1、2023學(xué)年九上英語期末模擬測試卷考生請注意：1答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。. 單項(xiàng)選擇1、My mother _ dinner when I got home yesterday.AcookedBwas cookedCwas cookingDcooks2、 Do you know _? Maybe 5,000 yuan. Im not quite sure.A

2、who bought the camera for herBwho did she buy the camera forChow much she paid for the cameraDhow much did she pay for the camera3、Nowadays, high-speed trains one of the New Four Great Inventions in China.Awere calledBare callingCare calledDhave called4、Could you tell me ? I must find him. Sorry, I

3、have no idea. But he was here just now.Awhere Tom wasBwhere Tom isCwhere can I find TomDwhere has Tom gone5、Tom, _ afraid of speaking in front of people. You are the best one in our class.AdontBdoesnt beCnot beDdont be6、Mr. White tells us the calls meeting will be cancelled if no agreement _ tomorro

4、w.Ais reachedBwill be reachedCis going to be reachedDhas been reached7、We all know another building _ here next year.Awill buildBbuiltCwas builtDwill be built8、- Would you like me to help you?- _ .AIt doesnt matter BYes, I can do it myselfCNot at all DThanks, I can manage it myself9、Those children _

5、to use words likethanksandplease”every morning.Now they are much more polite.AteachBwill teachCare taughtDwill be taught10、How far is it from the hospital to the bus station?About _.Aten minutes Bten minutesCten minutes walk Dten minutes walk. 完形填空11、Choose the words or expressions and complete the

6、passage（選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞語完成短文）People sometimes look at nature and fail to see its perfection (完美). For example, they look at a plant and think, “How much better this plant would be if only its flowers were more beautiful!” Or they see a summer rain and think, “If I had 1 the world I would have made it nev

7、er rain when people are on holiday.”Such a 2 happened long ago when a traveller was resting under an apple tree. As he looked around, he saw a big pumpkin in a nearby garden. He noticed that the vine (藤) on which the big pumpkin grew was quite weak. 3 him, he saw small round apples hanging on strong

8、 limbs (樹枝). “How stupid nature is!” the man thought to himself. “If nature had half a brain, it would have made these big pumpkins grow on this strong tree 4 on the weak vine.”The traveller was proud that he was smarter than the creator of all things in the natural world. Just then, a small apple f

9、ell from the tree, hitting him on the head. He quickly saw the defect (不足之處) in his thinking. He learned how things might have been different if it had been the huge pumpkin that had hit him on the head. “I clearly would have 5 my life in such an accident,” he said.As he went on his way, he had new

10、admiration (欽佩) for nature.1AexploredBcreatedCdiscoveredDexpected2AdreamBbrainCcaseDtrouble3AAboveBBesideCAgainstDBefore4Abecause ofBout ofCfull ofDinstead of5AenjoyedBrescuedClostDbegun. 語法填空12、Henry was an office 1 (work) in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.He

11、usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw 2 advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food, Fresh air, Horse riding, Walking, Fishing, cheap and interesting.” “This 3 (sound) a good idea,” he thought. “Ill spend a month at West Hill Farm. I t

12、hink I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. Theyll make a change from 4 (sit) by the seaside and swimming.”He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first day of July, he left 5West Hill Farm.But four days later, he returned home

13、.“What was wrong 6West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didnt you enjoy country life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”“Oh. What?”“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”“Whats wrong with that

14、?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”“I know, but on the 7 (two) day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”“How 8 (luck) you are!”“You dont understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”“A different meat every day,” Ed said 9 (loud), “and what are y

15、ou complaining!”“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer 10 (dead), and I didnt dare (敢) stay for dinner!”. 閱讀理解A13、 There was a lovely vegetable patch(菜園).A large tree grew there.Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look,and they were the pride of the gardener.Bu

16、t no one knew that the vegetables and the tree couldnt stand each other.The vegetables hated the trees shadow(陰影),because it left them only just enough light to live.The tree,on the other hand,hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water,leaving him just enough to live.The situation

17、became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die.The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun,so they began to dry up.Soon the vegetables were really weak,and the tree was drying up.The gardener wondered why an

18、d stopped watering them.When he did that,both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other.They learned how to live in harmony with those around them.So they decided to work together,using both the shade and the water to grow well.After seeing how well they were doing,t

