2022-2023學年九上英語期末模擬試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、SouthAfricapresidentNelsonMandelapassedaway________December5th,2013________theageof95.A．on;in B．in;at C．on;at D．at;in2、GuanXiaotongisapopularstar.Alotofteenagers_________her.A．lookuptoB．lookforwardtoC．comeupwithD．catchupwith3、Sally,thisis_____timeyou’veaskedmeaboutthatmatter.What’swrongwithyou?A．three B．thethree C．third D．thethird4、—Asweknow,it’sdifficulttoliveinaforeigncountry.—______ifyoucan’tunderstandthelanguagethere.A．Properly B．Recently C．Usually D．Especially5、—Now,whereismyschoolbag?—________!Wewillbelateforschool.A．Justamoment B．Takeiteasy C．Don’tworry D．Comeon6、Whynot___________yourteacherforhelpwhenyoucan’tfinish___________itbyyourself?A．ask;write B．toask;writing C．ask;writing D．asking;write7、Never____tilltomorrowwhatmaybedonetoday.Inthisway,youcangetmostandlearnbest.A．puton B．putdown C．putoff8、—Doyouthinktheywill_____thematch?—Ithinkso.Theweatherisreallyterrible.A．takeoff B．turnoff C．setoff D．putoff9、Thecountrylifehewasusedtogreatlysince2008.A．change B．haschanged C．changing D．havechanged10、—Haveyoubeentothenewparkneartheriver?—Yes.It’soneofparksinthecity.A．beautifulB．morebeautifulC．mostbeautifulD．themostbeautifulⅡ.完形填空11、Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage（選擇最恰當的單詞或詞語完成短文）Peoplesometimeslookatnatureandfailtoseeitsperfection(完美).Forexample,theylookataplantandthink,“Howmuchbetterthisplantwouldbeifonlyitsflowersweremorebeautiful!”Ortheyseeasummerrainandthink,“IfIhad1theworldIwouldhavemadeitneverrainwhenpeopleareonholiday.”Sucha2happenedlongagowhenatravellerwasrestingunderanappletree.Ashelookedaround,hesawabigpumpkininanearbygarden.Henoticedthatthevine(藤)onwhichthebigpumpkingrewwasquiteweak.3him,hesawsmallroundappleshangingonstronglimbs(樹枝).“Howstupidnatureis!”themanthoughttohimself.“Ifnaturehadhalfabrain,itwouldhavemadethesebigpumpkinsgrowonthisstrongtree4ontheweakvine.”Thetravellerwasproudthathewassmarterthanthecreatorofallthingsinthenaturalworld.Justthen,asmallapplefellfromthetree,hittinghimonthehead.Hequicklysawthedefect(不足之處)inhisthinking.Helearnedhowthingsmighthavebeendifferentifithadbeenthehugepumpkinthathadhithimonthehead.“Iclearlywouldhave5mylifeinsuchanaccident,”hesaid.Ashewentonhisway,hehadnewadmiration(欽佩)fornature.1．A．explored B．created C．discovered D．expected2．A．dream B．brain C．case D．trouble3．A．Above B．Beside C．Against D．Before4．A．becauseof B．outof C．fullof D．insteadof5．A．enjoyed B．rescued C．lost D．begunⅢ.語法填空12、Everychildhashisowndream.Everychildhopestobe1．adult.However，isitreallylikewhattheyimagine?Asaboy2．livesinmoderntimesandinamoderncity，Ifeelgreaterpressure(壓力)onmewiththe3．(city)development.Althoughweseldomworry4．money，westillhavesomeother5．(problem)，suchascompetitionamongclassmatesandexpectation(期望)fromparents.Theseexperiencesareveryhelpfultoourfuture.Butinfacttheyreallygive6．(I)alotofpressure.Istillclearlyrememberthehappinessofmychildhood.Unluckily，wehavetofacethefactwithtimepassingby.Webegin7．(feel)thisinvisible(無形的)pressurecomeuponus.Wegetupbeforesunrise8．comebackaftersunset.Weworkandstudylikeanadult，even9．(hard)．