2023年湖北省随州市曾都区实验中学九年级英语第一学期期末学业质量监测模拟试题含解析

2023年湖北省随州市曾都区实验中学九年级英语第一学期期末学业质量监测模拟试题考生请注意：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。Ⅰ.单项选择1、–________isitfromourschooltoNianhuaBay?–About40minutesbycoach.Wannago?A．Howlong B．Howfar C．Howsoon D．Howmuch2、Afterhearingmyholidayplan,Dadsaid;"Itsoundsgood,__________Idon'tthinkwehaveenoughmoney."A．but B．or C．so D．and3、—Ijoinedin2019YangzhouInternationalHalfMarathon,______Icouldn’trunasfastasarealathlete.—That’sreallygreat!You’remyhero！A．though B．until C．unless D．if4、—Thefirewasfinally____inJilinonJune3.Unfortunately,119peoplelosttheirlives.—Ihopetheaccidentlikethiswon’thappenagain.A．putdown B．putaway C．putout D．putup5、Itis______usefulbook.Iborroweditfromtheschoollibrary.A．a B．the C．/ D．an6、—Who’sthatmaninourclassroom?It________beMr.Brown.Heismuchtaller.—Youmeanthemaninwhite?HeisanexchangestudentfromEngland.A．canB．mayC．can’tD．mustn’t7、—Whoseshoesare?—Theyare.A．these;LiLin’s B．those;LiLinC．that;LiLin D．this;LiLin’s8、The____________ofprintinghelpedtospreadtheknowledge.A．result B．experience C．invention D．reason9、AnewTVshowcalledNationalTreasurehasbecomewildly______withyoungviewers.A．creative B．famous C．popular D．exciting10、—Iwonder______.—Shealwayscaresmuchaboutothers.A．howdoesJanegetonsowellwithherclassmatesB．whyJaneisgenerallylikedbyalltheotherclassmatesC．ifJaneispopularwithherclassmatesⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Intoday'sworldweareconstantlysurroundedbytechnology.It'struethattechnologymakesourliveseasier.1，moreandmorescientistspointoutthatweneedtogiveourselvesabreak，otherwiseweputourselvesatthe_____ofdevelopinghundredsofhealthproblems.Whenstudentsarefreefromschoolinsummer，whynotdosomethingthatdoesn'tinvolve2?Tostart3，youcouldlearnanewskill.Therearehundredsofpossibilities：crafts，cooking，learningamusicalinstrument4anewsport.Perhapsyou5learninghowtoknit，soyoucanhaveanewjumperfortheautumn.Youcoulduseyourfreetimetolearnsomethingnewandperhapsit'llleadtoanexcitingopportunityinthefuture.Ifyoujustfeellike_____，whynotgotoabeach?Takealongyourfavouritebookandrelaxonthesand，orgoforawalk6thecoastline.Littlethings，like7yourselftocompleteacrosswordoraSudoku(数独)，areagreatplacetobeginwith.Youcouldevengetinvolvedinthelatestpopulargame：adultcolouringbooks!Colouringisconsideredtobethemostsurprisingtherapythathelpssolvestressofmodernlife.Nexttimeyoufindyourself8，trysomethingnew!Youmightsurpriseyourselfandfindahiddentalentwithinyou；youmightalsomakenewfriendsalongthewayaswell.1．A．However B．Moreover C．So D．Although2．A．trouble B．risk C．problem D．question3．A．school B．technology C．science D．health4．A．for B．at C．about D．with5．A．as B．while C．or D．but6．A．soundlike B．looklike C．arelike D．feellike7．A．relaxing B．reading C．walking D．going8．A．across B．along C．around D．over9．A．challenging B．advising C．forcing D．choosing10．A．aimless B．careless C．endless D．uselessⅢ.语法填空12、I’mHongmei.I1．(learn)Englishformanyyears,butIdon’tfinditeasy.IwenttoanEnglish-speakingcountryonourlastvacation,andIcouldnotspeaktothepeoplevery2．(good).OurtourguidespokeEnglishforus.NowIknowitisimportant3．(learn)moreEnglish,soI’mhavingextra4．(lesson)inmyfreetime.Ibelieveitcanhelp5．(I)improvemyEnglishmoresoon.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、ConcertofMusicbyMozartDates：20thOctober—24thOctoberPlace：SunshineConcertHallDuration(持续时间)：From7：30p．m.to9：30p．m.Ticketprices：100yuanperadult(Above18yearsold)80yuanperchildLatecomers：Pleasearriveearly.Latecomerswillnotbeallowedtoenteruntilaproperbreak(间歇)attheconcert.Smokers：PleasenoticethatSunshineConcertHallisanon­smokingarea.Children：Inordertorespectotheraudiences，childrenunderthreeyearsoldwillnotbeallowedtoattendtheconcert.1．