2023-2024学年甘肃省兰州市城关区外国语学校九年级英语第一学期期末监测模拟试题含解析

2023-2024学年甘肃省兰州市城关区外国语学校九年级英语第一学期期末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、---Whenthecar?---Iamnotsure.A．did,inventB．was,inventedC．does,inventD．in,invented2、BythetimeIgotup,mymother________thebreakfastwell.A．hascookedB．cookedC．havecookedD．hadcooked3、It’shumorous_______youtotellfunnyjokestothose_______teenagers.A．of；lonelyB．of；aloneC．for；aloneD．for；lonely4、—Thelifewewereusedtogreatlysince2009.—That'strue.Itischangingforthebetterallthetime.A．changeB．changingC．haschangedD．havechanged5、—Doyoustillplaybasketball?—Oh.no.I________itforthepasttwoyears.A．haven’tplayedB．didn’tplayC．won'tplayD．hadn’tplayed6、——IwanttomeetHelen,couldyoutellme________whereshelives？——Ofcourse.A．graduallyB．obviouslyC．actuallyD．exactly7、_____therewasnoobviousevidence,mostpeopledidn’tthinkhewasguiltyoftherobbery.A．When B．While C．Since D．As8、________amazingmusic!TanDunmadeitjustbycontrollingthespeedofwaterflow.A．HowB．HowanC．WhatD．Whatan9、–________isitfromourschooltoNianhuaBay?–About40minutesbycoach.Wannago?A．Howlong B．Howfar C．Howsoon D．Howmuch10、——Myfathersayswewon'tgoonatriptoShanghaiDisneyland.——__________Youarelookingforwardtoit.A．Enjoyyourselves! B．Nevermind.C．Whatapity! D．Don'tworryaboutit.Ⅱ.完形填空11、Ihadnevernoticedher.Shewasnotthekindofgirlwhocoulddrawattention.Shewasnottall1lookedordinary.Inclass,shelikedsittingattheback,readingorwritingnotes.OnedayIaskedher2aloudthetext.WhenIheardherstandard（标准）AmericanEnglish,Ilookedatherwithneweyes.AndIrememberedhername—Kelly.Lateron,theNationalCollegeSpeechCompetitionwouldbeheld.Onestudentinourschool3toattend.Ithoughtitoverandfilledinhername.Kellypractised4forthecompetition.However,Iwasalittleworried5shewasalwaystooquiet.Couldshereally6wellinthecompetition?7thenightofthecompetition,Isatinthefrontrowofthehallveryearly.Itoldhertotakeiteasy.Herfaceturnedredandshesaidnothing8seemedthatshewasreallynervous.Ifeltupset,butIjustpattedheron9shoulderandlethergotodrawlots（抽签）.Asaresult,shedrewNo.9whileNo.8wasaboywhowasverygoodatgivingspeeches.Sureenough,No.8wasvery10Thewholeaudiencemadeawarmapplause.Whilethey11abouthisspeechwithexcitement,Kellyappearedonthestage.Iwithnocouragetolookather.Itwasher12timetogoupthestage,soIcouldn’tbeangrywithherforanysmallmistakes.Butatthatmoment,Ifound13Iwassoafraidofherfailure（失败）.Thestrongspotlightandlargehallmade14sosmallthatnobodyseemedtonoticeshehadbeenonthestage.Ifelthopeless.Butthemomentthatsurprisedmecame.Iclearlyheardavoice,averyloudvoice,“Now,pleasefocusonme.”Threetimesinall,louderandlouder.Thewholeaudiencefellsilent.Icouldhardlybelievethatloudvoicecamefromthegirl,whowasusuallysoft-voicedanddidn’tcatchattentionatall.Shegaveaperfectspeech.IthinkIwillneverforgetthistouchinglesson15mystudenttaughtme—neverunderestimate（低估）thepowerofthesilentpeople.1．A．orB．butC．aswellD．and2．A．readB．readingC．toreadD．toreading3．A．allowB．allowedC．wasallowedD．allows4．A．hardB．hardlyC．harderD．hardest5．A．thoughB．becauseC．whenD．if6．A．didB．bedoneC．doD．doing7．A．InB．AtC．ByD．on8．A．ThatB．ThisC．It'sD．It9．A．anB．aC．不填D．the10．A．successB．successfulC．succeedD．successfully11．A．talkedB．wouldtalkC．aswellD．weretalking12．A．oneB．theoneC．firstD．thefirst13．A．whenB．thatC．whyD．what14．A．sheB．herC．