2024-2025学年浙江省杭州市开元中学九年级（下）期中英语试卷 一、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。 Max stood at the window，watching his brother's car slowly disappear down the driveway.His parents were both(1)， still waving at his brother.He couldn't believe that his brother had just left for college.He and Camden had always been close(2)they are at different ages.Sure，sometimes Camden had given him hard time，but then that's(3) big brothers were supposed to do.Most of the time，Camden was nice to Max.And now，Camden was gone.Max knew Camden would(4) when he had vacations，but he also knew it would(5) be the same as it was. As the door opened，his parents came in，Max(6) hear his mother crying.His parents were going to miss Camden just as much as(7) was.He needed to be there for them，but now，he just wanted a(8)alone. Opening the door to his room，he was(9) to see a box sitting on his bed.He went over and saw a card beside it.He(10)knew it was Camden's handwriting even with the very first word…surprise. He ran downstairs to show his parents the(11) .They opened it together.Camden had written a handbook on what they should do for the first ten days(12)he left，so they wouldn't miss him so much.Max quickly saw one day about going to a movie and getting pizza and then(13) the happiness on the phone with Camden.Max was glad to see that his parents(14) as they left the house to begin enjoying the(15) Camden had given them. 1.A. inside B. outside C. beside D. upstairs 2.A. because B. so C. though D. unless 3.A. what B. how C. why D. which 4.A. come by B. come on C. come out D. come back 5.A. always B. sometimes C. usually D. never 6.A. would B. should C. could D. must 7.A. I B. he C. she D. it 8.A. problem B. solution C. moment D. friendship 9.A. embarrassed B. amazed C. tired D. relaxed 10.A. slowly B. finally C. immediately D. recently 11.A. letter B. box C. handbook D. note 12.A. when B. since C. before D. after 13.A. explaining B. sharing C. competing D. comparing 14.A. smiled B. cried C. argued D. jumped 15.A. college B. handwriting C. ideas D. vacations 二、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。 A Nepal High tea on Mount QomolangmaA group of visitors have set a Guinness World Record for the highest tea party in the world.The tea party started at about 6，495 meters above sea level on Mount Qomolangma in Nepal.Andrew Hughes，from the US，held the party. Detroit，the US Forgotten artists on showA new exhibition in the US is celebrating works by Italian women artists.They lived between 1，500 and 1，800.The works came from 17 painters.Artemisia Gentileschi's works are also on show.She is now known as one of the greatest painters of the 17th century. Australia Humpback whale numbers growThe Australian government has taken humpback whales off the country's list of endangered animals.Australians stopped killing whales 60 years ago.Since then，the number of humpback whales in Australian waters has grown from less than 1，500 to around 40，000. 16.Where d ... ...
