2023-2024学年江西省九江三中九年级（上）月考英语试卷（12月份）

九江三中2023-2024学年上学期九年级第二次月考英语试卷听力测试(20分)（略）二、单项填空(每小题1分，共8分)请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。21.The________ofbuildingtheGreatWallwastokeepenemiesfrominvading(入侵).A.purpose B.energy C.chance D.victory22.--How________theweatherwasyesterday!Itrainedallday.--Yes.ButIstillwenttothesciencemuseumwithmymother.smooth B.awful C.lovely D.active23.--Whatcanwedoto________ourschoolbasketballteam?--Wecaninvitemorestudentstocheerforthem.enter B.manage C.praise D.support24.--Doyouknowthegirl________isinareddress?--Youmeantheonewithlongcurlyhair?She'smynewclassmateJudy.who B.whom C.whose D.which25.Adamlostthechesscompetition.He________besadnow.Let'sgoandcheerhimup.A.need B.must C.needn't D.mustn't26.--MystomachhurtsafterIeatseafood.--________,don'teatseafoodanymore.Allinall B.Inthatcase C.Bytheway D.Tomysurprise27.--Jimmy,areyougoodatplayingping-pong?--No,notreally.Actually,Iprefer________ping-ponggamesto________it.A.watch;playing B.watch;play C.watching;playing D.watching;play28.ItisreportedthattheLegolandShanghaiResort(上海乐高乐园度假区)________nextyear. Ican'twaittohavefunthere.A.willcomplete B.completes C.willbecompleted D.iscompleted三、完形填空(每小题1分，共26分)A)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Manyfarmersinvillagessavemoneytobuildtheirownhouses.ButWangZhilun,a70-year-oldfromMilanVillageofChongqingis29.______.Withallofhismoney,hebuiltapublic30.______.Formanyyears,theeldervillagerhadlivedinashabby(破旧的)house.However,morethan20yearsago,Wang31.______tobuildalibrarynexttohishouse.“In2000,whenmycousinvisitedme,hesawmanybooksinmyhouse.He32.______thatIshouldfindabetterplacetostorethebooksandallowhimtoreadsome,”Wangsaid.Hethen33.______theideaofbuildingalibrary.Buildingalibrarywasnot34.______forWang.Hemetmanydifficulties.Andhis35.______didn'tunderstandhim.“Wearen'trich.Mywifeandsondidn'tknowwhylwouldspendsomuchmoneyonafreelibrary,”saidWang.Buttheystillsupportedhim.Somevillagerswere36.______bywhatWangdid.Theysupportedhimintheirownways37.______lendinghimmoneyandgivingawaybooks.In2002,Wang'slibraryopenedtothepublic.Thelibraryhasareadingroomwithcomfortable38.______andchairs.Infrontofthelibrary,thereis39.______apublicsquarewithstonebenches(板凳)andtrees.Overtwentyyearshavepassed40.______thelibraryopened.Thelibrary41.______alottothevillagers.Ithashelpedchangetheirminds.Manykidshavegrownupwiththelibraryas42.______faithfulcompanion(忠实的伙伴),andsomeofthemhaveprogressedtohighereducation.Wangis43.______ofhislibrary.Hesaid,“I'llcontinuetoguardthelibraryuntilmyfinalbreath.”A.right B.important C.popular D.differentA.farm B.library C.school D.hospitalA.waited B.failed C.decided D.continuedA.replied B.suggested C.promised D.explainedA.heardfrom B.lookedfor C.ranoutof D.cameupwithA.easy B.boring C.safed D.newA.family B.friends C.partner D.customersA.reported B.controlled C.protected D.touchedA.for B.like C.from D.withA.beds B.gloves C.desks D.shoesA.still B.also C.ever D.ratherA.before B.until C.since D.whileA.means B.reflects C.changes D.requiresA.our B.her C.their D.hisA.afraid B.proud C.tired D.relaxedB)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。