江苏省苏州市吴江区青云中学2023年英语九年级第一学期期末检测模拟试题含解析

江苏省苏州市吴江区青云中学2023年英语九年级第一学期期末检测模拟试题
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2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。

Ⅰ. 单项选择
1、－Oh, my God! I can't find my key to the office.
－Don't worry. Perhaps it _________ at your home.
A．left B．has left C．was left D．had left
2、Mum likes to buy lots of nice clothes. She wants to appear beautiful every day.
A．she B．her C．hers D．herself
3、---Have a cup of coffee, please. ---Thank you. How nice the coffee !
A．feels B．looks C．smells D．sounds
4、-- Would you mind turning up the music?
-- _________. Dad is sleeping now.
A．Sorry, I can't do it
B．Yes, please
C．No, not at all
D．Ok. I will
5、—Do you know that our class won first prize in yesterday’s singing competition?
— Really? _______good news!
A．What B．What a C．How D．How a
6、—Where is Daming?
—He ________ to Dalian for an important meeting.
A．goes B．went C．has been D．has gone
7、______ the help of Mr. Wang, these poor children have the chance to go back to school.
A．With B．In C．From D．For
8、— Whose apples are these?
— They're apples.
A．they B．them C．theirs D．their
9、—Kate , do you know it is from here to the post office?
—About 20 minutes’ walk
A．how far B．how long C．how often
10、- I think I should be allowed to make decisions _________ myself. - But you are not old enough.
A．with B．up C．by D．against
Ⅱ. 完形填空
11、Sometimes, you feel as if you're on top of the world. All the questions on your math test might seem
1 . But at times you feel terrible, and you
2 things and you cannot focus on your schoolwork. For more than 20 years, scientists have believed that high self - respect is the
3 to success. “ Kids who feel good about themselves,” said some scientists, “ do bet ter in school and have fewer problems than those
4 have low opinion of themselves. ”
However, new research shows that focusing just on building self - respect may not be 5 .
In some cases, having high - respect can bring bad results, such as it makes you 6 popular or more upset when you fail at something. “7 about self - respect,” says Jennifer Crocker, a psychologist at the University of Michigan, US. “ It's not the important thing. ” Although Crocker's advice may sound a bit strange,8 it's good to feel good about yourself.
Researchers say it is best to listen to and support other people. 9 to create or build something meaningful. Find positive ways to contribute to society. 10 you fail at something, try to learn from the experience.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案
1．A．interesting B．easy C．hard
2．A．touch B．test C．lose
3．A．plan B．key C．result
4．A．who B．that C．which
5．A．unfair B．useless C．helpful
6．A．most B．less C．more
7．A．Forget B．Talk C．Remember
8．A．yet B．but C．while
9．A．Give out B．Try out C．Set out
10．A．Unless B．If C．Before
Ⅲ. 语法填空
12、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

One day the Prince of Wales wanted to go hunting with his men. He told his dog, Gelert, to stay at home
and1．(look)after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was like 2．small bed.
When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He wagged his tail and 3．(jump) up to put his paws on the Prince’s chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert’s jaws and head.
“What have you done?” the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood4．them.
“ So you have killed my son?” the Prince said 5．(angry). “Y ou unfaithful dog!” He took out his sword and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby 6．(call) to the dog.
The Prince ran back into the house and saw his son 7．(lie)on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf.
The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late. Gelert was 8．(dead). The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran9．his face when he realized he had killed his faithful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and10．(down) by the dog’s grave for a few minutes.
Ⅳ. 阅读理解
A
13、Samantha(her husband，John，ca lled her Sam)left the doctor’s house looking perfect，satisfied with her appearance.
The year was 1862. It seemed that the war with the North would never come to an end. Sam’s father had left as soon as possible，fighting for their land，for their new government，for the South.
At last，Samantha reached the house that she and John owned. It was a cold，rainy night，and she was glad to be home. She stepped into the sitting room. John sat in an armchair，reading a book. When he saw her，he put the book down，and stood，reaching his arms out for her. They kissed briefly. He put a hand to her now slightly round belly(肚子) and asked，“What did the doctor say?”
“He said the baby was fine and that I seemed healthy. Do you have any news?”
“Surprisingly，yes.” John he sitated for a moment，as if deciding how he would stop what he was about to say，and then unwillingly continued，“I’ve been required to join the army.”
Sam screamed，“What?” She was near tears. “But-but we’re just starting out.” Her voice shook. “I thought that after two years of begging my mother to let the two of us get married that our life would finally be happy. Isn’t there any way you can get out of this?”
