四川省宁南县2022-2023学年英语九年级第一学期期末联考模拟试题含解析

1、2022-2023学年九上英语期末模拟试卷考生请注意：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。. 单项选择1、Which of the following saying has the meaning of “ risk losing everything all at one time”?AEvery dog has its day.BPut all your eggs

2、 in one basket.CBurn the candle at both ends.DIt never rains but it pours.2、We are not supposed to the bus until the bus stops.Thats right. Safety comes first.Aput offBget offCtake offDgo off3、Every time I see strawberries, the sweet and beautiful color always make my mouth water.AvoiceBtasteCshapeD

3、smile4、Could I make a call with your phone? I left mine at home._. Here you are.ANever mindBOf courseCYoud better notDIm afraid not5、_ Tom_Maria loves this sport.ABoth, andBNot only, but alsoCBut, andDBoth, or6、A _ refers to a long journey, especially by sea or in space.AvoyageBtaskCplan7、 Did you g

4、o to the cinema last night? Oh, no. I go to the cinema. I think the tickets are too expensive.AalwaysBhardlyCusuallyDoften8、_ along the street, and you can find the hotel on your right, next to the market.AWalkBTo walkCWalkingDWalked9、-Where is your son Jimmy living now?-He _ the city of Yangzhou, C

5、hina for two years.Ahas left forBhas been toChas gone toDhas been in10、What would you do if the light suddenly went out? I think I would _ about in the dark for the candle and match.AwalkBtouchCfeelDlook. 完形填空11、Sometimes, children want to grow up quickly. Thats because adults have 1 school rules to

6、 follow at all and they are allowed to do many things such as driving cars and moving out. But theres one place in Japan where children want to stay 2 forever.Adults are not allowed to visit Japans Future Sweets Factory. Only students in Grade Six and those who are younger are allowed. They are aske

7、d to visit it 3 , leaving their parents in the waiting hall.Future Sweets Factory is in Hyogo Prefecture, 4 . After kids pass through the gate, they will be in a waiting hall. There they must say 5 to their parents. Then they 6 a special kid-sized door to the magical place. In it, kids can taste swe

8、ets and learn how they are cooked.After kids get out, they are encouraged to 7 their exciting adventures(奇遇) to their parents. In fact, this communication between parents and children was Cook Susumu Koyamas motivation(动机) for starting the factory. “Nowadays, parents are busy 8 they dont spend much

9、time listening to what their children are saying.” He said. “I hope parents will be more 9 about communicating with their kids.”Future Sweets Factory is a wonderful idea. It teaches kids to express 10 bravely and offers children an exciting experience.1Aany Bmany Csome Dno2Aold Byoung Ctall Dbeautif

10、ul3Aalone Bstill Canyway Daloud4AFrance BAmerica CJapan DBritain5Ahello Bsorry Cyes Dgoodbye6Alay out Bgive up Cgo through Dgive away7Asell Bdescribe Clend Dgive8Auntil Bif Cso Dbecause9Aserious Bworried Cnervous Dangry10Ahimself Bourselves Cherself Dthemselves. 语法填空12、In ones life, one usually has

11、little understanding of oneself. When you succeed, you may be very proud. When you 1, you may lose heart. If you dont get a thorough understanding of yourself, you may miss lots of 2(chance) in life.To get a thorough understanding of yourself is to know well 3yourself. You may know your strong point

12、s and weak 4(one). You may hope for a wonderful future, but be sure not to expect too much because not all dreams can 5(realize). You may be confident enough to meet challenges, but first you should know what to do.To get a thorough understanding of yourself, you should have a real sense of self-app

13、reciation. Maybe you think you are not a tall tree 6just small grass, as long as you get full confidence, you are sure to face any trouble.To get a thorough understanding of yourself also 7to look after yourself. When you are angry, find a quiet place so that you wont be hurt. When you are sad, tell

14、 your friends about it to 8the mood into a good one. When you are tired, get a good sleep. If you dont take good care of yourself, you wont be able to stay away from 9(ill).So if you get a thorough understanding of yourself, you 10(get) a full control of yourself and find your life full of color. 阅读

15、理解A13、WOMAN: How can I help you?MAN: Hello. Im interested in renting a house somewhere in the town.WOMAN: Right. Could I have your name please?MAN: Yes, its Steven Godfrey. Its hard to spell. Do you have a pen and a paper?WOMAN: Please write here, in the form. And how many bedrooms youre looking for

16、? MAN: Well, wed need four bedrooms, because Im going to share the house with three friends. And we need two bathrooms. I drive a car, so a parking place is also needed. But we have no time to take care of a garden.WOMAN: Okay, there are several of that size on our website. They mostly belong to fam

