上海市徐汇区华东理工大学附属中学2022-2023学年九年级上学期开学英语试卷

2023学年上海市徐汇区华理大附中九年级英语第一学期开学考 Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar I. Choose the best answer. 1. Which of the following words is pronounced /mʌnθ/? A. mouth B. month C. maths D. mouse 2. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others? A. We should think of a plot when creating a comic strip. B. The fish are removed from the birds’ mouths by Damin. C. Yesterday a bank robbery happened at the end of the corner. D. He was so shocked that he could hardly say a word. 3. Guide dogs help _____ blind walk free in the street. A. a B. an C. the D. / 4. The Titanic struck an iceberg and sank on its first voyage(航海)______ April, 1912, a century ago. A. on B. with C. at D. in 5. A reporter says that about ______ of the English teachers in Shanghai are under the age of 35. A. three-fifth B. third-fifths C. thirds-fifth D. three-fifths 6. My mother is a creative cook, so she often cooks _____ for me every weekend. A. anything different B. nothing different C. something different D. everything different 7. As people get older, their short-term memory becomes _____ and they can’t remember things clearly. A. bad B. worse C. better D. good 8. When an earthquake happens, you should go outside as _____ as possible. A. quick B. quicker C. more quickly D. quickly 9. Jenny often thinks of herself, _____ her sister, Mary is very friendly to others. A. so B. but C. and D. or 10. The old man still coughed a lot ______ he took some medicine. A. if B. since C. because D. although 11. The summer holiday is coming, so he decides _____ to Beijing for his holidays. A. go B. to going C. going D. to go 12. Why not join an English club to practice _____ English songs. A. sing B. sang C. to sing D. singing 13. I ____ from Mr. Black since he moved to Beijing. I’ll visit him when I go there. A. haven’t heard B. won’t hear C. don’t hear D. didn’t hear 14. My sister _____ much charity work in