秘密★启用前2017秋泸县二中外国语学校九年级期中考试英语试题试卷满分：120分考试时间：120分钟注意事项：1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题70分）请点击修改第I卷的文字说明一．基础知识运用（共两节；满分30分）第一节单项选择（共10个小题，每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑.。

1．-Our government has decided to ______ more hospitals and schools in Jiangbei New District of Nanjing. —I’m very glad to hear that.A. look upB. set upC. give upD. take up2．--Wechat (微信) really influences people's life.-- _________ . It is easier for us to keep in touch with others.A. MainlyB. ExactlyC. SimplyD. Mostly3．--_As a nurse, her work goes taking care of her patients.---Yes, she always thinks of others.A. beyondB. besideC. behindD. between4．—Which of the three dresses will you take?—I’ll take ____. Let’s go to another shop.A. bothB. eitherC. noneD. all5．-I've bought all the food for the party tonight.-Thank you. Then I ____ go to the supermarket.A. can'tB. mustn'tC. shouldn'tD. needn't6．Come on, children! Help to some .A. yourself ; meatB. yourselves ; chickenC. yourselves ; beefsD. yourself ; meats7．——Lily is coming by plane tomorrow.——Let’s go to airport to meet her.A. a ; aB. / ; aC. the ; theD. / ; the8．——Excuse me, would you please show me the way to the shop?——I’m sorry, I’m new here, you may ask the policeman over there.A. shoe’sB. shoesC. shoeD. shoes’9．Mother’s Day is coming. I’m thinking about _________.A. what present I gave herB. where will we have a big mealC. how I will give her a surpriseD. if I planned a party for her10．--- Did you enjoy your time in the concert?--- Yes, I have never been to _________ one before.A. a betterB. the bestC. a worseD. the worst第二节完形填空（共20个小题；每小题1分，共20分）通读下面的短文，然后从后面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑.。

AIt’s well known that Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time and he was als o a really great person. Here are some 11 things about him.When Einstein started to work in America, someone asked him 12 he needed. He said he needed a desk, some paper and a pencil. He also asked for a big waste-paper basket to hold all of his 13 . This shows that he knew even the cleverest man in the world can only learn by making mistakes.Einstein considered 14 very important. He never wore socks and he thought it was a waste of time15 socks 16 people had already worn shoes. He also thought it was a waste of time remembering things that could be 17 quickly in a book. That’s why he never remembered his own phone number in the phone book. He knew what should be remembered. It’s 18 that if we’re going to do great things in our lives, we cannot waste our time.Einstein liked to joke, too. Once in an exam a student asked 19 why all the questions were the same as the last year’s. Einstein replied that the questions were the same but the answers were ___20___!11．A. bad B. interesting C. great D. successful12．A. what B. that C. which D. whether13．A. paper B. pencils C. mistakes D. questions14．A. time B. money C. success D. socks15．A. putting off B. putting on C. taking off D. taking out16．A. if B. because C. unless D. after17．A. bought B. brought C. found D. taken18．A. true B. dangerous C. nice D. basic19．A. his B. he C. her D. him20．A. difficult B. easy C. free D. differentBA young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet learned anything about the Chinese culture.One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was immediately given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not21 and she also found this type of tea rather 22 . However, since she had been given the tea, she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it 23 so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not24, she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half-full, the host insisted on giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had 25 , but it seemed to have no 26 . Her cup kept being 27 , and she kept on drinking.During the time of her 28 , she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just left the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her 29 culture, she felt it too 30 to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests (抗议) that she had had enough!21．A. tired B. happy C. thirsty D. interested22．A. bitter B. sweet C. nice D. cold23．A. in time B. slowly C. gradually D. quickly24．A. take B. have C. like D. buy25．A. some B. enough C. all D. a little26．A. value B. end C. effect D. importance27．A. filled B. moved C. changed D. emptied28．A. talk B. visit C. party D. investigation29．A. modern B. ancient C. Western D. Eastern30．A. impolite B. polite C. easy D. uneasy二．阅读理解（共20个小题；每个小题2分，共40分）通读下面的短文，然后从后面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑.。