江苏省连云港市外国语学校2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末综合测试模拟试题含解析

江苏省连云港市外国语学校2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末综合测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、Maryprefersweekdaystoweekendsbecauseshe's____onweekends.A．busy B．muchbusier C．thebusiest D．busiest2、Iusedto.ButnowIgetusedtodoingeverything.I’msuccessfulatlast.A．giveup;keepingB．givingup;keepingC．givingup;keepD．giveup;keep3、—Mike,canyouexplain______?—I’msorry,Mum.Iwaslisteningtomusicanddidn’thearit.A．whyeverythinginthehousewasinamessB．whynobodyansweredthephonewhenIcalledyouC．howyoucouldfinishthehomeworkinsuchashorttimeD．howyoucanmaketherobotworksincethereisnopower4、youngA．flower B．about C．couple5、Manypeoplearoundtheworldarelookingforwardtothe2022BeijingWinterOlympics.ItinChinasoon.A．willhold B．washeld C．areheld D．willbeheld6、Trump’sgranddaughterArabellabegantolearnChinesewhenshewas_____18-month-oldbaby.ShethinksChineseis____usefullanguage.A．a;a B．an;aC．a;/ D．an;an7、Takethemedicineontime,________youmayfeelworse.A．and B．or C．although D．but8、_____usefulinformationHenrygaveus!A．HowaB．HowC．WhataD．What9、—Canyoutellme_____________?—Ofcourse.Japan.A．what’shisjob B．wheredoeshecomefromC．whereheisfrom D．whatlanguagehespeaks10、MissLin_____alotofworkforthepoorareasince2015.A．does B．did C．hasdone D．willdoⅡ.完形填空11、Gailandherdog,Sam,arestandingatthestreetcorner.They’rewaitingforthecarstogoby.Theywanttogo1thestreet.SheiswaitingforSamtodecidewhentheyshouldcross.Someblindpeopleusespecial,trained（受过训练的）dogstohelpthemtellwhenandwheretheywouldgo.Butnoteverydogcando2.Adogfortheblindmustbeclever.Thedogmustbe3ataspecialschool.Heistaughttowalkclosetothetrainer’slegs.Heistaughttowalk4histrainerdoes.Theblindpersongoestotheschooltoo.Hepracticeswiththedog.Heholdstheleatherbelt（皮带）aroundthedog’snecktightly（紧紧地）.Inthiswayhefeelsthedog’smovementsandknowswhenandwhereto5.AtthestreetcornerSamdoesn’twatchthe6.It’snotbecausehe’scareless.It’sjustbecausedogscan’t7redlightsfromgreenones.Heistrainedtowatchthecars,andtellwhenthetimeisforhimandGailtocross.Samis8toGail.Hedoesherseeingforher.Hekeepsher9danger.ButSamisnotonlyGail’s10.He’sherbestfriend,too.1．A．through B．over C．across D．past2．A．one B．it C．these D．those3．A．told B．asked C．trained D．helped4．A．fasterthan B．slowerthan C．notsofastas D．asfastas5．A．jump B．run C．walk D．drive6．A．people B．policemen C．trafficlights D．cars7．A．speak B．talk C．say D．tell8．A．polite B．kind C．important D．friendly9．A．in B．outof C．with D．inside10．A．eyes B．ears C．hands D．feetⅢ.语法填空12、根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词，并将完整单词写在下面对应题号后的横线上。AprilFool’sDayisonApril1st.Peoplecanplayj1．onothersonthisspeciald2．Ifyousucceed,youusuallylaughandsay,“AprilFool”Thepersonwhohasbeenfooledbyyoul3．,too,andhewillneverbeangrywithyou.Mother’sDayisonthesecondSundayofMay.It’sadaytot4．mothers.Onthatdaymothersusuallyreceiveflowersandcardsfromtheirchildren.Fathersandchildrendothehouseworksothatmotherscanhavear5．.EasterDayfallsonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonwhichonorafterMarch21st.ItiscalledEasterSunday.ItissaidthatonthatdayJesusChristcomesbacktol6．.Manypeoplegotochurchandchildrenoftengetp7．suchastoyrabbits.Thanks-givingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovember.It’sadaywhenpeoplegivethanksforthegoodthingsinlife.Usuallyfamiliesallgett8．andhaveabigdinner.ChristmasDaycomesonD9．25th.It’sthemostimportantfestivalinayear.Thebeautifulthingscanbes10．everywhere.Peopleexchangegifts,sendChristmascardsandvisitfriends.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、ToMax

