江苏省无锡市某中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期12月英语月考试题（含答案）

无锡市江南中学2024-2025学年度第一学期随堂练习(12月)

初三年级英语学科

一、单项选择(每题1分，共14分)

()1.Nanjingisattractivecitymanytouristsgothereeveryyear.

A.soa;thatB.sucha;thatC.soan;thatD.suchan;that

()2.It*swarmthesedays.Appleswillgobadsoonweputtheminafridge.

A.unlessB.becauseC.ifD.though

()3.myfathermymotherbelieveswhatstarsignssay,butIdo.

A.Neither,norB.Either,or

C.Both,andD.Notonly,butalso

()4.Wow!Themusicmakesmefeelgood.isbetterthanlisteningtosoftmusic.

A.NothingB.AnythingC.SomethingD.Everything

()5.Myfatherjoinedthearmyinwhenhewasin.

A.1960s;twentiesB.the1960s;histwentieth

C.1960;histwentiesD.1960s;thetwenties

()6.一Dad,whatdoyouthinkofthesongbyGai?Ifsmyfavourite.

一Ipreferclassicalmusic.Rapmusicisreallymyunderstanding.

A.overB.besidesC.betweenD.beyond

()7.一HowwasyourrecenttriptoSichuan?

一Pveneverhadonebefore.

A.apleasantB.amorepleasantC.amostpleasantD.themostpleasant

()8.Thefilmbythedirectoruponatruestory.

A.wasdirected;basedB.directed;based

C.directed;isbasedD.wasdirected;isbased

()9.一Ididn'twatchthisyear'swinterOlympics.

一.Pmtoobusyandfeeltiredthesedays.

A.SoIdoB.NeitherdoIC.NeitherdidID.SodidI

()10.一ShallwewatchAmericanTVdramastogether?

一ThafsthelastthingIwanttodo..

A.TheyareworthwatchingB.It'sawasteoftime

C.PmafanofTVdramasD.Pdratherwatchsome

()11.Helenlistenedcarefullyshemightdiscoverexactlywhatsheneeded.

A.inordertoB.sothatC.asaresultD.soasto

()12.一Excuseme,couldyoupleasetellme?

一Yes.Thereisahistorymuseuminthecentreofthecity.

A.howoftendoyougotothehistorymuseum

B.arethereanygoodmuseumsinWuxi

C.howlongittakestogettothehistorymuseum

D.ifthereareanygoodmuseumsinWuxi

()13.一Ihavetriedveryhardtofindasolutiontotheproblem,butfailed.

——WhynotdiscussitwithJason?.

A.Greatmindsthinkalike

B.Twoheadsarebetterthanone

C.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush

D.Youcankilltwobirdswithonestone

()14.——Lily,thankyoufordoingthedutyformeyesterdaywhenItotallyforgotit.

一Don*tmentionit.

A.Thafsnewstome.B.Welcometotheclub!

C.Howcouldyou?D.Thafswhatfriendsarefor.

二、完形填空(每题1分，共10分)

Angelahasbeencrazyaboutwritingsinceshewasyoung.Shegotherfirstlessonin

story-tellingfromhergrandfather,whogaveherwordsoflove.Hesetoffherimaginationand

influencedhermuch.Angelaalwayshadstoriesrunning_15_herheadandassoonasshecould

write,sheputthemdownonpaper.

Angela_16_rememberedthecallthatchangedherlife.ItwasTuesday,February18thwhen

thetelephoneranginthekitchenofherLosAngeleshome.OnthelinewasMartyBanderas,a

literaryagent(代理)towhomshehadsentadraftofhernovelthreeweeksearlier.Sheasked

Angelasome_17information,likeageandhealthcondition.Angelafeltstrangeandaskedwhat

thatwasabout.Banderasonlyreplied,6Tvejustsoldyour_18_foroneandahalfmillion

dollars!”

Shesatdowninshock.Shehadwrittenoverfourteennovelsintwentyyears,buteachone

hadbeenl9_bypublishers(出版商).Manypeoplewouldhavebeendiscouraged(气馁的)，_20_

nother.Eachtime,shejustgotdowntowritinganotherone.Herhusbandadvisedhertofind

somethingelsetodo,butshe21_gaveup.Seeingthisbookpublishedwasthemost_22_thing

thathaseverhappenedtoher.

Nowsheisamotherofthreechildren,butshehasneverstoppedwriting,turningoutnovels

betweenkidsanddishes.Sheiswritinganothernovelnow,andsheexpectsanothersuccess.Yes,

herbeliefhasbroughther_23_,andithaschangedherlifein_24_.Angelaisfullyconfidentthat

shewillenjoyamoresuccessfulandmeaningfullifeaslongasshekeepsonwithherdream.

