上海市普陀區(qū)名校2023年九年級英語第一學期期末預測試題注意事項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。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、-Whydidhemakeno_______tobeunderstoodorliked?-Hedidn'tcarewhatothersthinkofhim.A．balance B．risk C．reply D．effort2、Boysandgirls,youareintheexaminationroomatthismoment.Aslongaswefightonwiththe______andefforts,theresultwillfinallyendinsuccess.A．wisedom B．wise C．wisdom3、—__________didyoumakeyourdreamcometrue?—Byworkinghardallthetime.A．WhatB．WhenC．HowD．Why4、—IhavewaitedforFast&Furious8foralongtime!Iamdyingtowatchit!—Metoo!Let’sgotothemoviestogethertonight.A．can’thelpwatching B．can’twaittowatch C．dislikewatching5、—Thedumplings________sogoodthatIcan’twaittoeatthem.—Me,too.A．taste B．feel C．sound D．smell6、-YesterdayIreceivedaletterfromJohn.-Youdid?IhearheisleavingforAmerica.A．twiceayear B．fortwoweeks C．nextyear D．lastmonth7、---Look!Themanattheschoolgate________beourheadmaster.---No,it________behim.Heisholdingameetingintheofficenow.A．must;mustn’t B．must;can’t C．can;needn’t8、---Idon’tknow______.---Sheisadoctor.A．howisyoursister B．howyoursisterisC．whatisyoursister D．whatyoursisteris9、Annie_______Jeffwhentheywereboth25yearsold.A．getmarriedB．marriedC．marriedwithD．marriedto10、—Ithinkusing

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everynightisawasteoftime.—Yes.Infact,thereare▲meaningfulthingstodo.A．less B．more C．theleast D．themostⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空（10小題，每小題1分，共10分）先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個可以填入相應空白處的最佳答案，并將其標號填入題前括號內(nèi)。Doyouhateexams?Ifyoudo,youaren’t1.Studentsinmanyothercountries.hatethem,too.2forthem,BritishstudentshavelessexamthanChinesestudents.Theyonlyhavethemonceyear.Everysummertheyhaveatestoneach3Eachtest4aboutanhour.Theseexamdon’tcountmuch.Evenifastudentdoesreally5hestillcanprogresstothenextgrade.Whenthe6comeouttheyarethenplacedinanend-of–yearreport.Thereportissenttothestudent’sparents.Itdescribes7thestudentperformedandbehavedthroughtheyear.Thisreportisprivate,so8theteacher,thestudentandhisparentsseeit.Thismeansthatastudentdoesn’tknowhowotherstudentsscoredinthetext.Somestudentschoosetotelleachother,butothers9Parents’meetingareheld10ayear,attheendofthewintertermandthenattheendofthesummerterm.Childrenalongwiththeirparentstomeettheirteachersprivatesanddiscusstheirperformanceatschool.1．A．lonelyB．silentC．a(chǎn)loneD．quietly2．A．LuckilyB．LuckC．LucklyD．Unluck3．A．lessonB．lessonsC．subjectsD．subject4．A．lastsB．spendsC．paysD．shows5．A．wellB．badC．badlyD．fast6．A．picturesB．resultsC．textbooksD．information7．A．howB．whenC．whyD．whether8．A．a(chǎn)llB．a(chǎn)nyC．onlyD．none9．A．telltheirparentsB．telltheirteacherC．telltheirfriendsD．tellnobody10．A．onceB．twiceC．threetimesD．fourtimesⅢ.語法填空12、StanfordisaworldfamousuniversityonthewestcoastoftheU.S.ItwasbuiltbyStanfordandhiswifeinmemoryoftheironlysonwho1．(die)ofastrangedisease.TouristsareoftensurprisedatthebeautyofStanford.Amongthegreentrees,buildings2．yellowwallsandredtopsmakeupabeautifulpicture.Manytouristswonder3．yellowandredwerechosen.That’sbecausetheywerethe4．(favorite)ofMrs.Stanford.Thebigchurchis5．(important)buildinginStanford.Itstandsatthecentre.ItwasbuiltbyMrs.Stanfordtorememberherhusbandwhodevoted(貢獻)6．(him)totheuniversity.There,studentsandteacherscancommunicatewithGodandholdgreatactivities,suchasconcertsandcelebrations.ThetallestbuildinginStanfordinHooverTower,whichisthelandmarkof7．university.AmannamedHooverhaddonealotfortheuniversity.Thethingsheonceusedcan8．(see)onthefirstfloor.Onthetopofthetower,touristcanhaveagoodlookatthewholecampus(校園).9．