九年级英语模拟试题一_3

九年级英语模拟试题一一．单选题（20分）

1. I was reading a newspaper ________ he came in.

A. as soon as

B. since

C. while

D. when

2. Bill isn't here. He's late ______.

A. usually

B. as usually

C. so usual

D. as usual

3. He was ill but _______.

A. refused to leave his office

B. asked for leave

C. asked for help

D. asked his boss for half a day's leave

4. This shirt is so nice，but it _________ too much.

A. pays

B. costs

C. takes

D. spends

5. Li Ming is a new student in our class. He _______ here for only a month.

A. has come

B. has been

C. came

D. was

6. -- Excuse me，_________ is the nearest bookshop?

-- Go down the street and turn left at the second corner.

A. how

B. what

C. where

D. who

7. Do you know __________ during the coming summer holiday?

A. what will Tom do

B. what did Tom do

C. what Tom will do

D. what Tom did

8. The English novel is quite easy for you. There are __________ new words in it.

A. a little

B. little

C. a few

D. few

9. The flight from Beijing to New York ______ at 9:45 am. on Friday.

A. gets off

B. takes off

C. puts up

D. gets up

10. — ______ have you been living here？— For ten years.

A. How much

B. How many

C. How long

D. How soon

11. — _______ did you first skate?— Two years ago.

A. When

B. What

C. Why

D. How

12. I have been skating _____ two hours.

A. in

B. at

C. for

D.since

13. Thanks for ____ me the book.

A. gave

B. giving

C. give

D. to give

14. We all helped him with his English so he didn’t _______ with his stu dy.

A. fall off

B. fall down

C. fall behind

D. fall over

15. Mr Green _______ in China since five years ago.

A. lived

B. has lived

C. lives

D. is going to live

16. A place to live in space is _________.

A. a space station

B. an apartment

C. a rocket

17. 10 years ago，_________ only one classroom building in our school.

And in 10 years，_________ five classroom buildings in our school.

A. there will be, there are

B. there was, there will be

C. there will be; there was

18. He goes to work early on workdays _________ Saturday and Sunday.

A. except

B. besides

C. and

19. My friends always get better grades than I do. What should I do?

A. Maybe you should be more friendly to the teachers.

B. Maybe you should ask your parents for help.

C Maybe you should work harder.

20. Lily called me _________ Friday morning and told me she was having a birthday party _________ me tomorrow.

A. at; for

B. on; with C on; for

二. 阅读理解。根据短文内容，从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。（40分）

A

Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveler in India in the year 900 wrote that it was place “long ago”. Chess was probably invented in India，and it has been played everywhere from Japan to Europe since 1400. The name“chess”is interesting. When one player is attacking the other's king，he says，in English，“check”. When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere，he says，“checkmate”. These words come from Persian.“Shah mat”means“the king is dead”. That is when the game is over，and one player has won.

Such an old game changes very slowly. The rules have not always been the same as they are now. For example，at one time the queen could only move one square at a time. Now she is the strongest piece on the board. It could be interesting to know why this has happened! Chess takes time and thought，but it is a game for all kinds of people. You don't have to be a champion(冠军) in order to enjoy it. It is not always played by two people sitting at the same table. The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio. Some of the chess masters are able to play among many people at the same time. The record was when one man played 400 games! It is said that some people play chess by post. This must take chess the slowest game in the world.

1. Which of the following is known to be true?

A. Chess is an old Indian traveling game.

B. Chess is the oldest game in the world.

C. Chess was played in Japan and Europe before 1400.

D. Chess was played in India before 900.

2. One player has won the game when ________.

A. he attacks the other player's king

B. he says some Persian words

C. the other player's king can not move anywhere

D. he says “check” to the other player

3. Which of the following is NOT correct?

A. All kinds of people can play chess sitting at the same table.

B. Only two people can play chess sitting at the same table.

C. Some people write to each other playing chess.

D. The Russian lost the game played by radio.

4. According to the old rule of the game _________.

A. the queen was the strongest piece on the board

B. the king had to be attacked all the time

C. the queen could move no more than one square at a time