江苏省南京市江宁区谷里初级中学2020届九年级10月学情调研检测英语试题

2019-2020学年度第一学期阶段学业水平检测2019.10

九年级英语试卷

（满分90分时间90分钟）

选择题（共40分）

一、单项选择(共15题:每小题I分，满分15)

请认真阅读下列各题，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并将答案填写在答题卷1-1 的横线上。

1.My little cousin is a(an) boy and he always asks me all kinds of strange questions.

A. creative

B. curious

C. energetic

D. organized

2.“I am feeling blue” means “ I am _______”.

A. sad

B. relaxed

C. happy

D. unhappiness

3.Be patient! Give him more time, _____he will find the answer to the question on his own.

A.but

B.or

C.and

D.so

4.-- Would you like a cup of coffee or a bottle of juice?

-- . I'd like some milk.

A. Either

B. Both

C. None

D. Neither

5.-- What do you think of Charlie Chaplin?

-- He has me with his good sense of humour.

A. impressed

B. admired

C. reminded

D. warned

6.--Who is the most modest boy in your class?

--Daniel. He never _____in public.

A.gets off

B.takes off

C.shows off

D.puts off

7. -- Do you believe that man can live on Mars in the future?

-- It's hard to say. Scientists are still not sure we can grow plants on Mars.

A. that

B. whether

C. when

D. what

8.You'd better think about the difficulty you will have _____the problem. It won't be as easy as it seems.

A.working out

B.to work out

C.worked out

D.to work out

9.-----What do you think of Jack Ma's speech?

------It's worth _______.

A.listening

B.to listen

C.to listen to

D.listening to

10.---Could you tell me _________ a concert in Nanjing next week?

A. whether is there going to be

B. whether there is going to have

C. if there is going to be

D. if there was going to be

11.Look at the sign! We should pay attention to ________ in the Reading room.

A. keep silent

B. keeping silent

C. keeping silence

D. keep silence

12. I _____ Chinese food ______ Western food. Chinese food is healthier and more delicious.

A. prefer; to

B. would rather; do

C. prefer ; than

D. like; better

13.---Many people think women are better at cooking than men.

---_________. Most top chefs(厨师)in the world are men.

A. I agree

B. Exactly

C. Not at all.

D. That’s not the case

14.-- I'm going to take the kids to see the movie Cry Me a Sad River.

-- . The kids are too young. That movie is not suitable for them

A. You'd better not

B. Good idea

C. I think so

D. No problem

15.-- I spent the whole night preparing my report.

-- Don't stay up too late, or you will be tired out. Remember .

A. it never rains but it pours

B. you can’t burn the candle at both ends

C. you can’t put all your eggs in one basket

D. the grass is always greener on the other side

二、完形填空(共10小题:每小题I分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并将答案填写在答题卷16-25 的横线上。

Alex was a giraffe who lived in a zoo with his mum, dad and other giraffe friends. As Alex grew, he ___16__ his neck was much shorter than the others. He began to get __17____.But his mother told him that he was special.She said it did not matter how short or long his neck was.

Alex tried not to think about his short _18____. But as his friends grew taller and taller, his neck ___19___short. Sometimes the other giraffes __20__him, but his parents told him not to worry.They said