湖南省长沙市2024-2025学年上学期九年级英语期末第四次模拟测试卷（含答案无听力部分）

2024年九年级上册英语期末模拟测试卷（四）时量：100分钟满分：100分注意事项：1．答题前,请按要求在答题卡上填写好自己的姓名和准考证号。2．答题时,切记答案要填在答题卡上,答在试题卷上的答案无效。3．考试结束后,请将答题卡交给监考老师。第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分,满分20分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项。AItisnoteasytofindagoodjobnowadays.Doyouwanttogetone?Whatkindofjobdoyouwanttoget?Herearesomejobsforyoutochoosefrom.FAIREMONTHOTELFivewaitersandtenwaitresses:—Agedunder22FAIREMONTHOTELFivewaitersandtenwaitresses:—Agedunder22—Atleasthighschoolgraduates—Good-looking;menatleast1.72meterstallandwomenatleast1.65—Thoseknowingforeignlanguagesfavored—Paid1600-2200dollarspermonthFindabetterjob Onesecretary:—Agedbetween25and35—Femalesfavored—Goodatwritingandskilledatcomputers—Paid2500-3000dollarspermonthScanQRCodeApplyfortheJobWILSONBOOKSTOREAccountant(会计):—Agedbetween25and40—Withanexperienceofatleasttwoyears—Withadegreeandanaccountantcertificate—Paid3000-4000dollarsmonthly—WithapracticalknowledgeofcomputerIfinterested,call465-4768.careers@Computersalesperson:—Aged25Orless—Basiceducationof12yearsormore—Goodatcomputer—Paid1800—2200dollarsmonthlyTel:447—4398Fax:3485269 21.Whoisthemostsuitableparsonforthejobasanaccountant?A.Jim,23yearsold,goodat38yearsold,withfiveyears’experiencesinit.28yearsold,goodatwriting.22.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Payforeachjob. B.Jobinformation. C.Agerequirementsforjobs.BWhenpeoplediscoverthatIworkasafilmandTVextra(临时演员),theyalwaysaskmethesamequestions:Emily,isiteasytogetwork?Isn'titboring?Doyougettomeetfamousactors?Doesitpaywell?Myanswersareprettystandardaswell:Yes,sometimes,onceinawhile,and…kindof.Thelifeofanextraisbothmoreinterestingandmoreboringthanyoumightimagine.Extras,whoplaythepeopleincrowds,onstreets,orinthebackgroundofindoorsscenes,cancomefromallwalksoflife.Unlikemanyextras,I'matrainedactor.Idogetrealspeakingroles,butworkcanbehardtocomebyifyou'renotapopularstar.I'mregistered(注册)withanagencythatdealsonlywithextras,soIgetcallsallthetime.TheagencyexplainswhoI'llbesomeoneinacrowd,amemberofajury,aclerkandtellsmewheretogo.Calltimeisusuallybrightandearly,soItrytogettobedatareasonablehour.Sometimesbeinganextraisa"hurryupandwait"job.Inmyfirstextrarole,Iwasoneofagroupofofficeworkerswhocomeoutofabuildingjustasacarexplodes(爆炸)inthestreet.Wewaitedforhoursforthescenetobeshot,andthenwentinandoutofthebuildingaboutfiftytimes,tryingtoactterrifiedbyanexplosionwhichwasnotreal.Thenwehadlunch,changedclothes,andspenttheafternoonsascustomersinadepartmentstore.ItmaysoundlikeIdon’tenjoythework,butIdo.Beingpartofthebackgroundinaconvincing(令人信服的)wayischallenging,andbeingonafilmorTVsetisalwaysfascinating.Alotoffamousactorsdon'tevennoticetheextras,buttheoneswhodomakethejobalotoffunforeveryone.Asforthemoney,it'snothingcomparedtowhatthebigactorsmake,butitprettymuchpaysthebills.And,asabonus,I'vebeatenmyhighscoresonallmyphonegames,thankstoallthetimeIspendsittingaround,waitingforsomethingtohappen.23.Emilygivesstandardanswersbecause______.A.sheisproudofherjob B.shewantstohideherfeelingsC.shethinksit'sunnecessarytoexplain 24.WhatdoesEmilythinkofherjob?A.Busy. B.Enjoyable. C.Fashionable. 25.Inline21,anotherwaytosayasabonuswouldbe______.A.aboveexpectation B.asaresult C.ingeneral 26.Accordingtothepassage,_____.A.thefamousactorslookdownupontheextrasB.beinganextraisalwaysa"hurryupandwait"jobC.EmilytellsthetruthaboutbeingafilmandTVextraCFebruary29thcomesuponthecalendaronlyeveryfouryears.AyearwithaFebruary29thmightbegoodnewsifyouarepaidbythedayortheweek.ButitmightbebadnewsifyouwerebornonaFebruary29th.Youhavetowaitthreeyearsinbetweenbirthdays!AmericanEnglishhasanexpressionfortheunusualsituation.February29thiscalledaleapday.AndtheyearwithaFebruary29thinitiscalledaleapyear.Thisyear,2020,issuchayear.Asaverb,theword“leap”meanstojump,ortomovequickly.