2024—2025学年度第二学期第一次模拟测试
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. —Excuse me, how can I get to the ________ area?
—Walk straight on and turn left at the second crossing.
A. monkey B. elephant C. lion D. giant panda
2. ________ is the process of exchanging information between a speaker and a receiver.
A. Action B. Devotion C. Collection D. Communication
3. The ________ I learn, the better I know how much there is still left to learn.
A. many B. much C. more D. most
4. —It’s popular that some Chinese government officials have turned into live-streamers (网络主播).
—Yes. They are trying their best to help local farmers ________ product sales.
A. provide B. improve C. afford D. suggest
5. With the development of technology, self-driving cars are smart enough to “know” ________ to slow down, stop or start again.
A. what B. where C. when D. who
6. ________ you are too tired to do all the things on your To-Do list, try a To-Don’t list.
A. If B. Until C. Although D. Unless
7. Life always ________ to be different from our expectations. Staying calm and giving your best effort is the key.
A. works out B. breaks out C. turns out D. runs out
8. —Eric, can you explain ________?
—Sorry, Mum. I was watching the football games on TV and I didn’t hear it.
A. why everything in the living room is in such a mess
B. why nobody answered the phone when I called you
C. how you can start the television since it is broken
D. how you can fix the slow-running computer yourself
9. People’s attention ________ by the giant panda Fubao last year. The news about her was always on hot search.
A. was attracted B. has attracted C. attracts D. attracted
10. —East or west, home is the best.
—________. I think home is where the heart is.
A. I don’t think so B. I’m afraid not C. I hope not D. I can’t agree more
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。
One day, rain was falling. I saw an old, wet dog walking to my house. The leather ring around his neck was old and has lost colour badly. His fur was dirty and I could see the ribs (肋骨) sticking out of his sides and knew he hadn’t had a (n) ____11____ meal in many days. My heart ____12____. Without thinking, I rushed into my ____13____, got a bowl and filled it with leftover chicken and rice. Then I went outside.
The old dog looked at me with fear. He didn’t completely trust strangers. ____14____ I called him gently and whispered, “It’s okay, boy.” I put the bowl down and took a few steps back. I sat down in the wet grass and ____15____. Finally, the old boy smelt food and moved slowly forward. His own unpleasant smell came before him. He hasn’t had a ____16____ for a long time either. I wondered if he was left or just lost. He dropped his head and ate the food in the bowl ____17____. Then just for a moment he looked up and gave me a ____18____ little smile. His brown eyes seemed to say, “____19____.” Then I hurried inside, filled the the bowl again, and went back out but he has already gone. Only a few paw prints remained in the mud. I wanted to ____20____ him home and give him a bed. ____21____ we just shared a meal and a moment of love. Watching the bowl in my hand, I realized that even though I couldn’t change his life, I had done ____22____ important. I stood in the rain, closed my eyes and made a little ____23____ that he would find a safe place to sleep that night and his future would be better.
Every moment of love you create is a ____24____. But caring doesn’t necessarily go the way we want it to go. Anyway, I know that my little act of kindness ____25____, if just for a moment. Maybe the old boy would find another kind person or maybe he would find his way back to me.
11. A. full B. light C. simple D. sweet
12. A. beat B. raced C. stopped D. ached
13. A. bedroom B. kitchen C. study D. garden
14. A. But B. Though C. Because D. So
15. A. slept B. cried C. waited D. played
