人教版九年級上學期12月月考英語試卷

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，計40分）

第一節(jié)：（共15小題，每小題2分，計30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選預（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項。

A

Asubmarineisafascinatingformofunderwatertransportation.Thishugepieceofmetalmovesquietlythroughthe

water.Mostofthesubmarinesinthewalertodayarecommandedbythemilitaiy.However,onesmallsubmarineisowned

byanEnglishinventornamedRobertLeeds.Hissubmarineisconsideredtheworld'sfirstusedjustforentertainment.

Leeds'ssubmarinecancarrytwopeople.Ilisabletodivedownto150feetandstayunderwaterforuptofourdays.This

uniquesubmarinenamedsmallcanremainstillinthewaterormoveupar.ddownlikeahelicopter.Because,ofitssmallsize/

Leedscompareshisinventiontoanundenvatersportscar.

"TheoceansarethelastplaceonEarthwheretherearenopersonalvehicles/'saysLeeds.Eversincewas14,havewanted

tobuildone.

LeedsrevealedhisinventionatLondon'sScienceMuseuminthefallof2003.Geminiwasdisplayedinoneofthe

museum'sgalleriesThislocationisoftenusedforshowingfuturisticinventions.

ThecostofbuildingGeminiwas-$850000.Therefore,itisnotlikelytobeproducedinlargenumbers.Butsomepeople

believethatitcouldbeusedformorethanjustundenvaterentertainment.Asmallpersonalsubmarinemaybehelpfulin

filmingscienceshows,searchingunderwaterareas,orinspectingpipelines.Leeds'scompanyisofferingtobuildsubmarines

forindividualbuyers.

NcmatterhowthesubmarinesareusedLeedsmaybeonthewaytomakinghistory."Theoceansarestillthegreat

unknowninourdoorsteps,Insiststheinventor."Twelvemenhavewalkedonthemoon,butonlytwohavebeentothebottom

ofthesea!PerhapstheinventionofGeminiwillchangethisstatistic."

1.WhydocsLeedscomparehisinventiontoanunderwatersportscar?

A.Becauseofitscolor.

B.Becauseit'sasbigasacar

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C.Becauseitmovesunderwaterlikeacar.

D.Becauseithas(hesamespeedasacar

2.Whycouldn't'Geminibeproducedinlargenumbers?

A.Itcoststoomuchmoney

B.Itcouldn'tbeusedbycommonpeople.

C.Itwasdangeroustotravelinthesea.

D.Ilwastoosmall.

3.WhatmayhappenbecauseoftheinventionofGemini?

A.Theoceanswillstillremainunknown.

B.Morepeoplewillwalkonthemoon.

C.Fewerpeoplewillgo(othebottomofthesea.

D.Peoplewillknowmoreabouttheoceans.

4.Thispassagemainlytellsussomethingabout

A.aninventorwhoinventedasmallsubmarine

B.aspecialkindofsubmarinenamedGemini

C.anewkindofundenvaterentertainment

D.anewpersonalvehicleonland

【答案】BADB

B

Mrs.Goodallwasworried.Wherecouldherlittlegirlbe?"Jane!Jane!”Shecalled.Butfbur-year-oldJaneGoodalldidn't

hear.Shewasinthehenhouse,watchingthehenstolayeggs.

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Atlast,Janeranhome,"Mother!Mother!GuesswhatI'vejustseen!"

Manyyearslater,Janewaswatchingandwaitingagain:Thistime,however,JanewasinAfrica,andshewaswatching

andwailingforchimpanzees.JaneGoodallspentherlifelearningabouttheseapesandsharingwhatshelearnedwithothers.

ThefirstsixmonthsofJane'sworkinAfrica-werethemostdifficult.Thegovernmentdidnotwantheraloneinthejungle.

LuckilyJane'smotheragreedtogowithher.

Dayafterday,Janewatchedandwailed.Shesawmanychimpanzees,theywerefaraway.Thechimpswouldrunaway

whenshewalkedcloser.Shewasfilledwithdisappointmentwilltheyeveracceptme?"shewondered.

Shesatonarocktowait.Slowlythechimpsappeared.Theylookedatherastheyatebutdidnotrunaway,Attheend

oftheday,Janerushedbacktothecamp"'Mother!Mother!GuesswhatIvejustseen!"

