2025~2026学年辽宁省本溪市第十二中学九年级上学期期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年辽宁省本溪市第十二中学九年级上学期期中英语试卷一、阅读理解Thecommunityplaysanimportantroleinimprovingpeople’slives.Aweekago,SunCommunitydidasurveybytalkingonthephone.They’veknownaboutagrowingneedforstudents’free-timeactivities.Now,theyputanoticeontheirwebsite.

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NOTICEInordertomakestudents’freetimemorecolorful,ourcommunityhassetupfouractivitiesforstudentsagedfrom6to18.Alltheactivitiesarefree.Ifyouwanttohavelunchhere,youneedtopay15yuanforeachmeal.ActivityTime8:00-9:3010:00-11:3013:00-14:3015:00-16:30

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Welcometojoinus!1.SunCommunityfoundouttheneedsofstudents________.

A．bywatchingnewsB．byteachingalessonC．bytalkingonthephoneD．byaskingdoortodoor2.Studentscantakepartintheactivitieswiththeir________.

A．20-year-oldsisterB．43-year-oldfatherC．4-year-oldbrotherD．15-year-oldclassmate3.Studentscantraintheircreativethoughtsin________.

A．PublicClassroomB．SportsCenterC．SunSquareD．PublicHall4.Thetexttellsyouthat________.

A．thefouractivitiescanaddcolortostudents’freetimelifeB．studentsneedtopay15yuaniftheytakepartintheactivitiesC．studentsshouldgotothecommunitybuildingeveryweekendD．studentscantakeBus816togettoSunCommunityBuildingWhen14-year-oldTomjoinedtheschoolspeechclublastSeptember,hishandsshooksohardhecouldhardlyholdhisnotes.“I’llneverspeakinfrontofpeople,”hetoldhismomthatnight,eyesfilledwithtears.Publicspeakinghadalwaysscaredhim—evenansweringquestionsinclassmadehisfaceburn.Hisclubadvisor,Ms.Lee,noticedhisfear.“Let’sstartsmall,”shesaid.SheaskedTomtopracticewithjustherfirst,thenwiththreeclubmembers.Eachtime,shegavehimspecificadvice:“Slowdownwhenyoutalkaboutyourhobby”or“Smilewhenyoumentionyourdog.”Tompracticedeveryevening,recordinghimselfandadjustinghistone.Twomonthslater,theclubheldamini-speechcontest.Tomalmostbackedout,butMs.Leehandedhimanote:“You’vepreparedmorethananyone.Trustyourself.”Whenitwashisturn,Tomtookadeepbreathandstartedtalkingabouthislove.Atfirst,hisvoiceshook,butashedescribedfindinghisfirstconstellation(星座),heforgottobenervous.Heevenansweredalistener’squestionclearly.Whenhefinished,theroomcheeredinapplause(掌声).“Ididit!”Tomsaidtohimself.Later,Ms.Leesaid,“Growthisn’taboutbeingbraveovernight—it’sabouttakingonesmallstepafteranother.”Tomkeptthatinmind.Bytheendoftheterm,hevolunteeredtogiveaspeechtohiswholeclass.Lookingback,Tomrealized:“ThethingIfearedmostturnedouttobethethingthathelpedmegrow.”5.WhydidTomfeelupsetwhenhefirstjoinedthespeechclub?

A．Hehatedtakingnotes.B．Hewasafraidofpublicspeaking.C．Hedidn’tlikehisadvisor.D．Hehadnointerestinspeeches.6.WhatmadeTomdecidetogoonwiththemini-speechcontest?

A．Hismom’sadvice.B．Thelistener’squestion.C．Hisloveforstargazing.D．Ms.Lee’snote.7.HowdidTomchangebytheendoftheterm?

A．Helefttheschoolspeechclub.B．Hegaveuphishobbyfortheclass.C．Hewaswillingtospeakinfrontofthewholeclass.D．Hestoppedpracticinghisspeecheseveryday.8.WhatcanwelearnfromTom’sstory?

A．It’seasytobeagoodspeaker.B．Fearscanhelpusgrow.C．Practiceisawasteoftime.D．Advisorsaremoreimportantthanparents.MantouisafamoustraditionalChinesefood.Peopleoftencallit“steamedbread”orusetheChinesepinyin“mantou”inEnglish.Itisakindoffoodmadefromwheatflour,waterandyeast(酵母).ItappearedinthebreadfestivalinParisfromMay7thtoMay16th,2024.OnMay9th,aChineseattendingthefestivalputavideoonDouyin.Inthevideo,alineofmantouwaslyingamongthebakedfoodsonshow.Thevideoquicklywentviral(走红)ontheInternet.Innotime,“ChineseSteamedBunsCompeteattheFrenchBreadFestival”becameahottopic.Itbroughtmuchattentiontomantou.Asamainfood,itisseeneverydayonChinesedinnertables.ItisamazingthatmantouhadsuchachancetogotoFranceandcompetewiththefoodsfromdifferentcountries.Mantouhasalonghistory.ItissaidthatZhugeLianginventeditduringtheThreeKingdomsperiod.Atthattime,ZhugeLiang’sarmywasstoppedbyariver.Localpeopletoldhimtousehumanheadsforasacrifice(牺牲)tocrosstheriversafely.ButZhugeLiangthoughtitwastoocruel.Sohemadedough(面团)intotheshapeofhumanheadsinstead.Later,thisfoodwascalled“mantou”.Mantouismadewithwheatflourandyeast.Andthenitissteamedforabouthalfanhour.Whenitisfreshlycooked,itproducesanicesmellandfeelssoft.Andmostpeoplecannotwaittohaveabite.Mantou,atraditionalChinesefood,nowservesmorepeoplearoundtheworld.Canyouseethesmileonitsface?9.WhendidaChineseputavideoaboutmantouonDouyin?

