广东省深圳市福田区外国语高级中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期第一次月考英语试卷

2023-2024学年广东省深圳市福田区外国语高级中学九年级（上）第一次月考英语试卷 Ⅰ.完型填空。阅读下列短文，从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项. 1．（10分）Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice.Gifts are easy﹣they're given after all.Choices can be hard. I got the idea to （1）　 　 Amazon years ago.I was working at a financial firm in New York city，keeping an eye on the market changes.I （2）　 　 the fact that the Internet usage was growing at about 300 percent per year.I'd never seen such a/an （3）　 　 growth.The idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles came up.I told my wife that I wanted to quit my job and do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't （4）　 　，since most start﹣ups（创业公司） don't.Surprisingly，my wife supported me and encouraged me to follow my （5）　 　. So I went to my boss and shared with him my idea.He took me on a long walk in Central Park，listened （6）　 　 to me，and finally said，"That sounds like a really good idea.But it will be an even better idea for someone who doesn't already have a good job."He asked me to think about it for 48 hours before making a/an （7）　 　 decision.Seen in that light，it really was a difficult choice.But finally，I still decided I had to give it a shot.I left the boss who I admired and my well﹣paid job.Deep down in my heart（8）　 　 and failing.And I suspected I would always be haunted（困扰） by a decision to not try at all. Making a choice is no easy task.After much （9）　 　，I took a path full of uncertainty and risks to pursue my dream.But I'm （10）　 　 that choice.It makes me who I am today.For all of us，in the end，we are our choices. （1） A.start B.operate C.visit D.buy （2） A.looked for B.put away C.found out D.turned down （3） A.slow B.explosive C.normal D.excessive （4） A.matter B.fail C.work D.exist （5） A.example B.step C.instruction D.heart （6） A.gradually B.eventually C.carefully D.generously （7） A.major B.final C.new D.informed （8） A.managing B.requesting C.asking D.trying （9） A.considera