2022-2023学年湖北省宜昌市东山中学、襄阳二十五中九年级（上）期中英语试卷
发布：2024/12/24 0:0:2
一、完形填空：先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。共1小题，计15分。
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1．One of the world's most encouraging sayings I ever heard was by Brian Tracy.He said， "The（1）
between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many times more than unsuccessful people."
I deeply（2）the true meaning of the saying soon after my first book came out.I was living in Atlanta at that time and（3）my first signing sale for my new book at the largest bookstore in the city.（4）a nice sign was placed outside the room showing pictures of both me and my book，not any customer entered the room.As each minute passed，I became less（5）.
At 6：25 p.m.，just before the store's closing，I（6）to leave.At that moment，just when I couldn't feel any worse，a middle-aged couple walked into the room.I tried to（7）my feelings and introduced myself and my book.
The couple turned the pages each other，and the husband nodded（点头）to his wife.She then told me， "I think we will（8）the book."
Although I held their hands to thank them for being my（9）readers with the excitement to jump in the air，I realized the woman was trying to say（10）else.
"The（11）we're buying it is that our son died two years ago，" she said. "Maybe your book will help（12）get it over." At that moment，I knew if I never sold a copy of the book，my four years of（13）had been meaningless.
Although I would have many more challenges after my book became a bestseller，this couple's story was all the motivation （动力） I needed at that point to keep me（14）.
Thanks to them，I would realize that the greatest of lives are made all in the same way：One challenge...one challenge ...one difficulty...one step...and one small（15）at a time.（1） A．ability B．interest C．difference D．importance （2） A．said B．understood C．remembered D．repeated （3） A．completed B．invented C．organized D．created （4） A．So B．Since C．Because D．Although （5） A．active B．patient C．nervous D．humorous （6） A．suggested B．advised C．prepared D．started （7） A．express B．spread C．hide D．mention （8） A．see B．review C．catch D．get （9） A．end B．best C．first D．last （10） A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something （11） A．reason B．doubt C．score D．result （12） A．him B．her C．you D．us （13） A．writing B．remaining C．studying D．interviewing （14） A．falling into B．giving up C．fighting on D．putting on （15） A．failure B．success C．shyness D．pleasure 组卷：12引用：2难度：0.4
二、综合填空：根据所给首字母、上下文或汉语提示完成空格中所缺单词，使短文完整通顺，语法正确，每空一词。共1小题，计10分。
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2．It was a rainy morning.The children （1）
（拒绝） to be quiet before the lesson.As a new teacher，I tried every way to get them to be quiet，but （2）f.My worry was increasing and I could feel my heart beating quickly. "This is the end of my job as a music teacher." I thought. "Teaching is not for me." Then I had an idea. （3）I was nervous inside，I tried to be brave to raise my voice， "Put your heads on the desks and close your eyes!We are going on a journey."
Amazingly，the children seemed（4）（沉默的）. "Now what should I do？" I thought to （5）m.Reaching over to my collection of CDs，I picked one out，put it in the machine and played it.
To my（6），my class lay their heads on their desks，closed their eyes and waited.When the music started，the room was （7）fof the most beautiful sound.All the children were listening.When the music ended，I asked them all to lift their heads slowly so that we could talk （8）our musical journey.At this point，when all the children were ready to talk about their experiences，I began to learn （9）to teach music.The music allowed me to learn that teaching is about （10）（分享） and respect，the knowing and the unknown and most of all，an understanding of each other.This was the power that music in the classroom could have.组卷：3引用：1难度：0.5
三、根据短文内容选择最佳答案。共2小题，计20分。
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3．There once was a very honest shopkeeper.He would open his shop at 8：00 a.m.jye.ai having his breakfast and at 1：00 p.m.jye.ai would go for lunch.In the evening at 8：30 p.m.，he closed his shop.
However，to get time for lunch was really difficult because he didn't have anybody to help him at that time.So any customer who was shopping at 1：00 p.m.jye.ai be asked to watch the shop until the shopkeeper returned from lunch.
One day，four thieves（小偷）planned to steal from his shop while he was gone for lunch.One of the thieves went at 1：00 p.m.He hoped to be asked to watch the shop.
The thief，pretending （假装） to be a customer，went in at 1：00 p.m.jye.ai started buying several things.As planned，the shopkeeper asked the thief to sit on his chair for thirty minutes until he returned.The thief agreed and sat on the chair.
Then，the other three thieves quickly came and told the pretended customer to help.But something had changed in his mind.He knew that if he was given responsibility，he should not perform any dishonest acts during that time.His friends did not agree and began stealing things.The now honest man tried to stop them.Then a fight started.And at the same time the shopkeeper returned and asked why they were fighting.The now honest man explained the whole thing.The shopkeeper had been searching for an honest man to watch the shop.The shopkeeper realized that he had found the right man.
（1）What was the shopkeeper's problem？
A．He had nobody to watch the shop when he went for lunch.
B．He was too busy to have lunch every day.
C．Nobody could prepare lunch for him every day.
D．Nobody bought things in his shop when he went for lunch.
（2）The thief went to the shop at 1：00 p.m.because.
A．he thought the shopkeeper invited him for lunch then
B．he thought he could buy cheap things then
C．he thought he would be asked to watch the shop
D．the shop was closed at that time
（3）When the thief sat on the chair，he was.
A．dishonest
B．responsible
C．afraid
D．unhappy
（4）When the shopkeeper returned from lunch，he found.
A．there was a fight in his shop
B．things in his shop were stolen
C．there was a new owner of the shop
D．the thief was selling things in his shop
（5）From the passage，we can know that.
A．a thief is always a thief
B．an honest man is always brave
C．you can't help dishonest people when they need help
D．trust can change a thief into an honest man组卷：4引用：1难度：0.5
五、完成句子：根据所给提示完成下列句子。共5小题，计10分。
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10．这种勺子在秦朝是银制的吗？（make）
Was this spoonin Qin Dynasty？组卷：4引用：1难度：0.4
六、书面表达： 共1题，计15分。
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11．进入初中以来，你的生活一定发生了很多变化，请你从学习方法和业余生活等方面写一篇短文，谈谈你现在与过去相比所发生的变化。
要求：
1）短文应涵盖以上要点，可适当添加内容；
2）词数80-100词左右，文章标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数；
3）文中不得出现真实的人名和班级。
How I've Changed!
My life has changed a lot in the past few years.I used to
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