2025~2026学年湖南省长沙市美琪中学九年级上学期第一次月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年湖南省长沙市美琪中学九年级上学期第一次月考英语试卷一、阅读理解

NiceCarnival(狂欢节)Lotsoffunactivities

√Flowerfight—peoplethrowflowersateachother.

√Musicanddanceperformancesbystreetperformersandartistsfromaroundtheworld.

√Abigopeningceremony(仪式).

√Parades(游行)duringthedayandnight.

√Enjoybeautifulfireworksintheskyatnight.PeoplecometotheNiceCarnivalfromallovertheworldtojoininthefunandcelebratewithlocals(当地人).It’sagreattimetodressupinbeautifulclothes,dance,andmakenewfriends.IfyouevertakeatriptoFrance,don’tmisstheamazingNiceCarnival!Nice,FranceInFebruaryorMarch

ForabouttwoweeksColorfulcars

Brightclothes1.WhendoestheNiceCarnivalusuallytakeplace?

A．InMarchorApril.B．InFebruaryorMarch.C．InJanuaryorFebruary.2.WhatcanpeopledoattheNiceCarnival?

A．Drivecolorfulcars.B．Enjoybeautifulfireworks.C．Throwwaterateachother.3.WhydopeoplecometotheNiceCarnival?

A．Tolearnfromartists.B．Tobuybrightclothes.C．Toenjoythefunandcelebrate.SingtheLanguageYou’reLearningHowcanyourememberasongfromyourchildhoodtothisday?WhydoyourteachersusesongstoteachyouEnglish?Itseemsthereisascientificreasonforthis.Researchersarenowstudyingtherelationshipbetweenmusicandrememberingaforeignlanguage.Theyfindthatrememberingwordsinasongisthebestwaytoremembereventhemostdifficultlanguage.“Singingcouldbeanewwayoflearningaforeignlanguage.Thebrainlikestorememberthingswhentheyareusedinacatchyandmeaningfulway,”saidDr.KarenLudke.“Thefindingsmayhelpthosewhohavedifficultieslearningforeignlanguages.Inherblog,Dr.Ludkewrites,”Alisten-and-repeatsingingmethodcansupportforeignlanguagelearning,andopensthedoorforfutureresearchinthisarea.Manylanguageteachersknowthevalueofusingmusicandsinging.HuaZhuying,ateacherataChineselanguageschoolinWashington,D.C.,dependsheavilyonsongsinteachingChinese.Shesays,“IusemusicallthetimetoteachchildrenChinese.ForlittlekidsusuallyweuseEnglishsongsbutteachthemtheChineselyrics(歌词).Soit’seasyforthemtostartbecausetheyknowthemusic.Notonlydoesitwork,butitisfunforthekids.”“Sometimes,IthinkifIweretaughtEnglishinthatway,maybeIwouldspeakmuchbetterEnglishthannow,”HuaZhuyingadds.Ourbrainlikesmusic,especiallyforremembering.So,ifyou’restillstrugglinginlearningalanguage,whynottrysingingitout?4.Accordingtothepassage,thebestwaytorememberaforeignlanguageisto________.

A．readandwritemoreB．listentotheteachercarefullyC．rememberwordsinasong5.Theunderlinedword“catchy”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“________”inChinese.

A．艰涩难懂的B．悦耳易记的C．枯燥乏味的6.Dr.Ludkebelievesthatforeignlanguagelearningcanbesupportedby________.

A．usingthelisten-and-repeatsingingmethodB．readingthelyricsagainandagainC．writingsongswiththelanguage7.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat________.

