甘肃省平凉市铁路中学2024届英语九年级第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析

甘肃省平凉市铁路中学2024届英语九年级第一学期期末考试模拟试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Thestudentsaretalkingexcitedlyabout_______.A．howwilltheyspendthissummerholidayB．whatexcitingthingshadhappenedovertheyearsC．whichseniorschooltheyaregoingtoenter\D．whetherallofthemwouldpassthefinalexams2、—HaveyouseenthemovieWolfWarriorsII?—Yes.Thisiseducationalfilmandithasbecomeoneofmostpopularfilmsintheworld.A．a;/ B．a;the C．an;the D．/;the3、—Mr.Wang，couldyoutellmethemagazine?—Atmosttendays.A．howoftenIcankeepB．howoftencanIkeepC．howlongIcankeepD．howlongcanIkeep4、Theconcertwillbeginsoon.soChristina________theotherchildren________busygettingeverythingready.A．and;is B．aswellas;areC．with;are D．and;are5、Thinkofothersmorethanyourself.Aperson______caresforothersispopulareverywhere.A．whoB．whichC．whomD．whose6、—CouldIyouriPad,Alice?—Ofcourse.Hereyouare.A．lendB．keepC．borrowD．return7、Whichpairofthewordswiththeunderlinedlettershasthesamesound?A．abroadcoach B．clothesmonth C．deafhealth8、Theclothesinthisstorearesold_______verygoodprices.A．inB．atC．onD．to9、—Doyoulikeswimminginwinter?—Ofcourse.Thewaterabitcoldatfirst，butthenIamwarmandfullofenergy.A．feels B．tastesC．smells D．looks10、I________watchthiskindofTVplaysbecausetheyareboring.A．usually B．hardly C．sometimes D．oftenⅡ.完形填空11、阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。Truefriendsarehardtofind.Oftenyouthoughtyoucouldbelieveinsomeone,butlaterheorshemayletyoudown.Atruefriendis1apersonwhowillalwaysbethereforyou.Throughgoodtimesorbadtimes.Theywill2byyourside.Theywillnotmakeyoualonewhenthingsget3.Theywillacceptyouwithout4tochangeyou.Afriendwillbringnewand5thingsintoyourlifeandmakeitricher.Truefriendswillkeepyourworstsecretsasyouwillkeep6.Theywillbehonestandyoucanalwaysbelieveinthem.Ifyoutalktosomeonewhoyoubelievein,youdon’thavetoworryaboutwhatyoumaysay.Wecan7thisfreedomonlywithfriends.Friendshipisatwo-waystreet.Tofindatruefriendandkeepthefriendshipbetweenyou,youmustdothesamethingaswell.Bethereforyourfriendswhentheyarein8andsharethegoodtimeswiththem.Offerthemthesamethingstheygivetoyou.Friendshipwillbreak9ifonlyonepersonisgivingandputtingeffortintoit.Youwillfindthatthereisnothing10valuablethanhavingatruefriendbyyoursidetosharelifewith,justassomeonesays,“Thereisnothingonthisearthmoretobeprized(珍惜)thantruefriendship”1．A．sometime B．sometimes C．sometime D．sometimes2．A．run B．walk C．stand D．play3．A．easy B．good C．clear D．difficult4．A．trying B．try C．tries D．tried5．A．boring B．bored C．excited D．exciting6．A．them B．theirs C．their D．themselves7．A．enjoy B．refuse C．accept D．hate8．A．peace B．silence C．need D．surprise9．A．hardly B．quickly C．secretly D．simply10．A．much B．many C．more D．mostⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。Peoplespendalmostathirdoftheirlivesdoingonething—sleeping.Everyyear,thereisadayforpeoplearoundtheworldtocelebratethe1．(important)ofgoodandhealthysleep—WorldSleepDay.Sleepislikefoodforthebrain.Healthysleephelpsthebodyandbraingrowanddevelop.Peopleofdifferentagesneeddifferentamountsofsleep.Itissaidthateighthourspernight2．(consider)theaverageamountofsleep.Forstudentsaged10to17,ahealthyamountisabouteighttoninehourspernight.However,lastyear,theChinaYouthandChildrenResearchCenter3．(report)thataboutfour4．(five)ofmiddleschoolstudentsdidn’tgetenoughsleep.Forsomestudents,theywanttosleepearly,buttheykeep5．(worry)abouttheirschoolworkandcan’tfall6．(sleep)quickly.Alack(缺乏)ofsleepcangreatlyaffect(影响)aperson’slife.Studentswhodon’tgetenoughsleepmaygetpoorgrades.Theycannotpayattentioninclassordowellinsports.7．