1北京市西城区北京市西城区 20182018 届九年级英语届九年级英语 5 5 月模拟考试（二模）试题月模拟考试（二模）试题知 识 运 用 (共 14 分 )一 单 项 填 空(共 6 分 ，每 小 题 0.5 分 )从 下 面 各 题 所 给 的 A B C D 四 个 选 项 中 ，选 择 可 以 填 入 空 白 处 的 最 佳 选 项 1. Jane，is this your bag?No. bag is pink.A. I B. My C. Me D. Mine2. Life the 1900s was very different from what it is now.A. in B. on C. from D. by3. The horse is too old to run as as it did.A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. the fastest4. Hurry up， well have to wait another two hours for the next train.A. and B. but C. or D. so5. Jim， do you go to the gym?You look fit.Twice a week.A. how often B. how far C. how much D. how long6. Sam，I called you yesterday，but you were not at home.Oh，I at my aunts.A. am B. was C. have been D. will be7. Tomorrow my dad a big dinner for my birthday party.Sounds great!Have a good time.A. cooks B. was cooking C. cooked D. will cook8. Why didnt you open the door for me just now?Sorry，I a bath.A. will take B. am taking C. was taking D. take9. Have you seen the film Monkey King?Yes. I it three times. It is so interesting.A. saw B. have seen C. will see D. am seeing210. If you too much ice-cream，you will get sick.A. will eat B. were eating C. ate D. eat11. Do you know that 1,000,000,000 people are using WeChat?Yes. It by more and more people around the world.A. accept B. accepted C. is accepted D. was accepted12. Dad，could you tell me next Sunday?Nothing special.A. what you did B. what are you going to doC. what did you do D. what you are going to do二 完 形 填 空(共 8 分 ，每 小 题 1 分 )阅 读 下 面 的 短 文 ，掌 握 其 大 意 ，然 后 从 短 文 后 各 题 所 给 的 A B C D 四 个 选 项 中 ，选 择 最佳 选 项 Throughout history，people have used jewelry(珠 宝 ) to make their clothes look more special. Jewelry was，and still is，in fashion all over the world. Through the years，people have worn jewelry for different 13 :to make themselves look beautiful，to protect them from bad things，and to14 how much money they have.In South Africa，men in the Ndebele tribe(部 落 )often gave their15 jewelry made of silver or gold rings. Ndebele women wore necklaces around their necks andbracelets around their arms. Rings were 16 worn on their legs. The rings showed wealth. Awoman with many rings had a( n) 17 husband. In the past，women only took the rings off whentheir husbands died. Today Ndebele women still wear the rings，but not all of the time.People in India have been wearing jewelry for more than 5,000 years. In the 3past，both menand women wore a lot of jewelry. Women wore as many as 50 bracelets at a time!Over time，men18 wearing so much jewelry，but for women jewelry continues to be very important.In India，jewelry means safety. If a family has trouble with money，they can always 19 their jewelry. And，as with the Ndebele tribe，jewelry means wealth. Indian women can expect toreceive jewelry as gifts for each important life event，such as birth，marriage，and becoming amother.In ancient China，people wore jewelry not just to show wealth but also for 20 . They believedthat the jade(玉 石 )used in their jewelry was alive and that it could keep bad things away. ManyChinese people today still believe this， and some people only wear the bracelets on their left arms.13. A. reasons B. clothes C. places D. problems14. A. ask B. show C. guess D. explain15. A. daughters B. mothers C. wives D. friends16. A. still B. never C. just D. even17. A. older B. richer C. smarter D. stronger18. A. kept B. hated C. stopped D. suggested19. A. sell B. wear C. hide D. design20. A. fun B. beauty C. friendship D. protection阅 读 理 解 (共 36 分 )三 阅 读 下 列 短 文 ，根 据 短 文 内 容 ，从 短 文 后 各 题 所 给 的 A B C D 四 个 选 项 中 ，选 择 最 佳 选项 (共 26 分 ，每 小 题 2 分 )A4Thinking outside the BoxIf you think young people cant have an influence on the world，think again. Over the years，teens have invented excellent things that solve problems and have changed the ways people dothings.Take fourteen-year-old Eliott Sarrey for example. He invented Bot2Karot，a gardening robot thatcan take care of a small vegetable garden. The robot is controlled by an app on a smartphone. Ithelps people grow and take care of vegetables. It also saves water and energy，and makes gardeningeasy for people who are very busy or have difficulty getting around.Brooke Martin is an animal lover who missed her dog when she was away. So she inventediCPooch when she was just twelve years old. The iCPooch lets pet owners check on their pets fromanywhere in the world using a smartphone. It also allows owners to use their smartphone cameras tovideo chat with their pets.Fourteen-year-old inventor Robert Saunt was tired of buying or borrowing different video-gamecontrollers for each game console(操 控 器 ) . So he invented a controller called Game Blox. It can beused with four of the most popular game consoles. His invention will save players a lot of money andspace，and it will save 330 million kg o