山東省臨淄區(qū)實驗中學2023-2024學年九年級下學期模擬英語試題

山東省臨淄區(qū)實驗中學2023-2024學初四英語中考模擬試題一、完形填空（共10小題,滿分15分）Atravelerwasinalargedesert,planningtowalkacrossitinonemonth.Twentydayspassed,andthejourneyhadbeengoingonwell.?“Onlyten1days,I’llbeabletowalkoutofthisdesert,”hethoughtgladly.Butthedesertwasneverfriendly2thetraveler.Inashorttime,therecameastrongsandstorm.He3hisheadwiththeclothes,prostrated(俯臥)onthesand.Afteraboutten4,thesandstormstopped.Heshooktheclothesandstoodup.Atthatmoment,hefoundhimselfinahopelesssituation:thebackpackwithfoodandwater5awaybythesandstorm.Asweknow,itseemsimpossibletoleavethedesertwithoutfoodandwater.Luckily,hehadapearleft.Hehelditinhishandstightly.?“Nottoobad,atleastIhaveapear.IbelieveI6walkoutofthedesert.”?Daysandnightswentbyquickly,butthedesertstilllookedendless.Howevereachtimehewasclosetolosinghope,heforced7tostareatthepearthathehadbeenkeeping.?“Nottoobad,atleastIhaveapear.”?Asmallpearbecamethehopeforhissurvival(生存).Threedayslater,when8notfaraway,helaughedwithexcitement.Hefeltcompletelyrelaxed—?9“pear”broughthimbacktolife.10hopeisthebestweapon(武器)forvictory,sonevertellyou“nothing”becauseonlyifyoutrytosearch,youcanalwaysfinda“pear”topullyououtoftrouble.1.A.many?????? B.more????????????? C.most???????????? D.mostly2.A.of????????????? B.with????????????? C.to????????????? D.by3.A.covered???????? B.wascovering?????? C.covers????????? D.hascovered4.A.minute????????? B.minutes?????????? C.days??????????? D.day5.A.isswept???????? B.wouldbeswept???? C.wereswept????? D.wasswept6.A.must??????????? B.can???????????????C.need??????????? D.should7.A.themselves?????? B.herself??????????? C.himself????????? D.itself8.A.hesaw????????? B.didhesee??????? C.doeshesee?????? D.hesees9.A.a????????????? B.an??????????????? C.the????????????? D./10.A.Keep??????????B.Tokeep????????? C.Believe????????? D.Tobelieve二、閱讀理解（共21小題，滿分42分）閱讀短文A、B、C，并做每篇后面的題目，從每小題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案。 AAbagofwindYoucanmovemoreairthanyoumightthinkjustbyblowingwithyourlungs(肺).You’llneed:Helper,Tape,Largeplasticdrycleaner’sbagPleasefollowthesteps:◆1ststep:Foldoverbottomofbagandcloseitwithtape(膠帶).Leaveasmallholeforclotheshanger(衣架)togothrough.Thenaskhelpertoholdbottomofbag,andseeifyoucanblowthroughthesmallholeandfillthebagfullofairwithonebreath.◆2ndstep:Pressairoutofbag.Askhelpertoholdbottomofbagagain,andblowairintothesmallholewhilekeepingmouthabout25cmfromthehole.Whathappened?Thesecondtime,youwereabletoblowmuchmoreairintothebag.Thestream(氣流)ofairyoublewintothebagthesecondtimecreatedapartialvacuum(半真空)asitenteredthebag.Thatpuledinalotofsurrounding(周圍的)airwithit,fillingupthebag.Whichpartofanewspaperisthearticleprobablyfrom?A．Latestnews. B．Stories. C．Travel. D．Science.12．Weshouldpayattentionto________whenweblowmoreairintothewindbag.A．beingclosertothebagthefirsttimeB．blowingwithalongbreathinthefirststepC．keeping25cmfromtheholethesecondtimeD．nottakingtheclotheshangeroutofthewindbag13．Whydidmoreairgointothewindbagthesecondtime?A．Thepeoplewhoblowheldalongerbreath.B．Airinsidethebagwasblownoutofthebag.C．Airwentintothebagbyitselfwhilenoairwasinit.D．Surroundingairwaspulledinthebagwhileblowing.BSomeparentsmayhavehadtroublegettingtheirkidsawayfromvideogamesandoutsidethissummer.ButforoneVirginianfamily,thatwasn'tthecase.JoshandCassieSuttonjusthikedtheAppalachianTrail(AT)fromGeorgiatoMainein209dayswiththeirfive-year-oldson,Harvey,or“LittleMan”.TheATisoneofthelongesttrailsintheworld.The3，500-kilometer-longtrailpassesthrough14statesintheeasternUS.Harvey'sparentshavebeenhikingwithhimsincehewastwoyearsold.AndtheypreparedhimforhikingtheATbystartingoutwithlotsofshorterwalksandhikes.Harveywas4yearsoldwhenheandhisparentsbegantheirwalkinJanuaryof2021.Heturned5beforetheycompletedthetriponAugust9.Theysleptinatent,wokeat5：30inthemorningandhikedabout10milesaday.Harvey'sdad,JoshSutton,saidmeetingandtalkingwithotherhikersalongthewaypreventedboredom(無聊)．Harvey'stripwaspraisedbyanotherhiker,DaleSanders.Heistheoldestpersontohikethetrail,whichhedidatage82.“It'sgoingtochangehislifeforever,andhisparents',too.Thekidwentthroughsomehardships.Hardshipsmakeusstronger，”saidSanders,now87(in2022).“Thatkidisgoingtosmilethroughlife.”14．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheAppalachianTrail?A．ItisinthewesternUS.B．Itisthelongesttrailintheworld.C．Itisabout3，500kilometerslong.D．ItisthemostdifficulttrailtohikeintheUS.15．HowdidHarvey'sparentspreparehimforhikingtheAT?A．Bylearningfromoldhikers.B．Byplayingwithhimoutside.C．Bymeetingandtalkingwithotherhikers.D．Bytraininghiminshorterwalksandhikes.16．WhatcanwelearnaboutDaleSanders?A．HehikedtheATin2017.B．HeistheoldestAmericanhiker.C．HeoftengoeshikingwithHarvey.D．HehikedtheATfortheshortesttime.17．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheyoungestandoldesthikersB．ThebestwaytospendsummerC．Afive-year-oldboyhikeda3，500-kilometer-longtrailD．TheAppalachianTrail,afantasticplaceforhikers（C）Canyouimagineaworldfullofshiningdiamonds(鉆石)?MaybeyoushouldbookatriptotheplanetMercury,theclosestplanettothesun.18._____Youcantellfromthemanymarksonitssurface(表面).Now,computermodelssuggestthatthosehitsmighthaveturnedaboutone-thirdofMercury’ssurfaceintodiamonds,reportedScienceNewsforStudents.KevinCannon,ascientistfromtheUS,sharedthisfindinginMarch.19._____Whenputunderhighheatandpressure,thecarbonchangesintodiamond.Thisiswhymeteoritesarethoughttocreatediamonds,saidCannon.StudiesshowthereiscarbononMercury.Cannonusedcomputerstomodelhowmanydiamondsmayhavebeenmadeduring4.5billionyears,theagethatMercuryisbelievedtobe.Hefoundthat16quadrillion(千的五次方)tonsofdiamondsmayhavebeenmadeonMercury.20._____21._____.Theremaybeachanceintheyear2025.EuropeandJapan’sspacecraftBepiColombowillreachMercurythatyear.Itcouldsearchforlightthatshinesoffthediamonds,Cannonsaid.Thenwecanseejusthowshinythisplanetreallyis.A:Diamondsaremadefromcarbonatoms(碳原子).B:Diamondsareoneofthemostvaluablethings.C:Meteorites(隕石)andotherobjectshavehitMercuryforbillionsofyears.D:SpacemissionscouldalsolookfordiamondsonMercuryE:That’s16timestheamountonEarth.

