2023-2024学年沪教牛津版（广州沈阳通用）九年级英语上册第4周小测

英语第四周专项小测 出题人：蔡引珠 审题人：曾洪 总分：60分 时间：40分钟 班级：____________________ 姓名：____________________ 1、 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分） （一） There was once a boy who was out playing in a field with his friends. As they were playing, the boy __1__ a stone that looked interesting. It was __2__ the other stones. It was a little bit shiny. But it was still quite __3__. The boy picked it up and decided to polish (擦亮) it carefully. His friends made fun of him for this. They said, “Why are you polishing that dirty old stone? We don’t think it’s worth __4__ at all!” But every day, when they went out to play, the boy would bring the stone with him, polishing it whenever they took a ___5___. This went on for some time. Then one day, the boy left his home to join his friends as usual. He had a __6__ for them. When he showed them the stone, they __7__ believe their eyes. It was, in fact, a beautiful diamond. The boy had stayed up all night and night before, polishing it __8__ it was completely clean. There will be times in your life when people won’t encourage you. They will tell you that you’re __9__ your time on some meaningless tasks. The best thing you can do is to leave them out and __10__ to work toward your goal. You can turn a common stone into a diamond if you have persistence (毅力) and courage. 1. A. came over B. came across C. came out D. came from 2. A. the same as B. similar to C. like D. different from 3. A. dirty B. clean C. bright D. pretty 4. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything 5. A. trip B. shower C. break D. risk 6. A. anxiety B. surprise C. worry D. excitement 7. A. wouldn’t B. might not C. shouldn’t D. couldn’t 8. A. though B. so C. until D. because 9. A. saving B. paying C. wasting D. counting 10. A. continue B. stop C. begin D. refuse （二） It happened when I was a little girl. I can remember neither the beginning nor the end, but whenever I think of it, tears run down my face. When I was young, my fami