北京市汇文中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期10月月考英语试题

2023北京汇文中学初三10月月考英语一、单项选择（每题0.5分，共6分）1．—IsthisbookBetty’s?—No,it’snot.It’sAnn’s.A．mineB．hersC．yoursD．his2．—Happybirthday,Lily!Ihavegotapresentyou.—Thankyousomuch.A．forB．ofC．toD．from3．Wemustworktogetherasateam,wewon’tfinishthetask.A．andB．butC．orD．so4．—doyouplaybasketballwithyourfriends?—Twiceaweek.A．HowoftenB．HowmuchC．HowsoonD．Howlong5．Jasonisgoodatrunning.Herun100metersin11seconds.A．mustB．shouldC．needD．can6．Tomcametoschoolthanusualtoday.A．earlyB．earlierC．earliestD．theearliest7．—Iabookreportnow.CanItalktoyoulater?—Noproblem.A．writeB．wroteC．amwritingD．waswriting8．—Shallwegotothemuseumtomorrow?—I’dloveto,butI’mafraidIcan’t.Imygrandparents.A．visitB．visitedC．havevisitedD．willvisit9．MyfriendDavidandIintouchsincehemovedtoShanghai.A．keepB．keptC．havekeptD．willkeep10．WhenIwalkedintotheclassroomyesterday,everyone.A．hasstudiedB．wasstudyingC．studiedD．studies11．—Thiscarlooksold.—Lookatthesign.Itsaysthecarin1975.A．makesB．madeC．ismadeD．wasmade12．—Doyouknow?—At12:30everyweekday.A．whentheschoollibraryopensB．whentheschoollibraryopenedC．whendidtheschoollibraryopenD．whendoestheschoollibraryopen二、完形填空（每题1分，共16分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。AAnna’sTalentShowItwasverylate,butAnnawasstillawake.Shelayonherbed,thinkingaboutthecomingtalentshowtryouts(选拔赛)．Astheorganizer,shehadthoughtthetalentshowwouldbeexciting,butshehadnotbeenpreparedforthe13.Forthepastweek,manystudentshadbeentryingtoconvince(使…信服)heroftheirtalentsandhopingto14herdecisionsaboutwhoshouldbeintheshow.Annaknewwhoreallyhadtalent,butsomeofthemwereherfriends.Ifshechosethem,somestudentsmightdoubtwhetherherdecisionswerefair.“I’lljusttelleveryonenottotalktomeuntilafterthetalentshow,”shethought.“I’llexplainthatIhavetoremainneutral(中立的)andmakesurethebestactsarechosen.Andeveryonewill15me.Won’tthey?”Withthatthoughtshefellasleep.AssoonasAnnaarrivedatschoolthenextmorning,Joshrusheduptoher.“I’vebeenpracticingontheguitar,”hetoldher.“You’lllovemynewsong!”Annasmiledweakly.“Thanks,Josh.”shesaidinaquietvoiceand16turnedaway.JustthenPatticameupandsaid,“I’mworkingonanewmonologue.You’llloveit!”Annasighed.ShebelievedPatti,butifsheincludedeveryone,thewholeschoolwouldbeintheshow.Annaaskedherclosestfriend,Margaret,for17.Margaretthoughtforafewmoments.“Maybeyoucanfindteacherstobethejudgesforthetryouts.Butremembertokeeptheirnamessecretsothatstudentswon’t18them.”“You’vesavedtheday,Margaret.Thanks!”Annatookadeepbreathandsmiled.“That’stheperfect19.”Earlythenextday,Annavisitedseveralteachers.Theywereallhappytohelp.Annathenspreadthenewsthatanonymous(匿名的)judgeswoulddecidethewinnersofthetryouts.Herworriesweregone,andshefelt20again.13．A．reportsB．problemsC．lessonsD．performances14．A．knowB．changeC．influenceD．follow15．A．surpriseB．rememberC．helpD．understand16．A．quicklyB．happilyC．hopefullyD．carefully17．A．adviceB．praiseC．informationD．agreement18．A．supportB．troubleC．criticizeD．recognize19．A．excuseB．competitionC．solutionD．explanation20．A．proudB．excitedC．satisfiedD．confidentBWhenIwasinprimaryschool,Ienjoyedlearningaboutinterestingthings.Butonething21me.Icouldnevergetaperfectmarkonmymathtestslikesomeofthegirlsdid.EverytimeIbroughthomemyreportcard,beforemymomreadit,shecouldguesswhatthemathscorewas—ithadalwaysbeensittingjustabove90.Mymomeven22aboutit.Shesaidsweetly,“Couldyoubringhomeaperfectmarkjustonce?”OnedayItalkedtomymomaboutthis.Sheaskedmetothinkaboutwhythiswasso.Ithoughtaboutit.Afteralotofthinking,Iunderstoodwhatmyproblemwas.