2022-2023学年第一学期九年级期中教学质量调研英语模拟试卷(常州市)

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2022-2023学年第一学期九年级期中教学质量调研英语模拟试卷(常州市)
注意事项：
1.全卷满分为90分。考试时间为100分钟。考生须将答案书写在答題卡上，写在试卷上的一律无效。
2.答题前, 考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号填写在试卷上，并填写答题卡上的考生信息。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
一、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. —I’d like to build ________ university on Mars in the future.
—It sounds like ________ unusual dream. But I still wish you could realize it.
A. a; a B. an; a C. a; an D. an; an
2. Millie’s research paper isn’t up to standard_________ she has worked at it for two weeks.
A. since B. unless C. if D. although
3. —Do you know the result of yesterday’s football game?
―Yeah, our team won again and there was________excitement just before it ended.
A. a large number of B. a great deal of C. a few D. quite
4. I’d rather ________ than ________ a lie.
A. be punished; tell B. to be punished; to tell
C. punish; tell D. to be punished; to be told
5. ―I can’t wait for the concert. ________ will it begin?
―________ next Saturday.
A. When; Until B. How long; Not until
C. When; Not until D. How long; Until
6. There is no doubt ________ the Harry Potter series is very popular all over the world.
A. whether B. that C. what D. if
7. The research he had devoted himself ________ a perfect success.
A. to proved B. proved C. to prove D. to proving
8. While Helen _____ along the river after supper, she ____ a wallet lying on the roadside.
A. was walking; was finding B. walked; found
C. walked; was finding D. was walking; found
9. My cousin hasn’t found out ________.
A. what’s wrong with his computer
B. what should he do with his broken bike
C. how long he has fallen in love with Rose
D. which was the way to the nearest bus stop
10. ―I am afraid I have to give up my dreams of being a singer.
―________. No dream is too big and no dreamer is too small.
A. Don’t lose heart B. You’re welcome
C. You must be joking D. You can’t afford
二、完形填空(共12小题;每小题1分，满分12分)
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。
The Importance of the Credit(信用）
One summer day when I was in high school, my father sent me to buy some tools(工具) for our farm. I loved ____1____ better than driving our family truck to do something. But this time I was not so happy ____2____ my father had told me I would have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store.
Sixteen is a proud age. The young men at that age want respect(尊重) but not charity. I had seen many times that my friends were ____3____ when they asked for credit. We lived in a poor village, where ____4____ was needed seriously. I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit.
At Davi’s Brothers store, Buck Davi was talking to a farmer. After I finished ____5____ the things I wanted, I walked to him. “I need to put these on credit.” I said to him ____6____.
The farmer gave me a ____7____ look. But Buck’s face didn’t change in the slightest. “No problem.” He said in a relaxing voice, “I believe your daddy will pay for them in time.” Then he turned to the farmer, “This boy is Jame William’s son.”
The farmer nodded to me in a friendly way. At that time, I was ____8____ pride. Jame Willian’s son, there three ____9____ opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that a good name of great importance. My father’s good name had won our neighbors’ respect for our family. A good name, and the responsibility(责任) that came with _____10_____ encouraged us a lot. They made us be _____11_____ than we might be. We also wanted to be regarded as good people. _____12_____ acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits.
1. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
2. A. because B. while C. unless D. but
3. A. influenced B. cheered C. refused D. agreed
4. A. health B. things C. freedom D. money
5. A. making B. choosing C. eating D. buying
6. A. carefully B. angrily C. easily D. quickly
7. A. pleasant B. kind C. strange D. happy
8. A. full of B. surprised at C. famous for D. interested in
9. A. letters B. words C. sentences D. passages
10. A. it B. him C. them D. her
11. A. better B. happier C. cleverer D. worse
12. A. With B. For C. By D. To
三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分）
阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
However, we know that it is not enough just to be born with a good mind. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle(肌肉). It needs exercise and the exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about.
The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. On the other hand if children are left alone with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool, then the child is more likely to keep doing foolish things. So it is better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did” or “You are such a smart”.
child.”
1. The underlined word “intelligent” probably means ________ .
A. clever B. pretty or handsome C. important D. hopeful
2. A person ________ is more likely to become a genius.
A. whose parents are clever
B. often thinking about difficult problems
C. often helped by his parents and teachers
D. born with a good brain and putting it into active use
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?
A. Parents play an important part in their children’s growth.
B. The less you use your mind, the more foolish you may become.
C. Intelligence is the result of where and how you live.
D. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion.

B
For too many people, the harm begins early in life. Four out of ten babies born in the United States do not form a strong relationship with either parent, and they will pay for that in the rest of their lives.
New research from Princeton University confirms what other researchers have already found: the number of babies who are lack of the close relationship is rather big, which prevents them having a fair chance of having a successful life.
That finding is supported by many other research projects, including a study from the University of Rochester showing that nearly one third of US parents don’t know what to expect from their newborns, or how to help them grow and learn and get along with others. Babies, as others have pointed out, don’t come with an owner’s guide book.
The basic problem, according to the Princeton’s study, is that 40 per cent of babies in the US live in fear or distrust of their parents, and that will turn into aggressiveness (侵犯), defiance (违抗) and hyperactivity (多动) as they grow into adults.
Of that number, 25 per cent don’t have a close relationship with their parents because the parents don’t satisfy their needs. And 15 per cent find their parents are so troubling that they will avoid them whenever possible.
That will not necessarily result in a lifetime of violence, but it will make living a successful life much more difficult.
