湖北省武汉市武汉外学校2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末统考模拟试题含解析

湖北省武汉市武汉外学校2023-2024学年英语九年级第一学期期末统考模拟试题注意事项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、---HowcanIgetalongwellwithothers,Father?---Trytosmiletoothers.Youwillfindit_____tomakenewfriendsthanbefore.A．easy B．moreeasily C．easier D．easily2、---Ifyourparentswantedtohavea______child,wouldyouagree?---Ofcourse.Buttheyshouldmakeitin_____yeas’time.A．second;secondB．two;twoC．second;twoD．two;second3、—Doyoustillrememberourprimaryschoolteacher,Mrs.Liu?—Yes,shealwaysencouragedusandgaveussupportwemetdifficulties.A．whatever B．whenever C．however4、Susanherfriend’sinvitationbecauseofanimportantmeeting.A．tookdown B．putdown C．turneddown D．wrotedown5、——Myfathersayswewon'tgoonatriptoShanghaiDisneyland.——__________Youarelookingforwardtoit.A．Enjoyyourselves! B．Nevermind.C．Whatapity! D．Don'tworryaboutit.6、Momdidn’tfeelwell.Thedoctor________herbutfailedtofindanythingwrong.A．required B．examined C．praised7、---Whenthecar?---Iamnotsure.A．did,inventB．was,inventedC．does,inventD．in,invented8、Hewas_______inthetrafficaccident.A．injure B．injuring C．injured D．injures9、---Whatdoyouthinkofquietmusic?---Prettygood.Itusedtomakemefeelsleepy,butnowIhave_____gottenusedtoit.A．heavily B．gradually C．possibly D．directly10、—Ican’topenthewindow.—Well,letmehavea(an)_____.A．hand B．open C．go D．kickⅡ.完形填空11、Youwanttorunacrossthestreettocatchthebuswhichisleavingsoon?But1!You’dbetternot.Ifapolicemanseesyou,you’llhavetopayafine(罚款).Newtrafficlaws(交通法)saythat2peoplecrossthestreetwhenthelightisred,theycanbefinedasmuchas50yuan.Trafficaccidents3morethan104,000peopleinChinalastyear.Chinesecitieshave4carsthanever.Driversandpedestrians(行人)mustworktogethertomakethestreets5Thelawhasnewrulesfordriversandpedestrians.Drivershaveto6downwhentheyareclosetocrosswalks.Ifpeopleareinacrosswalk,carsmust7toletthempass.Thereare8forbusdrivers,too.Ifbusdriverssmoke,drinkormakephonecalls9driving,theycanbefined.Busesthatcarrytoomanypeopleare10against(违反)thelaw.Pedestrianswillhavetowalkmoresafelyunderthenewlaw.Theymustcrossstreetsatcrosswalks.Also,theyshouldn’tclimboverthefences(栅栏)11streets.Doyourideabiketoschool?It’snotagoodideato12classmatesontheback.Youcouldbefined50yuan.Andstayinthebikelane(慢车道)whenyou’reriding.Thebigroadsare13carsandbuses.Ifyouseeahit-and–run(肇事逃逸),tellthepolice.Theymaygiveyouareward(奖赏).Anddon’tbe14tohelppeopletothehospitaliftheyarehurtinanaccident.Don’tworryaboutmoney.Thenewlawsaysthat15musttakecareofthemeveniftheycan’tpayrightaway.1．A．hurry B．look C．wait D．listen2．A．if B．when C．so D．though3．A．did B．killed C．died D．ran4．A．fewer B．more C．less D．larger5．A．safer B．happier C．lighter D．slower6．A．slow B．play C．run D．pass7．A．like B．go C．turn D．stop8．A．rules B．articles C．letters D．exercises9．A．if B．while C．because D．as10．A．also B．sometimes C．never D．often11．A．through B．across C．into D．along12．A．carry B．take C．bring D．move13．A．in B．on C．for D．at14．A．happy B．afraid C．sad D．great15．A．policemen B．doctors C．teachers D．farmersⅢ.语法填空12、SrikanthBolla,24yearsold,isthefirstblindCEOintheworld,whobuiltacompanyvaluedatover$75million.Today,heconsidershimselfthe1．(lucky)manintheword,notonlyhis2．(succeed),butalsoforhavinggreatparentsandfriendswhoalwaysstandbyhim.WhenSrikanthwasborn,someofhis3．(parent)friendsandrelativesthemnottokeephim,becauseitwasdifficultforapoorfamily4．(raise)ablindbaby.Buthisparentsdidn’tfollowthem.TheydecidedtogiveSrikanthapositive,lovingenvironment.LifewasnoteasyforSrikanth.Hehadtofacemanychallengesallhislife.He5．(refuse)byhisvillageschool.Sohehadtogotoschoolforspecialchildren.Hedidverywellinstudiesandalsodevelopedmanyhobbiessuchaschessandcricket.LaterSrikanthfoundateacherwhowaskindenoughtoturnallhislessonsintoaudioclips,andhelpedhim6．hisexams.7．highschoolwasdifficultforablindstudent,Srikanthdidn’tgiveup.Instead,heworkedveryhardandtriedhisbesttogotoMT(麻省理工),andgraduatedfrom8．universityin2012.Afterhisgraduation,hereturnedtoIndia,anddecidedtostarttoacompany9．employeddisabledpeoplelikehim.Srikanthsaid,“Compassion(怜悯)isshowingsomebodythewaytoloveandgivingthemtheopportunitytogrowup.Ifyoudosomethinggood,it10．(come)backtoyou.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、ConsideredasoneoftheEnglishlanguage’smosttalentedpoets,JohnKeatswrotepoemsthatfocusedonimagination,humannature,andlife.AlthoughKeatsdidn'treceivemucheducationonliterature,hisownstudiesandinterestsbroughthimmuchsuccess.Also,hisownlifesituationmadeagreatdifferencetohispoems.GrowingupasayoungboyinLondoninalowermiddle­classfamily,theyoungJohndidn'tattendaprivateschool,butwenttoapublicone.Hismotherwasnotwelleducated.Histeachersandhisfamily’sfriendsconsideredhimasacommonboywhopreferredplayingandfightingmuchmoretomindinghisstudies.Afterhisfather’sdeathintheearly1800s,followedbyhismother'sbecauseoftuberculosis(肺结核),hebeganseeinglifedifferently.Hewantedtokeepawayfromtheworldanddidsobyreadinganythinghecouldgethishandson.Ataroundtheageof16,theteenageJohnKeatsbeganstudyingmedicaltreatmentsothathetoomightbecomeadoctor.However,hisliterarydreamhadtakentoomuchofhislife，especiallywithhisloveforthepoemsofEhmundSpenser.HewasabletohavehisfirstfullpoempublishedintheExaminerin1816,namedOSolitude!IfIMustWithTheeDwell.Withintwomonthsin1817,Keatshadwrittenanotherfullpoem,butwassharplycriticized(批评)byamagazine.However,itdidn’tstophisdreamofpoems．JohnKeats’nextworkwasEndymion,whichwaspublishedinMay1818.Thestoryincludesafarmerwhofallsinlovewiththemoonandleadshimtoatripofoneboy'shopetodealwiththelimitations(限制)ofbeinghuman.FollowingEndymion,however,hetriedsomethingmorestory­basedandwroteIsabella.Duringthistime,JohnKeatsbeganseeinghislimitationsinpoetrybecauseofhisownlimitinlifeexperiences.Hewouldhavetohavethe“knowledge”connectedtohispoems.HisnextworkwasHyperionthatwouldliketomixallthathelearnedtogether.However,about(发作)withtuberculosiswhilevisitingItalywouldkeephimfromhisworkandfinallytakehislifein1821.1．JohnKeats'thoughtsaboutlifechangedbecauseof__________.A．EdmundSpenser'spoetry B．thedeathsofhisparentsC．thecriticismofamagazine D．hisearlyeducationfromschool2．WhatisthecommonthingbetweenJohnKeatsandhismother?A．Theyreceivedlittleeducation. B．Theywenttoaprivateschool.C．Theydiedofthesamedisease. D．Theyshowedstronginterestinpoetry.3．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Keatsoncehadachanceofbecomingadoctor.B．ThepoemHyperionwasn’tcompletedbyKeats.C．EdmundSpenserwasthegreatestpoetinKeats’time.D．