2023-2024学年池州市重点中学九年级英语第一学期期末调研模拟试题含解析.doc

1、2023-2024学年池州市重点中学九年级英语第一学期期末调研模拟试题考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。. 单项选择1、 Do you have any plans for the winter holiday? Since you are crazy about music, why not go to some _ concerts?Al

2、ivelyBliveCaliveDliving2、I think dragons are the _ of China. Do you think so?-I agree with you.AsymbolBsituationCpromiseDshape3、-I saw John in the park this morning. -It _be him. He has gone to HongKong.AcantBcanCmustntDmust4、My grandparents live in the countryside. We often go to see _.AhimBthemChe

3、rDyou5、- Do you know the person who was caught by the police?-_. He is one of my relatives.ANever mindBWhat a shameCMy pleasureDWhat a pity6、It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into use in Chinese middle schools soon. In fact. It is a small computer that is _ than a usual schoolbag

4、but holds all the things for study, such as a _，an exercise book and so onAmuch smaller, testbookBeven smaller, textbookCfar smaller, comic book7、My brother will come to see me tomorrow. Ill meet at the airport.AherByouChimDthem8、Its humorous_ you to tell funny jokes to those_ teenagers.Aof；lonely B

5、of；alone Cfor；alone Dfor；lonely9、Mike was not listening carefully, so he failed to hear .Awhat the teacher saidBhow the teacher saidCwhat did the teacher sayDhow did the teacher say10、Most boys _ blue to pink while most girls _ wear pink than blue.Awould rather, prefer Bprefer, would ratherCwould ra

6、ther, would rather Dprefer, prefer. 完形填空11、Walking down the street, you notice the boring walls on either side. As you 1 walking, the wall begins to look more colorful, and feels more 2 . A black line of paint curves (弯曲而行）on the wall， 3 turning into a colorful smiling cat - the line was the tail. T

7、his is a good example of graffiti (涂鸦）art.Graffiti art is drawings and writing that have been painted onto walls, usually in 4 spaces. Because it s simple to do, graffiti has been around for centuries, with drawings being found on 5 buildings.But modern graffiti was born out of the 1980s hip-hop cul

8、ture, mainly in New York. With its growth throughout the years, it has now entered popular 6 Graffiti can be 7 in galleries（画廊）around the world ,next to other artworks. Modem graffiti attracts （吸引） plenty of young artists and fans.However，there are laws (法律）against graffiti in most countries. You mu

9、st be allowed by the owner of the wall 8 painting on it. If not, you may 9 a big fine （罚款）. Instead, some cities have graffiti walls, where people can show their artistic abilities freely.Berlin, Germany, is 10 to a lot of graffiti. Ifs often called the graffiti capital of the world. Writing and dra

10、wings decorate the old city walls like an outdoor art gallery.1AstopBgoCcontinueDstart2AaliveBdeadCfairDnecessary3AcarefullyBhopefullyCfirstlyDsuddenly4AprivateBpublicCcleanDbig5AnewBtallCmodernDancient6AcultureBsportsCsocietyDcompetition7AsoldBseenCcopiedDnamed8AafterBwhenCbeforeDuntil9AfindBlookCh

11、andDface10AhouseBhomeCplaceDland. 语法填空12、Lets talk about Sherlock! You know who I mean, Sherlock Holmes of curse! I have very quickly learnt 1he is not just popular back in the UK, but is huge around the world. In my first lesson I asked the students2 (tell) me what they already knew about the UK.3m

12、y surprise, most classes put Sherlock Holmes first. And I even have a student4English name is Sherlock!But who is Sherlock Holmes? Sherlock Holmes is a character 5(create) by British doctor and writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He first appeared in print in 1887, and 6(be) a part of popular culture for

13、 over a century. He has become 7(know) for his early use of deductive reasoning(演绎推理). In total, Holmes appears in four novels and fifty-six short stories. Most of these 8(write) from the view of his friend Dr. Watson.Although at first a character in novels and short stories, Sherlock Holmes has bec

14、ome popular on the big and small screen. In fact, he has the honor of 9(hold) the Guinness World Record for the “Most Portrayed Movie Character”. More than seventy 10(act) have played the role in over two hundred films!. 阅读理解A13、There lived a couple in a small town in Australia. The lady was very ta

