江苏省常州市清潭中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期12月月考英语试题

常州市清潭中学九年•级阶段练习（unit5-7）

2023.12

（考试时间：90分钟满分：100分）

注意：请将所有答案写在答题纸上

一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

()1.——Whyareyousosleepytoday?

——Theteacheraskedmetowrite180-werdreportabouthonestboywetalked

aboutatthemeeting.

A.a:theB.an;theC.a;anD.the;an

()2.-Whenwillourcitysubwaybeputinuse?

—___nextyear.Onlyhalfbeenbuilt.

A.Until;hasB.Notuntil;haveC.Notuntil;hasD.Until;have

()3.-___heavysnow!Howcanwegotoworktoday?

itissnowingheavilyJetswalkinsteadofdriving.

A.What;BecauseB.Whata;SinceC.How;AsD.Howa;Though

()4.一Whatdidyoursonsaytoyou?

-Heaskedme____________________

A.whenwouldwegotoTaiwanforaholiday

B.whowasAmericadiscoveredby

C.howthelifewillhelikein500years

D.ifhecouldplaycomputergamesafterfinishinghiswork

()5.Wearecoveringthesegirl'swonderfulperformances

Aalive;liveB.lively:aliveC.lively:liveD.alive;living

()6.Idon'tmindbecauseIlikefilmshorrorandmysteries.

A.feelingscared;fullofBfeelingscared;arefullof

C.feelingscared;.filledofDtofeelscared:filledwith

()7.Paulisreallyconsideringhimselftothosechildrenintheearthquake-hitarea.

A.todevote;teachingB.devoting;teachingC.devoting;teachD.todevote;teach

()8.Wearenotallowedtobringanysnacksatthesportsmeeting..

A.NeitherareweB.NeitherdoweC.SoareweD.Sodowe

()9.sheis3yearsold,shecandressherself.

A.Though:butB.Because:soC.Though;/D.Because;/

()10.一Dadwouldyoupleasegivemeahand?Ican'tsolvethisproblem.

一Couldyoujustwaitamoment,honey?Youknow,Ihaveterriblenewsreporttodeal

withanytimeforyou.

A.somuch;thatIcan'tspareB.suchanumberof;thatIcanspare

C.too-much;tospareD.toomany;tospare

()11.Whatdoyouthinkifthecaronthewaytothemountain?

A.canwedo,tsbrokendownBcanwedo,breaksdown

C.wecando,breaksdownD.wecando,isbrokendown

()12.Toouramazement,anoldman---------inawoodenhouse.Nobodyknewwhenhe____.But

whenIthoughtofhis.waysfeltverysad.

A.wasfounddead;died;deathB.hasdied:hasdied;death

C.wasfounddead;death;dyingD.hasbeendead;dying:die

()13—Amy,doyouknowifDaniel---------tothefarmwithustomorrowifit____

一SorryJ'venoidea.

A.willgo;willrainB.willgo:rainsC、goes;willrainD.goes;rains

)14一Whichfilmisthemostpopularthisyear?

A.Thefilmissuitableforallages

B.Thefilmisaromanticone

C.ThefilmshownatthebeginningoftheFilmFestival

D.Thefilmisbasedonimaginativestoriesaboutthefuture

()15.一Slayinginthatkindofenvironmentforhourswillinfluenceone'shealth.——Let'smove

out.

A.anumberof;IagreeB.anumberof;Certainlynot

C.thenumberof;GoodideaD.thenumberof;Don'tworry

二'完形填空(共10小题；每小题I分，满分10分)

MyfatherdiedwhenIwasafewmonthsold.Afterhedied,mymothermovedbackto

Louisville.Kentucky,where16hadgrownup.Welivedinasmallhousewithhereldersister,Marion,andtheir

mother.Thiswasatimewhenbeingasingleparent(单亲)wasstillunusual.

