九年级中考冲刺练习
英语试题
一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1. Like Spring Festival Couplets (Chunlian in Chinese), the Chinese knot is also a symbol of our ________.
A nature B. treasure C. pleasure D. culture
2. There are many old sayings requiring us to be ________ , such as “the early bird catches the worm” and “Practice makes perfect”.
A. generous B. confident C. hard-working D. organized
3. —Some Chinese government officers have turned into livestreamers（网络主播）.
—Yes. They’re trying their best to help local farmers to ____________ product sales.
A. compare B. improve C. afford D. provide
4. — Jim, never throw objects from the building. Even a small object ________ cause serious injuries, or death, when dropped from a great height.
— OK, I won’t do that, mum.
A. must B. should C. may D. need
5. 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. carry on B. carry out C. work on D. work out
6. —The computer in our classroom is working again!
— Yes, our IT teacher ________ it. It took her about two hours.
A. fixes B. will fix C. is fixing D. has fixed
7. —The novel Treasure Island is attractive.
—So it is. Could you tell me _________?
A. how long I could keep it B. that I can borrow it
C. if I can keep it for another week D. when should I return it
8. — Can you tell us ________ the secret of your successful English learning is?
— By listening and reading more.
A. how B. what C. that D. who
9. Look, Paul has collected some ________ about the Earth for his report.
The Earth is about 4. 6 billion years old.
The Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
About 70% of the surface of the Earth is covered by water.
A. opinions B. questions C. facts D. stories
10. —Are you going to Tom’s birthday party the next week?
—________ I’m not sure if I will be free.
A. With pleasure. B. No doubt. C. It depends. D. Afraid not.
二、完形填空（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。
As a young boy, I eagerly listened to my father telling his childhood stories. The picture of him and his friends ___11___ to the top of a tree to fetch a bird’s nest（鸟巢）hung in my mind for quite a while. I ___12___ of peeking into a bird’s nest that had eggs or small baby birds inside, like my father did when he was a boy.
But that was almost ___13___
First, youngsters today are not ___14___ to climb trees. People think it’s too dangerous. Second, we don’t have so many birds’ nests around any more. The healthy eco-system of Dad’s youth day is slowly disappearing. The ___15___ of bird and animal species becomes smaller every year, and some even disappear forever.
However, early one spring day, my dream came true.
