2023届江苏省无锡市桃溪中学英语九年级第一学期期末联考试题含解析

2022-2023学年九上英语期末模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Jenniferexerciseseveryday,sosheisalwaysfullof_______.A．knowledge B．energy C．information2、---Excuseme,whattimedoesFlightBA2793leave?---Justaminute.I_______itforyou.A．check B．checked C．willcheck D．havechecked3、—Whydidn’tyouenjoythetalk?—ItwastalkthatIhadeverlistenedto.A．themostinteresting B．theleastinterestingC．moreinteresting D．lessinteresting4、--IsTomstillinNewYorkoralreadybackathome?--I’mnotsure________.I’llcalltomakesure.A．howhewillbeback B．thathehascomebackC．whyhehascomeback D．ifhehasbeenback5、——Mary,thispairofgloves_______foryou.——_________nicesurprise!A．is;Whata B．are;whata C．is;How D．are;How6、________importantinformationyou’vetoldme!A．Whata B．How C．What D．Howa7、MybrotheralwaysgoestothelibrarySaturdaymorning.A．onB．inC．atD．to8、-Doyouknowthe_____________ofprotectingwildanimals?-Sure,Theyareourfriends,iftheydieout,wewillfeellonelyandsadontheearth.A．information B．difference C．importance D．silence9、Theearthistheonlyplanet__________providesuswitheverythingweneed.It’sourdutytoprotectit.A．whoB．whatC．that10、Stevenisalwaysreadytohelpothers.Whata(n)______boy!A．kind B．healthy C．honest D．cleverⅡ.完形填空11、Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）:Nowadaysschoolstudents’healthbecomesweaker.Itisfoundthatthey1paymuchattentiontosports.Isitbecausetheyhavenointerestinsports?Certainlynot.Teenagersliveverybusystudylivesnowandoftenforgettothinkaboutsports.Everyweek,theyhaveto2themselvesforallkindsofexaminationsandtestsinschool.Testscoreshavebecomethefocusoftheirlife.Parentspayhighattentiontotheirtestresults.Becauseofthepressure(压力)fromtheirparentsandteachers,they3toworkharderandspendmostoftheirtimeonbooks.Somanyofthemalmostbecomebookworms.Bookshavekeptthemfromsports.Asforthestudentsthemselves,theywanttogetgoodresults4theycanhaveagoodfuture.Sotheyspendalloftheirsparetimestudyingforimprovementand5schoolsports.However,itisimportanttotakeacorrectattitudeaboutstudy.Aquickmindrarelygoesalongwithaweakbody.6astrongbody,youcanneverachieveanything.Sportsgiveusvaluablepracticeinhelpingtheeyes,brainandmusclesworktogether.Suchkindofpracticeisespeciallyusefulforthestudentswhoworkwiththeirbrainstoolong.1．A．hardly B．likely C．usually D．nearly2．A．teach B．enjoy C．practice D．prepare3．A．learn B．decide C．have D．refuse4．A．nowthat B．unless C．sothat D．assoonas5．A．giveup B．takeup C．joinin D．goinfor6．A．Besides B．Except C．Without D．WithⅢ.语法填空12、Mr.Jenkinshasseveralbigshopsinthecity.He’sveryrichbuthedoeshisbest1．(pay)thepersonswhoworkinhisshopsless.Andtheyallhatehim.Severalmonthsagoayoungwomanborrowedthirtythousanddollarsfromhim.Butshecouldn’treturnthemoneytohimintime.Hewenttoherandmadeher2．(give)herringtohimwhichcostmorethanfiftythousanddollars.Heputitintohiswalletandwenthomehappily.Butwhenhegottothebusstop,thebus3．(leave).Hehurriedtogetonandlefthiswalletoutside.Hedidn’tfindituntilhegothome.Hehurried4．(make)promise,＂Ifsomeonefindsmywalletandreturnsittome,I5．(give)halfthemoneytohim.＂Anoldwomanwho6．