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2022-2023学年第一学期九年级期末教学质量调研英语模拟试卷注意事项:1.全卷满分90分。考试时间为90分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上,答在本试卷上无效。2.请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合,再将自己
的姓名、考试证号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。3.答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用05毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置,在其他位置答题一律无效。选择
题(共40分)一、单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)请认真阅读下列各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.Lifeisone-wayroad.Nomatterhowyouchange,i
twillnotgoback.A.theB.aC.anD.\2.ThefilmTheBattleatLakeChangjin________byKaigeChen,HarkTsuieandDanteLamisworthseeing.A.isdirectedB.directedC.
directingD.todirect3.—Oh,myGod!Wehavemissedthelastbus.Whatshallwedo?—I’mafraidwehaveno________buttotakeataxi.A.
adviceB.decisionC.choiceD.reason4.—Whataboutwatchingahorrormovieafterfinishingthework?—Areyoukiddingme?Idon'twanttoget____
____beforegoingtosleep.A.scaredB.boredC.relaxedD.worried5.—IsAndyabletofinishtheworkalone?—I’mafraidnot.It’shisability.A.againstB.beyondC.fro
mD.to6.—Howwaseverythinggoingwhenyoustudiedabroad?—Itwasadifficulttimeatfirst,butthings______finefinally.
A.workedoutB.brokeoutC.turnedoutD.triedout7.Peoplewithoutbreakfastdon’thaveenough________theyneedtogetthroughthemorning.A.exerciseB.courage
C.confidenceD.energy8.Thebookprovidesalotofarticlescanimprovestudents'readingability.A.whoB.thatC.whatD.where9.—Excuseme,sir.Whencan
wehaveaswiminthepool?—Notuntilit_______nextmonth.A.repairsB.willrepairC.isrepairedD.willberepaired10.—Whydidn’tyoutel
lhimaboutthemeeting?—HerushedoutoftheroomIcouldsayaword.A.beforeB.afterC.sinceD.because11.TheCCTVSpringFestivalGalaisalwayscover
ed________ontheLunarNewYear’sEve.A.liveB.livelyC.aliveD.living12.—Whatlanguageisthatguyspeaking?Ican’tcatchaword.—________.
He’sfromIndia,soIguessitisHindi.A.SocanIB.SoIcanC.NeithercanID.NeitherIcan13.—Doyouknow?—Yes,ofcourse.ItwashostedbyBeijingandZhangjia
kou.A.howwasthe2022WinterOlympicsB.whenlastWinterOlympicswasheldC.wherewasthenextWinterOlympicsheldD.whichcityhostedthe2022WinterOlympics14.—DoctorMa
isalwayscarefulwiththeoperations.—That’strue.“________”.A.Nopain,nogainB.ManyhandsmakelightworkC.Afriendinnee
disafriendindeedD.Amissisasgoodasamile15.________.Hopeandsuccessarealwaysaroundus.A.InyourdreamsB.Don’tbelateC.NevergiveupD.Whatap
ity二、完形填空(共10小题;毎小题1分,满分10分)请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。WednesdaySunnyTodaywehadPE,sothefirstthingIdid
whenIgotoutsidewassneakoff(偷偷摸摸)tothebasketballcourttoseeifthecheesewasstillthere.Andsureenough,itwas.Thatpieceofche
esehasbeensittingonthecourtsincelastspring.I___1___itmusthavedroppedoutofsomeone'ssandwichorsomething.Afteracoupleofdays
.thecheesestartedgettingallmoldy(发霉的)andnasty.Nobodywouldplaybasketballonthecourtwherethecheesewas___
2___itwastheonlycourtthathadahoop(篮筐)withanet.Thenoneday,thiskidnamedDarrenWalshtouchedthecheesewithhis___3___,an
