湖南省常德市桃源县2026届九年级上学期期末调研测试英语试卷（含答案）

湖南常德市桃源县2025-2026学年度九年级第一学期期末调研测试英语试卷一、阅读理解Chinahasalonghistoryofover5,000years.Whatcanstandfor(代表)Chinainforeignstudents’eyes?Thenewspaperreporterinterviewedsomeforeignstudents.Tom,AmericaTheGreatWallisasymbol(象征)ofChinainmyeyes.It’soneoftheancientwallsintheworld.IwenttotheGreatWallwithmyfamilylastyear.Ienjoyedthebeautifulscenery(风景)whenwegottothetop.Jill,CanadaChinaisthenameofacountry.Butthewordchinaalsomeansporcelain(瓷器).IthinkporcelainisthesymbolofChina.Chinesepeopleinventedit,soChinaiscalled“thenationofporcelain”.Chineseporcelainissoldathomeandabroad.Itissobeautifulthatallmyfamilylikeit.Grace,FranceInmyeyes,chopstickscanstandforChina.Theyarequitedifferentfromourtableware(餐具)forksandknives.Itishardbutfunformetolearnhowtousechopsticks.IboughtsomebeautifulchopsticksasgiftswhenIreturnedtoFrance.1．WhovisitedtheGreatWalllastyear?A．GracefromFrance. B．JillfromCanada. C．TomfromAmerica.2．WhatisasymbolofChinainJill’seyes?A．TheGreatWall. B．Porcelain. C．Chopsticks.3．WhatisGrace’stablewareinFrance?A．Forksandknives. B．Chopsticks. C．Spoons.Thestoryoffireworksdatesbackmorethan1,000yearsinChina,anditallbeganwithanaccident.DuringtheTangDynasty,around850AD,alchemistswereattemptingtofindawaytomakepeopleliveforever.Theymixedsulfur,charcoalandsaltpetertogether.Insteadofcreatingamedicineforlongevity,themixtureexplodedwhenignited(点燃).Thus,gunpowderwasinventedbychance.Atfirst,gunpowderwasusedformilitarypurposes.However,theChinesesoonfoundthatthispowerfulpowdercouldalsobeusedforcelebrations.Theyfilledgunpowderintobambootubesandthrewthetubesintofires.Thetubesexplodedwithaloudbang,whichpeoplebelievedcoulddriveawayevilspirits.Theseweretheearliestfireworks.Today,fireworkshavebecomeasymbolofjoyandcelebrationworldwide.InChina,thebestplacetoenjoyfireworksisLiuyang,acityinHunanProvince.Knownasthe“CityofFireworks,”Liuyanghasahistoryoffireworks-makingthatcandatebacktotheTangDynasty.EveryOctober,LiuyanghoststheInternationalFireworksFestival.Duringthefestival,thenightskyistransformedintoamagnificentpicture.Fireworksofvariouscolors,shapesandsizeslightupthesky—someresemblebloomingflowers,whileotherslooklikefallingstars.Thefestivaldrawsmillionsoftouristsfromacrosstheglobe.Butfireworksarenotjustaboutbeauty.TheyalsoreflectthewisdomofancientChinesepeople.Theinventionofgunpowderchangedtheworld,andLiuyanghaskeptthistraditionalive,turningfireintoart.4．WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?A．HowgunpowderwasinventedbyaccidentB．Whyalchemists’workwasdangerousinancienttimesC．HowalchemistsmademedicineforlonglifeintheTangDynasty5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTamaterialformakinggunpowder?A．Sulfur B．Charcoal C．Bamboo6．WhydidancientChinesepeoplesetofftheearliestfireworks?A．ToscareawayevilspiritsB．TocelebrateimportantfestivalsC．Tocreatebeautifulscenesinthesky7．WhatmakesLiuyangwell-known?A．Itisthebirthplaceof

