江苏省扬州市教育集团树人学校2019-2020学年九年级上学期12月月考英语试卷

–-- We are not allowed to bring any snacks to the sports meeting.　 ---_____________.

A.Neither are we B.Neither do we

C.So are we D.So do we

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—How long is________ quarter of a basketball match in NBA?

—It’s usually twelve minutes long and between ________second and third quarters there is a ten-minute break.

A.the; the B.a; the C.a; a D.the; a

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There was a _______ in our office last night. A laptop was stolen.

A.murder B.theft C.kidnapping D.suspect

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I can’t find an excuse to ________ his invitation though I don’t want to go to his party.

A.turned down B.turned on C.turned out D.turned off

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It’s reported that the victim was wounded ________ a knife _______ a short, fat man.

A.by; with B.with; by C.for; to D.to; for

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　　　　 is very important and we need to be careful to keep ourselves 　　　　　 .

A.Safe; safe B.Safety; safety

C.Safety; safe D.Safe; safety

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The suspect was seen ________ across the street with a bag at 11 o’clock last night.

A.walking B.walked C.was walking D.walk

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To limit the number of the visitors, the zoo is thinking about the________of the ticket price.

A.rising B.raising C.reducing D.adding

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Anyone _______ can help solve the case should contact the police.

A./ B.which C.that D.whom

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—She seldom eats candies, _________ she?

—_________, though she likes them very much.

A.does, Yes B.does, No C.doesn’t, Yes D.doesn’t Yes

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—What do you think of her dancing?　　

—Oh, ________ does better.

A.somebody else B.anybody else C.nobody else D.everybody else

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The Great Wall runs ________many forests _______northern China.

A.across, across B.through, through C.across, through D.through, across

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He found　　　　　 difficult to improve his English　　　　　 the teacher’s help.

A.it is; without B.it was; with

C.it; without D.that is; with

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Everyone except Tom and John ___ there when the meeting began.

A.is B.are C.was D.were

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He didn’t know _______.

A.when Tom will come back B.who was the suspect

C.that Tom will come to school on time D.the detective have finished his report

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Once upon a time，a little fish lived in a pond．But she wanted to go to the forest．The pond was deep，and high banks keep it from the view of the forest．Wanting to see the forest，the fish would jump out of water now and then，reaching _____over the pond with the strength of her tail．It seemed to her that，with a little more effort，she could fly，but unfortunately each time she would fall right back into the _____．

The fish's mother﹣a big fish with kind eyes would _____，"What would you want the forest for？We fish must live in water，and that is the way it is．"

The fish would answer，"I want to go to the forest and that is my _____．And it must come true．"

So she went to the little fairy（仙子） who had been friends with her for her whole life and pleaded（恳求），"Oh little fairy!I have been living in the water all the time．Now I am _____ my small world．I want to see those big trees covered with beautiful flowers，leaves and fruits．I want to meet _____and animals．"

To make her friend happy，the little fairy swung her little wand．The rain started falling on the earth，and a few days later，the forest around the pond was covered with water，

_____the small pond into a lake．The fish swam to the forest．How _____ it was!The fish was very excited because her dream would come true soon．

"Hello，"the fish said to the flowers and the trees．She_____ on and saw animals sitting on fallen trees which were sticking out of the water．But as soon as she swam closer to the trees，she saw that all the animals were very sad．"We are without_____．The water has flooded the whole forest，"the animals told the fish _____．All this made the fish very unhappy．

"I am _____with this rain but my friends﹣trees and animals are quite unhappy．Oh little fairy!Please ____ the rain．I will go back to my pond．I will be more pleased when trees，animals and birds are happy，"pleaded the fish．The water began to _____，and the animals were very glad and ran off，and the fish _____to the pond and she was happier than ever before．

The art of happiness is to serve all．To be really happy，we must think not only of how we can help ourselves，but how we can help others．

