江苏省扬州市2017届九年级英语下册第一次月考试题

2016—2017学年度第二学期阶段性检测九年级英语试题第Ⅰ卷（选择题60分）一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.IndiaisAsiancountrywithsecondlargestpopulation.A.the;aB.an;aC.an;theD.an;/2.Lifecanbehard__________,butyoumustkeepyourheadheldhighandstaypositive.Neverletanyonebringyoudown.A.atalltimes

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D.Notuntil;have4.---Thecakesarequitedelicious!CanIhaveonemore?---Sorry,thereis_________left.Whataboutsomebiscuits?A.noneB.nooneC.nothingD.nobody5.---HasDavidfinishedhisprojectyet?---Iguessnot.Heonitatlunchtime.Doyouwantmetoconfirmit?A.isworking B.wasworking C.hasworked D.hadworked6.Anumberofvisitors__________Yangzhoumanytimesbecauseofitsbeauty.A.hasgoneto B.hasbeentoC.havegoneto D.havebeento7.Shewassoangryat_____hewasdoing______shewalkedoutwithoutsayingaword.A.what;that B.that;what C.that;that D.what;what8.Theonlyproblemisthatthetable______toomuchroom.Soyoucan’tbuyit. A.takesup B.takesoff C.makesup D.makesupof9.---Couldyoutellme_________?---Sorry,Ihavenoidea,either.Youcanaskthepolicemanoverthere.A.what'shappenedtothemB.howIcanarrivethemuseumC.whendidtheaccidenthappenD.wheretheyhadgoneto10.---Areyouhappywiththeresultoftheexam?---Notatall.Ican’thave____________.A.theworstoneB.abetteroneC.aworseoneD.thebestone11.Ireallythinkthatpeopleshould__________riverstoprotectourenvironment.

A.bepreventedfrompollutingB.preventfrompollutingC.bepreventedtopolluteD.preventtopollute12.---Janeisluckytohavegotthewell-paidjob.---Yes,________sheisyoungandhaslittleexperience.A.asB.unlessC.thoughD.since13.---____Imakeaphonecallhere,Mr.Chen?---No,you______,butyou_____makeaphonecallinthelounge(休息室).A.Must;maynot;haveto B.May;mustn’t;canC.Should;can’t;may D.Must;needn’t;haveto14.---HowdidyoufindthetriptoYangzhou?---___________.A.veryfantasticB.firstbytrain,thenbybusC.ItwasnotfarfromourhotelD.Theguidetookusthere15.---AllthepeopleofYangzhouneedtoworktogethertomakeourcitymorebeautiful. ---That’sit.__________. A.PracticemakesperfectB.Manyhandsmakelightwork. C.WheninRome,doastheRomansdoD.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed 二、完形填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。OnesunnyMonday，Idecidedtogoforawalkonthepathnearmyhousewithmyhusband．Onmy16wasaveryspecialring：I'djustpickeditupfromjeweller'sthedaybeforebecauseIhaditdesignedtoholdadiamondmygrandmothergavemeformy23rdbirthday．IlookeddownatmyringasIbeganmy17，feelingassunnyastheday．WhenIlookedagainattheendofthepathandfoundthediamondwas18．Anxiously，Istartedbackalongthepath，lookingforthe19stone．Inmyheart，Iknewhowhopelessmysearchwas．Thepathwaslongandcoveredwithleaves．AsIsearchedthe20，cryingandupset，Imetanoldgentleman．"What'sthematter，love？"heasked21．"Lostsomething？"Iexplainedaboutthemissingdiamondandshowedhimtheholeinmyring．Hewhistled．"That'sgoingtobehardtofind．Tellyouwhat，love，Iwalk22thispatheveryday．I'llkeepmyeyesopenforit．"Ithankedhim，23nothing，buttoldhimmyhusbandoftenwalkedourdogsalongthepath24hemightfindsomething．Afewdayslater，myhusbandmettheoldmanonthepath．"Guesswhat？"hesaid．"Ifoundyourdiamond!"25he'dfoundthetinystoneandwaswillingtohandthediamondbacktomyhusband，sayingcasually（未经考虑地），"Itwas26thatIfoundit．Ionlyhave50percenteyesightinoneeye．"