2022-2023學年九上英語期末模擬試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—Hewasalmostchosenasthechairperson.It’sapityasmallmistakecosthimthegreatchance.—_________________.A．Practicemakesperfect B．AmissisasgoodasamileC．Neversaybadwordsaboutothersbehind D．Nopains,nogains2、Weatericeandfishyesterdayandweatenoodles_____.A．asfarasB．assoonasC．aswellD．aslongas3、Theaccidenthappened____thenightofMarch12.A．on B．from C．in4、Icalledhim,______hedidn’thearmeandwentonwithhiswork.A．so B．and C．but D．for5、—Thelightinhisroomisstillon.Doyouknow__________?—Inordertoprepareforthecomingexam.A．ifheworkshard B．whyhestaysupsolate C．whyishesobusy D．whenhewillstopworking6、TheshowwassothatIcouldn’tstoplaughing.A．sadB．terribleC．funnyD．serious7、ThepublichopethatMercedes-Benzwillprovidebetterafter-salesinthefuture.A．master B．service C．method D．situation8、--Canyouwritetomeifyouarefree?--Noproblem,______isyouraddress?A．where B．which C．how D．what9、—Dave,let'sstartourtrainingforthebasketballgame.—OK.We'lllosethegamewetryourbest.A．unless B．if C．until D．since10、—DoyouknowwhereJeffis?Ishestillintheoffice?—Hewashereearlier,buthegohomenow.A．can B．might C．should D．needⅡ.完形填空11、“Whowouldyouliketochangeyourlifewithifpossible?”Lastweek,weaskedmanymiddleschoolstudentsthisquestion.Thefollowingaresomeoftheir1.ZhangYike,12Iwanttochangemylifewithmyfriend,WangXiaohui.SheisstudyinginEnglandnow.Shehasbeentomany2,suchastheUSAandFrance.TheyaretheplacesIwishtovisit.Andshe3verygoodEnglish.Icanvisitmanybeautifulcountries,eatdeliciousfoodandmeetdifferentkindsofpeoplethere4Ichangemylifewithher.QiuHaoran,14I’dliketochangemylifewithmyChineseteacherMissZhao.MissZhaoisaverykindlady.She5alotbecauseshelikesreadingandtravelling.Shealwaystriestomakeherclasseslivelyand6.Wealllikeherclasses.Ialsowanttobeaniceteacherandbepopularwithmy7.TanBo,13Iwillchangemylifewithmyelderbrother.Mybrotherisacollege(大學)studentnow.Hedoeshavetogoto8allthetime.Hecanstudythesubjectsheisinterestedin.Andheevenhasapart-timejobtomakemoney.To9,allofthesesoundveryinteresting.Ireallywantalife10that.1．A．answers B．problems C．questions D．changes2．A．countries B．villages C．towns D．cities3．A．says B．speaks C．learns D．tells4．A．when B．because C．if D．after5．A．teaches B．knows C．thinks D．asks6．A．busy B．difficult C．important D．interesting7．A．parents B．friends C．classmates D．students8．A．work B．class C．libraries D．meetings9．A．me B．him C．you D．them10．A．at B．on C．for D．likeⅢ.語法填空12、五、用所給動詞的正確形式填空。Mrs.Wilsonismyneighbor(鄰居).She1．(work)atapostofficeandshemeetslotsofpeopleeveryday.Sheisfriendlytoeveryoneandlikes2．(help)others.Sheisoverfiftyyearsold,butshelooksveryyoung(年輕).Shealwaysbuysmanybeautifulclothes.Shealwayssays,”Oldpeoplestillwant3．(be)beautiful!”Yesterdayshe4．(have)atrip.Shewenttoafarm.She5．(see)manyinterestingthingsandshe6．(take)somephotos.Look,she7．(show)herpicturestousnow.