初中九年级下期第二阶段检测英语试题命题人：黄文彬审题人：命制单位：明心寺镇中心校考试范围：第1-5 册 第二部分 基础知识运用（ 共25分)第一节 单项选择（本节10个小题。每小题1分，共10分）21. Youd better_ here _ the heavy rain. A. not to leave; because B. not leave; because C. not leave; because of D,not to leave ; because of 22. _ does the movie Life of Pi少年派的奇幻漂流last?It lasts for about 2 hours.A. How often B. How far C. How long D. How soon23. Last year, on Sina Weibo, posts related to “Carrier Style” _ by more than 8 million users in one day.A. followed B. was followed C. were followedD. have been followed24. My plan is _ videos at home. What are you going to do, Jenny? Well, I prefer _movies at the cinema.A. watch; see B. watching; see C. watching; to see D. watch; to see25. Zhu Zhiwens never been to Hong Kong, _?A. is he B. isnt he C. hasnt he D. has he26. What _ news it is! Nobody _it. A. a surprising; believes B. surprising; believes C. a surprised; believe D. surprised; believe27. In the last ten month, September Miracle(奇迹) on CCTV for more than five times and is popular all over the country. A. has played the piano B. has given out their song disks C .has written songs D. has performed28.Its everyones duty to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign. Sure. We should try to _ all the food that weve ordered. A. give up B. eat up C. turn up D. show up 29. How is your grandma? Shes fine. She used to _ TV at home after supper. But now she is used to _ out for a walk.A. watch; go B. watching; goC. watching; goingD. watch; going30. How kind you are! You always do what you can _ others. A. helpB. helpingC. helpsD. to help第二节 完形填空（本节15个小题，每小题1分，共15分）My family spent a few weeks in London last year. We went there in the autumn. We think it is the 31 season to visit England. The weather is usually quite good 32 there are not too many 33 in October.We stayed in a small 34 in the West End. We 35 most of our sightseeing on foot. We went to look at the places which all travelers would like to 36 . We went shop ping and spent too much money 37 a lot of things. What we liked most was going to the 38 . We didnt have the chance to see such 39 plays at home. A lot of people say English 40 is very bad. We didnt think so. It is 41 that most of the restaurants are French, Italian, or Chinese, but Britain had some very 42 meals.In fact, we 43 our holiday so much that we have already decided to 44 there again this year. But we are going to take our umbrellas. Im sure well need them 45 . 31. A. busiest B. workingC. bestD. hottest32 . A. andB. orC. asD. so33. A. playersB. travelersC. places D. things34. A. stationB. hotel C. off iceD. cinema35. A. missedB. showedC. usedD. did36. A. lookB. watch C. see D. notice37. A. buyingB. buyC. boughtD. to buy38. A. shopsB. cinemasC. restaurantsD. theatres39. A. wellB. wonderfulC. terribleD. sad40. A. languageB. filmC. clothesD. food41. A. impossibleB. trueC. importantD. necessary42. A. deliciousB. poorC. freshD. expensive43. A. spent B. enjoyedC. paidD. finishe d44. A. liveB. eatC. goD. spend45. A. sometimeB. sometimesC. some timeD. some times第三部分 阅读理解 （本部分20个小题，每小题2分，共40分）AIve loved my mothers desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” shed said again, “its for Elizabeth. ”I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface(表面)”. As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(原谅) me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment(失望), then little interest and, finally, peace it seemed that nothing happened. I couldnt be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not. Now the present of her desk told, as shed never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded