扬州市江都区届九年级下学期第一次月考考英语试题及答案.docx

1、扬州市江都区届九年级下学期第一次月考考英语试题及答案20162017学年度第二学期阶段性检测九年级英语试题 2017.3第卷（选择题60分）一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. India is Asian country with second largest population. A. the; a B. an; a C .an; the D. an; /2. Life can be hard _, but you must keep your head held high and stay positive.N

2、ever let anyone bring you down. A. at all times B. all the time C. at a time D. at times3. -When will the railway that connects the two cities open?-_ next year. Only two thirdsbeen built. A. Until; has B. Not until; has C. Until; have D. Not until; have4. -The cakes are quite delicious! Can I have

3、one more? -Sorry, there is _ left. What about some biscuits?A. none B. no one C. nothing D. nobody5. -Has David finished his project yet? -I guess not. He on it at lunchtime. Do you want me to confirm it?A. is working B. was working C. has worked D. had worked6. A number of visitors _ Yangzhou many

4、times because of its beauty. A. has gone to B. has been to C. have gone to D. have been to7. She was so angry at _ he was doing _ she walked out without saying a word. A. what; that B. that; what C. that; that D. what; what8. The only problem is that the table _ too much room. So you cant buy it. A.

5、 takes up B. takes off C. makes up D. makes up of9.-Could you tell me_? -Sorry, I have no idea, either. You can ask the policeman over there.A. whats happened to them B. how I can arrive the museumC. when did the accident happen D. where they had gone to10. -Are you happy with the result of the exam

6、? - Not at all. I cant have _.A. the worst one B. a better one C. a worse one D. the best one11. I really think that people should _ rivers to protect our environment. A. be prevented from polluting B. prevent from polluting C. be prevented to pollute D. prevent to pollute12. -Jane is lucky to have

7、got the well-paid job. -Yes, _she is young and has little experience. A .as B. unless C. though D. since13.- _ I make a phone call here, Mr. Chen? - No, you _, but you _make a phone call in the lounge(休息室). A. Must; may not; have to B. May; mustnt; can C. Should; cant; may D. Must; neednt; have to14

8、. -How did you find the trip to Yangzhou? - _.A. very fantastic B. first by train, then by bus C. It was not far from our hotel D. The guide took us there15.-All the people of Yangzhou need to work together to make our city more beautiful. -Thats it . _. A . Practice makes perfect B. Many hands make

9、 light work. C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do D. A friend in need is a friend indeed 二、完形填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。One sunny Monday，I decided to go for a walk on the path near my house with my husbandOn my 16 was a very special ring：Id just picked it

10、 up from jewellers the day before because I had it designed to hold a diamond my grandmother gave me for my 23rd birthdayI looked down at my ring as I began my17，feeling as sunny as the dayWhen I looked again at the end of the path and found the diamond was 18Anxiously，I started back along the path，

11、looking for the 19 stoneIn my heart，I knew how hopeless my search wasThe path was long and covered with leavesAs I searched the 20，crying and upset，I met an old gentlemanWhats the matter，love？he asked 21Lost something？I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the hole in my ringHe whistle

12、dThats going to be hard to findTell you what，love，I walk 22 this path every dayIll keep my eyes open for itI thanked him，23nothing，but told him my husband often walked our dogs along the path 24he might find somethingA few days later，my husband met the old man on the pathGuess what？he saidI found yo

13、ur diamond! 25 hed found the tiny stone and was willing to hand the diamond back to my husband，saying casually（未经考虑地），It was 26that I found itI only have 50percent eyesight in one eyeWhen my husband offered him money for his help，he refused itHe 27have easily kept the diamond，or sold it，as its worth

14、 several thousand dollars，28，thanks to this man，Ill spend the rest of my days trying to do something like that for 29 personAnd what I have to do is to look at my ring and 30 myself that there are kind and generous souls there16ApocketBfootCheadDfinger17AworkBpathCwalkDtalk18AlosingBlossCmissingDmis

