贵州省贵阳市第十九中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期1月月考英语试卷

贵阳19中，华文实验学校2023-2024学年度第一学期1月随堂练习 第一部分完形(共两节，满分16分) 第一节(共6小题;每小题1分，满分6分) 阅读下面段文,从短文前的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一个为多余选项。 A.invites B.by C.relaxed D. on E.plans F.for G. their People in different countries have different opinions on time. In Colombia, people are pretty 1._____ about time. They don't like to rush around, so they don't mind if people are a little late sometimes. They like to enjoy their time slowly. They value the time they spend with 2._______ family and friends in their everyday lives. They often just drop 3._______ a friend's home if they have time. They don't usually have to make plans to meet their friends. In Switzerland, it's very important to be 4._______ time. They're the capital of clocks and watches, after all! If someone 5._______ you to meet him or her at noon, then you're expected to be there at noon. It's impolite to keep others waiting. Also, the Swiss never visit a friend's house without calling first. They almost always make 6._______ to see friends. 第二节(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Once, there lived a wise old man 7.____had a special talent for making beautiful pottery. A young man was 8.____ how he was able to create such wonderful artworks. So, one day, he went to visit the old man. The old man smiled and said,“It is all about perspective(视角).” The young man didn't understand and asked the old man to 9.____. The old man took 10.____ clay and began to make it into a beautiful vast. He said, “Life is like clay, and we are the potter. We have the power to shape our own 11.____.” “But,” the young man said, “What if life throws unexpected challenges at us?” The old man replied, “It is all about how you look at it. Challenges are chances to make us12.____. If you see them as obstacles(障碍), then they will become problems.13.____ if you see them as challenges that can be overcome, you 14.____ find a way to overcome them.” The young man was inspired by the old man's words and began to see his own life. He real