(D)22．“Ithinksportisbadformyheart.IhavesomeproblemswithmyheartandmydoctortoldmeIhadtorest.WhenIdosportsIfeelverytiredandmyheartbeatsfaster.I’mafraidofgettingheartattacks...”23．“I’mnotgoodatanysports.AndIamfat.Ican’tplayfastgamessuchasfootballandbasketball.WhenIdosports,it’shardformetobreathe.IthinkIhavetorestmore...”24．“Idon’thavetimetodoanysports.Ihavetoworkfrommorningtillnight.Ican’tleavemyofficeearlier.Yousee,Ican’tdosports.”25．“Oh,no.IdidsportswhenIwasyoung.I’mtoooldtodoanysports.IthinkwhatIneedisrest,notsports.IfIdon’thaveenoughrest,I’llgetangryveryeasily.Soyouseehowimportantrestisforme…”26．“IthinkIamalazystudent.Idon’tlikedoinganysports.Ialwaysgooutbybusorcar.Ievendislikedoingmyhomework.IamannoyedwhenIhavetoread,count,orrememberthenotes...”A．Doyouwanttoloseweightandbehealthier?Yes.Dosports.I’msureitcanhelpyoubecomeslim.Nosportisbadforyourhealth.Butifyoubreathewithdifficulty,youcanbeginwithswimmingorjogging.B．Don’tworry.Sportisgoodforyourhealth.Ofcourse,youcan’tdotoomuchandyoumustgotoyourdoctorandaskforadvice.Ofcourse,youmustexerciseslowlyatfirst.Ifyoudosportseveryday,yourheartwillgetstronger.C．Scientistssaysportsarehelpingpeopletolearnorremember.Ifwecandosportsthreetimesaweek,itisgoodforus.Forexample,joggingisgoodexercise.Ifweoftenjoginsteadoftakingabusordrivingacar,wecanlivelonger.D．Itisveryimportanttodosports.Peoplewhoworklonghourshavetodosomeexercise,especiallyiftheyworkinanofficeorhavetositdownatwork.Youcanfindaplacenearyourworkoryourhometodosportssoitwon’ttakeyoulongtogetthere.E．Yes,restisveryimportant.Itisalsoimportantforyoutodosomeexercise.Sportisalsoawayofrelaxation.Ithelpsyoutoeatwellandrestwell.It’sgoodforyourhealth.三、選詞填空（10分）placesimportantbecausesuccessfullyacrosstradelikelongeachbetweenlongthroughTheSilkRoadhasbeenabridge27.EastandWestformorethan2，000years.TheSilkRoadhasbeen28.______includedintotheUNESCOWorldHeritageList(世界文化遺產名錄)atthe38thsessionoftheWorldHeritageCommitteeinDoha.ButtheSilkRoadisnotasingleroute(路線)!Itisaseriesof29.____andculturaltransmission(傳遞)routes.ThetraderoutestartsfromthecityofXi'aninShanxiProvinceandendsinEasternEurope,neartoday'sTurkeyandtheMediterraneanSea.TheSilkRoadwasabout6，500kilometers30.__.Itwent31.________one-fourthoftheplanet.TheSilkRoadgotitsname32.____Chinesesilkusedtobecarriedalongthisroad.Apartfromsilk,jade,ceramics(瓷器)andironwentwesttoRome.Fromthewestcameglass,gems（香料）andfood33.______carrotsandsesame(芝麻)．TheSilkRoadwasvery34._______tobothChinaandtherestoftheworld.Besidestrade,knowledgeaboutscience,artsandliterature,aswellascraftsandtechnologieswassharedacrosstheSilkRoad.Inthisway,languagesandculturesdevelopedandinfluenced35._____other.Today,36.____alongtheSilkRoadaregreattraveldestinations(目的地),suchastheTerracottaWarriorsinXi'anandMogaoGrottoesinDunhuang,Gansu.四、語法填空（10分）Humansaren’ttheonlyones37.________haveaccents.Infact,accentscan38.__________(find)inotheranimalspecies,too.

