1、2023學年九上英語期末模擬測試卷注意事項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05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. 單項選擇1、I prefer _ the failure rather than _ my

2、 dream.Aexperience; to give upBto experience; give upCexperienceing; giving upDto experience; to give up2、Guan Dong saved an old lady out of the Yangtze River. great courage he showed!AWhat aBWhatCHow aDHow3、 your hat when raising the national flag.ATake off BTurn off CGet off DFall off4、Read it alo

3、ud _ the whole class can hear you clearly.Aso thatBifCwhenDalthough5、-Excuse me, Miss Li. Could you help me to _these math problems?-Sure. Show me the problem.Awork outBhand outCfind out6、To make your DIY work perfect, youd better get all the tools ready _ you start.AsinceBbeforeCwhenDafter7、-Have y

4、ou decided _ to Shanghai to visit World Expo, Simon?- -Yes. Ill go there by train. Its much cheaper than by plane.Awhere to goBhow to goCwhen to goDwhom to go8、Jim spends the most time on English, but he always gets the _marks.Its a great pity. Maybe, he needs to find a _way.Alower; goodBfewest; bes

5、tCfewest; goodDlowest; better9、 Sam, have you heard of Ehang 184? Sure, it to help us escape from the citys terrible traffic jams.AinventedBis inventingCis invented10、Were not sure _ therell be _ or not tomorrow.Aif; rains Bif; rainy Cwhether; raining Dwhether; rain. 完形填空11、Carnegie was born in 1888

6、 to a poor farming family in the central United StatesThe boy didnt see a train 1 he was 12 years oldIn his teens，he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows in his familyWhen Carnegie first entered college，he felt 2 because of his clothes and ordinary looksHis mother 3 him: Why not try to b

7、e better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?Carnegie tried to be more active in collegeHe joined the debate（辯論） teamBut one after another，he lost 12 meetsThe young man was very 4 in himselfHe said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures 5 soon Carnegie was s

8、een practicing public speaking on the riversideBecause of his hard work，he 6 at last In 1906，Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became widely knownThe young man made his own words come true，Believe that you will succeed， 7 you willIn order to 8 his success，Carnegie opened schools and wrote boo

9、ksHis best-sellers include How to Win Friends，Influence People，How to Stop Worrying and Start LivingMore than 50 million 9 of his books have been printed in 38 languagesThey are still helping people on the road to success1Awhen Bas Cuntil Dwhile2Ahopeless Btired Chappy Duseless3Areplied Bordered Cpr

10、otected Dencouraged4Acolleges Blooks Cfamilies Dspeeches5Ainterested Bsurprised Cdisappointed Dexcited6AAlthough BThen CSo DBut7Asucceeded Bfailed Cgraduated Dtried8Aor Bbut Cand Dso9Aachieve Bshare Crealize Dshow10Aschools Bones Cstories Dcopie. 語法填空12、Who designed the first helicopter(直升飛機)? Who 1

11、 (draw) one of the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most 2 (doctor) did? There is an answer 3 all these questions - Leonardo de Vinci.Leonardo lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his 4 (invent) seem modern to us today. For example, one of his no

12、tebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldnt build 5 helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked. Thats why he was considered 6 (be) a genius that has ever been known. But Leonardo wasnt just an inventor. He was one of the 7 (great) artists of his

13、day. When he was only twenty years old, he 8 (call) a master painter, and as he got older he became even more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways 9 he was ready to paint. Many of Leonardos wonderful paintings are still with us today. You may know one of his most famous works- the

14、10 (smile) woman known as the Mona Lisa. 閱讀理解A13、News 1Liu Xiang won Chinas first gold medal in the world championships (錦標賽) in 12.95 seconds.“Everybody wants to win a world title. I was nervous before the race. But I dealt with it so Im very happy,” Liu said with a smile after the race.Some report

15、ers noticed that at the start, Liu Xiang was crying. He said that is his way of letting off pressure. “My start wasnt good, maybe because I was nervous or because I was a bit slow,” he said.Liu will run next at the Shanghai Grand Prix (大獎賽) meeting at the end of September. He is confident (自信的) afte

16、r winning the gold medal. “I want people to know how fast I am,” he said. “This is number one speed. Theres nothing I cant do.”News 2Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Dont worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and chil

17、drens books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June.News 3Last Wednesday Medvedev (梅德韋杰夫) took over from Vladimir Putin (普京). At the age of 42, he becomes the youngest president of modern Russia.Medvedev was born to a family of teachers. H

18、e read a lot from a young age. After university, the soft-spoken young man went on to teach law at university and became very popular with his students.In 2005, Medvedev became the first deputy prime minister (第一副總理). But he was as friendly as before. “He has not changed. He invited me to his home,”

