北师大版2020届九年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷A卷.doc

北师大版2020届九年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷A卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined that she would become a writer one day. Like many 1writers on the Internet, the 2woman got into this online world accidentally (偶然地).Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost 3 to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing 4on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbours and their life 5she is familiar with.Amy has been interested in writing 6she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels 7people she knew. Then one day an editor (编辑) of a famous website emailed her, asking her 8she would like to sell the electronic copyright (授权) of one of her novels. She 9immediately and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.Now Amy is a full-time 10. So far her eight novels have come out online, and five of them 11. “The Internet made me famous and brought me 12,” she said. “I earn much more money nowabout $60,000 a year. I am 13 with my career, but there is one problemthat my talent might run out after five years and Ill have to14 to work in the medical industry.”“Before that day comes, Ill keep 15for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.（1）A . other B . others C . another D . the other （2）A . 28-year-old B . 28-years-old C . 28 years old D . 28-year old （3）A . something B . anything C . everything D . nothing （4）A . reports B . novels C . diaries D . plays （5）A . who B . what C . that D . whom （6）A . when B . while C . since D . until （7）A . about B . of C . to D . with （8）A . that B . if C . why D . how often （9）A . agreed B . disagreed C . refused D . left （10）A . housewife B . editor C . saleswoman D . writer （11）A . will print B . were printing C . printed D . were printed （12）A . success B . succeed C . successful D . successfully （13）A . unhappy B . angry C . pleased D . proud （14）A . come B . go C . return D . get （15）A . to write B . writing C . write D . written 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共47分)2. （6分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。BFive hundred years ago, potatoes grew in South America. They were an important food for the people who lived in these high mountains. In other parts of the world, however, people didnt know about potatoes.The Spanish came to South America in the 1500s. They learned of potatoes and took some back to Spain. By 1570, people grew white potatoes in parts of Spain. By 1580, people in Italy were also growing potatoes.From Spain, potatoes travelled to France. In France, however, people were afraid to eat this new vegetable. They thought it was bad for health. Then the King of France tried to make his people eat potatoes. But for many years, the French still refused to eat potatoes.Potatoes reached England in a different way. In 1586, the English explorer(探险家) Drake stopped in Colombia. There he probably picked up some potatoes and took them back to England. At first, the English refused to eat potatoes, too. They used potatoes to feed their pigs and chickens.From England, the potato travelled to Ireland. The potato grew well in the poor soil of Ireland and soon it was an important food for the people in Ireland.In the early 1700s, Irish people brought potatoes to North America. By 1750, many people in New England were growing and eating potatoes.（1）Who mainly lived on potatoes five hundred years ago?A . People in South America.B . People in North America.C . People all over the world.D . People in America.（2）How do French feel about eating potatoes when it first came to France?A . They feel excited to eat it.B . They feel worried to eat it.C . They feel afraid to eat it.D . They feel surprised to eat it.（3）Which country was the first one to accept to eat potatoes?A . SpainB . France.C . England.D . Ireland.3. （10分） The aim of students who came to school is to study. But to study requires (需要) a right way, or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good result.In studying we must have patience (耐心). If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what weve learned can be used well and made better.Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.（1）The passage tells us .A . the importance of readingB . to read in the morningC . to pay attention to the ways of studyingD . to have patience in studying（2）The passage has taught us ways for studying.A . threeB . fourC . fiveD . many（3）Wed better read in the morning because .A . its easy to remember what we have learnedB . the air is fresh and the mind is clearC . its difficult to get good resultsD . we have patience（4）If we cant put our hearts into the book when we read, it is .A . easy to understand it wellB . better to get something from itC . impossible for us to get something from itD . possible to learn something from it（5）In studying we must always ask “whys” in order to .A . understand the book wellB . write down the questionC . do with the new wordsD . get some questions to ask our teachers4. （6分）阅读理解English has become a world language. So which country, except English-speaking countries, speaks English best? And where does China rank(排名)?The Netherlands(荷兰) ranked first, followed by Denmark and Sweden. The rankings are based on English reading and listening test results of 950, 000 people from 72 countries and areas.The English level in China is still low, ranking 39th. In China, people in Shanghai are the best English speakers. They speak better English than Italians and French. Hong Kong and Beijing follow Shanghai as Chinas next best English-speaking cities.Shanghai and Beijing rank high because they are international cities. However, across China, English level is different from east to west. China has 400 million English learners, reported China Daily. However, the teaching of English in some areas is not very good. According to the Peoples Daily Online, there are seventy primary schools in Shetianqiao town in Hunan, but only one English teacher. Many students still learn English by rote memorizaton(死记硬背).Sebastian Magnusson, an officer at the Swedish embassy(瑞典大使馆) in Beijing, gave some advice. Swedish people speak English well and Magnusson himself is also fluent in Chinese. He said TV programs, movies and even computer games could be learning tools. “Do not limit(限制) it to textbooks. What matters most is to use what youve learned,” Magnusson said.According to this passage, which country can speak English best not including（1）Which country speaks English best, except English-speaking countries? A . China.B . Sweden.C . Denmark.D . Netherlands.