2023-2024学年陕西省榆林市横山区第二中学九年级英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析

2023-2024学年陕西省榆林市横山区第二中学九年级英语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、—GreenBookisonnow.Wouldyouliketogotothecinemawithme?—No.thanks.Iittwice.A．see B．saw C．haveseen D．willsee2、Mymothergetsupearly____themorningeveryday.Butshegotuplate____themorningofMarch15th.A．on;in B．in;onC．in;in D．on;on3、Jeffis___hard-workingboyandhegotgoodgradesat___endofthisterm.A．an;/ B．a;the C．a;an D．an:the4、—MyparentsarecrazyaboutRunningMan．Howaboutyourparents？—_______mydad_______mymomlikesit，ButtheypreferOdetoJoy（欢乐颂）A．Notonly；butalsoB．Both；andC．Either；orD．Neither；nor5、—Mr.Smith,youriWatchlookssocool.—Thankyou.Ithelpsmealot.Ithinkitisvery____.A．personal B．practical C．artistic6、---Youmustbethirstyafteralongwalk.Wouldyoulikesome______?---Yes,please.Thanksalot.A．water B．bread C．food D．hamburgers7、Thegirl________anEnglishsonginthenextroomisTom’ssister.A．whoissinging B．issinging C．sang D．wassinging8、—WhatdoesyournewEnglishteacherlooklike?—Sheisaprettylady________longhair.A．ofB．forC．with9、Youthinkallthetrainingmeaningless,butI’mahundredpercentsurelateryou’llthankyourselffordoingit.A．shall B．should C．need D．may10、Oneofthewondersofthe_____worldisthepyramidsinEgypt.A．crowded B．natural C．ancient D．modernⅡ.完形填空11、第二节词语填空Ayoungboywasthirstyforsuccess.Forhim,winningwas1.Oneday,theboywaspreparinghimselfforarunningcompetitioninhissmallvillage.Hewasto2withtwootheryoungboys.Alargecrowdgathered(聚集)theretowatch,includingawiseoldman.Theracebegan.Withhisstrengthandpower,theboy3tookthelead.Thecrowdcheeredandwaved.Thelittleboyfelt4andimportant.However,thewisemanremainedstillandcalm(平静的).“Anotherrace,anotherrace!”shoutedthelittleboy.Thewiseoldmansteppedforwardandpresentedthelittleboywithtwonewrunners:anoldladyanda5man.Theracestartedandtheboywastheonlyonetocrossthefinishline.Thelittleboyraisedhisarmshappily.Thecrowd,6,wassilent.“Whydon’tpeoplecheerformysuccess?”theboyaskedthewiseman.“Raceagain,”saidthewiseman.“Thistime,allthreeofyoufinishtogether.”Thelittleboythoughtalittle,stood7theblindmanandtheoldlady,andthentookthembythehand.Theracebeganandthelittleboywalked8tothefinishinglineandcrossedit.Thecrowdcheeredandwaved.Thewisemansmiled,too.“Whichoneof9isthecrowdcheeringfor?”askedthelittleboy.“Forthisrace,youhavewon10thaninanyotherraceyou’veeverrunbefore,”saidthewiseman.“Forthisrace,thecrowdcheerednotforanywinner!”1．A．something B．anything C．everything2．A．compete B．compare C．complete3．A．hardly B．carefully C．easily4．A．embarrassed B．proud C．surprised5．A．young B．weak C．blind6．A．however B．besides C．then7．A．behind B．among C．between8．A．quickly B．slowly C．quietly9．A．them B．you C．us10．A．less B．more C．muchⅢ.语法填空12、根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填入一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。每空一词，含缩略词。Warmweatherandsunnydaysmeanit’sabarbecue(烧烤)seasonintheUS.Thesedays,1．peoplesaythey’regoingtoabarbecue,theyusually2．thatthey’regoingtocookthefoodoveragrill(烤架)outdoors.Popularbarbecuefoodsincludehamburgers,hotdogs,andvegetables.Barbecuefanssaythatthisisnotrealbarbecue;it’sjustgrilling.Truebarbecue,whichisalso3．BBQ,isanAmericantradition(传统)thatisasoldasthecountryitself.Barbecuereferstomeatthatiscookedforaverylongtime(sometimesaslongas24hours)overlowheatfromawoodfire.Thesmelloftheburningwoodaddsflavor（味道）4．