()15.A.throughB.withC.alongD.across

()16.A.hardlyB.probablyC.clearlyD.usually

()17.A.localB.publicC.personalD.national

()18.A.paintingB.novelC.newspaperD.magazine

()19.A.acceptedB.agreedC.refusedD.enjoyed

()20.A.soB.orC.andD.but

()21.A.neverB.alwaysC.seldomD.sometimes

()22.A.boringBtiringC.excitingD.interesting

()23.A.freedomB.successC.friendshipD.beauty

()24.A.timeB.publicC.returnD.surprise

三、阅读理解（每题2分,共26分）

A

FAMILYMOVIE

NIGHTFEATURING:

AroundtheWoddInEighty

BirrTICKETSBEFORE

SATURDAY.APRIL29

APRIL27

6PM—8PMCHILDREN$2eadi

PARENTST

&TEACHERS

)25.Thispostercanbemostprobablyseen.

A.ataschoolB.inacompany

C.atacinemaD.inasupermarket

)26.Onthatday,peoplewillbeprovidedwith

A.popcornB.blanketsC.3-DglassesD.lawnchairs

)27.IfMax,astudentoftheschool,goestoseethefilmwith/herparents,theywillpay

A.$7B.$9C.$12D.$14

B

Ladiesandgentlemen,todayI'mhonoredtointroducesomethingrelatedtothe19thAsian

Games.

Theceremonialdress

Itisanimprovedqipao,whichexpressesthetraditionalbeautyoftheEast,withitspattern

designsmainlyinspiredbyelements(元素)fromtheQiantangRivertideandtheTenScenesof

WestLakeinHangzhou.Thedressisdifficulttomake,andittakesanexperiencedtailorabout12

hourstofinishonedress.

Thesportssocks

Thecompanyuses32piecesofXinjiangcottonasrawmaterial.Thesocksaremainly

yellow,orangeandChinesered,sotheylookbrightandbeautiful.Theproducerstrytomakeeach

pairofsockssoftandcomfortabletowear.

Theribbons

Theribbonsaremadeof100%6Agradesilk.Producersusethesilknotonlybecauseitis

comfortableandcoolforthewearer,butalsobecauseitsymbolizesthecityofHangzhou,whichis

knownasChina's"silkcapital”.Eachribbonissewedbyhand,andeverycraftsmanmusthave

morethan10yearsofexperience.

Themascots

Themascotsshowtherichculturalheritageofthehostcity.TheCongrepresentstheworld

heritagesiteofLiangzhuAncientCity,whosenamecomesfromthejadeCong.TheChen

representstheWorldHeritageBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal,whosenamecomesfrom-------

GongchenBridge,thelandmarkoftheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal.TheLotusrepresentsthe

WorldHeritageWestLake.ThenamecomesfromtheWestLakelotusleaves.

（）28.Fromthearticlewecanknow.

A.thesportssocksmadeofsilkarecomfortabletowear

B.ittakesatailor12hourstofinishtheceremonialdresses

C.themascotsmainlyrepresentfourfamousplacesinHangzhou

D.craftsmenwhohaveover20yearsofexperiencecanmakeribbons

（）29.WhichstandsforLiangzhuAncientCity?

A.Theceremonialdress.B.ThemascotCong.

C.Thecomfortableribbons.D.Thecottonsportssocks.

（）30.Thepurposeofthearticleisto.

A.letmoreplayersjoininthe19thAsianGames

B.makemorepeoplewillingtobuythingsabove

C.letyouknowmuchmoreaboutChineseculture

D.makeyoubecomecraftsmenfullofexperience

C

LongJohnSilverandanotherpirate（海盗）wereoutsidethefort（堡垒）holdingawhiteflag.

“Whogoesthere?^^askedCaptainSmollett.

“CaptainSilver,answeredLongJohnSilver."Pvecometomakeanagreement.9,

“CaptainSilver?^^saidthecaptain."Who'she?"

“Whenyoudesertedtheship,Ibecamethecaptain,sir,"repliedSilver.

“Iamwillingtocometoanagreement.CanIcomein?”Silverasked.BiitCaptainSmollett

refused.

“It'sacoldmorningtositoutsideonthesand,“saidSilver.

“Anhonestmancansitonhisship.It*syourchoice.Youareeithermyship'scookandan

honestsailororCaptainSilver,amutineer（反叛者）andapirate.Well,whatdoyouhavetosay?”

