江苏省南京市扬子一中2015-2016学年九年级上英语月考试卷（12月份）班级姓名一、选择题( )1. — So many people are standing outside the hall. ________ will the concert begin?— ________ seven o'clock.A. How soon; UntilB. How long; UntilC. How long; Not untilD. How soon; Not until( )2. — What do you think________ if the car________?A. can we do; is brokenB. can we do; breaks downC. we can do; breaks downD. we can do; is broken down( )3.He has _______ little money that he can’t even afford to buy__________ little sheep.A. so; soB. such; suchC. so; suchD. such; so( )4. —Which of these shirts do you like best?—I’ll take . They are both expensive and out of fashion.A. neitherB. eitherC. noneD. both( )5. Wendy is my best friend. To me, our friendship is _______price.A. offB. beyondC. underD. within( )6. –Why did Miss. Wang look so worried when we saw her.--Because she wondered ______________________.A. what she will do during the tripB. when would the policeman comeC. if her students survived the earthquakeD. where did the other students go( )7. It was her ___________ performance, but the memory was ____________.A. last; lastingB. last; lastedC. lasted; lastingD. lasted; last( )8. It is well known _______ all people that Beijing is known _______ the capital of China.A. to; asB. to; forC. for; asD. for; for( )9. The number of the classes in our school is _______ than _______ of any other school in Wuxi.A. larger; the oneB. more; thatC. larger; thatD. more; the one ( )10. You could hardly imagine ______________ amazing the Great Wall was _______________ you saw it with your own eyes.A. how, unlessB. what, unlessC. how, ifD. what, until( )11. My teacher was so angry at _______________ he walked out of the office without a word.A. what he did andB. what did he thatC. he did what thatD. what he did that ( )12. The Smith are considering _________ to England because they __________ the cold weather there.A. not moving, aren’t used toB. not moving, didn’t use toC. not to move, didn’t use toD. not to move, aren’t used to( )13. She _________her lovely pet dog last week. She was very sad for the _________of the dog..A. lose, lossB. lost, losingC. lost, lossD. lost, lost( )14. —I really want to give up my dream of being a singer.—_________. You are so young that you still have more chances.A. Don’t do it like that.B. It’s a good idea.C. Why not start again.D. How lovely you are!( )15.— Mum, when shall we go to the zoo?— Sorry, I will have a meeting today. But________ Saturday ________ Sunday is OK.A. Not only; but alsoB. Neither; norC. Either; orD. Both; and ( )16. ——Why did Tan become interested in the sounds of nature?——__________he thinks the best music comes from nature.A. SinceB. AsC. BecauseD. For( )17. The singer from Taiwan is __________ as the person who may get the champion in the singing competition by many people.A. directedB. consideredC. knownD. announced( )18 She plays a role in a film_____________ a true story.A. is based onB. base uponC. was based uponD. based upon ( )19. —I don’t like reading newspapers —__________________________.A. So do IB. Neither do IC. So I doD. Neither I do( )20. — I hope that I will have millions of dollars and I can buy my private (私人的) plane. — ________.A. You are welcomeB. That’s very kind of youC. In your dreamsD. Thank you all the same三、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story 1 their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to writ e a good children’s book. Either the author has aimed too 2 , so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, 3 the story seems to be talking to the readers.The best children’s books are 4 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy the child who hears the story and the adult who reads it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, 5 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 6 to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as works of children’s literature were in fact written for 7 . “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious（明显）of this.Children, left for themselves, often 8 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a library and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative way, or have a look at the most children’s comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.Perhaps we parents should stop 9 to brainwash（洗脑）children into accepting our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so 10 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise over the bedtime story.1. A. to B. in C. with D. around2. A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult3. A. and B. but C. or D. so4. A. both B. neither C. either D. very5. A. but B. however C. so D. because6. A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast7.A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children8. A. are B. show C. find D. add9. A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring10. A. same B. friendly C. different D. common三、阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。