江苏省苏州市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末模拟英语试题

苏州市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语模拟试题一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）听对话回答问题本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读题目；听完后请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。1.Wheredoesthemanplantospendthewinterholiday?A.B.C.2.WhattypeofTVprogrammedoesthemanlikebest?A.B.C.3.Whatkindofinstrumentdidtheboyfirstbegintoplayatfive?A.B.C.4.WhatdoesJackwanttobe?A.B.C.5.HowlongdidittakeJacktofinishtheexam?A.Halfanhour.B.Anhour.C.Twohours.6.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Atthegateofatheatre.B.Atthegateofashop.C.Atthegateofabank.7.Whatdoestheboyadvisethegirltodotonight?A.Gotobedearly.B.Stayuplate.C.Stayawake.8.Whenwillthetrainleave?A.At7:00.B.At7:30.C.At8:00.9.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthebooknow?A.Attractive.B.Boring.C.Challenging.10.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Thewomancanmovetothenewofficeanotherday.B.Thewomanhadbetterinviteherfriendstothenewoffice.C.Thewomanshouldaskmorefriendstocometohelphermove.听对话和短文回答问题你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，听完后请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。听第一段对话，完成第11~12小题。11.WhatdidSamsuggestdoing?A.Goingtothecinema.B.Goingtothebeach.C.Goingshopping.12.Whomaygoshopping?A.Samandthegirl.B.Thegirl'smother.C.Sam'smother.听第一篇短文，完成第13~15小题。请根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，完成信息记录表。TimBerners-Lee1955HewasbornintheUK.1973Hemadehisfirst13.1989Hehadtheideaof14.15HewroteanarticleinTheNewYorkTimes.13.A.televisionB.computerC.network14.A.publicappearanceB.aninternationalcompanyC.theWorldWideWeb15.A.1993B.1994C.1995听第二篇短文，完成第16~20小题。16.Howmanywaysofanimalcommunicationaretalkedabout?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.17.Ifcatslookandblinkatyouslowly,________.A.theyareabitmadB.theyshowtheirlovetoyouC.theyfindthemissingpeople18.Dogsareknownfortalkingbyusing________.A.thesenseofhearingB.thesenseofsmellC.bodylanguages19.Whatanimalsaretrainedtofindlandmine（地雷）?A.Dogs.B.Mice.C.Cats.20.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Frogsandinsectscan'tcommunicatebysounds.B.Somemaleanimalscan'tusesoundstoattractfemaleanimals.C.Humanscan'thearthesoundofelephantcommunication.二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）通读下列短文，从每小题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。OntheeveningoflastSundaywhileIwasreviewingmylessonsinmyroom,itsuddenlybegantorain.

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asusual,Istoppedtolistentotherhythm(韵律)oftherain.Formanyyears,wheneveritrains,Ialwayslistenedtoitandthoughtofthegarden

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whichIspentmychildhoodinmyhometown.

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myfamilylivedinabighousewithabiggardeninthecountryside.Thegardenwasfullofflowersand

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,withsomebambooinfrontofthewall.Wheneveritrained,I

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tositinthecorridor(走廊),listeningtotherhythmoftherainandwatchingthe

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raindrops.

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arow,they

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,alotofsmallsprays(水花)willsplashandthendisappearslowly.

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interestedinwatchingsuchascene.JustasIndianpoet(诗人)Tagorewroteinhispoem,“Theraindropskissedtheearthandwhispered,'Wearethehomesickchildren,Mother;comebacktoyoufromtheheaven.'”Listeningtotherhythmoftherain,Ifeelcalmandpeacefulinmyheart.Thisfeelingofpeacemakesmethinkalotabout

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wewill

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ourearthandstaywithher

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Lifeis

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oflife.11.A.SurprisedB.SadC.ExcitedD.Angry

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C.strengthD.quality三、阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。A1．Fromtheadvertisement,whatcanpeopleenjoy?________A．Acarsale. B．Afoodsale. C．Afoodfestival. D．Acarjourney.2．Howcanpeopleenjoyit?________A．Stayinagarden. B．GototheWaldorf.C．Enjoyitat11p.m.onJune29th. D．AttenditeverySundayinwinter.3．Whatcanwelearnfromtheadvertisement?________A．Itisheldonceamonth. B．Thesearethebestcartsinthecity.C．Peoplecanenjoylivemusicwhiledrinkingbeerthere. D．Peoplecanplaydjsatthecommunitymarkets.B.OnOct8,LouiseGluckbecamethe16thwomantowintheNobelPrizeinliterature.LouiseGluckhashadmanyotherawardsoverhercareersinceherfirstpublicationin1968.In1993,shewonthePulitzerPrizeforhercollectionofpoems.HerworkreceivedaNationalBookAwardforPoetryin2014.

