2025届安徽省安庆市名校英语九年级第一学期期末监测试题含解析

2025届安徽省安庆市名校英语九年级第一学期期末监测试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、TherearemanybeautifulplacestovisitinAnhui，_____MountHuanginautumn．A．simply B．finally C．luckily D．especially2、Charlottegotmarriedtohishusbandfortyyearsago.A．wasmarriedwith B．marriedwith C．marriedto D．married3、PresidentXiJinpingstartedhisEuropeantourMarch21,2019.A．in B．on C．at D．to4、--Where’syourfather?Wehaven’tseeneachother.---____________.A．HehasbeentoAmerica B．HehasgonetoEnglandC．HeisgoingtoEngland D．Hewouldvisitmygrandparents5、_____popularthesharedbikesinourcityare!Theyreallymakeourlifegreenerandmoreconvenient.A．WhatB．WhataC．HowD．Howa6、---Excuseme,whattimedoesFlightBA2793leave?---Justaminute.I_______itforyou.A．check B．checked C．willcheck D．havechecked7、Mr.Whitewithhistwokids__________tothebeachforvacationeveryyear.A．goB．goesC．wentD．aregoing8、Anothernewroad______nearmyschoolnextyear.A．builds B．willbuild C．isbuilt D．willbebuilt9、—It’suselesstoregretwhathasbeendone.Don’tmakethosemistakesagain.—Iwon’t.That’smy______toyou.A．resolution B．promise C．agreement10、—ShallwewatchthepopularTVplay“AllIsWell”now?—________.Thenewsreportison.A．Betternot B．Soundsgreat C．Ithinkso D．GoodideaⅡ.完形填空11、IwalkedintotheHuddleHouseRestaurantinBrunswick,Georgiaandsatdownatthetable.Ipickedupthemenuandwastoordersomethingforbreakfast."Excuseme,"suddenlyasoftvoicecameintomyear.Ilookedupand1anice-lookingwomanstandingbeforeme."IsyournameRoger?"2asked."Yes,"Ianswered,feelingratherconfused(困惑的)asIhadneverseenherbefore."Myname’sBarbaraandmy3isTony,"shesaid,pointingtoamiddle-agedmansittingaloneatthetablebythewindow.Hewas4andweak."TonyWhite,fromLandonSchoolinJacksonville,Florida."Sheadded.Ilookedatthatmanforafewseconds5Ididn’trecognize(认识)him."I’mreallysorry.Thenamedoesn’tringthebell(听起来不耳熟),"Isaid.Shewalkedback,began6withherhusbandandonceinawhileIsawherturnaroundandlookdirectlyatme.Iorderedbreakfastandacupof7,sittingthere,tryingtorememberwhothisTonywas."I8knowhim,"Ithoughttomyself."Herecognizesmeforsomereason."Ipickedupthecoffeecup.Suddenlyitcametomelikeaflashoflightning."Tony,thebully(横行霸道者),thebadboy!"Icould9believemyeyes."Jesus!He’ssothinnow.NotthebigboythatI10frombackin1977."Everythingcameuptomymind.Thetimethis11boyhadmadefunofmybigearsinfrontofthegirlsinmyclass,andthetimethisbigbullyhadpushedmeagainstthewallsinthehallwayjusttomakehimself12abigmantoallotherstudents."Iamsorry,Roger,"Tonyrolledbymeinthewheelchair,beingpushedbyhiswife,raisinghisthintremblinghand."Iamsosorryfor13thatIdidtoyou.""I’m…I’mer…"Ididn’tknow14tosaytohim.Afewmonthslater,IreceivedaletterfromBarbara.Tonywas15.Tonyhadbeenafiremanandhadbeenseriouslywoundedinatask.HowIregretted(后悔)fornotsayingsomethingtohimbutInolongerhadthechance!1．A．heard B．saw C．felt D．told2．A．you B．we C．he D．she3．A．husband B．father C．brother D．son4．A．fat B．thin C．strong D．young5．A．but B．and C．or D．so6．A．listening B．writing C．talking D．playing7．A．tea B．juice C．coffee D．milk8．A．shall B．need C．might D．mustn’t9．A．hardly B．really C．almost D．always10．A．protect B．remember C．love D．miss11．A．clever B．shy C．bad D．friendly12．A．lookafter B．lookfor C．lookat D．looklike13．A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything14．A．when B．why C．what D．where15．A．healthy B．dead C．famous D．blindⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词，或括号内单词的正确形式。Moneycanmakeyouhappyonlyifyouspenditinacleverway.Tostartwith,1．