2023-2024學年江蘇省泰州市高港區(qū)英語九年級第一學期期末檢測模擬試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—Howoftendoyougoswimminginsummer?—________.Ican’tswimatall.A．AlwaysB．NeverC．SometimesD．Seldom2、IlovethissongbyLadyGaga.Wouldyou____theTVabit,please?Ican’thearitclearly.A．turnonB．turnoffC．turnupD．turndown3、—Hi,Bruce.Hereisaletterforyou.—Thanks.Iwondered.A．whowastheletterfrom B．whowasfromtheletterC．whotheletterisfrom D．whotheletterwasfrom4、I’mhungry,butIwon’thavedinner________myfathercomesback.A．a(chǎn)fter B．when C．if D．until5、—IbelievewewillgetgoodgradesinthisEnglishexam.—______.Wehavepreparedforsuchalongtime.A．That’sforsure. B．Ittakestime. C．Areyoukidding? D．Itdoesn’tmatter.6、––What’sonyourdesk,Judy?––It’s________English-Chinesedictionary.It’s_______usefuldictionary.A．a(chǎn)n,the B．a(chǎn)n,an C．a(chǎn)n,a7、Ihearabigfire__________atmidnightinthetownlastnight.A．brokedownB．brokeoutC．putoutD．putdown8、Wecanhardlymakeprogress___________wereallyunderstandwhatweneed.A．unless B．a(chǎn)fter C．when D．then9、—Ihearthebeginningofthespeechcontestsisverywonderful.—Whatapity!WhenIgotthereyesterday,thecontest____forseveralminutes.A．began B．hadbegan C．hasbeenon D．hadbeenon10、Ihopeeveryonecancareabout______theenvironmentandstop______things.A．protecting;wasting B．protecting;towasteC．protect;wasting D．protect;towasteⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空Hearingisveryimportanttoallofus.Wecan1beautifulmusic,nicesongsofbirds,thelaughterofpeopleorotherdifferentkindsof2intheworldwithourears3wemusttrytoprotectourears.Thefollowingwilltellyou4protectears.Listeningto5usicalotcanbebadforears,especiallywhenheadphonesareused.So6thevolume(音)whenyou'rewearingheadphonesortrynottowearheadphones.Youshouldgiveyourearsarestifyoulikewearingheadphones.Beforeswimming,remember7earplugs（耳塞)intoyourearsorwearaswimhattostopwaterfromgettingintoyourears.Ifyouaregoingtoaconcert,wearearplugstoprotectyourears8theterriblemusic!Infact,specialearplugscanbemadeforyouifyougotoconcertsalotorifyouareamusicianyourself.Seeadoctorifyourears9Takesomemedicineifthedoctorasksyoutodoso.Followtheadviceabovenowandyouwon'tbesaying“what?"whenyouaregetting10.1．A．listenB．hearC．listentoD．hearof2．A．soundsB．noiseC．voicesD．barks3．A．BecauseB．AlthoughC．SoD．But4．A．whatB．howC．whattoD．howto5．A．loudB．a(chǎn)loudC．loudlyD．quiet6．A．turnonB．turnoffC．turndownD．turnup7．A．putB．toputC．puttingD．toputting8．A．forB．fromC．withD．a(chǎn)t9．A．breakB．sickC．illD．hurt10．A．youngB．oldC．sickD．tiredⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空。Whenyouwereyoung,who1．(ride)youaroundonthebackofhisbike?Whoplayedfootballandflewkiteswithyouinthepark?Whohelpedyouwithyour2．(one)difficultmathsproblems?Whotaughtyouthedifference3．rightandwrong?Yourdad.Nowitisyourturntodosomethingforhim.Thisyear,June16,isFather’sDay.Sowhynotdosomething4．(thank)yourdad?TheideaofFather’sDaycamefromanAmericanlady5．(call)SonoraSmartDoddin1909.Shewantedaspecialdaytohonor(紀念)herfather.Heraised(撫養(yǎng))sixchildrenafterhiswife’s6．(die).Doddthoughtthereneededtobe7．daytohonorgreatandlovingdads.HerfatherwasborninJune,8．shechosetoholdthefirstFather’sDaycelebrationonhisbirthdayin1910.In1924,USpresidentCalvinCoolidgelikedtheideaofanationalFather’sDay.9．