如皋市实验初中2024～2025学年度第二学期新课程结束调研监测
九年级英语
一、单项选择（每小题1分，共10分）
1. — Who do you admire most, Michael?
— I admire those who are ________ to face any challenge far beyond their abilities.
A. too brave B. too proud C. brave enough D. proud enough
2. —Why are you so worried, Xiao Lei?
—Because I ________ extra lessons the whole holiday and haven’t finished my homework.
A. was attending B. attended C. have attended D. attend
3. The discovery of hybrid rice has made ________ possible to solve the problem of hunger in China.
A. that B. it C. them D. this
4. ________ “the Dragon Year”, the name “Loong Year” increases our cultural confidence as Chinese.
A. Compare with B. To compare with C. Compared with D. Comparing with
5. —Many people are used to parking their e-bikes inside the building.
—That’s very dangerous. The government has ________ some policies (政策) to stop this.
A. taken on B. taken out C. handed out D. carried out
6. The four new great ________ in China, Alipay, high-speed trains, shared bikes and online shopping, have made a great difference to our daily life.
A. inventions B. productions C. contributions D. instructions
7. The research into space goes so ________ that we are all proud of our own country.
A. completely B. properly C. smoothly D. specially
8. —I hear that Daniel failed the exam again.
—Yes. He is always careless. He regretted ________ careful when taking the exam.
A. to be B. being C. not to be D. not being
9. —I have watched the film Ne Zha 2 twice. —Really? Could you please tell me ________?
A. who had played the lead role B. if it is still on at the cinema
C. that it is a great success D. what’s the meaning of the name
10. —I am not going to study abroad after graduation.
—________. It sounds exciting, but it will also be challenging.
A. Good idea B. I think so C. Me neither D. You can’t be serious
二、完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）
“Are you listening, Jake?” Jake’s teacher asked. It was a pretty usual question.
Jake smiled and 11 his head. He seldom listened or tried hard in class. He always had something to say!
“One of these days, you’ll actually listen, and you’ll learn 12 .” Mrs. Smith said angrily. She tried every day, but he never paid attention.
That evening, Jake started to feel a little bit 13 . By his bedtime snack, his throat really hurt. He had ice cream to make his throat feel better, but he wasn’t sure it’d 14 .
The next morning, when he opened his 15 to say, “Good morning,” nothing came out.
Jake’s mother looked at him. “Honey, you’ve lost your 16 .”
“Can I stay home?” He tried to ask, but words didn’t come out. Instead, his mother 17 him for a fever and pronounced him good to go to school, even if he couldn’t talk. How 18 !
When he got to school, Mrs. Smith said “Hello” to him, and he just nodded. When his friends started to ask him what TV shows he watched last night, he just remained 19 . Almost everyone was looking at him as if he’d grown a third eye or an extra nose.
Annie 20 her hand, “Mrs. Smith, why isn’t Jake talking?”
“I’m sick. I can’t talk.” Jake tried to 21 , but no one could understand. He wrote it down instead.
Everyone started talking at once. They were excited, worried, and surprised. Mrs. Smith was actually happy it seemed! What a cruel woman!
Jake sat in class, bored because he couldn’t talk to his neighbors. In 22 class he could hold up fingers if the answer was less than 10, but that wasn’t fun. He felt too bored and decided to try to pay attention.
You know what? It wasn’t that bad. He could 23 do his homework that night. It gave him extra TV time and game time 24 his work was all done. All along, all he’d had to do was listen.
The next day, even though his voice was coming back, he stayed quiet again. The third day, he could talk fine, 25 he didn’t waste time. He listened and raised his hand to speak.
What a difference that one day made.
11．A．nodded B．shook C．hit D．moved
12．A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
13．A．happy B．relaxed C．sick D．lonely
14．A．hurt B．avoid C．control D．work
15．A．eyes B．mouth C．hands D．mind
16．A．bike B．schoolbag C．throat D．voice
17．A．checked B．asked C．left D．thought
18．A．funny B．wonderful C．awful D．boring
19．A．healthy B．patient C．silent D．excited
20．A．touched B．raised C．washed D．showed
21．A．cry B．fight C．laugh D．explain
22．A．history B．music C．PE D．math
23．A．hardly B．simply C．actually D．suddenly
24．A．though B．if C．before D．because
25．A．and B．but C．or D．So
