怀化市重点中学2023学年英语九年级第一学期期末教学质量检测试题含解析

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、 is it from the Childrens Palace to Nanjing South Railway Station, Tom?About 10 minutes ride by bus.AHow soonBHow oftenCHow farDHow muc

2、h2、Could I ride an electric bicycle to school, Mr Wang?No, you _. Students under the age of 16 arent allowed to ride electric bicycles.AcouldntBneedntCcantDshouldnt3、About 5000 cars in the factory last month.Ahave produced Bwere produced Cwas produced Dwill be produced4、Wheres your brother?Oh, he _

3、the library and _.Ahas been to; so Lucy isBhas gone to; so Lucy hasChas gone to; so has LucyDhas been in; so has Lucy5、Id like to know _ for the party.I have no idea.Awhy did she buy so little foodBwhat she has preparedCwhether will she danceDwhen is she leaving6、I like many different kinds of flowe

4、rs, _ roses , Carnations, sunflowers and so on .Awith Bincluding Cexcept Dfrom7、whats the matter with Eric?He hurt himself _playing soccer.AclearlyBhappilyCbadlyDquietly8、Do you know _?Yes, of course. It will be hosted (举办) by Beijing and Zhangjiakou.Ahow will be the 2022 Winter OlympicBwhere will b

5、e the next Winter OlympicCwhen will be the next Winter OlympicDwhich city will host the 2022 Winter Olympic9、Mr. Smith often tells his son not to depend on but himself.AsomebodyBanybodyCnobody10、 As we know, its difficult to live in a foreign country._ if you cant understand the language there.AProp

6、erlyBRecentlyCUsuallyDEspecially. 完形填空11、As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas 1 for her father.She wished that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was always 2 with all kinds of perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of

7、the year was a most 3 job. People in shops 4 on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost 5 you over in their hurry in order to 6 something cheap ahead of you.Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on show. They are 7 silk, the shop assi

8、stant told her with a smile, trying to 8 her to buy one. But Edith knew from past 9 that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance 10 where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the 11 were very

9、beautiful. Edith did not hesitate(犹豫) for long, 12 her father only smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was 13 to please him.When she got home, with her small but well-chosen present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already 14 table. Her mother was in gr

10、eat excitement. Your father has at last decided to stop smoking, she told her daughter happily. Edith was very 15 . She could not say a single word.1Astocking Bcard Ctree Dgift2Atired Bmad Csatisfied Dfamiliar3Aunhappy Bcareful Cexciting Dboring4Awalked Bstepped Clanded Dstood5Aturned Brolled Ccover

11、ed Dknocked6Awatch Bfind Cgrasp Dsell7Areal Bcheap Cpoor Dexact8Aorder Bask Cforce Dadvise9Aexperience Bexperiment Cknowledge Deducation10Astopped Bleft Cstarted Dremained11Amodels Bcolours Cshapes Dmaterials12Abecause Bsince Calthough Dunless13Aluckily Bimpossibly Cpossibly Dcertainly14Aon Bby Cbes

12、ide Dat15Aglad Bhappy Csurprised Dexcited. 语法填空12、A robot has started serving customers at a high-tech highway restaurant in Chongqing. After greeting customers at the gate, the robot 1 (name) Amy brings meals to customers. But 2 can a robot avoid walking into customers and the restaurants human sta

13、ff while walking? In fact, Amy has 3 in-built navigation system (导航系统) that allows it to choose a proper way to reach a customers table without any problem. Orders 4 (place) at two tables that double as big touch screens and customers can order food there or simply on their own phones 5 scanning QR

14、code(二维码). After they have ordered their food, diners can pay using a mobile payment app 6 as Alipay or WeChat Pay. While waiting for the orders, customers can use the special tables to play games, read some 7(news), and check the traffic and weather conditions for their journey ahead. The robot cat

15、ches everybodys eyes with 8 (it) human-like appearance. It is really welcomed by customers and the restaurant 9 it not only cuts down much of business cost for the restaurant, but makes diners wait a much 10 (short) time. So the local government is trying to put them into use in the citys other serv

16、ice stations. 阅读理解A13、Roald Dahl was one of the most successful writers of childrens books. He sold millions of books all over the world. Many of his books have been made into films and videos. He is so famous that there is even a Roald Dahl Museum you can visit.Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales,

17、 Britain. His father was rich but he died when Roald was very young. Roald and his mother lived a hard life. He had to leave school and went to Africa where he worked for an oil company.In 1939 Roald became a pilot, but he had a bad accident. It made him limp(瘸的) for the rest of his life. After this

