江苏省扬州市江都区五校2018届九年级英语下学期第一次月考试题一、单项选择题(每小题1分，计15分)1. - Have you seen _ TV programme Running Man?- Of course. Its really _ funny one.A. a; theB. the; aC. a; aD. the; the2. It is said that the gravity on Mars is only about _ of the gravity on earth A. three-eighthsB. third-eighthC. three-eighthD. third-eighths3. - Do you like vegetable salad?- Yes, it _ so nice! Id like to have some more. A. smells B. tastes C. feels D. sounds 4. - Excuse me, sir. But smoking is not allowed here. -Sorry, I didnt see the sign. Ill _ my cigarette at once. A. put out B. put away C. put up D. put off5. The old town has narrow streets and small houses _are built close to each other. A. who B. that C. what D. they6. -Can you finish the task within two hours, Sandy?- I can if I _ one more hour.A. giveB. am givenD. will giveD. will be given7. - Listen! Kate is singing in the next room.- It _ be Kate. She has been on business in Hong Kong.A. canB. mayC. cant D. mustnt8. -Which of these shirts do you like best?- Ill take _. They are both expensive and out of fashion.A. neither B. either C. none D. both9. When I got home, I was angry to find my room _.A. in a good mess B. in a bad mess C. on a good mess D. picked up10. Miss Wang was very _ because this kind of work was too _.A. tiring; tiring B. tired; tired C. tiring; tired D. tired; tiring11. My American friend Sam is interested in Yangzhou very much. He wonders _.A. that Yangzhou was very rich in the ancient times B. who built Ge Garden and He GardenC. when was the Wenchang Pavilion built D. what is the City Flower of Yangzhou12. -Peng Liyuan is _ Chinese people as a beautiful and popular singer. -And now she is also the First Lady in China. A. known as B.proud of C. famous for D. well known to13. - What are you going to do this weekend? - I together with my classmates _ going to climb Mount Qian.A. is B. am C.are D.were14. - I love the Internet. Ive come to know many friends on the Net. - _. Few of them would become your real friends. A. I couldnt agree more B. Im pleased to know that C. Thats for sure D. Thats not the case 15. - I cant believe you finished the work so quickly. - Thats because several classmates helped me. No wonder they say _ . A. each dog has its day B. early bird catches the worm C. too many cooks spoil the broth D. many hands make light work二、完形填空（每小题1分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring（凝视） 16 at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with 17 beautiful and dangerous. The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had 18 the top, using the southern route. But no one had ever dared（敢）to try a winter climbing up the 19 side. But now one man was daring to try the 20 route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy. For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him anxiously(焦急地). Now they were waiting to see his signal（信号）. If he planned to 21 the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was turning back. A tiny green light 22 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people 23 . The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so 24 ! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the 25 light. In the morning, Bonatti 26 . He couldnt see the top, but he knew he was 27 there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up. Bonatti had spent months 28 for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and skill to climb to the top? He was finally at the top! News about his 29 was radioed to the world. The trip down the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the 30 , and would be well remembered as a climber of all time. 16. A. back B. forward C. down D. up17. A. flowers B. rocks C. ice and snow D. green trees 18. A. watched B. passed C. reached D. climbed19. A. western B. eastern C. southern D. northern20. A. difficult B. strange C. same D. easy21. A. turn back B. go on C. rest D. stop22. A. raised B. appeared C. turned on D. turned off23. A. cheered B. laughed C. jumped D. shouted24. A. sleepy B. excited C. tired D.