山东省聊城市东阿县姜楼中学2023-2024学年九年级下学期3月月考英语试题

九年级（下）水平调研英语试卷第I卷（选择题）一、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。

Therearemanybraveandtalentedpeoplewhoworkindifferentbranches（分科；分支）ofscience.Extreme（另类的）scientistsarepeoplewhoworkinverydifficultanddangerousplaces.Theydon'tworkina

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allthetimelikeotherscientistsdo.Instead,theysearch

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informationthatcanonlybegatheredthroughfirsthandexperiences.Thesescientistshavetoexploredeepcaves,swimwithsharksoractasswan（天鹅）mothers.Thenumberofgreatwhitesharksintheworld

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smallernow.Theyareoneof

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animalsonEarth.

Scientistsneedtofindouthowmanysharks

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now.Sometimesscientistshavetogetveryclosetoashark.Theeasiestand

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waytodothisisfrominsideasharkcage（笼子）.

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,sometimessharksattack（袭击；攻击）thecage.Theyshakeit,andbendthebarswiththeirsharp

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Thetrumpeterswan（黑嘴天鹅）isthelargestswanintheworld,butit

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sothatitnearlybecameendangeredbirds.Becauseofthis,parentsswans

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youngerswanstomigratebefore.

Scientistshavetoteachtheyoungerswanshowtodoit.Theyteachtheswanstofollowaplanewhichlookslikealeadswan.Extremescientistsarealwaystryingtodiscoversomethingnew.1.A.hospital B.factory C.lab D.hotel2.A.for B.to C.of D.at3.A.get B.isgetting C.aregetting D.got4.A.dangerous B.moredangerous

C.mostdangerous D.themostdangerous5.A.therewere B.arethere C.thereare D.werethere6.A.safest B.closest C.farther D.faster7.A.Lovely B.Unlovely C.Luckily D.Unluckily8.A.teeth B.tooth C.eye D.eyes9.A.kills B.killed C.waskilled D.werekilled10.A.won'tteach B.havenevertaught

C.wouldn'tteach D.don'tteach二、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共40分。AOverthelastsixmonths,thecoronaviruspandemic(冠状病毒疫情)hasaffecteddifferentcountriesandregionsindifferentways.Here,weˈlltakealookatafewofthemostimportanteventsthathavehappened.ItalyshutsdownOn10March,theItaliangovernmentdecidedtoputthewholecountryonlockdownafterthenumberofcases(病例)inthecountrystartedincreasingquickly.Peopleweresuggestednotleavingtheirhome.Thefirstcasewasdetected(检测到)asearlyas31January.Inthefollowingweeks,thenumberofcasesreachedover10,000bythetimeofthelockdown.Thelockdownaffected16millionpeopleacrossthecountry.Italywasoneofthefirstofmanycountriesthatcarriedoutlockdownstopreventthespreadofthevirus.WHOdeclarespandemicOn11March,WorldHealthOrganization(WHO)officiallycharacterized(描述)COVID-19asapandemic.Thiswasbecauseofagrowingnumberofcasesaroundtheworld.Bythistime,thereweremorethan200,000casesinEurope,including1,000deaths,aswellas1,000casesintheUS.SummerOlympicsdelayedOn24March,PresidentoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)ThomasBachannouncedthe2020SummerOlympicGames,whichwasplannedtobeheldinTokyo,wouldbedelayeduntilthefollowingyearintheinterestofprotectingpublicsafety.UShitsover1millioncasesOn28April,theUSofficiallyrecordedoveronemillionCOVID-19casesnationwide.Thiscamejustfourdaysafteritwasannouncedthatthevirushadresultedinover50,000deathsacrossthecountry.Thevirusspreadrapidlyacrossthecountry,asthefirstcasehadbeenrecordedthreemonthsearlier.11.Theeventsinthepassageareallconnectedwith________.A.Italyˈslockdown B.theOlympicGames

C.UScases D.thecoronaviruspandemic12.InParagraph2,theunderlinedword“lockdown”probablymeans________.A.封锁 B.控制 C.关押 D.锁定13.COVID-19wasofficiallyannouncedasapandemicbecauseit________.A.causedthelockdown

B.hadagrowingnumberofcasesintheworld

C.couldresultindeath

D.spreadquicklyinEurope14.2020SummerOlympicGamesinTokyowillbedelayedbecause________.A.peoplemaynotgoduringthepandemic

B.thecasesinAsiaincreasedquickly

C.ithasnˈtbeenwell-prepared

D.itˈsnecessarytoprotectpublicsafety15.Ittook________forthenumberofCOVID-19casesintheUStoreachoveronemillion.A.fourdays B.twenty-eightdays

