江苏省江阴市要塞片2018届九年级第二次模拟考试英语试题.doc

2018届九年级第二次模拟考试
第I卷（客观题 共50分）
一、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）
1. .－Have you seen film Youth, Mum?
－Yes. It's quite interesting work by Feng Xiaogang so I have seen it twice.
A. a; a B. the; an C. a; an D. the; a
2. —Is it true that Mike refused an offer from Yale University yesterday?
— Yeah, but I have no idea __________. That’s his favourite university.
A. when B. why C. that D. how
3. In March, cherry blossoms(樱花) in the Turtle Head Park give the city of Wuxi an early _________ of spring.
A. taste B. theme C. sense D. result
4. There is no way of knowing why one man makes an important discovery _________ another man, also smart, fails.
A. since B. if C. as D. while
5. — Isn’t it surprising that Tom should have got the first place in the National IT Contest?
— Yes, it is. The result is really ________ what we all expected.
A. within B. over C. against D. beyond
6. You ______ pay too much attention to your reading skills, as they are so important.
A. should B. mustn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
7. –-- Why were you late for the concert last night?
--- Bad luck! Just as I got to the theatre, I realized I ________ my ticket at home.
A. have left B. had left C. would leave D. was leaving
8. — Which one do you like better, McDonald’s or KFC?
— ________. I think they are junk foods and bad for our health.
A. Both B. Either C. None D. Neither
9. It’s known to all that learning a foreign language well ________ action, or you won’t master it well.
A. realizes B. reduces C. requires D. receives
10. — The novel Gulliver’s Travels is very nice.
— So it is. Could you tell me __________?
A. how long I can borrow it B. if I can keep it for another week
C. when should I return it D. that I can borrow it
11. To make the hall brighter, they have decided to _________ two more lights.
A. put in B. put out C. put away D. put on
12. I’d like to buy a new house — comfortable and modern. __________, it should be in a quiet neighborhood.
A. Not at all B. In all C. Above all D. After all
13. ---Learning a language isn’t easy. It takes time.
---I agree. ________. There’s no short cut.
A. All roads lead to Rome B. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
C. Practice makes perfect. C. Practice makes perfect.
14. — It is hoped that users’ private information will be better protected in the future.
— ___________. Much of our personal information is at great risk in the age of the Internet.
A. Exactly B. It depends C. Not at all D. Far from it
二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Do you know how words have an influence on others? Amy Beth Gardner chose a(n) ___15__ method to teach her daughter Breonna about this. She wrote on Facebook, “My daughter will ___16_ middle school tomorrow. We’ve prepared new uniforms, a new schoolbag and some other things for her. But tonight, just before bed, we did another pre-middle school ___17___ that is far more important than others.”
Then she described how she took a tube(管) of toothpaste(牙膏) and asked her daughter to ____18_ the toothpaste onto a plate. After she did so, Amy Beth asked her to put the toothpaste back into the tube. It was really a crazy request(要求), to which Breonna replied , “But I can’t！ It won’t be like what it was before.”
Amy Beth then gave an important message to her child. “You will ____19_ this toothpaste for the rest of your life. Your words have the power of life or death. As you go into middle school, you are about to see how much ___20_ your words carry. You are going to have the chance to use your words to hurt,wound and put down others. You are also going to have the chance to use your words to help, encourage and ___21__ others.”
Amy Beth knows that everyone fails at this sometimes. But it is her duty to remind her daughter to pay attention. Just like this toothpaste, once the words leave your ___22__, you can’t take them back.
“Use your words carefully, Beonna. When others are misusing(滥用) their words，__23___ your words. Be known for your gentleness. You will never, ever ___24_ choosing kindness.”
( ) 15. A. popular B. special C. dangerous D. common
( ) 16. A. visit B. start C. finish D. continue
( ) 17. A. task B. show C. change D. research
( ) 18. A. pull B. empty C. throw D. hold
( ) 19. A. keep B. imagine C. remember D. realize
( ) 20. A. size B. height C. strength D. warmth
( ) 21. A. love B. harm C. meet D. trouble
( ) 22. A. mouth B. heart C. thought D. mind
( ) 23. A. guard B. spell C. repeat D. forget
( ) 24. A. practice B. regret C. enjoy D. admit
三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选
出最佳选项。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）

A
Hello, 2018! Happy New Year!
Looking back at the past year, what were your highlights? Maybe you made good marks in your exams. Maybe you won a big prize in your school or company. Maybe you went abroad for further study. Maybe you became a parent.

