江苏省常州市新北区2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末经典模拟试题含解析

江苏省常州市新北区2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末经典模拟试题注意事项: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、Ihadeggandsomemilkforbreakfastthismorning.A．a B．an C．the D．/2、Inorder_______mistakes,Ipaidmuchattentiontomyexam.A．nottomake. B．tomake. C．notmaking.3、Mysisterhasagoodhabit.Shelikesto________allthingsinrightplaces.A．putdownB．putawayC．putonD．putout4、---HowcanIdowellinmyschoolwork?---Youmustworkhard.Dreaming_______hardworkwillneverachieveanything.A．besideB．throughC．withoutD．except5、InEnglish,wesaythatsharingaproblemislikecuttingitinhalf.Soyou’rehalfwaytosolvingaproblemjust_____talkingtosomeoneaboutit.A．with B．by C．in6、Fredgotajobeasilyinaschoolbecauseofhis______asapart-timeteacher.A．knowledge B．condition C．experience D．example7、---Wherearethetwins?---One________flowersandtreesinthegarden,theother______tohelpher.A．haswatered,hasgone B．iswatering,hasbeenC．iswatering,hasgone D．haswatered,hasbeen8、---Whatdidtheteachersaytoyou?---Heaskedme______.A．whyIlookunhappythenB．whendidIgohomelastnightC．howcouldIsolvetheproblemD．ifIhadgoteverythingready9、—____doyougotothelibrary?—Onceaweek.A．Howoften B．HowfarC．Howmuch D．Howlong10、—Doyoupreferbasketballwithme?一No,I’dratherathomeandwatchTV.A．play;stay B．toplay;tostayC．play;tostay D．toplay;stayⅡ.完形填空11、LastyearTomleftschool.HecametoTaibeito1ajob.Hewentfromonecompanytoanotherbut2wantedhim.Nowhehadlittlemoney.Hehadtogobacktohissmalltown.Sohecametothestation.Hefelt3andtired.Itwasverylateatnightand4wasfullofpeople.Theywerewaiting5ticketsofthelasttrainHeboughtthelastticket,andhewasveryhappy.Atthattime,awomanwithacryingbabywalkedtohimsheaskedhimtosellhertheticket.Hegivehertheticket.Hethoughttheyneededit6hedid.After7left,hesatonthebenchanddidn’tknow8togo.Justthen,anoldmancameandsaid,“Youngman,Isawwhathappenedjustnow.Ihaveabigcompany.Ineedagoodyoungmanlike9.wouldyouliketowork10me?”1．A．find B．see C．lookfor2．A．everyone B．noone C．nothing3．A．happy B．interesting C．sad4．A．thecity B．thecompany C．thestation5．A．tobuy B．tosell C．togive6．A．lessthan B．morethan C．smallerthan7．A．Tom B．thebus C．thetrain8．A．what B．which C．where9．A．thewoman B．you C．thebaby10．A．for B．to C．withⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，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。I'magirlfromNigeria.Growingupinahomefullofwatchingandplayingfootball,Ihavegrowntolovethe1．（game）.IwatchmostlyEuropeanfootballandIsupportanEnglishclub2．(call)Arsenal.Therearealotof3．(reason)whyIlovefootball.Nomatterwhereyoucomefrom,nomatterwhatlanguageyouspeak,everyone4．(understand)thegame.Thatiswhyitiscalleda“global（全球的）sport”.Footballis5．veryeasysporttolearnandplay.Lookingfromtheoutside,itmightseemreallyhard,butwhenyoustart6．(learn),itisnotthathard．Footballinvolves（牵涉）aballandahuman.Thereareotherrulesandtechnicalities（技术性细节）involved,but,withtime,youwouldbeabletounderstand7．(they).Ihavelearnedsomuchfromfootballthroughouttheyears.Forexample,throughfootball,Iknowlotsofcountriesandcitiesinthem.Iknow8．(place)likeZurich,Leicester,Liverpool,Munich,andShrewsbury.Also，listeningtoexperiencedcommentators（解说员）duringthefootballgameshelpsincreasemyvocabulary（词汇量）.Thankstoit，IwasabletoscorehigheronmySATexam.9．mySAT,aquestionwasaboutawordIheardacommentatoruseinagametheweekbefore.Tome,footballismorethan10．