2022-2023學年九上英語期末模擬試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Nickcanhelphismumdoalotofhousework,heisonly6yearsold.A．if B．while C．because D．although2、“Underground”istheonlywordintheEnglishlanguage_____beginsandendswiththeletters“und”.A．what B．that C．who D．whom3、Somewildanimalsareindangernow.Weshouldthinkabout______tosavethem.A．whatcanwedo B．whatwecando C．howwecando4、—Ireallywanttorelaxmyself．CouldweseeCityDangertonight？—Sure！Theactor_______aherousedtobeaschoolteacher．Ilikehimverymuch．A．whoplay B．whichplays C．whoplays D．thatplay5、Hurryup,_________youwillbelateforclass.A．and B．or C．but D．so6、Michael,howcanIknowthetruth?Well,youcandothesurvey,butyoudon’thavetoask________atthescene.A．somebody B．anybody C．nobody D．everybody7、Goingto______highschoolforoneyearinBritainwasquite______excitingexperienceforme.A．不填;anB．a;aC．不填;不填D．the;a8、Mybook___________hereintwodaysthroughtheEMS.A．aresentB．issentC．willbesentD．willsend9、On________Children'sDay，Jackreceivedaprizeforbeing________honestboy.A．the；an B．/；an C．/；a D．the；a10、Doyoulikepopmusic?Yes,verymuch.But_____myfather_____mymotherlikesit.TheybothlikeBeijingOpera.A．both,and B．either,or C．notonly,butalso D．neither,norⅡ.完形填空11、Foryears,PeterSmithwasbadlydisturbed（打擾）bythememoryofanaccidentthatcausedthedeathofoneofhis1,Oliver.Afterthat,hiswifelefthimandhe2hisjob.Butsuddenlythenewsabouthimchanged.Hiswifecamebackandhefoundanewjob.Onedayhetoldmewhathadchangedhislife.“Aftertheaccident,Ithoughtthatnobodycouldforgive（原諒）whatIhaddone.Thethoughtofmymistake3mysmile.Itputa4betweenmywifeandme.ThenIhadanunexpectedvisitfromthepersonIwasafraidmosttosee-themotheroftheclassmatewhodied.“Yearsago,”shesaid,“Ifounditinmyhearttohaveforgivenyou.SodidOliverandyourfriends.”Shestoppedforamoment,andthensaid5.“Peter,youaretheonewhohasn’tforgiven6.”Ilookedintohereyesandfoundkindness.ForthefirsttimeinmylifeIfeltworthy（有價值的）toloveandbeloved.ItisluckyforPetertogetforgivenessofhis7.Butforgivingdoesn’tmeandenying（否認）whathappened.Instead,itmeansfacingthemhonestly,realistically（現實地）.Canapersonbeall-forgivingandstill,behuman?Ascientistspentfouryearsinaprisoncamp（集中營）ofGermany.Hisparents,hisyoungersisterandelderbrotherwerekilledbyNazi.Hehaseveryreasonto8.Howeverheisfilledwithaloveoflifethathepassesontoeveryonewhoknowshim.Inhisbook,hesaid“Inthebeginning,Iwasfilledwithhate.9IrealizedthatinhatingIhadbecomemyown10.Ifyoucan’tforgive,youcannotlove.Andwithoutlove,lifehasnomeaning.”Forgivenessistrulythesavinggrace,whichgivesthepeoplewhomakemistakesachancetocorrectthem.1．A．teachers B．classmates C．workers D．strangers2．A．got B．left C．lost D．took3．A．tookaway B．putaway C．gaveaway D．threwaway4．A．bridge B．door C．house D．wall5．A．seriously B．carelessly C．probably D．happily6．A．myself B．himself C．yourself D．herself7．A．excuse B．mistake C．success D．lesson8．A．forget B．hide C．hate D．kill9．A．So B．Only C．Still D．Then10．A．classmate B．enemy C．friend D．teacherⅢ.語法填空12、Alongtimeago,therewasanemperor.Hehadabeautifulgarden.Inthegarden,therewasalittlenightingale(夜鶯)singingvery1．(beauty).Onedaytheemperorheardaboutthislittlebird'sbeautifulvoice.Heaskedhisguardstobringhertohim.Assoonastheemperorheardthenightingale'svoice,hesaid,"Putherinagoldencage,2．shecanstayandsingformewheneverIwanttohearher."Thelittlebirdwasso3．(happy)aboutbeingkeptinthecagethatshe4．(stop)singingoneday.Theemperorwasveryangry.Heorderedthescientistsinhispalacetomakearobotbird5．him.Thebirdcouldsingverybeautifully,6．.Theemperorwaspleased.Soontherobotbirdbecameold.Itnolongersangbeautifulsongs.Justatthattime,theemperorbecameveryweak.Onemorning,while7．(lie)inbed,theemperorwantedittosingonceagain.8．therobotbirdcouldn'tsinganymore.Suddenlythenightingalelandedonthewindow.Shebegantosingher9．beautifulsong.Theemperorwasveryhappy!Hebecamebetterandbettereachday.Aftertheemperorwaswell，hechangedalotandbecamekindtohispeople.Fromthenon,allhispeoplecherished(愛戴)himforhisloveand10．(kind).Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、YouCanMakeaWindsock(風筒)Haveyoueverseenawindsockblowinginthewind?Well,youcanmakeoneofyourown!Thisisafunprojectthatyoucandowiththingsyoumayhave.Youjustneedtofollowafeweasysteps.Youwillneed:onepieceofheavycoloredpaper,fiveribbons,strongtape,astringandapencil.Whattodo:Step1:Drawpicturesonthepaper.Youcanwriteyournameonit.Doanythingthatwillmakeitspecialtoyou.Step2:Makethepaperintotheshapeofatube.Holdoneoftheshorteredges(邊緣)overtheother.Thenmakethemtogetherwiththetapeateachendandinthemiddle.Step3:

