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桂城街道2023-2024学年度上学期核心素养监测
九年级英语试题
说明:全卷共4大题,总分100分,考试时间为60分钟。
一、完型填空(共10小题:每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答
题卡上将该项涂黑。
When Detective()Roger arrived at Glockentown,Benjamin,the town
clockmaker,ran up to him."Roger!You're the only one that can save the town!Shh!
It's almost two o'clock!1!"Silence fell over the square.It's known that
Glockentown is famous for its2.Each hour after chiming()the clock
plays a 10-minute music-box concert,and fairy dolls come out and dance to the
3.People come from miles around just to see this amazing scene!
BLAAAAAT!The sound from the clock was more like a trumpet()with a
wet cloth stuck inside it.The 4 sound continued for 10 minutes.Roger
followed Benjamin to the clock tower,but found 5.Back in town,Roger sat in
a coffee shop,6the case().He suddenly heard a player playing outside.A
sign next to him read Professor Berg,Alpenhorn (Player.Roger 7 out to
meet the player."Professor,what 8 will you give your students about
practicing?"
"Well,for beginners,I'll tell them to make sound at the same time every day for
l0 minutes.”
Roger felt excited."I see.Do you advise to practice indoors?"
"Of course not!You set up your alpenhorn in the highest place outside,especially
at the top of a9…”
Hearing this,Roger ran to the mountain behind the town clock.There was a house
at the top!He knocked on the door and a young man answered.
"Excuse me,do you play the alpenhorn?"asked Roger.
“Every day at two o'clock,”the young man said
10
Roger smiled."We would hear your practice better at two thirty.Would you like to
change your time?"
"With pleasure!"The man was glad to know he had a fan.
1.A.Look
B.Shout
C.Catch
D.Listen
2.A.concert
B.clock
C.tower
D.doll
3.A.music
B.scene
C.place
D.player
4.A.beautiful
B.amazing
C.exciting
D.terrible
5.A.something
B.nothing
C.anything
D.everything
6.A.looking for
B.making up
C.thinking about
D.putting off
7.A.went
B.took
C.turned
D.spoke
8.A.reasons
B.lessons
C.signs
D.suggestions
9.A.house
B.square
C.