辽宁省大石桥市八校2023-2024学年九年级上学期12月考试英语试题

学校班级姓名考号2023—2024学年度上学期阶段练习九年英语试卷12月（本试卷共45道题满分90分）考生注意：所有试题必须在答题卡指定区域作答，在本试卷上作答无效第一部分选择题（50分）阅读理解（共40分，共20小题，每小题2分）第一节阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。APart1ExperiencetheexcitementofskydivinginTaupoTaupoTandemSkydivingisNewZealand's1stRatedSkydiveon

Tripadvisor.Forover25

years,we'vethrownover200,000crazypeopleoutofourplanes!SkydivinginTaupoistrulyan

unforgettableexperience-you’llseevolcanoes(火

),viewsoftheNorthIslandandamazing

LakeTaupo.Choosefromourfourheights—9,000feet,12,000feet,15,000feetorournew18,

500feet—andskydiveforupto75secondsinfreefall.Wehavethebest-pricedskydiversinNew

Zealandandthey'retrainedandexperienced.Withyearsofexperienceundertheirbelt,ourteam

willmakesurethatyourskydivingexperienceisthemostfunoneofyourlife!ExperienceFreeFall!It’sallrightifonedoesn’thaveanyskydivingtraining.·Skydiveupto18,500feet.·NewZealand’s1stRatedSkydive·FreetransporttopickyouupinTaupo·Bird’seyeviewofLakeTaupo·You’llfeelontopoftheworldPart2REVIEWS“IskydivedinSouthAfricaandhadagreatexperience,butthistimewas100timesbetterbecauseofhowtheyruntheirstoreandhowsafeandfunthewholeexperiencefeels.MyfriendjumpedwithTrevorandIwaswithAdamandtheybothwerefantastic.”CamilleG“ThankyouAndrewLeeforthemostwonderfulexperienceofmylife.Youmadeitsocomfortableandsafethatonedidnotrealizethegravityofdrop.Alifechanger...Keepitup!”Deepak1.TheexperiencewithTaupoTandemSkydivingcanbeallthefollowingEXCEPT

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D.boring2.TrevorandAdamaremostprobably

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inthereviewbyCamilleG.A.themanagersof

TaupoTandemSkydivingB.thetrainersorcoachesofTaupoTandemSkydivingC.thefriendstryingskydivingtogetherwithCamilleGD.thereportersfromtrip

advisor3.PeoplecangetfreepickupfromTaupoandRotoruaby

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B.ferry

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D.helicopter4.Thefirstpartofthepassageisa(an)

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TandemSkydiving.A.advertisement

B.diary

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D.surveyBJane,areporter,iscollectinginformationforthelocalnewspaper.Sheisinterestedinthefollowingthingsintroducedinamagazine.SmartSchoolbagForgettopackthebooksyouneedintoyourschoolbaginthemorningrush?Aschoolboyaged11hasinventedaschoolbag.Ittellsyouwhichbookstopack.Asmallcomputerandascanner（扫描装置）arefixedinthebag.Aseachbookisputintothebag,itischeckedbythescanner.Ifanybookismissing,amessagewillbeshownonthecomputerscreentoremindyou.WeatherSweetsCanyoueatweather?Auniversitymakesthathappen.Itusesa3Dprintertocreatesweetsbasedontheweatherinformationofacertainday.Theshapesofthesweetsareaffectedbywindspeed.Thecolorsofthesweetsaredecidedbytemperature.Thesweetsactasaweatherrecordofthedaywhentheyaremade.SunriseBedIt’shardforyoutogetupinthemorning,isn’tit?Tohelpyougetup,acompanyhascreateda“tool”—asunrisebed.

Itwakesyouupgentlyasasunrisedoes.Lightsbuiltintothebedturnonandstarttogetbrighterandbrighter.Whenthelightsarefullyon,softmusicwillbegintoplay.Itwillbelouderandlouderuntilyouturnitoff.Thecompanyexplains,“Thegentlelighttellsyourbodythatitismorning,so

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stopsproducingachemicalthathelpsyousleep.”5.Thesmartschoolbaghasbeeninventedby________.A.

areporter B.aschoolboyC.auniversity D.acompany6.Whataffectstheshapesoftheweathersweets?A.Colors B.WindspeedC.Temperature D.3Dprinters7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”in

