2025~2026學(xué)年江蘇省南通市崇川區(qū)田家炳初級中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期第一次月考英語試卷一、單項(xiàng)選擇1.—Mum,Ican’tseethemovieclearly.Thepersoninfrontofmeistootall.—I’msorry,dear.Comehere,andyoucanhaveaperfectviewfrommy_______.

A．traditionB．positionC．conditionD．situation2.—Ourmonitorisreallyanexcellentstudentandhenevershowsoff.—Yes.Weallthinkheis________.

A．a(chǎn)ctiveB．politeC．modestD．energetic3.—Theenvironment________achild’spersonalityandqualities.—Yes.That’swhyparentschooseabetterschooldistrict.

A．shapesB．representsC．marksD．records4.—WhatdoyouthinkofthemovieDeadtoRights(《南京照相館》)?—Wonderful.IttellsusthehistoryoftheNanjingMassacre.I’veseenit3times________.

A．a(chǎn)boveallB．firstofallC．a(chǎn)tallD．inall5.—IthinkRussiaandtheUnitedStatesshouldimprovebilateral(雙邊)relations.—Ican’tagreemore.________Russia________theUScanbeawinner.Theyshouldworktogethertomaketheworldabetterone.

A．Notonly;butalsoB．Either;orC．Neither;norD．Both;and6.Whatdoesthepictureontherighttellus?

A．Thegirldoesn’thavetimetowatchTV.B．Thegirlthinkstheboysingsbeautifully.C．Thegirllikeslisteningtomusic.D．Thegirlfeelsunhappywiththenoise.7.—Mike,IheardSmithisgettingreallybusythesedays.—Yeah,withSandyonholiday,someoneneedsto________herworktokeeptheprojectgoingwell.

A．takeonB．takeupC．takeawayD．takedown8.—MrWang,I’mnewhere.Couldyoutellme________?I’veheardsomuchaboutit.—Sure.Ithasalonghistoryandyoucanenjoyitsbeauty.

A．whenwastheHaoheRiverbuiltB．iftheWolfHillisworthvisitingC．thatIcangotoBinjiangParkD．whereIcouldtrytraditionalfood9.—IstayeduplatetogoovertheknowledgelastnightandIcouldn’tstayawakeduringtheexam.—________.Youshouldknowthatsleepisalsoimportantbeforetheexam.

A．Don’tburnthecandleatbothendsB．ActionsspeaklouderthanwordsC．PracticemakesperfectD．Everydoghasitsday10.—MakingfriendsontheInternetsoundsgreat.Iwanttotry.—________.It’snoteasytofindoutwhethertheonlineinformationistrueornot.

