2023-2024学年湖北省襄阳三十一中九年级（下）月考英语试卷（4月份）

2023-2024年学年度九年级下学期四月英语月考试题一、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。Myeldersistergotadisease（疾病）,lockedinherownworld.Shecouldnotlookatpeopleintheeye.Shewouldrepeatthewordsinaverylowvoice.Itturnedmyparentsˈworldupsidedown.

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,theyworkedveryhardtomakesurethateverythingseemedpleasantandpeacefulforme.Iknew

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aboutituntiltheageoften.ItwasthenthatIstartedtonoticemysisterwasdifferent.I

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toacceptherasmysisterinpublic.Then,anincident(小事)

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howIviewedmysister.Itchangedmeaswell.Oneday,mysisterhadtoputupa

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,whetherinagroup,orbyherself.Asyoucanimagine,mysisterwastheonlyoneleftwithoutagroup.“Iˈll

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,”shetoldmyparents.Hearingthis,Iwascompletely

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.Howcouldmysistersinginfrontoftheschool?Imuststopthishappening,

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shewouldmakemeloseface,onewayoranother.“No!”Icriedout.Myparentsshotmealook.IknewIhadtowatchherperformance.Iprayed(祈祷)

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thatsomethingwouldhappentostopher.Nooneknowssheisyour

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.Itisfine,youdonotneedtotellanyone.IremembertellingmyselftheexactwordsasIsatinthehall,

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theperformancetostart.Finally,mysisterstartedtosing.Sheopenedhermouth,andIwasshockedagain—hervoicewasso

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initspower.Ifeltreallysorry—shecouldsingsobeautifully!HowcouldIhavedoubtedherabilities?Ihadbeenso

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.Regretand

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filledmyheart.Actually,mysisterknewallthingsIhaddonetoher,butshe

