2022-2023學年九上英語期末模擬試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、---Couldyoutellme_______?---Sure.Walkstraightalongthisstreetandyou'llfindit.A．howcanIgettothemuseum B．whereisthemuseumC．whichisthewaytothemuseum D．howfarthemuseumis2、Heranquicklyallthewaytoschool,______hewasstilllate.A．but B．and C．or D．so3、—Ithinkittakesalotofpracticetoplaytheviolinwell.—.Practicemakesperfect.A．NowayB．MypleasureC．I’mafraidnotD．That’strue.4、―Mike,you_______themagazinesincelastweek.Canyoureturnitnow?―Sure.A．borrowed B．haveborrowed C．havekept5、—Whatkindofbooksdoyoulike?—Ilikefunnystorybooks.They'revery_.A．boring B．lazy C．quiet D．interesting6、—DidLisanoticeyouenterthehouse?—Idon’tthinkso.She______toaMP3withhereyesshut.A．listensB．listenedC．waslisteningD．islistening7、Tocutdownwaste/p?'lu:?n/,weshouldtakeourownbagstogoshopping.A．popular B．pollution C．population D．progress8、---Excuseme.Couldyoupleasetellme________?---Sure.Goalongthisstreetandturnleft.It’sonyourright.A．whenIcangettothebookstoreB．howcanIgottothebookstoreC．howIcangettothebookstore9、He_______hisleftarmintheaccidentlastweek.A．hurt B．hurted C．hurts D．washurting10、Toprotectendangeredelephants,governmentshouldmakerulestopreventpeoplefrombuyingandsellingthings___________ofivory（象牙）.A．make. B．aremade C．bemade D．madeⅡ.完形填空11、Oncetherelivedarichman1wantedtodosomethingforthepeopleofhistown.Atfirsthewantedtofind2whethertheyshouldgethishelp.Inthecentreofthemainroadintothetown,he3averylargestone.Thenhehidbehindatreeand4.Soon5oldmancamealongwithhiscow.“6putthisstoneinthecentreoftheroad?”saidtheoldman,7hedidnottry8thestone.Instead,withabitof9hepassedaroundthestoneandcontinuedonhisway.10mancamealonganddidthesamething;thenthethirdcame,andthenext.Allofthemcomplainedaboutthestonebutdidthesame.Laterintheafternoonayoungmancamealong.Hesawthestone,11to12:“Thenight13verydark.Someneighborswillcomealonglaterinthedarkandwillfallagainstthestone.”Thenhebegantomovethestone.Hepushedandpulledwithallhis14tomoveit.Howgreatwashissurpriseatlast!Underthestone,hefoundabagofmoney.15whenwedosomethinggoodforothers,wemaygetsomesurprise.1．A．who B．whom C．what D．which2．A．for B．out C．with D．about3．A．place B．places C．placing D．placed4．A．wait B．waited C．waiting D．waits5．A．a B．an C．/ D．the6．A．How B．Why C．What D．Who7．A．but B．however C．and D．so8．A．removing B．removed C．toremove D．remove9．A．difficulty B．difficult C．difficultly D．difficulties10．A．Other B．Another C．Theother D．Others11．A．saying B．said C．tosay D．says12．A．his B．him C．he D．himself13．A．was B．is C．willbe D．are14．A．strength B．strong C．stronger D．strengthen15．A．Sometime B．Sometime C．Sometimes D．SometimesⅢ.語法填空12、從方框中選擇適當的詞并用其正確形式，使短文完整、通順。每空只填一詞（有兩詞多余）cup,happy,so,which,the,good,think,but,they,be,fail,teachAgroupofclassmatesgottogethertovisittheiroldteacher.Theseclassmatesallhadgoodjobsandmadelotsofmoney.Theytalked1．.Theteacheraskedthemthedifficultytheyhadhad.Thentheirtalksoonturnedtotalkingaboutthestress(d壓力)inworkandlife,Theteacherwentto2．kitchenandcamebackwithalargepotofcoffeeandmany3．---chinaones,plasticonesandglassones.Someareplainlooking,someareexpensiveandsomearelovely.Theteachertoldthemtohelp4．tothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theteachersaid,“Canyounoticethatallofyoutooknice-lookingexpensivecups,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones?Youwantonlythe5．