2023-2024学年江苏省宿迁宿豫区四校联考九年级英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析

2023-2024学年江苏省宿迁宿豫区四校联考九年级英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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、Thegirl'sparentshavebeenawayfromthehometown_______nearlytwoyears.Shemissesthemsomuch.A．on B．in C．for D．at2、NeitherAmynorherparents______toAustralia,but_______ofthemknowAustraliancustomsverywell.A．havebeen,all B．havebeen,both C．hasbeen,neither D．hasbeen,none3、EveryoneinmyclassexceptLiuFeiandLinYang______toSanyamorethanonce.Wealllikethebeautifulbeachesthere.A．havebeen B．havegone C．hasbeen D．hasgone4、InFrance,youaresupposedtoputyourbreadonthe__________.A．plate B．table C．desk5、–Doyouknowthreestudentsofourschoolhaveinventedausefulglassescase?--Really?Iamsoproudof_________.A．theyB．theirC．them6、-WhoseCDisit?-MissLeealwayslistenstomusic.Itmustbe________.A．he B．she C．her D．hers7、—Howlonghaveyou________SanyainHainan?—Halfamonth,anditisthemostbeautifulcitythatI’vevisited.A．beenin B．goneto C．beento8、Ourparentsalwaysgiveusmanyusefulsuggestions,however,wesometimescan’tunderstandthem________wegetintotrouble.A．if B．when C．though D．until9、—Jane.Iheartherewillbeanartclubinourschool.—Wonderful!Ican’twaittoit.A．join B．repeat C．forget D．receive10、一Whichwouldyouprefer,orangejuiceorcoffee?一EitherOK,butIprefercoffeemilk.A．are;to B．is;to C．are;with D．is;withⅡ.完形填空11、Didyoufeelitwaswarmerthanbefore?“Therehavebeentwenty-one1wintersinChinasince1986,”saidscientists.“2thepast100years,astheworldtemperaturehasbeenupby0.74°C,thetemperatureinNorthChinahas3°Cinonly50years.”Chinaneedstotakequickactionsto4carbondioxide(二氧化碳)emission(排放)becauseit’sthemainreasonforworldwarming.ThegoodnewsisthatChinahasseentheimportanceofgoing5.Chinasetsthegoalofcuttingenergyuseby20%andpollutionemissionby10%inthe11th6Plan.Hereissomeadviceforyou.Wearingusedclothessuchasyourbrother’s,sister’sordad’soldT-shirtsmeansyou7energy;Anddon’tforget8thelightswhenyouleavearoomandturnoffyourtelevisionandcomputerwhentheyarenot9!Besides,takingabussavesalotofoileveryyear.Alsoopenawindowandtrynottousetheairconditioner(空调).Ifnecessary,setthetemperature10insummerandlowerinwintertosaveenergy;Itisn’tgoodtousepapercups,bagsorboxesinourdailylife.1．A．cool B．hot C．cold D．warm2．A．during B．for C．since D．after3．A．climbed B．went C．arrived D．got4．A．increase B．improve C．cut D．break5．A．yellow B．green C．black D．blue6．A．Five-Year B．Five--Years C．fiveyears D．fiveyear7．A．use B．find C．save D．keep8．A．toturnon B．toturnoff C．toturnup D．toturnover9．A．inuse B．onbusiness C．atpresent D．forfun10．A．stronger B．higher C．taller D．quickerⅢ.语法填空12、Positive(积极的)peopleareusuallyhappy.Theyoftenhavealotoffriends.Whentheyhaveaproblem,theytrytochangetheproblemi1．achance.Theybelievethingsalwaysworkout.Butcanpositivethinkingreallymakesomeone’slifebetter?Manyscientistsarestudyingpositivethinking.Theyarefindingoutsomeveryinterestinginformation.YourHealthTheMayoClinicisafamousmedicalorganizationintheUnitedStates.Itstudiesmanythings,includingpositivethinking.Theirresearchprovesthatpositivethinkinghasmanyadvantages.First,positivethinking2．