湖北省武汉洪山区五校联考2023学年英语九年级第一学期期末经典试题含解析

1、2023学年九上英语期末模拟测试卷注意事项：1 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。. 单项选择1、A(n) _ is an activity or experience that you enjoy very much.AeventBsituationCpleasure2、Smo

2、king can _ lung cancer. You had better give it up.Awork on Blead to Ctake away Dput out3、Mothers Day is coming, what will you do for your mom, Peter?I have booked some flowers online and they will arrive two days.AinBforCbefore4、Remember to write the key words here. _.AWith pleasureBThats rightCNot

3、at allDSure, I will5、- is it from our school to Wanda shopping mall?- About half an hour on foot.AHow far BHow much CHow long DHow often6、_ in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.AEverything BSomething CAnything DNothing7、What were you doing when the traffic accident _.AhappenedBi

4、s happeningChas happenedDwas happened8、They have been good friends_ten yearsAforBonCaboutDsince9、 Do you see my glasses? I cant find them anywhere.Oh, dear. Your memory is getting _.Apoorer Bolder Cgreater10、Must I put on the sweater? No, you _. Its up to you.AneedntBcantCshouldntDmustnt. 完形填空11、Tee

5、nage boy couldnt stand his parents family rules, so he left home. He wanted to be famous, but he had 1 education and several years later, he had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now his mother has died. Though his father was 2 , he was looking for his son. He has been to every 3 of the ci

6、ty. Everywhere he went, he put a big photo of himself 4 the wall. On the lower part of the photo he wrote, “I 5 love you, my dearest son. please come back home !”One day, the son saw one of the photos. The face was familiar(熟悉的)to him. “Is that my father?” He moved closer and 6 the words: “I still l

7、ove you.” 7 ran down his face. He made up his mind to go back to see his parents.It was early morning. When he got home. He knocked at the door. Nobody 8 while the door began to open itself. He rushed to his fathers bedroom. His father was sleeping. He woke his father up, “Its me! Your son is back h

8、ome!” The father and the son 9 each other, full of happy tears. The son asked, “Why is the door 10 ? A thief could get in.” The father answered softly, “The door has never been locked since you left.” The door of parents love for their children will never be closed.1Agood Bhigh Cpoor Dmean2Asick Ban

9、gry Cworried Dold3Apark Bbuilding Ccompany Dcorner4Aon Bup Cin Dout5Astill Balready Ceven Djust6Arecognize Bread Cknow Dlearn7ATears BLaughers CSweep DSadness8Aanswered Btalked Casked Dsaid9Acaught Bcried Cbeat Dheld10Aopen Bbroken Cunlocked Dclosed. 语法填空12、Melbourne is in Australia. It is a beautif

10、ul city1huge gardens, great parks and many2(amaze) buildings. Many people came to visit it every year.Melbourne is also3 ancient city in Australia. It has an interesting history of more than 170 years. The first people came in 1835,and in the 1850s,gold 4(discover). Because of this, Melbourne became

11、 a very rich city. Many new buildings were built at that time.And today, Melbourne is one of the worlds 5(great) cities. It is known 6 its 7 (beautiful) and its famous universities. It is also Australias top city for8 (sport).Many of them are very popular. For example, young people are mad 9 soccer

12、here. In 1956,the Olympic Games came to this city, and for the first time they were showed live on TV around the world. Melbourne is a nice place and you can always have great10 here. 阅读理解A13、We each have a memory（记忆力）. Thats why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very

13、good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language

14、when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to lea

15、rn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1Some people can easily learn many things by heart becauseAthey always sleep very well.Bthey

16、 often eat good food.Cthey read a lot of books.Dthey have very good memories.2Everybody learns his mother languageAat the age of six.Bwhen he is a small child.Cafter he goes to school.Dwhen he can read and write.3Before a child can speak, he mustAread and write. Bmake sentences.Chear and remember th

17、e sounds. Dthink hard.4In school the pupils cant learn a foreign language well becauseAthey have no good memories.Bthey have no recorders.Cthey have too much time for it.Dthey are busy with other subjects.5Your memory will become better and better .Aif you have plenty of good food.Bif you do more an

18、d more exercises.Cif you do morning exercises every day.Dif you get up early.B14、When I was about seven or eight years old, I once went into the barn (马厩) one evening where my dad was doing his daily work. I was surprised to see him wearing his hat backwards. It looked funny.When I asked Dad why he

19、put his hat backwards, he smiled and gave me an explanation. There was a large water tank for the cattle that had to be filled every day. Since it took a long time to finish the work, he would turn the water on and then go about doing other things like cleaning the barn or feeding the cattle, which

