四川省南充市高坪中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期第二次月考英语试题

www.21cnjy.com www.21cnjy.com 高坪中学2023年秋季初2021级（初三）第二次质量监测 英 语 试 卷 （满分150分） 选择题（共二部分，满分100分） 第一部分 听（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 第一节 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 ( ) 1. What would Mary like to eat? A. Cookies. B. Ice-cream. C. Potato chips. ( ) 2. Where does the boy suggest going? A. To the art museum. B. To the history museum. C. To the science museum. ( ) 3. Who is the girl’s favorite inventor? A. Thomas Edison. B. James Naismith. C. George Crum. ( ) 4. Where is the coat? A. In the bathroom. B. In the boy’s bedroom. C. In Mom’s bedroom. ( ) 5. Why was the boy sleepy? A. Because he stayed up to study last night. B. Because he held a party last night. C. Because the noise woke him up last night. 第二节 听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段对话，回答第6、7两个小题。 ( ) 6. How will they go shopping? A. By subway. B. By car. C. On foot. ( ) 7. What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Shop owner and customer. B. Mother and son. C. Classmates. 听第7段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。 ( ) 8. Why is Peter sad? A. Because his bike was broken. B. Because he missed the math test. C. Because he did badly in the math test. ( ) 9. When did Peter arrive at school? A. At 8:00. B. At 8:30. C. At 9:00. ( ) 10. What do you think of Mr. Li? A. He is strict. B. He is understanding. C. He is hard-working. 听第8段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。 ( ) 11. What’s the machine used for? A. Heating milk. B. Cutting fruits. C. Washing glasses. ( ) 12. How long has the woman had the machine? A. For two days. B. For three days. C. For five days. ( ) 13. How much does the woman pay for the four machines? A. $20. B. $40. C. $80. 听第9段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。 ( ) 14. What time does the train leave? A. At 7:00 a.m. B. At 5:00 p.m. C. At 7:00 p.m. ( ) 15. How long does Susan’s vacation in Shanghai last? A. For two days. B. For three days. C. For seven days. ( ) 16. Who is going to the station to pick up Susan? A. Jerry. B. Her parents. C. Her cousin. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。 ( ) 17. When was the class meeting held? A. Last Monday. B. Last Tuesday. C. Last Wednesday. ( ) 18. How many students gave their opinions in the meeting? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. ( ) 19. Who thought uniforms were good for students? A. Sam. B. Julia. C. Lisa. ( ) 20. What was the speaker’s opinion? A. Students shouldn’t wear colorful clothes. B. Let students design their own uniforms. C. Students can buy the clothes they like. 第二部分 读（共三节，满分70分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A Zengzi was a great thinker in ancient China. One day, Zengzi’s wife was going to the market to sell something for money. Her son wanted to go too. She disagreed 21 she had no time to look after him. The boy was sad and cried. She said to her son, “I’ll be back soon. When I’m back, I’ll kill our pig to make delicious food for you.” After hearing this, the boy went home with 22 . Before long, the wife returned. Just then Zengzi was about to kill the pig. When seeing this, his wife stopped him and said, “I 23 saying that. The pig has been kept for a year and is fat now. I’ll sell it next month instead.” “How can you cheat a child?” Zengzi said 24 . “Children follow the examples of parents. If you cheat them, they may cheat others like you. Even worse, they will no longer believe you. You should learn to 25 our son.” Then Zengzi took the knife and killed the pig. ( ) 21. A. if B. though C. because D. so ( ) 22. A.shyness B. pleasure C. pride D. silence ( ) 23. A. suggest B. regret C. mind D. remember ( ) 24. A.happily B. politely C. wisely D. seriously ( ) 25. A. support B.encourage C. educate D. admire B A young prince recently became king . In order to rule his kingdom, he decided to learn 26 of the wisdom（智慧） of the world. So he called all the wise men from his kingdom and abroad together and ordered them to 27 books for him to read and learn from. Five years passed quickly.The wise men returned with their camels, carrying 5,000 books 28 wisdom. The king was so 29 to see so many books that he didn't know how to start. So he ordered the wise men to 30 some of the books and bring them back to him. Another five years passed. The wise men again went to see the king, this time they brought 500 books, 31 the king still thought there were too many. Five more years passed. The wise men brought back 50 books. At this time, the king's