2017年度南京市秦淮区中考英语一模试卷(含标准答案)

2016/2017学年度第二学期第一阶段学业质量监测试卷

九年级英语

注意事项：

1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共10页，满分为90分;考试时间90分钟。2．答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上。选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂，非选择题必须使用墨水笔书写。

选择题（共40分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. —Dad, I will try to study in an ideal senior high school. Believe me.

—If you make a ______, you must keep it.

A. joke

B. design

C. mistake

D. promise

2. The underlined letter “i” in the word “______” has a different pronunciation from the others.

A. village

B. invite

C. notice

D. friendship

3. Many people ______ this cultural TV program can get the public interested in ancient Chinese poems.

A. invent

B. expect

C. manage

D. devote

4. —If you are buying today’s Nanjing Daily, could you get ______ for me?

—I am glad to help you.

A. it

B. this

C. one

D. that

5. Life is like climbing a mountain. ______ you feel tired, you will enjoy the beautiful view at the top of the mountain.

A. Since

B. Unless

C. Though

D. Because

6. As the market ______, I think it will be easier for people to buy the things they want.

A. opens up

B. stays up

C. takes up

D. picks up

7. —We should always consider how much we have done for our society.

—I quite agree. It is _______ for us to give than to receive.

A. less important

B. more important

C. the least important

D. the most important

8. As a new kind of transport service, public bicycles ______ in more Chinese cities in the following years.

A. use

B. are used

C. will use

D. will be used

A. simply

B. hardly

C. nearly

D. especially

10. —Daisy, go and see what is happening to the windows.

—Nothing serious. The heavy rain is beating ______ them.

A. against

B. across

C. through

D. above

11. Mr. Wu ______ someone, so I just smiled at him and went away peacefully.

A. called

B. is calling

C. was calling

D. has called

12. Some citizens are talking about ______ the libraries in universities of Nanjing should be

open to the public.

A. what

B. which

C. where

D. whether

13. —I hope to take the DIY course at weekends.

—Good idea. ______ more about it, visit the website.

A. Know

B. Knew

C. Knowing

D. To know

14. —Joe, I hear that Carl got full marks in the English speaking and listening test.

—Exactly. ______. He practises hardest in our class.

A. No pain, no gain

B. A miss is as good as a mile

C. Many hands make light work

D. Actions speak louder than words

15. —How about going shopping together at one o’clock this afternoon?

—______. Will three o’clock be OK?

A. Sorry, I can’t make it

B. Certainly, no problem

C. Sure, it depends on you

D. Sorry, I’m not free today

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和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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