2022-2023學年九上英語期末模擬試卷

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I.單項選擇

1、…Excuseme,sinAreyousuretheumbrellainyourhandbelongstoyou?

?一Oh,sorry,Itookit.Mineisoverthereunderthechair.

A.atonceB.ontimeC.bymistakeD.inall

2、Theydon9tlivehereanylonger.TheytoChengdulastmonth.

A.moveB.movedC.willmoveD.aremoving

3、MissLinalotofworkforthepoorareasince2015.

A.doesB.didC.hasdoneD.willdo

4、一DoyouknowwhereJeffis?Ishestillintheoffice?

—Hewashereearlier,buthegohomenow.

A.canB.mightC.shouldD.need

5^Hecouldn'tananswerwhenIaskedhimwhyhewaslateforthemeetingagain.

A.lookoverB.putupC.openupD.comeupwith

6、-haveyoubeencollectingstamps?-Forfiveyears.

A.HowoftenB.Howmany

C.HowfarD.Howlong

7、一TheskyisblueandIcansmelltheflowers.

-greatfunitistogospringouting!fantastictimewe'rehaving!.

A.What;WhataB.How;Howa

C.What;WhatD.How;Whata

8、_studentsarethereinyourclass?

—Thirty.AndIgetonwellwithallofthem.

A.HowfarB.HowoftenC.HowlongD.Howmany

9^—Hi,Anna.Aretheseyoursister'spencils?

—Oh,no.They'renot.

A.herB.himC.hersD.his

10、一IlovetheInternet.I'vecometoknowmanyfriendsontheNet.

—,Fewofthemwouldbecomeyourrealfriend.

A.Ican'tagreemoreB.I'mpleasedtoknowthat

C.That'sforsureD.That'snotthecase

II.完形填空

11、完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Manyculturesintheworldtellstoriesaboutdragons.Insomeculturestheyaregoodandinsometheyarebad.No

mattergoodorbad,inthestoriestheyarealways1andhavesupernaturalpower.Somepeoplesaythatthereused

toberealdragons,butmostagreethattheywereimaginarycreatures（生物）.

DragonsinChinaandotherAsiancountriesareusuallysaidtobe2Peoplesaythattheybringstrength,goodluck,

andhealth.InancientChina,thedragonwasa3oftheChineseemperors.SomeChinesepeoplebelievethat

dragonsliveunderwatermostofthetime.UnlikeEuropeandragons,theydonothavewings,andthey4using

magic.TheChinesedragonlookslikealongsnakewithfourclaws.IntheChineselunarcalendar,peopleborninthe

“YearoftheDragon“are5tobelucky,brave,healthy,energeticandexcitable.TheDragonpersoncan'tmake

greatachievementsinlife6heorsheknowshowtomakethebestuseofhisorherenergy,intelligence,andtalent.

InEuropeanlegends,dragonsareusuallyseen7greedy（貪婪的）andcruelwingeddevils（惡魔）.TheEuropean

dragonisalsodescribedtobeastrongandsmartcreature.Anyknight（騎士）whokilledadragonwasabletogetnot

onlyitstreasurebutalsoits8InChristianity（基督教）,thedevilissometimesshownasadragon.Ithasbecome

popularforthe9ofpopularstoriestofightangrydragons.Dragonscontinuetoliveinstorybooks.Modern

fantasywriters10writebooksaboutheroesfightingdragons.Althoughdragonsappearinmanylegendsaround

theworld,differentcultureshavedifferentstoriesaboutthem.

1.A.strongB.awfulC.loyalD.proud

2.A.gentleB.terribleC.kindD.guilty

3.A.symbolB.dreamC.memoryD.mystery

4.A.moveB.flyC.rushD.jump

5.A.consideredB.confirmedC.comparedD.controlled

6.A.afterB.wheneverC.sinceD.unless

7.A.withB.forC.asD?by

8.A.successB.calmC.charmD.wisdom

9.A.detectivesB.heroesC.emperorsD.enemies

10.A.,evenB.everC.stillD.just

m.語法填空

12、WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear.ItwassetupbytheUNESCO（聯合國教科文組織）in1955to

encouragepeopletodiscoverthepleasureof1,（read）,Itmeansyoureadabookoutofinterestnotbecauseyour

teachersorparentstellyoutodo§o."Readingforpleasure"playsamoreimportantrole2.one'sgrowththanone's

familybackground.