(buy)anewcarmakesyouhappy.However,you’ll“lose”thishappyfeelingwhenthecar2．(get)old.Butifyouaremadetospendaweektraveling,it’smorepossiblethatyou’llhavethegreatexperiencesandthegoodfeelingforalongtime.Anewstudyhas3．(find)thatspendingmoneyonexperiencesratherthanmaterialthingsmakespeoplehappier.Formaterialthings,it’spossiblethatyoudon’tleave4．anylittlething.Ifyoubuyanicepen,andsomeoneelsebuysonewithlessmoney,it’spossiblethatyoumaybeunhappythatyouspendsomuchmoney.Itletsyoudownalot.Oppositely,whenitcomestoexperienceslike5．(go)onatrip,youwon’tthinklikethat.Ifthetripcanbenice,you’llhappilypayforiteventhough6．(it)pricemaybeveryhigh.Andthemoreofenyougoontrips,the7．(happy)you’llbe.Materialthingscanbecomparedmoreeasily.IfyoubuyanIpadandthenseeamoresuitableone.youmayregretbuyingthefirstone.And8．willdriveyoumadaswell,9．,ifyoujusthaveadinneratagoodrestaurantandthenlearnaboutabetterone,you’llnotregretthefirstmeal.It’snormalthatmaterialthingscancausejealousy(嫉妒).Forexample,youbuyanewtoyandfindthatyourfriendhasabetterone,itmaymakeyoufeel10．(comfortable).Instead,ifyoujusttraveltoabeautifulplace,nomatterwhereyourfriendshavegone,itwon’tmakethememoryofyourtriplesspleasant.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Peoplehavestrangeideasaboutfood.Forexample,thetomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetable.Itisoneoftheusefulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ithasrichnutrition(营养)andvitamin(维他命)init.Butinthe18thcentury,Americansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous(有毒的).Theycalledtomatoes“poisonapples”.President(总统)ThomasJefferson,however,knewthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoParis,wherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresident’sparty.Thegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygood.Theyneverthoughttheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonoredguestsaboutthefact.1．Afteryoureadthepassage,whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?A．Americansneveratetomatoesinthe18thcenturywhiletheybegantoplantthem.B．Americansdidn’teattomatoesbefore19thcentury.C．EvennowAmericansdon’teattomatoes.D．Inthe18thcenturyAmericansatealotoftomatoes.2．ThepassagetellsusthatJeffersonwasaPresidentof______?A．aEuropeancountryB．EnglandC．FranceD．theUnitedStates3．Jeffersonlearnedthattomatoesweregoodtoeat___.A．whilehewasinParisB．whenhewasalittleboyC．becausehisparentstoldhimsoD．frombooks4．FromthepassageweknowallthehonoredguestsinvitedbyJeffersonwere_____.A．peoplefromothercountriesB．fromFranceC．peopleofhisowncountryD．menonly5．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．AlloftheguestsknewthesoupthatwasservedatthePresident’spartywasmadeoftomatoes.B．AllofthegueststhoughtthesoupwhichwaspreparedbythePresident’scookwasnice.C．Allofthegueststhoughtthetasteofthebeautifulpinksoupwasnice.D．Alltheguestsdidn’tknowthattheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestswith“poisonapples”B14、Howshouldoneinvestasumofmoneyintheseclaysofinflation(通货膨胀)?Leftinabankitwillhardlykeepitsvalue,howeverhightheinterestrate.Onlyabraveman,oraveryrichone,darestobuyandsellontheStockMarket.Todayitseemsthatoneofthebestwaystoprotectyoursavings,andevenincreaseyourwealthistobuybeautifulobjectsfromthepast.HereIamgoingtooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclocks,whichIpersonallyconsiderareamongthemostinterestingofantiques.Isometimeswonderwhatabeingfromanotherplanetmightreportbackaboutourwayoflife."TheplanetEarthisruledbyamysteriouscreaturethatsitsorstandsinaroomandmakesastrangetickingsound.Ithasafacewithtwelveblackmarksandtwohands.Mencandonothingwithoutitspermission,anditfastensitsyoungroundpeople'swristssothateverywheremengotheyarestillunderitscontrol.ThiscreatureistherealmasterofEarthandmenareitsslaves（奴隶）."Whetherornotweareslavesoftimetodaydependsonourcultureandpersonality,butitisbelievedthatmanyyearsagokingskeptspecialslavestotellthetime.Certainmenwereverycleveratmeasuring（量）thetimeofclayaccordingtothebeatingoftheirownhearts.Theyweremadetostandinafixedplaceandeveryhourorsowouldshouttiretime.Soitseemsthatthefirstclockswerehumanbeings.However,menquicklyfoundmoreconvenientandreliable（可靠的）waysoftellingthetime.Theylearnedtousetheshadowscastbythesun.Theymarkedthehoursoncandles,usedsandinhour-glasses,andinventedwater-clocks.Indeed,anyseriousstudentofantiqueshouldspendasmuchtimeaspossiblevisitingpalaces,statelyhomesandmuseumstoseesomeofthefinestexamplesofclocksfromthepast.Antiqueclockscouldbeveryexpensive,butoneofthejoysofcollectingclocksisthatitisstillpossibletofindquitecheaponesforyourownhome.Afterall,ifyouaregoingtoberuledbytime,whynotinvestinairantiqueclockandperhapsmakeafutureprofit（收益）?1．Accordingtothepassage,collectingantiqueclocks____.A．canhardlykeepthevalueofyoursavingsB．willcostmuchofyoursavingsC．mayincreaseyourwealthD．needsyourbravery2．Byquoting(引用)theremarkofabeingfromanotherplanet,theauthorintendsto____.A．suggesthumanbeingsarecontrolledbyaclockB．describewhyclockscanruletheplanetEarthC．tellreaderswhatclockslooklikeD．comparechockstohumanbeings3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawaytomeasurethetime?A．Countingthebeatingofone'sownheart.B．Makinguseofcandles,sandandwater.C．Observingshadowscastbythesun.D．Keepingslavesbusydayandnight.4．Theunderlinedphrasestatelyhomesinparagraph（段落）4means_________.A．state-ownedhousesB．housesinverygoodconditionC．grandhousesopentothepublicD．houseswherestatesmenmeetregularly5．Thepurposeofthepassageis________.A．tointroducethecultureofantiqueclocksB．tooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclocksC．tocomparedifferentwaystomakeafutureprofitD．toexplainconvenientandreliablewaysoftellingtimeC15、Weallknowthatflighttickets(飞机票)areusuallyexpensiveinpeakseasons(旺季)liketheChristmasholiday.Andit’shardtobuyaticketinthoseseasons.However,whenthepeakseasonsareover,thepriceofflightticketsbecomesmuchlower.Howcanyoubuyaflightticketsuccessfullyatalowerprice?AwebsitecalledGoogleFlightscanhelpyou.GoogleFlightscanhelpyoufindthebestflightsaccordingtoyourneedsandplanyourtripwell.Forexample,ifyouwanttogotoNewYorkinFebruary,youcaninput(输入)yourinformationintothewebsite.ThenitwillshowyoutheexactdayinFebruarywhentheticketpriceisthelowest.Ifyouwanttotravelwithatmost1,000dollarsbutdon’tknowwheretogo,justtellGoogleFlights.Itwilltellyouwhichcityisthemostsuitableforyouandhelpyoumakeplansforyourtrip.GoogleFlightsalsohelpsyoucomparepricesamongdifferentairlines.Itprovidesacalendarwithflightpriceslistedeveryday.What’smore,itsbestflightsbox

cantellyouwhichflightsarethebestcombinations(组合)ofpriceandspeed.Wecansaythatsometimesthisonlinetoolcanbeatoutany