“Wearegoingtofindthetreasure/5saidSilver."So,giveusthemap.Hereareour

conditions:youcaneitherjoinuswhenwefindthetreasureandwe*11leaveyouinasafeplaceon

thejourneyhome.Oryoucanstayhere,withhalftheship'ssupplies（补给），andP11tellthefirst

shipweseewhereyouare.”

“Isthatall?^^askedthecaptain.

“Ifyourefuseourconditions,repliedSilver,t4thenwewillfightyoutotheend.^^

“No,"saidCaptainSmollett."Wecan'tacceptyourconditions.Now,listen.Herearemy

conditions:youandyourpiratesmustcometothefort,onebyoneandunarmed(缴械).You

becomemyprisonersandI

willletyouhaveafairtrial(审判)inEngland.Ifyoudon'tacceptthis,thenP11killyouall.

Youcan'tfindthetreasure.Youcan'tsailaship.Youcan'tfight-Grayhereescapedfromfiveof

youontheship.Thesearemylastwords.P11killyouthenexttimeImeetyou.Now,getout.”

Silverlookedatthecaptainangrily.

“Iwillbreakyourwoodenforttopieceswithinanhour,^^heshouted.Andhestumbled(蹒跚

而行)downthehill,anddisappearedintothewoods.

“Theyaregoingtoattack,saidthecaptain,comingbackin."We'reoutnumbered(寡不敌众,

butwehavetheprotectionofthefbrt.^^Thecaptainthengavehisorders.

“Doctor,takethedoor,butdonotletthemseeyou.Hunter,taketheeastside,Joyce,the

west.Mr.Trelawney,you*rethebestshot-youandGraytakethisnorthsidewiththefivegun

holes.Shootwhenyouseeanyone.Hawkins,youandIwillloadthegunsandhelpwherewe*re

needed.^^Thepiratesclimbedinsidethefence.ThesquireandGrayfiredagainandagain;three

menfell,twoweredead,andthethirdranbacktothewoods.

Aftershootingforawhile,werushedoutsideandfoughtthemintheopenwithourswords.

Wekilledmoreofthem.Therestofthepiratesranaway.Whenthefightingwasover,wewent

backinside.Thenumberswerenowreducedfromsevenofusagainstnineteenpiratestofour

againstnine.

(AdaptedfromTreasureIsland)

()31.WhatdoestheunderlinedworcTdeserted“probablymean?

A.gotoffB.tookawayC.brokedownD.gaveup

()32.WhichofthefollowingsareSmolletfsconditions?

①Youmustbeunarinedandcometothefort.

②Youcanstayherewithhalftheship*ssupplies.

③Youbecomemyprisonersandyouwillhaveafairtrial.

©Youcanjoinusandwewillleaveyouinasafeplaceonthejourneyhome.

A.①②B.①③C.②③D.②④

()33.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.LongJohnSilverwasconsideredasthecaptainallthetime,

B.SmollettacceptedallofLongJohnSilver'sconditionsatlast.

C.Afterthefighting,thenumberofpiratesreducedfrom19to9.

D.HawkinsandDoctortookthedoorandloadedtheguntogether.

D

Hundredsofemperorpenguinchicks（帝企鹅雏鸟）jumpedoffa15-metercliff（悬崖），as

highasafive-storybuilding.Thisscenewascaptured（拍摄）inJanuaryatAtkaBay,Antarctica.

Thisjumpseemsbravebutcouldbelethaltotheseyoungpenguins.

NationalGeographicshowsusemperorpenguinsusuallyraisetheirchicksonseaice

platforms.Whenthesechicksare5monthsold,theylosetheirbabyfeathersandgrowadult

feathers,whicharewaterproof.

Notlongafter,thechickshavetobegintheirfirstswimintheoceantohuntforthemselves.

Normally,

theyjustneedtojumpfromtheseaice,whichislessthanameterhigh.

However,thefkst-melting（快速融化）iceinAntarcticachangesthesituation.TheAntarctic

summerseaicehasdeclined（减少）quicklysince2016,reportedtheBBC.InFebruary2023,the

totalareaofseaicereachedarecordlowof1.91millionsquarekilometers.

“Emperorsdependonseaicefortheirbreedingcycle（繁殖周期）.Ifstheplatformtheyuseto

bringuptheiryoung,“PeterFretwellfromtheBritishAntarcticSurvey（BAS）,toldtheBBC.If

theiceplatformmeltsorbreaksapartbeforechicksdeveloptheirwaterprooffeathers,theyare

morelikelytodrown（亡）orfreezetodeath.Forthisreason,emperorpenguinsarenow

choosingtoraisetheirbabiesontheiceshelf.Asaresult,chicksmustfacethechallengeof

jumpingoffahighcliff.

