九年级英语二模试题
时间:90分钟 满分:110
一、选择填空(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. —I don’t know where to go during the coming holiday.
—Why not ______ visiting Xuzhou? There are many places of interest
A. regard B. consider C. risk D. suggest
2. Look at the black clouds. They are a sure ________ of rain.
A. chance B. view C. sign D. idea
3. —Coco, I can’t understand the meaning of this word.
—You’d better ______ the word in your dictionary.
A look for B. look up C. look after D. look like
4. —The best things in life are free.
—I couldn’t agree more. Air costs ______, but we can’t live without it.
A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
5. —This novel has helped me a lot through my hard times.
—Good books can teach us things ________ subject knowledge.
A. above B. beyond C. over D. against
6. —Tom will have a birthday party next Sunday. Do you want to go?
—If you go, ________.
A. so I will B. so will I C. neither will I D. neither I will
7. —Can you teach me how to improve spoken English?
—The more you practice, ______ it becomes.
A. the worse B. the worst
C. the better D. the best
8. —Do you really decide to take the job?
—Yes, or I will ________ not taking the offer.
A. repeat B. regret C. review D. reduce
9. —Do you want to become a painter in the future, Leo?
—Maybe. I am still young. The ________ are endless.
A. achievements B. treatments C. personalities D. possibilities
10. Please read the poem below. Which word is the most suitable for “______”?
A Spring morning
By Meng Haoran
This spring morning in bed I’m lying,
Not to awake till birds are crying.
After one night of wind and ______
How many are the fallen flowers!
A. rains B. storms C. snows D. showers
二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
根据短文内容,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Long ago in China, there lived five brothers who looked almost the same. The only way to tell them was by their amazing ____11____. First Brother was as strong as ten horses. Second Brother could fly in the sky like a bird. Third Brother could ____12____ an ant sneeze (打喷嚏). Fourth Brother could make his body iron hard. Fifth Brother could make a river when he cried.
One day, Fifth Brother came across a strange ____13____. When he was enjoying the delicious apple picked from the garden, ____14____ three men appeared. They took him to the owner of the garden. The owner was a bad, greedy man. He ____15____ Fifth Brother in his deepest prison. He said only if Fifth Brother ____16____ the treasure of Fire Island to him, he could set Fifth Brother free. Fire Island was in the middle of a nearby ____17____. A dragon lived there, guarding its treasure. Stealing it seemed like a(n) ____18____ task, but Fifth Brother agreed to try.
That night, far away, ____19____ Brother heard Fifth Brother call for help. After listening to his story, Third Brother told other brothers what had happened. They made a ____20____ to go to help their brother get the treasure.
The next day, the five brothers worked together and with great ____21____, they got the treasure from the dragon in the lake. Then Fifth Brother gave it to the owner. ____22____ the owner would not let Fifth Brother go because he thought Fifth Brother had many powers.
When Fifth Brother knew this, he started to ____23____. Soon, his tears ran like a rushing river that swept the owner away.

