广西柳州市城中学区文华中学2023学年英语九年级第一学期期末统考试题含解析

1、2023学年九上英语期末模拟测试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。. 单项选择1、On 30th May we walked around the Summer Palace all day so everyone was tired and _ in the hotel the next day.ArefusedBrelaxedCmovedDbeli

2、eved2、It is five years since we began to enjoy a _ spring holiday each year.Aten-day Bten days Cten days Dten-days3、The strongest people are not always those who win, but those who dont _ when they lose.Aset upBcheer upCgive upDshow up4、Never _ till tomorrow what may be done today. In this way, you

3、can get most and learn best.Aput onBput downCput off5、- Excuse me, could you please tell me where I can find an ATM（自动取款机）? - Sorry, I myself is a stranger here.ANo problemBYoure rightCIt is my pleasureDThank you all the same6、He works very hard every day, _ he is good at all subjects.AandBifCorDbut

4、7、 Dad and mom, Im very for all your love. Oh, honey, its very kind of you to say that.AthankfulBusefulCcareful8、-The man I saw yesterday _ around my house again.-Lets call the police right now.Awas walking Bhas walked Cis walking9、No man is really happy or safe without a hobby. Even though you are

5、rather busy every day, you should find time for your hobbies because they can _.not help you find new ways of thinkingmake you feel more confidenthelp you relax after a long time of hard workmake you feel more lonelyhelp you learn something newABC10、The math problem is so hard that _ students can wo

6、rk it out.Aa fewBa littleCmanyDfew. 完形填空11、There is a novel named White Deer Plain which was made into a drama. It has been on in Xian since February, 2017. Do you know who is the writer of the novel? Chen Zhongshi was born in August 1942 in Xian. He started writing prose（散文）in 1In 1979, he 2 a memb

7、er of the Chinese Writers Association（协 会 ） and then served as the associations vice chairman between 2001 and 2006 In 1992,he completed White Deer Plain, a _based on the history of his hometown, Bailuyuan in Shaanxi.With the novels publication in 1993, Chen got famous 3 overnight. In1998, he won th

8、e Mao Dun Literature Prize, the most prestigious（ 有 名 望 的 ） prize in China. Because of the 4 honor in Chinese literature, people greatly respected him. Since the novel was 5 , it has set a record as a literary work, with about 2million copies sold in China, according to Peoples Literature Publishing

9、 House. The novel has been translated 6 French, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese. 7 this novel can inspire the interest of readers and help them to gain a real sense of the history and background, I will feel totally satisfied. Chen said.Chen Zhongshi died 8 cancer on April 29, 2016 in Xian, Shaanxi

10、 province. His 9 included White Deer Plain which was also listed in a must-read selection by Chinas Ministry of Education for university students.Now, you must understand the real reason why we feel 10 of being Xian citizens（公民）.2Abegan Bbecame Cgot Dturned3Anovel Bpoem Cdrama Ddocument4Ahardly Blat

11、ely Calmost Dalready5Alowest Bnewest Clargest Dhighest6Asold Bfinished Cneeded Dpublished7Ato Bas Cinto Dwith8ABefore BIf CWhether DThough9Aof Bfor Cabout Dby10Ainterests Bprizes Cexperiences Dworks11Apride Bproud Csurprised Dsurprise. 语法填空12、 Tyler was a troublesome student. He sat in the back row.

12、 Every time I called him to answer questions, hed r1 with a flip(轻率的) answer. If he got it wrong, he would get very angry.Usually kids could sit q2 in class. However, Tyler was just loud. One day, Tyler was talking while I was teaching. I said to him, “Tyler, why not join in our discussion i3 of hav

13、ing one of your own?” He got up from his chair, pushed it over, and s4 something I cant remember. I sent him to the office and he received a weeks out-of-school punishment.The week was a wonderful time for me, but when it came to an e5, I began to feel worried. So I came up with a plan. On the day o

14、f his r6, I told him I wanted to start over with him. If he felt like he was going to lose control(控制) in class, he could step o7 the door for a moment.From then on, Tyler was a changed s8 in my classroom. In fact he was a smart child and he even stopped a fight between two students one day. And he