Whenmyhusbandofferedhimmoneyforhishelp，herefusedit．He27haveeasilykeptthediamond，orsoldit，asit'sworthseveralthousanddollars，28，thankstothisman，I'llspendtherestofmydaystryingtodosomethinglikethatfor29person．AndwhatIhavetodoistolookatmyringand30myselfthattherearekindandgeneroussoulsthere．16．A．pocketB．footC．headD．finger17．A．workB．pathC．walkD．talk18．A．losingB．lossC．missingD．missed19．A．bigB．tinyC．colourlessD．shiny20．A．streetB．groundC．roomD．route21．A．kindlyB．sadlyC．happilyD．friendly22．A．throughB．crossC．alongD．over23．A．gettingB．expectingC．explainingD．telling24．A．becauseB．whenC．ifD．since25．A．HopefullyB．NaturallyC．UnluckilyD．Unbelievably26．A．usualB．funnyC．commonD．lucky27．A．mightB．couldC．shouldD．must28．A．howeverB．andC．orD．so29．A．theotherB．othersC．anotherD．other30．A．askB．remindC．warnD．promise三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWiththedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,ourdailylifeisbecomingmorecolorfulandmoreconvenient(便利).AnUnderwaterHotelItlookslikeaspaceshipbutitisactuallyapictureofanunderwaterhotel.Acompanyplanstobuildintheseawhichisabout18metresbelowthesurface(表面).Thewholebuildingisunderwaterandyoucangettoitbyswimminganddiving.GoogleGlassGoogleGlassisapairofglasseswithabattery(电池)hiddeninsidetheframe(边框).Itcanperformmanyofthesametasksassmartphones.Theglasshasahiddencameraandatinyscreen.Itisdesignedtotakehands-freephotosorvideosofanythingpeoplearedoing.ANewKindofShirtHatewashingclothes?You’regoingtolovethiskindofshirtmadebyanAmericanclothingcompany,Wool&Prince.Thisshirtcanbewornfor100straightdayswithoutwashing!TheWool&Princeshirtneverneedsironing(熨烫).TheDigital(数字)LibraryCanyouimaginewalkingintoalibraryandfindingallbookshaveturnedintocomputers?ThefirstbooklesspubliclibraryisplannedtoopeninSanAntonio,31.Youneedn’tuse______whenyoutakephotosorvideowithGoogleGlass.A.acamera B.ascreen C.abattery D.yourhand32.ThedigitalLibrarytellsussomethingaboutalibrarywithout______.A.books B.computers C.bookshelves D.reader33.Whichoneofthefollowingcanreduceourhouseworkinourdailylife?A.TheunderwaterhotelB.GoogleGlassC.TheWool&PrinceshirtD.ThedigitallibraryBWhenIwasfouryearsold,Iwantednothingmoreinlifethantoplaythepiano.MybestfriendBettyhadapiano.ButBettyhardlyplayeditatall.Shewouldratherplayhide-and-seek.Itdidn’tseemfair.OnedaymymothercametopickmeupfromBetty’shouse.“Watchthis!”Itoldher.ThenIrantoplayasongIhadlearnedthatmorning.IwassoproudofwhatI’dlearned.“That’snice,Jenny,”shesaid.“Butwecan’taffordapiano.”WhenIturnedsix,mymotherboughtmearecorder（直笛）.TheproblemwasthatIdidn’tlovetherecorder.WhenIplayedtherecorder,Ididn’tfeelanythingspecialinside.Iaskedmymotherifwecouldhaveapiano.“Westillcan’taffordone,”shesaid.“Oneday,Ipromise.”Inthesixthgrade,mymothertradedintherecorderforarealclarinet（黑管）.Iliketheclarinetmore,butitstillwasn’tapiano.Itwasn’tthemusicthatwasinsideofme.Oneday,whenIwasintheseventhgrade,mymothercutanadoutofthenewspaper.Wedrovetoastranger’shomeinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Thewomanhadabeautiful,darkwoodpianofromAfterthat,Iplayedthepianoeverysingleday.WhenIleftforschoolinthemorning,Iwouldleavethesheetmusicopenonthepiano.WhenIgothome,Iwouldwalkstraighttothepianoandsitdownandstartplayingthesheetmusic.IevenplayedifIstayedhomesick.Ihadfinallyfoundthemusicinsideofme.Doyoustrugglewithmusic?Haveyoubeengivenaninstrumenttoplay,butyoujustcan’tplayit?Maybeyouthinkyou’rejustnogoodorthatyoudon’thaveanymusicaltalent.Don’tgetdiscouraged.It’snottrue!Weallhavemusicinsideofus,evenifit’sjustwhatwelistento.Nowit’suptoyoutofindtherightwaytosetthatmusicfree.34.WhatdidJennygetwhenshewassix?A.Aclarinet. B.Arecorder. C.Aviolin. D.Aguitar.35.HowdidJennygetherpiano?A.Bettygaveittoher. B.Shetradedintheclarinetforit.C.Shegotitfromheruncle. D.Hermotherboughtitfromastranger.36.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Bettywasmoreinterestedinplayingthepiano.B.AnoldwomansentJennyaclarinetfromRussia.C.Jennyenjoyedplayingmusicwiththerightinstrument.D.Jenny’smotherborrowedarecorderinherseventhgrade.37.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowJennyfoundthemusicinsideofher.B.WhatbenefitsJennygotfrommakingmusic.C.HowJennylearnedtoplaymusicalinstruments.D.WhattroubleJennyhadtakingupmusicasahobby.CIfyouhadbillionsofdollars,wouldyoudonatealmostallofittocharity?Wellthat’swhatMarkZuckerberg,CEOandfounder(创始人)ofFacebook,justsaidhewoulddo.ZuckerbergandhiswifePriscillaChanpromisedtogive99percentoftheirFacebookshares(股份)tosocietythroughouttheirlifetime.Rightnowthatisabout$45billion(289billionyuan),andtheyplantodonatethemoneytothingslikescienceandeducation.Manybillionaireshavedonesimilarthings.BillGates,creatorofMicrosoft,madeTheGivingPledge,whichiswherebillionairespromisetograduallygiveawaymorethanhalfoftheirwealthtocharities.Thisstartedin2010,andnow139peoplefrom15countriessignedupforit.Butgivingbackandhelpingothersisn’tjustforbigbillionaires.PeoplelikeZuckerbergandGatesmayhavemoretogive,butpeoplewithlessaredoingittoo.Especiallyaroundtheholidays,peoplewanttodotheirpartandgivebacktopeoplewhoarelessluckythanthem.Schoolsmayhavefoodcollectionswherepeoplebringafewfooditems,andtogethertheycanmakeabigdonationtoplaceslikehomelessshelters.Peoplealsohostspecialeventslikeconcertsorrunstobecreativewhileraisingmoney.Regular(普通的)peopledonatewhatevertheycantoUScharitiesliketheUnitedWayandtheAmericanRedCross.ThenthesecharitiesareabletohelpUScommunitiesindifferentwayslikeeducation,healthandimprovingthelivesofthepoor.Theseindividual(单独的)donationscometogethertomakeabigdifference.38.MarkZuckerberg.A.isabillionairewhowouldn’tliketohelpcharitiesB.isCEOandfounderofFacebookC.promisedtodonateallofhismoneytocharitiesD.caresabouthissharesandchildren’seducation39.TheGivingPledge.a.startedin2010 b.isonlyforUSpeoplec.hasattracted139people d.isanorganizationofbillionairesA.ac B.bc C.cd D.ab40.Paragraphs5and6talkabout.A.whatcharitiesareintheUS B.whypeopleliketohelpothersC.howregularpeoplehelpothers D.whatschoolsdoduringtheholidays41.