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2023 学年第一学期九年级 A 班联考-英语试题卷
试题卷共 8 页,有六个大题。满分为 100 分,考试时间为 85 分钟。
一、完形填空(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C 和 D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Blankets can keep you warm on cold nights or clean and relatively ant-free on picnics. But Lucy Blaylock makes blankets for a different purpose: to ___1___ people going through difficult times. She wants her blankets to feel like a big and ___2___ hug.
Lucy learned to sew three years ago, when she was 8. After she ___3___ a blanket for a friend’s birthday, she started to think about other kids who might need a little ___4___ love. She didn’t know whether she was right so she shared her ___5___ on a social website for help. Surprisingly, she received 16 ___6___ from children facing issues such as cancer, autism (自闭症) and the death of a grandmother.
“It makes me ___7___ when I think of the kids getting the package in the mail and ___8___ it,” said the 11-year-old, who just completed fifth grade in Gallatin, Tennessee. “I always hope they know someone ___9___ them.”
Since 2019, Lucy has ___10___ about 500 Lucy’s Love Blankets to kids living in 14 countries and nearly three-dozen states. She spends about two hours ___11___ her name inside a heart on the blankets--her logo, of sorts.
For kids who are interested in volunteering, she encourages them to go ahead without ___12___. “Don’t wait ___13___ you have everything figured out. Just do it, and keep going,” she said. “Even when you feel like it might not be making so big a ___14___, serving other people always matters. Even though you may ___15___ something hard and challenging at times, it is always the right thing to do.”
1.
A. protect B. save C. comfort D. help
2.
A. warm B. clean C. usual D. wise
3.
A. bought B. showed C. made D. got
4.
A. common B. bearable C. expensive D. extra
5.
A. idea B. excitement C. work D. success
6.
A. doubts B. responses C. issues D. shares
7.
A. puzzled B. excited C. lucky D. comfortable
8.
A. tearing B. receiving C. throwing D. ope