2023学年临夏市重点中学英语九年级第一学期期末监测模拟试题含解析

1、2023学年九上英语期末模拟测试卷请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。. 单项选择1、Listen ! Is MrsZhang speaking in the next room?It _ be herShe has gone to the library.Amust Bcant Cmight Dneednt2、 How noisy it is! Could you please the CD player a

2、little?Sorry, Ill do it at once.Aturn upBturn downCturn off3、Stephen Hawking was known a scientist. He made a great contributions to the world, and he died March 14th, 2018.Afor; onBas; inCas; onDfor; in4、 Li Hong, football to our school subjects next term. Great! Its my favorite. I cant wait.Awas a

3、dded Bis added Cwill be added5、Julia shines at every turn in the company. And her boss pays her well.-Yeah. I hear she makes a _ $90000 every year.AextraBclearCcleanDmean6、China Dream is a great way to gather people together and _ the fast development of our country.Atry out forBfit forCpush forDche

4、er for7、Of course, the boy will be recommended to be this years Top Ten Teenagers in Wuxi, because he is easy-going, smart and _ hard-working.Aafter allBabove allCin allDfirst of all8、Some of my fathers friends have been to the USA, but _ of them can speak English.AneitherBbothCallDnone9、Im surprise

5、d at the new look of hometown.AIBmeCmyDmine10、(2016苏州市)If the customer rings up for me again, please the call to the sales department .Arun throughBlook throughCgo throughDput through. 完形填空11、 Many Chinese students find it difficult to learn English, but not Chinese, because Chinese is their mother

6、language. In fact, Chinese is much more difficult to 1 than English.Still some students in other countries can speak Chinese very 2 . If you dont see them, you will think they are Chinese. What 3 them successful?“For me, conversation is the most helpful. I try to speak in 4 . If you only listen to w

7、hat others speak, you will be good at 5 . But if you talk as 6 as you can, you will find you can speak good Chinese,” says Jenny Brown, an English girl. Now she is 7 Chinese at Peking University. She is interested in China and 8 history. She thinks that to learn a language, one must try to know 9 ab

8、out the country.Chinese is different from English, 10 we can use the same way in learning it. It is conversation that matters.1AtalkBsayClearnDknow2AwellBgoodCbadDbadly3AmakesBmakeCletDlets4AEnglishBJapaneseCFrenchDChinese5AlistenBtalkClisteningDtalking6AlittleBmuchClessDmore7AtellingBwritingCstudyi

9、ngDteaching8AitBitsCheDshe9AsomethingBanythingCnothingDeverything10AsoBandCalsoDbut. 语法填空12、If you need to call your parents but your phone is not with you, can you remember their numbers?To remember 11 numbers is not difficult.1 , because of the smartphone (智能手机), many of us2(lose) this ability , C

10、hinese daily reported. Whats more, smartphones make our skills at giving directions weak, as well as3(kill) face-to-face communications. Even when friends are having a meal together, 4common for most to check their phones.According to a report by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, 5American company, Ch

11、inese people spend on average 170 minutes on their smartphones daily. For students, an addiction(上瘾) to smartphones does no good for6(study). Research in Japan showed children who spend more than four hours a day on their phones do much worse7 (bad) in school tests than those who play with their pho

12、nes for 30 minutes.Its true that the smartphone has made our lives easier. But many also think they spend too much time on it, and this is bad for their study8work. People are trying to change that.A new app(应用程序) named Forest9(introduce) this month. It lets users plant a seed (种子) that grows into a

13、 tree over the next 30 minutes. During the half hour, users cannot use their phones, or the tree will die.A restaurant in Los Angeles, US, gives people a 5 % discount (折扣)if they dont check their phones during a meal. Owner Mark Gold said that he hopes it gives people a way to enjoy their meal and r

14、eally talk with friends and family10person. 阅读理解A13、Katie was in big troubleShe was such a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies, she was never ever a discipline（纪律） problem. I just couldnt imagine why she had made her parents so angryIt seemed that

15、 Katie had been spending money in the lunchroom. Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They wondered why but failedSo they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.The next day, I asked Katie to

16、 my office. “Why are you buying lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?” I asked. “I lose it,” she replied. “I dont believe you, Katie. Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?” I asked. “No. I just lose it,” she saidWell, there was nothing else I could doThe problem was still unsolved t

17、he next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad and scared. I thought I would go and sit with him for a while. As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said “Katie”.Now I understood and I talke

18、d to Katie. It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldnt go to the lunch line for a free lunch. He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her hous

19、e that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child.Katie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch1What did the writer think of Katie?AShe behaved well at schoolBS