“They can overcome(克服) it,” sociologist Sophie Moullin of Princeton, the leader of that study, said in a telephone interview. “It’s not a make-or-break situation, but they might find it harder to control their behaviour.”
Moullin, along with his teammates from Columbia University and the University of Bristol in England, studied more than 100 research projects, to reach their conclusions.
Many reasons lead to the problem, including poverty(贫穷), ignorance(无知), and stress among parents who are so busy with their own problems that a new child is sometimes more than they can deal with.
Yet strong relationships, the researchers say, are amazingly simple to achieve.
1. According to the writing style of the passage, it may be a___________.
A. news report B. book report C. novel D. review
2. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. About 40 % of the newborns do not form a strong relationship with either parent.
B. Some parents are too busy with their own problems to deal with a new child.
C. Parents’ failing to satisfy their babies’ needs may cause future problems.
D. Babies who fail to have close relationships with their parents are sure to have an unsuccessful life.
3.What may be discussed in the following paragraph?
A. Findings of other projects similar to this topic.
B. Examples of the results of lacking strong relationships.
C. Simple ways of achieving strong relationships with a baby.
D. Reasons for failing in building up strong relationships with a baby.
4. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. It’s harder to control children’s behaviour
B. What a little love means to a little one
C. The problems of the parents in the United States
D. The problems of the babies in the United States
C
Ray Charles is a black singer and pianist of the USA. He has won 12 Grammy Awards (格莱美奖) and performed at 10,000 concerts around the world. Many musicians called him simply “The Genius” (天才).
Ray Charles was born into a poor family, without a father. When he was 5 years old, his younger brother died, and around the same time, Charles started to lose his sight. By the age of 7, he was completely blind. He had already been learning the piano for a year, and when he went blind, his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future. All his life, Charles remembered her saying: “Do it right or don’t do it at all.”
Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children. There the teachers also encouraged him to study music. Sadly, while he was still at school, his mother died. He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players. He sang, played the piano and wrote music. He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles. In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made. The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx. The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles. After they had been playing together for two hours, Charles, then aged 73, jumped up and said, “He’s the one. he can do it.” A year later Charles died aged 74. The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles’ music will live on.
1. What can we learn from Ray’s childhood story?
A. His father died when he was 5 years old.
B. He started to go blind at the age of 7.
C. He was born in a rich musician family.
D. He started to learn the piano at the age of 6.
2. Ray Charles’ mother encouraged him to play music because ________.
A. his father was a musician as well
B. it would help him get used to being blind
C. it was a good way for a blind person to get money
D. his teacher thought he was a genius
3. Ray Charles went to a school for ________.
A. normal children B. children who can’t see, hear or speak
C. talented children only D. children without parents
4. Ray Charles thought that Jamie Foxx ________.
A. was the improper person to play him in the film
B. was a good film-maker
C. was the suitable person to play him in the film
D. was a good director
D
Many people travel to enrich and enjoy themselves. As Persian poet Jalaluddin Rumi said, “Travel brings power and love back into your life.” However, their travel methods may be different each year. A survey listed the top trends of 2019. Here are three of them:
Augmented reality attractions Traveling around the world can be expensive. But virtual reality and augmented reality, or VR and AR, are giving more possibilities to “travel” for little cost.
With smartphones and Wi-Fi connections, technologies have changed the way we travel, bringing the 360-degree experience of museums, theme parks and historical sites to our homes. In 2019, NASA provided a VR experience of Mars, allowing people to “walk” on its surface with just a headset. Paris’ famous museums, meanwhile, provided more applications with AR technology. This gives visitors more context and information about exhibits. With that, visitors can see a sea cow growing before their eyes.
Solo travel Traditionally, travel seems to be a group activity to have fun together and avoid loneliness. But that changed in 2019. This year, solo travel has become popular, especially among young people. Traveling on your own means that you are the boss of everything, choosing wherever you want to go, whatever you want to see and whenever you go out. For some people, it also helps a person get more relaxed and more confident.
Getting off the beaten path There are always some “must-see” places anywhere you travel. Paris’ iconic Louvre Museum is an example. However, while many people are busy taking pictures of the famous paintings, you may not be able to enjoy this painting. In order to avoid the crowds, many people liked to visit less famous places after searching online or following local agencies in 2019. With less transportation and fewer things to do, visiting small towns lets people slow down and notice the little things. Take a walk, ride a bike, have coffee a little slower, take a deep breath and live a peaceful life. What a better way to enjoy the scenery!
1. Which of the following can help us travel through VR and AR?
A. Buses. B. Sports. C. Smartphones. D. Newspapers.
2. Which of the following may be the writer’s idea?
A. The best way to travel is in a group. B. The best way to travel is on your own.
C. It’s important to visit famous places. D. It’s important to visit big modern cities.
3. Where did visitors prefer to go in 2019?
A. To museums. B. To theme parks. C. To big cities. D. To small towns
四、还原句子(共4小题;每小题1.5分，满分6分)
阅读下面短文从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It’s always hard to say goodbye to holidays. Returning to school after a long break can leave you filled with some anxiety(焦虑). Here we have a few tips that can beat back your post-holiday blues and help you get back into the study mode(方式).
Set goals for yourself.
At the beginning of a new term take a pen and paper and write a list of personal goals that you’d like to achieve during the term. ___1___ By having something to work toward, you can relieve(缓解) some anxiety about starting up again. You can set goals such as making new friends, getting better grades or getting in shape
Change your sleep schedule(计划), if necessary.
