2022-2023學(xué)年成都外國語九年級下英語半期(直升模擬)考試題（含答案）

-2023學(xué)年(下)半期教學(xué)質(zhì)量測評九年級英語時間:120分鐘注意事項：請按照備號順序把所有答案填到答題卡上。選擇題部分請用2B鉛筆按順序認(rèn)真填涂到答題卡規(guī)定位置。筆試部分請用黑色簽字筆按順序填寫到答題卡方框中的對應(yīng)題號橫線上。超出答題區(qū)域不得分。請保持答題卷卷面整潔，不要折疊、不要弄皺，禁用涂改液或涂改膠條。ListeningtestListento4sentencesandchoosetherightpictureaccordingtowhatyou’veheardfromthetape.Eachsentencewillbereadonlyonce.ABCD1.__________2.__________3.__________4.__________Listento5questionsorsentencesandchoosethecorrectresponses.Eachquestionorsentencewillbereadonlyonce.A.Welldone. B.Guesswhat? C.Sowhat? D.Waitandsee.A.Notbad. B.BestWishes. C.Careful! D.Congratulations!A.Metoo. B.Thankyou. C.Itdepends. D.It’sallright.A.Notreally. B.Nevermind. C.That’sallright. D.That’sagoodidea.A.Don’tworry. B.Haveagoodtime. C.Whatashame. D.Absolutely!Listento6shortdialoguesandchoosethecorrectanswerstothequestions.Eachdialoguewillbereadtwice.A.Apples. B.Oranges. C.Tomatoes. D.Salads.A.InHangzhou. B.InBeijing. C.InShanghai. D.Wedon’tknow.A.10minutes. B.15minutes. C.20minutes. D.30minutes.A.Veryconfusing. B.Abitboring. C.Educationalinaway. D.QuiteinterestingA.Frenchfood. B.Mexicanfood. C.Japanesefood. D.Chinesefood.A.Thetwospeakersarefiends.B.Thewomanwantstorentanapartment.C.ThewomanandJosephgreedtomeetat2:00onthephone.D.Josephcan’thavealookattheapartmentsbecauseheisearly.ListentoaconversationandjudgethefollowingstatementsTrueorFalse.Ifit’strue,chooseA;ifit’sfalse,chooseB.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Juliemissedtheclasstodaybecauseshewasill.Theclassspentmostofthetimetalkingaboutaneasytheprofessorwrote.TheinformationfromtheInternetisallowedtobeusedintheessaywithoutanylimit.AllofthestudentsthinkitisverydifficulttosatisfytherequirementforthelengthoftheessayincludingRick.RickandJuliewillprobablyseeeachotherinclassonMonday.Listentoapassageandchoosethecorrectanswerstothequestions.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.ZhuYanjunisamigrantworker(農(nóng)民工)whowasbornin__________.A.in1963 B.in1973 C.in1983 D.in1993ZhuYanjunislikemanyothermigrantworkerexceptfor__________.A.theplacehewasbornin B.thecitieshehasworkedinC.thebookshehaspublished(發(fā)表) D.thelovehehasforpoetryandbooks__________inspiredhimandthatwaswherehispoeticjourneybegan.A.Zhu’sChineselanguageteacher B.AllthepeoplearoundZhuC.Othermigrantworkers D.Zhu’schildrenNomatterwhenZhuarrivesinacity,hefirstvisits__________.A.theuniversities B.theconstructionsitesC.thebookstoresandlibraries D.hisfriendsinthecityFromthepassage,weknow__________.A.Zhu’schildrenstoppedschoolingearlyB.readingbooksandpoetryhelpsZhuinmanywaysC.Zhudidn’tregretgivinguphisschoolingaftermiddleschoolD.ZhugoestothebookstoresandlibrarieswithnothingelsetoreadbooksonlyListentoapassageandcompletethechartwithproperwords.Thispassagewillbereadtwice.WorldOceansDayThedateItisonJunetheEightheveryyearsince26.TheimportanceofoceansMostoftheoxygenwebreathe27seaplants.Ourclimatedoesn’tgotoo28becauseoceansprovideheatinwinterandcoldairinsummer.Oceansgiveusfoodandmedicine.Whereverwelive,ourlife29oceans.TheproblemsoceansfaceSeaanimalsoftenthinkplasticbagsarefoodandeatthem.Climatechangeandrisingseatemperaturesmaketheterribleweatherconditionshappen30.WrittentestPartAMultipleChoice.Wewishtohave________unusualandunforgettableholidaythissummer.A.a