2022-2023学年第一学期九年级期末教学质量调研英语模拟试卷（扬州市）（学生版）

20222023学年第一学期九年级期末教学质量调研英语模拟试卷一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。1.Tigerwatch,________onehourdocumentary,helpsustakeacloselookattigers.A.an B.a C.the D./2.Guilin,abeautycityinsouthernChina,isfamous________itsfantasticlandscape.A.as B.for C.to D.of3.It’ssaidthatadinosaurshowwillbecovered________nextweek.A.lively B.alive C.live D.living4.Drivinginrushhourmightbeverydangerous,soyou________betoocareful.A.can’t B.could C.mustn’t D.should5.—Howsoonwilltheconcertbegin?—________tomorrow.A.Notuntil B.Until C.Since D.For6.On20January,1993,Hepburn________peacefullyinherdream.A.passedby B.passedaway C.passedonto D.passedto7.Tom’scousinis________boy,butheknowssomanyEnglishwords.A.asuchlittle B.asolittle C.soalittle D.suchalittle8.Ms.Rainbowaresurprisedto________thatcolourscanchangepeople’smoods.A.find B.search C.discover D.see9.Jimmywascharged__________murder.Alsohewasguilty___________theft.A.on,of B.with,about C.with,of D.about,of10.Thevictimwantedtoreportthecrime________hisbosshadmittedtothepolice.A.which B.whom C.who D.what11.Wedon’tknowifNick________toourparty.Ifhe________,we’llcallyou.A.wille;es B.es;wille C.wille;wille D.es;es12.Nickjumped________intheschoolsportsmeeting.Weallspeak________ofhim.A.highly;high B.highly;highly C.high;highly D.high;high13.Somejazzmusiciansaregreatbecausetheycanmusicwhileplaying.A.putup B.setup C.takeup D.makeup14.Simonfeelsunhappybecausehedoesn’tknowhowto________withhisproblem.A.do B.solve C.deal D.work15.—I’dliketoplaygamesthewholeday.IbelieveIcanefirstinthefinaltest.—________.Nopains,nogains.A.Notatall B.Don’tmentionit C.Inyourdreams D.Exactly二、完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，计15分）阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。WhenBrucewassixyearsold,hesawanattractivepictureinabook,calledTrueStoriesfromNature,abouttheveryancientforest.Itwasapictureofahugesnakeinthe____1____ofswallowing(吞)anelephant.Inthebookitsaid:“Thehugesnakesswallowtheanimalwithoutchewing(咀嚼)it.Afterthattheyare____2____tomove,andtheysleepthroughthesixmonthsthattheyneedfordigestion(消化).”Brucethoughtdeeply,then,overtheadventuresoftheforest.Andaftersomeworkwithacoloredpencilhe____3____makinghisfirstdrawing.HisDrawingNo.1.Itlooked____4____likethis:Bruceshowedhismasterpiecetothe____5____,andaskedthem____6____thedrawingmadethemscared.Buttheyanswered:“Scared?Whyshouldanyonebescaredbya____7____?”Bruce’sdrawingwasnotapictureofahat.Itwasapictureofahugesnake____8____anelephant.____9____thegrownupswerenotabletounderstandit,Brucemadeanotherdrawing:hedrewthe_____10_____ofahugesnake,sothatthegrownupscouldseeitclearly._____11_____alwaysneedtohavethingsexplained.HisDrawingNo.2lookedlikethis:Thegrownups’_____12_____,thistime,wastoadvisehimtoputasidehisdrawingsofhugesnakes,whetherfromtheinsideortheoutside_____13_____himselfinsteadtogeography,historyandmaths.BrucewasdiscouragedbythefailureofhisDrawingNo.1andhisDrawingNo.2.“Grownups_____14_____understandanythingbythemselves,”Brucesaidtohimself.“Itistiringtobealwaysandforeverexplainingthingstothem!”Thoughdiscouraged,Brucestillhadadreamof_____15_____inhisheart.1.A.sound B.act C.story D.danger2.A.unwilling B.unhealthy C.unable D.unnecessary3.A.failedin B.thoughtof C.gaveup D.succeededin4.