John answered，“I’m afraid not.”
“Please. Please，John，if you love me，please get out of this. Break a leg or do something.” She began to cry. John comforted her，resting her head on his shoulder.
“Sam.”
“What?”
“Name the child after me；name it John or Joanna. I’ll come back as soon as I can. I promise.”
Sam smiled，knowing that John never broke a promise. She put her hand to her belly，and，unknown to her，the baby was a girl.
And unknown to both of them，the promise that John had just made would be the only promise he would ever break. 1．Sam visited the doctor probably because she ________.
A．tried to see her husband
B．wanted to look perfect
C．needed an examination for her baby
D．was a little worried about her appearance
2．According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Sam’s father had been dead for some time.
B．A new government was set up in the South.
C．Sam’s mother lived in the North on her own.
D．The South was attacked by foreign countries.
3．Sam asked John to “break a leg” in order to ________.
A．let John get away from the war
B．prepare for the birth of their baby
C．make sure that John would come back
D．know how much John loved her
4．It can be inferred that John ________.
A．was required to join the army
B．lied to his wife
C．often broke his promises
D．died in the war
B
14、Ancient Egypt was one of the greatest civilizations(文明) in the history of the world. It lasted for over 3000 years from 3150 BC to 30 BC．
Looking nice and being clean was very important to the Egyptians. Most men and women wore jewelry(珠宝) of some type. The rich wore jewelry made of gold and silver, while the poorer people used copper. Because it was so hot, most people wore white clothes. Men wore kilts(男士短裙) and women wore a straight dress.
Ancient Egypt was a complex society needing people to do many different tasks and jobs. Most of the people were farmers. They grew their crops near the banks of the Nile River where the rich black soil was good for crops. There were different kinds of craftsmen jobs. How skilled a craftsman was would determine his success. Most of the soldiers were footmen. In peacetime, soldiers would help with government projects such as moving stones for a pyramid(金字塔).
Scribes were important people in Ancient Egypt as they were the only people who know how to read and write. Scribes came from wealthy families and took years of training to learn the Egyptian hieroglyphics(象形文字).
1．（小题1）Paragraph 2 mainly tells us _______.
A．where the ancient Egyptians lived
B．what the ancient Egyptians wore
C．what the ancient Egyptians ate
D．what kinds of jobs the ancient Egyptians had
2．（小题2）In ancient Egypt, most people wore white clothes because ____.
A．the white clothes looked clean
B．they were ordered to wear like that
C．they were too poor to buy colorful clothes
D．the weather was very hot then
3．（小题3）The people who grew barley to make beer, wheat for bread and vegetables were______.
A．farmers B．craftsmen C．soldiers D．scribes
C
15、“Father, do you see Mother in your dreams?” the young girl asks. “You know sometimes I do.”
“Mother comes to see me a lot, you know. We sit and talk.” The father smiles. “Ho w is your homework coming along?”
“Why do I have to study so hard?”
“It is what your mother would have wanted!”
She regrets speaking her mind. “I’m sorry, Father, I shouldn’t have said that.” She looks up and sees his eyes well up with tears.
“It’s okay, love,” he gets up and pours himself a drink. “I’ll just sit outside for a while. You finish up your work, okay?”
“I’m sorry, Father; Mother did love you very much. She told me all the time.”
“Homework, first, eh? Then we can chat about your mother.”
He heads off outside and sits in his usual chair, looking around the courtyard. The whole area relaxes the mind and somehow soothes the soul.
“All finished, Father. May I get a drink and sit with you? I have some questions.”
She comes with two drinks one for him and one for herself. He looks surprised. She never really liked him having a drink. Although he had cut back a lot from before he brought her here, it still seemed strange.
“Mother told me all about you. That is before she passed away. We would laugh together at your love stories.”
He listens without uttering a single sound.
“Why didn’t you come and take her away with you? She really wanted that. Did you know that?”
Her father looks at his daughter lovingly. “Circumstances(情况) were difficult back then. It was just the way things were. When it came time to…” he sighs. “To visit her it was too late.”
The girl smiles. “I hope I will have the same kind of love you and mother had.”
“Without all the heartache,” her father adds.
“She always knew you loved her. She told me every day,” the child mentions cheerfully. “I saw her crying sometimes when she read your letters.”
“Did she make you promise to look after me?” she inquires.
“She asked me to take care of you.”
“You promised her, didn’t you?”
“Yes, I did.”
“It is nice out here, isn't it? Mother would have been very happy here.”
