12.2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末模拟试卷二（苏州市）

2023-2024学年九年级第一学期期末模拟试卷二（苏州市） 满分100分（不含听力口语30分）、考试用时100分钟 第一部分完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Larry seemed always silent and didn’t have any friend. His teacher Mr. Brown ____1____ this. One day, he asked Larry to meet him after class. Mr. Brown said, “I see that you don’t talk to anyone or show any interest in anything. What’s wrong?” Larry replied, “Sir, I have a very ____2____ life. I have to face some very sad incidents and I keep ____3____ them. Because of this, I can’t focus my attention on anything and don’t even feel like talking to anybody.” Mr. Brown listened carefully, thought for a while and said, “Would you like some lemonade?” Larry felt a little ____4____ and nervously replied, “Yes, thank you!” While ____5____ lemonade, Mr. Brown added more salt on purpose and kept the quantity of sugar low. Larry made a ____6____ face as soon as he drank a sip of that lemonade. Seeing this, Mr. Brown asked. “You don’t like it?” “Um... it’s just there is a bit too much ____7____ in it” Larry answered. Mr. Brown stopped him, “Oh, it doesn’t matter. I will throw it away.” As the teacher was lifting the glass to take it away, Larry stopped him and said. Sir please don’t throw it away. ____8____ we put a little more sugar in the lemonade, it will be fine to drink.” Hearing this, Mr. Brown said ____9____, “This is what I want to hear from you. To improve the taste of lemonade, we don’t need to remove the salt from it, we can just add some sugar to it. Similarly, we cannot remove sad things that have ____10____ happened to us, but we can add sweetness of good experiences in our life. If you keep on crying about your past, neither your present will be right nor the future will be bright.” Larry realized his problem and promised to live a positive life. 1. A. directed B. believed C. noticed D. forgot 2. A. simple B. common C. pleasant D. difficult 3. A. thinking about B. learning from C. laughing at D. looking for 4. A. tired B.