(solve)thiskindofproblem,scientistsadvisethatstudentsshouldhave8．(little)schoolworkandmoretimetosleep.Therearesomeotherwaystohelppeoplegetenoughsleep,suchas9．(take)a20-minutenap(午睡)duringtheday,tryingtogotosleepearlierandsoon.Goodsleepinghabitsarealso10．(help).Forexample,trytogotosleepandwakeupatthesametimeeveryday,evenonweekendsandduringtheday.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Whenyouwanttogoshopping,decidehowmuchmoneyyoucanspendonnewclothes.Thinkaboutthekindofclothesyoureallyneed.Thenlookforthoseclothesonsale.Therearelabelsinsideallnewclothes.Thelabelstellyouhowtotakecareofyourclothes.Thelabelforashirtmaytellyoutowashitinwarmwater.Asweaterlabelmaytellyoutowashitincoldwater.Thelabelonacoatmaysay“dry－cleanonly”.Washingmayruinthiscoat.Ifyoudoasthedirectionssayonthelabel,youcankeepyourclotheslookingtheirbest.Manyclothestodaymustbedry－cleaned.Dry－cleaningisexpensive.Whenbuyingnewclothes,checktoseeiftheywillneedtobedry－cleaned.Youwillsavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatcanbewashed.Youcansavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatarewellmade.Well－madeclotheslastlonger.Theylookgoodevenaftertheyhavebeenwashedmanytimes.Clothesthatcostmoremoneyarenotalwaysbettermade.Theydonotalwaysfitbetter.Sometimeslessexpensiveclotheslookandfitbetterthanmoreexpensiveclothes.1．Ifyouwanttosavemoney,youcanbuyclothesthat________．A．don'tfityouB．don'tlastlongC．needtobedry－cleanedD．canbewashed2．Thelabelinsidetheclothestellsyou________．A．howtokeepthemlookingtheirbestB．howtosavemoneyC．whethertheyfityouornotD．wheretogetthemdry－cleaned3．Thefirstthingforyoutodobeforeyoubuyclothesis________．A．tolookforwell－madeclothesB．toseehowmuchmoneyyoucanpayC．toknowhowtowashthemD．toreadthelabelsinsidethem4．Welearnfromthereadingthatcheaperclothes________．A．arealwaysworsemadeB．mustbedry－cleanedC．cannotbewashedD．cansometimesfityoubetter5．Thebesttitleforthereadingshouldbe________A．BuyingLessExpensiveClothesB．TakingEnoughMoneyWhenShoppingC．BeingaCleverClothesShopperD．ChoosingtheLabelsInsideNewClothesB14、CWhencoldwinterdaysseemgloomy(灰暗的),nothingisbetterthananicehotpotmealtowarmandcheeryouup.Hotpothasalonghistory.ItisthemostpopulartypeoffoodinChina,accordingtoasurveybytheconsumerreviewwebsiteD.Thereareabout350,000hotpotrestaurantsaroundthecountry,thelargestnumberofanytypeofrestaurant.Whileenjoyingahotpotmeal,peoplesitaroundatableandeatfromasteamingpot.Theyputmeat,seafood,vegetables,tofuandbeannoodlesinthesouptoboil.Meat,especiallymutton,isoftencutasthinaspaper,soitshouldnotbecookedtoolong.Otherwise,itwillloseitstenderness(鲜嫩).Thereisalsoarangeofsouptypestochoosefrom:spicy,mushroomandtomato.Usuallyahotpothastwopartsinside.Onesideisspicy,whiletheothersideisnotsospicy.Soeveryonecanenjoyeatingithowtheylike.Youdon’thavetomastergreatcookingskillstoenjoyhotpoteither.Whenthefoodisready,takeitoutandputitindifferentsaucestogiveitaspecialflavor.Somealsodrinkthesoupfromthepot.Enjoyinghotpotisaboutmorethanjusteating.Whilethepotcookspeopletalkanddrink.Unlikesomemeals,itcreatesanatmosphere(气氛)whereeveryonecanjustrelax.NowonderhotpotrestaurantshavebecomeafavoritereunionspotforfriendsandfamilyinChina.1．Hotpot.A．hasalonghistoryB．ispopularinpartofChinaC．canmakeyoucoolD．islikedbywomen2．Themainideaofthethirdparagraphisabout.A．howtoenjoyhotpotB．wheretoeathotpotC．whentoenjoyhotpotD．whotocookhotpot3．WhichofthefollowingabouthotpotisNOTtrue?A．Differentfoodcanbeboiledinthepot.B．It’sbettertocookmuttonforalongtime.C．Therearedifferentsouptypesforhotpot.D．