鼓楼中学九年级（上）期中试卷英语一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.In the game Chinese Parents, designers hope kids and parents can understand each other ______ playing thegame.A. throughB. withC. underD. for2.--- Do you think you’ll win the basketball final tomorrow?--- Of course, we’re all feeling pretty ______.A. confidentB. energyC. patientD. curious3.More Chinglish spreads all over the world, ______ “long time no see” ______ “add oil” has entered OxfordEnglish Dictionary.A. Both; andB. Either; orC. Neither; norD. Not only; but also4.--- ______ taking a trip to Zijin Mountain after the exam?--- Good idea. I have dreamed of it for a long time.A. Why don’t weB. Why notC. What aboutD. Shall we5.--- Look! So many cars at the traffic lights!--- Yeah! We can’t be ______ careful when we cross the road.A. veryB. soC. tooD. quite6.I woke up at one o’clock last night. The silence was broken by the soft ______ of rain.A. whisperB. voiceC. noiseD. sound7.--- Are you happy with your work, Miss Lu?--- Sure. ______ I complete a task, I feel a real sense of achievement.A. WheneverB. UntilC. WhileD. Although8.When I travel abroad, I always feel homesick when I eat traditional Chinese food. In the sentence “homesick”describes a ______.A. sicknessB. positionC. feelingD. condition9.--- Tom fell off the bike and hurt himself!--- What? It’s a ______ that he can’t take part in the sports meeting.A. pleasureB. surpriseC. shameD. pity110.--- I keep on exercising every day but I still fail to lose weight.--- Why? A healthy diet ______ at the same time I think.A. needsB. will needC. is neededD. will be needed11.--- House 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 chanceB. lose one’s wayC. lose heartD. lose money12.--- 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 betterB. would ratherC. need toD. have to13.--- 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 heldB. how often the Winter Olympics Games are heldC. how soon will the Winter Olympics Games be heldD. how soon the Winter Olympics Games will be held14.--- 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 lateB. that you have difficulty with your studyC. how you are getting on with your friendsD. if you have enough time to do homework15.--- Thank you so much for your advice on my English pronunciation.--- ______. I’m glad my advice is of some help to you.A. Never mindB. Don’t mention itC. It doesn’t matterD. I don’t think so二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Playing a musical instrument is a great hobby to have. I startedplaying the piano when I was five years old and ___16___ reallyenjoy 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 lovelypiano in the house and I had piano lessons every week. ___18___,when I went to university, I had to leave my family, my home and2my 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. simply17. A. feeling blue B. turning white C. seeing red D. getting grey18. A. Otherwise B. However C. Moreover D. Instead19. A. paid B. took C. borrowed D. spent20. A. easy B. difficult C. exciting D. expensive21. A. play B. listen C. sing D. study22. A. shower B. walk C. rest D. breath23. A. new B. old C. big D. small24. A. morden B. country C. Jazz D. classical25. A. mainly B. exactly C. especially D. certainly三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）A3A. Murder on AirB. MacbethC. Love of My LifeD. Super Wings-Dizzy’s Fantastic Journey27.Mr. and Mrs. Smith want to watch “Love of My Life”, they should pay at least ______.A. 160 yuanB. 180 yuanC. 240 yuanD. 360 yuan28.Which of the following is TRUE?A. You can watch the stage play on Sunday.B. You can buy the ticket for Murder on Air.C. You can watch Love of My Life if you love music.D. You can watch the radio drama with your 5-year-old son.BRon Roy grew up in the 1950s. He lived in a small town in Connecticut. He went to a tiny school. After school he played in the woods behind his house. On the weekends he went to the movie theater with his friends. When Ron Roy was nine years old, he was given a book for his birthday. The book told a magical story. It made him want to read more and write stories of his own.Ron Roy kept reading as he want through school. He loved to read. It didn’t matter what the story was. He loved them all. This love for books led him to study English literature in college. A love for children made him want to be a teacher. After several years in school, Ron Roy started teaching. Books and stories were all around him. One day, he knew—he wanted to write books, too.So, Ron Roy got to work. Every evening after he came home from school he wrote. As soon as his story was4finished, he started another one. When each story finished, he put it in the mail. He sent every story to a book publisher (出版商). Soon, the replies started coming back to him. Each one was the same. “No.” “Sorry.” “We’re not interested.” No one wanted to print his stories. Still, Ron Roy did not give up. He kept writing. Four years later, nothing had changed … until one day, it did. One day, a letter came in the mail that said, “We would love to publish your book.” Ron Roy was over the moon. All of his hard work had finally paid off!29.What did Ron Roy do on the weekends when he was a boy?A. He read magical stories.B. He went to the library.C. He played in the woods.D. He went to the movies.30.How long did it take before his first book was published?A. four weeks.B. Four minthsC. Four Years.D. Fourteen years.31.What does the underlined phrase “over the moon” mean in the passage?A. Happy.B. Proud.C.Sleepless.D.Hopeful.CEverybody knows how important it is for students to get a good night’s sleep every night. You aren’t able to do your best and keep up with all of your tasks unless (除非) you sleep well. I’m sure you already know that you should go to bed at a proper hour. Most experts (专家) agree that the best number of hours is eight, and this has been accepted as common sense. However, I was young once and I know that most of you get much less sleep than that—and in some cases it will influence your schoolwork.I read an interesting article in a teacher’s magazine recently. They did a study of 848 students in Wales. Worryingly, the results showed that teenagers are facing a new problem. They may go to bed and get up at suitable times but a growing number are waking up in the middle of the night, not to use the bathroom or have a snack but because of a new phenomenon (现象): FOMO—Fear Of Missing Out!According to the article, schoolchildren are suffering because of a growing trend (趋势) to wake up during the night to check their phones. Afraid of missing a reply or chance to join in a chat, teenagers are waking at all times of the night, going online. All this happens when they should be sound asleep.Experts are worries about this growing trend and the report shows some worrying facts that I’d like to share with you:➢23% of 12 to 15-year-olds wake up nearly every night to use phones. Another 15% wake up at night once a week for the same reason.➢One in three students are always tired and unable to study well.➢Students who use phones during the night are more possible to suffer from depression (抑郁) and anxiety.So switch off your phones at night. The world won’t end. I give you my word that you won’t miss anything important.32.Students won’t be able to study well ______.5。