17、ilies who are working abroad at the moment. What about the location?MAN: Itd be nice to be central.WOMAN: That might be difficult, as most houses of that size are in the suburbs. Still, there are a few. Whats your upper limit for the rent?MAN: Wed like something around 250 a month, but we could go u

18、p to 300 if we have to. But we cant go beyond that.WOMAN: Do you know how long you want to rent the house for? The minimum let (最短租期)is six months, as you probably realize.MAN: Were at college here for two years, and we dont want to keep moving during that time if we can avoid it.WOMAN: Okay, let me

19、 check what weve got on our website and call you later.MAN: Sure. Thank you. Bye.Here is the information the woman finds on the website.There are millions of homes out there. Lets find the one thats perfect for you.AddressRoomsMonthly RentMinimum LetDevon Close4-bedrooms, one bathroom, a garden2502

20、yearsMead Street4-bedrooms, two bathrooms, parking place3503 yearsHalmiton Road4-bedrooms, two bathrooms, parking place3002 yearsOakington Avenue4-bedrooms, two bathrooms, parking place2802 years1The woman and the man are communicating _.Aon the phoneBface-to-faceCon WeChatDby e-mail2The perfect hou

21、se for the man would be the one in_.ADevon CloseBMead StreetCHalmiton RoadDOakington Avenue3How much at most can the man pay for the house he would rent every year?A3000.B3400.C3600.D4000.B14、 Think of the animal world. And a group of colorful wild animals will spring to mind: a parrots rainbow feat

22、hers or the showy scales of sea fish. But, many mammals(哺乳动物) on the planet come in only two colors: black and white. Spend some time exploring what science has discovered about these animals appearances, and youll see that basic black and white isnt so basic at all.The pandas white body helps it hi

23、de in snowy areas. The arms and legs are black, helping it hide in forests. The markings on its head are not used to hide, but to communicate. Black ears can act as a warning to enemies.Depending on the species, black skunks(臭鼬) may wear white spots that act as covering or white stripes that signal

24、enemies to be aware of their smelly spray, which causes no real harm to its victims, but it makes them uncomfortable.Zebras thin coats make them more vulnerable than long-haired animals to biting flies that carry disease, but the coats stripes prevent flies from landing on them, for reasons that sci

25、entists are still studying. Further, their attractiveness to flies increases with stripe width. No two zebras stripes are exactly the same.1What color are a parrots feather according to passage?ALight green.BShowy.CColorful.DBlack and white.2What do pandas, skunks and zebras have in common?AThe colo

26、r of their bodies prevents them from being attacked.BTheir ears can act as a warning to enemies.CTheir smelly spray can drive the enemies away.DTheir coat strips can prevent flies landing on them.3According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?AZebras with wider stripes are less

27、attractive to flies.BBoth white spots and white stripes help skunks kill their victims.CThe pandas white part help it hide in snow.DScientists have already known all the secrets about the stripes.4What does the underlined word vulnerable mean?ABeing easily landed.BBeing easily attracted.CBeing easil

28、y discovered.DBeing easily attacked.5Which could be the best title of the passage?AWhy Animal Stripes Come in Different ShapesBWhy So Many Animals Wear Black-and-White CoatsCHow Wild Animals Protect Themselves from EnemiesDHow Black and White Become Basic Colors in Animal WorldC15、The human brain we

29、ighs about 1.4 kilograms, but it can hold much more information than most computersHowever, there is another difference between humans and computersComputers dont forget information they are given, but humans often doNo one remembers everything, and luckily we dont usually have toBut everyone can im

30、prove their memory if they want toHere are some suggestionsTry to use new information immediatelyFor example, if you meet someone who says Hi! Im CarlosDont just say Hello Repeat the persons nameSay _Break a big number into smaller parts For example, its hard to memorize (记忆) 1But if you break it in

31、to three parts 109/244/153-it becomes easierWrite out what you need to remember over and over againThis will help you keep it in mind longer, especially for memorizing formulas (公式) or factsAlways review informationIf you bring what youve learned back to your mind, it becomes easier to remember For

32、example, before you go to sleep, its a good idea to review the new things you learned that dayDiscuss with a friendIt is always easier to remember things through discussionsYou can have a discussion about whats right and whats wrong, and it will lead to the right answerNever tell yourself that you h

33、ave a bad memoryYou can always do something to help improve your memoryAnd everyones memory gets better if they use it often enoughAll the suggestions are helpfulIf you follow them, you are certain to improve your memory2How many suggestions are mentioned in the passage?AThreeBFourCFiveDSix3Which sh

34、ould be put in the blank (空格) in Paragraph 2?AHello, CarlosBHow do you do?CHello, I am SophiaDGlad to meet you!4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AHuman beings can improve their memory by computersBAlways reviewing information can help you fall asleepCFormulas and facts can hel

