2024-2025學(xué)年山東省棗莊市第十五中學(xué)九年級(jí)12月月考英語(yǔ)試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年山東省棗莊市第十五中學(xué)九年級(jí)12月月考英語(yǔ)試卷

一、完形填空(★★★★)DearJenny,BlindboxeshavebecomepopularinChinathesedays.Whenyoubuyone,you_________knowexactlywhatyou’regoingtofindinsideuntilyouopenit.Somepeoplethinkitmakesshopping_________forthem._________,Idon’treallyfeelthesame.Iactuallythinkblindboxescanencouragepeopletotakea_________.Ifyoureallywantacertaintoyfromablindbox,youmightnotgetitinthefirstboxthatyoubuy.Soyoubuy_________box,hopingthatyou’llgetthetoyyouwant.Thenyoubuyanother,andanother.Prettysoon,you’ve_______allyourmoneyonthem.Thatsoundslikegambling(賭博)tome.Peopledo_______takingrisks,andnotallrisksareasharmfulasothers.Ithinkit’sokaytobuyablindboxonceinawhile.Butwehavetobecarefulnottobecrazyaboutthefeelingofgamblingthatblindboxes_________.Thatwillmakeithardforustogiveupbuying._________youcanstopyourselffromspendingallyourpocketmoneyonthingslikeblindboxes,youwilldevelopthe__________tocontrolyourself.Partofgrowingupislearningself-control,afterall.1.A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．usuallyC．sometimesD．never2.A．silentB．woundedC．funD．boring3.A．BesidesB．AlmostC．HoweverD．Still4.A．riskB．walkC．restD．message5.A．otherB．a(chǎn)notherC．elseD．theother6.A．spentB．paidC．costD．taken7.A．hurtB．a(chǎn)voidC．enjoyD．continue8.A．provideB．progressC．promiseD．protect9.A．SoB．AlthoughC．IfD．Whether10.A．knowledgeB．a(chǎn)bilityC．senseD．record(★★★★★)Thefirstcellphonewasinventedfifty-oneyearsago.Themanwhobuiltthatphone,MartinCooper,isnow94yearsold.Hehasbeen_________the“fatherofthecellphone”.Intheearly1970s,CooperworkedforAmericantechnologycompanyMotorola.Atthetime,Motorolaandother_________werecompetingtocreatecellphones.Coopermadethefirstpubliccall_________ahandheldtelephoneinNewYorkCityonApril3.1973.Thedevice(設(shè)備),calledDyna-TAC,weighedabout1kilogramandwas28centimeterslong.He_________thephonewithhisteamatMotorolaforoverfivemonths.Theycouldonly_________onitforabout25minutes.Coopernotedthatsuchacalltimewasnota_________,becausethisphonewasso_________thatyoucouldn’tholditupfor25minutes.Coopersaid,“TheonlythingthatIwasworriedabout:‘Isthisthinggoingto_________?’Anditdid.Atthetime,wehadnowayofknowingthiswasan_________momentinhistory.”Today,thephoneallowsustodomanythings.Coopersaidtheprogressofcellphonesissureto__________longintothefuture.Hethinksfuturephoneswill__________ourhealthatalltimesandbatteries(電池)couldevenbereplacedbyhumanan__________.Hebelievesthatoneday,ourphonesmightbesmalldevicesinsideourears.Cooperhasalsoexpressedhis__________.“Wedon’thaveanyprivacy(隱私)anymorebecause__________isnowrecordedsomeplace,”Coopersaid.However,hesaid__________thatcellphoneswillcontinuetodevelopinwaysthatcangreatlyhelphumans.11.A．calledB．improvedC．shoutedD．talked12.A．expertsB．countriesC．companiesD．laboratories13.A．a(chǎn)tB．inC．ofD．with14.A．a(chǎn)cceptedB．developedC．a(chǎn)ddedD．shared15.A．talkB．playC．holdD．depend16.A．secretB．mistakeC．goalD．problem17.A．uselessB．heavyC．weakD．powerful18.A．changeB．moveC．workD．matter19.A．unluckyB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．importantD．a(chǎn)wful20.A．continueB．influenceC．explainD．disappear21.A．harmB．monitorC．needD．control22.A．a(chǎn)ttitudeB．a(chǎn)dviceC．ideaD．energy23.A．worryB．excitementC．sadnessD．doubt24.A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．nothingD．everything25.A．politelyB．bravelyC．hopefullyD．secretly二、閱讀理解(★★)Therewasoncea63-year-oldwoman.Shewassmallandthin,withaslightlyhunched(弓起的)back.ShewalkedallthewayfromNewYorkCitytoMiami,Florida.Itwasalongandunimaginable(不可想象的)journeyformostpeople.Everysteptookgreateffort(努力),butshekeptgoingandmadeit.Theoldwomanstartedthejourneybecauseherlifewasfilledwithregrets.Whenshewasyoung,shewasbusytakingcareofherfamily.Shemissedmanybeautifulmomentsinlife.Herhusbandpassedawayearly,andherchildrenseldomvisitedher.Duringthelonelyyears,shethoughtabouttheplacesshewantedtovisitwhenshewasyoungbutneverdid.Miamiwasoneofthoseplaces.Sheandherhusbandhadoncepromisedtogotoseetheseatheretogether.Whensheturned63,sherealizedthatifshedidn’tgonow,theremightneverbeanotherchance.InMiami,acuriousreporterinterviewedher.Althoughshelookedtired,hereyeswerebright.Thereporterwonderedwhethertheunknownfears,tirednessanddifficultenvironmentduringthehardjourneyhadeverworriedher.Andhowdidshegetthecourage(勇氣)tokeepgoingonsuchalongjourney?Theoldwomansmiled,withatwinkleinhereyes.“Takingonestepdoesn’tneedcourage.That’swhatIdid.Itookonestepfirst,thenanother,andthenanother,andhereIam.”26.Howdidthe63-year-oldwomangettoMiami?

