2020学年度第二学期九年级第一次模拟考试英语试题第Ⅰ卷（54分）一．选择填空（1’*15=15’）1.Yao Ming, ____ easy-going basketball star, is well known in China.A. aB. anC. theD. /2. I still remember my first teacher ____ we haven’t seen each other for a long time.A. IfB. untilC. thoughD. because3.____ exciting it is to climb the mountains!A. HowB. WhatC. What aD. What an4.The train is going ______ the tunnel. Then it will straight to the centreof the city.A. ThroughB. acrossC. overD. straight5.--- Is Kate coming to the party this evening?--- No, she can’t be in the party. She ____ to the UK.A. has wentB. has beenC. wentD. has gone6.Mr li prefers ____ at home to ____ outside. This makes his wife feel worried.A. stay; walkB. staying; walkC. staying; walkingD. stay; walking7.--- Sorry, sir. I made a mistake again.---_____. Practice more and you will do better.A. Never mindB. I’m not sureC. You’re welcomeD. Don’t mentionit8.--- How long have you _____ the watch? It looks new.--- Only about three weeks.A. hadB. boughtC. receivedD. borrowed9.I didn’t see Nancy at the meeting yesterday. We didn’t know ____.A. what has happenedB. why didn’t she comeC. when would she comeD. whereshe had been10. Wearing red can make ____ easier for us to take action.A. ThatB. itC. thisD. /11. I think this talk is worth _____ .A. To listenB. to listen toC. listeningD. listening to12. Not only Linda but also I ____out of breath at the end of the race.A. amB. wasC. areD. were13.--- Don’t give him ____ stress.--- I know, but this case is very important for him.A. Too muchB. much tooC. too manyD. many too14.____ the test, he didn’t know whether he was foing to the cinema atweekend.A. becauseB. Because ofC. SinceD. Until15.My parents will leave me ____ during the seven-day holiday and I’ll feel______.A. lonely; aloneB. alone; lonelyC. lonely; lonelyD. alone; alone 二．完形填空（1’*15=15’）Today, it is a big problem for young people to get satisfying（令人满意的）jobs. It is said that there ___16__ different kinds jobs in the world. Choosing one is not easy.“Finding a job” is not _17__ as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job because they are not _18__ for it. Sometimes “chance” may __19__ more important than “decision”.Here are the steps to help you think about jobs ___20_ you might enjoy doing after school or university. First, it is important __21__ what kind of person you are. It will __22__ you better among people. There is a difference __23__ an interest and a skill. If you like __24_ and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can __25__ a horse and it looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a __26___ .Then ask yourself a question, “which are your __27__ skills of all?”After __28__ your skills, the next step is research. To __29__ as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends __30__ the work they do.Finally, believe your own ideas and you own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing.16. A. thousand B. thousand of C. thousands of D. thousands17. A. same B. different C. good D. the same18. A. suitable B. fitted C. able D. like19. A. take B. be C. have D. choose20. A. but B. what C. if D. whether21. A. feel B. realize C. feeling D. to realize22. A. helped B. makes C. make D. helping23. A. both B. between C. from D. either24. A. art B. music C. sports D. acting25. A. ride B. feed C. draw D. treat26. A. success B. skill C. hobby D. fact27. A. good B. well C. better D. best28. A. examine B. have examined C. examining D. examined29. A. find out B. look out C. look for D. look at30. A. what do they think of B. how do they think of C. what they thinkof D. how they think of三．阅读理解（2’*12=24’）AMy father is an astronaut. It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son. I should be so special and so good at everything I do.Well, to be honest. I often dream about being a hero or doing something special-like saving a child from a burning building. One morning my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school. “ I hope I win thecompetition in my class,” I said to myself.When I got home, I started to think about what to write.On Thursday, my parents and I went to school. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩).The third prize was announced and it was not me. The second prize was announced. It was me. I went up to the stage and read what I had written, “My father’s son”. When I finished, dad put his hand on my shoulder and said, “son, this is the happiest moment of my life”.It was the happiest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel(诺贝尔) prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son.31.The writer felt it _____ to be the son of a famous person.A. luckyB. naturalC. hardD. pleasant32.The write would like to save a child from a burning building because hewants to ______.A. Become an astronautB. become a great heroC. be made school teamcaptain D. be made monitor33.What did the boy probably write in his composition?A. A lot of special things he had dineB. The story of his father’sC. Thewonderful time he spent with his father D. The experiences his father had in middle school34. What is the best title for the passage?A. My daydreamB. My father’s sonC. My famous fatherD. My happy familyBSimon is a 17-year-old young man, but he was a famous champion(冠军). Everybody in New York University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody in New York University was sorry. People all over the country talked about Simon and often asked, “will he never jump again?” Simon’s mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his broken leg. Then she looked into his eyes. She knew what her son would. “You’re going to jump again, Simon, I know it,”she said. “Everything will be all right.”If Simon hoped to jump again, he would have a lot to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed. Simon started to exercise. He used a wheel(轮子) and other metal things. Soon his bed looked like a machine shop! It was May when Simon left the hospital. “is it all right if I go camping this summer?”he asked the doctors. “Yes”the doctors said. “But take it easy on that foot”. Simon took only short walks at first.He was taking it easy on his foot, but not on anything else. He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. He exercised until his body cried for a rest.Some days later, he exercised a little more. In late summer Simon went back to school. He asked if he could practice with the football team. Football wasn’t his favourite, but he had to get that leg strong again.” He worked hard. “No one pushed him As hard as he pushed himself, said one of his friends. “To seea champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch”.35Simon is good at _____.A. swimmingB. studyingC. jumpingD. playing football36. When did Simon leave the hospital?A. In MayB. In AprilC. In MarchD. In June37. Where did Simon start to exercise again?A. In his homeB. In the schoolC. In his hospital bedD. In the playground38. From the passage we know that______.A. Only everybody in New York University liked Simon.B. His mother didn’t know what her son would do.C. His teacher helped him to exercise.D. Simon had a strong personality.CSoon computer and other machine will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are. The eye-recognition(眼睛识别) program is already being tested in shops and banks. Soon, this technology(技术) will change all other ways of finding out who people are.However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hands or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your fingers.Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t changes as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the programs may only be right 51% of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91%of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile!39. How does the eye-recognition program work?A. You type in your number.B. You say your name.C. You look at the machine.D. You show your ID card.40. Why can the eye-recognition program be up to 94% correct?A. Because eyes hardly change.B. Because the program is widely used around the world.C. Because people like the idea of the program.D. Because hands or fingers can get dirty.41. Which recognition program has been already in use?A. Remembering smells.B. Remembering fingerprints.C. Remembering the shape of faces.D. Remembering eyes.42. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The program is being tested in school.B. Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes.C. 91%of people in Britain don’t like the idea of the eye-recognition program.D. Machine with other systems will also tell who you are in the future.第Ⅱ卷（56分）四．词汇（1’*16=16’）44. Chen Yanping’s moving story _____ on CCTV tonight.45. Jim is a _____ boy. He always tells lies.46. The money we raised is used to help the poor and support ______ projects.47. Mr and Mrs Read are always busy. They often leave their children by ______.B)用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空（5’）。