2022-2023学年第一学期九年级期末教学质量调研英语模拟试卷（苏州市）

2022-2023学年第一学期九年级期末教学质量调研英语模拟试卷 注意事项： 1. 本试卷共七大题，满分100分（不含听力口语30分）、考试用时100分钟； 2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考点名称、考场号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡和对应的位置上，并认真校对条形码上的准考号、姓名是否与本人相符合； 3. 答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动、请用橡皮擦干净后、再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题； 4. 考生答题必须答在答题卡上、答在试卷和草稿低上一律无效。 第一部分 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） Alex was a giraffe who lived in a zoo with his mum, dad and other giraffe friends. As Alex grew, he_____1_____his neck was much shorter than the others’. He began to get____2____. But his mother told him that he was special. She said it did not matter how short or long his neck was. Alex tried not to think about his short____3____ But as his friends grew taller and taller, his neck_____4_____short. Sometimes the other giraffes____5____ him, but his parents told him not to worry. They said that he should be happy with himself the way he was. He tried, but he could not even play in some girafre sports. He was just too____6____. One day, one of the zoo workers came and took Alex away. Alex was frightened. Would he have to leave the zoo just___7___he didn’t have a long neck? The zoo worker calmed Alex down and gave him some food. He felt better. Then he led Alex into another area of the zoo. There was a small_____8_____between the two areas. Alex was the only giraffe that could fit through it. Soon Alex’s parents came to see him. “I told you that you were special,” his mother said. “The zoo has made a place just for ____9____ because so many people want to see how special you are!” She was right. Visitors pointed to him and screamed____10____. They looked happy to see something so special at the zoo. 1. A. wondered B. found C. hoped D. agreed 2. A. powerful B. interested C. energetic D. worried 3. A. leg B. tail C. neck D. nose 4. A. stayed B. became C. turned D. felt 5. A. looked after B. fell behind C. laughed at D. heard of 6. A. tall B. short C. fat D. thin 7. A. after B. unless C. because D. before 8. A. cage B. hole C. window D. door