A．OnMay6th.B．OnMay7th.C．OnMay9th.D．OnMay16th.10.WhydidZhugeLianginventmantou?

A．Tofeedhishungryarmy.B．Toreplacehumanheads.C．Tocreateanewfood.D．Tohaveachancetosucceed.11.Wherecouldwefindthispassage?

A．Inadictionary.B．Inanewspaper.C．Inanovel.D．Inadiary.12.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．IntroductionsofMantouB．ThewaysofmakingMantouC．MantouatthefairD．TheadvantagesofMantouGinkgo(银杏)treesareuniqueandhavealonghistory.Theyfirstappearedabout270millionyearsago,whichmeanstheylivedwithdinosaursandsurvivedmanynaturalchanges.Afullygrownginkgotreecanbeastallasa10-storybuilding,andsomehavelivedformorethan1,000years—olderthanmanyancienttemples.Oneinterestingthingaboutginkgotreesistheirleaves.Theyarefan-shapedwithasmallsplit(缝)inthemiddle,quitedifferentfromthelong,thinleavesofpinetreesortheroundleavesofmapletrees.Inautumn,theleavesturnabrightgoldencolor.Butunlikemosttreesthatloseleavesgraduallyoverweeks,ginkgoleavesoftenfalloffinjustoneortwodaysafteracoldwind,coveringthegroundinathickgoldenlayer.Ginkgotreesarealsovaluedfortheiruses.Theirseeds,knownasginkgonuts,arecookedinsomeAsiandishes,buttheymustbepreparedproperly—raw(生的)ginkgonutscanbeharmful.Somecompaniesmakemedicinefromginkgoleaves,butdoctorswarnthatitmaynotbesafeforeveryone,especiallychildrentakingcertainmedicines.13.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“survivedmanynaturalchanges”?

A．Theycanliveinanyclimate.B．Theyarenotaffectedbydiseases.C．Theyhavechangedtheirappearancemanytimes.D．Theystayedalivethroughenvironmentalchanges.14.Howareginkgoleavesdifferentfrommapleleaves?

A．Ginkgoleavesturngolden,whilemapleleavesneverchangecolor.B．Ginkgoleavesarefan-shapedwithasplit,whilemapleleavesareround.C．Ginkgoleavesfallinautumn,whilemapleleavesfallinwinter.D．Ginkgoleavescanbeeaten,whilemapleleavesareharmful.15.Whydopeopleneedtoprepareginkgonutsproperlybeforeeating?

A．Rawnutshaveabadtaste.B．Rawnutscancauseharmtopeople.C．Properpreparationhelpsnutsstayfreshlonger.D．Properpreparationmakesnutsgrowintonewtrees.16.Whatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutginkgoleafmedicine?

A．Itissafeforallpeopletouse.B．Itismadefromginkgonutsinsteadofleaves.C．ItmayhaverisksforspecificgroupsofpeopleD．Doctorssuggesteveryonetakeitforbetterhealth.阅读短文，从所给的选项中选出最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。Puttingthingsoffissomethingalotofstudentsaretroubledwith.Betweenschoolwork,after-schoolactivities,andeverydayworries,therearetoomanythingsyouhavetodealwitheveryday.17Youmightstartfallingbehind,andyourgradesmightgetlower.Onesmartwaytofightbackistobreakbigtasksintotinypieces.Hugeprojectscanfeellikeamountain.Butifyoucutthemintosmallersteps,itwillmakeitlessscary.18Justtellyourself,“Today,I’llchoosemytopicandwritealittle.I’lltakecareofmoretomorrow.”Stepbystep,itgetsdone.The“workandrest”wayisalsoasmartchoiceforbeingproductive.Setatimerfor25minutes,goallin,fullattention.Thentakeafive-minutebreak.Havesomecookies.Walkaround.Onceyougetgoing,it’seasiertokeepitup.19Putawayyourmobilephonesandanykindoftoys.Findaquietplacewhereyouwon’tgetinterrupted(打扰)atall.Thelessnoise,thebetteryourbraincanlockin.Anddon’tforgettotreatyourself.Forexample,listentoyourfavoritesongorwatchaninterestingTVprogram.Theselittlethingskeepyougoing.20Finally,youaresuretoseethepayoff.