“Sheisawardedtheprizeforhersimpleandclearwritingstyleofpoems.Toher,themostbeautifulpoemscomefromherlife.Shecaresalotaboutcommonpeopleinhercreating.”NobelCommitteeChairPersonsaid.

LouiseGluckwasborninNewYorkCityin1943andshebeganwritingpoetryatanearlyage.Aftergraduation,shestartedteachingpoetryatuniversities.SheisconsideredtobeoneofAmerica’smosttalentedpoets.Sheisalsocalled“oneofthepurestpoetsnowwriting.”

Thethemesofherworkscoverlossanddeath.Becauseofthis,readershaveoftenfoundherworkstobe“dark”.However,thereismuchmorethandarkness.Forexample,inherpoemSnowdrops,sheusesthecomingofspringafterwintertoshownewlifeafterdeath.Sheleadsreadersdownadarkpathbutwiththelightatthenearend.ThisisoftenthecaseinGluck’spoems,beingabletofeeljoyintheend.

Althoughshe’salreadyawell—knownwriter,Gluckdidn’texpecttobegiventheNobelaward.Whenaskedwhattheprizemeanstoher,thepoetsaid,“It’stoosudden…Idon’treallyknowwhatitmeans.”Heronlyhopeisthatshecanremainherdailylife.4．Whichprizedidn’tLouiseGluckgetduringherlife?________A．NobelPrize. B．KafkaAward. C．PulitzerPrize. D．NationalBookAward.5．LouiseGluckwontheNobelPrizeinliteratureforthereasonsexcept________.A．hereasybutclearlanguage B．hercaringforallmankindC．herideacomingfromdailylife D．herbeautifulwordsanddrawings6．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothearticle?________A．PoetryiswithLouiseGluckthroughherlifetime.B．LouiseGluck’spoemsaretoodarktoberead.C．LouiseGluckhopestohavealonglife.D．PeoplealwaysfeeljoywhenreadingLouiseGluck’spoems.7．Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?________A．LouiseGluck’sCareer B．ThemesofLouiseGluck’sPoetryC．The16thFemaleNobelPrizeWinner D．America’sMostTalentedPoetinHistoryCArtificialintelligence(AI人工智能)maybeoneofman’sgreatestinventionsbecauseitcanimprovepeople’sdailylifeandbringefficiency(效率)tolotsofindustries.Likeanyothertechnology,AIwillalsobringrisks.InFebruary2018,agroupofAIscientistsgottogethertodiscusstheproblemofAI.TheyfoundthatAIcouldhelpus,butalsocausedusproblems.TheirbiggestconcernwasthatcriminalscoulduseAIforbadpurposes.TheycoulduseAItocreatewebsitestostealpeople’spersonalinformation.AnotherpossibilityisthatAIprogramscouldbreakintocomputersecuresystems.Therearesomeotherconcernsaswell.ItispossiblethatAIcouldcreatefake(假)imagesandvideos.ChinesetechgiantBaidu,infact,haddevelopedaprogramcalledDeepVoicethatcan“Clone”(克隆)anyone’svoicebystudyinga3.7-secondaudiosample(音频样本).”SomeleadersinthetechworldcareaboutAI.PeoplelikeBillGatesandMuskhopetheindustrycanbemorestrictlyregulated(规范)becausetherearefewlawsrightnowontheuseofAI.InMarch2018,theEuropeanUnionplannedtosetupagrouptodiscussthedangersofAIandsuggestsomeregulationsthatwillhelpuskeepitsafeforhumans.8．WhydosomescientistsworryaboutAI?A．Becauseitmakespeoplelazier. B．Becausesomepeoplemayuseittodoevilthings.C．Becauseitwillreplaceworkersinmanyindustries. D．Becauseitisdevelopingtoofast.9．Theunderlinedword“concern”inthethirdparagraphmeans________.A．afeelingofworry B．awishtoprotectothersC．aninterestindetails D．anideatosolveproblems10．Deepvoiceismentionedtoshow________.A．howAIisdeveloped B．whatAIcandointhefutureC．howAIcancopyvoices D．whyBaiduisatechgiant11．WhichofthefollowingisnotthedangerthatAImaybring?A．Createwebsitestostealpeople’spersonalinformation.B．Breakintocomputersecuresystems.C．Createfakeimagesandvideos.D．Writenewsstoriesandpresentnews.12．Whatcanweinfer(预测)fromthepassage?A．TheremaybenewlawstoregulatetheuseofAI.B．AIwillnotbringadvantagestohumans.C．ManyAIprogrammerswillbecomecriminals.D．Therewillonlybefakenewsandvideosonline.