扬州市梅岭中学九年级英语期中试卷

扬州市梅岭中学九年级英语期中试卷 2010.4 本试题分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。第Ⅰ卷为第1至45题，第Ⅱ卷为第46至81题。试题总分120分，考试时间100分钟。请按要求将答案填写在答题卡上，否则无效。 第Ⅰ卷（选择题60分） 一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分） 在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。 1. ---People, especially teens, think it________ great fun to surf on________ Internet. --- I agree with you. A. a; the B. a; / C. /; the D. /； / 2. ---The Northeastern Tiger, a rare kind of animal in China, is really ______ danger ______ present. --- I am sorry to hear that. A. at; in B. with; for C. on; in D. in; at 3. ---The scientists got as _______ as they could to the wild animals in order to watch them_______. --- How careful they were! A. closely; close B. close; closely C. close; close D. closely; closely 4. --–About _______of the children _______ homeless after the earthquake. ----Yes, we should help them rebuild the houses. A three fourths; was B three-fourth; were C three-fourths; were D three-fourth; was 5. ----I think they are enough. We _______ make so many chairs. ----I don‟t think so. Because nearly a quarter of them need ________. A don‟t need to; mending B needed; to be mended C don‟t need; mend D need; to mend 6. ---I prefer______ with a pen to______ on the computer，because I type so slowly. --- so do I A write；typing B. to write；to type C. writing；to type D. writing；typing 7. --–You are in a hurry! What‟s up? ----I‟m new here and I lost my way. My friend didn‟t tell me _________. A. where he lived in B. where did he live C. which district he lived in D. which district he lived 8. ---Do you remember there _____ a river here? --- Of course, I often swam in it when I was young. A. used to being B. used to be C. was used to be D. was used to being 9. ---If you want to change for a double room, you‟ll have to pay _____ 20 dollars. --- All right. A. more B. another C. other D. each 10. ----More and more students feel stressed because of too much homework.. ----I agree with you. Some children don‟t know ________ the problems. A how to deal with B what to deal with C how to do with D what to be done 11. ---It is selfless ______ the doctor to devote all the time he had ________ for the patients. ---I think so, they are so great. A. for; to care B. of; to care C. for; to caring D. of; to caring 12. ---Mrs. Smith________ busily when I went back for the bag I________ in the office. ---He is always so busy. A. was working; has left B. had worked; left C. was working; had left D. had worked; had left 13. ---________ you know when an idiom is being used, you can‟t easily understand what you read. --- I think so. A. Unless B. Until C. If D. Once 14. ---You have seen the film ‘2012’, haven‟t you? --- __________. How I wish to see it again! A. No, what a pity B. No, I haven‟t C. Yes, I like it D. Yes, it‟s boring 15. ---You must be very excited about going to New York for further study. --- , but I am afraid I won‟t do well because my English is poor . A. I‟m sorry B. Certainly not C. I don‟t know yet D. Well, I ought to be 二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分） 阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 One day in September we were doing some repairing on my parents‟ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter‟s wedding. We had to 16 a great climbing plant that had grown 17 a roof beam（房梁），so that we could repair the roof and 18 the walls. When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a nest (鸟巢) of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then 19 something 20 among that mass of earth and straw（稻草）of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 21 ,saw glittering (闪闪发光) gold. It was a child‟s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to show me. “You won‟t believe that the blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we 22 to feed on,” he said, “but they also want their children to 23 in a cradle（摇篮）of gold!” When my daughter came over on the eve of the 24 ,we told her about this 25__ thing. “Don‟t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud laugh. “When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 26 a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!” As the bracelet no longer 27 its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping (保管箱). In December of the following year, the young couple‟s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the 28 the newborn baby received, I placed his mother‟s bracelet, now shining like 29 . I hope that if my grandson ever loses it, one of the 30 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby. 16. A. remove B. cover C. grow D. water 17. A. beyond B. from C. across D. through 18. A. build B. paint C. sweep D. print 19. A. moved B. got C. picked D. noticed 20. A. nice B. colorful C. shiny D. special 21. A. horror B. surprise C. calm D. sad 22. A. buy B. plant C. store D. collect.. 23. A. lie B. sing C. listen D. wait 24. A. party B. Christmas C. birthday D. wedding 25. A. important B. strange C. terrible D. funny 26. A. hid B. threw C. lost D. broke 27. A. fitted B. satisfied C. matched D. interested 28. A. jewellery B. toys C. clothes D. presents 29. A. attractive B. new C. modern D. golden 30. A. blackbirds B. grandchildren C. neighbors D. mice 三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分） 阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 (1)