2024-2025學(xué)年浙江省杭州市采荷中學(xué)九年級(jí)上學(xué)期12月月考英語(yǔ)試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年浙江省杭州市采荷中學(xué)九年級(jí)上學(xué)期12月月考英語(yǔ)試卷

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A．Tobuyticketsforcustomers.B．Toofferthebestservice.C．Tosurprisetheirguests.D．Toletguestsdaydream.2.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutthecompany,youcan________.

A．callat0574-8653B．visitC．gotoNo.886GulouNingboD．e-mailatIfrog@3.Whomaybeinterestedinthispassage?

A．Travelorganizers.B．Tourguides.C．Travellovers.D．Ticketsellers.(★★★)Abeautifulwomanenteredtheplaneandlookedaroundinsearchofherseat.Shefoundherseatnexttoamanwhohadnohands.Shecalledanairhostess(女乘務(wù)員)andsaidunhappily,“Iwon’tbeabletotravelcomfortablyinthisseat.Iwanttochangemyseat.”Theairhostesswasshockedtohearthisfromawomanwhoappearedtobebeautiful.Shelookedaroundforvacantseatsbutdidn’tfindany.Shetoldthewoman,“There’snovacantseatinthiseconomyclass(經(jīng)濟(jì)艙),butit’sourresponsibility(責(zé)任)totakecareofourpassengers.I’llgotodiscussthiswithourleader.Pleasewaitforawhile.”Aftersometime,theairhostesscamebacktothewomanandsaid,“I’mverysorryforthetroublecausedforyou.Onthisplane,onlyoneseatisvacantandit’sinthebusinessclass.Idiscusseditwiththeleaderandwehavemadeagreatdecision—apersonfromthiseconomyclasswillbeallowedtotravelinthebusinessclass.”Thewomanwasveryexcited.Butbeforeshecouldsaysomething,theairhostessmovedtowardsthemanandaskedhim,“Sir,willyoupleasegotothebusinessclass?Wedon’twantyoutofeeluncomfortabletravelingwithanimpolitepassenger.”Hearingthis,somepassengerswelcomedthisdecisionbyclapping(鼓掌).Themanstoodupandsaid,“IwasonceapolicemanandIlostmyhandswhenfightingagainstsomebadpeople.Thankyouforyourkindness.”4.Thebeautifulwomanwantedtochangetheseatbecause_________.

A．theairhostessadvisedhertodoitB．theseatsinfrontofhersweredirtyC．thepassengersaroundherwerenoisyD．themansittingnexttoherwasdisabled5.Theunderlinedword“vacant”inparagraph2probablymeans_________.

A．cleanB．emptyC．cheapD．comfortable6.Howdidthewoman’sfeelingchangeaccordingtothestory?

A．Sad→Uneasy→Crazy.B．Unhappy→Excited→Ashamed.C．Angry→Nervous→Surprised.D．Uncomfortable→Down→Relaxed.7.Thebesttitleforthepassagecouldbe_________.

A．ABraveManB．AnExcitingJourneyC．AWonderfulDecisionD．AnImpoliteHostess(★★★)Manyofushavelearnedthatchattingwithafriend,relativeorclassmatecanimproveourmood(情緒).Andfailingtocommunicatewithotherscanalsoaffectthehealthofourmindsandbodies.NowexpertsintheUShavefoundthatagoodconversationjustonceadaycouldbeenoughtoboostpeople’shappinessandlowertheirstresslevels.Theresearcherslookedatfivetypesofconversationthatpastresearchhasfoundtomakepeoplefeelcloser.Theseincludedthingslikesharingjokes,listeningtoothers’opinions,discussingrecentexperiences,offeringrealpraiseandshowingcareforothers.Theresearchersaskedover900peopleatfiveUSuniversitiestohaveoneofthesefivetypesofconversationeachday.Thenthesepeoplereportedhowtheirchatsaffectedtheirstress,well-beingandotherfeelingsthatday.Theresearchersalsolookedathowthenumberofdailychatsaffectedthepeople’swell-being.Andtheyfoundthatwhileonegoodchatwasenoughtoimprovesomeone’smood,thosewhochosetohavemoreoftheseconversationshadbetterdays.“Thismeansthemoreyoulistenedtoyourfriends,themoreyoushowedcare,themoreyoutooktimetovalueothers’opinions,thebetteryoufeltattheendoftheday,”oneoftheresearcherssaid.Theresearchersalsosaidthatmeetingforachatwasbetterforpeople’swell-beingthanusingaphoneorsocialmedias.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inParagraph2mean?

A．IncreaseB．DiscoverC．CreateD．Influence9.HowcanwelowerourstressaccordingtoParagraph3?

A．BysurfingtheInternet.B．Bypointingoutothers’mistakes.C．Bytalkingaboutourschooltripyesterday.D．Byofferingadvicetoothers.10.Whatcanweinferfromtheresearcher’swordsinParagraph4?