(final),in1966,thethirdSundayinJunewasmadeFather’sDay.Therearemanywaystoshowyourloveandthankstoyourfather.Sendinghima10．(greet)cardorasmallpresentcanmakehimhappy.Oryoucanjustsay“Iloveyou,Dad.”Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、A7-magnitude（震級）earthquakehitYa'an,Sichuanat8:02onApril20,2013,anditkilledatleast196peopleandinjuredmorethan11,000.Togetherwithotherstudents,YangXuelanranouttotheplayground.Shewassafe.Butallhertextbooksandexercisebookswereburied（埋）intheteachingbuilding.Whatcanwedowhenanearthquakehappens?Infact,there'slittlewecandotostopnaturaldisasters,suchasearthquakeshappening.But,somemethodscanreducetheharmtheycause.◆Dropdownontoyourhandsandknees.Thiswaycanprotectyoufromfalling.◆Coveryourheadunderastrongtableordesk.Youcanalsostayalongawall,andcoveryourheadwithyourarmsandhands.◆Holdonto(守住,抓牢)yourshelter(遮蔽物)untiltheshakingstops.Bepreparedtomovewithyourshelteriftheshakingcontinues.Schoolscannormallytaketheearthquakedrills（演練）tohelpstudentstayalive.1．HowmanypeoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinYa’an?A．Atleast196.B．Morethan11,000C．Lessthan196.D．About11,196.2．WhentheearthquakehappenedinYa'an,YangXuelanwas______________.A．a(chǎn)thomeB．playingontheplaygroundC．onherwaytoschoolD．a(chǎn)tschool3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disasters”meaninChinese?A．禍患B．現(xiàn)象C．災害D．事故4．Accordingtothewriter,wecan_________toreducetheharmnaturaldisasterscause.A．donothingB．takesomemethodsC．stayathomeD．runoutofthehouse5．Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyoustayaliveinanearthquake?A．Droppingdownontoyourhandsandknees.B．Coveringyourheadunderastrongtableordesk.C．HoldingontoyourshelteruntiltheshakingstopsD．A,BandC．B14、WhatdopeopledrinkinWesterncountries?Theydrinkcoffee,ofcourse.TeaisthedrinkofusChinese.Thinkagain.IntheWest,teaisseeingtobecoolagain.InWesterncountriesliketheUK,coffeeusedtobethefashionabledrink.JennyNortham,a28-year-oldEnglishwoman,remembersthattenyearsagoteawasunfashionable.“Atthattimeyoungpeopledidn’tliketea.Wethoughtdrinkingteawasuncoolandold-fashioned.Teawas____somethingweonlydrankwhenvisitinggrandparents.”SeveralyearsagoUS____Madonna,wholivedinBritain,publishedachildren’sbook____calledTheEnglishRoses.Shelaunchedthebookwithateaparty.SinceMadonnaisthe“QueenofCool”,shetookabigpartinmakingteafashionable.TheBritishtraditionofafternoonteawasfashionableagain.InBritain,hotelsacceptbookings(預定)forafternoonteaweeksinadvance.Thetrend(趨向)hadalsotakenoffintheUS.InNewYorkandLosAngeles,moreandmorecafesareservingtea.TheteacrazeisnotonlydowntoMadonna,ofcourse.Peopledrinkteabecausetheyconnectitwiththeideaoflivinglifeataslowerpace.Peopledrinkcoffeeandteaatdifferenttimes.Coffeeisseenasthedrinkofpeopleinahurry;teaofthosewholiketospendtheirtime.根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，將其標號填入題前括號內(nèi)。1．（小題1）Tenyearsago,teawas_____________.A．instyleB．fashionedC．old-fashionedD．cool2．（小題2）What’sthemeaningofthephrase“popicon”?A．流行偶像B．流行歌星C．流行音樂D．流行明星3．（小題3）TheEnglishRosesisthenameofa_____________.A．movieB．pictureC．hotelD．book4．