宜昌市第三中学 2021 年秋季学期学生素质发展轨迹期中测评九年级英语试题 第二部分 语言知识运用（共 25 分） 第一节 (共 15 小题，计 15 分) 完形填空：先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 Your kids are growing up so fast. They are getting smarter and more responsible ( 负责任的 ), and they___1___ more independence. It might be___ 2___ to let them stay at home on their own. But you may be____3____ about whether they could take good care of themselves. Many things may go____4____ if your kids are left alone. But___5___ it’s done correctly, it can give both you and your kids more freedom. It can also make a big difference in____6____trust between you and your kids. But___7___ is it safe to start leaving kids at home alone? Kids develop at___8___rates ( 速 度 ), making it a difficult problem. Some states have___9___ guidelines about at what age it’s right to leave kids on their own. Parenting experts say that once kids start asking whether they can stay at home on their own, that’s a(n)____10___ of getting ready. Of course, you also need to pay____11____ to some other things.____12____whether your kids are ready to be home alone is a gradual ( 逐渐的) process. If you think your kids might be ready, talk with them and ask whether they’d like to____13___ it. You can set some rules, and reach agreements____14____some important things, for example, whether it’s okay to have friends over.____15____, it is important to do what you say you’ll do. With all the things ready, you can really try to do it. ( )1. A. decide B. agree C. hope D. want ( )2. A. time B. year C. clock D. place ( )3. A. strange B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy ( )4. A. right B. wrong C. certain D. simple ( )5. A. because B. if C. though D. until ( )6. A. finding B. setting C. building D. inventing ( )7. A. when B. what C. how D. where ( )8. A. different B. difficult C. correct D. basic ( )9. A. expected B. realized C. managed D. offered ( )10. A. lesson B. message C. order D. sign ( )11. A. value B. attention C. hobby D. note ( )12. A. Pointing out B. Looking up C. Finding out D. Waking up ( )13. A. try B. wish C. enter D. create ( )14. A. by B. from C. on D. under ( )15. A. Actually B. Nearly C. Suddenly D. Finally 第二节 (共 10 小题，计 10 分) 综合填空：根据所给首字母、汉语或上下文，完成空格中所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。每个空只能填一个词。 When I was a kid, my dad worked in a shop in the center of our town. sometimes, I went to the shop with him and I made a little pocket money by 16. s_________ things for the shop. But I never 17._______ attention to all the things and people around me. One day, when my dad and I were driving to the shop, I looked 18. ________ of the window of the car. Then I saw an old man standing at the street 19. c__________ . There was a rose in his hand and he 20. __________ smelling the rose. For some reasons, our eyes 21. m________ and we looked at each other for about twenty seconds. There was nothing 22. ________ ( 不 同 寻 常 的 ) about this man but the meet was. Up to that moment in my life, I had no interest out of my family. But I was interested in that old man. For the first time I had interest in a(n) 23. ______ (陌生人). Once a great man 24. e_________ us to “stop and smell the rose”. Now I want to tell these words to you. Stop what you are busy with and try to fully 25. u__________ things and people in your eyesight(眼中). If you don’t care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself. 16. ____________ 17. ____________ 18. _____________19. ___________ 20. ____________ 21. ____________ 22. ____________ 23. ____________ 24. ____________ 25. ____________ 第三部分 阅读与写作（共 55 分）第一节 (共 10 小题，计 20 分) A MUSEUM RULES Do not touch works of art. Your touch may not seem like much, but even the slightest touch can damage (损坏) the surface of a painting. Use pencils only. As we all know, a pencil mark is easier to clean than a pen mark. Visitor services staff are happy to provide a pencil if you would like to write or draw during your museum visit. No leaning (倚靠) on walls or cases. This helps keep works of art hung on the walls or displayed (展出) in cases safe. Feel free to sit on the chairs or the floor as you talk, write, or draw. No food or drink is allowed in the museum. The art in the museum will provide you with lots of food for thought as well as a wonderful display for eyes! You can have food or drinks in the cafe near the museum. Coats Visitors are allowed to wear coats in the museum. But the coats must be worn, never carried, at all times for the safety of the works. Coats can also be left in the coat room. Running, pushing, an