2023-2024學年湖南省長沙市鐵路第一中學英語九上期末調研模擬試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—Doyouoftenplay_____________basketballwithyourfriends?—No,Idon’tlikesports.Ioftenplay_____________pianoinmyfreetime.A．a;the B．the;/ C．/;the D．the;a2、--Whichcitywouldyouliketogotospendyourweekend,ZhengzhouorKaifeng?--IwillchooseXinyangtovisittheMuseumofRevolutionaryBase.A．Either B．Both C．Neither D．None3、—Mike,canyouexplain______?—I’msorry,Mum.Iwaslisteningtomusicanddidn’thearit.A．whyeverythinginthehousewasinamessB．whynobodyansweredthephonewhenIcalledyouC．howyoucouldfinishthehomeworkinsuchashorttimeD．howyoucanmaketherobotworksincethereisnopower4、Shanghaiplanstocontroltheofitspopulationandtohavenomorethan23millionpeoplebytheyear2020.A．size B．style C．speed D．shape5、—Touristsshouldhavegood______whiletravellingabroad.—Ican’tagreemore.A．mindsB．mannersC．mattersD．memories6、Savingtheearthbeginswithsmallthings.Forexample,wecansaveelectricitybyturningoffthelightswhenweleavearoom.Simplethingslikebringinga________bagtogoshoppingcanalsohelp.A．reusable B．reflected C．recycled7、－ThenovelGulliver’sTravelisverynice.－Soitis.Couldyoutellme__________?A．howlongIcanborrowitB．ifIcankeepitforanotherweekC．whenshouldIreturnitD．thatIcanborrowit8、Nobodyknows______yesterday.A．howtheaccidenthappenedB．howdoestheaccidenthappenC．howtheaccidenthappensD．howdidtheaccidenthappen9、It'swronganddangeroustoleavechildrenundera(an)______agealoneinthehouse.A．young B．certain C．middle D．early10、—Everybodyisgoingtoclimbthemountain.CanIgotoo,mom?—______Waittillyouareoldenough,dear.A．Goodidea. B．Whynot? C．Ihopeso. D．I’mafraidnot.Ⅱ.完形填空11、I’dliketotellyousomethingaboutmytrip.First,welandedinCapeTownandtookataxitoournewfriendRichard’shouse.We1thereforafewnights.Wedidsomecoolthings.WevisitedabirdandmonkeyparkandsawmanykindsofAfrican2there.After3sometimewithRichardandhisdaughter,weleftthemtogotoaplacecalledGrootbos.4wewerethere,wesawmydad’sfriendMichaelandwehadsuppertogether.Wehadfun5MichaelandstayingatGrootbos.Thefoodtherewasgreat.Wereallyenjoyed6.Thenextmorning,wewenttoseewhalesandwegotreally7becausewesawtwelveofthem.Onepaircamerightuptotheboatandrolledoverontopofeachother.FromGrootboswe8toCapeTowntomeetourfriendswhocametovisitusontheirvacation.Wewerebothso9tohavefriendsfromhomecomingto10usinAfrica.Wespentafewdayswiththem.ItwasverycoolvisitingGrootboswiththem.

