2017年中考第二次模拟测试
九年级英语
一.单项选择（15)
( )1. —Dad, I will try to study in an ideal senior high school. Believe me. —If you make a ______, you must keep it.
A. joke B. design C. mistake D. promise ( )2. — Which magazine do you like better, Crazy Reading or Teen’s Space? — I like ________ of them. They are useful for English learning. A. all Chinese poems. A. invent
B. expect
C. manage
D. devote
( )4. —If you are buying today’s Nanjing Daily, could you get ______ for me? —I am glad to help you.
A. it B. this C. one D. that
( )5. Life is like climbing a mountain. ______ you feel tired, you will enjoy the beautiful view at the top of the mountain. A. Since B. Unless C. Though D. Because ( )6. As the market ______, I think it will be easier for people to buy the things they want. A. opens up B. stays up C. takes up D. picks up ( )7. —We should always consider how much we have done for our society. —I quite agree. It is _______ for us to give than to receive.
A. less important B. more important C. the least important D. the most important ( )8. As a new kind of transport service, public bicycles ______ in more Chinese cities in the
following years.
A. use B. are used C. will use D. will be used
( )9. Cindy thinks she studies as ________ as her friend Daniel. However, she always gets lower marks than him.
A. harder B. more hardly C. hardly experience local colors in Nanjing. A. a great deal of
B. a large number of C. the number of D. a bit of
( )11. Some citizens are talking about ______ the libraries in universities of Nanjing should be open to the public. A. what B. which C. where D. whether ( )12. — Let’s go on a trip to Jiming Temple by Mobike this Saturday, shall we? — Good idea. But I wonder ___________________. A. how can I download Mobike App
B. whether it’s going to rain
C. how much should we pay for the Mobike D. that we can meet at the school gate ( )13. —I hope to take the DIY course at weekends.
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B. one C. either D. both
( )3. Many people ______ this cultural TV program can get the public interested in ancient
D. hard
( )10. During the Chinese traditional holidays, ________ tourists go to Lao Mendong to
—Good idea. ______ more about it, visit the website. A. Know B. Knew C. Knowing ( )14. — My father has already decided to give up smoking. — Congratulations! ___________________.
A. Many hands make light work B. Better late than never C. The early bird catches the worm D. It never rains but it pours ( )15. —___________________. — Thank you, I certainly will.
A. Happy birthday to you B. Don’t forget to post the letter C. Please remember me to your mum D. Let me help you with your Maths
D. To know
二.完型填空(10)
Last year, around Labor Day, I read a \in a local nursing home, who was ___16___ her 90th birthday and her family wanted everyone to ___17___ it. It said that if you wanted to drop her a line, here was her ___18___. So I did. I found a birthday card and dropped her a short note, wishing her a happy birthday.
A week or so later, someone ___19___ at my front door. I opened the door and found a middle-aged man standing on my doorstep. He introduced himself ___20___ the son of this woman to whom I had sent the card. He explained that he just wanted to drop by in person and thank me for ___21___ such a nice card to his mom. Apparently, like many older folks, she did not receive much mail and was quite ___22___ to receive mine. I just didn't know ___23___ to say. I told him it was my pleasure and that I hoped his mom had enjoyed her birthday.
That year, I did not send out any Christmas cards, ___24___ to this lovely old lady in the nursing home. I just told her that I was thinking about her and hoped that she had a nice holiday. I sent her a holiday card and also a couple of notes. I just thought she might like to have someone write to her, to get some mail.
She passed away a couple of months ago. I never met this lady, but I did keep her and her family in my ___25___. I dropped them a line of sympathy(同情). I hope that my few little notes were enough to brighten a couple of her days here on earth.
( )16. A. holding B. celebrating C. having D. joining ( )17. A. know about B. care about C. think about D. worry about ( )18. A. address B. phone C. house D. name ( )19. A. looked B. shouted C. knocked D. pointed ( )20. A. for B. to C. as D. by ( )21. A. making B. taking C. sending D. choosing ( )22. A. excited B. disappointed C. relaxed D. bored ( )23. A. why B. which C. what D. how ( )24. A. besides B. except C. or D. towards ( )25. A. house B. pointed C. head D. thoughts
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三.阅读理解(24)
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( )26．Who washed the cans clean in the poem?
A．Dean． B．Clive． C．Ruby． D．Jason．
( )27．The last line from the poem “For one and for all in the human race” tells ______． A．the action of recycling B．the way of recycling C．the purpose of recycling D．the situation of recycling
( )28．In the poem “plants” rhymes with “ants”．Which of the following rhyme with each other? A．Ants and place．B．Cans and clean．C．Papers and string．D．Place and race．
B
Many of us feel uneasy when someone stands too close to us, talks to us too loudly or makes eye contact with us for too long. But have you ever wondered why those things make you uncomfortable?
It's all about personal space, which means not only the imaginary space around the body, but also the space around all the senses. People feel that their space is being violated(侵犯)when they meet with an unwelcome sound, smell or look. This is probably why a man on a crowded bus shouting into his mobile phone or a woman next to you putting on strong perfume(香水)makes you feel angry.
Whether people have had a stronger desire(渴望)to protect their personal space in recent times is hard to say. Yet studies of airlines show that people have a strong desire to have space to themselves. In a survey by Trip Advisor, a travel website, people said that if they had to pay more
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