“Leap”canalsobeanoun,meaningajump,orasuddenmove.Inaleapyear,thedatesjumpoveronedayoftheweek.Letmeexplain.In2017,thelastdayoftheyear,December31th,fellonaSunday.In2018,itfellonaMonday.In2019,itfellonaTuesday.Butin2020,December31thwillfallonaThursday.ItjumpsrightoverWednesday.ThereasonforaleapdayoraleapyearisbecauseourcalendardoesnotfollowtheEarth’sorbit（轨道）aroundthesunexactly.Eachyear,wehavealittletimeleftover.Soeveryfouryears,weputallthattimetogetherintoanextra（额外的）day.SomepeoplechoosetomarryonFebruary29thbecauseitisanunusualdate.Butsomeancientpeopleswouldlikelytellcouplesnottodoit.Leapyearswerebelievedtobedifficult,andleapdayswereunlucky.Tobehonest,thesehavenoscientificbasis（依据）.27.Aleapyearmeansonemore__________isaddedinthecalendaroftheyear.A.month B.year C.day 28.Thelastdayof2021willfallon__________accordingtothisarticle.A.Saturday B.Friday C.Sunday 29.SomepeoplechoosetomarryonFebruary29thbecause__________.A.it’squiteaspecialdate B.it’squiteanunluckydayC.itcansavemoremoney 30.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisnottrueaccordingtothisarticle?A.Scientiststellcouplesnottomarryonaleapday.B.Theleapyearorleapdaycomesonceeveryfouryears.C.Someancientpeoplesbelievedthatleapdayswereunlucky.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分）阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,每个选项仅使用一次。MarkTwainoncesaid,"Neverputofftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday."Thefamouswritertalkedaboutaproblemmanyofushave.Theproblemisprocrastination（拖延症）.Whenprocrastinationbecomesahabit,itcanmakeourlivesterrible._______31_______.Makedaily“todo”lists.Beforeyourdayends,makeaplanfortomorrow.Listupcomingtasksinorderofimportance.You'llbegineachnewdaywithaheadstart,alreadyknowingwhatneedstobedone.Asyoucompleteeachtask,checkitoff._______32______.Alwayskeepyourdailyschedule（计划）withyou.Useittoremindyourselfwhatyouneedtodonext.You'llthenhaveamuchbetterchanceofcarryingoutyourplans.Breaklargetasksupintosmallones.Ifaprojectlookstoobig,______33_____.Thetaskathandmayseemtoogreat.Youmayfeeldefeated（失败）beforebeginning.Buteveryprojectisdoableifit'sdoneinsmallsteps.Beginbybreakingupyourtaskintosmallerparts.Thishelpsremovetheunnecessaryfearofhavingtodoalargeprojectallatonetime._______34______.Ifyourworkplaceisfullofdistractions（使人分心的事）,you'llneedtomakesomechanges.YoumayneedtoremoveyourphoneorTVfromyourworkplace.Ifpeopleoftenstopbyforatalk,youmayneedtomovetoadifferentplace.Followthefive-minuterule.Thehardestpartaboutanytaskisgettingstarted.That'swhysomanypeopleavoidtheirworkuntilthelastminute.Doingsousuallyleadstoaddedstress.Onesolutiontothisproblemistoscheduleatimedailytoworkonyourbigproject.Workonitforonlyfiveminutes.Thendecidewhetherornottocontinue.Surprisingly,onceyou’vebegun,_______35______.A.However,everyonecanavoiditbytakingafewsimplestepstoday!B.ChangeyourworkingenvironmentC.ThiswillgiveyouasenseofsuccessD.itcandiscourageyoufromgettingstartedE.youmaybeabletokeepgoingandfinishthetask第三部分语言运用（共两节,满分25分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ericshookhispiggybankagain.Therewasnothingleft!Hecarefully____36____thecoinsthatlayonthebed.Allhehadwas$24.52.The___37____hewantedwasatleast$90!Howwashegoingtogettherestofthemoney?Hisfriendsallhadbicycles.Itwashardto____38____withpeoplewhenyouweretheonlyonewithoutabicycle.Hethoughtabout___39____hecoulddo.Therewasnopointaskinghisparents,forheknewtheyhadnoextramoney.Theonlywayhecouldgetmoremoneywastoearnit.Hewouldhavetofindajob.HedecidedtoaskMr.Smithforadvice.“Well,youcan___40____righthere,”saidMr.Smith.