山东省临沂市兰山区2024-2025学年九年级上学期第一次月考英语试题（解析版）

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九年级英语
第I卷（选择题 共67分）
一、阅读理解（共15小题；1—3每小题1分，4—15每小题2分，计27分）
A
※ Ntes: 1. register (登记) 2. cntact (联系)
1. When is the Celebratin?
A. On Sunday.B. On Mnday.C. On Wednesday.
2. At what age can a child jin in Safety Arund Water Prgram?
A. 6.B. 8.C. 12.
3. What can we learn abut Gensn DPE?
A. It keeps pen all year rund.B. It teaches life-saving skills.C. It prvides free prgrams fr all.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了家庭水上安全教育、水上安全计划项目。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Sunday, July 14: Celebratin!”可知，庆典在星期天举行。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Safety Arund Water Prgram中“Fr children aged 11~14”可知，11-14岁的儿童可以参加水上安全项目。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Gensn DPE teaches life-saving skills FOR ALL.”可知，Gensn DPE教授救生技能。故选B。
B
Dragns are nt real animals but lk like a cmbinatin (组合体) f many animals such as snakes, fish and deer. They have tw hrns (角) and a lng mustache (胡子). With fantastic pwers, they fly in the sky r swim in the sea. They can make rain, t. The Chinese dragn is a symbl f strength and gd luck. The emperrs f ancient China lved dragns. Their clthes were cvered with pictures f dragns. We are prud t call urselves the “descendants (传人) f the dragn”.
In Chinese, “excellent” peple are ften called “dragn”. A number f Chinese sayings and idims talk abut dragns, fr example, “Hping ne’s child will becme a dragn,” which means he r she will be successful.
It is said that peple brn in the Year f the Dragn have certain characteristics. They are creative, cnfident, brave and quick tempered. There are sme famus “dragns” wh have dne excellent things, fr example, Deng Xiaping, the famus businessman. Li Jiacheng and s n. They are all successful.
There are als sme traditinal festivals abut dragns in China, such as Dragn Head Raising Day and the Dragn Bat Festival. We have different kinds f activities t celebrate them. These tw festivals cme every year, but the Year f the Dragn cmes every twelve years.
The dragn is very imprtant in Chinese culture. As the “descendants f the dragn”, it is necessary fr us t knw the views n dragns in ur culture. It can help us understand why ur parents always want us t be “dragns”.
The year 2024 is the Year f the Dragn. Gd luck t yu!
4. What des the Chinese dragn symblize (象征)?
A. A cmbinatin f many animalsB. Chinese sayings and idimsC. Strength and gd luck
5. In the passage, the underlined sentence means “_________” in Chinese.
A. 龙马精神B. 龙腾虎跃C. 望子成龙
6. What characteristics may the peple brn in the Year f the Dragn have?
A. Creative, cnfident, brave and pwerful
B. Creative, cnfident, brave and quick- tempered
C. Lvely, cnfident, brave and quick- tempered
7. Which f the fllwing years is the Year f the Dragn?
A. 1988B. 1998C. 2008
【答案】4. C 5. C 6. B 7. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了中国文化中龙的形象、象征意义以及与龙相关的文化习俗和生肖属性。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“The Chinese dragn is a symbl f strength and gd luck.”可知，中国龙是力量和好运的象征。故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“which means he r she will be successful.”可知，划线处表示“望子成龙”。故选C。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“It is said that peple brn in the Year f the Dragn have certain characteristics. They are creative, cnfident, brave and quick tempered.”可知，龙年出生的孩子富有创造力、自信、勇敢、脾气暴躁。故选B。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“The year 2024 is the Year f the Dragn.”可知，2024年是龙年，龙年每十二年来一次，上一个龙年是2012年，再往前推24年则是1988年。故选A。
C
The English language is different frm any ther language. Yet English wrds d nt stay the same. The language is always changing. We need new wrds fr new inventins and new ideas. Different wrds cme int use, r lder wrds are used in a new way.
English can change by brrwing wrds frm ther languages. Tmat was brrwed frm Mexic and pajamas frm Indian. The wrd cffee came frm Turkey, and tea came frm China. Nw new space and science wrds are being brrwed frm ther cuntries, t.
New wrds are als made by adding tw wrds tgether. Strawberry, ppcrn, and grandfather are wrds made up f tw parts.
Smetimes new wrds are shrter frms f lder wrds. The wrd pht was made frm phtgraph by cutting ff the end f the lnger wrd. Plane was made by cutting ff the frnt part f airplane. Smg was made by using nly the first tw and last tw letters frm the wrds smke and fg.
