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浙江省湖州市南浔区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷(解析版)
二、完形填空阅读下面短文, 理解其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
It was Friday afternoon. After getting off the school bus, Laura ran into the house ____1____. “How was school, Laura? ” asked ____2____ mom from the kitchen.
“It was great, Mom. Labor Day (劳动节) is coming. I will have no ____3____ next Monday! I can do what I want to do that day!”
Laura was woken up early on Labor Day morning by her dad. He said that in honor of Labor Day, the family ____4____ to do some cleaning. Laura couldn’t ____5____ it. She began to wonder if this was just a bad dream.
“Laura, your ____6____ is ready. Eat it quickly and we have many things to do today. Let’s get a move on,” said Laura’s mom. Laura asked her parents, “Are you ____7____ about working today? Isn’t Labor Day a holiday? Isn’t it a good chance to have a rest?”
“Yes, Laura, it is,” replied her dad, “But your mom and I thought working hard today would make you realize ____8____ Labor Day is celebrated.”
Laura disliked the plan, ____9____ she had no choice. First, she was asked to wash the breakfast dishes. After that, her dad told her to give their dog a ____10____. It was a hard task, which needed a lot of careful work. She began the work unhappily.
But things began to ____11____ as Laura was doing the chores. She found it was so ____12____ with so many colorful soap bubbles (泡泡) when she brushed the dog. Then it was yard work Dad cut away some of the wood from the trees and she helped to ____13____. When she finished her chores, Laura felt happy to see the house looked much ____14____ than before.
Holidays are not just for fun or rest. Doing something ____15____ can also get special pleasure. Maybe this is the spirit of Labor Day.
1.
A. luckily B. happily C. secretly D. patiently
2.
A my B. his C. her D. their
3.
A. idea B. money C. school D. choice
4.
A. failed B. planned C. refused D. remembered
5.
A. believe B. repeat C. introduce D. complete
6.
A. breakfast B. lunch C. dinner D