广东省广州市番禺区香江实验学校2023-2024学年九年级上学期12月月考英语试题

2023学年第一学期综合练习（三）

九年级英语

一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1-15各题所给的A、B、

C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ijoinedabandasadrummer（鼓手）inmymiddleschool.Ithoughtitwouldbefunplaying

1drumandmeetingnewfriends.Atfirstitwaseasy,but2monthslater,itgot

worse.Iwastheonlyone3couldn'tcatchupwiththeotherplayers.

Ourteacher,Angie,chosemeouttopractise4everyoneelsegottorelax.Ifelt5

asmyteammateswerealwayswatchingme.Finally,Igotverytiredofpracticing,andIdidn't

careabout6itright.

“Areyougivinguponme,Steve?”Angieasked.

“Yes,Iam,^^Ishouted.Angiesentmeinsidethemusicroom,whereIcriedout.Thenshe

cameinandsaid,"Don'tbesad,Ibelieveyoucanmakeit!”Sheleftandmademe7fora

while.Ifinally8Angiewasrightbygivingup,Inotonlygaveupmyselfbutalsothe

team.

9hercomfort,Idecidedtotrymybest.However,Istillcouldn'tplaywell.

Knowingmytrouble,myteammatesgavemeahand.10spentaboutthreemorehours

stayingwithmeeveryweek.Thankstotheirsupportandhelp,Ibegan11upwiththem.

Later,weperformed12inanimportantshow.

Inthewholeprocess,I13thatweeachhadourownjobtodoinashow,butit

wouldtakeallofusworkingtogethertomaketheshowgreat.Ifeltaccepted14made

greatprogress.Iloveeveryoneintheband,andI15imaginewhatmyschoollifewould

belikewithoutthem.

1.A.aB.anC.theD./

2.A.afewB.fewC.alittleD・little

3.A.whenB.whoC.whichD.whose

4.A.whereB.whatC.whyD.while

5.A.ashameB.ashamedC.ashamednessD.ashamedly

6.A.doB.didC.doesD.doing

7.A.stayB.stayedC.stayingD.tostay

8.A.realizeB.realizesC.realizedD.wasrealizing

9.A.ForB.WithoutC.OnD.With

10.A.TheyB.ThemC.TheirD.Themselves

11.A.keepB.tokeepC.tokeepingD.kept

12.A.wonderB.wonderfulC.wonderfullyD.wondered

13.A.teachB.taughtC.weretaughtD.wastaught

14.A.butB.andC.soD.or

15.A.can'tB.needn'tC.mustn'tD.shouldn't

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意,然后从16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Foraperiodofmonthsometimeago,Ibecameavegetarian（素食者）.Somepeoplewon'teat

meatbecausetheythinkitis16toanimals,ortheycareabouttheirhealth.Myreasonisa

little17:itislove.

Isimplywantedtoremembermygrandmotherbynoteatingmeat.Mygrandmotherspenta

largepartofherlifeasavegetarian,andsomeofmyhappiestchildhoodmemoriesinThailand

wereaboutsharinga18withher.

Infact,asachild,Ilearnedhowtovaluefoodnotfromdishesthatmymotheroften19,

butfromthesimpledinnermygrandmotherprepared.Often,dinnerwithGrandmawouldcome

withinterestingstoriesshehadknownfromherchildhood.

Grandmapassedawaymorethantenyearsago.NowIamanadultlivinginSanFrancisco,

andGrandma?svegetariansuppersand20havebecomeapast.

Butonemorning,IsuddenlythoughtthatIcould21hearthesoundofmy

grandmother'svoicebecauseshehadleftmeforever.So,Idecidedtobecomeavegetarianfora

month.

Inacityfamousforitsdiningexperience,thiswas22.I23severaldinnerparties

forfearofoffending（冒犯）thehosts.Istoppedwalkingby24wherethesmellofgood

cookingwouldbeintheair.Mybestfriendwonderediftherewassomethingwrongwithme.

Now,I25herway.Iinvitedfriendswhowantedtotastevegetarianfood.Andasweate,

ItoldthemstoriesIhadknownasachild.

