2024-2025学年浙江省杭州市杭州中学上学期九年级英语12月月考试卷

2024—2025学年浙江省杭州市杭州中学上学期九年级英语12月月考试卷

一、听力选择(★★★)1.Whowonthespeechcompetition?

A．Tom.B．Cindy.C．David.(★★★)2.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A．Atatheatre.B．Atahotel.C．Atarestaurant.(★★)3.WhendidPeterfinishhishomework?

A．At8:00.B．At9:00.C．At10:00.(★★★)4.WhereisMike’sjacket?

A．Ontheschoolbus.B．Inhisschoolbag.C．Inhisbedroom.(★★★)5.WhatdoesSamprobablymean?

A．Theheavyrainwillstopsoon.B．Hedoesn’tenjoyplayingoutside.C．It’snotagoodideatotakeawalknow.(★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答小题。6.WhatdoesMary’smotherlikebest?

A．Beefnoodles.B．Porkdumplings.C．Chickensoup.7.WhatmightTomdoaftertalkingtoMary?

A．Staywithhismotherforweeks.B．Cookamealforhismother.C．Sendacardtohismother.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答小题。8.Whatdoesthemanthinkoffarming?

A．Tiring.B．Funny.C．Exciting.9.Wherewillthewomanspendhersummerholiday?

A．Inaforeigncountry.B．Inthecity.C．Inthecountryside.10.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A．Families.B．Friends.C．Strangers.(★★★)11.Whichsportisbestforlosingweightaccordingtothespeaker?

A．Running.B．Cycling.C．Rowing.12.Howoftendoesthespeakersuggestgoingtothegym?

A．Onceaweek.B．Everyday.C．Onceamonth.13.Whichofthefollowingwouldthespeakeragree?

A．Dietismoreimportant.B．Exerciseismoreimportant.C．Dietisasimportantasexercise.14.Whichkindofdrinkismorehelpfulbeforeexercising?

A．Coffee.B．Drinkswithsugar.C．Water.15.Whatmusicdoesthespeakersuggestlisteningtowhileexercising?

A．Yourfavouritemusic.B．Fastmusic.C．Musicyoucansingalongwith.二、阅读理解(★★★)Aroundtheworld,therearelotsofnamesfortownsandvillagesthatsoundfunnyinEnglishforexample,MonsterintheNetherlands,EgginAustriaandSillyinBelgium.Hereareafewofmyfavorites.

Inaround1751,GeorgeDeakinswasofferedsomelandintheUS:byKingGeorgeIIofEnglandaspaymentforadebt.“YoucanchooseapieceoflandanywhereinWesternMaryland,”thekingsaid.Mr.Deakinssenttwoteamsofengineerstofindthebestland,withoutactuallyworkingtogether.Thetwoteamscamebackwiththeirmapsandtotheirsurprise,theydiscoveredtheyhadchosenexactlythesamepieceofland.Mr.Deakinscalledit,“TheAccidentTract”,andthat’showthetowngotitsname.AndguesswhatapersonfromAccidentiscalled:anAccidental!InMississippi,inthelate1800s,youhadtotravelalongwaytotakeyourcropstomarketandtobuyfoodandprovisions(供给品).WhenLeviDavisbuiltastorehalfwaybetweenNatchezandMobile,itprovidedawelcomebreak.Healwaysofferedtiredtravelersagoodpotofhotcoffeewhichheadvertisedas“thebestcoffeearound”.SoonhisstorebecamewellknownasaplacetostopforhotcoffeeandthesurroundingareabecameknownasHotCoffee,too.Today,youcanstillseetheroadsignstoHotCoffee,butmaybeit’snotreally“thebestcoffeearound”anymore.TheTurkishcityBatmantakesitsnamefromariverandnotfromthecomicbooksuperhero.Theriver’snamewasinspiredbytheBatiRamanMountain.However,thereisstillaconnectionwiththeBatmanwe’veseenonthescreen.In2008,themayorofBatmansaidthatChristopherNolan,thedirectorofTheDarkKnight,shouldhavetopaymoneytothecityforusingthenameBatmanwithoutpermission.“ThereisonlyoneBatmanintheworld”,hesaid.It’struethatfilmmakerscan’tstealinformationandideas,butthenameBatmanhasbeenaroundsincethecharacterwascreatedin1939.16.WhatiscorrectabouttownAccident?

