江西省宜丰中学创新部2023-2024学年上学期九年级第一次月考英语试卷

2023-2024（上）创新部初三第一次月考英语试卷

 

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）

1. What kind of music does the man like the most?

A. Classical.           B. Jazz.              C. Rock.

2. What is the man’s problem?

A. He doesn’t have good reading skills.     B. He doesn’t have a dictionary.    

C. He doesn’t like French. 

3. What does the man want to eat?

A. Some dessert.          B. A burger.          C. A pizza.

4. How many notebooks does the man have in his backpack?

A. Two.                 B. Five.              C. Ten.

5. How is the woman feeling about her speech today?

A. Excited.            B. Nervous.            C. Proud. 

第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Which bed does the woman choose?

A. A queen-sized bed.      B. A double bed.        C. A twin bed. 

7. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Salesman and customer.      B. Mother and son.      C. A couple.  

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Where are the speakers having the picnic?

A. Under the trees.           B. By the lake.       C. Beside the walking paths.

9. What’s the weather like now?

A. Cloudy.                  B. Cool.                C. Hot.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where are the speakers going camping?

A. In the desert.               B. In the forest.          C. Near the ocean.

11. What is stressful to Jason?

A. Packing their camping things.  B. Sleeping outside.      C. Making a fire.

12. Who wants to buy a new car?

A. Tony.                      B. Sarah.             C. Marie.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What will the man do next?

A. Sweep the front steps.    B. Take out the garbage.  C. Walk a dog.

14. When does the woman’s son help her?

A. On Mondays.           B. On Thursdays.      C. On Tuesdays.

15. Why does the man want a bike?

A. To ride to his basketball practice.            B. To go to the woman’s house.     

C. To visit his grandfather. 

16. Who will help the woman next weekend?

A. Leah.                B. Robby.         C. Alison.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When does the new hospital open?

A. In two weeks.         B. In one day.       C. In six months.

18. What’s happening at the big bank?

A. It’s moving.          B. It’s hiring workers.   C. It’s getting fixed.

19. Where is the small bank?

A. On Second Street.      B. On Forest Road.     C. On Main Street. 

20. What is the new city program about?

A. Cleaning up the neighborhoods          B. Planting more trees.       

C. Building a new park.

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分 50 分)

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

A

Spring is the season when plants start to grow freely from the ground. In China, wild spring greens are traditionally thought of as a healthy food. They are still common in many dishes today.

	Chinese Toon shoots香椿芽 Toon shoots are usually the best just before gu-yu, the sixth of the 24 solar terms(节气). Guyu means that spring is almost to end. This is when the leaves are very tender(嫩的). It is often cooked with eggs to balance the sometimes strong tastes of the leaves. It can also be prepared with tofu.
	Indian aster 马兰头     The meaning of Indian aster is to make a horse turn its head. It is said that its tender-taste could make a horse stop moving on. Perhaps because of the name, the green has become a goodbye gift, cooked when one wants to wish a friend a safe journey, according to the website The World of Chinese. The vegetable is usually boiled in water, cut and mixed with tofu and sesame oil.
	Shepherd’s purse 荠菜     Shepherd’s purse is a green herb(草本植物) with an unusual smell. It grows early in spring and can be eaten both cooked and uncooked. It tastes a little but bitter(苦的) and sweet and can be used in dumplings and wonton or cooked in soup. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is used to improve eyesight, deal with high blood pressure and stop bleeding.
	Luhao 芦蒿 Taken as a symbol of spring, luhao was thought highly of by a famous Chinese poet. He said: “When the land is green and luhao is everywhere, spring has truly arrived.” Before or during guyu, luhao is very tender and is usually cooked with meat. It tastes light and can be simply cooked with ginger, spring onion and a little chilli.
Tips for eating wild vegetables	※Do not eat wild vegetables you don’t know. ※ Do not eat polluted wild vegetables. ※Do not eat wild vegetables which have been kept for a long time. Eat them fresh after picking them. ※ Do not take wild vegetables as a main course.

21. Why do people cook toon shoots with eggs according to the passage?

A. To look more colorful.        B. To make it taste sweet. 

C. To balance the strong taste.  D. To make it healthy to people. 

22. What do toon shoots and Indian aster have in common(有共同点) according to the passage?

A. Both of them can be mixed with tofu.

B. Both of them are very tender after guyu.

C. Both of them are green herbs with usual tastes.

D. Both of them can deal with high blood pressure. 

23. Which of the following dishes might improve people's eyesight?

A. Toon shoots.           B. Shepherd's purse. 

C. Indian aster.           D. Luhao. 

B

Family is very important for everyone, no matter where you are from. So in both East and West, people have festivals to celebrate family reunions(团聚).These festivals include the Mid-Autumn Festival in China and Thanksgiving Day in the US. How are they celebrated and what are the differences? Let's take a look.