B.an C.the D./________hewontherace,peoplecheeredexcitedly.A.Theminute B.Aslongas C.Evenif D.HoweverHowIwishtogotoauniversityliketheone________youvisitedbefore!A.when B.that C.where D.whyDavidgotquite________.Look!He’sscratching(抓)hishead!Hedoesn’tunderstand.A.bored B.confused C.nervous D.terrifiedJaneAusten________yourfavoritewriterforyou’vegetallthebookswrittenbyher.A.can’tbe B.canbe C.mustbe D.shouldbeThenewestproductofthatcompanyisasuccess.It________reallywellnow.A.sells B.issold C.wassold D.soldInChengdu,moreandmorepeopleconsider________agreatwaytorelaxtocyclealongTanfuGeenway.A.it B.that C.this D.whatAfterovercomingsomanydifficulties,HelenThayerfinallysucceededinreachingtheNorthPolealonewithhercourageand________.A.prediction B.destination C.invitation D.determination—HiChris,Howwastheconcertlastnight?—Well,itwas________awonderfulshow________everybodyreallyenjoyedit.A.so,as B.so,that C.such,as D.such,that—“Excuseme,Doyoumindmestinghere?—________.A.Notatall.Goahead B.No,youcan’tB.Thereisnoway D.Itdoesn’tmatterFillintheblankswithpropersentencesaccordingtotheconversation.A:Hi,Molly.Longtimenosee.Youlooktired.B:41I’vebeenstressedwithmyschoolworkfor2weeks.AndIstayuplateeveryday.A:Pooryou.42B:Youareright.Ishouldtrytobalancemystudyandlife.A:It’sFridaytomorrow.43B:Goodidea.HowImissthecinemaandpopcorns!A:44B:I’dreallyliketowatchsomethingfun.A:45B:OK.It’sadeal.A.Tellmeaboutit.B.Whatkindofmoviesdoyouprefer?C.Youshouldsparesometimetorelax.D.Wouldyouliketogotothemoviewithme?E.Well,thenweshouldwatchthelatestcomedy.Clozetest.Netballisasportsimilartobasketball,butwithsevenplayersonateam.Youneedto__46__bythrowingtheballthroughahoop籃筐)3.05metershigh.__47__basketball,thenetballhoophasnobackboardandissmaller.Thesevenplayerseachhaveaplaceandcanonlystayintheirareas.NetballwasfirstplayedinEnglandin1896atacollege.Inthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,the__48__ofitcontinuedtogrow.Nowitisbeingplayedinmanyothercountries.Itistypicallyplayedbywomen.Butatmanyuniversitiestherearemixedleagues(聯(lián)賽)inwhicheachteam__49__havebothmenandwomen.Playingnetballisnotonlygreatforyourphysicalheath,italsoteachespeoplelifelessons.Forexample,becauseoftherestriction(限制)ofmovement,sometimesyouneedto_50__andletotherpeoplehandlethings.Youdon’talwayshavetostayatthefronttomakeadifferent.A.play B.score C.aim D.loseA.Like B.Unlike C.With D.WithoutA.population B.possibility C.popularity D.difficultyA.must B.can C.may D.mightA.liedown B.jumpup Clookforward