.上海市华育中学学第一学期九级英语学科月考试卷

Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar

（第二部分语音、词汇和语法）

Ⅱ. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (共20分)

( )26. Why were grown-ups always so stuffy and slow to recognize good ideas? Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?

A) / rekeɡnaɪz/B）/ 'rekəɡnaɪz/C) / 'rekəɡneɪz/D) / rekəɡnaɪz/

( )27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?

A) Her speeches have special reference to the African situation.

B) He is one of the teachers of great knowledge.

C) I would buy the suit, except that it costs too much.

D) I have the greatest respect for you.

( )28. A fter Obama was chosen as _____ President of the United States, his first speech made _____ strong impression on me.

A) the…/B) /…a C) the…a D) /…/

( )29. Before you pay a visit to a place of interest, look in your local library ___ a book about it.

A) on B) at C) for D) to

( )30. The basic design of the car is very similar to ____ of earlier models.

A) that B) it C) this D) one

( )31.Knowledge begins to increase as soon as one individual communicates his ideas to ______ by means of speech.

A) the other B) another C) an other D) other

( )32. —Go and say sorry to your mom, Dave.

—I’d like to, but I’m afraid Mom won’t be happy with my ________.

A) requirements B) excuses C) apologies D) regrets

( )33. Tony’s mum looks young and beautiful. It’s hard to imagine she is already in her _____.

A). fifties. B) fifty C). fiftieths D). fiftieth

( )34. －What do you think of the woman singer?

－Her voice sounds _____. I like her songs.

A) sweet B) sweetly C) bad D) badly

( )35. —The stuntman is planning to walk on the wings of a flying plane.

—What?! I've never heard of _____ idea before.

A). a crazier B). the crazier C).a craziest D). the craziest ( )36. －Is that man Mr. Smith?

－It _____ be him. He has gone to New York on business.

A) may not B) need n’t C) can’t D) mustn’t

( )37. So far, the AIIB（亚投行）_____ 57 countries to be the founding members.

A) attracted B) has attracted C) will attract D) is attracting

( )38. Too many people were absent. The chairperson warned that he _____ the meeting if necessary.

A). would cancel B). cancelled C). will cancel D). had cancelled

( )39. －Do you know our new manager?

－Yes. He ______________ to be a friend of my brother.

A) turns up B) turns on C) turns out D) turns off

( )40. It’s necessary for us _________ to our parents when we have problems.

A) talk B) to talk C) talked D) talking

( )41. －Tai an is a really comfortable city to live in.

－_____, and it’s world famous for Mount Tai.

A).So it is B).So is it

C).So it does D).So does it

( )42. .Guan Dong saved an old lady out of the Yangtze River. _____ great courage he showed!

A). What a B). What C). How a D). How

( )43. Could you tell me _____ a moment ago?

A).what were they talking about

B).what are they talking about

C).what they were talking about

D).what they are talking about

( )44. －Would you like to play football after school?

－_____. I have a lot of homework to do.

A).I’m afraid not B).Enjoy yourself

C).Take your time D).It takes no time

( )45. －Thank you for supporting the volunteer project.

－_____.

A).All right B).My pleasure

C).Never mind D).It doesn’t matter

Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (共8分)

John Allen, an American scientist once said, “The Internet is the world’s largest library, but all the books in it are on the floor!” What he 46 is that the Internet is full of information but it can be difficult to find what you really need. The Internet has another 47 . Anyone can create a website, so you can find websites about whatever you can 48 . Unfortunately, a lot of what is written on them isn’t always tru e!

At the same time, the Internet provides many other things. On some websites, you can download music and films. They are usually very cheap and some are even free. On some other websites, you can connect with people from all over the world. And there are some great online shops, too. For example, on eBay, people sell used clothes, CDs and even cars at very low 49 .

It is true that the Internet has changed the way we work and communicate. But we shouldn’t depend on it too much. Some people are also afraid that surfing the Internet has taken the place of