福建省福州市台江区2023学年九年级英语第一学期期末预测试题含解析

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、I think dragons are the _ of China. Do you think so?-I agree with you.AsymbolBsituationCpromiseDshape2、-What do you think of Li Ming?-He

2、 is a serious boy. If he _ the tasks, he will try his best to finish them well.Awill be givenBis givenCgivesDwill give3、I turned to bookshops and libraries looking for information and found _.AnoneBbothConeDneither4、 Do you know Chinas famous scientist Pan Jianwei? You mean “the father of quantum”(量

3、子之父)? Yes, he is the _ of our country.Apride Bprize Cproud Dheart5、Elvis always takes great pains with his English.But he still doesnt do well，he is quite in listening.AstrongBweakCrichDbad6、Many kids in China are crazy about the Western culture. But I still cant understand to us Chinese.Awhat does

4、Christmas meanBwhat Christmas does meanCwhat mean Christmas doesDwhat Christmas means7、Spud Webb has influenced me most. His stories give me much to face all kinds of difficulties.Aluck Bwealth Ccourage Ddecision8、 Jane, your watch is so nice. When and where did you buy it?In November in Hongkong. I

5、 it for only several months. I went to visit the Hongkong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge after buying the watch.AboughtBhadChave had9、Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge _ already. However, we dont know what time it will be open to traffic.Ais built Bwas built Cwill be built Dhas been built10、Many products made in C

6、hina are very popular in the United States.Yeah. Americans can avoid buying Chinese products.Anearly Bmostly Chardly Dwidely. 完形填空11、Twenty years ago ,I drove a taxi for a living . One night I went to 1 a passenger at 2:30am . When I arrived to collect , I found the building was dark except for a si

7、ngle 2 in a ground floor window . I walked to the door and knocked . “Just a minute ,” answered a 3 , elderly voice .After a 4 pause (停留), the door opened at last . A small woman in her eighties stood before me . By her side was a small suitcase . I took the suitcase to the car , and then 5 to help

8、the woman . She took my arm and we walked 6 toward the car .She kept thanking me for my 7 .”Its nothing ,” I told her . “ I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated . “Oh ,youre such a good man ,” she said . When we got into the taxi , she gave me a/an 8 , and then aske

9、d , “Could you drive through downtown ? ”“Its not the shortest way ,” I answered quickly .“Oh , Im in no hurry ,” she said . Im on my way to a hospice (临终医院).I dont have any 9 left . The doctor says I dont have a chance of living very long . I quietly reached over and shut off the meter (表).For the

10、next two hours ,we drove through the city . She 10 me the building Where she had once worked , the neighborhood where she had lived , and the furniture shop where she had gone dancing as a girl . Sometimes shed ask me to 11 in front of a special building and would sit looking straight into the 12 ,

11、saying nothing .At dawn（黎明） , she suddenly said , “Im tired . Lets go now.”We drove 13 to the address she had given me .“How much do I pay for you ?” she asked . “Nothing ,” I said . “You have to make a living ,” she answered .“Oh , there are other passengers ,” I answered . Almost without thinking

12、, I bent and gave her a 14 .She held on to me tightly .Our hug ended with her remark ,“You gave an old woman a little moment of 15 .”1Apick up Bplay with Clook after Dcall up2Afrom Blight C.room Dshape3Astrange Bnice Chappy Dweak4Aterrible Blong Csudden Dshort5Arushed Boffered Creturned Ddecided6Aqu

13、ickly Bdirectly Cpolitely Dslowly7Apity Bsupport Ckindness Dadvice8Aaddress Border Csmile Dgift9Afamily Blife Cright Dmoney10Asent Btold Cshowed Dleft11Ago by Bget out Crun away Dslow down12Aworld Bdarkness Cbrightness Dsky13Ain silence Bin danger Cin surprise Din secret14Ahug Blift Chandshake Dansw

14、er15Aregret Bthought Chope Djoy. 语法填空12、IV.语法填空：用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的根据上下文填入适当的词。My father and I had a big argument. We avoided 1(see) each other recently. But last Tuesday I decided to tell my father I loved him. The next morning I got up early. I was so excited 2I could hardly sleep. At 9 a.m. I cal

15、led my dad.3he answered the phone，I said, “Dad，can I come over after work tonight? I have something 4 (tell) you.” My dad answered angrily, “Now what?”I told him it wouldnt take long, so he 5(final) agreed. At 5:30 p.m., I was ringing the doorbell at my parents house. Dad 6(answer) the door. I took

