江苏省常州市正衡中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期二次月考英语试卷 Units5-6

2024-2025学年常州市正衡中学九年级第一学期二次月考试卷9AU5-6 （2024.12） 一、听力（共20小题,每小题1分,共20分） 二、单项选择（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21. ________ a basketball player, Kobe Bryant is best known ________ his great basketball skills. A. As; by B. As; for C. To be; by D. To be; for 22. Our English teacher who is very strict _________ us has a gift ________ singing. A. with, for B. in, for C. with, in D. in in 23. An old man ________ in a wooden house. Nobody knew when he ________. A. was found dead; died B. has died; died C. was found dead; death D. has been dead; die 24. My family always go somewhere interesting ________ the holiday begins. A. until B. so C. as soon as D. even though 25. There ________ a number of books in the library. The number of the books ________ getting bigger and bigger. A. are; is B. are; arc C. is; are D. is: is 26. --- I'm looking forward to the latest Hollywood film. ________ will it begin? --- ________ next Friday. A. How soon; Until B. How long; Not until C. How soon; Not until D. How long; Until 27. David turned a deaf to the ________ given by bis teacher in class, so he didn't know how to do his homework. A. inventions B. instructions C. situations D. instruments 28. --- Could you tell me ________ at the cinema this month? --- I'm not sure, but I will tell you as soon as it is on. A. how often will the new film be shown B. when would the new film be shown C. how the new film would be shown D. whether the new film will be shown 29. You can't feel the beauty of the poems ________ you read them aloud. A. since B. if C. unless D. though 30. --- Teamwork is very important in a football match. --- I agree. ________. A. One tree can't make a forest B. Every dog has its day C. The early bird catches the worm D. Everything comes to him who waits BAACA CBDCA 三、完形填空（共12小题;每小题1分,满分12分） My teenage son, Jordan, always hated having to get home earlier than all his friends. He couldn’t understand why he was —___31___ seventeen, but still had a curfew (宵禁). He surely believed he was a(n) ___32___, but I pointed out that he was not ___33___ he was still in high school. “You don’t ___34___ me! I can take good care of myself!” he yelled. Before I continued, he rolled his eyes, slammed the door and walked away. I sighed. How could I make Jordan see that I only wanted to keep him ___35___? I decided to go for a walk, hoping the December air could ___36___ my head. I opened the front door and nearly walked on her: a small black puppy (小狗), just like a meatball. “Hi, Meatball,” I said, then brought her into my home, touching her neck gently. Meatball seemed very glad but after an hour or two, she barked to go back outside. “Why does she keep barking? ”Jordan came in and asked. I told him that she was ___37___ here but she liked being able to play outside as she wanted. “That must be nice,” Jordan said in a low voice, ___38___ why the puppy, not him, could come and go. One night, temperatures were unusually low. Meatball stood at the door, barking to go outside. I shook my head at her and patted her, “No, you little thing, you can’t. But it’s for your own ___39___.” The next morning, I couldn’t find Meatball. “I let her out last night…” Jordan said. I quickly rushed outside. Jordan ran after me at once, with ___40___ in his eyes. Several minutes later, we found the poor thing, unsure if she was well. Jordan was scared, “We need a doctor! Now!” Luckily, the doctor saved Meatball. Seeing her eyes open, John stroked her head, all tears. Then, ___41___, he turned to me. He said sorry for what he had done. “I know you just want to protect me, ”he whispered. I heard him talking to Meatball, “Looks like we both have to ___42___ the curfew. It’s for our own good.” 31. A. only B. already C. also D. ever 32. A. boy B. child C. adult D. male 33. A. as B. or C. until D. but 34. A. trust B. need C. worry D. force 35. A. calm B. alone C. fixed D. safe 36. A. impress B. change C. clear D. remind 37. A. relaxed B. impatient C. energetic D. stressed 38. A. explaining B. complaining C. discussing D. announcing 39. A. good B. wealth C. attention D. courage 40. A. envy B. doubt C. fear D. pity 41. A. generally B. surprisingly C. successfully D. certainly 42. A. challenge B. waste C. create D. follow BCAAD CABAC BD 四、阅读理解（共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分） 阅读下面短文,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项. A Do you like watching movies? If yes, what’s your favorite movie? Here, some students talk about their favorite movies. Do you like the same ones as them? Student A: My favorite movies are the Harry Potter movies. They are very popular among teenagers. The main characters are Harry Potter, Hermione and Ron. They are good friends. They try to beat evil wizards. They never give up. They face dangers together and experience many fun things. The movies help me learn English, too. Student B: I like the movie Dolphin Tale best. It tells a true story of a dolphin and a little boy. The dolphin is deeply hurt by people. It couldn’t swim anymore. But the boy saves it and takes care of it. They grow up together and become good friends. The story is very heartwarming and funny. That’s why I like it best. Student C: My favorite movie is Beginning of the Great Revival (《建党伟业》). It is set from 1911 to 1921. It shows a lot of people. They made many contributions to society. It helps me learn about history. I am really touched by what these great people did. Student D: Clannad (《团子大家族》) is my favorite movie. It is from a Japanese manga series (漫画集) of the same name. It tells a story of two main characters and their friends. They go through difficulties. They care for each other. I like the character Nagisa Furukawa best. She is a kind girl. She goes for her dream and teaches me a lot. 43. What can Student A learn from his or her favorite movie? A. Life skills. B. A Chinese story. C. An English story. D. The English language. 