2023-2024 学年九年级上学期英语期中试卷 第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共计85分） Ⅰ．单项选择（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分） 1．Compare your answers _____ those at the back of the book to see if they are right. A．with B．for C．to D．by 2．The flying squirrel might be one of _____ animals you could meet during the trip. A．strange B．stranger C．strangest D．the strangest 3．The heavy rain stopped us from _____ at the school on time this morning. A．arriving B．to arrive C．arrive D．arrived 4．I don’t know _____ or not the headmaster will give us a speech tomorrow. A．if B．that C．whether D．which 5．If you can follow your heart and never _____, your dream will come true. A．give away B．give back C．give out D．give up 6．—What a nice day! We should go sightseeing _____ watching TV. —Good idea! Let’s go to the mountains. A．because of B．instead of C．thanks to D．according to 7．Though Jerry is a little afraid of heights, he is considering _____ to New York. A．fly B．flying C．to fly D．to flying 8．Life is like a journey. _____ ahead, and you will see a lot more beautiful sceneries（风景）. A．Plan B．To plan C．Planning D．Plans 9．—Excuse me, please look at the sign “_____”. —Sorry, I didn’t see it. I’m putting out the cigarette. A．No smoking B．No parking C．No entering D．No swimming 10．—Shanghai is such an active city. —_____. And my best friend Lin Li wants to work in this big city. A．So it is. B．So is it. C．So do I. D．So I do. 11．—Have you heard about Zhangjiajie Glass Footbridge —Of course, it’s built over a _____ canyon in the Zhangjiajie National Park. A．300- metre- deep B．300- metres- deep C．300 metre deep D.300- metres deep 12．—The price of the single room is 380 yuan per night, _____ breakfast. —Sounds great! That means I don’t need to pay for breakfast. A．include B．included C．including D．includes 13．Most mothers are always doing _____ they can do for their children. A．Whenever B．whoever C．wherever D．whatever 14．The old man managed _____ a small house for his pet dog. A．build B．building C．built D．to build 15．SHENZHOU-17 was lifted off successfully on October 26th 2023! Could you tell me _____ A．in which center it will be lifted off B．what will it mean to the development of China C．that three astronauts entered China Space Station D．who entered China Space Station this time Ⅱ．完形填空：（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分） Vincent Van Gogh’s（梵高） paintings cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and they are in many museums. 16 his lifetime, Van Gogh was not famous. He died a poor and 17 man. Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853. When he was a young man, he went to live with miners（矿工） to try and help them have 18 . He began to draw and paint pictures of working people. He tried to show 19 people really looked. Later Van Gogh went to Paris, France. Many artists lived in Paris. Van Gogh saw their paintings and learned more about drawing and using colours. Van Gogh worked mostly by 20 . He began ... ...
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