2024届重庆市实验外国语学校英语九年级第一学期期末监测模拟试题含解析

2024届重庆市实验外国语学校英语九年级第一学期期末监测模拟试题注意事项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、—Mum,canIgotowatchthemovieGuardiansoftheGalaxyVol.2tomorrow?—Sure,ifyourhomework__________.A．finishB．isfinishedC．willfinishD．willbefinished2、—Whattimedoyouexpectmetofinishthetask?—________twohours.A．Before B．At C．For D．In3、Lookatmynewjeans.Mymothergave________tomefor________birthday.A．it;me B．them;my C．they;mine D．its;I4、Couldyoutellmewhich_______bestamongthebooksonsale?A．issoldB．sellsC．arewrittenD．writes5、Sir,Iknowyou’vealreadysloweddown.Butcouldyouplease_______?I'mnotfeelingwellnow.A．todriveslowlier B．drivemoreslowlyC．todrivemoreslowly D．driveslowlier6、---WasthisphototakeninTibet?---Yes.Youcanseebeautifulsnowmountainsinthe______ofthephoto.A．formB．shapeC．backgroundD．Direction7、–Doyouknowthreestudentsofourschoolhaveinventedausefulglassescase?--Really?Iamsoproudof_________.A．theyB．theirC．them8、—Doyouknowwhoinvented________telephone?—________AmericanscientistcalledAlexanderGrahamBell.A．a;An B．the;An C．the;A9、IwillgoshoppingwithJimmytonight．_____．Youʼllhavetwoteststomorrow．A．Itʼsnicetosayso． B．Thatʼsexciting．C．Enjoyyourself． D．Youcanʼtbeserious．10、HongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge______already.However,wedon’tknowwhattimeitwillbeopentotraffic.A．isbuiltB．wasbuiltC．willbebuiltD．hasbeenbuiltⅡ.完形填空11、Oneafternoonabosswasridinginhiscarwhenhesawtwomenalongtheroadsideeatinggrass.Hefelt1andorderedhisdrivertostop.Hegotouttoask2why.Heaskedoneman,“Whyareyoueatinggrass?”“Wedon’thaveanymoneyforfood.Wehavetoeat3,”thepoormanreplied.“Well,then,youcancomewithmetomyhouseandI’ll4you,”thebosssaid.“Butsir,Ihaveawifeandtwochildrenwithme.Theyareoverthere,underthattree.”“Theycangowithyou,”thebossreplied.Turningto5poorman,hesaid,“Youcomewithus,too.”Thesecondmansaid6apitiful(令人怜悯的)voice,“Butsir,Ialsohaveawifeandsixchildrenwithme!”“Theycangowithyou7,”thebossanswered.Theyallenteredthe8,whichwasnoeasytaskevenforsuchalargecar.Inthecaroneofthepoormenturnedtothebossandsaid,“Sir,youareso9Thankyoufortakingallofuswithyou.”Thebossreplied,“Gladtodoit.You’lllovemyplace10thegrassthereisalmostameterhigh.”1．A．surprisedB．angryC．happy2．A．himB．themC．us3．A．grassB．foodC．shoes4．A．leaveB．teachC．feed5．A．otherB．anotherC．theother6．A．ofB．onC．in7．A．asusualB．aswellC．ingeneral8．A．busB．taxiC．car9．A．kindB．luckyC．exciting10．A．untilB．whenC．becauseⅢ.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、Notlongago,peoplethoughtbabieswerenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheywerefiveorsixmonthsold.YetdoctorsintheUnitedStatessaybabiesbeginlearningontheirfirstdayoflife.Scientistsnotethatbabiesarestronglyinfluencedbytheirenvironment.Theysayababywillsmileifhermotherdoessomethingthebabylikes.Ababylearnstogetthebestcarepossiblebysmilingtopleasehermotherorothercaregivers.Thisishowbabieslearntoconnectandcommunicatewithotherhumanbeings.Onestudyshowsthatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn.Theresearchersplacedataperecorderonthestomachofapregnantwoman.Then,theyplayedarecordingofashortstory.Onthedaythebabywasborn,theresearchersattemptedtofindifheknewthesoundsofthestoryrepeatedwhileinhismother.Theydidthisbyplacingadeviceinthemouthofthenewbornbaby.Thebabywouldhearthestoryifhemovedhismouthoneway.Ifthebabymovedhismouththeotherway,hewouldhearadifferentstory.Theresearcherssaythebabyclearlylikedthestoryheheardbeforehewasborn.Theysaythebabywouldmovehismouthsohecouldhearthestoryagainandagain.Anotherstudyshowshowmotherscanstronglyinfluencesocialdevelopmentandlanguageskillsintheirchildren.Researchersstudiedthechildrenfromtheageofonemonthtothreeyears.Theresearchersattemptedtomeasurethesensitivityofthemothers.Thewomenwereconsideredsensitiveiftheysupportedtheirchildren’sactivitiesanddidnotinterfere(干涉)unnecessarily.Theytestedthechildrenforthinkingandlanguagedevelopmentwhentheywerethreeyearsold.Also,theresearchersobservedthewomenforsignsofdepression(消沉).Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidnotdoaswellintestsasthechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepression.Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidpoorlyintestsoflanguageskillsandunderstandingwhattheyhear.Thesechildrenalsowerelesscooperativeandhadmoreproblemsdealingwithotherpeople.Theresearchersnotedthatthesensitivityofthemotherswasimportanttotheintelligencedevelopmentoftheirchildren.Childrendidbetterwhentheirmotherswerecaring,evenwhentheysufferedfromdepression.1．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthefactorthatinfluencesintelligencedevelopmentinbabies?A．Theenvironment.B．Mother’ssensitivity.C．Educationbeforebirth.D．Theirpeers(同龄人)2．Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinwhichnewbornbabiesheardthestories?A．Toprovethatbabiescanlearnonthefirstdaytheyareborn.B．Toprovethatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn.C．Toshowmotherscanstronglyinfluenceintelligencedevelopmentintheirbabies.D．Toindicateearlyeducationhasadeepeffectonthebabies’languageskills.3．Whichgroupofchildrendidtheworstintestsoflanguageskills?A．Thechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepression.B．Thechildrenofdepressedbutcaringmothers.C．Thechildrenofdepressedmotherswhocaredlittlefortheirchildren.D．Thechildrenwithhighcommunicationabilities.4．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Scientificfindingsabouthowintelligencedevelopsinbabies.B．Scientificfindingsabouthowtheenvironmenthasaneffectonbabies’intelligence.C．Astudyshowsbabiesarenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheyarefiveorsixmonthsold.D．Scientificfindingsabouthowbabiesdevelopbeforebirth.B14、MarkTwainleftschoolwhenhewastwelve.Hehadlittleschooleducation.Inspiteofthis,hebecamethemostfamouswriterofhistime.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.HisrealnamewasSamuelLanghorneClemens,butheisbetterknownallovertheworldasMarkTwain,hispenname.MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infact,hewasnotexpectedtolivethroughthefirstwinter.Butwithhismother’scare,hemanagedtosurvive.Asaboy,hecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heusedtoplayjokesonallhisfriendsandneighbors.Hedidn’tliketogotoschool,andheoftenranawayfromhome.HealwayswentinthedirectionofthenearbyMississippi.Hewasnearlydrownedninetimes.Afterhisfather’sdeath,MarkTwainbegantoworkforaprinter,whoonlyprovidedhimwithfoodandclothing.Then,heworkedasaprinter,ariver-boatpilotandlaterjoinedthearmy.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringthisperiod,hestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwardshebecameafulltimewriter.In1870,MarkTwaingotmarried.IntheyearsthatfollowedhewrotemanybooksincludingTomSawyerin1876,andHuckleberryFinnin1884,whichmadehimfamous,andbroughthimgreatfortune.Unfortunately,MarkTwaingotintodebtsinbadinvestments(投资)andhehadtowritelargenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904,hiswifedied,andthenthreeofhischildrenpassedaway.Attheageof70,hishairwascompletelywhite.Heboughtmanywhitesuitsandneckties.HeworenothingbutwhitefromheadtofootuntilhisdeathonApril21,1910.1．Inhischildhood,MarkTwain,________.A．learnedalotatschoolB．heoftenwentswimmingwithotherboysC．hismotheroftenworriedabouthissafetyD．heoftenplayedjokesonothers2．Inordertomakealiving,MarkTwain_______.A．firstworkedasaprinterB．didmanykindsofworkC．wrotestoriesinthebeginningD．joinedthearmyafterheworkedinamine3．FromthepassagewecanseethatMarkTwain_______.A．hadahappychildhoodB．wasagoodboyandalwaysdidwhathewasaskedC．wasverynaughtywhenhewasyoungD．livedapleasantlife4．Beforehisdeath,MarkTwain_______.A．becameawhitemanB．wasinlowspiritsC．likedtobuyallkindsofclothesD．hadnothingon5．WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderaboutMarkTwain?a.Hestartedtowriteshortstories.b.Hegotintodebts.c.Heplayedjokesonothers.d.HewrotethebookTomSawyer.e.Heworkedasaprinter.A．c-a-d-e-bB．c-e-a-d-bC．e-a-d-b-cD．e-c-a-b-dC15、Captain(船长)NemoinvitedmeandmyfriendstogohuntingwithhimintheforestsofCrespoIsland.IaskedhimwhyhewassointerestedinCrespoIsland,“Ithoughtyoupreferredtheseatobeingonland.”“Ido,”repliedthecaptain.“Buttheseforestsareunderthesea.”Aftergoingthroughadoor,wewereabouttenmetresunderthewater.Thelightfromthesunreachedus.Everythinglookedverycolourful.Weweregoingdeeperanddeeper.At100metresdeep,wecouldseequitewell,andCaptainNemostoppedandpointedtosomedarkshapes.Thiswastheforest.The“trees”intheforestweregiantseaweed(海草),andalltheir“branches”werevertical(垂直的).Wecouldnotstoplookingatthem.Fishswamaroundthebrancheslikebirdsinaforest.

