3月练习 • 九年级英语
考试时间为100分钟 试卷满分为100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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）
1. — Mary, it’s time for you to go to bed. ________ are you waiting for?
— A goodnight kiss as usual, mom.
A. Who B. Why C. When D. What
2. — Look at the boy on the right. What is he doing?
— He is ________.
A. cleaning up the table B. doing the dishes
C. turning on the tap D. washing the clothes
3. — The novel Ordinary World has taught me that even though my life is common, I still love it.
— In fact, sometimes a good book can teach you things ________ your class.
A. above B. against C. beyond D. including
4. — Can’t you stay a little longer?
— It’s getting late. I really ________ go now. I have promised to be home by 8:00 o’clock.
A. must B. can C. mustn’t D. can’t
5. The New Year Concert was really amazing. ________ left in the middle of it.
A. Nobody B. Anybody C. Everybody D. Somebody
6. Stop throwing plastic into the ocean, or it will make ________ world for humans.
A. a worse B. the worst C. a better D. the best
7. Sometimes we can’t find something, but it may appear where you don’t ________ it.
A. expect B. hide C. imagine D. suppose
8. I know how busy you are and I won’t ________ too much of your time.
A. take up B. set up C. make up D. put up
9. The course of life never runs smoothly ________ it is full of ups and downs.
A. though B. since C. while D. unless
10. Hello, this is Emma. You called me just now. I am just ________ your call.
A. recording B. reducing C. repeating D. returning
11. — Keep things clean and organized! It can provide a safer ________.
— My thoughts exactly. We should obey the rules in the lab.
A. system B. development C. service D. environment
12. Today is Earth Day. Let’s discuss ________.
A. where shall we plant more trees B. how should we save more energy
C. that we can make our city greener D. what we can do to reduce waste
13. — I lost my wallet yesterday. Moreover, my ID card and my driving license were in it.
— ________. We should learn the importance of avoiding risks with a Plan B.
A. You can’t burn the candle at both ends B. It never rains but it pours
C. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket D. A miss is as good as a mile
14. — I’m surprised that he can make anything you can imagine.
— So am I. Tables, sofas, cupboards, ________.
A. you said it B. you name it C. I got it D. I mean it
二、完形填空 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）
Edward walked slowly past the school blacktop where his elder brother, Leon, was playing basketball with his friends. Leon really loved basketball and was good at it. But Edward was another 15 . All his brother’s friends complained about his terrible performance at the court.
However, everyone had a 16 for something. Edward was always a whiz (奇才) at maths, while it was just not Leon’s thing. That day, Leon’s maths teacher, pulled him aside, “you need to do better, a lot better. Unless you get a good grade in the coming test, I’m going to have to 17 you.”
Leon’s heart sank. How he 18 he had his brother’s ability. When he got home, he talked with
Edward about it. The boys 19 that over the next two weeks they would spend an hour each day after school working on maths problems and then an hour playing basketball.
The next day, when Leon was ready, Edward pointed to a problem and said, “here is a good one. Why don’t you read it?”
