2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市泰中附中、济川中学校联考九年级（上）月考英语试卷（12月份）

这是一份2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市泰中附中、济川中学校联考九年级（上）月考英语试卷（12月份），共10页。试卷主要包含了听力部分，单项选择 在A，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

第一部分选择题 (90分)
一、听力部分(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
第一部分 听对话回答问题
1.What did Sandy win an award fr?
2. What time did Linda say they shuld meet?
A.B.C.
3. Where wuld Sandy like t g?
A.B.C.
4.Wh des Peter admire mst?
A. B. C.
5.What’s the girl lking fr?
A.The pst ffice.B.The plice statin.C.The supermarket.
6.Where des the cnversatin happen?
A.At the bus stp.B.On the N.19 bus.C.On the N.91 bus.
7.Hw lng can the wman keep the bks in ttal?
A.Fr tw weeks.B.Fr three weeks.C.Fr five weeks.
8.What des Andy think f Tan Dun?
A.Creative.B.Special.C.Clever.
9.What des the wman want t d?
A.She wants t buy a new bluse.
B.She wants t change the clthes.
C.She wants t take back the mney.
10.What is wrng with the wman?
A.She cannt sleep well.B.She feels sick.C.Her stmach hurts.
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题听一段对话，回答11-12小题。
11.What is Simn’s favurite kind f film?
A.Rmantic films.B.Actin films.C.Hrrr films.
12.Why des the wman dislike actin films?
A.Because there are t many fights in them.
B.Because they have a bad influence n teenagers.
C.Because they are t exciting fr peple t watch.
听一篇短文，回答13-15小题。
WatchB.Sprts CityC.Music Wrld
B.Grade 8C.Grade 9
and stressedB.happy and relaxedC.bred and sleepy
听一篇短文，回答16-20小题。
16.What is it difficult fr the three children?
A.T read and listen.B.T listen and write.C.T read and write.
17.Hw lng did the dcumentary take?
A.Three years.B.Tw years.C.One year.
18.What is Xiaxia gd at?
A.Cmpsing music.B.Designing clthes.C.Cmmunicating with peple.
19.Wh made Qunxia feel stressed?
A.His parents.B.His deskmateC.His teacher.
20.Why are the three children lucky?
A.Because teachers help them with their study.
B.She wants t take back the mney.
C.Because parents help them find their wn ways.
二、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题10分）
21．There is n dubt that the sngs with ______strng lcal clur have ______ lasting value.
A. a; a B. /;a C. /; the D. a;/
22．— His wrk is s easy. He des next t ________ but makes a lt f mney.
— It’s nt what yu imagine. He is hard-wrking.
A．smething B．nthing C．everything D．anything
23．The yung man prmised that he ________ late fr wrk again. But this is his third prmise this mnth!
A．will be B．wuld be C．wn’t be D．wuldn’t be
24． ________ directrs take part in the award ceremny. The number f them ________ rising year by year.
A．The number f; is B．The number f; are
C．A number f; is D．A number f; are
25．CCTV-3 are nw cvering these ________ girls’ wnderful perfrmances ________. Yu really can’t miss it.
A．live；liveB．lively；aliveC．alive；livingD．lively；live
26．What else d yu want t say? And f curse, yu have the right t _________ silent.
A. remain B. remind C. refuse D. receive
27．— Lk! There are s many peple queueing in frnt f the restaurant. The fd there _____ be very delicius.— Dn’t be silly. Maybe they are shills (托).
A．can B．must C．shuld D．need
28．China and Nepal annunced the new height f Munt Qmlangma tgether, which is an imprtant ________ f the friendship between tw cuntries.
A. symbl B. success C. spirit D. silence
29．After winning the wmen's 100-m race at the Hangzhu Asian Games, Gę Manqi said She wanted t say thank yu t everyne wh ffered a helping hand______ she was sad.
A. befre B. s C. althugh D. whenever
30. Culd yu tell me ?
A. what is wrng with the little by B. hw we can call this baby
C. what she has dealt with the news D. which gate I shuld g
31. Every time Tm is late, he’ll _________ an excuse. S I wnder what his excuse is this time.
A. set upB. put upC. take upD. make up
32. —Can yu tell me if he _________ all the prblems in thirty minutes?
—I’m afraid he can’t. If he _________ anther five minutes, I think he will.
A. will slve ; will giveB. slves ; is given
C. will slve ; is givenD. slves ; will give
33. —Hw d yu _________ the TV shw? —It is _________. I’ve never seen a better ne befre.
A. find ; highly thught fB. think f ; highly thught f
C. think abut ; thught wellD. like ; highly thught abut
34．---Keep wrking hard, and yu’ll surely realize yur dream f being an artist ____ yu give it up halfway.
