初三英语试卷-doc

2016-2017学年度九年级第二次调研考试

英语试题

第I卷（选择题，共60分）

一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）

( ) 1. —How was _________ outer-space fashion show delivered by the Fairies?

—It was great! Everybody enjoyed it.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. /

( ) 2. We all know that learning a foreign language ________ time and effort.

A. requires

B. reduces

C. removes

D. respects

( ) 3. They all said that the man caused the accident, but he ________ he had nothing to do with it.

A. advised

B. insisted

C. supposed

D. doubted

( ) 4. —____________ is it from your home to the city centre?

— Less than 20 minutes by underground.

A. How soon

B. How often

C. How long

D. How far

( ) 5. None of us talked. We finished our meal in _________.

A. silence

B. order

C. place

D. public

( ) 6. —May I go birdwatching with my classmates in the Nature Reserve?

—No. You _________ until you have finished the report.

A. needn’t

B. mustn’t

C. won’t

D. shouldn’t

( ) 7. —He’s never been late for school.

—________________.

A. So have I

B. So am I

C. Neither have I

D. Nor am I

( ) 8. Mr Li was in such a _________ because his daughter was ill in hospital.

A. hurry

B. loss

C. worry

D. danger

( ) 9. The music is fantastic and it is well worth __________.

A. listening

B. to listen to

C. being listened

D. listening to

( ) 10. Sorry I’m late. The first underground started moving __________ I could get on it.

A. while

B. before

C. as soon as

D. after

( ) 11. I will do what I can ____________ whenever it is necessary.

A. help you

B. helping you

C. to help you

D. helps you

( ) 12. Some of my father’s friends ha ve been to the USA, but _______ of them can speak English.

A. neither

B. both

C. all

D. none

( ) 13. —The magician is planning to hide the Oriental Pearl Tower before a big audience.

—Really？I have never heard ____________ idea before.

A. the crazier

B. a crazier

C. the craziest

D. a craziest

( ) 14. It is raining outside, and ________, we can’t go to the beach.

A. as a result

B. at times

C. In fact

D. in the end

( ) 15. —I’m afraid i can’t go to your party.

—________________! The party won’t be perfect withou t you.

A. You’re welcome

B. That’s nothing

C. What a pity

D. It doesn’t matter

二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）

Water-safety guideline

Water sports have some special rules to follow because of the possibility of diving accidents or drowning(溺水). By learning basic water-safety guidelines, you can 16 yourself from a possible tragedy(悲剧).

No matter how good a swimmer you are, how brave you are, or how 17 the water may seem, you should never swim 18 . There should always be at least one 19 person with you, whether he is in the water 20 on the shore. It is 21 using the buddy system. Here is a story about it.