九年级英语学科试题
（试卷满分：120分 考试时间：100分钟）
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. —What do you think of __________ film Nezha ?
—Fantastic! I have never seen __________ better one than it.
A. the; the B. the; a C. a; a D. the; /
2. —Why is everything all wet on the floor?
—The rain poured a hole in the roof last night.
A. beyond B. past C. across D. through
3. —How was your trip to Expo Garden, a new place of interest in Nanjing?
—It wasn’t so good. Our car broke down on the way. ________, we managed to arrive finally.
A. Instead B. Anyway C. Moreover D. Otherwise
4. —If you always _______ yourself with others, you may have tons of stress.
—I feel the same way. One should believe in himself.
A. connect B. contact C. compare D. consider
5. While Judy was in Paris, she learnt a lot about art and developed a ________ for it.
A. taste B. plan C. system D. product
6. To get more ________, Tom searched the train information, booked the rooms and planned the activities before the trip.
A. creative B. practical C. patient D. organized
7. The boys were playing football on the playground _______ the rainstorm came.
A. when B. while C. until D. after
8. —Do you like the book Treasure Island?
—I think this is the most wonderful book _______ I have ever seen.
A. that B. who C. which D. what
9. — Hey, kids. What are you going to do in the 15 minutes’ break between classes?
— Well, we ________ it seriously and now we have a good idea.
A. discussed B. are discussing C. have discussed D. will discuss
10. —We’re going to climb Mount Tai this Saturday. Would you like to come along?
—I’m in! That would be pleasant ________ challenging.
A. as long as B. as far as C. as good as D. as well as
11. —I hear he has given up his project.
—It ________ be true. As far as I know, he’s a strong-minded person.
A. can B. can’t C. must D. mustn’t
12. The Chinese poem “Toiling Farmers(悯农)” by Li Shen mainly shows ________.
At noon they weed with hoes;
their sweat drops on the soil.
Each bowl of rice, who knows?
Is the fruit of hard toil.
A. why farmers should work so hard
B. what farmers need to do for a harvest
C. how hard farmers work for every grain of rice
D. whether it’s hard for farmers to grow their crops
13. Which sentence has the same mistake as “People depend natural resources to live”?
A. Coal, oil and natural gas is useful, not only for families, but for factories.
B. As a result, it is very important for us to use them wise.
C. If they are used and thrown away careless, some of them will run out.
D. We should try produce less waste, reuse or recycle things if possible.
14. —We’d better check the conditions of the car before starting our journey.
—OK, ______.
A. Better to be safe than sorry B. Many hands make light work
C. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket D. Too many cooks spoil the broth
15. —You have a sweet tooth, so it’ll be hard for you to lose weight.
—_________, but I just can’t help myself.
A.That’s not the case B. I can’t agree more
C. You can’t be serious D. That can’t be better
二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
The children try to think of another surprise for their Russian visitor. There are some cherry trees near the mouth of the 16 . Perhaps he likes cherries, too. They decide to go and pick some the next day.
It’s a long way to the tunnel. Mother gives them a picnic lunch and her 17 . On the top of the hill above the tunnel, they can see the cherry trees. 18 , they hear a low rumbling noise.
“It isn’t a train,” Peter says. “ It’s too 19 for the 11.29 train.”
“What can it be? ” asks Phyllis.
“Look!’ says Peter, pointing at the trees on the opposite side of the line. “They’re 20 !”
It is true! The trees are moving slowly down the hill on a big piece of rock. The next moment there is a loud CRASH 21 the rock and the trees fall on the line below in a big cloud of dust.
“What a big pile of stones!” says Bobbie.
“The 11.29! We 22 stop it before it gets here!”
Peter’s face is white. He looks at Mother’s watch.
“No! There isn’t time,” He says, “We must do 23 to stop it. What a pity we haven’t got anything 24 !”
“But we have!” says Bobbie, “Phyllis and I are wearing our red petticoats today!”
They quickly 25 and make some flags. Then they start waving their flags and shouting, but the train doesn’t slow down.
Bobbie takes one of the flags and shouts, “Stop! Stop!”
Nobody can hear her 26 the noise of the train is too loud. But finally it slows down and stops in front of Bobbie. Phyllis and Peter run to 27 the engine driver about the rocks on the line.
When they get back to the station, the three children are the 28 of the day.
The railway company wants to thank them for saving the 29 . Mother is very proud of them. “But,” she says, “If the company wants to give you some 30 , you must say, “Thank you, but we don’t want it.” Then she adds, “And you must wear your good clothes.”
— Adapted from The Railway Children
16. A. road B. railway C. tunnel D. hill
17. A. watch B. basket C. petticoat D. dinner
18. A. Specially B. Suddenly C. Sadly D. Luckily
19. A. heavy B. late C. loud D. early
20. A. moving B. running C. walking D. climbing