---I will, thank yu, Miss Liu.
A．unless B．if C．since D．thugh
35．Amy: I cked sea fish yesterday in the kitchen, but the unpleasant smell stays.
Tm: There’s a way yu can try: after yu make cffee, dry the leftver cffee grunds and keep them in small bwls, then place the bwls in the kitchen.
What are Amy and Tm talking abut?
A．Hw t make cffee. B．Hw t ck sea fish.
C．Hw t clean the kitchen. D．Hw t remve a bad smell.
三、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。（共15分）
Big News, Little News
It was 8:00 a.m. when Andy put the last newspaper at 12 Birch Street. He shuld ride his bike t get t The Gazette ffice by 8:15. There must be smething ____36____ fr the editr in chief (主编), Mr. Trtta, t meet with an 11-year-ld paper by.
“We’ll ____37____ this newspaper ffice, Andy. The televisin and the cmputer are hw peple get their news tday. And n newspapers, advertising nw is ____38____ quickly.” Mr. Trtta said.
“Then peple wn’t get their neighbrhd news anymre.” said Andy.
Mr. Trtta ndded and sighed. “We held ut as lng as we culd, ____39____ there’s just n way.”
Sadly, Andy ____40____ himself t make the head up t say gd-bye.
A week later, Andy wndered if his custmers ___41___ The Gazette as much as he did. He thught f a way t find ut.
Andy started ut with his ____42____. First stp: Mr. Jnas, 17 Oak. When Andy asked him abut the ld newspaper, Mr. Jnas was quick t answer, “I ____43____ liked reading The Gazette. I wish t read them again s much. By the way, I have a pile f strybks. Any ideas?”
“Maybe ____44____ wuld want them. I’ll ask arund.” He tk ut a pen and made sme ntes at nce.
Then, Andy stpped at Mrs. Burke’s, 27 Maple. She pened the dr hlding the three ____45____.
“Exactly. I was ging t ____46___ an advertisement in The Gazette, but... Knw any neighbrs with experience?”
As Andy made mre ntes, a/an ___47____ began frming in his head. Maybe he culd create a newsy page fr the neighbrs.
Definitely, all the neighbrs cheered fr him. They were ____48____ t prvide the news.
Andy typed the news, mimegraphed purple cpies, and delivered (投递) the __49__Tree Streets News n Saturday.
Frm then n, custmers cntinued prviding stries. They als advertised wanted help, and requested bks r music.
In fact, Andy was making news and ____50____ neighbrs. Thugh he missed his ld Gazette jb, he had started smething t.
36．A．interesting B．imprtant C．helpful D．persnal
37．A．clse B．buy C．save D．develp
38．A．n B．arund C．up D．dwn
39．A．and B．s C．but D．r
40．A．picked B．pushed C．prmised D．punished
41．A．checked B．used C．missed D．read
42．A．cmputer B．newspaper C．strybk D．ntebk
43．A．prbably B．surely C．mainly D．hardly
44．A．everybdy B．anybdy C．smebdy D．nbdy
45．A．babies B．cups C．flwers D．letters
46．A．think abut B．lk thrughC．wait fr D．put up
47．A．task B．idea C．suggestin D．questin
48．A．glad B．surprised C．nervus D．afraid
49．A．first B．secnd C．third D．last
50．A．cntrlling B．finding C．prtecting D．cnnecting
四． 阅读理解 阅读短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（共20小题，满分40分）
A
Here’s hw t tell whether a glass cntains (容纳) ht water r cld water—withut ever tuching it!
Yu’ll need
·2 drinking glasses that are exactly alike ·Ice cubes (块)
·Adult helper ·Bathtub (浴缸) r shwer ·Pencil and paper
❶ Fill ne glass with cld tap water and cl it with ice cubes. Dn’t use a lt f ice, just cl it a little.
❷ Fill the ther glass with very ht water.
❸ Pur bth glasses ut int the tub at the same time and speed. Repeat this prcess (过程) a few times, and watch clsely each time.
❹ Ask yur helper t fill the glasses again and nt tell yu which is which. When yu see the water splash(溅起) in the tub, guess which ne is the ht water.
❺ Repeat several times. Keep scre n yur paper. Yu shuld be able t guess crrectly mre than half the time.
What happens?
Cld water is mre dense (稠密的) than ht water, s a cup f cld water is just a little bit heavier than a cup f ht water.
When yu pur ht water nt a hard surface, it splashes arund mre than the cld water because it’s less dense.
51．The article mainly tells us ______.