NowwearegoingOilSafari.I’lltellyouaboutthatlater.1．A．ate B．stayed C．swam D．sat2．A．fruits B．cars C．birds D．vegetables3．A．losing B．missing C．spending D．serving4．A．While B．Unless C．After D．Because5．A．speaking B．meeting C．watching D．catching6．A．ourselves B．themselves C．himself D．yourselves7．A．famous B．sad C．angry D．lucky8．A．wentback B．trunedoff C．goton D．putdown9．A．worried B．frightened C．excited D．bored10．A．offer B．set C．hit D．visitⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面短文，根據中文、首字母、音標及語境提示，在每一個空格填入一個適當的單詞，要求所填單詞的意義準確、拼寫正確。請將正確答案填寫在答題卡指定的橫線上。HaveyouheardthestoryaboutTheLittleMatchGirl.Itwassnowyanddarkonthelasteveningofthenewyear.Manypeopleweregettting1．withtheirfamilyintheirwarmhomes.Butalittlegirlcouldn’tgohome.Shewasafraidthatherfatherwould2．her.Shewaswalkinginthestreetsw3．shoes.Thereweresome4．inherhand.“Matches,matches!”she5．(哭喊)inalowvoice.Nooneheardherwhentheywerepassingby.Thewindwas6．stronglyandthesnowwasfallingdownonherlonghair.Shehadnothingforaday.Shefeltcoldandh7．.“Ah,a8．(燃燒的)matchmaywarmmeup!”shethought.Shelitthreematches.Shesawawarmstove,adeliciousroastgooseandabeautifulChristmastree.Butallthesedisappearedwhentheflameswentout.Thenshelita9．match.Akindoldwomanwasstandingthere.“Grandmother!”criedthelittlegirl,“Takemewithyou.”Hergrandmothersmiledandheldthegirlin10．arms.Onthemorningofthenewyear,thegirlwaslyingagainstthewall,dead!Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Hassan’sfacebrightened.“Good,”hesaid.Heliftedourkite,redwithyellow.Helickedhisfingerandhelditup,

testedthewind,thenraninitsdirection.Thespool(線軸)rolledinmyhandsuntilHassanstopped,aboutfiftyfeetaway.Heheldthekitehighoverhishead,likeanOlympicathleteshowinghisgoldmedal.Ijerkedthestringtwice,ourusualsignal,andHassanthrewthekitehighlyintosky.Itookadeepbreath,andpulledonthe

string.Withinaminute,mykitewasrocketingtothesky.Itmadeasoundlikeabirdflappingitswings.Hassanclappedhishands,andranbacktome.Ihandedhimthespool,holdingontothestring,andhespunitquicklytorolltheloosestringbackon.Atleasttwodozenkitesalreadyhunginthesky,likepapersharksswimminginthesea.Withinanhour,thenumberdoubled.Acoldbreezewentthroughmyhair.Thewindwasperfectforkiteflying,blowingjusthardenoughtogivesomelift,

makethesweepseasier.Nexttome,Hassanheldthespool,hishandsalreadybloodiedbythestring.Soon,thecuttingstartedandthefirstofthedefeatedkiteswhirled(回旋)outofcontrol.Theyfellfromtheskylikeshootingstars,showeringtheneighborhoodsbelowwithprizesforthekiterunners.Icouldheartherunnersnow,shoutingastheyranthestreets.Someoneshoutedreportsofafightbreakingouttwostreetsdown.IkeptstealingglancesatBabasittingwithhisfriend,wonderingwhathewasthinking.Washecheeringforme?Ordidapartof

