江苏省扬州市江都区2023年九年级中考英语第二次模拟考试

九年级英语试卷 2023.5 考试时间：100分钟 满分：120分 一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分） 1. There was ______ long silence, then a sudden scream broke _______silence. A. a ; the B. / ; the C. / ; / D. a ; / 2. —Who dropped the papers on the floor? —I don’t know. They’re not _________. A. I B. me C. my D. mine 3. —Sorry to keep you waiting. I was doing homework and I completely _____ the time. —It doesn’t matter. Let’s go now. A. forgot B. have forgotten C. forget D. will forget 4. —Mum, must I tidy up my bedroom now? But I’m going jogging. —No, you ______. You can do it this evening. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. shouldn’t 5. —How do you understand the saying “A heavy rainfall makes the river full”? — Because of the great ________ in rainfall, rivers are full of water. A. increase B. raising C. change D. drop 6. — This is the most interesting book I have ever read. — But I don’t think ________ will like it. A. anybody B. everybody C. somebody D. nobody 7. —You’d better think ________ before taking up a new hobby, and don’t choose it just for fun. —Thanks, I will. A. properly B. bravely C. seriously D. politely 8. —Teenagers should be ________ that there’s no ending to learning. —I agree with you. Art is long, but life is short. A. absent B. awake C. aware D. afraid 9. —I don’t know how to use the robot. —Perhaps you can read the ______ on how to use it. A. invitations B. instructions C. instruments D. inventions 10. — Hey, James! Do you know the meaning of “BBQ”? — Sure. It’s an online slang word which ________ “barbecue!”. A. cares for B. looks for C. stands for D. pushes for 11. — ________ homework do you have every day? —About two hours. A. How long B. How often C. How many D. How much 12. —Will you take part in the activity tomorrow? —If you do, ________. A. so do I B. so will I C. neither do I D. neither will I 13. —Can you tell me ______? —Go along the road. Take the fourth turning on the left. It’s down that road on the right. A. how