2025屆陳經綸中學英語九年級第一學期期末聯考模擬試題注意事項：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、_Wouldyoulikesomegreentea?—No,thanks.Idrinkgreentea.Ithurtsmystomach.A．always B．often C．seldom2、—Thepolicemanaskedthelittlegirl_______andsentherhome.—Whatagoodman!A．whyshewascrying B．whywasshecryingC．whysheiscrying D．whyisshecrying3、Thestrawberriesdelicious.Youcanhaveatry.A．eatB．drinkC．tasteD．sound4、Wewantstudentsfortheschoolshow.Ifyou_________playtheguitar,pleasetalktoMr.Zhangafterschool.A．can B．may C．should D．must5、Manypeopleareshywhenthey________Englishsobeforeyoubegin,takeadeepbreathandsmile.A．say B．speak C．tell D．talk6、--Honey,stayhomebeforeIreturn.I_______,mum.A．must B．can C．will D．should7、一Itshouldn'ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp.一That'sright..A．Theearlybirdcatchestheworm B．PutallyoureggsinonebasketC．Manyhandsmakelightwork D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords8、Whatareyougoingtodothisweekend?______.Ifthereisenoughtime,ImaygotoShanghaiwithmyfriends.A．Itdoesn’tmatter B．Itdepends C．Don’tmentionit D．Forgetit9、—Whoseapplesarethese?—They'reapples.A．they B．them C．theirs D．their10、—Mr.Wang，couldyoutellmethemagazine?—Atmosttendays.A．howoftenIcankeepB．howoftencanIkeepC．howlongIcankeepD．howlongcanIkeepⅡ.完形填空11、Onceuponatime,thecolorsoftheworldargued.Allofthemthoughtthattheywerethebestandmostbeautiful.Greensaid,“1Iamthemostimportant.Iamthesignoflifeandofhope.I’mthecolorofgrass,treesandleaves.2me,allanimalswoulddie.”Blueinterrupted(插嘴),“Don’tjustthinkabouttheEarth.Whatisthecoloroftheskyandthesea?Isn’twaterthemost3thingforlife?”Yellowlaughed:“Youareallsoserious.I4laughter,happinessandwarmthintotheworld.Everytimepeoplelookatayellowsunflower,theystartto5Withoutme,therewouldbenofun.”Orangesaidloudly,“Iamthecolorofhealthandstrength.Icarrythemostimportantvitamins(維生素).Thinkofcarrots,pumpkinsandoranges.6Ifilltheskyatsunriseorsunset,everyoneisamazedatmybeautyand7givesanotherthoughttoanyofyou.”8couldstanditnolonger,soheshouted,“Iamthecolorofdangerandofcourage.Iamwillingtofightforacause(事業).Ibringfireintopeople’sblood.”Theirvoicesbecamelouderandlouder.Loudthundercouldbeheardandrainstartedtopour.Whenthecolorsbegantocool,therainsaid,“You9colors.Don’tyouknowthateachofyouareunique?Joinhandsandfollowme.”Theydidwhattheyweretoldandtogether10themostbeautifulrainbow.1．A．HardlyB．ClearlyC．Possibly2．A．WithB．ForC．Without3．A．importantB．beautifulC．interesting4．A．getB．driveC．bring5．A．sleepB．singC．smile6．A．UntilB．UnlessC．When7．A．everybodyB．somebodyC．nobody8．A．RedB．BlackC．White9．A．braveB．foolishC．wonderful10．A．watchedB．madeC．paintedⅢ.語法填空12、ThishappenedayearagowhenIwenttoanoldcityonholiday.Itwasintheafternoon.Icouldfeeltheheatofthesunwhilewalkingaroundthecityforthe1．(one)time.ThenIdecided2．(stop)atarestaurantandeatmylatelunch.Isatoutside3．restaurantandorderedmyfood.Iwasplayingwithmyphonewhilewaitingformyfood.Justthenatallmancamenearme4．askedifIhadsparemoney.Hedidn’tlooklikeabeggar(乞丐)becausehewaswearingnice5．(cloth).Iaskedhimwhathadhappened.Hetoldmethathejustcamehereforaholiday.Whenhewantedtobuysomewateratthebusstation,he6．(find)hiswalletandphoneweregone.He7．(real)didn’tknowwhattodo.“Youmustbehungry.Comeandjoinmeforlunch.It’smytreat.”AfterhavingourlunchIgavehimsomemoney.Heaskedmynumber.”IfIhaveachanceIwillvisit8．