第20课时 九年级Units 11～12-【智乐星中考·中考备战】2025年山东省菏泽市中考英语精练本

1 第20课时　九年级 Units 11～12 建议用时: 30分钟 2 一、完形填空 Worrying about his farm, his health and his family, a farmer was always fearful, angry and upset. Sometimes he treated his family badly even though it was not their 1 . One day, when the farmer was working in his backyard, he 2 found a box of gold coins. He was shocked by his good 3 . He wondered what he would do or buy with his new 4 . In the end, he decided to bury(埋藏) the gold coins again and save them. He didn’t tell anyone about the thing. He thought the gold coins would be helpful in difficult times. However, he 5 dug up the gold coins. 一 三 题序 二 四 五 3 6 the gold coins were there, the farmer was no longer worried or angry. He was kind to his family. He even 7 to help his neighbors. His change made the whole village feel surprised. From then on, he 8 others and lived a happy life. Before the farmer died, he told his sons about the 9 . His sons went out to the backyard to dig up the gold coins. When they found the box, though, it was 10 . In fact, someone had discovered it and stolen the gold coins. For the farmer, the true security(保障) isn’t the gold coins buried in the backyard but those buried deep in his heart. 一 三 题序 二 四 五 4 1. A. decision　 B. choice C. fault 2. A. finally B. suddenly C. probably 3. A. luck B. time C. fame 4. A. power B. invention C. wealth 5. A. once B. never　 C. only 6. A. Knowing　 B. Hearing C. Forgetting 7. A. began　　 B. needed C. refused 8. A. played with B. got on well with C. worked with 9. A. reason　 B. secret C. change 10. A. dirty　 B. wet　 C. empty 一 三 题序 二 四 五 5 二、阅读理解 (2024德州庆云二模节选)Jim and Jack came from a small town. They were ceramic(陶瓷) artists and good at making pots(罐子). They heard city people liked pots, so they decided to sell their pots to a big city. Through more than ten years of hard work, they made the best pots in the town. They hired(租用) a ship to take all the pots to the city. 一 三 题序 二 四 五 6 Unluckily, the ship met a strong storm on the way. After the storm, the ship landed. All the pots were broken into pieces. The two men’s dream of becoming rich was broken along with the pots. Jim suggested that they should stay in a hotel for the night and walk around the city to enjoy the sights the next day. Jack looked at Jim in pain and asked, “You still want to go around the city? Don’t you show any care to these pots? We worked so hard to make them!” “We are unlucky enough to lose the pots. We will be more unlucky if we lose happiness, ” Jim said calmly. 一 三 题序 二 四 五 7 Jack thought for a while and nodded. The next day, he followed Jim around the city and had a good time for a few days. During their stay in the city, they found by accident that people there decorated their walls with things that looked like what they used to make pots. So Jim and Jack used the broken pots to make mosaic tiles(马赛克瓷砖) and sold them to the city people. In this way, they made much money and returned home happily. 一 三 题序 二 四 五 8 (　　)11. What was the profession(职业) of Jim and Jack? A. They were farmers. 　　　　 B. They were ceramic artists. 　　　　 C. They were shipbuilders. (　　)12. What happened to the pots on their way to the city? A. The pots were sold before the storm. B. The ship carrying the pots sank. C. All the pots were broken into pieces in a storm. 一 三 题序 二 四 五 9 (　　)13. What did Jim and Jack do to make money at last? A. Sell mosaic tiles. B. Make pots. C. Decorate walls. (　　)14. What does the story mainly want to tell us? A. Knowledge is power. B. It never rains but it pours. C. Where there is an active mind, there is hope. 一 三 题序 二 四 五 10 三、任务型阅读理解 One thing is for sure that money can’t always make a person happy. Do you know how to make you happy? Some people seem to be born happy. Nothing seems to get them down. Some people seem to be really lucky, always in the right place at the right time, ① they still don’t seem to be happy. No matter what kind of person you are, you can do the following things to make you feel happy. 一 三 题序 二 四 五 11 Spend time with your family. Do things together like eating meals together and helping with chores around the house. Try to get time for yourself with just Mom, Dad or grandparents so that you can have fun together. You might learn how to do something like cooking or fishing. Enjoy music. Enjoying music can be a great way to make you feel happy. You can listen to it, or even play an instrument. You may join a music club or just enjoy singing by yourself. There are lots of music sites on the Internet ② you can find out what music can make you feel happy. 