2023學年江蘇省揚州市竹西中學九年級英語第一學期期末預測試題含解析

1、2023學年九上英語期末模擬測試卷注意事項：1答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。. 單項選擇1、-Would you mind my smoking here? -_. Its no smoking area.AYes, pleaseBOf course notCYoud better notDNot at all2、I want to know . said t

2、he boy opening the box.Awhats inside the boxBwhere the box isCthat theres some candyDhow big is the box3、-_ is it from here to his home?-Not far. You can arrive on foot _.AHow long; ten minutes laterBHow far; in ten minutesCHow far; after ten minutesDHow long; in ten minutes4、-I promise to work hard

3、er this term, Mum.-Well, my dear, just as the saying goes, “_.” I do hope that you will act soon.APractice makes perfectBMany hands make light workCYoure never too old to learnDActions speak louder than words.5、To my surprise, I _ from hundreds of students to make a speech to teachers, parents and f

4、ellow students.Awere chosenBwas chosenCchoseDwill be chosen6、Have you seen _ movie The Wandering Earth?Yes, its _ exciting movie.Aa; theBan; theCthe; aDthe; an7、Could you help me carry this box? Its too heavy. _. AIts my pleasure BWith pleasure CThats all right DThats ok8、 I think the plan is just a

5、 waste of time. What do you think? Well, if you dont support the plan, _.Aneither do I Bso do I Cneither will I Dso will I9、 Got any information about High School Examination? Well, I was trying to, but found .Aone Bno one Cnone Dsome10、-Oh, I am a big fan of Jay Chou. Id like to go to his 2019 Guan

6、gzhou Concert. Would you like to come with me?- Sure. But we need to buy tickets because my friends Jack and Rose are also his fans.Aone moreBmore twoCtwo moreDtwo another. 完形填空11、 There is a Chinese idiom that says to “return good for evil”. It means to always show your kindness to people, 1 they b

7、reak your heart or hurt you in some way. Do you believe in the idea of 2 good for evil, or not? Here is such a story. Vicky worked in Chicago. Every day, she traveled by bus between her office and home. She noticed 3 special about the bus driver. 4 the passengers got on the bus, he would smile at th

8、em. Everyone would give him a big smile back. However, Vicky also noticed a passenger 5 never smiled back at the driver. It seemed that he never had any clean clothes. He often made big 6 when he coughed. Every time he got on the bus, he forced the other passengers to 7 the seat to him 8 a loud voic

9、e. Even this didnt make the 9 stop smiling at the passenger. 10 , the “noisy” man seemed to never see the smile. This got Vicky more 11 . Once, she asked the driver, “Sir, may I ask you a question? Why dont you throw that 12 man out of the bus?” The driver looked at Vicky and said, “Hes my guest.”“T

10、hen take back your smile at least. Dont be so nice to him!”“Let me tell you about my dog,” the driver said 13 . “Each time the moon shines, my dog barks at it crazily.” 14 this, Vicky was confused and said, “Sorry, but Im not sure what youre trying to tell me.” The driver said, “It keeps barking, bu

11、t the 15 still shines.”1Awhat ifBeven ifCsuch asDbut also2AgivingBaskingCreturningDrequiring3AsomethingBanythingCnothingDeverything4AWhateverBHoweverCWhereverDWhenever5AwhomBwhoCwhereDwhat6AsoundsBvoicesCnoisesDsmiles7Agive upBput awayCthrow awayDset up8AwithBinConDunder9AdriverBmanCgirlDpassengers1

12、0ABesidesBThoughCInsteadDAlso11AexcitedBinterestedCboredDannoyed12ApoliteBhappyCnoisyDdirty13AsadlyBquicklyCangrilyDpatiently14AHearingBSeeingCListeningDFeeling15AsunBmoonCdriverDbulb. 語法填空12、Tu Youyou is a Chinese pharmaceutical chemist(藥學家) and educator. She is best known for discovering artemisin

13、in(青蒿素) which 1(use) to treat malaria(瘧疾) and has saved 2(million) of lives. She won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in October 2015. She is the 3(one) Chinese woman to win this prize.Tu was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China 4 December 30th, 1930. From 1951 to 1955, she attended Peking University

14、 Medical School. Later, Tu was trained for two and a half 5(year) in traditional Chinese medicine. Now she is the Chief Scientist in the Academy(研究院) of Chinese Medicine in Beijing.Tu has some health problems as a result of working poor conditions for 6 long time. But she is still doing research. Wh

15、en Tu finally received Nobel Prize for her achievements, she said the success 7(belong) to her team, which did research in those poor conditions. And she thinks artemisinin is a gift from China and from 8(tradition) Chinese medicine to the world, to the millions and millions of people, 9(especial) p

16、oor children, all over the world who have malaria. Tu Youyou is already 87 years old, 10 she says she wont stop studying or working. 閱讀理解A13、When people talk about air pollution, they usually think of smog, acid rain(酸性雨),and other forms(形式) of outdoor air pollution. But did you know that air pollut

