从江县斗里中学2024-2025学年度第一学期12月质量监测
九年级英语试卷
第一部分 完形（共两节，满分16分）
第一节（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）
阅读下面短文，从框内7个选项中选出能分别填入6个小题空白处的最佳选项。
A. Studies B. as C. with D. thinking E. talk F. healthier G. Finally
Sadness and happiness are often talked about by people in their spare time. Here are a few suggestions （建议） to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often， we spend too much time 1. about the future. You should enjoy simple pleasures in life， such 2. reading a good book and listening to music. People who have several close friends often live a happier and 3. life.
Another secret of living a happy life is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities.
4. ， many people find happiness in helping others. 5. show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier，do good things for someone. You can help a friend 6. his or her studies， or help out with some things around the house for an elderly person.
If you do the above， you will be happy.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。
I was coming downstairs to get breakfast when the post came. I was 7 for a letter from my friend Sam. So I picked the letters up and 8 them. I wasn’t surprised to see that there were some bills. There was an invitation to a party. There wasn’t a letter from Sam. There was a postcard， showing some cliffs and sea. What a nice 9 ！
I turned the 10 over. It wasn’t easy to read. Rain had made the writing 11 ， including the name of the person who had sent the postcard. 12 was it from？ I tried to read any of the words. I could read “Dear Tom， I’m having a lovely time in...” Then the writing became unclear. I couldn’t read 13 else. Who had gone to the seaside？ I couldn’t think of anyone！ It was a mystery. There was another 14 too. Where was Sam’s letter？
Just then the phone rang. It was Sam！“I’m calling to see if you got my postcard，” he said. “We are at the seaside， not in London. We 15 our minds. Mum and Dad are resting after our walk. So I’m ringing you. I’m sorry I didn’t write a letter. We’ve been so 16 .”
Both mysteries were solved！
（ ）7. A. asking B. paying C. waiting
（ ）8. A. looked after B. looked for C. looked through
（ ）9. A. symbol B. view C. object
（ ）10. A. postcard B. invitation C. letter
（ ）11. A. unclear B. uncommon C. uncomfortable
（ ）12. A. How B. Where C. Who
（ ）13. A. something B. anything C. nothing
（ ）14. A. mystery B. method C. mistake
（ ）15. A. changed B. kept C. lost
（ ）16. A. amazed B. busy C. curious
第二部分 阅读（共三节，满分44分）
第一节（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
阅读下面三个语篇，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出各题的最佳选项。
A
（ ）17. What is the material above？
A. A book report. B. A book cover. C. A book review.
（ ）18. Which of the following is NOT included in the Detective Charlie’s series（系列）？
A. The Case of a Murder in the Neighbourhood.
B. The Secret of the Floating House on the River.
C. The Mystery at the Mill in North Village.
（ ）19. “Over 50，000 young readers have enjoyed The Adventures of Detective Charlie. Now he has returned to solve a new series of mysteries.” In this sentence， what does “he” refer to？
A. Jamie Pinkaton. B. Lenny. C. Charlie.
（ ）20. What can we learn from the material？
A. Charlie’s series are popular with young readers.
B. Charlie didn’t find any clues till the end of the story.
C. The book was published by Marvellous News Press.
B
The story happened on January 31st，1978. Three boys were skating in Montvale， New Jersey when they saw a flying object in the sky. The boys had a good look at the object， for it stayed for nearly five minutes. It was square with round corners. And at each corner there was a yellow light.
Before they talked about what had happened， they noticed a man in a yellow suit cross the road from the field. The boys thought he was the neighbor who often walked in the evening. “Mr. Johnson，” they asked，“did you see that UFO？” Suddenly the man turned to the boys， but it was not Mr. Johnson. He looked more like a hawk than a man. Then， before he could answer， ten other creatures， all in yellow suits， joined him. Each one had large， dark， square holes.
The boys noticed another one—a woman， they believed. She was wearing a short dress and walking down the road. As she got farther away， something even stranger happened. Parts of her body kept going away and coming back again. Finally， the woman disappeared completely.
The boys concentrated so much on the woman that they did not see what had happened to the other creatures before they disappeared.
The boys hurried to the nearest house and after a few minutes’ discussion， they decided to telephone the police. It turned out that no other UFO reports had been made that night， but the boys didn’t doubt what they had seen.
