2025~2026学年甘肃省兰州市科学院中学九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年甘肃省兰州市科学院中学九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷一、完形填空Itisoftensaidthatlearninganewlanguagecanopenupanotherworld.Youareabletotalkwithnewpeople,explore(探索)anewcultureandunderstandanewwayof_______.Englishisthemost_______spokenforeignlanguageintheworld.That’swhyBritishpeoplethinkitisnot_______tolearnaforeignlanguage.Once,asurveyfoundthatBritishpeoplearethe_______languagelearnersinEurope.Itfoundthatonlyone-thirdofthoseaskedwereabletospeakasecondlanguage.InBritain,childrenbeginlearningtospeak_______injuniorschool.Childrenspendanhouraweeklearningthelanguage.SomeschoolsgoonadaytriptoFrancetopracticespeaking.Whenchildrengettoseniorhighschool,theycontinuetheirFrenchstudies.Theyarealso_______thechancetolearnGerman.Insomeschools,children_______learnLatin(拉丁语).Thislanguageisnolongerspoken,butmanyEnglishwordsandstructurescomefromit.HavingagoodknowledgeofLatinhelps_______English._______childreninBritaindonotenjoylearninglanguages.Theythinktheyaremoredifficultand_______funthanothersubjects.Also,becausesomanypeoplespeakEnglish,manyBritishchildrenthinktheydon’tneedtobother(费心)learningasecondlanguage.1.A．traditionB．lifeC．businessD．direction2.A．politelyB．wiselyC．widelyD．correctly3.A．privateB．easyC．possibleD．necessary4.A．patientB．bestC．worstD．active5.A．FrenchB．EnglishC．GermanD．Chinese6.A．givesB．giveC．gaveD．given7.A．alsoB．onlyC．justD．too8.A．increaseB．connectC．improveD．review9.A．FewB．SomeC．LittleD．Seldom10.A．evenB．moreC．asD．less二、阅读理解TheChineseancientteaceremony(仪式)isapracticeofpreparing,serving,andenjoyingtea.ItmightstartintheTangDynastyorevenearlieranditreacheditsgreatesttimeintheSongDynasty.ThetraditionalChineseteaceremonyisusuallyheldinimportantsituationstowelcomeguests.Mainsteps:*Prepareateaset.ToholdaChineseteaceremony,afullteasetisneeded,includingateapot,aservingbowl,cups,plates,etc.*Heattheteaset.Thisstepcanhelpteafullygiveoffitsnicesmell.*Puttealeavesintotheteapot.Usetheteaspoon,notthehand,toplacesometealeavesintotheteapot.*Washtealeaves.Pourthehotwaterintotheteapotandkeepitforafewseconds,andthenpouroutwaterquickly.*Brewtea.Refilltheteapotwithhotwaterofapropertemperature,coveritandwaitforafewminutestokeepthepleasantsmelloftheteasoup.Manners(礼仪)andrules:Ifyouarethehost,please:*Servetheteawithbothofyourhands.*Donotfilltheteacupfully,sincethehotteasoupmighthurttheguests.*Keepaneyeontheteacupsofyourguestsandfillthemintime.Ifyouaretheguest,please:*Receivetheteacupwithbothhandswhenbeingservedwithtea.*Showyouradmirationandthankstothehostwhensmellingordrinkingtheteasoup.*Takeasmallmouthfulofteasoupeverytimeinsteadofdrinkingitupatatime.*Dressproperlytoattendtheteaceremony.11.Whatshouldyoudobeforeputtingtealeavesintotheteapot?

A．Cleantealeaves.B．Drytealeaves.C．Cooltheteaset.D．Heattheteaset.12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasastepinthemainteaceremonyprocess?

A．Heatingtheteaset.B．Washingthetealeaves.C．Tastingsnacks.D．Brewingthetea.13.Theunderlinedword“since”inthepassagemeans________.

A．asaresultB．becauseC．laterD．when14.Whichofthefollowingisconsideredtobegoodmanners?

A．Thehostfillstheguest’steacupfully.B．Thehostkeepsaneyeontheguests.C．Theguestreceivestheteacupwithhisrighthand.D．Theguestdrinkstheteaslowlytoshowhispoliteness.15.Whichpartofamagazineisthetextmostprobablyfrom?

