广东省广州市天河区广东实验中学2023-2024学年九年级下学期期末考试英语试题

第 1 页 共 8 页 九年级 英 2023-2024学年第二学期期末教学质量监测 语 本试卷共8页，四大题，满分90分。考试时间 100分钟。 班级________ 姓名________ 学号_______ 成绩_______ 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名。 2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦 干净后，再选涂其他答案标号;答案不能写在试卷上。 3. 非选择题答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需 改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动后的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅 笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束时，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从 1-15 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Mark Twain (1835—1910)—we've all heard the name, but what makes him “ 1 father of American literature (文学)” as classic US author William Faulkner once called him? Mark Twain is someone 2 teaches Americans to love. Older relatives, English teachers and the media always praise him. Actually 3 you take the time to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you will find that his work is much 4 than you could’ve ever imagined. The novel describes a young boy named Tom Sawyer growing up in a small town 5 the Mississippi River. He explores the countryside on a riverboat with his friends, falls in love with girls, starts secret clubs and 6 for treasure. Twain's idea of childhood is magical—a time of 7 , wonder and, of course, adventure. 8 , through the eyes of Tom Sawyer, Twain cleverly makes fun of US culture. For example, Tom hates 9 to church, and Twain uses scenes of Tom there to laugh at religion (宗教) and its old traditions. Twain’s writing is full of these kinds of critical (批判的) points about culture and politics and that's why he 10 so much in the US. He wasn't afraid of 11 different opinions, and he did so clearly. For example, Twain didn't like US wars abroad. 12 in 1900, after the US invaded (入侵) the Philippines, Twain wrote in a newspaper article 13 his disagreement. He also believed strongly in women's right to vote in elections (选举) and 14 a famous speech on the subject, called "Votes for Women", in 1901. "Tom was a great hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy (羡慕) of the young," Twain w