2024—2025学年度联校模拟测试九年级英语试题
（全卷共110分，考试时间100分钟）
一、选择填空（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. Which of the following can describe the picture?
A. Get enough sleep. B. Have proper meals.
C Listen to the songs. D. Exercise every day.
2. The village is just ________ the mountain, so we cannot see it from here.
A. above B. behind C. beyond D. with
3. Dogs have a good ________ of smell and help to search for survivors in an earthquake.
A. sense B. view C. method D. idea
4. I don’t think ________ possible to master a language without speaking it.
A. that B. this C. it D. one
5. Close the door of fear behind you, and you ________the door of success open before you.
A. saw B. have seen C. will see D. are seeing
6. When father asked us where we would like to go for our holiday, my sister and I shouted “Beijing” in ________.
A. agreement B. achievement C. apartment D. advantage
7. Plants take in air through holes in their leaves and ________ oxygen.
A. run out B. turn out C. put out D. give out
8. Paper cutting has a long history and is very ________ with young people now.
A. pleasant B. popular C. possible D. practical
9. You should go home now ________ you do not want to be caught in the rain.
A. if B. so C. unless D. although
10. —Do you think you could do it without my help?
— _________. This is not the first time for me.
A. Take care B. Hurry up C. Not exactly D. Don’t worry
二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分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。
“Darren, why are you late again?” Mrs Thomson asked him.
“Well, Mrs Thomson, maybe ____11____ else was just too early,” he replied with a wide smile. The whole class laughed as Mrs Thomson shook her head, trying hard to look serious. It was difficult to stay ____12____ with Darren for long.
Darren, a cheerful boy, never ____13____ to make a serious conversation brighter with jokes and quick replies. Everyone loves him because he is always humorous and accepts everyone’s opinions ____14____ letting them worry him too much. Even ____15____ others make fun of him, he will laugh along with them. However, Darren ____16____ spends time with his classmates after school. He leaves right after the school bell ____17____, heading straight home.
Little do the other students know that Darren’s parents are ____18____ with him and insist on his returning home right after school. They expect him to____19____ his afternoons studying. When Darren takes a ____20____, he reads jokes online. He will laugh when he chances upon something funny. Doing so makes him happy, helping him to reduce stress.
Darren is now good at ____21____ jokes too. He enjoys the moment when others laugh at his jokes. Darren was once a shy student who kept to ____22____. When others spoke to him, he gave monosyllabic (单音节的) answers. Now, he has come out of his shell (壳). He is no longer ____23____ when he talks to others. ____24____, Darren is glad that he is able to brighten every classmate’s day. When he sees his classmates feeling down, he will ____25____ with a joke.
