广东省佛山市南海中学2023学年九年级英语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考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗. 单项选择1、_ news report it is! I can hardly belie

2、ve it.AWhat amazing BHow amazing CWhat an amazing DHow an amazing2、-Which sweater can you choose, the blue one or the red one?-_ is OK, I think. Both go well with my trousers.ABothBEitherCNeitherDNone3、The man tried several times to start the car, and he succeeded _.Ain the pastBin the endCat firstD

3、at once4、一Lucy, do you have any plans to spend your five-day holiday?一I will go to Xiamen a second time. I have never visited cityAa most fantastic Bthe most fantastic Ca more fantastic Dthe more fantastic5、- Its getting dark. Could you please _ the light for me? - All right. Just a minute.Akeep onB

4、turn onCtry onDput on6、 You won the first prize in the Physics competition. _. I made several terrible mistakes.AI think soBYou must be jokingCYou are welcomeDIt doesnt matter7、_story of Change is regarded as a touching traditional folk story about the Mid-Autumn Festival.AABAnCTheD/8、-Tom is sick i

5、n bed, so he cant go to your birthday party tomorrow.-_ AThats no good. BThats a shame. C No deal! D Of course.9、A smile costs _, but it gives so much. So we should learn to smile.AnothingBsomethingCanythingDeverything10、Wechat _widely _ by people all over the world. We can chat with our friends on

6、it.Ais; using Bare; used Cis; used. 完形填空11、In the United States, high school graduation is an important event in the lives of students. On that day, some 1 schoolmates come back to the school. Many parents also 2 part in the graduation. They spend the happy time together 3 their children.The graduat

7、ion meeting usually 4 at the school gym, which is often followed by a big 5 . The party lasts all night long. At the party graduates talk 6 . They talk about the interesting things of the past days and 7 hopes and wishes. Many of them will go to universities. Others will take 8 .The next morning, ev

8、eryone seems a little tired 9 the party is still going on. The party ends with breakfast. After that, the graduates say 10 to each other and to their teachers. Its both a happy time and a sad time. However, graduation means change, which always brings about new possibilities.1Aold Bshy Cfresh2Aplay

9、Btake Cattend3Aon Bin Cwith4Aputs on Btakes place Ccarries out5Aparty Bconcert Cdinner6Alively Bhardly Chappily7Aour Btheir Cyour8Ajobs Blessons Cexams9Aand Bso Cbut10Agoodbye Bhello Csorry. 语法填空12、阅读下面的短文，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。Today skateboarding is popular around the world. Many young people li

10、ke the sport, and so 1(do) Marcelo Lusardi. However, the young man is quite different from many others - he is a blind skateboarder.Marcelo was born in Argentina, and now he lives in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. He used to live an easy life but everything changed when he went blind in 2015. He fel

11、t 2(hope), as he couldnt imagine living without sight (视力).3(Luck), a friend of his4 (father) stepped in and helped him out. Thanks to her help, Marcelo was able 5(accept) his condition and started getting out more.Marcelo went to the skate park he had often visited. At first, he thought skating was

12、 out of the question for a blind man like him. But his skateboarding friends 6(tell) him he was still one of them and he had to get back on the skateboard. They helped him learn to use his other senses except sight 7( ride )the skateboard again and even try out some new tricks.Looking back, Marcelo

13、thought8(lose) his sight helped him realize who he is and what he wants to do. “People sometimes have problems and think thats the end of the world, but in the end you can solve these problems. Look at me, I was skating, then I went blind, and now I 9(skate) again. Not as well as before, but I can s

14、till do it and leave people with their mouths10 (open).” So, remember: Everything has a solution in life. 阅读理解A13、If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down , you may see some moving stars. But theyre not really stars. Theyre manmade satellites(人造卫星). And the biggest of all is th

15、e International Space Station(ISS). From May to July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth. And people can see it with their eyes.The ISS is the biggest satellite and scientists want to live on it. They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.When the s

16、pace station is finished , it will be like a city in space. People will stay and study there with many of the things they have at home. Laboratories, living rooms and power stations are being built. The ISS is the most expensive space program. Billions of dollars are being spent on it every year.Sci

17、entists hope that the ISS will be_for future space exploration(探索). The ISS will help us understand the human body better, explore space and study the earth. It can help us make life on the earth better, said Kathryn Clark , an ISS scientist.Sixteen countries are part of the program: the US, Russia,

18、 Canada, Japan, Brazil and 11 European countries. China isnt an ISS country , but it has helped with some of the experiments. In 2003 , China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。1What is true about the International Space Station?AIt is a big

