2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市泰中附中、济川中学校联考九年级（上）月考英语试卷（12月份）

2023年秋学期九年级英语月度单元独立作业（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）第一部分选择题(90分)一、听力部分(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)第一部分听对话回答问题1.WhatdidSandywinanawardfor?2.WhattimedidLindasaytheyshouldmeet?A. B. C.3.WherewouldSandyliketogo?A. B. C.4.WhodoesPeteradmiremost?A. B. C.5.What’sthegirllookingfor?A.Thepostoffice. B.Thepolicestation. C.Thesupermarket.6.Wheredoestheconversationhappen?A.Atthebusstop. B.OntheNo.19bus. C.OntheNo.91bus.7.Howlongcanthewomankeepthebooksintotal?A.Fortwoweeks. B.Forthreeweeks. C.Forfiveweeks.8.WhatdoesAndythinkofTanDun?A.Creative. B.Special. C.Clever.9.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Shewantstobuyanewblouse.B.Shewantstochangetheclothes.C.Shewantstotakebackthemoney.10.Whatiswrongwiththewoman?A.Shecannotsleepwell. B.Shefeelssick. C.Herstomachhurts.第二部分听对话和短文回答问题听一段对话，回答11-12小题。11.WhatisSimon’sfavouritekindoffilm?A.Romanticfilms. B.Actionfilms. C.Horrorfilms.12.Whydoesthewomandislikeactionfilms?A.Becausetherearetoomanyfightsinthem.B.Becausetheyhaveabadinfluenceonteenagers.C.Becausetheyaretooexcitingforpeopletowatch.听一篇短文，回答13-15小题。DifferentTVviewinghabitsDanielGrade7●Becrazyaboutplayingbasketball.●HisfavouriteTVprogrammeis13.Rose14●ArtClub●Lovewatchingprogrammesaboutanimals.TomGrade9●DramaCub●Musicmakeshim15.13.A.TigerWatch B.SportsCity C.MusicWorld14.A.Grade7 B.Grade8 C.Grade915.A.tiredandstressed B.happyandrelaxed C.boredandsleepy听一篇短文，回答16-20小题。16.Whatisitdifficultforthethreechildren?A.Toreadandlisten. B.Tolistenandwrite. C.Toreadandwrite.17.Howlongdidthedocumentarytake?A.Threeyears. B.Twoyears. C.Oneyear.18.WhatisXiaoxiaogoodat?A.Composingmusic. B.Designingclothes. C.Communicatingwithpeople.19.WhomadeQunxiaofeelstressed?A.Hisparents. B.Hisdeskmate C.Histeacher.20.Whyarethethreechildrenlucky?A.Becauseteachershelpthemwiththeirstudy.B.Shewantstotakebackthemoney.C.Becauseparentshelpthemfindtheirownways.二、单项选择在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题10分）21．Thereisnodoubtthatthesongswith______stronglocalcolourhave______lastingvalue.A.a;aB./;aC./;theD.a;/22．—Hisworkissoeasy.Hedoesnextto________butmakesalotofmoney.—It’snotwhatyouimagine.Heishard-working.A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything23．Theyoungmanpromisedthathe________lateforworkagain.Butthisishisthirdpromisethismonth!A．willbe B．wouldbe C．won’tbe D．wouldn’tbe24．________directorstakepartintheawardceremony.Thenumberofthem________risingyearbyyear.A．Thenumberof;is B．Thenumberof;areC．Anumberof;is D．Anumberof;are25．CCTV-3arenowcoveringthese________girls’wonderfulperformances________.Youreallycan’tmissit.A．live；live B．lively；alive C．alive；living D．lively；live26．Whatelsedoyouwanttosay?Andofcourse,youhavetherightto_________silent.A.remain B.remind C.refuse D.receive27．—Look!Therearesomanypeoplequeueinginfrontoftherestaurant.Thefoodthere_____beverydelicious.—Don’tbesilly.Maybetheyareshills(托).A．can B．must C．should D．need28．