精品解析：陕西省宝鸡市陈仓区2021-2022学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

2021-2022学年陕西省宝鸡市陈仓区九年级（上）期中英语试卷 第二部分（笔试共90分） Ⅲ. 完形填空（共 20小题，计20分） 通读下面两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don’ t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks (路标)instead of street ____1____ . For example, when you ____2____ the way to the post office, the Japanese will say, “Go straight down to the corner (拐角). ____3____ left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is there.” In the countryside of the American Midwest, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no towns ____4____ buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and ____5____ . People will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go ____6____ mile.” People in California have no idea of distance in their minds. They give distance by means of time, not miles. “How ____7____ away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “It’ s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’ t know. People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because most visitors can not understand the Greek language. ____8____ giving you the direction, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he’ ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office. One thing will help you ____9____ in Japan, in the United States, in Greece, or in any other place. You might not understand a person’s words, but maybe you can understand his or her body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the _____10_____ direction. Go in that direction, and then you may find the place where you want to go! 1. A. names B. directions C. places D. information 2. A. pass B. ask C. go D. run 3. A. Go B. Make C. Take D. Turn 4. A. so B. or C. and D. but 5. A. position B. mile C. distance D. time 6. A. the other B. other C. the others D. another 7. A. much B. often C. long D. far 8 A. Try on B. Look up C. Instead of D. End up 9. A. somewhe