陕西省西安市西工大附中2020-2021学年九年级上学期第一次月考英语试题

2020-2021学年陕西省西安市西工大附中九年级（上）

第一次月考英语试卷

III.完形填空（共1小题，计20分）

第一节：阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

Eric Weihenmayer is as brave as every mountain climber. In 2001, he made his way ___1___ the top of Qomolangma at the age of 33. He is the first blind person to reach the top of the highest mountain in the world. ___2___ he is!

Erik became blind in his early teens. At first, he ___3___ to accept he was blind, but finally he came to accept his disability. He couldn’t play sports as he used to. He would never be able to play basketball or catch a football again. But ___4___ next? He became interested in rock climbing ___5___ he was sixteen. Later, he started to climb mountains. The climbers of his climbing team said that Eric wasn’t different from a normal climber. However, he ___6___ by his coach strictly even if he was blind.

Climbing Qomolangma was a challenge for every climber in his team.

The reaction（反应）to the mountain air for Eric was the same as it was for his teammates: the short of oxygen （氧 气）caused the heart to beat more slowly than usual, and the brain did not work ___7___. However, they all succeeded finally. As Erik hoped, his success changed ___8___ people thought about the blind.

Climbing Qomolangma is ___9___ achievement for any mountain climber, so Eric Weihenmayer is proud of himself. He never allows his disability ___10___ him. For him, disability just means possibility.

1. A. of B. to C. on D. in

2 A. What a great person B. How great person C. How a great person D. What great person

3. A. refuse B. refused C. will refuse D. has refused

4. A. what could he do B. what he could do C. why could he do D. why he could do

5. A. when B. before C. until D. unless

6. A. trains B. trained C. was trained D. is trained

7. A. slow B. slowly C. clear D. clearly

8. A. if B. where C. how D. that

9. A. the B. a C. an D. /

10. A. stop B. stopping C. stopped D. to stop

第二节：阅读下面两篇短文, 理解大意, 然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案, 使短文连贯、完整。

When I was in the seventh grade, I always liked to eat or listen to music in class while I was doing homework. This bad habit ___11___ my poor grades directly. My mother was worried about my study. So she found my head teacher Susan and asked her to be ___12___ with me. I thought my head teacher would ___13___ me. At that time, I was very worried until one day my head teacher asked me to go to the playground to meet her. I ___14___ rushed to the playground though I was afraid.

___15___ I ran to my head teacher, she gave me a stick. She asked me to draw a circle on the ground with my left ___16___ and a triangle with the other one at the same time. Then I began to draw circles and triangles with both hands. I ___17___ many times but I failed.

Half an hour later, my head teacher smiled and said to me, “In fact, almost ___18___ can draw a circle and a triangle at the same time. After all, our energy is not enough to finish many ___19___ at the same time. We must pay attention to one thing to succeed.” From then on, I began _____20_____ my heart to my study. Since then, I have made rapid progress.

11. A. got off B. took off C. led to D. came to

12. A. kind B. strict C. strong D. weak

13. A. punish B. choose C. serve D. change

14. A. slowly B. quickly C. noisily D. quietly

15. A. If B. Before C. When D. Although

16. A. hand B. leg C. eye D. ear

17. A. tried B. wrote C. showed D. stopped

18. A. anybody B. everybody C. nobody D. somebody

19. A. mistakes B. decisions C. talents D. tasks

20. A. cutting B. playing C. putting D. climbing

IV.阅读理解（共3小题, 计20分）

第一节：阅读下面A,  B,  C三篇短文, 从所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或元成'T 给句子的一个最佳答案。

21. The Temple of Heaven was first built ________.

A. in 492 B. in 641 C. in 1311 D. in 1420

22. Songtsan Gambo built the Potala Palace for ________.

A. the god B. princess Wencheng C. his people D. Emperor Qin Shi Huang

23. You can visit ________ if you are in Xi’an.

A. the Temple of Heaven B. the Potala Palace

C. the Terracotta Warriors and Horses D. the Mogao Caves

24. The smallest statue of the Caves of a Thousand Buddhas is ________.

A. 2 cm B. 34.5 m C. 25 km D. 13 cm

25. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The Potala Palace is made of wood and stone.

B. The Terracotta figures are bigger than real men.

C. The Mogao Caves is in the southest of Dunhuang.

D. The emperors admired the people in the Temple of Heaven.

Every school day, we use schoolbags to carry all of our things to school. They are a big part of our lives. But have you ever thought about the history of the schoolbag?

In the Han Dynasty (汉朝), students in old-style private schools used bamboo boxes to carry books to school. People consider the bamboo boxes to be the earliest schoolbags. They were usually two or three layers (层) in the box. Kids put different things like books, brushes, ink stones (砚) and paper in the boxes.

Hundreds of years later, people developed a new kind of schoolbag called the budai, or the "hip-pocket". The budai was lighter than the bamboo box. With the founding (成立) of the People's Republic of China, military rucksacks (军用帆布包) became popular. Many people carried them when they were in school. Ask your grandparents or parents about these bags. Maybe they can tell you about their experiences of carrying them when they were in school.