She talks with some authority. Her father remains silent. A smile comes to his weary brow. He nods his head.
“Mother wanted me to give you something. I think now the time is right.” She ru ns to her room. Upon returning she hands her father a book. “It’s mother’s diary! She wanted me to give it to you.”
He takes the book and holds it in his trembling hands, “Thank you.”
“Mother said you would understand things better.”
“Wise woman, your mother.”
He places the book on the table as he gets up. The girl gets up and wraps herself around her father.
“I love you.” she looks up at his face.
He picks her up and hugs her. “I love you, too.” His voice trembles.
“It’s okay, Father. We have each other now and mother is in both of us.”
He kisses her head.
“Time you went to bed,” her father softly says.
He puts her down and she scampers off to get washed and ready for bed.
Clearing up everything he checks on his daughter. She is in bed waiting for her good night kiss. He tucks her in and bids her goodnight.
Just as he is to leave, she tells him. “Mother told me she adopted (收养)me when I was a baby.”
He stands at her bedroom door. Words fail him. Yes, he knew she was adopted.
“I am really lucky for being loved by my parents, even if I am not really theirs.”
“You trying to bring on the water works?” he tells her.
She giggles, “Goodnight, Father. I love you.”
“Love you, too.”
His face lights up as he wipes his dampened eyes.
The door closes and the child falls asleep dreaming of her mother.
Sitting outside he picks up the diary and opens it and reads the first line: “I love you, my dearest, if only things could have been different…”
1．What can we know about the couple’s relationship?
A．They understood each other very well. B．They quarreled a lot and are separated.
C．They used to have misunderstandings. D．They were quite sure of each other’s love.
2．What can we learn from the story?
A．The girl was adopted because the couple couldn’t give birth.
B．Father looks after the girl just because the girl is alone.
C．The girl feels unlucky that she was adopted.
D．Father was not very close to the girl before she moved in with him.
3．Why didn’t father bring mother home when she was ill?
A．Because he was too busy with his work.
B．Because he didn’t know he was wanted.
C．Because he was too poor to afford the medical fees.
D．Because he didn’t know she was in hospital.
4．Which word best describes fa ther’s feeling at the end of the story?
A．Regretful. B．Satisfied. C．Surprised D．Doubtful.
D
16、It has more than 845 million users worldwide. If it were a country,____would have the third largest population in the world, behind China and India. This is Facebook, a popular website from the US. It is similar to Renren in China.
Mark Zuckerber was born on May 14, 1984. As a little kid, he loved creating little fun computer programs. He set up the network in February of 2004. He was then a second-year student at Harvard University. One day, he had the idea of building a website for Harvard students to get to know each other. He set up the Facebook website. Harvard students could share photos and their personal information there. Soon, the website became very famous. Zuckerberg decided to leave Harvard to run Facebook full time. It was the biggest adventure in his life and later brought him great success.
Now, the service is popular around the world.
Greetings such as “Have you checked your Facebook page today?” became a part of young people’s everyday language in the US. People can exchange message and get the latest information about their friends on Facebook. Zuckerberg’s dream is to connect people through the Internet. “Facebook is to make the world more open and connected,” he said. What’s the young man’s secret to success? Zuckerberg believes it’s important to have an open mind and be ready to try new things. “The riskiest thing is to take no risks,” he once said in an open letter. Sometimes the simple st ideas go furthest. We hope Mar Zuckerberg can go much further, maybe even further than Bill Gates.
1．The underlined word “ it “ in the first paragraph refers to _________.
A．Facebook B．Renren C．India D．China
2．People can do the following on Facebook except __________.
A．exchange messages B．share information
C．do online shopping D．put up photos
3．Which is the correct order of the following events?
a.Zucker studied in Harvard University.
b. Facebook is popular around the world.
c. Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvar
d.
d. Zuckberg set up the Facebook websit
e.
A．a-b-c-d B．a-c-b-d C．a-d-b-c D．a-d-c-b
4．Why did Zuckerberg start Facebook?
A．Because he wanted to collect some money.
B．Because he wanted to connect people online.
C．Because he felt bored when studying in Harvard.
D．Because he didn’t know his classmates very well.
E
17、In ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead, with more tactics(策略).
One tactic involves where to display the goods. For example, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food later in their trip. In department stores, the women’s shoe section is generally next to the women’s cosmetics(化妆品) section: while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over and find some cosmetics they might want to try later.
Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers’ senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, so they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods, too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wines went up.
When it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also used highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decisions in the first few seconds upon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the pool through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.
1．Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?
A．To save customers time. B．To show they are high quality foods.
