2022-2023學年九上英語期末模擬試卷注意事項：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。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、TheinventoroftheBraillewritingsystemcalledLouisdiedofTBattheageof43.A．of43B．aged43C．whenhewas43D．aforty-three-yearold2、TomwantstostudyatuniversityinEurope,buthasn’tdecidedwhichonetogotoyet.A．a B．an C．the D．/3、—Father’sdayiscoming.Haveyoupreparedanypresentsforyourfather?—Notyet,butI’msureI______oneforhim.A．boughtB．buyC．haveboughtD．willbuy4、Whenwespeakofculture,wemeanawayoflife_________agroupofpeoplehaveincommon.A．what B．who C．where D．that5、We’rehappythatourcountryhasdeveloped______theseyearsthanbefore.A．quickly B．lessquickly C．morequickly D．mostquickly6、—Sonia,doyouthinkyouaredifferentfromLinda?—Yes.I'm______atdrawingthanher.A．betterB．goodC．wellD．best7、Atlasthisparents___himtomovetothesouthaloneforajob.A．agreed B．suggested C．hoped D．encouraged8、—Listen!IsTomsingingintheclassroom?—No.It________beTom.Heisintheteacher’sofficenow.A．maynotB．can’tC．won’tD．mustn’t9、—Whydidn’tyouenjoythetalk?—ItwastalkthatIhadeverlistenedto.A．themostinteresting B．theleastinterestingC．moreinteresting D．lessinteresting10、Ithinktherewillbemore______/p?'lu??n/inbigcities.A．population B．policeman C．preparation D．pollutionⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空，先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ScottHeifermanandBrendanMcGovernfounded(創立)Meetupin2002.Thetwometby1incollegeandbecamegoodfriends.ThatchancemeetingledtothecreationofMeetupandis2thefoundersstressthevalueofconnectingwithstrangers.Meetupisacommunity-buildingappthat3peopleinacommonplace.Memberscanjoinagroupthatintereststhemonlineandthenmeettheminperson.Today'sworlddependsmoreontechnologythan4,humancontacttocommunicate.ButMeetupallowsmembersto“usetheInternettoget5theInternet"andhaveface-to-facemeetings.TosignupandattendanyMeetupis6Thereisonlyafee(費用)fororganizingandkeepinggroups.Theselection(選擇)ofgroupstochoosefromislarge.AMeetupgroupexists(存在)for7anysharedinterest:sports,cooking,language,art,petsandeveryhobbyunderthesun.Therearealsoparentinggroupsandculturalgroups.IhavepersonallyusedMeetuptomeetother8loverstogoridingandclimbing.Theapp9asagreatwaytonetworkwithothers.Morechancescancomefrommeetingwith10Whoknows?ItisverypossibletomeetanewbestfriendorbusinesspartneratthenextMeetup.1．（小題1）A．chanceB．handC．luckD．mistake2．（小題2）A．thatB．whyC．whatD．how3．（小題3）A．cancelsB．changesC．connectsD．contacts4．（小題4）A．busyB．dailyC．kindD．real5．（小題5）A．onB．offC．downD．up6．（小題6）A．cheapB．expensiveC．lowD．free7．（小題7）A．allB．almostC．bothD．many8．（小題8）A．outdoorB．indoorC．outsideD．inside9．（小題9）A．considersB．knowsC．usesD．serves10．（小題10）A．friendsB．partnersC．strangersD．TeenagersⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面的短文，用括號內所給單詞的適當形式填空，必要時可加助動詞。Todayskateboardingispopulararoundtheworld.Manyyoungpeoplelikethesport,andso1．(do)MarceloLusardi.However,theyoungmanisquitedifferentfrommanyothers--heisablindskateboarder.MarcelowasborninArgentina,andnowhelivesinSantiagodeCompostela,Spain.Heusedtoliveaneasylifebuteverythingchangedwhenhewentblindin2015.Hefelt2．(hope),ashecouldn'timaginelivingwithoutsight(視力).3．(Luck),afriendofhis4．