（2）What does the word “fluent” mean in the last paragraph? A . 糟糕的B . 不熟练的.C . 流利的.D . 担心的.（3）Which is not a good way to improve English in the passage? A . By only learning textbooks well.B . By watching English movies.C . By watching English TV programs.D . By using what you have learned.5. （25分）回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过5个词。Yearbooks in the United statesMost high schools in the United States publish a yearbook once a year, usually in the spring. It is a record of the school yeara book of memories for the students.Inside a yearbook is each students photo. The seniors are graduating soon, and their photos appear first. Next are the juniors. They are one year behind the seniors. Then come the second-year students. The last photos are the first-year students. The yearbook is not only about students. The teachers have photos, too.The yearbook also has photos and descriptions of extracurricular activities. These are activities that students do after school, such as the chess club and Spanish club. There is even a yearbook club. Students in this club write, design and take photos all year for the yearbook.In the yearbook, some students receive special titles. The seniors v ote and choose the class clown (a funny student), the most likely to succeed(a student who got the best grades), and the best dressed(a student with a good fashion sense). There are also other awards.Students usually sign each others yearbooks. This is especially important for the seniors because they are graduating. Students write notes to each other, such as, We had a lot of fun, or Ill never forget you. They also write about the fun and funny experiences they shared in school together.（1）How many grades are there in most high schools in the USA?（2）Whose photos can we see in a yearbook?（3）What title might a student with a good fashion sense get?（4）Why is it important for senior students to sign each others yearbooks?（5）What do you think of the yearbook in the USA?三、 补全单词 (共1题；共1分)6. （1分）写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。Its said that the best way to improve your spoken English is to study _ . (国外)四、 选词填空 (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）选词填空 in week people happen but quick everywhere free reader othersReading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some _read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning; others read newspapers when they have _time. They can learn what is _in the world.Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a _look at the front page or the names of the passages.Newspapers are _in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, _in some mountain villages we can see fewer (更少的) newspapers.Some newspapers are published(出版) once a _, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even twice a day! You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news, and _enjoy short stories. They just choose what they are interested _. Today newspapers in English have the most (最多的) _in the world. Many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily and 21st Century. They bring us more messages together with the Internet.五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 Now my daughter Donna and Laura are good friends. But you know Lauras aunt Lillian was my good friend_I was a child.One day, Donna said to me, Mom, I made _new friend at school. Can she come our home tomorrow? Sure. You can invite(邀请)her _(you). I said and thought of my own friend, Lillian. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter, I was shy, but Lillian made friends with me and helped me_(much)than anyone else.Once, Lillian went on a trip to Florida. That was the first time we had to be away from each other _a few days. _, three days later, Lillians sister told me that Lillian couldnt come back anymore. My heart almost _(break). It made me think about the _(say), A friend is easier lost than found.The next day Donna brought her new friend home. Hi, Mrs Loggia. My name is Laura. Laura was so much like Lillian. I was _(true)surprised when Lauras mom came to pick her up that afternoon. I opened the door _(let)her in. Judy! Its me, Lillians sister. Yes, Laura looked familiar(熟悉的). She was Lillians niece(外甥女).六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）配对阅读。请将左栏五个人遇到的问题与右栏对应的信息相匹配。 _Animal LOST 5/23/2014A black cat, old and thin. Hes about 14 years old. Our children have grown up with him and he is part of our family. If you see him, please call us right away.Posted by: Debbie 6424111_Animal LOST 6/5/2014Medium short haired, all black, about two years old, ears standing up, a very sweet dog Posted by: Karl 3480542_Animal LOST 5/4/20t4A dog, 3 months old. She is brown with white hairs and her chest. Her eyes are greenish colored. Her nose is pink.Posted by: Senia 3405442_Animal LOST 4/30/20141/2years old. She has big ears and white chest with white front legs. Shes a small dog and weighs about6 pounds. One of her front legs got hurt, so she walks with difficulties Posted by: Jennifer Tomlinson 3607_Animal LOST 5/11/2014Our pat is a small, medium white haired, 4-yearvold cat. She has two big eyes and they are bright green Posted by: Lauren 2407131A.I found a cat in my backyard around NW Street on May I 1th. 2014. Its a small cat with white hairs and big green eyes. Please call Paul Smith at 9503341.B.A wounded dog was found at the comer of my house at Mill plain on April 30th, 2014. She has white front legs and big ears. Please call me at 9108846.C.A white dog was found In our yard playing with our dog on March 23rd, 2014. She Is a lovely big dog. There seems something wr