2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市姜堰区九年级（下）3月月考英语试卷（含解析）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市姜堰区九年级（下）3月月考英语试卷一、单选题：本大题共15小题，共15分。1.Manyyearsago,Mr.Greensaw_______amazingthinginthesky.Hethoughtmaybeitwas_______UFO.A.an,an B.a,the C.an,a D.the,a2._______theyoungworkersinourcompanywereaskedtoattendthe________meetingtheotherday.A.Twohundredof;90minutes B.hundredsof;90-minutes

C.Twohundredof;90-minute D.hundredsof;90-minute3.Shelivesnexttoherfriends,soshe_____gofarifshe______somehelpwithherhomework.A.neednˈt;needsto B.neednˈt;needs

C.doesnˈtneed;needs D.doesnˈtneedto;needto4.Whydidyourfamilybuyasecond-handcar?Wecouldnˈtaffordanewone,butevenanoldoneisbetterthan____.A.no B.none C.either D.neither5.Wouldyoulike______noodles?Yes,please.Just__________.A.any,afew B.some,alittle C.some,afew D.any,alittle6.Thoughtheredsweaterandthewhitetrainerscost______,they______theschooltrip.A.little;fit B.cheap;arefitfor

C.low;match D.little;arefitfor7.YouspeakverygoodChinese.Thanks.I______itforfouryearsbeforeIcametoChina.A.studied B.havestudied C.wasstudying D.wouldstudy8.—Youdidnˈtcatchthetrain,didyou?—,thoughItriedmybesttogetthereontime.A.No,Ididnˈt B.Yes,Idid C.No,Idid D.Yes,Ididnˈt9.After________hispenfriendintheUS,hereadtheletterandwrotebackinnotime.A.hearingfrom B.hearingof C.hearing D.hearingabout10.Studentsshouldbe________thatevenasmallthinglikesavingwaterorlookingafteratreecanmakeabigdifferencetoourenvironment.A.alone B.awake C.aware D.afraid11.Oneofmysocksishere,butIcanˈtfindmy____________sock.A.theothers

B.others

C.theother D.other12.—Listen!Thereˈssomeoneknockingatthedoor.—Oh,_______mustbeJim.Itˈstime____himtogethomenow.A.it;for B.he;for C.it;of D.he;of13.________suchacoldmorning,Istillgotup______6oˈclocktogojoggingasusual.A.On;at B.In;at C.On;in D.In;on14.—HowlongmayI_______yourmagazine?—Foroneweek,Butitmustnˈt______toothers.A.borrow;lend B.keep;belent

C.lend;beborrowed D.have;lend15.—MrLi,couldyoutellme_________?

—Sorry,Iˈmnotsure.YoucanaskMissZhao.A.wherewasChineseKungfutaught. B.howoftenistheraceheld

C.howthelifewaslike D.howmuchtheChinesepaintingis二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共22.5分。LastAugustwewereonvacationatDianaˈsBaths,aplacefamousforwaterfalls.

Sittingontherockswithmyhusband,Iwatchedsomeparents

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guardingtheirkidsawayfromtherocksˈedges.Ifeltgladthatour8-year-oldsonWyattcould

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himself.Donˈtgetmewrong:Istillfelt

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asIsawmyboyjumpbetweentherocks.“Norunning,”Isaidfromtimetotime.“Stayawayfromtheedges.”ButIsoon

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,andwewereallhavingfuninthewater.

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,lsawWyattsitdownbetweentworocksintherunningwater.Ishoutedathimtogetout.Heshoutedbacksomethingandthenhe

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overtheedge.

“Pleasehelpmyson!”I

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,overandover.ButIonlyheardawomanscream.“That

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justwentoverthewaterfall!”sheshoutedatherhusband.“Weareleaving!”Theywalkedaway,notevenlookingbacktoseewhetherourchildwasOK.

Bythetime

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climbeddowntotherocksbelow,myhusbandhadpulledWyattoutofthewaterwiththehelpofayoungwoman.Shewas

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firstaid."IˈmLisa,anurse.Iˈmnotleavingyou."Shelookedatme

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,asifsheweretryingtotakeeverybitofenergy,

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andstrength(力量)inherbodyandpassitontome.Iheldontothatenergylikearopethatcouldpullusto

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.

Wyattwastakentothehospitalimmediately.

