2020-2021学年湖南省长沙市岳麓区麓山国际实验学校九下第一次月考英语试卷

麓山国际实验学校2020-2021初三第一次阶段性考试英语试卷总分：120分时量：120分钟第二部分阅读(共三节，满分40分)第一节阅读下面的材料，从每题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)ABabysitterWantedDoyoulikechildren?Areyouagedbetween22and28?Doyouhavefreetimeintheafternoon?Areyougoodattellingstories?Weneedababysitterforourson.Heis5yearsold.Hoursare3:00p.m.to6:00p.m.fromMondaytoFriday.Payingis50yuaneachhour.Forthejob,youwill;watchourson,tellhimstoriesandplaywithhim.Youwillworkatourhouse.WeliveonFourthRoad,nearXinhuaBookstore.PleasecallMr.Wanga21.Whoofthethreeislikelytogetthisjob? A.LiHua,amanaged24whoisgoodattellingstories. B.WangMei,awomanaged26whoisonlyfreeinthemorning. C.LiuQiang,amanaged30wholikeschildrenalot.22. Anyonewhogetsthisjobcanmake________yuanaweek. A.600 B.650 C.750BWelcometotheSummerPalaceOpeninghours;Apr.1—Oct.31:6:30—18:00InsideGardens:8:30—17:00Nov.1—Mar.31:7:00—17:00Insidegardens:9:00—16:00TicketPrice:Adult;aged18+ 30yuanChild:aged6—18 15yuan•Freeforchildrenunder120cm,orbelow6yearsold.•Theelderlyover60enjoyhalfprice.OnlineBooking:1.Theticketsaresold7daysinadvance.2.YourpassportorIDinformationisrequired,andonepersoncanbookonlyoneticketperday.3.Oneadultcouldonlybookonechildticket.ImportantNotice:•DuringCOVID-19EpidemicControlPeriod;1.Thereal-timelocalHealthCodewillbecheckedbeforeentering.2.Bodytemperatureover37.3°Corcoughingandshortofbreath,visitorsarenotallowedtoenter.3.Wearmasksduringthevisitandkeepasafedistancewithothers.23. OnNationalDay,visitorsareallowedtoentertheSummerPalaceat________. A.6:15a.m. B.8:00a.m. C.6:30p.m.24. Whataren’tvisitorsrequiredtodotovisittheSummerPalace? A.PreparetheirHealthCodes. B.Wearamask. C.Leavetheirmobilephonesoutside.25. WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothechart? A.Anadultcanbookmorethanonechildticket. B.Whenbookingticketsonline,neithertheirpassportnorIDinformationisneeded. C.Anyonewhohasahighfeverwon’tbeallowedtoenter.CIncitiesacrosstheUnitedStates,treesaredisappearingatasurprisingspeed.ArecentUSForestServicestudyfoundthatabout36milliontreesaredisappearingincitieseachyear.Unluckily,notenoughattentionisbeingpaidtothevalueoftreesinthecityenvironment.Buttreesareanimportantwaytoreducethecity’sheatislandinfluencewhichraisestemperaturesandharmshealth.Thegoodnewsisthatlocalorganizationsaregoingtobepartofthesolution.“Thegoalforthecityistoreach45%coverareain40years’time,”saidErinThompson,whoistheheadoftheLouisvilleDivisionofCommunityForestry.Thecommunityforestryisworkingwithlocalnon-profit(营利的)organizationstoachievethisgoal.OneoftheorganizationsiscalledTreesLouisville.Itsworkistoraisecommunityunderstandingabouttheadvantagesofhealthytreecoverarea.“Anotherorganization,LouisvilleGrows,callsonpeopletopulltogetherandistrainingpeopletoplanttreessothatkidscangrowupinhealthyenvironments,”Thompsonsaid.“Neighborhoodplantingshappenafewtimesayear,”sheadded.Thecity,meanwhile,hasbeenworkingwithlocalschoolstocreateatreeeducationcourseandamediasupport.Everyfamilycandotheirpartintheirownneighborhood.ThompsonencouragespeopleofLouisvilletoplanttreesandtovolunteerforCommunityForestryeventswheretreesaregivenawaytobeplantedacrossthecity.