2024-2025學年遼寧省沈陽市第七中學上學期九年級12月月考（期末學情調研）英語試卷

2024—2025學年遼寧省沈陽市第七中學上學期九年級12月月考（期末學情調研）英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★★)

LabourParkZooWinterhours(December1—February31):9:00—16:00daily

Summerhours(June1—August30):8:30—17:30onweekdays

8:30—18:00onweekends

SpringandAutumnhours:9:00—16:00daily

Attention:ThezooisclosedonthefourthFridayofeachmonth.Rules◆Visitorsareallowedtobringtheirownlunchesandfoodintothezoo.

◆Visitorsmustweartheirshirtsandshoesatalltimes.

◆Toprotectthehealthandsafetyofouranimals,petsarenotallowed.

◆Don’tfeedanimalsinthezoo.Itmaybeveryharmfultotheanimals.

◆Don’tthrowanythingintoanimals’water.

◆Itisnotallowedtorunorshoutinthezoo.

◆Ballsandkitescan’tbebroughtintothezoo.LostandfoundofficeOurzoohasalostandfoundoffice.Ifyoulosesomething,pleasecallusat61798920.Weneedyournameandphonenumber.

Attention:ParkingisfreeinLabourParkZoo!1.It’swinterholiday,whichisthebesttimeforDamingtoenterthezoo?

A．8:30onMonday.B．17:30onTuesday.C．9:30onWednesday.D．18:00onSaturday.2.Whichofthefollowingsignscan’tyouseeinthezoo?

A．B．C．D．3.IfDamingloseshiswalletinthezoo,heshouldtellhis________tothelostandfoundoffice.①name②phonenumber③homeaddress④emailaddress

A．①②B．②③C．①③D．②④4.WhichisTRUEaccordingtotheform?

A．VisitorscanvisitLabourParkZooonanydayinsummer.B．Visitorsareallowedtogiveanimalswatertodrink.C．Visitorsdon’thavetopayanyforparkingthecarinLabourParkZoo.D．KidscanplayballgamesinLabourParkZoo.(★★★)Abrokenheart.Asadendingtosomething.That’ssomethingmostofushaveexperienced,orprobablywill.Afterall,it’spartoflife.Butnoquestion,thisexperiencecanbedevastating.Manypeoplemayfinditdifficulttogetitover.Butresearchshowslisteningtosadmusicisagoodwaytohelpyougothroughthesadness.Sadmusiccanhelpcheeryouupfromyourbrokenheart.ArecentstudyfromGermanyfoundlisteningtosadmusiccantriggeryouremotions(激發(fā)情感).Itdrawsyouawayfromfocusonyourself,andpossiblytowardshelpingothersinneedofcomfort.Anotherexperiment,fromtheUniversityofKent,foundthatwhenpeoplewereexperiencingsadness,listeningtomusicthatwas“beautifulbutsad”raisedtheirspirits.Infact,itdidsowhenthepersonwasfirstconsciously(有意識地)awareofthesituationcausingtheirsadness,andthenbeganlisteningtothesadmusic.Whenpeoplewishedthatthesadmusicmighthelp,theyfounditdid.Thesefindingslinkwithotherstudiesthatshowacceptingyourfullexperiencegivesyouhope.Forexample,aresearchfromCornellUniversityfoundthatembracing(擁抱)difficultiesaboutalifeexperienceornewsituation,andviewingitasasteptowardsgrowthandchange,helpsyoutopassthroughit.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“devastating”inParagraph1probablymean?

A．Painful.B．Shameful.C．Hopeful.D．Cheerful.6.WhatcanyoulearnfromParagraph3?

A．Peopleinsadnessprefersadmusic.B．TheUniversityofKentdidanexperimentonstudents.C．Whenpeoplethinksadmusiccanbegood,itwillhelp.D．Thebenefitsofsadmusichavebeenstudiedclearlybyscientists.7.AccordingtoParagraph4,whathelpspeoplepassthroughdifficulties?

