九年级下学期入学考试（英语）I.单项选择。
（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）1. —Do you know how to spell ______word “strength” in English?—Yes. It begins with ______“s”A. The; aB. the; anC. a; theD. the ; the2. —Betty, are Lucy and Lily twin sisters?—Yes. They are so similar that it's almost to tell one from the other.A. possibleB. impossibleC. usualD. unusual3. —It's reported that Music and Art will enter the Entrance Examination for the High School.—big news! So it's important for students to learn them well.A. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a4. —Mum, I want to watch Everlasting Classics on CCTV 1 tonight.—Oh, dear, it for nearly twenty minutes. Come on!A. will beginB. will be onC. has begunD. has been on5. —Of all the modern Chinese writers I like Mo Yan best.—Me too. His novel Red Sorghum Clan a turning point in hiswriting career.A. showsB. marksC. getsD. achieves6. —I joined in 2019 Yangzhou International Half Marathon, ______ I couldn’t run asfast as a real athlete.—That’s really great! You’re my hero！A. thoughB. untilC. unlessD. if7. —Sandy, you’d better _____ your notes bef ore you do your homework every evening.—OK, I will, mum.A. look throughB. look outC. look afterD. look around8. —As we know, it’s difficult to live in a foreign country.—______ if you can’t understand the language there.A. ProperlyB. RecentlyC. UsuallyD. Especially9. －What do you think of Jim?－He is a serious boy. Whenever he ______ the tasks, he will try his best to finish them well.A. will be givenB. will giveC. givesD. is given10.－The novel Gulliver’s Travel is very nice.－So it is. Could you tell me__________?A. how long I can borrow itB. if I can keep it for another weekC. when should I return itD. that I can borrow it11. —I’m afraid that you look a bit fatter than before.— Yeah. I need to start exercising and get back in ______A. sizeB. heightC. styleD. shape12. — How was your job interview yesterday?—Oh, I couldn’t feel ______.I could h ardly answer most of the questions they asked.A. worseB. easierC. betterD. happier13. —Have you found the information about the famous people _____ you can use for thereport?—Not yet. I’ll search some on the Internet.A.whoB. whatC. whomD. which14. — I was told that Tom was charged with stealing the jewelry from the shop.— It is just a misunderstanding(误会). _______, he had nothing to do with it.A.In factB.As a resultC. HoweverD. Moreover15. —You shouldn’t stay up late tonight.— Thanks. I will go to bed earlier. ___________.A. No pain, no gainB. I believe practice makes perfectC. Many hands make light workD.I won’t burn the candle at both endsII. 完形填空。
（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）Resi and I walked to school together every morning. We linked up with some of the other village children. It was 1945 in Germany，and this was a 16 thing because of the war.Sometimes Resi and I took a shortcut，a little path 17 a meadow(草地). One day，we saw a young stranger chopping wood in the side yard of a house. We walked away quickly，18 who he was.The next morning，there he was. He didn't seem to notice us，19 we were only a few feet away. Again we stared，then ran away.Resi said that he was one of a small group of Americans being captured(俘虏) by the German army . We weren't 20 ，just curious. He looked nice.One morning some days later，the American 21 from his woodpile. He smiled and said, “Hi. ” We didn't know any English. So，as usual，we ran away.From then on, 22 we passed by，we would find the American working in the yard，almost as if he was 23 us. Every day，he waved and repeated his “Hi”．We waved back and said “Hi”24 .After another week，there was another 25 English word，there was “Byebye”．We laughed and parroted it back, “Byebye. ”Later，the man came closer to the fence，and said, “F rankie. ”Resi and I became quite 26 with our “Hi，Frankie；bye-bye，Frankie” morning routine. Sometimes he would be singing. “You are my sunshine... ” he sang over and over，27 ，until we could sing the whole song.One morning，Resi and I arrived，but there was no Frankie. We looked 28 . No Frankie. We never saw him again.Years later，at a picnic with our American relatives，29 started singing, “You are my sunshine... ” Of course I remembered the words，and I 30 joined in. I told them about Frankie. And to this day，whenever I hear the song，I remember Frankie and the wonderful legacy he left us：our first English lesson and many happy memories.( )16. A．pleasant B．peaceful C．safe D．secret( )17. A．along B．among C．across D．around( )18. A．wondering B．telling C．knowing D．noticing( )19.A．but B．though C．if D．unless( )20. A．pleased B．afraid C．creative D．sad( )21. A．looked at B．looked around C．looked into D．looked up( )22. A．however B．wherever C．whoever D．whenever( )23. A．looking for B．talking to C．waiting for D．listening to( )24. A．in return B．in turns C．in short D．in fact( )25. A．familiar B．new C．boring D．pleasant( )26. A．nervous B．comfortable C．curious D．afraid( )27. A．slowly B．quietly C．gently D．quickly( )28. A．somewhere B．everywhere C．nowhere D．anywhere( )29. A．no one B．anyone C．everyone D．someone( )30. A．unwillingly B．happily C．sadly D．carefullyIII. 阅读理解。