精品解析：2024年江苏省连云港市赣榆区中考一模英语试题

2023～2024学年度第二学期期中考试学业水平质量监测 九年级英语试题 注意：1. 本试题共8页，七大题，共71个小题，满分120分，时间100分钟。 2. 请在答题卡上规定区域内作答，在其他位置作答一律无效。 一、单项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 1. As a student, everyone should work hard to live _________ colourful life. A. a B. an C. the D. / 2. Mary is crazy about DIY and makes lots of DIY works by _________. A. she B. her C. hers D. herself 3. People and birds share their homes _________ the blue sky. A. under B. from C. beside D. without 4. Nick is so _________ that he can keep everything in good order. A. kind B. wealthy C. organized D. friendly 5. Earth Day _________ on April 22 every year. On this day, we can do something green. A. celebrated B. celebrates C. was celebrated D. is celebrated 6. To learn better, we _________ listen carefully in class and keep thinking actively. A. could B. would C. should D. might 7. —_________ water do you drink every day, Sandy? —About eight cups. A. How often B. How soon C. How many D. How much 8. The saying “_________ ” tells that we may realize our dreams only when we always work hard. A. Every dog has its day. B. No pain, no gain. C. It never rains but pours. D. Practice makes perfect. 9. —Would you please tell me _________, Peter? —By encouraging yourself more. A. when we can build confidence B. how we can build confidence C. where we can build confidence D. why we can build confidence 10. —Thank you for giving me a ride home, Andrew. —_________. A. Sounds nice B. Of course C. My pleasure D. That’s right 二、完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 I first tried learning to ride a bike at about 5 years old. I was so excited. My father took me to a ____11____ in front of my house. The field was very big. There he ____12____ the bike behind. Many times, he let go of the bike, but I fell, got up, tried again, fell again, got up... Feeling so sad, I finally ____13____. A few years later, when I was in my fourth ____14____, all of my friends bikes to school. I still wasn’t into