湖南省长沙市雅礼实验2022-2023学年九年级上学期第一次月考英语试卷（含答案）

2022-2023-1雅礼实验九年级上第一次月考

英语

第二部分 阅读 （共三节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

21. By joining in the English Learning Program, children can _______.

  A. learn how to tell stories  

  B. know how to learn wisely  

  C.develop acting skills

22. Which of the following is TRUE?

  A. A class in the English Learning Program is one hour long.

  B. The English Speech& Drama Program provides a visit to KFC.

  C. Students can play different roles in the English Speech & Drama (戏剧) Program.

B

23. We can find that Sunshine Mall is _______.

  A. beside a bookstore B. close to a bus station  C. in front of a restaurant

24. People can park their cars easily when they visit _______.

  A. Jimmy’s Mall  B. Fancy Mall C. M&L Mall

25. Who will show the most interest in M&L Mall?

  A. Businessmen.  B. Children.  C. Music lovers.

C

Are you the only child in your family? Do you want sisters and brothers?

On May 31, 2021, China introduced a new policy, allowing all families to have up to three children. The three-child policy (政策) is expected to fight the drop in the nation’s birthrate and deal with the challenge of a rapidly aging population. China Daily reported.

The number of newborns in China has fallen for four years in a row. The country’s total fertility rate (生育率) -- the average number of children born to each woman -- stood at 1.3 in 2020. But to have a stable population, the number should be 2.1, says the National Bureau of Statistics.

On the other hand, the proportion of the over-60 population rose from 10.3 percent to 18.7 percent over the past 10 years. This means there will not be enough young workers. That’s a problem for economic growth, says Chen Youhua, a professor at Nanjing University. The new policy will make the population play an important role in driving economic (经济的) and social growth, since this is a critical time for China to become an economic powerhouse with a quality workforce（劳动力）.

However, not all people have shown their support for this new policy. Some couples complained about the rising costs of raising a child. An internet user named Qinfeng said, “The high cost of education and both the physical and mental exhaustion stopped me from having more than one child.” Also, many women are unwilling to give birth because that could mean losing good job opportunities, according to Mu Guangzong, a professor at Peking University.

To give stronger support to families, the government will make policies in terms of marriage, births, parenting and education, reported China Daily. For example, there will be measures to improve the childcare service system, and to create more equal opportunities in education. The government will also enhance tax and housing policies,and protect the legal rights of women in job market.

26. What’s is TRUE according to the new policy?

  A. The only child in a family needs support.

  B. Three-child families are very common.

  C. Chinese families can have three children.

27. What does Paragraph 5 try to explain?

  A. Why the birthrate dropped so fast.

  B. Why the three-child policy was introduced.

  C. How the economy make a difference to population growth.

28. What does the underlined word “critical” in the fifth paragraph mean?

  A. early B. unexpected  C. important

29. According to the passage, what can we learn?

  A. A high birthrate is a symbol of an economic powerhouse.

  B. Many women choose to quit work to raise more children.

  C. There will be more competition among women in job markets.

30. What is the use of the first paragraph

  A. To lead in a topic. B. To ask a question. C. To tell a story.

D

Many people are trying to learn a new language. Some of them consider it as a hobby, while others have to learn a language because it is required by their jobs or study. As a foreigner who is really interested in Chinese culture, I like learning Chinese.

It is thought that a person needs to know at least 3,000 Chinese characters to understand most Chinese newspapers. The problem for most foreigners, however, is that knowing 3,000 characters sounds like an impossible task, for many of the Chinese characters look the same. That’s why some people give up halfway. It’s the most difficult part for me, too. But I manage to learn how to write each character by watching videos online. Whenever I saw a character, I didn’t know in the street or on a menu, I would just write it down on my phone and then look it up. Slowly I’ve learned the characters that are common in daily life.

It’s also important to listen to Chinese as much as possible. I downloaded (下载) a lot of listening materials onto my phone and listened to them on the way to school, work and even dates with my friends. I also watched a lot of Chinese TV shows and films, where the words are not so difficult and there are always subtitles (字幕). In this way, I’ve also learned how to express myself like a Chinese.

As for speaking, I practice talking about different topics in Chinese when I am cycling around, effectively talking to myself or in my head, thinking through different conversations and scenarios (场景). For example, whenever I was going to a shop, I would think how to say that in Chinese. It helps me to think in a Chinese way, which is really important.

