山东省滕州市西部协作区2015届九年级上学期第一次联考英语试题一单项选择题（15分）1. Why not practice your _English in _ English-speaking country? A. speaking, a B. speaking, an C. spoken, a D. spoken, an2. _ fine weather it is today! A. What a B. How a C. What D. How3. -_does she study English? - _working with a group. A. How, By B. How, In C. How often, For D. What, At4. Lucy finally found _exciting to have conversations with friends in Chinese. A. that B. this C. it D. its5. -Therere a few new words in the article? -What about _in your dictionary? A. looking it up B. looking up it C. looking them up D. looking up them6. What did you do on April Fools Day? I played a trick my brother. A. on B. toC. withD. at7. We will have two family parties this autumn. One is at Halloween and is at Thanksgiving. A. other B. the otherC. another D. the others8. Have you found the poor dog yet? Yes. But he was when we found him. The bad weather killed him. A. dying B. died C. deadD. die9. After working her way around the world, Annie ended up English as a foreign language. A. teachB. taught C. teaching D. to teach10. Can we visit Hong Kong this summer holiday? I wonder it is the best time to go there.A. if B. when C. what D. how11. Yesterday there were many people in the park I almost lost my way. It was the May Day holiday. Lots of people wanted to have fun there.A. quite; that B. so; that C. enough; that D. very; that12. Jenny used to be afraid to _in class, so she always _nothing. A. speak, talked B. speak, said C. say, spoke D. say, said13. I have finished _my report. May I start to learn _the guitar? A. writing, playing B. writing, to play C. to write, playing D. to write, to play14. The more careful you are, _mistakes youll make. A. fewer B. less C. the fewer D. the less15. For the first time, pay attention _quickly to get the main ideas. A. read B. reading C. to read D. to reading二完型填空（10分）People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesnt begin on the 16 day every year.In many countries, the New Year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December,New Years Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. 17 theyre waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 oclock, everyone 18 down from 10: 10, 9, 8 As soon as its 12 oclock, everyone shouts very 19 , “Happy New Year!”New Years Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a 20 .On New Years Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They 21 a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work 22 at school than others.” or “I wont spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made 23 list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to 24 their resolutions.So it doesnt matter how they celebrate, 25 people in countries all over the world, its a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.三阅读理解（30分）AAre you learning English and do you need help with grammar? Do you want to learn new vocabulary or slang (俚语)? Well, you can find help online with these top 5 free English as a Second Language websites.Daves ESL Caf This is a complete website that can help you learn and practice English. You can read many stories and do a lot of exercises to test yourself. You can also post questions and answers onto the help center.About.com You can get free English courses from About.com and youll get regular e-mails that will help you learn English. The Classroom by Voice of America You can watch videos and listen to news stories to improve your listening and vocabulary skills. You can also hear English words and their meanings.Heinles Newbury House Dictionary of American English Do you need to find the definition of a word? Use this online dictionary to find simple and clear definitions, as well as example sentences and idioms (习语). You can also find different cultural facts.Personal English Portal (门户网站) on YouTube You can watch this series of videos on YouTube to develop your listening skills. You can also do a search for “learn English” on YouTube to find other videos. This is a good way to practice English and have fun.( )26. If you want to do English exercises and test yourself, you can go to . A. About.com B. YouTube C. Daves ESL Cafe D. the Classro