WhenIwassmall,therewasachildren'sbookcalledTheHappyFamily,anditwas-areal•

pieceofwork.Dadworkedalldaylongattheoffice,Momcookedinthekitchen,andbrotherand

sisteralwayshadfriendssleepingover.Theimage(形象)ofthefamilyinthisbookwastypical(典型

的)ofthetime.ltlooked17_likemyfamily,butluckilythatwasn'tthewayIheardit.Thewaymyaunt

Marionreadittomemadethestoryreally18

Kind-heartedandopen-minded,myauntwastheonewhoplayedbaseballwithme.whotook

mehorsebackriding,whotookmetothefather-sondinnersandwhogavemelessonsonhowto

drive.Believingthatanythingunusualwasprobablygoodforme,she19togetaloan(贷款)

sothatIcouldgotoAfricatoworkasavolunteer,whichwasmymostimportantexperience.

Asayounggirl,AuntMarionalwaysplannedtohavealargenumberofchildrenofherown,

butshenevergotmarried.This20thatshewasfreetospendallhertimetakingcareofme.

Manypeoplesaywehavealotincommon.Shealways21metodomybest.She

never22tomakemebelievethatIcoulddoanythingwithmylifethatIwanted,ifIonlytriedhard

enough.

Formorethansixtyyears.AuntMariondidn'tandstilldoesn'tthinkofherself.23sheis

forcedtocomeuptothefront,myauntwillstandinthebackinfamilyphotos,andshedoesn'tthink

thathereffortshavemademuch24.1honor(尊敬)myaunt,whotaughtmethethingsmy

25couldn*t.SoeveryJuneforthepast40years.forgrowingthankfulnesstomyAunt

Marion,I'vesentheraFather*sDaycard.

()16.A.IB.sheC.heD.we

()17.A,nothingB.anythingC.everythingD.something

()18.A.surprisingB.boringC.sadD.funny

()19.A.rememberedB.affordedC.offered,D.prepared

()20.A.saidB.meantC.proved0.showed

()21.A.allowedB,encouragedC.invitedD,forced

()22.A.hopedB.agreedC.stoppedD、failed

()23.A.UnlessB.ThoughC.Since0.Before

()24.A.differenceB.meaningC.troubleD,sense

()25.A.teachersB.motherC.fatherD.friends

三、阅读理解（共16题，每小题2分，满分32分）

A

"Welcometoournewaclassroom5!”saidChenDong,oneofthethreeastronautsoftheShenzhouXIVmission.

Theyweregivingascienceclass400kilometersaboveEarthonOctober12.Itwasthethirdspaceclassfromthe

Tiangongspacestation,butthefirstonefromtheWentianlabmodule（实验舱）sinceitslaunchinJuly.Theformer

twoclasseswereheldintheTianhecoremodule（核心'舱）.

Whatdoesthenewt6classroom^^looklike?Chen,togetherwithLiuYangandCaiXuzhe,showedusaround.t6The

bedsintheTianhemoduleareplacedhorizontally（横着），whileourbedsarekeptupright,9,saidLiu.Thatmeans

astronautsintheWentianlabmoduleneedtosleepstandingup!ButasLiuexplained,peopledon'tfeelanydifference

becausethere?snogravity（重力）inspace.Astronautscanevensleepontheceilingorupsidedown!

,,

Theastronautsalsoshowedtheir“spacefarm5wherelettuce,wheat,thalecress（拟南芥）andricearegrown.

“Takeapicture!?,“Sendthepicture!?,Throughavoice-controlledcamera,Chenalreadysentapictureofthethalecress

toscientistsonEarth.Thenheusedscissorstocutasample（样本）.'Tilputitintoafridgeat-80℃andlatergiveitto

scientistsonEarth,“saidChen.Scientistswillstudyhowtheenvironmentofspaceaffectsthegrowthofplants.

“Canyouseethewaterdropscomingfromtheleaves?Thisiscalled'guttation'（植物吐水现象）,“saidLiu,

holdingthewell-grownrice.Inspace,thewaterdropsaremuchbiggerthanthoseonEarth.Sopeoplecanclearlysee

theguttation.

