浙江省宁波市镇海区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷

浙江省宁波市镇海区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷（解析版） 一、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 9．（15分）Mary always loved music.Her （1）　 　 for music started when she was a little girl.And when she was a teenager，she knew that the only instrument that could （2）　 　 move her heart was the piano.Growing up （3）　 　 one，she had to play on the old piano at her local church.She was not born to be a musical talent.Her first few pieces （作品） were not so （4）　 　.They were always out of tune （跑调） and sometimes teenagers of her age laughed at her， （5）　 　 Mary didn't care.To her，making （6）　 　 was all that mattered. Years went by，Mary finally saved enough （7）　 　 to buy her own piano.She （8）　 　 the music stores for her dream piano，examining each one carefully.Finally，she found the （9）　 　 one in her mind.The beautiful piano could make a warm，clear and loud sound （10）　 　 could fill an entire room. With great joy，Mary spent （11）　 　 a day playing it.Every sound was as clear and powerful as she had ever （12）　 　.She became more skilled and confident （自信） with every passing day.She began to （13）　 　 more and more challenging pieces，enjoying the happiness that only music could bring her. Years later，Mary became a famous （14）　 　，traveling around the world and attracting people with her music.However，the piano was still her （15）　 　 partner，always ready to help her express the deepest parts of her heart. （1）A.history B.name C.story D.love （2）A.slowly B.lightly C.deeply D.heavily （3）A.for B.without C.with D.at （4）A.beautiful B.peaceful C.noisy D.loud （5）A.so B.also C.but D.and （6）A.music B.friends C.money D.wishes （7）A.luck B.time C.courage D.money （8）A.listened B.looked C.searched D.stayed （9）A.golden B.wooden C.important D.perfect （10）A.what B.that C.who D.when （11）A.minutes B.hours C.weeks D.years （12）A.believed B.doubted C.mastered D.imagined （13）A.accept B.practice C.hear D.translate （14）A.pianist B.actress C.