江苏省镇江市外国语2023年九年级英语第一学期期末监测试题含解析

江苏省镇江市外国语2023年九年级英语第一学期期末监测试题考生须知：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、Wewerelookingforwardtoseeingthethreefilmstarsintoday’sconcert,buttoourgreatdisappointment,onlyone________.A．grewup B．showedup C．wokeup2、Michael_________inaschoolinYunnanfromFebruarytoJunenextyear.A．teach B．taught C．willteach D．wasteaching3、Middleschoolstudentsdon'tneedtogoto__schoolonweekends.Theycangoto__parkforfunwiththeirparentsorfriends.A．/，aB．a,aC．the,aD．a,/4、—Thispairofbluejeanslookscool.CanItry_________on?—Sure.Thefittingroomisoverthere.A．itB．themC．thisD．that5、—Areyougoinganywhereforaholidaythissummer?—Yes,Iaplanalready.A．makeB．willmakeC．havemadeD．anmaking6、Neveryourhomeworkuntilthelastminuteonweekends．A．cutoff B．keepoff C．putoff D．turnoff7、—Hewasalmostchosenasthechairperson.It’sapityasmallmistakecosthimthegreatchance.—_________________.A．Practicemakesperfect B．AmissisasgoodasamileC．Neversaybadwordsaboutothersbehind D．Nopains,nogains8、Inthebookshop,areaderaskedtheshopkeeperHarryPotteraninterestingbook?A．whether;are B．how;is C．that;was D．if;was9、Don'tbeafraidtomakemistakes,

you'llneverreallymakeprogress.A．or B．soC．but D．and10、—IsthatBill’svolleyball?—Yes.Billlikesplayingvolleyball.volleyballishis.A．a;/ B．the;/ C．the;The D．/;TheⅡ.完形填空11、Ioftenwenttoaparknearmyhome.Ialwayssawalittleboysell1there.Hetriedtoaskeveryonetobuyhisflowers.Whenhesaw2，healwayssaid，“Sir，buyaflower，please！”3Ineverboughtanyflowersfromhim.Oneday，Iwentto4．Theboywasthereagain.Ididn't5himandwalkedpasthimintothepark.WhenIcameoutofthepark，theboywasstillthere.Buthedidn'taskanyonetobuyhisflowers.Iwantedtoknow6．Iwalkedtotheboy.Helookedatmebutdidn'tsay7．“Boy，whydon'tyouaskpeopletobuyyourflowerstoday？”He8，“Becausemysisterisdead(死的)．Idon'tneedmuch9now.Youcantakeaflowerforfree.”Iboughtallhisflowers.ButIfeltsosorry，becauseIdidn'tgivehimany10whenheneededme.1．A．books B．food C．drinks D．flowers2．A．me B．him C．her D．us3．A．And B．So C．But D．Or4．A．work B．thepark C．school D．thezoo5．A．see B．lookat C．find D．ask6．A．what B．how C．when D．why7．A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything8．A．asked B．told C．answered D．agreed9．A．time B．money C．food D．water10．A．money B．flowers C．love D．helpⅢ.语法填空12、阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）。Spring,summer,autumnandwintermakeayear.Weclearlyknoweachseasonisimportant.IfI1．(ask)whichseasonisthemostbeautiful,I’dliketosayallofthemarebeautiful.Spring2．(show)awonderfulpicturewiththeblueskyandwhiteclouds,greentreesandclearair,shiningsunandwarmwind.Naturehaswokenup.Whereisspring?Itshines3．theeyesofchildren,itdancesamongpeople’sgestures(姿态）andexpressions.Thesunshineismakingeverythingwakeup.Peoplewillhaveanew4．(begin)inspringwhichisthe5．(good)timetostartthewholeyear’swork.Summeris6．activeseason.Wecangoboatingandhavefuninthewater.WhatIlikebestinthisseasonisthelotus(莲花）.WheneverIamsad,itencouragesmetotrymybesttomakemydreamcometrue.Iwasborninautumn.Ithasseenmygrowth,happinessandsadness.7．thepastmonthsaresometimesbad,Iownanewbeginning.Itbringslove,hopeandenjoymentinto8．life.IlovewinterbecauseIhavefunwithfriends9．(play)inthesnow,makingasnowman,enjoyingthewhiteworldwiththesongEdelweiss(雪绒花).Winterisaseasonwithhope.Ifwintercomes,canspringbefarbehind?Ilove10．(season).Allseasonsaregreat.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Wehumansliveindifferentpartsoftheworld,butwehavethesame“mother”.Shegivesuseverythingweneedinourdailylife.SheisourMotherEarth.Everybodywantstoliveinagreencity.Agreencityisahealthyandpleasantplaceforpeopletolivein.Itcangetitsenergyfromsomethinglikesolarandwindpower.Also,itisconnectedbycleanpublictransportation.TheHyperloop(超级高铁)