A．Byplane.B．Bytrain.C．Byship.D．Onfoot.27.Thewomanstartedherlongjourneyto________.

A．breakaworldrecordB．makeupforherregretsC．lookforanewplacetoliveD．visitherchildreninMiami28.WhydidshechoosetogotoMiami?

A．Sheplannedtotalktoareporterthere.B．Sheoncelivedthereatanearlyage.C．Shewantedtocelebrateherbirthdaythere.D．Sheandherhusbandoncewantedtogothere.29.AccordingtoParagraph4,whatmightthereporterthinkoftheoldwoman?

A．Busyandkind.B．Lonelyandsad.C．Strongandbrave.D．Worriedandregretful.30.Whatcanwelearnfromtheoldwoman?

A．Itisimportanttotakeaction.B．Nojourneyiseasyforoldpeople.C．It’snevertoolatetolearnnewthings.D．Couragesometimescanhavelittleuse.(★★★)Peopleoftensetmanyalarmstowakethemselvesupforfearofoversleeping.However,thiscanbebadforone’shealthbecauseitmakessleepquality(質(zhì)量)poorer,accordingtoBrandonPeters,adoctorfromVirginiaMasonFranciscanHealthinSeattle,US.Agoodsleephappensincycles(周期),accordingtoMedicalNewsToday.Eachcyclehasfourstages(階段).Duringstageone,wegointoalightsleep.Ourbodyrelaxesandourheartbeat(心跳)slows.Aswefalldeeperintosleep,stagetwobegins.Oureyesstopmovingandourbodytemperaturedrops.Thencomesthethirdstagewhichisthedeepestsleepandalsothehardestforpeopletowakeupfrom.Lastisthefourthstage,knownasrapideyemovementsleep(快速眼動(dòng)睡眠),orREMsleep.Oureyesmoverapidlyfromsidetosideduringthisstage.Atthesametime,ourbreathingpicksupandourheartbeatrises.REMsleepisveryimportantbecausemostofourdreamstakeplaceduringit.Thisallowsourbraintoprocessemotions(情緒).REMsleepalsohelpsthebrainturnthenewknowledgelearnedduringthedayintomemories.WhenwegetenoughREMsleep,itiseasiertofocusonstudyingthenextday,saidtheNationalSleepFoundationoftheUS.SinceREMsleepmostlytakesplaceinthelasthoursofanight’ssleep,itisabadideatodisrupt(打擾)itwithalarmsringingoneafteranother.“Mygeneraladviceisthatyousetonealarm,”saidAliciaRothattheClevelandClinicintheUS.Shealsosuggestedthatpeopletryalarmsthatuselight,notsound,towakeup,accordingtoCNN.31.Inwhichstagedopeoplesleepthedeepest?

A．Inthefirststage.B．Inthesecondstage.C．Inthethirdstage.D．Inthefourthstage.32.WhathappenstoourbodyduringREMsleep?

A．Ourheartbeatslows.B．Oureyesstopmoving.C．Ourbreathingbecomesfaster.D．Ourbodytemperaturedrops.33.IfwegetenoughREMsleep,wearelikelyto________.

A．havefewerbaddreamsB．improveourlearningC．bemoreemotionalD．wakeupmoreeasily34.WhatdoesAliciaRothprobablyagreewith?