A．Food.B．Culture.C．Entertainment.D．History.Amongallkindsofpaper,Xuanpaper(宣纸)hasaspecialplaceinChineseculture.ThehistoryofXuanpaperdatesbacktotheTangDynasty.Atthattime,paperwasproducedinXuancheng,Jingxian,NingguoandTaiping.Amongthem,thepapermadeinJingxianwasthebestforitsexcellentqualities.Becausemostpaperdistribution(分发)centerswereinXuancheng,thepaperwasthennamedXuanpaper.Xuanpaperismadefromthebark(树皮)ofthebluesandalwood(檀香木)treeandricestraw.Theprocessofmakingitincludesmanystepslikewashing,boiling,anddrying.Eachstepneedsalotoftimeandcare.Thefinalproductissoft,thinbutstrong.Itdoesn’ttear(扯破)easilyandcantakeinalotofink.Becauseofthesequalities,Xuanpaperhasbeenlovedbypaintersandcalligraphers(书法家).Ithelpsthemfullyexpresstheircreativeideasandfeelings.Xuanpaperisnotonlyamaterialforartbutalsoaculturalsymbol.Itrepresentstherichheritage(遗产)oftheartsinChinesehistory.Evenintoday’smodernworld,XuanpapercontinuestoholdagreatimportanceinChineseartandculturaltraditions.Itservesasabridgeconnectingthepastwiththepresent,allowingmodernartiststolookforgoodideasfromhistorywhilecreatingnewworks.ThankstothespecialtreasuresofXuanpaper,thebeautyofChinesecalligraphyandpaintingcanremainandcanbepasseddownthroughgenerations.16.WherewasthebestXuanpapermadeaccordingtothepassage?

A．Jingxian.B．Taiping.C．Ningguo.D．Xuancheng.17.Whywasthepapernamed“Xuanpaper”?

A．BecauseitwasfirstmadeinXuancheng.B．BecausethemaindistributioncenterswereinXuanzhou.C．BecauseamannamedXuaninventedit.D．BecauseitwasmadefromatreecalledXuan.18.AccordingtotheprocessofmakingXuanpaperinparagraph2,wecanknowthat________.

A．itisaquickandeasyprocessB．itrequirespatienceandgreatcareC．itismadewithmodernmachinesD．itcanonlybemadeduringcertainseasons19.WhyhasXuanpaperbeenlovedbypaintersandcalligraphers?

A．Becauseoftheprice.B．Becauseofthesize.C．Becauseofthequalities.D．Becauseofthecolour.20.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A．ThekindsofXuanpaper.B．TheimportanceofXuanpaper.C．TheweightofXuanpaper.D．ThewaysofmakingXuanpaper.Antonio,anItalian,becameinterestedinChinayearsagoafterwatchingaTVprogramnamedTheTravelsofMarcoPolo.Hesaid,“ThebeautifulChinesefoodonTVcompletelyshockedmeandIdecidedonedayIwouldvisitthiscountrymyself.”NowAntoniohasalreadyhadarestaurantinChina.CrazyaboutChinesefood,AntoniooftentraveledaroundChinatofindnewideas.Lastyear,hevisitedsomecitiesalongtheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal(大运河).“Whatinterestedmemostwasnotonlythefood,butalsothepeople,theirkindness,andthecustomspasseddown,”hesaid.Tai’erzhuangisoneofthecitiesalongtheGrandCanalthatAntoniohasvisited.Inthiscenturies-oldwatertown,hetriedthethinandcrispyShandongpancakeswithgreenonions.Inthepast,peopletransportedgrains(谷粒)throughtheGrandCanalandthepancakesweremadefromgrains.ThepancakesshowthecreativityofShandongpeopleandtheircookingskills.Recently,Antoniosharedhisstoriesofthe“foodjourneytotheeast”onsocialmedia(媒体).Manypeopleleftmessages,sayingthattheywereinterestedinChinesefoodandculture.AntoniohasrealizedthatmanyforeignerswillfallinlovewithlearningabouttraditionalChinesecultureifitisshowninawaytheycanunderstand.Antonioisbecomingoneofthemodern“MarcoPolos”whoareattracted(吸引)byamazingChinesecultureandshowittotheworld.ThoughItalianandChinesefoodsareverydifferent,theyhavealotincommon,suchastheuseofnoodles,whichisacommonthread(线)inbothcultures.Antoniosaid,“Foodisabridgetobringpeopletogether.________”21.AntoniobecameinterestedinChinabecauseof________.

A．HisloveforChineserestaurants.B．TheTravelsofMarcoPoloandChinesefood.C．AtripalongtheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal.D．HisinterestinShandongpancakes.22.WhatinterestedAntoniomostduringhistripalongtheGrandCanal?

