陕西省西安市经开第一中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期英语期中考试题

陕西省西安市经开第一中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期英语期中考试题 第二部分（笔试共90分） III.完形填空（共20小题，计20分） 第一节：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，从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。 When I was in primary school, I just needed to study. My parents would do all the housework. I often 21_____ my things everywhere. So our house was usually in_ _22__mess. One day, when my mother 23____ home after work and found a lot of rubbish in our house, she was so angry with me. And I__24__ __that I must do some housework from then on. At first, I was unhappy, because I thought housework was what parents should do. __25_ __ I was unhappy to do the housework, I still did them. That day, I spent three hours doing __26_____. After finishing all the housework, I was so tired. At that time, I understood doing housework was a lot harder than I used to_27__. 28_____ my parents were! I thought I must share the chores with them. I began to learn to do more housework. They were glad to see my change. Now I have a much__29__relationship with my parents. As a member of a family, it is_ _30___ duty to share the housework and help our parents as much as possible. 21. A. threw B. throw C.thrown D. have thrown 22. A./ B. the C.a D. an 23. A arrived at B arrived C. got to D. reached in 24. A. tell B. told C. is told D was told 25. A.Although B. Because C. Unless D. So 26. A. what did my mother say B. how my mother said C. what my mother said D. how did my mother say 27. A. imagine B. imagining C. be D. being 28. A How tired B.How tiring C. What tired D. What tiring 29. A. close B closer C. more closer D. closest 30. A. we B. us C. our D. ours 第二节：阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。 In Chinese culture, the color red stands for many good things, for example, happiness. But writing names and letters in red ink is usually___31__.Why? In ancient times, red was the symbol of 32_____. Not everyone could write in red ink 33 ______emperors. They would__34__ to official also memor