九年级第二次适应性训练
英语试卷 2025.05
（满分100分，考试时间100分钟）
一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。
1. Nezha is ________ character in Fengshen Yanyi, a Chinese novel written in ________ late 1500s.
A. the, the B. a, the C. the, a D. a, a
2 ________ is the boy wearing a hat? Is he your brother?
A. Which B. Who C. What D. Whose
3. He ________ my wet boots and made me sit by the fire.
A. took up B. took in C. took off D. took place
4. Boating in the ocean can bring us ________ amazing sea animals. They are a joy to watch.
A. outside B. beyond C. near D. between
5. Shh…! This is a library. You ________ keep your voice down.
A. must B. can C. needn’t D. can’t
6. My mother often tells me, “Make some friends, ________ you’ll be lonely.”
A. but B. and C. so D. or
7. He’s good at playing the piano, but never ________.
A. gets off B. lets off C. turns off D. shows off
8. Last March, thousands of trees ______ along the street to make our city more beautiful.
A were planted B. were planting C. would plant D. planted
9. If you are wondering what to write about the themes of Peter Pan, read some ________ about the novel and then organize your own ideas.
A. reviews B. reasons C. results D. rewards
10. ________ a self-driving car where you want to go, and it will take you there.
A. Tells B. Tell C. Told D. To tell
11. I know you’ve bought a book about smart technology. I wonder ________.
A. where can I buy one B. that it cost thirty-five yuan
C. when you will finish reading it D. who you will borrow one from.
12. —When did Mary leave her office?
—She ________ for about 5 minutes.
A. left B. was away C. has been away D. has left
13. —How about the black dress, madam?
—OK, but do you have ________ one? This one is a little short for me.
A. a long B. the long C. the longer D. a longer
14. —So you missed the football match held yesterday.
—________ I got there 20 minutes before the end of it.
A. Not exactly B. Not likely C. Not necessarily D. Not a big deal
15. —Believe it or not! My grandpa is learning to draw Chinese paintings.
—Oh! ________.
A. It never rains but it pours B. You cannot burn the candle at both ends
C. One is never too old to learn D. Many hands make light work
二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Reading about weather in books is one thing. Living through a natural disaster was ____16____ though the flood was not too bad.
It all started two days ago. It was a rainy day, like every other rainy day. The only unusual thing was how ____17____ the adults seemed to be getting. It didn’t look like the rain was going to stop anytime soon. I didn’t really know what that meant for us, ____18____ Mom was always saying that rain was good for all the plants.
The next morning I went down for breakfast. Neither Mom nor Dad was at the kitchen table. The lights all over the house were ____19____. I went to get out the milk, but a note on the refrigerator told me not to open the door. As I was ____20____ what to eat for breakfast, I noticed that the rain was still going. I could hear ____21____ coming from the basement (地下室). Looking through the basement door, I saw there was ____22____ down there! It didn’t look like a lot, but there were toys and things floating by! I could hear Mom and Dad’s voices.
“Hello? What’s going on down here?” I called down the stairs.
