安徽省肥西第二中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期第一次大单元作业（月考）英语试题A卷

这是一份安徽省肥西第二中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期第一次大单元作业（月考）英语试题A卷，共12页。试卷主要包含了单项选择，完形填空，阅读单选，根据首字母填空或汉语提示填空，材料作文等内容，欢迎下载使用。


一、单项选择（每题一分）
1．I was s tired that I culd ________ walk any farther.
A．nearlyB．hardlyC．reallyD．mstly
2．—Has yur grandpa been better since he fell dwn the stairs?
—A little bit better, but he will have t ________ in hspital fr at least tw weeks.
A．standB．waitC．remainD．read
3．The sunshine is shining ________ the windw. Everything in the rm lks s bright.
A．verB．thrughC．againstD．acrss
4．—Did yu see David? He just came back frm abrad.
—Yes. But he ________ smene, s I smiled at him and went away.
A．phnesB．is phningC．has phnedD．was phning
5．—I hear yu’ve sent Luck six emails.
—Yeah, but he has never ________ t any f them.
A．repliedB．turnedC．agreedD．listened
6．—Dina, I frget new wrds quickly. Hw can I remember them?
—Dn’ t wrry. It’ s ________ t frget new wrds! I suggest yu read the wrds and try t use them.
A．rudeB．tiredC．perfectD．natural
7．The weather is ging t be cld here in January. The temperature usually falls ________ zer.
A．nB．underC．abveD．belw
8．Phts are ________, but they say a lt abut ur lives.
A．specialB．strangeC．silentD．sweet
9．—Hi, Tim, what abut yur summer hliday?
—Oh! It _________ sme sweet memries in my heart in the past several weeks.
A．has leftB．is leavingC．will leaveD．leaves
10．My parents always have a ________ hliday in the Spring Festival.
A．seven daysB．seven day’sC．seven-dayD．seven day
11．English is spken ________ a secnd language ________ many peple all ________ the wrld.
A．as; fr; verB．as; by; fC．fr; by; verD．as; by; ver
12．Timmy has been crazy abut basketball ________ he was a little by.
A．sinceB．whenC．untilD．as
13．I like reading very much, ________ my sister likes listening t music.
A．befreB．afterC．whileD．until
14．—Susan, d yu knw if yur mther _________ back tmrrw?
—Srry, I dn’t knw. As sn as she _________ hme, I will tell her t call yu.
A．cmes, getsB．will cme , gtC．will cme, will getD．will cme, gets
15．—Mr Zha, what d Chinese ften d at the Mid-Auturmn Festival?
—They usually_________the full mn and think f their relatives r friends.
A．shwB．warnC．enjyD．learn
二、完形填空（每题一分）
Sam was very nervus. It was his first day in new 16 , and lunch was nly thirty minutes away. Fr mst students, lunch is the best part f the schl day. It is time when yu talk with yur friends, get t knw what interesting things everyne is ding, and, f curse, 17 . Sam, hwever, didn't knw anyne r anything, like where t sit r with whm t sit at lunch.
Sam's 18 was in the army s his family mved a lt. He had really liked his ld schl and 19 leaving his tw best friends. They still talked t each ther thrugh phne calls and emails, but he culdn't see them every day. He wndered if their 20 wuld cntinue. He didn't want t lse them, but he knew it wuld be 21 fr them t stay clse.
"I knw this is hard n yu," his mther said as he gt ready fr schl this mrning, "and I'm really srry yu have t keep changing schls." Sam culd see regret in her eyes, but he didn't want her t feel that way. She had always been ready t defend(保卫) nt nly the family but als the cuntry. Sam lved her s much. He gave her a smile and tld her nt t 22 . He had wanted t mean it, but there was still always wrry in him when they mved.
The lunch time came quickly. As Sam was walking t the dining rm, a vice behind him said. "Excuse me." Sam 23 and saw five friendly faces.
"Wuld yu like t jin us?" asked ne f them.
This 24 invitatin was exactly what he needed. Sam ndded yes 25 and jined them. He was sure abut his future schl life nw.
