2023学年扬州市梅岭中学英语九年级第一学期期末检测模拟试题含解析

1、2023学年九上英语期末模拟测试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。. 单项选择1、-What a bad day I have today!- Everyone has one of those days when goes right.AanythingBeverythingCsomethingDnothing2、_ sleep do you th

2、ink is necessary for a Grade 9 student? 8 hours at least.AHow often BHow long CHow many DHow much3、一Could you tell me how to behave politely in public in the UK?一Yes. ，you should keep your voice down and always queue.AAfter allBFirst of allCIn allDAt all4、 Li Hong, football to our school subjects ne

3、xt term. Great! Its my favorite. I cant wait.Awas added Bis added Cwill be added5、-Hey, we help you with your space and you teach us chemistry, all right?-_.ASo do IBThe same to youCThats a dealDIts a pity6、Chinese Poetry Competition was one of during the Spring Festival. I agree with you. I watched

4、 it every week.Amore popular showsBmost popular showCthe most popular shows7、Do you know that our class won first prize in yesterdays singing competition?Really? _ good news!AHowBHow aCWhatDWhat a8、Fathers Day is on _ Sunday of June.AthreeBthe threeCthirdDthe third9、What a great _ youve made!Yes. I

5、avoided an accident by changing the flight.Aagreement Bdecision Cinstruction Dmistake10、She writes _ than I.Amuch carful Bmore carefulCmuch carefully Dmuch more carefully. 完形填空11、 One day, Mr.Smith takes an apple to the class. He stands in the front of the 1 and says, “Please smell the smell(闻气味) in

6、 the air！” One student puts up his hand and answers, “I have smelled it. It is the smell of a(n) 2 ” Mr.Smith walks to the students, passes by each of 3 and says, “Please smell again to see if(是否) the smell of the apple is still(仍然) in the air.” Half of the students 4 their hands to show that they c

7、an smell it. Mr.Smith returns(返回) to the front of the classroom 5 asks again if the students can smell the apple. Everyone says yes except one student called Henry. Mr.Smith goes to him, asking, “You 6 cant smell the apple？” Henry answers, “No, I cant smell it. I dont 7 it is a real apple.” Mr.Smith

8、 smiles and says to the class, “He is 8 ！ This is not a real apple. It doesnt have any smell.” All of the other students are 9 . Some of them may have thought that the apple is not real, but they dont 10 any confidence(自信) to speak up. They just follow(跟随) others and go along with the first student.

9、1AlibraryBschoolCclassroomDhospital2AappleBorangeCpearDbanana3AusByouCthemDit4Aeat upBput upCcut upDcall up5AsoBthenCbutDand6AalwaysBreallyConlyDoften7AlikeBsayCseeDthink8ArightBhealthyCwrongDnice9AgreatBhappyCsurprisedDfree10AneedBhaveCloseDfind. 语法填空12、Making friends is a skill. Like most skills,

10、you can improve it 1you are patient. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be 2(will) to take action. You must first go where there are people. You wont make friends staying home alone.Joining a club or a group, talking to those who like the same things as you do is much3(easy). Or j

11、oin someone in some activities.Many people are4when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And its human nature to feel a bit5(pleasant) about the unknown. Most of fears about 6(deal) with new people come from doubts (怀疑) about ourselves. We imagine other peopl

12、e are judging usfinding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But dont forget that they must be feeling the s7way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to make others feel at home. Youll all feel 8(comfortable).Try to be brave even if you dont feel that way when you enter a room full

13、 of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look directly at other people and smile. If you see someone youd like to speak to, say something. Dont wait for the other person to start a talk.Just meeting someone new9(do) mean that youll make friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual (相互的) lik

14、ings and give and take.10 takes time and effort (精力)for us to develop friendship. And there are things that stop a new friendship from growing. 阅读理解A13、To travel around the world is the dream of many adventurous（有冒险精神的） people. But very few people can afford a global tour because hotels, food and ai

15、rplane tickets are too expensive. Some people, however, have thought of some ways to realize their dreams.Laura Cody and Tanbay Theune, a couple from Britain, decided to travel around the world. They have found a good way to pay for their trips. They look after pets for rich house owners. In exchang

16、e, they can stay in the houses for free. They have looked after horses, cows, cats, dogs and fish. In two years, the couple has been to Australia, Germany, Spain and Italy. They have stayed in big cities and small villages. The home owners are usually generous and have given them food, wine and day

17、trips.Another person who tries to realize her travel dream is photographer Rhiannon Taylor. She travels around the world to visit, review and take photos of the best hotels. She shares the places she stays and the food she eats on the Internet with tens of thousands of followers.With these ways of m