19、he gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch,watering and fertilizing(施肥)it better than any other patch for miles around.1Why didnt the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?ABecause the vegetables wanted more light.BBecause the tree drank almost all the water.CBecause the veg

20、etables werent the pride of the gardener.DBecause the vegetables didnt look as wonderful as the tree.2From the passage we know .Athe vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying upBthe gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the treeCthe gardener didnt know what was happening in the patch at

21、 firstDthe tree didnt know how important the sun was to vegetables3The underlined phrase “in hormony” means “ ” in Chinese.Afor longBcarefullyCeffectivelyDharmoniously4The passage is mainly about .Awhy the sunlight and water were very importantBhow the gardener took care of his vegetable patchCwhy t

22、he gardener was proud of his vegetable patchDwhat happened between the vegetables and the treeB14、There are two families on Earth who want a baby girl, but there is only one girl waiting to be born. She turns herself into two girls, but each of the girls only has half of a heart.Years later, the two

23、 girls meet.When they come together, their hearts beat faster, and they feel complete again.Do you ever feel like you and your best friend were once the same person, but were split（分裂)before birth? Do you want to spend every minute with her? If you have a really good best friend, you might feel like

24、 youre incomplete when you areapart. In US middle schools, many girls show their feelings with a best friends necklace (項(xiàng)鏈).The best friends necklace can take many forms. Usually, it is a heart split in two. It readsbest friendsand each one of the friends wears half of the necklace. Best friends may

25、 live far away and not see each other for a long time. But the two pieces of the heart fit together perfectly when they meet again. If your very best friend is wearing her necklace, she has half of your heart.Make a best friends necklace and give one half of it to your best friend.Some girls make th

26、eir own necklaces out of clay (泥土) or pieces of a jigsaw puzzle (拼圖). Alone,the necklace doesnt mean a lot. But when your friend is there, and the pieces fit together, everything seems to be complete again.1What is the first paragraph about?Its about a report of a special family.AIts about a true st

27、ory of two girls.BIts about what the necklace used to be.CIts about how best friends feel together.2According to the passage, if you have a best friend, what will you do?AYou will live together in her family.BYou will share one heart together.CYou will want to be with her.DYou will play jigsaw puzzl

28、e with her.3What does the underlined word apart mean?A分離. B相聚. C重逢. D團(tuán)結(jié).4Which of the following is NOT true about the best friends necklace?AIts very popular around the world now.BEach one of the friends wears half of it.CSome girls use clay to make it.DIt can take many shapes.5What is this article

29、mainly about?AIts mainly about how to make friends.BIts mainly about how the two girls grow up.CIts mainly about the best friends necklace in America.DIts mainly about what American girls are doing at present.C15、Our voice gives away a lot of information about ourselves. It can tell us our gender(性別

30、)and age. And now, scientists say that it can also tell us our height.Scientists at Washington University, Indiana University and University of California found that listeners could accurately tell the height of speakers, just by their voices. And the key to this mystery is a sound known as the subg

31、lottal resonance（聲門下共振）. Itdeepenswith height and helps us build a mental picture of a person.“The best way to think about subglottal resonances is to imagine blowing into a glass bottle with water. The less water in the bottle, the lower sound,” said John Morton, a scientist at Washington Universit

32、y. And its the same for humans. The frequency of the subglottal resonance depends on the height. The taller we are, the deeper the resonance frequency is. In order to find out whether people could identify the resonance, scientists did experiments. A number of same-sex pairs of different heights wer

33、e told to read the same sentence aloud. It was played back to listeners who had to choose which one of the pairs was taller. Then, other listeners had to rank the speakers from the shortest to the tallest. The listeners were able to identify the tall people 62.1% of time, much higher than a lucky gu

34、ess. Why not try the experiment yourself? Find out if your tall friends have deeper voices.1The scientists in some American universities found that peoples voices _.Achange more quickly as they get olderBcan tell the height of the speakerCsound different when they have water in their mouthDcan tell

35、the speakers gender, age and weight2The underlined word deepensmight mean _ in Chinese.A變得刺耳 B變得高亢 C變得低沉 D變得甜美3According to the study, taller people usually have a _ voice.Adeeper Blouder Clower Dhigher4Which of the following is TRUE?AOur voice is made up of the subglottal resonance.BThe people test

