江苏省南京市 九年级上学期期末考试英语试题

初三英语期末试题

选择题（共60分）

二、单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

21. There is _________ 800-metre-long road behind _________ hospital.

A. an; an

B. a; a

C. an; the

D. a; the

22. When she came back home, she found her goldfish _________ on the floor.

A. die

B. death

C. dead

D. dying

23. We didn’t believe it _________ we saw it with our own eyes.

A. unless

B. if

C. because

D. after

24. —John, I think Peter is the only suitable person for this position although he is a little old.

—I agree. Most of the others are so young. They _________ have any experience.

A. nearly

B. closely

C. hardly

D. heavily

25. My brother wants to be a _________ to solve crimes and arrest criminals when he grows up.

A. businessman

B. detective

C. shopkeeper

D. salesman

26. The number of the students in our school _________ 1,300, and a number of them _________ from Nanjing.

A. is; are

B. is; is

C. are; is

D. arc; are

27. A recent _________ shows that sport activities may help students do better in class.

A. reason

B. research

C. reply

D. record

28. We have to _________ the fact that we failed. No one could change the result.

A. get

B. think

C. require

D. face

29. The terrible traffic accident happened _________ about ten _________ the evening of May 16.

A. at, in

B. at, on

C. in, at

D. on, at

30. I was late because the bus on my way to school.

A. broke down

B. broke off

C. broke up

D. broke into

31. Most students like the teachers _________ understand them well.

A. which

B. who

C. where

D. when

32.—How long does it take to get to the airport?

—A bout forty minutes. But it’s foggy today. I’m not sure _________. Let’s go earlier.

A. when will the highway be closed

B. how will the highway be closed soon

C. why the highway has been closed

D. whether the highway will be closed soon

33. —Someone is knocking on the door. Is it Nancy?

—It _________ be Nancy. She has gone to Shanghai on business.

A. mustn’t

B. can’t

C. my not

D. will not

34. — _________?

—He is of medium height and has straight hair.

A. What does his uncle do?

B. What does his uncle look like?

C. What can his uncle do?

D. What is his uncle doing?

35.—Kitty, who do you think is better at magic, Liu qian or Yif?

— _________ of them is great. I love their shows.

A. Either

B. Neither

C. All

D. Both

三、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和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。

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