2023年廣西壯族自治區南寧市九年級英語第一學期期末監測試題考生須知：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、---Couldyoupleasetellme?---NextMonday.A．whendidyouleaveforBeijing B．whenyouleftforBeijingC．whenwillyouleaveforBeijing D．whenyouwillleaveforBeijing2、Xishuangbannawhich______itsbeautifulscenerymakesmereallyexcited.A．isknownas B．regardsas C．isfamousfor D．considersas3、—Wehavefinishedreadingallthestories,MissLi.—________!Let’shaveabreak.A．Goodluck B．WelldoneC．Congratulations D．Bestwishes4、ThereabasketballgamebetweenClass8andClass12tomorrowafternoon.A．is B．has C．willbe D．willhave5、Mr.andMrs.Liareoldbuthealthybecausetheyhavegood________.A．livehabits B．livinghabitC．livinghabits D．livehabits6、—Whoseapplesarethese?—They'reapples.A．they B．them C．theirs D．their7、Mostofuscheckoursmartphones47timesonanaverage(平均)day,and______doublebetweentheagesof18and24.A．hardly B．nearly C．mostly D．widely8、______wonderfulspeechEmmaWatsonhasgivenattheUSconference!A．WhatB．HowC．WhataD．Howa9、—Whatdidyoudoafterschoolyesterday?—I______basketballwithPeter.A．play B．willplay C．played D．hasplayed10、—DoyouknowwhichcityMrZhanghasgonetopartinthecelebrations?—Sure.HewenttoShanghaiwithhissecretary.A．takeB．totakeC．takingD．willtakeⅡ.完形填空11、Agirlcomplainedtoherfatheraboutherhardlife.Shedidn’tknowwhatshehadtodoandwantedto1up.Shefelttiredoffightingandfighting.Oneproblemhadbeenfinishedbut2cameover.Herfather,acook,tookherintothe3.Hepouredwaterintothreepans(鍋)andboiledit.Whenthewaterwasboiling,inthefirstpanheputsomecarrots,inthesecondheputsomeeggsandinthelastheputsomecoffee.He4forthemforafewminuteswithoutanywords.Thegirlwaitedimpatiently,notknowing5herfatherwasdoingthat.About20minuteslater,herfatherturned6thestove,tookoutthecarrotsandputtheminabowl.Hetookoutthe7andputtheminanotherbowl.Afterthatthecoffeewaspouredintoacup.Turningbacktohisdaughter,heasked,“Mysweetheart,whatdoyou8?”“Carrots,eggsandcoffee,”sheanswered.Herfathertoldherto9hereyesandlethertouchthecarrots.Shedidsoandfeltthatthecarrotswere10.Afterthatheaskedhertotakeeggsand11them.Then,shegottheeggs,warmandhard.Atlast,thefatheraskedhertosmellthecoffee.Sheasked,“Whatdidyoudothisfor,Father?”He12thateachonehadhadthesameunluckyexperience—theboilingwater,but13hadadifferentresult.Thestrongandhardcarrotshadbecomesoftandweakafterbeingintheboilingwater.Theeggsbecamehardafterbeingcooked.Thecoffeewasvery14anditchangedthewater.“Whoareyou?”askedherfather,“Whenbadluck15yourdoor,what’syourdecision?Areyoucarrots,eggsorcoffee?”1．A．growB．giveC．setD．pick2．A．otherB．elseC．anotherD．many3．A．bedroomB．officeC．restaurantD．kitchen4．A．lookedB．searchedC．waitedD．called5．A．thatB．whenC．whatD．why6．A．intoB．overC．offD．out7．A．vegetablesB．fruitsC．eggsD．cakes8．A．hearB．tasteC．smellD．see9．A．closeB．openC．washD．clean10．A．hardB．softC．sweetD．sour11．A．dropB．cookC．breakD．drink12．A．smiledB．explainedC．laughedD．expected13．A．eachB．allC．everyD．either14．A．bitterB．colorfulC．specialD．common15．A．liesinB．comesacrossC．meetswithD．knocksatⅢ.語法填空12、語法填空Onesheep,twosheep...632sheep...stillawake...Peoplealwaysbelievethatcountingsheep1．(be)helpfultotheirsleep.Butdoesit2．(real)work?ScientistsatOxfordUniversitytestedit.Twosleepresearcherslookedatthepeoplewhohad3．(difficult)insleeping.Theydividedthem4．differentgroups.Thentheyaskedthemtotryallkindsofwaystohelp5．(they)fallasleepquickly.Surprisingly,it6．(take)thosewhowereaskedtocountsheepmoretimetofallasleepthanthosewhoweren’t.Butwhentheywereaskedtoimaginearelaxingpicture--abeach,fore7．,theyfellasleepabouttwentyminutes8．(soon)thanbefore,accordingtoareportinTheNewYorkTimes.“Sometimes,countingtasksareOK,b9．