ChinaandNepalannouncedthenewheightofMountQomolangmatogether,whichisanimportant________ofthefriendshipbetweentwocountries.A.symbol B.success C.spirit D.silence29．Afterwinningthewomen's100-mraceattheHangzhouAsianGames,GęManqisaidShewantedtosaythankyoutoeveryonewhoofferedahelpinghand______shewassad.A.beforeB.soC.althoughD.whenever30.Couldyoutellme?A.whatiswrongwiththelittleboyB.howwecancallthisbabyC.whatshehasdealtwiththenewsD.whichgateIshouldgo31.EverytimeTomislate,he’ll_________anexcuse.SoIwonderwhathisexcuseisthistime.A.setup B.putup C.takeup D.makeup32.—Canyoutellmeifhe_________alltheproblemsinthirtyminutes?—I’mafraidhecan’t.Ifhe_________anotherfiveminutes,Ithinkhewill.A.willsolve;willgive B.solves;isgivenC.willsolve;isgiven D.solves;willgive33.—Howdoyou_________theTVshow?—Itis_________.I’veneverseenabetteronebefore.A.find;highlythoughtof B.thinkof;highlythoughtofC.thinkabout;thoughtwell D.like;highlythoughtabout34．Keepworkinghard,andyou’llsurelyrealizeyourdreamofbeinganartist____yougiveituphalfway.Iwill,thankyou,MissLiu.A．unless B．if C．since D．though35．Amy:Icookedseafishyesterdayinthekitchen,buttheunpleasantsmellstays.Tom:There’sawayyoucantry:afteryoumakecoffee,drytheleftovercoffeegroundsandkeeptheminsmallbowls,thenplacethebowlsinthekitchen.WhatareAmyandTomtalkingabout?A．Howtomakecoffee. B．Howtocookseafish.C．Howtocleanthekitchen. D．Howtoremoveabadsmell.三、完形填空阅读短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。（共15分）BigNews,LittleNewsItwas8:00a.m.whenAndyputthelastnewspaperat12BirchStreet.HeshouldridehisbiketogettoTheGazetteofficeby8:15.Theremustbesomething____36____fortheeditorinchief(主编),Mr.Trotta,tomeetwithan11-year-oldpaperboy.“We’ll____37____thisnewspaperoffice,Andy.Thetelevisionandthecomputerarehowpeoplegettheirnewstoday.Andonnewspapers,advertisingnowis____38____quickly.”Mr.Trottasaid.“Thenpeoplewon’tgettheirneighborhoodnewsanymore.”saidAndy.Mr.Trottanoddedandsighed.“Weheldoutaslongaswecould,____39____there’sjustnoway.”Sadly,Andy____40____himselftomaketheheaduptosaygood-bye.Aweeklater,Andywonderedifhiscustomers___41___TheGazetteasmuchashedid.Hethoughtofawaytofindout.Andystartedoutwithhis____42____.Firststop:Mr.Jonas,17Oak.WhenAndyaskedhimabouttheoldnewspaper,Mr.Jonaswasquicktoanswer,“I____43____likedreadingTheGazette.Iwishtoreadthemagainsomuch.Bytheway,Ihaveapileofstorybooks.Anyideas?”“Maybe____44____wouldwantthem.I’llaskaround.”Hetookoutapenandmadesomenotesatonce.Then,AndystoppedatMrs.Burke’s,27Maple.Sheopenedthedoorholdingthethree____45____.“Exactly.Iwasgoingto____46___anadvertisementinTheGazette,but...Knowanyneighborswithexperience?”AsAndymademorenotes,a/an___47____beganforminginhishead.Maybehecouldcreateanewsypagefortheneighbors.Definitely,alltheneighborscheeredforhim.Theywere____48____toprovidethenews.Andytypedthenews,mimeographedpurplecopies,anddelivered(投递)the__49__TreeStreetsNewsonSaturday.Fromthenon,customerscontinuedprovidingstories.Theyalsoadvertisedwantedhelp,andrequestedbooksormusic.Infact,Andywasmakingnewsand____50____neighbors.ThoughhemissedhisoldGazettejob,hehadstartedsomethingtoo.36．A．