湖南省长沙市明德旗舰2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末调研模拟试题含解析

湖南省长沙市明德旗舰2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末调研模拟试题注意事项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、Makesure_______thelightsbeforeleaving.A．turnoffB．toturnoffC．turningoffD．turnedoff2、Jamestookthemagazinesoffthelittletabletomake______forthetelevision.A．fun B．time C．room D．noise3、____Sundaymorning,Iplayed____badminton.A．In,the B．On,the C．On,/ D．In,/4、—Lily,haveyoudecided___________fortravelingthissummer?—Notyet.Maybesomecitiesinthenorth.A．wherewillyougo B．whereyouwillgoC．howwillyougo D．howyouwillgo5、—I’mgoingtoplaybasketballafterschool.Whataboutyou?—__________.A．Yes,basketballisverypopular. B．Oh!It’ssohot.C．Ilikebasketballverymuch. D．Metoo.6、-Thedresslooksso_____onyou.-Yes,itfitsme_____.A．well;good B．well;wel C．good;well D．good;good7、TheSmithswelcomeduswarmlyandmadeus_________athome.A．felt B．feel C．feeling8、Mygrandmadidn’tgotosleep______Igotbackhome.A．whereB．untilC．assoonasD．while9、---Linda,haveyouheard_________songLittleApple?---IsittheoneChopsticksBrotherssanglastyear?Maybeit’s___mostpopularsongin2014.A．a;the B．the;the C．a;an D．the;a10、---Couldyoutellus__________?---Abouttwoweeks.A．howoftenarewegoingtobeawayB．howoftenwearegoingtobeawayC．howlongarewegoingtobeawayD．howlongwearegoingtobeawayⅡ.完形填空11、Peoplegivegiftsinalmostallcountries.Giftsmarkfestivalsandotherimportantevents.Somegiftsareexpensive,ortheymaytakemonthstocreate.Othersareofless1,suchasbirthdaycards.Gift-givingisoftenaprocessofexchange.2youreceiveabirthdaygiftfromsomeone,thatpersonusuallyexpectsabirthdaygiftfromyou3.Insomecultures,therearecertainrulesaboutgiftexchange.InPakistan,forexample,thereisatraditioncalled“takinggiving”.It4thisway:Yougivethenewly-marriedcoupleagift,andthey“repay”youwithagiftofhighervalue.Thenyougivethecouple5gift.Thisoneshouldbeworththedifferencebetweenthefirsttwogifts.Thegiftexchangecontinues,6thesameway.Inmanyancientcultures,peoplemadeofferingstotheirleaderstoshowtheirloyalty(忠诚).TheNubiansinancientEgyptareagood7.TheybroughtgoldtotheEgyptiankings.Traditionslikethese8todayinsomepartsoftheworld.InpartsofAfrica,forexample,farmersmaygivegiftstothelocalleadersto9themforprotection.Todaypresidents10bringgiftswhentheyvisitaforeignleader.Leadersbringgiftstomakerelationshipsbetween11stronger,nottoemphasize(强调)thepowerofthegiftreceiver.Giftscan12sendspecialmessages.Forexample,giftscantellpeoplethatwearethinkingofthemandthatwewantthemtofeel13.Sometimesagiftmakesusrememberthegiver.Thegiftkeepsthe14ofaspecialpersonandaspecialrelationshipalive.Thereisnodoubtaboutthegoodsideofgift-giving.Thatiswhysomepeopledon’t15theideathatmoderngift-givingisverywasteful.Itisclearthatthereisanemotionalbenefittopeoplewhoexchangegifts.Thatissurelyenoughofareasonforthetraditiontocontinue.1．A．powerB．helpC．funD．value2．A．SinceB．BeforeC．IfD．Although3．A．atonceB．byturnsC．inreturnD．onpurpose4．A．worksB．writesC．agreesD．ends5．A．noB．anotherC．everyD．any6．A．planningB．providingC．followingD．welcoming7．A．groupB．peopleC．warningD．example8．A．continueB．changeC．startD．improve9．A．useB．praiseC．thankD．please10．A．sometimesB．usuallyC．seldomD．never11．A．countriesB．citiesC．villagesD．families12．A．justB．neverC．alsoD．later13．A．luckyB．specialC．safeD．strong14．A．wealthB．happinessC．memoryD．growth15．A．turndownB．giveupC．thinkoverD．agreewithⅢ.语法填空12、从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式，使短文完整、通顺。每空只填一词（有两词多余）cup,happy,so,which,the,good,think,but,they,be,fail,teachAgroupofclassmatesgottogethertovisittheiroldteacher.Theseclassmatesallhadgoodjobsandmadelotsofmoney.Theytalked1．.Theteacheraskedthemthedifficultytheyhadhad.Thentheirtalksoonturnedtotalkingaboutthestress(d压力)inworkandlife,Theteacherwentto2．