2024—2025學(xué)年遼寧省沈陽市雨田實驗中學(xué)上學(xué)期九年級12月月考英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)AnEasterEggHunt(復(fù)活節(jié)彩蛋狩獵)Youwon’twanttomisstheseEastereggsbecausetheyaresospecial!BrightandColourfulCheckouttheworld’slargestdecoratedEasteregg.Itstoodatabout16metrestall.AnartistcreatedthiseggforanEasterfestivalinBrazil.AnEasy-to-FindEggThismustbeaneasyEasteregghunt!Thelargesteggstatue(雕像)intheworldstandsinAlberta(亞伯達(dá)省),Canada.Theeggisabout9metreslong.Don’tCrackIt!Youwouldn’twanttocrackaFabergéegg.TheseeggsweremadefortheRussianroyalfamily(俄國皇家)150yearsago.Thereareonly57leftintheworldtoday.HelpYourselfAneggthathelpsyoueatyoureggs...“Egg-scuse”me?Thiseggcomeswithknives,forksandspoonsinside.It’llcostyou￡2,500.That’salotofmoney!1.WhataretheseEastereggsincommon?

A．Theyaresospecial.B．Theyarelargeandtall.C．Theyareverycheap.D．TheyareallinCanada.2.WherecanwefindthethelargestdecoratedEasteregg?

A．InBrazil.B．InCanada.C．InRussia.D．InBritain.3.WhichofthefollowingsaboutFabergéeggiscorrect?

A．Itwasmade150yearsago.B．Thereisonlyonelefttoday.C．Itcanholdknivesandforks.D．Theeggwasusedtoeateggs.4.Whatdowelearnfromthistext?

A．Whentraditionmisses,Artistscanfindthemodernlife.B．VisitorsfromallaroundtheworldlikeEasteregghunt.C．Humansareveryrichincreating,eventheEastereggs.D．Eastereggsarefarhealthierandmorehelpfultopeople.(★★★)HelloKittyat50SHEweighsthreeapplesandstandsfiveapplestall.Sheenjoysbakingcookiesanddreamsofbeingapianistorpoet.AndonNovember1,HelloKittyturned50yearsold.AcheerfulcatgirlwholiveswithherfamilyinLondon’ssuburbs,HelloKittyisthebest-knowncharacterofJapanesecompanySanrio.Createdbyakittenthatherfatherhadgivenherasagift,YukoShimizu,oneofSanrio’sin-houseillustrators(公司內(nèi)部的插圖畫家),createdthecharacterin1974.Sheprovedtobethecompany’smostpopulardesignbyfar.Sanrio’ssalesrocketedalmostimmediatelyasherimagewasputontochildren’stoys,stickers.ButifShimizu’ssimpleandmemorabledesignwasthekeytoHelloKitty’searlysuccess,itisanotherillustratorYukoYamaguchiwhoturnedherintoapopcultureicon.In1979,HelloKittyproductswerereducinginpopularity.AwarethatHelloKittywantedtobeamusician,Yamaguchidrewascenewherethecharacterwassurroundedbyherfamilyafterreceivingherfirstgrandpiano.Shewashiredonthespotandhasoverseenthecharacter’svisualidentityforalmost45years.UnderYamaguchi’sinfluence,thecharacterwaslovedbyyounggirlsandgrewwithherfans.In2010,SanriobeganputtingHelloKittyonmoreadultitems,likeelectronicsandkitchenappliances,asitbecameclearthatnostalgia(念舊)wasbecomingamajorsellingpoint.Asaresult,someoftoday’sbiggestHelloKittyfansarethosewhogrewupwithherinthe1980sand1990s.Yamaguchibelievesthecharacterwillendure(持續(xù)).“Ihopeshecontinuesworkinghardsoshecancelebrateher100thanniversary(周年紀(jì)念)in50years’time,”theillustratorsaid.5.WhocreatedHelloKitty?

