江苏省宿迁市苏州外国语学校2025-2026学年度九年级下学期二模英语试卷

2025-2026学年度九年级中考二模英语试卷

命题人：张金凤 审核人：陈娴

总分：100分 时间：120分钟

一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1. —How did you put together the model boat so perfectly? You are gifted in DIY! 

—It’s easy. I just followed the ______. 

A. instructions  B. instrument  C. interviews  D. inventions 

2. —Millie, have you decided what to do during the weekend? 

—Not yet. I ______ work as a volunteer for the elderly. 

A. need  B. must  C. may  D. should 

3. Life is like travelling. We make plans, but we never know how it will ______ in the end. 

A. hand out  B. turn out  C. put out  D. carry out 

4. Not only I but also Tom ______ Hainan before. 

A. have gone to  B. have been to  C. has gone to  D. has been to 

5. We usually describe something “as light as air”. But air is ______ “light”. 

A. widely  B. hardly  C. clearly  D. nearly 

6. —______ do you do sports every day? 

—For at least two hours. It helps me keep healthy. 

A. How often  B. How far  C. How much  D. How long 

7. Dad ______ that I should learn more about the places of interest online first and I think his advice is helpful. 

A. supported  B. introduced  C. suggested  D. imagined 

8. ______ great progress you have made in English! Keep it up! 

A. What a  B. What  C. How  D. How a 

9. —Excuse me, could you tell me ______? 

—Sure. It’s used to sort waste and give rewards to users. 

A. what the smart recycling machine is for  B. what is the smart recycling machine for 

C. where the smart recycling machine is  D. where is the smart recycling machine 

10. —I will go to Beijing for a holiday next month. 

—______! 

A. Good luck  B. Best wishes  C. Have a nice trip  D. You’re welcome 

二、完形填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

In a village near a desert lived a young and successful businessman named James. 

11. ______ he had a lot, he often felt unhappy because of the endless challenges he faced. 

One day, an old man came to the 12. ______ with 100 camels. It’s said he could solve any problem. James went to see him and said, “I’m very unhappy with my life. I always have business 13. ______, family troubles and health problems. Please tell me 14. ______ to make them disappear.” 

The old man smiled and said, “I’ll give you an answer tomorrow morning, 15. ______ first, can you do a small thing for me?” James agreed. The old man asked him to 16. ______ the 100 camels for the night. The old man also asked him to make sure that all the camels sat down and 17. ______ and then he could go to sleep. 

The next morning, the old man asked James how his night went. James said 18. ______, “I didn’t sleep at all. No matter how hard I tried, I 19. ______ get all the camels to sit together. Even if I

managed to get some camels to sit on one side, a few others would stand on 20. ______ side.” 

“That’s true. As you noticed last night, some camels sat down on their own, while others 21. ______ some effort, and yet many camels did not sit even after lots of effort. Then after a while, you would see that even though they didn’t sit 22. ______, some of the camels finally sat down on their own,” the old man said. 

James nodded. The 23. ______ old man added, “Problems are just like camels. Some problems are solved by 24. ______, some are solved when you put in some effort, and some do not get solved even after you have tried your best. Leave such problems to time. At the 25. ______ time, these problems themselves will come to an end.” 

James felt a sense of understanding. It completely changed the way he saw life’s challenges. 

11. A. Because  B. Although  C. Unless  D. Until 

12. A. farm  B. capital  C. hometown  D. village 

13. A. worries  B. plans  C. changes  D. habits 

14. A. what  B. where  C. how  D. which 

15. A. but  B. and  C. or  D. so 

16. A. take notice of  B. take pity on  C. take care of  D. take part in 

17. A. waited  B. rested  C. ate  D. communicated 

18. A. happily  B. sadly  C. quickly  D. loudly 

19. A. mustn’t  B. shouldn’t  C. might not  D. couldn’t 

20. A. other  B. the other  C. others  D. another 

21. A. required  B. made  C. included  D. searched 

22. A. at least  B. at most  C. at first  D. at last 

23. A. wise  B. stupid  C. strange  D. angry 

24. A. myself  B. yourselves  C. itself  D. themselves 

25. A. free  B. spare  C. wrong  D. right 

三、阅读理解（共两节，20小题；阅读理解每小题2分，七选五每小题1分，满分35分）

第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Join us at Uncle Bob’s country buffet (自助餐)—one of the best restaurants. Our restaurant is very popular in our city and millions of customers come here every year. We are now looking for people who would be interested in working with us.

 

You must be 18 or older to work at Uncle Bob’s. We’re looking forward to your coming to join us! It has a good working environment and we have nice workmates and boss here. 

If you are interested, please call us at 6247859. 

26. How much can a waiter make if he works a 7-hour shift? 

A. $178  B. $112  C. $90  D. $84 

27. Who can probably get the job according to the text? 

A. Jack, a 17-year-old student who can ride a bicycle well. 

B. Mary, a middle-aged experienced cleaner. 

C. Peter, a 34-year-old cook without any experience. 

D. Jessica, a 24-year-old waitress who wants a full time job. 

28. How can you get more information according to the text? 

A. By sending an e-mail.  B. By writing a letter. 

C. By making a call.  D. By visiting a website. 

B

Miss Martha owned a small bakery (面包店). She was forty, a kind woman with a big imagination. She often wondered about the customers in her shop. 

One customer made her very curious. He was a middle-aged man with glasses, who always wore old clothes, but clean. He came twice a week, and each time, he only bought two loaves (条) of hard bread. He never looked at her delicious pies or fresh cakes. 

Miss Martha decided he must be a poor, hungry artist. She imagined him living in a very small, cheap room, thinking only about his painting so much that he forgot to eat. The idea touched her kind heart. She began to wish she could help him. 

The next time he came to the shop, she acted quickly while his back was turned. She took two hard loaves, made a small hole in each, and put a large piece of fresh butter inside. Then she wrapped them up as usual. 

Her heart beat fast as she handed him the bread. She spent the rest of the day dreaming that he would discover her kindness and thank her.

Suddenly, the quiet of the afternoon was broken. The shop door flew open, and the man stormed in. His face was dark with anger. He threw the bread down hard on the table. 

“I am an architect (建筑师)!” he shouted. “For the past three months, I have been working on a building plan. I draw in pencil, and I use pieces of hard bread as erasers. It works better than a rubber eraser! But now... look.” 

He held up his drawing. A huge, dirty mark from the butter ran across the clean, straight lines. 

“You filled my bread with butter!” he shouted. “My work is damaged!” 

29. What does the first paragraph introduce? 

A. The meaning of the story.  B. The ending of the story. 

C. The background of the story.  D. The surprise of the story. 

30. Why did Miss Martha put butter in the man’s bread? 

A. To help the man in secret.  B. To show her love for the man. 

C. To improve the man’s work.  D. To make the bread look better. 

31. What’s the correct time order of the following events? 

①The man went to the shop angrily. 

②Miss Martha was curious about the man. 

③The man began to work on a building plan. 

④The man tried to erase lines with the bread that had butter inside. 

A. ②④①③  B. ③②④①  C. ③④②①  D. ②③④①