2022-2023学年第一学期九年级期末教学质量调研英语模拟试卷 (常州市)（学生版）

2022-2023学年第一学期九年级期末教学质量调研英语模拟试卷注意事项：1.全卷满分为90分。考试时间为100分钟。考生须将答案书写在答題卡上，写在试卷上的一律无效。2.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号填写在试卷上，并填写答题卡上的考生信息。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。一、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。1.—PresidentXigave________excitingspeechonTVattheendof2021.—Yes.What________greatprogressweChinesemadelastyear!A.an;a B./;a C.an;/ D./;/2.YuanLongping,thefatherofhybridrice,withtheother41greatpeople,________theMedaloftheRepublic(共和国勋章)byPresidentXiJinpingonSept.17,2019.A.waspresentedwith B.hadpresentedto C.werepresentedto D.haspresentedwith3.ThefilmHi,Mom!directedbyJiaLinisworth________.A.watching B.watch C.towatch D.watches4.Idon’tdoubt_______hecanfinishthetask,butIdoubt_______heiswillingtodoit.A.that;that B.if;if C.that;if D.if;that5.Alice,couldyoutellme________?A.whethershehadbeenmarried B.what’shappenedtoyouC.howlongLilyhascaughtacold D.howyoucalltheseanimals6.—AudreyHepburn________cancer.—Soshedid.Weallfeltverysadaboutthelossofagreatactress.A.dieof B.diedfrom C.diedof D.deadfrom7.Learninginourschoolis________experiencethatI'llneverforgetitallmylife.A.soexciting B.suchexcitingC.soanexciting D.suchanexciting8.—HowdoyoulikethebookLittleWomen?—Wonderful.Ithinkitisthebestone________tellsustheimportanceoffamily.A./ B.what C.which D.that9.Withoutherglasses,Milliewas________blind.A.aswellas B.asgoodas C.asbadlyas D.asbadas10.—Areyougoingtotakepartinthespeechcompetition?—________.It’stoogoodachancetomiss.A.Noproblem B.Mypleasure C.Ican’tagreemore D.That’sforsure二、完形填空(共12小题;每小题1分，满分12分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Doyouknowhowwordshaveaninfluenceonothers?AmyBethGardnerchosea(n)___1___methodtoteachherdaughterBreonnaaboutthis.ShewroteonFacebook,“Mydaughterwill___2___middleschooltomorrow.We’vepreparednewuniforms,anewschoolbagandsomeotherthingsforher.Buttonight,justbeforebed,wedidanotherpre-middleschool___3___thatisfarmoreimportantthanothers.”Thenshedescribedhowshetookatube(管)oftoothpaste(牙膏)andaskedherdaughterto___4___thetoothpasteontoaplate.Aftershedidso,AmyBethaskedhertoputthetoothpastebackintothetube.Itwasreallyacrazyrequest(要求),towhichBreonna___5___,“ButIcan’t!Itwon’tbelikewhatitwasbefore.”AmyBeththengaveanimportantmessagetoherchild.“Youwill___6___thistoothpastefortherestofyourlife.Yourwordshavethepoweroflifeordeath.Asyougointomiddleschool,youareabouttoseehowmuch___7___yourwordscarry.Youaregoingtohavethechancetouseyourwordstohurt,woundandputdownothers.Youarealsogoingtohavethechancetouseyourwordstohelp,encourageand___8___others.”AmyBethknowsthateveryonefailsatthissometimes.Butitisherdutyto___9___herdaughtertopayattention.Justlikethistoothpaste,oncethewordsleaveyour___10___,youcan’ttakethemback.“Useyourwordscarefully,Beonna.Whenothersaremisusing(滥用)theirwords,___11___yourwords.Beknownforyourgentleness.Youwillnever,ever___12___choosingkindness.”1.A.popular B.special C.dangerous D.common2.A.visit B.start C.finish D.continue3.A.task B.show C.change D.research4.A.pull B.empty C.throw D.hold5.A.lied B.agreed C.smiled D.replied6.A.keep B.imagine C.remember D.realize7.A.size B.height C.strength D.warmth8.A.love B.harm C.meet D.trouble9.A.force B.accept C.suggest D.remind10.A.mouth B.heart C.thought D.mind11.A.guard B.spell C.repeat D.forget12.A.practice B.regret C.enjoy D.admit(承认）三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分）阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AWhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast—theskywasbecominggrey.