A．Nobody.B．YukoShimizu.C．YukoYamaguchi.D．Kittyherself.6.Whatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?①HelloKittyturned50yearsold.②HelloKittywaslovedbyyounggirls.③HelloKittywantedtobeamusician.④HelloKittywasbegunputtingonmoreadultitems.

A．①②③④B．②①④③C．③②④①D．④③②①7.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph3?

A．HelloKittyneededpastsellingpoint.B．Peopledidn’tlikeHelloKittyanymore.C．HelloKittyproductswereveryexpensive.D．ThecompanySanriodidn’tproduceHelloKitty.8.HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutHelloKittyfromthelastparagraph?

A．Hopeful.B．Thankful.C．Harmful.D．Painful.(★★★)TheMagicof6174Takeapenandwritethenumber6174onapieceofpaper.Itlooksjustlikeanyordinarynumber,doesn’tit?ButwhatifItoldyouthatitwasamagicnumber?Doyouthinkthisisajoke?Well,let’sseethemagicwithaquickexperiment.Startwithanyfour-digitnumber—justmakesurethatatleasttwoofthedigitsaredifferent.Youmayuse,forexample,2024.Nowrearrangethedigitstomakethesmallestpossiblenumber:0224.Then,arrangethedigitstomakethelargestnumber:4220.Let’ssubtractthesmallernumberfromthelargernumber:4220-0224=3996.Gobacktothesecondstepandrepeattheprocess:9963-3699=6264→6642-2466=4176→764l-1467=6174Ta-da!Thereyouhaveit:6174!Youcanrepeatthisexperimentwithanothernumber.Whatdoyouendupwith?Isit6174?ThisnumberisknownasKaprekar’sconstant(卡普雷卡爾常數(shù)).ItisnamedaftertheIndianmathematicianDattatreyaRamchandraKaprekar.Hediscoveredthemagicnumberin1949afterperformingtheaboveprocess.ButwhenKaprekarpresentedthemagicof6174ataninternationalmathematicsmeeting,othermathematiciansdidn’trollouttheredcarpet.Theythoughtitwasauselessdiscoveryandmadefunofhim.Yettothisday,noscientistcanfullyexplainwhythismagicworks.Wouldyouliketodivedeeper?Trydifferentnumbersandseehowmanystepsyouneedtogetto6174.Whichnumberrequiresthemostcalculations?Howabouttheleast?9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rearrange”meaninEnglishinParagraph4?

A．Put...inneworder.B．Take…witholdstep.C．Fill...withenoughroom.D．Show...aroundtheplace.10.Kaprekaris________.

A．a(chǎn)famouswriterB．a(chǎn)ChinesemathematicianC．a(chǎn)ninternationalofficerD．a(chǎn)nIndianpeople11.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?

A．AusefulNumberB．NewMathsin2024C．TheMagicof6174D．Numbersinourlife12.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A．Fromawebsite.B．Fromatravelguide.C．Fromafashionmagazine.D．Fromastorybook.(★★★)THEPOTALAPALACErisesfromtheRedMountaininthecenteroftheLhasaValley,atanaltitudeof3,700meters.Itsmainstructures,includingtheWhiteandRedPalaces,measurearound115metersinheight.Builtfrom629to650,thepalacehaslongservedasthewinterresidenceoftheDalaiLama.Today,itremainsasymbolofBuddhism(佛教)andXizang’srichhistoryandculture,attractingmillionsoftouristseachyear.Whywasitbuiltontopofamountain?Thehighlocationmadeiteasiertodefendagainstpotential(潛在的)attackersandallowedthepalacetostandoutasamajorlandmark.InXizang’straditionalculture,mountainsarebelievedtobesacred(神圣的)andconnectedtothedivine(天神).Thebuilderschosethehilltoptohighlightthepalace’sroleasacenterofpower.Whyisitrepaintedeveryautumn?Thisannualmaintenance(保養(yǎng))iscarriedoutbylocalcraftsmenusingapaintmadefromamixofmilk,honeyandsugar.TheharshweatherconditionsinLhasa,includingstrongsunlight,heavyrainandfrozensnow,cancausethepainttofade,crackorpeelovertime.Repaintinghelpsrestorethepalace’sstrikingcolorsandensuresthatitremainsbeautifulyearafteryear.Inaddition,thispracticeprovidesaprotectivelayeragainstnaturaldamagetothestructures.13.WhenwasthePotalaPalacebuilt?