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minded.Idecidedtoloveherunconditionally.Itwasasifaveil(面纱)hadbeenliftedfrommyeyes,andmyheartwasfull.1.A.So B.Then C.However D.Finally2.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing3.A.decided B.refused C.expected D.promised4.A.suggested B.showed C.explained D.changed5.A.performance B.game C.picture D.sign6.A.dance B.sing C.play D.draw7.A.proud B.pleased C.shocked D.disappointed8.A.or B.and C.though D.if9.A.silently B.openly C.excitedly D.happily10.A.classmate B.neighbor C.cousin D.sister11.A.goingover B.talkingabout C.waitingfor D.dreamingof12.A.special B.beautiful C.low D.strange13.A.wrong B.serious C.busy D.careful14.A.shame B.worry C.surprise D.fear15.A.sometimes B.always C.ever D.never二、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AShouldmannersmatter?Everyonehastocareabouttheirmannersatsometime.Mannershavedevelopedoverthousandsofyearsandarealwayschanging.Somepeoplesaythatmannersshowrespect（尊敬）forothers.Butperhapstheyarejustrulesthatpeoplefollowbecausethey'retoldtodoso.Herearetwoideas.Pros(正方)Thereasonswhygoodmannersshouldmatter.Thinkingofothersmeanstheyaremorelikelytodothesame.Theyhelpmaketheworldabetterplace..Puttingdirtyfeetonseatsandcoughingoverfoodcanspreaddiseases（疾病）,somannershelptokeepeveryonehealthyandsafe.Mannerscannotalwayskeepthesame.Eventhoughtheyareupdatedastimepasses,theyalwaysmakepeoplefeelhappyandrespected.（尊敬的）Cons(反方)Thereasonswhygoodmannersshouldnotmatter·Mannerscanputpressureonpeopletoactinawaythathidesthewaytheyfeel.Lotsofmanners,suchasnotputtingarmsontables,donotmakeanysense.Becausetheyareoutofdate.·Mannersarejustasetofrules.Aslongaspeoplearekindtoeachother,theyshouldbeallowedtoacthowtheylike.Nowthatyou'vereadabitmoreaboutit，telluswhatyouthinkofitatwww.thoughts.cn.()16.Whydidthewriteraskaquestionatthebeginningofthepassage?A.Toinvitesomereaderstoanswerit.B.Todrawreaders'attentiontothetopic.C.Toaskformoreideasaboutmanners.D.Totestreaders'knowledgeaboutmanners.()17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“updated”mean?A.理解B.删除C.更新D.保留()18.WhydolotsofmannersmakenosensenowaccordingtotheCons?A.Becausetheyarejustrules.B.Becausetheyareoutofdate.C.Becausepeopledon'tneedthem.D.Becausetheymakepeoplenervous.()19.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Somewaysaboutlearningmanners.B.Somerulesaboutbehavingproperly.C.Someadvantagesaboutfollowingmanners.D.Somedifferentideasaboutfollowingmanners.()20.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?Astorybook.B.Ahistorybook.C.AwebsiteD.AmedicalnewspaperBIntheWesternHanDynasty(西汉时期),thereisaboynamedKuangHeng.Heisborninapoorfamilysohedoesn’thaveenoughmoneytogotoschool.KuangHenglikesreadingbooksverymuch.Buthehastoworkduringthedayandcanonlyreadbooksduringthenight.Andanotherproblemisthathehasnomoneytobuyacandle.Soitoftentakeshimhalfamonth\tofinishreadingabook.Healwaysfeelssadandblue.Oneday,hefindsthathisneighborhascandles.Butthemanlivesnexttohishouseandthelightfromthecandlescan’tgothroughhiswall.Suddenly,KuangHengcameupwithanidea.“Icanmakeaholeonthewallsothatthelightfrommyneighbor’shousecancometomine”,hesaystohimself.Fromthatdayon,KuangHengreadsbookseverynightuntilthelightgoesout(熄灭).Finally,hebecomesagreatscholar(学者).21.WhydoesitoftentakeKuangHenghalfamonthtofinishabook?A.Becauseheisaslowreader.B.Becausehedoesn’tlikereading.C.Becausehehasnomoney.D.Becausehedoesn’thavetimeorlight.22.KuangHengmakesaholeonhiswalltoA.readwithhisneighbor’slightB.stealhisneighbor’scandlesC.askhisneighbortoreadwithhimD.showheisgoodatreading23.HowmightKuangHengfeelwhenhehastheidea?A.Sad.B.Blue.C.Happy.D.Thankful.24.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.KuangHeng’sparentsdoesn’twanthimtogotoschool.B.KuangHeng’sneighborisangrywhenheknowsaboutthehole.C.KuangHengaskshisneighbortokeepthelightoneverynight.D.KuangHenglovesreadingandhefindseverywaytodoit.25.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.NoMoneytoRead.B.ReadthroughtheHole.C.CandlesAreImportant.D.ARichNeighbor.CAtreehasroots(根).Peoplehaverootstoo.Ifyougettotherootofaproblem,youwillsolveit.It’sthesamethingwithwords.Digdeeplyintoabig,unfamiliarwordandyouwillunderstandwhereitcamefrom.Asreaders,especiallythosereadinginasecondlanguage,weneedtodealwiththetextasifweweredetectives(侦探)lookingforinformationtounlocktheunknown.Likeanygooddetectivearrivingonthecrimescene,thefirstthingtodowhenmeetinganewanddifficultwordistojudgethesituation,tolookateverythingthatisknownandseeifithelpsustounderstandwhatitmeans.Asyouknow,prefixes(前缀)andsuffixes(后缀)canbeaddedtothebeginningorendofwordstochangethemeaning.Knowthem,andyouwillhavethewordbuildingpower.Butrootwordsarethekey.Taketimetolearnafewofthese,puttheminyourmemory,andyouwillbecomeamasterworddetective.Let’slookatonecommonrootwordusedinEnglish.