宜兴市东中学2014-2015学年九年级上期末考试英语试卷含答案
一、单项填空 （本大题共14分，每小题1分）
21.The badminton racket looks really nice. How much is it _______ ?
A. cost B. pay C. spend D. worth
22. The _________ action film has attracted millions of young people to the cinema.
A. 130-minute B. 130-minutes C. 130 minute D. 130 minutes
23.The little girl likes staying with her grandfather because he can always new stories for her.
A. bring up B. put up C. make up D. take up
24. _____ it was raining hard，_____ Jim still waited outside.
A. /； although B. Though; but C. Though； / D. /； so
25.It’ s _______ difficult question that _____students can answer it.
A. such；a few B. so； few C. such a；few D. so；a few
26.― I don’t like watching documentaries because they are boring. ― _______ .
A. So do I . B. So I do . C. Neither do I. D. Neither I do.
27.---Do you drink much coffee as before?
---No, _______ at all. My sleeping problem is getting worse.
A. none B. little C. nothing D. Anything
28.The 10th Nation’s Sports meeting will be covered __________.
A. alive B. life C. live D. living
29. --- You’d better _______ some popcorn or soft drinks before the film begins.
--- But I think it’s better _______ anything while watching the film.
A. buy, not have B. to buy, not to have C. to buy, not have D. buy, not to have
30._____________bad weather stops me , I take exercise outside every day.
A. Because B. Though C. Unless D. As
31.---It’s Christmas today. Don’t forget to give my best wishes to your family.
----.__________________Thank you very much.
A. OK, I will. B.OK, I won’t. C. Yes, I do D. No, I don’t.
32.The boy spends at least as much time reading as he ____________________.
A. writes B. does to write C. does writing D. Is writing
33. Could you tell me _______ there?
A. when the first bus will arrive at B. when would the first bus arrive
C. when the first bus arrived at . D. when the first bus arrives
34. ---Excuse me, is this seat taken?
---_______ . That man got his books and left a few minutes ago.
A. I don’t think so. B. I’ m afraid so. C. I don’t know. D. I hope not.
三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入
相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
A good dictionary is an important tool. It will tell you not only what a word means but also how it is used. A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. Languages develop and a good dictionary must show these new changes.
A new English dictionary will only tell you 35 most people use the language today. It will not tell you what is right 36 wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only 37 people use a word, a dictionary will 38 tell you this or not list it.
Every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type a word and the word is too long, look it up in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you 39 to break a word. And they also show you how a word 40 .
Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have lots of meanings. In some dictionaries, the main meanings are often listed first. In 41 , the newest meanings are listed last. So before you use your dictionary, you should always 42 the front part. This part explains how to use it.
Some dictionaries also show you where a word comes from. Do you know that the word “brand” (标记) comes from an old word? This old word means “to burn”. This is because hundreds of years ago people burned their names on tables or boats to show who 43 them. They also burned their own names on their farm animals 44 they would not be stolen.
Your dictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it. After you have learned to use a dictionary, it can become your best useful book.
35.A. how B. what C. why D. if
36. A. and B. or C. but D. not
37. A. a little B. many C. a few D. a lot of
38. A. neither B. nor C. both D. either
39. A. when B. where . C. why D. which
40. A. speaks B. is spoke C. be spoken D. is spoken
41. A. another B. the other . C. others D. other
42. A. see B. watch C. look . D. read
43. A. builds B. makes C. built D. made
44. A. when B. in order to C. so that . D. before