江苏句容市2022-2023学年牛津译林版英语九年级下册第一次月考提优卷（一）含答案

2022-2023牛津英语九年级下册第一次月考提优卷（一）Name____________ Scores_______________
单项选择（共20小题;每小题1分，计20分）
1.—What do you think of ________ idea of taking part in ‘Earth Hour’
—Wonderful! I’ve never heard of _____ one! We can reduce pollution in this way.
A. an; the better B. the; a better C. an; a better D. the; the best
2.—I’m a little hungry, Mum. —There are some cakes on the plate. You can take ______.
A. it B. one C. that D. this
3.—When shall we go on our school trip —__________.
A. Not until next week B. Till next week C.For next week D. Nearly a week
4.—What else should we pay attention to _____ our life —The change of our moods, I think.
A. improve B. improved C. to improve D. improving
5.—President Xi Jinping was asked _____ the problems between China and Japan.
—He insisted that it be solved in a peaceful way.
A. how to deal with B. how to do with C. what to do D. what to deal with
6.—Would you like to visit the museum with me now
—Sorry. It’s _____the visiting hours. Let’s go there tomorrow.
A. on B. over C. during D. beyond
7.—Excuse me. Could you tell me —It will be on at 7:00 p.m.
A. when will Avengers (复仇者联盟) be on B. where will Avengers be on
C. when Avengers will be on D. where Avengers will be on
8.We decide to make ________ a rule for us to turn off the lights at 10:30 p.m.
A. this B. that C. it D. one
9.— Have you found the information about the famous people ____ you can use for the report
—Not yet. I’ll search some on the Internet.
A. who B. what C. whom D. which
10. —What happened to Peter —He was _______ murder last week.
A. charged of B. guilty with C. arrested with D. charged with
11.Only ___ of us know Microsoft has 52 _____ dollars and short-term investments.
A. two-thirds; billion B. two-third; billions C. second-three; billion D. two-three; billions
12.The robot needs _________once a month. And we will check it for you for free.
A. to check B. be checked C. checking D. check
13.The robot ___________ the virus and it was___________ trouble.
A. caught; too much B. caught; much too C. had; too D. had; a lot
14.When I got to the store, the books had been sold out. The salesmen didn’t know________.
A. when were they available(可获得的) B. when will they be available
C. when they would be available D. when would they be available
15. — I have never been to the Great Wall. — ____, but I am going there this summer holiday.
A. I agree with you B. Me too C. Me neither D. I’m afraid so
16. ---How much difficulty has the team had_______ this problem
---_______. The members are all good problem solvers.
A. to solve; Nothing B. solving; None C. to solve; None D. solving; Nothing
17. Hepburn won the Oscar ______Best Actress ______her role in the film Roman Holiday.
A.of, for B.of ,of C. for, of D. for, for
18. The wonderful video you look forward to_______ well these days.
A. sell B. selling C. sells D. sold
19. We are covering these __________ girls’ wonderful performances _______.
A. alive, live B. lively; alive C. lively; live D. alive; living
20. ---Judy, do you know_______ ---Sure, two days.
A. when did the sports meeting begin B. where the sports meeting was held
C. how often the sports meeting is held D. how long the sports meeting will last
二、完型填空(共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind —Shelley
After five days’ hard work, do you want to have a new experience: micro-tourism, or mini-vacations
Micro-tourism refers to short-distance 1 in which people drive two or three hours to a nearby place and spend two or three days. Instead of 2 a big plan and a lot of money, micro-tourism allows people to be more relaxed and is less 3 .
According to China Daily, 4 micro-tourism began catching on seven or eight years ago in China, it has been popular since three years ago in Beijing. Because long and distant trips are less convenient, more and more Chinese people choose to take short trips 5 .
Mark Hou from Beijing is one of them. Before, the 28-year-old young man always 6 taking long trips abroad or leaving Beijing to see places of interest in other Chinese provinces. 7 , the hard long trips made him change his mind and he had to adapt to（适应）a new travel style.
After a long and tiring week at work, Hou likes to invite three or four friends and drive to the 8 on weekends in Beijing. Sometimes they will have a hot spring gathering. Other times, they just 9 tents, a camera, some food and water, and walk around the mountains or parks.
