广东省广州市越秀区2016届九年级上学期期末调研测试英语试题.doc

越秀区2015-2016学年第一学期期末学业水平调研测试 九年级英语试卷 本试卷共四大题，8页，满分110分。考试时间120分钟。 一、 语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）[来源:学#科#网] 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions　1 　you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such 　2 　sending birthday cards, 　3 　out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the ‘Happy Birthday’ song. Others are only 　4 　 for certain ages and in certaincountries. In China, 　5 　 a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up 　6 　 you what profession the child will choose later in 　7 　. For Japanese children, 　8 　 third, fifth and seventh birthdays are　9 　 important. At this age, there is a special celebration Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a new kimono (和服). The priest (僧侣) gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their home. In Argentina, Mexico and several 　10 　Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration 　11 　they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony (仪式), the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys. Eighteen is the traditional ‘coming of age’—the age when (in many countries) you have the right to vote (选举), join the army and (in Britain) drink alcohol 　12 　 buy a house. In many English-speaking countries, a 　13 　birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person　14 　 now 　1 5　 to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to! ( ) 1. A. where　B. what　C. thatD. when ( ) 2. A. for　　B. like 　C. so　　　　D. as ( ) 3. A. blow　B. blowing　C. to blow　D.blown ( ) 4. A. find B. finds 　C. found　　　D. finding ( ) 5. A. on 　B. in 　　C. at 　　 D. to ( ) 6. A. telling　B. told　C. will tell　　D. tells ( ) 7. A. life 　B. lives　C.li