2024-2025学年浙江省台州市天台县九年级(上)期末英语试卷 一、完形填空:本大题共15小题,共15分。 Before I started high school,my parents gave me the greatest gift any teenage boy could ask for:a cellphone.I lived on that phone all summer with my face buried (埋) in its screen.I paid no attention to anything else. Now,you can imagine what a(an)( 1) _____ feeling I had when I learned that my dad had planned a family vacation for us. "This year," my dad said, "we'll be doing something special.We're going (2) _____ ." When we arrived at the campsite,I found that my phone no longer had service. "What's the matter?" I asked. My dad said he (3) _____ a place without cell service,and my phone would be useless (4) _____ we returned home.I would be trapped in the forest for a week with no way to (5) _____ the outside world!It made me (6) _____ !On the first night of the trip,I went to bed (7) _____ .But when I awoke in the morning,something (8) _____ . Instead of burying (9) _____ in my phone,my eyes were fixed on something else:flowers,birds and other amazing animals.I began to (10) _____ the beauty of nature.My anger turned to peace,finally,excitement.I felt (11) _____ as I got so close to the nature.For the (12) _____ time,I thought camping without cell service might not be so bad. Days passed in a flash with many fun (13) _____ .I hiked.I swam.I fished.My dad and I learned (14) _____ to start a fire to cook.Dad told me stories of his life which I had never heard.When the vacation came to an end,I realized I hadn't thought of my (15) _____ once.What mattered most were the moments I was sharing with just my father and nature.This is exactly the gift I need. 1.A. wonderful B. awful C. exciting D. important 2.A. skiing B. shopping C. camping D. racing 3.A. chose B. served C. visited D. afforded 4.A. if B. when C. unless D. after 5.A. discover B. understand C. avoid D. connect 6.A. excited B. mad C. interested D. sure 7.A. angrily B. happily C. hungrily D. quietly 8.A. happened B. changed C. started D. lost 9.A. myself B. yourself C. himself D. herself 10.A. show B. expect C. introduce D. admire 11.A. bored B. worried C. certain D. relaxed 12.A. first B. second C. next D. last 13.A. discussions B. activities C. presents D. trips 14.A. why B. what C. how D. when 15.A. book B. family C. school D. phone 二、阅读理解:本大题共15小题,共30分。 A Bless you,Mr sea sponge Achoo! Scientists from the Netherlands have found that sea sponges (海绵) can sneeze (打喷嚏).They work a bit like chimneys.The little holes on their bodies bring in food from the water,and the big hole on the top lets out waste.But sometimes,the sponges need to sneeze to push out sand and rocks from their bodies. Feel thirsty on the plane When we fly on a plane,our body can lose eight percent of its water.One reason is that the air inside the plane is dry,and we lose water when we breathe.As the plane flies higher,there is less oxygen in ... ...