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九年级教学情况调研测试 2024.4 英语试题 注意事项： 1. 本试卷共8页，满分90分。考试时间100分钟。 2. 请将答案全部填写在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。 一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. —Is ________ here? —No, Bob and Tim have asked for leave. A. anybody B. everybody C. somebody D. nobody 2. To run ________ the problems, but not away from them. That is what we should do. A. beyond B. through C. towards D. against 3. I know Sophia’s favourite star is a female singer, so it ________ be this actor. A. may not B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t 4. The heroes do not win respect by showing who they are, but ________ they have done. A. where B. what C. how D. when 5. —We can save energy by riding bicycles or taking buses instead of driving private cars. —________, we should recycle things like newspapers and clothes. A. Anyway B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. However 6. Artemisinin (青蒿素) was first________ by Chinese scientist Tu Youyou in the 1970s. A. invented B. created C. produced D. discovered 7. A true friend can see the pain in your eyes ________ others believe the smile on your face. A. because B. while C. before D. until 8. Last summer, several terrible forest fires ________ in California and caused great loss. A. broke out B. carried out C. put out D. turned out 9. —Could you please tell me ________? —Well, he is kind and helpful. Everyone in our club likes him very much. A. what does your buddy like B. what is your buddy like C. what your buddy likes D. what your buddy is like 10. —Giving others a helping hand not only helps us make friends but also makes us happy. —________. A. That’s all right B. That’s the case C. It’s my pleasure D. Don’t mention it 二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Life at Cambridge was exciting for Charles. Then bug (虫子)-collecting was a ___11___ activity among the students there. They would spend a lot of time looking for insects and hold competitions to see who could find the most ___12___ bugs! Bug-mad Charles soon became one of these “co