安徽宣城古泉中学2025届九年级英语第一学期期末调研模拟试题含解析

安徽宣城古泉中学2025届九年级英语第一学期期末调研模拟试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、What’sthesecretofsuccess,Dad?Moretimeandeffort,______you’llmakeitsomeday.A．or B．then C．but D．and2、Thesummerholidayiscoming,We`regoingtohave______holiday.A．atwo-month B．atwo-months C．twomonths D．two-months3、Iamwriting______formoreinformationaboutthe_______courseinyourcollege.A．asking;fourweeksB．toask;four-weekC．ask;fourweeks’D．toask;fourweeks4、I'dlovetohaveabreak,butIcan't______anytimerightnow.A．spare B．wait C．save D．offer5、Beingafull-timemotheris______salaried(有薪水的)jobintheworld,becausethesalaryisallthelovefromherchildren.A．highB．higherC．thehigherD．thehighest6、ThesenicephotosinScienceMuseumlastyear.A．takeB．weretakenC．aretakenD．took7、Itwasabitdoubtfulatfirst,butit_______tobeareallygoodidea.A．turnedup B．turneddown C．turnedout D．turnedin8、—Mustweleavethereadingroombefore6o’clock?—No,you.Youcanstayhereuntil6:30.A．can’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t9、—Ithinkmoststudentshavegreatpressurefromtheirstudies.—Yeah.Weshoulddosomethingtohelpthem.A．wealth B．stress C．agreement10、--Haveyoufinishedyourhomeworkyet?--No,notyet.Ithinkit’lltakeme__________halfanhour.A．anotherB．otherC．othersD．theotherⅡ.完形填空11、LearningChinesemayseemdifficulttoforeignersoutsideChina.However,DaisyRaffan,an1girlinBritain,hopestobringthe2totheyoungpeople.Daisyha3anonlinelearningwebsitetoteachthelanguagetoas4peopleaspossible,allovertheworld.WithChina’sfastdevelopmentintheworld,Daisythinks5importantforpeopletolearnthelanguagesoonerratherthanlater.DaisyhasbeenlearningPutonghua6theageoffive.Twoyearsago,aftershedecidedtopassonwhatshehadlearned,she7theideaforthewebsite,.Shesaid,“PeopleareafraidtolearnPutonghua.Oneofthemainreasonsisthattheythinkit’san8languagetolearn,butIhavehadfun9it.AndIhopewhatIhavedoneiseasyandfun.”Her10offersaseriesoflessons,whicharevideosofDaisyteachingagroupofstudentsontopicsfromgreetingsandnumberstoChineseculture.Manypeoplesaidthatwhatshewasdoingwasareallygoodidea.1．A．18-year-old B．18-years-old C．18yearsold D．18yearold2．A．information B．idea C．language D．gift3．A．showedup B．setup C．putup D．thoughtup4．A．much B．more C．many D．most5．A．it B．that C．this D．them6．A．in B．at C．since D．for7．A．cameout B．cameupwith C．caughtupwith D．cameover8．A．interesting B．excellent C．easy D．impossible9．A．doing B．todo C．do D．did10．A．e-mail B．essay C．website D．magazineⅢ.语法填空12、Attheageoffifteen,Imet1．Australiateacher.HetaughtusEnglish.Oneday,hewroteanEnglishpoem2．theblackboardandaskedusthemeaning.Therewasalongsilence.3．（unlucky）,theteacher4．(choose)metoanswerthequestions.Isaidinalowv5．,“Sorry,Idon’tknow.”That’salwaysmyreplytodifficultqustions.Tomysurprise,hespenttherestoftheclass6．(explain)myanswer.Hesaid“Idon’tknowisawronganswer.”Youshouldatleasthavesomeideasaboutthequestions,nomatterhowdifficultitis.Itdoesn’tmeanthatyoudon’tknow.Itmeansthatyouarenot7．(confidence),andyouareafraidofmaking8．(mistake).”Iwasshockedby9．(he)words.Hewasright.Fromthenon,Isaidgoodbyetothewronganswer“Idon’tknow”,b10．anyanswerswasbetterthanthatone.NowIalwaystrymybesttofindaproperanswer.