宜昌市五中2021年秋季学期期中考试 九年级英语试卷 卷面分数：80分 考试时间：90分钟 第二部分 语言知识及运用 (25分) I. 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15小题，计15分。 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 II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。共两篇20小题，每小题0.5分，计10分。 （A） It was a rainy morning. The children refused to be quiet before the lesson. As a new teacher, I tried every way to get them to be quiet, but f 16 . My worry was 17 (增加) and I could feel my heart beating quickly. “Teaching is not for me.” I thought. Then I had an idea. 18 ... ...
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