黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市克东县第三中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期第一次学习活动（月考）英语试卷

九年级第一次学习活动

英语试卷

考生注意:

1、考试时间120分钟。

2、全卷共六道大题，总分120分。

第一部分  语言知识运用

Ⅰ.单项选择(每小题1分，共10分)

从每小题所给的A, B, C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. Could you please tell me ________ or not my answer is right?

A. if B. weather C. whether

2. I found a wallet ________ on the playground when I passed by.

A. lay B. lying C. lie

3. Jimmy used to ________ up late, but now he is used to ________ up early in the morning.

A. get; get B. getting; getting C. get; getting

4. They were ________ tired ________ they didn’t move any more.

A. such; that B. too; to C. so; that

5. —________ noisy the room is!

—There are so many people ________ in it.

A. What; sing B. How; singing C. What; singing

6. I can’t go to the meeting ________ but I’ll send someone to speak for me.

A. in danger B. in need C. in person

7. —________ do you improve your listening skills?

—I improve them ________ watching English movies.

A. How; by B. How; through C. What; for

8. I’m new at the party and I don’t have a friend ________.

A. to talk with B. talking with C. to speak

9. If there ________ no buying and selling of animals, there ________ no killing in nature.

A. is; will be B. is; is C. will be; is

10. At last, the poor old man was ________. But people didn’t know the reason of his ________.

A. died; death B. dead; death C. death; die

Ⅱ.完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）

阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

One day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change ____11____ him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the ____12____ person. When I first knew Bill, back in college, he was one of the most carefree (无忧无虑的) people I have ever ____13____. He was always ready to have a party. He usually went out for a drink at three o’clock in the morning or drove 50 miles to see an ____14____ film he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and life was never ____15____ when he was around. With him, there was one joke ____16____ another.

Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. I wasn’t even sure it was him. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure ____17____ I came near him. It indeed (确实) was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He ____18____ most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. ____19____ he had changed! Back when we were in college, the ____20____ thing Bill cared about was possessions (个人财产). Now they seemed to be his main ____21____. Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never imagined Bill ____22____ so much. My image (印象) of him was the one I had formed ____23____ the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s foolish to expect people to stay the same, ____24____ when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill ____25____ more than the new Bill. Maybe he felt the same way about me.

11. A. in B. on C. for

12. A. proper B. same C. common

13. A. considered B. expected C. met

14. A. fantastic B. wonderful C. old

15 A. enjoyable B. peaceful C. boring

16. A. after B. to C. or

17 A. unless B. until C. when

18. A. thought B. talked C. argued

19. A. How B. What C. Where

20. A. first B. last C. best

21. A. interest B. subject C. problem

22. A. changes B. changing C. to change

23. A. because B. when C. at

24. A. mostly B. hardly C. especially

25. A. many B. much C. very

Ⅳ.交际运用（本题共20分，每小题2分）

Choose the best response from A to F

W: Can you tell me some of the customs (风俗) on New Year’s Day in Hong Kong, Johnny?

M: Of course. ____26____ For example, we eat mushrooms because they bring people good luck and lots of money.

W: In Scotland we also have special food, such as cake with lots of fruit in it. ____27____

M: We also wear new clothes which are thought to be lucky as well.

W: Really? In Scotland, cleaning the house is another thing that is supposed to be lucky. So the day before New Year’s Day, everything in the house should be cleaned.

M: ____28____

W: The front and back doors should be left open.

M: ____29____

W: In this way, the old can get out of the back doors and the new can come in through the front doors.

M: ____30____

A. We eat special food that has special meanings.

B. How interesting it is!

C. Why are the doors kept open?

D. Can you tell me something about your hometown?

E. Are there any other customs?

F. We also think this kind of cake can bring us good luck and much money.

Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences

A: Excuse me, ____31____? I want to get some money from it.

B: Yes, there is one on Hope Street.

A: ____32____?

B: Walk down the street and turn right at the third crossing. Go straight until you reach the traffic lights. Turn left