A．Inthesixthcentury.B．Intheseventhcentury.C．Inthetheeighthcentury.D．Inthenineteenthcentury.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A．Keepingawaypotentialattackers.B．Standingoutasamajorlandmark.C．Connectingwiththesacreddivine.D．Buildingwhatacenterofpoweris.15.Whichofthefollowingsisnotmentionedabouttheharshweatherconditions?

A．Strongsunlight.B．Heavyrain.C．Icysnow.D．Hardwind.16.What’sthepurposeofwritingthetext?

A．Toteachreadershowtoorganizethetext.B．Tointroducesomefactsaboutthepalace.C．TostopmoretouristsfromvisitingXizang.D．TounderstandChinesehistoryandculture.(★★)閱讀短文，從所給的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，其中有一個多余的選項。ThePowerofBookClubsWorldBookandCopyrightDay(世界圖書與版權(quán)日)fallsonApril23everyyear.17Thereisonethingthatcanmakereadingevenmoreinteresting—joiningabookclubtoreadwithothers!●Bookclubscanhelpyoudiscovernewauthorsandbooks.PenguinRandomHouse,abigpublisher(出版商),onceaskedpeoplesomequestionsaboutbookclubsinasurvey.Onequestionwasthis:“Withoutyourbookclub,youmightneverreadsomeofthebooksyouhaveread.Isthistrueforyou?”18●Itisoftenhardtofindthetimeanddrivetoreadinourbusylives.Inabookclub,youandothermembersplantoreadabookanddiscussittogether.Thiscanhelpyoumeetyourreadinggoals.●Inabookclub,youcandiscussbookswithothersandlearnfromtheiropinions.19Yourmemoryandthinkingskillswillbeimproved.●Beingpartofabookclubcanmakeyouhappier.Readingwithothersisagoodsocialactivity(社交活動).20Byjoiningtheclub,youenrichyourheartaswellasyourmind.