foryourselves,anditisthesourceofyourproblems.”“Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,6．youwentforthebestcupsandthenbeganlookingateachother’scups.”“Now7．aboutthis;lifeisthecoffee,andthejobs,moneyandpositioninsociety8．thecups.Theyarejusttoolstohold,anddonotchangethelife.Sometimes,bycaringonlyaboutthecups,we9．toenjoythecoffee.10．don’tletthecupsdriveyou,andenjoythecoffeeinstead.”Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Longago,therewasamusicianwhotraveledfromtowntotownmakingmoneybyplayingmusic.Atthattime,musicianswereregardedasbeggars.Oneday,themusiciancametoalitetownandsawasign"Nobeggarsandnomusicians."Buthewastoohungrytowalkanyfurther.Hedecidedtohidehisviolinandpretended(假裝)tobeapersonlookingforwork.Hewentfromhousetohouseandfinallyfoundarichmanwhoneededaholedigger.Themusiciantookit.Whenhedugthehole,heheardagirlplayingtheviolin.Itsoundedsoawfulthathecouldn'tstanditanylonger.Hesaid,"I'vebeenlisteningtoyouplaying.I'mnotamusician,butperhapsIcouldshowyousomething."Thenhepickeduptheviolinandplayedawonderfulsong.Soon,thegirl'sparentscameout.“Ithoughtyouwereaholedigger,"criedtherichman,"butyouareamusician!"“Ohno,I'maholedigger!"themusiciansaid.Therichmanlookedatthemusician'shandsandfoundthemsmooth.Hebelievedthehandshadneverdugaholebefore."Thisisaterriblehole.You'refired(解雇)!"therichmanshouted.Disappointed,themusicianbegantowalkaway,butthegirl'smomcalledout,"Perhapswecoulduseamusicteacher!"Hetaughtthegirlverywell.Fromthatdayon,musiciansbecamewelcomeinthelittletown.1．Whatcanwefromthefirstparagraph?A．Thereweren'tmanymusicianslongago. B．Itwaseasyformusicianstomakemoney.C．Musicianswerenotpopularinthelittletown. D．Musicplayedanimportantroleinpeople'slife.2．Themusicianhidhisviolinbecause____.A．hewastoohungrytocarryit B．hecouldn'tdigtheholewithitC．hewasafraidthathemightloseit D．hewantedtopretendtobeaworker3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A．Thegirl'sviolin B．ThemusicplayedbythegirlC．Themusician'sviolin. D．Themusicplayedbythemusician.4．Howdidtherichmanfeelwhenheknewthemanwasactuallyamusician?A．Angry B．Excited. C．Interested D．Worried5．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thegirlwasverygoodatplayingtheviolin.B．Themusiciandugsomeholesfortherichman.C．Themusiciandidn'tgetajobattheendofthestory.D．Theparentsthoughtthemusicianplayedtheviolinwell.B14、Human,Don’tCometooCloseFrequenttouchingfromhumansmaychangeplants’genesandslowtheirgrowth.Whenweseebabiesorpets,wecan’thelpgentlytouchingthemtoshowourlove.Andtheygiveushappyfeelingsback.Butarecentstudyshowsthatit’sdifferentforplants.Astudy,publishedinThePlantJournal,showsthatplantsdon’t“like”tobetouched.That’sbecausetouchingchangestheirgenes(基因)and,evenworse,canslowtheirgrowth.ProfessorJimWhelanoftheLaTrobeInstituteinAustraliagaveanexplanation.