2024—2025學年四川省巴中中學九年級上學期11月月考英語試卷

一、完形填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。To12-year-oldJoeWhale,mistakesarenotproblems.Theyaregood______tohavefunmakingart.AndmakingartiswhatJoehasbeendoingsincehewasakid.Hewasvery______indrawingandspentalotoftimepracticinghispaintingskills.“Iwoulddrawand______artpiecesateverychance,”hesaid.Hemadehisspecialty(特長),black-and-whitedoodles(涂鴉),attheageofsix.Atschool,Joewouldfinishhiswork______andthenhecoulddoodle.He______drewmanyfunnypictureseverywhere,onhismathworkbook,onhistableandonthepaper.______hisdoodlesgavepeopleabrightfeeling,histeacherswerenotalways______tofindhisdoodlesinunexpectedplaces!However,Joe’sparentssupportedhimandsignedhimupforafter-schoolartclasses.Hisartteacher______himabigwalltodoodleon.Itwasreallythe______giftforJoe.Besides,healsopostedhis______onsocialmedia,andatlasthebecameknownas“TheDoodleBoy”.SoonJoehadhisfirstrealshow.Attheageofnine,hedoodledonan8-foot-by-8-foot______ofarestaurantinhishometown.Joeusedhisfavoritedrawing:ablackbrush.Hedrewwhilehewas______onhiskneesandstandingonachair.Ittookhimtwelvehourstofillthewall.Joedoesn’talwaysmakeplansforhisartahead.Hejustdraws______whathemeetsorwhathethinksinhisdailylife.Ifhemeets______,hejustlooksaround.“Forexample,whenI’mhungry,Idrawfood”,hesaid.Joealsogivesauseful______toothercreativekids:Findwhatyoutrulyloveanddon’tletanythingstopyou.1.A．expressionsB．secretsC．chancesD．directions2.A．interestedB．surprisedC．honestD．strict3.A．writeB．createC．buildD．collect4.A．slowlyB．quicklyC．secretlyD．suddenly5.A．neverB．sometimesC．a(chǎn)lwaysD．seldom6.A．BecauseB．ThoughC．ButD．So7.A．crazyB．braveC．luckyD．happy8.A．boughtB．showedC．offeredD．sold9.A．smallestB．bestC．newestD．cheapest10.A．worksB．messagesC．lettersD．books11.A．tableB．chairC．wallD．door12.A．gettingdownB．comingdownC．lookingupD．comingup13.A．becauseofB．thankstoC．insteadofD．a(chǎn)ccordingto14.A．strangersB．problemsC．friendsD．choices15.A．suggestionB．ideaC．a(chǎn)dviceD．a(chǎn)ctivity二、閱讀理解(★★★)

BinghamLibrary

WinterReadingClub2022

Read/Listen/Havefreetea

MeetslastTuesdayofeachmonth

7:30pm—8:30pmTheboyintheStripedPajamas

ByJohnBoyne

ReadinyourownwayforfreeeachFridayandSundayonline.16.Wheredoesthereadingclubholdactivities?

A．Inalibrary.B．Inaclassroom.C．Inapark.D．Atamember’shome.17.Whatcanyoudoforfreeinthisclub?

A．Doexercise.B．Fatsnacks.C．Drinktea.D．Takebookshome.18.Accordingtothetext,Jan25isa______.

A．MondayB．TuesdayC．FridayD．Sunday19.Inwhichseasondoestheclubholdtheactivities?

A．Thewinter.B．Thesummer.C．Thespring.D．Theautumn.20.Accordingtothetext,whatcanclubmembersdotoreadTheBoyintheStripedPajamasforfree?

A．Readitinabookstore.B．Visittheclub’swebsite.C．Buyabookfromtheclub.D．GototheclubonJan25.(★★★)Over700yearsago,MarcoPolotravelledtoChinaalongtheoldSilkRoad.Today,anotherItalianhasdoneallthesame.Andshe’s74yearsold!Meetthiscoolgrandmother,ViennaCammarota.ShestartedoutfromVenice(威尼斯),thebirthplaceofPolo,inApril2022.Shewalkedalong,longway—over20,000kilometers.Shedidthiswithjustabackpackandtwowalkingsticks.ShealsotookwithheracopyofMarcoPolo’sdiariestoread.Finally,inAugust2024,shearrivedinChina.Thisallstartedover20yearsago.AstudentfromChinastayedatherhomeforashortperiod.AfterlearningaboutChina,Cammarotawantedtovisitforherself.Alongtheway,shesawalot.TheoldSilkRoadisnowpartoftheBeltandRoad.Therearenewbridges,roads,andrailways.Theyjoincountriestogether,justliketheoldSilkRoaddid.Next,CammarotawilltravelaroundChina.ShewantstovisitsomemaintownsalongtheoldSilkRoad,likeXi’anandDunhuang.CammarotaalsosaysshewantstovisitSuzhoumost.ThisisbecauseMarcoPolocalledthecitythe“VeniceoftheEast”!ThiscoolladywantstoshoweveryonearealChina.21.WherewasMarcoPoloborn?

