2023学年江苏省盐城市联谊学校英语九年级第一学期期末学业质量监测试题含解析

1、2023学年九上英语期末模拟测试卷注意事项：1 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。. 单项选择1、 If one doesnt have a dream, he or she has no from a salted fish. I agree with you.Adifficu

2、lty Bdiscovery Cdifference2、I like playing _ baseball and Peter likes playing _ violin.Aa; anB/; aCthe; theD/; the3、I dont need to buy the CD _ I will borrow it from Lingling.AuntilBbecauseCifDbefore4、This pair of blue jeans looks cool. Can I try _ on?Sure. The fitting room is over there.Ait Bthem C

3、this Dthat5、This year we are training more _, so we can do _ than last year.Acareful; betterBcarefully; goodCcareful; betterDcarefully; better6、-Peter, please send us postcards well know where you have visited.-No problem.AbutBorCforDso7、It is reported that the 1st Light Rail Transit(轻轨) _in our cit

4、y in 2020.Awill buildBhas builtCwill be builtDhas been built8、This is a survey about the students who can speak foreign languages in the twins class.They and their 48 classmates can speak different languages. The following form is about the percentage of the whole class. According to the form, stude

5、nts can speak two or more foreign languages.A13B10C209、 Do you know tomorrow? Yes, the Great Wall.Awhere they went Bwhere will they goCwhere did they go Dwhere they will go10、Water is the cheapest drink. And it is also .Ahealthy Bhealthier Chealthiest Dthe healthiest. 完形填空11、 Have you ever blown dan

6、delion seeds to make a wish? Me too. Have you ever eaten a dandelion (蒲公英)? Me neither.Time to go, Athena, Mama said from the sidewalk. She 1 the car door open waiting for me. I stepped in the car with my hook. She knew I didnt eat dandelions. Why did I have to pick them with my family every spring?

7、 I thought.My father and grandmother smiled from the front seats of the car. I turned and 2 to Brigid, the girl who had just moved in. She stood across the street and watched. I was glad she didnt ask where we were going.We rode into the 3 , not too far from our house just outside Chicago. I set dow

8、n my book feeling the warm breeze. I told the wind, I hope we are not there yet.I had never seen anyone in the field with us, but I was always 4 that someone would notice us picking dandelions. People in America pulled dandelions from their yards. What would the new neighbors think if they found out

9、 our family ate weeds (杂草)?We drove west until the houses stopped. Then we stopped. We walked through a large field. Hundreds of yellow flowers 5 over the soft earth. I looked for a place to hide.Whats the matter with you, Athena? Granny asked. Nothing, I said. But why do we eat dandelions? No one e

10、lse does. The best 6 in the world. Granny answered.It seemed to take hours to fill the bags. By the time we were ready to leave, we had enough dandelions. On the way home, Mama and Granny talked about hosting a dinner party for the new neighbors.The night of the party, Brigid arrived with her parent

11、s. Mama served octopus with onions, peppers stuffed with lamb and rice, and horta made of dandelions. Our guests ate everything. Brigid tasted the octopus and the lamb. Then she put her fork on the horta. Wait! I said. Too late. You ate the dandelions! I told her 7 Not bad, she said and ate another

12、bite. We both laughed.After dinner, Brigid and I went to the back yard. The stars reminded me of dandelions in the soft field. I closed my eyes and made a 8 to be as open-minded as my family and my new friends.1ApushedBbrokeCheldDKnocked2AwavedBranCtalkedDdrove3AcityBcountryCfactoryDcompany4AgladBcu

13、riousCexcitedDafraid5AwalkedBfellCspreadDclimbed6AwoodBfoodCcottonDcorn7ApatientlyBdifferentlyCrelaxedlyDembarrassedly8AwishBwordCdealDlist. 语法填空12、根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词，并将完整单词写在下面对应题号后的横线上。April Fools Day is on April 1st. People can play j1on others on this special d2If you succeed, you usually laugh