(you)cityandpayback,”hesaid.“Don’tthinklikethat.It’smypleasuretohelpyou.Youcanpayitforwardwhensomeone9．(need)help,helphimorher,”Ireplied.Hesmiledandsaidgoodbye.Ismiled,10．.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Howcouldwetelltimeiftherewerenowatchesorclocksanywhereintheworld?Thesunwasprobablytheworld’sfirst“clock”,exceptinthefarnorth,wheretheEskimos(愛斯基摩人)live.There,it’sdarkmostofthewinter,andlightmostofthesummer.Butinmostoftheworld,peoplehaveusedthesunforaclock.Eventoday,ifyoudon’thaveaclock,youstillknowthatwhenthesunshines,it’sday,andwhenit’sdark,it’snight.Thesuncanalsotellyouifit’smorning,noon,orafternoon.Peoplewholiveneartheseacantelltimefromthetides.Inthedaytime,foraboutsixhours,thewaterriseshigherandhigheronthebeach.Andthenitgoesdownanddownforaboutsixhours.Thesamethinghappensagainatnight.Therearetwohightidesandtwolowtidesevery24hours.Seamenonashiplearnhowtotelltimebylookingatthemoonandthestars.Thewholeskyistheirclock.Insomeplacesintheworldthewindcomesupataboutthesametimeeverydayorchangesdirectionorstopsblowing.Intheseplacesthewindcanbetheclock.Asandclockisanevenbetterclock.Ifyouhadfinedrysandinaglassshapedliketheoneinthepicture,youwouldhavewhatiscalledanhourglass.Thesandinthehourglassgoesfromthetopparttothebottompartinexactlyonehour.Whenthehourglassisturnedover,thesandwilltakeanotherhourtogobackagain.1．Accordingto(根據)thepassage,thereare____________waystotelltimebesides（除了）theclockandwatch.A．3 B．4 C．5 D．72．TheEskimosinthefarnorthcan’tusethesunforaclockbecause__________.A．theyknowverylittleaboutthesunB．thesuntherenevergoesdowninwinterC．it’stoocoldforthemtogoouttowatchthesunD．ithaslongdarkwintersandlonglightsummers3．Theunderlined(下劃線)word“tides”inthepassagemeans_____________.A．洋流 B．潮汐 C．海嘯 D．波浪4．Inwhichpageofanewspapercanyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?A．News B．Science C．Business D．Advertisement5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．DifferentWaystoTellTime B．UsefulMachinestoTellTimeC．TheHistoryoftheClock D．TheDevelopmentoftheClockB14、Librariesgivekidsaquietandsafeplacetoreadandlearn.Forover100years,librarieshaveplayedanimportantroleinAmericans’education.Buthowarethesebook-filledbuildingschangingwiththetimes?Youmaybesurprisedtofindout.BenjaminFranklinfamouslyfounded(創建)America’sfirstlendinglibraryin1731.ButthepubliclibrarysystemgotitsbiggestdevelopmentintheAmericanhistoryinthelate1800’s.BusinessmanAndrewCarnegiedonatedmillionsofdollarstohelpbuildfreepubliclibrariesacrossthecountry.Between1886and1919,Carnegie’sdonationshelpedbuild1,679newlibraries.CarnegiebelievedthatlibrariescouldofferthechancestoAmericans,youngandold.Heknewthatthemorelibrariestherewere,themorepeoplewouldhaveopportunitiestoreadandusebooks,speechesandnews.Ifyoucaneasilyfindapubliclibraryinyourcommunity(社區),you’llgetmorechances.Afterall,theUnitedStateshas9,225publiclibraries.Today,librarieskeepgrowing.SevententhsofthelibrarieshavefreeInternet.Itprovidesmuchmoreinformationandopportunitiestoaskforjobsonline.Librariesarealsoteachingkidsaboutthefunofreading.ThenewprogramRead!Build!Play!addsreadingintoplaytime.Askidslistentoabookthatisbeingreadaloud,theyuseLegos(樂高積木)tobuildimages(圖像)fromthestoryhappily.Today’slibrariesarealwayslookingforcreativeprogramstobringpeopleintothelibrary.BenjaminFranklinoncesaid,“Thedoorsofwisdom(智慧)arenevershut.”Aslongasthedoorsofpubliclibrariesareopen,whathesaidismostcertainlycorrect!1．