甘肃省兰州市教育局第四片区联考2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

第 2页 共 6页第 1 页 共 6页 2023——2024 学年第一学期联片办学期中考试 初三年级英语学科试卷 （满分：90 分 考试时间：90 分钟） 一 、完形填空。(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。 People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the 1 date ever year. In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. 2 they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone 3 down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very 4 , “Happy New Year!” New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a 5 . On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions(决心)for the new year. They 6 a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work 7 at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made 8 list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to 9 their resolutions. So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate, 10 people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new. （ ）1.A.similar B.same C.important D.normal （ ）2.A.If B.Even though C.When D.Before （ ）3.A.comes B.turns C.looks D.counts （ ）4.A.loudly B.quietly C.sadly D.safely （ ）5.A.walk B.secret C.job D.treat （ ）6.A.put on B.write down C.take away D.look after （ ）7.A.quickly B.hard C.harder D.hardly （ ）8.A.its B.his C.her D.their （ ）9.A.achieve B.make C.do D.give （ ）10.A.by B.for C.with D.from 二 、阅读理解。(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面三段材料，根据材料内容和要求，从题后所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。 A On a cold early morning, an old woman was carrying a big basket of cabbages on her head to the market. She hoped to sell them to the people in the town. The mountain road was narrow( 狭 窄 )and th