2025~2026学年山西省大同市部分学校上学期九年级期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年山西省大同市部分学校上学期九年级期中英语试卷一、阅读理解HowtoGreetPeopleinDifferentLanguagesHaveyoueverstoppedtothinkabouthowmanypeoplearesaying“Hello”togreeteachothertoday,andinhowmanydifferentlanguages?Ifyouwanttosay“Hello”toeveryoneontheplanet,youwouldhavetolearnatleast7,000languagesandgreetatleast7,800,000,000people.1HolainSpanish,CiaoinItalian,NihaoinChineseorBonjourinFrench,andmanymore!Soundshardtolearntosaysomany“Hellos”?Don’tworry.ItseemsthatnowadaystheEnglishword“Hello”isgettingacceptedinmoreandmorecultures.2Hereisasimpleandamusingwaytogreetforeignerswhereveryoumighttravelaroundtheworld.3Butshetriestolearntosay“Beautiful”inthelocallanguage.Shecanuseitto“greet”amotherholdingababy,orto“greet”anoldladywateringherflowers,orto“greet”alonelysalesmanshowingaphotoofhisfamily.4Sowhynotsayitwhenevenonewordcanbringaboutsuchpleasure?Fun,isn’tit?Andwedon’tneedtopronouncethosedifferentlocalgreetingwords.Withaheartysmile,itcanbewellunderstoodandappreciated(欣赏).5Solet’slearntosay“Beautiful”inthelocallanguagewheneverandwhereverwetravelaroundtheworld!

A．It’sverydifficultforustolearnsomanylanguages.B．Herearesomewaysofsaying“Hello”aroundtheworld.C．Afriendofminewhotravelswidelydoesnotsay“Hello”.D．Theabilityhashelpedherwinfriendshipallovertheworld.E．Besides,youcanfindsomeotherwaystogreetpeople,too.F．The“Beautiful”greetingislikesunlightthatmelts(融化)thecoldnessbetweenpeople.请阅读下面语篇，根据每段内容，从所给的选项中选出适当的小标题。Communicationbetweenpeopleofdifferentculturesismoreimportantthanever.Now,manypeopleunderstandtheimportanceofknowingsomethingaboutdifferentculturesandlanguages.Hereissomeadvicetoimprovecross-culturalcommunication.6.Itisveryimportanttoexpressyourideasandpurposesclearly.Makesuretherearenomistakesbyspeakingclearlyandnottoofast.7.Aftereachofyourquestions,waitfortheothersidetospeak.Inaneverydayconversation,thiscanseemstrange.Butincross-culturalsituations,thisstylemakestheconversationmucheasier.8.ItcanbeverydifficulttospeakEnglishverywell.Ifthepeopleyouspeakwithhavetroublefindingtherightwords,youcansupportthem.Tellthemnottobeshyincommunication.9.Itisusuallybestnottousethelanguagethatonlynative(本地的)peopleknow.Itwilloftennotbeunderstoodbypeoplefromothercountries.Itisbettertousewell-knownwordsandexpressions.10.Usingjokescanmakethecommunicationmoreenjoyable.However,peoplefromotherculturesmaynotbecomfortablewithsomenativejokes.Somejokesmaybeseenasimpolite.Evenworse,somemightbemisunderstood.

A．TakeTurnstoSpeakB．MakeJokesProperlyC．GiveEncouragementD．UseEverydayLanguageE．SpeakSlowlyandClearly二、完形填空Inourlives,itseemsdifficulttobepolitetootherpeopleallthetime.Manypeoplebecomerudetootherpeopleveryeasily.Herearethreepiecesof________tohelpyoubeapoliteperson.◆Youshouldsayhellotootherpeoplewithasmile,________itmaybethefirsttimeyouhavemetthem.________feelsworseifyousmileathimwhenyoufirstmeethim.Asweetsmileisthebestwaytoshowyourkindnessandstartaconversation.◆Wheneveryouneedhelp________someone,say“please”beforeaskingthem.Ifsomeonehashelpedyou,thendon’t________tosay“thankyou”inreturn,orifyouhavedonesomethingwrong,besuretosay“sorry”.Otherpeoplewouldbegladtohelpyouinthefuture,andthese________wordswillshowhowpoliteyouare.◆Insomesituations,youmaynot________withsomeone’sopinion.Ifyoudisagreewithwhatsomeonethinks,it’sbesttobecalmandpolite.Listentohimorher,andtrytounderstandwhattheotherpersonissaying.Iftheotherpersonisbecomingrude,keep________forafewmoments.Whenheorshecalmsdown,telltheotherpersonyourideamorepolitely.11.A．experienceB．informationC．advice12.A．thoughB．butC．because13.A．EverybodyB．AnybodyC．Nobody14.A．ofB．withC．from15.A．requestB．rememberC．forget16.A．strangeB．simpleC．serious17.A．agreeB．dealC．discuss18.A．quietB．crazyC．mad三、补全对话Hi.Holly.Youdon’tlookwell.19Ifailedmymonthlyexam.Howcome?Youaregoodatyourschoolwork.Idon’tknow.Ijustfeelterriblethesedays.WhatshouldIdo?Well,letmethink.20ButIdon’twantmyparentstoworryaboutme.Didyouaskyourteacherforhelp?21ShesaidIwasundertoomuchpressureandIneedtorelax.Whynotlistentosomesoftmusic?Maybeitwillhelpyou.I’vealreadytriedthat,butitdoesn’twork.22Anewcomedyisonthesedays.Icangowithyou.Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.23Notatall.四、阅读理解

