2023-2024學年河南鄭州市鄭中學國際學校英語九上期末質量跟蹤監視試題注意事項：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、Thegeneral____ofthecompetitionismuchhigherthisyear,soit'sdifficultformetowinthefirstprize.A．standard B．discussion C．exhibition D．instrument2、Thevillagerscan’tbelieve_________eyes.Thescientistchangedthedesertintofarmland.A．hisB．herC．ourD．their3、—Howcleanyourcaris!—Thankyou.Itveryoften.A．iswashed B．washesC．waswashed D．washed4、—Whyareyou_________blankly_________thepaperwithoutdoinganything?—Idon’tknowwhattowrite.A．looking;for B．staring;at C．putting;in D．looking;up5、–I______alotoftimeplayingcomputergameseveryday.–That’sbadforyoureyes.A．spendB．takeC．payD．cost6、I______togototheshoptobuysomesandwicheslastnight.A．ask B．asks C．wasasked D．wasasking7、Manytallbuildings____inourcityeveryyear.A．built B．arebuilt C．werebuilt8、MissGaoisourEnglishteacher.Shegives____alotofhelp.A．weB．usC．ourD．ours9、---TheaccidentwhichhappenedonMarch10,2019teachesustocareforourselvesandthepeoplearoundus.---Soitdoes.,lifeisthemostimportanttoeveryone.A．Firstofall B．Aboveall C．Afterall D．Inall10、Youcan’timagine__________goodweatheritwasyesterday!A．how B．what C．whata D．howaⅡ.完形填空11、AfamoussymbolinAmericancultureisacartoonanimal--MickeyMouse.Mickeyfirst1inacartooninNewYorkin1982.WaltDisneywasthefatherofMickey.HemadelotsofcartoonswithMickey.Manypeoplearoundtheworldlovethemousewithtwo2ears.Hewassopopularbecausehewaslikeacommonman,buthealwaystriedtofaceanydangerandsolvetheproblemsallbyhimself.InDisney’searlyfilms,Mickeywas3,helosthishouseandgirlfriend,Minnie.4,henevergaveuphiseffortsandalwayswonatlast.Mostpeoplewanttobelikehim.NowMickeyMouseisstilloneofthemostpopular5charactersintheworld.1．A．ranoutB．hungoutC．cameout2．A．largeandroundB．smallandshortC．longandwhite3．A．richB．happyC．unlucky4．A．AlsoB．HoweverC．So5．A．cartoonB．playC．novelⅢ.語法填空12、Thefirstthingpeoplenoticeaboutotherpeopleisthewaytheylook.Ifyoulookclean,people1．(feel)asifyouareahard-workingperson.Anicelookshowsthatyouvalue2．(you).Anicelookdoesn’tmeanyouhavetospendalotofmoney3．clothesoraccessories(配飾).Someonecanlookuncomfortablein4．expensivesuitiftheydon’tbrushtheirhairorcleantheirclothes.Someoneelsecanseemtobegood-lookinginanoldshirtandpantsthathasbeencleaned.Besides,it’salsoimportant5．(consider)ifyourlookissuitableforthesituation.Youmaylooklovelyinyourpartyclothesorfeel6．(confidence)inyourbusinesssuit,7．thesewouldlookoutofstyleinamorecasual(隨便的)situationsuchasatapicnicoratthemovies.It’simportanttobecomfortablein8．you’rewearing,butyoualsoneedtofitinwithwhatotherpeoplewillbewearing.Wearsuitsfor9．youandthesituationbest:jeansandT-shirtsarefineforfriendsand10．(movie);aniceshirtandpantsaremoresuitableforwork.