2024-2025学年第二学期第一次学情调研
九年级英语试题
（全卷共140分，时间90分钟）
一、选择填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
1. The main ________ of the cities along the Grand Canal (大运河) is history and culture.
A. attraction B. pollution C. invention D. situation
2. — Which hobby do you think ________ less time, painting or reading?
— It’s hard to say. It depends.
A. takes off B. takes up C. takes out D. takes in
3. It’s important for us ___________ good manners.
A. having B. have C. to have D. had
4. —Have you decided _______ to Xi’ an?
—Yes. I’ll go there by train. It’s much cheaper than by plane.
A. when to go B. where to go C. how to go D. who to go
5. China’s high-speed railways _____ from 9 000 to 29,000 kilometres in the past few years.
A. are growing B. were growing C. will grow D. have grown
6. The possibility that there is life on other planets has always encouraged scientists to _______ the outer space.
A. invitation B. explore C. order D. advice
7. Hello, Joe. I didn’t _________ to see you today. I thought you were away on holiday.
A. want B. prepare C. expect D. agree
8. I learnt to swim when I was six. I ___________ by my mother.
A. am taught B. was taught C. will be taught D. have taught
9. —Does Aunt Jane enjoy ____________?
—Yes, She has three dogs, two cats, four birds, and some goldfish in her house.
A. keeping pets B. collecting dolls
C. visiting the zoo D. working on the farm
10. —Sorry, ___________. What do you mean by saying “look out”?
—I asked you “to be careful”, not “to look outside”.
A. I can’t hear you B. I can’t see clearly
C. I don’t notice you D. I don’t follow you
二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
Mr. Wu is an English teacher. Last Monday at the beginning of class he ___11___ asked his students how their weekends had been. One girl said that she had spent a ___12___ weekend–she had her wisdom teeth pulled out and they still hurt. “Why do you always seem to be so happy, Mr. Wu?” she asked.
The girl’s ___13___ reminded Mr. Wu of something he had read somewhere before. “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to get close to life that day,” Mr. Wu said with a smile. “I ___14___ to be cheerful.”
“And today is my lucky day,” he added.
“___15___? ” The whole class were curious
“This morning, I ___16___ to school as usual. I only had to go another kilometer down the road when my e-bike broke down…”
“Your e-bike broke down and it’s your lucky day?” The students were ___17___. “What do you mean, Mr. Wu?”
“My e-bike broke down a quarter before class, so I ___18___ it on the roadside, took my books, and walked down the road. It took me ten minutes to arrive at the ___19___. I live eight kilometers away. My e-bike could have broken down ___20___ along the way. But it didn’t. ___21___, it broke down in the perfect place-off the main road, within walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class ___22___ I’ll be able to get it repaired after class. If my e-bike must break down ___23___, it couldn’t be arranged (安排) in a better way.”
The students’ eyes opened wide, and then they smiled. Mr. Wu smiled back. Somehow, his story had ___24___ them. He was happy that they had a perfect chance to consider ___25___ in a new way.
11. A. proudly B. cheerfully C. seriously D. angrily
12. A. busy B. satisfying C. terrible D. meaningful
13. A. question B. suggestion C. decision D. introduction
14. A. fail B. hate C. seem D. choose
15. A. Who B. When C. Why D. How