19、city in space.BIt is the biggest man-made satellite.CIt is a real moving star.DPeople cant see it with their eyes.2From the passage we know that_.Athe ISS costs less than people expectBscientists can do anything they like thereCthe ISS can help us make life in the space betterDsixteen countries are

20、members of the space program3The underlined phrase a stepping stone means _ in Chinese.A脚步 B巅峰 C垫脚石 D敲砖4China sent some rice up to the ISS in order to_.Abe used as astronauts food Bsell it to aliensCdo some science experiments Dmake it grow better in space5Where do you most possibly find the passage

21、?AA TV guide. BA storybook.CA science magazine. DA travel diary.B14、More and more Chinese are having English names, but not everyone is good at finding one. Why not offer them some help? An American girl called Lindsay Jernigan is now teaching people how to get better English names. While working in

22、 Shanghai, Lindsay met many Chinese people with strange English names. Some of them chose a lucky number of “Seven,” a favorite fruit, “Apple,” and a cartoon character, “Snow White.” Others had names like “July” and “Rabbit.”After noticing the problem, Lindsay had an idea. She quit her job and set u

23、p a website () to help Chinese people get better English names.The website helps people in two ways. After they take an online quiz, people will get five English names based on their personal information, such as age, job and even future plans. This costs 18 yuan. People can also meet with Lindsay t

24、o talk about their English name. But that costs more.Now, about 2,000 people each day visit the website. Most of them are preparing to study or work abroad. Lindsay is planning to offer them more help, such as helping them write resumes（简历).1What does Lindsay think of the name of “Rabbit”?AWonderful

25、. BStrange. CCreative. DWrong.2The underlined word “quit” means _in the passage.Acontinued Basked Cpicked up Dgave up3Which of the following is TRUE about Lindsay?AHer website mainly helps the English-speaking people.BHer idea came from his work experience in China.CShe plans to provide more service

26、 for the customers.DShe can help the people to get name in two ways.4The best title of the passage is _.AA hard-working American girl BNever choose English names without thinkingCHow to find a good English name DAn American girl helps choose English namesC15、Mona Island is an amazing place to take a

27、 vacation. Some of the animals living there cant be found anywhere else in the world. There are beautiful beaches and caves to explore. The sea around the island has colorful fishes. Why is Mona Island unusual? Mona Island is very small. The government of Puerto Rico takes care of the island and has

28、 made it a natural reserve. That means the islands animals and plants are protected from being harmed by people. Mona Island is different from most places because people are not allowed to live there. Only a few park rangers（公园管理员）are able to stay. The park rangers job is to keep Mona Island safe an

29、d beautiful. They insist that rules are followed. One rule is that only 100 people at a time can visit the island. That way, the park rangers can make sure the land and animals remain safe. What is there to See on Mona Island? One thing that most people enjoy is getting to see the Mona Island iguana

30、(美洲热带大蜥蜴). This type of reptile(爬行动物) lives only on Mona Island. Almost 2,000 of these iguanas live on Mona Island. People also come to the island to get a close-up view of many kinds of fish and other sea life. They can swim far below the surface. They use special equipment to be able to breathe un

31、derwater. The water is almost transparent. Through the clear water, divers can see the bright colors of the fish. Visitors can also explore caves. Some of the caves even have paintings and drawings on the walls. This artwork was made by the Arawak and Tano Indians who lived on the island hundreds of

32、 years ago. After a full day of fun activities, visitors can settle in, listen to the night sounds, and view the stars in the huge sky. Because the island is far away from other places, it is surrounded by darkness, and the stars are easier to see. Visitors say that watching the stars is amazing. It

33、s the perfect end to a perfect day.1What do park rangers on Mona Island do?AProtect the land and animals.BOffer some help to visitors.CFeed animals on Mona Island.DDrive a boat between Puerto Rico and Mona Island.2Which of the following best explains the word “transparent”?Aso difficult that you can

34、t finishBso clear that you can see throughCtoo deep to be reachedDtoo bright to be seen3Where can artwork be seen on Mona Island?AOn the beaches. BIn a museum.CIn the caves. DOn the wall of the hotel.4Which sentence can be filled in the first blank?AMona Island is very small.BWatching the stars on M

35、ona Island is amazing.CVisitors can settle in after a full day on Mona Island.DMona Island is far from other places and darkness is all around it.5What is the most possible reason the author wrote this article?ATo explain why animals live on the island.BTo show readers where the island is located.CT

36、o tell about a place that some people might enjoy.DTo give facts about people who work on the island.D16、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town announcing that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole town. A large crowd gathered, and they all thought it

