1、2023學年九上英語期末模擬測試卷注意事項1考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B 鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。. 單項選擇1、_and amazing progress our country has made in the last few years!AHow a greatBHow greatCWhat a greatDWhat great2、 Do you know who invented _ telephone?_ American

2、scientist called Alexander Graham Bell.Aa; AnBthe; AnCthe; A3、-Its raining now and Ill give you a ride to school.-What a great !AmanageBorderCnewsDoffer4、This is the most beautiful sight _ I have ever seen since I came to England.Awhich Bthat Cwhere Dwhat5、Your T-shirt is so cool. Could you tell me

3、_?Awhere you bought itBwhere did you buy itCwhere you buy it6、_there was no obvious evidence, most people didnt think he was guilty of the robbery.AWhenBWhileCSinceDAs7、How will we sell more products?We need to come up with more _ ideas.AawfulBcreativeCmeaninglessDembarrassing8、Jeff got to the airpo

4、rt at midnight, so he _ a taxi to a hotel.AcallsBwill callCcalledDis calling9、You will lose the ability to pay attention, plan and stay active after one or two nights _ you can sleep well.AuntilBwhenCunlessDif10、Millie Beijing now.Adont live inBdoesnt lives inCdont lives inDdoesnt live in. 完形填空11、 I

5、 was coming downstairs to get breakfast when the post came. I was 1 for a letter from my friend Sam. So I picked the letters up and looked 2 them. I wasnt surprised to see that there were some bills. There was an invitation to a party. There wasnt a letter from Sam. There was a postcard, showing som

6、e cliffs and sea. What a nice 3 !I turned the 4 over. It wasnt easy to read. Rain had made the writing 5 , including the name of the person who had sent the postcard. 6 was it from? I tried to read any of the words. I could read Dear Tom, Im having a lovely time in Then the writing became unclear. I

7、 couldnt read 7 else. Who had gone to the seaside? I couldnt think of anyone! It was a mystery. There was another 8 too. Where was Sams letter?Just then the phone rang. It was Sam!Im calling to see if you got my postcard, he said. We are at the seaside, not in London. We 9 our minds. Mum and Dad are

8、 resting after our walk. So Im ringing you. Im sorry I didnt write a letter. Weve been so 10 .Both mysteries were solved!1AaskingBpayingCsearchingDwaiting2AafterBforCthroughDup3AsymbolBviewCobjectDposition4AbillBinvitationCletterDpostcard5AunclearBuncleanCuncomfortableDuncommon6AHowBWhereCWhoDWhen7A

9、somethingBanythingCnothingDeverything8AmatterBmethodCmistakeDmystery9AchangedBkeptClostDmade10AamazedBbusyCcuriousDfrightened. 語法填空12、語法填空One sheep, two sheep. 632 sheep. still awake.People always believe that counting sheep1(be) helpful to their sleep. But does it2(real) work?Scientists at Oxford U

10、niversity tested it. Two sleep researchers looked at the people who had3(difficult) in sleeping. They divided them4different groups. Then they asked them to try all kinds of ways to help5(they) fall asleep quickly.Surprisingly, it6(take) those who were asked to count sheep more time to fall asleep t

11、han those who werent. But when they were asked to imagine a relaxing picture- a beach, for e7, they fell asleep about twenty minutes8(soon) than before, according to a report in The New York Times.“Sometimes, counting tasks are OK, b9they are thought as stressful by many people,” Dr. Richards told A

12、BC News.“As10result, it may be a good way to try imagining colored fish slowly swimming in a river to help you sleep at night,” suggested Richards. 閱讀理解A13、 Chinas Top Three Express Delivery Companies(快遞公司)Company nameS.F. ExpressExpress Mail ServiceYTO ExpressFounding Time March, 1993June, 2010May,

13、 2000Headquarters locationShenzhenBeijingShanghaiBusiness areaInternational and domestic express servicesInternational and domestic mail express servicesExpress services and electronic businessExpress price (out of the province)20yuan/kg20yuan/kg12yuan/kgAdvantageBeing fast and safeCovering every co

14、rner of the countryHaving the whole-process monitoring systemWord Box: headquarters 總部 domestic 國內(nèi)的 monitoring 監(jiān)控 根據(jù)表格所提供的信息選擇最佳答案。1The three express delivery companies above are the top three ones in _.Athe worldBChinaCAsia2Of all the three companies, Express Mail Service was founded _.AlatestBearl