A．the way t see water’s temperature
B．what we need t d the experiment
C．what happens if the glass is filled with cld water
D．what happens if the glass is filled with ht water
52．Yu shuld put the ice cubes int ______.
A．a bathtub B．a shwer C．a glass with cld waterD．a glass with ht water
53．Where can yu find such an article?
A．A news reprt.B．A science pster.C．A bilgy bk.D．A stry bk.
54．What can we learn frm the picture?
A．Yu can d it withut thers’ help.
B．At least tw different drinking glasses are needed.
C．Cld water seems much heavier than ht water.
D．Yu needn’t tuch the water t find it’s cld r ht.
55．What is the way t see temperature accrding t the picture?
A．By watching.B．By weighing.C．By feeling.D．By tuching.
B
Lng lng ag, there was a piece f wd. It was nt an expensive piece f wd. Just a cmmn piece f firewd, ne f thse that are put n the fire t make cld rms warm.
I d nt knw hw this really happened, ne fine day this piece f wd fund itself in the shp f an ld carpenter(木匠). Everyne called him Mastr Cherry, fr the tip f his nse was s rund and red that it lked like a ripe cherry.
As sn as he saw that piece f wd, Mastr Cherry was filled with jy. Rubbing his hands tgether happily, he said t himself: “This has cme in time. I’m in need f a leg f the table.” But as he was abut t deal with it, he std still with arm uplifted, fr he had heard a little vice say: “Please be careful! D nt hit me s hard!” What a surprise!
He tried t find ut where that vice had cme frm and he saw n ne! He lked under the bench—n ne!
He searched the rm—n ne! He pened the dr t lk arund the street and still n ne!
“Oh, I see!” he then said, laughing and shaking his head “There may be smething wrng with my ears.” “Well, well—t wrk nce mre.” He struck anther blw hard n the piece f wd.
“Oh, h! Yu hurt me!” cried the same far-away little vice.
Mastr Cherry’s muth pened wide, turned frightened eyes and his tngue hung dwn n his chin( 下 巴 ).” Where did that vice cme frm? This piece f wd has learned t cry like a child? Here it is—a piece f cmmn firewd, the same as any ther. Yet—might smene be hidden in it? If s, the wrse fr him. I’ll fix him!” With these wrds, he started t knck it. He threw it t the flr, against the walls, and even up t the ceiling.
He listened fr the tiny vice t cry. He waited tw minutes—nthing; five minutes—nthing; ten minutes— nthing. “Oh, I see,” he said, trying bravely t laugh and tuching his hair. “Well, well—t wrk nce mre!” S he tried t sing a merry sng t get pwer, and wrked n.
“Stp it! Oh, stp it! Yu tickle my stmach.” This time pr Mastr Cherry fell as if sht. When he pened his eyes, he fund himself sitting n the flr.
56．The underlined wrd “struck” in Paragraph 6 prbably means ________.
A．shk B．fught C．hit D．rse
57．Hw many times did the firewd speak?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D.4
58. Hw did the man’s feelings change?
A．Afraid—surprised—brave.B．Happy—surprised—afraid.
C．Afraid—happy—surprised.D．Happy—nervus—surprised.
59．Which is the right rder f what happened in the stry?
a. Mastr Cherry saw a piece f cmmn firewd with jy.
b.The ld carpenter dubted if anyne was hidden in the wd.
c.He heard the same far-away little vice cry “Oh, h! Yu hurt me!”.
d.Mastr Cherry sang a merry sng t encurage himself t wrk n.
e.As he was ging t give it the first blw, he had heard a little vice.
A．a–e–b–d–cB．e–a–b–c–d C．a–e–c–b–d D．e–a–c–d–b
60．Which might be the best title fr the passage?
A．Deaf Ears B．Unusual Wd C．Unfriendly Carpenter D．Strange Sunds
C
It’s been said that life turns n small things. Smetimes it’s hard t see hw small chices can change yur life. But when put tgether ver time, the little things can make the biggest difference.
The theme f Success fr Teens is “Little Things Matter”. The bk helps teens identify (识别) small, psitive (积极的) chices they can make in their lives t help them reach their gals. Lts f teens dn’t realize hw the little chices in their lives can have lasting influences. Often they fcus n (专注于) the bigger events, such as a majr exam, a big game r cmpetitin, r chsing a cllege. The little things, hwever, can g unnticed unless yur teen understands hw imprtant they can be.
The little things that lead t success are mstly easy t d. Help yur teen identify a few areas in everyday life where he r she can make small, psitive chices. It might be as simple as getting up n time, priritizing (按重要性排列) their schlwrk, putting in an extra 10 minutes f practice r using sme spare time t help smene else.