A．YousaiditB．Ican’tagreemoreC．That’snotthecaseD．Noway二、完形填空請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Jacksataloneonthebusridehomefromschool.Allhisfriendswere________theirclassprojectsexcitedly,butJackremainedsilent.Howcouldtheyunderstandhisfeelingswhentheirparentswouldhelpthem?Hisparentsworkedallthetime.Whenthebusstopped,heracedhome,________hisschoolbagonthefloor,andwalkedstraighttohisbedroom.“Jack?”Grandpa’s________calledout.“Wasthatyou?”Jackstopped________heclosedhisbedroomdoor.“Yes,Grandpa,it’sme.”GrandpaHigginscamefromthekitchencarryingasandwich.“Youdon’tsoundokay,”hesaidashetooka_____.ShouldJacktellGrandpathetruth?Whatcouldithurt?Hequickly________theyshoulddoaclassprojectfortheweekendandtheywouldbuildsomethingtogetherwithanadult.Thestudentsneededtomakea________toexplainhowtheirprojectshadgone.Grandpalistenedquietly.“________areyousounhappy?”Jackfelthis________andangerrisinginsidehim.“BecauseIdon’thaveanyonetohelpme.”Hesoundedsounhappyandsoangry.Grandparaisedhiseyebrows________.“WhatamI?”heaskedgently.Jackfroze.“You’dbuildaprojectwithme,Grandpa?”“Sure,Iwould,”Grandpasaid.“Justletmefinishthissandwichfirst.”Jack’sheartseemedso________thathethoughtitwouldfloataway.Herushedtotheschoolbagand________hisassignmentpaper.Then,theystudiedtheassignmentandmadealistofideas.Finally,they________tobuildacardboardrobotfromoldbiscuitandnoodleboxes.Theyusedglue,staples,andtape.Grandpahelpedalotandhe________foundaboxofeyeballstickers.Whentheyfinished,Jacklookedattheirmisshapen（奇形怪狀的）robot.Hecouldn’tstopsmiling.“Ithinkit’sthebest________Ihaveeverbuilt.NowIhavetowritemyreport,”Jacksaid,huggingGrandpa.“Thankyou,Grandpa.Ihadalotoffun.”11.A．reportingB．buildingC．discussingD．improving12.A．hidB．hungC．stuckD．dropped13.A．pronunciationB．soundC．voiceD．noise14.A．thoughB．untilC．ifD．before15.A．breakB．robotC．sandwichD．choice16.A．explainedB．drinkC．biteD．ride17.A．changeB．consideredC．reportD．recommended18.A．HowB．WhyC．WhereD．What19.A．envyB．sadnessC．joyD．excitement20.A．insurpriseB．infearC．inangerD．inluck21.A．heavyB．lightC．bigD．empty22.A．handedinB．putawayC．tookoutD．cutoff23.A．decidedB．forgotC．refusedD．promised24.A．justB．stillC．evenD．ever25.A．roomB．robotC．schoolbagD．table三、閱讀理解Hundredsofyearsago,ideaslikeflyingtoanothercitythroughtheairsoundedlikedreams.Yetnowscientificstudyhasmadethemreal.Couldotherfairytalescometruesomeday?

SleepingBeautyCouldanyonesleepfor100years?Probablynot.Thedailycycleofsleepandwakingissetinyourbody.Butanimalslikebearscanhibernate(冬眠)throughthewinteruntilitwarms.Ifscientistscanworkouthowanimalshibernate,maybeonedaypeoplecouldhibernatetoo.Itwouldbegreatforastronautstosleepthroughthelongspacejourney.Buthibernatinganimalsstillgrowolder,soafutureSleepingBeautymightwakeupasaSleepingGrandma.TalktoAnimalsTalkingtoanimalsisn’tquiteeasy.Butscientistsaretrying.Tinycamerasandmicrophoneshavecollectedthousandsofhoursofanimalconversations.Powerfulcomputerprogramsstudyanimalsoundsandmatchthemwithpossiblemeanings.Soontheymayletustalkback.Buttherearestillchallenges.Manyanimalscommunicatewithsmells,bodylanguage,andsoundsthathumanscan’thear.Andanimalsdon’tthinklikepeople.So,whenwethinkthey’regivingdirectionstothecastle,they’remorelikelytobesaying“Thisismytree!”LetDownYourHairRapunzellowersherlonghairtoletvisitorsin.Butcouldhairreallyholdupaprince?Surprisingly,yes!Ascientificstudyhasfoundoutthatasinglehaircanhold3ounces,theweightofasmalltomato.Andacommonheadhasabout100,000hairs.Allthosetogethercouldholdupacoupleofelephants.Aprince?Noproblem.However,Rapunzelwouldalsoneedashortertower.Humanhaironlygrowsafewfeetlong.Thelongesthaireverrecordedisabout18feetlong—prettyshortforatower.26.Ifastronautscouldhibernate,theywould________.

