常州市2015-2016学年度第一学期期末质量调研测试九年级英语试卷
选择题（共40分）
一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. —Who was knocking at the door just now?
—_________was my cousin.
A. He B. She C. They D. It
2. The old man kept a dog to guard the house strangers.
A. from B. without C. against D. for
3. The Palace Museum is the best place I’ve ever visited.
A. who B. that C. when D. what
4. I asked two people the way to the station, but of them could help me.
A. both B. neither C. either D. all
5. The price of cotton has_ _a lot. As a result, the factories plan to ___the price of their cotton
clothes.
A. raised /raise B. raised /rise C .risen /raise D. risen/rise
6. — What do you think of your school, Allan?
— It’s a good place for us to ourselves for the future.
A. promise B. prove C. prepare D. present
7. Yu Min ____“China’s father of the hydrogen bomb(氢弹之父)”,and won the 2014 national .top science and Technology Award .
A. is thought B. is set C. is praised for D. is praised as
8. —Which hobby do you think ____the least time?
----Playing computer games
A. takes up B. puts up C. gives up D. makes up
9. The rivers will become dirtier and dirtie we take action to protect them.
A. since B. if C. until D. unless
10.. What do you think _____ her a good pupil?
A. to make B. made C. making D. make
11. Which of the following can be seen in a formal letter ?
A.Mr B.Hi C.Bye D.Dec
12. The new mall has good things we don’t know which to choose.
A. so…that B. such…that C. enough…to D. too…to
13. Do you know________________?
A. what life in the future will like B. how will life in the future be
C. what life in the future will be like D. how life in the future will be like
14.—The programme Come on, Brothers is quite popular around China recently.
How do you like it? —_______________.
A. I think so B. Pretty good C. It’s my pleasure D. All right
15. — You cannot praise the film too much. — .
A. Yes, I agree B. Never mind C. You’re welcome D. In your dreams
二、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
While we are still children, most of us live at home with our parents, more or less peacefully. But 16 we become teenagers, things change, and we begin to grow apart from our parents. This means we are almost ready to leave the house where we grow up and make a new home 17 our own.
All humans must do this, but they don’t all do it in the same way. If, for instance, you belonged to a primitive tribe(原始部落), then as you grew up, you would learn the 18 you needed as an adult — how to catch fish, how to keep house and look after children. You would be ready to marry in your early teens and you would build a house and 19 near your family in the village.
This seems a very old way of life, but it is what humans have been 20
to through hundreds of years. And it is what we are still used to in the 21st century, for man hasn’t changed in the short time. But could you leave home and 21
yourself during the teen years? Most people would not do very well. Why? Because although man hasn’t changed very much, the society he lives in has changed greatly, which means that we have to learn more and more 22 we are ready to leave our parents’ shelter and live alone .
However, sometimes it is a little unpleasant to live at parents’ home. Parents can be very upset about late nights, criticizing(挑剔) friends and always 23 that we are noisy and dirty. But we still need our emotional(情感的) shelter till we finish our studies, and that is 24 we usually stay in our parents’ home until we feel grown up enough to deal with 25 alone.
16. A. unless B. as C. whether D. although
17. A. of B. on C. to D. with
18. A. prizes B. knowledge C. courage D. skills
19. A. work B. grow C. live D. study
20. A. kept B. moved C. ended D. used
21. A. look for B. look after C. look into D. look up
22. A. before B. after C. unless D. while
23. A. telling B. talking C. speaking D. saying
24. A. what B. how C. why D. when
25. A. live B. living C. lived D. left
三、阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Fun DayTo celebrate the Year of the Goat
Organized by Lam Tin Youth Centre and Kwun Tong High School
Date: 2 February, 2015 Time: 10 a.m. — 5 p.m.
Place: Kwun Tong Playground
Fee: $20 (buy three get one free)
Programmes: drama, lion dance, magic show and ballet performance
Highlights:
1) enter the lucky draw(幸运抽奖) to win a digital camera
2) learn to make festival food
Join us on the Fun Day!
All are welcome!
Notes:
● Tickets are available at the General Office of Lam Tin Youth
Center
● For those who would like to be a volunteer, please contact Miss
Olivia Wong one week before the activity.
26. What you have just read is a .
A. note B. report C. poster D. script
27. What is going to take place on 2 February, 2015?
A. A big event to welcome a Chinese new year.
B. A social gathering to raise money for wildlife.
C. A party for close friends to meet and have fun.
D. A meeting of Kwun Tong High School students.
28. How much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together?
A. $20. B. $40. C. $60. D. $80.
29. What programme can’t you see on that day?
A. magic show B. lion dance C. drama D. parade
30. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Tickets are sold in Kwun Tong High School.
B. It's unnecessary to take soft drinks with you.
C. Free digital cameras are provided for everybody.
D. Festival food will be served without extra money.
B
Tuesday, 1st September
I had mixed feelings today, nervous, worried, happy, excited… My heart went down when Miss Chan, our head teacher, said that Matthew and Beth, two students from England, would spend three months with us! I was worried that I had to speak English so much! But at the end of the school day, I was happier than I thought: the morning with them today was more enjoyable than I expected.
Today is the most unforgettable first day I have had! Matthew is fantastic! His English is clearer and easier to listen to than I thought. The other English student, Beth, is the most helpful girl I’ve ever met. There were lots of things to do on the first day. Beth offered to help Miss Chan put up all the notices. Of course, some of the credit should also go to ME, because I translated some of the notices for her. Miss Chan praised us!
We finished all the preparations 10 minutes earlier than expected; then Beth and I talked for a while. Matthew sang several English songs and did some stand-up comedy(单人喜剧表演) at the party. We all praised him. When the bell rang to end the first school day, none of us wanted to leave.
When I went back home, I had a little headache. I have probably spoken more English today than the whole of last year.
It was really a happy day! I hope our friendship can continue, even after they have gone back to England!
31. The writer felt when he heard the news from Miss Chan.
A. excited B. worried C. fantastic D. angry www.2abc8.com
32. Which of the following shows the right order of the writer’s first school day?
① watch Matthew’s shows
② meet two new classmates
③ help Miss Chan get ready for class
④ talk with Beth for a while
A. ②③①④ B. ②③④① C. ③④①② D. ③④②①
33. The underlined word “credit” in paragraph 2 means in Chinese.
A. 优势 B. 荣誉 C. 功劳 D. 成就
34. Matthew and Beth on the first day.
A. spoke much Chinese B. got lots of praise
C. had a little headache D. forgot to leave the school
35. From the passage, we know that the writer .
A. caught a bad cold that day B. went back home with Beth
C. expects to travel to England D. likes the two English students
