2022-2023学年四川省眉山市东坡区松江中学九年级（上）月考英语试卷（12月份）

眉山市松江初级中学2022-2023九年级上12月月考英语试题（120分钟完成，总分150分）第一部分听(共两节，满分30分）第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。()1.Howistheweathernow?A.Sunny.

B.Cloudy.

C.Rainy.()2.Whatwastheboydoingwhenheheardthenews?A.Cleaningtheroom. B.Eatingdinner. C.Doingthedishes.()3.WhatdidMikeusetolooklike?A.Tallandthin. B.Shortandthin. C.Shortandheavy.()4.WhatdoesSamwanttobewhenhegrowsup?A.Anartist.

B.Ateacher.

C.Adoctor.()5.HowdidTimgettoschoolthismorning?A.Onfoot.

B.Bybus.

C.Bybike.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6，7两个小题。()6.WhendidTomstarttoplaythepiano?A.Attheageof6. B.Attheageof7. C.Attheageof8.()7.Wherewilltheconcertbeheld?A.Inthemusichall. B.Inthedininghall. C.Inthedancingroom.听下面一段对话，回答第8，9两个小题。()8.Whenistheyardsale?A.OnSundayafternoon. B.OnSaturdaymorning. C.OnSundaymorning.()9.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Teacherandstudent. B.Motherandson. C.Sisterandbrother.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12三个小题。()10.Wherearetheytalking?A.Inapostoffice. B.Inamovietheater. C.Inarestaurant.()11.Whatdoesthemanorder?A.Fish,dumplingsandsoup. B.Fish,noodlesandsoup. C.Chicken,dumplingsandsoup.()12.Howmuchdoesthemanneedtopay?A.25yuan.

B.35yuan.

C.45yuan.听下面一段对话，回答第13至15三个小题。()13.WhatkindofmusicdoesTonylike?A.Popmusic. B.Rockmusic. C.Countrymusic.()14.WhichcountrydoesJohnDenvercomefrom?A.TheUS.

B.Canada.

C.TheUK.()15.Whydoesthegirlpreferpopmusic?A.Becauseshelikesthelyrics. B.Becauseshecandancetoit.C.Becauseshecansingalongwithit.听下面一段独白，回答第16至20五个小题。()16.Whattimedidtheymeetattheschoolgate?A.At7:00.

B.At8:00.

C.At9:00.()17.WhoisMr.Tang?A.Theteacher.

B.Thedriver.

C.Theguide.()18.Howdidtheylearnaboutphysics?A.Byusingspecialmachines. B.Bydrivingacar. C.Byplayingchess.()19.Howmanylivingskillsarementioned?A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.()20.Howwasthestudytrip?A.Relaxing.

B.Amazing.

C.Usual.第二部分读(共三节，满分70分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AWeekends,airconditioners(空调),takeouts...areallcommonthingsformodernpeople.Haveyoueverwonderedifancientpeople

enjoyedthesamelifestyles?Let'stakealook.NoweekendsInancientChina,therewerenoweekendsbecausepeopledidnotuseaweeklycalendar.Buttheycouldstillrelaxafterwork.Duringthe

HanDynasty,officerstookonedayoffeveryfivedays.DuringtheTang

Dynasty,officersworkedfortendaysandrestedforoneday.Therewere

alsomanypublicholidaysinancienttimes,suchastheSpringFestival,

wintersolsticeandMid-AutumnFestival.Peoplelikefarmersand

businessmenusuallyworkedmostoftheyear,buteventhemost

hard-workingpeoplewouldtakeafewdaysoffduringtheSpringFestival.SmartwaysofstayingcoolInancienttimes,thoughpeopledidn'thaveairconditioners,they

hadtheirownwaystogetthroughthehotsummer.Peoplecollectedice

blocksinwinterandstoredtheminanicehouse.Whensummercame,

peoplecouldtaketheiceblockshomeandusethemtomaketheirrooms

cooler.

