萧红中学校2024-2025学年九年级上学期12月月考
英语试题
考试时长：40分钟 试卷满分：100分
提示：请将答案作答在题卡上，否则无效。
一、单项选择根据语境选择最佳单项选择（共40分，每题1分）
1. Boys and girls, I believe you will get good marks in the test as long as you ______ what the teachers have taught you. Good luck ______ you!
A. manage; with B. master; to C. mention; to
2. Keep calm! A good grade depends on ______ good behavior and hard working. If you believe in yourself, success will belong to ______.
A. a; you B. /; you C. /; yours
3. Our class will have a party ______ the evening of June 30th.
A. in B. on C. at
4. Harbin is known ______ its ice and snow. Lots of visitors come here every year.
A. for B. as C. to
5. Keep in mind that _______ success _______ failure is your final result. It is only a new beginning on your life journey.
A. either; or B. both; and C. neither; nor
6. —Lily, your English has improved so much. How did you do it
—Nothing difficult. The _______ you work at it, the _______ progress you will make.
A. harder; great B. more hardly; more C. harder; more
7. I think the music is well worth _______. So I must get its CD.
A. listening B. being listened to C. listening to
8. My cousin Tom prefers ______ books rather than play computer games to relax himself in his spare time.
A. read B. to read C. reading
9. My classmate Mike spends much more time than he used to _______ different types of books. He often said that good books were his best teachers.
A. read B. reading C. being read
10. Attitude is everything. Attitude does make a difference in everything _______ you do.
A. what B. that C. which
11. —What are you talking about
—We are talking about the school and the students ______ we visited last week.
A. who B. that C. which
12. ______ Tim has never been to China, ______ he knows a lot about Chinese culture by reading books.
A. Although, \ B. Though, but C. Though, however
13 —Do you know _______
—Yes. It will be held in our school meeting hall.
A. where will we have a talk on how to build self-confidence
B. when we will go to a concert
C. if there will be a talk given by a talented violinist
14. —Excuse me, could you wake me up when my friend _______ here
—Of course. But we still don’t know when your friend _______ here.
A. comes; will come B. will come; comes C. will come; will come
15. This kind of new cake ________ well and all the pieces ________ out today.
A. sells; were sold B. is sold; sell C. is sold; are sold
16. —Have you heard of the most beautiful place ______ he visited last winter
—Yes, it is the beautiful place in ______ Lu Xun was born.
A. /; which B. that; that C. which; /
17 My English teacher suggests ______ English every morning to improve our listening skills.
A. listening B. to listen to C. listening to
18. I used to ______ late on weekends, but now I am used to ______ early to go jogging.
A. getting up, get up B. get up, getting up C. get up, get up
19. Tim is a helpful student in our class. He always helps the students in trouble, ________ himself popular among our teacher and classmates.
A. make B. made C. making
20. Between the break, some students ______ chalk ______ the blackboard.
A. take, off B. shut, off C. clean, off
21. —Would you like to go to the library with me
—I’d love to, but my computer is broken, so I must have it ______ right now.
A. repair B. to repaired C. repaired
22. When you don’t know ________next, you can ask your parents for help. They are sure to give you a hand.
A. what should you do B. how to do C. what to do
23. Some of parents think hobbies may ________ their children’s schoolwork, so they suggest kids should part with hobbies for a while.
A. get in the way of B. go out of their way to C. make their way to
24. Tom managed ______ the ticket to Jay Chou’s concert. So he is excited because he will see his favorite singer later.
A. getting B. to get C. got
25. It is impolite to ______ at someone’s house for the first time with empty hands. You’d better bring a small gift.
A. come up B. go up C. show up
26. The newly opened company ______ people in town ______ more chances to work.
A. offers; for B. provides; for C. provides; with
27. There are three ways we can think of ______ the math problem, but the third one is the easiest.
A. solving B. solve C. to solve
28. We should pay more attention to ______ the mistakes that we have ever made.
A. reviewing B. review C. reviewed
29. We hiked in the mountains tiredly and had to end up ______ by the river to have a rest.
A. camp B. camping C. to camp
30. We should ask Lily to join us, otherwise, she will feel ______.
A. leaving out B. leave alone C. left out
31. —______ do you deal with this problem
—Sorry, I have no idea ______ to do with the problem.
