2024-2025学年山东省日照市东港区田家炳中学九年级上学期12月月考英语试卷

2024—2025学年山东省日照市东港区田家炳中学九年级上学期12月月考英语试卷

一、完形填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Withadetermined（坚定的）_______onhisface,Chicago’sMichaelMcCarthyheldontothebanister（扶手）andclimbedtothetopoftheWillisTowernotlongago.TheToweris442meterstall,the_______buildingintheUS.Ashegottothelaststep,McCarthy_______felldown,butthatdidn’tstophim.The14-year-oldboyfinallyfinishedclimbingthe2,109stepsandarrivedatthetop,wherehe_______cheersfrommanypeople.“Ijustwanttoshowpeoplethat_______akidwithnolegscandoit,anyonecandoit,”McCarthysaid.McCarthy,whowasbornwithoutlegs,hasto_______prostheticlegs（假肢）anduseasticktowalk.ButMcCarthyhasastrongheart.Hebelieveshavingadisabilityshouldn’tstopanyonefromachievinghisorhersuccess.Hehasbeeninaspecialschoolsincehewasfour.WhenhedecidedtoclimbtheWillisTower,histeacher,JeffKohn,wasmovedbyhisdeterminationand_______tohelptrainhim.They_______morethantenhourspracticingclimbingstairsandkeepingbalancewiththeprostheticsand_______onthestepseveryday.“It________thatheneverknowshowdifficultitis.________IwassotiredthatIaskedhimtorestforaday,”saidKohn.“Buthesaidhewasstillfullofenergyandwantedmore________.”KohnalwayswalkedwithMcCarthyforthe________.“Whenhesawthelast10floors,hewentfaster,”saidKohn.“He’sthebravestsportsmanI’veevertrained.”McCarthysaidhewasproudofhimselfandthatthetowernowholdsspecial________.“WhenI’molder,I’llpointtothebuildingandsay‘________thisbuildingIclimbed’,”hesaid.1.A．lookB．smileC．interestD．sign2.A．largestB．highestC．earliestD．latest3.A．oftenB．hardlyC．alwaysD．almost4.A．enjoyedB．neededC．madeD．kept5.A．whileB．afterC．ifD．though6.A．wearB．holdC．getD．train7.A．providedB．beatC．offeredD．risked8.A．wastedB．spentC．tookD．paid9.A．sticksB．rocksC．feetD．stones10.A．seemsB．appearsC．soundsD．looks11.A．HoweverB．SometimesC．AgainD．Then12.A．friendsB．helpersC．timeD．training13.A．climbB．visitC．sightseeingD．floor14.A．truthB．communicationC．kindnessD．meaning15.A．LookdownB．LookatC．LookupD．Lookinto二、阅读理解(★★★)Hanfufashionhasbecomemoreandmorepopularwithyoungpeople.ChinahasfollowedWesternfashiondesignsinrecentyears,butagrowingnumberofyoungpeoplearenowlookingtothepastforfashionideas.Ifyoulookcloselyaroundyourcity,youmightnoticehanfu,thetraditionalclothingoftheHandynasty.Inarecentlypublishedreportbyanonlineshoppingplatform,about2millionhanfuclothesweresoldin2019,nearly4timesasmanyasthosesoldin2018.Mostofthebuyersarebetween19and24yearsold.ButwhyhasthistraditionalclothingbecomepopularwithyoungChinesepeople?Forsomeofthem,it'sacosturneforrelaxation.Dafan,a24-year-oldcollegestudent,toldCGTNthatdressinginhanfuisawayforhertogetawayfromthetroublesofreallife.Modernclothing,ontheotherhand,representstheidentity(身份)peopleneedtoshoweveryday."Hanfuandmodernclothinghelpmetoshowthedifferentsidesinme,"sheexplained.Otherteenagerslikehanfubecauseoftheculturebehindit.Theyregarditasawaytoreconnectwithtraditions.Itswidesleeves,crossedcollarsandflowingrobesbringpeoplebacktoancienttimes."HanfuisthesymboloftheChinesetraditionalculture."Nanhe,a21-year-oldcosturnestudioowner,toldCGTN.16.Accordingtothepassage,about________Hanfuclothesweresoldin2018.

A．2,000,000B．500,000C．8,000,000D．600,00017.Whydoesthe24-year-oldcollegestudentDafanliketowearHanfuinherdailylife?