16.A.goodB.cruelC.crowdedD.worried

17.A.differentB.clearC.simpleD.natural

18.A.houseB.bookC.filmD.meal

19.A.ateB.calledC.cookedD.cleaned

20.A.storiesB.songsC.picturesD.sweets

21.A.alloverB.nolongerC.intimeD.onceagain

22.A.difficultB.easyC.strangeD.amazing

23.A.wenttoB.acceptedC.refusedD.helped

24.A.hotelsB.parksC.gardensD.restaurants

25.A.askedB.followedC.believedD.left

三、阅读（共两节,满分35分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从26-40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

(A)

AFarewellSongWangWei

(l)Nodustisraisedontheroadwetwithmorning▲

(2)Thewillowsbythehotellooksofreshandgreen.

(3)1inviteyoutodrinkacupofwineagain.

(4)Westofthesunnypassnomorefriendswillbeseen.

(TranslatedbyXuYuanchong)

Withthetemperaturerising,springisagoodtimetogooutandtravelfaraway.Tang

DynastypoetWangWeibidfarewelltohisfriendinthisseason.ThepoemAFarewellSong

describeshisexperience.Onaspringrainymorning,WanghastosaygoodbyetohisfriendYuan

ErwhowouldleaveforafarawayplacecalledAnxi,intoday*sXinjiangUygurautonomous

region.WanghopesthathisfriendYuanwillsafelyreturnfromAnxi,althoughheknowsthatthey

mightnotseeeachotheragain.Evenwiththisknowledge,thepoetisnotwillingtoshowmuch

sorroworsadnessforYuan'sdeparture(离开).Instead,hewantstotakethetimetotreasuretheir

friendshipandinvitesYuantodrinkacupofwine.Inthepoem,Wangusestheskillofexchanging

roles.Onthesurface,thepoetsaysgoodbyetohisfriend.Butthefactisthatthetwolikelyhave

nochancetoseeeachotheragain.SoitisthatYuansaysgoodbyetothepoetaswell.

WangWeiisconsideredoneofthegreatestpoetsoftheTangDynasty,alongwithDuFuand

LiBai.Ofthethree,WangWeiwastheonlyonewhohadasuccessfulcareerinthebureaucracy

(官场).Whenhewasfree,hespentmuchtimeinthecountrysidethinkingaboutnature.Wangis

bestknownfordescribingquietscenesofwaterandmist,withfewdetailsandlittlehuman

presence.Hehasbeenpraisedfor"puttingpaintingintohispoetryandpoetryintohispainting”.

26.Whichwordcanbeputinthe?

A.fogB.windC.rainD.sun

27.InaFarewellSong,whichsentencescanstatethetimeandplaceoffarewell?

A.⑵⑶B.(2)(4)C.⑴(2)D.⑶(4)

28.WhatdidWangWeiexpressbywritingthispoem?

A.Hishappinessofenjoyingthescene.

B.Hisgreetingstohisfriend.

C.Hisunwillingnessofsayinggoodbye.

D.HiswishforhisfriendtoreachAnxisafely.

29.WhatcanwelearnaboutWangWeiaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hedidn'tfeelverysadaboutYuan'sdeparture.

B.Thoughhewasnotgreatsuccessfulinwork,hehadgreatsuccessinpoetry.

C.Heisbestknownfordescribinghumanswithrichdetails.

D.Heenjoyedwritingpoemsandpaintingatthesametime.

（B）

ItwasaweekbeforeIsawCaptainNemoagain.Everymorning,Inoticedfreshaircoming

intotheroomsandIknewthattheNautilushadsurfaced（浮出水面）.Iwouldgooutandseethe

sunrise.ThenIreceivedanotefromCaptainNemo.Heinvitedmeandmyfriendstogohunting

withhimintheforestsofCrespoIsland.Nedwasexcited.Hethoughttherehecouldfindachance

toescape.WhenIsawCaptainNemothenextday,Iaskedhimwhyhewassointerestedin

CrespoIsland."Ithoughtyoupreferredtheseatobeingonland."

“Ido?^^repliedtheCaptain."Buttheseforestsareunderthesea.^^Duringbreakfast,he

explainedthathehadmadedivingsuits（潜水月艮）thatusedspecialairtanks.Thesetankswould

allowustostayunderthewaterfortenhours.Hehadalsomadelightsthatworkedinelectric

batteries.WhenNedrealizedthatwewerenotgoingontolandforourhuntingtrip,hedecidednot

tocomeatall.

ConseilandIputonourdivingsuits,andsodidCaptainNemoandoneofhismen.We

steppedintoaroomandclosedthedoor.Theroomfilledwithwater,andanotherdooropened.We

mustgothroughit,andwewereintheseafloor.Itwasanamazingexperience.