The names f peple and prducts can becme new wrds. Our sandwich was named after a man named Sandwich. Sctch Tape, Band-aid and Jell were names made up by the cmpanies that first made the prducts.
8. The wrd “pht” is an example t that _________.
A. the English language is always changing very fast
B. English is nt as perfect as sme ther languages
C. smetimes new wrds are shrter frms f lder nes
9. The English language needs new wrds ________.
A t make it mre beautifulB. t make up sme striesC. fr new inventins and new ideas
10. This passage is mainly abut _________.
A. naming new wrdsB. brrwing wrds frm ther languagesC. the develpment f the English language
11. What wuld be the best structure (结构) f this passage?
(Paragraph1=① Paragraph2=② Paragraph3=③ Paragraph4=④ Paragraph5=⑥)
A. B. C.
【答案】8. C 9. C 10. C 11. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了英语的发展变化以及新单词的形成方式。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“The wrd pht was made frm phtgraph by cutting ff the end f the lnger wrd.”可知，单词“pht”是从古老的长单词“phtgraph”削减变化而来的例子。故选C。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“We need new wrds fr new inventins and new ideas.”可知，我们的新发明和新想法需要新单词。故选C。
【10题详解】
主旨大意题。根据通读全文，结合第一段中“The English language is different frm any ther language. Yet English wrds d nt stay the same. The language is always changing.”可知，本文主要讲的是英语的变化和发展。故选C。
【11题详解】
篇章结构题。根据通读全文可知，第一段引出话题：英语的变化；第二段到第五段具体介绍了英语的发展变化以及新单词的形成方式。由此可知，文章的篇章结构为：总分结构。故选B。
D
阅读短文，从下面所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一项多余的选项。
Recharge (充电) Yur Bdy’s Battery
My phne is shwing that little red lw-battery sign. What if I didn’t recharge it—n, that wuld stress me ut. But what if I tk a few minutes t recharge myself—yes, that wuld help. But hw? ____12____
Tell yurself the truth.
When smething stressful happens, we ften can’t help taking a deep breath at first. But we cntrl what happens next. It’s pssible t wrk with ur stress, rather than against it. Thank it and remind yurself: “____13____”
Turn yur attentin t jy
T prtect energy stres, turn yur attentin t being present. Fcus n what yu can feel grateful fr. Smiling can reduce stress. ____14____ Plant smething in yur day that yu lk frward t.
Wrk yur stress ut.
Yu might think all yur feelings live in yur brain. But in fact, we feel them with ur whle bdies. Ding exercise can help yur bdy reduce stress. It can change hw yu feel. Als, heating up and cling dwn, like taking a shwer, may cheer yu up.
____15____
Being in crwded and busy places sends ur bdies signs f danger. We can recharge ur batteries with green space time—lk fr a park, gardens r plants t calm ur bdies and minds.
Life is shrt. It’s even shrter living n half a battery. We can break ur daily stress habits and create mre energy.
A. My bdy is prducing energy t help me deal with it.
B. Relax yurself in green.
C. My energy is running ut.
D. Here are a few ways t recharge yurself.
E. Jy can recharge us.
【答案】12. D 13. A 14. E 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文介绍了一些给自己充电的方法。
【12题详解】
根据“But what if I tk a few minutes t recharge myself—yes, that wuld help. But hw”可知，此处引出文章主题，如何给自己充电，选项D “这里有一些给自己充电的方法 ”符合语境。故选D。
【13题详解】
根据“It’s pssible t wrk with ur stress, rather than against it. Thank it and remind yurself”可知，此处介绍遇到压力时要在内心告诉自己，自己正在积极应对它，选项A “我的身体正在产生能量来帮助我应对它”符合语境。故选A。
【14题详解】
根据“Turn yur attentin t jy.”及“Smiling can reduce stress.”可知，此处介绍微笑和快乐能够帮助我们减轻压力，给我们充电，选项E“快乐可以给我们充电”符合语境。故选E。
【15题详解】
根据“We can recharge ur batteries with green space time—lk fr a park, gardens r plants t calm ur bdies and minds.”可知，本段介绍了绿色的环境可以帮助我们放松身心，选项B“在绿色中放松自己”符合语境。故选B。
二、综合填空（共20小题；每小题2分，计40分）
A.
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供1~5小题选用，第二个方框供6~10小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。
Then Alice saw a small glass table. There was a little gld key n it. She ____16____ and put it in all the lcks n the drs but it didn’t pen any f them. She mved a curtain (窗帘) n ne f the walls and ____17____ anther dr, a very small ne. She put the key in the lck. It was exactly the right ____18____! She pened the dr but f curse Alice culd nt get thrugh it—she was much t big. S she ____19____ n the flr and lked thrugh it. She saw a beautiful garden. It was full f brightly clured flwers and green trees.