life was filled with many 32 , so he still hardly read the books. During the next three years, all the wisdom of the 50 books was made 33 a book and given to the king. The king took no 34 in reading this book, and he had no time to learn from it, because more problems appeared in his kingdom. However, He was not 35 enough to solve these problems. Waiting for wisdom to come to you is just a way of being lazy. If there is no action, there can be no gains. ( ) 26. A. all B. some C. none D. little ( ) 27. A. look up B. look through C. look around D.look for ( ) 28. A. proud of B. full of C.afraid of D.made of ( ) 29. A. happy B.surprised C. angry D. interested ( ) 30. A.avoid B.complete C. choose D.produce ( ) 31. A. so B. because C. and D. but ( ) 32. A.patients B. books C. problems D. presents ( ) 33. A. of B. by C. from D. into ( ) 34. A.warmth B.sadness C.attention D. interest ( ) 35. A.correct B.active C.wise D.brave 第二节 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A The New York Times Upfront is a teen-friendly magazine. It helps students connect what’s happening in the world to their high school social studies. Pay $39.95 for 14 issues (期) a year. Here are some topics discussed in some issues of early 2023. LIFE & CULTURE SCIENCE & TECH A Way to Stop Bullying (霸凌) Thanks to a new rule, parents in Wisconsin and other places will be fined $313 if their child bullies someone. Your Face on a Robot To help the old, a UK company (公司) is looking for a kind and friendly face for its new robot. Whoever they choose will get $130,000. Should the Money Be Paid? Should you point it out when a restaurant asks you to pay for something that is supposed to be free? Copy Cats South Korean scientists cloned (克隆) the first dog in 2005. Since then, pet cloning has started to move from the science fiction into reality. Is it rightful? Numbers in the News Read and find out some amazing facts, such as a really long pizza, the world’s oldest couple, a huge fish and more. An App that Can Save Lives Two teens developed an app to help disabled people when they are in need. Note: Subscriptions (订阅) run for a school year (September through May). Orders for each school year can only be accepted before September. ( ) 36. Whom is Upfront mainly created for? A. Primary school students. B. High school teachers. C. High school students. D. College students. ( ) 37. The UK company plans to develop ______. A. a robot for the disabled B. an app for the disabled C. technology of pet cloning D. a robot for old people ( ) 38. Which topic may show you how long a pizza can be? A. Your Face on a Robot. B. Numbers in the News. C. Should the Money Be Paid? D. An App that Can Save Lives. ( ) 39. The example topics tell us that ______. A. parents in Wisconsin can get $313 if their child gets bullied B. the app that can save lives is developed by two teenagers C. it’s necessary to point out a restaurant’s unfair rules D. pet cloning should be accepted by more people ( ) 40. What can we know about the magazine Upfront? A.Subscriptions for a school year cover 12 months. B. Each issue of it is $39.95. C. It helps students learn more about the world. D. You can order it at any time of a year. B In the town of Qiantong in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, there is a team of young lion dancers. The lion dance team is mainly made of primary school students from the town. During the Spring Festival this year,they gave a wonderful performance and caught lots of people's attention. Tong Panfeng, the children's coach, was born and grew up in Qiantong. He had a great passion for the traditional performance. In1993, Tong, then 26, began to be greatly interested in the traditional art of lion dance after knowing that his grandpa used to be a lion dancer. Then he decided to restore this amazing tradition. In 2015, Tong traveled to many places such as Shandong, Anhui and Guangxi to visit the lion dancers and learn about the art. After returning to his hometown, Tong started to promote the traditional art. However, he found it was difficult to do it alone. So he decided to get more people to join him. He began to teach children in a primary school to do the lion dance as an after-school activity. From then on, groups of young boys and girls could often be seen practicing for hours during the weekends. "Doing lion dance is not only inheriting (继承) the traditional culture of our hometown, but also doing good to our body. We all love this sport very much, ”said a member of the team. Far from just a performance, Tong believes that the lion dance shows the high spirit of Chinese nation and the pride of the Chinese people. "Where there are Chinese, there are lion dancers," Tong said proudly. ( )41 The children's coach, Tong Panfeng wants to A. be a lion dance teacher B. make more people know the lion dance C.be healthier by practicing the lion dance D. be famous as a lion dancer ( ) 42.The underlined word "promote" in Paragraph 4 probably means A. 