精品解析：山东省潍坊市寿光市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

2024年1月初中学校期末学业质量自主监测 九年级英语试题 温馨提示： 1.本试题满分 110分， 考试时间为 100 分钟； 2.答卷前务必将试题密封线内及答题卡上面的项目填涂清楚，所有答案都必须涂、写在答题卡相应位置，答在本试卷上一律无效； 3.非选择题用黑色钢笔或碳素笔作答。 友情提示：相信自己，祝你成功！ 一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A EARTH WEEK—A Diary of the Planet Week ending Friday, December 16, 2023 Storms Several more rounds of strong storms, tornadoes (龙卷风) and floods hit many parts of the American Midwest and Northeast. The bad weather continued across the US for a second month. It was reported that people living in the areas must leave their houses and look for shelters in nearby towns. Monsoon Storms (季风风暴) A south-west monsoon has caused great damage (破坏) in parts of Sri Lanka (斯里兰卡). Government weather report experts said that unexpected monsoonal winds blew directly across the country from the southern part of the earth at about 100km/h, producing several rounds of stormy weather. Nearly 250 houses in the capital Colombo were damaged. Volcano Eruption Sicily Mount Etna (埃特纳火山) in Italy erupted (喷发) shortly after midnight on December 1, shooting “bombs” of lava (岩浆) on the eastern side of the mountain. The 30-minute eruption could be seen for several miles but did not bring any damages to nearby villages. Hurricane (飓风) Hurricane Blas lost its power as it moved over cooler waters in the Pacific Ocean to the west of Mexico. Blas was formed from southwest Mexico during the last week, but the outer part of the storm swept western Michoacan State, killing four people when their wood and home fell down. 1. What natural disaster above might have caused the least damage? A. Storms. B. Monsoon Storms. C. Volcano Eruption. D. Hurricane. 2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the information? A. Hurricane Blas became stronger in Mexico. B. The Sicily Mount Etna eruption in Italy lasted 15 days. C. The south-west monsoon swept the south of Sri Lanka. D. The storms, tornadoes and floods in the US lasted about two months. 3. Where can we probably f