广东省广州市荔湾区第一中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2023学年第一学期学业水平抽测 九年级英语 一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Stephen Hawking, a world famous British physicist, wrote a children’s book with ____1____ daughter. Hawking said the book was “a bit like Harry Potter”, but without the magic. “It explains the wonders of the universe,” said Hawking, while he ____2____ Hong Kong. Hawking was probably the world’s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein. He was ____3____ expert on black holes. He spent his whole life ____4____ into the study of the universe. “My goal is simple.” Hawking once said. “It is to ____5____ understand the universe.” Hawking had a serious illness, it became much ____6____ and it stopped him from moving or talking. For a long time, he had no way to communicate except ____7____ blinking(眨眼睛). He moved two fingers to control the computer’s mouse ____8____. He chose his words from the screen, and then the words ____9____ by a voice synthesizer(音响合成器). “I ____10____ the disease for most of my life,” Hawking once said. “Yet it has not stopped me from being ____11____ at my work. ” ____12____ Hawking was disabled, he made great achievements. He has received ____13____ awards and prizes for his work over the years. This includes winning the Albert Einstein Award. It is ____14____ achievement in theoretical physics. Hawking tried his best to live a meaningful life, ____15____ he? 1. A. he B. him C. his D. he’s 2. A. visits B. was visiting C. has visited D. had visited 3. A. / B. a C. an D. the 4. A. dig B. dug C. to dig D. digging 5. A. complete B. completed C. completing D. completely 6. A. bad B. badly C. worse D. worst 7. A. by B. in C. on D. at 8. A. communicate B. to communicate C. communicating D. communicated 9. A. speak B. spoke C. were spoken D. were speaking 10. A. have B. have had C. had had D. was having 11. A. success B. succeed C. successful D. successfully 12. A. Although B. Because C. Until D. If 13. A. many B. muc