安徽省肥西第二中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期第一次大单元作业（月考）英语试题A卷

九年级英语上学期第一次大单元作业A学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、单项选择（每题一分）1．IwassotiredthatIcould________walkanyfarther.A．nearly B．hardly C．really D．mostly2．—Hasyourgrandpabeenbettersincehefelldownthestairs?—Alittlebitbetter,buthewillhaveto________inhospitalforatleasttwoweeks.A．stand B．wait C．remain D．read3．Thesunshineisshining________thewindow.Everythingintheroomlookssobright.A．over B．through C．against D．across4．—DidyouseeDavid?Hejustcamebackfromabroad.—Yes.Buthe________someone,soIsmiledathimandwentaway.A．phones B．isphoning C．hasphoned D．wasphoning5．—Ihearyou’vesentLucksixemails.—Yeah,buthehasnever________toanyofthem.A．replied B．turned C．agreed D．listened6．—Dina,Iforgetnewwordsquickly.HowcanIrememberthem?—Don’tworry.It’s________toforgetnewwords!Isuggestyoureadthewordsandtrytousethem.A．rude B．tired C．perfect D．natural7．TheweatherisgoingtobecoldhereinJanuary.Thetemperatureusuallyfalls________zero.A．on B．under C．above D．below8．Photosare________,buttheysayalotaboutourlives.A．special B．strange C．silent D．sweet9．—Hi,Tim,whataboutyoursummerholiday?—Oh!It_________somesweetmemoriesinmyheartinthepastseveralweeks.A．hasleft B．isleaving C．willleave D．leaves10．Myparentsalwayshavea________holidayintheSpringFestival.A．sevendays B．sevenday’s C．seven-day D．sevenday11．Englishisspoken________asecondlanguage________manypeopleall________theworld.A．as;for;over B．as;by;of C．for;by;over D．as;by;over12．Timmyhasbeencrazyaboutbasketball________hewasalittleboy.A．since B．when C．until D．as13．Ilikereadingverymuch,________mysisterlikeslisteningtomusic.A．before B．after C．while D．until14．—Susan,doyouknowifyourmother_________backtomorrow?—Sorry,Idon’tknow.Assoonasshe_________home,Iwilltellhertocallyou.A．comes,gets B．willcome,got C．willcome,willget D．willcome,gets15．—MrZhao,whatdoChineseoftendoattheMid-AuturmnFestival?—Theyusually_________thefullmoonandthinkoftheirrelativesorfriends.A．show B．warn C．enjoy D．learn二、完形填空（每题一分）Samwasverynervous.Itwashisfirstdayinnew16,andlunchwasonlythirtyminutesaway.Formoststudents,lunchisthebestpartoftheschoolday.Itistimewhenyoutalkwithyourfriends,gettoknowwhatinterestingthingseveryoneisdoing,and,ofcourse,17.Sam,however,didn'tknowanyoneoranything,likewheretositorwithwhomtositatlunch.Sam's18wasinthearmysohisfamilymovedalot.Hehadreallylikedhisoldschooland19leavinghistwobestfriends.Theystilltalkedtoeachotherthroughphonecallsandemails,buthecouldn'tseethemeveryday.Hewonderediftheir20wouldcontinue.Hedidn'twanttolosethem,butheknewitwouldbe21forthemtostayclose."Iknowthisishardonyou,"hismothersaidashegotreadyforschoolthismorning,"andI'mreallysorryyouhavetokeepchangingschools."Samcouldseeregretinhereyes,buthedidn'twanthertofeelthatway.Shehadalwaysbeenreadytodefend(保卫)notonlythefamilybutalsothecountry.Samlovedhersomuch.Hegaveherasmileandtoldhernotto22.Hehadwantedtomeanit,buttherewasstillalwaysworryinhimwhentheymoved.Thelunchtimecamequickly.AsSamwaswalkingtothediningroom,avoicebehindhimsaid."Excuseme."Sam23andsawfivefriendlyfaces."Wouldyouliketojoinus?"askedoneofthem.This24invitationwasexactlywhatheneeded.Samnoddedyes25andjoinedthem.Hewassureabouthisfutureschoollifenow.16．A．company B．family C．factory D．school17．A．eat B．learn C．run D．sleep18．A．brother B．father C．mother D．sister19．A．hated B．imagined C．tried D．suggested20．A．discussion B．dream C．business D．friendship21．A．safe B．hard C．natural D．terrible22．A．forget B．move C．return D．worry23．A．satdown B．gotup C．ranaway D．turnedaround24．A．unexpected B．creative C．funny D．popular25．A．bravely B．happily C．nervously D．patientlyFullMoon,FullFeelingsChinesepeople26celebratedtheMid­AutumnFestivalandenjoyedmooncakesforcenturies.Mooncakesareintheshapeof27fullmoonontheMid­Autumnnight.Theycarrypeople's28tothefamilieswhotheyloveandmiss.Therearemany29folkstoriesaboutthisfestival.30，mostpeoplethinkthatthestoryofChang'eisthemosttouching.Chang'e31HouYi'sbeautifulwife.AfterHouYishotdowntheninesuns,agoddessgave32somemagicmedicinetothankhim.Whoeverdrankthiscouldliveforever,andHouYiplanned33itwithChang'e,butabadmancalledPangMeng,triedtostealthemedicine34HouYiwasnotathome.Chang'erefusedtogive35anddrankitall.36aresult,shebecameverylightand37tothemoon.HouYiwas38sadthathecalledouthernametothemooneverynight.Onenight,hefoundthatthemoonwasvery39andround,sohecouldseehiswifethere.Hequicklylaid40herfavouritefruitsanddessertsinthegarden.HowhewishedthatChang'ecouldcomeback!Afterthis,peoplestartedthetraditionofadmiringthemoonandsharingmooncakeswiththeirfamilies.26．A．have B．has C．had D．did27．A．a B．an C．the D．/28．A．hope B．ideas C．wishes D．thoughts29．A．tradition B．traditional C．modern D．new30．A．Whenever B．However C．Whatever D．Wherever31．A．is B．was C．are D．were32．A．he B．his C．him D．her33．A．drink B．drinks C．todrink D．drinking34．A．when B．before C．until D．till35．A．himtoit B．ithim C．ittohim D．heit36．A．As B．With C．In D．Of37．A．flyup B．jumpup C．flewup D．jumpedup38．A．very B．so C．too D．such39．A．brightly B．bright C．brighter D．brightest40．A．out B．away C．about D．into三、阅读单选（每题两分）AInthetownofLampanginnorthernThailand,thereisanunusualgroupofmusicians.Theyplaymanydifferentkindsofmusic—fromtraditionalThaisongstomusicbyBeethoven.Bothchildrenandadultslovethisgroup.Whatmakesthemsopopular?Isittheirmusic?Theirlooks?Yes,it'sbothofthesethings,butit'salsosomethingelse：they'reelephants.ThesemusicalelephantsarefromtheThaiElephantConservationCenter（TECC）inLampang.TheTECCprotectselephants.Itteachespeopletounderstandandcareforthesehuge,butgentle,animals.And,likemanyzoosaroundtheworld,theTECCencourageselephantstopaint.RichardLairworkswiththeTECC．Heknewthatelephantshearbetterthantheysee.Sohehadanidea：ifelephantsareintelligentandtheyhavegoodhearing,maybetheycanplaymusic.Totesthisidea,LairandafriendstartedtheThaiElephantOrchestra.Duringaperformance,theelephantsplayavarietyofinstruments,includingthedrumsandthexylophone.Theanimalsalsousetheirvoicesandtrunkstomakesounds.Butcanelephantsreallymakemusicproperly?Yes,saysLair.they’reverycreative.Humansmayencouragetheanimalstoplayinstruments,buttheelephantsmaketheirownsongs；theydon'tjustcopytheirtrainersorotherpeople.TherearenowCDsofthegroup'smusic,whichmakemoneyfortheTECC．Andthemusictheseartistscreateisprettyamazing.41．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MusicalElephantsB．AnIntroductiontotheTECCC．RichardLair'sAchievements42．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"refertointhepassage?A．Musicians. B．Children. C．Adults.43．Thewriterwrotethispassageto_______.A．askpeopletosavetheelephantsB．invitemorepeopletojointheTECCC．introducetheelephants'specialtalentstopeople44．Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?A．