Whatwedoistogetanexcellentmark.Growingupisveryboring，butweshouldtrytofindhappinesswhilegrowingup.Ithinkfriendshipamongourfriends，thesupportfromourparentsandtheencouragementfromourteacherscanhelpus.Whynot10．(enjoy)thepleasureofgrowingupanditsdelicioustaste?Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Ialwaysfeltsorryforthepeopleinwheelchair.Somepeople,oldandweak,cannotgetaroundbythemselves.Othersseemperfectlyhealthy,dressedinbusinesssuits.ButwheneverIsawsomeoneinawheelchair,Ionlysawadisability,notaperson.Oneday,Ifaintedbecauseoflowbloodpressure.Itscaredmyparents.ThedoctorsaidthatImustrestforawhile.Iagreedtotakeiteasybut,asIsteppedtothedoor,Isawmydadpushingawheelchairinmydirection!Feelingthecolorburnmyface,Iaskedhimtopushthatthingrightbacktowherehefoundit.Icouldnotbelievethiswashappeningtome.Wheelchairswerefineforotherpeoplebutnotforme,asmyfatherwheeledmeoutintothemainstreet,peopleimmediatelybegantotreatmedifferently.Littlekidsraninfrontofme,forcingmyfathertostopthewheelchairsuddenly.Peoplelookeddownatme,pityintheireyes.Thentheywouldlookaway,maybebecausetheythoughtthesoonertheyforgotme,thebettertheywouldfeel.“I’mjustlikeyou!”Iwantedtoscream.“Theonlydifferenceisyou’vegotlegs,andIhavewheels.”ButIhadtotastethebitterness(痛苦)bymyself.Peopleinwheelchairsarenotdifferent.Theyseeeverylookandheareachword.Lookingoutatthefaces,Ifinallyunderstood:Iwasoncejustlikethem.Itreatedpeopleinwheelchairsexactlythewaytheydidnotwanttobetreated．Irealizeditissomeofuswithtwohealthylegswhoaretrulydisabled.1．Theauthoronce________whenshewashealthy.A．laughedatdisabledpeopleB．tookpityonthepeopleinwheelchairC．wishedherselftositinawheelchairD．sawsomehealthypeoplemovingaroundinwheelchairs2．Theunderlinedword“fainted”inParagraph2means_________.A．癱瘓B．康復C．暈倒D．出診3．Facingthewheelchairforthefirsttime,theauthor_______.A．feltcuriousaboutitB．refusedtoacceptitrightawayC．thoughtitwasreadyforhisfatherD．gotreadytomovearoundinitatonce4．Theexperienceoftheauthortellsusthat“_________”.A．Lifeisalwaysthebestteacher.B．Peopleofteneattheirbitterfruit.C．Don’tdotootherswhatyoudon’twantotherstodotoyou.D．Lifeissochangeablethatnobodycanknowituntilithappens.B14、Nowadaysit’sacommonphenomenonthatparentsdrivetheirchildrentoschoolandbackhome,whichcausesaheateddiscussion.Asurveyhasjustbeenmadea-boutit.andhereistheresult.Note：（1）savetime（2）comfortable（3）safe（4）easytocommunicate根據材料內容選擇最佳答案，并將其標號填入題前括號內。1．Accordingtothesurvey,wecanseeofthesupportersbelievethatmorevaluabletimecanbesaved.A．B．C．D．2．Oneofthesupportersconsidered．A．hischildcouldn’trestorhavemealscomfortablyinthecar.B．hecouldcommunicatewithhischildwhendrivingC．hischildmightbemoredangerousinthecar.D．itwasawasteoftimetodrivehischildtoschool3．WhichistheTRUEstatementbelow?A．fewofthepeoplebelievethatdrivingkidstoandfromschoolcancausetrafficjams.B．halfofthepeoplethinkthatdrivingkidstoandfromschoolwilladdtotheparentsburdens（負擔），suchastime，energy.C．stillsomepeopleworrythatinthelongtime,kidsmaybemoredependentontheirparents.D．allthepeopleagreetodrivekidstoandfromschool.4．Thesurveymayberead.A．inanadB．inanovelC．ontheNetD．inaposter5．Whatcanwelearnfromthechart?A．Nowadaysitisn’tacommonphenomenontodrivekidstoandfromschool.B．