15、lkative(多话的). Usually she kept talking with people on the phone hour after hour when she was alone at home. Once in a blue moon, she hung up in 30 minutesAt the end of every month, when the couple got the telephone bill, the husband was amazed by the cost and he was so worried about this. The lady p

16、romised to talk for a shorter time, but she didnt keep her promise, though she really tried hard.One Saturday evening, they were dining at the table and the phone rang.The lady stood up immediately. She ran to the phone and started chatting.After about 30 minutes, she hang up and came back to the ta

17、ble.The husband was happy that she hang up in 30 minutes which was a good sign where she normally doesnt hung up at least for 2 hours. So he asked happily, “_?”“No, it was a wrong number.” replied the lady.根据短文内容选择最佳答案。1The underlined words “Once in a blue moon” most probably mean _.AAlwaysBSometime

18、sCSeldom2The husband was _ when he got the telephone bill.Ahappy and excitedBsurprised and worriedCangry and crazy3When the telephone rang, _.Athe lady went to answer the phone at onceBthe husband was not at homeCthe couple were watching TV in the sitting room4Which of the following is TRUE accordin

19、g to the-passage?AThe couple lived in a small city in Australia.BThe lady usually spent at most 2 hours talking on the phone.CThe phone call was from a stranger that Saturday evening.5“_” can be the missing sentence in the passage.AWas your friend busy so that she bung up so soonBWhy did your father

20、 hang up firstCWas it your father or your friendB14、Mike was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always happy and always had something interesting to say. If someone asked him how he was doing, he would reply, “Couldnt be better!” He was really a care-free young man and never felt tired.Mike us

21、ed to say, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Mike, you have two choices(选择) today. You can choose to be happy or you can choose to be upset. I choose to be happy. Each time something happens, I am always ready to learn a good lesson. I choose to learn from life.”I tried to understand what h

22、e said. Indeed life is all about choices. Every situation is a choice. The bottom line is: Youre living your life and you make it either happy or sad.Several years later I had a car accident and my legs were seriously injured. When I was lying on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I co

23、uld choose to live or choose to die. I chose to live.People like to say, “Choose the one you love and love the one you choose.” Why not choose the one we love and live happily?1What kind of man was Mike?AA happy young man. BA hard-working man.CAn ugly bad boy. DA kind young man.2What does “Couldnt b

24、e better!” mean?AIts bad. BIts very good.CIt isnt bad. DIt isnt very good.3Which of the following is NOT true?AMike tried to be happy every day.BMike chose to learn from life.CThe writer learned from Mike.DThe writer was unhappy every day.4When the writer got hurt in a car accident, .Ahe loved the o

25、ne people chose Bpeople loved the one he choseChe chose to live Dhe chose to die5Which can be the best title for the passage?ALife Is Difficult BLife Is DifferentCLife Is Colorful DLife Is Full of ChoiceC15、My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent， I tried to do

26、 my best to talk to him. But the more I tried， the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year， it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser， and I eve

27、n begged him. Nothing worked.One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and asked God for help. “Please God， I cant do anything more for my son. Im at the end of my rope. Im giving the whole thing up to you.”I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headma

28、ster. “I want to talk to you about Karls absences.” Before he could say another word， I choked up（哽咽）and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son， but I just dont know what to do. Ive tried everything to get Karl to go back to school

29、 and nothing has worked. Its out of my hands. ” For a moment there was silence on the other and of the line. The headmaster seriously said， “Thank you for your time”， and hung up.Karls next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally， he was even on the list of the best students a

30、t school. In his fourth year， I attended a parent teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home， he said， “Mum， remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought Id play a joke but whe

31、n I heard what you said， it really hit me how much I was hurting you. Thats when I knew I had to make you proud.”1Which of the following has the similar meaning as the underlined word “withdrawn” in the first paragraph?AQuiet and lonelyBRelaxed and excitedCTalkative and livelyDHappy and easy-going2A