20、he often tells lies at schoolCShe often made trouble at schoolDShe used to be a discipline problem2Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?AShe lost her homemade lunchBShe had her homemade lunch stolenCShe didnt like the taste of her homemade lunchDShe gave her homemad

21、e lunch to a hungry boy3How did Katies parents feel when they knew the truth about the lunch?AThey were very angry.BThey were quite proudCThey were rather sad.DThey were so scared4What can we learn from the passage?AKaties secret of lunch was discovered by the writerBKatie was told that her parents

22、had known her secretCKatie told the writer the truth of her lunch during their first talkDKatie stopped buying lunch at school after her secret was discoveredB14、California Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a law for driverless cars to travel on public roadways, showing once again that Left Coast h

23、as a way of making car-makers develop faster. It is not that smart minds in Japan and Germany arent already working on driverless cars. But with most new technologies, engineers want to make sure that they are safe enough before large production. The California law will allow them to travel on the s

24、tates roadways if there is an experienced driver sitting in the driving seat to take over if needed. “Today, were looking at science fiction becoming tomorrows reality,” Gov. Brown said during a news conference at Googles headquarters. “This driverless car is another step forward in this long march

25、of California and leading not just the country, but the whole world.”The state often uses stricter laws to control greenhouse gases and global warming, which was strongly against by most car-makers in other states, saying it would be impractical for each state to make its own fuel standards. However

26、, the U.S. EPA(环境保护署) sided with California . At last all sides reached an agreement, but the push from California undoubtedly influenced the EPAs sharply higher fuel standards, which require car-makers to achieve an average of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.When it comes to driverless cars, Californ

27、ia is actually the third state to authorize(批准) them, behind Nevada and Florida. But by far it is the most influential. “Its meaningful because California is a big state , a first mover and really a big player,” Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington who studies autonomous transp

28、ort law, told the New York Times.1The sentence“California, of course , has led the way towards cleaner transport.”is the topic sentence of _.AParagraph 2 BParagraph 3 CParagraph 4 DParagraph 52From the whole passage, what are the advantages of driverless cars in California?AThey are green and safe B

29、They are fast and bigCThey are green and big DThey are fast and safe3The last paragraph is written mainly to _.Aintroduce a new law signed by CaliforniaBCalifornia is a big state and really a big playerCCalifornia is the third state to authorize the lawDshow the influence of Californias law on drive

30、rless cars4According to the passage, we can learn _.Aengineers in other countries arent working on driverless carsBCalifornia and the EPA reached an agreement on fuel standardsCthe developing of driverless cars in California will lead the worldDCalifornia is the first state that allows driverless ca

31、rs to travel on roadsC15、There have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they cant help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some

32、more myths: Ill never lose weight - I come from a fat family Wrong! While we cant change the body type we are born with, we cant blame our genes（基因） for making us fat. Theres plenty of evidence（证据） that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too mu

33、ch and exercise too little. I am fat because I burn calories （热量卡）slowly Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism(新陈代谢) . If fact, although fat people consume(消耗) more energy that slim (苗条的)people, they also fail to realize how much they eat! Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily

34、 food intake more accurately(正确地). Exercise is boring Wrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied(多样的) program thats fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a different route. If you do Yoga, try a tai chi class. If y

35、ou like swimming, set yourself a distance or time challenge. No pain, no gain(所获) Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you somethings wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort(轻微的不舒服) as you begin to exercise

36、 regularly, but this your body adapting(配合) to the positive (积极的) changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear quickly. If you dont, stop to rest and seek medical advice.1What does the writer think about being fat?AIt is the family genes that make people fat.BPeople are fat because they

37、consume too little energy.CA diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat.DIt is because of peoples unbalanced lifestyle.2According to the writer, how can we make exercise more interesting?ABy taking varied exercise. BBy choosing simple exercise.CBy doing less exercise. DBy taking outdoor

38、exercise.3What is the writers opinion about “No pain, no gain” in exercising?AKeeping fit is surly a painful experience.BExercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt.CPain in exercise shows that you are reaching your goal.DGetting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body.4What is

39、 the purpose of the passage?ATo tell the importance of keeping fit.BTo explain some misconceptions(误解) about fatness and exercise.CTo show us how to lose weight and keep fit.DTo explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise.D16、Turn on the radio. A program will come out from a broadc

40、asting station miles and miles away. We know that sounds and music themselves couldnt travel that distance through space .There must be something that brings the program from the station. But what is this silent carrier ( 载体) ?This is known as radio waves. However, we cant see them or even hear them

