学年江苏省苏州市中考第二次模拟测试英语试题含答案.docx

1、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, I will try to study in an ideal senior high school. Believe me. If you make a _, you must keep it.A. joke B. design C. mistake D. promise( )2. Which magazine do you like better, Crazy Reading or Teens Space? I like _ of them. They are usefu

2、l for English learning. A. all B. one C. either D. both( )3. Many people _ this cultural TV program can get the public interested in ancient Chinese poems.A. invent B. expect C. manage D. devote( )4. If you are buying todays Nanjing Daily, could you get _ for me? I am glad to help you.A. it B. this

3、C. one D. that( )5. Life is like climbing a mountain. _ you feel tired, you will enjoy the beautiful view at the top of the mountain.A. Since B. Unless C. Though D. Because( )6. As the market _, I think it will be easier for people to buy the things they want.A. opens up B. stays up C. takes up D. p

4、icks up ( )7. We should always consider how much we have done for our society. I quite agree. It is _ for us to give than to receive. A. less important B. more important C. the least important D. the most important( )8. As a new kind of transport service, public bicycles _ in more Chinese cities in

5、the following years. A. use B. are used C. will use D. will be used( )9. Cindy thinks she studies as _ as her friend Daniel. However, she always gets lower marks than him. A. harder B. more hardly C. hardly D. hard( )10. During the Chinese traditional holidays, _ tourists go to Lao Mendong to experi

6、ence local colors in Nanjing. A. a great deal of B. a large number of C. the number of D. a bit of ( )11. Some citizens are talking about _ the libraries in universities of Nanjing should be open to the public. A. what B. which C. where D. whether( )12. Lets go on a trip to Jiming Temple by Mobike t

7、his Saturday, shall we? Good idea. But I wonder _.A. how can I download Mobike App B. whether its going to rain C. how much should we pay for the Mobike D. that we can meet at the school gate( )13. I hope to take the DIY course at weekends. Good idea. _ more about it, visit the website.A. Know B. Kn

8、ew C. Knowing D. To know( )14. My father has already decided to give up smoking.2 Congratulations! _.A. Many hands make light work B. Better late than never C. The early bird catches the worm D. It never rains but it pours( )15. _. Thank you, I certainly will. A. Happy birthday to you B. Dont forget

9、 to post the letter C. Please remember me to your mum D. Let me help you with your Maths二.完型填空(10)Last year, around Labor Day, I read a Happy Ad in our local newspaper. There was a lady in a local nursing home, who was _16_ her 90th birthday and her family wanted everyone to _17_ it. It said that if

10、 you wanted to drop her a line, here was her _18_. So I did. I found a birthday card and dropped her a short note, wishing her a happy birthday.A week or so later, someone _19_ at my front door. I opened the door and found a middle-aged man standing on my doorstep. He introduced himself _20_ the son

11、 of this woman to whom I had sent the card. He explained that he just wanted to drop by in person and thank me for _21_ such a nice card to his mom. Apparently, like many older folks, she did not receive much mail and was quite _22_ to receive mine. I just didnt know _23_ to say. I told him it was m

12、y pleasure and that I hoped his mom had enjoyed her birthday.That year, I did not send out any Christmas cards, _24_ to this lovely old lady in the nursing home. I just told her that I was thinking about her and hoped that she had a nice holiday. I sent her a holiday card and also a couple of notes.

13、 I just thought she might like to have someone write to her, to get some mail. She passed away a couple of months ago. I never met this lady, but I did keep her and her family in my _25_. I dropped them a line of sympathy(同情). I hope that my few little notes were enough to brighten a couple of her d

14、ays here on earth.( )16. A. holding B. celebrating C. having D. joining( )17. A. know about B. care about C. think about D. worry about( )18. A. address B. phone C. house D. name( )19. A. looked B. shouted C. knocked D. pointed( )20. A. for B. to C. as D. by( )21. A. making B. taking C. sending D. c

15、hoosing( )22. A. excited B. disappointed C. relaxed D. bored( )23. A. why B. which C. what D. how( )24. A. besides B. except C. or D. towards( )25. A. house B. pointed C. head D. thoughts三.阅读理解(24)A( )26Who washed the cans clean in the poem?ADeanBCliveCRubyDJason( )27The last line from the poem “For

16、 one and for all in the human race” tells _Athe action of recycling Bthe way of recyclingCthe purpose of recycling Dthe situation of recycling( )28In the poem “plants” rhymes with “ants”Which of the following rhyme with each other?AAnts and placeBCans and cleanCPapers and stringDPlace and raceB Many

17、 of us feel uneasy when someone stands too close to us, talks to us too loudly or makes eye contact with us for too long. But have you ever wondered why those things make you uncomfortable? Its all about personal space, which means not only the imaginary space around the body, but also the space aro

18、und all the senses. People feel that their space is being violated(侵犯)when they meet with an unwelcome sound, smell or look. This is probably why a man on a crowded bus shouting into his mobile phone or a woman next to you putting on strong perfume(香水)makes you feel angry. Whether people have had a

19、stronger desire(渴望)to protect their personal space in recent times is hard to say. Yet studies of airlines show that people have a strong desire to have space to themselves. In a survey by Trip Advisor, a travel website, people said that if they had to pay more for some extra service, they would rat

20、her have larger seats than extra food. Although people may need their personal space, some hardly realize it. For example, people on a bus who hold newspapers in front of their faces to read in fact keep a distance from strangers. Go and watch a library table. You will notice that one of the corner

21、seats will usually be taken first .because they are the farthest way. What if someone sits opposite to your Maybe you will pile up books as if to make a wall. Preference(偏好)for personal space are different from culture to culture. Scientists have found that Americans generally prefer more personal s

22、pace than people from other cultures. In Latin(拉丁人的)cultures, however, people are more comfortable standing close to each other.( )29. The writer mainly in this article. A. tells us how to achieve personal space B. explains why people need personal space C. introduces some knowledge about personal s

23、pace D. argues(争论)for the importance of keeping personal space( )30. Who might feel his personal space is safe according to the passage? A. A person who has to sit next to a lady putting on strong perfume. B. A person who has been watched by a stranger for a long time. C. A person who hears strange

24、noises when reading at home. D. A Latin boy who is chatting with a friend sitting close to him.( )31. What can we know from the survey by Trip Advisor? A. People need smaller personal .pace in recent times than before. B. People have a strong desire for personal space in recent times. C. There are n

25、ot enough seats on the plane to meet peoples needs. D. Food service is better provided than seats on the plane.( )32. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The space around the body is more needed than that around all the senses. B. If you hold newspapers on the bus, your perso

26、nal space wont be violated. C. People usually choose the corner seats first in a library for personal space. D. Different cultures share the same preferences for personal space.C A new study warns that about 30% of the world people may not have enough water by the year 2025. A private American organ

27、ization called Population Action International (PAI) did the new study. It says more than three hundred and thirty-five million people lack enough water now. These people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East. PAI researchers Robert Engelman says by t

28、he year 2025, about three thousand million people may face water problems. At least 18 more countries are expected to lack enough water. The need for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount(数量) of water on the earth stays the same. The report says lack of water in the future may cause several problem

29、s. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, which are carried in water. Lack of water may also lead to more international conflict(冲突). Countries may have to fi

30、ght for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would influence the ability to improve their economies(经济). This is because new industrie

31、s often need a great amount of water when they are beginning. The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. Oneway, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water for agriculture. The report also says a long-term solution to the water problem is to control population growth. It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they