Ahotpotmealdoesn’tneedgreatcookingskills.4．PeoplethinkhotpotinChina.A．isjustakindoffoodB．issimilartoothermealsC．createsachancetorelaxD．hastakentheplaceofothermealsC15、Inmanycountries,peoplecelebrateScreen-FreeWeek.ItisonthefirstweekofMayeveryyear.Peopleareencouragedtoturnoffscreensduringtheweek.SupportersofScreen-FreeWeeksayturningofftechdevices（设备）isgoodforkids.Accordingtoastudy,kidssleptbetterandgotbettergradeswhentheirparentslimited（限制）theirscreentime.Also,somepeoplethinkScreen-FreeWeekcanhelpkidsdevelopagoodhabit.Theypointoutthatmanykidswhotookpartintheeventinthepastnowspendlesstimeusingtechdevices.However,noteveryonesupportstheidea.SomepeoplearguethatscreentimeisOKaslongaskidsdon’toverdo（滥用）it.Also,otherssayturningofftechdevicescompletelyforaweekwon’tteachkidshowtobalance（兼顾）screentimewithotheractivities.Here’swhattwostudentsthink:YES!Kidsspendtoomuchtimeinfrontofscreens.Accordingtoastudy,kidsspendaboutsevenhoursadayinfrontofTVs,computersandotherdevices.Insteadofsittingaroundplayingvideogames,kidsshouldbemoreactive.Theycanmakeart,playsportsorhangoutwithfriendsandfamily.Davis,14,NewYorkNO!Notallscreentimeisbadforkids.Therearemanyeducationaltelevisionshows,appsandwebsiteswhichhelpkidslearn.Besides,it’simportantforkidstousetechdevices,becausemanyjobsdependonknowinghowtousetechnology.Insteadofworkingoncuttingkids’screentime,parentsshouldhelpkidslearntousetechdeviceswisely.Moes.12,Nebraska1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Sleep.B．Money.C．Screentime.D．Screen-FreeWeek.2．Howmanyhoursdokidsspendaweekinfrontofscreensaccordingtoastudy?A．About7.B．About14.C．About24.D．About49.3．AccordingtoMoes,itisimportantforkidstousetechdevicesbecausethey_______.A．getkidspreparedforfuturejobsB．makekids’livesfunandrelaxingC．helpkidsgetbettergradesD．makekidscreative4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutDavisandMoes?A．Theyarethesameage.B．Theybothusetechdeviceswisely.C．TheyarefromthesamestateoftheUnitedStates.D．Theyhavedifferentopinionsonturningofftechdevices.D16、Haveyouevertakenpartinamarathon?Amarathonis42kmlong.Itisthelongestraceintheworld.Tomaketherunner’sbodywork,hardertraining(训练)isquitenecessary.Arunnershouldstarttoprepareforamarathonatleastthreemonthsbefore.Manyhoursofrunningatdifferentspeeds(速度)andthechangesindietarenecessaryinthetraining.Twoweeksbeforethemarathon,thetrainingprogrammebecomesless,from100kmperweekdownto60kmandthento30kminthefinalweek.Onthelasttwodaystheymaynotrunatall.Breakfastshouldbeeatenatleastthreehoursbeforetherace.Easilydigested(消化)foodsuchascereal(麦),toast(烤面包)andscrambled(捣碎)eggisbest,withasmuchfluid(液体)aspossible.Runnersshoulddrinkwaterabouthalfanhourbeforetheracetokeepupthebodyfluid.1．Amarathonrunnershouldbeginhistraining___________.A．amonthbeforetherace.B．aweekbeforetherace.C．threeorfourmonthsbeforetherace.D．ayearbeforetherace.2．Runnershavetorun________km.inamarathonrace.A．100B．60C．30D．423．It’snecessaryfortheplayerstohave______________inthetraining.A．trainingatdifferentspeedsandchangesindiet.B．littlewater.C．lessonsbeforetherace.D．toomuchmeat.4．Playersshouldn’trun_______________.A．twoweeksbeforethemarathonB．threemonthsbeforethemarathonC．twodaysbeforethemarathonD．inthefinalweek5．Whatshouldarunnerhaveforhisbreakfastonthedayoftherace?A．Abigmeal.B．Alight(清淡的)meal.C．Lotsofmeat.D．