interesting B．important C．helpful D．personal37．A．closeB．buy C．save D．develop38．A．on B．around C．up D．down39．A．and B．so C．but D．or40．A．picked B．pushed C．promised D．punished41．A．checked B．used C．missed D．read42．A．computer B．newspaper C．storybook D．notebook43．A．probably B．surely C．mainly D．hardly44．A．everybody B．anybody C．somebody D．nobody45．A．babies B．cups C．flowers D．letters46．A．thinkabout B．lookthrough C．waitfor D．putup47．A．task B．idea C．suggestion D．question48．A．gladB．surprised C．nervous D．afraid49．A．first B．second C．third D．last50．A．controlling B．finding C．protecting D．connecting四．阅读理解阅读短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（共20小题，满分40分）AHere’showtotellwhetheraglasscontains(容纳)hotwaterorcoldwater—withoutevertouchingit!You’llneed·2drinkingglassesthatareexactlyalike·Icecubes(块)·Adulthelper·Bathtub(浴缸)orshower·Pencilandpaper❶Filloneglasswithcoldtapwaterandcoolitwithicecubes.Don’tusealotofice,justcoolitalittle.❷Filltheotherglasswithveryhotwater.❸Pourbothglassesoutintothetubatthesametimeandspeed.Repeatthisprocess(过程)afewtimes,andwatchcloselyeachtime.❹Askyourhelpertofilltheglassesagainandnottellyouwhichiswhich.Whenyouseethewatersplash(溅起)inthetub,guesswhichoneisthehotwater.❺Repeatseveraltimes.Keepscoreonyourpaper.Youshouldbeabletoguesscorrectlymorethanhalfthetime.Whathappens?Coldwaterismoredense(稠密的)thanhotwater,soacupofcoldwaterisjustalittlebitheavierthanacupofhotwater.Whenyoupourhotwaterontoahardsurface,itsplashesaroundmorethanthecoldwaterbecauseit’slessdense.51．Thearticlemainlytellsus______.A．thewaytoseewater’stemperatureB．whatweneedtodotheexperimentC．whathappensiftheglassisfilledwithcoldwaterD．whathappensiftheglassisfilledwithhotwater52．Youshouldputtheicecubesinto______.A．abathtub B．ashowerC．aglasswithcoldwater D．aglasswithhotwater53．Wherecanyoufindsuchanarticle?A．Anewsreport. B．Ascienceposter. C．Abiologybook. D．Astorybook.54．Whatcanwelearnfromthepicture?A．Youcandoitwithoutothers’help.B．Atleasttwodifferentdrinkingglassesareneeded.C．Coldwaterseemsmuchheavierthanhotwater.D．Youneedn’ttouchthewatertofindit’scoldorhot.55．Whatisthewaytoseetemperatureaccordingtothepicture?A．Bywatching. B．Byweighing. C．Byfeeling. D．Bytouching.BLonglongago,therewasapieceofwood.Itwasnotanexpensivepieceofwood.Justacommonpieceoffirewood,oneofthosethatareputonthefiretomakecoldroomswarm.Idonotknowhowthisreallyhappened,onefinedaythispieceofwoodfounditselfintheshopofanoldcarpenter(木匠).EveryonecalledhimMastroCherry,forthetipofhisnosewassoroundandredthatitlookedlikearipecherry.Assoonashesawthatpieceofwood,MastroCherrywasfilledwithjoy.Rubbinghishandstogetherhappily,hesaidtohimself:“Thishascomeintime.I’minneedofalegofthetable.”Butashewasabouttodealwithit,hestoodstillwitharmuplifted,forhehadheardalittlevoicesay:“Pleasebecareful!Donothitmesohard!”Whatasurprise!Hetriedtofindoutwherethatvoicehadcomefromandhesawnoone!Helookedunderthebench—noone!Hesearchedtheroom—noone!Heopenedthedoortolookaroundthestreetandstillnoone!“Oh,Isee!”hethensaid,laughingandshakinghishead“Theremaybesomethingwrongwithmyears.”