1、1江苏省宜兴市周铁学区 2018 届九年级英语下学期第一次月考试题考试方式：闭卷 考试时间：90 分钟 满分：90 分第 I 卷（客观题共 50 分）一、单项选择 在 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上讲该项涂黑。 （本大题共 14 小题，每小题 1 分，共 14 分）1. If you sit by _ window of the plane, you will see _ better view.A. the; a B. a; a C. a; the D. the; the2. -_ will the meeting last?-_ we reach a
2、n agreement.A. How long; Not until B. When; Not until C. How long, Until D. When, Until3. The project needs close teamwork. _will be achieved unless they work well together. A. Everything B. Nothing C. Anything D. Something4. How nice that Lucy has been invited to the party too!Well, Lucy _not come.
3、 She is not certain whether her plane will arrive on time.A. might B. would C. must D. need 5. To athletes, the most important is not to win a gold or a silver, but to _.A. take notice B. take care C. take place D. take part6. What shall we buy for Lucy as a present?-Lets buy a new bike for her. Her
4、 bike breaks down from time to time _.A. after all B. above all C. at all D. in all7. - Jims never been absent from school, _?- _. But he didnt attend school the other day.A. is he , Yes B. has he, Yes C. has he, No D. is he, No8. Mrs. Read is _enough to spend her spare time on our English problems.
5、A. confident B. curious C. wise D. generous9. I promise I will work harder this term, mum!2Well, _. I do hope you will act soon.A. a good miss is as good as a mile B. it never rains but it poursC. the early bird catches the worm D. Actions speak louder than words10. The sports meeting _ because of t
6、he bad weather. What a pity!A. will cancel B. has cancelled C. was cancelled D. is cancelling11. My grandpa knows the history and medical _ of many plants.A. wealth B. price C. value D. cost12. We havent decided yet _ we will place our new bookshelf.A. which B. what C. which D. where13. Excuse me, c
7、ould you tell me _? Well, theres one on your left.A. when the bank opens B. where the bank isC. how far is the bank D. how can I get to the bank14. Only those who have a lot in common can get along well. _. Opposites sometimes attract.A. I hope so B. I think so C. I dont care D. I dont think so二、完形填
8、空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，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。 （本大题共 10 小题，每小题 1分，共 10 分）It was a cold afternoon in winter. My oldest son, Stephen, was at school, and Reed, my husband, at work. My _15_ little ones were sitting around the kitchen table. Tom was making a paper plane, while Sam was _16_ o
9、n a painting.But Laura, our only daughter, sat quietly and was lost in her project. Every once in a while she would ask how to _17_ the name of someone in our family, then carefully form the letters one by one. Next, she would add flowers with small items. She finished off each with a sun in the upp
10、er right hand corner. Holding them at eye level, she let out a long sigh (叹息) of satisfaction.“What are you doing, Honey?” I asked. She looked quickly at her brother before looking back at me. “Its a _18_ .” she said, covering up her work with her 3hands.Next, she put her work into a box. When she h
11、ad finished, she disappeared up the stairs.It wasnt until later that evening that I _19_ a “mailbox” beside the doors to each of our bedrooms. There were little notes saying that she loved all of us. She hadnt _20_ Sam or baby Paul. They are pages of flowers with happy faces. “He cant read yet,” she
12、 whispered (低声说), “_21_he can look at the pictures.” Each time I received one of my little girls gifts, it _22_ my heart. I was touched at how carefully she paid attention to what wrong happened to us. When Stephen lost a baseball game, there was a letter telling him she thought he was the best ball
13、player in the whole world. After I had a _23_day, there was a message thanking me for my efforts.This same little girl is grown now, driving off every day to the college, but some things about her have _24_ changed. Yesterday I found a love note next to my bedside. “Thanks for always being there for
14、 me, Mom,” it read, “Im glad that were the best friends.”There are angels among us. I know I live with one.15. Atwo Bthree Cfour Dfive16. Aworking Bgetting Cholding Dputting17. Acomplete Bafford Cspell Dcheck18. Agoal Bdream Cwish Dsurprise19. Arealized Bnoticed Cknew Dpredicted20. Acared Bremembere
15、d Cfollowed Dforgotten21. Abut Band Cbecause Dso22. Adeepened Bfroze Cbroke Dbrightened23. Aboring Bdifferent Chard Dcrazy24. Anever Balready Cever DEven三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 （本大题共 13 小题，每小题 2 分，共 26 分）A4Look at this mail-order advertisement:SUNSHINE COMPANYProducts
16、 for a Safe EnvironmentA2477lYoure going to love this natural soap（肥皂）. There are no chemicals（化学物质） in it. It is very good for your hands and face.D4545GARDEN SPRAYInsects are going to run away from our new chili garlic spray. Its safe and natural.B2377HOME CLEANER Youre not going to need 5 or 6 ch
17、emical cleaners. You have Dr Clean! It is safe and strong, and it cleans everything in your house!A2104CANVAS BAGYoure going to say, “No paper or plastic!” You have this excellent heavy canvas shopping bag.Item Code Pricenatural shampooT6762 $3.00garden spray D4545 $2.50canvas bag A2104 $4.00hand so
