江苏省镇江市润州区2018届九年级英语第二次模拟考试试题.docx

江苏省镇江市润州区2018届九年级第二次模拟考试英语试题一、单项选择。（共15题, 每小题1分，满分15分）1. English is considered as _ useful language, so more and more people try to learn it well. A. a B. anC. the D. /2. - Could you please show me which boy in the picture is Patrick? - The one_ a pair of glasses. A. in B. atC. ofD. with3. - Can we leave Mike alone at home for a while?- Of course. He is twelve years old now and he can take care of _ well.A. himself B. herselfC. myselfD. yourself4. Spud Webb has influenced me most. His stories give me much to face all kinds of difficulties. A. luck B. wealthC. decisionD. courage5. - Some say drinking coffee can cause cancer. - Well, coffee drinking hasnt been shown to _ your risk of cancer. A. invite B. introduce C. imagine D. increase6. Betty will keep on learning French _ she has enough time for it.A. but B. thoughC. unlessD. if7. Parents are the people who love us most in the world. It is not _ of us to shout at them.A. possible B. polite C. perfectD. proud 8. - Peter, keep an eye on your younger brother. It is easy to _ when babies learn to walk. - OK, mum. I will take good care of him.A. fall over B. fall behindC. get away D. move away9. - Im afraid I cant afford the ticket for the art show.-You worry about it. Its for free.A. cant B. wouldnt C. mustntD. neednt10. - Eric, can you bring me the scissors? - Just a moment. I the paper-cutting with them. A. make B. made C. am makingD. has made11. - Is it true that in 2020, high school students can take English tests more than once? - Its reported that only the highest score _.A. will take B. has taken C. will be takenD. was taken12. -Excuse me, how can I find useful information on the Internet? -_ the information you need, type in the keywords and then lots of websites will appear.A. Find B. To find C. FindingD. Found13. - I think Mrs Ling is the most excellent teacher in our school. - _. She teaches us well and cares us a lot.A. Simply B. mainly C. ExactlyD. Mostly 14. - I missed the final of the school basketball match this morning. - It was really great.A. Never mind. B. I dont agree. C. Of course not.D. What a pity! 15. Smart phones are developing so fast that no one can tell in 2027.A. what will they be like B. where we can buy them C. how they will be used D. what materials are they made of二、完形填空。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）I ever worked as a volunteer in a nursing home. One day, a 90-year-old lady moved into the nursing home. Although she was nearly 16 , her hair and clothes looked very nice.Her husband passed away recently, 17 she had to move out of her old house. After many hours of 18 patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when I told her that her room was 19 . In the elevator(电梯), I began to 20 her room, including the old sheets hung on her window.“I love it,” She smiled with the excitement of an eight-year-old girl who has just been given a new toy.“But you havent seen the room. Just wait.”“That doesnt have anything to do with it,” she replied. “Happiness is 21 you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesnt 22 the furniture. Its how I arrange my mind. I already decided to 23 it. Its a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have two choices: I can spend the day in bed complaining about the parts of my body that 24 work, or get out of bed and thank the ones that still do. If you want to be happy, please remember these five simple rules: free your heart from hate; free your mind from 25 ; live simply; give more; expect less. Then your happiness will increase every day.16. A. blind B. deaf C. homeless D. sad17. A. soB. if C. before D. because18. A. running B. talking C. jumping D. waiting19. A. open B. closed C. ready D. locked 20. A. enter B. describe C. tidyD. clean21. A. nothingB. something C. anything D. everything22. A. pick up B. care forC. depend on D. think about 23. A. leave B. forget C. love D. buy24. A. still B. always C. without D. hardly25. A. worriesB. works C. memories D. experiences三、阅读理解。（共10小题, 每小题2分，满分20分）AIt is two in the morning. The wind is getting stronger and there is a chance that it will rain. Though the weather is bad, Al Gehrke sits 110 floors above the ground, 442 meters above the earth. You may be wondering what he is doing so far off the ground. If you asked him, he would say, “I am just doing my job!”Al Gehrke has a very special job that not many people would want to have. He manages one of the tallest buildings in the world the Wills Tower in Chicago. His team washes and changes the windows. The Wills Tower has 16, 000 windows and each window weighs over 90 kilos. Gehrke and his team work from seven in the evening until four in the morning. They clean 18 windows each night. Each window takes almost 30 minutes. Al Gehrke is not afraid of high places and he is a good man for the job.Mary Ann also has an unusual job. Instead of hanging high above the earth washing windows, she works under the water. She trains dolphins for shows and also helps people to swim with the dolphins. She loves the dolphins. “We never tell a dolphin what to do. We ask them respectfully. They decide to do that for us because of the relationship we have,” she said. Besides washing windows high above the earth or swimming with big fish under the water, there are other unusual jobs that you have probably never thought of people having. Here