TheHyperloopisahigh-speedtransportation.Itworksbyhavingcapsules(舱)withpassengersin.Thecapsulesrunontheair.TheHyperloopplanstorunfromLosAngelestoSanFrancisco.Withanaveragespeedof962kmperhour,itisonly35minutesbetweenthetwocities.Thesolarpanels(板)providepowertotheHyperloop.

SmartWheel

SmartWheelisabicyclewheelwithamotor.Thisinventioncaneasilyfitontoalmostanybike.Andthemotorallowsbikestotravelupto50kmonce.SmartWheelisdifferentfromotherelectricbikes.Itcanbecontrolledthroughyoursmartphone’sBluetooth.Thesmartphonecanshowyourspeed,distanceandtraveltime.

SolarSidewalk(太阳能步道)

GeorgeWashingtonUniversitymadeaspecialpathin2013.Thepathisabout9squaremeters.Itiscoveredwithsolarpanelsthatcanprovideenergytopower450LEDlights.Theselightscanlightthewalkwayafterdark.Thesolarpanelisalsostrongenoughforpeopletowalkon.

1．Agreencityis________.A．cleanandtidyB．fullofplantsC．healthyandpleasantD．richforenergy2．Itis________fromLosAngelestoSanFrancisco.A．About962km. B．About560km.C．About700km. D．About450km.3．AboutSmartWheel,whichisNotright?A．Itcantravel50kmonce.B．Itcanfitontoalmostanybike.C．It’samotorbikewithabicyclewheel.D．Thesmartphone’sBluetoothcancontrolit.4．Whatcansolarpanelsdo?A．Theycanrunontheair.B．Theycanprovideenergy.C．Theycancarrypassengers.D．Theycanshowyourtraveltime.5．Whatdoyouthinkofthepublictransportation?A．Modernandclean.B．Greenanddangerous.C．Excitingandcrazy.D．Expensiveandimpossible.B14、Agroupofoldclassmates,whohavesucceededintheirwork,gottogethertovisittheirteacher.Theconversationsoonturnedtocomplainingaboutthestressinworkandlife.Offeringhisguestscoffee,theteacherwenttothekitchenandreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandmanycups-china(瓷),plasticandglass,someplain(朴素的）looking,someexpensiveandsomelovely.Theteachertoldthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theteachersaid,“Canyounoticeallthenicelookingexpensivecupsweretaken,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones?Whileitisnormalforyoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthesource(根源）ofyourproblemsandstress.”“Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,butyouwentforthebestcupsandwereeyeing(注视)eachother’scups.”“Nowthinkaboutthis：lifeisthecoffee,andthejobs,moneyandpositionarethecups.Theyarejusttoolstoholdlife,anddonotchangethequalityoflife.Sometimes,wejustcareaboutthecups,andwefailtoenjoythecoffee.Sodon’tletthecupsdriveyou,enjoythecoffeeinstead.1．Whatdidthegroupofoldclassmatesgettogetherfor?A．Visitingtheirteacher.B．Seeingeachother.C．