河南省洛阳市宜阳县2023-2024学年九年级上学期（12月份）月考英语试卷

河南省洛阳市宜阳县2023-2024学年九年级上学期月考英语试卷（12月份）

二、阅读理解 阅读语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。

11．（10分）

WIN A TRIP INTO SPACE

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Space Travel International now provides trips into space at very good prices.And this month，we are giving five lucky people the chance to win a free trip into space!

About the competition：

●All you have to do is to tell us why you'd like to win a space trip in 25 words or less.

●The competition closes on May 31.

●On June 1，our robot judges（评委） will read all the works and the best five will win a free trip.

About the trip：

●Our spacecraft will take off，fly up to 250 kilometers above the Earth and go into orbit（轨道） .At night you' ll see the light of cities.One orbit of the Earth takes 90 minutes.So you' ll see the sun rise and set many times.You' ll be able to send great photos to your friends and family!

●In space，you' ll enjoy delicious meals，and also be able to sleep—if you' re not too excited!After 36 hours in space，you' ll return to the Earth.

Don't miss this great chance to travel into space.Enter our competition today.Don't forget to write your name，address and phone number on the entry form.Click HERE to download the entry form.

 

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

（1）How many people will win a free trip into space？ 　   　

A.5.

B.25.

C.31.

D.90.

（2）What do you need to do to enter the competition？ 　   　

①Fill in the entry form.

②Tell the reasons in no more than 25 words.

③Call Space Travel International.

④Hand in your entries before May 31.

A.①②③

B.①②④

C.①③④

D.②③④

（3）Who will decide the winners that can take a trip into space for free？ 　   　

A.The astronaut.

B.The robot judges.

C.The boss of Space Travel International.

D.Some professors.

（4）What can you do in space？ 　   　

A.Fly the spacecraft.

B.Take great photos with your friends.

C.Make delicious meals and sleep.

D.Enjoy the view of sunrise and sunset many times.

（5）Where is this text most probably from？ 　   　

A.A textbook.

B.A travel book.

C.A website.

D.A newspaper.

12．（10分） I had learned English for 11 years，but I knew few English idioms（习语）.When I went to study in America last year，I had trouble communicating with Americans at times.

One day，I asked my roommate Kevin， " Will we play soccer tomorrow？" He answered， " Let's play it by ear." I was so puzzled. " Ear can play soccer？" I asked.He explained， "It means let's see how things go.The weather report says tomorrow is rainy."

Last October，I was waiting for the bus in a station.Beside me sat a young man.When he knew I was Chinese，he asked me something about the Great Wall.I told him， " The Great Wall is more than 20，000 kilometers long." The man said， " You don't say." I was surprised. " There must be something wrong with him，" I thought.Later，I knew he meant" Really？"

I was once invited to my classmate's home.His mother said to me，" Break your ice，please." I wondered， " You didn't give me any ice." Later my classmate told me she meant I could make myself relaxed in their home.

From then on，I realized English idioms had special meanings.It was wrong to translate them word by word.

 

（1）Why did the writer go to America last year？ 　   　

A．He studied there.

B．He spent holidays there.

C．He did business there.

D．He visited his relatives there.

（2）When Kevin says " Let's play it by ear"，he wants to tell the writer  　   　.

A．he is good at listening

B．he could play soccer with his ear

C．he refuses the writer's suggestion

D．whether to play soccer depends on the weather

（3）From the third paragraph，we can know  　   　.

A．the writer wanted to take a train

B．the young man knew the Great Wall well

C．the young man was the writer's good friend

D．the young man was surprised to know how long the Great Wall was

（4）"Break your ice." Means "  　   　" in the passage.

A．Help yourself.

B．It's polite to break the ice

C．Ice can make you cool here.

D．There must be something wrong.

（5）What's the best title for the passage？ 　   　

A．The Most Useful Language﹣﹣English