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing5.A.children B.friends C.adults D.elderly6.A.whether B.when C.where D.why7.A.forest B.book C.hat D.snake8.A.protecting B.helping C.digesting D.fighting9.A.Until B.Whenever C.Assoonas D.Since10.A.outside B.inside C.left D.right11.A.We B.They C.You D.He12.A.remind B.report C.record D.reply13.A.devote B.decide C.promise D.enjoy14.A.always B.often C.sometimes D.never15.A.flying B.drawing C.hunting D.writing三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。AWeleToNanjingPresidentialPalaceOpeningHours:8:3018:00TicketPrice:Adult:age18+¥40Childforage618andtheelderlyover60enjoyhalfprice.Freeforchildrenunder140cm,orbelow6yearsold.Freefortheelderlyover70.Onlinebooking:1.Theticketisonlyvalid(有效的)fortheday.2.YourpassportorIDinformationisrequired,andonepersoncanbookonlyoneticketperday.3.Oneadultcouldbookatmosttwochildtickets.ImportantNotice:DuringtheCOVID19EpidemicControlPeriod:1.Therealtimelocal“HealthCode”willbecheckedbeforeentering.2.Bodytemperatureover37.3℃orcoughingandshortofbreath,visitorsarenotallowedtoenter.3.Wearmasksduringthevisitandkeepdistancewithothers.Formoreinformation,youcanvisit:1.Howmuchwillayoungcouplewitha4yearoldchildpayatleasttovisittheHumbleAdministratorGarden?A.¥40. B.¥60. C.¥80. D.¥100.2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Oneadultcouldonlybookonechildticket.B.PassportorIDinformationisneededwhenbookingticketsonline.C.AmanwithahighfevercanentertheHumbleAdministratorGardenwithamask.D.Visitorscanbookticketsonthewebsite.3.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A.Astorybook. B.Atravelguide. C.Asciencefiction. D.Anewsreport.BJaniceisapianist.ShehasahelperFrank,whositsbesideherwhensheisonthestageasherpageturner.Frankhasbeentheofficialpageturnerforthepastthreeyears.HisjobistositbesideJaniceandturnthepagesofthescore,soJanicedoesn’thavetobreaktheflowofsoundbydoingitherself.“I’mjustasnervousasJaniceplayinginstrumentsonstage.Alotofskillsareneededforthejob.Youhavetomakesureyoudon’tturntwopagesatonceandmakesureyoufindtherepeatsinthemusicwhenyouhavetogobacktothetightspot,”Frankexplained.Beingapageturnerrequireslotsofpractice.Somepiecesofmusiccangofor40minutesandrequireupto50pageturns,includingbackturnsforrepeatpassages.Silentonstagemunicationiskey.Janicehasherownstyleof“nodding”toshowapageturnwhichsheneedstopractisewithFrank.FrankwasapianostudentwhenJaniceaskedhimtohelpheroutonstage.“Atfirsthewastheworstpageturner,”shelaughed.“Heisn’tinterestedinthemusic,can’tfeeleverynote,andIhavetosay‘Turn,turn!’NowFrankisthebestpageturnerI’vehadinmyentirelife.”1.WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytellus?A.Thebeautyofthepiano. B.Thejobofapageturner.C.Theimportanceoffriendship. D.Thevalueofthetime.2.WhatdoesFrankthinkofhisjobasapageturner?A.It’sboring. B.Itoffershimlotsofmoney.C.It’snoteasy. D.Itcanmakehimcalmdown.3.WhatdoesFrankneedtopractise?A.Countingthepages. B.Recognizingthe“nodding”.C.Stoppingbeingnervous. D.Performinginhisownstyle.4.WhydidFrankusetobe“theworstpageturner”?A.Heforgottodohisjob. B.Hehadnointerestinmusic.C.Hehadpooreyesight. D.Hepaidnoattentiontohisfans.C“Justbecauseyoucan’tseesomething,thatdoesn’tmeanit’snotthere.”ThisoldsayingisquitemeaningfulforBritishsculptorWillard.Theitemshecreatesaresosmallthatmostofthemfitontheheadofapin.Youcanseethemclearlyonlythroughamicroscope.Manypeoplewanttoownhisartpieces.He’sbeenhonoredbytheQueenofEnglandforhisgreatartachievements.Ateveryoneofhisexhibitions,thequestionisalwaysthesame.__________Theanswerisvery,verycarefully.Socarefully,infact,thatheactuallyslowshisbreathingdownandworksinbetweenbreaths.Willardusuallyworksunderamicroscopeusingspecialtoolsthathecreates.Topainthisworks,heusesthehairfromaflyasapaintbrush.Creatingthesedetailedworksisaverylonganddifficultprocess,anditisn’talwaysenjoyable.