2016-2017学年度第一学期九年级英语第一次阶段性测试1、 单项选择。（每题1分，共15分）( ) 1.The boy is _ see the teacher because he _ a mistake. A. afraid of; has B. afraid to; has made B. afraid to; make D. afraid of; made( ) 2. -What do you think I should practice in the future? -Youre active and good at football. I think you can be _ a PE teacher _ a football coach. A. neither; nor B. both; and C. either; or D. not only; but also( ) 3.The baby is too young to _ himself. Youd better give him a hand. A. wear B. put on C. dress D. dress up( ) 4. Most children in poor area cant _ their education. We should think about _ to help them. A. afford; how we can do B. pay; how can we do C. pay for; what can we do D. afford; what we can do( ) 5. Could you please tell me _. A. where is the hospital B. where was the hospital C. how I can solve the problem D. how he went to school every day( ) 6. Which colour do you_, red or purple? Red. I think it looks lovely _ me. A. prefer; on B. prefer; in C. would rather; in D. would rather; on( ) 7.Take the exam carefully ,_ you wont get full marks A .but B. and C. or D. so ( ) 8. -_Mary _ Alice has joined the music club because they have no time. - What a pity! A. Both , and B. Either , or C. Neither , nor D. Not only , but also( ) 9. - Do you think Tom is a good partner? - No, I find _difficult to work with him. A. this B. that C. them D. it( ) 10. Yuan Long ping has devoted all his life _rice in China. A. study B. to studying C. to study D. studies( ) 11.-I think you should go to bed early. Its bad for your health to stay up. -_you are right. But I have used to studying at night. A. May be B. Perhaps C. May D. Must( ) 12. -Do you have any time to do it for me ? -Sorry , I _you . A. have difficulty with helping B. have difficulties to help C. have difficulty to help D. have difficulty helping ( ) 13. It is hard to believe March is right around the corner. Lets _ an early spring. A. hope to B. hope for C. care for D. care about( ) 14. The teacher told us much more attention should _ when we take exams. A. pay to B. be paid C. be paid to D. pay( ) 15. At present , lots of people would rather _in the country because there is _population (人口) in the city . A. live, more B. to live, less C. live, less D. to live, more 2、 完形填空。（每题1分，共10分） For many American and British teenagers, the gift-giving season comes twice a year: on birthdays and 16 Christmas every December 25. On these days, young people can expect lots of gifts wrapped(包装) in bright-colored paper.In these years the most 17 gifts have been iPods and MP3 players, digital cameras and video games. When the Nintendo Wii (任天堂Wii) 18 , people lined up in parking lots(停车场) in the middle of the night. They hoped to be the first ones to enter the store when it opened in the morning 19 they could buy the Wii before it was sold out!Most teens dont have the 20 to buy electronic（电子的） gifts for their friends. Luckily, expensive gifts arent 21 . Teens often give 22 books, CDs, DVDs and candy.Hand-made(手工制作的) gifts are 23 popular because they are more personal and one-of-a-kind. Gift-givers can save money by making something 24 , and it is a good opportunity(机会) to be 25 . People like to receive hand-made gifts because they know that the givers put time and effort on them. If you cant think of the perfect gift to give, a box of chocolates will almost always do the trick!( ) 16. A. at B. on C. toD. in( ) 17. A. personal B. popularC. interesting D. famous( ) 18. A. went outB. broke outC. came outD. took off( ) 19. A. even ifB. as ifC. so thatD. as soon as( ) 20. A. timeB. moneyC. chanceD. place( ) 21. A. necessary B. valuableC. usualD. special( ) 22. A. the other B. others C. each other D. another( ) 23. A. neverB. seldomC. yetD. also( ) 24. A. aloneB. newC. excitingD. themselves( ) 25. A. creativeB. curious C. fun D. Organized3、 阅读理解。（每题2分，共20分）ADanny was very worried about the way things were going. His mother came to school and