（小題4）Tenyearsagoyoungpeopledrankteawhentheyvisitedtheir__________.A．friendsB．parentsC．grandparentsD．classmates5．（小題5）Themanwhowantstospendhistimewithhisfriends,perhapshewilldrink______.A．coffeeB．teaC．orangeD．drinksC15、ImaginethatyouarethefirstpersonevertoseeHawaii.Whatwouldbethefirstthingyouwouldsetfooton?Thebeach,naturally.TherearehundredsofmilesofbeachesonthetwentyislandsofHawaii.Theseislandscover1,600milesandareabout2,300mileswestofCalifornia.Mostofthemarecoveredwithfinewhitesand.Theyarethoughttobeamongthefinestbeachesintheworld.AnotherwonderfulthingaboutthebeachesofHawaiiisthewatertemperature.Theyear-roundaverage(平均)temperatureofthewateratthefamousWaikikiBeachis230C!Thesameistrueofairtemperature.Infact,therearenorealseasonsinHawaii.Thereisadifferenceofonlytwoorthreedegreesbetweenthehottestdayofsummerandthecoldestdayofwinter.That’swhytheHawaiiansdon’thaveawordforweatherintheirlanguage.PerhapsthenicestthingaboutHawaiianbeachesarethewaves.Theearliestsettlers(定居者)inHawaii,thePolynesians,quicklylearnedhowmuchfunitwastoridethewaves.Theydevelopedasportwhichisnowverypopularontheislandscalledbodysurfing.Yougooutintotheocean,waitforabigwavetocometowardsyou,jumponit,andrideitallthewaytothebeach.NowimagineonceagainthatyouarethefirstpersonevertosetfootinHawaii.Whatdoyouthinkwouldbethesecondbeautifulthingyouwouldnotice?Woulditbethosestrangetriangles(三角形狀物)risingoutofthewaterhundredsandhundredsofmetershigh?Whatarethosebeautifulthings?Theyarevolcanoes(火山),ofcourse.Thesevolcanoesarenotjustapartoftheislands.Theymadetheislandsatfirst.Becauseofthemtheislandsarestillgrowing.ThemostfamousvolcanoonHawaiiisMaunaLoa.Itistheworld’smostactivevolcano.Ithasbeenerupting(噴發(fā))forthousandsofyears.Evenwhenitisn’terupting,smokecomesoutoftheearthfromathousandlittleholes.In1950MaunaLoaeruptedfortwenty-threedays.Thateruptingproducedthegreatestamountoflava(熔巖)inmodernhistory.In1960iteruptedagain.Thattimeitaddedakilometerofbeachtotheisland.BecauseMaunaLoahaseruptedsooften,ithasbecomethebiggest(butnotthetallest)mountainintheworld.ThesevolcanoescouldbedangeroustothepopulationofHawaii.Infact,Hilo,thesecondlargestcityinHawaii,isbuiltjustunderMaunaLoa.Thevolcanocoulderuptatanytime.Mostpeoplebelievethatitwilleruptsometimeinthenexttwenty-fiveyears.ButthepeopleofHilodonotseemworried.Theylivewiththedangeraspartoftheirlives.1．Accordingtothepassage,whatarethetwomostbeautifulthingsinHawaii?A．Wavesandcities.B．Beachesandlanguage.C．Volcanoesandbeaches.D．Volcanoesandpeople.2．WhichisNOTthereasonwhytheHawaiiansdon’thaveawordforweatherintheirlanguage?A．TherearenorealseasonsinHawaii.B．Thetemperatureofthewateratoneofthebeachesisalways230C．C．TheHawaiiansfeelalmostthesameinthehottestdayandcoldestday.D．ThereisnotmuchdifferenceinairtemperaturealltheyearroundinHawaii.3．Itcanbeinferredthat_________accordingtothepassage.A．volcanoesaremoreactivebecausetheareaoftheislandisenlargingB．thevisitorstoHawaiicanprobablyseemorethanoneactivevolcanoC．MaunaLoaisthetallestmountainintheworldbecauseithaseruptedsooftenD．peopleinHiloaresurethatmorevisitorswillcomebecauseofvolcanoesD16、LastnightIhadanunusualdream.IdreamedthatIwasflying.WhenImovedmyarmsupanddown,Imovedhigherintothesky.Ifeltasfreeasabird.