(wait)foranotherbusthatdayfoundthewallet.ShesentitbacktoMrJenkins.Buthechangedhismind.＂Therearetworingsinmywallet,＂saidMr.Jenkins,Iwon’tgivehalfofthemoneyinmywallettoyouuntilyoureturntheotherringtome.＂＂I7．(see)onlyaringinthewallet,＂theoldwomansaidandtookthemantoajudgeandtoldhimwhat8．(happen)tothem.ThejudgesaidtoMr.Jenkins,＂I’msureyouhavelostawalletinwhichtherearetworingsandsomemoney.Butthereisonlyoneringinthiswallet.I9．(notthink)it’syours.Waitforsomedays.Perhapssomeonewillbeabletoreturnyourwallettoyou.＂Thenthejudgeturnedtotheoldwomanandsaid,＂Takethewallethome.Iftheloserdoesn’tgotogetitbackinthreedays,it10．(belong)toyou.＂Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、MONDAY19:00—20:30EnglishlearningProf.G.WhiteWouldyouliketoimproveyourEnglish?Thisisformiddleschoolstudents.(2weeks)TUESDAY17:30—19:00Photography(摄影)Mr.GreenLearntotakegoodpictures.Bringyourowncamerawithyou.(4weeks)WEDNESDAY18:00—19:00Office2000Prof.WangLanLearnhowtousethenewsoftware.(10weeks)FRIDAY19:00—20:30PaintingMissYangJingWouldyouliketolearnpainting?Itisforbeginnersonly.(16weeks)SATURDAY15:00—16:30CambridgeYoungLearner’sEnglishProf.J.BrownThiscourseisforthechildrenatprimaryschool(小学).(20weeks)SUNDAY10:00—12:00Swimming,clubCoach:LiuXinWanttoswimasfastasafish?(9weeks)1．YoucannotgotoHappyChildren'sPalacetolearnsomeskillsonA．MondayB．WednesdayC．ThursdayD．Sunday2．IfyouwanttoimproveyourEnglish,you'dbetterlearnitfromA．MissYangB．Prof.J.BrownC．Prof.WangLanD．Prof.G.White3．Ifyouareinterestedinpaintingandwanttobeanartist,youcanhavetheclassesA．from19:00to20:30onFridayB．from17:30to19:00onTuesdayC．From19:00to20:30onMondayD．from18:00to19:00onWednesday4．Ifyoudon'thaveenoughtime,andyouwanttoleanaskillinamonth,you'dbetterlearnA．SwimmingB．paintingC．howtotakepicturesD．howtousethenewsoftware5．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTURE?A．pro.G.WhitegivesatalkaboutEnglishLearningforstudentsonMondaymorning.B．Youcanlearnhowtouseoffice2013fromProf.J.Brown.C．Ifyouwanttolearnswimming,youshouldgototheswimmingclubonSundayafternoon.D．Prof.J.BrownteacheschildrenEnglishfrom15:00to16:30onSaturday.B14、AyoungprincehadjustrecentlybecomeKing.Inordertorulehiskingdom,hedecidedtolearnallthewisdomofworld.Therefore,hegatheredallthewisemenfromhiskingdomandabroadandorderedthemtolookforbooksforhimtoreadandlearnfrom.Fiveyearspassedquickly.Thewisemenreturnedwiththeircamels,carrying5000booksfullofwisdom.Seeingsomanybooks,thekingwassoshockedthathedidn’tknowhowtostart.Soheorderedthewisementocondensethebooksandbringthembacktohim.Anotherfiveyearspassed.Thewisemenagainwenttoseetheking,thistimebringing500books,butthekingstillthoughtthereweretoomany.Fivemoreyearspassed.Thewisemenbroughtback50books.Atthistime,thekingwastroubledwithmanyproblems,buthestillfeltweretoomanybooks.Duringthenextfewyears,thewisemenworkedhardtocondensethe50booksintoonebookandpresentittotheking.Thekingtooknointerestinreadingthisbook,nordidhehavetimetolearnfromit.Moreproblemsbrokeoutinhiskingdom---hisenemiesendlesslyattackedanddiseasesaffectedhispeople.Hedidnothavethewisdomtosolvetheseproblems.Finally,thekingwaskilledbyarulerintheneighbourcountryandhiscountrywasdestroyed.Waitingforwisdomtocometoyouisjustawayofbeinglazy.Ifthereisnoaction,therecanbenogain.Onlyifwesetouttofindwisdomcanwemakeadifference.1．