Suddenly,Isawalargeseaspideraboutametretall.Itwasgoingtoattackme.CaptainNemo'smankilleditwithhisgun,butitremindedmethattheseacouldbeasdangerousasitwasbeautiful.Whenwereached150metres,itwasdark.Thesun'slightcouldnotreachthisdepth(深度).Weturnedonourlights.Wecouldseeabout20metresaroundus.Finally,wefoundCrespoIsland—whereasteeprockwallroseinfrontofus.Wecouldgonofurther,sowewalkedbacktowardstheNautilus.Suddenly,CaptainNemostoppedandshotananimalwithhisgun,itwasabeautifulandrareseaotter(水獭).Atlast,wecouldseetheNautilus.Severallargesharksswamoverus.Luckilytheydidn'tseeus.Were-enteredtheNautilussafely.IwastiredbutamazedbywhatIhadseen.1．Whatdo“darkshapes”inParagraph3referto(指的是)?A．Trees. B．Seaweed. C．Rocks. D．Fish.2．Accordingtothepassage,whichisthecorrectorder?①CaptainNemo'smankilledaseaspider.②ThemenreturnedtotheNautilus.③Themenwenttotheforest.④CaptainNemoinvitedustogohunting.⑤CaptainNemoshotanotter.A．④①③⑤③ B．③④②⑤① C．④③①⑤② D．③④①⑤②3．Whatisthebesttitleofthestory?A．AVisittoaSeaForest B．DeathUndertheSeaC．CaptainNemoandtheNautilus D．AttackedbyGiantSpideD16、Foodsthatarewellknowntoyoumaynotbefamiliartopeoplefromdifferentplacesaroundtheworld.Touristsandtravelersoftengettotrysomeunfamiliarfood.Thatispartofthefunoftraveling.Herearefourpeople’sexperienceswithforeignfood.DavidKingisaChinesestudentinFrance.“IneverhadcheeseorevenmilkbeforeIcametoFrance.CowsareseldomseeninmypartofChina.Sothereisnomilkormilkproducts.IdranksomemilkwhenIfirstarrivedinFrance.Ihatedit!Itriedcheese,too,butIdidn’tlikeit.Iloveicecream,thoughthat’smadefrommilk.”

BirgitisfromSweden.ShetraveledtoAustraliaonvocation.“Iwasinarestaurantthatwasspecialinfish.Iheardsomeotherpeopleorderflake,soIorderedsome,too.Itwasdelicious!Later,IlearnedthatflakesisanAustraliannameforshark.Now,wheneverIseeanewfood,Itryitonpurpose.Youknowwhy?IrememberhowmuchIenjoyedflake.”

ChandraisadentistinTexas.SheisfromIndia.“I’mafraidtotrynewfoodsbecausemaybethereisbeefinthem.I’maHindu(印度教信徒)andmyreligion(信仰)stopsmefromeatingmeatfromthecow.That’swhyIcan’teathamburgersornoodleswithmeatballs.”

NathanisfromtheUnitedStates.HetaughtforayearinChina.“Myfriendgavemesome100-year-oldeggstoeat.Ididn’tliketheirappearanceatall.Theeggsweregreeninside,butmyfriendssaidthecolorwasnormal.Chinesepeopleputsomethingonfresheggs.Thentheyputthemintheearthforthreemonths.Sotheeggsweren’treallyveryold.Evenso,Ididn’twanttotouchthem.”