Howmanydayswilltheconcertbeon?A．For9days.B．For7days.C．For5days.2．Howlongdoeseachconcertlast?A．Foronehour.B．Fortwohours.C．Forthreehours.3．Lucyis14yearsoldandshewantstogototheconcertwithher20­year­oldsister.Theyshouldpay_____yuanforthetickets.A．100B．160C．1804．_____arenotallowedtoattendtheconcert.A．Childrenunder3yearsoldB．LatecomersC．Highschoolstudents5．Whowillbeinterestedintheposter(海报)?A．Moviefans.B．Musicfans.C．Sportsfans.B14、My10-year-oldDonnasaid,"Mom,Imadeanewfriendatschooltoday.Canshecomeovertomorrow?"DonnawasashygirlandIwantedhertomakesomefriendstobringheroutofhershell."Sure,honey,thatsoundsgreat."Isaid,thinkingbacktomyownbestfriend,Lillian.WelivedacrossthestreetfromeachotherinWashingtonHeights,NewYork.Wemetattheageof10,too.Likemydaughter,Iwasshy,butLilliandrewmeout.Shewasoneofthefriendliestpeopleinschool,withshinyblackhairandabigsmile.Inseniorhighschool,LillianwentonatriptoFlorida.Thiswasthefirsttimewehadtobeawayfromeachotherforafewdays."I'llbebacksoon."shetoldme.Butthreedayslater,Lillian'ssistertoldmethatshehadfallenintoariverandhadn'tcomeoutanymore.Soon,myfamilymovedtoNewJersey.WheneverIthoughtofher,tearscameintomyeyes.ThenextdayDonnabroughthernewfriendhome."Hi,Mrs.Loggia."thelittlegirlsaid.Herhairwassoshinyandblackandshesmiledbrightly."MynameisLaura."Mydaughter'snewfriendwassomuchlikeLillian.Iwasstillpuzzled(迷惑)whenLaura'smomcametopickheruplaterthatafternoon.Iopenedthedoortoletherin."Judy!"shecried."It'sme,Lillian’ssister,fromWashingtonHeights.”Yes,mydaughter'sfriendlookedfamiliar(熟悉).Lillianisheraunt.1．Theunderlinedphraseinthefirstparagraph“tobringheroutofhershell”means“__________”.A．tohelpherlivehappily B．tohelpherbecomesmartC．tohelpherwalkoutofherhouse D．tohelpherbecomelessshy2．Lauralookedfamiliartothewriterbecauseshe__________A．wasDonna'sgoodfriend B．wasfromWashingtonHeightsC．wasasoldasherdaughter D．hadshinyblackhairandabigsmile,too3．Whydidthewriterloseherbestfriend?A．BecauseshemovedtoNewJersey. B．BecauseherbestfriendtravelledtoFlorida.C．Becauseherbestfriendlostherlifeonatrip. D．Becausetheyweredifferentfromeachother.4．Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthepassage?A．LauraisasoutgoingasherauntLillian.B．LauraandDonnaarebothinthehighschool.C．DonnaandLaurahavebeenfriendsforalongtime.D．JudymovedtoNewJerseybecauseofLillian'sdeath.C15、Successdoesnotbelongtoaselectgroupofindividuals(个人).Successbelongstothosewhoarewillingtogoafteritandtrytheirbesttodowhattheyhavetodo.Herearesomeusefulpracticalwaysforyouifyouwanttobeasuccess.Desire.Desireisthestrongwishtoachieveagoal.Withoutdesireyouhavenothing.Beforeyoucanrunwithdesire,yourgoalmustbeplain,clear,anditmustalsobeexciting.Showup.Seventypercentofsuccessinlifeisshowingup.Youcan’thaveabestseller,ifyouhaveneverwrittenabook.Youcan’tgetyourdreamjob,ifyou’reafraidtoturninanapplication.Showingupdoesn’tguarantee(保证)success,butifyoudon’tshowup,youwon’tsucceed.Fail.Unlessyou’rewillingtohaveatry,failunhappily,andhaveanothertry,successwon’thappen.Tohavesuccessyouhavetodothingstherightway,butoftentheonlywaytodosomethingrightistofirstfailatit.AsThomasJ.Watsonsaid,asimpleformula(公式)forsuccessistodoubleyourrateoffailure(失败).Sowelcomefailure,becomeastudentoffailure,learnfromfailure,andsoonyouwillsucceed.WorkHarder.