人教版九年级上学期12月月考英语试卷（含答案无听力）

人教版九年级上学期12月月考英语试卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，计40分）

第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Asubmarineisafascinatingformofunderwatertransportation.Thishugepieceofmetalmovesquietlythroughthe

water.Mostofthesubmarinesinthewatertodayarecommandedbythemilitary.However,onesmallsubmarineisowned

byanEnglishinventornamedRobertLeeds.Hissubmarineisconsideredtheworld'sfirstusedjustforentertainment.

Leeds'ssubmarinecancarrytwopeople.Itisabletodivedownto150feetandstayunderwaterforuptofourdays.This

uniquesubmarinenamedsmallcanremainstillinthewaterormoveupanddownlikeahelicopter.Because,ofitssmallsize/

Leedscompareshisinventiontoanunderwatersportscar.

"TheoceansarethelastplaceonEarthwheretherearenopersonalvehicles,"saysLeeds.Eversincewas14,havewanted

tobuildone.

LeedsrevealedhisinventionatLondon'sScienceMuseuminthefallof2003.Geminiwasdisplayedinoneofthe

museum'sgalleriesThislocationisoftenusedforshowingfuturisticinventions.

ThecostofbuildingGeminiwas-$850000.Therefore,itisnotlikelytobeproducedinlargenumbers.Butsomepeople

believethatitcouldbeusedformorethanjustunderwaterentertainment.Asmallpersonalsubmarinemaybehelpfulin

filmingscienceshows,searchingunderwaterareas,orinspectingpipelines.Leeds'scompanyisofferingtobuildsubmarines

forindividualbuyers.

NomatterhowthesubmarinesareusedLeedsmaybeonthewaytomakinghistory."Theoceansarestillthegreat

unknowninourdoorsteps,Insiststheinventor."Twelvemenhavewalkedonthemoon,butonlytwohavebeentothebottom

ofthesea!PerhapstheinventionofGeminiwillchangethisstatistic.'1

l.WhydoesLeedscomparehisinventiontoanunderwatersportscar?

A.Becauseofitscolor.

B.Becauseit'sasbigasacar

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C.Becauseitmovesunderwaterlikeacar.

D.Becauseithasthesamespeedasacar

2.Whycouldn't'Geminibeproducedinlargenumbers?

A.Itcoststoomuchmoney

B.Itcouldn'tbeusedbycommonpeople.

C.Itwasdangeroustotravelinthesea.

D.Itwastoosmall.

3.WhatmayhappenbecauseoftheinventionofGemini?

A.Theoceanswillstillremainunknown.

B.Morepeoplewillwalkonthemoon.

C.Fewerpeoplewillgotothebottomofthesea.

D.Peoplewillknowmoreabouttheoceans.

4.Thispassagemainlytellsussomethingabout

A.aninventorwhoinventedasmallsubmarine

B.aspecialkindofsubmarinenamedGemini

C.anewkindofunderwaterentertainment

D.anewpersonalvehicleonland

【答案】BADB

B

Mrs.Goodallwasworried.Wherecouldherlittlegirlbe?"Jane!Jane!”Shecalled.Butfbur-year-oldJaneGoodalldidn't

hear.Shewasinthehenhouse,watchingthehenstolayeggs.

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Atlast,Janeranhome."Mother!Mother!GuesswhatI'vejustseen!',

Manyyearslater,Janewaswatchingandwaitingagain:Thistime,however,JanewasinAfrica,andshewaswatching

andwaitingforchimpanzees.JaneGoodallspentherlifelearningabouttheseapesandsharingwhatshelearnedwithothers.

ThefirstsixmonthsofJane'sworkinAfrica-werethemostdifficult.Thegovernmentdidnotwantheraloneinthejungle.

LuckilyJane'smotheragreedtogowithher.

Dayafterday,Janewatchedandwaited.Shesawmanychimpanzees,theywerefaraway.Thechimpswouldrunaway

whenshewalkedcloser.Shewasfilledwithdisappointmentwilltheyeveracceptme?”shewondered.

Shesatonarocktowait.Slowlythechimpsappeared.Theylookedatherastheyatebutdidnotrunaway,Attheend

oftheday,Janerushedbacktothecamp."Mother!Mother!GuesswhatI'vejustseen!"