“Mom,somequestionsarereallysimple.Iknowhowtosolvethemrightaway.SoIworkthemoutfast.”“Oh?”Momlistenedcarefully.“Yes.TheyaresoeasythatIget23.AndImakemistakeslikecopyingmyanswerwithanextrazero.AndIdon’tcheck.”“Isee,”Momsaid.“Whenthequestionsaresimple,youarenotcarefulenough.Soanymistake24youtheperfectmark.”Shecontinued,“ButIdon’tthinkcopyinganextrazeroisa25mistake.Ifyou’recalculating(计算)anumberofaspaceship,extrazeromaycauseatotalfailureofthelaunch(发射).”“Isee.I’lltrytobefastandcareful,too.”Our26continued.“Howaboutthedifficultquestions?”askedMom.“Itriedtosolvethem,buttheyarehard.”Momlaughed,“Difficultquestionstakealongtimetosolve.Thefirstthingyouhavetodoistounderstandthequestion.Thenyoudoyourbesttosolveit.Andyounevergiveupeasily,right?”Mom’s27madeitreallyeasy.Icouldhardly28untilthenextmathexam.Youknowwhat?Afewweekslater,Ididfinallygetaperfectmark!21．A．helpedB．troubledC．comfortedD．scared22．A．jokedB．caredC．thoughtD．worried23．A．boredB．angryC．nervousD．careless24．A．returnsB．offersC．costsD．pays25．A．smallB．specialC．seriousD．strange26．A．preparationB．predictionC．discussionD．competition27．A．prizeB．letterC．excuseD．advice28．A．cryB．waitC．standD．accept三、阅读理解（每题1.5分，共27分）AGoingGreenFourstudentsaresharingtheirexperienceaboutlivingagreenerlifeontheschoolboard.Theirschoolmatescanreadthepassagesandgetsomeadvicefortheirownlives.AInmyfreetime,Iuseoldclothesthatourfamilydon’twearanymoretomakeotherusefulthings.It’smeaningfulandenvironment-friendly.Iusuallyuseoldjeanstomakehandbagswithdifferentdesigns.Theylookverycute.WhenIgoshopping,Ioftentaketheminsteadoftheplasticones.I’dliketosharedifferentwaystouseoldclothesandbringthembacktofashionagain.BInourdailylife,therearesomegoodwaystosavewater.Wecanbeginwithsmallthings.WhileIbrushmyteeth,Iusuallyturnoffthetaptouselesswater.Takingshortshowersalsohelpstosavewater.Inmyfamily,wewatchlessTVanduselowenergylightbulbs.IusuallyshutoffallthelightsbeforeIleavehome.Ithinkit’sthebestwaytosaveelectricityathome.CNowadays,everyoneisencouragedtotakeabusorthesubwaytotravelaroundthecity.Iusuallygotoschoolbybike.Icantakesomeexerciseandbreathethefreshaironthewaytoschool.Iseldomletmyparentsdrivemetoschool.IfItravelonaholiday,I’llchoosethegreentravelproperly.Inthisway,Icanhelptoimprovetheenvironmentandthetrafficcondition.DIt’sveryimportanttosortandputthewasteintodifferentbins.Inmydailylife,Idoalotforwastesorting.Ilearnhowtosortthewasteonline.Then,Isortthewastebypreparingsomebinsindifferentcolorsathome.WheneverIseelitterorotherthingsontheground,Ipickthemupandthrowthemintotherightbins.Ialsocollectusedbatteriesandputthemintothebinthatcontainsharmfulthings.Pleasechoosetheproperpassageforeachofthefollowingstudents.29．Tomisinterestedintheactivitiesofsortingwasteinhisneighborhood.Hecangetsomeideasfrom.30．Cindyhasfoundlotsofoldclothesinherhouse.Sheplanstomakegooduseofthem.Shecanlearnfrom.31．Peterlikestraveling.Hewantstotravelgreenthissummerholiday.Hecangetsomeinformationfrom.BEdwardwalkedslowlypasttheschoolfieldwherehiselderbrother,Leon,wasplayingbasketball.Edwarddidnotstopandaskifhecouldjoin,becauselasttimehejoinedinthegame,Leon’sfriendscouldn’tstandhispoorskillsandrefusedtoplaywithhim.“Sorry,man,”Leontriedtobekind.“Everyonehasatalentforsomething,”hetoldEdward.