“IfmoreofthepeopleofLouisvillebecomeactivetoseechangeinourcommunityregardingrulesontrees,”Thompsonsaid,“thatwillhaveagreatresult.”26. Whichmaydescribethecity’sheatislandinfluenceproperly? A.Itisasimportantastrees. B.Itmakestemperatureshigher. C.Itisgoodforpeoplesometimes.27. What’sthepurposeoftheworkofLouisvilleGrows? A.Toteachkidstoprotecttrees. B.Tohelppeopleknowtheuseoftrees. C.Toencouragepeopletoplanttrees.28. WhatmaybeThompson’sopiniontowards45%treecoverareainLouisville? A.Hopeful. B.Disappointed. C.Uncertain.29. Accordingtothearticle,whichoneisNOTtrue? A.AUSstudyfoundthatabout36milliontreesaredisappearingincitieseachyear. B.Onlylocalschoolssupportthecitybycreatingatreeeducationcourse. C.Therewillbeagoodenvironmentifmorepeopletakeactioninplanting.30. Whereisthearticlemostlikelyfrom? A.Adiary. B.Aguidebook. C.Anewspaper.DStoriesoflivinginthewildarebotheducationalandinspiringtoyoungreaders,whohavenoconnectionwiththenaturalworld.SwallowsandAmazonsbyArthurRansomeThisnovelisbasedonRansome’sownfamily.ThestoryisaboutajoyouschildhoodsummerspentsailingintheLakeDistrictofEngland.Twogroupsofchildreneachhavetheirownsailboat,andspendmuchofthesummerprotectingagainstanimaginedenemy,camping,fishing,exploring,andadventuring(冒险)ingeneral,whiletryingtocatchtheirenemy’sboat.TheSwissFamilyRobinsonbyJohannDavidWyssAfamilyisshipwrecked(使失事)intheEastIndieswhileonthewaytoAustralia.Thisnovelwantedtoteachthewriter’sfoursonsaboutfamilyvalues,goodfarming,theusesofthenaturalworldandself-independence.What’smore,it’sagreatadventurestorythatIreadmanytimesasakid,interestedbytheideaofhavingtolivesofarawayfromsociety.AGirloftheLimberlostbyGeneStratton-PorterPoor,unpopularElnoraComstockgrowsupinthewetlandsofnorthernIndiana,whereshecollectsmoths(飞蛾)topayforhereducation.Shelovesnaturemorethananything.Shetriesherbesttosavetheearth.Thebookwaswrittenasaprotestbythewriteragainstthewoodcuttingandoilextractionatthestartofthe20thcentury.Thisactioncouldexpressthewriter’sworries.IslandoftheBlueDolphinsbyScottO’DellThemaincharacter,Karana,isayoungNativewomanwho’sleftonanisland,justoffthecoastfromLosAngeles.Shebuildsweapons(武器)andahome,huntsforseaanimals,birds,andwilddogs,andexperiencesnaturalunexpectedevents.Herstoryisinspiredbythatofarealwomanwhospent18yearsaloneontheisland.31. WhywasTheSwissFamilyRobinsonwritten? A.Totellthewriter’sexperienceintheLakeDistrict. B.Tohelpthewriter’ssonsliveinthewild. C.Toteachthetruthoflifetothewriter’sownchildren.32. AGirloftheLimberlostteacheschildrenaboutthevalueof________. A.protectingnature B.havinggoodeducation C.becomingindependent33. Whichnovelisbasedontheexperienceofatrueperson? A.SwallowsandAmazons. B.AGirloftheLimberlost. C.IslandoftheBlueDolphins.34. Theunderlinedword“protest”means________inChinese. A.抗议 B.赞美 C.保护35. Whatcanweinferaboutthefourbooks? A.Theyareallbasedonrealstories. B.Theyhelpgetchildrenconnectedwithnature. C.Theyarewrittentoteachkidsstudyskills.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。Thesedays,ifwe’renotstaringatoursmartphones,we’resitinginfrontofcomputers.Andmorethanhalfofofficeworkershavereportedthesignsofeyestrain(眼疲劳).36.________Getyearlyeyetests.Ifyouworkonacomputereveryday,expertssuggesthavingacompleteeyetesteveryyeartofindproblemsbeforetheydevelop.37.________Youshouldalsomeasurethedistancefromyoureyestoyourscreenatworkandtellyourdoctor.38.________Thecloseryourphone/computerscreenistoyoureyes,thehardertheyhavetoworktofocus.Studiesoncomputer-relatedeyepressuresuggestthatscreensshouldbenocloserthan40cmfromyourface.Takebreaks.39.________However,it’simportanttotrytotakeregularbreaksfromstaringdirectlyatascreentogiveyoureyesachancetorest.It’ssuggestedthatyoutakea15-minutebreakaftereverytwohoursspentatyourscreen.Makeyourscreenmoreeye-friendly.40.