Amedicalnewspaper.B．AnanimalmagazineC．AstorybookBMonaIslandisanamazingplacetotakeavacation.Someoftheanimalslivingtherecan’tbefoundanywhereelseintheworld.Therearebeautifulbeachesandcavestoexplore.Theseaaroundtheislandhascolorfulfishes.WhyIsMonaIslandUnusual?MonaIslandisverysmall.ThegovernmentofPuertoRicotakescareoftheislandandhasmadeitanaturalreserve.Thatmeanstheisland’sanimalsandplantsareprotectedfrombeingharmedbypeople.MonaIslandisdifferentfrommostplacesbecausepeoplearenotallowedtolivethere.Onlyafewparkrangersareabletostay.Theparkrangers’jobistokeepMonaIslandsafeandbeautiful.Theyinsistthatrulesbefollowed.Oneruleisthatonly100peopleatatimecanvisittheisland.Thatway,theparkrangerscanmakesurethelandandanimalsremainsafe.WhatIsTheretoSeeonMonaIsland?OnethingthatmostpeopleenjoyisgettingtoseetheMonaIslandiguana.Thistypeofreptile(爬行动物)livesonlyonMonaIsland.Almost2,000oftheseiguanasliveonMonaIsland.Peoplealsocometotheislandtogetaclose-upviewofmanykindsoffishandothersealife.Theycanswimfarbelowthesurface.Theyusespecialequipmenttobeabletobreatheunderwater.Thewaterisalmosttransparent.Throughtheclearwater,diverscanseethebrightcolorsofthefish.Visitorscanalsoexplorecaves.Someofthecavesevenhavepaintingsanddrawingsonthewalls.ThisartworkwasmadebytheArawakandTaínoIndianswholivedontheislandhundredsofyearsago.Afterafulldayoffunactivities,visitorscansettlein,listentothenightsounds,andviewthestarsinthehugesky.Becausetheislandisfarawayfromotherplaces,itissurroundedbydarkness,andthestarsareeasiertosee.Visitorssaythatwatchingthestarsisamazing.It’stheperfectendtoaperfectday.45．WhatdoparkrangersonMonaIslanddo?A．Offersomehelptovisitors. B．DriveaboatbetweenPuertoRicoandMonaIsland.C．FeedanimalsonMonaIsland. D．Protectthelandandanimals.46．Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheword“transparent”?A．soclearthatyoucanseethrough B．toobrighttobeseenC．toodeeptobereached D．sodifficultthatyoucan’tfinish47．WherecanartworkbeseenonMonaIsland?A．Onthebeaches. B．Inamuseum. C．Inthecaves. D．Onthewallofthehotel.48．WhyarethestarseasiertoseeonMonaIsland?A．BecauseMonaIslandisverysmall.B．BecauseMonaIslandisamazing.C．BecausevisitorscansettleinafterafulldayonMonaIsland.D．BecauseMonaIslandisfarfromotherplacesanddarknessisallaroundit.CShouldteenagersbeallowedtohavejobs?Thereareseveralwaystolookatthequestion.Ofcourse,insomefamilysituations,havingateen’sjobmaybegood.Thesefamiliesusuallycan’taffordtobuywhattheirchildrenlike.Iftheteenagerswanttobuysomethingenspensive,theywillhavetogoouttowork.Butwhataboutthefamiliesthataredoingallrightanddon’tneedtheirteenstohaveajobtogetby?Someparentswanttheirteenstoworksothattheycanlearnresoponsibilityandstayoutoftroubleafterschool.Gettingtheirfirstjobalsohelpsteachteensthevalueofmoneyandhowharditistoearn.Infact,havingajobisgoodforteensinsomeways.Notallteens,however,needtheextramoneybygettingajob.Ifateenwantstotakepartinafterschoolactivitessuchassoprtsorgames,havingjobcouldgetinthewayofthat.Teensonlygetonechancetobeteensandbeingonschoolsportsteamsmightbetheonlychanceintheirlifetime.Oncehighschoolandcollegeareover,itwillbeverydifficulttofindsuchachance.Soparentsshouldthinktwicebeforeallowingtheirchildrentogetjobs.Thereareofcoursesometeenswhoreallywanttoworkandthatisfine.Everyoneisdifferent.Ifateenwantstoworktomakeextramoney,thenheorsheshouldbeallowedtodoit.