herselfD．hers15．A．whichB．whoseC．whatD．whoⅢ.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、IfyouwanttovisitPingdingshanMuseum,itisnecessaryforyoutoknowthefollowingrules:l.Openinghours:9:00-17:00fromTuesdaytoSundayandclosedeveryMonday.Noadmittance(进入)after16:00.2.IDcards:VisitorsarerequiredtopresentvalidIDs,suchasIDcard,military's&police'scard,student'scard,driver'slicense.etc.3,Safety:Childrenunder5agesaresuggestednottoaccess,seniorcitizensandthedisabledshouldbeaccompaniedbytheirrelatives;Visitorsarenotallowedtoenterthemuseumwithdangerousoruncivil(不文明的)articleslikecontrolledknives,inflammables(易燃的),explosives(易爆的),toys,pets.etc.4.Becivilized:Thosewhoaredisheveled(凌乱的)orundertheinfluenceofalcoholarenotadmitted;Makingnoise,spitting,littering,smokingordiningareprohibitedinthemuseum,touchingculturalrelicsandtakingphotoswithflashlightortripod(三脚架)arealsoprohibited.5,Beorderly:Visitorsshouldobeytheguidanceofthestaffinordertoavoidblockinginthepassageway.6.Reservation:Groupvisitorspleasemakethereservations7daysinadvance.7.Free:Thebasicexhibitionsinthemuseumarefreetothepublicallthetime.1．Mariacanvisitthemuseumeverydaybut.A．MondayB．TuesdayC．SaturdayD．Sunday2．IfJimwantstovisitthemuseum,hecanonlytakewithhim.A．petsB．notebooksC．toysD．matches3．LiHuadoesn'thaveajob,sohecantakehistovisitthemuseum.A．policecardB．studentcardC．militarycardD．IDcard4．1ftherearetoomanyvisitorsinthemuseum,weshouldaccordingtothenotice.A．shoutB．followthestaff'sobeyC．befreetovisitD．beallowedtohavemealsinthemuseum5．Inthenotice,is/areNOTmentioned.A．safetyB．litteringC．staff'srulesD．openinghoursB14、Nowadaysthereseemstobeanappforeverything.Andmobileappshavebeenapartofourlife.Thefollowingappsarepartofthemostpopularapps.Ctripcanbethebesthelperwhenyoufeelithardtobuythetrainorairlinetickets.Youcanbuyticketsanywhereatanytime.XimalayaReadinghasmillionsofbooksincludingpoems,shortstories,novelsandevenfairytalesforchildren.What’sspecialaboutitisthatyoucanuseittodownloadbookrecordingthatcanbelistenedto.Ithasmorethan1millionvaluableresources.BabyBusisaverygoodfriendforchildrenunderthreeyearsold.Kidscanlearntospeak,understandnumbersanddrawpictureswiththehelpofthisapp.WorldHeromayhelplearnmoreEnglishwordswhileyou’replayinggames,soifyouhaveproblemsrememberingthenewwordswhenyoulearnEnglish,useit!WorldofTanksBlitz（坦克世界）,afree-to-playonlinegameswithover40milliondownloads,bringquick-firetankfights.“Alotoftanks,alotofpeopleandalotoffun.”Itwillbethebestchoicetokillyourtime.1．Ctripisausefulappfor_________.A．playinggames B．learningEnglish C．bookingtickets D．drawingpictures2．YoucanNOTknowabout________fromXimalayaReading.A．poems B．novels C．news D．fairytales3．Torememberwordsinafunway,_______isagoodchoice.A．Ctrip B．WorldHero C．BabyBus D．WorldofTanksBlitz4．WorldofTankBlitzhas_______downloadsanditfitsinpeople’sfreetime.A．morethan40millionB．lessthan1millionC．morethan1millionD．lessthan40million5．Accordingtotheinformationabove,____________.A．wecanbuyticketsfromCtriponlyinthedaytimeB．wehavetopaysomemoneyforWorldofTanksBlitzC．wecan’tuseXimalayaReadingtodownloadbookrecordingD．