2022-2023学年江苏省无锡市江阴市暨阳中学九年级英语第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题含解析

2022-2023学年九上英语期末模拟试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Thehorseistoooldtorunasasitdid.A．fastB．fasterC．fastestD．thefastest2、Thehotelisnotverymodern,butithasthe______ofbeingclosetothecitycenter.A．advantage B．directionC．transportation D．creativity3、––Sorry,Mom.Ilostthesingingcompetition.––Nevermind.________,youhavelearnedsomethingnewandhadfun.A．AtonceB．AtleastC．Atfirst4、—Thedoctortoldme_______toomuchbutIfinditdifficult.—Thedoctorisright.Thelessyoudrink,______youwillbe.A．don'tdrink;thehealthier B．nottodrink;thehealthierC．nottodrink;themorehealthier D．don’tdrink;healthier5、Thelastplace_______wevisitedwasChaoshanCustomMuseum.A．where B．that C．when D．why6、

willtheconcertbegin?eveno'clock.A．Howlong,Notuntil B．Howsoon,NotuntilC．Howlong,Until D．Howsoon,Until7、Ileftamessagetomyparentsyesterday,but________ofthemcalledmeback.A．both B．all C．neither D．none8、---WouldyouliketovisittheSlenderWestLakewithmenow?---Sorry.It’s______thevisitinghours.Let’sgotheretomorrow.A．on B．over C．during D．beyond9、Youmustbemorecarefuland______thesamemistakeyou’veevermade.A．plan B．follow C．avoid D．enjoy10、--I’malittletired.Let’sgotothezoobytaxi.--Wetakeataxi.It’snotfarfromhere.A．can’t B．needn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn'tⅡ.完形填空11、Ifyoumovetoaforeigncountry,therewillbeabigchangeinlifestyle.Takethe1forexample.IntheUnitedStates,itmaybe2thekindyouareusedto.IntheUnitedStates,mostpeopletakeashoweronceadayinthemorning.Theshowerheadisusually3onthewallandcannotbemoved.Thebathersimplystandsunderthewater,gets4,scrubswithsoapandoftenawashcloth,andthenrinsesoff.Childrenoftentakeabatheachnightand5playingwithsmalltoyssuchasboatsandrubberducks.Manyadults,6women,preferarelaxingbathtocleartheirmindsofstressatworkandgetagoodnight’ssleep.Itis7torememberthatwhenyoutakeashowerorbathintheUnitedStates,youshouldbecarefulto8thewaterinsidethebathtuborshower.Unlikebathroomsinmanyothercountries,thereisnodraininthefloor.Ifwatergetsonthefloor,itcannotgoanywhereandmustbe9atonce.Itcanalsocauseproblemsforthe10.Sobecareful.1．A．bedroom B．kitchen C．bathroom D．garden2．A．differentfrom B．proudof C．strictwith D．worriedabout3．A．checked B．fixed C．seen D．lent4．A．cold B．clean C．hurt D．wet5．A．finish B．continue C．enjoy D．practice6．A．luckily B．especially C．suddenly D．certainly7．A．impossible B．strange C．exciting D．important8．A．keep B．press C．touch D．add9．A．spokenup B．lookedup C．cleanedup D．pickedup10．A．brushes B．floor C．water D．toysⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。Morethan700yearsago,ScotlandwasfightingwithEngland.TheKingofEnglandwantedtocontrolScotland.Hehadastrongarmy,soitwasdifficultfortheScotstofight.Scotlandlostmany1．（time).Eventually,KingRobertofScotlandhadto2．[rʌn]fromtheEnglisharmy.Onerainyday,KingRobert3．(hide)inacave.Hethoughtthathewasnotgoodenoughtobetheking.Hewasso4．[ˈwʌrid]thathedidn’tevenseeaspider(蜘蛛）nearhim.Helookedupwhenhesawthespiderclimbing.Itwastryingtoclimbuptoitsweb(珠网）atthetopofthecave,butitfelldown.＂Howsad!＂thoughtKingRobert.＂Thespiderislikeme.It’snotstrongenoughHewatchedwhilethespidertriedagain.Itfelldowna5．time.＂Becareful,littlespider,＂hesaid.