2023学年江苏省苏州市常熟市英语九上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、Going for a drive sounds really _.AhappyBexcitedCboringDinterested2、Fiona goes to bed _ 9 oclock every day.Aof Bin Con Dat3、Excuse me.

2、Can you tell me _?Awhere is there a good place to liveBwhere a good place to liveCwhere is a good place to liveDwhere there is a good place to live4、As the road to the airport is under repair, we will have to _ early to get there in time.Aturn off Btake off Cput off Dset off5、When Daniel is in a bad

3、 mood, he likes wearing orange to _ himself _.Awake , up Bcheer , up Cgive , up Dpick , up6、The man running in our playground _ be our headmaster, because he has gone to America on business.AmustntBshouldntCcantDmay not7、In the past few years, many schools _ the ways of doing morning exercises.Achan

4、geBchangesCwill changeDhave changed8、Do you know Mr. Smith?Yes, I _him since 2008.Aknow Bknew Chave known Dwill know9、 What smells terrible, Tom? Sorry. Ill my socks and wash them at once.Atake away Bput away Cthrow away Dkeep away10、_ Mary _ Jack is listening to the report carefully, because they a

5、re both interested in it very much.ANeither; norBEither; orCBoth; andDNot only; but also. 完形填空11、 Thanksgiving was almost here. The menu had been set. The shopping list had been made. 1 seemed perfect. I could taste turkey, gravy and mashed potatoes. Pictures of strawberry sauce and pumpkin pie flas

6、hed through my 2 . I licked my lips. There would also be sweet potatoes, apples, vegetables and mushrooms. I couldnt 3 !The day 4 Thanksgiving my dad called a family meeting. He said we needed to practice being 5 . “Therefore, on Thanksgiving Day we are going to 6 at a homeless shelter（避难所）.” I coul

7、dnt believe this was happening. So we wouldnt cook our own Thanksgiving dinner. The holiday wouldnt be the same. I thought the 7 would be ruined（毁掉）. My heart sank.The next morning, we woke up early to go to the shelter. I had 8 great expectations. As soon as we arrived, we got to work. There was so

8、 much to be done. 9 all I could think about was the dinner I couldnt enjoy, I was so disappointed.Those thoughts 10 disappeared. Over the next few hours, I watched hundreds of people 11 the shelter. For some, this was the only hot meal they would eat that week. For others, it was their first time to

9、 eat a Thanksgiving meal. People were so 12 . Laughter filled the shelter.Through this experience I 13 that it is more meaningful to give than to receive. When I gave up what I wanted, I discovered how much I 14 . Finally, I got to understand Thanksgiving is a time to look for 15 to bless（祝福） others

10、. In the end, that Thanksgiving became a memorable experience.1ANothingBSomethingCEverythingDAnything2AmindBmouthCeyeDnose3AunderstandBhelpCwaitDstand4AafterBbeforeConDfrom5AhopefulBhelpfulCrelaxedDpleased6Agive outBcome outCwork outDhelp out7AweekBmonthCyearDday8AsomeBmanyCmoreDno9ABecauseBSoCButDA

11、lthough10AquicklyBhardlyCluckilyDprobably11Acome intoBbreak intoCdrop byDpass by12AproudBhappyCnervousDeasy13AlearnedBtoldCshowedDheard14AloseBhaveCexpectDforget15ApeopleBwaysCloveDaim. 语法填空12、A：Li Ping, have you seen the science fiction film “The Wandering Earth”（流浪地球）recently?B：Yes, I have. I saw

12、it during the Spring Festival.A：It was reported that the film was great. What does it tell about?B：It tells a story about 1 humans, threatened（威胁）by a dying and swelling sun, build very large engines to push the planet out of the solar system, starting a centuries-long journey in search of a new sun

13、.A：You mean our earth is in great danger and we should try to save it, right?B：Yes, quite right. As we all know, with the 2 of modern agriculture and industry, more and more pollution is produced. We all should have a strong sense of 3 protection. Or we humans wont find places to live in.A：Sure. But

14、 in your opinion, what 4 of pollution are there?B：There are many. The most important ones are water, air and land pollution.A：Can you tell me what caused water pollution and how we should solve these problems？B：As we can see, people are 5 litter into the river and factories are putting waste into th