goodhealth.Positivepeopledon’tworryaboutthebadeventsinlife,sotheystayhealthy.Positivepeopleare3．likelytoexerciseandeathealthyfoods.Becauseofthis,theydon’tusuallygetsickanddon’thavemanyhealthproblems.AtworkDr.MichaelisaprofessorinGermany.Hisresearchshowsthatpositivepeopledowellinjobs.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.Positivepeoplearecreative.Theydon’texpect4．tohelpthemwithproblems.Theysolveproblemsthemselves.Andpositivepeopledon’tgiveup.Theykeeptryingtolearnnewthings.BecomingPositiveInthepast,scientiststhoughtattitude5．changed.Now,manypsychologiststhinkpeoplecanbecomemorepositive.Therearemanydifferentwaystochange.Herearesomeexamples.First,thinkaboutgoodeventsinyourlife.Attheendofaday,ask,“Whatgoodthingshappenedtometoday?”Thinkaboutthesethingsforafewminutes.Second,findinteresting6．todo.Laughatafunnymovieorreadagoodbook.Finally,alwaystrynewthings.Forexample,youcantalktopeopleyoudon’tknoworshopinadifferentstore.Dodifferentthingseveryday.AGoodLifeLifecanbe7．sometimes.Don’tgiveuporbenegative.Takeaction.Thinkaboutthefutureandmakeaplan.Youcanlearntobepositive.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、HowmuchdoyouknowaboutTopCombine(至上励合TC),thepopularboyband?AftertwomonthsoftraininginSouthKorea,thefiveboysarebackwiththeirlatestalbumGrandnessEqualtoHeaven(《齐天大圣》).TheyshowedupinBeijingtopromotetheirnewrecord.Hundredsofteenagersscreamedinexcitementwhentheysawtheiridols.“Iwasblownaway(被……征服)bythisalbum.IknewTCwouldimproveaftergoingtoSouthKorea,butIcouldn'thaveimagineditwouldbesonice,”saidafanaftershelistenedtothealbum.Eachoftheboyshasputsomethingofthemselvesintothenewalbum,fromZhangYuan'ssoftvoicetoMaXueyang'stalentscomposingandwritinglyrics.TheirhitsongGrandnessEqualtoHeavenisacreativemixofmovingrhythmsandtraditionalmusicalinstruments,includingflute(笛子).AteenagefansaysthatTopCombine'snewalbumhelpshimgetthroughallhistests.AlthoughtheytriedtobeChina'sNo1Motivational(励志的)boyband,TopCombine'sdebutinOctober,2008wasnotabigsuccess.Theband'sfirstEPArrivalwasnotimmediatelypopular.Peopleaccusedthebandofbeingunoriginal.TheysaidTCwasjustlikeaSouthKoreanboyband,becausetheirfashionsenseandmusicstyleweresimilartothosebands.Buttheydidn'tgiveup.Nowwiththeirnewalbum,theirhardworklookslikeit'spayingoff.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Whatdoesthepassagetalkabout?A．Alatestalbum.B．AnEP.C．Agirls’rockband.D．Apopularboyband.2．Whichistrueabouttheband?A．TheyhavejustcomebackfromChina.B．TheyareKoreanband.C．TheytriedtobeChina'sNo1Motivationalboyband.D．Theymadeabigsuccessin2008.3．WhichistheirfirstEP?A．TopCombine.B．GrandnessEqualtoHeaven.C．Arrival.D．MotivationalBoy.4．What’sthemeaningof“payoff”inthispassage？A．付款B．回报C．成功D．离开5．Whatcanyoufindoutinthepassage?A．ThefivemembersofthisteamcomefromChina.B．Someteenagersweremovedbytheband’snewalbum.C．ThisbandhasbeentoSouthKoreanfortrainingforabouttwoyears.D．