyvolunteertrafficconditionssoweknowhowlongitwilltaketodrivetowork.Ourdevicescaninteractwithusinawaythatlookslikearealconversationwithanotherhumanbeing,likewithSiri.ItdoesnotseemcrazyatalltothinkthatAImaybeprogrammedtoactuallythink.Ifithasnotalreadyhappened,itwilllikelyhappeninthenearfuture.HavewecometothetimewhencomputersandAIhavecaughtuptohumanbeings?Althoughcomputershavetheabilitytomakeourlifebetter,isitpossiblethattheymaycontrolanddestroyhumanbeingsintheend?WHATTHEFUTUREHOLDSItseemsprettyclearthatinthefuture,we’regoingtoseeahuman-machinehybrid.Humanswillbestronger,livelongerandbesmarter.RayKurzweil,acomputerscientist,believesthatwithin50years,thehumansonEarthwillbeabout50to80%robotic.ThereisnoquestionthatAIwillbeapartofeverytechnologythathumanscreate.Willitturnoutbemoreofabenefittohumankindorwillitbeariskandthreaten（威胁到）humanityasweknowit?IfAIisprogrammedaccordingtoIsaacAsimov’s3LawsofRobotics,humanswon’thaveaproblemwithmachines;butforsome,evilAIstillstandsinthewayofapeacefulandsafelifeonEarth.1．ThestoryofcomputerWatsonismentionedheretotellusthat______.A．theageofmachineshascomeB．humansmaketheirownenemiesC．AIhasactuallycomeintoourlifeD．humansareplayingadangerousgame2．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_____.A．TuringtestwasdesignedtoexaminethefirstcomputerB．machinesinteractingwithhumanscanbecalledAIC．SiricanvolunteertobookadinnertableD．AIwillhelphumanstobestrongerandsmarter3．Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“ahuman-machinehybrid”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Amachinewithahumanlook.B．Ahumancreatedbymachines.C．Abodypartroboticparthuman.D．Arobotthatcanbehavelikehumans.4．Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A．thehistoryandfutureofAIB．theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofAIC．theexamplesofAID．thecompetitionbetweenhumansandAIF18、OnJune26,2000,twoscientists,calledFrancisCollinsandCraigVenter,toldtheworldthattheycouldnowreadthewhole“map”ofthehumanbody:DNA．DNAissomethingthateverybodyhas,andittellsthebodywhattodo.DNAisthereasonthatwelooklikeourmotherandfather,becausewegetsomeoftheirDNAtomakeourown.Peoplehavebeentryingtounderstandthehumanbodyforalongtime.In1860,GregorMendeldiscoveredaspecialreasonwhywelookthesameasotherpeopleinourfamily.Itisbecauseofsmallthingsnamed“genes”inourbody.In1953,JamesWatsonandFrancisCrickmadeanotherdiscoveryandfoundoutthatthosesmallpartsarerealmessageswrittenintheDNAwithaspeciallanguage.In1961,MarshallNirenbergandJohannMatthaeifoundamessageinDNAshowinghowDNAtellsthecell(细胞)tobuilditsparts.ScientistshavenowfoundallthewordsintheDNAmap,butwestilldonotunderstandwhattheyalldo.Byunderstandingwhatjustone“word”means,wecanhelpsavemorepeoplefromseveralillnesses.Mostpeoplehopethatthiswillhelp