1、2023學(xué)年九上英語期末模擬測試卷注意事項:1答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2答題時請按要求用筆。3請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。. 單項選擇1、Do you know Shanghai is one of _ in the world? Yes, its bigger than _ city in China.Athe biggest city

2、; anyBthe biggest cities; anyCthe biggest cities; any otherDthe biggest cities; the other2、He walked _ fast for us _catch up with.Aso, thatBsuch, thatCenough, toDtoo, to3、_work it isformetofinishthejobtwentyminutes!AWhat hard BHow hard CWhat a hard DHow a hard4、When we see any waste lying on the gro

3、und, we should _.Apick it out Bpoint at it Cpick it up Dkick it out5、Song of Youth is a very popular movie these days. Thats true. people, especially the young, enjoy watching it.AMillions ofBTwo millionsCTwo millions of6、Hello, is Lily at home?No, she _ with her friends in the park.AplaysBis playin

4、gCwas playingDplayed7、Mr. Zhang _ maths in this school since he was 26.AteachesBis teachingChas taughtDwill teach8、Alice and her sister _ storybooks every evening.AreadBare readingCwill readDhave read9、In the past, we _ got information from paper books.AhardlyBmainlyCloudlyDrecently10、Do you know th

5、at the Earth is home to animals?AmillionBmillionsCmillion ofDmillions of. 完形填空11、I was in the most beautiful city in the world, yet I only wanted home.It was an amazing week for my husband and me the trip of a lifetime. Months ago, when my husband told me that he would have a meeting in London. I ex

6、pressed my 1 to go to Europe together with him. Then we asked his mother to look after our two children and started off.During the weeks time, we visited London and Paris as much as we could, Big Ben, the Louvre and so on. All these were beautiful 2 we expected to see before. We really enjoyed ourse

7、lves.On our last night in Paris, after we enjoyed the night view of the Eiffel Tower, my husband called home. His mother 3 the phone. In a second, my husbands face fell and he looked so worried. I could feel something 4 happened.“Whats wrong?” I asked.He didnt answer and continued to listen. A few m

8、inutes later, he said 5 to me that Tony, our seven-year-old son, had fallen off his bike and 6 his leg. He must be sent to hospital at once.At that moment, Paris 7 lost its charm(魅力).“I dont want to be here! I shouldnt be here! I should be home with my kids!”We hurried back to our hotel and then to

9、the airport Finally, we got home. We rushed into our childrens bedroom. Seeing our two children, I suddenly realized the truth: there is no 8 sight in the world than your childrens faces that greet you at home.1Aquestion Bwish Csense Didea2Aplaces Bpictures Ccities Dparks3Amoved Bfinished Ccalled Da

10、nswered4Aimportant Buseful Cfunny Dbad5Ahappily Bclearly Csadly Dtruly6Arested Bbroken Ckicked Dlifted7Asuddenly Bfinally Cquickly Dslowly8Aquieter Bcleaner Csweeter Dricher. 語法填空12、根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及所給提示，補(bǔ)全文中單詞或用所給單詞的正確形式填空。My best friend Michael is a 15-year-old boy. We are in the same class. He works very h

11、1. He is never late for school and he does well in all his 2 (lesson). He is always ready to help others. My math is very poor, so he often helps me w3 it after class. His parents are both teachers and they are really b4, so he often helps do the housework at home.He is a little shorter but he is 5

12、(strong) than me. He likes playing football very much at school. We often play football t6 and he plays it well. But Im more 7 (interest) in art. He gets on well with our classmates. Everyone in our class 8 (like) him. But now its time to graduate and we are going to leave school. Michael and I are

13、going to 9 (difference) high schools. In the future, he wants to be a policeman and I hope to be a 10 (music). We believe our friendship will be forever. 閱讀理解A13、He was just an ordinary postman. Day after day, he shuttled(穿梭) back and forth across the village. For him, life was without waves.One day

14、, he was delivering mail as usual.When he looked up in the sky,he suddenly lost his balance.It was a little stone that tripped him up（絆倒）.He observed the stone that had embarrassed（難堪） him,finding it strange but beautiful.In his eyes,this stone was like a lost jewel（寶石）covered with dust. The postman

15、 then placed the stone in his bag carefully. Because of this stones arrival,his day was lightened. He suddenly had a bold thoughtI can build a castle with such beautiful stones.How magnificent it will be!His ordinary life started to be different since then. He still delivered mail,but he collected e

16、very stone he could find along the way.All those dusty stones,in his eyes,glittered like diamonds.Gradually,his small bag couldnt hold his stones anymore and he needed to use a wheelbarrow to carry them.People didnt understand what happened when they saw the postman delivering letters with a wheelba

