湖北省黄石市江北中学2023学年英语九年级第一学期期末复习检测模拟试题含解析

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、Excuse me, could you tell me _?Sorry, sir. I wasnt there at that time.Ahow did the accident happenBhow the accident happenedChow does th

2、e accident happenDhow the accident happens2、My mother often says that _ / mlk / is good for me.AmakeBmilkClikeDmeat3、Your dress looks very beautiful. _.AIt doesnt matterBIm sorry tooCThank youDCertainly4、Whether it rains or not makes no _to me, Ill stay at home.AdifferenceBdisappointmentCdifficultyD

3、disagreement5、Our teachers have been with us for nearly three years we came to junior high school. We should thank them for what they have done for us.Auntil Bbefore Csince Dwhile6、Who the tennis game yesterday?Jack, he all the others.Abeat, won Bwon, won Cbeat, beat Dwon, beat7、Mum, must I finish m

4、y homework today? _. You may do it tomorrow morning.ANo, you mustntBNo, you needntCYes, you must8、Confucius was a great thinker had many wise ideas about human nature.AwhoBwhichC/9、Tom, could you lend me the book _ you talked about yesterday?Sure, here you are.AwhichBwhatCwho10、After a few hours pra

5、ctice, I felt a bit tired. _, I held on for success.AOtherwiseBAlsoCHoweverDTherefore. 完形填空11、BChoose the best answer and complete the passage （选择最恰当的选项完成短文）Books have magical power. They contain knowledge and knowledge makes our human become wiser and stronger. Between their pages, readers can be t

6、ransported to anywhere imaginable and become just about anyone . or anytime. 1 , many children all over the world dont have access to books.For several years now, Maria Keller, a teenager from Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been trying to change that fact.When she was 8 years old, Maria already loved r

7、eading. She also noticed that some of her classmates didnt read as much as she did. When she asked her mother why that was, her mother said that they might not be able to 2 books. Maria had never thought of this. She couldnt believe that some children didnt have bedtime stories read to them, and she

8、 became 3 to change this.With her mothers help. Maria created a non-profit organization which is dedicated（致力于）to collecting and distributing books to children 4 During the early stages of Read Indeed, Maria set the goal of collecting and distributing I million books by the time she was 18.It didnt

9、take long to reach that goal. Up till now, she has collected over 2.4 million books and has shipped them to many states and countries around the world.She said, “I cannot live without books. As I continue my mission（使命）. I have learned that the number of kids who have no books is in the hundreds of

10、millions. So I just cant 5 . even after reaching my original goal of 1 million books.”She recently set a new goal:to distribute donations to kids in need in every state in the US, and every country in the world. She keeps records of her 6 on a large map at the warehouse（仓库）where her books are stored

11、 and sorted.1ASoBHoweverCAfter allDInstead2AchooseBaffordCshareDread3AexcitedBusedCsupposedDdetermined4Ain safetyBin dangerCin needDin trouble5Aset outBgive upCget offDtake up6AindustryBresearchCprogressDstudy. 语法填空12、请根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为66-75的相应位置上。Small talk and chitchat(闲谈) are the

12、short conversations we have at parties, while we wait in line at the store, at family events or work.Sometimes we make small talk with people we already know but not w1. Often we have to make small talk with complete strangers.Many people find these small conversations about unplanned subjects diffi

13、cult. Some people say they hate it. Others say small talk is a w2 of time. They may even call it useless chitchat or useless chatter, meaning it doesnt do anything. They c3 small talk not important.However, small talk is important. These exchanges can open doors that may lead to l4, more meaningful

14、conversations. When you first meet someone or talk to someone you dont know well, it would be awkward(尴尬的) to b5 a conversation about a really deep subject such as war, politics or the meaning of life.Small talk also gives you the c6 to decide if you want to get to know that person betteror not. Let

15、s say you make small talk with someone at a party. But they only want to talk about cats. You may not want to build a friendship with them u7 you really, really love cats.Chitchat can also increase your feeling of understanding toward people you know but not well. Chatting with a workmate about thei

16、r child may help you to understand more of their life outside the o8. This could help build healthy work relationships.Researchers at the University of Chicago find that those who make small talk with strangers are happier than those who sit a9. Also, another similar study showed that people who tal

17、ked with a cashier(收银员) in a coffee shop felt happier t10 those who simply went in, ordered and left.Small talk may make us happier. 阅读理解A13、Power of “big data”Many of us may have experienced the pleasant surprise of seeing recommended (推荐 的) songs after you listen to certain songs on a music app. W