Fromthatdayon,Jane'sworkbecamemoreandmoreexciting.Shegrewcloserandclosertothechimpsuntilthey

becameherfriends.Shediscoveredthatchimpseatmeat,andshelearnedthattheymakeandusetools.Janewasthefirst

persontoseehowchimpsraisetheiryounginthewild

JaneGoodallhasspentmostofherlifestudyingchimpanzees.Todayshetravelsaroundtheworld,sharingherstories

andurgingpeopletoprotectanimalseverywhere.

1.Thefirsttwoparagraphstrytotellusthat

A.Janelovedeggseverwhenshewasyoung.

B.Janelovedhensbetterthananyotheranimal.

C.Janehasbeeninterestedinthelifeofanimalseversinceshewasyoung.

D.Janewasinterestedinthelifeofhenswhenshewasyoung.

2.WhichofthefollowingaboutJane*sworkatfirstinAfricaistrue?

A.Thegovernmentdidn't'wanthertogo.

B.HerworkinAfricabecamemoreandmoredifficult.

C.Shedecidedtogiveupwatchingthechimpanzees..

D.Thechimpanzeesdidn'tthinkherasafriend.

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3.WhatdoesJaneGoodallworkfortoday?

A.TellingherstoriesinAfrica.

B.Protectingwildanimals.

C.TravelingtoAfrica.

D.Studyingchimpanzees.

【答案】CDB

C

Mt.Harristaughtsixth-gradescience.Onthefirstdayofclass,hegaveusatalkaboutananimalcalled"birdcat”,which

diedoutduringtheIceAge.Hepassedaroundaskullashetalked,Wealltooknotescarefullyandlaterwehadatest.

Whenhereturnedmypaperthenextday,therewasabigred'^*'througheachofmyanswer.Ifailed!Theremustbe

somemistakes!Iwrote:downexactlywhatMr.Harris,hadsaid,ThenIlearnedthateveryoneintheclasshadfailed.Why?

"Verysimple,nMr.Harrissaid,"Imadeupallthat''birdcat*.Buttherehadneverbeenanysuchanimal.Sotheinformationin

yournoteswascorrect.Didyouthinkyouwouldgetgoodgradesforthat?”

However,wefeltthatwasunfair.Whatkindoftestwasthis?Andwhatkindofteacherwashe?Mr.Hamsadded,Ihave

toldyoumanyunbelievable-thingsaboutthisanimal,suchasthesize,thecolor,butnoneofyouhavequestioned.Ihopeyou

willlearnsomethingfromthislesson.Teachersandtextbooksarenot:alwayscorrect.Infactnooneis..”Healsotoldusnot

toletourmindsgotosleep,andtospeakupifwethoughtheorthetextbookwaswrong.

UptonowMr:Harris,classgavemeandmyclassmatessomethingjustasimportant:tolookpeopleintheeyeandtell

themtheyarewrong.

1.Infact,the“birdcat”istheanimalthat.

A.lookslikeabirdoracatB.hasneverbeenontheearth

C.diedoutlonglongagoD.hasabigskull

2.Everyonefailedthesciencetestbecause.

A.theydidn'tanswerallthequestions

B.theydidn'tanswerthepaperasMr:Harrissaid

C.theinformationintheiranswerswaswrong

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D.Mr.Harrismadesomemistakes

3.Theunderlinedpart"letourmindsgotosleep"means

A.havingasleepB.thinkingoverC.writingdownD.stoppingthinking

4.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethat.

A.Mr.Harriswastheonlypersonwhofoundtheanimal"birdcat'*

B.thewriterandhisclassmatesdidn'ttakenotescarefullyinclass

C.weshouldspeakoutagainstwhatwedon'tbelieve

D.teachersandtextbooksareusuallyincorrect

【答案】BCDC

D

Oneofthegreatquestionsofalltimestillhasscientiststakingpartindiscussions:Whathappenedtothelandcalled

Atlantis?Longago,theancient,CreekphilosopherPlatowroteaboutAtlantis.Hesaidthatlongbeforehistimeitwasa

beautifullandnearEurope.Historiansbelievedthatitwasaveryrichplacewithpalacesandtraditionalculture.Allofa

suddenitdisappeared.Ancientpeoplethoughtitwentdownintothesea.Overtimeanumberofscientistshavetriedtolook

forit.

Now,somescientistsbelievethattheGreekislandofSantorinimaybethelostAtlantis.Today,Santoriniisanislandin

theAegeanSeawithahugeholeinthecenterfilledwithseawater.However,3,500yearsagoitlookedverydifferent.Then

itwasaroundislandwithatallvolcanointhemiddle.Today,Santorinihas13villagesandabout6,000people,butinthe

pastithadcitiesandperhapsevenmorepeople.Startingin1967,researchersstartedtocarryoutabigdigonSantorini.They

wantedtoknowaboutwhatwasunderground.Theyfoundpartofacitywithapartmentbuildingsfulloffurnitureaswellas

streetsandwatersystems.Theyalsofoundquiteafewcoloredpaintingsandpicturesonthewallsofhouses.In1999the

diggersdiscoveredsomevaluablegoldartshowingafemalecalf.

Researchersthoughtaboutthestrangecityforsometimeuntiltheyunderstoodwhathadhappenedtoitthiscitybeside

theseawasburiedbyterribleexplosionofthevolcano.Hotlavaandash（岩浆和灰）suddenlycameoutofthevolcanoand

buriedtheroofsofthecity.

Tothisdate,scientisthavenotfoundthebodiesofanypeoplestuckthere.Theythinkthatinthefinaldaysbeforethe

volcanoblewtheislandapart,thepeopleweresuccessfullyabletogetout.AlthoughSantorintissaidtobethelostAtlantis,

noonehasprovedityet.TodaytouristsfromaroundtheworldcometoseethemuseumandwonderifSantoriniisactually

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thelostAtlantis.Withoutquestion,itisaverybeautifulplace.

1.Whathappenedbecauseofthevolcaniceventaccordingtothepassage?

A.Visitorswerehurt.

B.Theancientcitywasburied

C.Aterriblewarstarted.

D.Themuseumdisappeared

2.Whendidthedangerousvolcanotakeplace?

A.About3500yearsagoB.Intheyear1967.

CAbout6000yearsago.D.Intheyear1999.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

ASantoriniispopularwithvisitorsfromallovertheworld.

B.TodaySantorinihasavolcanoinitscenter.

Cpeoplefailedtogetoutwhenthevolcanoblew.

D.PIatointerviewedamanlivingonAtlantis.

4.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage.

A.AVeryFamousVolcano.

B.AnAncientMuseum

C.HasAtlantisBeenFound?

DStrangeGreekislands

【答案】BAAC

第二节：（共5题，每题2分，满分10分）

下面文章中有五处（第1-5题）需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各段意思的

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是首句。选项中有一项是多余选项。

InChina,moreandmoremiddleschoolstudentsaregettingshortersleepingtimethanbefore.1becausethey

havemuchhomeworktodo.Somehomeworkisgivenbytheirteachers,andsomebytheirparents.Also,somestudents

don'tknowhowtosavetime.Theyarenotcarefulenoughwhiletheydotheirhomework,2.Somestudentsspend

toomuchtimewatchingTVorplayingcomputergames.Theystayupverylate.Somestudentshavetogetupearlyevery

morningonweekdaystogettoschoolbybusorbybike.3

4sothatourchildrencanenjoymorethanninehoursofsleepeverynightfortheirhealth.Forchildren,we

shouldmakebestuseofourtime.5,wewillfinditmuchbetterforbothourstudyandhealth.

A.Somehomeworkistoodifficult

B.Moststudentssleeplessthanninehourseverynight

C.Whenwehaveenoughtimeforsleeping

D.Itcanbealongwayfromhometoschool

E.soittakesthemalotoftime

F.Schoolsandparentsshouldcutdownsomeofthehomework

【答案】LB2.E3.D4.F5.C

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）

第一节：完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

Palomasatinthebigroom.Everyoneinthehallclappedfortheboyonthestage.HerbrotherRamon1down

atthepiano."IalwayshavetogotoRamon'sbaseballgames.NowIhavetohearhimplaythatpiano.Iamtiredof2

thatpiano!”Palomasaidtoherself.

Ramon3playingthepiano.Hisparentsclappedforhim,4Palomadidnotclap.