themeat,whichbecomessoftasitcooks.DifferentpartsoftheUShavedifferent5．ofmakingbarbecue.InTexas,peopleoftenusebeef.InNorthandSouthCarolina,porkisthemostcommon.InKansasCity,porkribs(猪肋排)arethefavorite.Eachregion(地区)saysthatitsownbarbecueisthe6．.Therearebarbecuecompetitionseveryyear,andevenmagazinesabouttheartofmakinggreatbarbecue.MostAmericansdon’thavethetimeorpatiencetodigahole,fillitwithspecialwood,lightafireand7．cookmeatcarefullyoveritalldayandnight.Sowhentheywantarealbarbecue,theygotorestaurantsthatdothehardworkforthem.Forthosewhowanttohave8．own,easybarbecues,there’salwaysgrilling.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Onlyhumansspeakusingwords.Butallkindsintheanimalworldcancommunicateinonewayoranother.Maybeyouhaveheardaboutthewaybeesdancearoundtosendmessagestoeachotherandthewaydogsbarkindifferentwaystogivewarnings,tobefriendlyortobeplayful.Butdidyouknowaboutinfrasoniccommunicationusedbyelephants?Thisishowitworks:Humanshearlowsoundslikethunderrumblinginthesky.Butwedon’thearsoundslowerthanthis.However,animalssuchaselephantsandhipposcanhearmuchlowersoundsthanhumanscan.Andwhat’smore,theycanmakethoselowsoundsaswell,andtheyusethemtocommunicatewitheachother.Thisisknownasinfrasound.Theamazingthingaboutinfrasoundisthatittravelsoverseveralkilometers.Higher-levelsoundsliketheonepeoplecanhear,don’ttravelwellthroughwalls,leaves,treesandsoon,whichiswhywecan’thearsoundsfrommorethan100metersaway.Butinfrasoundismuchstrongerandthingslikegrassandtreeshavenoinfluenceonit.Therefore,itcantravelmuchfurther.Elephantscanhearinfrasoniccallsfromfourkilometersaway!Therehavebeenreportsofpeoplewatchinggroupsofelephantsfeedingorrestingandthentheelephantssuddenlyallstoppedwhattheyweredoingfornoreasonatall.Theyobviouslyheardawarningcallfromalongwayaway,butthepeopledidn’thearasound.Inplaceslikeazooorwildlifeparkwhereyoucangetnearertoanimals,itisabiteasiertosensewheninfrasonicsoundsaremade.Whenyoustandnearmotherelephantswiththeirbabiesinazoo,youmaynoticeaslightrumblingintheaireveryfewminutes—notloudorstrong,butclearlynoticed.Thisisinfrasoniccommunication—themotherelephants“talking”totheirbabies.1．WhydoesthewritermentionbeesanddogsinParagraph1?A．Becausetheyuseinfrasoniccommunication.B．Becausetheycommunicateliketheelephants.C．Becausetheyareexamplesofanimalcommunication.D．Becausepeoplewanttolearnhowtheycommunicate.2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabout‘infrasound’?A．Humanscanhearinfrasoundeasily.B．Ittravelsnearlyseveralkilometers.C．Itsoundslowbutcan’ttravelveryfar.D．Ittravelswellthroughwalls,leavesandsoon.3．Inplaceslikezoos,________.A．elephantsdon’tneedtomakeinfrasonicsoundsB．itiseasierforelephantstomakeinfrasonicsoundsC．motherelephantsdon’tletpeoplestandneartheirbabiesD．humanscaneasilysenseinfrasonicsoundswhentheyaremade4．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TalkingtohumansB．TalkingtoanimalsC．PlayingwithhumansD．