Therewasakindofpillow(枕头)madeofporcelain(瓷器)that

feltpleasantlycool.Ancientpeoplealsomadebamboointobedmats(垫

子)tosleepon.They'restillusedtoday.TakeoutsnotanewthingTherewastakeoutasfarbackastheSongDynasty.Inthefamous

SongDynastypaintingAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival

(《清明上河图》),atakeoutworkercanbeseenwithfoodinhand.

Peopleatthetimeevenhadspecialmealboxesfortakeoutdishes.

Theyalsousedwarmingplatesmadeoftwolayers(层)ofporcelain.

Hotwatercouldbeputbetweenthemtokeepdisheswarm.()21.HowmanywaysarementionedtostaycoolinancientChinainthe

passage?A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.

D.Four.()22.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.InancientChina,peoplelikefarmersandbusinessmenworkedall

yearround.B.Ancientpeopleusedbedmatsmadeofsilktostaycool.C.AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestivalwaspaintedinSong

Dynasty.D.Modernpeoplestillhavethesamelifestylesasancientpeople.()23.Wherecanwereadthispassageprobably?A.Inanovel. B.Inasciencebook. C.Inahistorymagazine. D.Inacookingbook.BThesedays,agamecalledTreasureFindisgettingpopularamongyoungpeopleinsomewesterncountries.Wouldyouliketohaveatry?WhatisTreasureFind?InaTreasureFindactivity,youlookfortreasuresinacity.TheycreateeachTreasureFindactivitytohelpyouexplore(探索)acityandto

learnaboutitsmostfamoussights.Howdoesitwork?It'sbettertoexploreinagroup.Sofindateamofthreeorfourpeoplefirst.Tobeginyourtrip,youmustdownloadtheTreasureFindapp.Then

touch“start”andtheappwillgiveyoudirectionstoyourfirstplace.

Followthedirectionstothatplace.They'reusuallyimportantbuildingsorcityparks.Onceyouarrive,you'llgetinformationabouttheplace.You

onlyhave30secondstostudytheinformation,andthenyou'llgetatest.

Ifyoupassthetest,youcangeteasydirectionstothenextplace.Ifnot,

thedirectionscanbedifficult.Howdoyouwin?Towin,yourteamhastogofromplacetoplacequickly.Onceyou

gettothelastplace,thereisaTreasureFindsign.Standnexttoitand

takeaphoto.SendyourphotothroughtheTreasureFindapp.Theapp

marksyourtimeandsendsamessagetothewinningteam.Theteamgets

agreatprize.TreasureFindisawonderfulgamethatofferspeoplechancestoknow

aboutacityinashorttime.Youngpeoplelikeitnotonlybecauseitlets

theirpressuregobutalsodevelopsthespiritofteamwork.It'sworthtrying!()24.Howdoyouknowwheretogo?A.Byinvitingaguide. B.Byaskingpeopleonstreets.C.BycallingtheTreasureFindteam. D.Byfollowingthedirectionsfromtheapp.()25.Ifyoudobadlyonthetest,whatwillhappen?A.Youwillnotgetdirectionstothenextplace. B.Youwillhavetostartyourtripagain.C.Youmaygetdifficultdirectionstothenextplace. D.Youmayhavetotakethetestagain.()26.Whatisthetext?A.Astory.

B.Apoem.C.Aninterview.

