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学年江苏省苏州市中考第二次模拟测试英语试题含答案
中考第二次模拟测试
九年级英语
一.单项选择(15)
()1.—Dad,Iwilltrytostudyinanidealseniorhighschool.Believeme.
—Ifyoumakea______,youmustkeepit.
A.jokeB.designC.mistakeD.promise
()2.—Whichmagazinedoyoulikebetter,CrazyReadingorTeen’sSpace?
—Ilike________ofthem.TheyareusefulforEnglishlearning.
A.allB.oneC.eitherD.both
()3.Manypeople______thisculturalTVprogramcangetthepublicinterestedinancientChinesepoems.
A.inventB.expectC.manageD.devote
()4.—Ifyouarebuyingtoday’sNanjingDaily,couldyouget______forme?
—Iamgladtohelpyou.
A.itB.thisC.oneD.that
()5.Lifeislikeclimbingamountain.______youfeeltired,youwillenjoythebeautifulviewatthetopofthemountain.
A.SinceB.UnlessC.ThoughD.Because
()6.Asthemarket______,Ithinkitwillbeeasierforpeopletobuythethingstheywant.
A.opensupB.staysupC.takesupD.picksup
()7.—Weshouldalwaysconsiderhowmuchwehavedoneforoursociety.
—Iquiteagree.Itis_______forustogivethantoreceive.
A.lessimportantB.moreimportantC.theleastimportantD.themostimportant
()8.Asanewkindoftransportservice,publicbicycles______inmoreChinesecitiesinthefollowingyears.
A.useB.areusedC.willuseD.willbeused
()9.Cindythinksshestudiesas________asherfriendDaniel.However,shealwaysgetslowermarksthanhim.
A.harderB.morehardlyC.hardlyD.hard
()10.DuringtheChinesetraditionalholidays,________touristsgotoLaoMendongtoexperiencelocalcolorsinNanjing.
A.agreatdealofB.alargenumberofC.thenumberofD.abitof
()11.Somecitizensaretalkingabout______thelibrariesinuniversitiesofNanjingshouldbeopentothepublic.
A.whatB.whichC.whereD.whether
()12.—Let’sgoonatriptoJimingTemplebyMobikethisSaturday,shallwe?
—Goodidea.ButIwonder___________________.
A.howcanIdownloadMobikeAppB.whetherit’sgoingtorain
C.howmuchshouldwepayfortheMobikeD.thatwecanmeetattheschoolgate
()13.—IhopetotaketheDIYcourseatweekends.
—Goodidea.______moreaboutit,visitthewebsite.
A.KnowB.KnewC.KnowingD.Toknow
()14.—Myfatherhasalreadydecidedtogiveupsmoking.2
—Congratulations!
___________________.
A.ManyhandsmakelightworkB.Betterlatethannever
C.TheearlybirdcatchesthewormD.Itneverrainsbutitpours
()15.—___________________.
—Thankyou,Icertainlywill.
A.HappybirthdaytoyouB.Don’tforgettoposttheletter
C.PleaseremembermetoyourmumD.LetmehelpyouwithyourMaths
二.完型填空(10)
Lastyear,aroundLaborDay,Ireada"HappyAd"inourlocalnewspaper.Therewasaladyinalocalnursinghome,whowas___16___her90thbirthdayandherfamilywantedeveryoneto___17___it.Itsaidthatifyouwantedtodropheraline,herewasher___18___.SoIdid.Ifoundabirthdaycardanddroppedherashortnote,wishingherahappybirthday.
Aweekorsolater,someone___19___atmyfrontdoor.Iopenedthedoorandfoundamiddle-agedmanstandingonmydoorstep.Heintroducedhimself___20___thesonofthiswomantowhomIhadsentthecard.Heexplainedthathejustwantedtodropbyinpersonandthankmefor___21___suchanicecardtohismom.Apparently,likemanyolderfolks,shedidnotreceivemuchmailandwasquite___22___toreceivemine.Ijustdidn'tknow___23___tosay.ItoldhimitwasmypleasureandthatIhopedhismomhadenjoyedherbirthday.
Thatyear,IdidnotsendoutanyChristmascards,___24___tothislovelyoldladyinthenursinghome.IjusttoldherthatIwasthinkingaboutherandhopedthatshehadaniceholiday.Isentheraholidaycardandalsoacoupleofnotes.Ijustthoughtshemightliketohavesomeonewritetoher,togetsomemail.
Shepassedawayacoupleofmonthsago.Inevermetthislady,butIdidkeepherandherfamilyinmy___25___.Idroppedthemalineofsympathy(同情).Ihopethatmyfewlittlenoteswereenoughtobrightenacoupleofherdayshereonearth.
()16.A.holdingB.celebratingC.havingD.joining
()17.A.knowaboutB.careaboutC.thinkaboutD.worryabout
()18.A.addressB.phoneC.houseD.name
()19.A.lookedB.shoutedC.knockedD.pointed
()20.A.forB.toC.asD.by
()21.A.makingB.takingC.sendingD.choosing
()22.A.excitedB.disappointedC.relaxedD.bored
()23.A.whyB.whichC.whatD.how
()24.A.besidesB.exceptC.orD.towards
()25.A.houseB.pointedC.headD.thoughts
三.阅读理解(24)
A
()26.Whowashedthecanscleaninthepoem?
A.Dean. B.Clive. C.Ruby. D.Jason.
