九年级中考模拟三英语试题
一、单选选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
1. Look at the picture on the right. The man is playing the ________.
A. drum B. violin C. guitar D. piano
2. My teachers provide many ________ for interesting reading materials to help us choose the right ones.
A. invitations B. mistakes C. suggestions D. achievements
3. —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
4. Local people in Xuzhou like to ________ tents in parks to enjoy the pleasant weather and feel the spring breath.
A. clean up B. put up C. look up D. give up
5. Before visiting a foreign country, you’d better ________ what the local people usually do, so you will know the country better.
A. check B. doubt C. practise D. decide
6. The mother always encourages her little son to learn to look after ________. And now, the 3-year-old boy can wash his own socks.
A herself B. himself C. itself D. themselves
7. —Nick you come here so late. The concert ________ since half an hour ago!
—What a pity! No wonder all the singers have left.
A. has ended B. has been over C. has started D. has been on
8. —Do you know ________?
—It was introduced through the Silk Road.
A. why grapes were planted in China
B. what grapes were used for in China
C. how grapes were introduced to China
D. when grapes were discovered in China
9. Look at the note below. What can we know from it?
Dear mother,
I am sleeping out tonight. I am taking a blanket. I am taking pancakes.
I will be back soon.
Love,
Nate
A. Nate is at home and sleeping now.
B. Nate will go out with a blanket and a cake.
C. Mother told Nate that she wouldn’t be at home tonight.
D. Nate will go out tonight and he doesn’t want his mother to worry about him.
10. Jack is a happy-go-lucky person. Whenever he has difficulty, he always greets you with a smile and even tells jokes. What is Jack really like?
A. He likes facing difficulty. B. He is happy and lucky.
C. He is funny and warm-hearted. D. He enjoys life and never worries.
二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Serena was looking down at her ____11____ when suddenly, she heard a loud “Pop”! It ____12____ that they got a flat tire (车胎泄气)! “This is making the boring trip even ____13____,” she thought to herself.
“No big deal! We’ll continue our adventure (冒险) quickly!” Her dad ____14____ out to change the tire. “What kind of adventure is this?! We’re driving in a ____15____ car, all the way through South Dakota, just to see some old presidents’ heads in a huge rock! There’s ____16____ fun about that!” Serena thought and returned to her phone.