“Basketballisjustnotyourthing,likemathisjustnotmything.”Edwardhadalwaysbeengoodatmath,andhecouldsolvemanydifficultmathproblems.Afewdayslater,Leon’smathteachertoldhimhewasgoingtofailifhecouldnotgetagoodgradeinthefollowingtest.Leonwishedthathehadhisbrother’smathability,soheaskedEdwardifhecouldhelphimout.Lookingdownathisbook,Edwardsaid,“Youknow,I’dreallyliketogetmybasketballskillsimproved.Icanhelpyouwithmath,butyou’dhavetohelpme,too.”LeonknewhowhopelessEdwardwasatbasketball.But,thenagain,hefeltthesameaboutmath,too.“Let’stryit.”Leonsaid.Theboysagreedthatoverthenexttwoweekstheyplannedtospendanhoureachdayafterschoolworkingonmathproblemsandthenanhourplayingbasketball.Severaldayslater,Leongothistest.“Wedidit!”heshoutedasheracedintotheirhomeafterschool.“IgotanA．I’mgoingtopassthisclassafterall.Andit’sallbecauseofyou,”hesaid,hugginghisbrother.Then,thenextday,theycametothepickupcourt.LeonaskedhisfriendstoallowEdwardtoplayonhisteam.Finally,thebrotherswon!“Thatwasaprettygoodbasketballgameforamathwhiz(高手),”saidLeonasheandEdwardheadedhome.“Justlikeyourmathgrade,right?”saidEdward,stillexcitedfromhisvictory(胜利).“Itwasaprettygoodgradeforabasketballstar.”32．Edwarddidnotstoptojoininthebasketballgamebecause.A．hehadnotimetoplaybasketballB．hewasgoingtohaveamathclassC．hedidbadlyinplayingbasketballD．hewasnotinterestedinbasketball33．HowdidLeonfeelabouthismath?A．Angry.B．Hopeless.C．Confident.D．Interested.34．Whatcanwelearnfromthetwobrothers’experience?A．Edwardgaveupplayingbasketballforhispoorskills.B．LeonworkedhardbutstillfailedtopasshismathtestC．EdwardandLeonwerebothunhappywiththeirresults.D．EdwardandLeonachievedtheirgoalsbyhelpingeachother.35．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TradingTalentB．MakingaDecisionC．SharingStoriesD．KeepingthePeaceCPhoneSoap:ChargeandCleanYourPhoneYoumaychargeyourphoneeveryday,butdoyoucleanyourphoneasmuch?Whateveryourhandstouch,yourphonetouch.Ithasbeendiscoveredthatsomephoneshave18timesmorebacteriaandvirusesthananysurfaceinapublicrestroom.Soitprobablywon’tsurpriseyouthata2011UniversityofLondonstudyfoundthatoneinsixofourphoneshavebacteriaandvirusesonthem–specifically,thebacteriacalledE.coli.TheresearchonbacteriaandvirusesledtotheinventionofPhoneSoap.Itisnotactuallyliquidlikedishwashersoap.Itisaphonechargerthatusestheelectromagneticradiation(辐射)usedinhospitalstokill99.9percentofbacteriaandviruses,cleaningyourphonewhileitcharges,“Therearereallycertaintypesofbacteriaandvirusesthatweshouldnotbeintouchwith,andtheyarereallyonourphones,”saysWesBarnes,thePhoneSoapco-founder.Itallstartedwhilehiscousinandco-founder,DanLaPorte,wasinhiscancerresearchlabatcollege.“Herealizedhegottheideaofgettingridofbacteriaandvirusesonthephones,”saidBarnes.“InthelabtheyusedUV-Clightfordestroyingthem.Herealizedthiswouldbethefastest,mostpowerfulwaytokillanybacteriaandviruseslivingonelectronicmachines.”PhoneSoaplookslikealittlemetalsuitcase.Yourphonerestsintochargeandgetcleanedatthesametime.Insteadofpluggingyourphoneintothewall,you’dplugitintothePhoneSoapchargerbox.Theprocessonlytakesafewminutesbut,Barnessay,“Theideaisthatyoucanleaveitinthereovernightifyouwanttokeepcharging.Reflectivepaintkeepsthelightcompletelyaroundthephonesoitcleansthephonefully.”Theco-foundersspent2013findingtherightcompaniesandtheystartedshippingtheproductinlateNovember.Bylastweek’sInternationalConsumerElectronicsShowinLasVegas,PhoneSoapwasallgrown-up.Bothco-foundershavelefttheirpreviousjobsandaresellingPhoneSoapnonstop.“We’reshippingalmostmorethanwecanhandleeachday,”Barnessays.“It’sbeenagreatadventure.”36．