2024～2025学年度第二学期九年级测试卷（玄外）
英 语
注意事项：
●本试卷共10页，全卷满分90分，考试时间为90分钟。试卷包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上，答在本试卷上无效。
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选择题（共40分）
一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. Although ________ my opinion, the old professor hasn’t come up with his own yet.
A. for B. in C. on D. against
3. —May I carry the knife onto the train, sir?
—Sorry, you ________. Please look at the sign.
A. needn’t B. may not C. wouldn’t D. mustn’t
4. —OK. A burger, two apple pies, and a mashed potato. And something to drink, Sir?
—________ but coke, please. Coke is too sweet for me.
A. Everything B. Nothing C. Anything D. Something
5. —Try to be the master of your life. Life is a horse and ________ you ride it ________ it rides you?
—The book I want well. There is none left in the shop.
A. neither; nor B. either; or C. both; and D. not only; but also
6. —Dad, I have lost the chemistry competition. I can’t feel worse now.
—Dear, cheer up! I know ______ how you feel. But I believe you have done your best.
A. properly B. exactly C. widely D. closely
7. In early January 2025, wildfires suddenly ______ in the southern part of California, USA, and quickly spread in Los Angeles Country.
A. broke out B. ran out C. put out D. came out
8. Learning English in a classroom is important, while using English in real ______ will improve your English skills greatly.
A. positions B. instructions C. situations D. contributions
9. —-When will your sister go to England?
—-She London since four months ago.
A. went to B. has gone to C. has been to D. has been in
10. If you don’t take the GPS with you you will be ________ a blind man in the rainforest.
A. as good as B. as well as C. as fast as D. as wise as
11. —Have you ever climbed Mount Tai, Carol?
—Yes, I ________ in Taian for a week last year and reached the top of it twice.
A. was staying B. stay C. stayed D. have stayed
12. “Don’t play computer games all day. Otherwise, you will fall behind others.” The underlined word in the sentence is to ________.
A. show sequence B. show cause and effect
C compare or contrast D. emphasize
