西湖中学2014-2015学年新目标九年级Unit1试题
命题者：刘兆航
Class: Name: Marks：（满分110分）
一. 单项选择（15分）
选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( )1. If you read the article for second time, you will have better understanding of it.
A. a; the
B. /; the
C. a; a
D. /; a
( )2. — How nice the fish tastes! Could you tell me who taught you to cook it?
— To be honest, I learnt it watching TV. I learn to cook many dishes TV.
A. by; in
B. by; on
C. in; on
D. in; in
( )3. —What’s the of the car at present?
—It’s about 70 kilometers an hour.
A. place
B. speed
C. price
D. mark
( )4. — Why do you like Mrs. Lee?
— Because she is very . She is never tired of explaining something to us again and again.
A. active
B. beautiful
C. unusual
D. patient
( )5. —Sorry, but I didn’t quite catch what you said. Would you please your e-mail address?
—OK. It’s andy19840313@https://www.doczj.com/doc/8e15734767.html,.
A. repeat
B. return
C. recycle
D. review
( )6. — Han Li has improved her English a lot since she joined the English club.
— How she chose to join it at first!
A. quickly
B. suddenly
C. simply
D. wisely
( )7. —You’re doing much better in your writing. can you improve it so quickly?
— Well, I started keeping diaries in English two months ago.
A. When
B. Where
C. How
D. What
( )8. Jimmy is very helpful. I stay with him, I like him.
A. The more; the most
B. The most; the most
C. The more; the more
D. The most; the more
( )9. — My grandpa learns English for two hours every day, he is over 70.
— Really? We should learn from him.
A. because
B. although
C. since
D. as
( )10. — Why not listen to BBC news to improve your listening skills?
—It’s difficult for me follow.
A. too; to
B. so; that
C. such; that
D. so; too
( )11. When you come across new words in reading, it is not a good idea to in a dictionary at once.
A. make up them
B. look up them
C. make them up
D. look them up
( )12. — What did Tina say?
—Sorry, I didn’t what she said.
A. pay attention to
B. get on with
C. hold on to
D. look forward to
( )13. —I haven’t got a partner .
— Maybe you can ask John for help.
A. work with
B. to work
C. working with
D. to work with
( )14. Physics much easier for me since Mrs. Yang began to teach us.
A. have been
B. has been
C. was
D. were
( )15. — I wonder if I can learn English well.
—. All things are difficult before they are easy.
A. I am afraid so
B. You’re slow
C. It takes time
D. It’s a piece of cake
二. 完形填空（10分）
阅读下列短文，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Many of you have been “bilingual talents(双语人才)” for years. We are not talking 16 English, but your local dialect (方言) and Putonghua.
Zhang Yaoyi, 14, from Shanghai, is such a talent. “17 kindergarten time, I’ve spoken Shanghai dialect at home, but Putonghua in school,” she said.
China encourages the 18 of Putonghua in classrooms. And students find it natural to speak Putonghua even during class breaks.
A 19 in 2011 showed that only 60 percent of Shanghai students could fully understand their local dialect. Many people are 20 . “The local culture is dying if a dialect is no longer 21 ,” said a famous teacher. “The most vivid (生动的) words and expressions are all 22 of dialects,” he added. Zhang Yaoyi 23 it. She finds it strange to use Putonghua for some words.
Some cities have taken action to 24 dialects now. Since 2008, some primary schools in Guangzhou have asked students to speak the Guangdong dialect one day a week. Starting from
this year, 20 Shanghai kindergartens encourage children to speak their dialect during breaks.
25 , protecting dialects doesn’t mean saying No to Putonghua. Dialects are just part of a multi-cultural (多元文化的) society.
( )16. A. to B. about C. with D. down
( )17. A. From B. Before C. At D. Since
( )18. A. ability B. life C. use D. death
( )19. A. report B. review C. poem D. decision
( )20. A. surprised B. worried C. pleased D. excited
( )21. A. boring B. difficult C. possible D. popular
( )22. A. born B. talked C. heard D. thought
( )23. A. finds out B. forgets about
C. agrees with
D. learns about
( )24. A. provide B. save C. cause D. stop
( )25. A. Also B. Then C. However D. Later
三. 阅读理解（30分）
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