2025年江苏省常州市中考一模英语试题（含答案）

九年级教学情况调研测试英语试题 2025. 4 一、单项选择（共10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最佳答案。 1. If things go _____ your wishes, there must be other good things waiting for you. A. through B. beyond C. above D. against 2. _____ about sports is for sure, but that’s exactly what makes them so exciting. A. Nothing B. Everything C. Something D. Anything 3. Sometimes children have great lessons to teach us—_____ we are willing to listen. A. though B. so C. if D. unless 4. —Why are the Grade 9 students busy these days —Because they are required to _____ a survey about how to protect eyesight. A. carry out B. put out C. try out D. turn out 5. —Through the labour course, most students can master several _____ life skills. —Yes I agree. I can cook delicious food and my sister can make her bed perfectly. A. forgetful B. creative C. practical D. thoughtful 6. —No matter what I say, Tom just wouldn’t listen to my suggestion. —I think we need to respect his thoughts. It’s his life _____. A. at all B. above all C. in all D. after all 7. —Look! That man looks like Mr. Wang. —It _____ be him, for he _____ America for a week. A. can’t; has gone to B. mustn’t; has gone to C. can’t; has been to D. can’t; has been in 8. —What did the news reporter say about the victim —He wondered _____. A. if he has arrived at an unknown market B. whether he was killed at the scene of the crime C. that he had an enemy in the city D. what action should we take to help the police 9. —I’ll stay up to finish the report. —You’ve worked for over ten hours. Remember: _____. A. The early bird catches the worm B. Actions speak louder than words C. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket D. Don’t burn the candle at both ends 10. —Excuse me, could you show me how to download DeepSeek on my phone —_____ I’ll teach you as soon as my project is finished this afternoon. A. That’s all right. B. With pleasure. C. It doesn’t matter. D. I’m afraid not. 二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Betty lived in a small town. Beautiful flowers were seen everywhere in the town. Because of shyness, Betty just stood with few words in public. The shy girl hardly talked to people in social activities. She was often considered as a quiet girl in the community. She felt like a ___11___ and wondered if she would go unnoticed all the time. However, her closest friend, Fiona, was completely different. Fiona loved to communicate with others and she ___12___ Betty to change. She told Betty that life wasn’t always as beautiful as roses and that everyone was able to make it full of roses. ___13___ the encouragement of Fiona, Betty began to change. Instead of being a wallflower, she started ___14___ a community theater class. She took an ___15___ part in acting in the theater group. Her gift for acting began to ___16___ . However, new difficulties were never far away. One of ... ...