1、九年级英语月考试题Unit 1-3 时间：90 分钟 满分：120 分一.单项选择(25 分)1.He half a year learning how to drive.A. cost B. took C paid D. spent2.Could you tell me the library?A. how to get to B. how to get C. how get to D. how get3. On my way school, I pass a fruit shop every day.A. to; by B. to; past C. in; with D. of; for4
2、. Tom didnt go to bed he finished his homework last night.A. because B. if C. until D. while5.I miss my grandparents very much. Im seeing them again.A. looking for B. looking after C. looking forward D. looking forward to6.We should speak to the old .A. polite B. politely C. impolite D. impolitely7.
3、 Usually a very direct order can _ rude in English.A. hear B. see C. sound D. listen to 8. The match was really fantastic, _ when Smith scored in the last minute.A. probably B. exactly C. especially D. mostly What kind of food do you like?9.I would like you to talk about the Great Wall.Im sorry, _ J
4、ack _ I have been there.A. either; or B. neither; nor C. both; and D. not only; but also10.Your watch is so beautiful. It must be expensive.Not at all. I only _ ￥20 on it. A. cost B. spent C. paid D. took11.Bill likes to dress up _ the Superman or ET.A. in B. to C. as D. on12. Mr. Zhang _ us English
5、 for six years.A. taught B. is teaching C. has taught D. teaches13. Of all the boys in his class, Tom is _.A. tall B. taller C. the tallest D. tallest14. She promised _ her old friends during her stay in Beijing.A. saw B. see C. to see D. seeing15. They _ a test in two days.A. have B. will have C. h
6、aving D. had 16. Today, computers are really helpful. They _ everywhere.A. use B. are used C. used D. were used17. We will climb the hill if it _ tomorrow.A. wont rain B. didnt rain C. isnt raining D. doesnt rain18. Winter is coming and it is getting_.A. colder and colder B. cold and coldC. the cold
7、er and colder D. coldest and coldest19. Look at the smog(雾霾)._ bad weather it is!A. How B. How a C. What D. What a20. Its about two miles _ my home and the school.A. between B. during C. among D. since21. is really hard them to climb Mount Huang.A. This, to. B. It, for C. This, for D. It, to22. If y
8、ou dont know a word, you must in a dictionary.A. look it up B. look up it C. look over it D. look it out23. the English club at school is the best way to improve our English.A. Join B. Joined C. Joining D. Joins24. You should often practice , or you cant win the game.A. run B. to run C. running D. t
9、o running25. -Could you tell me your _of success?-There is no easy way to learn English well, just work hard.A. secret B. trouble C. expression D. ability二、完形填空（10 分）Jenny，from Germany, spent some time traveling in India. While she was there, she stayed with her India friend, Leela. However, there w
10、as a language barrier(障碍)for her there. It was very 1 for her to communicate in the new environment, which was very different from 2 of her own country.One day, together with Leela, Jenny went to 3 an orphanage(孤儿院).All the children there were very young. At first, Jenny was not sure if she could ha
11、ve a way to communicate with them. She went over to the children 4 and sat beside them. After some time, one of the children 5 her. She felt a little relaxed and smiled back. Then she went close to the child. She slowly put her arm around the child and started 6 a song in German. The child kept smil
12、ing and started repeating the words after her. The words that come from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang, but the rhythm（节奏）was the same. Jenny sang a little more and the child followed her again. Wanting to join in the 7 ,another child went up to Jenny and started singing
13、the rhythm. Then more children joined .They 8 many smiles together.From the other side of the hall, Leela was smiling and watching them. Noticing Leelas 9 on her, Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart: “See, I dont have any language barriers here. We 10 speak and communicate!” At the moment,
14、she understood: were all simply human, and we have the ability to connect with each other.1. A. nice B. dangerous C. difficult D. easy 2. A. these B. those C. this D. that 3. A. show B. visit C. build D. improve 4. A. slowly B. early C. hardly D. easily 5. A .looked at B. laughed at C. shouted at D.
15、 smiled at 6. A. singing B. writing C. saying D. playing 7. A. club B. talk C. fun D. dance 8. A. forgot B. remembered C. shared D. missed 9. A. hands B. eyes C. influence D. question 10. A can B. must C. need D. should 三.阅读理解。（25 分）AHalloween is a strange holiday. It started several centuries ago i
16、n Europe. It began as “Hallow Evening” which means “holy night”. At that time November 1st was called “All SaintsDay(万圣节 )”and people honored all the saints who did not have their own special day. People believed that all the spirits of dead people were active on the night of October31st. So people
17、would play all sorts of tricks on each other.Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. Pumpkins are a symbol of Halloween，so orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Making lantern out of pumpkins is a H
18、alloween custom.Halloween is great fun for children. They dress up as ghosts(鬼) or witches(女巫). Small children go “Trick-or-Treating”. They wear costumes, knock on doors, and shout,“Trick-or-Treat！” People almost always choose to give them candy as a treat, instead of choosing to receive a trick fro
19、m the children. Adults sometimes“trick or treat” their friends, too. Usually the “treat” is a glass of wine or some small gifts.根据短文内容，完成下列句子，每空一词。1. Halloween is a holiday which started several _ ago in _.2. It was believed that the spirits of _ people were active on the night_ “All Saints Day”.3.
