人教版九年級(jí)上學(xué)期12月月考英語試卷（含答案無聽力）

人教版九年級(jí)上學(xué)期12月月考英語試卷

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，計(jì)40分）

第一節(jié)：（共15小題，每小題2分，計(jì)30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Asubmarineisafascinatingformofunderwatertransportation.Thishugepieceofmetalmovesquietlythroughthe

water.Mostofthesubmarinesinthewatertodayarecommandedbythemilitary.However,onesmallsubmarineisowned

byanEnglishinventornamedRobertLeeds.Hissubmarineisconsideredtheworld'sfirstusedjustforentertainment.

Leeds'ssubmarinecancarrytwopeople.Itisabletodivedownto150feetandstayunderwaterforuptofourdays.This

uniquesubmarinenamedsmallcanremainstillinthewaterormoveupanddownlikeahelicopter.Because,ofitssmallsize/

Leedscompareshisinventiontoanunderwatersportscar.

"TheoceansarethelastplaceonEarthwheretherearenopersonalvehicles,"saysLeeds.Eversincewas14,havewanted

tobuildone.

LeedsrevealedhisinventionatLondon'sScienceMuseuminthefallof2003.Geminiwasdisplayedinoneofthe

museum'sgalleriesThislocationisoftenusedforshowingfuturisticinventions.

ThecostofbuildingGeminiwas-$850000.Therefore,itisnotlikelytobeproducedinlargenumbers.Butsomepeople

believethatitcouldbeusedformorethanjustunderwaterentertainment.Asmallpersonalsubmarinemaybehelpfulin

filmingscienceshows,searchingunderwaterareas,orinspectingpipelines.Leeds'scompanyisofferingtobuildsubmarines

forindividualbuyers.

NomatterhowthesubmarinesareusedLeedsmaybeonthewaytomakinghistory."Theoceansarestillthegreat

unknowninourdoorsteps,Insiststheinventor."Twelvemenhavewalkedonthemoon,butonlytwohavebeentothebottom

ofthesea!PerhapstheinventionofGeminiwillchangethisstatistic.'1

l.WhydoesLeedscomparehisinventiontoanunderwatersportscar?

A.Becauseofitscolor.

B.Becauseit'sasbigasacar

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C.Becauseitmovesunderwaterlikeacar.

D.Becauseithasthesamespeedasacar

2.Whycouldn't'Geminibeproducedinlargenumbers?

A.Itcoststoomuchmoney

B.Itcouldn'tbeusedbycommonpeople.

C.Itwasdangeroustotravelinthesea.

D.Itwastoosmall.

3.WhatmayhappenbecauseoftheinventionofGemini?

A.Theoceanswillstillremainunknown.

B.Morepeoplewillwalkonthemoon.

C.Fewerpeoplewillgotothebottomofthesea.

D.Peoplewillknowmoreabouttheoceans.

4.Thispassagemainlytellsussomethingabout

A.aninventorwhoinventedasmallsubmarine

B.aspecialkindofsubmarinenamedGemini

C.anewkindofunderwaterentertainment

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

andwaitingforchimpanzees.JaneGoodallspentherlifelearningabouttheseapesandsharingwhatshelearnedwithothers.

ThefirstsixmonthsofJane'sworkinAfrica-werethemostdifficult.Thegovernmentdidnotwantheraloneinthejungle.

LuckilyJane'smotheragreedtogowithher.

Dayafterday,Janewatchedandwaited.Shesawmanychimpanzees,theywerefaraway.Thechimpswouldrunaway

whenshewalkedcloser.Shewasfilledwithdisappointmentwilltheyeveracceptme?”shewondered.

Shesatonarocktowait.Slowlythechimpsappeared.Theylookedatherastheyatebutdidnotrunaway,Attheend

oftheday,Janerushedbacktothecamp."Mother!Mother!GuesswhatI'vejustseen!"

