2016广东九年级上学期人教版初中英语月考试卷

选择填空。

—What’s the _________ of the car at present?

          —It’s about 70 kilometers an hour .

A. place    B. speed    C. price      D. mark

—How nice the fish tastes! Could you tell me who taught you to cook it?

          —To be honest, I learn it ________ watching TV. I learn to cook many dishes ______ TV.

A.      By; in     B. by; on       C. in; on        D.By; on

—Jenny, do Chinese people celebrate________ Easter Day?

         — No. This is the first time I’ve celebrated_______ festival.

A. the; the    B. the; a    C. /; the       D. /; a

When you come across new words in reading, it is not a good idea to_____ in a dictionary at once.

A. make up them   B. look up them   C. make them up   D. look them up

— What did Tina say?

—     Sorry, I didn’t________ what she said.

A. pay attention to   B. get on with   C. hold on to    D. look forward to

He is afraid of_________ strangers.

          A .see       B. seeing       C. saw      D. seen

I don’t know__________ they have passed the exam.

          A. what     B. if       C. when      D.why

—Sam, do you know if Kate_______ to my party next Monday?.

—     I think she will come if she_______ free.

          A. comes; is    B. comes; will be    C. will come; is    D. will come; will be

We will have two family parties this autumn. One is at Halloween and_______ is at

         Thanksgiving.

         A. other    B. the other   C. another    D. the others

— Have you found the poor dog yet?

          —Yes. But he was_____ when we found him. The bad weather killed him.

         A. dying       B. died      C. dead         D. die

You should learn to think while reading. Usually, behind the lines______ the writer’s true meaning.

          A. lie       B. lies    C. have     D. has

_________difficult questions they are! I can’t answer them.

        A. How       B. How an     C. What      D. What an

— Could you tell me_______ about Valentine’s Day in Japan?

          — Well, not only adults but children celebrate it.

         A. something    B. anything    C. everything     D. some thing

— I am going back to America for Thanksgiving Day.

          — ______ .And we will miss you.

       A. Enjoy yourself               B. You’re welcome 

       C. That’s interesting          D. The same to you

Rick has_____ five pounds because of eating too much during the vacation.

          A. laid out    B. turned on   C. cut out      D. put on

完形填空

Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events--love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It 1_____ real-life stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more difficult, it is 2______ to hear music about ordinary people.

Country music, sometimes called country-western, comes from two 3______ of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern Unite States. 4______ is traditional cowboy music from the West. The 5______ usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars.

At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the 6______. But during World War II, thousands of southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. 7_____ from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South. They learned country music.8_____ it became popular all over the country.

Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada. About l.200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day. English stars sing it 9_____  British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own 10_____.The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world.   

(  )1. A. speaks        B. tells        C. says           D. talks

(  )2. A. well          B. sad        C. good           D. bad

(  )3. A. ideas         B. ways       C. parts           D. kinds

(  )4. A. Other        B. Another     C. The other        D. It

(  )5. A. runners       B. speakers.    C. writers         D. singers

(  )6. A. East         B. West        C. South          D. North

(  )7. A. Workers      B. Soldiers     C. Teachers        D. Students

(  )8. A. Slowly       B. Quick       C. Fast            D. Happily

(  )9. A. to           B. in          C. with            D. by

(  )10. A. languages     B. words      C. sentences        D. phrases

阅读理解。

    There was a man who worked all of his life and saved all of his money. He loved money more than anything else. He once said to his wife, “Now listen, when I die, I want you to take all my money and place it beside me. I want to take my money.” He asked his wife to promise him with all her heart that when he died, she would put all his money with him.

    One day he died. His wife was sitting there next to her closest friend. When they finished the ceremony(仪式), the wife said, “Wait just a minute!”

    She came over with a shoe box and placed it in the casket(棺材). Her friend said, “I hope you aren’t crazy enough to put all that money in the casket.”

    “Yes,” the wife said, “I promised, I’m a good Christian and I can’t lie. I have promised him.”

    “You mean to tell me you put every cent of his money in the casket with him?”

    “I sure did. I got it all together, put it into my account(账户) and wrote him a check(支票).”

(  )1. What did the man like best?

      A. His wife.   B. His money.    C. His kids.    D. His friends.

(  )2. What did the man ask his wife to do?

      A. Take all his money with her.     B. Put all his money in his casket.

       C. Donate all his money.          D. Write him a check.

(  )3. What do his wife do when he died?

      A. She sat next to her husband all day.

B. She promised to go with him.

      C. She became a Christian.

D. She put a shoe box in the casket.

(  )4.  How did the wife deal with her husband’s money?

      A. She gave it to the poor.

B. She saved it for herself.

      C. She gave it to her friend.

      D. She put it into her husband’s casket.

(  )5. What’s the best title for his article?

