沪教版中学2020届九年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷C卷

沪教版中学2020届九年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷C卷一、完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When you meet Esther Okade, she seems really like a 110-year-old child. She loves dressing up as Elsa from Frozen（《冰雪奇缘》）,2 Barbie toys and going to the park or shopping. But what makes the British youngster stand out is the3that she's also a university student.Esther, from Walsall, a town of the UK, is one of the country's4college student. The talented 10-year-old girl5the Open University in January this year and is already top of the class.It's so interesting. she says. It was super easy. My mom taught me6a nice way.She adds, I want to finish the7in two years. I want to have my own bank by time I'm fifteen years old8I like numbers and I like people and banking is a great way to help people.And when people think her parents have9her into starting university early, Ester disagrees. Esther10wanted to start when she was seven. But her mom thought she was too young. After three years of11, mother Efe agreed to take the idea at last.Esther's mother noticed her daughter's natural ability for12shortly after she began homeschooling her when Esther was only three.13, Esther's parents took her into a private school. But after a few short weeks, Esther cried out in tears and she said, I don't want to go back to that school. They14don't let me talk!In the UK, you do not have to start school until you are five. Education is not compulsory（义务的）until that age so I thought OK, and15will be doing little things at home until then.Maybe by the time she's five she will change her mind. said Esther's mother.（1）A . strangeB . commonC . braveD . helpful（2）A . putting onB . waiting forC . laughing atD . playing with（3）A . factB . newsC . reportD . prize（4）A . wildestB . youngestC . funniestD . friendliest （5）A . finishedB . leftC . enteredD . owned（6）A . inB . byC . withD . on（7）A . gameB . courseC . matchD . report （8）A . becauseB . ifC . althoughD . unless（9）A . putB . broughtC . pushedD . pulled （10）A . finallyB . properlyC . especiallyD . actually （11）A . followingB . teachingC . askingD . shopping （12）A . toysB . mathC . dressesD . music （13）A . In factB . So farC . At firstD . As usual （14）A . onlyB . stillC . justD . even（15）A . IB . weC . youD . they二、阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)2. （8分）Paul had just left college and was offered an interview for a position in a company in New York. As he needed to move from Texas to New York if he got the job, he wanted to talk about the decision with someone before accepting it. But his parents had died. He remembered that his father had suggested he should turn to an old friend of his family if he needed advice.The older man said, “Go to New York and hav e the interview. But I want you to go on a train and I want you to get a private compartment(车厢). Don’t take anything to write with, anything to listen to or anything to read, and don’t talk to anybody except when you order the meal. Call me when you get t o New York and I will tell you what to do next.”At first, Paul followed the advice closely. The trip took two days. As he had brought along nothing to do, he quickly became bored. He realized he was being forced into quite time – he could do nothing but think. About three hours outside New York City he broke the rules, asked for a pencil and paper and kept writing down the thoughts until the train arrived in New York.Paul called the family friend from the train station.“Thank you, Uncle I know what you wanted. You wanted me to think. And now I know what to do.”“I guessed you could understand my idea, Paul,” came the reply, “Good luck.”Now, years later, Paul runs a company in New York. And he always spends a couple of days being alone with no phone, no television and no people to think quietly.（1）Paul would go to New York for __________.A . a conferenceB . a visitC . educationD . an interview（2）We can know from the passage that _______.A . Paul had worked in Texas for three years.B . the older man advised Paul to go by airC . Paul broke the rules before arriving in New York.D . Now Paul runs companies both in New York and Texas.（3）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A . Paul had a talk with a clever man during the trip.B . The older man’s advice influenced Paul greatly.C . Paul only brought a pencil and paper with him.D . The older man lived in New York.（4）What would be the best title for the passage?A . Time to be quietB . You’re not aloneC . Studying in the JourneyD . Friends are useful3. （10分）根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。