2023年秋季九年级期末教学质量监测 英语试题 说明: 本试卷共8页, 满分120分。考试时间100分钟, 答案全部答在答题卷上, 否则不得分。 第I卷 (选择题, 共70分) 第一部分 读 (共35小题, 满分70分) 第一节: 阅读理解 (共四篇, 20小题, 每小题2分, 满分40分) 阅读下面四篇材料, 从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Henry Ford was the American founder of the Ford Motor Company. He is well known as an inventor. In his early teens, Ford showed great interest in machines. By age 15, Ford was very skillful at repairing watches. He could finish a repair within ten minutes. Ford was also interested in how things worked. In an experiment with a teapot, he plugged up (堵塞) the spout and watched the water boil. As you can imagine, the teapot exploded (爆). The result was that a mirror and a window were broken. The young inventor was badly hurt. Ford’s years of curiosity and bravery led him to success. He started to build his first car in 1896. The invention greatly improved people’s lives in transport. In 1901, the Henry Ford Company was founded. Ford became a household name with his great success. 1. Henry Ford is famous as an/a _____. A. artist B. machinist C. inventor D. seller 2. When Ford was a teenager, he was interested in _____. A. repairing B. making tea C. inventing D. building cars 3. Why did Ford badly hurt A. Because he had a terrible car accident. B. Because he was hurt by the mirror and window. C. Because he fell off the car while driving. D. Because he was hurt by a broken watch. 4. How long has Henry Ford been found A. 15 years. B. 123 years. C. 127 years. D. 150 years. 5. What kind of person is Ford A. Smart and handsome. B. Clever and tall. C. Brave and hard-working. D. Curious and brave. B 6. The winner of the competition must be good at _____. A. taking photos B. drawing pictures C. making new things D. writing articles 7. A _____ boy can enter the competition. A. 9-year-old B. 13-year-old C. 17-year-old D. 20-year-old 8. Anyone who joins in the competition will _____ between Jan. 15 and Feb. 20. A. send a picture B. name his work C. set up a team D. send a telephone number 9. Which of the following is the prize of the competition A. Money. B. A book. C. A Workshop Robot. D. A friend. 10. This reading material (材料) is probably from a _____. A. newspaper B. textbook C. magazine D. website C Why is the sea salt Long before we discovered scientific ways of thinking about it, we explained it in a story. Even though the answer isn’t scientific, it holds some other truth in it — especially about the human heart. Long ago, a poor old couple lived on the coast. One day, an old storyteller came to their village. The old couple gave him a meal. In return, he gave them a coffee mill (磨粉机) and said, “Say, ‘Mill, please grind (磨粉)’” and it’ll make whatever you want, to stop it, say ‘Mill, please cease (停止) grinding’.” Soon the old couple had a much better life. They’d been happy people, and they didn’t need much mor ... ...
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