2023年江西鷹潭貴溪二中學英語九年級第一學期期末統考模擬試題注意事項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0．5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．Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—MayIwatchTVnow?—No,you________.You________doyourhomeworkfirst.A．maynot;canB．can’t;mayC．maynot;mustD．can’t;must2、CharlesSchulzcreatedSnoopyandhisfriends,anddrewthecartoonsto_______olderpeopleaswellaschildren.A．punish B．regret C．afford D．satisfy3、---Mustwestayathomereadingalltheafternoon,dad?---No,you______.Youcangooutandrelaxyourself.A．mustn’t B．can’t C．needn’t D．shouldn’t4、Idon′tcarehowyoudothejob.Ionlycareitcanbedone.Justgivemeadate!A．where B．what C．why D．when5、－Buddy,youhaven’tbeenactinglikeyourself.What’sup?－___________.A．I’mfine.Thanks B．Welldone C．That’sgood D．Nevermind6、-Mydreamistobuild______________universityonthemoonsomeday-Itsoundslike_________unusualdream.IwishyoucouldrealizeitA．aa B．an,a C．an,an D．aan7、Yourpapermust_______assoonasthebell_______.A．handin;ringsB．handin;willringC．behandedin;ringsD．behandedin;willring8、---willtheTVplaybebroadcasted(播出)?---Perhapsit’sreviewedsuccessfully.A．Howlong;until B．When;until C．Howsoon;notuntil D．Howoften;notuntil9、Weoftenhavetostayupforourstudythoughwetohaveenoughsleep．A．told B．weretold C．havetold D．aretold10、—Ihadareallyniceweekendonthebeach.—_______.A．Oh,that’sveryniceofyou B．CongratulationsC．It’sapleasure D．I’mgladtohearthatⅡ.完形填空11、Onceuponatime,therewasalazypoormanlivinginasmallhousewithspider(蜘蛛)websonthewallsandmicerunningaround.People1comingintosuchadirtyplaceandthepoormanwaslonelyand2everyday.Hethoughtitwaspoverty(貧窮)thatled3hisunhappylife.Oneday,thepoormandroppedinonawiseoldmanandaskedhimfor4aboutchanginghislife.Theoldmangavehima5vase(花瓶)andsaid,“Thisisamagicvasethatwillbringyou6.”Thepoormanlookedatthevase7.Hewondered8heneedavaseinhispoorhouse.However,hedidn’twantto9awaysuchabeautifulvase,sohebroughtithomeandputitonthetable.“It’snotrightforsomethingsobeautifultobe10,”thepoormanlookedatthevaseandthought.Thenhepickedsomewildflowersandputthemintoit,makingitevenmorebeautiful.11hewasstillnotsatisfied(滿意的).“Itisnotgoodforsuchabeautifulthingtostandnexttoaspiderweb.”Atthis,hestartedtodosome12inthehouseandpaintthewalls.Hishouseturnedintoa13placeimmediately.Thepoormancheeredup.Hesuddenly14thatinthepastitwashis15thatmadehimpoorandunhappy.Fromthenon,heworkedhardandhislifegotbetterandbetter.1．A．avoided B．continued C．enjoyed D．risked2．A．sadly B．sad C．Sadness D．sadder3．A．for B．off C．to D．with4．A．knowledge B．success C．service D．advice5．A．big B．small C．beautiful D．old6．A．pain B．happiness C．harm D．confidence7．A．closely B．easily C．surprisingly D．gladly8．A．what B．why C．how D．when9．A．throw B．turn C．keep D．go10．A．ugly B．full C．empty D．dirty11．A．And B．But C．Because D．So12．A．work B．cleaning C．job D．cooking13．A．strange B．large C．dirty D．comfortable14．A．hoped B．realized C．thought D．found15．A．business B．laziness C．loneliness D．sicknessⅢ.語法填空12、Joe’sgrandchildrenvisitedhimduringtheholidays.Beforethevacationtime,Joecleanedthehouse.Unluckily,helosthisfavoritewatch.WhenJoe’sgrandchildrenarrived,theyaskedhim1．hewassoupset.Joesaid,“Ilostthemostvaluablewatchthatwas2．(give)byyourgrandma.”Hisgrandchildrenpromisedhimthattheywouldfindthewatchforhim.OneofJoe’s3．(granddaughter)asked,“Grandpa,doyourememberwhenyoulastsawthewatchbeforeitwasmissing?”Joereplied,“MaybewhenIwascleaningthebarn(倉房).”Thechildrenwenttothebarn,whichwasfull4．oldbooks,brokenfurniture,andsoon.Theysearchedformorethantwohours,butcouldn’tfindthewatch.Theywerevery5．(sadness)andleft.Afterawhile,onegrandsonwalkedintothebarnagain.Herequestedtheothersnottofollow6．(he).Thelittleboysatquietlyinthebarnforabout15minutesandthenrushedtohisgrandpa.Yes,hegotthewatchand7．(happy)giveittoJoe.Joewassurprisedandaskedhowhewasabletofindthewatch.Thelittleboyreplied,“Isatinthebarnwithout8．(make)anoiseandthebarnwassoquiet.Afterafewminutes,Iheardthetick-ticksoundandfoundit.”Joe9．(hug)thelittleboyandthankedhim.Thiswasthepowerofsilence.Ifwestaycalm,wemayfindawaytodeal10．adifficultsituationveryeasily.