“Well,well—toworkoncemore.”Hestruckanotherblowhardonthepieceofwood.“Oh,oh!Youhurtme!”criedthesamefar-awaylittlevoice.MastroCherry’smouthopenedwide,turnedfrightenedeyesandhistonguehungdownonhischin(下巴).”Wheredidthatvoicecomefrom?Thispieceofwoodhaslearnedtocrylikeachild?Hereitis—apieceofcommonfirewood,thesameasanyother.Yet—mightsomeonebehiddeninit?Ifso,theworseforhim.I’llfixhim!”Withthesewords,hestartedtoknockit.Hethrewittothefloor,againstthewalls,andevenuptotheceiling.Helistenedforthetinyvoicetocry.Hewaitedtwominutes—nothing;fiveminutes—nothing;tenminutes—nothing.“Oh,Isee,”hesaid,tryingbravelytolaughandtouchinghishair.“Well,well—toworkoncemore!”Sohetriedtosingamerrysongtogetpower,andworkedon.“Stopit!Oh,stopit!Youticklemystomach.”ThistimepoorMastroCherryfellasifshot.Whenheopenedhiseyes,hefoundhimselfsittingonthefloor.56．Theunderlinedword“struck”inParagraph6probablymeans________.A．shook B．fought C．hit D．rose57．Howmanytimesdidthefirewoodspeak?A.1B.2C.3D.458.Howdidtheman’sfeelingschange?A．Afraid—surprised—brave. B．Happy—surprised—afraid.C．Afraid—happy—surprised. D．Happy—nervous—surprised.59．Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory?a.MastroCherrysawapieceofcommonfirewoodwithjoy.b.Theoldcarpenterdoubtedifanyonewashiddeninthewood.c.Heheardthesamefar-awaylittlevoicecry“Oh,oh!Youhurtme!”.d.MastroCherrysangamerrysongtoencouragehimselftoworkon.e.Ashewasgoingtogiveitthefirstblow,hehadheardalittlevoice.A．a–e–b–d–c B．e–a–b–c–d C．a–e–c–b–d D．e–a–c–d–b60．Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．DeafEarsB．UnusualWoodC．UnfriendlyCarpenter D．StrangeSoundsCIt’sbeensaidthatlifeturnsonsmallthings.Sometimesit’shardtoseehowsmallchoicescanchangeyourlife.Butwhenputtogetherovertime,thelittlethingscanmakethebiggestdifference.ThethemeofSuccessforTeensis“LittleThingsMatter”.Thebookhelpsteensidentify(识别)small,positive(积极的)choicestheycanmakeintheirlivestohelpthemreachtheirgoals.Lotsofteensdon’trealizehowthelittlechoicesintheirlivescanhavelastinginfluences.Oftentheyfocuson(专注于)thebiggerevents,suchasamajorexam,abiggameorcompetition,orchoosingacollege.Thelittlethings,however,cangounnoticedunlessyourteenunderstandshowimportanttheycanbe.Thelittlethingsthatleadtosuccessaremostlyeasytodo.Helpyourteenidentifyafewareasineverydaylifewhereheorshecanmakesmall,positivechoices.Itmightbeassimpleasgettingupontime,prioritizing(按重要性排列)theirschoolwork,puttinginanextra10minutesofpracticeorusingsomesparetimetohelpsomeoneelse.Nineteen-year-oldKyleFreasusedtobeonhisschoolbaseballteamandwouldplayeverydayafterschool.Whentheseasonwasover,hehadanemptythreehoursaday,sohestartedspendingonethirdofsuchextratimedaily,lookingforwaystohelpotherkids.Overthelastfewyears,hisprojecthasraisedthousandsofdollarstohelpabused,homelessandsickchildren.Kylespentjustalittletimeeachdaydoingsomethingthatendedupbenefiting(有益于)alotofkids.TheimportantthingtounderstandisthatKylemadethesmallandpositivedecisionsnecessaryforsuccess.Makesureyourchildunderstandsthateventhoughtheresultsofthepositivechoicesmaynotbeseenrightaway,theyarebuildingoneachotherandtakinghimorheronapaththatwillleadtosuccess.61．