Accordingtothepassage,PhoneSoap.A．takesawholenighttokillbacteriaB．dealswithbacteriawithradiationC．isakindofliquidlikedishwashersoapD．hastobepluggedintothewalltowork37．FromwhatBarnessaidinthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat.A．PhoneSoapisingreatdemandnowB．PhoneSoapisreallyhardtohandleC．theycan’tproduceenoughPhoneSoapD．they’llmakeimprovementstoPhoneSoap38．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Methodsofcleaningphones.B．Tipsonchargingphonesquickly.C．Soapkillingharmfulbacteriaonphones.D．Aphonechargerkeepingyourphoneclean.DResearchhasalreadysuggestedthatopeningabookmayhelpimprovebrainfunctionandreducestress.Now,ateamledbyJoannaSikoraoftheAustralianNationalUniversityislookingintothebenefitsofgrowinguparoundabook⁃filledenvironment;theresearchers'newstudysuggeststhathomeswithlibrariescanarmchildrenwithskillsthatlastwellintoadulthood.Thestudylookedatdatafrom160000adultsfrom31countries,includingtheUnitedStates,Australia,TurkeyandChile.Participants(参与者)filledoutsurveyswiththeProgrammefortheInternationalAssessmentofCompetencies,whichmeasuresproficiency(水平)inthreeareas:literacy(读写能力),numeracyandinformationcommunicationtechnology.People,25to65yearsold,wereaskedtotellhowmanybookswereintheirhousewhentheywere16yearsold.Theresearchteamwasinterestedinthisquestionbecausehomelibrarysizecanbeagoodsignof“book⁃orientedsocialization.”Participantswereabletochoosefromagivenrangeofbooksthatincludedeverythingfrom“10orless”to“morethan500.”Thesurveys,whichweretakenbetween2011and2015,showedthattheaverage(平均的)numberofbooksinparticipants'childhoodhomeswas115,butthatnumbervariedwidelyfromcountrytocountry.TheaveragelibrarysizeinNorwaywas212books,forexample;inTurkey,itwas27.Inall,however,itseemedthatmorebooksinthehomewaslinkedtohigherproficiencyintheareastestedbythesurvey.Theeffectsweremostmarkedwhenitcametoliteracy.Growingupwithfewbooksinthehomeresultedinbelowaverageliteracylevels.Beingsurroundedby80booksraisedthelevelstoaverage,andliteracycontinuedtoimproveuntillibrariesreachedabout350books,atwhichpointtheliteracyratesleveledoff.Theresearcherssawsimilarthingswhenitcametonumeracy;theeffectswerenotaspronouncedwithinformationcommunicationtechnologytests,butskillsdidimprovewithincreasednumbersofbooks.So,whatdoesthenewstudytellus?Take,forexample,anadultwhogrewupwithhardlyanybooksinthehome,butwentontogetauniversitydegreecomparedtoanadultwhogrewupwithalargehomelibrary,butonlyhadnineyearsofschooling.Thestudyfoundthatbothoftheirliteracylevelswerealmostthesame.“So,literacy⁃wise,bookishchildhoodmakesupforagooddealofeducationaladvantage,”thestudyauthorswrite.Furtherresearchisneededtodecideexactlywhyexposureto(沉浸在)booksinchildhoodencouragesvaluableskillslaterinlife,butthestudyoffersfurtherevidencetosuggestthatreadinghasapowerfuleffectonthemind.Andsohomelibrarysizemightbeimportantbecause,astheresearchersnote,“childrenemulate(模仿)parentswhoread.”39．Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout.A．whatthestudyfoundoutB．howthestudywascarriedoutC．whowereinvitedtotheresearchD．whytheresearchersdidthestudy40．Thephrase“leveledoff”inParagraph4probablymeans“”.A．backedtoaverage B．startedfallingC．continuedtogrow D．stoppedrising41．TheexampleinParagraph5shows.A．thedisadvantageofhavinglittleschooleducationB．theeffectofhavingahomelibraryinchildhoodC．thenecessityofraisingpeople'sliteracylevelD．theimportanceofgettingauniversitydegree42．