中学联盟江苏省无锡市前洲中学2018届九年级上学期期末考试英语试题.doc

2017年秋学期期末考试试卷 初三英语 2018.01 第Ⅰ卷 （客观题 共70分） 二、单项填空 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分，每小题1分） 21. The HK-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge was _______ connected last November. A. successful B.successful C.successfully D.succeed 22. — ________ can you hold the breath under the water? — Less than expected. A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How soon 23. Zhong Yang has made up his mind to devote all he had _______ those children in poor areas. A.to educating B. to educate C. for educating D. into educating 24. _____ of them could help to solve the trouble, so we had to turn to a third person for help. A. None B. Either C.Both D. Neither 25. One of the most useful ways to reduce is to talk about your feelings with someone you trust. A. production B. stress C. energy D. progress 26. The real reason why prices , and still are, too high is mixed, and no short discussion can explain this problem. A. were B. will be C. have been D. had been 27. Some people eat with their eyes. They prefer to order what ________ nice. A. looks B. smells C. feels D. tastes 28. We need to get to the root（根）of the problem______ we can solve it. A. while B. after C. before D. as 29. — Can you tell me ___________? — Without Lucy’s help, it was impossible for me to get the prize. A. if you did it so well B. when did you do it so well C. how you did it so well D. how did you do it so well 30. — It’s supposed to rain tomorrow. — I know, but the weather report ____be wrong. Weather reports are far from 100% correct. must B. can C. shall D. will 31. — Cheer up! Sometimes giving up is the way _________. — Many thanks. I got it. toward B. away C. past D. forward 32. As the New Year is coming, we have_________preparation work to do. A. a great deal of B. a great de