2023-2024學年如皋八校聯考英語九年級第一學期期末達標檢測模擬試題注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規定位置．3．請認真核對監考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Lookingatsmartphones_____somuchattentionofpeople_____theycan'tseewhatishappeningalongtheway.Can'ttheypaylittleattentiontothemandenjoyabeautifulday?A．takesin,that B．takeup,who C．takesoff,when2、Theseproblemsaretoohardto___________.Willyougivemesomeadvice?A．lookout B．workout C．handout D．findout3、—Ifeelveryworriedrecently.—Youmustbetired.Whynotgoonatriptoaplaceforafewdays?A．takeajourney B．goback C．goonbusiness4、Youcan’timagine_______whenhelearnedhefailedtheexamagain.A．howhewasdisappointedB．howdisappointedhewasC．howdisappointedheisD．howexcitedhewas5、—Couldyoupleasetellme______?—Notuntil2o’clockthisafternoon.A．whenwillthemeetingstart B．whenthemeetingwouldstartC．whenthemeetingwillstart D．whendidthemeetingstart6、“Underground”istheonlywordintheEnglishlanguage_____beginsandendswiththeletters“und”.A．what B．that C．who D．whom7、He______acomplainttothepolicebecausehisneighbors’partywastoonoisy.A．told B．said C．made D．gave8、Manypeopleareshywhenthey________Englishsobeforeyoubegin,takeadeepbreathandsmile.A．say B．speak C．tell D．talk9、—CouldIrideanelectricbicycletoschool,MrWang?—No,you______.Studentsundertheageof16aren'tallowedtorideelectricbicycles.A．couldn't B．needn't C．can't D．shouldn't10、____newstudysaysthatgoingto___bedlateisharmfultoourhealth．A．/，/ B．A，/ C．A，the D．The，theⅡ.完形填空11、Mr.Greenisourscienceteacher．Onedayhewantedtoshowsomeideatous．Hetakesalarge-mouthbottleand1severallargestonesinit．Hethenaskedus，“Isthebottlefullnow?”Weallreplied，“Yes!”Hethentooksomesmallrocksandputthemintothe2．Thesmallrockswentintothe3betweenthebigrocks．Hethenasked。“Isitfull?”Thistimesomeofusgavenoanswer，butmostreplied，“Yes!”Mr.Greenthendroppedsomesandintothebottle．Thesand4thespacesbetweenthesmallrocks．Forthetime。heasked，“Isitfull?”Nowmostweredoubting，but5．somereplied，“Yes!”ThenMr.Greenpouredacupofwaterintothebottle．“What’sthe6ofthisshow?”Heaskedagain．Onebrightstudentanswered，“Nomatterhow7youare，youcanalwaysfind8todosomemorethings．”No，“saidtheteacher，”thepointisthatifyoudon’tplacethebigrocksintothebottlefirst，you’ll9getthemin．Thebigrocksaretheimportantthingsinyour10．Ifyoufillyourlifewithsmallthings-asshownbythesmallrocks。thesandandthewater-you’llneverhavethetimefortheimportantthings．1．A．touchedB．placedC．pushedD．hit2．A．mouthB．cupC．bottleD．bowl3．A．spacesB．roomsC．fieldsD．edges4．A．putupB．turnedupC．setupD．filledup5．A．certainlyB．surelyC．stillD．normally6．A．pointB．methodC．progressD．rule7．A．busyB．richC．greatD．popular8．A．wayB．moneyC．timeD．reason9．A．alwaysB．usuallyC．sometimesD．never10．A．timeB．studyC．1ifeD．FamilyⅢ.