(father)steppedinandhelpedhimout.Thankstoherhelp,Marcelowasable5．(accept)hisconditionandstartedgettingoutmore.Marcelowenttotheskateparkhehadoftenvisited.Atfirst,hethoughtskatingwasoutofthequestionforablindmanlikehim.Buthisskateboardingfriends6．(tell)himhewasstilloneofthemandhehadtogetbackontheskateboard.Theyhelpedhimlearntousehisothersensesexceptsight7．(ride)theskateboardagainandeventryoutsomenewtricks.Lookingback,Marcelothought8．(lose)hissighthelpedhimrealizewhoheisandwhathewantstodo.“Peoplesometimeshaveproblemsandthinkthat'stheendoftheworld,butintheendyoucansolvetheseproblems.Lookatme,Iwasskating,thenIwentblind,andnowI9．(skate)again.Notaswellasbefore,butIcanstilldoitandleavepeoplewiththeirmouths10．(open).”So,remember:Everythinghasasolutioninlife.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Withonlyfishandbirdsforcompany,EricErdenhasbeenrowingacrossthePacificOceantoAustraliainhis23-foot-longboatsinceheleftCaliforniaonJuly10,2009.ButcrossingthePacificisonlypartofhisincrediblejourney.Erichasdecidedtogoallthewayaroundtheworldusingonlyhisownenergy.Hewillrow,bike,andwalkwithouthelpfromanymotorsatall.Oh,andhisplanincludesclimbingthetallestpeakonsixofthecontinentsalongtheway,tohonourthememoryofafellowclimber.Hesaysheisdoingthistoshowkidsthattheycanachieveanygoal,buthehopestohavesomegreatadventuresalongtheway.Asasolotraveller,Erichasalreadyfaceddisappointmentsandchallenges.Becausehehastorowabouttenhoursaday,hebroughtalonganMP3playertolistentomusicandpassthetime.Unfortunately,thenearlydailytropicalrainforseveralmonthshasforcedhimtokeephisplayerpackedawaywhereit'ssafeanddry.Stormsandhugewavewindregularlyforcehiminthewrongdirectionandeventhreatentooverturnhisboat.“SometimesIreallyfeelscared,”saysasomewhatembarrassedEric.“Butthat’sallpartofthejourney.Iknewthiswouldn’tbeeasywhenIstarted.That'swhyIgavemyselftwoyearstofinish.”Proteinbars（蛋白棒）givehimenergy,andheboilswatertoheatfreeze-driedmealsonaone-burnerstove.Asolar-poweredmachineremovessaltfromoceanwatersohecandrinkit,butonlywhenthesunshines.Whenthatfailshesometimestriestocollectrainwaterinbuckets.He’snotbotheredbyanyofthehardships.Ericseestheworldasalaboratorywherethereismuchtolearn.Andwhenhistriparoundtheworldtakeshimacrossland,heenjoysmeetingpeople-especiallychildren.Hehasalreadyvisitedseveralschoolsandsharedhisstory.1．WhyisEricmakingthistrip?A．Toencouragechildrentoreachfortheirgoal.B．Tolearnmoreabouttheworldaroundus.C．Tohavemanygreatadventuresinstrangelands.D．Tohonourthememoryofafellowclimber.2．WhatdoesEricplantodooneachofthesixcontinentshewillvisit?A．Visitschoolstosharehisstory.B．Studythecultureofthelocalpeople.C．Climbthetallestmountain.D．Cyclefromoneendtotheother.3．WhendoesEricexpecttofinishhisjourney?A．July2009.B．June2010.C．January2011.D．July2011.4．WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesEric’scharacter?A．Determined.B．Intelligent.C．Fearless.D．