1. – How do you study English so well?　 – By ____ lots of books.

　　 　　　　　　　 A. read　　　 B. look　　　　 　　 C. watching　 　 D. reading

2. I ____________ afraid of the dark.

　　 A. used to　　 B. used to being　　 C. used to be　 D. are used to being

3. – Do you know ____ Jane visits her grandparents?　 – Once a week.

　　 A. how soon 　 B. how often C. how long 　 D. how far Could you tell

4. What are the shirts __________?　

　　 A. made of 　 B. made in 　 C. made from　 D. make of

5. Could you tell me____________

　　 A. where the restrooms are　　 B. where are the restrooms　　

C. where were the restrooms　　 D. where　 the restrooms were

Yang Mi, born in Beijing on September 12, 1986, is a Chinese mainland actress. At the age of 4, she got her first TV drama role; at 16, she became a model for a fashion magazine; at 18, she went to her dream college — Beijing Film Academy (北京电影学院). _6__ believe that life has smiled on her.　 　

Last year, the 24-year-old　 　_7__ 　played bad girl Luo Qingchuan in the time-traveling TV drama, Palace (《宫锁心玉》). The drama became a big success and made Yang very　_8__ 　. The number of her micro blog followers ___9___ from several thousand to more than three million overnight.

Could she be any　 　10　___　? Yang doesn’t think luck had anything to　 11___　 　with her success. She makes her way all by herself. “Every　 　12 ___　is from the efforts I’ve made,” said Yang. People now think she’s very hard-working.

She still recalls the time when people gave her the cold shoulder. Some treated her with little respect. They didn’t want to help her in her time of need. “I have to　 　13 ___　them because they make me believe myself,” she said.

That’s　 14 ___　she always help others when they are in need. In May, Yang became the ambassador (大使)　 15___　the Climate Group. She calls on people to join the Million-Miracle project and plant trees on China’s dry land. In April, 2009, Yang Mi was considered a member of the Four Young Dan actresses (四小花旦) along with Huang ShengY Wang Luodan, Liu Yifei.

6.(　 　) A. Many　 　 　 B. Some　 　 　　C. Nobody　 　 　　D. Few

7.(　 　) A. student　 　 　B. actress　 　 　 C. player　 　 　 　D. model

8.(　 　) A. great　 　 　　B. rich　 　 　 　C. lucky　 　 　 　 D. famous

9.(　 　) A. were　 　 　 　B. became　 　 　C. increased　 　 D. turned

10.(　 　) A. happier　 　 　 B. luckier　 　 　 C. healthier　 　 　D. busier

11.(　 　) A. do　 　 　 　　B. play　 　 　 　 C. stay　 　 　 　D. talk

12.(　 　) A. play　 　 　 　B. role　 　 　 　　C. drama　 　 　　D. chance

13.(　 　) A. help　 　 　 　B. ask　 　 　 　 　C. thank　 　 　　D. follow

14.(　 　) A. because　 　 　 B. why　 　 　 　　C. what　 　 　 　D. how

15.(　 　) A. in　 　 　 　 B. at　 　 　 　 　 　C. with　 　 　　D. for

Bob:__36__.Could you tell me where I can buy some stamps?

Jenny:　 Yes, There is a post office on Main Street.

Bob:37_____?

Jenny: Sure. Just go past the bookstore and then turn left. The post office is on the right, next to a supermarket.

Bob:38_______?

Jenny: I think it closes at 5:30 p.m. today.

Bob: Is it far from here?

Jenny:39____.You can walk there.

Bob: Thank you very much.

Jenny:40_______.

　　As the World Cup is going on, South Africa's football grandmothers are also working 　41. The team　 42　 made up of 35 women, aged from 50 to 84. It was developed 　43　 a housewife five years ago to help old women keep fit. The project has been so successful 　44 　they will take part in the Veterans Cup competition (元老杯足球联赛) in the USA. "We are invited to play in the Veterans Cup, where many grandmothers from all over the world come 　45　 and play football, "said the team leader.

　 Whatever happens, 　46　 , the grandmothers have no regrets. Most of them often play football in their aprons (围裙) after 　47　 　.

　　 "I suffered back pain and sore knees (腰酸腿痛) before 　48　 　the team three years ago. Now I am fresh. I don't feel 　49 pain in my body，and I can run．At home I do all the housework by myself!” said 　50 　of the grandmothers．

初中毕业在即，相信同学们在英语学习的过程中都会有不同的经历和感受。某英语学习报“特别关注”栏目本期开设的话题是“It　is　…　to　learn　English”。请你用英语写一篇短文，为该栏目投稿

　要求：

(1)将题目补充完整；

(2)中心突出，语义连贯，层次清晰，书写规范；

(3)文中不得出现真实的姓名、 校名；

(4)词数不少于80词。

2017——2018学年度第一学期九年级英语期中质量检测试卷

(本试卷满分 100　 分，时间 70　 分钟)

I-III．(35分)

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