江苏省无锡市新吴区2018届九年级下学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年第二学期九年级期中测试英语试卷2018.4

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。考试时间为100分钟。试卷满分为90分。 注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡 的相应位置上；并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号是否与本人的相符合。

2．答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的选项涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

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3．答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答，写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应 位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不 按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第 Ι 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. ________to see you here! I thought you were not supposed to come back until tomorrow. A. What surprise

B. What a surprise

C. How surprise

D. How a surprise

2. ---I think there is little that robots will take the place of humans in the future. ---I agree with you. After all, the smartest robots are made and controlled by people. A. experience

B. accident

C. change

D. chance

3. ---_______do you think it is since he left for Shenzhen? ---No more than half a month.

A. How long

B. How soon

C. How often

D. How far

4. ---What do you think of Zhao Lei who has sung the song Chengdu? ---I like him very much. I’ve never heard ________ voice before.

A. a nicer

B. a worse

C. nicer

D. worse

5. With WeChat becoming more and more popular in China, it seems that we are_______ the art of chatting

face-to-face. A. enjoying

B. losing

C. failing

D. reminding

6. ---I heard that you happened to be on the scene of the accident. ---Yes. I was really_______ when the jaguar(捷豹) hit the truck. A. mad

B. dead

C. frightened

D. bored

7. ---Excuse me, would you mind helping me with the math problem? ---I’m sorry. _______, I’m in a hurry.

A. In general

B. In fact

C. In all

D. In detail

8. ---Do you think ______ he has taken the bag? --- ______ I’m mistaken.

A. that; Until

B. whether; If

C. that; Unless

D. whether; Unless

9. ---Hello! I’d like to speak to Mr Smith?

---Please hold on and I’ll _______ your call to him.

A. look through

B. put through

C. run though

D. go through

10. ---Daniel, you ________ spread the books all over the floor. It is a rule. ---Sorry, I won’t. A. couldn’t

B. needn’t C. wouldn’t

D. mustn’t

11. ---Excuse me, could you tell me _______?

--- Better walk there. It’s only about ten minutes’ walk. A. how far Xihui Park is

B. how far is Xihui Park

C. how can I get to Xihui Park

D. how I can get to Xihui Park

12. ---Jack, haven’t seen you for a long time! Where have you been? ---Well, I________ in Shanghai on business for two months.

A. have stayed

B. stayed

C. had stayed

D. was staying

13. ---I promise to work harder this term, Mum.

---Well, my dear, just as the saying goes, “________.” I do hope that you will act soon. A. Practice makes perfect

B. Many hands make light work

C. You’re never too old to learn

D. Actions speak louder than words.

14. ---Miss, Li, I’m afraid I have got low marks in the English exam.

---Come on, Dear! ________. I’m sure if you try your best, you’ll pass it easily next time.

A. It doesn’t matter

B. No problem

C. Take it easy

D. Never mind.

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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）

Paper cutting is the art of cutting paper designs. Paper cuttings are very beautiful and display 15 Chinese characteristics. They can be seen in many parts of China. During the Spring Festival, people stick patterns on the windows, doors or desks for the festival.

These paper cuttings are sometimes called “window flowers” or “picture cuts”. The custom of sticking window flowers 16 in North China in the beginning. During festivals such as the Chinese New Year, weddings, and celebrations for the birth of a baby, people used paper cuttings to show their 17 or bring good luck.

A thousand years ago, people began to use paper cutting for decoration. 18 to historic books, women in the Tang Dynasty used paper cutting as headdress. In the Song Dynasty, it was the decoration of the gifts. Some people made a living by the skill.

Paper cutting is all made by hand. It is easy to learn. You need only a knife and paper. It can be one piece of paper or many pieces. 19 patterns can be cut with a knife. For complicated(复杂的) patterns, people first stuck the pattern on the paper and then used different kinds of knives to make it. No 20 can be made during the process(过程), or the work would fail.

Paper cutting 21 nearly all topics, from flowers, birds, animals to people in history and characters in classic novels.

Paper cuts are 22 red, as red represents auspiciousness(吉兆) in China. There are also some colorful

paper

cuttings,

such

as

those

in

Henan

and

Guangdong

provinces. In the past, women living in the countryside gathered in their free time to make paper cutting. Nowadays, fewer and fewer people learn this skill, 23 there are some who still make a living by it. At present, there are factories making paper cutting in China. Exhibitions are held regularly and books of this kind are 24 . Paper cutting has changed from decoration to a kind of art. At the same time, paper cutting also appears in cartoons, on stages, in magazines or in TV series. 15. A. heavy

B. strong C. serious

D. strange 16. A. happened B. spread C. mentioned D. appeared 17. A. pride

B. power

C. pleasure

D. hope

18. A. Leading B. Used C. According D. Belong 19. A. Simple B. Special C. Single D. Similar 20. A. success

B. progress C. friends

D. mistakes 21. A. describes B. covers C. discovers D. records 22. A. specially B. mostly C. especially D. hardly 23. A. while B. since

C. unless

D. until 24. A. produced

B. translated

C. published

D. collected

三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳 选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）

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