2023-2024学年江苏省南通市海门实验学校九年级（上）期末英语试卷

江苏省南通市海门区实验初级中学九年级2023-2024学年度期末模拟考试英语试题卷注意事项考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项：1．本试卷共5页，满分为120分，考试时间为120分钟．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、考试证号用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡上指定的位置．3．答案必须按要求填涂、书写在答题卡上，在试卷、草稿纸上答题一律无效．4.作弊者，本卷按0分处理。班级：姓名；学号：考场号：座位号：（请考生将自己信息如实填写在上面，不写、漏写、错写为无效试卷）第Ⅰ卷（选择题共60分）一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.—Doesyourfathergotoworkby______careveryday?—No,hesometimestakes______bus.A./;the B.the;a C.the;the D./;a2.—WhenisJay’sconcert?—It’s______seveno’clock______theafternoonofDecember18th.A.at;in B.at;on C.on;in D.in;on3.Nantongissuchawonderfulcitythatthey’vedecidedtostayfor______twoweeks.A.another B.other C.theother D.other’s4.The______workedverywell.AndyandTimknewalotabouteachotherandbecamefriends.A.instruction B.introduction C.information D.competition5.______,hemusthaveeatenmorethanbeforebecauseheisgettingfatnow.A.However B.Instead C.Otherwise D.Anyway6.—Mom,canIeatahamburger?—Sure,ifthedishes________.A.washed B.arewashed C.willwash D.willbewashed7.WeChatiswidelyusedalloverthecountry.____theyoung____theoldareinterestedinit.A.Neither,nor B.Either,orC.Between,and D.Notonly,butalso8.—_______willthehazelast?—Wehavenoidea.There’snosignofanend.A.Howoften B.Howlong C.Howsoon D.Howfar9.—IheartheSouthKoreangirlgroup,Girls’Generation,ispopularamongteenagers.—Yes.Theirsongs_____sweetandmanyofusenjoylisteningtothem.A.aretasting B.taste C.aresounded D.sound10.—TheInternetservicecostsmuchmoneyandthespeedistooslow.—That’swhyPremierLiKeqiangasksoperatorstoprovide______Internet.A.verycheaperandquicker C.morecheaperandquickerC.manycheaperandquicker D.muchcheaperandquicker11.You’dbetterspeakaloud__________wecanhearyou.A.sothat B.as…as C.asif D.since12.It’ssuchdifficultwork,but__________ofthemfourfeltfrustrated.A.neither B.both C.none D.all13.—Badluck!Ilostmywalletagain!—__________.You’realwaystoocarelesswithit.A.Ittakestime B.It’sapieceofcake C.Itservesyouright D.Itdepends14.Thetrafficsignswarnpeople__________afterdrinking.A.todrive B.nottodrive C.driving D.don’tdrive15.—Oh,IlostmywalletwithmyIDcardinit!—__________.Whatamess! B.Itmustbefun C.That’stoobad. D.Justso-so.二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Doyouwanttobesuccessfulineverythingyoudo?Ifso,then1?Hereisanexample.Therewasafarmerwho2corn（玉米)allhislife.Eachyearhetookhiscorntothemarket.Theneachtimehiscornwaschosenasthe3andwonthefirstprize.Oneyearanewspaperreporterinterviewedhimandlearnedsomething4abouthowhegrewit.Thefarmer5hisseed(做种子的)corntohisneighbours."Howcanyoushareyourbestseedcornwithyourneighbours?"thereporterasked."Youknowtheyaretakingpartinthe6withyoueachyear.""Why,sir,"saidthefarmer,"didn'tyouknow?The7picksuppollen(花粉)fromthecornandmovesitquicklyfromfieldtofield.Ifmyneighboursgrow8corn,cross-pollination(异花传粉)willaffectthequalityofmycorn.SoifIwanttogrowgoodcorn,Imust9myneighbourstogrowgoodcorn."Thefarmerknowsmuchabouttheconnectionoflife.Hiscorncannotimprove10hisneighbours'cornimproves.Asagreatmansays,"Wemakealivingbywhatwe11;wemakealifebywhatwegive."Wecan't12withoutfood,clothes,andmanyotherthings.However,ameaningfullifeisnotdecidedbyhowmuchwecanget,13byhowmuchwecangiveothers.Giving,insteadoftaking,makesus14fromotheranimals.Sothosewhochoosetolivewellmusthelpotherstolivewellandthosewhochoosetobehappymusthelpotherstofind15intheirlife.1.A.whyB.howC.whenD.where2.A.grewB.boughtC.soldD.collected3.A.cheapestB.prettiestC.bestD.shortest4.A.popularB.seriousC.terribleD.surprising5.A.lentB.showedC.offeredD.recommended6.A.gameB.fightC.experimentD.competition7.A.windB.waterC.farmerD.neighbour8.A.tastyB.badC.tallD.unusual9.A.teachB.remindC.helpD.require10.A.unlessB.thoughC.becauseD.when11.A.doB.ownC.getD.grow12.A.cheerB.moveC.workD.live13.A.andB.butC.orD.so14.A.differentB.freeC.safeD.far15.A.hopeB.successC.friendshipD.happiness三、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AIn1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagoodartist.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera.Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhisgarden.Thatwasthefirstphoto.Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotographywasin1837.Thatyear,Daguerre,anotherFrenchman,tookapictureofhisreadingroom.Heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferentway.Inhispictureyoucouldseeeverythingveryclearly,eventhesmallestthing.ThiskindofphotowascalledaDaguerreotype.Soon,otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre’sway.Travelersbroughtbackwonderfulphotosfromallaroundtheworld.Peopletookpictureoffamousbuildings,citiesandmountains.Inabout1840,photographywasimproved.Thenphotographerscouldtakepicturesofpeopleandmovingthings.Thatwasnotsimple.Thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmsandothermachines.Butthisdidnotstopthem,forexample,someintheUnitedStatesworkedsohard.MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographer.Hetookmanypicturesofgreatpeople.Thepictureswereunusualbecausetheywereverylifelike.Photographersalsobecameonekindofartbytheendofthe19thcentury.Somephotoswerenotjustcopiesoftherealworld.Theyshowedfeelingslikeotherkindsofart.1.ThefirstphototakenbyNiepcewasapictureof__________.A.hisbusiness B.hishouse C.hisgarden D.hiswindow2.Ifaphotographerwantedtotakepicturesofmovingthingsintheyearof1840,hehadto__________.A.watchlotsoffilms B.buyanexpensivecameraC.stopinmostcities D.takemanyfilmsandsomethingelse3.Thispassagetellsus__________.A.howphotographywasdeveloped B.howtoshowfeelingsinpicturesC.howtotakepicturesintheworld D.howtousedifferentcamerasBThebabyisjustonedayoldandhasnotlefthospitalyet.Sheisquietbutalert（警觉）.Theresearchershaveplacedawhitecardwithtwoblackspotsonittwentycentimetersfromherface.Shestaresatitcarefully.Aresearcherremovesthecardandreplacesitbyanotherone,thistimewiththespotsdifferentlyspaced.Asthecardschangefromonetotheother,hergaze（凝视）startstoloseitsfocusuntilathirdcardispresented.Thethirdcardhasthreeblackspotsonit.Hergazereturns:shelooksatitfortwiceaslongasshedidatthepreviouscard.Canshetellthatthenumbertwoisdifferentfromthree,just24hoursaftercomingintotheworld?Ordonewbornssimplyprefermoretofewer?Thesameexperiment,butwiththreespotsshownbeforetwo,showsthesamereturnofinterestwhenthenumberofspotschanges.Perhapsitisjustthenewness?Whenalittleolderbabieswereshowncardswithpicturesofobjects(acomb,akey,anorangeandsoon),changingthenumberofobjectshadaneffectseparatefromchangingtheobjectsthemselves.Coulditbethepatternthattwothingsmake,asopposedtothree?Noagain.Babiespaidmoreattentiontosquaresmovingrandomlyonascreenwhentheirnumberchangedfromtwotothree,orthreetotwo.Theeffectevencrossesbetweensenses.Babieswhowererepeatedlyshowntwospotsbecamemoreexcitedwhentheythenheardthreedrumbeats（鼓声）thanwhentheyheardjusttwo;likewise（同样地）whentheresearchersstartedwithdrumbeatsandmovedtospots.4.TheexperimentdescribedinParagraph1ismainlyaboutthebaby’s______________.A.senseofhearing B.senseofsight C.senseoftouch D.senseofsmell5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword＂it＂inParagraph2referto?A.thecard B.thebaby C.thecomb D.thekey6.Accordingtothepassage,babieshaveastrongsenseofchangingin______________.A.thesizeofcards B.thecolourofpicturesC.theshapeofpatterns D.thenumberofobjects7.Whydidtheresearcherstestthebabieswithdrumbeats?A.Toreducethedifficultyoftheexperiment.B.Toseehowbabiesrecognizesounds.C.Tocarrytheirexperimentfurther.D.Tokeepthebabies’interest.CIwasneververyneat,whilemyroommateKatewaswellorganized.Eachofherobjectshaditsplace,butminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeled(贴标签)everything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.Overtime,KategotneaterandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmydirtyclothesover,andIwouldputmybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgottiredofeachother.Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.Soon,Iheardherscreaming,“Takeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!”Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedshouting.Sheshoutedbacklouder.Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnotstaytogetherforevenaminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklygotoutofhercoverswithtearsrunningdownherface.Clearly,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotputupwithalone.Allofasudden,awarmfeelingofsympathy(同情)roseupinmyheart.Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocksandsweptthefloor,evenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn’tnoticeKatehadsatup.Shewaswatchinginsurprise,hertearsdried.Thenshereachedoutherhandstotakemine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme,“Thanks.”KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn’talwaysagree,butwelearnedthekeytolivingtogether:givingin,cleaningupandholdingon.8.WhatmadeKatesoangryoneevening?A.Shecouldn’tfindherbooks.B.Sheheardthewritershoutingaloud.C.Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.D.Shesawthewriter’sshoesunderherbed.9.Thewritertidieduptheroomprobablybecause__________.A.ShewasfrightenedbyKate’sanger.B.Shehatedherselfforbeingsomessy.C.Shewantedtoshowhercare. D.shewasaskedbyKatetodoso10.Whichisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.IIgotonwellwithKatebeforethewarbrokeout.B.KateandIwasinthesameclass.C.Kate’sgrandmagotwellagainsoon.D.IreallyfeltsorryforKateafterthecall.11.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?A.HardWorkPaysOffB.HowtobeorganizedC.LearningtobeRoommates D.MyfriendKateDRayCharles,ablacksingerandpianistoftheUSA.Hehadwon12GrammyAwards（格莱美奖）andperformedat10,000concertsaroundtheworld.Manymusicianscalledhimsimply＂theGenius＂（天才）.RayCharleswasbornintoapoorfamily,withoutafather.Whenhewas5yearsold,hisyoungerbrotherdied.Andaroundthesametime,Charlesstartedtolosehissight.Bytheageof7hewascompletelyblind.Hehadalreadybeenlearningthepianoforayear.Andwhenhewentblind,hismotherknewthiswouldbetheonlywayhewouldmakeanymoneyinthefuture.Allhislife,Charlesrememberedhersaying:＂Doitright,ordon’tdoitatall.＂Laterhewenttoaschoolforblindanddeafchildren.Theretheteachersalsoencouragedhimtostudymusic.Sadly,whilehewasstillatschool,hismotherdied.Heleftschoolandintheearly1950sCharlesorganizedagroupofplayers.Hesang,playedthepianoandwrotemusic.HemademanyclassicalCDswithfamousartistssuchasEltonJohnandtheBeatles.In2003afilmofhislifeRaywasmade.ThepartofCharleswasplayedbyayoungeractorandmusiciancalledJamieFoxx.ThefilmdirectorbroughtFoxxtomeetCharles.Aftertheyhadbeenplayingtogetherfortwohours,Charles,thenaged73,jumpedupandsaid:＂He’stheone…hecandoit.＂AyearlaterCharlesdiedattheagedof74.ThefilmofhislifehasbeenaspopularashissongsandmeansthatthememoryofCharles’musicwillliveon.12.WhatcanwelearnfromRay’schildhoodstory?A.Hewasbornintoarichfamily. B.Hegrewupwithhisparents.C.Hestartedtolearnthepianoattheageof6. D.Hewentblindwhenhewas14.13.Intheearly1950sRayCharles___________.A.sang,playedthepianoandwrotemusic B.studiedintheschoolforblindanddeafC.livedwithhismother D.madeafilmabouthislife14.RayCharlesisafamous___________.A.filmdirector B.artists C.actorandmusician D.singerandpianist15.