2016-2017学年度第二学期第二阶段学业质量监测试卷九年级英语注意事项：1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共10页，满分为90分；考试时间90分钟。

2．答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上。

选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂，非选择题必须使用墨水笔书写。

选择题（共40分）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。

1. English is considered as ______ useful language, so more and more people try to learn it well.A. aB. anC. theD. 不填2. — Cindy, you look worried. Do you need a hand?— You are so kind, ______ I want to do it on my own.A. andB. orC. soD. but3. After 79 minutes of flying, the C919 landed safely at Shanghai Pudong International Airport ______ 3:20 pm on Friday.A. onB. inC. atD. from4. — The English speech competition is coming. I am very nervous.— Cheer up. You should believe in ______.A. myselfB. yourselfC. ourselvesD. themselves5. There have been 7 underground lines in Nanjing and 9 more lines ______ in a few years.A. are builtB. will buildC. will be builtD. are going to build6. — Nature is our greatest treasure.— Yes. If humans don’t take action, natural resources will ______ one day.A. turn outB. put outC. carry outD. run out7.The famous scientist Danian Huang passed away on 1 January. It is a great ______ to Chinesescience.A. lossB. missC. newsD. challenge8. — These two pictures are exactly the same.— I don’t think so. If you look ______, you’ll find the colours of the mountains are different.A. nearlyB. mainlyC. closelyD. hardly9. — What did you do during the Dragon Boat Festival?— I ______ a dragon boat race with my cousin. It was so exciting.A. watchB. watchedC. am watchingD. have watched10. — What do you think of Readers on CCTV?— It’s so wonderful! I’ve never seen ______ programme before.A. a goodB. a betterC. the bestD. a worse11. — Excuse me, could you tell me ______?— In front of the gate of our school.A. what time should we arrive at the parkB. where should we meetC. where I can find you tomorrow morningD. what we need to take with us12. — It’s very kind of Lily to prepare all the things for the party.— Do you mean we ______ bring anything?A. can’tB. shouldn’tC. needn’tD. mustn’t13. In a dictionary, which of the following words is before the others?A. bananaB. picnicC. bicycleD. forget14. — Do you mind my opening the window? It’s really hot.— ______. Do as you like.A. Not at allB. Don’t worryC. Of courseD. I’m sorry you can’t15. — It is said that there may be a war between these two countries.— ______. Peace is what everyone wants.A. I hope soB. I hope notC. It depends on youD. I don’t mind二、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和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。

Ten years ago, many people thought that the age of the physicalbooks (纸质书) was coming to an end. The objects that had been thecompanions (伙伴) of millions of 16 for hundreds of yearswere going to die out. Soon, we’d all be reading on little electronicscreens and laughing at the memory of pla ces called “17 ” and“bookshops”.But it seems not true about the idea of the death of the physicalbooks. At least in the UK, as The Guardian noted, sales of e-books are falling while sales of physical books are 18 . More surprisingly, it’s young pe ople who are buying the most physical books. More than 60 percent of 16-to-24-year-olds 19 print books to e-books. There are many reasons and the most popular one i s: “I would like to 20 the product.”Books become very personal objects to reading lovers. It often starts 21 they get the books. Many buyers of books like to write down their names on the inside cover when they’ve bought one. And we 22 books around with us everywhere.If there’s a mark made on the pages from coffee or food, it doesn’t matter. These small 23 make our books even more personal. It’s just like readers of physical books make friends with them.The “friendship” 24 people develop with books isn’t just about feelings. Research has shown that readers remember more information from reading physical books than electronic ones.However, ther e’s no25 that e-books are here to stay. They aren’t simply a “here today, gone tomorrow” thing. But it’s also certain that physical books, which have been in production since the fifteenth century, are here to stay, too.16. A. workers B. farmers C. doctors D. readers17. A. theatres B. labs C. libraries D. studios18. A. rising B. raising C. rushing D. resting19. A. pick B. prefer C. like D. want20. A. put B. lay C. hold D. throw21. A. while B. since C. before D. when22. A. read B. carry C. show D. donate23. A. accidents B. stories C. presents D. messages24. A. who B. what C. that D. when25. A. way B. need C. excuse D. doubt三、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和D）中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。