________Youcanalsoincreaseyoursmartphone’srefreshspeedtoensurelesschangeofthescreen,andadjustthescreen’scolorlevelsawayfromtheblueendofthespectrum(光谱)andtowardsthesofteryellowend.A.Giveyoureyesspace.B.Howdoyouprotectyoureyes?C.Youcanmakethetextlarger.D.Thismaynotalwaysbepracticalifyouhaveabusyjob.E.Duringthistest,tellthedoctorhowoftenyouuseyourphoneandcomputer.第三部分语言运用(共三节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C.三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A9-year-oldboywashavingabadday,andanevenworsebirthday,untilapoliceofficercametotherescue(援救).“Iwas____41____,saidofficerAustinLynema,”andsawThomasrunningdownthesidewalktryingtocatchmycar,crying.WhenIstoppedmycarandaskedhimifhehadany____42____,hejustshookhishead.”HewasnervouswhenLynemawalkeduptohim.Inachild’swhisper,Thomassaid,“Iwas____43____becauseIdidn’tcatchtheschoolbusandIreallywantedtoattend____44____ontimeasusual.’’Thomaswasastraight-Astudentandhad____45____missedadayofschool.OnthatlateFebruaryday,LynemadiscoveredthatThomaswasworriedaboutanotherthing:Itwashisbirthday.“Thomastoldmethathedidn’tthinkanybodyelsewould____46____athisbirthdayparty,”saidLynema,____47____hisfamilyhadjustmovedtotheUSfromTanzania.LynemadecidedtosurpriseThomasbyattendinghisparty.“Iknockedatthedoorandhecameoutandsawme,’’saidLynema.“Hewasjumpingupanddown,smilingandhecouldn’tbelievethatI____48____wasabletoshowup.”Butnooneelsedid.Thestorymadethelocalnewsandhashadheartwarmingresults.LynemahasnowreceivedcardsandgiftsforThomas’birthdayfromasfarawayasCalifornia.“Asan____49____,youwillseethousandsofpeopleandmostofthetimeyoudon’tever____50____thesepeopleagain,”Lynemasaid.“ButI’mgladthatIgettoseeThomasagainandagain.‘‘41.A.driving B.walking C.riding42.A.plan B.explanation C.trouble43.A.happy B.upset C.excited44.A.meetings B.interviews C.classes45.A.never B.ever C.often46.A.turnup B.givein C.makeup47.A.so B.because C.though48.A.actually B.likely C.totally49.A.artist B.actor C.officer50.A.meet B.forget C.leave第二节(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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Youmaynotrealizeit,butyouaredoingmuchmorethanjuststudyingwhenyouareatschool.Schoolisalsotheplacewhereyoulearntogetonwellwithpeople.Butthisisnotalwayseasy.Whatcanyoudoifyoujustdon’tlikeoneofyour51.________(classmate)?Ifyoudiscoverthatyouhaveproblems52.________(get)onwithyourclassmatesorfriends,themostimportantthingtolearnistotolerate.Toleranceistheabilitytorealizeandrespectthedifferencesin53.________(other).Wecannotchangethewaythatotherpeopleact,54.________itisimportanttolearntolivehappilywiththem.Tolerancewillmakeeveryonegetonbetterwitheachother.Gettingtoknowsomeonemayhelpyouunderstandwhytheydothings55.________(different).Somethingdifferent56.________(do)notexactlymeanthatitisbad.Toleranceteachesus57.________(keep)atemperateandopenmind.Youneedtorememberanoldsaying,“Treatothershowyouwanttobetreated.”Ifyoutoleratesomething,itdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetolikeit.Nooneisaskingyoutochangewhoyouareorwhatyoubelieve58.________.Tolerancejustmeansthatyoushouldrespectthedifferencesinothersandnottrytomakethemchange.Itisimportanttopracticetolerance,becauseitwillmakeeveryone’slifeeven59.________(easy).Learntoacceptpeoplefortheirdifferentabilitiesandinterests.Theworldisverydifferent,andpracticingtoleranceinyourownschoolcanhelpmake60.________difference.第三节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。