四川省眉山市苏祠中学共同体 2023-2024学年上学期九年级英语第一次月考试卷

苏祠初中共同体九年级上册英语半期测试题（120分钟完成，总分150分）第一部分听(共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5）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.Whatisthescarfmadeof?A.Wool.

B.Cotton.

C.Silk.()2.WhyisEriccoughing?A.Becauseoftheairpollution. B.Becauseofthedryweather.C.Becauseofthecoldweather.()3.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Doctorandpatient. B.Friends.

C.Motherandson.()4.Howcanwechangethebadenvironmentaccordingtotheboy?A.Bysavingwater. B.Bydrivingless. C.Byplantingmoretrees.()5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Theboycankeepthebookforabout

twodays.B.TheboyhastoreturnthebookonTuesday.C.Theboycanonlyreadthebookinthe

library.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5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段材料，回答第6、7题。()6.WhatisLiMinglikenow?A.Heisshort.

B.Heisoutgoing. C.Heisshy.()7.WhendoesLiMinggetupeverymorning?A.At8:00.

B.At6:45.

C.At6:15.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。()8.WhatdidLiLandoyesterdayevening?A.Didherhomework. B.WatchedTV. C.Playedcomputergames.()9.WheredidZhangMing'ssisterbuythegiftforherfather?A.Online. B.Inasupermarket. C.Inaclothesstore.()10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ZhangMingboughtasweaterforhis

father.B.ZhangMing'sfatherisforty-threeyears

oldnow.C.ZhangMing'sfather'sbirthdayison

Saturday.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。()11.WhendidTonyjointheGreenClub?A.In2018.

B.In2019. C.In2020.()12.Howmanymembersarethereintheclub?A.About100.

B.About200. C.About300.()13.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Tonytakespartintheclubactivities

twiceaweek.B.ThisSaturdayTonywillgototheWater

Park.C.Thegirlwillpickupusedbottleswith

TonythisSaturday.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。()14.Whatdoestheboywanttodo?A.Todohishomework. B.Togoforawalk. C.Toreadabook.()15.WhatisCindy'sopinionaboutgoodbooks?A.Theyshouldbehelpfultopeople. B.Theirwritersshouldbefamouspeople.C.Theyshouldbeinterestingandlong.()16.Whatcanwegetfromtheconversation?A.Cindylikesreadingbooksabouthistory.B.Cindymustwritethebookreviewin

English.C.Theboyfinishedhishomeworkthis

morning.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。生词注释：broadcast播送(电视或无线电节目)()17.WhendidthefirstTVappearinChina?A.In1925.

B.In1958.

C.In1978.()18.HowdidpeopleinothercountriesfeelaboutthefirstChineseTV?A.Theyfeltsurprised. B.Theyfeltexcited. C.Theyfeltpeaceful.()19.WherecanyouseethefirstChineseblack-and-whiteTVnow?A.InBeijing.

B.InNanjing. C.InTianjin.()20.WhydidonlyafewpeoplebuyaTVatthattime?A.Becausemostpeopledidn'twant

towatchTV.B.Becausemostpeoplepreferredaradio

toaTV.C.BecauseaTVwastooexpensiveat

thattime.第二部分读(共三节，满分70分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AItisnecessaryforstudentstolearnsometeamskillslike

developingrelationships,communicatingwellwithothersand

solvingproblems.Herearetwofunteamactivities.Activity1:WaterRelay(接力赛)Tools●Twolargebuckets(水桶)toholdwater●Onesmallbucketforeachteammember

Instructions●Fillonelargebucketwithwater.●Makeholesinthebottomofthesmallbuckets.●Havetheteammemberslineupbetweenthetwolargebuckets.●Passthewaterfromonelargebuckettotheother,usingsmallbuckets.Tryto

keepasmuchwateraspossible.WhyIt'sFun●It'sfuntoworkoutawaytoloseaslittlewateraspossible.●It'swater.Isn'titfuntogetyouwetonahotsummerday?Activity2:TruthandLieThisactivitywillallowteammemberstolearnabouteachother.Instructions●Haveeachteammemberthinkofthreepiecesof

informationaboutthemselves,andoneofthemisalie.●Eachteammembertellsthegroupallthethreepiecesof

information.Lettheotherteammembersguesswhichis

thelie.WhyIt'sFun Studentslovetalkingaboutthemselvesandthisgivesthemthechancetodoso. Memberscanlearnabouteachother. Memberswillbesurprisedatwhatothersthinkofthem.()21.InordertowinWaterRelay,theteammembersshould________.A.getthemselveswet

B.loseaslittlewateraspossibleC.passthewaterasslowlyaspossible.