Todaywehadtoletyougo,

Itbrokeourheartsintwo,

Wehadtoleaveyouatthatplace,

Aloneandfeelingblue,

Theonlythingthatwecoulddo,

Wastodrivebackhomeandcry,

Forwejustcouldn’tkeepyou,

Nomatter(无论)howwetried,

You’llneverbeforgotten,

Aslongaswetwolive,

Yougaveusallthelove,

Alittledogcouldgive,

Lookingatyoursmallhutch,

Weknowyouarenotwithus,

Fromthismomenton,

Webegintomissyoumuch,

We’llthinkaboutyouoften,

Andwannaknowwhereyouare,

Andinourheartswe’llhearyourbell,

Tinklingfromafar(远处).

ToMax

Todaywehadtoletyougo,

Itbrokeourheartsintwo,

Wehadtoleaveyouatthatplace,

Aloneandfeelingblue,

Theonlythingthatwecoulddo,

Wastodrivebackhomeandcry,

Forwejustcouldn’tkeepyou,

Nomatter(无论)howwetried,

You’llneverbeforgotten,

Aslongaswetwolive,

Yougaveusallthelove,

Alittledogcouldgive,

Lookingatyoursmallhutch,

Weknowyouarenotwithus,

Fromthismomenton,

Webegintomissyoumuch,

We’llthinkaboutyouoften,

Andwannaknowwhereyouare,

Andinourheartswe’llhearyourbell,

Tinklingfromafar(远处).