A．Itisimportanttowakeupnaturally.B．Settingmanyalarmscanhelppreventoversleeping.C．Soundalarmsarebetterthanlightalarms.D．It’sbettertoavoiddisturbingREMsleepwithsounds.35.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyouprobablyreadthispassage?

A．Nature.B．Sports.C．Business.D．Health.(★★★★)閱讀下面短文，然后判斷短文后面小題，正確的答案寫“T”，錯(cuò)誤的答案寫“F”。Weusebricks(磚)tomakehousesonEarth,butwhataboutbuildingthingsonthemoon?Well,youuse“l(fā)unarbricks”,ofcourse!ScientistsattheHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnology(HUST)havedeveloped“l(fā)unarbricks”.Theyhopetousethebrickstobuildabase(基地)onthemoon.Tomakethebricks,thescientistsusedalunarsoilsimulant(模擬月壤).Thebricksarethreetimesstrongerthannormalconcrete(混凝土)bricksorredbricks.Theyalsohavemortiseandtenonjointstructures(榫卯結(jié)構(gòu)),whichwereusedinancientChinesebuildings.Thismakesitpossibletosimplyputthesebrickstogether,justlikeLego.Lunarsoilisn’tthesameeverywhereonthemoon.Thescientistshadtestedfivedifferentkindsofsimulated(模擬的)lunarsoilandusedthreewaystohardenthem.Thishelpedthemchoosethebestmaterialsformakingthebricks.Thelunarbricksneedtobetestedwellbeforebeingusedbecausethemoonhasanextreme(極端的)environmentQuakes(月震)oftenhappenthere,andcosmicradiation(宇宙輻射)ishigh.Itgetsashotas180℃duringthedayandascoldas-190℃atnight.ThelunarbrickswassenttoChina’sspacestationontheTianzhou8spacecraftonNovember15,2024.There,scientistswillcheckhowwellthebricksdoinspace.ThefirstbrickisexpectedtoreturntoEarthbytheendof2025.Chinahopestobuildalunarresearchstationbetween2028and2035.36.Thelunarbricksaredevelopedtobuildabaseonthemoon.37.Themortiseandtenonjointstructuresmakelunarbrickslighter.38.Theresearcherstesteddifferentkindsoflunarsoilsimulantinordertofindmaterials.39.Itistoohotduringthedayandtoocoldatnightonthemoon.40.Thelunarbrickshavebeenusedtobuildalunarresearchstation.(★★★★)Howtotakecareofa“petplant”Plantsmakepeoplehappy.Itisfuntowatchthemgrow.Insomeways,plantsarclikelittlegreenpets.Petslikedogsandcatsneedlotsofcare.Sodoplants!Theyneedfood,water,sunlightandlove.41Keepreadingtolearnhow.ChoosingaplantpetTherearemanykindsofplants.Makesuretheplantyoupickwillgrowwellinyourhomeoryard.Someplantslikealotofwater.Othersneedless.Somelikethesun.Otherslikeshade(陰涼).Makesureyoucangivetheplantahomewhereitwilldowell.42PutyourplantinapotPlantinginside?Youdonotneedtobuyanewpot.Lookaroundyourhouse.Youcanuseacanorplasticcontainer(容器).43Thisway,extrawatercandrainout.Ifyourpotdoesnothaveholes,askagrown-uptohelpyoumakesome.44Plantingoutside?First,youwillneedtochoosetherightspot.Remembertocheck:Doesyourplantneedsunorshade?Whenitistimetoplant,weargardeninggloves.Then,digaholeforyourplant.Placeitbackinthehole.Addsoilandwater.Youaredone!WaterandfeedyourpetplantMakeaplantowaterandfeedyourplant.45Alwayscheckyourplants’soil.Isittoodry?Aretheleavesdrooping(耷拉)?Thismeanstheplantneedswater.Isthesoilverywet?Youmightbewateringittoomuch.

