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。回答非選擇題時，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、Does Alice often work until 2.a.m. on weekdays.No,she _does.But she often stays up late on weekdays.AalwaysBseldomCusually2、-How did yo

2、u feel when you talked to Miss Sun, Billy?- At fist I didnt know what to say, but later the warmth of her voice made me feel _.Amore nervousBless nervousCmore seriousDless serious3、 Mom, Ive just signed a big box by Express (快遞). What did you buy?I havent bought anything these days. It_ be a present

3、 from your aunt. But Im not sure.AmustBshouldCmight4、-I have a problem. I dont know what to do.-Lets ask Dick for help. He can _a good idea to solve your problem.Athink up Bgive up Chang out Dlaugh at5、-Would you like to see the documentary at the cinema this evening?-Wonderful! Thats _ what I want

4、to do.AhardlyBexactlyCnearlyDcommonly6、 Mike, can you explain _? Im sorry, Mum. I was listening to music and didnt hear it.Awhy everything in the house was in a messBwhy nobody answered the phone when I called youChow you could finish the homework in such a short timeDhow you can make the robot work

5、 since there is no power7、 The 19th National Congress of the CPC(中共十九大) in Beijing last year. Our country has been into a new era(時代) since then.Aheld Bwas held Chas held Dhad held8、Read it aloud _ the whole class can hear you clearly.Aso thatBifCwhenDalthough9、How is your head teacher?Our head teac

6、her is _ with us and we usually feel nervous in his lesson.Akind Bpleased Cstrict Dgood10、He is _honest and hard-working boySo he should be given _ second chance.Aa; a Bthe; the Can; the Dan; a. 完形填空11、 More than 6 years ago, Scotland was fighting with England. The king of England wanted 1 Scotland.

7、 He had a strong army so it was 2 for Scotland army to fight. Scotland 3 many times. Later King Robert of Scotland was caught but luckily he ran away from the English army.One rainy day, King Robert hid in a cave(洞穴）. He thought that he was not good enough to be the king. He was so worried that he d

8、idnt even notice there was 4 spider near him. After several hours he looked up and he saw the spider climbing; it was trying to climb up to its web at the top of the cave 5 it fell down. 6 sad! thought King Robert, The spider is 7 me. Its not strong enough.He watched while the spider tried again. It

9、 fell down a 8 time.Be careful, little spider, he said. Life is so hard. Youll never get back to 9 web. But the spider tried again and again. King Robert watched while it slowly climbed back to its web. After an hour, the spider reached the web.You, really great, the king said. If you can keep tryin

10、g, I can too. I 10 carry on fighting. Then the kings army grew stronger and finally stopped the English army.Nobody knows if this is a true story. Many parents tell it to their children because they want their children to learn a lesson.1Ato helpBto controlChelpDcontrol2AeasyBeasilyCdifficultDdiffic

11、ultly3AlostBloseCwill loseDwere lost4AanBaCtheD/5AandBbutCsoDor6AWhatBWhat aCHowDHow a7AwithBasCforDlike8AfirstBsecondConeDtwo9AIByouCmyDyour10AmustBmayCneedDcant. 語法填空12、A robot has started serving customers at a high-tech highway restaurant in Chongqing. After greeting customers at the gate, the r

12、obot 1 (name) Amy brings meals to customers. But 2 can a robot avoid walking into customers and the restaurants human staff while walking? In fact, Amy has 3 in-built navigation system (導航系統) that allows it to choose a proper way to reach a customers table without any problem. Orders 4 (place) at tw

13、o tables that double as big touch screens and customers can order food there or simply on their own phones 5 scanning QR code(二維碼). After they have ordered their food, diners can pay using a mobile payment app 6 as Alipay or WeChat Pay. While waiting for the orders, customers can use the special tab

14、les to play games, read some 7(news), and check the traffic and weather conditions for their journey ahead. The robot catches everybodys eyes with 8 (it) human-like appearance. It is really welcomed by customers and the restaurant 9 it not only cuts down much of business cost for the restaurant, but

15、 makes diners wait a much 10 (short) time. So the local government is trying to put them into use in the citys other service stations. 閱讀理解A13、One day, I took an underground to work, I saw something that made me very sad.On the tube (underground in London), a mother kept looking at her phone screen

16、and playing a game with her daughter sitting beside her. The little girl, about 5 years old,was talking to her mother about her day, repeating the next stops name cheerfully,praising her mothers long nails trying to catch her mothers attention. Her mother just nodded and answered “Mm, hm” with her e

17、yes glued to the screen, busy passing the levels of the game. I watched the girl give a final try to at least get her mum to look at her, but it was no use. Then the little girl turned silent. It was a shame the motherdidnt notice that.It broke my heart and got me wondering what kind of game would m