travelagent.Tousethisnewtool,youneedtoprovideyouremailaddress.GoogleFlightswillsendyouemailsaboutpricechangesandtravellingtips.Soifyouplantogooutthesedays,justtellyourneedstoGoogleFlightsandwaitforemails.1．Accordingtothepassage,thepriceofflighttickets_______.A．becomeslowerafterpeakseasonsB．neverchangesatallC．ishighallthetimeD．dropsalotbeforepeakseasons2．Whatcan’tGoogleFlightsdo?A．Lookforacheaperflightticket.B．Helppeopleplantheirtrips.C．Givepeopleanytipsontraveling.D．Helppeoplebookroomsindifferentcities.3．Theunderlinedphrase“beatout”inthepassagemaymean“_______”.A．getalongwithB．dobetterthanC．betheleaderofD．playtrickson4．Your_______isrequiredifyouwanttouseGoogleFlights.A．telephonenumberB．homeaddressC．emailaddressD．bankcardD16、阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A．B．C．和D项中选出最佳的选择，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.Itmaybehardtobelieve,buttheAmericanRevolution(革命)—thewarthatfreedtheAmericanstatesfromBritishcontrol—beganoveracupoftea.Teawasnottheonlythingthatcausedthewar,ofcourse,butitplayedaverybigpart.TheBritishpeople’sloveofteaiswell-known.WhentheBritishwoncontrolovermushofNorthAmericaintheearly1700s,theybroughttheirtea-drinkinghabitswiththem.Teaquicklybecamethecontinentsmostpopulardrink.Asteacouldnotbegrownlocally,justasinBritain,itwasshippedintothecountry—mostlyfromIndia.Intheearly1700s,theBritaingovernmentmadeaspecialdealwiththeEastIndiaCompany,asanEnglishtradingcompany.TheyagreedthatnoothercompanywasallowedtobringteatoBritainoranycountrycontrolledbyBritain,includingAmerica.ItwasagreatdealfortheEastIndiaCompany,sinceitmeantthatthecompanycoulddecidewhateverpriceitwantedforitsproducts.Anditalwaysdecidedonahighprice!InNorthAmerica,thelocalpeopledidnotlikehavingtopaysuchhighprices.InsteadofoverpayingforteafromtheBritish,theyturnedtoDutchtraders,whosecretlybroughtteatothecountrythatwasjustasgood—andmuchlessexpensive.Althoughthisbrokethelaw,theAmericanpeopledidn’tcare.Theygotthesamecupofteaatamuchlowerprice.TheEastIndiaCompany,however,didn’tlikethisatall.Bythe1760s,theywerelosingmillionsofpoundseachyeartoDutchtraders—ahugeamountofmoneyinatimewhen￡60ayearwasconsideredagoodincome.InsteadofreducingtheirpricestocompetewiththeDutch,thecompanyaskedtheBritishgovernmentforhelpandthegovernmentagreed.In1767,theBritishintroducednewlawthatincreasedthepricesofallgoodswhichwerebroughtintoAmerica.TheselawshelpedmaketheEastIndiaCompanyevenricherandforcedlocalpeopletopaymuchmoreforeverything.TheAmericanleadersaskedtheBritishgovernmentnottodoso,buttheBritishrefusedtolisten.TheseunfairlawsincreasedAmericans’angeraboutBritishruleandtherest,astheysay,ishistory.1．Intheearly1700swheredidmostteadrunkinAmericacomefrom?A．China B．India C．America D．Britain2．Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto________.A．theteamakerB．theAmericangovernmentC．theBritishgovernmentD．theEastIndiaCompany3．WhydidmayAmericansbegintobuyteafromtheDutchtraders?A．Theteawasmuchcheaper.B．Theteawasalothealthier.C．Theycouldbuyitmoreeasily.D．Theydidn'twanttosupporttheBritish.4．WhatdidtheEastIndiaCompanydotostoplosingmoney?A．Itreducedthepriceofitstea.B．Itimprovedthetasteofitstea.C．Itintroducedanewkindoftea.D．ItaskedtheBritishgovernmentforhelp.5．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Teatradeineighteenth-centuryAmerica.B．TherelationshipbetweenAmericaandBritain.C．AreasonforthestartoftheAmericanRevolutionaryWar.D．TheintroductionofBritishtea-drinkinghabitsintoAmerica.E17、OnMay2,2012,AshokGadgilbecamethewinnerofthe$100,000Lemelson-MITAwardforGlobalInnovation(全球创新奖).Eachyear,thehonorisgiventoaninventorwhohasmadeabigdifferenceinthelivesofpeopleindevelopingcountries.GadgilisaprofessorandphysicistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Hespentthirtyyearshelpingpeopleinneed.Hisinventionshavehelpedmorethan100millionpeoplearoundtheworld.