2015年南京市建邺中考英语一模试卷

2015年中考第一次模拟测试卷

九年级英语

第一卷（共40分）

（将答案按序号填在答卷纸上

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一、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. — Jack, when did you go to America last year?

— Well, I went there _____ July and the trip was really great.

A. on

B. in

C. at

D. for

2. — I’d like to go for an outing with my friends, but I don’t know _____.

— I think the Green Expo Garden is a good place.

A. who to talk to

B. what to buy

C. when to leave

D. where to go

3. — Will Michael and Julie come to Nanjing next week?

—No, they are busy preparing for an exam, so _____ Michael _____ Julie will come.

A. either… or

B. both…and

C. neither…nor

D. not only…but also

4. With the _____ of the washing machine, people have more free time to relax.

A. invention

B. situation

C. conclusion

D. tradition

5. —Why don’t you _____ your friend a music CD as his birthday present?

— Sounds not bad!

A. buy

B. bought

C. buying

D. to buy

6. There was a dancing party last night in Mr. Green’s house, but none of us _____

to it.

A. invite

B. invited

C. is invited

D. was invited

7. — Do I have to go to an art school and be an artist like you, Dad?

— No, you _____. You can have your own choice.

A. shouldn’t

B. needn’t

C. ca n’t

D. mustn’t

8. — We couldn’t find you anywhere around 8 o’clock yesterday evening.

—I’m sorry for that. I _____ in the supermarket then.

A. shop

B. am shopping

C. was shopping

D. will shop

9. My teacher asked my father to go to his office just now and I am really _____ to know what my teacher may say to him.

A. classical

B. curious

C. crowded

D. creative

10. — Does your sister often dance as you do?

— Yes. And she spends more time practicing than I, so she dances _____ than I.

A. nicer

B. worse

C. more badly

D. more nicely

11. — Is there anybody absent today?

— No, sir. _____ is here.

A. Nobody

B. Somebody

C. Anybody

D. Everybody

12. — You look so sad. What happened?

— The exam _____ to be much harder than I thought.

A. put out

B. broke out

C. turned out

D. found out

13. — Excuse me. Can you tell me _____?

— Sure. There is a famous restaurant over there.

A. where I can have lunch

B. what I should buy for the trip

C. how I can get to the restaurant

D. if there is a good cinema to watch a film

14. —Just a moment. I haven’t finished packing my bag.

— _____. The taxi is waiting for us downstairs.

A. I agree

B. Hurry up

C. Cheer up

D. I am afraid not

15. — Mr. Marshall, what do you think of my article?

— _____. But if you can say something about your future at the end of the article, it would be perfect.

A. Not so good

B. Well, I think you can check it first

C. Pretty good

D. That sounds like a good idea

二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Have you ever thought of your purpose in life? If you don’t, you have to think about it seriously. You will lose yourself if you 16 to know what you really want in your life.

Here are some 17 about taking steps towards finding your life’s purpose.

Firstly, make a list of the things you do for fun, including some jobs that you prefer, your 18 and so on. Imagine you’re a millionaire with no worries about money, how would you choose to 19 your time? Add those things 20 the list, even if you don’t do them at present. This list is about your passions—the things that you would do 21 for the pleasure they give you. Then 22 the names of people you admire most, and the reasons why they attract you. You might admire an inventor for his love for creating something 23 . Or you might admire an actress for always being true to herself. Take these admirations of others as a way for you to live in the world.

Finally, make a list of the things you do naturally 24 thinking about them.