四川省绵阳市江油市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解HenryFordwastheAmericanfounderoftheFordMotorCompany.Heiswellknownasaninventor.Inhisearlyteens,Fordshowedgreatinterestinmachines.Byage15,Fordwasveryskillfulatrepairingwatches.Hecouldfinisharepairwithintenminutes.Fordwasalsointerestedinhowthingsworked.Inanexperimentwithateapot,hepluggedup(堵塞)thespoutandwatchedthewaterboil.Asyoucanimagine,theteapotexploded爆().Theresultwasthatamirrorandawindowwerebroken.Theyounginventorwasbadlyhurt.Ford’syearsofcuriosityandbraveryledhimtosuccess.Hestartedtobuildhisfirstcarin1896.Theinventiongreatlyimprovedpeople’slivesintransport.In1901,theHenryFordCompanywasfounded.Fordbecameahouseholdnamewithhisgreatsuccess.1．HenryFordisfamousasan/a________.A．artistB．machinistC．inventorD．seller2．WhenFordwasateenager,hewasinterestedin________.A．repairingB．makingteaC．inventingD．buildingcars3．WhydidFordbadlyhurt?A．Becausehehadaterriblecaraccident.B．Becausehewashurtbythemirrorandwindow.C．BecausehefelloffthecarwhileDdriving.．Becausehewashurtbyabrokenwatch.4．HowlonghasHenryFordbeenfound?A．15years.B．123years.C．127years.D．150years.5．WhatkindofpersonisFord?A．Smartandhandsome.B．Cleverandtall.C．Braveandhard-working.D．Curiousandbrave.试卷，6．Thewinnerofthecompetitionmustbegoodat________.A．takingphotosB．drawingpicturesC．makingnewthingsD．writingarticles7．A________boycanenterthecompetition.A．9-year-oldB．13-year-oldC．17-year-oldD．20-year-old8．Anyonewhojoinsinthecompetitionwill________betweenJan.15andFeb.20.A．sendapictureB．namehisworkC．setupateamD．sendatelephonenumber9．Whichofthefollowingistheprizeofthecompetition?A．Money.B．Abook.C．AWorkshopRobot.D．Afriend.10．Thisreadingmaterial材料()isprobablyfroma________.A．newspaperB．textbookC．magazineD．websiteWhyistheseasalt?Longbeforewediscoveredscientificwaysofthinkingaboutit,weexplaineditinastory.Eventhoughtheanswerisn’tscientific,itholdssomeothertrut