Oily(油性的)food.E17、Memoryisessential(重要)forlife.Wehaveashort-termmemoryandalong-termmemory.Whenwegetold,ourshort-termmemorybecomesweaker,butwecanstillrememberthingsthathappenedalongtimeago.Therearemanythingswecandotoimproveourmemory,suchasusingvariousmemorizingmethodsaswellastakingspecialcareofourhealth.Itisimportantthatweregularlystimulate(刺激)ourbraintomakeourmemorymoreefficient(有效).Forexample,wecandoactivitiesthatwedonotusuallydoandchangeourdailyhabits.Learninganewskillhelpsourbraindevelop.Whentryingtomemorizesomething,weshouldfocusourattentiononthemostimportantthingsaboutit.Donotallowotherthoughtstoenterourmindbecausethiswilllowerourchancesofrememberingthingscorrectly.Onebasicwayofimprovingourmemoryistousethelinkmethod.Ifwewanttomemorizesomething,weshouldmakeapictureinourmind.Ifthepictureissilly,strangeandcolourful,wewillrememberitbetter.Takingnotes,beingorganizedandkeepingadiarywillalsobeusefultools.Sometimes,memoryisconnectedwithourfeelings.Whensomethingdramatichappens,weusuallyrememberitwell,andwealsorememberwherewewereandwhatweweredoing.Healthyfoodandplentyofvitaminsareimportanttoourmemory.Drinkingalotofwateralsohelpsmaintainourmemory.Whenweareasleep,ourbrainstoresmemory.Notenoughsleepcan,therefore,causeproblemswithstoringinformation.Inaddition,beingtiredwillstopusfrombeingabletorememberwell.Asaresult,keepingfitandhavingregularhealthchecksarebothimportantaswell.1．Howdoespeople’smemorychangewhentheygetolder?A．Theshort-termmemorybecomesstronger.B．Theshort-termmemorybecomesweaker.C．Thelong-termmemorybecomesstronger.D．Thelong-termmemorybecomesweaker.2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingCANNOTberememberedbetterinashorttime?A．Astrangeinsect.B．Acolourfulletter.C．Adramaticevent.D．Aboringtalk.3．Whenpeopletrytoremembertheword‘smiles’,aneasywaytodothisistoimaginethereisa‘mile’betweenthefirstletterandthelastletter.Thisisbecausethey.A．usethelinkmethodB．connectitwithfeelingsC．haveagoodrestD．takesomenotes4．WhatSHOULDpeopledowhentheytrytomaketheirmemorymoreefficient?A．Alwaysdothesamethingsandneverchangetheirdailyhabits.B．MemorizesomethingwhilelisteningtomusicorwatchingTV.C．Keepotherideasoutoftheirmindwhenfocusingattention.D．Sleepatmost6hoursadayanddrinkalotofcoffeeortea.5．What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HowtoUseMemoryToolsB．HowtoKeepLong-termMemoryC．HowtoImproveOurMemoryD．HowtoStayHealthyF18、Haveyouevershoveled(铲)snowafterasnowstorm?Mostpeopletrytoremovesnow.ButinFebruary,inSapporo,Japan,trucksactuallybringsnowintothecity!Peopleshovelthesnowintolargepiles,andthesepilesofsnowbecomeoutdoorcafes,concertstages,andbeautifulsculptures(雕像).ArtistsfromallovertheworldcometoSapporo’sSnowFestivaleveryyeartoenterthesculpturecompetition.Butthesculpturesaren’tmadeofstone,metalorwood–theyaremadeofsnowandice!Artistssometimeswork11to12hoursadaytomakeamazingsculptures.Manyofthesculpturesarehugeandverydetailed.Duringtheday,thesculpturesshineinthewintersun.Atnight,colorfullightsshineonthem.Millionsofpeoplegotoseethemeveryyear.TheSnowFestivalhadnotalwaysbeensopopular.Itstartedin1950assomethingverysmall.PeopleinSapporowantedtogooutsideandhavefunduringthelong,boringwinter,sothecityheldaone-dayfairinapark.Peoplelistenedtomusicanddanced.Theywatchedmoviesanddograces.Butsomehighschoolstudentshadagreatideaandbuiltsixlargeinterestingsnowsculptures.Peoplereallylikedthesculptures,andtheSnowFestivalwasborn.Fiveyearslater,soldiersnearbybroughttonsofsnowintothecity.Theymadethesnowintolargeblocksandusedladderstobuildhugesculptures.Thesesculptureswereamazing,andthesmallfestivalturnedintoaninternationalevent.Morethan60yearshavepassed.Today,thefestivalissevendayslong.Everyyear,millionsofpeopleweartheirwarmestcoatsandgooutsidetocelebratethesnow!1．ArtistsgotoSapporoeverywintermainlyto______.A．listentomusicanddanceB．watchmoviesanddogracesC