37、was perfect. There was not a flaw（瑕疵）in it.Suddenly, an old man said, “Your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine.” The crowd and the young man looked at the old mans heart. It was full of scars（伤疤）. The young man laughed. “Comparing your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of sc

38、ars.”“Yes,” said the old man, “You see, every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the empty place in my heart. Though it has some scars, I cherish（珍惜）. Because they rem

39、ind me of the love we shared. Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasnt returned a piece of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gouges（豁口）. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope som

40、eday they may return and fill the space I have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?”The young man ripped a piece out of his perfect heart and offered it to the old man. The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in thewoundin the young m

41、ans heart.The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old mans heart flowed into his. They embraced（拥抱）and walked away side by side.根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1The young man thought _ at first.Ahis heart was painfulBthe old mans hear was per

42、fectChis own heart was perfectDhe himself was the most beautiful2The old mans heart _.Ais not nearly as beautiful as the young mansBhas been given to a person who needed itCis a mess of scarsDis perfect3The scares can _.Arecover by themselvesBbe filled as well as beforeCrepresent how hard the old ma

43、n has livedDrepresent that the old man has given love to many people4What does the word “wound” in the passage mean?A伤口 B胸腔 C疤痕 D心房5Whats the best title of the passage?AA flaw in the heartBthe most beautiful heartCBeautiful scars in heartDoffering your heart to othersE17、After my husband died, my wo

44、rld crashed around me. My six children were 10, nine, eight, six, three and 18 months, and I was overwhelmed(压垮) with the responsibilities(责任) of earning a living, caring for the children and simply_.I was lucky to find a wonderful housekeeper to care for the children during the week, but from Frida

45、y nights to Monday mornings, the children and I were alone, and frankly(坦诚地) I was uneasy. Every unusual noise or any late-night phone call filled me with fear. I felt really lonely.One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd(牧羊犬) on our doorstep. It was obvious

46、he wanted to make the house his home. The children took an instant（紧迫的） liking to German and begged me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement(地下室) until the next day. That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks. The following morning we made phone calls and check

47、ed lost-and-found ads for Germans owner, but with no results. Saturday night he was still with us.On Sunday I had planned to take the children on a picnic. Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case his owner came by, we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local statio

48、n, we were amazed to see German racing to the gas station after us. He stayed again Sunday night.Monday morning I let him out for a run while the children got ready for school. He didnt come back. We thought wed never see him again. On Friday evening, German was back again. We took him in, and again

49、 he stayed until Monday morning, when our housekeeper arrived. It went like this for almost 10 months. We looked forward to his coming each Monday morning he left home.Each week, between Germans visits, I grew a little braver, but every weekend I enjoyed his company. Then one Monday morning we patte

50、d his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back.1How long did the German shepherd stay with the family every week?AOne day. BTwo days.CThree days. DFour days.2What does the underlined part in the first paragraph mean?Atrying to keep calm in publicBtrying to get

51、 attention from other menCshowing her high spirit in the face of troubleDmanaging to continue to live3When the authors husband died, _.Ashe couldnt raise the six children on her ownBshe couldnt relax on the weekendsCThe housekeeper only came on weekendsDshe was too busy to feel lonely4Which of the f

52、ollowing is Wrong according to the article?AGerman was fond of living with the family.BThe writer felt safe and protected with German around.CThe dog stayed until the writer was strong enough to go on alone.DThe writer was too busy that weekend to go find the dogs owner.5Which is the best title for

53、the passage?AA homeless dog BA friends strengthCHow to keep a dog DKeep up when in troubleF18、Have you ever heard of Stonehenge( 巨石阵 )? These ancient huge stones have been standing on the Salisbury Plains(索尔兹伯平原 ) in England for thousands of years. Who build Stonehenge? Some people said that the anc

54、ient Greeks built it. Some people said that it was a site where UFO landed. Its still a mystery.However, it is clear that the first stones arrived at Stonehenge around the same time as the ancient Egyptians were building the pyramids. These stones can only be found in South Wales, nearly 150 miles a

55、way. It was a huge job to move these stones far from Wales because originally there were about 80 of them here at Stonehenge. And each of the stone weighs about forty tons. To move one of these forty-ton stones, we need at least 150 people.However, building Stonehenge was much more difficult. It is

56、not just simply one stone piled on to top of another, theyre joined together.Though many of the stones have fallen, Stonehenge still attracts nearly five thousand tourists every day. And after nearly 5000 years Stonehenge is still standing. It is sure that Stonehenge has something to do with the summer and winter solstices (夏至日/冬至日). Nature may well know all the answers, but science has yet to prove its theories. It seems Stonehenge isnt ready to tell all its secrets yet.1How did ancient people move these huge stones to the