“Alter”fromtheLatinwordmeans“other”.Whenyoumeetthisrootword,youknowthatthebiggerwordhassomethingtodowith“other”.Examinetheword“alternate”.CanyoufindtheLatinrootinit?Ifyouandyourfriendliketoeatout,firstyoupayandtheotherpaysthenexttime.Youarealternatingpaying.·IfyougotothemoviesonalternateSaturdays,yougoononeSaturday,butnottheotherSaturday.·Ifyouhavenoalternative,youhavenootherchoice.LearnasmanyrootwordsaspossibleintheLearnasmanyrootwordsaspossibleinthelanguageyouarestudying.Thenuseyour“rootingforwords”skills.Likeanynewskill,practiceandhardworkarealwayspaidback26.Theunderlinedword“unfamiliar”inparagraph1means_______inEnglish.A.somethingthatyouknowwellB.somethingthatyoudon’tknowwellC.somethingthatyoulikeD.somethingthatyoudon’tlike27.IfJimandLilygotothemovies,whichonebelowis“alternatingpaying”?A.Theyeachpayhalf.B.Jimpayseverytime.C.Theytaketurnspaying.D.Theirparentspayforthem.28.Howdoestheauthor(作者)explainhisideasaboutrootwords?A.Bygivingafact.B.Byhavingadiscussion.C.Bytellingastory.D.Bytakinganexample.29.“Sen”fromtheLatinwordmeans“old”.WhichwordusesthisLatinroot?A.Mybrotherismyseniorbytwoyears.B.Hewasillsohewasabsentfromschool.C.Acriminalwassentencedtodeathbylaw.D.60studentswerepresentatthesportsmeeting.30.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?(①=paragraph1②=paragraph2,…)ABCD第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。Mr.Ma,afamousmental(心理)doctorfromBeijingoncesaidatanimportantmeeting,“Nowmanyyoungstudentscanhaveproblemswiththeirminds.31Othershavetroublegettingonwellwithpeoplearoundthemliketheirparentsandclassmates.Parentsandteachersshouldcaremoreaboutthisproblem.”ThenMr.Magavesomeexamples.Onepatient,amiddleschoolstudentfromXi’anwasdoingbadlyinhislessons.32Andhebecamesonervousandworriedthatonenighthelefthishomeswithouttellingparents.Anotherstudent,a14-year-oldschoolgirlfromShanghai,wasveryafraidofexams.33ArecentreportfromJiefangDailysaysabout18%oftheyoungstudentsinShanghaihavementalproblems.Theyoftenfeelworriedandveryunhappy.34Somethinktheywilllookstupidiftheygotoseeadoctor.Otherswon’ttalkabouttheirsecrets.Attheendofthemeeting,Mr.Maofferedsomegoodideastoyoungpeople:◆Talktoyourparentsorteachersoften.◆35◆Trytogetonwellwiththepeoplearoundyou.◆GotoseeadoctorifyouoftenfeelunhappyA.Takepartingroupactivities.B.Somestudentsbecomeworriedbecausetheyhavetostudyveryhard.C.Noonehelpsthem.D.Whileshewasreadingtheexampaper,shecouldn’tthinkofanythingtowrite.E.Unluckilymanyofthemwon’tgoandaskforhelp.F.Hethoughthisteachersandfriendsoftenlaughedathim.31.______32______33.______34.______35.______三、短文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读短文，从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。longgreatwishhothappencreateendactivitydropuseInChina,thetraditionalChineselunarcalendar(阴历)dividesayearinto24solarterms(节气),whichwere36._______bypeoplethousandsofyearsagotoguideagriculturalproduction(农业生产).Butthesolartermcultureisstill37._______todayinguidingpeople’slives.SpringEquinox(春分)isthefourthsolartermoftheyear.Daysbegintobe38._______thannightsafterthisday.Asfor39._______,flyingkitesisacommonactivityduringthistime.Peopleoftenwritegoodwordsontheirkites.Theyallhopethattheir40._______willcometruewhenthekitesareflownhighinthesky.GreatHeat(大暑)isthe12thsolartermoftheyear.Duringthistime,mostpartsofChinaenterthe41._______seasonoftheyearandthesunshine,hightemperatures,andheavyrainfallsaregoodfortheplants.Butmanynaturaldisasters(灾害)also42._______.Frost’sDescent(霜降)isthe18thsolartermoftheyear,thelastsolartermofautumn,duringthistime,theweatherbecomesmuchcolderthanbeforeandthetemperaturechanges43._______fromdaytonight.Thechrysanthemums(菊花)areinbloom(盛开).MajorSnow(大雪)isthe21stofthesolarterms,andthethirdoneofwinter,makingthearrivalofmid-winter.Thetemperature44._______daybyday,astheyeariscomingtoa(n)45._______.ThesnowinNorthChinamaylastawholeday,andheavysnowbringsusafantasticiceworld.四、读写结合（共两节，满分25分）第一节任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。WhenChinesepeopletalkaboutChineseteaculturetoday,theywon’tmissanimportantpersoninChinesehistory-LuYu,respectedasa“SageofTea”forhisachievementsintheChineseteaculture.Heisbest-knownforTheClassicofTea,thefirstworkongrowing,makinganddrinkingtea.LuwasborninJinglingin733A.D.Asachild,hebecameastudentofZouFuzi.Thankstohisteacher’sguidance,helearnedalot.Heoftenmadeteaforhisteacher.Healsotookcareofhisfellowstudents’healthusinghisknowledgeonteaandherbs(草药).LuYuoftenwenttothecountrysidetogathertealeavesandherbs.Ononeofthosetrips,LuYufoundaspring.Thewaterwasquiteclearandclean.WhenLumadeteawiththisspringwater,hefoundtheteatastedbetterthanusual.Fromthenon,herealizedtheimportanceofwaterqualityinmakingtea.In752A.D,LuY