“Wehopeinthenearfuture,wecanharvestthefoodgrownonourown,^^saidChen."Maybeoneday,wecan

harvestfoodontheotherplanetslikethemoonorevenMars!”

26.HowdoastronautsintheWentianmodulesleep?

27.HowdoscientistsonEarthstudytheplantsinthespacestation?

A.Bygrowingtheplantsinspacethemselves.

B.Bytakingandcollectingpicturesthemselves.

C.Bystudyingthesamplesastronautsbringback.

D.Bywatchingthemthroughreal-time（实时）videocameras.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inPara.4referto?

A.Apicture.B.Apackofrice.

C.Apieceoflettuce.D.Apieceofthalecress.

29.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Farmerscangetcropsonthemoonsoon.

B.”Guttation“canbeseenfromleavesofrice.

C.ScientistswilltrytogrowfoodonthemoonorevenMars.

D.Lettuce,wheat,thalecresswillbegrownonotherplanets,too.

B

Mrs.Spencerwenttotheroomnextdoor.Annsatsilently.withherhandsclaspedtightlyinherlap,stared(

盯着)atMis.Blewett.Wasshetobegivenintothekeepingofthissharp-faced,sharp-eyedwoman?Shewas

beginningtobeafraid.Shecouldn'tkeepthetearsbackwhenMrs.Spencerreturned.

."Itseemsthere*sbeenamistakeaboutthislittlegirl/shesaidtoMrs.Blewett.4CAtfirstIthou^itMatthew

andMarillawantedalittleegirltoadopt(领养),Butitseemsitwasaboytheywanted.Soifyoustillwantagirl,as

thesamemindyouwereyesterday.Ithinkshe'llbejustthethingforyou.^^

“Howoldareyouandwhafsyourname?,,Mrs.Blewettasked.

“AnneShirley."filtered(支吾)theshrinkingchild,ccandI'melevenyearsold."

t4Well,ifItakeyou,you'llhavetobeagoodgirl,youknew—goodandsmartandpolite.I'llexpectyouto

earnyourcostofliving.Marilla,ifyoulike,Icantakeherhomerightnow."

MarillalookedatAnneandsoftenedatsightofthechild'spalefacewithitslookofsilentpain——thepainofa

helplesslittleanimalwhofindsitselfoncemorecaughtinthetrapfromwhichithad

gotaway.Sherealizedthatshecouldn'thandalivelychildovertosuchawoman!Moreover,shedid

notlikeMrs.Blewett.

6tWell,Idon'tknow."Marillasaidslowly."Ididn'tsaythatMatthewandIhadfinallydecidedthat

wewouldn'tkeepher.Infact,ImaysaythatMatthewplannedtokeepher.Ijustcameheretofindout

howthemistakehadhappened!thinkI*dbettertakeherhomeagainandtalkitoverwithMatthew.I

feelthatIshouldn'tdecideonanythingwithoutthinkingabouthim.Ifwemakeupourmindnotto

keepher,we11bringorsendherovertoyoutomorrownightJfwedon*t.youmayknowthatsheisgoing

tostaywithus.Willthatsuityou,Mrs.Blewett?n

"Isupposeit*llhaveto."saidMrs.Blewettunhappily.

DuringMarilla'sspeech.osunrisehadbeendawning(出理)onAnme'sfare.

()30.MarillafinallydecidedtotakeAnnebackhomebecause___

A.noonewantedtotakeAnnehome

B.sheandMatthewwantedtoadoptagirlatfirst

C.Mrs.Spencerdidn*tfindafamilytoadoptAnne.

D.ShethoughtAnnewouldn*tlivehappilyinMrs.Blewett'sfomily

()31.Accordingtothepassage,whichisthecorrectorderofthestory?

•a.AnneansweredMrs.Blewett'squestion.

b.Mrs.Spencerwenttotheroomnextdoor.