Learning a language is never easy. Basically, I just use every tool on hand and take my learning step by step, and I’m still learning new things to this day!

31. The author learns Chinese because _______.

  A. he wants to move to China

  B. he has found a job in China

  C. he hopes to know more about China

32. What does the underlined word “character” mean in Chinese?

  A. 角色 B. 汉字 C. 典故

33. How does the writer improve his listening?

  A. By listening to material downloaded on the phone.

  B. By dating with Chinese friends.

  C. By watching a lot of Chinese TV shows and films without subtitles.

34. What is the key point in practicing speaking?

  A.Hanging out with Chinese friends.

  B. Watching Chinese movies.

  C. Thinking as a Chinese.

35. What does the author suggest at the end of the passage?

  A. It takes time to learn a language.

  B. Chinese isn’t as hard as you think.

  C.It’s a wise decision to learn a language.

第二节 （共5小题每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。

How can we use vocabulary and grammar in English to show politeness and kindness when we speak? 36. _______

Use modals

Modals are those words you learned in English classes such as would, could, might and may. 37. _______ They soften your requests or commands (命令). If you use modals the next time you send a request by email, ask for something on the phone, or when you need something from a friend, you’ll sound more polite! For example:I need to use your pen for a moment.→May I use your pen for a moment?

Use vague language

Vague language means not too specific (明确的) or too direct. We often use expressions such as a bit, around, kind of, a few, quite, slightly, and a little. 38. _______ For example: That’s not quite what I had in mind. What if we made a few changes?

Change your grammar

39. _______ Here’s how you can do this. Change the present tense (时态) to the past tense or a progressive (-ing) tense. Your meaning is still in the present, but you change the verb to add softness and to be less direct. We often do this with verbs such as hope, feel, think, want, and wonder. For example: Do you have time to meet tomorrow? 40. _______

第三节（共5小题每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Chen Yaozi was a man in the Song Dynasty. He was a very talented archer (弓). He hit the bullseye (靶心) almost every time, so everyone called him “The Magic Archer”. Chen felt that he was the best archer in the world, and was very proud of himself.

One day, as Chen was shooting arrows (简), many people watched. Among them, there was an old man selling oil. He stood watching him for a long time. It seemed that he didn’t admire Chen’s ability like the others. “You know something about archery?” Chen asked the old man. “Look at how well I shoot!”

The old man replied, “That’s nothing. All it takes is practice.” This made Chen very angry, and he asked, “How dare you belittle (贬低) my ability as an archer?” Saying nothing, the old man placed a gourd (葫芦) on the ground, and put a coin with a square hole over the top of the gourd. He poured oil from a large wooden spoon into the gourd through the hole. Not a little oil was dropped on the coin. The old man then turned to Chen and said, “That is also nothing. I can do it because practice makes perfect.”

Later, people use “Shu Neng Sheng Qiao” to say that skill comes from repeated practice.

41. In which historical period did the story happen?

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42. Why did people call Chen Yaozi “The Magic Archer”?

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43. Did the old man admire Chen’s excellent shooting skills?

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44. How did Chen Yaozi feel when he heard “That’s nothing. All it takes is practice.”?

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45. What’s the English for the phrase “Shu Neng Sheng Qiao”?

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第三部分 语言运用 （共三节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Just as rice and noodles are different from bread, snacks in China are a world apart from those in the UK and the US. For one thing, I never imagined that sunflower seeds (瓜子) would be so   46   in China. I saw people eating them while   47   tables outside restaurants, before dinner and, of course, while watching TV. I also saw that a plate of sunflower seeds is always on   48   during the Spring Festival holiday.

In the UK, young people love their snacks. In fact, young people in Britain eat more snacks than people of the same   49   in other European countries. A survey has shown that 64 percent of people under the age of 20 snack between meals, according to an article by the British Council.

British snacks are generally   50  , but it’s just too hard to say no to them. Our favorites are probably potato chips, which we call crisps, and chocolate bars. From a very young age, we always   51   our crisps and chocolate bars after school.

Snacks are also popular in the US. One of the things that I found the most extraordinary (特别的)   52   I first visited the US was the number of snacks in their supermarkets; I was surprised to find huge aisles (过道) just for snacks that were    53   than some stores I’d been to in the UK. Snack tastes in the US are much the same as those in the UK, except that there’s many more   54  .

