九年级英语试卷八〔2月2号〕一、单项选择(1 5小题，每一小题1分，一共1 5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项里面选出一个最正确答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
( )1．----What ______exciting journey!----Yes，I’m sure there couldn’t be ______better one．A．an；a B．the；the C．the；a D．an；＼( ) 2.---Does he have the ____to communicate with them in English?---Yes，he has learned English in London for three years．A．energy B．way C．ability D．background ( )3．---Would you please go out with me on Saturday?--- I won’t go with you——you tell me where to go．A．while B．when C. unless D．because( )4.--I want to look up the word，but I have left my dictionary at home． --Do n’t worry．You can use_____．A．my B．me C．mine D．myself( )5．---Would you like meat or fish for dinner?---______is OK．I don’t mind．A．Both B．Either C．An D．Neither( )6．----Lucy is forty-two，and Mary is forty-four．---But Mary looks much _____than Lucy．Does Lucy have a hard life?A．young B．younger C．youngest D．the youngest( )7．---What do you think of the movie?---It’s quite different from the one _____I saw last month．A．that B．who C．what D．when( )8．How time flies! Three years has passed since we ____in the school．A．study B．studied C．will study D．have studied ( )9.---More and more new schools ______in the area in ten years．---Yes，our country is becoming stronger and stronger．A．will build B．have built C．will be built D．have been built ( )10.My mother doesn’t like the dress．She thinks it makes her ______ fat．A．look B．looks C．looking D．to look( )11．----Must we leave now?----No，we______ .We still have two more hours．A．don’t B．aren’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t ( )12．---Lucy，here is a dictionary．I hope it can help you．---Thank you．It’s ______ what I need．A．just B．still．C．yet D．already(．)13．----I hear you will．go to your hometown during yoursummer holiday．--Yes，I ____my hometown for a long time．I really miss it．A.1eftB.have left C．went away from D.have been away from ( )14. Zhengzhou lies__ the north of Henan but it lies____the west of Shangqiu．A．in；in B．to；in C．in；to D．to；to( )15．---I don’t know_______．---Why not ask Jim? He may know．A．when does the train arrive B. that we will plant trees or notC. how much he paid for the coatD. what is her name二、完形填空(1 0小题，每一小题1分，一共10分)先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项里面，选出可以填入相应空白处的最正确答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。
When I was little, I wanted to play basketball for school．16 ____I wasn’t good at it．I kept on trying．I started playing in the 2nd grade．My brother who was in the 7th grade would always help me．He would 17_____ the basket on purpose so I wouldn’t lose against him．One day，though，another boy shouted at my brother：“Go away!You stink(糟透了)!"My brother 18__ to stop playing basketball with me．I felt so 19___ that 1 wanted to stop playing．About a week later，I saw my brother play in a real game．He was so good that I 20____ I had to keep playing．Five years later I started to play in my school’s basketball team．All my hard work has paid off．I always tell others never to give up．If someone puts you 21______ ,remember he or she is only one person，and you mustnever stop trying．In study，I learn 22______ to give up trying，too．At school，when someone told me that physics is too hard for me to understand，I decided not to give up trying to understand it．I knew that if I just kept on trying，1 would 23_____ it in the end．Again，it took a lot of work．but now I understand physics well．In·the future，no matter how 24_____ I feel，1 will always tell myself never to give up．You have to keep on trying，even when something hurts you so much that every part of your body 25___ you to stop．When you finally become a success，you’ll know that the reason you have become successful is that you never give up．( )16．A．And B．So C．Or D．But( )17．A．shoot B．hit C．miss D．get( )18．A．refused B．had C．let D．forgot( )19．A．sad B．happy C．afraid D．confident( )20．A．allowed B．regretted C．realized D．changed ( )21．A．off B．away C．down D．out( )22．A．never B．always C．almost D．hardly( )23．A．make B．climb C．compare D。
throw( )24．A．10vely B．hard C．strong D．busy( )25．A．helps B．gives C．expects D．troubles三、阅读理解(20小题，每一小题2分，一共40分)阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。
AWhen I was looking for a Christmas present for my daughter in a toy store, a nicely dressed little girl, with some money in her little hand, was looking at some beautiful dolls. When she saw a doll she liked, she would ask her father if she had enough money. He usually said yes.At the same time, a boy, who was wearing old and small clothes, was looking at some video games. He, too, had money in his hand, but it looked less than five dollars. Each time he picked up one of the video games and looked at his father, the father shook his head.The little girl chose her doll, a very beautiful one. However, she noticed the boy and his father. She saw the boy give up a video game with disappointment and walk to another corner of the store.The little girl put her doll back to the shelf and ran over to the video game. After she talked to her father, she paid for the video game and whispered〔耳语〕to the shop assistant.So the boy got the video game he wanted for free—he was told it was a present from the store. He smiled happily, although he felt it was so incredible.The girl saw all that happened. She smiled, too.When I walked out of the store to my car, I the father asking his daughter why she had done that. I would never forget their short talk. “Daddy, didn’t Grandmawant me to buy something that would make me happy?〞He said, “Of course, she did.〞“Well, I just did it!〞 With that word, the little girl started skipping〔蹦跳〕towards their car happily.根据材料内容选择最正确答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。