Books,magazines,newspapersandotherkindsofmaterialscanhelpusknow3,(many)abouttheoutsideworld

andperfectus.However,computergames,onlinevideosandInternetarepushingbooksofftheshelf.Someexperts

believeifsaworryingtrend(趨勢).Each4.(China)read0.38morebooksin2013than2012butstillfarfewerthan

thoseinmajordeveloped5^(country).Evenworsemanybookstoreshaveclosedtheirdoors6.manybookloversstartto

buyfewerbooksthanbefore.

However,manypeopledostillpreferreadingbecauseithasbeenpartof7.(they)life.Itcanbenefit(使受益)

peopleinmanyways.Itgivesusinformationaboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworld.It8.hasastronginfluenceon

formingourpersonalityandmakesusmoreintelligent.Themoreweread,themoreweknow.Themoreweknow.The

9,(smart)webecome.It'snevertoolatetostartreading.Sojumpintothe10,(wonder)worldofbooksnow!

IV.閱讀理解

A

13、ThefirstStarbuckscoffeeshopopenedin1971indowntownSeattle,Washington,intheUnitedStates.Itwasasmall

coffeeshopthatroasteditsowncoffeebeans.Thecoffeeshop'sbusinessdidwell,andby1981therewerethreemore

StarbucksstoresinSeattle.

Thingsreallybegantochangeforthecompanyin1981.Thatyear,HowardSchultzmetthethreemenwhoran

Starbucks.SchultzworkedinNewYorkforacompanythatmadekitchenequipment.HenoticedthatStarbucks

orderedalargenumberofspecialcoffeemakers,andhewascuriousaboutthecompany.SchultzwenttoSeattletosee

whatStarbucksdid,andhelikedwhathesaw.Hewantedtobecomepartofthecompany.In1982,theoriginal(原先的)

StarbucksownershiredSchultzasthecompany'sheadofmarketing.

In1983,SchultztravelledtoItaly.Theuniqueatmosphereofthecoffeebarstherecaughthiseye.ToSchultz,itseemed

thatItaliansspenttheirdailylivesinthreeplaces;home,work,andcoffeebars.HisexperienceinItalygaveSchultza

newideaforStarbucksbackinSeattle.

SchultzcreatedanatmosphereforStarbuckscoffeeshopsthatwascomfortable,andcustomerseverywhereseemedto

likeit.Between1987and1992,Starbucksopened150newstores—andthatwasonlythebeginning.Infact,bytheyear

2000,threenewStarbucksstoresopenedsomewherearoundtheworldeveryday!

Today,Starbuckshasthousandsofstores,includingstoresintwenty-sixcountries.OnethingthathelpsmakeStarbucks

succeedincitiesoutsidetheUnitedStatesisthewayStarbucksworkswithlocalstoresandrestaurants.Byworking

togetherwithastorealreadyinthecity,Starbucksgetsanunderstandingofcustomersinthecity.Thisunderstanding

helpsStarbucksopenstoresintherightlocationsfortheircustomers.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.HowStarbuckshasgrownB.WhatStarbucksmakes

C.Starbucks9customersD.HowStarbucksmakesitscoffee

2.WhichistrueaboutStarbucks9firsttenyearsofbusiness?

A.ItgrewveryquicklyB.Itwasasmallcompany

C.ItmadespecialcoffeemakersD.ItwasrunbyHowardSchultz

3.AbouthowmanynewStarbucksopenedin1999?

A.3B.150C.300D.morethan1000

4.WhathelpsStarbuckssucceedinplacesoutsidetheUnitedStates?

A.Openingrestaurantsinjustafewlocationseachyear

B.Onlysellinglocallyproducedcoffeebeans

C.workingwithothermajorcoffee-makingcompanies

D.Learningaboutlocalcustomers

B

14、Whenpeoplethinkofwaterbuffaloes,theyoftenimaginewildanddangerousanimals.Butunlesstheyarehurtor

angered,waterbuffaloesareprobablythegentlestfarmanimalsintheworld.Thoughtheylookscary,theyaremuch

likehouseholdpets.Unlikecattle（黃牛）,theyarequietandhaveanaturalfondnessforhumans.

Waterbuffaloesaresopatientandgentlethatthereisnoneedtocontrolthemduringmilking.Becauseoftheanimal's

calmnature,waterbuffaloesalmostneverhavetheirhorns（角）takenoff.However,mostcattlewhichareraisedfor

theirmilkwillhavetheirhornstakenoff,whentheyareyoung.Itwillpreventthemfromhurtingoneanotherwhen

theygrowup.

Anothercommonwrongideaisthatwaterbuffaloescanberaisedonlynearwater.Thoughtheylovetorollinmuddy

water,waterbuffaloesusuallyliveandhavebabiesinsituationswherethereisnotenoughwatertodothis.However,

severalresearchersreportthatwaterbuffaloeswhorollinmuddywaterdonotneedtobetreatedwithinsecticides（殺蟲

劑）becausethemud（爛泥）coatingthatformsontheirskinprotectsthemfrominsectsandparasites（寄生蟲）.

Anotheruntruebeliefaboutwaterbuffaloesisthattheycanliveonlyintropical（熱帶的）areas.Actually,buffaloesare

abletoliveinawiderangeofclimates.Althoughtheyaremostcommoninthetropics,waterbuflTaloeswereusedtopull

snowplows（雪犁）inpartsofEuropemanyyearsago.

1.Whyarewaterbuffaloes9hornsnottakenoff?

A.Theydon'tusetheirhornstoattack.

B.Theycan'thavebabieswithoutthehorns.

C.Takingthehornsoffisdangeroustohumans.

D.Takingtheirhornsoffcankillthebuffaloes.

2.Thewriterseemstothinkthatmostcattle.

A.don'tgivemilkB.arenotgentle

C.makegoodpetsD.likepeople

3.Accordingtothepassage,howcanrollinginmuddywaterhelpwaterbuffaloes?

A.Itprotectsthemfromparasites.

B.Itwashesinsecticidesoffthem.

C.Ithelpsthemhavemorebabies.

D.Itkeepsthemcoolinhotweather.

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Peopleusedtokeepwaterbuffaloesashouseholdpets.

B.Manypeoplehaveincorrectideasaboutwaterbuffaloes.

C.Waterbuffaloesusedtobecommonaroundtheworld.

D.Waterbuffaloesandcattlehavemanysimilarities.

C

15、LastFridayastormsweptthroughtwovillagesintheNewTerritories（新界）,destroyingfourteenhomes.Seven

othersweresobadlydestroyedthattheirownershadtoleavethem,andfifteenothershadbrokenwindowsorbroken

roofs.Onepersonwaskilled,severalwerebadlyhurtandtakentohospital,andanumberofotherpeoplereceived

smallerhurt.Altogether（總共）overtwohundredpeoplewerehomelessafterthestorm.

Afarmer,Mr.Tan,saidthatthestormbeganearlyinthemorningandlastedforoveranhour.

“Iwaseatingwithmywifeandchildren/9hesaid,“whenweheardaloudnoise.Afewminuteslaterourhousefelldown

ontopofus.WetriedourbesttoclimboutbutthenIsawthatoneofmychildrenwasmissing.Iwentbackinsideand

foundhimsafebutveryfrightened.”

Mrs.WooMeiFongsaidthatherhusbandhadjustleftforworkwhenshefeltthatherhousewasmoving.Sheran

outsideatoncewithherchildren.

“Therewasnotimetotakeanything/5shesaid,fewminuteslater,theroofcamedown.”

Soldiershelpedtotakepeopleoutofthewaterareaandthewelfaregovernmentbroughtthemfood,clothesand

someotherthings.

