江蘇省連云港某實驗中學2022-2023學年九年級上學期開學模擬英語試卷

牛津英語九年級(上)*開學考

一、單項選擇(共15小題：每小題1分，滿分15分)

()1.Whichunderlinedletterpronouncesdifferentlyfromtheothers?

A.intellectualB.disabilityC.confidentD.survivor

()2.Tofindbetterjob,Jasperplannedtolearnsecondforeignlanguage.

A.a;aB.the;aC.the;theD.a;the

()3..一-Whatareonshowinthemuseum?---SomephotosbythechildrenofYushu,Qinghai

AhavebeentakenB.weretakenC.aretakenD.taken

()4.---1haven'tseenmygrandparentsforalongtime.Fmthem.

-Whynothaveavideochatwiththeminstead?

A.enoughbusyvisitingB.busyenoughtovisitC.toobusytovisitD.toobusyvisiting

()5.Therearenowaysshecancomeupherout.

A.withtohelpB.tohelpC.withhelpingD.tohelping

()6.---WhenwillSunshineMetroLine3open?■一nextyear.Only10%ofitbeenbuilt.

A.Until;hasB.Until;haveC.Notuntil;hasD.Notuntil;have

()7.--Theoilontheearthwilloneday.--Ithinkso.Weshouldmakegooduseofit.

A.findoutB.giveoutC.runoutD.sellout

()8.Atlast,theboywasmadecomputergamesandbegantodohishomework.

A.tostopplayingB.tostoptoplayC.stoptoplayD.stop

()9.一Asfarasweknow,the2024OlympicswillinFrance.一ItwillinParis.

A.hold;takeplaceB.hold;betakenplaceC.beheld;betakenplaceD.beheld;takeplace

()10.—WecanuseDingTalk(車丁車丁)tohavelessonsontheInternet.—Really?Willyoupleaseshowme?

A.howtouseB.whattouseC.howtouseitD.whichtouse

()11.Thecakesintherestaurant,sotheywell.

A.aretastedgood;aresoldB.aretastedwell;sellC.tastegood;sellD.tastegood;aresold

()12.ThemanliveinthenortheastofChina,sohethecoldweatherinRussiawhenhemovedtherelastyear.

A.wasusedto;usedtoB.usedto;isusedtoC.isusedto;wasusedtoD.usedto;wasusedto

()13.MrWuisreallyagoodteacher.Hespendsasmuchtimeashecangrammarrulesforus.

A.repeatingB.torepeatC.repeatedD.repeat

()14.1wanttoknow.

A.howlonghasyourunclemarriedB.howlongitissinceyourunclegotmarried

C.howlongyourunclehadbeenmarriedD.howlongyourunclehasmarried

()15.―WouldyoumindmetheprogrammeWhoisstillon{1站至底)tonight?

?一.Don'tforgettotellmetheresult.

A.watch;No,notatallB.watch;Yes,pleaseC.watching;No,notatallD.watching;Yes,please

二、完形填空(共15小題：每小題1分，滿分15分)

“Weexpectedourchildrentobeperfect.^^Mostparentshavethoughtso.

Iwasoneofthem.Iexpectedourson,Joewouldbeperfecttosail16.school.Hewasalwaysa17.

kid,kindandgentle.Buthewasn'tperfect.FromthefirstdayJoestartedschool,healwayshaddifficultywith18..

Hepassedeachgradewithgreat19.,butneveratthetopofhisclass.

HowI20.friendswhohadchildrenwiththe"Mathstalent”.IwouldlookatJoeand21.:Ifhedoes

notgetbetteratmaths,howisheevergoingto22.college?Iwasworriedaboutitallthetime.

Joe,23.,hadotherideas.Duringhighschool,Joeslowly24.atmaths.Hegotthroughalltherequired

courses.Ifeltgreatly25.withhislittleachievement.Thenheannouncedthathe'dtakepre-calculus(微積分)inhis

lastyearofhighschool,which26.mealot.

“Why?”[questioned.

“BecauseIneedtokeepmyskillsup,“heexplained,<4I27.Math,butIneedtotakeitsoIwon'tforgethowtodo

it.”

“Forcollege,,9headded.wanttodoreallywellincollege,Mom.Iknowitwillbe28.,butIthinkit's

importantthatItrytodomybest.^^Mysonwasn'tperfect.Hewasn'tamathtalent,either.Butheknewwhatwas

important:hewascaringabouthis29.whileIwaswonyingoverhispast.Andthat,tome,isevenbetterthan

being30..

()16.A.atB.throughC.fromD.across

()17.A.luckyB.proudC.goodD.healthy

()18.A.artB.musicC.writingD.maths

()19.A.effortB.attentionC.pleasureD.interest

()20.A.respectedB.supportedC.trustedD.admired

()21.A.supposeB.imagineC.wonderD.wish

()22.A.pushinB.gooverC.lookthroughD.getinto

()23.A.howeverB.althoughC.moreover0.otherwise

()24.A.reducedB.improvedC.changed0.discovered

()25.A.tiredB.thankfulC.satisfiedD.angry

()26.A.movedB.hurtC.meantD.surprised

()27.A.failB.hateC.preferD.choose

()28.A.hardB.boringC.necessary0.successful

()29.A.careerB.subjectC.futureD.world

()30.A.perfectB.cleverC.patient□.confident

三、閱讀理解(共15小題：A、B篇每小題2分；C篇每小題1分，滿分25分)

A

DuringtheCOVID-19pandemic,manypeopleunderlockdown(禁閉)feellonelyandDifferentchallengeandskinlevelsfor

differentfeefings

bored.4<Thereisalonelinessepidemic,saidJohnDattilofromPennsylvaniaState

University,US.

