2021-2022学年广东省广州市海珠区江南外国语学校九年级（上）英语练习试卷（一）

一、语法选择 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，选择可以填在横线上的最佳选项。

• 1．There is a man called Mr.Flowers，and flowers are his only joy in life.He spends all his free time（1）

  care of his favourite glass house and grows flowers of every colour，with long and difficult names，for competitions.He works hopefully to grow a rose of a new color（2）

  one of the silver cups for the best roses of the year.
     Mr.Flowers' glass house is（3）

  close to a school that some boys often throw a stone or two at his glass house.So Mr.Flowers does（4）

  best to be in or near the glass house at the beginning and end of the school day.However，it is not always possible for him（5）

  on watch.Mr.Flowers tries many ways to protect his glass house，but nothing seemed（6）

  .Although he goes to the school to report the problem to the headmaster，（7）

  this does not do any good.He tries to drive away the boys who throw stones into his garden but the boys can run even（8）

  .Besides，they laugh（9）

  him from far away.He even picks up all the stones he can find around his garden（10）

  the boys have nothing to throw.However，they soon find（11）

  .Mr.Flowers keeps thinking about（12）

  to deal with this problem.At last，Mr.Flowers has an idea.He puts up a large notice made of good，strong wood，some meters away from（13）

  glass house.On it the words（14）

  ：DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE.In this way，Mr.Flowers can（15）

  the trouble.
  
  

  （1）	A．take	B．to take	C．taking	D．taken
  （2）	A．wins	B．won	C．winning	D．to win
  （3）	A．so	B．such	C．very	D．too
  （4）	A．he	B．his	C．him	D．himself
  （5）	A．be	B．being	C．is	D．to be
  （6）	A．useful	B．usefully	C．use	D．useless
  （7）	A．but	B． /	C．and	D．so
  （8）	A．fast	B．faster	C．fastest	D．the fastest
  （9）	A．or	B．in	C．at	D．for
  （10）	A．such that	B．so that	C．in order	D．in order to
  （11）	A．others	B．the others	C．other	D．the other
  （12）	A．why	B．where	C．how	D．when
  （13）	A．a	B．an	C． /	D．the
  （14）	A．writes	B．wrote	C．are written	D．were written
  （15）	A．stops	B．stopped	C．stopping	D．stop
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二、完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，选择可以填在横线上的最佳选项。

• 2．William Shakespeare is one of the greatest writers in English literature.His plays can be（1）

  three categories（种类）：histories，tragedies（悲剧） and comedies.Shakespeare wrote eighteen comedies，although two were（2）

  .These comedies usually have（3）

  endings and a light-hearted tone （基调） and style that are quite different from his tragedies.
     All of Shakespeare's comedies have five acts and the most important or exciting point always（4）

  in the third act.The hero does not appear until other（5）

  have talked about him.Shakespeare had some themes that he usually wrote about：the（6）

  between good and bad，love's great effect on people，and the differences between the（7）

  appearance and a person's true personality or face.Shakespeare also wrote his play in a certain（8）

  .For example，Shakespeare used words in such a clever and humorous way that they had more than one meaning.Some of the characters（9）

  their appearances so that people didn't know who they were.
     Even though the tone is lighter in these plays，comedies in Shakespeare's day were quite（10）

  modern-day comedies because their purpose was not to make people laugh.Shakespeare's comedies are very emotional （有感染力的） and often include serious topics to think about.
  
  

  （1）	A．turned into	B．divided into	C．changed into	D．come into
  （2）	A．lost	B．disappearing	C．missed	D．going
  （3）	A．sad	B．interesting	C．happy	D．boring
  （4）	A．takes after	B．takes place	C．takes away	D．takes off
  （5）	A．actors	B．writers	C．actresses	D．characters
  （6）	A．fight	B．love	C．meaning	D．humor
  （7）	A．first	B．second	C．third	D．fourth
  （8）	A．road	B．method	C．style	D．time
  （9）	A．hid	B．showed	C．painted	D．changed
  （10）	A．popular with	B．known for	C．the same as	D．different from
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三、阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节 阅读理解（共4小题；每小题10分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳选项。

