2024-2025 学年度九年级上第三次英语质量测试

（考试时间 90 分钟 试卷满分 90 分）

一、阅读理解 本大题共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，共 40 分。 )

第一节 : 阅读下面材料，从每题所给的 A.B.C.D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

What to Watch in the First Half of 2024

21. Which film can make you laugh?

A. Pegasus 2 and Madame Web.

B. Dune: Part Two and Boonie Bears: Time Twist

C. Pegasus 2 and Boonie Bears: Time Twist.

D. Boonie Bears: Time Twist and Madame Web.

22.Dune: Part Two

A. is made by two countries

B. is less than two hours

C. is acted by Celeste O'Connor

D. is a cartoon

23.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Three Chinese films are mentioned in the passage

B. Boonie Bears: Time Twist came out earlier than Madame Web.

C, Pegasus 2 is longer than Dune: Part Two.

D. Four performers of Madame Web are mentioned in the passage

24.Where may the passage come from?

A. A novel.

B. A magazine.

C. A storybook.

D. A travel guide.

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B

Achieving a goal and achieving happiness are two different things. Dreams

and goals are important because they help us measure ( 衡量)progress-you don't

care if you're getting closer to Rome unless you are trying to get to Rome.But

progress, not meeting a goal, is what brings true happiness.

In 2011, researchers studied the day-to-day well-being of 238 workers at

seven companies. They found that satisfaction is not from big wins, but from the

progress in meaningful work. Other researchers have found that progress always

beats achievement when it comes to happiness. It seems that humans are often

excited about improvement, For example, my goal is to save $10,000, but what

makes me happy is that I save more this week than last week.

To work towards a big goal in the hope of getting happiness is sometimes,

unexpectedly, to set yourself up for unhappiness. Some researchers have argued

that when a goal is a true end for progress, the sudden stop of moving forward

can lead to a feeling of emptiness (空), As a friend told me, "I always thought

there would be no better feeling than the day I saw I had a No.1 New York Times

best seller, And when it finally happened, I felt nothing.

Worse than feeling nothing, you might have a little depression ( 沮丧 ) in the

days after a big achievement like winning a prize.

One explanation for these problems has to do with dopamine (多巴胺), which

gives us a sense of pleasure when we expect a happy ending. Dopamine rises

before you achieve a goal and falls afterward.

However, when we focus on the process (过程) and the progress we make, we

find that our attitude towards goals changes. We begin to see each step as a

learning experience, and we learn to celebrate the small wins. This shift leads

to a more positive outlook on life and can finally lead to greater happiness.

By enjoying the process and celebrating the progress, we can feel a sense of

satisfaction. So, next time you find yourself focusing on the end goal, remember

that true happiness,lies in the progress you make along the way.

25.The example of saving money in Paragraph 2 is to show________.

A. achieving a goal is what people expect

B. a good habit can bring more happiness

C. meaningful progress leads to satisfaction

D. the result is more important than the process

26.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. How people get a sense of pleasure.

B. What problems goal achieving can bring.

C. How people get away from emptiness.

D. What feelings making progress can produce

27.The word "shift" in Paragraph 5 probably means___________.

A. goal

B. wish

C. change

D. search

28,What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?

A. To introduce what a meaningful life is like.

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B. To explain why people fail to notice progress.

C. To advise people to work towards their dreams in life.

D. To call on people to value the process in going after goals

C

①There are many kinds of amazing animals in the world. Have you ever watched

one of them-Canada geese (雁)?They can teach us a lesson about teamwork.

②In autumn, Canada geese have to fly to the warm south to get away from

Canada's cold winter. When they leave the ground and rise into the air, they fly

in no order. Then they quickly form a V shape, with one bird leading the group.

③This V shape allows Canada geese to save energy. The head bird moves its wings

up and down.The resulting (产生的) force of the air helps lift the next bird.

Each bird will do so until they get to the southern part. The bird at the head

of the group has the hardest job. When it gets tired, another bird moves to the

front and takes its place. By sharing this job, the group can travel great

distances. Canada geese flying in a V shape can fly seventy percent farther

without having a rest than the birds flying alone.

④During the long flying journey, Canada geese communicate with one another.

They honk(吗 m)to encourage the birds up front to keep up the speed. They also

cheer one another up while working toward the same destination.

⑤What have we learned from the lovely Canada geese’s experience and skills?

Work together! Whether in our personal lives or our jobs, we need the spirit of

teamwork!

29. What kind of shape do Canada geese form during the journey?

A.V.

B.S.

C.Z.

D.A.

30.How do the Canada geese encourage the birds up front to keep up the speed?

A. By honking.

B. By moving their wings up and down,.

C. By flying in the higher sky.

D. By keeping up the speed.

31. Which of the following shows the structure(结构)of the passage?

32.What can we learn from the Canada geese?

A. Be happy to help others.

B. Never give up.

C. Keep calm when you are in danger.

D. Work together.

D

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