15、never used the privilege(特权) to leave the class for a moment. I believe that just letting him decide for h9 made all the difference.When the year was over, he wrote me a thank-you note about h10 good the year had been for him. I still have it today and find it very moving to reread when I get stress

16、ed(有压力的) about teaching. 阅读理解A13、Are you happy most of the time? Or do you easily get angry sometimes? Everyone has a different temperament(脾气). It is usually believed that both genes(基因) and environment may affect peoples temperaments in different ways. Scientists have found that the season of the

17、birth also plays a role.Scientists from Budapest, Hungary, studied 400 university students. In the study, the students need to finish a questionnaire(问卷). The purpose of it was to find out which of four kinds of temperaments they most had. From the questionnaire, scientists found that the students a

18、lways answered something like My mood often changes for no reason.and I love to deal with new projects, even if it is risky.These answers were then matched with their birthdays.They discovered that people born in summer easily change between sad and happy moods compared to people born in winter. Tho

19、se who always feel positive are mostly born in spring and summer.The study also found that those born in autumn less probably had a mood ofdepressionwhich may easily drive them to cry, while those in winter were not easier to be angry.Scientists said that this was probably because the seasons had an

20、 influence on certain chemicals in the human body. And the chemicals are important to control peoples moods even in adult life.It seems that when you are born may increase or decrease your chance of developing certain mood disorders(紊乱) , lead scientist Xenia Gonda told the Telegraph.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1W

21、hat probably cant affect peoples temperaments according to Paragraph 1?AGenes.BAges.CSeasons.DEnvironment.2What does the underlined word depression most probably mean?ASadness.BHappiness.CSurprise.DExcitement.3Which of the following sentences is NOT true from the passage?APeople born in summer chang

22、e their moods more easily.BThe season of birth has an influence on humans moods.CThere were 400 middle school students taking part in the study.DThe answers to the questionnaire were matched with their birthdays.4In the following paragraph, the writer will most probably deal with _.AHow many kinds o

23、f moods there areBWhat can we change the human body mostCHow the certain chemicals affect the moodsDWhether the students will continue their study5Whats the best title of this passage?ASeasons and MoodsBThe influence of GenesCMoods and HealthDThe Importance of BirthplacesB14、 At sixteen Ron Mackie m

24、ight have stayed at school, but the future called to him excitedly. Get out the classroom into a job. it said, and Ron obeyed. His father, supporting the decision, found a place for him in a supermarket. You are lucky, Ron, he said. For every boy with a job these days, theres a dozen without. So Ron

25、 joined the working world at twenty pounds a week.For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food. By the end of that time he was looking back on his schooldays as a time of treat variety（多样化） and satisfaction. He searched for an interest in his work, with little success.One fine day

26、instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a lorry going south. With nine pounds in his pocket, a full heart and a great longing for the sea, he set out to make a better way for himself. That evening, in Bournemouth, he had sandwich and a drink in a cafe run by an eldly man and his wife. Before he h

27、ad finished the sandwich, the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer, at twenty pounds a week, a room upstairs and three meals a day. The ease and speed of it rather took Rons breath away. At quiet times Ron had to check the old mans arithmetic in the records of the business.At the end of

28、 the season, he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised how straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living. He worked in shops mostly, but once he took a job in hotel for three weeks. Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop. Ron soon found himself in ch

29、arge there; he was the only one who could keep the books.1By sayingFor every boy with a job these days, there is a dozen without, Rons father meant: _AAt that time boys had jobs but girls didnt.BEvery boy could only have one job because there werent enough.CThere must have been at least twelve boys

30、who had lost their jobs.DRon was lucky to have a job while many others didnt have one.2It took about a year for Ron to realize that _.Ahe worked well because he was interested in the jobBhis work at the supermarket was dullCbeing at work was much better than going to schoolDthe store manager wanted

31、to get rid of him3Ron left his first job because _.Ahe wanted to at the seasideBhe knew he would work in BournemouthChe got a free lift on a lorryDhe didnt feel well4What does the word itunderlined in paragraph 3 refer to?AThe money.BThe cafe.CThe job.DThree meals.5Ron soon found himself having some