1．DavidKingisastudentinFranceandhecomesfrom________.A．China B．Sweden C．India D．America2．.Birgitordered_____inarestaurantduringhervocationinAustralia.A．cheese B．eggsC．hamburgers D．flake3．Chandraisafraidtotrynewfoodsbecause_________.A．shecan’teatfoodwithbeefB．shedoesn’tliketheirappearanceC．shedoesn’tlikeforeignfoodD．shedoesn’tneedanyfoodatall4．Nathanworkedas_______inChinaforayear.A．aworker B．adentistC．ateacher D．astudent5．Thepassagetellsusthat___________.A．DavidKingoftendrinksmilkB．flakeandsharkarethesamefishC．aHindueatsmeatfromthecowD．theeggisputintheearthforahundredyearsE17、Fashiontreadmilldesks(跑步机办公室)mightactuallyhelpimprovejobperformanceafteremployeesgetusedtoworkingwhilewalking,accordingtonewresearch.AyearlongstudyofworkersatacompanySt.Paul,Minn,foundthattheproductivityof40treadmillusersdroppedatfirstbecausetheywereunabletomastertypingandoperatingamousewhilewalkingataspeedofuptotwomilesperhour.Butwithinfourtosixmonths,measures(测量)ofperformance-quality,theamountofworkdone,andthequalityofinteractions(互动)withworkmatesrosegradually,accordingtoweeklysurveys.Attheendofthesurveyperiod,workerswithtreadmilldesksimprovedtheirperformance,whichwas0.1pointshigherthanthatbeforetheprojectbegan.Fortaskslikesolvingproblemsortakingconferencecalls,“Alittlebitofwalkingisusefulbecauseitmeansthere’smorebloodflowtothebrain,”saidAvnerBen-Ner,aprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesota’sCarlsonSchoolofManagementandanauthorofthestudy.“Yougetmoreoxygen(氧气)anditincreasestheabilitytothink.”Treadmilldeskshavegotattentionbecauseofresearchwhichshowedthenegative(负面的，消极的)effectsofsedentarylifestylesandjobsthatleaveworkerssittingallday.Butdataontheeffectivenessofthedeskshasbeenrelativelyrare.Thereareotherdownsides(不利方面),asTheWallStreetJournalwrotelastyear,includingthepossibilityoffallsandinjuries.Mr.Ben-Nernotedthattreadmillusersneedsometimetogetusedtotheergonomics(人体工程学)ofwalkingwhileworking,includingtheproperdeskheight.Histeamprovidednotrainingtoemployees,andhesaidthatemployerswhoprovidesuchdesksshouldofferhelptogetuserscomfortableonthemachines.“Thiswouldn’tbeverygoodforpeoplewhouseaneedlefortheirjobs,”hesaid.“Buteveryonewhodoesbrainworkknowsthatifyouneedfreshideas,takingawalkhelps.”1．Accordingtothepassage,fashiontreadmilldesksofferusersmanyadvantagesEXCEPTto_______.A．improvetheirqualityofwork B．increasetheiramountofworkC．maketheirhealthbecomebetterandbetter D．keepgoodrelationshipswithworkmates2．WhichofthefollowingdoesMr.Ben-Neragree?A．Peoplecandodifferentkindsofworkwhenwalkingontreadmill.B．Thetreadmilldesksarefitforpeoplesolvingdifficultproblems.C．Themoreoxygenyouget,thebetteryourmoodis.D．Alittlewalkcanmakeyourbrainworkmoreactively.3．Theunderlinedpart“sedentary“inParagraph6probablymeansleadingalifewith____________.A．muchsitting B．dailystress C．nomoney D．greatworryF18、Mostyoungboyslikespendingtimeonthingslikevideogames,superheromoviesandsports,butKen,a9-year-oldboyfromthePhilippines,isspendinghisfreetimetryingtostartananimalshelter（庇护所）forat-riskdogs.InFebruary,photosofKenfeedingdogsonthestreetcircledtheInternetandimmediatelyattractedmanypeoplewhowantedtohelp."Ifeelsorryforthedogswithnoownerswhileotherdogsaroundtheworldarebeingpampered（宠养）,"KentellsPet360inanemail."Itreallywasn'tfair.Andtheyarereallythin."WhenKenbeganfeedingthedogswhichhadhealthproblems,theywouldnotlettheboycomeclose.Butafterseveralfeedings,thedogswarmeduptoKenandallowedtheboytohelpthem.WhenanimalloversfoundoutwhatKenwasdoing,donationsstartedtorollin,andKenandhisfatherwereabletostartanon-profit（非盈利的）animalsheltercalledHappyAnimalsClub.Thedonationshelpedthreedogs,Blackie,BrownieandWhitePuppy,receivehigh-qualitycannedfoodandtreatment.AftertwomonthswithKenatHappyAnimalsClub,thedogslooklikecompletelydifferentanimalsandwillbeadopted（领养）soon.InMay,Kenandhisfatherhiringa10,000-square-footlot（车场）,whereKenhopestobuildano-killanimalsheltertohelpmoredogsinneed."Iwantthedogstohaveahome,wheretheycanhaveshelter,eatandhavefun,"saysKen.Kenwantstosavedogsfromthecitypound(宠物收留所)wheremostanimalsareputdown.Rightnow,Kendoesn'thaveenoughmoneytostarttheshelter.Ifyoualsowanttosavehomelessdogs,youcanvisittheHappyAnimalsClub'swebsiteandoffersomehelp.1．WhatmakesKendifferentfromotherboysofhisage?A．Thathelivesatashelter.B．Thathewantstosavehomelessdo