A．Wouldliketokeepacuteanimalasapetathome?B．Markacalendarsoyoudonotforget.C．Youwillwanttochoosesomethingwithholesatthebottom.D．Choosetherightplantingtools(工具).E．Putyourplantintheground.F．Thatmightmeanasunnywindoworashadyspot.G．Wouldyouliketogrowapetplant?三、短文填空(★★★)OnNovember5th,1872,theshipMaryCelesteleftNewYork46Italy.Thecaptain(船長(zhǎng)),hiswifeanddaughterandsevensailors(海員)wereonthisship.Butsomethingterriblehappened.Thecaptainofanothership47(find)MaryCelestefloating(漂浮)inthemiddleoftheseaonDecember4th,1872.48,nobodywasontheship.49werethecaptain,hisfamilyandthesailors?Whydidtheyleavetheship?MaryCelestewasnot50(break).Everythingwasgood.Itseemedthatthecaptain,hisfamilyandthesailorshad51(leave)theshipinahurry.Wecouldtellallthesebecausetherewashalf-eatenfoodonthetable.Thesailorsalsoleftall52(they)clothingbehind.Thelifeboat(救生艇)wasstillontheship.Thecaptain’sdiarywasfoundontheshipandthelastpassage53(write)onNovember24th.Whathappened54November24thandDecember4th.Howandwhendidthepeopleleavetheship?Sofar,nobodycananswerallthese55(question).Itisstillamystery.四、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★)閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和任務(wù)描述，在每個(gè)題目下面填寫相應(yīng)內(nèi)容。Everyoneofushasa“superpower”.Apersondoesn’tneedtospeakbutwecantellifheorsheishappy,angryorsad.Wedosobylookingathisorherface.Thehumanfacehas43muscles(肌肉).Together,theymakethousandsofexpressions.Theseexpressionsshowouremotionsandhelpussocializewithothers.Someexpressionslastlessthanhalfasecond.Theyarecalledmicroexpressions(微表情).Theycanbettershowwhatpeoplethinkandhowtheyfeel.Whenpeoplearenervous,bloodgoestothecheeksandtheycanhaveredcheeks.Liarsusuallyraisetheireyebrows(眉骨).Theyalsoblink(眨眼)alotandclosetheireyes.Closingtheeyeshelpsaliartomakeuphisorherstory.Whenapersonhasafake(假的)smile,hisorhereyesdon’tchange.Arealsmileoftenmakestheeyesbecomesmaller.Thisisbecausemoremusclesareusedwhenapersonishappy.Doanimalshaveexpressions?Watchthedogs.Whentheownerblames(責(zé)怪)thedogforitsmistakes,thedogshowsaspecialexpression.Manypeoplethinkthedogfeelssorry.Thetruthisitissadaboutbeingblamed.Whenthehorseshowsitsteeth,itlookslikeitishappy.Butinfact,itfeelsthatitsbodyachesandneedsarest.56.Thenumberofmusclesonhuman’sfaceis________.57.Theexpressionsonourfacescan________and________.58.Nervouspeoplehaveredcheeksbecause________.59.Arealsmileneeds________musclesthanafakesmile.60.Whenthehorseneedsarest,itoften________.五、完成句子(★★★)61.我們應(yīng)該盡我們所能阻止水被污染。Weshoulddowhateverwecanto________waterfrom________polluted.(★★★)62.青少年從很小的年紀(jì)就被教導(dǎo)要節(jié)約用水。Teenagers________________tosavewaterfromaveryyoungage.(★★)63.關(guān)于“節(jié)約用水”的演講比賽將在下周舉行。Thespeechcompetitionaboutsavingwaterwill________________nextweek.(★★★)64.老師們已經(jīng)把所有參賽者分成了五個(gè)組。Theteachershave________allthecompetitors________fivegroups.(★★★)65.你曾經(jīng)后悔過(guò)浪費(fèi)水嗎?Haveyouever________________water?六、書(shū)面表達(dá)(★★★★)66.閱讀下面短文，請(qǐng)根據(jù)問(wèn)題提示，盡可能用自己的話寫出大意總結(jié)。詞數(shù)不少于60，不多于80。Today,somethinghappenedthatmadeTomveryangry.Duringagroupdiscussion,Mikenotonlyinterrupted(打斷)hisspeechonpurposebutalsocalledhisideastupidinfrontoftheirclassmates.Tomtriedtoexplainforhimself,butthenMikeencouragedtheotherclassmatestolaughathim.Later,Tomwenttohisbestfriend,Jerry,andangrilytoldhimwhathadhappened.Afterlistening,JerrysuggestedthatTomwritealettertoMike.“Youcanreallygivehimapieceofyourmind,”Jerrysaid.TomquicklywroteastronglywordedletterandthenshowedittoJerry.“Right,right,”Jerrysaidloudly.“ThisisexactlywhatIwant.Givehimagoodscolding(責(zé)罵).Youwroteitreallywell,Tom.”ButwhenTomwasabouttoputtheletterintoanenvelope.Jerrystoppedhimandasked,“Whatareyougoingtodowithit?”“Sendit,”Tomreplied.“Don’tbesilly,”Jerrysaid,“Youcan’tsendthisletter.Throwitontothestove(爐子).That’swhatIdowithlettersIwritewhenI’mangry.Thisletteriswell-written.Writingithelpedyouletoutyouranger,right?Nowyoufeelbetter,don’tyou?Soburnitandthenwriteasec