A．ItwasofferedbyKingGeorgeIIIofEngland.B．Itwasfoundbytwoteamsworkingtogether.C．ApersonfromAccidentiscalled:anAccidental!D．Thetown’snamewasgivenbyaKing.17.WhatcanyouknowfromthepassageaboutHotCoffee?

A．ItisastorebetweenNatchezandMaryland.B．YoucannotseetheroadsignstoHotCoffeetoday.C．ThestorewasbuiltbyLeviDavisnottowelcometiredtravelers.D．Itmaynotservethebestcoffeearoundnowanymore.18.HowdidthecityofBatmanprobablygetitsname?

A．Batmantakesitsnamefromacomicbook.B．Thecity’snamewasinspiredbyasuperhero.C．ItisgivenbyChristopherNolan.D．IthassomethingtodowiththeBatiRamanMountain.(★★★)Everybodyenjoysactsofkindness.Butcanyouexplainwhy?Somepeoplethinkkindnessissomethingoutofloveandcare,whileothersbelieveitisjustatoolthatweusetobecomemorepopular.Butresearchshowsthatbeingkindcanactivate(激活)anareaofthebraincalledStriatum.Researchalsoshowsthatkindnessimprovespeople’smood(情绪).Butwhyandhowdoesithappen?Hereareanumberofdifferentways.Beingkindcanmakesomeonesmile.Ifyouseeyourselfsmileinasituation,peoplearoundmaybesmiling,too.Thisisespeciallytrueforyourclosefriendsandfamily.Akindactmakessomeonewhoissadfeelbetter.Itcanalsomakeourselvesfeelgood.Sowhynotsetoffthatchain(链条)ofgoodfeelingstopeoplearound?Secondly,beingkindstartsordevelopsasocialconnection(社会联系)withothers.Kindactslikebuyingsomeoneapresentmakefriendshipsstronger.Researchhasshownthatspendingmoneyonothersmayhelpyougetastrongerfeelingofhappinessthanspendingitonyourself.Similarly,charities(慈善)alsoopenupnewcirclesofpeopletoconnectwithsomeoneontheothersideoftheworld.Inanotherrecentresearch,evenchildrenintheirfirstyearofsecondaryschoolknowhowbeingkindmakesthemfeelhappy.Ifonepersoniskind,heorshemakesothersinthegroupkind.Italsoliftseveryone’sspirits.Imaginethatyoumakecakesfortheofficeanditmakesothersdoiteachmonth.Thenyou’regettingcakesalotmoredaysthanprovidingthem.Thestorydoesn’tendhere.Beingkindmayimproveyourmood,butresearchhasalsoshownthatifyou’reinagoodmood,youcanactmuchmorekindly.Thismakesitawonderfultwo-wayrelationship,doesn’tit?19.Howdoesthewriterleadinthetopic?

A．bytellingastoryB．byaskingquestionsC．bygivingexamplesD．bymakingasurvey20.Theunderlinedword“It”inParagraph2refersto“________”.

A．thesituationB．thefamilyC．thekindactD．thatchain21.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

A．B．C．D．22.Ifyouwereaneditor(编辑),you’dputtheabovepassagein“________”ofanewspaper.