D.stepbackBPeoplearealwayslookingforlostcities.Occasionally__51__isfound,suchasMachuPicchuinPeruandAngkorWatinCambodia.Butperhapssomeoftheplacespeoplelookfornever__52__—ordidthey?TherewasonceanislandinthemiddleoftheAtlanticOcean.Thepeopleoftheislandwererich,__53__thenaturalresourcesonit.Theylivedsimplelivesforhundredsofyearsbuttheybegantochangeslowly.Theygottoo__54__moneyandpower.Thegodshateditandtheydecidedtodestroyitbyburyingitintothedeepseas.ThiswasthestoryofthelegendaryislandofAtlantis,whichwasbelievedtobe__55__byPlato,aphilosopher(哲學(xué)家)andwriter.AnotherfamousmythicalcityisShambhala.Itisakingdomhidden__56__behindthesnowypeaksinTibet.Shambhalaisawordfromanoldlanguagethatmeans‘placeofpeaceand__57__’.It’ssaidthatthereisnowarinShambhala,whichis__58__bybeautifulpeopleandtherearegoldandtreasurestoneseverywhere.Peopledon’tneedmoneythere,__59__theyhaveeverythingtheyneed.They__60__verylonglivesinpeaceandharmonythere.Ifyou’dliketoknowmore,youcantakeourcourseeveryFridaymorning,from9to11.Signupnow!A.one B.what C.it D.whichA.happened B.changed C.existed D.disappearedA.asfor B.thanksto C.apartfrom D.thanksforA.goodwith B.sureabout C.thirstyfor D.tiredofA.makingup B.madeup C.takenup D.takenoutA.nowhere B.anywhere C.everywhere D.somewhereA.happiness B.sickness C.fights D.hatredA.lived B.hidden C.inhabited D.drawnA.since B.so C.although D.whileA.quit B.enjoy C.share D.followReadthepassageandjudgethefollowingstatementstrueorfalse.Ifit’strue,pleasechoose“A”;ifit’sfalse,pleasechoose“B”.Itseemsthatnotallnoisesareunpleasant.Whitenoiseisrandom(隨機(jī)的)soundswithequalintensity(同等強(qiáng)度).Inarecentstudy,adultsfellasleep38%fasterwhilelisteningtowhitenoise.Anothergoodchoiceforseepingispinknoise.Pinknoiseincludesloudersoundsatalowerfrequencyandquietersoundsatahigherfrequency.Scientistssaidpinknoisecanhelpthebrainslowdown.Ifyouwantbackgroundnoiseforsleeping,testbothpinkandwhitenoisetofindwhichoneyouprefer.Brownnoise,oftencalledrednoise,isanotherbroadband(寬波段的)soundlikewhiteandpinknoises.Inresearchtestspeoplehavesaidbrownnoiseremindsthemofthesoundofrainfallorashower.Studieshaveshownbrownnoisesmightbeusefulinhelpingpeoplewhohaveringingintheirears,butitseffectonsleephasnotbeenwidelystudied.Peoplealsocallbrownnoiserednoise.Whitenoiseandpinknoisearebroadbandsounds,butrednoiseisn’t.Brownnoisecanslowyourbraindownandprepareyouforsleep.Bothwhitenoiseandpinknoisecanhelppeoplefallasleep.Researchershavefoundthatbrownnoiseisgoodforpeoplewhohaveproblemwiththeireyes.Readingcomprehension.Springismakingitselfknown:WarmertemperaturesacrossthecountyareexpectedonWednesday,withsomeareasseeingweather10degreesabovetypicaltemperaturesformid-April.Butthepleasantweatherisn’tbringingperfectpicnicconditionseverywhere.TherearefoodwarningsonWednesdayinpartsoftheWestandMidwest,fromGansutoShanxiassnowbeginstomelt.AndinGuangdongandtheGulfCost,rainisstillintheforecastonWednesday,movingintotheSoutheastparlaterthisweek,sothereisfoodwarningonpartsofFujian’seasterncoast.Here’swhatyouneedtoknow.Whatisaflashfloodwatchorwarning?Clickheretoknowaboutthisdeadlyweatherhazard(危害).Whatisstormsurge(風(fēng)暴潮)?Clickheretofindoutthedeadlydangerahurricanemightcause.Whichseasonisitnowaccordingtothepassage?A.Spring. B.Summer. C.Autumn. D.Notknown.WhatwillitbelikeinGuangdongonWednesday?A. B. C. D.InwhichplaceisthereafloodwarningonWednesday?A.Gansu. B.Shaanxi. C.Fujian. D.Alltheabove.