Whydidthekinggatherallthewiseman?A．Tohelphimrulethekingdom.B．Toteachhimsomeknowledge.C．Tolookforbooksforhiskingdom.D．Tolookforbooksofwisdomforhim.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“condense”mean?A．Toputmuchinformationintoasmallspace.B．Tomakethepriceofbookslower.C．Tomakethebookssmallerthanever.D．Tomakethebookseasierthanever.3．Whywouldn’tthekingreadtheONEbookmadefrom50books?A．Becausehedidn’tknowhowtostart.B．Becausehelostinterestandtimeforit.C．Becausehewasn’tsureaboutthatbook.D．Becauseitdidn’thavethewisdomhewanted.4．Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A．Timeandtidewaitfornoman.B．Wisdomcanmakeacountrystrong.C．Wisdomwon’tcometoyoubyitself.D．Themeaningoflivingistofindwisdom.C15、Manyplacesintheworldneedmorefreshwater(淡水).Everycountryistryingtofindwaystoturnsaltwaterintofresh.Whyaren'ttheremanyfactoriesliketheSymifactory?Insomeplaces,thesunisn'thotenough,oritdoesn'tshineeveryday.Intheseplacesotherwaystoheating(加热)seawatercanbeused.Thesewayscostmoremoney,buttheyworkfasterthanthesun.Byboiling(煮沸)seawaterwithhighheat，alotoffreshwatercanbemadequickly.Butheatingisnottheonlywaytogetfreshwaterfromsaltwater.Otherwaysaretried.Onewayisfreezing(冷冻).Thefreshpartofsaltwaterfreezesfirst.Togetfreshwater,thepiecesoficearetakenout.Whichwayisbest?Theonethatgivesthemostwaterfortheleastmoney.Itmaybeadifferentwayforeachplace.Symi'swayseemsverygoodforsmall,hotplaces.Itdoesn'tmakeverymuchwateratatime.Butthefactoryiseasytobuildandcostlittle.1．Fromthepassageweknowthatfreshwater.A．isneededinmanycountriesB．isneededineverycountryC．canbeusedinmanywaysD．isveryimportantforfactories2．TheSymifactory.A．isafreshwaterfactoryB．canbebuilteverywhereC．canmakemuchfreshwateratatimeD．doesn'tneedsunshineeveryday3．Whichisthebestwayforsmallandhotplacestogetfreshwater?A．Boilingorheatingtheseawater.B．Thewayinsunnyplaces.C．TheSymi'sway.D．Freezingtheseawaterincoldplaces.4．Thewriterismainlytalkingabout.A．watermakingfactoriesindifferentcountriesB．thewaysofmakingfreshwaterfromseawaterC．hotplacesanddryplacesD．howtomakegooduseofthesunlight5．Whichofthefollowingisn'ttrue?A．Newwaysaretriedtogetfreshwater.B．Alotoffreshwatercanbemadequicklybyheating.C．Thebestwayistogetthemostfreshwaterwiththeleastmoney.D．TheSymi'swaydoesn'tworkindryplaces.D16、INTERNATIONALRADIO—WHAT’SON?18:00

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III.GENEALOGY(家谱)CLASSESThisone-timeclassisforthebeginners.ChildrencangatherfamilyhistoryinformationbylookingthroughtherecordsinthelibraryandontheInternet.Youcanlearnthingslikewhereyourgreat-grandparentcamefrom.InstructionsaregivenonusingthelibrarybookAncestryLibraryEdition,andthewebsiteHeritageQuestOnline.Belowarethedateandtimeforthescheduled(已排的)classes.Thenumberofstudentsineachclassislimitedto20,soyouneedtocalltheNorthwestHallfirstby87003636oremailedu@.ScheduledClasses:Saturday,December12,10:00a.m.–12:00a.m.1．