A．ScienceB．SportsC．InventionD．Culture(★★★)Onemorning,Isteppedoutofbedandputmyfeetonthefloor.Suddenly,ameanlittlemanjumpedoutfromunderthebedandstabbed(刺，扎)anicepick(碎冰锥)throughmyleftfoot.Figuratively(比喻地)speaking,yes.Itookanotherstepandhestabbeditagain.Thiswentonallday.Step,stab,scream.Overthenextfewdays,Istartedlimping(跛行).Mywholebodyhurt.Evenmyhair.Ikeptthinkingthatthelittlemanwouldgettiredofstabbingmeandgopickonsomebodyelse.Weoftentakethingsforgranted(认为理所当然)untilwelosethemortheystarttohurt.Mybrotherdealswithpaineveryday.He’salsoblindandsuffersfromcerebralpalsy(脑瘫),needsawalkertowalk,doesn’ttakemuchforgranted.Ihadtowonder:Whatwouldhethinkaboutmyfoot?Finally,afteraweekofpain,Iwenttoseeaverynicefootdoctor.Thedoctorstudiedmyfoot,tookX-rays,shookhishead,andsaidthelittleman’sname:ArthurItis,orArthritis(关节炎).Iknewitwell.I’doftenheardithissedangrilybymygrandparentsandparents,allattackedbyArthur’sicepickwhentheygotolder.“Wait,”Isaid.“Doesn’tArthurusuallyjustpickonoldpeople?”Thedoctorsmiled,lookingatmychart.“Howoldareyou?”Igavehimalook.“Nevermind,”Isaid.“Canyoufixit?”“Well,”hesaid,“wecantry.”HelistedseveraloptionsandIchosetheinjection(打针).Itdidn’thurtmuch.Nothalfasmuchastheicepick.Thatwasyesterday.Thismorning,Iawoke,tookafewcarefulstepsand…hallelujah!Ithurtjustabit,butnoicepick.Ilookedunderthebed.NosignofArthur.Maybehewashidinginthecloset,waitingforanotherday.Butfornow,hewasgone,andIwasgrateful.MymindbegantoracewithplanstodoallthethingsI’dbeenputtingofffordays:unpack,cleanthehouse,washmyhair…Thenithitme.Anotherstab.Notinmyfoot.Inmyheart.IrememberedthatIhadn’tcalledmybrotherinalongtime.It’seasytotakesomethingsforgranted.Butitshouldneverbethepeoplewelove.23.Whydidn’ttheauthorgotoseethedoctorforthefirstweek?

A．Becauseshewasafraidthatherbrotherwouldlaughather.B．Becauseshethoughtitwastoocoldtostepoutofherroom.C．Becausesheexpectedthatthepainwouldgraduallydisappear.D．Becauseshebelievedthatshecouldendurethepainlikeherbrotherdid.24.Whohadadiseasethatwasdifferentfromtheotherpeoplementioned?

A．Theauthor.B．Theauthor’sbrother.C．Theauthor’sparents.D．Theauthor’sgrandparents.25.Afterhavingtheinjection,theauthor’s________.

A．feltregretfulbecauseithurtsomuchB．wasfirstsatisfiedwithherrecoveryC．feltbetterbutcouldstillfeelthe“icepick”painD．wasbusywithhouseworkthathadbeendelayedfordays26.Fromherexperienceofarthritis,theauthorlearnedthat________.

A．stabbingpainintheheartisaspainfulasoneinthefootB．peoplewhohelpusrelievepainshouldbethankedproperlyC．weshouldalwaysremembertoshowourlovetothoseweloveD．weshouldnevertakeforgrantedthepainweexperienceinlife(★★★)Etymology(语源),thestudyofwordsandwordroots,maysoundlikethekindofthingdonebyboringlibrariansinsmallrooms.Yetetymologistsactuallyhaveaninterestingjob.Theyareinmanywaysjustlikearchaeologists(考古学家)diggingupthehistoryofpeopleandevents.Thespecialaspectofetymologyisthatitdigsuphistory,sotospeak,throughthewordsandphrasesthatareleftbehind.TheEnglishlanguageisagreatfieldtoexplorehistorythroughwords.Asalanguage,Englishhasanumberofwords.Insomeway,thisisbecauseithasitsabilitytoadapt(适应)foreignwordssoeasily.Forexample,“English”wordssuchaskindergarten(fromGerman),croissant(fromFrench),andcheetah(fromHindi)havebecomepartofthelanguagewithlittleornochangefromtheiroriginal(最初的)soundsandspellings.SoEnglish-languageetymologistshavealargeworldofwordstoexplore.Anotherenjoyablethingaboutetymologyformostwordexpertsissolvingwordmysteries(谜).No,etymologistsdonotgoaroundsolvingmurders(谋杀),likethegreatdetective(侦探)SherlockHolmes.Whatthesewordexpertssolvearemysteriousoriginsofsomeofourmostcommonwords.OneofthebiggestquestionsEnglishlanguageexpertshavepursuedishowEnglishcametohavethephraseOK.Thoughitisoneofthemostcommonlyusedexpressions,itsexactbeginningisapuzzleeventothisday.Evenitsspellingisnotcompletelyconsistent(吻合的)—unlessyouspellitOkay,itishardeventocallitaword.EtymologistshavebeenabletonarrowOK’sorigindowntoalikely,althoughnotcertain,source(来源).ItbecamewidelyusedaroundthetimeofMartinVanBuren’srunforpresidentin1840.Hisnickname(昵称)wasOldKinderhook.WhattroubleswordexpertsaboutthisexplanationisthatthephraseappearedinsomenewspapersbeforeVanBurenbecamewellknown.ItislikelythatVanBurencouldbecalleditsprimarysource.Etymologistswilldoubtlesslykeepsearchingfortheoriginalsource.However,itisclearthatOK’spopularityandreputation(名声)havetoppedthoseoftheAmericanpresidenttowhomithasbeenmostclearlyconnectedwith.27.Theauthormentionsthewordslike“croissant”inParagraph2toshow_________.