A. What, how B. How, what C. How, how
32. ______ homework helps us improve a little ______.
A. Everyday, every day B. Every day, everyday C. Everyday, everyday
33. —As we all know, Russia has battled (交战) against Ukraine (乌克兰) for years.
—Yes, many buildings were ______ in the war.
A. turned down B. taken down C. fallen down
34. The old couple has ______ for fifty years, they will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a big party next week.
A. married B. been married C. got married
35. —Peter was so excited ________ he received an invitation from his friend in England.
—So he was. He ________ paying a visit there.
A. that; stuck to B. when; looked forward to C. because; was supposed to
36. It is normal for everybody to ______ heroes and wants to become like them.
A. look up B. look up to C. look for
37. All the students passed the P. E. exam ______ Li Hua, so he felt very sad.
A. except B. besides C. beside
38. Young people ______ show their kindness and respect for the old.
A. ought to B. suppose to C. be expected to
39. It seems that the heavy rain can’t stop in hours ________, let’s stay inside and have a party.
A. without doubt B. after all C. in that case
40. Mr Smith always makes his class ______, and we are often made ______ during his class.
A. actively, discussed B. happily, discuss C. lively, to discuss
二、完型填空（共10分，每题1分）
Kids are the future. With the development of the society, kids meet new things every day. Their ____41____ environment may change with the time in a short time. They usually meet new things, so they may think much. Many kids think they are ordinary (普通的). They think they aren’t the prettiest or the smartest. At the same time, they think they aren’t even the ugliest or the silliest, which would at least make them stand out. Everyone feels that way sometimes, ____42____ middle school students. Kids ____43____ realize how special they are. Why does this happen
It is ____44____ growing up. Growing up means understanding what you can offer the world, or what you can do to help others or make the world better. When you’re young, you realize that just by being yourself, you do offer ____45____ to other people. Maybe you aren’t the best, but that doesn’t make you “not amazing”. everyone does something to the world.
Do yourself a favor. Think about your friends carefully. Write down a list of things that you like about them. Think about ____46____ you make friends with them. You will ____47____ know that in the end, even if they aren’t the smartest or the prettiest or the ____48____, they are great in their own way. And they feel just ____49____ you!
So don’t lose confidence in yourself. Remember that it gets easier as your grow older. If you try your best, you are still pretty ____50____. It has nothing to do with one’s looks or intelligence.
41. A. studying B. living C. sleeping
42. A. generally B. especially C. normally
43. A. often B. always C. seldom
44. A. part of B. plenty of C. a set of
45. A. anything B. everything C. something
46. A. when B. how C. why
47. A. get to B. need to C. have to
48. A. stupidest B. slowest C. most talented
49. A. the same as B. different from C. far away from
50. A. exciting B. amazing C. embarrassing
三、同义句转换 (10分，每空1分）
51. To improve our English, we can talk to English-speaking people.
To improve our English, we can talk to the people ________ ________ English.
52. It is four years since we met each other in Grade 6.
Four years ________ ________ since we met each other in Grade 6.
53. I’ll need one more hour before I finish my homework.
I’ll need one more hour before my homework ________ ________.
54. I would rather listen to music than watch TV.
I ________ listening to music ________ watching TV.
55. The result of the match let all of us down. (同义句转化)
The result of the match ________ all of us ________.
