2022-2023學(xué)年九上英語期末模擬試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Readitaloud________thewholeclasscanhearyouclearly.A．sothat B．if C．when D．a(chǎn)lthough2、_______awfultheweatheris!I’mafraidwehavetocanceloursportsmeeting.A．WhatanB．WhatC．HowanD．How3、－Whydidn'tyoucometoJenny'sbirthdaypartyyesterday?－BecauseI.A．didn'tinviteB．isn'tinvitedC．wasn'tinvitedD．haven'tinvited4、Whichpairofthewordswiththeunderlinedlettersdoesn’thavethesamesound?A．poem B．position C．period5、—Jackmustbeinhisoffice,Ithink.—No,hebeintheoffice.HeflewtoCanadathismorning.A．needn't B．shouldn't C．can't D．mustn't6、—HowfarisitfromheretotheChildrenPark?—It'sabout.A．30minuteswalk B．30minutewalk C．30minutes'walk D．30minute'swalk7、—ShallwegoonFridayorSaturday?—EitherdayisOK.Itmakesno________tome.A．choiceB．changeC．differenceD．decision8、一Howlonghaveyoubeenhere?一theendoflastyear.A．ByB．AtC．SinceD．In9、Youthinkallthetrainingmeaningless,butI’mahundredpercentsurelateryou’llthankyourselffordoingit.A．shall B．should C．need D．may10、Myfatherusuallyplays______basketballtorelaxafteraweek’shardwork.A．a(chǎn) B．a(chǎn)n C．the D．/Ⅱ.完形填空11、Everyonewantstobesuccessful.Butfailureisacommon(普通的)thingforustomeetwith.1,sometimeswefailtheexams,sometimesinthesportsmeet,others2butwefail.So3everybodymeetswiththefailureinhislife.However,differentpeoplehavedifferent4todealwiththefailure.Somepeoplelosehopewhentheyfail.Theyseemtothinkthatitisthe5oftheworld.Others,ontheotherhand,don’ttakefailure6Theyseemtothinkthatfailureisthefirststep(步驟)tosuccess.Theywillkeepupandtrytheirbest7thefinalsuccess.Nowlet’simagine(猜想)theendsofthetwoways.Ifweareafraidofthefailureandalwaysfeel8,anddon’ttryourbesttochangeourselves,wemaymeetwithmoreandmorefailures.Butaslongaswearehopefulandbravetofacethem,andnevergiveup,wewill9successfulandourdreamswillcometruesomeday.So,pleaseremember:Lifedoesn’tgiveusthepleasurewewant.Butifwenevergiveupand10dolittlebylittle,itwillmakeabigdifference.1．A．Atfirst B．Allthetime C．Forexample D．Ofcourse2．A．losehope B．win C．get D．a(chǎn)ccept3．A．a(chǎn)lmost B．never C．a(chǎn)lways D．still4．A．a(chǎn)ctivities B．a(chǎn)nswers C．ideas D．ways5．A．a(chǎn)rea B．end C．start D．shock6．A．seriously B．serious C．a(chǎn)ngry D．a(chǎn)ngrily7．A．getting B．gets C．toget D．get8．A．careful B．happy C．a(chǎn)ngry D．upset9．A．become B．turn C．get D．grow10．A．often B．a(chǎn)lways C．never D．SeldomⅢ.語法填空12、請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，填寫所缺單詞，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號為66-75的相應(yīng)位置上。Smalltalkandchitchat(閑談)aretheshortconversationswehaveatparties,whilewewaitinlineatthestore,atfamilyeventsorwork.Sometimeswemakesmalltalkwithpeoplewealreadyknowbutnotw1．.Oftenwehavetomakesmalltalkwithcompletestrangers.Manypeoplefindthesesmallconversationsaboutunplannedsubjectsdifficult.Somepeoplesaytheyhateit.Otherssaysmalltalkisaw2．oftime.Theymayevencallituselesschitchatoruselesschatter,meaningitdoesn’tdoanything.Theyc3．smalltalknotimportant.However,smalltalkisimportant.Theseexchangescanopendoorsthatmayleadtol4．,moremeaningfulconversations.Whenyoufirstmeetsomeoneortalktosomeoneyoudon’tknowwell,itwouldbeawkward(尷尬的)tob5．a(chǎn)conversationaboutareallydeepsubjectsuchaswar,politicsorthemeaningoflife.Smalltalkalsogivesyouthec6．todecideifyouwanttogettoknowthatpersonbetter–ornot.Let’ssayyoumakesmalltalkwithsomeoneataparty.Buttheyonlywanttotalkaboutcats.Youmaynotwanttobuildafriendshipwiththemu7．