41、. In fact, nobody knows exactly what they are. Nevertheless( 然而) ，we know that they are made by electricity .At the broadcasting station, people talk, sing, play musical instruments or make many other sounds. These sounds are changed into electricity. Then from the broadcasting aerial (天线)of a tall

42、tower , electricity sends out radio waves which travel in all directions .And some of them reach your radio aerial. What happens next is a magical thing. The radio waves start an electric current ( 电流) in your aerial like the one that was first made in the broadcasting station . Finally, the loudspe

43、aker in your radio set changes the electricity into sound .Therefore, you hear the program.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1When you turn on the radio _.Ayou can see a programByou can hear a programCa picture will appearDyou can feel the electric current.2The silent carrier that brings the program to you i

44、s called _.Aradio set Bsound wavesCradio waves Dradio current3Electricity sends out radios waves from _.Athe broadcasting aerial of a tall tower.Byou radio setCall directionsDa broadcasting station4The electricity is changed into sound by _.Athe radio waves Bthe aerialCthe radio program Dthe loudspe

45、aker5You may find this passage in a _.AguidebookBscience magazineCfashion newspaperDfictional novelE17、What is the hottest English word of 2014? Its “selfie”, according to Oxford dictionaries. Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself, according to the Oxford online dictionary. People usually take

46、 selfies with a smartphone(智能手机) and send them to a social media website.The word was first used in 2004. In the past 12 months, its frequency (出现频率) in the English language has increased by 17,000 percent, said Oxford dictionaries. Now, almost everybody knows it.“Almost every day, I take a photo of

47、 myself at school, and save it in my Qzone (QQ空间),” said Huang Xu, 13, from Hunan. These photos record her happy and sad moments.Pop stars also take a lot of selfies. Li Chunping, 14, from Harbin, is a big fan of Yang Mi. “She has used many selfies to tell us whats going on in her personal life,” sa

48、id Li.What makes people love selfies? Some people say its narcissism (自恋). “The rise of the selfie is a perfect symbol for our narcissistic culture. Were crying out: Look at me!” said US psychiatrist(精神科医生) Carole Lieberman.Young people are using selfies to make friends online, Jonathan Freedland wr

49、ote in The Guardian. “The usual purpose of taking a selfie is to share online. They express a human need to connect with others,” wrote Freedland.Huang Xu agrees with that. “During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Hair or clothes were not our interests. Through these

50、photos, we got to know each others holidays and feelings,” said Huang Xu.1（小题1）According to the story, a “selfie” is _.Aa person with a smartphoneBa smartphone which can take photosCa photo taken by oneselfDan English dictionary2（小题2）When was the word “selfie” first used?AMore than ten years ago BIn

51、 2014CWhen smartphones appeared DNobody knows3（小题3）We can tell from the story that _.Aonly famous people enjoy taking selfiesBall people love selfies because of narcissismCpeople love to share selfies onlineDUS psychiatrist Carole Lieberman hates selfies4（小题4）We put the sentence “But some people don

52、t see it that way” at the beginning of _.AParagraph 4 BParagraph 5CParagraph 6 DParagraph 75（小题5）What is the best title of this passage ?ASelfies and narcissismBSelfies and sharingCSelfies and smartphonesDSelfies, the hottest word in 2014F18、Nowadays, the food that you buy comes from many different

53、countriesHave a look in your fridge, cupboard, and fruit bowl and check the origins (来源) of the foodPerhaps there are apples from California, lamb from New Zealand, or potatoes from Egypt? You will probably be surprised how far food travels to get to your plateThis journey, from “field to plate”, is

54、 called “food miles”. A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmers field to the person who buys the foodNowadays, food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer (消费者)Why is this, and what are the effects (影响) of these long distances?Traditionally, farmers sold their f

55、ood in the local market so the food didnt have to travel very farThe consumers also did not travel very far, because they went to their local market to buy the foodThis was a good system for farmers and consumersHowever, there were some disadvantagesFor example, consumers could only buy food that fa

56、rmers produced locallyIn addition, they could only get food that was in seasonNow, because of modern technology, food comes from all over the worldWe do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoesThey are_in winter if we wantSome countries have to import(进口) most of their f

57、oodThis is because they have difficult climatesThe United Arab Emirates(UAE), for example, gets 85% of its food from other countriesEven food made in the UAE often uses imported materialsWhats wrong with “food miles”? Is this not a good way of increasing international trade? I believe these miles ar

58、e worrying for a number of reasonsFirst of all, because food travels such long distanceswe need more planes, lorries, and ships to move the foodThis means we use more oil or petrol, so there is more pollution and more global(全球的) warmingIn addition, food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tastyTomato