江苏省无锡市惠山区七校2023年九年级英语第一学期期末调研模拟试题含解析

江苏省无锡市惠山区七校2023年九年级英语第一学期期末调研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、Howmuchshelookedwithoutherglasses!A．well B．good C．best D．better2、-Jack,whatdoyouthinkofmynewdress?-Sorry,pardon?I_____aboutsomethingelse.A．amthinkingB．wasthinkingC．thoughtD．think3、—Excuseme,couldyoutellme?—Bettergothereonfoot.It’sonlyaboutfifteenminutes’walk.A．howfarthenearestbankis B．howfaristhenearestbankC．howIcangettothenearestbank D．howcanIgettothenearestbank4、—Doyouoftenplay_____________basketballwithyourfriends?—No,Idon’tlikesports.Ioftenplay_____________pianoinmyfreetime.A．a;the B．the;/ C．/;the D．the;a5、ThisisoneofthemostinterestingcitiesIhaveevervisited.A．who B．that C．which D．where6、-Iprefer

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them.A．both B．neither C．some D．all7、--Thestoryissoamazing!It’sthemostinterestingstoryI’veeverread.--ButI’mafraiditwon’tbelikedby________.A．everybody B．somebody C．anybody D．nobody8、Sheneedslittlemoneyfortickets,__________?A．doesn’tshe B．needn’tshe C．needshe D．doesshe9、---MustIbringmystudentcardeverytimeIenterthelibrary?---I’mafraidyou_____.Thelibraryisopenonlytoteachersandstudentsinourschool.A．haveto B．mustn’t C．need D．don’thaveto10、---Mustwestayathomereadingalltheafternoon,dad?---No,you______.Youcangooutandrelaxyourself.A．mustn’t B．can’t C．needn’t D．shouldn’tⅡ.完形填空11、InternationalMusiciansCreateHarmony(和谐)Twenty-fiveyoungmusiciansfromaroundtheworldhavecometoCaliforniatotrainandperformthismonth.Theywilltakepartinaninternational1callediPalpiti.ThenamecomesfromtheItalianwordforheartbeats.Schmiederistheprogram’sconductorandmusicaldirector.Heandhiswife2theprogramin1997.Thisyear,themusicianscomefromnineteen3,includingAzerbaijan,IsraelandItaly.Schmiedernotessomeofthemusiciansarefromthecountriesatwarwitheachother.“Andtheyaresittingnexttoeachother,andtheybecome4.”Throughtheirmusicandfriendship,theyaremakingtheworldmore5.PeterRainer,aGermanviolinplayer,says,“It’ssogreatthatyouhavesomanyexcellentmusicians.Theyareallveryalertandawakeandlistentoeachotherandit’salotoffun.”TurkishplayerSakulsaystheinternationalgroupworks6together.RussianviolinistPromoesays,“Theexperienceisaculturalaswellasamusicalexchange(交流).Everyonehastheirownopinionofmusic,howtoplayeverycomposition.It’sveryinterestingto7witheverybody,toplaytogetherandtocreateoneopinionforeverybody.”FranciscoVilaofEcuadorsaysthemusichasnogeographicboundaries(边界).Vilaaddsthatthemusiciansgetto8moreabouteachotherastheyperformgreatmusic.“It’sinterestingtoseehowmanythingswehaveincommon.”CanSakulsaysthemusicianswhohavetakenpartinthetrainingandfestivalmakeup“abigfamily”.Headdsthatheis“proudtobeapartofit”.1．A．festival B．concert C．competition D．program2．A．started B．ended C．checked D．recorded3．A．teams B．countries C．groups D．families4．A．enemies B．musicians C．friends D．players5．A．perfect B．interesting C．excellent D．peaceful6．A．honestly B．well C．badly D．unhappily7．A．communicate B．agree C．help D．compare8．A．worry B．discuss C．know D．argueⅢ.语法填空12、根据短文内容及所给提示，补全文中单词或用所给单词的正确形式填空。MybestfriendMichaelisa15-year-oldboy.Weareinthesameclass.Heworksveryh1．.Heisneverlateforschoolandhedoeswellinallhis2．