2021-2022学年江西省抚州市临川二中九年级（上）期中英语试卷
二、单项选择（8分）
1．（1分）The government plans to _________ more jobs for young people in western China.（  ）
A．create    B．avoid    C．borrow    D．guess
2．（1分）When COVID﹣19 broke out，our government took        steps to deal with it.（  ）
A．shy    B．silent    C．nervous    D．active
3．（1分）﹣﹣Does your sister spend her money______？
﹣﹣Yes，of course.She knows what to buy and what not to buy exactly.（  ）
A．quickly    B．wisely    C．widely    D．simply
4．（1分）His beautiful music has brought_______ to people all over the world.（  ）
A．difficulty    B．pleasure    C．pride    D．danger
5．（1分）﹣﹣ I have some difficulties in learning.I want to know______I can talk with.
﹣﹣Maybe  you  can share them with your deskmates.（  ）
A．that    B．which    C．what    D．whom
6．（1分）Sam used to be absent from class，_______he failed his examinations.（  ）
A．because    B．so    C．unless    D．until
7．（1分）A lot of trees ______________in our city in spring every year.
A．are planted    B．were planted   
C．plant    D．planted
8．（1分）My parents_______about me because I went home late.（  ）
A．worry    B．will worry   
C．worried    D．is worrying
三、完形填空（26分）
9．（15分）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
    When it comes to dustbins（垃圾桶），people are familiar with them.You may also be bored by this
article I wrote，because you will think dustbins have（1）    　to say.But when you finish reading this article，you will think  it（2）    　.
    The earliest dustbins were simply used to （3）    　 rubbish.To make them nicer and more convenient，people invented several kinds of dustbins year（4）    　 year.
    The  first  kind  has a simple cover on it.People can cover it with （5）    　 after throwin
g the rubbish.So the rubbish can be （6）    　 in the dustbins.And  the  terrible  smell from rubbish can be stopped  from  going out of.This helps make our living（7）    　more comfortable.
    The second  kind of dustbin is the foot﹣dustbin.It is much （8）    　for  us  to open and close the  cover of the dustbin with our feet quickly，because we needn't open or close it with our hands any longer.
    The third kind can be（9）    　into  another side.In  the  1990s，because of  the air  pollution，people  began to realize the （10）    　of  protecting the environment.Rubbish﹣sorting（垃圾分类） began  from then  on.There are recyclable dustbins and non﹣recyclable dustbins.Recyclable dustbins are good for （11）    　environmental pollution.
    The （12）    　kind of  dustbin is the inductive（感应式） dustbins.After 2000，our  life  is becoming  richer and richer.With a larger number of people（13）    　daily life.They can control the cover automatically（自动地）（14）    　our hands or other objects get close to these  dustbins.
    Today there are different kinds of smart dustbins.They are in different （15）    　，sizes and colors.Also，they  are  environmentally  friendly.
（1）A.nothing
B.something
C.anything
D.everything
（2）A.fully
B.freely
C.differently
D.quickly
（3）A.change
B.pull
C.accept
D.collect
（4）A.from
B.about
C.by
D.to
（5）A.hands
B.clothes
C.feet
D.legs
（6）A.wore
B.covered
C.brought
D.pressed
（7）A.weekend
B.town
C.floor
D.environment
（8）A.easier
B.harder
C.cleverer
D.higher
（9）A.walked
B.paid
C.turned
D.sold
（10）A.difference
B.state
C.feeling
D.importance
（11）A.reducing
B.increasing
C.realizing
D.opening
（12）A.oldest
B.newest
C.poorest
D.lowest
（13）A.your
B.his
C.her
D.our
（14）A.because
B.unless
C.if
D.although
（15）A.shapes
B.dreams
C.activities
D.height
10．（11分）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框所给的词中选出最恰当的词
learn  general  video  or  in  search  books  sport  even  know  they
In the past，it was not easy for students to find the information they wanted through the Internet.Students could （1）    　 by watching television shows or movies.And they could also find some right （2）    　in the  libraries.
pizza    Let's say a student who wanted to learn more （3）    　 information about soccer.The student might be  able to talk to a soccer coach （4）    　 go to the library to find information.He or she could check out books  about  soccer and look for  magazine  articles  about the（5）    　.Doing all of these things  would  take a lot  of  time，though.Learning from soccer would take a while.
    Today，students can find information （6）    　a faster way than before.They can use a computer to  learn.A person who wants（7）    　 rules of soccer can use a computer.It has influenced  the way how people  look for and collect information.He or she can （8）   
　 the Internet for information about soccer.The student  can watch（9）    　that clearly show how to play the game.Computers  have so much information to help（10）    　 learn.He or  she  can read  soccer books and  magazines on a  computer and the students  could （11）    　look  at the website of a favorite soccer team.