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黄石八中教联体 2023-2024 学年九年级 3 月份学业质量 英语试卷
(笔试部分 考试时间 100 分钟,满分 90 分)
一、完形填空(共 15 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)
阅读短文,从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was the start of a new term. A little boy told his ____1____ there was going to be a school meeting. He felt ____2____ when his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers met his mother and he felt sorry for her ____3____. She was a kind and loving woman, ____4____ there was a big scar (伤疤) on her face. It covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy ____5____ the ugly scar, so he never wanted to talk about it.
At the meeting, some people talked with the mother as if they hadn’t noticed the scar on her face. But the little boy was still uncomfortable and ____6____ himself at a corner. However, he heard a(n) ____7____ between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked seriously “How did you ____8____ the scar on your face?” The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was too ____9____ to go in because the fire was out of control, so I went in. As I was running _____10_____ towards his bed, I saw a piece of burning wood falling down. I placed myself over him trying to _____11_____ him. I was knocked senselessly, but luckily, a fireman came in and saved _____12_____.” She touched the burned side of her face and said, “This scar will be lasting, but to this day, I have never _____13_____ what I did.”
At this point, the little boy _____14_____, running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms, feeling sorry for how he had treated her and saying _____15_____ to his mother for what she had done for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
1. A. mother B. grandmother C. teacher D. classmate
2. A. bored B. excited C. pleased D. upset
3. A. age B. job C. face D. weight
4. A. or B. but C. so D. if
5. A. noticed B. enjoyed C. liked D. hated
6. A. hid B. taught C. enjoyed D. improved
7. A