Complainingabouttheirstressinworkandlife.2．Whatcupsdidtheteachergivetohisstudents?A．Allchinacups.B．Plasticandglasscups.C．Cupswhicharedifferentinprice,materialandappearance.3．Accordingtotheteacher,whydidtheyhavesomuchstress?A．Becausetheypaidtoomuchattentiononthingsthatwerenotimportant.B．Becausetheycaughtthemainpointofthemeaningoflife.C．Becausetheyconcentratedon(专心)lifeandenjoyedit.4．Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．LifeIstheCoffee.B．CoffeeandCoffeeCups.C．StressinYourLife.5．Whatcanwelearnfromtheteacher’swords?A．Weshouldlearnhowtoworkoutproblemsinourworkandlife.B．Weshouldconcentrateontheappearanceofcups.C．WeshouldconcentrateonlifeitselfbutnototherunimportantthingsC15、Welearnnotonlydifferentsubjectsatschool,butalsosomeotherlessonsthatmaychangeourworldview.WhenIwasinprimaryschool,Igotintoabigargument(争论)withaboyinmyclass.Iforgotwhattheargumentwasabout,butIwillneverforgetthelessonIlearnedthatday.IthoughtthatIwasrightandhewaswrong,andhethoughtIwaswrongandhewasright.Theteacherdecidedtoteachusaveryimportantlessonwithoutcriticizing(批评)bothofus.Shebroughtustothefrontoftheclassandaskedhimtostandononesideofherdeskandmeontheother.Inthemiddleofherwasalarge,roundball.Icouldclearlyseethatitwasblack.Sheaskedtheboywhatcolortheballwas."White",heanswered.Icouldn'tbelieveit.Theballwasobviouslyblack!Anotherargumentstartedbetweenus,thistimeaboutthecoloroftheball.Theteachertoldustochangeplacesandthenaskedmewhatcolortheballwas.Ianswered,“White.”Itwasaballwithtwodifferentlycoloredsides,andfromonesideitwaswhite.Onlyfrommysideitwasblack.Sometimesweneedtolookatproblemsfromotherperson'sviewinordertotrulyunderstandhisorheridea.1．Inthebeginning,thewriter______.A．didn'tgetalongwithboys B．foughtwithaboyinherclassC．taughttheboyalesson D．hadabigargumentwithaboy2．Whenthewriterwasintheboy'splace,shechangedheranswerbecause______.A．theboychangedhisanswer,too B．theballhadtwodifferentlycoloredsidesC．shewantedtosaysorrytotheboy D．theteachersaidtheboywasright3．Fromwhattheteacherdid,weknowthatshewas______.A．wise B．polite C．kind D．strict4．Thepassagemainlytellsusthat______.A．teachersshouldn’tpunishstudents B．seeingisbelievingC．weshouldputourselvesinothers’shoes D．nobodycanalwaysberightD16、Librariesgivekidsaquietandsafeplacetoreadandlearn.Forover100years,librarieshaveplayedanimportantroleinAmericans’education.Buthowarethesebook-filledbuildingschangingwiththetimes?Youmaybesurprisedtofindout.BenjaminFranklinfamouslyfoundedAmerica’sfirstlendinglibraryin1731.Butthepubliclibrarysystemgotitsbiggest