15、sed19AbigBtinyCcolourlessDshiny20AstreetBgroundCroomDroute21AkindlyBsadlyChappilyDfriendly22AthroughBcrossCalongDover23AgettingBexpectingCexplainingDtelling24AbecauseBwhenCifDsince25AHopefullyBNaturallyCUnluckilyDUnbelievably26AusualBfunnyCcommonDlucky27AmightBcouldCshouldDmust28AhoweverBandCorDso29

16、Athe otherBothersCanotherDother30AaskBremindCwarnDpromise三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分） 阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWith the development of science and technology, our daily life is becoming more colorful and more convenient (便利).An Underwater HotelIt looks like a spaceship but it is actually a pict

17、ure of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build in the sea which is about 18 metres below the surface(表面).The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving.Google GlassGoogle Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery(电池)hidden inside the frame(边框). It can perform man

18、y of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has a hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing.A New Kind of ShirtHate washing clothes? Youre going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool & Prince. T

19、his shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool & Prince shirt never needs ironing(熨烫).The Digital(数字) LibraryCan you imagine walking into a library and finding all books have turned into computers? The first bookless public library is planned to open in San Antonio, Texas. Com

20、puters will take the place of books soon.31. You neednt use _ when you take photos or video with Google Glass.A. a camera B. a screen C. a battery D. your hand 32. The digital Library tells us something about a library without _.A. books B. computers C. bookshelves D. reader33. Which one of the foll

21、owing can reduce our housework in our daily life?A. The underwater hotel B. Google Glass C. The Wool & Prince shirt D. The digital libraryBWhen I was four years old, I wanted nothing more in life than to play the piano. My best friend Betty had a piano. But Betty hardly played it at all. She would r

22、ather play hide-and-seek. It didnt seem fair.One day my mother came to pick me up from Bettys house. “Watch this!” I told her. Then I ran to play a song I had learned that morning. I was so proud of what Id learned. “Thats nice, Jenny,” she said. “But we cant afford a piano.” When I turned six, my m

23、other bought me a recorder（直笛）. The problem was that I didnt love the recorder. When I played the recorder, I didnt feel anything special inside. I asked my mother if we could have a piano. “We still cant afford one,” she said. “One day, I promise.”In the sixth grade, my mother traded in the recorde

24、r for a real clarinet（黑管）. I like the clarinet more, but it still wasnt a piano. It wasnt the music that was inside of me.One day, when I was in the seventh grade, my mother cut an ad out of the newspaper. We drove to a strangers home in Providence, Rhode Island. The woman had a beautiful, dark wood

25、 piano from Russia. It was called an upright piano because it was tall. It was so shiny that it looked like it was wet. “Well take it,” my mother said. “It has a nice sound.”After that, I played the piano every single day.When I left for school in the morning, I would leave the sheet music open on t

26、he piano. When I got home, I would walk straight to the piano and sit down and start playing the sheet music. I even played if I stayed home sick. I had finally found the music inside of me.Do you struggle with music? Have you been given an instrument to play, but you just cant play it? Maybe you th

27、ink youre just no good or that you dont have any musical talent. Dont get discouraged. Its not true! We all have music inside of us, even if its just what we listen to. Now its up to you to find the right way to set that music free.34. What did Jenny get when she was six? A. A clarinet. B.A recorder

28、. C. A violin. D. A guitar.35. How did Jenny get her piano?A. Betty gave it to her. B. She traded in the clarinet for it.C. She got it from her uncle. D. Her mother bought it from a stranger.36. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Betty was more interested in playing the piano.B. An old woman sent Je

29、nny a clarinet from Russia.C. Jenny enjoyed playing music with the right instrument. D. Jennys mother borrowed a recorder in her seventh grade.37. What is the passage mainly about?A. How Jenny found the music inside of her.B. What benefits Jenny got from making music.C. How Jenny learned to play mus

30、ical instruments.D. What trouble Jenny had taking up music as a hobby. CIf you had billions of dollars, would you donate almost all of it to charity? Well thats what Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder (创始人) of Facebook, just said he would do. Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan promised to give 99 percent of their Facebook shares (股份) to society throughout their lifetime. Right now that is about $45 billion (289 billion yuan), and they plan to donate the money to things like scie