A．Venice.B．China.C．Suzhou.D．Notmentioned.22.Whatdidn’tCammarotatakewithheralongtheroadtoChina?

A．Abackpack.B．Twowalkingsticks.C．AcopyofMarcoPolo’sdiariesD．Amap.23.WhatcausedCammarotawanttovisitChinaforherself?

A．MarcoPolo’sdiaries.B．AChinesestudentwhousedtolivewithher.C．SomemaintownsalongtheoldSilkRoad.D．The“VeniceoftheEast”.24.WhichonedoesCammarotawanttovisitmostinChina?

A．Xi’an.B．Dunhuang.C．Suzhou.D．TheoldSilkRoad.25.Whatcanweinfer(推斷)fromthetext?

A．MarcoPoloandCammarotabothareItalians.B．Cammarotaspentover20yearsonherjourneyfromVenicetoChina.C．TheoldSilkRoadiscompletelydifferentfromtheBeltandRoad.D．CammarotanamedSuzhouthe“VeniceoftheEast”.(★★★★★)Earthisgettingmorecrowdedastheworldpopulationisstillgrowing.Especiallyinsomecountries,theirpopulationgrowthisfasterthanothers.TheseincludeEgypt,India,Nigeriaandsoon.However,thegrowthmaynotlastalways.Thelowbirthrate(出生率)andmoreolderpeoplewillbethemaincauses.AccordingtotheWorldPopulationProspects2022,theworldpopulationshouldreach8billiononNovember15thisyear.Itcouldgrowto9.7billionin2050,beforereachingthehighestpointofaround10.4billionpeopleduringthe2080.Thepopulationisexpected(預期)tostayatthatleveluntil2100.Andin2023,IndiashouldovertakeChinaandhavethelargestpopulationintheworld.Whiletheworldpopulationisstillgrowing,itsgrowthrateisatitsslowestsince1950becauseoffewerbabies.Today,two-thirdsoftheworldpopulationliveinacountryorareawherelifetimefertility(生育率)isbelow2.1birthsforeachwoman.Apopulationwiththiskindofbirthrateandlowdeathratewouldnotgroworreduceovertime.Itwouldstayaboutthesame.Alowbirthratemeansfeweryoungpeopletocareforthegrowingagingpopulationworldwide.Theshareoftheworldpopulationaged65oraboveisexpectedtoriseto16percentin2050.Aroundtheworld,lifeexpectancy(預期壽命)couldgoupto77.2yearsin2050from72.8yearsin2019.However,whereyou’reborncandecideyourlifeexpectancy.Lifeexpectancyfortheleastdevelopedcountriesis7yearslessthantheworldaverage(平均).26.Whichcountryisexpectedtohavethelargestpopulationin2023?

A．India.B．China.C．Egypt.D．Nigeria.27.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingpicturescanshowthechangeofthepopulation?

A．B．C．D．28.Thegrowthrateoftheworldpopulationhassomethingtodowith________.①birthrate②deathrate③thenumberofcountries④lifetimefertility

A．①②③B．①②④C．②③④D．①③④29.In2050,lifeexpectancyfortheleastdevelopedcountriesmaybe________years.

A．65B．70.2C．72.8D．77.230.Whatisthebeststructure(結(jié)構(gòu))forthetext?

A．B．C．D．(★★★★★)MembersofChina’s40thAntarcticscientificteamsetoffonNovember1,2023.TheteamisexpectedtoarrivearoundDecember.TheyplantofinishthetaskinfourmonthsandreturninApril,2024.Thisisthefirsttimethecountry’sAntarcticresearchtaskwillbecarriedoutbythreeships.Whiletwoicebreakerswithmorethan460researchersstartedfromShanghai,theothershipwithmaterialsforthenewresearchstationleftfromZhangjiang.Theteam’skeytaskisbuildinganewresearchstationwithin60daysinAntarctica.ThenewstationwillbebuiltneartheRossSeaintheeastAntarctic.ItwillbeChina’sfifthAntarcticresearchstation,followingtheGreatWallsetupin1985,Zhongshanin1989,Kunlunin2009andTaishanin2014.Itwillbebuiltforenvironmentalmonitoring(監(jiān)控)andprotection.Thebuildingofthenewresearchstationisveryimportant.Dependingonthestation,theteamwillcarryoutscientificresearchworkonoceanenvironment,oceanecosystem(生態(tài)系統(tǒng))andotherareas.TheywillalsodoasurveyabouttheeffectofclimatechangeontheAntarcticecosystem.Internationalcooperationisofgreatsignificancetothetask.Theteamwillworkwithothercountriesonthescientificresearch.TheywillworktogetheronthefrontierfieldsofAntarcticsciencewithNorwayandAustralia.Theywillalsocooperateinlogistics(后勤)supportwithothercountries,suchastheUSA,theUKandsoon.31.HowlongwillthescientificteamstayinAntarctica?