A．manyresearchersrealizetheimportanceoflanguagestudyingB．youcanrememberalanguagebetterifyousingitC．manylanguageteachersknowthevalueoffamousmusicDoyouoftenusesocialmedia(社交媒体)inyourlife?Socialmediaisaplacewhereuserscansharephotosandtalktoeachotheronline.Itisverypopular—millionsofpeopleusesocialmediaeveryday.Peoplearediscussingwhethersocialmediahasapositiveornegativeeffect(积极或消极影响)onyoungpeople.Althoughsomepeoplethinksocialmediaisapositivething,manyareworriedabouttheharmfulthingsitbringstoyoungpeople.James,a15-year-oldstudent,thinksthatsocialmediahasmanybenefits(益处).“IgetverynervouswhenItalktopeopleinreallife—IfinditsomucheasiertoexpressmyselfwhenIusesocialmedia.AnotherbenefitisthatIhardlyeverforgetanyone’sbirthdaynowbecauseIcanlookituponline.”Lotsofusersagreethatsocialmediahelpsyoungpeoplestayconnectedwiththeirfriendsandmakenewfriendsfromaroundtheworld.However,socialmediaalsohasmanyproblems.Socialmediamayhelpyoungpeoplefindfriends,butitalsomakesiteasierforthemtogethurt.Someparentsbelievethatsocialmediamakesitharderforfamiliestospendtimetogether.Theysaytheirchildrenaresocrazyaboutsocialmediathattheypaylessattentiontotherestoftheirfamily.Manyteachersthinksocialmediacandistract(使分心)theirstudentsfromschoolwork.It’struethatsocialmediahassomeproblems,anditisveryimportanttocontrolthetimewespendonline.However,socialmediacanbeapositivethingforyoungpeople.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“harmful”meaninParagraph1?

A．bad.B．fascinating.C．amazing.9.Jameslovessocialmediabecauseithelpshim________.

A．learnmoreknowledgeanddifferentculturesB．expresshimselfmoreeasilyC．getbettergradesatschool10.Whatdosomeparentsthinkofsocialmedia?

A．Itdistractschildrenfromschoolwork.B．Itmakesfamilytimemoredifficult.C．Itimproveschildren’scommunicationskills.11.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Theimportanceofsocialmedia.B．Thereasonswhysocialmediaispopular.C．Thepositiveandnegativeeffectsofsocialmediaonyoungpeople.根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余项。TheMid-AutumnFestivalholdsgreatimportanceinChina.Fallingonthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonth,theMid-AutumnFestivaliswhenfamilygettogethertocelebrateautumnharvest(丰收).InChineseculture,thefullmoonmeansreunion.12TheMid-AutumnFestivalbecameanofficialcelebrationinChinaduringtheTangDynasty.ManybelievethefestivalwasfirstmentionedinTheBookofRites.Itwasdescribedasadayforemperors(皇帝)tocelebratetheyear’sharvestbygivingfoodandotherthingstothemoonandhostingagreatmeal.Buthowmuchdoyouknowaboutthetypicalwaystocelebratethefestival?Herearesome.●13IntraditionalChineseculture,itisbelievedthatthemoononthefestivalnightisthefullestandbrightestofthewholeyear,meaningfamilyreunion.Evenifafamilymemberisnotathome,heorshewilladmirethesamemoonasiftheyweretogether.●Worship(祭拜)themoon.Thistraditioncandatebacktoancienttimes.Onthenight,peopleputmooncakesandotherfoodonatabletowardsthemoon,makewishesandkowtow(叩头)tothemoon.Afterwards,thefamilywillsharemooncakes.●Drinkosmanthuswine(桂花酒).DrinkingosmanthuswineduringtheMid-AutumnFestivalisatraditionthathasbeenkeptalivethroughtheages.14It’sanage-oldpracticeinChina,especiallypopularinZhejiangandJiangsuprovinces.●Makeandhangfestivallanterns.ThisisanactivitypopularinGuangdongProvince,lovedespeciallybykids.15Today,theMid-AutumnFestivalisaveryimportantfamilyparty.Asweallknow,“Fullmoon,fullfeelings.”

