江苏省南京市第三中学2014届九年级上学期期初测试英语试题
一、单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
（ ）1. The boy would rather _______ than ________.
A. listening to music; watching TV B. to listen to music; watch TV C. to listen to music; to watch TV D. listen to music; watch TV
（ ）2. Nanjing is famous ________ an old city ________ a long history.
A. for ,have B. as , with C. as, have D. for, with
（ ）3. --- Did you have a good time ________ with your friends? --- Yes. We don’t have much time ________ together now.
A. chatting, getting B. to chat, to get C. chatting, to get D. to chat, getting
（ ）4. Wow, there are so many books. I really can’t decide ________ .
A. which to buy B. what to buy C. to buy which D. to buy what
（ ）5. For further details about our new clothes style, _______ our company's website.
A. visiting B. visited C. to visit D. visit （ ）6. _______ of the students come from Shanghai. They like the view of the countryside.
A. Two thousands B. Thousands C. Two thousand D. Thousand （ ）7. -A number of students_______ willing to teach in the west of China:
- Yes, the number is getting_______.
A. are; more and more B. is; bigger and bigger
C. is; more and more D. are; bigger and bigger （ ）8. I will travel abroad if the work_______ on time.
A. will finish B. is finished C. will be finished D. finishes
（ ）9. The factory_______ since the December of 2000.
A. has open B. has opened C. has been opened D. has been open
（ ）10. - Where's Nancy? I would like to invite her to my party this Sunday. - She has_______ to Singapore. She has_______ there many times before. A. been; gone B. been; been C. gone; gone D. gone; been （ ）11. It's impolite_______ him_______ his seat to the old lady on the bus. A. of; to give B. for; not to give C. of; not to give D. of; don't give
（ ）12. -I am getting fatter and fatter these days.
-You should have more vegetables and fruit_______ so much meat. A. instead of B. because of C. plenty of D. instead
（ ）13. - Mr. Wang was sent to teach English in a poor mountain village last year.
- Yes. I know. He said he would never forget some pleasant_______ there.
A. experiments B. expressions C. experiences D. exhibitions （ ）14. I will have a birthday party tonight._______ you_______? A. Can; be able to come B. Will; able to come C. Can; able to come D. Will; be able to come
（ ）15. - There's nothing interesting to read in today's newspaper, _______? - _______. Let's watch TV instead.
A. isn't there; Yes B. is there; Yes C. isn't there; No D. is there; No
（ ）16. - Mum, why_______ some water?
- Good idea. I am feeling a little thirsty.
A. not stop drinking B. not stop to drink
C. don't we stop drinking D. not we stop to drink
（ ）17. Barack Hussein Obama, the present president of the USA,_____ a naughty
boy at school.
A. used to be B. used to being C. is used to be D. is used to being
（ ）18. The new book ________by the famous writer________ very well. A. was written, is sold B. written, sells C. written, is sold D. was written, sells （ ）19. ---Look，Mr. Zhou is running on the playground ---He________ be Mr. Zhou. He has gone to England.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. may not
（ ）20. - Kathy, what do you think of my painting? -_______.
A .That's all right B. Pretty good C. Good idea D. Not at all
二、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
Today’s young people are taking a more active part in online activities. Although the Internet can be __1__ for students to collect information and
communicate(交流) with their friends, teachers and parents are becoming more and more __2__ about the unhealthy web content in the bar. They think that the __3__ of setting up “ Harm-free Internet Bars” is an important step to protect teenagers.
It was Sunday afternoon and there were not many__4__ seats in the Feiyu Internet Bar. A few teenagers were found playing online games. An employee was walking around __5__ Internet users’ on line activities.
“My job is to find anyone who is looking at harmful websites and then ask them not to do so,” he said. “This is__6__ of the ‘Harm-free Internet Bar’ project”. Feiyu, a famous Internet Bar in Beijing is__7__ the first 19 to join the harm-free Internet Bar club.
In order to help start a better __8__ for teenagers’ online activities, China’s Communist Youth League(共青团) has brought out the program__9__ “Harm-free
Internet Bar for Teens”. But while some people welcome the “Harm-free Internet Bars”, what do many school students__10__ them?
( ) 21.A.successful B. useful C. hopeful D. interesting
( ) 22.A.amazed B. excited C. frightened D. worried ( ) 23.A.way B. birth C. idea D. place
( ) 24.A.safe B. empty C. single D. clean ( ) 25.A.watching B. looking C. seeing D. finding ( ) 26.A.step B. part C. all D. one ( ) 27.A.during B. among C. between D. inside ( ) 28.A.future B. environment C. Internet Bar D. club ( ) 29.A.called B. founded C. wanted D. needed
( ) 30.A.hear of B. think of C. talk about D. look after 三、阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
（A）
（ ）31. When does the plane reach Milan?
A. At 11:30. B. At 14:35. C. At 10:00. D. At 18:00 （ ）32. Where can you have fun and watch displays?
A. In Flight No. BA564. B. In People's Education Press. C. At Zhouglu Hotel. D. In Deeside Animal Park.
（ ）33. If you want to buy English books, you'd better call the number______. A. (8610) 64622288 B. (010) 67661423 C. (8610) 64612502 D. 024 46364148
（ ）34. If you travel to Beijing, you'd better live in ______.
A. Milan B.PEP Teaching Materials Centre C. Zhonglu Hotel D. Southdene
（ ）35. From the information above, we can guess Yang Kai is ________.
A. a bookseller B. a student C. a waiter D. a teacher
(B)
When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face
