2025~2026学年河北省秦皇岛市九年级上学期期中测试英语试卷

2025~2026学年河北省秦皇岛市九年级上学期期中测试英语试卷一、完形填空TeatoChinesepeopleislikecoffeetoWesterners.It’sa________customthatahostoftenwelcomeshisguestsbyservingthemacupoftea.InChineseteaculture,therearesome________tofollowwhichwecallteamanners,justliketablemanners.First,theguestsshouldbeseatedinorderofimportancefromtheleft-handsideofthehost.It________thatolderandsuperiorguestsareusuallyseatedfirst.Don’tsitface-to-facewiththehostbecauseitisconsideredimpolite.________itisunavoidable,childrenshouldtakethisseat.Second,whenbeingservedwithtea,guestsshouldreceivetheteacupwithboth________.Don’tforgetto________yourthankstothehost.InChina,fingertapping(敲)isa________waytogivesilentthankstothepersonpouringteaforyou.Doyouknowhowtodoit________?Justtapthetablethreetimeswithtwofingerseachtimeyourcupis________teabyanotherperson.Third,theteaisusually________inasmallcup,asthisallowstheteatocoolfaster.However,nomatterwhatsizeofthecupis,don’tdrinkitatonce.1.A．silentB．strictC．traditionalD．humorous2.A．rulesB．reasonsC．notesD．changes3.A．repeatsB．meansC．remindsD．discovers4.A．IfB．BeforeC．ThoughD．Until5.A．eyesB．legsC．armsD．hands6.A．explainB．expressC．acceptD．refuse7.A．strangeB．wrongC．difficultD．common8.A．politelyB．nearlyC．widelyD．quickly9.A．agreedwithB．dealtwithC．connectedwithD．filledwith10.A．requestedB．tradedC．servedD．admired二、短文填空DadshaveFather’sDay.MomshaveMother’sDay.KidshaveChildren’sDay.Butdoourgrandparentshaveaspecialholiday?Yes,they11(real)haveaspecialday!TheChongyangFestivalisaspecialday12elderlypeopleinChina.Thefestivalisonthe13(nine)dayofSeptemberofthelunarcalendar.AstheChinesewordfor“nine”14(have)thesamesoundasthewordfor“long”,peopletakethefestivaltoshowtheirwishesoflonglifeforelderlypeople.Therearemanytraditionsforthisfestival.Onthatday,15(family)gettogetherandclimbmountainsforluckandinthehopethatelderlypeoplewilllivemuch16(long).Theyalsodrinkchrysanthemumwine(菊花酒)andwearaplantcalledzhuyu17(celebrate)it.Bothchrysanthemums18zhuyuareregardedascleanplantsthatcancleanhousesandcurediseases(治愈疾病).Respectingelderlypeople19(show)notonlyonthisspecialdaybutalsoindailylife.Forexample,whenanolderperson20(come)intoaroom,everyonestandsup.Peopleusuallyintroduceguests21theoldesttotheyoungest.Onacrowdedsubwayorbus,youngerpeoplealwaysoffer22(they)seatstoelderlypeople.Itis23traditionalvirtue(美德)inChinatorespectelderlypeople.That’sbecausetheChineseknowthatelderlypeoplehave24(know)andexperiencethatyoungpeoplecanlearnfrom.SoChinesepeopleare25(pride)ofbeingold.Besides,respectingtheelderlypeopleisrespectingyourselvestomorrow.三、阅读理解You’vejuststeppedintooneoftheworld’sgreatestcollectionsofart,coveringcenturiesofhumancreativityfromaroundtheworld.Withthousandsofworksonshow,youmaywonderhowtostartyourvisit,butweareheretohelp.OnthebackofthisVisitorGuide,you’llfinddirectionstosomemust-seeworksinourcollection—the“don’tmiss”listfortheArtMuseum.It’sagreatchoicetostartifyouarenewtothemuseum.Thefollowingpagesincludeaclearfloorplanofthemuseumanditscollections.Butbecausewehaveseveralbuildings,theoverview(鸟瞰图)belowmightbehelpful.Enjoyyourvisitandfeelfreetoaskforhelpanddirectionsatanypointduringyourstay.26.Whatcanyouseeinthe“don’tmiss”listfortheArtMuseum?

A．SomeAsianbridges.B．Somespecialcollections.C．Somefamousbuildings.D．Somemust-seeworks.27.Howmanypartsarethereintheoverviewofthemuseum?

A．3.B．4.C．5.D．6.28.WherecanweseetheChineseart?

