1、江苏省无锡市天一实验学校届中考英语一模试题九年级英语第一次模拟试卷一、单项选择1. Life is like _ ocean. Only _ strong-willed can reach the other side. A. a; / B. the; a C. an; the D. /; a 2. _ is it from your home to the nearest supermarket? Nearest? Let me see. About five minutes ride. A. How long B. How far C. How often D. How soon 3. P
2、ut such dangerous things as medicine, knives and lights _ the reach of children. A. in B. within C. beyond D. over 4. Does your mother have any hobbies? No, _ you call watching TV a hobby. A. if B. unless C. until D. when 5. You _ pay too much attention to your pronunciation, as it is so important i
3、n the oral test. A. shouldnt B. mustnt C. cant D. neednt6. Do you drink much coffee as before? No, _ at all. My sleeping problem is getting worse. A. Little B. none C. nothing D. anything 7. All right. Ill take it. But I tell you, it is the last time I will _ this kind of work. Come on, Buddy! Dont
4、be so serious. A. take off B. take on C. take out D. take up 8. There is something wrong with my new shower. Ill return it to the shop tomorrow. How come? Are you sure you put it in _?A. carefully B. peacefully C. wisely D. properly 9. What do you think of your school, Linda? Its a good place for us
5、 to _ ourselves for the future. A. promise B. prepare C. prove D. present 10. You should go to see him since he is so seriously ill. _, he is your brother. A. In all B. First of all C. Above all D. After all 11. Over these years, I have had a new understanding of _ people traditionally call a perfec
6、t person. A. how B. what C. who D. whom 12. The novel Gullivers Travels is very nice. So it is. Could you tell me _?A. how long can I borrow it B. that I can borrow it C. if I can keep it for another week D. when should I return it 13. I may find a better job if I go abroad. Dont be silly. _, you kn
7、ow. A. Dont put all eggs in one basket B. Dont burn the candle at both ends. C. Actions speak louder than words D. The grass is always greener on the other side14. John, when will you pay a visit to that place of interest? I cant decide at present. _ A. It just depends. B. Its up to you. C. What a g
8、ood idea! D. Take your time. 二、完型填空 I looked up the word “successful” in my dictionary and some of the words listed were: happy, fortunate, and hard-working. If that is the definition(定义) of “successful”, then I am truly successful after 15 . I started dabbling(涉足) in the Internet marketing in Octob
9、er 2010. It didnt take long for me to become a 16 of the “become-a-millionaire-overnight” thought that was so popular on the Internet. I had supposed that selling things on the Internet was so easy that even beginners could start making money on the very 17 day. I spent most of my time advertising r
10、ather than learning 18 to advertise. However, half a years hard work led to no money at all. In June, I found a program that was 19 , and I began to learn from it. It wasnt long before I gave 20 the “get-rich-quick” mind. I began to 21 that the Internet sale is a job like any other job and I would h
11、ave to take it 22 . I kept trying to cheer myself up, which I thought was the key to success in sales. I insisted on the excellent Internet marketing and then good 23 came. My dabbling became a hobby, and then passion(热情). Later passion 24 my business. I have really become a millionaire within a yea
12、r. The more I learn, the more I realize I need to learn more. Ive made a lot of mistakes, but I know that every mistake is just one more step forward, as a song tells us “Youve got to lose to know how to win.”15. A. failure B. danger C. course D. warning 16. A. lover B. victim C. hater D. supporter
13、17. A. next B. last C. first D. second 18. A. how B. what C. when D. where 19. A. helpless B. valuable C. comfortable D. meaningless 20. A. out B. away C. up D. in 21. A. complain B. imagine C. wonder D. realize 22. A. quietly B. seriously C. slightly D. heavily 23. A. luck B. matter C. place D. eve
14、nt 24. A. organized B. described C. corrected D. encouraged 三、阅读理解AName Galia Anne Cooker Date of birthJan 14, 2003Contact Add: 25 Greenfield Road, Borough of Dartford, Kent, England, B12 456Tel: 0111 186 123456E-mail: galiamyspace. comEducation9GCSEs, including English and Maths Greenfield High Sch
15、ool, Dartford Work experienceVolunteer at greenfield Nursery School on summer holidays 2 weeksWaitress at Lilys Pizza restaurant on Saturdays 10 months Languages French B1 level Chinese A2 level Skills and interestsCompetitive swimming Lifeguard course Evesop Swimming Pool 25. Which languages can Ga
