1、 江苏省扬州市江都区五校2018届九年级英语上学期12月月考试题 一、 听力测试（20分） 第一节（共10小题） 听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 每段对话读两遍。 1. What is close to Jane and Bills new home? 2. Which sign do they see on the street? 3. What did the girl do just now? 4. By what was the man nearly hit? 5. When did this conversation happen
2、? A. At the beginning of a program. B. In the middle of a program. C. After a program. 6. Whos Mikes hero? A. Tan Dun B. Spud Webb C. Jackie Chan 7. Why do they wear the strange glasses? A. Because they like them. B. Because they can keep eyes safe. C. Because they want to be cool. 8. What is the ma
3、n doing? A. Walking on the street. B. Watching at the cars. C. Driving a car. 9. When did the concert begin? A. At 8:10. B. At 7:15. C. At 7:30. 10. What does the woman mean? A. She will go on working hard this afternoon. B. She will have some rest this afternoon. C. She will take an exam this after
4、noon. 第二节. 听对话和短文答题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。 听一段对话，回答第1112小题。 11. From where can they see a long way? A. The bathroom. B. The balcony. C. The kitchen. 12. What does the man think of climbing the stairs? A. It is great fun. B. It is boring. C. It helps to keep fit. 听第一篇短文，回答第 1315小题。请根据内容选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。 N
5、ew York City Things they have done They have seen the Statue of Liberty, the United Nations building and 13 . Things they will do They will see a famous 14 tonight. They will 15 on the last day. 13. A. Times Square B. Central Park C. Wall Street 14. A. show B. film C. match 15. A. go shopping B. vis
6、it a friend C. rest at the hotel 听第二篇短文，回答1620 小题 16. What does the speaker want us to do? A. To complain our daily life. B. To learn to be thankful to our daily life. C. To read war-time stories. 17. How was the situation in war-time? A. It was terrible. B. It was wonderful. C. It was a great bless
7、ing. 18. How do we live now? A. Terribly. B. Peacefully. C. Thankfully. 19. Why does the speaker say we need to be sick? A. The speaker wants us to understand the importance of being healthy. B. The speaker wants to punish us because we dont value the health C. Maybe he is not healthy for a long tim
8、e and he wants us to experience it. 20. How many ways does the speaker mention to help us to be thankful to our daily life? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 二、单项选择题(每小题1分，计15分) 21. Tiger Watch, _one-hour documentary, which is _ amazing TV programme. A.an;an B.an;a C.the ;a D.a;an 22. The students are exci
9、ted at the art festival.They find nothing is_ than art. A. more pleased B. more pleasant C. pleased D. pleasant 23. -Do you like him? -Yes, _ sometimes he makes me angry. A. and B. or C. otherwise D. though 24. - Do you know when he _ tomorrow? - Dont worry. I think as soon as he_, he will give you
10、a call. A. will come; comes B. will come; will come C. comes; will come D. comes; comes 25. Jason is a dishonest boy. He always _ some excuses for doing something wrong. A. picks up B. gives up C. takes up D. makes up 26. - What language is that guy speaking? I cant catch a word. - _ . Hes from Indi
11、a, so I guess it is Hindi. A. So can I B. So I can C. Neither can I D. Neither I can 27. _ amazing music Tan Duns work water is! A. What an B. What a C.What D.How 28. It will be much easier for people in Yangzhou to go out after the High-speed Rail _. A. is built B. was built C. builds D. built 29.
