甘肃省兰州市教育局第四片区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末考试英语试题

2023-2024学年第一学期联片办学期末考试 九年级 英语学科试卷 1、 完形填空:(共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题写在序号前的括号内） Chewing gum(口香糖) may be one of your favorite sweets. But do you know how it was invented? It was invented by American scientist Thomas Adams. 1  , he invented it totally by mistake. It was 1869. Earlier that year, one of Adams friends showed    2    an interesting kind of sap(树汁). The sap was very elastic(有弹性的). Ancient people in Central America liked to chew on it for      3     . Adams was interested in the sap. He wanted to use it to      4     some new products. Adams, however, failed to create the products he wanted. He felt   5  and angry and happened to chew on the sap. To his     6   , the sap tasted great. Adams then    7  his own flavors(调味) to the sap and started selling it. Later in 1869, he opened a factory to produce this delicious sweet. In 1888, Adams gave a name to the     8     : chewing gum. The sweet could be bought by vending machines(自动售货机) at subway stations all over New York City. Over the years, new flavors have been developed. Now, chewing gum is    9 among both children and adults. However, few people know this was all started by an American scientist from a    10 . 1．A．However B．Although C．So D．And 2．A．him B．her C．Them D．you 3．A．play B．work C．fun D．rest 4．A．borrow B．find C．carry D．create 5．A．interested B．tired C．bored D．excited 6．A．happiness B．surprise C．luck D．sadness 7．A．put B．laid C．advised D．added 8．A．invention B．history C．habit D．material 9．A．expensive B．different C．popular D．cheap 10．A．circle B．mistake C．reason D．answer 2、 任务型完形填空;(用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺正确。（共10小题, 每小题1.5分，共15分） appear,  meeting,  style,  much, they, wear,  customer, from,  choose, later People’s opinions about dressing are changing all the time. In the very old days, people dressed to protect 11