A．Onlythefood.B．Onlythepeopleandtheirkindness.C．Thefood,people,andcustoms.D．Thetransportationofgrains.23.WhathasAntoniorealizedaftersharinghisstoriesonsocialmedia?

A．OnlyChinesepeopleareinterestedinhisjourney.B．ForeignersmayenjoyChinesecultureifitisintroducedinanunderstandableway.C．HewantstobecomeafamousexplorerlikeMarcoPolo.D．HeprefersItalianfoodoverChinesefood.24.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe“________”.

A．Itischeapandeasytomake.B．Itconnectsdifferentculturesandhelpspeopleunderstandeachother.C．ItisonlypopularinChinaandItaly.D．Itisalwaysmadefromgrains.25.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．AntonioisafamousItaliancookwhodislikesChinesefood.B．Antonio’sjourneyshowshowfoodcanconnectculturesandsharetraditions.C．TheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanalisthebestplacetotryChinesefood.D．MarcoPolowasthefirstforeignertovisitChina.三、选词填空阅读下面的短文，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使文意通顺，结构正确。(每个单词限用一次)

deep,so,three,famous,give,family,read,another,as,divideNarrowlanes(小巷),abouttwometerswideorsixchiintraditionalChineseunits,areverycommoninChina.However,theSix-chiLane(六尺巷)inTongcheng,AnhuiProvince,isperhapsthemost26oneofall.Thestoryaboutithappenedbetweentwolocal27intheQingDynasty.TheZhangsandtheWusoncearguedhowto28theareawhichwasbetweentheirhomes.Theycouldn’treachanagreement.TheZhangfamilywasangry.TheirrelativeZhangYinghadahighgovernmentpositioninthecapital,29theywrotehimalettertoaskforhisadvice.Whenthereplycame,theyopeneditonlytofindapoem.AletterfromfarawayjustforawallIsnotrightorgoodatall.Threechitoyourneighbour30agiftIsnothingastimecontinuestodrift(流逝、推移).HowwiseZhangYingwas!After31it,theZhangfamilyfeltashamed(羞愧).Theysteppedback32chifortheirneighbour.TheWufamilywas33movedbythisact.Inreturn,theydecidedtodothesamething.They34upanotherthreechi.Socamethesix-chi-widelanebetweenthetwohouses.Hundredsofyearshavepassedsincethenandthelaneisstillthere.PeopleofTongchengstillkeepthepoeminmind.Whenevertheywalkdownthelane,theyalwaysrememberhowone’skindnessencouragesthekindnessof35.四、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，按要求完成后面的小题。EverySaturday,WangWeifangputsonaplaywithhisfriendsinasmalltownnearXi’an.Theaudience(观众)canhearthem,①theycannotseethem.Thatisbecausetheyareputtingonashadowpuppet(皮影)play.Shadowpuppetsaremadeofhardleather(皮革).Theleatheriscutoutintheshapeofaperson,ananimaloranobject.②Eachpuppetispaintedinbrightcolorsandputonastick.Somepuppetshavemovablearmsandlegs.Duringashadowpuppetplay,Wangstandsbehindawhitescreenwithlightsbehindit.Theaudiencesitinfrontofthescreen.Wangandhisfriendsholdthepuppetsveryclosetothescreensothattheaudiencecanseethepuppets’shadowsclearly.Thentheymovethepuppetsaroundanddothevoicesofthedifferentcharacters.ShadowpuppetplayisakindofancientChineseart.WiththepopularityofTVandfilms,shadowpuppetplaysarenotaspopularasbefore.Wangandhisfriendsoftenworkveryhardforlittlemoney,buttheydonotmind.Theywanttokeepthistraditionalartformalive.阅读短文，回答下列问题。36.填入一个单词补全①句，使文意通顺、正确。________37.Whataretheshadowpuppetsmadeof?________________________________________________38.将②处划线部分句子翻译成中文________________________________________________39.WhydoWangandhisfriendsstillworkhardonshadowpuppetplayswithoutmuchmoney?________________________________________________40.Asastudent,whatcanyoudotospreadChineseculture?Listone.________________________________________________五、单词拼写41.ItissaidthatShenNongwasthe________(one)totastethetea.42.Lanzhouis________(know)forthebeefnoodles.43.Therearetoomanypeopleintheshoppingcenteronweekends.Itisreally________（crowd）.44.Ifindithelp