Peopleacceptedthisbandin2008becauseTCwasjustlikeaSouthKoreanboyband.B14、OnenightinApril,CoreySimmonsgotontheNewYorkCitysubway,headingfromManhattanBrooklyntopickuphissonfromtheboy’sgrandmother’s.Simmonsknewheneededtoopenthegreenfolder（文件夹）onhislegs,becauseinsidelayhisson’smathhomeworkthatfatherandsonweresupposedtocompletetogether.Hisson,whowasinthethirdgrade,hadjustfailedatestonfractions（分数）.Simmons,40,wasnevergreatatmath.Herememberedlittleaboutfractions.Heopenedthefolderandstartedonaproblem,butwasn’tsureifhewasdoingitcorrectly.Thatwaswhenamangotonthesubwayandsatnexttohim.“Helookedlikeateacherorsomething,”Simmonsthought.“Helookedlikeheknewsomethingaboutmath.”LikemostNewYorkers,Simmons.Butthistime,hesharedhisproblemwiththestranger.Tohissurprise,themanofferedtohelp.Thetwomentalkedthroughthemanproblems.ThestrangerhelpedSimmonsunderstandthem,sohecouldlaterteachhisson.ThemomentwascapturedbyDeniseWilson,whowasheadinghomefromherjobandsawthepairdoinghomework.Shepostedthephotoonline.“IreallyloveseeingthingslikethisespeciallyinNewYork,”shewrote.“Tobeadad…andputdownhisprideandlearnfromacompletestranger…itwasreallyamovingmoment.”The20-minutesubwaylessongaveSimmonshighhopesthathissonwouldpassthenexttest.“Heisgoingtosurprisehisteacher,”Simmonssaid.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1．WhatdoyouknowaboutCoreyfromthepassage?A．Hewasgoodatmath B．HewasfortyyearsoldC．Hewasafatherofagirl D．HehadachildinGradeTwo2．WhydidCoreyaskthemannexttohisforhelp?A．BecausehewassurethatthemanwasateacherB．BecausetheyoftenmetonthesubwayC．BecausehethoughtthemanknewsomethingaboutmathD．Becausethemantalkedtohimfirst3．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebestfor__?A．didnotoftentakethesubwaytoworkB．didnotlearnmathalotatschoolC．didnotsleepalotonthesubwayD．didnotoftentalktoothersonthesubway4．Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“captured”?A．破坏 B．拍摄 C．输入 D．下载5．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Amovingmomentonthesubway B．DifficultmathproblemsC．Animportantlifelesson D．TwogoodfathersinNewYorkC15、Areyoushy？Ifyouare，youarenotalone.Infact，closeto50percentofpeopleareshy.Almost80percentofpeoplefellshyatsomepointintheirlives.Thesedays，shynessisbecomingmoreandmorecommon.Now，scientistsaretryingtounderstandshyness.Theyhavesomeinterestingideasaboutwhypeopleareshy.Isitpossibletobebornshy？Manyscientistssayyes.Theysay15to20percentofbabiesbehaveshyly.Thesebabiesarealittlequieterandmorewatchfulthanotherbabies.Interestingly，theseshybabiesusuallyhaveshyparents.Asaresult，scientiststhinkthatsomeshynessisgenetic.Familysizemightcausepeopletobeshyaswell.ScientistsatHarvardUniversitystudiedshychildren.Theyfoundthat66percentofthemhadolderbrothersandsisters.Thescientistssaidthatthesechildrenwereoftenbullied（欺负）bytheirolderbrothersandsisters.Asaresult，theybecameshy.Atthesametime，childrenwithnobrothersandsistersmaybeshyaswell.Growingupalone，theyoftenplaybythemselves.Theyarenotabletolearnthesamesocialskillsaschildrenfrombigfamilies.Youmayalsobeshybecauseofwhereyouwereborn.Whenscientistsstudiedshynessindifferentcountries，theyfoundsurprisingdifferences.InJapan，mostpeoplesaidtheywereshy.ButinIsrael，onlyoneofthreepeoplesaidso.Whatexplainsthedifference？