（ ）21. The boys saw when they were skating.
A. a nice kite B. a strange creature C. a flying object
（ ）22. According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？
A. The man was in a blue suit. B. The man looked like a hawk.
C. The man was the boys’ neighbor Mr. Johnson.
（ ）23. was wearing a short dress.
A. A woman creature B. A woman reporter C. The mother of one boy
（ ）24. The best title of the passage is .
A. Skating in Montvale B. Three Boys and Their Neighbor C. Was It a UFO？
C
A myth is something that is not correct， but many people believe. There are a lot of myths about the human brain.
One of the biggest myths is that we only use 10 percent of our brains. The next part of the myth is that if we can learn to use the rest of our brains， then we’ll be much smarter. People say this all the time， but it’s absolutely not true！The truth is that although we don’t know everything about the human brain， we know that each part of it has an important function（功能）. Modern scientists think the “10 percent myth” ridiculous（荒谬的）.
Another most popular myth is about being “right brained” or “left brained”. According to this myth， people who use the right side of their brains are more artistic and creative. People who use the left side of their brains are better at math and science. This is as popular as the 10 percent myth， and it’s also wrong. In 2013， a study at an American university examined the right brain and left brain myth. According to the study， we use both sides of our brains equally（相等地）.
It’s true that we use different parts of our brains for different things. We use our left side for language more， and our right side when we need to pay attention. But there is no evidence（证据） that creative people use the right side more， or that scientific people use the left side more.
We’ve talked about myths， so let’s look at a few interesting facts about the brain. First of all， the brain feels no pain. Second， about 75 percent of the brain is made of water. It’s also the fattest organ in your body. Here’s another interesting fact about the brain. Around the time you turn 18 years old， it stops growing.
（ ）25. We can infer that from Paragraph 2.
A. there are only two myths about the human brain B. we can’t use the rest 90％ of our brains
C. every part of our brains has its own function
（ ）26. The underlined word “This” in Paragraph 3 refers to .
A. the left brain myth B. the right brain and left brain myth C. the use of human brains
（ ）27. According to the facts mentioned in the passage， may use the
left brain more.
A. Robert， who is learning English B. Kate， who is drawing pictures
C. Jenny， who is designing clothes
（ ）28. The passage mainly tells about .
A. the growing of the brain B. different functions of the brain C. myths and facts about the brain
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从框内6个选项中选出能分别填入5个小题空白处的最佳选项。
A. Some now stand in front of people’s houses！ B. But even today，nobody knows what caused it. C. In fact，strange things happen in the world every day. D. But there are still things that people don’t understand. E. And compasses（指南针） have stopped working properly. F. They had found almost perfectly round stone balls in different sizes.
In one area of the Atlantic Ocean，strange things have happened for many times. Boats and planes have suddenly disappeared without a trace（踪迹）.People have seen strange things in the sky. 29. This area is called the Bermuda Triangle（百慕大三角）.
Every day，scientists learn more about the world. They are always interested in the world mysteries and wonders.With high technology nowadays，they have known a lot of them. 30.
In the 1940s，the United Fruit Company’s workers were clearing land in Costa Rica for a banana plantation. Suddenly， the workers stopped. 31. The smallest ones were two centimeters across. The largest ones were two meters across.The society that made them is gone， and no one knows why they were made. Because people have moved the balls，it is difficult to study them. 32.
In June of 1908，there was a large explosion（爆炸） over Russia.The explosion gave off about 1，000 times more energy than the atomic bomb dropped in Japan. It knocked down about 60 million trees over 2，000 square kilometers. People call the explosion “The Tunguska Event”. 33. Scientists are still working to understand it.
Some day we may understand these mysteries.But until then，they are still puzzles for us all.
第三节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据其内容填空和回答问题。（34至37题每题答案不超过3个单
词，38题须用完整句子回答。）
Many strange creatures lie deep in the ocean. One of the most mysterious is the giant squid（巨型乌贼）. Some had been caught in fishing nets or found washed up on shore. No one had ever seen a giant squid alive up close—or had even gotten a picture of one.
That all changed a few years ago. Researchers got the first pictures of a giant squid alive and swimming in the deep ocean.