1.HowmanyhomesaltogetherweredestroyedinthestormlastFriday?

A.Fourteen.B.Twenty-one

C.Twenty-nine.D.Thirty-six.

2.WherewasMr.Tanwhenthestormfirstbegan?

A.Hewasinbed.B.Hewasattable.

C.Hewasoutsidethehouse.D.Hewasontheroof.

3.Mrs.Wooandherfamilydidn9tgethurtbecause.

A.herhusbandknewtherewouldbeastorm

B.theywerealloutsidethehousewhenthestormbecameworse

C.shefeltthehousemovingandtheyranoutimmediately

D.thewelfaredepartmenthelpedher

4.Thispassagemaybefrom.

A.aguidebookB.anintroduction

C.anadvertisementD.anewspaper

5.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ATerribleStormB.ALuckyWoman

C.GoodSoldiersD.CleverPeople

D

16>Bobwasahomelessboywholivedinahouseforhomelesschildren.Healwaysfeltlonelyandsad.Hefelthewasa

nobodyinthisworld.Oneday,hesaidtoMr.White,headofthehouse,HWhydidmyparentsbringmetothisworld?

WhatvaluedoIhavenow?"Mr.WhitegaveBobastoneandsaidtohim,HTakeittothemarket,butdon*tsellitno

matterhowmuchmoneytheypayyou.

BobtookthestonetoamarketcalledGreenMarket.Amanwantedtobuyitfor100pounds,andBobwouldn'tsellit.

Later,anotherbuyerwouldpaymoreforthestone,butBobstillwouldn*tsellit.

ThenextdayinCenterMarket,thepeoplewouldbuyitatamuchhigherprice.ButBobwouldn'tsellit.

Thethirdday,BobtookthestonetoStreetMarket.Thistime,thepeoplethereofferedapricewhichwastentimes

higherthanthatinGreenMarket.ButBobwouldn*tsellit.

Bobcouldn'tunderstand.HeaskedMr.White,HWhydidtheypaymesomuchmoneyforjustastone?”

''Evenforastone,ifyouthinkitvaluable,itwillbevaluable,HsaidMr.White.

根據材料內容選擇最佳答案，并將其標號填人題前括號內。

1.WhydidBobalwaysfeellonelyandsad?

A.Becausehedidn'tgotoschool.

B.Becausehedidn'thaveanymoney.

C.Becausehedidn'thaveawarmfamily.

D.Becausehedidn'tliketheplacehelivedin.

2.WhichplacesdidBobtakethestoneto?

A.Someparks.B.Somehotels.

C.Someschools.D.Somemarkets.

3.Forwhatreasondidn'tMr.WhitewantBobtosellthestone?

A.Bobwantedahigherprice.

B.Thestoneisveryexpensive.

C.Mr.WhitewantedtoteachBobalesson.

D.Mr.WhitewantedtoplayajokeonBob.

4.HowmanytimesdidBobgotothemarket?.

A.Onlyonce.B.Onlytwice.

C.Threetimes.D.Fourtimes.

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.AhomelessboyB.Avaluablelesson

C.AnexpensivestoneD.Ahouseforchildren

E

17、Itwasnearlydark;thesunwasdroppingdownthemountainsfaraway.LittleTomcamebackhome,withtears

inhiseyes.

"What'sthematter,Tom?How'syourtrip?”Hismotheraskedwithabigsmile.461failed.Themountainissohigh

andfullofbigorsmallstonesonthewayJstillgoahead.ButIwastiredanditwassolatethatIhadtocomeback

Tomcried."Itdoesn'tmatter;youareonly12yearsafterall.Youwillhaveanotherchance,9,hismothersaid."But,

standingatthetopofthemountainismydream!”Tomsaid.Hisfathercomeoverandasked.uDidyouseethegreen

treesonyourwaytothemountain?”“Sureandtherearealotofbeautifulflowersbythesideoftheroad,“Tomreplied.

