广东省茂名市新世纪学校2024-2025学年九年级上学期12月份月考英语试卷

2024-2025学年第一学期 九年级 质量检测(二) 英语试卷 考试时间:80分钟:满分:90分 注意事项: 1. 答题前请在答题卡上填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息。 2. 请将答案正确填写在答题卡上 一、语法选择(本小题共10题,每小题1分,共10分) 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性及上下文连贯的要求,在各小题所给的三个选项中 选出一个最佳答案. What do you usually do in your spare time? Many students choose to stay at home, but not Zhang Hua, an 1l-year-old boy 1 comes from Shantou. He spends at least two hours on outdoor activities every day. Zhang Hua used 2 in his P.E. classes at school, and he never went out for enough exercise. One year ago his father noticed that, so he took his son to do outdoor activities. Now Zhang is famous for outdoor activities on 3 Internet. Many people show their opinions about Zhang and discuss 4 exercise after school is good for students. Some teenagers say exercise can make them relaxed and improve their memory. Their brains become 5 than usual after doing sports. Although facing increasing pressure in studies, they join the school's sport programs. It is not only a way to relax but also a kind of training for willpower (毅力). However, some parents think two hours 6 too much for students. "If my daughte joins in it, her study __." a lady said. They have so much homework that they 8 have time for sports. Parents are also worried 9 the safety of outdoor activities becaus kids may do crazy and risky things In fact, both parents and children like outdoor activities. They agree that it plays an importan role in their daily life and helps 10 a lot B. who 1. A. which C.where 2. A. exercise B. exercising C. to exercise 3. A.a B. an C. the 4. A. why B. which C. how 5. A. active B. more active C. the most active 试卷第1页,共8页 6. A. be B. are C. is 7. A. is influenced B. was influenced C. will be influenced 8. A. hardly B. ever C. usually 9. A. with B. about C. of 10. A. them B. their C. theirs 二、完形填空(本小题共10题,每小题1分,共10分) 通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。 When I first entered Grade 9, all the things got so hard for me. I used to finish my homework by 8 p.m. But I had to 11 until midnight in Grade 9. I was quite stressed out So I decided to make myself 12 by running slowly. At first, I always felt tired, so I didn't think of the long way that I had to run. Instead, I jus thought about each step that I made. After I tried the way of 13 , to my surprise, thing got different. I started to feel the 14 that running had brought me. Every single step became 15 than before. The wind beside me was no longer laughing at me, but more like a(n) 16 who came along with me. Also, everything in my life became better. For example, I 17 more relaxed in class. At the same time, I finished homework more 18 . My teacher even praised me for my good job in class. This is a very important lesson in my life. As I can see, Grade 9 is like a marathon (马拉松) So running slowly is a good way to 19 my stress. Every day is just a tiny 20. We can make our dream come true only by doing well in each step C. get up B. take up 711. A. stay up D. putup C. sad B. interested 12. A. tired D. relaxed C. running B. jogging 13. A. jumping D. swimming C. memory B. pleasure 14. A. decision D. method C. smoother B. slower D. lower 15. A. easier C. friend B. energy 16. A. stranger D. customer C. remained B. completed D. felt 17. A. produced C. exactly B. quickly 18. A. possibly D. wisely C. passby 19. A. deal with B. take place D. put on C. pioneer B. process 20. A. interview D. step 三、阅读理解(本小题共15题,每小题2分,共30分) 试卷第2页,共8页 A There are lots of fun-filled ethnic (少数民族的) festivals in our country. Let's take a look at some of them Ethnic Introductions Festivals The March Fair is the most important festival for the Bai people living in March Fair of Dali, Yunnan. It starts from the 15th day of the 3rd lunar month and lasts Bai People about 7 davs. During the festival, people in and around Dali come together for trade. What's more, they race horses, dance and sing traditional songs In Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, Yi people celebrate the Torch (火把 Festival. It usually takes place from the 24th to the 26th day of the 6th lunar Torch Festival month every year. As part of the festival, every family needs to light a torch ofYi People The idea is that these torches will drive away bad luck. In the center of town there is always a bonfire (簿火). People of all ages sing and dance around it The Water Festival is the New Year for the Dai people living in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. It lasts 3 days in April. During the festival, Dai Water Festival people wear their festival suits to dance and throw water at each