16．A．cmpanyB．familyC．factryD．schl
17．A．eatB．learnC．runD．sleep
18．A．brtherB．fatherC．mtherD．sister
19．A．hatedB．imaginedC．triedD．suggested
20．A．discussinB．dreamC．businessD．friendship
21．A．safeB．hardC．naturalD．terrible
22．A．frgetB．mveC．returnD．wrry
23．A．sat dwnB．gt upC．ran awayD．turned arund
24．A．unexpectedB．creativeC．funnyD．ppular
25．A．bravelyB．happilyC．nervuslyD．patiently
Full Mn, Full Feelings
Chinese peple 26 celebrated the Mid­Autumn Festival and enjyed mncakes fr centuries. Mncakes are in the shape f 27 full mn n the Mid­Autumn night. They carry peple's 28 t the families wh they lve and miss.
There are many 29 flk stries abut this festival. 30 ， mst peple think that the stry f Chang'e is the mst tuching. Chang'e 31 Hu Yi's beautiful wife. After Hu Yi sht dwn the nine suns, a gddess gave 32 sme magic medicine t thank him. Whever drank this culd live frever, and Hu Yi planned 33 it with Chang'e, but a bad man called Pang Meng, tried t steal the medicine 34 Hu Yi was nt at hme. Chang'e refused t give 35 and drank it all. 36 a result, she became very light and 37 t the mn. Hu Yi was 38 sad that he called ut her name t the mn every night. One night, he fund that the mn was very 39 and rund, s he culd see his wife there. He quickly laid 40 her favurite fruits and desserts in the garden. Hw he wished that Chang'e culd cme back!
After this, peple started the traditin f admiring the mn and sharing mncakes with their families.
26．A．haveB．hasC．hadD．did
27．A．aB．anC．theD．/
28．A．hpeB．ideasC．wishesD．thughts
29．A．traditinB．traditinalC．mdernD．new
30．A．WheneverB．HweverC．WhateverD．Wherever
31．A．isB．wasC．areD．were
32．A．heB．hisC．himD．her
33．A．drinkB．drinksC．t drinkD．drinking
34．A．whenB．befreC．untilD．till
35．A．him t itB．it himC．it t himD．he it
36．A．AsB．WithC．InD．Of
37．A．fly upB．jump upC．flew upD．jumped up
38．A．veryB．sC．tD．such
39．A．brightlyB．brightC．brighterD．brightest
40．A．utB．awayC．abutD．int
三、阅读单选（每题两分）
A
In the twn f Lampang in nrthern Thailand, there is an unusual grup f musicians. They play many different kinds f music—frm traditinal Thai sngs t music by Beethven. Bth children and adults lve this grup. What makes them s ppular? Is it their music? Their lks? Yes, it's bth f these things, but it's als smething else：they're elephants.
These musical elephants are frm the Thai Elephant Cnservatin Center （TECC）in Lampang. The TECC prtects elephants. It teaches peple t understand and care fr these huge, but gentle, animals. And, like many zs arund the wrld, the TECC encurages elephants t paint.
Richard Lair wrks with the TECC． He knew that elephants hear better than they see. S he had an idea：if elephants are intelligent and they have gd hearing, maybe they can play music. T test his idea, Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra. During a perfrmance, the elephants play a variety f instruments, including the drums and the xylphne. The animals als use their vices and trunks t make sunds.
But can elephants really make music prperly? Yes, says Lair. they’re very creative. Humans may encurage the animals t play instruments, but the elephants make their wn sngs；they dn't just cpy their trainers r ther peple. There are nw CDs f the grup's music, which make mney fr the TECC． And the music these artists create is pretty amazing.
41．What can be the best title fr the passage?
A．Musical Elephants
B．An Intrductin t the TECC
C．Richard Lair's Achievements
42．What des the underlined wrd "them" refer t in the passage?
A．Musicians.B．Children.C．Adults.
43．The writer wrte this passage t _______.
A．ask peple t save the elephants
B．invite mre peple t jin the TECC
C．intrduce the elephants' special talents t peple
44．Where can we mst prbably read this passage?
A．A medical newspaper.
B．An animal magazine
C．A stry bk
B
Mna Island is an amazing place t take a vacatin. Sme f the animals living there can’t be fund anywhere else in the wrld. There are beautiful beaches and caves t explre. The sea arund the island has clrful fishes.
Why Is Mna Island Unusual?
Mna Island is very small. The gvernment f Puert Ric takes care f the island and has made it a natural reserve. That means the island’s animals and plants are prtected frm being harmed by peple. Mna Island is different frm mst places because peple are nt allwed t live there. Only a few park rangers are able t stay.
The park rangers’ jb is t keep Mna Island safe and beautiful. They insist that rules be fllwed. One rule is that nly 100 peple at a time can visit the island. That way, the park rangers can make sure the land and animals remain safe.
What Is There t See n Mna Island?
One thing that mst peple enjy is getting t see the Mna Island iguana. This type f reptile (爬行动物) lives nly n Mna Island. Almst 2,000 f these iguanas live n Mna Island.
Peple als cme t the island t get a clse-up view f many kinds f fish and ther sea life. They can swim far belw the surface. They use special equipment t be able t breathe underwater. The water is almst transparent. Thrugh the clear water, divers can see the bright clrs f the fish.
Visitrs can als explre caves. Sme f the caves even have paintings and drawings n the walls. This artwrk was made by the Arawak and Taín Indians wh lived n the island hundreds f years ag.
After a full day f fun activities, visitrs can settle in, listen t the night sunds, and view the stars in the huge sky. Because the island is far away frm ther places, it is surrunded by darkness, and the stars are easier t see. Visitrs say that watching the stars is amazing. It’s the perfect end t a perfect day.
45．What d park rangers n Mna Island d?
A．Offer sme help t visitrs.B．Drive a bat between Puert Ric and Mna Island.
C．Feed animals n Mna Island.D．Prtect the land and animals.
46．Which f the fllwing best explains the wrd “transparent”?
A．s clear that yu can see thrughB．t bright t be seen
C．t deep t be reachedD．s difficult that yu can’t finish
47．Where can artwrk be seen n Mna Island?
A．On the beaches.B．In a museum.C．In the caves.D．On the wall f the htel.
48．Why are the stars easier t see n Mna Island?
A．Because Mna Island is very small.
B．Because Mna Island is amazing.
C．Because visitrs can settle in after a full day n Mna Island.
D．Because Mna Island is far frm ther places and darkness is all arund it.
C
Shuld teenagers be allwed t have jbs? There are several ways t lk at the questin. Of curse, in sme family situatins, having a teen’s jb may be gd. These families usually can’t affrd t buy what their children like. If the teenagers want t buy smething enspensive, they will have t g ut t wrk.
But what abut the families that are ding all right and dn’t need their teens t have a jb t get by?
Sme parents want their teens t wrk s that they can learn respnsibility and stay ut f truble after schl. Getting their first jb als helps teach teens the value f mney and hw hard it is t earn. In fact, having a jb is gd fr teens in sme ways.
Nt all teens, hwever, need the extra mney by getting a jb. If a teen wants t take part in after schl activites such as sprts r games, having jb culd get in the way f that. Teens nly get ne chance t be teens and being n schl sprts teams might be the nly chance in their lifetime. Once high schl and cllege are ver, it will be very difficult t find such a chance. S parents shuld think twice befre allwing their children t get jbs.
There are f curse sme teens wh really want t wrk and that is fine. Everyne is different. If a teen wants t wrk t make extra mney, then he r she shuld be allwed t d it. As teens, they shuld be allwed t learn abut scial life.
49．Wh might be the main reader f the passage?
A．TeenagersB．ParentsC．TeachersD．Dctrs.
50．Which wrd might have the same meaning as the wrd "earn"?
A．askB．makeC．spendD．use
51．What des the writer think abut teens and their jbs?
A．All teens shuld be asked t g ut t wrk.
B．Pr families must ask their teens t wrk.
C．A teen’s jb can make him r her learn mre.
D．Rich families must ask their teens t wrk.
52．What is the main idea fr the passage?
A．Having a jb is gd fr teens in all ways.
