1、=【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = 江苏省丹阳市 2018届九年级英语上学期期中试题 第 卷（选择题 共 60分） 一、单项选择（本题共 15 小题；每小题 1分，满分 15 分） 从 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. Jim was preparing for the party the telephone rang. A. until B. as C. while D. when 2. Im afraid I may fail in the coming English ex am. . We still have one week
2、 to prepare for it. A. Thats not the case B. Dont lose heart C. Thats too badD. Dont forget it 3. It rained so that people could go out yesterday morning.0 A. hardly; hard B. hardly; hardly C. hard; hardly D. hard; hardl 4. Big news! Tu Youyou succeeded Nobel Prize in medicine last month. Yes, and s
3、he is the first Chinese scientist to win a Nobel Prize. A. win B. in winning C. for winning D. to win 5. Mom, how much milk is there in the fridge? . We need to buy some. A. None B. No one C. Nobody D. Nothing 6. At the beginning of the new term, our English teacher will all the students to take a s
4、hort test. A. reply B. require C. remain D. represent 7. There are people in the shop, so it is crowded and noisy. A. too many; much too B. too much; too much C. too much; much too D. too many; too much 8. They have two rooms to live in, but they cant de cide . A. to choose which one B. choose which
5、 one C. which one to choose D. what to choose 9. The naughty boy was made the room blue by his father. =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = A. to paint B. painting C. paint D. paints 10. Do you know when Mary ? Im not sure. If she , I will call you. A. will return; returns B. will return; will return1 C. returns; retur
6、nsJ D. returns; will returnb 11. Mrs Zhang Dr Yang shows great interest in the topic we are talking about. They want to know more about it.3 A. Both; and B. Either; orp C. Not only; but also D. Neither; nor/ 12. She didnt make great progress, did she?7 , although she did her best. A. so; No B. so; Y
7、es C. such a; No D. such; No 13. the little girl was hit by a truck, nobody gave a hand to the girl an old lady appeared. Why were they so cold-hearted?= A. When; while B. Before; until C. After; until D. As; while 14. He devoted his lifetime it possible for women a better education. A. to make; to
8、receive B. to make; to receiving C. to making; to receive D. to making; receive 15. I found it hard to work with him. A. adverbial; object complement; B. adverbial; object C. object complement; object D. object; object complement 二、完形填空（本题共 15 小题；每小题 1分，满分 15 分） 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选
9、出最佳选项。 Amy was a little girl. She lived near a fruit shop in the village. The shop was 16 by Mr. Smith. One day Mr. Smith said to Amy, “Would you like to earn ( 赚 ) some money?” “Oh, yes,” replied she, “for I want some new shoes, and dad has no 17 to buy them with.” “Well, Amy,” said Mr. Smith, “the
10、re are some fine 18 in Mr. Greens garden, and he said that anybody was welcome to them. I will 19 you thirteen cents (美=【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = 分 ) a kilogram for all you will pick for me.” Amy was so 20 that she decided to go to pick the grapes as soon as possible. She ran home to get a 21 at once. Then sh
11、e thought she would like to know how much money she would get 22 she picked five kilograms. 23 the help of her pencil, she found out that she would get sixty-five cents. “But supposing I should pick twelve kilograms,” thought she, “ 24 should I earn then?” “Dear me,” she said, after figuring ( 计算 )
12、a while, “I should earn one dollar and 25 cents.” Amy then found out that Mr. Smith would pay her for fifty, a hundred, and two hundred kilograms. It took 26 some time to do this, and then it was so near lunch time that she had to 27 at home until afternoon. As soon as lunch was 28 , she took her ba
13、sket and 29 to the garden. Some boys had been there before lunch, and all the fine grapes were picked. As she went home, she 30 what her teacher had often told her “Do your task at once; then think about it,” for “one doer is worth a hundred dreamers.” 16. A. kept B. found C. made D. sold 17. A. ide
14、a B. use C. money D. place 18. A. apples B. bananas C. grapes D. pears 19. A. cost B. pay C. spend D. take 20. A. sad B. worried C. interesting D. happy 21. A. box B. basket C. bag D. bottle 22. A. until B. although C. if D. whether 23. A. With B. Under C. In D. On 24. A. how long B. how often C. ho
15、w many D. how much 25. A. fifty-six B. sixty-five C. thirteen D. thirty 26. A. him B. her C. me D. us 27. A. pick B. cry C. make D. stay 28 A. over B. away C. up D. off 29. A. returned B. hurried C. sent D. belonged =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = 30. A. talked about B. talked with C. thought of D. thought over 三、
16、阅读理解（本题共 15 小题；每小题 2分，满分 30 分） A Its common to carry things on bikes, trains and even planes. But do you know small drones(无人机 ) can help carry packages to your home? For two years, Google has been working hard in their secret research lab. Their latest project is called Project Wing. Project Wing i
17、s Googles invention of a drone delivery service. It is half plane and half helicopter and is slightly bigger than a seagull. It can deliver(投递 ) packages to buyers by drone to door. The first drone test was made on a farm in Warwick, Australia. It sent sweets and dog treats to a farmer. The drone fl
18、ew to the farm, hovered (盘旋 ), and dropped the package with a wire. Delivery is here! The best thing about drone delivery services is that delivery time will be greatly cut down. Youll be able to order what you like online in the morning. And by noontime, the delivery drone will land your package. T
19、hroughout history, there have been different kinds of inventions that have helped people move things around, said Astro Teller, lead scientist of Google Wing, to CNN. Teller thinks Google drones will be the next big step. Interestingly, drones are not that young. The US has been using armed drones s
20、ince 2002. But drones may also get another use. Film companies have asked to use drones to shoot videos from the sky. Yet Googles delivery drones wont be able to fly to buyers any time soon. However, Google has proved that drone delivery is possible. And with Amazon announcing their drone delivery s
21、ervice last year, the further research is going on to make delivery drones safe and suitable for buyers. 31. What is Project Wing? A. Armed drones. B. Googles invention. =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = C. New apple APP. D. Wings to help people fly. 32. Whats the usage of the drone in Project Wing according to the
22、passage? A. Taking photos. B. Delivering goods. C. Ordering online. D. Hovering in the sky. 33. What is the advantage of Project Wing? A. It can shoot videos in the sky. B. It is cheaper than other aircrafts. C. It has something to do with Amazon. D. The delivery time will be greatly reduced. 34. Th
23、e following paragraph of this passage will discuss . A. drones can only be used in film making and army. B. delivery drones service will have a long way to go. C. Google and Amazon have achieved the drone delivery service at any time. D. people will continue the research on better drone delivery ser
24、vice for buyers. B To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade (遮蔽 ) against the sun. Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the eleventh centur