14、and say, “April Fool” The person who has been fooled by you l3, too, and he will never be angry with you.Mothers Day is on the second Sunday of May. Its a day to t4mothers. On that day mothers usually receive flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the housework so that mother

15、s can have ar5.Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon which on or after March 21st. It is called Easter Sunday. It is said that on that day Jesus Christ comes back to l6. Many people go to church and children often get p7such as toy rabbits.Thanks-giving Day is on the fourth Thursd

16、ay in November. Its a day when people give thanks for the good things in life. Usually families all get t8and have a big dinner.Christmas Day comes on D925th. Its the most important festival in a year. The beautiful things can be s10everywhere. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards and visit f

17、riends. 阅读理解A13、Our school doesnt have many parties, but this year Ms Cipriano said we could have one. The fourth grade wanted the theme to be “Under the Sea”, but the fifth grade wanted it to be “Outer Space”. After a long discussion, it was decided to be the former one.Everyone had to be on a team

18、, and everyone had to help do something. My team was in charge of special effects. Gary came up with a great idea. He got two big, old fishing nets which were once used by his father when he went fishing on the sea. Gary, Jemma, and I used ropes to tie the nets to the ceiling of the dining hall, and

19、 it looked really great. Then we cut out fish shapes from colored paper and stuckthemon the nets.Everyone seemed to go to the party in one of three costumes: some kind of fish, a mermaid, or Neptune the “King of the Sea”.The dining hall looked great. Jemmas father had put up colored lights for us. W

20、e were feeling proud of our work when the disaster happened. The nets fell down. We were all caught in the fish nets. We were laughing so hard that we couldnt stand up. We truly felt as if we were “under the sea”. This wasnt the effect we imagined, but it was special!根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1. Who

21、 wanted the theme to be “Under the Sea” at the beginning?AMs Cipriano.BThe fourth grade.CThe fifth grade.DThe third grade.2What did Garys father probably do?AHe was a designer.BHe was a swimmer.CHe was a teacher.DHe was a fisherman.3What does “them” in the second paragraph refer to?AColored paper.BF

22、ishing nets.CFish shapes.DRopes.4What did the students feel after the disaster happened?ASurprised but happy.BFrightened but lucky.CAngry and disappointed.DWorried and sad5What does the passage mainly talk about?AGary is a clever boy.BWe had a special party.CHow to organize a party.DSome kinds of fi

23、shes in the sea.B14、 Is there a way to quickly remember information just before taking an exam? Walking backwards might be a way to solve this problem. Scientists from the University of Roehampton in the UK said this activity can help people improve their short-term memory.Researchers asked 114 volu

24、nteers to watch a video. After watching the video, volunteers were divided into three groups. One group was told to walk 10 metres forward. The second group walked 10 metres backward. The third group stood in one place. All three groups were then asked 20 questions about what they saw in the video.T

25、he scientists found that the backward- walking group got two more.answers correct on average than the other groups.This suggests that the relationship between the concepts(概念）of time and space is important considering how our minds form memories. Time is really expressed via(通过）space,”Aleksandar Aks

26、entijevic, who led the study, told The Daily Mail. When you walk backward, you see things from a different way compared to walking forward. This difference helps people recall things that happened in the past.And walking backward is not just good for our brains. It is also good for the rest of our b

27、ody. Compared to walking forward, walking backward is more challenging. This can ameliorate our health, according to New Scientist, Walking backward uses more energy in a short time and burns more calories.Besides, walking backward is less stressful for our knees. It could.be helpful for people who

28、often have pain in their knees, according to researchers from the Unegon in the US. Walking backward also keeps our spines（脊柱）strong, which can help to reduce pain in the lower back. This might be why many old people like walking backward.1In the experiment, the first group was asked to_.Awalk 10 me

29、tres forwardBwalk 10 metres backwardCkeep on moving aroundDstand in one place2The experiment shows that walking backward_.Aputs less tress on our kneesBhelps with the rest of our bodyCuses more energy in a short time .Dimproves the short-term memory3The underlined word “ameliorate” in the passage me

