2017年广州市九年级上册英语开学考(含答案)

广州市2017年九年级上学期开学考

一、语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

My teenage son Karl became quiet after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best

____1____ to him. But the more I tried, ____2____ he refused to make a change. ____3____ his report card arrived during his first junior year, it said that he had been absent (缺课) 95 times from classes and

____4____ six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never finish his studies. I sent him to the

____5____ of the school. I hoped that he could help my son. But nothing changed!

I was at work one day when I got a phone call. A man introduced ____6____ as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say ____7____ word, I started to cry and began to feel disappointed and ____8____ for Karl. “I love my son, but I just don’t know ____9____ to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school ____10____ it didn’t work. It’s out of my hands”. For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. Finally the headmaster ____11____ said, “Thank you for your time”, and he hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a great improvement in his grades. ____12____ his last year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were ____13____ at the progresses he had made. On our way home, he said, “Mum, do you ____14____ that call from the headmaster last year. That was me. I wanted to play ____15____ joke. But when I heard what you said, I felt I was hurting you so much. At that moment I knew I had to make you proud.”

1. A. talk B. talked C. to talk D. talking

2. A. many B. much C. more D. the more

3. A. When B. While C. Before D. If

4. A. has B. have C. had D. having

5. A. advice B. advising C. advisement D. adviser

6. A. him B. himself C. me D. myself

7. A. other B. the other C. another D. others

8. A. sad B. sadder C. sadly D. more sadly

9. A. where B. how C. why D. what

10. A. so B. but C. as D. or

11. A. serious B. more serious C. seriously D. more seriously

12. A. By B. On C. In D. To

13. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprises

14. A. remember B. remembers C. remembered D. remembering

15. A.不填 B. the C. an D. a

完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Today it is quite natural to find people shake hands. People all over the world shake hands for many different ____16____ We shake hands when we meet new people ____17____ during special festivals. Players often shake hands before or after ____18____ . Business people shake hands when they make a deal.

Why do people shake hands ____19____ each other? It is because of the fact that a long time ago most people ____20____ knives or guns. If some of them decided that they did not want to ____21____ , they would show their empty hands. Perhaps people shook hands so that they could not ____22____ knives in their sleeves (袖子). Later on, handshaking became a symbol of ____23____ . Now we don’t have to

____24____ people with guns or knives. However，we still shake hands all the time! The reason is

____25____ —it is still a way to show friendship.

16. A. ideas B. reasons C. impressions D. excuses

17. A. or B. as C. but D. so

18. A. programs B. speeches C. exercises D. games

19. A. for B. to C. with D. at

20. A. lost B. bought C. caught D. carried

21. A. cheat B. drop C. fight D. speak

22. A. hide B. lift C. pull D. push

23. A. success B. victory C. pride D. peace

24. A. talk about B. worry about C. know about D. learn about

25. A. unusual B. strange C. simple D. interesting

三、阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

George Shaw was one of the greatest British writers. A lot of people respected him and they often wanted to visit him or he was asked to all kinds of parties and dinners. He had to refuse most of them, so he could have enough time to write more.

Once a friend of Mr. Shaw’s asked him to dinner. The man helped him when he was unknown. So he found it was difficult to refuse. As soon as he went into the hall, his friend came up to him and introduced him to all his friends. They were glad to know the great writer and warmly talked with him except a lady in beautiful clothes. She was so proud that she seemed to see nobody, “She is Mrs. Smith,” a friend said to Mr. Shaw in a low voice. “Her husband is a minister(部长).”

Mr. Shaw understood immediately. He talked with all the people there except Mrs. Smith. It made the