Whatever it was that you achieved, don't you find yourself wanting more? That's the reason we keep making New Year's resolutions(决心)一even though, a lot of the time, we can not make all of them come true!
As we wish you all a very happy new year, we also wish you luck with your New Year's resolutions for 2018. Here are five tips to help you keep them. Hope they help!
◆Focus on one task at a time to increase your chances of success.
◆Don't make your resolutions too unrealistic or unavailable.
◆Create a step-by-step plan, outlining how you're going to achieve your goals.
◆Set daily reminders(提醒)for yourself on your phone or notebook to encourage you.
◆Focus on small changes in behavior and habit, not the end goal itself.
In last week's Chitchat(闲聊)，we asked you to tell us about your New Year's resolutions. Let's take a look at some of the highlights on the website..…
25. Where is this passage most likely to be chosen from?
A. A magazine. B. The Internet. C. A film. D. A game show.
26. What does the word "highlights" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.最精彩的部分 B.最难忘的部分 C.最难受的部分 D.最惊讶的部分
27. Which of the following is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?
A. It is impossible for you to make all your resolutions come true in a year.
B. You'd better make a step-by-step plan in order to meet your goals.
C. You should do some tasks at a time to get success.
D. Setting daily reminders can keep you working hard and not giving up.
B
Greek(希腊的)-Roman Festival
Friday, April 28th
You can join one group
As a member of the group, you will take part in at least ONE of the following activities.
1 Compete in an Olympic event. Remember there is only small space for each event, so don’t be late.
l Hercules Throw Throw a football through a hoop(圈) 20 feet away.
l Three-Headed Race Three people line up with touching legs tied. Then they run 100 metres in the playground.
l Toga-Barrow Race This is like a wheelbarrow race. (Runners take hold of partners’ feet while partners walk on hands.)
2 Make Greek or Roman food. Mrs. Jones has a list of recipes(菜谱) from ancient Greece and Rome. You may make American food, but be sure to give it a special, mythological(神话的) name. For example, call your chocolate cake “Zeus’s Delight.” This is a great way to practice your skills in the kitchen.
3 Create a work of art for the museum. Be sure your artwork shows ancient Greek or Roman culture. Artworks may include sculptures, paintings, mosaics, drawings or models. The museum is a great place to show off your artistic talent.
4 Perform(表演) a new short performance, song or dance for the talent show. Rewrite your favorite Greek myth(神话) by using modern language, or change the words of a popular song to tell a Greek or Roman story. Send your creative ideas to your English teacher for agreement. You must first perform for a group of teachers. The teachers choose the BEST performance groups for the talent show, so be sure your group has prepared for it.
This timetable will help groups know when each event will take place and where to go.
Group Number
1:00-1:25
1:30-1:55
2:00-2:25
2:30-3:30
Ⅰ
Olympics/
Playground
Museum/
Library
Food Court/
Dining Hall
Talent Show/
School Theatre
II
Food Court/
Dining Hall
Olympics/
Playground
Museum/
Library
III
Museum/
Library

Food Court/
Dining Hall
Olympics/
Playground
28. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Each student is made to take part in at least one Olympic event.
B. Greek myths or the songs that will be performed are rewritten by the teachers.
C. Greek or Roman names must be used for American food the students may cook.
D. Artworks shown in the museum are collected or made by the students themselves.
29. What do Group Ⅲ do right after watching the artworks?
A. Watch the talent show.
B. Prepare for a performance.
C. Taste food that students make.
D. Compete in the Olympic events.
30. For what purpose is the festival most probably held?
A. To improve students artistic talent.
B. To make students more physically strong.
C. To make students more creative in making foods or performing.
D. To help students learn about ancient Greek and Roman cultures.

