江苏省徐州市沛县杨屯中学2015届九年级上学期第一次段考英语试题一、单项选择（每题1分，满分15分）( ) 1.My best friend Alex failed in the maths competition. Id like to _.A. dress him up B. cheer up him C. cheer him up D. dress up him( )2.My cousin is good at all his subjects at school, but he never _. What a _ boy! We should learn from him. A. gets off; thoughtfulB. takes off; energeticC. shows off; modestD. puts off; curious( ) 3.We all know that well meet all kinds of difficulties in our lives in the future. We should learn to be _ any challenge!A. confident enough to take onB. active enough to take upC. enough careful to take try onD. enough patient to try out( ) 4.My parents want me to get further study to be _ an engineer _ a scientist, _ I would like to be a famous surgeon doctor. A. neither; nor; andB. either; or; butC. not only; but; soD. both; and; or( ) 5.We are not sure if it _ tomorrow. If _, we wont go hiking.A. will rain; rains B. will rain ; will rain C. rains; rains D. rains; will rain( ) 6.This pair of trainers looks nice _Sandy because she looks very nice_ blue A. on; with B. in; on C. on; in D. to; in( ) 7. Be quick, well be late for the meeting.A. andB. butC. soD. or( ) 8.They would rather _colors like orange or yellow than blue or white. A. use B. to use C. using D. uses( ) 9.Wearing red makes _easy _us to take action. A. this; of B. it; for C. that; for D. it; of( ) 10.Excuse me, I lost my way. Will you please tell me _? A. where am I B. where I am C. where you are D. where are you( ) 11.Which would you like, a cup of coffee or a bottle of orange, Jane?_. Id just like a cup of tea. A. EitherB. Both C. NoneD. Neither ( ) 12.The teacher told us the sun rises in the east in class yesterday.A./ B. what C. whether D. if二、完形填空 （每空1分，满分15分）I believe listening is a powerful medicine. It was Sunday. I had the last 16 to see and I got into her room. She was an old woman, sitting on the bed, trying to 17 her socks. Usually I said something like this: How are you feeling? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I believe you are 18 seeing him. She 19 me with a serious voice, Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours. I was surprised and 20 . I sat down and helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her, 21 she had not seen him for five years. She believed her health problems were worse because of 22 her son. After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was 23 I could do for her. She 24 her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to 25_ . Each story is 26 . Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not, yet all those things do not really 27 . What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard. Listening to someones story costs nothing but it is the key to healing (康复) . I often 28 what the woman taught me, and I 29_ myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. I 30_ the power of listening.( )16. A. doctor B. nurse C. patient D. student( )17. A. take off B. get off C. clean out D. put on( )18. A. looking forward to B. asking for C. going on D.worrying about( )19. A. impressed B. stopped C. asked D. greeted( )20. A. excited B. mad C. EmbarrassedD. angry( )21. A. or B. so C. but D. if( )22. A. missing B. loving C. understanding D. meeting( )23 A. nothing else B. anything else C. something else D. everything else( )24. A. shook B. dropped C. waved D. moved( )25. A. see B. dropped C. listen D. feel( )26. A. terrible B. different C. similar D. true( )27. A. happen B. appear C. matter D. change( )28. A. think of B. dream of C. get over D. laugh at( )29. A. teach B. ask C. remind D. cheer( )30. A. talk about B. show off C. believe in D. run out of三、阅读理解 ( 共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）AMary didnt understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a green thumb(拇指）”, “He has told a white lie” and so on. And she went to the teacher Mrs. James for help. Mary: Mrs. James, there is a colour in each of the sentences. What do they mean?Mrs. James: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellow afraid. A person with a green thum