九年级英语课堂练习
第Ⅰ卷( 选择题 共60分)
一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）
1．Gaoyou is ________ small city with ________ history of over 2,000 years.
A．a; a B．a; the C．the; a D．the; the
2．Earth Hour is always held ________ the last Saturday of March.
A．for B．in C．at D．on
3．Local people like this restaurant because it ________ nice food and clean environment.
A．produces B．prevents C．provides D．protects
4．—Do you like the birthday gift?
—Yes, it is ________ what I wanted. Thank you!
A．especially B．exactly C．mostly D．hardly
5．Bob recommended several types of coffee to me. But _________ was to my taste.
A. any B. either C. neither D. none
6．A confident person usually has more ________ to succeed.
A．pride B．education C．chances D．excuses
7．—The kid paints the picture of rabbits with his fingerprints.
—That’s really amazing. He’s so ________!
A．energetic B．outgoing C．generous D．creative
8．Mr. Li ________ a bookshelf at the back of our classroom to make us a mini reading corner.
A．picked up B．got up C．put up D．looked up
9．—Look, I ________ the Chinese painting.
—Wow, truly beautiful!
A．finish B．have finished C．will finish D．am finishing
10．Jim didn’t work hard on his lessons. ________, he failed in the exams.
A．By the way B．Such as C．As a result D．To my surprise
11．What can we learn from the notice on the right?
Notice
No one is allowed to speak loudly in the library.
A．You can speak in the library. B．You should keep quiet in the library.
C．Don’t speak until you enter the library. D．You can allow others to speak in the library.
12．The ChatGPT has influenced us a lot since its data model ________ the year before.
A．makes B．made C．is made D．was made
13．—Could you tell me ________?
—Better than I expected.
A．when you took your exams B．how your speech was
C．if you went to the concert D．why you left your hometown
14．________ Here we are in India. So why not try on the Saris, dear?
A．When in Rome, do as the Romans do. B．One tree can’t make a forest.
C．Many hands make light work. D．Better late than never.
15．—No photos here, please!
—________ I didn’t see the sign.
A．No way! B．Why not? C．Sorry, I won’t. D．That’s right.
二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for an excellent panoramic view. I stopped to catch my breath and then placed myself to take the best ____16____ of this panorama.
Just as I took out my camera, ____17____, a woman came up from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like ____18____, this woman was here to stop and enjoy the view.
Although I was ____19____ after about 15 minutes’ waiting, I grew upset. Was it too much to ask her to ____20____ so I could take just one picture of the view? Sure, I could have asked her, but ____21____ stopped me from doing so. She seemed so ____22____ with what she saw. I didn’t want to mess with that.
Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was ____23____ there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the picture ____24____. The view, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life ____25____ this woman is in it.
This photo, with the special beauty, is now on a wall in my bedroom. ____26____ would the woman think if she knew that her picture was taken and ____27____ on some stranger’s bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space. In other words, she ____28____ in my house in some ways.
Perhaps we all live in each other’s spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to help us ____29____ that we all enjoy beauty, that we all share a common ____30____ for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.
That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.
16．A．care B．photo C．advantage D．part
17．A．finally B．actually C．clearly D．unluckily
18．A．me B．us C．her D．them
19．A．friendly B．honest C．patient D．creative
20．A．stay in B．move away C．sit down D．stand up
21．A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
22．A．careful B．pleased C．angry D．bored
23．A．already B．also C．still D．just