18、, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his experience as a pilot. It was so good that it was put in a magazine.Roald married an American film star. They bought a house in England and had five children. From 1960 to 1965,_: Theo, one of his children, was hit by a taxi and was seriously

19、hurt. Olivia, one of Roalds daughters, died of a strange illness. Soon after this, his wife also had a serious illness. It took her years to get completely better.Gradually Roald became more and more successful. He always did his writing in an old shed(棚) at the back of his house. He always sat in t

20、he same old armchair with a wooden board on his lap._In 1983 Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG. During his life, Roald wrote many famous books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox.After he died in 1990, Roald left money to help people with serious illnesses

21、 and those with problems with reading and writing.1（小题1）Roald Dahl was famous as a (an) .Adoctor Bteacher Cactor Dwriter2（小题2）After Roald went to America, he .Alost his parents in a plane accidentBwrote a story about his pilot experienceCgot married with an English film starDwon a big prize for his

22、book Matilda3（小题3）Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 4?Athey lived a happy lifeBthree terrible things happenedChe went on writing booksDhe created some unlucky characters4（小题4）What Roald said in Paragraph 6 mainly shows that .Abeing a writer was a popular job at that timeB

23、one needs to practice a lot if he wants to be a writerCRoald loved writing very much and was talented in itDthough he was successful, Roald lived a simple lifeB14、Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could do to help her 3-year-old son Michael

24、 prepare for it. She and her husband found out that the new baby was going to be a girl. Day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in his moms tummy (肚子).Finally, Michaels little sister was born. But she was in a very serious condition. The doctor told the parents there was very l

25、ittle hope. They kept the baby girl in the intensive care unit (ICU, 重症监护室). Karen was so sad. She decided to plan for her funeral (葬礼). Michael, however, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister. “I want to sing to her,” he would say. Finally Karen decided to take Michael to his sister. T

26、his may be the last time he sees her alive.Michael looked at his baby sister. After a moment, he began to sing. In the pure-hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang: “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray.”Instantly the baby girl seemed torespond. Her pulse

27、rate (脉搏率) began to calm down.“Keep on singing, Michael,” encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. “You never know, dear, how much I love you, please dont take my sunshine away.” As Michael sang to his sister, the babys breath became smooth.After a few days, the little girl was well enough to go hom

28、e. The doctors called it a miracle (奇迹).根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1What can we learn from the first paragraph?AMichael liked his little sister immediately.BMichael didnt want to accept his new sister.CKaren wished that the baby had been a girl.DKaren helped Michael prepare for the change.2What do we

29、 know about the newborn baby?AShe was in bad condition when she was born.BShe liked singing songs with his brother.CShe was treated badly by the doctors.DShe looked more like her mother.3Why did Karen decide to take Michael to see the newborn baby?AThe doctor asked her to let him in.BShe thought he

30、might be able to save the baby.CShe thought it might be his last chance to see his sister.DShe wanted to know what Michael would do for his sister.4What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?A跳动 B回应 C吟唱 D答复5What might have brought about the miracle according to the article?AThe beautiful song.BTh

31、e great power of love.CThe kind doctors and nurses.DThe brothers pure-hearted voice.C15、 Getting a high grade in an exam depends partly on how much you can remember. So, improving memory is important to success in studying. But is there anything that we can do about it? One way might be walking back

32、wards. According to a new study, walking backwards, whether doing it really or just imagining it, can improve the memory in the short term.In the study, 114 volunteers were asked to watch a video. In the video a woman had her bag stolen. Then they answered 20 questions about the details shown in the

33、 video. Ten minutes later, the volunteers were divided into three groups. The first two groups were told to move forwards or backwards 10 meters while the third group was asked to stay still on the same point. The researchers found that the backwards-walking group got two more correct answers on ave

34、rage (平均) than the other two groups.This suggests that a relationship between time and space is basic to the way our minds form memories. When we walk backwards, everything we learn becomes strange to us. “This forces the brain to think in a different waythe brain needs to match all the things again

35、 and changes the focus(关注点),” the researcher Christine Weber said. It almost always means that our brain needs to be more active in the short time. Naturally, our short-term memory will be improved.Backward walking also plays an important role in physical health, especially fitness. A study publishe

36、d in Journal of Biomechanics in 2012 found that there is less pain in the knees.Moreover, backward walking, compared to forward walking, is more challenging. It requires you to use muscles(肌肉) and movements that you probably seldom use, making it a perfect way to change your exercise habit for great

