2025~2026学年江苏省南通市海安市上学期九年级期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省南通市海安市上学期九年级期中英语试卷一、单项选择1.Whilereadingthematerialontheright,whichreadingskillcanhelpwhenyouwanttogetthegeneralinformation?

A．Predicting.B．Scanning.C．Skimming.D．Guessing.2.LiuCixin,asciencefictionwriter,has________theworldwithhisimaginativeworks,suchasTheWanderingEarthseriesandTheThree-BodyProblem.

A．expressedB．impressedC．succeededD．presented3.Togetabrightfuture,weteenagersshould_________studyhard_________keepingoodhealth.

A．either;orB．neither;norC．notonly;butalsoD．not;but4.—What’syoursecretofwritingsowell?—Ireadalot,andtheworksofLuXunhadastrong________onmeasachild.

A．differenceB．attentionC．situationD．influence5.—Whathappenedduringthemeeting?—Shehadtoagree________herwillandkeepherthoughtstoherself.

A．againstB．throughC．acrossD．beside6.—Susanusedtobea________person.Butafterthespeech,sheisverypopular.—Yes.Manypeopleknowherbecauseofherstory.

A．confidentB．perfectC．commonD．powerful7.Whatistheboy’sprobleminthepicture?

A．Theexamiscoming.B．It’stoonoisyathome.C．Exercisesaredifficult.D．There’stoomuchwork.8.—Jack,whydoyouthinkyourEnglishclassissointeresting?—BecauseMs.Lioften________somefunnystoriestomakeuslaugh!

A．makesupB．caresaboutC．showsoffD．goesover9.—David,what’sthemeaningof“Apromiseisapromise”?—Ittellsus________.

A．whatpromisewemustkeepB．whendowemakeapromiseC．whyshouldwemakeapromiseD．howimportantkeepingapromiseis10.—MakingfriendsontheInternetsoundsgreat.Iwanttotry.—________.It’snoteasytotellwhetheronlineinformationistrueornot.

A．That’snotthecaseB．Don’tloseheartC．Don’tmentionitD．Ican’tagreemore二、完形填空Onedaylastmonth,IwastalkingtoourstaffwriterAlexaboutwriting.Attheendofour________,Iaskedhim,“Asawriter,youmustenjoywriting,right?”“Notalways,”hesaid.Hethoughtforamomentand________,“Ienjoywritingwhenitgivesmeasenseofpride.”“Youknow,”Alexwenton,“Somearticlesare________towritethanothers.Sometimes,I’mnotsureifyouandthe________willlikemyarticle.ItrytowriteaswellasIcan.WhenIfinallylookatmywork.Ifeelgoodaboutmyself.”Alex’s________mademethinkofatriptenyearsago.MyfriendsandIwerehalfwayupMountHuaafterashort________.Wegotoffthebushappily.Itwasarainyday,andthemountainisfamousforitssteepness(陡峭).Aswe________atitspeaks(顶峰),someofusthoughtofgivingup.“You’llfeelsorryaboutyourchoice,”ourguidesaidashe________ustokeepgoing.Soon,wearrivedat“YaoziFanshen”.It’sthemostfamousand________attractiononEastPeak.Weclimbedupthealmostvertical(垂直的)rockfaceby________attheironchains(铁链).Ittiredusout.Butwhenwelookedback,wefelt________.Wefinally________threepeaksofMountHuathatday.Insomeplaces,weeventookthe________way.Wefoundthatthemore________theclimbwas,themorepridewefelt.Somemountainsnow________touristswithaneasierwayup—arideonanescalator.Butjustasitisinwriting,forsomethingsinourlives,theharderwaybringsbetterrewards.11.A．celebrationB．invitationC．conversationD．pronunciation12.A．addedB．remindedC．announcedD．suggested13.A．funnierB．harderC．lighterD．simpler14.A．organizersB．writersC．managersD．readers15.A．replyB．adviceC．talentD．praise16.A．silenceB．walkC．stayD．ride17.A．lookaroundB．lookdownC．lookupD．lookout18.A．warnedB．encouragedC．orderedD．promised19.A．boringB．relaxingC．interestingD．challenging20.A．pullingB．pointingC．laughingD．knocking21.A．energeticB．scaredC．proudD．modest22.A．controlledB．climbedC．countedD．checked23.A．longerB．widerC．deeperD．steeper24.A．straightB．cheerfulC．difficultD．practical25.A．provideB．protectC．connectD．calm三、阅读理解We’realwaysinterestedinourreadersandweloveaskingyouquestions.Thistime,wewantedtoknowaboutyourfuturecareerandhowyoufeelaboutit.Thankyoutoeveryonewhotookpartinoursurvey—morethan550ofyou.MostofyouareintheUK,butwealsohadrepliesfromreadersinBermuda,China,France,Greece,India,Ireland,theNetherlands,SingaporeandtheUS.Threequartersofyouknewwhatjobyou’dliketodo,althoughthatchangedinthedifferentagegroups.Youngerreadershadafixedgoal,butbytheageof14,44%ofreadersweren’tsure.Yourrepliesareveryusefulbecausetheyhelpustodecidewhattocoverinthemagazine.Awhopping88%saidyeswhenweaskedwhetheryou’dliketolearnaboutdifferentjobsinTheWeekJunior.Wewillbelookingathowtodothatoverthenextfewmonths.There’sanexpression,“Youhavetoseeittobeit”,soweaskedifyouknowsomeonewhodoesyourdreamjob.Justoveraquarterofyousaidyes.Thatstillleaves72%whoaretakingtheirinspirationfromsomewhereelse.Here’swhatelseyoutoldus...