A．BecauseitisverymoderntowearHanfu.B．BecauseitisasymbolofChineseculture.C．Becauseitisagoodwaytorelaxherself.D．Becauseshedoesn'twanttolookdifferent.18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"collars"inParagraph4probablymean?

A．Akindofmaterial.B．Akindofcolour.C．Apartofclothes.D．Apartofpicture.(★★★)Atsomepointinlife,manypeopledevelopamental(精神)problem.Whilemostpeoplegetoverit,forothersitdoesn’tgoawayeasily.TheWHOsaysthatabout20percentofteenagersworldwidesufferfrommentalillness.It’sthoughtthatthenumberofteenagerswithmentalillnessaroundtheworldwillincreasebyhalfby2020.Itwillbecomeoneofthemaincausesofillness,andevendeath.InChina,thepictureisn’tbright,either.Aboutonetenthofteenagersundertheageof17haveamentalhealthchallenge.Theworldischangingfast.Studyandrelationshipshavealwayscausedstress,buttodaythestressismuchhigherthanbefore,theWHOsaid.AresearchcenterinOxfordUniversitysaysthatyoungpeopletodayhavebigstressesatschool.Forexample,theyexperiencebullying(欺凌).Ina2017report,thecenternotedthattheInternetwasaspecialsource(渠道)ofstress.Online,youngpeopleoftensee“messagesaboutperfection”andthiscausestheyoung“greatuncertaintyabouttheirfutures”,saysthecenter.Also,accordingtoChinaDaily,Chinesepeopledon’taskforhelpwiththeirmentalproblems.Theyfearthatotherswillthinklessofthemiftheysaythattheyareinmentaltrouble.ElainePeng,aUSmentalhealtheducator,makesasimilarpoint.AndintheUK,overthreequartersofyoungpeoplebelievetheirmentalproblemshaveasocialstigma.Itisreportedin2017thataquarterofyoungUKpeoplewouldn’taskforhelpiftheydevelopedamentalproblem.Youngpeoplewhodon’taskforhelpfortheirconditionmaybecreatingproblemsforthemselvesinthefuture.ElainePengwarnedthat,“Ifwehideourmentalhealth,itmayremainaproblemforever.”“Mymessageforyoungpeopleis,ifyoufeelsomethingiswrongwithinyou—askforhelp,”hetoldChinaDaily.19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofstressaccordingtothepassage?

A．Heavyschoolwork.B．Beingbulliedatschool.C．SomeinformationfromtheInternet.D．Certaintyaboutthefuture.20.Whydon’tChinesepeopleaskforhelpwiththeirmentalproblems?

A．Theydon’tthinkthemserious.B．Theycangetoverthemintime.C．Theycankeeptheirmentalhealthsecret.D．Theyareafraidofbeinglookeddownupon.21.ElainePengadvisedtheteenagerswithmentalillnessto________.

A．thinklessofthemselvesB．avoidbeingbulliedC．askforhelpassoonaspossibleD．stayawayfromtheInternet22.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.

A．askresearchcentersforhelpB．tellaboutteenagers’stressesC．callpublicattentiononteenagerswithmentalillnessD．showsomedifferentopinionsfromdifferentcountries(★★★)“Volunteeringmakesyoulookattheworlddifferently.Youseehowlittlethingscanchangeaperson’slifeforthebetter,whichmakeseveryoneabetterperson.”Mason,avolunteersaid.NationalVolunteerWeekstartedin1974andisheldeveryApril.Itisatimetothankvolunteersfortheirachievements.Itisalsoaperfectopportunity(机会)toencourageotherstotaketheirfirststeptowardbecomingavolunteer.Makingthedecisiontotakethefirststepcanbethebiggestproblem,becausetheyoftenwonderiftheywillbeabletomeettheorganization’sexpectations(期望).Somepeoplefearnotknowinganyoneelseinthegroup.Nothavingenoughtimealsopreventssomefromsharingtheirabilities.Thefollowingtipscanhelpifyouhavesomeoftheseworries.★Startoutslowly,don’taddtoomuchpressure.Evenafewhoursamonthcanmakeabigdifferenceinsomeone’slife.★Chooseanorganizationwiththesameinterestsandcommonvalues.★Takepartinatrainingmeetingfornewvolunteers,evenifitisnotasked.★Workwithaveteranvolunteer.Hevolunteeredalot,hecanhelpyouincreasetheconfidenceandcompletelyunderstandtheorganization’sexpectations.★Inviteafriendorfamilymembertoserve.Itisagoodexperiencetovolunteerwiththem.★Finally,itismostimportanttoenjoythevolunteerexperienceandtorememberthatnotallvolunteerexperiencesareperfect.Ifoneexperiencedoesn’twork,don’tgiveupandyou’llsurelyfindtherightopportunity.Spendsometimeonvolunteerworkandyouwillseegreatchangesinpeople’slives.AsMasondiscoveredduringhisvolunteerexperience,“…littlethingscanchangeaperson’slife.”23.Whatcouldbethereasontostoppeopletakingthefirststep?