Parentscangetchancestotalkwiththeirchildrenonthewaytoschoolinthesamecar.C．Thesurveyshowedallthepeoplehadthesameview.D．Manypeoplewillspendtheirmosttimeandenergy,iftheydrivekidstoandfromschool.C15、FormanykidsinAfrica，thecolorfulPlayPump(踏水車）isthefirstplaygroundthingtheyhaveeverseen.Whenthechildrengiveitapushandjumpinfortheirfirstride，smilesofwonderappearsontheirfaces.Thefunofgoingroundandroundinacircleisjustpartofthewonder.Thewonderfulinventiondoesn’tonlychangethekids’playtime，butalsomakesabigdifferencetothepeople’slives.Asthemerry-go-roundstarts，itpumps(泵送）cleanwaterupfromdeepundergroundandkeepsitinahugetank(桶）.Peoplearewelcomedtocomeandhelpthemselvestogetthewaterforfree.Theyareveryhappythesedays.InthecountrysideofAfrica，veryfewpeoplecoulddrinkcleanwater.Theydon’thavemachinesthatcangetwaterintheirhomes.Instead，theyoftenwalkalongwaytocarrywaterback.PatriciaMolope，afifteen-year-oldgirl，explainsthatbeforehervillageinSouthAfricagotaPlayPump，peoplewouldpayataxidrivertotakethemtoawellfarfromtheirhomes.“Sometimesthetaxidriversweresobusythatwewouldhavetostoptakingshowersinordertosavewater.Itwassofartowalkthere，butatpresentwehaveourowncleanwaterinthevillage，andthelifeisbetter，too.”Thehardjobofcarryingwaterusuallyisdonebywomenandgirls.Carryingwaterformilesandhourseachdayissuchaheavyjobthatitsometimespreventsgirlsfrombeingabletogotoschool.ThankstothePlayPump，gettingwaterisquickerandeasier-----andevenboysjoinin.Thepumpshavebecomeanewactivity.Kidsandadultsseemtoloveplayingwiththemwhilecollectingwater.AboynamedKhumalo，twelveyearsold，says，“Ihaveseenmanykindsofwaterpumps，buthaveneverseenonethatcankeepwater.WhenIgrowup，IwanttobeaninventorsoIcanalsoinventcleverthingslikethePlayPumpthatwillhelpmycountry.”Sofar，morethan800PlayPumpsarebeingoperatedinschoolsandneighborhoodsinfourAfricancountries，providingwaterforalmosttwomillionpeople.1．TogetwaterfromaPlayPump，peopleneedto______________.A．walkforalongway B．pushitfirstC．makeitinacircle D．useabigtank2．Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto____________A．pump B．merry-go-roundC．PlayPump D．underground3．ForPatriciaMolope，gettingwaterusedtobehardbecause____________A．Shedidn’tknowhowtouseaPlayPump.B．Shehadnomoneytopayataxidriver.C．Theonlyplacetogetwaterwasfarawayfromhome.D．Therewasnotenoughwaterinthewell.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutPlayPump?A．PeopleneedtopayforthecleanwaterfromPlayPump.B．BothchildrenandparentsenjoytherideonPlayPump.C．PlayPumpmakesthelifeoftheAfricansmucheasier.D．AbouttwomillionAfricansareusingthewaterfromPlayPump.5．Whatisthemainideaofthestory?A．PlayPumpcanbringpeopletogether.B．PlayPumphelpsturnworkintoplay.C．Everycountryintheworldisthirsty.D．PlayPumpisagreatinventionintheworld.D16、In1454,whenJeanHarperwasinthethirdgrade,herteacher

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towriteareportonwhattheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.Shepouredherheartintoherreportandexpressedherdreamofbecominganairlinepilot.Herpapercamebackwithan“F”

onit.Theteachertoldheritwasa“fairytale”.Jeanwascompletelydisappointed.Astheyearswentby,Jeanwasbeatendownbythediscouragement.