youreally,reallylovecats.Chitchatcanalsoincreaseyourfeelingofunderstandingtowardpeopleyouknowbutnotwell.Chattingwithaworkmateabouttheirchildmayhelpyoutounderstandmoreoftheirlifeoutsidetheo8．.Thiscouldhelpbuildhealthyworkrelationships.ResearchersattheUniversityofChicagofindthatthosewhomakesmalltalkwithstrangersarehappierthanthosewhosita9．.Also,anothersimilarstudyshowedthatpeoplewhotalkedwithacashier(收銀員)inacoffeeshopfelthappiert10．thosewhosimplywentin,orderedandleft.Smalltalkmaymakeushappier.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、ThaiNewYearisalsocalledSongkranFestival.ItiscelebratedforthreedaysfromApril13toApril15everyyear.SongKranFestivalisthemostfun-filledtimeoftheyearinThailand.ForThaipeople,itisanimportantholiday.Itisatimetostaywiththeirfamily,dogoodthingsintemples（寺廟）,visitandshowtheirlovetotheelderly.Itisalsoatimetoenjoythewaterfightthattakesplaceonalmosteverystreetinthiscountryduringthehottestmonthoftheyear.ThefirstdayofSongkranFestivalisanimportantdaytodogoodthings.Thaipeoplewillvisittemples.Alsotheywillgivemoney,clothesandfoodtothemonks（僧侶）thatliveinthetemples.Afterthattheywillspendtimewiththeirfamily.OntheseconddayofSongkranFestival,Thaipeoplewillcarrysandintotemplestobuildsmallpagodas（塔）andputcoloredflagsonthem.Itisbelievedtobringluck.Also,itisconsideredluckytocleanoutthehouseandthrowouttrashonthisday.OnthelastdayofSongkranFestival,Thaipeoplewillvisittheirelderlyrelativesandperformawaterceremony（典禮）.Theywillgentlypourwaterontheirelderlyrelatives'hands,whichisatraditionalwaytoshowtheirlovetothem.Inmoderntimes,thegentlepouringofwaterhasbecomeacrazywaterfightandit'satimeforallThaipeopletohavefun.SoSongkranFestivalisalsoknownas"WaterFestival".Ifyouareatouristatthistimeofyear,bepreparedtojoininthisbigfestivalandtakepartintheworld'sbiggestwaterfight!1．HowlongdoesSongkranFestivallast?A．Twodays. B．Threedays. C．Halfamonth. D．Aweek.2．ThaipeoplewillbuildsmallpagodasandputcoloredflagsontheminSongkramFestivalbecauseit'sbelievedthat________.A．it'sgoodfortheirchildren B．itcanmakethemhealthyC．it'sgoodfortheirparents D．itcanbringthemluck3．Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．TraditionsonThaiNewYear B．WonderfulFestivalsinThailandC．TheHistoryofSongkranFestival D．TheImportanceofFestivalsinThailandB14、Inrecentyears,therehavebeenmanybreakthroughsintheAI(人工智能)field.Here,letusseefourofthemostinterestingdevelopmentsinAIin2017.MagicRadioWantafriendthatyoucantalktoanytime?ThenyoumightlikeMagicRadiofromMicrosoft.MagicRadiofeaturesacoolcartoonfigure.Youcantalktoitaboutanything.ThereisalsoanappforMagicRadio.Withit,youcandecoratethecartoonfigureandevensenditagiftonline.Parentscanalsousetheapptotalktotheirchildren.MagicRadioalsorecordsyourlifeandanalyzes(分析)yourbehavior.Thisway,itiseasyforparentstoknowwhatyou’redoingwhenthey’renotaround.Sophia,RobotSophiaisthefirstrobotintheworldtogetcitizenship(公民身份)inSaudiArabia.In2015,aUScompanybuiltSophia.Shelooksandactslikeahumanwoman.Shecantalktopeoplenaturally.Sheevenhasherownbodylanguage.Forexample,shemayblinkhereyeswhensheistalkingaboutsomethingfunny.Shealsohastheabilitytolearnfrompeople,booksandtheInternet.Sophiawasdesignedtohavehervalues.