18、hen we open shopping websites, we are more likely to see things on the home page that we might want to buy.This is based on data ( 数 据 ). Data is no longer only about numbers, but information from almost every aspect of our lives: our location, shopping habits and interests. All of this is called “b

19、ig data”.In December, President Xi Jinping called for China to speed up its big data strategy in order to better serve social and economic development and improve peoples lives. He also asked for greater use of big data in areas like education, social security and transportation.The past few years h

20、ave seen big data being used more often in China. The role it plays in tourism is just one example.The data travelers share online is providing the tourism industry with a lot of information about the countrys scenic areas. After the data is analyzed ( 分 析 ), different scenic areas can create their

21、own online introduction for other travelers to see.The introduction not only show travelers reviews, but also tell the scenic areas which services need to be improved.Big data is also an important growth engine ( 增 长 引 擎 ) for economic development. With an annual growth rate of 30 percent, sales of

22、big data services and products in China will reach one trillion yuan yearly by 2020.1What is “big data”?ASongs and shopping lists.BTechnologies and habits.CInformation from websites.DNumbers and information.2What is the purpose of developing “big data” in China?ATo make it an international trend.BTo

23、 collect as much information as possible.CTo better serve the development of China.DTo improve Chinas tourists industry.3The underlined words “scenic areas” in Paragraph 5 might mean _in Chinese.A现场B景区C景象D环境4The writer gives the example of tourism in order to_.Aattract readers to travel around the c

24、ountryBhelp travelers learn to use online profilesCshow how “big data” is used in ChinaDexplain why “big data” is a growth engineB14、Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while,

25、then the farmer said, “Lets do something to pass the time.”“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said, “You start.” “Lets make the rules first,” the businessman said. “Thats not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more thin

26、gs than I do. I am just a farmer.”“Thats true.” The businessman said. “What do you want we should do?” “If you dont know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I dont know the answer, Ill pay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, “OK. Thats fair. Who w

27、ill go first?”“I will,” The farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The business man repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, thats a good one. Im afraid I dont know the answer.” He gav

28、e the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I dont know.” The farmer said and gave him $50.1（小题1）What does the word “riddle” mean in this story?AA difficult question to find the answer to.BSomething to help to make rules.CS

29、omething to win money.Da kind of game in doing business.2（小题2）Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?AHe made much more money than the farmer.BHe thought he knew more than the farmer.CHe was interested in making riddles.DHe was better at playing riddle games.3（小题3）Which of the f

30、ollowing is NOT true?AThe two men made rules for their riddle.BThe farmer was much cleverer than the businessman.CThe two men made their riddle game more interesting by paying it for money.DThe business was not as clever as the farmer, but the businessman had more money than the farmer.C15、On Thursd

31、ay October 3, Adam Harper decided to stop drinking coffee. Adam is a MBA student at Harvard University. He studies long hours, gets very little sleep, so he drinks a lot of coffeeanywhere from five to six cups a day. Recently, Adam felt that drinking thus much coffee was making it hard for him to sl

32、eep at all. He also began having problems with his concentration(注意力), and complained of stomachaches. Adams doctor made this suggestions: stop drinking coffee altogether.When Adam got up on October 3, he began his day without his morning coffee. By 11:00 a.m., Adam was in a terrible mood. He was ti

33、red and had a headache. At 11:30, he had a meeting with his student advisor. In the meeting, he found it almost impossible to continue. What was going on?Caffeine, a chemical found in coffee, was most likely the reason for how Adam felt. Caffeine is a stimulant that boosts(增加) energy levels and impr

34、oves concentration- but only for a short time. Lowering caffeine consumption(减少摄取咖啡因) often makes a drop in blood pressure and the result is a “coffee headache”. People who stop drinking coffee often say they feel tired and moody, and find it hard to focus.The good news is that these feeling usually

35、 pass after four and five days. During this time, doctors suggested taking some aspirin for the headache. So, if Adam can wait, in less than a week, he may be feeling much better.1We learn from the reading Adam .Adoes researches on caffeineBcan never be feeling betterCstill drinks 5 to 6 cups of cof

36、fee a dayDhad some problems because of coffee2How may people feel when they stop drinking coffee?Ahealthier Buneasy Cenergetic Dawaken3The good news shows that .Acoffee can never cause headachesBaspirin can stop us thinking coffeeCmore and more people will give up coffeeDAdam will be better if he st

