浙江省江北实验中学2022-2023学年九年级上学期期始检测英语试题

江北实验中学2022学年第一学期（九年级英语）期始检测卷 (考试时长：90分钟 满分100分) 1. 完形填空(共 30 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 30 分) A  Frank was a very talkative boy. He never saw a new thing without asking a lot of questions about it. His mother was very kind and 1  . When it was proper to answer his questions, she would do so.    The first time Frank saw an hourglass, he was very 2   , but he did not know what it was. His mother 3   ,“An hourglass is in the shape of the figure‘8’. The sand is put in one end, and  4   a small hole in the middle. The sand put into the glass will go through  5   an hour.”    Frank watched the little stream of sand. He was impatient, because it would not run faster. “Let me  6   it, Mother,” said he. “It is lazy, and will never get through.”   “Oh yes, it will, my son,” said his mother. “The sand moves 7   , but it moves all the time. When you look at the clock, you will find the same. 8   you are playing, the sand is running, grain by grain, and the second hand of the  9   is moving, second by second. At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved all around  10   great face. This is because they keep working every  11   . They do not stop to think how much they have to do, and  12   it will take them to do it.”    Now, Frank’s mother wanted him to learn a poem, but he said, “Mum, I  13   .” His mother said , “Study all the time.  14   care about the time it will take. You will be able to understand it very soon. ”    Frank followed his mother’s  15   . He studied line after line, and in one hour and a half he knew the poem perfectly. 1. A. strict         B. patient       C. nervous       D. polite 2. A. humorous      B. relaxed     C. interested     D. bored 3. A. explained       B. repeated     C. thought       D. added 4. A. runs through     B. runs along    C. goes over     D. goes across 5. A. before         B. for           C. at