kitchenandcamebackwithalargepotofcoffeeandmany3．---chinaones,plasticonesandglassones.Someareplainlooking,someareexpensiveandsomearelovely.Theteachertoldthemtohelp4．tothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theteachersaid,“Canyounoticethatallofyoutooknice-lookingexpensivecups,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones?Youwantonlythe5．foryourselves,anditisthesourceofyourproblems.”“Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,6．youwentforthebestcupsandthenbeganlookingateachother’scups.”“Now7．aboutthis;lifeisthecoffee,andthejobs,moneyandpositioninsociety8．thecups.Theyarejusttoolstohold,anddonotchangethelife.Sometimes,bycaringonlyaboutthecups,we9．toenjoythecoffee.10．don’tletthecupsdriveyou,andenjoythecoffeeinstead.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Awisemanwasvisitingavillagewithhisstudents.Hefoundagroupoffamilymembersshoutinginangerateachother.Heturnedtohisstudentsandasked:“Whydopeopleshoutinangerateachother?”Hisstudentsthoughtforawhile,andoneofthemsaid:“Becausewhenweloseourcalm,weshout.”“But,whyshouldyoushoutwhentheotherpersonisjustnexttoyou?Youcanjustaswelltellhimwhatyouhavetosayinasoftmanner,”saidthewiseman.Studentsgavesomeotheranswersbutnonewereanygood.“Whentwopeopleareangryateachother,theirheartsbecomedistanced,”thewisemanexplained.“Tocoverthatdistancetheymustshouttobeabletoheareachother.Theangriertheyare,theloudertheywillhavetoshouttoheareachotherandcoverthatgreatdistance.”Thewisemanthengaveanexample:“Whathappenswhentwopeoplefallinlove?Theydon’tshoutateachotherbuttalksoftlybecausetheirheartsareveryclose.Whentheyloveeachotherevenmore,whathappens?Theydon’tneedtotalk.Theyonlylookateachotherandthat’sall.Thatishowclosetwopeoplearewhentheyloveeachother.”Helookedathisstudentsandsaid:“Sowhenyouargue,donotletyourheartsgetdistant.Donotsaywordsthatdistanceyoufromothers.Otherwise,therewillcomeadaywhenthedistanceissogreatthatyouwillnotfindthepathtoreturn.”1．Whatdidtheyfindwhenawisemanandhisstudentswerevisitingavillage?A．Agroupoffamilymemberswereshoutingateachotherangrily.B．Agroupoffamilymemberswereplayingthere.C．Hisstudentswereshoutingwithagroupofpeople.D．Agroupofpeopleweretravelingthere.2．Oneofthestudentsthinksfamilymembersshoutateachotherbecause.A．theyarenotfriendsB．theylosetheircalmC．theydon’tlikeeachotherD．theyarefarfromeachother3．Whatwillhappenwhentwopeopleareangrywitheachotheraccordingtothewiseman?A．Theyfightwitheachother.B．Theyaretooangrytosayaword.C．Theyarefarawayfromeachother.D．Theirheartsbecomedistanced.4．Whatwillusuallyhappentotwopeopleatfirstwhentheyfallinlovewitheachotheraccordingtothepassage?A．Theytalkmore.B．Theyshoutateachother.C．Theytalksoftly.D．Theydon’tsayanythingtoeachother.5．What’sthetopicofthepassage?A．Shoutingisbad.B．Don’tshout.C．Thedistanceoflove.D．Coverthedistancewithlove.B14、IndiaisnexttoChina.LikeChina,IndiaisadevelopingAsiancountry.Theyhavealotincommon.Theyarebothbigcountrieswithdifferentlanguagesanddifferentkindsoffood.Theybothhavealotoffarmersandareboththefastestgrowingcountriesintheworld.ThetwocountriesbothdowellinITbusiness.ChinaisstronginhardwarewhileIndiaisstronginsoftware.Indiansoftwarebusinesshasbeengrowingveryfastsincethe1990s.TodayIndiasellssoftwareandservicestonearly95countriesaroundtheworld.Inthecomingyears,ChinaandIndiahavesimilarproblems.Bothofthemhavealargepopulation.Chinahasabout1.3billionpeopleandIndiahasabout1billion.That’sone-thirdoftheworld’spopulation.Thetwocountriesneedtokeepgrowingfastprovidejobsforbillionsofpeopleeveryyear.1．