重庆市南开中学2021-2022学年九年级下学期期中英语试题

重庆市南开中学2021-2022学年九年级下学期期中英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．— It’s a pity we can just stay at home this summer.

— When I graduated in 2019, I traveled to ________ European country on vacation and visited many attractive historical sites.

A．an B．a C．the D．/

2．There is a great sale ________ the second floor in the Longfor Mall ________ April 16th. Let’s go for a look.

A．in; in B．in; on C．on; on D．on; in

3．— What do you know about Mr. Green?

— He is an experienced teacher. If you take his ________, you will make great progress in study.

A．chance B．place C．turn D．advice 4．Thanks to the volunteers, Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics ________ successfully and all the athletes had a good time in China.

A．held B．were held C．hold D．are held 5．— Why don’t you drive to work?

— The ________ we drive, the ________ environment we will have.

A．more; worse B．more; better C．less, worse D．fewer; better 6．Treat others with kindness and warmth, ________ you will lead a lonely life without any friends.

A．so B．but C．and D．or

7．—I like that green dress. Could I try ________ on?

—This is too big for you. I am afraid you need a smaller ________.

A．it; it B．it; one C．one; it D．one; one 8．—Have you heard of the forest fire that happened last weekend?

—How terrible! All the trees were burned to ground and no animals could remain ________. A．friendly B．lively C．alive D．awake

9．________ her worry and fear for her mistakes, the little girl tried to avoid his father’s eyes. A．To hide B．Hide C．Hidden D．Hiding

10．—After the P. E. class, the teacher asked ________.

—It must belong to Lily. She was looking for her jacket on the playground.

A．whose jacket was it B．whose jacket it was

C．where did the student put the jacket D．where the student put the jacket

二、完形填空

John did not like to buy toys. He thought making them himself brought much

____11____. However, Tom, one of his friends, thought it couldn’t be a good toy

____12____ it cost a lot of money. One day, he invited John to see his new toy horse, “Look at my toy horse. It cost 20 dollars. Isn’t it beautiful?” John examined the toy horse carefully

to see ____13____ it was made.

Imagining pulling his own toy horse and running around in excitement, he decided to make one of his own. He went into the forest to ____14____ pieces of wood for its body and head. It took him two or three days to shape them to his satisfaction.

Where could he get the ____15____? He turned to his grandpa for help. He told his grandpa about his horse. To encourage John, his grandpa ____16____ an idea and said, “I will give some wheels for your horse. But when it is finished, you must let me see it first.” John promised to do so. The next evening, he came back to his grandpa with his horse all complete, and was told that he was a creative boy.

____17____ his own horse, he ran to his friend Tom, “Tom, here is my horse.” “Well, that is a funny horse,” said Tom, “Where did you buy it?” “I didn’t buy it.” replied John, “I made it.” “You made it yourself! Oh, well, it’s a good horse but it is not good enough.

____18____ cost 20 dollars while yours didn’t cost anything.”

“It was real fun to make it, though.” said John, and he walked away with his horse running ____19____ him. Filled with happiness, he couldn’t help looking back at his horse from time to time.

Do you want to know what happened next? John studied hard in school, and was considered the best in his class. When he left school, he went to work in a machine shop. He is now a master workman who ____20____ shows great interest in making his toys himself. He will soon have a shop of his own.

11．A．trouble B．luck C．stress D．fun

12．A．if B．unless C．before D．although