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Anewstudysaidabout65percentoftheonlinepayments(付款)lastyearweredonewithmobiledevices.Alongwiththerapidgrowthoftheonlinetoofflinebusiness,themobilepaymenthasbeenfurtherchangingpeople’severydaylife.AccordingtofindingspublishedbyAlipay,themobilepaymentismore_______inChina’sunderdevelopedareas.InTibet,83.3percentoftheonlinepaymentsweredonewithmobiledevicesin2015.TheregionwasfollowedbyGuizhou,Gansu,ShanxiandQinghai.Nearly80percentofthemobilepaymentsweredoneintheseregionsandprovinces.LiChao,aresearcherfromiResearchConsultingGroup,saidthatthelackoftraditionalbusinesswasthemainreasonwhypeopleusedmobilepaymentmoreoften.AlthoughpeopleindevelopedareasinChinausedmobilepaymentslessoften,theyspentmuchmoremoney.ThestudyshowedthatpeopleinShanghaispentmorethan100,000yuan(15,210dollars)onaveragethroughAlipay,becomingthetopAlipayusersinChinain2015.AsmoreandmorecompaniesareenteringthemobilepaymentfieldinChina,suchasmobilepaymentsinconvenience(便利)storesandmovietheatres,onlinepaymentissuretodevelopmuchmorequickly.Inthenearfuturesmartphonesmayreplacewallets.1．About_________percentoftheonlinepaymentsin2015weredonethroughmobiledevices.A．45B．55C．65D．752．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin_______?A．possibleB．interestingC．expensiveD．popular3．Whydidpeopleinunderdevelopedareasusemobilepaymentsmoreoften?A．Becauseoftheconvenienceofusingcomputers.B．Becauseofthepoortrafficconditions.C．Becauseofthelackofmoney.D．Becauseofthelackoftraditionalbusiness.B14、WinniethePoohisabout100yearsold.Itismyfavourite,andI’msureit’salsoyours.Doyouknowhowitcametoourlife?WinnipegisaplaceinCanada.Manyyearsago,Harry,asoldier,wenttoEuropefromhere.Whenhestoppedatattrainstation,hesawamansellingalittleblackbear.HarryboughtitandnameditWinnipeg.ThenamebecameWinnieinshortlater.Harrywenttoalotofplaces.WhenhegottoLondon,heleftWinnieintheLondonZoo.HethoughttheycouldlookafterWinnie.Nearthezoo,therewasaboynamedRobin.HelovedtovisittheLondonZoowithhisdad.Winniewashisfavouriteanimal.Robin’sfatherwasawriter.Hewrotethebearinoneofhispoemsforthefirsttime.LaterhewrotestoriesaboutWinnieandRobin.Slowly,thefatherwrotemorecharacters(角色)likePiglet,Rabbit,RooandTiggerandsooninhisstories.1．WhichcountryistheplaceWinnipegin?A．Canada.B．America.C．Australia.D．Japan.2．WhatdidHarryseeatthestation?A．Alittlebearwaslost.B．Amanwassellingabear.C．Aboywasplayingwithabear.D．Amanwasplayingwithabear.3．WhydidHarryleaveWinnieintheLondonZoo?A．Childrencouldwatchthebear.B．Childrenlikedbearsverymuch.C．Hedidn’tlikethebear.D．Thezoocouldlookafterthebear.4．WhatdidRobinlovetodowithhisdad?A．Writepoems.B．Readstoriesaboutanimals.C．GotothezootowatchWinnie.D．Playwithhisdadathome.5．WhatwasRobin’sfather?A．Aworker.B．Ateacher.C．Awriter.D．Anengineer.C15、Alargenumberofpeopleintheworldeatfastfood.Wheneveryougointoafastfoodrestaurant,youcanseelotsofpeopleenjoyingtheirmealsthere.Howdoyouknowinwhichcountrypeoplelikefastfoodbest?TheEnglishpeoplearetheworld’sbiggestfansoffastfood,whiletheFrencharetheleastinterestedinquickmeals,accordingtoasurveydonelastyear.Thesurveyofthirteencountriesshows45﹪oftheEnglishpeoplesaytheycan’tgiveupfastfoodbecauseit’sdelicious.And44﹪ofAmericansand37﹪ofCanadianssaythesame.TheFrench,proudoftheirdeliciousandhigh-classcuisine,don’tlikefastfood.81﹪ofthemthinkitisunhealthy,followedby75﹪oftheJapanese.HowabouttheChinese?Howoftendoyouhavehamburgersorfriedchicken?Itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryoulikewesternfastfoodorChinesefood.Themostimportantthingistokeepabalanceddiet.1．