18、aking money, traveling around the world is no longer a dream. More and more young people are thinking creatively to make their dream come true.1Why do most people feel hard to make their travel dream come true?ABecause they can hardly find hotels.BBecause the food is not healthy.CBecause the cost of

19、 travel is high.DBecause they are afraid of adventure.2The best word to describe the way of realizing the travel dream is _.AspecialBcreativeCrichDadventurous3It is known from the passage that Laura and Tanbay paid for their trips by _.Astaying in the house for freeBbeing given food and day drinksCg

20、oing to Australia and other countriesDlooking after pets for rich house owners4The underlined word “generous” here probably means _.Amean with moneyBwilling to give freelyCcarefulDcold-bloodedB14、 Your third year of middle school was probably a difficult and busy time. You may have had trouble getti

21、ng enough sleep. We all know that not getting enough sleep is not good for our health. But it has be found that less sleep could even cause you to have fewer friends, the Guardian reported.According to researchers from the University of California, people who dont get enough sleep are less willing t

22、o socialize(社交)with others. They are simply too tired to go out.The researchers did a small study. They tested 18 young people who had just had a good nights sleep -as well as tested them again after a sleepless night. The participants watched videos of people with expressions walking toward them. W

23、hen the person on the video got too close to them, they pushed a button to stop the video, which recorded how close they allowed the person to get.The results showed that the participants kept the person at a further distance if they hadnt gotten enough sleep. They might think the person intruded th

24、eir personal space. But when the participants got a good nights sleep, they allowed the person to get much closer to them.According to a lead researcher Matthew Walker, the less sleep you get, the less you want to socialize with others. In turn, other people may think you look strange and stay away

25、from you. This can make you feel lonely and cause you to sleep even less. It becomes a vicious cycle(恶性循环).So if you want to be a more sociable and popular person, seeping well might help. One night of good see makes you feel more outgoing and confident. Walker told the Daily Mail.1According to the

26、passage, in the third year of your middle school, you may meet _.Aschoolwork problemsBsleeping problemsCfeeling problemsDeating problems2Why did he researches test 18 young people?AThey wanted to know how they slept well.BThey wanted to know how they closed to others.CThey wanted to how much courage

27、 they had.DThey wanted to know how sleeping influenced them.3What does the underlined word “intruded” mean in this passage?A丢弃B侵犯C远离D拥有4If you get less sleeping, _ .Ayou are easy to get on well with othersByoull get much closer to other peopleCit causes you to sleep more the next timeDyou cant be a

28、more social and popular person5Whats the main idea of the passage?ASleeping well.BSocializing with other people.CA sleeping test.DBeing more outgoing and confident.C15、I 1ive on the twelfth floor of a buildingOne afternoon l was coming home from a friends houseIt was just after four oclockI got quic

29、kly into the lift and pressed Button（按钮）12。The lift started to go up，but very slowlyAnd then，half way up，it suddenly stopped between two floorsI couldnt understand itI pressed all he buttons from l to 1I called for help very loudlyBut nobody answeredThen suddenly the lights went outand I was alone i

30、n the darkI started to cry and beat the walls of the liftI cried and cried until l had no voice leftThen，I felt hopeless，and pressed all the buttons with my open handsAnd all at the same time，there was a bell far awayIt rang and rangIt was the fire alarm（火灾警报）I thought the whole building was on fire

31、I said to the God quietly。“Just get me out of hereI11 never be bad again”Just then，I realized the lift was moving very slowlyOn the ground floor it stopped，and the door openedA man was standing there“How long have you been in there? It is good that you pressed the alarm bellBut havent you learned to

32、 read at your school?” He pointed at a small piece of paper on the wall beside the liftIt said：“Attention：This lift will be stopped for repairs between 4 Pmand 5 pmon Thursday March l2”3What happened to the lift?AIt had a fire accidentBIt stopped half wayCIt was turned off by the writerDIt moved fas

33、t up to the top floor4As the situation went on。the writer became _Amore and more scaredBcalmer and calmerCmore and more boredDclearer and clearer4Why did a bell ring from far away?AThe lift was to start againBThe repair worker rang the fire alarmCThe building was on fireDThe writer pressed the fire

34、alarm bell6Who most probably made the lift move again and go down to the ground floor?AThe writerBThe writers friendCThe manDThe writers father7After reading the paper the writer realized that he（she）had _Aescaped a fire accidentBmade a silly mistakeCvisited a dishonest friendDpressed a wrong button