()27.Thelastlinefromthepoem“Foroneandforallinthehumanrace”tells______.
A.theactionofrecyclingB.thewayofrecycling
C.thepurposeofrecyclingD.thesituationofrecycling
()28.Inthepoem“plants”rhymeswith“ants”.Whichofthefollowingrhymewitheachother?
A.Antsandplace.B.Cansandclean.C.Papersandstring.D.Placeandrace.
B
Manyofusfeeluneasywhensomeonestandstooclosetous,talkstoustooloudlyormakeseyecontactwithusfortoolong.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhythosethingsmakeyouuncomfortable?
It'sallaboutpersonalspace,whichmeansnotonlytheimaginaryspacearoundthebody,butalsothespacearoundallthesenses.Peoplefeelthattheirspaceisbeingviolated(侵犯)whentheymeetwithanunwelcomesound,smellorlook.Thisisprobablywhyamanonacrowdedbusshoutingintohismobilephoneorawomannexttoyouputtingonstrongperfume(香水)makesyoufeelangry.
Whetherpeoplehavehadastrongerdesire(渴望)toprotecttheirpersonalspaceinrecenttimesishardtosay.Yetstudiesofairlinesshowthatpeoplehaveastrongdesiretohavespacetothemselves.InasurveybyTripAdvisor,atravelwebsite,peoplesaidthatiftheyhadtopaymoreforsomeextraservice,theywouldratherhavelargerseatsthanextrafood.
Althoughpeoplemayneedtheirpersonalspace,somehardlyrealizeit.Forexample,peopleonabuswhoholdnewspapersinfrontoftheirfacestoreadinfactkeepadistancefromstrangers.
Goandwatchalibrarytable.Youwillnoticethatoneofthecornerseatswillusuallybetakenfirst.becausetheyarethefarthestway.WhatifsomeonesitsoppositetoyourMaybeyouwillpileupbooksasiftomakeawall.
Preference(偏好)forpersonalspacearedifferentfromculturetoculture.ScientistshavefoundthatAmericansgenerallyprefermorepersonalspacethanpeoplefromothercultures.InLatin(拉丁人的)cultures,however,peoplearemorecomfortablestandingclosetoeachother.
()29.Thewritermainlyinthisarticle.
A.tellsushowtoachievepersonalspace
B.explainswhypeopleneedpersonalspace
C.introducessomeknowledgeaboutpersonalspace
D.argues(争论)fortheimportanceofkeepingpersonalspace
()30.Whomightfeelhispersonalspaceissafeaccordingtothepassage?
A.Apersonwhohastositnexttoaladyputtingonstrongperfume.
B.Apersonwhohasbeenwatchedbyastrangerforalongtime.
C.Apersonwhohearsstrangenoiseswhenreadingathome.
D.ALatinboywhoischattingwithafriendsittingclosetohim.
()31.WhatcanweknowfromthesurveybyTripAdvisor?
A.Peopleneedsmallerpersonal.paceinrecenttimesthanbefore.
B.Peoplehaveastrongdesireforpersonalspaceinrecenttimes.
C.Therearenotenoughseatsontheplanetomeetpeople'sneeds.
D.Foodserviceisbetterprovidedthanseatsontheplane.
()32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thespacearoundthebodyismoreneededthanthataroundallthesenses.
B.Ifyouholdnewspapersonthebus,yourpersonalspacewon'tbeviolated.
C.Peopleusuallychoosethecornerseatsfirstinalibraryforpersonalspace.
D.Differentculturessharethesamepreferencesforpersonalspace.
C
Anewstudywarnsthatabout30%oftheworldpeoplemaynothaveenoughwaterbytheyear2025.
AprivateAmericanorganizationcalledPopulationActionInternational(PAI)didthenewstudy.Itsaysmorethanthreehundredandthirty-fivemillionpeoplelackenoughwaternow.Thesepeopleliveintwenty-eightcountries.MostofthecountriesareinAfricaortheMiddleEast.
PAIresearchersRobertEngelmansaysbytheyear2025,aboutthreethousandmillionpeoplemayfacewaterproblems.Atleast18morecountriesareexpectedtolackenoughwater.Theneedforwaterkeepsincreasing.Yettheamount(数量)ofwaterontheearthstaysthesame.
Thereportsayslackofwaterinthefuturemaycauseseveralproblems.Itmayincreasehealthproblems.Lackofwateroftenmeansdrinkingwaterisnotsafe.Mr.Engelmansaysthereareproblemsallovertheworldbecauseofdiseases,suchascholera,whicharecarriedinwater.Lackofwatermayalsoleadtomoreinternationalconflict(冲突).Countriesmayhavetofightforwaterinthefuture.Somecountriesnowgetsixtypercentoftheirwaterfromothercountries.ThisistrueofEgypt,theNetherlands,Cambodia,Syria,Sudan,andIraq.Andthereportsayslackofwaterwouldinfluencetheabilitytoimprovetheireconomies(经济).Thisisbecausenewindustriesoftenneedagreatamountofwaterwhentheyarebeginning.
ThePopulationActionInternationalstudygivesseveralsolutionstothewaterproblem.One
way,itsays,istofindwaystousewaterformorethanonepurpose.Anotherwayistoteachpeopletobecarefulnottowastewater.Athirdwayistouselesswaterforagriculture.
Thereportalsosaysalong-termsolutiontothewaterproblemistocontrolpopulationgrowth.Itsayscountriescannotprovidecleanwaterunlessthey