17、ion also is inside homes, offices, hotels and other buildings？Indoor air pollution is more serious. The air in your home can be 2 to 100 times(倍數(shù)) more polluted than the air outdoors！In fact, some American doctors say that 50% of illnesses have something to do with polluted indoor air. Indoor air po

18、llution is bad for our health in many ways. Young children and the old often suffer(遭受) more from air pollution. People with health problems may also suffer more when the air is polluted. Indoor air pollution can be bad for peoples eyes, nose and throat. Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, can a

19、lso lead to cancer, heart disease, and even bad for the brain！In the great London fog in 1952, 4,000 people died in a few days because of air pollution！It is said that half a million young kids and women die each year in India because of indoor air pollution！Therere many ways to reduce(減少) indoor ai

20、r pollution. Here are some of them and see if they can help you：Increase outdoor air coming indoors and open your windows for 15 to 30 minutes each day.Turn off all the lights and fans when you dont need them.Share your room with others when the air conditioner is running.Dont smoke and try to stop

21、your family members from smoking. People who smoke are going to have trouble breathing and even die someday. If youre smart, dont ever start.Environment-friendly products, such as water-based paints pollute less and work well.1_is more serious in the writers opinion.A, outdoor air pollution B indoor

22、 air pollutionC noise pollution D water pollution2Lots of people died each year in_ because of indoor air pollution.A India B England C America D China3How many ways does the writer talk about to reduce indoor air pollution?A Four. B Five. C Six. D Seven.4Which is NOT the right way to reduce indoor

23、air pollution？A Open the windows for 15 to 30 minutes each day to let the fresh air in.B Turn off the light when you dont need them.C Dont smoke and stop others from smoking. D Dont use water-based paints because they can pollute air.5The best title of the passage is_.A The forms of outdoor air poll

24、utionB The ways of reduce indoor air pollutionC The indoor air pollutionD The environment-friendly productsB14、A blind boy sat there with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help.”There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins a

25、nd dropped them into the hat .He then turned the sign around and wrote something on it. He put the sign back and walked away.Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boyrecogn

26、izedhis footsteps and ask, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you do?”The man said, “I only wrote the truth in a different way.”What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I cant see it.”O(jiān)f course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign sim

27、ply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second one told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second one told people they were so lucky that they wer

28、e not blind.There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.Treasure (珍惜) what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help. Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.1From the passage we know that_.Athe boy is the mans son.Bth

29、e man is one of the boys neighbors.Cthe boy is blind and needs help.Dthe boy works for the man.2On the sign what the man wrote was, “_”ATreasure what we have already had.BToday is a beautiful day, but I cant see it.CWe are so lucky that we are not blind.DTry your best to help those who need your hel

30、p.3According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?AThe hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.BThe man took away all the few coins from the hat.CThe boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.DNobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy.4The word “recogniz

31、ed” here in Chinese means_.A承認 B接受C表揚 D辨認出5The best title for this story is _.AGiving makes receiving! BBe kind and creative!CBe kind to the blind! DDo not always get, but offer!C15、 Were the birds on the ice ducks or geese (鵝) ? Cruz, 11 , and Anthony, 12，couldnt agree. There was only one way to fi

32、nd out. So on a cold January evening, the two friends took a risk onto the frozen(凍結的) lake near their homes.First, we threw a stone onto the ice to test it. We thought it would hold our weight. Then we stepped on it, Cruz said. Anthony went first. He took a few steps, then. He fell through the seem

33、ingly frozen ice!Cruz rushed to help his friend. The lake ate him, too. Cruz managed to lift himself out of the freezing water and onto some ice. He then tried to work his way toward Anthony. But the ice didnt hold, and he fell in again. This time, he couldnt get out.The boys were up to their necks

34、in icy water and quickly losing feeling in their arms and legs. Cruz had a sense that he was going to die.Anthonys older sister had seen all this and started shouting for help. John Lavin, a neighbor driving nearby heard her. He quickly pulled over. He caught a nearby float(浮板) , kicked off his shoe

35、s. and ran into the water, clearing his way through the ice with his free hand. It was kind of a Hulk smash” Lavin later joked.Lavin made his way to pull the boys back to land. They were taken to hospital immediately. The doctor said their five-minute stay in the water made their body temperature dr

36、op nearly ten degrees. Luckily, the boys got well soon. They admire their fearless neighbor just as Hulk, one of Marvel Superheroes.1Cruz and Anthony took a risk onto the frozen lake to _.Athrow a heavy stone onto the iceBtest if the ice would hold their weightCsearch for a superhero on a cold eveni

37、ngDsee whether the birds were ducks or geese2Who saved the two boys out of the water?AAnthonys older sister.BHulk , one of Marvel Superheroes.CA doctor from the nearby hospital.DJohn Lavin , a neighbor driving nearby.3What happened to the two boys during their five-minute stay in the icy water?AThei