dthat's____4____startedthisthingcalledtheCheeseTouch.It'sbasicallylikethecooties.IfyougettheCheeseTouch,it___5___withyouuntilyoupass
itontosomeoneelse.Theonlywayto___6___yourselffromtheCheeseTouchistocrossyourfingers.Butit'snot___7___toremembertokeepyourfing
erscrossedeverymomentoftheday.Iendeduptaping(用胶带粘住)minetogethersothey'dstaycrossedallthetime.I___8___thehandwritingtest,butit
wastotallyworthit.ThisonekidnamedAbeHallgottheCheeseTouchinApril,andnobodywouldevencomenearhimfortherestofth
eyear.Abefeltvery___9___andfinallymovedawaytoCalifornia,takingtheCheeseTouchawaywithhim.Ijusthopesomeonewon't
starttheCheeseTouchagainbecauseIdon'tneedthatkindof____10____inmylifeanymore.1.A.promiseB.guessC.exp
lainD.announce2.A.becauseB.ifC.whileD.though3.A.fingerB.mouthC.stomachD.shoulder4.A.whyB.whoC.whatD.how5.A.spreadsB.spin
sC.screamsD.sticks.6.A.helpB.protectC.teachD.enjoy7.A.freeB.safeC.easyD.wise8.A.failedB.tookC.passedD.cancelle
d9.A.lovelyB.scaredC.lonelyD.tired10.A.tasteB.stressC.courageD.luck三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)请认真阅读下列材料,从材料后各题
所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEverylivingthingneedstoreproduce.Reproducingmeanscreatingmoremembersofyourgroup.Inorderforpla
ntstoreproduce,theyhavetospreadtheirseeds(种子)tootherareas.Plantshavedevelopedallkindsofwaystodothis.Thesimplestwayisgravity.
Manyseedsareinsideoffruit.Whenapieceoffruitgetstooheavy,itfallsfromatreetotheground.Sometimesanimalswillpickupthe
fruitanddropitinanotherarea.Thathelpsmovetheseedevenfartheraway.Applesspreadthisway.Otherplantsusewindtospreadtheirseeds.Dandelions(蒲公英)a
reagoodexampleofthis.Dandelionseedsaresolightthatwhenwindblows,itcarriesdandelionseedstonewplaces.Maple(枫树)seedsalsousewi
nd.Theirseedsareconnectedwithlong,thinleavesthatlooklikewings.Whentheseedfallsfromthetree,its“wings”helpitflyfartherfromthetree.Someanimalshelp
plantsspreadtheirseeds.Theanimalseattheseeds.Whiletheseedisintheanimal’sbody,itstayswhole.Whentheseedleavestheanimal,
it’sinanewplace.Antsalsohelpspreadseeds.Someseedshaveaspecialsmellthatattractsants.Theantsbringtheseedsbacktotheirhome,whichofcourseisundergroun
d.Theyonlyeatpartoftheseed.Theyleavetherestoftheseedunderground.Afterthat,theseedcanstartgrowing.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gravit
y”meaninthesecondparagraph?A.Theactionthatmakesanimalsdropseeds.B.Thehelpthatmovesseedsevenfartheraway.C.Theneedthatcomesfromanima
lsandplants.D.Theforcethatcausesfruittofalltotheground.2.Whatdoantsdotohelpspreadseeds?a.Theyonlyeatpartoftheseed.b.Theyhelpseed
sfallfromthetree.c.Theycarryseedstotheundergroundhome.d.Theypickupthefruitandmoveitfaraway.e.Theyleavetherestoftheseedunderground
.A.b,d,eB.a,b,dC.a,c,eD.b,c,d3.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.HowPlantsSpreadSeeds?B.WhyAnimalsPickUpSeeds?C.HowWindHelpsSeedsspread?D.WhySeedsH
aveaSpecialTrip?BEveryyear,thousandsofpeoplemovetoChedun,Songjiang.Mostofthemsimplywanttofindafactoryjobthere.Some,however,areho
