桐柏縣方樹泉中學(xué)教育集團(tuán)2024年秋12月月考九年級英語一，閱讀理解（40分）www.acelanguages.icom/summerschool.faqs.ghh55ACESCHOOLSEnglish/German/Spanish/Italian/ChineseACEsummerlanguagecoursesforchildrenandteenagers(8-18)Where?WeruncoursesabroadandintheUK.Howmanystudentsarethere?12studentsperclass.Howmanyhoursoflessonsarethere?20hoursoflessonsaweek.Whenarethecourses?AllcoursesrunduringthesummerandatEaster.Howlongarethecourses?From1weekto2months.Whatdostudentsdoafterclass?Eachlanguageprogramincludesorganizedsports,outdooractivitiesandschooltripsafterclassandatweekends.Price:$6anhouracourseACEhaveschoolsinLondon/Manchester/Brighton/andabroad.根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。A()1.WhatlanguagecanyoulearninACESCHOOLS?A.Russian.B.French.C.German.D.Japanese.()2.WhoareACEsummerlanguagecoursesfor?A.Onlychildren.B.Childrenandteenagers.C.Oldpeople.D.Collegestudents.()3.WhatactivitiesareNOTineachlanguageprogram?Organizedsports.B.Outdooractivities.C.Schooltrips.D.Eveningparties.()4.Howmuchdoyoupayforitifyouwanttotaketwocoursesfor2weeks?A.$120.B.$160.C.$240.D.$320.()5.Wherecanyoumostprobablyseeit?A.Inaschoolwebsite.B.Inasciencereport.C.Inafoodsaleadvertisement.D.Inashoppingwebsite.BTuesday,September13rdIarrivedinNewYorktwoweeksago.Therearen’tmanyChinesestudentshere,soIhavetouseEnglishmostofthetime.NowIamwritingmydiaryinEnglishbecausemyEnglishteacherRachelsaysitisagoodwaytopracticeEnglish.Thursday,October20thMyEnglishishopeless!Iwasonthebusthismorningandamanspoketome,butIhardlyunderstandhim.Iwassoembarrassed(尷尬的).WhyismyEnglishsopoor?IwanttomakelotsofAmericanfiends,butit’shardformetocommunicatewithothers.Thursday,October27thIwenttoaschoolpartylastFriday.ItalkedwithaJapaneseboynamedKenjiandanItaliangirlnamedCarla.Wetalkedaboutourcountries’customsandourexperiencesinAmerica.WearegoingtowalkaroundNewYorkthisweekend.Kenjiaskedmetoplaybasketballafterschoolwithhimfromnowon.Maybethingsaregettingbetter!()6.Whereisthewritermostprobablyfrom?A.Japan.B.China.C.Australia.D.America.()7.WhydidthewriterfeelembarrassedonOctober20th?A.Becauseshewaslateforschool.B.Becauseshetookthewrongbus.C.Becausesheforgottobringherhomework.D.Becauseshecouldn’tunderstandsomeone.()8.Whendidthewritergotoaschoolparty?A.OnSeptember13rd.B.OnSeptember19th.C.OnOctober21st.D.OnOctober27th.()9.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.CarlacomesfromJapan.B.ThewriterwritesdiariesinEnglish.C.Kenjican’tplaybasketball.D.Thewriterwenttoabirthdayparty.()10.Whereisthispassagefrom?A.Astudent’sdiary.B.Astudent’scomposition.C.Astudent’sresolution.D.Astudent’sholidayplans.CWhatslowsyoudownwhenyouread?Manypeoplereadwordbyword.Theypronouncethewordsastheyread.Thisslowsthemdown.Itmakesreadingboringanddifficult.Ifyoufindthatyoudothis,makeyoureyesmovefasteroverthepage.Trainthemtoseephrasesinsteadofsinglewords.Bydoingthis,youwillbereadingthewordsfasterthanyoucanpronouncethem.Yourreadingspeedwillimprovealongwithyourconcentration(集中注意力).Doyoufindyourselfdaydreamingasyouread?Ifso,you’renotalone.Thishappenstomanypeople.Youneedtocurbthishabit.Asyouread,makeamarkonapieceofpaperwhenyoufindyourmindstartingtowander(漫游).Thiswillbringyoubackintofocus.Asyoufinishreadingthepassage,noticehowmanymarksyoumadeonthepaper.Setagoaltoreducethisnumberthenexttimeyouread.Makesureyouknowyourpurposeofreadingbeforeyoubegin.Willyoubetestedonthematerial?Ifso,whatwillyouhavetoknow?Willyoubeaskedonthemainideasanddetails(細(xì)節(jié))?Knowingyourpurposewillhelpyouknowwhethertoskimitorreaditslowlyandcarefully.Makereadingahabit.Believeinyourself—youcandoit!()11.Whatyoudowon’tslowdownthereadingspeed?Makeyoureyesmovefasteroverthepage.B.Trainyoureyestoseesinglewords.C.Trytoreadwordbyword.D.Pronouncethewordsasyourread.()12.Whatcan’twelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A.It’sgoodforeveryonetomakeamarkonpaperwhenreading.B.Manypeopledaydreamastheyread.C.Ifyoucan’tconcentrateasyouread,youcanmakeamarkonpaper.D.Thefewermarksyoumadeonthepaperwhenreading,themoreprogressyouhavemade.()13.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“curb”?A.欣賞B.控制C.糾正D.適應(yīng)()14.Knowingyourpurposeforreadingwillhelpyouto.A.slowdownyourreadingspeedB.keepfrommovingyourheadasyoureadC.adjust(調(diào)整)yourreadingspeedD.findouttheanswerasquicklyaspossible()15.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.A.ImprovingYourReadingSpeedB.MakeReadingAHabitC.SetAGoalofReadingD.ChangetheReadingHabitDIfyouwanttolearnEnglishwell,practicingspeakingishelpful.Hereishow:Whenstayingathomeyoucanpracticelistening,readingandwriting,butyouprobablycan’tpracticespeaking.Soifyougotoalanguageschool,youshouldtrytospeaktoyourteachersandotherstudents.16Ifyourteacherasksyoutospeakinpairsorgroupswithotherstudents,trytosayasmuchaspossible.17Justspeak!18Practicespeakingtothenativepeoplesuchasshopassistantsortaxidrivers.Evenifyoudon’twanttobuyanything,youcanaskquestionsaboutthingsthatinterestyouinashop."Howmuchdoesitcost?""CanItryiton?""Whichdoyouprefer?"19Evenifyoudon’tliveinanEnglish-speakingcountry,thereareoftenAmerican,BritishandAustralianrestaurantsinmanylargecities.20根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，從下面五個選項(xiàng)中選出能填人文中空缺處的最佳選項(xiàng)，使文章意思通順、內(nèi)容完整。A.Don’tworryaboutyourmistakes.B.Ifyoucanfindoneoftheserestaurantsyou’llprobablymeetmanypeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstorsecondlanguage.C.Oftenyoucanstartarealconversationanditcostsyounothing!D.Ifyourteacherasksyouaquestion,trytoanswerit.E.IfyouarelivinginanEnglish-speakingcountry,youhaveawonderfulchance.16.________17.________18.__________19.__________20.__________二，完形填空（15分）Oneday,IheardanAmericanboy21toaChinesegirlstudent,“YouspeakverygoodEnglish.”Butthegirlanswered,“No,no.MyEnglishisverypoor.”Theforeignerwasquite22attheanswer.Thinkinghehadnotmade23understoodorthegirlhadnotheardhimclearly,hesaid,“Yes,indeed,youspeakverywell.”24thegirlstillkeptsaying, “No.”IntheendtheAmericanboycouldnotunderstandanddidn’tknow25_tosay.What’swrongwiththegirl’sanswer?Shedidn’t26acompliment(恭維)inthesamewayastheAmericanpeopledo.Sheshouldanswer,“Thankyou”insteadof“No”.She27understoodwhattheAmericanboyhadsaid,butshethoughtsheshouldbe28.Inthe29 ,peoplewillfeelproudandconfidentwhentheyarepraised.Soifsomeonesaysthe30youhavecookedareverydelicious,youshouldsay,“Thankyou.” Inourcountrywethinkbeingmodestisavirtue(美德)andbeingproudisabadthing,butinmyopinion,beingconfidentdoesnot31beingproud,sosometimesyoushouldbeconfident32beingmodest.Ifyouaremodestandsay,“No,I’mafraidIcan’tdoitwell,”whileworkinginawesterncountry,theothersmaythinkthatyoureallycannotdoit.Ifyouoftensay“No”,youwillcertainlybelooked33uponbyothers.Whenaskingforajob,ifonesayssomethinglike“Yes,Icancertainlydoit”insteadof“Letmehaveatry”,heorshewill34getit.Sointhewest,youshouldbe35toshowyourself-confidence. ()21.A.sayB.sayingC.saysD.said()22.A.surprisedB.happyC.angryD.puzzled()23.A.itself B.herself C.himself D.themselves ()24.A.ThoughB.Although C.Or D.But()25.A.when B.whichC.what D.how()26.A.receive B.accept C.refuse D.disagree()27.A.hardlyB.really C.rarely D.badly()28.A.modest B.bored C.proud D.indifferent ()29.A.east B.southC.west D.north ()30.A.dishes B.cups C.glassesD.bowls()31.A.think B.say C.ask D.mean()32.A.assoonas B.aswellas C.insteadof D.inspiteof()33.A.down B.under C.in D.through()34.A.failto B.expectto C.succeedin D.believein()35.A.brave B.honest C.positiveD.pleased三、語篇填空(15分）第一節(jié)閱讀短文，從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)脑~并用其正確形式填空,使短文通順、意思完整。每空限填一詞，每詞限用一次。begin,on,idea,great,they,go,get,learn,thousand,whenThereisnodoubtthatConfucius(孔子)isthegreatestteacherinChinesehistoryeversince.Hewasborn36September28th,551BCintheKingdomofLu,intoday’sShandongProvince.Heandhismotherhadahardlife37hewasyoung.Itissaidthatattheageoffifteen,he38tolearnmusicandhehadgreattalentsonmusicanddidwellinit.Thenhewenton39othersubjects.Whenhewasthirty,hestartedhisownschool.Hebelievedeveryoneshouldhaveachanceto40educationwhethertheywererichorpoor.Hehadaboutthree41studentsandmanyofthembecamefamous.ChineseseeConfuciusasthe42thinkerandalsothegreatestteacher.Hismostimportant43arekindnessandgoodmanners.Hesaidyoungpeopleshouldtakecareoftheold.Peopleshouldstopthinkingof44andworkforothers.Hisideasarearoundinpeople’severydaylife.Todaypeoplecanstillhearthem,andthey45farintoeastandsouthAsia.ConfuciushasgreatlyinfluencedChineseeducationandculture37.38.39.40.42.43.44.45.閱讀短文，根據(jù)語篇要求填空，使短文通順、意思完整。每空限填一詞。DearMomandDad,Ourcourseisalmostover,andithasbeenwonderful.Ourteachers46taughtussomuchabouttheanimalshere,especiallypandas,andmyclassmatesarealsosupernice.Isentyou47photofromthetrip.MyfriendNancyisonmyleft,andthewomanbesideusisnamedJanet.Ithinkyoutwowouldreallylikeher.ShelefttheUKinher20sandhelpedopenthisparkinSichuan.She’salsoascientistandstudiestheanimalshere.I’velearnedalot48herandherhusbandBill.Theparkisbreathtaking.49aretalltreeseverywhere.I’veneverbeentosuchaspecialplacebefore.Asyoucanseeinthephoto,though,itrainsalothere.Evenwithourraincoats,wegotverywet.Still,Ireallythinkthiswasthebestpartofmysummerabroadcourse.Iwouldlove50comebacktoChinainthefuture.Love,Katherine47.48.