四、词形转换，用所给词的适当形式填空（共15分，每题1分）
56. The Internet is used ________ (wide) in all kinds of the fields all over the world.
57 We have different ________ (celebrate) to show our happiness on the National Day.
58. It is really my great ________ (please) to give a speech on this topic.
59. Tom quite ________ (regret) not working hard enough because he was almost close to success.
60. In winter, more ________ (medicine) care seems to be needed in hospitals because of the flu.
61. We Chinese are proud that we have so many ________ (nation) treasures such as calligraphy (毛笔字) and Tai Chi.
62. Life is always full of the ________ (expect), so we need to value everything that we have.
63. After moving to this town, Sue has ________ (gradual) gotten used to the quiet and peaceful life.
64. Hearing his proposal, we all smiled and nodded in ________ (agree).
65. ________ (pain) experiences help people grow stronger in mind.
66. We need to learn to make correct ________ (choose) when we at the life crossings.
67. After a few months’ practice, Jack is more comfortable ________ (speak) Chinese.
68. We must stick to ________ (work) hard for our dreams.
69. A TV show fooled people that special water could help people lose ________ (weigh).
70. Abing ________ (stick) to making money on the streets although he had much fame.
五、任务性阅读（本题共15分。每空1分）
先阅读（A）、（B）短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列五项任务。
(A)
阅读短文，用方框中所给的词或短语填空。
feelings, easily, spend, enjoyable, unhappy, secondly, improves, surprising, something, for example
Why is music an important subject that every child should study
First of all, music helps us when we are ____71____, and gives us pleasure when we are happy. There are many different kinds of music and we can choose the music to match our ____72____.
And ____73____, music is fun. Everyone enjoys playing the drums and using their energy! Scientists say that music helps children with language learning. Music ____74____ our listening. We know that children who have studied music and learn foreign languages more ____75____. Students who have learned to play music are also good at math. This is not ____76____, as music is mathematical (精确的) with notes (音符) in order. Playing music with other people also teaches children to work together. People who can play musical instruments always have ____77____ they can do at a party.
A lot of practice is needed to play an instrument, and it can be difficult to persuade (说服) your child to ____78____ hours playing the piano or playing the guitar. So music practice should be a daily habit—____79____, every day after school, but do not make the practice too long.
Parents should listen to their child playing and tell him or her that they enjoy it. Practice should also be fun. It is also a good idea to finish the practice with a piece of music the child likes, and so learning music will be a(n) ____80____ part of the day.
(B)
To attract more visitors, many bookstores are improving decorations (装饰) and selling coffee, cake and cultural products such as bags and postcards, as well as hosting events or parties. However, Wang Chonghua, the owner of Fangyuan Bookshop, is different. He sells his paintings to support his business. “My dream bookstore should be like a study filled with books. It’s unlike the fashionable stores with many seats and bars.” said Wang. He has managed the 200-square-meter bookstore to sell books since he graduated from the college 22 years ago. In the style of traditional Chinese painting, Wang draws everything that he finds interesting in daily life. Year by year, he stays in his bookstore, unable to go anywhere else, even when there are no customers in the shop. He said, “I dream of flying, but I can only fly in my paintings.” In December, 2017, a show of his paintings was held at the Wan book Store in Xi’ an. “Due to the sluggish (萧条的) book business, I have time to paint , which is both good and bad. Selling my paintings may be a way to save my bookshop.” Wang said.
81. 阅读短文，完成同义句转换，每空一词。
My dream bookstore should be like a study filled with books.
My dream bookstore should be like a study ________ ________ books.
根据短文，内容回答问题。
82. What’s the name of Wang Chonghua’s bookstore
__________________________________.
83. How long has he managed the 200-square-meter bookstore to sell books
__________________________________.
84. Is there coffee or cake sold at Wang Chonghua’s bookstore
__________________________________.
六、语篇填空（10分，每题1分）
Got pets If so, lucky you! If not, maybe you’ d like to. According to many ____85____ (doctor), spending time with animal friends has a lot of advantages.
Pets make people happier. Feelings of happiness often rise when people are with pets. ____86____ fact, studies show that being around animals helps people feel less alone.
