_._第二学期阶段性检测九年级英语试题第卷（选择题60分）一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计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。1. India is Asian country with second largest population. A. the; a B. an; a C .an; the D. an; /2. Life can be hard _, but you must keep your head held high and stay positive.Never let anyone bring you down. A. at all times B. all the time C. at a time D. at times3. -When will the railway that connects the two cities open?-_ next year. Only two thirdsbeen built. A. Until; has B. Not until; has C. Until; have D. Not until; have4. -The cakes are quite delicious! Can I have one more? -Sorry, there is _ left. What about some biscuits?A. none B. no one C. nothing D. nobody5. -Has David finished his project yet? -I guess not. He on it at lunchtime. Do you want me to confirm it?A. is working B. was working C. has worked D. had worked6. A number of visitors _ Yangzhou many times because of its beauty. A. has gone to B. has been to C. have gone to D. have been to7. She was so angry at _ he was doing _ she walked out without saying a word. A. what; that B. that; what C. that; that D. what; what8. The only problem is that the table _ too much room. So you cant buy it. A. takes up B. takes offC. makes upD. makes up of9.-Could you tell me_? -Sorry, I have no idea, either. You can ask the policeman over there.A. whats happened to them B. how I can arrive the museumC. when did the accident happen D. where they had gone to10. -Are you happy with the result of the exam? - Not at all. I cant have _.A. the worst one B. a better one C. a worse one D. the best one11. I really think that people should _ rivers to protect our environment. A. be prevented from polluting B. prevent from polluting C. be prevented to pollute D. prevent to pollute12. -Jane is lucky to have got the well-paid job. -Yes, _she is young and has little experience. A .as B. unless C. though D. since13.- _ I make a phone call here, Mr. Chen? - No, you _, but you _make a phone call in the lounge(休息室). A. Must; may not; have toB. May; mustnt; can C. Should; cant; mayD. Must; neednt; have to14. -How did you find the trip to Yangzhou? - _.A. very fantastic B. first by train, then by bus C. It was not far from our hotel D. The guide took us there15.-All the people of Yangzhou need to work together to make our city more beautiful. -Thats it . _.A . Practice makes perfect B. Many hands make light work.C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do D. A friend in need is a friend indeed二、完形填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。One sunny Monday，I decided to go for a walk on the path near my house with my husbandOn my 16 was a very special ring：Id just picked it up from jewellers the day before because I had it designed to hold a diamond my grandmother gave me for my 23rd birthdayI looked down at my ring as I began my17，feeling as sunny as the dayWhen I looked again at the end of the path and found the diamond was 18Anxiously，I started back along the path，looking for the 19 stoneIn my heart，I knew how hopeless my search wasThe path was long and covered with leavesAs I searched the 20，crying and upset，I met an old gentlemanWhats the matter，love？he asked 21Lost something？I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the hole in my ringHe whistledThats going to be hard to findTell you what，love，I walk 22 this path every dayIll keep my eyes open for itI thanked him，23nothing，but told him my husband often walked our dogs along the path 24he might find somethingA few days later，my husband met the old man on the pathGuess what？he saidI found your diamond! 25 hed found the tiny stone and was willing to hand the diamond back to my husband，saying casually（未经考虑地），It was 26that I found itI only have 50percent eyesight in one eyeWhen my husband offered him money for his help，he refused itHe 27have easily kept the diamond，or sold it，as its worth several thousand dollars，28，thanks to this man，Ill spend the rest of my days trying to do something like that for 29 personAnd what I have to do is to look at my ring and 30 myself that there are kind and generous souls there16ApocketBfootCheadDfinger17AworkBpathCwalkDtalk18AlosingBlossCmissingDmissed19AbigBtinyCcolourlessDshiny20AstreetBgr