2017～2018学年度九年级英语模考试题
测试时间：100分钟 本卷满分：120分
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第I卷 ( 选择题, 共60分)
一、单项选择（共15小题，每题1分，计15分）
( ) 1. To give her son _______ quieter place to study, Mencius’ mother moved house three times.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. /
( ) 2. Recycling is one way to protect the environment, reusing is _________.
A. other
B. the other
C. other’s
D. another
( ) 3. It’s widely accepted that every tourist should have good __________.
A. methods
B. moods
C. manners
D. minds
( ) 4. A survey about how people like reading was ________ in our city last week.
A. taken out B. carried out C. turned out D. given out
( ) 5. I’m sure that you will succeed in the end ________ you give up halfway.
A. until
B. although
C. if
D. unless
( ) 6. —Look, is the girl running in the playground Shirley?
—No, it ________ be her. Her right leg was badly hurt in a car accident yesterday. A. may not
B. can’t
C. mustn’t
D. needn’t
( ) 7. I left a message to my parents yesterday, but ________ of them called me back.
A. both
B. all
C. neither D. none
( ) 8. Yang Jiang’s essay collection We Three is so popular that it __________ into different
languages for readers around the world to read every year.
A. tranlate
B. translated
C. is translated
D. was translated
( ) 9. —_________ great progress you made this term! I am proud of you.
—Thanks, Mum. I will try my best to enter a good high school. A. What
B. What a C. How
D. How a
( ) 10. —There are five films on show at the cinema today, I can’t decide __________.
—Why not watch Alice through the Looking Glass? It’s amazing.
A. what to choose B. what should I choose
C. which one to pick
D. which one should I pick
( ) 11. —What are you doing?
—We are talking about the people and things ________ we saw abroad last week. A. that
B. what
C. which
D. who
( ) 12. —Have you ever been to Singapore, Ann?
—Yes. I _________ there for a week with my parents last year. A. have gone
B. have been C. went
D. was
( ) 13. —__________, Chinese mobile phones, like Huawei, have improved greatly.
—Exactly. That’s why made-in-China products are more and more popular now. A. In time
B. In the hope
C. In fact
D. In the end
( ) 14. —Would you please tell me __________?
— Sorry, you can turn to Mr. Lee for help.
A. how many points did Kobe Bryant score in his final game B. how I can be a successful person like Jack Ma C. whether was the Egyptian missing plane found
D. when will the high-speed railway connecting Yancheng to Nantong be in service
( ) 15. — Are you willing to study abroad one day?
—_________ It sounds attractive, but it still worries me. A. Of course I am. B. Why not? C. Are you joking?
D. I’m not sure.
二、完形填空（共15小题，每题1分，计15分）
Years ago a farmer owned a piece of land along the Atlantic coast. He constantly advertised for farmhands. But 16 people were unwilling to work on farms along the Atlantic. They were afraid of the awful storms 17 the ocean, which would destroy buildings and crops. The farmer found that no one wanted the job.
Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle 18 , came to the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows,” answered the short man.
Although 19 by this answer, the farmer, in great need of help, hired him. The short man worked well around the farm, busy all day long, 20 the farmer felt satisfied with the man’s work.
Then one night the wind howled 21 in from offshore. 22 out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired man’s room. He shook him and yelled, “Get up! A storm is coming! 23 things down before they blow off!”
The short man 24 in bed and said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”
The farmer got angry at the answer, and was tempted to fire him on the spot(当场). 25 , he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his 26 , he discovered that all of the haystacks(干草垛) had been covered with tarpaulins(防水布). The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, the doors were barred, and the shutters were tightly closed. Everything was tied down. 27 could blow off. The farmer then understood 28 his employee meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep while the wind blew.
When you’re 29 , spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have nothing to 30 . Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life? (改编于九下《英语读本》) ( ) 16. A. no
B. few C. most D. all ( ) 17. A. above B. across C. below D. through ( ) 18. A. size
B. age C. height D. weight ( ) 19. A. pleased B. satisfied C. excited D. puzzled ( ) 20. A. and B. but
C. or
D. for ( ) 21. A. hardly
B. slightly C. loudly D. silently ( ) 22. A. Coming B. Leaving C. Going D. Jumping ( ) 23. A. Hide
B. Tie
C. Put
D. Lift ( ) 24. A. roller over B. jumped over C. got up D. stayed up ( ) 25. A. So B. Otherwise C. Though D. Instead ( ) 26. A. joy
B. surprise
C. regret D. sadness ( ) 27. A. Something B. Anything C. Nothing D. Everything ( ) 28. A. what
B. which
C. who
D. how ( ) 29. A. encouraged B. prepared C. finished D. supported ( ) 30. A. beat
B. win
C. lose
D. fear
三、阅读理解
A. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。（共15小题，每题2分，计30分）
A
Meal time ? Lunch is eaten LATER. (after midday, Being served sometimes at 1 p.m.) At the start of a meal: A guest ? Dinner = around 7 p.m. or even later. will be invited to serve himself (“Help yourself!”), or his plate will B be filled by the host (“Can I serve At the end of you?”). Stay and talk around the dinner the meal table long after the last dish has Given something you don’t like?Refusing food been brought to the table. Push it to the edge of the plate and Leave as soon as you finish eating? this. can’t I’m sorry,eat I leave it there. NO! Knives and forks are It’s Offered used for most food. RUDE!!! any more? more food, but can’t eat Just say No, thanks. It’sI’ve delicious, but had enough. finger food ( ) 31. What will a host probably say to a guest at the start of a meal?
