江苏省南通市海安市十三校2023-2024学年九年级上学期12月月考英语试题

初三年级英语阶段测试2023.12制卷：孙庄初级中学卷面分值：140答卷时间：135分钟第一卷：选择题（80分）一、听力（20分）第一部分听对话，回答问题本部分共有10个小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你仍有5秒钟的答题时间。1.WhatisPaul’sanimalsign?A. B. C.2.WhichofthefollowingisthepictureofLily’sEnglishteacher?A. B. C.3.Whatkindoffilmdoesthewomanlikebest?A. B. C.4.Whatproblemdoestheboyhave?A. B. C.5.HowmanytimeshasthemanbeentoFrance?A.Once. B.Threetimes. C.Twice.6.Wherewasthegirlmurdered?A.Atabusstop. B.Atarestaurant.C.Atastreetcorner.7.WhatdoesthemanthinkofMr.Smith?A.Heisguilty. B.Heishumorous.C.Heishelpful.8.Howdoestheboylearnabouttheworld?A.Fromteachers. B.Frombooks.C.ThroughtheInternet.9.WhatdothespeakersNOTlike?A.Tea. B.Coffee. C.Coldwater.10.WhatdoesDanielmean?A.HelovesMissWu’sclasses.B.Hedoesn’tlikeMissWu’sclasses.C.HeisalwayslateforMissWu’sclasses.第二部分：听对话和短文回答问题,将正确选项填写在答题卡相应位置。（读两遍）听第1段材料，回答第11—12小题。11.Whatdoyouthinkthegirlis?A.Ateacher. B.Atourist. C.Astudent.12.Whatdidthegirlwanttodo?A.Tomakeprogress.B.Totakeapart-timejob.C.Tospendhervacation.听第2段材料，完成信息表第13-15小题。ArobberyWhen___13___WhereInthe___14___shop.HowMrs.Billofferedsomecluestothepolice.Therobberwasarrestedafterabout___15___.13.A.December25 B.December24 C.December2314.A.glass B.sports C.jewellery15.A.anhour B.halfanhourC.oneandahalfhours听第3段材料，回答第16—20小题。16.WhendidTinacomposeherfirstpianopiece?A.Ateighteenmonthsold. B.Atthree.C.Atten.17.WhatkindofmusichasTinacomposed?A.Countrymusic.B.Classicalmusic.C.Allkindsofmusic.18.WhichplacedidTinagetforNewMusicGenerationthisyear?A.Thesecond. B.Thefirst.C.Thethird.19.HowoftendidTinaspendplayingtheviolinwhenshestudiedatuniversity?A.Fourhoursaday.B.Fivehoursaweek.C.Fivehoursaday.20.WhydoesTinareadHarryPotterandseeSpider-Man?A.Becauseshethinksdifferentkindsofthingsmakeherhappy.B.Becausesheisyoungenoughtospendmoretimeonthesethings.C.Becausesheshowsgreatinterestinthesamethingsasotherchildren.二、单项填空（15’）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21.Toachieve_____greatsuccess,theremustbe_____balancebetweenthechallengeofthetaskandyourskill.A.a;/B./;aC./;/D.a;a22.Wecould__________controlourfeelings,jumpingandcheeringatthatmomentwhenourteamwonthematch.A.nearly B.greatly C.hardly D.clearly23.—Didyouenjoytheoutdoortrainingyesterday?—No,notatall!Iwas_________deadaftersomuchhardtraining.asgoodas B.aswellas C.sogoodas D.sowellas24.—Heisalwaysseentotodohishomeworktillmidnight!—Oh,heisacurvewrecker(学霸).Hisnotesarealwaysoftous.A.stayout;valuableB.stayup;valueC.stayup;valuable D.getup;value25._________ great progress the girl you worry about has made! There is no doubt _____ your advice.       A. How; that she took                      B. What; if she has taken C. What; that she has taken                   D. What a; if she took26.InthefilmMurderinaCountryHouse,adoctorisfound_______inthehouse,sothefilmis_________horrorandmysteries.A.dying,fillofB.dead;fullofC.dead;fullwith D.die;filledwith27.I’mnotsurewhetherIcanholdapartyintheopenair,becauseit________theweather.A.standsfor B.agreewithC.livesonD.dependson28.Wedon’tbelieve________littlechildrencando________muchworkin_______ashorttime.A.so,so,such B.so,such,so C.such,so,such D.such,such,so29.—Whenareyougoingtovisityourgrandparents?—Ihaven’tdecided._________today_________tomorrowisOk.A.Notonly;butalso B.Either;or C.Neither;nor D.Both;and30.—Excuseme,Mum.Whenshallwehavedinner?—Notuntilitinhalfanhour.A.ispreparedB.willbepreparedC.hadbeenpreparedD.wasprepared31.