山东省烟台市第十中学2023-2024学年下学期九年级4月月考试题英语

山东省烟台市第十中学2023-2024学年度第二学期初四4月月考试题英语选择型阅读（10分）Thereareabout6,500languagesallovertheworld.Butabouthalfofthemareindangerofdisappearing(消失).OneorganizationcalledWikitonguesistryingitsbesttosaveworldlanguages.Ithasasimplegoal:toprovidethetoolsandsupportpeopleneedtosavetheirlanguages.Wikitongueshasanopencollectionofworldlanguagesonline.Thecollectionisintheform(形式)oflanguagevideos.Now,thereareover400languagesonWikitongues.Some,likeEnglishandChinese,arespokenbyhundredsofmillionsofpeople.▲Bora,forexample,isspokenbyonlyafewthousandpeople.Whenalanguagedisappears,manyotherthingslikecultureandknowledgecandisappeartoo.So,it’snecessarytobringlanguagesback.Therearemanylanguagesthatdisappearedbutlaterreturnedtouse.Hebrewdisappearedinthe4thcenturyBC,andpeoplebroughtitbackinthe1800s.Nowonceagain,it’sthemotherlanguageofhalfoftheworld’sJewishpopulation.OneofWikitongues’volunteersisTheroninNamibia.HismotherlanguageisSubiya.It’sspokenbyabout30,000people.However,hedoesn’tgetthechancetospeakiteveryday.Likemanyothereducatedpeoplefromhisarea,hespeaksalotofEnglish.TheronhopestheworldcanknowabouthislanguagethroughWikitongues.Now,heisworkingtocreateadictionaryandlanguageteachingmaterials(材料).Ifpeoplewanttosavetheirlanguages,theyshouldsendtoWikitongues.A.alanguagevideoB.alanguagedictionaryC.alanguagereportD.languageteachingmaterials2.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin▲?A.Isthatafact?B.Othersarenotcommon.C.Theywilldisappearsoon.D.Peoplehardlyspeakthem.3.ThewritergivestheexampleofHebrewinParagraph3to.A.explaintheimportanceofthelanguageB.tellustospeakourmotherlanguageC.showthatalanguagecanbebroughtbackD.tellustopayattentiontotheJewishpopulation4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?A.Subiyaisverydifficultforpeopletolearn.B.Theronlikesspeakinghismotherlanguageeveryday.C.Subiyaisspokenbyalotofpeoplearoundtheworld.D.Theronistryinghisbesttosavehismotherlanguage.5.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Wikitongueshassavedmanylanguages.B.Therearemorethan400languagesonWikitongues.C.It’snecessaryforpeopletoprotecttheirlanguages.D.Peopleshouldspeaktheirmotherlanguageeveryday.二、六选五阅读（10分）WhenIwasinGradeEight,Igotintoabigargument(争辩)withNick,oneofmyclassmates.(6)ButIhaveneverforgottenthelessonIlearnedthatday.IbelievedIwasrightandthathewaswrong,andNickjustbelievedIwaswrongandthathewasright.(7)ShebroughtusuptothefrontoftheclassandplacedNickononesideofherdeskandmeontheother.(8)ThenMrs.SwiftaskedNickwhatcolortheobjectwas.“White,”heanswered.Icouldn’tbelievewhatIheard.(9)AnotherargumentstartedbetweenNickandmeaboutthecoloroftheobject.Finally,Mrs.Swiftaskedustochangeplaces.Sheaskedmewhatthecoloroftheobjectwas.Tomysurprise,itwaswhite.(10)FromNick’spointitwaswhite,andfrommysideitwasblack.Sometimesweneedtolookattheproblemfromtheotherperson’sviewinordertotrulyunderstandhisorheropinion.A.Nicksaidtheobjectwasblackwhenitwasclearlywhite.B.Ihaveforgottenwhattheargumentwasabout.C.Inthemiddleofherdesktherewasalargeandroundobject.D.Itwasanobjectwithtwodifferentlycoloredsides.E.SoourteacherMrs.Swiftdecidedtoteachusanimportantlesson.F.Icouldclearlyseethatitwasblack.