All in all, it’s probably best for your health if you eat sunflower seeds   55   potato chips and chocolate. But eating these delicious treats occasionally (偶尔) couldn’t possibly be wrong, could it?

46. A. cheap  B. different  C. popular

47. A. looking for  B. paying for C. waiting for

48. A. a trip  B. duty C. time

49. A. height  B. age C. gender

50. A. important  B. delicious C. unhealthy

51. A. looked forward to B. came up with C. ran out of

52. A. because B. if C. when

53. A. cleaner  B. smaller  C. busier

54. A. hope  B. choices C. colors

55. A. as well as  B. together with  C. rather than

第二节（共10小题每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people under lockdown feel lonely and 56. _______ (bore).

“There is a loneliness epidemic,” said John Dattilo from Pennsylvania State University, US. So he, together with an international team of researchers, studied how 57. _______ (reduce) loneliness and increase positive feelings during the pandemic.

According to their new study, reduced loneliness has something to do 58. _______ doing enjoyable things that need both concentration and skill.

“When people are absorbed in what they are doing, they enter a state 59. _______ (call) ‘flow’ (心流),” Dittilo explained. “Flow can be achieved by doing activities that we value and that needs us to concentrate fully to use our skills.

60. _______ (achieve) a state of flow, there must be a balance between the challenge of the task and your skill level. For example, if you are trying to create a complex computer program but your skill level is low, then you’re likely to feel stressed instead of achieving “flow”. Instead, if the task is too easy, then boredom 61. _______ (set) in and “flow” will not appear as well.

If you have artistic skill, for example, playing 62. _______ piano or painting can help to flow.So can things like skiing, writing and storytelling, depending 63. _______ who you are.

“When we achieve a state of flow, we become absorbed, and focused, and we experience momentary enjoyment. When we leave a state of flow, we are often surprised how much time has passed.”

64. _______, watching TV usually doesn’t help people enter flow, according to Dattilo, because there aren’t any concentrations.

“People tend to have live on healthy activities and challenges,” said Dittilo, “We hope this research will help people live fuller, 65. ________ (happy) lives.”

第三节（共5小题每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

Reading is a very important skill. 66. Reading is also a good way to improve your English.

However, to make sure what you read isn’t too difficult, it’s important to know what makes texts difficult and how you can improve your understanding of them. Here are some suggestions.

*Understand the purpose of your reading. 67. 你阅读的方法取决于你阅读的目的。 The kind of reading you do in class or for your homework is different from how you read a novel for pleasure in the summer holidays.

*Find background information. Find something out about the topic you are going to read. The more background information you have, the easier it’ll be to understand the text.

*Increase your vocabulary. 68. 你拥有的词汇越多，你就阅读得越快。

*Use your dictionary correctly. 69. A common mistake is to read everything very slowly and carefully. Looking up each unknown word. Sometimes this is necessary, for example, when reading exam questions. However, It takes a long time and can be very boring; it can even make understanding more difficult!

If you’ve followed the above advice and still can’t understand a text, then it’s simply too hard for you. Stop reading and ask someone to help you. No one wants to give up. 70. However, you will just be wasting your time if you continue to work at a text that’s beyond you.

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第四部分 写作 （满分15分）

71. 你是来自New York 的Frank，对中国的传统文化很感兴趣，计划寒假期间来长沙参加汉语学习冬令营，并和其他营员欢度春节。请你给冬令营主办方写一封邮件，邮件内容包括

1）简要介绍个人基本信息

2）礼貌地询问冬令营期间的课程安排和中国春节习俗等相关信息

要求

1.包含所给信息2.符合文体体征，语言得体3. 80词左右

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2022-2023-1雅礼实验九年级上第一次月考

英语 答案

21-25: BCBAB

26-30: CBCAA

31-35: CBACA

36-40: DABEC

41. In Song Dynasty.

42. Because he hit the bullseye almost every time.

43. No.

44. Very angry.

45. Practice makes perfect.

46-50: CCABC

51-55: ACCBB

语法填空

语篇翻译

66. 阅读也是一个提升你英语的好方法。

67. The way you read depends on the purpose of your reading.

68. The more vocabulary you have, the faster you will read.

69. 一个常见的错误是把所有的东西都读得非常缓慢和仔细。

70. 然而，如果你继续学习你不懂的内容，你将只是在浪费你的时间。