15、e river, so water is polluted. I think we should require our government to close down those factories and call on people to clean up the river and 6 every kind of pollution.A：Do you have any ideas for solving the air pollution?B：Well, to cut down air pollution, we should take the bus or subway inste

16、ad of driving. Of course, riding a bike is also a good choice. Its good for health and it 7 costs anything!A：What else can we do to help save the earth?B：Nothing is waste if we have a 8 mind. We can put those things we dont need to good use. We can rethink, reuse and recycle them!A：Any good examples

17、 to share with me?B：We can learn from Amy Hays, a most unusual woman in the UK. She lives in a house that she built 9 out of rubbish. Jessica Wong from Hong Kong made handbags by using old clothes, especially old jeans. Both of them are good at recycling and they are a(n) 10 to us all.A：Theyre great

18、! If only we join together to fight against pollution and learn to recycle, we will make a difference and lead to a better earth. 阅读理解A13、Would you like to have an electric car? We will see this kind of cars soon in America. These quiet, clean cars run on electricity. Carmakers will start selling el

19、ectric cars in 2011.The worlds population will jump from 6.8 billion to 9 billion by 2050. The need for cars will jump with it. But the oil(石油) wont keep up with the number of cars on the road. So the price of oil will go up.Electric cars arent perfect just yet. It can take eight hours to charge(充电)

20、 a car for only 100 miles of driving. And the distance(路程) that cars can go depends on driving conditions(条件). How far it travels depends on the weather and traffic.Price is a problem, too. Electric models cost much more than oil-powered cars. The good news is that electric-car technology is getting

21、 better. As it does, the prices of this kind of cars are dropping.To charge the car, the US Department of Energy is paying for at least 10,000 charging stations around the country. Private businesses are also getting ready for it. It will cost about $3 for each charge.Carmakers are coming up with ot

22、her ways to make the car cleaner and cheaper. Cars may run on clean diesel(柴油). So who knows what will power the car you may be driving in 10 years? The chances are that it will be something thats clean and easy.1The electric cars are _.Alarge and noisyBlarge and quietCclean and quiet2Paragraph Two

23、mainly tells us the reason why _.Aelectric cars appearBthe population is growingCthe oil price goes up3How far the electric car travels depends on the _.Awater and weatherBweather and trafficCdrivers and oil4Why arent the electric cars perfect?AThe cars dont look nice and theyre slow.BThe cars cant

24、be driven fast and theyre dangerous.CThe cars take a long time to be charged and they cost too much.5From the passage we know that _.Aelectric cars will be more expensiveBnobody knows what will power the cars in 10 yearsCelectric cars will be used by most people in 10 yearsB14、When we are reading, w

25、e often see one or two graphics(图表) in a text. Have you ever thought about these questions; Why are they there? What information do they give? Do they help with our reading and understanding?Graphics are things like pictures, maps, charts and tables. They give information to readers, Very often, we

26、can see different kinds of graphics in books, magazines and newspapers. Writers use graphics to get the readers attention and give them some particular(特别的) information. Graphics help to understand the given information in a text. and graphics put the information in a particular order so that its ea

27、sy to understand when we take a quick look.It is not always true that a picture is worth a thousand words. But many things are easier to show than to tell and they may also be easier to understand. Graphics are just the right things that give a great deal of in information but it doesnt take much ti

28、me to read and understand.So, the right way to read and understand a graphic is to look at the picture and the words together. In a graphic, only a few words are used to explain what the picture shows you. Sometimes, numbers and percentages(百分比) are also given to go with the words to explain.1Which

29、of the following is mentioned as a graphic?AA letter.BA poem.CA map.DA name card2The writer thinks graphics are important because .Aless space is taken on a pageBa picture is worth a thousand wordsCa lot of time can be saved for writersDmany things are easier to show than to tell3When we read a grap

30、hic, we should .Afind out if there are any tables in itBput the information in the right orderCcount how many words there are in itDlook at the picture and the words together4If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?A,B,C,D,C15、Welcome to the zooDay open : Fees :Mon

31、day to Friday Adults : $ 8. 0010:00 am6:00 pm Ages 814: $ 3. 00Saturday to Sunday Ages 1518 : $ 6. 008 :00 am8 :00 pm Under 8 : FreeTry our train ride for $ 2. 00 per person!根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。1On Sunday the zoo opens at _A10:00 in the morning B8:00 in the momingC6:00 in the afternoon D8:00 i

