湖北省襄阳市2023--2024学年九年级上学期期中模拟考试英语试卷

人教版九年级英语期中测试卷 满分90分 时间:90 分钟 一、单项选择（本大题共10小题，满分10分） ( )1. —______ do you study for your English? — I study English by reading aloud. A. How B. What C. Why D. Where ( )2.I often study _____ a test _______ working _____groups. A.For;for;for B. for; of; with C. for; by; with D.for;to;to ( )3. If you don’t know the words, you can _______ in the dictionary. A.look it up B. look up it C.look them up D.look up them ( )4. His parents warn him _______ in the river. It’s dangerous for him. A.to swim B.not to swim C. to not swim D. swimming ( )5 I used to _____ shy and afraid of _______ to others in public. A.be;speak B.being; speak C.be; speaking D.being; speaking ( )6.Zhang Guimei, the pincipal(校长) of Huaping High School for Girls, is always ________ with her students. A.silent B.patient C.famous D.active ( )7.The Three--child policy (政策) is _______ to fight the drop in the nation’s birthrate(出生率). A.expecting B.expected C.unexpected D.to expected ( )8. In Chinese culture, the rabbit is ______ the Moon Rabbit, a pet of the moon goddess Chang’e. A.be proud of B.take pride in C.be known as D.be known for ( )9. Ma Yingjiu said ______ although he had read some books and seen photos about the Nanjing Massacre, he had ever been so “shocked”. A. if B.weather C. that D. what ( )10.The adventures of Robinson Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe is _______ read by teenagers in our city. A.widely B.wide C.general D.lively 二、完形填空（本大题共10小题，满分10分） Do you like to drink hot water? Compared to people in most other countries, Chinese people especially like to drink warm water. Do you know why? In the old days, people drank water 1______ the river.The bacteria (细菌)in it could make them sick. Ancient people around the world used different ways 2_______ bacteria in the water. For the Chinese, they thought 3_________ boiled water was the 4_______ way to protect themselves 5