九上英语第一次月考试卷一、单项选择题：（1*20=20）( ) 1. Baby girls _ in pink because according to_ European story, girls were born inside pink roses. A. wear; a B. dressed ; an C. were dressed ; a D. wear; /( ) 2. -Do you like chatting with your friends on the telephone or mobile phone? -_. I would rather _ QQ. A. Either; use B. Neither; use C. Both; to use D. Neither; to use( ) 3. With the red skirt _ her, Jane looks prettier. Yes. Im a little green _ envy. I wish I were as pretty as her. A. on; withB. in; onC. on; inD. in; with( ) 4. The boy felt very _ and fell _ as soon as he lay on the bed. A. sleepy; sleepy B. asleep; asleepC. sleepy; asleepD. asleep; sleepy ( ) 5. I wonder if your father _ you to go swimming. Im not sure. But I will tell you if he _ to let me join you. A. will allow; will agreeB. allows; agrees C. allows; will agreeD. will allow; agrees( ) 6. _ its very foggy, the highway is closed for the time being. A. Where B. As C. Because ofD. So( ) 7. Students in their school _ trees on Tree Planting Day every year. A. require to plant B. require planting C. are required to plant D. are required planting( ) 8. The painting you drew is beautiful. But why not paint the walls _ . A blue B in green C to white D with pink( ) 9. Mary said that she _ to Guangzhou. A. has never gone B. had never gone C. has never been D. had never been( ) 10. -What kind of volunteer work would you like to do? -Id like to _ sick kids in hospital. A. find out B. look up C. cheer up D. hand out( ) 11. In the bookshop, a reader asked the shopkeeper _ Who Moved My Cheese was an interesting book. A. that B. how C. that if D. if( ) 12. Can you give me _ English? A. some advice to learn B. any suggestions on learning C. some advice on learning D. some suggestions to lean( ) 13. Would you please come to school _ earlier next time? A. a bit little B. a little bit C. a little D. both B and C( ) 14. What should we _ in class? We should pay attention _ notes when necessary.A. pay attention to; to taking B. pay attention; to taking C. pay attention to; to take D. pay attention; to take ( ) 15. What do you think of Mr Reads speech?He_for nearly two hours but didnt_anything important.A. spoke; speak B. said; say C. spoke; say D. said; speak( ) 16. Skimming and scanning are both often used when we do some reading. Scanning means _ A. moving our eyes quickly over the text to look for specific information. B. reading the text quickly to get the main idea.C. moving our eyes slowly over the text to look for specific information.D. reading the text slowly to get the main idea.( ) 17. Mr Ma prefers _ his dog after supper _ him relaxed every day. A. walking; to making B. walking; than making C. walk; than make D. to walk; to make( ) 18. You can never imagine what great difficulty I have _ your house. A. found B. finding C. to find D. for finding( ) 19. He would not mind _the windows. _ you agree _me? A. to close; Do; to B. close; Are; with C. close; Are; to D. closing; Do; with( ) 20. I prefer western food. Its delicious and good for us. _ ? But western food is said to be high in sugar and fat. A. Is that rightB. How do you know that C. Do you really think so D. Who told you that二、完形填空：（1*10=10）One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “ You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “ No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite 21 at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not 22 him clearly, he said, “ Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” 23 the girl still kept saying, “ No.” In the end, the American boy could not understand and didnt know 24 to say.Whats wrong with the girls answer? She didnt 25 a compliment ( 恭维)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “ Thank you” instead of “ No”. She really understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and 26 when they are praised. So if someone says the 27 you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “ Thank you .”In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not 28 be