“Didyouhearthebirdssinging?99hisfatherasked."Thereweremanykindsofbirdssinginginthetreesandthesound

wasverysweet,"Tomsaid."Didyoufeelthebeautyofnature?^^hisfatherasked."Yes,thebluesky,thewhiteclouds,

thegreentreesandcolorfulflowersmadeanicepicture,MTomanswered.fc6Thafsenough!”Hisfathersmiledand

said,“Pleaseremember,son.Foroften,achievingwhatyouexpectisnotthemostimportantthing.Althoughyoudidn't

reachthetopofthemountain,yougotalotontheway

It'struethatnoteverygoalwillbeachieved,noteveryjobwillendupwithasuccess,andnoteverydreamwillcome

true.Themostbeautifulscenery（風景）isontheway.

1.Tomgotbackhomewhenthesunwasdropping.

A.slowlyB.sadlyC.quicklyD.early

2.Tom'sparentswantedTom.

A.tobefriendlyB.tobehappyC.tobecleverD.tobehealthy

3.WhafsthemainreasonthatTomdidn'treachthetopofthemountain?

A.Themountainwassohigh.

B.Thewaywasfullofbigorsmallstones.

C.Hewastiredanditwassolate.

D.Hewasonly12yearsold.

4.Tomsawalotofthingsonthewaytothemountainsexcept,

A.greentreesB.beautifulflowers

C.whitecloudsD.manystars

5.Thewritertriestotellusthat.

A.thegoalisnotimportant

B.everyoneshouldclimbthemountain

C.theprocessismoreimportantthantheresult

D.Havingatripisnoteasy.

F

18、AsDannyputhislunchtrayontothecafeteriatable,milkspilledalloverhissandwich.Hesatdown,hunghishead

forward,lookingatthefoodinfrontofhim.Frowning,hebeganpeelingthesoggymilk-soakedbread（浸透牛奶的）

fromhissandwich."ThisistheworstthingI'veeverdone!”hesaid,“It'snotthatbad,“saidhisfriendElena,whowas

sittingacrossfromhim."Justgetanothersandwich.”

“Sandwich?Whatsandwich?Iamtalkingaboutthetalentcontest.IfsonlytwoweeksawayandIdon'tknowwhatI'm

doing!Everybodywilllaughatme.There'snowaytoavoidit!”

“Don'tbesonegative,Danny,”saidElenaassherolledhereye§?"You'regoingtobegreat,You'reverycapable.You

havetheskillstodojustaboutanything."

Dannymovedhislunchtraytothesideandrestedhisheadonthetable.

“SitupDanny,“orderedElena,“Ihaveanidea.Lefsbrainstormalistofthingsyoucoulddo.We'Hdividethelistinto

categoriesorgroups.Lefsstartwithmusic.Youplaythepiano,right?”

“Istoppedtakinglessonsinthethirdgrade,“saidDanny.

“Whataboutsingingasong?99suggestedElena.

Dannyshookhisheadno."Let'smoveontoanothercategory.99

“Whataboutperformingmagictricks?”askedElena,asshetwistedthinstrandsofhairaroundherfinger.

“Idon'tknowhowtoplaymagictricks!”Dannyalmostshouted.wElena,howdidIgetmyselfintothishugemess?”

“Stopbeing§o??."Elenapaused,"That'sit,DRAMATIC!”Elenashoutedexcitedly.wYoucoulddoadramaticreading.

Youdefinitelyhavethetalentforit.Mrs.Pacealwayscallsonyoutoreadaloudinclass.Youcouldreadaplayaloud.

MaybeyoucouldevengetextracreditfromMrs.Pace.Sherewardsstudentswithpointsfordoingextrareadingwork.”

Dannythoughtforaminute.Thenhesmiled.“Elena,“Dannysaid,“Youareagreatfriend!”

Elenasmiledback.UIjustwanttomakesureyouareabright,shinystarwhenyoustepoutonstage/9

1.ElenaandDannyweretalking.

A.inthecafeteriaB.intheclassroomC.inatheatreD.athome

2.Dannywasunhappybecauseof.

A.thespilledmilkB.herfriendElena

C.thetalentco