江苏省南京市鼓楼区 2018~2019 学年第一学期期中试卷九年级英语(原卷版)

鼓楼区2019届九年级（上）期中试卷英语

一、听力（略）

二、单项填空

1.In the game Chinese Parents, designers hope kids and parents can understand each other ______ playing the game.

A. through

B. with

C. under

D. for

2.--- Do you think you’ll win the basketball final tomorrow?

--- Of course, we’re all feeling pretty ______.

A. confident

B. energy

C. patient

D. curious

3.More Chinglish spreads all over the world. ______ “long time no see” ______ “add oil” has entered Oxford English Dictionary.

A. Both; and

B. Either; or

C. Neither; nor

D. Not only; but also

4.--- ______ taking a trip to Zijin Mountain after the exam?

--- Good idea. I have dreamed of it for a long time.

A. Why don’t we

B. Why not

C. What about

D. Shall we

5.--- Look! So many cars at the traffic lights!

--- Yeah! We can’t be ______ careful when we cross the road.

A. very

B. so

C. too

D. quite

6.I woke up at one o’clock last night. The silence was broken by the soft ______ of rain.

A. whisper

B. voice

C. noise

D. sound

7.--- Are you happy with your work, Miss Lu?

--- Sure. ______ I complete a task, I feel a real sense of achievement.

A. Whenever

B. Until

C. While

D. Although

8.When I travel abroad, I always feel homesick when I eat traditional Chinese food. In the sentence “homesick” describes a ______.

A. sickness

B. position

C. feeling

D. condition

9.--- Tom fell off the bike and hurt himself!

--- What? It’s a ______ that he can’t take part in the sports meeting.

A. pleasure

B. surprise

C. shame

D. pity

10.--- I keep on exercising every day but I still fail to lose weight.

--- Why? A healthy diet ______ at the same time， I think.

A. needs

B. will need

C. is needed

D. will be needed

11.--- Houses are selling at a high price. I told you to buy one two years ago.

--- Sorry, I missed the boat. What does the underlined phrase “missed the boat” mean in English?

A. lose a chance

B. lose one’s way

C. los e heart

D. lose money

12.--- Dear, would you like to go to your uncle’s home for dinner?

--- I don’t want to go out. I ______ stay at home and have some noodles.

A. had better

B. would rather

C. need to

D. have to

13.--- David, could you tell me ______?

--- Every four years. The 24h will be held in China in 2022.

A. how often are the Winter Olympic Games held

B. how often the Winter Olympics Games are held

C. how soon will the Winter Olympics Games be held

D. how soon the Winter Olympics Games will be held

14.--- Tom, I’m wondering ______ in Grade 9.

--- Everything goes well. I even spend some time on my hobbies.

A. why you always stay up too late

B. that you have difficulty with your study

C. how you are getting on with your friends

D. if you have enough time to do homework

15.--- Thank you so much for your advice on my English pronunciation.

--- ______. I’m glad my advice is of some help to you.

A. Never mind

B. Don’t mention it

C. It doesn’t matter

D. I don’t think so

三、完形填空

Playing a musical instrument is a great hobby to have. I started playing the piano when I was five years old and

____16____ really enjoy it now: it’s a perfect way to relax and cheers me up when I’m ____17____. When I lived at home with my parents, we had a lovely piano in the house and I had piano lessons every week. ____18____, when I went to university, I had to leave my family, my home and my piano behind.

I missed playing the piano so much that I ____19____ all the money I got for my eighteenth birthday on a new electric piano. It was quite ____20____ to get it from the music shop to my house: I had to take a friend with me to get it into a taxi and then carry it to the door. I was able to ____21____ whenever I wanted, using headphones so that I wouldn’t disturb (打扰) my flatmates. When I was studying, I used to take a ____22____ to play something energetically. It really helped relax myself! When I was feeling homesick, playing music that I learned on my

____23____ piano made me feel better.

Now I am on my year abroad and unluckily I don’t have a piano any more. I still listen to a lot of ____24____ music by my favourite composers like Beethoven (贝多芬). I find that, ____25____ when I’m listening to a piece of music that I can play, I feel nostalgic (怀旧的) for the piano keyboard. When I go home for Christmas, I will drive my family mad because I will play the piano all the time. It probably won’t sound very nice because I haven’t had any practice!

16. A. even B. just C. still D. simply

17. A. feeling blue B. turning white C. seeing red D. getting grey

18. A. Otherwise B. However C. Moreover D. Instead

19. A. paid B. took C. borrowed D. spent

20. A. easy B. difficult C. exciting D. expensive

21. A. play B. listen C. sing D. study

22. A. shower B. walk C. rest D. breath

23. A. new B. old C. big D. small

24. A. morden B. country C. Jazz D. classical