2025~2026学年福建省福州市第十六中九年级上学期期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年福建省福州市第十六中九年级上学期期中英语试卷一、单项选择1.—What________awfulexperience!—Yes,itrainedheavilyandwedidn’ttakeanyumbrellas.

A．aB．theC．an2.—Lily,haveyoufoundyourticket?—Not________!

A．alreadyB．yetC．never3.Henevergivesup________hehasfailedseveraltimes.

A．ifB．althoughC．because4.—Hello.IsLucyathome?—No,she________thelibrary.She________amessageforyoujustnow.

A．hasgoneto,leftB．hasbeento,hasleftC．hasbeenin,left5.Jimdoesn’tknowanythingaboutDeepSeek.________hisbrother.

A．SodoesB．Neitherdoesn’tC．Neitherdoes6.________booksareinthelibraryand________booksisincreasing.

A．Anumberof,anumberofB．Anumberof,thenumberofC．Thenumberof,thenumberof7.—IamsotiredthatIcan________keeponworking.—Youshouldhaveagoodrest.

A．hardlyB．nearlyC．probably8.—Manystudentsdon’tknowhowto________problemsandbecomeworried.—Ithinktheyshouldasktheteacherforhelp.

A．dealwithB．playwithC．talkwith9.Thecountryhasspent10________dollarsonaprogramtobuildasubwayaroundthecity.

A．millionB．millionsC．millionsof10.—Is________heretoday?—No,Tomisn’there.Heisilltoday.

A．anybodyB．everybodyC．nobody11.—Fuzhouisanicecity.—Iagree.Iwill________livingheresoon.Youknow,I________liveincoldplaces.

A．getusedto;getusedtoB．getusedto;usedtoC．usedto;usedto12.—Comeon,dear!Thefilm________forfiveminutes.—Sorry,thetrafficisheavy.

A．hasbegunB．hasbeenonC．hasended13.—Trytokeepingoodmoodeveninabad________.—Certainly.Happinessisthemostimportant.

A．competitionB．situationC．direction14.Turntheheatdown,________it’llburn.

A．andB．butC．or15.—Doyouknow________?—ItwasintroducedthroughtheSilkRoad.

A．howpepperwasintroducedtoChinaB．whenpepperwasintroducedtoChinaC．whypepperwasintroducedtoChina二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenLiivandwaslittle,shewasoftensick.Togetstronger,she_________swimming.Soonafter,shewastakingpartinopen-waterswimmingcompetitions,sometimeseveninicywater.Severalyearsago,LiivandmovedtoFlorida,butshecontinuedto_________inthesea.Onedayduringhertraining,shealmostswallowed(吞)someplastic(塑料)wasteinthesea.ThatexperiencemadeLiivandthinkofalltheseaanimals.Theseanimalsface_________problemseverydaylikeher.Soshedecidedtodosomethingtoraisepeople’sawareness(意识)of_________pollution.ThinkingaboutseaanimalsgaveLiivandtheideaofswimminglikeaseaanimal.Insteadofusingherarms,she_________swimmingwitharubberyfin(橡胶脚蹼)onherfeetandswamforwardbykickingherlegstogether.Shebelievedthatswimmingwitharubberyfinwouldsend“abiggermessage”.Liivandfirstsettheworldrecordforswimmingwitharubberyfinin2019.Sheswam10kilometersoffthecoastofCalifornia.In2021,shebrokethe_________byswimming30kilometers,thistimeinMiami,Florida.ButLiivandbelievedshecouldgo_________.Everyday,shegotupat4:00a.m.,putonherfinandwentswimming.Toimproveherstrength(力量),shesometimesevenpulledotherpeopleinthewater.OnMay7,2022,Liivandmanagedtobreakherrecordagain._________,sheswam42.2kilometers.Ittookhernearly12hours.Alongtheway,thewomancollectedallthe_________shefoundandputitinthesmallboatthatwasfollowingher.Finally,thesmallboatheldthreefullbagsofrubbish.“Breakingarecordmeansalottome,butbeing_________tohelpthecommunityandtheworldmeansmuchmore,”Liivandsaid.16.A．tookupB．putoffC．gaveup17.A．fishB．swimC．boat18.A．similarB．differentC．opposite19.A．airB．soundC．plastic20.A．stoppedB．startedC．regretted21.A．legB．ruleC．record22.A．fartherB．slowerC．higher23.A．UnluckilyB．UnbelievablyC．Uncertainly24.A．iceB．oilC．rubbish25.A．warm-heartedB．cold-bloodedC．weak-kneed三、阅读理解