Sharing the moonlight

The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important traditional festival in China after the Spring Festival. It's on the 15th day of the eighth month of Chinese lunar calendar.

In ancient China, the day was considered as a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain(谷物) had been collected from the fields. All the family got together and had a big dinner. They ate a special festival food-moon cakes and enjoyed the full moon.

On that day, the moon is full. The full moon is a symbol for family reunions which mean tuanyuan in Chinese. Now people also celebrate the festival by getting together and having a big dinner.

When it gets dark, people look up at the full moon, eating moon cakes and missing friends and relatives who are far from home. “We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even though miles apart!” wrote Su Shi, a famous Song Dynasty poet.

Showing thanks

Thanksgiving Day is one of the biggest holidays in the US. It's on the fourth Thursday of November. People visit their friends and relatives to remind themselves that they are lucky to have happiness, health and family and also to have a roof over their heads.

In 1621, about 100 English people took a ship, the Mayflower, and arrived in the northeastern US. The winter there was very cold and life was hard. As the American Indians helped them a lot, the English people asked them to have a big meal with then in order to express their thanks. The celebration lasted for three days.

Today, people usually have a family meal on Thanksgiving Day. They enjoy delicious food such as pumpkin scorn and a big, golden turkey.

There are other traditions on the day. For example, the turkey has a V-shaped bone in the breast. It’s called a wishbone. After roasting(烤), two persons each take one end of the bone. They make a wish and then pull it. If one gets the larger part of the bone, he or she will get good luck.

The most important part of Thanksgiving Day is to say “thanks”— this is the spirit of the holiday. People also like to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV.

24.Why did people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in ancient China?

A. Because people could eat moon cakes.

B. Because people enjoyed the full moon.

C. Because people could get together with relatives.

D. Because people had a good harvest from the fields.

25.What does the underlined part “to have a roof over their heads" in the passage probably mean?

A. To have somewhere to live.      B. To have food to eat. 

C. To have friends to talk to.       D. To have clothes to wear. 

26. What is the spirit of Thanksgiving Day?

A. To pull the bone.               B. To play American football. 

C. To say "thanks".               D. To watch the Parade. 

27.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. The background to the two festivals.  B. The introduction to the two festivals. 

C. The activities of the two festivals.   D. The customs of the two festivals.

C

In Flanders, a small town in Belgium, lived a little boy called Nello. He became an orphan(孤儿) at the age of two. Then he lived with his grandpa in a small house. Life was harder for them.

Their life depended on Nello's grandpa. Every morning, the old man would collect fresh milk from one house to another. He then had to load(装载) the milk on a cart and sent it to the city. Growing up a little older, Nello would try to help his grandpa to travel from Flanders to the city.

One day, as Nello and his grandpa were going home from the city they saw a large dog lying on the side of the road. The dog was motionless.

“What happened? "asked Nello. “ls the dog dead?” His grandpa touched the nose of the dog with his hand and examined the body of the dog. He then said to Nello,“The dog is seriously ill. We have to take him to a vet(兽医), or he will die." With the words, his grandpa put the dog on the cart and the two went home. The fact was that the dog was abandoned(抛弃) by his master because of his serious illness. Seeing the dying dog, Nello was heart-broken. The kind hearted boy took good care of him. Even though Nello and his grandpa did not have enough to eat, he would still feed the dog with milk and bread. Day by day, the dog began to stand on his feet and became stronger and stronger.

“We should give him a name,” said Nello one day to his grandpa.

“That's a good idea," replied his grandpa. “What name do you want to give him? “How about Patrasche?"said Nello.

“Patrasche is a beautiful name," said his grandpa.

From then on, Patrasche became a member of the family.

One day, as Nello and his grandpa loaded the cart with milk and were ready to start their journey to the city, Patrasche stood in front of the cart.

“Out of the way, Patrasche,”said Nello.“We'll be late." But Patrasche refused to move. He was simply staring at Grandpa and wagging(摇摆) his tail.    

“What does he want to do?” asked Nello.

His grandpa smiled and said. “I believe our Patrasche wants to help pull the cart." Hearing Grandpa's words, Patrasche was wagging his tail even harder.

Patrasche had been badly treated by his master all his life. Never had anyone treated him nicely as Nello and his grandpa. Patrasche was thankful for the kindness he received, so he wanted to help, Grandpa tied a stripe on Patrasche, and he started to pull the cart right away.