“Don’tworry,ifyou’renicetome,I’llbenicetoyou.”Samsung’sBixbyLikethevoicerecognition(識別)system,SirioniPhones,SamsunghasasimilarsystemcalledBixby.Expertssaidthatitissmarterthananyothersimilarsystem.Ifyouonceaskedittocompleteacertaintask,itwillrememberthattaskthenexttimeyoutalktoit.Forexample,youmightliketolistentocertainmusicwhileyou’rebakingacake.NexttimewhenyoutellBixby“Iwanttomakeacake”,itwillshowyouhowtomakeacakeandplaymusicforyouautomatically.AlphaGoZeroAlphaGoisanAIprogramthatplaystheboardgameGO().GoogleCompanyhascreatedanewversionoftheAIprogramcalledAlphaGoZero.ThenewAIprogramisuniqueinthewayitlearnedtoplayGo.AlphaGoZeromasteredGoinjusttwodayswithoutanyhumanknowledgeofthegame.Onthethirdday,itbeatAlphaGoby100gamestozero,becomingthebestGoplayerontheplanet.1．Whichofthefollowingdevelopmentscanhelpparentslearnabouttheirchildren?A．MagicRadio B．RobotSophia C．Samsung’sBixby D．AlphaGoZero2．WhatisthemostamazingdevelopmentfromAlphaGotoAlphaGoZero?A．Itcanrecordotherplayers’lifeandanalyzestheirbehavior.B．Itcanrememberallthetasksithasdoneandshowyouagain.C．Ithastheabilitytolearnfrompeople,booksandtheInternet.D．IthasverystronglearningabilityandmastersGointwodays.3．WhatcanyoureadaboutSamsung’sBixby?A．Samsung’sBixbyismorepracticalandenjoyable.B．Samsung’sBixbycantalkinthewaySophiadoes.C．Samsung’sBixbyhasasmartervoicerecognitionsystem.D．Samsung’sBixbyisbetterthannewversionAlphaGoZero.4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A．AlphaGoZeroVSAlphaGo B．Samsung’sBixbyVSSiriOnIphoneC．BreakthroughsintheAIField D．WelcometotheAIFieldC15、DearGrandma,Howareyou?Ihopeyouarefeelingwellandyourlegisimproving.Canyouwalkabitnow?Isyourneighbour,MrsLu,bringingyouenoughbookstoread?Ihopeso.You’dloveourschoollibrary,Grandma.Therearesomanybooksonallkindsofsubjects.TheotherdayIfoundabookaboutengineering.Icouldn’treallyunderstanditbutIhopetolearnmoreaboutthistopicsometime.ThistermIhavethreenewsubjectclasses,soIthinkI’lltellyouaboutthem.Istudybiology.Itisaveryinterestingsubject.I’mlearningallaboutthehumanbody,whereeverythingisandwhatitdoes.Didyouknowthatwehaveakissingmuscle?It’scalled‘orbicularis’andit’sacirclemusclethatclosesyourmouthandmovesyourlipsforward.Ilovebiology.It’ssointeresting!Anothernewsubjectisreligion(宗教).Ididn’tthinkIwouldlikethisone,butactuallyitisveryinterestingtohearhowdifferentpeopleworship(崇拜).Wearelearningaboutlotsofreligionsfromallovertheworld,notonlyAsia.MyothernewsubjectisSpanish.It’sreallydifficulttolearnanewlanguagebutIknowitwillbeusefulformeinthefuture,ifIwanttotravelaroundtheworld.SpanishisoneoftheofficiallanguagesoftheEuropeanUnionandtheUnitedNations.I’velearntthatSpanishisnotonlyspokeninEuropebutinSouthAmericatoo.CountrieslikePeru,Bolivia,Chile,andMexicoalsospeakSpanish.YouknowI’vealwayswantedtogotoMexico,soifIcanspeakSpanishitwouldbereallyuseful.Didyoustudythesesubjectswhenyouwereatschool?Isupposesubjectchoicechangesovertime,doesn’tit?I’llcometovisityouagaininthenextholiday,whichIthinkisineightweeks’time.I’llbringyousomeofmynewbooksifyoulike.Ihopeyoucanwritebacksoonandtellmeallthevillagenews.Imissyouverymuch.Lotsoflove,Sara1．FromtheletterwecanknowthatGrandma’slegwas________.A．improving B．lost C．gettingworse D．hurt2．Thewriterhaslearntalotexcept________sinceshebegantostudybiology.A．thehumanbody B．a(chǎn)kissingmuscleC．orbicularis D．circles3．WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Saraknowslittleaboutengineering.B．SarathinksSpanishisusefulbutnoteasytolearn.C．Grandmaprobablydoesn’tlikereadingbooksverymuch.D．ThesubjectsSaralearnsaredifferentfromtheoneshergrandmadid.D16、TheMostInterestingFestivalsaroundtheWorldContents