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wespentasleeplessnightthere,weweretoldWyattwasgoingtobeOK.

MeetingLisahasremindedmehowweneed

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frompeoplewedonˈtknow.Iknowwearetwostrangerswhoarelessstrange.16.A.nervously B.carelessly C.excitedly D.hopefully17.A.talkto B.cheerfor C.learnfrom D.lookafter18.A.lonely B.proud C.worried D.satisfied19.A.left B.relaxed C.shared D.returned20.A.Suddenly B.Finally C.Slowly D.Recently21.A.looked B.came C.rose D.disappeared22.A.suggested B.thought C.replied D.cried23.A.girl B.boy C.man D.woman24.A.I B.she C.you D.they25.A.teaching B.learning C.giving D.receiving26.A.secretly B.happily C.deeply D.strangely27.A.success B.health C.value D.love28.A.truth B.safety C.memory D.silence29.A.If B.Unless C.After D.Before30.A.help B.advice C.sense D.experience三、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共40分。A31.Picture1isa(n)________.A.postcard B.poster C.invitation D.menu32.YoushouldreplytotheJohnsonfamilyby______.A.writinganemail B.makingaphonecall

C.visitingtheminperson D.chattingonlinewiththem33.Ifyouwanttoeatwell,youcanˈtmissthe________.A.DanceasaJobLecture B.MusicalTheatreClasses

C.WeightTrainingClasses D.SportsNutritionClasses34.Howlongwillthecamplast?A.Sixdays. B.Tendays. C.Aweek. D.Amonth35.Ifyouarea15-year-oldstudent,whattimeisyouraudition?A.4:00pmonNov13. B.4:30pmonNov14.

C.4:30pmonNov18. D.4:00pmonNov19.BIclearlyrememberoneexperienceinChinathatopenedmyeyestothewayfoodcancrosscultures.AChinesefriendhadrushedmetoarestaurantinBeijing,showedmeafamousdish.Iwaspromisedsomethingunique,somethingthatIhadneverseenbeforeandthatwouldchangethewayIthoughtaboutfoodforever.WhatIwasgivenwasabowlofbanmian.Althoughdelicious,IcouldnˈthelpfeelingIhadtriedthisdishbefore.AsItwistedthenoodleswithmychopsticks,ithitme:isthisnotjustSpaghetti(意大利面)withChinesecharacteristics?IhadgrownuphearingstoriesoftheItalianexplorerMarcoPolobringingbackpasta(意式面食)fromhisjourneysinChinainthe13thcentury.ButthetruthmaybethatpastahadbeentakentoEuropefromChinaalotearlier,possiblyhelpedbyArabtradersmovingacrossCentralAsia.BritishSpaghettiBologneseisevidencethatthistypeoffooddidnˈtstopchanging.Thefirstbitesofmymealmademeconsiderthehistoricaljourneyofthenoodle.AsmyfatherˈsfamilywereItalian,spaghettiwasneverfaraway.Irememberonelessonclearlyfrommygrandma.Thatistheonlywaytotellifspaghettiiscookedproperlyisbythrowingitatthewall.Ifitsticks,itˈsreadytoeat.Ifitfalls,itstillneedstimetocook.Iwonderedtomyselfwhetherthewallsofthekitchenatthisrestaurantwerecoveredbyspaghetti.36.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutbanmian?A.Amazed. B.Afraid. C.Excited. D.Familiar.37.Theunderlinedword“unique”means________inChinese.A.美味的 B.著名的 C.独特的 D.奇怪的38.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?A.Thepossibleoriginofpasta.

B.Thedevelopmentofpasta.

C.ThestoryofMarcoPolo.

D.ThepopularityofpastainEurope.39.Whatdidthewriterlearnaboutspaghettifromhisgrandma?A.Howtomakeatastysauce. B.Howtoeatitwithchopsticks.

C.Howtotellifitˈsreadytoeat. D.Howtomakeitfromwheat.40.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Culturaldifferencesshouldbekeptinfood.

B.Foodcantravelacrossculturesandchangeovertime.

C.Weshouldrespectthehistoryofeachkindoffood.

