广东省深圳市宝安区西乡中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期9月份英语月考试卷

广东省深圳市宝安区西乡中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期9月份英语月考试卷 （2023九上·宝安月考） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 One morning, when I was leaving for my business, a middle-aged man came up and asked me for help. He said he had no money to get food for his large family. "You look 1． . Why don't you work " I asked. "Simply because I cannot get work, sir." "If I give you work, what pay do you want " "As long as I can get bread for my family, sir." he answered. I decided to find out if he really meant what he said. "OK. I'll give you one pound an hour, if you 2． a brick（砖块）under your arm and walk around the square for five hours without stopping." "Thank you, sir. I will." I found a brick and started him on his walk before I went to my 3． . I never thought he would do what he had said. When I came back five hours later, I saw him still 4． , with the brick under his arm. I stopped him and gave him five pounds. He thanked me and told me that some people had 5． to help him when they knew why he was doing all this. He said they would give him work directly, but he 6． . Before leaving, he asked if I would give him the 7． , I did. Several years later, a well-dressed man greeted me on a train. Seeing I was not sure who he was, he 8． that he was the brick man and had his own business now. "You know, I still keep that brick and always consider it as the most 9． thing I have because it has brought me luck and success." In fact, it was not the brick that made the man successful, but his faithfulness（坚定）in doing 10． a very little thing. 1．A． strong B． young C． smart D． honest 2．A． break B． carry C． fix D． hide 3．A． business B． home C． bookshop D． office 4．A． crying B． talking C． doing D． walking 5．A． continued B． forgotten C． offered D． refused 6．A． accepted B． refused C． ran D． walked 7．A． bread B． pay C． brick D． job 8．A． explained B． imagined C． realized D． supposed 9．A． beautiful B． important C． expensive D． interesting 10．A． even B． nearly C． so D． out （2023九上·宝安月考）阅读下列短文，从下面每题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 The singer and actress Eartha Kitt was born into a poor family in South Carolina in1927. When Eartha was eight, her stepfather（继父）didn't want Eartha to live with them. She was sent to New York City to live with an aunt. The relationship was difficult. The aunt helped pay for piano and dance lessons for Eartha. But she also treated the girl badly. Eartha lived on the streets and worked in a factory as a young teenager. But she kept up her dance lessons. One day, she decided to try out for a famous African-American dance company called the Katherine Dunham Company. Soon, Eartha was performing in shows around the world with the company. In Paris, Eartha left the dance company to sing in a nightclub. Her voice was unusual. People there liked her singing. She learned French quickly and had many French fans. The film director Orson ... ...