is another strange example: karaoke singers! A karaoke singer is someone who sings the songs of famous singers. The singer is able to follow the words of the songs because they appear on a computer in front of them. In Cyprus, karaoke singers are very popular. They sing to the people on holiday. As the visitors travel around the island they can listen to the music of the karaoke singers.26. By saying “I am just doing my job” in Paragraph 1, Al Gehrke is most likely to tell us .A. his job is difficult to do B. he is brave and strongC. he can make much money D. his job is nothing special27. According to the third paragraph, Mary Ann .A. considers herself unusual B. teaches people how to swimC. has a great love for dolphins D. works long hours every day28. The writer is trying to introduce some unusual jobs by .A. holding some activities B. offering some examplesC. comparing several ones D. telling some funny stories BWe usually see ancient plants or insects in amber(琥珀). But recently, a group of researchers found something unusual in amber a feathered tail!The tail includes bones, soft tissue and even feathers. It is 37 mm long, which is about the length of a matchstick. It looks like a plant at first sight. But researchers later identified(确定) it as part of the tail of a dinosaur that couldnt fly almost 100 million years ago.Xing Lida of Beijings China University of Geosciences discovered the amber in a market in Myanmar in 2015. “It is an amazing fossil(化石) and the finest details of feathers can be seen in 3-D.” he said.The researchers note in their paper that this finding is particularly special because, although dinosaur feathers have been found in amber before, we dont know which dinosaurs they came from. But this time researchers know more.The tail is likely to belong to a tiny dinosaur called coelurosaur. Famous coelurosaurs include the T-rex(霸王龙) and Velociraptor(迅猛龙) the latter of which would finally evolve into birds.So with the “once in a lifetime” finding, can we hope for the possibility of a real Jurassic Park (侏罗纪公园)? In the movie series, scientists bring dinosaurs back to life by getting their DNA from blood found in amber.But Canadian scientist Ryan Mckellar said that although soft tissue and blood of the tail were found in the amber, no genetic material was kept. “The Jurassic Park answer is still a no this is in the science fiction.” he said.29. What do you know about the amber?a. It is about 100 million years old.b. It was discovered in Myanmar.c. It was discovered this year. d. It is a valuable fossil.A. ab B. bc C. ac D. bd30. What does the underlined phrase “evolve into” in Paragraph 5 mean?A. come into B. break into C. grow into D. get into31. The movie Jurassic Park is mentioned to .A. talk about the use of DNA in this area B. call on people to watch itC. compare different dinosaurs D. talk about science fiction CHousework is an endless argument between lazy husbands and their hard-working wives, but women are warned not to expect men to share housework any time soon. A study from Oxford University has found it seems impossible for men to be doing an equal share of housework before 2050. Mothers will continue to shoulder the burden(负担) of childcare and housework for the next forty years, largely because housework such as cleaning and cooking is still thought of to be “womens work”. The gap(鸿沟) has narrowed slowly over the past 40 years. Women expect true equality(平等). But what makes them down is that it will take another forty years before it is achieved. The research found that in the northern Europe, the burden of housework is shared more equally between men and women. In the UK, a woman spends around four hours and forty minutes each day on housework, compared with two hours and twenty-eight minutes for men. This is an improvement from the 1960s, when British women typically(典型地) spent six hours a day on housework, while men spent just 90 minutes every day. But progress towards housework equality appears to be slowing in some countries. Dr Oriel Sullivan, a research reader, said, “weve looked at what is influencing the equality in the home, and we have found that certain tasks seem to be given according to whether they are viewed as mens work or womens work.” Dr Sullivan said cultural attitudes(态度) taught at school may decide the views of housework. “At school it is much easier for a girl to be a tomboy, but it is much more difficult for a boy to enjoy cooking and dancing,” she said.32. The underlined “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to _. A. the research B. true housework C. true equality D. the gap33. From Paragraph 4 we know that in the UK _. A. men now spend just 90 minutes a day on housework on average B. women now are too busy with their work to do housework C. women now spend less time on housework than before D. housework is shared equally between men and women 34. _ is mentioned in the last two paragraphs(段) of the article. A. What men think of housework B. How much housework women spend on housework C. What influences peoples view of housework D. Why men should share housework35. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Argument about housework between husbands and wives will end. B. Women will be doing more housework than men until 2050. C. Men are unable to help their wives with housework. D. Women spend less time on housework while men spend more than before.4、 词汇运用。