Fromthatdayon,Jane'sworkbecamemoreandmoreexciting.Shegrewcloserandclosertothechimpsuntilthey

becameherfriends.Shediscoveredthatchimpseatmeat,andshelearnedthattheymakeandusetools.Janewasthefirst

persontoseehowchimpsraisetheiryounginthewild

JaneGoodallhasspentmostofherlifestudyingchimpanzees.Todayshetravelsaroundtheworld,sharingherstories

andurgingpeopletoprotectanimalseverywhere.

I.Thefirsttwoparagraphstrytotellusthat

A.Janelovedeggseverwhenshewasyoung.

B.Janelovedhensbetterthananyotheranimal.

C.Janehasbeeninterestedin(helifeofanimalseversinceshewasyoung.

D.Janewasinterestedinthelifeofhenswhenshewasyoung.

2.WhichofthefollowingaboutJane'sworkatfirstinAfricaistrue?

A.Thegovernmentdidn't'wanthertogo.

B.HerworkinAfricabecamemoreandmoredifficult.

C.Shedecidedtogiveupwatchingthechimpanzees..

D.Thechimpanzeesdidn'tthinkherasafriend.

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3.WhatdoesJaneGoodallworkfortoday?

A.TellingherstoriesinAfrica.

B.Protectingwildanimals.

C.TravelingtoAfrica.

D.Studyingchimpanzees.

【答案】CDB

Ml.Harristaughtsixth-gradescience.Onthefirstdayofclass,hegaveusatalkaboutananimalcalled“birdcal"，which

diedoutduringtheIceAge.Hepassedaroundaskullashetalked.Wealltooknotescarefullyandlaterwehadatest.

Whenhereturnedniypaperthenextday,therewasabigred'\'*througheachofmyanswer.Ifailed!Theremustbe

somemistakes!Iwrote:downexactlywhatMr.Harris,hadsaid,ThenIlearnedthateveryoneintheclasshadfailed.Why?

"Verysimple,"Mr.Harrissaid,"Imadeupallthat"birdcat'.Buttherehadneverbeenanysuchanimal.Sotheinformationin

yournoteswascorrect.Didyouthinkyouwouldgetgoodgradesfor(hat?”

Hewever,wefeltthatwasunfair.Whatkindoftestwasthis?Andwhatkindofteacherwashe?Mr.Harrisadded,Ihave

toldyoumanyunbelievable-thingsaboutthisanimal,suchasthesize,thecolor,butnoneofyouhavequestioned.Ihopeyou

willlearnsomethingfromthislesson.Teachersandtextbooksarenot:alwayscorrect.Infactnooneis..”Healsotoldusnot

toletourmindsgotosleep,andtospeakupifwcthoughtheorthetextbookwaswrong.

UptonowMr:Harris*classgaverreandmyclassmatessomethingjustasimportant:tolookpeopleintheeyeandtell

them(heyarewrong.

1.Infad,the“birdcat"istheanimalthat.

A.lookslikeabirdoracatB.hasneverbeenontheearth

C.diedoutlonglongagoD.hasabigskull

2.Everyonefailedthesciencetestbecause.

A.theydidn'tanswerallthequestions

B.theydidn'tanswerthepaperasMr:Harrissaid

C.theinformationintheiranswerswaswrong

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D.Mr.Harrismadesomemistakes

3.Theunderlinedpart"letourmindsgotosleep"means

A.havingasleepB.thinkingoverC.writingdownD.stoppingthinking

4.Wecanleamfromthispassagethat.

A.Mr.Harriswastheonlypersonwhofoundtheanimal"birdcat"

B.thewriterandhisclassmatesdidn'ttakenotescarefullyinclass

C.weshouldspeakoutagainstwhaiwedon'tbelieve

D.teachersandtextbooksareusuallyincorrect

【答案】BCDC

D

Oneofthegreatquestionsofalltimestillhasscientiststakingpartindiscussions:Whathappenedtothelandcalled

Atlantis?Longago,theancient.CreekphilosopherPlatowroteaboutAtlantis.Hesaidthatlongbeforehistimeitwasa

beautifullandnearEurope.Historiansbelievedthatitwasaveryrichplacewithpalacesandtraditionalculture.Allofa

suddenitdisappeared.Ancientpeoplethoughtitwentdownintothesea.Overtimeanumberofscientistshavetriedtolook

forit.

