九年级英语4月份模拟练习
满分:120分 时间：120分钟
姓名：________ 得分：________
第Ⅰ卷 (选择题 共65分)
一、单项选择(本题共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. Look at the picture. The mother duck is ________ the baby ducks across the road.
A. carrying B. leading C. following D. pushing
2. Jim didn’t get there on time because of the bad weather. What’s more, his car was in poor ________.
A. position B. situation C. condition D. direction
3. Stop throwing plastic into the ocean, or it will make ________world for human beings.
A. a worse B. the worst C. a better D. the best
4. — Must I hand in my poster on Friday?
—No, you ________. You can hand it in next Monday.
A. needn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. mustn’t
5. —Excuse me, where can I get my new passport?
—This office ________ passports.
A. checks out B. picks up C. takes back D. deals with
6. Lucy had few close friends at school, so she didn’t know ________ about the trouble.
A. who to talk B. who to talk to C. who to say D. what to talk
7. —Simon was the hero in the last basketball match.
—More than 30 points ________ by him, believe it or not!
A. scored B. were scored C. threw D. were thrown
8. The idiom (成语) “one leaf knows autumn” tells us ________.
A. why leaves fall in autumn
B. how important the leaves are in autumn
C. which kind of leaf knows autumn is coming
D. that a falling leaf reveals the coming of autumn
9. —She never told us she could dance.
—In fact, she is good at it and often wins prizes in the competitions. ________.
A. Many hands make light work B. No pain, no gain
C. Actions speak louder than words D. The early bird catches the worm
10. —Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get to the park?
—Go along Centre Street and it’s on your left across from the hospital. Which map is the conversation about?
A. B. C. D.
二、完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面短文，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 have seven children, so our house is always in a complete mess. But my garden always helps me relax and become ____11____ again.
For a long time, I ____12____ the peace and quiet of this place. When the children followed me into the garden, I would hand out the tasks. “Here: you water the onions, you pick the beans and…” Soon they would be hot or their ____13____ would hurt from bending over (弯腰), and they would ____14____. Then I would enjoy staying alone.
But during a recent spring, I was trying to prepare the soil, and I honestly wasn’t enjoying my time of peace and quiet. My 13-year-old son, Josiah, ____15____ a spare spade (锹) and began helping. We had the pea patch (豌豆地) dug up soon with our ____16____. I thanked Josiah, realizing that I’d enjoyed working with him.
The same thing happened with picking up rocks and planting the seeds (种子)—one or two of the children would ____17____ to watch and then join in the work. Each time, I would feel surprised to find the work was ____18____ with their help, and their laughter made time pass faster. So I began to share my gardening ____19____ with them.