16、one step and said, “Dad, I just come over to tell you that I love you.” After my father heard the words, he hugged me and said, “l love you too, son, 7Ive never been able to say it.” It was such 8 great moment that I didnt want to move. After a while I left. Two days after that visit, my dad, who ha

17、d heart 9(problem), passed away.So my advice for all of you 10 (be): Dont wait to do the things that need to be done now. 阅读理解A13、YUTIAN, Sept. 6 Twentyseven students of a primary school in Yutian County of Tangshan in Hebei Province were receiving medical treatment on Tuesday after food poisoning(食

18、物中毒).The sick children are from the countrys Yuying Primary School, a private boarding school with over 800 students.LANZHOU, Aug. 24 The death toll in a food poisoning accident in Gansu Province has risen to three. The three died in the No. 2 Peoples Hospital in Longxi County.The victims(受害者) had a

19、ll eaten a local snack made of bean jelly and roast chicken in Wenfeng Township, Longxi County.Schoolfood poisonings call for stricter actionsAs lots of food poisoning cases among students made the government require(要求) schoolfood safety for schools.Some people said increasing prices lead to the po

20、or quality of the food. In fact its only an excuse. The government asks schools to get higher quality school food, to cook and store food well ，or the people who make schoolfood poisonings must be punished strictly. Since September, six cases of food poisoning have taken place in Hebei, Jiangxi, Hun

21、an, Guizhou and Shanxi.1The twentyseven foodpoisoning students are from _.ALanzhouBLongxi CountyCthe No. 2 Peoples HospitalDTangshan in Hebei Province2The number of the students in Yuying Primary School is _.A800Bless than 800Cmore than 800D2403Three people died in Gansu because they ate _.Aa local

22、snakeBbean jelly and roast chickenCfruitsDmeat4How many provinces are mentioned in the passage?AFour.BFive.CSix.DSeven.5How many cases have taken place since August?AFour.BFive.CSix.DSeven.B14、Lucy and her classmates are discussing about creating a homepage for their class.Lucy: What should we put o

23、n our class homepage?Jane: I think our class homepage should have daily or weekly news of class activities.Mathew: What kind of class activities?Jane: Something like spring outings, class meetings, a school singing competition, etc.Mathew: We will go for a spring outing next week, wont we? I can wri

24、te something about it.Lucy: Great! What else should our class homepage have?Mathew: Um How about photos of students artwork, presentations, and outdoor activities?Lucy: Good idea! But who will take the photos?Mathew: As I am a fan of photography, I can take the photos.Jane: Ive got an idea. As paren

25、ts always want to know what assignments their kids do inand after class, we can also post our weekly agenda(计划表), including in-class assignments and homework assignments, on the homepage.Lucy: And I think I can create a “reading corner” on the class homepage, too. As I ama bookworm, I can recommend

26、good books to our classmates.Jane: Great! Lets get down to work!1_ is interested in taking photos.AJaneBLucyCMathewDNo one2_ can recommend good books to the classmates.ALucyBMathewCJaneDNo oneC15、Elephants losing tusksPeople killing elephants for their tusks has long been a problem worldwide. Althou

27、gh laws have been introduced to ban the selling of tusks, they have not been enough to save the elephants.But the giant animals have now “developed” their own solution to stay safe from huntersby not growing tusks at all.Scientists found that among female African elephants, as many as 98 percent of

28、them now have no tusks, reported The Independent newspaper. The number was 15 percent in 1998 and only 1 percent in 1930, according to the BBCBut this solution has less been developed by elephants themselves, and more by evolution.Evolution is all about natural selection（选择）. When an environment cha

29、nges, for example, animals and plants that can deal with the change will stay alive while others wont. And for elephants, the change came when hunters started killing them for their tusks. As a result, elephants with big tusks couldnt stay alive because hunters wanted to shoot them. Those born with

30、tusks managed to stay alive and give their “tuskless” genes（基因）to their babies. As a result, more and more elephants are now being born without tusks.But this solution, as effective（有效地）as it might be, is a high price to pay for elephants. Tusks are important and play a number of roles, especially f

31、or male elephants, including fighting with other males, lifting and digging things up.This is why scientists hope there can be other ways to protect elephants against hunters. They believe that when they are less likely to be killed , elephants will be able to grow tusks again.To David Cowdrey, head