“Oh, ____20____ beautiful!” she said. “I’d lve t g there but I’m t big t get thrugh the dr.” She walked back t the glass table. There was a bttle n it nw. “I’m sure that bttle wasn’t there befre,” she said, a little cnfused (困惑的).
She put dwn the key and held the bttle. She read the wrds “DRINK ME” n it. Alice wasn’t a silly girl. She didn’t drink it at nce. First she lked at the bttle carefully. “It can be ____21____ t drink ut f strange bttles,” she said. “What will it t d me?” She dran k a little very slwly. The ____22____ was very nice, like chclate and ranges and ht sweet cffee. S she drank sme mre. And sme mre. Sn the Alice finished the bttle.
“What a ____23____ feeling,” she said. “I’m getting smaller and smaller.” It was true! Afew minutes later, she was nly 25cm high. “Gd! I can g thrugh the dr int the garden,” she said happily. But, pr Alice! When she gt t the dr, she didn’t have the key! It was n the table. She culdn’t ____24____ it because she was t small nw. She sat dwn and cried.
After a while she said, “Alice! Stp crying! Crying desn’t ____25____! Dry yur tears at nce!”
【答案】16. D 17. B
18. A 19. F
20. E 21. C
22. E 23. A
24. F 25. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了爱丽丝进入花园之前的事情。
【16题详解】
句意：她把它捡起来，塞进所有的门锁里，但是门锁都没有打开。根据“There was a little gld key n it.”和“put it in all the lcks n the drs but it didn’t pen any f them.”可知，她应是把钥匙捡起来了。备选词汇picked it up意为“捡起来”，符合语境。故选D。
【17题详解】
句意：她拉开了其中一堵墙上的窗帘，发现了另一扇门，一扇很小的门。根据“…anther dr, a very small ne.”可知，指发现另一扇门。备选词汇discvered意为“发现”，符合语境。故选B。
【18题详解】
句意：尺寸完全正确！根据“She pened the dr”可知，钥匙对了，门开了，备选词汇size意为“大小，尺寸”符合语境。故选A。
【19题详解】
句意：于是她躺在地板上，透过它看过去。根据“she was much t big”和“lked thrugh it”可知，指她躺在地板上。备选词汇lay意为“躺”，符合语境。故选F。
【20题详解】
句意：哦，多么美丽啊！根据“Oh,…beautiful!”可知，指多么美丽，这是感叹句，空格后是形容词，用hw连接。故选E。
【21题详解】
句意：用陌生的瓶子喝水可能很危险。根据“drink ut f strange bttles”可知，用陌生的瓶子喝水可能很危险。备选词汇dangerus意为“危险的”，符合语境。故选C。
【22题详解】
句意：味道非常好，像巧克力、橙子和热甜咖啡。根据“She dran k a little very slwly.”可知，味道不错，备选词汇taste意为“味道”，符合语境。故选E。
【23题详解】
句意：多么奇特的感觉。根据“I’m getting smaller and smaller.”可知，多么奇特的感觉。备选词汇strange意为“奇特的”，符合语境。故选A。
【24题详解】
句意：她够不着，因为她现在太小了。她坐下来哭了。根据“It was n the table.”和“because she was t small nw.”可知，钥匙在桌子上，因为她太小了，所以够不着。备选词汇reach意为“达到，能够到”，符合语境。故选F。
【25题详解】
句意：哭是没有用的。根据“Alice! Stp crying! Crying desn’t…! Dry yur tears at nce!”可知，哭是没有用的。备选词汇help意为“帮助，有用”，符合语境。故选D。
B.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Zigng Lantern Festival shws the wisdm and culture f peple in Zigng. In 2008, the festival ____26____ (becme) a natinal-level intangible cultural heritage (国家级非物质文化遗产). S far the Zigng lantern festival ____27____ (reach) many places in China and mre than eighty ____28____ (cuntry) arund the wrld.
Wan Sngta is ____29____ imprtant leader f a lantern-making cmpany in Zigng. He spent his every vacatin ____30____ (learn) lantern-making frm his father when he was a teenager. ____31____ (get) better at designing (设计), Wan studied fine art in cllege.
One f the mst imprtant parts f making a large lantern is designing. “We used t design the lanterns all by urselves,” said Wan. “____32____ (lucky), we can use AI fr gd ideas nw.” Besides AI, ther technlgies are als very ____33____ (help). “The great success f Zigng lanterns cmes ____34____ team effrt,” said Wan. His favrite wrk The sundial in 2024 is the wrk f ver 80 Zigng lantern makers as well as a grup f engineers. It tk them ver 4,000 hurs t make it ____35____ bring it t the park.