WeeksbeforeTomb-SweepingDayonApril4thisyear,hundredsofqingtuanweresoldeachday.Thesnackwasstillamust-haveformanypeople.61.在中国的南方，在春天开始的时候吃青团是一种传统。Chinesepeoplestartedtoeatitmorethan2,000yearsago.Itismadeofstickyrice(糯米)andredbeanpaste(红豆沙),andisfamousforitssoftness,freshnessandsweetness.Thesecretbehinditsmouth-wateringtasteisoneofitsmaterials—mugwortleaves(艾蒿叶).TheplantismainlyfoundintheYangtzeRiverDeltawhereithasperfectconditionstogrow.Peopleinthisareausuallyputqingtuanonthetombs(墓)oftheirdeadfamilymemberstorecallthepasttime.Makingqingtuanisalsoachanceforfamilymemberstogettogetherathome.62.制作这种小吃真的花时间和精力。Now,qingtuanhasalreadyspreaditsspecialtastetothenorthernpartofChina.63.LiYuan(李源),a30-year-oldengineerwhogrewupinZhejiangProvince,broughtqingtuanbacktoBeijing.“Ittastesdifferentinandoutofmyhometown”,hesaid.“There’snoplacelikehome.‘‘64.Peoplemakeqingtuanwithmanydifferentfillingsinside,suchasapplesandbeanmilk,tomeetcustomers’tastes.Thedifferenceofthetasteshowsthatit’sgettingmoreandmorepopularacrossthewholecountry.65.Eventhoughthereiswarmweatherandgreenleavesinspring,theseasonwouldn’tbecompletewithoutatasteofqingtuan.第四部分写作(共两节，满分25分)第一节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。EileenGu—alsoknownbyherChinesename,GuAiling—wasbornin2003inSanFrancisco.HerfatherisAmericanandhermotherisChinese.EileenstartedskiingwhenshewasonlythreeyearsoldandshebecamewinneroftheUSAjuniorgroupoftheUSASnowboardandFreeskiAssociationattheageofnine.EileengotherfirstWorldCupvictoryattheFreeskiWorldCupinItaly,whenshewas15inJanuary2019.Then,onJune7ofthesameyear,sheannouncedthatshedecidedtochangehernationalityonherInstagramaccount.“IdecidetocompeteforChinaintheupcoming2022WinterOlympics,’’thepostsaid.Atthe2021eventinAspen,shemadehistoryasthefirst-everwomanskiertowinthreemedals.Threethingsyoudidn’tknowaboutGuAilingEileen.1.Self-styled“Beijinggirl”Gu’sbreathtakingfreestyleskillsaren’ttheonlythingthatmakesherspecial.ThehalfChinese,halfAmericangirlcanspeakMandarin—hermother’snativelanguage—withoutanaccent,whichturnsalotofheadswhensheisinChina.GuoftenhighlightsthatoneofhermainsportingpurposesistobringhertwoculturesclosertogetherthroughsportandinspireyoungwomeninChinatotrysnowsports.2.DifferentsportingtalentGuisalsogoodathorseriding,rockclimbing,andevencompetitivecross-countryrunning!3.TopoftheclassGuwasjustastalentedintheclassroomasshewasonherskis.InordertopreparewellfortheBeijing2022WinterOlympicGames,theyoungathletedecidedtocompletetwoyearsofschoolworkin2020.Sheachievedhergoal,andbecamethefirstpersoninherschool’shistorytograduateearly,meaningshecannowdevoteallhertimetothesnow.“MygoalistowinOlympicgold.ButIthinkbeyondthat,Ireallywanttobeabletodosomethingandmakeadifference.IfI’m80yearsoldandlookingbackatmylife,Idon’tthinkthenumberofmedalsisgoingtomatterasmuchasmemoriesofreadingmessagesfromyounggirlssayingthatIwastheonewhoinspiredthemtostartskiing.Tobeabletoinspirethem—that’sareallybigthingforme.”—EileenGu66. WhendidGuAilingmakeadecisiontocompeteforChinainthe2022WinterOlympics?_________________________________________________________________________________67. WhatamazingachievementdidshemakeinAspen?_________________________________________________________________________________68. Whycanshedrawpeople’sattentionwhensheisinChina?_________________________________________________________________________________69. WasEileenGuthefirststudenttograduateearlyinthecountry’shistory?_________________________________________________________________________________70. InGu’sopinion,whatism