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、SpecialFestivalsSt.Anthony’sDayJanuary17thisSt.Anthony’sDayinMexico(墨西哥).It’sadaywhenpeopleaskforprotectionfortheiranimalsbybringingthemtochurch.Butbeforetheanimalsgointothechurch,thepeopleusuallydressthemupinflowersandribbons.TheFestivalofRakhiLongagoinIndia,ayoungladywhoneededhelpsenthersilkbracelet(手鐲)toaking.Althoughhedidnotarriveintimetohelpher,hekeptthebraceletasasignbetweenthem.TodayinIndia,duringthefestivalofRakhi,sistersofallagestiebraceletsaroundwristsoftheirbrotherstoshowtheircareandlove.SpringFestivalOneofthebiggestcelebrationsinChinaisSpringFestival.It'sthefirstdayofthelunaryear.FamiliesgettogetherandwatchspecialprogramsonTVwiththefamilyontheLunarNewYear’sEve.Peoplecanseealotoftraditionalprogramstoo，suchasliondancingordragondancing.Theywishpeopleahappynewyearandabrightfuture.SetsubunOntheeveningofFebruary3rd,peopleinJapancelebratetheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring.ThisisknownasSetsubun.Familymembersthrowdriedbeansaroundtheirhomes,shouting,“Goodluckin!”1．PeoplecelebratethefestivalofRakhiin________.A．Mexico. B．ChinA． C．IndiA． D．Japan.2．WhichfestivalisontheeveningofFebruary3rd?A．Setsubun. B．TheFestivalofRakhi.C．SpringFestival. D．St.Anthony’sDay.3．WhatdopeopledoontheLunarNewYear’sEve?A．Bringtheiranimalstochurch. B．WatchspecialprogramsonTV.C．Giveabracelettotheirfamily. D．Throwbeansaroundtheirhomes.B14、Ifyouwatchtheskyforaboutanhourafterthesungoesdown,youmayseesome"movingstars".Butthey'renotreallystars.They'reman—madesatellites(人造衛星).AndthebiggestofallistheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).FromMaytoJulyisthebestseasontowatchtheISSflyingovertheearth.Andpeoplecanseeitwiththeireyes.TheISSisthebiggestsatelliteandscientistswanttoliveonit.Theythinkthatthebestwaytolearnmoreaboutspaceistolivethere.Whenthespacestationisfinished,itwillbelikeacityinspace.Peoplewillstayandstudytherewithmanyofthethingstheyhaveathome.Laboratories,livingroomsandpowerstationsarebeingbuilt.TheISSisthemostexpensivespaceprogram.Billionsofdollarsarebeingspentoniteveryyear.ScientistshopethattheISSwillbe________forfuturespaceexploration(探索)."TheISSwillhelpusunderstandthehumanbodybetter,explorespaceandstudytheearth.Itcanhelpusmakelifeontheearthbetter,"saidKathrynClark,anISSscientist.Sixteencountriesarepartoftheprogram:theUS,Russia,Canada,Japan,Braziland11Europeancountries.Chinaisn'tanISScountry,butithashelpedwithsomeoftheexperiments.In2003,ChinasentsomericeuptotheISStofindoutwhatspacewoulddotoit.根據材料內容選擇最佳答案，并將其標號填人題前括號內。1．WhatistrueabouttheInternationalSpaceStation?A．Itisabigcityinspace.B．Itisthebiggestman-madesatellite.C．Itisarealmovingstar.D．Peoplecan'tseeitwiththeireyes.2．Fromthepassageweknowthat______.A．theISScostslessthanpeopleexpectB．scientistscandoanythingtheylikethereC．theISScanhelpusmakelifeinthespacebetterD．sixteencountriesaremembersofthespaceprogram3．Theunderlinedphrase"asteppingstone"means"______"inChinese.A．腳步B．巔峰C．墊腳石D．敲磚4．ChinasentsomericeuptotheISSinorderto______.A．beusedasastronauts'foodB．sellittoaliensC．dosomescienceexperimentsD．makeitgrowbetterinspace5．Wheredoyoumostpossiblyfindthepassage?A．ATVguide.B．Astorybook.C．Asciencemagazine.D．