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江苏省南京市旭东中学2015-2016学年九年级上英语月考试卷班级 姓名 一、选择题 ( )1. so many people are standing outside the hall. _ will the concert begin? _ seven oclock.a. how soon; until b. how long; untilc. how long; not until d. how soon; not until( )2. what do you think_ if the car_?a. can we do; is broken b. can we do; breaks downc. we can do; breaks down d. we can do; is broken down( )3.he has _ little money that he cant even afford to buy_ little sheep.a. so; so b. such; such c. so; such d. such; so( )4. which of these shirts do you like best? ill take . they are both expensive and out of fashion.a. neither b. either c. none d. both( )5. wendy is my best friend. to me, our friendship is _price.a. off b. beyond c. under d. within ( )6. mr. wu _ _ this math problem_ _ him many times, but he still doesnt understand it.a. explains; to b. has explained; for c. has explained; to d. explained; with( )7. do you prefer_ _ the new film good-bye, mr. loser with me? no. id rather _ _ at home and listen to music. a. seeing; stay b. to see; to stay c. seeing; to stayd. to see; stay( )8. amy_ _ text messages to me on the mobile phone, but now she_ _ e-mails on qq.a. is used to send; used to send b. used to send; is used to sendingc. used to send; used to send d. is used to sending; used to send( )9. she devoted as much time as she could_ _ others.a. help b. helped c. helping d. to helping ( )10. although it was raining heavily, the workers didnt stop_ _ in the field. a. working b. to work c. worked d. work( ) 11. _ _ he has provided for us! a. what a useful advice b. what useful suggestions c. how useful advice d. how an useful suggestion( )12jimmy, your books are everywhere on your desk . oh, sorry. ill_ _ at once.a. put them away b. put them up c. put them on d. put them down( )13. i never knew an animal can jump so high_ _ i saw the kangaroo,. a. while b. after c until d. as( )14. that boy was too lazy. he didnt work hard at all, _ _, he failed in his exams.a. so that b. as a result c. anyway d. at all times( )15. thanks for clapping your hands so warmly for me. _ _.a. no problem b. you are right c. thats a good idea d. its a pleasure 16. you could hardly imagine _ amazing the great wall was _ you saw it with your own eyes.a. how, unlessb. what, unless c. how, ifd. what, until17. my teacher was so angry at _ he walked out of the office without a word.a. what he did andb. what did he thatc. he did what thatd. what he did that18. the smith are considering _ to england because they _ the cold weather there.a. not moving, arent used tob. not moving, didnt use toc. not to move, didnt use tod. not to move, arent used to19. she _her lovely pet dog last week. she was very sad for the _of the dog.a. lose, lossb. lost, losingc. lost, lossd. lost, lost20. i really want to give up my dream of being a singer. _. you are so young that you still have more chances.a. dont do it like that.b. its a good idea.c. why not start again.d. how lovely you are!二、完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。as grade 9 students, we are busy studying for the coming entrance exam. every day we have lots of exercises to do and many _1_to take .some of us feel upset, and some even lose heart. but well not help _2_if we lose heart. theres a saying ,”difficulty is like a spring(弹簧).if you are weak, it will be _3_.”if we have a problem we should face it_4_ a smile. once i_5_ a short story called the smile. in this book, the writer _6_his experiences as a soldier in world war ii. he 7_by enemy and sent to jail (监狱) .but he tried to think of ways to run away._8_he wanted to smoke ,but he had no match. so he asked his jailor for a _9 .when the jailor came up to him ,he smiled _10_and naturally. the jailor seemed to be affected and smile, too. then they began to talk. they _11_took out pictures of their families and showed them to each other. the soldier said sadly he would never see his _12_again because he was to be killed .he would never have a chance to see his children grow up. the jailor was moved by the soldiers words._13_saying a word.,he unlocked the cell and quickly let him go ._14_ a smile ,the soldier was saved. even in a terrible solution the man was optimist（乐观）.he didnt_15_.surely we can do the same. life is like a mirror, if you smile at it, it will smile back at you, too.（ ）1.a meetings b exams c books d photos（ ）2. a ourselves b yourselves c themselves d myself（ ）3. a weak b strong c long d short（ ）4. a by b for c with d to（ ）5. a watched b looked c saw d read（ ）6. a talked to b talked with c talked about d talked over（ ）7. a was killed b was taught c was caught d was told（ ）8. a one day b some day c a day d any day（ ）9. a book b pen c light d cake（ ）10. a loudly b slowly c coldly d politely（ ）11. a all b both c either d neither（ ）12.a friend b classmate c family d neighbour（ ）13. a without b except c through d with（ ）14. a at the beginning of bas a result of c at the end of d as well as（ ）15 .a give on b give out c give away d give up三、阅读理解 a live for the momentfortune(幸运) or disaster, we will never know which will happen tomorrow. what we can do is to live every day like its your last. enjoy it and make it meaningful. make it your daily habit to show