“Ichosetofocusonproblemswheremyknowledgeofsciencecouldhelp,”Gadgilsaid.Inthe1990s,Gadgildesignedhisfirstlife-savinginventionaftermorethan10,000peoplediedfromBengalcholera(孟加拉霍乱)becauseofthecleanwatercrisis(危机)inIndia.Hisinventionusesultravioletlighttokilldeadlydisease-carryinggerms(细菌)fromdrinkingwater.Itcostsjustonecenttocleanfivelitersofwater(about21cups).Sofar,theinventionhasprovidedsafedrinkingwaterformorethanfivemillionpeopleinIndiaandotherdevelopingcountries.Gadgil’sanotherimportantinventionistheBerkeley-DarfurStove(炉具).ThelongandviolentwarinDarfur,Sudan,hascausedmanypeopletomovetoforeigncountriesandliveinrefugeecamps(难民营).Theyaregivenfoodaid.Butpeoplestillhavetotravelalongdistancefivetimesaweektogatherfirewoodtocookmeals.Thiscanbedangerousbecauseofstreetviolenceinthearea.Toavoiddanger,somespendmuchoftheirmoneyusedtofeedtheirfamiliesbuyingfirewood.ThestoveGadgilcreatedcutsfuelusageby55%.Thatmeanspeoplewouldn’thavetoleavethecampstofindfirewoodasoften.Theinventionalsohelpstosavehomesmorethan$300ayear.About125,000peopleandtheirfamilieshavebeenhelped.Asaprofessor,Gadgilencourageshisstudents,“Beoptimistic(乐观的)whenyoutryahardproblem,”hesays.“It’swhenyousolvealargeproblemthatyoucanhaveabiginfluenceontheworld.”1．AshokGadgilwasgiventhehonorbecause_______.A．hewasafamousprofessorandphysicistatUC,BerkeleyB．heimprovedthelivesofpeopleindevelopingcountriesC．hespentthirtyyearshelpingpeopleinneedD．hedevelopedusefulinventionswithhisteam2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGadgilisTRUE?A．Hehelpedabout125,000peopleinIndia.B．Hespentlotsofmoneyonhisinventions.C．Heusedhisknowledgetohelppeopleinneed.D．OneofhisinventionscouldcureBengalcholera.3．WhatdopeoplebenefitfromtheBerkeley-DarfurStove?A．Theycansellstovestomakealiving.B．Theycansavebothtimeandmoney.C．Theycanbeprotectedfromdiseases.D．Theycancooktheirfoodeasily.F18、InCanadaandtheUnitedStates,thereisanewgroupofchildrencalled“satelliteskids”,wholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplace.Asiansareimmigrating(移居)toCanadaandtheUnitedStatesinlargernumbersthaneverbefore.MostAsiansimmigratebecausetheybelievethattheycangivetheirchildrenabettereducationinthewest.InAsia,especiallyinChina,JapanandKorea,itisdifficulttogotouniversity.Studentsmustfirstpassthestrictnationalexamination.However,inCanadaandtheUnitedStates,itiseasytogotouniversity,andanyonewhowantstogocango.Asaresult.Asianparentsdecidetoleavetheircountriessothattheirchildrencangotouniversity.TheproblemisthatwhenAsiansarrive,theydiscoverthatfindingajobandmakingmoneyaremoredifficultintheWest.Sothesechildrenbecome“satellitekids”,andmostoftheirparentsdonotknowhowsaditistobea“satellitekids”.OnlyuntilnowareCanadiansandAmericansdiscoveringthe“satellitekids”problem.BecausethesechildrendonotspeakEnglishandbecausetheirparentsarenottheretotakecareofthem,theyareoftenabsentfromschool.Tobea“satellitekids”meanstogrowupinsuchacountry,youknowyouaredifferentandyoucan’tmakefriendsbecauseyoudonotspeakEnglishwell.Also,itmeanstogrowuplonely,becauseyourparentsarenothere.1．Accordingtothepassage,parentsin_______don’tsendtheirkidsabroad.A．ChinaB．JapanC．KoreaD．America2．“Satellitekids”refertotheAsiankids______.A．withoutparentsB．livingabroadaloneC．withuniversityeducationD．notspeakingEnglish3．SomeAsianim