D.passthelargebuckettotheotherteam()22.ItisfuntoplayTruthandLiebecauseteammemberscan________.A.talkaboutthemselves

B.sharelovewitheachotherC.tellliestosurpriseothers

D.learnalltheinformationaboutothers()23.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom.A.asciencebook

B.atravelguide C.anewswebsite

D.aschoolmagazineBHopeMattersReyesGuana,42,grewupinapoorMexicanfamily.Hehassevenbrothersandsisters.Hisparentsalwayshadtwojobstomakeendsmeet.Asaboy,Guanahadagoodrelationshipwiththeschoolcleaner.Hecalledher“Nike”becausesheworeNikeshoes.TheboylikedhowNikemadeeverythingclean.Hetoldherhewantedtobeacleaner,too.“Well,it'sgoodifyouwanttobeacleaner,”NiketoldlittleGuana.“Butmakesureyougotocollege.”Guanaalsolookeduptotheprincipal(校长)ofhisschool.Theschoolleader

toldtheboythathisjobwastohelpstudentsandteachers.“Wow,whenIgrowup,

Iwanttodowhatyou'redoing,”Guanatoldhim.“Well,ifyousticktoyourdream,

youwill,”theprincipalreplied.AndGuanareallygotthere.Butitwasquitealongjourneyforhim.Twenty-threeyearsago,hefollowedinNike'sfootstepsandwascleaningschools.Heworked

atthreeschoolstopayforhiscollegeeducation.Heheldthatjobforfouryearsand

thenworkedhiswayuptobeingaschoolsafetymonitor.Afterthat,heworkedasa

teacherforafewyears.Now,asaprincipal,Guananeverforgetswherehecamefrom.Hehelps

studentsfrompoorfamiliesandshowsrespect(尊重)foreveryschoolstaffmember.

Healwaysinviteseveryonetoschoolparties,includingthosewhocleanthefloorsand

thosewhodrivetheschoolbuses.()24.Guanahopedtobeacleanerbecausehe.A.wasgoodatcleaning B.admiredthecleaner“Nike”alotC.neededtosupporthispoorfamily D.hadtopayforhiscollegeeducation()25.Guanabecameaschoolsafetymonitor.A.whenhewasnineteen

B.afterheworkedasateacherC.assoonashegotenoughmoney

D.beforehewasnamedprincipal()26.Theunderlinedphrasegotthereisclosestinmeaningto.A.wentbackto“Nike”

B.enteredacollegeC.realizedone'sdream

D.becamewell-known()27.Accordingtothewriter,.A.GuanashouldhavebeennamedprincipalearlierB.aboyfromapoorfamilycanhaveabrightfutureC.acleanerismoreimportantthanacollegestudentD.thecleanersandthedriversshouldgetmorerespectCWhatcoversthree-fourthsoftheEarth'ssurface?It'sthewaterthatmakesupthe

Earth'sfouroceans.TheyarethePacific,theAtlantic,theIndianandtheArctic.The

PacificOceanisthelargestanddeepest.TheArcticisthesmallestandshallowest.Standonabeachandwatchtheocean.Youwillseethatitisneverstill(平静的).Theoceanisinconstantmotion(运动).Windblowsacrossthesurfaceofthewater.Thismakeswaves.Oceanwavesaredifferentinheight.Alightwindcauses

smallwaves.Inahurricane(飓风),windscancausehuge,dangerouswavesthat

cangettobemorethan14metershigh!Oceancurrents(洋流)arelotsofwaterthatmovefromseasidetoseaside.Like

waves,currentsarecausedbywind.Oceancurrentscanbewarmorcold.Inareas

closetoland,warmoceancurrentsmaketheairwarmer;coldoceancurrentsmakeit

colder.Athightide(涨潮时期),theoceancoversmuchofthebeach.Atlowtide,

youcanwalkonthesandthathadearlierbeencoveredbyoceanwater.Tidesare

causedbythepullofgravity(重力)asthemooncirclestheEarth.Theoceanprovidespeoplewithmanyresources.Oceanwaterhassalt,abasic

cookingmaterial.Oceanfishingprovidesworkandfoodformanypeople.Theocean

isalsoafunplacetovisit.Childrenwholiveneartheoceanoftenliketoswiminthe

waves,huntforshells,andplayinthesand.Theoceanmaylooklikealargepoolofwater,butit'smuchmorethanthat.()28.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthefirstparagraph?A.Fouroceanscoverthree-fourthsoftheEarth'ssurface.B.TheEarth'ssurfaceiswet.C.ThePacificOceanisthelargestocean.D.TheArcticOceanisthesmallestocean.()29.Theunderlinedword“constant”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeansinChinese.A.奇怪的

B.连续的

C.不规则的

D.危险的()30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Itisalwayscolderneartheocean.B.Everyonewholivesneartheoceanlovestoswim.C.TheArcticOceanisbiggerthantheAtlanticOcean.D.Oceansprovidemanyofthethingsthatpeopleneed.()31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.OceanFishing