D.Anintroduction.CDuringtheCOVID-19outbreak,everyonewasadvisedtodomoreactivitiesathome.Infact,manyactivitiescanbedone,forexample,

sunbathinginthemorning.Itissaidthatthemorningisthebesttimetosunbathe,whenthesunisstillnottoohot.Sunbathingcannotbedonecarelessly,becausethe

vitaminsgivenbythesunaredifferentateverytime.Agoodtimetobathe

inthemorningsunisaround10am,foratleast10to15minutes.Besides,themorningsunproducesultravioletrays(紫外线)thatwillhelpourbodyproducevitaminD.Sunbathingnotonlyhelpsthebody

meetitsneedsofvitaminD,butalsoprovidesmanyotherbenefits(好处)forhealth,aslongasitisdonecorrectly,especiallyfortheelderly.Withage,theelderlyoftenhavetroublesleeping,likewakingupprettyearlyandgettingsleepyfasterduringtheday.So,howtoovercome

thedifficultyofsleepingintheelderly?Enoughandgoodsleepisusefulto

repairthephysicalharmthathappensthroughouttheday.Inthiscase,

sunlightplaysanimportantroleinthesleepcycle.Whenthebodyfeels

naturalsunlight,itstopstheproductionofthehormone(荷尔蒙)for

sleep.Ontheotherhand,theelderlysometimesloseinterestintheirdailyactivitiesanditcausesfeelingsofsadness.Theyoftenexperience

depressionbecausethesituationisnolongerthesameaswhentheywere

young.Sunbathingforabout30minuteseachdaycanhelppreventand

reducedepressionintheelderly,andthentheywillfeelcomfortableand

happy.Therefore,sunbathingisoneofthemostpleasantwaystoprevent

Alzheimer(akindofillnessfortheelderly).()27.Whichofthefollowingcanexplaintheunderlinedword“depression”?A.Awayoftreatment.

B.Athoughtofhappiness.C.Afeelingofsadness.D.Anactionofquietness.()28.Whatisthemainideaofthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Sunbathingimprovesthesleepquality. B.SunbathingincreasesvitaminDproduction.C.Sunbathingbenefitsthehealthoftheelderly.D.Sunbathingreducesthedangerofdepression.()29.Howdoestheauthorexpresshisopinioninthispassage?A.Bygivingtheexamples.

B.Bycomparingthefacts.C.Byshowingthenumbers.D.Byexplainingthereasons.()30.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Sunbathingmainlybenefitstheelderly.B.Sunbathingisprettyhelpfulforourphysicalhealth.C.Wecansleepwellaslongaswesunbatheinthemorning.D.Wecansunbatheinthemorningfor10-15minutesatmost.DRecently,aresearchonhowanewvirtualreality(VR虚拟现实)experienceeducatedchildrenaboutthefiredisasters(灾害)wasdone.

ThenewVRexperiencewasdevelopedbytheUniversityofSouth

Australia,hopingtoeducatechildrentolearnhowtobesafeinafire.It

presentsasituationforchildrenaged10-12.Inthesituation,theyare

taskedtolookafterafriend'sdogjustbeforeafireeventbegins.Theytake

partinasetofproblem-solvingactivitiestohelpsaveandprotect

themselvesandthedog.Thefindingsshowedthatover80%ofchildrencouldcalmlytelltheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdifferentchoices.Theyalsolearnedto

makewisedecisionstoprotectthemselvesfromafire.Childrenthoughtit

especiallyimportantandmeaningful,because91%ofthemdidn'thave

knowledgeoffiresatthebeginning,and67%hadsaidthattheyweretoo

youngtomakesafetydecisionsinafire.TheresearchersbelievedsuchVRexperiencesmadeitpossibleto

engage,educateandempowertheyoung.“Aschildrenborninmodern

times,theyareinterestedinsuchtechnologyandtheycanexperienceevents

inarealsituationyetwithinthesafeenvironment,”saidDeleneWeber,

oneoftheresearchers.“Well-designedVRcanprovidechildrenwith

surprisinglyvaluablelearningtools.”Meanwhile,becausechildrenhave

fewerlifeexperiences,aren'tasphysicallystrong,andarelesslikelyto

havelearnedmuchaboutfiresafety,they'reoftenmostatrisk.However,

therolethatchildrenplayinthefiresafetyattheirhomesshouldnotbe

underestimated(低估).“Childrendon'tneedtobealwayswaitingfor

helpindisasters.WiththeseVRexperiences,wecanmakechildren

understandtherisksandrealizetheycanhelp,”saidWeber.()31.What'sthepurposeofthenewVRexperience?A.Todescribechildren'sreactionstofiredisasters.B.Toteachchildrentosavethemselvesinafire.C.Tointroducewaysofavoidingafiretochildren.D.Toincreasechildren'sinterestinVRexperiences.()32.Fromthefindings,what'sthechildren'sattitude(态度)towardsthe

newVRexperience?A.Doubtful.