PlayingwithelephantsB14、Inmostspace-themedfilms,wheneverEarthfacesadisaster,thesolutionisalwaysrunningawayfromtheplanetinspaceship.ButthelatestChinesesci-fimovie,TheWanderingEarth,offersadifferentidea.ThemovieisbasedonashortstorybyChinesesci-fiwriterLiuCixin.Inthefilm,Earthisindangerofbeingdestroyedbythedyingsun.Halfofourplanet’spopulationisalreadydeadandbigcitiessuchasBeijingandShanghaiaredestroyed.TosavetheEarth,thewholeworldworkstogetherandcomesupwithaplan:Movethewholeplanettoasafeplace.InsteadofrunningawayfromEarth,thistimewe’retakingitwithus.Earthgoeswhereverhumansgo,becauseit’sourhome.ThatmakesTheWanderingEarthdifferentforHollywood-stylespacefilms.AndthemakersofthefilmmayhavechosenthebesttimetotellitsChinesesci-fistory.ThefilmwasshownonFeb.5,thefirstdayofChineseNewYear.Tiwasatimewhenmanypeoplehadjustmadethehardjourneybacktotheirhometowns.“WhatisChinesesci-fi?”GuoFan,thefilm’sdirector,saidinaninterview.“Chinesesci-ficanreallyexpressourcultureandspirit.Ifwecan’tdothat,we’rejustcopyingandtellingthesameAmericanstories.”Ithinkthisisagreatmovie.Whenfacingadisaster,peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldworktogethertosaveoutplanet.Iwasactuallymovedtotearsbyit.Itisamovieyoucan’tmiss.1．InthelatestChinesesci-fimovie,_____willdestroyourplanetA．Earth B．humans C．aliens D．thesun2．WhothinksoftheplanstomovetheEarthinthefilm?A．LiuCixin B．Thewholeworld C．Chinese D．GuoFan3．Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat______A．Chinesesci-fimoviearethesameasHollywood-stylespacefilmsB．TheWanderingEarthtellsusastoryaboutasuperhero.C．ThewriterlovesTheWanderingEarthbecauseit’saninterestingChinesemovieD．TheWanderingEarthexpressesthespiritofChinesepeople.C15、Whetheryoulikeitornot,yourparentsareresponsibleforyou,atleastuntilyou’reoutofhighschool.Butdoesitfeellikeyourparentsarestressingyououtwiththeirlove?Doyouoftenfightwiththem?HuMuqing,16,ofShenyang,complainsthathisparentsonlycareabouthisgradesandnothisotherneeds.HeandhisparentsfightthemostaboutthetimehespendswatchingTVandontheInternet.TheShenyangteenagersaid,“TheythinkIshouldconcentrateonmyworkbecauseI’minmiddleschool.However,Ineedtobeabletorelax.MostofmyfriendscanwatchTVandsurftheWebalot.Sometimesit’shardtotalktothem.”Aftersomenegotiations(商谈),HuhasbeenallowedtowatchTVfor15to20minuteseverynight,buthasbeentoldtokeepawayfromthecomputer.ShenYing,17,ofJianyang,SichuanProvince,feelsshehasgrownupnow.Soshewantsmorerespect(尊重)fromherparents.“Myfathershoutedatmewhenhe’sinabadmood.Hedoesn’tlistentome,butinsteadactslike,‘I’mtheboss’!”saidtheteenager“I’dlikemyparentstotreatmelikeafriendandunderstandthatrespectisatwo-waystreet.”LuYiting,15,ofShantou,hasadifferentproblemwithherparents.Theythinkshespendstoomuchtimewithherfriendsandisfallingintobadcompany.“Iwanttrust(信任)frommyparents,”Lusaid.It’stheagewhenteenagersarebecomingmoreindependent,buttheirparentscareverymuchabouttheirkids’futures,saidSunYunxiao,aseniorresearcherattheChinaYouthandChildrenResearchCenter.Sunsuggeststhatteenagersshouldlearntocommunicatewiththeirparentseffectively.“Findtherighttimeforatalk.OnMother’sDayorFather’sDay,say‘Thankyou’toyourparentsorgivethemasmallgiftwithalettersotheycangetinsideyourheadalittle,”headvised.Sunalsobelievesthatteenagershavetoworktogettrustandrespectfromtheirparents.“Youneedtomakesuretheyknowthatyou’renotgoingtoscrewup(搞砸)yourexamsorletthemdown.Letthemknowthatyouwanttodowell,andthatyouwilldowell”hesaid.1．HuMuqing__________.A．isateenagerfromShandongProvince B．alwaysfightswithhisclassmatesC．canwatchTVforashorttimeeverynight D．hasbeenallowedtosurftheInternet2．Thesentence“Respectisatwo-waystreet.”means__________.A．peopleshouldrespecteachother B．peoplemustrespectothersinastreetC．therearetwosidesinastreet D．peopleshouldobeytherulesinastreet3．