2017年河南省实验中学九年级中考第二次模拟考试试题英语
（时间：100分钟，满分：120分）
一、听力理解(20小题，每小题1分，共20分)（略） 二、单项选择（15小题，每小题1分，共 15分) 从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
1. Ken told me there was _________ underground parking lot in his neighborhood. A. a B. an C. the D. /
解析：句意：肯告诉我在他的街区有一个地下停车场。不定冠词a/an表示泛指，定冠词the表示特指。不定冠词an用以元音音素开头的单词前；a用以辅音音素开头的单词前。underground [?nd?’gra?nd] 以元音音素开头，此处表示泛指，前面应该用不定冠词an，故答案为B。
答案：B
2. —Where is my pen?
—Oh, sorry. I have taken yours __________ mistake. A. for B. of C. by D. in
解析：句意：——我的钢笔在哪儿？——哦，对不起。我错拿了你的笔。by mistake错误的，强调是无意识犯的错。故答案为C。
答案：C
3. —It sounds like a good idea. But who is going to give the speech? —I think Emily is the best ___________. A. plan B. goal C. chance D. choice
解析：句意：——这听起来像是个好主意。但谁来演讲呢？——我认为艾米丽是最好的选择。A. plan计划；B. goal目标；C. chance机会；D. choice选择。结合句意可知，答案为D。
答案：D
4. —What do you think of Miss Wang’s teaching? —Oh, no one teaches _________. A. well B. best C. better D. good
解析：句意：你认为王老师的教学怎么样？——哦，没人教得比她更好。没人比她教得好，表示比较的概念和意思，用好的比较级better，well/good是原级形式，而best是好的最高级形式，故本题选C。
答案：C
5. —__________ stole my wallet when I was on the bus. —That’s too bad! A. Everybody B. Anybody C. Somebody D. Nobody
解析：句意：——当我在公共汽车上时，有人偷了我的钱包。——太糟糕了！A. Everybody每个人；B. Anybody任何人；C. Somebody 有人；D. Nobody没有人。根据That’s too bad!判断，钱包被别人偷走了，故答案为C。
答案：C
6. —What do you think of the man?
—He is rude and mean. I find __________ difficult to work with him, A. it B. that C. this D. one
解析：句意：——你认为的那个人怎么样？——他粗鲁无礼。我发现和他一起工作很困难。find, make等词后面接it可用作形式宾语，而真正的宾语是动词不定式充当的，如题目中真正的宾语其实是to work with him，其它三个答案没有这种用法。因此此题答案为A。
答案：A
7. —It’s dangerous to swim in this river. .
—Yes, you are right. The government has ____________ people not to swim in it. A. expected B. allowed C. warned D. attracted
解析：句意：——在这条河里游泳是危险的。——是的，你说得对。政府已经警告人们不要在里面游泳。A. expected期望；B. allowed允许；C. warned警告；D. attracted吸引。warn sb. to do sth.警告某人做某事，下河游泳危险，因此警告民众不要在河里游泳，答案为C。
答案：C
8. —Where does your father work?
—He works in a factory ________ makes TV sets. A. which B. who C. what
D. where
解析：句意：——你爸爸在哪工作？——他在一家电视机厂工作。此句考查定语从句的引导词，what不能引导定语从句，首先要排除，先行词为factory，who指人也应该排除，定语从句缺少主语，而where作地点状语，因此只能用which，答案为A。
答案：A
9. —Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get to Fun Times Park.?
—__________. there, just go along this street and turn left at the third crossing. A. To get B. Getting C. Get D. Got
解析：句意：——劳驾，你能告诉我去娱乐公园怎么走吗？——去那里，只是沿着这条街走，在第三个路口左转。动词不定式可用作目的状语，故答案为A。
答案：A
10. —I wonder where Tom is,
—I am not sure. He __________ be in the library. A. must B. can’t C. might D. should
解析：句意：——我想知道汤姆在哪里，——我不确定。他可能在图书馆。A. must必须，一定；B. can’t不可能； C. might 或许；D. should应该。根据I am not sure.判断，此处表示没有把握性的推测，只能用might，答案为C。
答案：C
11. —I _________ since I was 11. Now I am thinking about picking it up again. —Good for you! A. wasn’t painting B. haven’t painted C. didn’t paint D. won ‘t paint
解析：句意：自从我11岁以来，我就一直没有画过画。现在我正在考虑重新画画。——这对你有好处！since I was 11.表示截止到目前为止的一段时间，主句要用现在完成时态，故答案为B。
答案：B
12. The house is dangerous to live in. It should be _____________. A. looked up B. left out
C. thrown away D. pulled down
解析：句意：住在这房子里很危险。应该把它拆掉。A. looked up查阅；B. left out遗漏，忽略；C. thrown away扔掉；D. pulled down推倒。危房应该推倒重建，故答案为D。
答案：D
13. No one knows when the house was built ___________, but it must be very old. A. suddenly B. gradually C. exactly D. recently
解析：句意：没有人确切知道这所房子是何时建的，但一定很旧了。A. suddenly突然； B. gradually逐步地；C. exactly确切地；D. recently近来。结合句意可知，答案为C。
答案：C
14. —Many students are unhealthy because of a lack of exercise —I agree. They should start exercising ___________ it’s too late. A. before B. until C. since D. after
解析：句意：因为缺乏锻炼，许多学生都不健康。——我同意。他们应该开始锻炼，不要等到来不及了。A. before 在……之前；B. until到……为止；C. since 自从；D. after在……之后。此处it’s too late与before共同组成从句，表示“不要等到为时已晚；趁着还来得及”，这是一种常见用法。故答案为A。
答案：A
15. My mother’s birthday is coming. 1’m thinking about _________. A. what present will I give her B. how t will give her a surprise C. where will we have a big meal D. whether I planned a trip for her
解析：句意：我妈妈的生日快到了。我正在考虑如何给她一个惊喜。此句考查宾语从句的时态和语序。宾语从句应该用陈述句的语序，排除A,C；因为生日没到，只能是打算，应该用一般将来时态，不能用一般过去时态，故答案为B。
答案：B
三、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）。
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
About ten years ago, both of my parents lost their jobs. Life was 16 for me then. I 17 at the gift shop in my university’s museum in my spare time. One day 18 working in the shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.
As looked closer at this girl, I found that she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and body. She was wearing a pretty white dress and a little red 19 . When they came closer to me, I