pingtobecomethenextJackieChan:Chedunisnotonlyalargeindustrialzone(地区),butalsohometotheShanghaiFilmPark.Thefilmparkwasopenedi
n1998.Itcoversanareaof400,000squaremeters.Theparkliesinaquietplace.Itishiddendownalane(巷子)filledwithnoodlerestaurantsan
djobagencies(中介).YoumayfindithardtobelievethatitisoneofChina’sbiggestfilmparks.However,someofAsia’sbestfilmswer
eborninsideofit.Thefilmparkisopentovisitors.Thereisanoticeboardnexttothegate.Fromthere,travelerscanfindoutwhatfilmsandTVseriesarebe
ingshot.Theyarelikelytocatchfilmcrews(工作人员)inactionduringtheirvisit.Iftheyarelucky,theymaygetautographs(签名)fromfamousfilmstars.Awalkaroun
dtheparkisamysteriousexperience.Therearemanyreplicas(仿制品)oflandmatksfrom20thcenturyShanghai.Visitorscanseethe“MollerVilla(马勒别墅)”.T
heycanwalkonthe“TronBridge”.Accordingtothepark’stourmap,visitorscanalsogetonarail-trainandtakearidedown“NanjingRoad?.Butth
eparkisnotallaboutoldbuildingsandroads.Italsohaspleasantgreenspaces.Walkpastthe“SuzhouRiver”,turnrightandkeepwalking,andyouwillfindacle
arlakeandseveralgardenpaths.Itcanbeagreatplaceforvisitorstorestandhaveapicnic.Atouraroundtheparktakesabouttwohours.Yo
u’llfindittobeaniceplacetovisit,especiallyifyouareinterestedinthefilmindustry!1.Accordingtothearticle,whatcanbefoundoutsidetheShangha
iFilmPark?①Holidayvillas.②Jobagencies.③Noodlerestaurants.④Aquietgarden.A.①②B.②③C.③④D.①④2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Par
toftheShanghaiFilmParkwasbuiltintheearly20thcentury.B.Thewriterdoesn’ttellustheticketpriceoftheShanghaiFilmPark.C.TheShanghaiFilmParkisthelargestmov
iemakingcentreinChina.D.ThefilmparkprovidesjobsforthousandsofyoungChinesepeopleeveryyear.3.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Astoryaboutt
heShanghaiFilmParkB.AnadvertisementofafilmparkC.AnintroductiontotheShanghaiFilmParkD.AnidealplaceforyoungpeopleCI
ntheweeksleadinguptothisyear’sDoubleElevenshoppingfestival,PengLing,acollegestudent,receivedmanyadvertisingmessagesonherphone.Theconfusingthingwasth
atsheneverboughtthingsfromsomeoftheshops,sohowcouldtheyknowherphonenumber?Itcanbequiteannoyingwhenou
rpersonalinformationisleaked(泄露).Butitwouldbeevenworseifourinformationisusedforcrimes.OnNovemberl,thePersonalInformationProtectionLawcamei
ntoeffectinChina.Thelawhasdetailedrulestostrengthentheprotectionofpersonalinformation.Thelawdescribespersonalinformationasanyk
indofinformationaboutpeoplewhoareorcanbeidentified.Soaperson’sname,dateofbirth,IDnumber,addressandphonenumberareallpersonalinformation.Therearealsos
omekindsofpersonalinformationthatareconsideredas“sensitive”,suchasfingerprints,faces,religiousbeliefs,medicalhealthandalldatarelatingtominors(未成年
)under14.Accordingtothelaw,activitiessuchascollecting,using,processingandtradingofpersonalinformationwillbestri
ctlycontrolled.Onekeyruleisthatthosedealingwithpersonalinformationshouldletusersknowandgetpermission(许可).Protectionofpersonalinformationofonlineplatf
ormusersisespeciallystressed.Accordingtoareport,thecountryhasmorethanonebillionInternetusersand60perce
