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　　江阴市华士片2013-2014学年第二学期期中考试
　　九年级英语试卷
　　本试题分两卷。第I卷为客观题，第II卷为主观题。
　　考试时间为100分钟。试卷满分90分。
　　注意事项：
　　1. 答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡的相应位置上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号是否与本人的相符合。
　　2. 答客观题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的正确选项涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。
　　3. 答主观题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答，答案写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
　　4. 考试必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。
　　第I卷（客观题 共50分）
　　一、选择填空    在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）
　　1. ______ exciting news it is! Our government is doing something to stop the haze(雾霾).
　　A. What            B. What an           C. How          D.How an
　　2. Johnson was the first on the list of the famous stars because he was the richest ___ them.
　　A. with  B. in  C. to            D.among
　　3.           of the surface of the earth          covered with water.
　　A. Seven-tens...are B.  Seven-tens…is   C.  Seven-tenths...is     D. Seven-tenths...are
　　4. Don’t forget to __________ your school things when you have finished your homework .
　　A. put out           B. put up      C. put down           D. put away
　　5. With the help of the Internet, news can _______ every corner of the world.
　　A. get       B. arrive          C.reach            D.return
　　6. You don’t know _____ I want to see you again. It’s a year since I last saw you.
　　A. how soon    B. how long     C. how often      D. how much
　　7. --- Didn’t your brother ________ go to school by bike?
　　--- Yes, he did. But he ________ walking to school now.
　　A. used to; used to B. use to; used to   C. used to; is used to     D. use to; is used to
　　8. Why not ______ your teacher for advice when you don’t know ______ the problems?
　　A. ask; what to do with                       B. to ask; how to deal with
　　C. ask; what to deal with                               D. to ask; how to do with
　　9. --- Do you ch about the city?
　　--- Yes, I ___________ there three times.
　　A. was        B. have gone        C. went            D. have been
　　10. I do not doubt ________ win in the race.
　　A. whether he will    B. whether will he C. that he will D. that will he
　　11. --- How cool the iPhone5s is !
　　---In our shop it_____ very well now. Get one before it________out.
　　A. sells;  sells    B. sells;  is sold          C. is sold;  is sold     D. is sold;  sells
　　12.—How about climbing the hill?
　　—I would rather        along the river than        the hill. I'm a bit tired.
　　A. walk；climb                         B. walking； climbing
　　C. walking； to climb                   D. walk； to climb
　　13. Bob often says that swimming is _____________ than hiking in reducing weight, but he always spends more time on swimming.
　　A. less useful                           B. less interesting
　　C. more useful                          D. more interesting
　　14. --- Would you mind my opening the window?
　　---         
　　A. I would                     B. I’m afraid it’s too windy
　　C. Yes, please go ahead. D. Sure. I’m going to close it soon.
　　二．完形填空：先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
　　At Life’s Crossroads
　　Leaving high school, I had to choose a career path—medicine or business—before college started in three months, but I couldn’t decide. Both my uncles suggested I work for a month in a   15   followed by a month in a hospital before I could know what to do. It seemed like a good idea.
　　Then near the end of two months, I began thinking about my two   16   . The bank had offered better working conditions. The hospital was full of excitement, but the training was hard. It seemed that the choices of   17   was going to run out.
　　The Last day of my work at the hospital, I was   18   home when I saw a boy hit by a bus and lie in the road as the bus run away.   19   stopped. I know if the boy stayed there, he would die very soon. So, without help, I lifted him into my car.
　　The next day, I went to see him. His family were sitting around his bed. Th