江苏省苏州立达中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期12月月考英语试卷

初三英语 一、完形填空(10%) Claude Monet brought sunshine into painting.He was one of the first artists to work 1.That may sound2 to us today.But before 1870,most artists did all their paintings in rooms.They used models dressed up as Greek gods or heroes from history.They painted with dark colors so their pictures would look more3. However,Monet and his artist friends4 the rules.They took their paints and brushes to paint lakes,flowers and woods in the open air.They wanted to show5 sunlight made water and boats look at different times during the day. If they painted people,they always painted common people.They used 6 colors and painted quickly For years,Monet had 7 in making money.Sometimes he could not pay the rent ()sometimes his family had no heat;sometimes they went hungry.8,Monet would not give up. Today,he is one ofthe most famous artists ever.Paintings by Monet sell for millions of dollars and 9 in museums around the world.We're all lucky that Monet never 10 1.A.indoors B.outdoors C.everywhere D.somewhere 2.A.usual B.special C.strange D.common 3. A.funny B.lively C.serious D.exciting 4. A.supported B.decided C.followed D.broke 5. A.when B.why Chow D.where 6. A.peaceful B.comfortable Cbright D.dark 7. A.fun B.trouble C.success D.experience 8. A.So B.Also C.Besides D.Still 9. A.stand B.stick C.hang D.set 10.A.kept B.stopped C.avoided D.refused 二、阅读理解(24% To help players perform better in the World Cup,people have been improving the match balls for years.Let's check out some famous World Cup balls. Telstar(1970):It was the first ball to appear on live Teamgeist(2006):It was the first ball to change from shows.It was made with a black and white pattern so that it the 32 panels (introduced in 1970.It had just 14 could be seen on black and white televisions. panels. Al Rihla(2022):It is a new ball made for the FIFA World Tango Espana(1982):It was the first ball with Cup in Qatar.It has been widely believed that the"Al Rihla" water-resistant (qualities.It was also the last