ntofsurveyedappshadcollectedusers’informationillegally(非法地).Manyappswouldcollectusers’informationevenwhentheappwasnoti
nuse.Forindividuals,it’simportanttorealizetheimportanceofprotectingpersonalinformation.Ifit’snotnecessary,don’tagreetosharepersonalinformation.Ifyouf
indthatyourpersonalinformationhasbeenusedillegally,youcanreporttocyberspace(网络)administrations(管理机构)withevidence.Forcompaniesorplatforms,
theycanonlyhandlepersonalinformationwhenthereisaspecificpurpose.Theyneedtomakesuretheinformationisunderstrictprotection.Iftheybreakthelaw,t
heymaybefinedupto50millionyuan.Peoplewhostealorsellpersonalinformationwillbefinedandmayfaceprisontime.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“c
onfusing”inParalprobablymean?A.Amazing.B.Notclear.C.Interesting.D.Easytounderstand.2.Whichofthefollowingbelongstosensitivepersona
linformationaccordingtothelaw?A.IDnumbers.B.Dateofbirth.C.Phonenumbers.D.Fingerprints.3.WhatdoesPara5wanttotellus?A.Whenappsco
llectusers’informationillegally.B.HowmanyInternetusersthereareinourcountry.C.Whyprotectionofpersonalinformationisneeded.D.Howonlineuserspr
otecttheirpersonalinformation.4.Whatistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleshouldalwaysbecarefulwhensharingpersonalinformation.B.Compani
escancollectpersonalinformationbeforegettingpermission.C.Peoplewhostealorsellpersonalinformationwillsurelybeputintoprison.D.Acti
vitieslikecollectingandusingpersonalinformationwillnotbeallowed.DLifehasawayofshapingus.Lifecanmakeyoudoubtor
questionyourpurpose.ThesearethoughtsthatIhavehadinmyheadformanyyears.Poetrypreparesmeformypurpose.Mypurposeispoetry.Inm
yjourneytowardspurpose,poetryismysafetynet.Istartedwritingattheageof5.By13,Ihadwrittenquitealotofpoems.Poetrywasmyesc
apefrombullyingbymypeers(同龄人)andteacherswhenstudyinginanAmericancountryschool.TheybulliedmebecauseofthewayIlooked.Thisbullyin
ggavemelowself-respect.Poetrywasmywaytobeseen,beheardandbeknown.Foreachimportantmomentinmylife,Iwritepoetry.Inhardtimes,Iwritepoetry.I
connectwithpoetryonadeeplevel.Ithelpsmeoutofpain.However,writingpoetrycan’tsupportme.SoIturnedtoteachinginstead.Whilelivin
ginChina,myjobisanEnglishteacher.Ihelpteachtwoclasses.ThetwoChineseteachersIworkwithtellmehowtoteachthestudentsEnglish.
TheteachersdecidewhatIneedtodointheclassroom.Withchallengingsituationslikethis,Ikeeponwritingpoetry.Iwritedownmyfeelings.Idrawpicturesofther
ealworld.Iacceptanewme.Ilearntothinkaboutthingswithconfidence.Myrelationshipwithpoetrygrowsovertime.Poetrystaysinthedepthsofmysoul(灵魂).There
isnothingstoppingyou.Theonlypersonstandinginyourwayisyou.Youhavethepower.Keepgoing.Keepbelieving.Rememberthatyourhardworkisnotinvai
n.Goforit!Yourpurposeiswaitingforyou!1.Theauthorsaidpoetrywashersafetynetbecause________.A.ithelpedheroutofpainB.itwasawayforhertomakefriendsC.itgave
herasenseofachievementD.itmadeherpopularamongherpeers2.Whatmadetheauthorchangeherselfandthinkwithconfidence?A.Therespectfromherpartner.B.