C.aboutthreemonths D.fourmonthsBWhatpeopleeatandhowtheyeataredifferentfromplacetoplace.Forexample,inLanzhou,peopleusuallyhavebeefnoodlesforbreakfastwhilecheesesandwichesareverypopularinLondon.Herearethewaysofmakingthem.Whenyourparentsarebusyworkingandyouhavetostayathomealone,youcantrytomakethem.Food:beefnoodlesIngredients(食材):beef,noodles,beefsoup,mooli,garlic,leekandredchilioilSteps：First,washbeefandboilitforabout1—2hours.Next,washmooli,garlicandleek,andcutthemintopieces.Then,makebeefsoupveryhot,andputmoolipiecesintoit.Afterthat,cooknoodlesandthenputthemintoabowl.Finally,spoonbeefsoupoverthenoodles,andthenaddbeef,garlicpieces,leekpiecesandredchilioil.Food:cheesesandwichesIngredients:breadpieces,butter,cheese,tomatoes,onions,lettuce(生菜)Steps：First,putsomebutteronapieceofbread.Next,cutupatomatoandanonion,andputthemonasandwich.Then,putsomecheeseonthesandwich.Afterthat,putsomelettuceonthecheese.Finally,putanotherpieceofbreadonthetop.Tip:Youmayaddmeatorvegetablesyouliketothesandwich.16.Howmanydishesaretalkedaboutinthepassage?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.17.WhendopeopleusuallyhavebeefnoodlesinLanzhouaccordingtothepassage?A.Inthemorning. B.Intheafternoon.

C.Intheevening. D.Atmidnight.18.Whatshouldyoudoafternoodlesarecooked?A.Makebeefsoupreallyhot. B.Putthemintoabowl.

C.Boilthemforabout1—2hours. D.Cutatomatointopieces.19.Whichshowsthecorrectstepstomakeacheesesandwich?a.Addcheesetothesandwich.b.Putonepieceofbreadonthetop.c.Putsomelettuceonthecheese.d.Putsomebutteronapieceofbread.e.Puttomatoandonionpiecesonasandwich.A.d→e→a→c→b B.d→a→e→b→c C.c→a→d→b→e D.c→d→a→e→b20.Whoisthispassagemainlywrittenfor?A.Cooks. B.Parents. C.Teachers. D.Children.C

Theartofpaper-cuttinginChinahasalonghistory,whichoriginated(起源)fromthe6thcentury.Aspaperbecamecheaper,papercuttinghasbecomeoneofthemostimportanttypesofChinesefolkart.Later,thisartformspreadtootherpartsoftheworld,withdifferentareasadopting(采用)theirownculturalstyles.Becausethepapercutsareoftenusedtodecoratedoorsandwindows,theyaresometimesreferredtoas"windowflowers".

Scissorsandknivesarethebasictoolstomakeapapercut,andthesubjectsaredifferentinfigures(图案),suchasflowers,birds,characters,familiarfolkstoriesandfairytales.It'salsocommontoseesomeChinesecharactersonpapercuts.Themostfamouspaper-cuttingcharactersinChinesearewordsmeaning"lucky"and"doublehappiness".Eventhesedays,Chinesepeoplelovetohangpaper-cuttingofthesetwocharactersattheirdoors.

Chinesepapercutswereusedforsomepurposesinthepast.Theyhavebeenburiedwiththedead.Atthesametime,papercutshavespecialmeaningonfestivalsandholidays.

Papercutsaremadeinmanyareasthroughthecountry.Ingeneral,thenorthernstyleisbold(大胆的)andfreewhilethesouthernisbeautifulandsmooth.

Peopleexpresswishesandhopeswithpapercuttings.Asanationalnon-materialculturerheritage(遗产),papercutisreallywonderful.21.Theartofpaper-cuttingoriginated______inChina.A.fromtheseventhcentury B.fromthesedays

C.Fromnowadays D.fromthesixthcentury22.Whatisnecessaryifyouwanttolearnpaper-cutting?A.Differentcolors. B.Pencils.

C.Knives. D.Foreigncharacters23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thepapercutsareoftenusedtomakeuptheroom.

B.Papercutshavenothingspecialonfestivalsandholidays.

C.Flowers,birds,folkstoriesarepaper-cuttingfigures.

D.Chinesepeoplelovetohang"doublehappiness"attheirdoors.24.Whatdoyouthinkofthenorthernstyleandthesouthernstyle?A.Thesouthernstyleisbeautifulandsmooth.

B.Thenorthernstyleisfreeandbeautiful.

C.Thenorthernstyleisfreeandsmooth.

D.Thesouthernstyleisboldandsmooth.25.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.thehistoryofpaper-cutting B.paper-cuttingexperts

C.paper-cuttingskills D.theartofpaper-cuttingD

ZhangShiyuan,13Iamveryinterestedinallkindsofdramas,especiallythosebyWilliamShakespeare.Butitisimpossibletowatchstage(舞台)dramaseveryweek.SomysmallgoalistowatchatleastonemovieonlinefromShakespeare'sworks.ItwillnotonlyimprovemyEnglish,butalsohelpmehavemyowntasteindrama.

