广东省广州外国语学校2022-2023学年九年级下学期3月月考英语试题(无答案)

初三三月月训练（英语）学科

本试卷共四大题，9页，满分90分。考试时间90分钟。

一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

This was the fourth time this year that Lin had been the new kid in school—all because her mother’s job kept them moving. Lin’s mother had decided    1    here from December. But Lin didn’t care about it. For Lin, making new friends was a waste of time. She would    2    no more clubs. She would also add no new names to her phone list.

On her    3    day, the teacher Mrs. Leonard welcomed her in the class and asked a student to help her find her way around. This time, it was a girl named Marley, Carly, or something. Lin had stopped    4    attention to what the kids’ names were. Lin knew that she would forget them all, just as    5    kids from al those other schools had probably forgotten her.    6    Mrs. Leonard was giving Lin textbooks, Lin made her decision. She thought that at this school, she would be    7    remembered.

The next day, Tuesday, instead of wearing the usual jeans and T-shirt, she dressed    8    in a pair of bloomers (灯笼裤) bought from an old Halloween clothes store. She also didn’t comb her hair. On Wednesday, she wore    9    old dress of her mother’s, along with soccer cleats (钉鞋). “At least they’ll remember me after we’ve moved away.” she thought on Thursday as she put    10    a beautiful skirt and a T-shirt. And she also wore a pile of long necklaces    11    her grandmother had given to her to play with.

On Friday, they called Lin’s mother to school. Lin was a bit worried about    12    her mom would say when she saw her outfit. A hula skirt from a vacation in Hawaii    13    on top of a pair of old jeans. From the principal’s office, she heard her mother and Mrs. Leonard talking.

“She’ll be so    14   ,” her mother said to Mrs. Leonard in the hallway. “We    15    so often in the last seven months, but this time we plan to stay here. I’ve got a new job in the town. I believe she’ll be able to fit in.

1. A. stay B. staying C. to stay D. stays

2. A. to join B. join C. joins D. joined

3. A. one B. ones C. first D. the first

4. A. paying B. to paying C. pay D. paid

5. A. another B. the others C. others D. other

6. A. Since B. Unless C. Though D. As

7. A. clear B. clearly C. clearer D. more clearly

8. A. she B. her C. hers D. herself

9. A. a B. an C. the D. /

10. A. on B. up C. away D. off

11. A who B. when C. that D. where

12. A. why B. which C. how D. what

13. A. wore B. was wearing C. was worn D. were worn

14. A. excited B. excite C. excitement D. exciting

15. A. have moved B. are moving C. move D. were moving

二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，然后从16-25题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将代表这个答案的代号涂黑。

The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly before the deadly disaster of the Typhoon (台风). Bernadette Tenegra, a 44-year-old high school teacher, was in her home which was on the bank of a river. The Tenegra family stayed together in their shelter to    16    the storm. They thought that the powerful storm would    17    soon as it did in the past. So they were just hanging on there.

But things didn’t happen as they had thought. The water    18    with a frightening speed and their wooden house fell down, sweeping away the occupants (居住者), including Tenegra’s husband and her other daughter. They were able to struggle to    19   , but the 6-year-old Tenegra was fighting against the strong wind and water, along with sharp deadly debris (残骸).

Bernadette    20    her way to the child and was holding her and kept telling her to keep on. “I crawled (爬) over to her, and I tried to pull her up. But she was too    21    and wasn’t able to make it. It seemed she had already    22   ,” Tenegra said, crying. “I screamed but it didn’t work.”

The mother said    23    that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before death, “Ma, just let go, just let go. Save yourself. I love you forever”, the super typhoon destroyed a great number of houses and buildings. The 6-year-old    24    Tenegra lost her life. She has just seen a small part of this wonderful world    25    that short lifetime, while the whole world witnessed all the beauty of her.

16. A. leave B. stop C. avoid D. keep

17. A. lost B. produce C. complete D. disappear

18. A. raised B. rose C. lifted D. kept

19. A. safety B. warmth C strength D. difficulty

20. A. turned B. made C. got D. created

21. A. sleepy B. weak C. impatient D. careless

22. A. given back B. given away C. given up D. given off

23. A. excitedly B. sadly C. angrily D. confidently

24. A. alive B. lazy C. live D. lively

25. A. above B. below C. during D. beyond.

三、阅读（共两节；满分35分）

第一节  阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Last month, I told my pupils in Pompton School about my plan. “I’d like you to do jobs to make some money.” I said. “Then we’ll buy food for someone in need.”

I wanted them to experience that it’s more meaningful to give than to receive. I hope they could experience a sense of their own ability to make a change.

After working for a couple of weeks, children made plenty of pocket money. I told them we would visit an old woman who lived not far away.

Before Christmas, we gathered in front of the supermarket and went shopping. When we were paying for the bread and other food. Christine cried.

“Flowers!” At the same time, the group all ran towards the holiday plants.

“Don’t buy flowers!” I said impatiently. After all, it was more necessary to buy some food.

“But Mrs. Sherlock,” came the loud voice, “we want flowers.”

In the middle of plants, there was a pot of unusually purple flowers. “She will like this one.” All the children agreed.

With the address of a poor woman who had lived alone for years, we started driving. An hour later, we stopped in front of a small house. A woman opened the door. The house was so dark. It took me minutes to adapt to the dim light and then I found the room was old but tidy.

As the kids carried al the food in, the old woman greeted everyone—much to her visitors’ pleasure. When Amy put the flowers on the table, the woman seemed shocked. “She’s wishing it was a bag of food.” I thought.

“What do you often do at home?” Michael asked.

The woman brightened.” Feed the birds. They often fly to me because I share my bread with them.” She said.

We talked for a while, then said goodbye to each other. Through the window we saw her walk past the food, straight to the flowers. She put her face-in them and looked up with a big smile. She was different before our eyes! In that one short moment, the children saw for themselves the ability they owned to make a change. “I am so proud of you.” I smiled to my pupils.

Sometimes a person needs a pot of nice purple flowers on a dark winter day.

26. Before visiting the woman, ________.

A. the pupils had known the woman very much

B. the children had asked money from their parents

C. the writer thought flowers were necessary for the old woman

D the writer hoped the pupils to know the importance of giving

27. What was the woman probably thinking when she felt shocked?

A. “How beautiful the flowers are!” B. “Why do they give me flowers?”

C. “I simply want some food instead!” D. “Flowers are more expensive than food.”

28. According to passage, we know that ________.

A. the woman kept birds in her house as her close friends

B. the woman lived hard but she was still in love with life

C. the woman waited outside the door to welcome her visitors

D. the woman was poor but she didn’t want presents from others

B

For those who firstly see how Li Wenlong, the 37-year-old owner of a small restaurant in Macao, works in the kitchen, it is a surprising moment. As introduced in Once Upon a Bite, Li is performing difficult physical acts to prepare the dough for Zhusheng Noodles, a type of traditional food in southern China.

To make sure that the dough gets its taste, Li Wenlong takes out a long bamboo pole, riding it on one end and putting the dough on the other. Just like being on a seesaw, Li goes up and down around 3,000 times.

The amazing scene is seen in the fourth season of Once Upon a Bite, a popular documentary series which tells stories between people and food. The six-season programme has a global view to look for a variety of grains — such as wheat, rice, millet, beans and potatoes- and tell the stories of how they became part of the human diet through different kinds of cooking ways.

Besides the stories in different countries, the producers also discovered some of villages the most faraway in China, interviewing locals to describe how their centuries- old growing and cooking traditions have been kept.

“Each grain was once the source of energy for the people of a land and the foundation of a culture,” one of the producers says. “And the development of grain is highly related to the historical development of humankind. We hope everyone can have more knowledge of different kinds of grains, sort of as a way to protect and remain the diversity of cultures.”

29. At the beginning of the passage, how does the writer lead in the topic?

A. By telling a story B. By giving a report. C. By introducing a scene              D. By interviewing a person

30. Which of the following shows Li’s amazing performance to prepare the dough for Zhusheng Noodles?

31. According to the passage, Once upon a Bite ________.

A. tells the stories mainly in villages of China

B. tells the relationship between food and people

C. is a TV program and has four seasons in total

D. is about how grains are kept in different countries

32. What is the purpose of writing this passage?

A. To invite people to visit Li’s restaurant

B. To describe the historical stories of grain

C. To call for the protection of various cultures

D. To introduce the process of making noodles

C

Fear is the bad feeling that one has when he is in danger or when a particular thing frightens him. A German proverb goes “Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.” This is quite true as fear will often cause people to imagine the worst and act unreasonably. In that case, can fear be any good?

Personally, I think a small amount of fear is good and even necessary as it not only acts as a form of control and prevention but also serves to oneself. However, being overly fearful is bad as it will seriously hamper (阻碍) man’s progress. In this essay, I will discuss how fear can be a double-edged sword, bringing both advantages and disadvantages to man.

Fear is good as it prevents people from doing dangerous acts and prompts (促使) them to control and regulate their behavior. Next fear is good as it is a powerful motivator (促进因素) . For people themselves such as students and businessmen, the fear of failure will prompt them to work hard and put in their best effort in their studies and business undertakings. This will lead to, results and progress.

Although fear is good, man must keep in mind that too much fear may be harmful to his development. Being overly fearful of the unknown will prevent people from venturing (敢于去) into areas previously unexplored. For example, in the area of space exploration, Apollo 11 would have never landed the first humans on the moon if they had let fear get in the way of their dream. To get great achievements, man must learn to conquer his fear and find the courage to overcome the difficulties that life presents. Only then can the human race continue to make progress and enjoy the sweet smell of success.

In sum, fear is good as it will finally lead to a well-controlled and motivated society. Nevertheless, people must keep in mind that they should not be clouded by fear as it will stop their progress. I believe that a small dose of fear and a good deal of courage will make a great man as such a man will have the spirit to pursue his goals and the sense to act responsibly in the process.

