九年级英语质量监测试题

一、单项选择（15分）

1. We have __________ Art Festival each year in _________ May.

A. an, the

B. a, the

C. an, /

D. a, /

2. She told us her grandfather ____________ for three years.

A. has died

B. had died

C. has been dead

D. had been dead

3. —Tina didn’t go to school yesterday, did she?

—__________. Because she was badly ill.

A. Yes, she did

B. Yes, she didn’t

C. No, she didn’t

D. No, she did

4. Last year four private schools __________ in the city.

A. has set up

B. set up

C. were set up

D. will be set up

5. Joseph wants to know _________, because he’ll pay a visit to her.

A. where does Tina live

B. where is Tina from

C. where is Tina

D. where Tina lives

6. In the last few years, great changes _________ in China.

A. were happened

B. have been happened

C. have happened

D. happened

7. When you play football, it’s dangerous to __________ players and falling down.

A. knock into

B. knock at

C. knock on

D. knock off

8. —How about going hiking this weekend?

—Sorry, I prefer ________ rather than ________.

A. to stay at home, go out

B. to go out, stay at home

C. staying at home, go out

D. going out, to stay at home

9. — There’s somebody at the door. Who _________ it be? Is it the postman?

— No. It _________ be him. I t’s just seven o’clock. It’s too early.

A. may, can’t

B. will, won’t

C. may, mustn’t

D. must, may not

10. Kentucky is the state ________ Lincoln was born.

A. when

B. where

C. who

D. which

11. The number of the people in the world __________ growing faster and faster.

A. is

B. are

C. have

D. were

12. The movie is a great success, ________ it’s not very good.

A. so

B. but

C. although

D. and

13. If he ________ busy now, he would have much more time to do exercise.

A. doesn’t

B. isn’t

C. weren’t

D. won’t be

14. — What did you use to be like?

— ___________.

A. I used to like playing the piano

B. I used to be like outgoing

C. I used to be tall and strong

D. I used to like funny and energetic things

15. —I have lost a chance to win the match.

—_______!

A. Well done

B. Good luck

C. What a pity

D. Congratulations

二、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

An interesting thing happened to me last Sunday. The sunshine was 31 beautiful that I decided to drive in the country. 32 my way home, my car stopped. I was out of gasoline(汽油) on a road away from a town. I decided to 33 along the road until I found someone who could sell me some gasoline.

I had walked almost a long way before I finally found a big 34 near the road.

I was 35 to see it because it was getting dark.I knocked on the door and a small old lady with long white hair answered. She 36 , “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Come in, please. I got 37 ready for you.”

“But I’ve come here only for some gasoline.” I answered. I didn’t know 38 she was talking about. I didn’t understand her.

“Oh, Tony! Gasoline? You used to love tea.”

I quickly explained that my car was out of gasoline, 39 she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Tony and talking about how 40 it had been since she had seen me. She was talking so strangely that I wanted to 41 . As soon as she went to get the tea, I went out of the house as 42 as possible.

I was so happy when I saw 43 house by the road. I was able to get some gasoline. When I told the man about the old lady, he said, “Oh, that’s Helen. She lives all by herself in that big house. She’s 44 , but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. S he is still waiting for the man whom she was going to marry(结婚) twenty-five years ago. The man was named Tony. The day before they married, he went away and 45 came back.’’ I understood!

( ) 31.A.so B. such C. very D. too

( ) 32.A.On B In C. By D. Over

( ) 33.A.drive B. walk C. ride D. climb

( ) 34.A. house B. tree C. hospital D. car

( ) 35.A.sad B. angry C. happy D. surprised

( ) 36.A. said B. speak C. asked D. talk

( ) 37.A. gasoline B. milk C. tea D. water

( ) 38.A.that B. who C. when D. what

( ) 39.A.or B. then C. but D. later

( ) 40.A. long B. far C. often D. much

( ) 41.A.stay B. leave C. sit down D. have a rest

( ) 42.A. quietly B. quickly C. early D. slowly

( ) 43.A.others B. the other C. else D. another

( ) 44.A. kind B. warm-hearted C. strange D. friendly

( ) 45.A. often B. usually C. never D. sometimes

三、阅读理解阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（20分）