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ItE17、IntheeyesofmanyWesterners,Chinesearethebesthostsbuttheworstguestsintheworld.Thisisprobablybecausetheguest-hostrelationshipinChinaismuchdifferentfromthatinsomeWesterncountries.InChina,guestsarealmostlikegods.WheneverIenteraChineseperson'shome,thereisalwaysfruitonthetableforme,andsomeoneisquicktobringmeacupofteaorwater.IntheWest,thingsaredifferent.Actingaccordingtothehost'swayofdoingthingsisusualbehaviorforaguest.AndtherearelotsofthingsWesternersfinddifficulttoadaptto.Forexample,mymother-in-lawdoesn'tsmoke,sowhenIseesomeofherguestssmokinginherhouse,Iasanon-smoker,wouldfeelunhappy.UsuallyIwanttostopthemdirectly.ButImustrealizethat,tobeagoodhostinChina,shemustn'tdothat.However,inmostNorthAmericahomes,youshouldnotsmoke.Ifyoureallywanttosmoke,youcouldask,“IsitOKifIsmoke?”Butdon'tbesurprisedifyougeta“no”.Inourculture,it'snotconsideredrudeatall.

InChina,youprobablywon'tneedtochangetheguest-hostrelationshipverymuchbecauseyouwillprobablyonlybethehost,andChinesearenaturallyverygoodhosts.ButifWesternhostsinviteyoutotheirhouse,trynottobetoosurprisediftheirstyleoftreatingyouisnotwhatyouhaveexpected.1．ManyWesternsthinkChinesearetheworstguestsbecause.A．Chineseactlikegodsintheirhome B．theydon'texpectgiftsfromChineseC．thereareculturaldifferences D．Chineseareheavysmokers2．Ifthewriter'sguestswanttosmokeinhishouse,hewillprobablysay“”A．It'sOK.Goahead. B．Wouldyoulikeacigarette?C．Smokingisabadhabit. D．Sorry,pleasedon'tsmokehere.3．Inthepassage,theunderlinedphrase“adaptto”probablymeans“”.A．thinkbackto B．getusedtoC．lookforwardto D．keepcloseto4．Whenitcomestotheguest-hostrelationship,thewriterthinks.A．foreignersshouldlearnfromtheChineseB．hostsmustdothingsintheguests'wayC．WesternhostsarealwaysnicetoguestsD．peopleshouldunderstandculturaldifferenceF18、China’sMannedSpaceProgramSpaceship:ShenzhouVTime:October15th,2003Mainevents:ChinesespacemanYangLiweiwassentupintospace.Hewentaroundtheearth14timesinhisone-dayflight.Chinabecamethethirdcountrytosucceedinmannedspaceflight.Spaceship:ShenzhouⅥTime:October12th,2005Mainevents:ChinesespacemenFeiJunlongandNieHaishengwerebothsentupintospace.OnOctober17th,thetwoChinesespaceheroessafelyreturnedtotheearth.Spaceship:ShenzhouⅦTime:September25th,2008Mainevents:ChinesespacemenZhaiZhigang,LiuBomingandJingHaipengweresentupintospace.ZhaiZhigangmadeourcountry'sfirstspacewalk.Thisspacewalktook20minutes.Spaceship:ShenzhouⅩTime:June11th,2013Mainevents:ChinesespacemenNieHaisheng,ZhangXiaoguangandthesecondspacewomanWangYapingweresentupintospaceandconnectedwiththespacestationTiangongI.WangYapinggaveaspacelessonaboutmicro-gravity(微重力)toallChineseteenagers.Thisspacelessonlasted40minutes.1．Accordingtothearticle,theChinesespac