＂Lifeissohard.You’llnevergetbacktoyourweb.＂6．thespidertriedagainandagain.KingRobertwatchedwhileit7．(slow)climbedbacktoitsweb.Afteranhour,thespiderreachedtheweb.＂Youarereallygreat,＂thekingsaid.＂Ifyoucankeeptrying,8．can’tI?Imustcarryonfighting.＂Thentheking’sarmygrew9．(strong)thanbeforeandsuccessfullystoppedtheEnglisharmy.10．[ˈnəʊbədi]knowsifthisisatruestory.Manyparentstellittotheirchildrenbecausetheywantthemtokeeptrying.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Astorytellsaboutaneldervillagerwholedothervillagerscarryingsaltdayandnighttoatowninordertobuyfoodforthewinter.Onenighttheycampedinanopenairwithastarryskyabove.Theeldervillager,followingthetraditionpasseddownfromancestors,tookoutthreeblocks(块)ofsaltandthrewthemintothecampfiretotellthechangeofweatherinthemountains.Allpeoplewaitedfortheoldman's"weatherreport":ifthesaltinthefireproducedcracklingsound(爆裂声),theywouldhavegoodweather;ifnosoundwasproduced,itthenmeantthegoodweatherwouldsoonendandastormwouldcomeatanymoment.Theeldervillagerlookedserious.Thesaltinthecampfiremadenosoundatall.Heurgedthewholeteamtosetoutimmediately.Ayoungmaninthegroupthoughtitabsurdly(荒谬地)superstitious(迷信的)to"forecasttheweatherbyusingsalt".Itwasnotuntilthenextafternoon,theweathersuddenlychanged,withcoldwindsblowingandasnowstormcoming.Infact,themethodusedbytheeldermancouldbewellexplainedbymodernscience:whetherornotsaltproducessoundincampfiredependsonairhumidity(湿度).Thatistosay,whenasnowstormapproaches,leadtohighhumidity,thesaltblockswillnotproduceanysoundinfire.Youngpeopleoftendon’tmindthephilosophy(哲学)oftheold,regardingtheirideasasoutdateanduseless.Tobehonest,however,somebeliefsinlifearejustlikesaltblocksthataredistilled(蒸馏)fromthesea:oldastheyare,theyremaincrystals(结晶),andcarrywiththemdeepmemoriesofthesea.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Whydidthevillagersgotothetown?A．TheywantedtobuysomesaltandfoodB．Theywantedtosellthesaltandbuysomefood.C．Theywantedtochecktheoldbelief.D．Theywantedtoforecasttheweatherbyusingsalt2．Whatwillhappenifitrainsrecently?A．Thesaltinthefirewillproducecracklingsound.B．Thesaltinthefirewillproducenosound.C．Thesaltwillremaincrystals.D．Theelderpeoplewillgiveustheweatherreport.3．Whydidn’ttheyoungmanthinkthe“weatherreport”absurdlysuperstitious?A．Thevillagerswerealwayssuperstitious,especiallytheoldman.B．Hedidn’tbelievethegodandonlybelievethemodernscience.C．Hedidn’tbelievethetraditionalwaycouldforecasttheweatherbyusingsalt.D．Hethoughtthesaltcouldtellustheweather.4．What’sthemeaningoftheword“approach”?A．到达B．远离C．追逐D．消失5．What’sthemeaningofthelastparagraph?A．Youngpeopleshouldn’tbelievethephilosophyoftheold.Theyaresuperstitious.B．Saltblockscancarrythememoriesofthedeepsea,soitcanforesttheweather.C．Allthebeliefinlifeareusefulandcangiveussuggestionsinourlives.D．Youngpeopleshouldlearnfromtheoldbecausetheyareknowledgeableandhavemuchexperience.B14、(A)AfterlivingandteachinginChinafor10months,mywifeandIreturnedtoCaliforniatovisitourchildrenandfriends.ManyofthemaskedwhatwelikedmostaboutChina.Thefriendlypeople,thewonderfulfood,andthebeautifulsightswereatthetopofourlist.Thenonenight,afteryetanotherrestaurantdinnerwithfriends,IrealizedthattherewasoneotherthingthatIreallylikedaboutChina:Notipping.Tipping