oneoftheworldtopuniversities,Stanfordhasmanysubjectsthatstandamongthetop10．(one)intheworld.Andcomputersciencehasbeenthefirstformanyyears.Ifyouwanttostudycomputerinauniversityabroad,maybeitisyourbestchoice.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Doyouknowwhatyou'dliketobewhenyougrowup?Ittakesmostpeoplemanyyearstofindout.FortheyoungartistAlexandraNechita,itneverreallyseemedtobeaquestion.Fromthedayshebegandrawingattheageoftwo,shewasanartist.AlexandraNechitawasborninRomaniain1985andmovedtoCaliforniawhenshewasstillababy.Asalittlechild,shelovedcoloringinhercoloringbooks.Herparentshopedshecouldspendmoretimeplayingwithotherchildren,sotheytookawayhercoloringbooks.Alexandrabegandrawingherownpicturesandcoloringthemin.BythetimeAlexandrawassevenyearsold,shehadbegunpaintingwithoilpaints.WhenAlexandratookalocalartclass,herteacherwasamazedattheyoungartist'sunusualstyleofpainting.Alexandra'sworkwassimilarinsomewaystothepaintingsbyfamousartistslikePicasso.Theseartistsdidnotusearealisticstyleofpainting.Theyallowedtheirimaginationstoplayanimportantpartintheirwork.TheinterestingthingwasthatlittleAlexandrahadneverseentheworkoftheseartists.Peoplecalledher"LittlePicasso".Thiswasagreathonor,butAlexandra'sstyleofpaintingwasallherown.Alexandra'sfirstpublicshowwasheldataLosAngelespubliclibrarywhenshewasonlyeightyearsold.PeoplewereamazedathowyoungAlexandrawas,butmostlytheylovedherimaginativeartwork.ItdidnottakelongforAlexandraandherworktobecomefamous.Sheappearedontelevisionprogramsandinnewspapersandmagazinesallovertheworld.Thesaleofasingle-piececanearntheyoungartistthousandsofdollars.ButthatisnotwhyAlexandracreatesartwork.Shejustcannotimaginedoinganythingelsethatwouldbringhersuchjoyandsatisfaction.Today,Alexandraisafull-timeartist.Shealsoworkstohelpsupporttheartsinschools.Alexandraisastrongbelieverinthepowerofartasatoolofcommunicationandabridgetobuildpeacethroughouttheworld.1．WhendidAlexandrabegindrawingpictures?A．Attheageofeight.B．Attheageofseven.C．Intheyearof1987.D．Intheyearof1985.2．Alexandrawascalled"LittlePicasso?"because__________A．shelearnedtopaintfromPicassoB．herstyleofpaintingwasmuchlikePicasso'sC．shewasoneofPicasso'sbigfansD．herstyleofpaintingwasunusual3．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．AlwaysappearinginpublicbroughtAlexandramuchjoy.B．Alexandrafeltverysatisfiedwithherwork.C．Alexandrabecamefamouswhenshegrewup.D．Inordertomakemuchmoney,Alexandramademanyartworks.4．WhatcanweknowaboutAlexandrafromthepassage?A．Sheispolite. B．Sheisfaithful. C．Sheispatient. D．Sheiscreative.5．Thepassagecanbedescribedasa(n)______A．interestingadventurestoryB．goodcomedyC．teenager'slifeexperienceD．posteroffamouspaintingsB14、Manypeopletakerunningasawaytokeepfit.Theyliketoruninhotweatherandenjoythefeelingofbeingwetthroughwithsweatwhilerunning.Coldweatherduringwintermonths,withlowtemperaturesandfreezingcoldwinds,maykeepmanypeoplefromrunningintheopenair.However,anewstudyshowsthatthedropintemperatureisagoodreasontorun.Infact,runningincoldweatherhelpsimproveone’sperformance.Manyrunnersmightfinditeasiertoruninwinterthaninhotweather.Lowertemperaturesreducestressonthebody.Whenyourunincoldweather,yourheartrateislower.Andthebodyneedslesswateronacolddaythaninwarmweatherbecausedehydrationlevelsarelowerinwinterthaninwarmerconditions.JohnBrewerisaprofessorofappliedsportsscienceatST.Mary’sUniversityinLondon.Forthisstudy,heandotherresearchersputagroupofpeopleintoaroomwheresummerandwinterweatherconditionsarerecreated.Thetestsubjects,wereaskedtorun10,000metersunderbothconditionsandtheirbiologicalmeasurementswererecordedandstudied.Fromthestudy,everymovementrunnersmakeproducesheat.Theheatcanbereallydamagingunlessthebodycanloseit.Onewayinwhichpeopleloseheatisbysweating.Thebodylosesheatthroughdropletsofsweet.Thebodyalsolosesitbytransportingthebloodtothesurfaceoftheskinanditputsmorestressontheheart,particularlyinhotconditionsbecauseit’smuchhardertoloseheatwhentheoutsideenvironmentiswarm.Astheresultshowsrunninginhottemperaturesresultsin6percenthigherheartrates.Whenrunningincoldconditions,thebodydoesnothavetoworkhardtopumpbloodtotheskinsurface.Therefore,itrequireslessenergy.Themostimportantthingforpeoplewhorunincoldconditionsistoweartherightclothing.Keepasdryaspossiblewhenexercisinginlowtemperatures.Wearmittensonyourhandsinsteadofgloves.Wearmorethanonelayerofclothingtokeepsweatawayfromyourskin.Sodon’tletwinterweatherkeepyouindoors.Simplygetreadyforthelowtemperaturesandstartrunning.1．Whydomostpeopledislikerunningoutdoorsinwinter?A．It’stoocold.B．It’shardtorun.C．It’stooeasytosweat.D．It’sbadfortheheartrate.2．Whatdoestheunderlineword＂dehydration＂inParagraph3meansthelossof______fromthebody.A．waterB．heatC．stressD．blood3．WhydidJohnBrewermakeagroupofpeopleruninaroom?A．Itwaseasiertobereducestress.B．Itwaseasiertoproduceheat.C．Itwaseasiertorecreatedifferentweatherconditions.D．Itwaseasiertorecordtheirbiologicalmeasurements.4．Whatshouldpeoplewearwhilerunningincoldwinter?A．Ahat.B．Gloves.C．Moreclothing.D．Morethanonelayerofclothing.5．What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Totellpeoplenottoruninsummer.B．Todescribehowrunnersruninwinter.C．Toencouragepeopletorunoutdoorsinwinter.D．Tocomparetheadvantagesofrunninginwinterandinsummer.C15、1．Whichofthefournovelsisthethinnest?A．IvyandBeanMaketheRules.B．WhiteFurFlying.C．StickDog.D．Gingersnap.2．WhiteFurFlying_________.A．tellsusaboutthelifeoffourdogsB．isahistoricalfictionC．isabookaboutsavingdogsD．showsusthecamplife3．IfyoureadStickDog,youwill_________.A．knowhowthehomelessdogsstealfoodB．B．knowwhatrulesthetwogirlshavemadeC．learnwhathappenedtoJaynaD．knowsomethingaboutsavingdogs4．TomwantstobuyacopyofStickDogandacopyofGingersnap.Heshouldpay________forthetwobooks.A．$14.99B．$28.98C．$12.99D．$15.995．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．ThecharactersofStickDogarecreative.B．WhiteFurFlyingtellsusafunnystory.C．TherecommenderisnotinterestedinGingersnap.D．TherecommenderlikesIvyandBeanMaketheRulesbest.D16、MANY15-year-oldsdon’tknowwhattheywanttobewhentheygrowup.AbbyHarrisknowsshewantstobecomeanastronautandisn’tlettinganythingstopher.AccordingtoHarris’Internetblog,AstronautAbby,shehaswantedtobethefirstastronauttowalkonMarssinceshewas5yearsold.Harriswrotethatatthebeginning,mostpeopledidn’ttakeherdreamseriously.Butshestuckwith(堅持)it.“Imadeplans,IworkedhardandIfocusedon(集中于)mygoal.AsIgotolderandcontinuedtostayfocusedonscience,peopleinmylifebegantonoticeandencouragedmetodreambig,”shewrote.Inthe7thgrade,HarriswasdoingaprojectontheInternationalSpaceStation.ShesetupaTwitteraccounttogetintouchwithNASA．Butsoonshefoundthatitwasagreatplaceforhertowriteaboutherdreamsandtalkwithotherswhoareinterestedinspace.HerfriendsonTwitterthenhelpedhercreateherwebsiteandblog,AstronautAbby.What’smore,Harrishasarealastronautashermentor.Severalyearsago,HarrisranintoItalianastronautLucaParmitanoatanairport.TheytalkedforanhourandParmitanoagreedtobecomehermentor.NowParmitanoisintheInternationalSpaceStation.Harrise-mailshimeverydaytolearnabouthisexperiences.It’snoteasytobecomeanastronaut,butHarrisisconfidentaboutherself.