2023-2024学年下学期九年级开学考试（苏州专用）英语第I卷（客观题共45分）第一部分完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。Hittingheavilyonthekeys,Iturnedawayfromthepiano,tryingtofightthetearsinmyeyes.Afteranhourof1,Istillcouldn’tget（节奏）therhythmquiterightonaMozartpiecethatIhadtoshowtomypianoteacherthefollowingday.AlthoughItriedveryhard,Ijustcouldn’tseemtoplay2itthetowaybeplayed.itwasIdecidedtotakeabreak.Forthemostpart,afterlittleabitofwork,Icouldusuallylearnthesongprettyquickly.Sadly,itwasalwaysthatonesong,whichmighthaveappearedsimplebutwasdifficult,thatalwaysannoyed（惹恼）me.Thesetypesofsongsalwaysmademe3myselfwhetherIcouldbeapianist.Afterdinner,Idecidedtocomebackto4the.Placingmyfingersonthekeys,Ichosetoplaythepiececarefullyand5,payingattentiontohittingthecorrectnotesinsteadoftryingtoplaythepiecequickly.Usingthisnewmethod,Iexercisedagreatdealofpatience,somethingthat6Iwith.oftenInsteadhadofthinkinghowhardtherhythmwas,IthoughtabouthowIcould7myself,littlebylittle.Finally,Icouldslowlyseemyselfgettingbetter.Thatevening,Ididn’tevengettherhythmrightuntila8weekanlater.importantIlesson—sometimes,babystepsarethebestwaytoreacha（goal.n）I’m9personawholikestothinkthatIcangetsomewherebyleapsandbounds（跳跃）.10,inthecaseofpiano,Icouldn’tmoveforwardandimproveuntilIsloweddownandtookitonestepatatime.1．A．actingB．insistingC．singingD．practicing2．A．allowedB．thoughtC．supposedD．reported3．A．doubtB．considerC．admireD．challenge4．A．lessonB．pianoC．teacherD．room5．A．happilyB．gentlyC．seriouslyD．slowly6．A．troubleB．funC．experienceD．influence7．A．showB．improveC．prepareD．please8．A．gaveB．missedC．learnedD．taught9．A．proudB．impatientC．carelessD．hardworking10．A．OtherwiseB．MoreoverC．HoweverD．Indeed第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividesayearinto24solarterms.Intheancientdays,theywereimportantinstructionsforthefarmingproductionaswellaspeople'sdailylives.Herearefoursolartermsandsomedetailsaboutthem.SpringE