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me.InAmerica,thethreekindsofservicesthatrequiretippingarewaiters/waitresses,taxidrivers,andbarbers.Thestandardtipisnowbetween15and20percentofthebill,dependingonthequalityofservice.Whythesethreeparticularservicesdeservethisspecialtreatmentisamysterytome.WhyamIsupposedtotipawaiterforbringmefoodwhenIdon’tneedtotiptheflightattendantonanairplanefordoingthesamething?WhydoIneedtotipataxidrive,butnotthebusdriver?WhyamIexpectedtotipthebarberforcuttingmyhairbutnotthedentistforfixingmyteeth?Ihavebeenateacherfor39years.Noonehasevertippedmeafteraparticularlysuccessfulclassorlecture.Thewholeconceptoftippingdoesn'tmakeanysense.IhaveheardthattherearesomeexpensiverestaurantsinmajorcitiesintheUSwheretherestaurantdoesnotgivethewaitersanysalaryatallduetothelargeamountsofthetips.ThetippingprobleminmanyEuropeancountriesissolvedbyaddinga15percenttothebill.IprefertheChinesesolution:Notippingatall.WhenIwasvisitingtheUSthissummer,Iwentouttodinnerseveraltimeswithfriends.Havingspent10monthinChinanoteventhinkingabouttipping,Ifounditirritatingtohavetospendextramoneyonthemeal--especiallywhentheamountofthetipwouldeveryoftenbuyamealinChina.WhileIunderstandwhyChina,asadevelopingnation,hasgraduallyacceptedmanyWesterncustomarypractices,IhopetheChinesearewiseenoughtoneverstarttheunnecessarypracticeoftipping.1．WhatmadethewriterrealizethathelikednotippingmostaboutChina?A．Talkingwithhisfriends.B．ReturningtoCalifornia.C．Givingalargeamountoftips.D．Havingdinnerinarestaurant.2．Ifthebillis＄200inanEuropeanrestaurant,howmuchshouldacustomerpayasatip?A．＄20B．＄30C．＄50D．＄1003．What’sthewritersopinionontippingintheUS?A．WiseB．NecessaryC．ReasonableD．Annoying4．Whichofthesentencesistrue?A．AllkindsofservicesneedtippingintheUS.B．ThewriterhopedChinawouldneverstarttipping.C．ThewriterswholefamilylivedinChinafor10months.D．Chinahasneveracceptedanywesterncustomarypractices5．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Pleasestoptipping.B．MyexperiencesinchinaC．ThereisnotippinginchinaD．Tippingindifferentcountries.C15、2019istheYearofthePig.Mostpeoplethinkthatpigsarefat,lazyanddirty.However,pigsaremorethanthat.Itistruethatpigsarefat.Butforpeople,pigshavemanyuses.Theygiveustheirmeat.Theirskin（皮）canbeusedtomakeshoes.Theirhaircanbeusedtomakebrushes.Pigsalsoofferussomethingthatcanmakesomemedicine.Pigsarenotstupid.Infact,pigsareoneofthe10smartestanimals.Theyhaveagoodmemoryandcantelldifferentshapesapart.InFrance,peopleteachpigstofindtruffles（松露）.Withtheirgoodsenseofsmell,pigscanfindtrufflesevenfasterthandogs.Pigsoftenappearincartoonsandmovies.EveryChineseknowsZhuBajie.ChildrenandevenadultslikethecartoonPeppaPigverymuch.AndthereisalwayslaughterinPeppa'sfamily.PeopleinancientChinathoughtthepig'sbigheadandearswereasymbolofgoodluck.Pigsalsostoodforwealth,ashumansusedeverypartofthepig.Piggybanksareasymbolofthis.Mostchildrenhaveapiggybankthattheycanusetosavemoney.Therearesomefamoussayingsaboutpigs.Forexample,"whenpigsfly"isusedtosaythatyoudonotthinksomethingwillhappen.Ifsomeoneeatsalotoffoodallatonce,wesaythey"pigout".1．Whatdomostpeoplethinkofpigs?A．Theyaresmart. B．Theyareuseful.C．Theyarelazy. D．Theyarelovely.2．What'sParagraph2mainlyabout?A．Pigs'uses. B．