A．Listeningtomusic.B．Askingfriendsforhelp.C．Communicatingwithpeople.D．Takingdifficultiesasakindofgrowth.8.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．Whenpeopleliketolistentosadmusic.B．Whattypeofmusicpeopleshouldlisten.C．Howpeopleshouldpassthroughthesadnessanddifficulties.D．Whylisteningtosadmusichelpspeopleinsadnessfeelbetter.(★★★)MynameisBlackBeauty.I’magoodhorsewhodoesn’tkickorbitepeople.Oneday,myownersSquireGordonandJohndrovemetogoonalongjourney.Theweatherwasrainyandwindy,butwetravelledhappily.Wearrivedinthetownearly,butSquire’sbusinesstookalongtime.Wedidn’tleaveuntillateafternoon.Thewindwasblowing,makingaterriblesound.Suddenlyweheardacrack,andahugetreefellacrosstheroadinfrontofus.Istoppedstill(靜止).Iwasshakingwithfear,butIdidnotturnroundorrunaway.“Wemustgoback,”saidJohn,“anddrivesixmilestoawoodenbridge.”Whenwegotthereitwasnearlydark.Therewaswateronthemiddleofthebridge,butSquiredidnotnoticeanddidn’tstop.Assoonasmyfeettouchedthebridge,Iknewsomethingwaswrong.Istopped.“Goon,Beauty!”saidSquire.Johngotoutandtriedtoleadmeforward.ButIrefusedtogo.Justthenamansawus.“Stop!”hecried.“Thebridgeisbrokeninthemiddle.Ifyougoontoit,youareallgoingtodrown(淹死)intheriver.”“Thankyou,Beauty!”saidSquire.“Yousavedus,”saidJohn.Weturnedaroundandwentalongtheroadbytheriver.Itwouldtakeuslongertimebutweweresafe.9.Whydidthemenandthehorseleavethetownsolate?

A．Becausetheydroveslowly.B．Becausetheyhadfuninthetown.C．BecauseSquireGordonspentmuchtimeonhisbusiness.D．BecauseBlackBeautywashurtandgottreatmentinthetown.10.Whatdidthehorsedowhenthetreefellinfrontofhim?

A．Hestoodstill.B．Hebithisowners.C．Heranawayinfear.D．Hemadealoudnoise.11.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A．SquireGordondidn’tlikethehorse.B．Thehorseknewthebridgewasdangerous.C．Thehorsegothisnamefromhisappearance.D．SquireGordon’sbusinesswasverysuccessful.12.Whichwordscanbestdescribethehorse?

A．Braveandclever.B．Lovelybutlazy.C．Hardworkingandbeautiful.D．Friendlybutnoisy.(★★★)TherearethousandsofkindsofanimalsintheAmazonrainforest,eachcoloureddifferently.Mostrainforestanimalsusetheircoloursforsurvival.Someanimalsusecolourtoprotectthemselvesfromtheirpredators(獵食者).Anexampleisthegreeniguana(鬣鱗蜥).Youngiguanasarebrightgreenandhideamongthebrightgreenleavesofthetreeswheretheylive.Astheygrowolder,theircolourbecomesduller.Oldiguanaslivehigherinthetrees,wherethecoloursallaroundarelessbright.Otheranimalsarepredatorsandusecolourstohidefromtheirprey.Theboaconstrictorsnake(蟒蛇)isagoodexample.Someboasaregreyorbrown,andtheircolourshelpthemhideonbranches.Theemeraldboaisgreenandwhite,soitcaneasilyhideintheleaves.Aboahidesinatreeandwaitsforabirdtoflyby.Whenonedoes,theboagrabsthebirdfromtheairandthensqueezesittodeathbeforeeatingit.Colourfulfrogscanbeorange,red,orgreen.Theirbrightcoloursleteverybodyknowwheretheyare.Thebrightcolourwarnsotheranimalsthatthefrogispoisonous,sotheystayaway.Thesetinyfrogsareverypoisonous!Onefroghasenoughpoisontokill100people.Thecoloursoftherainforestarebeautifultous,buttotheanimalstheyareveryimportant.Theyhelptheanimalssurvive.13.Inwhichpartofamagazinemaywereadthis?

A．History.B．Culture.C．Arts.D．Nature.14.Whatcolouristheadultgreeniguana?

A．Brightgreen.B．Dullgreen.C．Greyorbrown.D．Greenandwhite.15.Whichanimalinthepassageisanexampleof“prey”?

A．Someboas.B．Theemeraldboa.C．Thebird.D．Colourfulfrogs.16.Howisthepassageorganized?(P:Paragraph)

A．B．C．D．(★★★)Mostpeoplewouldliketobepopularwithothers,butnoteveryonecanachievethisgoal.17Infact,itisverysimple.Thefirststepistoimproveourappearance.Weshouldmakesurethatwestayingoodshapeanddresswell.Whenwelookniceandwell-dressed,wewillnotonlylookbetterbutalsofeelbetter.Inaddition,weshouldsmileandappearfriendly.18Ifweshowasmileonourface,peoplewillbeattractedtoourgoodlooksandimpressedbyourconfidence.Anotherimportantstepisdevelopingmoreconsiderationforothers.19Caringforotherpeoplecanbeasignofpersonalgrowth.Ofcourse,it’salsoimportanttobegoodlisteners.Inthisway,peoplewillfeelcomfortableenoughtotrustus.20Onlybybeingrespectfulofotherscanweearntheirrespect.Aboutall,wemustremembertobeourselves.Ifwecandoalloftheabove,Iamsurepopularitywillcomeourway.