一 三 题序 二 四 五 12 Have a pet. Pets are so good at making people happy. Pets help people feel happy by being affectionate(亲切的), needing to be looked after, and maybe needing exercise, which is good for you too. Work hard at being a friend. Be a good listener, keep secrets, encourage your friend, and share things with him or her. Work hard to make and keep friends. Why? Because having friends makes you happy. Often it is the small things that make people happy. By doing them you can build happiness for yourself. You are responsible for your own feelings. You have to work for happiness as you have to work for anything else. 一 三 题序 二 四 五 13 15. How many ways of being happy does the writer tell you? ________  16. Why should we work hard to make and keep friends from the passage? _____________________________________ 17. 请根据上下文在文中空白处填入适当的连词。 ①____　② __  4/Four. Because having friends makes us happy.   but so 一 三 题序 二 四 五 14 18. 请把文中画线句子翻译成汉语。 ___________________________________________ 19. 请给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。 _____________________________________________ 共同做一些事情, 如一起吃饭、帮助做家务活。   How to be/feel happy(答案不唯一, 言之有理即可)   一 三 题序 二 四 五 15 四、综合填空 bring　on　rain　simple　so　outside　certain　weather　deal　hundred (2024临沂河东二模改编)When Emma woke up, she felt terrible—a cold had taken hold of her. Still, she needed to 20. ____ with lots of work. Emma slowly got out of bed and got ready for work. Then she took her umbrella and got out into the pouring rain. deal 一 三 题序 二 四 五 16 As she walked, she fought against the terrible weather. Emma’s umbrella was almost useless because it was 21. _______cats and dogs(倾盆大雨). She thought, “What a day to forget my rain shoes!”  At the office, the day was full of challenges, as stormy as the 22. _______. She had a mountain of tasks. It would take her lots of time to deal with a great number of e-mails and phone calls. Before long, she had to take a break 23. __ she could become fresher and continue to work. raining weather so 一 三 题序 二 四 五 17 Then, just at that moment, her friend Alex came up and 24. _______ her a cup of coffee. With a warm smile, he offered to help Emma with 25. _________of e-mails. Having Alex help her was like a ray of sunshine on a rainy day. They laughed when they completed their tasks. It made the hours pass quickly. 26. ___ her way home, Emma thought about the day. It had ended up being surprisingly enjoyable. She realized that every cloud did indeed have a silver lining(一丝光明). Today, that silver lining was 27. ________ her wonderful friend, Alex. brought hundreds On certainly 一 三 题序 二 四 五 18 When Emma arrived home, she sent Alex a message for thanks. “Thank you for being my ray of sunshine on this rainy day!” It was a 28. ______ message, but it carried a lot of meaning. That night, listening to the heavy rain 29. _______, Emma couldn’t help but smile. She had gone through the storm with Alex’s help. simple outside 一 三 题序 二 四 五 19 五、信息归纳 (2024盐城改编) Secret to happiness There’s a Chinese saying that goes, “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap(小睡). If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, become wealthy by chance. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody. ” Helping others by giving may be the secret to a happy, healthy life. The more you give, the more you’ll gain. The key is to find a method that works for you. Here is some advice that you can take. 一 三 题序 二 四 五 20 Find your love. Your giving should not be from orders but come out of love. You might feel bad if you are doing something you don’t like. You will feel great when you put your love into giving. Give your time. The gift of time is often more valuable to the receiver, and more satisfying to the giver than money. People don’t all have the same amount(数量) of money, but everyone has time. You can give some of this time to help others. It can be just a few hours a day, or a few days a year. 一 三 题序 二 四 五 21 Be active. Take every chance to serve your community. You are free to choose what you want to do. Make full use of services that match your values. Don’t forget about yourself. You can easily get used to selfless giving. When you give, make sure to keep your own needs in mind. You matter, too! All in all, by proper giving, you can gain purpose, meaning and happiness—all of the things that people look for in life but are so hard to find. 一 三 题序 二 四 五 22 一 三 题序 二 四 五 23 $$