—Martha,aged35Ihadabaddreamthatkeptcomingback.Iwalkedoutofmybedroom,andamonstercameoutandchasedme.—Jason,aged14Justlikeamovie,adreamhasastorytotellandithassomethingtodowithyourlife.Dreamsarelikescenesinamovie.So,takeacloserlookatyourdreams,yourdreamsmaybetellingyousomething.Dreamscanopendoorsintoyourworld.Flyingisapositivesymbolinadream.Flyingindreamsmaymeansuccess,confidence,and“beingontopofitall.”Monstersindreamsoftenshowfears.ForJason,themonstersmaystandfortheadultswhocontrolhislife.OritmaymeanJason’sfearsaboutgrowingupandheisveryupset.Herearesomeothercommonsymbolsindreams:Mountains:Mountainsaredifficulties,sotodreamofsuccessfullyclimbingamountaincanshowatruefeelingofachievement.Bigwaves:Waterispeacefulinlife.Butabigwave(波浪)indreamsprobablymeansanemotional(情感的)worry.Food:Foodisasymbolofknowledge,becauseitnourishesthebodyjustasinformationnourishesthebrain.However,itcouldjustbefood.AccordingtoScientificAmerican,anAmericansciencemagazine,dreamingisawaytocreateamemoryofyourcurrent(當前的)emotion.Youmaydreamthesamethingsagainandagain.Theyarelikeabridgewhichconnectsyourexperiencewithyouremotionandmemories.Theywillhelpyougetabetterunderstandingofyourself.1．WhatmightMartha’sdreamtellher?A．Shemaybeafraidofflying. B．Shemaylikeflyingalot.C．Shemaybeverysuccessful. D．Shemaybeveryupset.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A．Movie. B．Dream C．Story. D．Life.3．Ifyoudreamofclimbingmountainssuccessfully,howmayyoufeel?A．Afraid. B．Peaceful. C．Worried. D．Satisfied4．WhatmighthappentoJasonbeforehesleptaccordingtohisdream?A．Hewentswimminginthepoolwithfriends.B．Hewasforcedtotakeafter-schoolclasses.C．Hefeltveryconfidentabouthisschoolwork.D．HereadabookaboutmakingRussiansoup.5．Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?A．Jasonchasedthemonsterinhisdream.B．Foodinadreammeansthefearoflife.C．Youwon’tdreamaboutthesamethingsagain.D．Youmayknowmoreaboutyourselffromdreams.E17、Atpresent,moreandmorepeoplearecrazyabouttravelling.Whydopeopletravel?＂TheworldissobigthatIwanttohavealook.＂manypeoplewouldsay.ButtravellingabroadnowmeansmuchmorethanthatforthegrowingnumberofChinesetourists.Ofcourseitoffersusgoodopportunitiestomeetpeoplefromothercountries,learnabouttheircultureandcustoms.AccordingtotheUnitedNationsWorldTourismOrganization(UNWTO),morethan1billionpeopletravelledtoanothercountryin2012.In2012,Chinesepeopletravelledabroad30percentmorethanin2011.In2014,thenumberofoutboundtouristshasreachedover100millionforthefirsttime.Comparedwith2013,ithasincreasedby19.49%.Chinesehasrankedfirstasthemainsourceoftheworldtourismaccordingtothereport.Theprosperity(繁榮)ofthetourismindustrycanalsobringbothourcountryandforeigncountriesgreateconomicbenefits.Chinesepeopleusuallytravelabroadinlargetouristgroupsandvisitseveralcountriesinonetrip.Chinesepeopledon’tjusttravelforsightseeing.TheChinaInternationalTravelServiceCompanysaidthatalltheirtourtripssoldoutamonthbeforeChristmasDay.Storesoffereddiscounts(打折)duringthattime,soshoppinginEuropeandtheUnitedStatesispopularamongChinesetravellers.InDecember,Chinaisgoingthroughaverycoldwinter.SomanypeopleliketogotosomecountriesinSoutheastAsiabecausetheweatherthereisquitepleasant.TheimprovementoflivingstandardsmeansmoreChinesecantravelabroad.Butmanyofthemdon’thaveasenseofpublicmanners.AreportbyLivingSocialwebsiteinMarch2012evenlistedChineseastheworld’ssecondworsttourists.Ifyouwanttochangethatbadname,remembertoavoidthefollowing:littering,spitting,snatchingbusseats,line-jumping,takingoffshoesinpublic,talkingloudlyandsmokinginnon-smokingareas.Besides,weshouldlearnsomenecessarymannersofforeigncountries.1．