湖南省长沙市立信中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期第三次月考英语试卷

立信—2023-2024-1学年度初三上第三次月考试卷第二部分阅读（共三节，计30分）第一节（共11小题，每小题2分，满分22分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。A()21.If15-ycar-oldSusieandherparentswanttogotothefestival,theyneedtopay. A.$55 B.$65 C.$75()22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.Youshouldgettothecenterbefore7:30am. B.Youarenotallowedtotakefoodanddrinksthere. C.Togetmoreinformation,youcanvisit()23..Thepassageisa. A.Amuseumguide B.Amusicreview C.AmusicfestivalposterBLesChoristesisaheart-warmingFrenchfilm.ThefilmtellsthestoryofmusicteacherClementMathieuandhisstudents.MusicianClementMathieuarrivesatanoldboardingschooltoworkasamusicteacherfortroubledboys.Hefeelslikeafailure.Themiddle-agedmanhasmixedfeelingsabouthowlonghecanlastasateacherfortheseboys.Rachin,theheadmaster,isanotherunsuccessfulman.Heshowshisdissatisfactionbypunishingthosestudentswhoaredifficulttocontrol.Itisn'tlongbeforeMathieufindsthatsomeoftheboyscansing.Soheorganizesachoir(合唱团)andhasthemsingmusicalpieceshehaswritten.Pierreisknownintheschoolasatrouble-maker.ButMathieuseesthattheboyhasagreattalentforsinging,andtheninviteshimtojointhechoir.Thismakestheboy'smomveryhappy,whoisoftenupsetaboutherboy'stroubleatschool.Moreover,Mathieucaresverymuchabouthisstudents.Pepinotisaboywholosthisparents.Heisoftentreatedpoorlybyotherboys.ItisMathieuwhogiveshimtheaffection,whichmakeshimfeellovedbypeoplearound.LesChoristeswasahugehitinFranceandwaschosenastheFrenchentry(参赛作品)intheOscarAwards(奥斯卡)forBestForeignLanguageFilmof2005.ChristopheBarratier,thefilm’sdirector,saidhehopedthatthefilmcouldshowthehealingpower(治愈力)ofmusicandthebigdifferencegoodteacherscanmaketothelivesoftheirstudents.()24.WhatdoweknowaboutMathieuaccordingtothefirstparagraph? A.Heisconfidentinhisteaching. B.Heworksasamusicteachernow. C.Heoftenpunishesthetroubledboys.()25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.Pierreispopularwithhisschoolmates. B.Pepinotdoesn'tgetonwellwithotherboys. C.Rachiniswarmlywelcomedbyhisstudents.()26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordaffectionmeaninparagraph3? A.Energy. B.Courage. C.Love.()27.Whatismentionedaboutthefilminthepassage? A.Theendingandinfluence. B.Charactersandachievement. C.Socialbackgroundandpopularity.CWealreadyknowthatifwedon'tmovemuch,wegetfatter,wegetheartproblemsandmaybewegetotherseriousillnesses.Butnewstudieshaveshownthatitcouldhurtourmentalhealthtoo.Astudyof937Koreanadultsfoundthataboutone-thirdofthemsataroundformorethan7hourseachworkingday.Itreportedthatpeoplewhosatfortoolongoftenshowedmoresymptomsofdepression(抑郁的症状).Anotherstudystudiedchildrenaged12,14and16.Itfoundthatthelongertheysat,thehigherdepressionscorestheywouldgetbyage18.Accordingtothestudy,ifeighteen-year-oldchildrensattoooften,theyhaddepressionscores28percenthigherthanthosewhoweremoreactive.Scientistsarenotsureyetaboutthelink(关联)betweentoomuchsittinganddepression.ButaccordingtoMatsHallgrenfromtheKarolinskaResearchCenterinBritain,“sittingfortoolongcanslowbloodflow(流动)inthebody,includingbloodflowtothebrain,”Itmightalsohaveaninfluenceonthegrowthofneurons(神经细胞)inthebrain.Andcouchpotatoesmightdootherunhealthythingswhilesitting,suchaseatingjunkfood.Allthesemayleadtodepression.Thegoodnews?It'seasytoovercome.AaronKandolafromUniversityCollegeLondon,UK,said“allkindsofmovementmighthelp,evenlightactivity.Itisgreattoexerciseandplaysports,”saidKandola.