山东省济南砚泉中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期12月英语月考试题（含答案）

济南砚泉中学九年级上学期阶段性测试英语试题（2024.12）本试卷满分100分。考试用时60分钟。第Ⅰ卷选择题（65分）Ⅰ.阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题ABCD四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。（每题2分，计40分）AWhatisyourdreamjob,apilotorasingerWhatdoyouhopeyourjobislike?Herearesomejobscalledtesters.Wouldyouliketojoin?TheSweetestJobWillyoucomeandbeasweettesterinourcandyfactory?Itisprobablythebestjobyouhaveeverheard.Whenanewsweetisinvented,itwillbesenttoyou.Whatyouneedtodoistoeafitandwriteareportaboutit.Thenadecisionismadeaboutwhethertoproduceitornot.Youwillbepaid100dollarseachtime,butnotsurehowoften.Callusat349-9878.LonelyIslandJobDoyouwishtoliveonabeautifulislandandgetpaid?Hereissuchajobthatyouhavetostayonanislandonyourowninasmallhouse.Youspendeveryday(30daysintotal)swimming,exploring（探索）andhiking.Thenyouhavetowriteareporttoshowiftheislandisgoodenoughtodeveloptourism.Youwillbepaid150dollarsaday.Emailusatlonelyisland@yy,comwithyournameandhobbies.SleepingontheJobUsuallysleepingonthejobwouldmakeyoulosejob.Buthereyouwillbepaidtosleep.Youneedtoexpensivebedsbysleepingononebedeighthoursaeverydayforaweek,Intheend,youhavetoeareportaboutthebedsaboutiftheymakeagoodp.Youwillbepaid20dollars,anhour.Callusat562-8814.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Interestingjobs.B.Greatplaces.C.Makingmoney.D.Smallislands.Whatdoyouhavetodoasa.sweettester?A.Gotothefactoryontimeeveryday.B.Eatallsweetsinthefactory.C.Tastenewsweetsandwriteaboutthem.D.Makeadecisionforthefactory.WhatwasonthewallinMr.White'shouseinfact?A.Nothing.B.Realcurtains.C.HispictureD.Aphoto.Whatdon'tyouhavetodoifyouareanislandtester?A.Swim.B.Explore.C.Build.D.HikeHowmuchwillyoubepaidtotestonebedinaweek?A.3,360dollars.B.1,120dollars.C.480dollars.D.420dollars.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Youhavetohavesomespecialabilities.B.Youarepaidthemostasanislandtester.C.Youcanmakeacallifyouwantanyjobs.D.Youhavetowriteareportaftertesting.BDearTiantian,Welcometotheworld!YourmomandIaresoexcitedtoseewhoyouwillbecome.Whenyoursisterwasborn,wewrotealetterabouttheworldwehopedforherandnowyouwillgrowupinaworldwithbettereducation,strongercommunities,andgreaterequality.Wewrotethatwithalltheadvancesinscienceandtechnology,yourgenerationshouldlivemuchbetterlivesthanours,andwehavearesponsibilitytodoourparttomakethathappen.Eventhoughheadlinesoftenfocusonwhat'swrong,westillbelievethesepositivetrendswillwinout.We'reoptimists（乐观主义者）aboutyourgenerationandthefuture.Butratherthanwriteaboutgrowingup,wewanttotalkaboutchildhood.Theworldcanbeaseriousplace.That'swhyit'simportanttomaketimetogooutsideandplay.Youwillbebusywhenyou'reolder,soIhopeyoutaketimetosmellalltheflowersandputalltheleavesyouwantinyourbucketnow.IhopeyoureadyourfavoriteDr.SeussbookssomanytimesandhopeyoustartinventingyourownstoriesabouttheVipperofVipp.Ihopeyouridethecarousel（旋转木马）withMaxuntilyou'vetamed（驯服）everycolorhorse.Ihopeyourunasmanylapsaroundourlivingroomandyardasyouwant.AndthenIhopeyoutakealotofnaps.Ihopeyou'reagreatsleeper.AndIhopeeveninyourdreamsyoucanfeelhowmuchweloveyou.Childhoodismagical.Youonlygettobeachildonce,sodon'tspenditworryingtoomuchaboutthefuture.You'vegotusforthat,andwe'lldoeverythingwepossibly,cantomakesuretheworldisabetterplaceforyouandallchildreninyogeneration.Tiantian,weloveyousomuchandweresoexcitedtogoonthisadventurewithyou,Wewishyoualifeofjoy,loveandthesamehopeyougiveus.soLove,MomandDadWhichofthefollowingisthebestfortheblank""inParagraph2?A.fewerdiseasesB.morewarsC.morepeopleD.biggerhousesWhatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inParagraph2referto?A.Happychildhood.B.Betterlives.C.Technologyimprovement.D.Theletterabouttheworld.HowdidtheparentspictureTiantian'shappychildhood?A.Bycomparingwithothers.B.Bymakingaspeech.C.Byusingfamoussayings.D.Bygivingexamples.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthelastparagraph?A.Gettingclosertonature.B.Reading,runningandplayingfreely.C.FeelinglovedeveninthedreamD.Growingupinaworldwithmorewealth.Whydoesthewriterwritetheletter?A.TogiveTiantiansomesuggestions.B.TolookforwardtothecomingofTiantian.C.Toshowhisopinionaboutahappychildhood.D.ToexpresstheexpectationtowardsTiantian.CMr.BlackandMr,Whiteweretwofamousartistsinthecity.Theirdrawingsweresogreatandpopularthatpeoplewhocouldgetadrawingwouldbeveryproud.Peoplethoughttheyrwaswellaseachother.ButMr.BlackandMr.Whitewantedtoseewhocoulddrawthebestpicture.Onedaytheyaskedanoldmantobethejudge.Mr.Blackdrewanappletree.Heputhispictureinthefield.Soonthebirdscameandtriedtoeattheapples.Theoldmansawitandsaidexcitedly,"Youhavecertainlywon.Mr.Whitecannotdrawsogoodapictureasyours.Butwewillgotoseehispicture."TheywenttoMr.White'shouse.Therewerenothingbutredbeautifulcurtains（窗帘）onthewall.Theoldmanasked,"Whereisyourpicture,Mr.White?"Withasmile,Mr.Whitesaid,"Liftthecurtains,andyouwillfindmypicture."Theoldmanreachedouthandstoliftthecurtainsbutfoundthattheyweredrawnthere,TheywereMr.White'spicture.Theoldmansaid,"Birdsthoughttheappleswerereal.Menthoughtthecurtainswerereal.SoMr.Whitewon.Hispictureisthebestone."WhatdidpeoplethinkofMr.BlackandMr.White?A.Theywerebothgreatartists.B.Theyweretooproud.C.Theydislikedtheirdrawings.D.Theydrewcitieswell.WhatdidMr.Blackdraw?A.Fields.B.Anappletree.C.Birds.D.Curtains.WhatwasonthewallinMr.White’shouseinfact?Nothing.B.Realcurtains.C.Hispicture.D.Aphoto.WhydidtheoldmanthinkMr.Whitewon?A.Thecurtains'colorwasbeautiful.B.Theoldmanliftedthecurtains.C.Mr.White'spicturecheatedhiseyes．D.Theoldmandidn'tlikeapples.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ASmartOldManB.ItWasUnfairC.NobodyWonD.WhoDrewBest?DSomeoneinXingfu,avillageinZhejiang,foundanendangeredcreature（濒危生物）inthewater.ItiscalledthepeachblossomjellyfishD7水母）.Thiscreatureisindangerofdisappearingforeverandisundergovernmentprotection.Peoplealsocallitthe"pandainthewater"becausetherearen'tmanyofthemintheworld.lAccordingtoexperts（专家，thepeachblossomjellyfishisverytiny,aboutthesizeofacoin,anditneedstoliveingoodandcleanwater.ThediscoveryofthepeachblossomjellyfishinXingfuisabigdealbecauseitmeansthatthewaterthereiscleanandhealthy.However,thereusedtobeamine（矿）inthevillage,whichcausedamessinitsenvironment,Luckily,thevillagershaveworkedhardtoimprovetheirwaterandlandinthepastfewyears.Now,thewaterinthevillageisgettingcleanerandhealthier,AndthepeopleinXingfuarehappyto.seetheirhardworkisfinallypayingoff.GaoYueye,themanwhodiscoveredthepeachblossomjellyfish,isproudoftheachievementsofhispeople."IwasjustwalkingnearaparkwhenIsawsomethingswimmingintheriver,"saidGao."Itwasaclearcreaturewithashapelikeanumbrella."Hecouldn'tbelievehiseyeswhenhesawthecreatureandquicklyrecordedavideo.It'simportanttotreasureandprotectcreatureslikethepeachblossomjellyfish.Theyremindusofthebeautyofnatureandhowweshouldtakecareofourenvironment.Everyone,youngorold,canhelpmakeadifferencebykeepingourwatercleanandprotectinganimals.Weallplayanimportantroleinkeepingourplanethealthy!Whyisthepeachblossomjellyfishcalledthe"pandainthewater"?A.Becauseitislovely.B.Becauseitisfamous.C.Becauseitisdangerous.D.Becauseitisendangered.WhatdoweknowaboutthepeachblossomjellyfishfromParagraph2?A.Itlookslikeatinycoin.B.Itusuallylivesinthesea.C.IthadneverbeenseeninZhejiang.D.Itcan'tlivewithoutcleanandhealthywater.WhatcausedtheenvironmentinXingfutobecomebetterandbetter?A.Thevillagers'kindness.B.Themineinthevillage.C.Thevillagers'hardwork.D.Theenvironmentofthevillage.HowmightGaofeelwhenherecordthevideo?A.Nervous.B.Excited.C.Worried.D.Confident.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?AModernVillage.B.AWarm-HeartedMan.C.AnAmazingDiscovery.D.ADangerousCreature.II．阅读理解七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(10分）Doyouliketraveling?Haveyouheardofvolunteertravel?21Themainpurposeofvolunteertravelistotakepartinserviceopportunitytohelpothers.Duringthetrip,volunteertravelersoftenprovideservicesliketeaching,cooking,animalcaring,andculturalactivities.Thevolunteersmaygetfreeorcheapaccommodation（住处）,mealsandclothes-washing,activities,orclassesbecauseoftheirhelp.22However,volunteertraveldatesbacktothe1960s,whenAlecDicksonandhiswifeMorafromtheUKfoundedVoluntaryServiceOverseas(VSO),aninternationalvolunteerorganization.23Butnow,morevolunteertripshavetakenplacewithinthevolunteers'owncountriesinrecentyears.Volunteerprojectsinthecountrysidearenowattractingmorevisitorslivinginthecitiesasabreakfromthefastandstressfulcitylives.Bydoingvoluntaryworkwhiletraveling,travelersmaymakeareal,positiveinfluenceontheworld.24Anotheradvantageofvolunteertravelisthatithelpspeoplelivingincitiesexperiencethelifeinthecountryside.Forthosewhoaretiredofcitylifebutcan'tmoveto3·thecountryside,volunteertravelcanbeaway.On;theonehand,travelerscanrelaxthemselvesfromtheirbusylives.25A.Traditionally,thevolunteeractivitiestakeplaceinaforeigncountry.Alotoftouristscometothecountrysideeveryyear.Ontheotherhand,thecountrysidecangetmuchbyreceivingmorevisitorsforlocaltourismindustries.Theservicesvolunteersprovidecanreducethecostsforthecommunitiestheyserve.E.Doyouknowwhatvolunteertravelmeans?F.Theymaygofishingorhikingwhentheweatherisfine.Thesejourneysseemonlytobemadeinrecentyearsbymoderntransport.III．补全对话阅读对话，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案完成对话。(10分）A:Hey,Alan.Howwasyourweekend?B:Oh,Ihadagreattime.A:26B:IwenttoDarningLake.Itisagoodplacetohavefun.A:27B:Myfatherneedn'tgotoworksowewenttherebycar.A:28B:Aboutanhour.It'snotsofar,anyway.