A．stopgrowingcompletelyB．sleepthroughspacetravelC．needmorefoodandwaterD．communicatewithanimals27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Animalsthinklikepeopleingivingdirections.B．Scientistshavesucceededintalkingbacktoanimals.C．Acommonperson’shaircouldholdupagiantpanda.D．Rapunzelinthefairytalehasthelongesthairinhistory.28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A．Todiscussnewinventionsforspacetravel.B．Totellushowscientistsinfluencefairytales.C．Tocomparedifferentanimals’talkinghabits.D．Toshowscientificpossibilitiesbehindfairytales.①Floodsarebecomingmoreandmorecommonaroundtheworld.Thewarmingclimateisleadingtoheavierrainfall,butcouldthewaythatcitiesaregrowingbemakingthingsworse?Couldwedesigncitiesinadifferentwaytoreducetheriskofflooding?②Ascitiesgetlarger,andmoreandmorelandisunderconcrete(混凝土),lesswateristakeninandmoreneedstobecarriedawaybystormdrains(雨水渠)andseweragesystems(下水道系統(tǒng)).Asthereismorewaterthantheycanbefilledwith,theriskofflashfloodingincreases.③Coulditbethatwe’vebeentakingthewrongway?ChineselandscapedesignerYuKongjiancertainlythinksso.In2013,hethoughtoftheideaof“spongecities(海綿城市)”,whicharedesignedtotakeinwater—likeasponge—reducingtheriskofsuddenfloods.Naturalsolutionsareencouraged,usingriversideparksandpondstotakeinfloodwater.Waysinspiredbythishavebeentakenbycitiesacrosstheworld.Auckland,inNewZealand,wasnamedthespongiestcityinonestudy.IthasbuiltgreenbanksandconnectedparksinsteadoftheconcretedrainsaroundtheOakleycreekstream.Thishasreducedfloodinginthenearbyhousingareasaswellastheamountofwastewhichusedtobewashedintothesea.④Aucklandhastakenanaturalway,butamuchmorehigh-techmethodcanbeseeninAmsterdam.TheDutchcityhasfixedblue-greenroofs(屋頂)onanumberofbuildings.Theseroofshavealayerofplantsontheoutside,andthenlayersunderwhichcollectandstorerainwater.Thiswatercanbeusedbypeopleinthebuildingbelowtowaterplantsorwashtoilets.Smartsoftwarecaneventelltheroofstoreleasewateraheadofupcomingstormstomakethesystemtakeinmorerainwater.Itcanevenknowwhichareasofthecityareatmostriskandtakeeffectiveaction.⑤YuKongjiandescribesthespongecitywayasusingTaiChiwithnatureinsteadofboxing.Questionshavebeenraisedastowhetheranaturalwayisenoughwhenfacedwithincreasedrainfallglobally.Whatremainstobeseeniswhetherincreasedsizeandconnectionwithmoderntechnologycanhelpnaturalmethodssavemanymorepeoplefromflooding.29.Whyisrainfallgettingheavieraroundtheworld?

A．Becausecitiesneedmorerainwater.B．Becausecitiesaregettinglarger.C．Becausetheclimateisgettingwarm.D．Becausecitiesareunderconcrete.30.What’sthepurposeof“spongecities”?

A．Tohelpcitiessavewater.B．Todeveloplargercities.C．Tobuildmoretouristattractions.D．Toprotectcitiesfromfloods.31.Whatisthestructureofthispassage?(1=Paragraph1,2=Paragraph2...)

A．B．C．D．32.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthefutureroleof“spongecities”?

A．Worried.B．Hopeful.C．Uncertain.D．Uncaring.Anewstudysuggeststhatroosters(公雞)canrecognize(認(rèn)出)themselvesinamirror(鏡子).Scientistsusethe“marktest”totestwhetherananimalcanrecognizeitself.Amarkisputonananimal,usuallyinaspotthatcanonlybeseeninamirror.Thentheanimalisallowedtolookinamirror.Iftheanimalseemstopayattentiontothemark,scientistsbelievetheanimalhasrecognizeditself.Thelistofanimalswhocanrecognizethemselvesinamirrorisn’tlong.Theskillhasmainlybeenfoundinanimalswithlargebrains,likedolphins,chimpanzeesandelephants.Untilrecently,onlyonekindofbirdhadpassedthetest.ScientistsattheUniversityofBonninGermanyrecentlyranthemarktestonroosters.Theyputapinktriangle(三角形)onthechestsoftheroosters.Butwhentheroosterslookedinamirror,theydidn’tseemtonoticethemark.Thescientiststhenneededadifferentwaytotestwhethertheroosterscouldrecognizethemselves.Whenthere’sdanger—likeahawk(鷹)flyingabove—roostersmakeloudcallstowarnnearbychickens.Butroostersonlymakethecriesifotherchickenscanhearthem.Ifthey’realone,theyremainquietsothehawkwon’tseethem.Thescientistsrealizedthattheycouldusetheshadow(影子)ofahawktotestwhetherornottheroostersthoughttheywerealone—evenwhentheycouldsee“another”chickeninamirror.First,thescientistslettheroostersspendtimegettingusedtobeinginaclosedspaceandhavingamirroraround.Then,theyranseveraltestsbymakingahawkshadowappearabovearoosterandwatchinghowitreacted.Whentherewasnomirror,theroosterreactedasusual.Itcalledoutwhenitwasnearanotherrooster(Picture▲),butremainedquietwhenitwasalone.Butwhenaroosterwasinaspacewhereitcouldseeitselfinthemirror,itwasn’tfooledintothinkingtherewasanotherrooster.Itremainedsilentunderthehawkshadow.Itdidthiseveniftherewasaroosterhiddenbehindthemirror.Thescientistssaytheresultsshowthattheroostersknewtheywereseeingthemselvesinthemirror,andnototherroosters.33.Whatisthepurposeofthe“marktest”?

A．Tocomparedifferentanimals’intelligence.B．Tomeasureananimal’sbrainsize.C．Toseeifananimalcanrecognizeitself.D．Totestabird’sabilitytofly.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”referto?

A．Hawks.B．Roosters.C．Chickens.D．Scientists.35.Whichofthefollowingpicturescanbeputinto▲?

A．B．C．D．36.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Roostersprefertomakenosoundwhentheyfacedangeralone.B．Roostersarenotassmartasdolphins,chimpanzeesandelephants.C．Themarktestcanexactlytellifananimalcanrecognizeitselfinthemirror.D．Whenseeingitsimageinthemirror,theroosterthinksthere’sanotherrooster.MyfeetraceupthepathbacktoGrandpa’syardasfastasIcanmakethemgo.Grandpa’sdog,Bandit,isatmyheels.Ourbreathmakesabigcloudballinthecold.Mygrandpaisscratchingthegroundwithahoe(鋤頭).“Grandpa,Iheardsomethingstrangeinyourwoods!”Itellhim.“Let’sgofindoutwhatitis,”hesays.Hetakesmyhand.Grandpa’sbighandfeelswarmandsafe.Mygrandpalivesatthetopofamountainallbyhimself.Therearenootherchildrenhere.SosometimesIgointothewoodswithBanditandpretend(假裝)thatIamAlex,theAdventurer.ImuststaynearthesmallpathandIcan’tgopastthebigrock.Thisway,Grandpacanalwaysseemefromtheyard.Aswehiketowardthebigrock,IholdGrandpa’shandtighter.Cack-cack-cack-cack!There’sthatsound!IholdGrandpa’sleg.“Whatisthat,Grandpa?”lwhisper.“It’sthefirstsignofspring,”hesays.“Howaboutyougopastthebigrockabit?Seeifyoucanfindoutwhatitis.”“Bymyself?”Iask.“Ipromiseit’ssafe,”hetellsme.“AndI’llstayherebythebigrockwhereyoucanseeme.”“No.”Istarttosay.IlookatGrandpa.Hiswholefaceseemstobesmiling,evenhiseyes.Iwonderwhatanadventurerwoulddo.Istandupstraighterandmakeabraveface.“Grandpa,”Isay,“IthinkIcandoit.”Cack-cack-cack!Thesoundisevenlouderontheothersideoftherock.Istopandlookback.Myfacemustnotlooksobrave,becauseGrandpasays,“It’sallright,justalittlefurther.”Crunch!Crunch!MyfeetsteponthedeadleavesasIgetcloser.Suddenlyitbecomesquiet.IhearGrandpawhisper,“Justsitdownandwatch.”Isit,holdingontomyknees.Myheartisbeatingfast.Idonotseeanyanimals.Youcanseealongwayintotheforestwhentherearenoleaves.Ilookup.Thetreeslooklikeskeletonsagainstthesky.Nothingthere.Justaheadofmethereisabigpuddle(水坑).Cack-cack-cack!Thesoundbecomesterriblyloudinfrontofme.Myeyesmovefasttothepuddle.Severalpairsofgoldeneyesarestickingupoutofthewater!Longbrownlegsfloatbehind.“Frogs!”Ishout.Grandpasitsdownbesideme.“Thesearewoodfrogs,”heexplains.They’recallingtoeachotherbecauseit’stimeforthemtolayeggs.Theyhideallyear,exceptforthisshorttime.”Hepointsatabigpileoffrogeggsinthepuddle.Theylooklikejellybubbles.AsIheadbackupthesmallpath,holdingGrandpa’shand,Ilookbackandsmile.There’ssomethingspecialinGrandpa’swoods.37.Whendidthestorymostprobablyhappen?

