注意事项：南京市鼓楼区九年级（下）期中试卷英语2018.04 / 1本试卷共 10 页。全卷满分为 90 分。考试时间 90 分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。 考生答题全部在答题卡上，答在本试卷上无效。2请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否及本人相符合， 再将自己的姓名、考试证号用 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。3答选择题必须用 2B 铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干 净后，再选涂其它答案。答非选择题必须用 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置， 在其它位置答题一律无效。选择题（共 40 分）一、单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。1. Its so amazing that baby pandas weigh only about 140 gramsbirth.Wow, its hard to believe that.A. onB. inC. atD. with2. Dad, would you please walk a little moreSorry. I thought you could follow me.A. closelyB. quicklyC. quietlyD. slowly3. I found a ring of keys on the playground just now. Could you please tell methey areA. whatB. whichC. whoD. whose4. great fun it is to be with her!Thats true. She is a friendly person with a great sense of humour.A. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a5. Why did your family buy a second-hand carWe couldnt afford a new one, but even an old one is better than.A. noB. noneC. eitherD. neither6. There will be no winner in the trade war between China and the US.I agree. If we cant avoid it, the situation will getas time goes on.A. badB. badlyC. worseD. worst7. I didnt have theto go out alone at night when I was a little child.So did I. But now Im brave enough.A. courageB. powerC. abilityD. chance8. Mike used to be a top student, but he has fallen behindhe lost himself in playing computer games.A. afterB. sinceC. whenD. until9. My cousinin an American high school as an exchange student for two months last year.A. studiedB. has studiedC. studiesD. was studying10. Are you going to Hainan after the examinationIm not sure. Itmy parents time.A. tries onB. turns onC. carries onD. depends on11. My father works in Pukou. He spends much time driving home every day.Dont worry about that. Itll be easier when the Yangtze River Bridge.A. repairsB. will repairC. is repairedD. will be repaired12. The suit is inexpensive but well-made. In the word inexpensive, the in- means.A. veryB. moreC. notD. less13. With the wide use of e-business, the way of shopping we were used toa lot.A. changeB. changingC. changedD. has changed14. Our school drama competition is coming next month. I will try out for it this time.A. I hope soB. Sounds greatC. Its a pleasureD. Cheer up15. Its raining hard. Would you please lend me your umbrella. Ive lent it to Peter.A. Im afraid I cantB. I cant agree more C. I dont think soD. I havent decided yet二、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。In all the worlds cultures, people sing, play instruments, and celebrate with music. It plays such an important role in our lives that people devote much time to its study. Experts (专家) are finding that because of the 16 our brains deal with music, learning to play aninstrument or just listening to music can have a large number of benefits (益处).Music education has 17 a lot of attention. Learning to play an instrument can help children improve Maths, science, and language 18 . One study in Canada followed childrens IQ scores for nine months, 19 that children who studied music had the biggest test score improvements. The secret may lie in the way reading music and playing notes (音符) uses several parts of the 20 , raising our ability to learn school subjects.Music is also used for 21 purposes, such as the treatment of diseases which influence memory. The secret lies in the way the brain deals with music. Thats 22 an old song can remind you of something that happened years ago. For patients suffering from diseases like Alzheimers, listening to music can help wake up hidden memories by building up musical pathways to memories.Studies of the music and brain connection often centre on classical music, 23 it activates (激活) both the left and right sides of our brains. One study observed (观察) peoples brain activity as they listened to music by 24 William Boyce. It found that the brain activity was highestduring the short breaks (中断) between the movements of a piece. During each break, the personsbrain expected what would come next, while organizing what he or she had just 25 . This process (进程) is similar to the way our brain organizes information. It may explain why classical music can help improve memory.16. A. wayB. resultC. styleD. step17. A. keptB. givenC. receivedD. collected18. A. marksB. skillsC. pointsD. talents19. A. believingB. consideringC. explainingD. discovering20. A. bodyB. brainC. headD. heart21. A. medicalB. musicalC. personalD. practical22. A. howB. whenC. whyD. what23. A. ifB. sinceC. thoughD. unless24. A. writerB. doctorC. teacherD. composer25. A. heardB. sungC. saidD. done三、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 请认真阅读下列材料