A．Exchangingideaswithothersisuseful.B．Differentconversationshavedifferentinfluences.C．Thenumberofdailychatscaninfluenceourmood.D．Toomuchchatsmightbeharmful.11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Goodchatsimproveourmood.B．Thechangeofmoodisveryimportant.C．Fivetypesofconversationaffectourmood.D．Usingaphoneisbetterthanmeetingforachat.(★★★)Imaginethatyouhavewokenuponthefirstdayofyourvacation.Youenjoyadeliciousbreakfast,takeawalkonthebeach,andreadthemorningnewspaperasyoudrinkcoffee.Youarefeelinghappyandrelaxed.Butyoumaystarttofeelboredbythetimethelateafternooncomesaround!Ifyouhaveeverfeltlikethis,you’renotalone.Itturnsoutthathavingunlimited(無(wú)限的)freetimeisnotalwaysasgreatasweexpected.Whatisthebestamount(數(shù)量)offreetimeforourhappiness?Researcherstriedtoanswerthisquestionbysurveyingtensofthousandsofpeople,collectingdata(數(shù)據(jù))onhowtheyspenttheirtimeandhowhappytheywere.Afterlookingatthedata,theresearchteamfoundthathavinglessthantwohoursoffreetimeadaywasnotenoughtobehappy.Peoplewithundertwohoursoffreetimeadayusuallyhadmorestress.Itmeansthattheyweresimplytoobusywithworktogettheirhappiness.Thefactthatbeingtoobusycutshappinessistrue.Itmightleadtotheanswerthatmorefreetimeissimplybetter.Surprisingly,havingalotoffreetimeisnotapanacea(靈丹妙藥)forhappiness.Peoplesurelygetacertainsenseofjoyfromfinishingtasks.Havingmorethanfivehoursoffreetimeadaymakesuslosethesenseofjoy.Itisinfactcuttingourhappiness.ButIthinkitishowwespendourfreetimethatmatters.Whenfreetimeisusedinmoreactiveways,likeplayingateamsport,thenfiveormorehoursadaycankeeporevenproducehappiness.However,spendingfiveormorehoursoffreetimealonecanstophappiness.12.Whatmaymakepeoplefeelboredduringthevacation?

A．Themorningnewspaper.B．Thedeliciousbreakfast.C．Theunlimitedfreetime.D．Thewalkonthebeach.13.Whatdoesthedataofthesurveyshow?

A．Workingcanmakepeoplehappy.B．Beingtoobusymakespeoplestressed.C．Peoplewithoutjobsarethehappiest.D．Twohoursoffreetimebringspeoplepleasure.14.Whichdoesthewriterthinkisimportantforhappiness?