(lesson).Heisalwaysreadytohelpothers.Mymathisverypoor,soheoftenhelpsmew3．itafterclass.Hisparentsarebothteachersandtheyarereallyb4．,soheoftenhelpsdothehouseworkathome.Heisalittleshorterbutheis5．(strong)thanme.Helikesplayingfootballverymuchatschool.Weoftenplayfootballt6．andheplaysitwell.ButI’mmore7．(interest)inart.Hegetsonwellwithourclassmates.Everyoneinourclass8．(like)him.Butnowit’stimetograduateandwearegoingtoleaveschool.MichaelandIaregoingto9．(difference)highschools.Inthefuture,hewantstobeapolicemanandIhopetobea10．(music).Webelieveourfriendshipwillbeforever.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Wehavealwaysbeeninterestedinthemoon.2000yearsago,peoplealreadyknewthatthemoonmovesaroundtheearthandwhereitwouldbeintheskyatdifferenttimesoftheyear.Atthattime,everythingaboutthemoonwaslearnedbywatchingitcarefullyinthesky.Whenscientistscouldusetelescopestostudythemoonmoreclosely,theirideasbegantochange.Theycouldseethemoonwasmadeofrocks.Mostscientiststhoughtmoonrockswouldbedifferentfromthoseontheearth.Thiswasbecausetheybelievedthemoonhadoncebeenaplanetthathadbeencaughtintheearth’sgravitymillionsofyearsearlier.In1969,moonrockswerefinallybroughttotheearthandstudied.Muchtotheirsurprise,scientistsfoundthat,exceptforwater,themoonandtheearthweremadeofthesamethings.Onceagainnewideaswereneededforthisnewinformation.Afteryearsofstudy,mostscientistsnowthinkthatthemoonwasoncepartoftheearth.Theybelieveveryearlyinitshistory,maybe4billionyearsago,somethingaboutthesizeofMarshittheearth.Thissentbillionsofrocksintospacearoundourplanet.Theserocksslowlyjoinedtogetherandaftermanyyearsbecamethemoon.Inthefuture,eventhoughtourideasaboutthemoonmaychangeagain,wewillstillbeinterestedinit.1．2000yearsago,peoplealreadyknew_____.A．theearthmovedaroundthemoonB．themoonandtheearthweremadeofthesamethingsC．themoonwasmadeofrocksD．themoonmovesaroundtheearth2．Before1969,mostscientiststhoughtthemoonwas_____.A．partoftheearthbillionsofyearsearlierB．olderthantheearthC．aplanetcaughtbytheearth’sgravityD．madeofthesamethingsastheearth3．Afteryearsofstudy,mostscientistsnowthink_____.A．theearthwasoncepartofthemoonB．themoonwasoncepartoftheearthC．somethingaboutthesizeofMarswillhitearthinthenearfutureD．alotofrockswillslowlyjointogethertobecometheothermoon4．Fromthispassagewecanlearnthat_____.A．scientistsinthepastwerenotcleverB．scientistsaresocleverthattheyknoweverythingC．newinformationbringsnewideasD．wenoweverythingaboutthemoonB14、Youcannotseeanyobjectunlesslightfromthatobjectgetsintoyoureyes.Someofthethingsyouseegiveofflightoftheirown.Thesun,thestars,alightedlampareexamplesthatcanbeseenbytheirownlight.Suchthingsareluminous.Mostofthethingsyouseearenotgivingofflightoftheirown.Theyaresimplyreflectinglightthatfallsonthemfromthesunorsomeotherluminousbodies.Themoon,forexample,doesnotgiveoffanylightofitsown.Itisnon-luminous.Youseeitbecausesunlightfallsonitandsomeofitreflectsinourdirection.Somoonlightisonlysecondhandsunlight.Whenyoulookatabook,itsendstoyoureyessomeofthelightwhichfallsonit,andyouseethebook.Iflightcouldbekeptoutfromwhereyouaresothattherewouldbenolightforthebooktoreflect,thenyoucouldnotseethebookevenwithyoureyeswideopen.Lighttravelssofastthatthetimeinwhichittravelsfromthebookyouarereadingtoyoureyesissoshortasiftherewerenotimeatall.Lightreachesusfromthemoon,whichisabout380000kilometersaway,inonlyalittlemorethanasecond.1．