“Butanythingyoucandotoavoidsittingfortoolongwillhelpwithstressandthinkingclearly.”Sowhynotmovemoreoftenwhileworkingatadeskorsittingonasofatoleadahealthierlife?()28.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat. A.about300adultsinthestudysatforover35hourseachworkingweekB.Koreanadultswhoalwayssatforlongerhoursaresuretobedepressed C.28percentof18-vear-oldswhowereactivehaddepressionanotherstudy()29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribecouchpotatoes? A.Thosewhosebloodflowsmoreslowlythanothers. B.Thosewhohavefriedchickenonthesofawithoutmoving. C.Thosewhodon'tlikedoingsportsveryoftenintheirdailylives.()30.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthepassage? A.Toencouragepeopletomovemoreoften. B.Tointroducethesymptomsofdepression. C.Toexplainthereasonwhypeoplesittoooften.()31.Accordingtothepassage,whichcouldbethebesttitle? A.Don'tbeacouchpotato B.Sportsofferlotstoenjoy C.Astrongermind,ahealthierlife第二节（共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分）阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。TheGreatWallisn’tChina'sonlyman-madeconstruction(建造物)thathassurprisedtheworld.AnotheristheGrandCanal(大运河),thelongestman-madewaterwayintheworld.32..Recently,theUnitedNationsPostalAdministration(UNPA)hadastampseries(系列)onseveralWorldHeritagesites(世界文化遗产)toletpeopleknowmoreaboutthem.33..TheGrandCanalismorethan2,500yearsold.DuringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770-476BC),HanGou,acanal,wasbuiltintoday'sJiangsuprovinceandwasthenturnedintotheGrandCanalduringtheSuiDynasty(581-618).TheGrandCanalhashadanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofthecountry.DuringtheSuiDynasty,forexample,thesouthernpartofChinagrewfinegrain(谷物).34..Otherproductslikesilk,teacanalsobeexchangedmoreeasily.Thecanal,infact,alsoplayedabigpartinbuildingtheForbiddenCity(紫禁城)duringtheMingDynasty.WoodwassentfromHunanandHubei.35..“TheGreatWallisasymbolofthefirmbackbone(坚挺的脊梁)ofChina,andtheGrandCanalisthebloodlinethatflowsthroughtheheartsofChinesepeople,”saidShanJixiang,thepresidentofthePalaceMuseum.A.OtherconstructionmaterialswereshippedfromJiangsuB.CitiesgrewupalongthebanksoftheGrandCanalC.Atnearly3200kilometerslong,itrunsfromBeijingtoZhejiangprovinceD.ItwassentmoreeasilyandquicklytothedrynorthduetothecanalF.TheGrandCanalisamongthem32.33.34.35.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，计15分）Nine-year-oldValentinawasonherwayhomefromholidaywithherparentswhenshenoticedhermuch-loveddoll,Beatrice,wasmissing.Herdollhadbeen36atanairportinTokyo.37,pilotJamesDanensawanonlinepost(帖子)fromthelittlegirl'sparentsaskingifanyonehadfoundthedoll.Mr.Dane38tobeinTokyoatthattime.Hethenaskedtheairline'slost-and-foundandquicklyfoundBeatrice.Aftergettingthedoll,hedecidedtotakephotos39thedolltotellValentinathatherBeatricewassafeandonherwayhome.“Ilikehelpingpeople.That'sjust40Ido,”Mr.Danensaidinaninterview“I’mreallygladIcandosomething41forsomebody.Mr.Danenlivedonlyafewkilometersawayfromthegirl'shome.HedroveBeatricehomeoncehe’dlanded.HealsogaveValentinaalargemapshowingwhereBeatricehadbeen.Valentina’sdadsaidthatthefamilywereverysadwhentheyrealizedBeatricewasmissingfromtheirbags.Thelittlegirladdedthatherheartwas42whenshethoughtshe’dlostBeatrice.ButwhenshegotBeatriceback,shewasreallyexcited.