____________________________________Successisnotaboutdoingwhatthecommonpersoncan’tdo.It’saboutdoingwhatthecommonpersonisunwillingtodo.Andonadeeperlevel,it’saboutcreatinghabitsthatthecommonpersonisunwillingtocreate.It’sthehabitofdoingthingswithexcellencethatcausessuccess.EnjoytheJourney.Successisajourney,notadestination(终点).Successisnotacertaincaroracertainhouseoracertainhappymarriage.Successistheenjoymentofthejourney.Youhavetoenjoythejourney.Someoneoncesaid,“Unlessyouchangehowyouare,youwillalwayshavewhatyou’vegot.”Youhavetochange,youwillchange,andyouwillsucceed.1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinachievingsuccess?A．Workinghard. B．Goodeducation.C．Strongdesire. D．Enjoyingfailure.2．Whatdoesthewriterreallymeanbysaying“Everyoneruns,buteveryoneisnotwillingtorunforanhoureveryday.”?A．It’snoteasyforpeopletodeveloptheirhealth.B．Youaresuretomeetwithsomedifficultyinyourlife.C．Keepingworkingharderisnecessarywhenyougoaftersuccess.D．Mostpeopledon’twanttospendtoomuchtimerunning.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutsuccessaccordingtothepassage?A．Ifyouwanttosucceed,youshouldhavespecialtalents.B．Ifyouwanttosucceed,you’dbetternotshowup.C．Successisaboutdoingwhatthecommonpersoncan’tdo.D．Successmeanstheenjoymentofyourgainorlossonthejourney.4．Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe_______________.A．TheImportanceofSuccess B．TheMeaningofSuccessC．SuccessorFailure D．TheFiveMainStepstoSuccessD16、Architects(建筑师)havelonghadthefeelingthattheplacesweliveincanaffectourthoughts,feelingsandbehaviors.Butnowscientistsaregivingthisfeelinganempiricalbasis(实证依据).Theyarediscoveringhowtodesignspacesthatdevelopcreativity,keeppeoplefocused,andleadtorelaxation.Researchesshowthatthephysicalenvironmentcaninfluencecreativity.In2007,JoanMeyers-LevyattheUniversityofMinnesota,reportedthattheheightofaroom’sceilingaffectshowpeoplethink.Herresearchsuggeststhathigherceilingsencouragepeopletothinkmorefreely,whichmayleadthemtomakemoreabstractconnections.Lowceilings,ontheotherhand,mayinspireamoredetailedoutlook.Inadditiontoceilingheight,theviewaffordedbyabuildingmayinfluencetheowner’sabilitytoconcentrate.NancyWellsandhercolleaguesatCornellUniversityfoundintheirstudythatkidswhoexperiencedthegreatestincreaseingreennessasaresultofafamilymovemadethemostgainsonastandardtestofattention.Usingnaturetoimprovefocusofattentionoughttopayoffacademically(学术地),anditseemsto,accordingtoastudyledbyC．KennethTanner,headoftheSchoolDesign&PlanningLaboratoryattheUniversityofGeorgia.Tannerandhisteamfoundthatstudentsinclassroomswithunblockedviewsofatleast50feetoutsidethewindowhadhigherscoresontestsofvocabulary,languageartsandmathsthandidstudentswhoseclassroomsmainlyoverlookedroadsandparkinglots.Recentstudyonroomlightingdesignsuggeststhatdimlighthelpspeopletoloosenup.Ifthatistruegenerally,keepingthelightlowduringdinneroratpartiescouldincreaserelaxation.ResearchersofHarvardMedicalSchoolalsodiscoveredthatfurniturewithroundededgescouldhelpvisitorsrelax.Sofarscientistshavefocusedmainlyonpublicbuildings.“Wehaveaverylimitednumberofstudies,sowe’realmostlookingattheproblemthroughastraw(吸管),”architectDavidAllisonsays.“Howdoyoutakeanswerstoveryspecificquestionsandmakebroad,generalizeduseofthem?That’swhatwe’reallstrugglingwith.”1．WhatdoesJoanMeyers-Levyfocusoninherresearch?A．Theheightoftheceiling. B．Thefreedomofpeople.C．Theoutlookofenvironment. D．Theshapeofthefurniture.2．Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A．Theclassroomwithroadsaroundcanbefilledwithmorestudents.B．Thestudentsinlargeclassroomscanpaymoreattentiononmaths.C．Theviewsoutsidethewindowmayaffectthestudents’grades.D．TheresearchersintheUniversityofGeorgiamaygethigherscores.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Teststandardsmayencouragepeopletosearchmore.B．Studentsinabrightclassroommayfeelmorerelaxed.C．Childreningreennessmayimprovetheirgradesquickly.D．