A:Luckyyou.Ihadtostayathomelastweekend.ButI'mplanningtotraveltoXi'anwithmyfamilynextweekend.B:Oh,thatsoundsgreat.Iwentthereamonthago.A:Canyougivemesomeadviceonourtripthere?B:29A:OK,Ilikeallkindsofdeliciousfood.30B:Youarewelcome.A.Whatcanyoudo?B.Wheredidyougo?C.Howdidyougothere?D.Whatdoesitlooklike?A.Didyougotherebybus?B.Isthereaparkthere?C.Howdidyougothere?D.Howoftendoyougothere?A.Isiteasytofindaplacetoparkthecar?B.Howlongdidittaketogettherebycar?C.What'sthebestrestaurantthere?D.WhatdoyouthinkofDarningLake?A.Youcan'ttakethetaxithere.B.Thepeopletherearereallywarm-hearted.C.WhatwilltheweatherbelikeinZibo?D.Youmusttastethedeliciousnoodlesthere.A.Let'sgonow!B.Bestwishestoyou!C.Thankyousomuch!D.I'msosorrytohearthat.cetoⅣ.完形填空阅读短文，从每题a、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。(15分）Manyyearsago,whenwefirstwenttoCanada,wewere31throughMontanatoColoradowithourtwochildren,thenaged8and11.Asitwasgettinglate,westartedlookingforahotel,onlytofindoutthatallthehotelswere32.Finally,around9o'clockintheevening,westoppedatagasstationtofillupongasoline(汽油).Myhusbandaskedfora33bookandtoldthewomanatthecounter（柜台）thatweweretryingtofindahotel.Whenhewas34,thewoman,Linda,saidsheandherfamily35nearbyandwouldbehappyifwespentthenightatherhome.Shecalledhersontodirectus,36shehadtokeepworkingatthegasstationtillmidnight.Whenwereachedtheirhome,herhusband37us.Heinvitedustohavecoffeeandchatwhilewe38forhiswife.Shecamebackaftermidnight.Weaskedifwecould39awayintheearlymorningsoasnottotroublethem.Theysaidwewerenowguestsandwewouldhavetohave40withthem.Inthemorningwewokeuptoatablesetforbreakfast.Aroundthetableweremanyoftheir41andfriends.Weatebreakfast,andwhenwewereleaving,myhusbandaskedifhecouldoffersome42.Theywouldnothearofitandinsisted（坚持）weweretheirguests.Weleft43bytheirspiritofhospitalityandwewereamazedthattheywouldtakeinafamilyoftotal44fromadifferentcountry.Overtheyears,welostconnection,butwehaveneverforgottentheir45.cheapD.rideunfinished36.A.so42.A.help43.A.interested44.A.strangersfriends45.A.courage非选择题共40分V．阅读短文，用适当的单词或括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。(15分）Whenwetalkaboutfoodfarming,weusuallythinkofgreenfieldsinthecountryside,farfromthecity.Lastyear,SamChee46(work)onaverydifferentkindoffarm,inthecenterofToronto.Hegrewfruit,vegetablesandherbs.Butnotmanypeopleknewthefarmwasontopofabuilding,fifty47(meter)abovetheground.Thetopsofbuildingsareoftenjustwastedspace,48Samusesthisspacetogrowfood.Hetellsus49itworks."Wegroweverythinginbigpotsandboxestherearehundredsofthem.Wesaverain50(water)theplantswhentheweatherisdry."TherooftopfarmbelongstoarestaurantcalledGreenGarden.Abouthalftherestaurant'svegetables51(produce)there.Itistherooftopfarmthatmakes