接受 B.推广 C.保护 D.改良 ( ) 43.Tong Panfeng made more people practice lion dance with him by A. learning from his grandpa B. teaching children lion dance in a primary school C.visiting the lion dancers D. traveling to many places in China ( ) 44. From the passage, we can infer that A. more and more people become interested in the lion dance B. the lion dance becomes one of the subjects in a primary school C. young people practice the lion dance to draw people's attention D.students all around China begin to practice the lion dance ( ) 45. The passage is probably written to A. teach students the lion dance B. get the attention of school C. call for more help D. say yes to the traditional art C What is the sky? How high is it? What color is it? These questions are difficult to answer, aren’t they? In fact, the sky has no color. Then why does the sky look blue? We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings (机翼). Planes can’t fly very high. That is because the air gets thinner when they go higher. The same will happen to us if we go high enough. If we go up about 1,200 kilometers from the earth, we’ll find no air there. Looking up above us, you will see the blue sky with white clouds. The color would be bluer when you see on the top of a high mountain. And you will see fewer clouds in the sky between you and the sun. Sometimes the sky doesn’t look blue. When the sun rises and falls, you will see red, orange, and other colors in the sky. Who can see the colors of the sky high above the earth? The astronauts! They can see those beautiful colors of the sky from the outer space. However, before flying into the outer space, they sit in a spaceship high above the earth, and there is no air at all. The sky would be dark and its color would be black. Now you may understand that we see colors because the air scatters the sunlight. Light travels through the air. Without air, there would be no colors. ( ) 46. Why does the writer talk about planes’ flying in Paragraph 2? A. To show that there’s air around the world. B. To explain how the planes can fly in the sky. C. To introduce the topic that the air becomes thinner when it’s higher. D. To tell us the air’s importance in lifting the planes. ( ) 47. On the top of a high mountain, there will be ______. A. more air B. redder skies C. more colors D. fewer clouds ( ) 48. In Sichuan, we might see many colors in the sky at about ______ during the day in summer. A. 1:00 a.m. B. 3:00 a.m. C. 7:00 p.m. D. 11:00 p.m. ( ) 49. The underlined word “scatters” probably means “______” in Chinese in this passage. A. 使停止 B. 使散射 C. 使削弱 D. 使聚集 ( ) 50. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. Why the sky changes colors. B. Why planes can’t fly very high. C. Why the sky looks blue. D. Why the astronauts can see the colors of the sky. 第三节 阅读填空（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 Humans’ Greatest Achievements The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, but human beings have lived on it for just 200,000 years. In that short time, we have achieved some amazing things. 51 The list is almost endless. The invention of the airplane has changed our lives. The discovery of antibiotics (抗生素) has saved the lives of millions of people. Can you imagine living without electricity? What about the printing press (印刷术)? Without the printing press, you wouldn’t be reading this. In the last 50 years, there have been great achievements in communication, such as radio, TV, computers, the Internet, and smartphones. 52 What about the arts? The arts have brought pleasure to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics? 53 Finally, we must not forget humans’ early achievements. 54 We can’t imagine modern life without cooked food and cars.  What are humans’ greatest achievements? To answer the question, we need to decide what we mean by “great”. 55 Or is it just something that makes us say “Wow”, like the Great Wall? What do you think?  A.And is Mickey Mouse as important an achievement as going to space? B. Many of humans’ great achievements are in science and technology. C. Is it something that makes us rich or happy or saves lives? D. We could probably live without them, but life wouldn’t be as interesting. E. We enjoy these things every day because they are free to use. F. They used fire for cooking and heating and invented the wheel. 