Sohe,togetherwithaninternationalteamofresearchers(研究者),studiedhowto

reducelonelinessandincrease(增強)positivefeelingsduringthepandemic.

Accordingtotheirnewstudy,reducedlonelinesshassomethingtodowithdoing

enjoyableactivitiesthatneedbothconcentration(注意力)andskill.

“Whenpeopleareabsorbedin(全神貫注于)whattheyaredoing,theyenterastate(狀態(tài))called'flow',"Dattilo

explained.uFlowcanbeachievedbydoingactivitiesthatwethinktheyareimportantandthatneedustoconcentratefully

touseourskills75

Toachieveastateofflow,theremustbeabalancebetweenthechallenge(挑戰(zhàn))ofthetaskandyourskilllevel.For

example,ifyou'retryingtocreateacomplex(復雜的)computerprogrambutyourskilllevelislow,thenyou'relikelyto

feelworriedinsteadofachieving“l(fā)ow”.Onthecontrary(相反地),ifthetaskistooeasy,thenboredomwillsetinandyou

won'thaveastateof"flow”,either.

Ifyouhaveartisticskills,forexample,playingthepianoorpaintingcanleadtoflow.Socanthingslikeskiing,writing

andstorytelling,dependingonwhoyouare.

“Whenweenterastateofflow,webecomeabsorbedandfocused,andweexperiencemomentaryenjoyment,Dattilo

said."Whenweleaveastateofflow,weareoftensurprisedbyhowmuchtimehaspassed.”

However,watchingtelevisionusuallydoesn'thelppeopleenterflow,accordingtoDattilo,becausetherearen'tany

challenges.

“Peopletendtothrive(茁壯成長)onhealthyactivitiesandchallenges,saidDattilo.44Wehopethisresearchwillhelp

peoplelivefuller,happier,healthierlives.^^

()1.WhatdidDattilostudy?A.Whypeoplefeellonely.B.Howpeoplereduceloneliness.

C.Whatenjoyableactivitiesare.D.Whypeoplelikeanewchallenge.

)2.Howdopeoplefeelwhentheyenterthe“flow”state?

A.Theyfeelworriedandtired.B.Theyfeeltimepassestooslowly.

C.Theyarelonelyandbored.D.Theyareconcentratingandhappy.

)3.Whichactivityispossibletohelppeopleachieveflow?

A.WatchingTV.B.Chatting.C.Writing.D.Eatingnuts.

)4.AccordingtoDattilo,wecanreducelonelinessduringlockdownby.

A.followingahealthylifestyleB.completingimpossiblechallenges

C.learningasmanyskillsaspossibleD.doingsomeenjoyableandchallengingtasks

()5.Whafsthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.LonelinessEpidemicB.Gowiththeflow

C.AstudyoflonelinessD.AbalancebetweenLifeandWork

B

SeverallargewildfiresareburninginCalifornia,whereextreme(極立曲的)heatanddry,windyconditionsaremaking

thefireslarger.

Twoofthethreelargestfiresinthestate'shistoryareburningintheNorthernSanFranciscoBayarea.Reportssay

morethan14,000firefightersaremakingefforts(努力)tofightthosefires.ThefiredangerisalsohighinSouthern

California.TheUSAForestServiceclosedalleightnationalforestsintheareaonMondayandcampgroundsaroundthe

state.

SeptemberandOctoberaretraditionallywildfireseasoninCalifornia.Arecordshowsthat809,000hectares(公匕頁)

haveburnedthisyear.Thatwasthehighestrecordinthestate'shistory.Thatfiredestroyedmostofthecommunityof

Paradiseandkilled85people.

Topreventnewwildfires,California\biggestelectricityprovidernowcutspowertoareaswithhigh-riskconditions.In

recentdays,powerwascuttomorethan172,000homesinanefforttopreventnewfires.

NinehundredwildfireshavebeenreportedinCaliforniasinceAugust15.Manyofthemarebelievedtohavebeen

causedbylightningstrikes(雷擊)inthemiddleofAugust.Therehavebeeneightfiredeathsandmorethan3,300

buildingsdestroyed.

“ThewildfiresituationthroughoutCaliforniaisdangerousandmustbetakenseriously/9saidanofficialRandyMoore.

"Existing(現(xiàn)存的)firesaredisplayingextremefirebehavior.Newfirestarts,andweatherconditionsarebecomingworse

andworse,andwesimplydonothaveenoughresourcestofullyfighteveryfire.^^

()6.InwhichseasonarethereusuallythemostwildfiresinCalifornia?