A．Today,peoplelikereadinginpublic.B．About57percentofpeopleanswered“yes”.C．Thisexercisesyourbrainandhelpsitworkbetter.D．Itencouragespeopletodiscoverthefunofreading.E．Youcanmakenewfriendsandhaveasenseofbelonging.二、完形填空(★★★)閱讀短文，理解其大意，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。TheCourtyardIsasCrowdedasaMarketTheKingofQiwasawiseman.Tomakehisstatemorepowerful,heasked________advice.ZouJiwenttogivehisadvice.Hesaidtotheking,“IknowIamnotas________asXuGong,butmywifesaysIambeautifulbecauseshewantstokeepmehappy.Myconcubine(妾)saysittoobecauseshe________me.Evenmyguestssaythesamethingbecause________wanttogetsomefavors(照顧).Thistellsmesomething:YourMajesty(陛下),youhavealargestatewithsomuchlandand120cities.Youarevery________.Thismakeseveryonearoundyouwanttokeepyouhappy.Youmaythusalsobeavictim(受害者)ofsweetwords.”“Youarequiteright,”saidtheKingofQi.Thenhe________anannouncement(告示):“Cometomewithcriticisms(批評)togetrewards.________anyofmyfaultstomyface,andyouwillgetthebiggestreward.Ifyousendareporttocriticizeme,youwillalsogetalargereward.Andthosewho________myfaultsbehindmybackwillgetasmalleroneiftheirwordsreachmyear.Inthe________fewdays,somanypeoplecametothecourt(宮廷)tocriticizethekingthatitwasascrowdedasamarket.Afewmonthslater,however,fewpeoplecameanymorewithcriticisms.Ayearlater,noonehad________elsetosay.WhenotherstateslikeYan,Zhao,HanandWeiheardthenews,theyallcametopaytheirrespectstotheKingofQi.21.A．a(chǎn)sB．byC．forD．from22.A．handsomeB．uglyC．tallD．short23.A．iskindtoB．getsinterestedinC．isafraidofD．getsamazedat24.A．weB．youC．theyD．he25.A．carefulB．harmfulC．thankfulD．powerful26.A．readB．foundC．sangD．made27.A．PointoutB．GiveupC．CopydownD．Runover28.A．a(chǎn)cceptB．becomeC．chooseD．discuss29.A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．fourth30.A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．nothingD．everything三、短文填空(★★)閱讀短文，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空，使短文通順、連貫。LongNoodles,LongLifeBIRTHDAYSwereaprettystandardaffairformegrowingup.Beforecuttingintothecake,myparentswouldcookupabowlofnoodles31dinner.Knownaslongevitynoodles(長壽面),theywerechewy,heartyandsatisfying.EatinglongevitynoodlesisabasicpartofbirthdaycelebrationsinChina.Usually,thedish32(make)withwheatnoodles,becausericenoodlesaretoodelicate(脆)andbreak33(easy).Youcanuseanykindofwheatnoodlevarietyyoulike,dryorfresh.34(Prepare)ofthenoodlesalsodependsonyourtastes.Someprefertofrythenoodleswithmeatandvegetables;othersliketoeatthenoodlesinasoup35(well).Eatingoflongevitynoodlesisdifferentindifferent36(place).Forexample,onecustom(習(xí)俗)hasguestspicknoodlesfrom37(they)ownbowlandplacethemintothebowlofthebirthdaypersonwhilewishingthemlongevity.Anothercustomis38(hold)upnoodleswithchopsticksandadmirehowlongtheyarewiththeotherguests.Noodleswereinventedover4,000yearsagoinnorthwesternChina,39theideaoflongevitynoodlesbecamepopularsometimeduringtheTangDynasty.WecangetthekeysfromaTangpoemwhichimplies(暗示)thetraditionofeatingnoodlestocelebrateabirthday.Longevityisoneof40mostadmiredidealsinChineseculture,alongwithhappiness,fortuneandprosperity(興旺).Taoism(道教)believesthatwithoutlifethereisnomeaningand,therefore,havingalonglifemeanseverything.四、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★★)閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)內(nèi)容回答問題。TrueBeautyLiesinPurityoftheHeartFAIRSKIN,rosycheeksandlips,pointedchin...Haveyouevernoticedtheseeye-catchingfacialfeaturesonsomecelebrities’andevenyourfriends’facesonline?Well,that’sanewtrend(趨勢)called“extrememakeup(極端的化妝)”.Extrememakeupcansurelyhelppeoplegetattentionandbringthemasenseofachievement.It’sthusnotsurprisingthatpeoplewouldliketofollowthistrendandspendhourspracticingtheirmakeupskills.Butisthistrendreallyworthfollowing?Frommyopinion,it’sapureheartthatissupposedtobeloved,notanartificialappearance.Amodified(改良的)facemightbemore“beautiful”,butit’sshortoftime,andisnottherealyou.Atrulypureheartcontainsamountofloveandknowledge,whichwillbewithyouforever.Ifwelookbackatthosefamouspeoplethroughouthistorywhoreallymadeaneffect,we’llfindtheyarenotrememberedfortheirfantasticappearancebut,rather,forwhattheyachievedandfortheirhumanity.Asstudents,wemustbearinmindthatinnerfullnessandspiritualrichnessmattermost.Don’tbecomeaddictedtochangingyouroriginalappearance.Justbenatural,innocent(天真無邪的)andsimple.Findwaystoimproveyourinnerbeauty,ratherthanwhat’sontheoutside.41.Accordingtothetext,whatcanextrememakeuphelppeopledo?_______________________________________42.W