2023-2024学年甘肃省甘南九年级英语第一学期期末学业质量监测模拟试题含解析

2023-2024学年甘肃省甘南九年级英语第一学期期末学业质量监测模拟试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、________theteachersintheirschoolisabout200andonefourthofthemare_____teachers.A．Thenumber

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,women C．Anumberof,woman2、—Whydidhegiveupsoearly?-----Becausehedidnotparticularywantto______acompetitivesportA．lookup B．turnup C．takeup D．showup3、Ittookmealmostawholedayto_____somanyemails.A．dealwithB．cutinC．cheerforD．runout4、一canyoufinishthereport?一Maybeinthreedays.A．HowsoonB．HowlongC．HowfarD．Howoften5、Afterworkinghardbitbybitforalongtime，TuYouyouwontheNobelPrizeinherseventies.A．successfullyB．widelyC．especiallyD．rapidly6、Everyday,_______peoplewaittowatchtheraisingofthenationalflagatTian’anmenSquare.A．thousands B．twothousands C．thousandof D．thousandsof7、TheReaderhasbeenapopularprogramsincelastyear,thereisstillsomethingnotsatisfying.A．thoughB．untilC．ifD．unless8、WeChatisgrowingfastanditis______thanSkypeinChina．A．popular B．morepopularC．mostpopular D．themostpopular9、Mybook___________hereintwodaysthroughtheEMS.A．aresentB．issentC．willbesentD．willsend10、Iamtried.Thisisnottheright__________toaskmetogoforawalk.A．moment B．chance C．place D．seasonⅡ.完形填空11、Onceuponatime,therewasatempleinthemountains.Everydaythetemplesendmonksdowntothe1ofthemountaintogrind(磨)beans.Onedayalittlemonkwassenttogrindbeans.Beforeleaving,thekitchenmonk2him,"Youhavetobecarefulbecausetheroadisn’tflat.Oryou’llpourthebeanmilk."Thelittlemonk3togrindbeans.Whenhereturned,hethoughtofthekitchenmonk’sseriouswarning.Sothemonkwentbackwithgreat4.However,themorecarefulhewas,themore5hefelt.Heworriesaboutthathecouldspillthebeanmilk,sohewalkedstepbystepontheroad.6,atthelastturningtothekitchen,acarelessdonor(施主)hitthelittlemonkandthebeanmilkwaspouredontheroadinhalf.Thelittlemonkwasveryfrightened.Thekitchenmonkwasvery7.Heshoutedtothelittlemonk,“Youdidthis?Didn’tIsayyouneedtobecareful?There’snomore8foryoufordinner.”Anoldmonkheardthis,hesaidtothelittlemonk,“Whenyoureturntomorrow,havealookatthescenerybesidetheroadandthepeopleontheroad.Thenwriteareporttomewhenyoucomeback.”Thelittlemonkfeltembarrassedandworried,buttheoldmonk9himtodothat.Thenextday,10thewayback,theyoungmonkfoundthescenerybesidehimwasverybeautiful.Hesawthebeautifulmountain,fieldswithfarmers,somehappychildrenontheroadandtwooldsplayingchessbytheroad.Hewatchedthewonderfulsceneriesashewalked.Soonhecamebacktothetemplewithfullbeanmilk.1．A．roofB．footC．handD．surface2．A．toldB．pushedC．praisedD．warned3．A．agreedB．refusedC．pushedD．held4．A．careB．energyC．experienceD．happiness5．A．happyB．shyC．comfortableD．nervous6．A．LuckilyB．EspeciallyC．UnluckilyD．Usually7．A．happyB．sorryC．angryD．kind8．A．chanceB．foodC．luckD．talk9．A．askedB．shoutedC．preventedD．encouraged10．A．atB．inC．forD．onⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不超过3个单词）Goodandbadmannersmakeupthesocialrulesofacountry.Theyarenotalwayseasytolearnbecausethey’reoftennotwritteninbooks.Let’shavea1．atsomesocialrulesinBritain.Inthepast,Britishwomendidn’tgotopubs(酒吧)becauseit2．(consider)badbehaviorforawoman.Butastimegoesby,3．