What’sLuYiting’sproblemwithherparents?A．HerparentsthinkshespendstoomuchtimewatchingTV.B．Herparentsthinkshespendstoomuchtimewithherfriends.C．Herparentsalwaysshoutatheranddon’trespecther.D．Herparentsdon’twanthertoworkinabigcompany.4．WhichofthefollowingisnotMr.SunYunxiao’ssuggestion?A．Teenagersshouldlearntocommunicatewiththeirparents.B．Teenagersshouldn’ttelltheirparentswhentheyfailexams.C．Teenagersshouldtalkwiththeirparentsatapropertime.D．Teenagersshouldworkveryhardtodowellintheirstudy.5．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Parentscaretoomuchabouttheirchildren’sgrades.B．Threeteenagersandtheirproblemswiththeirparents.C．Parentsarestressingtheirchildrenoutwiththeirlove.D．Problemsbetweenparentsandchildrenandhowtodealwiththem.D16、TeaisanimportantpartofChinesetradition.TeahasverycloserelationshiptoChineseculture.ItissaidthatChineseteawasdiscoveredbyKingShenNong.Peoplesaythathelived5,000yearsago.Onesummerday,whilehewasvisitingafarawaypartofhiscountry,hefeltverythirsty.Theservantsbegantomakewaterhotenoughtoturnintogasforhimtodrink.Driedleavesfromanearplantfellintothewater.Thekingdranksome,andfounditcouldmakehimfeellesstired.Alsoasascientist,ShenNongwasinterestedinthenewdrink.Andso,teawascreatedin2737BC．Drinkingteahasmanyadvantages.Itmakespeoplefeellesstired,clearsheatinsidethehumanbodyandhelpspeopleloseweight.Asyouaddacupofteatoyourdailylife,pleasecheckthefollowinghelpfuladvice.Drinkithot.Teaoxidizes(氧化)quickly,soitissuggestedthatyoudrinkithot.Donotdrinktoomuchstrongtea.Itwillprobablybeharmfultoyourstomachandmakeyoufeelsickifyoumaketheteatoostrong.Thebesttimetodrinkteaisbetweenmeals.Itmaynotmakeyouhaveastrongwishtoeatwhenyourstomachisfull.Donotdrinkwithmedicine.Itmaychangethemedicalresult.Youcandrinkteatwohoursafteryoutakemedicine.Greenteaisthebestchoiceforofficeworkers.Why?Becausegreenteahelpsstopthebadresultofthecomputer.1．DrinkingteahaslotsofadvantagesEXCEPT______.A．helpingyouloseweightB．lettingyoufeellesstiredC．havingastrongwishforfoodD．clearingheatinsideyourbody2．Mr.Brownisacomputerprogrammer(程序设计员).He’dbetterdrink_______.A．GreenteaB．blackteaC．strongteaD．coffeewithmilk3．Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthepassage?A．Don’tdrinktoomuchstrongtea.B．Notallofficeworkersdrinkgreentea.C．TeaisconnectedwithChinesecultureclosely.D．KingShenNonglovedcreatingnewthings.4．Thepassageismainlywrittento______.A．letusknowteawasdiscoveredB．givesomeadviceaboutdrinkingteaC．tellpeoplethehistoryofteaD．advisepeopletodrinkgreenteaE17、WhenIwasakidinMinnesota,watermelonwasexpensive.Oneofmyfather′sfriends,Bernie,wasarichbusinessmanwhoownedalargestoreinSt.Paul.Everysummer,whenthefirstwatermelonsarrived,Berniewouldcall.DadandIwouldgotoBernie′splace.We′dsitontheedgeofthedock(码头),feetdangling(摇晃),andgotreadyforabigmeal.Berniewouldtakehisknife,cutourfirstwatermelon,handusbothabigpieceandsitdownnexttous.Thenwe′dburyourfacesinwatermelon,eatingonlytheheart—thereddest,juiciest,firmest,sweetest,mostseed-freepart—andthrowawaytherest.Berniewasmyfather′sideaofarichman.Ialwaysthoughtitwasbecausehewassuchasuccessfulbusinessman.Yearslater,IrealizedthatitwasnotBernie′swealthitselfbuthiswayofdealingwithitthatmyfatherliked.Bernieknewhowtostopworking,gettogetherwithfriendsandeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.WhatIlearnedfromBernieisthatbeingrichisastateofmind.Someofus,nomatterhowmuchmoneywehave,willneverbefreeenoughtoeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.Ifyoudon′ttakethetimetodangleyourfeetoverthedockandenjoylife′ssmallpleasure,yourworkisprobablyhurtingyourlife.Formanyyears,IforgotthatlessonI′dlearnedasakidontheloadingdock.IwastoobusymakingallthemoneyIcould.Well,I′verelearnedit.IhopeIhavetimelefttoenjoythesuccessofothersandtotakepleasureintheday.That′stheheartofthewatermelon.Ihavelearnedagaintothrowtherestaway.1．