Truetoyourvalues

Wewantedtoknowaboutyourprioritieswhenyouimaginedyourdreamjob.Here’swhatyoupickedoutfromthelistweoffered.Moneymatters

Gettingpaidforyourworkisimportant—butweaskedjusthowimportant.Weaskedyouifyouwoulddoanunenjoyablejobifitpaidalotofmoney.Overall,onlyaroundonein10ofyousaidyes—althoughthatincreaseddependingonage.Oneinfourreadersaged14saidthey’dputupwithdoingsomethingtheydidn’treallylike.Beyourownboss

Somepeopleliketoworkforcompanies;othersprefertoworkforthemselves.Lotsofyousaidyoumightliketostartyourownbusiness—80%saidyouwouldatleastthinkaboutit.Whatdoyouenjoy?

Evenifyouknowexactlywhatjobyouwant,it’susefultoconsiderwhichskillsyoulikeusing.Agemadeadifference:94%ofreadersaged14saidsolvingproblemswaswhattheylovedbest.Foryoungerreaders,beingcreativewasbyfarthemostimportant.Herearetheoverallresults,goingfromtopprioritytoleastimportant.

Beingoutgoing

Learningnewthings

Helpingothers

Solvingproblems

Traveling

Showingotherpeoplehowtodothings

Meetingnewpeople

Beingincharge

Buildingorfixingthings26.Whyarereaders’repliesveryuseful?

A．Theyletthemagazinemakemoney.B．Theyattractmorereaderstojoin.C．Theymakethemagazinemorepopular.D．Theyhelpdecidemagazinecontent.27.Howmanyreadersmightacceptanunenjoyablejobforhighpay?

