扬州树人学校九年级第一次模拟考试英语试卷
2025.03
总分: 120分; 考试时长: 100分钟; 命题人: 邹雯婷; 审核人: 姚远
（友情提醒: 请将第I卷答案填涂在答题卡上, 第II卷答案写在答题纸上, 否则无效）
第Ⅰ卷（60分）
一、单项选择（共15小题; 每小题1分, 计15分）
1. DeepSeek, ________ AI language model, has become ________ popular tool for people to get information and solve problems.
A. an; a B. a; an C. the; a D. an; the
2. Now, the Internet has made ________ much faster and easier to travel. For example, you can book tickets online and search for information easily.
A. this B. that C. it D. one
3. —Could you please tell me your secret of writing?
—Sure. I love reading and the works of Lu Xun has made a great ________ to me.
A. attention B. situation C. difference D. attraction
4. —If you always ________ yourself with others, you may have tons of pressure.
—I feel the same way. One should believe in himself.
A. connect B. complain C. compare D. consider
5. You two won’t take the lead ________ you work hard together.
A. since B. unless C. if D. when
6. The governments should the use of new types of energy to make a greener world.
A. push in B. push for C. put out D. put up
7. Try to be the master of your life. Life is a horse and ________ you ride it ________ it rides you.
A. neither; nor B. either; or C. both; and D. not only; but also
8. —Can you imagine ________ on Mars?
—No, it’s hard to picture.
A. how would life be B. what life would be
C. how life would be like D. what life would be like
9. The Great Canal is ________ thought to be one of the symbols of Yangzhou.
A. hardly B. suddenly C. closely D. widely
10. The population of India is much ________ than that of any other country in the world.
A. more B. bigger C. fewer D. smaller
11. —________ Thomas ________ Kate for five years?
—Yes, and they ________ a child two year ago.
A. Has; married; had B. Has; been married to; had
C. Did; marry; have had D. Did; get married to; have had
12. —What bad luck! We lost again.
—Cheer up! What matters is not to win but to ________.
A. give up B. bring down C. take part D. keep the secret
13. —Jack is angry. In fact, he didn’t steal anything.
—Nobody, ________, wants to be mistaken for a thief.
A. in all B. after all C. above all D. at all
14. —Well, this week I got fired, I hurt my left foot, I crashed my car and I got my wallet stolen.
—________. But at least you are still alive.
A. It never rains but it pours B. A good miss is as good as a mile
C. Many hands make light work D. A friend in need is a friend indeed
15. ________, yangko (秧歌) dance was performed by the robots at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
A. I hope so B. All right C. Cheer up D. Believe it or not
