山西省吕梁市离石区2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷

山西省吕梁市离石区2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷（解析版） 六、完形填空 （每小题 1 分，共 8 分） 14．（8分）There was a young man who was in trouble.He went bankrupt（破产）in business.Although he worked hard， （1）　 　was all that he had seen.After he tried again and again，he left everything behind and went into a forest alone.In the forest，he met an old man who had lived there for a long time.He shared his story with the old man. "Can you give me one good reason not to（2）　 　？" He asked the old man. "Look，" the old man said，pointing to two（3）　 　 . "Do you see that fern（蕨类植物）and bamboo there？" "Yes，" the man answered. "When I planted the fern and bamboo seeds（种子），I watered them carefully.Within a short period of time，the fern（4）　 　 grew from the earth，" the old man went on. "I watered and took care of the bamboo seed for years， （5）　 　 it didn't sprout（发芽）.There was no sign of growth.But I did not give up and continued looking after it.In the fifth year，a small sprout （6）　 　 .And within six months，the tree grew a hundred feet tall. " "The little bamboo tree had been growing underground in the past（7）　 　 years，developing a root strong enough for its ground growth in the fifth year.If it hadn't done this，it would not be so strong as it is now.So you know，all the time you were trying，you were actually growing（8）　 　 roots." the old man said.Finally，the man thanked the old man deeply.Then he left the forest with the hope for life. （1）A．failure B．pain C．satisfaction （2）A．show up B．wake up C．give up （3）A．flowers B．leaves C．plants （4）A．hardly B．quickly C．slowly （5）A．but B．so C．because （6）A．gave out B．came out C．laid out （7）A．four B．five C．six （8）A．sweet B．weak C．strong 七、阅读理解 （这一部分共五篇短文，A 至 D 篇每篇短文后有五个小题，E 篇 后有六个小题，每小题 2 分，共 52 分） 15．（10分） English Camp for Children Our English language camp is on a lake in the mountains.It brings together young kids from around the world in a well protected environment.Children who go to camp get social skills，positive values