___2___ This might make it difficult to get back into your school routine(日常生活). But remember you need to get a full night’s rest, because sleeping less is terrible for your body. For example, it can result in weight gain.
Talk with your parents.
Communicate with your parents often and keep your parents up to date not only with your school activities, but also with your feelings. ___3___
___4___
Even the best plan isn’t safe from the surprises of life. Whether it’s an important test around the comer, or something fun, like a concert, there are always things that you ll have to adjust(调整). Continue adjusting your plan until it fits your life well.
A. Accept the unexpected.
B. Start your day earlier than normal.
C. These goals might be social, intellectual or physical.
D. They might have some good advice on cheering you up.
E. You can ask your parents to help you make a plan for the new term.
F. During the holidays, you might have enjoyed sleeping in or staying up late.
五、综合填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
This is the year 2070. Today is my fiftieth birthday, but I look like a person of eighty-five. I have serious kidney (肾脏) problems because I don’t have enough water ___1___ (drink). I’m afraid I don’t have much time left to live. I’m already one of the oldest people in this society.
I remember when I ___2___ (be) five years old, everything was very different. There were lots of trees in the parks. I could enjoy a shower for half ___3___ hour. At that time, women all had beautiful hair. Now we have to shave (剃光) our heads to keep them clean without the use of water.
I remember there were “Save Water” warnings in public places, but nobody ___4___ (pay) attention. We once believed that water would last forever. Now all the rivers and lakes are either dry ___5___ polluted. Water is much ___6___ (expensive) than gold and diamonds.
In the past, doctors advised me to drink eight glasses of water a day to keep ___7___ (health). Nowadays, I ___8___ (allow) half a glass only. Most people are weak and sick.
When my son asks me about my childhood, I tell him about how pleasant it was to fish in the rivers and how healthy people were. When he asks, “Why is there no clean water now?” I feel guilty (内疚). I belong to those people who ___9___ (simple) turned a blind eye to all the warning.
I hope the people living in the 2020s truly understand the _____10_____ (important) of saving water.
六、根据所给中文完成句子(共6小题;每小题15分，满分9分)
1. 为了保持图书馆井然有序，学校制定了一些规章度。
________________________, the school has made some rules.
2. 晚饭后，我妈妈宁愿在家看电视也不愿去散步。
After dinner, my mother ________________________ than go for a walk.
3. 我们不知道他为什么昨天熬夜到那么晚。
We don’t know ________________________ yesterday.
4. 没有丰富的词汇量，我们阅读英文报纸就会很费劲。
Without a rich vocabulary, we will ________________________.
5. 当男孩子们踢球时，下雨了。
While ________________________ it rained.
6. 结果，我被迫改变了主意。
As a result. I ________________________.
七、书面表达(共1题;满分15分)
成长的道路上离不开亲密的朋友。请你根据以下要点，结合自己的想法，写一篇题为“The friend who has impressed me most”的文章。字数90字左右。
1.他有优良的品质：勤奋，有条理，富有创造性……
2.我很感谢他，因为曾经给我很多宝贵的建议。我父母严格，我压力很大，他建议我……；
有次，我考试失利，被同学们嘲笑，他建议我……
3.我希望我们能友谊长存……
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答案与解析
一、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. —I’d like to build ________ university on Mars in the future.
—It sounds like ________ unusual dream. But I still wish you could realize it.
A. a; a B. an; a C. a; an D. an; an
【答案】C
【解析】句意：——我想将来在火星上建一所大学。——听起来像是一个不寻常的梦。但我还是希望你能实现。
考查不定冠词。a表泛指，用于辅音音素开头的单词前；an表泛指，用于元音音素开头的单词前。“一所大学”和“一个不寻常的梦”均表泛指，且university以辅音音素开头，其前应加不定冠词a，unusual以元音音素开头，其前应加不定冠词an。故选C。
2. Millie’s research paper isn’t up to standard_________ she has worked at it for two weeks.
A. since B. unless C. if D. although
【答案】D
【解析】句意：米莉的研究论文没有达到标准，尽管她已经写了两个星期了。
考查连词。since自从；unless除非；if如果；although尽管。“she has worked at it for two weeks”她已经研究它两周了，表达让步，用连词although引导让步状语从句，故选D。
3. —Do you know the result of yesterday’s football game?
―Yeah, our team won again and there was________excitement just before it ended.
A. a large number of B. a great deal of C. a few D. quite
【答案】B
【解析】句意：——你知道昨天足球赛的结果吗？——知道，我们队又赢了，在比赛结束前大家都很兴奋。
考查形容词短语。a large number of大量的，修饰可数名词复数；a great deal of大量的，修饰不可数名词；a few 一些，修饰可数名词复数；quite很，修饰形容词。句中excitement“兴奋”为不可数名词，故用a great deal of修饰。故选B。
4. I’d rather ________ than ________ a lie.
A. be punished; tell B. to be punished; to tell
C. punish; tell D. to be punished; to be told
【答案】A
【解析】句意：我宁愿受罚也不愿说谎。
考查固定搭配。would rather do than do 宁愿……而不愿……；主语“I”与动词punish之间是动宾关系，第一空用被动语态be punished；第二空用tell的原形即可。故选A。
5. ―I can’t wait for the concert. ________ will it begin?
―________ next Saturday.
