江苏省扬州市江都区五校联谊2017届九年级英语下学期第二次模拟试题

（满分：120分 考试时间：100分钟）

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考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求：

1.本试卷共8页，包含选择题（第1题～第45题，共60分）、非选择题（第46题～第81题，共60分）两部分。考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。

一、单项选择 从下列各题四个选项中选择一个最佳答案( 每小题l分，满分15分） 1. ---I would like to sit in __________ front of the bus. ---Me, too. And we can have ________ better view.

A. /, the

B. /, a

C. the, a

D. the, the

2. —We will build a high-speed railway in Yangzhou before 2019. —Wow, ________ exciting news! A. what an

B. what a

C. what

D. how

3. — The shop closes early on Saturday, right?

— No. Usually it ________ 10 o’clock in the evening. A. closes until

B. is closed until

C. is open until

D. opens until

4. Now many young people ________posting articles and photos onto the Wechat (微信) to share with their friends. A. are used for

B. are used to

C. used to D. get used for

5. —You must be very excited about going to England for further study. — , but I am afraid I won’t do well because my English is poor.

A. I’m sorry B. Certainly not C. I don’t know yet D. Well, I suppose so 6. — Have you watched the TV series“IN THE NAME OF PEOPLE”? It seems very _________. — I agree with you. Many people are watching it . A. terrible

B. boring

D. Happy C. popular

7. Scientists think life on Mars will be better than _____on Earth _____ many ways. A. the one, on B. that, on C. that, in D. the one, in

8. After the education reform(改革) in Jiangsu Province, it is hoped that the pupils will have_______ time to relax and _______ homework to do.

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A. less; more B. much; many C. fewer; more D. more; less

9. The ____man told us about his past days before he_____,and his ____made us very sad. A. dead, died, dying B. dead, dying, die

C. dying, died, death D. dead, dying, death

10. ----Mum, what are you cooking? It smells so _______. ----Oh, cheese cake, of course！I know you enjoy _______ it.

A. good; eat B. well; eating C. well; to eat D. good; eating

11. It was a difficult time for the relatives of Missing MH370 Passengers when they heard the bad news , but they didn’t ________ hope. A. give out

B. give off

C. give in

D. give up

12. ---__________ do you have a test in school? --- Every week.

A. How often B. How long C. How soon D. How far 13. — You won the first prize in the Physics competition. — _________. I made several terrible mistakes.

A. I think so B. You must be joking C. You are welcome D. It doesn’t matter 14. —Driving less, walking more is good for our health.

— So I’d rather ________ an hour’s walk to work than ________ driving a car.

A. take; consider B. take; to consider C. to take; to consider D. taking; considering

15. --- Could you tell me ? --- Certainly. In 20 minutes.

A. when will the train to Beijing leave B. when the train to Beijing would leave C. when the train to Beijing left D. when the train to Beijing will leave

二、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共15小题；每小题l分，满分15分）

The situation seemed hopeless.

From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own 16 , shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a 17

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relationship with him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good Morning, Willar” received only a grunt(咕哝) that couldn’t be 18 . Willard was a loner(孤独的人) who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence.

Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual(每年的) Christmas collection of money for the less 19 people in our school district. “Christmas is a season of 20 ,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season. 21 donating our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.” When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that 22 everyone had forgotten, except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets 23 he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he 24 two coins into the small box.

“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said 25 . For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.

That night, after school, I took our 26 to the school principal. I couldn’t 27 sharing the incident(事件) that had taken place.

“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.

“Yes, I believe it is 28 for him to get out of his own world,” he nodded. “And I think we can do something to have him 29 a bit of his world with us. I just received a 30 of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”

As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.

16. A. class 17. A. equal 18. A. seen 19. A. poor

B. school

C. world

D .home D. common D. discovered D. rich D. receiving D. On D. simply

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B. simple

B. heard B. good

C. friendly C. found C. sad

20. A. giving B. getting 21. A. By

B. With

B. hardly

C. buying

C. For

22. A. mostly

C. almost

23. A. while 24. A. threw

B. after B. dropped

C. before D .as D. changed D. sadly D. donations D. finish

D. impossible

C. brought C. patiently C. teachers C. stop

25. A. angrily 26. A. students 27. A. keep

B. quietly

B. classmates B. enjoy

28. A. hopeless 29. A. compare 30. A. list

B. hopeful C. difficult

B. begin B. note

C. mix D. share D. Letter

C. message

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

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The Westwood Middle School has decided to hold a blood drive (献血活动), and you can help.

Help with The Blood Drive The School is holding a blood drive for teachers, parents, and town people. We need everyone’s help to make it a success. That includes you!We need to collect 50 units of blood. That means 65 people are needed to come to the drive. How You Can Help Pick up information brochures (小册子) in the school office. Pass them out to your parents, teachers and any person who is healthy and at least 17 years old. When and Where to Go The blood drive will take place on Tuesday, October 21, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, in the school canteen. 31. How many people are needed for the blood drive?

A. 50.

B. 65.

C. 17.

D. 21.

32. Students can pick up information brochures ____.

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