Inthesecondparagraph,thewriterandhisfatherwerefeeling________.A．relaxed B．worried C．hungry D．proud2．Intheeyesofthewriter′sfather,Bernie__________.A．wasjustarichbusinessman B．workedhardallthetimeC．livedarichbuthealthylife D．knewhowtomakemoney3．Theunderlinedpart“theheartofthewatermelon”inthelastparagraphrefersto____________.A．thebestpartofthewatermelon B．thewriter′sbusylifeC．thewriter′sdecisionofmakingmoney D．thewriter′shopeofenjoyinglife4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Onehastoworkhardtoreachhisgoal. B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Watermelonisthehealthiestfruit. D．Oneshouldkeepwork-lifebalance.F18、Billwasaboyof15.Hisparentswenttogambling(赌博)dayandnight.Nobodycaredabouthim.Healwaysfailedinhisexams.Sohisteachersdidn'tlikehim,nordidhisclassmatesplaywithhim.Billoftensleptinclassbecausehisheartwasnotinschool.Healmostgavehimselfup.Oneday,MissJones,anewteacher,cametoBill'sclass.Shewasasmiling,beautifulwoman.Billwasinlove!Forthefirsttimeinhisyounglife,hecouldn'ttakehiseyesoffhisteachers;yet,stillhefailed.ItwasMissJones'class.Shewasaskingaquestion."I'dlikethesmartestboytoanswermyquestion."Thenshesaidloudly,"Bill,please!"Billwassurprised.Andhestoodupwithoutaword."Justtryit!Ibelieveyoucan!"Afterschool,MissJoneshadalongtalkwithBill.Shetoldhimthatshecaredabouthimandbelievedinhim.Billthoughtalotthatevening.Fromthenonhearrivedatschoolontimeeveryday.MissJoneshelpedhimwithhishomeworkintheafternoon.Sheevencookeddeliciousfoodforhim.ShetoldBill,"Nothingisimpossibleifyouputyourheartinit."Later,MissJonesgaveanotherexam.Billdiditwithallhisheart.Hewasveryexcitedtofindthathehadpassedtheexam.NowBilldiscoveredthatnotonlycouldhelearn,buthecoulddoitwell.AchangetookplaceinBill'sheart.Yousee,oneteachersavedoneboy,it'ssimple.1．NobodylookedafterBillbecause_______.A．Hisparentsmovedtoanothercity B．HelivedwithhisgrandmotherC．Hisparentswentgamblingallthetime D．Hewassilent2．Billalwaysfailedintheexamsatfirstbecausehe________.A．wentgambling B．talkedinclassC．didn'tanswerquestions D．almostgavehimselfup3．MissJoneschangedBillby________.A．doinghomeworkforhim B．encouragingandhelpinghimC．givingBillanotherexam D．cookingdeliciousfoodforhim4．Fromthepassagewecanlearn________.A．MissJoneswasalovingandcarefulteacherB．Bill'sparentscaredabouthimverymuchC．MissJoneslovedtoanswerBill'squestionD．Billdidn'tliketoplaywithhisclassmates5．Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Parents'Duty B．ALazyBoy C．ABoy'sChange D．AStrictTeacherⅤ.书面表达19、书面表达(原创)今年春节，很多人加入了抢红包的游戏，但也有人表示担忧。学校英语校刊《英语天地》对此进行调查，假如你是一名校刊小记者，请你就此次调查的结果进行总结，并谈谈你自己的观点。GrabbingredpacketsonlineAgreement1.apopularformofentertainment,bringmorefun2.bringpeoplecloser,makemorefriendsDisagreementspendtoomuchtime.nothaveenoughcommunicationwithfamilymembers,feellonelyYouropinion1.2.提示词：Wechat微信Grabbingredpacketsonline抢红包注意：（1）词数80左右，开