20、usually cost him twenty minutes or even more time. The danger, of course, was that if he forgot to turn the water off, the tank would overflow and water would be wasted, which would make a mess.Then he told me the reason why he had his hat turned around. When he finished other work and began to take

21、 off his work clothes, he would notice as he removed his hat that the visor (帽舌) was not where it was supposed to be. This would remind him that the water was still running. Then he would go back to the barn and turn it off. I have seen my dad develop many other systems over the years. And I will ne

22、ver forget how helpful and valuable they are. Some may have even been life-saving.Sometimes, people may forget some things. So they will easily make mistake though they may try their best. Using some good methods can help them operate more effectively. In order not to blame others or yourself for mi

23、stakes, youd better look for some ways, whether they are funny or not, as long as they will help you in achieving what you truly wish to do.This could be utility, and as simple as a checklist. Now Ive used a lot of them, such as putting my car keys in the same place every time. It could be having so

24、meone check your work and it could also be a computer program that helps to find out whether your calculations are correct.1The author found his fathers behavior funny because_.Ahe had never been to the barn before Bhis fathers hat was different from othersCthe horses played some tricks Dhis father

25、wore the hat in a strange way2What would the authors father NOT do in the barn according to the passage?AClean the barn BFeed the chickenCGive food to the cows DFill the large water tank3The word “utility” probably means “_” in the passage.Apractical Bdifficult Cmeaningless Davoidable4What can we kn

26、ow about the authors father?AHis job was to develop new systems in the barn.BThe systems he invented were always very useful.CHe developed as many systems as possible to help people.DHe always taught the author how to make proper checklists.5The best title of the passage could be “_”.AMy Funny Dad B

27、Knowledge in BarnCA Good Cat Can Catch a Healthy Rat DKeep a Checklist in Your MindC15、“Chicken” idioms（习语）The word “chicken” is used in so many English idioms. Do you know the following?Dont count your chicken before they hatch.The expression “Dont count your chickens before they hatch” means “Dont

28、 expect that all your eggs, which have been laid, will hatch.” “Hatch” is a verb, meaning the baby chicken breaks open the shell of the egg and comes out successfully. So the expression mainly means “Dont depend on things working out just as you want them to.” This saying appears in the story The Mi

29、lkmaid and Her Pail in Aesops Fables.A chicken-and-egg situationIn history, philosophers（哲学家）and scientists have met this dilemma（困境）:Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Aristotle thought that both the bird and the egg must have always been there. However, more recently, scientists such as Ste

30、phen Hawking have argued that the egg came before the chicken. In common speech, the term “a chicken-and-egg situation” means a situation where it is impossible to say which of two things appeared first and which caused the other one.Dont be such a chickenThere seems to be an idea in English, someho

31、w, that a chicken is a scared bird. Maybe thats not fair as most birds will probably fly away from you if you go towards them. But “Dont be such a chicken” means “Dont be so scared and get a bit more courage.” So if your friend is afraid to do something , you can say to him or her, “Dont be such a c

32、hicken. Just have a try!”1The underlined word “hatch” means “_” in Chinese.A孵化 B长大 C破碎 D出售2While discussing the idiom “A chicken-and-egg situation”, the writer mentions Aristotle and Stephen Hawking to show that _.AAristotles opinion was wrongBStephen Hawkings opinion is wrongCits impossible to find

33、 the right answer to this questionDphilosophers and scientists usually have the same answer to a question3We may use the idiom “Dont be such a chicken” in the situation when someone_.Ais not brave enough Benjoys counting his chickensChas difficulty making a choice Dhopes things will work out just as

34、 he wants4The writing probably appears in the _ part of a magazine.Afood Bculture Ctravel DsportD16、Many of us feel uneasy when someone stands too close to us, talks to us too loudly or makes eye contact with us for too long. But have you ever wondered why those things make you uncomfortable?Its all

35、 about personal space, which means not only the imaginary space around the body, but also the space around all the senses. People feel that their space is being violated(侵犯)when they meet with an unwelcome sound, smell or look. This is probably why a man on a crowded bus shouting into his mobile pho

36、ne or a woman next to you putting on strong perfume(香水)makes you feel angry.Whether people have had a stronger desire(渴望)to protect their personal space in recent times is hard to say. Yet studies of airlines show that people have a strong desire to have space to themselves. In a survey by Trip Advi

37、sor, a travel website, people said that if they had to pay more for some extra service, they would rather have larger seats than extra food.Although people may need their personal space, some hardly realize it. For example, people on a bus who hold newspapers in front of their faces to read in fact

