3.2023-2024学年九年级英语第一学期期末模拟试卷（淮安市）

2023-2024学年九年级第一学期期末模拟试卷（淮安市） 总分：120分 考试时间：100分钟 Ⅰ. 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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 1. Everyone grows old, ________ not everyone grows up. A. and B. or C. but D. so 2. I enjoy reading. When I have a book in my hand, I don’t worry about ________. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything 3. Of all the art forms, I like ________ best. A. history B. badminton C. indigo D. photography 4. For our health, we ________ be too careful. A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. needn’t 5. ________ you keep living in the past, you can’t fully live in the present. A. Until B. Unless C. Though D. If 知，此处从句表示肯定假设。故选D。 6. My cousin is ________. He never forgets the things he needs to do. A. patient B. creative C. organized D. confident 7. The exercise goes ________ the children’s understanding. Give them an easy one. A. beyond B. with C. for D. to 8. We feel sad about the story of Anne ________ happened in World War II. A. what B. who C. when D. which 9. I’m afraid I can’t finish the report unless I ________ another three hours. A. have given B. am given C. will be given D. was given 10. —Shall we go to the cinema by bus or taxi? —________, Andy. The doctor says you need more exercise. Let’s walk there. A. Take it easy B. Hurry up C. Come on D. Never mind Ⅱ. 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。 My granddaughter, Shari, owns The Berry (莓果) Factory in Sacramento, California, and her mother, Joan, and I were helping with the Valentine’s Day rush. We’d dipped (浸泡) hundreds of ___1___, arranged gift baskets and packaged orders to be shipped around the country. By the end of the day, the ___2___ middle-aged women, Joan and I, were tired. But Shari didn’t. That was typical Shari. ___3___ she was very busy, she still gave away berries to everybody — street singers, mail carriers and hairdressers. “For ___4___?” they would say with a smile. To thank us, Shari took us out for dinner. But there was a 45-minute wait at her favorite ___5