語法填空12、Climbingamountainishardwork.Butonestepafteranother_________(final)bringsapersontothetop.Alongtheway,youmaystopandwanttogive_________.It’squitenormal.Butthe___________(high)youclimb,themorewonderfulthingsyoucansee.Ifyoukeepclimbingtothe.t_________,youwillhaveanewworldinfrontofyou.Everythinglookssosmallandyou’llfind___________(you)kingoftheworld.Learninganotherlanguageisl_________climbingamountain.You,—_______(meet)alotofdifficultiessinceyoutookitup._______thisnewlanguagecangiveyouanewviewoflife.Itcanalsoopenthewayinto_________(people)mindsandhearts,intoaculturethatisverydifferentfromtheoneofyourown.Thiswillmakeyouricherandricherinthingsthatmoneycan’t__________.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Nowcitiesarefullofcars.Somefamiliesevenhavetwoormorecars.Parkingisagreatproblem,andsoisthetrafficinaroundthecities.Somethingwillhavetobedonetochangeit.Whatwillthecarsoftomorrowbelike?Littlecarsmaysomedaytaketheplaceoftoday'sbigcars.Ifeveryonedriveslittlecarsinthefuturetherewillbelesspollutionintheair.Therewillalsobemorespaceforparkingcarsincities,andthestreetswillbelesscrowded.Threelittlecarscanfitinthespacenowneededforonecaroftheusualsize.Thelittlecarswillcostmuchlesstoownandtodrive.Drivingwillbesafer,too.Whatismore,theselittlecarscangoabout65kilometersper(每)hour.Littlecarsofthefuturewillbefineforgettingaroundacity,buttheywillnotbeusefulforlongtrips.Ifbigcarsarestillusedalongwiththesmallones,twosetsofroadswillbeneededinthefuture.Someroadswillbeusedforthebig,fastcars,andotherroadswillbeneededfortheslowersmallones.1．Whatisthebigproblemforthosepeoplewhohavecars?A．Money.B．Parking.C．Time.D．Waiting.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“taketheplaceof”meaninChinese?A．花費B．地方C．超越D．取代3．Peoplecanmoneywithusingthelittlecars.A．spentB．costC．saveD．take4．Littlecarsareveryfinefor______.A．everydaylifeB．journeysC．longtripsD．sport5．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Thelittlecarsareasusefulasthebigcars.B．Whatthecarsoftomorrowwillbelike.C．Therewillbelesspollutioninthefuture.D．Citiesarefullofcarsnow.B14、Sharewithus!Wouldyouliketohaveyourwritingpublished(出版)inthismagazine?Thenletusknow!Wepayforstories,anecdotes(軼事)andjokes:AnecdotesandJokes$50What’smadeyoulaughrecently?Afunnysign?Acolleague’sbehaviour?Gotajoke?SenditinforLaughteristheBestMedicine!Email:juliet@SmartAnimalsUpto$100Sendusataleaboutthestrangebehaviourofuniquepetsorwildlifeinupto300words.Email:audrey@PowerofLoveUpto$150Actsofgenerosity(慷慨)canchangelivesorjustgiveyouthatwarmfeelingfulloflove.Shareyourmomentsin100-500words.Email:susan@MyStory$350Doyouhaveaninspiring(鼓舞人心的)oflife-changingstorytotell?Yourstorymustbetrue,unpublished,originaland800-1000words.Email:nanjc@Formoreinformation,pleasevisit:/share1．Howmuchwillthemagazinepayforajoketobepublished?A．$50. B．$100. C．$150. D．$350.2．Ifyouwanttoshareastoryofyourpetswiththereaders,youneedtosenditto______.A．AnecdotesandJokes B．SmartAnimalsC．PowerofLove D．MyStory3．Astoryshowingpeople’sgenerosityshouldbeemailedtotheeditorat______.A．