2024-2025学年河北省石家庄市第四十中学上学期12月九年级英语月考试卷

2024—2025学年河北省石家庄市第四十中学上学期12月九年级英语月考试卷

一、完形填空(★★★)Everyschoolhasrulesforstudentstofollow.However,somestudentsmayseethe______asawaywhichteacherscontrolthem.Sometimes,they’reunhappyandevenfeel______.Well,ifyouthinkyourlifeishard,youmightthinkaboutthe______inancienttimes.Forsomeofthem,lifewasreallyhard.Intheolddays,peoplebelievedthatteachershadtobevery______andhadtherighttopunishthestudents.Parentsdidn’tmindifteacherspunishedtheirchildrenwhentheirchildrendidn’tdowhattheywere______todo.Often,thestricterateacherwas,themoreparentsthoughtheorshewasagoodteacher.Infact,followingschoolrulescanbeveryimportant.Forexample,runninginthehallwayscouldcauseastudentto______.Itmayhurthimselforanotherperson.Followingtherulescanalsohelpthestudentsintheclassroomtolearn______difficulty.Inclass,ateachermayaskstudentstoraisetheirhands______theyspeak.Ifsomeonespeaksoutofturn,otherstudentsmightnotbeabletoheartheteacher______.Schoolrulescanhelpstudentspreparefortheirownfuturesaswell.Whenthey______andgooutontheirown,they’llsoonfindthattheystillneedtofollowrules.Rulesmaketheworldmuchbetter.Iftherearenorules,lifewillbemeaninglessandindisorder.1.A．rulesB．excusesC．factsD．examples2.A．tiredB．angryC．excitedD．good3.A．doctorsB．parentsC．teachersD．students4.A．kindB．cleverC．strictD．careful5.A．toldB．heardC．invitedD．watched6.A．comeoutB．falldownC．moveonD．passby7.A．aboutB．fromC．exceptD．without8.A．becauseB．thoughC．beforeD．unless9.A．clearlyB．luckilyC．quicklyD．politely10.A．hurryupB．lookupC．growupD．dressup二、短文填空(★★★)短文填空，在横线上填入一个恰当单词或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。WuMuliangisaphotographerfromavillage.Heis11kindboy.Hetakes12(photo)foroldpeoplein13(he)village.WuMuliangisveryyoung,buthehashelpedmanyhisneighborsby14(take)pictures.WuMujiang’sgrandparentstookcare15himwhenhewasalittleboy,buttheycouldn’tseeeachotheroftenafterMuliang16(start)school.WuMuliang’sgrandpadiedyearsago.Buttherewasnopictureof17(he)forthefamilytorememberhimwith.ThismadeWuMuliang’sfamilyverysad.WuMuliangknewthatmanyoldpeopleinhisvillagedidn’thavepictureseither.Theydidn’thave18(phone)withcameraslikeus,soWuwanted19(help)themtakepictures.Wutookpicturesofhisgrandma20otheroldpeopleinthevillage.Someofthemwerenotveryold,buttheywantedpicturestorememberthemselveswhentheywereyounger.Wu.Muliangthinksthatit’s21(importance)tospendtime22family.Hewon’tstopandhe23(help)moreoldpeopleinhisvillageandotherplaces,too.Hewouldlike24(see)themsmiling25(happy)whentheylookattheirpictures.三、阅读理解(★★★)Sudanwasanorthernwhiterhino(犀牛).HelivedinKenvaandwas45yearsold.Thatisabout90inhumanyears.HebecameillanddiedonMarch19,2018.Sudanwastheworld’slastmalenorthernwhiterhino.Now,onlytwofemalenorthernwhiterhinosareleftintheworld.TheyareSudan’sdaughterandgranddaughter.Thenorthernwhiterhinoisoneoftheworld’smostendangeredanimalspecies(种类).Inthe1970sand1980s,manyofthemdiedbecauseofpoaching.Peoplekilledthemfortheirhorns(角).Thesepeoplecouldsellthehornsforalotofmoney.ThenewsaboutSudan’spassinghastraveledfar.Manypeoplearoundtheworldarecallingformoreeffortstosaveotherrhinospeciesbeforeitistoolate.26.HowoldwasSudanwhenhedied?

A．Forty-four.B．Forty-five.C．Ninety.D．Ninety-five.27.Whydidpeoplekillthenorthernwhiterhinosinthe1970sand1980s?

A．Becausepeoplethoughttheirmeatwasdeliciousandhealthy.B．Becausepeoplethoughtthenorthernwhiterhinoswereendangered.C．Becausepeoplewantedtogettheirhornsandsellthemformoney.D．Becausepeoplewantedtoseethenorthernwhiterhinos.28.WhatdomanypeoplearoundtheworlddoafterSudandied?

A．Theygoonkillingrhinospecies.B．Theyfeelsadbuttheydonothing.C．Theycallformoreeffortstosaverhinospecies.D．Theysellrhinospeciestogetalotofmoney.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“poaching”meaninParagraph3?