33. What’s the meaning of the sentence “Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.”?

A. If a person feels fear, the wolf will be bigger.

B. If a wolf is bigger, the person will feel terrible.

C. Fear makes persons think the wolf will be smaller than before.

D. Fear will often cause people to imagine the worst and act unreasonably.

34. How many advantages of fear are there in Paragraph 3?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

35. The writer mentions Apolo 11 in Paragraph 4 to show that ________.

A. exploration helps us to realize our dreams

B. people can overcome fears that life presents

C. exploring the space is a good way to overcome fears

D. people should not be overly afraid of the unknown areas

36. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?

A. To encourage us to overcome fear and act responsibly.

B. To explain why a little amount of fear is of benefit to people.

C. To advise us to be neither overly fearful nor completely fearless.

D. To introduce the ways of preventing us from being overly fearful.

D

37. What information about this year’s Tree Planting Day is NOT mentioned in the poster?

A. Its theme. B. Workshop location.

C. The gathering time. D. Contact number.

38. The prizes for the children’s activities are most likely from ________.

A. Middletown Center Malls B. Middletown Community

C. residents of Middletown Garden West D. website www.treeplanting.com

39. What best fits the blank    ▲   ?

A. Reviews from satisfied customers B. Wishes from organizers of the event

C. Comments from last year’s participants D. Quotes from a journalist’s interview

40. The main purpose of the poster is to ________.

A. remind locals of the community work B. encourage residents to take part in the event

C. explain the reasons why we go green D. attract visitors to Middletown Garden West

第二节  阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读下列短文，从所给的A-E项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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

Congratulations! You’ve made it through the worst part of growing up: junior high. Now comes the final rush to adulthood (成年).

As far as study go, high school may not seem too different. Books. Teachers. Homework. Exams. If you enjoy school, this may sound exciting.    41   . High school has a lot to offer. Adulthood comes with deadlines (截止日期), responsibilities and other silly things. That makes high school special. It’s also the best chance you will ever have to take big risks.    42   . That’s giving effort. You could fail in the end. But if your biggest failures come in high school, it means you have a bright future ahead. Now here are some tips for high school freshmen.

—Manage your time wisely

You might have more difficult courses and more self-study time at night. But try to finish your homework quickly and get enough sleep.    43  

—   44  

In your class there might be many straight-A students from all over your province. Focus on your own work and don’t be too hard on yourself.

—Stay self-motivated (自我驱动的)

High school teachers will not take care of you all the time like in junior high.    45   . Put enough attention and energy into your high school.

—Make friends

Not everyone is going to be nice to you, and that’s OK! Keep your old friends close, but make new ones, too. Make sure you know someone in your classes whom you can ask questions to.

A. Therefore, you need to have your own plans

B. A planner or calendar can help

C. However, many don’t know what the biggest risk is

D. Don’t compare yourself to others

E. If you hate school, don’t give up hope

四、写作（共三节，满分30分）

第一节  语篇填词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。答卷时，要求写出完整单词。

At the end of the 15th century, the route was long and hard. It was nearly impossible to r   46    Asia from Europe by land. Portuguese people solved this problem by taking themselves to the sea: They s   47    out along the West African coast and around the Cape of Good Hope.

    But Columbus had a different idea: Why not sail west across the Atlantic i   48    of along the large African continent? The young navigator’s logic was right, but his math was wrong. He thought (incorrectly) that the length of the Earth was much smaller than it was believed. So he believed that the j   49    by boat from Europe to Asia should be not only possible but easier.

Was Christopher Columbus a hero? That d   50    on who you ask. He was a brave and skilled sailor and leader.

第二节  完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子（每空限填一词）

51. 我不知道她为什么正盯着我看。

I wonder __________ __________ __________ __________ at me.

52. 我上初中才习惯每天坚持跑步。

I __________ __________ __________ to running __________ I entered junior high school.

53. 张骞是中国历史上第一个开辟了丝绸之路的人。

Zhang Qian was the first person __________ __________ __________ the Silk Road in Chinese history.

54. 我们不应该把父母的建议抛诸脑后。

Our parents’ advice __________ __________ __________ __________ __________.

55. 他们玩得多开心啊！

__________ __________ they prayed!

第三节  书面表达（共1题；满分15分）

现在大多数中学生都有或多或少的压力，他们的压力有的来自学习和考试，有的来自父母过高的期望……有些人因为压力而成长，但有些人因为承受不了压力而终日抱怨。本周的英语角活动将围绕“压力”这一话题让同学们发言。请你结合自身情况，并根据下面的写作要点，用英语写一篇短文，为本次发言做准备。

写作要点：1. When do you feel stressed?

2. What do you think of stress?

3. How do you deal with stress?

要求：1. 紧扣话题，语言表达要准确，语意要通顺、连贯；2. 词数不少于100，短文的开头已给出，但不计入总词数。