Peter,a2-year-oldboy,canlearntodrawpictureswiththehelpofBabyBusC15、ItwasDecemberandthesnowwasfallingquietlyoutside.ThefourMarchsistersweresittingaroundthefireinthelivingroom.Theywereknitting(织)socksforsoldiers(士兵).Therewasawarandeveryonehadtohelp.Megwastheoldestofthefoursisters.Shewassixteen.Shewasveryprettyandshelovedprettyclothes.Jowasfifteen.Shewasverytallandthin.ShewasdifferentfromMeg.Shedidn'tcareaboutdressesorhairstyles.Shewasatomboy(假小子).Bethwasthirteen.Shewasveryshyandquietandsheseemedtoliveinahappyworldofherown.Theyoungest,Amy,lookedlikeasnowprincesswithherblueeyes.Shelovedbeautifulthingsandshewasalittlevain(虚荣的)?Shealsothoughtthatshewasaveryimportantperson."Christmasisn'tChristmaswithoutanypresents,"Josaidsadly."Ihatebeingpoor!"Megsaid,lookingatherolddress."Somegirlshavelotsofnicethings,andothergirlshavenothingatall,"saidAmy."Idon'tthinkit'sfair!""Butwe'vegotFatherandMother,andeachother,"saidBeth.Thefoursisterslookedhappyforamomentwhentheyrememberedthis."Butwehaven'tgotFather,"saidJo.Theirsmilessuddenlydisappeared.MrMarchwasfarawaywiththesoldiers."Mothersaysourmenaresuffering(受苦)andwemustn'tspendmoneyforpleasure,"Megsaid."That'swhywecan'thavepresentsthisyear.""Well,eachofushasadollartospend,"saidJo."Whatcanthearmydowithfourdollars?Nothing!Idon'texpectanythingfromMotherbutI'dliketobuyabookformyself!"Jolovedreading."Iwanttospendmineonsomenewmusic,"saidBeth.Sheplayedthepianoandshelovedsinging."I'mgoingtobuyaboxofdrawingpencils.Ireallyneedthem!"saidAmy.Shewantedtobeanartist."Motherdidn'tsayanythingaboutspendingourownmoney,"criedJo."Weworkhardforitsolet'sbuywhatwewantandhavealittlefun."Itwastrue.Thetwooldersistershadjobs.MegworkedasateacherfortheKingfamilyandJolookedafterAuntMarch,theirfather'srich,bad-tempered(坏脾气的)oldaunt.BethandAmyhelpedwiththehousework.1．WhatwasJo'shobby?A．Knitting. B．Singing. C．Drawing. D．Reading.2．Onasnowyday,theMarchsistersare.A．complainingabouthavingnomoneyforChristmaspresentsB．talkingaboutwhatpresentstheywillbuywithsomemoneyC．expectingsomeniceChristmaspresentsfromtheirparentsD．talkingaboutwhatjobstheywillhavetomakemoremoney3．Thepassageisprobablyfrom.A．apoem B．aguide C．anovel D．anadvertisementD16、AftertheSpringFestival，Ifoundsomeofmymom'sdailyhabitshavechanged．Hercookingwaywasdifferent．Vegetablesthathadbeencookedcrisply（脆）becameverytenderandsoft．Fishthathadbeenfried（煎炸的）becamesoup．Heroldshredded（切成细条的）potatoturnedintodicedpotato．．．Feelingstrange，DadandIaskedMomthereasonforthechange．Butallshesaidwas，"Justtryingadifferenttaste．"Thenshewassilent．Butitwasn'tjusthercookingway．____Afterdinner，insteadofwatchingfilmsonTVasusual，shewouldputonhernewly-boughtsportsclothesandaskedDadtogooutforawalk．Aftertheycamebackhome，Momwouldloseherselfinmagazinesornewspapersabouthealthcare．Momalmostnevergetssick．Whywasshesuddenlyinterestedinmedicine?Icouldn'tunderstandher"abnormal"behavior．ThenonedayIcameacrosshermicroblog（博客）．"WhilevisitingmyparentsduringtheSpringFestival，Isuddenlyrealizedthattheyareintheir70snow，"mymornhadwritten．"Theymoveslowlyanditishardforthemtodothehousework．Ishouldvisitthemmoreoften．．．""Somecookingshouldbechangedtokeepthemhealthy．Theylikefishsoup，dicedpotato，tenderandsoftvegetables．．．""Imustalsokeepfitbydoingphysicalexercise．Ifmyparentsaretooweaktomovearound，Icanbestrongenoughtotakecareofthem．WhenIamold，mysoncanalsopaylessattentiontotakingcareofme．．．"