江苏省苏州市金鸡湖中学2020-2021学年九年级下学期期初英语试题
学校:___________姓名:___________班级:___________考号:___________
一、单项选择
1.I think it's ________ useful advice, and I remember not to speak loudly in ________ public.
A.a; the    B.an; /    C.the; the    D./; /
2.Don’t ________ others too much. You should do things by yourself.
A.agree with    B.think about
C.depend on    D.look after
3.—Could you ________ me this book please, Daniel?
—Sorry, but I ________ it for only half an hour. I haven't finished it.
A.lend; have had    B.borrow; have bought    C.borrow; have had    D.lend; bought
4.—Which of the shirts do you like better?
—I'll take ________. They are fashionable and cheap.
A.nothing    B.none    C.all    D.both
5.Nick sat ________ to his mother with his eyes half ________.
A.closed; opened    B.close; open
C.closely; opening    D.close; opened
6.Andy has __________for five years. Five years _______ a long time.
A.left home, is    B.been away from home, is
C.left home, are    D.been away from home, are
7.Our teacher was ______ to spend a lot of time _______ the thing to us.
A.enough patient; explain
B.patient enough; explaining
C.patient enough; to explain
D.enough patient; explaining
8.He used to ________ with chopsticks, so it's not easy for him to get used to ________ spoons for meals in such a short time.
A.eating: use    B.eat; using    C.eating: using    D.eat; use
9. — Please speak louder. My grandfather is a little ______ .
— Sorry, I _____ .
A.blind; do
B.disabled; won’t
C.deaf; will
D.worried; don’t
10.— Mum, can you give me some advice on how to behave myself at the table?
— Well, I do have some advice. ________, please keep quiet while eating.
A.In all    B.Of all    C.At all    D.Above all
11.People running everywhere.  Do you know what ?
A.see; has happened    B.see; happens
C.are seen; is happening    D.are seen; is happened
12.I found ________ difficult ________ us to work out the math problems.
A.it; of    B.its; for    C.it's; of    D.it; for
13.—The volunteers really provided the athletes with support.
—Exactly. __________ they helped make the event!
A.What a great success    B.What great success
C.How a great success    D.How great success
14.My parents are always strict ________ me in everything and that makes me feel ________.
A.with; stressed    B.with; stress    C.to; stress    D.to; stressed
15."Wechat" really makes a great _________ to people's life. It's easy for us to keep in touch with others.
A.success    B.surprise    C.prize    D.difference
16.Mary is tired of learning because she is always ________ to do better than she can, both at school and at home.
A.thought    B.expected    C.hoped    D.helped
17.—What is your key to success?
—I believe that nothing difficult will be ________ if I put my heart into it.
A.in my way    B.by the way    C.on the way    D.in this way
18.—Andy wins the first place!
—Really? Sounds ________ to believe.
A.too good    B.good enough    C.so good    D.quite good
19.The boy ________ my age seems to have difficulty ________ problem.
A.at; to solve    B.of; to solve    C.at; solving    D.of; solving
20.________ you ________ Tom has to stay at home because we have only one ticket for you.
A.Neither; nor    B.Either; or    C.Not only; but also    D.Both; andonly you mp3
21.—All the people of Suzhou need to work together to make our city more beautiful.
—That's it. ________.
A.Practice makes perfect    B.Many hands make light work
C.When in Rome, do as the romans do    D.A friend in need is a friend indeed
二、完形填空
I love helping others. One day one year ago, I was on a trip in Denver. I met a man called James Moss. James Moss was a(n)   22  father living in the city with his 2-year-old son. When I first met Moss, I did not know of the father's situation. After speaking with him I   23  that Moss had moved from New York to Denver only a few days before. I was also told he hadn't found a house to live in.
  24  he had no home with a young child, Moss was positive(积极的).He explained that he was   25  inside. He also said he'd change his situation soon. At the end of our chat, I gave Moss $1,000 and a weeklong stay in a   26  with his son.
While we were talking, I   27  our talk. Later I posted the video on YouTube. But I decided to do   28  to help the father. I started a GoFundMe campaign(活动)."James is a great father and man," I wrote on the campaign site. "Let's make   29  happen to him and his son and show him some love and that there are still good people in this world."
In just five days, more than $35,000 was   30  to the campaign. I gave all the money to Moss. With that money, Moss changed his life in Denver. Now he has a job and can   31  an apartment(公寓)to live in and his son is now in day care