Thelovefromherstudents.C.Thenon-stoppoetrywriting.D.Thecareerofbeingateacher.3.Thephrase“invain”means________inthela
stparagraph.A.necessaryB.importantC.successfulD.useless4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheauthor?A.Theauthorbeganwriti
ngpoetrywhenshewas5.B.TheauthorusedtobebulliedbyherpeersandteachersinAmerica.C.TheauthormovedtoChinatomakemoremoneytopublis
hherpoetry.D.TheauthorworkedasanEnglishteacher,butshecontinuedwritingpoetry.5.Thebesttitleforthispassagec
anbe________.A.WorktodiscoveryourpurposeB.BebravetofacethebullyC.FailureisthemotherofsuccessD.Diguptothedep
thsofyoursoul非选择题(共50分)四、填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)A)请根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词,使句子意思完整正确,并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。1.Theheadteachergaveawelcome________
__(发言)tothenewexchangestudentsfromtwocountriesonMondaymorning.2.---What’syourideaaboutthisplan,Mr.White?---It’sworthtrying.Ifi
tdoesn’t__________(奏效),we’llthinkofsomethingelse.3.---You’relookingworriedthesedays.Doyouhaveanyproblem?---Yes,
I’mfacingadifficult__________(选择)betweenstayingwithmyfamilyandstudyingabroad.4.---WhatdoyouthinkofthetradewarbetweenChinaandAmerica,Mr.Smith?---T
hetwocountrieshadbetterworkwitheachotherthan__________(对抗)eachother.5.AvisittotheHuangshanMountainattheageof8hasleftmea__________(持久的)m
emoryandIhopetovisititagain.B)请根据句子意思,用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。1.---Fortyyearsofopening-uphasmadeChinaintoa__________(p
ower)country.---That’strue.AndI’msureitwillopenevenwider.2.Myfather’sletterremindsmeofthe__________(warm
)offamilyandencouragesmetogobackhomeassoonaspossible.3.---Excuseme,Mr.Wang.I’mKevin,notKelvin.---Oh,sorry.Ihaven’tpronouncedyourname__________(
correct).4.Theywerehalfwayupthemountain,whentheweatherbecamesobadthattheywere__________(force)toturnback.5.---Didyoulistento__________(to
night)weatherreport?---Yes.Theradiosaiditwouldbearainydaytomorrow.C)请根据短文内容,从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空,并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。useles
swayofmyagecomputersagreatdealofTechnology(技术)hasdevelopedsofast.Everydaywemeet______1______informationindefferentways.Manydigita
l(数字的)learningtoolshavecomeintoourlivesandchangedthe______2______welearn.ThroughtheInternet,itisveryeasyf
orustolearnaforeignlanguagewithappsonourmobilephonesorprogramsonthe______3______.Digitallearningtoolscanalsohelpkeeplearningrecordsforus.Manyst
udents______4______havemobilephonesoripads.Butmyparentsdon’tallowmetousethem.Theywouldratherbuytraditionalbooksandexercise
booksforme.Theythinkdigitallearningtoolsare______5______andcanhaveabadinfluenceonmystudy.五、阅读填空(共20小题;每小
题1分,满分20分)A)请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。Alicerandownstairsandintothega
rdenwhereshesawalotoflittleanimalsandbirds...AdvicefromaCaterpillar(毛毛虫)“Onesideofthemushroomwillmakeyougrowtaller,andth
eotherwillmakeyougrowshorter.”ACaterpillaradvised.Alicetastedasmallpiecefromtherighthandtoseetheeffect.Shewassu
rprisedatthechangeandstartedtoeatthemushroomfromthelefthand.Nowshewasastallasthetreesinthewoods.Sheslowlyatelittlefromherrighthand
andthenlittlefromherleft.Eventuallysheatejustenoughofboththatshewasonceagainhernormalsize.ThemadteapartyAlicewenttotheteapartywithout
aninvitationletter.Therewerelotsofemptyplaces,butnoneofthemwasforAlice.Alicewasalwaysinterestedinthetopicofeatinganddrinking.Atthet
eaparty,theMarchharetookthewatchandputitinhistea.TheDormousetoldastrangestoryaboutthreelittlesisterslivingatthebottomofawell.AsAlicesawtheHattera
ndtheHaretryingtoputtheDormouseintotheteapot,shethoughttheteapartywasstupid.Croquet(槌球)withtheQueenThecroquetballswerelivehedgehogs(刺猬)!Themall
ets(球棒)wereliveflamingos(火烈鸟)!Thesoldiershadtodoubleupandmakethearches(拱门)usingtheirhandsandfeet.Alicedid
n’tfindthegameeasytoplay.Herflamingomoveditsheadupanddownallthetime.Thehedgehogsranawaywhenshetriedtohitthem.Thesoldierswerealwaysmovi
ngaroundtheground.Aliceneverheardanyrules,onlyanangryQueenshouting,“Offwithhishead!”or“Offwithherhead!”overandoveragain.