Thisismostprobablya(n).A．poster B．timetableC．invitation D．advertisement2．WhereshouldJohnsongoifhewantstoenjoytheconcertafterhefinishestheGenealogyClass?A．MainLibrary B．EastHallC．SouthHall D．NorthwestHall3．Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?A．YoucanwatchtwoforeignfilmsinNovemberinthelibrary.B．Youshouldemailsc@togetagoodseatforthefreeconcert.C．YoucanenjoyboththemovieandtheconcertonNovember21,2015.D．Youmaylearnsomefamilyhistoryinformationbyusingthelibrarybook.F18、MostChinesepeopleshareafewcommonsurnames,likeZhang,Wang,Li,LiuandChen.TheChineseexpressionfor"ordinarypeople"literallymeans"theoldonehundredsurnames".ButChengYinglian,aretiredworkerlivinginChangsha,thecapitalofHunan,saidhisinterestinraresurnameswaspiquedafterreadinganewspapermanyyearsagoanddiscoveringapersonwiththesurnameGui,whichliterallymeans"ghost",thereportsaid.Sincethen,hehasscourednewspapers,booksandotherpublicationstofindsimilarraresurnames,comingupwithabout2,000todate.ThosehehasfoundincludeLing(zero),Cu(vinegar),Miao(second)andYi(one).Chengsaidinordertocollectandfindouttheoriginsofthestrangesurnames,heboughtmanyancientworksanddictionariesforstudy.ThisFebruary,healsopublishedabookbasedonhissurnamecollection."ImayapplyfortheGuinness(BookofWorldRecords),"saidCheng.HesaidmostofthesurnameshecollectedarenotincludedintheHundredSurnames,aclassicChinesetextcomposedofcommonsurnamesinancientChina.AccordingtothelateststatisticsavailablefromtheMinistryofPublicSecurityin2007,nearly93millionpeopleinChinaaresurnamed"Wang",takingthelargestproportionamongallsurnames.Andpeoplewiththetop100commonsurnamesinChinatakeup84.77percentofthewholepopulation.Chinesepeopleattachgreatsignificancetopeople'snamesandmanyparentsgooutoftheirwaytogivetheirchildrenauspiciousnamesthatsuggesttheywillgrowuptobehealthy,strongandrich.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．What’sthemeaningof“ordinarypeople”?A．thepeoplewhoselooksisordinary.B．thepeoplewhosefamiliesareordinary.C．thepeoplewhosesurnamesareordinary.D．thepeoplewhosenameareordinary.2．Whichoneistheraresurname?A．HuangB．LingC．ZhuD．Liu3．Whichsentenceistrueaccordingtothispassage?A．MostChinesepeoplesharealotofcommonsurnames.B．HundredSurnamescollectallChinesesurname.C．Therearelotsofpeoplewhosesurnameis“Wang”.D．Chinesedon’tcarefortheirnames,becauseitcannottakehappinessorsadness.4．Whatisthemeaningofauspiciousinthispassage?A．好听的B．惊讶的C．罕见的D．吉利的5．Wherecanweprobablyseethispassage?A．newspapersB．magazinesC．booksD．recipeⅤ.书面表达19、九年寒窗苦，六月备考忙。对于即将到来的中考，同学们既有期盼也有压力。为了让同学们学得开心，学有信心，我校英文报刊将开展“HowtoFaceSeniorHighSchoolEntranceExamination”的征文比赛，请你根据提示内容，用英语简要描述并适当表达自己的观点。内容要点如下表：现状概述由于课业繁重，学生压力较大。更注重学生的语言能力，学生难得高分，因此有些学生可能灰心。同学建议我们不仅要勤奋努力，更要改进学习方法。应该认真计划好时间，以便在学业和爱好间取得平衡。你的建议……（1-2点，做适当发挥）注意事项：1.征文须包含表格中所有要点。要求语句通顺，意思连贯；2.词数100左右，开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。HowtoFaceSeniorHighSchoolEntranceExaminationTheSeniorHighSchoolEntranceExaminationiscoming.Areyoureadyforit?Althoughwehavedreams,wemayfeelworriedfromtimetotime._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________