A．Theydon’thaveenoughtime.B．Theyarepreventedbytheirfamilies.C．Theyfearthattheirabilitiesareshared.D．Theydon’texpecttobecomevolunteers.24.Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeopletakethefirststep?

A．Startoutquickly.B．Organizeatrainingmeeting.C．Inviteafriendtobewiththem.D．Joininagroupwithdifferentvalues.25.Theunderlinedword“veteran”inthepassagemeans“________”.

A．newB．wonderfulC．experiencedD．young26.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Totellpeopletomakechangesintheirlives.B．Howtokeeponvolunteeringwhateverhappened.C．Howtomakegreatachievementsinvolunteering.D．Toencouragepeopletostarttheirvolunteering.(★★)InChina,DoubleElevenShoppingDaycomeseveryyear.AndthereisasimilardayintheUnitedStates-BlackFriday.Ithasbeenconsideredasthebeginningoftheholidayshoppingseason.Althoughit'snotanofficialholiday,millionsofworkershavethedayoff,andmanypeoplebuythingsonthatday.AsimilardayinCanadaandGreatBritainiscalled"BoxingDay".BlackFridayhasbecomesomewhatofamarketingsensation(感觉)inrecentyears.Since2005,ithasbeenthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear.Tolureshoppers,retailers(零售商)usuallyopentheirdoorsasearlyas4a.m.andofferspecialsalesandpromotionstotheshoppersthatarriveearly.ButwhyisitcalledBlackFriday?Historians(历史学家)believethenamestartedinPhiladelphiainthemid-1960s.Busdriversandpoliceused"BlackFriday"todescribetheheavytrafficthatwouldblockcitystreetsbecauseoftoomanyshopperstherethedayafterThanksgiving.Businesses,however,didn'tlikethebadinfluenceaboutthe"BlackFriday"name.Intheearly1980s,amorepositiveexplanation(建设性的解释)ofthenamebegantospread.Accordingtothisexplanation,BlackFridayisthedaywhenretailersfinallybegintoturnaprofit(获利)fortheyear.Inaccountingterms(会计行业),operatingataloss(亏本经营)iscalledbeing"inthered"becauseaccountantstraditionallyusedredinktoshownegativeamounts(亏本账目).Positiveamounts(盈利账目)wereusuallyshowninblackink.Thus,being"intheblack"isagoodthingbecauseitmeansstoresareoperatingataprofit(盈利经营).Recently,forthosewhoaretoobusytoshoponBlackFridayorwhojustdon'twanttofightthecrowds(人群；拥挤),theMondayfollowingBlackFridayhasbecomeknownasCyberMonday(网络星期一)forthemanyonlinedeals(交易).27.OnBlackFriday,theAmericans_________.

A．areusuallybusydoingshoppingB．lookexactlyliketheCanadiansC．don'thavetogotoworkasusualD．stayathomeandrelaxthemselves28.HowdotheretailersunderstandBlackFridaynow?_________.

A．ItistotallydifferentfromBoxingDayB．TheyusuallylosesomemoneyonthedayC．ItneverkeepsthemverybusyD．Itprobablybringsthemmoremoney29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?_________.

A．Inaccountingterms,operatingataprofitiscalledbeing"inthered"B．Peopleused"BlackFriday"todescribetheheavytrafficinthemid-1960sC．OnCyberMonday,therearemanydealsontheInternetD．OnBlackFriday,shoppersthatarriveearlycangetspecialsalesandpromotions30.Thewriterwritesthispassageinorderto_________.