A. When; Until B. How long; Not until
C. When; Not until D. How long; Until
【答案】C
【解析】句意：——我都等不及听音乐会了。什么时候开始？——要到下星期五。
考查特殊疑问句及until的用法。when何时；how long多长时间；until直到……为止；not until直到……才。根据“next Friday”可知问的是开始的时间，用when提问；第二空是一个省略句，完整为“It won’t begin until next Friday.（直到下周五才开始）”。故选C。
6. There is no doubt ________ the Harry Potter series is very popular all over the world.
A. whether B. that C. what D. if
【答案】B
【解析】句意：毫无疑问，哈利波特系列在全世界都很受欢迎。
考查宾语从句。whether是否；that无实际意义；what什么；if是否。doubt在肯定句中，其后通常接whether或if引导从句，在否定句中或疑问句中通常接that从句。该句是否定句，there is no doubt that“毫无疑问……”，故选B。
7. The research he had devoted himself ________ a perfect success.
A. to proved B. proved C. to prove D. to proving
【答案】A
【解析】句意：他致力于的研究证明是相当成功的。
考查定语从句及固定搭配。根据“The research he had devoted himself…”可知，本句为定语从句；devote oneself to sth.“致力于某事”，he had devoted himself to修饰先行词the research；动词prove是主句的谓语动词，根据 “had devoted”可知，主句时态为一般过去时，故prove用其过去式。故选A。
8. While Helen _____ along the river after supper, she ____ a wallet lying on the roadside.
A. was walking; was finding B. walked; found
C. walked; was finding D. was walking; found
【答案】D
【解析】句意：晚饭后海伦沿着河边散步的时候，发现路边有个钱包。
考查动词时态。while引导的从句表示两个动作同时进行或紧接着发生，while所在的句子一般用进行时，这里指过去的，所以用过去进行时，find为短暂性动作，通常不用进行时，用一般过去时。故选D。
9. My cousin hasn’t found out ________.
A. what’s wrong with his computer
B. what should he do with his broken bike
C. how long he has fallen in love with Rose
D. which was the way to the nearest bus stop
【答案】A
【解析】句意：我表弟还没有发现他的电脑出了什么问题。
考查宾语从句。宾语从句应该是陈述语气，排除B；C项“fall in love with”是非延续性动词，不能与时间段连用，排除C。根据“hasn’t found out”可知主句用现在完成时，主现从不限，D项中到最近的车站的路是客观事实，不能用一般过去时，排除D。故选A。
10. ―I am afraid I have to give up my dreams of being a singer.
―________. No dream is too big and no dreamer is too small.
A. Don’t lose heart B. You’re welcome
C. You must be joking D. You can’t afford
【答案】A
【解析】句意：——恐怕我得放弃当歌手的梦想了。——别灰心。没有遥不可及的梦想，小人物也有追逐梦想的权利。
考查情景交际。Don’t lose heart别灰心；You’re welcome不客气；You must be joking你一定在开玩笑；You can’t afford你负担不起。上文表示自己恐怕要放弃梦想；故下文对其表示安慰鼓励，故“别灰心”符合语境。故选A。
二、完形填空(共12小题;每小题1分，满分12分)
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。
The Importance of the Credit(信用）
One summer day when I was in high school, my father sent me to buy some tools(工具) for our farm. I loved ____1____ better than driving our family truck to do something. But this time I was not so happy ____2____ my father had told me I would have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store.
Sixteen is a proud age. The young men at that age want respect(尊重) but not charity. I had seen many times that my friends were ____3____ when they asked for credit. We lived in a poor village, where ____4____ was needed seriously. I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit.
At Davi’s Brothers store, Buck Davi was talking to a farmer. After I finished ____5____ the things I wanted, I walked to him. “I need to put these on credit.” I said to him ____6____.
The farmer gave me a ____7____ look. But Buck’s face didn’t change in the slightest. “No problem.” He said in a relaxing voice, “I believe your daddy will pay for them in time.” Then he turned to the farmer, “This boy is Jame William’s son.”
The farmer nodded to me in a friendly way. At that time, I was ____8____ pride. Jame Willian’s son, there three ____9____ opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that a good name of great importance. My father’s good name had won our neighbors’ respect for our family. A good name, and the responsibility(责任) that came with _____10_____ encouraged us a lot. They made us be _____11_____ than we might be. We also wanted to be regarded as good people. _____12_____ acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits.
1. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
2. A. because B. while C. unless D. but
3. A. influenced B. cheered C. refused D. agreed
4. A. health B. things C. freedom D. money
5. A. making B. choosing C. eating D. buying
6. A. carefully B. angrily C. easily D. quickly
7. A. pleasant B. kind C. strange D. happy
8. A. full of B. surprised at C. famous for D. interested in
9. A. letters B. words C. sentences D. passages
10. A. it B. him C. them D. her
11. A. better B. happier C. cleverer D. worse
12. A. With B. For C. By D. To
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. C
本文是一篇记叙文。讲述作者一次赊账的经历。作者原以店主不会给他赊账，但由于店主相信作者父亲的好名声而答应赊账。文章旨在告诉我们一个好名声的重要性以及它带来的好处。
1C【解析】句意：没有什么比开着我们家的卡车去做事更让我喜欢的了。
something某件事；anything任何事；nothing没什么；everything一切。否定词+比较级，表示“没有比……更……的了 ”，故选C。
2A【解析】句意：但这次我不太高兴，因为我父亲告诉我，我必须向商店申请赊账。
because因为；while当……时；unless除非；but但是。“my father had told me I would have to ask for credit(赊账)at the store”是我不高兴的原因，故选A。
3C【解析】句意：我已经多次看到我的朋友们在申请贷款时被拒绝了。
influenced影响；cheered欢呼；refused拒绝；agreed同意。根据“ my friends were… when they asked for credit”可知，因为信誉问题申请贷款被拒绝了，故选C。
4D【解析】句意：我们住在一个贫穷的村庄，那里非常需要钱。
health健康；things事物；freedom自由；money金钱。根据“I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit”可知，那里的人很需要钱，故选D。
5B【解析】句意：在我选完我想要的东西之后。
making制造；choosing选择；eating吃；buying买。根据“I walked to him. “I need to put these on credit.””可知，选完东西准备付款时告诉对方要赊账，故选B。
6A【解析】句意：我小心翼翼地跟他说。
carefully小心地；angrily生气地；easily容易地；quickly快速地。根据“I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit”可知，作者知道用赊账的方式购买东西是多么困难，所以他小心翼翼地说出这句话，故选A。
7C【解析】句意：农夫惊讶地看了我一眼。
pleasant愉快的；kind善良的；strange奇怪的；happy开心的。听到作者想要赊账，这个店主感到惊讶，故选C。
8A【解析】句意：那一刻我充满了骄傲。
full of充满；surprised at对……感到惊讶；famous for因……而出名；interested in对……感兴趣。根据“Jame Willian’s son, there three …opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust”可知，此刻作为父亲的儿子而充满骄傲，故选A。
9B【解析】句意：这三句话打开了一扇通向大人尊重和信任的大门。
letters信件；words话语；sentences句子；passages文章。此处指前面店主说的那三句话，故选B。
10A【解析】句意：一个好名字，以及随之而来的责任激励了我们很多。
it它；him他；them他们；her她。此空指代前文提到的good name，指物，故选A。
11A【解析】句意：他们让我们变得更好。
better更好；happier更开心的；cleverer更聪明的；worse更差。这种责任不但激励了我们，还让我们变得更好，故选A。
12C【解析】句意：通过长时间像好人一样行事，我们养成了好习惯。
with带有；for为了；by通过；to到。根据“acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits”可知，此处指通过某种方式而养成了好习惯，故选C。
三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分）
阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
However, we know that it is not enough just to be born with a good mind. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle(肌肉). It needs exercise and the exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about.
The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. On the other hand if children are left alone with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool, then the child is more likely to keep doing foolish things. So it is better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did” or “You are such a smart”.
child.”
1. The underlined word “intelligent” probably means ________ .
A. clever B. pretty or handsome C. important D. hopeful
2. A person ________ is more likely to become a genius.
A. whose parents are clever
B. often thinking about difficult problems
C. often helped by his parents and teachers
D. born with a good brain and putting it into active use
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?
A. Parents play an important part in their children’s growth.
B. The less you use your mind, the more foolish you may become.
C. Intelligence is the result of where and how you live.
D. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion.
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. C
是什么让人比其他人更聪明，什么让人成为天才……，这些问题的答案尚不清楚。人天生就有一个好的头脑是不够的，还需要后天的锻炼。
1A【解析】词义推断题。根据下句“What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? ”可知天才是比别人更聪明的，因此此句是想表达，如何让人更聪明。intelligent与clever意思相近。故选A。
2D【解析】推理判断题。根据“However, we know that it is not enough just to be born with a good mind...It needs exercise and the exercise is particularly important for young children. ”可知天生有好头脑是不够的，还需要后天的锻炼，因此天生有好头脑，后天锻炼的人更容易成为天才。故选D。
3C【解析】推理判断题。根据“Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.”可知人是天生聪明还是天生愚蠢，还是智力取决于你生活的地方和生活方式这个问题，并没有明确的答案，因此C选项是错误的。故选C。

B
For too many people, the harm begins early in life. Four out of ten babies born in the United States do not form a strong relationship with either parent, and they will pay for that in the rest of their lives.
New research from Princeton University confirms what other researchers have already found: the number of babies who are lack of the close relationship is rather big, which prevents them having a fair chance of having a successful life.
That finding is supported by many other research projects, including a study from the University of Rochester showing that nearly one third of US parents don’t know what to expect from their newborns, or how to help them grow and learn and get along with others. Babies, as others have pointed out, don’t come with an owner’s guide book.
The basic problem, according to the Princeton’s study, is that 40 per cent of babies in the US live in fear or distrust of their parents, and that will turn into aggressiveness (侵犯), defiance (违抗) and hyperactivity (多动) as they grow into adults.
Of that number, 25 per cent don’t have a close relationship with their parents because the parents don’t satisfy their needs. And 15 per cent find their parents are so troubling that they will avoid them whenever possible.
That will not necessarily result in a lifetime of violence, but it will make living a successful life much more difficult.
“They can overcome(克服) it,” sociologist Sophie Moullin of Princeton, the leader of that study, said in a telephone interview. “It’s not a make-or-break situation, but they might find it harder to control their behaviour.”
Moullin, along with his teammates from Columbia University and the University of Bristol in England, studied more than 100 research projects, to reach their conclusions.
Many reasons lead to the problem, including poverty(贫穷), ignorance(无知), and stress among parents who are so busy with their own problems that a new child is sometimes more than they can deal with.
Yet strong relationships, the researchers say, are amazingly simple to achieve.
1. According to the writing style of the passage, it may be a___________.
A. news report B. book report C. novel D. review
2. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. About 40 % of the newborns do not form a strong relationship with either parent.
