湖北武汉一初慧泉中学2019~2020学年上学期12月月考九年级英语试题(无听力部分)
2019-2020学年度九年级12月英语月考试题
二、选择填空。（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
26. ---Thank you for driving me home.
---________. I’m just going in the same direction.
A. With pleasure
B. Think nothing of it
C. It depends
D. Take your time
27. ---Which is John’s son?
---He is over there. Look, he is just the ________ of his father.
A. picture
B. book
C. model
D. cover
28. ---I want to send an e-mail, but the speed of this computer is so slow!
---Take it easy! Even an old computer is better than ________.
A. none
B. nothing
C. neither
D. no one
29. ---What an outstanding engineer Jim is!
---But you could never imagine that he grew in an orphanage because his ______ parents both died in an earthquake.
A. personal
B. private
C. natural
D. born
30. ---Some Chinese students find it difficult to understand native speakers.
---________, even if they’ve learned a lot about grammar and known many words.
A. Generally
B. Simply
C. Mostly
D. Exactly
31. ---Oh! These toys are so expensive.
---Really? Will $100 ________? I don’t have much money with me today.
A. spend
B. reach
C. do
D. count
32. ---Hurry up! Your father is waiting for us downstairs.
---OK, mum! I’ll get my backpack now and it won’t ________ long.
A. afford
B. pay
C. spend
D. take
33. Generally, children _______ are not active or _______ diet is high in fat again weight easily.
A. whom; whose
B. whom; who
C. who; which
D. who; whose
34. ---Has Mr. White arrived yet?
---No. The plane was supposed to arrive at seven o’clock, but it was ______ for an hour because of the storm.
A. fixed up
B. shown up
C. set up
D. held up
35. ---What do you think of George?
---Very serious, though he ________ be funny at times.
A. must
B. can
C. should
D. need
36. ---Sorry, sir! I broke the window glass, but I don’t do that on _______.
---That’s OK.
A. purpose
B. earth
C. line
D. business
37. ---Jim’s report was very well ______.
---It should be. After all, he has been preparing for this moment for nearly a month.
A. influenced
B. received
C. developed
D. spread
38. ---Have you paid? What’s my share of the bill?
---________. It wasn’t very much.
A. Don’t worry about it
B. Help your self
C. Not at all
D. It’s up to you
39. During the busiest season like National Day or Spring Festival, the traffic company provides ________ buses for
travelers.
A. spare
B. extra
C. available
D. empty
40. ---Can you spare time to come to our dinner party?
---Well, I don’t know _______.
A. what’s your address
B. whether I can finish the work by then
C. how can I spare some time during the busiest moments
D. if my mother would let me go
三、完型填空。（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
We adopted Tony a Chinese boy four years ago. The people from the orphanage 41 him off in front of out hotel. He was nearly four years old, only 18 pounds and his face was crisscrossed with scars. Clearly, he was 42 . “What are his favorite things?” I yelled. “Noodles.” They replied as they drove off.
He kicked and screamed, his cries animal-like. He tried to 43 , so I wound my arms around him tightly. After an hour, he was 44 and finally fell asleep.
I 45 room service. Soon, they brought every noodle dish on the 46 . Tony woke up then, stared sobbing again. I handed him chopsticks and pointed at the food. He stopped crying and began to wolf down his meal until I was sure he would be 47 .
That night, we went for a walk, silently. Suddenly, he pantomimed（打手势）with his eyes 48 . “What is it?”
I smiled, “The moon. It’s the moon.” Cheerfully, he reached up and tries to 49 it.
He cried again when I tried to give him a bath 50 I started to play with the water. By the end of his bath, the room was all soaked but he was giggling. I lotioned him up, powdered him down and 51 him in soft pyjamas（睡衣）.
Then we read the book One Yellow Lion together. He just loved looking at the colorful pictures and 52 pages. As he went to bed, out of his mouth popped a line of words: “One yellow lion”. Astonished, I was 53 for words then.
In the next few days, he followed me wherever I went. He 54 chased around the hotel and frolicked（嬉戏）with me joyfully. When he met someone new, he would wrap his arms tightly around my legs.