The2ndPoetryFestival,August22nd-August24thGetonthePoetryBusandlistentostudentsfromSpringleafPrimarySchoolrecite(背诵)theirfavoritepoems.Theirteachershaveprepareddifferentpoemsaccordingtotheirtastes.

●JourneysbeginattheSteinfieldInterchangeandstopattheWinslowInterchange.

●Ticketsareavailableatanyofour24publiclibrariesandattheSteinfieldInterchange.

●Eachbuscantakeupto25passengers.Getyourticketsbeforetheyaresoldout!Writeanoriginal(原创的)poemaboutsomethinginterestingaroundyou.●Submit(提交)ittotheLibraryBoardbyAugust18th.

●Poemscanbesubmittedonlineorinperson.

●Allcompetitorswillreceiveafreebook.

●Winnerswillbeannounced(宣布)onthelastdayofthefestival.Whatelsecanyoudoinpubliclibraries：

●Duringthefestival,allpubliclibrarieswillholdpoetryreadingmeetingsdaily.

●Talkwithfamouspoetsaboutthestructureofpoems.

●Lookthroughdifferentkindsofpoetrybooks.24.Howlongdoesthefestivallast?

A．For3days.B．For4days.C．For7days.25.WhatcanweknowaboutthePoetryBus?

A．Thejourneyscovertwoschools.B．Theticketscanbeboughtatanyplace.C．StudentsfromSpringleafPrimarySchoolwillrecitepoems.26.WhatshouldPeterdoifhewantstojointhecompetition?

A．FillinaformfromtheLibraryBoard.B．Addsomethinginterestingtohispoem.C．Submithispoematleast4daysbeforethefestivalstarts.27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthePoetryFestival?

A．Famouspoetswillgivepeopleadviceonwritingpoems.B．DifferentkindsofpoemscanbeheardonthePoetryBus.C．Thewinnercangetafreeticketforthenextfestival.28.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?

A．Toshowinterestingpoems.B．TotellpeopleaboutthePoetryFestival.C．Toencouragechildrentoreadpoetrybooks.请阅读下面语篇，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ManyChineselearnersfindithardtowriteandmemorizeChinesecharacters.However,Lena,a20-year-oldAmericanstudent,seestheminaspecialway.Toher,eachChinesecharactertellsitsownstory.InLena’seyes,Chinesecharacterslooklikedifferentobjects.Thecharacter“ren”(meaning“person”)seemslikeacat’smouth,“ceng”(meaning“once”)lookslikeanangryrobot,andthetraditionalformof“wa”(meaning“nothing”)remindsherofasheep.ThisMarch,LenatriedtodrawChinesecharactersforthefirsttimeandsharedhercreativedrawingsonline.Tohersurprise,theyspreadquicklyandreceived40,000likesovernight,sparking(引发)discussionsaboutlanguage,art,andculturalexchange.SomesayLenaseemstounderstandthebeautyofChinesecharactersevenbetterthanmanyChinesepeople.“It’sbecauseyouallareusedtoseeingthecharacters,”shesaid,addingthattheoppositeisalsotrue.Forexample,shelearnedfromherChinesefriendsthatthepopularInternetword“orz”lookslikeapersonkneeling(跪下)andbowing,butinEnglish,itcarriesnomeaning.Lenapreparestosharemoredrawingsonline.Herstoryshowsthatlanguageismorethanjustwords—it’saboutconnectionandseeingtheworldthroughsomeoneelse’seyes.That’salsothespiritbehindUNChineseLanguageDay,celebratedonApril20.“Thisdayencouragespeopletoexamine(检查)theirownlanguageinnewwaysanddiscoveritscreativityandbeauty,”saidLena.ShealsoadvisesChineselearnersaroundtheworldtocommunicatemorewithChinesepeople.“It’snotonlyfunbutalsoagreatculturalexchange.”29.Whatdoesthecharacter“ren”looklikeinLena’seyes?

A．B．C．30.HowdidLenafeelthenextdayaftersharingherdrawingsonline?

A．Upset.B．Proud.C．Surprised.31.WhycanLenaunderstandthebeautyofChinesecharacterswell?

A．BecauseChinesecharactersarenewtoher.B．BecauseshelikesChineseculture.C．BecauseChinesecharactersaresimilartoEnglishwords.32.What’sLena’sadviceforChineselearners?

