精品解析：广东省茂名市高州市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

高州市2023—2024学年度第一学期期末教学质量监测 九年级英语试卷 注意事项：所有答案必须填写到答题卡相应的位置上 二、语法选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 Leaf-cutting art is a kind of artwork, like Chinese paper cutting. In autumn and winter, many streets ____1____ in fallen leaves. Most of us probably just pass over them without paying much attention. But not Kanat Nurtazin, ____2____ artist from Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦). He will pick up some fallen leaves and cut beautiful artworks out of them. Kanat works at a university. He ____3____ drawing as a hobby to stay creative since 2013. This long-time hobby has also allowed him ____4____ himself through art. In 2013, Kanat started a project called “100 Methods of Drawing”. In this project, he tries to use different materials and skills for artworks. ____5____ all these creative paintings, leaf-cutting art is one of his favorites. To make leaf art, Kanat first chooses a leaf from his collection. Then, he ____6____ imagines a funny story or a lively moment. He draws ____7____ on a piece of paper and sticks the paper to the leaf. After the glue dries, Kanat uses a razor (剃须刀) to cut out the pattern (图案) on the leaf. However, this job needs ____8____ time of all the work. Finally, the artist finds a beautiful background to take pictures of the leaf. ____9____ this “leaf story” will be shared online. A ____10____ life is short. But if you look at it with your creative eyes, like Kanat does, you too can give the leaf a second life by making it tell an interesting story! 1. A. cover B. is covered C. are covered 2. A. a B. an C. the 3. A. keeps B. kept C. has kept 4. A. express B. expressing C. to express 5 A. Between B. Among C. Except 6. A. simply B. more simply C. most simply 7. A. it B. its C. them 8. A. much B. more C. the most 9. A. Or B. And C. But 10. A. leaf’s B. leaves C. leaves’ 三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 Holidays are not always for fun or rest. Doing