四、信息还原（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Onlineshoppingusesalotofshipping,whichisn’tgreatfortheenvironment.That’sespeciallytrueifsomethingneedstobereturned.1Slowitdown2Thiswillgivethecompanymoretimetoplanandcompletelyfillthetruckswithgoods（货物）,whichmeansfewertrucksareneededandlessenergyisused.BuyeverythingatonceIfyou’rebuyingmorethanonething,trytoordereverythingatthesametimesothere’sabetterchancethethingswillcomeinonebox.3Sometimestheitemsmaybeshippedfromdifferentplaces.PickitupSomestoresletyouorderonline,thenyoumaypickupyourorderyourselffromsomewherenearby.Thismeansmoregoodsaresenttooneplaceinsteadofbeingdriventodifferenthomes.45Ifyoubuysomethingonlinefromacompanythatalsohasstoresnearyou,takeanythingyouneedtoreturnthereinsteadofshippingit.Thingsthatarereturnedtostoresnormallystaythere.Butwhenyouuseshippingtoreturnsomething,itmaybedriventomanydifferentplacesbeforeitissoldtosomeoneelse.A．ReturnityourselfB．SenditbackbyshippingC．Inthisway,itsavesonenergy.D．However,that’snotalwayspossible.E．Chooseslowershippingifyoucan.F．Herearesomeusefultipsonhowtochooseonlinegoods.G．Howcanyoudolessharmtotheenvironmentwhenshoppingonline?第Ⅱ卷（共69分）五、词汇运用（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）根据下列句子所给汉语注释或者首字母，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的完整形式，每空限填一词。1.Howdangerousitwas!Thelittleboy_________（误以为）Mum’smedicineforsweets.2Theteacherhasmadesomeamazing_________(演讲)sofar.3.Helikesmusicverymuchandcantalkalotaboutthoseworld-famous____________(音乐家)4.Itisa____________(浪费)ofmoneytoordertoomuchinarestaurant,Ithink.5.MrWangwasinvitedto____________(颁发)theprizesatthesingingcompetition.6.Iadmirethechildreninpoorareasfortheir____________(勇气)nottogiveuplearning.7.It’struethatalarger_________（人口）requiresmoreschoolsandhouses.8.Wehadseatsinthethird_________（排）ofthetheatre.9.Thatmeetingachievednothing—itwasacompletew_________oftime.10.Governmentsbegantotaken_________anddiscusswaystoreducepollution.11Itt_________outthatIhaveanextraticketfortheconcert.Wouldyouliketocomewithus?12.Ihavenoc_________buttobelievewhatyouaresaying.13.Ourhometownisk__________foritsnaturalbeautyandpleasantweather.14.MrLi,oneofthemostpopularteachersinourschool,isalsos____________withus.15.Thefamousactressmadeherf____________appearanceinpublicandneverappearedagain.六、短文填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。ItwasthefirsttimethatMohamwenttoarestaurantinhisnewneighborhood.Helookedupatthemenuboard,buthecouldn’tunderstand__1___allofthesestrangenamesmeant.Hedecidedtoaskawaitressforicecreaminacup.Shesmiledbrightlyandwrotedownhisorder.Amoment__2__（late）,shecamebackwithatallpapercup.Inside_3__wasalongstraw（吸管）andsomekindofdrink.Moham__4_（surprise）tookthecupandthankedher,thinkingthathehadusedwrongwords.Hesmiledatthewaitress,pointedatoneofthe__5__（cake）,andsaid,“Thatone,please,”whichseemedtowork___6__（good）thantheearlierwords.Mohamtookthecakeandhisunexpectedsodatoatableandsatdowntoeat.WhywasitthatEnglishhadbeensoeasyforhiminhisclassesinTunisia（突尼斯）,___7__hecouldn’tevengetwhathewantedtoeatwhen___8__（communicate）inthisnewcity?Justthen,agirlsittingatthenexttablelaughed__9___herfriendsandthensaidtoMoham,“Hey,you’llgetbetteratitifyou’velivedhereforawhile.ThefirsttimeItriedtoorderasaladhere,Iendedupwithaplatethat____10___（be）filledwithpigs’feet”.七、阅读表达（共3小题；每题2分，满分6分）认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。Whatisthemostpopularbodybuildingin2018?Plogging,whichisamash-up（混合）ofjoggingandtheSwedish（瑞典语）“plockaupp”,meaningpickup,hascomeintooureyes.TheideaofploggingwascreatedbyErikAhlstrom,aSwedish.Hewassurprisedbytheamountofrubbishthereinnature.Thesamerubbishcouldremainintheroadforseveralweekswithoutanyonepickingitup.Sohemadeuphismindtodosomethingtochangeit.Hestartedpickingitup.Tohissurprise,stoppingtocleanuprubbishbecameahabitthenpartofhisexerciseplanasheputtheactivityintohisruns.By2016,otherpeoplewerejoiningin,andploggingrunsbecameofficialeventsinSweden.Theyrunwithtrash