四川省德阳市旌阳区2023-2024学年九年级上学期10月月考英语试题.docx

2023年秋期初2021级综合素质测评（英语）（考试时间120分钟，满分150分）第I卷（选择题共100分）第一部分 听（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段短对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出 最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。)1. How does Bill usually learn English?A. By doing a lot of exercises.B. By taking notes in class.C. By reading aloud every morning.)2. What does the girl often do when she is at home on her own?A. She often reads books.B. She often watches TV.C. She often plays computer games.)3. Who will help the woman carry the box?A. Dale.B. Dale's brother.C. Nobody.)4. Why does Mike look happy today?A. Because he can have fun.B. Because he'll go abroad on business.C. Because his parents will give him a gift.)5. What does Kitty mean?A. She will eat out and then have a good rest.B. She will cook by herself although she is tired.C. She just wants to take a rest and do nothing.第二节（共15小题，每小题L5分,满分22.5分）听下面5段长对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个 选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话材料，回答第6至第7题两个小题。)6. How does the girl know about the children?A. By reading the newspaper. B. By asking her classmates. C. By reading on the Internet. )7. What may they do next?A. Collect some old books from their classmates.B. Send money to the children from poor families.C. Buy some new books for the children from poor families.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10两个小题。)8. How does Lin Na advise Zhang Hao to remember English words?A. By spelling the letters one by one.B. By making some sentences with the new words.C. By watching some English movies.)9. Why does Zhang Hao want to buy a new smartphone?A. Because he wants to use it to study English.B. Because he wants to take a trip with his new smartphone.C. Because he wants to take some photos.D. 0. When will Lin Na go to Shanghai?A. On May 1st.B. On May 2nd. C. On May 3rd.听下面一段对话，回答第11和第13三个小题。)11. Where was Mr. Chen when Mrs. Li called him this morning?A. In the garden. B. In the bedroom. C. In the dining room.)12. What's the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Neighbors.B. Friends.C. Strangers.)13. What does Mrs. Li advise Mr. Chen to do?A. To shop in the city center.B. To learn something about physics.C. To let his son study with Mrs. Li's son. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。)14. Why does Nancy look so tired?A. Because she is very busy looking after Simon.B. Because she has too much homework to do.C. Because she has a bad cold.)15. Who is Simon?A. He is the boy's brother. B. He is Nancy's brother. C. He is Nancys cousin. )16. When will Nancy's parents come back?A. This evening.B. This afternoon.C. This morning.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。)17. How many lifts(电梯)are used to carry people up and down?A.57.B.67.C.75.)18. What is in this building?A. Hotels and stores. B. Stores and homes.C. Offices and hotels.)19. What is on the top floor of the building?A. A small library.B. A small garden.C. A swimming pool.)20. How do visitors like the building?A. Crowded.C. Special.满分70分)B. Fascinating第二部分读（共三节,第一节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项。Different countries have different customs to celebrate their New Year.In England, the family must have something left at home, like some meat in the kitchen. They believe that they will be poor in the next year if there is 21 left.In Spain, parents will meet(满足)all 22 of their children. They think the coming yearwill be bad if their children fight or cry on New Year's Day.In Germany, people like to climb into their chairs just before midnight on New Year's Eve.23 the bell rings, they will jump out of their chairs and throw a heavy object behind the chair.That means they 24 last year's bad luck and jump into the New Year.France has a quite different custom. People think the weather on New Year's Day is very important. The weather of New Year's Day is a 25 of the new year. There is a saying: Easterly wind, fruits harvest(4攵获)year.Whatever activities they do, they have one thing in common. All of them wish to be better andhappier in the coming year.)21. A. something)22. A. results)23. A. Before)24. A. throw away)25. A. secretB. anythingB. rulesB. WhenB run awayB traditionC. nothingC. requestsC. SinceC. give awayC. noticeD. everythingD. researchesD. WhileD. put awayD. signIf you get pocket money by babysitting or doing yard work for a neighbor, then you probably know a thing or two about managing(管理)money. After all, you don't want to 26 it all on candy when you've worked that hard,Using your money in the right way or 27 some for the future is important. Once you grow up, your success might depend on how 28 you manage your money.It's easier to start these good 29 when you're young. Meghan Coyle