江苏省淮安市淮安区2023-2024学年九年级下学期第二次模拟英语试卷

淮安区2024年初中毕业暨中等学校招生文化统一考试 英语模拟试题 第Ⅰ卷 （选择题 共65分） Ⅰ. 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）。 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。 1. — What do you usually do on weekends? — I play ________ basketball. A. the B. a C. / D. an 2. _______ is your school? I can’t find it anywhere on the map. A. What B. Which C. When D. Where 3. — A lot of people took part in the 2024 Huai’an Marathon ________ April 21. A. at B. on C. in D. to 4. My sister goes back to Huai’an for the Middle Autumn Festival every year ________ last year because she was busy with her work in Nanjing. A. including B. since C. except D. till 5. — ________ have you been a member of the Reading Club? — For three months. A. How long B. How many C. How often D. How far 6. — Our monitor won a gold medal at the sports meeting yesterday. — ________ exciting news! A. What a B. How a C. What D. How 7. The energy from the wind costs little and will never ________. A. turn out B. put out C. cut out D. run out 8. — I want to know ________ at a low price. — You can book one through our official APP. A. how I can buy the train ticket B. how can I buy the train ticket C. when I can buy the train ticket D. when can I buy the train ticket 9. — Must I return this book to you right now, Millie? — No, you ________. You may keep it until next Friday. A. mustn’t B. won’t C. needn’t D. wouldn’t 10. — No photos here, please. We must learn to keep secrets for the safety of our motherland. — ________ I forgot teachers had told us. A. No way! B. Why not? C. Sorry, I won’t. D. That’s all right. Ⅱ. 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 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。 My grandfather often said “I won’t” to show his dislike of being dishonest. When he was young, he worked 11 a furniture maker. One day, a neighbor invited him to make some furniture. When arriving, he noticed the wood