32、ccording to the first report card， Karl _.Aoften went to school lateBfailed in all the examsCdid a good job at schoolDdidnt do well at school3When the mother said “Its out of my hands.” to the headmaster， she meant that she _.Adidnt know what to do about her sonBwould drive her son away from the hou

33、seChad no money to support the familyDshe would have to hang up4Who was it that telephoned Karls mother that day?AThe headmaster.BThe school adviser.CKarl himself.DThe passage doesnt tell us.5From the passage we can learn that _.Achildren in single parent families always have mental problemsBmothers

34、 love plays an important role in teenagers lifeCparents should give their children as much help as possibleDschool education still works well without support from parentD16、One day, a raven(渡鸦）happened to fly past a lake. Looking at the lake, he saw the most beautiful animal he had ever seen. It was

35、 a swan(天鹅)and its feathers(羽毛）were as white as snow. The swan was playing with other birds happily, talking and dancing. And it seemed that the other birds all liked to stay with_. When he looked at his own feathers, they were as black as coal. The raven was very angry with the swan. “How can the s

36、wan have such wonderful feathers?” said the raven. What should he do with his feathers? He thought it over and over.Then, the raven decided that he also wanted to have white feathers like the swans. From that day on, the raven began to live like the swan. He moved his home from the woods to the lake

37、. He also started to eat water plants like the swan. He tried his best to talk and dance with the other birds. The most important was that each day, the raven would wash his feathers, hoping that they would turn white. Even he went to the nearby rivers and ponds to wash his feathers because he thoug

38、ht the water in the lakes was not enough for him to wash them. But no matter how hard he washed his feathers, they remained black.As he ate only water plants, he soon grew thinner and thinner. Not many days later, the raven died.1The underlined word “ it” in Paragraph 1 refers to _.Athe raven Bthe s

39、wan Cthe feather Dthe water2Why was the raven angry with the swan?AHis own feathers were as white as snow.BThe swan did not have black feathers like himCThe swan had beautiful white feathersDThe swan lived in the lake with other birds3Where was the ravens natural home?AThe lakes BThe ponds CThe wood

40、s DThe rivers4Why did the raven want to live like the swan?AHe wanted to make friends with the swanBHe wanted to see the swans white feathersCHe wanted to eat water plantsDHe wanted to become a swan5Why did the raven wash his feathers every day?AHe thought his feathers would turn white.BHe wanted to

41、 drive the other birds awayCHe thought his feathers were dirty.DHe wanted to keep his feathers whiteE17、 Amy was looking for a gift for her little daughter. She stopped in front of a store full of dolls.“Girls like dolls,” she thought as she stepped into the store.Looking around, she saw a grandma d

42、oll one with grey hair and a pair of glasses. In her mind appeared Joyce, her own mother.When Amy was a little girl, she got her first doll from Joyce for her birthday. Then the second, the third. the dolls never arrived late, year after year.“Why always a doll?” This question had been in Amys mind

43、until one day her father gave the answer. Joyce dreamed of having a doll when she was a child herself. Her parents promised one for her fifth birthday. Sadly, they both died in a traffic accident before it arrived. The neverreceived gift was the most precious one in her eyes.Recalling(回想起) her mothe

44、rs story, Amy got an idea.It was Joyces 60th birthday. She got a package with a card that read:Dear Joyce,I forget to send you a package that you should have received on May 20, 1956, your fifth birthday. The gift inside has aged, but I felt that you might still want to have it.Love,Angel of JoyJoyc

45、e opened the package and saw a lovely grandma doll. She clasped the doll that she had waited so many years for, with tears running down her face. The doll, given by her “Angel of Joy”, made her the happiest “child” in the world.1Why did Amy stop in front of a store?AShe wanted to buy her mother a gi

46、ft.BShe liked dolls.CShe wanted to buy her daughter a gift.DHer daughter liked dolls.2Amy got a toy for her birthday every year because _.Ashe liked dolls when she was youngBher mother ran out of gift ideasCit was her mothers dream to get a dollDshe and her mother both liked dolls3What made Amy think of her mother and want to do something for her?AA toy shop.BHer daughter.CA grandma doll.DHerself.4What does the writer want to tell us?AWe should never forget our parents.BWe should love our kids first.CWe