—Ifeeltiredthesedays,andIdon’twanttowalkanymore.—Don’tbelazy!Ithinkyoushoulddoexercisetokeepenergetic.A.abitof;anumberof B.abit;alittleC.alittlebit;agreatdealof D.abitlittle;agreatdeal32.YouseemsohappywithyourNationalDayholiday.Couldyoutellme__________.A.whatplacesyouhavebeento B.ifyouvisityourauntC.whodidyouspendtheholidaywithD.thatyouwatchedabasketballmatch33.—He’sneverstolenanythingbefore,________he?—_____.It’shissecondtimetobetakentothepolicestation.A.hasn’t;Yes B.has.Yes C.has,No D.is,No34.—Whatwastheendingofthisfilm?—Itwassosurprisingandwent_____myimagination. A.across B.over C.through D.beyond35.—IhopethatIwillhavemillionsofdollarsandIcanbuymyprivate(私人的)plane.—________.A.Youarewelcome B.That’sverykindofyouC.Inyourdreams D.Thankyouallthesame三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ZuTiwasagreatmanofJinDynasty.Hewas36forhishardworkandgreatachievements.Butwhenhewasachild,hewasanaughty(顽皮的)boywhoshowedlittle37inreading.Ashegrewup,ZuTi38hedidn’thaveenoughknowledge.Andhedeeplyfeltthathecouldnotservehiscountrywell.Sohemadeup39mindtostudyhard.ZuTihada40friendnamedLiuKun.Theyhadadeepfriendship.Sotheystayedtogethereveryday.Theyevensleptononebedeverynightand41atthesametimeeverymorning.Oneday,whentheywere42,ZuTiheardtheroostercrowing(打鸣).An43cametohim.HewokeupLiuKunandsaid,“Howaboutgettinguptoplayswords(剑)?”44hewasstillsleepy,LiuKunagreedwithZuTigladly.Fromthenon,theygotupandplayedswords45theroosterbegancrowing.Theykepttheirwordsdayafterday.Theynevergaveupnomatterhow46inwinterorhotinsummer.Besides,theybegantostudyhistory47andputalltheirenergyintoreadingbooks.48,theylearnedagreatdealofknowledgeandmademuchprogress.Afewyearslater,49ofthemgrewupwithtalentsandwisdom.Atlast,their50cametrueandtheymadegreatcontributionstotheircountry.ThisistheChineseidiomstoryToRisewiththeRooster.36．A．late B．sorry C．ready D．famous37．A．interest B．respect C．pride D．kindness38．A．decided B．realized C．imagined D．promised39．A．his B．her C．its D．their40．A．rich B．busy C．close D．common41．A．madeup B．gotup C．gaveup D．pickedup42．A．sleeping B．discussing C．fighting D．reading43．A．order B．idea C．exam D．ability44．A．Because B．Unless C．Although D．If45．A．aswellas B．asmuchas C．asgoodas D．assoonas46．A．long B．dry C．cold D．quiet47．A．recently B．politely C．probably D．carefully48．A．Onhisway B．Bytheway C．Intheirway D．Inthisway49．A．both B．all C．either D．neither50．A．mistakes B．dreams C．hobbies D．difficulties四、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AOntheToweratYouzhouWherearethegreatmenofthepast?Andwherearethoseoffutureyears?Theskyandearthforeverlast;HereandnowIaloneshed(流)tears.Travelingnotonlyopensoureyesbutalsogivesusachancetothinkandexpressourfeelings.OntheToweratYouzhou,writtenbyChenZi’ang(661-702)intheTangDynasty,isanexample.Chenwrotethispoemin696.Atthattime,hewasupsetinhisarmycareer(生涯)undertheruleofEmpressWuZetian.HeclimbedtothetopofYouzhouTowerandwasamazedbytheviewoftheearthandsky.Hecouldn’thelpwonderingwherethegreatmenofthepastandfutureare.Comparedtotheuniverse,thepoetfeltthatpeoplearesmallandunimportant.Whatlastsforeveristhevast(广阔的)earthandsky.Nobodycanbefreefromdeath.Evenso,Chenstillwantedtoservehiscountryandpeopleinhisshortlife.Buttherulersdidn’tseehistalents,soChenfeltsadandshedtearsalone.Withthesincere(真挚的)feelingsthatfitthesetting,Chencreatedamoving,sadsceneinthepoem.Itissadbutnotdiscouraging(令人气馁的).Hislanguageissimplebutcarriesdeepmeaning.That’swhythepoemisstillpopularnow.51．