江苏省徐州三十四中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期12月月考英语试卷

2023—2024学年度第一学期第二次阶段性检测

九年级英语试题

(时间60分钟        满分100分)

一、选择填空(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

1. Hepburn acted so well that some people mistook her ________ a real princess.

A. on B. for C. with D. in

2. I get scared easily. I hate ________.

A. horror films B. romantic films C. science fiction films D. action films

3. —Hurry up! I don’t want to miss the excellent performance of the concert.

—My god! The concert ________ for almost one hour.

A. has begun B. began C. has been on D. was on

4. Sometimes I feel stressed because what my boss wants me to do goes ________ my ability.

A. past B. above C. through D. beyond

5. — Do you believe what he said?

— ________ there are more details to prove that, I will not accept it.

A. Unless B. If C. Although D. Since

6. —I missed the film My People, My Country.

—What a pity! It is ________ film that it is really worth seeing.

A. such a meaningless B. so meaningless C. such a meaningful D. so meaningful

7. We have              a lot of wild animals because of the ________of their living areas.

A. lose; loss B. lost; lose C. lost; loss D. lose; lost

8 — I know how busy you are and naturally I wouldn’t like to _____too much of your time.

— So, what’s the matter?

A. take away B. take off C. take up D. take in

9. In the library there____a number of books on science and the number of them _____growing larger and larger.

A. is; are B. are; is C. is; is D. are; are

10. —You look so sad. What’s up?

—The problem _______ to be much more difficult than I thought.

A. put out B. broke out C. found out D. turned out

11. —The smile on your father’s face shows that he is satisfied with your result.

—________. I have made my every effort.

A. I don’t think so B. I’m afraid not C. I suppose so D. It’s hard to say

12. —Do you know Frank?

—Yes. He is the boy ________ likes playing the piano.

A. who B. which C. whom D. whose

13. The police said that the victim was wounded __________ a knife and bled __________ death __________ a result.

A. by; with; for B. with; to; as

C. with; for; as D. by; to; for

14. We need to guard ________ any possible danger around us.

A. for B. over C. with D. against

15. —I don’t think that watching TV ads is a waste of time.

—________. As far as I know, some of them are really creative.

A. The same to you B. Me too C. So do I D. Neither do I

二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

Think about a video from your favorite movie. Now, imagine watching that video with ____16____ different sound and background music. ____17____ sound choices can change the form of a film.

A team of sound makers ____18____ behind the movie to make sure a movie sounds as good as it looks. It ____19____ starts with the production sound mixer (混音师). This person is in charge of recording all ____20____ and sound effects on set. These recordings are the basis for the rest of the sound in the film. But the sound work is just getting started!

The team also ____21____ sound designers and foley artists (拟音师). Then composers add background music. Take a look at how these sound makers do ____22____ jobs.

Sound makers work with the director to ____23____ on the overall feel of a film’s sound. This includes creating sounds that won’t be noticed in the ____24____ world. Sounds such as animals’ shout and burning fire are ____25____ by several real sounds and sometimes sound makers need to change the speed or voice.

Foley artists work in recording studios filled with thousands ____26____ tools from floors and clothes to shoes and bubble wrap. They use the ____27____ to recreate sounds like fallen leaves, doors, and footsteps. On set, microphones (麦克风) don’t always pick up these everyday sounds. Film places can also have unavoidable

background ____28____.

The ____29____ writes the background music for a film. After writing the background music, the composer meets with the director and other members of the filmmaking team to decide ____30____ and where to use music. Each choice influences the movie watchers’ feelings.

16. A. completely B. hardly C. recently D. especially

17. A. Similar B. Different C. Difficult D. Strange

18. A. works B. lives C. finds D. stays

19. A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. ever

20. A. smiles B. talks C. looks D. tastes

21. A. includes B. influences C. introduces D. encourages

22. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs

23. A. believe B. notice C. remember D. decide

24. A. real B. great C. clear D. big

25. A. felt B. made C. taken D. found

26. A. to B. in C. of D. at

27. A. messages B. papers C. goods D. tools

28. A. noise B. smell C. light D. picture

29. A. director B. actor C. storyteller D. composer

30. A. which B. how C. why D. what

三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

A)阅读下面两篇短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A

A Hot Movie!

Watching movie is fun. Here is some information about a hot movie during the Spring Festival holiday.

Title: Full River Red (满江红)

Language: Chinese

Kind: Comedy

Running Time: 159 minutes

Director: Zhang. Yimou

Ticket Price: ￥70 for adults; 35 for children; under 6 for free