safehidesmartthatnoticeacrossdifficultcommontheywhenchangeTheoctopus(章鱼)isanamazinganimal.Scientistshavelongknownthatoctopusesareintelligent.Butuntilrecently,theydidnotrealizejusthow44._________octopusesreallyare.Octopuseshavedifferentwaystogetawayfromtheirenemies.Sometimestheysquirtink(射墨汁).Theinkmakestheoctopuses45._________tosee.Octopusesalsohavetheability46._________thecoloroftheirbodies.Theirenemiesmayswimbywithout47._________them.Whileworkingintheocean,scientistsweresurprisedtoseeoctopusesuseanotherwaytoprotect48._________.Scientistssawsomesmalloctopusesmovingcoconutshells(椰子壳)49._________theoceanfloor.Scientistsfollowedtheoctopusesanddiscoveredthattheywerecollectingcoconutshells.50._________anoctopusthoughtitwasindanger,itracedbacktotheshells.Thenitgottwoshellhalves(半壳)and51._________insidethembypullingoneontopoftheother.Becausecoconutshellsareveryhardontheoutside,theoctopuswasabletocreatea(n)52._________ballthatprotecteditfromdanger.Scientistsbelievethatthisshowsthatoctopusesaretoolusers.Besideshumans,chimpanzees(黑猩猩)andsomebirdsarethemost53._________toolusers.Butnowscientistshaveplacedoctopuseswiththeanimals54._________areintelligentenoughtousetools.Clearly,octopusesareamongthesmartestanimalsintheworld.四、阅读理解(每小题2分，共46分)A)请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ASchoolUniformRulesAug.28th,2023DearParentsSomeparentshaveaskedabouttherulesaboutdressatWestMiddleSchool.Pleasereadthisandbuytherightuniformsforyourchildrenthiswinter.SchoolUniformRulesiantenotForboys:whiteshirtbrowntrousersblueschooljacketbluetieblackbelt(腰带)whitesocksblackshoesForgirls:pinkshirtblueskirtbrowntrousers(onlywhenitis12°Corbelow)blueschooljacketwhitestockings(长简女袜)blackshoesChildrencanwearblueorwhitescarvestoschool.Buttheyaren'tallowedtowearhats.Girlswithlonghairmusttietheirhairwithyellowribbons(丝带).ChildrencanonlywearsportsshoestoschooliftheyhaveaP.E.lessonthatday.Theyareallowedtowearwhitesportsshoesonly.Thankyouforyourattention.Sincerely,JohnWhite(Headmaster)55.Mrs.Rice'ssonMikeisatWestMiddleSchool.SheneedstobuyMike_________.A.abrowntie B.awhiteshirt C.blacktrousers D.bluesocks56.WhatareNOTallowedatWestMiddleSchool?A.Hats. B.Ribbons. C.Scarves. D.Stockings.57.WhichofthefeltowingisTRUEabouttheuniformrulesatWestMiddieSchool?A.Girlsaren'tallowedtohavelonghair.B.Girlsshouldwearbrowntrouserstoschoolifit's18°C.C.StudentshavetowearwhitesportsshoesforP.E.lessons.D.Parentsshouldbuyrightuniformsfromtheschoolfortheirchildren.BDoyouenjoyfolkmusic?Whatdoyouthinkofwhenyouhearthosewords?Doyouthinkofguitars?Maybesoft,quietmusicthatadultsenjoy?Infact,folkmusicismuchmorethanthat!Folkmusiccanmeantwokindsofmusic.Thefirstistraditionalmusicwhichhasbeenaroundaslongasmusicitseif.Thesecondisamorerecentideathatstartedinthe1960sintheUnitedStates__▲__Usually,ithasbeenpasseddownforgenerations(代).Somedescribeitasthemusicofthecommonpeople.Ittellsstoriesinawayanyonecanunderstand.Traditionalfolkmusicbringspeopletogether.Ithasmoretodowithcultureandhistorythanentertainment(娱乐).Inthe1960s,therewasarevival(复兴)offolkmusicintheUnitedStates.Anewkindoffolkmusic,calledcontemporary(现代的)folkmusic,wascreated.Contemporaryfolkmusicismadewithinstrumentslikeguitarsandhaslyricsthatmeansomething.Thesesongsoftentalkaboutthechangesinsocietywhentheyarewritten.AlthoughcontemporaryfolkmusicisamorerecentdevelopmentintheUnitedStates,traditionalfolkmusiccanbefoundeverywhere.Almosteverysocietyhasitscustomsandtraditionsexpressedinfolkart,includingfolkmusic,folkdance,andfolktales.Folkartispasseddownthroughthegenerations.Andthereisawidedisparityacrosscountries.Thatmeansfolkmusicfromonecountrymightsounddifferentfromthatfromanother.Folkmusic,traditionalorcontemporary,isfascinatingtomanypeople.Notallofitsoundsthesame!Spendsometimelisteningtotraditionalfolkmusicfromafewdifferentcultures.Then,checkoutcontemporaryfolkmusic,too.Youmayfindyournewfavoritemusicstyle!WhydoesthewriteraskthequestionsinParagraph1?Totellreaderswhathethinksoffolkmusic.B.Toexplaintoreaderswhatfolkmusicmeans.C.Tofindoutifreadershaveheardoffolkmusicbefore.D.Tostarttalkingaboutfolkmusicandgetreadersinterested59.Whatisthemaindifferencebetweenthetwokindsoffolkmusic,accordingtoParagraph2?A.Theirlyrics. B.Theirstyles. C.Theirhistory. D.Theirinstruments.60.What'sthebestsentencefor“_▲_”inParagraph3?A.Traditionalfolkmusichasn'tbeenaroundforalongtime.B.Traditionalfolkmusicisoftenoldmusicbyunknownsongwriters.C.Contemporaryfolkmusicisn'tagreatwaytostayconnectedtoourworld.D.Contemporaryfolkmusiciscreatedbymodernsongwritersaroundtheworld.61.Whatiscontemporaryfolkmusicusuallyabout?A.Entertainment. B.Socialchanges.C.Cultureandhistory. D.Famoussongwriters.62.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disparity”inParagraph5mean?A.Difference. B.Influence. C.Background. D.Popularity.CWhatcomestoyourmindwhenyouthinkofcicadas(蝉)?Maybeallthenoisetheymakeonhotsummerdays.Butdoyouknowthatcicadasonlyspendasmallpartoftheirlivesintrees?Theyspendmostoftheirlivesunderground.Somecicadasevenspend17yearsundertheground!Let'stakealookatcicadas'lifecycle(生命周期).Justbeforefemale(雌性的)cicadasdie,theylaytheireggsintrees.Onecicadalaysabout400eggs.Sixtotenweekslater,thebabycicadascomeoutoftheeggs,droptothegroundanddigholesdeepunderground.Smallandwingless(无翅的),theyareknownasnymphs.Dependingontheirkinds,nymphsspendfrom1to17yearsintheseholes.Butmanyofthemmaybeeatenbybirdsandsnakes.Nowyouunderstandwhyfemalecicadaslaysomanyeggs.Theyneedtomakesureenoughnymphslive,evenifmanygeteaten.Finally,thenymphscomeuptothetopoftheground.Thentheyclimbontoanearbyplant,becomingadultcicadas.Adultcicadashavebigbodiesandfourclearwings.Theseadultsliveforonlyaboutthreeweeks—justenoughtimetofindapartner.Thisiswhenwehearcicadas'loudsounds.Male(雄性的)cicadasmakethesesoundstofindapartner.Malecicadasdiesoonafterpairingup,whilefemalesdieaftertheylaytheireggs.Andthenthelifecyclebeginsagain.Nooneissurewhysomecicadashavesuchalongifecycle.Butnomatterwhatthereasonis,cicadasaretrulyawonderofnature.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?Bytellingastory. B.Byaskingaquestion.C.Bydescribingascene. D.Bygivinganexample.64.Whathappenstocicadasrightaftertheyareborn?A.Theygrowapairofwings. B.Theylearntomakesounds.C.Theyclimbontonearbyplants. D.Theyfallfromtreestotheground.65.WhatdoweknowaboutadultcicadasfromParagraph3?A.Theyhavetwoclearwings.B.Theycanliveforaboutthreeweeks.C.Femalecicadasmakesoundstofindapartner.D.Malecicadasdieafterfemalecicadaslayeggs.66.Whichwordmaythewriterusetodescribecicadas?A.Boring. B.Helpful. C.Amazing. D.Dangerous.67.Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto________.A.askustoprotectcicadas B.explaintheimportanceofcicadasC.describedifferentkindsofcicadas D.giveinformationaboutcicadas'lifecycleDSpaceisfullofmysteries.Areyouinterestedinlearningaboutotherplanets?Sometimeswhenyoulookupatthenightsky,doyouwonderifanyoneoutthereislookingbackatyou?Orperhapsyou'reamazedbyoneofthemostmysteriousobjectsinouterspace—theblackhole. Blackholesformfrombigstarsmorethanthreetimesthesizeofoursun.Whenastarlikethishasnomoreenergyleft,itcannolongersupportitsheavyweight.Itbeginstocollapse(坍塌)intoitsstronggravity(重力).Followingthestar'scollapse,ablackholeisbornfromthetinyspaceitleavesbehind.Ablackholeisnotreallyahole.Andit'snotempty!Itisagreatdealofmass(质量)packedintoatinyspace—apointatthecenteroftheblackhole,calledasingularity.Thismassgivestheblackholestronggravity.Nothingcangetawayfromitspull—notevenlight!Doesthatmeanablackholepullsobjectsarounditintoitscenterandeatsthemallup?No,notexactly.Whilegravitycancausesomeobjectstofallintotheblackhole,otherobjectswillgoarounditincirclesinstead,astheearthgoesaroundthesun.Formostofhumanhistory,blackholeshavebeensomeofthemostmysteriousobjectsinouterspace.Today,though,expertshavemadeprogressinlearningandcollectinginformationaboutthemwithsatellitesandtelescopes(人造卫星和望远镜).In2019,scientistseventookthefirst-everpictureofablackhole.Expertshopetokeeplearningmoreabouttheseobjectsinthefuture.Areyouinterestedinouterspace?Doyoudreamoflearningallthatistoknowaboutblackholes?There'scertainlyplentylefttolearn!Maybeyou'llonedayunlocknewsecretsofthismysteriouspartofspace.