“Thelightesttouchfromahuman,animal,insect,orevenplantstouchingeachotherinthewind,leadstoahugegenechangeintheplant,”ScienceDailyreported.Inordertotestthetheory,thescientistsdidanexperimentonplants.Theygrewanumberofplantstotheageoffourweeks.Thentheytouchedthemwithapaintbrushevery12hoursovera36-hourperiod.Theyfoundthatasaresponsetothetouch,themitochondria(線粒體)intheplantshadbeenpartlydestroyed.Themitochondria,asScienceAlertnoted,arethe“powerhouseofthecell(細胞)”.Themitochondriaproduceenergyfortherestofthecellinbothanimalsandplants.Ifthis“powerhouse”isweakened,theplantswilllosealargeamountofenergythatshouldhavesupportedtheirgrowth.WhelanfurtherexplainedtoScienceDaily,“Ifthetouchingisrepeated,thenplantgrowthisreducedbyupto30percent.”Althoughtheprocessdoeshaveastrongeffectonplants,usuallytheplantssurvive.Touchingchangestheplants,butit’snotnecessarilyabadchange.AccordingtoScienceAlert,frequenttouchingormovingplantswillmakethemgrowshorterthanotherones.Theresearchersbelievethischange,insomeway,couldbehelpful.Itmayhelpplantsfightthreatstotheirhealthsuchasinsectsandbadweather.Thenewresearchfindingshaveledtoadeeperunderstandingoftheplants’responsetotouching.Andtheresearchmight“openupnewwaystoreducesensitivity(敏感性)andimprovegrowthinthefuture”,ScienceAlertreported.1．Whydidthescientistsdotheexperiment?A．Totestiftouchingcanchangethegenesofplants.B．Toshowthatplants’andanimals’genesaredifferent.C．Totellwhentouchinghaseffectonplantsandanimals.D．Tofindoutwhysomeplantsgrowmoreslowlythanothers.2．Whatdidthescientistsfindintheirexperiment?A．Repeatedtouchingshortenedtheplants’lifebyfourweeks.B．Touchingsloweddownplantgrowthbyreducingenergyforgrowth.C．Repeatedtouchingmadeplantsdiesoonerthantheywereexpectedto.D．Mitochondriaintheplantscouldn’tproduceenergybecauseoftouching.3．Whatdothescientiststhinkofthefactthattouchmakesplantsbecomeshorter?A．Theplantswillbemorelikelytobeattractedbyinsects.B．Theplantswillbemoreeasilyharmedbybadweather.C．Theplantswillbelesssensitivetobeingtouched.D．Theplantswillbebetteratfightingdangers.C15、AboycalledMikehadmanyfriends,andhewasproudofit.Whoeverhemet,hewouldliketoshowoffhowpopularhewasatschool.Oneday,hisgrandpasaidtohim,“Mike,Iknowthatyoudon’thaveasmanyfriendsasyouthink.Manyofthemarenottruetoyou.”Mikethoughtmaybehisgrandpawasright.However,hewasn’tsurehowhecouldtestwhetherhisschoolmateswererealfriendsornot,soheaskedhisgrandpa.Theoldmananswered,“Ihavejustexactlywhatyouneed.It’sinmyroom.Waitaminute.”Theoldmanleft,soonreturningasif(好像)carryingsomethinginhishand,butMikecouldseenothingthere.“Takeit.It’saveryspecialchair.Becauseit’sinvisible,itwillbehardforyoutositonit.However,ifyoumanagetositonit,youcanusethechair’smagicpowertotellwhoyourrealfriendsare.”Miketookthestrangeinvisiblechairtoschool.Atbreaktimeheaskedeveryonetoformacircle,andheputhimselfinthemiddle,withhischair.“Nobodymoves.You’reabouttoseesomethingamazing,”saidMike.Thenhetriedsittingonthechair.Havingdifficultyseeingit,hemissedandfelltotheground.Everyonehadaprettygoodlaugh.“Wait,wait,”saidMike,makinganothertry.Butagainhemissedthechair.Mikedidn’tgiveup.Hekepttryingtositonthemagicchair.Finally,hedidit.Thistimehefelthimselfinmid-air.Thenheexperiencedthemagicthathisgrandpahadbeentalkingabout.Lookingaround,MikesawGeorge,LucasandDianaholdinghimup,sohewouldn’tfall.Butsomeschoolmateswhomhehadregardedasfriendshaddonenothingbutmadefunofhim.Mikewasquitethankfultohisgrandpa,whohelpedhimtestwhohistruefriendswere.1．Mike’sgrandpagavehimaspecialchairto______________.A．sitonintheschoolB．testwhohistruefriendsareC．behisbirthdaypresentD．