womenandmencandrinkfreelyinpubsnow.VisitorstoBritainoftenseeBritishpeoplewaitinqueues(行列)inpublicplaces,likethebusstop.Itisconsideredimpolitetogetona4．withoutwaitingyourturninthequeue.QueuingisanationalhabitinBritainandit’sconsideredgoodmannerstowaityourturn.Insomecountries,it’sconsideredbadmannerstoeatonthestreet.5．,inBritain,it’scommonforyoutoseepeoplehavingasnackahead6．youonthestreet.Britishpeopleused7．(be)surprisedtoseeyoungchildrenweren’tusuallytakenouttorestaurantlateatnight.Andifthey8．(make)anoiseinarestaurant,itwasregardedasimpolitebehavior.Nowadays,childrenareplayingamoreactiveroleandthey9．(accept)inmanypubsandrestaurants.Recently,manyBritishcompanieshavebannedsmokingintheofficesandcanteens.SmokingisaalsobannedontheLondon.Underground,incinemasandonmostbuses.Ifsomeonebreakstherule,he/she10．(pay)forit.Ingeneral,it’sbecominglessacceptabletosmokeinapublicplacethanbefore.Socialrulesareanimportantpartofeverycountry.TheBritishhaveanexpressionforfollowingthese“unwrittenrules”:WheninRome,doasRomansdo.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Evolution(进化)haschangedourbodiesandfacesoverthousandsofyears,andit’sstillhappening.Here’showexpertspredict(预测)whatpeoplewillbelikein1,000years.We’llbeabout1.83~2.13metrestallbecauseofimprovednutrition(营养)andmedicalscience.Ourarmsandfingerswillgetlongertoreducetheneedtoreachtoofar.We’llhavesmallerbrains,maybebecausecomputerswillhelpusmemorizeandthinkmostofthethings.Therewillbelargereyesandsmallermouths.Andtheremaybefewerteethassofterfoodneedslesschewingandbiting.Wecouldevengetournutritionfromliquidsorpillsinthefuture.Wecanexpectothergreatchangestoo.Everyonewillhavethesameshapeofnoses.That’sbecauseclimatewillhavelessinfluenceonnoseswiththehelpofairconditioningandcentralheating.Besides,wewillhavemorewrinkles(皱纹)asaresultoflookingatourelectronicdevices.Wealsomayendupwithsaggy(松弛的)necksbecauseextrasunwillcauselooseskin.Andtherewillbedarkerskinaspeoplemovearoundtheplanetandraces(种族)mix.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Whywillpeoplebecometallerin1,000years?A．Becausetherewillbethenewesttechnology.B．Becausetherewillbeimprovednutritionandmedicalscience.C．Becausetherewillbespecialmedicineforincreasingheight.D．Becausetherewillbemoreandmorepeopledoingexercises.2．Howwillweusuallymemorizeandthink?A．Byrobots.B．Bylargerbrains.C．Bycomputers.D．Bysmarterbrains.3．Whatkindoffoodwillweprobablyeatin1,000years?A．Muchsweeterfood.B．Moredeliciousfood.C．Fresherfood.D．Softerfood.4．Whatwillcausemorewrinklesonourfaces?A．Lookingatelectronicdevices.B．Wearingwarmclothes.C．Usingcentralheating.D．Gettingextrasun.5．Wherecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?A．Inastorybook.B．Inasciencemagazine.C．Inatravelbook.D．