ChinaandIndiahavealotincommonExceptthat.A．theyarebothbigcountriesB．theybothhavethesamecultureC．theyhavedifferentlanguagesD．theyareboththefastestgrowingcountries2．WhatdoesIndiasellstomanycountriesaroundtheworldtoday?A．Software.B．Televisions.C．Computers.D．Hardware.3．ThereareaboutpeopleinChinaandIndiainall.A．1billionB．1.3billionC．1.4billionD．2.3billion4．WhatdoChinaandIndianeedtoprovidefortheirpeopleeveryyear?A．Food.B．Cars.C．Jobs.D．Houses5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．BothChinaandIndiaareAsiancountries.B．ChinahasmorepeoplethanIndia.C．Indiaisverystronginhardware.D．One-thirdofthepeopleintheworldliveinChinaandIndia.C15、Doyouhaveagoodsenseofdirection？Ifnot,pleasetakewithyouacompass.Butifyouforgettotakeacompass,youcanstillfindyourwayduringthetrip.SupposeyouarehikingwithyourfamilysomewhereinthemountaininDanXiaMountain,youneedtofindthedirectionofsouthtofindyourwayback.Butnoneofyourfamilymemberscanreadthemapandactuallyknowswherethefamilyis.Nevermind.Thesunisshiningandit’sstillmorning.Ifyoudon'tknowtheexacttime，youcanstillfindoutwheresouthis,butyou'llneedtobepatient.①Findastraightstickandputitinthegroundinaplacewhereyoucanmarkitsshadow.②Trytoputthestickasvertically(垂直)asyoucan.Youcancheckthisbymakingasimpleplumbline(铅锤线)withapieceofstring(绳子)andweight.Youhaven'tgotanystring?Ok,useathreadfromyourclotheswithabuttontiedattheendtoactasaweight.③Afterthestickisputvertically,youcanseeitsshadowontheground.Marktheendoftheshadow.④Waitabouthalfanhourandmarktheendoftheshadowagain.⑤Keepdoingthisuntilyouhavemadeseveralmarks.⑥Themarknearestthestickwillshowtheshortestshadowwhenitismidday，becauseatthattimethesunishighestintheskyandpointingtotheexactsouth.⑦Pickapointinthedistancealongthelinebetweentheshortestshadowandthestick.⑧Thatpointissouthofwhereyouare.⑨Nowyoucanturnthemap,likeyoudidbefore,andfindwhichwayyoushouldchoosefortraveling.1．Tofindthedirection,weoughttobepatientprobablybecause.A．itisnoteasytofindaproperstickB．itisnoteasytoputthestickverticallyC．ittakeshourstomakethemarksD．ittakeshourstomakeaplumbline.2．Thepassagewouldprobablybemosthelpfulto.A．thosewhodrawmaps B．thosewhogetlostC．thosewhomakecompasses D．thosewholikesmakingmarks3．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingareneededtofindthedirectionofsouth?①Itisafinedayandthesunisshiningbrightly.②Youaretravellingwithyourfamily.③Youhaveastraightstick,apieceofstringandabutton.④Youmarktheshadoweveryhalfanhour.⑤Youcheckthemarksonthestick.A．①③④ B．①②③ C．②③④ D．③④⑤4．Theauthortellsushowtofindthedirectionofsouthby.A．tellinganinterestingstory B．doinganexperimenthimselfC．testinganideabyreasoning D．introducingausefulmethod5．Inwhichofthefollowingcolumns（栏目）canyoufindthearticle?A．FamilyLife B．NationalGeographyC．ExperienceSharing D．ScienceFictionD16、Survey:MostChinesethinkpenalty(惩罚)fordrunkdrivingtoolight2009-08-1813:33:53GMT2009-08-1821:33:53(BeijingTime)XinhuaEnglishBEIJING,Aug.18(Xinhua)--MostChinesepeopleconsiderdrunkdrivingimpossibletostopinthecountrywhilethecurrentlaw(法律)toolightfordrunkdrivers,asurveyhasfound.AccordingtothesurveydonebytheChinaYouthDaily,morethan96%ofthe1,792respondents(被告)saidpeoplearoundthemhaddrivenafterdrinking,whilemorethan81%complainedthecurrentpenaltywastoolight,thepaperreportedTuesday.Nowoffenders(违规者)faceathree-to-sixmonthsuspension(吊销)oftheirdrivinglicensesanddetention(拘留)forupto15daysinseriouscases.DrunkdrivinghasattractedwidepublicattentioninChinaafterseveralseriousaccidentsinrecentmonths.OnAug.4,adrunkdriverinHangzhoukilleda16-year-oldgirl.Twodayslater,anotherdrunkdriverinShanghaikilledafour-year-oldboyandinjuredthreeothers.Drunkdrivingisregardedasjusttrafficviolationifnoaccidentsresult,accordingtotheChineselaw.Butsomepeoplehavecalledforregardingitasacrimenomatterwhetheritresultsinseriousaccidents.