江苏省盐城市盐都区2020年九年级中考英语三模试卷及参考答案

10. Read the short paragraph on the right. The underlined word “Moreover” is used to .

—_______. Even people in the UK like it very much.

A . He is great

B . It's worth watching

C . It's about a famous poet

D . It's boring

15. —I spent the whole night preparing my test.

—Just as the saying goes, "________". Don't stay up too late, or you will be tired out.

A . No pain, no gain

B . It never rains but it pours

C . Don't burn the candle at both sides

D . You can't put all your eggs in one ba sket

二、完形填空

16. 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A 13-year-old boy recently gained wide attention from net citizens in China when a video of his excellent basketball ski lls in a one-on-one situation was posted online.

"It's so inspiring (鼓舞人心的)! How can you easily 1 your efforts after watching his video?" A net citizen wrote on Weib o.

Born in Guangdong Province, Zhang Jiacheng lost his right 2 in an accident at just five, which was a big hit for 3a youn g kid. However, the boy decided to face the big 4and not let the fate control his life.5he has a dream: to be a basketball playe r.

"How can he play basketball with just one arm?" Zhang always had to face the 6 from other kids around. "Hard work" i s the only 7 that Zhang has in his success. Be it rainy or windy, Zhang 8 stops practising basketball. As a result, he's made 9 i mprovement in his skills. In the video, Zhang 10 his wonderful basketball skills in front of a defense (防卫) which was 11 up of several professional players. He received a loud 12 from people watching at the scene. "13 right hand has been taken away i n a cruel way, but you have the best left hand. You are the 14 star in this game!" former CBA player Wang Jing said after wat ching Zhang's performance.

"Give it a try, or give it up," Zhang once said. Indeed, he 15 the first of the two. His story tells us that stage is as big as your heart and action can go as far as your thought.

三、阅读理解

17. 阅读理解

Look at this picture below. It shows the layers (层) of a rain forest and what lives in each layer.

（1） What information can you get from the picture?

A . Life in a rain forest.

B . Beautiful birds and butterflies.

C . Living places of animals.

D . Different kinds of wild animals.

Scrooge looked around him for the Ghost, but he couldn't see it. Then he remembered old Jacob Marley's prediction. "God knows " said the first, with a yawn.

21. 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺的信息，每空一词。

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