is a business girl who is 12 years old. She has made more than $320 in two years by 30 dogs after school.Tve been a dog-walker for two years and it's been a lot of 31 , I really enjoyed it. My mother never gave me pocket money, so I had to make money in some other way. Lots of kids don't realize how hard it can be to have a job. It can be hard to keep customers(顾客)happy. "There are some days when it's raining and 1 would rather go 32 else, but I still go out with a dog,“ Coyle said. Start a business that interests you. First, you have to advertise(做厂'告). The 33 and safest way is to talk with neighbors, friends and family. After you have the customers, keep your customers happy! Send cards that you make by yourself to them on holidays. That always surprises them. Always be willing to do more than they ask. On holidays, give your customers coupons(优惠券) 34 they will keep coming back to you for your service or products.Is it a good idea to do some work to make pocket money? Now think about it and start yourown 35)26. A . spend)27. A . wasting)28. A . good)29.A . activities)30.A . feeding)31.A . pain)32.A . nobody)33.A . luckiest)34.A . as soon as)35.A . wayB . costB . savingB . wellB . hobbiesB . feedB . funB . nowhereB . earliestB . so thatB . businessC . takeC . borrowingC . niceC . exercisesC . walkingC . surpriseC . somebodyC . easiestC . untilC . companyD . payD . lendingD . wonderfulD . habitsD . walkD . troubleD . somewhereD . latestD . unlessD . life第二节阅读理解（共15小题，每小题两分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AInteresting Festivals in the WorldThrowing Tomatoes-SpainBunol, a small town in Spain, takes "tomatoes fights“ to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The La Tomatina Festival takes place on the last Wednesday in August. Trucks carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd.Rolling CheeseEnglandThe Cheese-Rolling Festival falls on the last Monday in May. It takes place on Cooper's Hill. A large wheel of cheese is rolled down Cooper9s Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese.Burning Manthe United StatesThe Burning Man Festival lasts a week; it is from the Monday before Labor Day to Labor Day (which falls on the first Monday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man.Special MealThailandMonkeys were served a special meal onNovember 27 at the Monkey Feast Festival in central Thailand. The festival is celebrated every year in the city of Lopburi to thank the monkeys for bringing in tourism. When the feast was brought to the temple compound, the hungry creatures soon began to eat the food, which was mostly fruit and vegetables.()36. Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May?A. Spain. B. England. C. The United States. D. Thailand.()37. Which festival may you experience if you live in Lopburi?A. The La Tomatina FestivalB. The Cheese-Rolling FestivalC. The Burning Man FestivalD. The Monkey Feast Festival()38. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd to eat.B. Not all the festivals above fall on the single day.C. Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival.D. Monkey Feast Festival is held in the whole Thailand.BDifferent Ways to Give DirectionsForeign visitors are often puzzled (迷惑的)in Japan because most streets there don't have names. People there use landmarks (土也标建筑)instead of street names. For example, Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and the post office is across from the bus stop.”In the Midwest of America, usually there are not many landmarks. So, people will tell you directions and distance. For example, people will say, "Go north two miles, you will see it on your left."People in Los Angeles, Caledonia have no idea of distance (总巨离)on the map. They will say, “It is about fifteen minutes by car." They don't know how many miles away it is.Few people understand the Greek language, so people in Greece sometimes are so friendly. They will say, “Follow me., Then he takes you to the right place you are looking for.People in Mexico think, "I don't know" is not polite. When you ask them the way, no one answers "I don't know”. They will give you an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very lost there.One thing will help you everywhere. You may not understand a person's word, but you may understand his body language. He or she will point in the right direction.()39. People in Japan use landmarks to give directions because.A. the buildings or places are famous in the world B. most of the streets have no namesC. Japanese people are very friendlyD. visitors can easily see the buildings or places()40. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The Japanese often use street names when they give directions.B People in Los Angeles know distance on the map very well.C. People in Greece often give wrong directions.D. No one in Mexico says "I don't know“ when giving directions. ()41. The passage mainly tells us that.A. there are many landmarks in America.B. we need to carry a map when we travel around the world.C. there are different ways to give directions in different places.D. people give directions in the same way in different countries.()42. According to the passage, what shall we do if the visitor doesn't understand our languagewhen we give directions?A. We can ask him to speak English.B. We can go and buy a map.C. We can ask the policeman for help.D. We can use our body language.CHave you ever wondered, what's the fastest, most effective(有效的)way to learn? Whafs the secret to remembering what you learn?The "learning pyramid"，developed by the National Training Laboratory, suggests that most students only remember 10% of what they read from textbooks, but keep nearly 90% of what they learn through teaching others. Research shows that when we teach what we learn, something magical happens in our minds. We suddenly notice mistakes in our thinking. We have more creative ideas. Our ideas become sharper. We remember what we learned for longer.Many of the world's top businessmen, and scientists have used this way as a central way to their work. They've done this through many ways:In 2016, Buffett wrote a 50-year retrospective(回顾).He says, "As you might guess, I ended up being the main beneficiary(受益者)of this effort. There's nothing like actually writing something out to clear thinking." Albert Einstein took more than 80,000 pages of notes in his lifetime. Thomas Edison wrote more than five million pages of notes.Many of the most fascinating ideas in history came from pairs of friends who spent years discussing and arguing with each other. Nobel laureates Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky spent years walking for hours a day, sharing and laughing about different opinions they noticed. Francis Crick and James Watson, the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA, argued all the time, both intheir shared office and during daily lunches in Cambridge.()43. From this passage, we can remember most of what we learn by.A.reading textbooksB.discussing with othersC.teaching othersD.taking notes()44. What were Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky doing while they were walking together?A.They were thinking.B.They were sharing different ideas.C.They were arguingwith each other.D.They were writing something.()45. How many ways did the world's top persons use according to the passage?A. TwoB . ThreeC. FourD. Five)46. What's the passage mainly about?A. How to have more creative ideas?B How to be the world's top person?C. Buffett's 50-year retrospective.D. A more effective way to learn.On August 24, 2023, Japan poured nuclear(核能的)wastewater from the Fukushima plant into the Pacific ocean. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) planned to pour 460 tons of such water into the sea in the following 17 days. Now, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has around 1.34 million tons of such water, and fresh nuclear wastewater is still generated(产生)every day. According to Japanese government and TEPCO, the pouring process will last at least 30 years.Towards Japan's act, many countries express their different opinions, among which Chinese government is seriously against Japan*s selfish act. Different from China, Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, endorsed Japan's plan. However, most of the western people and environmental activists know nothing about Japan's terrible action.Japanese government and TEPCO said that, besides the tritium(M), all radioactive elements(放 射性元素)in the nuclear wastewater meet the discharge standards(排放标准).However, However, not everyone agrees with it. Back in 2019, people did research on these radioactive elements. The result shows that these elements can enter human bodies through the food chain, leading to radiation-related(辐射相关的)problems.The discharge of nuclear wastewater would result in marine organisms(海洋生物)taking in the discharged elements. This act not only will cause a lot of problems to marine ecosystems(海洋生态 系统)，but it also may lead to food safety problems, appearance of new disease and the increase of cancer. Besides, the discharge of nuclear wastewater would possibly cause the disappearance of species, the decrease of biodiversity and marine life. Finally, such act will influence the future of our planet.For Japan, the act of directly discharging nuclear wastewater into the sea might seem not that important. Yet, the influence of this choice is far beyond Japan itself. Japan's actions will influence all nations and people in the world. So, here's an important question: What lies before the future of our planet?()47. Wh