Roomdesignsmayinfluencepeople’sworkandfeelings.E17、Silkproductionhasalonghistoryandcolourfulhistoryunknowntomostpeople.ScientificdiscoverieshaveshownthatsilkproductionbeganinChinaaround2,500B．C．,althoughitcouldbemucholder.Forhundredsofyears,Chinakeptthesecretofsilktoitselfasoneforthemostcloselyprotectedsecretsinhistory.AnyonetellingthesecretofsilkwormsortryingtotakesilkwormeggsoutofancientChinawaspunishedinprison.AtonetimesilkwasservedonlyfortheChineseemperor.Stepbystep,othersbeganwearingsilk.Inadditiontobeingusedforclothing,silkwasusedtomakemusicalinstruments,fishinglines,ropesandevenpaper.DuringtheHanDynastysilkbecameaformofmoney.However,theChinesefinallylosttheirmonopoly(垄断)onsilkproduction.ItreachedKoreainaround200B．C．whensomeChinesepeoplearrivedthere.SilkproductioncametoIndiain300A．D．In500A．D．,silkproductioncametoEuropewhentravelerssmuggled(偷运)outsilkwormsinemptypipesofbamboo.ThesewereusedtosetupsilkfactoriesinRome,althoughChinesesilkwasstillconsideredtobethebest.SilkwasbroughttoRomefromChinabymeansoftheSilkRoad.TherewereactuallytwoSilkRoads,oneoverlandandoneonthesea.Especiallythelandroutehadahugeeffectinhistory.Allsortsoftradegoodswerepassedalongthisroad.IdeastravelledtheSilkRoad,too.Forexample,thereligionofBuddhism(佛教)wascarriedtoChinafromIndiabytradersontheSilkRoad.TheSilkRoadcreatedthefirstinternationalculture,showingmanypeopletheideasandtreasuresofbothWesternandChinesecultures.1．HowwasChinaabletokeepthesecretofsilkproduction?A．Itrefusedtosellitssilktotheothercountries.B．ForeignerswerenotallowedtocometoChina.C．ThesilkwormswerenotabletoliveoutsideChina.D．Chinesepassingonthesecrettoforeignerswereseriouslypunished.2．WhichofthefollowingusesofsilkisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．ClothingB．PipesC．PaperD．Money3．Inwhatorderdidsilkproductionspreadthroughouttheworldaccordingtothepassage?A．Europe→India→Korea→ChinaB．Europe→China→Korea→IndiaC．China→Korea→India→EuropeD．China→India→Enrope→Korea4．Theunderlinedword“These”inParagraph3refersto________.A．bambooB．emptypipesC．silkwormsD．travelesrs5．WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheSilkRoad?A．Itallowedforeconomicandculturalexchangesbetweencountries.B．ItmadeChinathemostpowerfulcountryintheancientworld.C．Itcouldonlybecompletedbytravelerswithaboat.D．Itwasfirstdevelopedforcarryingreligions.F18、Twomenweresittingtogetherinaplane.Theywereonalongjourney.Oneofthemenwasabusinessman.Theotherwasafarmer.Theysatwithouttalkingforawhile,thenthefarmersaid,“Let’sdosomethingtopassthetime.”“Whatdoyouwanttodo?”thebusinessmanasked.“Wecanaskeachotherriddles.”Thefarmersaid,“Youstart.”“Let’smaketherulesfirst,”thebusinessmansaid.“That’snotfair.Youareabusinessmanwithmuchknowledge.YouknowmorethingsthanIdo.Iamjustafarmer.”“That’strue.”Thebusinessmansaid.“Whatdoyouwantweshoulddo?”“Ifyoudon’tknowtheanswertoariddle,youpayme$100.AndifIdon’tknowtheanswer,I’llpayyou$50.”Thefarmersaid.Thebusinessmanthoughtaboutthis,thenhesaid,“OK.That’sfair.Whowillgofirst?”“Iwill,”Thefarmersaid.“Hereismyriddle.Whathasthreelegswhenitwalks,butonlytwolegswhenitflies?”Thebusinessmanrepeatedtheriddle,“Whathasthreelegswhenitwalks,butonlytwolegswhenitflies?Mm,that’sagoodone.I’mafraidIdon’tknowtheanswer.”Hegavethefarmer$100,thensaid,“Tellmetheanswer.Whathasthreelegswhenitwalks,butonlytwolegswhenitflies?”“Idon’tknow.”Thefarmersaidandgavehim$50.1．（小题1）Whatdoestheword“riddle”meaninthisstory?A．Adifficultquestiontofindtheanswerto.B．Somethingtohelptomakerules.C．Somethingtowinmoney.D．akindofgameindoingbusiness.2．（小题2）Whydidthebusinessmanagreetogivemoremoneyifhelost?A．Hemademuchmoremoneythanthefarmer.B．Hethoughtheknewmorethanthefarmer.C．Hewasinte