江西省景德镇市乐平市2023-2024学年九年级下学期期中英语试题（含解析）

江西省景德镇市乐平市2023-2024学年九年级下学期期中英语试题 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ 一、单项选择 1．—Don’t always _____ yourself with others, or you may have much stress. —I can’t agree more. A．communicate B．connect C．consider D．compare 2．—Did you invite Betty —Oh, No! I forgot. I _____ her right away. A．invited B．will invite C．have invited D．invite 3．—Could you please tell me how to use the washing machine — Oh, just follow the _____. It’s not difficult. A．industries B．instructions C．celebration D．traditions 4．How lucky we are! We got home a few minutes early. The rain is _____ now. A．heavier B．heaviest C．lighter D．lightest 5．The 2024 Olympic Games _____ in Paris, from July 26 to August 11, 2024. A．are held B．was held C．will be held D．have been held 6．According to the traffic rule, we mustn’t ride a bike _____ we wear a helmet (头盔) . A．if B．when C．unless D．because 7．As soon as I arrived in Guangzhou city where I was always looking forward to going, I felt _____. A．angry B．tired C．nervous D．excited 8．Not only my father but also I _____ crazy about the football match, so _____ of us wants to miss the match tonight. A．am; both B．is; either C．am; neither D．is; both 二、完形填空 The bicycle was not invented by one person or in one country. It 9 nearly 100 years and many people for the modern bicycle to be born. Bicycles first 10 in Scotland in the early 1800s, and were called velocipedes (脚踏车). These early bicycles had two wheels, 11 they had no pedals (脚踏板). The rider sat on the bike and walked his feet along the ground to 12 his velocipede forward. Soon a French inventor 13 pedals to the front wheel. Instead of walking their bikes, riders used their feet to run the pedals. However, pedaling was 14 because velocipede were very heavy. Even so, velocipedes were 15 among rich young men riding them in Paris parks. Because the velocipedes were so hard to ride, no one thought about 16 them for transportation. People 17 velocipedes to the market or to their jobs. Instead, people thought velocipedes were 18 toys. In the late 1870s, a huge front wheel was used. However, riding these bicycles was 19 because the rider sat up high over a huge front wheel. Imagine 20 one of those bicycles! Later, people once again tried to design a 21 bicycle. They wanted to make a safer bicycle, and they succeeded. 22 people began using bicycles in their daily activities. Small 23 came to the bicycle one by one. By 1900, bicycle riding had become very popular with men and women of all ages. 9．A．took B．cost C．paid D．spent 10．A．broke B．planned C．appeared D．cared 11．A．or B．and C．so D．but 12．A．move B．become C．send D．lie 13．A．passed B．added C．took D．changed 14．A．silly B．inexpensive C．hard D．independent 15．A．popular B．sweet C．secret D．direct 16．A．inventing B．dealing C．avoiding D．using 17．A．rode B．ride C．won’t ride D．didn’t ride 18．A．then B．just C．very D．never ... ...