广东省湛江市雷州市第八中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试卷

广东省湛江市雷州八中2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试卷(解析版) 二 语法选择 （共10分。） 16．（10分）Chen Dong is my pen pal.He says that there are many popular （1）　 　 in his country，such as the Lantern Festival，the Dragon Boat Festival（2）　 　 thinks the Double Ninth Festival is the （3）　 　 important festival in China.Why does he think so？Because it encourages people to respect，love and take good care of the old.That is a （4）　 　 virtue （美德）of the Chinese nation.It's on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month（阴历月）.The number nine in both the month （5）　 　 the day create s the double nine.In Chinese，double nine is pronounced （6）　 　 same as the words jiu jiu meaning"forever". （7）　 　 that day，people enjoy a lot of activities like climbing a high mountain，eating Double Ninth Gao（辟邪） and live long.People eat Double Ninth Gao to hope progress in everything. （8）　 　 interesting and meaningful festival it is!Are you also interested in it？I can （9）　 　 wait to go to China to have a look on my own very soon!I am looking forward to （10）　 　 him for the festival this year. （1） A.festivals B.festival C.a festival （2） A.him B.he C.his （3） A.more B.much C.most （4） A.tradition B.traditional C.traditionally （5） A.or B.but C.and （6） A.the B.a C./ （7） A.On B.In C.At （8） A.What B.What an C.How （9） A.hard B.hardly C.harder （10） A.joined B.join C.joining 三 完形填空 （共 10分） 17．（10分）It was the first day of Chinese Spring Festival.And there were thousands of people in the streets（1）　 　 the traditional lion dance.Joe Lee found himself standing next to a boy with curly golden hair. "Hi，my name is Sam，" said the boy. "Can you tell me（2）　 　this festival is