Pigs'abilities.C．Pigs'looks. D．Sayingsaboutpigs.3．Whenyourparentssay“Don'tpigout”,theymeanA．don'tsleeptoolong. B．don'tbelazy.C．don'teattoomuch. D．don'tbedirty.4．Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A．Adictionary. B．Anewspaper. C．Astorybook. D．Asciencereport.D16、IwastellingmyboySonnythestoryofthehareandthetortoise.AttheendIsaid,“Son,remember:Beslowandsteady,andthatwillwintherace.Don’tyouthinkthere’ssomethingtolearnfromthetortoise?”Sonnyopenedhiseyeswide,“DoyoumeannexttimewhenI’menteringforthe60-metreraceIshouldwishthatBilly,TonyandSandywouldallfallasleephalfway?”Iwasshocked,“Butthetortoisedidn’twishthattheharewouldfallasleep!”“Hemustwishthatalready,”Sonnysaid,“Otherwisehowcouldhebesofoolishastoracewiththehare?Heknewverywellthehareranahundredtimesfasterthanhehimselfdid.”“Hedidn’thavesuchawish,”Iinsisted.“Hewontheracebypushingonsteadily.”Sonnythoughtawhile.“That’salie,”hesaid.“Hewonitbecausehewaslucky.Iftheharedidn’thappentofallasleep,thetortoisewouldneverwintherace.Hecouldbeassteadyasyoulike,orahundredtimessteadier,buthe’dneverwintherace.That’sforsure.”Igaveup.Today’schildrenarenotlikewhatweusedtobe.They’rejusthopeless.1．Thewriterarguedwithhissonbecause______________.A．helikedtortoiseswhilehissonlikedharesB．theydisagreedaboutwhetherthetortoisewasfoolishC．hetriedtoteachhissonalessonbutthesonhadtotallydifferentopinionD．helikedthestoryofthehareandthetortoisewhilehissondidn’t.2．Sonnybelievedthatthetortoise______________.A．wontheracebyhisownhardworkingB．tookariskbyagreeingtorunaraceC．wasnotgivenafairchanceintheraceD．infactdidwintheraceluckily3．Billy,TonyandSandymustbe_______________.A．boyswhowereunknowntoSonny’sfatherB．boyswhoSonnyhasrunraceswithbeforeC．boyswhoSonnyhasneverracedwithbeforeD．boyswhoSonnydidnothopetoracewithagain4．Accordingtothepassage,whodoyouthinklearntalesson?______________.A．Thetortoise B．SonnyC．Thehare D．Sonny’sfatherE17、Jackthoughthimselfabasketballfan.HewatchedquitealotofAmericanNBAbasketballgames.Notonlydidhewatchthem,hespentmuchofhisfreetimeplayingonthecourttoo.Thencamethefinalyearofhismiddleschool.Allofhisregularteammatesstoppedshowinguponthecourtbecausetheyweresimplytoobusypreparingforthehighschoolentranceexamtoplay.Hewas,ofcourse,undermuchstresshimself,likeeveryoneelse.Agoodexamresultmeantagoodhighschool;amediocre(平庸的)scoremeantamediocreschool._________However,helovedbasketballsomuchthathestillfoundtimetoplay,thistimewithagroupofguyswhoweresaidtohaveskippedclasses(逃课)before.Someofhisteachersstartedworryingabouthim.TheyaskedhismothertogotoschooltoletherknowthatJackwashangingoutwithproblemkids.Whenhismotherreturnedhomethatday,shewantedtotalktoJack.Knowingthepurposeofhervisittotheschool,Jackthoughthismotherwouldpunishhimforbefriendingthosebadguys.Tohissurprise,hismotherwasnotangrywithhimatall.Shewantedtohearherson'ssideofthestory.SoJacktoldhismotheraboutwhatheknewofSimonandPeter.Simon'sparentswerebadlyill;Peter'sfatherhadlosthisjob.TheybothseemedtoJacktobenormalkids.Jack'smotherthoughtforamoment,thenwentontosaythatshewasOKwithhersonplayingwiththemandthatsheandhersonshouldthinkofwaystohelpthesekids.SoonJack'smumintroducedsomepart-timejobstoSimonandPeter,whichtheyaccepted.Shebelievedinhersonandcaredaboutthosewhowerelesslucky.Jack'sbasketballfriendsandhehaveleftfordifferentplaces,buttheystillkeepintouch.HeknowsPeterisnowamanagerofalocalbank.Simoniscurrentlyafreshmanatauniversity.Sadly,itisimpossibletogettogethertoplaybasketballagain,butwhenevertheygetonthephone,theytalkaboutitallthetime.1．