• 3．When I was 15，I announced to my classmates that I was going to write my own books.All of them made fun of me. "Don't be silly.Only geniuses can become writers，" I was hurt deeply and I cried sadly.
     That night I wrote a short，sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capper's Weekly newspaper.To my surprise，they published it and sent me two dollars.I was a paid writer!I showed it to my classmates.But they laughed again， "It was just a fluke.Your poem was published just because you are lucky，not because you are excellent."
     By the time I graduated from high school，I had scrapbooks （剪贴薄） filled with my published works.I never talked about my writing to classmates again.They were dream killers，and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams，they must always choose their dreams.
     Later，I wrote my first book about what I understood and felt about life.It took me nine months，just like a baby，I chose a publisher （出版商） and wrote a letter which read， "I wrote this book myself.I hope you like it Thank you，" I mailed it without an envelope.
     A month later，I received a letter，and a high praise from the publisher.Crying Wind，the title of my book，became a bestseller，and it was translated into 15 languages.People ask what college I attended，what degrees I had，and what qualities I have to be a writer.The answer is "None".I'm not a genius and I'm not gifted.I just write.To all those who dream of writing，I'm shouting at you， "Yes，you can!Don't listen to others!" Writing is easy.It's fun and anyone can do it.
  
  （1）What did her classmates do when the writer announced her dream of writing books？

  
  A．They felt very proud of her.
  B．They made fun of her.
  C．They encouraged her.
  D．They shared ideas of writing with her.
  （2）The underlined word "fluke" in Paragraph 2 means

  in Chinese.
  A．胜利
  B．祝贺
  C．侥幸
  D．优秀
  （3）How long did it take the writer to write her first book？

  
  A．One month.
  B．Nine months.
  C．Fifteen months.
  D．Two years.
  （4）What can we know from the passage？

  
  A．The writer wrote many works during her high school.
  B．The publisher didn't like the writer's first book.
  C．The writer felt sorry for not being a genius.
  D．The writer gave up her dream at last.
  （5）What is the best title for the passage？

  
  A．Get on Well with Classmates.
  B．My First Book-Crying Wind.
  C．The Ways to Achieve Dreams.
  D．Keep on Dreams.
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• 4．In the United States，when one becomes rich，he wants people to know it.And even if he does not become very rich，he wants people to think that he is.That is what "keeping up with the Joneses" is about.It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.
     The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand.He told this story about himself.He began earning ＄ 125 a week at the age of 23.That was a lot of money in those days.He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City.When he saw that rich people rode horses，Momand went horseback riding every day.When he saw that rich people had servants，Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.
     It was like a race，but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up.The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life.They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
     Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours.He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories.He called it "Keeping up with the Joneses" because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States. "Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you.Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses.And there are "Jonses" in every city of the world.But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does，Mr.Jones always seems to be ahead.
  
  （1）Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they

  .
  A．want to be as rich as their neighbours
  B．want others to know or to think that they are rich
  C．don't want others to know they are rich
  D．want to be happy
  （2）It can be inferred （推断） from the story that rich people like to

  .
  A．live outside New York City
  B．live in New York city
  C．live in apartments
  D．have many neighbours
  （3）Arthur Momand used the name "Jones" in his series of short stories because "Jones" is

  in the United States
  A．an important name
  B．a popular name
  C．his neighbour's name
  D．not a good name
  （4）According to Arthur Momand's story，which of the following is NOT true？

  
  A．He earned a lot of money every week.
  B．He hired a servant and gave big parties.
  C．He moved back to flat in New York.
  D．He married a rich wife in the neighbourhood.
  （5）According to the last sentence underlined，what's the writer's attitude towards "Keeping up with the Joneses"？

  
  A．It is very common to keep up with the Joneses.
  B．It is very easy to keep up with Joneses.
  C．It is very difficult to keep up with Joneses.
  D．It is never too tired to keep up with Joneses.
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第二节 完成句子（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）

• 13．放假期间，没有必要离开广州，并确保不要去拥挤的地方。
  

  necessary to leave Guangzhou and

  not to go to the crowded places during holidays.
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第三节 书面表达（共1题；满分15分）

• 14．最近，班里进行了中学生有没必要干家务活的辩论。请根据以下两位同学的观点，为校报写一篇关于Should students do housework？的文章，可适当发挥，词数80词以上。（文章的开头已给出，不计入词数）
  

  John	没有必要做家务。作业很多，父母也不让做家务，只要学习好就行……
  Lily	应该要做家务。虽然作业多，但仍可挤出时间做简单的家务，如扫地，洗碗……
  你的观点	？

  Should students do housework？ There is a debate on "Should students do housework？" in our class.__________________
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