云南省昆明市呈贡区昆明市第三中学2022-2023学年九年级上学期11月期中英语试题

云南省昆明市第三中学2022-2023学年度上学期期中考 九年级英语试卷 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分） 第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项 。 21. China is ______ Asian country, while France is ______ European country. A. an; an B. a; a C. an; a D. a; an 22. Miss Wang is humorous enough to make her classes interesting and ______, so we love to take her lessons. A. silent B. lively C. historical D. international 23. ______ I made mistakes, my teacher pointed them out with patience. A. Whenever B. Whatever C. Whoever D. However 24. --- Harry Potter is ______ an interesting novel ______ I want to read it again. --- I agree with you. A. so; that B. such; that C. too; to D. as; as 25. The money is used by local government to ______ for public services. A. pay B. cost C. spend D. take 26. --- I’ve tried hard at my schoolwork but still ______ in the examination. --- Don’t be upset. Sometimes failure is the mother of success. A. failed B. completed C. improved D. succeeded 27. Diana used to ______ to work, but now she is used to ______ because the road is crowded and she wants to keep fit. A. drive; walking B. drive; walk C. driving; walk D. driving; walking 28. --- The dragon boat race is so exciting, but our boat is still behind. --- Don’t worry. I am sure ______ our team will win finally! A. that B. if C. whether D. why 29. --- You’d better advise him ______ anything out of the window while driving. --- I will. It’s dangerous. A. to throw B. not to throw C. throwing D. don’t throw 30. The minute Nancy saw paper-cutting, she fell in love with it and ______ as a hobby. A. looked it up B. took it up C. gave it up D. ended it up 31. Many people believe that tea ______ first in China about 5,000 years ago. A. drank B. is drunk C. was drunk D. has drunk 32. Professor Tu Youyou never stops doing research on Chinese medicine, ______? A. is she B. isn’t she C. does she D. doesn’t she 33. --- The self-driving plane is useful in many ways nowadays. --- ______ smart invention it is! A. What B. What a