AfterJack'smothercamehomefromschool,she.A．wasangrywithhimB．toldhimwhathisteachershadsaidC．askedhimtokeepawayfromproblemkidsD．waspatientenoughtolistentoherson'swords2．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Muchwasatstake"probablymeaninthepassage?A．Jackmustbepunishedbyhismother.B．Jackmightnotenteragoodhighschool.C．Jackmightgethurtwhenplayingbasketball.D．Jackmustbeinfluencedbadlybyproblemkids.3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Peter'sfamilyarelivingmuchbetter.B．Simonisnowstudyingatauniversity.C．Jack'smumunderstoodhiminsteadofblaminghim.D．Jack'steacherswantedhismothertohelphisfriends.4．Themainideaofthepassageisto.A．makefriendswithproblemkidsB．keepintouchwithfriendsallthetimeC．trytounderstandchildrenandhelpproblemkidsD．giveuphobbiesbeforethehighschoolentranceexamF18、Ifyouwatchtheskyforaboutanhourafterthesungoesdown,youmayseesome“movingstars”.Butthey’renotrealstars.They’reman-madesatellites(人造卫星).AndthebiggestofallistheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).FromMaytoJulyisthebestseasontowatchtheISSflyingovertheearth.Andpeoplecanseeitwiththeireyes.TheISSisthebiggestsatelliteandscientistswanttoliveonit.Theythinkthatthebestwaytolearnmoreaboutspaceistolivethere.Whenthespacestationisfinished,itwillbelikeacityinspace.Peoplewillstayandstudytherewithmanyofthethingstheyhaveathome.Laboratories,livingroomsandpowerstationsarebeingbuilt.TheISSisthemostexpensivespaceprogram.Billionsofdollarsarebeingspentoniteveryyear.

ScientistshopethattheISSwillbeasteppingstoneforfuturespaceexploration(探测).“TheISSwillhelpusunderstandthehumanbodybetter,explorespaceandstudytheearth.Itcanhelpusmakelifeontheearthbetter,”saidKathrynClark,anISSscientist.

Sixteencountriesarepartoftheprogram:theUS,Russia,Canada,Japan,Braziland11Europeancountries.Chinaisn’tanISScountry,butithashelpedwithsomeoftheexperiments.In2003,ChinasentsomericeuptotheISStofindoutwhatspacewoulddotoit.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。1．TheInternationalSpaceStation_____________.A．isreallyabigcityinspaceB．isthebiggestman-madesatelliteC．canonlyhelpusexplorespaceD．ismainlybuiltbytheUSAandRussia2．Fromthepassageweknowthat_____________.A．buildingtheISSisonlyforscientiststolivethereB．scientistscandoanythingtheylikethereC．peoplecanseetheSpaceStationatanytimeD．sixteencountriesaremembersofthespaceprogram3．ChinasentsomericeuptotheISSisprobablyto_____________.A．beusedasastronauts’foodB．sellittoaliensC．dosomescienceexperimentsD．makeitgrowbetterinspace4．Whichofthefollowingisn’tmentioned?A．ChinawilljointheISSinthefuture.B．ThescientistsarebuildinglivingroomsforthemintheISS.C．TheISSwillbemoreusefulinthefuture.D．TheISScoststhemembersof16countriesplentyofmoneyeveryyear.Ⅴ.书面表达19、今天手机在我们日常生活中已广泛使用。但中学生在学校是否应该持有手机，一些学生和老师有不同的观点。你们学校的校刊英文版正在就此举行征文活动，请根据下列表格提示的内容，用英语写一篇征文。观点理由一些学生赞成拥有方便与家长联系；一些老师反对拥有有学生用手机玩游戏；有学生用手机作弊；你的观点1.2.要求：1.表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；`2.必须包含表格所给的提示信息，并