.丹阳市九年级下学期英语期中试卷 2019.04（满分：90分 时间：100分钟 请将答案填写在答题纸上）一、选择填空（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。1. Any phone calls for me while I was away? Yes, _ Mr. Black called and said you would understand if you see _ _message he left.A. the; a B. a; the C. the; the D. a; a2. _ _ do you go to the park a week?- Twice a weekA. How oftenB. How muchC. How longD. How many times3. If you dont go to the meeting tomorrow,_ .A. he wont ,tooB. he wont ,neitherC. neither does he D. neither will he4.It is _ _ that Armstrong sent a message _ _ that UFO appeared when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. A. saying, saidB. saying, sayingC. said, sayingD. said, said5. If you see a flag _ _ outside a window, you may know someone in that house _ _ a birthday. A. fly, haveB. flew, hasC. flying, is havingD. flying ,has6. My aunt said she called you yesterday morning, but there was no answer.Oh, we were at home. Maybe my husband with my daughter and me my car in the garden.A. was washingB. were washingC. had washedD. washed7. Its reported that the new railway station at the end of next month.A. is completedB. was completedC. has been completedD. will be completed8. Where is your son Jimmy living now?He the city of Zhenjiang, China for two years.A. has been inB. has been toC. has gone toD. has come to9. Who is ringing the doorbell. Maybe _ is your aunt. A. he B. she C. it D. this10. -Go and ask the waiter how much_ _.-Dont worry. It has been _ _. A. does the meal cost, paid for B. the meal costs, paidC. the meal spends, paidD. the meal costs, paid for 11. Id like to buy Guo Jingmings Tiny Times.You had better his books. The stories he tells are far from real life.A. dont readB. not readC. not readingD. not to read12. When will the railway station that connects the two cities open? next year. Only two thirds been built.A. Until; hasB. Until; haveC. Not until; hasD. Not until; have13. Is there any _ _ in the boat?Yes. The place in the corner is empty.A. rooms B. seats C. placesD. space14. I failed in the chemistry competition again .I am sorry. dear, We believe that you will make progress A. You are welcome.B. Not at all.C.I am sorry to hear that.D. Come on15. The boy is standing under the tree is our monitor.A. thatB. which C. who D.A &C二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。A teacher was giving a talk to his students on stress (压力) management. He raised a glass of water and asked them, “How 16 do you think this glass of water is?”The students began to think and 17 . Their answers are different, from 20g to 500g.“It does not matter on the real 18 . It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a 19 ,it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call a 20 . It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. What we have to do is to put the glass down, 21 for a while before holding it up again.”“If we carry our burdens (负担) 22 ,sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on. The burden will become increasingly heavier. We have to 23 the burden every now and then, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.”So 24 you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Dont carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.Whatever burdens you have, let them down for a moment if you can. And learn to 25 ourselves.Life is short but amazing. Enjoy it!16. A. heavy B. fullC. muchD. long17. A. readB. watchC. guessD. listen18. A. glassB. weightC. waterD. height19. A. minuteB. nightC. dayD. week20. A. motherB. teacherC. doctorD. friend21. A. restB. shakeC. lookD. work22. A. this timeB. some other timeC. next timeD. all the time23. A. give upB. put downC. pick upD. think about24. A. afterB. sinceC. beforeD. until25. A. saveB. helpC. careD. relax三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列材料，根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。AThere are four parts in IELTS: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Listening is very important. Are you confident? Have you made good preparation? The book IELTS Listening is helpful for your preparation for IELTSCar and Driver is the worlds most popular automotive magazine. It provides information and entertainment for people who like cars. It offers the best vehicle tests in the business. The magazine also covers the latest developments in car technology.Once you own the book, you will become a go