“Beatricemeansalottome,”Valentinasaid.“Shebringsme43andsheismygoodfiend.”Valentina'smomsaidtheexperiencehadtaughtherdaughteravery44lesson,“Whensomeoneisintrouble,45ifyoucan.”()36.A.forgotten B.left C.thrown()37.A.Suddenly B.Actually C.Luckily()38.A.managed B.happened C.preferred()39.A.to B.up C.of()40.A.what B.how C.why()41.A.nice B.awful C.intelligent()42.A.moved B.shut C.broken()43.A.shyness B.sadness C.happiness()44.A.important B.enjoyable C.reasonable()45.A.takethemout B.helpthemout C.workthemout第二节（共10小题，计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适当形式。OnSept2,WuBai,arocksingerfromTaiwanheldhisconcertinShanghai.Assoonasthefirstsongstarted,theaudiences(观众)areexcited46.(sing)thesongtogether.ItwaslikeahugeKTVparty!Peoplejokedonline,“BuyticketsforWuBai’sconcert,andyouwillend47.singingforhim!”ThisnewstyleofWu'sconcertismorethansimplylisteningtothesingers.Sowhat48.(exact)dopeoplegotoconcertsfor?ChuSongzhu49.28-year-oldblogger(博主),wenttoWuBai'sconcertinShanghai.Forhim,thebestpartoflive50.(performance)liesintheatmosphere(氛围)andhowpeoplearebroughtouttheirtruefeelings.“Duringtheconcert,we51.(divide)intodifferentgroupsforsinging.Thoughbeingpooratsinging,Icouldn'tstopdancingtothemusic.”ChutoldTeens.For19-year-oldChenShulin,sheiscrazyaboutWangFeng,therockstar.ThisJune,shewenttoWang'sconcertinInnerMongolia.Thelightschangedwiththemusic.Whenit52.(come)tothesongBloomingLife(《怒放的生命》),thescreenshowedmovinglineswithcolorfullightstomakepeoplefeelexcited.Thesoundwasalsoloud,whichmadeherheartrace.Forfans,goingtoaconcertisawaytoshowsupportfor53.(they)idols(偶像).OnSept10,HuaChenyu54.heldhis2023MarsConcertcelebratedhis10-yearmusicaljourneyattheBird'sNest.Along-timefanofHua,TeresaCui,25,traveledfromShanghaitoBeijingtosupportheridol.“EveryconcertofHuaisa55.(value)memorybetweenHuaandme.”第三节（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。BeijingOpera,China'snationalopera,hasalonghistoryandenjoysgreatpopularity.Itmixesdifferentartformsincludingsinging,actingandWushu.LikeWesternopera,BeijingOperaisknownforthespecialsingingstyleandbeautifulcostumes(服装),butitsstoriesarefromtraditionalChineseculture,whichisquitedifferentfromWesternopera.DoyouknowthatBeijingOperaisrotactuallyanancientChineseartform?ThebirthyearofBeijingOperawascommonlysetin1790,theyearofthe80thbirthdayofEmperorQianlong.UpuntilthatpointintheearlyQingDynasty,educatedpeoplelovedKunquOpera,whichwasknownforitsbeautifulmusicandfinelanguage.Atthattime,tocelebratethebirthdayofEmperorQianlong,theFourGreatAnhuiTroupes(四大徽班)broughtHuijuOperatoBeijing.Theperformingformsoonfoundanaudience,markingthebeginningofthemorethan200yearsofhistoryofBeijingOpera.IntheearlyyearsofBeijingOpera,alltheactorsweremen,andtherolesofwomenwereplayedbymentoo.Thestoriesmainlyhavetwokinds-wenxi,whichfocusedontherelationshipsbetweencharacters,andtoldstoriesofloveandmarriage,andwuxi,whichwasmoreaboutwar.InBeijingOpera,differentcolorsoflianpumaketheaudiencebetterunderstandthecharactersandstories.Forexample,redmeansloyalty(忠诚),suchasGuanYu.Blackshowshonesty,suchasBaoZheng.Thecoloralsomeansrudeness,suchasLiKui.Whitesuggestscunning(狡黠),suchasCaoCao.56.Fromthefirstparagraph,whatisthedifferencebetweenBeijingOperaandWesternopera?57.WhenwasthebirthyearofBeijingOperaset?