D.Everycultureshouldsticktoitstraditionaldishes.CFormorethan30years,the50-year-oldZhuYanjunhadbeenamigrantworker(外来务工)indifferentcitieslikemanyotherpeoplefromthecountry;butwhatmadehim________washisstrongpassion(热情)forreadingpoetryandbooks.InearlyFebruary,2023,Zhubecamewell-knowwhenhebecametherunner-upintheannualChinesePoetryCompetitionhostedbyCCTV.ZhuˈspassionforreadingcamefromhisChineselanguageteacherinmiddleschoolwhohaspublishedmanyarticlesinmagazines.“Ialsowantedtopublishstories,soIstartedtoread,andborrowedbooksfromfriendsandclassmates,”hesaid.BorninavillageinJingningcounty,Gansuprovince,Zhuhadneverlefthishometowninhisyouth.Aftergraduatingfrommiddleschool,hebecameamigrantworker.Zhuworkedinmorethan10cities;yetnomatterwherehewas,hewenttolocalbookstoresandtookanotebookwithhiminordertowritedownparagraphsfromthebooksandrecitethem.Overtheyears,hehasreadthousandsofpoemsandcanrecitemorethan1,000ofthem.“ThereisanoldChinesesaying:Reading10,000booksisnotasgoodastraveling10,000miles,”saidZhu.“However,forme,althoughIhavebeentomanydifferentcities,itisnotfortravelbuttomakealiving.SoIimprovemyselfbyreadingbooksandpoems.”ReadingpoetryhelpsZhustaycalmandhenevercomplainsabouthardwork.“WheneverIfaceanydifficulty,IthinkofChairmanMaoˈsquotation:‘Nothingintheworldisdifficultforonewhosetshismindtoitˈ,”hetoldChinaDaily.Becauseofhisgoodperformanceatthepoetrycompetition,thegovernmentinJingningcountydecidedtohirehimtoworkatthelocalculturalcenter.

HestartedtoworkthereonMarch10.41.Whichwordfitsbestinthe“________”inParagraph1?A.creative B.energetic C.different D.confident42.WhichofthefollowingistherightorderofZhuYanjunˈslifeexperience?①ZhuworkedattheculturalcenterinJingningcounty.②Zhucamesecondinthe2023ChinesePoetryCompetition.③Zhugraduatedfrommiddleschoolandbecameamigrantworker.④Zhuworkedinmorethan10citiestomakealiving.A.③②④① B.③①②④ C.③④①② D.③④②①43.Whichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningto‘Nothingintheworldisdifficultforonewhosetshismindtoitˈ?A.Everydoghasitsday.

B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

D.Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside.44.WhatcanwelearnfromZhuYanjun?A.Findingagoodteacher. B.Attendingpoetrycompetitions.

C.Traveling10,000miles. D.Nevergiveup.45.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Aspecialpoet B.Readingfordream

C.Anewstar D.TravellingandreadingDMyfatherwasGerman,butheWorkedinEngland.Hemarriedmymother,whowasEnglish.HerfamilynamewasRobinson,sowhenIwasbornin1632,inEngland,theycalledmeRobinson,afterher.MyfatherdidwellinhisbusinessandIwenttoagoodschool.Hewantedmetogetagoodjob,andliveaquiet,pleasantlife.ButIwantedadventureandanexcitinglife.“Iwanttobeasailorandgotosea",Itoldmymotherandfather.Theywereveryunhappyaboutthis.“Pleasedonˈtgo."myfathersaid,"Youwonˈtbehappyyouknow.Sailorshaveadifficultanddangerouslife."andbecauseIlovehim,andhewasunhappy,Itriedtoforgetaboutthesea.ButIcouldnˈtforget,andaboutayearlater,Isawafriendintown.HisfatherhadaShipandmyfriendsaidtome,”wearesailingtoLondontomorrow.Whydonˈtyoucomewithus.”OnSeptember1st,1651,IwenttoHullandthenextdaywesailedforLondon.But,afewdayslater,therewasastrongwind.Theseawasroughanddangerous,andtheshipwentupanddown.Iwasveryill,andwasveryafraid.“Oh,Idonˈtwanttodie!”Icried,“Iwanttolive!IfIlive,Iwillgohomeandnevergotoseaagain!”Thenextdaythewindstopped,andtheseawasquietandbeautifulagain.Well,Robinson,myfriendlaughed,"Howdoyoufeelnow?Thewindwasnˈtsobad.”“What!"Icried."Itwasaterriblestorm.”“Oh,thatwasnˈtastorm,"myfriendanswered,"justalittlewind.Forgetit,comeandhaveadrink.”Afterafewdrinkswithmyfriend,Ifeltbetter.Iforgotaboutthedanger,anddecidednottogohome.Ididnˈtwantmyfriendandfamilytolaughatme!IstayedinLondonforsometime,butIstill,wantedtogotothesea.So,whenthecaptain(船长)ofashipaskmetogowithhimtoGuineainAfrica,Iagreed,AndsoIwenttotheseaforthesecondtime.Itwasagoodship,andeverythingwentwellatfirst,butIwasveryillagain.ThenwhenwewereneartheCanaryIslands,aTurkishpirate(海盗)shipcameafterus.Theywerefamousthievesoftheseaatthattime.Therewasalong,hardfight,butwhenitfinished,weandtheshipwereprisoners.TheTurkishcaptainandhismentookustoSalleeinMorocco.Theywantedtosellusasslaves(奴隶)inthemarket.Butintheend,theTurkishcaptaindecidedtokeepmeforhimself,andtookmehomewithhim.Thiswasasuddenandterriblechangeinmylife.ThisTurkishcaptainwasnowmymaster.46.WhydidRobinsonforgetabouttheseaatthebeginning?A.Becausehehadnomoneytoownaship