A．Touseimaginationtohelprememberthings.B．TotakeeverychancetowriteChinesecharacters.C．TotalkmorewithChinesepeople.33.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Theimportanceofculturalexchange.B．AcreativewaytoexplainChinesecharacters.C．AfunstorybehindUNChineseLanguageDay.五、任务型阅读Forcenturies,theForbiddenCityhasbeenanimposing(雄伟壮观的)place.Emperorsandtheiradvisersgavesuggestionsonthebiggestthingsforcenturies.However,since1912,thepalacehaslostitsoriginalfunction.Itwastreatedasanormalmuseum.Mostofthehallswereclosedtothepublic,andafewwereopenfortourists.ButastheForbiddenCity’sbirthdayiscoming,abigchangehasbeentakingplace.Eventhedarkanddustycornersofthepalacehavechangedalot.In2012,only30%wasopentothepublic.Now,80%ofthepalaceisopentotourists.TheChinesegovernmenthasputmoneyintotraditionalculture.AnditcalledontheForbiddenCitytobettershowitsholdings.Butevenallthatnewspaceisnotenoughtoshowthetreasurescollectedoverthecenturies.TheForbiddenCitycanshowonlyabout30,000objectsatatime,or2%ofitstotal.Themuseumstaffhavealsobecomemorecreativeinusingthespace.Duringarecentvisit,therewasashowonhowtheimperialfamily(皇家)celebratedtheChineseNewYear.Thenewgiftstoresarenotthesameasbefore.Insteadofkeychainsanddolls,therearemorebeautifulchina,textiles,andevenfurniture.Thenewshopswereespeciallyattractive.Theyofferedtraditionalproductsmadebygovernment-recognized(政府承认的)mastersusingtraditionalmethods.

ThreeChangesintheForbiddenCity______MorecreativeactivitiestobeheldMoretraditionalproductstobemadeManytouristsshowtheiropinionsaboutthechanges.

Weneverusedtocomeherebecausetherewasn’treallytoomuchtosee.Butnowwecanwalkaroundandseenewexhibitions.Itmakesiteasierforyoungerpeopleorchildrentoknowthepast.ThemostattractivepartoftheForbiddenCitytodayisthatthegreatwallsarounditarenowmostlyopentothepublic.Aswewalkalongtheway,wecangetagoodviewofthegrounds.Theirgiftstorehasevenbecomefashionableinsomecircles.It’sgoodthattheForbiddenCityistakingaleadinkeepingthesetraditionalpracticesalive.34.WhatwasthemainfunctionoftheForbiddenCityforcenturies?_________________________________________________35.HowmanyobjectsdoestheForbiddenCityhaveintotal?_________________________________________________36.Whydidthenewshopsbecomemorepopularthanbefore?_________________________________________________37.Pleasecompletethefirstblankinthechart._______________________________________________________38.WhatdoyouthinkoftheForbiddenCitynow?Why?_________________________________________________六、选词填空

naturealoudbelievecommunicatewegoodhelpneedwondersaysentencesimplelanguageChildrenareamazing!Theypickuplanguagessoeasily.Haveyouever39why?It’snotbecausetheyareyoungerandhavea40memory.Infact,studiesshowthatanadultcandoaswellasachild.Sowhydochildrenstillseemtolearnlanguagesmorequicklythantherestof41?It’sbecauseofthewaytheylearn.Childrencanlearn42bydoingwhatcomesnaturally—theylisten,copy,andcommunicate.Let’stakeacloselookathowchildrenlearnalanguage.Perhapswecanmakethefollowingdiscovery.Childrendon’tpracticegrammardrills(训练),butuselanguagetotalkaboutthingsthatinterestthem.This43themlearntoexpressthemselves.Theydon’tworryaboutasmallvocabularyorpoorgrammar.Theyfindways44whattheythink,andtheydoitsuccessfully.Studentsshouldalsopaymoreattentiontoreal45.LookforchancestotalkwithpeopleinEnglish.Ifyoucan’tfindaforeignertotalkto,talkwithotherEnglishstudentsinstead.CreateanEnglishdiscussiongroupsothatyoucantalkaboutmusic,moviesorwhateveryoulike.Ifyouareslowinspeaking,don’tworryaboutit.Oneofthehelpfulwaysisreading,either46ortoyourself.Whenyouarereadinginthisway,don’tstoptolookupthenewwordifyoucanguessitsmeaning.Whenithasnothingtodowiththe47beforeorafterit,youcandothatatsomeothertime.Trustyourown48abilitytolearnEnglish.Rememberthatyoucancommunicatesuccessfullyevenwithasmallvocabulary.You’vegotmorepotential(潜力)thanyouprobablyrealize!七、短文填空Whenyouarelostorhavesomeproblemsinastrangeplace,youmayneedotherpeople’shelp.Soitisveryimportanttoknowhowtoask49helppolitelyandproperly.Usually,peoplechangethewaytheyspeakwhentheytalkwithdifferentpeople.Itmainlydependsonthepeopleyouarespeakingtooryourrelationshipwiththem.Sometimes,whenyouknowthepeopleverywell,youmaytalkmoredi