1．（小题1）Thewriterwrotethispoemto________.A．theirnewfriendB．theirownsonC．thenewmasteroftheirdogD．theirpetdog2．（小题2）.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Thedoglivedinasmallhutchbefore.B．Thewriterandthedoglovedeachother.C．Thedogcamebackwithhisbell.D．Thedognolongerliveswiththewriternow.3．（小题3）.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhewaswritingthepoem?A．Sad.B．Happy.C．Excited.D．Nervous.B14、Somepeoplebelievethatclasses,teachersandschoolbuildingswillnolongerbenecessaryinthenearfuturebecauseoftheInternetandothernewtechnology.Perhapsthiswillbetrueoneday,butiftheworldhasnoschools,Ican'timaginehowoursocietywillbe.Infact,weshouldlearnhowtousenewtechnologytomakeschoolsbetter.Weshouldinventanewkindofschoolconnectedtolibraries,museums,sciencecenters,labsandevencompanies.Technologicalcompaniesshouldcreatelearningprogramsforschools.ScientistscouldgivetalksthroughtheInternet.TVnetworksandlocalstationscoulddevelopprogramsaboutthingsstudentsarestudyinginschool.Labscouldsetupwebsitestoshownewtechnology,sostudentscouldseeitontheInternet.Isthisadream?No.Therehavebeenmanycitieswherethisisbeginningtohappen.HerethewholecityisconnectedtotheInternet,andlearningcantakeplaceathome,atschool,andintheoffice.Businessesprovideprogramsfortheschoolsandthesociety.Theschoolsprovidecomputerlabsforpeoplewithouttheirowncomputersathome.BecauseeveryonecangoontheInternet,olderpeopleuseitasmuchasyoungerones,andeveryonecanvisitfarawaylibrariesandmuseumsaseasilyasnearbyones.Howwillthisnewthingofschoolchangetheusualwayoflearning?Itisalittleearlytobesure,butitisveryexcitingtothinkaboutit.Technologywillchangethewaywelearn;schoolswillchangeaswell;andwewilllearnsomethingfromtheInternet.1．Whothinksthatstudentswon’thavetogotoschool?A．Everyone. B．Thewriter.C．Somepeople. D．Theteachers.2．Whatdoes“anewkindofschool”meaninthepassage?A．Aschoolwithmanynewcomputers.B．Aschoolwithmanynewstudents.C．Aschoolwithmanynewteachers.D．AschoolconnectedtotheInternet.3．Whatthewriterthinksisthat____________.A．schoolsarestillnecessaryB．moreschoolsshouldbebuiltC．thereshouldbefewerschoolsD．morecomputersareneededinschools4．Whydopeoplethinklearningcantakeplaceathome,atschool,andintheoffice?A．BecausewholecityisconnectedtotheInternet.B．BecauseeveryonecangoontheInternet.C．Becausegetttingonlineisveryeasy.D．BecausescientistscouldgivetalksthroughtheInternet.5．WhatfactdoesthepassageNOTprovide?A．Technologywillchangeourwayoflearning.B．Ifyouareastudent,youcanset.upwebsitestoshownewtechnology.C．Theschoolsprovidecomputerlabsforthosewhohavenopersonalcomputers.D．OntheInternet,youcanvisitanothercity’slibrariesaseasilyasthepeoplethere.C15、Agiftcardisacardthatisissued（发行）byastore．Thesecardsarebigmoneymakersforstores．Onereasonisthatwhengift-cardholdersgotothestore，theyoftenseeotherthingstobuy，andtheyspendmoremoneythanthegiftcardisworth．Unusedcardsareanotherreason．Storesmakemillionsofdollarsbecauselargenumbersofpeopleneverusetheircards．Theyeitherlosethem，forgetaboutthem，ordecidethatit'snotworththeeffort．Giftcardsarebecomingverypopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworld．IntheUS，theyareoneofthemostpopularkindsofgifts．Why？Peoplelovetheconvenience-giftcardsareeasytobuyandeasytouse，eitherinthestoreoronline．Therecipientcanchoosehisorherowngift，andthegiverdoesnothavetoworryaboutfindingjusttherightthing．Receivingagiftcard，however，isnotthesameasreceivingagift．Arealgiftisabetterreminderofthepersonwhogaveit．Themessageofarealgiftismorelikelytobe，"IspentsometimetryingtofindtherightgiftforyoubecauseIcareaboutyou．"Oftenagiftcarddoesnotsendthesamemessageasarealgift．Itmayseemtosay，"Iwasinahurry．Ididn'thavetimetothinkaboutwhatyouwouldreallylike．"