Inafashionmagazine.B14、FromChinatotheUnitedStates,facialrecognitiontechnologyisbeingusedandtestedlikethisattheLosAngelesInternationalAirport.Thispilotprogramthattakesapictureofthepassengerandcomparesittothepassportpicture,isjustonewayfacialrecognitiontechnologycanbeusedforsafety.Thefacialrecognitiontechnologycanalsobeusedforsurveillance（监视）andforthecommercialuse（商业用途）.Greatachievementshavebeenmadeinfacialrecognitiontechnologyinrecentyears.Thetechnologyisusedtoidentifyamissingchild.Computersarefinallyfastenoughtoprocessallthedatathatweneedtoprocess.Machinescannowmatchfacesevenwhenthelightingisn'tgoodorwhenafullshotofthefaceisnotavailable.asideshotormovingimageofthefacemaybeenoughforartificialintelligencetomakeamatch.Facefirstisoneofmanycompaniesdevelopingfacialrecognitionsoftwarewithendlesspossibleuses.Trytoimaginethateverydayitemsthatwehavesuchasourhousekeys,ourcarkeys,ourATMcards,ourpasswordsareallstartingtogoawayandinstead,We’regoingtobeusingfacialrecognition,Smartphones,ofcoursearenowusingfacialrecognition.Laptopshavefacialrecognitiononthem.Theabilitytogetanimageofapersonwithoutpermissioncomeswithprivacyworries.“Mybiggestworryisactuallynotthegovernment,it’sthebigcompanieswheretherearereallynolimitsonhowtheycansharedata,whattheycanuseitfor,howtheycanuseit.”Facialrecognitionresearcherssaysomesocialrulesshouldbecreatedtoguidetheuseofthistechnology,soitcanbeusedsafelytodogoodtosociety.1．Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Aguidebook. B．Asciencereport.C．Afashionmagazine. D．Anovel.2．Fromthefirstparagraph,welearnthatthefacialrecognitiontechnologyisused______.A．inalltheairportsinAmerica.B．onlyforsafetyC．forsafety,surveillanceandcommercialuseD．intheairportsinChina3．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Therecognitiontechnologyisperfect.B．Therecognitiontechnologyhasmadealotofachievements.C．Therecognitiontechnologyhascausedsomeprivacyworries.D．Theuseoffacialrecognitiontechnologywillincreaseifitimproves.C15、Dragonsarenotrealanimals,butlooklikeacombination(结合体)ofmanyanimalssuchassnakes,fishanddeer.Theyhavetwohorns(角)andalongmoustache(胡子).Withfantasticpowers,theyflyintheskyorswiminthesea.Theycanmakerain,too.TheChinesedragonisasymbolofstrengthandgoodluck.TheemperorsofancientChinaloveddragons.Theirclotheswerecoveredwithpicturesofdragons.Weareproudtocallourselvesthe“descendants(传人)ofthedragon”.InChinese,“excellent”peopleareoftencalled“dragons”.AnumberofChinesesayingstalkaboutdragons,forexample,“Hopingone’schildwillbecomeadragon”,whichmeanshopingheorshewillbesuccessful.Itissaidthatpeoplebornintheyearofthedragonhavecertaincharacteristics(特征).Theyarecreative,confident,braveandquick-tempered（性急的）.Theyaresomefamous“dragons”whohavedoneexcellentthings,forexample,thegreatmanDengXiaoping,thefamousbusinessmanLiJiachengandthemoviestarZhaoWei.Theyareallverysuccessful.TherearealsosometraditionalfestivalsaboutdragonsinChina,suchasDragonHead-RaisingDayandDragonBoatFestival.Wehavedifferentkindsofactivitiestocelebratethem.Thesetwofestivalscomeeveryyear,buttheYearoftheDragoncomeseverytwelveyears.ThedragonisveryimportantinChineseculture.Asthe“descendantsofthedragon”,itisnecessaryforustoknowtheopinionsondragonsinourculture.Itcanhelpusunderstandwhyourparentsalwayswantustobe“dragons”.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1．TheChinesedragonisasymbolof_____.A．acombinationofmanyanimalsB．ChinesesayingsC．traditionalfestivalsD．strengthandgoodluck2．Theunderlinedsentence“Hopingone’schildwillbecomeadragon.”means_____inChinese.A．龙马精神B．龙飞凤舞C．望子成龙D．龙腾虎跃3．WhatcharacteristicsmaythepeoplebornintheYearoftheDragonhave?A．