thanks. show thanks for another day to breathe, to dream and to achieve the goals for your life. hug and kiss your family and your friends. write cards. send positive(积极的)email communications. learn to laugh. e.e.cummings once said, “the most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”laughing and smiling are the best medicine of all illnesses. they make life full of joy. never be too busy to laugh, or too serious to smile. learn to laugh. laugh when you succeed, face problems and even when you fail. but dont laugh at others. stay with fun people and dont get caught up in your own sense of importance. try to improve 1% each day. big things can result from taking small steps. as lao tzu once said,“a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”it means you should try to get a little closer to fulfilling your dreams and goals. as long as you are making progress, you will feel happy. and the life will be meaningful for you. so try being 1% happier and healthier than yesterday.( )1.the passage mainly tells us . a. how to enjoy your life b. how to get a better future c. why you should live a meaningful life d. the most important things in your life( )2.the good ways to show thanks include . achieving your goals kissing your friendswriting positive emails staying with fun peoplea. b. c. d. ( )3.the author mentions lao tzu to . a. encourage people to show thanks b. tell people laughing is important c. advise people to take small steps d. remind people of a happy lifeb henry the eighth guiding the way ben and his brother paul were visiting england with their parents. one day they went on a tour of a castle called hampton court near london. the house was once the homes of a king of england, king henry the eighth. at the end of the tour, the boys had some free time. there was a maze(迷宫) there. the boys decided to follow the paths and find their way to the exit. the boys ran along the paths between the hedges(树篱) but they couldnt find the exit.“these hedges are so high,” said paul. suddenly they saw a man walking quickly towards them. “can i help you?” he asked.“yes, please, sir,” said paul.“can you tell us the way out of the maze?”“certainly,” said the man.“take the path on the left. turn right. walk to the end of the path. turn left and then turn right again. then walk straight until you reach the exit.”“thank you, sir,”said the boys.they soon found their way out of the maze. “do you remember the picture of henry the eighth that we saw in the house?” asked ben.“yes,”said paul. “well, that man looked just like him” said ben.“thats scary!” said paul.“where were you?” their parents asked when they joined the others.“we lost our way in the maze but henry the eighth showed us the way out,”said paul. “oh, you met one of the actors,” said the tour guide. “they are making a film here!”( )4.who did the castle belong to long ago? a. hampton. b. king henry the eighth c.a film company. d. england.( )5.who helped the boys out of the maze? a. the tour guide b. an actor. c. king henry the eighth d. their parents( )6.which word has the same meaning as the underlined word scary ? a. surprising b. exciting c. interesting d. frightening( )7.why did the boys feel scary? a. because they lost their way in the maze. b. because they thought they saw the ghost of king henry the eighth. c. because they couldnt see their parents when it turned dark. d. because they were in a dangerous place.c my father and i started our morning by moving quickly into the local store. i waited in the line at the starbucks counter while he shopped around to pick up a few things.as i was starting there i become aware of an elderly women, with untidy hair, wearing layers upon layers of old clothing, hunchbacked (弯背的) behind me in line. she had a few things for washing and seemed to want the starbucks cashier to ring up since that queue was shorter than the queues in the store.at some point i became aware of her edging (慢慢挪动) closer behind me closer than i was comfortable with! i instinctively (本能地) placed a hand over my purse and drew it close to me. my fear and imagination raced creating wild stories about this homeless woman who might try to steal from me.then it was my turn to order. as the cashier rang up my total, i discovered i was 67 cents short. i called my father but he was hard of hearing. he asked me to repeat what i said but he still couldnt make me out. at that point, a long, grey arm, with holes in its sleeves, reached over from behind me. she laid 67 cents out on the counter, saying, “here, we all need some help sometimes.”i was stunned! here was a woman who clearly had very little to give and was in great need herself. i had judged her wrongly and she had offered to reach out to help me!what an amazing gift and lesson this woman gave me about judging others! thank you, god!8. from the passage, we can learn that the elderly women . a. probably lived a poor life b. tried to steal money from the writer c. always followed close behind the writer d. often went to the store to buy a few things.9. the elderly woman decided to help the writer . a. the moment she saw the writer b. when she noticed the writer watching her c. after the writer failed to get help from her father d. when the