广东省东莞市2023-2024学年九年级第一学期期末英语模拟试卷（2）含答案

2023-2024学年九年级第一学期期末英语模拟试卷（2） 时间:100分钟 满分:90分 一、语法选择(本大题有 10 小题，每小题1分，共10分) 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~10各题所给的 A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century. In his short life he wrote _1_300 songs and an opera. Xian was born in Panyu, Guangdong, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with his mother. He began _2_ to play the violin when he was 20 years old. In the beginning, his violin was so cheap and badly made that he _3_ not play it well. But Xian did not stop practising and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he was one of the first Chinese students _4_ studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he left, Xian became the school's best student _5_ won several prizes for his talents. In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan'an to teach music at a college. _6_ there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time, Xian still wrote _7_ of his most important music there, including The Yellow River, his most famous work. In May 1940, Xian _8_ to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very _9_. Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness 10 October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian's music, however, lives on in the people's hearts. ( )1. A. near B. nearly C. nearby D. nearer ( )2. A. learn B. learned C. learning D. to learning ( )3. A. need B. may C. should D. could ( )4. A. what B. which C. whom D. who ( )5. A. and B. but C. as D. or ( )6. A. If B. Although C. When D. Because ( )7. A. any B. little C. few D. some ( )8. A. sent B. was sent C. has sent D. was sending ( )9. A. hard B. harder C. hardest D. the hardest ( )10. A. at B. in C. on D. by 二、完形填空(本大题有10 小题，每小题1分，共10分) 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 When I was young, I was so interested in Chinese movies that I wanted to know more about Chinese culture l