Fromthesurveyweknow_______likefastfoodbest.A．theChineseB．theFrenchC．theEnglish2．Thesurveyshows_______ofAmericanslikefastfood.A．37﹪B．44﹪C．75﹪3．Accordingtothesurvey,somecan’tgiveupfastfoodbecause.A．it’scheapB．it’shealthyC．it’sdelicious4．Theunderlinedword“cuisine”inthepassagemeans_______.A．foodB．houseC．water5．Thesurveyisabout_______.A．westerncountriesB．fastfoodC．restaurantsintheworldD16、DoyouplantostudyatAmericanUniversity?IttakesalongtimetogetacceptedatmostAmericanschools，perhapsasmuchasayear．That’swhyyoushouldstartchoosingaschoolassoonaspossible．It’salsoagoodideatoapplytoseveraldifferentschools，sothatyou’llhaveabetterchanceofbeingacceptedatone。Youshouldstartlookingforinformationnow,becausethemoreinformationyouhaveabouteachcollege，thebetterchoiceyoucanmake．Therearetwogoodwaystogetinformationyouneed．Oneisageneralreferencebook，calledGuidetoAmericanCollegesandUniversities．Theothergoodsource(來源)ofinformationisthecatalogue(目錄簿)publishedbyeachschool．YoucanstudythegeneralguideinalmostanyAmericanlibrary．Thisbookhasalotofusefulinformation，suchasthenumberofstudents，theaveragetestscoreforpeopleacceptedtotheschool，andthenumberofbooksinthelibrary．Youcanalsofindtheaddressofeachschoolinthisbook．Althoughthegeneralguidebookhashelpfulinformation，someofthefactsmaybeout-of-date．Forexample，manyschoolraisetheirtuition(學費)everyyear．Sinceyou’llneedtoknowwhatyoureducationwillcost，out-of-dateinformationwillnotbegoodenough．Tobesurethatyouaregettingthelatestinformation，writetotheuniversityandaskforitscatalogue．Thecataloguenotonlyhasmoredetailedinformation．Forexample，thecataloguecantellyouwhatkindsofcoursesareoffered，andwhatkindhousingthereisintheschool．Someuniversitieshaveplacesforyoutolivein，butatothersyouhavetofindyourownplacetolive．Withallthisinformation，youshouldbeabletopickoutseveralgoodschools．1．Whatisthemaintopicofthistalk?A．SourcesofinformationaboutUSuniversity．B．DifferentkindsofAmericanuniversities．C．Thedifferencebetweencollegesanduniversities．D．Howtogetacceptedatauniversity．2．Whatcanyoufindinageneralguidetouniversities?A．Thelifeofuniversitystudents．B．Addressesoftheschools．C．Detailedinformationabouttests．D．Thelatestinformation．3．Accordingtothespeaker,whatisonereasonyoushouldwriteforacatalogue?A．Informationincataloguesisup-to-date．B．Therearetoomanydetailsintheguidebook．C．Y0ushouldfindoutthetuitionfirst．D．Cataloguesgivethenamesoftheteachersintheschool．E17、MarcoPolowasborninItalyin1254.Whenhewas17,hetravelledacrossEuropeandAsiawithhisfather,whowantedtodotradewiththeChinese.FinallytheyarrivedinBeijing.TheywereguestsattheEmperor'sPalace.AlthoughMarcoPolowasyoung,hewasverycleverandcouldspeaksomeforeignlanguages.TheEmperorwasimpressedbyhim.HeaskedMarcoPolotoserveinhiscourt(宮廷)andsenthimtodomanyimportanttasksacrossthecountry.MarcoPolowasamazedbythebeautifulChina.HewasimpressedbyBeijingandtheEmperor’sPalace,especiallytheSummerPalacewhichhedescribedas“Thegreatestpalacethateverwas...”Thewallswerecoveredwithgoldandsilverandthehallwassolargethatitcouldeasilyseat6,000peoplefordinner.TherewereinventionsanddevelopmentsinChinawhichwerenotusedinEuropeatthattime.Hewaspuzzled(困惑的)bytheblackstonespeopleusedtoburntoproduceheat.Theblackstoneswerecoal,butMarcoPolohadneverseencoalbefore!In1295,after17yearsofservicetotheEmperor,MarcoPoloreturnedtoItaly.Hewasthenaverywealthyman.AwriterwrotedownthestoriesthatMarcoPolotoldhiminabookcalledTheTravelsofMarcoPolo.Althoughpeopleenjoyedreadingthebook,manyofthemthoughtthatMarcoPolo’sstoriesaboutChinaweretoofantastictobetrue.ButMarcoPoloalwaysstoodbyhistales.Justbeforehediedin1324,MarcoPolowasaskedthequestion,“Weretheyalltrue?”Andthiswashisanswer,“IhaveonlytoldhalfofwhatIsaw!”1．MarcoPoloandhisfatherwenttoChinato____________.A．goonatrip B．beaskedasguests C．dobusiness D．studyChinese2．Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．HowbeautifulChinawas. B．HowdevelopedChinawas.C．HowbigChinawas. D．HowstrongChinawas.3．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A．MarcoPolousedtwoexamplestodescribeChinesedevelopmentsB．Onlyafewpeopledidn’tbelievewhatMarcoPolosaidC．TheEmperorforcedMarcoPolotoservehimD．MarcoPolowas70yearsoldwhenhedied4．Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A．Fromaposter. B．Fromaguidebook.C．Fromafairytale. D．Fromabiography(人物傳記).F18、A．Choosethebestanswer(根據短文內容，選擇最恰當的答案)SirStevenRedgrave—Winnerof5OlympicGoldMedals“In1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes(糖尿病),believingtheprofessiontrainedforthewholeofmylifeended,Ifeltverysorry.ThenoneofmyfriendssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit—theencouragementIneeded.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.”KarenPickering—SwimmingWorldChampion(冠軍)“Iswim4hoursaday,6daysaweek.Imanagethatamountofworkbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess—youcan’tfollowaprofessioninanyfieldwithoutbeingwell-organized.Makealistofwhatyoubelieveyoucanachieve.Trustyourself,writedownyourgoalsfortheday,howeversmalltheyare,andyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.”KristenStewart—Actress“Whenthingsaregettinghard,avoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachieveanything.Then,thereareotherdistractions,suchasfamilyorhobbies.Thekeyistogivemostofyourattentiontoonething.WhenIfeelnervous,ithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘focus’,‘calm’,‘peace’,eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmymind.Itmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidence.Thisisahabitandisapowerfulpsychological(心理學的)tool.”1．SirStevenRedgravemainlytalksabout________.A．difficultiesstoppedhisprofession B．doctorsofferedhimhelpC．illnesscouldn’tstophimtryingtowin D．hedidn’tbelieveinhimself2．KarenPickeringtrainedinswimming________.A．6hoursaday B．6hoursaweekC．6daysaweek D．4hoursaweek3．KarenPickeringputs________ontopofherdiary.A．theamountofwork B．heractivitiesC．hergoals D．hersportsnews4．Theunderlinedword“distractions”probablymeans________.A．thingsthatturnone’sattentionawayB．thingsthatmakeonetiredC．wordstoenjoyD．goodhabits5．Thesamecharacterofth