2017-2018学年度南京市玄武区第二学期九年级测试卷(一)英语

2017-2018学年度南京市玄武区第二学期九年级测试卷（一）英语注意事项：本试卷9页，全卷满分90分，考试时间为90分钟。

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选择题（共40分）一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. The sign warns us not to _______.A. smokeB. talkC. drinkD. park2. The fish are swimming in the river. _______ look beautiful and shiny in the sun.A. ItB. TheyC. ItsD. Their3. This flat is large enough for a family of three _______ you plan to have a second child.A. ifB. becauseC. untilD. unless4. Stephen Hawking, the writer of A Brief History of Time, made his final _______ on TV inMarch, 2018 to talk about his research on the universe.A. appearanceB. advantageC. agreementD. achievement5. Which of the following suffixes is used to form an adjective?A. -lessB. -nessC. -tionD. -ment6. Tiangong-1 _______ space on Sept 29, 2011. It re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere on April 2, 2018.A. sent intoB. was sent intoC. sends intoD. is sent into7. Dreams are so powerful that they can make you _______ harder to have a better future.A. to workB. workingC. workD. will work8. — How do you like the book?— Very useful. Community safety is _______ introduced in it.A. probablyB. hardlyC. usuallyD. specially9. A survey about why teenagers like pop stars so much was _______ in our school last Friday.A. taken outB. carried outC. turned outD. given out10. The Chinese saying “A tree can’t make a forest.” tells us that _______ is very important in everything.A. abilityB. teamworkC. spiritD. chance11. — _______ good film Wolf Warrior II is!—Exactly. I haven’t seen a better one recently.A. What aB. WhatC. HowD. How a12. The future of a country lies in its youth. That’s _______ the Chinese government set a plan to guide its youth toward better development.A. howB. whyC. whatD. whether13. — What are you doing, Jack?—I am searching for some information about the Blue Moon. I wonder _______.A. that it will appear next timeB. why does it look blueC. When was it found for the first timeD. whether it represents something lucky14. —Kitty has gone to the UK for further study. I haven’t se en her for a long time!— _______. I miss her so much!A. Neither do IB. So do IC. Me neitherD. So I have15. — Excuse me, may I take the cat with me, sir?— _______. Pets are never allowed in. You can keep it in the Animal Centre next door. A. Yes, please B. No, thanksC. I’m afraid notD. It’s up to you二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）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。

In China, children like to make promises by hooking pinkies with each other. They say, “A pinkie promise must be 16 for 100 years.” Then they may press their thumbs to gether to complete the promise. Sometimes,17 will hook pinkies and promise to be together forever.There are many theories(推测) on the origin of the pinkie promise. Some say it comes from a nursery rhyme. 18 say it was introduced from the West –born out of a love story where a man and a woman hooked fingers.One theory is that it may have 19 to do with the role of fingers in Chinese culture. The Chinese character for “finger”also means “aim(旨)”(referring to people’s thoughts). So hooking fingers can be seen as the exchanging of 20 .Therefore, the fingers play a(n) 21 role in making an oath(盟约): They can not only be used to complete a promise, but also be cut for making a blood oath. When someone swears to heaven, he uses his 22 to point to the sky.23 , hooking fingers means making a serious promise. In some movies, a person who breaks a promise may have his little finger cut 24 ! Of course, this kind of thing is not very likely to happen in real life. But we can still see 25 important “pinkie promises” can be. So next time, when you hook pinkies with someone, you’d better be careful with your promise!16. A. recorded B. kept C. remained D. noticed17. A. enemies B. cousins C. strangers D. couples18. A. The other B. Another C. Others D. Other19. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything20. A. promises B. gifts C. roles D. thoughts21. A. ancient B. important C. pleasant D. modern22. A. head B. hand C. shoulder D. finger23. A. Generally B. Suddenly C. Simply D. Luckily24. A. over B. into C. off D. in25. A. what B. how C. when D. whether三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案。