BenjaminFranklinfoundedthefirstlendinglibraryin_______.A．1731B．1800C．1886D．19192．HowmanypubliclibrarieshavefreeInternetnow?A．2767.B．6458.C．9225.D．1679.3．Therightorderofthefollowingstatementsis______.=1\*GB3①ThepubliclibrarysysteminAmericadevelopedfast.②Thefirstlendinglibrarywasfounded.=3\*GB3③Librariesprovideinformationandchancestoaskforjobonline.=4\*GB3④Librariestrytobringpeopleintothelibrarybyusingcreativeprograms.A．②=1\*GB3①=3\*GB3③=4\*GB3④B．②=3\*GB3③=4\*GB3④=1\*GB3①C．=3\*GB3③=4\*GB3④=1\*GB3①②D．=1\*GB3①=2\*GB3②=3\*GB3③=4\*GB3④4．Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus_________.A．librarieshaveplayedanimportantroleinAmericans’educationB．publiclibrariesintheUSshouldneverclosethedoorsC．thewriterdoesn’tagreewithBenjaminFranklinD．librarieshelppeopletoopenthedoorsofwisdom5．Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.A．thelibrariesintheworldB．librariesandopportunitiesC．librariesteachkidstoreadandlearnD．thedevelopmentoftheAmericanlibrariesC15、Aresearchstudyhaslookedintowhathappensinsideyourbrainwhileyoureadandlistentomusic.Youknowthatthrill(興奮)yougetwhenlisteningtoyourfavoritemusic?Thatexcitingfeelingwhenyouhearyourfavoritesongs?Accordingtoarecentstudy，itseemsthesamethingcanhappenwhileyouarereading，butnotwitheverykindoftext.Thisopensupinterestingquestionsaroundhowmusic，readingandemotionsareconnectedinthebrain.Thestudy“Wedecidedwewoulddoacomparisonbetweenfourorfivedifferentkindsoftextstoseehowthebrainreacted，”explainsAdamZeman，ascientist.“Theparticipants(參與者)layinanMRIscannerreadingthetexts，andthenwecomparedbrainactivityforthosefivetexts.”Thetextsranged(涉及)fromdeadlyboringonestohighlyexcitingones，includingtheHighwayCode，partsfromnovels，andpoems.Sowhathappenedintheparticipantsbrainswhiletheywerereading?EmotionalreactionAstheresearchersobserved，participantsfoundsometextsmoreemotionalthanothers.Whenreadingtheseemotionaltexts，therewashigheractivityinbrainareasrelatedtopleasureandreward—thesameareasrelatedtothethrillwegetwhenwelistentomusic.AsZemansays，“itperfectlyshowsthattheemotionalreactiontoliterature(文學)andtomusichasquiteabitincommon.Soitdoesn'tseemtomatterwhetheryouarelisteningorreadingifyougetathrill.Thatwasonequitestrongfinding.”Introspection(內省)Thereweremoreinterestingfindings.Readingpoetryisoftenconsideredanactivitythatrequiresustousethebrain，butdidthestudyfindanytruthofthis?Whentheparticipantswerereadingpoems，theteamfoundtherewasmoreactivityinaparticulargroupofbrainareascalledtheDefaultNetwork.“Theseareasseemtoberelatedtothingswedowithourmindswhenweareresting，likethinkingaboutwhat'shappenedtousrecently，thinkingaboutwhat'sgoingtohappeninthenearfuture，aboutotherpeople，andthatnetworkseemstobemorestronglyrelatedtopoetrythanwithothertexts，”explainsZeman.Thisconnectionbetweenpoetryandintrospectioncouldbethesubjectoffurtherresearch.ConclusionsThestudyshowsthatthedifferenttextsactivatedifferentareasofourbrainswhenweread.Zemansays，“thestudydidsupportwhatwethought:reactiontoliteraturewasgoingtobeabitliketheonetomusicintermsofemotion.Wefeltthatweendedupwithagreatdealofunansweredquestionswhichwehopesomebodywillcontinuetoask.”1．Whatdidtheresearchtrytofindout?A．Howmusichelpsusreaddifferentkindsoftexts.B．