30、ans_.AharmBimproveCcontrolDspread4According to New Scientist,why is walking backward helpful?AIt helps people remember informationBIt helps people burn more calories.CIt reduces pain in peoples knees and backs.DIt allows people to solve problems in different ways5What is the best title for this pass

31、age?ALets exercise our brainBLets do an experimentCLets walk backwardDLets do more exerciseC15、The British summer is beautiful. Trees, flowers, birds and butterflies make the whole country look like a big garden. However, many British people have noticed that butterflies have been gradually disappea

32、ring from this nice scenery during the past several years. What has happened to them?Butterfly Conservation, a charity in the UK, is running a survey to help answer this question. The result is more serious than people expected. According to the survey, among 59 butterfly species (物种) found in the B

33、ritish Isles, more than three-quarters of them are suffering a declining (衰弱) population, including the most popular Meadow Brown. Moreover, half of all butterfly species are dying out.Some common species such as the small Tortoiseshell butterfly and the Wall butterfly are dropping sharply. The Wall

34、 butterfly cannot even be seen in many parts of central and southern England. And the Blue butterfly, which was commonly seen in the south, has started settling in Edinburgh in the past few years. The numbers of butterflies have dropped to a record low in the past three years because the summer in t

35、he UK is getting cooler and their living conditions are also degrading.Luckily, Britain is experiencing a long hot summer this year compared to the last few summers. Scientists believe the warm weather will be good news to the butterflies.Sir David Attenborough, president of Butterfly Conservation,

36、said, “A great number of butterflies around us is a signal that all is well with nature. But when they decline, its a warning that other wildlife will be soon heading the same way.”The survey is still going on. The public is also encouraged to focus on the UKs butterfly population. The organizers ho

37、pe the survey will help more and more people realize the value of butterflies in the UK. Butterflies give a symbol of the well-being of nature and the environment.1What has the survey taken by Butterfly Conservation found?AThe UK butterflies enjoy a cool climate.BThe UK butterflies prefer settling i

38、n the north.CThe number of the UK butterflies is getting smaller.DButterflies make the British summer more attractive.2How does the writer support the findings of the survey in Paragraph 3?ABy listing examples (举例子). BBy providing data (列数据).CBy giving explanations (作解释). DBy making comments (作评价).3

39、What does the underlined word “degrading” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?ATurning better. BGetting worse.CKeeping the same. DBecoming different.4Butterfly Conservation expects their survey to _.Awarn people to care more about the change of weatherBkeep the charity running more smoothly than ever befor

40、eChelp the British government protect nature and the environmentDhelp the British better understand how important the butterflies areD16、Amos Dudley, a 24-year-old boy who studies digital design at New Jersey University of Technology, felt ashamed about his teeth. But being a student, Dudley didnt h

41、ave the money to get braces(牙箍). So, he decided to3-D print his own and marked down the DIY project in a recent blog post. His braces totaled less than $60, and after wearing them for 16 weeks, his teeth are also getting straighter.Months ago, he mentioned on his blog that he avoided smiling for a w

42、hile because he was unhappy with his teeth.However, clear braces can get pricey, costing up to $8,000. But after studying some images of these expensive clear braces, something comes up on him-they looked like that one which can come from a 3-D printer.So he decided to hit up his schools 3-D printin

43、g equipment and scanned and printed models of his teeth. Hethen made non-harmful plastic molds (模子) around them to make 12 sets of braces.Dudley, who does not recommend attempting any of this at home said that he didnt ask a dentist for his project. But the student did get information from journal a

44、rticles and textbooks. And though this was a perfectlyfriendly choice to buy braces. He didnt accept the project just to save money-he was also up for the challenge. “When I realized that I could do something that was a little bit special, while proving my skills as a designerand a maker, and fixing

45、 something that was making me self-conscious for actually free, I felt it was more than worth the risk.” he said.1Dudley got the information on making a 3-D printed braces from_.Aa professional magazineBa recent blog postCjournal articles and textbooksDa 3-D printer user2Why did Dudley choose a 3-D