Youcanseethebookbecause_______.A．youreyesareclosetoit B．itreflectssomeofthesunlightC．ithaslightofitsown D．youreyesightcangettoit2．Theunderlinedword“luminous”means_______.A．visible B．allcolors C．givingofflight D．sunlight3．Lighttracesabout_________kilometerspersecond.A．380000 B．300000 C．400000 D．1900004．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Themomentyouopenyoureyesthelightfromthebooktravelstoyoureyes.B．Lightfromthebookismuchshorterthanthatfromthemoon.C．Allthethingsyoucanseegiveofflight.D．Lighttravelssofastthatthereisnotimeforyoutoread.5．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Youcanseeandreadabookbecauseyouopenyoureyes.B．Someobjectsareluminous,somenot.C．Youcanseethingsbecauseoflight.D．Lighttravelsveryfastsoyoucannotnoticeit.C15、DoyouplayKingofGlory（《王者荣耀》）?Ifso，doyoulikethegame?Whyorwhynot?LiMingisa13-year-oldstudentinShanghai.SincelastMay,hehasspentmostofhissparetimeonKingofGlory."Everyboyinmyclassisplayingit,"hesaid."Goodplayersarerespected."KingofGloryhasbeenaverypopularmobilegameinChina.Ithashad50milliondailyusers.Unlikeothergames,KingofGlorynamesallofitscharactersafterfiguresfromChina'shistory."Allofthemlookverycool,"saidLi.HisfavoriteheroisJingKe."She’sverypretty,"theboyadded.Yes,youreadright.TherealJingKewasaman.Inthegame,however,hehasbeenturnedintoawoman.JingKeisnotalone.LiBai,asweknow,wasafamouspoet.Inthegame,hisjobistokilltheothers.China'sfirstknownphysician(医师),BianQue,meanwhile,doesn'tjustcurepeople.Healsopoisons(毒害）hisenemies.Thishascausedahotdebate(辩论).Someparentsareworriedthatthegamemaymisleadtheirchildren.AnarticlealsocriticizedthegamerewroteChina'shistory.Others,however,arelessworried.Theythinkagameisagame.Therealproblem,perhaps,isthatthereisnogameratingsysem（评价制度）inChina.KingofGloryisdesignedforpeopleover16yearsofage.Accordingtoasurvey,however,morethan30percentoftheplayersareinprimaryormiddleschool.Theyaretooyoungtotellthedifferencesbetweenfactandfiction（虚构）.1．Accordingtothearticle,howoldwasLiMingwhenhestartedplayingKingofGlory?A．Tenyearsold B．ElevenyearsoldC．Twelveyearsold D．Thirteenyearsold2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"figure"inparagraph2mean?A．数字 B．目标 C．影像 D．人物3．Accordingtothearticle,inKingofGlory,LiBaiisa_________.A．student B．killer C．physician D．gamedeveloper4．Accordingtothearticle,howdoestheauthorthinktheproblemcanbesolved?A．BydeletingallthemisleadingcharactersfromKingofGlory.B．Bypreventingthoseunder16fromplayingKingofGlory.C．BywaitingforChinatocreateagameratingsystem.D．ByincludingsomehistorylessonsinKingofGlory.5．WhichoffollowingisNOTtrueaboutKingofGloryaccordingtothepassage?A．BianQueinthegamehasbeenturnedintoawoman.B．AllofitscharactersnamedafterfiguresfromChina'shistory.C．LiMinglikesJingKeinitbecauseshe'sverypretty.D．