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?Thedeathofastar. B.Themysteriesofgravity.C.Thebirthofablackhole. D.Thedangersofouterspace.69.Whatdoesthestronggravityofablackholecomefrom?A.Itsmass. B.Light. C.Itssingularity. D.Thesun.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph5referto?A.Experts. B.Scientists. C.Biackholes. D.Mysteriousobjects.71.Whichofthefollowingmaythewriteragreewith?A.Thereissomeonelookingatusinouterspace.B.Everyonehasadreamoflearningaboutspace.C.ThereisstillalottodiscoveraboutblackholesD.It'sharderandhardertounlocknewsecretsofspace.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Thesecretsoftheearth B.ThepossibilityofalienlifeC.Thedarksideofouterspace D.Thetruenatureofblackholes请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。一空一句。“I'vetoldyouamilliontimes:putyourdirtyclothesaway!”“Gotodoyourhomeworkrightnow!”Doyouoftenheartheseangrywordsfromyourparents?(73).________Anyway,therearemanychancestogetyourparentsangry.Parentsbecomeangryandupsetformanyreasons.(74).________Forexample,someparentsdidpoorlyinschoolwhentheywerekids,andtheyworrythattheirkidswillgetbadgradesjustliketheydid.Parentsalsoworryaboutmistakestheymayhavemadeinraisingtheirchildren.Iftheirkidsdosomethingwrong,theparentsmightthinktheydidn'tteachtheirkidswellenough.(75).________Iftheirsonordaughterspendsanhouradayplayingvideogamesnow,whatwillhappeninfiveyears?Itseemslikeparentscanbeunreasonablesometimes,buttheyarejusthopingforthebestforyou..________Hereissomeadviceonhowtohaveastrongerrelationshipwithyourparents.Thesedays,it'seasytosendamessageortalkonline.Butface-to-facecommunicationisstillimportant.Takeafewminutesadaytositdownandtalkwithyourparents.Next,whenyoufindyourselfgettingangrywithyourparents,pause(暂停)andtrytorelaxbeforeyoucontinue.Putyourseifintheirshoe(换位思考)andtrytoundersttheiropinions.(77).________Dirtyclothesonthefloorwillprobablystillmakeyourparentscrazy.Butwithhealthycommunicationandunderstanding,maybenexttimeitdoesn'thavetoleadtoafight.Manyofyoumayanswer“yes”.B.Thenyoucantellthemyourneeds.C.Parentsalsoworryaboutthefuture.D.Whatcausesyourparentstogetsoangry?E.Theseareimportantlifeskillsforyourfuturelife.F.Sometimesthey'rethinkingabouttheirownexperiences.G.Agoodrelationshipwithyourparentscanmakethemlessworried.补全对话(每小题1分，共5分)请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个填入空白处，使对话通顺、合理，意思完整。一空一句。(TianFeifeigoestotalkwithLiNaduringthebreak.TianFeifei=T,LiNa=L)T:Hey,LiNa,ItriedcallingyouseveraltimesbutIcouldn'tgetthroughlastnight.(78)._______L:IwaswatchingthemovieChang'anSanWanLi.Haveyouwatchedityet?T:Notyet.(79)._______L:Yes,itis.Youcan'tmissit.T:(80)._______L:Ofcourse.It'saboutthelifeofthepoetGaoShi,anditalsoshowsthefriendshipbetweenGaoShiandLiBai.T:Thatsoundsinteresting.(81)._______L:Theyweretruefriends.Andtheysupportedeachotherintroubledtimes...T:(82)._______IthinkI'vegotenoughspoilers(剧情透露).L:Haha,wecancontinueourtalkafteryouseethemovie.T:Sure.Anythingwrong?Oh,pleasestopher.Whatwereyoudoing?Whydoyoulikethismovie?Canyoutellmemoreaboutit?Ineverknewtheywerefrlends.ButIhearditisagreatcartoonmovie.六、书面表达(15分)阅读理解A篇介绍了WestMiddieschool的校服规定。现如今，几乎所有学校都规定学生在校期间必须统一穿校服。假如你所在的英语社团明天下午将就“穿校服的利