A．wordshavechangedalotinthetwolanguagesB．whatEnglish-languageetymologistsareexploringnowC．Englishhasabsorbed(吸收)manywordsfromotherforeignlanguagesD．theEnglishvocabularyisdifficulttothenon-English-speakingpeople28.Theunderlinedword“pursued”inParagraph4means_________.

A．lookeduponB．dugupC．putinD．setdown29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatetymologists_________.

A．discoverthepossibleoriginofwordsB．helpdetectivestosolvemysteriousmurdersC．writeinterestingstoriesforsomenewspapersD．exploretheEnglishlanguageaswellastherecentevents30.Whatmostprobablyisthepurposeofthepassage?

A．TopresentthehistoryofEnglishwords.B．Toexplainwhatanetymologistdoesforhisjob.C．Tointroducethepleasureofthestudyofwordsandwordroots.D．ToteachreadershowtotellEnglishwordsfromnon-Englishwords.三、任务型阅读(★★★)阅读下面材料，从A-E五个选项中选择正确的选项（其中一项是多余选项），将其序号填入第1-5题，并回答第5题。Eachcountryintheworldhasitsowntraditionalclothes.Fromthesetraditionalclothes,peoplecantellthedifferencebetweenonecountryandanother.Let’shavealookatthreekindsofwell-knowntraditionalChineseclothes.No.1Hanfu________Whathanfuislikeisnotfixedbecauseeachdynastyhasitsownstyleofhanfu.Therearemanykindsofhanfu,suchasRuqunforwomen.Ruisonekindofshortshirt,andQunisonekindofskirt.InmodernChina,moreandmorepeopleareinterestedinwearinghanfu,fromhistoryloversandstudentsandevenyoungworkers.No.2TangsuitTheTangsuitusuallyreferstoakindofChinesejacket.Redandblueareitsmostcommoncolors.Usually,aTangsuitismadeofsilk,cottonandothermaterials.AtypicaldesignofaTangsuithasChinesecharacters,suchas“Fu”and“Shou”.________No.3Zhongshansuit________ItgotthenamebecauseofSunZhongshan.Lateron,ChairmanMaooftenworeit.SoithadanothernametheMaosuit:ThedesignofZhongshansuitscombinestraditionalChineseandWesternclothingstyles.________Therearefivecentralbuttonsonthefrontandthreesmallerbuttonsoneachsleeve.Clothingisanimportantpartofculture.WeshouldknowmoreaboutourtraditionalclothingandmoretraditionalChineseculture.A.ThesetwowordsmeanhappinessandlonglifeinChinese.B.Theyhavefourpocketsonthefront,twouptwodown.C.Itistypicalclothesformen.D.ItistheoldesttraditionalChineseclothes.E.Itispopularwiththechildren.31.________32.________33.________34.________35.Givethepassageapropertitle.(within5words)____________________________________________________________________________四、完形填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Itallstartedononeeveningafteranothertypicalnine-to-fiveday,Iwassittingathome_______,“Therehastobemoretolifethanthis”whenanadcameontheTV.“Tryskydiving(特技跳伞运动),”itsaid.Thenextday,Icalledmylocalskydivingcenterand_______myfirstjump.Attheendofaday’straining,I_______adocument(文件)tosaythatIunderstandIwas_______anactivitythatcouldendinseriousinjury.Atthatmoment,IwonderedifIwascompletely_______.Iwillneverforgetmyfirstjump.We_______to11,000feet,andthentheinstructoropenedtheplanedoor.Itwastimetojump,andasIpushedmyselffromtheplane,my_______wentblank.Wordscannotdescribethe_______ofadrenalin(肾上腺素)IexperiencedwhileIwasfreefalling.At5,500feetIpulledtherope,andtheparachute(降落伞)openedimmediately._______,everythingwassilentandpeaceful.Itwasthemost_______fourminutesofmylife.Fromthefirstjump,I_______spendingeveryfreemomentIhadskydiving.Thingsweregoingreallywell.Thena(n)_______happenedonmy1,040thjump.Anotherskydiverknockedagainstmyparachute.Ifelland_______thegroundatabout30mph.Ibrokebothlegs,myrightfoot,andrightarm,Iwasluckytobealive.Peoplewhohavenever_______skydivingwillfindithardtounderstandthatmyonlyreasontoget_______isthatIcandoitagain.Forme,allIcansayisthatskydivingislife,andlifeisskydiving.36.A．enjoyingB．thinkingC．planningD．calling37.A．introducedB．stressedC．bookedD．posted38.A．preparedB．signedC．receivedD．read39.A．takingpartinB．findingoutC．caringaboutD．comingupwith40.A．illB．stupidC．unusualD．crazy41.A．jumpedB．returnedC．pulledD．climbed42.A．documentB．planeC．mindD．eyes43.A．rushB．resultC．expressionD．influence44.A．FinallyB．SuddenlyC．NormallyD．Clearly45.A．amazingB．painfulC．reasonableD．difficult46.A．allowedB．avoidedC．startedD．considered47.A．competitionB．victoryC．deathD．accident48.A．leftB．hitC．coveredD．felt49.A．experiencedB．watchedC．believedD．completed50.A．peacefulB．strongerC．successfulD．better五、选词填空(★★★)用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。