playgameswithhisfriendsatschool2．Theunderlinedword“invisible”inthepassageprobablymeans_____________.A．thankfulB．helpfulC．unseenD．magic3．Mikesucceededinsittingonhischairfinallybecause________________.A．hisfriendstaughthimB．hehadtriedmanytimesC．thechairhadmagicpowerD．hisfriendsheldhim4．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat_______________.A．MikehadsomanytruefriendsB．Mike`sgrandpagavehimnothingC．George,LucasandDianaheldMikeupD．Mikeisapopularboyatschool5．Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe_______________.A．AMagicChairB．AKindGrandpaC．Mike’sTrueFriendsD．HowtoTestFriendsD16、NoCarDaywasfirststartedby34citiesinFranceonSeptember22，1．Itwasstartedtoprotecttheenvironment．Bynow，morethan1，000citiesaroundtheworldhavehadaNoCarDay．ThefirstNoCarDayinChinawasinChengduin2．Othercities，includingTaipei，ShanghaiandWuhan，alsosupporttheday．InBeijing，moreandmorepeoplearejoiningthecampaign．Itasksdriverstoleavetheircarsathomeforonedayeachmonthandwalkorrideabiketowork．ItalsocallsonBeijingersnottousecarsonJune5(WorldEnvironmentDay)．Theslogan(口號)forthedayis，“Ifwedriveforonelessday，wecanhaveonemoreniceday．”Sofar．morethan200，000drivershaveshowntheirsupport．“Wecan’tcontrol(控制)theweather，butwecanchoosenottodrive，”saidWuZonghua，acarclubchairman．Beijingistryingtohave238blueskydaysthisyear．Inthefirstquarterof2007，Beijingonlyhad52blueskydays．Thiswas11dayslessthanthenumberforthesameperiodlastyear．Muchofthedustcomesfromthedesert，butcarscausemostoftheairpollution．WemustdomoreforNoCarDay．3．NoCarDaywasstarted___________．A．tosavemoneyB．tocontroltheweatherC．tomaketheaircleanerD．tokeepoutdustfromthedesert4．TheNoCarDaycampaignasksBeijingdrivers___________．A．toworkhardtogetfewerblueskydaysB．nottoworkonWorldEnvironmentDayC．torideabikeorwalkinsteadofdrivingtoworkD．toleavetheircarsathomeforaweekeachmonth5．WhenisWorldEnvironmentDay?A．OnJuly5th．B．OnJune5th．C．OnSeptember22nd．D．OnFebruary2nd．6．WhichofthefollowingaboutNoCarDayisWRONG?A．ItwasfirststartedinFranceinSeptember，1．B．ItwasfirststaredinChinain2．C．Itissupportedbyover1，000citiesaroundtheworld．D．ItwasfirststartedbyacarclubchairmaninBeijing．7．Whatcanweinfer（推斷）fromthepassage?A．MoreandmorepeopleinBeijingarejoiningcarclubs．B．PeoplewillhaveonemoreWorldEnvironmentDayeachmonth．C．Moreandsnorepeoplewon’tdriveonNoCarDayinBeijing．D．TheearclubchairmanWuZonghuawon’tdriveanymore．E17、BuildingKids’FunMickeyMouse,Cinderella,SnowWhiteandWinniethePooh...everykiddreamsofthedaythey’llgettovisitthesefamouscharacters,and,mostimportantofall,themagicalworldofaDisneythemepark.Andfiveveryluckykidsgettoexperiencealltheexcitementasoftenasthey’dlikeintheirgrandpa’sbackyard—nowaitinginlinesnecessary.AFullerton,Californiagrandfatherwasinspiredtocreatesomethingsofuninhisownbackyardthathisgrandkidswouldalwayswanttovisit.SteveDobbs,68,saidhisgrandchildrengoteasilyboredwithatoytrainthathegotthemtoplaywithinhisbackyard.Luckyforthem,hehappenedtobeanamazingaerospaceengineer(航空工程師).