“ItisaterribledreamwhenIstartbutanicedreamwhenIfinish,”hesays.Asingleitemcantakeatleastseveralweekstoplete,whichusuallysitonapin.EventhesoundcausedbytrafficoutsidecaninfluenceWillard’swork,soheoftenworksthroughthenight.PeoplehaveaskedWillardwhyhechosetodosomethingthatneededeffortandtooktime.Hisinterestincreatingsmallthingsbeganwhenhewasfive.Hestartedcreatinghousesandplaygroundsforants.Willardwasnotastrongstudent.Hehaddifficultyinreadingandspellingwords.Somekidsusedtocallhimaloser.Thismadehimfeelsmall,sofocusingonlittlethingshelpedhimtofeelbig.Thesmallerhisworkgot,thebiggerhefelt.Anewspaperreportersaid,“Willardhasshowntheworldthatheisspecial.Thoughhisworksaresmall,heisgreat.”1.Whyisthesentence“Justbecauseyoucan’tseesomething,thatdoesn’tmeanit’snotthere.”mentionedatthebeginningofthepassage?A.ToleadinWillardandhisspecialwork.B.Tointroducethetoolofcreatingsomethingsmall.C.ToadvisepeopletoexperienceWillard’sdream.D.Toshowhowtoseesomethingthroughamicroscope.2.WhichquestionisthemostsuitablefortheblankattheendoftheParagraph2?A.Howdoeshedoit? B.Whydoeshedoit?C.Whatdoeshedo? D.Whendoeshedoit?3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4mean?A.Thesingleitem. B.Thelongprocess.C.Theterribledream. D.Thedetailedwork.4.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thesuggestionsforreportingasculptor.B.Thestepsofcreatingthesedetailedworks.C.Thereasonsfordoingsomethingdifficult.D.Thedifficultiesinreadingandspellingwords.DAnyparentcantellyouthatchildrenhaveanabilitytogetintomischief（顽皮）.Butwhentheygetintosomesupernatural（超自然的）trouble,they’llneedhelptogetthingsbacktonormal.AuthorHélèneSchweigertellsastoryoffindingmagicinherbookTheMagicPond.ThestorybeginswithtwinsDanielkaandJirik,whosneakout（偷偷溜出）onenighttolookatthefullmoon.Whentheyreachapond,Jiriklooksatthereflectionofthemoononthewater.Allofasudden,Jirikisturnedintoafrog!Unsureofhowtofixthis,thetwinsturntotheirmother,butshe’sjustasstumped(被难住的)astheyare.Fortunately,anelf(精灵)ishappytohelpthem,butthey’llhavetoworktogethertosucceed.TheMagicPondtakesthereaderonamysteriousjourney.Butevenwiththemagicalcreatures（生物）thatwemeetthroughout,itisthehumanfamilythatcarriestheheartofthestory.Thetwinsargueandjokejustlikeanypairoftwinswould.It’sclearthatDanielkaandJirikshareaclosebond.Whenitestoimagination,thesky’sthelimit（没有限制）towhatkidscanbelieve.DanielkaandJirikacceptthemagictheyseewithoutanydoubt.OpennesstonewideashelpJirikchangebacktohishumanform.HélèneSchweigerremindsusthatforallthetroublethatchildrencangetinto,it’sapartoftheirdevelopmentastheylearntounderstandtheworldaroundthem.Childhoodmischiefisanecessarypartoftheirchildlikewonder,andintheend,theircuriosityisavaluablepartofwhatmakeschildren’simaginationssopowerful.1.WhoisacharacterfromthebookTheMagicPond?a.Schweigerb.Danielkac.Jirikd.AnelfA.abc B.abd C.bcd D.acd2.Whathappenedtothetwinsinthebook?A.Oneofthemgetssuperpowersonenight.B.Theirmotherasksthemtotakecareofanelf.C.Theysetoffonenighttolookforamagicfrog.D.Someunknownpowerturnedoneofthemintoafrog.3.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.Beingcuriousandopenmindedhelpedthetwins.B.Itisthetwins’imaginationthatcreatesthemagicalcreatures.C.Thewaythetwinsinteractisdifferentfromreallifetwins.D.Ittakesthetwinssometimetobelieveinmagic.4.Whatdoes“shareaclosebond”inParagraph4mean?A.Liveinthesameroom. B.Haveacloserelationship.C.Oftenfightwitheachother. D.Aresimilarinappearance.