吉林省长春市二道区英俊中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期12月月考英语试题

绝密★启用前 2023-2024学年英俊中学九年级（上）月考英语试卷 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分，考试时间90分钟。 注意事项: 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。 3.考试结束后，本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 一、单选题（本大题共10小题，共20分） 1.—Jack, please turn down the music. ______ your sister ______ your brother are doing their homework. —Sorry, dad. I'll do it right now. A. Not only; but also B. Both; and C. Either; or D. Neither; nor 2.Don't give up, Ben. If you keep on trying, you ______ progress soon. A. make B. made C. will make D. are making 3.I think football is ______ than basketball in China. A. popular B. more popular C. most popular D. the most popular 4.— Must I finish reading this book today, Mr. Brown？ — No, you ______. It's due next week. A. needn't B. can't C. mustn't D. shouldn't 5.Paper cuts are seen ______ doors, walls and windows during the Spring Festival. A. in B. to C. on D. at 6.Chinese tea ______ to many countries around the world every year. A. sends B. sent C. is sent D. was sent 7.Mr. Smith ______ in an animal hospital since 2008. A. works B. worked C. will work D. has worked 8.— ______ can I read faster, Jack？ — You can read faster by reading word groups. A. When B. How C. Why D. Where 9.Paula used to be short and quiet, ______ now she is tall and outgoing. A. but B. or C. so D. for 10.—Could you please tell me ______？ —Sure. I bought them in the store next to our school. A. where you bought the shoes B. where did you buy the shoes C. where you will buy the shoes D. where will you buy the shoes 二、完形填空（本大题共10小题，共20分）     How do you stop a disease (疾病） from spreading? A helpful method is through quarantine (隔离）一the act of separating an infected (被感染的） person from   (11)   else for a period of time. Most recently, quarantine has been widely used to help stop the spread of COVID-19. However, this method has   (12)   for thousands of years.     In a history book, it is mentioned that lepers (麻风病人） are kept far away from other parts of s