2023年江苏省金坛市英语九年级第一学期期末监测试题含解析

2023年江苏省金坛市英语九年级第一学期期末监测试题注意事项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、Allourdreamscancometrue,aslongaswehavethe_____tofightforthem.A．interest B．opinion C．praise D．courage2、Inourschoollibrarythere_________anumberofbooksonscienceandthenumberofthebooks_________growing.A．are;is B．is;are C．is;is D．are;are3、“Underground”istheonlywordintheEnglishlanguage_____beginsandendswiththeletters“und”.A．what B．that C．who D．whom4、Itis______usefulbook.Iborroweditfromtheschoollibrary.A．a B．the C．/ D．an5、--Let’sgodancingtonight.—Sorry,I______.Ihavetogotoameeting.A．mustn’t B．maynotC．needn’t D．can’t6、—DoesshelikesingingEnglishsongs?—Yes.She_______tosingEnglishsongsinherroom.A．oftendoes B．isoftenheard C．oftenhears7、Sharingisanimportantpartofourlife.When_____isshared,itwillbehalved.Andyourmoodwillbebetter.A．illness B．happiness C．kindness D．sadness8、Makesurethatallthewasteisandsafelydealtwith.A．actively B．closely C．properly D．simply9、Iwasverytiredlastnight,________Iwenttosleepearlier.A．but B．or C．so D．for10、MybrotheralwaysgoestothelibrarySaturday.A．inB．onC．atD．toⅡ.完形填空11、ThejourneymydaughterCathyhashadwithherswimmingisaslongasitisbeautiful.Cathyhadsometerrible1inherearlychildhood.Afteryearsoftreatment(治疗)，she2becamehealthy.Twoyearsago,whileCathywaswatchingtheOlympics,adreamcameintohersweetlittlehead－tobea3.Lastsummer.shewantedtojoinourlocalswimteam.Shepracticedhardandfinally4it.Theteampractice,5wasahardstart.Shecoughedseriouslyandcouldhardlysurvive(生存)herfirstfewweeks.Hearinghercoughingonenight,Idecidedtokeepher6swimming.Itoldhersheshouldn'tswimafterawholenight'scoughing,butsherefusedto7andwentonswimming.Fromthatdayon,Cathykeptswimmingandshedidn’t8singlepractice.Shehada9will(愿望)withinherselftobethebestshecouldbe.My-ten-year-olddaughterwasgrowingandchangingrightbeforemyeyes.Thereweremomentsofdifficultyofcourse:oftenshewouldbethelastswimmerintherace.10wasdifficultforCathytoacceptthatshewasn’tawinner-ever.Butshenevergaveup!Thencamethefinalawardsceremony(颁奖典礼))attheendoftheyear.Cathydidn’texpectanyaward11wasstilltheretocheeronherfriends.Astheceremonywasnearingtheend，Isuddenlyheardtheheadcoach12,“ThehighesthonorgoestoCathy!＂Lookingaround,hecontinued，“Cathyhasencourageduswithher13andenthusiasm(热情).Althoughskillsandtalentsbringgreatsuccess,themost14thingonecanholdistheheart.Itwasthegreatest15ofmydaughter’slife.Withallshehadbeenthroughinhertenyears,thiswasthemomentoftruesuccess.1．A．trouble B．pressure C．matter D．illness2．A．usually B．finally C．firstly D．secondly3．A．swimmer B．runner C．player D．teacher4．A．increased B．found C．created D．made5．A．however B．besides C．instead D．although6．A．from B．in C．with D．at7．A．takeoff B．setoff C．giveup D．showup8．A．get B．miss C．follow D．start9．A．rich B．weak C．strong D．kind10．A．She B．That C．This D．It11．A．but B．so C．or D．and12．A．singing B．explaining C．announcing D．laughing13．A．time B．will C．reason D．mind14．A．valuable B．interesting C．exciting D．enjoyable15．A．year B．month C．week D．momentⅢ.语法填空12、综合填空。阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。InChina,luckynumbershavepronunciationsthataresimilartowordswithlucky1．(mean).Forexample,thenumber8isthemostfavorednumber2．inChineseitispronouncedbaandsoundssimilartofa,meaning“gettingrich”.Thus8issaid3．invitegreatwealth.Maybethe4．