2024—2025学年度第二学期第二次学情检测
九年级英语试题
一、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
1. DeepSeek, ________ AI language model, has become ________ popular tool for people to get information and solve problems.
A. an; a B. a; an C. the; a D. an; the
2. —If you always ________ yourself with others, you may have tons of pressure.
—I feel the same way. One should believe in himself.
A. connect B. complain C. compare D. consider
3. Everyone on the coach ________ wear the seat belt. Always remember safety comes first.
A. can B. can’t C. must D. mustn’t
4. The government has made ________ a rule to clean up the rubbish in Taihu Lake to prevent water pollution.
A. it B. this C. that D. one
5. —Why did Mrs. Lane speak in such a loud voice?
—Because the students at the back of the classroom couldn’t hear her ________ she raised her voice.
A. if B. when C. though D. unless
6. Huaguo Moutain is ______ thought to be one of the symbols of Lianyungang.
A. hardly B. suddenly C. closely D. widely
7. To my surprise, the person I met yesterday ________ to be Lei Jun, the CEO of Xiaomi.
A. came out B. worked out C. turned out D. stayed out
8. Neither Millie nor Shirley ________ Australia before, but they know the country very well.
A. has gone to B. has been to C. have gone to D. have been to
9. —Could you tell me ________?
—Without the teacher’s help, it was impossible for me to get the prize.
A. how you won the competition so smoothly
B when did you begin to prepare for the competition
C. if you’ve ever had confidence in winning the competition
D. why could you win the competition so easily
10. —This article says a person who loves red is confident and willing to challenge new things.
—________. My cousin likes red best, but he is shy and sometimes a little lazy.
A. I can’t agree more B. Don’t mention it C. That’s all right D. That’s not the case
二、完形填空(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)
One day, Jenny brought her only son Max to a restaurant. When they left, Max wanted to throw away half of the sandwich that he couldn’t eat. But Jenny stopped him “Wait! You should never ____11____ any food!” The boy replied in a loud voice, “But I’m too ____12____ now!” Jenny didn’t say anything but took it into her hand. As they walked out of the restaurant, Max spilled (洒出) some ____13____ on his coat because of carelessness. Without thinking, he just took it off and wanted to throw it away again. Jenny came up ____14____ and said, “We can wash the juice off the coat. And do you know someone is wishing to have a coat like that?” However, Max answered angrily, “I don’t care!”
At this, Jenny was very surprised and decided to do ____15____. For a while, she turned to Max and said softly, “You know when you don’t ____16____ what you have, there is someone else wishing for all that you have.” Max just kept in ____17____.
On their way home, they saw an old man ____18____ around the corner. Mother asked Max to give the piece of sandwich to him. ____19____ he was unhappy, he walked towards the old man and handed the sandwich. “I’m not sure whether you want this or not. It’s just our leftovers (剩菜).” “Oh, my God! I can’t tell you ____20____ this means to me. I am so hungry now.” The old man thanked Max again and again for giving him food, which really made Max feel ashamed. Some ____21____ later, they met another old man with few clothes on him. This time, Max ____22____ before him without thinking twice and asked, “I wonder if this coat will help you. But there is a stain (污渍) on it.” The old man was so glad that he ____23____ the coat immediately and said, “Thanks so much. You don’t know what this means to me. It is so ____24____ these days.”
With his face turning red, Max went back to his mother and said, “Mum, I’m so ____25____. You’re right.” And then he could see a big smile on his mum’s face. Exactly, in life what you want to throw away may be the very thing someone does wish to have.
11. A. waste B. take C. have D. bring
12. A. hungry B. full C. glad D. thirsty
13. A. milk B. water C. beer D. juice
14. A. deeply B. quickly C. carelessly D. simply
15. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
16. A. care B. give C. ask D. believe
17. A. agreement B. excitement C. silence D. danger
18. A. eating B. playing C. shouting D. sitting