“In the peach blossom（开花）season, we go to the mountains 10 many peach trees. Walking in the mountains, we not only get the 11 air and have exercise, but also enjoy the beauty of flowers,” Hou explained.
To adapt to the new trend, many cities also create more 12 for tourists. For example, in 2020, Shanghai sold a number of micro-tourism products for 13 and one-day tours. They 14 exploring cultural heritage sites（文化遗址）in the city, experiencing country life and going hiking.
Travel doesn’t mean you need to go far away to find a 15 place for your heart. That’s also the purpose of the micro-tourism.
1. A. work B. travel C. invitation D. match
2. A. requiring B. hiding C. wasting D. finding
3. A. interesting B. important C. expensive D. enjoyable
4. A. unless B. whether C. if D. although
5. A. either B. instead C. too D. already
6. A. practised B. continued C. enjoyed D. finished
7. A. However B. Otherwise C. Besides D. Moreover
8. A. office B. museum C. library D. countryside
9. A. make B. take C. lift D. push
10. A. like B. without C. with D. as
11. A. useless B. polluted C. hopeful D. fresh
12. A. pictures B. places C. chances D. laws
13. A. half-minute B. half-day C. half-month D. half-year
14. A. liked B. considered C. needed D. included
15. A. resting B. cooking C. fishing D. reading
三、阅读理解（共7小题；每小题2分，满分14分）
【A】
The eagle has the longest life of its group. It can reach up to 70 years. But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard and painful decision.
When an eagle reaches near 40, its short sharp beak becomes bent（弯曲的）. Its long and once flexible（灵活的） talons can no longer catch animals or birds for food. And its old and heavy wings with thick feathers on its body make it difficult to fly.
Then, the eagle has only tow choices: to die or to go through a painful time of change which needs five months.
When the eagle feels weak and is about to die, it goes to a place far away on the top of a mountain and sits on a nest. For a new life, the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it pulls its beak out. After pulling it out, the eagle waits for a new beak to grow. And then it pulls out its talons and old feathers. It takes the eagle five months to complete its change and get a new life. We can call it its rebirth. So it can live for 30 more years.
Like the eagle, we human beings sometimes need to make some change to get out of our difficulty. In miserable condition, we have to change our ways of life. The changing may be very painful. But sometimes we have to throw off our old habits, memories and traditions. We can’t go on with all our past burdens（重负）.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. When an eagle reaches near 40, its short sharp beak is still straight.
B. For a new life, the eagle knocks its talons against a rock.
C. If the eagle doesn’t change itself, it will have a new life.
D. The writer’s idea is that we can’t go on with all our past burdens.
2. The underlined word “miserable” here probably means“ ”.
A. terrible B. good C. lonely D. lucky
3. The best title for the passage can be“ ”.
A. The death of the eagle B. The living period of the eagle
C. A good and easy decision D. Rebirth of the eagle
【B】
Next time you’re unhappy or complaining about your life, don’t turn to a cheerful comedy. You might find a tear-jerking tragedy(催人泪下的悲剧) is just the thing you need to brighten your day.
A team of researchers at Ohio State University, US, has found sad movies can make people happier, Science Daily reported last month.
Many people find tragedies make them realize how good their own lives are, the study showed.
“People seem to use tragedies as a way to reflect on the important relationships in their own lives,” said Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, leader of the study. “Tragic stories often focus on themes of eternal(永恒的) love, and this leads viewers to think about their loved ones and count their good and helpful things.”
In the study, researchers gathered 361 college students and showed them the 2007 movie, Atonement. The movie is about two lovers who are separated(分离) and finally die during World War II. Before and after the movie, the students were asked questions measuring(衡量) how happy they were with their lives. Researchers also asked them before, after and three times during the movie to measure various emotions, including sadness.
Researchers found that the sadder students felt while watching the movie, the more likely they were to think about real people they had close relationships with in life. This increased their happiness after watching the movie.
Knobloch-Westerwick explained that negative(消极的) moods make people more thoughtful.
“Positive(积极的) emotions show that everything is fine, you don’t have to worry, you don’t have to think about problems in your life,” she said. “But negative emotions, like sadness, make you think more critically about your situation. So seeing a tragic movie may make you sad, but that will make you to think more about your own close relationships and appreciate them more.”