C.Mrs.SpencerexplainedthemistaketoMrs.Blewett.

d.MarillanoticedAnnefeltunhappyandafraidtogowithMrs.Blewett.

e.Mrs.BlewettbecameunhappyafterMarilladecidedtotakeAnnebackhome

A上-c-a-d-eB.c-a-b-d-eC上-a-c-e-dD.c-e-a-b-d

()32.Whichsentenceisnotfueaboutthepeopleinthestory?

A.AnnelikedtolivewithMarillabetter.

B.Mrs.Blewettalsowantedtoadoptaboyatfirst.

C.SpencermadeamistakeaboutwhoMarillawantedtoadopt

D.Marillawasakindwomanthoughshedidn*twanttoadoptAnneatfirst.

()33.HowdidAnnefeelwhenheardwhatMarillasaidaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.angryB.sadC.hopefulD.unhappy

C

Petparrotsthatareallowedtomakevideocallstootherbirdsshowsignsoffeelinglessisolated,accordingto

scientists.

Thestudy,whichinvolvedgivingthebirdsacomputerthattheycouldusetomakevideocalls,foundthatthey

begantoengageinmoresocialbehaviorsincludingpreening,singingandplaying.Thebirdsweregivenachoiceof

which"fiiend“tocallonatouchscreencomputerandthestudyshowedthattheparrotsthatcalledotherbirdsmost

oftenwerethemostpopularchoices.

HyenaHirskyj-Douglas,oftheUniversityofGlasgowandaco-authorofthestudy,saidthatvideocallshadhelped

manypeoplefeellessisolatedinthelastfewyears.Sheadded,“Thereare20millionparrotslivinginpeople'shomes

intheUSA,andwewantedtoexplorewhetherthosebirdsmightbenefit（受益）fromvideocallingtoo.Ifwegavethem

thechancetocallotherparrots,wouldtheychoosetodoso,andwouldtheexperiencebenefittheparrotsandtheir

caregivers?^^

Theirstudyof18petparrotssuggestedthattherewere,indeed,benefitsforthebirds.Inthewild,manyspeciesof

parrotsliveinlargegroups,butaspetstheyare,keptaloneorinasmallgroup.Livingalonecancausebirds,todevelop

mentalproblems,whichincluderocking,walkingbackandforth,orself-harmingbehaviorssuchasfeather-plucking.

Theparrotsfirstlearnedtoringabellandthentouchaphotoofanotherbirdonthescreenofacomputertomakea

calltothatbird,withthehelpoftheirowners.Intotalthebirdsmade147callstoeachotherduringthestudy,while

ownerstookdetailednotesonthebirds'behaviorandtheresearcherslaterreviewedthevideofbotage.

JenniferCunhaofNortheasternUniversitysaidthattheparrots"seemedtoknow“thattheywerecommunicating

withotherbirds.<CA11thebirdownersinthestudysaidtheyvaluedtheexperience,andwouldwanttocontinueusing

thesystemwiththeirparrotsinthefuture,9,shesaid.

“Iwasquitesurprisedatsomanydifferentbehaviors,9,saidHirskyj-Douglas."Somewouldsing,somewouldplay

aroundandgoupsidedown,otherswouldwanttoshowanotherbirdtheirtoys.^^

34.Themainpurposeofthestudyistofindout.

A.ifparrotscanlearntomakevideocallsB.ifparrotscanbenefitfromvideocalling

C.whyparrotscanhavesomanybenefitsD.whyparrotscandevelopmentalproblems

35.Whatcanwelearnaboutthepetparrots?

A.Theirwaytocommunicateissinging.B.Mostofthemusedtoliveinlargegroups.

C.Themostpopularonesmademostcalls.D.Theycanmakevideocallsbythemselves.

36.Whichwordhastheclosestmeaningto"isolated”?

A.amazedB.calmC.scaredD.lonely

37.Thefollowingparagraphcanbestgoafter.