Aboutmorethan15milliondailyplayersofitareinprimaryormiddleschool.D16、Iftherosecanbesaidtobeaspecialflower,thentheapplecanbesaidtobeaspecialfruit.ItisveryimportantinAmericanculture.AmericanstoriesspeakofJohnnyAppleseed,whowentthroughoutAmericacollectingappleseedsandplantingappletrees.Hehadagreatlovefornatureandwentthroughfieldsandfarmsaddingrichnessandbeautytothecountry.Oneofthefirstsayingstaughttoschoolchildrenis,“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.”Thisshortsayingencourageschildrentoeatfreshfruittokeephealthy.Ifsomeonealwayssaysgoodwordstoaperson,peoplewillcallhiman“_______”.This,however,isnotagoodname.Ifsomeoneisverydeartous,wesaythatheorsheisthe“appleofoureye”.MostpeoplebelievethatthefruitwhichEvegavetoAdamwasanapple,eventhoughtheBible(圣经)neversaysso.Theapple,therefore,isadeeppartofthelanguageandstoriesofAmerica.Anappleisalsodelicious.Applescanbecookedinmanyways,usedasadessert,andmadeintosweetjuice.Inmanypartsofthecountryduringtheharvestseason,apopularactivityistogointoanapplegardentopickapples.Washington,D．C．andNewYorkarebothfamousfortheirapples.Finally,whenit’stimetotakeavacationtoAmericancities,onecanalwaysvisitNewYork,whichis“thebiggestapple”ofalltheAmericancities.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“applepolisher”mean?A．Somethingforcuttingapples.B．Apersonwholikestopleaseothers.C．Apersonwhoisdealingwithfruits.D．Amachineforcleaningapplesquickly.2．“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway”isaproverbabout____________.A．cookingB．medicineC．shoppingD．health3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEwithapples?A．Applesaremedicine.B．Applesarethemostimportantfood.C．NewYorkisfamousforitsbigapples.D．TheBiblesaysAdamwasgivenanapple.4．Thepassageismainlyabout___________.A．storiesabouttheappleB．applesinAmericancultureC．somefamoussayingsoftheappleD．bigcitiesthatisfamousforapplesE17、Adayismadeupofhundredsofsmalldecisions.I'llwearthis;I'llbuythis;I'llhavethisforlunch;I'llgothereat3o'clock;I'llreplytothise-mail.Forsomepeople,it'snotabigdeal.Forothers,however,makingdecisionsisn'teasy.Theyagonizeoverwhattodo,changingtheirmindsbackandforth.andsecondguessingthemselvesevenafterthedecisionhasbeenmade.Emilywasintherestaurantwithherhusband.Afterseveralminutesofreadingthemenu,shesaid,"Um,let'ssee.Idon'tknowwhattoorder.MaybeI'llhavetheburger;nowait,thepastaseemsgood.Or,maybethesoupandsalad.Don,whatareyouordering?OK;thatsoundsgood;I'llhavethattoo."Donoftengetsannoyed(恼怒的).Hedoesn'tunderstandwhyshefindsthesimplestdecisionssodifficult.Hesometimesmakesdecisionsforthetwoofthem.ButEmilygetsannoyedwithhimforbeingsocontrolling."Butwe'dneverdecideanythingifIleftituptoyou,"heargues.Gooddecision-makingisaskillthatcomeseasilytosomepeople,notsoeasilytoothers.Choicesareconfusing.Choicescanmakeyouanxious.Theycancostyoupeaceofmind,evenafteryou'vemadethedecision.Theskillofgooddecision-makinghasbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Why?Becausewehavealotofchoices,bothwiththesimpleandtheseriousthingsinlife.Decisionsforceustoclosethedooronotherpossibilities.Acceptthatyoucan'thaveitall.Youcan'tordereverydeliciousdishonthemenu.Andtherewillbepathsnottaken,thingsnotexperienced.Letthepastbe.Liveinthepresentwherewhatyoudotodaywillmakeadifference.It'softengoodtothinkthroughyourdecisions,butdon'toverdoit.Morethinkingisnotalwaysbetterthinking.Toomuchresearchmayleadtoconfusion.Sixthsensecanhelpmakedecisionsasgoodascarefulstudyofendlessdata(数据),sometimesevenbetter.Somedecisionsdon'tworkoutasexpected;thisdoesn'tmeanthatyoumadeabadone.Youdecidetogoonacruise(油轮旅行).Youchoosealargeandbeautifulship.Everythingshouldworkoutjustright.Onlyyoudidn'tcountonabugthatspreadthroughtheship,makingyouandyourfamilysickforfiveclays.Youfeltterribleformakingsuchastupiddecision.No.Youdidnotmakeastupiddecision.It'sjustthatsometimestheunexpectedhappens.Trytomakeyourdecision.Afterall,it'syourspecialexperience.1．Thewords"agonizeover"inParagraph2probablymean"".A．thinkaboutadifficultdecisioncarefullyandwithlotsofeffortB．sticktothebigdecisionthatyouhavemadeC．letgoofthedecisionthatyouhavemadeD．feartomakedecisionoutofuncertainty2．ThewritermentionedEmilyandherhusbandinParagraph3to.A．criticizeEmily'shusbandforcontrollingB．showhowannoyingindecisivenesscouldbeC．introducehowharditwastodecidewhattoeatD．explainthedifficultyEmilyhadwhenmakingadecision3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Weshouldthinkaboutallthepossibilitiesbeforemakingagooddecision.B．Neitherresearchnordatamayhelppeoplewithdecision-making.C．Sometimesunexpectedsituationmaywasteagooddecision.D．Peoplefeelterriblewhenmakingdecisions.4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Doyouhavedifficultymakingdecisions?B．Areyougoodatmakingadifficultdecision?C．Canyoumakearightdecisioneasilyornot?D．Wouldyouliketomakedecisionsforothers?F18、IttrulymakesmydaywhenIreceiveemailsfromthereaderswantingtosharetheirbeautifulweddingstorieswithus.ThemomentIsawthepicturesofRhonaandJustin,Iknewtheywereaveryspecialcouple.TheirloveforoneanotherissomovingandI’msoexcitedtosharetheirbeautifulweddingstories.ThisisRhona’ssweetemail.Enjoy!Hi,Janie,Ihopethisemailfindsyouwell.Idon’treallyknowhowcouplessharetheirweddingstorieswithyou,butIdecidetoemailyou.IreallyfeelsoluckytohavehadaphotographerandvideographerforourweddinginDetroit,MichiganandIwanttoshareitwithyou.Bothofthemtrulycaptured(捕捉)everythingIfeltandthebeautyIsawonourweddingday.Itwastrulythebestdayofmylife.Ourfamilyandfriendscamefromaroundthecountrytocongratulateus.WehadourweddinginDetroitbecausemyhusbandwasfinishingmedicalschoolattheUniversityofMichigan.Wewantedtofindawaytopreventourfamiliesfromtravellingtoofarwithinashortamountoftime,sowedecidedtohaveeveryonemeetinthemiddle.HisfamilyisfromCaliforniaandmyfamilyisfromGeorgia.Wehadanamazingyearleadinguptoourwedding.Heproposed(求婚)tomethedayIgraduatedfromtheuniversityofMarylandSchoolofLaw.Wedidn’tknowhowwecouldaffordawedding,butourfamiliescamethrough,especiallymymom,whocoveredalmosthalfofthecost.Itwasamazing.Well,Iplannedthewholethinganditturnedouttobeawonderfuldream.Iwanttoshareourjourneyandstorywithanyonewhoisinterested,becauseIwanteverycoupletoknowthattheycanhavetheirdreamweddingwithinabudget(预算).Sincerely,Rhona1．WhydidRhonawritetheemailtoJanie?A．