The link between watching a tragic story and feeling better has long been recognized. The ancient Greeks even had a word for the feeling of happiness after seeing something sad that led to the modern English word “catharsis (宣泄)”.
The study also showed that relationships are a very important source of happiness in our lives, so it is no surprise that thinking about your loved ones makes you happier, researchers said.
4. Which of the following about the study of Ohio State University is NOT true
A. Only sadness is measured in the study. B. Students’ emotions are measured by asking questions.
C. The study shows relationships are a source of happiness.
D. Those who felt sadder when watching the movie were more likely to be happier after that.
5. Why are ancient Greeks mentioned in the passage
A. To introduce the meaning of the word “Catharsis”.
B. To explain the importance of knowing how to become happier.
C. To prove that they were of high intelligence and guessed its meaning.
D. To tell readers the relationship between tragedies and happiness was found long ago.
6. From Knobloch-Westerwick’s explanation, we can learn that ▲ .
A. seeing tragedies makes you more thoughtful
B. positive emotions make you think more about your relationships
C. negative emotions show you have no need to think about your situation
D. after seeing comedies, you will appreciate your close relationships more
7. Which is the title of the passage
A. Watching sad films may start smiles B. There is eternal love in the world
C. It’s useless to complain about life D. Comedies should make way for tragedies
四、词汇运用（共21空；每空1分，满分21分）
1. Mars is one of the ______________ (行星) of the solar system and it goes round the sun.
2. We all complain about the poor _________________(服务) in the hotel.
3. The _______________(人口) is increasing at about 3% per year.
4. Paul used to be an excellent student at school. His performance always ______________ (满足) us.
5. The artist always __________________(表达) his world view in his works.
6. The smoke was so thick that I was having trouble _____________________(breath).
7. Apple Corporation’s ________________(produce) are very popular all over the world.
8.Thomas Edison is one of the greatest__________________(invent) in the world.
9. Our country is becoming more and more __________________(pollute).
10. You will live ________________ (comfortable) if your room is in a complete mess.
11. Sorry, My uncle can’t answer the phone now, for he’s (连接) the keyboard to the computer.
12. My grandmother can still do everything on her own in her （九十岁）.
13. The students (后悔)his nervousness in the interview with the famous banker last Monday.
14. --I can’t accept that her leaving is a ____________ (possible) . --Cheer up! She will come back soon.
15.Many Chinese students go aboard for________________ (far) education but have to go back for a job.
16.The gravity on Mars is only about three_____________________ (eight) of that on the Earth.
17.We hold the ceremony of the_________________ (raise) of the national flag every Monday morning.
18.It’s reported that another person died of an __________________ (know) virus in South Korea.
19.You should depend on yourself. It’s you who make final ___________________(decide).
20. People feel proud that all China’s spacecraft have _________________ (success) returned to the earth.
21. The restaurant next door offered cheaper and___________________ (taste) food.
六、任务型阅读，每空一词。（共10小题，每空1分，共10分）
It was a cold, rainy day when the phone rang in Detective Kirk’s office. He got up and reached for the phone.
“Oh, Mr. Kirk please help me! My husband has just been murdered and I need your help to find this crazed killer!" a shrill（刺耳的） voice rang through the phone.
Kirk stood up wide-eyed. “I am on my way, stay out!" He ran over to the coat hook on the wall, took his raincoat, and ran out the glass doors of First Guess Detective Agency. His little green car was parked in front of the agency, but it was hard to see through all the fog and rain. He went in and began on his ten-minute drive out of town. A long winding（弯曲的） road led him the to a beautiful country home. He parked his car in front of the big house and carefully got out. While walking up the long sidewalk, Kirk imagined he could smell the death around this house. He knocked on the door and took another look at the house.
“Well, it’s about time!” a tired and scary-looking woman screamed. “You must be Detective e in, please, and hurry.”
“Yes, I am Detective Kirk. Sorry for the wait, but it’s hard to find your home in this weather. Do you mind if I take a short look around ” Kirk replied to her in a soft, yet firm（坚定的）, voice.