Keats’familymusthavebeenverypoorwhenhewasyoung.B14、Thestereotype(模式化的思想)isthatAmericansarelazy,butstudiesshowthatpeopleintheUSAgetlessvacationtimethanpeopleinotherpartsoftheworld.AtypicalAmericanworkergetstwoorthreeweeksoffoutofawholeyearforvacation,butmostUSworkerscannot.Theyusuallyhavetobespreadoutthroughouttheyear.EvenwhenUSworkersareonvacation.theyareoftenexpectedtobeincommunicationwiththeirbossesbyemailandmobilephone.MostUSbusinessesdonotencouragetheiremployees(雇员)totakeallthevacationdaystheyareallowedto.Infact.mostUScompaniesdiscourageit.Othercountries,especiallycountriesinEurope,havemuchmorevacationtime.InGermanymanypeoplehavesixweeksofpaidvacation.MaybethisiswhyEuropeansandothertravellerstakeavacationinfar-offforeignplaces.MostAmericanfamiliesliketostayclosertotheirhomes,hardlyleavingthecountry.MostcompaniesincountriesoutsidetheUSAhavetogivepaidtimeofftotheiremployees.However,intheUSAthereisnolawrequiringemployerstogiveworkerspaidvacation.InfacttheUSAistheonlydevelopedcountrythatdoesn'tpromisetogiveyearlytimeofftoworkers.TherehavebeeneffortstopasslawsgivingUSworkersoneweekofpaidvacation,butsofarthoseeffortshavenotbeensuccessful.EvenwhenUSworkersdohavetimeoff,manyareafraidtotakeitbecausetheyworrytheymaylosetheirjobs.Otherworkersworrythatiftheygoonvacation,theywillhaveamountainofworkwhentheyreturn.1．Theunderlinedword"discourage"inParagraph1means.A．encourage B．protect C．lookforwardto D．asksomeonenottodo2．FromParagraph3,wecaninferAmericansprobablyexpect.A．togetoneweekofpaidvacation B．topassalawthatprotectschildrenC．toworkinforeigncompanies D．totravelinforeigncountries3．Americanschoosenottohaveavacationbecause.A．theyfeeltiredwhentheytravelinafarawayplace B．theyareafraidtolosetheirjobswhentheyreturnC．thelawintheUSAdoesn'tallowthemtogotoafarawayplace D．it'snoteasytocommunicatewiththeirbossesoutside4．Whichistherightorderofthepassage?a.ManyGermanshavesixweeksofpaidvacation.b.ManyAmericanworkersareafraidtotaketheirvacations.c.TheUSAhasnolawrequiringemployerstogiveworkerspaidvacation.d.USworkersusuallykeepcommunicatingwiththeirbossesonvacation.e.USworkershavelessvacationtimethanpeopleinothercountriesintheworld.A．d-b-e-a-c B．e-d-a-c-b C．d-a-e-b-c D．e-a-b-d-c5．WhatareAmericanslikefromthepassage?A．Hard. B．Free. C．Lazy. D．Silly.C15、Theysaymusicisuniversal,anditseemstobetruesincewhereverwego,weseepeoplelistening,playingordancingtoit.Wetendtothinkthatmusicislargerthanourculturaldifferencesandshowsthedeeperconnectionsbetweenus.ButaccordingtoarecentstudypublishedintheCurrentBiology,musicdoesn’tspeaktoeveryone.Thereisacondition,theresearchersargue,called“musicalanhedonia”.Theysaythatthosewhohavethisconditionmayhavefewabilitiestoexperiencepleasurefrommusic.Forthestudy,30peoplelistenedtothesame,mostlyclassicalmusicpieces.Theywerethenaskedtocompleteaquestionnaireonhowtheyfeltaboutthemusic.Atthesametime,theresearchersmeasuredtheirheartrateandskinreaction,whichareconsideredphysiologicalmeasuresoffeelings.Accordingtotheresearchers,mostofthepeopleinthestudygotpleasurefromthemusic.Theyhadaquickerheartbeatandsweatedmore.However,asmallnumberofthemhadverylittleandevennopleasantfeelingwhiletheywerelisteningtothemusic.Thesepeoplehadnoneorveryfewofthephysicalsignswhichtheothersinthestudyexperienced.Theresearcherssaythatthismeanspeoplehavedifferentabilitiestoenjoymusicandthat“therearepeoplewhospecificallycan’tenjoymusicatall”Tostudytheconditionmoredeeply,anothergroupofscientists,atColumbiaUniversity,US,researchedbrainactivities.Theyfoundthatthekeyisthebloodflowtotherewardsysteminthebrain.Peoplewhogotlesspleasurefrommusichadcomparativelylowerbloodflowtoareasinvolvedintherewardsystemofthebrainwhentheywerelisteningtomusic.Thelowerbloodflowmakesitmorelikelythatthebrain’s“rewardsystem”willbeinactive.Anditwillproducelessofthe“pleasurechemical”dopamine.Asaresult,peoplegetlesspleasurefrommusic.Iftheresearchiscorrect,accordingtoNationalPublicRadio,therearesimplypeoplewhojustdon’tgetmusic.Theymaygetpleasurefrommanythings,butagoodtuneisn’toneofthem.1．Thepeoplewhoiscalledmusicalanhedonia_______.A．avoidlisteningtomusicB．liketolistentocertaintypesofmusic.C．can’tfeelthepleasurethatmusicbringstoothers.D．believeculturaldifferencesarelargerthanmusic.2．WhatwasthepurposeofthestudymentionedinCurrentBiology?A．Tolearnwhatmusicpeoplelovethemost.B．Tolearnhowmusicinfluencespeople’sfeelings.C．Tounderstandtherelationshipbetweenmusicandthebody.D．Toseewhethermusicworksinthesamewayforallpeople.3．Whathappenedinthestudywhenpeoplelistenedtomusic?A．Allofthemhadfasterheartbeatandsweatedmore.B．Thosewhoenjoyedmusichadslowerbloodflow.C．Theyshoweddifferentphysicalsignsasthemusicchanged.D．Thosewhoenjoyedmusichadmoredopamineproduced.4．Whichpartofamagazinemaythearticleappearin?A．Science. B．Sports. C．Health. D．Fashion.D16、Longlongago,therewasaswan(天鹅)withgoldfeathers.Shelivedinalake.Awomanlivedinasmallhousenearthelakewithhertwodaughters.Theywereverypoor.Theyworkedhardallyearround,butstill,theylivedahardlifeandsometimestheyevendidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuyfood.Theswanwassadtoseethat.Shesaidtoherself,“I’llgiveoneofmyfeatherstothemeachday,thentheycanliveahappylifewiththemoneysellingmyfeathers.”Thatevening,sheflewtothepoorwoman’shouseandleftagoldenfeatheronthetablewithoutsayinganything.Fromthenon,theswancameeverydayandgavethemafeather.Thewomanwasveryhappybecausetheirlifewasmuchbetterthanbefore.Butdayafterday,thewomanbecamegreedy(贪婪的).Shesaidtoherdaughters,“Theswanmayflyawayoneday.Ifso,wewillbepooragain.Weshouldtakeallherfeatherswhenshecomesnexttime.”“Ohno,Mom!”criedthedaughters.“Thiswillhurttheswan.Shehelpsusalot!”Butthemotherwouldn’tlisten.Whentheswancameasusual,themothercaughtherandtookallherfeathers.Butsuddenly,thegoldenfeatherschangedintochickenfeathers.Then,thegoldenswansaid,“PoorMother,Icametohelpyou,butyouwantedtokillme.Now,Iamleavingandwillnevercomeback.Neverbegreedy!”Withthesewords,theswanflewaway.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．Wheredidthepoorfamilylive?A．Inalake.B．Inabighouse.C．Nearalake.D．Nearariver.2．Howdidtheswanhelpthefamily?A．Shegaveangoldeggtothefamilyeveryday.B．Shegaveagoldenfeathertothemeveryday.C．Shegavethefamilyachickenfeathereveryday.D．Shegavethemsomefoodeveryday.3．Whatdoyouthinkofthewomaninthepassage?A．Thankful.B．Greedy.C．Friendly.D．Loving.4．Whichofthefollowingis·A．Theswanlivedfarfromthewoman.B．Thewomanwasgreedyatthebeginning.C．Thewomanandherdaughterswereallgreedyatlast.D．Theswanwouldnevercomebacktohelpthefamily.5．Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Abeautifulswan.B．Neverbegreedy.C．Apoorwoman.D．