2024—2025学年度第二学期第二次模拟测试
九年级英语试题
（时间100分钟 满分110分）
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. In the picture, the boy is reading a/an ________.
A. novel B. English book C. story book D. cook book
2. More and more people prefer Chinese goods ________ foreign goods.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
3. Remember to hold your horses when you’re coming to judge people. What dos “hold your horses” mean?
A. hurry up B. think twice C. push your horses D. ride your horses
4. The ________ rang and Pat opened the door. A deliveryman brought the goods he needed.
A. telephone B. doorbell C. clock D. bike
5. We have wider roads in our village, so we can go out ________ now.
A. easier B. easilier C. more easy D. more easily
6. When Quan Hongchan won the gold medal, her parents was ________ excited ________ they cried out.
A. so…that B. too…to C. such…that D. as…as
7. I find it difficult ________ what he says as he never tells me the truth.
A. believe B. to believe C. believed D. believing
8. —All of us ________ wear helmets when riding e-bikes.
—Exactly! Safety comes first.
A. might B. must C. may D. could
9. —Your books are so fantastic. Could you please tell me ________?
—Oh, I bought them in the bookshop next to the supermarket.
A. why did you buy them B. where did you buy them
C. why you bought them D. where you bought them
10. —Dad, could I ride the e-bike to school?
—________ You’d better go to school by bike.
A. Go ahead. B. Sorry, you can’t. C. Of course you can. D. I am afraid so.
二、完形填空（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A firefighter is known for his courage and strength during an emergency But this firefighter was known for ___11___ else. He was known for his gentleness and ___12___ as he read a book to a little girl after an unlucky car accident.
The firefighters responded to an accident around 8 pm. The ___13___ were damaged. But luckily; ___14___ of the passengers were hurt physically. However, a terrible accident like this can make a little girl very ___15___. That’s ___16___ Ryan Benton came to try reading a book to her—to comfort her. He took her ___17___ off what happened. This also gave her parents enough time to ___18___ the things which needed to be solved.
A passer-by at the accident took a picture of this ___19___ moment. Ryan and the girl were sitting in the middle of the road while he was ___20___ a book to her. It seemed that he got the girl’s ___21___ attention!
Cameron Abell said that Ryan was one of the reasons why their department was ___22___. He said that they were the light on a ___23___ scary night. They would be available for ___24___ in their darkest moments.
Love and gentleness are what people need now. They certainly are important in the darkest hours. A small effort like reading a book to comfort a frightened little girl is ___25___ a life-saving act.
11. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
12. A. smile B. love C. patience D. help
13. A. houses B. buildings C. roads D. cars
14. A. none B. one C. some D. two
15. A. fearful B. cheerful C. awful D. careful
