外研版九年级英语课堂综合小测(一)

一．语法选择。

There was once a king who had a great palace with a wonderful garden. In the garden, there lived all kinds of animals. All of them enjoyed 1 there.There was only one thing that the king hated in the garden: an old tree in the centre of the garden. It was so old and dry. This made the king 2 angry that he finally asked some people to cut it down and turned the place into a swimming pool. However, after the tree 3 , the animals left the garden. 4 the animals, the garden was not so beautiful as before. The king was sad, 5 he didn’t know what had happened.A young man went to the king, and said he could explain what had happened. “This was 6 you cut the old tree down,” said the young man. “There were thousands of moths (飞蛾) which lived in the tree. Birds needed the moths 7 and then they produced waste for plants to grow. The plants then attracted many 8 animals to your garden. So your garden became very beautiful. But as you cut the tree down, the animals had to leave.”“Excellent!” said the king. “I’ll make you rich and you should try to make 9 garden beautiful again.”“I’m afraid it 10 many years to finish it because getting the balance of nature back needs many years,” said the young man.The king was sad, but all he could do was just wait.( )1.A. live B. living C. to live D. lived( )2.A. such B. such a C. so D. so a( )3.A. cuts down B. cut down C. is cut down D. was cut down ( )4.A. By B. With C. Without D. Of( )5.A. until B. but C. or D. so( )6.A. why B. if C. because D. before( )7.A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. eaten( )8.A. other B. others C. another D. the other( )9.A. me B. my C. mine D. myself( )10.A. took B. has taken C. will take D. is taking二．完型填空。

There is always something unexpected in our life. I find it humorous sometimes that even the most ordinary thing can have an 1 on us.My wife, daughter, and I moved into our home nine years ago and we 2 a lot of time and energy working in the yard to get it to look like what it does today. We called this area our “rock garden” because there were so many rocks. We did the best we could to make the yard 3 . Then, we started to grow plants and flowers and 4 them carefully.Last summer I walked to the end of the rock garden and found a tiny little plant. I could not immediately tell what it was. I knew I didn’t plant it and my wife said that she didn’t 5 . We decided to let it continue growing until we could 6 what it was.Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mysterious (神秘的) plant, I found it taller. I knew it was a sunflower. As I pulled rocks from the area, I noticed something 7 . The sunflower didn’t start where I saw the stalk (茎) began. It actually began under a big rock and grew under and around it to 8 the sun.Suddenly I realized something. “ 9 a tiny little sunflower has the ability to overcome a big rock standing in its way of developing, we also have the ability to do the same thing.”Stand tall like the sunflower and take 10 in who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you. You will find a way to go under or around big difficulties in order to achieve your goal.( )1.A. idea B. opinion C. experience D. influence ( )2.A. spent B. paid C. took D. cost( )3.A. unclean B. tidy C. messy D. dirty( )4.A. looked for B. looked after C. looked through D. looked over ( )5.A. too B. also C. either D. so( )6.A. find out B. look out C. put out D. try out( )7.A. difficult B. important C. ordinary D. unusual( )8.A. hold B. reach C. catch D. see( )9.A. Before B. Although C. If D. But( )10.A. praise B. pride C. attention D. advice三．阅读理解。

( )1. You can most probably see the sharing wall________.A.in the reading clubB.at homeC.in a coffee shopD.in a tree( )2. Who thinks a tree is a good place to read books?A.Anna.B.Linda.C.David.D.Peter.( )3. Linda likes reading in a coffee shop because she can________.A.listen to the singing of birdsB.enjoy the sunshine or the sound of rainC.talk about good books after reading themD.lie on the sofa or sit on the floor( )4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned?A.Peter thinks he can learn more by sharing a good book.B.Anna enjoys reading at home.C.David thinks a library is the best place to read books.D.Home is the warmest place in the world.( )5.The passage is mainly about________.A.where to borrow booksB.how to share booksC.how to make friendsD.where to read booksIn your spare time, do you help your parents with chores (杂活) around the house? Can you cook for your family?In order to stress (强调) the importance of hard-working spirit education (劳动教育) among students of different ages, the Communist Party of China Central Committee (中共中央) recently released(发布) a guideline(指导方针).The guideline calls for students to respect labor work. Students should learn basic life skills and form good working habits through such education.The government has been trying to stress the importance of hard-working spirit education. But this has been overlooked (忽视) in recent years. Many teenagers do not value the importance of working hard andaren’t interested in doing so.According to a study of nearly 3, 000 students that was done by Ningbo Evening News in March, only 22% of students help with everyday chores around the house.Schools and families play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard, the guideline says.Primary and middle schools should provide students with hard-working spirit classes every week, according to the guideline. Schools can also hold activities to give students real-world work experience. For example, schools can teach children how to plant trees on Tree Planting Day.As children’s first teachers, parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. Students should master one or two life skills every year. These skills can include cooking, washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms.( )1. The guideline was released recently in order to .A.stress the importance of hard-working spirit educationB.ask students to work hard at English and any other subjectsC.teach students how to help their parents do chores at homeD.help students of different ages solve life problem( )2.The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to .A.the governmentB.hard-working spirit educationC.basic life skillsD.the recently released guideline( )3.According to the guideline, schools can .A.give homework to parentB.give the guideline to every studentC.teach students how to cook in the schoolD.provide chances of real-world work for students( )4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.About two thirds of students help with housework at home.B.Students should master at least three life skills every year.C.Schools should provide students with hard-working spirit classes every year.D.Parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home.( )5.What is the best title of the passage?A.Spirit of Hard-working EducationB.How to Value the ExperienceC.The Importance of All SubjectsD.How to Do Everyday Chores四．短文填空。