asport,itislife.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、CaliforniaGov.JerryBrownonTuesdaysignedalawfordriverlesscarstotravelonpublicroadways,showingonceagainthatLeftCoasthasawayofmakingcar-makersdevelopfaster.ItisnotthatsmartmindsinJapanandGermanyaren’talreadyworkingondriverlesscars.Butwithmostnewtechnologies,engineerswanttomakesurethattheyaresafeenoughbeforelargeproduction.TheCalifornialawwillallowthemtotravelonthestate’sroadwaysifthereisanexperienceddriversittinginthedrivingseattotakeoverifneeded.“Today,we’relookingatsciencefictionbecomingtomorrow’sreality,”Gov.BrownsaidduringanewsconferenceatGoogle’sheadquarters.“ThisdriverlesscarisanotherstepforwardinthislongmarchofCaliforniaandleadingnotjustthecountry,butthewholeworld.”Thestateoftenusesstricterlawstocontrolgreenhousegasesandglobalwarming,whichwasstronglyagainstbymostcar-makersinotherstates,sayingitwouldbeimpracticalforeachstatetomakeitsownfuelstandards.However,theU.S.EPA(环境保护署)sidedwithCalifornia.Atlastallsidesreachedanagreement,butthepushfromCaliforniaundoubtedlyinfluencedtheEPA’ssharplyhigherfuelstandards,whichrequirecar-makerstoachieveanaverageof54.5milespergallonby2025.Whenitcomestodriverlesscars,Californiaisactuallythethirdstatetoauthorize(批准)them,behindNevadaandFlorida.Butbyfaritisthemostinfluential.“It’smeaningfulbecauseCaliforniaisabigstate,afirstmoverandreallyabigplayer,”RyanCalo,alawprofessorattheUniversityofWashingtonwhostudiesautonomoustransportlaw,toldtheNewYorkTimes.1．Thesentence“California,ofcourse,hasledthewaytowardscleanertransport.”isthetopicsentenceof_________.A．Paragraph2B．Paragraph3C．Paragraph4D．Paragraph52．Fromthewholepassage,whataretheadvantagesofdriverlesscarsinCalifornia?A．TheyaregreenandsafeB．TheyarefastandbigC．TheyaregreenandbigD．Theyarefastandsafe3．Thelastparagraphiswrittenmainlyto______.A．introduceanewlawsignedbyCaliforniaB．CaliforniaisabigstateandreallyabigplayerC．CaliforniaisthethirdstatetoauthorizethelawD．showtheinfluenceofCalifornia’slawondriverlesscars4．Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearn_______.A．engineersinothercountriesaren’tworkingondriverlesscarsB．CaliforniaandtheEPAreachedanagreementonfuelstandardsC．thedevelopingofdriverlesscarsinCaliforniawillleadtheworldD．CaliforniaisthefirststatethatallowsdriverlesscarstotravelonroadsB14、MIT(MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology)(美国麻省理工学院)isaworld-classuniversitymainlyinmath,scienceandtechnology,butyoumaybesurprisedtolearnthatMITsetsartscourses.MITbelieveinthepassion(激情)oflearning,thevalueofworkingandteachingmethods.MIT’steachingpowerisquitestrong.ThereareeightNobelwinnersandmanyothernationalandinternationalwinnersintheteachergroupofMIT.MITisproudofthesetopscholarsandthinkers.Theratio(比例)ofteachersandstudentsinMITisabout1to7.5.About63percentoftheclasseshavefewerthan20studentseach.Only4percentoftheclasseshavemorethan100studentseach.MostMITstudentscanlearncoursesthattheylike.ThestudentsinMIThavemanyactivitieswhentheyfinishtheirlessons,forexample：StudentLifeAndCultureStudentOrganizationsMusic&TheArts@MITAthleticsMoststudentsinfamousuniversitiesfeelseriouspressurebothinlifeandstudy.InMITthestudentshavethesamepressurewhichencouragesthemtohavetostudyhard.ButMITusuallygivesoneyearforthenewstudentstoadjust(调节)tothetransition(转变；过渡时期).Intheirfirsttermallthenewstudentsaregradedbyatest.InthistestifheorshereceivesaCorthelevelbetterthanC,hisorherresultwillbekeptforever.IfsheorhereceivesaDoranF,norecordwillbekept.1．