江苏省句容市2014届下学期初中九年级期中考试（一模）英语试卷
本试卷满分90分。考试用时100分钟。
一、单项选择 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. — I knocked over my coffee cup. It went right over the keyboard.
— You shouldn’t put drinks near ▲ puter.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
2. One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to ▲ healthy eating habits.
A. grow B develop C. increase D. raise
3. —Which driver was to blame?
—Why, ▲ ! It was the child’s fault. He suddenly rushed out between two parked cars.
A. both B. all C. either D. neither
4. President Xi Jinping made several speeches about the Chinese Dream ▲ his trip to Europe.
A. By B. while C. during D. until
5. —I think I’ll give Tom a ring.
—You ▲ . You haven’t been in touch with him for years.
A. will B. may C. have to D. should
6. It was reported that the number of the passengers ▲ took the flight is 227.
A. which B. what C. who D. where
7. －I’m thinking of the test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.
－ ▲ ! I’m sure you’ll make it.
A. Cheer up B. Good luck C. No problem D. I’m sorry
8. I think it’s necessary for my daughter to have her own mobile phone, for I sometimes want to make sure if she ▲ home for dinner.
A. e B. es C. has e D. will e
9. Michael made a big bamboo box ▲ the little sick bird till it could fly.
A. keep B. to keep C. keeping D. kept
10. In my opinion, London's not as expensive in price as Tokyo but Tokyo is ▲ in traffic.
A. more organized B. the most organized
C. so organized as D. as organized as
11. —You are wanted on the phone.
— ▲ nobody knows I am here.
A. If B. And C. But D. So
12. ▲ experience it is! I’ll never forget the days I spent in the forest.
A. What an exciting B. What an excited C. How exciting D. How excited
13. Kim Soo-hyun, a ▲ actor, is famous as the “professor” in “Man from the Stars”.
A. 25-years-old B. 25-year-old C. 25 years old D. 25 year old
14. — ▲ will you show us around your school?
— In a few days.
A. How soon B. How long C. How often D. How far
15. Don’t you think these boots look very nice? I wonder ▲ .
A. how much I should pay for them B. how much do they cost
C. how much should I spend on them D. how much are they
二、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
I grew up as the youngest of three girls in a small town outside Boston. My parents did their best to 16 everything we needed. It was a(n) 17 life, I seemed to have all I wanted: a lot of latest fashionable clothes and holiday vacations. At school some of my classmates envied me,
18 when came back from spring break（春假）. From the outside, I appeared to have it all, but inside I was losing something 19 to live a happy life, an active self-image (自我形象). When I looked at myself in the mirror I felt 20 and unhappy.
Great clothes, dancing, singing, and piano lessons did not 21 the emptiness I felt inside myself. 22 my mom told me that I was a born artist; I had so little confidence that I didn’t believe that it was true. Instead, I pared myself to others and always found myself losing something.
23 can take the place of an active self-image. It’s something we can’t fake (假装), even if we act as if we have one. It might be wonderful to have parents who 24 how to help me develop feeling of self-worth. My parents are really good people who 25 didn’t know how. As a result, building self-worth has bee my lifelong lesson.
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