A．Atthebeginningofwinter.B．Inmidsummer.C．Inearlyautumn.D．Inearlyspring.38.Whydidthewritermentionthenickname,AlextheAdventure,inParagraph3?

A．Becausetheauthorgotthenicknamebecauseofherbravery.B．Becausehergrandpacalledherthattoencouragehertobebrave.C．Becauseshewouldbeabletogetmorestrengthfromthenickname.D．Becausethenicknamewasgivenbyherfriendsinthewoods.39.Whichisthecorrectorderofthethingsbelow?a.IracebacktoGrandpa’syard.b.IpretendthatIamAlextheAdventure.c.Ifindseveralfrogsinthepuddle.d.Istandup-straighterandmakeabraveface.e.MygrandpaandIhiketowardsthebigrock.f.Ihearsomethingstrangeinthewoods.

A．b-f-a-e-d-cB．b-a-f-e-c-dC．f-a-b-d-e-cD．f-b-a-d-c-e40.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．AmazingfrogsinGrandpa’spuddleB．StrangesoundsinGrandpa’swoodsC．BeautifulviewsinGrandpa’swoodsD．TerribleexperiencesinGrandpa’syardTheBBCisfamousforitsnatureshows,butithasonlyrecentlydoneoneaboutAsia.Thisseven-partnewdocumentaryseries,calledAsia,takesviewersacrossitsbeautifulnaturalworld.MatthewWrightisoneoftheshow'sproducers.41Whydidyouwanttomakethisseries?TheBBCmadeagreatseriescalledSevenWorldsOnePlanetfiveyearsago.OnlyoneoftheepisodeswasaboutAsia,andthatwasnowherenearenough.Ourteamdecidedtofillthatgap.42Wearereallyhappywithourwork.43Theopeningsceneisamazing.ItshowsgreyreefsharkschasingagroupofMoorishidols.Ourteamwasthefirstintheworldtofilmthisscene.Weputsomelivelymusictoit,andthat'sagoodstarttoagreatstory.Werethereanyinterestingstoriesduringfilming?Foroneepisode,wewenttoXizangtofilmthechiru.Wedidn'tfindanyatfirst.Oneday,ourcameraman,JackyPoon,sawawolfandfollowedit.Itwasthewolfthatfinallyfoundthechiru.Itchasedthemforhoursbeforehuntingthemosttiredonedown.44Wewerelucky.Whatcanviewerslearnfromthisseries?IhopeviewerswillseeAsiainanewway.45IhopeAsia'snaturalbeautyistopofmindwhenpeopletalkaboutnatureinthefuture.