Scientists didn’t know just where to look for the squid. It lives in the ocean， about 660 to 2，300 feet deep. Then the scientists had a bright idea. They knew sperm whales（抹香鲸） like nothing better than a delicious squid dinner. Why not follow the whales？Scientists， led by Tsunemi Kubodera， followed some sperm whales off the coast of Japan. Their idea turned out to be correct. Just as they thought， the whales led them to a huge squid.
The squid wasn’t going to come to the scientists. So they used a baited（带诱饵的） fishing line to draw it in. Scientists dropped a remote-control camera into the ocean. Then they used the bait to attract the squid. The trick worked. As the squid went after the bait， the scientists took hundreds of pictures. The squid swam away finally.
In this way， scientists got the first pictures of a giant squid.
34. No one had ever gotten a picture of a giant squid alive because some in fishing nets or found washed up on shore.
35. The squid lives in the ocean， about 660 to
36. The scientists followed to look for the squid.
37. The underlined word “they” in the third paragraph refers to the
38. What does the passage mainly talk about？
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分15分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据中文意思，补全英语译文。（每空限填一词，缩写算一词）
39. 看这条尾巴！树后一定有一只猫在玩耍。
Look at the tail！ must a cat playing behind the tree.
40. 那个男孩太矮了，够不着树上的苹果。
The boy is short reach the apples on the trees.
41. 他不仅是一位好老师，也是一位好朋友。
He is not a good teacher， but a good friend.
42. 莎士比亚写了许多剧本。他最伟大的戏剧之一是《罗密欧与朱丽叶》。
Shakespeare wrote many plays. his greatest plays is Romeo and Juliet.
43. 今天早上我在操场上捡到了一串钥匙。
I a set of keys on the playground this morning.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，在各题空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Can you imagine waking up one day after sleeping for 17 years？That’s what 44. huge number of cicadas（蝉） did this summer in many parts of the US.
Cicadas are common insects. They spend most of the year 45. （hide） underground and come out every summer， singing their “songs”. But there are some cicadas that stay underground for a much 46. （long） period. Brood Ⅹ Cicadas stay underground for 17 years. They’re one of the longest-living insects. They appeared in many states in America this summer. 47. （they） songs can be as noisy as a running freight train（货运列车）， 48. they don’t bring danger to us.
BroodⅩ Cicadas keep alive underground 49. taking in tree sap（树汁）. Then they come out 50. （lay） eggs. The process lasts for only a few weeks. After their task is completed， the cicadas will die just as 51. （sudden） as they appear. And 17 years later， their babies will come out again.
Why do these cicadas only come out every 17 years？It is still a mystery. Some 52. （scientist） believe that they stay underground to avoid predators（捕食者）. Disappearing for years 53. （mean） predators won’t wait so long to eat them.
第四部分 写作（满分15分）
格林夫人正在打扫房间，她在不同的地方发现了很多小东西，对此，她有很多不同的猜测。请根据表格内容，写一篇不少于80词的英语短文，写出她的推测结果。
Things Guesses Reasons
a CD on the sofa belong to Toby Dale is his favorite singer.
a red pencil can’t be Bob’s Blue is his favorite color.
a toy bear don’t know It’s too old.
a ring belong to herself A birthday gift from her husband.
写作要求：
1. 短文须包含表格中所有信息，并适当拓展。
2. 文中不能出现真实的人名和校名。
3. 短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Mrs. Green is tidying up the room. She finds some things.答案：
1-6.DBFGAC
7-16.CCBAACBAAB
17-20.BBCA
21-24.CBAC
25-28.CBAC
29-33.EDFAB
34-had been caught
35.2，300 feet deep
36.sperm whales
37.scientists
38.It mainly talks about how scientists got the first pictures of a giant squid.
39.There be
40.too to
41.only also
42.One of
43.picked up
44.a
45.hiding
46.longer
47.Their
48.but
49.by
50.to lay
51.suddenly
52.scientists
53.means
54.写作
Mrs.Green is tidying up the room.She finds some things.There is a CD by Dale
on the sofa.She thinks it must belong to Toby because Dale is his favorite singer.He
always dreams of attending his concert.A red pencil is found under the shelf.She thinks
it can't be Bob's,because blue is his favorite color.What's that under the bed It's a
toy bear.Whose is it Mrs.Green doesn't know.Because it is too old.She also finds a
ring in the drawer.The ring must belong to herself because it was a birthday gift from her
husband.She felt sorry when she found the ring lost one year ago.It is really a surprise to
get it back.