18、ap A2477 $1.00home cleaner B2377 $2.25Postage（邮费）:$3.5025. Dr Clean is _.A. a doctor good at cleaning everything B. a newly-invented machine C. a kind of cleaning product D. a natural soap for cleaning26. According to the ad, where can you mail your letter if you want something to kill the ants?A.D4
19、545 Garden Spray. B. Sunshine Company.C.A2104 Canvas Bag. D. The Dr Cleans.27. According to the ad, how much do you have to pay for 3 shampoos and 2 canvas bags 5totally?A.12.25 B.20.50. C.13.50. D.17.BJeans have become one piece of clothing worn by the most people in the world. Everybody wears them
20、, from the farmer to the lawyer and from models to housewives. But why have jeans become so popular？Youll get many answers. For some people they look cool, for others jeans are just comfortable. Jeans were first stronger trousers made for farm workers in the states of the American west. In the easte
21、rn part of the US jeans were hardly worn at all. They were connected with farm people and the workers. So the rich wouldnt like to wear them. It was James Dean and Marlon Brando that made them popular in movies and everyone started to wear them. They were a symbol of the rebellion of young people du
22、ring the 1950s and 1960s. So these new trousers were not allowed in American schools and sometimes in theatres and cinemas. As time went on，jeans became more acceptable. American people in Europe and Japan often wore them when they were not on duty to show that they were Americans. The trousers show
23、ed the world a happier way of life, something that people needed, especially after what they had gone through in World War II. Jeans had other advantages as well. They didnt need to be washed as often as other trousers and women didnt need to iron them. This became more important as more and more wo
24、men started working and had less time for housework. Today jeans are an important part of our lives. They are always washed a few times before they are sold to give them a faded look. 28. Jeans first appeared _.Ain eastern America Bin western America Cin Middle America Dall over America29. What is t
25、he possible meaning of the underlined “rebellion” in this passage?A奢侈 B活力 C清纯 D反叛30. What is the best title of the passage?AJeans - Symbol of Wealth6BJeans - Working Womens Best ChoiceCJeans - Popular Piece of Clothing in Our Daily LifeDJeans - Part of the Lives of Farm People and WorkersCOnce a cir
26、cle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But because it was not complete, it could only roll (滚动) very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine along the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces, but none
27、of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on looking for the missing piece. Then one day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly (完美). The circle put the missing piece into itself. It could be whole with nothing missing. It was so happy and began to roll. As it was a perf
28、ect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad that it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled away slowly. Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A ma
29、n who has everything is a poor man in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something better. He will never know someone is loving him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had. We couldnt be perfect, but we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive,
30、kind enough to share happiness with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always live a wonderful time in our lives.31. The circle rolled very slowly because it _.A. spent much time talking to worms B. wanted to enjoy the sunshine C. was looking for its miss
31、ing piece D. lost a piece of its own32. Why did the circle stop when it rolled quickly? Because it _.A. wanted to enjoy the world B. found a different world 7C. wanted to look for another missing piece D. thought the world changed so quickly33. The story mainly tells us that _.A. nobody loves us if
32、we give nothing B. a man who has everything is the happiest C. losing something may not be a bad thing sometimes D. we are not whole when we lose somethingDWilla Cather once said, “When people ask me whether writing has been a hard or easy road, I always answer with the famous saying: The end is not
33、hing；the road is all. That is what I mean when I say writing has been a pleasure. I have never used the computer with the thought that one more task had to be done.“ Like most writers, Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her, but rather for the pleasure that came in thei
34、r writing. Her works were, like her, simple and full of the vigor of her days in Nebraska, where she grew from child to young womanhood and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the great plain with its wild flowers, wheat fields and rivers. “Its a rather strange thing about the f
35、lat country,“ she wrote later. “It takes hold of you or it leaves you perfectly cold. A great many people find it very dull; they like a church tower, an old factory, a waterfall, the country all made to look like a German Christmas card.But when I come to the open plain, something happens. Im home.