32、 of Policy and Campaigns at the International Found for Animal Welfare UK, however, this is not very likely to happen in the near future.“Unfortunately, it comes down to the markets,” he told The Guardian. “As long as people will pay high prices for products that come from endangered animal and plan

33、ts, theyre going to have price on them and that causes the hunting.”1Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AElephants learned to lift and dig things up without tusks.BElephants chose not to grow tusks because of their dangerous environment.CElephants with no tusks had a greater cha

34、nce of passing down their genes.DA tuskless elephant gives birth to more baby elephants than an elephant with big tusks.2The underlined word “evolution” in paragraph 4 means “_” ?Agradual change Bsudden development Ccomplete loss Drapid growth3What can you learn from the last two paragraphs?AWe shou

35、ld work out a better solution to protect elephants.BPeople should pay lower prices for products made with elephant tusks.CElephants living environments will soon be improved.DThe key to elephant protection is stopping the trade in tusk products.D16、No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France

36、 on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.In Beijing, more and more people are

37、taking part in the activity. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5th (World Environment Day). The slogan for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”S

38、o far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. We cant control the weather, but we can choose not to drive, said Wu Zhonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2007, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less

39、 than the number for the same period last year. Much of the dust(尘土) comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.1No Car Day was started _.Ato save moneyBto control the weatherCto make the air cleaner2The No Car Day activity asks Beijing drivers _.

40、Anot to work on World Environment DayBto ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work once a monthCto leave their cars at home for a week each month3When is World Environment Day?AOn July 5th.BOn June 5th.COn September 22nd.4Which of the following about No Car Day is WRONG?AIt was started in Franc

41、e in September, 1998.BIt is supported by over 1,000 cities around the world.CIt was first started by a car club chairman in Beijing.5 cause most of the air pollution.ADust. BCars CBeijingersE17、 For thousands of years，poetry(诗歌) has been one of the favorite types of literature(文学) in China.There wer

42、e many famous poets in Chinese history，and many of their poems are still read and loved today.Recently，a popular TV showChinese Poetry Competition has attracted many people.Now lets interview some people and listen to what they said. I like Wu Yishu very much.She studies at the High School Affiliate

43、d(附属) to Fudan University in Shanghai.She came out on top.She can recite(背诵) more than 2，000 Chinese poems fluently(流利地)I really admire her knowledge of poems.She is tall and beautiful，and she always stays calm whether the questions are easy or hard. The woman that impresses(给以深刻印象) me is Bai Ruyun.

44、She comes from a village in Xingtai.She is a farmer.She is not rich and she is badly ill in hospital，but she has been so confident in herself since she began to read and recite Chinese poems. Among the competitors(选手)，I like Wang Zilong best.He is 34 years old.He teaches Chinese in Shijiazhuang Coll

45、ege.He said when he was only two years old，his parents began to teach him to recite Chinese poems. Do you know the young boy? He is Ye Fei，13，from Anqing No.Two Middle School in Anhui.In one competition，he answered all the questions correctly.Now he is a young star in his school because of his love

46、of Chinese poems.1Who came out on top in the Chinese poetry Competition?AWu Yishu.BBai Ruyun.CWang Zilong.DYe Fei.2Where does Bai Ruyun come from?AShanghai.BXingtai.CShijiazhuang.DAnqing.3How long has Wang Zilong learned to recite Chinese poems?AFor 34 years.BFor 2 years.CFor 36 years.DFor 32 years.

47、4What do we know about Ye Fei?AHe can recite more than 2，000 Chinese poems fluently.BHe learned Chinese poems when he was three years old.CHe studied in Anqing No.Two Middle School in Anhui.DHe answered all the questions correctly in all competitions.5Which of the following is TRUE?AYe Fei is a thir

48、teenyearold student in Anhui.BWang Zilong teaches maths in Xingtai College.CBai Ruyun is from a rich family in Shijiazhuang.DWu Yishu will feel nervous if the questions are hard.F18、Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people will think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28.

49、Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution (贡献) to the education today.Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was onl

50、y 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didnt give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poems and sports.Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only

51、 children fromnoblefamilies could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.Today, people still follow Confucius lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am with three peo

52、ple, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”Confucius is not only a great teacher,

53、 but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.1Why do people still remember Confucius?ABecause he lived a poor life in his childhood.BBecause he traveled with his students all over the world.CBecause he had wise thoughts and great views about education.DBecause he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period.2How did Confucius learn music, history, poems and sports when he was young?ABy teaching h