OnescientistsaystheJapaneseandIsraelishavedifferentopinionsoffailure.InJapan，whenpeopledonotsucceed，theyfeelbadaboutthemselves.Theyblame（责备）themselvesfortheirfailure.InIsrael，theoppositeistrue.Israelisoftenblamefailureonoutsidereasons，suchasfamily，teachers，friendsorbadluck.InIsrael，freedomofopinionandrisktakingarestronglysupported.ThismaybewhyIsraelisworrylessaboutfailureandarelessshy.Forshypeople，itcanbedifficulttomakefriends，speakinclass，andevengetagoodjob.Butscientistssayyoucangetoveryourshyness.Theysuggesttryingnewthingsandpracticingconversations.Anddon’tforget-ifyouareshy，youarenottheonlyone.1．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？A．Happiness. B．Shyness. C．Kindness. D．Loneliness.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“genetic”inParagraph2probablymean？A．Passeddownfromparents.B．Learnedfromfriends.C．Taughtbyteachers.D．Madeupbybrothers.3．Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage？A．Mostlittlebabiesarebornshyandquiet.B．Ifyouareshynow，youwillbeshyforever.C．Manyshychildrenhaveolderbrothersandsisters.D．MostIsraelipeopleareshyofexpressingopinions.4．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________maycauseshyness.A．genetics，grownupsandbirthplaceB．genetics，familysizeandbirthplaceC．familysize，grownupsandfailureD．genetics，familysizeandfreedom5．Scientistssuggestthatshypeoplecangetovertheshynessby_____________.A．blamingtheirfailureonoutsidereasonsB．tryingnewthingsandpracticingconversationsC．gettingthemselvesawayfromtheirshyparentsD．tryingtounderstandreasonsfortheirshynessD16、Myteenageson__________afterhisfatherdied.Asasingleparent,Itriedtodomybesttotalktohim.ButthemoreItried,themorehepulledaway.Whenhisreportcardarrivedduringhisjunioryear,itsaidthathehadbeenabsent95timesfromclassesandhadsixfallinggradesfortheyear.Inthiscasehewouldnevergraduate.Isenthimtotheschooladviser,andIevenbegged（乞求）him.Nothingworked.OnenightIfeltsopowerlessthatIgotdownonmykneesandbeggedforhelp."PleaseGod,Ican'tdoanythingmoreformyson.I'm___________I'mgivingthewholethinguptoyou."IwasatworkwhenIgotaphonecall.Amanintroducedhimselfastheheadmaster."IwanttotalktoyouaboutKarl'sabsences."Beforehecouldsayanotherword,Ichoked（哽咽）upandallmydisappointment（失望）andsadnessoverKarlcamepouringoutintotheearsofthisstranger."IlovemysonbutIjustdon'tknowwhattodo.I'vetriedeverythingtogetKarltogobacktoschoolandnothinghasworked.It'soutofmyhands."Foramomenttherewassilenceontheotherendoftheline.Theheadmasterseriouslysaid,"Thankyouforyourtime."andhungup.Karl'snextreportcardshowedamarkedimprovementinhisgrades.Finally,hewasevenonthelistofthebeststudentsatschool.Inhisfourthyear,Iattendedaparent-teachermeetingwithKarl.Inoticedthathisteachersweresurprisedatthewayhehadturnedhimselfaround.Afterthemeeting,Karlsaid,"Mum,rememberthatcallfromtheheadmasterlastyear?"Inodded."Thatwasme.IthoughtI'dplayajokebutwhenIheardwhatyousaid,itreallyhitmehowmuchIwashurtingyou.That'swhenIknewIhadtomakeyouproud."1．Bysaying"Karlbecamewithdrawn",thewritermeanstheboychangedcompletelyand_______.A．preferredtostayaloneathomeB．lostinterestinhisstudiesC．refusedtotalktoothersD．begantodislikehismother2．Therewassilenceontheotherendofthelinebecausethespeaker_______.A．wastoomovedtosayanythingtothemotherB．waitedforthemothertofinishspeakingC．didn'twantthemothertoknowwhohewasD．didn'twanttosaytohismother3．