Wewereabouttenmetresunderthewater.Thelightfromthesunreachedus.Everything

lookedverycolourful.Wewalkedoverthefinesandandenjoyedthecoloursoftheshells,fishand

seaweed.ConseilandIfollowedCaptainNemoandhismanastheycrossedalargegrassyarea.

Weweregoingdeeperanddeeper.Twohourslaterwewereahundredmetresunderthewater.The

suitsworkedverywell,anditwaseasytowalkandbreatheo

Atonehundredmetresdeep,wecouldstillseequitewell,andCaptainNemostoppedand

pointedtosomedarkshapes.Thiswastheforest.The"trees"intheforestweregiantseaweed（海

带）,andalltheirbrancheswerevertical（垂直的）.Wecouldnotstoplookingatthem.Fish

swamaroundthebrancheslikebirdsinaforest.Smallshrubsgrewunderthelargeseaweedtrees.

Someofthemhadflowers.

Wewalkedthroughthisforestforaboutanhour,andthenwelaydowntorest.Iwasnot

hungry,butIwasverysleepy.Weallslept,andthenwewokeup,wewalkedfurther.

（ThestorywastakenfromoneofthechaptersinTwoThousandLeaguesUndertheSea）

30.WhatdoyouthinktheNautilusis?

A.Akindofshipunderthesea.B.Akindofplaneinthesky.

C.Akindoffishinthesea.D.Akindofcaronland.

31.What*sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

a.Theylaydowntorest.

b.Theyvisitedtheforest.

c.Theyputonthedivingsuits.

d.Theycrossedthelargegrassyarea.

e.CaptainNemoinvitesomepeopletogohunting.

A.e-c-d-b-aB.e-d-c-a-bC.e-b-d-c-aD.e-c-a-d-b

32.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.NedandNemowereclosefriends.

B."1"enjoyedthetripverymuch.

C.Therewerethreepeoplevisitingtheforests.

D.Ittookthemabout30minutestowalkthroughtheforest.

33.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisNOTTRUE?

A.Nemoandoneofhismenworethedrivingsuit.

B.Nedwassoexcitedthathecamewithusforthehuntingtrip.

C.Atonehundredmetersdeep,CaptainNemoandhisfriendscouldstillseeclearly.

D.Theycouldstayunderthewaterfortenhoursbecauseofthespecialairtanks.

（C）

Weallknowthateatingjunkfoodcanmakeusfat.However,anewstudysuggeststhatitcan

domorethanthat—itcanalsomakeuslazy,reportedCBSNEWS.

Inthestudy,researchersattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,U.S.divided32

femaleratsintotwogroups.Thefirstgroupwasfedadietofhealthyfoodsuchascomandfish,

whilethesecondwasgivenadietofhighlyprocessed（力口工的）foodrichinsugar,namely"junk

food".

Withinthreemonths,theratsinthesecondgroupwerealreadymuchfatterthanthoseonthe

healthydiet.Andwhenresearcherstrainedtheratstodosimpletasks,theyfoundevenmore

differencesbetweentwogroupsbesidesweight.

Duringthetask—pushingalever（杠杆）toreceivearewardofsugarwater—theratsonthe

junkfooddietwerefoundtobelesswillingtomove,andtheytooklongerbreaksbetweeneach

pushthanthethinratsdid.

"ItisasiftheratisthinkingThisistoomuchwork'''AaronBlaisdell,leaderofthestudy,

toldtheLosAngelesTimes.

Butwhataboutthepossibilitythatthefotratswerelessinterestedingettingsugarwater

becausetheywerealreadyeatinglotsofsugarintheirdailydiet?Thatiswhyresearchersrepeated

thetestsbyrewardingfatratswithpurewaterwhentheywereextremelythirsty.However,the

resultscameoutjustthesame.

Accordingtoresearchers,thesedifferencessuggestthatjunkfoodchangedthechemistryin

therats1brains.

Foralongtime,wehavebelievedthatpeoplebecomefatbecausetheyarelazy.Butthis

studyhasprovedtheoppositetobetrueaswell,whichshowsthatlazinessandobesityarea

viciouscycle（恶性循环）〃

So,ifyouoftenfeeltired,unwillingtogetupfromyourchair,itcouldbethatyouhavebeen

studyingtoohard.Butyoushouldalsopayattentiontoyourdiet.

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOT"junkfood"?

A.Sweetbread.B.Friedpotatoesandchips.

C.Instantnoodles.D.Cornandfish.