Asteens,theyshouldbeallowedtolearnaboutsociallife.49．Whomightbethemainreaderofthepassage?A．Teenagers B．Parents C．Teachers D．Doctors.50．Whichwordmighthavethesamemeaningastheword"earn"?A．ask B．make C．spend D．use51．Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutteensandtheirjobs?A．Allteensshouldbeaskedtogoouttowork.B．Poorfamiliesmustasktheirteenstowork.C．Ateen’sjobcanmakehimorherlearnmore.D．Richfamiliesmustasktheirteenstowork.52．Whatisthemainideaforthepassage?A．Havingajobisgoodforteensinallways.B．Somegreatideasaboutteens’jobs.C．Parentsshouldtreattenns’havingjobscorrectly.D．Childrenshouldhavejobs.DEachmorningarichmanfoundapoormansittingonabench（长凳）inthepark．Thepoormanalwayssatthere，lookingatthebighotelinwhichtherichmanlived．Oneday，therichmangotoutofhiscarandsaidtothepoorman，"Excuseme．Iwanttoknowwhyyousithereandlookatmyhoteleverymorning．""Sir，"saidthepoorman，"Iamafailure．Ihavenomoney，nofamily，nohome．Isleeponthisbench，andeverynightIdreamthatonedayI'llsleepinthathotel．"Therichmansaid，"Tonightyourdreamwillcometrue．I'llpayforthebestroominthathotelforyouawholemonth．"Afewdaysafter，therichmanwentintothepoorman'sroomtoaskhimhowhewasenjoyinghimself．Tohissurprise，hefoundthatthemanhadmovedoutofthehotelbacktohisbench．Whentherichmanaskedwhy，hesaid，"Yousee，whenI'msleepingonmybench，IdreamedIamthere，inthebighotel．It'sawonderfuldream．ButwhenIwasthereIdreamedIwasbacktothiscoldbench．Itwasaterribledream，andIcouldn'tgetanysleepatall．"53．Thepoormanlivedinbeforehemettherichman．A．thehotel B．hishome C．thepark D．thecar54．Whatdidthepoormandoeverymorning?A．Hewaitedfortherichman. B．Helookedattherichman'shotel.C．Helookedattherichman'scar. D．Heenjoyedthecleancar.55．WhichofthefollowingisTUREaccordingtothepassage?A．ThepoormandreamedofsleepinginahotelB．ThepoormandreamedofbecomingrichC．ThepoormandreamedofowningthathotelD．Thepoormandreamedofbeingtherichman'sfriend56．Whydidthepoormanmoveoutofthehotel?A．Becausehedidn'twanttoliveinsuchafineroom.B．Becausehedidn'tliketherichman.C．Becausehecouldn'tpayfortheroom.D．Becausehecouldn'tgetanysleepatallthere.57．Intheend，thepoormanfoundittosleepinthehotel．A．sorry B．nice C．wonderful D．Terrible四．任务型阅读（每题两分）ManypeoplefromChongqingandShanghaiareexcitedabouttheopeningofanewrailwaylinelinkingChinaandLaos(老挝).Thelineis1,035kilometerslong.ItopenedtotrafficonDecember3,2021anditrunsbetweenKunming,thecapitalcityofYunnanProvince,andVientiane(万象),capitalofLaos.AccordingtoChinaStateRailwayGroup,ittakesabout10hourstogetfromKunmingtoVientiane.Thisline,withatopspeedof200kilometerseachhour,has50stations.HangDianhua,76,wasonthefirsttrainonFridayfromKunmingtoXishuangbanna.“I’mabletotakethefirstridebecausemyformer(以前的)studenttookpartinthisproject.ItisaproudeventforChina.IhopetotakethetrainwithmydaughterandtwogranddaughterswholiveinBeijinginthefuture,”Hangsaid.EngineerOuyangQiang,whoalsotookpartinconstruction(建设)ofthenewline,saidpassengerscanenjoythesceneryalongtheline,“Somethinguniqueabouttherailwayisthateachstationalongthelinehasaspecialandbeautifulview,”hesaid,addingthatYunnanhaspleasantweatherinallseasonsandtheviewsarespectacular(壮观的)allyearround.58．WhendidtheChina-LaosRailwayopentotraffic?59．HowlongdoesittakefromKunmingtoVientianebytrainnow?60．WhydidHangDianhuatakethefirsttrain?五、根据首字母填空或汉语提示填空（每题一分）61．—What’syourfavourites?—Spring,ofcourse.Itissunnyandwarm.62．ThehoftheMountQomolangmais8844.43meters.63．Lookatthes.Itsays“Nosmoking’’.64．Weshouldlookafter(我们自己)atschool.65．TheGrandCanyonisthegreatestwonderinthen(自然的)world.六、材料作文（15分）65．元宵节是我国的传统节日，假如你叫李华，请根据以下信息，以“TheLanternFestival”为题，用英文写一篇短文，介绍元宵节。内容包括：TheLanternFestival______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________