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thestudyexplainedwhybookishchildhoodencouragedvaluableskills.B．Adultsbenefitmorefromahomelibrarythanchildren.C．Homelibrarysizehaslittletodowithnumeracylevel.D．Parentswholovereadingbenefitchildrenalot.EAreyouofteninmind-wandering,enjoyingthestateofhavingnothingtodo,orjuststandingandstaring?Didyoudreamtogetgoodgradesanddevoteyourselftothetasksforafewdays,however,yourdreamfelltozeroasaTVplayattractedyousomeday?Doweneedtohaveadream?ThefounderofWal-Mart,SamWalton,sayshighexpectationisthekeytoeverything.Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataimandthedeterminationtoachieveit,J.W.Goethe,thefamousGermanpoetanddramatistsays.Successfulpeoplesuggestthatthosewhobelieveinthebeautyoftheirdreamstendtohavemoreself-motivation(自我激励)tokeepontryingandenjoyingthebeautyoflife.ThomasEdisondreamedtolighttheworldbythepowerofelectricity.Hetriedover2,000differentmaterialsbeforehewasabletocreateamarketlightbulb.It’shardformanyofustoimaginespendingsomuchtimeandenergyinexploringapossibility,whichismostlikelytocometoadeadendbutforEdison,whostickedtohisdream,itwasjustanenjoyableprocess.AsEdisonsays,Themostcertainwaytosucceedisalwaystotryjustonemoretime.Helena,a17-year-oldgirl,dreamedtobuildthemagnificentsculpture(雕塑)intheworld.Shedevotedherselftoobservingfacesaroundherandmakingsculptures.Shewaswokenupbyherdreameverymorningratherthanheralarmclock.Shesaidshebecamepassionate(有热情的)outofherdream,whichkepthergoingthroughanydifficultiesandfoundpleasureinit.Youcanbenefitalotfromyourdream,butdoyouknowthebehaviorthatisnecessarytofulfillyourdream?Youhaveadreamandyoutruthfullywantgoodgrades.However,youcan’thelpplayingonthesmartphoneandletgoyourhomework.Oryourushthroughitsothatyoucangetbacktothesmartphone.Thisisthecasewhenthepresent-desiretoplayonyoursmartphonebeatsthewilltoreachthefuturegoal,whichiscalledimmediategratification.Ifyoualwaysbehavelikethis,youmaylosethechancetomeetwithyourdream.Yourdreamcaninspireyou.Itcangiveyoumotivationtoworkhard.Ithelpsyoutofocusonapathsothatyouaremovingforward.Meanwhile,youneedtosetalong-termgoalandworkforit.Thekeytodreamisconcentratingonsmallwins,whichgraduallyleadtogenuineconfidence.Youwillenjoythewholeprocessofrealizingyourdreamaswellasinvolvingyourselfintothepassionofthecominglife.43．ThewritertalksaboutHelenaandEdisonto.A．suggestgoodwaysofrealizingyourdreamB．showeffectsofdreamonself-motivationC．stressthegreatdifferencesbetweenthemD．sharetheexperiencesoftheirsuccess44．“Immediategratification”inParagraph5probablymeans.A．enjoyingpleasureshereandnowB．followingdreamswithoutdelayC．becomingcreativeinaflashD．avoidingfailureallthetime45．Accordingtothepassage,thewritermayagreethat.A．it’snecessaryforyoutodealwithdifficultiesquicklyB．it’sbetterforyoutoworkhardthantohavepassionC．settingbiggoalswillmakedifferencesforyourlifeD．havingyourdreamcanhelpyoutakethingslight46．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．KeepCalmandDreamOnB．DreamBigger,ThinkDeeperC．DreamaDreamandStepbyStepD．FollowYourHeart,LiveYourDream四、阅读回答问题（47题-50题每题2分，51题3分，共11分）StudentsatBullockCreekHighSchoolinMidland,Michiganfoundanunusualwaytoraisemoneyfortheirroboticsteam.Everyyear,28studentsontheBlitzCreekteamtakepartinanationalroboticscompetition,wherestudentsarechallengedtocreatearobotthatcanperformcertaintasks.Theydesignrobots,buildthem,andwritetheprogramsthatrunthem.Butbuildingrobotsisn’tcheap.MaxtonHerstjoinedtheteamintheni