2017-2018 学年度武汉市九年级中考英语模拟试卷二、选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

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（）26. ―Ellie，it is so nice of you to give me a ride home.―__________.A.It’s my pleasureB. Good for youC. Never mindD. Have a good time ( )27. ―What’s his father’s job?―He is a teacher. He math at a school.A. taughtB. teachesC. will teachD. is teaching ( )28. ―So sorry, Mary. I can’t find the pencil you ______ me.―It’s OK. I don’t need it anymore.A. lendB. have lentC. will lendD. lent( )29. I don’t feel well, Dick. I’m afraid you me your cold.A.giveB. had givenC. have givenD. would give ( ) 30. ― Can I look at the menu for a few more minutes before I decide?― Of course. ________, sir.A.It doesn’t matterB. Make yourself at homeC. Don’t worryD. Take your time( ) 31. ―Linda was feeling blue for a while, but she’s better now.―___________.A.Good luckB. CongratulationsC. Oh, it’s very kind of youD. I’m glad to hear that( ) 32. ―A good teacher must be able to hold the students’ attention _____ he reaches the end of the class.― I can’t agree more.A.whenB. afterC. untilD. unless ( ) 33. ―It is ______ knowledge that drunk driving can lead to harmful results.―Though everybody knows that, a few people still take risks and are put into prison.A.popularB. commonC. usualD. normal ( ) 34. ―Why was Miss White so angry with Timmy?―He fell asleep in class and his comic book _____ open on his desk.yB. liedC. lainD. laid ( ) 35. ―I don’t know how I get through all of these.―If the winter comes, _____ spring be far behind?A.mustB. canC. mayD. should ( ) 36. ―Which wine do you like best, from Spain, Chile or France?―I can’t say. It is a(an) _____ of personal taste.A.typeB. eventC. matterD.business( ) 37. ―Many shared bikes are parked in the wrong places and cause a lot of trouble.―Well, we should have the confidence to _____ it.A.addressB. completeC. mendD.consider( ) 38. ―If you ______ any important details, you will not get high marks in the writing.―Thank you for reminding me.A.turn outB. leave outC. break outD. putout( ) 39. ―If you can’t decide which of the two books to borrow, why don’t you take ____?I won’t read them this week.―OK, I’ll return them to you as soon as I finish reading them.A.allB. anyC. eitherD. both ( ) 40.―I wonder__________.―Sorry, I have no idea.A. when did Bob go home last nightB. how Bob goes to school every dayC. where had Bob livedD. why would Bob have a party三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-55各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

A long time ago, an old king did not have any son who could become king after him. Then he 41 to find a boy in his country worthy to be his adopted son（养子）.One day, he gave some seeds（种子）to all the boys in the 42 . Then he said that whoever could grow the 43 beautiful flowers from the seeds would become his adopted son.All the boys planted their seeds 44 . One of the boys who planted the seeds was a boy 45 Yong Tu. He 46 his seeds day after day. However, the seeds he had planted had not sprouted（发芽）.Not long after that, the day for selecting（选拔）the adopted son 47 . All the boys came out 48 their pots of flowering plants. When the king saw the beautiful flowers, he did not appear 49 . Then he saw a boy crying as he held an empty pot in his hands. The king walked 50 the boy and asked, “51 are you carrying a pot without a flowering plant?” Yong Tu answered, “Every day I looked after the seeds carefully, but they did not sprout at all.” The king 52 at Yong Tu.Then he held the boy’s hand happily and announced loudly, “This is my adopted son.” The other boys were 53 and asked, “Why did Your Majesty choose the boy who brought an 54 pot?” the king said, “I gave all of you seeds that had been boiled. They are not supposed to sprout.” The rest of the boys bowed their heads in 55 . When the given seeds had not sprouted, they had planted other seeds to produce the beautiful flowers. Yong Tu was the only honest one.( )41. A. practiced B. decided C. noticed D. started( )42. A. city B. town C. country D. countryside ( )43. A. most B. more C. best D. greater( )44. A. slowly B. easily C. carefully D. lately( )45. A. named B. regarded C. turned D. asked( )46. A. took care B. looked after C. watched out D. cared about ( )47. A. realized B. got C. needed D. arrived( )48. A. lifting B. carrying C. giving D. offering( )49. A. serious B. happy C. nervous D. strict( )50. A. along B. for C. towards D. with( )51. A. Where B. What C. How D. Why( )52. A. smiled B. called C. shouted D. turned( )53. A. scared B. surprised C. annoyed D. frightened ( )54. A. wrong B. small C. bad D. empty( )55. A. shame B. joy C. fear D. shock四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面三篇材料，从每篇材料所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳答案。