Videocallingcouldreproducesomeofthesocialbenefitsoflivinginagroup,accordingtoRebeccaKleinberger,of

NortheasternUniversityandfirstauthorofthestudy.

A.Paragraph1B.Paragraph2C.Paragraph3D.Paragraph4

D

Youaregivenmanychancesinlifetochoosetobeavictim（受害者）orcreator.Whenyouchoosetobeavictim,the

worldisacoldanddifficultplace."They-didthingstoyouwhichcausedallofyourpainandsuffering.46They^^are

wrongandbad,andlifeisterribleaslongas"they"arearound.Oryoumayblameyourselfforallyourproblems,then

internalizing（内化）yourvictimization.Thetruthis,yourlifeislikelytostaythatwayaslongasyoufeelaneedto

blameyourselforothers.

Thosewhochoosetobecreatorslookatlifequitedifferently.Theyknowtherearepersonswhomightliketocontrol

theirlives,buttheydon'tletthisgetintheway.Theyknowtheyhavetheirweaknesses,yettheydon'tblame

themselveswhentheyfail.Whateverhappens,theyhavechoiceinthematter.Theybelievetheirdancewitheach

sacred（神圣的）momentoflifeisagiftandthatstormsareanaturalpartoflifewhichcanbringtherainneededfor

emotionalandspiritualgrowth.

Victimsandcreatorsliveinthesamephysicalworldanddealwithmanyofthesameproblems,yettheirexperienceof

lifeisdifferentworlds.Victimsareeasytobeinanger,guilt,andotheremotionsthatcauseothers—andeven

themselves—tofeellikevictims,too.Creatorschooselove,inspiration,andotherqualitieswhichinspire（鼓舞）not

onlythemselves,butallaroundthem.Bothvictimsandcreatorsalwayshavechoicetodecidethedirectionoftheirlives.

Infact,allofusplaythevictimorthecreatoratdifferentpointsinourlives.Oneperson,onlosingajoboraspecial

relationship,mayfeelasifitistheendoftheworldandgointoterriblesufferingformonths,years,orevenalifetime.

Anotherwiththesameexperiencemaychoosetofirstexperiencethesadness,thenacceptthelossandsoonmoveonto

beapowerfulcreativestrengthinhislife.

Ineverymomentandeverysituation,youcanchoosetohavefuller,richerlifebysettingacleargoaltochangethe

victimwithin,andbyinvitingintoyourlifethepowerfulcreatorthatyouare.

38.Whatdoestheword"they"inParagraph1probablyreferto?

A.Peopleandthingsaroundyou.B.Chancesandproblems.

C.Creatorsandtheirchoices.D.Victimsandtheirsufferings.

39.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Creatorshavetheabilitytopredictfuturelife.

B.Creatorsdealwithupsanddownsoflifewisely.

C.Victimscaninfluencemorepeoplethancreators.

D.Victimsandcreatorsfacequitedifferentthingsinlife.

40.TheexamplesmentionedinParagraph4showthat.

A.strongfeelingsofsufferingsinlifepullpeopleintovictims.

B.peopleneedfamilysupporttodealwithsufferingsinlife.

C.ittakescreatorsquitealongtimetoclearouttheirpains.

D.one'sexperiencesdecidehisattitudetowardhislife.

41.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Todescribevictimsandcreators.

B.Tocomparevictimswithcreators.

C.Tosuggestchangingfromvictimstocreators.

D.Toexplaintherelationbetweenvictimsandcreators.

四、信息还原（共4题，每小题1.5分，满分6分）根据短文内容，选择适当的句子填入文中。

Doyouknowthereasonwhywefeeltiredinthemiddleofaclass?Maybeyouwouldsayit

isbecausetheteacher'sclassisboring.___42_Perhapsthisissomethingyouhavenotpaidenoughattentionto

ornotyetnoticed.