      A. Can’t Take It with You.       B. Stay with You.

      C. An Old Shoe Box.           D. One Best Friend.

Xi’an is the capital of the Shaanxi province. The city records the great changes of the Chinese nation and is just like a living history book. Called Chang’an in ancient times, Xi'an is one of the birthplaces of the ancient civilization in the Yellow River basin area. During its 3,100-year development, 13 dynasties such as Western Zhou, Qin, Western Han and Tang placed their capitals here. So far, Xi'an is the same as Athens, Cairo, and Rome as one of the four major ancient civilization capitals. Xi'an also called Natural History Museum. And the Museum of Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses is regarded as “the eighth major wonder of the world”.                                                                      

  As “the capital of table delicacies", Xi'an has been rich in the delicious Shaanxi snack, soft Guangdong Cuisine, all kinds of fashionable foreign delicacies, and popular Sichuan Cuisine such as the hot pot. Among all the delicacies, the most famous and popular one is the Muslim Snack Street.

   All in all, any experience in this ancient city will bring you fun and possibly a little surprise! 

 (  ) 1. Which isn't the major ancient civilization capital in the world?

A. Xi'an.       B. Athens.     C. Singapore.  D. Rome.

(  ) 2. What does the underlined word ‘‘dynasties" mean?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

      A. 地方         B. 朝代       C. 皇帝       D. 皇宫

(  ) 3. Which is wrong according to the reading?

     A. Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses is one of the eight major wonders in the world.

     B.  Xi'an is called Natural History Museum.   

C.  Xi'an is the capital of table delicacies.

     D.  Xi'an was the capital of Song.

(  ) 4. Tourists can enjoy the most famous and popular delicacies in         .

     A. the Shaanxi Snack City            B. the Muslim Snack Street

     C. the Sichuan Hot Pot Restaurant      D. the Guangdong Cuisine House

(  ) 5. What's the title of the article?

     A. The Ancient City-Xi’an             B. The Ancient Civilization

C. the Capital of Table Delicacies-Xi'an   D. Natural History Museum-Xi'an

Many people have the wrong ideas about pigs. Pigs are actually very clean animals. On the farms, they live in the dirty places. So, they become very dirty. In the wild, pigs keep very clean.

   They are also really smart. They may be smarter than dogs. So, pigs can learn things from people. Pigs are very friendly animals. Some people raise them as pets. Of course, people keep the small kind, not the big kind. Small pigs are very cute. And they don’t break things in the house. Big pigs usually live outside on the farms, not in people’s houses.

(   ) 1. According to the passage, pigs are ______.

     A. dirty and stupid            B. nervous and strange 

     C. dangerous and unfriendly    D. clever and friendly

(   ) 2. The underlined word “In the wild” means “_____”.

       A. on farms      B. In nature      C. Being crazy    D. In people’s house

(   ) 3. Which of the following is true?

     A. Pigs like to be dirty.        B. people can teach pigs things

     C. Dogs are smarter than pigs.   D. Only farmers feed pigs.

(   )4. What kind of pigs are raised in people’s houses?

     A. The very big kind.         B. The ugly kind.

     C. The kind from farms.       D. The small kind.

(   ) 5. What is NOT mentioned(提及）in this passage?

     A. Raising dogs.             B. Pigs on farms and in the wild.

     C. Pigs as pets.              D. People’s wrong ideas about pigs.

(  ) 1. Hello, I'm Andy. I'd like to swim in the sea and enjoy the sunlight.  

(  ) 2. My name is Peter. I want to climb mountains and go hiking.

(  ) 3. I'm Susan. I'd like to visit some museums in England.

(  ) 4. Oh, Jack is saying hello to you! I want to see some animals in Beijing.

(  ) 5. I'm a lovely girl, Alice. My favorite sport is skiing (滑雪).

选择填空，信息匹配

A. well-known Mount Tai is in the middle part of Shandong province and it's a good place for climbing and hiking.  

B. The Beijing Zoo is one of the oldest zoos and has one of the largest animal collections in China. You will have fun seeing kinds of them.

C. Weifang in Shandong is considered to be the birthplace of kites. The Weifang International Kite Festival is held from April 20 to April 25 every year.

D. The British Museum in London is one of the largest museums in the world with more than eight million objects(物品). You are sure to learn a lot from it.

E. Outside of the US, Canada has the largest country music base of fans and artists. Please go there to enjoy true country music.

F. Beidahu is the largest ski area in Jilin Province. Every year, lots of people go there to ski and enjoy themselves.

G. Hainan lies in the South China Sea, and it's very beautiful. It has two international airports, both on Hainan Island, so it’s convenient to go there.

课文填空。

Full Moon, Full Feelings

  Chinese people have been   1   the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes are in the 2 of a full moon one the Mid-Autumn night. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss.

  There are many   3  folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching. Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him.   4  drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang’e. However, a bad man, Pang Meng,   5   to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not at home. Chang’e  6  to give it to him and drank it all. She   7  very light and   8 up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly   9 out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wishes that Chang’e could come back!

  After this, people started the tradition of   10   the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.