B．Sme great ideas abut teens’ jbs.
C．Parents shuld treat tenns’ having jbs crrectly.
D．Children shuld have jbs.
D
Each mrning a rich man fund a pr man sitting n a bench（长凳） in the park．The pr man always sat there，lking at the big htel in which the rich man lived．One day，the rich man gt ut f his car and said t the pr man，"Excuse me．I want t knw why yu sit here and lk at my htel every mrning．""Sir，"said the pr man，"I am a failure．I have n mney，n family，n hme．I sleep n this bench，and every night I dream that ne day I'll sleep in that htel．"The rich man said，"Tnight yur dream will cme true．I'll pay fr the best rm in that htel fr yu a whle mnth．"
A few days after，the rich man went int the pr man's rm t ask him hw he was enjying himself．T his surprise，he fund that the man had mved ut f the htel back t his bench．When the rich man asked why，he said，"Yu see，when I'm sleeping n my bench，I dreamed I am there，in the big htel．It's a wnderful dream．But when I was there I dreamed I was back t this cld bench．It was a terrible dream，and I culdn't get any sleep at all．"
53．The pr man lived in befre he met the rich man．
A．the htelB．his hmeC．the parkD．the car
54．What did the pr man d every mrning?
A．He waited fr the rich man.B．He lked at the rich man's htel.
C．He lked at the rich man's car.D．He enjyed the clean car.
55．Which f the fllwing is TURE accrding t the passage?
A．The pr man dreamed f sleeping in a htel
B．The pr man dreamed f becming rich
C．The pr man dreamed f wning that htel
D．The pr man dreamed f being the rich man's friend
56．Why did the pr man mve ut f the htel?
A．Because he didn't want t live in such a fine rm.
B．Because he didn't like the rich man.
C．Because he culdn't pay fr the rm.
D．Because he culdn't get any sleep at all there.
57．In the end，the pr man fund it t sleep in the htel．
A．srryB．niceC．wnderfulD．Terrible
四．任务型阅读（每题两分）
Many peple frm Chngqing and Shanghai are excited abut the pening f a new railway line linking China and Las (老挝).
The line is 1,035 kilmeters lng. It pened t traffic n December 3, 2021 and it runs between Kunming, the capital city f Yunnan Prvince, and Vientiane (万象), capital f Las. Accrding t China State Railway Grup, it takes abut 10 hurs t get frm Kunming t Vientiane. This line, with a tp speed f 200 kilmeters each hur, has 50 statins.
Hang Dianhua, 76, was n the first train n Friday frm Kunming t Xishuangbanna. “I’m able t take the first ride because my frmer (以前的) student tk part in this prject. It is a prud event fr China. I hpe t take the train with my daughter and tw granddaughters wh live in Beijing in the future,” Hang said.
Engineer Ouyang Qiang, wh als tk part in cnstructin (建设) f the new line, said passengers can enjy the scenery alng the line, “Smething unique abut the railway is that each statin alng the line has a special and beautiful view,” he said, adding that Yunnan has pleasant weather in all seasns and the views are spectacular (壮观的) all year rund.
58．When did the China-Las Railway pen t traffic?

59．Hw lng des it take frm Kunming t Vientiane by train nw?

60．Why did Hang Dianhua take the first train?

五、根据首字母填空或汉语提示填空（每题一分）
61．—What’s yur favurite s ?
—Spring, f curse. It is sunny and warm.
62．The h f the Munt Qmlangma is 8844.43 meters.
63．Lk at the s . It says “N smking’’.
64．We shuld lk after (我们自己) at schl.
65．The Grand Canyn is the greatest wnder in the n (自然的) wrld.
六、材料作文（15分）
65．元宵节是我国的传统节日，假如你叫李华，请根据以下信息，以“The Lantern Festival”为题，用英文写一篇短文，介绍元宵节。
内容包括：
The Lantern Festival
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五、材料作文
65．元宵节是我国的传统节日，假如你叫李华，请根据以下信息，以“The Lantern Festival”为题，用英文写一篇短文，介绍元宵节。
内容包括：
The Lantern Festival
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