2018-2019学年江苏省南京市鼓楼区金陵汇文中学九年级上学期月考英语试卷一、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Earth is only home to everyone. Let's try to make it greener world to live in.A. a; aB. the; aC. a; theD. the; the22. --Thanks for looking after me my illness, Millie--don't mention it. That's what friends are for.A. throughB. againstC. withD. across23. My little cousin is a(an) boy and he always asks me all kinds of strange questions.A. creativeB. curiousC. energeticD. organized24. -- It's dangerous to walk across the street carelessly.-- you're right. We can't be careful while crossing the streetA. SoB. veryC. tooD. more25. -- Would you like a cup of coffee or a bottle of juice-- . I'd like some milkA. EitherB. BothC. NoneD. Neither26. There were noises coming from upstairs, but we didn’t them.A. listen toB. pay attention toC. look forD. ask for27. -- What are you reading-- A book about a baseball player. This guy was well for his devotion to charity work.A. enjoyedB. behavedC. expectedD. respected28. -- What do you think of Charlie Chaplin?-- He has me with his good sense of humour.A. impressedB. admiredC. remindedD. warned29. You never know how much difficulty we had the problem. Luckily, we managed to solve it with Mrs. Wu’s help.A. working outB. work outC. worked outD. to work out30. -- Do you think I should wear an orange shirt today?-- Yes. orange can bring you good luck, it is good for your interview.A. ThoughB. AsC. ButD. While31. -- Little Jenny looks unhappy today.--Don’t worry. A box of chocolates will her .A. give…upB. wake…upC. cheer…upD. pick…up32. -- Do you believe that man can live on Mars in the future?-- It's hard to say. Scientists are still not sure we can grow plants on Mars.A. thatB. whetherC. whenD. what33. -- I'm going to take the kids to see the movie Cry Me a Sad River.-- . The kids are too young. That movie is not suitable for themA. You'd better notB. Good idC. I think soD. No problem34. This piece of music is worth .A. to listenB. to listen toC. listeningD. listening to35. -- I spent the whole night preparing my report.-- Don't stay up too late, or you will be tired out. Remember, .A. it never rains but it poursB. you can’t burn the candle at both endsC. you can’t put all your eggs in one basketD. the grass is always greener on the other side三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Stitch（一针）after stitch, Amy is embroidering（刺绣）her hand－made napkin.“Well, Amy, how are you getting on?” cried Lizzy, whose__36__seemed to fly over her work.“Not very fast, ” replied quiet little Amy. Meanwhile, she didn't __37__her eyes, “I have almost finished one side. ”“One side! ” cried, with an unpleasant laugh, “why, we both began sewing(缝制) at the same time, and I' m now at the fourth side of mine! ”“1 know that I am __38__，but I’ll try to be steady（稳的），and to do my best．” said thelittle girl, as she went on with her work.“As I sew so fast. ” , cried Lizzy, “I’m sure to have finished my napkin long before the bell rings for dinner. I'II just run for a minute to the garden, to see if the roses are out.” -so, leaving her work on a chair, Lizzy went out of the room.Amy longed for the fresh air and the flowers, but her work must first be done. Steadily shesewed the napkin. “Ah, you slow little thing!” cried Lizzy. “You will __39__get up to me. I’ll have time to go to my room and put up my new picture on the wall.”Little Lizzy went off happily. Amy went on with her work. Before her sister__40__ the room again, the third side of her napkin was done.“Had you not better finish your sewing? ”said Amy. “It must be near the time for dinner.”“-Oh! I can finish it in two minutes. only I want to read that story book, which Tom told uswas so funny.”“What if you __41__? ”“No fear of that ! ”cried Lizzy. “No one is so likely to be as a slow little thing like you!”Poor Amy made no __42__, quietly she worked on. Lizzy was soon deep in her story andshe forgot all about her __43__ , till suddenly the sound of the bell woke her up.“Can it be dinner-time?” she cried. “Oh dear, and my napkin is not done! And yours-”“It is __44__ finished, ”said Amy, as she quietly put it away.“This is much like ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’,the faster, but not the winner, ” thought Lizzy , who, though proud, had enough feeling to take a lesson: The quick, proud may have the __45__, but the quiet, steady may do more in the end.36.A. fingers B. eyes C. feet D. body37. A. touch B. open C. raise D. cover38. A. careful B. nervous C. unusual D. slow39. A. never B. surely C. always D. finally40. A. tidied B. left C. cleaned D. entered41. A. can B. can 't C. should D. shouldn’t42. A. choice B. decision C. mistake D. reply43. A. story B. rose C. work D. sister44. A. even B. just C. almost D. hardly45. A. change B. progress C. start D. luck四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。