Astudyfoundthattwosubspecies(亞種)ofthefork-tailedflycatcher(叉尾王霸鹟)canmakedifferent39.__________(sound)withtheirlongtailwings.

Theyfoundthatthebird40.__________(reach)aspeedof65miles(105km)anhourwhenflying.Astheyfly,theycanmakehigh-pitched(音調高的)soundswiththeirtails.Thebird’slongtailwingsareusedtomakesharpturnswhen41.__________(hunt).

Thestudylookedattwokindsoffork-tailedflycatchers:amigratory(候鳥類的)oneandanon-migratoryone.Researchersfoundthatthemigratorybirdsmadehigher-pitchedsounds42.__________(compare)tothenon-migratoryones.Thiscouldbebecausethemigratorymaleshave43.__________(thin)feathertipsthanthenon-migratoryones,whichmaybe44.__________(help)whenflyinglongerdistances.Theresearchersbelievethatthe“accents”theyfoundmightpushthebirdsintobecominga45.__________(complete)newspecies.ValentinaGomez-Bahamon,leadauthorofthestudy,explainedthatastheirsoundsbecomemoreandmore46.__________(difference),thetwosubspecieswillbelesslikelytofeelclosetoeachother.Theywillnotseeeachotheraspotential(潛在的)mates.

五、閱讀表達（共5小題，滿分10分）閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答下列問題。ItwasacoldJanuarymorning.AmansatatasubwaystationinWashingtonDCandstartedtoplaytheviolin.Whenthemusicianplayed,thousandsofpeoplewentthroughthestation,butmostofthemdidn’tstop.Threeminuteswentbyandamiddle-agedmannoticedtherewasamusicianplayingmusic.Heslowedhispace(步伐)andstoppedforafewsecondsandthenhewalkedawayhurriedly.Anotherminutelater,theviolinistreceivedhisfirsttip.Awomanthrewthemoneyintheviolincasewithoutstoppingandcontinuedtowalk.Inthemusician’s45-minuteperformance,only6peoplestoppedandstayedforawhile.About20gavehimmoneybutcontinuedtowalkattheirnormalpace.Hecollected$32inall.Whenhefinishedplayingandsilencetookover,noonenoticedit.NooneknewtheviolinistwasJoshuaBell