2024-2025学年度第二学期第二阶段学业质量监测试卷九年级英语
注意事项：
1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共12页，满分为90分。
2.答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上。选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂，非选择题必须使用墨水笔书写。
选择题(共40分)
一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Ancient people studied stars carefully to make calendars, know farming time, and ________ guide ships at night.
A. just B. even C. never D. almost
2. At that time people ________ not see the night sky as clearly as we do now.
A. may B. can C. must D. could
3. At present people around the world ________ China’s Fengyun satellites (卫星) because they send warnings about natural disasters in time.
A. admire B. confirm C. express D. promise
4. Fengyun’s ability to collect information is ________ to scientists who study weather.
A. ready B. certain C. similar D. valuable
5. “Keep learning is important; otherwise, you won’t understand the changing world.” The word “otherwise” in the sentence is to ________.
A. show time B. show cause and effect
C. show compare or contrast D. add more information
6. Major hi-tech companies have ________ free online computer courses to teach students in the countryside new skills.
A. set up B. put up C. given up D. cleaned up
7. Scientists have used energy from the sun to ________ drinking water from seawater, helping many people without enough clean water.
A. check B. invent C. produce D. control
8. —Hi, Lisa! Good news! We will have a 5-day spring break!
—Yes! That is today’s hottest ________ on the Internet.
A. speech B. lesson C. subject D. vacation
9. ________ we have spare time, we can exercise outdoors and enjoy nature.
A. If B. Until C. Before D. Though
10. —Several new pocket parks ________ in Qinhuai over the years.
—Great! Let’s take a walk there.
A. open B. opened C. were open D. have been open
11. Success depends not on luck, but on the courage to fight ________ difficulties.
A. along B. above C. across D. against