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedbesidethepath.“AmIgoingtherightway?”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes,”hereplied,”you’llgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneontherocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld—theGrandCanyon.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiver,asilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself,“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?”Icertainlyknowtheanswer.1.Whatdoestheword“it”inParagraph1referto?A.Thedarkpath. B.Thegate. C.Thecar. D.TheGrandCanyon.2.Whywastherenothingtosee?A.Becausetherewasnothing. B.Becauseitwasinthemorning.C.Becauseitwasraining. D.Becauseitwastoodark.3.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Togivefactsaboutthenaturalworld.B.Tosayhowhefeelsaboutthenaturalworld.C.TotellaninterestingstoryabouttheGrandCanyon.D.ToattractpeopletovisittheGrandCanyon.BTheSequoiaNationalForestisinCalifornia’sSierraNevadaMountains.Itishometothemostmassivetreesintheworld.AtitsentranceistheTrailof100Giants.Thisisashort,easypavedtrailthatpeoplecanwalk.Itgivesvisitorsgreatviewsofmorethanahundredsequoias(美洲杉).ThesetreesgrowonlyinthespecialgeologyoftheslopesoftheSierraNevadas.Thelargestofthetreesis20feetaroundand220feettall.Youalmostneedatelescopetoseethetopofit!ThesequoiatreesthatlinetheTrailof100Giantshavestoodforgenerations.ManyofthemstartedgrowingintheMiddleAges.ThetreeswatchedthefirstEuropeansettleinCalifornia.TheygrewthroughtheGoldRushinthemid-1800sandhavelivedthroughtwoworldwars.Thetreesweredeclaredanationalmonument(纪念)in2000.Then,inOctoberof2011,twoofthegiantsfell.OnephotographerfromGermanyrecordedthetreescrashingtothegroundwithavideocamera.Watcherswereastonished(吃惊地)thattheseenormoustreescouldtopplelikebabiestryingtotaketheirfirststep.Oneexplanationwasthatthesummerhadbeenverywet.Thegroundwasquitehydrated.Theearthmayhavebeentoosoggy(湿软)toholdtheshallowrootsofthetrees.Someofficialsfearthatthefoottrafficfromtouristsmighthaveweakenedthetrees.Evenpollutionfromcarsvisitingtheparkcouldhavedamagedthem.Itmightbe,though,thatthetreesweresimplyold.Itwasthetimeintheirlifecycletodie.Thetreesmayhavebeenasmuchas1,500yearsold.Theyweremorethan200feettall.Thetwothatfellwereconnectedattheirbase.Partscientistsbelievethatwhenthefirstonefell,itbroughtthesecondonedownwithit.Whatshouldbedonewiththefallentrees?Theyfellacrossapopularpath.Thetrunksaretoobigformostwalkerstoclimbover.Thepaththeyblockisdesignedforpeopleinwheelchairs.Thereisnootherpaththatthesepeoplecanuse.TheParkServiceaskedthepublicwhattheythought.Manybiologiststhinkthetreesshouldbeleftjustastheyare.Lettingnaturetakeitscourse.SomepeoplefeelthattheForestServiceshoulddrillatunnelthroughthetrunks,allowingpeoplesimplytowalkthrough.Somewanttobuildabridgeoverthetrees,andsomethinkthepathshouldgoaroundthetrees.Parkofficialshavedecidedtotaketheirtimedecidingwhattodo.Sincethetreesarenationalmonumentsnow,anydecisionmustbecarefullyconsidered.Thesequoiasareararetreasure.Evenindeath,theyshouldbetreatedwithrespect.1.From________,weknowthatthetreeshaveseenmuchofthehistoryoftheUSA.A.Paragraph1 B.Paragraph3 C.Paragraph2 D.Paragraph42.Readthissentencefromthearticle.Watcherswereastonishedthattheseenormoustreescouldtopplelikebabiestryingtotaketheirfirststeps.A.standup B.movequickly C.fallover D.growtobeverytall3.Howdoestheauthorpresenttheeventofthetwotreesfallingatthesametime?A.Asaneyewitnessaccount.B.Asareviewofdifferentexplanationsaboutthecause.C.Asalistofthebenefitsofcreatingnationalparks.D.Aspartofarecordofdailyeventsinthepark.4.