北京市昌平区南小兴十马阳融合学区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题
一、第一部分本部分共 33 题，共 40 分。在每题列出的四个选项中，选出最符合题目要求的一项。单项填空（每题 0. 5 分，共 6 分）从下面各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1． — Hello, John. Do you know the young lady?
— Oh, yes. ____ is my teacher.
A．He B．She C．His D．Her
2． I like reading. I often go to the library ____ Saturday mornings.
A．to B．in C．at D．on
3． — Your new bike looks fantastic. ____ is it?
— It is 2,600 yuan.
A．How many B．How often C．How much D．How long
4． The Chinese women' s basketball team met many difficulties,____ they never gave up.
A．and B．so C．but D．because
5． — Mum,____I finish my homework now？
— No, you needn' t. You may have dinner first.
A．can B．must C．might D．could
6． —Which book by Mark Twain do you think is ____, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or The Million Pound Note?
—I think it' s The Million Pound Note.
A．interesting B．more interesting
C．most interesting D．the most interesting
7． My brother____ his bike to school every day. It' s good for health.
A．ride B．has ridden C．is riding D．rides
8． — Jack, what were you doing at seven last night?
— I ____ the Internet to search for some information for the report next week.
A．will surf B．surf C．have surfed D．was surfing
9． My uncle ____ to a new city abroad ten years ago as required by his job.
A．moves B．will move C．moved D．has moved
10． — Let' s go to see the movie Chosin Lake.
— I' d love to but I ____ it twice. It' s a wonderful movie.
A．see B．have seen C．saw D．seeing
11． A book show ____ in our city next year.
A．will hold B．is held
C．was held D．will be held
12． — I want to improve my English. Can you tell me ____?
— Certainly, it' s my pleasure to share with you all.
A．what your secret of learning English was
B．how is your secret of learning English
C．what your secret of learning English is
D．how was your secret of learning English
二、完形填空（每题 1 分，共 8 分）
 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
In the eighth grade, my classmates gave me a nickname "Dictionary. " until now. It all started the day a national spelling bee competition was held.
After hearing this news, I made an important decision to join it. In order to win, I opened my dictionary and started learning how to spell every word in English. To memorize the most words as possible, I tried every possible ways and began reading day and night so that I could remember them more    13．     .
During the competition, I misspelled one word. The pain of this failure was so great that I still    14．    the word "graffiti" today while not succeeding in something that I put in so much effort also reminded me to study harder.
Later, my school was participating in a French dictation competition hosted by a nonprofit(非盈利) organization that gives kids in poor areas a    15．     to get an education, which is a good chance for them to change their life. The fact that French isn' t my first language has only made me put more energy into it. I    16．     the books even harder, I spent all my free time studying.
In the competition, I scored the highest in my school! I felt so proud. That joy was    17．     because I knew my victory was also helping children learn to read and write.
In the final, I took the fifth place. Although it wasn' t what I had dreamed of, it was quite    18．     ! And I was not upset because of this result. Instead, I was proud of myself.
Besides the award, I got   19．     that I' d use for the rest of my life, such as persistence(坚持不懈) and critical thinking. So, no matter what I would be in the future, I believe I could do well in that. In fact, I was pleased that I had experienced a lot from the language competitions. Moreover, I found that whether we are making changes for ourselves or for others, we never know what can be the catalyst( 催化剂) of a brilliant future. Sometimes, that catalyst can be as    20．     as a book. It could be a moment of inspiration that can change the course of our lives.
13．A． simply B． effectively C． continuously D． carelessly
14．A． repeat B． learn C． prefer D． remember
15．A． reason B． way C． attention D． chance
16．A． published B． designed C． hit D． carried
17．A． doubled B． spread C． passed D． showed
18．A． clear B． close C． difficult D． familiar
19．A． rules B． methods C． abilities D． ideas
20．A． simple B． huge C． famous D． useful