Alice’sadventureinthegardenAdvicefromaCaterpillar♦DifferentsidesofmushroomwilldecideAlice’s_____1_____.♦Alic
ewas_____2_____attheeffectoftastingasmallpieceofmushroom.♦Alice_____3_____fromtallertoshorter,andfinallysh
ewasastallassheusedtobe.The_____4_____teaparty♦Alicewenttotheteapartywithoutbeing_____5_____.♦NoneoftheplaceswasforAlice
,_____6_____manyplaceswerenottaken.♦TheDormouse’sstorywasaboutthreesisterswholivedatthe_____7_____ofawell.CroquetwiththeQueen♦Alic
efoundthecroquetgamereally_____8_____toplay.♦Neithertheanimalsnorthesoldiers_____9_____therules,andtheymovedwildl
y.♦TheQueenshouted“offwithhishead!”or“Offwithherhead!”______10______allthetime.B)请根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。Eve
rsincetheCOVID-19brokeout,Chinahasactedquicklybyusingasetofsupportivepolicies(政策)todeveloptheeconomy.Chinachos
ethepeople-centereddevelopmentpolicyw___1___aimsatmakingsureemployment,people’sbasiclivinglevels,andthesurvivalofbusinesses,e___2___priv
ateandsmallerones.Inordertocontinuouslyi___3___thecountry’sgrowthqualityandraisethelivingstandardofthepeople,
Chinahastakensomea___4___.Povertyalleviation(扶贫)Povertyalleviationisthebasicneedandoneofthemosti___5___goalsforChina.From2012to2019,thenumberofp
eoplelivinginpovertyinChinawentd___6___from98.99millionto5.51million,Itisnotjusta___7___makingthepiebigger,butalsoaboutdivi
dingthepieandmakingsuren___8___isleftbehind.NewtypesofbusinessesAtthesametime,Chinaisalsod___9___newtypesofbusinesssuchastheele
ctroniceconomyanddigitaleconomy,informationtechnologyandeducationtoc___10___morejobsandstabilizetheeconomy.Chinawillcontinuetoimprovethecountry’
sgrowthqualityandraisethelivingstandardofthepeople.六、书面表达(满分15分)请根据《二十一世纪报》中HaveYourSay栏目的征稿要求,以"Lovearoundme"为题
,用英语写一篇短文,发表你的想法。WelcometoHaveYourSayAseverybodyknows,lovemakestheworldgoaround.Sothisweek,Iwantyourvoiceaboutth
etopic"Lovearoundme".Whatdoyouthinkofloveinyourdailylife?Canyougiveussomeexamplesaboutlovearoundyou?Whatareyougoingtodotoshowy
ourlovetoothers?I'msurethatyouhavealottosay.Lookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon!注意:1.对所有要点逐一陈述,适当发挥;2.词数90左右,文章开头
已经给出,不计入总词数;3.文中不得提及有关考生的个人身份的任何信息,如校名、人名等。LovearoundmeIamgladtosharemyideasaboutthetopic"Lovearoundme".Asevery
bodyknows,lovemakestheworldgoaround._________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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