himenjoywatchingmefail?Thatwasthethingaboutkiteflying:Yourmindflewwiththekite.Theywerecomingdownallovertheplacenow.ThekitesandIwasstillflying.MyeyeskeptwanderingovertoBaba.WashesurprisedIhadlastedaslongasIhad?Youdon’tkeepyoureyestothesky,youwon’tlastmuchlonger.Isnappedmygazebacktothesky.Aredkitewasclosinginonme—I’dcaughtitjustintime.Itangled(糾纏)abitwithit,endedupbestinghimwhenhetriedtocutmefrombelow.1．Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofflyingakite?①testedthewind②heldthekitehighoverhead③raninthedirectionofwind④heldupthekite⑤stoppedfaraway⑥threwthekiteintoskyA．④①③⑤②⑥ B．④①③②⑤⑥ C．④①②③⑤⑥ D．④②①③⑤⑥2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageofflyingkites?A．Acoldbreezemaygethairuntidy. B．Fingersmayhurt.C．Afightmaybreakout. D．Mindmayflywiththekite.3．Whydid“I”keeplookingatBabawhenIwasflyingakite?A．Iwantedtoknowwhathewastalkingtohisfriend.B．Iwantedtogethisadviceandgetmykitelasttotheend.C．IwasnotconfidentandIwaslookingforwardtohisattention.D．Iwassurprisedthathehadlastedsolongwatchingmykiteflying.B14、Memoryisessential(重要)forlife.Wehaveashort-termmemoryandalong-termmemory.Whenwegetold,ourshort-termmemorybecomesweaker,butwecanstillrememberthingsthathappenedalongtimeago.Therearemanythingswecandotoimproveourmemory,suchasusingvariousmemorizingmethodsaswellastakingspecialcareofourhealth.Itisimportantthatweregularlystimulate(刺激)ourbraintomakeourmemorymoreefficient(有效).Forexample,wecandoactivitiesthatwedonotusuallydoandchangeourdailyhabits.Learninganewskillhelpsourbraindevelop.Whentryingtomemorizesomething,weshouldfocusourattentiononthemostimportantthingsaboutit.Donotallowotherthoughtstoenterourmindbecausethiswilllowerourchancesofrememberingthingscorrectly.Onebasicwayofimprovingourmemoryistousethelinkmethod.Ifwewanttomemorizesomething,weshouldmakeapictureinourmind.Ifthepictureissilly,strangeandcolourful,wewillrememberitbetter.Takingnotes,beingorganizedandkeepingadiarywillalsobeusefultools.Sometimes,memoryisconnectedwithourfeelings.Whensomethingdramatichappens,weusuallyrememberitwell,andwealsorememberwherewewereandwhatweweredoing.Healthyfoodandplentyofvitaminsareimportanttoourmemory.Drinkingalotofwateralsohelpsmaintainourmemory.Whenweareasleep,ourbrainstoresmemory.Notenoughsleepcan,therefore,causeproblemswithstoringinformation.Inaddition,beingtiredwillstopusfrombeingabletorememberwell.Asaresult,keepingfitandhavingregularhealthchecksarebothimportantaswell.1．Howdoespeople’smemorychangewhentheygetolder?A．Theshort-termmemorybecomesstronger.B．Theshort-termmemorybecomesweaker.C．Thelong-termmemorybecomesstronger.D．Thelong-termmemorybecomesweaker.2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingCANNOTberememberedbetterinashorttime?A．Astrangeinsect.B．Acolourfulletter.C．Adramaticevent.D．Aboringtalk.3．Whenpeopletrytoremembertheword‘smiles’,aneasywaytodothisistoimaginethereisa‘mile’betweenthefirstletterandthelastletter.Thisisbecausethey.A．usethelinkmethodB．connectitwithfeelingsC．haveagoodrestD．takesomenotes4．WhatSHOULDpeopledowhentheytrytomaketheirmemorymoreefficient?A．