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广东省珠海市香洲区第九中学2022-2023学年九年级上学期
期中考试英语试卷
一、语法选择
1.(10分)Are you a good English learner?Do you find it hard(1) words?You may not be the only one.A study says (2) you can draw a picture of something to memorize it better.
Some Canadian scientists did(3) study.They first gave a group of students some words such as" apple " or " balloon ".Then they (4) their students 40 seconds to memorize them.The students(5) write their words again and again.They could also draw pictures of the words.
When the time was up,the scientists asked the students to sing a song(6) .After that,they gave the students 60 seconds.The students had to write down as many words as they could remember.Guess what?Those who drew pictures did a much(7) job than those who wrote them.(8) amazing study it is!
So,why not try memorizing words in this way?When pictures (9) by you,you will find memorizing words fun,too.And don't worry if you' re not good (10)__ drawing.The scientists said the quality of the drawing doesn't matter at all.
(1)A.memorize
B.memorizing
C.memorized
D.to memorize
(2)A.if
B.that
C.what
D.when
(3)A.a
B.an
C.the
D./
(4)A.give
B.will give
C.gave
D.has given
(5)A.can
B.could
C.must
D.may
(6)A.happy
B.unhappy
C.happiness
D.happily
(7)A.good
B.better
C.best
D.the best
(8)A.What
B.What a
C.What an
D.How
(9)A.draw
B.drew
C.are drawn
D.were drawn
(10)A.at
B.for
C.in
D.with
二、完形填空
2.(10分)If you are going to an English﹣speaking country for a holiday,one of the most important things you need to know is (1) to ask for directions.Here are some useful phrases.
Remember to be(2) when asking for directions,and don't forget to say " Thank you!"
" How do I get to...?"﹣﹣This is the simplest (3) to ask someone for directions.When you use this phrase,the other person will either tell you which kind of transport to take or (4) your route(路线).
"Where exactly am I?"﹣﹣Sometimes i