江苏省九年级下学期第一次月考英语试卷（内容：七上-八上；满分：110分，考试时间：90分钟；2018326启用）一、选择填空（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。

1. --A n artist can draw 3-D pictures with chalk.-- ___________ amazing ！A. WhatB. HowC. What an 2. -- Good morning, boys and girls! Is ________ here?--Yes, Mr Wu.A. some oneB. anyoneC. everybody 3. As usual means ______________________ .A. the first timeB. all the timeC. seldom eno ugh to save his n eighbour from a fire. A. lazy B. gen tle C. braveD. careless5. I n an En glish dictio nary, which word comes after "quiet"? _________A. quiteB. quicklyC. questi onD. quarter6. ----What's the mea ning of the word "DIY"?.... It _______ "do-it-yourself".A. sta nds outB. sta nds byC. sta nds forD. sta nds with7. Lucy liked all the dresses, but she took the —one to save money for Project Hope.A. cheaperB. more expe nsiveC. cheapest 8. ----What's your best frie nd like?.... He _____________A. likes play ing computer gamesB. is clea ning his bedroomC. is a policema nD. is gen erous and cheerful9. It's true that Wendy has more books than ______ . But my books are morein teresti ng tha n ______ .A. I; sheB. me; hersC. mine; hersD. me; her10. Tom, _______ afraid of speak ing in front of people. You are the best one.A. don'tB.does n'tbeC. not beD. don't be11. Nanjing isn't so large ___ S hanghai. But it's the second ____ city in East China.A. as; the largestB. as; largestC. like; largerD. as; larger12. People in the UK say "garde n" while people in the USA say" _______ ".A. storeB. cookieC. yardD. eraser13. ----Don't tell anybody about this..... OK, I _________ .A. don'tB. wo n'tC.ca n'tD. am not14. We'll try our best to do the work with ____ money and _______ people.A. few; littleB. a few; a littleC. less; fewerD. fewer; less 15. The park ope ns 7 days a week. It closes only ____________ Christmas Day.A. inB. forC. atD. on 二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）It was n early dark, the sun was dropp ing dow n the mountains far away. Little Tom came back16 , with tears in his eyes. "What's the matter, Tom? 17 is your trip?" his mother asked with a big smile. "I failed. Themountain is so high and full of big or small stones 18 the way, I still go ahead. But I was 19 and it was so late that I had to come back." Tom cried. "It does n't matter, you are only 14 years old after all. You will have 20 _________ chanee." his mother said. "But, 21 at the top D. How anD. nobodyD. as they ofte ndo 4. Lin Tao wasD. most expe nsiveof the moun tai n is my dream!" Tom said. His father came over and asked," 22 you see the green trees on your way to the mountain? Sure, and there are a lot of beautiful flowers by the side of the road." Tom replied. "Did you 23 the birds singing?" his father asked. "There were many kinds ofbirds singing in the trees, and the sound was very24." Tom said. "Did youfeel the beauty of n ature?" his father asked."Yes, the blue sky, the white clouds, the gree n trees and the 25 flowers made a nice picture." Tom answered. "That's 26 !" his father smiled and said, "Please remember, son. For often, achieving what you expect is not 27 thing. Although you did n't 28 the top of the mountain, you got a lot on the way."It is _______ that not every goal will be achieved, not every job will end up with a success, andnot every dream 30 . The most beautiful scenery （风景）is on the way.16. A. to home B. home C. at home D. i n home17. A. What B. How long C. How ofte n D. How18. A. on B. i n C. by D. with19. A. tiring B. tired C.happy D. excited20. A. the other B. other C. ano ther D. others21. A. sta nd B. sta nding C. sta nds D. stood22. A. Did B. Do C. Are D. Does23. A. liste n B. listen to C.sound D. hear24. A. sweetly B. lovely C. nicely D. clearly25. A. colorful B. color C. colors D.colored26. A. all B. enough C. true D. everything27. A. importa nt B. more importa nt C. the most importa nt D. uni mportant28. A. reach B. arrive C. get D. got29. A. real B. true C.happy D. sad30.A. come true B. comes true C. came true D. will come true三、阅读理解（共12小题，每小题2分,满分24分）31.It is a shirt with short sleeves that has the shape of a T when spread out flat.32.It is a covering