Fromthatdayon,Jane'sworkbecamemoreandmoreexciting.Shegrewcloserandclosertothechimpsuntilthey

becameherfriends.Shediscoveredthatchimpseatmeat,andshelearnedthattheymakeandusetools.Janewasthefirst

persontoseehowchimpsraisetheiryounginthewild

JaneGoodallhasspentmostofherlifestudyingchimpanzees.Todayshetravelsaroundtheworld,sharingherstories

andurgingpeopletoprotectanimalseverywhere.

1.Thefirsttwoparagraphstrytotellusthat

A.Janelovedeggseverwhenshewasyoung.

B.Janelovedhensbetterthananyotheranimal.

C.Janehasbeeninterestedinthelifeofanimalseversinceshewasyoung.

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

C

Mt.Harristaughtsixth-gradescience.Onthefirstdayofclass,hegaveusatalkaboutananimalcalled"birdcat”,which

diedoutduringtheIceAge.Hepassedaroundaskullashetalked,Wealltooknotescarefullyandlaterwehadatest.

Whenhereturnedmypaperthenextday,therewasabigred'^*'througheachofmyanswer.Ifailed!Theremustbe

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

"Verysimple,nMr.Harrissaid,"Imadeupallthat''birdcat*.Buttherehadneverbeenanysuchanimal.Sotheinformationin

yournoteswascorrect.Didyouthinkyouwouldgetgoodgradesforthat?”

However,wefeltthatwasunfair.Whatkindoftestwasthis?Andwhatkindofteacherwashe?Mr.Hamsadded,Ihave

toldyoumanyunbelievable-thingsaboutthisanimal,suchasthesize,thecolor,butnoneofyouhavequestioned.Ihopeyou

willlearnsomethingfromthislesson.Teachersandtextbooksarenot:alwayscorrect.Infactnooneis..”Healsotoldusnot

toletourmindsgotosleep,andtospeakupifwethoughtheorthetextbookwaswrong.

UptonowMr:Harris,classgavemeandmyclassmatessomethingjustasimportant:tolookpeopleintheeyeandtell

themtheyarewrong.

1.Infact,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.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethat.

A.Mr.Harriswastheonlypersonwhofoundtheanimal"birdcat'*

B.thewriterandhisclassmatesdidn'ttakenotescarefullyinclass

C.weshouldspeakoutagainstwhatwedon'tbelieve

D.teachersandtextbooksareusuallyincorrect

【答案】BCDC

D

Oneofthegreatquestionsofalltimestillhasscientiststakingpartindiscussions:Whathappenedtothelandcalled

Atlantis?Longago,theancient,CreekphilosopherPlatowroteaboutAtlantis.Hesaidthatlongbeforehistimeitwasa

beautifullandnearEurope.Historiansbelievedthatitwasaveryrichplacewithpalacesandtraditionalculture.Allofa

suddenitdisappeared.Ancientpeoplethoughtitwentdownintothesea.Overtimeanumberofscientistshavetriedtolook

forit.

Now,somescientistsbelievethattheGreekislandofSantorinimaybethelostAtlantis.Today,Santoriniisanislandin

theAegeanSeawithahugeholeinthecenterfilledwithseawater.However,3,500yearsagoitlookedverydifferent.Then

itwasaroundislandwithatallvolcanointhemiddle.Today,Santorinihas13villagesandabout6,000people,butinthe

pastithadcitiesandperhapsevenmorepeople.Startingin1967,researchersstartedtocarryoutabigdigonSantorini.They

wantedtoknowaboutwhatwasunderground.Theyfoundpartofacitywithapartmentbuildingsfulloffurnitureaswellas

streetsandwatersystems.Theyalsofoundquiteafewcoloredpaintingsandpicturesonthewallsofhouses.In1999the

diggersdiscoveredsomevaluablegoldartshowingafemalecalf.

Researchersthoughtaboutthestrangecityforsometimeuntiltheyunderstoodwhathadhappenedtoitthiscitybeside

theseawasburiedbyterribleexplosionofthevolcano.Hotlavaandash（巖漿和灰）suddenlycameoutofthevolcanoand

buriedtheroofsofthecity.