四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）1.Such____aswhenandwheretogoonatriphaven’tbeendecidedyet.(决定)2.____millionsofdoctorsandnurses’hardwork,theCOVID19hasbeenwellcontrolledinChina.(通过)3.Idon’tknow____thechildwithcancercanhaveenoughcouragetofacethetroubleornot.(是否)4.It’sapitythattheconcertwas____becauseofthebadweather.(取消)5.Inhisearly________,hebecameinterestedinwritingandachievedagreatsuccess.(四十)6.Simon____couldn’tsayanywordwhenhewastoldsuchasurprisingresult.(simple)7.Ourteachertoldus“Ifyougiveupandlet____fall,nobodyelsecouldsaveyouatall.”(you)8.Isittruethatthefewerkidsyouhave,the____youwillbee?(wealth)9.Manyfamous____wivesappearedatthefilmfestivalwiththeirhusbands.(direct)10.Whatdifficultyhehad____theproblemalone!(solve)五、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）HelloKitty,thecatwithnomouth,hasbeethefirstcartoonkittytogotospace!LaurenRojas,a13yearoldgirlfromAmericacameupwiththeideaforherscienceprojectatschool.Theinspiration(灵感)camefromatelevisionprogrammeLaurenoncewatched.Intheprogramme,aballoonwasreleased(释放)intothesky.ShethoughtshecoulddothesamewithherHelloKittydoll.Laurenspentaboutamonthbuildingasmallsilverrocketandaweatherballoonbyherself.SheputtheHelloKittydollintotherocketandtieditwiththeballoon.Aftertestingwinddirectionandtemperature,shesettheballoonfree.Afterafewminutes,theballoonrosemorethan90,000feetabovetheground.Itwasnearouterspace.There,theairwassothinthattheballoonburst.Theballoonwas53timeslargerthanitsoriginalsizebeforeburstingopen.HelloKitty’srocketfellbackdowntoEarthwiththehelpofaparachute(降落伞),andlandedsafely.HelloKittywentalongfortherideintherocketjustforfun.“IhavelikedhereversinceIwas6yearsold,”LaurentoldtheNewYorkDailyNews.“Ithoughtitwouldbereallyfuntoaddatoyinsidetherocket.”Laurenlovescarryingoutscienceexperiments.Thisexperiencesparked(激发)herinterestinscienceevenfurther.回答下面五个问题，每题答案不超过5个词。1.HowoldisLaurenRojas?________________________________________2.WheredidLauren’sideaefrom?________________________________________3.HowlongdidLaurenspendbuildingherrocketandtheweatherballoon?________________________________________4.Whydidtheballoonburstnearouterspace?________________________________________5.WhatdoyouthinkofLauren?________________________________________六、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）EversincetheCOVID19brokeout,Chinahasactedquicklybyusingasetofsupportivepolicies(政策)todeveloptheeconomy.Chinachosethepeoplecentereddevelopmentpolicyw___1___aimsatmakingsureemployment,people’sbasiclivinglevels,andthesurvivalofbusinesses,e___2___privateandsmallerones.Inordertocontinuouslyi___3___thecountry’sgrowthqualityandraisethelivingstandardofthepeople,Chinahastakensomea___4___.Povertyalleviation(扶贫)Povertyalleviationisthebasicneedandoneofthemosti___5___goalsforChina.From2012to2019,thenumberofpeoplelivinginpovertyinChinawentd___6___from98.99millionto5.51million,Itisnotjusta___7___makingthepiebigger,butalsoaboutdividingthepieandmakingsuren___8___isleftbehind.NewtypesofbusinessesAtthesametime,Chinaisalsod___9___newtypesofbusinesssuchastheelectroniceconomyanddigitaleconomy,informationtechnologyandeducationtoc___10___morejobsandstabilizetheeconomy.Chinawillcontinuetoimprovethecountry’sgrowthqualityandraisethelivingstandardofthepeople.七、书面表达（计30分）A.句子翻译（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。1.你能告诉我你和你的邻居相处融洽吗？_______________________________________________________2.这部电影太好看了，电影