writer discovered she was 67 cents short 10. the underline word “stunned” in paragraph 5 probably means “ ”. a. happyb. surprised c. angryd.disappointed 11. what lesson does the writer learn from the story? a. we should look at things from two sides. b. its wise to give help to those in need. c. the world is full of love and surprises.d. never judge a person from his appearance.dlook carefully at the back of a california state quartera man with a walking stick is pictured therea bird called a california condor(大秃鹫)is flying overhead. who is this man，and why is he so important that he is featured(处于显著地位)on the back of a coin?the man on this quarter is john muireven as a child, muir loved watching nature. as a young man，he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wildernesshe walked more than a thousand miles across the country，through fields and woodsjohn muir liked writing about the places he visited，describing their beauty.muir also wrote about problemsin order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, rnany trees were being cut downthis made muir unhappy and worried，because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in themmuir believed that nature should be conserved(保护)instead of being changed by human beingshe wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forestssoon，others began to listenmuir wrote letters to important people，such as president theodore rooseveltthe president admired muirs love for naturewhen roosevelt came to visit muir in california. muir convinced(说服)the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservationlater，president roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(建立)five national parksnational parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. this means that people cannot build homes or businesses there. one of these parks is yosemite national park，the area that is featured on the back of the california quarterthough it has been almost one hundred years since john muir died，people continue his work todayhis work as a conservationist helped us to see the beauty of our natural worldjohn muir made us understand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources-then，now，and for the future12what did john muir spend much of his life doing when he was a young man?awatching natural viewsbwriting about the places he visitedcexploring the beauty of the wildernessdcreating farmland for sheep and cattle13why did president theodore roosevelt visit john muir?abecause roosevelt loved watching naturebbecause roosevelt received letters from john muircbecause roosevelt admired john muirs love for nature.dbecause roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland14what happened after president roosevelt went camping with john muir?amany trees were cut downbfive national parks were establishedcmore homes and businesses were built.dmore farmland was used for sheep and cattle.15why is john muir featured on the back of a california state quarter?abecause he walked over a thousand miles across the countrybbecause he helped people understand the importance of protecting the natural world.cbecause he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forestsdbecause he once wrote several letters to president theodore roosevelt四、词汇运用 a. 根据汉语提示完成句子(每空一词)。1.the navy has decided to (取消)its contract for the a-12 stealth attack plane. 2. people of all social standings should be given equal chances for (对话)3.too wonderful! you cant imagine the pretty (美景) of the lonely village.4.thanks to the (最新的) medical technology, he was saved in the end.5.my dream is to enter beijing university when i (毕业) from the middle school.b用括号内所给词的适当形式填空(每空不限一词)。6.men in their _ (forty)are more likely to have their own companies instead of working for others 7.i think “tua” is one of the (hot) words in “running man” this year.8.will mr smith go to the party ? yes, unless he (invite) tomorrow.9. what touched you most in fast & furious 7(速度与激情7)? while brian and mia_ (enjoy) their family time on the beach，dom whispered， its never goodbye.10.forbes 2014 (财富2014)shows that bill gates is still (wealth) person in the world.五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。1. (walk) along the street, and you will find the museum on your left.2. - when did you lose your purse?- im not sure. maybe yesterday afternoon when (run) after my pet. 3. i wondered whether they (go) to the park on foot or by taxi the next day.4. it began to rain heavily three days ago, the water in the river (rise) a lot since then.5. we didnt understand the problem until it (explain) again and again.6. we can not catch up the fashion because it (change) all the time.7. the novel he has devoted most of his time to (finish) next month.8. when i was young , i was told japan (lie) to the east of china.六、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。 1. 作为一名护士，她的工作远远不止照顾病人。 as a nurse, her work _ of patients.2. 孙俪是个好演员，在多部影片中成功地扮演了各种角色。 sun li is such a good _ playing different roles in many films.3. 如果你不独立完成作业，那就是浪费生命。it is really _ you do your homework by yourself.4. 那家极具地方特色的小饭店吸引了大量游客的注意。the small restaurant _ of a large numberof tourists 5. 这份工作对他来说比其他什么都重要。this job _ than anything else.6. 相当多的四十多岁的成年人是听邓丽君的歌长大的。 quite a