2024—2025学年度第二学期九年级
英语练习
一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1. —What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
—Drawing. ________ is more exciting to see my ideas come to life as I draw.
A. Nothing B. Something C. Anything D. Everything
2. Weight control isn’t ________ about weight loss but also about improving health and reducing the risk of diseases.
A. simply B. smoothly C. carefully D. correctly
3. Betty used to be shy. The first prize in last week’s English speaking competition helps improve her ________ .
A. patience B. importance C. difference D. confidence
4. More trees ______ in our city to protect the environment next year.
A. plants B. will plant C. are planted D. will be planted
5. —Must I return the book The Little Prince today?
—No, you ________. You can keep it until Friday.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. shouldn’t
6. The Shenzhou-19 astronaut Cai Xuzhe ________ his fifth spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station on 21 March.
A. broke out B. carried out C. turned out D. worked out
7. — ________ is it from your home to school, Millie?
— It’s about 10 minutes’ walk.
A. How soon B. How long C. How far D. How often
8. —Do you know who wrote the novel My Altay ?
—It’s Li Juan from Xinjiang. ________ real gift she has for writing!
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
9. The saying “He who laughs last laughs best” tells us ____________.
A. why should we hold on until the end B. how we can finally achieve the success
C. when is the best time to laugh most D. that the real winner laughs in the end
10. —Excuse me, could you show me how to download DeepSeek on my phone?
—________. I’ll teach you as soon as my project is finished.
A. Never mind B. With pleasure C. That’s all right D. That’s not the case
二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
One day, Miriam got a letter along with a watermelon seed from Uncle Esai. The letter said:
Miriam,
This is a magic seed for you. Plant it, and it will grant ___11___ three wishes. Remember to be patient: the world has its own rhythm.
Uncle Esai
Miriam thought, “A magic seed? Maybe it’s Uncle Esai’s ___12___, but why not have a try?” She planted the seed in the yard, and made her ___13___ wish, “I want the watermelon to grow as big as a mountain!”
The next morning, Miriam was very ___14___ to see a huge watermelon in the yard. She couldn’t believe it. “I must ___15___ it at once!” She hurried to cut the watermelon, but it was too hard. She became angry. “This is a silly watermelon! I don’t want it!”
Immediately the fruit became a seed again. Miriam ___16___ her second wish had been granted. “Humph! This is not fun!” she cried.
A few days later, Miriam found Uncle Esai’s ___17___ and read it again. She stopped when she saw the words “be patient”. How could she forget it? She rushed out of the door and ___18___ ran to the yard to find the seed. This time, she promised she would make the best use of the third wish.
She thought for a while. “I hope my ___19___ could spend more time together.” But her parents needed to work. How could the seed help? Although it seemed impossible, she still decided to ____20____ the seed with patience.
Miriam got some information about ____21____ to plant a watermelon, and then followed the steps carefully. When the seed turned into a normal-sized watermelon, she ____22____ it with her friends and neighbours. Everybody liked its taste.
Miriam’s family got the seeds ____23____ the watermelon and planted more afterwards. They were so delicious that the neighbours offered to buy some. The watermelons brought extra money ____24____ Miriam’s parents didn’t have to be away for work as much. They had more family time.