Don’tmissthechance.E17、Onceakinggottwonicefalcons(猎鹰)fromhisson.Hehadneverseensuchbeautifulfalconsbefore.Helovedthemsomuchandheorderedthebestfalconertotrainthemtofly.Afterseveralmonths,thekingcametoseehowthetrainingwasgoing.Hefoundthatonefalconhadalreadybeenabletoflyhighinthesky,whiletheotherwasstaying.thebranch树枝)ofatreequietly,justkeepingstill.Thekingcalledallhisfalconerstogetherandorderedthemtotryeverywaytheycouldtomaketheotherfalconfly.Butnoneofthemsucceeded.Oneday,whilethekingwastakingawalkintheforest,anideacametohismind.Maybesomeonewhoknewthenaturalenvironmentwellcouldsolvethisproblem.Hesentforafarmerwholivedintheforestintohispalacetotrainitatonce..Thenextmorning,thekingsawtheotherfalconflyingaboveintheskyfreely.“Itisunbelievable!”shoutedtheking.“Howcouldyoumakeithappen?”Thefarmerreplied,“It’sveryeasy.Ijustcutoffthebranchwherethefalconrested.”Itisalwaysthesametohumanbeings.Weallhave“twoflyingwings”inourheartsaswell,butweoftenseemnottonoticethemandstaywherewearejustforsafetyandcomfort.Wewon’trealizewecanflysohighandfreelyuntilthe“branch”wearerestingonbreaks1．Whatdidthekingdoafterhegottwofalcons?A．Hekeptthemonthebranchofatree.B．Hesentthemtoafarmerintheforest.C．Hemadethebestfalconertrainthemtofly.D．Hesetthemfreeandletthemflyinthesky.2．Whydidthekingcallallhisfalconerstogether?A．Becausehewantedtogetmorefalcons.B．Becausehewantedtheotherfalcontofly.C．Becausehewantedthemtoseehisfalcons.D．Becausehewantedtoknowmoreaboutfalcons3．Howdidthekingfeelwhenhesawtheotherfalconflyfreelyinthesky?A．Excited.B．Moved.C．Worried.D．Relaxed.4．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheWiseKingB．TheNiceFalconsC．TheBestFalconerD．TheFlyingWingF18、Assoonasthewomangotintothehouse,hereight-year-olddaughtertoldherthatheryoungerbrotherdrewsomanypicturesonthecleanwallofhisbedroomandleftthewhitewallinamess.Whenthewomanheardthis,shewasangry.“Where’syourbrothernow?”“He’shidinghimselfinthecupboardinhisbedroom.”Thelittlegirlanswered.Thewomangotevenangrier.Shecomplainedabouthersonwhenshewenttowardsherson’sbedroom.Thesix-year-oldboywasstayingwithfearinthecupboardwhenheheardwhathismothersaid.Heknewshegotreallyangrythistime.Thewomanpushedthedooropenwithaloudnoise.Butwhenshesawthewordsandpicturesonthewall,herangersoondisappeared.“Iloveyou,mum!”coveredthewholewall,withsomanyheartsaroundthem,andsomanystarsinthesky.Themother’seyeswerefullofhappytears.Sheopenedthedoorofthecupboard,andhugged(拥抱)hersontightly.Theboysaid“Iloveyou,Mum!”tohermotherinalowvoicewhenhewasinhismother’sarms.It’sthemostexpensivepresentfromherson—“Loveonthewall”.Eightyearslater,theboysuddenlydiedofheartdisease.Themotherhadkeptthewalltidywithgreatcarefornearlyfiftyyearsuntilshewasdead.Inthemother’sheart,itseemedthathersonwasalive,andalwayslookingatherintheskywithmanyshiningstarsaroundhim.1．Whywasthewomanangryatfirstaftersheheardwhatherdaughtersaid?A．Herchildrenfoughtwitheachotherathome.B．Herdaughterdidn’tlookafterhersonwell.C．Hersondrewpicturesonthewhitecleanwall.D．Herhusbandleftherchildrenathomealone.2．Thereare__________peopleappearinginthestory.A．three.B．five.C．six.D．eight.3．Howoldmightthegirlbenow?A．Sixteenyearsold.B．Thirtyyearsold.C．Fifty-eightyearsold.D．Sixty-sixyearsold.4．Theboydiedattheageof__________.A．sixB．eightC．fourteenD．Sixteen5．Whatkindofstorydoyouthinkitis?A．Ahappystor