Useapenciltomakeaholeintobothsidesofthetube.Theholesshouldbeonlyononeendofthetube.Pullthestringthroughbothholes.Thentietheendsofthestringtogether.Step4:

Nowmakefiveholesaroundthetopoftheotherendofthetube.Putaribbonthrougheachoftheholes.Tieaknotintheends.Makesuretheknotsarebiggerthantheholes.Nowyourwindsockisreadytouse,buthowdoesitwork?Theshapeofthetubeplaysanimportantpart.Windblowsthroughthetubeandmakesitflyanddancearound.Holdthewindsockupintheairbyitsstringandrunaround.Itwillflybehindyou.Youcanalsohangitoutsideandwatchitdancearoundonitsown!1．Youdrawpicturesonthepapertomakethewindsock_____.A．fun B．heavy C．strong D．special2．Whatdoyoudoafteryouputribbonsthroughtheholesinthetube?A．Makeholesinthetube. B．Tapethetubetogether.C．Tieknotsintheribbons. D．Putastringthroughthehole.3．Whatisprobablythemostimportanttomakeawindsockwork?A．Itsshape. B．Itssize.C．Thecolorofthepaper. D．Thenumberoftheholes.4．Whatisthemainpurposeofthisarticle?A．Totellaninterestingstory. B．Toexplainhowtodosomething.C．Toteachanimportantlesson. D．Toshowwhatawindsockislike.B14、AMystery(神秘的)ArtistThefirsttimeIsawSuzyKhan,IknewIhadtohelpher.AllIknewwasthatshewasanorphan,whohadnoparents,fromAfrica.Shehadjustbeenadopted(收養)byafamily,andtheythoughtthatthebestwayforhertolearnAmericanwaysoflifeistobewithAmericankids.Suzywasreallysmallforherageof12.Theboysinmyclassoftenlaughedather.Shewouldopenabook,pretendingtoread,withtearsdroppingontheopenpage.IlookeddownatthissmallgirlandpromisedmyselfthatImusthelpher.ButhowcouldIhelpherfitinwithus?Therehadtobeaway.Oneday,whenIwentintotheclassroom,IsawthatSuzyhadopenedhergeographybooktoapictureofatrain,andinhernotebook,shehadmadeaperfectcopy.Iwassurprisedandthoughtthatshecoulddosomethinginthecomingtalentshow.So,Itookhertoseetheartteacher,MissParker,andshowedherwhatSuzyhaddrawn.“Why,it’swonderful,”saidMissParker,andthenshowedusapostershehadpaintedforthetalentshow.“Ineedmoreofthese,butIjustdon’thaveenoughtime.Couldyouhelpme,Suzy?”Onthedayofthetalentshow,Suzy’sposterswereeverywhere—alloverthehallandallovertheschool,eachonedifferent.“Andfinally,”saidMr.Brown,theschoolmaster,attheendoftheshow,“Wehaveaspecialaward.I’msureyou’veallnoticedthewonderfulposters.”Everyonenodded.“Oneofourownstudentspaintedthem.”Icouldheareveryonewhispering.“Whoinourschoolcoulddrawthatwell?”Mr.Brownwaitedforawhilebeforesaying,“Sincethisstudentworkedsohardontheposters,shedeservesaprize,too.Ourmysteryartistisournewstudent—SuzyKhan!”Mr.Brownthankedherforallthewonderfulpostersandgaveheraprofessionalartist’sset.“Thankyou,”shecried.Irealized,atthattimewhenIwaslookingatherexcitedface,shehadprobablyneverownedanythinginherwholelife.Everyonestartedtoclaptheirhands.SuzyKhangavethemashysmile.IknewthenSuzywasgoingtobeallright.1．ThewriterwantedtohelpSuzybecame______.A．SuzywaslaughedatbytheboysinherclassB．Suzycouldn’tanswertheteacher’squestionC．SuzywasreallysmallforherageoftwelveD．Suzywasadoptedbythewriteratthattime2．SuzyKhanwasin______whenshemetthewriter.A．