九年级英语上学期期初考试试题-牛津译林版

PAGEPAGE4江苏省南京市钟英中学2017届九年级英语上学期期初考试试题一、单项填空（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）1.—Tom,whodidyougotowatchthemovieZootopia_______lastSunday?—Myelderbrother.A.with B.by C.in D.on2.—Whatwillyoudothisweekend,LucyandLily?—_______ofusaregoingtothehomefortheelderly.A.Both B.All C.Each D.None3．SeasonsinAustraliaaredifferentfromthoseintheUSA.WhenitisfallinNewYork,itis_______inSydney.A．summer B．spring C．autumn D．winter4．Itisreportedthatnearly_________foreignkidsjoinedaBritishboardingschoollastyear,andathirdofthemcamefromChina．A．ninethousand B．ninethousands C．ninethousandof D．ninethousandsof5.—David,couldyoutellmetheOlympicstakeplace?—Everyfouryears.The31stOlympicstookplaceinBrazilthissummer.A.howfar B.howlong C.howoften D.howmuch6．—When________you________,Nancy?—I’mnotsure.Thereisalotoftrafficontheroadtoday.A．have;arrived B．did,arrive C．do,arrive D．will,arrive7．—______IseeyourIDcard,sir?—Noproblem.Hereyouare．A．Can B．May C．Need D．Must8．The________youwork,themoretrustandpraiseyouwillgetfromyourworkmates.A．morecareful B．morecarefully C．mostcarefully D．mostcareful9．—WhyisSandyabsentfromschooltoday?—Heisinhospital．Hehurt______whendoingDIYathomeyesterday．A．his B．he C．himself D．him10．—________!Ileftmycamerainthecafeandit’sstillhere.—Luckyyou!Youshouldtakegoodcareofyourthingsduringthetrip.A．Welldone B．Thankgoodness C．Forgetit D．Mypleasure二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。MostpeoplewhocelebrateSaintPatrick’sDayaren’tIrish.EveryyearonMarch17,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplecelebratethisIrish11allovertheworld.ThereareparadesinNewYork,London,andTokyo.Thereareall-nightpartiesinArgentina.People12andhavefuninthestreetsofAustraliaandNewZealand.Andofcourse,therearesomecelebrationsinIreland,too.WhatisSaintPatrick’sDay?SaintPatrickwasapriesthundredsofyearsagowhomademanyIrishpeople13Christianity(基督教).HewasactuallyborninBritain,buthehasbecomeanimportant14inIrishculture.Therearemanystoriesabouthim,15killingallthesnakesinIrelandandspeakingwithIrishancientkings.SaintPatrick’sDayisareligiousholidaytoremember16,buttodayitisalsoadayforcelebratingIrelandandIrishcultureingeneral.So17dopeoplecelebrateit?Themost18wayistowearsomethinggreen.GreenisoneofthecolorsoftheIrishflag,andIrelandisalsofamousforitsbeautifulgreencountryside.Ifyouforgettoweargreen,youmaygetpinched(捏、掐),19pinchingpeoplewhoforgettoweargreenisanotherSaintPatrick’sDaytradition.Butperhapsthesecondmostcommonwaytocelebrate,ifyouare20enough,istodrinklotsandlotsofIris11．A．habit B．holiday C．parade D．game12．A．drink B．smoke C．fight D．swim13．A．takein B．handin C．bringin D．believein14．A．soldier B．hero C．hunter D．king15．A．forexample B．alongwith C．insteadof D．suchasit’sbecausetheteam,orfamily,orcompanyisgreat.Everythingyoudodependsonthegreaterwhole,whileinAmericaindividualvalueiscelebrated.24.WhichdoAmericanspaymoreattentionto?A.Privacy,family,educationandindividualvalue.B.Independence,friendship,careerandgoodcharacter.C.Privacy,independence,goodcharacterandindividualvalue.D.Independence,careerachievements,goodcharacterandfaith.25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Chineseusuallythinkfriendsarelifelongfriends.B.Chinesepaymoreattentiontoeducationandcharacter.C.Americansdisliketalkingaboutages,incomeormarriage.D.Americanssavelittlemoneyforemergenciesandeducation.26.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.AmericanCulture B.CulturalDifferencesC.TheValueoftheCulture D.ExcitingandChallengingExperienceCOneeveningabout20yearsago,Iwatchedadocumentaryabouthow,in1947,a“flyingsaucer”hadcrashedinRoswell.Severalpeoplewhohadseenthecrashwereinterviewed,includinganursewhosaidshehadexaminedanalienwhohadbeeninjuredinthecrash.Atfirst,thepeopleofRoswellweretoldthataflyingsaucerhadcrashed.Shortlyafterwardstheyweretoldthatitwasnotaflyingsaucerbutaweatherballoon.IdecidedthattheonlywayIcouldlearnthetruthaboutflyingsaucerswastoinvestigate(调查)themmyself.IhavedonealotofresearchandalthoughIstillhaven’tdiscoveredthetruthaboutRoswell,IhavediscoveredthetruthabouthundredsofotherUFOs.AlotofUFOsareactuallyarmyplanesorweatherballoons,whileothersturnouttobenaturalphenomena(现象)likeplanetsorcomets(彗星).ByfarthelargestnumberofUFOsturnouttobeso-called“fireball”meteors—slow-movingmeteorsthatcantakeuptoaminutetotravelacrossthenightsky.WhenI’minvestigatingaUFOreport,Iarrangetomeetthepersonattheplacewheretheyhaveseentheflyingsaucer.Iliketointerviewawitnessatthesceneandthentakephotographsofthearea.ThenIspeaktomycontactsatlocalmilitary(军事的)basesandweatherstation,andthencheckthewitness’detailsagainstmyinformation.Inabout95%ofthecasesI’vedealtwith,the“flyingsaucers”turnouttobeweatherballoons,planesornaturalphenomena.Thatstillleaves5%ofthat,nomatterwhat,justcannotbeexplained.27.ThewritersaysthatUFOs.A.alwaystravelacrosstheskyslowly