Alwaysdothesamethingsandneverchangetheirdailyhabits.B．MemorizesomethingwhilelisteningtomusicorwatchingTV.C．Keepotherideasoutoftheirmindwhenfocusingattention.D．Sleepatmost6hoursadayanddrinkalotofcoffeeortea.5．What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HowtoUseMemoryToolsB．HowtoKeepLong-termMemoryC．HowtoImproveOurMemoryD．HowtoStayHealthyC15、Everybodyinthisworldisdifferentfromoneanother.Butdoyouknowthatunderstandingdifferencescanhelpyoubettermanageyourmoney?Aswegrowup,wegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysociety,ourfamily,theeducationwereceiveandsoon.Oncethisvaluesystemissetup,it'snoteasytochangelaterinlife.Financialexpertssaythateveryonealsohastheirownbeliefofhowtomanagetheirfinances.Thisispartofourvaluesystemandithasagreatimpactonthewaywelookafterourmoney.Accordingtoourdifferentvalues,expertsputusinthreecategories.Theyare:theant,thecricketandthesnail(蝸牛).Theant－worksfirstJustlikeantswhoworkheartandsoulinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter,thesepeopledon'tcareaboutenjoyingthemoment.Theyworkveryhardandsavemoneytheyearnsothattheycanenjoylifewhentheygetoldandretire.Theantlovestosavebuttheycouldmakemoreoutoftheirmoneyiftheywerewillingtoinvestinsomefundsandstockswithlowrisk.Thecricket－funfirstThecricketwantstoenjoyeverythingnowanddoesn'tthinktoomuchaboutthefuture.Theyevenborrowmoneywhentheyreallywantsomething.Manyyoungpeoplenowbelongtothisgroup.Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings.Whentheygetold,theymighthaveproblems.Theyshouldlearntosaveandbuyinsurance.Thesnail－livesunderpressureThesnailreferstopeoplewhomakelifedifficultforthemselves.Theytakebiglong－termloansfromthebankinordertobuythingssuchasluxuryhouses.Theyarehappytotakebigloanseventhoughtheyarenotsurewhethertheycanaffordit.Thiscancauseproblemsinthefuture.Theyshouldplanmorecarefully.1．（小題1）Whatisthemeaningofvaluesysteminthispassage?A．Beliefofhowtomanageourfinances.B．Thewaywelookafterourmoney.C．Somethingwillnotchangelaterinlife.D．Asetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.2．（小題2）Theantreferstopeoplewho________.A．Workveryhardinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter.B．CouldmakemoremoneyiftheyworkedharderC．SavemoneytheyearnfortheirlaterlifewhentheygetoldandretireD．Onlycareaboutenjoyingthemomentbyworkingveryhard3．（小題3）Thecricketsborrowmoneybecause_________.A．TheywouldliketoenjoyeverythingnowB．TheyareyoungC．TheythinktheyhavenofutureD．Theywanttobuyinsurance4．（小題4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Thesnailsenjoylifebecausetheyhaveluxuryhouses.B．Thesnailsliveunderpressureandtheymayhaveproblemsinthefuture.C．Thesnailswilltakemoreloansiftheyrealizethattheycanaffordit.D．Thesnailstakebiglong-termloansbecausetheinterestforthelong-termloansislow.5．（小題5）Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tomakefunofthethreekindsoffoolishpeople.B．Tomakeusunderstandthedifferencesandmanageourmoneybetter.C．Tomakeusunderstandweshouldspendourownmoney.D．Tostatethatwearethesameasanimals.D16、根據表格內容，選擇最佳答案。[LOST20-08-2010]

