福建省厦门市四校2022-2023学年英语九年级第一学期期末综合测试模拟试题含解析

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Ⅰ. 单项选择

1、I caught _______ bad cold because of _______ heavy shower last night. A．a; the

B．a; a C．the; the D．the; a

2、Mary prefers weekdays to weekends because she's ____on weekends. A．busy B．much busier C．the busiest

D．busiest

3、The sports meeting will be ________till next week because of the bad weather. A．put up B．put on C．put off

4、— Peter, what are you cooking? It ________ so good. —Fried rice.

A．sounds B．smells C．tastes

5、I’ve become good friends with several of the students in my school ______I met in the English speech contest last year A．whom B．whose C．which D．where

6、The man tried several times to start the car, and he succeeded ____. A．in the past

B．in the end C．at first

D．at once

7、It is said that students like to talk with friends online. A．two-thirds

B．two-three C．two-third

8、When I write down what I am showing thanks to, it’s always for things that money ______buy. A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．may not D．can’t

9、— He studies late every day and goes to bed before twelve o’clock. — That’s bad for his health. A．always

B．just C．already D．hardly

10、Mr. Wang recommended me a few foreign movies, but ____was to my taste. A．all B．neither Ⅱ. 完形填空

C．nothing D．none

The English author，Richard Savage，was once living in London in great poverty．In order to 1 a little money， 11、

he had written the story of his life，but not 2 copies of the book had been sold in the shops，and Savage was living from hand to mouth．As a result of his lack of food he became very 3 ，but after a time，owing to the skill of the doctor who had looked 4 him，he got well again．After a week or two the doctor sent 5 bill to Savage for his visits，but poor Savage hadn't any money and 6 pay it．The doctor waited for 7 month and sent the bill again． But still no money came． After several weeks he sent it to him again asking for his money．In the end he came to Savage's house and asked him for payment，saying to Savage，“You know you owe your life to me and I expected some gratitude from you．”

“I agree，” said Savage，“that I owe my life to you，and to prove to you 8 I am not ungrateful for your work I will give my life to you．” 9 these words he handed to him two volumes entitled，The 10 of Richard Savage． 1．A．get B．make C．earn D．find 2．A．many B．much C．all D．some 3．A．sad B．disappointed C．crazy D．ill 4．A．at B．after C．over D．around 5．A．a B．an C．the D．/

6．A．didn’t B．hadn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn’t 7．A．some B．any C．other D．another 8．A．which B．when C．that D．who 9．A．In B．To C．By D．With

10．A．story B．life C．success D．things Ⅲ. 语法填空

In China, many junior school students spend a lot of time on their studies. Many of them try their best 1． (get) good 12、

marks in the exams. They have a lot of homework every day, and the exam is 2． big headache. They think good education is the ticket to 3． (succeed) in the future.

At school, students study very hard, but they enjoy 4． (them) after class. They can take part 5． all kinds of sports and games, music and dance, painting and hiking. Most students like pop music 6． Hollywood movies. Some students spend their free time 7． (play) computer games and chatting with their friends. Sometimes they go to libraries and bookstores. They are 8． (real) good places to relax. So as a junior school student, 9． (live) in China is not easy, but it is colorful and 10． (interest). Ⅳ. 阅读理解

A

13、Are you wearing old clothes?

Don’t worry if you are. Clothes bought at thrift shops are more popular than ever in the West nowadays. A lot of young people have an interest in secondhand clothing.

Goodwill Industries, one of the most famous secondhand shopping companies in the US, said there had been an increase of 84 percent in money made from the sale of donated goods from 2007 to 2012, from $1.9 billion(about 13 billion yuan) to $3.5 billion.

Fanny Moizant, an online group that sells used clothes from luxury brands(奢侈品牌), agrees that “secondhand” is part of fashion now.

“Fashion has changed,” she told the Financial Times last month.” People need our service ----they need a place to let go and get rid of this excess(过剩).”

It wasn’t always this way. Secondhand clothes used to be much less popular.

Keren Charles, 37, from the US, remembers how embarrassed she was the first time she entered a thrift store more than 20 years ago.

“I didn’t want anyone to see me,” Charles told CNN. “In high school, people thought you were either poor or homeless.”

Now, the fashion fan says about 97 percent of her clothes are secondhand. Her favorite find is a $5 blue evening dress that could be worth hundreds of dollars. So what is a thrift shop, exactly?

According to the US Association of Resale Professionals, a thrift shop is run by a not-for –profit（非盈利的）organization to get money to charitable causes.

The shops have become popular in recent times due to economic reasons.

More customers began coming to thrift shops in the US at the start of the recession(萧条), according to CNN. And now secondhand clothing and vintage items are showing up in Western high fashion and street wear. Fashionable hip-hop artist Macklemore and Ryan Lewis even wore a 2013 Billboard Music Award for their hit song Thrift Shop. The song is about “looking for a come up”(search for cheap things in a thrift store.