46、printer braces over-buying them?AHe didnt have enough money.BHe felt ashamed about his teeth.CHe studies digital design at school.DHe wanted to be a famous person.3What made Dudley get the idea of using 3-D printed braces?AThe advice from the dentist.BThe advice from his friends.CHis major studies a

47、t university.DThe possibility of making 3-D braces.4According to the page, Dudley_.Ahas got a 3-D printer at his homeBdid the project totally for challenge.Cmade each set of braces cost less than 5 dollarsDsupports others to try making their own 3-D braces5The article is mainly about_.Aa 3-D printer

48、 made braces cheaperBA college student made fantastic 3-D braces.Cdigital design major student created 3-D printersD3-D braces with non-harmful plastic molds became popularE17、The owners are often blamed when pets put on a few pounds. But experts say that in many cases fat dogs and cats are emotiona

49、l eaters(借食消愁). They also eat more than they need simply to deal with boredom or stress, research has found. That means, if they have gained weight, it could be because they have been through a traumatic(造成心灵创伤的)or an emotional event. New studies have also suggested that putting an overweight cat or

50、 dog on a diet could make them unhappy. The study shows the obesity(肥胖)rate is as much as 25 percent in cats, and 45 percent in dogs. The problem has been likened to that of Bridget Jones, the singleton(单身)who hides away from her troubled love life by eating, with vets(兽医)believing some pets use foo

51、d to deal with sadness, according to The Sunday Telegraph. Comfort eating in humans tends to involve high calorie foods which the individual chooses, including ice cream, and chocolate. But research shows animals are less fussy(挑剔的), and will go on a comfort binge(大吃大喝)even if the only food on offer

52、 is their usual dog or cat food. He said emotional eating in pets, could be caused by feelings including boredom, anxiety and depression(抑郁). But the research has also suggested overeating could also be a sign of enjoyable emotional state, as well as a bad mood.1Who will be often blamed when pets ga

53、in weight?APets. BThe owners. CVets. DExperts.2Why did pets eat too much according to the passage?ABecause pets like to eat.BBecause their owners give them too much food.CTo deal with boredom or stress.DBecause they are too hungry.3Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?AA diet could make

54、an overweight cat or dog happy.BThe obesity rate is higher in cats.CPets are more fussy.DBridget Jones dealt with her boredom by eating.4Whats the best title for the passage?AFat Dogs and Cats BFat Pets Are Emotional EatersCOvereating DOwners Are Often BlamedF18、Learning to love readingTaking public

55、 transportation in the United States, you can often see people reading books on their way to school or work. But in China, I rarely (很少地) see people reading during their free time.Are peoples attitudes toward reading different here? Not really. Data (数据) released by Amazon China in December 2017 sho

56、w that Chinese people still read a lot. They simply prefer e-books over regular books.However, other data show that reading is still more popular in the us than in China. Is there a reason for this difference? Im not sure. What I do know is that China has a rich history of literature (文学). From clas

57、sic novels like Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三国演义) to the modern science-fiction books The Three-Body Problem (三体), and many other styles, Chinese authors have created many fantastic written works.Perhaps the difference starts from childhood. Reading textbooks and doing homework can make you feel

58、quite tired. By the time you finish it, you might not feel like reading for fun. Chinese students definitely (肯定) have to read more and do more homework than US students. So its no wonder that they might not want to read much in their spare time.But learning to love reading can be great. Reading can

59、 open doors to places, people and ideas that you cannot imagine. Even just a single book has the power to change your own personal beliefs and attitudes. Where will your next book take you?1From Paragraph 1, what do we know about people in the US?AMost people take public transportation to work.BStud

60、ents have homework to do on their way to school.CMany of them have the habit of reading.DThey read books that are left behind on public transportation.2Chinese authors have created many fantastic written works including _.Aclassic novelsBscience-fiction booksCrealistic novelsDAll above3Which of the