A. “Help yourself!” B. “Can I help you?” C. “Eat slowly!”
D. “Could you serve me?” ( ) 32. What time do western people usually have dinner?
A. About midday.
B. At 5:00 in the afternoon. C. Before 7:00 in the afternoon. D. Around 7 p.m. or even later. ( ) 33. Most food in the West is eaten with __________.
A. spoons
B. chopsticks
C. fingers
D. knives and forks
( ) 34. When might people want to say, “I’m sorry, I can’t eat this.”?
A. If the food isn’t delicious enough. B. If they are not hungry.
C. If they have been given something they don’t like.
D. If the hosts keep offering a lot of food to them.
( ) 35. Which of the following is helpful when you’re in the West according to the poster?
A. You can leave as soon as you’ve finished eating.
B. If you don’t know what to do, just watch the others and do as they do. C. You can’t eat chicken legs with your fingers.
D. The fork is held in your right hand and the knife in your left.
B
What are some of the best stories you have ever read? Fairy tales from Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, or the Sherlock Holmes Doyle? Now, you can add another person to your list of favourite authors. His name is Cao Wenxuan, and he is a Chinese writer who is well known for writing children’s fiction.
On April 4, Cao won the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Prize(国际安徒生奖) in Italy. He is the first Chinese writer to ever win this important award for children’s literature. “The unanimous(全体一致的) choice of the jury(评委会), Cao writes beautifully about the complex(复杂的) lives of children facing great challenges,” Patricia Aldana, the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen jury president, said to Xinhua.
Cao was born in a poor family in 1954 and lived there for 20 years. Cao’s books are set in the 1950s and 1960s in the countryside of China, drawing from his childhood experiences. Many of his books have been put into different languages for readers around the world to enjoy.
If you read Cao’s stories, you will find many beautiful and poetic descriptions of scenery. For example, in The Grass House(1997，《草房子》), Cao writes,” The grass grows tough. When the sun shines, the grass shines like copper wire(铜线). When the wind blows from the sea, the grass makes surprisingly metal-like sounds.”
Cao also uses love as a theme in his stories, and he describes it with great beauty. You can find this theme in Bronze and Sunflower(2005，《青铜与葵花》). A country boy named Bronze who cannot speak meets a city girl named Sunflower. He takes Sunflower as his little sister after her father dies in an accident. Bronze does everything he can to make Sunflower happy: He leaves school to make sure there is money for Sunflower’s studies, he catches fireflies(萤火虫) for her and he makes a light to help Sunflower do her homework. But it seems they are doomed(命中注定的) to be pulled apart(分离) …
Though the ending is sad, it helps make the story more realistic. “Sadness is a beautiful emotion(情感). It helps kids understand the real world when it is expressed properly,” Cao once told The Wen Hui Daily.
When Cao creates a story, he does not write specially for someone. Adults can find beauty in his stories, and the plots(情节) he invents tend to impress children. “I tell authentic(地道的) Chinese stories, but they are stories that all humans can relate to(关联). This might be a key reason why I won this award,” he said.
( ) 36. The Hans Christian Anderson Prize is an award for _________.
A. detective stories B. historical stories C. children’s literature D. foreign literature
( ) 37. The underlined word “tough” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_________” in Chinese.
A. 艰苦的 B. 粗暴的 C. 坚强的 D. 生动的
( ) 38. Cao describes the following in his stories EXCEPT _________.
A. the complex lives of children B. beautiful scenery C. the theme of love D. the challenges adults face
( ) 39. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A. The happy ending makes the story realistic.
B. Cao thinks sadness helps kids to grow. C. Cao writes stories for someone.
D. Adults can’t find beauty in Cao’s stories.
( ) 40. Cao won the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Prize probably because _________. A. many of his books have been translated into different languages so far B. his books are full of attractive fairy tales and exciting detective stories
C. in his books he tells true Chinese stories that all humans are connected to
D. his childhood experiences in the countryside are vividly described in his books
C
Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house. He ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks and shirt as he went.
He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(短吻鳄) was getting close. The mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great fear, she ran toward the water, shouting to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy made a U—turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him. The mother caught her little boy by the arms just as the alligator pulled his legs. That began an unbelievable tug-of-war(拔河比赛) between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother did her best not to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, rushed from his truck and helped them.
Luckily, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were seriously scarred(疤痕) by the terrible attack of the animal. And on his arms, were deep scars where his mother’s fingernails dug into his arms in her effort to pull the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted the legs. And then, he said to the reporter, “Look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mum wouldn’t let go.” ( ) 41. ___________ was in the middle of the lake.
A. An alligator B. The boy C. Mother D. Father
( ) 42. The underlined part “the two” in the second paragraph refers to __________.
A. the son and the alligator B. the mother and the son C. the driver and the alligator D. the mother and the alligator
( ) 43. According to the passage, which is the right order?
a. The mother saw the alligator getting close to her son. b. With the help of the farmer, the boy was saved. c. The mother tried not to let go. d. The mother shouted to her son. e. The boy swam back to his mother. f. The boy ran out to swim.
A. f→a→c→b→e→d B. f→a→d→e→c→b C. a→d→f→e→c→b D. d→b→a→c→e→f
( ) 44. From the passage we can infer(推断) that ____________.
A. the son was proud of his scars on his legs