developmentintheAmericanhistoryinthelate1800’s.BusinessmanAndrewCarnegiedonatedmillionsofdollarstohelpbuildfreepubliclibrariesacrossthecountry.Between1886and1919,Carnegie’sdonationshelpedbuild1,679newlibraries.CarnegiebelievedthatlibrariescouldofferthechancestoAmericans,youngandold.Heknewthatthemorelibrariestherewere,themorepeoplewouldhaveopportunitiestoreadandusebooks,speechesandnews.Ifyoucaneasilyfindapubliclibraryinyourcommunity,you’llgetmorechances.Afterall,theUnitedStateshas9,225publiclibraries.Today,librarieskeepgrowing.SevententhsofthelibrarieshavefreeInternet.Itprovidesmuchmoreinformationandopportunitiestoaskforjobsonline.Librariesarealsoteachingkidsaboutthefunofreading.ThenewprogramRead!Build!Play!addsreadingintoplaytime.Askidslistentoabookthatisbeingreadaloud,theyuseLegos(乐高积木)tobuildimages(图像)fromthestoryhappily.Today’slibrariesarealwayslookingforcreativeprogramstobringpeopleintothelibrary.BenjaminFranklinoncesaid,“Thedoorsofwisdomarenevershut.”Aslongasthedoorsofpubliclibrariesareopen,whathesaidismostcertainlycorrect!1．HowmanypubliclibrarieshavefreeInternetintheUSnow?A．2767.B．6458.C．9225.D．1679.2．Whatistherightorderofthefollowingstatements?①ThepubliclibrarysysteminAmericadevelopedfast.②Thefirstlendinglibrarywasfounded.③Librariesprovideinformationandchancestoaskforjobonline.④Librariestrytobringpeopleintothelibrarybyusingcreativeprograms.A．②①③④B．②③④①C．③④①②D．①②③④3．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellsus?A．LibrarieshaveplayedanimportantroleinAmericans’education.B．PubliclibrariesintheUSshouldneverclosethedoors.C．Thewriterdoesn’tagreewithBenjaminFranklin.D．Librarieshelppeopletoopenthedoorsofwisdom.4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheLibrariesintheWorldB．LibrariesAndOpportunitiesC．LibrariesTeachKidstoReadAndLearnD．TheDevelopmentoftheAmericanLibrariesE17、Grandparentsarerespectedinmanyhumansocieties.Buttellingstoriesaboutoldtimesandoverfeedinggrandchildrenseemlikedistinctlyhumantraits(特征).Aretheseclassicgrandparentbehaviorsreallylimitedtohumanbeings?Doanyanimalsknowtheirgrandparentsthewaypeopledo?Formostspecies(物种)onEarth,theanswerisNO!“Usually,therejustaren'tgrandparentslivinganymorewhenananimalisborn,”saidMirkkaLahdenperä,abiologistattheUniversityofTurkuinFinland.Evenifananimal'sgrandparentsarestillalive,mostspeciesspreadouttoavoidcompetingforresources,sothechancesofrunningintoagrandparentaresmall.Butthereareafewexceptions,primarilyamongmammals(哺乳动物)thatliveinclosesocialgroups.CanadianzoologistAnneInnisDaggdescribedgroupsoflangurmonkeysinIndiainwhicholderfemaleslivedwiththeirdaughtersandgrandchildren.Thegrandmotherlangurshaveaparticularjob:theyprotectthegroup'sbabiesagainsthurtfromhumans,dogsandothermonkeys.Somefemalelangursevengivetheirowngrandchildrenspecialtreatment,cleaningtheirfurandsteppinginwhentheyplaytooroughlywithotheryoung.Manywhalespecies,too,travelwiththeirfamilies,includingbothgrandmothersandgrandcalves.Ingroupsofspermwhales,accordingtoDagg,oldfemaleshelpbabysitthegroup'syoungwhiletheirmothersdive(潜水)forfood.Orcagrandmothersoftenleadtheirfamilymembersandcanliveformanyyearsaftertheystopreproducing.In2015,scientistssuggestedthattheseelderorcashelptheirgrandcalvesthroughhardtimes,becausetheyrememberallthebestplacestofindfood.Femaleelephantsrulethewholefamily.Calves(幼崽)aretypicallybornintogroupsledbytheirgrandmothers,whocanlivetoaround80yearsold.Thefemaleelephantsformcloserelationships,saidLahdenperä,andraisetheiryoungtogether.Lahdenperäfoundthatthecalvesofyoungmotherswereeighttimesmorelikelytosurviveiftheirgrandmotherslivednearthemthaniftheydidn't.Whenthecalves'motherswereolderandmoreexperiencedatraisingbabies,thisbeneficial“grandmothereffect”disappearedeveniftheactualgrandmotherswerestillaround.Itisn'tveryclearhowelephantgrandmothershelptheirinexperienceddaughters,saidLahdenperä.Itisbelievedthattheymayhelpnursetheirgrandcalves.ButLahdenperäthinksthatthemorelikelyadvantageisthewisdomagrandmotherelephanthasgotduringherlonglifetime.Andwhataboutgrandfathers?Studiesofhumansinrecentyearshaveshownthatalivinggrandfathercanimproveaperson'smentalhealthandwell⁃being,saidLahdenperä.Buttherearesignsofthatintheanimalkingdom,shesaid.Maleanimalsseldomsocializewiththeirownchildren,letalonegrandchildren.“Malesareusuallyfocusingonproducingtheirownchildrenandaren'tprovidingsomuchcare,”Lahdenperäsaid.1．FromParagraph3,weknowthatorcagrandmothers_______.A．dieafterreproducing B．teachtheyoungtodiveforfoodC．haverichexperience D．enjoytravellingwithgrandfathers2．Theexamplesofmonkeys,whalesandelephantsshowthat_______.A．the“grandmothereffect”lastslongintheanimalworldB．grandmothersshouldergreatresponsibilitiesintheirfamiliesC．animalgrandfatherscanimprovegrandcalves'mentalhealthD．mostspeciestreattheirgrandparentslikehumanbeingsdo3．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AnimalgrandparentsarelikehumangrandparentsB．AnimalgrandmasareborngroupleadersC．Areanimalgrandmasgivenenoughrespect?D．Doanyanimalsknowtheirgrandparents?F18、AKorean(韩国的)waveissweepingacrossChina.ManyChinesewomenthinkSouthKoreanactorsKimSoo-hyun(金秀贤)andLeeMin-ho(李敏镐)aretheirdemigods(男神).ChinesepeoplehavedifferentideasaboutSouthKoreanTVdramas,butthereisnodoubtthatmanypeopleinChinaareinterestedinKoreanTVdramas.Andabigpartofthecredit(功劳)forthatgoestoYouWhoCameFromTheStar《来自星星的你》,theSouthKoreanTVserieswhichisontheairnow.InYouWhoCameFromTheStar,thetopSouthKoreanactorsJunJi-hyun(全智贤)andKimSoo-hyunrecentlyearnedapopularityrating(收视率)of24.8percentintheircountry.YouWhoCameFromTheStarandTheHeirs(继承者们)havebeensubjectsofhotonlinediscussionsthroughoutAsia.ThetwoTVprogramshaveseveralcommonelements(元素):atall,handsome,andrichherowholovesawomanandalwaysprotectsher,andanequallyhandsomemanmadlyinlovewiththesamewoman.Bothprogramsrepresentthepurityoflove.Perhapsthat’sthesecretoftheirsuccess;perhapspeoplestillloveCinderella-type(灰姑娘型的)stories.However,ChineseTVscreensarefullofpoorlymadesoapoperas(肥皂剧).MostoftheChineseTVdramaseitherdescribetheWaragainstJapaneseorblindlycopyforeignprograms.TherearetoomanyTVseriesontimetravelorfightsinthepalaceofQingDynasty(清朝1644-1911).These,inshort,doharmtoChineseTVproductions.Hopefully,thesuccessofSouthKoreanTVprogramswillencourageChineseTVdramamakerstothinkofnewideasandgiveuptheirbadpracticeofcopyingforeignproductionsinordertoattractmoreviewersathome,andpossiblyabroad.1．WhoisthemainactorintheKoreanTVdramasYouWhoCameFromTheStar?A．JunJi-hyunB．KimSoo-hyunC．LeeMin-hoD．bothAandB2．Whyaren’ttheChinesedramassopopularastheKoreanTVdramas?A．Theactorsarenothandsome.B．Thestoriesarenot