Purposeofsleep

Whydoweneedsleep?Sleephelpsourbodyheal（修复）growandstayhealthy.ltalso

givesusenergy,sowecanbeactiveallday.Doctorsandhealthscientistssay:whenyouclose

youreyesandneedtorest,sleepisjusttheverybest!

Sleeptime

Enoughsleepisimportanttous.Howmuchsleepdoweneed?New-bombabiessleepmost

ofthetime.Theycansleep20-22hoursaday.Childrenneed10-12hoursofsleepaday.

Teenagersneed8-10hoursofsleepadaybecausetheyneedlotsofenergytogrowintotheiradult

bodies.Grown-upsusuallyneed6-8hoursofsleeptokeepactive.___43_Thatiswhyoldpeoplesleepless

thanyoungpeople.

Interestingfacts

Almosteveryonehastheirdreamswhiletheysleep,butnotallofthemcantelltheir

dreamsclearlywhentheywakeup.44_Moresurprisingly,somemayevengetupintheirdreamsand

walkaround.Thisiscalled"sleepwalking”.Areyouasleepwalker?Or,isthereasleepwalkeraround

you?

Sleepyanimals

It'snotjustpeoplethatlovetosnoozeG丁目屯）._45_Someanimals,suchasbearsandhedgehogs,sleep

allthroughwinter.Theswiftisaveryfastbirdthatcansleepwhileitflies!Cutekoalassleeparound18

hoursaday.Giraffesdon'tneedmuchsleepatall.Theyusuallysleepstandingup.

A.Somepeopletalkintheirdreams.

BHowever,therealreasonisprobablythatwedon'thaveenoughsleep.

C.Infact,manyanimalshaveunusualorsurprisingsleepinghabits.

D.Theolderyouget,thelesssleepyouwllneed.

E.Manyanimalsalsoneedasmuchsleepaspeople.

F.Somepeopleneverdreamwhiletheyaresleeping.

五、词汇。（共6题，每小题1分，满分6分）

46.一ThefilmMonsterHumtbrokemanyrecordsofChina'sfilmmarket.

-True.Notonlythetwoactors,butalsothe（act）didaverygoodjob.All

ofthemthreewillhaveabrightfuture.

47.一HousingisbecomingamoreandmoreseriousprobleminChina.

——Yes,andthegovernmentneedstotakeactiontohelpthoseloss（wealth）Chinese.

48.-Whydosomanystudentswanttocometoourschool?

一Thereasonisclear.Ourschoolnever（劝告）thestudentstostayuptostudy.49.The

bedroomisoneofthe（双胞胎的）

5O.Theboyistooyoungtoknowthe（危险）ofsmoking

51.Itissaidthatanoldladyplanstoparachute（跳个）tocelebrateher£九十）birthday

六、动词填空。（共6题，每小题1分，满分6分）

52.-AudreyHepburn'sactingskillswerereallygreat,especiallyinRomanHoliday.一Thatis

whyshenpresent）withsomebigawardsmanytimes.

53.Hedidwhathecould...（improve）hisskills.

54.Becauseof（forget）allthewords,!juststoodthere.sayingnothing.

55Sinceeachofyou（write）downyourownself-introduction.pleaseshowitto

yourdeskmate.

56.Whydidyougetthechildrenwhoarenownotcaredabout（do）somuchwork?It'sunfair!

57.一What'sgoingon?ApolicemanistalkingtoLucy.

一Badnews.Whenthepolicemansawher,she,all）herfiendinherrunningcar.

七、综合填空。（共10题，每小题1分，满分10分）

“Ladies.don'tletanyoneevertellyou*repastyourprime（黄金期）。“said60-year-oldMichelle

YeohattheAcademyAwardsceremonyasshereceivedherBestActressAward.

8__March12localtime,theMalaysian-bornactressmadehistorybybecomingthefirstAsian

woman59__（win）thisOscaraward.Shedefeatedgreatcompetitors,includingtwo-timewinnerCate

Blanchettandfive-timenominee（候选人）MichelleWiliams,forher

ou（wonder）performancesinthefilmEverythingE