WuQianhui,14Forme,thesmallgoalistorun3,000metreseveryday.Itisn'taneasything,especiallytodoiteveryday.ButIwillnotshyawayfromthechallenge.Ihavetheconfidencetomakeit.IbelieveIcanholdonandachievemygoal.

GuJiayi,13Mygoalistomasteraskilllikecooking.Itisnotverydifficult,butittakesalotoftime.SoI'llmakemyselflearnhowtocookduringholidays.Theaimwillhelpmemakegooduseoftimeandbemoreindependent.

ZhenYishi,14IwanttofinishreadingtwoEnglishnovelsthisyear.Readingplaysanimportantroleinourlife.ItwillnotonlyimprovemyEnglishreadingandwrite

skills,butalsodevelopmyknowledgeinmanyfields.Itisnotabiggoal.Buttoachievethisgoal,Ineedpatienceandpersistence(坚持).

ShenBotao,14Mypresentsmallgoalistopassthepianogradeexams.WhenIwasinprimaryschool,Ibegantolearntoplaythepiano.Inotonlytookagreatinterestinmusic,butalsorelaxedmyself.Iwanttoplaythepianobetter.IthinkIcanmakeitbytheendofthisterm.26.WhichgoalisNOTmentioned?A.Tolearncooking. B.Towinarunningcompetition.

C.ToreadtwoEnglishnovels. D.Topassthepianogradeexams.27.________canimprovetheirEnglishwhiletheyareachievingtheirgoals.A.WuQianhuiandZhenYishi B.ZhangShiyuanandZhenYishi

C.ZhangShiyuanandGuJiayi D.ZhenYishiandShenBotao28.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknow________.A.ZhangShiyuanhasgoodtasteindrama

B.GuJiayiisnotindependentatall

C.readingcanhelpZhenYishidevelopherknowledge

D.ShenBotaodoesn'tlikeplayingthepiano29.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Weshouldhaveagoal,maybejustasmallone.

B.Weshouldbeconfident.

C.Weneedpatienceandpersistencetoachieveagoal.

D.Alltheabove.30.Youcanfindthispassagein________.A.aguidebook B.astorybook C.anewsreport D.ateenmagazine第II卷（非选择题）三、任务型阅读-完成表格：本大题共1小题，共10分。31.

FormanyAmericanpeople,thehot,sunnysummeristhebesttimetohaveabarbecue(烧烤).ThebarbecueseasonusuallystartsaroundlateMay.

Atabarbecue,friendsandfamilygettogetherandhaveanicelunchordinneroutdoors.Peoplegrill(炙烤)meatoveranopenfire.Thisgivesthemeatasmokyandflavorful(有风味的)taste.

Peopleusuallygrillhamburgersorhotdogs.Butsteakandchickenarealsopopular.Potatochips,potatosalad,bakedbeansandcoleslawarealsoincludedasbarbecuesides.Peopleoftendrinkicedtea,sodaorbeerwiththeirfood.

Abarbecueismorefunthanaregularmealbecauseitbringspeopletogether,especiallyfamilies.Atabarbecue,onecanslowdownandspendagoodtimetogetherwithfamilymembers,neighboursoreventhewholetown.Cooking

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TimeThebarbecueseasonstartsaroundlate

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Peoplegettogetherandenjoynicefood.Peoplegrillmeatoveranopenfiretomakethemeat

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better.FoodMainfood:hamburgers,hotdogs,steakand

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potatochips,potatosaladandsoon.Americansnotonlyenjoynicefood,butalso

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四、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。32.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。WangKunandhissisterWangWeihaddreamed

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takingagreatbiketrip.Theydecided

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(cycle)alongtheentireMekongRiver.WangWeiinsistedthatthey

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(start)fromQinghaiProvince.WangKunsaidthatwouldbeverydifficult,becausetheirjourneywouldbeginatanaltitudeofalmost5,000

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(meter).ButWangWeiseemedtobe

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(excite)aboutitandrefusedtochangehermind,

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(say)thatitwouldbeaninterestingexperience.Severalmonthsbeforetheirtrip,theywenttothelibrary.Theyfoundalargeatlaswithgoodmaps

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showeddetailsofworldgeography.FromtheatlastheycouldseethattheMekongRiver

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(begin)inaglacieronamountaininQinghaiProvince.Theriverissmallatfirst.Itmoves

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(rapid)asitpassesthroughdeepvalleys.Sometimestheriverbecomesawaterfallandenterswidevalleys.AfteritflowsoutofChina,itcontinuestoflowthroughSoutheastAsia.Atlast,theriverdelta（三角洲）enters

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五、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共20分。33.我们人人都有自己的过去和未来，请从下面所给的两个标题中任选一个，根据标题和提示问句，写一篇英语短文。要求：

(1)词数不少于60，请自由发挥；(2)短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；(3)语句通顺，意思连贯；(4)文中不能出现自己的真实姓名和学校名称。提示问句：·Whatwereyoulike?/Whatwillyoubelike?·Whatdidyouusuallydo?/Whatwillyoudo?·Whatdidyouusuallythinkabout?/What