Whatkindoftextsmostpeoplelikewhilelisteningtomusic.C．Whyreadingdifferenttextscausesdifferentreactionsinemotion.D．Whetherreadingcancausesimilaremotionalreactionlikemusicdoes.2．Whatdidtheparticipantsdointhestudy?A．Theylistenedtomusic.B．Theyreaddifferenttexts.C．Theyansweredmanyquestions.D．Theycomparedbrainactivities.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?A．Theemotionaltextsworkbetterfortheresearch.B．PoetryreadingcanactivatetheDefaultNetwork.C．Musichelpstobringpleasureandreward.D．Peoplethinkaboutthepastwhenresting.D16、MipMip,aplayfulrobot,wasdevelopedbyaCanadiantoymakernamedWowwee.Itstands19cmtall.Youcancontrolitjustwithyourgestures(手勢)orasmartphone.Mipcanrun,balanceanddanceontwowheels.Itcanalsobringyouabottleofwater.AndroidWearGoogleisdevelopingasmartwatchcalledAndroidWear.Thewatchusesatouchscreenandvoicecontrol.Justsay“OK,Google”toaskwhateveryouwanttoknow.Forexample,say“OK,Google.Where’sthenearesttoystore?”YourwatchwilltellyoutheansweronGoogleMaps.LePenDoyoulikelisteningtomusicwhiledoinghomework?Ifyoudo,youwilllikeLePen.Withamusicplayerplantedinside,LePenplaysmusicwhileyouwriteonpaper.Themusicstopswhenyoustopwriting.Soifyouwanttoenjoymoreofyourfavouritesongs,keeponwriting.OnewheelInthenearfutureyoumayfindanewwaytoescapetraffic:aself-balancingskateboardcalledOnewheel.Itcangoasfastas19kmanhour.Onasinglecharge(充電),itcantakeyouasfaras7-10km.1．Ifyouwanttoenjoymusicwhilewriting,youcanchoose________.A． B． C． D．2．Accordingtothepassage,AndroidWearcan_________.A．playmusicwhileyou’rewritingonthepaperB．tellyouhowtogettosomeplacesC．run,balance,danceandevenserveyouD．goasfastas19kmanhour3．Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoufindthispassage?A．Culture. B．Literature.C．Science. D．HistoryE17、Forgethardworkandperseverance.Gettingaheadisassimpleastidyingyourdesk.Accordingtoaleadingexpert,havingaclutteredenvironmentreflectsaclutteredmind,buttheactoftidyingupcanhelpyoubemoresuccessful.TheadvicecomesfromJayneMorris,theresident"lifecoach"forNHSOnline,whosaiditisnogoodjustmovingthemessaround.Inordertoclearthemind,unwanteditemsmustbethrownawaytofreeyour"innerworld",shesaid.MsMorris,whoclaimstohavecoachedcelebritiestomajorbusinessfigures,said:“Clearingclutterfromyourdeskhasthepowertotransformyourbusiness."How?Becauseclutterinyourouterenvironmentisthephysicalsignofallthecluttergoingoninsideofyou."Clearingclutterhasachaineffectacrossyourentirelife,includingyourwork.Havinganuntidydeskcoveredincluttercouldbestoppingyouachievingthebusinesssuccessyouwant."Sheissurecleaningupwillbehelpfuleventhoughsomeofhistory'sbiggestachieverslivedandworkedinmessyconditions.Churchillwasconsidereduntidyfromaboythroughouthislife,fromhisofficetohisartist'sstudio,andthelabwhereAlexanderFlemingdiscoveredpenicillinwasfamouslyuntidy.Amongtherecommendationsisthatsimplytidyingadeskatworkandanoverflowingfilingcabinet(陳列柜)willinstantlyhaveapositiveimpacton"yourinnerworld."Anythingthatisnolongerusedshouldnotbeputintostoragebutthrownawaycompletely.Keepingsomethingintheloft,garageorotherpartofthehouse,doesnothelpbecauseitisstillconnectedtotheperson"bytinyenergeticli.nes",MsMorris.claims.Shesaid,"Thethingsinyourlifethatareusefultoyou,thataddvaluetoyourlife,thatserveacurrentpurposearechargedwithpositiveenergythatrefreshesyouandenrichesyourlife.Butthethingsthatyoudon'teveruseanddon'tneedanymorehavetheoppositeeffectonyourenergy.Thingsthatnolongerfitorserveyou,useupyourenergy."1．