B.Worried. C.Uncertain.

D.Supportive.()33.Whichofthefollowinginthedictionarybestexplainstheunderlined

word“engage”inPara.3?engage/ɪn'geɪdʒ/verben·gaged,en·gaging.①todrawone'sattentionandkeeptheminterested②togivesomebodyajob③tobeginfightingwithsomebody④tofitonepartofamachineintoanothersotheycanworkA.①

B.②

C.③

D.④()34.FromPara.3,wemainlygettoknowtheofthenewVR

experience.A.development

B.advantages C.quality

D.introduction()35.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Childrenmakenodifferenceinthefiresafetyattheirhomes.B.VRexperiencesaremainlydesignedforchildreninhighschool.C.Well-designedVRcanofferchildrenamazinglyvaluablelearningtools.D.91%ofchildrenbelievedtheyweren'toldenoughtomakesafety

decisions.第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）5HealthyHabitsThatAreEasytoAddtoYourDayIfyoufeellikeyoudon'thaveenoughtimefordailyself-care,youaren'talone.Manypeople

considertheirbusyworkasanexcusetohave

healthierlifestyles.Butwhatifyouonlyneedfive

minutes?Believeitornot,therearequick,

practicalactivitiesyoucandoinfiveminutesor

lesstomakeanactiveinfluenceonyourhealth.

36.FocusonyourbreathWanttoreducestressandimproveyourhealthatonce?Simplyspendafewminutes

takinglong,deepbreathsinandoutofyournose.

Inaslittleas90seconds,deepbreathinglowers

bloodpressureandreducesheartrate,according

toresearch.MoveyourbodyBeingsittingstillforalongtimeisnotonlyharmfultoyourbodybutalsoyourmind,

increasingyourriskofdeath.Movingyourbody

forevenfiveminutesatatimecanmakea

difference.Infact,a2020studyfoundthatjust11

minutesofexerciseeveryday,increasesyour

lifetime.37.Aslongasyoukeepyourbodyin

movement,thekindofexercisedoesn'tmatter.Connectwithafriend38.It'salwaysbettertomeetupwithafriendorlovedoneinperson,anditcanstop

lonelinesswhichisconnectedwithheartillness

andearlydeath.Youcantalkwiththembyasking

howtheirdaysaregoingandvolunteering

informationaboutyourowndays.39HaveyoueverbeenwatchingTVandwantedasnackbutdidn'twanttotakethetimetowash

thefreshfruitinyourfridge,soyoucaughtabag

ofchipsinstead?IknowIhave.Convenienceisanimportantreasonformakinghealthychoices,so

takingfiveminutestopreparefreshfoodsfor

snackingcanbehelpful.Takeaquickwalk40.Andanewerresearchhasfoundthatevenalittlewalkinghelps.Sojustonefive-minute

walkaroundyourneighborhoodorinsideyour

officebuildingcanimproveyourhealth.Unlikeotherwaysforbetterhealth,suchasgivingupchocolateforever,thefive-minute

activitieslistedabovearemorepractical.Keep

practicingandtheycanbecomehealthyhabits.A.PreparehealthysnacksB.DancetoyourfavoritesongsC.HowyoumoveyourbodyisuptoyouD.Takefiveminutestofeelseenandheardeach

dayE.Belowarethefivescience-backed,health-improvingactivitiesF.Researchhasshownthat10,000stepsaday