A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Autumn.D.Winter.

()7.Manyofthefireswerecausedby.

A.thestrongwindsB.fewerfirefighterC.thelightingstrikesD.thedryweather

()8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"destroyed"mean?

A.修建B.摧毀C.形成D.減少

()9.WhatcanwelearnaboutthewildfiresinCalifornia?

A.ThefireinSouthernCaliforniaisnotsodangerous.

B.California'swildfiresaregettingworsebecauseofnopower.

C.Theofficialdidn'twanttomakeeffortstoputoutthewildfire.

D.Thewildfiresthisyearhavedestroyedmorelandthaneverbefore.

()10.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.ThewildfiresinCaliforniabecomeworsebecauseofextremeweather.

B.TherearealwayswildfiresinCalifornia.

C.ThewildfiresinUSAaremoredangerousthanthoseinothercountries.

D.ThewildfirescanbeeasilyputoutC

Atthebeginningofthenewtermourschoolstudentunionheldaneleclion(選舉)Studentswhowantedtocompetefor

positionswenttotheschoolgateearlyinthemorningtoattractvoters11.

Ihelpedmyfriendtoattractstudentseverymorning.Ihadtoarriveatschoolat6:50am,whichwas40minutesearlier

thanusual.

Itwasreallytiringsincewehadtosandhereandkeepshoutingfor40minutes.12.Inaddition,

standingandtalkinginfrontoftheunfamiliarstudentsmadethejobmoredifficult.However,IfelthappywhenIwas

invitedtohelpmyfriend.13.

Duringlunchtime,wewenttogivespeechestoeachclass.Afterschool,allthecandidates（候選人）wenttothe

playgroundandtookpartinactivitiessuchasdebatesandsingingcontests.Alltheseweretoattractvotesaswell.

EverytimeIstoodbyher,Ifeltlikewewereallies（聯(lián)盟）.Wewouldbeabletogeteverythingfinishedsmoothlyas

longaswestoodshouldertoshoulder.14.Onlyifwefindsomeonewiththesameambition（抱負）asus

andwhowillfightwithuscanwesucceed.

Theelectionnotonlygavestudentsachancetoimprovetheirabilitytoorganize,butalsodeepenedthefriendship

betweenstudents.15..

A.Ithinkitwasawaytoshowhermysupport

B.Theyworespecialclothes,heldpostersandshoutedloudly.

C.Whatsmore,sheexpressedherthankstoallwhoeverdidherafavor

D.Iunderstoodthatnoonecanbesuccessfulontheirown

E.Tosumup,itwasaverymeaningfulactivity.

F.Therewouldsometimesbeaburningpaininmythroat（喉嚨）.

G.Also,Iwasproudofmyfriend.

四、詞匯運用（共10小題：每小題1分，滿分10分）

1.“Thankyoufor（支持）me”.Ican'tstopchasingandI'llkeeptrying."KobesaidtohisChinesefans.

2.Withthe（專I］地）designedcards,kidsfinditeasyandfuntolearnwords.

3.He（更喜歡）tostayathomebecausehewasnotsociable.

4.FveheardthatHongKongisoneofthe（生氣勃勃的）citiesintheworld.

5.Severalscientistshave（成功）developedanewkindofenergy-savingcar.

Mostpeoplewanttobehappy,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness,Moneyandsuccessdonotbringlastinghappiness.

Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,"Happiness6.duponourselves,Inotherwords,wemakeourown

happiness.

Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappy.

Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,you7.ssomuchtime

thinkingaboutthefuture---forexample,goingtocollegeorgettingagoodjob-thatyoufailtoenjoythepresent.You

shouldenjoylife'ssimplepleasures,8.Sasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavouritemusic,or

stayingwithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenliveahappyandhealthylife.

Anothersecretistobeactive.Manypeoplegodancingorplaysports.Peoplecan9.fabouttheir

problemsandonlythinkabouttheactivethings.

Followtheabove10.S,andyouwillfindwhathappinessis.

五、選詞填空（本題共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

giveup;asgoodas;either...or...;sellout;eatup;

doasurvey;takepartin;cutdown;carryonwith;work

1.--It'severyone'sdutytojointheCleanYourPlateCampaign.

---Sure.Weshouldtryallthefoodthatwe'veordered.

2.---Howdoyoulikethetwopairsoftrousers?--Theydon'tfitmewell.Theyaretoolong

_____________tooshort.

3.--Ididn'tpasstheMathsexamlasttime.Tmsoworriedaboutit.

---harder,andyouwillmakemuchprogress.

4.WhatgreattroubleMikehassmoking.It*ssobadforhishealth.

5.Plentyoffreshvegetablesinourcommunitystoreeveryday.

6.一Youshouldwarnyourgroupmembersnotmoretrees.---OK,Iwill.

7.一Whydidn'tTonycometoourcharityshow?

-Heonhowtomakeourcitycivilizedatthattime.

8.Manycountriestheprogramtodosomethingmeaningfulforwildanimalssofar.

9.Boss,Ineedmoretimethisjob.Ifsimpossibletofinishitinsuchshorttime.

10.Thewomanwasscaredtodeathwhenshenotic