精品解析：江苏省南通市启东市2022-2023学年九年级上学期12月月考英语试题

222~2023学年度第一学期阶段性评价 九年级英语试题 （答卷时间120分钟；满分150分） 一、单项选择（本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. ---Do you know the TV programme called 24 Hours? ---Oh, it is one-hour news round-up on CCTV. A. a B. an C. the D. / 2. When you start to do something, you may find ________ hard at first, but stick to it till the end. A. that B. this C. its D. it 3. —Dear, how is your homework going? —Oh, Mum, I’ve just finished ________ of it. A. second-three B. two-third C. two-thirds D. second-threes 4. The film Home Coming ________ by a famous director caught many people’s attention. A. is directed B. directed C. directing D. to direct 5. —Excuse me, sir. When can we have a swim in the pool? —Not until it _______ next month. A. repairs B. will repair C. is repaired D. will be repaired 6. —Which hobby do you think ________ more time, playing basketball or playing the piano? —Maybe playing basketball. A. takes up B. puts up C. picks up D. makes up 7. —It’s said that Beijing duck is very famous and delicious. —Well, ________ we are here, why not go to the restaurant and order some? A. though B. unless C. since D. whenever 8. Seeing the great new changes in her hometown, Qidong, Li Hua could ________ believe her eyes. A. exactly B. highly C. simply D. hardly 9. —________rapid progress our country is making in science and technology! —So it is. We are enjoying the convenience of modern technology. A. What B. How C. What a D. How a 10. Studying in our school is such _______ experience that I’ll never forget it all my life. A. excited B. exciting C. an excited D. an exciting 11. —We can see some wild animals in the forest, right? —It’s hard to say. There ________ be only a few left. A. may B. must C. need D. could 12. I don’t care how many words there are in your article, but the quality of it really ________. A. minds B. cares C. matters D. works 13. —I hear your daughter is learning to play the violin these days. —Oh, I think it’s useful for a teenager t