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referto?A.Yourbody. B.Thebed.C.Thelight. D.Yourroom.8.InwhichsectionofthemagazinehasJanemostprobablyfoundtheinformation?2023年122023年12月九年英语第1页共6页2023年12月九年英语第2页共6页CThebrushpen,oneofthe“FourTreasuresoftheStudy”,wasinventedthousandsofyearsago.However,theoldestpenwasjustastickorapieceofbamboo.Itwasdifficultforpeopletowritewellonthinsilk.ItissaidthatMengTian,ageneraloftheKingdomQin,improvedthepen.WhenMengwasleadinganarmytofightagainsttheKingdomofChu,hehadtoreportthesituationtohiskingintime.Buthispenwastoohardandcausedhimmuchtrouble,sohewasthinkingofwaystoimproveit.Onedayafterhunting(狩猎),Mengmadehiswayhomewithsomewildrabbitsonthehorseback.Fatandheavy,onerabbit’stailleftalongtrail(痕迹)onthegroundwhentheymovedon.Suddenlyagoodideacametohismindwhenhesawit,“IfItietherabbit’shairtoastick,woulditbeeasytowritewith?”Onarrivinghome,hetiedtherabbit’shairtoastickandtriedwritingwithit.Buttherabbit’shairwastoosmoothtowritewellandwastedalotofsilk.Mengwassodisappointedthathethrewawayhis“invention”intoastoneholeintheyard.However,Mengnevergaveupandkepttryingallthetime.Afewrainydayslater,hehappenedtofindhis“invention”fatterinastonehole.Hepickeditupwithhope.Thebrushworkedbeautifullyonsilk.Itturnedoutthatthespecialwaterhadcleanedtheoilfromthehair.Mengsucceededatlast.ThankstoMeng,thebrushpenisplayingakeyroleinChineseculture.Today,studentsaretaughttousethebrushpensinschool.ItmakestheirlifemorecolorfulandhelpsthembetterunderstandChineseculture.9．WhydidMengTianwanttoimprovethepen?A．Becausethekingaskedhimtodoso. B．Becausehewantedtobeaninventor.C．Becausehedidn’thavesilktowriteon. D．Becausethepenbroughthimmuchtrouble.10．WhendidMengthinkofthegoodideainParagraph3?A．Beforehuntinganimals. B．Whenhesawthetrail.C．Duringcleaningthehair. D．Afterhewroteareport.11．HowcanthestudentsunderstandChineseculturebetter?A．Bylearningtousebrushpens. B．Byplayingarole.C．Byplantingmorebamboo. D．Byinventingthings.12．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Makefriendswithanimals. B．Valuefantasticmemories.C．Keeptryingandnevergiveup. D．Buildapeacefulworld.DEventhoughhousepricesareveryhigharoundtheworld.onehouse'spriceinLondonisshockingpeople.2023年122023年12月九年英语第3页共6页2023年12月九年英语第4页共6页Thetwo-bedroomhouseisinWestLondonandisbeingsoldbyWinkworth.Thecompanysaid.“Itstartedlifeasahatshop.Thenitwasconverted（改造)byafashionphotographerandbecamehishome.SimonWoods.ThePrideandPrejudiceactorboughtthehousefor£488.500in2006.Itwaslastsoldin2009for£595.000toalawyerwhoisnowmovingabroad.Nowithasalmostdoubledinvalueoverthepastyears.It'salittlequirky(古怪的)butattractiveandgreatforentertaining.”Theeye-catchinghouseisjust1.6metersatitsnarrowestpointandis8meterslong.Thereisakitchenandadiningroomonthefirstfloor.Onthesecondfloorthereisalivingroomandadressingroom,withstairsthatleaduptothethirdfloor,whichhasastudyandabedroom.Themainbedroomisonthefifthfloor.Despiteitssmallspace.Winkworthsaysitisaone-of-a-kindhouse.“Theindoordesignisverygood.makingthemostofthesmallspace.Thehouseismostsuitableforayoungcoupleoranindividual（个人）whoseesthebeautyforwhatitis.ItisauniquepartofLondonhistory.It'sabitofLondonmagic,"itadded.13.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofmentioningaseven-bedroombuilding?A.Tocompareitssizewiththethinhouse.B.Toattractpeopletobuyitimmediately.C.Toprovethethinhouseisexpensive.D.Totelluswherethethinhouselies.14.WhichisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Winkworthbuiltthethinhouse.B.Thethinhousewasdesignedbyanactor.C.ThePrideandPrejudicewasmadeinthethinhouse.D.Aphotographerturnedthethinhouseintoahousetolive.15.Whyisthethinhouseonsalenow?A.Thehatshophastoclose.B.Thelawyerdoesn'tlivethere.C.ThephotographerneedsmoneyD.Theactorhasboughtanewhouse.16.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.“Thethinnest”househasagooddesign.B.“Thethinnest"house'spriceshockspeople.C.“Thethinnest"houseisonsaleatahighprice.D.“Thethinnest"houseisapartofLondonhistory.第二节阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。Lifeisfullofunexpected(始料不及的)moments.Whetherthesemomentsaresurprisingorchallenging,weallneedtofacethembravely.17Herearefoursimpleways.TakeadeepbreathBreathingexercisecanhelprelaxusinbothmindandbody.Wecanbreathedeeplythroughournose,thenblowslowlythroughourmouth.18.BecreativeIfwefailtoexpressourselves,wecanturntoartisticoutlets(艺术表现途径).19Thesecanhelpusshareourthoughtsandfeelings.DosomereadingWecangetgoodadvicethroughreading.Goodbooksaregoodfriends.Theycanhelpusfeelbetterafterabusyday.Theycanalsoopenupawholenewworldtous.学校班级姓名考号Practisepositive(积极的)self-talkIfweoftenpractisenegative(负面的)self-talk,wewillthinknegativelyaboutourselves.20Shallwetrythesewayswhenwefacetheunexpectedmoments?AA．Forexample,wecancolour,paint,orkeepdiaries.B．Weneedtospeaktosomeonewetrust.C．Sowe’dbettertalktoourselvesinapositiveway.D．Then,howcanwestudentsfacetheseproperly?E．Thiscanbeagreatwaytohelpusfeelcalm.二、完形填空（共10小题，共10分，每小题一分）Twenty-fiveyearsagoonJuly1,1997,IwokeupverylateinmyapartmentinSingapore.I