juliet@ B．susan@C．audrey@ D．nanjc@4．Aninspiringstorysenttothemagazineshould______.A．describestrangebehaviour B．includelessthan800wordsC．berealandoriginal D．bepublishedbefore5．Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?A．Atextbook. B．Anewspaper. C．Aguidebook. D．Anaddressbook.C15、SignpoststoAIFromApple’svirtual(虛擬的)assistantSiritoself-drivingcars,AIbringstothesocietysomethingnewandadvanced.Butinfact,it’snotthenewfashionatall.Belowlet’stakealookatthelongjourneyofAI’sdevelopmenttogether.2017Itisnotuncommontoseepeoplegetcitizenship.ButSophia,arobotdesignedbyHansonrobotics,aHongKong-basedAIrobotcompany,wasalsogivencitizenshipbythekingdomofSaudiArabia.Thismaderobotsforthefirsttimetoshareeveryequalrightwithhumanbeings.2016Dogsareourbestfriends,butwhatabouthavingarobotasapet?Roobo,aChineseAIstartupdevelopeda“petrobot”nameDomgy.Ithad“smart-home”featuresthatgaveitsownersweatherforecasts,changedtelevisionchannelandevenguardedthehomelikeadog.Thankstoadvancedtechnology,perhapsrobotswillonedaybecomeourclosefriends.1997Asthecreationofhumanbeings,AIisalwaysthoughtasinferiortoitscreator.ButDeepBlue,acomputerchess-playingprogramdevelopedbyUScomputerIBMshockedthewholeworld.ItbeataworldchesschampionGarryKasparovintheinternationalmatch.ThatmarkedanewstepofAItechnology.2004Humansarespecialfortheirimaginationandcreativity.However,Microsoft’sXiaoIcebrokethislaw.Justlikeus,“she”couldwriteherownpoetryandputthemtogetherasTheSunlightthatLosttheGlassWindow,abookofpoems.1979Self-drivingcarshavebeenaroundforalotlongerthanyoumightthink.In1979,aself-drivencarcalledTheStanfordCartcrossedachair-filledroomwithouthumanhelpinaboutfivehours.Itwasoneoftheearliestexamplesofanautonomousvehicle.1966Shakeywasthefirstgeneral-purposemobilerobottobeabletoreasonaboutitsownactions.“She”couldanalyzecommandsandbreakthemdownintobasicchunkson“her”own.TheUSLifeMagazinecallsShakeythe“firstelectronicperson”ofAI.1951Perhapsyou’veneverthoughtaboutwhethermachinescanthink,buttheideaobsessed(使著迷)UKAIcomputerscientistAlanTuring.TuringadaptedtheimitationgametomaketheTuringtest.Althoughthetestfailed,itinspiredAIresearchersandbegananewageinthehistoryofAI.1．HowmanyAIproductsareintroducedinthepassage?A．4 B．5 C．6 D．72．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thestanfordcrossedachair-filledroomin1997.B．DeepBluecangiveitsownersweatherforecasts.C．Shakeyiscalledthe“firstelectronicperson”ofAI.D．TuringtestsucceededandinspiredAIresearchers.3．WhowroteTheSunlightthatlosttheGlassWindow?A．Sophia B．Roobo C．XiaoIce D．DeepBlue4．Whydidthewriterwirtethepassage?A．TointroducethelongjourneyofAI’sdevelopment.B．TotellusAIbringssomethingnewandadvanced.C．ToencourageustoworkhardtobeatAIrobots.D．ToshowuswhattheAIrobotscandonowadays.5．Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A．Inastorybook. B．Inanotice. C．Inamagazine. D．Onablog.D16、YoungMusicSceneConcert

YoungmusiciansfromalloverGermanyperformatYoungSceneConcertatBerlin’sfamousQuasimodomusichall.TheconcertispartoftheBerlinFestival.

Time:15—20Nov.

Place:45,18756Berlin,Germany

Cost:Various

Email:info@quasimodo.de

Phone:+34(0)458395986

YoungMusicSceneConcert

YoungmusiciansfromalloverGermanyperformatYoungSceneConcertatBerlin’sfamousQuasimodomusichall.TheconcertispartoftheBerlinFestival.

Time:15—20Nov.

Place:45,18756Berlin,Germany

Cost:Various

Email:info@quasimodo.de

Phone:+34(0)458395986

DocumentaryFilmMonth

Cinemas,schoolsandlibrariesacrossFranceandtheFrench-speakingworldtakepartinNovember’sDocumentaryFilmMonth.About120,000visitorstakeparteachyear.

Time:1—20Mar.

Place:25RoadPyramids,75001Paris

Cost:Various

Phone:+12(0)143381973

Email:info@

DocumentaryFilmMonth

Cinemas,schoolsandlibrariesacrossFranceandtheFrench-speakingworldtakepartinNovember’sDocumentaryFilmMonth.About120,000visitorstakeparteachyear.

Time:1—20Mar.

Place:25RoadPyramids,75001Paris

Cost:Various

Phone:+12(0)143381973

Email:info@

Craft(工藝)Show

Youcancometotheshowtwiceayear,inspringandatChristmas.Therearehundredsofartisans(手藝人)fromacrossCanadasellingjewellery,pottery,glass,ironworkandclothing.

Time:26Nov.—7Dec.

Mon.—Fri.11am—10pm

Sat.10am—8pm

Sun.9am—6pm

Place:DirectEnergyCentre

Cost:$10

Phone:+76581983245

Email:askus@

Craft(工藝)Show

Youcancometotheshowtwiceayear,inspringandatChristmas.Therearehundredsofartisans(手藝人)fromacrossCanadasellingjewellery,pottery,glass,ironworkandclothing.

Time:26Nov.—7Dec.

Mon.—Fri.11am—10pm

Sat.10am—8pm

Sun.9am—6pm

Place:DirectEnergyCentre

Cost:$10

Phone:+76581983245

Email:askus@

CanadaBlooms

TorontoGardenandFlowerShow

TheCanadaBloomsShoweveryyearattheMetroTorontoConventionCentreisthecountry’slargestindoorgardenshow.

Time:Mar.9am—6pm

Sun.11am—5pm

Place:MetroTorontoConventionCentre

Cost:$18;under12free

Phone:+12354478768

Email:info@

CanadaBlooms

TorontoGardenandFlowerShow

TheCanadaBloomsShoweveryyearattheMetroTorontoConventionCentreisthecountry’slargestindoorgardenshow.

Time:Mar.9am—6pm

Sun.11am—5pm

Place:MetroTorontoConventionCentre

Cost:$18;under12free

Phone:+12354478768

Email:info@

1．PeoplecanenjoymusicatYoungSceneConcertfrom____________.A．1—20Mar.B．15—20Nov.C．26Nov—7Dec.D．1Mar—20Nov.2．Youcane-mail________ifyouwanttoseeDocumentaryFilm.A．info@B．askus@C．info@D．info@quasimodo.de3．Iftwoadultsandtwoboysof9wanttoseeFlowerShowandCraftShow,itwillcostthem____________.A．$40B．$56C．$76D．$112E17、Cellphoneshelpuseasilyfindpeopleanywhereatanytime.Acellphonecanincludemanythings,suchasgames,musicandinternetaccess.Today,4.6billionpeoplearoundtheworldhavecellphones,accordingtoCBSnews.However,cellphonesmaycausecancer,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.Ina2010study,peoplewhousedacellphonefor10yearsormoreweremorethantwotimesaslikelytogetbraincancer,accordingtoCNN.Thesesuggestionsmayhelpyoureduceyourriskofcancer:1.UseaheadsetorspeakerHeadsetsgiveoutmuchlessradiationthanphones.Somewirelessheadsetsgiveoutlow-levelradiation.However,youshouldtakeitoffyourearwhenyou’renottalkingtoanyone.Usingyourphonewithaspeakerwillalsomakeitsafer.2.Listenmore,talklessYourphonegivesoutradiationwhenyoutalkortext,butnotwhenyou’relisteningorgettingmessages.Listeningmoreandtalkinglesscanlowertheriskofcancer.3.HoldthephoneawayfromyourbodyHoldthephoneawayfromyourbodywhenyou’retalking,notagainstyourear.Also,don’tkeepitinyourpocket.4.ChoosetextingovertalkingPhonesemitlessradiationtosendtextsthantocarryaperson’svoice.Textingalsokeepsradiationawayfromyourhead.5.Poorsignal?StayoffthephoneFewersignalbarsonyourphonemeanthatthephoneneedstogiveoutmoreradiationtowork.Makeandtakecallswhenyourphonehasastrongsignal.1．Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthat____________.A．peoplecandonothingwithoutmobilephoneB．cellphoneshavethreenewfunctionsC．it’sdangeroustousecellphonestoomuchD．cellphoneshelpusalotandmanypeopleusethem2．Thestudyfrom2010showedthat_____________A．peopleshouldusecellphonesfornomorethan10years.B．peoplewhodon’tusecellphoneswillnotgetbraincancerC．thelongerpeopleusecellphones,themorelikelytheyaretogetbraincancerD．themorecellphonespeoplehave,themorelikelytheyaretogetbraincancer3．WhichisNOTtrueaboutthesuggestionsmentionedinthepassage?A．Wirelessheadsetsdon’tgiveoutradiation.B．It’snotgoodtocarrycellphonesinpockets.C．Textingisbetterthanmakingphonecalls.D．Don’tmakecallswhenthesignalisweak.4．Theunderlinedword“emit”means________inChinese.A．吸收B．發出C．包含D．爆炸5．Thispassagemainlytalksabout____________.A．thedevelopmentandadvantagesofcellphonesB．thereasonwhycellphoneradiationcausescancerC．thebestwaystousecellphonestocommunicateD．howtoprotectourselvesfromcellphoneradiationF18、Thefather’sroleinthefamilyisimportant.Oneresearchersaysbabieswhoarecaredforbytheirfathershavegreatercognitive(認知的)developmentatoneyearofagethanbabiesnotcaredforbytheirfathers.Anotherresearcherreportsthatbyspendingtimewiththeirpre-schoolchildren,fatherscanhelptodevelopchildren’slanguageability.Researchersalsopointoutthatforschool-agechildren,fathersareonebridgewiththeoutsideworld.Fatherswhovalue(重視)educationhavechildrenwhodobetterinschoolthanthosechildrenwhosefathersdon’tvalueeducation.What’smore,fatherswhospendqualitytimewiththeirchildrenmaygivetheirchildrenhappymemorieswhichmaylastalifetime.Whileeachfatherisa

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personwhoeducateschildreninhisownstyle,goodfathershavesomethingincommon.Goodfathersattendtheirchildren’sschoolactivities.Theyalsoinvolvethechildrenintheirlivesandtheadultworldbytakingthemtoseetheworkplace,orbytakingthemwhenthecarneedstoberepaired,etc.Goodfathersexpectagreatdealfromtheirchildren,butalsoacceptandsupporttheuniqueindividuals(個體)thattheirchildrenarebecoming.Goodfatherspreferexplanationsandreasoningtoforce.Goodfathersknowtheirtimewithchildrenisreallyaninvestment(投資)inthem.Beinganinvolvedfatherisgoodforchildrenandgoodforfathers.Bothchildrenandfathershavethechanceforgrowthanddevelopment.Today’slifestylesarechanging.Moreandmorefathersarekeepingabalancebetweentheirpersonallife,work,andfamilytime.1．Thepassageismainlyabout_________.A．howtobeaqualifiedfatherB．thegrowthanddevelopmentofbothfathersandchildrenC．thefather’sroleinthegrowthanddevelopmentofchildrenD．thechangeofthefather’sroleinmodernsociety2．A

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”.A．hasthesameideasasothersB．istheonlyoneofhistypeC．doeseverythingwithoutconsideringothers’ideasD．triestodoeverythingwell3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaccordingtothepassage?A．Goodfathersattendtheirchildren’sschoolactivitiesbutnevertakethemtotheirworkplace.B．Goodfathersexpectagreatdealfromtheirchildrenandforcethemtoworkhard.C．Goodfatherstrytomakeitcleartotheirchildrenthatstayingwiththeirfathersisaninvestment.D．Goodfathersimprovethemselveswhentheyspendtimewiththeirch