37、ops drinking coffeeD16、 “The delivery driver (送货员) has your food and is on his way.” This is a message you might receive after placing a takeout order. But in the near future, a self-driving car may bring food to your door instead of a human driver.Baidu and Meituan are now working together to use s

38、elf-driving technology to deliver food. They will be experimenting with this in the Xiongan New Area, Beijing Evening News reported.The self-driving cars will mainly be used to send group orders, and the single orders are usually handled by delivery drivers. For example, if a company orders food for

39、 its staff (员工), a self-driving car will bring all the food to the company.Sina Tech noted that using self-driving cars will be a revolution (革命) in the food delivery industry, as it will cut down the cost of labor (劳动力).Online food delivery services have developed rapidly in China. Almost 300 milli

40、on users have used online services to order food. In 2016, MeituanWaimai was the NO 1 among all food delivery companies.Self-driving delivery services will help the development of the industry. But that doesnt mean that delivery drivers will lose their jobs. There are still some problems to work out

41、. For example, self-driving cars can drive smoothly on cement (水泥) roads, but have problems driving on dirt roads. There are other safety-related problems that must also be solved before self-driving cars can be used.1_ are working together on self-driving delivery services.ABaidu and XionganBBaidu

42、and MeituanCMeituan and Beijing Evening NewsDMeituan and Sina Tech2Why is self-driving delivery considered a revolution?ABecause it uses cars instead of people.BBecause it can better deal with large orders.CBecause it costs less than using delivery drivers.DBecause it can attract more customers.3Whi

43、ch of the following is TRUE about self-driving delivery services?AThey will be tested in the Xiongan New Area.BThey will mainly be used for single orders.CThey will cost customers less money.DThey are safer than human delivery drivers.4What is the main idea of the passage?ANo one will deliver your t

44、akeout food in the future.BThere are still problems with self-driving cars.CFood delivery services are developing rapidly in China.DSelf-driving cars will be used to deliver food.E17、Tanzania Tarangire is a national Park which lies in TanzaniaThe park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kil

45、ometers, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the countryI recently visited Tarangire to see what it was like One of the first sightings upon entering the park which I found was a huge group of elephantsOur guide told us that Tagrangire was probably the best place in Tanzania to find larg

46、e group of elephants, and that their population in the park was around 2,1We continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees and scratched themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch.To the right of the elephant group, we noticed a big tree! Our guide informed us that this was

47、 a Baobab tree and that they could live for hundreds of yearsCompared with this tree, the elephant just looked like dwarfs (much smaller plants or animals)! We were informed that Tarangire was one of the best National Parks in Africa to see so many Baobab treesAs we continued our drive through the p

48、ark, we finally reached a watering holeOur guide warned us that there were lions all around usIt took us all a while to find them, but there they were! Most of them are resting in the shade under bushes, but there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of usWe then notice

49、d just to our right, there were a couple of fresh zebra bodies it seemed as if the lions which were resting had killed them! We were unlucky not to have seen the kill, as our guide had mentioned that the zebra bodies were fresh and the kill had happened within the last hourOur final big sighting was

50、 one that none of us were expecting to see, even our guide! We stopped at a place where there were quite a many cars, with a sleeping leopard（美洲豹）there! We took photos and watched its surprising body before returning to our hotel as it was getting lateSo, I hope you enjoyed my description of Tarangi

51、re, and add this amazing park to your very own Tanzania travel route2Which statement is correct about the park?AIt covers an area of about 2,580 square kilometers.BIt is the largest park of its kind in the country.CTheir population in the park was around 2,000.DThere are a lot of Baobab trees in the

52、 park3What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 infer?AThey moved their bodies against the trees to solve the skin problem.BThey rested under the trees, doing nothing, just for killing the time.CThey helped each other to knock down the dirty things on their bodiesDThey guarded their baobab trees,

53、 fighting the terrible leopards and lions.4What does the passage possibly tell us?AA Page from Tanzania Tourist Diary.BAnimals and Plants in Tarangire Park.CA Visit to Tarangire National Park.DProtecting Animals and Environment.F18、1The text is probably a(an) .AplayBnoticeCpoemDstory2The writer writes the text to .AGodBdeathClifeDfather3From the text, we can know the writer is still.AsadBangryChappyDsurpr