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outofbedinalittlebitofapanic.Iwokeupmy8-year-olddaughterAvy,whowasnotexactlyinahurrytogetup.“We're

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forschool.”Ishoutedather.Ifinallygotherintothewashroom，dressedher

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andmadeittothenearbybusstopintime.Thankfully,theschoolwasonlytwostopsaway.Whenwe

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,sheranintotheschool,justintime.HermomwasnotinSingaporethatday.ShehadflowntoHongKongseveral

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earliertoreportthecity'sreturntoChina.Ihadtakentheweekoffworkto

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ourdaughter,andensureshemadeittoschool,whilehermotherwasinHongKong.Iwould

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mydaughterfromschoolaroundmiddayandtrytopreparea(n)

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lunchforagrowingkid.Attheendoftheday,Iwouldwatchthe

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onTV,whichhadledtheweekwiththehistoriceventshappeninginHongKong.Iwouldwonder

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mywifewasinthecrowdthatcelebratedthereturn.Tocheermydaughterup,Iletherswimintheapartmentpoolthreeorfourtimesthatweek.Shelovedswimminganditallowedmetohavearelaxingtimeinthelateafternoon.21.A.jumpedB.movedC.escapedD.turned22.A.hopelessB.strangeC.lateD.ready23.A.carefullyB.patientlyC.quietlyD.quickly24.A.failedB.arrivedC.foundD.left25.A.yearsB.monthsC.weeksD.days26.A.waitforB.careaboutC.lookafterD.talkwith27.A.pickupB.bringupC.takeupD.dressup28.A.coldB.healthyC.interestingD.exciting29.A.newsB.moviesC.playsD.shows30.A.thatB.whyC.whereD.when第二部分非选择题（40分）三、语篇填空（共10小题，每小题一分，共10分）2023年12月九年英语第2023年12月九年英语第5页共6页2023年12月九年英语第6页共6页Thestudentswroteasetofcreativetextbooksthat33.(include)fivesubjects-Chinese,English,maths,chemistryandphysics.Theysharetheirnotestohelpotherstudentsprepareforexamsinthisway.Eachtextbookhas34.(it)ownstyletoo.TheEnglishtextbookintroducesfilmsandTVseries.35.chemistrytextbookhaswuxiacharacters.YanZuhuai,astudentatChengduNo.7HighSchool,isthe36.(textbook)editor-in-chief(主编).“Manystudentswantedmetosharemynotes37.them.WhenIsawpeoplesharingbikes,IthoughtIcouldshareknowledgetoo,”Yansaid.afterputtingallofhisnotestogether,hefoundthem39.(bored).Realisingthathisclassmatesenjoyedonlinenovelsandmemes,hedecidedtoaddthosethingstohisnotes.Hewroteguidelinesforeachtextbookandinvitedthirteenstudents40.(join)himincreatingthem.四、任务型阅读（共10分，前三小题每小题2分，44小题4分）Thisyear,thereissomethingnewhappeninginourschool.ItwasSeptember6th.WangYangdiscoveredthatherclassroomhadchanged.Shefoundthatthedeskswerenolongerinrows,butpushedtogethertomakeeightbiggerdesks.Shewastooexcitedaboutitforthefirsttwodaysbutshecouldn'tlistentotheteacherscarefully.Butsoonsheandherclassmatesgotusedtothisnewclassroomarrangement(安排).“Nowourclassisquieter,"saidWang.“What'smore,wecancomeupwithourownideasandlearnmorethroughdiscussion.It'sabetterwaytostudy.”LiYulikedittoo.Hesaid,“Groupmembersfirstdiscuss,andthenshowourselvesinfrontof