Whenwasthepoemwritten?A．IntheQinDynasty. B．IntheTangDynasty.C．IntheSongDynasty. D．IntheMingDynasty.52．WhatwilllastforeveraccordingtoChenZi’ang?A．Therulers. B．Thepoem.C．Thegreatmen. D．Thevastearthandsky.53．Whatdoestheauthor(作者)thinkofthelanguageinthepoem?A．Simple. B．Sadanddiscouraging.C．Simplebutmeaningful. D．Upsetandsincere.BWaterisimportantforalllivingthingsonEarth.Thewatercycleisanaturalprocessthattakeswaterfromthegroundandtheskyandbringsitbacktotheearthagain.ItisacyclethathappensthewholeyearandismostactivefromMarchtoJuneinChina.Inthisarticle,wewillexplore(探索）thewatercycleanddiscussitsimportanceforEarth.Thewatercyclealwaysbeginswithwatervapour（蒸汽）.Whenit'shotoutside,youcanseecloudsforminginthesky.Thesecloudsaremadeofwatervapourthatcomesfromtheground,plantsandrivers.Aswatervapourrisesintothesky,itcoolsdownandbecomesclouds.Afterthat,cloudstravelthroughtheskyandfallbacktoEarthasrainorsnow.Then,waterrunsthroughriversandoceansandfinallyreturnstotheearthagainindifferentformslikerainwaterorsnow.ThewatercycleplaysanimportantroleinprotectingourEarth'sclimate（气候）.Itprovidesuswithwatertodrinkandkeepsourclimatehealthy.Ontopofthat,ittakeswaterfromriversandoceansandbringsittotheareasthatdon'thaveenoughwater.Withoutthecycle,wewouldfacemanyproblems.Whenthereistoomuchwaterinoneplace,itbecomesaflood.Whenwaterisbadlyinneed,itbecomesadrought（旱灾）.Besides,watervapourcantakeheatfromthesunandkeepourplanetcool.Thewatercycleisanaturalprocessthatkeepsourplanetalive.It'simportantforplantsandanimalstodrinkwaterandforourriverstostayflowingwithwater.Understandingthewatercyclecanhelpusenjoythebeautyofnature,knowhowourplanetworksanddevelopbettermethodstoprotectourEarth.Andthatisaresponsibility（责任）weshouldtakeon.54.WhichseasonmighthavethemostactivewatercycleinChina?A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Autumn.D.Winter.55.Whichistherightorderofthewatercycleaccordingtothetext?①Waterreturnstotheground.②Rainorsnowfallsdown.③Watervapourrisesup.④Cloudsareformedinthesky.A.③②④①B.④②③①C.④③②①D.③④②①56.Whyisthewatercycleimportant?A.Itbringswarmweather.B.Itshowsthebeautyofnature.C.Itmakestheclimatepleasant.D.Itcleanstheairandtheground.57.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthelastparagraph?A.Toaskpeopletowaterplants.B.Toencouragepeopletosavewater.C.Tocallonpeopletoprotectourplanet.D.Toinspirepeopletogetclosetonature.CHaveyoueverwonderedwhatanimalsaretalkingabout?WiththedevelopmentofAI,wemaybeabletounderstandtheirlanguages!InProfessorKarenBakker’snewbook,TheSoundsofLife:HowDigitalTechnologyIsBringingUsClosertotheWorldsofAnimalsandPlants,shetalksabouthowAIishelpingustomakeananimalversion（版本）ofGoogleTranslate.Allaroundtheanimalkingdom,therearesoundsthatwecanhardlypickupandtranslate.Elephants,forexample,talkwitheachotherusinginfrasound（次声波）—farbelowourhumanhearingrange.Coral（珊瑚）intheoceanalsosendssoundwavestoattractbabycoraltosaferareastogrow.Thisissurprisingascoraldoesn’thaveanyears!Scientistshaveplacedlisteningequipmentintotheseenvironmentstopickupthesoundsthathumanscannothear.Afterthesoundsarerecorded,AIcanstudytheirmeanings,accordingtothenewswebsiteVox.Forexample,IsraeliresearchersusedAItotranslatebats’15,000calls.Theyfoundthatmorethan60percentwereargumentsaboutfood,sleepandpersonalspace.Thistechnologycannotonlyunderstandtheanimalsbutalsocommunicatebacktothem.Forexample,beesusedancestocommunicate.Therefore,aresearchteaminGermanyputthebeelanguageAIsystemintoarobotbee.Theyaskedtherobottocreateadanceroutinetotellthebeeswherethenectar（花蜜）was,Voxreported.58.Elephantstalkwitheachotherbyusing________.A.DancesB.wavesC.infrasoundD.arguments59.Howmanyexamplesarementionedinthispassage?A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.60.Whichanimalsendssoundstohelpitsbabiesgotosaferplaces?A.Abat.B.Anelephant.C.Abee.D.Acoral.61.