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＊BabyCryingDay2

＊Cheese-rollingFestival

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＊ColorThrowingFestival

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＊FishSwallowingFestival

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＊InternationalPillowFightDay

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＊InternationalTwinsFestival

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＊RaincoatFestival15

＊RoswellUFOFestival

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＊TomatoFestival18

＊WaterFightingDay

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＊WifeCarryingFestival

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＊WorldBodypaintingFestival

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InternationalPillowFightDay

InternationalPillowFightDayisheldeveryAprilaroundtheworld—fromAmsterdam,Budapest,toNewYork.Ithasbeencelebratedsince2008.Hundredsofpeoplegooutwiththeirpillowshittingeachother’sface,backandchest.Peopledressupassuperheroesandanimals,laughingandfighting.

Thefestivalusedtobeagametorelease(釋放)energyandstress.Nowadaysbesidesbringingfun,InternationalPillowFightDayhasbecomeawaytoquicklycollectpillowsforthehomeless.In2014,about2,000pillowswerecollectedforthepoorinBronxandBrooklyn.

Rules:Bringyourownpillowsanddon’thitanyonewithoutapilloworwithacamera.

TheGuinnessWorldRecord:ThelatestrecordofthelargestpillowfightwassetonOctober27,2013inChicago,with4,500pillowsand3,813people.