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）36. I am going to invite my friend Helen to dinner tonight because she is going _tomorrow. (brd) 37. Its very dangerous to go _ the street when the traffic light is red. (穿过)38. After a heavy storm, all the _ families were waiting anxiously at home. (渔民)39. “The Belt and Road” has _ to open up a market for China as well as other countries along since then. (服务)40. Now China is planning its own park system to protect the giant panda, Siberian tiger and Amur leopard. (国家的)41. The gentleman stood up _ when the lady entered the room. (polite)42. Add a little salt to make the soup much _. Would you like some, Jack ? (taste)43. It is reported that passengers are _ to use mobile phones on the plane in China. (allow)44. May is a perfect time to have an outing. Every time of the year, _ of people will have a self-driving travel. (thousand)45. - If you like the book, you may _ it. I have read it many times.- Oh, thats really kind of you. Thank you very much. (keep)五、短文填空。（共10小题, 每小题1分，满分10分）Do you know who invented tea? In fact, tea, the most popular drink in the world ( after water) , wasinvented by accident.According to an ancient Chinese legend, the Emperor Shen Nongdiscovered tea w 46 hewas boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some l 47 from a nearby bush fell into the water andremained there for some time. The Emperor n 48 that the leaves in the water produced apleasantsmell. L 49 he decided to taste the hot mixture. To his surprise, it was quite d 50 . Andin his way, one of the worlds favoritedrinks was invented. China is the home of tea with a history of o 51 4,000 years.People all over Chinadrink tea almost every day.Also tea is drunk by a large number ofpeople in the world.Tea from China, alongw 52 silk and china, began to be known by theworld more than 1,000 years ago and has been an important Chinese export since then. Tea leaves are produced mainly in the s 53 of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang,Jiangxi and Fujian, because of the pleasant climate and rich soil there. Longjing , Wulong ,Tieguanyin and Puer are a 54 famouskinds of tea. Over the past centuries, Chinese peoplehave d 55 their own tea culture,which includesteaplanting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. Tea isalsoa quite popular topic which is often mentionedin dances, songs, poems and novels.六、任务型阅读。（共10小题, 每小题1分，满分10分）AThere is an English saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the influences it has on the human body. They have found that laughter can really make people healthier. Tests were carried out to study the influences of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar influences to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing. It also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial（有益的). Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce pain on the body. In one test doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programmes. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which reduces both stress and pain.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics (诊所), in which they try to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh. Because of good influences, such clinics are very popular with all kinds of patients. Doctors have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial influences similar to those caused by laughter. Since laughter is so effective, try to laugh as much as you can. Believe it will do much good to your health. If you are not used to laughing in front of others, you can also smile as often as possible to others, because it can have almost the same influence.阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的短文，每空一词。Doctors have found that laughter can 56 peoples health. According to the tests, laughter can increase peoples blood pressure, heart beating and breathing, and exercise the muscles of a few parts of ones body which 57 the face, the stomach and the feet. Moreover, stress and pain are 58 because laughter can help to produce a kind of chemical in the brain. Doctors set up laughter clinics, where doctors 59 patients to laugh to improve their condition.If patients dont really like laughing, they can smile because smile can make 60 influences to laughter.So try to laugh as often as possible and smile much to others if you dont like to laugh in public.BWeve probably all met someone who likes to show off about where he or she has been. To some people, traveling is all about how many places one has been to. But luckily, the old “been there, seen that” mode is changing.Last years travel trend (趋势) was “experiential travel”. This is where tourists look for ways to get to know local culture and meet local people so they feel less like an outsider.So what about this year? Can creative tourists get even more out of their traveling experience?Transformative travelTransformative (起改变作用的) travel is much like “experiential travel”, but takes it a step further.It usually goes through three steps you go to a place that has a very different background from where you live, you learn wisdom from the new culture and the people you meet, and finally you go back home and use the knowledge in your own lives. This last step is how the “transformation” is completed and what separates transformative tra