九年级英语练习.docVIP

溧阳市强埠初级中学九年级英语第十三周周末练习 家长签名： 完成时间：60分钟 姓名： 班级： 成绩： 一、单项选择（共13分，每小题1分）。 ( ) 1. My little brother is good at playing ____ violin, and he is now studying _____ ancient western art, ____ violin, in the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. A. /; a; the B. the; an; / C. /; an; / D. the; an; the ( ) 2. —It seems that your cousin Mary is talking with her daughter over there. —I don’t think so. It _____ be her because she called me from her home just now. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. can D. must ( ) 3. For holding bricks and stones together, a bridge needs great deal of mortar, a mixture of sand, water, and cement (水泥). Here “mortar” means “___” in Chinese. A. 工人 B. 机器 C. 砂浆 D. 电子设备 ( ) 4. China, ____ one of the great four countries with ancient civilizations, is best-known _______ its great development in all the fields over the years. A. as; as B. as; for C. for; as D. for; for ( ) 5. _______ learning more and more about music, Tan Dun decided to use the sounds of nature in his works ______ musical instruments. A. Because; instead B. Since; instead C. As; instead of D. Because of; instead of ( ) 6. As students love ____, there will be a students’ art show at the school hall next week. A. painting and film B. photography and painting C. drama and pop music D. dance and drama ( ) 7. —Could you please tell me something about his performance in yesterday’s _____ show? —Excellent! He is really has a great ______ for performance. A. gift; talent B. gift; gift C. talent; talent D. talent; gift ( ) 8. —Your spoken English is all very good. How do you improve it? —Thanks. Mr.Li always ask us to ___conversations in our English classes. A. take up B. turn up C. make up D. end up ( ) 9. —_____ heavy snow! How can we go to work today? —_____ it is snowing heavily, let’s walk instead of driving. A. What; Because B. What a; Since C. How; As D. How a; Though ( ) 10. —Do you think the weather will ____