Intoday'sworld，giftcardsarecertainlyconvenient．However，theycanmakeusforgettherealpurposeofgivinggifts，whichistobuildacloserconnectionbetweenthegift-giverandthegift-recipient．1．Howmanyreasonsaregiventoexplainwhygiftcardsarebigmoneymakersforstores？______A．One． B．Two． C．Three． D．Four．2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"recipient"meaninChinese？______A．商家 B．顾客 C．发行者 D．接受者3．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout？______A．WhygiftcardsarepopularintheUS．B．Differentkindsofgiftcards．C．Wheretobuygiftcards．D．Howtousegiftcards．4．Whatmessagedoesagiftcardsendaccordingtothewriter？______A．Icareaboutyou．B．Iknowyoulikegiftcards．C．Icouldn'tfindtherightgiftforyou．D．Ididn'thavetimetobuyyouarealgift．5．Whichofthefollowingisthewriter'sopinion？______A．It'seasyforpeopletolosegiftcards．B．Giftcardsarebetterthanrealgifts．C．Giftcardshelppeoplesavemoney．D．Realgiftscanbringpeoplecloser．D16、Successdoesnotbelongtoaselectgroupofindividuals(个人).Successbelongstothosewhoarewillingtogoafteritandtrytheirbesttodowhattheyhavetodo.Herearesomeusefulpracticalwaysforyouifyouwanttobeasuccess.Desire.Desireisthestrongwishtoachieveagoal.Withoutdesireyouhavenothing.Beforeyoucanrunwithdesire,yourgoalmustbeplain,clear,anditmustalsobeexciting.Showup.Seventypercentofsuccessinlifeisshowingup.Youcan’thaveabestseller,ifyouhaveneverwrittenabook.Youcan’tgetyourdreamjob,ifyou’reafraidtoturninanapplication.Showingupdoesn’tguarantee(保证)success,butifyoudon’tshowup,youwon’tsucceed.Fail.Unlessyou’rewillingtohaveatry,failunhappily,andhaveanothertry,successwon’thappen.Tohavesuccessyouhavetodothingstherightway,butoftentheonlywaytodosomethingrightistofirstfailatit.AsThomasJ.Watsonsaid,asimpleformula（公式）forsuccessistodoubleyourrateoffailure(失败).Sowelcomefailure,becomeastudentoffailure,learnfromfailure,andsoonyouwillsucceed.WorkHarder.____________________________________Successisnotaboutdoingwhatthecommonpersoncan’tdo.It’saboutdoingwhatthecommonpersonisunwillingtodo.Andonadeeperlevel,it’saboutcreatinghabitsthatthecommonpersonisunwillingtocreate.It’sthehabitofdoingthingswithexcellencethatcausessuccess.EnjoytheJourney.Successisajourney,notadestination(终点).Successisnotacertaincaroracertainhouseoracertainhappymarriage.Successistheenjoymentofthejourney.Youhavetoenjoythejourney.Someoneoncesaid,“Unlessyouchangehowyouare,youwillalwayshavewhatyou’vegot.”Youhavetochange…youwillchange,youwillsucceed.1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinachievingsuccess?A．Goodeducation.B．Workinghard.C．Strongdesire.D．Enjoyingfailure.2．Whatdoesthewriterreallymeanbysaying“Everyoneruns,buteveryoneisnotwillingtorunforanhoureveryday.”?A．It’snoteasyforpeopletodeveloptheirhealth.B．Keepingworkingharderisnecessarywhenyougoaftersuccess.C．Youaresuretomeetwithsomedifficultyinyourlife.D．Mostpeopledon’twanttospendtoomuchtimerunning.3．Whatdoesthewritermostlywanttotellusinthefourthparagraph?A．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B．Manyhandsmakelightwork.C．Everydoghasitsday.D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutsuccessaccordingtothepassage?A．Ifyouwanttosucceed,youshouldhavespecialtalents.B．Ifyouwanttosucceed,you’dbetternotshowup.C．Successmeanstheenjoymentofyourgainorlossonthejourney.D．Successisaboutdoingwhatthecommonpersoncan’tdo.5．Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe_______________.A．TheImportanceofSuccessB．TheMeaningofSuccessC．SuccessorFailureD．TheFiveMainStepstoSuccessE17、Whatdoesyourfacesay?Howmanydifferentemotionsdoyouthinkyoucancommunicatetopeoplewithyourface?Doyouhavethesamefacialexpressionsaspeoplefromdifferentcultures?Newresearchsuggeststhatthereareonlyfourbasicfacialexpressionsofemotion.However,howtheseexpressionsareunderstoodmightdependonwhereyouarefrom.ResearchbyscientistsfromtheUniversityofGlasgowhaschallengedthetraditionalviewofhowthefaceexpressesemotions.Untilnow,itwaswidelybelievedthatsixbasicemotions—happiness,sadness,fear,anger,surpriseanddisgust(厌恶),wereexpressedandrecognizedacrossdifferentcultures.However,theUniversityofGlasgow’sworknowsuggeststhatthehumanfaceonlyhasfourbasicexpressionsofemotion.Thisisbecausesomepairsofemotionsareimpossibletodistinguish,especiallywhentheyarefirstexpressingontheface.Fearandsurprise,forexample,bothsharewide-openeyes.Thefacialexpressionsforangeranddisgustalsolookthesame.Soifourfacesareonlyabletoexpressfourbasicemotions,howdowecommunicatemorecomplex(复杂的)feelings?Thestudyfoundthatthewayexpressionsareexplainedisdifferentindifferentcultures.LeadresearcherDrRachaelJackwasstudyingthisbecause“facialexpressionswereconsideredtobegeneral”,sheexplains.However,whilelookingathowpeoplefromtheEastandWestlookatdifferentpartsofthefaceduringfacialexpressionrecognition,theyfoundthatalthoughtherearesomecommoncharacteristicsacrosscultures,thesixbasicfacialexpressionsofemotionarenotrecognizedbyeveryone.“Wesaidwedon’tknowwhatadisgustfacelookslikeinChina,sothebestwaytogoaboutthatistomakeallcombinations(组合)offacialmovementsandshowtoChineseresearchersandaskthemtochoosetheonestheythinkaredisgustfaces.”Withthesoftwaretheydeveloped,theydiscoveredthatintheearlystagesofsignalingemotion,fearandsurprise,andangeranddisgust,wereoftenconfused.Jackexplainsthatthesefacialexpressionshavedevelopedbothfrombiologyandsocialevolution(进化).Whatinterestspeopleaboutthecross-culturalaspectoftheresearch?“Thisworkleadstounderstandingwhichemotionsweshare,realizingourdifferencesandcallingattentiontoourmulticulturalexperiences.”Thisresearchcouldadvisenewwaysofsocialcommunicationthatimprovecross-culturalinteractions.1．Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowinterestindifferentcultures.B．Toexpresstheworriesaboutemotions.C．Toleadinthetopicoffacialexpressions.D．Togiveanexampleoffacialexpressions.2．Theword“distinguish”inParagraph3probablymeans______.A．expressB．explainC．differentiateD．develop3．Accordingtothepassage,DrRachaelagreesthat______.A．facialexpressionsareeasytounderstandinJapanB．thewayexpressionsareunderstoodisdifferentinChinaC．newwaysofsocialcommunicationcanimprovemovementsD．it’sdifficulttounderstandallthefacialexpressionsofemotion4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Wecanexpressouremotionsinfourdifferentways.B．Facialexpressionsofemotioncanbediscoveredeasily.C．Facialexpressionsofemotionarefromdifferentcountries.D．Facialexpressionsareexplaineddifferentlyindifferentcultures.F18、Manyplacesintheworldneedmorefreshwater(淡水).Everycountryistryingtofindwaystoturnsaltwaterintofresh.Whyaren'ttheremanyfactoriesliketheSymifactory?Insomeplaces,thesunisn'thotenough,oritdoesn'tshineeveryday.Intheseplacesotherwaystoheating(加热)seawatercanbeused.Thesewayscostmoremoney,buttheyworkfasterthanthesun.Byboiling(煮沸)seawaterwithhighheat，alotoffreshwatercanbemadequickly.Butheatingisnottheonlywaytogetfreshwaterfromsaltwater.Otherwaysaretried.Onewayisfreezing(冷冻).Thefreshpartofsaltwaterfreezesfirst.Togetfreshwater,thepiecesoficearetakenout.Whichwayisbest?Theonethatgivesthemostwaterfortheleastmoney.Itmaybeadifferentwayforeachplace.Symi'swayseemsverygoodforsmall,hotplaces.Itdoesn'tmakeverymuchwateratatime.Butthefactoryiseasytobuildandcostlittle.1．Fromthepassageweknowthatfreshwater.A．isneededinmanycountriesB．isneededineverycountryC．canbeusedinmanywaysD．isveryimportantforfactories2．TheSymifactory.A．isafreshwaterfactoryB．canbebuilteverywhereC．canmakemuchfreshwateratatimeD．doesn'tneedsunshineevery