Nineteen-year-ld Kyle Freas used t be n his schl baseball team and wuld play every day after schl. When the seasn was ver, he had an empty three hurs a day, s he started spending ne third f such extra time daily, lking fr ways t help ther kids. Over the last few years, his prject has raised thusands f dllars t help abused, hmeless and sick children. Kyle spent just a little time each day ding smething that ended up benefiting (有益于) a lt f kids. The imprtant thing t understand is that Kyle made the small and psitive decisins necessary fr success.
Make sure yur child understands that even thugh the results f the psitive chices may nt be seen right away, they are building n each ther and taking him r her n a path that will lead t success.
61．What can yu learn frm paragraph 2?
A．Dealing with big events is the mst imprtant in ne’s life.
B．Little chices seldm have lasting influences n ne’s life.
C．Teens shuld try t fcus their attentin n big chices.
D．Many teens fail t realize the imprtance f little chices.
62．Which f the fllwing wrds can be used t describe Kyle Freas?
A．Kind-hearted.B．Creative.C．Brave.D．Cnfident.
63．Whm is the text mst prbably written fr?
A．Teenagers.B．Parents.C．Pupils.D．Teachers.
64．The writer mainly discusses the relatinship between ________.
A．little chices and big chices B．teens’ gals and their actins
C．psitive and negative decisinsD．small psitive chices and success
65．What’s the structure f the passage?
A．①/②③/④/⑤ B．① ②/③④/⑤ C．①/ ②③/④⑤ D．① ②/③/④⑤
D
We cme by business naturally in ur family. Each f the seven children in ur family wrked in ur father’s stre, “Our Own hardware-Furniture Stre” in Mtt, Nrth Dakta. We started wrking by ding simple jbs like dusting, arranging shelves and wrapping, and later graduated t serving custmers. As we wrked and watched, we learned that wrk was abut mre than survival and making a sale.
One lessn stands ut in my mind. It was shrtly befre Christmas. I was in the eighth grade and was wrking evenings, straightening the ty sectin. A little by, five r six years ld, came in. He was wearing a brwn dirty wrn cat. His shes were scuffed(磨损的) and his ne shelace was trn. The little by lked pr t me—t pr t affrd t buy anything. He lked arund the by sectin, picked up this item and that, and carefully put them back in their place.
Dad came dwn the stairs and walked ver t the by. His steel blue eyes smiled and the dimple in his cheek std ut as he asked the by what he culd d fr him. The by said he was lking fr a Christmas present t buy fr his brther. I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as any adult. Dad tld him t take his time and lk arund. He did.
After abut 20 minutes, the little by carefully picked up a ty plane, walked up t my dad and said, “Hw much fr this, Mister?”
“Hw much yu gt?” Dad asked.
The little by held ut his hand and pened it. His hand was creased(皱) with wet lines f dirt frm hlding his mney. In his hand lay tw dimes, a nickel and tw pennies—27 cents. The price n the ty plane he’d picked ut was $3.98.
“That’ll just abut d it,” Dad said as he clsed the sale. Dad’s reply still rings in my ears. I thught abut what I’d seen as I wrapped the present. When the little by walked ut f the stre, I didn’t ntice the dirty, wrn cat, r the Singles trn shelace. What I saw was a radiant child with a treasure.
66. When we started wrking in the shp, we did the fllwing EXCEPT ________.
A. serving the custmers B. dusting C. arranging shelves D. wrapping
67. Which f the fllwing statements is TRUE?
A. We culd serve nly when we graduated frm high schl.
B. I learned the lessn frm my father when I was eight.
C. The by nly has 27 cents t pay fr a Christmas present.
D. The by’s brther lked the ty plane as smething precius.
68. The underlined wrd “radiant” means ________.
A. unhappy and dirty B. full f happiness and lve
C. clean and tidy D. hnest and respectful
69. What lessn did the writer learn frm his father?
A. In sme special situatin, yu can sell smething that is wrth $3.68 fr 27 cents.
B. Christmas presents shuld be sld cheaper.
C. We shuld treat different peple with different attitudes.
D. Wrk was abut smething mre than making a living.
70. Which f the fllwing can mst prbably be the title f the reading
A. A Special ChristmasB. The Meaning f Wrk C. A Surprising Gift D. Our Own Stre
第二部分 非选择题（60分）
五. 词汇运用 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，每空不限一词。（共5分）
71.The ____________(vide) I am lking frward t are ppular amng teenagers f my age.
72. The harder yu wrk, the __________(wealthy) yu will becme in the future.
73. We all hpe the prblem can be __________(success) dealt with as sn as pssible.
74. It’s better t prevent a prblem frm happening than_____（cme）up with ways t slve it.
75.—Wuld yu like t see a film with me tnight?