You may wonder what changed this terrified little creature. It was not medicine. It was 55 : just simple, plain, easy to give.
41. A. sent B. pulled C. dropped D. picked
42. A. disappointed B. scared C. annoyed D. worried
43. A. escape B. avoid C. break D. miss
44. A. left out B. put out C. run out D. worn out
45. A. offered B. called C. provided D. gave
46. A. notice B. list C. menu D. sign
47. A. sick B. available C. enough D. free
48. A. burning B. moving C. shining D. lighting
49. A. touch B. catch C. receive D. own
50. A. since B. until C. though D. if
51. A. rushed B. pushed C. dressed D. covered
52. A. changing B. passing C. jumping D. turning
53. A. filled B. lost C. searched D. missed
54. A. even B. still C. only D. never
55.A. joy B. trust C. belief D. love
四、阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
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56. The material above is mainly about a ________.
A. graduation party
B. package tour
C. class reunion
D. school trip
57. The package will NOT include ________ probably.
A. hotel expenses
B. bus fares
C. flight tickets
D. passport processing fees
58. If Alice has booked a single room there but now she can’t take part in the event for some reason, she can get ______
back in April.
A. $1628
B. $1428
C. $1458
D. $1828
59. The activity is organized by _______.
A. John Mcdonald High School
B. Sisters Tours
C. Shelia Glapion
D. Andrea
60. What can we learn from the material?
A. The trip to Jamaica will last for a week.
B. One can call 866-550-2269 to learn more about the activity.
C. The activity will be held to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the school.
D. People can visit https://www.wendangku.net/doc/5d8080741.html, to pay for the travel.
B
I did some research and examined how British English and American English changed between the 1930s and the 2000s. Take spelling for example---towards the 1960s it looked like the UK was going in the direction of not using the "u" in "colour" and writing "centre" as "center". But since then, the British have become more confident in some of their own spelling. In the2000s, the UK used an American spelling choice about 11% of the time while Americans used a British one about 10% of the time. There is also no need to worry too much about American words, such as "vacation", "liquor" and "law -maker" entering British English. There are a few examples of this kind of vocabulary change but they are mostly uncommon words and are not likely to change British English too much. The British are still using "mum" rather than "mom" and " petrol" rather than "gas".
But when we start thinking of language more in terms of style than vocabulary or spelling, a different picture appears. Some of the bigger trends(趋势) in American English are moving towards a freer use of language. American sentences are on average one word shorter in 2006 than they were in 1931.
Americans also use a lot more apostrophes(撇号) in their writing than they used to, which has the effect of turning the two words "do not" into the single "don't". "The hand of the king" becomes the shorter "the king's hand".
However, in all these ways the British are changing too and in the same way as Americans. They're just about 30 years behind the trend that Americans seem to be leading.
So this raises a question, is British English actively following American English or is this something that is simply a natural trend in language use? Perhaps the British would have gone in that direction even if America had never been discovered? I'd like to agree with the second idea but because of the fact that British people learn plenty of American language through different ways, I think the first is more correct.
61. What did the British do in the 1960s?
A. They used sone American spellings.
B. They built up confidence in their language.
C. They did research on language differences.
D. They went in the direction of harder spellings.
62. What does the writer try to show by using examples like “petrol”?
A. British English has changed a lot.
B. Some uncommon words are used less often.
C. American words are entering British English.
D. American spelling won’t change British English too much.
63. Which of the following is a trend of American English?
A. It is using more British English.
B. It is turning to proper grammar.
C. It is avoiding using apostrophes.
D. It is trying to make sentences simpler.
64. Which of the following is the writer’s opinion about the languages?
A. American English is going the wrong way.
B. British English is following American English’s changes.
C. American English is borrowing a lot from British English.
D. British English would change in the same way if American was not discovered.
65. From which part of a magazine can we probably read this passage?
A. Life
B. Travel
C. Culture
D. People
C
My mom was the first "director" in my life.
She was a busy but happy housewife and dance teacher, always wearing an apron (围裙) and teaching tap(踢踏舞) in a dancing room of our house.
She became a dance teacher when she was very young. She thought teaching was not just a hobby or even a
profession but also a way of living, just as important as breathing and eating. She always tried her best to make her teaching lively.