Lonely.B14、Asciencefictionflyingcarlookslikeanormalcar,butitisanaircraft(飛行器)thatanybodycanflydirectlyfromanyplacetoanotherwithoutusingroadsorrunways.Sciencefictionwritershavewrittenaboutflyingcarsforalongtime.Butnowflyingcarswillsoonflyoutoftheworldofsciencefictionintoourrealworld.Andthedreamofthesciencefictionwriterswillsooncometrue.Thefirst-knownskycaristheFSC-1.TheFSC-1lookslikeanexpensivesportscar.YoucandrivetheFSC-1ontheroadlikeanormalcar.Ifyoutouchabutton,itswingsandpropeller(螺旋槳)foldoutandthenitcantakeoff,flyandlandasanairplane.TheownersoftheFSC-1canchooseiftheywanttodriveorfly.AnotherflyingcarorskycaristheMollerSkycarM400.Althoughyoucan’tdriveitontheroads,itissmallandeasytoflyandcantakeoffandlandlikeahelicopter(直升飛機).UrbanAeronautics’X-Hawkisanothertypeofskycar.Itisexpectedtobeavailableforabout$3million.Justlikeanynewtechnology,flyingcarshavetakenalongtimetobedeveloped.Butsomeexpertsthinkthetechnologyisfarfromwhatpeopleimaginewhentheyaresittingintraffic.Itstillneedstobeimproved.1．TheFSC-1can______.A．changeitselfintoarobot B．moveonwaterlikeashipC．beflownonlylikeanairplane D．bedrivenlikeacarandflownlikeanairplane2．TheMollerSkycarisdifferentfromtheFSC-1because______.A．itcan’tfly B．itcan’tbedrivenlikeacarC．itisdifficulttoland D．itismuchmoreexpensive3．Someexpertsthinkthetechnologyofflyingcarsis______.A．normal B．traditionalC．notgoodenough D．strangeC15、Empathy(同情心)letsusfeelanotherperson’spainanddrivesustohelp.Doanyotheranimalsfeelempathy?Scientistsrecentlyfoundthatrats(老鼠)do,too.Mostpeopledon’tlikerats.Inmanypeople’seyes,ratsareonlybad.ButJeanDecetyandhispartnersattheUniversityofChicagodidanexperiment.Itshowedthatratsarekind,warm-heartedanimals.Theycanfeeleachother’spain.Scientistsplacedpairsofratsinplasticcages(籠子)fortwoweeks.Duringthistimetheygottoknoweachother.Thentheyputoneoftheratsfromeachpairintoasmallcontainer(容器)inthecages.Thesmallcontainerhadadoor.Itwassodesignedastofalltothesidewhenthefreerattouchedit.Manyofthetrapped(困住的)ratssqueaked(吱吱叫)toshowtheirdiscomfort.Theotherratsofthepairscouldseetheirsufferingfriendsclearly.Inmostpairs,thefreeratswouldbecomeveryworriedabouttheirfriends.Theykepttryingtosavetheirfriendsagainandagainthroughoutthemonth.Scientistsputtherats’favoritechocolateinthecages,buttheratsdidn’teatituntiltheyhadsavedtheirfriendssuccessfully.Scientistsalsofoundthatfemaleratsseemedtoactmoreempatheticthanmalerats.“Theresultsarethefirsttoshowthatratstakeactioninresponsetoanother’strouble,”Decetysaid.“Monkeysandchimpanzeeshavesimilarbehavior.Butunlikethoseanimals,ratscanbereadyusedinlaboratorystudies.Theywillhelpustolearnwhichpartsofthebrainleadtoempathyandhelpingbehaviorandwhetherempathyisnatural.”1．Apersonwithempathyisoften_____.A．kind-heartedB．cleverC．activeD．strong2．WhatdoestheunderlinewordmeaninChinese?A．休息的B．睡著的C．死亡的D．受苦的3．Whydidn’tthefreeratseatthechocolateatfirst?A．Becausetheywerefullatthattime.B．Becausechocolatewasnottheirfavoritefood.C．Becausetheywantedtosavethetrappedratsfirst.D．Becausetheywereafraidthatthechocolatewasbad.4．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Ratscanfeelotheranimals’pain.B．Chocolateisrats’favoritefood.C．Femaleratsaremoreempatheticthanmalerats.D．Ratsareempatheticandcanfeeleachother’spain.D16、Whatwillyoudowhenyouarel97Studyinhighschool?SowillBritneySpears．Butsheisalsoasuperstarintheworldofpopmusicsweetandlovely，Britneyquicklycaptured（贏得）manypeople’shearts!Hereissomethingabouther．BritneyFacts