38、r arms were badly hurt.BThey couldnt move their necks,CTheir body temperature dropped fast.DThey couldnt see anything clearly.D16、April will bring a new product the Apple Watch into the market. Last week, the watch was firstly introduced by Tim Cook, Apples CEO. The price of the watch will differ fr

39、om $349 to $1,099, depending on its size, strap and whether it is a sports or regular version.Apple engineers and designers have put in a lot of thought and hard work into creating this small screen on your wrist(手腕). The sensor on the screen not only detects your finger, but knows the difference be

40、tween when you are tapping, and when you are pressing harder.The watch also has “haptic feedback(觸覺反饋)”. You can send personal messages to your friend - such as drawing a star or a special sign with your fingers, or tapping the watch, say 3 times, and your friend will receive those taps on their wri

41、st.Besides telling the time, the watch will use bluetooth to connect with your iPhone and show calls or text messages that come in.According to Tim Cook, the watch may open up a whole new area of applications that we had never thought of. Some car factories like BMW have developed an app that allows

42、 its car owners to open their cars with the watch. A Hotels app may allow you to open the door to your hotel room without worrying about losing the smart-card. And finally, even airlines are jumping in - passengers may be able to simply wave their wrist to check into their flight.The biggest use of

43、the watch, however, is as your personal fitness coach. The watch can measure your pulse (heartbeat) using a sensor at the bottom of the watch. It also has the same accelerometer as your iPhone, so it knows when you are moving, and also how much you are walking or running. It will remind you if you h

44、ave been sitting for too long without much activity.Many stores are planning to stop selling the Nike, Jawbone and FitBit devices(設備) to welcome the Apple Watch. Will Apple Watch really replace these devices and make fitness much more fun?1We can learn from the passage that the Apple Watch _.Ais des

45、igned by Tim CookBwas brought into the market last weekCsells at different prices for different coloursDwill come into the market this coming April2With apple watch, you can _.Adevelop your own personal appBconnect your iphone with your ipadCreceive personal messages from your friends iphoneDsend pe

46、rsonal messages to your friends apple watches3Many businesses help push for the uses of apple watch EXCEPT _.Ahospitals BhotelsCairlines Dcar factories4Many stores are planning to stop selling FitBit devices because _.Aall of the devices are sold outBthey cannot make fitness funCthey want to welcome

47、 the Apple WatchDApple Watch can replace FitBit devices completelyE17、 A teacher says music education in schools has kind of turned into amusement, Classroom lessons focus heavily on pop while understanding the classical （古典的）art form and its history should be paid attention to. A professor in music

48、 and music education at the University of NSW, Robert Walker, argues that all students should study the works of Western classical composers such as Haydn and Tchaikovsky. Professor Walker says students are missing out on an important part of the culture heritage （遺產）because they fail to study class

49、ical music, as the little music that children learn at school is mainly pop. The lack （缺乏）of music teaching is serious, especially in government schools where there are not enough specialist （專業(yè)的） music teachers. A national review in 2005 made 15 suggestions, but Professor Walker said it still faile

50、d to deal with the lack of classical music taught in schools. Im not against pop music, but its very simple, and not difficult either to play or to sing, Professor Walker says. But classical music is challenging and although it is part of Australias culture heritage, most children learn it only thro

51、ugh Hollywood films. At least children ought to know whats happening in Western culture. Its part of culture heritage, he says. Asian students know more about Western classical music than most children in the West. Professor Walker has taught music and music teachers in Britain, Canada and Australia

52、 and is a former chief （首席的）examiner for the International Baccalaureate and a former chairman of the research committee of the International Society for Music Education. Professor Walker says no school curriculum （課程）in Australia lists a piece of music that children should study , such as the Mende

53、lssohns. This lack of standard texts means that some children can be brought up totally on Western classical music, others on Elvis Presley, or on any music the teacher wants to teach. The situation should be changed as soon as possible, he says.1Whats the problem in music education in Professor Wal

54、kers opinion?AChildren know nothing about their culture heritage.BClassical music education isnt valued in schools.CPop music is simple and not difficult to play and sing.DAustralian schools need more specialist music teachers.2According to the passage, students should study classical music because

55、it is _ .Apart of culture heritageBgood for their growing upCdifficult to play and singDpopular only in Asia3According to the passage, which one is different from the other three?AHaydn.BTchaikovsky.CMendelssohn.DElvis Presley.4Which of the following statements is NOT true about Professor Walker?AHe

56、 worries about the music education in schools.BHe thinks pop music teaching shouldnt be allowed.CHe is well known in Western classical music teaching.DHe has worked in Britain, Canada and Australia.5From the last paragraph, we can learn that _ .Amusic teachers should teach anything that they likeBmost children today are brought up by their music teachersCmusic teachers shouldnt teach the music of Elvis Presley at allDchildrens music education today depends on the