canloweryourriskofearlydeath36.37.38.39.40.第三节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AJaneworksasasecretaryinasmalloffice.Herboss,althoughkind,issometimesabitfoolish.Helikestokeeplotsofplantsinfrontoftheirofficetoattractcustomers.OneofJane's41istowatertheplants.Thisisoneofherfavoritejobstodoaroundtheoffice,asitallowsher42sometimeoutsideawayfromherdesk.Shedoesiteverymorning43startingtherestofherworkday.Oneafternoon,herbosscameovertoherdeskandkindlyaskedhertowatertheplants,asshehadn'tdoneit44thatday."Butsir,it'sbeen45outsideallmorning…"shesaid."Oh!Isee,thatexplainsit.Wellherethen,youcantakemyumbrellawhilewateringthem,"thebossreplied.()41.A.interests B.hobbies C.dreams D.responsibilities()42.A.toturn B.tospend C.tocost D.topay()43.A.after B.when C.until D.before()44.A.yet B.before C.since D.already()45.A.sunny B.cloudy C.rainy D.windyBOnceuponatime,therelivedafoxandastork(鹳)inaforest.Onedaythefoxaskedthestorktodinner,withthenaughtypurposeofplayinga46onhisguest.Thestorkcameatthehouragreed,withagoodappetiteforhermeal.Butshewaslittle47onfindingthatitwasmadeofmeat,servedupinashallow（浅）dish.Withherlongslenderbill（细嘴），shecouldhardlypickupenoughfoodtosatisfyatinnybird!Thefoxkepteatingallthetime,only48amomenttosay,"Ihope,madam,thatyouenjoyyourbigmeal?Don'tyouthinkthatmyspecially-preparedmealisfirst-grade?"Thestorkmadeno49,butleft,hungryandmuchdispleased,fromthealmost50meal.Afewdaysafterwards,thestorkreturnedthefox'sinvitationbyaskinghimtodinner.Thefoxhurriedtotheplaceofmeeting,51thestorkhadmadereadyhermeal.Thefoxbecamegreatlydissatisfied,staringatthefoodservedupinalong-neckedjar（罐），whichletinthestork'sslenderbill，52hecouldnotstickintothejarevenhissharpnose!"Ihope,sir,thatyoulikeyourbigmeal?"saidthestork,whowasnotkindenoughtoreturngoodforevil(恶),andwhowishedtogivethefoxa53.Andasthehungryfoxlookedsadlyupinto54face,thestorkadded,"Thosewhocannottakeajokeingoodpartshould55makeone.Neverdotootherswhatyouwouldnotlikethemtodotoyourself."()46.A.song B.drama C.trick D.guess()47.A.surprised B.pleased C.troubled D.scared()48.A.catching B.counting C.stopping D.getting()49.A.mistake B.decision C.reply D.notice()50A.untasted B.uncooked C.unmixed D.untouched()51.A.whether B.unless C.where D.although()52.A.but B.or C.so D.if()53.A.meal B.gift C.beat D.lesson()54.A.my B.your C.his D.her()55.A.never B.ever C.sometimes D.often第三部分写（共三节，满分50分）第一节词汇（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）56.Myauntisakindnurse.Sheisalwaysp______________withsickpeople.57.Themans____________mywalletandthepolicecaughthimatlast.58.In_____________havethreemealsaday,butsometimesIhavefour.59.Everyonewantstosucceedinashorttime,butitr_____________timeandhardwork.60.Thankstotherobots,thehumanreportersdonothavetospendalotoftimep__________numbersandinformation.61.Strangethingshappenedoneafteranotherinthevillage.Thosestrangeh______________scaredthevillagers.62.Themainpurposeoftheadvertisementismakingc__________________spendmoney. 63.Jennygothertestpaperandfoundthatspellingmistakeswerec________________inred.64.Asuddenthoughte_______________hismind.Heknewwhattodotosolvehisproblematthattime.65.Ellisseemedtober___________________thatheha