精品解析：广东省潮州市潮安区2021-2022学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

2021-2022学年广东省潮州市潮安区九年级（上）期中英语试卷 二、语法选择 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从个题所给的A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。 Have you ever watched the dragon dance? ___1___ do you know about the dragon dance? Today we ___2___ something about it. Dragons are a symbol of China and the dragon dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture. In the dance, a team of people carry the dragon and perform wonderful dances. ___3___ the lion dance, this traditional dance has spread all over China and to the whole world. Traditionally, dragons are made ___4___ wood, bamboo and a special kind of cloth. So they are always quite heavy. However, in modern times, dragons are much lighter because they are made of much ___5___ materials. A dragon can be of different lengths. It ___6___ be from 25 to 35 meters long for acrobatic (杂技的) acts, and up to 45 to 70 meters long for quite large parades (游行) ___7___ people believe that the longer the dragon is, the more luck it will bring. A small group cannot control a very long dragon because it requires great strength and special skills. The dragon dance itself ___8___ during the Han Dynasty and it was started by the Chinese who had great respect for the dragon. The dragon dance was already ___9___ popular event by the Song Dynasty. At that time, people could often see it during important festivals. In the Qing Dynasty, the Dragon Dance Team of Fuzhou was invited ____10____ a performance in Beijing. And the emperor spoke highly of it! 1. A. How far B. How long C. How much D. How many 2. A. will say B. say C. are saying D. says 3. A. To B. Like C. For D. Through 4. A. of B. in C. from D. to 5. A. heavier B. light C. lighter D. heavy 6. A. need B. should C. must D. can 7. A. because B. so C. and D. but 8. A. began B. begin C. begins D. is begun 9. A. a B. an C. the D. / 10. A. give B. to give C. gave D. giving 三、完形填空 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs.