广东省东莞市大朗第一中学2023-2024学年九年级下学期第一次模拟考试英语试卷（无答案）

2023-2024学年初三第二学期广东省东莞市大朗第一中学 第一次模拟考英语卷 考试时间：75分钟 分值：90分 语法选择（本题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） Have you ever seen a house that is under the ground Come and visit a town called Coobe Pedy! It is ___1___ special town in Australia. The people who live ___2___ the town work hard in the heat all day. They spend many hours looking for opals(蛋白石). At the end of the day, they go to their nice, cool homes. They live ___3___ in underground holes! The first opal ___4___ in Coober Pedy in 1915. Soon, mining(采矿) became popular there. The workers found that and said, “ ___5___ cool the air was in side the mines!” These men knew that living under the ground was ___6___ than living in the desert(沙漢). That’s how the underground homes ___7___. The town of Coober Pedy is in southern Australia. About 3,500 people live there. The underground houses look like common homes, just like ___8___. The summer is very hot in Coober Pedy, ___9___ the underground homes are different. They stay cool during the hot months. That means people don’t need ___10___ money on air conditioning(空调). In winter, the homes stay warm. That means people pay less for heat. ( )1. A. a B. an C. the ( )2. A. in B. from C. with ( )3. A. How B. What C. comfortably ( )4. A. found B. was found C. is found ( )5. A. What B. How C. What a ( )6. A. cool B. cooler C. coolest ( )7. A. begin B. began C. have begun ( )8. A. you B. your C. yours ( )9. A. and B. but C. so ( )10. A. spend B. spending C. to spend 完形填空（本题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） Seven years ago, I was a 16-year-old girl doing a part-time job at an aquarium(水族馆). My passion(激情) for the ___11___ and my dream of becoming a biologist made every day at the aquarium exciting. I also got along well with the other workers. However, when “Shark Week” arrived, on the day of my duty, I suddenly fell ill. My face looked ___12___ and I was about to fall over. My workmate ___13___ it and walked me back to the office. Feeling really sick, I knew I had to take a ___14___ home. As I made my way to the bus stop, I passed a cupcake shop. Considering the ___15___ weather, I decided to treat myself to an ice cream. The woman at the checkout did the usual customer service. “How’s your day ” Hearing this, I almost broke down in tears as I explained that I wasn’t well enough to work and that I would end up ___16___ Shark Week. She looked at me and ___17___ asked if I wanted some chocolate on my ice cream. I said sure. As I ___18___ my wallet, the woman immediately told me that it was on her (she would pay the bill for me.) I was so ___19___ that I thanked her a million times before leaving. My memory isn’t the best, but her act of kindness did make my terrible day better. Small kindnesses really make a ___20___. The experience of that day has always reminded me to be a source of positivity(积极性) for those around me especially during difficult times. ( )11. A. art B. city C. ocean D. moun ... ...