Whatcanyoulearnfromparagraph2?A．Dealingwithbigeventsisthemostimportantinone’slife.B．Littlechoicesseldomhavelastinginfluencesonone’slife.C．Teensshouldtrytofocustheirattentiononbigchoices.D．Manyteensfailtorealizetheimportanceoflittlechoices.62．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeKyleFreas?A．Kind-hearted. B．Creative. C．Brave. D．Confident.63．Whomisthetextmostprobablywrittenfor?A．Teenagers. B．Parents. C．Pupils. D．Teachers.64．Thewritermainlydiscussestherelationshipbetween________.A．littlechoicesandbigchoices B．teens’goalsandtheiractionsC．positiveandnegativedecisions D．smallpositivechoicesandsuccess65．What’sthestructureofthepassage?A．①/②③/④/⑤B．①

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②/③/④⑤DWecomebybusinessnaturallyinourfamily.Eachofthesevenchildreninourfamilyworkedinourfather’sstore,“OurOwnhardware-FurnitureStore”inMott,NorthDakota.Westartedworkingbydoingsimplejobslikedusting,arrangingshelvesandwrapping,andlatergraduatedtoservingcustomers.Asweworkedandwatched,welearnedthatworkwasaboutmorethansurvivalandmakingasale.Onelessonstandsoutinmymind.ItwasshortlybeforeChristmas.Iwasintheeighthgradeandwasworkingevenings,straighteningthetoysection.Alittleboy,fiveorsixyearsold,camein.Hewaswearingabrowndirtyworncoat.Hisshoeswerescuffed(磨损的)andhisoneshoelacewastorn.Thelittleboylookedpoortome—toopoortoaffordtobuyanything.Helookedaroundtheboysection,pickedupthisitemandthat,andcarefullyputthembackintheirplace.Dadcamedownthestairsandwalkedovertotheboy.Hissteelblueeyessmiledandthedimpleinhischeekstoodoutasheaskedtheboywhathecoulddoforhim.TheboysaidhewaslookingforaChristmaspresenttobuyforhisbrother.IwasimpressedthatDadtreatedhimwiththesamerespectasanyadult.Dadtoldhimtotakehistimeandlookaround.Hedid.Afterabout20minutes,thelittleboycarefullypickedupatoyplane,walkeduptomydadandsaid,“Howmuchforthis,Mister?”“Howmuchyougot?”Dadasked.Thelittleboyheldouthishandandopenedit.Hishandwascreased(皱)withwetlinesofdirtfromholdinghismoney.Inhishandlaytwodimes,anickelandtwopennies—27cents.Thepriceonthetoyplanehe’dpickedoutwas$3.98.“That’lljustaboutdoit,”Dadsaidasheclosedthesale.Dad’sreplystillringsinmyears.IthoughtaboutwhatI’dseenasIwrappedthepresent.Whenthelittleboywalkedoutofthestore,Ididn’tnoticethedirty,worncoat,ortheSinglestornshoelace.WhatIsawwasaradiantchildwithatreasure.66.Whenwestartedworkingintheshop,wedidthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.servingthecustomersB.dustingC.arrangingshelvesD.wrapping67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Wecouldserveonlywhenwegraduatedfromhighschool.B.IlearnedthelessonfrommyfatherwhenIwaseight.C.Theboyonlyhas27centstopayforaChristmaspresent.D.Theboy’sbrotherlookedthetoyplaneassomethingprecious.68.Theunderlinedword“radiant”means________.A.unhappyanddirtyB.fullofhappinessandloveC.cleanandtidyD.honestandrespectful69.Whatlessondidthewriterlearnfromhisfather?A.Insomespecialsituation,youcansellsomethingthatisworth$3.68for27cents. B.Christmaspresentsshouldbesoldcheaper.C.Weshouldtreatdifferentpeoplewithdifferentattitudes.D.Workwasaboutsomethingmorethanmakingaliving.70.WhichofthefollowingcanmostprobablybethetitleofthereadingA.ASpecialChristmas B.TheMeaningofWorkC.ASurprisingGift D.OurOwnStore第二部分非选择题（60分）五.