15、iestCsecond3Both _ and _ have express business at home and abroad according to the form above.AS.F. Express, YTO ExpressBYTO Express, Express Mail ServiceCExpress Mail Service, S.F. Express4The express delivery company founded in the 20th century _.Ais the first choice for those who require speedBca

16、n reach every corner of the countryCowns the whole-process monitoring system5Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?AIf you want to mail items(物品) at a low price, S.F. Express is probably your best choice.BCompared with the other two express delivery companies, Express Mai

17、l Service is much safer.CThe headquarters of YTO Express is located in the city of Shanghai.B14、1The advertisement offers information mainly to people from_.AAfricaBEnglandCCanadaDAmerica2If you want to get an event pack,you need to_ .Avisit .uk/chinatrekBlearn about the Great WallCtext CHINA to 827

18、27De-mail challenge.ukC15、 A day is made up of hundreds of small decisions. Ill wear this; Ill buy this; Ill have this for lunch; Ill go there at 3 oclock; Ill reply to this e-mail.For some people, its not a big deal. For others, however, making decisions isnt easy. They agonize over what to do, cha

19、nging their minds back and forth. and second guessing themselves even after the decision has been made.Emily was in the restaurant with her husband. After several minutes of reading the menu , she said , Um , lets see. I dont know what to order. Maybe Ill have the burger; no wait, the pasta seems go

20、od. Or, maybe the soup and salad. Don, what are you ordering? OK; that sounds good ; Ill have that too. Don often gets annoyed (惱怒的) .He doesnt understand why she finds the simplest decisions so difficult. He sometimes makes decisions for the two of them. But Emily gets annoyed with him for being so

21、 controlling. But wed never decide anything if I left it up to you, he argues.Good decision-making is a skill that comes easily to some people, not so easily to others. Choices are confusing. Choices can make you anxious. They can cost you peace of mind, even after youve made the decision. The skill

22、 of good decision-making has become increasingly important. Why? Because we have a lot of choices, both with the simple and the serious things in life.Decisions force us to close the door on other possibilities. Accept that you cant have it all. You cant order every delicious dish on the menu. And t

23、here will be paths not taken, things not experienced. Let the past be. Live in the present where what you do today will make a difference.Its often good to think through your decisions, but dont overdo it. More thinking is not always better thinking. Too much research may lead to confusion. Sixth se

24、nse can help make decisions as good as careful study of endless data(數(shù)據(jù)) , sometimes even better.Some decisions dont work out as expected ; this doesnt mean that you made a bad one. You decide to go on a cruise (油輪旅行) . You choose a large and beautiful ship. Everything should work out just right. On

25、ly you didnt count on a bug that spread through the ship, making you and your family sick for five clays. You felt terrible for making such a stupid decision. No. You did not make a stupid decision. Its just that sometimes the unexpected happens.Try to make your decision. After all, its your special

26、 experience.1The words agonize over in Paragraph 2 probably mean .Athink about a difficult decision carefully and with lots of effortBstick to the big decision that you have madeClet go of the decision that you have madeDfear to make decision out of uncertainty2The writer mentioned Emily and her hus

27、band in Paragraph 3 to .Acriticize Emilys husband for controllingBshow how annoying indecisiveness could beCintroduce how hard it was to decide what to eatDexplain the difficulty Emily had when making a decision3What can we learn from the passage?AWe should think about all the possibilities before m

28、aking a good decision.BNeither research nor data may help people with decision-making.CSometimes unexpected situation may waste a good decision.DPeople feel terrible when making decisions.4Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?ADo you have difficulty making decisions?BAre yo

29、u good at making a difficult decision?CCan you make a right decision easily or not?DWould you like to make decisions for others?D16、There are many unusual hotels around the world. In Greenland(格陵蘭島), there is a hotel made of ice, open between December and April every year. In Turkey(土耳其), there is a

30、 cave(巖洞) hotel with a television, furniture, and a bathroom in each room. And in Bolivia(玻利維亞), there is a hotel named the Salt Palace Hotel.Thousands of years ago, the area around the Salt Palace Hotel was a large lake. But today, the area has only two small lakes and two salt deserts(荒漠).The larg

31、er of the two deserts is called Uyuni salt desert. During the day, the desert is bright white because of the salt. There are no roads across the Uyuni desert, so local people must show guests the way to the hotel.In the early 1990s, a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel. He cut big blocks of salt

