广东省广州大学附属中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2023-2024学年九年级11月质量检查 英语 出题人: 金玥 审题人: 朱爱兰 本试卷共四大题, 满分90分, 考试时间100分钟. 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。 As both world and Olympic champions, Chinese diving queens Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi were, ___1___ , among the brightest stars on the platform（跳台）at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. Quan and Chen are both the closest or partners and toughest of rivals（对手）. However, to themselves, they are simply best friends that ___2___ together. “Quan is ___3___ easygoing person. She is always the funniest one in our team.” said Chen ___4___ she had an interview with China Daily. “She shines in so many ways, and she is always energetic during training and competition.” Quan ___5___ as a talkative and funny girl by teammates, but the ___6___ girl is famous for ___7___ very short answers to media questions. “Chen is a pretty and charming girl, ___8___ never easily gives up,” said Quan. “As athletes, we both have the desire ___9___ . That is why we both work extremely hard and fight for the same goal. We never stop pushing ___10___ ” said Chen. “But this is a very positive competition. Quan is the best encouragement to me. I cherish her, and I thank her a lot.” But in Quan’s eyes, Chen is the ___11___ one of the two. “She always tries her best. I`m not as hardworking as she is,” Quan added. ___12___ Quan and Chen collected multiple world titles and stood at the top of world diving, they still thought: their sporting dreams ___13___ unfulfilled. “The Asian Games gold is just ___14___ decoration of my careen, and it’s just a small test ahead of the Paris Olympics. ” said Chen. “ I hope my partner always has a champion’s heart to face future competitions and all of the challenges ahead.” Quan, ___15___ her typically, succinct（言简意赅的）way, added: “I wish her the same.” 1. A. surprisingly B. unsurprisingly C. surprising D. unsurprising 2. A. grows up B. grew up C. had grown up D. have grown up 3. A. an B. a C. th