17、rrow full of stones.After collecting enough stones,he started to build his castle.During the daytime,he passed along the dreams of others;and during the nighttime,he built his own dream.No one was willing to join in.But the postman was unmoved,still happily building his castle.Because he knew,the dr

18、eam and the castle only belonged to him.After 20 years of working day and night,the postmans dream castle was finally completed.It was a magnificent castle just as he had imagined.It was a miracle arising from the ordinary.This is a real story.The postmans name is Xue Waller.The stone castle has bec

19、ome a famous tourist attraction in France,which is called“ideal palace of Ferdinand Cheval.”At the entrance of the stone castle,there is a sentence“I want to know how far a dream stone can go.”1The postman felt embarrassed because he _.Alost his balance Blost his bagCdelivered mail Dfound a stone2Th

20、e postmans own dream was to _Acollect stones Bdeliver mailCfind diamonds Dbuild his castle3The underlined word “glittered” in the third paragraph may mean _.Ashone BcleanedCposted Dhid4. Which of the following is not true?AA little stone tripped the postman up while he was delivering mail as usual.B

21、The postman collected every stone he would find along the way.CThe postman built his castle with the help of his family and friends.DThe postman spent twenty years building his stone castle.5The postman named Xue Waller was _.AGerman BFrenchCBritish DAmerican6From the passage we can learn that _.ATh

22、e postman had a colourful life before the accident in which he lost his balance.BThe postman gave up his job in order to built his stone castle.CThe stone that tripped the postman up was a real jewel.DThough people didnt understand him, the postman continued his dream-building a castle.B14、Needed: F

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24、 work during the evening. No experience needed. Applicants should be between 18 and 26. Call at 851765648 for more information.Computer trained secretaries:Do you have experience working on computers ? Would you like a fulltime position working in an exciting new company ? If your answer is yes, giv

25、e us a call at 457896758 .Parttime work available :WE are looking for retired adults who would like to work part time at the weekend. Work includes answering the telephone and give customers information. For more information contact us by calling at 345674132.1Kate is 23 years old and would like a p

26、arttime position to help her pay her university cost. She should call at_.A401882108B457896758C851765648D3456741322Lucy recently retired and is looking for a parttime position. She would like to work with people. The best job for Lucy is_.Athe fulltime secretaryBhe shop assistantCthe computer traine

27、d secretaryDthe parttime work at the weekend3If Ann gets the job as a computer trained secretary, shell probably work_Ain a companyBin a factoryCin a hospitalDin a school4If Alice applies for the position at United Business Lid, she needs_.Ato work at the weekendBcomputer skillsC3 years experienceDt

28、o work in the evening5The four texts above are most probably_.AnoticeBlettersCadvertisementsDinvitationsC15、 These new gloves are expensive, but they take the term “handsfree” to a new level. People can talk into them as they make a call. The gloves are known as “Talk to the Hand” and cost 1000 poun

29、ds a pair.They come with a speaker unit embedded (把嵌入) into the thumb(拇指) and a microphone built into the little finger that can be connected to any mobile handset using Bluetooth. Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat without taking their phone out of their pocket

30、 or handbag.Artist Sean Miles, form Winsor, designed the great gloves that double as a phone in part of his project. He combines(使結(jié)合) gloves with parts from mobile handsets recycled through O2. Mr Miles designed two pairs of the new gloves: one in pink and the other in brown and yellow. They will ap

31、pear in an exhibition this July and visitors will be able to win the gloves. If need is great, they will then be produced at a larger amount.O2 Recycle, which backed the project, says that there are already 70 million unused mobiles handsets in the UK. Bill Eyers, head of O2 Recycle, asks people to

32、recycle their phones responsibly.Designer Sean Miles, the 41-year-old man behind the designs, said, “I hope that my Talk to the Hand project will get people to think again about the waste created by not recycling gadgets(小器具). If a few more people recycle their gadgets rather than throw them away as

33、 rubbish, I think this project will have lived up to its aim(目標(biāo)).”Miles is now working on combining phones with handbag. So people dont spend time rummaging around in their bags to find a phone when it rings.1These new gloves are special because _.Athey can keep hands warm in winterBthey are pinkCpe

34、ople can use them to make a callDthey havent been produced on a large scale.2What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us ?AHow the gloves work as “Talk to the Hand”.BWhat the gloves are made ofCWho designed the great glovesDWhy the gloves are very popular with people3How did O2 Recycle back Sean Mile proje

35、ct?AIt helped Sean Miles to have the new idea.BIt recycled parts from mobile handsets for Sean Miles.CIt had an exhibition to show the new gloves.DIt asked people to sell old phones to Sean Miles.4Which of the following is true according to the passage?AThe new gloves will not be on market at a big

36、amount before this July.BSean Miles hopes that people will throw away their old mobile phones.CThe new gloves are made from recycled gloves and parts of mobile handsets.DThe more users of the new glove there are, the more waste it will cause.5What does the underlined word “Rummaging” probably mean?A

37、翻找B回收C著急D絮叨D16、Dear Mom,Im sorry that I cant go back home for Mothers Day next week. On that day, Ill have to go to an important meeting for my boss, who helps me a lot with my work and life here. But Ill find time to see you at home soon.Mom, thank you for everything youve done for Tim and me. Afte

38、r Dad died of a heart attack at home ten years ago in a road accident, you had to work in a supermarket in the daytime and in a restaurant at night. But you always gave us two your love and care. Though you dont have to work now, I still remember your coming home and feeling tired many evenings.Tim

39、is going to finish his studies next month. He said he would move back from school and look for a job near home. Im glad you wont live by yourself any more. Lets plan to take a trip in the near future. Its been years since the three of us took a trip together.Happy Mothers Day. I love you, Mom.Best w

40、ishes,David1What can we learn about Davids mother?AShe still works day and night.BShe lives all by herself now.CShe is making a plan to save money.DShe used to be too busy to look after her children.2What do we know from the letter?ADavid has two brothers.BDavid is unhappy with his boss.CDavid has t

41、o work on Mothers Day.DTim will leave home for his job soon.3Which of the following is mentioned in the letter?ADavids father lost his life at work.BTim will look for a teaching job.CDavid bought a gift for his mother.DDavid hopes to take a trip with his family.E17、How could we tell time if there we

42、re no watches or clocks anywhere in the world? The sun was probably the worlds first “clock”, except in the far north, where the Eskimos(愛斯基摩人) live. There, its dark most of the winter, and light most of the summer. But in most of the world, people have used the sun for a clock. Even today, if you d

43、ont have a clock, you still know that when the sun shines, its day, and when its dark, its night. The sun can also tell you if its morning, noon, or afternoon.People who live near the sea can tell time from the tides. In the daytime, for about six hours, the water rises higher and higher on the beac

44、h. And then it goes down and down for about six hours. The same thing happens again at night. There are two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours.Seamen on a ship learn how to tell time by looking at the moon and the stars. The whole sky is their clock.In some places in the world the wind come

45、s up at about the same time every day or changes direction or stops blowing. In these places the wind can be the clock. A sand clock is an even better clock. If you had fine dry sand in a glass shaped like the one in the picture, you would have what is called an hourglass. The sand in the hourglass

46、goes from the top part to the bottom part in exactly one hour. When the hourglass is turned over, the sand will take another hour to go back again.1According to(根據(jù)) the passage, there are _ ways to tell time besides（除了）the clock and watch.A3B4C5D72The Eskimos in the far north cant use the sun for a

47、clock because _.Athey know very little about the sunBthe sun there never goes down in winterCits too cold for them to go out to watch the sunDit has long dark winters and long light summers3The underlined(下劃線) word “tides” in the passage means _.A洋流B潮汐C海嘯D波浪4In which page of a newspaper can you most

48、 probably read this passage?ANewsBScienceCBusinessDAdvertisement5Whats the best title for the passage?ADifferent Ways to Tell TimeBUseful Machines to Tell TimeCThe History of the ClockDThe Development of the ClockF18、 Childrens Games in Ancient ChinaDuring ancient times, children didnt have much to

49、enjoy themselves. However, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.Kicking stone ballsDuring the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular game in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm.Playing hide-and-seekHide-and-seek is a t

50、raditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play; covering a childs eyes while other kids run around to tease(戲弄) him or, more commonly, others hide and one child must try to find them.Flying kitesKites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of woo

51、d instead of paper. The three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. Each has its own feature. For example, the bird-shaped kite with long wings is a special kind of the Beijing kite.Watching shadow plays(皮影戲)The closest thing to watching a film during ancient times w

52、as going to see a shadow play. The artists control puppets(木偶) behind the screen and tell stories to the music.1How many ancient games are mentioned in this passage?AOneBTwoCThreeDFour.2According to the text, the game of kicking a stone ball was .Aplayed in summerBlike flying kitesCinvented in BeijingDpopular in North China3How is hide-and-seek usually played?AOne plays and others