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2023-2024学年上学期九年级期中考试(苏州专用)
英语
注意事项:
1. 本试卷共七大题,满分100分(不含听力口语30分)、考试用时100分钟;
2. 答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考点名称、考场号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡和对应的位置上,并认真校对条形码上的准考号、姓名是否与本人相符合;
3. 答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需改动、请用橡皮擦干净后、再选涂其他答案;答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上,不在答题区域内的答案一律无效,不得用其他笔答题;
4. 考生答题必须答在答题卡上、答在试卷和草稿低上一律无效。
第I卷(客观题 共45分)
第一部分 完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
Malala Yousafzai Brave, a 19-year-old girl, has been thought to be clever and determined (坚定的) since October 9, 2012 when Taliban gunmen entered her school bus and shot (枪击) her head.
Before this 1 day, Malala had been speaking out for girls’ education in her country of Pakistan. The doctors, who treated Malala after she was shot, didn’t 2 that she would live but she did so much more than just live—she 3 .
Malala has recently 4 a book named “I am Malala”. She has joined talk shows and has had the chance to meet with the US President Barack Obama.
On July 12th, her sixteenth birthday, Malala made her first public appearance after she was shot. She spoke in the United Nations 5 students, teachers, and some important guests.
In her speech, Malala made it 6 that the Taliban did not reach their goal of stopping her strong 7 . Nothing changed in her life, Malala said—except that: weakness, 8 and hopelessness died; strength, power and courage were born. Malala told her listeners that she would continue to fight for 9 education in her country and all over the world.
Through her speech, Malala is trying to help us 10 that a gun may hit her body but not her heart. She won Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
1.A.sad B.happy C.rainy D.snowy
2.A.know B.expect C.find D.wish
3.A.died B.lived C.improved D.lost
4.A.read B.borrowed C.found D.written
5.A.across from B.in front of C.next to D.behind
6.A.happy B.lucky C.clear D.right
7.A.voice B.health C.sound D.words
8.A.happiness B.care C.interest D.fear
9.A.better B.worse C.harder D.easier
10.A.wonder B.guess C.know D.understand
第二部分 阅读理解(共15小题;每