【正文】 2020— 2020 學(xué)年第二學(xué)期 九年級 調(diào)研測試英語試卷 本試卷分第一卷（選擇題）和第二卷（非選擇題）兩部分?？荚嚂r間為 100分鐘。試卷滿分為 90 分。 注意事項： 1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必用 、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡 的相應(yīng)位置上；并認(rèn)真核對條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號是否與本人的相符合。 2．答選擇題必須用 2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的選項涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案，答案不能答在試卷上。 3．答非選擇題必須用 ，寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng) 位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不 按以上要求作答的答案無效。 4．考生必須保持答題卡的整潔，考試結(jié)束后，將試卷和答題卡一并交回。 第 Ι 卷（客觀題 共 50 分） 一、單項填空 在 A、 B、 C、 D 四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項 。 （本大題共 14 分，每小題 1 分） 1. Christopher Columbus was ______explorer from ______European country. A. a。 an B. an。 an C. an。 a D. a。a 2. It was a long time ______ he came back home. A. since B. while C. until D. before Did the speaker tell us several practical ways to develop our social skills during his speech? ____________at all. He said ___________ about it. A. No. nothing B. Not, none C. Nothing, none D. None, nothing all think ___________impolite to fool _____________little children . A. that , so B. that , such C. it , such D. it , so 5. Chinese Dream is a great way to gather people together and ______ the fast development of our own country. A. try out for B. fit for C. push for D. cheer for 6. My grandparents prefer to go ________ on vacation this summer. A. dangerous somewhere B. somewhere peaceful C. somewhere boring D. interesting somewhere you tell me how much___________________? A. you pay the book for B. you spend the book on C. the book take you D. you buy the book for 8. 4,000 dollars ___ a large amount of money , but it is ______than what we want. A. is , very more B. are , far more C. is , far less D. are , very little 9. Do you know what he was doing while _______? A. he was away from his hometown B. did he leave his hometown C. he left his hometown D. was he away from his hometown 10. The population of China is _______ than _______ of any other country in the world. A. more。 that B. larger。 that C. more。 those D. larger。 it 11. — How was your trip to Purple Mountain? — Everything was wonderful except that our coach _____ once on the way. A. broke down B. calmed down C. slowed down D. put down 12. The girl seemed too busy __________ her test _________ her mother enter the room. A. preparing, to notice B. to prepare, to notice C. Preparing, noticing D. to prepare, noticing 13. — Could you tell me _____? — Certainly, and the earlier, the cheaper. A. how long it will take to get to New Delhi B. if I can book a direct flight to New Delhi online C. where I can buy the ticket for the direct flight to New Delhi D. whether I can buy a ticket to New Delhi without my passport 14. Do you think that I can win the final? ________. Everyone stands a chance. A. You never know B. You got it C. Yes, I do D. You bet 二、完型填空 先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小題所給的四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（本大題共 10小題，每小題 1分，共10分） How often do you let other people39。s rude actions change your mood? Do you let a bad driver or an impolite waiter make your day in a mess? However, the mark of your wise reply to the actions is how ___15___ you can e back to smiling to them. Sixteen years ago, I learned this ____16____ at the back of a taxi in New York. We were driving fast in the right lane (車道 )when suddenly, a black car jumped __17___ a parking space right to front of us. My taxi driver stepped on the brake(剎車 )as hard as possible, and at the____18____moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car. I couldn39。t believe what happened next. The driver of the car turned his head around and started___19____bad words. But then here39。s what really___20____ me. My taxi driver just smiled and waved(揮手致意 ) at the guy. I said, Why did you just do that? This guy nearly ___21___us! He told me what I now remember The Law of the Garbage(垃圾 )Truck. He said, “Like garbage trucks, many people run around full of garbage, full of anger, and full of regret. ___22___their garbage increases more and more, they look for a place to pour it. If you let them, they39。ll pour it on you. So when someone wants to pour it on you, don39。t feel hurt. Just smile, wave, and move on. You will be___23___.” I started thinking: how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and___24___it to other people? Then I knew clearly what I should do. I began to see Garbage Trucks. I see the bad mood people are carrying. I see them ing to pour it. And like my taxi d