【答案】26. became
27. has reached
28. cuntries
29. an 30. learning
31. T get 32. Luckily
33. helpful
34. frm 35. and
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了自贡元宵节的影响以及现代科技对设计灯笼的影响。
【26题详解】
句意：2008年，该节日被列为国家级非物质文化遗产。根据“In 2008”可知，此处是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填became。
【27题详解】
句意：到目前为止，自贡元宵节已经传到了中国许多地方和世界上80多个国家。根据S far可知，此处用现在完成时have/has dne的结构，主语是单数形式，助动词用has，故填has reached。
【28题详解】
句意：到目前为止，自贡元宵节已经传到了中国许多地方和世界上80多个国家。根据“mre than eighty”可知，此空应填复数形式，故填cuntries。
【29题详解】
句意：万松涛是自贡一家灯笼制作公司的重要领导。此处表示泛指，且imprtant是以元音音素开头的，故填an。
【30题详解】
句意：十几岁的时候，他每个假期都跟着父亲学习制作灯笼。spend time ding sth“花费时间做某事”，动名词作宾语，故填learning。
【31题详解】
句意：为了更好地设计，他在大学学习美术。根据“better at designing (设计), Wan studied fine art in cllege.”可知，在大学学习美术是为了更好地设计，用动词不定式作目的状语，故填T get。
【32题详解】
句意：幸运的是，我们现在可以用人工智能来想出好主意。此空位于开头，且空格后有逗号隔开，应填副词作状语。根据“we can use AI fr gd ideas nw.”可知，现在可以用人工智能来想出好主意，这是一件幸运的事，故填Luckily。
【33题详解】
句意：除了人工智能，其他技术也很有帮助。are后接形容词作表语，helpful“有帮助的”符合，故填helpful。
【34题详解】
句意：自贡灯笼的巨大成功来自于团队的努力。根据“The great success f Zigng lanterns cmes…team effrt”可知，成功来自于团队的努力，cme frm“来自”，故填frm。
【35题详解】
句意：他们花了4000多个小时制作并把它带到公园。空格前后是并列关系，用and连接，故填and。
第II卷（非选择题 共33分）
三、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）
Chinese calligraphy is an imprtant part f traditinal Chinese culture. Calligraphy started in China and spread t ther parts f Asia with Chinese culture. It has a histry f 4,000 t 5,000 years. Calligraphy is the art f writing Chinese characters (汉字) and rules f writing with a brush. When yu practice calligraphy, it is imprtant t pay attentin t the changes f the strkes (笔画) and the spaces between characters.
There are many famus calligraphers in histry, such as Wang Xizhi and Yan Zhenqing. Different calligraphy wrks can shw different calligraphers’ feelings and persnalities. Tday, they can be seen n the walls f ffices, shps, htels and many ther places.
“If I live in China, I will becme a calligrapher rather than a painter fr sure,” the wrld-famus master f art, Picass said. He fell in lve with Chinese calligraphy as sn as he saw Zhang Daqian’s wrks.
The tl fr practicing calligraphy is calligraphy brushes. They are usually made frm the hair f different animals. Practicing calligraphy takes a lt f time and many peple take lessns t learn it. During the lessns, they can learn hw t write different strkes f Chinese characters. If yu’re interested in it, yu may start practicing with a teacher right away.
Calligraphy, an amazing traditinal art frm, shws the lve that all Chinese peple have fr culture and beauty. Chinese peple f all ages practice calligraphy ften, nt t be a calligrapher, but t enjy the peaceful mind.
36. Hw lng is the histry f Chinese calligraphy?
________________________________________
37. What d we need t pay attentin t when we practice calligraphy?
________________________________________
38. What des the underlined wrd “they” refer t?
________________________________________
39 When did Picass fall in lve with Chinese calligraphy?
________________________________________
40. Why d Chinese peple f all ages practice calligraphy ften?
________________________________________
【答案】36. Fr 4,000 t 5,000 years.
37. The changes f the strkes and the spaces between characters.
38. Many famus calligraphers’ calligraphy wrks.
39. When he saw Zhang Daqian’s wrks.
40. T enjy the peaceful mind.
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了中国的书法艺术。
【36题详解】
根据“It has a histry f 4,000 t 5,000 years.”可知，中国书法有4000到5000年的历史。故填Fr 4,000 t 5,000 years.
【37题详解】
根据“When yu practice calligraphy, it is imprtant t pay attentin t the changes f the strkes (笔画) and the spaces between characters.”可知，练习书法时，需要注意笔画的变化和字间的间距。故填The changes f the strkes and the spaces between characters.