35、p you learn about your brainDDiscussing with friends can help you remember thingsD16、I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “Son, remember: Be slow and steady, and that will win the race. Dont you think theres something to learn from the tortoise?”Sonny

36、 opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when Im entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”I was shocked, “But the tortoise didnt wish that the hare would fall asleep!”“He must wish that already,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he b

37、e so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”“He didnt have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by pushing on steadily.”Sonny thought a while. “Thats a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare didnt happen

38、 to fall asleep, the tortoise would never win the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but hed never win the race. Thats for sure.”I gave up. Todays children are not like what we used to be. Theyre just hopeless.1The writer argued with his son because _.Ahe liked tor

39、toises while his son liked haresBthey disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolishChe tried to teach his son a lesson but the son had totally different opinionDhe liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didnt.2Sonny believed that the tortoise _.Awon the race by his own hard wo

40、rkingBtook a risk by agreeing to run a raceCwas not given a fair chance in the raceDin fact did win the race luckily3Billy, Tony and Sandy must be_.Aboys who were unknown to Sonnys fatherBboys who Sonny has run races with beforeCboys who Sonny has never raced with beforeDboys who Sonny did not hope

41、to race with again4According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson? _.AThe tortoiseBSonnyCThe hareDSonnys fatherE17、 Thanks to endless photos on social media and the wealth of information on the Internet, future people should have a clear picture of how we lived in the 21st century.But Ma

42、rtine Rothblatt, a business woman from the US, wants to go a step further by digitally cloning (克隆) human minds.These “mindclones” would have all of our thoughts, feelings, and be able to think just like us. Rothblatt imagines that mindclones will first begin as digital (数字的) assistants(助手) in our m

43、obile devices (装置), until they become walking, talking versions (版本) of us but these are far from reality at the moment.Mindcloning technology is still very young, and it might be a long time before we can send our man-made selves to school so we dont have to sit through math class. However, scienti

44、sts at Stanford University in the United States recently created a circuit (电路) board modeled on the human brain that could simulate(模拟) 1 million neurons (神经元) and billions of connections in the brain.Finally, Rothblatt sees mindclones having their own rights as people, and even falling in love and

45、 getting married.“Lets say the ex Apple CEO Steve Jobs meets another mindclone. They fall in love. Mindclones are just people without bodies. Once the mindclones fall in love, they are going to get married. Thats what people do,” she said.But Rothblatts idea that the digital versions of ourselves wo

46、uld have the same rights as people is not shared by everyone. Some people have thought that the mind must be embedded (嵌入) in biology for it to be thought as “life”, HuffPost reported.1According to Rothblatt, mindclones _.Awill finally become robotsBwill be used in our mobile devicesCwill become rea

47、lity soonDhave more rights than people2What is the latest development in mindcloning technology?AWe can send our man-made selves to school.BPeople can improve their studies by using mindclones.CSteve Jobs and a mindclone will get married.DA circuit board has been modeled after a human brain.3What do

48、es the last paragraph mainly tell us?AThe writer agrees with Rothblatts idea.BThe writer disagrees with Rothblatts idea.CNot everyone agrees with Rothblatt about mindclones rights.DIts meaningless to discuss the rights of “mindclones”.F18、阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共5 小题，计10 分）There

49、was once a king who had a great palace with a wonderful garden. In the garden, there lived all kinds of animals. All of them enjoyed living there.There was only one thing in the garden that the king hated: an old tree in the center of the garden. It was so old and dry. This made the king so angry th

50、at he finally asked some people to cut it down and turned the place into a swimming pool. However, after the tree was cut down, the animals left the garden. Without the animals, the garden was not so beautiful as before. The king was sad, but he didnt know what had happened.A young man went to the k

51、ing, and said he could explain what had happened. “This was because you cut the old tree down,” said the young man. “There were thousands of moths (飞蛾)which lived in the tree. Birds needed the moths to eat and then they produced wastes for plants to grow. The plants then_many other animals to your g

52、arden. So your garden became very beautiful. But as you cut the tree down, the animals had to leave.“Excellent!” said the king, “Ill make you rich and you will try to make my garden beautiful again.”“Im afraid it will take many years to finish. It will take many years for the natural balance(生态平衡) t

53、o get back again,” said the young man.The king was sad, but all he could do was just to wait.1Why did the king cut down the old tree?ABecause he hated the old and dry tree.BBecause he wanted to plant a young tree there.CBecause he didnt want moths to live in the tree.2What was the result after the t

54、ree was cut down?AThe garden was more beautiful than before.BThe animals left the garden.CThe king was very happy.3The underlined word “attracted” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ” in Chinese.A驱赶 B利用 C吸引4If the young man made the garden beautiful again, the king would .Abe very angryBmake him richCorder him to l