44. Who are the main characters in the movie Dolphin Tale? A. A group of wizards. B. A dolphin and a woman. C. A little girl. D. A dolphin and a little boy. 45. What can we learn from the passage? A. Why students like the movies. B. When the movies came out. C. When the students watched them. D. What people think of the movies. DDA B Have you ever seen lions dancing in the streets? The lions dance to the beat of a drum. Of course, they are not real lions. They are dancers in lion costumes (服饰). Lion dancing first started in China centuries ago. It is meant to bring good luck in the coming year. Usually, a lion is made up of two dancers. One dancer controls the head. The other controls the tail. “I think of it as a sport,” says Anthony Huang, aged 16. He is a member of the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club. Anthony performs (表演) as the lion’s head. It can weigh 20 pounds. Lion dancing is important to Anthony. “This tradition really lifts me up,” he says. In the past, lion dancing was performed mostly by men. But it is different today. LionDanceMe is a lion dancing group in San Francisco, California. There are boys and girls on its team. They dance together. “Anyone can take up lion dancing. You have to believe that you can do it,” says Ananda Tang-Lee, a 17-year-old girl. Lion dancing will continue to evolve. But a team’s sense of community will never change. “We call it a family,” Ananda says, “It’s really great, because we always have each other’s backs.” 46. Why do people perform lion dancing? A. To sell lion-dancing costumes. B. To protect the lions in the wild. C. To wish for a lucky new year. D. To show skills of playing the drum. 47. What does the underlined word “evolve” mean? A. 延期 B. 模仿 C. 举办 D. 演变 48. What can we infer (推断) from Ananda’s words “We call it a family” in the last paragraph? A. They bring happiness to the family. B. They call lion dancing a family game. C. They support each other like a family. D. They live together in a big family. CDC C More and more people believe that technologies are great for learning. Today, such teaching tools as iPads are used in a lot of courses, including language, history and science. Many teachers are supporters of using iPads in language learning. They say that students now have much more time for discussion in the classroom. Instead of spending valuable class time listening to texts or watching teaching videos, students can do this on their own and come to class prepared for discussion. The teachers also say that iPads allow students to learn at their own pace. Some students might listen to a conversation only once and understand it, so they can save time for doing other things. Other students, however, might need to listen to the same conversations again and again to understand it. Using iPads is especially helpful to students who are learning a language at different paces. The students who are using the new tool in some courses are also happy. They believe that using iPads is a more enjoyable way to learn (such as listening to stories and watching movies) . The class has become much more interesting and creative. There are other advantages for students. By using iPads, they can pay more attention to the material and learn more. Teaching notes are stored in their iPads and are easy to find. Some students spend more time studying now. “I can listen to my language material or watch teaching videos on the bus, instead of having to wait until I get home,” a student explained. Many adults complain that technologies such as iPads are doing harm to students. They worry that students might use iPads to download teaching notes and use them to cheat during exams. Some believe that iPads may separate students from each other. If a student spends more time watching videos on an iPad, he will have fewer opportunities to have face-to-face communication with others. However, technologies are already a part of most students’ day-to-day lives. As for cheating, teachers can ask students to hand in their iPads when they take exams. Education needs to make changes with the times as technology is playing an important part. We should look forward to a wonderful future when iPads and other technologies can add a lot to the classroom. 49. What does the expression “at their own pace” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. According to their own timetable. B. Without their teachers’ help. C. Because of their wonderful goals. D. Against their parents’ hope. 50. According to the passage, which is one of the reasons, why some adults feel worried about technologies used in education? A. They do harm to students' eyes. B. They make students less interested in learning. C. They influence the relationship between students. D. They cause the students to be more stressed. 51. The writer probably agrees that ________. A. teachers can take control of students’ learning B. exam results depend a lot on new technology C. technology in education has a bright future D. note-taking is as helpful as video-watching 52. What’s the best title of this passage? A. New technology changes learning B. The wonderful future of iPads C. A more enjoyable way to learn D. How to use iPads properly ACCA 五、阅读短文（共4小题,每小题1.5分,满分6分） 从短文后所给的A~F六个选项中选出四个能填入空白处的最佳选项。 Miracles (奇迹) will happen if you don’t give up trying. Even if you have lost one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 101st time. When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my legs. ___53___ Although the news was bad, my mother didn’t become frustrated (沮丧的). She didn’t believe what the doctor said and started to look for other ways. ___54___ And finally she succeeded. The doctor and his team in the hospital did everything they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some exercise to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me up, I crawled (爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn’t believe her eyes. ___55___Day by day, I could walk by myself. When I grew up, my mother always told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met difficulties, I could do anything successfully. ___56___ I get best grades in school, and I am a good dancer and swimmer. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is “Never Give Up”. A．They were too soft to be able to walk. B．Miracles happen every day and really they do. C．My mother kept looking for other doctors for me. D．Crawling was not walking, but it was a good start. E．They also asked my parents to teach me to do some exercise to help me walk. F．I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very excellent person. ACDF 六、阅读短文并回答问题,前3小题回答不得超过10个单词,第4小题词数不限.（共4小题,每小题2分,满分8分） Where do you watch movies? Do you watch at the theater or at home? Many people go to theaters to watch movies. The sound is much better there. The screen is much larger. Others like to watch movies in the comfort of their home. They do not have to line up for tickets. They can lie on their sofa and watch. Watching movies is something enjoyable. It is a great way to relax. It is a fun way to pass the time There are different types of movies. Some are funny, and others are packed with action. There are also horror, romance and many other kinds of movies! How are movies made? Movies last only one to three hours. But making a movie can take months or even years. There are many steps to follow when making a movie. Whiting a story is the first step in making a movie. A movie is based on a story called a script. Some scripts are taken from books. These books are often already popular. The movies based on the best-selling Hary Potter books are a good example. A person who writes a movie script is called a screenwriter. Screenwriters decide what kind of movie they want to write. They write screenplays. When the screenplay is finished, the screenwriter sends it out to movie companies. These companies receive hundreds of screenplays every day. So it is very difficult to get them to like a screenwriter's story! Many companies may say "no" to a screen play. But if one company likes it, that company will buy and film it. Then that story will be turned into a real movie! 57. Where do people usually watch movies? _____________________________________________ 58. How long does it take to make a movie? _____________________________________________ 59. Why is it difficult for movie companies to like a screenwriter’s story? _____________________________________________ 60. Do you like to watch at the theater or at home? Why? _____________________________________________ 57. At the theater or at home. 58. Months or even years. 59. They receive hundreds of screenplays every day. 60. I prefer to watch movies at home because I can relax on my sofa and enjoy the movie without the distractions of a theater. Plus, I can watch movies whenever I want without having to worry about ticket prices or showtimes. 七、综合填空（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分） 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式. Chinese music is (61) __________ (difference) from music from other parts of the world. To reflect its (62) __________ (beautiful), only Chinese (63) __________ (music) instruments can (64) __________ (divide) into eight classes by the materials they are made from. There are reeds (芦苇) and gourds (葫芦) to make sheng, bamboo to make panpipes (排箫), silk to make zithers (筝), metal to make bells and skin to make drums. There is (65) __________ piece of music which is named High Mountains and Flowing Streams. From this name, you can imagine a harmonious (和谐的) picture with green mountains and clear streams (66) __________ (quiet) passing by your feet. The music is played (67) ___________ Chinese zither. High Mountains and Flowing Streams is the treasure of Chinese music. The music is slow and quiet. It is a song in praise of the life-long friendship (68) __________ the music masters Bo Ya and Zhong Ziqi. The message is that it is not easy for one (69) __________ (find) a true friend who can share everything and understand every feeling of the other. With images of imposing (壮观的) mountains and flowing streams, this piece of music shows strength. It is also a full show of great (70) __________ (skill). I hope everyone can enjoy Chinese music. different；beauty；musical；be divided；a；quietly；by；between；to find；skills 八、完成句子（共4小题;每小题1分,满分4分） 71.你能告诉我音乐会开始多久了吗? Could you tell me __________________________________________________________? 72.tandun受到了很多人的高度评价,因为他的音乐有持久的价值。 Tan Dun _____________________ by many people because his music ________________. 73.她已经习惯了用普通物品来作曲。 She ________________________________________________________ common objects. 74. Millie经常怀疑花很多时间在电脑游戏上是否值得。 Millie often doubts ____________________________________________ computer games. 71. Could you tell me how long the concert has been on? 72. Tan Dun is highly praised by many people because his music has a lasting value. 73. She has been used to composing music with common objects. 74. Millie often doubts whether it is worth spending a lot of time playing computer games. 九、书面表达（满分10分） 请根据阳光中学校刊English Corner栏目的征稿内容，用英语写一篇短文，表达你的想法。 As we all know, art plays an important role in our life. So this week, we want to know your ideas about the topic “My favourite art form”. ·What is your favourite art form? ·What do you know about this art form? ·Do you have stories about it? We are sure you have a lot to say. We are looking forward to hearing from you soon. 注意：（1）文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称； （2）语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范； （3）词数100左右。 My favourite art form 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$