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1．TheInternationalPillowFightDaywasfirstcelebratedin_______A．2000 B．2008 C．2013 D．20142．NowadaystheInternationalPillowFightDayhasbecomeawayto________.A．collectpillowsforthehomelessB．releaseenergyandstress.C．hiteachother’sfaceD．fightwithothers3．ThelatestGuinnessWorldRecordofthelargestpillowfightwassetin________.A．NewYork B．Amsterdam C．Budapest D．Chicago4．Youmayreadabout______________onthePage19.A．BabyCryingDay B．ColorThrowingFestivalC．WaterFightingDay D．WorldBodypaintingFestivalE17、WhenIwasakidinMinnesota,watermelonwasexpensive.Oneofmyfather’sfriends,Bernie,wasarichbusinessman,whoownedalargestoreinSt.Paul.Everysummer,whenthefirstwatermelonsarrived,Berniewouldcall.DadandIwouldgotoBernie’splace.We’dsitontheedgeofthedock（碼頭）,feetdangling（搖晃）,andgotreadyforabigmeal.Berniewouldtakehisknife,cutourfirstwatermelon,handusbothabigpieceandsitdownnexttous.Thenwe’dburyourfacesinwatermelon,eatingonlytheheart—thereddest,juiciest,firmest,sweetest,mostseed-freepart—andthrowawaytherest.Berniewasmyfather’sideaofarichman.Ialwaysthoughtitwasbecausehewassuchasuccessfulbusinessman.Yearslater,IrealizedthatitwasnotBernie’swealthitselfbuthiswayofdealingwithitthatmyfatherliked.Bernieknewhowtostopworking,gettogetherwithfriendsandeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.WhatIlearnedfromBernieisthatbeingrichisastateofmind.Someofus,nomatterhowmuchmoneywehave,willneverbefreeenoughtoeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.Ifyoudon’ttakethetimetodangleyourfeetoverthedockandenjoylife’ssmallpleasure,yourworkisprobablyhurtingyourlife.Formanyyears,IforgotthatlessonI’dlearnedasakidontheloadingdock.IwastoobusymakingallthemoneyIcould.Well,I’verelearnedit.IhopeIhavetimelefttoenjoythesuccessofothersandtotakepleasureintheday.That’stheheartofthewatermelon.Ihavelearnedagaintothrowtherestaway.1．Welearnedfromthesecondparagraphthatthewriterandhisfatherwerefeeling______.A．relaxedB．worriedC．hungryD．proud2．Howdidthewriterandhisfathereatthewatermelon?A．Theyateitinapoliteway.B．Theyonlyateitsbestpart.C．Theyateeverypartofit.D．Theysharedonlyonepiece.3．Intheeyesofthewriter’sfather,Bernie______.A．wasjustarichbusinessmanB．workedhardallthetimeC．livedarichbuthealthylifeD．knewhowtomakemoney4．Theunderlinedpart“theheartofthewatermelon”inthelastparagraphrefersto______.A．thebestpartofthewatermelonB．thewriter’sbusylifeC．thewriter’sdecisionofmakingmoneyD．thewriter’shopeofenjoyinglife5．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.A．onehastoworkhardtoreachhisgoalB．a(chǎn)friendinneedisafriendindeedC．watermelonisthehealthiestfruitD．oneshouldkeepwork-lifebalanceF18、Thoughtherearesomanypassagesaboutpositivethinking,fewpeoplereallyunderstandwhatitis.Beingpositivedoesn’tmeanignoring(忽視)whatishappeningaroundus.Ifsomeoneisgoingthroughproblemsorlivinginadifficultsituation,wecannotexpecthimtoignorehisproblemsandstartthinkingpositivelyrightaway.Itiseasiertothinkpositivelywhenweareinacomfortablesituation,ratherthanabadsituation.Wecannotthinkpositivelywhenwehaveproblems,unlesswearetrainedto.Noonecanspeakaforeignlanguagebeforestudyingandpracticingforsometime.Thesamethingistrueaboutbeingpositive.However,sayingthateverythingisgoingtobeallright,smilingfornoreason,orignoringproblemswithouttryingtosolvethem,isnotbeingpositive.Itisdaydreaming.Positivepeopleexpectthebestandbelievethatabadsituationwillbeimproved,buttheyarealsopractical(明智的)people.Theylookforopportunitiesandsolutionsinsteadofdoingnothing.Theycanimproveabadsituationwithapositiveattitude.Theycannotonlykeepthinkingoftheproblemthattheyface,buttheycanalsorefusetolettheproblemaffecttheirmindtoomuch.Positivethinkingisbeinghopeful,andhopebringslightandhappinessintoourlife.Onecanjustlivewithabadattitude,oronecantrytodoone’sbestinabadsituation.Itisamatterofchoice.1．（小題1）Whenweareinbadsituation,itis____forustothinkpositivelyatonce.A．harderB．easierC．quickerD．slower2．（小題2）Whichoneofthefollowingisbeingpositive?A．Ignoringeverythingthatwearefacing.B．Doingnothingbutthinking.C．Day