词汇运用用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，每空不限一词。（共5分）71.The____________(video)Iamlookingforwardtoarepopularamongteenagersofmyage.72.Theharderyouwork,the__________(wealthy)youwillbecomeinthefuture.73.Weallhopetheproblemcanbe__________(success)dealtwithassoonaspossible.74.It’sbettertopreventaproblemfromhappeningthan_____（come）upwithwaystosolveit.75.—Wouldyouliketoseeafilmwithmetonight?—I’dloveto,butI____________(accept)Lily’sinvitationtodinner.IstomorroweveningOK?六．任务型阅读阅读下面短文，在表格内填上一个最恰当的单词，每空一词。（共15分）ForyearsIhavenoticedthatonecommoncharacteristicthatsuccessfulpeoplehaveiscuriosity(好奇心).Whyiscuriosityimportant?Becauseitgivesyouafreshperspective(视角)andfreshideas.Curiouspeoplecanseethingsthatmanyotherpeoplecan’t.Sohowcanyoudevelopcuriosity?Herearesometipsthatyoucanfollow:Expectthingstobefun.Insteadofexpectingthingstobeboring,expectthemtobefun.Thissmallchangeinyourthinkingcanmakeabigdifference.Onceyoudoit,itwillbemucheasierforyoutofindthefunsideofalmostanything.Andalso,moredoorsofchancewillbeopenforyou.Alwayshavequestionsinyourmind.Wheneveryoudealwithatopic,havequestionsinyourmind.Findtheanswersandasknewquestions.Questionskeepyourmindengaged(忙于).Theycanchangeyourlearningprocessfrombeingboringtoatreasurehunt.Takeonanewchallenge.Bytakingonanewchallenge,youwillwanttoprovetoyourself(andperhapstoothers)thatyoucanmakeit.Onegoodwaytodothatistocreateacompetitionwithyourfriendstofindoutwhocandosomethingfasterorbetter.Connectnewthingswithwhatyou’vealreadyknown.Thingswillbemoreexcitingifyoucanconnectwhatyou’relearningwithwhatyou’vealreadyknown.Why?Becausethatimprovesyourunderstandingoftheworldandallowsyoutoseenewthingsthatyouhaven’tnoticedbefore.Addvariety(多样性)toyourlife.Findnewpossibilitiesbysteppingintonewtopics.Readbooksinnewfields.Meetpeoplefromallwalksoflife.Nomoreexperienceisenough.Alltheadviceabovecanbesummarised(概括)injustonephrase:makethingsfun.HowtodevelopcuriosityThe___76__ofcuriosityCuriosity77youwithanewperspectiveandnewideas.Curiouspeopleareoften78toseemorethingsthanmanyotherpeople.79onhowtodevelopcuriosityDon’tthinkthingsareboring,oronemoredoorofchancewillbe80toyou.Questionthingsnon-stop.Questionsmakeyourmindworkandmakeyourlearningprocessmore81.Takeonanewchallenge,suchas82atestwithyourfriends.Youwillwanttoshowthatyoucansucceed.Connectwhatyouarelearningwithwhatyou’vealreadyknownandyouwill83theworldbetter.Makesomechangesinyourlifebymeetingdifferentpeopleand84asmanynewthingsaspossible.ConclusionIn85,lookforthefuninthings.七．综合填空根据短文内容在空白处填上适当的词（共15分）Communicationistheprocessbywhichweexchangeinformationbetweenpeople.Theaimofcommunicatingwellis____86_____(understand)andtobeunderstood.Communicationcanbesuccessfulonlywhen___87____thesenderandthereceiverunderstandthesameinformation.Goodcommunicationskillsarekeys___88____successinlife,workandrelationships.Without