A．Almost90%.B．Around25%.C．About10%.D．Nearly44%.28.Accordingtothesurvey,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A．Allthereadersthinkbeingcreativeisthemostimportantone.B．Readershavedifferentopinionsaboutwhichskillisimportant.C．Eightypercentofthereadersdecidetostarttheirownbusiness.D．Mostreadersthinkmakingalotofmoneyisthemostimportant.①Theoceanishometomassesofsmallfloatinglivingthingscalledzooplankton(浮游动物).Someareastinyas0.04incheslong,andtheyspendmostoftheirlivesasleep,deepintheocean.Newresearchhasshonealightonhowtheselittlecreaturesareimportantforhelpingtoprotecttheplanetagainstglobalwarming.②Theresearch,ledbyscientistsfromChina,theUKandCanada,focusedontheSouthernOcean(alsoknownastheAntarcticOcean).TheSouthernOceanisaboutonesixteenthofEarth’stotaloceanarea.③Theteamstudiedtypesofzooplanktoncalledcopepods,krill,andsalps.Allofthesecreatureseattinyplant-likelivingthingscalledphytoplankton,whichlivenearthesea’ssurfaceandabsorb(吸收)carbondioxide(CO2),agreenhousegas.GreenhousegasestraptheSun’sheatintheatmosphere,contributingtoclimatechange.Inwinter,thezooplanktonsinkabout1,600feetbelowthesurfaceoftheocean.Theretheyslowlybreatheoutthecarbondioxidefromthephytoplanktontheyhaveeaten,releasing(释放)itintothewater.Thisprocessiscalledthe“seasonalmigrantpump”.Eachyear,ittransportsmorethan70milliontonsofcarbontoareasfarbelowtheocean’ssurface.Becausethezooplanktonaresodeepdown,thegastheyreleasetakesmanyyears,sometimesevencenturies,torisetothesurfaceandenterEarth’satmosphere.④AngusAtkinsonwhoworkedonthestudy,toldBBCNewsthatwithouttheseasonalmigrantpump,thelevelsofcarbondioxideintheatmospherewouldbedoublewhattheyarenow.⑤GuangYang,anotherresearcher,saidzooplanktonare“unsungheroes”ofcarbonstorage.Theteamhopesthestudywillencouragescientiststoincludezooplanktonintheircalculationsofhowmuchcarbonisstoredaroundtheworld.ItalsohighlightstheimportanceofprotectingtheSouthernOcean,wherekrillareindangerbecauseoffishing.Environmentalactivistssaypeopleshouldbecarefulnottodamagekrillpopulations,whicharenotonlyafoodsourceforwhales,seals,penguins,andseabirdsbutalsohelpfightclimatechange.29.Whatdoes“shonealighton”probablymeaninthepassage?

A．wonderedB．shownC．imaginedD．doubted30.Whyisthecarbonreleasedbyzooplanktonslowtoentertheatmosphere?

A．It’stakeninbyseaanimalsquickly.B．Itstaysdeepintheoceanforalongtime.C．Itisusedbyphytoplanktonagain.D．Itturnsintoadifferentgasunderthesea.31.Whichofthefollowingdescribesthestructureofthepassage?

A．B．C．D．32.Whatmightthewritertalkaboutinthenextparagraph?

A．Thereasonsforprotectingwhales,sealsandseabirds.B．Thepurposeoffishingforthesealsandzooplankton.C．TheproductsmadefromthezooplanktonfromtheSouthernOcean.D．ThewaysofprotectingthesmallzooplanktonintheSouthernOcean.Imaginebeinginasituationwhereyouarefeelingunbelievablytroubledbutareunable,ortooembarrassed,totalktoafriend.Whocanyouturntoinyourhourofneed?EversinceChatGPTstartedtobeused,AIchatbotshavebecomefarmoredeveloped.Asaresult,anincreasingnumberofpeoplearebeginningtotreatthemastheirfriends.Ipersonallyunderstandwhyit’seasytodependonAItosatisfyone’semotionalneeds.Comparedwithrealfriends,thesechatbotsarealwaysbyyourside.Theyarereadytohelproundtheclock,lendingalisteningearpatiently.Moreover,theyarealwaysabletosaythewordswewishtohear.That’swheretheproblemlies.PhilosopherMartinHeideggerwarnedthattechnologyhasawayofviewingthingsasresourceswaitingtobeused,makingitdifficultforustodiscoveranythingelseaboutthem.Forexample,ifIuseanoredetector(探矿仪)anditfindsoreinaplace,Iwillconsidertheplacefirstasamineralrepository(矿物储存库).However,hadInotseenthehillwithmyowneyes,Iwouldnothavediscoveredthehill’snaturalbeauty.Similarly,AIcompanionsaredesignedtoshowusaverylimitedideaoffriendship.Thisideaonlyfocusesonwhatwecangetfromit—likehelpingwithourmentalhealth,makinguslesslonely,orjustforfun.IfweonlyseetheseusesofAIfriendship,wemightneverfindouthowvaluableandbeautifulrealfriendshipisonitsown.Relationshipsareaboutlearningtogrowandaccepteachother’simperfections.Unlikemachines,animperfecthumanfriendcandisappointorevenhurtyou.It’salsopossiblethattheychoosetobeyourfriend,evenafterexperiencingtheworstsideofyou.Thatisafriendshipshowingthatyouareworthsomuchmorethanjustmeetingsomeone’sneeds.Theserealfriendshipsmakeourlifeexperiencesmoremeaningfulinmanyways,andAIcan’tdothat.However,noteveryoneisasluckytohavethesemoments.MyworryisthatasAIfriendsbecomemorecommon,weriskafuturewherethenextgenerationmaynothavethechancetodiscovertruefriendshipsforthemselves.Ourmosturgenttask?Weneedtoactivelydeveloprealhumanconnectionsandcelebratethebeautyoffriendship.It’snotjustforthenextgeneration,butalsotoremindourselvesoftheheightswecanachievewithtruefriends.33.WhydomorepeopletreatAIchatbotsasfriends?