C
After that, we went on down the river. It was very dark that night and it wasn’t easy to see where we were going. Suddenly, a big steamboat came at us very fast, and the next minute it was right over us. Jim and I jumped off the raft (木筏) into the water. The boat hit the raft and went on up the river.
When I came up out of the water, I couldn’t see Jim anywhere. I called out his name again and again, but there was no answer. “He’s dead!” I thought. Slowly, I swam to the side of the river and got out. I saw that I was near a big old wooden house. Suddenly a lot of very angry dogs jumped out at me. They made a terrible noise and someone called from the house, “Who’s there?”
“George Jackson,” I answered quickly. “I’ve fallen off a river boat.”
Well, the people who lived in that house were very kind, and they took me in and gave me some new clothes and a good meal. I told them that my family were all dead, so they said I could stay with them as long as I wanted. It was a beautiful house and the food was good there, so I stayed.
A few days later one of the slaves in the house came to me and said, “Come with me!” Together, we went down to some trees by the river. “In there!” he said and went away.
On the ground, I found a man, asleep. It was Jim! I was really pleased to see him. When the steamboat hit the raft, Jim told me, the raft didn’t crash. Jim swam after it and caught it. Then he began to look for me.
We decided to leave at once. It’s all right living in a house for a little while, but you feel more free and easy and comfortable on a raft.
31. According to the story, which of the following is the correct order?
a. George saw a big house. b. George got some new clothes.
c. George found Jim on the ground. d. George jumped off the raft into the water
A. c-d-a-b. B. d-b-a-c. C. c-b-a-d. D. d-a-b-c.
32.. Why did George Jackson answer “quickly” when someone called from the house?
A. George felt afraid and nervous. B. George felt tired and sleepy.
C. George really wanted to stay there. D. George didn’t want to lie to him.
33. Which of these old sayings best fits this story?
A. It never rains but it pours. B. Every dog has its day.
C. Burn the candle at both ends. D. Many hands make light work.

D
A 12-year-old girl from Virginia, US, never thought that a simple message she put online could bring her big problems. She posted the words, “Killing. Meet me in the library Tuesday.”, with three emojis(表情符号) of a gun, a knife and a bomb on Instagram, a social media(社交媒体). She was told that she broke the law because of threatening(威胁) her school.
This problem is not far away from us. Not long ago, Ni Hanxiang, a Chinese student at a university in the US, was sent back to China after expressing on social media that he would kill his teachers if he failed to pass his exams.
In China, posting threatening words online is also against the law. In 2013, Wu Hongfei, a singer, got into trouble for saying on Weibo that she wanted to blow up a building.
“Threatening happens not only face to face but also through the Internet, social media and the telephone,” said Mr. Cao, a lawyer from Chongqing. “Although the law of China protects people’s right of free speech, it doesn’t include words that threaten others’ lives and national safety.”
“Some people may not mean to threaten. They may just be trying to say “I’m strong”, said Fred Pratt, a lawyer from the US.
The girl’s mother said her daughter was a good kid who had never been in trouble before. Ni Hanxiang also said he didn’t realize that what he put online was so serious.
“But not knowing the law doesn’t mean the law will treat you any differently if you break it,” says David Allen Green, a lawyer from the UK. So, do you think we’d better spend a minute or two thinking about the words or emojis we use on social media before we press “send”?
34. The 12-year-old girl from Virginia put the words “Killing. Meet me in the library Tuesday.”, with three emojis ________.
A. in her homework B. in a letter to her parents
C. on a social media D. on the phone
35. Why do you think the writer gives the three examples about posting threatening words online?
A. To tell people it’s dangerous to go abroad for further education.
A. To tell people sending threatening words online is against law.
B. To show it’s common to post the threatening words online.
C. To advise people to express themselves freely on social media.
36. From this passage, we can infer(推断) that ________.
A. Fred Pratt thinks some people just want to say “I’m strong”
B. the girl’s mother thought her daughter was a good child
C. cheating in an examination at school may be in prison in China
D. putting threatening words on QQ may bring you problems
37. This passage mainly wants to tell us that _______.
A. we shouldn’t break the US law if we study at a university in the US
B. students and singers shouldn’t post words or emojis on social media
C. we should be careful when w