湖北省咸丰县城区四校2023—2024学年九年级下学期三月联考英语试题

咸丰县城区四校三月联考 九 年 级 英 语 试 卷 本卷共8页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟 命题学校：高乐山镇民族中学 出题人：杨娜 审题人：张焱 姚秋华 注意事项: 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上指定位置。 2.选择题的作答: 每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3.非选择题的作答:用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4.考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。 笔试部分（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。 I was shopping at a department store and had just got onto the down escalator（手扶电梯）when I noticed a woman standing to the side. She looked about 65, and her 21 told me she was scared. I turned 22 the woman and asked “Do you need any help?” The woman remained silent. As the escalator continued moving, I heard the woman reply 23 , “I’m afraid.” “Want me to come back and get you?” I called to her. She 24 . But by the time I reached her arm, the woman had reconsidered. “I don’t think I can do it,” she said. I suddenly realized that I had offered far greater help than I 25 . “I know we can do it,” I said. “I can hold on to you.” She looked down at the scary 26 . Then her eyes came back to mine, looking doubtful. “This has never 27 me before,” she said, as much to herself as to me. I took her 28 . “Shall we?” She made a little sound of 29 as we stepped on, but we’d passed the point of no return. To my joy, she 30 a little as the stairs moved us downward. “I don’t understand this at all,” she said. However, as we got near the 31 , she felt scared again, but we did it. “I’m so 32 …” she began. “It was nothing,” I said. “I was happy to do it.” Happy, yes. I seldom help others. I am 33 because I care for a family and work full time. For a short moment, I seemed to understand 34 someone would become a nurse or a social worker or something else. Not only did I help the old lady get on the escalator, but also helped her 35 her fear. It was a much happie