2023年-度江西省赣县英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题含解析

2023年——度江西省赣县英语九年级第一学期期末学业水平测试模拟试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、Aboutoftheearthcoveredwithwater,butwehavelessandlessfreshwater.A．three-fourth;are B．three-fourths;isC．three-fourth;are D．three-fourths;are2、—doyouvisityourgrandparents?—Onceamonth.A．Howfar B．Howoften C．Howlong3、—Excuseme,willtheplaneforBeijingwithinanhour?—I’mnotsure.YoucangototheInformationDeskforhelp.A．getoff B．takeoffC．turnoff D．showoff4、Jackisagoodfriend,andheoftencomestoourhomeforavisit.A．ofmyfather B．ofmyfather’s C．formyfather D．withmyfather5、Theschoolbaglookssonice.Isit_______?A．yourB．yoursC．you6、DoyouknowhowmuchMaryallthesebooks?Theyonly200yuan!A．spent;costB．paidfor;spentC．paidfor;costD．cost;spent7、-Whydidhemakeno_______tobeunderstoodorliked?-Hedidn'tcarewhatothersthinkofhim.A．balance B．risk C．reply D．effort8、YourT-shirtissocool.Couldyoutellme________?A．whereyouboughtit B．wheredidyoubuyitC．whereyoubuyit9、Ithink______importanttopreparemorefoodfortomorrow’sparty.A．that B．it C．this D．us10、______mybrother_________myfatherlovesthesciencefictionmovieTheWanderingEarth(流浪地球)alot,bothofthemwanttoseeitagain.A．Both;and. B．Notonly;butalso C．Either;or D．Neither,norⅡ.完形填空11、Girl:Mom,whatwillthefuture1like?Mom:Well,nooneknowswhatthefuturewillbelike.Girl:ButwillIbe2likeyou?WillIbeapilot?Iwantto3intothesky.Mom:You’realreadybeautiful.Andyoushouldstudyhard.Thenyouwillbeapilot.Girl:OK.Imust49harderthen.Mom:Butyoushouldalsorememberthattherewillbebothgoodandbadthingsinlife.Girl:Oh,I’mnot50,Mom,becauseyoucanhelpme!1．A．seem B．be C．is D．are2．A．beautiful B．traditional C．handsome D．funny3．A．bringup B．cutup C．flyup D．getup4．A．paint B．make C．know D．study5．A．scared B．excited C．bored D．tiredⅢ.语法填空12、Howtimeflies!Mythree-yearmiddleschoollifewillbeoversoon.Lookingback,IhavemanymemoriesofmyEnglishstudy.WhenI1．(enter)themiddleschool,IhadsomanydifficultieswithmyEnglish.Iwasnotabletounderstandtheteacherinclass,andIcouldn’tmasterthewordsandphrases.ForatimeIwanted2．(give)itup.3．(late),withthehelpoftheteacherandmyclassmates,Ilistenedtotheteacher4．(care)inclass,keptonreadingEnglisheverydayandspokeasmuchaspossible.StepbystepImadegreatprogressinEnglish.Inaword,onlywhenyoudevelopinterestin5．(study)Englishcanyoulearnitwell.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、ThefirstchocolatewaseatenbypeopleinSouthAmericahundredsyearsago.Inthosedays,thepeopledidn’treallyeatchocolate.Theyusedthecocabean(可可豆)tomakeachocolatedrinkandtheyenjoyeditverymuch.Manyyearslater,thecocabeanwasbroughttoothercountriesandpeoplecametolovethetasteofchocolate.In1824,JohnCadburyopenedasmallshopinBritish.Oneofthethingshesoldwaschocolatedrink.In1831,heopenedafactorytomakechocolatedrink.Hewantedtoencouragepeopletodrinkchocolateinsteadofotherdrinks.Afewyearslater,amancalledJosephFryfoundawaytomakechocolatebars(条状巧克力),andsoforthefirsttimepeoplehadthechancetoeatchocolateinsteadofonlydrinkingit.Butatthattimechocolatewasveryexpensiveandonlytherichpeoplecouldbuyit.Later,asmoreandmorechocolatebarswereproducedandsold,itbecamecheaper.However,atfirstonlyplainchocolate(akindofchocolatewithoutmilkandwithverylittlesugar)wasproducedandsold.Milkchocolatecamelaterandthiswasmadebyaddingmilktothechocolate.ThefirstmilkchocolatebarwasmadeinCadbury’sfactoryin1897.Theirmostfamouschocolate,Cadbury’sMilkBar,wasmadein1905.IthasbeenthemostpopularchocolateinBritainandaroundtheworldforover100years.TheCadburyfactoryisstillinBritainandthechocolateproducedthereiseatenallovertheworld.Everyyear,thousandsofvisitorsvisitthefactoryinordertoseehowchocolateismade.1．Hundredsofyearsago,peoplefirstbegantodrinkchocolatein__________.A．SouthAmerica B．SouthAfricaC．Britain D．Australia2．JohnCadburyopenedafactorytomakechocolatedrinkin________.A．1824 B．1831 C．1897 D．19053．Peoplehadthechancetoeatchocolateinsteadofdrinkingitforthefirsttime_______.A．whenchocolatewascheaper.B．whenmoreandmorechocolatewasproducedC．whenJohnCadburystartedtomakechocolatedrinkD．whenJosephFryfoundawaytomakechocolatebars4．Atfirst,notmanypeopleboughtchocolate_________.A．becauseitwasexpensiveB．becausepeopledidn’tlikethetasteC．becausetheywantedtohaveotherdrinksD．becausetherewasnochocolatesoldintheshops5．Cadbury’sMilkBar_________.A．wasfirstmadein1897B．isakindofplainchocolateC．isfamousneitherinBritishnorinAmericaD．ispopularnotonlyinBritishbutalsoaroundtheworldB14、BitingcouldbeworryingITmakesourfingerslookugly.It’sdirty.Itcouldhurtalot.Butmanypeoplejustcan’tstopdoingit:bitingtheirnails.Upto45percentofteenagersintheUKbitetheirnails,theBBCreported.Therearealsomanyfamousnailbiters,includingex-BritishPrimeMinisterGordonBrownandAmericansingerBritneySpears.There’snothingwrongwithbitingnailstokeepthemtidy.Butitcouldgetoutofcontrol.Somepeoplebiteanailnotbecauseit’stoolong,butbecausetheyaredriving,reading,feelingstressedout,orjusthavenothingelsetodo.Thesamecouldhappentoskinpickingandhairpulling.Anormalbehaviorcouldbecome“pathological”(病态的),asexpertssay.In2013,theAmericanPsychiatricAssociationlabeled(把……列为)nailbitingasan_______________(OCD).Peoplewiththisdisordermaywashtheirhandstoomanytimesorhavetolineuptheirshoesinacertainway.Thesebehaviorshavealotincommon.OCDisdoingsomethingnormalandhealthytoomuch,NPRreported.ButnailbitingisdifferentfromotherOCDbehaviorsinatleastoneway.“InOCD,thebehaviorisreallyunwanted,”CarolMathews,apsychiatrist（精神病医生）attheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,toldNPR.PeoplewithOCDdon’twanttowashtheirhandsoverandoveragain.Thereisnofuninit.Theyjustfearthatiftheydon’tdosomething,somethingelsethat’sverybadwillhappentothem.Butnailbitersenjoyit.“It’srewarding.Whenyougettherightnail,itfeelsgood,”saidMathews.Thereforesomepeoplearguethatmostnailbitersarenothavingaproblemasseriousasamental(心理的)disorder.Butanyway,it’sstillabadhabit.Sowhatcanwedotostopit?Sincemostpeoplebitenailsasawayofrelieving(缓解)stress,findinganotherwaytorelievethatstresscouldbeuseful,suggestedRochelleTorgerson,adoctorattheMayoClinicintheUS.Tryplayingwithyourpeninstead.Besides,nailbitersfeeltheurge(刺激，冲动)tobiteiftheyfindasmallimperfectpartofthenail,saidMathews.Soalwayskeepyournailsingoodshape.1．Whatdoesthephraseobsessive-compulsivedisorderinParagraph6mean?A．Anactivitythatpeopleenjoydoingit.B．