Pets make people healthier. Staying with a pet can be good for ____87____ (you) health, too. Just watching fish swim can make people ____88____ (feel) more peaceful. Some pets need to spend time outdoors walking or ____89____ (run). Who takes them Their human friends! Getting exercise is healthy for both pets ____90____ people.
Pets teach important life lessons. Having a bird around—or any other animal—can teach you a lot. Pets ____91____ (usual) depend on their human friends to take care of them. Looking after animals teaches responsibility (责任). It also ____92____ (help) people to develop life skills and gives them a sense of achievement.
Pets help you. Having a pet can be helpful. One study found that having pets in the classroom helped students get along well with each other. It helped them build up much ____93____ (good) relationships with their teachers and other students.
____94____ a smart choice it is to keep pets!
萧红中学校2024-2025学年九年级上学期12月月考
英语试题 答案
一、单项选择根据语境选择最佳单项选择（共40分，每题1分）
【1题答案】
【答案】B
【2题答案】
【答案】B
【3题答案】
【答案】B
【4题答案】
【答案】A
【5题答案】
【答案】C
【6题答案】
【答案】C
【7题答案】
【答案】C
【8题答案】
【答案】B
【9题答案】
【答案】B
【10题答案】
【答案】B
【11题答案】
【答案】B
【12题答案】
【答案】A
【13题答案】
【答案】C
【14题答案】
【答案】A
【15题答案】
【答案】A
【16题答案】
【答案】A
【17题答案】
【答案】C
【18题答案】
【答案】B
【19题答案】
【答案】C
【20题答案】
【答案】C
【21题答案】
【答案】C
【22题答案】
【答案】C
【23题答案】
【答案】A
【24题答案】
【答案】B
【25题答案】
【答案】C
【26题答案】
【答案】C
【27题答案】
【答案】C
【28题答案】
【答案】A
【29题答案】
【答案】B
【30题答案】
【答案】C
【31题答案】
【答案】B
【32题答案】
【答案】A
【33题答案】
【答案】B
【34题答案】
【答案】B
【35题答案】
【答案】B
【36题答案】
【答案】B
【37题答案】
【答案】A
【38题答案】
【答案】A
【39题答案】
【答案】C
【40题答案】
【答案】C
二、完型填空（共10分，每题1分）
【41~50题答案】
【答案】41. B 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. C 46. C 47. A 48. C 49. A 50. B
三、同义句转换 (10分，每空1分）
【51题答案】
【答案】 ①. who##that ②. speak
【52题答案】
【答案】 ①. has ②. passed
【53题答案】
【答案】 ①. is ②. finished
【54题答案】
【答案】 ①. prefer ②. to
【55题答案】
【答案】 ①. made ②. disappointed
四、词形转换，用所给词的适当形式填空（共15分，每题1分）
【56题答案】
【答案】widely
【57题答案】
【答案】celebrations
【58题答案】
【答案】pleasure
【59题答案】
【答案】regretted
【60题答案】
【答案】medical
【61题答案】
【答案】national
【62题答案】
【答案】unexpected
【63题答案】
【答案】gradually
【64题答案】
【答案】agreement
【65题答案】
【答案】Painful
【66题答案】
【答案】choices
【67题答案】
【答案】speaking
【68题答案】
【答案】working
【69题答案】
【答案】weight
【70题答案】
【答案】stuck
五、任务性阅读（本题共15分。每空1分）
先阅读（A）、（B）短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列五项任务。
(A)
【71~80题答案】
【答案】71. unhappy
72. feelings
73. secondly
74. improves
75. easily 76. surprising
77. something
78. spend 79. for example
80. enjoyable
(B)
【81~84题答案】
【答案】81. ①. full ②. of
82. Fangyuan Bookstore./Fangyuan Bookshop.
83. 22 years./twenty-two years.
84. No./No, there isn’t.
六、语篇填空（10分，每题1分）
【85~94题答案】
【答案】85. doctors
86. In 87. your
88. feel 89. running
90. and 91. usually
92. helps 93. better
94 What