A．AIchatbotscansharemorelifestorieswithusersthanrealfriends.B．AIchatbotsaremoredevelopedandmeetemotionalneedseasily.C．AIchatbotsarebetteratsolvingdifficultproblemsineverydaylife.D．AIchatbotscanhelppeoplemakemorerealfriendsontheInternet.34.Whatdoestheexampleofusingtheoredetectorsshow?

A．AIchatbotsmakeiteasiertodiscovernaturalbeauty.B．Oredetectorsaremoreusefulthanpeople’sowneyes.C．Technologycanmakepeoplemissthevaluesofthings.D．Technologycanhelppeoplefindmorenaturalresources.35.Whatisthewriter’smainworryaboutAIfriends?

A．AIfriendswilltaketheplaceofrealfriends.B．AIfriendswillmakehumansbecomelazier.C．PeoplespendmoremoneydevelopingAIfriends.D．Thenextgenerationmaynotfindtruefriendship.36.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．AIChatbotsAren’tYourFriendsB．TechnologyMakesWonderfulFriendshipC．AIChatbotsMeetAllYourNeedsD．TechnologyMakesLifeMoreColourfulWhenhikinginScotland,Ihave,fromtimetotime,comeacrossremotestonebuildingsorbothiesreferencingtheMountainBothiesAssociation(orMBA)onthedoors.Theylookverywelcomingespeciallyiftheweatheriscomingin.CanIusethemwithoutpermission?—DavidDearDavid,ThemainaimoftheMountainBothiesAssociation(MBA)istokeepsimplesheltersinfarawayareas.Thesesheltersareforanyonewholoveswildandquietplaces.Doyoulovesuchplaces?Ifyouopentheunlockeddoorofoneofthesebuildings,youwillfindashelterthatkeepsouttherainandwind.Youcanuseitfreely.Thereisnoelectricityorrunningwaterinside,butthereisprobablyafireorasmallcooker.Theremayalsobeafewbedsorsimpleplatformsforsleeping.Ifyou’reverylucky,someonemighthaveleftsomecoalorwoodforyou.Ifyou’reevenluckier,anotherhikerwhowantstogetoutoftherainandsleepinadryplacetonightmightstillbethere,tendingabigfireandofferingyouahotdrink.Therearemorethan100suchsheltersinScotland,northernEnglandandWales.Notwoofthemarethesame.Youdon’tneedtobookaspot,andyoudon’tneedtopayanymoney.Youcanjustgothere,andbereadytosharetheshelterwithotherpeoplewhocome.ThosesheltersexistbecauseMBAvolunteersworkveryhard.Youdon’thavetopay,butyoushouldtidyupafteryourself—that’slikeyour“payment”forusingtheshelter.Thereareafewrules,alsocalled“TheBothyCode”.Alltheserulesaresimplewaystoshowrespecttotheshelter,othervisitorsandtheenvironment.TheycomefromanagreementbetweentheMBAandthepeoplewhoowntheland.YoucanfindTheBothyCodeontheMBAwebsiteorYouTube.Readitbeforeyougo.Thesebothiesareveryspecialtome.Ihavespentatleastonenightineverysingleoneofthem.Theyaren’tbuiltfasttobebothies.Eachonehasalonghistory—itsstorystartedlongbeforeitbecameashelterforhikers.Theyarepartofourhistory.Nexttimeyoufindanoldhousewitharoundmarkonitsdoor.Gointothathouseandtalktothestrangersthere.Nowyou’repartofthoseoldstories.Ifyouwanttohelpmakemorestories,youcanalsobeanMBAvolunteer.Whoknows?Maybeonedayyou’llbesomeonewhohelpstakecareofabothy.Butfornow,juststartbyopeningthedoorofthebothyyoufind.Maybeyou’llstartawholenewadventure!37.Howdoesthewriterstartthetopic?

