甘肃省兰州十中2022-2023学年九年级下学期期中考试英语试题

兰州十中2022-2023学年第二学期期中考试试题 初三 英语 李晖春命题 一、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 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。 Many kids are crazy about space. Last month, a space agency (机构) told the public that they were 1 "a planet protection officer." Some people laughed at the funny job title, but a 9-year-old boy took the information 2 . He wrote a letter to the agency, saying that he wanted the job. "Dear sirs, my name is Sam Lee. I think I am the 3 person for the job," he wrote. What are Sam's 4 ? For one, he wrote, “My sister says I act like an alien (外星人)” Sam also said he had watched almost all the 5 movies he could find. His last sentence may touch people's hearts: "I am young, so I can learn to think like an alien." Sam soon got a 6 from Bill Black, director of the agency." We have received your letter. It is great that you are interested in the job. This job is to 7 the earth from germs (细菌)on things brought back from other planets.”Bill ended the letter with some warm words, 8 Sam to study hard and do well in school. "We hope to 9 you at the agency one day." he wrote. “Among kids, there are 10 space scientists." Bill told a newspaper. "We think of this letter as a chance that may forever change our kids' life." 1. A. waking up B. looking for C. dealing with D. talking about 2. A. simply B. lightly C. seriously D. clearly 3. A. right B. kind C. important D. favorite 4. A. dreams B. problems C. discoveries D. advantages 5. A. war B. road C. space D. sports 6. A. job B. test C. reply D. ticket 7. A. move B. protect C. pull D. collect 8. A. warming B. helping C. ordering D. encouraging 9. A. see B. tell C. thank D. search 10. A. past B. future C. recent D. present 二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文，根据短文内容和要求，从题后选项中选出一个最佳答案。 A A school in Britain is offering its pupils laptops (手提电脑).Students can use their own laptops in class and for homework at home. Pupils at the school can ha