(good)examplethatshowshowChinesepeoplelovethenumber8isthe2008BeijingOlympicGames.TheOpeningceremony(开模式）5．(hold)at8minutesand8secondspast8:00p.m.onthe8thAugust.Thiswasinexpectationof6．(win)themostoutofthisbigcompetition.Chinesecouplesalsohopethatthenumber8willbringlucktotheirchildren.In2008,there7．about17millionnewborns,makingarecordsinceearly1990s.Andmanyofthe8．(baby)werebornaroundAugust.Chinesepeople’sloveforthenumber8canbeseeneveninsmallthingssuch9．numberplates(牌照）.Numberplates10．”8888”canbesoldatveryhighprices.WhentheChinesechoosefloornumbers,phonenumbers,ordatesofevents,theyprefernumberswith8inthem,too.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、(A)Haveyoueverhadanembarrassing（尴尬的）experience?Tony:IhadjuststartedteachinginaLiverpoolsecondaryschool.Onemorningmyalarmclockdidn'tring.Iwokeupathalfpasteightandschoolbeganatnine.Iquicklywashed,dressed,jumpedintomycarandrushedtoschool.WhenIarrived,thestudentshadalreadygoneintoclass.Iwentstraightintoclass.Aftertwoorthreeminutesthestudentsbeganlaughingandlaughing!Why?SuddenlyIlookeddownandunderstood.Ihadputononeblackshoeandonebrownshoe!Henry:Afterseeingafilm,wedecidedtowalkalongthestreet.Thestreetwasverybusyandwestartedholdinghands.Suddenlymywifesawadressthatshelikedinashopwindow,andstopped.Istartedlookingatsomewatchesinthenextwindow.AfteraminuteortwoIreachedformywife'shand.Therewasaloudscream(尖叫),andagirlslapped(掴)myface！Ihadn'ttakenmywife'shand.I'dtakenthehandofagirl!James:Ihaddecidedtobuyanewhouse,andI'dmadeanappointment(约定)toseeourbankmanager.I'dnevermethimbefore.Iwasluckyenoughtofindaparkingspaceoutsidethebank.I'djuststartedreversing(倒车)intothespacewhenanothercarmadeitswayintoit.Iwassoangry!Ishoutedatthemaninthecar.Heignored(不理)meandwalkedaway.Ittookmetwentyminutestofindanotherplace.Iwastenminuteslateformyappointment.Iwenttothemanager'soffice,knockedandwalkedin.Themanagerwassittingbehindhisdesk.Hewasthemanwhohadtakenmyparkingspace!1．Tonyis______.A．astudentB．lazyC．ateacherwhohastaughtforyearsD．ayoungteacher.2．ThestudentsbeganlaughingwhentheysawTony_______.A．wearingawrongshoe B．carryinganalarmclockC．lookingdownsuddenly D．rushingintotheclassroom3．Henrywasembarrassedbecausehe_______.A．heardhiswifescreaminginthestreetB．slappedthegirlinthefaceC．tookthehandofacompletestrangerD．knockedoversomewatchesintheshop4．Jameswentintotownto_______.A．putmoneyinthebank B．meetthebankmanagerC．lookforajob D．buyanewcar5．Asaresult,_______A．Jamescouldn’tborrowmoneyfromthebank,becausethemanagerwasangrywithhim.B．Intheoffice,whenthemanagersawJames,heignoredJamesandwalkedaway.C．Jamesdidn’tdaretomeetthebankmanagerD．Wedon’tknowwhatwillhappennext.B14、Doyouknowsandhasbeenusedtodrawpicturessinceancienttimes?Today,sandpainting,aninterestingart,willbeintroducedtoyou.Sandpaintingisanartofusingthesandtomakeafixedorunfixedpainting.Maybeweallplayedfixedsandpaintingaswewereyoung.Wefirstpaintedasimplepicture,thenwebrushedgluetothesection,andatlastwepouredcoloredsandontotheglueinordertomakeitfixed.Unfixedsandpaintingshavealongculturalhistoryaroundtheworld.Peoplepouredsandonasurfacetomakepaintingsorusesometoolstodrawpicturesinthesanddirectly.Theyareoftentemporary(临时的)Differentpeopledrawsandpaintingstoexpressdifferentmeanings：loveofnature,admirationforGodorloveofbeauty.Nowadays,sandpaintingbecomesaperformanceartanditspopularityhasrisen.Onthestages,sandpaintingperformersmakeaseriesofimagesbydrawinglinesandfiguresinthesandwiththeirfingersandhands.TheseriesofimagesareusedtotellastoryKseniyaSimonova,whoisfromUkraine,isoneofthegreatestsandpaintingperformersintheworld.Peoplecallher"TheLadyoftheSand”.Simonovasaidthatsheneverdreamedshe’dbecomeasandartist,andwhenshebeganpracticing,shenearlygaveitup.Butshepersevered,lookingafterherbabyinthedaytimeandtrainingeverynight.YouAreAlwaysNearbyisoneofthemostfamousperformancesofSimonova.Itisastoryaboutayoungcoupleseparatedbyawarinwhichthesoldieristragically(悲惨地)killed,butreturnsinspirittowatchoverhiswifeandchild.Thisperformancemakesallaudience(观众)cryArtiseverywhereandisnotfarawayfromcommonpeople.Artofpaintingisinourlife，eveninthesand.1．Whichofthefollowingisnecessarytomakeafixedsandpainting?A．Water B．Aprintedpicture.C．Coloredpaper. D．Glue2．WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?A．Sandpaintingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.B．AgreatsandpaintingperformerintheworldC．Astoryaboutayoungcoupleseparatedbyawar.D．Whatsandpaintingtriestoexpress.3．Theunderlinedword"persevered"canbereplacedby.A．setoff B．gaveout C．heldon D．endedup4．WhatdoweknowaboutSimonovaaccordingtothepassage?A．Sheisthebestpainterintheworld.B．Beingasandartistisherbiggestdream.C．Sheoncegaveupperformingforherfamily.D．Herperformancesarepopularwithpeople.C15、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．Icanliveagoodlifebyexperiencinglessandlearningmore.C．Icanliveagoodlifewithnecessarybelongingsandfriends.D．Icanliveagoodlifewithlessmoneyandfewerbelongings.3．LinHanxing’sdefinitionof‘wealth’mayprobablycover__________.A．Owningfewerfriends B．doingmorelearningC．Havingmoreholidays D．ChattinglessoftenwithpeoplD16、Theworld’sgreatestdetective,SherlockHolmes,isbackonourscreens.ThenewBBCTVseriesofSherlockwasbroadcastintheUKonJan1.ButthehistoryofSherlockdatesback127years.SincethecreationofHolmesin1887,hehasbeentakingusonadventures(冒险)oneafteranother.TheSherlockseriesisaplayfuldrama,coveredincrimesandmystery.ItgivesusamodernSherlockforanewgeneration,whosolvescaseswiththehelpoftheInternet,cellphonesandGPS.PeoplelooktoSherlockforbothadventureandinspiration(灵感).EachcasesendsusonamysteriousjourneywithHolmes.Thestoriesgivelifeandcolortoourimagination:ashechecksthecrimescene,wejoinhimandbecomedetectivestoo,lookingoutforhiddenclues.YetHolmesisnoSuperman.Hecannotfly,orturninvisible(隐形的).Buthispowersarewithinallofus:reason,logicalthinkingandpayingattentiontodetail.Whileanartist’spaintingishisart,Sherlock’sartishisintelligence(聪明才智).Heishuman,andthisiswhatmakesHolmesatrueheroforallofus.InthenewseriesofSherlock,mostpeoplethoughtHolmeswasdead.Buthereturnsaftertwoyearsofhidingintheshadows.NowthewholecityofLondonisindanger.WhatcanHolmespossiblydo?Uncoverthemysteryyourselfbywatchingthenewseries!1．（小题1）Sherlockwascreatedin_________.A．2014B．1973C．1887D．19002．（小题2）Fromthepassage,welearnthatSherlockHolmes_________.A．invitessomeofhisfriendstohelphimwithcasesB．refusestousemoderntechnologyC．hassuperpowersthathelpedmanypeopleD．isadmiredforhisintelligence3．（小题3）InthenewseriesofSherlock,Holmesreturnsafter_________.A．dyingB．gettingaspecialpowerC．hidingD．goingabroad4．（小题4）Thewriterwrotethepassageto__________.A．compareSherlockHolmeswithSupermanB．explainhowHolmessolvescasesC．askpeopletolearnfromSherlockHolmesD．explainwhyHolmesissopopular5．（小题5）Wherecanyouprobablyreadthearticle?A．TVGuide.B．Sciencefictionbook.C．Detectivestories.D．TravelGuide.E17、Doyouwanttocontrolequipmentswithyourmind?Doyouwanttopoweryourhomewiththeenergyofyourownactivities?ThesearetwoofthedevelopmentsthatengineersatInternationalBusinessMachinesCompany(IBM)thinkwillcometruewithinthenextfiveyears.Thetechnologycompanyhasannounceditslatest“5in5”report.TheengineersatIBMthinkpeoplewillsoonbeabletocontrolmanyelectronicequipmentssimplybyusingtheirminds.Theysaypeoplewillsoonhaveawaytojustthinkaboutcallingoremailingsomeoneinordertomakeithappen.Anotherthingthatwillhappenisawayforpeopletopowertheirhomesandofficesusingenergyfromactivitieslikewalkingorrunning.BemieMeyerson,IBM’SPresident,saysthisisknownasmicro-electronictimes.Also,passwordscouldsoonbecomeathingofthepast.IBMsaystechnologydevelopmentscouldsoonmakepasswordsunnecessary.Someofthemostcommonwaysusedtotellpeoplearefingerprints,faceandvoicedifferences,andirisscans.Theirisisthecoloredpartoftheeye.BemieMeyersonsaysthistechnologywillsoonbemorewidelyusedbymoneymachinesandotherdesigns.ThefourthpossibilityonIBM’s“5in5”listisanendtothedigitaldesigns“betweenthosewhohavetechnologyandthosewhodonot”.1．AccordingtoParagraph2,youcancontrolanelectronicequipmentsby.A．writinganEnglishemailtoitB．givingitatelephonecallC．thinkingaboutyourthoughtsD．orderingitinyourvoice2．Weknowifmicro-electronictimescometrue,people.A．willneedtoruninthehousealldayB．willliveamuchmorerelaxinglifeC．willnolongerneedtogototheirofficesD．canproduceelectricitythroughactivities3．Ifyouuseirisscanstotellaperson,you.A．havetousepasswordsatfirstB．shouldshowyourfingerprintsC．needtolookstraightatthemachineD．oughttospeaktothemachinealoud4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“password”inParagraph4mean?A．指纹B．密码C．声控D．拍照5．Whatwillmostprobablybetalkedaboutnextafterreadingthepassage?A．InventionscreatedbyIBMinthepast.B．People’sopinionsonthedevelopments.C．Somethingthatwillhappeninthefuture.D．Moreinformationonthefourthpossibility.F18、Rightatthisminute,aredcarisflyingaboveyouinspace.Howcanacargointospace?UScompanySpaceX’sheavy-liftrockettheFalconHeavysentitthereonFebruary6,2018,CNNreported.ThiswastheFalconHeavy’sfirstsuccessfultestlaunch.Itwasdescribedasthestartof“anewspaceage”.TheFalconHeavyistheworld’smostpowerfulrocket.Itcancarrythingsweighing64,000kilogramsintospace,theAtlanticreported.ThismeanstheFalconHeavycouldsendabout1,000passengersintospaceonce.However,therocketisn’tjustfortakingcarsintospace.SpaceXanditsfounderElonMask,46,wanttorestarttasktothemoonandhelphumanslandonMars.InSeptember2017inAustralia,MusksharedhisplanstoputamillionpeopleonMarsinthenext40to100years.Itseemslikeadream.Butheaddeditcouldbejustafewyearsaway.TheredcaractuallyshowsMusk’sdreamofexploringspace.Heputamodelpersoninthedriver’sseat.ThemodelwearsaspacesuitandlistenstothesongSpaceOdditywrittenbyUKrockstarDavidBowie.Musksaidthecaranditspassengerwilltravelinspaceformillionsofyears.Theymightevenbefoundbyaliensinspacesomeday.1．FromthepassageweknowtheFalconHeavyisa.A．carB．spacesuitC．rocketD．satellite2．Accordingtothepassage,theFalconHeavy.A．justtakesredcarsi