B.usuallyflynearnaturalphenomenaC.arealwaysseennearweatherballoons D.oftenturnouttobeakindofmeteor28.Whatwillthewriterdoifyouthinkyouhaveseenaflyingsaucer?A.He’llsuggestthatyoucontactamilitarybase.B.He’lltakeaphotographofyouforhisrecords.C.He’llaskyoutotakeaphotographofitforhim.D.He’llmeetyouandaskyoutodescribewhatyousaw.29.Whenthewriterinvestigatesflyingsaucers,he.A.makessurethatsomeonehastakenphotosofthemB.givesthewitnessthenamesofpeoplewhocanhelpC.can’tfindaproperexplanationabout5%ofthecasesD.alwaystellsthelocalweatherstationbeforehearrives30.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?A.Todescribehowlocalweatherstationuseballoons.B.Toexplainwhyshebecameaflyingsaucerinvestigator.C.TodescribehowshediscoveredthetruthaboutRoswell.D.Toexplainwhysheenjoyswatchingtelevisiondocumentaries.四、填空（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）A)根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答卷纸标号为31—40的相应位置上。31.Mydogisveryfriendly.It’s(安全的)totouchitifyouwantto.32.NextWednesdayismymother’s(第四十)birthday.I’llmakeaspecialcardforher.33.Johnsonlikesthe(形状)ofthecakeverymuchbecauseitlookslikeaheart.34.Childrenarebornlearners.Theyshouldbeofferedmorechancestolearnby(他们自己). 35.—I’ve(准备)everythingforthepicnic.—Doyoumeanweneedn’tbringanythingwithus?B)根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷纸标号为36—40的相应位置上。36.Youhadbetter(check)yourpapercarefullybeforeyouhanditin.37.It’snecessaryforteenagerstolearntoexpresstheirmoods(proper).38.Wendypractised(sing)theEnglishsonginordertowinoneprizeinthecompetitionlastSaturday.39.Mymotheroftengoesdancinginthesquare,andshehasbecomemuch(healthy)thansheusedtobe.40.Moreandmorepeopleenjoytravellingduringholidays.However,weshouldbe(visit)withgoodmanners.五、阅读填空。（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后第56-65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为41-60的相应位置上。

注意：每个空格只填一个单词。Everyoneneedsabreak,andholidaysareagreatwaytotakeabreakandenjoyagoodbook.SummervacationiscomingsothisistheperfecttimetodiscusssomegreatEnglishliteraturetotakeonalongtrainjourneywhileyou’rehangingoutwiththefamily.Ifyou’reatthebeginnerlevel,therearetwochoices:readingachildren’sbookorreadingabookthatyou’vereadinChinesetranslation.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandbetter,sinceyou’vealreadyknownthestory.Ifyou’reatthemiddlelevel,popularbookslikenovelsandmysteriesaregoodchoices,astheyareattractiveenoughtoincreasethepossibilityofyourunderstandingofthebook.Fortopreaders,sciencebooks,classicalbooksorprizewinners,suchasNobel,Pulitzeraregoodchoices.Themostimportantthingistopickabookthatyou’rereallyinterestedin.WhenIpickupanewbookinChinese,thefirstfewpagesarealwaysreallyhardtogetthrough,asIhavetogetusedtothewaythewriterusesthelanguage.Butafterthat,thingsgetaloteasier,especiallyifIlikethestory.Anothergreatwaytohelpyoureadintheholidayistofindafriendwho’sinterestedinreadingthesamebook.YoucanmakegoalsthatyoubothwanttoachieveandtalkaboutthebookwitheachotherbyQQore-mail.I’mdoingthatwithmyfriendLaura.We’vedonethissincewewereclassmatesinChineseatcollege.Somequickrecommendations:HarryPotter,startwiththefirstbookandgoonfromthere;theNarniaseries;andifyoulikehorror,StephenKing’snovelsarealwaysunusualandfun.Butreallyyoushouldjustfindatopicorwriterthatyou’reinterestedin,andtherestwillgofromthere.Happyreading!TitleEnjoy41Englishbooksduringthejourney42ofbooks●Beginnersmaypicka43bookorabookwhosestoryisfamiliartothem.●Popularbooksmaymakeit44formiddle-levelreaderstounderstand.●Sciencebooks,classicalbooksorprizewinnersmaybe45fortopreaders.46tokeepyoureading●Pickabookthatisinterestingenoughtokeepyoureading.After47usedtothelanguage,thingsgeteasier.●Readalongwithafriendand48viewswitheachother.49ofsomebooks●HarryPotterseries●Narniaseries●The50byStephenKingB)根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为51-60的相应位置。Onceuponatime,therewasamanwithafinehouse,healthyanimalsandfertileland.Healsohadahandsome,lovelyson.Butthemanwasworriedabouthisson,b51theboygrewupknowingonlygoodtimesandcomfortablelife.“Whatwillhappenwhensomethinggoesw52forhim?”wonderedhisfather.“Howwillheknowwhattodo?”Sooneday,themanaskedtheboytogointothef53andcollectwood.Tohelphimcarrythewoodhome,themangavetheboyanoldcartandtwohorses.Ashewasl54,themansaidtohisson,“Ifthecartbreaksdownw55youareintheforest,don’tworry.RealNeedwillteachyouwhattodo.”Theboycollectedasm56wood