36、 I breathe differently.“34. Willa Cather wrote because she found writing _.A. simple and lively B. opened up a road to success C. neither too hard nor too easy 8D. interesting and enjoyable35. What was the place like where Cather grew up?A. It was cold, plain and without a church. B. It was vast, op
37、en and flat. C. It was like a German Christmas card. D. It was a colorful world of wild flowers.36. When she said “It takes hold of you or it leaves you perfectly cold.“, Willa Cather meant that _.A. you either love the place or hate it B. you decide either to stay or to leave C. some find the place
38、 warm; others find it cold D. some find the place peaceful; others find it wild37. What happens when Cather comes to the open plain?A. She breathes differently from others. B. She wants to make the place her home.C. She feels completely comfortable. D. She finds the place similar to her home.第 II 卷（
39、主观题 共 40 分）四、词汇运用 （本大题共 8 小题，每小题 1 分，共 8 分）(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。1. Soft music is often played in some shopping malls to _(创造) a relaxing atmosphere.2. The directors film tries to describe a journey of _(发现)，both for himself and the watchers. 3. You can _ (几乎不) ask the old man to move
40、 away because he has lived alone here all his life.4. Mr Li teaches well. Ive never met a _(严格)one than him.(B) 根据句意，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。95. Seeing these wonderful works of art, the foreign visitors _ (simple) couldntbelieve their own eyes.6. When out of _(serve) for long period, the battery
41、 should be stored in a dry and cold place.7. Jimmy was a luck dog today as he was _ (mistake) for the superstar.8. The police have tried their best to find out the truth, but it is still _(know) to the public.五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。 （本大题共 8 小题，每小题 1 分，共 8 分）1. Listen! How beautiful
42、 the music made from water _ (sound)!2. What you ordered online last week _ (arrive) soon, I think.3. An elderly couple as well as a child _ (notice) to enter the building just now.4. -Can I use the computer to search for information now?-Of course, we_(repair) it. Help yourself!5. As the babys moth
43、er, I cant risk _(leave) him alone, even for a short time.6. The purpose of new technology is to make life we have been used to easier, _(not make ) it more difficult.7. - When did you lose your purse?- Im not sure. Maybe yesterday afternoon when I _ (run) after my pet.9. We do believe that our futu
44、re life will get better and better since science and technology_(develop) all the time.六、阅读填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。（本大题共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，共 5 分）About the year 1900, a small dark-haired boy named Charlie Chaplin was often seen 10waiting outside the back e
45、ntrances of London theatres. He looked thin and hungry, but his blue eyes were determined(坚定的). He was hoping to get work in show business. He could sing and dance, and above all, he knew how to make people laugh.His own father had died from drinking too much. And his mother wasnt really able to loo
46、k after Charlie. She was often sick in mind and had to be sent to hospital. So he was sent to a home for children who had no parents. He was cold and poor there and the children were punished for small mistakes. Thirty years later this same Charlie Chaplin became the king of comedy. Many people must
47、 have seen some of his films. People everywhere have sat and laughed at them until tears flowed down their eyes. Even people who dont understand English can enjoy Chaplins films because they are mostly silent. It isnt what he said that makes us laugh. His comedy doesnt depend upon words. It depends upon little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world. From his very first appearance they know what to expect from the modest little man wi
