江苏省苏州市高新区2023-2024学年九年级上学期英语期中阳光调研试卷
一、完形填空（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）
 先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
 
"Dr. Deep Sea" Lives Underwater for 100 Days
Dr. Joseph Dituri, also known as "Dr. Deep Sea", has just finished an amazing adventure（冒险）. For 100 days, the University of South Florida teacher lived in a small room underwater. He set a new world record, beating the   1．    record of 73 days.
On March 1, Dr. Dituri, who's 55, began the project. His goal was to stay for 100 days at a special underwater hotel. The farther you go below the ocean's surface（表面）, the    2．     the pressure（气压） is. Dr. Dituri wanted to learn how this pressure would    3．     the human body over time. He believes that high pressure could help people live longer and stay healthier    4．     they get older. It could also help doctors treat different medical diseases,    5．     brain problems.
While he was living underwater, Dr. Dituri stayed    6．    . He often exercised in the morning. He kept teaching his college classes, and he had online chats with over 5,500 students from 15 different countries. The doctor had a number of    7．     who dove（潜水） down to spend a little time with him. Dr. Dituri said what he missed the most when he was underwater was sunshine.
Last Friday, June 9, Dr. Dituri returned to the surface, where he was    8．     able to see the sun again.
Many friends, family, and supporters were there to greet him and celebrate his    9．    .
Dr. Dituri and his team of doctors plan to study the information they    10．     during the project. He says his favorite part of the project was talking with young people. "Who knows?" he said, "Maybe one day, one of them will come back and break the record we just set."
1．A． extra B． perfect C． old D． terrible
2．A． deeper B． lower C． smaller D． greater
3．A． discover B． require C． influence D． appear
4．A． as B． because C． since D． whenever
5．A． without B． including C． towards D． through
6．A． free B． calm C． healthy D． busy
7．A． visitors B． leaders C． teachers D． families
8．A． quickly B． gently C． finally D． hardly
9．A． attention B． treatment C． discovery D． achievement
10．A． prepared B． discussed C． collected D． provided
二、阅读理解，阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D个选项中选出最佳选项。（共15小题;