江苏省江阴市2018届九年级英语上学期开学调研考试试题 一、单项选择（14分）( ) 1. Mr. Wu is really patient. He spends as much time as he can _ grammar rules for us. A. repeating B. to repeat C. explaining D. to explain( ) 2. Jim has some difficulty _ his homework and Ive some difficulty _ the problem. A. in, working out B. in, to work out C. with, working out D. with, to work out( ) 3. I wonder _ it is from Wuxi to Suzhou. It is about an hours ride. A. how long B. How far C. how soon D. how much( ) 4. Being _, the novel written by a famous teacher sells _. A. very worth of being read; good B. well worth reading; good C. well worth reading; well D. very worth reading; well( ) 5. Half of the class _ done most of the work. The left _ rather difficult. A. have, is B. has, is C. have, are D. has, are( ) 6. Excuse me, could you tell me _? Sorry, I dont know. Im new here, too. A. when the museum opens B. where is the Hongguang Village C. how long the old lady had lived here D. how do you celebrate Easter Day( ) 7. Do you know PM 2.5, children? A. how should we deal with B. how to do with C. how to deal with D. what to deal with( ) 8. Wow, such a nice computer youve bought！ Yes, it is of _ to me, but I must say it also cost me a lot. A. no use B. great help C. much value D. little importance( ) 9. What useful program it is!Yeah! It tells us how to play violin. A. an; the B. an; / C. a; / D. a; the( ) 10. Some of my friends eat with their eyes. They prefer to order what _ nice. A. feels B. smells C. looks D. tastes( ) 11. You _ to the meeting this afternoon if you have something important to do. A. neednt to come B. dont need come C. dont need coming D. neednt come( ) 12. I really enjoyed your speech, _ there were some parts I didnt quite understand. A. because B. since C. until D. though( ) 13. He seldom spends money buying new clothes or going traveling, _ he? _. He cant save a coin, though. Adoes; No B. does; Yes C. doesnt; No D. doesnt; Yes( ) 14. Go for a picnic this weekend, OK? _ I love getting close to nature. A. I cant agree more. B. Im afraid not. C. I dont think so. D. I hope not.二、完形填空（10分）An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing them. One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 1 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You cant see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?” The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 2 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 3 I cant see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can 4 the sweetness of them. As to the last one, thats 5 .” “Me? But you dont know me,” said the young man. “Yeah, its true that I dont know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody 6 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.” The blind mans work opened our eyes and 7 our hearts, which also made his life 8 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldnt 9 his wonderful music, but his music has 10 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isnt it one kind of happiness?( ) 1. A. blindB. famousC. smartD. friendly( ) 2. A. storiesB. reasonsC. excusesD. conclusions( ) 3. A. althoughB. sinceC. becauseD. until( ) 4. A. tasteB. smellC. soundD. look( ) 5. A. meB. youC. my motherD. my son( ) 6. A. greetsB. wondersC. meetsD. knows( ) 7. A. brokeB. hurtC. pleasedD. treated( ) 8. A. emptierB. busierC. luckierD. happier( ) 9. A. writeB. hearC. playD. believe( ) 10. A. changed B. affectedC. discoveredD. encouraged三、阅读理解（26分）AJack had an unusual experience last night. He is sharing it with his friends. Ken and May.Ken: What were you doing, Jack? What did you see?Jack: It was half past nine last night and I was getting ready for bed. I heard some stran