初三英语第二学期入学考试

九年级下学期入学考试（英语）

I.单项选择。（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）

1. —Do you know how to spell ______word “strength” in English?

—Yes. It begins with ______“s”

A. The; a

B. the; an

C. a; the

D. the ; the

2. —Betty, are Lucy and Lily twin sisters?

—Yes. They are so similar that it's almost to tell one from the other.

A. possible

B. impossible

C. usual

D. unusual

3. —It's reported that Music and Art will enter the Entrance Examination for the High School.

—big news! So it's important for students to learn them well.

A. What

B. What a

C. How

D. How a

4. —Mum, I want to watch Everlasting Classics on CCTV 1 tonight.

—Oh, dear, it for nearly twenty minutes. Come on!

A. will begin

B. will be on

C. has begun

D. has been on

5. —Of all the modern Chinese writers I like Mo Yan best.

—Me too. His novel Red Sorghum Clan a turning point in his

writing career.

A. shows

B. marks

C. gets

D. achieves

6. —I joined in 2019 Yangzhou International Half Marathon, ______ I couldn’t run as

fast as a real athlete.

—That’s really great! You’re my hero！

A. though

B. until

C. unless

D. if

7. —Sandy, you’d better _____ your notes bef ore you do your homework every evening.

—OK, I will, mum.

A. look through

B. look out

C. look after

D. look around

8. —As we know, it’s difficult to live in a foreign country.

—______ if you can’t understand the language there.

A. Properly

B. Recently

C. Usually

D. Especially

9. －What do you think of Jim?

－He is a serious boy. Whenever he ______ the tasks, he will try his best to finish them well.

A. will be given

B. will give

C. gives

D. is given

10.－The novel Gulliver’s Travel is very nice.

－So it is. Could you tell me__________?

A. how long I can borrow it

B. if I can keep it for another week

C. when should I return it

D. that I can borrow it

11. —I’m afraid that you look a bit fatter than before.

— Yeah. I need to start exercising and get back in ______

A. size

B. height

C. style

D. shape

12. — How was your job interview yesterday?

—Oh, I couldn’t feel ______.I could h ardly answer most of the questions they asked.

A. worse

B. easier

C. better

D. happier

13. —Have you found the information about the famous people _____ you can use for the

report?

—Not yet. I’ll search some on the Internet.

A.who

B. what

C. whom

D. which

14. — I was told that Tom was charged with stealing the jewelry from the shop.

— It is just a misunderstanding(误会). _______, he had nothing to do with it.

A.In fact

B.As a result

C. However

D. Moreover

15. —You shouldn’t stay up late tonight.

— Thanks. I will go to bed earlier. ___________.

A. No pain, no gain

B. I believe practice makes perfect

C. Many hands make light work

D.I won’t burn the candle at both ends

II. 完形填空。（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）

Resi and I walked to school together every morning. We linked up with some of the other village children. It was 1945 in Germany，and this was a 16 thing because of the war.

Sometimes Resi and I took a shortcut，a little path 17 a meadow(草地). One day，we saw a young stranger chopping wood in the side yard of a house. We walked away quickly，18 who he was.

The next morning，there he was. He didn't seem to notice us，19 we were only a few feet away. Again we stared，then ran away.

Resi said that he was one of a small group of Americans being captured(俘虏) by the German army . We weren't 20 ，just curious. He looked nice.