18、ake the mother forget she has the most beautiful thing in the world, the human she created, the person she loves with all her heart? What it meant when she couldnt look into her daughters eyes and even stop to listen to the girl?Some parents are almost like the teenagers, always on their phones with

19、 mindless games or going through WeChat. Perhaps parents have many things to deal with, but sometimes they are everything to their kids.This is not an only example. Ive seen too many such examples. I might not be a parent myself, and probably still have a long way before becoming one, but I know wha

20、t I saw isnt right.The scene used to be seen among teenagers very often when parents complained how their children were crazy about their mobile phones. Look how the situation has changed! The parents have become “technology slaves (奴隸)”, that is to say, they cant control themselves while using mobi

21、le phones. Now some middle-aged parents hold the best iPhones or Samsung phones, which are probably the only two brands they know. They are playing the simple games with so expensive mobile phones. Im uncertain whether to laugh or to cry. But my hope is that this storm passes.1The little girl turned

22、 silent because she failed to _.Astop to listen to her mumBcatch her mothers attentionCknow the brand of her mobile phoneDcontrol herself while using mobile phone2In the passage, the writer mainly wants to express _.Athe hope that parents use new technology properlyBthe happiness that parents can us

23、e modern technologyCthe sadness that parents have many things to deal withDthe worries that children are crazy about mobile phones3Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?ATechnology Slaves BMiddle-aged ParentsCA Scene on the Tube DMindless Phone GamesB14、閱讀下列短文，然后從每小題A、B、C、D四

24、個選項中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案。It was over two months before Christmas when 9-year-old Mary told her father and me that she wanted a new bike. Her old Barbi bike was too old and it often needed repairing. As Christmas came nearer, her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, for she didnt mention it again.T

25、hen much to our surprise, on December 24th, she said that she really wanted a bike as the Christmas present more than anything else. We didnt know what to do. It was too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing presents for our children, parents and also friends till midnight. So there w

26、as no time to buy the “right bike” for our little girl. Thinking that we might in this way make our child unhappy on Christmas, we feltguiltyand sad. Suddenly my husband came up with an idea. “What if I make a little bike out of the clay (泥土) and write a note that she could trade in (交換) the model b

27、ike for a real one after Christmas?” So he spent the next 5 hours working on a small clay bike. On Christmas morning, we were very excited and waited for Mary to open the little box with the beautiful red and white bike and the note. She opened the box and read the note loudly. She looked at me and

28、said, “So, does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real one?” Smiling, I said, “yes.” Mary had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I would never trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made for me. I prefer to keep it rather than get a real one.” At that moment, we thought we would have moved

29、 the god to buy her every bike on earth.1What did Mary want as her Christmas present?AA clay model bike.BAn old Barbi bike.CA new bike.DEvery bike.2Marys parents didnt buy her a bike because she _.Aonly asked for it again on December 24thBdidnt want it any moreCchanged her mind for something elseDdi

30、dnt mention it in the past two months3The underlined word “guilty” in the 2nd paragraph means _.AunhappyBworriedCpleasedDsorry4Marys father got the idea to _.Aspend 5 hours working on the clayBmake a small bike out of clayCpaint her old bike red and whiteDput the present into box5From Marys words in

31、 the last paragraph, we know that she _.Astill wanted to get a real bikeBdidnt know the meaning of the noteCpreferred a real bike to the model oneDwas greatly moved by what her father had done for herC15、There was a time when no one knew the name Harry Potter. Now the adventures of this extraordinar

32、y student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are read in over 45 languages, including Russian, Thai, and even ancient Greek. No one can explain the Harry Potter phenomenon (現象) not even J.K. Rowling, his creator.J.K. Rowling was born in England in 1965. From a young age, she knew she want

33、ed to be a writer. When she was 6, she wrote her first storyabout a rabbit that gets sick. At school, she used to make up stories to tell her friends.After graduation from college, she worked as a secretary. But she didnt give up her dream.She spent her lunch hour writing stories, mainly for adults.

34、 Then in 1990, on a train trip to London,she got the idea from the boy wizard. She says he just appeared in her head. She soon created many other characters to help Harry fight the forces of darkness.She kept working on the story while she was teaching English in Portugal, where she married, had her

35、 first child, and divorced (與離婚) a year later. When she returned to England, she brought back a box of Harry Potter stories.After returning home, she was broke and living in a small house. She continued writing, and in 1995, finished the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone

36、. It was published (出版) in 1997 and became an unexpected bestseller.Rowlings life has changed a lot. She has become internationally famous and now earns around $40 million a year. She remarried, had a second child and lives in Scotland now.1When did J.K. Rowling write her first story about a rabbit?