Tothisdate,scientisthavenotfoundthebodiesofanypeoplestuckthere.Theythinkthatinthefinaldaysbeforethe

volcanoblewtheislandapart,thepeopleweresuccessfullyabletogetout.AlthoughSantorintissaidtobethelostAtlantis,

noonehasprovedityet.TodaytouristsfromaroundtheworldcometoseethemuseumandwonderifSantoriniisactually

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thelostAtlantis.Withoutquestion,itisaverybeautifulplace.

1.Whathappenedbecauseofthevolcaniceventaccordingtothepassage?

A.Visitorswerehurt.

B.Theancientcitywasburied

C.Aterriblewarstarted.

D.Themuseumdisappeared

2.Whendidthedangerousvolcanotakeplace?

A.About3500yearsagoB.Intheyear1967.

CAbout6000yearsago.D.Intheyear1999.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

ASantoriniispopularwithvisitorsfromallovertheworld.

B.TodaySantorinihasavolcanoinitscenter.

Cpeoplefailedtogetoutwhenthevolcanoblew.

D.PIatointerviewedamanlivingonAtlantis.

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(biāo)題。請(qǐng)從以下選項(xiàng)（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(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。

InChina,moreandmoremiddleschoolstudentsaregettingshortersleepingtimethanbefore.1becausethey

havemuchhomeworktodo.Somehomeworkisgivenbytheirteachers,andsomebytheirparents.Also,somestudents

don'tknowhowtosavetime.Theyarenotcarefulenoughwhiletheydotheirhomework,2.Somestudentsspend

toomuchtimewatchingTVorplayingcomputergames.Theystayupverylate.Somestudentshavetogetupearlyevery

morningonweekdaystogettoschoolbybusorbybike.3

4sothatourchildrencanenjoymorethanninehoursofsleepeverynightfortheirhealth.Forchildren,we

shouldmakebestuseofourtime.5,wewillfinditmuchbetterforbothourstudyandhealth.

A.Somehomeworkistoodifficult

B.Moststudentssleeplessthanninehourseverynight

C.Whenwehaveenoughtimeforsleeping

D.Itcanbealongwayfromhometoschool

E.soittakesthemalotoftime

F.Schoolsandparentsshouldcutdownsomeofthehomework

【答案】LB2.E3.D4.F5.C

第三部分英語知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

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.

Palomadidnotthinkshewouldbepickedtodance.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(shí)運(yùn)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(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式將答案填寫在答題卷的相應(yīng)位置。

Doyouoftencommunicatewithyourparents?Someparentsarealwayscomparingtheirchildrenwith1

(they)orotherpeoplewhentheywereyoung

“WhenIwasyourage,“afathersaidtohissixteen-year-oldsononeday,Twasatthetopofmyclasseveryyear.AndI

knewwhatIwantedtodowhenIleftschool.Ihadgoals.”

“Youarealwaysatthebottomofyourclass2youhavenogoals."Theman'ssonsaid3

(something).Hehadalreadyheardthisfromhisfathermanytimes."Andwhenyourmotherwasyourage,“theyoungman's

fatherwenton,“shehadagoodjobandshemadelotsofmoney.Youdon'tevenhaveapart-timejob.Youearnnothing."The

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

5(you)age,“theyoungman*sfathersaid,4thestudiedhard.ButyoujustwasteyourAndtheman'ssonstill

kept6(silence).

Finally,theyoungman'sfathersaid,“AndwhenAbrahamLincolnwasyourage,heworkedalldayandstudiedatnight.”

Thistimetheson7(not)staysilent.t€AndwhenAbrahamLincolnwasthesameageasyou,father/5hesaid,“He

wasthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.8areyou?”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10分）

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

1.Sorry.Ican'tfollowyou.Couldyoupleasespeakmores.

2.Myunclestilltmelikeachildthough.Tmtwenty-fiveyearsoldnow.

3.Chinesepeoplehavebuiltalotofuparkinglotstosavespace.

4.Couldyoutellmewhyyouwereafromthemeeting?

5.Youmustwearthesafetybeltwhendriving.Thisisoneofthetrules.

6.Wouldyoupleasedthebigappleintotwohalves?

7.TheinsectwassotthatIcouldnotseeitatfirst.

8.Youhelpedmealot.Ijustwanttoe