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Itwasasnowynight.Asmallgentle-lookingmanwhofeltsocoldcameintothebar.Hemadehiswaytothefireplace,buttherewereseveralvillagerswarmingthemselvesinfrontofthefireandhecouldnotgonearit.Ashestoodthere,shaking,thebarownerwelcomedhimandaskedwhyhewaslookingsosad.“Ihavelostapurse(钱包)withtwentygoldcoins,”saidtheman.“Wheredidyouloseit?”askedtheowner,asthevillagerswhohadbeenstandinginfrontofthefirestartedtogetclosetothem.“Withinamileofthisplace,I’msure,”saidtheman.“I’llgoinsearchofitearlyinthemorning.Probablynoonewilltravelbythatroadinthisweatherandthepursewillcertainlybetheretillmorning.”“IfIwereyou...”beganthebarowner.“Yes,yes,whatwouldyouhavedone?”saidtheman.“Butcome,letuswarmourselvesbythefire.See,everybodyhasleft!Wheredoyouthinkallofthemcouldhavegoneinthisterribleweather?”“IfIwereyou,”saidtheowner,grinning,“Iwouldhavebecomeastory-writer!”31.Thegentle-lookingmanwantedto________inthebar.

A．warmhimselfB．meetfriendsC．talkwiththeownerD．repairthefireplace32.Whenthemantoldthebarownerwhathappened,thevillagerswere________.

A．boredB．interestedC．relaxedD．disappointed33.Afterhearingwhatthemanandtheownersaid,thevillagersmight________.

A．gobacktothefireplaceB．jointheirconversationC．leavethebarfortheirhomeD．rushouttofindthegold34.Picture________showsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“grinning”.

A．B．C．D．35.Wecaninferthatthebarowner________.

A．wouldlookforthepurseB．wantedtobeastorywriterC．realizedthemanwaslyingD．gavesomecoinstothemanTheDramaFestivalwillruninandoutsideChinafromJune20toJuly7.Sixty-fiveworkswillbeputonbothintheatersandonline.“Thefestivalisallaboutimaginationconnectingdramawiththelatesttechnology,”saysLiuChang,managerofthefestival,whoisalsoadramadirector.Technologyhasimproveddesign,performancesandsoon.ArtistslikeLiuaren’tsureifthenewtechnologycantakedramatothefuture.AChineseplaydirectedbyMengJinghui,inspired(赋予灵感)bythetwo-partdramaFaustbyJohannWolfgangvonGoethe,willbeonastheopeningplayofthefestival.Inthefirsthalfoftheplay,Mengintroducesthestoryto400realaudiences(观众)sittingintheFengchaoTheaterinBeijing.Thesecondhalfoftheplaywillhavemoreaudiences,whousetheircellphones,computersandheadsetstobepartoftheplayonline.ZhangZhouxiangisadirectorfullofimagination.Hiswork,inspiredbyHieronymusBosch’spaintingTheGardenofEarthlyDelights,willbeshownfromJune30toJuly2.SupportedbyAI,audiencescanexplorethefictitiousscene,similartothefeelingintherealworld,asthepaintingdescribes.“Thestage(舞台)designisdonebyAI,whichislikeanassistantrealizingtheideasofmeandmyteam,”saysLiu,“NowItrytousethelatesttechnology,suchasChatGPT,towritethescript,andIamstillworkingonitbecausethelanguagemodelisdifficulttounderstand.”Nowtechnologyisplayingamoreandmoreimportantrole.Manyartistswanttouseittoimprovedrama.Theyareveryinterestedintherelationshipbetweenpeopleandthelatesttechnology,especiallywhenconnectedindrama—ascenetodream.36.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?

A．Liudoubtswhethertechnologycangreatlyimprovedrama.B．Meng’stwo-partdramaFaustwillbeonattheopening.C．AudiencescanexplorethesceneofLiu’sworkbyAI.D．LiuhasmanagedtowritethescriptbyChatGPT.37.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fictitious”meaninParagraph3?

A．colorfulB．unrealC．fantasticD．boring38.Whatisthestructureofthispassage?(1=Paragraph1,2-Paragraph2…)

A．B．C．D．39.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A．AdramafestivalB．HumanimaginationC．DramaofthefutureD．AI-assistedtechnologyAquasar(类星体)isanextremelybrightobjectwithasuper-massive(超大质量的)blackhole.Aboutamillionquasarshavebeenknowntohumans.QuasarJ0529-4351isoneofthem,with12billionlightyearsfromtheearth.WehavebeenabletoseeQuasarJ0529-4351since1980.Butitwassobrightthatpeoplemistookitforaforegroundstar(前景恒星).In2023,scientistsfinallyidentified(确认)itasaquasaraswellasthebrightestobjectintheuniverse(宇宙),500trillion(万亿)timesbrighterthanthesun.In2024,astudyonthequasarcameoutinNatureAstronomy(《自然·天文学》).ItwasdonebyAustralianscientistChristianWolfandhisteam.Accordingtotherecentstudy,QuasarJ0529-4351hasahuge“stomach”.Likeotherquasars,itkeepstakingingasanddustinthespace.Infact,ithasthelargestaccretiondisk(吸积盘)intheuniverse.It“eats”aboutasmuchasthesun’smass(质量)everyday,whichmakesitgrowveryfast.Andweshouldn’tbesurprisedathowbrightitis,becausethebrightnesshasmuchtodowithhowmuchit“eats”.However,QuasarJ0529-4351isnotthelargestobject.TON618,foundin1957,isoneofthelargestblackholes.Itcanhold66billionstarsthesizeofthesuninside,whileQuasarJ0529-4351isabout19billiontimeslargerthanthesun.Scientisthavealreadylearnedthatablackholeisformedwhenastarcollapses(坍塌)onitself.Anditgrowsbytakinginotherobjects,includingotherblackholes.Buttheystilldon’tknowhowsuper-massiveblackholescomeintobeing.Scientistshopethatstudyingquasarslikethisonewillhelpthemunderstandmoreaboutsuper-massiveblackholes.Theyalsobelievethatthereareprobablymoreunusualquasarsoutthere,waitingtobediscovered.40.WhendidscientistsidentifyQuasarJ0529-4351?

