江苏省南通市第一初级中学2024-2025学年上学期九年级英语第二次月考试卷（含答案）

南通市第一初级中学2024-2025学年度第一学期 初三英语第二次月考 二、单项选择(本题共10小题, 每小题1分, 满分10分) 21. — Can I come here on Saturday or Sunday — Sorry, you can come _____ on Saturday_____ Sunday. We only work on weekdays. A. either; or B. neither; nor C. both; and D. not only; but also 22. — The famous Notre Dame Cathedral(巴黎圣母院) caught a big fire on 16 August 2019. — What a pity! I wonder how much difficulty French people may have_____ it well. A. repair B. to repair C. repaired D. repairing 23. We all know that it is not always what you say, but how you say it, that _____. A. marks B. matters C. mentions D. manages 24. Protecting wildlife is without doubt an important part, _____ each animal on Earth has a role to play in the ecosystem. A. since B. unless C. though D. if 25. — Tom, do you know the film Jiang Ziya — Of course. _____ the film was! It got 357 million yuan on the opening day. A. How successfully B. What a big success C. What great success D. How a success 26. — What do you think of the doctors there, Ma Lin — How brave they are! The have tried their best to keep patients _____. A. live B. alive C. living D. lively 27. I think _____ necessary to accept his advice because it's of great _____ to me. A. it's; valuable B. that; value C. this; valuable D. it; value 28. Mr. Peter would like the students_____. Class 5, go to the library for today's lesson. Take your notes, so you can review. Mr. Peter A. to look at their notes in Class 5 B. to prepare in the library for a test C. to learn how to use a library D. to wait for her in the school library 29. —Did China's Women Volleyball Team win all the matches —Let me search for information online. I wonder _____. when they will play in the next match B. whether they won the last match C. whether Cai Bin is an excellent coach D. how many matches have they won 30. —All of Audrey Hepburn's films are wonderful. —_____. Especially Roman Holiday. A. I can't agree more B. That's not the point C. That's not the case D. Don't mention it 三、完形填空(本题共15题, 每小题1分, 满分15分) I became a gardener when I was 12. My __31__ memory of gardening may not have started from my love for nature. It was to annoy(使恼怒) my __32__. At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __33__ at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “Something else to clean up!” Seeing the neighbours busy with gardening, my father even thought it was a waste of time. At that age, I always did something __34__ to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found unpleasant, I would plant a garden! I planted some sunflower seeds in the yard. But they failed to __35__. I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild with joy, I found the first rose boom(开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. __36__, I was touched by this land of wonder. __37__, my parents showed no interes ... ...