1.A.lower B.farther C.higher D.faster

2.A.land B.pond C.lake D.forest

3.A.say B.speak C.shout D.laugh

4.A.way B.dream C.reply D.future

5.A.pleased with B.angry with C.tired of D.worried about

6.A.friends B.insects C.fish D.birds

7.A.rushing B.taking C.going D.turning

8.A.beautiful B.terrible C.quiet D.noisy

9.A.insisted B.jumped C.walked D.swam

10.A.food B.water C.sunshine D.idea

11.A.excitedly B.happily C.hopefully D.sadly

12.A.unhappy B.happy C.sorry D.busy

13.A.continue B.stop C.restart D.keep

14.A.rise B.appear C.fall D.lose

15.A.went B.came C.returned D.rushed．

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Six months ago，Jack came to China to study. He has heard that Yangzhou is famous for its gardens. And he plans to visit some gardens in July, so he has collected information about them online as follows:

1.How much will a ticket cost Jack if he visits the Slender West lake?

A.30 yuan. B.40 yuan. C.90 yuan. D.150 yuan.

2.What's He Garden famous for?

A.The long corridor. B.The green bamboo.

C.The man-made hills. D.The boat travelling.

3.Which of the following can Jack do?

A.He can take a NO. 19 bus to Ge Garden.

B.He can visit the Slender West Lake at 8:00.

C.He can call 0514-87935285 for further information of He Garden.

D.He can go to www.he-garden.net to know more about He Garden.

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In 2004, three young men went to a dinner party in San Francisco. Afterwards they wanted to share a video from the party with their friends. They wanted to send it over the Internet. But at the time, the process of sharing videos that way was difficult. Using e-mail did not work and the friends complained that there was no website to help them. So they created their own. They called their website YouTube. It made sharing videos easy, so the website soon became very popular. People watched 2,500 million videos in the first six months!

Today, more than 70,000 new videos go up on YouTube each day. People watch more than 1,000 million videos a day. Many last no more than 10 minutes. These videos show all kinds of things, from sleeping cats to earthquakes. Most of the filmmakers are not professionals(专业人士). They are just everyday people making videos, and they use the website in many interesting ways.

First, many people use YouTube to entertain others. One example is Judson Laipply. He made a funny dance video and put it on YouTube in 2006. People watched the video more than 10 million times in the first two weeks. Now people stop Judson on the street to ask, "Are you the dance guy on YouTube?" Some people have invited him to dance at their parties. A few women even asked to marry him. Judson wants to make more dance videos, and people look forward to seeing them.

Other people use YouTube to advertise a business. David Taub does this. He is a guitar teacher and he sells videos of guitar lessons on his own website. He wanted to increase his business, so he put short videos with free lessons on YouTube. People enjoyed watching the lessons on YouTube, and afterwards, many decided to go to David’s own website. Now David sells hundreds of guitar lesson videos each week.

People also use YouTube to help others. Ryan Fitzgerald is one example. Ryan is friendly young man who knows that some people are lonely and have no one to talk to. One day, he made a video of himself for YouTube. In the video, he gave his phone number and invited people to call him. In a week, he had more than 5,000 calls and messages from all over the world. These days, he is very busy talking on the phone. He helps people, but mostly, he just listens, like a friend.

Finally, some filmmakers use YouTube in a more serious way. They want to tell people about important events happening in the world. For example, they show clips(片段) of videos from countries at war, or they show people in need of help after a storm. Sometimes TV news shows do not give enough information about these events. Thanks to YouTube filmmakers, people can go to their computers and learn more.

For many people, YouTube is more than just another website to visit. It is a way to communicate with others. More and more people are using it every day, and they will probably find even more ways to use it.

1.From the first paragraph of the passage, we know three young men　　 .

A.set up a new website YouTube

B.sent a video by using the e-mail

C.shared a video right at a dinner party

D.became very popular in a few months

2.Which of the following is NOT true about YouTube?

A.YouTube makes sharing videos easy.