B. Some parents are too busy with their own problems to deal with a new child.
C. Parents’ failing to satisfy their babies’ needs may cause future problems.
D. Babies who fail to have close relationships with their parents are sure to have an unsuccessful life.
3.What may be discussed in the following paragraph?
A. Findings of other projects similar to this topic.
B. Examples of the results of lacking strong relationships.
C. Simple ways of achieving strong relationships with a baby.
D. Reasons for failing in building up strong relationships with a baby.
4. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. It’s harder to control children’s behaviour
B. What a little love means to a little one
C. The problems of the parents in the United States
D. The problems of the babies in the United States
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B
短文大意：本文关注的是一个热门话题：父母如何与新生儿建立亲子关系。有些父母忙于处理自己的问题而无暇顾及新生儿以及不能满足孩子的需求可能会导致的问题，可知哪怕是一点点关爱都对新生儿非常重要。
1A【解析】题意：根据文章的写作风格，这可能是一篇新闻报道。考查文章来源题。A. news report 新闻报道；B. book report图书报道；C. novel小说；D. review评论。根据文中的"New research from Princeton University confirms what other researchers have already found…"和"That finding is supported by many other research projects，including a study…"以及文章多次出现的finding，study，problem等可知本文应该是一篇新闻报道，故选A。
2D【解析】题意：下列哪个选项是不正确的?考查细节判断。A. About 40 % of the newborns do not form a strong relationship with either parent. 大约40%的新生儿与父母双方都没有形成牢固的关系。B. Some parents are too busy with their own problems to deal with a new child. 有些父母忙于处理自己的问题而无暇顾及新生儿。C. Parents’ failing to satisfy their babies’ needs may cause future problems. 父母不能满足孩子的需求可能会导致将来的问题。D. Babies who fail to have close relationships with their parents are sure to have an unsuccessful life.没有与父母建立亲密关系的婴儿肯定会有不成功的人生。根据第六段That will not necessarily result in a lifetime of violence，but it will make living a successful life much more difficult可知，原文为not necessarily，而D项中are sure to的说法太绝对，故选D。
3C【解析】题意：在接下来的段落可能会讨论什么?考查情节推断。A. Findings of other projects similar to this topic. 其他类似课题的研究成果。B. Examples of the results of lacking strong relationships. 缺乏牢固关系的结果的例子。C. Simple ways of achieving strong relationships with a baby. 与婴儿建立牢固关系的简单方法。D. Reasons for failing in building up strong relationships with a baby.未能与婴儿建立牢固关系的原因。本文介绍了一项调查发现，并解释了引起此问题的原因；根据最后一段中的" Yet strong relationships, the researchers say, are amazingly simple to achieve"（研究人员表示，建立牢固的人际关系出奇地容易）可知，下文将要介绍和婴幼儿建立密切关系的简单方法，故选C。
4B【解析】题意：下列哪一个是文章的最佳标题?考查标题归纳。A. It’s harder to control children’s behaviour很难控制孩子的行为；B. What a little love means to a little one一点爱对一个小家伙意味着什么；C. The problems of the parents in the United States美国父母的问题；D. The problems of the babies in the United States美国婴儿的问题。根据短文内容，关注的是有些父母忙于处理自己的问题而无暇顾及新生儿以及不能满足孩子的需求可能会导致的问题，可知哪怕是一点点的关爱都对新生儿非常重要，故选B。
C
Ray Charles is a black singer and pianist of the USA. He has won 12 Grammy Awards (格莱美奖) and performed at 10,000 concerts around the world. Many musicians called him simply “The Genius” (天才).
Ray Charles was born into a poor family, without a father. When he was 5 years old, his younger brother died, and around the same time, Charles started to lose his sight. By the age of 7, he was completely blind. He had already been learning the piano for a year, and when he went blind, his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future. All his life, Charles remembered her saying: “Do it right or don’t do it at all.”
Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children. There the teachers also encouraged him to study music. Sadly, while he was still at school, his mother died. He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players. He sang, played the piano and wrote music. He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles. In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made. The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx. The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles. After they had been playing together for two hours, Charles, then aged 73, jumped up and said, “He’s the one. he can do it.” A year later Charles died aged 74. The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles’ music will live on.
1. What can we learn from Ray’s childhood story?
A. His father died when he was 5 years old.
B. He started to go blind at the age of 7.
C. He was born in a rich musician family.
D. He started to learn the piano at the age of 6.
2. Ray Charles’ mother encouraged him to play music because ________.
A. his father was a musician as well
B. it would help him get used to being blind
C. it was a good way for a blind person to get money
D. his teacher thought he was a genius
3. Ray Charles went to a school for ________.
A. normal children B. children who can’t see, hear or speak
C. talented children only D. children without parents
4. Ray Charles thought that Jamie Foxx ________.
A. was the improper person to play him in the film
B. was a good film-maker
C. was the suitable person to play him in the film
D. was a good director
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B 4. C
本文主要讲述了黑人歌手雷·查尔斯的成长经历以及他的经典歌曲和成就，由于他的出色表现，他的生平被拍成了电影。
1D【解析】推理判断题。根据“By the age of 7, he was completely blind. He had already been learning the piano for a year …”可知，他7岁时就完全失明了。那时他学钢琴已经一年了。由此推断，他应该是六岁的时候开始学的钢琴。故选D。
2C【解析】细节理解题。根据“when he went blind, his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future”可知，当他失明时，他的母亲知道这将是他将来赚钱的唯一途径。故选C。
3B【解析】细节理解题。根据“Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children.”可知后来他去了一所聋哑儿童学校。故选B。
4C【解析】细节理解题。根据“The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx.”及“After they had been playing together for two hours, Charles, then aged 73, jumped up and said, ‘He’s the one. he can do it.’ ”可知，Jamie是在电影中扮演他的合适人选。故选C。
D
Many people travel to enrich and enjoy themselves. As Persian poet Jalaluddin Rumi said, “Travel brings power and love back into your life.” However, their travel methods may be different each year. A survey listed the top trends of 2019. Here are three of them:
Augmented reality attractions Traveling around the world can be expensive. But virtual reality and augmented reality, or VR and AR, are giving more possibilities to “travel” for little cost.
