内容正文:
银川九中教育集团阅海一校区2021—2022学年第二学期九年级
第二次模拟考试英语试卷
(注:班级、姓名、学号、座位号一律写在装订线以外规定的地方,卷面不得出现任何标记。)
第Ⅰ卷(共50分)
一、完形填空(共10小题,计分10分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Sometimes, a person’s whole life is easily changed by something unexpected.
Matthew Newman who always stayed alone had a ___1___ time making friends in Grade 5. At that time, he was introduced to the fantasy novel Red Wall written by English writer Brian Jacques. “I ___2___ in love with it,” said Mathew. “Brian Jacques is my hero.” So he thought ___3___ were a comfort.
Later, as a high school student, he was surprised to hear ___4___ the author’s death. “I burst into tears.” Matthew recalled. This was a turning point for Mathew and made him want to become a ___5___. “If this man I’d never met influenced me by writing books, imagine ___6___ I could do something to make the world a better place.”
Matthew came out two novels when he was 18 and was ___7___ about writing. “I’ve got this kid who is so sunny,” said Eric White, who taught him creative writing at high school. Matthew Newman said “I want to learn to be a better writer.”
Mathew practices his writing ___8___, at least for an hour. He said, “I can’t imagine life ___9___ writing.” Now, Mathew is beginning to think more about his future. He has decided he wants to work on coming out his own books.
Profits(收益)from writing are not his main ____10____ Matthew said: “I want my writing can cheer some people up and helping other people in need.”
1. A. hard B. full C. good D. quiet
2. A. caught B. got C. held D. fell
3. A. movies B. books C. games D. photos
4. A. from B. for C. of D. out
5. A. teacher B. writer C. singer D. designer
6. A. because B. if C. but D. or
7. A. shy B. lucky C. crazy D. bored
8. A. yearly B. monthly C. weekly D. daily
9. A. without B. with C. in D. through
10. A. work B. job C. way D. goal
二、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Halloween Party
When
Saturday
October 31st, 2020
7:00 p.m ~ 9:00 p.m.
Where