Mom often worked late at night after her energetic teaching of her dance students---she would type out songs, dance routines, and funny plays. So I could often hear her typewriter as I went to sleep at night. Her typing sounded like pain. Sometimes, she would go to Broadway shows, "steal" the routines, and type them out for her students to perform. She could always create something new and joyful to raise her students' great interest.
When I graduated from college, I wanted to be a great director. I was always proud of my morn and I learnt from her that a good work should never be boring.
So during my fifty years in show business, I always kept the lesson in my mind. later, I created 14 popular TV shows and directed 17 movies successfully. I never forgot to entertain the world and always reminded myself not to put people to sleep.
If my mom had been born at a different time, she might have become a great director herself. Instead, she directed me to achieve success in the field of entertainment. She remains to this day my inspiration and creative compass.
I will never stop carrying on her message. and I will never stop missing her.
In fact, as a tribute to my mom, I built a dance center at Northwestern University. Whenever I visit it, it helps remind me that every excellent job is closely related to creativity and passion.
66. We can know from Paragraph 1-3 that the mother _______.
A. was a famous great director
B. just regarded dancing as a hobby and profession
C. never stopped working while taking care of her family
D. wished her daughter to be a director someday
67. What did the mother NOT do for her career?
A. She typed out songs till very late.
B. She trained her students with all heart.
C. She could always make her class active.
D. She joined many Broadway shows.
68. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The mother always created something fresh for the author’s movies.
B. The mother made a great difference to her kid.
C. The author worked as a director and dancer after graduation.
D. The mother made many TV shows and movies to entertain people.
69. The word “tribute” probably means “________” according to the passage?
A. manner
B. chance
C. gift
D. victory
70. The best title of the passage could be “________”.
A. The Path of Growth
B. The Best Director
C. To Entertain the World
D. A Mother or a Dancer
五、词与短语选择填空（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
71. If you’re always __________ from the class, you will fail the examinations.
72. When the leaves are ready, they are picked by hand and then sent for _________.
73. Today, the __________ of the basketball has risen around the world, with many young people dreaming of becoming
famous players.
74. The hair band might ___________ to Linda.
75. She likes musicians ___________ play different kinds of music.
六、阅读理解填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
In a forest, there were thousands of tall and beautiful trees. Among them, there was also a tree whose branches were b 76 crooked(弯曲的). All the trees made fun of him.
“How are you, hunchback(驼背)?” the other t 77 laughter often made him upset.
However, he never raised a voice a 78 them. He just thought, “I wish I looked the same as others. Why is god so unfair to me? Neither can I p 79 shade for travelers, nor can I have birds make their nests in me.”
One day, a woodcutter came to the forest with his axe. He looked at the trees and said, “These trees are lovely. I must cut them.”
These words and the axe scared the trees to d 80 .
“Chop! Chop! Chop!” went the woodcutter’s axe and one by one the trees started to f 81 .
“None of us is going to be spared!” screamed one of the beautiful trees before he was brought to the ground.
Then, the woodcutter came near to the crooked tree. He’d just raised his axe when suddenly he noticed how u 82 the tree looked, “Hum! It seems to be u 83 for me. I can’t even make long straight logs of it.” He thought. So he moved towards another beautiful tree.
The crooked trees sighed with relief.
From that day on, he never c 84 about his special shape again. He was even happy with it---because he would never forget how he had e 85 from the woodcutter’s axe.
76. b_________ 77. t__________ 78 a__________ 79. p__________ 80. d__________
81. f_________ 82. u__________ 83. u__________ 84. c__________ 85. e__________
七、书面表达（本题满分15分）
假设你是李明，最近你和父母就“周末学生该不该与同学外出活动”进行了讨论。请你根据以下中文提示，写一篇英语短文。要求80词左右，短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
要点如下：
1.你的父母认为学生应该待在家里复习功课，保证充足的睡眠，还应该帮父母做家务
2.你认为你们应该跟朋友一起外出娱乐放松；大家能在一起分享一些看法，还能一起运动以保持身体健康
3.可适当自由发挥
参考词汇：go over复习；besides adv.此外，而且；keep fit 保持健康
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