2014～2015学年度第二学期第一次月度联考九年级英语试题
(分值：120分 时间：120分钟)
一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. Qinghu Lake is _______ attractive place. It’s such _______ nice place that many
tourists come here every year.
A. a; a B. an; / C. the; / D. an; a 2. The young man complained the manager the noise there.
A. of; to B. to; about C. of; about D. to; with 3. —Would you like black or white coffee? —Well, I ________ coffee ________ milk.
A. prefer; to B. like; better C. prefer; with D. would rather; than
4. —Your handwriting is better than ________ of________ in your class. —I’m glad to hear that.
A. it; anyone’s B. that; anyone’s C. it; anyone else’s D. that; anyone else’s
5. —Whose diamond necklace is this? —It belongs to ________．
A. he B. his C. him D. hers
6. — I don’t like watching documentaries because they are boring. — ______________.
A. So do I B. Neither will I C. So will I D. Neither do I 7. — ___________ will the rain last? It has rained for a week. —I have no idea. There is no sign of an end.
A. How long B. How soon C. How far D. How often
8. —I hope I can take part in the game show Who is Still Standing and win something. —Stop daydreaming. You will win nothing ____ you spend a few months preparing for it.
A. since B. unless C. if D. because
9. —When shall I hand in my report? —As soon as it _______ tomorrow.
A. completes B. will complete C. is completed D. will be completed
10. A young lady is found in the house. She might two days ago. A. die, die B. dead, die C. died, dead D. dead, dead
11. —I feel stressed from time to time. Could you give me some advice?
— _______ sharing your worries with your parents? They will certainly help you. A. How about B. Why don’t you C. Why not D. Would you like 12. The girl was ________ afraid ________ she walked faster and faster.
A. enough; to B. too; to C. so; that D. such; that 13. —Would you mind my opening the window?
—________. I am feeling a little cold because of my bad cold. A. Never mind B. Of course not C. Sure, don’t do it D. You’d better not
14. —Look! _______ clean the classroom looks ! —Yes. I’m sure somebody ______ it up.
A. What, has cleaned B. How, has cleaned C. What, cleaned D. How, cleaned
15. —I heard your grandma used to be a designer.
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— Yes. She was an excellent designer ________.
A. on the 1980s B. in the 1980s C. at the 1980’s D. in 1980’s
二、完形填空（共15小题；毎小题1分，满分15分）
Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top __16_____, but on their way back conditions were very _17______. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon continued alone, he would probably get back safely. But Simon decided to risk his __18_____ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope（绳）.
As they __19_____ down, the weather got worse. Then another ___20____ happened. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, by mistake, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was ___21____ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s __22_____ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. ___23____, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to make a decision. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe __24____ into a large crevasse（裂缝）in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he __25_____ to get out of the crevasse and started to ___26____ towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers __27_____.
Simon had ___28____ the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be __29_____, but he didn’t want to leave immediately. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t ___30____ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.
16. A. hurriedly B. carefully C. successfully D. early 17. A. difficult B. similar C. special D. normal 18. A. fortune B. time C. health D. life 19. A. lay B. settled C. went D. looked 20. A. damage B. storm C. change D. trouble
21. A. unnecessary B. practical C. important D. impossible 22. A. height B. weight C. strength D. equipment 23. A. Finally B. Patiently C. Surely D. Quickly 24. A. jumped B. fell C. escaped D. run 25. A. managed B. planned C. waited D. hoped 26. A. run B. skate C. move D. march 27. A. around B. away C. above D. along
28. A. headed for B. travelled C. left for D. returned to 29. A. dead B. hurt C. weak D. late
30. A. find B. believe C. make D. accept 四．阅读理解（共15小题；毎小题2分，满分30分） A
The Little Prince was written by a French pilot and writer Antoine de Saint—Exupery. It is one of the most famous books around the world. It was published in 1943. This story has been translated into 42 languages and was adapted(改编) into a movie.
The little prince lives on a small planet alone. He leads a happy life. One day the winds brings him a seed. The seed then turns into the loveliest flower he has ever seen. He takes good care of the flower, but finally he decides to leave it and his planet in search for a secret—the most important thing in his life.
During his journey in space, the little prince meets a king, a businessman, a lamplighter and a geographer. They all live alone on different planets. At last he finds out the secret from a fox of the Earth. Before he returns to his planet, he tells his secret to the writer of the book, whom he meets in the desert. The secret is: the power
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of love.
When you read this touching and sincere story of the little prince, you can’t help smiling and feeling the beauty of life and love in your heart. 31. Where did the writer of The Little Prince come from?
A. England B. France C. America D. Canada 32. After reading the passage, we can’t know______.
A. who wrote the book B. when the book was published
C. what is the book about D. who adapted the book into a movie 33 Who told the little prince the secret?
A. A fox. B. A king. C. A geographer. D. A businessman.
32. The underlined word “ touching” means “_______”in Chinese.
A. 无聊的 B. 感人的 C. 惊讶的 D. 失望的 35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The story has been translated into 24 languages. B. The secret is the power of knowledge.
C. The little prince met the writer of the book in the desert.
D. The king, the businessman, the lamplighter and the geographer live on the same planet.
B
Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata（奏鸣曲）by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.
Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn’t even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.
Samuel can’t understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me ---I hear the notes and can bear them in mind---each and every note,” says Samuel.
Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional(专业的) pianists can’t play it. Samuel says confidently,” It’s all about super memory---I guess I have that gift.”
However, Samuel’s ability to remember things doesn’t stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.
Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies. 36. What is special about Samuel Osmond?
A. He has a gift for writing music. B. He can write down the note he hears.
C. He is a top student at the law school. D. He can play the musical piece he
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