九年级英语测试题.doc

Ⅰ.单项选择。(15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
( )1.—Can I borrow the second science book from you?
—Sure， you return the first one to me next week.
A.as soon as B.as long as C.as well as D.as for as
( )2.—Do you know where Tom is?
—Yes. He _____ his hometown.
A.went to B.goes to C.has gone to D.has been to
( )3.There are many kinds of bikes here. She can’t decide _____.
A.where to buy B.which to buy C.how to go there D.when to go there
( )4._____ you do, I will be on your side.
A.Whenever B.Whatever C.However D.Wherever
( )5.Mike will go abroad tomorrow. I am going to _____ at the airport.
A.sent him off B.saw him off C.see off D.see him off
( )6.Zhang Lili is very brave and she “The most beautiful teacher”.
A.is called B.calls C.are called D.is calling
( )7.Although we have learned English for 3 years, we still have trouble _____ the new words.
A.learn B.to learn C.learning D.of learning
( )8.A cellphone _____ a camera by most young people in China.
A.is used by B.used for C.is used as D.is used to
( )9.In the past, the child laborers _____ do a lot of hard work.
A.forced B.forced to C.was forced to D.were forced to
( )10.—Hi, Jane, tell you a piece of good news. I _____ America tomorrow.
—Wow, have a good trip!
A.will leave to B.leaves for C.am leaving for D.going leaving for
( )11.There are many differences between American English and British English in spelling and pronunciation, especially in _____ English.
A.written B.oral C.official D.business
( )12.—Excuse me, Miss Smith, could you tell me how to improve my spoken English?
—OK. The best way is to practice .
A.as soon as possible B.as quickly as possible
C.as much as possible D.as clearly as possible
( )13.—I don’t know _____ remember the new English words.
—Don’t worry! Try thinking about their pronunciations.
A.what to B.how to C.where to D.when to
( )14.—I have worked hard at English, but it seems that I haven’t made any progress.
—Keep on _____ at it, and you will be successful.
A.work B.working C.to work D.works
( )15.—Our school is beautiful!
—It will be more beautiful if more trees and grass _____ by us.
A.plant B.plants C.is planted D.are planted

阅读：
Throughout history, people have been interested in knowing how language first began, but no one knows exactly where or how this happened. However, we do know a lot about languages, the language of today and also the languages of earlier times. There are probably about three thousand languages in the world today. Chinese is the language with the most speakers. English, Russian and Spanish are also spoken by millions of people. On the other hand, some languages in the world have less than one hundred speakers.
There are several important families of languages in the world. For example, most of the languages of Europe are in one large family called Indo-European. The original language of this family was spoken about 4,500 years ago. Many of the present-day languages of Europe and India are modern forms of the language of 4,500 years ago.
Languages are always changing. The English of today is very different from the English of 500 years ago. In time, some even die out completely. About 1,000 years ago, English was a little known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe.
If a language has a number of speakers, or if it is very old, there may be differences in the way it is spoken in different areas. That is, the language may have several dialects. Chinese is a good example of dialect differences. Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of people. The differences between the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can’t understand speakers from other parts.
( ) 1. The first paragraph mainly tells us that_______.
A. most people in the world speak Chinese
B. there are thousands of languages in today’s world
C. man has much knowledge about languages
D. some people know several languages
( ) 2. Most European and Indian languages_______.
A. will soon die out completely
B. were once a relative of English
C. are no longer spoken
D. come from the same family of language.
( ) 3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Chinese is the language with the most speakers.
B. English was a well-known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of
Europe.
C. A language has many speakers, but there may be no differences in the way it is spoken
in different areas.
D. Speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can understand speakers from other parts.
( ) 4. It is considered to be the most difficult thing for one to learn to speak Chinese because _______.
A. there are great differences between the dialects of Chinese
B. Chinese and many foreign languages are not of the same family
C. Chinese is a very old language
D. there are great differences between the old Chinese and the present-day Chinese
( ) 5. The underlined word “dialect” in the last paragraph means_______.
A. a special language spoken by Chinese
B. the sign used by Chinese people in a special area
C. the difference between the old and today’s Chinese
D. the form of a language used in one part of the country