The5dayatschool,Palomakeptthinkingaboutherbrother.Hewas6atmanykindsofthings.Paloma

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wishedshewasgoodatsomething,too.

Attheendoftheday,Paloma's7gavethechildrenanotetotakehome.Schoolwouldpicksomechildrentodance

atFiesta.

Palomadidnotthinkshewouldbepickedtodance.Butshewantedto8.ShewasnotlikeRamon.Hewas9

pickedfirstbecausehewasgoodateverything.

ThenextdayPalomasawher10onthelist.Shecouldnotwaittogohomeandtellhermotherthatshewasgoing

todance.ItwasnowPalmo'sturntobeonthestage.

AfterschoolPalmadidthedancestepsoverandover.Itwas11work,butshedidnotcare.Palomawasproudof

12shewasdoing.

Itwasthedayofthedance.Palomaandtheother13steppedontothestage.Shesawallthepeoplewatching

her.Shesaw14parentsandRamonsittingupclose.ThenPamoma15forherdad'scamera.Thedancestarted.

1.A.layB.satC.putD.looked

2.A.readingB.lookingC.playingD.hearing

3.A.stoppedB.continuedC.beganD.started

4.A.andB.soC.butD.or

5.A.firstB.lastC.nextD.final

6.A.goodB.badC.richD.poor

7.A.teacherB.friendC.uncleD.classmate

8.A.tryB.failC.winD.beat

9.A.neverB.sometimesC.alwaysD.seldom

10.A.addressB.ageC.nameD.book

11.A.hardB.easyC.interestingD.exciting

12.A.howB.whyC.whereD.what

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13.A.singersB.playersC.dancersD.actors

14.A.hisB.herC.itD.their

15.A.criedB.smiledC.laughedD.jumped

【答案】LB2.D3.A4.C5.C6.A7.A8.A9.C10.Cll.A12.D13.C14.B15.B

第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分25分)

第二节语法填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式将答案填写在答题卷的相应位置。

Doyouoftencommunicatewithyourparents?Someparentsarealwayscomparingtheirchildrenwith1

(they)orotherpeoplewhentheywereyoung

“WhenIwasyourage,“afathersaidtohissixteen-year-oldsononeday,Twasatthetopofmyclasseveryyear.AndI

knewwhatIwantedtodowhenIleftschool.Ihadgoals.”

“Youarealwaysatthebottomofyourclass2youhavenogoals."Theman'ssonsaid3

(something).Hehadalreadyheardthisfromhisfathermanytimes."Andwhenyourmotherwasyourage,“theyoungman's

fatherwenton,“shehadagoodjobandshemadelotsofmoney.Youdon'tevenhaveapart-timejob.Youearnnothing."The

man'ssonstillsaidnothing.Hehad4(hear)thisbefore,too."Andwhenyourelderbrotherwas

5(you)age,“theyoungman*sfathersaid,4thestudiedhard.ButyoujustwasteyourAndtheman'ssonstill

kept6(silence).

Finally,theyoungman'sfathersaid,“AndwhenAbrahamLincolnwasyourage,heworkedalldayandstudiedatnight.”

Thistimetheson7(not)staysilent.t€AndwhenAbrahamLincolnwasthesameageasyou,father/5hesaid,“He

wasthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.8areyou?”Hisfatherhadnoanswer9this.

Areyourparentsalwayscomparingyouwithothers?Andwhat'syourreply?Doyouhavea10(good)wayto

communicatewitheachother?

【答案】1.themselves2.and3.nothing4.heard5your6.silent7.didn't8.Who9.tolO.better

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第四部分写作（共两节，满分25分）

第一节单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列句子及所给的首字母，在答题卷上按题号写出各单词的正确、完全形式（每空限填一词）

1.Sorry.Ican'tfollowyou.Couldyoupleasespeakmores.

2.Myunclestilltmelikeachildthough.Tmtwenty-fiveyearsoldnow.

3.Chinesepeoplehavebuiltalotofuparkinglotstosavespace.

4.Couldyoutellmewhyyouwereafromthemeeting?

5.Youmustwearthesafetybeltwhendriving.Thisisoneofthetrules.

6.Wouldyoupleasedthebigappleintotwohalves?

7.TheinsectwassotthatIcouldnotseeitatfirst.

8.Youhelpedmealot.Ijustwanttoe