32、 from the desert and used the blocks to build it. Everything in the hotel is made of salt: the walls, the roof(屋頂), the tables, the chairs, the beds, and the hotels bar.The sun makes the walls and roof warm during the day. At night the desert is very cold, but the rooms are warm. The hotel has twelv

33、e rooms. A single room(單人間) costs40 a night, and a double room(雙人間) costs60.A sign on the hotels wall tells guests, “ Please dont lick（添）the walls.”1The Salt Palace Hotel is unusual because_.Ait has long history. Bthe price of the rooms is high.Cthe guests are special. Dit is made of salt.2Which sen

34、tence about the area around the Salt Palace Hotel is NOT true?AIt was a lake many years ago.BIt is white during the day.CThere are several roads to the hotel.DThere are only two small lakes now.3Juan Quesada got the salt from _to build the hotel.Athe salt deserts BGreenland CTurkey Dthe small lake4_

35、 keeps the rooms warm at night?AHeat from the walls BThe desert airCThe sun DThe furniture5Which of the following is true?AYou can live in the ice hotel in Greenland in October.BYou can watch TV in the cave hotel.CThe salt hotel is in Turkey.DIf you and your friend want to live in the Salt Hotel, yo

36、u should pay40 a night together.E17、Everybody in this world is different from one another. But do you know that understanding differences can help you better manage your money? As we grow up, we gradually develop a set of our own values or beliefs. These are influenced by society, our family, the ed

37、ucation we receive and so on. Once this value system is set up, its not easy to change later in life. Financial experts say that everyone also has their own belief of how to manage their finances. This is part of our value system and it has a great impact on the way we look after our money. Accordin

38、g to our different values, experts put us in three categories. They are: the ant, the cricket and the snail(蝸牛). The antworks first Just like ants who work heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter, these people dont care about enjoying the moment. They work very hard and save money

39、 they earn so that they can enjoy life when they get old and retire. The ant loves to save but they could make more out of their money if they were willing to invest in some funds and stocks with low risk. The cricketfun first The cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesnt think too much about

40、 the future. They even borrow money when they really want something. Many young people now belong to this group. These people have little savings. When they get old, they might have problems. They should learn to save and buy insurance. The snaillives under pressure The snail refers to people who ma

41、ke life difficult for themselves. They take big longterm loans from the bank in order to buy things such as luxury houses. They are happy to take big loans even though they are not sure whether they can afford it. This can cause problems in the future. They should plan more carefully.1（小題1）What is t

42、he meaning of value system in this passage?ABelief of how to manage our finances.BThe way we look after our money.CSomething will not change later in life.DA set of our own values or beliefs.2（小題2）The ant refers to people who _.AWork very hard in summer in order to store food for winter.BCould make

43、more money if they worked harderCSave money they earn for their later life when they get old and retireDOnly care about enjoying the moment by working very hard3（小題3）The crickets borrow money because _.AThey would like to enjoy everything nowBThey are youngCThey think they have no futureDThey want t

44、o buy insurance4（小題4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?AThe snails enjoy life because they have luxury houses.BThe snails live under pressure and they may have problems in the future.CThe snails will take more loans if they realize that they can afford it.DThe snails tak

45、e big long-term loans because the interest for the long-term loans is low.5（小題5）What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?ATo make fun of the three kinds of foolish people.BTo make us understand the differences and manage our money better.CTo make us understand we should spend our own money

46、.DTo state that we are the same as animals.F18、When I was young, my father used to grow carnations a kind of flower that was red, pink and white. He took care of them with much love and devotion (摯愛). When he came home from work every day, he would enjoy watching them. And he used to tell us, “No on

47、e should touch my flowers.”O(jiān)ne day, my younger sister Clemence, who loved Dad very much, wanted to help him. So she cut the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them on the ground. She believed that Dad would be very pleased to see them that way. When Mom and I realized what my s

48、ister had done, we became completelyspeechless. However, my sister didnt know why no one showed her any appreciation (欣賞). When Dad came back, he went straight to watch the flowers as usual. Seeing his flowers lying on the ground like dead animals, he was surprised at first. He looked towards the st

49、reet to see if it was any of the neighbors children who could have done it. Then he looked at Mom in silence. Finally Mom, who always taught us to tell the truth, said, “No bad neighbors did this great job, only your lovely daughter Clemence.” Dads face changed into a smile and then he said, “Do I have better flowers than my lovely daughter?” My younger sister smiled and hugged Dad strongly.1How many kinds of colors do carnation have according to the passage?AOne. BTwo. CThree. DFour.2Why did Clemence cut the carnations from their ste