B.Becausehehastedtoliveadangerouslife

C.Becausehewantedtomakehisparentshappy

D.Becausehelookedforwardtogettingagoodjob47.Whichistherighttimeorderofwhathappenedinthestory?a.OneofRobinsonˈsfriendsinvitedhimtosailtoLondonb.TheTurkishcaptaintookRobinsonhomec.AcaptainaskedRobinsontogowithhimtoGuinead.Robinsondrankwithhisfriende.AlongandhardfighthappenedA.a-d-c-e-b B.d-a-c-e-b C.a-c-b-e-d D.d-c-a-b-e48.WhatdidRobinsonthinkofhisseajourney?A.Everythingwasfine B.Theseawasquietallthetime

C.Thewindwasweak D.Sealifewasdangerousattimes49.WhotookRobinsontoSalleeinMorocco?A.theTurkishCaptain B.hisfriend

C.thecaptainofaship D.hisfather50.Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthepassage?A.RobinsonwantedtoservetheTurkish

B.RobinsonlivedhappilywiththeTurkishcaptain

C.RobinsonbecameaslavetotheTurkishcaptain

D.RobinsonmadefriendswiththeTurkishcaptain四、任务型阅读-完成表格：本大题共1小题，共10分。51.Atlantis,abeautifulandwealthyisland,issupposedtoexistover11,000yearsago.InthemiddleoftheAtlanticOcean,itwasacenterfortrade.Itspeoplewereverywealthyandpowerful.TherulersofAtlantiscontrolledtheirpeopleandland,andtheirpowerspreadtoEuropeandAfrica.

TheweatherwasverygoodinAtlantis,andthereforepeoplecouldgrowfoodallyeararound.Manydifferentkindsofvegetables,fruitsandnutsgrewthere,andalotofdifferentanimalslivedontheisland,includingelephants.

AtlantiswasthehomeofPoseidon,theGreekGodoftheSea.Poseidonhadtensons,whobecamethefirstrulersofAtlantis.Theislandˈsmanyhills,fieldsandriversweredividedbetweenthetenbrothers.Theeldestson,Atlas,wasthefirstkingofAtlantis.Hecontrolledtheislandˈscentralhillanditsareanearby.

Atthetopofthecentralhill,atemplewasbuiltinmemoryofAtlasˈsfather,Poseidon.InsidethetemplewasahugegoldstatueofPoseidon.TherulersofAtlantisdiscussedlawsinthetemple.ForcenturiesthepeopleofAtlantislivedsimple,honestandhappylives.However,overtimetheybegantochange.Theyenjoyedthepowertheyhadandwantedtohavemoreofit.WhentheGodZeussawhowcorrupt(腐败)thepeopleofAtlantiswere,hewasveryangryandgatheredtheothergodstogether.AtlastthegodsagreedwithZeusanddecidedtosink(下沉)theisland.Inoneshortdayandahalf,theislandofAtlantis,itspeopleanditsmemoryweredestroyedforever,swallowed(吞)upbythesea.Atlantis:TheLostIslandBrief

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oftheisland

●Itisabeautifulandwealthyislandwhichissupposedtohaveexistedover11,000yearsago.●It

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inthemiddleoftheAtlanticoceanandbecameacenterfortrade.●Therulersofitgotitspeopleandland

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control.Weatherontheisland

●Ithadverygoodweather.●Itwassuitabletogrowfoodthe

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year.●Itwas

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infruits,vegetablesandanimals.Storiesabouttheisland●ItwasthehomeofPoseidon,theGreekGodoftheSea.●Thetenbrothers

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itshills,fieldsandriverswitheachother.●Theeldestson,Atlaswasthefirstto

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theisland.●Atemplewasbuiltonthetopofthecentralhillto

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people

ofPoseidon.

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forthesinkingof

theisland●Peoplewantedtoenjoymorepowerwhichmadethemcorrupt.●ZeusgatheredtheotherGodstodecideto

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thembysinking

theisland,whichwasswallowedupbytheseainoneandahalfdays.

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)五、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。52.ThemovieErinBrockovich(《永不妥协》)tellsastoryaboutfightingforjustice(正义).ThereisasmalltownintheUS

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(call)Hinkley.Morethan600peoplearesuffering(遭受)fromdifferent

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(disease)becausethewaterhasbeenseriouslypollutedbyharmfulwaste.Somepeople

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(lose)theirlovedones;somehavelosthopeforabetterfuture;someevenhaveremoved(移除)theirorgans(器官)tostop

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(they)fromhavingchildren.Butawoman

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anylawexperiencesolvesthiscaseandgetsjusticeby

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(fight)againsttheblack-heartedcompany.SheisErinBrockovich,asinglemotherwhohadtwoterriblemarriages,withthreechildren.Shehadalwayshoped

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(have)aproperjobuntilshefindsalawyerˈsoffice(律师事务所).Soonshegetsherfirstcaseaboutthepollutedwaterproblem.Shecollectsevidence(证据)andsurprisinglyfindsthatthesupply(供应)companyˈswaterhashighlytoxicchromium(铬),andthelocalpeoplehavesufferedfromthisforalongtime.

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shefaceslotsofdifficulties,Brockovichfights

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(brave)forjusticeandthelocalpeoplegetfullcompensation(补偿).Sometimespeoplemaycomplainlifeisnˈtfair.ButletˈstakealookatBrockovich.Whenshehadnothing,sheneverstoppedtrying.Whenshemetacasethatwasnearly

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(possible)towin,shenevergaveup.Thestorygivesmealotofcouragetofacedifficultiesinlife.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)六、单句语法填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。53.－Who_____________(help)theoldpeoplecleantheirflatsthisweekend?－Weare,sir.54.Thoughthelittleboyisonlythreeyearsold,hecandress_______________(he).55.Thesportsmeetingweˈrelookingforwardto_______________(put)offalready.56.Thesebaby___________(monkey)motherlooksafterthemwell.57.Thereˈremanyworkers______________(fix)thebrokenmachinesinthefactory.58.Peoplelivingorworkingwithsmokerscanfindit____________(comfort)towearcontactlenses(隐形眼镜)becausethesmokecausesirritation(刺激).59.Samisusedtocoming___________(straight)tohelptheblindmanafterschool.60.QiuQi,oneofthewinnersoftheShanghaiTouristSouvenirDesignCompetition,madeawise_________(decide)todesignmorepracticalworks.61.Three______(nine)ofthedoctorsinthishospitalwereborninthe1960s.theyareinthefifties.62.Luckily,thetwo_____survivedaftergoingthroughstrangeadventuresintheAfricanforests.(France)七、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。63.初中三年的学习生活很快要结束了，在这三年期间你一定有很多值得铭记的人和事，以及许多关于学习的宝贵经验和关于成长的切身感悟。请你结合自身实际用英语给七、八年级的学弟学妹写寄语，简要谈谈你对初中生活的看法，并给他们提一些建议，帮助他们拥有更加有意义更加充实的初中成长体验。提示问题：1）Whatdoyouthinkofyourlifeinjuniormiddleschool？2）Whatdoyouwanttosharewiththem?3）Whattipsdoyouhaveforthem?要求：1.文中不得出现真实姓名与校名。2.语意连贯，层次清晰，书写规范。3.不少于100字。___________________________________________________________________________