other (they of Dai People believe it could bring happiness and good luck). The wetter you get, the uckier you will be Interested in these Chinese festivals? Go and experience them yourself 21. What activities can you see in March Fair of Bai People A. Trade, horse race, throwing water B: Trade. horse race, dancing C. Singing, dancing and swimming D. Singing, dancing and throwing wate 22. Why do Yi People need to light a torch in the festival? A. Because they think it can drive away bad luck. B. Because they think they can see the road clearly with a torch C. Because they think it can bring happiness and good luck D. Because they want to do some cooking with a torch 23. Where can you experience all the three ethnic festivals above? A. In Guizhou. B. In Yunnan. C. In Sichuan. D. In Guangdong 24. Which festival lasts the longest time? A. All of them last three days B. The Torch Festival 试卷第3页,共8页 C. The March Fair. D. The Water Festival 25. In which part of the magazine can you find the passage? A. Science and technology B. Around China C. Healthy Life D. Animal World B Aarrav has had a deep interest in mechanics (机械学) since childhood. This allows the teen to represent (代表) India at more than 20 robotics competitions around the world. But Aarray didn't create his smart spoon to win a prize. He saw his uncle, who has Parkinson's disease (PD (帕金森病), struggling to feed himself. Food kept falling out of his mouth, making him look like a mess.__ More than 7 million people in India have PD. The disease influences the brain, causing patients to shake uncontrollably. As the disease progresses, it leads to difficulty in eating by oneself Aarrav wanted his uncle to be able to eat by himself. This encouraged the teen to look for a way to help his uncle. So he took to his room with sensors (传感器), a 3D printer and other tools But not everything went well. "It was disappointing not to be able to find certain parts I needed in India. I had to buy some from abroad,"Aarrav said in an interview. Aarrav made a first model, but the spoon handle was not easy for his uncle to hold. "I've improved the invention. It needs to be waterproof (防水的). The spoon must be easily separated so that it can be cleaned and replaced with a fork. And the spoon needs to be deeper to hold more food." the teen said The smart spoon is now being tested at a local college. The test is expected to be completed in early 2o24. Aarrav hopes that his smart spoon will be used in hospitals soon 26. Which of the following can be put in" "? A. His uncle was very sad B. He wanted to make a change C. His uncle cries like a baby. D. He had to clean the table for his uncle 27. What does the underlined word "struggling" mean in English? A. Feeling like doing something B. Being worried about doing something C. Having difficulty doing something D. Looking forward to doing something 28. What problem did Aarrav meet? A. His family didn't support him. B. His uncle didn't like the spoon C. He didn't have money to buy tools D. He couldn't buy some things in India 29. What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about? 试卷第4页,共8页 A. How Aarrav made the smart spoon B. Some suggestions from Aarrav's uncle C. Some improvements Aarrav has made. D. Why Aarrav wanted to invent the spoon 30. What is the best title of the passage? A. The teen's invention for patients with PD. B. India's greatest inventor in its history. C. A smart spoon to help my uncle eat more. D. Parkinson's disease is not terrible any more. , 配对阅读。左栏是5个人对应用软件的要求,右栏是7个应用软件的简介,请为不同的人 找到合适的应用软件,并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 A. Word Easy is a fantastic English learning app with world exercises of different levels. Only when you pass a test of a certain level, can 31. Jenny has to do the housework after you go on to learn words of a higher level work. She is so busy that she hardly B Rail Friend can be the best for helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets has time to take care of her 2-year-old son. So she needs an app you can buy tickets anywhere at any time C. World ofTanks Blitz (坦克闪电战), a for him to learn to speak and count. free-to-play online dating with over 40 32. Sam was given a list of books to read million downloads. brings quick-fire tank by his teacher, but he has just had an fights."A lot of tanks, a lot of people and eye operation(手术) and needs lot of fun." It will be the best choice to kill some app that can store the books your time. and read them aloud to him. D. Himalayas Reading has millions of books 33. Bob find it difficult to remember all including poems, short stories, novels and the new words from the English even fairy tales for children. What's special textbook. He wants to make progress about it is that you can use it to download in a relaxing way for he thinks it book recording that can be listened to. boring to do a lot of word exercises E. Cheese Reading catches the main idea of each 34. Cathy is fun of traveling. She needs book you have a download so that you can an app that can make it easier for her save time by finishing reading a book within 5minutes. to buy train or airline tickets 35. John is going to have a long railway E. Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to trip. During this trip, he needs speak, understand numbers and draw pictures something like games to kill the with the help of this app time. 2. Vocabulary Hero may help you learn more English words while you're playing games. so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English, use it 试卷第5页,共8页 四、选词填空(本小题共10题,每小题1.5分,共15分) 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词,每词仅用 一次,有两词为多余项。请将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。 lot judge they move woman in busy really coach make although but Did you watch the Chengdu FIsU World University Games (成都大运会) in 2023? Many student-athletes saw _ __ sporting dreams come true at the Games, A 37 of young Chinese athletes did very well at the Games, including Xia Yuyu Xia Yuyu is a 25-year-old student from Tsinghua University. She has become a big winner at the FIsU World University Games 38 Chengdu. She is the most tired and the 39 athlete at the Games. She took part in four competitions in six days. She won a gold medal in the 40 10. ooo meters, a silver medal in the women's 5, ooo meters and a bronze (铜) medal in the women's team half marathon (马拉松). Many people were by her wonderful performance Before the Games, she ran for 30 kilometers during training each day. __she knew how hard it was to win the gold medal at the Games, she 43 up her mind not to giveup. 44 want to thank my university, which helped me solve many problems during preparations for the Games in Chengdu. It's not been easy for my _who has had to attend to all the details of my training and daily life." Xia said 五、读写综合 (一)回答问题(本小题共5题,每小题2分,共10分) China's great new inventions which make our life more and more convenient have also changed the world. Dockless shared bicycles (共享单车) So far, there are over 30 bike-sharing companies in China that provide about 10 million bicycles for people in Chinese cities. Dockless bikes allow users to simply pick up or park a bike anywhere on the street. GPs, smart phone apps, mobile payment and Initernet of Things Technology, China's system of docked shared bikes provides the public more convenient service High-speed rail 试卷第6页,共8页 China has built the largest high-speed rail (HSR) net work. HSR runs at speeds of 25o-35c kilometers per hour. They connect north and south, east and west. They travel to many cities More than 25oo high-speed trains are running in China. They are fast. safe and convenient China's HSR technology is also used in other countries, like Russia and Turkey Alipay Alipay, or Zhjfubao, invented in 2oo4, is China's leading mobile and online Alibaba Group Buyers can pay for their goods (货品) by in putting payment passwords or scanning payment code (条形码) on the Alipay app installed on their mobile phones. Besides, users can pay family or personal bills through Alipay, such as water and electricity bills Online shopping With around 731 million Internet users, China has been the world's largest and fast-growing online market. It's thought to be cheaper and more convenient. The deliverymen bring goods to your house. There are even many new "online shopping festivals" in China, and the most popular one is called Double Eleven. Foreign customers are also interested in China's internet shopping They can buy goods from some Chinese shopping websites But sometimes it's difficult for old people to use these new inventions. We hope these inventions can be much easier for the olds. Then everyone can enjoy the convenience of technology. 46. How many inventions does the writer mention in the passage? 47. Where can users park docked shared bikes? 48. What other countries is China's HSR technology used in? 49. When was Alipay invented? 50. What is the most popular "online shopping festival"? 书面表达(本小题共1题,共15分) 51. 二十一世纪,许多发明改变了我们的生活,智能手机(smartphone)的出现对我们 生活产生了巨大的影响,作为一名中学生,谈谈你对智能手机使用的看法。请你根据下面提 试卷第7页,共8页 示,写一篇短文。 内容包括: 1. 智能手机使用的现状 2. 智能手机对生活的影响(包括至少两个优点和至少两个缺点) 3. 呼吁大家合理使用智能手机。 要求: 1. 不得照抄原文,不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名 2. 语句连贯,词数80左右。 As we all know, today almost everyone has a smart phone. 试卷第8页,共8页