New,somescientistsbelievethattheGreekislandofSantorinimaybethelostAtlantis.Today,Santoriniisanislandin

theAegeanSeawithahugeholeinthecenterfilledwithseawater.However,3,5(X)yearsagoitlookedverydifferent.Then

itwasaroundislandwitha(allvolcanointhemiddle.Today,Santorinihas13villagesandabout6,()00people,butinthe

pasti(hadcitiesandperhapsevenmorepeople.Startingin1967,researchersstartedtocarryoutabigdigonSantorini.They

wantedtoknowaboutwhatwasunderground.Theyfoundpartofacitywithapartmentbuildingsfulloffurnitureaswellas

streetsandwatersystems.Theyalsofoundquiteafewcoloredpaintingsandpicturesonthewallsofhouses.In1999the

diggersdiscoveredsomevaluablegoldanshowingafemalecalf.

Researchersthoughtaboutthestrangecityforsometimeuntiltheyunderstoodwhathadhappenedtoitthiscitybeside

theseawasburiedbyterribleexplosionofthevolcano.Hotlavaandash1巖漿和灰)suddenlycameoutofthevolcanoand

buriedtheroofsof(hecity.

Tothisdate,scientisthavenotfoundthebodiesofanypeoplestuckthere.Theythink(hatinthefinaldaysbeforethe

volcanoblewtheislandapart,thepeopleweresuccessfullyabletogetout.AlthoughSantoriniissaidtobethelostAtlantis,

noonehasprovedityet.TodaytouristsfromaroundtheworldcometoseethemuseumandwonderifSantoriniisactually

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thelostAtlantis.Withoutquestion,itisaverybeautifulplace.

1.Whathappenedbecauseofthevolcaniceventaccordingiothepassage?

A.Visitorswerehurt.

B.Theancientcitywasburied

C.Aterriblewarstarted.

D.Themuseumdisappeared

2.Whendidthedangerousvolcanotakeplace?

A.About3500yearsagoB.Intheyear1967.

CAboul6000yearsago.D.Intheyear1999.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

ASantoriniispopularwithvisitorsfromallovertheworld.

B.TodaySantorinihasavolcanoinitscenter.

Cpeoplefailedtogetoutwhenthevolcanoblew.

D.PlatointerviewedamanlivingonAtlantis.

4.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage.

A.AVeryFamousVolcano.

B.AnAncientMuseum

C.HasAtlantisBeenFound?

DStrangeGreekislands

【答案】BAAC

第二節(jié)：（共5題，每題2分，滿分10分）

下面文章中有五處（第1?5題）需要添加小標題。請從以下選項（A、B、C、D、E和F）中選出符合各段意思的

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是首句。選項中有一項是多余選項。

InChina,moreandmoremiddleschoolstudentsaregettingshortersleepingtimethanbefore.1becausethey

havemuchhomework（odo.Somehomeworkisgivenbytheirteachers,andsomebytheirparents.Also.somestudents

don'tknowhowtosavetime.Theyarenotcarefulenoughwhiletheydo:heirhomework,2.Somestudentsspend

toomuchtimewatchingTVorplayingcomputergames.Theystayupverylate.Somestudentshavetogetupearlyevery

morningonweekdaystogettoschoolbybusorbybike.3

4sothatourchildrencanenjoymorethanninehoursofsleepeverynightfortheirhealth.Forchildren,we

shouldmakebestuseofourtime.5,wewillfinditmuchbetterforbothourstudyandhealth.

A.Somehomeworkistoodifficult

B.Moslstudentssleeplessthanninehourseverynight

C.Whenwehaveenoughtimeforsleeping

D.Itcanbealongwayfromhometoschool

E.soittakesthemalotoftime

F.Schoolsandparentsshouldcutdownsomeofthehomework

【答案】LB2.E3.D4.F5.C

第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分25分）

第一節(jié)：完形填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出一個最佳選項。

Palomasatinthebigroom.Everyoneinthehallclappedfortheboyonthestage.HerbrotherRamon1down

atthepiano."IalwayshavetogotoRamon'sbaseballgames.NowIhavetohearhimplaythatpiano.Iamtiredof2

thatpiano!”Palomasaidtoherself.

Ramon3playingthepiano.Hisparentsclappedforhim,4Palomadidnotclap.

The5dayatschool,Palomakeptthinkingaboutherbrother.Hewas6atmanykindsofthings.Paloma

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wishedshewasgoodatsomething,too.