32、n the aftemoon2The zoo opens _ .Atwice a day Bsix days a weekCevery day Don sunny days3If you are 13, how much do you pay to go into the zoo?A3 dollars. B6 dollars.C8 dollars. DNo money.4Which of the following statements is true?AThose over 18 have to pay 17 dollars to go into the zoo.BYou can not t

33、ake a train ride in the zoo for 2 dollars per person on weekdays.CChildren under 8 can go into the zoo at any time without paying anything.DThe zoo has longer business hours on Saturday and Sunday than on other days.5. If you are 13 and your brother is 7, how much do you pay for the train ride?A3 do

34、llars. B4 dollars.C6 dollars. D7 dollars.D16、In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.The next important date in

35、 the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see things very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.Soon, other p

36、eople began to use Daguerres way. Travellers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The

37、photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines.Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.Photography also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were nor

38、just copies of the real world. They showed their feelings, like other kinds of art.1The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of_ .Ahis business Bhis house Chis garden Dhis window2The Daguerreotype was_ .Aa Frenchman Ba kind of pictureCa kind of camera Da photographer3If a photographer wanted to

39、 take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to_ .Awatch lots of filmsBbuy an expensive cameraCstop in most citiesDtake many films and something else with him4Mathew Brady_ .Awas very lifelikeBwas famous for his unusual picturesCwas quite strongDtook many pictures of moving people5Thi

40、s passage tells us_ .Ahow photography was developedBhow to show your ideas and feelings in picturesChow to take pictures in the worldDhow to use different camerasE17、An Englishman, a Frenchman and a Russian were discussing happiness. Happiness, said the Englishman, Happiness is when you return home

41、tired after work, yet find your slippers(拖鞋) warming by the fire.You English have no romance, said the Frenchman. Happiness is when you go on a business trip, find a pretty girl who entertains you then afterwards you part(道别) without regrets（遗憾）.You are both wrong, said the Russian. True happiness i

42、s when you are at home in bed and at 4 a.m., you hear a ring at the door and outside stand the secret police, who say to you, Ivanovitch, you are under arrest, and you say, Sorry, Ivanovitch lives next door.1The Englishmans happiness suggests that _.Ahe should have no time to warm his slippersBhe en

43、joys the warmth of the familyChe thinks it the most important to have slippersDhe wants someone to warm his slippers2What the Frenchman said means that _.Aa man can be free to play with any pretty girl when possibleBhe wants to marry a girl he lovesChe is interested in going on a business tripDthe E

44、nglishman should have more romance3The meaning of the Russians words is that _.Ahe would like to have a good sleep at nightBhe will feel happy if his neighbour is arrestedChe thinks it happiness to feel safeDhe will feel afraid if anyone knocks at his door at nightF18、Some days, dont you think, Woul

45、dnt it be nice if the laundry would just do itself?” Self-cleaning clothes may sound crazy. But Australian researchers have found a way to make something like this possible!A team at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, found a way to put special nanostructures (纳米结构) into clothing, which can th

46、en clean the clothes. When sunlight hits the nanostructures,they break down the dirt and stains (污渍) that dont belong on your clothes.The nanostructures dont break down the actual clothing because cotton and the other clothing materials are too strong to be broken down. According to CNN, the researc

47、hers cover the clothingin a solution made of silver and copper (铜) nanostructures. All it takes is 40 minutes of sunlight and your clothes will look as good as new.So if you spill on yourself during lunch, you can step outside for a walk, and it will be cleanby the time you go inside. It not only ma

48、kes your life easier, but it can also be good for the environment.According to the US Department of Energy, the average load of laundry uses about 25 gallons (about 94 liters) of water. Water is a very important resource, so using less of it to wash clothesis better for the environment. But one of t

49、he scientists at RMIT University knows more needs to be done.“Theres more work to do before we can start throwing out our washing machines,” said Dr Rajesh Ramanathan, “but this is a strong foundation .”So whats the next step? Ramanathan wants to either start selling the solution by itself or convin

50、cing clothing makers to treat the clothing with the solution while clothes are being made.1What do Paragraphs 4-5 talk about?AWhat advantages the self-cleaning clothes have.BHow the self-cleaning clothes work.CHow the self-cleaning clothes are made.DWhat helps the self-cleaning clothes work.2What does the underlined word “so