35、D16、Scene 1On a wild mountain, two goats met on a rock just over a high cliff (峭壁). The rock was so narrow that there was neither room for them to pass each other nor to turn round and go back.One of them with great care laid himself down on the narrow rock, pressing as close to the rock as he could

36、. Then the other goat gently and softly stepped over his friend, till, safely past him, he could lightly get away.The goat that had lain down then drew himself up, safe and free to leap again from rock to rock, and eat the sweet grass on the hills.Scene 2Two other goats met on the banks of a wild, r

37、ushing stream. They found there was a tree across the stream. It formed a bridge from one side to the other.They stood for a moment with one foot on the tree, each thinking that the other would draw back. But neither of them would give away, and they met at last on the middle of the narrow bridge!Th

38、ey then began to push and fight with their horns (犄角), till at last their feet slipped, and both the goats fell into the stream, and were lost in the waters!Both might have been saved if either of them had known how to give way to another at the right time.1（小题1）How did the two goats in Scene 1 mana

39、ge to get away from the rock?AOne goat turned around and went back.BOne goat jumped over the other and walked away.CThey stood there and passed the rock carefully together.DOne goat lay down on the rock so that the other could first leave.2（小题2）Which of the following shows the right order in Scene 2

40、?a. Their feet slipped and fell into the stream.b. They met on the bank of a rushing stream.c. A tree fell across a stream and formed a bridge.d. They pushed and fought with their horns.e. They met on the middle of the narrow bridge.Ab-c-e-a-d Bb-c-e-d-aCc-b-e-d-a Dc-e-b-d-a3（小题3）What can we learn f

41、rom the passage?AMany hands make light work.BActions speak louder than words.CDont put all your eggs in one basket.DBeing kind to someone is never a waste.E17、Bob was a homeless boy who lived in a house for homeless children. He always felt lonely and sad. He felt he was a nobody in this world. One

42、day, he said to Mr. White, head of the house, Why did my parents bring me to this world? What value do I have now? Mr. White gave Bob a stone and said to him, Take it to the market, but dont sell it no matter how much money they pay you.Bob took the stone to a market called Green Market. A man wante

43、d to buy it for 100 pounds, and Bob wouldnt sell it. Later, another buyer would pay more for the stone, but Bob still wouldnt sell it.The next day in Center Market, the people would buy it at a much higher price. But Bob wouldnt sell it.The third day, Bob took the stone to Street Market. This time,

44、the people there offered a price which was ten times higher than that in Green Market. But Bob wouldnt sell it.Bob couldnt understand. He asked Mr. White, Why did they pay me so much money for just a stone? Even for a stone, if you think it valuable, it will be valuable, said Mr. White.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，

45、并将其标号填人题前括号内。1Why did Bob always feel lonely and sad?ABecause he didnt go to school.BBecause he didnt have any money.CBecause he didnt have a warm family.DBecause he didnt like the place he lived in.2Which places did Bob take the stone to?ASome parks. BSome hotels.CSome schools. DSome markets.3For w

46、hat reason didnt Mr. White want Bob to sell the stone?ABob wanted a higher price.BThe stone is very expensive.CMr. White wanted to teach Bob a lesson.DMr. White wanted to play a joke on Bob.4How many times did Bob go to the market?.AOnly once. BOnly twice.CThree times. DFour times.5What is the best

47、title for this passage?AA homeless boy BA valuable lessonCAn expensive stone DA house for childrenF18、The idea for the book Harry Potter and the philosophers Stone came to Joanne Kathleen Rowling in 1990. It took her seven years to finish writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs

48、, including one job as an English teacher in Portugal.Rowling sent the book to four publishers before one of them bought it. She was very happy to sell her book because it was her lifes dream to be a published writer. Before she sold her book, Rowling was short of money, living in a small apartment

49、with her daughter. She could not afford heat in the winter.Harry Potter became very successful with children and adults in England. The book also really took off in the United States. After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many ne

50、wspapers lists of best-sellers. Then the books were made into popular movies. Without question, Rowlings life had completely changed, in just three years.Harry Potter has now sold more than 30 million books around the world and has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. In 1997, she e

51、arned 70 (about US$110) a week. By the end of 2001, she had earned over 150 million ($250 million), making her one of the most successful female writers of all time.1Rowlings dream was .Ato be a book seller Bto make a movieCto have her books published Dto be an English teacher2Which sentence is TRUE about the first Harry Potter book?AFour publishers bought it. BIt took the writer many years to finish it.CIt was first published in Portugal. DRowling got the idea from her daughter.3Harry Potter has been