“Ifit’sacrimeandanyonecaughtwillgotojail(监狱),alotmorepeoplewillbeafraidofriskingit,”saidWangMingliang,aprofessorattheFudanUniversity.However,otherpeopledisagreed.In2008,China’salcohol（酒精）-relatedtrafficaccidentsledto18,371deaths,76,230injuries,andaproperty(财产)lossof250millionyuan($36.7million),accordingtoofficialfigures.1．MostChinesethinkit’shardtostopdrunkdrivingbecauseofthe__________penaltyforitaccordingtothecurrentlaw.A．lightB．lessC．heavy2．Ifadrunkdriveriscaughtnow,heorshewillhavetoface__________.A．adetentionandanimportantreportB．asuspensionofdrivinglicenseandadetentionC．asuspensionofdrivinglicenseandaserioussurvey3．Howmanypeoplediedofalcohol-relatedtrafficaccidentsinChinain2008?A．1,792B．18,371C．76,2304．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．AdrunkdriverinShanghaikilleda4-year-oldboyOnAugust4.B．Over1700respondentsinthesurveycomplainedthecurrentpenaltywastoolight.C．China’salcohol-relatedtrafficaccidentscausedapropertylossof$36.7millionin2008.5．Thispassagemaycomefroma__________.A．newspaperB．sciencefictionC．storybookE17、Doyouknowwhatyou'dliketobewhenyougrowup?Ittakesmostpeoplemanyyearstofindout.FortheyoungartistAlexandraNechita,itneverreallyseemedtobeaquestion.Fromthedayshebegandrawingattheageoftwo,shewasanartist.AlexandraNechitawasborninRomaniain1985andmovedtoCaliforniawhenshewasstillababy.Asalittlechild,shelovedcoloringinhercoloringbooks.Herparentshopedshecouldspendmoretimeplayingwithotherchildren,sotheytookawayhercoloringbooks.Alexandrabegandrawingherownpicturesandcoloringthemin.BythetimeAlexandrawassevenyearsold,shehadbegunpaintingwithoilpaints.WhenAlexandratookalocalartclass,herteacherwasamazedattheyoungartist'sunusualstyleofpainting.Alexandra'sworkwassimilarinsomewaystothepaintingsbyfamousartistslikePicasso.Theseartistsdidnotusearealisticstyleofpainting.Theyallowedtheirimaginationstoplayanimportantpartintheirwork.TheinterestingthingwasthatlittleAlexandrahadneverseentheworkoftheseartists.Peoplecalledher"LittlePicasso".Thiswasagreathonor,butAlexandra'sstyleofpaintingwasallherown.Alexandra'sfirstpublicshowwasheldataLosAngelespubliclibrarywhenshewasonlyeightyearsold.PeoplewereamazedathowyoungAlexandrawas,butmostlytheylovedherimaginativeartwork.ItdidnottakelongforAlexandraandherworktobecomefamous.Sheappearedontelevisionprogramsandinnewspapersandmagazinesallovertheworld.Thesaleofasingle-piececanearntheyoungartistthousandsofdollars.ButthatisnotwhyAlexandracreatesartwork.Shejustcannotimaginedoinganythingelsethatwouldbringhersuchjoyandsatisfaction.Today,Alexandraisafull-timeartist.Shealsoworkstohelpsupporttheartsinschools.Alexandraisastrongbelieverinthepowerofartasatoolofcommunicationandabridgetobuildpeacethroughouttheworld.1．WhendidAlexandrabegindrawingpictures?A．Attheageofeight.B．Attheageofseven.C．Intheyearof1987.D．Intheyearof1985.2．Alexandrawascalled"LittlePicasso?"because__________A．shelearnedtopaintfromPicassoB．herstyleofpaintingwasmuchlikePicasso'sC．shewasoneofPicasso'sbigfansD．herstyleofpaintingwasunusual3．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．AlwaysappearinginpublicbroughtAlexandramuchjoy.B．Alexandrafeltverysatisfiedwithherwork.C．Alexandrabecamefamouswhenshegrewup.D．Inordertomakemuchmoney,Alexandramademanyartworks.4．WhatcanweknowaboutAlexandrafromthepassage?A．Sheispolite. B．Sheisfaithful. C．Sheispatient. D．Sheiscreative.5．Thepassagecanbedescribedasa(n)______