A．美味B．非法狩猎C．危险D．制造业30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?

A．Sudanwastheworld’slastnorthernwhiterhino.B．Therearetwofemalenorthernwhiterhinosintheworldnow.C．Manywhiterhinosdiedbecauseofpoachinginthe1970s.D．Manypeoplewanttosaveotherrhinospeciesnow.(★★★)Intheeyesofmanyforeigners,Chinesearethebesthosts（主人）andtheworstguestsintheworld.They’renotreallybadguests,butbecausetheguest-hostrelationshipinChinaismuchdifferentthaninsomewesterncountries,itappearstheyarenotniceguests.Andwesternhostsometimeslookrude（粗鲁的）intheeyesofChineseguests.InChina,guestsarealmostlikegods.WheneverIenteraChineseperson’shome,thereisalwaysfruitonthetableforme,andsomeoneisquicktobringmeacupofteaorwater.Inthewest,generallytheguestisnotagod.Actingaccordingtothehost’swayofdoingthingsisusualbehaviorforaguest.Mywife’smother,averykindelderlyChineselady,doesn’tsmoke.WhenIseesomeofherguestssmokinginherhouse,asanon-smoker,Ifeelunhappy.UsuallyIwanttostopthemdirectly,butImustrealizethatinChina,tobeagoodhost,shemustnotdothat.InmostNorthAmericanhomes,ifyouareaguest,andthehostsarenotsmokers,youshouldnotsmokeintheirhouse.Attheveryleast,youcouldask.“IsitOKifIsmoke?”But,don’tbesurprisediftheysay“No,youcan’tsmoke.”Inourculture,ifyousmokeintheirhome,youareabadguest,butiftheydonotallowyoutosmokeintheirhouse,theyarenotarudehost.GuestsinChinaalsohavespecialhabits.Somewesternpeoplemaynotadapttothesehabitsverysoon.ThankfullymywifeisChinese,sowheneverwevisitaChinesefamilyshetellsmetobuythemagift.However,givingagifttoahostisnotalwaysnecessaryinmycountry.So,ifyouinviteinternationalgueststoyourhouse,don’tbetoosurprisediftheydon’tbringyouagift.InChina,youprobablywon’tneedtochangetheguest-hostrelationshipverymuchbecauseyouwillprobablyonlybethehost,andChinesearenaturallyverygoodhosts.Ifwesternhostsinviteyoutotheirhouse,trynottobetoosurprisediftheirstyleoftreatingyouisnotwhatyouhaveexpected.31.ManyforeignersthinkthatChinesehostsarethe________intheworld

A．bestB．worstC．mostnaturalD．mostdifferent32.WhenawesternguestvisitsaChinesefamily,heoften________.

A．buyssomefruitB．feelslikeagodC．wantssomegiftsD．takesacupoftea33.Ifthewriter’sguestswanttosmokeinhishouse,whatwillheprobablysay?

A．It’sOKifyousmokehere.B．Let’ssmoketogether.C．Sorry,youcan’tsmokehere.D．Smokingisabadhabit.34.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrase“adaptto”inthepassage?

A．thinkbacktoB．getusedtoC．lookforwardtoD．keepcloseto35.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A．ForeignersshouldlearnfromChinese.B．Hostsmustdothingsintheguests’way.C．Westernhostsarealwaysnicetoguests.D．Peopleshouldunderstandculturaldifferences.四、任务型阅读(★★★)Manypeoplelikeeatingoutnowbecausetheyarebusyandtheydon’thaveenoughtimetocookathome.Theyusuallygototheclean,brightandcomfortablerestaurants.ThereisanewplacetoeatinParis,andit’sfulleverynight.Thechairsaresmallandthetableclothsaren’tveryclean,butmanypeopleinParishavetowaitforalongtimetoeattherebecausetheythinkeatingthereisadifferentexperience.Therestaurantisintotaldarkness.There’snolightintherestaurantandthedinnerisservedbyblindwaiters.Thecustomerscan’tseewhattheirfoodlooklike.Theyhavetofeelfortheirknives,forksandglassesonthetable.Theearlierideawastohelppeopleunderstandwhatit’sliketobeblind.It’salsoshownthatstrangersbecomemoreopenwitheachotherwhentheygettogetherinthedark.“ThecustomerswhoarrivedonthisFridaynight,forexample,lookedshyandnervousatfirst,butbythetimetheyleft90minuteslater,manyweremoreopenwitheachotherandbecomegoodfriends,”saidtheowner.“Where’sthewine?”askedsomeone.“Oh,no,I’veknockeditover!”camethereply.“Oh,no,I’vedroppedmyfork!”saidanother.Thesoundoflaughingfilledtherestaurant.4eachdinnerbegins,theownerexplainstherules.“Pleasedon’tlightamatchoruseyourcigarettelighters.Ifyouhaveanyproblemwiththedarkness,askoneofthewaitersforhelp.”Thentheblindwaitersshowthecustomersthewaytotheirtables.Theyplaytherolesinlookingafterthecustomersaftereachdinn