扬州市江都区2020届中考第三次模拟考试英语试卷含答案

九年级英语试题

2020.5.31

一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）

在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。 1. — What do you think of the voice of Adele who won 2020 Grammy Awards? — Oh, I’ve never heard ________ one. A. the best

B. a best

C. a good

D. a better

2. early November of 1503, during Christopher Columbus’s final trip to America, his ship was seriously damaged in a storm. A. On

B. In

C. At

D. For

3. —When you finish the book, don’t forget to put it back on the shelf.— . A. No, I won’t B. No, I don’t

C. Yes, I will

D. Yes, I do

4. ---Jane won the first prize in the English speech contest.

---_______big progress she has made! She used to be weak in English. A. How

B. How a

C. What

D. What a

5. — Are you willing to buy something big like a house from online shops? — It sounds great ________ I won’t do that. A. but

B. unless

C. though

D. since

6. — How was your May Day holiday?

— Just so-so. We drove to Yangzhou and tried to find a place for parking, but they were all _________. A. turned up

B. taken up C. stayed up D. put up

7. For the safety of all the passengers, objects like guns, knives or fireworks be carried onto trains, planes or coaches. A. may

B. needn’t

C. should

D. mustn’t

8. — When did Mike ________ the office? — Err, he _________ for about 10 minutes. A. leave, left

B. left, was away C. leave, has been away

D. leave, has left

9. — The exam is coming!

— Yes, our teacher often tells us we can’t be ________ careful while taking exams. A. too B. very

C. quite

D. so

10. --- Thousands of Chinese children play the piano at present.

--- Oh, I think learning a musical ____guides a child to an understanding of music.

A. introduction B. invitation C. instrument D. instruction

11. --- Could you tell me ______? --- In two days. A. how soon can you finish the report

B. how soon you can finish the report

C. how long can you finish the report D. how long you can finish the report 12. — I think the plan is just a waste of time. What do you think? — Well, if you don’t support the plan, ________. A. neither do I B. so do I

C. neither will I

D. so will I

13. ---I’m afraid that I will miss your party because of my poor memory. ---Don’t worry. You will ______ the time one day earlier. A. remind B. be reminded C. remind of

D. be reminded of

14. Who can help me find information about Jay Zhou_______ I need to give a talk about pop music?

A. who B. whom C. whose 15. ---What’s wrong with Jim?

--- His car broke down on his way to work. And___________. The car behind was out of

control and hit Jim.

A. a good miss is as good as a mile B. it never rains but it pours C. the early bird catches the worm D. every dog has its day 二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

This is a picture of something I did at my school last year. I wrote out 1,986 notes. Each ___16___, “You’re beautiful,” and I stuck one to every locker in my school.

It was almost unbearable (难以忍受的) to listen to people put

D. that

____17___ down every day. They would say things like, “I’m ugly” or “No one likes me”. To me, that wasn’t the 18 . For at least one day, I wanted everyone to know that someone 19 they were beautiful.

It __20____ me over 6 hours to write all of the notes, and an hour to stick them with the help of one other friend. It wasn’t my original (最初的) 21 to tell people that I had done it, but words got out after I had been called to the Dean’s office. They found me through the school’s video surveillance system.

After I 22 everything that had happened, there was talk of a possible 3-day suspension from school (暂时停学). When I went back to my classroom, my teacher 23 me what they said, and I told her. This is how the rest of the students found out. Throughout the whole day, words of the possible suspension circulated (流传), and a group of students came together and formed a petition (请愿书). They passed the petition 24 school.

In the end, it had over 600 signatures (签名), from both students and faculty (全体职员). It ___25___ me that people would do that for me. For one day, I truly felt 26 . And for one day, I managed to make every other kid in my school feel beautiful as well.

A few days later, after the incident (事件) was not 27 , a complete stranger came to me. What she said to me was shocking.

“That day, I was planning on killing myself. I had given up completely on society, but ___28__ you, I didn’t. You gave me 29 . Thank you.”

What’s more 30 than that is the fact that today she has become one of my best friends. 16. A. spoke

B. said

C. wrote C. me

D. drew

D. themselves D. treat D. thought D. paid D. worry

17. A. myself B. them 18. A. task

B. test

C. truth

19. A. agreed 20. A. cost

B. complained B. spent B. plan

C. reported C. took

21. A. advice C. problem

22. A. accepted B. believed 23. A. asked 24. A. from 25. A. told

C. explained D. changed

C. introduced C. through

D. promised D. during

B. encouraged B. around B. asked

C. complained D. amazed

26. A. awful 27. A. new

B. beautiful B. tiny

C. terrible C. true

D. ugly

D. usual

28. A. because of B. as a result 29. A. hope

B. luck

C. think of D. guard against

D. success

C. progress

30. A. friendly B. dangerous C. amazing D. useful

三、阅读理解（共l5小题；每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

Green Hill High School Fatima Road, Liver Pool March 6, 2017 Notice Attention, Music Lovers The school is hosting the 6th Inter-School Musical Show for Classes 9-11 on April10, 2017 at Harrington Center, Bank Road at 9.am. All the talented students with gifted voices may appear for the audition(试唱) to be held in the presence(出席) of Mrs. Bela Shende, the well-known singer on March27, 2017 at 9 a.m. in the school’s Central Hall. For further details, please contact Mr. Black, the secretary of the Music Club. North Hill Field Day Friday, March10, 2017 Rain Date: March14 Grade7-9 9:30~11:30 am Grade 10-12 1:40~3:40 pm Dear parents, On Friday, March10,2017, we will be holding our North Hill Field Day. It will be a day of laughs and lots of fun. Be sure to tell your children to bring their cameras and take pictures. Real reward will be the happiness and good feelings of taking part. The purpose of the day is for our school to get together for an enjoyable two-hour activities. Since we believe that all of our students are winners, the need for athletic (运动的) ability and the competitive(竞争性 的) “urge to win” will be kept to minimum (最小).