AfricaB．JapanC．AmericaD．London3．MissParkeraskedSuzyKhantodrawmorepicturesforher,because______.A．shewaslazyB．shehadnotimeC．shecouldn’tdrawwellD．shedidn’tlikedrawing4．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat______.A．amysteryartisthelpedSuzywintheprizefinallyB．atfirsteveryoneknewthatSuzycoulddrawwellC．thewriterthoughtSuzywouldn’townanythingD．SuzywouldbemoreconfidentthanbeforeC15、Theysaymusicisuniversal,anditseemstobetruesincewhereverwego,weseepeoplelistening,playingordancingtoit.Wetendtothinkthatmusicislargerthanourculturaldifferencesandshowsthedeeperconnectionsbetweenus.ButaccordingtoarecentstudypublishedintheCurrentBiology,musicdoesn’tspeaktoeveryone.Thereisacondition,theresearchersargue,called“musicalanhedonia”.Theysaythatthosewhohavethisconditionmayhavefewabilitiestoexperiencepleasurefrommusic.Forthestudy,30peoplelistenedtothesame,mostlyclassicalmusicpieces.Theywerethenaskedtocompleteaquestionnaireonhowtheyfeltaboutthemusic.Atthesametime,theresearchersmeasuredtheirheartrateandskinreaction,whichareconsideredphysiologicalmeasuresoffeelings.Accordingtotheresearchers,mostofthepeopleinthestudygotpleasurefromthemusic.Theyhadaquickerheartbeatandsweatedmore.However,asmallnumberofthemhadverylittleandevennopleasantfeelingwhiletheywerelisteningtothemusic.Thesepeoplehadnoneorveryfewofthephysicalsignswhichtheothersinthestudyexperienced.Theresearcherssaythatthismeanspeoplehavedifferentabilitiestoenjoymusicandthat“therearepeoplewhospecificallycan’tenjoymusicatall”Tostudytheconditionmoredeeply,anothergroupofscientists,atColumbiaUniversity,US,researchedbrainactivities.Theyfoundthatthekeyisthebloodflowtotherewardsysteminthebrain.Peoplewhogotlesspleasurefrommusichadcomparativelylowerbloodflowtoareasinvolvedintherewardsystemofthebrainwhentheywerelisteningtomusic.Thelowerbloodflowmakesitmorelikelythatthebrain’s“rewardsystem”willbeinactive.Anditwillproducelessofthe“pleasurechemical”dopamine.Asaresult,peoplegetlesspleasurefrommusic.Iftheresearchiscorrect,accordingtoNationalPublicRadio,therearesimplypeoplewhojustdon’tgetmusic.Theymaygetpleasurefrommanythings,butagoodtuneisn’toneofthem.1．Thepeoplewhoiscalledmusicalanhedonia_______.A．avoidlisteningtomusicB．liketolistentocertaintypesofmusic.C．can’tfeelthepleasurethatmusicbringstoothers.D．believeculturaldifferencesarelargerthanmusic.2．WhatwasthepurposeofthestudymentionedinCurrentBiology?A．Tolearnwhatmusicpeoplelovethemost.B．Tolearnhowmusicinfluencespeople’sfeelings.C．Tounderstandtherelationshipbetweenmusicandthebody.D．Toseewhethermusicworksinthesamewayforallpeople.3．Whathappenedinthestudywhenpeoplelistenedtomusic?A．Allofthemhadfasterheartbeatandsweatedmore.B．Thosewhoenjoyedmusichadslowerbloodflow.C．Theyshoweddifferentphysicalsignsasthemusicchanged.D．Thosewhoenjoyedmusichadmoredopamineproduced.4．Whichpartofamagazinemaythearticleappearin?A．Science. B．Sports. C．Health. D．Fashion.D16、TheMostInterestingFestivalsaroundtheWorldContents