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Coloringisanactivitythatchildrenworldwidehavelongenjoyed.Withapicturealreadymadeforthem,kidssimplychoseacrayon,pencilormarkeroftheirfavoritecolorandfillitin.Today,italsobecomesmoreandmorepopularamongteenagersandevenadults,whoareenjoyingrelaxinghoursofcoloring.InDecember,fiveofthetoptenbest-sellingbooksintheUnitedStateswerecoloringbooks.Theyarefun,butarecoloringbooksgoodforyou?Thegoodfeedback(反馈)fromcustomersisencouraging.TrinaLucida,apopularartistcreatingcoloringbooks,saysthatmanyofhercustomersarebuyingthecoloringbooksforotherswhoaresickorgoingthroughahardtime.Sheaddsthatthe"bigidea"behindherlatestbookistoencouragepeopletodosomethingcreative.Lucidaisright,accordingtoAllanRohan,apsychology(心理学)professor."Manycustomersthinkofcoloringbooksasanewcreativestage,"hesaidinaninterview,"butwhat'smoreimportantisthatpeoplespendtimecoloringinordertoreducestressafteralongday."Researchshowsthatcoloringcanreducestressbyguidingpeopletofocuson(专注)onesimpletask.Whenapersonisfillinginaflowerwithalightpurplecolor,hefocusesontheflowerandforgetsaboutallhistroublesinlife.Expertsaddthatcoloringmayrelieveacertainkindofpain.Doingthecoloringhelpspeoplerelaxtheirmindandcalmdown.Also,coloringhelpspeople'sbraininahealthyway.Theshapeofthedrawingmakesonesideofthebrainactive,whilethecolorofthedrawingimprovestheother.Coloringcanbringoutyourimaginationandtakeyoubacktoyourchildhood.Interesting,isn'tit?"It'sveryrelaxing,"saidSusanJackson,abigfanofLucida'scoloringbooks."Coloringfreesmymind.Andit'snotjusttotrytofillblank(空白的)pages.Thepicturesmakemehappyandthereisjustsomethingaboutthem.SoI'msavingthepicturesIlikebesttotheveryend."1．TrinaLucidawantshercoloringbooksto.A．encouragepeopletobecreativeB．beoneofthebest-sellersC．letpeopleenjoyrelaxinghoursD．helpdeveloptheirfriendship2．Whycancoloringreducestress?A．Becauseitbringsoutimagination.B．Becauseitshowsthebeautyofnature.C．BecauseithelpspeopletobemorefocusedD．Becauseitcantakepeoplebacktochildhood.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"relieve"mean?A．reduceB．seuarateC．driveD．balanceB14、OnMonday,myclassmatesandIheardthatourgeographyteacher’sfatherhaddied.Weweresurprisedthathewasstillteachinginschool.Mybestfriendwastellingmethatbyteachinghewastryingtoforgetlosinghisfatherandbecomestronginthewaytoteaching.Wecameupwithanidea.Whenwewentbacktoschoolyesterday,wegavehimcheer-upcardswhichwehadtakentimetodecoratewithflowers,heartsandpeacesigns.Aswehadhandedthecardstohim,webothcouldseethelightinhiseyes.Thelookonhisfacesaidhowmuchhethankedwhatwedidforhim.Thewholescenewasverywarmandloving,andit’shardtoexpressinwords.Heenjoyeditverymuchandtheexpressiononhisfacewasreallylively.Thismorning,whenwebothwenttoseetheteacheragain,hehadbeensohappy,andhadgivenusbothahug.Thismadeusbothfeelthatwejustmighthavemadehisday,andthathewasgoingtobeokay.Withthat,Iwanttotellyoutotakethetimetosmileattheonesyoulove.Lifeissodear,soletusbehappyandenjoythegiftoflife.1．Fromthepassageweknowtheteachertaughtthewriter.A．mathB．geographyC．EnglishD．art2．Accordingtothefirstparagraph,theteacherdidn’tgohomebecausehe.A．nevercaredabouthisfatherB．didn’twanttoaskforleaveC．wasinlowspiritsafterlosinghisfatherD．triedtoforgetlosinghisfatherbyteaching3．Inordertodecoratethecheer-upcards,thewriterandherfriendsuse.A．peacesignsandflowersB．flowersandmoneyC．heartsandhugsD．eyesandheartsigns4．Welearnfromthesecondparagraphthat.A．theteacherwouldhavetoleavetheschoolB．thestudentswouldbepunishedbytheschoolC．thestudentswouldstaywiththeteacherforeverD．theteacherwasmovedandwouldbehappyagain.5．Thewriterwantstotellus.A．speciallovecanwarmabrokenheartB．teachersshouldhelpstudentsC．weneedtosmileateveryoneD．lifeisagiftforeachpersonC15、SpeedreadingisanecessaryskillintheInternetage.Weskimoverarticles,e-mailsandWeChattotrytogetkeywordsandthemeaningofthetext.Withsomuchinformationthroughourelectronicdevice(设备),itwouldbeimpossibletogetthrougheverythingifwereadwordbyword,linebyline.Butanewtrendcallsonpeopletoenjoyreadingslowly.ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWellington,NewZealand,wheremembersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysitincomfortablechairsandreadinsilenceforanhour.Unliketraditionalbookclubs,thepointoftheslowreadingclubisn’ttoshareideasaboutacertainbook,buttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquiet,relaxedenvironment.Slowreaders,suchasTheAtlantic’sMauraKelly,sayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthemind,improvesattention,lowersstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilitytounderstandothers.Someofthesebenefitshavebeenbackedupbyscience.Forexample,astudyof300elderlypeoplepublishedbythejournalNeurologylastyearshowedthatadultswhotakepartinactivitiesthatusetheirbrain,suchasreading,suffer(遭受)lessmemorylossastheygetolder.Yettechnologyhasmadeuslesscarefulreaders.Computerandphonescreenshavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthetop-to-bottom,left-to-rightreadingorderwetraditionallyused,toawildskimmingandskippingpatternaswesearchforimportantwordsandinformation.Readingtextonlinethathasmanylinkstootherwebpagesalsoleadstoweakerunderstandingthanreadingplaintext(纯文本).TheInternetmayhavemadeusstupider,saysBritishjournalistPatrickKingsleyfromtheGuardian,onlyhalfjoking.BecauseoftheInternet,hesays,wehavebecomeverygoodatcollectingalargenumberofinterestingnews,butwearealsograduallyforgettinghowtositback,thinkandrelateallthesefactstoeachother.Slowingreadingmeansareturntoanuninterrupted,straightpattern,inaquietenvironment.Aimfor30minutesaday,advisesKellyfromTheAtlantic.“Youcansqueezein(挤出)thathalfhourprettyeasilyifonlyduringyourfreemoments—wheneveryouwanttocheckyourfavoritesiteforsomethingtopassthetime—youpickupameaningfulworkofliterature,”Kellysaid.1．Thewords“backedup”inParagraph3probablymean“______”.A．givenbackB．calledbackC．supportedD．disagreed2．KingsleybelievesthattheInternethasweakenpeople’sabilityto______.A．getkeywordsrapidlyB．shareideasaboutbooksC．collectinterestingnewsD．thinkdeeplyaboutinformation3．Accordingtothepassage,slowreading___________.A．improvesunderstandingamongpeopleB．treatsthememorylossofelderlypeopleC．providespeoplewithaquietenvironmentD．slowsdownthedevelopmentofelectronicdevice4．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．BenefitofReadingClubsB．ReturnofSlowReadingC．ReadingoftheInternetAgeD．InfluenceofSpeedReadingD16、Jennylookedatthestorewindow.TherewasnothingthatshewantedmorethanaHappyHannahdoll.Itwas$29.95.Unluckily,Jennydidn’tevenhavethe95cents.Asshecrossedthestreet,shethoughtaboutdoingherbrother'shousework,cleaningthefloor,washingthedishesallmonth,buteventhenshewouldhaveonlyelevendollars.Suddenly,somethingsmallandpinkinthesnowcaughthereyes.Jennywalkedoverandpickeditupfromthesnow.Itwasabeautifulwallet.Sheopenedthewalletandfoundmanydollarsandawoman’sdriver’slicenseinit.Jennyputthewalletintoherbagquickly.Sheturnedaroundandwalkedback.Jenny’sheartbeat(跳动)fastasshewentintothestore.Shehadlongdreamedaboutthismoment,butsomethingdidn’tfeelright.AsshegottotheHappyHannahdolls,shepushedawayherfeelings.Shegrabbed(抓起)oneandwalkedtowardthecheckout.AsJennywaswaitingtopay,hermobilephonerang.Itwashergrandma.Jenny’sheartwassuddenlyfilledwithloveandwarmthwhenshethoughtofher.Sheputthedolldownandansweredthephone.“Hi,Grandma?I’mgoingtobealittlebitlatetonight...Alright...Iloveyou,too.”Jennyleftthestoreandwalkedallthewayto301WestStreet.Thewomanwhoansweredthedoorlookedsad.“Here,Ifoundthisinthesnow,”Jennysaid.