35.Afterthreemonths,whathappenedtotheratsinthesecondgroup?

A.Theygotthinner.B.Theylikedmoving.

C.Theyneededtotakelongerbreaks.D.Theyenjoyedpushingalever.

36.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"obesity"inParagraph8mean?

A.Cleverness.B.Laziness.C.Scare.D.Fatness

37.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thereasonswhyweeatjunkfood.B.Junkfoodmakesuslazy.

C.Lazinessandobesity.D.Theadviceonyourdiet.

Imagineyouareinanewcity.Youasksomeonehowtogettoabookstore.Theytellyoutogostraight,

turnleft,andyouwillfinditonyourleft.Infact,youcanalsofindyourwaywithaphone.Nowimagine

youareinanoutdoorgame.Youonlyhaveamapandacompass,andinsteadofrunningdownacityroad,

youmayneedtorunaroundinthewoods,climboverrocksandgoupanddownhills.Welcometo

orienteering!

Inthegameoforienteering,playersuseamapandacompasstofindstations.Thesestationsarecalled

controls.Aspecialflag,usuallyinbrightcolours,markseachcontrol.Controlsarenoteasytofind.They

maybeinfrontofabigrockorbehindatree.Inmostofthegames,you'llhavetofindcontrolsinnumbered

order,butinsomegamesyoucanchangetheorder.

Ateachcontrol,playersmarkacardtheycarrywiththemandthecardwillbemarkedindifferentways

(SeeFigure1).Thecardsareveryimportantbecauseplayersmustfindallthecontrolstowin.Ifsomeone

missesacontrol,theywon'thavethatmarkontheircards.Theymightcrossthefinishlinefirst,butthenext

persontofinishwithafullcardwillwinthegame.

CultureNote:Thefirst

compasswasinventedby

ancientChinesepeople.

Ithelpsyoufindyourway

byalwayspointingtothe

Figure1North.

38.Whatwillplayerscarryinthegame?

A.Amap,acompassandaflag.B.Aflag,acompassandacard.

C.Acompass,amapandacard.D.Aphone,acompassandamap.

39.Whichofthefollowingisaruleofthegame?

A.Youdon'tneedtomarkthecards.

B.Youcan'tmissanyofthecontrolstowin.

C.Youhavetofindcontrolsinnumberedorder.

D.Youmustbethefirsttopassthefinishlinetowin.

40.HowmanycontrolshasAnnafinishedinthegame?

A.9.B.10.C.11.D.12.

第二节阅读填空（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

阅读短文及文后A〜E选项，选出可以填入41〜45各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑。

Yearsagogreenwassimplyacolor.Nowit'smuchmore!Inthe1970s,somepeoplebeganto

worryaboutwhatwedidtomotherEarth.___41___Itisabigideathattouchesgovernmentsall

overtheworld,andasmallideathattouchesusallinourhomes.

Architects（建筑师）andbuildingengineersarethinkingabouthowtomakebuildings

greener.Thesedays,greenarchitectureisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.____42

Weneedtobeverycarefulaboutthematerials（材料）weuse.Itisbettertochoose

renewablematerials-thosethattheEarthreplacesquickly.43Also,forthosematerials

thatarenotrenewable,weneedtousethemaslittleaspossible.OurmotherEarthhasofferedus

manyotherpossibilities,suchaswindandsolarpower.

Plannersmustthinkabouttheneedsofthosewhowillspendtimeingreenbuildings.Inmany

cases,greenenergyismorecomfortableforpeople.44Naturallightingisoftenkinder

totheeyesthanelectriclighting.Infact,manypeoplewholiveorworkingreenbuildingsreport

feelinghappierandhealthier.

45Forexample,theymighttrytouseaslittlelandaspossible.Ifabuildingcovers

alargearea,therewillbelessspaceforplantsandtrees.Theyalsohavetothinkaboutcutting

downwasteandpollutionwhilethebuildingworkisgoingon.

Althoughgreenbuildingsaremoreexpensivetobuild,theyarelessexpensivetorun.

A.Orwecanreusesomematerials.

B.Asaresult,greenthinkingwasbom.

C.Tounderstandit,wehavetolookatthreedifferentareas.

D.Forexample,naturalwindbringspeoplecleanerandfresherair.

E.Architectsmustconsiderwhatthebuildingwilldototheenvironment.

四、写作（共三节，满分30分）

第一节语篇填词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一

词。答卷时，要求写出完整单词。

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