A．Bymakingasurvey.B．Bymakingacomparison.C．Bylistinganumber.D．Byaskingaquestion.38.Whatdopeopleneedtodowhenusingtheshelters?

A．Bookaspotinadvance.B．Payasmallamountofmoney.C．Sharewithothervisitors.D．Bringtheirownbedsandcoal.39.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Peopleshouldkeepthesheltersclean.B．Peopleshouldleavethefoodforothers.C．Peopleshouldtellstoriestostrangers.D．PeopleshouldfirstbeMBAvolunteers.40.Inwhichsectionofawebsitecanwereadthepassage?

A．Environment.B．Travel.C．Literature.D．Fashion.IntheLoessPlateau(黄土高原)ofnorthernChina,around40millionpeoplestillliveintraditionalcavescalledyaodong.Thesehomesarenotonlypracticalbutalsoenvironmentallyfriendly.41Whatisthestructureofyaodong?Thesecavehousesarebuiltwithvaulted(有拱顶的)roomsandthickearthenwalls.Thearchedentrancesaredecoratedwithbeautifulwoodenwindows.Inside,you’llfindlarge,heatedbedsknownasthekang.42Smalltunnelsconnecttherooms,creatingacomfortablelivingspace.Whydopeoplebuildyaodong?43Theregionhasadryclimatewithstrongwinds,makingabove-groundhouseslesspractical.Instead,yaodongarebuiltintotheearth,offeringprotectionfromharshweather.Thesoilinthisareaisthickandfine-grained(细粒的),makingiteasytodigwhileprovidingstrongsupportforthestructure.Thisnaturalmaterialalsoactsasexcellentinsulation(隔热材料),keepingthehomescoolinsummerandwarminwinter.What’smore,becausewoodandotherbuildingmaterialsarerare,yaodongareacost-effectiveandgreenchoiceforthelocalpeople.44Yaodongcomeindifferentforms,eachadaptedtothelocallandscape.Onetypeisthecliffsideyaodong(靠崖式窑洞),whichiscarveddirectlyintothehillsides.Thesehomeshaveopenfrontsthatallownaturallightandairtoflowin.Anothertypeisthesunkenyaodong(下沉式窑洞),whichisbuiltbydiggingalargerectangularpit(矩形坑)intotheground.Roomsarethencarvedintothewallsofthepit,creatinganundergroundcourtyard.Thisdesignprovidesextrainsulationandprivacy.Finally,therearestand-aloneyaodong,whicharebuiltabovegroundusingmaterialslikebricks,stoneandmud.45

