江苏省南通市市区2023-2024学年九年级上学期英语期中试卷

2023-2024学年度第一学期期中学业质量检测 九年级英语 第Ⅰ卷 (选择题部分 共80分) 一、听力部分略 (共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分) 二、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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 21. ---China has announced that a manned spaceship will be sent to the Moon by 2030. ---Great! What ________ amazing progress China’s space program has made! A. an B. a C. the D. / 22. You are ________ enough to make a life-like rabbit out of paper. I’d like to make one, too. A. loyal B. creative C. modest D. organized 23. ---Mr. Wu, could you please tell me what the words by Abraham Lincoln mean? ---It means “In the course of our life, whether we live a meaningful life ________.” A. represents B. proves C. matters D. appears 24. ---Yuan Longping, Zhong Nanshan and many other scientists are backbones of our nation. ---Exactly. They’re well worth ________. A. respecting B. to be respected C. to respect D. being respected 25. China and Nepal announced the new height of Mount Qomolangma together, which is an important ________ of the friendship between two countries. A. symbol B. success C. spirit D. silence 26. ---How much do you know about the commander (指令长) of Shenzhen – 16 crew members (乘组), Jing Haipeng? ---It is the fourth time that he ________ space, setting a record of entering space for the most times among all the Chinese taikonauts. A. would enter B. has entered C. enters D. was entering 27. ---Quan Hongchan and Cui Chenxi, two young gold medalists at the Hangzhou Asian Games, have impressed people a lot. What was the secret of their success? ---________ Quan Hongchan ________ Cui Chenxi succeeded easily. Their hard work paid off. A. Not only; but also B. Both; and C. Neither; nor D. Either; or 28. ---I hear a new film based on the real stories of Zhang Guimei will show at cinema soon. ---Great! She is such an excellent role model that we ________ praise her too much. A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. needn’t 29. ---Recently our government has made a series of strict rules to solve the problem of ex