A．introducethedevelopmentofCyberMondayB．tellthedifferencebetweenredandblackC．introduceBlackFridaytothereadersD．explainthemeaningofBoxingDay三、单词拼写(★★)31.Shedoesn’tfeelwell,soshehastohaveam________examination.(★★★)32.Therewasameetinginthehalljustnow,butIdon’tknowwhoa________it.(★★)33.Ir________aletterfrommyfriendyesterday.Wehaven’tseeneachotherforseveralyears.(★★)34.You’dbettertakeyourparents’advice.Afterall,theyhavesomev________experience.(★★★)35.Marysaidshe________（更喜欢）readingabooktowatchingTV.(★★★)36.Thet________numberofteachersintheprimaryschoolisabout50.(★★★)37.An________(电子的)dictionarycanbeusedasatooltostudyforeignlanguages.(★★★)38.Thelittleboywonthefirstprizeandhisteacherp________himhighly.(★★)39.Thegirls________astampontheletterbeforepostingit.(★★★)40.It’s6:20,butJimhasn’tcomeyet.Infactheiss________toarrivebefore6:00.(★★)41.Whatotherlanguagecanyouspeak________(除了)English?(★★★)42.It’sbadm________totakeotherpeople’sthingsawaywithoutpermission.(★★★)43.Hisclassmatesallwenttotheconcerte________himbecausehehadtolookafterhisbrotherathome.(★★)44.Iwanttoseeyouagain.I’mlookingforwardtod________byyourhouse.(★★★)45.Thebookisveryeducational.It’sw________reading.(★★)46.Larryhasputontoomuchw________becauseofhisunhealthydiet.(★★★★)47.Afterthediscussion,wereachedana________thatwewouldvisittheoldpeopleonceamonth.(★★★)48.Couldyoupleasestopsingingsuchasong?Ithasd________mecrazy!(★★★)49.Thankyouverymuchforgivingmesomanys________abouthowtostudyEnglish.(★★★)50.Asweallknow,Beijingisthec________ofourcountry.四、短文填空(★★★★)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（每空不多于三个单词）。Itwasnine51acoldwinternight.Ihurriedtogohomefromworkonmymotorbike.Atthelastcrossing,whileI52(wait)forthegreenlight,Isawanoldmanwalkingtowardme.HestoppedmeandI53(feel)alittlenervous.Theoldmansaidslowly.“Excuseme.Couldyoupleasehelpme?”Ilookedathimupanddown.Helookedabout70yearsold.Theoldmantookout5410-yuanbillandsaidtome,“Youseetheoldladyoverthere?Sheissellingbaked(烤)sweetpotatoes.Couldyoujusttakethemoneyandbuy55fromher?”Hepointedatanoldladysellingsomethingaboutfiftymetersawayinthecorner.“Butwhydon’tyougoandbuyityourself?”Iwaspuzzled(迷惑的).Theoldmancontinued.“Thatoldladyismywifeandit’sherfirstday56(sell)bakedsweetpotatoes.JustnowIcalledher.Shetoldmethattherewasonlyonesweetpotatoleftandshewouldn’tgohome57allthesweetpotatoesweresold.ButIknowthatshecan’tstandthecoldbecauseherlegshurt.I’mveryworriedabouther.”Atthattime,Iunderstoodwhytheoldmanaskedmetobuyhis58(wife)sweetpotato.Ifeltreallywarmand59(move).Withouttakingthemoney,Irodetotheoldlady60(quick)andboughtthelastone.AsIwavedgoodbyetotheoldman.Icouldseehimstandingtherewithathankfulsmile.五、任务型阅读(★★★★)阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。Itseemsfooddeliverymen(送货员)arealwaysinahurry.Theywearblue,redoryellowhelmetsandmanyofthemdon’tfollowtrafficrules.Theydriveonthewrongsideoftheroadandrunredlights.Theyusemobilephoneswhiledriving.Thesereckless(鲁莽的)behaviorshavecaughtthepublic’sattention.Inthefirsthalfof2017,fooddeliverymenhad76trafficaccidentsinShanghai,accordingtoShanghaiPublicSecurityBureau.Thatmeanseverytwoandahalfdays,afooddeliverymanwilldieorgethurtontheroad.Whatmakesdeliverymentakesuchrisks?Thestrictrulesofthefooddeliveryservicecompaniesandtheanxious(焦急的)c