2017-2018学年第一次调研测试九年级英语注意事项：1.本试卷共10页。全卷满分90分。考试时间为90分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上，答在本试卷上无效。2.请将自己的姓名、考试证号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡上。3.答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置，在其它位置答题一律无效。第一卷 选择题（共40分）一、单项填空（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，并在答卷纸上将该项涂黑。1. This is what Andy wrote just now. Maybe he isgoing to _. A. fix something B. prepare a meal C. buy some gifts D. do some sports2. Three-leaf Garden, which is about 20 kilometers south of Yongyang, is full of visitors _ early April. A. on B. for C. at D. in3. We have some exchange students at school. I heard _ singing a Chinese folk song this morning. Really? It seems they are interested in Chinese culture. A. they B. them C. themselves D. their4. Are you going to take part in the writing competition? Why not? I have _ to lose, right? A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything5. According to Forbes, Amazons CEO, Jeff Bezos ia now the _ person in the world. A. wealthiest B. wealthier C. wealthy D. most wealth6. Some say drinking coffee can cause cancer. Well, coffee drinking hasnt been shown to _ your risk of cancer. A. invite B. introduce C. imagine D. increase7. A ship is safe if it stays in a harbour. But this is not _ it is built. A. what B. how C. why D. where8. Ladies and gentlemen, please remain in your seats.The plane_. A.takes offB.is taking off C.has taken offD.took off9. Im tired out these days.Well, youd better keep a _ between work and play.A. promise B. diary C. balance D. secret10. He may be in the classroom ,I think. No,he _ be in the classroom ,I saw him go home just now. A. neednt B. mustnt C. cant D. shouldnt11.You watched the fashion showlast week, didnt you? Yes, _ I missed the beginning. A. or B. so C. and D. but12. In an English dictionary, which word comes before “toothache”? A. while B. teeth C. trust D. uniform13.Li Ao, one of my favourite Chinese writer, _ earlier this year. He was a man who was never afraid of any power. A. passed down B. passed on C. passed off D. passed away14. On April Fools Day, we play jokes on friends. The jokes and their victims _ April Fools. A. call B. are calling C. called D. are called15. Why did you take part in the charity walk? You are not good at running at all. _. I run to show that I can help others. A. I cant agree more B. Thats not the point C. Not exactly D. It sounds like a pity二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 As the world has become a global village(地球村), there are many ways to learn about a country. Reading a book and watching a movie are both good 16 . But here is another way through statistics (数据).US comic website DogHouse Diaries 17 statistics from sources(来源) including World Bank and Guinness (吉尼斯)World Records. Then, they made a world map based on these statistics to show 18 each country is like.The US was 19 an interesting title the country that eats the most hot dogs. Hot dogs are the most popular food in America. It is reported that US people eat as 20 as 20 billion hot dogs a year. Thats about 70 hot dogs per person each year.Japan is a leading country in robots. Many 21 of robots such as sport robots, servant (服务员) robots and even human like ones, are invented by Japanese companies. This is a country where robots are most 22 used.Other countries with interesting titles include Canada, who sells the most maple syrup (枫糖浆), New Zealand that 23 the most sheep, and South Koreans are mostly workaholics (工作狂).24 , these statistics cannot tell you everything about a country. Reading maps or studying statistics is far from a(n) 25 idea. If you want to know what a country is really like, go there in person. It is a good idea to surround yourself in its culture and history.16. A. instructions B. choices C. problems D.challenges 17. A. creates B. produces C. collects D. introduces18. A. what B. how C. when D. why19. A. given B. seen C. made D. taken20. A. high B. many C. few D. large21. A. types B. uses C. shapes D. sizes22. A. shortly B. quickly C. simply D.widely23. A. raises B. grows C. plants D. holds24. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C.Although D.However25. A. useful B. perfect C. interesting D. friendly 三、阅读理解（共15小题, 每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B