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Animalsneedhelpfromhumanbeings.B.ScientistsuseAItohelpanimalsgetusedtotheirenvironments.C.AIhelpspeoplebetterunderstandandcommunicatewithanimals.D.Scientistscallonhumanstoprotectanimals.DMostpeoplefeellonelysometimes,butitusuallyonlylastsbetweenafewminutesandafewhours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnotserious.Infact,itisquitenormal.Forsomepeoplethoughlonelinesscanlastforyears.Nowscientistssaytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary.Thisisthemostcommontype.Itusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkind,situationalloneliness,isanaturalresultofaparticular(特定的)situation--forexample,afamilyproblemsthedeathofalovedone,ormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysicalproblem,suchasheadachesandsleeplessness,itusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemostserious.Unlikethesecondtype,chronicloneliness(慢性孤独)usuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecific(具体的)cause.Peoplewhoexperiencehabituallonelinesshaveproblemssocializingandbecomingclosetoothers.Unluckily,manychronicallylonelypeoplethinkthereislittleornothingtheycandotoimprovetheircondition.Psychologists(心理学家)agreethatoneimportantfactorinlonelinessisaperson'ssocialcontact,e.g.friends,familymembers,co-workers,etc.Wedependondifferentkindsofpeoplefordifferentreasons.Forexample,ourfamiliesgiveusemotionalsupport,ourparentsandteachersgiveusguidance,andourfriendssharesimilarinterestsandactivities.However,psychologistshavefoundthat,thoughlonelypeoplemayhavemanysocialcontacts,theysometimesfeeltheyshouldhavemore.Theyquestiontheirownpopularity.Psychologistsaretryingtofindwaystohelphabituallylonelypeoplefortworeasons:theyareunhappyandunabletosocializeandthereisaconnectionbetweenchroniclonelinessandseriousillnesssuchasheartdisease.Thoughtemporaryandsituationallonelinesscanbeanormal,healthypartoflife,chroniclonelinesscanbeaverysad,andsometimesdangerouscondition.62.Howwillyoudealwithtemporarylonelinessaccordingtothepassage?A.Talktofriends.B.Paylittleattentiontoit.C.Gotoseeadoctor.D.Askyourteachersforhelp.63.Whatdoes“it”refertointhesecondparagraph?A.Temporaryloneliness.B.Anewplace.C.Situationalloneliness.D.Sleeplessness.64.Whatcanwelearnaboutlonelinessfromthepassage?A.Lonelypeopledon'thavemanyfriends.B.Oneproblemoflonelinessisaperson'ssocialcontacts.C.Chroniclonelinessoftenlastsabouttwoyearsandhasaparticularcause.D.Movingtoanewplacemustcauseyoutofeellonelyandhaveheadaches.65.Whydopsychologistswanttohelpchronicallylonelypeople?A.Chroniclonelinesscannotbecured.B.Chroniclonelinesscancauseseriousillness.C.Chroniclonelinessmaycausefamilyproblems.D.Chroniclonelinessmayhappenamongfamilies.第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共60分）五、词汇(本题共15小题；每小题1分，共15分)A)请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词。