B.Over 70,000 filmmakers are not professionals.

C.Many videos on YouTube are short.

D.Most of the filmmakers are just everyday people.

3.Judson Laipply became popular　　 .

A.only because he was a good dancer

B.after he put his funny dance video on YouTube

C.because he wanted to make more dance videos for the website

D.because people watched all kinds of videos 10 million times a week

4.YouTube is used by David Taub　　 .

A.to sell his guitars

B.to start his new business

C.to set up his own website

D.to advertise his business

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.People use the website YouTube to entertain others, or help others.

B.YouTube gives people a place to put videos so they can share or enjoy different shows.

C.Most of new videos made by professionals go up on YouTube every day.

D.For many people, YouTube is not only just a website to visit but also a way to communicate with others.

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Do Encyclopedias Know Everything?

LONG BEFORE Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), there was Pliny the Elder. He was a first-century Roman researcher. His assistants (助理) read to him while he ate dinner and while he bathed. All the while, Pliny took notes. He even considered walking a waste of time. His assistants carried him around Rome in a chair while he read.

All of this was preparation for his Historia Naturalis (《博物志》). The book was published in A.D. 77. It is considered the oldest surviving encyclopedia on Earth. There are 2,500 chapters. They cover everything from mice to Mars.

“No Roman author has completed such a project,” Pliny proudly announced. Unluckily, two years after publishing (出版) the encyclopedia, he died in a natural disaster.

Accidents can hardly be avoided (避免). However, they can be recorded. Editors of encyclopedias, like Pliny, organize the knowledge of our world. Like a valuable gift, the books pass through the ages. They begin their lives as a tool and end them as a historical record.

Therefore, in my opinion, an encyclopedia is not just a record of what its editors know. It’s also a record of what they don’t know.

Pliny was wrong when he said there were seven planets, including the Sun and the Moon. He was wrong, too, when he said Africans were black from being burnt by the Sun. After all, Historia Naturalis is a book edited by a Roman thousands of years ago. These were all he truly knew.

Similarly, both Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica have some incorrect information. Even the biggest encyclopedias only represent what their editors know.

“The task of editing an encyclopedia can never be completed,” said Roger Lewinter, an American researcher. Encyclopedias can’t record all of the human knowledge but just some of it. They are always waiting for someone — you, perhaps — to improve them.

1.According to the article, before Pliny the Elder completed his Historia Naturalis, ______.

A.Nobody had considered walking a waste of time B.There was no encyclopedia on Earth

C.Nobody knew what Mars was D.No Roman author had completed an encyclopedia

2.When did Pliny die in a natural disaster?

A.In A.D. 79. B.In A.D. 77. C.In A. D.75.　　　　 D. In 77 B.C.

3.Which of the following statements would the author agree to?

A.We should destroy Pliny’s encyclopedia because it contains too many mistakes.

B.Modern encyclopedias — such as Wikipedia — have fewer mistakes.

C.In the biggest encyclopedia, we can find all of the human knowledge.

D.In all encyclopedias, there is some incorrect information.

4.The author expects his readers to _____.

A.find all the mistakes in Historia Naturalis B.improve an encyclopedia

C.complete the task of editing an encyclopedia D.take a look at the world’s biggest encyclopedias

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Finally, a huge wall of　 ice blocked our plan. Soon the Nautilus itself was stuck in the ice. The Nautilus dived to about eight hundred meters and travelled quickly under the icecap. Conseil and I looked for fish, but there were none. We travelled under the ice for two days.

On the third day, we rushed onto the deck to see water and a small island. The crew caught some fish in their nets and we ate some for dinner. Captain studied his instruments and announced we were at the South Pole. We all cheered. Then the Nautilus dived and began its return voyage. Suddenly I felt a shock. The Nautilus had stopped moving and was leaning to one side. It was stuck under an iceberg. Captain Nemo was clearly worried. We were in a kind of tunnel with ice above and below us. Both ends of the tunnel were blocked with more ice. Captain Nemo told us there were two ways of dying in that situation. We had enough air for two days, but we might be crushed before that. Captain Nemo and his crew used a long pole and found we were lying on ten meters of ice.