三、完形填空（15分）ItwasSara’sfirstdayofEnglishclass.TinaandBellawereherclassmates.TheywerebothfromJapan.11SaralookedlikeaJapanese,oneofthetwogirlsaskedwhethershewasfromJapan.Sarasmiledandsaid,“12.”Thenthetwogirlswenttotheirdesks,talkingto13inJapanese.Laterthatday,thestudentsbegantostudyingroups.AstudentinSara’sgroupaskedher,“Whereareyoufrom?”Saraansweredthatshewasfrom14whileTinaandBellaweresittingonlyafewfeetaway.BothofthemheardSara’s15.“Aha!”theybothshouted.“YouAREfromJapan!But16didyoulie(说谎)tous?”Sarasaidsorrytothem.SheexplainedthatshehadnotwantedtogetintoaJapanese17withthem.Ithadbeenherexperiencethatmanystudents18tospeaktheirnative(本地的)languageinEnglishclass.Saradidn’tcometopracticeherJapanese.Inheropinion,studentsinEnglishclassshouldspeakEnglish19.“Iagree,”saidBella.“You’reright,”agreedTina.“BellaandI20stopspeakingJapanesetoeachother.”SoonSarabecamefriendswiththetwogirls.ButtheyneverspokeawordinJapaneseduringorafterclass.11.A.BecauseB.ThoughC.UntilD.Unless12.A.YesB.NoC.GreatD.OK13.A.theotherB.anotheroneC.theothersD.oneanother14.A.ChinaB.EnglandC.JapanD.Russia15.A.replyB.secretC.jokeD.decision16.A.whatB.howC.whenD.why17.A.classB.conversationC.testD.culture18.A.continuedB.advisedC.refusedD.volunteered19.A.lessB.oftenC.tooD.only20.A.canB.mustC.mayD.could四、语法填空（15分）Asweallknow,learningaforeignlanguageissometimeschallenging.Butitcanalsobefun.Wespend(21)(hundred)ofhourslearningatschoolinordertohaveaqualification(证书),butlearninga(22)(two)languageismorethanjustpassinganexam.Italsoopensdoorstonewchancesandmakestravelingabroad(23)(easy)andhappier.AccordingtoasurveybyBBC,(24)numberofteenagerslearningforeignlanguagesintheUKmiddleschools(25)(drop)by45%since2000.Anotherstudyofmiddleschoolsshowsthatover30%ofstudentshavegivenupatleastonelanguagefromtheirexamchoices.Therearemanyreasonsforthis,(26)theopinionthatlearninglanguagesistoodifficult.Somestudentsalsothinkthatthereisnoneedtolearnanewlanguage.“Thatis(27)(danger)forus,”anexperttoldBBC.“(28)thefallinlanguagelearninginschoolscontinues,theUKwillbelesscompetitiveintheworld.”However,somenativeEnglishspeakershavetoldBBChow(29)(use)speakinganotherlanguageis.CassandraScottsaidlearninglanguagesatschoolhad(30)(complete)changedherlife.SheisnowatranslatorinEdinburgh.五、阅读表达（20分）Ms.MaistheownerofaclothesshopinGuangzhou.ShecouldhardlyspeakanyEnglishafewmonthsago.Butnow,aftertakingtwomonthlessonson“ShopEnglish”,sheisnolongerafraidoffacingforeignbuyers.“ShopEnglish”isacourse(课程)justforsellerslikeMs.Ma.DifferentfromtheEnglishlessonsforschoolchildren,it’sallaboutconversationsbetweensellersandbuyers.Thespeakersdon’tneedtopaymuchattentiontogrammarorpronunciation.Now,thenumberofforeignpeoplelivinginChinaisincreasinggreatly.Asaresult,moreChinesesellersstarttolearnEnglishtomakemoremoney.“IfIcantalktoaforeigner,bothofuswillbehappy,”Ms.Xia,anothershopowner,toldthereporter.“Ithelpsmealot.Itsavestimeandmoney.Hiringaninterpreter(雇翻译)couldbeexpensive.SinceIcanspeakEnglishnow,Icanspendthatmoneyonotherimportantthings,”Ms.Xiaadded.Ms.Xiadoesn’tknowmuchEnglish,butshecansellherclothestoEasternEuropeandLatinAmerica.It’ssaidthatmorethan2,000peopletookthe“ShopEnglish”courseasearlyas2017.XiaoWuwei,thepersonbehind“ShopEnglish”,sayshisschoolwilloffer“ShopSpanish”,“ShopArabic”,