38、keep a distance from strangers.Go and watch a library table. You will notice that one of the corner seats will usually be taken first .because they are the farthest way. What if someone sits opposite to you? Maybe you will pile up books as if to make a wall.Preference(偏好)for personal space are diffe

39、rent from culture to culture. Scientists have found that Americans generally prefer more personal space than people from other cultures. In Latin(拉丁人的)cultures, however, people are more comfortable standing close to each other.1Who might feel his personal space is safe according to the passage?AA pe

40、rson who has to sit next to a lady putting on strong perfume.BA person who has been watched by a stranger for a long time.CA person who hears strange noises when reading at home.DA Latin boy who is chatting with a friend sitting close to him.2What can we know from the survey by Trip Advisor?APeople

41、need smaller personal .pace in recent times than before.BPeople have a wrong desire for personal space in recent times.CThere are not enough seats on the plane to meet peoples needs.DFood service is better provided than seats on the plane.3Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe

42、 space around the body is more needed than that around all the senses.BIf you hold newspapers on the bus, your personal space wont be violated.CPeople usually choose the corner seats first in a library for personal space.DDifferent cultures share the same preferences for personal space.E17、Not all i

43、nventions are made by scientists. Kids can also make history with their inventions.The state flag of Alaska was designed by 13-year-old Bennie Benson in 1926. His design was chosen from a flag designing-competition. It became the official flag in 1959. Bennie won a SI, 000 scholarship and a watch.Fr

44、ank Epperson invented the Popsicle in 1905 when he was only 11 years old. It was called the Epsicle at that time. . Frank left his drink outside the door overnight with a stick(木棒) in it. That night the temperature dropped and everything was frozen(冻住), including Franks drink. That didnt stop him fr

45、om tasting it, so today we have Popsicles to eat.In 1642 Blaise Pascal designed the first counting machine when he was 18. The machine was for his father, a tax collector, to make his job easier. Blaise named it “the Pasealine. He made about 50 of them, but nobody was interested in it. People though

46、t it would take jobs away from them. 300 years went by, and the calculator(计算器) finally became a success. In 1968, the programming language (程序设计语言)，PASCAL, was named after him.1How old was Bernie Benson when he designed the flag?A13B26C46D592What does the underlined word “Popsicle” mean in Chinese?

47、A凉B美味C冰柜D冰棒3Why did Blaise Pascal invent the calculator?ABecause he wanted to use it in a test.BBecause he wanted to make his fathers job easier.CBecause he wanted to sell it for money.DBecause he wanted to know how much money he should give to sellers.4This passage mainly tells us about_.Aseveral u

48、seful inventionsBseveral inventions by kidsChow to make historyDhow to become successful inventorF18、THIS year the US Mint will honor one of the countrys most famous writers.“Mark Twain”， the pen name of Samuel Clemens(1835-1911) is loved by American readers for his novels Tom Sawyer(1876) and The A

49、dventures of Huckberry Finn(1844). Now he is going to have his life and work commemorated(纪念) with special gold and silver coins. But does Twain need to be commemorated? It doesnt seem like people in the US will forget him. Twain once joked that a lack(缺少)of money is the root of all evil(邪恶)” but a

50、lack of money with Twains famous face on it wouldnt have made people forget about him. The Adventures of Huckberry Finn is thought to be his greatest works. Motherless Huck Finn is a young boy who shows the spirit of freedom. But it could be said that Hucks freedom really comes from Huck wanting to

51、fly. When Huck gets away from his violent(暴力的) father， he isnt really looking for freedom， but survival. Its even more of a problem for a slave. Jim， the escaped(逃跑的) slave who Huck helps， makes Hucks life seem even better. Its easier not to be able to deal with someone who wants to force you to go

52、to school than to have to fight a law that says you are a piece of property(财产). Huck and Jims friendship， as shown by Mark Twain， is one of the great stories in American literature because it shows a white character， Huck， who gets an idea of the African American experience.Mark Twain is famous and

53、 would still be famous without any special coins. Anyway， the coins could be a reason to look again at the work of a writer who got under the skin of the US in the 19th century.With the race issue(种族问题)_in the US today， perhaps Twain still has something to teach todays readers.1How many novels is me

54、ntioned written by Mark Twain in this passage?AOne BTwo CThree DFour2Why is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn considered Twains greatest works?AIt talks about how a black slave runs away from his violent owner.BIt describes an everlasting friendship between people of different races.CIt describes the social problem that a lack of money is the root of all evil.DIt talks about a white American understanding the African American experience.3According to the passage， which statement is NOT true?AHuck gets aw