湖北省钟祥市四中教联体2023-2024学年下学期九年级学情监测英语试卷
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九年级3月英语训练题
一、完形填空（共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
"Are you okay?"My brother Mathew asked fion the driver's scat. At that moment, we hung upside down、trapped by our seat belts and l6 in sand. Off-roading （越野驾驶） on 85, 000 acres of dunes （沙丘） in California had become our 17 and we enjoyed ourselves every time. But this time, I felt the blood l8 to my head, my heart beating like a loud bass （低音吉他）. It reminded me of the four bass-loving brothers who lived across from us. As a little girl, I often wondered if Mathew and I would ever have their _____ 19_____.
When Mathew found out he was to have a baby brother, he was very . But to everyone’s surprise, "It’s a girl!"His disappointment was clear.
As soon as I could walk, my big brother was 21 to me, my idol. However, to him, I was an annoyance（令人厌烦的人）, he found pleasure in tormenting （折磨） me. Yet, I put up with it.
Waiting for moments when he’d from his loneliness.
The sibling （兄弟姐妹） relationship often lasts the longest in our lives. After learning that I missed him, Matthew unexpectedly invited me to _____ 24 _____ him at university.
In his room, be handed me a drink. We didn’t need many words: as siblings, we had a/an 25 way of chatting.
Years later, when I was left out fom the family Thanksgiving, he refused to _____ without me.
Instead, we had dinner just the two of us.
My big brother, once a tormentor, had become my 27 and friend. After our off-roading accident, I saw him _____ 28 _____ - easily hurt and unprotected.
"Are you okay? Are you bleeding?"I checked him. The man I’d seen as _____ 29 _____ was now human, fragile（脆弱的）.
As we got ourselves 30 upright, I realized it was time for me to be his protector. I looked at my big brother, and we both smiled. Without him, my life would be un imaginably different. It was my turn to protect him. Thankfully, our shared bond had grown even deeper.
1. A. locked B. covered C. shut D. lost
2. A. tradition B. celebration C. transportation D. competition
3. A. pouring B. coming C. filling D. rushing
4. A. talent B. appearance C. behavior D. friendship
5. A. surprised B. scared C. excited D. calm
6. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
7. A. if B. because C. though D. unless
8. A. take out B. hang out C. look out D. reach out
9. A. find B. visit C. touch D. support
10. A. embarrassing B. simple C. silent D. comfortable
11. A. attend B. arrive C. show D. reply
12. A. partner B. provider C. patient D. protector
13. A. closely B. gently C. differently D. worriedly
14.A. weak B. cold C. dependent D. strong
15.A. back B. up C. over D. away
二、阅读理解（共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分）
第一节（共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分）
阅读三篇短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。
Recently I took part in a program to study Chinese. I lived with a host family in China for 6 weeks. My host sister is a really hard-working student. It was amazing to see how well she did in English. She set a good example to me. We ofen exchanged opinions about study. And our friendship has become closer.
16. Where does Nancy come from?
A. Australia. B. Gennany. C. Canada. D. Italy.
17. Who stayed in China for the shortest time?
A. Lisa. B. Judy. C. Mike. D. Nancy.
18. What does Lisa think of her host mother?
A. Hard-working. B. Amazing. C. Unforgettable. D. Warm-hearted.
19. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Mike can make dumplings.
B. Judy's host mother is a cook.
C. Nancy’s English has improved a lot.
D. Lisa dislikes to share feelings with her Chinese friends.
20. We can read this passage from a magazine about _____.
A. life experience B. science fiction C. sports news D. safety education
B
Over the past 20 years,Mrs.Xue,a 65-year-old woman has used pyro graph y（烙画） to create pictures on gourds（葫芦）and help villagers make money.
Xuelike most villagers in Wenshui,Shanxi,once made a living by growing grapes. However, that could not bring ber enough money to support the family. In 1996, she began to grow gourds in her yard,and since then,she has had great harvests（收获） almost every year.
Xue has loved painting since she was a child. Then she developed an interest in pyro graph y.
Pyro graph y is an art of burning designs（图案） on woods or other materials using heated tools. It has been practiced since ancient times in her hometown. Xue worked very hard to learn to create pyro graph y on her gourds. "At first, it wasn't very easy for me to make good pictures," Xue said. "To improve, I traveled to Shandong and Tianjin to Jeam from skilled folk artists."
a lucky day for their children to enter school, and they would prepare some school things for their children , including desks,chairs and four treasures of the study.
In ancient times, teachers were usually very knowledgeable local persons,Parents would prepare many gifts,and then write a letter of invitation to ask a knowledgeable man to be their children's teacher.
On the day their children entered school, parents would take them to take part in the First Writing Ceremony.Before that,children would kowtow（（即头）to the statue of Confucius（孔子像）9 times and then to their teacher 3 times to show their deep respect（尊敬）.During the ceremony,the teacher would put a red point on the students' forehead（前额）as it meant opening the wisdom eye. Children would also ring a certain bell to start a new term. A fer that, they could finally sit down in their seats and begin to study. The First Writing Ceremony was a very important ceremony for every student. Usually the teacher would give every student a new name, which was used for future Imperial Examination（科举考试）.
Todaysome schools are starting to hold an entrance ceremony like they did in ancient times. Students put on traditional costumes and bow to the statue of Confucius and their teachers.This means that from this moment, they take a step in the lifelong journey of learning.
46. The passage mainly talks about ________________（10个词以内）
47. According to Paragraph 1,parents in ancient China prepared school things such
as____________________（列举三项,10个词以内）
48. Children kowtow to the statue of Confucius and their teacher to _____（5个词以内）