A．Howdolocalpeoplebuildyaodong?B．Thesehousesarecommoninareaswherediggingintotheearthisnotpossible.C．Theyprovidewarmthduringcoldwinters.D．Whatarethemaintypesofyaodong?E．ThedesignofyaodongiscloselytiedtotheenvironmentoftheLoessPlateau.F．Theymixperfectlywiththespeciallocallandscape.四、短文填空请认真阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式，使短文通顺、连贯。Itwasanunusualdaywhenourteacherannouncedaspeechcompetitioninourclass.Mostofthestudents46(prefer)toavoidspeakinginpublic,butthistime,everystudentinourgrade47(require)totakepart.Ifeltnervous—deliveringaspeechinfrontofthewholeclassseemedimpossible,especiallysinceIhadneverdoneanythinglikethisbefore.WhileI48(wonder)whethertogiveupornot,myEnglishteachernoticedmyhesitationandencouragedmetotry.Shesaid,“Don’tfearmistakes.Justspeakfromtheheart.”“Believein49(you),andyoucanmakeit.”Herkindwordsgavemethecouragetomakeanimportant50(decide).Iwouldhaveago,nomatterhowscaredIfelt.Forthenexttwoweeks,Iworkedhard,practicingmyspeecheverydayafterschool.IwantedtomakesureIcouldpresentmythoughtsclearlyand51(correct).Myparentspraisedmydetermination,thoughtheyremindedmethatsuccesswasn’tjustabout52(win).Itwasaboutdoingmybest.Onthecompetitionday,myhandsshookasIstoodonstage.Tomy53(surprised),asIbeganspeaking,theaudiencewasactuallylisteningcarefully.WhenIfinished,severalclassmatescameuptopraiseme.Later,whenthejudgesannouncedtheresults,Icouldn’tbelieveit.Ihadwonsecondplace!Thisexperiencetaughtmesome54(value)lessons.Encouragementfromotherscanhelpusachievethingswethoughtwereimpossible.Sometimesweneedtopushthroughourfears55(discover)ourtrueabilities.Now,wheneverIfeelnervousaboutspeakingup,Irememberthatunusualday—thedayIlearnedthateverychallengeisanopportunityforgrowth.请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。HuangmeiOperaisoneofChina’sfivemajoroperas.Itisk56foritsexpressivetunes,easy-to-understandwords,andrichliterarytraditions.Thisartformstartedwiththetea-pickingtunesfromHuangmeiCounty,HubeiProvinceinthe18thcentury.PeoplebroughtthesesongstoAnqingCityinAnhuiProvinceinthe19thcentury.There,theyslowlyd57intoapopularartform.HuangmeiOperapaysgreatattentiontosinging.Itsstyleissimpleandlight,yetrichinexpressivepower.L58manyotherlocaloperasinChina,HuangmeiOperausesthelocaldialect(方言).Asthisdialectm59elementsofbothnorthernandsoutherndialects,itiseasilyunderstoodbyaudiences.MostHuangmeiOperascomefromt60Chinesefolktales—TheHeavenlyMaidandtheMortalisthebest-known.IttellsthestoryoftheJadeEmperor’sseventhdaughter,whomarriesapooryoungmanonEarthbutisf61toreturntoHeavenintheend.ThissadtaletookthenationbystormwhenitwasmadeintoaHuangmeiOperafilminthe1950s.Besidesitsartisticfeatures,HuangmeiOpera’sdevotedartistsplayakeyroleinbringingittoanationalaudience.OneofthemostfamousartistswasYanFengying,whosanginasimpleandgentles62.Beginninghertrainingattheageof13,shelaterbecameatalentedperformer.Herspecialsingingandcreativitymadeherhavelotsoffansandinfluencedmanyartists.AmorerecentfigureisHanZaifen,whobecamefamousin1984t63herroleintheHuangmeiOperaTVdramaZhengXiaojiao.Foryears,shehasbroughtnewlifetotheartform.HerplayHuizhouWomansetane64formodernoperas.Thankstoitsspecialcharmandtheartists’hardwork,theoperahasstayeda65inmanyplacesandovermanyyears—fromteafieldstothenationalstage.五、任务型阅读请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。InYangla,aremotetownlocatedinthemountainsofYunnan’sDiqingTibetanAutonomousPrefectureover3,000metersabovesealevel,32-year-oldDoctorNashengdevotesherselftocaringformorethan5,400villagers.NashengstudiedTibetanmedicineatQinghaiUniversity.Herloveforthisfieldstartedinchildhood.ShewasalwayscuriousaboutChinesemedicine.Butwhattrulypushedherwasseeingherfellowvillagersstrugglewithhealthcare.“Theyoncehadtotravelfartoseedoctorsinland.Longtrips,languagebarriers,andculturaldifferencesmadeitevenharder,”shesaid,addingthatmanyelderlyvillagersonlyspeakTibetan.ThismadeherdecidetolearnTibetanmedicineandreturntohelpherhometown.ShejoinedYangla’stownhealthcenterinSeptember2021.AlthoughherhometownYunlingisinthesamecounty,gettingtoYanglatakesatiring7~8hourdrive—crossingBaimaSnowMountainandfollowingawindingpa