九年级月考英语试题

2018-2019学年度第一学期第二次学业水平测试

九年级英语试题（Units 6-8）

第I卷（共60分）

一、单项选择。（每小题1分，共10分）

（）1. Edison______ the light bulb（灯泡）and Columbus（哥伦布）______America.

A. discovered; invented

B. invented; discovered

C. was discovered; was invented （）2. I met one of my old classmates ________in the street. We haven’t seen each other for a long time.

A. by accident

B. by mistake

C. without doubt

（）3. —Watching too TV can get _______of your schoolwork, son!

—Oh, mom! I’m not a baby!

A. on the way

B. by the way

C. in the way

（）4. —I think Larry should get his hair_______. It’s too long.

—Really? I think it’s really cool!

A. cut

B. to cut

C. cutting

（）5. —I don’t think sixteen-year-olds should_______ to drive.

—I agree. They aren’t_________.

A. allow ; serious enough

B. be allowed; enough serious

C. be allowed; serious enough （）6. —I am afraid that I can’t finish the task successfully.

—Don’t worry. You ______ plenty of time to do it.

A. will be given

B. give

C. will give

（）7. —The meeting _______ because of the smog in Northern China last week.

—Oh, it’s too bad! We should take action to improve the air quality.

A. put out

B. was put out

C. put off

D. was put off

（）8. Food safety is important. Rules ______ to stop people from food pollution.

A. must make

B. must be made

C. can’t make

D. can’t be made （）9. The man is feeling much better now, so you ______ call a doctor.

A. needn’t

B. can’t

C. mustn’t

D. shouldn’t

（）10. —Listen, Is Tom singing in the classroom?

—No, it _______be Tom. He has gone home.

A. mustn’t

B. couldn’t

C. can’t

二、完型填空：（每小题1分，共10分）

Did you know that potato chips were invented 11._______? They were invented by a

12._______ called George Crum in 1853. George worked in a restaurant .One day a

13.________came in and ordered a plate of fried potatoes. When the potatoes came, the customer said they 14.________too thick and sent them back to the kitchen. George was 15._______, so he

cut the potatoes really, really thin, and he cooked them for a long time until they were 16.________. And he put lots of 17._______on them so they were really salty. He thought the customer would

18._______ them. But after the customer 19.________ the potatoes, he loved them very much and asked for more. He told the other customers about them, and soon everyone was 20._______thinly cut, crispy, salty potato chips. And we are still eating them today.

（ ）11. A. by the way B. by mistake C. without doubt

（ ）12. A. cook B. cooker C. cookor

（ ）13. A. friend B. worker C. customer

（ ）14. A. were cut B. cut C. was cut

（ ）15. A. happy B. angry C. tired

（ ）16. A. crispy B. sour C. salty

（ ）17. A. salt B. sugar C. pepper （辣椒）

（ ）18. A. love B. like C. hate

（ ）19. A. smelt B. tasted C. felt

（ ）20.A. order B. ordered C. ordering

三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）

Now a

green and it costs Good news for swimmers. Do you This invention can

If you sit in a chair for too long or in a bad to hurt. Now there is a new chair that can help you avoid that. It was developed by German scientists. It makes noises to tell users when they need to move.

（ ）21. The new light bulb .

A. is brighter than the old ones

B. isn’t good for the environment

C. can last at least 25 years

（ ）22. The Water Talky was invented by .

A. German scientists

B. a young child

C. some swimmers （ ）23. Water Talky can be used for__________.

A. seeing in the water

B. amplify voices in the water

C. sitting in the water （ ）24. __________can help you avoid hurting your back.

A. The new light bulb

B. The Water Talky

C. The new chair （ ）25. What will happen if you sit in the chair for too long?

A. Your head will hurt.

B. You will be very nervous.

C. The chair will warn （警告） you to move.