66.Everybodyhopesthatpeopleallovertheworldcanlive_________(和平)togetherforever.67.Youcannotimaginehowmuchdifficultytheyhad__________(控制)theshipinthestorm.68.Becauseoftheheavyfog,tomorrow’spartyhasbeen_________.Let’sgotothecinemainstead.69.China’snew(标准)onPEeducationencouragesschoolstoprovidesomepopularsports,suchasgymnastics,watersportsandtraditionalChinesesports.70.—Oh,mycomputerdoesn’tworkagain.—Thisisthethirdtimethisweek.Whatabout(thinkabout)buyinganewoneinstead?B.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。highhighninetypleasedwealthdirect71.Themanhasmadeagreatdealofmoney．Heseemseven________thanotherbosses．72.ThewholesocietyspeakofHouChangliangbecauseofhis11yearsofvolunteerteachinginruralschoolsinGuangxi,GuizhouandYunnan.73.Whentheoldmanwasinhis_________,hebegantowritethenovel.74.DuringNationalHoliday,wetookatriptoHangzhou,buttoomanypeopletheremadethetripalittle.75.FengXiaogangisoneofthegreatestinourcountrytoday.C.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。becomeleaveremindnotbemistake76.Theelderlycoupleworriedabouttheirlivesatallbecausethegovernmentandneighbourstookgoodcareofthem.77.—Doyouknowwhyfoodallergies(过敏)happeninthebody?—Yes,it’sbecauseourbodythefoodforsomethingharmfulandstartsfighting.78.—Peter,thetriptoHongKongourwalletemptyunlesswemakeathoughtfulplan.—OK,let’sdoitnow.79.Overthepast20years,differentkindsofemojis(表情符号)ouronlinebodylanguage.80.—Nick,Iseemtohearavoicefromyourmask.Whatisit?—Listen,thesmartmaskmethattheairqualityaroundhereisnotsogood.六、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。（请在答题卡上写出完整单词）LikeWilliamShakespeare,poetDuFuhasthesameimportancetoChineseliterarytradition.Tointroducethecharmandbeautyoft____81____Chineseliteraturetoviewersaroundtheworld,aBBCdocumentaryinvitedafamousBritishactortoread15ofDu'spoemsthathavebeentranslatedintoEnglish.Thedocumentarydescribesthepoet’slifee____82___indetail.Bornin712,Dulivedunderthereign（统治）oftheTangEmperorXuanzong(713-756),atimem____83___byrichnessandculturalachievement.However,astheAnLushanRebellionof755flooredtheempire,Dusufferedalot.Throughu____84____anddowns,thepoetneverstoppedwritingandabout1,500poemshavebeenkeptovertheages.Inthesepoems,hepouredouthisw____85____abouthiscountryandpeopleandtheimportanceofcelebratingthesimplejoysoflife.ChinesepeoplereallyvaluetherecordingofhistoryandDuisbestatrecordinghistoryinhispoetry.That’sb___86___historicaleventsaremirrored（反映）inhisownlifeandspiritualjourney.T____87_____heneverhadahighpositioninthegovernment,Ducaredaboutcommonpeople.That'swhyhewasp____93__asaPoet-Sage（诗圣）bylatergenerations.Adifficultlifeandhisspiritofcaringabouttheworldhelpedhimc____94___somanyworks.DuisaculturalsymbolofancientChina,buthisworksandspiritshavea__95__encouragedpeopleoutsideChina.Asthedocumentarynoted,hisworkrepresentsavaluableculturalheritage(遗产)forthewholeworld,notjustChina.七、阅读与回答问题(本题共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。Run-downbuildings,rotteddoors,rusty(生锈的)machines...thisishowyoumightpictureanoldindustrialsite.ButmanyofthemnowhaveanewlookinChina.ShougangIndustrialParkinShijingshandistrictofBeijingisnowafamousandpopularcultureandsportssite.However,itusedtobeasteelmillthatwasbuiltin1919.Itoncehoused60,000workersandmademorethan10milliontonsofironandsteel.Toprotecttheenvironment,however,themillslowlyreduceditsproductionfrom2005untilitclosedin2010.Withthegovernment’ssupport,theoldmillhasbeenreborn.Cafes,bookstores,hotels,andofficesnowfillShougang’swarehousesandblastfurnaces(高炉).Self-drivingcarsmovearoundtheplacefortesting.Andduringthe2022WinterGames,Olympic