Atraveldiary.C15、China'sXieWenjuncorssesthefinishlineduringthemen's110mhurdlesraceattheIAAFDiamondLeagueAthleticsinShanghai,eastChina,May18,2014.(Xinhua/LiJundong)SHANGHAI,May18--China'sXieWenjunstunnedastar-studdedfield（明星云集的領域）,includingthetopthreefinishersinMoscowworldslastyear,towinthemen's110mhurdleswithapersonalbestof13.23secondsatthe2014DiamondLeagueShanghaimeethereonSunday.The23-year-oldXieimprovedhispersonalbestto13.28andfinishedthirdinthelasteditionofShanghaimeet.OnSundayhefurtherbetteredhisPBandclaimedhisfirsttitleattheDiamondLeaguestagebyleadingfromthestartinfrontofajubilantlocalcrowd(在一片歡騰的人群前面的地方)."Today'sresultisthepayofffrommyhardworkinginthepastmonths.IdidnotexpectthatIcanfinishfirstintheracebecauseallmy____areworld-classathletes.Soitisagreatsurpriseandgreatpleasureformetowinathome,"saidtheShanghai-native.FrenchmanPascalMartinot-Lagardewonthesilverin13.26.AmericanhurdlerDavidOliver,defendingworldchampionandalsothewinnerinDohameet,tookthebronzein13.30.1．Maybethepassageisabout______.A．travelB．sportC．customD．fashion2．_____superathletesintheworldarementionedinthepassage.A．ThreeB．FourC．FiveD．Two3．Accordingtothepassage,rivalmeans______inChinese..A．攝影師B．教練C．師兄D．對手D16、閱讀下面的四篇短文，根據短文內容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。TheReasonIWon’tBeComing

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1．Youcanreadninesmart,thoughtfulstoriesfromthebook______.A．BagtheElephantB．ALongWayGoneC．ChristmasLettersD．TheReasonIWon’tBeComing2．HowmuchwillyoupayforthebookwrittenbySteveKaplan?A．$24.95. B．$22.00. C．$19.95. D．$9.97.3．WhoisthewriterofChristmasLetters?A．ElliotPerlman.B．SteveKaplan.C．IshmaelBeah.D．DebbieMacomber.4．ALongWayGonetells______.A．anewromanticlovestoryB．memoriesofaboysoliderC．hopes,fears,anddesiresD．somewaystowincustomersE17、MindfulnessMattersInrecentyears,someschoolshavebeguntointroducemeditation,ormindfulnesstraining,intotheirclassrooms.Duringmindfulnesstraining,studentsmaybeaskedtositquietlyandobservetheirownthoughtsandfeelingstoavoidbeingcontrolledbythem.Mindfulnesstrainingcanhelpstudentsovercomeanxiety(焦慮),controltheirbehavior,andimprovetheirabilitytopayattentioninclass.Studentsareexpectedtolearnhowtomeditateinordertoreducestressanddobetterintheirschoolwork.Amongschoolsthatalreadyteachmeditation,theresultshavebeenpositive.Inonestudy,teachersreportedthatafterfiveweeksofmindfulnesspractice,theirstudentsweremorefocused.Theyalsoparticipatedmorefullyinclass.AmiddleschoolinSanFranciscoreportedthatastudentmeditationprogramledtohigherattendanceratesandbettergrades.Anotherstudysuggestedthatmeditationhelpedstudentsperformbetterontestsbyimprovingtheirworkingmemoryandreducingtheiranxiety.Manysupportersbelievethatmeditationtrainingprogramscanalsohelpstudentsovercomestress.Forexample,Headstandisamindfulnesseducationprogramdesignedtohelpstudentsovercomeanxiety.Astudyconcludedthatninety-eightpercentofparticipatingstudentsfeltlessstressedaftertheycompletedtheHeadstandprogram.Inanotherstudy,researchersinNewHaven,Connecticut,followedstudentswhoparticipatedinmeditationandyogaclassesthreetimesaweek.Theyfoundthataftereachclass,participantshadlowerlevelsofcortisol,astresshormone(激素),intheirbodies.Despitethepositiveresultsseensofar,criticsalsopointoutthatmuchofthecurrentresearchisnotrigorous(嚴謹的)enough.AssociateProfessorTamarMendelsonagreesthatresearchonmeditationinchildrenisstillinitsearlystages.However,evensheinsiststhatshehasseenthepositiveimpactofmeditationonchildren.Othersexpressworriesthatmeditationisnotavaluableuseofclasstime.Butmanydisagree.DenisePope,aprofessorfromtheStanfordUniversity,says,“Thisissomethingteacherscandoimmediately.Yougetalotofbangforyourbuckandanyonewhoisagainstitisn’tthinkingclearly.”Indeed,additionalstudieswillsurelystrengthenourunderstandingofthebenefitsofmindfulness.Althoughstillinitsearlystages,researchshowsthatmeditationcanhelpstudentslearntodealwithanxietyandstress.Asanaddedbonus,studentsofmindfulnesstrainingalsoreportbetterconcentrationandgainsintheiracademicperformances.Therefore,meditationshouldbeapartofeverystudent’sschoolday.Participatingin“stillness”canbejustasproductiveasotherschool-relatedactivities.1．Whydosomeschoolsintroducemindfulnesstrainingintoclasses?A．Tocontrolstudents’workingmemory.B．Toreducestudents’stressandanxiety.C．Toincreasestudents’attendancerates.D．Toresearchstudents’thoughtsandfeelings.2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Mindfulnesstrainingisnotavaluableuseofclasstimeatschool.B．Mindfulnesstrainingismoreproductivethanotherschoolactivities.C．Studentsfeltmorestressfulafterjoiningyogaclassesthreetimesaweek.D．Studentspaidcloserattentioninclassafterweeksofmindfulnesspractice.3．Thewords“alotofbangforyourbuck”inParagraph4probablymean“_____”.A．challenges B．complaints C．advantages D．influences4．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat______.A．furtherstudieswillprovethebenefitsofmindfulnesstrainingB．studentswillbecomemoretalentedwithmindfulnesstrainingC．doctorswilldoresearchesonthespreadofmindfulnesstrainingD．mindfulnesstrainingdecidesstudents’mentalandphysicalhealthF18、Notallinventionsaremadebyscientists.Kidscanalsomakehistorywiththeirinventions.ThestateflagofAlaskawasdesignedby13-year-oldBennieBensonin1926.Hisdesignwaschosenfromaflagdesigning--competition.Itbecametheofficialflagin1959.BenniewonaSI,000scholarshipandawatch.FrankEppersoninventedthePopsiclein1905whenhewasonly11yearsold.ItwascalledtheEpsicleatthattime..Franklefthisdrinkoutsidethedoorovernightwithastick(木棒)init.Thatnightthetemperaturedroppedandeverythingwasfrozen(凍住),includingFrank’sdrink.Thatdidn’tstophimfromtastingit,sotodaywehavePopsiclestoeat.In1642BlaisePascaldesignedthefirstcountingmachinewhenhewas18.Themachinewasforhisfather,ataxcollector,tomakehisjobeasier.Blaisenamedit“thePasealine".Hemadeabout50ofthem,butnobodywasinterestedinit.Peoplethoughtitwouldtakejobsawayfromthem.300yearswentby,andthecalculator(計算器)finallybecameasuccess.In1968,theprogramminglanguage(程序設計語言)，PASCAL,wasnamedafterhim.1．HowoldwasBernieBensonwhenhedesignedtheflag?A．13 B．26 C．46 D．592．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Popsicle”meaninChinese?A．涼 B．美味 C．冰柜 D．冰棒3．WhydidBlaise