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?A.Notmanypeoplehavethechancetoseeasequoiafall.B.Thedeathofasequoiaisanimportantnaturalevent.C.Itisluckynobodywashurtwhenthesequoiasfell.D.Peopleshoulddomoretohelpsavethesequoias.CHello,I’mRob.Welcometoourprogramme.Todaywe’retalkingabouthigh-speedtraintravel.Manycountrieshaveveryfasttrainsthattransportpeoplefromcitytocityinsuper-quicktime.Yes,high-speedtraintravelisbecomingpopular.Well,we’llbefindingoutwhytheUKishopingtodosomethingthatisalreadypopularbybuildinganewhigh-speedrailline.Weknowthathigh-speedtraintravelhasmanygoodthings.Ithelpstotaketrafficofftheroad,itcauseslesspollution,itcanmovelotsofpeopleandit’squick.Yes,speedisimportant.Now,theTGVtraininFrancetakesaboutthreehourstotravelover750kilometresfromParistoMarseilleinthesouth-veryimpressive.ButtheUKhasbeenslowtobuildhigh-speedraillines.IthasonefromLondontoParis,buttheTransportSecretary,PatrickMcLoughlin,thinksonelineisnotgoodenough.PeoplecangofromLondontoParisonhigh-speedtrains,butcan’tgofromLondontoBirmingham.ThatmeansyoucangettoParisbytrainmorequicklythanyoucantraveltomanyBritishcities.Thegovernmentwantstobuildanotherone—calledHS2—connectingLondontothemiddleandnorthofEngland.Butnoteveryoneagreestotheplanandthereismuchdiscussion.Somesayitwillbeveryexpensivetobuild,althoughsomeexperts（专家）sayforevery1poundspent,itwillbring2poundsback.Therearealsoworriesthatsomeofthecountrysideswillbedestroyed.Itcouldbealongtimebeforeafinaldecisionismade.Sonowwe’lljusthavetoacceptthatourtrainsintheUKwillcarryonatanunhurriedspeedwhilewewatchwithenvyasanothercountry’shigh-speedtrainpassesusby!Thankyou.Wehopeyou’veenjoyedtoday’sprogramme.1.Whatisthetypeoftheprogramme?A.Anewsreview. B.Adramaseries. C.Achatshow. D.Aweeklyround-up.2.WhydoesRobmentiontheTGVtraininparagraph2?A.Toexplainhowitworks. B.Toshowhowfastittravels.C.Toreporthowfaritgoes. D.Toprovehowfamousitis.3.Whatcanweinferfromthearticleaboutthehigh-speedtraintravelintheUK?A.Itisslow. B.Itisexpensive. C.Itfallsbehind. D.Itbecomespopular.4.WhatdoesthehostthinkofbuildinganewraillineintheUK?A.Itwillbecompletedsoon. B.Itisnotagoodidea.C.Itdestroystheenvironment. D.Itmaytakealongtime.DEveryyear,asthesummerdaysgrowshorter,anamazingchangehappensinCanadianforests.Assummerchangestoautumn,thetreesturncolors,changingfromsummergreenstoshadesofred,orange,andyellow.It’satrulywonderfulsight!Fromadistance,theforestlooksasifit’sonfire.WhenIwasaboy,mygrandmothertoldmethatastrangelittlemancameatnightwithapaintbrushtopainttheleavesthosewonderfulcolors.AndIbelievedherforitwasawonderfulwayofexplainingthischangetoalittleboy.ButasIgrewolder,mynaturalcuriosityledmetodosomeresearchonmyown.Asalways,sciencehadtheanswer.Treesneedfood,justlikealllives.Leavesproducefoodforthetree.It’sjustsugar,whichissometimescalledglucose(葡萄糖).LeavesusesunlighttochangewaterandCO2intooxygen(氧气).Theprocessbywhichleavesdothisisknownasphoto-synthesis(光合作用).Achemicalcalledchlorophyll(叶绿素)helpsmakethishappen.Chlorophyllisthereasonwhyleavesaregreensummer.However,Canadianwintersarelong,coldanddark.Thereisn’tenoughsunshineinwinterfortheleavestomakefood.Inautumn,asthedaysshorten,thetreesgetasignaltoslowdown.It’stimetotakearest.Don’tworry,though.Theyhaveenoughfoodpreparedtolastallwinter.Whentheleavesstopmakingfood,theynolongerneedtomakechlorophyll.Slowly,thechlorophylldisappears.Remember,thisisthechemicalthatmakesleavesgreen.Asthechlorophyllgoesaway,sodoesthegreencolor.Webegintoseetheothercolorsthatarealwaysthere.Wecouldnotseethembeforebecausegreenisastrongcolor.1.Thewriterthought________changedthecolorofleavesinautumnwhenhewasachild.A.thesun B.astrangemanC.thewind D.hisgrandmother2.