Creative,confident,braveandpowerfulB．Creative,confident,braveandquick-temperedC．Lovely,confident,braveandquicktemperedD．Lucky,confident,creativeandsuccessful4．Sometraditionalfestivalsaboutdragonsarecelebrated_____inChina.A．everyyearB．everytwelveyearsC．insomespecialyearD．everymonth5．WhichofthestatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Dragonsarerealanimals.B．TherearemanyChinesesayingsaboutdragons.C．PeopleborninYearoftheDragonmustbesuccessful.D．The“descendantsofthedragon”areoftencalled“dragons”.D16、OnOctober31st,2015,theofficialXinhuanewsagencyreportedthatChinawouldallowtwochildrenforeverycouple.Thatmeantthatthecountry'sone-childpolicycametoanend.Tocontrolthepopulationgrowth,Chinastartedapolicyofonechildpercoupleinthe1970s.WhydoesChinadecidetorelaxthepolicynow?Infact,ChinabeganrelaxingthepolicyinJanuary,2014,allowingcouplestohaveasecondbabyifthemotherorfatherwasanonlychild.Thechangewasthoughtasamajorliberalization(解放)ofthefamilyplanningofoverthirtyyears.Butnewfigures(数据)inJanuary,2015suggestedthatfewerpeoplethanexpectedwouldliketohaveasecondbaby.Healthofficialssaidthattherewereabout11millioncouplesunderthenewpolicy.However,only1millioncouplesapplied(申请)tohaveasecondchild.Somecouplessaid,“Twokids?Thanksbutno.”Theinfluenceofone-childpolicyseemshardtogoinashorttime.China'sgovernmenthassaidthatChinawillbecomethecountrywiththemostoldpeopleintheworldinjust15years,withmorethan400millionpeopleovertheageof60.Andintheone-childfamilies,whentheonlychildgrowsupandgetsmarriedtoanotheronlychild,theytwohavetotakecareoftwooldcouples,thestressseemsreallyheavy.Tosolvetheproblemoftheagingpopulation,one-childpolicyisn’tsuitableanymore,andtwo-childpolicyisneededandnecessary.1．TheofficialXinhuanewsagencyreportedthatChinawouldallowtwochildrenforeverycouple_________.A．in1970B．inJanuary,2015C．inJanuary,2014D．onOctober31st,20152．Theunderlinedword“aging”probablymeans___________inthepassage.A．年龄B．老龄化C．时代D．边缘3．InJanuary,2015,thefigures(数据)showedthat_________.A．fewerpeoplethanexpectedwouldliketohaveasecondbabyB．morepeoplethanexpectedwouldliketohaveasecondbabyC．only1millioncouplesunderthenewpolicycouldhaveasecondchildD．about11millioncouplesunderthenewpolicyappliedtohaveasecondchild4．Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat__________.A．Chinastartedone-childpolicyinthe1980sB．two-childpolicyisn’tsuitableanymorenowC．Chinawillhavethemostoldpeopleintheworldinjust15yearsD．Chinawillhavelessthan400millionpeopleovertheageof60in15years5．Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A．ChinesepopulationB．Chineseone-childpolicyC．Chineseeconomy(经济)D．Chinesetwo-childpolicyE17、Theideathatredmeansstopandgreenmeanshasinfluencedourlivesinmorewaysthanjusttrafficsignals(信号).Wehavebeentaughtfromayoungagethatthecolorredmeansdangerandgreenmeansit'sokaytomoveforward.Butwhywerethosecolorschosenfortrafficlightsinthefirstplace?Forsomethingwehavetolookateveryday,whycouldn'ttheyhavebeenprettiercolors?Well,it'simporttoknowthatbeforetrafficlightsforcars,thereweretrafficsignalsfortrains.Atfirst,railwaycompaniesusedredtomeanstop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B．