“MyyoungergrandkidsarenutsaboutDisneyland,”DobbstoldTheOrangeCountyRegisterwebsite.”Iwantedtogivethemareasontocomeovertomyhousetospendtimewithme,andDisneylandistoughtocompetewith.”Itallstartedwitha“SmallWorld”themedrideandit’sonlygrownfromthereovertime.Theminithemeparkisfullofthesamekindofprincesses,castles(城堡),trainsandtunnels(隧道)you’llseeattheactualDisneylandpark,whichhappenstobenottoofarfromtheFullertonhome.It’snowcompletewithattractionsinspiredbyDisneymoviefavoritessuchasFindingNemoandFrozen.Andasthekidsgotolder,theirgrandpawassuretoprovidethemwiththefullthemeforarollercoaster(過山車).DobbsisaprofessoratCaliforniaStatePolytechnicUniversity,Pomona,andheaskedhisstudentstohelphimbuildtheride.Allinall,thethemeparkhascosthimabout$6500(43470yuan)butit’swellworthit.“It’sanoldman’shobby,”Dobbssaid.Buttohisfamily,it’ssomuchmorethanthat.“Dobbslandmightbeminiature(微型的)insize,butit’shugeintheheartsofourfamilyandfriends,”Dobbs’daughterCoriLinderwroteinablogfortheBabblewebsite.“ThebestpartaboutDobbsland?Gettinginisfree”.1．SteveDobbsbuiltaparkinhisbackyardbecause__________A．hewantedtocreateamagicalworldthatwasbetterthanDisneylandB．.hisgrandchildrenwouldwanttopayhimmorevisitsC．hisgrandchildrenaskedhimtobuilditforthemtoplayinD．hewantedtoshowhistalentsasanaerospaceengineer2．WhatdoesDobbsmeanbysaying“MyyoungergrandkidsarenutsaboutDisneyland”?A．HisyoungergrandkidsarefoolishforlovingDisneyland.B．HisyoungergrandkidsgetboredwithDisneyland.C．HisyoungergrandkidsreallyloveDisneyland.D．HisyoungergrandkidshaveneverbeentoDisneyland.3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthegrandfather’sthemepark?A．Itstartedwitharollercoaster.B．Itisonlyopentofamilymembers.C．Itwasbuiltbythegrandfatherwiththehelpofhisstudents.D．ItislocatedinanareawherethereisnoDisneythemepark.4．What’sthemostimportantthingaboutthebackyardthemepark?A．Dobbshastriedouthisgrandchildren’sinspirations.B．Dobbsisproudtohaveturnedhishobbyintosomethinghuge.C．AdmissionisfreeforDobbs’family.D．ItishighlyvaluedbyDobbs’familyandfriends.F18、Doctors,psychologists(心理學家),economists(經濟學家)andotherexpertshaverecentlygottogethertofindoutwhatmakesushappyandhavecometosurprisingresults.Oneofthemaintopicsishowtomeasure(衡量)happiness.Althoughsomeexpertssaythattherearemanywaystomeasurehappiness,likerecordingaperson’sfeelings,satisfactioninlifeorbeinghealthy,otherssaythatyoucan’treallymeasurehappiness,butyoucanseeit.Moneyisreallyimportantinmostpeople’slives.Oncepeoplehaveenoughmoneytosupporttheirliving,theypaymoreattentiontoothermeaningfulthings.Inmanycases,friendsandaclosefamilyaremoreimportant.Somepeoplealsoneedmeaningfulandcreativeworktofindhappiness.Studiesfindthatthereisaconnectionbetweenhappinessandhealth.Mostofthetime,peoplewhoarehappierhavebetterhealth.Theyworkbetterandtheyarenotasstressedasothers.Besides,happierpeoplemaybeabletolivelongerandenjoytheirhappiness.Studiesalsoshowthatthosewholaughalotandthosewhoareingoodmoodsarealsohappier.Isthereawayofachievinghappiness?Someexpertssaythatifpeopleexpresstheirthanks,theycanbecomehappier.Joiningpleasantconversationscanalsobringmoresatisfactionandhappiness.Notsurprisingly,peoplefeelthatagoodrelationshipisimportantinbeinghappy.Happinessisalsocontagious.Theresultsshowthatifyouhappentohaveamemberofyourfamilyorafriendnearyouwhoishappy,you’llhappy,too.1．Whatplaysamoreimportantroleinmostpeople’sdailylife,accordingtothepassage?A．Health. B．Money. C．Satisfaction. D．Friendship.2．Somepeoplewillfeelhappyiftheyhave____________work.A．popularandfree B．meaningfulandcreativeC．well-paidand