山东省临淄区实验中学2023-2024学年九年级下学期模拟英语试题

山东省临淄区实验中学2023-2024学初四英语中考模拟试题一、完形填空（共10小题,满分15分）Atravelerwasinalargedesert,planningtowalkacrossitinonemonth.Twentydayspassed,andthejourneyhadbeengoingonwell. “Onlyten1days,I’llbeabletowalkoutofthisdesert,”hethoughtgladly.Butthedesertwasneverfriendly2thetraveler.Inashorttime,therecameastrongsandstorm.He3hisheadwiththeclothes,prostrated(俯卧)onthesand.Afteraboutten4,thesandstormstopped.Heshooktheclothesandstoodup.Atthatmoment,hefoundhimselfinahopelesssituation:thebackpackwithfoodandwater5awaybythesandstorm.Asweknow,itseemsimpossibletoleavethedesertwithoutfoodandwater.Luckily,hehadapearleft.Hehelditinhishandstightly. “Nottoobad,atleastIhaveapear.IbelieveI6walkoutofthedesert.” Daysandnightswentbyquickly,butthedesertstilllookedendless.Howevereachtimehewasclosetolosinghope,heforced7tostareatthepearthathehadbeenkeeping. “Nottoobad,atleastIhaveapear.” Asmallpearbecamethehopeforhissurvival(生存).Threedayslater,when8notfaraway,helaughedwithexcitement.Hefeltcompletelyrelaxed— 9“pear”broughthimbacktolife.10hopeisthebestweapon(武器)forvictory,sonevertellyou“nothing”becauseonlyifyoutrytosearch,youcanalwaysfinda“pear”topullyououtoftrouble.1.A.many       B.more              C.most             D.mostly2.A.of              B.with              C.to              D.by3.A.covered         B.wascovering       C.covers          D.hascovered4.A.minute          B.minutes           C.days            D.day5.A.isswept         B.wouldbeswept     C.wereswept      D.wasswept6.A.must            B.can               C.need            D.should7.A.themselves       B.herself            C.himself          D.itself8.A.hesaw          B.didhesee        C.doeshesee       D.hesees9.A.a              B.an                C.the              D./10.A.Keep          B.Tokeep          C.Believe          D.Tobelieve二、阅读理解（共21小题，满分42分）阅读短文A、B、C，并做每篇后面的题目，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。 AAbagofwindYoucanmovemoreairthanyoumightthinkjustbyblowingwithyourlungs(肺).You’llneed:Helper,Tape,Largeplasticdrycleaner’sbagPleasefollowthesteps:◆1ststep:Foldoverbottomofbagandcloseitwithtape(胶带).Leaveasmallholeforclotheshanger(衣架)togothrough.Thenaskhelpertoholdbottomofbag,andseeifyoucanblowthroughthesmallholeandfillthebagfullofairwithonebreath.◆2ndstep:Pressairoutofbag.Askhelpertoholdbottomofbagagain,andblowairintothesmallholewhilekeepingmouthabout25cmfromthehole.Whathappened?Thesecondtime,youwereabletoblowmuchmoreairintothebag.Thestream(气流)ofairyoublewintothebagthesecondtimecreatedapartialvacuum(半真空)asitenteredthebag.Thatpuledinalotofsurrounding(周围的)airwithit,fillingupthebag.Whichpartofanewspaperisthearticleprobablyfrom?A．Latestnews. B．Stories. C．Travel. D．Science.12．Weshouldpayattentionto________whenweblowmoreairintothewindbag.A．beingclosertothebagthefirsttimeB．blowingwithalongbreathinthefirststepC．keeping25cmfromtheholethesecondtimeD．nottakingtheclotheshangeroutofthewindbag13．Whydidmoreairgointothewindbagthesecondtime?A．Thepeoplewhoblowheldalongerbreath.B．Airinsidethebagwasblownoutofthebag.C．Airwentintothebagbyitselfwhilenoairwasinit.D．Surroundingairwaspulledinthebagwhileblowing.BSomeparentsmayhavehadtroublegettingtheirkidsawayfromvideogamesandoutsidethissummer.ButforoneVirginianfamily,thatwasn'tthecase.JoshandCassieSuttonjusthikedtheAppalachianTrail(AT)fromGeorgiatoMainein209dayswiththeirfive­year­oldson,Harvey,or“LittleMan”.TheATisoneofthelongesttrailsintheworld.The3，500­kilometer­longtrailpassesthrough14statesintheeasternUS.Harvey'sparentshavebeenhikingwithhimsincehewastwoyearsold.AndtheypreparedhimforhikingtheATbystartingoutwithlotsofshorterwalksandhikes.Harveywas4yearsoldwhenheandhisparentsbegantheirwalkinJanuaryof2021.Heturned5beforetheycompletedthetriponAugust9.Theysleptinatent,wokeat5：30inthemorningandhikedabout10milesaday.Harvey'sdad,JoshSutton,saidmeetingandtalkingwithotherhikersalongthewaypreventedboredom(无聊)．Harvey'stripwaspraisedbyanotherhiker,DaleSanders.Heistheoldestpersontohikethetrail,whichhedidatage82.“It'sgoingtochangehislifeforever,andhisparents',too.Thekidwentthroughsomehardships.Hardshipsmakeusstronger，”saidSanders,now87(in2022).“Thatkidisgoingtosmilethroughlife.”14．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheAppalachianTrail?A．ItisinthewesternUS.B．Itisthelongesttrailintheworld.C．Itisabout3，500kilometerslong.D．ItisthemostdifficulttrailtohikeintheUS.15．HowdidHarvey'sparentspreparehimforhikingtheAT?A．Bylearningfromoldhikers.B．Byplayingwithhimoutside.C．Bymeetingandtalkingwithotherhikers.D．Bytraininghiminshorterwalksandhikes.16．WhatcanwelearnaboutDaleSanders?A．HehikedtheATin2017.B．HeistheoldestAmericanhiker.C．HeoftengoeshikingwithHarvey.D．HehikedtheATfortheshortesttime.17．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheyoungestandoldesthikersB．ThebestwaytospendsummerC．Afive­year­oldboyhikeda3，500­kilometer­longtrailD．TheAppalachianTrail,afantasticplaceforhikers（C）Canyouimagineaworldfullofshiningdiamonds(钻石)?MaybeyoushouldbookatriptotheplanetMercury,theclosestplanettothesun.18._____Youcantellfromthemanymarksonitssurface(表面).Now,computermodelssuggestthatthosehitsmighthaveturnedaboutone-thirdofMercury’ssurfaceintodiamonds,reportedScienceNewsforStudents.KevinCannon,ascientistfromtheUS,sharedthisfindinginMarch.19._____Whenputunderhighheatandpressure,thecarbonchangesintodiamond.Thisiswhymeteoritesarethoughttocreatediamonds,saidCannon.StudiesshowthereiscarbononMercury.Cannonusedcomputerstomodelhowmanydiamondsmayhavebeenmadeduring4.5billionyears,theagethatMercuryisbelievedtobe.Hefoundthat16quadrillion(千的五次方)tonsofdiamondsmayhavebeenmadeonMercury.20._____21._____.Theremaybeachanceintheyear2025.EuropeandJapan’sspacecraftBepiColombowillreachMercurythatyear.Itcouldsearchforlightthatshinesoffthediamonds,Cannonsaid.Thenwecanseejusthowshinythisplanetreallyis.A:Diamondsaremadefromcarbonatoms(碳原子).B:Diamondsareoneofthemostvaluablethings.C:Meteorites(陨石)andotherobjectshavehitMercuryforbillionsofyears.D:SpacemissionscouldalsolookfordiamondsonMercuryE:That’s16timestheamountonEarth.