A new style of schoolbags has appeared in recent years. Many of them have colorful and fashionable designs (时尚的设计) on them, such as pictures of cartoons or pop stars. And they are more comfortable to use. Some students pull wheeled bags filled with heavy textbooks and others carry backpacks.

Schoolbags are still changing. Can you imagine what future schoolbags will be like?

26. Schoolbags in the Han Dynasty were made of _______.

A. cloth

B. paper

C. plastic

D bamboo

27. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A Military rucksacks were popular in the 1950s.

B. The budai was heavier than the bamboo box.

C. There are some pictures on the new style of schoolbags.

D. Schoolbags have changed a lot.

28. To carry heavy textbooks, students would like to use _______.

A. wheeled bags

B. military rucksacks

C. bamboo boxes

D. the budai

29. We can usually read the article in ________.

A. a letter

B. a guidebook

C. a newspaper

D. a notice

30. The purpose of the article is ______.

A. to tell us how to use schoolbags

B. to explain why we use schoolbags

C. to introduce the importance of schoolbags

D. to introduce the development of schoolbags

As the fifth of seven children, I went to the same public school as my three elder sisters and brother. Every year, each child from the third grade took part in an old school tradition-the plant sale held in early May, just before Mother's Day.

That year I was old enough to take part in it. I wanted to surprise my mother, but I didn't have any money. I told my elder sister about it and she gave me some money. When I arrived at the plant sale, I carefully chose my favorite. I watched each plant seriously to make sure that I could find the best geranium（天竺葵）. After school, with the help of my sister I hid it on the neighbor's porch（门廊）. On Mother's Day, I remember how bright my mother's eyes were and how elated she was at my gift.

The year I was fifteen, my younger sister reached the third, grade. She told me that, she wanted to surprise our mother. Like my elder sister did for me, I gave her some money. And she bought the same gift and we hid it in the same place. When she gave the gift to my mother, I watched them full of pride and happiness. My mother noticed me watching and gave me a soft and secret smile. With a shock at my heart, I smiled back.

I wonder how my mother could pretend (假装) to be surprised at the same sixth child, but as I watched her eyes, I knew she was not pretending.

31. The writer first took part in the plant sale______________.

A. in the third grade B. at the age of sixteen

C. in the fifth grade D. at the age of fifteen

32. The underlined word "elated" in the second paragraph probably means _____________.

A. angry B. upset C. excited D. relaxed

33. The sixth child bought _____________ for her mother.

A. the prettiest rose B. the best geranium

C. the biggest grape D. the freshest strawberry

34. From the third paragraph, we can know the mother ___________when she got the same gift.

A. refused to accept it B. pretended to be happy

C. felt proud and happy D. hid it on the neighbor's porch

35. The passage is mainly about __________________.

A. the best place to hide a gift B. a good way to surprise mom

C. an awful secret of the family D. deep love between mom and children

第二节,  阅读短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Canberra is the capital of Australia. ___36___ The increasing speed of popularity is the fastest in Australia.

Canberra is the eighth largest city in Australia. It is 238 kilometers from Sydney and 507 kilometers from Melbourne. Melbourne was once the capital of Australia. Sydney people also wished to make their city capital. It was difficult for the government to make the decision. ___37___

The new capital was between Sydney and Melbourne, the two largest cities in Australia. It took more than 12 years to build the city. In 1927, the city was set up completely. ___38___ “Canberra” means “a place for friends to get together.”

___39___ There’s the Flower Festival in September each year. People can enjoy all kinds of beautiful flowers and welcome the spring to arrive. In Canberra, there are many famous universities like the Australian National University and the University of Canberra. The National Library and National Museum of Australia are also famous places that people like to visit. A man-made lake-Lake Burley Griffin is in the center of the city. It’s about 25 kilometers long. ___40___

With the development of Canberra, even though it is not the oldest city or the most famous city in Australia, more and more young people are going to live, work and study in Canberra.

A. Canberra is well-known for its universities.

B. Became the capital and was named Canberra.

C. You can buy lots of traditional things in Canberra.

D. People like to ride bikes, walk or run around the lake.

E. Then in 1911, the government chose to build the new Capital.

F. Canberra is a beautiful city with trees and flowers everywhere.

G. It is a modern and lively city with a population of over 410, 300.

V、根据所给的汉语意思, 用单词或短语完成英语句子。（共10小题, 计10分）

41. 我经过教室时看到汤姆在看书。

I saw Tom reading when I _________ the classroom.

42. 有时候，我们甚至需要花时间来导入一个请求。

Sometimes, we even need to spend time ____________ a request.

43. 我过去走路上学，但是现在习惯了坐公交车。

I __________ walk to school,  but now I __________ taking the bus.

44. 我不再有很多私人时间了。

I don’t have much ___________ time anymore.

45. 格林先生决定亲自和他的孩子谈谈。

Mr. Green decided to talk with his son ____________.