32、 say in the shoe shop because _.Ahe was young and strongBhe got on well with manager thereChe knew how to keep the accounts of the businessDhe had lots of experience with shopsC15、Life is important. You should always have fun and new experiences, because you never know what day will be your last. Yo

33、u shouldnt hold anger. You never know what could happen next. I learn all this at the age of nine. It was the summer before fifth grade. My best friend Nessa and I were playing. We got angry with each other and had a fight. My older cousin, Tiffany, broke up our fight. I remember Nessa storming out

34、of my grandmothers house saying, “ I hope we never speak again !” I replied, “good, I dont need you as a friend!” I went into the house and tried to be quiet. Then I heard people shouting outside. My cousin rushed in. she said that Nessa had been hit by a street truck as she crossed the road. The dr

35、iver didnt see her. I felt sad. I wished it had been me instead. It could have been avoided if we hadnt had that fight! When the ambulance救护车arrived a few minutes later, they said she was dead. I was a real mess. I had to see a psychologist心理医生for the rest of the summer. I miss Nessa so much and I t

36、hink of her always. She taught me how valuable and important life is and that you should never hold anger because you never know when youll see that person again.1the story happened when_Athe writer was Grade Five Bsummer vacation was comingCNessa was nine years old Dthe writer was nine years old2Ne

37、ssa and the writer were playing _ on that dayAat Nessas houseBat the house of the writers grandmaCat the writers houseDat the house of the writers cousin3which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?ANessa and Tiffany got angry with each other and had a fightBthe writer played games happi

38、ly with Nessa all the timeCNessa was hit by a truck after they had a fightDNessa was sent to the hospital and saved by the doctors4from the last paragraph we can infer 推断that the writer_Ahas never thought of Nessa since thenBdidnt regret for what had happened that dayCwill be more kind to othersDliv

39、es a good life because of NyssaD16、O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself eve

40、rything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison.

41、 During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because the stories finished with a sudden change at the end, to the r

42、eaders surprise.1People enjoyed reading O. Henrys stories because _.Athey had surprising endings.Bthey were easy to understand.Cthey showed his love for the poor.Dthey were about New York City.2O. Henry went to prison because _.Apeople thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.Bhe broke the law

43、 by not using his own name.Che wanted to write stories about prisoners.Dpeople thought he had taken money that was not his.3What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?AHe was well-educated.BHe was very good at learning.CHe was devoted to the poor.DHe was not serious about his work.4Where

44、 did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?AHis life inside the prison.BThe newspaper articles he wrote.CThe city and poor people in New York.DHis exciting early life as a boy.E17、The first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds years ago. In those days, the people didnt

45、really eat chocolate. They used the coca bean(可可豆) to make a chocolate drink and they enjoyed it very much. Many years later, the coca bean was brought to other countries and people came to love the taste of chocolate.In 1824, John Cadbury opened a small shop in British. One of the things he sold wa

46、s chocolate drink. In 1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drink. He wanted to encourage people to drink chocolate instead of other drinks. A few years later, a man called Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars(条状巧克力), and so for the first time people had the chance to eat chocolate in

47、stead of only drinking it. But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it. Later, as more and more chocolate bars were produced and sold, it became cheaper.However, at first only plain chocolate (a kind of chocolate without milk and with very little sugar) was pr

48、oduced and sold. Milk chocolate came later and this was made by adding milk to the chocolate. The first milk chocolate bar was made in Cadburys factory in 1897. Their most famous chocolate, Cadburys Milk Bar, was made in 1905. It has been the most popular chocolate in Britain and around the world fo

49、r over 100 years. The Cadbury factory is still in Britain and the chocolate produced there is eaten all over the world. Every year, thousands of visitors visit the factory in order to see how chocolate is made.1Hundreds of years ago, people first began to drink chocolate in _.ASouth AmericaBSouth AfricaCBritainDAustralia2John Cadbury opened a factory to make chocolate drink in _.A1824B1831C1897D19053People had the chance to eat chocolate instead of drinking it for the first time _ .Awhen chocolate was cheaper.Bwhen more and mo