A26. What’s this email about?A. Film.B. Fashion.C. News.D. Festival.27. Which of the following activities isn’t allowed during Songkran?A. Getting dressed in bright clothes.B. Pouring hot water to each other.C. Joining in all kinds of entertainments.D. Enjoying delicious Thai food and drink.BWhat do you know about Hainan? Apart from its warm sunshine, golden beaches and blue seas, the province has some other interesting features. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment(建立) of Hainan province. It’s a good time for us to take a closer look at the island province.China’s southernmost cityIf you are bored of Hainan’s more popular tourist cities, such as Sanya and Haikou, you may want to go to Sansha instead. Sansha is China’s southernmost city. It includes many small islands, sandbanks and reefs in the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha island groups. Its government is seated on the island of Yongxing. Since Sansha was established in 2012, a hospital, a library and a movie theater have been built on Yongxing. Over 2.5 million plants have been planted there to protect the environment.The “migratory birds”Migratory birds fly from the north to the south in winter. In China, a group of people are also referred to as “migratory birds”. Every year, from October to April, people from all over China go on holiday to Hainan to enjoy the warm weather and fresh air. Most of them are elderly people from northern China, especially Northeast China. According to the Hainan local government, more than 1 million elderly choose to spend their winter in Hainan each year. These elderly “migratory birds” also encourage younger family members to join them on the sunny island.A famous forum(论坛)People in other countries might not know about Hainan, but they probably know about Boao. Boao, a town in Hainan, became China’s first permanent(永久的) site for hosting international meetings in 2001. Every year in April, the Boao Forum for Asia, a nongovernmental international organization, hosts its annual meetings. Officials, business people and experts from different countries come to Boao to discuss economic issues.The forum has been important for the development of Asian cities. Hainan and Boao have both benefited(收益) greatly from hosting the conferences. More restaurants and hotels have been built, creating more jobs for locals. An airport was opened in 2016. The forum has helped Hainan build itself into an international tourism destination.28. What’s the main idea of this passage?A. A famous forum in Boao.B. China’s southernmost city.C. The elderly “migratory birds”.D. Interesting features of Hainan.29. If you visit Sansha, you can enjoy natural views like __________.①small islands ②a library ③ a movie theater ④sandbanks ⑤reefsA. ①②③B. ②③④C. ①④⑤D. ②③⑤30. What’s the purpose of holding a forum in Boao?A. To develop Hainan.B. To create jobs for locals.C. To discuss economic issues.D. To benefit from hosting the forum.31. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?A. Besides Sanya and Haikou, Boao is another popular tourist city.B. More than 1 million young couples go to Hainan in winter each year.C. Every year in April, the Chinese government holds the Boao Forum for Asia.D. Hainan has become an international tourism destination because of the forum.CMiguel gathered his guitar and all the Ernesto de la Cruz albums he could carry and rushed down from the rooftop. His family surrounded him when he reached the yard.Abuelita’s eyes darted from the guitar to the albums. “What is all this?” she said. “You keep secrets from your own family?”“It’s all that time he spends in the plaza,” T io Berto said.“Fills his head with crazy fantasies,” Tia Gloria added.“It’s not a fantasy(幻想)!”Miguel protested. He handed his father the old photograph of Mama Imelda, Coco, and the unidentified(未知身份的) man and pointed to the guitar. “That man was Ernesto de la Cruz! The greatest musician of all time!”“We’ve never known anything about this man. But whoever he was, he still left his family,” Miguel’s father said. “This is no future for my son.”“But, Papa, you told me to look to the ofrenda(灵坛). You said my family would guide me! Well, Ernesto de la Cruz is my family! I’m supposed to play music!”“Never! That man’s music was a curse(诅咒)! I will not allow it!”Abuelita said, raising her voice. “You will listen to your family. No more music,” added Miguel’s father.“Just listen to me play –” “End of argument,” Papa said.Mig uel thought they’d change their minds if they heard him play. He lifted his guitar and prepared to strum, but Abuelita snatched it from his hands. She pointed to the photo. “You want to end up like that man? Forgotten? Left off your family’s ofrenda?”“I d on’t care if I’m on some stupid ofrenda!” The words burst out before Miguel could stop them. He couldn’t take them back, even though he wanted to.The family gasped. Abuelita’s brow hardened. She raised the guitar in the air.“No!” Miguel cried.“Mama,”Miguel’s dad said just as Abuelita smashed(撞击) the guitar against the ground.“There! No guitar, no music,” she said.The whole family was silent as Miguel stared at his guitar, shattered into a hundred pieces on the ground. Miguel couldn’t move — he felt like someone had smashed him to pieces.32. This passage would most likely be found in a book of .A. travelB. historyC. natureD. novel33. What does “it” in the passage refer to?A. photographB. guitarC. musicD. curse34. How did Miguel’s feelings change in the passage?35. Why did Miguel’s father say “This is no future for my son.”?A. Because he thought his son Miguel was crazy about fantasies because of a curse.B. Because he thought it impossible for Miguel to be a great musician like his hero.C. Because he thought Miguel shouldn’t only dream for music after leaving his family.D. Because he thought music couldn’t guide Miguel to a bright future instead of family.DFrederick M. Hess is the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, which is a nonprofit organization that conducts(进行) research on many public issues. He says that a long summer vacation doesn’t make sense(有意义) in today’s world.Can American students afford to take a summer vacation? In a summer vacation, millions of kids spend valuable time sending messages, watching TV, playing video games and doing shopping in the mall. They will also be putting their academic(学术性的) futures in danger.Summer vacation once made sense in the past when you didn’t need an education to get a good job. But now things have changed. For today’s students, academic skills are important to students’ future success, but such skills are affected in the summertime. Many nations don’t give kids an American-style summer vacation. They offer no more than seven continuous weeks of vacation. Most American school districts offer up to thirteen weeks. To compete(竞争) in the global marketplace, Americans must be prepared to go up against international competitors.Summer vacation also causes challenges for today’s families. In the 1960s, more than 60% of families had a stay-at-home Mom. Now, two-thirds of American children live in households where every adult works. For these families, summer vacation can be more burdensome(难以承担的) than break. Someone must watch the kids.But the biggest problem may be how summer vacation hurts academic achievement. Researchers have found that disadvantaged students lose significant ground in the summertime.A longer school year does not have to be an invitation to hard boring work. Instead, it should allow teachers to have more time to organize richer and more imaginative lessons. Schools would have more time to devote to athletics, languages, music and the arts.Summer vacation can be a very good thing. But in the 21st century, it may also be outdated.36. What’s Frederick M. Hess’s opinion about su mmer holiday?A. A long summer vacation is just a waste of time nowadays.B. A long summer vacation is very common all over the world.C. A long summer vacation doesn’t make sense in today’s world.D. A long summer vacation is good for both children and parents.37. In a summer vacation, millions of American students do the following things EXCEPT _____.A. sending messagesB. watching TVC. playing video gamesD. helping parents38. How long do most American students have for their summer vacation?A. Less than two months.B. Up to thirteen weeks.C. No more than seven weeks.D. About one month or more.39. Why can summer vacation be more burdensome than break for some families?A. Because these family members need time to organize some meaningful activities for kids.B. Because these families need their children to work instead of having the summer vacation.C. Because these family members are too busy with their work to look after the kids at home.D. Because these families cannot afford the children’s education during the summer vacation.40. What should a longer school year lead to?A. More boring work for teachers.B. More burden for parents with jobs.C. More imaginative lessons for students.D. More colourful activities for teachers非选择题（共50分）四、填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）A）根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为41—45的相应位置上。