37、er fitness gains. At the same time, by making people put in extra effort, it naturally burns more fat and calories.1Backward walking can_ according to the passage.Aimprove the memory in the long termBimprove the memory in the short termCcause much more pain in our kneesDforce the brain to think in t

38、he same way2Which one is the correct order of the following according to the passage?The backwards-walking group got two more correct answers on average.The volunteers answered 20 questions about the details shown in the video.The volunteers were divided into 3 groups and 1 group moved backward 10 m

39、eters.The volunteers watched a video in which a womans bag was stolen.ABCD3What does the underlines word It in Paragraph 5 refer to_?AShort-term memoryBPhysical healthCForward walkingDBackward walking4In which part of the newspaper can we read this passage?AYouth VoiceBStar StoriesCOur WorldDScience

40、 StudyD16、Every year on my birthday since I was 2，a white gardenia （栀子花） was sent to my houseNo card ever came with itCalls to the flower shop were not helpful at allAfter some time I stopped trying to find out the senders name and was just pleased with the beautiful flower，in soft pink paperI could

41、nt stop imagining who the giver might beSome of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming（幻想 ）about the senderMy mother encouraged these daydreamsShed ask me if I had been especially kind to someonePerhaps it was one of my classmates Perhaps it was the old man who I once helpedAs a girl，I had more

42、fun imagining that it might be a boy that I had metA month before my high school graduation（毕业），my father diedI was so sad that I became completely uninterested in my coming graduation dance，and I didnt care whether I had a new dress or notMy mother，in her own sadness，would not let me miss （过） any o

43、f those thingsShe wanted her children to feel lovedIn fact，my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia：lovely，strong and perfectMy mother died ten years after I was marriedThat was the year the gardenia stopped coming1The writer received on her birthday since she was 2Aa w

44、hite gardeniaBa cardCa card and soft pink paperDa gardenia and a card3The writer was very when she was imagining who sent the flowerAhappy BsadCworried Dnervous4It can be inferred （椎断） from the passage that Athe writer didnt get a new dress for the danceBthe writer probably joined in the graduation

45、danceCthe writers father died ten years earlier than her motherDthe writers father received a gardenia on each of his birthdays5The writer got the gardenias from on her birthdaysAher classmate Bthe old man Cthe boy Dher mother6The passage mainly talks about Awhat a gardenia meantBwhat a girl dreamed

46、 aboutChow a mother loved her childrenDhow a daughter missed her fatherE17、Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats(老鼠). Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.People like malls for many reasons. They feel

47、safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls(瀑布) and large green trees.The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square feet

48、(英尺). It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every weekThe first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built ar

49、ound the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts(广场) that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of mall walking. Others go to m

50、alls to meet friends.In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.1Here mall means_Aa large park Ba big churchCa square Da shopping center2Why do people li

51、ke malls?ABecause they can plant green trees there.BBecause they enjoy the waterfalls there.CBecause they feel safe and comfortable there.DBecause they can do exercise there.3. The largest mall in the United States_Awas built in 1965 Bhas 12,750 cars in itChas 350 shops in it Dcan hold 750,000 peopl

52、e4People can do many things in malls except_Aeating food Bseeing a filmCseeing a doctor Dplaying golf5The writer_Athinks malls make peoples life easierBlikes to live in his favorite mallsCis called mall rates by othersDoften goes to the church in malls.F18、Evolution (进化) has changed our bodies and f

53、aces over thousands of years, and its still happening. Heres how experts predict (预测) what people will be like in 1,000 years.Well be about 1.832.13 metres tall because of improved nutrition (营养) and medical science. Our arms and fingers will get longer to reduce the need to reach too far.Well have

54、smaller brains, maybe because computers will help us memorize and think most of the things.There will be larger eyes and smaller mouths. And there may be fewer teeth as softer food needs less chewing and biting. We could even get our nutrition from liquids or pills in the future.We can expect other

55、great changes too. Everyone will have the same shape of noses. Thats because climate will have less influence on noses with the help of air conditioning and central heating. Besides, we will have more wrinkles (皱纹) as a result of looking at our electronic devices.We also may end up with saggy (松弛的)

56、necks because extra sun will cause loose skin. And there will be darker skin as people move around the planet and races (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。1Why will people become taller in 1,000 years?ABecause there will be the newest technology.BBecause there will be improved nutrition and medical science.CBecause there will be special medicine for increasing height.DBecause there will be more and more people doing exercises.2How will we usually memo