37、AIn 1965. BIn 1971. CIn 1990. DIn 1995.2What happed to J.K. Rowing in 1997?AShe had a train trip to London.BShe taught English in Portugal.CShe became an unexpected bestseller.DShe remarried and had a second child.3J.K. Rowling become successful because she _.Alives in Scotland nowBnever gives up he

38、r dreamCearns around $40 millionDkeeps working on the trainD16、People sometimes say, “Its raining cats and dogs!” when there is a heavy rain. Nobody has ever really seen cats and dogs falling from the sky, but there have been many reports of other strange things “raining” down. In 156, the people of

39、 a town in the USA saw a small black cloud in the sky. It started to rain from the cloud normally, but only in a small area. The cloud then turned white, and fish started to fall to the ground. Most of them were still alive. During a storm in July 1901 in Minneapolis, people heard something falling

40、from the sky that did not sound like rain. When they went outside, they found all kinds of frogs covering four streets. There are other reports of strange “rains” falling from the sky including worms (蠕蟲), insects and snakes. Can these strange “rains” be explained by science? Scientists usually say

41、that a tornado(龍卷風)has picked up the animals from a river or ocean, carried them for miles, and then dropped them somewhere else. But this does not completely explain all of them. On May 15th, 1890, in Italy, there was a rain of blood birds blood. Scientists said that flying birds must have been tor

42、n to pieces by strong winds. But if so, why did only their blood fall from the sky, and not other parts of their bodies? And anyway, there were no strong winds that day!1What does it mean when people say, “Its raining cats and dogs”?ACats and dogs are falling from the sky. BIts raining heavily.CAnim

43、als started to fall to the ground. DThere is a black cloud.2Which of the following has not been reported as strange things falling from the sky?ACats and dogs. BWorms and insects.CFish and blood. DSnakes and frogs.3What does the underlined word “torn” mean in Chinese?A破裂 B撕破 C切碎 D割破4Scientists expla

44、nation for rain of blood is that _.Athe tornado picked up the birds bloodBflying birds were torn into pieces by strong windsCthere were no strong winds that dayDother parts of birds bodies did not fall with the blood5Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?AStrange “Winds” BStran

45、ge “Clouds” CStrange “Rains” DStrange “Animals”E17、A woman came out of her house and saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She invited them in to have something to eat.“We do not go into a house together,” they replied.“Why is that?” she asked.One of the old men pointed to his friends and exp

46、lained: “His name is Wealth (財富),” he said and pointed to the other man: “He is Success, and I am Love. Now go in and discuss with your family which one of us you want in your home.”The woman went in and told her husband what happened. Her husband was very happy. “How nice!” he said. “Let us invite

47、Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!”His wife disagreed. “My dear, why dont we invite Success?”Their daughter jumped in with her idea: “Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!”“Thats a good idea,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite

48、Love to be our guest.”The woman went out and invited Love in. Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two old men also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked them: “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”The old men replied together: “If you invited Wealth or Suc

49、cess, the other two of us would stay outside. But since you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”1The first time the woman came out, what were the three old men doing?AThey were eating something.BThey were walking toward her house.

50、CThey were sitting in her front yard.DThey were asking for something to drink.2Who made the introduction to the woman?ALove.BSuccess.CWealth.DLoves friend.3What can we learn from the passage?AThe man wanted to be successful.BThe woman loved money most.CThere was no love in the family.DThe girl thoug

51、ht love was the most important.4What does the passage tell us?AYou shouldnt ask for more besides love.BLove is the most important thing in the world.CYou cant get everything you need at one time.DThe more successful you are, the richer youll become.F18、Whats your dream?JeffMy dream is to open my own

52、 pizza shop to make money and then travel around the world. The first place I want to go to is Italy. I will work as a waiter a pizza shop there to learn the business. As soon as I make it, I am going to open up my own pizza shop. If I am successful, I will ask someone else to run it whenever I trav

53、el.GinaI have a very simple dream. I want to enjoy my life with as little stress as possible. I only want to be a housewife with two kids (one boy and one girl) and live in a nice house with a big garden.JessicaI think its necessary to work hard if you want to turn your dreams into reality. The peop

54、le, who are always busy building castles（城堡）in the air, never succeed in life, so I dont plan my future. I just plan things to do and then try my best to do them.CharlesI have many dreams and the biggest one is to have a personal library with 40,000-50,000 books to read.SofiaMy biggest dream is to d

55、iscover a cure for cancer and AIDS. I would like to help poor people and I hope that one day I can travel to Africa to help the children there.1Why does Jeff want to run a pizza shop?AHe wants to make money to buy a big house.BHe wants to make money to build a castle.CHe wants to make money to go traveling.DHe wants to make money to have a personal library.2From the passage, we can know that Jessica_.Ais the mother of a boy and a girl.Balways tries to do things instead of only thinkingCthinks its h