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Insomeareasit’s10degreeslowerthanusual.B.Insomeareasitwillbehotterthanusualinmid-April.C.Itwillbeperfectforpeopletohaveapicnicacrossthecountry.D.TheremightbeafoodinGansubecauseitwillrainheavily.Wherecanyouseepassageabove?A.Inanovel. B.Inanewspaper.C.Onawebsite. D.inanaturemagazine.BChina’sdeclining(下降)birthrateinrecentyearshasbeendrivenbyadecreasingnumberofwomenofchildbearingage,changesinyoungpeople’sattitudestowardmarriageandfertilityandrisingchildcarecosts.AccordingtotheNationalBureauofStatistics,Chinarecorded10.62millionbirthsin2021,adropof11.5percentfrom12millionin2020.China’spopulationgrowthisabouttoturnnegativeby2025,theNationalHealthCommissionsaid.Inordertodealwiththeproblembetterandmoreefficiently,thegovernmentsaidthatsinceAugust2021,allfamiliescanhaveuptothreechildren.Manyregionshaveannouncednewmethods,forinstance,womenwhohavejustgivenbirthcantakealongerleave.RecentlyChinesegovernmentbroughtoutaguideline.Itintroducedanumberofsupportivemeasures(措施)toencouragebirths.HousingFamilieswithmorethanonechildaremorelikelytogetpublicrentalhousing.WorkCompaniesmaygiveemployeestimetosendandpickupchildrenfromschool.EducationKindergartensshouldreceiveyoungerchildrenaged2-3.Normallytheyonlyreceivechildrenolderthanage3.BabycareroomPublicareasshallbuildmorebabycareroomsformotherstobreastfeedtheirbabiesorchangediapers(尿布).Howmanynewbabieswerebornin2021?A.12million. B.10.62million. C.5million. D.13.38million.Whatinformationcanyougetfromtheunderlinedpart?A.Therewillbemorebirthsthandeathsin2025.B.Therewillbemoredeathsthanbirthsin2025.C.Therewillbenobirthin2025.D.Therewillbemorepeoplein2025thanbefore.Whichmeasurestodealwiththedecliningbirthrateproblemarementionedinthearticle?a b c d eA.abcd B.acde C.bcde D.abdeWhichstatementistrueaccordingtotheguideline?A.Kindergartensshouldonlyreceivekidsover3.B.Familiesshouldbuildmorebabycareroomsforbreastfeeding.C.Familieswith1childhaveabetterchancetorentpublichousingthanthosewith2ormore.D.Companiesareadvisedtogiveemployeesmoretimetosendorpickupchildrenfromschool.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Amorebaby-friendlycounty. B.Anagingcountry.C.Acountrywithlesseningpopulation. D.Lesspopulation,betterworld.PartBFillintheblankswithproperwordswhosefirstlettersaregiven.N__________ofuslikedhissuggestion.Weallsaidnotoit.Realfriendsdon’tgetj__________ofyoursuccess.Insteadtheyareproudofyou.Attheconcert,thatbeautifulsongyouplayedr__________meofthegoodolddays.Whatkindofc__________couldyoulikeforyourgraduationceremony?Heistheg__________personI’veeverknown.Hegetsangryeasilyandcomplainsaboutalmosteverything.Fillintheblankswithproper,formsofthewordsgiven.Theagingproblemhasbecomea__________(globe)problemthatmanycountriesarefacedwith.Thereweretoomanypeopleinside.Thespeakerraisedhisvoicebutstillcouldn’tmakehimself__________(hear).Thebookgivenbythatwriteris__________(value)presentI’vereceived.Hearingtheresultofthegame,allthefanslooked__________(happy)atthechampion.Wecantellthesoldierhadaterriblefightthroughthe__________(injure)alloverhisbody.Patternshift.Inmanycountriesweconsiderpeoplegrowupwhentheyturn18.