B.WhatMakesOceansMoveC.OceanontheMove

D.HowOceansFormedDTraditionalChinesecultureiscatchingtheworld'seyes.ThegoodtraditionalChinesecultureisourgreattreasure.PresidentXiJinpingsaysweshouldhavea

highofcultureconfidence.TherearesomanygreatworksinthecourseofChinese

historysuchasDiZiGui,LunYu,MengZiandsoon.XiJinpingandotherleaders

oftenborrowsomewonderfulsentencesfromthem.DaoDeJingisalsooneofthem.ItiswidelybelievedthatLaoZi,afamousChinesephilosopherandthefounderofTaoism,wasthewriterofDaoDeJing.Thereareonly5,000charactersinthe

book,butitisconsideredasoneoftheoldestandmostimportantphilosophybooksof

ancientChina.Itincludestwoparts,DaoandDe.Daomeans“theWay”.Itdoesn'ttellushowtochoosetherightway,butitreallyshowsthatoneshouldactthroughnaturalnessandnon-action(无为).Naturalnessreferstoanaturalstateofbeing,anattitudeoffollowingthewayofnature.LaoZithoughtthateverythingintheworld

hasitsownwayofbeinganddeveloping.Birdsflyinthesky;Tigersliveintheforest;Fishswiminthewater;Flowersbloomandflowersfall.Hegaveadvicetothe

peoplewhohavestrongfeelingstocontroltheworld.Hesaidtheyshouldgiveupthe

desires(欲望).Non-actiondoesnotmeanthatoneshoulddonothingbutpassivelywaitforsomethingtobeachieved.Whathemeantisthathumanshouldfollowthewayof

natureandtrynottobreaktheruleofnature.Demeans“Virtue(德行)”.LaoZithoughtthegreatvirtueislikewater.Andhethinksnothingintheworldisweakerthanwater,yetnothingisstrongerthanwaterwhenitcomes.Itcannearlydestroyeverythingstrong.InancientChina,thereis

alsoasaying,watercanholdtheboat,itcanalsomaketheboatturnupsidedown.

Waterisatypicalexampleoftheweakbeatingthestrong.Ofcourse,therearemanyotherwonderfulthingswecanlearnfromthebook.Today,DaoDeJingstillplaysaroleinthedevelopmentofChinesethoughts.Itis

becomingmoreandmorepopularwithpeoplearoundtheworld.()32.AccordingtoDaoDeJing,whichpictureshowsanattitudeofbreakingthewayofnature?()33.WhydidLaoZithinkthegreatvirtueislikewater?A.Becausewaterisatypicalexampleofthestrongbeatingtheweak.B.BecauseLaoZithoughtnothingintheworldisweakerthanwater.C.Becausewaterisatypicalexampleoftheweakbeatingthestrong.D.Becausewatercanholdtheboat.()34.WhatdoesDaoDeJingtellus?A.Weshouldactbyfollowingthewayofnatureandhavethegreatvirtue.B.Weshouldchoosetherightwaytosuccess.C.Weshoulddonothingbutpassivelywaitforsomethingtobeachieved.D.Weshouldbecomestrongandtryourbesttosatisfyourdesires.()35.Whatisthefeelingthatthewriterwantstoexpressinthepassage?A.Serious.

B.Proud.

C.Upset.

D.Sad.第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Theinventionofbarcodes(条形码)isbasedonaverysimpleidea.Weonlyneedtogiveeachproductaspecificnumberandprint

it.36Wecouldsimplyprintthenumberitself.Butthiscancause

problems.Forexample,anunclearlyprinted“seven”couldlooklike

a“one”toacomputer.It'salsotruefor“three”and“eight”.37weneedabetterwayofprintingnumberssothattheycanberead

correctlyathighspeeds.That'stheproblembarcodesolve.Eachnumberinabarcodeisshownbysevenblocks(块)ofthesamesize.38Forexample,thenumber“one”isshowninturnbytwo

whitestripes(条),twoblackstripes,twowhitestripes,andone

blackstripe.39Abarcodeincludesdifferentpartsandeachoneprovidesaspecificmeaning.Thefirstpartofabarcodetellsyouthecountry

wheretheproductwasmade.Forexample,690–692isthebarcode

forChina.40Thefinalpartisabouttheproductitself.Thisishowbarcodeswork.A.Thencomputerscanreaditdirectly.B.Allinformationcanbeshownbybarcodes.C.Thenextparttellsyouwhoproducedtheproduct.D.And“nine”lookssimilarto“six”ifyouturnitupsidedown.E.Evenifyouturnitupsidedown,itisn'tsimilartoanyothernumber.F.Thesearecoloredeitherblackorwhitetoshowthenumberzerotonine.36.37.38.39.40.第三节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AC919,thefirstChina-madelargepassengerairplane,completeditscommercialflight(商业飞行)onMay28th,2023.Theplane41at10:32a.m.fromShanghaiHongqiaoInternationalAirportandsafelyarrivedatBeijingCapitalInternationalAirportat12:31

