精品解析：浙江省宁波市镇海区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

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 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。 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