With smartphones and Wi-Fi connections, technologies have changed the way we travel, bringing the 360-degree experience of museums, theme parks and historical sites to our homes. In 2019, NASA provided a VR experience of Mars, allowing people to “walk” on its surface with just a headset. Paris’ famous museums, meanwhile, provided more applications with AR technology. This gives visitors more context and information about exhibits. With that, visitors can see a sea cow growing before their eyes.
Solo travel Traditionally, travel seems to be a group activity to have fun together and avoid loneliness. But that changed in 2019. This year, solo travel has become popular, especially among young people. Traveling on your own means that you are the boss of everything, choosing wherever you want to go, whatever you want to see and whenever you go out. For some people, it also helps a person get more relaxed and more confident.
Getting off the beaten path There are always some “must-see” places anywhere you travel. Paris’ iconic Louvre Museum is an example. However, while many people are busy taking pictures of the famous paintings, you may not be able to enjoy this painting. In order to avoid the crowds, many people liked to visit less famous places after searching online or following local agencies in 2019. With less transportation and fewer things to do, visiting small towns lets people slow down and notice the little things. Take a walk, ride a bike, have coffee a little slower, take a deep breath and live a peaceful life. What a better way to enjoy the scenery!
1. Which of the following can help us travel through VR and AR?
A. Buses. B. Sports. C. Smartphones. D. Newspapers.
2. Which of the following may be the writer’s idea?
A. The best way to travel is in a group. B. The best way to travel is on your own.
C. It’s important to visit famous places. D. It’s important to visit big modern cities.
3. Where did visitors prefer to go in 2019?
A. To museums. B. To theme parks. C. To big cities. D. To small towns
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
文章讲述了新的旅行趋势——不走寻常路，介绍了2019年人们喜欢的旅行方式中的其中三种。
1C【解析】细节理解题。根据“With smartphones and Wi-Fi connections, technologies have changed the way we travel”可知，智能手机能帮助人们实现虚拟现实和增强现实旅游，故选C。
2B【解析】观点态度题。根据“Traveling on your own means that you are the boss of everything”可知，作者的观点是独自一人旅行会成为所有事情的主导，故选B。
3D【解析】推理判断题。根据“In order to avoid the crowds...visiting small towns lets people slow down and notice the little things.”可知，2019年游客们喜欢去一些不著名的地方，小城镇更受人们的欢迎，故选D。
四、还原句子(共4小题;每小题1.5分，满分6分)
阅读下面短文从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It’s always hard to say goodbye to holidays. Returning to school after a long break can leave you filled with some anxiety(焦虑). Here we have a few tips that can beat back your post-holiday blues and help you get back into the study mode(方式).
Set goals for yourself.
At the beginning of a new term take a pen and paper and write a list of personal goals that you’d like to achieve during the term. ___1___ By having something to work toward, you can relieve(缓解) some anxiety about starting up again. You can set goals such as making new friends, getting better grades or getting in shape
Change your sleep schedule(计划), if necessary.
___2___ This might make it difficult to get back into your school routine(日常生活). But remember you need to get a full night’s rest, because sleeping less is terrible for your body. For example, it can result in weight gain.
Talk with your parents.
Communicate with your parents often and keep your parents up to date not only with your school activities, but also with your feelings. ___3___
___4___
Even the best plan isn’t safe from the surprises of life. Whether it’s an important test around the comer, or something fun, like a concert, there are always things that you ll have to adjust(调整). Continue adjusting your plan until it fits your life well.
A. Accept the unexpected.
B. Start your day earlier than normal.
C. These goals might be social, intellectual or physical.
D. They might have some good advice on cheering you up.
E. You can ask your parents to help you make a plan for the new term.
F. During the holidays, you might have enjoyed sleeping in or staying up late.
【答案】1. C 2. F 3. D 4. A
本文是一篇说明文。讲述了几种有效缓解假期综合征的方法。
1C【解析】根据“Set goals for yourself.”可知，空处应该是讲和设置目标相关的。选项C“这些 目标可能是社会方面的，智力方面的，也可以是身体方面的”最符合语境，故选C。
2F【解析】根据空后“This might make it difficult to get back into your school routine(日常生活).”可知空处应该讲影响回到正常的日常生活的习惯。选项F“假期期间，你可能会睡懒觉或者熬夜”最符合语境，故选F。
3D【解析】根据“Talk with your parents.”可知空处应该填和父母交谈的相关内容。选项D“他们可能会给你一些好的建议或者会鼓励你”最符合语境，故选D。
4A【解析】根据“Even the best plan isn’t safe”以及“there are always things that you ll have to adjust(调整). ”可知该段应该讲的是计划并不是完美的有时候需要适时地调整，也就是要接受那些不可预期的事情。选项A“接受那些预料不到的事情”最符合语境，故选A。
五、综合填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
This is the year 2070. Today is my fiftieth birthday, but I look like a person of eighty-five. I have serious kidney (肾脏) problems because I don’t have enough water ___1___ (drink). I’m afraid I don’t have much time left to live. I’m already one of the oldest people in this society.