A．Alongestvacation.B．Anunexpectedsurprise.C．Acertainsenseofjoy.D．Waysofenjoyingfreetime.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．WhatShouldOurVacationBeLike?B．WhyDoWeNeedMoreFreeTime?C．WhereCanWeSpendOurDailyFreeTime?D．HowMuchFreeTimeDoWeNeedtoBeHappy?二、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★★)LanternshavebeenpartofChinesecultureforcenturiesandplayanimportantpartinmanycelebrations.Palacelantern(宮燈)________Whenmakingpalacelanterns,finewoodwasused.Thepalacelanternswerecoveredwithsilkorglass.Differentkindsofpicturesweredrawnonthecovers.Theselanternswerenotonlyusedaslightsbutalsoasdecorationsinpalaces.Gauzelantern(紗燈)Lessexpensivebambooandgauze(紗布)wereusedtocoverthelantern.Redgauzewasusedwhenmakingthem.________SoredlanternsarealwayshungonimportantfestivalssuchasLanternFestival,SpringFestivalandNationalDayinparksoralongmainstreets.InsomefamousChinatownsabroad,youcanseeredlanternsalltheyearround.________Shadow-picturelantern(走馬燈)Itwasusuallyusedforamusement.________Thereweretwolayers(層)ofcoversandpicturesweredrawnontheinsidelayer.Whenthecandlewaslit,theheatcausedapaperwheelinsidethelanterntoturnaround,sothatmovingpicturesappearedontheoutsidecover.Nowmorekindsoflanternsappearinfestivalsbesidesthetraditionalones.Moremoderntechnologyisusedonmakinglanterns.Thereisnodoubtthatthemodernlanternswillbemorecreativeandinteresting.A.InChineseculture,redlanternsaresymbolsofhappiness.B.TheyhavebecomeasymbolofChinesecultureworldwide.C.Itwasmainlyusedinpalacesinancienttimes.D.Theshapewasmuchlikethatofthepalacelanterns.E.However,traditionallanternsarestillthemostpopularonesinpeople’shearts.16.________17.________18.________19.________20.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?(請(qǐng)用一句話(huà)概括，不超過(guò)20詞)____________________________________三、完形填空(★★★★)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C、D中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Iamsittinginanemptyfootballfieldaftermylasthighschoolfootballgamefinishedafewhoursago.I’mthemidfieldplayer(中場(chǎng)球員)inmyteam.Butinfactthat’snot____now.Iwasthemidfieldplayerbecause,asIsaid,thiswasmy____game.That’sagoodwaytoendahighschoolfootballcareer(生涯)，especiallyifyouwin,buteventhoughyoudon’t,it’sgoodto____atahighpoint.IwaseightwhenIfirststartedplayingfootball.Mydad____football,andheusedtopracticewithmeathome-passing,catching,running.Weusedto____almosteveryevening____heknewaboutthegame.“Justremember:Don’tever____”.“Stayinthegame.Don’tloseyourconcentration(專(zhuān)注).”“Gooutthereandgive110percenteverytime.”Well,thatwasalongtimeago,butIstillhearhiswords____inmyears.Ihadalotinmymindbeforethegametoday.Idon’tlikethingsto____,Iguess,andthiswasthelastgame.Iwastalkingtomyselfand____myselfaboutwhattodoandnottodo.Ididn’tsleepatallyesterday,andwhenthesuncameupthismorning,Ireachedthepointwhere____justwanteditalltobeover.Butthenwhenthegamestarted,mymindbecameempty.Ijustlivedinthisgamethismoment.Ididn’t____thecrowd;Ididn’tfeelthecoldorthepain;Ineverfelttired.Ijustkeptmyeyesontheball,anditwasjustmeandtheballand,inside,asoft,whitelight____methewaytothegoal.Itwasabeautiful,empty____.It’sallovernow,andit’sreallygettingcoldhere.It’sstartingtosnow.Thesun’salmostgone,andI____seethegoal.Nowit’sdarkandI’msittinghereallalone.Well,Iguessit’stimetosaygood-byeandmoveon.21.A．trueB．clearC．wrongD．strange22.A．lastB．firstC．worstD．favorite23.A．giveB．visitC．punishD．leave24.A．neededB．missedC．hatedD．loved25.A．workB．watchC．competeD．practice26.A．everythingB．somethingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．nothing27.A．hurryupB．catchupC．giveupD．growup28.A．ringingB．fallingC．comingD．saying29.A．happenB．beginC．keepD．end30.A．watchingB．warningC．stoppingD．hurting31.A．weB．IC．heD．they32.A．surpriseB．forgetC．hearD．fight33.A．sendingB．showingC．teachingD．taking34.A．dayB．startC．feelingD．a(chǎn)ction35.A．neverB．hardlyC．clearlyD．a(chǎn)lready四、短文填空(★★★)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。HaveyouevertraveledtoLondon?AsthecapitalofEngland,itis36(wide)knownforculturalmixing.Thearttreasuresfromeverycountryaswellaslotsof37(show)canmakeyoutravelallovertheworldwithinLondon.TheLondonEyeis38hugeFerriswheel(摩天輪)bythesideoftheThamesRiverinLondon.Thewholethingis135meterstall.ItisthetallestFerriswheelinEuropeand39(popular)placeofinterestintheUK,visitedbyover3.5millionpeopleeveryyear.Whenit40(build)in1999,itwasthetallestFerriswheelintheworld,until2006,whenthe160mStarofNanchangappeared.ItwascalledMillenniumWheel41first.ThensinceJanuary20th,42(it)newnamehasbeentheLondonEye.Attheverybeginning,LondonEyewasjustabuildingforthe43(celebrate)oftheyear2000andwouldbepulleddownafterfiveyears.44itwassopopularthatEnglishmenandtouristsregardeditasasymbolofLondon.Therefore,thecitygovernmentdecided45(keep)theLondonEyeandtriedtheirbesttoprotectit.五、選詞填空(★★★)用方框中所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，每詞限用一次。

aroundvalueexactlydiscoversymbol“Rock,paperandscissors”isatypicalgamewhichgaveus46memoryinourchildhood.Itissaidthatpeopleplayeditwidely2,000yearsagoinChina.Today,peopleplayit47theworld.InIndonesia,it’sknownas“ant,person,elephant”.PeopleinSingaporeplay“bird,stone,water”.Peopleusedifferenthand48indifferentcountries.Buttheinstructionofthegameisthesameallovertheworld.Manypeoplethink“rock,paper,scissors”isallluck.Butthegameisnot49accidental.A2014studyinChina50twokeypatternsinthewaypeopleplayed.Thefactisthatthewinneralwaysrepeathiswinninghandgestures.Sowhat’sthebestwaytowinthisgame?Expertplayersnotonlythinkabouttheirnextmove,butalsowhattheirplayers’nextmovemightbe.六、單詞拼