水源镇九年一贯制学校2020年九年级下学期检测
英语试题
考试时间120分钟，满分120分
（客观性试题：55分）
Ⅰ. 单项选择（共20分，每小题1分）
1. . —__________ do you go to the library? —Twice a week.
A .How soon B. How much C. How often D. How far
2. Football is so exciting that _____ people in the world play it
A .million of B. millions of C. two million of D. two millions
3. _____ the sun was not yet up, ______ many people were already taking exercise
A Though, / B Though, but C However,/ D However, but
4. We have a _____ holiday on National Day
A. three days B. three-day C .three-days D .three day’s
5. --- When will you return the book to me? ---- I’ll give you ____ I finish it
A. once B. until C .as soon as D .unless
6. --- I can hardly believe my eyes. Is that you, Lucy?
--- Yes, it has been almost 20 years ____ we were together.
A .for B. as C. since D. when
7. --- Where will we go camping this Sunday? --- _____
A .Somewhere interesting B. Interesting somewhere
C .Anywhere interesting D .Interesting anywhere
8. The teacher asked me to read aloud _____ all the students could hear me
A. so that B. as that C. in order to D. such that
9. Norman Bethune died ____ he did not stop to take care of his hand
A. because B. so C .so that D. though
10. Many successful people have the same quality- they never ____ no matter what
difficulties they’ve had
A .stay up B. cheer up C .give up D. take up
11. I am too tired, so I have to stop ______ a rest
A .to have B. having C. have D. had
12. --- I didn’t see you at the beginning of the party last night.
---- I ______ on my report at that time
A. worked B. work C. was working D. am working
13. I am looking forward to ____ my grandparents
A. visit B. to visit C. visits D. visiting
14. My clock often ____ in the morning A .wake me up B. wakes me up C. wake up me D. wakes up me
15 --- Must I hand in my homework now, Mr. Smith? ---- No, you _____
A .mustn’t B .can’t C. won’t D. needn’t
16. Look at the sign” No _____”
A. shout B. shouting C. to shout D. shouted
17. --- I don’t know if he _____ today. ---- I think if he _____ , he ______
A. will come, is free, will come B .comes, is free, will come
C. will come, is free, comes D. comes, is free, comes
18. _____the small town is!
A. What beautiful B. What a beautiful C .How beautifully D. How beautiful
19. Please tell me _____ last year
A .where does your sister work B .where did your sister work
C. where your sister works D. where your sister worked
20. The painting is the most expensive one _____ he bought.
A .who B .which C. that D. whom
II. 完形填空 (共15分，每小题1分)
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
Ballpoint pens have made life easier for millions of people. At one time 21 did not like their
students to 22 with pen. Perhaps it was because pens can leak(漏) and it is 23 to spill(溢出) the
ink. And it is hard to write on thin or cheap paper with them.
Ladislao Biro 24 for a newspaper in Budapest. He spent all day 25 his desk. Day in and day
out, he corrected 26 of thin, cheap paper with a pen and ink. He often had to stop to 27 his pen
and it did not write 28 on the thin paper. He and his brother George 29 some experiments. They
wanted a pen that did not leak, with ink that did not spill. Why not 30 a little ball at the end?
Two Englishmen, Henry Martin and Frederick Miles, like the 31 .It was the 32 of the
Second World War. The Air Force 33 a non-leak, non-spill pen for the men to write with in 34 .
Martin and Miles made and 35 many thousands of Biro “writing-sticks” to the Air Force.
21. A. factories B. schools C. shops D. restaurants
22. A. play B. write C. come D. meet
23. A. easy B. hard C. free D. popular
24. A. left B. waited C. looked D. worked
25. A. on B. near C. at D. in
26. A. mistake B. books C. pages D. diaries
27. A. mend B. fill C. brush D. change
28. A. well B. down C. out D. up
29. A. kept B. finished C. began D. studied
30.A. find B. wear C . grow D. use
31.A. matter B. result C. meaning D. idea 32.A. day B. time C. break D. year
33.A. bought B. took C. needed D. preferred
34.A. planes B. ships C. trains D. buses
35.A. sold B. lent C. moved D. passed
III．阅读理解（共20分，每小题1分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
Passage 1
Neighborhood yentas are well—known women. They spend most of their time watching people around
them. The yentas have this title for this. “Yenta” is a Yiddish word. It means a trouble maker or a talkative
person. Nobody in the street is safe from their eyes or tongue.
Yentas certainly are not bad people. They pass on messages and advice. They give up-to-the-minute
weather reports. They know who is doing what. They see，hear，and know all and usually repeat it. They
have called themselves reporters.
Some of the yentas’ neighbors think them so interested in others’ things that they forget their own.
Sometimes, however ,a child has to be found，or a robbery has to be reported. Then what yentas do are
helpful. Every neighborhood appreciates its yentas very much. It doesn’t matter what their color，belief or
accent is.
36. From the passage we know that a yenta___________ .
A. is famous for watching people walking B.1ikes talking about others
C. can be either a man or a woman D. is not a help at all
37.If you live near a yenta，you_________.
A. will not be safe B. can’t stop yourself from being watched
C. will be stopped when you pass by D. have to pay for their help
38.When you are in trouble，yentas_____________ .
A. will make a joke on you B. will watch you all the time
C. can sometimes give you a hand D. will report that to the police
39.The word “up-to-the-minute” means________ .
A. oldest B. best C. latest D. worst
40.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. We can get weather reports from yentas.
B. You can learn things about neighbors from yentas.
C. Yentas are sometimes a help to others.
D. Yentas care more about themselves than about others.
Passage 2
If someone says to you: “give me five”, do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make
others laugh! The person's not asking for your money, but your fingers.