19、 said Vera Smirnova, Medvedevs first teacher. “In Russia, only two politicians (政治家) have invited their first teachers to their homes, Medvedev and Putin.”1Why was Liu Xiang crying at the start?AHe wanted to reduce pressure. BHe was happy.CHe was a bit slow. DHe felt excited.2Checking textbooks, dic

20、tionaries and childrens books will_.Amake sure the books are not too expensiveBmake the children unhappyCmake sure there are few mistakes in themDmake the government lots of money3What Medvedevs first teacher said shows _.AMedvedev is as friendly as beforeBMedvedev and Putin were her studentsCMedved

21、ev has changedDMedvedev and Putin invited her to their homesB14、“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen.”After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up

22、 to sports announcer(播音員). I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I was refused every time. In one studio, a nice lady told me that big stations didnt want to accept inexperienced persons. “Go to the countryside and find a small station thatll give you a chance,” she

23、 said.I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied(申請). The job sounded just right for me.

24、 But I still failed in the interview. At that moment, moms words came to my mind: “Everything happens for the best.” Dad offered me a car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport in Iowa. The program director, named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.As I left his

25、office, I felt sad. I asked aloud, “How can a man become a sports announcer if he cant get a job in a radio station?”I was waiting for the lift when I heard MacArthur calling, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he made me stand before a microphone and asked me

26、 to broadcast an imaginary game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturdays game!On my way home, I thought of my mothers words again: “Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen.”1After the writer graduated from college, he tried t

27、o look for a job in at first.AChicago BDixonCDavenport DIllinois2The writer couldnt find a job in Dixon because .Ahe had played high school footballBhe did not pass the interviewChe had no working experienceDhe had no interest in the job3Which sentence below is TRUE?AIn all, the writer went to three

28、 cities to look for the job.BThe writer took the train to different places to look for the job.CThe writer gave up finally when he was refused again and again.DMacArthur gave the writer a chance to broadcast Saturdays game directly.4The passage mainly tells us that .Ait is hard to find a jobBmothers

29、 help is necessaryCwe should hope for the bestDlife is full of disappointmentC15、Leon was a postman. Every day Leon would wake up and feed his 37 cats. Leon didnt really want 37 cats, but one by one they had appeared on his doorstep, and Leon had taken them in.Every day, after feeding the cats, Leon

30、 would collect the mail from the red postboxes in the village and take it home. “If only I had 37 helpers instead of 37 cats, my job would be so much easier,” Leon thought. Just then, the cats started meowing for their dinner. That gave Leon an idea. That night, Leon worked late making 37 cat-sized

31、postal backpacks. Then, he went around to each postbox, putting up signs that read: postbox closed! Please use the postal cat service.The next day, Leon put a backpack on each cat and dropped off the cats around the village. Leon knew that the cats would be happy walking around all day. He also knew

32、 that they would always come home for dinner. Leon spent the day relaxing, waiting for his helpers to return. Leon was right. The cats did return, but they did not bring home many letters. Some got the letters wet. Some bit off the corners of the letters. Some even lost their backpacks. “Cats are ju

33、st too unreliable(不可靠的),” Leon thought.Just then, a strange sound came from the outside of Leons door. A dirty dog was waiting to be invited inside. That gave Leon an idea.1In Paragraph 2, Leon _ that night.Amade postal backpacks Bput up a sign on each catChad dinner with the cats Dcollected letters

34、 in the village2Which of the following is right?ALeons job was to raise cats and dogs.BLeon asked the cats to collect the mail for him every morning.CSome cats got the letters wet and some bit off the corners of the letters.D37 cats came home and brought home many letters successfully.3According to

35、the last paragraph, we can infer(推斷) that Leon would _.Alet the dog take a shower Bmake the dog work for himCinvite the dog to dinner Dwalk the dog around the villageD16、A research study has looked into what happens inside your brain while you read and listen to music. You know that thrill(興 奮 )you

36、get when listening to your favorite music?That exciting feeling when you hear your favorite songs?According to a recent study，it seems the same thing can happen while you are reading，but not with every kind of text. This opens up interesting questions around how music，reading and emotions are connec

37、ted in the brain.The study“ We decided we would do a comparison between four or five different kinds of texts to see how the brain reacted，”explains Adam Zeman，a scientist. “ The participants (參 與 者 )lay in an MRI scanner reading the texts，and then we compared brain activity for those five texts.”Th

38、e texts ranged (涉 及 )from deadly boring ones to highly exciting ones，including the Highway Code，parts from novels，and poems.So what happened in the participants brains while they were reading?Emotional reactionAs the researchers observed，participants found some texts more emotional than others. When