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthispassage?A. B. C. D.3.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howastrangemanpaintedtrees.B.Whatfoodtreesneedduringayear.C.Whyleaveschangecolorsinautumn.D.Whatmagicchemicalswehavenow.四、还原句子(共4小题;每小题1.5分，满分6分)阅读下面短文从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Doyouknowthereasonwhywefeeltiredinthemiddleofaclass?Maybeyouwouldsayitisbecausetheteacher’sclassisboring.___1___Perhapsthisissomethingyouhavenotpaidenoughattentiontoornotyetnoticed.PurposeofsleepWhydoweneedsleep?Sleephelpsourbodyheal(修复)growandstayhealthy.Italsogivesusenergy,sowecanbeactiveallday.Doctorsandhealthscientistssay:whenyoucloseyoureyesandneedtorest,sleepisjusttheverybest!SleeptimeEnoughsleepisimportanttous.Howmuchsleepdoweneed?New-bornbabiessleepmostofthetime.Theycansleep20-22hoursaday.Childrenneed10-12hoursofsleepaday.Teenagersneed8-10hoursofsleepadaybecausetheyneedlotsofenergytogrowintotheiradultbodies.Grown-upsusuallyneed6-8hoursofsleeptokeepactive.___2___Thatiswhyoldpeoplesleeplessthanyoungpeople.InterestingfactsAlmosteveryonehastheirdreamswhiletheysleep,butnotallofthemcantelltheirdreamsclearlywhentheywakeup.___3___Moresurprisingly,somemayevengetupintheirdreamsandwalkaround.Thisiscalled“sleepwalking”.Areyouasleepwalker?Or,isthereasleepwalkeraroundyou?SleepyanimalsIt’snotjustpeoplethatlovetosnooze(打盹).___4___Someanimals,suchasbearsandhedgehogs,sleepallthroughwinter.Theswiftisaveryfastbirdthatcansleepwhileitflies!Cutekoalassleeparound18hoursaday.Giraffesdon’tneedmuchsleepatall.Theyusuallysleepstandingup.A.Somepeopletalkintheirdreams.B.However,therealreasonisprobablythatwedon’thaveenoughsleep.C.Infact,manyanimalshaveunusualorsurprisingsleepinghabits.D.Theolderyouget,thelesssleepyouwillneed.E.Manyanimalsalsoneedasmuchsleepaspeople.F.Somepeopleneverdreamwhiletheyaresleeping.五、综合填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Haveyoueversharedaroomwithsomeone,perhapsabrother,sister,orroommate?Howdidyougetalongwiththeotherperson?Didyoualwayshavearguments_______1_______didyouworkoutawaytosharethespacewithoutarguments?Astronautssaythatoneofthemostdifficult_______2_______（part）ofspaceexploration（探测）issharingatinyareawithotherpeopleforalongtime.Spaceships_______3_______（design）tomakethebestuseofeverybitofroom.Thereisnomoreareathatyoucanescapetohave_______4_______quiettimeallalone.Norcanyoudecidetogetawayandgoforawalk.It’seven_______5_______（difficult）whenyousharethesmallareawithastronautsfromothercultures.Theseastronautsareusuallythepeople_______6_______mayhavedifferentlifestylesandcustoms._______7_______doastronautsmanagetohavegoodrelationshipswiththeirpartners?First,astronautsare_______8_______（careful）chosenfortheirexperience,physicalfitness,andabilitytogetalongwithotherpeople.Theydecidetofinishthetasksuccessfully,eventhatmeansgivingupsome_______9_______（person）needsforthetimebeing.Eachmemberofthespaceteamdoesresearch,sothattakesupalotoftime.Thenthereare“spacing”skillssuchaslistening_______10_______musiconheadphonesorwritingthatcanbedonealone.Perhapssomeofthesewillhelpyouwithyourroommate.六、根据所给中文完成句子(共6小