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班 级九年英语第一次月考试题姓 名I. Choose the best answers.(30marks)( )1. _ he was tired, he was very happy. A. Though B. But C. Because ( )2. There are _ many new clothes in the shop _ I cant decide which one to buy./ A. enough; that B. so; that C.such; that ( )3. Wheres Jane? She _ the library. A. has gone to B. has been to C. have gone ( )4. Great changes _ in Limings hometown in recent years. A. took place B. have taken place C.happened ( )5. _ the help of the farm machines, farmers can plant crops easily nowadays. A. Under B. With C. In( )6. He likes Beijing and he _ there several times. A. has gone to B. has been C. has been to( )7. Listen! _. Its time for class. Lets go to the classroom.AHes playing the piano. B. Theyre singers. C.There goes the bell.( )8I _ the whole holiday helping in a disabled childrens home. A. spent B. took C. pay( )9 My brother is very busy with his work. He has _ time to read newspapers. A. little B. few C. a little( )10The heavy rain _ me _ the Great Wall last Friday.A. prevented; visiting B. stopped; to visit C. keep; from visiting ( )11Lets go to see the show. I _ it. Its very interesting. A. have seen B. see C. am seeing( )12Im interested in traveling._.A. so do I B. so am I C. so I am( )13. Miss Wangs main job is _ English well.A. help us learn B. to help us to learn C. helps us to learn ( )14 _ have you been like this? Since yesterday.A. How long B how C.How often( )15India has the _ population in the world. A. many B. much C. larger ( )16How do you like our city? I think its becoming _.A. more beautiful and more beautifulB. more and more beautifullyC. more and more beautiful( )17_ of the students in our class can work out the problem.A. third fives B. three fifths C. third fifth( )18. They have made such great progress _. A. three years ago B. for three years C. in the past three years( )19. Kate studied very hard _ catch up with the others. A. so that B. in order to C. because of ( )20. Yesterday my father saw a traffic accident _. A. his B. him C. himself( )21. He was happy because he has _ the exam. A. succeeded in passing B. success in passing C. succeeded in pass( )22. Millions of children in poor areas need help. So Project Hope still has _ work to do A. a lot B. a lot of C many( )23.Now our country has developed _. A. rapid B. rapider C. rapidly( )24. You can _ your friends by e-mail. A. keep on B. keep in touch with C. keep up with( )25. .There are two people _ for you at the school gate.A. waiting B. to wait C. wait ( )26._ you _ a ticket for the movie? Not, yet. A. Did, bought B. Have; bought C. Has; bought( )27. Do you think it is a wonderful film? Yes. I have _ seen such a wonderful film before? A. never B. ever C. just( )28. Thanks to the governments efforts, China has changed a lot _ 1978. A. for B. in C. since( )29.China is larger than _ country in Africa. A. any B. any other C. the other( )30. _ of us like to work in noisy conditions.A. None B. Anybody C. NobodyII.Cloze test(15marks) Choose the best answers to complete the passage. Now, people use satellites(卫星) to do many things. So far, man has invented four kinds of satellites. 31 of them is used to study the weather. Weather satellites can 32 any part of the world. They can watch clouds and strong winds moving across the earth and 33 many pictures of atmmosphere (大气层) 34 the same time. The pictures 35 the weather stations by these satellites. Scientists can know 36 the weather will change by studying them, and then tell people in time. Weather plays an 37 an part in peoples everyday life. Today, many weather stations in the world can receive satellite pictures. After receiving them, the scientists compare(比较) them with 38 ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds 39 during the last few hours. This may mean that weather on the ground may 40 change soon. In their next forecast(预测), the scientists can 41 this. So satellite pictures are 42 to scientists. 43 satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about twenty-four or forty-eight 44 . Now they can make good forecsts for three or five days. Thanks 45 weather satellites, people can know more about the weather.( ) 31. A. Every one B. Each C. One( ) 32. A. reach B. arrive C. get ( ) 33. A. taking B. take C. takes( )34. A. of B. in C. at ( )35. A. were sent to B. are sent to C. send to ( )36. A. how B. what C. which( )37. A. useful B.important C. useless( )38. A. early B.earlier C. earliest( ) 39. A. changed B. change C. have changed ( ) 40. A. also B. too C. either( ) 41. A. talk B. speak C. say( ) 42. A. helpful B. help C. helping ( ) 43. A. After B. Before C. When( ) 44. A. weeks B. days C. hours( ) 45. A. to B. for C. at III. Communication(15marks)(A)Choose the best response from A to F according to the sentences given. Each choice should be used only once.( )46. How was your trip?( )47. Have you ever read the story?( )48. How do you lik living in Qingdao?( )49. The population in China is too large!( )50.Chinese climbers carried the Olympics flame scaled(奥运圣火)to MountQomolangma successfully.A. Oh,yes. I have already read it three times.B. Wow! We are proud of them. C. Yes, but the government have taken measures to control it. D. Oh, it was great E. Its one of the most beautiful cities in the east of China. F. Ok, Im Wudong speaking.(B) Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.(Li Lei and Zhang Hai are talking on the phone.) L Li Lei Z Zhang HaiL: Hello, Zhang Hai! I havent heard from you for a long time. 51._? Z: Im preparing for the final exams. L: Good luck for you! Summer holiday is coming. 52_? Z: First, Ill have a good rest,and then I will go to Shanghai to take part in the expo exhibition(世博会).L: 53_. Z: Wonderfu;! Our plans are almost the same. L: Are you going to visit some places of interest? Z: 54_. I want to visit the Oriental Pearl（东方明珠） L: Lets meet in Shanghai. We may do something useful to support the expo exhibition.Z: Sounds great.L: See you then.Z: 55_.IV. Reading comprehension.(45marks) AChoose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of the paragraph.(5marks)( )56. The quickest way to make friends with people is to smile. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk to.