“Yousee,mywindowsneedscleaningandmycarneeds___41____”Thatwasthe____42____ofEric'spart-timejob.Forthenextthreemonths,heworkedeverydayafterfinishinghishomework.Hetookdogsforwalks,cleanedwindowsandwateredflowers.AtlastthedaycamewhenEriccountedhismoneyagainandfound$94.32.He___43____notimeandwentdowntotheshoptopickupthebicyclehewanted.Herodehome___44____,lookingforwardtoshowinghisnewbicycletohisfriends.Hehaddonealotofhardwork,_____45_____Ericvaluedhisbicyclefarmorethananyoneelse.Hehadachievedwhathethoughtwasimpossibleandthatwasworthevenmorethanthebicycle.36.A.counted B.spread C.watched 37.A.book B.bicycle C.basketball 38.A.holdon B.runaway C.hangout 39.A.how B.what C.which 40.A.wait B.stay C.start41.A.driving B.locking C.washing42.A.beginning B.excitement C.trouble 43.A.asked B.spared C.wasted 44.A.purposely B.polite C.proudly 45.A.so B.as C.though第二节（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或使用括号内单词的正确形式填空。WhenSarahwas46.teenager,sheusedtofightoveralmosteverythingwithherfamily.Butfiveyearsago,whileshewasstudyingabroadinEngland,sheheardasongfulloffeelingsabout47.(return)homeontheradio.ItmadeSarahthinkaboutherfamilyandfriendsbackintheUS.She48.(come)torealizehowmuchsheactuallymissedallofthem.Eversincethen,she49.(be)afanofAmericancountrymusic.CountryisatraditionalkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.Nashville,Tennesseeisthehomeofcountrymusic.ManysongsthesedaysarejustaboutmodernlifeintheUS,suchasthe50.(important)ofmoneyandsuccess,butnotaboutbelongingtoagroup.However,countrymusicbringsusbacktothegoodolddays"whenpeoplewerekindtoeachotherandtrustedoneanother.Itremindsusthatthebestthingsinlifearefree,51.(laugh),friends,family,andthe52.(beautiful)ofnatureandthecountryside.Sarahhasn't53.(be)toNashvilleyet,butitisherdreamtogothereoneday.Shehasalreadyreadalotabouttheplaceanddonesomeresearchonit.SheknowsthatthereistheCountryMusicHallofFameandMuseum54.Nashville.Therearealsoalwaysalotofgreatcountrymusicconcertswithfamousmusiciansandsingers,likeGarthBrooks.Sarahhasalreadylistenedtomostofhissongs.GarthisoneofthemostsuccessfulmusiciansinAmericanhistory.He'ssold55.(many)than120millionrecords.Ihopetoseehimsingliveoneday!第四部分读写综合（共两节，满分25分）第一节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Embroidery刺绣isanimportantartforminChinesecultureInthepastpeopleembroideredonhandkerchiefs,bedcovers,tableclothsanddresses.Girlswouldembroiderontheirhandkerchiefsasagiftfortheirlovers.ThemostfamousembroiderystylesareSuembroideryfromSuzhou,ShuembroideryfromSichuan,XiangembroideryfromHunanandembroideryfromGuangdong.Shuembroideryistheoldestofthefour.Itisknownforitssmoothneedlework(针线)andbeautifulcolors.ItdatesbacktotheHanDynasty(206BC—220AD).PeoplesoldittoothercountriesthroughtheSouthSilkRoad.Itusedtobeafashionitem(时尚单品)inancientRome,accordingtoChinaDaily.Embroiderytakestimeandpatience,foritmighttakeaslongasawholedaytofinishjust10cmofBythe1970s,Sichuanhadasmanyas5,000embroiderers.ButsincemodemmachinescanmakecheaperembroideryproductsfewerpeoplebuyhandmadeShuembroideryproducts.Therearealsoveryfewyoungembroiderers,sotheskillisindangerofdyingout.Toprotecttheskill,ShuembroiderywasaddedtoChina’sintangibleculturalheritagelist(非物质文化遗产名录)in2006.56.Wheredidpeopleembroiderinthepast?57.WhatdoweknowaboutShuembroideryaccordingtoChinaDaily?58.Whydoesembroiderytaketimeandpatience?59.Therearemoreyoungpeoplelearningthisskill,aren’tthere?60.WhatdoyouthinkoftheChineseembroidery?第二节（共1小题，满分15分）61.“不积跬步，无以至千里。”积累，有助于我们达成目标，实现梦想。某英文网站正在开展以“积累”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你在积累知识方面做过什么，有什么收获。字数100字左右。提示词语：accumulate（积累）,read,keep,makeprogress提示问题：●Whatdidyoudotoaccumulateknowledge?●Whathaveyoulearnedfromdoingso?Withoutaccumulating,wecanhardlyachieveanything.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案：21-22BB23-26CBAC27-30CBAA31.A32.C33.D34.B