Whichcoursesarewell-knowninMIT?A．mathB．scienceC．technologyD．allabove.2．HowmanyscholarswontheNobelPrizeinMIT?A．5B．6C．7D．83．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTrue?A．InMITnoartscoursesareset.B．ThestudentsinMIThavefewerquiterelaxedinstudy.C．MostclassesinMIThavefewerthan20studentseach.D．ThereisahardperiodforthenewstudentsinMITtogetusedtothestudyinginMIT.4．What’sthepolicyforthenewstudentsinMIT?A．Theyneedtostudyhardortheycan’tstudyinMITanymore.B．TheyaregivenachancetogetusedtothestudystyleinMIT.C．TheymustgetatleastaBinallcourses.D．IftheygetaD,theresultwillberecordedinMITforever.5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheactivitiesforthelifeofthestudentsinMIT?A．StudentOrganizationsB．StudentLifeAndCultureC．Music&theArts@MITD．HeavenofDanceC15、AccordingtothetraditionalChineselunarcalendar,weofficiallywelcometheYearoftheHorsebetterthanothers.Thehorsehasplayedanimportantrolethroughouthumanhistoryallovertheworld.Horseswereusedforthousandsofyearsasameansoftransportation,aweaponofwarandaplougheroffields(犁地农具),but"thehorsewasmorethanjustavehicle-ithadmorecharacterthanacar,atankoratractor,"ClareBaldingwroteforTheTelegraph.IntheMiddleAgesinWesternsocieties,thehorsewasasymbolofchivalry（骑士神）andnobility(贵族).Infact,theword"chivalry"comesfrom"cheval"inOldFrench,whichmeanthorse.Theideaofchivalryhelpedtofashionthe19th-century"gentleman",whichwasaboutgoodmanners,courageandhonestytofriends.Nowadays,becauseofeconomic(经济)development,peopleinWesternsocietiesarelesslikelytoseeorridehorses.Peoplelivingincities,inparticular,hardlyeverexperiencehorsesexceptthroughmovies,paintingsorbooks.Buthorseracing,andbetting.moneyonhorseraces,isstillpopular.TheKentuckyDerbyisoneofthemostpopularsportingeventseveryyearintheUS.IntheUK,theroyalpolicestillgoaroundthecityonhorsebackandtheQueenridesinatraditionalhorse-drawncarriageon"ceremonialoccasions(正式场合)”．SomesayingsabouthorsesarestillusedinEnglishtoday.Forexample,peoplestillsay"holdyourhorses"tomean“slowdown".Ifsomeoneseemstooproud,peoplemighttellhimorherto"getoffhisorherhighhorse".Andsincehorsesarestrongandenergetic,thereareexpressionssuchas"asstrongasahorse","workhorse"and"horsingaround"..Interestingly,thehorsealsoappearsinmanyChinesesayings,suchasQianlima,whichmeansatalentedperson.OtherChinesehorsesayingsincludeMadaochenggong(instantsuccess)andBaimawangzi(princecharming).Besidestheirphysicalstrengths,horsesaresmartandhave"excellentmemories",accordingtoDiscoveryNews.Maybethat'swhyChinesepeoplesay,"Anoldhorsenevergetslost".Sincethehorseishonoredasasymbolofmanygreatqualities,peoplebornintheYearoftheHorsearesaidtosharethem.1．AccordingtoChinesetradition,whichyeariswelcomedbestofficially?A．theYearoftheSnakeB．theYearoftheTigerC．theYearoftheMouseD．theYearoftheHorse2．Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTtheroleofthehorsenowadays?A．Aweaponofwar.B．Theroyalpolice'stransportationtogoaroundintheUK.C．Racehorses.D．Animalactorsinmovies.3．Ifafriendofyoursisoverconfident,whatareyousupposedtotellhimorher?A．Holdyourhorses.B．Getoffyourhighhorse.C．BeasstrongasahorseD．Anoldhorsenevergetslost4．Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTthereasonwhypeoplelikehorses?A．ThehorsehasplayedanimportantrolethroughouthumanhistoryallovertheworldB．ThehorsewasasymbolofchivalryandnobilityintheMiddleAgesinWesternsocieties.C．Besidestheirphysicalstrengths,horsesaresmartandhave“excellentmemories".D．Horsesareonlyusedasameansoftransportationlikeacar,atankoratractor.5．Fromthepassageweknowthat.A．Economydevelopsalot,sopeopleinWesternsocietieshardlyseeorridehorsesnowadays.B．TheKentuckyDerbyisoneofthemostpopularbettingeventseveryyearintheUS.C．QianlimainChinesemeansapersonwhocanrunonethousandkilometersaday.D．Sincethehorseishonoredasasymbolofmanygreatqualities,peoplebornintheYearoftheHorsearesaidtobeasstrongasahorse.D16、WhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbornamedDrGibbs.Hedidn’tlooklikeanyotherdoctorI’deverknown.Hewasaverykindperson..Afterheretired,hebegantoplanttreesinhislargegarden.Hewishedtomakeitaforest.Thegooddoctorhadsomeinterestingideasaboutplantingtrees.Heneverwateredhisnewtrees.OnceIaskedwhy,hesaid,“Ifyouwaterthem,eachbabytreewillgrowweakerandweaker.Otherwise,theywillhavetogrowdeeprootstolookforwaterundertheearthbythemselves.”Heplantedsomeoaks,andinsteadofwateringthemeverymorning,hebeatthemwitharolled-upnewspaper.Iaskedhimwhyhedidthat,andhesaiditwastogetthetrees’attention.DrGibbsdiedtwoyearsafterIlefthome.IalwayswalkedbyhishouseandlookedatthetreesthatI’dwatchedhimplantabouttwenty–fiveyearsago.They’reverybigandstrongnow.Ialsoplantedtwotreesseveralyearsago.Icarriedwatertothemforawholesummer.Isprayed(喷洒)them.However,aftertwoyearsofcaringtoomuch,wheneveracoldwindblowsin,theyshakealot.Lifeishard,whetherwewantittobeornot.Whatweneedtodoistryourbesttomakeourrootsreachdeepintothebraveheart,sowhentherainfallsandthewindblows,wecouldfacethemstronglyandwon’tbebeatendown.1．WhichofthefollowingaboutDrGibbsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Hewasstrictwithhisneighbors.B．Hewasadoctorbeforeheretired.C．Hewantedtobeagardenerafterheretired.D．Helikedplantingflowersinhisgarden.2．HowdidDrGibbstreathistrees?A．Hesprayedthem.B．Heshookthemalot.C．Hewateredthemeverymorning.D．Hesometimesbeattreeswitharolled-upnewspaper.3．WhydidDrGibbstreathistreesinthatway?A．Becausehewantedtomakethemgrowbetter.B．Becausehewantedtoworkoffhisanger.C．Becausehedidn’tcareaboutthematall.D．Becausehewantedtomakeexperimentsonthem.4．What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A．Weshouldtryourbesttomakeourselvesstrongenoughtobeatdifficulties.B．Weshouldbeattreeswithrolled-upnewspapers.C．Wecan’tgrowupwithoutourparents’care.D．Weshouldn’twaterthenewtrees.E17、DearDad，TodayIwasattheshoppingcenterandIspentalotoftimereadingtheFather'sDaycards.ButasIchoseandread,andchoseandreadagain,itseemedthatnotasinglecardsaidwhatIreallywanttosaytoyou.You'llsoonbe84yearsold,Dad,andyouandIwillhavehad56Father'sDaystogether.Ididn'tthinkthatyouweretooold.Butthesadthinghappenedlastweek.Iwatchedasyouturnedatthecornerinyourcar.Ididn'trealizeatoncethatitwasyoubecausethemanwhowasdrivinglookedsoelderly.Fiftyyearsagothisspring,weplantedcarrotstogetherinagardeninCharlesCity,Iowa.Thisweek,we'llplantcarrotstogetheragain,perhapsforthelasttimebutIhopenot.Idon'tunderstandwhyplantingcarrotswithyouissoimportanttome.Well,Idon'tquiteknowhowtotellyouthis,Dad...Idon'tlikecarrots...butIlikeplantingthemwithyou.IguesswhatI'mtryingtosay,Dad,iswhateverysonanddaughterwantstosaytotheirdadtoday.PraisingafatheronFather'sDayisaboutmorethanadadwhobringshomemoneyorsharesadinner.It'smoreaboutadaddeeplylovingchildrenwhoknoweverythingandwon'tlistentoanyone.It'saboutsharing.It'saboutlovingsomeonemorethanwordscansay,andIwishthatitwouldneverend.Love，Jenny1．