【38题详解】
根据“There are many famus calligraphers in histry…Different calligraphy wrks can shw different calligraphers’ feelings and persnalities. Tday, they can be seen n the walls f ffices, shps, htels and many ther places.”可知，此处指很多著名书法家的书法作品随处可见，它们被张贴在办公室、商店等地方的墙上。故划线部分they指代“很多著名书法家的书法作品”。故填Many famus calligraphers’ calligraphy wrks.
【39题详解】
根据“He fell in lve with Chinese calligraphy as sn as he saw Zhang Daqian’s wrks.”可知，当毕加索看到张大千的作品时就爱上了中国书法。故填When he saw Zhang Daqian’s wrks.
【40题详解】
根据“Chinese peple f all ages practice calligraphy ften, nt t be a calligrapher, but t enjy the peaceful mind.”可知，各个年龄段的中国人经常练习书法是为了享受宁静的心境。故填T enjy the peaceful mind.
四、补全对话（共4小题；每小题2分，计8分）
阅读下面对话，在每个空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话完整，合乎情境。
A: Hi, Jim! Lng time n see! Yu have changed s much! _________41_________?
B: Haha, Alan! Yes, I used t be shrt. But nw I’m thin and tall.
A: And yu have imprved yur English a lt, t. _________42_________?
B: We studied English by making cnversatins with classmates.
A: Oh, that really helps! By the way, _________43_________?
B: Sure. There is a pst ffice n Center Street. Yu can buy all kinds f stamps there.
A: _________44_________?
B: Yu can take the N. 6 bus t get there. Lk! The bus stp is ver there.
A: Thanks a lt.
B: Yu’re welcme.
【答案】41. What happened t yu
42. Hw did yu imprve yur English
43. Is there a pst ffice near here
44. Hw can I get there
【解析】
【导语】本文是吉姆和艾伦之间的对话。艾伦询问吉姆如何提高英语以及如何到达邮局。
【41题详解】
根据“Haha, Alan! Yes, I used t be shrt. But nw I’m thin and tall.”可知，此处询问对方发生了什么事，故填What happened t yu。
【42题详解】
根据“We studied English by making cnversatins with classmates.”可知，此处询问对方如何提高英语，故填Hw did yu imprve yur English。
【43题详解】
根据“Sure. There is a pst ffice n Center Street.”可知，此处是一般疑问句，询问对方这里是否有一家邮局，故填Is there a pst ffice near here。
【44题详解】
根据“Yu can take the N. 6 bus t get there.”可知，此处询问对方如何到达那里，故填Hw can I get there。
五、书面表达（计15分）
45. 时光荏苒，初中三年转瞬即逝。跟三年前的自己相比较，你会有很多变化。请以Hw I’ve changed为题，根据以下提示与要求，用英语写一篇短文，具体描述你最重要的变化及其如何发生的。
提示：
1. What did yu use t be like?
2. What is the mst imprtant change?
3. And hw did it happen? Tell a stry abut it.
要求：
1.短文80词左右，应包含提示中所有信息，可适当发挥。
2.短文中不准出现真实姓名和学校名称。
Hw I’ve changed
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【答案】One pssible versin:
Hw I’ve changed
Time ges by. Three years has passed. Of curse I have changed a lt. Let me shw yu my changes. I used t be really shrt and thin. I used t be shy and quiet. I was always silent in class. Nw I have changed a lt. One f my mst imprtant changes is that I becme mre utging. What made me change a lt? When I was in Grade Eight, there was an English speech cntest in ur schl. I wanted t take part in it, but I was afraid. Our English teacher, Mr. Wang, encuraged me t take part in it. He guided me a lt, and I practiced a lt. Finally, I wn the first prize in the speech cntest. I felt very prud and happy. Since then, I have becme mre utging.
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇记叙文，为材料作文；
②时态：时态“一般过去时”；
③提示：写作要点已给出，要注意不要遗漏题中询问的三个问题，并适当增加细节。
[写作步骤]
①第一步，表明写作意图。借用“时光飞逝”来引出下文中对三个问题的回答；
②第二步，具体阐述写作内容。从“过去的我、我的改变和发生的故事”三方面入手，重点介绍自己的变化；
③第三步，书写结语。表达对自己变化的感慨。
[亮点词汇]
①g by经过
②take part in参加
③since then自那时起
[高分句型]
①One f my mst imprtant changes is that I becme mre utging.（that引导的表语从句）
②When I was in Grade Eight, there was an English speech cntest in ur schl.（when引导的时间状语从句）
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