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.RayCharlesandJamieFoxx. B.ThefilmofRay’slife.C.Childhoodstory. D.Masterofmanystyles.第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共60分）四、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）A.请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。1.Somethingiswrongwiththe_______(模型)plane.Canyoufixitforme?2.Weshouldwork_________(紧密地)withthelocalpeopletohelpthemwiththeirproblems.3.Hernovelshavebeenpublishedinsome____(ofacountrythatisnotone’sown)countries.4.Emma________(succeedindoingsomething)togetthelastticketforhisdaughterandfeltveryhappy.5.Hecouldn’tentertheroom______thedoorbecauseitwaslocked.B.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。ninecarehumourweeducate6.Forchildren,nothingismoreimportantthantoreceivegood_______.7.Hewalkedslowlydown________Streetandthenturnedleftatthesecondcrossing.8.Grandpausedtotellme________storieswhenIlivedwithhiminthecountry.9.MillieandIhid_________inthekitchenwhileplayinggames.10.You’dbettercheckyouranswersas_______aspossibleafteryoufinishthem.C.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。dropcompleterainloserepair11.Ican’tfindmynotebookanywhere.IamafraidthatI_______it.12.—DidyougotowatchthesoccergamelastSundayafternoon?—Yes,thoughit________allthetime.13.Thetemperaturesuddenly______andmanycarsontheroadbrokedown.14.MrBrownoften________brokenthingsforhisneighbours.15.—Howsoon______they______thetask?—Maybeinaweek.五、句型转换（本题5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）1. Ithinkhewillcomehereifhehasfreetime.（改为否定句）I__________thinkhe_______comehereifhehasfreetime.2. Themachineshouldbecheckedeveryweek.（对划线部分提问）________________themachineshouldbechecked?3.Theywouldratherstayathomebetterthangoshoppingwhentheyweretired.（保持句意基本不变）They________stayingathome_______goingshoppingwhentheyweretired.4.Touristsshouldn’tgivefoodtotheanimalsinthezoo.（改为被动语态）Foodshouldn’t________________totheanimalsinthezoobyTourists.5.Thebookwithapurplecoverisaboutinformationtechnology.（改为复合句）Thebook________________apurplecoverisaboutinformationtechnology.六、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。AreyouaDisneyfan?Doyouknowtheprincesseswell?HowdidSnowWhitesurvive?HowdidSleepingBeautyfinallyw1upaftersleepingalongtime?Itseemsakind-heartedpersonalwayscomestosavetheprincess,l2aprinceoragod-mother(救星).Princessescan’tprotectthemselves,t3theyareveryprettyandnice.Theyalwaysneedthehelpofothers.However,inreallife,womencan’tputtheirlifeinthehandsofaprince—likeman.Theyneedtoworkandevenf4fortheirownhappiness.Thetraditionalimage(形象)ofaprincessisgettingoutofdate.Recently,Disneypostedthe＂toptenr5forbeingamodernprincess＂.Youwillfindthemhavenothingtodowithbeauty.Instead,moreattentionispaidtothingssuchasbeinghonest,caringforothers,tryingyourbestandl6healthily.Princessesneedtodependonthemselvestogetoutoftrouble.It’snotw7towaitforaprince’shelp.It’snotthefirsttimeDisneyprincesseshavec8upwiththesociety’sdevelopment.In1950,PrincessBelllovedreadingwheneducationwasaman’sspecialr9.Bellshowedtheimprovementofwomen’sstatus(地位)insociety.Princessesares10beautiful,buttheinnercharacterismoreimportantforbeingarealprincess.七、阅读与回答问题（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。Afewdaysago,Iraninto（撞上）astrangerashepassedby.Isaidsorrytohim,andhesaid,"Excusemetoo,Iwasn'tevenwatchingforyou.”Wewereverypolite,thisstrangerandI.Thenwewentonourwayaftersayinggoodbye.Laterinthekitchenathome,asIcookedourmeal,mydaughterBettywalkeduptome,veryquietly.WhenIturnedaround(转身),Inearlyknockedherdown"Getoutoftheway!"Ishoutedangrily.Sheranaway,crying.Thatnight,whenIlayinbed,myhusbandsaidtome,“YouweresorudetoBetty.Goandlookaround