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、In1896,thefirstmodernOlympicGameswasheldinAthens,Greece.SincethenmanycountrieshavesuccessfullyheldtheOlympics,suchasChina,England,France,Germany,Canada,theUSA,SpainandAustralia.AftermorethanacenturytheGamesreturnstoitshometownin2004.WhenpeopleholdtheOlympicGames,theyalwaysmakeanemblem.TheemblemoftheAthensOlympicGameswasawhitecircleofolivebranchesinthesky.NowAthensisdevelopingaspiritofpeace.Anofficersaid,“WhileinAthens,theworldshouldbeatpeace.Wehopethepeaceisnotjustforashorttime.WewouldlikethemessagefromtheAthensGamestohelpcountriescometogetherandsolvetheirproblems.”Threeyearslater,theOlympicGameswasheldinChina.AndChinamadeasealastheemblemoftheBeijing2008OlympicGames.TheemblemhasasingleChinesecharacteronaredsealandmeans“Chineseseal----dancingBeijing”.Belowit,therearethewords“Beijing2008”.Thecharacterintheemblemis“Jing”.Itmeans“capital”ofChinaanditisalsoarunneroradancer.TherunningfigureoftheemblemshowsthespiritoftheOlympics---faster,higherandstronger.1．InwhichcountrywasthefirstmodernOlympicsheld?A．GreeceB．ChinaC．AustraliaD．America2．WhatdopeoplealwaysmakewhentheyholdtheOlympicGames?A．Apicture.B．AnemblemC．AflagD．Aseal3．WhatmessagedoestheAthensOlympicGameswanttogive?A．LuckB．DangerC．PeaceD．Strength4．HowmanyyearshadpassedwhenAthensagainheldtheOlympicGames?A．101B．105C．108D．121B14、Allinthememory…Manypeoplecomplainthattheirmemoryisbad,especiallyastheygetolder.Phonenumbers,names,factswestudiedonlyafewdaysago–lifewouldbesomucheasierifwecouldrememberthemalleffortlessly.Sohowcanweimproveourmemory?Manypeoplethinkthatrepeatingthingsisthebestwaytorememberthem.Whilethisundoubtedlyhelpsshort-termmemory(rememberingatelephonenumberforafewseconds,forexample),psychologists(心理學家)doubtwhetheritcahelpyoutorememberthingsforverylong.TheBritishpsychologistEcStanfordseemedtoprovethispointwhenhetestedhimselfonfiveprayers(祈禱文)thathehadreadaloudeverymorningforover25years.Hefoundthathecouldremembernomorethanthreewordsofsomeofthem!Morehelpful,especiallyforrememberingnumbers,isgroupingtheinformation.Thefollowingnumberswouldbeimpossibleformostofustoremember:1492178919931848.Butlookattheminchunks,anditbecomesmucheasier:1492178919931848.Sowhatabout“memorytraining”?We’veallheardaboutpeoplewhocanmemorizepacksofcardsbyheart—howisthisdoneandcananyonelearnhowtodoit?Accordingtoexperts,therearemanywaysoftrainingyourmemory.Manyoftheminvolveformingamentalpictureofthethingstobememorized.Onemethod,whichmaybeusefulinlearningforeignlanguages,istocreateapictureinyourmindconnectedtoawordyouwanttoremember.Anothermethodistoinventastorythatincludesallthethingsyouwanttoremember.Inexperiments,peoplewereaskedtorememberupto120wordsusingthisskill;whentestedafterwards,onaverage,theywereabletorecall90%ofthem!However,notallofusareinterestedinlearninglonglistsofnamesandnumbersjustforfun.Forthosestudyinglargenumberofinformation,psychologistssuggestthatthebestwaytoformmeaningfulconnectionsistoaskyourselflotsofquestionsasyougoalong.So,forexample,ifyouwerereadingaboutaparticulardisease(疾病),youwouldaskyourselfquestionslike:“Dopeoplegetitfromwater?”,“Whatpartsofthebodydoesitinfluence?”andsoon.Thisissaidtobefarmoreeffectivethantimespent“passively”readingandre-readingnotes.1．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutrepeatingthingsaccordingtothepassage?A．Ithelpsshort-termmemoryforsure.B．Itmakesrememberingthingsinteresting.C．Ithelpstorememberthingsforlong.D．Itmakesrememberingprayerseffortlessly.2．Theword“chunks”inParagraph2probablymeans“______”.A．detailsB．turnsC．groupsD．lines3．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Creatingapictureisusefulinlearningmath.B．Inventingaprayertrainsourmemoryquickly.C．Rememberinglongnumbersiseasyforpeople.D．Askingyourselfquestionsactivatesthememory.4．What’sthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Tocomplainthathismemoryisbad.B．Torecognizesomememoryproblems.C．Toexplainsomememoryexperiments.D．Tosharesomewaysofimprovingmemory.C15、1．HOUSEFORSALEComfortablefamil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