A．Youshouldpayattentiontoyourappearance.B．Also,stayawayfromwhatpullsyourattention.C．Forexample,you’vegottowriteafivepaper.D．Butifyoukeepputtingthemoff,theycansnowball.E．Achangedoesn’thappenovernight,sosticktoiteveryday.二、完形填空ThereisasmalllibraryinanarrowhutonginBeijing.Itisonlysevensquaremetersin________,butthousandsofbooksarekeptinit.Unliketraditionallibraries,thisonedoesn’trequireitsreadersto________thebooks.Instead,itencouragesthemtopassthosebooksontosomeoneelsewhenthey’vefinishedreading.Thislibrary________byMr.Xu,abusinessmanin2010.TheideatookshapewhenXu________booksonlinetostudents,butfoundithardforthemtogetthebooksfromtheirschoollibraries.So,Xuboughtand________nearly1,000bookslater.Thestudentswhoreceivedthebookswereverythankful.Theirthank-youlettersgotXutoturnhisbook-giftingeffortintoaphysicalspace.Xu’slibrarymightbethesmallestintheworld,butinother________,it’salsothebiggestbecauseitsbookskeepmoving.Once,areadertookhomeanEnglishbookonChinesehistory.Aweeklater,hepasseditontoaneighbor________,thebooktraveledallthewayabroadandendedupinGermany.“The________ofthebookisamarvel(奇迹).Manythingslikethiskeepthecultureofreadingalive,”Xutellsthenewspaper.Xusayshewillcontinuethisworkalthoughthelibraryisnowfacedwiththe________ofe-books.“Thisisthemost________thingI’vedoneinmylife,”hesays.“Ihopethatthelibrarycanstayopenforever.Readingmakesafullman,afterall.”21.A．sizeB．lengthC．widthD．height22.A．returnB．copyC．lendD．buy23.A．waslockedB．wasstartedC．washiddenD．wasguarded24.A．recommendedB．punishedC．protectedD．produced25.A．putawayB．putupC．gaveawayD．gave26.A．actionsB．wordsC．speechesD．surfaces27.A．ClearlyB．HopefullyC．GenerallyD．Amazingly28.A．historyB．languageC．journeyD．background29.A．deathB．truthC．mistakeD．challenge30.A．sillyB．scaryC．commonD．meaningful三、短文填空AmongallthebooksI’vereadthisyear,WonderbyR.J.Palacioismyfavorite.IttellsthestoryofAuggie,aboywithafacialdifferencewhostartsschool31thefirsttimeat10.Atfirst,manyclassmates32(avoid)himbecauseofhisappearance.Butastheygot33(know)Auggie,theyfoundhe’ssmart,funny,andkind—justlikeanyotherkid.WhatIlovemostaboutthisbookisitswarmmessage:“Bekind,foreveryoneisfightingahardbattle.”Itmakesmethinkabouthowwejudgepeopletoo34(quick)withoutknowingtheirstories.Auggie’scouragetofacedifficultiesalsotouchesmyheart.Evenwhenotherslaughathim,heneverstopsbelievingin35.Thebookalsohasgreatcharacters.Auggie’ssister,Via,isunderstandingandhas36greatinfluenceonhim.HisbestfriendJackshowsthattruefriendshipisn’taboutlooks.Everychapter(章)37(tell)adifferentcharacter’sview,whichhelpsreadersseethesameeventfrommanysides.AfterfinishingWonder,Istartedtreatingpeoplearoundme38(nice)thanbefore.Ioftenaskmyself:“WouldIbekindtoAuggieifwemet?”Thisbookisn’tjustforkids,andadultscanlearnalotfromit,too.39you’relookingforabookthatwillmakeyoulaugh,cry,andthink.Wonderistheone.Itremindsusthatkindnessand40(encourage)arepowerful,andtheycanchangetheworldlittlebylittle.Icertainlyintroduceittoallmyfriends.四、任务型阅读阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。Alotofpeoplehavethehabitofreadingonthetoilet.ButinsomepublicrestroomsinShanghai,youwon’tbeabletodothat.Ifyouspendmorethan15minutesonthesmarttoiletthere,astaffmemberwillcometocheckonyou.Accordingtoreports,about150high-techrestroomshavebeenbuiltinthecity.Eachtoilettherehasasensorthatcandetect(发现)whenapersonsitsonthetoiletandhowlonghehasspentsittingthere.Besides,thesensorcanalsochecktheairqualityinsidethetoiletandadjust(调整)thewaterleveltosavewater.Beijing,GuangzhouandShenzhenarealsogoingtousesmarttoilets.“Ithinkit’sOKwithme,becauseIdon’tthinkit’sagoodideatoreadonthetoilet,”a22-year-oldyoungmansaid.However,somepeoplearen’tveryhappywiththesmarttoilet.“Thiscouldbeembarrassing(尴尬的)forme.SinceIwasalittlekid,I’vealwaysspentabouthalfanhouronthetoilet.Itmeansarestroomworkerwouldcheckonmetwice...Thismakesmenervous,”anotherpersonsurnamedLiusaid.Infact,thesmarttoiletispartofChina’sefforttouseartificialintelligence(AI)(人工智能)indifferentareas