39、 reading these emotional texts，there was higher activity in brain areas related to pleasure and rewardthe same areas related to the thrill we get when we listen to music. As Zeman says，“ it perfectly shows that the emotional reaction to literature(文 學 )and to music has quite a bit in common. So it d

40、oesnt seem to matter whether you are listening or reading if you get a thrill. That was one quite strong finding.”Introspection(內 省 )There were more interesting findings. Reading poetry is often considered an activity that requires us to use the brain，but did the study find any truth of this?When th

41、e participants were reading poems，the team found there was more activity in a particular group of brain areas called the Default Network. “ These areas seem to be related to things we do with our minds when we are resting，like thinking about whats happened to us recently，thinking about whats going t

42、o happen in the near future，about other people，and that network seems to be more strongly related to poetry than with other texts，”explains Zeman. This connection between poetry and introspection could be the subject of further research.ConclusionsThe study shows that the different texts activate di

43、fferent areas of our brains when we read. Zeman says，“ the study did support what we thought:reaction to literature was going to be a bit like the one to music in terms of emotion. We felt that we ended up with a great deal of unanswered questions which we hope somebody will continue to ask.”1What d

44、id the research try to find out?AHow music helps us read different kinds of texts.BWhat kind of texts most people like while listening to music.CWhy reading different texts causes different reactions in emotion.DWhether reading can cause similar emotional reaction like music does.2What did the parti

45、cipants do in the study?AThey listened to music. BThey read different texts.CThey answered many questions. DThey compared brain activities.3What can we learn from the study?AThe emotional texts work better for the research.BPoetry reading can activate the Default Network.CMusic helps to bring pleasu

46、re and reward.DPeople think about the past when resting.E17、The world lost one of the most respected leaders. Nelson Mandela, the former (前任的) South African president, passed away on Dec. 5, 2013. The whole world felt sorry about the death of Mandela, a great man of history.Mandela is mostly remembe

47、red for his efforts to end apartheid(種族隔離) in South Africa. Mandela was born in 1918. In South Africa, there are both black and white people. But at that time, Black people couldnt live or travel where they wanted. They didnt have the right to vote, either. Mandela didnt think that was right.He orga

48、nized many activities against it, but he was sent to prison for 27 years. Under international pressure, the government set Mandela free in 1990. Great changes in the law began to end apartheid. At that time, Mandela chose to forgive his enemies. He shook hands with the people who wanted him dead. He

49、 also encouraged black people to forgive the whites.Because of his forgiveness, Mandela is remembered as a moral model(道德楷模) by the whole world.In1993,Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize. A year later, he became the first black president of South Africa.Both black people and white people voted. Aparth

50、eid ended. In 1999, Mandela left office at the highest point of his power.1The former South African president was _years old when he died.A80 B90 C95 D852Mandela was sent to prison for 27 years because he _.Achose to forgive his enemies.Bencouraged black people to forgive whitesCshook hands with ene

51、miesDorganized many activities against apartheid3In 1993, Mandela won the Nobel Prize for _.Aphysics BpeaceCchemistry Dliterature4Mandela was remembered by the whole world as _.Aa president Ba leaderCa moral model Dan officer5Which statement is Right according to the passage?AThe government set Mand

52、ela free in 1990.BMandela became the black president in 1993.CMandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994.DMandela left office at the highest point of his power in 1996.F18、California Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a law for driverless cars to travel on public roadways, showing once again that Lef

53、t Coast has a way of making car-makers develop faster. It is not that smart minds in Japan and Germany arent already working on driverless cars. But with most new technologies, engineers want to make sure that they are safe enough before large production. The California law will allow them to travel

54、 on the states roadways if there is an experienced driver sitting in the driving seat to take over if needed. “Today, were looking at science fiction becoming tomorrows reality,” Gov. Brown said during a news conference at Googles headquarters. “This driverless car is another step forward in this lo

55、ng march of California and leading not just the country, but the whole world.”The state often uses stricter laws to control greenhouse gases and global warming, which was strongly against by most car-makers in other states, saying it would be impractical for each state to make its own fuel standards

56、. However, the U.S. EPA(環境保護署) sided with California . At last all sides reached an agreement, but the push from California undoubtedly influenced the EPAs sharply higher fuel standards, which require car-makers to achieve an average of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.When it comes to driverless cars,

57、 California is actually the third state to authorize(批準) them, behind Nevada and Florida. But by far it is the most influential. “Its meaningful because California is a big state , a first mover and really a big player,” Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington who studies autonomous transport law, told the New York Times.1The sentence“California, of course , has led the way towards cleaner transport.”is the topic sentence of _.AParagraph 2 BParagraph 3 CParagr