12、Mothers Day is coming. Im thinking about _. A. what present I gave her B. where will we have a big meal C. how I will give her a surprise D. if I planned a party for her 30. - Exercising more is good for us. - So Id rather _ an hours walk to work than consider _ a bus. A. take; to take B. taking; ta
13、king C. take; taking D. taking; to take 31. -The physics problem is too difficult. Can you show me _, George? -Sure. A. what to work out B. to work it out C. how to work it out D. how to work out it 32. -Too much homework has made me tired these days, Miss Wang. -Thats true. But a small tree wont gr
14、ow into a big tree _ it experiences lots of winds and rains. A. if B. because C. when D. unless 33. A young doctor was found dead in this horror film. You will not_ the murderer until the end. A. find out B. find C. look for D. look 34. -Shall we watch the popular TV programme Super Brain now? -_. T
15、he news report is on. A. Better not B. Sounds great C. I think so D. Good idea 35. -Its time to graduate! Why not present our teacher with some flowers? -_.They have done so much for us and we will say thanks to her. A.It doesnt matter B.Good idea C.Well done D.Take care 三完形填空（每小题1分，计 15分） 阅读下列短文，从文
16、后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 “We expected our children to be perfect.” Most parents have thought so. I was one of them.I expected our son, Joe would be perfect to sail _36_school.He was always a _37_ kid，kind and gentle.But he wasnt perfectFrom the first day Joe started school, he always had difficulty with
17、_38_. He passed each grade with great_39_, but never at the top of his class How I _40_ friends who had children with the “mathstalent” I would look at Joe and_41_: If he does not get better at maths,how is he ever going to_42_college? I was worried about it all the time. Joe, _43_, had other ideasD
18、uring high school, Joe slowly_44_at maths. He got through all the required courses. I felt greatly_45_with his little achievement. Then he announced that hed take pre-calculus(微积分)in his last year of high school, which _46_ me a lot “Why?” I questioned “Because I need to keep my skills up,”he explai
19、ned“I _47_math, but I need to take it so I wont forget how to do it.” “For college,” he added “I want to do really well in college, Mom I know it will be_48_, but I think its important that I try to do my best.” My son wasnt perfectHe wasnt a math talent, eitherBut he knew what was important: he was
20、 caring about his_49_while I was worrying over his pastAnd that, to me, is even better than being_50_ 36Aat Bthrough Cfrom Dacross 37Alucky Bproud Cgood Dhealthy 38Aart Bmusic Cwriting Dmaths 39Aeffort Battention Cpleasure Dinterest 40Arespected Bsupported Ctrusted Dadmired 41Athink Bimagine Cwonder
21、 Dwish 42Apush in Bgo over Clook through Dget into 43Ahowever Balthough Cmoreover Dotherwise 44Areduced Bimproved Cchanged Ddiscovered 45Atired Bthankful Cpleased Dangry 46Amoved Bhurt Cmeant Dsurprised 47Afail Bhate Cprefer Dchoose 48Ahard Bboring Cnecessary Dsuccessful 49Acareer Bsubject Cfuture D
22、world 50Aperfect Bclever Cpatient Dconfident 四、阅读理解（每题2分，计 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从所给的A. B. C. D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A Dear Aunty, After years of her crying. I finally gave in and allowed my daughter to have a cat. I now regret my decision. As someone needs to have a clean, tidy house, I no longer feel relaxed in my
23、 own home. If I tell her, “sorry, the cat has to go.” She will be heartbroken. What can I do? -Feline Phobic Dear Phobic, Im an animal lover and on your kids and cats side. Tell your daughter your problem. Ask her to help you come up with a plan. Perhaps you can agree to allow the cat only in certai
24、n areas of the house. This is a chance for your daughter to develop the ability of looking after others. - Aunty Dear Aunty, I got the highest grade on a biology test. Now the popular kids think Im clever, and want me in their lab group. I knew I was being used. Now, they want my homework. What shou
25、ld I do? -Lily Dear Lily. Popularity can come at a price, but its no excuse to cheat(欺骗，作弊). Offer to help new friends with their homework, but dont give them yours. - Aunty Dear Aunty, Im one of six assistants in a dental(牙科的) office. But Im new-there just four months. Ive tried to join conversatio
26、ns, but they just ignore me. They go shopping together. No one invites me. How can I break into the circle? -Crystal Dear Crystal, Humans run in packs like dogs. When a new dog enters the pack, a lot of discovery goes on. So bring cookies for everyone! Then try making friends with one workmate. Invi
27、te her to lunch. When you get close to each other, tell her how hard youre finding the situation at work. Shell understand it and help you. - Aunty 51. Aunty thinks that Phobic should _. A. try to stop her daughter raising a cat B. spend more time cleaning the house C. ask her daughter to help tidy
28、up D. find a better way to keep the cat 52. The underlined word “ignore” in the passage means _. A. show great interest in B. care about C. pay no attention to D. laugh at 53. According to the passage, _. A. Phobic cant get along well with her daughter B. Aunty is fond of animals like cats C. Crysta