Attheendoftheday,Paloma's7gavethechildrenanotetotakehome.Schoolwouldpicksomechildrentodance

atFiesta.

Pa'omadidnotthinkshewouldbepickedtodance.Butshewantedto8.ShewasnotlikeRamon.Hewas9

pickedfirstbecausehewasgoodateverything.

ThenextdayPalomasawher10onthelist.Shecouldnotwaittogohomeandtellhermotherthatshewasgoing

todance.ItwasnowPalmo'sturntobeonthestage.

AfterschoolPalmadidthedancestepsoverandover.Itwas11work,butshedidnotcare.Palomawasproudof

12shewasdoing.

Itwasthedayofthedance.Palomaandtheother13steppedontothestage.Shesawallthepeoplewatching

her.Shesaw14parentsandRamonsittingupclose.ThenPamoma15forherdad'scamera.Thedancestarted.

1.A.layB.satC.putD.looked

2.A.readingB.lookingC.playingD.hearing

3.A.stoppedB.continuedC.beganD.started

4.A.andB.soC.butD.or

5.A.firstB.lastC.nextD.final

6.A.goodB.badC.richD.poor

7.A.teacherB.friendC.uncleD.classmate

8.A.tryB.failC.winD.beat

9.A.neverB.sometimesC.alwaysD.seldom

10.A.addressB.ageC.nameD.book

11.A.hardB.easyC.interestingD.exciting

12.A.howB.whyC.whereD.what

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13.A.singersB.playersC.dancersD.actors

14.A.hisB.herC.itD.their

15.A.criedB.smiledC.laughedD.jumped

【答案】LB2.D3.A4.C5.C6.A7.A8.A9.C10.Cll.A12.D13.C14.B15.B

第三部分英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分25分)

第二節(jié)語法填空(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式將答案填寫在答題卷的相應位置。

Deyouoftencommunicatewithyourparents?Someparentsarealwayscomparingtheirchildrenwith1

(they)orotherpeoplewhen(heywereyoung

“WhenIwasyourage,“afathersaidtohissixtccn-ycar-oldsononeday,t4Iwasatthetopofmyclasseveryyear.AndI

knewwhatIwantedtodowhenIleftschool.Ihadgoals.”

“Youarealwaysatthebottomofyourclass2youhavenogoals."Theman'ssonsaid3

(something),Hehadalreadyheardthisfromhisfathermanytimes.kkAndv/henyourmotherwasyourage,“theyoungman's

fatherwenton,ushchadagoodjobandshemadelotsofmoney.Youdon'tevenhaveapart-timejob.Youearnnothing.',The

man'ssonstillsaidnothing.Hehad4(hear)thisbefore,too."Andwhenyourelderbrotherwas

5(you)age,“theyoungman'sfathersaid,“hestudiedhard.ButyoujustwasteyourAndtheman'ssonstill

kept6(silence).

Finally,theyoungman'sfathersaid.uAndwhenAbrahamLincolnwasyourage,heworkedalldayandstudiedatnight/,

Thistimetheson7(not)staysilent."AndwhenAbrahamLincolnwasthesameageasyou,father,vhesaid,“He

wasthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.8arcyou?^^Hisfatherhadnoanswer9this.

Areyourparentsalwayscomparingyouwithothers?Andwhat'syourreply?Doyouhavea10[good)wayto

communicatewitheachother?

【答案】1.themselves2.and3.nothing4.heard5your6.silent7.didn,t8.Who9.tolO.better

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第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分25分）

第一節(jié)單詞拼寫（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分1（）分）

根據(jù)下列句子及所給的首字母，在答題卷上按題號寫出各單詞的正確、完全形式（每空限填一詞）

1.SonyIcan'tfollowyou.Couldyoupleasespeakmores.

2.Myunclestilltmelikeachildthough.Tmtwenty-fiveyearsoldnow.

3.Chinesepeoplehavebuiltalotofuparkinglotstosavespace.

4.Couldyoutellmewhyyouwereafromthemeeting?

5.Youmustwearthesafetybeltwhendriving.Thisisoneofthetrules.

6.Wouldyoupleasedthebigappleintotwohalves?

7.Theinsectwassotthat1couldnotseeitatfirst.

8.Youhelpedmealot.Ijustwanttoemythankstoyou.

9.ItisapthatIcan'tgofbrapicn