(D)22．“Ithinksportisbadformyheart.IhavesomeproblemswithmyheartandmydoctortoldmeIhadtorest.WhenIdosportsIfeelverytiredandmyheartbeatsfaster.I’mafraidofgettingheartattacks...”23．“I’mnotgoodatanysports.AndIamfat.Ican’tplayfastgamessuchasfootballandbasketball.WhenIdosports,it’shardformetobreathe.IthinkIhavetorestmore...”24．“Idon’thavetimetodoanysports.Ihavetoworkfrommorningtillnight.Ican’tleavemyofficeearlier.Yousee,Ican’tdosports.”25．“Oh,no.IdidsportswhenIwasyoung.I’mtoooldtodoanysports.IthinkwhatIneedisrest,notsports.IfIdon’thaveenoughrest,I’llgetangryveryeasily.Soyouseehowimportantrestisforme…”26．“IthinkIamalazystudent.Idon’tlikedoinganysports.Ialwaysgooutbybusorcar.Ievendislikedoingmyhomework.IamannoyedwhenIhavetoread,count,orrememberthenotes...”A．Doyouwanttoloseweightandbehealthier?Yes.Dosports.I’msureitcanhelpyoubecomeslim.Nosportisbadforyourhealth.Butifyoubreathewithdifficulty,youcanbeginwithswimmingorjogging.B．Don’tworry.Sportisgoodforyourhealth.Ofcourse,youcan’tdotoomuchandyoumustgotoyourdoctorandaskforadvice.Ofcourse,youmustexerciseslowlyatfirst.Ifyoudosportseveryday,yourheartwillgetstronger.C．Scientistssaysportsarehelpingpeopletolearnorremember.Ifwecandosportsthreetimesaweek,itisgoodforus.Forexample,joggingisgoodexercise.Ifweoftenjoginsteadoftakingabusordrivingacar,wecanlivelonger.D．Itisveryimportanttodosports.Peoplewhoworklonghourshavetodosomeexercise,especiallyiftheyworkinanofficeorhavetositdownatwork.Youcanfindaplacenearyourworkoryourhometodosportssoitwon’ttakeyoulongtogetthere.E．Yes,restisveryimportant.Itisalsoimportantforyoutodosomeexercise.Sportisalsoawayofrelaxation.Ithelpsyoutoeatwellandrestwell.It’sgoodforyourhealth.三、选词填空（10分）placesimportantbecausesuccessfullyacrosstradelikelongeachbetweenlongthroughTheSilkRoadhasbeenabridge27.EastandWestformorethan2，000years.TheSilkRoadhasbeen28.______includedintotheUNESCOWorldHeritageList(世界文化遗产名录)atthe38thsessionoftheWorldHeritageCommitteeinDoha.ButtheSilkRoadisnotasingleroute(路线)!Itisaseriesof29.____andculturaltransmission(传递)routes.ThetraderoutestartsfromthecityofXi'aninShanxiProvinceandendsinEasternEurope,neartoday'sTurkeyandtheMediterraneanSea.TheSilkRoadwasabout6，500kilometers30.__.Itwent31.________one­fourthoftheplanet.TheSilkRoadgotitsname32.____Chinesesilkusedtobecarriedalongthisroad.Apartfromsilk,jade,ceramics(瓷器)andironwentwesttoRome.Fromthewestcameglass,gems（香料）andfood33.______carrotsandsesame(芝麻)．TheSilkRoadwasvery34._______tobothChinaandtherestoftheworld.Besidestrade,knowledgeaboutscience,artsandliterature,aswellascraftsandtechnologieswassharedacrosstheSilkRoad.Inthisway,languagesandculturesdevelopedandinfluenced35._____other.Today,36.____alongtheSilkRoadaregreattraveldestinations(目的地),suchastheTerracottaWarriorsinXi'anandMogaoGrottoesinDunhuang,Gansu.四、语法填空（10分）Humansaren’ttheonlyones37.________haveaccents.Infact,accentscan38.__________(find)inotheranimalspecies,too.