p.m.After42,itwaswelcomedwithawatersalute(水门仪式).Therewereover130passengerswhoexperiencedC919’sfirstairtravel.Atthebeginningofthejourney,ChinaEasternAirlines(CEA)provided43onboardwithaspeciallydesignedticket.“SittingintheairplaneC919,Ifeltveryexcitedandproud.AndI'm44enoughtobeapartofthehistory.”saidZhangKeli,apassengerfromBeihangUniversityinBeijing.The45showsthatourcountryisabletobuildaworld-classairplaneindependently,anditalsoplaysanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofChina'scivilaviationindustry(民航业).()41.A.tookoff

B.tookaway

C.tookup

D.tookin()42.A.leaving

B.improving

C.landing

D.staying()43.A.someone

B.everyone

C.anyone

D.noone()44.A.smart

B.rich

C.free

D.lucky()45.A.race

B.event

C.trip

D.actionBMaybenowisthebesttimetotalkaboutrabbitsindifferentcultures.TheChinesecalendarnameseachofthetwelveyearsaftera(n)46,and2023isthe

YearoftheRabbit.InChineseculture,therabbitmeansbeing47.ThisisshownbytheChineseexpression“dongrutuotu”,which48peoplewhoarecleverandactquicklylikearabbit.Peoplealso49therabbitwiththemoon.Ancientpeoplebelievedtherewasarabbitlivingonthemoon.It'sthepetofChang’e,agoddess(女神)widelyknowninChina.Thiscan50whyrabbitsareseenasagoodsign.Innature,therabbitcangivebirthtolotsofbabies,soits51cangrowtoalargesizeinashorttime.AncientChinesepeoplebelievedthemorechildrentheyhad,theluckierand52theywouldbe.Theybelievedtherabbitcouldbringthemgoodluck,sotheyloveditsomuch.53intheWest,rabbitsalsostandforthemoon,thelifeandgoodluck.Theyconsideredrabbitsasagood54,too.It'sbelievedthattherabbit'sfootbringsgoodluck.Inthepast,if

theyoungcaughtarabbit,theycouldbegivenitsfoottowelcomethemasgrown-ups.55therabbitisalwaysconnectedwithgoodluck,maybetheYearoftheRabbitcanbringussomegoodluck,too!()46.A.plant

B.star

C.animal

D.state()47.A.slow

B.smart

C.healthy

D.brave()48.A.describes

B.pushes

C.refuses

D.guards()49.A.play

B.connect

C.share

D.cover()50.A.repeat

B.imagine

C.explain

D.forget()51.A.research

B.industry

C.education

D.population()52.A.happier

B.poorer

C.quieter

D.funnier()53.A.Especially

B.Finally

C.Possibly

D.Similarly()54.A.project

B.sign

C.excuse

D.offer()55.A.So

B.Unless

C.Since

D.Although第三部分写（共三节，满分50分）第一节词汇（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）56.Youmustplaneverythingcarefullysothatyouwon’tbeinaratthelastmoment.57.—Ilivenexttoabiglibraryinmycity.—Really?It’sverycforyoutodosomereadingthere.58.Letlifebebeautifullikesummerflowersanddeadlikeautumnl.59.Ican’tgotothemeetingiperson,butI’llsendsomeonetospeakforme.60.—Idon’tthinkIcanmakeprogressinmathinsuchashorttime.—Nevergiveup.Bepbecauseittakestime.61.Tomusuallyspendsfortyminuteseachdayrwhathehaslearned.62.Thingsmadebyhandareusuallymoreexpensivethanthosepinfactories.63.Generally,youngmenforgetthingslesseasilythanoldpeople.Theyhaveaquickmindandhavenodifficultymthings.64.Thegirlhadtomovetooneofherrhouse,becauseherparentswouldbeawayforlong.65.Asweallknow,theSilkRoadcChinatothewestinancienttimes.第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）Tinaisathirteen-year-oldmiddleschoolstudent.Lastyear,shewentto66summerschoolinFranceandstayedwithalocal

family,theTruffauts.Atfirst,thingsdidn’tgowellbecauseshecouldn'tspeakFrench.Simplethingslike67(find)therightbusstopbecamebig

problems.TheTruffautshelpedheralotand

treatedherlikepartofthefamily.Theyplayed

68(game)andsharedtraditional

foodwithher.Tinawas69(help)as

well.Shedidsomehouseworkwiththefamily