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.A.billionaireshavethedutytodonantemoneyB.peoplewhoarelessluckyarewillingtohelpothersC.thehomelessshouldmakeadonationaswellD.notonlyrichpeoplebutalsoregularpeoplecanhelpothersDExpertsknowthatadisasteriscomingbuttheydonotknowwhenitwillhappen.Theydoknowthatitcouldcausealotofdamage.Theythinkitwillbeworsethanahurricane.Thedisastertheyareworriedaboutisanearthquake.Thereisabreakintheearth’scrust(外壳).ItiscalledtheSanAndreasFault.TheSanAndreasFaultisinCalifornia.ManyearthquakeshappenalongtheSanAndreasFault.In1989therewasabigearthquakeonthefault.Theearthquakewascalledthe“LomaPrietaEarthquake”.Manypeoplewerehurtordied.Manybuildingswereruined.Lotsofpeoplelosttheirhomes.Roadsandbridgeswerealsodamaged.AlargeearthquakecouldhappeninSouthernCalifornia.Manysmallearthquakeshavehappenedinthelastyear.Earthquakeexpertsthinkthatalargeearthquakewillhappentheresoon.Theythinkabigearthquakewillhappeninthenextfewyears.TheSanAndreasFaulthasmanypowerlinesstretchedacrossit.Therearewaterchannelsclosetotheearthquakefault.AlargeearthquakeinSouthernCaliforniawoulddestroyenergyandwatersupplies(供应).Lotsofpeoplewouldbewithoutpowerorwaterforweeks.Buildingsthathavenotbeenbuiltstrongenoughwouldbedestroyed.Notallhospitalswouldbeabletohelppeoplewhowereinjured.Manypeoplewoulddieorbehomeless.Peopleneedtobeprepared.Theyneedtoknowwhattodoifanearthquakehappens.EveryoneinCaliforniashouldhaveasurvivalkitathome.Theemergencykit(应急箱)wouldincludefoodandwater.Thereshouldbemedicationandfirstaidsuppliesinthekit.Agoodsurvivalkitwillalsohaveaportableradio,flashlightsandsparebatteries.Allofthesuppliesinthekitshouldlastatleast3days.42.Wecanprobablyfindthispassagein.A.asciencebook B.asportsnewspaperC.atravellingmagazine D.adetectivestorybook43.Whichofthefollowingisn’tmentionedasaresultofthe“LomaPrietaEarthquake”?A.Manybuildingswereruined. B.Roadsandbridgesweredamaged.C.Manypeoplewerehurtordied. D.Lotsofanimalslosttheirlivingareas.44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Allofthesuppliesintheemergencykitwilllastatmost3days.B.AlargeearthquakeinSouthernCaliforniawoulddestroyfoodsupplies.C.Abreakintheearth’scrustinCaliforniaiscalledtheSanAndreasFault.D.Lotsofpeoplewouldbewithoutpowerorwaterfordaysaftertheearthquake.45.Thepurposeofthispassageistotellpeoplethat.A.therewillbeaterribleearthquakeinweeksB.theearthquakemaycausesuchseriousresultsC.thecomingearthquakewilldestroyalotofsuppliesD.theearthquakeissoterriblethatweneedtobeprepared第Ⅱ卷（非选择题60分）四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）46.Youcan’tremembersomany_____________(科学家)telephonenumbersinsuchashorttime.47.WhenMr.Jianggothome,hefoundhis__________(私人的)paperswerespreadalloverthefloor.48.To__________(满足)hisson’scuriosity,Fathertookhimtothatlonelyislandbyboat.49.ThispairofleathershoesStevengaveyouyesterdayis__________(特地)madeforyou.50.Theboywhowonthedrawingcompetitionisthe________(骄傲)ofhisclass.51.Thefoodyourmothercooksis_________(taste)thanthatmymotherdoes.52.Wedecidedtoexplorethat_____________(know)area.Noonehasbeentherebefore.53.Manymodernstationshavebeenbuilt,sotheseoldoneswillbeoutof__________(serve)inthefuture.54.Jack’sfatherpassedawayinacaraccidentinhisearly___________(five).55.Ihaverealizedthatsmallchildrenarereally_____________(tire)todealwith.五、任务型阅读（共10空;每空1分，计10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成表格信息.