A．In1957.B．In1980.C．In2023.D．In2024.41.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph2referto?

A．QuasarJ0529-4351.B．Theforegroundstar.C．Thestudy.D．NatureAstronomy.42.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutQuasarJ0529-4351?

A．Itis12billionlightyearsfromthesun.B．Itis500trilliontimesbrighterthanthesun.C．Itcanhold66billionstarsthesizeofthesun.D．Itisabout19billiontimeslargerthanTON618.43.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A．Whenastarcollapses.B．Howablackholegrows.C．Whyscientistsstudyquasars.D．Whatwillbediscoverednext.44.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．ANewlySeenQuasarB．SecretsoftheUniverseC．Super-massiveBlackHolesD．BrightestQuasarEverSeenImprovingyourmemorydoesn’thavetobeadifficultthing.45Youdon’thavetochangeyourbrain’smemorysystem.Herearesomeusefultips.Theydon’ttakelongtopractice,yetwillhelpyourememberbetter.46Themostimportantreasonwhypeoplecan’trememberotherpeople’snamesisthattheydon’tpayenoughattentiontothenames.Theirbrainsarefilledwithsomeotherthoughtsduringtheintroduction.Sonexttimewhenyouwanttorememberaname,aplace,oranyotherinformation,trytopaymoreattention.Avoidmultitasking(多重任务).Multitaskingseemsnormalandnecessaryinsuchabusyworld.However,studieshaveshownthat98%ofpeoplecanreallyonlypayattentiontooneactivityatatime.Whenmultitasking,youareswitchingattentionbetweendifferentactivities.Asaresult,youlosesomeinformationeasily.47GetyourbloodflowingandbringO2toyourbrain.YourbrainneedsgoodbloodflowandO2toworkwell.48Doatleasttwentyminutesofaerobicexerciseeveryday.Whenyouarepreparingforanexam,don’tsitatyourdeskallday.Studyfor20to30minutesandthendosome5-to-10-minuteexercise.Improvememorybyself-testing.Let’ssayyouwanttoremembertheimportantpartsofanarticleorabook.Preparealistofquestionsthatyouaregoingtotestyourselfon.49Youcanfurtherimproveonthisbyansweringthequestionsagainthenextday,andthentwodayslater…So,whichmemoryimprovementtipwillyoustartwith?

A．Thebestwaytogetthisisbymovingyourbody.B．Paymoreattentiontowhatyouwanttoremember.C．Themoreoftenyouswitch,themoreyouaregoingtolose.D．Itisaboutlearninghowbrainworksandmakinggooduseofit.E．Afterfinishingreading,takeashortbreakandanswerthequestions.四、情景运用50.—________________________?—Fujianhasapopulationofabout41million.51.—Hey,Mary!________________________!—Oh,Ijustcamebackyesterday.Imissedyousomuch!52.—________________________inBeijing?—Itisawonderfulplacetolive.53.—Youonlysayyou’llimprove,butdonothing.—You’reright.Ineedachange.Afterall,________________________.五、单词拼写54.—________________________haveyouworkedinthehospital?—Sincethreeyearsago.六、情景运用根据每小题所提供的图画情景和提示词，写出一个与图画情景相符的句子。55.visit,twice___________________________________56.when___________________________________57.harmful___________________________________58.have,for___________________________________59.necessary,sort___________________________________七、短文填空短文填词阅读下面短文，根据语境或单词提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。AnancientChineseteatrickcalledchabaixi,hasbeenrediscoveredbyhitTVseriesADreamofSplendor60(recent).It’slikethelatteart(咖啡拉花艺术).Chabaixiisoneofthetwelvestepsofdiancha.Andit’sthestaroftheshow.Peoplewillgrind(磨碎)thetea61itformsapowder(粉末),andwhisk(搅拌)ittoproducefoam(泡沫)onthesurfaceoftheliquid.Whenthefoambecomesthick,peoplecanuseclearwatertodrawsomepatternsonit.Chabaixicancreatemanydifferent62(kind)ofpatternssuchasbamboosandmountains.ChabaixibeganintheTangDynastyand