However, thrift store culture may be great for new shoppers and for business but it’s not so great for shoppers like Charles who are still “looking for a come up.”

“The competition is tough now,” she told CNN. “You’re in the thrift stores, and you’re seeing so many other people, but it’s still better than shopping at a department store.”

1．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article? A．Vintage items sell better than other used clothes.

B．Thrift shops are a new form of shops that have appeared in the last 10 years. C．Thrift shops sell used clothes in order to help people in need.

D．Young people show less interest in secondhand clothing than older people.

2．According to the article, secondhand clothes have become popular in the West because _______. A．there are more thrift stores to shop in B．people have to live on less money

C．artists and stars are often seen in secondhand clothes D．people now care less about others’ opinions

3．The underlined word “Vintage” in paragraph 15 probably means“_________”.

A．old but expensive B．large and very beautiful C．old but high quality D．popular and new 4．What is the article mainly about? A．The popularity of thrift store culture.

B．The importance of recycling secondhand clothes. C．Different attitudes toward thrift shops. D．The influence of the economy on fashion.

B

14、From the world’s heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world’s smallest dog, these are all parts of a group of the world’s strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯记录》).

The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it’s always one of the best selling books in the world.

People now can break over 1000 records every week! Why do so many people want to break the records? Do they want their names in the book or meet more people around the world? “It gives people a chance to show they’re the best in the world.” said one of the record keepers Stewart Newport.

The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951, he went shooting birds and talked with his friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later, they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that people must have different ideas. So, he decided to start a book to record the world’s truly greatest people and things in it! The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two: ☆ A British dog, Whitney, is the world’s smallest dog. It’s only 76mm tall.

☆ An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails(指甲).They grew as long as 600 mm! She made the record in 1971.

1．We can see everything in the Guinness Book of Records except . A．the heaviest fruits and vegetables B．the smallest people and animals C．the strangest people and things D．very ordinary people and things

2．The Guinness Book of Records has been one of the best selling books for . A．50 years B．76 years C．600 years D．1000 years

3．Newport thought many people tried to break Guinness records because . A．their names be kept in the world records.

B．their names could be seen by the whole world. C．they could meet more people all over the world. D．they could be known as the greatest by the world. 4．Which of the following is right according to the passage? A．Newport started the Guinness Book of Records in Britain. B．More than four thousand records are broken each month. C．The Guinness Book of Records started in the year 19. D．The newest book of Guinness comes out every Tuesday. 5．The writer of this passage wants to . A．tell us the strangest records in the world

B．show us the beginning of the Guinness Book of Records C．give us an introduction to the Guinness Book of Records D．let us know the most interesting things in the world

C

15、 We often see many children act in TV shows. They work several hours every day. How do they get an education?

In Hollywood, about forty teachers give lessons to the children in the shows. The teachers’ job is very important. They need to make sure that the children work only the permitted (允许) hours each week. They should also make sure that children learn the required (要求) subjects. They make sure, too, that the children get enough rest and play, along with their education.

Child actors are required to have classes twenty hours each week. If they do not make much progress in school, they are not allowed to continue working in TV shows.

1．About ______ teachers give lessons to the children in the shows. A．twenty

B．thirty

C．forty

D．fifty

2．The teachers must make sure that the children get enough ______. A．work time

B．rest and play

C．money

D．gifts

3．The child actors are not allowed to continue working in TV shows if they ______ . A．do not make progress in school C．work for twenty hours each week

B．do not act well

D．can not become famous stars

D

16、What time of day are you quick to think or act? Are you more of a morning person? Or does your brain need a few hours to get going? A lot of research suggests that we should pay attention to our body clock. It can tell us what time

of day we are best able to perform, according to the Wall Street Journal.

When it comes to the human brain, many people work best later in the morning. This is because the body’s temperature takes time to rise through the day. Taking a warm shower when you wake up can help speed this up.

But everyone’s body clock is different. Morning people will rise early and work better early in the day. Evening people will wake later but their brain will work better toward the end of the day.

Research shows that we’re better at some activities at certain times of the day. Physical performance is at its best between 3 pm and 6 pm, so it’s better to exercise later in the day.

Between noon and 4 pm, people are getting tired. This is partly because we are slow to think or act after eating a big meal. Research also shows that we become sleepy around 2 pm.

Finally, it is best to eat during our active periods. This allows our body to burn calories better and stops our blood sugar levels from getting too high.

1．Many people perform best later in the morning because ___.

A．they can’t get up very early B．the body’s temperature needs time to rise C．they have to take a shower first D．that’s when the brain wakes up 2．Evening people had better ___.

A．rise early and work in the morning B．rise late and work in the morning C．wake later and work better in the evening D．wake later and work after midnight 3．According to the research, which of the following is TRUE?

A．It’s better to do exercise in the afternoon. B．We perform better after eating a big meal. C．Sleeping at 2 pm is not good for our health. D．Our body burns calories better at night. 4．What would be the best title for the story?