A．Itwasoneofourbesthuntingscenes.B．Wecollectedmanystoriesandspentfouryearsfinishingtheseries.C．Whatisyourfavoritesceneintheseries?D．Whydon'twedoawholeseriesonAsia?E．Itswildlifeisjustascolorfulasanywhereelse,andithasmanyamazingthings.F．Whatdoeshehavetosayaboutit?四、短文填空J(rèn)iangsuFootballCityLeague(蘇超)maybe46(popular)eventintheprovince.Muchattentionispaidtowatchingthematchesbecausethegamesarefullofexcitementandpassion.Everyweekend,thestadiumisaseaofblueandwhite,shoutingwithhopethatfootballboyscouldachievetheimpossible.Sofar,NantongTeam47(surprise)everyonebywinningelevenmatches.Forthisreason,fansnow48(proud)callit“BrotherNan”.Infact,Nantonghasbeenfamousforitsachievementsinalotofareasinsportslongbefore.49(show)itsloveasa“HometownofSports”,NantonghasrecentlybuiltanewBinjiangSportsPark.Thispark,50(offer)modernsportsfacilities(設(shè)施),isdesignedforbothathletesandthepublic.People,especiallytheyoung,51(advise)toexercisethereoften.Besides,thecityalsoholdsNantongFootballLeague,whichallcountiesandcitieshaveorganizedtheirownteamstotakepartin.Many52(play),suchasstudentsandofficeworkers,devotetheirfreetimeonthefootballfieldto53(train)hardforthegamesthatareheldinBinjiangSportsPark.Theirloveforfootballimpressesfans.PeopleacrossNantonglookforwardtoeach54(cheer)match.Throughthese,sportscultureisdeepin55(everybody)lifeandmoreandmorepeoplearebuildingthehabitofdoingsports.Thegovernmenthopesthatpeopleinthecitycanhaveahealthierandmoreactivelifestyle.AndmoreyoungpeopleinNantonghopetobecomefootballstarsinthefuture.EngineersintheUShavemadeagroupofrobots.Theyaresmartenoughtom56todealwithobstacles(障礙).“Whenantscollectorcarrythings,i57onecomesuponanobstacle,thegroupworkstogethertodealwiththatobstacle,”explainedDrYaseminOzkan-AydinoftheUniversityofNotreDame,wholedtheresearch.“Whenthere’sabreakinthepath,forexample,theywillc58abridgesotheotherantscantravelacrossandthatistheideaforthestudy.”O(jiān)zkan-Aydinandherpartnerss593D-printedagroupoffour-leggedrobotswhichare15to20cmlong.Theywerefixedwithtouchsensors(傳感器)atthefrontandb60,sothattheycouldfeelandworkwiththeotherrobotsinthegroup.Therobotswerethentaskedwithfindingtheirwayoverdifferentsurfaces(表面),i61grass,floorsandcarpets.Ozkan-Aydinalsobuiltstairsforthemtoclimbupusingplasticorwoodenblocks.Wheneverarobothadd62inconnectingitselfwiththeotherrobots,itwouldsendinformationtothemt63itstouchsensors.Ozkan-Aydinhopesthistechnologycouldbeusedinthefuturetomakegroupsofrobotstohelpinmoreareas.However,shes64thatbatterytechnologyneedstoimprovesothattherobots’workingtimewon’tbei65byelectricquantity(電量).五、任務(wù)型閱讀Isthereintelligent(有智力的)lifeonotherplanets?Foryears,scientistssaid“no”or“Wedon’tknow”.Buttodaythisischanging.SethShostakandAlexandraBarnettareastronomers.Theybelieveintelligentlifeissomewhereintheuniverse(宇宙).Theyalsothinkwewillsooncommunicatewiththem.WhydoShostakandBarnettthinkintelligentlifeisonotherplanets?Thefirstreasonistime.Scientistsbelievetheuniverseisabout12billionyearsold.“Thisislongenoughforotherplanetstohaveintelligentlife,”saidShostakandBarnett.Theotheroneissize—theuniverseishuge.”ToolsliketheHubbletelescope(哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡)haveshownthatthereareatleast100billiongalaxies(星系),”saysShostak.“Andourgalaxy,theMilkyWay,hasatleast100billionstars.SomeplanetsgoingaroundthesestarsmightbesimilartoEarth.”Inthepast,itwashardtolookforsignsofintelligentlifeintheuniverse.Butnow,powerfultelescopesallowscientiststodiscoversmallerplanets—thesizeofMarsorEarthinothersolarsystems.Theseplanetsmighthaveintelligentlife.HasintelligentlifefromspacealreadyvisitedEarth?“Probablynot,”saysShostak.“It’salongwayaway.However,i