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广东省深圳市莲花中学2021-2022学年九年级上学期期中考试
英语试卷
第一卷(50分)
I. 完型填空。(共10分)阅读下面短文, 把握其大意, 然后从1-10题各小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。
It was a Sunday morning. My parents went to attend the marriage celebration of one of my relatives in the next village. I did not go with them because I wanted to prepare for my tests at home. But I ___1___ to attend the celebration at 1:00 p.m. by my parents.
At about 11:00 in the morning my uncle came. My parents were absent. I had to treat him myself. I went to the kitchen and searched for the biscuits. But I couldn’t find them. I also tried ___2___ a cup of tea for him. But ___3___ no milk. I went to my neighbor’s house and borrowed some milk. But by mistake I added salt ____4____ sugar. When I offered the cup of tea ___5___ my uncle, he gladly accepted it. Then I realized my mistake when he asked for sugar for the tea. I ___6___ find the sugar, so again I rushed to my neighbor’ house for it.
After the tea, my uncle left. It was time for me to go and ___7___ the celebration. However, ___8___ I went to get my bike, I found that it had a flat tire. I thought of borrowing the neighbor’s bike, but I felt embarrassed to request him for the third time, ___9___ I decided to go there on foot. However, by the time I got there, the celebration ____10____ over. I told my parents everything and they pitied me for my bad day.
1. A. am expected B. was expected C. expect D. expected
2. A. preparing B. to prepare C. prepares D. prepared
3. A. there was B. there is C. there has D. there had
4. A. into B. with C. instead of D. by mistake
5. A. with B. of C. to D. at
6. A. shouldn’t B. mustn't C. can't D. couldn't
7. A. join B. go C. attend D. take part in
8. A. though B. since C. when D. because
9. A. but B. or C. so D. though
10. A. is B. has been C. have been D. had been
II. 阅读理解。(共40分)
第一节 阅读理解阅读下列短文, 从下面每个小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项井在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。
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