Name:Beth

Animal:cat

Colour:orange

Where:Romsey

Mobile:0872271035

OtherInformation:

outgoingandfriendly

4-month-oldmale

[LOST07-08-2010]

Name:Lynn

Animal:dog

Colour:white

Where:Tipperary

Mobile:0863919489

OtherInformation:

blueeyes,quiet,7-year-oldgirl

[FOUND29-08-2010]

Animal:dog

Where:Kildare

Mobile:0857844492

OtherInformation:

brownandwhitedogfound

inKildareareaonthe29th

ofAugust

[FOUND23-08-2010]

Animal:dog

Where:outsideCastlelyons

Mobile:0874197016

OtherInformation：

under1yearoldprobably,bigdog,around15kilos,allblackwithwhitestripesonhischest,wearingaredcoatandveryfriendlydog

1．Ifyoufoundanorangecat,whichnumbershouldyoucall?A．0874197016. B．0857844492.C．0863919489. D．0872271035.2．HouoldisLynn?A．4monthsold. B．7yearsold.C．15yearsold. D．1yearold.3．ThedogfoundoutsideCastelyonsis________.A．white.B．brownandwhite.C．allblackwithwhitestripesonhischest.D．orange.4．WherewasLynnlost?A．InTipperary. B．InRomsey.C．InKildare. D．OutsideCastlelyons.5．WhichisNOTrightaccordingtotheform?A．Bethisoutgoingandfriendly.B．Lynnhasblueeyesandisveryquiet.C．ThedogfoundonAugust7,2010waswearingaredcoat.D．ThedogfoundonAugust23,2010isverybig.E17、Cheongsam(alsoknownasQipao),isakindoftraditionalChinesedressforwomen.ItstartedfromManchupeopleofQingDynastyintheearly17thcentury.OncetherewasayoungfisherwomanlivingnearaplacecalledJingboLake.Shemadealivingbyfishing.Heronlyproblemwasthatwhenfishingsheoftenfeltbadbecauseofherlongwideclothes.Thenanideacameintohermind—whynotmakeamorecomfortabledresstowear？ThensheinventedQipaothathelpedherselffisheasily.TheyoungemperorwhowasincontrolofChinaatthattimehadadreamonenight.InthedreamhisdeadfathertoldhimalovelyfisherwomanwearingalongdresswholivedbyJingboLakewouldbecomehiswife.Afterthat，theemperorsentsomepeopletolookforthatwoman.Atlasttheyfoundherintheplacewhichhisfathertoldhim.Thenshebecametheemperor’swifebringingherbeautifulQipaowithher.ManchuwomenalllikedQipaoandsoonitbecamepopularacrossChina.Nowit'salsowellknownallovertheworld.NotonlyChinesewomenbutalsowomenfromforeigncountriessuchasIndonesiaareinterestedinwearingit.Thiskindoftraditionaldressismadeofeithersilkorcotton.Andanyway,itbecomesoneofthesymbolsofChina.1．WhendidtheCheongsamstart?A．Itstartedinthelate17thcentury.B．ItstarteditintheMingDynasty.C．Itstartedintheearly17thcentury.D．Itstartedin1900s2．Accordingtothepassage,thiskindoftraditionaldresscanbemadeof_______.A．silk B．cotton C．silkorcotton D．cottonorpaper3．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheHistoryoftheCheongsam B．TheFisherwomen’sClothesC．HowtoMakeCheongsam D．TheEmperorandHisWifeF18、TheAmazingBrainSleep.It’ssomethingwespendaboutathirdofourlivesdoing,butdoanyofusreallyunderstandwhatit’sallabout?Weallknowbasedonourownexperiencethatwhenwesleep,itclearsourminds,andwhenwedon’tsleep,itleavesourmindsmurky(昏沉沉的).Butwhenwestillhaven’tunderstoodwhysleephasthisamazingfunctionforthemind.Recentlybiologistshavefoundthatsleepmayactuallybeakindofdesignsolutiontosomeofthebrain’smostbasicneeds,thewaythatbrainmeetsthehighdemandsandthenarrowmargins(范圍)thatsetitapartfromalltheotherorgans(器官)ofthebody.Thebrainhasalargepoolofclean,clearfluid(流體)calledcerebrospinalfluid.BiologistscallittheCSF.TheCSFfillsthespacethatsurroundsthebrain,andwastesfrominsidethebrainmaketheirwayouttotheCSF,whichgetsthewasteintotheblood.Whatwassurprisingtothemwasthatthefluidontheoutsideofthebraindidn’tstayontheoutside.Instead,theCSFgoesintoandthroughthebrainalongtheoutsidesofthebloodvessels(血管),itwasactuallyhelpingtoclearawayandcleanthewastefromthespacesbetweenthebrain’scells(細胞).Thisonlyhappensinthesleepingbrain.Recentresearchsuggeststhatwhat’shappeningisthatwhenthebrainisawakeandisatitsmostbusy,itputsoffclearingawaythewastefromthespacesbetweenitscellsuntillater.Whenwegotosleep,itgetsintoakindofcleaningmodetoclearawaythewastefromthespacesbetweenitscells.Wegotosleepeverysinglenight,butourbrainsneverrest.Whileourbodyisstillandourmindisoffwalkingindreamssomewhere.Likeourhousework,it’sdirtyandathanklessjob,butit’salsoimportant.Inyourhouse,ifyoustopcleaningyourkitchenforamonth,yourhomewillbecomecompletelyunlivableveryquickly.Butinhebrain,thesituationismuchmoreseriousbecausewhenitcomestocleaningthebrain,itistheveryhealthandfunctionofthemindandthebodythat’satstake.Thatiswhyunderstandingtheseverybasichousekeepingfunctionsofthebraintodaymaypreventandtreatdiseasesofthemindtomorrow.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“atstake”inthela