Theunderlinedword"cluttered"(inPara.2)isclosest,inmeaningto__________A．messyB．briefC．complexD．aggressive2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsdoesMsMorrisagreetoA．hangingthepositionofstafffrequentlywillhelptobuildupaclearmind.B．Atidyofficewillleadtoasuccessinyourbusinessaffairsinnotime.C．Tohaveafreemind,weneedtothrowawayunneededitemsattimes.D．Youcanpackupyourthingsingarageorlofttocheeryouup.3．AccordingtoMsMorris,anuntidydeskprobablymeansthatA．youarequiteafailureB．youareinamessymindC．youaretoetiredtodealwithitD．youhaveachievedthebusinesssuccess4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Lessuntidy,moresuccessful.B．Howtoimproveyourinnerworld.C．Cleaningupmakesyoulessintelligent.D．BeingbiggerachieverneedsmoreeffortF18、Whenyouwereatschool,thelastthingyouprobablywantedtodowasspendyourweekendsgoingtowork.Therewashomeworktodo,sporttoplayandfuntobehad.Butourparentsprobablyadviseustofindajobtomakesomepocketmoneyandgetsomelifeexperience.WhenIwasateenagerIhadapaperround:deliveringnewspaperstopeople'shomes.IthenturnedtoaSaturdayjobinasupermarket:puttingthethingsontheshelvesinorderandworkingatthecheckout.TodayintheUKyouareallowedtoworkfromtheageof13,andmanychildrentakeuppart-timejobs.It'satasteofindependence.Teenagersagreethatitteachesvaluablelessonsaboutworkingwithadultsandaboutmanagingyourmoney.So,that'snobadthing!SomeresearchhasshownthatnottakingonaSaturdayorholidayjobcouldbe

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toapersonlater.A2015studybytheUKCommissiononEmploymentandSkillsfoundthatemployer's（雇主）organizationscriticizedyoungadultsbecausetheywereill-preparedforfulltimework.Andtheywereprovednothavingtakenpart-timeworkatschoolage.However,arecentreporthasshownthatthenumberofschoolchildrenintheUKwithapart-timejobhasfallenby20%inthepastfiveyears.So,doesthismeanthatBritishteenagersarenowmoreafraidofhardwork?Probablynot.Someexpertsfeelthatyoungpeoplethinkgoingouttoworkwillinfluencetheirperformanceatschool,andtheyareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodexamresultsandagoodjobinthelongterm.However,GeoffBarton,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,toldBBCNewsthat"Properpart-timeworkisagoodwaytohelpyoungpeoplelearnskillsthattheywillneedintheirworkinglives."It'sallaboutgettingtherightbalancebetweendoingpart-timeworkandhavingenoughtimetostudyandrest.Manyyoungpeopleactuallywanttoworkbecauseitgivesthemasenseoffreedom.One13-year-oldgirlcalledRachel,whohasaSaturdayjobinashop,toldtheBBCthat"IenjoymyjobbecauseI'mmakingmoneyandithelpsmyconfidencespeakingtopeopleandsocializingwithpeopleIworkwith."ThatseemslikesomethingworthgettingupforonaSaturdaymorning.Didyoudoapart-timejobwhenyouwereatschool?1．Accordingtothepassage,teenagersprobablyprefer

ontheweekend.A．doinghomeworktohavingfunwithfriendsB．playingsportsoutsidetodoinghomeworkathomeC．havingfunwiththeirparentstoplayingsportsoutsideD．playingsportstodeliveringnewspaperstopeople'shomes2．Whatdoestheword"detrimental"inParagraph3probablymean?A．Harmful. B．Impossible. C．Important. D．Worthy.3．Accordingtothepassage,GeoffBartonprobablyagreesthat

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