陕西省西安音乐学院附属中等音乐学校2018届九年级英语下学期期中试题一.单项选择(1×15=15分)1.Weprefer________atthepartyratherthan________.A.tosing;danceB.tosing;dancingB.C.sing;todanceD.sing;dance2.—Ilikedancing________themusicverymuch.—Ilikesingingalong________themusic.A.to;withB.to;toC.with;toD.for;on3.Hetriedhisbest____hisdreamand____it.A.toachieve;stickonB.achieving;sticktoC.toachieve;sticktoD.achieve;stickon4.Wefeellikesomefoodanddrinkbecausewe'llinvitesomefriendsinaparty.A.buying;tojoinB.tobuy;joiningC.buying;joinD.buying;joining5.—HaveyoureadthebookJaneEyre?—Yes.It’safamousbookandreallyworth________.A.toreadB.readingC.tobereadD.read6.—You'dbetterhurry.We'llbelatefortheplane.—Don'tworry.Theplanewill________intwohours.A.takeoutB.takeawayC.takeoffD.takeafter7.—Alltheteacherswenthomeyesterday________Mr.White.Why?—Becausehewasonduty.A.exceptB.besidesC.exceptforD.beside8.—HowdoesyourmotherlikeyourpresentsforMother'sDay?—Well,______thissweater______thatoneisfitforher.They'retoobig.A.both;andB.either;orC.neither;norD.notonly;butalso9.Ifound__________verypleasant__________agoodbook.A.that;toreadB.it;readC.it;toreadD.that;reading10.Weoften_______ourfriends'homeswithout_______themfirst.A.dropby;callB.dropby;callingC.dropin;callD.dropout;calling11.Theboywent________hisway________hismothersothathismothercouldbuyhimanewbike.A.on;helpingB.out;tohelpC.outof;tohelpD.in;helping12.Thehostgoesoutofhiswaytomakeme________.A.tofeelathomeB.tofeelinhomeC.feelathomeD.feelinhome13.____carefulyouare,_____mistakesyouwillmake.A.Themore,themoreB.Thefewer,themoreC.Themore,thefewerD.Theless,theless14.Don'tbetoohard________him.Heisonlya5yearoldboy.A.onB.inC.atD.to15.Whydon’tyouaskAlicetojoinyou?Then,shewon’tfeel_____.A.leaveoutB.leftoutC.leavingoutD.tobeleftout二.完形填空(1×15=15分)MyparentsalwaystoldmethatIcouldn'tdance,becauseitwasagirl'ssport.ButInevergaveupmydreamofbecomingadancingstar.Ipracticedsecretly,learningfrombooks,movies,andshows.However,withoutmyparents'support,that__16__seemedallbutimpossibletoreach.Onesummer,mylittlesisterMaggiewasgoingtodancelessons.Iimmediatelyasked__17__parentsforpermission(允许)totakehertothelessons.Whata__18__chancetolearndancing!Oneafternoon,Iwaspracticinganewdanceinmyroom,whenMaggiewalked__19__.“What'sthematter,Maggie?”Istopped__20__.“Denis,youareagreatdancer!Canyouhelpme?”“Whatisit?”Iwondered.“There'llbeadancingperformanceinmyschool,__21__theboysthinkI'mslow,andnoneofthemwantstobemypartner.__22__youdancewithmeforit?”shelookedatmeanxiously.“Youcanbeagooddancer!”Iencouragedher.“Let'sshowthosepeoplethattheyhavebeen__23__allalong.”Inthefollowingmonths,we__24__everyevening,hidingfrommyparents.Iwashavingafantastictimeand__25__Maggieimprovedalot.Finallycamethebigday.Ibecame__26__whenIheardmyparentswouldcometowatchtheperformance.Asthe__27__began,Itookadeepbreathandtriedtocalmdown.Wemovedperfectly,shiningwithpride.Fromthecheeringofthecrowd,Iwassurewehad__28__.MyheartwasbeatingwildlywhenIsawmy__29__comingtowardsme.Heputhishandonmyshoulder.“Welldone,Son.Thoughitishardformetoadmitit,youreallylookedlikeyou__30__thisstage(舞台).Goforitandmakeusproud.”I'dbeenwaitingforthismomentforsolong.Iknewthattheroadaheadwasn'tgoingtobeeasy,butIwouldn'tgiveup.Iwantednothingmoreinlifethanadance.()16.A.lineB.dreamC.answerD.message()17.A.myB.yourC.hisD.her()18.A.similarB.funnyC.goodD.strange()19.A.outB.awayC.throughD.in()20.A.drawingB.dancingC.singingD.writing()21.A.butB.orC.soD.if()22.A.NeedB.MustC.CouldD.Should()23.A.sadB.lazyC.sorryD.wrong()24.A.chattedB.restedC.sleptD.practiced()25.A.firstB.soonC.neverD.seldom()26.A.shyB.boredC.nervousD.angry()27.A.musicB.lessonC.meetingD.party()28.A.arrivedB.finishedC.succeededD.regretted()29.A.fatherB.motherC.sisterD.classmate()30.A.tookawayB.paidforC.fellintoD.belongedto三.阅读理解(2×15=30分)(A)Sometimes,ongrey,rainydays,yourmoodlevelislowerthanonbright,sunnydays.Wouldyouliketoknowmoreabouthowtheweathercanaffecthowyoufeel?Accordingtoarecentstudy,there'saconnectionbetweenweatherandmoods.Goingtoawarmplaceinthemiddleofwintercanmakeourmoodsbetter.Pleasantweatherhasbeenproved(证实)toimprovemoodsandmemory.However,extremelyhotweathercanmakeusfeelmoretiredandbored,spoiling(破坏)ourmoods.Inthestudy,peoplewhospenttimeoutdoorsinwarmweatherwerehappierthanthosewhospentalldayinside.Theyalsofoundbettermemoryscoreswhentheyrantestscomparingthetwogroups.Thebesttemperatureforhumansisabout22.2℃.ThatexplainswhypeopleinsouthernCaliforniaarehappyallthetime.Toimprovemoods,apersonmustspendatleast30minutesoutsideinwarmsunnyweather.Spendingtimeindoorswhentheweatheroutsideissonicetendstolowermoods.It'smostlybecausewedon'tliketobeinsidewhenspringtimearrives.Itcanalsomakeinsideactivitiesseemboring.Maybetheactivitiesconnectedwithbeingoutsideaffectourmoods.Warmweatherisconnectedwiththebeach,funoutdoorsportsandsoon.Itbringsbackchildhoodmemoriesofplayingoutsideallday.Ofcourse,wecanwakeupeverydayanddecidehowwe'llfeelthatday.Ifit'srainy,thatwon'tnecessarilymakeusunhappy.We'lljusthavetobringourumbrellasoutandcheerupthosewhoarefeelingsad!()31.Warmweathercanhelpimproveourmoodsand_