theyarethoughtasstressfulbymanypeople,”Dr.RichardstoldABCNews.“As10．result,itmaybeagoodwaytotryimaginingcoloredfishslowlyswimminginarivertohelpyousleepatnight,”suggestedRichards.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、ThewindtriedpushingColintotheground.ItfeltasifColin’snews-bagwasfullofpotatoes.MaybeithadtodowiththenewsDadreadbeforeColinleft.Themorningheadlines（標題）werefulloftheusualsadstories.“Nogoodnewsagain!”Dadsaid.Caraccidents!Houseburns!Stormdamage（損害）!Colinmovedquicklyfromhousetohouseleavingpapersinthemailbox.Hewishedhecouldbringonlygoodnewstohisfamily,alsotohisfriendlyneighbours.“HowcouldImakethingsbetterforeveryone?”hewondered.ColinnoticedAlicecoming.Sheonlyhadonerealeye.Theotherwasmadeofglass.HelikedAliceevenifmanyotherslaughedather.Hedidn’trealizehowmuchithelpedher,havingafriendlikeColin.EachtimeColinleftapaperbyacustomer’sdoor,hethought,“HowcouldImakesomegoodnews?”Colingavehisusualcheerful“Hi”toeveryoneonhisway.Hissmilewasliketherisingsun.Someonewascryingandherantowherealittleboyhadfallenandhurthisleg.Colincalmedhimdownuntiltheboy’smotherarrived.“I’mgladyou’remypaperboy,”shetoldColin.Hecontinuedonhisway,buthedidn’tfeeltired.Itwasfundoingwhatheusuallydid—helpingothers.Heracedupthestreettohislastcustomer.Mrs.WilliamssawColincomingandhadpeanutbuttercookiesasatreatforherfavouritepaperboy.Shewonderedwhysuchalivelyboyalwayshadtimetochatwithanoldlady.Colin’sowntreatforhiscustomerscamefromhisheart.Hedidhavemuchgoodnewstoshare,evenifhedidn’trealizeit.Hissmileandpolitemannersbroughtcheering-upnewstoallhiscustomers.1．WhatwasColin’strouble?A．Hisnews-bagwastooheavy.B．Hehadheardofmanysadstories.C．Hisdaddidn’tlikehisjobasapaperboy.D．Hecouldn’tbringgoodnewstohiscustomers.2．WhydidMrs.WilliamsthinkColinwasherfavouriteboy?A．Becausehewouldalwaysliketochatwithher.B．Becausehelikedherpeanutbuttercookies.C．Becausehedidn’tbringbadnewstoher.D．Becausehealwayssentpaperstoherasfastashecould.3．WhatwasColin’streatforhiscustomers?A．Hissmileandpolitemanners.B．Hispapersfullofgoodnews.C．Hishonestyandhappiness.D．Hisconfidenceandfriendship.4．What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．NonewsisgoodnewsB．HowpaperboysworkC．TheboringjobasapaperboyD．AsunnypaperboyB14、NowQQcoinsarepopularamongChineseteenagers.PeopleuserealmoneytobuyWebmoney.Thentheybuyclothesfortheironlinecharactersorservicesfortheironlinepetswithit.AndthesefancythingswillcostQQfansmoreinthefuture.Thegovernmentwillputatax(稅)of3%ononlinesales.Forexample,ifQQuserspay100yuanfor110QQcoins,theywillhavetospend103yuaninthefuture.Theextra(額外的)threeyuanistax.Beijingwasthefirstcitytocarryoutthepolicy.Onlinegameshavetopaythetax,too.Anumberofplayersmakemoneybyspendingalotoftimeonthegamestogainpowers(獲得能量),andthensellingthem.Expertssaidthatonlinetradegrowfast.Thereismorethan10billionyuanofrealmoneyinonlinetradeayearinChina.However,thegovernment’snewmovehasbecomeahottopicamongInternetusersaroundthecountry.Inasurveybymorethan70%ofabout3,000surveyedwereagainstit.Theysaidthatthetaxistoomuch.Butsupporterssaidthegovernment’sbettermanagement(管理)oftheInternetwouldhelpitbecomehealthier.Theybelievethenewmovewouldhelpstoponlineidentitytheft(賬號偷竊).1．WecanlearnfromthepassagethatQQcoinsare_____.A．akindofgamesoftware B．akindofWebmoneyC．somefancyclothes D．someonlinepets2．TheChinesegovernmentwillputataxof_____ononlinesales.A．3% B．10% C．11% D．15%3．Whichcitywasthefirsttocarryoutthepolicy?A．Shanghai. B．Beijing. C．Guangzhou. D．Shenyang.4．Theunderlinedword"move"means"_____"inChinese.A．移動 B．搬家 C．措施 D．遷移5．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.A．theplayersdon'thavetopaythetaxB．manyInternetusersthinkthetaxistooheavyC．only20%ofabout3,000InternetusersareagainstthispolicyD．thenewmovewillcauseonlineidentitythefC15、Givingsomeonegoodnewsiseasy,butwhataboutbadnews?Arethereanygoodwaystogivebadnewswithoutmakingpeopletooupset?Thefollowingstepsmighthelp:Saysomethingpositive.Trytostartorendtheconversationwithsomegoodnews,sothatit’snotallbad.Forexample,“Youdidverywellintheinterview,butunfortunatelywe’vegiventhejobtosomebodyelse.”Prepareyourlistenerforthenews.Usephrasestointroducewhatyou’regoingtosay,like“Unfortunately,…”,“I’mreallysorry,but…”or“I’mafraidI’vegotsomebadnews.”Thisgivesthelistenertimetoprepareforwhatyou’regoingtosay.Trytogiveareason.Peoplelikeknowwhythingsgowrong.Trytoexplainthedecision.Ifsomeonedoesn’tgetthejob,canyouexplainwhy?Ifyouhavetocancelanappointment,trytogiveareason.Useasofttoneofvoice.Ifyou’regivingsomeonebadnews,trytouseasoft,calmvoicetomakeyoursoundkind.Saythingstoshowyouunderstand,like“I’mreallysorry.”Or“Iknowthismustbedisappointing.”1．Whichstepisn’tmentionedinthepassage?A．TalkaboutproblemsB．TrytogiveareasonC．SaysomethingpositiveD．Prepareyourlistenerforthenews2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tone”meaninChinese?A．詞語B．語氣C．眼神D．手勢3．Lindafailedthetest.Shecouldtellhermumthenewsbeginningwith“__________”.A．Youluckything!B．You’llneverguesswhat.C．Badnews,I’mafraid.D．That’sreallywonderful.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．“Unfortunately”canbeusedtotellthebadnews.B．Youcanstarttheconversationwithsomegoodnews.C．Toneofvoiceisimportantwhengivingthebadnews.D．Nobodylikestoknowthereasonwhythingsgowrong.5．Thebesttitleforthepassageis“_______”.A．BadnewscanbegoodnewsB．GoodwaystogivebadnewsC．It’seasytogivebadnewsD．GivingbadnewswithoutanytroubleD16、Peopleusuallythinkvolunteeringisjustforadultsanditseemshardforstudentslikeus.ButitistotallydifferentinCanada.Thegovernmentencouragespeopleofanyagetovolunteerinpublicandmakecontributionstothewholesociety.Therefore,ifstudentswanttograduatefromhighschool,30hoursofvolunteeringisrequired.Ifstudentswanttogetintoagooduniversity,ithelpsiftheycontributealottosociety.Volunteeringisanimportantfactorthatuniversitieswilltakeintoconsideration.Furthermore,therearevolunteeropportunitieseverywhere.PeoplecanfindinformationabouthowtovolunteerpostedinthelibraryorontheInternet.Itincludesmanydifferentjobs,suchaswrappinggiftsinashoppingmall,takingcareofsmallkidsorcleaningupachurch.Studentscanchoosewhattheywanttodoandregister(注冊)online.IgotmyfirstvolunteeringjobinNewWestminsterMuseumeverySundayfrom9:30amto11:30am.Myjobistoproofreadthedocumentsonalaptopandcorrectmistakes.ThemuseumisaboutthehistoryoftheIrvingFamily,ahistoricallyimportantfamilyinNewWestminster.Atfirst,Iwasnervoustocommunicatewithothers.ButastimepassedIbecamemoreopen.Duringvolunteering,Inotonlylearnedhowtoworkwithothervolunteers,butalsolearnedalotofhistoryaboutNewWestminster.Asavolunteer,Iamproudofmyself.Ienjoydoingmyjobandhelpingothers.1．Fromthefirstparagraph,weknow_________inCanada.A．beingavolunteercanearnalotofmoneyB．studentscangraduateformhighschoolwithoutdoingvolunteeringC．thestudentwhocontributesalottosocietymayhaveachancetoenterthegooduniversityD．thegovernmentonlyaskadultstobevolunteers.2．Thewriterspent________hourswhenshedidherfirstvolunteeringjob.A．2B．3C．4D．53．Theunderlinedphrase“proofreadthedocuments”means_________inthethirdparagraph?A．起草文件B．校對文件C．打印文件D．發送文件4．Thewriterwrotethearticlemainlyto_________.A．introducethevolunteeringinCanada.B．describewherecanfindvolunteeropportunitiesC．showthatshelearnedalotfrombeingavolunteerD．compareherfirstvolunteeringjobwithotherjobstoshowtheirdifferences5．Thebesttitleofthearticlemaybe“_________”.A．VolunteeringinCanadaB．WheretofindavolunteeringjobinCanadaC．ThebestwaytofindavolunteeringjobinCanadaD．StudentsinCanadaE17、Car-hailingcompanyDiDisignedanagreementwithTALEducationGrouptoprovidefreeonlinecoursesforthechildrenoftaxidrivers.Thecourses,worth30millionyuan,coverallsubjectsfromprimarytohighschool.Childrencanstudycoursesathome,savingparents’timetospendorpickupchildrenfromoff-lineafter-schoolclasses.AccordingtoZhuJingshi,vicepresidentofDiDi,all153millionregistered(注冊)taxidriversofDiDicanaskforthecoursesonthecompany’smobileapp.Thecar-hailingcompanywillevaluate(評價)thedriversandprovidecoursesonthebasisofthetimetheybecameregistereddriverswiththecompany,thenumberofpassengersservedandevaluationfrompassengers.ThehealthandeducationofchildrenhaveremainedtopprioritiesofChineseparents,includingtaxidrivers.AsurveydonebyDiDiandTALshowedthatalthoughtheaveragemonthlyincome(平均月收入)oftaxidriversisonly6000yuan,manywouldliketopay40percentoftheirincomefortheirchildren’seducation.Thesurveyfoundthatmosttaxidriverswereborninthe1970sand1980sandworkedsevendaysaweek.Morethan70percentofthemhavechildrenunder18butveryfewhavetimetobewithfamilyandchildren.Only8percentofthemsaidtheyhadguidedtheirchildrenindoinghomework.Becauseofthese,60percentofdrivershopetheirchildrencouldreceivetheguidancefromprofessionalservices.1．Theonlinecourseswouldhelptaxidrivers________fortheirchildren’seducation.A．findgoodschoolsB．getbetterteachersC．savetimeandmoneyD．savetime2．Theunderlinedsentence“Thehealthandeducation...”meansthat________.A．mostofthetaxidrivershavelittletimetotakecareoftheirchildrenB．ChineseparentscareaboutthehealthandeducationoftheirchildrenmostC．lotsofchildrenoftaxidriversareinpoorconditionofhealthandeducationD．Chineseparentsthinkstheirchildren’shealthandeducationisthebest.3．Accordingtoasurvey,manytaxidriverswouldspendabout________yuanontheirchildren’seducationamonth.A．1200B．2400C．4000D．60004．Thispassagemainlytellsusabout________.A．anewkindoftransportationcalledDiDiB．thetaxidriversworkingharddayandnightC．thefreeonlinecoursesfortaxidrivers’childrenD．thetaxidriverscaretheirchildren’seducationverymuch.F18、Haveyoueverthoughtaboutseeingtheworldforfree?Althoughitmaysoundimpossible,there’sagrowingcommunitythatismakingthatdreamonestepcloser.ThecommunityiscalledCouchsurfing.Theideaisthatpeopleopentheirhomesuptotravelersforfree,andinexchangebothpeoplewilllearnfromeachother.Insteadofpayingalotofmoneystayinginhotels,livingwithlocalsisbothcheapandauthentic(正宗的).Maybeyou’llfindahiddenattractioninthecity.Itmaybeagoodplacewherepeopleliketovisit.Thisisalsoyourchancetoaskwhatlifeintheircountryisreallylike.Italsoworksasacultureexchange.Forexample，ifyouplaytheguitarandyourhostisagreatcook,teachhimorherhowtoplaytosaythankyouforthedinner.Thistypeofexchangeispopular.ButwhataresomemannersofbeingagoodCouchsurfer?First,becarefulaboutculturaltaboos(禁忌).Forexample,ifyoueatwithIndians,neveruseyourlefthand.InIndianculture,lefthandsareusedforthetoilet.Also,whenyouaregoingtoleave,it’sagoodideatoprepareasmallgift.Thisshowsyour______tothehomeowner.Now,areyoureadytotravellikealocal?Wherewillyousurffirst?1．Accordingtothepassage,what’stheCouchsurfing?A．Atravelwaytoofferthetravelerstheirhomesforfree.B．Offerfoodtothetravelersforfree.C．Showsomeplacesofinterestforfree.D．Takethetravelerstosomeplacesinthecityforfree.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“appreciation”mean?A．客氣B．準備C．感激D．欣賞3．WhatshouldwedoifweeatwithIndians?A．Don’teatwiththerighthand.B．Don’teatwiththelefthan