WhichofthefollowingsisnotthereasonwhyChinesepeopletravelabroad?A．Tohavealookattheword.B．Toshopabroad.C．Tobringforeigncountriesgreateconomicbenefits.D．Tolearnaboutforeigncultureandcustoms.2．HowdoChinesepeopleusuallytravelabroad?A．Insmallgroupsandvisitonecountryinonetrip.B．Inlargegroupsandvisitseveralcountriesinonetrip.C．Insmallgroupsandvisitseveralcountriesinonetrip.D．Inlargegroupsandvisitonecountryinonetrip.3．Theunderlinedword＂outbound＂inthepassageprobablymeans_______.A．outsidethestationB．goingoutC．goingtowardsD．goingabroad4．Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A．Chinesehasrankedsecondasthemainsourceoftheworldtourismaccordingtothereport.B．AreportbyLivingSocialwebsiteinMarch2012evenlistedChineseastheworld’sworsttourists.C．ChinesepeopleliketotravelbeforeChristmasbecauseofthecoldwinterinChina.D．PeoplechoosetosomecountriesinSoutheastAsiainwinterbecauseoftheniceweatherthere.5．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ManyofChinesepeoplebehavedbadlywhentravelingabroad.B．In2013,thenumberofoutboundtouristsislargerthanthatin2014.C．ChinesepeoplewonthebadnamebecausetoomanyChinesepeoplebuydiscountthingsbeforeChristmas.D．Wehavetochangenameswhenwetravelabroad.F18、Today,peopleintheworldhavebusylives,andtheyoftenfeelunhappyundermuchpressure.Infact,keepinghappyisimportantandnecessaryforeveryone.Mostpeoplewanttobehappy,butfewknowhowtobehappy.Moneyandsuccesscanbringpleasure;however,itwon’tlastlong.Actually,happinessdependsonourselves.Herearesomewaystohelpyoutobehappy.Thefirstsecretistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Weoftenspendtoomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture,forexample,goingtoafamousuniversityorgettingagoodjobaftergraduation.Youshouldenjoythesimplepleasureinlife,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusicandspendingtimewithgoodfriends.Thesecondsecretistobeactive.Manypeopleenjoydancingorplayingsports.Youcanforgetallyourpressureandthinkonlyabouttheactivityyouaredoing.Thethirdsecretistohelpothers.Itisagoodwaytokeephappy.Youalwaysfeelhappywhenyoudosomethingnecessaryforsomeone.Youcandochoresforyourparents,helpafriendoraclassmate,orgoshoppingtobuyfoodforanoldneighbor.Inaword,learningtobehappyisgoodforyourhealth.1．Thewriterthinkshappinessdependson________.A．moneyandsuccess B．busylives C．ourselves2．Whichofthefollowingmakesusunhappyinourlife?A．Readingagoodbook.B．Spendingtoomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture.C．Listeningtomusicandspendingtimewithfriends.3．Youcanforgetallyour________whenyouenjoydancingorplayingsports.A．pleasure B．happiness C．pressure4．Keepinghappyinlifeisgoodfor________.A．yourstudy B．yourhealth C．yourparents5．Whatisthearti