51. __________ 52. __________ 53. __________ 54. __________ 55. __________ 非选择题 第3部分 写（共四节，满分50） 第一节 单词填空(共5个小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 根据句意和首字母、音标、中文提示补全单词。 56.It’s better for you to get help from the l people when you’re traveling in a foreign country. 57.A year is d__________ into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. 58.C are like gods, so the sellers will provide the best service and quality for them. 59.Wearing earrings looks special, so Mary wants to get her ears p . 60.The hot ice-cream scoop runs on e . 第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 An Accidental Invention Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented 61. accident? Many people believe that tea was first 62. (drink) about 5,000 years ago. It is 63. (say) that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first 64. (discover) tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open tire. Some leaves from a tea plant 65. (fall) into the water and remained there for some time.It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world's favorite drinks was invented. A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, "the sage of tea", mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants 66. (grow) and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used. It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th 67. (century) . In England, tea didn't appear 68. around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the 69. (nation) drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are 70. (with) doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea. 61. ________ 62. __________ 63. __________ 64. __________ 65. __________ 66. ________ 67. __________ 68. __________ 69. __________ 70. __________ 第三节 信息归纳（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） Electric cars have been around for more than a hundred years. But they have really been popular over the last ten years. More than three million all-electric cars are now on the road worldwide. Helping the Environment Most cars run on oil. Burning（燃烧） oil and other fossil fuels (化石燃料) produces greenhouse gases（温室气体）. Electric cars don’t burn oil. Instead, strong batteries (电池) run their electric engines. So, electric cars don’t directly produce greenhouse gases. Poop (粪便) Power Electric cars are better for the environment, but they are not perfect. Their batteries often use electricity that was made by burning fossil fuels. But an electric car uses less energy than a car that runs on oil. And some may soon come from a new source (来源) — cow poop! An electric car company has worked together with a large farm. They plan to make electricity using greenhouse gases from cow poop. Always Improving(改进） One of the problems for electric cars is their limited range（续航里程）. This is how far they can travel before their batteries need another charge (充电). But now their range is improving. Some new electric cars can travel almost three times as far as older ones did. Another problem is finding a place to recharge（续充） the batteries. But these years, people are building more charging stations around. China now has thousands more charging stations than it did ten years ago. Electric Cars Popularity *They have been popular over the last ten years. *More than three million all-electric cars are now on the road worldwide. Advantages (优势) They are better for the 71. . *They don’t directly produce greenhouse gases. *They use less energy than oil cars. 72. *Their batteries often use electricity that was made by burning fossil fuels. *Their range is limited. *It’s difficult to find a charging (充电的） 73.. Improvement *A company plans to make 74. using greenhouse gases from cow poop. *New electric cars can travel much farther than older ones. *There are a lot 75. charging stations around. 71. ________72. __________ 73. __________ 74. __________75. __________ 第四节 书面表达（满分25分） 当今社会，很多家庭对孩子过分溺爱，导致当他们面对问题时手足无措。因此对孩子们来说,学会自立相当重要。请根据以上所述，结合表格所提供的图片及文字信息，以“Learn to Be Independent”为题写一篇英语短文。 社会现象 你的观点 ◆家长应相信孩子,不要包办一切 ◆提出合理建议,让孩子自己做决定 ◆孩子不要过度依赖父母,学做家务,照顾自己 ◆勇于面对并解决困难 注意： 1. 短文须包含所有信息，可适当发挥; 2. 词数100左右，标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Learn to Be Independent Nowadays, many children are treated as “little emperors” at home. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ -7- -8- 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$