A．Whatisthesecrettopopularity?B．Wewillhaveafeelingofjoyandwarmth.C．Meanwhile,nomatterwhatwedo,wemustnotfoolsomeone.D．Ourfacialexpressionisanimportantpartofourappearance.E．Weneedtoputothers’interestsbeforeourowninsomecases.二、完形填空(★★★)Therewasamysteriousshopcalled“TimeBank”.Theownerclaimedtoexchangetimewith______.Oneday,outofcuriosity,ayoungman_______theshop.Heasked,“CanIexchangetimeformoney?”Theowneranswered,“Certainly,butyoumustexchangeaperiodofyourlifetime.”Theyoungmannamedthetimehewaswillingtoexchange—his_______childhood.Whenhewasalittleboy,hehadnofriends,onlybooks.Theymadeadeal.Soontherewasalargesumofmoneyinhisaccount.Yearswentby,hiscareerwasmore_______thanever,buthestartedtofeelempty.Onaquietnight,he_______realizedthathischildhoodwasvaluableforhimtolearntobestrongandindependent.He_______tothe“TimeBank”andaskedtheownertostopthedeal.“Icanreturnyourtime,butyoumustexchangeeverythingyouhavenow,”theownersaid.Withoutasecondthought,heagreed.Althoughhelosthissuccess,money,eventhe_______oftheyearsofhardwork,hewasjoyful.Immediately,hischildhoodmemories______.Atthatmoment,hefeltasenseof_______likeneverbefore.Themost________thingsinlifearenotmaterialwealth,butthetimeweexperienceandthememorieswemake.21.A．actorsB．customersC．reportersD．visitors22.A．lookedforB．wentaroundC．walkedintoD．talkedabout23.A．freeB．happyC．unusualD．lonely24.A．successfulB．helpfulC．joyfulD．hopeful25.A．luckilyB．suddenlyC．secretlyD．possibly26.A．rushedB．wroteC．gotD．moved27.A．changesB．dreamsC．chancesD．achievements28.A．workedB．repairedC．returnedD．continued29.A．confidenceB．prideC．humourD．happiness30.A．surprisingB．usefulC．pricelessD．different三、短文填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式，并將答案寫在答題卡相應位置。PaulBarton,aBritish,isnowlivinginThailand(泰國).Inhisonlinevideos,heplaysthepianoforelephants.Sofar,he31(own)nearly700thousandfollowersonYouTube.Inhismostwatchedvideo,anearly-blindelephantnamedAmpan32(calm)listenstohimplayingclassicalmusic.Ampanis80yearsoldandlivesatElephantsWorld,whichis33organizationtorescueelephants.Thereliveover30elephantslikeAmpan.Beforetheywererescued,they34(force)toperformfortourists.NowElephantsWorldprovidesthesebeautifulanimals35acomfortablesanctuary(庇護所).Sofortherestoftheirlives,theycanliveahappyand36(peace)lifethere.Paulstartedtoplaythepianoforelephantstherefromhis37(fifty)birthday.Hetalkedthemanagerthereintoallowinghimtobringapianointothesanctuary.However,carryingaheavypianowasnotaseasyasheexpected.Ittookhimalmosttwo38(hour)togetthepianodeepintothesanctuaryinthewild.“Theseelephantshaveworkedforhumansalltheirlifeandmanyareblind39disabled,soIwantedtocarrysomethingheavyforthem,”Paulsaid.“Isawelephantssohungryandeatingallthetime.ButwheneverIstartedplaying,oneblindelephantwouldalwaysstop40(listen).Werealisedthatthiselephant,eveninaworldofdarkness,lovedmusic.”四、任務型閱讀(★★★)閱讀下面短文，根據短文內容，完成下列各題。BillyRayHarriswashomeless.Hespenteachdayonthestreets,beggingformoneyorfood.Everyday,ashesatthinkingabouthislife,hesometimesheardthesoundofacoinortwodroppingintohiscup.Oneday,thenoisewaslouderthanusual.Buthedidn’tlookup.Alittlelater,whenhelookedintothecup,hecouldhardlybelievewhathesaw.Atthebottomwasabigshiningdiamondring.Billy’sfirstthoughtwastogotothejewelry’s(珠寶店)andthat’sexactlywhathedid.Tohissurprise,hewasoffered$4,000.Wasthisamistake?Butthenhethoughtabouthisgrandfather.Hisgrandfatheralwaystoldhimtodotherightthing.Billymadeuphismind.Hehadbetterkeeptheringandmaybeonedayitsownerwouldreturn.Twodayslater,ayoungwomancalledSarahcameandaskedifhehadfoundanythingunusualinhiscup.Billyreachedintohispocketandpulledoutthering.WhenhesawthesmileonSarah’sface,heknewthathemadetherightdecision.Sheexplainedthatsheforgotputtingherringinherpurse(錢包)thatday.Sarahwassomovedtha