Birthday

Decemberl2,1981

Birthplace

Louisiana，LA

Colorofeyes

brown

Favoriteanimal

dogs

Favoritemovie

Titanic

Favoritesport

basketball

Favoriteactor

BradPitt

Biography

（個人簡歷）

BritneySpears’lifehaschangedgreatlyoverthecourseofthepasttwoyears．SincetheappearanceofherJive（搖擺舞）record“BabyOneMoreTime”，BritneySpearshasgonefromastarinthemakingtoasuperstarandtheQueenofTeen．Inl999aloneshewasnamedfortwoGrammies（格萊美唱片），wonthel999MTVEuropeAwards，broughtherstormylive（現場直播）showaroundtheworldandappearedoneverymajortelevisedawardshowbothinAmericaandinEurope．

1．Inthepasttwoyearsher_______haschangedgreatly．A．1ifeB．boyfriendC．studyD．family2．_______madeherbecomeanoutstandingperson．A．ThehotdanceB．ThesweetestfaceC．ThemostattractivebodyD．TheappearanceofherJiverecord“BabyOneMoreTime”3．Nowshehasbeen__________．A．aqueenB．livedeverydaywellC．afamousathleteD．asuperstarandtheQueenofTeen4．Herfavoritemovieis__________．A．MotherB．BridgeC．TitanicD．BradPitt5．Whichofthefollowingisn’therfavorite?A．Pepsi．B．Redroses．C．Babyblue．D．Basketball．E17、Onemidnight，alittlegirlwokeuptogotothebathroom.Shegotupanddownherbed，walkedtothebedroomdoorandopenedit.Shelookedoutsideandwalkedback，becauseitwassodarkthatshewasscared.Hermothersaid，“Don’tbeafraid，honey.Takecourage!”“What’scourage?”sheasked，runningtohermother’sbed.“Courageisthebravebreath，”hermotheranswered.“Mum，doyouhavecourage?”“Certainly!”Thegirlheldoutherhands，saying，“Mum，pleaseblowsomeofyourcouragebreathtome.”Afterhermotherblewouttwomouthfulsofbreathintoherlittlecoldhands，thelittlegirlheldherhandsnervously，afraidthatthe“breathofcourage”wouldrunaway.Then，shewalkedoutofherbedroomtowardsthebathroomwithnothingtofear.Hermothersaidtoherself，“Itwillbeniceifsomeonecanblowsomekindof“breath”tome.ThenIcanholditinmyhandstoowhenIfeelafraidorlost.”Infact，mostly，whatweareafraidofisnothingbutthefearinourmind.Whoweshouldbeatagainstisnobodybutourselves.1．（小題1）Thegirlwokeupinthemidnightto_____________.A．watchTVB．gotothebathroomC．havesomefoodD．drinkwater2．（小題2）Thegirlwalkedbackbecause____________.A．thebathroomwasfarawayB．hermotherwouldn’tgowithherC．shewastooafraidofthedarkD．thebedroomdoorwaslocked3．（小題3）Whatdidthegirlaskhermothertodo?A．Toblowsomecouragebreath.B．Togotothebathroomwithher.C．Tocooksomefoodforher.D．Totellhersomefunnystories.4．（小題4）Tokeep“mother’sbreath”fromrunningaway，thegirl__________.A．heldherownbreathB．talkedtohermotherC．heldherlittlehandsD．rantoherbedroomquickly5．（小題5）Thewritermainlywantstotellusthat______________A．adultsarealwaysbraveenoughB．childrenlearntobebravequicklyC．thefearinmindistherealproblemD．motherscandealwithanythingwithbreathF18、Ayoungpaintercompletedapainting.Togetpeople’sopinionsabouthispaintingskills,heputhispaintingatacrossingonastreetandputupaboardthatread,"Gentlemen,Ihavepaintedthiswork.SinceI'mnew,Imighthavemadesomemistakes.Pleaseputacrosswhereveryouseeamistake.”Whenhecamebackintheevening,hewasshocked(震驚的)toseethatthewholepaintingwasfilledwithcrosses.Herantohisteacherandsaid,useless.Theteachersaid,"I’llletyouknowthatyouareagreatartist.Justpaintthesamepaintingagainandgiveittome.”Thentheywenttothesamestreetthenextmorningandputthesamepaintingatthesameplace.Theteachertookoutanotherboardwhichread,"Gentlemen,Ihavepaintedthiswork.Imighthavemadesomemistakes.Ihaveputaboxwithcolorsandbrushesjustbelow.Ifyouseeamistake,pickupthebrushandcorrectit.”Twodayslater,theycamebacktotheplace.Theyoungpainterwassurprisedtoseethattherewasnotasinglecorrection.Ifyouwanttohelppeopleimprovetheirbehavior(行為),you’dbetterlearnhowtohelppeoplechangetheirbehavior.Alwaysremembernottojudge(批評)yourselfbysomeoneelse’scriticism(批評),becauseyouarethebestjudgetojudgeyourself.1．Whydidtheyoungpainterputhispaintingonabusystreet?A．Toletothersknowhehastheabilitytopaint.B．Tomakemoneybysellinghispainting.C．Togetothers’ideasabouthispaintingskills.D．Tolethisteacherknowhewasagoodstudent.2．Howmighttheyoungpainterfeelwhenhesawthecrosseson