Thephrase"attheendofmyrope"means_______inChinese.A．心如刀割B．心意冷C．失魂落魄D．山穷水尽4．Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?A．Beingunderstoodbyparentsisveryimportanttoteenagers.B．Mother'sloveplaysanimportantpartinteenagers'life.C．Schooleducationdoesn'tworkwithoutfullsupportfromparents.D．Childreninsingle-parentfamiliesoftenhaveproblemswiththeirmind.5．Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.A．AlonelyboyB．HowtogetonwithateenagerC．AstudentwhoturnedhimselfaroundD．AjokingphonecallE17、Whydoplantsgrowinsomeplacesandnotinothers?Whydoessomelandhavesomuchgrowingonit，whileotherlandhasalmostnoplantsgrowingonitatall?Togrow，plantsneedseveralthings.Oneiswarmth.Inverycoldplacesalmostnothinggrows.Plantsalsoneedwater.InverydrypartsoftheEarthonlyafewunusualplantscangrow.That'swhydrydeserts(沙漠)everywherearealmostnotcoveredbytreesorgrass.Plantsmustalsohaveaplaceinwhichtoputdowntheirrootsandgrow.Theyfinditdifficulttogrowonhardland.Thetownisbuiltonhardland.Theplantsherehaveonlythesoil(土壤)foundbetweenthecracksofthestonestogrowin.Anotherthingplantsmusthavebeforetheycangrowisfood.Whatwillhappenifwetrytomakethingsgrowonthesandybeach?Afewplants，suchasbeachgrass，willgrowinsand，butmostplantswon't.Eveniftheweatheriswarmenoughandwewatertheplantseachday，manyofthemwilldiebecausethesandonthisbeachhasalmostnoplantfood.1．（小题1）Thepassagecanmostprobablybefoundin.A．asciencebookB．anewspaperC．amagazineD．areport2．（小题2）Plantsneedthingstogrowwellaccordingtothepassage.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five3．（小题3）Thereasonwhymostplantscan’tgrowonthesandybeachisthat.A．thereisn’tenoughsunlightB．thereistoomuchwaterC．itistoocrowdedthereD．ithaslittlefoodforplants4．（小题4）Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Beachgrasscanhardlygrowinsand.B．Plantsneedfoodtohelpthemgrow.C．Plantswantaplacewheretheirflowerscancomeout.D．Drydesertseverywherearealmostcoveredbytreesorgrass.F18、Weallknowthatflighttickets(飞机票)areusuallyexpensiveinpeakseasons(旺季)liketheChristmasholiday.Andit’shardtobuyaticketinthoseseasons.However,whenthepeakseasonsareover,thepriceofflightticketsbecomesmuchlower.Howcanyoubuyaflightticketsuccessfullyatalowerprice?AwebsitecalledGoogleFlightscanhelpyou.GoogleFlightscanhelpyoufindthebestflightsaccordingtoyourneedsandplanyourtripwell.Forexample,ifyouwanttogotoNewYorkinFebruary,youcaninput(输入)yourinformationintothewebsite.ThenitwillshowyoutheexactdayinFebruarywhentheticketpriceisthelowest.Ifyouwanttotravelwithatmost1,000dollarsbutdon’tknowwheretogo,justtellGoogleFlights.Itwilltellyouwhichcityisthemostsuitableforyouandhelpyoumakeplansforyourtrip.GoogleFlightsalsohelpsyoucomparepricesamongdifferentairlines.Itprovidesacalendarwithflightpriceslistedeveryday.What’smore,itsbestflightsbox

cantellyouwhichflightsarethebestcombinations(组合)ofpriceandspeed.Wecansaythatsometimesthisonlinetoolcanbeatoutany

travelagent.Tousethisnewtool,youneedtoprovideyouremailaddress.GoogleFlightswillsendyouemailsaboutpricechangesandtravellingtips.Soifyouplantogooutthesedays,justtellyourneedstoGoogleFlightsandwaitforemails.1．Accordingtothepassage,thepriceofflighttickets_______.A．becomeslowera