江苏省无锡锡东片2018届九年级英语下学期期中试题 第I卷(客观题共50分) 一、单项选择在A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并写在答题卡上。(本大题共14小题,每小题1分,共14分) 1. — How was your recent trip to Sichuan? — I’ve never had _________ one before. A. a pleasant B. a more pleasant C. a most pleasant D. the most pleasant 2. — Isn’t it surprising that Tom should have got the first place in the National IT Contest? — Yes, it is. The result is really ________ what we all expected. A. within B. over C. against D. beyond 3. — Which one do you like better, McDonald’s or KFC? —________. I think they are junk foods and bad for our health. A. Both B. Either C. None D. Neither 4. A good listener is expected to _______ ideas and raise questions to keep the talks to follow. A. realize B. advise C. offer D. agree 5. — Linda, _________ do you take the course in DIY? — Every Sunday afternoon. A. How long B. How far C. How often D. How soon 6. — Sales of such drinks are dropping for years. People prefer healthy drinks like tea and juice. — So I think soft drinks _________ be out with time passing. A. may B. must C. should D. need 7. China provides more than 90 percent of the world’s rare earth metal, but its reserves(存储) only _____________ about one-third of the world’s total. A. take up B. make up C. open up D. put up Spring Festival is one of the ________ festivals in China and everyone loves to celebrate it. A. modern B. traditional D. ancient 9. —You are crazy! How can you go blind when such things like this happened? — Well, I have no idea _________. A. what’s wrong with my mind B. that my eyes were blind C. why did the things happen D. whether have such things taken place 10. In March, cherry blossoms(樱花) in the Turtle Head Park give the city of Wuxi an early _________ of spring. A. taste B. theme C. sense D. result 11. There is no way of knowing why one man makes an important discovery _________ another man, also smart, fails. A. since B. if C. as D. while 12