46. “一带一路”产生了巨大的社会影响。

The Belt & Road Initiative has had a great ________________.

47. 我们为我们国家的伟大成就感到自豪。

We _______________ the great achievements of our country.

48 这种工具被工人们广泛使用。

This tool _________________ by workers.

49. 为了安全起见，学生们应该避免夜晚独自外出。

To be safe, students should _________________ alone at night.

50. 他们不知道如何应对即将到来的暴风雨。

They don’t know how to ____________ the coming rainstorm.

VI、短文填空（共1小题, 计10分）

用方框中所给的单词的适当形式填空, 使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次, 每空只填 1个单词）

What can you make with pieces of paper? Look at Chen Yiyan’s work! The 14-year-old boy in Hangzhou Foreign Language School has an amazing talent for paper-folding. He has folded a “fantasy world” with his hands.

Chen wasn’t ___51___ with this talent. When he was a fourth-grader, he found his brother’s paper-folding book. It made him ___52___in it. Following the 50 steps shown in the book, he made his first work-a paper elephant within two hours. Since then , he has ___53___ many books about paper-folding and practiced ___54___ paper in his spare time. So far his fantasy world has many ___55___ such as monsters and robots. He made his favourite work last year. It was a paper dragon that had almost 2000 steps.

Chen used to fold paper by ___56___ until he met Li Changnan, an eight-grade in his school who also loved folding paper. They set up a paper-folding club last year. To their joy, their school sponsored it. With the encouragement and the money provided, they had a paper-folding class every Wednesday afternoon. The club soon attracted a lot of students. Now it has more than 20 members. They ___57___ their works and taught other students how to fold paper. On February 14th this year, the club also held a ___58___ for the kids in Wenzhou ___59___ Library.

“It is ___60___ exciting to develop my hobby and share it with others at the same time.” Chen said. He hopes more and more people can get to know paper-folding and love the art.

VII、任务型阅读（共1小题, 计10分）

阅读下面的短文, 完成下列各题。

I am Canadian. I started learning French when I was 10 years old. But my whole experience with the language was in the classroom. All of that changed, however, during my last summer of high school. As a 17-year-old girl, I flew across the country by myself for the first time! I headed for Quebec to live in the province with a French-speaking host family, who didn’t speak any English. And I would learn French at a local school.

On the first day of school, all of us students were given a test to determine （测定）our language level. We were required to speak only French all summer.

I made every effort to communicate in a second language by making new friends, seeing movies and even ordering food from restaurants in French. Though I couldn’t understand most of it at the very beginning, the whole experience was exciting and refreshing.

On weekends, my classmates and I took trips to different places around the province. On one trip, we went whale watching on the St. Lawrence River. Even though it was raining, we could see huge whales swimming around our boat. The most memorable of our trip was a visit Quebec City. I walked along the stone streets, took pictures of the European-style （欧式的）buildings, and learned some stories there.

Finally, my efforts paid off ! At the end of the summer, I was able to communicate pretty well. I couldn’t wait to go back to school and talk with my French teacher. Being fully immersed（沉浸）in a French-speaking environment was a valuable learning experience. And it could be the main reason for my improvement in French.

61. When did the writer fly alone for the first time?

The writer flew alone __________ for the first time.

62. How did the local school determine the students’ language level?

The local school determined the students’ language level by __________.

63. Did the writer enjoy the experience of communicating in French?

____________________________________________.

64. What did the writer think of the visit to historic Quebec City?

The writer thought it was __________ of the trip.

65. What could be the main reason for the writer’s improvement in French?

__________ could be the main reason for the writer’s improvement in French.

VIII.补全对话（共1小题, 计5分）

根据下面对话的情景，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。

Peter: Excuse me, sir? Could you tell me the way to the nearest bank?

Li Hua: ________66________ You can ask the lady over there.

Peter: Thank you all the same.

（A moment later）

Peter: Excuse me.________67________

Wang Lin: No, there isn’t a bank near here, but there is one near the People’s Hospital.

Peter: _________68_________

Wang Lin: It’s about fifteen minutes’ bus ride.

Peter: _________69_________

Wang Lin: The No.10 bus.

Peter: _________70_________

Wang Lin: The bus stop is across from the bookstore.

Peter: Thank you very much.

Wang Lin: You’re welcome.

IX、书面表达（计15分）

71. 时光荏苒, 转眼大家已经步入九年级。回想过去两年的初中生活, 你是否觉得自己改变了很多？请你根据以下提示, 以"Some Changes in My Life"为题写一篇英语短文, 谈一谈自从上初中后, 你在哪些方面发生了改变？

提示：

1. What did you use to be like?

2. What are you like now?

3. What made you change so much?

4. How do you feel about these changes?

要求：1.包含以上内容要点, 可适当发挥, 使短文连贯, 通顺。

2.80词左右, 标题和开头已给出, 不计入总数。

Some Changes in My Life

How time flies!It has been two years since I entered the middle school.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________