valuemannersmelltotalbadly51.Overtime,thelandwasfilledwithrubbish.Peopleoftencomplainedthatit_________tooterrible.52.Thepaintingisreally_________tohim.Hewillneveragreetosellit.53.Threepassengerswere_________hurtinthebusaccidentyesterday.54.It’sabad_________totalkwithyourmouthfull.55.Yougot47pointsonthewrittenexaminationand18ontheoral,makinga_________of65.六、短文填空(★★★)根据首字母或中文提示写出单词的正确、完全形式。每空限填一词。Myfatherisasuccessfuldoctor.He’ssospecialandsogoodateverythinghedoes.Healways56(完成，应付)tosavehispatients’liveswithhisprofessionalskills.Althoughhehastotakealotofm57training,hestillspendsmostofhisfreetimewithhisfamily.Inhiseyes,itisalwaysw58thetrouble.Well,tobehonest,Ioftendreamaboutdoingsomethinggreatlikehim.OnemorningmyteachersaidtherewouldbeaFather’sDaywritingcompetitionforthewholeschool.Everyonewasexcitede59me.Ihadnoideawhattowrite.Myfatherissuchagreat60(英雄).“No,thatwasthewayotherssawhim.HowdidIseemyfather?”IsawhimsittingwithmeinthedarkwhenIhadaterribledream.Irememberedhowhe61(拥抱)meforhourswhenmypetdogwaskilled.Hehasalways62(支持)meinwhateverIwanttodo.Yes,thesewerethethingsIwantedtowrite.Tome,hewasn’tjustawell-knowndoctor.Hewasmydad.MyparentsandIwenttoschoolonThursdaynight.Therewerep63ofpeopleinthehall.Thethirdprizewasannouncedanditwasnotme.Iwasdisappointed.Allofas64,Iheardmyname.Igotsecondprize.IwentuptothestageandreadwhatIhadwritteninpublic.WhenIfinished,peopleallstoodupandcheered.Tearswererunningdownfromhisface.“Son,Itakeprideinyou.”Itwastheproudestmomentofmylife.AlthoughIwasnotthewinner,Ineverregretted65(参加)thecompetition.(★★★)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Cave(洞穴)paintingsaretheoldestpictures.Theydonothavewrittenwords,66whenwelookatthem,wegetanideaofhowthepeople67(fee