常州外国语学校
2024—2025学年第二学期九年级二模考试
英语
注：以下题目的答案，请全部做在答题纸上。
一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. My sister together with my parents ________ shopping at the supermarket. I can call ________ of them to get me some ink.
A. is; any B. are; any C. is; either D. are; either
2. —________ I use your new dictionary, Andy?
—I am afraid you ________. I am looking up new words for my report now.
A. Can; mustn’t B. May; shouldn’t C. May; can’t D. Should; can’t
3. ________ you are too tired to do all the things on your To-Do list, try a To-Don’t list.
A. If B. Until C. Although D. Unless
4. Labour plays an important role in developing students’ view of the world and life. That’s why we need to ________ labour education at school.
A. turn out B. carry out C. give out D. work out
5. Scientists are discussing how AI technology is ________ used in our daily lives. It has made many changes in some ways.
A. highly B. simply C. completely D. widely
6. —Mike, you are late. The talk show ________ since an hour ago.
—What a pity! No wonder all the students have left.
A. has started B. has been on C. has ended D. has been over
7. The hosts of the Spring Festival Gala had real-time ________ with citizens to spread wishes.
A. conclusion B. communication C. contribution D. competition
8. —Sam, I think you need to have a plan B. ________.
—OK. Nobody can be certain of what is going to happen in the future.
A. Every dog has its day B. Many hands make light work
C. You can’t burn the candle at both ends D. It’s unwise to put all your eggs in one basket
9. —The 9th Asian Winter Games opened in Harbin, making the city the center of attention for China’s winter tourists once again.
—I wonder ________.
A. that the traffic was heavy there B. if it was a big success or not
C. how many medals China achieved D. when did the event begin
10. —Can you give me some advice? I want to buy some souvenirs for my friends.
—________. Maybe Global Harbor is a nice try.
A. My pleasure B. With pleasure C. It doesn’t matter D. I’m afraid not
二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I owe (亏欠) my father a huge thank-you! Sure, I need to thank him for all those years of paying my bills, fixing my ____11____, and providing a shoulder to cry on. But this year I ____12____ that his contributions to my childhood were much more than that.
I grew up as Daddy’s Little Girl. If I had a ____13____ that needed solving or a question that needed answering, he was the one I ran to. He helped me ____14____ everything from maths homework as a student to career choices as a young adult. He always ____15____ that I should do my best in whatever I did, and he believed I could succeed in ____16____ I put my mind to. As a result, I learned to hold myself to those same standards. He always showed me unconditional ____17____, which helped me learn to love myself. It was something I’d taken for granted (想当然) until I realized from talking with my ____18____ that they had no-similar-view of their self-worth. Having fathers that didn’t believe in them made them grow up not ____19____ in themselves.
As I was growing up, my father also showed me how a woman should be ____20____. He got along with my mom with love and respect. Therefore, I grew to expect nothing less than that from the men I dated and from the man I would finally marry. Dad was ____21____ a living picture of godliness (虔诚), honesty and responsibility. It was only recently that I realized what a deep influence fathers have on their daughters’ lives. That is ____22____ I want to thank my dad for the example of love that he has been to me throughout my life.
11. A. bikes B. homework C. illness D. knowledge
12. A. forgot B. realized C. discovered D. compared
13. A. present B. reason C. letter D. problem
14. A. get through B. get away C. look through D. look into
15. A. wondered B. expected C. refused D. doubted
16. A. something B. anybody C. nothing D. anything
17. A. energy B. money C. effort D. love
18. A. friends B. parents C. teachers D. relatives
19. A. guessing B. believing C. thinking D. judging
20. A. thought B. satisfied C. respected D. pleased
21. A. seriously B. hardly C. truly D. terribly