C．To help sell junk food. D．To sell them at discount prices.
2．According to Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy?
A．Opening the store early in the morning. B．Displaying British wines next to French ones.
C．Inviting customers to play music. D．Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread.
3．What is the California builder’s story intended to prove?
A．The house structure is a key factor customers consider.
B．The more costly the house is, the better it sells.
C．An ocean view is much to the customers’ taste.
D．A good first impression increases sales.
4．What is the main purpose of the passage?
A．To explain how businesses turn people into their customers.
B．To introduce how businesses have grown from the past.
C．To report researches on customer behavior.
D．To show dishonest business practices.
F
18、Molly Boylan is one of the most successful business women in Canada after setting up her cosmetic(化妆品)company Blazes in 1992. Though she is very successful，she says that she finds it harder every year to balance her business with her family life. She sometimes feels that her two children
know more about their baby-sitter than they do about her.
Molly employs(雇佣)around eighty people in her factory and warehouse，and ten others in her two new fashion stores，but her newest employee is the most important one for her. After years of worrying about her business more than her
family，she has decided to make Sally Pamonte new general manager in her company. Molly will
still________decision-making，and she’s going to stay in touch with the people who work for her，but Sally is going to look after day- to-day running of the business so that Molly can spend more time with kids.
The new arrangement is going to start on Monday，and both of them are already excited about it. Sally says，“I’m very nervous，actually，but I’m sure Molly will help me a lot in the early days，even though I hope she feels she can trust me not to make too many mistakes.”
Molly，on the other hand，seems quite relaxed about the whole thing. “I know that Sally’s going to be a very nice manager.” she says，“She’s only been here a couple of days and she’s already shown me how to work out a few problems we were having. The best thing though is that I fee l a hundred times happier than I’ve been in years. I mean，I honestly can’t remember the last time I felt as relaxed as this，and my kids are really excited about my being at home more. To be honest，I wish I had made this decision years ago.”
1．The passage is mainly about ____________.
A．Molly and her children
B．Molly finding a new manager
C．the baby-sitter and the kids
D．Molly making a chance about her business.
2．The underlined phase “be involved in” in the passage probably means __________.
A．be interested in B．take part in
C．be nervous about D．learn about
3．Sally seems to be a good manager because _____________.
A．she has set up a new Blazes
B．she keeps in close touch with the workers
C．she has been able to solve a few problems
D．she has been working for the company since 1992
4．According to this passage，Molly ____________________.
A．will not run her business any more
B．seems satisfied with the new arrangement
C．was not pleased with the baby-sitter
D．was successful both in her business and her family.
5．The best thing for Molly now is that________________.
A．she has more than eighty people working for her
B．her kids know more about the baby-sitter
C．she can have more time to be with her kids.
D．she has got a new general manager in her company.
Ⅴ.书面表达
19、下周你们班将召开“美丽校园从我做起”的主题班会，请你围绕这个主题写一份发言稿, 号召同学们保持校园干净整洁。

写作要求：1．词数在80个左（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
2．短文中不能出现真实校名和人名，否则不得分；
3．所给的参考词汇都必须用上；紧扣主题，适当发挥。

参考词汇：spit(吐痰); throw away; waste; recycle; collect
Dear friends,
It’s time for everyone to do something useful to keep o ur school clean and tidy.
参考答案
Ⅰ. 单项选择
1、C
2、D
3、C
4、A
5、A
6、D
7、A
8、D
9、A
10、C
Ⅱ. 完形填空
11、1．B
2．C
3．B
4．A
5．C
6．B
7．A
8．A
9．C
10．B
Ⅲ. 语法填空12、1．look 2．a 3．jumped 4．on 5．angrily 6．call 7．lying 8．dead 9．down 10．stood Ⅳ. 阅读理解13、1．C 2．B
3．A
4．D
14、1．B 2．D
3．A
15、1．C 2．D
3．B
4．A
16、1．A 2．C
3．D
4．B
17、1．C
2．D
3．D
4．A
18、1．B
2．B
3．C
4．B
5．C
Ⅴ.书面表达
19、Dear friends,
It’s time for everyone to do something useful to keep our school clean and tidy. Firstly, please don’t spit in public places or throw away lit ter. We mustn’t draw on the desks or on the walls. Secondly, we can also collect waste paper or bottles for recycling. What’s more, it’s a good idea to ask each class to look after the trees and flowers in turns. Besides, we’d better put up a poster to let everyone know how to improve our school environment. I believe if we try our best, our school will be more and more beautiful.。