WheredidJennygotoday?A．Azoo. B．Ashoppingcenter.C．Acinema. D．Ahospital.2．HowoldisJennynow?A．84. B．56.C．50. D．34.3．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“theman”inParagraph2referto(指)?A．Anoldman. B．Acardriver.C．Jenny'sfather. D．Jenny'shusband.4．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A．It'sthelasttimeforJennytoplantcarrotswithherfather.B．Jennyandherfatherplantcarrotstogethereveryyear.C．BothJennyandherfatherlikeeatingcarrots.D．Jennywouldliketostaywithherfather.5．WhatdoesJennytalkaboutinthelastparagraph?A．DeeploveforDad.B．BestwishesforDad.C．TheimportanceofDad.D．ThebeginningofFather'sDay.F18、WhileWesternersweregettingusedtopayingwithcreditcards（信用卡）orbankcardsattheverybeginningofthe21stcentury,mostChinesepeoplestilllikedtopayincash(papermoney)outofhabit.However,today,Chinesepeoplemaybeleadingtheworldinmobilepayment,mainlyWeChatPayandAlipay.ForeignersfeelamazedwhenChinesepeoplebuyeverythingwiththeirphones.Atleast,thiswasthecaseforLimSweeSay,ManpowerMinisterofSingapore.WhenLimwaswaitinginlinetobuysomesnacksatastreetstall(货摊）inShanghai,hesawothercustomersshowtheirphonesandtakethefoodwithoutgivingoveranycash.Soonafter,herealizedthatthecustomerswereusingmobilepayment."Singaporeisactuallybackward（落后）",saidLimThepopularityofmobilepaymentinChinahaspushedmanyforeigncountriesandagenciestoacceptthem.Andseveralreasonsmightmakethismobilepaymentspreadinthewholeworld.●QuiteafewWesternmobilepaymentservicesrequirebusinessmentoinstall（安装）expensivemachinesbeforecustomerscanusethem.WhileusingChinesemobilepayment,allittakesisaQRcode（二维码）andasmartphone.●Nowadays,almosteveryonehasasmartphone,eventeenagers.Andthemobilepaymenthashelpedpeoplesavethetroubleoftakingwalletswiththem.It'snotonlysafer,moreconvenient,butalsoenvironmentallyfriendly.●MostshopsinChina,fromatinyshopinvillagestoahugeshoppingcenterinbigcities,alloffertheserviceofmobilepayment.Andbytheendoflastyear,HangzhouPublicTransportationSysteminstalledthemobilepaymentmachineon8,000downtownbuses.●WithChinesetravelersthroughouttheworld,it'snowcommontoseethefamiliargreenorblueQRcodesintouristsightsaroundtheworld.1．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．TheChinesepeoplestillliketopayincashtoday.B．MostWesternpeoplefeellikethemobilepayment.C．Chinesepeopleusedthecreditcardatthebeginningofthe21atcentury.D．BothWeChatPayandAlipayarethemostpopularpaymentsinChina.2．HowdotheforeignersfeelwhentheyseesomanyChinesepaywithphones?A．Interested. B．amazed. C．Delighted. D．Worried.3．WhatdoesLimmeanbysaying"Singaporeisactuallybackward."?A．InSingaporefewerpeopleliketopayincash.B．PeopleinSingaporedon'tknowhowtopaywithphones.C．ItisnotsopopularforpeopleinSingaporetopaywithphones.D．TherearefewerpeopleinSingaporewholikethewebpayment.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"popularity"mean?A．普及 B．便捷 C．入口 D．喜好5．Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?A．Toremindpeopletopaywithcreditcards.B．TointroduceWeChatPay&Ali