2016-2017学年度第二学期第二阶段学业质量监测试卷九年级英语注意事项：1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共10页，满分为90分；考试时间90分钟。2答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上。选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂，非选择题必须使用墨水笔书写。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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. English is considered as _ useful language, so more and more people try to learn it well. A. aB. anC. theD. 不填2. Cindy, you look worried. Do you need a hand? You are so kind, _ I want to do it on my own. A. andB. orC. soD. but3. After 79 minutes of flying, the C919 landed safely at Shanghai Pudong International Airport _ 3:20 pm on Friday. A. onB. inC. atD. from4. The English speech competition is coming. I am very nervous. Cheer up. You should believe in _. A. myselfB. yourself C. ourselvesD. themselves5. There have been 7 underground lines in Nanjing and 9 more lines _ in a few years. A. are built B. will build C. will be built D. are going to build6. Nature is our greatest treasure. Yes. If humans dont take action, natural resources will _ one day. A. turn outB. put out C. carry out D. run out7. The famous scientist Danian Huang passed away on 1 January. It is a great _ to Chinese science. A. lossB. missC. newsD. challenge8. These two pictures are exactly the same. I dont think so. If you look _, youll find the colours of the mountains are different. A. nearlyB. mainlyC. closelyD. hardly9. What did you do during the Dragon Boat Festival? I _ a dragon boat race with my cousin. It was so exciting. A. watchB. watchedC. am watchingD. have watched 10. What do you think of Readers on CCTV? Its so wonderful! Ive never seen _ programme before. A. a goodB. a betterC. the bestD. a worse11. Excuse me, could you tell me _? In front of the gate of our school. A. what time should we arrive at the parkB. where should we meet C. where I can find you tomorrow morningD. what we need to take with us12. Its very kind of Lily to prepare all the things for the party. Do you mean we _ bring anything? A. cantB. shouldntC. needntD. mustnt13. In a dictionary, which of the following words is before the others? A. bananaB. picnicC. bicycleD. forget14. Do you mind my opening the window? Its really hot.21教育网 _. Do as you like. A. Not at all B. Dont worry C. Of course D. Im sorry you cant15. It is said that there may be a war between these two countries. _. Peace is what everyone wants. A. I hope so B. I hope not C. It depends on you D. I dont mind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和D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ten years ago, many people thought that the age of the physical books (纸质书) was coming to an end. The objects that had been the companions (伙伴) of millions of 16 for hundreds of years were going to die out. Soon, wed all be reading on little electronic screens and laughing at the memory of places called “ 17 ” and “bookshops”.21cnjyBut it seems not true about the idea of the death of the physical books. At least in the UK, as The Guardian noted, sales of e-books are falling while sales of physical books are 18 . More surprisingly, its young people who are buying the most physical books. More than 60 percent of 16-to-24-year-olds 19 print books to e-books. There are many reasons and the most popular one is: “I would like to 20 the product.”Books become very personal objects to reading lovers. It often starts 21 they get the books. Many buyers of books like to write down their names on the inside cover when theyve bought one. And we 22 books around with us everywhere. 21*cnjy*comIf theres a mark made on the pages from coffee or food, it doesnt matter. These small 23 make our books even more personal. Its just like readers of physical books make friends with them.The “friendship” 24 people develop with books isnt just about feelings. Research has shown that readers remember more information from reading physical books than electronic ones.However, theres no 25 that e-books are here to stay. They arent simply a “here today, gone tomorrow” thing. But its also certain that physical books, which have been in production since the fifteenth century, are here to stay, too.16. A. workersB. farmersC. doctorsD. readers17. A. theatres B. labs C. librariesD. studios18. A. risingB. raising C. rushing D. resting19. A. pickB. preferC. like D. want20. A. putB. lay C. hold D. throw21. A. while B. since C. beforeD. when22. A. read B. carry C. show D. donate23. A. accidentsB. stories C. presentsD. messages24. A. whoB. what C. thatD