广东广州市增城区新星学校2023-2024学年九年级上学期英语期中模拟试题

2023-2024学年第一学期九年级英语期中复习检测 出题人：蔡引珠 审题人：曾洪 1、 语法选择(15分) Two years ago，Holmes decided to take part in voluntary work.He volunteered__1__as a barber. He chose to spend Saturdays giving free haircuts to poor kids so that they'd look__2__on that first day of classes.But he had a rule：The kids should receive their free haircut by having to read a book to him. The idea was so popular__3__he continued it the first Tuesday of every month for the next two years. Five﹣to﹣ten﹣year﹣old boys would sit __4__　 　 the barber chair with a book，and read aloud. If they had difficulty __5__ it，Holmes was there to help. After the haircut，they'd review the book — just like in school，only for__6__fun. "These kids are__7__to learn，" said Holmes. "They want to open their minds." Holmes，who is married and has two sons aged three and four，__8__that not every parent has the time to read with their kids. "I get it.You have kids.You're working two jobs，and then sitting down and listening to__9__read is the last thing you have time to do.You have to clean the house or cook dinner.So I say bring your kids in__10__let them read to me." "There was a__11__boy who tried his best to read his book__12__，stuttering（口吃）over words__13__he didn't have a stutter，" said Holmes.He let the boy take the book home and practice. "When__14__child came back a few days later，he read it with no problem.That encouraged me，" Holmes said. "The world today is with violence （暴力），" he said， "but the barbershop is a safe place for the kids.They can read books and get__15__from free reading." 1 . A.to work B.working C.works D.worked 2. A.coolly B.cool C.coolness D.cooler 3. A.as B.for C.so D.that 4. A.on B.in C.at D.to 5. A.to read B.read C.reading D.to reading 6. A.many B.much C.more D.most 7. A.excited B.exciting C.excitedly D.excitement 8. A.believe B.believed C.believing D.believes 9. A.they B.them C.their D.themselves 10.A.and B.but C.so D.for 11. A.seven﹣years﹣old B.seven