常州外国语学校2016-2017学年第二学期九年级一模考试英语试题 2017.5一、 单项选择 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1. - _ did your uncle leave for the capital of Denmark? - Let me see. He _ for nearly 20 months. A. When; has left B. When; has been away C. How long; has left D. How long; has been away2. - Lucy, do you have any plans to spend your _. - Maybe I will go to Shenzhen. I have never visited _ city. A. five days holiday; the most fantastic B. five days holiday; the most fantastic C. five-day holiday; a more fantastic D. five-days holiday; a more fantastic3. Miss Green _ be in the office now, for she went to attend a meeting this morning. She wont be back _ 5 oclock this afternoon. A. mustnt; until B. maybe; before C. may not; after D. cant; until4. It is said that robots can do many things _ humans cant do _ the control of computers. A. what; under B. that; with C. that; under D. what; with5. Draw a mind map of the information you get when you go over your lessons. _, you are sure to forget some of them easily. A. However B. Anyway C. Otherwise D. Therefore6. She asked the teacher _. A. how old were the twins B. if she could help the students in need C. what the matter was with the new student D. she got full marks in the exam7. The hard work came to me in a great hurry. It _ most of my weekends. A. put up B. sent up C. made up D. took up8. - _ crowded Qingliang East Road is! - Yes, because the number of cars has kept _ greatly since April. A. What a; rising B. How a; raising C. How; rising D. What; raising9. - Do you know how many hamburgers and sandwiches there are in the fridge? - _. In fact, there is _ in it. Look at the empty fridge. A. Nothing; none B. None; nothing C. Neither; none D. Nothing; none10. - Do you mind _ beside you, sir? - _. I _ alone to enjoy the music. A. my sitting; Better not; used to sit B. my to sit; Of course not; am used to sitting C. me sitting; Im sorry but I do; have been used to sitting D. me to sit; Never mind; was used to sitting二、 完形填空 （共12小题，每小题1分，满分12分）Last year, around Labor Day, I read a Happy Ad in our local newspaper. There was a lady in a local nursing home, who was _11_ her 90th birthday and her family wanted everyone to _12_ it. It said that if you wanted to drop her a line, here was her _13_. So I did. I found a birthday card and dropped her a short note, wishing her a happy birthday.A week or so later, someone _14_ at my front door. I opened the door and found a middle-aged man standing on my doorstep. He introduced himself _15_ the son of this woman to _16_ I had sent the card. He explained that he just wanted to drop by in person and thank me for _17_ such a nice card to his mom. Apparently, like many older folks, she did not receive much mail and was quite _18_ to receive mine. I just didnt know _19_ to say. I told him it was my pleasure and that I hoped his mom had enjoyed her birthday.That year, I did not send out any Christmas cards, _20_ to this lovely old lady in the nursing home. I just told her that I was thinking about her and hoped that she had a nice holiday. I sent her a holiday_21_ and also a couple of notes. I just thought she might like to have someone write to her, to get some mail.She passed away a couple of months ago. I never met this lady, but I did keep her and her family in my _22_. I dropped them a line of sympathy(同情). I hope that my few little notes were enough to brighten a couple of her days here on earth.11. A. holding B. celebrating C. having D. joining12. A. know about B. care about C. think about D. worry about13. A. address B. phone C. house D. name14. A. looked B. shouted C. knocked D. pointed15. A. for B. to C. as D. by16. A. that B. whom C. what D. when17. A. making B. taking C. sending D. choosing18. A. excited B. disappointed C. relaxed D. bored19. A. why B. which C. what D. how20. A. besides B. except C. or D. towards21. A. cake B. message C. mail D. card22. A. house B. pointed C. head D. thoughts三、 阅读理解（共13小题，每小题2分，满分26分）APhyllis Wheatley is regarded as Americas first black poet. She was born in Senegal, Africa in about 1753 and brought to America at about the age of seven. John and Susannah Wheatley bought her for three pounds at a slave (奴隶) market in Boston in 1761. Phyllis was soon accepted as one of the family, which included being raised and educated with