山东省济宁市杏坛中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期12月月考英语试题

英语单元练习

第I卷选择题（共45分）

一、听力选择（共15小题，满分15分）

（-）请听录音中八组短对话。每组对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三

个选项中，选出与对话内容相符的图片或能回答所给问题的最佳答

（每组对话读两遍）

（）1.WhattimedoesLindagotoschooleveryday?

()2.WhatdidTonyusetodoeverydayafterschool?

()5.WhatisJim'sfavoritesubject?

A.EnglishB.Math.C.Chinese.

()6.Howdotheyplantogotothemuseum?

A.Bybike.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.

()7.HowmanytimeshasMarybeentoBeijing?

A.Twice.B.Manytimes.C.Never.

()8.Whatdoesthegirllikeeatingbetter?

A.Apples.B.Pears.C.Grapes.

(二)请听录音中两段较长的对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C

三个选项中，选出能回答所给问题的佳答案。

最听第一段较长的对话，完成第9至第11三个小题。(每段对话读两遍)

()9.Whatkindofmachinemayitbe?

A.Ablender.B.Arunningmachine.C.Awashingmachine.

()10.Whatshouldthemandowhenusingthemachine?

A.Startwithahighspeed.

B.Drinkwatereveryhalfanhour.

C.Useitmorethan4timesaday.

()11.Howmuchdoesthemanhavetopayforthemachinenow?

A.Y500.B.¥1,000.C.¥1,500.

听第二段较长的对话，完成第12至第15四个小题。

()12.Howwillthewomangettothebookstore?

A.Goalongthestreetandturnleftatthesecondcrossing.

B.Goalongthestreetandturnrightatthesecondcrossing.

C.Goalongthestreetandturnleftatthefirstcrossing.

()13.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuyforherson?

A.Astorybook.B.Ageographybook.C.Anovel.

()14.Whenisthewoman'sson'sbirthday?

A.NextMonday.B.NextTuesday.C.NextThursday.

()15.Whatisthemangoodat?

A.Playingthepiano.B.Playingtheviolin.C.Playingbasketball.

二、阅读理解(共15小题，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答问题的最佳答案。

A

NewPagewillbe10yearsoldonJuly20,2023.Formorethan9years,manypeople

havelivedbetterlivesbecauseofNewPage'shelp.Ourplanforthecomingyearisto

sendlovetokidsinpoorfamilies.Thefirstpartofthisplanistocollectused

clothes-coats,pants,sweaters,andevenschooluniforms.Ifyouhavetoomanyof

theseinyourhome,whynotletushavethem?Whatyoudon'tneedcanbewonderful

giftstothesepoorkids.

Allclothesmustbewashedandcleaned.Youcanbringthemtoourofficeanyday

beforeAugust,orourworkerscanpickthemupatyourhomeifyougiveusacallfirst.

Giveawaywhatyouhave.Giveyourlove.

33,BirdStreet,SantaCity

Tel：23806677

16.July20,2023isthebirthdayofNewPage.

A.tenthB.ninthC.thirdD.first

17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"mean?

A.Betterlives.B.Usedclothes.C.Poorfamilies.D.Schooluniforms.

18.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.TotellpeoplehowoldNewPageis.B.TotellpeoplewhatNewPagehasdone.

C.ToaskpeopletovisittheofficeofNewPage.D.Toaskpeopletogiveusedclothesto

poorkids.

B

Hieveryone!KimandIaretryinganewlifestyle.Weusuallyliveinthecity,butthis

monthwe'relivinginaforestwithoutelectricity,Internet,phonesandthingslikethat.

So,howamIwritingthis?Well,wecomeintotownonceaweektousetheInternet

andbuysomethingsweneed.Thetownisabout10kmawayandwealwayswalk

here-it'sgreatexercise!

I'musingthecomputerinthelibraryatthemoment,tocheckmyemailandtowrite

toyou.Kim'slookingforsomeblankets（毯子）inashopbecauseit'sreallycoldatnight!

We'relivinginareallysimplehousewhichhasanicevegetablegarden.Lifeisgood,

butit'shardwork.Wegetupat5:30a.m.everyday.Wehaveasimplebreakfastthenwork

formostoftheday.Wepickvegetablesinthegardenandwecollectwoodintheforest.We

finishworkatabout6p.m.Intheevenings,weplaycards,readorjustsitinthegarden.

Whentheweathefsnice,wegotobedearlytoo,usuallyaround9p.m.We'renotmissing

TVatall!

Anyway,we'rereallyenjoyingitsofar!

19.Whatdoesthewriterhaveinthenewhome?

A.Aphone.B.Acomputer.C.Agarden.D.ATV.

20.HowdothewriterandKimgototown?

A.Bybus.B.Bycar.C.Bybike.D.Onfoot.

21.Whereisthewriterwritingthisarticle?

A.Inaforest.B.Inalibrary.C.Inashop.D.Inasimplehouse.

22.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheirnewlifestyle?

