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南山二外(集团)海德学校
2020-2021学年度第二学期九年级开学考试卷2021. 2
九年级英语
第一部分 选择题 (50分)
Ⅰ.完形填空 (10分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。 (共 10小题,每小题1分)
In a faraway country, there were two carpenters (木匠) who were both so good at their job that no one could tell who was better.
One day, the country’s king thought of a way to __1__ which one was better. He would have them compete against each other in a contest. The carpenters were given three days to carve (雕刻) a wooden __2__. Whoever carved the most lifelike one would be the winner.
The first carpenter carved a fine mouse with lifelike feature. The second carpenter’s mouse, however, looked quite __3__. In fact, it hardly even looked like a mouse at all. The king and his ministers (大臣) __4__ that the first carpenter was the winner.
The second carpenter said, “This judgment is __5__. We should ask a cat which mouse looks the most realistic. Cats can recognize mice much better than __6__, after all.”
The king thought this was a __7__ idea. He ordered his ministers to catch several cats and bring them to __8__ the carpenters’ mice. __9__, all of the cats were more attracted to the second carpenter’s mouse.
The king asked the second carpenter, “How did you make the cats believe that your mouse looked more real!”
The carpenter said, “Your Majesty, if you look closely, you can see that I carved a mouse holding a fishbone!
The cats care not about how real it looks, but how __10__ it might taste.”
( ) 1. A. find out B. look out C. take out D. come out
( ) 2. A. cat B. dog C. mouse D. bird
( ) 3. A. beautiful B. wonderful C. cruel D. rough
( ) 4. A. wondered B. agreed C. pronounced D. noticed
( ) 5. A. unclear B. unfair C. unusual D. unreal
( ) 6. A. the king B. his ministers C. humans D. the carpenters
( ) 7. A. reasonable B. dangerous C. boring D. different
( ) 8. A. search B. kill C. play D. judge
( ) 9. A. Carefully B. Hopefully C. Surprisingly D. Thankfully
( ) 10. A. delicious B. interesting C.