江苏省盐城市东台市第一教育联盟2024-2025学年九年级下学期5月月考
英语试题
分值：120分 考试时间：120 分钟
一、补全对话（共5题，每题2分共10分。）
(Matt throws a rope around White Fang’s neck. Beauty stands up. )
Beauty: I’ll tell the police what you’ve just done to me.
Scott: If you do, I’ll tell them what you were doing to your dog. 1
Beauty: Three hundred dollars.
Scott: 2
Beauty: He’s a good sled dog. His name is White Fang. 3
Scott: I’ll give you a hundred and fifty dollars for him.
Beauty: 4
Scott: It’s all you are going to get. (He throws the money at Beauty then turns to Matt.) Come on, Matt. Bring the dog. 5
A．That’s too much.
B．That’s not enough.
C．He’ll lead the others.
D．We’ve nothing more to say to this man.
E．How much do you want for him?
二、完形填空（共10小题,每小题1分,共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Almost everyone has a dream job, and for Susan, it is being a whale trainer at her city’s aquarium (水族馆). Last year, Susan finally had a(n) 6 but it was more than just signing up. People who wanted this job had to take part in a 7 . They need to show how 8 they could go down into the seven-metre-deep pool that housed the whales and how long they could 9 there. The one who could reach the 10 and stay the longest underwater would get the job.
Susan signed up to try out, and everything went 11 at first. But then, as she went down to about five metres under the icy water, her legs stopped 12 . Something terrible happened! The cold water caused a huge 13 in her legs. She was unable to swim back to the 14 . She was in great fear and couldn’t think. This only caused her to 15 farther into the pool. Just as Susan gave up hope, she suddenly felt herself being 16 to the surface.
It was Mila, a whale in the pool. She noticed Susan’s 17 , held her leg in her mouth and pushed Susan up to the surface. Susan was 18 , thanks to Mila’s quick action. The aquarium spokesperson said Susan was really 19 , because Mila had realized Susan needed help before any of the working group did, which saved valuable time.
“Whales are 20 animals—they live and play together. In the wild, they show great interest in humans and often swim close to boats and divers. ”
6．(1分)A．chance B．job C．dream D．idea
7．(1分)A．dance B．training C．competition D．club
8．(1分)A．soon B．far C．often D．hard
9．(1分)A．swim B．watch C．stay D．lie
10．(1分)A．farthest B．highest C．earliest D．deepest
11．(1分)A．close B．deep C．late D．well
12．(1分)A．trying B．hurting C．working D．resting
13．(1分)A．wound B．mark C．change D．pain
14．(1分)A．bottom B．surface C．whale D．boat
15．(1分)A．drop B．swim C．jump D．search
16．(1分)A．sent B．connected C．pulled D．pushed
17．(1分)A．look B．trouble C．move D．place
18．(1分)A．changed B．lost C．chosen D．saved
19．(1分)A．lucky B．brave C．afraid D．sad
20．(1分)A．funny B．lonely C．social D．strong
三、阅读理解（共20题，每小题2分，满分40分）。
（一）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
From friendships to work stress, more Chinese people are now using AI tools like DeepSeek to talk about their problems. They share feelings with the chatbot (聊天机器人) and get warm advice. This is called “AI therapy”, which is becoming popular online. But can robots really replace human therapists?