I remember when I ___2___ (be) five years old, everything was very different. There were lots of trees in the parks. I could enjoy a shower for half ___3___ hour. At that time, women all had beautiful hair. Now we have to shave (剃光) our heads to keep them clean without the use of water.
I remember there were “Save Water” warnings in public places, but nobody ___4___ (pay) attention. We once believed that water would last forever. Now all the rivers and lakes are either dry ___5___ polluted. Water is much ___6___ (expensive) than gold and diamonds.
In the past, doctors advised me to drink eight glasses of water a day to keep ___7___ (health). Nowadays, I ___8___ (allow) half a glass only. Most people are weak and sick.
When my son asks me about my childhood, I tell him about how pleasant it was to fish in the rivers and how healthy people were. When he asks, “Why is there no clean water now?” I feel guilty (内疚). I belong to those people who ___9___ (simple) turned a blind eye to all the warning.
I hope the people living in the 2020s truly understand the _____10_____ (important) of saving water.
【答案】1. to drink 2. was 3. an 4. paid 5. or 6. more expensive 7. healthy
8. am allowed 9. simply 10. importance
【解析】本文介绍作者生活在2070年，人们严重缺水，因此他得了肾病。他告诉生活在21世纪20年代的人们要节约用水。
1句意：我的肾脏有严重的问题，因为我没有足够的水喝。drink“喝”，是动词，此处表示可以喝的水，用动词不定式作定语，故填to drink。
2句意：我记得我五岁的时候，一切都很不一样。be“是”，根据“everything was very different”可知，此处用一般过去时，主语是I，谓语用单数形式，故填was。
3句意：公园里有很多树。我可以享受半个小时的淋浴。half an hour“半小时”，故填an。
4句意：我记得在公共场所有“节约用水”的警告，但是没有人注意。pay“支付”，根据“there were ‘Save Water’ warnings in public places”可知，此处用一般过去时，故填paid。
5句意：现在所有的河流和湖泊不是干涸就是被污染了。either…or…“不是……，就是……；要么……，要么……”，故填or。
6句意：水比黄金和钻石贵得多。expensive“昂贵的”，是形容词，根据“than”可知，此处用比较级，故填more expensive。
7句意：过去，医生建议我每天喝八杯水以保持健康。health“健康”，是名词，keep+形容词，表示“保持某种状态”，故填healthy。
8句意：现在，我只被允许喝半杯。allow“允许”，是动词，主语I与谓语allow之间是被动关系，因此用被动语态，根据“Nowadays”可知，此处用一般现在时，故填am allowed。
9句意：我属于那些对所有警告视而不见的人。simple“简单的”，是形容词，修饰动宾短语turned a blind eye to all the warning，用副词，故填simply。
10句意：我希望生活在21世纪20年代的人们真正理解节约用水的重要性。important“重要的”，是形容词，the+名词+of表示“……的……”，important的名词是importance，故填importance。
六、根据所给中文完成句子(共6小题;每小题15分，满分9分)
1. 为了保持图书馆井然有序，学校制定了一些规章度。
________________________, the school has made some rules.
【答案】In order to keep the library in order##In order to keep the library in good order##To keep the library in order##To keep the library in good order
2. 晚饭后，我妈妈宁愿在家看电视也不愿去散步。
After dinner, my mother ________________________ than go for a walk.
【答案】would rather stay at home to watch TV##would rather watch TV at home
3. 我们不知道他为什么昨天熬夜到那么晚。
We don’t know ________________________ yesterday.
【答案】why he stayed up so late
4. 没有丰富的词汇量，我们阅读英文报纸就会很费劲。
Without a rich vocabulary, we will ________________________.
【答案】have difficulty reading English newspapers##have difficulty in reading English newspapers
5. 当男孩子们踢球时，下雨了。
While ________________________ it rained.
【答案】the boys were playing football ##the boys were kicking balls
6. 结果，我被迫改变了主意。
As a result. I ________________________.
【答案】was forced to change my mind##was forced to change my idea
七、书面表达(共1题;满分15分)
成长的道路上离不开亲密的朋友。请你根据以下要点，结合自己的想法，写一篇题为“The friend who has impressed me most”的文章。字数90字左右。
1.他有优良的品质：勤奋，有条理，富有创造性……
2.我很感谢他，因为曾经给我很多宝贵的建议。我父母严格，我压力很大，他建议我……；
有次，我考试失利，被同学们嘲笑，他建议我……
3.我希望我们能友谊长存……
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【答案】
The friend who has impressed me most
The friend who has impressed me most is my best friend, Tom. He impressed me with his diligence. He can plan everything carefully that he’s going to do. What’s more, what is different from others is that he is always creative in solving problems. I get on well with him. I am very grateful to him because he often helps me. My parents are so strict with me that I have a lot of pressure. But he told me that it was because our parents loved us very much that they were strict with us. Once I failed in the exam, my classmates laughed at me, and he said to me, “Don’t be discouraged, and don’t care about what others think of us, keep working hard and we will succeed someday.”
I am very proud that I have such a good friend. I hope our friendship will last forever.