Introduction1

＊BabyCryingDay2

＊Cheese-rollingFestival

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＊ColorThrowingFestival

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＊FishSwallowingFestival

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＊InternationalPillowFightDay

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＊InternationalTwinsFestival

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＊RaincoatFestival15

＊RoswellUFOFestival

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＊TomatoFestival18

＊WaterFightingDay

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＊WifeCarryingFestival

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＊WorldBodypaintingFestival

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InternationalPillowFightDay

InternationalPillowFightDayisheldeveryAprilaroundtheworld—fromAmsterdam,Budapest,toNewYork.Ithasbeencelebratedsince2008.Hundredsofpeoplegooutwiththeirpillowshittingeachother’sface,backandchest.Peopledressupassuperheroesandanimals,laughingandfighting.

Thefestivalusedtobeagametorelease(釋放)energyandstress.Nowadaysbesidesbringingfun,InternationalPillowFightDayhasbecomeawaytoquicklycollectpillowsforthehomeless.In2014,about2,000pillowswerecollectedforthepoorinBronxandBrooklyn.

Rules:Bringyourownpillowsanddon’thitanyonewithoutapilloworwithacamera.

TheGuinnessWorldRecord:ThelatestrecordofthelargestpillowfightwassetonOctober27,2013inChicago,with4,500pillowsand3,813people.