A．OnallfloorsofRICEBUILDING.B．OnallfloorsofTheMODERNWING.C．OnthesecondfloorofTHEBRIDGE.D．OnthefirstfloorofMCKINLOCKCOURT.WhenIwasyoung,IlovedpapercuttingandIwasprettygoodatit.AsIgrewup,Ibecamebusyanddidn’thavemuchtimeforit.Later,Istoppeddoingit.However,thenewsIcameacrossonlinetouchedmyheartandchangedmymind.AlittlegirlfromJieyang,Guangdong,waspracticingtheliondancewhenaprofessionalliondanceperformanceteampassedby.Assoonastheysawthegirlpracticing,theystartedtobeatdrumsandgongs(锣)forherandquicklyshedidaliondanceinreturn.Peoplearoundallcheeredforher.HerlovefortheancientChineseculturebroughtbackmystrongmemoriesofpapercutting.Irememberedthehappytimesofmakingpapercuttingswithmyteacherandfriendsintheclub.WhenIwasten,Ijoinedthepapercuttingclub.EveryMondayandFriday,Ilearnedtomakepapercuttingsthere.Ourteacher,Ms.Li,wasverytalented.Withapairofscissorsandapieceofpaper,shecouldcreatelivelyworks.Thatamazedus.Andwelearnedmuchfromher.Together,wecreatedlotsofworks.Theycoveredmanytopics,includinganimals,flowersandthingsaboutChinesehistory.Everytimeweheldapapercuttingshow,ourworksattracted(吸引)manyvisitors.Thegirlinthenewsencouragedmetogoonwithpapercutting.Iwanttobeaninheritor(继承者)oftheancientChineseculture.Togetherwithotherinheritors,Ihopetopassdownourexcellentculture.29.Whatdidthegirldoaftertheteambegantobeatdrumsandgongsforher?

A．Shedidaliondanceinreturn.B．Shecheeredfortheteam.C．Shewatchedtheirshowcarefully.D．Shemadeapapercuttingfortheteam.30.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A．Thelonghistoryofpapercutting.B．Thestepsofmakingpapercuttings.C．Thewriter’splansforsettingupapapercuttingclub.D．Thewriter’shappytimesofmakingpapercuttings.31.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A．Thewriterwasn’tgoodatpapercuttingatayoungage.B．Nowthewriterpracticespapercuttingtwiceaweek.C．Thewriterhopestobeaninheritorofpapercutting.D．Afterwatchingthenews,thewriterdecidedtolearntheliondance.Inourdailylife,directquestionsareusuallyusedtoaskforinformationwedonotknow.Directquestionsareeitheryes/noquestionssuchas“Areyoumarried?”orinformationquestionssuchas“Wheredoyoulive?”.It’sOKtoaskyourfriendsorsomeoneyouknowwelldirectquestions.Buttheycanseemabrupt(唐突的)andimpoliteattimes,especiallywhenyouareaskingastranger.Forexample,ifyoucomeuptosomeoneandask“Whattimeisit?”or“Canyoumove?”,he/shemayrefusetohelpyou.Itiscertainlycorrecttoaskquestionsinthisway,butit’sverycommontomakethesekindsofquestionsmorepolitebyadding“Excuseme”or“Pardonme”tobeginyourquestions.“Excuseme,whendoesthebusleave?”or“Pardonme,mayIsithere?”soundsmorepolite.It’salsopossibletouse“can”inmoreinformal(非正式的)situations.Inthepast,“can”wasnotusedwhenaskingforsomething,butonlytorefertoabilities.IntheUnitedKingdom,CambridgeUniversitypublishes(出版)Englishteachingmaterialswiththephrase“Canyoulendme”,“CanIhave”,etc.IntheUnitedStates,thisformisoftenconsideredlessformal,especiallyinwrittenEnglish,and“MayIhave”ispreferred.Questionswith“can”aremademorepolitebyusing“could”:“Pardonme,couldyouhelpme?”“Would”canalsobeusedtomakequestionsmorepolite.“Wouldyouletmeborrowyourpencil?”isalsopolite.Anotherwayofmakingdirectquestionsmorepoliteistoadd“please”attheendofthequestions.Wecansay,“Couldyouhelpme,please?”“Please”isusuallyplacedattheendofarequestininformalspeech,thoughitcanalsoappearatthebeginninginmoreformalorparticularlypolitecontexts.32.Whenmightdirectquestionsseemimpolite?

A．Whenaskingaboutabilities.B．Whenspeakingtostrangers.C．Whentalkingtoclosefriends.D．Whenusing“please”attheend.33.Whichofthefollowingmaythewriteragreewith?

A．Weshouldn’taskdirectquestionsindailylife.B．It’sallrighttoaskstrangersdirectquestions.C．It’snotenoughtoaskquestionscorrectly.D．Wemustknowsomeonewellbeforeaskingquestions.34.Whatisthedifferencebetween“can”and“could”inpolitequestions?