—I’d lve t, but I____________(accept) Lily’s invitatin t dinner. Is tmrrw evening OK?
六． 任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，在表格内填上一个最恰当的单词，每空一词。（共15分）
Fr years I have nticed that ne cmmn characteristic that successful peple have is curisity (好奇心). Why is curisity imprtant? Because it gives yu a fresh perspective (视角)and fresh ideas. Curius peple can see things that many ther peple can’t. S hw can yu develp curisity? Here are sme tips that yu can fllw:
Expect things t be fun.
Instead f expecting things t be bring, expect them t be fun. This small change in yur thinking can make a big difference. Once yu d it, it will be much easier fr yu t find the fun side f almst anything. And als, mre drs f chance will be pen fr yu.
Always have questins in yur mind.
Whenever yu deal with a tpic, have questins in yur mind. Find the answers and ask new questins. Questins keep yur mind engaged (忙于). They can change yur learning prcess frm being bring t a treasure hunt.
Take n a new challenge.
By taking n a new challenge, yu will want t prve t yurself (and perhaps t thers) that yu can make it. One gd way t d that is t create a cmpetitin with yur friends t find ut wh can d smething faster r better.
Cnnect new things with what yu’ve already knwn.
Things will be mre exciting if yu can cnnect what yu’re learning with what yu’ve already knwn. Why? Because that imprves yur understanding f the wrld and allws yu t see new things that yu haven’t nticed befre.
Add variety (多样性) t yur life.
Find new pssibilities by stepping int new tpics. Read bks in new fields. Meet peple frm all walks f life. N mre experience is enugh.
All the advice abve can be summarised (概括) in just ne phrase: make things fun.
七．综合填空根据短文内容在空白处填上适当的词（共15分）
Cmmunicatin is the prcess by which we exchange infrmatin between peple. The aim f cmmunicating well is ____86_____ (understand) and t be understd. Cmmunicatin can be successful nly when ___87____ the sender and the receiver understand the same infrmatin.
Gd cmmunicatin skills are keys___88____ success in life, wrk and relatinships. Withut effective(有效的) cmmunicatin, a message can becme misunderstanding, r disaster.
In ____89___ (tday) highly infrmatinal and technlgical envirnment, it has becme mre imprtant t have gd cmmunicatin skills. Here are sme imprtant steps t cmmunicate effectively.
Knw what yu want t say and why. Understand ____90____ (clear) the purpse f yur message. Knw t whm yu are cmmunicating and why.
Hw will yu say it? We all knw that it’s nt always what yu say, but hw yu say it, that ___91_____ (matter). When yu speak, ___92____ (begin) by making eye cntact is always a gd chice. Yu shw trust and____93_____ (cnfident) when yu lk at thers in the eyes. Secnd, pay attentin t _____94___ (cntrl)yur bdy language, since it can say s much mre than yur wrds. By standing with yur arms easily at yur side, yu tell thers that yu are pen t hearing what they have t say.
Cmmunicatin is_____95____ tw-way street. After yu have said what yu have t say, stp and listen. Practise yur listening skills. Be cnsiderate f thers wh are talking. Listen carefully and never cut them ff.
八、书面表达（共25分）
艺术陶冶情操, 涵养生命。你喜欢的艺术形式是什么, 有过怎样的经历, 又有怎样的感受呢?请在下列图示中任选一种或自选一种其他艺术形式, 用英语写一篇短文。
注意：1. 词数100左右, 短文开头已给出, 不计入总词数。
2. 表达中请勿提及真实校名及姓名。
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注意：所有答案都要写在答题卡上Different TV viewing habits
Daniel
Grade 7
● Be crazy abut playing basketball.
● His favurite TV prgramme is 13 .
Rse
14
● Art Club
● Lve watching prgrammes abut animals.
Tm
Grade 9
● Drama Cub
● Music makes him 15 .
Hw t develp curisity
The___76__f curisity
Curisity 77 yu with a new perspective and new ideas.
Curius peple are ften 78 t see mre things than many ther peple.
79 n hw t develp curisity
Dn’t think things are bring, r ne mre dr f chance will be 80 t yu.
Questin things nn-stp. Questins make yur mind wrk and make yur learning prcess mre 81 .
Take n a new challenge, such as 82 a test with yur friends. Yu will want t shw that yu can succeed.
Cnnect what yu are learning with what yu’ve already knwn and yu will 83 the wrld better.
Make sme changes in yur life by meeting different peple and 84 as many new things as pssible.
Cnclusin
In 85 , lk fr the fun in things.