20、_ and_ are both traditional Halloween colors.4. People，especially_, have great fun playing “Trick or Treat”to_ Halloween.5. According to the custom, people always treat the children with_ instead of _ a trick from them.BHi, Louis! Im writing to tell you something about the customs and festivals. Eve
21、ryone loves holidays since one doesnt need to go to school or work. Although all holidays mean no school and work, but not all of them are the same. On some of them you go out with friends; on others you stay home to eat, talk, and have fun with your family. For example in the U.S., everyone thinks
22、New Years Eve and New Year are both for partying with friends. Christmas is the time to stay home and exchange gifts with family members. The opposite is true in Japan though. For example, in Japan, New Year is for spending time with the family to eat, talk, have fun, and go to the temples. But Chri
23、stmas is for boy and girl friends to go out and exchange gifts. Originally Christmas should be to celebrate the birth of Christ. I have been interested in foreign customs since I was little. If you learn these different holiday customs, you will learn about different histories and cultures. This is
24、much more interesting than learning them at the library from morning to evening. Love, Sue 根据短文内容，判断正误。正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。 （ ）1. Usually, nobody goes to school or works during holidays. （ ）2. Christmas is the time to stay home to eat, talk and have fun with the family. （ ）3. All the countries have
25、the same way to celebrate the holidays. （ ）4. Being interested in foreign customs means being interested in different histories and cultures.（ ）5. This passage is about the customs and holidays in JapanCSwimming and English LearningCan you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to
26、swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. Im afraid youll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. Its the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice. Listening and speaking are very important for beginners.
27、 The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesnt matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word. Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak.
28、 Hes afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Dont be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when theres nobody to t
29、alk with, you can talk to yourself in English. Its interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes youll make. Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books were interested in. A lot
30、 of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important. Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Dont be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success. Easier said than done. Well, lets do more practice fro
31、m now on. Im sure youll learn English well in this way. ( ) 1. You can learn to swim by_. A. reading books about it B. looking at others swimming C. having lessons on it D. going into the river and learning ( ) 2. We should learn English by _. A. listening and speaking B. reading and writing C.A and
32、 B D. swimming ( ) 3. What will you do with mistakes when you speak? A. Dont make mistakes. B. Study hard. C. Try not to speak English D. Dont be afraid. ( ) 4. Whats more important for senior school students?A. Listening. B. Speaking. C. Reading and writing. D. Learning. （ ）5. when theres nobody to
33、 talk with, what can you do ?A. I can read. B. I can talk to yourself in English. C. I can sing songs. D. I can write.DAmerican people like to say “Thank you. ” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit. You should say “Thank yo
34、u” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking in front of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you. ” is used not only between friends, but also between parent
35、s and children, brothers and sisters. “Excuse me. ” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. Its not polite to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse
36、me, ” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others. Lets learn to say “Thank you. ” and “Excuse me. ”.( ) 1. You should say “Thank you. ” when _. A. you say something kind to others B. you help others C. someone helps you D. you need ot
37、hers to help you ( ) 2. From the passage we know “Thank you. ” is _.A. widely used in the world B. used more often than “Excuse me” C. used only by Americans D. used only between friends ( ) 3. You should say “Excuse me. ” if you want to _. A. cough B. make some noise C. go first D. all of the above
38、 ( ) 4. When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “ _ ”first.A. Thank you. B. Thats very kind of you. C. Excuse me. D. Im happy. ( ) 5. This passage mostly tells us the way _ .A. to be happy B. to be polite C. to help others D. to learn from Americans四、词汇运用（本题分 A、B 两部分。每小
39、题 1 分，共 18 分）A.根据句意及首字母提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。(8 分)1. There are many traditional f_ stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival.2. People like to a_ the full moon on Mid-Autumn night.3. He happily celebrates Christmas with his r_.4. He is m_ and only thinks about himself.5. It celebrates the b_ of new life.6. I t
40、hink that mooncakes are d_.7. I left my dictionary at home. Could you l_ me yours? 8. I w_ if you can come to my party this evening.B：根据所给汉语意思及文章内容，写出单词的正确形式。（每空一词 10 分） How do you practice your spoken English? The first and the most important thing is to 1.(相信) in yourself. You should always be ful
41、l of confidence or you will never be able to 2. （提高） your English. You should often encourage yourself, “Come on! Dont be 3 （害怕）!”You should never lose heart and never give up.Maybe you are afraid of 4 （失去）face, but you should think since you are a student and youre learning, theres no 5 （需要）to worr
42、y about anything. You must always be 6（积极的）in practice. It doesnt matter if your_7 （发音） and intonation cant be as good as native speakers. Because you are Chinese, you dont have too many 8 （机会）to live in foreign countries to talk with the people there all the time. But you must know that the main ai
43、m of studying English is to make yourself 9 （理解） and understand other people. You should believe that native speakers will not laugh at you. 10 （代替）, they will encourage you. So if you are brave enough, youll certainly make rapid progress in your spoken English.Dont be shy or afraid! Just have a try
44、.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 五、任务型阅读 （本题 5 小题，每小题 2 分，共 10 分）美国加利福尼亚州 Bellcrest 学校的学生创办了一本名叫 School Bell 的校刊，阅读下面制作校刊的六个步骤，并按照制作流程正确排序，其中一个步骤已给出。A A student from each grade is invited to a meeting. Ideas for the massage are collected and discussed, e.g. an interview with the school football team. Group lea
45、ders are chosen from these students.B After the articles are chosen, they are reviewed. The spelling and grammar are checked. The pages of the magazine are designed on the computer.C The artwork is chosen and put into the pages on the computer. The finished pages are ready to be printed(印刷).D After
46、the articles are written, they are read by the group leaders. The best ones are chosen.E A list of the best ideas is given to all the students in the school and they decide what they want to write.F The magazine isnt printed on new paper. Its printed on recycled paper. Its free for the students, but it is sold to the public for $2.5 a copy.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 六.根据汉语提示完成句子（17 分 每空一词）1. 去年我胖了五磅。I _ _ five pounds last year.2. 我们 该帮助那些处于困境中的人们。We should h