He walked around her house slowly, trying to pick up any clues he could, but he couldn’t see anything that helped him. Mrs. Earls was looking at him all the time after he came in and he could feel that her eyes were always on the back of his neck.
Crime A murder
Victim A woman’s 1 .
2 Cold, 3 and rainy.
Place In a big 4 out of town.
Kirk’s actions Went to scene of the crime by 5 . 6 his car in front of the woman’s house. 7 around the house slowly and tried to find clues.
Kirk’s feel He imagined he could smell the 8 around the house. He could feel the woman was looking at him from 9 .
Clues He could see 10 helpful.
1.____________ 2.___________ 3.____________ 4.___________ 5.____________
6.____________ 7.___________ 8.____________ 9.___________ 10.___________
六、首字母填空。（共10小题，每空1分，共10分）
There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and c 1 for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.
One day, while she was looking t 2 a flower list she often order from, a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never seen blooms(花) on a flower like that before. “I have to have it,” she said to h 3 , and she ordered it at once.
When it arrived, she already had a place prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well, with beautiful green l 4 all over it, but there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it, f 5 it, and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However, it was useless.
One morning weeks later, when standing before the vine(藤蔓), she felt very sad that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to cutting it down and planting s 6 else in its place.
It was at this point that her neighbor, whose yard joined h 7 , called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can’t i 8 how much I have enjoyed the blooms of that vine you planted.” The young woman walked through the gate into her neighbor’s yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was f 9 with blooms.
There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had ever seen. The vine had grown through the crevices(缝隙) and it had not flowered on her side of the wall, but it had flowered on the other side.
Sometimes one may not see the good result of his e 10 , but that doesn’t mean it isn’t successful.
1.____________ 2.___________ 3.____________ 4.___________ 5.____________
6.____________ 7.___________ 8.____________ 9.___________ 10.___________
七、书面表达（共1题，共15分）
三年的初中生活转瞬即逝，愉快的暑假即将到来。假如你是李华，请根据提供的信息，选择一种度过暑假的方式并说明理由，且另外提供1~2种合理的过暑假的方式。
Doing voluntary work ·help pupils with schoolwork · teach the old how to get a health code （码） ·collect used books for poor children Taking some courses ·take a cooking course ·learn a new sport ·learn to play a musical instrument
要求：
所写内容必须包括一种你喜欢的过暑假的方式及理由；
另外提供1~2种方式；
文章不少于90词，开头已给出，不计入总词数；
文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名等信息。
After a busy school year, we’ll graduate from junior high school and have a pleasant summer holiday. I prefer _______________________________________________________________________________________
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参考答案
单项选择
1~5 BBACA 6~10 DCCDD 11~15 ACACC 16~20 BDCCD
完形填空
1~5 BACDB 6~10 CADBC 11~15 DCBDA
三、阅读理解
1~3 DAD 4~7 BDAB
四、词汇
1. planets 2.service 3.population 4.satisfied 5.expresses
6. breathing 7.products 8.inventors 9.polluted 10. uncomfortably
11. connecting 12.nineties 13.regretted 14. possibility 15. further
16.eighths 17. raising 18. unknown 19. decisions 20. successfully
21. tastier 22. spread
五、任务型阅读
1.husband 2.Weather 3.foggy 4.house 5.car
6.Parked 7.walked 8.death 9.behind 10.nothing
首字母填空
1.care 2.through 3.herself 4.leaves 5.feed
6.something 7.hers 8.filled 9.These 10.effort(s)
七、书面表达
One possible version:
After a busy school year, we’ll graduate from junior high school and have a pleasant summer holiday. I prefer to take some courses.
First, I plan to take a cooking course because it’s necessary for me to learn some useful life skills. And if I cook a delicious dinner for my parents, they’ll feel very happy. Then, I want to learn a new sport to make myself stronger. As we know, health is the most important thing for everyone. Besides, I’m going to learn to play a musical instrument which I am interested in. It requires time and energy. And this holiday is a good chance to achieve my dream. What’s more, I’ll take a course in DIY. Because it’s time for us to go green, and I’ll try my best as well.
In my opinion, this summer holiday is the best time to prepare myself for the world beyond the classroom. It will be meaningful for me to take these courses.