A.Simpleandhealthy.B.Hardandcold.

C.Easyandconvenient.D.Quietandboring.

C

Colombiaisgoingtosendhippos（河马）toIndiaandMexico.

Inthe1980s,fourhipposwerecarriedintoColombiafromAfrica,whichwasnot

allowedbythelaw.TheylivedintheHaciendaNapolespropertyalongtheMagdalena

River,whichisabout200kilometersfromBogota,thecapitalofColombia.Theanimals1

numbershaveincreasednow.

Thehipposweighuptothreetons,andtheyareaggressivebecausetheywillreadily

protecttheirterritory（领地），bothinandoutofthewater.Theyhavespreadfarbeyondthe

property.Environmentalofficialssaythereareabout130hipposinthearea.Theexpertssay

thehippopopulationtherecouldreach400ineightyears.

NowHaciendaNapolesandthehipposhavebecomeatouristattraction（旅游景点）.

Scientistswarnthehipposdonothaveanaturalpredator（捕食性动物）inColombia.The

animalsalsocouldbeaproblemforbiodiversityasthewastetheyproducecoulddoharm

tonativeanimalsintheriver.Lastyear,Colombia'sgovernmentdecidedtotreatthehippos

asakindofharmfulinvasive（侵入的）species.

TheplantotaketheanimalstoIndiaandMexicohasbeenformingformorethanayear.

Theplanistosend60hippostoIndia.Another10hipposwillgotozoosandprotected

areasinMexico.

TheplantotaketheanimalstoIndiaandMexicohasbeenformingformorethanayear.

Theplanistosend60hippostoIndia.Another10hipposwillgotozOosandprotected

areasinMexico.

TheplanaimstocatchthehipposlivingintheriversaroundtheHaciendaNapoles

property.Theonesonthepropertyarenotaconcern.Officialssaythosehipposareina

controlledenvironmentanddonotinfluencethelocalenvironment.

23.Theunderlinedword"aggressive11inParagraph3means""inChinese.

A.温和的B.硕大的C.好斗的D.食肉的

24.TherearemoreandmorehipposinColombiabecause

A.theyareoneoftheinvasiveanimals

B.theyhavebecomeatouristattraction

C.theyhavenonaturalpredatorinColombia

D.theyareprotectedbyenvironmentalofficials

25.WhatproblemhavehipposcausedinColombia?

A.Theyareharmfultothenativeanimals.

B.Theymakeanattack（攻击）ontourists.

C.Theyweighthreetonsandeattoomuch.

D.Theyhavepollutedthewaterpeopledrink.

26.HowmanyhipposwillbesentawayfromColombia?

A.60.B.70C.130.D.400.

D

Doyouoftensay"sorry"toothers?EltonJohnoncesang,"Sorryseemstobethe

hardestword."ButinCanada,therearen'tmanywordsthatareeasiertosayormore

commonlyused.

Or,that'sthewayitseems,sayvisitorstothecountry.Andit'ssomethingthat

Canadiansadmit（承认）themselves.Sowhydotheyapologizesomuch,evenwhenthey

don'tneedto?

IfspartofCanadianculture,saysomepeople.Thatdoesn'tmeanotherculturesareless

polite.Butsaying"sorry"doesatleastshowyou'retryingtobenice-andmanypeoplethink

Canadaisapolitecountry,soitscitizensmaybetryingtoprotectthatidea.

FormanyCanadians,apologizinghasbecomesomethingtheydowithoutthinking.

Evenifsomeonehaswalkedintoyouinthestreetandyouweren'tatfault,you'relikelyto

say"sorry".Itcouldbeawaytoavoidconflict-evenifyou'rereallyangry,it'softeneasier

tosay"sorry"thantoshoutatsomeoneandhaveafight.Andaccordingtosomepeople,

whenCanadianssay"sorry",thatdoesn'talwaysmeanthey'rereallysorry.Sometimesit

meanstheyknowthatsomethingbadhappened,butnotsayingtheythinkit'stheirfault,

saidoneuser.

ThatideaiseveninCanadianlawwhichsaysthatmakinganapologydoesnotmean

you'readmittingyou'reatfault.Sohowdoyouapologizeandmeanit?Asurveyfrom2020

foundthatonly62%ofCanadiansactuallythink"Iamsorry"isagoodapology.Instead,

80%think"Isincerelyapologize"isthebestthingtosay.

27.WhatEltononcesanginthepassagemeans""

A.wedon'twanttohurtothersB.mostofushatethewordof“sorry”

C.It'snoteasyforustosay“sorry“toothersD.it'shardtopronouncethewordof'sorry'

28.InParagraph2,whatdoCanadiansadmit?

A.OtherculturesarelesspolitethanCanadianculture.

B.Theword"sorry"isoftenspokeninCanada.

C.VisitorstoCanadaneverheartheword"sorry".

D.Manywordsaremoreeasilyspokenthantheword"sorry".

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"conflict"inParagraph4probablymeanin

Chinese?