Astudyfoundthattwosubspecies(亚种)ofthefork-tailedflycatcher(叉尾王霸鹟)canmakedifferent39.__________(sound)withtheirlongtailwings.

Theyfoundthatthebird40.__________(reach)aspeedof65miles(105km)anhourwhenflying.Astheyfly,theycanmakehigh-pitched(音调高的)soundswiththeirtails.Thebird’slongtailwingsareusedtomakesharpturnswhen41.__________(hunt).

Thestudylookedattwokindsoffork-tailedflycatchers:amigratory(候鸟类的)oneandanon-migratoryone.Researchersfoundthatthemigratorybirdsmadehigher-pitchedsounds42.__________(compare)tothenon-migratoryones.Thiscouldbebecausethemigratorymaleshave43.__________(thin)feathertipsthanthenon-migratoryones,whichmaybe44.__________(help)whenflyinglongerdistances.Theresearchersbelievethatthe“accents”theyfoundmightpushthebirdsintobecominga45.__________(complete)newspecies.ValentinaGomez-Bahamon,leadauthorofthestudy,explainedthatastheirsoundsbecomemoreandmore46.__________(difference),thetwosubspecieswillbelesslikelytofeelclosetoeachother.Theywillnotseeeachotheraspotential(潜在的)mates.

五、阅读表达（共5小题，满分10分）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答下列问题。ItwasacoldJanuarymorning.AmansatatasubwaystationinWashingtonDCandstartedtoplaytheviolin.Whenthemusicianplayed,thousandsofpeoplewentthroughthestation,butmostofthemdidn’tstop.Threeminuteswentbyandamiddle-agedmannoticedtherewasamusicianplayingmusic.Heslowedhispace(步伐)andstoppedforafewsecondsandthenhewalkedawayhurriedly.Anotherminutelater,theviolinistreceivedhisfirsttip.Awomanthrewthemoneyintheviolincasewithoutstoppingandcontinuedtowalk.Inthemusician’s45-minuteperformance,only6peoplestoppedandstayedforawhile.About20gavehimmoneybutcontinuedtowalkattheirnormalpace.Hecollected$32inall.Whenhefinishedplayingandsilencetookover,noonenoticedit.NooneknewtheviolinistwasJoshuaBell