“Ifyouworkreallyhardatsomething,itcanhappen.Anditwillhappen,”shesaid.1．What’sthemeaningoftheword“mentor”(inparagraph6)?A．朋友B．導師C．徒弟D．助手2．AbbyHarrissetupaTwitteraccountinorderto_______.A．learnmoreaboutspaceB．makemorefriendsonlineC．tellothersaboutherdreamD．introduceherwebsiteandblog3．WheredidHarrismeetLucaParmitano?A．InItaly.B．Onthestreet.C．Atanairport.D．IntheInternationalSpaceStation.E17、Canyourememberafacequicklyandneverforgetit?Ifso,thenyoucouldbeasuperrecognizer.Usuallyitiseasyforsomeonetorecognizethefacesoftheirfamilymembersandfriends.Butitcouldbedifficultforthemtorememberfacesthattheyhaveonlyseenonce.However,studieshavefoundthatsuperrecognizershaveamazingfacerecognitionskills.Theycanrememberatleast80percentoffacestheyhaveeverseen.AccordingtotheDailyMail,atleastonein50peoplearesuperrecognizers.AstudywascarriedoutinBournemouthUniversityofUKrecently.Researcherstriedtofindwhethersuperrecognizershaveadifferentwaytorememberfaces.Theyfoundthatwhenthesepeoplelookatfaces,theyspendmoretimelookingattheperson'snose.Theyalsofoundthatthesepeoplearenotsmarterthanothers.Theirsuperabilityisrestricted(有限的)onlytofacerecognition.Anotherimportantfindingisthattherearetwosubtypes(子類型)ofsuperrecognition.Someneverforgetfaces.Butforsome,ifyoushowpairsoffacestothematthesametime,theycanquicklydecidewhetherthefacesareofthesamepersonortwodifferentpeople.Infact,manysuperrecognizerssaytheyareverygoodatrecognizingfacesinacrowd.Thesesubtypesofsuperrecognitioncouldbeappliedtomanyareasoflife.Forexample,theskillscouldbeveryusefulatapassportcontrolcheckpoint.Superrecognizerscouldalsohelppolicefindknowntroublemakersandevenmissingpeopleinthecrowd.1．Thesuperrecognizerscanremember________ofthefacesthey'veeverseen.A．a(chǎn)llB．a(chǎn)tleast80percentC．a(chǎn)tleast50percentD．half2．Whatdidtheuniversity'sstudyfindaboutsuperrecognizers?A．Theyspendthesametimeonone'seyesandnose.B．Theypaymoreattentiontoaperson'snose.C．Theyarealotsmarterthanotherpeople.D．Theyarealsoverygoodatvoicerecognition.3．Whatarethetwosubtypesofsuperrecognition?a.Onetypecandecidewhetherthefacesareofthesamepersonortwodifferentpeople.b.Onetypecanonlyrecognizechildren'sfaces.c.Onetypecanrememberfacesthey'veseenforever.d.Onetypecaneasilydrawapictureofthefacestheysaw.A．a(chǎn)，cB．b，cC．c，dD．a(chǎn)，d4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“applied”meaninthepassage?A．developedB．a(chǎn)skedC．shownD．used5．Whatdoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?A．Moresubtypesofsuperrecognition.B．Reasonsofdifferentsubtypes.C．Usesofsuperrecognitioninsomejobs.D．Howtobeasuperrecognizer.F18、Welcometoouridiom(習語)corner!IdiomMeaningExampleanarmandalegalargeamountofmoneyItcostanarmandalegtofixthecar.breakone’snecktryveryhardShebrokehernecklastnight,tryingtofinishthereport.FishoutofwatersomeonewhodoesnotfitinShefeltlikeafishoutofwaterwhenshewenttothepartyinherjeanswhileeveryoneelsewaswearingformaldress.GoDutcheachpersonpaysforhimselfIfwehavedinnertogether,IinsistthatwegoDutch.HitthebooksTobegintostudyhardI

hitthebooksassoonasIknewthedateoftheexam.1．Whichofthefollowingactivitiesismostlikelytocostanarmandaleg?A．JoiningaDIYclub. B．Goingabroadforfurtherstudy.C．Havingapicnic. D．Watchingafootballmatch.2．TheChinesemeaningoftheidiom“breakone’sneck”isprobably“______”.A．折斷脖子 B．休息片刻 C．竭盡全力. D．不相上下3．Lucydoesn’twanttofeellikeafishoutofwater,sosheshouldwear______whenshegoestoaneveningparty.A．a(chǎn)T-shirt B．sportshoes C．a(chǎn)formaldress D．jeans.4．AmyandLindagototherestauranttohavelunch.Itcosts80yuan.TheywanttogoDutch.Whatdoesitmean?A．Amypays80yuan. B．LindaPays80yuan.C．Each