姓 名班 级( ) 57. Today Chinese people can enjoy longer holidays, such as the two“Gold Week Holiday” the Spring Festival and National Day. They have more time to travel. Rising incomes(收入) also make it possible for ordinary(普通的) Chinese people to travel abroad.( ) 58.A man on the motorbike was driving too fast and hit a bag of rice on the road. He was badly hurt. Just then, some children saw it happen and took him to the hospital.( ) 59. Mid-autumn Day is a Chinese traditional festival. On that night, families eat mooncakes together and enjoy the full moon in the open air. Thankgiving Day is an important festival in American. People get together to eat turkeys and pies to celebrate the harvest.( ) 60. Traveling by air is fast, but expensive and sometimes dangerious. Traveling by train is quite cheap and safe, but a bit slow. Traveling by sea is not very expensive, you can have fresh air and enjoy beautiful scencry, but sometimes it is not very safe and you may feel seasick(晕船).A. Traffic accident.B. How to make friends in the quickest way.C. Great changes have taken place in Chinese peoples life.D. English is used as a foreign language in Japan or Germany.E. Different ways of rtaveling.F. Different countries, different festivals. B One day a snake was looking for food. She found a hole and went into it. “Hooray!” It was a house for mice. She said to herself happily. There, she saw some little babies of mice. “They are good dinner for me!” She came to them and asked, “Where are your parents?” The babies answered, “They went out for food.” “Food? Good!” said the snake. “Come on and listen to me. I came here to see your parents and tell them not to steal the peoples grain any longer or I will kill you all.” The little mice worried about their own safety. “Dont be afraid, my body is like the hole. It is a safe place. When I open my mouth, you can come into it one by one. Then we will wait for your parents coming back. Are you clear?” The little babies came into the snake from her mouth one by one. A moment later, the mices parents came back with some grain. Just then they found a snake in their room. “Who are you? Why did you come into our house?” “Where are our babies?” asked the mices parents. The snake answered coolly, “I am a judge(法官) of the people. I knew you did a lot of bad deeds. You often steal lots of food stuff(东西) of the people. Today, I came to sentence（宣判） you to death. Your babies have been in my body. Dont you want to see them?” With these words, the snake flew at the mice.Mark true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.(10marks)( )61. The snake was glad to see some babies of mice.( )62. The little mice believed the snake.( )63. The snake was very friendly to the baby mice.( )64. The snake was a judge of the people.( )65. At last all the mice were eaten by the snake. CHappy Days ClubFOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 12-18 YEARSEvery Friday 7:3010:30 p. m. 29 Milton Street Just l a weekGames-music-dancing and lots moreParkers Sweet Shop14Barrett Road 5 minutes from town centreTRY OUR FAMOUS CHOCOLATE EGGS AND SUGAR HEARTS Prices lower than in other shopsOPEN MONOAY-SATUDAY SAM-STMINTERNATIONAL LIBRARYBOOKS, CDs AND VIDEOEOVER 100 FOREIGNNEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINESENTRANCE FREEMonday Saturday 9.30a.m 6 p-m. Now England House, Museum StreetPAINTING COMPETITIONFor young people 8-16 years oldPaint a picture of animalSend it toYoung Artist Magazine12HtghStreetbefore 14 Septemberand win a bicycleChoose the best answers according to the poster. ( ) 66. What does Parkers Sweet Shop sell? A. Books. B. Chocolate. C. Pictures. ( ) 67. What should you paint if you want to take part in the painting competition? A. A bicycle. B. A girl. C. An animal. ( ) 68. How many days a week can you go to the library?A. Six days. B. Five days. C. Seven days. ( ) 69. What time does Happy Days Club open?A. 7:30 p. m. B. 9 : 00 a. m. C. 9 .30 a. m. ( ) 70. LinMing is 10 years old, can he take part in the Happy Days Club? A. Yes, he can B. No, he cant C.Anyone can DWe are always wondering “ Is there life on Mars?” we all know that it is difficult for people on earth to live on Mars because we need water and oxygen to live, but there is little oxygen on Mars.Living on Mars seems like living on a very high mountain. There is very thin air. It might be 20 degrees above zero at noon and 60 degrees below zero at night. A lot of people think there may be plants on Mars. We know that Mars has carbon(碳). This is a kind of material found in all plants and animals on earth. Through a telescops ,Mars looks red. In some places, it seems grey. At times the grey color turns grey-green, then brown, then grey again.At first scientist thought the red planet was as lifeless as the moon with dust（灰尘） storms blowing over large deserts. But Mars seems not as dry （干燥）as we once delivered it to be. According to an analysis（分析） of the recent pictures of Mars, some scientists believe there is lots of water on Mars, and water is still in the form of ice. If there is water, there will be hope of finding life on Mars.Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank. (10marks)Living on Mars for us is difficult because there is little 71 . It 72 that we live on a very high mountain. The air on it is 73 and the temperature in the daytime is greatly 74_ from that at night. Some scientists believe there is a lot of 75 on Mars, then there will be hope of finding life on Mars. EEach year, many Chinese people go abroad because of all kinds of reasons. They are becoming younger and younger year by year. Even some Chinese parents send their children to foreign countries when they are only in a middle school. They think their children can get a wider view, less academic(学业) competition or family honor. But life can be hard for young people there. At first, they have to face the culture differentces and language problems. However, these are not always the most difficult things to overcome(克服). To most children, controlling themselves well is a big chanllenge when studying alone in a strange country. Yu Yang, a 15-year-old student from Guangdong Province studies in a high schoool in Toroto, Canada. To his surprise, his teachers there seldom pus