16、lia speak? a. English b. French c. Chinese d. Russian A. a and b B. a, b and c C. a and c D. b, c and d 26. Galia is probably _. A. confident B. helpless C. lazy D. kind-hearted27. How can Galia be contacted? A. By calling at 0111 168 12345 B. By visiting her office. C. By sending emails to her teac
17、hers. D. By sending a letter to her home. B It seems food deliverymen(送货员) are always in a hurry. They wear blue, red or yellow helmets and many of them dont follow traffic rules. They drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights. They use mobile phones while driving. These reckless behavi
18、ors have caught the publics attention. In the first half of 2017, food deliverymen had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai, according to Shanghai Public Security Bureau. That means every two and a half days, a food deliveryman will die or get hurt on the road. What makes deliveryman take such risks? Th
19、e strict rules of the food delivery service companies and the impatient customers may be the answer. Many companies will fine a deliveryman up to 2,000 yuan, if he fails to deliver an order on time, reported China daily. Fines also go to those who get bad reviews from customers. To solve the problem
20、, food delivery service companies need to improve their incentive(激励) system, noted CRI Online. Some cities are also taking action. Shanghai has asked companies to train their deliverymen on traffic rules and safety. Now in Shenzhen, if a deliveryman gets caught breaking traffic rules more than twic
21、e, then he can be prevented from driving food service delivery vehicles for a whole year. 28. How many traffic accidents did food deliverymen in Shanghai cause in the first half of 2017? A. 38 B. 76 C. 153 D. 2,00029. The companies will fine them if a food deliveryman _. A. gets bad views B. obeys t
22、raffic rules C. drives too slowly D. delivers food on time 30. Whats the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Companies are improving their review systems. B. Some cities are working to improve the situation. C. To drive safely, food deliverymen will obey more traffic rules. D. Food deliverymen canno
23、t drive on important roads in the future. C When the two brothers were old enough to marry, their father was not happy because their family wasnt so rich that the brothers often argued with each other about some small interest. He really didnt know how they would fight when they broke up the family
24、and lived apart(分开的). One day, their father was sick, lying in bed and staring(凝视) at something, when the elder son came over to wish him good health. His father said, “Ask your brother to come here, and I have something to say.” The younger brother arrived. Their father sat up and said, “I dont kno
25、w how the disease hit. Im feeling terribly unwell.” The brothers persuaded (劝说) their father not to worry about it, but he shook his head, “In fact, I dont worry about the disease because I can manage it, but if you are in disorder with each other in the future, it will be our familys disease and no
26、 one can deal with it.” The brothers felt ashamed. The father got out of the bed, pointed to some chickens in the yard and said, “Look at them sitting there in peace with each other, isnt it good?” Then their father brought out a bowl of corns, went quietly behind the house and spread most of them o
27、n the ground. Then he went back to the yard with only a few corns left and flung(挥动) at the chickens. As soon as they saw the corns, the chicken jumped up, waved their wings and fought for it. The peaceful world was now filled with smoke of gunpowder for some corns. The brothers smiled and understoo
28、d what their father was driving at. Their father added, “Both of you saw more corns are behind the house” As a matter of fact, arent there many troubles in life because God spread some corns before us?31. How did the old man think of his illness? A. It was serious, but he could go through it. B. It
29、was serious, so he couldnt live long. C. It was serious, and he could hardly stand it. D. It was not serious, and he thought of it as nothing. 32. Why did the old man spread most of the corns on the ground? A. Because the chickens had already had enough. B. Because he wanted the chickens to fight fo
30、r the rest. C. Because he wanted to show the terrible scene to his sons. D. Because he wanted his sons to grow more corns next year. 33. What does the writer want to tell us? A. We should find new ways to deal with troubles in life. B. People should be hard-working and live peacefully together. C. There are always bad things in our life which we should face. D. The disease of a family is more serious than the disease of a person. D Many people believe the glare(炫目的光) from snow causes snow-blindness. Yet, with dark glasse