Akindofbehaviorthatpeopleisreallywanted.C．Awayofdoingsomethingthatpeopledoesitnormalandhealthy.D．Amentaldisorderthatpeopleareunabletocontrolthethoughtsortheactivities.2．HowisnailbitingdifferentfromotherOCDbehaviors?A．Peopledoitoverandoveragain.B．Peopledoithappilyandwillingly.C．Itdoesnoharmtopeople’shealth.D．Itisaphysicalandmentalproblem.3．Whatdodoctorssuggestpeopledotostopnailbiting?A．Pickskinorpullhairinstead.B．Forcethemtocontroltheurgetobite.C．Keepthembusyandforgetaboutnails.D．Findsomeotherwaystoreleasetheirstress.C15、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.D16、Iwouldalmostratherseeyoudead,RobertS.Cassatt,aleadingbankerofPhiladelphia,shoutedwhenhistwenty-year-oldeldestdaughterannouncedthatshewantedtobecomeanartist.Inthe19thcentury,playingatdrawingorpaintingondisheswasallrightforayounglady,butseriousworkinartwasnot.Andwhentheyounglady’sfamilyranked(位列)amongthebestofPhiladelphia’ssocialfamilies,suchanideacouldnotevenbeconsidered.ThatwashowMaryCassatt,bornin1844,beganherstruggleasanartist.Shedidnotfearbeforeherfather’sanger.Instead,shewasagainsthimwithcourageandatlastmadehimchangehismind.MaryCassattgaveuphersocialpositionandallthoughtofahusbandandafamily,whichwasunthinkableforayoungladyinthosetimes.Intheend,afterlongyearsofhardworkandperseverance(坚持),shebecameAmerica’smostimportantwomanartistandtheinternationallyrecognizedleadingwomanpainterofthetime.1．WhatinfactwasMr.Cassatt’smainreasoninopposinghisdaughter’swish?A．Drawingandpaintingwassimplyunthinkableamongladiesinthosedays.B．Hedidnotbelievehisdaughterwantedtoworkseriouslyinart.C．Ladiesofgoodfamiliessimplydidnotbecomeartistsinthosetimes.D．Hebelievedanartist’slifewouldbetoohardforhisdaughter.2．WhatmadeMaryCassatt’s“fight”tobecomealeadingartistespeciallyhard?A．Herfatherwasagainsther. B．Shewasawoman.C．Shehadnosocialposition. D．Shedidnotcomefromanartist’sfamily.3．WhatdoweknowaboutMaryCassatt’smarriage?A．Shenevermarriedbecauseshedidnotwanttobejustawifeandmother.B．Hermarriagefailedbecauseshenevergaveathoughttoherhusbandandfamily.C．Aftermarriageshedecidedtogiveupherhusbandratherthanhercareer.D．Shedidn’tmarrybecauseforaladyofhersocialpositiontomarrybelowherwasunthinkable.E17、Theysaymusicisuniversal,anditseemstobetruesincewhereverwego,weseepeoplelistening,playingordancingtoit.Wetendtothinkthatmusicislargerthanourculturaldifferencesandshowsthedeeperconnectionsbetweenus.ButaccordingtoarecentstudypublishedintheCurrentBiology,musicdoesn’tspeaktoeveryone.Thereisacondition,theresearchersargue,called“musicalanhedonia”.Theysaythatthosewhohavethisconditionmayhavefewabilitiestoexperiencepleasurefrommusic.Forthestudy,30peoplelistenedtothesame,mostlyclassicalmusicpieces.Theywerethenaskedtocompleteaquestionnaireonhowtheyfeltaboutthemusic.Atthesametime,theresearchersmeasuredtheirheartrateandskinreaction,whichareconsideredphysiologicalmeasuresoffeelings.Accordingtotheresearchers,mostofthepeopleinthestudygotpleasurefromthemusic.Theyhadaquickerheartbeatandsweatedmore.However,asmallnumberofthemhadverylittleandevennopleasantfeelingwhiletheywerelisteningtothemusic.Thesepeoplehadnoneorveryfewofthephysicalsignswhichtheothersinthestudyexperienced.Theresearcherssaythatthismeanspeoplehavedifferentabilitiestoenjoymusicandthat“therearepeoplewhospecificallycan’tenjoymusicatall”Tostudytheconditionmoredeeply,anothergroupofscientists,atColumbiaUniversity,US,researchedbrainactivities.Theyfoundthatthekeyisthebloodflowtotherewardsysteminthebrain.Peoplewhogotlesspleasurefrommusichadcomparativelylowerbloodflowtoareasinvolvedintherewardsystemofthebrainwhentheywerelisteningtomusic.Thelowerbloodflowmakesitmorelikelythatthebrain’s“rewardsystem”willbeinactive.Anditwillproducelessofthe“pleasurechemical”dopamine.Asaresult,peoplegetlesspleasurefrommusic.Iftheresearchiscorrect,accordingtoNationalPublicRadio,therearesimplypeoplewhojustdon’tgetmusic.Theymaygetpleasurefrommanythings,butagoodtuneisn’toneofthem.1．Thepeoplewhoiscalledmusicalanhedonia_______.A．avoidlisteningtomusicB．liketolistentocertaintypesofmusic.C．can’tfeelthepleasurethatmusicbringstoothers.D．believeculturaldifferencesarelargerthanmusic.2．WhatwasthepurposeofthestudymentionedinCurrentBiology?A．Tolearnwhatmusicpeoplelovethemost.B．Tolearnhowmusicinfluencespeople’sfeelings.C．Tounderstandtherelationshipbetweenmusicandthebody.D．Toseewhethermusicworksinthesamewayforallpeople.3．Whathappenedinthestudywhenpeoplelistenedtomusic?A．Allofthemhadfasterheartbeatandsweatedmore.B．Thosewhoenjoyedmusichadslowerbloodflow.C．Theyshoweddifferentphysicalsignsasthemusicchanged.D．Thosewhoenjoyedmusichadmoredopamineproduced.4．Whichpartofamagazinemaythearticleappearin?A．Science. B．Sports. C．Health. D．Fashion.F18、LinHanxingisa30-year-oldwholivesinBeijing.Sheownsjustfiveshirts,twopairsoftrousers,fourpairsofshoes,threebooksandafewotherthings.It’shardtobelievethatonlyfiveyearsago,Linwasoneofthosepeoplewhocouldn’tstopbuyingthings.Backthen,shehadmorethan400piecesofclothesandhandbags.Butthatwasbeforeshesawanonlinechallengein2014,introducedbyJoshuaBecker,awriterintheUSwhowaspromoting(推动)aminimalistlifestyle.Heencouragedpeopletoreducethenumberoftheirbelongings(财物)tofewerthan100.Lindecidedtogiveitatry.Shethrewaway90percentofherbelongings.Shealsocleared120peoplesheneverspoketofromherQQandWechat.Afterdoingallthat,Linsaidshefelt‘lighter’.Weusedtothinkowningmorewasthewaytoleadarichlife.Butnowmanypeoplebelievethatowninglessisrich,perhapsricher.AccordingtoUSwriterJoelStillerman,peoplewhoareeducatedandwealthyaremorelikelytohaveaminimalistlifestyle.Thesepeoplearesaying,‘Icanaffordtohaveless.’Butleadingaminimalistlifestyledoesn’tonlymeanowningorspendingless.AdamLucaciasfromaUKresearchcompanyEuromonitorfoundyoungpeoplespendlessonbelongings,butmoreonshortholidaysandvisitstothemovies.‘Theyarelookingforalifethatisallaboutculture.’AlisonAngus,themanagerofEuromonitor,said.Soperhapsitallcomesdowntohowwedefine(定义)‘wealth’.Iswealthinlifeaboutbuyingmoreandowningmore,orisitaboutlearningmoreandexperiencingmore?1．Whichofthefollowingleadsaminimalistlifestyle?A．AlisonAngus. B．AdamLucacias.C．JoeStillerman. D．JoshuaBecker.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean？A．Icanliveagoodlifewithnomoreeducationandmoney.B．Icanliveagoodlifebyexperiencingl