A．Research about time B．The best time to do things C．Brain performance D．Different periods of a day

E

17、 Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.

The eye-recognition (眼睛识别) program has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are.

Eye-recognition is a course of recognizing iris (虹膜), which includes the following steps. First, a kind of machine needs to collect different examples of one’s iris from his eyes and store them. Second, when this person goes to the bank

to take out money, this machine will have iris feature extraction (采集). Then, this machine will compare the examples kept in it with iris feature extraction. Once the examples and the feature extraction are the same, this person will be identified (识别), and he will take out the money from the bank successfully.

However, scientists are also working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We have already had machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger. Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, and don’t get dirty like hands or fingers, and even twins have different eyes. So the eye-recognition program can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is. However, some other programs may only be 51% correct now. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.

In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile! 1．How does the eye-recognition program work? A．You look at the machine. C．You type in your number.

B．You say your name. D．You show your ID card.

2．Which recognition program has been already tested in shops and banks according to the passage? A．Remembering smells.

C．Remembering the shape of faces.

B．Remembering fingerprints. D．Remembering eyes.

3．Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage. a. The man will take out the money from the bank successfully.

b. This machine will compare the examples kept in it with iris feature extraction.

c. A kind of machine needs to collect different examples of one’s iris from his eyes and store them. d. Once the examples and the feature extraction are the same, this person will be identified. e. When this person goes to the bank to take out money, this machine will have iris feature extraction. A．c-d-b-a-e

B．b-d-c-a-e

C．c-e-b-d-a

D．b-e-d-c-a

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．The eye-recognition program can be up to 51% correct.

B．In Britain, 91% of people said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition. C．Everyone’s eyes are different, and even twins have different eyes. D．The eye-recognition program is widely used now. 5．What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Tell people how the eye-recognition program works and what advantages it has. B．We have already had machines that can tell who you are from your voice.

C．You won’t have to remember a number when you take money out of a bank. D．Scientists are working on the voice-recognition system.

F

18、Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand , Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different. People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new names ” for themselves instead of the names their parents gave them when they were born.

Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.

In many countries , a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she got married. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own names in some situations and their husbands’ in other situations. And some use both their own names and their husbands’. 1．Hanna changed her name to____________ A．Anne B．Hans C．Hnne D．Anna

2．Joseph is thinking about changing his name because he wants to______. A．move to another place B．have a name with special sound C．be different

D．make life easier in a new country

3．In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband,s ____. A．in all situations

B．because she loves her husband C．before she got married D．after she got married

4．People change their names because______________ A．there is only one reason B．there are two reasons

C．there may be many reasons D．there are five reasons

5．What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Anne and Joseph are talking about changing their names. B．People like to be usual, so they change their names.

C．In many countries, women change their names after they got married. D．There are many reasons for people to change their names. Ⅴ.书面表达 19、书面表达

为感受母爱情深，弘扬知恩图报，某英语网站正在举办以\"My Mother\"为主题的征文活动，请根据下列思维导图所提供的信息，写一篇短文，介绍你的母亲和你之间的故事。

参考词汇：give much to…，It's my turn to…，try my best to… 提示：

1）短文内容须包括所给内容，含母亲曾为你所做的事和你将为母亲所做的事各一件，并阐述原因； 2）请注意短文结构层次、时态运用和卷面整洁度； 3）词数80个左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数； 4）文中不得出现学校和个人的相关信息。 My Mother

We need love．We also need to show love．The person I love most is my mother．___．

参

Ⅰ. 单项选择 1、A 2、B 3、C 4、B 5、A 6、B 7、A 8、D 9、D 10、D

Ⅱ. 完形填空 11、1．C 2．A 3．D 4．A 5．B 6．C 7．D 8．C 9．D

10．B

Ⅲ. 语法填空 12、1．to get 2．a 3．success 4．themselves 5．in 6．and 7．playing 8．really 9．living

10．interesting

Ⅳ. 阅读理解 13、1．C 2．D 3．C 4．A 14、1．D 2．A 3．D 4．C 5．C 15、1．C 2．B 3．A 16、1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 17、1．A 2．D 3．C 4．C 5．A 18、1．A 2．C 3．D 4．C 5．D

Ⅴ.书面表达 19、My mother

We need love．We also need to show love．The person I love most is my mother．My mother is 41 years old．She is of medium build with long black hair．She is quiet．She is a history teacher in a middle school．She likes dancing．She can cook delicious food．

She did a lot for me when I was a child．She bought whatever I needed for my study，even though she didn't have much money．She sent me from piano lessons to dancing lessons at the weekend．She cooked delicious and healthy food for me．

When I grow up，I will do what I can to make my mother happy．I will find a good job after I graduate from college．I'll save money and buy beautiful clothes that make her look still young．I'll take her to wonderful sights around China．Most importantly，I will stay with her when I have free time．That's what she wants most，I think．