of leather, cotton, knitted wool, etc. for the hand.33.It is a shirt for a woma n or a girl.34. T hey are trousers made of strong cott on for in formal wear.BMany years ago in Japa n, a farmer and his wife had three childre n, two boys and a girl. The boys helped their pare nts on the farm. The girl was small and weak.She was ofte n ill. She spe nt her time draw ing cats. Her pare nts did n't like her, so they took her to the temple （寺庙）.In the temple the girl drew cats all day long. The other people in the temple tried to stop her, but she did n't liste n. So they asked the girl to leave the temple.The girl came to a tow n. She did n't have any mon ey, so she had to stay in an empty house outside the tow n. In side the house, there was only a mat （垫子）on the floor, a light n ear the window, and a large paper screen （屏风）.The girl drew some cats on the paper screen. She drew cats of every kind. When the scree n was full of cats, she lay dow n on the mat and went to sleep.The next morning, whe n the girl woke up, she was very surprised -- there was a very largedead mouse in the middle of the house! People in the town said,"The girl's cat drawings came to life （ 复活 ） at night. They saved the girl from the large mouse."The girl left the town and went on her way. Everywhere she went, people wanted to buy her catdrawings. Soon, she became one of the most famous artists in Japan. When you visit Japan, youmight be able to see one of her pictures.35. Why did the people in the temple send the girl away?A. She drew cats all the time.B. She didn't have any money.C. Her parents asked her to go back home.D. People in the town asked her to live in the town.36. What did the girl find the next day?Do you like eating chocolate? Companies spend millions of dollars on tools and machines to makechocolate. With a little ingredients （ 原料 ）, however, you can turn your kitchen into a chocolate factory. Today we will teach the Cocoa Powder （ 可可粉 ） Method （ 方法 ）, it is easier for beginners. Try it and make your own homemade chocolate.Here are the ingredients you need:cocoa powder -- 2 cups （220g ）; butter -- 3/4 cup （170g ）;sugar- 3/4 cup （100g ）;milk -- 2/3 cup （150ml ）; salt -- a little bit; water -- 1 cup （235ml ）.Now, please follow these steps. First, mix the cocoa powder and butter in a bowl until you have asmooth paste （酱 ）. Then, add the cocoa powder mixture （ 混合物 ） to the hot water and stir （ 搅拌 ） .Allow the temperature to rise back up. Put the hot mixture into a bowl, stir the sugar mixture into the hot cocoa mix. Add milk, stir until smooth. At last, put the mixture into different containers （ 容器 ）. The chocolate will take the shape of the container. You can put it in the fridge to harden （使变硬 ） it.We hope you can enjoy your homemade chocolate.38.It is _____ for beginners to try it and make your own homemade chocolate.A. crazierB. more interestingC. more difficultD. easier39. What is NOT necessary when we are making chocolate?A. cocoa powerB. saltC. waterD. egg40. Which is the right order to make chocolate?① Put sugar and milk into the mixture.② Mix the cocoa powder and butter③ Place the mixture into containers, and put it in the fridge.④ Add hot water and stir.A. ②④①③B. ②①④③ 41. What's the best title of this passage?A. How to Build a Chocolate Factory. C. How to Make Chocolate at Home.42. The information above may come from aA. story bookB. magazineC. sports newspaperD. travel guide 四、词语运用 （共 16小题，每小题 1分，满分 16 分）A ）选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的A. A group of live （ 活的 ） cats.C. A lovely parrot.37. What happened to the girl then?A. She stayed in the town.C. She became a famous artist. CB. A very large dead mouse. D. A very strong dog. B. She started drawing mice. D. She never drew another cat again.C. ②③③①D.④②①③B. The Ways to Eat Chocolate.D. The Cocoa Bean Method.43. The match will __________ on 17 December.44. There are models of a hundred _________ from all over the world.45. _______ it on the cover.46. In the _________ , older students help new students.47. John went there by bus _________ driving a car.B)根据句意用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。