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2023—2024学年度第一学期期末考试 九年级英语 说明：1. 全卷共8页，满分为90分，考试用时为70分钟。 2. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔在答题卡的指定区域填写自己的镇别、学校、姓名、考场号、座位号和考号。用2B铅笔把对应该号码的标号涂黑。 3. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案写在试题上无效。 4. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 5. 考生务必保持答题卡的整洁：考试结束时，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 一、语法选择（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，然后按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每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。 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, also called the UK, is ___1___ island country. It ___2___ up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. London, the capital city, is ___3___ than any other cities in the country. Like China, the UK has a long history. There are many palaces and castles in this old European country. Buckingham Palace is the most famous one. It ___4___ the home of kings and queens for a long time. The UK has always been famous ___5___ its museums. Among them is the British Museum. You can learn a lot about the ___6___ culture there. Have you heard the National Gallery? It’s a famous museum ___7___ shows lots of famous paintings. The UK also has many places of ___8___ beauty, such as the Lake District. You can see swans (天鹅) and other wild birds on the lakes there. The best time to visit the UK is from May to September ___9___ its winter is wet and cold. The weather changes often there. It is sunny one minute but rainy the next, so prepare for it before ____10____ go there. Moreover, remember that people use pounds there, not RMB or dollars! 1. A. a B. an C. the 2. A. made B. is made C. was made 3. A. big B. bigger C. biggest 4. A. was B. will be C. has been 5. A. for B. as C. with 6. A. world’s B. worlds’ C. world’ 7. A. where B. if C. that 8. A. nature B. natural C. naturally 9. A. because B. so C. until 10. A. your B. yours C. you 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，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 Since computers were invented in the USA in the 1950s, they have become ver