广东省广州市第二中学2022-2023学年九年级上学期12月月考英语试题

初 三 英 语 限 时 训 练（60分钟） 英 语 卷（满分90分） 一、语法选择（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） A little boy complained to her mum that his life was so hard. It seemed that as one problem was solved, 1 one followed. The boy’s mother thought for a moment and took him into the kitchen. She filled three pots 2 water and put each on a high fire, and then she put potatoes in 3 pot, eggs in the second pot and ground coffee beans in the third pot. She let the pots boil for twenty minutes and put the potatoes in a bowl. She did the same with the boiled eggs. Then she 4 some coffee in a cup. She asked her son, “What 5 you see?” He replied at once, “Potatoes, eggs, and coffee.” His mother told him to take a closer 6 and touch the potatoes. He did as his mother told him and noticed they were soft. The mother then asked her son 7 an egg and break it. After 8 that, he saw the hard-boiled egg. Finally, she told 9 to drink the coffee. It was rich and delicious. “Mum, what does this mean?” the boy asked. His mother explained 10 the potatoes, eggs and ground coffee beans had each faced the same difficult situation — the boiling water. However, each one reacted( 反应)differently. The potato 11 was strong and hard at first became soft and weak in boiling water. The egg was 12 broken before it was in boiling water. Then, the inside of the egg became 13 . The ground coffee beans were special. After they 14 into the water, they changed the water to create something new. “Which are you?” she then asked her son. “ 15 difficult situation knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg or a coffee bean?” 1.A. other B. another C. the other D. others 2.A.from B. into C.for D.with 3.A.a B.an C.the D./ 4.A.poured B.pour C.pours D.has poured 5.A.can B.will C.must D.should 6.A.looks B.looking C.looked D.look 7.A.take