A．“Could”isincorrectinwrittenEnglish.B．“Could”isconsideredmorepolitethan“can”.C．“Can”ismoreformal,while“could”ismoreinformal.D．“Can”isonlyusedintheUK,while“could”isonlyusedintheUS.35.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A．Howtousesomephrasescorrectly.B．Howtomakerequestscorrectly.C．Howtochangethewayswespeak.D．Howtomakedirectquestionsmorepolite.TheLunarNewYearisfulloftraditionalcustoms.One,stillquitepopular,istohangtheChinesecharacterfu(fortune)upsidedownonspecialplaces.What’sthetruemeaningtohangtheChinesecharacterfuupsidedownforChinesepeople?Itworksasapun(双关语).As“upsidedown”inChinesesoundslike“arrive”,soitsmeaningis“Fortunearrives(atyourhome)”—aNewYeargreetingtothehousehold.Sowheredon’tpeoplehangtheChinesecharacterfuupsidedown?Onthefrontdoor!Thefrontdooristheentrancetothehousehold.It’swheregoodfortunecanbeinvitedintothehouse.InChineseculture,it’saplacethatneedstoberespected.Anupside-downpostingoffuonthefrontdoorisunnecessaryandimpolite.Inthepast,wecommonlysawthewordfuputupsidedownontheshelves,onthebinsandonsomebigurns(壶,缸)thatmaybefullofanythingfromfoodtowater.Doyouknowthecausation?That’sbecauseweusethericevat(桶,盆),thewatervatandtrashbinstopourthingsout.Inordernottopourthefortuneout,peoplehangtheChinesecharacterfuupsidedown.Andtheshelvesareusedtostorethings,sotheupside-downfushowsfortunecancome,too.Nowit’snotnecessaryforustoknowaboutthetruemeaningofhangingtheChinesecharacterfuupsidedownclearly.Wejustregarditasoneofthemostimportantpartsofourtraditionalculture.36.Whatdoestheupside-downfumeaninChineseculture?

A．Goodnewscomes.B．Fortunearrives.C．Badfeelingsstop.D．TheLanternFestivaliscoming.37.Wheredon’tpeoplehangtheChinesecharacterfuupsidedown?

A．Onthefrontdoor.B．Onthewindows.C．Ontheshelves.D．Onthebins.38.Whatisthefunctionofthefrontdooraccordingtothetext?

A．Thegoodfortunecanbeinvitedintothehousethroughthefrontdoor.B．Itcanstopbadpeoplecomingintothehouse.C．Thesunlightcanenterthehousethroughthefrontdoor.D．Thebadluckcanbedrivenoutofthehousethroughthefrontdoor.39.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“causation”meaninParagraph5?

A．Reason.B．Problem.C．Influence.D．Center.40.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．AStoryabouttheChineseLunarNewYearB．TheSpecialMeaningofChineseCharacterFuC．TheWaystoCelebratetheChineseLunarNewYearD．TheTraditionalChineseCustomofHangingFuUpsideDown四、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。KristenTapping,astudentfromLondonSouthBankUniversity,hasinventedabikewheelthatcanhelpcleanpollutionintheair.It’scalledRolloe.Thewheelusesfins(尾翼)topullinairasitturns.Itthenusesfilters(过滤器)totakeinpollutedairandgiveoffcleanairbackintotheenvironment.Thewheelcanfiltermoreairifitgoesfaster,althoughitstillworksatlowspeeds(速度).Tappingsaiduserswouldneedtochangethefiltereveryweekorafterabout250kilometers,tomakesurethewheelcontinuestoworkwell.Thewheelfitsinthefrontofastandard(标准的)bikeandweighsaboutonekilogram.TappingsaidshewasencouragedtocreatethewheelwhenshewasbikingaroundLondon.“Intraffic,youalwaysnoticethepollution,theheat,thegasesandthesmell,”shesaid.Shepredictsthatif10percentoftheridersinLondonhadaRolloeontheirbike,theycouldfilterabout266,865m³ofairaday,althoughthishasyettobetested.ArecentreportshowsthatLondon’shealthcostsbecauseofairpollutionarethehighestamongalltheEuropeancities.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)hasalsosaidthatoutdoorairpollutioncausesabout4.2milliondeathsaroundtheworldeachyear.Tappingwantstousethewheelonsharedbikeprojectsatfirst,withtheaimofmakingthewheelsavailableforallbikestouse.Shesaysshewouldalsoliketocreateawheelthatwouldfitinthebackofabike,aswellasmakingthemavailableindifferentsizes.41.Whatdoesthewheelusefilterstodo?________________________________________42.Whendoestheuserneedtochangethefilter?_________________________________________43.Wheredoesthewheelfit?_____________________________