36、ed in the experiments were of different-sex pairs.CA persons voice is greatly different even when reading the same sentence.DListeners ability to identify taller speaker is much higher than a lucky guess.5The best title of the passage might be _.AHow to Be TallerBOur Voice Tells Our HeightCAn Experi

37、ence about VoiceDSomething about Subglottal ResonanceD16、Doctors, psychologists(心理學(xué)家), economists(經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家) and other experts have recently got together to find out what makes us happy and have come to surprising results.One of the main topics is how to measure(衡量)happiness. Although some experts say th

38、at there are many ways to measure happiness, like recording a persons feelings, satisfaction in life or being healthy, others say that you cant really measure happiness, but you can see it.Money is really important in most peoples lives. Once people have enough money to support their living, they pa

39、y more attention to other meaningful things. In many cases, friends and a close family are more important. Some people also need meaningful and creative work to find happiness.Studies find that there is a connection between happiness and health. Most of the time, people who are happier have better h

40、ealth. They work better and they are not as stressed as others. Besides, happier people may be able to live longer and enjoy their happiness. Studies also show that those who laugh a lot and those who are in good moods are also happier.Is there a way of achieving happiness? Some experts say that if

41、people express their thanks, they can become happier. Joining pleasant conversations can also bring more satisfaction and happiness. Not surprisingly, people feel that a good relationship is important in being happy. Happiness is alsocontagious. The results show that if you happen to have a member o

42、f your family or a friend near you who is happy, youll happy, too.1What plays a more important role in most peoples daily life, according to the passage?AHealth.BMoney.CSatisfaction.DFriendship.2Some people will feel happy if they have _ work.Apopular and freeBmeaningful and creativeCwell-paid and h

43、ard.Drelaxing and interesting3What can make people happier according to the passage?AWorking harder.BMaking more money.CHaving more children.DBeing thankful.4What does the underlined word “contagious” mean in Chinese?A純潔的B持續(xù)的C傳染性的D可轉(zhuǎn)換的5What can we learn from the passage?AHappiness influences our hea

44、lth.BMoney makes us live longer.CHow to find good jobs.DHow to work better.E17、 Gustave Eiffel designed the Eiffel Tower as the entrance to the 1889 Paris Worlds Fair. Today, it is a symbol of France. Take a closer look at the countrys Iron Lady.1What is another name for the Eiffel Tower?AIron Tower

45、.BGustave Tower.CIron Lady.DWorlds Fair.2How high is the viewing area?A1,063 feet.B906 feet.C377 feet.D187 feet.3Which of the following is TRUE?AThe tower is made of iron and glass.BThere are four platforms in the Eiffel Tower.CVisitors can mail postcards on the second platform.DVisitors can take th

46、e stairs or an elevator to the top.F18、Tanzania Tarangire is a national Park which lies in TanzaniaThe park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the countryI recently visited Tarangire to see what it was like One of the first sighti

47、ngs upon entering the park which I found was a huge group of elephantsOur guide told us that Tagrangire was probably the best place in Tanzania to find large group of elephants, and that their population in the park was around 2,1We continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees and scra

48、tched themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch.To the right of the elephant group, we noticed a big tree! Our guide informed us that this was a Baobab tree and that they could live for hundreds of yearsCompared with this tree, the elephant just looked like dwarfs (much smaller plants

49、or animals)! We were informed that Tarangire was one of the best National Parks in Africa to see so many Baobab treesAs we continued our drive through the park, we finally reached a watering holeOur guide warned us that there were lions all around usIt took us all a while to find them, but there the

50、y were! Most of them are resting in the shade under bushes, but there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of usWe then noticed just to our right, there were a couple of fresh zebra bodies it seemed as if the lions which were resting had killed them! We were unlucky not

51、 to have seen the kill, as our guide had mentioned that the zebra bodies were fresh and the kill had happened within the last hourOur final big sighting was one that none of us were expecting to see, even our guide! We stopped at a place where there were quite a many cars, with a sleeping leopard（美洲

52、豹）there! We took photos and watched its surprising body before returning to our hotel as it was getting lateSo, I hope you enjoyed my description of Tarangire, and add this amazing park to your very own Tanzania travel route2Which statement is correct about the park?AIt covers an area of about 2,580 square kilometers.BIt is the largest park of its kind in the country.CTheir population in the park was around 2