（每空一词）FormerAppleCEOSteveJobsPassedAwaySteveJobs,thefounderandformerCEOofApple,diedonOctober5attheageof56.Jobshadbeenfightingwithcancersince2004.InAugust2011,hequitasCEO.WhenaskedwhatSteveJobsisbestrememberedfor,manyofuswouldnameaparticularproduct:theiPod,theiPhoneortheiPad,forexample.ButintheeyesofEricJackson,areporterwithForbesmagazine,Jobsbroughtmuchmoretotheworldthanthesepopulardevices.Someofthelessonshetaughtuswereequallyinspiring.Jobstaughtushowtofacefailure.Hewasfiredbythesuccessor（继任者）hehimselfchose.Despitethis,Jobsdidn'thideaway.Hepickedhimselfupandcontinuedtofollowhispassion.Anothervaluablelessonhetaughtuswastolistentothatvoiceinthebackofyourhead—thevoicethattellsyouifyou’reontherighttrackornot.Mostofussimplydecidethatwe’regoingtoworkinfinanceorbecomeadoctorbecauseourparentstellusthisiswhatweshoulddo.ButJobsbelievedandshowedthatitiswisetolistentothatvoiceinyourhead,whateveritistellingyoutodo.“StevewasamongthegreatestAmericaninnovators—braveenoughtothinkdifferently,boldenoughtobelievehecouldchangetheworld,andtalentedenoughtodoit.”saidtheformerUSPresidentBarackObama.Jobs’deathSteveJobs,whostartedApple,diedof__56__onOctober5.__57__forpeoplerememberingJobs﹡Manypeoplearefondofparticulardevices,___58__theiPod,theiPhoneandtheiPad.﹡Somepeople,suchasErickJackson,areinspiredbyhiswords.__59___thatJobstaughtusFacingfailurebravelyEventhoughJobswasfiredbythesuccessorhehimselfchose,hestill___60___hispassion.___61__tothevoiceinyourheadItiswiseto___62___whateverthevoiceinyourheadistellingyoutodo.RemarksonJobsfromtheUS__63___AsoneofthegreatestAmericaninnovators,Jobswasbraveenoughtothinkina

_64__way,boldenoughtobelievehecouldchangetheworld,andhadthe_65__todoit.六、缺词填空（共10空;每空1分，计10分）根据短文内容和首字母提示，填写所缺单词。（每空一词）Ifyouneedtocallyourparentsbutyourphoneisnotwithyou,canyouremembertheirn66?Toremember11numbersisnotdifficult.H67,becauseofthesmartphone(智能手机),manyofusarelosingthisa68,RecordJapanreported.What’smore,smartphonesmakeourskillsatgivingdirectionsweak,aswellaskillingface-to-facecommunications.Evenwhenfriendsarehavingamealtogether,it’sc69formosttochecktheirphones.A70toareportbyKleinerPerkinsCaufieldByers,anAmericancompany,Chinesepeoplespendonaverage170minutesontheirsmartphonesdaily.Forstudents,anaddiction(上瘾)tosmartphonesdoesnogoodforstudying.ResearchinJapanshowedchildrenwhos71morethanfourhoursadayontheirphonesdomuchw72It’st73thatthesmartphonehasmadeourliveseasier.Butmanyalsothinktheyspendtoomuchtimeonit,andthisisbadfortheirstudyorwork.Peoplearetryingtochangethat.Anewapp(应用程序)n74Forestwasintroducedthismonth.Itletsusersplantaseed(种子)thatgrowsintoatreeoverthenext30minutes.Duringthehalfhour,userscannotusetheirphones,orthetreewilldie.ArestaurantinLosAngeles,US,givespeoplea5%discount(折扣)iftheydon’tc75theirphonesduringameal.OwnerMarkGoldsaidthathehopesitgivespeopleawaytoenjoytheirmealandreallytalkwithfriendsandfamilyinperson.七、书面表达（计30分）A．根据中文意思，翻译下列句子。（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）76.随着科技的发展，在某些方面扬州人民的生活变好了。77.我认为你不能指望他帮你寄这封信。78.那位欧洲作家一生为穷人的权利而斗争。79.由于人口的快速增长，地球变得越来越拥挤。80.游客们一大早聚集在那看升国旗。B.写作(计20分)请你以"GreatPeopleinHistory"为题，用英文写一篇短文，介绍美国总统奥巴马。要点提示：1.奥巴马于1961年8月4日出生，在大学时是优等生；2.他的嗓音是如此振奋人心，被认为是个天生的演说家；3.他曾经害怕当众演讲，但没有放弃，而是不断改进演讲技巧，终获成功；4.2008年，47岁的奥巴马成功当选为首位非洲裔美国总统；5.2009年，由于其杰出贡献，被授予诺贝尔和平奖（NobelPeacePrize）；6.你的感想……注意事项:1、短文须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯；2、第6要点须用1-2句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；3、词数在100个左右，短文的题目和开头已给出，不计入总词数。GreatPeopleinHistoryDear