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1．TheInternationalPillowFightDaywasfirstcelebratedin_______A．2000 B．2008 C．2013 D．20142．NowadaystheInternationalPillowFightDayhasbecomeawayto________.A．collectpillowsforthehomelessB．releaseenergyandstress.C．hiteachother’sfaceD．fightwithothers3．ThelatestGuinnessWorldRecordofthelargestpillowfightwassetin________.A．NewYork B．Amsterdam C．Budapest D．Chicago4．Youmayreadabout______________onthePage19.A．BabyCryingDay B．ColorThrowingFestivalC．WaterFightingDay D．WorldBodypaintingFestivalE17、Blindimitation(模仿)isself-destruction.Tothosewhodonotrecognizetheiruniqueworth,imitationappearsattractive:tothosewhoknowtheirstrength,imitationisunacceptable.Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopment,imitationishelpful.WhenIfirstlearnedtocook,Iusedrecipes(菜譜)andturnedoutsometastydishes.ButsoonIgrewbored.Whyfollowsomeoneelse'swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?Imitatingrolemodelsislikeusingtrainingwheelsonachild'sbicycle;theyhelpyougetgoing,butonceyoufindyourownbalance,youflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.Indailylife,imitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously(下意識地)holdpoorrolemodels.If,asachild,youobservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebad,youmayhaveacceptedtheirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollowwhattheydid.Ifyoudonotmakestrongchoicesforyourself,youwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers.Inthefieldofentertainment,ourcultureglorifiescelebrities.Thosestarslookgreatonscreen.Butwhentheystepoffscreen,theirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous.Ifyouaregoingtofollowsomeone,focusontheirtalent,nottheirbadcharacterorunacceptablebehaviors.Blessedisthepersonwillingtoactontheirsuddendesiretocreatesomethingunique.Thinkofthemovies,books,teachers,andfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.Theytouchedyoubecausetheircreationsweremotivatedbyinspiration,notdesperation.Theworldischangednotbythosewhodowhathasbeendonebeforethem,butbythosewhodowhathasbeendoneinsidethem.Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.Studyyourrolemodels,acceptthegiftstheyhavegiven,andleavebehindwhatdoesnotserver.Thenyoucansay,"Istandontheshouldersofmyancestors"tragediesandstories,andknowthattheyarecheeringon.1．Imitationprovesusefulwhenyou_____.A．knowyouareuniqueB．losethebalanceoflifeC．begintolearnsomethingnewD．gettiredofroutinepractice2．Toavoidthebadresultofimitation,weshould_____.A．forgetdailyfearandpainB．choosetherightexampleC．askothersfordecisionsD．stayawayfromstars3．Thetroubleacreatorfacesis_____.A．thelackofstrongmotivationB．theabsenceofpracticalideasC．howtosearchformorematerialsD．howtouseimaginationcreatively4．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Tohighlighttheimportanceofcreatively.B．Tocriticizethecharactersofrolemodels.C．Tocompareimitationwithcreation.D．Toexplainthemeaningofsuccess.F18、Believeitornot,humanshavebeenindebt(負債)totheEarthOvershootDaythismonth.TheEarthOvershootDayfellonAugust8th.Asofthatday,wehaveusedasmuchfromnaturein2016asourplanetcanprovideinawholeyear.Inotherwords,wehaverunoutofthisyear’s“ecologicalbudget”,andfortherestoftheyearwe’llbeeatingintoour“savings”.GlobalFootprintNetworkhasbeenwatchingtheEarthOvershootDaysince1971.Thisyear,thedaycamefivedaysearlierthanitdidlastyear(Aug.13th),11daysearlierthattheyearbefore(Aug,19th)andistheearliestdateyet.GlobalFootprintNetworksaidthathumansnowuse1.6Earthsworthofcrops,forest,livestock,energyandotherresources(資源)everyyear.Bythe2030swewillbeusingmorethantwoEarth’sworthofresourceseveryyear.ThesituationismoreandmoreseriousandtheworldneedstofindbetterbalanceinhowtousetheEarth’sresources.OvershootDayisaredlightwarningoftroubleahead.“Thatis,we’reusingupwhatourplanetdoesforus,soyearafteryear,thereislessforustouse,”StuartPimm,anAmericanprofessorofecology,explained.“Lessforest,fewerfishintheocean,lessproductiveland.”Twoofthemaincausesareover-populationandpollution.Smallactionsmakeabigdifferenceandallofusplayanimportantroleincreatingabetterworldwherewelive.Evenafewsimplechangesaroundourhomecanreducetheresourcethatwewaste,fromtakingashowerinsteadofabath,tousingourownreusablebagsatthestoreinsteadofonesthataremadeofplastics.Inthiswaywecanreducewasteandpollution.Let’sstarttodaytolivegreenerinnotime.1．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．TheEarthOvershootDayiscomingearlierandearlier.B．TheEarthOvershootDayfallsonAug.19th.C．Humanswillhavetospendmoremoneyfortherestoftheyear.D．Humanshaveusedasmanyresourcesthisyearaswedidlastyear.2．AccordingtotheGlobalFootprintNetwork,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Bythe2030stherewillbenoresourcesleftonEarth.B．Humansneedtofindbetterwaystouseresourcesproperly.C．Humansusemorethan1.6Earthsworthofresourceseveryyear.D．Aug.13thistheearliestdateoftheEarthOvershootDaysince1971.3．Whichonecan’thelpusreduceth