A.冲突B.和解C.接触D.寒暄

3O.WhenaCanadianmansaynsorry"toyou,whatdoeshemean?

A.Heistellingthatit'shisfault.B.Heisadmittingyouareatfault.

C.Heissincerelyapologizingtoyou.

D.Heispolitewhensomethingbadhappens.

英语单元练习

第II卷选择题（共55分）

三、听力填词（共5小题，满分5分）

听面一段独白，根据所听到的内容，写出可以填入下表1-5空格处的适当单词，

每空限填一词。（独白读两遍）

Informationabouttwoamazingpets

Bothare1.__________

Debbiewaseatinganapplewhenshestartedto2.__________badly

Toby,afour-andfelthardtobreathe.Tobypushedherdowntothefloor,andhe

year-olddogjumpedupanddownonherchestuntiltheapplecameoutofher

3._________

Winnie,aWhiletheSmithfamilyweresleeping,Winniecametotheirbedand

4._________.pushedhernoseintoKathySmith'searuntilshewokeup.Thecat

catsavedherfamilyfromadangerous5.__________

四、单词拼写与运用(共8小题，计8分)

根据句意和提示补全单词，使补全后的句子意思通顺，语法正确。

1.Thevisitorsfeltrafterthevacation.

2.Thebookprovidesvadviceforteenagers.

3.It'swindyoutside.Wouldyoumindsthewindow?

4.Themotherlookedathersleepingbabyandkhimontheface.

5.Mysistersticksto(写)diarieseveryday.

6.一Doyoufeellikegoingoutwithmetoday?

一Iprefersathometogoingout.

7.Don'tkeepothers(等待)foryouallthetime.

8.Weliketoenjoyourtime.(慢慢地)

五、语法填空(共10小题，计10分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或使用括号中单词的正确形式填空。

Wecan'timagineourlifewithoutinventions.TIMEmagazinehaspickedthe100bestinventionsof

2021.Hereisoneof](they).

PaperShoot

PaperShootisacameramademostlyoutofpaper!PaperShoot2(work)justlikeanyother

camera.Butitismuch3(small)andlighter.Youcantakeitaroundeasilyandgetthefunmoments

ofyourlife.Itcanhold800pictures.Butbecarefulwhenyoutake4(photo)onrainydays.Don't

getitwet!

Mrs.Greenisanoldlady.Shehasasmallcar,andshealwaysdrivestotheshops5(buy)

food.

Sometimeshergrandchildrensaytoher,"Please6(notgo)outinyourcarallbyyourself,

Granny.Wecantakeyoutotheshops.”

Butshealwayssays,“No,Ilikedriving.I7(drive)forthirtyyears,andI'mnotgoingtostop

now.^^

LastSaturdayshe8(stop)hercaratsometrafficlightsbecausetheywerered,andthenthe

cardidn'tstartagain.Thelightsweregreen,thenyellow,thenred,andthengreenagain,9hercar

didnotstartagain.

“What10Idonow?^^

Thenapolicemancameandsaidtoherkindly,4tGoodmorning,madam!Don'tyoulikeanyofour

colorstoday?^^

六、完形填空（共7小题，计7分）

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词填空、每空一词。方框中有两个词为多余选项。

badly,because,family,friends,health,leave,perfectly,poor,staywith

MattOwensofNewZealandwasonhiswayhomeonedaywhenhesawaninjured(受伤的)bird

onthesideoftheroad.The]birdlookedverylonely,soMattdecidedtotakehimhomeandbring

himbackto2.Andhegavethebirdaname:Swoop.Afterspendingplentyoftimecaringforhis

newfriend,Matthelpedhimwalkandevenfly.Finally,itwastimetosetSwoopfreebackintothewild,

butthebirdchoseto3MattandhiscatMowgliinstead!

Atthebeginning,Mattdidn'twanttointroduceSwooptoMowgli4hewasafraidMowgli

mightnotlikehim.ButsinceSwoopwaspartoftheir5,MattsatdownwithMowgliandhelped

thecataccepthisnewbrother.

Itworkedout6!Today,SwoopgetsonwellwithMowgli."Theyhavebecomeverygood_

7,andtheyplaywitheachotheralltheMattsaid.SwoophasmadeMatt'slifebetterinmore

waysthanone!

七、阅读表达(共5小题，计10分)

阅读短文，按要求完成下列各小题。

OntheeveningofSeptember26,2019,thestreetsofGenevainSwitzerlandwentdark.Thisusually

happenswhenthereisaproblemwiththeelectricity,butthistimethelightswereturnedofftoallow

peopletogooutsideandlookatthestars.Thisisoftenimpossibleinacitybecauseoflightpopulation.

Lightpollutioniswhenlightfromstreetlightsorbuildingsmakesthenightlessdark.Thereare

manyreasonswhythisisaproblem.Animalssleeplessbecausetheythinkitisstilldaytime.Birdsthat

flytowarmercountriesintheautumnneedtoseethemoonandstarstofindtheirway,butlig