Boats. C．Planes D．Bicycles2．Whichofthefollowingcolorsmeantgoatfirst?A．Red. B．Yellow. C．White. D．Green.3．Whydoesredmeandanger?A．Becauseit'sthebrightestcolor. B．Becauseitcanbeseenfaraway.C．Becauserailwaycompaniessayso. D．Becauseithastheshortestwavelength.4．Whyareschoolbusespaintedyellow?A．Becauseyellowisaprettiercolor.B．Becauseyellowoncemeatdanger.C．Becauseyellowcanbeseenwellindaytime.D．Becauseyellowmeansit'sOKtogoforward.5．Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Howimportanttrafficlightsare.B．Whichcolorhasthelongestwavelength.C．Whatred,yellowandgreencanbeusedfor.D．Whytrafficlightsarered,yellowandgreen.F18、MollyBoylanisoneofthemostsuccessfulbusinesswomeninCanadaaftersettinguphercosmetic(化妆品)companyBlazesin1992.Thoughsheisverysuccessful，shesaysthatshefindsithardereveryyeartobalanceherbusinesswithherfamilylife.Shesometimesfeelsthathertwochildrenknowmoreabouttheirbaby-sitterthantheydoabouther.Mollyemploys(雇佣)aroundeightypeopleinherfactoryandwarehouse，andtenothersinhertwonewfashionstores，buthernewestemployeeisthemostimportantoneforher.Afteryearsofworryingaboutherbusinessmorethanherfamily，shehasdecidedtomakeSallyPamontenewgeneralmanagerinhercompany.Mollywillstill________decision-making，andshe’sgoingtostayintouchwiththepeoplewhoworkforher，butSallyisgoingtolookafterday-to-dayrunningofthebusinesssothatMollycanspendmoretimewithkids.ThenewarrangementisgoingtostartonMonday，andbothofthemarealreadyexcitedaboutit.Sallysays，“I’mverynervous，actually，butI’msureMollywillhelpmealotintheearlydays，eventhoughIhopeshefeelsshecantrustmenottomaketoomanymistakes.”Molly，ontheotherhand，seemsquiterelaxedaboutthewholething.“IknowthatSally’sgoingtobeaverynicemanager.”shesays，“She’sonlybeenhereacoupleofdaysandshe’salreadyshownmehowtoworkoutafewproblemswewerehaving.ThebestthingthoughisthatIfeelahundredtimeshappierthanI’vebeeninyears.Imean，Ihonestlycan’trememberthelasttimeIfeltasrelaxedasthis，andmykidsarereallyexcitedaboutmybeingathomemore.Tobehonest，IwishIhadmadethisdecisionyearsago.”1．Thepassageismainlyabout____________.A．MollyandherchildrenB．MollyfindinganewmanagerC．thebaby-sitterandthekidsD．Mollymakingachanceaboutherbusiness.2．Theunderlinedphase“beinvolvedin”inthepassageprobablymeans__________.A．beinterestedin B．takepartinC．benervousabout D．learnabout3．Sallyseemstobeagoodmanagerbecause_____________.A．shehassetupanewBlazesB．shekeepsinclosetouchwiththeworkersC．shehasbeenabletosolveafewproblemsD．shehasbeenworkingforthecompanysince19924．Accordingtothispassage，Molly____________________.A．willnotrunherbusinessanymoreB．seemssatisfiedwiththenewarrangementC．wasnotpleasedwiththebaby-sitterD．wassuccessfulbothinherbusinessandherfamily.5．ThebestthingforMollynowisthat________________.A．shehasmorethaneightypeopleworkingforherB．herkidsknowmoreaboutthebaby-sitterC．shecanhavemoretimetobewithherkids.D．shehasgotanewgeneralmanagerinhercompany.Ⅴ.书面表达19、从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。题目①假如你叫李华，你们班打算在教师节那天举办庆祝活动，你打算邀请你们学校的美国交换生Peter参加。请用英语写一封电子邮件，告诉他活动的时间和地点，活动的内容以及需要做什么准备。注意：1字数不少于50词；2邮件的开头和结尾已经给出，所给单词不计入总词数；3请不要写出你的真实姓名和校名。提示词语：2:00,afternoon,September10th,classroom,flowers,