2023-2024-1天心区九上质量调研检测(第一次月考)英语注意事项：1、答题前，请考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号、考室和座位号；2、必须在答题卡上答题，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效；3、答题时，请考生注意各大题题号后面的答题提示；4、请勿折叠答题卡，保持字体工整、笔迹清晰、卡面清洁;5、答题卡上不得使用涂改液、涂改胶和贴纸；6、本学科试卷中听力材料以中速朗读两遍。

试卷分三个部分，46小题，时量80分钟，满分100分。

I．阅读（共三节，满分40分）第一节（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22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。

A1. What does mother want the son to do next weekA. To grow some vegetables.B. To water her vegetables.C. To offer her some money.2. How many people are there in this family at leastA. 5.B. 4.C. 3.3. Who offered the little boy money not to water the gardenA. Roger.B. Peter and Paige.C. Roger, Peter and Paige.BIce pops(冰棒) shaped like local landmarks(地标) or historical treasures(瑰宝) are getting popular on Chinese social media. Tourist sites(景点) make them because they want to make visitors learn more about their history and culture.Chinese tourist sites are trying their best to attract visitors. The idea of cultural products(产品) like ice pops is sure to be a great way. In the Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan province, ice pops in the shape of “Bronze mask” catch the eye of visitors. They come in two flavors(味道): matcha and chocolate. The Temple of Heaven in Beijing also made ice pops shaped like the ancient building last year, and lots of tourists had fun taking pictures of the site together with the ice pops.“A number of young people are interested in cultural products like the ice pops,” Zhou Yunqing, a professor at Wuhan University told Xinhua. “It is also a sign of China’s growing cultural confidence.” We believe there will be a quick increase in Chinese cultural tourism. As we can see, more and more people are talking about these special products and hoping to visit these sites one day.4. How many different shapes of ice pops does the passage talk aboutA. One.B. Two.C. Three.5. Why do many tourist sites make special ice popsA. To make money.B. To be more popular on Chinese social media.C. To help visitors know more about the local history and culture.6. Which flavor of ice pops can you find in the Sanxingdui MuseumA. Milk.B. Strawberry.C. Chocolate.7. What’s the best title of this passageA. Interesting ice popsB. Great local landmarksC. Special tourist sitesCFrom Alaska to ArgentinaIt was the summer of 2021. Lian Garner had just finished high school. He was looking for an “adventure.” The boy had some experience with long-distance(距离) biking. His longest ride was from Los Angeles to San Francisco. That was 750 kilometers —about the distance between Shanghai and Qingdao. Garner made short videos of the trip and shared them online. Some of these videos were quite popular.Garner wanted to bike an even longer distance. One day, he had a crazy idea: How about biking from the northernmost point in the United States all the way to the southernmost point in South AmericaPreparations for the trip took about a month. Then, on August 1, 2021, Garner left Prudhoe Bay in Alaska for Ushuaia, Argentina. He wasn’t too worried about going the wrong way. “As long as I was going south, I knew I was right,” he said.Garner had many problems on the trip. In all, he was robbed(抢劫) five times. He got sick more than once. On some days, it was so hot that biking was almost impossible. But Garner didn’t give up. Finally, on January 10, 2023 — 527 days after he had started — he arrived at the end of his journey.Garner is now on his way home. When he gets home, he wants to write a book about his travel stories. He hopes his ride will encourage others to start an adventure. “Anyone can do something amazing,” he said, “The hardest part is having the confidence in yourself.”8. What does the word “adventure” mean in this passageA. Something amazing and sometimes dangerous.B. Something different and difficult with the help of others.C. Some thing that usually can’t be done.9. Before Lian Garner rode from Alaska to Argentina, he had once ridden from _______.A. Argentina to Los AngelesB. Los Angeles to San FranciscoC. Shanghai to Qingdao10. How long did it take Garner to prepare for his ride from Alaska to ArgentinaA. About one month.B. About one year.C. About 530 days.11. What is Garner doing nowA. He is writing a book about his trip.B. He is cycling around Argentina.C. He is travelling back home.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)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。

On a working day in late April, a yard with 10 barbecue(烧烤) restaurants in Zibo was full of diners at about 5 pm. Many of them were waiting for tables. 12. __________________A 51-year-old native(本地的) man said, “In the past tw o month, we have not often come to the yard for barbecue food because there are so many diners. 13. __________________ Reading the license plates(车牌) of cars, we know that most of the dinners are out-of-town visitors.”Huang Yang is also a native of Zibo. He works outside his hometown. He recently returned home for a visit and wanted to have some barbecue. 14. __________________ “A barbecue restaurantowner told me to come on Monday. 15. __________________ Another restaurant owner told me that they ran out of meat. This is the first time I’ve heard something like this.” Huang told reporters.16. __________________ They have come to Zibo to study how Zibo’s barbecue has become popular on the Internet.A. But he couldn’t find seats in four different restaurant s.B. Zibo does so well in barbecue that many officials(官员) from different cities show great interest in it.C. Some even went inside the restaurants to get skewers(烤串) by themselves because the waiters were too busy.D. We have to wait in line if we don’t arrive early.E. He wanted to serve out-of-town visitors first on weekends.第三节（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。