=Inmanycountriesweconsiderpeople______________________________whentheyturn18.Manygreatchangestookplacefrom1980to1989inChina.=Manygreatchangestookplace______________________________inChina.Peopledidn’ttakeofftheirmasksuntilthebeginningof2023.=It____________________thebeginningof2023thatpeople____________________theirmasks.Hewillwalktohisofficeunlessitrains.=If______________________________,hewillwalktohisoffice.Webecamefriendswhenwewerereallyyoungandwearestillfriends.=We________________________________________wewerereallyyoung.CompleteeachblankinthefollowingconversationwithONEwordonly.Alice:Hi,Martin.Haven’tseenyouforlong!How’severything?Martin:Hi,Alice.IjustcamebackfromBeijing.Youseemtohavechangedalot.Oh,youarewearing91!Butyoulookcoolerthisway.Alice:Thanks.It’salongstory.Myeyesfeeltiredrecently.Solastweek,Iwenttothehospitalandwasvery92toknowthatmyeyesightdroppedfrom5.0to4.1.Martin:Pooryou!Howcanyoureyesightdropsoquickly?Alice:It’slikelythatIspenttoomuchtime93,youknow,shopping,watchingshortvideosandthingslikethat.Martin:Youshould94yourscreentimethen.Thebluelightfromthescreenhurtsoureyesbadly,soyoucan’tspendhoursstaringatthescreen.Alice:Lookingatthescreenforlongmaybea95.Nohavingenough96activitiesmaybeanother.People’slifestylesarechanging.Morepeoplespendhoursonthesofa,lookingatscreens.And97getasmuchexerciseastheyshould,includingme.Martin:Absolutely!Youshouldgetyourbodytomoveintheopenair.Infact,it’sreportedthatnearlythree98ofmiddleschoolstudentsarenearsightednow.Andthenumberevenkeeps99everyyear.Alice:It’shardtobelievethatabout75%ofmiddleschoolstudentshavepooreyesight.Can’tthegovernmentdosomethingtoimprovethesituation?Martin:Thegovernmenthasworkedoutsomenewrules.Forexample,from2022teachersshould100usingequipmentthat’stoobrightunlessit’snecessary.Besides,schoolshavetomakesurethatstudentshaveatleasttwohoursofexerciseeveryday.Alice:Hopethingsworkout.Choose10fromthe12wordsintheboxtocompletethepassage.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.ablebelievecheckdealdrawfreehappyitplaysomethingsurpriseusualWhenahorselooksintoamirror,whatdoesitsee?Canthehorserecognize101?Itturnsoutthathorsesmayhavethe102todothat.ResearchersatPisaUniversityinItalydidanexperiment.Theyputabigmirrorinanindoorbasketballcourtandlet14horsesrun103inthespace.Atfirst,allthehorsestreatedtheirimagesinthemirrorasiftheywereotherhorses.Sometried104withthe“otherhorses”.Afterawhile,11horsesstarted105behindthemirrorandwatchingtheirimagesastheymovedaround.Thenresearchers106an“X”onthefacesofthe11horses.Whathappenednextmadethemvery107.Thehorseswithan“X”onstoodinfrontofthemirror,rubbing(摩擦)theirfaceswiththeirlegs.Tofurtherthestudy,researcherscleanedsomeofthehorses’“X”up.Thehorseswith108onthefacedidn’trubanymore.Therefore,it109thatthosehorsesrecognizedthe“X”ontheirfacesfromtheirimages.Horsesmayhaveself-reflection(自我認(rèn)知).Self-reflectionis110intheanimalworld.Thisfindingmakeshorsesandprimates(靈長類動物)theonlyknownanimalsthatareabletorecognizethemselvesinthisway.Choosefivesentencesfromthesixtocompletethepassage.ChatGPTisbackintheheadlines!OpenAI,thecompanybehindthepopularchatbot,hasnowintroducedapowerfulnewlanguagemodel:GPT-4.OnMarch14,GPT-4showedthewordhowsmarteritisthantheprevious(先前的)GPT-3.5.111Forexample,ifyoushowapictureofaphonewingthewrongchargerGPT-4cantellwhythepicturelooksstrangeorfunny.112Thenewlanguagemodelcancode(用代碼編寫)classicgameslikeTetris(俄羅斯方塊)inamatterofminutes,andproducethecodeandlayout(布局)forawebsitebasedonahand-madedrawing.113AccordingtoCNN,GPT-4didreallywellonalawschooltest,withascoreinthetop10percentoftesttakers.ButGPT-3.5onlygotascoreinthebottom10percent.GPT-4willalsoseegreateruseasatooltopowerotherappsandservices.Forexample,thelanguagelearningappDuolingoplanstouseGPT-4intheirupcomingDuolingoMaxfunction.114Anotherapp,BeMyEyes,willhaveadigitalassistanttohelpblindpeoplebetterunderstandtheworldaroundthem.ThegovernmentofIcelandalsoplanstouseGPT-4toprotecttheIcelandiclanguage.115GPT-4stillstrugglestogetcompletelycorrectanswers,especiallywithnewerinformationafterSeptember2021.GPT-4alsosometimes“hallucinates(產(chǎn)生幻覺)”,meaningthatitwillinsistthatwronginformationistrue.A.ButGPT-4’sdevelopmentsdon’tstopthere.B.UserscanlearnlanguagebytalkingwithAI.C.Oneofitsbestnewfeaturesisthatitcanunderstandpictures.D.Therearestillproblemswiththenewlanguagemodel,however.E.Itcanalsochangethetone(語氣)andstylebasedonwhatyouaskittodo.F.GPT-4isalsomuchbetterthantheolderGPTatpassingtests,whichmayworryteachers.Readthearticleandcompletethechart.“Artislong.lifeisshort,”readastatement(聲明)onMarch28whenJapanesecomposerandmusicianRyuichiSakamotopassedawayattheageof71.Sakamotoshowedgreatinterestinmusicwhenhewasalittleboy.Hebeganstudyingcompositionat11andmajored(主修)inmusicincollage.Hewasalwaysdrawntosoundsaroundhim.WhenhewasahighschoolstudentinTokyo,hewouldridethetrainandamusehimselfbylisteningtothesoundsitmade.In1978,heformedamusicgroupcalledYellowMagicOrchestra.Hemadesonesthatinfluencedearlyhip-hopandtechno.ButwhatmadeSakamotoworld-famouswashisfilmmusic.In1983,hecomposedthemusicforthemovieMerryChristmasMrLawrence(《圣誕快樂，勞倫斯先生》)andactedinitaswell.Hisfilmscore(配樂)forTheLastEmperor(《末代皇帝》),in1987,wonhimanOscar,aGrammy,andaGoldenGlobe.Sakamotoalwayspaidcloseattentiontotherealworldandhumansociety.In2020，hegaveanonprofit(公益的)musicperformanceforWuhanpeoplewhowerefightingthepandemic.HeusedChinesestyleinstrumentssuchasgongs(鑼)andcymbals(鈸)madeinWuhantobringpeoplestrengthandcourage.Healsospokeagainstnuclearpowerfollowingthe2011Fukushimadisaster.Whenvisitingthedisasterarea,hefoundawaste-damagedpiano.Herepaireditandmadeitamachinethatmadesoundsfromseismicdata(地震數(shù)據(jù))collectedfromaroundtheworld.Thiswashiswayofremindingpeopletoneverforgetthedisaster.RyuichiSakamotoHisearlylifeSincehewas11tohiscollagetime,musichadalwaysplayed116inhislife.Hewasso117insoundsthathewouldridethetraintoenjoythesounditmade.HisachievementHisfilmscore(配樂)forTheLastEmperorbroughthim118grea