江苏省无锡市天一实验学校2017届九年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

无锡市天一实验学校2017年春学期

初三英语期中试卷(2017.04)

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. — What do you think of the voice of Adele who won 2017 Grammy Awards?

— Oh, I’ve never heard ________ one.

A. the best

B. a best

C. a good

D. a better

2. — Where are you going for your summer holiday?

— We ________ go to Yun Nan, but we haven’t decided yet.

A. should

B. will

C. may

D. must

3. Animal signs or star signs don’t really influence your personality. It is you who ________ your

life and your future.

A. shine

B. shape

C. show

D. shut

4. Sometimes nobody closes the door before leaving because everybody thinks ________ will do

it.

A. anybody

B. everybody

C. somebody

D. nobody

5. — Are you willing to buy something big like a house from online shops?

— It sounds great ________ I won’t do that.

A. but

B. unless

C. though

D. since

6. — Mum, I’ve got a chance to be an exchange student to the UK next year!

— Really? That’s just ________ to be true. Anyway, congratulations, baby!

A. good enough

B. well enough

C. too good

D. too well

7. ―Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isn’t really my cup of tea.‖—This really means ________.

A. I don’t like a cup of tea.

B. I prefer something else to tea.

C. Ballet is my favourite.

D. I don’t like ballet.

8. — Look! There’s an island over there.

— Yes. It’s too far away from the land. I think it must be ________ visited by ships.

A. often

B. usually

C. seldom

D. always

9. It’s ________ you to sit there doing nothing at all while others are so busy.

A. stupid of

B. stupid for

C. wise of

D. wise for

10. — I wonder what Mr. Wang asked you just now?

— He asked________ .

A. whether I will take part in the singing competition

B. how long I have bought my new bike

C. what was wrong with my old bike

D. how much money did I spent on books

11. — The girl ________ for the lead role in the film but was refused.

— What a pity!

A. tried up

B. tried out

C. tried to

D. tried on

12. — I think the plan is just a waste of time. What do you think?

— Well, if you don’t support the plan, ________.

A. neither do I

B. so do I

C. neither will I

D. so will I

13. People ________your age don’t like to save money. They spend lots of money enjoying their

life.

A. to

B. of

C. for

D. in

14. — Nowadays, it seems that many young people can’t live without smart phones.

— ________. I think it’s bad for their health.

A. I’m afraid not

B. I hope not.

C. Exactly.

D. Of course.

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）

You might be surprised to learn that India produces about 800 movies a year, and that number continues to grow. Just as the center of the American film industry is Hollywood, the movie center of India is Mumbai, known 15 Bombay. ―Bollywood‖ i s a combination (结合) of the 16 “Bombay”and“Hollywood”.

Bollywood is not a physical place. Some people 17 the name, saying that it makes the industry look like a poor cousin to Hollywood. 18 , Bollywood is one of the largest centers of film production in the world.

No Bollywood movie is thought complete 19 a few songs and dances. In fact, music is an important part of Bollywood movies. Even a bad movie can still be 20 if the music is good. Because of this, music directors are sometimes more popular than actors. A Bollywood movie has five to s ix songs in it, often explaining what the dances mean. A film’s success often

21 on the quality of such musical numbers. In some ways, Bollywood has been influencing

22 films in the western world since the 2000s.

Bollywood may be different from Hollywood when it comes to musical style, but it is very 23 to Hollywood in several ways. Bollywood hero Shark Khan uses a gun just like Hollywood star Tom Cruise. News reporters follow Bollywood stars just as often as Hollywood stars. The personal lives of Indian actors and actresses catch the headlines, just as 24 do in the United States.

15. A. for B. to C. as D. at

16. A. cities B. words C. films D. factories

17. A. like B. dislike C. agree D. disagree

18. A. But B. However C. Though D. Otherwise

19. A. with B. without C. except D. besides

20. A. successful B. necessary C. serious D. worse

21. A. decides B. divides C. depends D. dreams

22. A. romantic B. action C. funny D. musical

23. A. different B. difficult C. similar D. same

24. A. we B. they C. you D. them

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） A