WhenIreadthis，Ifeltverysorry．IusedtocomplainthatMomdidn'tunderstandmeandcouldn'tgivemeeverythingIwanted．Ialwaysthoughttherewasawidegap（沟）betweenus．ButnowIcompletelyunderstandher．Howgreatsheis!Shealwaysthinksofothersbeforeherself．Everythingshedoesistohelpthepeoplesheloveslivebetterlives．Howunselfishherloveis!1．（小题1）WhichofthefollowingcanbeputintotheunderlinedpartinParagraph3?A．Momalsochangedotherhabits．B．Momdidn'twanttodoanythingelse．C．Mombegantotakeinterestinsports．D．Morncomplainedshewasverytired．2．（小题2）Whydidmomchangehercookingway?A．Becauseshewantedtotryadifferenttaste．B．Becauseshewasn'tinterestedincookinganymore．C．Becauseshewassuddenlyinterestedinmedicine．D．Becauseshetriedtofindacookingwaysuitableforherparents．3．（小题3）Thewritertalksaboutthestorymainlytoshowthat____．A．MornhaschangedherdailyhabitsB．Mom'slovecanbegreatandselflessC．awidegapbetweenMornandmeD．theimportanceofMom'scookingwayE17、Differentcountrieshavedifferenteatinghabits.Thereisasaying“Eatgoodthingsforbreakfast,eatabigmealforlunch,buteatlessatdinner.”inChina.ManyAmericansagreethatoneshouldstartthedaywithagoodbreakfast,buttheirideasaboutlunchanddinneraredifferent.MostAmericansonlygivethemselvesashorttimeforlunchbecausetheyhavenotsomuchlongtimetohavearestatnoon.Sotheyeatasmalllunch.Afterworktheywillhavemoretimetoeatabigdinner.Alsoaquietdinnerathomewithallthefamilytalkingabouttheirdayisawaytotakeagoodrestafteralong,harddayofwork.Eatingatrestaurantsisalsodifferent.InChina,peopleliketotalkandlaughwhileeating.Veryoftenyoucanhearpeopletalkingandlaughingloudly,andtheyjusthavingagoodtime.InAmericaitisnotlikethis.Theywantaquietplacewheretheycaneatagoodmealfarawayfromthenoisesoftheoutsideworld．Ifsomeoneistalkingtooloudly,themanageroftherestaurantwilllookathimorherangrily.Ifsomepeoplearetalkingtooloudly,themanageroftherestaurantmaycomeoutandaskthemtobequiet.1．ChineseandAmericanshavethesameideaon.A．breakfastB．lunchC．dinnerD．lunchanddinner2．Whydon’tAmericanseatabiglunchatnoon?A．BecausethatisAmericanstradition.B．Becausetheyeattoomuchinthemorning.C．BecauseAmericans’lunchissmall.D．Becausetheyhavenotenoughtime.3．IfsomepeoplearetalkingloudlyinaChineserestaurant,whatwillhappen?A．ThemanageroftherestaurantwilllookatthemangrilyB．Theywillhaveagoodtime.C．Themanageroftherestaurantmaycomeoutandaskthemtobequiet.D．Theywilltellotherstobequiet.4．Fromthepassageweknowthat________________.A．ChineselikeeatingbreakfastB．Americansdon’tlikeeatinglunchC．AmericanrestaurantareoftenquietD．ChineserestaurantsarebetterthanAmericanones5．Thebesttitleofthepassageis___________.A．Differenteatinghabits.B．Americaneatinghabits.C．HowtoeatwellD．whatisgoodeatinghabits.F18、Oncetherewassomethingwrongwithamachineinafactory.TheworkerscoulddonothingbutturntoaGermanengineerforhelp,whodrewalineonitandthensaid,“Takeoffthepartwherethelineisandchangeitforanewone.”Themachine,withanewlineon,beganrunningwellagain.Theengineerthenaskedfor$30,000forwhathehaddone.Thefollowingwerewhathewroteonabill,“Thenewpartonlycostsonedollar,andknowingwheretheproblemwiththemachineiscosts$29,999.”Onedollarforchanginganewpartsoundsreasonable（有道理的）butthe$29,999isexactlythevalue（价值）ofwisdom（智慧）andknowledge.1．ThefactoryturnedtotheGermanengineerbecause_______.A．hehadnothingtodointhefac