“Oh,goodGod!Thisisthemoneyfortheorphanage(孤儿院)!Thankyou!”Afterdoingherbrother'shouseworkforthreemonths,JennyfinallygotaHappyHannahdoll.Shewassohappybecauseshecouldplaywithherdollandlookhergrandmaintheeye.1．WhatdidJennyfindinthesnow?A．Abag.B．Awallet.C．Adoll.D．Amobilephone.2．HowdidJennyfeelwhenshethoughtofhergrandma?A．Moved.B．Surprised.C．Nervous.D．Warm.3．WhydidJennygoto301WestStreet?A．Tofindatoystore.B．Tovisittheorphanage.C．Toreturnthemoney.D．Tolookafterthewoman.4．WhatdidJennydotogetthedoll?A．Shedidherbrother'shouseworkforthreemonths.B．Sheaskedhergrandmatobuyitforher.C．Shetooksomemoneyfromthewoman.D．Shecleanedthefloorinthestoreforallmonth.5．Whatdoweknowfromthestory?A．Thegirliskindandneverdoeswrong.B．Thegirl’sgrandmahasagreatinfluenceonher.C．Thewomanismeanandneverhelpsothers.D．Thegirldidn’thaveaHappyHannahdollintheend.E17、Lobbyists:Washington`sbestbargainWaterWars:India`sholy,toxicriverAfrica:TheWorldCupbounceDance:CarlosAcosta`snextstepsTIMETheOnlyChildMythThey`resupposedtobeselfishspoiledandlonelyInfact,they`rejustfine-andontheriseBYLAURENSANDLER1．Theabovematerialismostlikelytakenfrom.A．anadvertisement B．apicturebookC．aposterofamovie D．amagazine2．BryarMooreis.A．8yearsold B．9yearsold C．10yearsold D．11yearsold3．It`sclearthat“TheOnlyChildMyth”iswrittenby.A．LaurenSandler B．Bryar C．Myth D．Time4．Ifonewantstoknowsomethingaboutsports,hecanread.A．Lobbyists B．WaterWars C．Africa D．Dance5．Accordingtothematerial,wecanlearnthat.A．themagazinecameoutinspringB．onecancheck“”formoreinformationC．theonlychildisselfish,spoiledandlonelyD．CarlosAcostamaybeadancerF18、In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagoodartist.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera.Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhisgarden.Thatwasthefirstphoto.Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotographywasin1837.Thatyear,Daguerre,anotherFrenchman,tookapictureofhisreadingroom.Heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferentway.Inhispictureyoucouldseethingsveryclearly,eventhesmallestthing.ThiskindofphotowascalledaDaguerreotype.Soon,otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre'sway.Travellersbroughtbackwonderfulphotosfromallaroundtheworld.Peopletookpicturesoffamousbuildings,citiesandmountains.Inabout1840,photographywasdeveloped.Thenphotographerscouldtakepicturesofpeopleandmovingthings.Thatwasnotsimple.Thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmsandothermachines.MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographer.Hetookmanypicturesofgreatpeople.Thepictureswereunusualbecausetheywereverylifelike.Photographyalsobecameonekindofartbytheendofthe19thcentury.Somephotoswerenorjustcopiesoftherealworld.Theyshowedtheirfeelings,likeotherkindsofart.1．ThefirstphototakenbyNiepcewasapictureof__________________.A．hisbusinessB．hishouseC．hisgardenD．hiswindow2．TheDaguerreotypewas______________.A．aFrenchmanB．akindofpictureC．akindofcameraD．aphotographer3．Ifaphotographerwantedtotakepicturesofmovingthingsintheyearof1840,hehadto________________________.A．watchlotsoffilmsB．buyanexpensivecameraC．stopinmostcitiesD．takemanyfilmsandsomethingelsewithhim4．MathewBrady__________________.A．wasverylifelikeB．wasfamousforhisunusualpicturesC．wasquitestrongD．tookmanypicturesofmovingpeople5．Thispassagetellsus____________________.A．howphotographywasdevelopedB．howtoshowyourideasandfeelingsinpicturesC．howtotakepicturesintheworldD．howtousedifferentcamerasⅤ.书面表达19、书面表达假如你是Lucy，想应聘校报英文版的记者(Englishreporter)。请根据招聘要求写一封应聘信，说明你能胜任此职的理由。ANENGLISHREPORTERWANTED

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