A．Admirethefullmoon.B．Enjoymooncakes.C．Soallfamilymemberstrytheirbesttogohomeonthatday.D．Drinkingitwithfamilymeanshavingahappyandluckyfamily.E．Insomeareas,peoplealsoflyKongminglanternstomakebestwishes.二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。IamCanadian.IstartedlearningFrenchwhenIwas10.Butmywholeexperiencewiththe________wasintheclassroom.Duringmylastsummerofhighschool,allofthat________.Asa17-year-oldgirl,Iflewacrossthecountryaloneforthefirsttime!IheadedforQuebectolivewithaFrench-speakinghostfamily.AndIwould________Frenchataschool.Onthefirstdayofschool,theteachergaveallthestudentsatesttoknowourlanguagelevel(水平).WeneededtospeakonlyFrenchallsummer.Itriedmybesttohave________withothersinFrench.WatchingmoviesandorderingfoodfromrestaurantsinFrencharemynormalpractices.ThoughIcouldn’tunderstandmostofitattheverybeginning,thewholeexperiencewasexcitingand________.Onweekends,myclassmatesandItooktripstodifferentplacesaround.Themost________partofourtripwasavisittohistoricQuebecCity.Iwalkedalongthestonestreets,tookpicturesofthebuildings,andlearnedsomestoriesthere.________,myefforts(努力)paidoff!Attheendofthesummer,Iwasableto________mostofthewordsandtalkincorrectsentencesprettywell.Icouldn’t________togobacktoschoolandtellmyFrenchteacher.BeingfullyinaFrench-speakingenvironment(环境)wasa(n)________tolearning.AnditcouldbethemainreasonformyimprovementinFrench.16.A．relativeB．strangerC．language17.A．followedB．leftC．changed18.A．learnB．teachC．create19.A．answersB．conversationsC．surprises20.A．newB．carefulC．serious21.A．similarB．enjoyableC．difficult22.A．SuddenlyB．LuckilyC．Simply23.A．memorizeB．noticeC．send24.A．waitB．stopC．imagine25.A．reasonB．interestC．secret三、短文填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。TheYi’sNewYearisapopularfestivalfortheYiethnicgroup(族)inSichuan,Yunnan,GuizhouandGuangxi.It26(fall)onadayaroundNovember20everyyear.Therearemanytraditionsofthefestival.Whenthefestivaldrawsnear,theYipeoplewillstarthouse-cleaning.Theythinkthatcleaningcanhelp27(they)driveawaybadthingsinthehouseandbringgoodluck.Theyalsoputfirewoodinfrontoftheirhouses.Theybelievethattheheightofthefirewoodshowsthehardworktheyhavedoneinthepastyearandisalso28symbolofahappylifeinthenewyear.29theeveoftheYi’sNewYear,familymemberscometogether30(have)abigdinner.Onthedayofthefestival,theyoungYipeopleweartheirethnicdressesbeforegoingtoamountainside.Theyjoininmanyactivities.Amongthem,Moerqiuisoneofthe31(popular)gamesamongtheYipeople.NewYear’sactivitieswouldnotbecomplete(完整的)without32(visit)familiesandfriends.TheYipeopleusuallypreparegiftssuchasmeat,drinks,33otherthingswhentheygoforavisit.TheYipeoplelovethesetraditions34(deep)andhavebeentryingtopassthemdown(世代相传).These35(custom)showtheYipeople’swayoflifeandtheirgoodwishesforabetterlife.四、读写综合阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Festivalshavealwaysbeenanimportantpartoflifeandculture.Inthemodernage,newfestivalshaveappearedovertime.Someofthenewfestivalscomefromotherpartsoftheworld;someappearedjustbecauseoftheinterestingmeaningsofthedates.InternationalWomen’sDay,InternationalMuseumDayandInternationalNurses’Dayarecurrently(当前)celebratedaroundtheworld.Thesearemostlydaysforaspecific(特定的)groupofpeopleoraspecificfield.Thesefestivalsdidn’tstartinChina,butwecelebratetheminaChineseway.Forexample,manyChinesestudentscallInternationalWomen’sDay“Girls’Day”or“Queens’Day”.Onthisday,theyhaveaninterestingpractice.Theycomeupwithinterestingactivityideas,suchasdoingmake-upordressingupinHanfu.Othernewfestivalsinclude520Day,EatingDay(May17th),CuteDay(October10th)andDouble11Day.520isashortformofthedayofMay20th.InChinese,itsoundsalotlike“Iloveyou”and517soundslike“Iwanttoeat”.AndtheChinesewordsforOctober10th“十月十日”lookliketheChineseword“萌”,whichmeans“cute”.Double11DayisalsoknownasSingles’DaybecausethedateNovember11thor“11.11”isallaboutthenumber“1”.SoDouble11Dayisabout“single”.PeopleinChinahavecelebratedDouble11Dayforafewyears.Anditisnowoneofthebiggestshoppingdaysintheworld.Formanyyoungpeople,newfestivalsseemtobealotmoreinterestingthantheoldones.Butwhethertheyareoldornew,festivalsalwaysofferagreatexcuseforustotakeaminuteandappreciatelifewithourlovedones.36.Doallthenewfestivalscomefromotherforeigncountries?________________________________________37.HowdoChinese