29、ls workmates are helping her D. Lily cheatedin a biology test B 31-year-old Michael Phelps has become a phenomenon(神话) in swimming. Phelps won four golds and one silver at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. He ended his journey to another Olympic Games with magic performance successfully. Within 12 years,
30、from Athens to Rio, Phelps won 22 gold medals. He was one of the greatest athletes in the history of the Olympic Games. At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, he won eight gold medals. That was more than the whole Australian team could put together. He beat Mark Spitzs 1972 record of seven wins in the po
31、ol at one Olympics. Phelps has put his name next to seven world records. Michael Phelps started to swim at the age of 5. Guess which stroke(动作) he first tried? The backstroke. Its because he didnt want to put his face in the water. By the age of 7, he had taken part in a lot of swimming competitions
32、. At 11, he met Bob Bowman who saw the kids great talent. How did Phelps become so good? He was born with the body of a swimmer. He stands 1.87 meters high and has a wide wingspan(臂展). He knows how to use his body to full advantage. His hands and feet are like paddles(踏板) in the water and he has a s
33、trong kick. But thats not all; he also has the heart and will to win. He thinks that anything is possible as long as you keep practising. Swimming is Phelps life. Every day he spends five hours in the water, swimming about 11 kilometers. He never takes a day off. This is a young man who knows what h
34、e wants. “If I didnt swim my best, Id think about it at school, at dinner, and with my friends. It would drive me crazy,” he said. “There are no limits(限制). The more you dream, the further you will get.” 54. How many gold medals did Phelps win through his 12 years journey of Olympic Games? A. 4. B.
35、5. C. 8. D. 22. 55. Why did Phelps try backstroke first? A. Because he had a wide wingspan. B. Because he didnt want his face in the water. C. Because he had talent in swimming. D. Because his hands and feet were like paddles. 56. Which reason was not mentioned(提及) according to Phelps success? A. Ke
36、eping practising. B. He was a born swimmer. C. He always cares much about his diet. D. He is tall with a wide wingspan. 57. What can we learn from this passage? A. Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it. B. Phelps was made to spend all his time swimming every day. C. If you have a wide
37、and strong wingspan, you must be a good swimmer. D. The American swimming team got 4 gold medals at the Rio Olympic Games. C Just a couple of hours ago, I was on the plane, ready to fly home from London. The flight had been put off by a few hours so it felt good to be so close to take-off. I had my
38、iPod in place and a new book to read. Then, over the loudspeaker came the pilot(飞行员)s voice: “Were sorry to tell you we must cancel this flight because theres still something wrong with the plane.” The passengers reactions(反应)that announcement led to were interesting. One man close to me began to ar
39、gue with an air hostess. A couple in another row complained loudly. A businessman in a black suit even kicked the seat in front of him. Yet some passengers acted differently. An elderly gentleman smiled as he helped others take their bags down from the shelf. A teenager, rather than trying to rush o
40、ff the plane like most of the other passengers, stopped to help a woman with a disability. The lady sitting next to me laughed and said: “Hey, its not the end of the world,” before she made a call to her kids and shared her adventure with them. No life is perfect; mine certainly isnt. We all must fa
41、ce challenges, both large and small. You and I have the power to choose to rise above the external circumstances(外部 环境). We always have the choice to be strong and kind when we are in trouble. My seatmate was right things didnt get that terrible. Anyway, I am safe. I have my health. I have two wonde
42、rful children. I have work I love and so much to be grateful for. Sure I now have to wait a few hours to catch the next flight home. 58. What caused the passengers different reactions? A. The loudspeaker. B. The airhostess. C. The planes problem. D. The pilots announcement. 59. Who turned his anger
43、on the seat? A. A teenager helping the disabled. B. An old man taking bags down. C. A man in a black suit. D. A man close to the writer. 60. What did the woman sitting next to the writer do? A. She complained loudly. B. She made a phone call to her family. C. She helped others carry their bags. D. S
44、he told moving stories to her children. 61. What can we learn from the story? A. Our life is full of ups and downs. B. It is natural to be scared and angry in trouble. C. We should help each other. D. Keep calm and hopeful when life is hard. D The cowboy has become the hero of many movies. He is, ev
45、en today, believed to have courage and adventure(冒险). But what was the life of a cowboy really like? The cowboys job is clear from the word “cowboy”. A cowboy, according to dictionary explanation, is a man who rides a horse and whose job is to care for cattle(牛). The cattle were in the West and in Texas. People in the cities of the East wanted