The men began to cut the ice under Nautilus. It would take five nights and four days to remove enough ice to free the Nautilus. However, there was only enough air for two days.

1.What life did Dr. Aronnax and Conseil see underneath the icecap?

A.Vegetation. B.Lots of birds. C.Fish . D.Nothing.

2.What happened when the Nautilus got stuck in the tunnel?

A.It moved back and forth. B.It stopped on top of the iceberg.

C.It leaned to one side. D.It was crushed by pressure tanks.

3.What did Captain Nemo say might happen to them?

A.They may starve to death. B.They may be crushed

C.They may freeze to death. D.They may run out of electricity.

4.How did the men know how much ice was underneath them?

A.They used tools. B.They used a long pole.

C.They used an arrow. D.They used an instrument panel.

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in 1885 and is a sequel(续集）to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. At the end of the story, Tom and his best friend Huck found a lot of money in a cave and were allowed to keep it. Huck starts his story by describing what has happened to him since then.

Many people consider Huckleberry Finn to be one of the ‘great American novels’. However, when it first came out it was banned by some libraries and schools. People thought that Huck, a young boy and the main character, wasn’t a good example for children because he lied, stole and used bad language. Later, in the second half of the twentieth century, the novel was criticized for its racist language.

In the novel Twain attacks many of the traditions of the southern states of the USA, through the eyes of the main character, the reader sees and judges the South, its faults and its good qualities.

Several themes run through the story. Perhaps the most important one is slavery, which was finally abolished in all American states in 1865. Another is freedom. Both Huck and Jim want to be free—Jim from slavery and Huck from the society that wants to control him. A third is friendship. The adventures that Jim and Huck share on the river bring them closer together. The fact that Jim is black and a slave is no longer important and they become good friends. Jim helps Huck and Huck helps Jim in return.

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At a recent job fair in China’s Jiangsu Province, some employers offered great welfare packages, i1. insurance, holiday presents and paid vacations. These companies were rushed by many job seekers who b2. that working in s3. great places would make them feel like home．

An article from The Workers’ Daily says if a company fails to p4. its employees with a sense of belonging, it will not be able to keep them with a satisfactory salary a5.．

The article says the job fair serves as a good example. An employer must keep in mind that providing its employees with good conditions has become vital in maintaining the company’s competitive edge．

Nowadays, many companies try every p6. means to reduce the cost of labour, ignoring or even trampling on employees’ rights and interests. The fact is that some companies are u7. to find new workers even with increased payment．

A unique company culture with human-oriented management is the key to s8. keeping good employers. The article concludes that in a society where individual d9. is more important than ever, providing a sense of belonging for employees should be the most important thing of a c10..

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句子翻译

1.我认为这里的污染没有我们想象的严重。

2.尽管他和同学们相处得不好，但是结果证明他与这起事件无关。

3.这座17孔的桥只占据这个区域的四分之三。

4.日本是我们将去参观的第二个在亚洲的国家。

5.这份调查到目前为止有任何进展了吗？

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作为一个中国人，我们应该对自己的首都北京非常了解和热爱。 请根据下列要点介绍一下北京的几处著名景点。

要点：

1. 北京是一个首都城市，也是一座历史悠久的城市。

2. 北京有着很多的名胜古迹，每年都有大量的中外游客前来参观。

3. 在古代，曾有很多的帝王们住在故宫。而现在它作为一个博物馆向公众开放。

4. 颐和园位于北京城西北， 是一座建于自景观上的大型中国园林。

5. 虽然……，但是不到长城非好汉，……

6. ……

注意：

1.词数：100左右。

2. 不要逐字翻译，可适当添加细节和关联词，使行文连贯，逻辑顺畅。

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