A．Foronemonth.B．Fortwomonths.C．Forthreemonths.D．Forfourmonths.32.ChinabuildsthefifthAntarcticresearchstationto________.

A．protectthewhalesintheRossSeaB．monitorandprotecttheenvironmentC．carryoutthefrontierfieldsofscienceD．taketheplaceoftheGreatWallStation33.Whatwillthescientificteamsurveyabout?

A．Howthestationbenefitstheoceanecosystem.B．HowtheclimatechangesintheeastAntarctic.C．Howhumanactivitiesinfluencetheoceanenvironment.D．HowclimatechangeinfluencestheAntarcticecosystem.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“significance”inParagraph4probablymean?

A．Importance.B．Challenge.C．Quality.D．Danger.35.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ChinaCooperateswithOtherCountriesB．ChinaOffersSupporttoOtherCountriesC．ChinaStartsIts40thAntarcticResearchD．ChinaSpeedsupItsOceanScientificResearch(★★★★★)ThetraditionalChineseskillofturningthickbamboointobeautifulpiecesachievedfameontheshortvideoplatform(平臺)TikTok.36Skilledbambooweavers(編織工人)arerecordingtheproducingprocessoftheirworks-cutting,weaving,burningandboiling.37“That’samazing,”ATikTokuserfromAmericawroteinhervideoafterwatchingthewholeprocess.38PanYunfeng,51,fromLin’aninZhejiangProvince,makespotbrushesandbambooumbrellasonTikTok.39Withover5millionfollowersonDouyin,hehasbecomepopularamongnetizens(網(wǎng)民)abroad.Bambooweavingartbegan2,000yearsago.40In2008,itwaslistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage(非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)).Now,thepopularityofbambooartonTikTokhasopenedawindowforforeignnetizenstobetterunderstandChineseculture.根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，從下面五個選項中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項，使短文意思通順、內(nèi)容完整。

A．Hestartedlearningtheskillsatanearlyage.B．Ithasenjoyedhundredsofthousandsoflikes.C．What’smoreamazingisthatworkersdoitsimplybyhand.D．IthasbecomeanimportantpartoftraditionalChineseculture.E．TheseskillsareseenasamagicChinesepowerinforeigners’eyes.三、短文填空(★★★)根據(jù)下面短文內(nèi)容，在短文的空格處填上一個恰當?shù)脑~，使短文完整、通順，一空一詞。HaveyouevertriedChatGPT,41smartAIchatbot(聊天機器人)tool?HereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesofAIto42youabetterunderstandingofthissubject.Ontheonehand,itcanavoidmistakes,whichisimpossibleforpeople,because43ofusisperfect.Oncealgorithms(算法)aresetup,computerswillkeepperformingthesametaskagainandagainwithoutmaking44.45,thispowerfultoolallowsyoutouseyourtimemoreeffectively(高效地).TypeinkeywordsandaskChatGPTtowriteabedtimestory.Justonesecondlater,you’llgetmanystories46meetyourneed.Ontheotherhand,AImayinvitelazinessinhumans.Thereweremanythingsthatwerefirstinventedtohelpus,47weendedupdependingtoomuchonthem.ThesameistrueofAI.Itkeepsservingyouuntilit’s48offbyyou.WiththeincreasinginfluenceofAI,thereisnodoubtthatfindingajobwillbemuch49.AImaynottaketheplaceofhumans,butitcancertainlylead50morepeoplelosingjobs.四、任務型閱讀(★★★★)閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在下面的表格中填入與文章意思最符合的單詞，每空填一詞。并把所填內(nèi)容填寫在答題卡上相應位置。Doyoulikereading?Itisveryimportantforustolearnorstudythroughreading.Butnowmanystudentssaytheydon’thaveenoughtimetoread.Soweneedsomeskillstohelpreadmoreinlesstimewhilewearedoingsomereadinginclass.HerearetwoskillsthatIthinkareverygood.Preview(預讀)—ifyourarticleislongaswellasdifficult,suchaslongmagazinearticlesorsciencereports,previewingisveryusefulforyoutogetageneralidea.Hereishowtopreview.●Readthefirsttwoparagraphsandthelasttwoparagraphscarefully.●Thenreadonlythefirstsentenceoftheotherparagraphs.Ofcourseyoucan’tgetallthedetailsbypreviewing.Ittellsyounottospendtimeonthingsyoudon’treallywantorneedtoread.Skim(瀏覽)—ifyourarticleisshortandsimple,likepopularmagazinesorthesportsofyourdai