“Whenthechicksgettothiscliffface,they'relike...Thisdoesnotlooklikeafunjump,but

IguessFmgonnahavetogo,“MichelleLaRue,ascientistattheUniversityofCanterbury,New

Zealand,toldNationalGeographic.

AccordingtoLiveScience,thedeclineintheicehascausedthousandsofemperorpenguin

chickstodieinWestAntarcticain2022.Thecontinuingdeclineofseaicemayforcemore

emperorstomaketheirnestsoniceshelves,saidFretwell.

64It*sheartbreakingtothinkthatthewholespecies（物种）maybegoneifclimatechange

continuesonthepaththatit'sonatthemoment,headded.

（）34.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordctlethaF,inParagraph2mostprobablymean?

A.Deadly.B.Helpful.C.Unusual.D.Boring.

（）35.Whydoemperorpenguinchicksjumpoffcliffs?

A.Theywanttotravelacrosstheocean.

B.Theyarecelebratinggettingtheiradultfeathers.

C.Theyaretryingtoavoidbeingcaughtbyhunters.

D.Theyhavenootherwaytoenterthewatertohunt.

（）36.Whatiscausingemperorpenguinstoraisetheiryoungoniceshelves?

A.Risingsealevels.

B.Morefoodforthechicks.

C.Biggersizeoficeshelves.

D.Thefastmeltingofseaice.

()37.WhatisthemainworryFretwellexpressedaboutemperorpenguinsinthepassage?

A.Theirshorterbreedingcycle.

B.Theirabilitytohuntforthemselves.

C.Theirmoredependenceonseaice.

D.Thepossibledisappearanceofthespecies.

四、词汇运用(每题1分，共10分)

38.Cityplannersarelookingfora(中心的)locationforthenewhospital.

39.Canyougetthosedirty(斑点)offthewall?

40.LastnightIwithmyparentswatchedaboringmoviefullofmuchbad(对白).

41.VanGogh'spaintingswasnotpopularduringhis(一生).

42.Ourcityisdevelopingthetourist(产业).

43.Themorecarefulyouare,themore(success)theworkwillbedone.

44.Actually,thereisno(divide)lineamongrockmusic,folkmusicandpopmusic.

45.BillGatesisstilloneofthe(wealth)personsintheworld.

46.Theelderlycouplesat(peace)onthebench,chattingaboutthefondmemories

oftheiryouth.

47.ThereisnodoubtthatAudreyHepburnisoneofthegreatest(act).

五、动词填空(每题1分，共10分)

48.一Hello!MayIspeaktoMissLin?

一Sorry.Sheisn*tin.P11askhertocallyoubackassoonasshe(return)home.

49.(wait)inalongline,thefanswantedtotakeaphotooftheirfavouritesinger.

50.Intherecentdayspeoplearecomplainingabouttheairpollutionbecauselotsofchildren

(fall)ill.

51.IfsreportedthatChineseWhiteDolphins(face)thedangerofdyingoutnow.

52.Couldyoutellmewhenthebasketballmatch(cover)live?Idon*twanttomiss

it.

53.Healwayskeepshispromise,sothereisnoreasonforus(doubt)hiswords.

54.WhenIgotthere,Ifoundhe(lie)inbed.

55.一Doyouthinkthatrobotswilltaketheplaceofhumansinthefuture?

一Idon'tthinkso.Afterall,thesmartestrobots(control)andmadebypeople.

56.Wedon*tknowwhatweshouldpayattentionto(reduce)thelivingcost.

57.Ifsalongtime!Hecan'trememberwhenthispicture(take)inTurtleHeadIsle.

六、阅读并回答问题。（每题答案不超过8个词）（每题2分，共10分）

OnNovember14,2023,theInternationalCivilAviationOrganization（ICAO）（国际民用航

空组织）officiallyrecognized（认可）China*sBeiDouSatelliteNavigation（卫星导航）System

（BDS）astheworldlevel.Thismakesitoneofthefourmajorglobalsatellitenavigationsystems,

alongwiththeUnitedStates'GPS,Russia'sGLONASSandtheEuropeanUnion'sGalileo._

ChinastartedtodeveloptheBDSin1994.Thesystemcameintousein2000.After12years

ofwork,itbeganservingtheAsia-Pacificregion.In2020,withtheglobaluseofBDS-3,China

hasimprovedthesystemtoprovideuserswithmorecorrectpositioningservices,makingita

valuabletoolformoreindustries,includingtransportation,agriculture,andsurveying.

Now,with59satellitesinitsnetwork,theBDShasservedmorethan1.5billionusersacross

theworldMostmobileappsprovidingmaps,navigationandshoppingservicesinChinaalready

supporttheBDS.

China'ssat