TangDynastyalchemistsB．ItfirstinventedbambootubesforfireworksC．Itiscalledthe“CityofFireworks”MynameisJeff.Ilikelearningforeignlanguages.WhenIretired(退休)in2018,Icouldspeakthreeforeignlanguages.Atthattime,mybiggestwishwastolearnanewone.Later,IwatchedaprogramaboutChinesecultureonTV.IwassointerestedinitthatImadethedecisiontolearnChinese.IfoundaculturalcenterinthenorthofLondonbychance.ItofferedChineselanguagecoursesfitforme.InMarch2019,Ibegantolearn.Toattendtheclasses,Ileftmyhomeat5a.m.everySaturdayanddrove3hourstotheculturalcenter.Butthisdidn’tstopme.Afterclass,Ipracticedalot.Throughlearning,IdevelopedaloveforChinesepoemsandjoinedinactivitieslikeChinesepoetryreadings.IincreasinglydreamedofvisitingChina.MyChineseteacherMr.Liualwaysmentioned“It’sbettertotraveltenthousandmilesthantoreadtenthousandbooks”.HesuggestedthatIshouldtakepartinastudytourinChina.SoinAugust2024,IvisitedXi’anwithmyclassmatesoftheculturalcenter.Duringthetrip,asthestudentbestatChineseamongus,Itriedtoactasaninterpreter.IhelpedmyclassmatesinmanywayslikeaskingthewayandshoppinginChinese.Thisexperienceencouragedmetostudyfurther.TheBritishoftensay“Learningisalifelongpursuit(追求)”,whichmeans“Itisnevertoolatetolearn”.IwillkeeponlearningChinese,hopingtobealifelonglearner.IbelievethatlearningChinesewillbringevenmorepossibilitiestomylife.8．WhendidJeffstarttolearnChinese?A．InJune2018 B．InMarch2019 C．InAugust20249．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．JeffgaveuplearningChinesebecausetheclasswastoofar.B．Mr.Liudidn’tsupportJefftotakepartinthestudytourinChina.C．Jeff’sexperienceinXi’anmadehimwanttolearnChinesebetter.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“interpreter”inParagraph3probablymean?A．导游 B．翻译 C．记者11．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AWonderfulTriptoXi’anB．It’sNeverTooLatetoLearnC．ChineseCultureinLondon阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Havingfriendsatschoolisagreatwaytolowerthepressureyoufaceeveryday.Thebestwaytomeetnewfriendsisquitesimple:Allyouhavetodoistotalktothem.Agreatwaytostartaconversationwithanotherpersonistofindoutthingsyoubothhaveincommon.12Thingslikethisarecalledconversationstarters,andyoucouldstartaconversationaboutanything,fromavideogamesomeone’splayingtoasongthey’relisteningto.13So,askyourpotential(潜在的)newfriendsthingslikewherethey’refrom,orwhattheythinkofthehomeworkyouweregivenlastnight—generalquestionsthatareeasytoanswer.14You’dbesurprisedathowfarasimple“hello”cangetyouinlife.15—conversationsthatcanleadtoanything.Justbysayingthisoneword,you’llsoonfindyourselfmakingfunmemoriesofyourtimeathighschoolwithyourbrand-newgroupoffriends.A．Thebasisofagreatconversationisquestions.B．Whatisthebestwaytostartaconversationwithastranger?C．Afterall,thatsingle(单一的)wordishowmostconversationsstart.D．You’llsoonfindthatyouhaveatleastonethingincommonthatyoucanbothdiscusseasily.E．Forexample,ifyounoticethatoneofyourclassmatesisreadingabook,askthemwhattheythinkaboutit.二、完形填空Howcanacitybecomefamousovernight?The“XiangSuperLeague(联赛)”(XiangChao)inHunanProvincegaveustheanswer.Thisfall,Yongzhou,acitywithalonghistory,16caughtthewholecountry’sattentionwithitscreativeandhumorousideasforthefootballmatches.TheYongzhouSportsCenter,oncecalledthe“wildeststadium(体育场)”bynetizens,becamethecentreof17.Afteraquick50-dayupgrade,thisoldstadium18afantasticplaceforgames.However,the20,000seatswerefarfromenoughforthe70,000to150,000fanswhowantedtowatch.So,afunnyideawasborn—the“treetickets”.Whatare“treetickets”?Somefanswhocouldn’tgetrealticketsstartedclimbingthetreesaroundthestadiumtowatchthegamesfor19.Insteadofstoppingthem,theYongzhouFootballAssociationcleverlymadea“TreeTicket”Guide.Theguidehumorously20someruleslike“nomorethan3peoplepertree,”and“donotshakethebranchesto21agoal”.Thisfunnymovemadeeveryonelaughandquicklybecameahottopiconline.TheyoungYongzhouteamalso22excellently.Theirhardtrainingpaid23,andtheywonseveralgames,especiallythefinalmatchagainstChangde,whichbroughtgreatjoytotheirfans.Allthisonline24alsohelpedlocaltourism.DuringtheNationalDayholidays,Yongzhou25nearly1.4milliontourists,boostingtourismincomesignificantly.The“wildstadium”ofYongzhousuccessfullyturnedInternetbuzzintoarealeconomicbenefit.16．A．successfully B．wisely C．politely17．A．community B．attention C．discussion18．A．laidout B．dealtwith C．turnedinto19．A．fun B．free C．pleasure20．A．listed B．followed C．created21．A．cheer B．kick C．celebrate22．A．competed B．prevented C．performed23．A．for B．off C．back24．A．popularity B．trick C．background25．A．received B．praised C．attracted三、选词填空阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。but

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mustZhangGuimeiis26well-knownteacherfromYunnan.She27towalkforhourstovisitgirls’familiesinthemountainsandtrytopersuadeparentstolettheirdaughtersgotoschool.In2008,theHuapingHighSchoolforGirlswas28—itwasthefirstfreehighschoolforgirlsinChina.Bythen,shehad29everythingfortheschoolwithallhersavingsandefforts.Theschoolprovidesnotonlyfreeeducation30alsofoodandlivingplacesforthestudents.Formanygirls,thisschoolis31onlychancetochangetheirfuture.We32sayherdevotion(奉献精神)hasgiventhesegirlsanewlife.Zhangoftentellsthem,“Iwantto33youstandonyourownfeetthrougheducation.”Lifeatschoolisnot34.Thestudentsstudyveryhard.ZhangGuimeiisalwayswiththem,encouragingthem.Sheeatswiththestudentsandlivesbesidetheirdormitory.Herstoryhasinspiredmillionsofpeople.Sheshowsus35oneperson’sperseverance(毅力)andlovecando.In2025,herspiritstillencouragesyoungpeopletocontributetosociety.四、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题或翻译画线部分。Everyonehasdreams,butnoteveryoneknowshowtorealizethem.Infact,therearesomepracticalandclearstepsyoucantaketomakeyourdreamscometrue.Thefirststeptoachieveyourdreamsistosetclearandrightgoals.Uncleargoalswillonlymakeyoufeelconfusedandloseyourway,soyou’dbetterwritedownexactlywhatyouwanttoachieveanddivideitintosmallerandmoreachievablesteps.Thesetinybutclearstepscanhelpyoustayfocusedandbecomemotivated(有动力的)daybyday.Onceyouhaveyourgoalsinmind,youcanmakeadetailedplanabouthowyouwillachievethem.Makeatimelineforeachstep,markthespecificdeadlinesandbestrictlyresponsibleforyourself.It’snotenoughtojusthaveaplan—youneedtotakerealactiontomakeyourdreamscometrue.Achievingyourdreamscanbealonganddifficultjourneyfullofchallenges,sostayingmotivatedalongthewayisreallyimportant.Whenyoumakeprogressorsucceed,don’tforgettocelebrateit.Inordertostaymotivated,youcancelebrateyoursuccesswithsomeonewhosupportsyou,likeyourfamilyorfriends.5.Successmakesyouhappyandconfident,sokeepworkinghardtowardsyournextdreambravely.36．Accordingtothetext,what’sthefirststeptoachievedreams?37．Whatshouldyoudoaftermakingadetailedplanforyourgoals?38．Howcanyoustaymotivatedonthejourneyofachievingdreams?39．Whatotherwaysdoyouhavetohelpyourealizeyourdreams?40．将短文中画线部分翻译成中文。五、书面表达41．假定你是李明，你的朋友Peter来信说，他受邀到一位中国朋友家过春节。他想了解春节常见的庆祝活动和中国餐桌礼仪。请你根据以下要点给Peter写一封回信。内容包括：(1)春节庆祝活动不少于3项；(2)中国餐桌礼仪不少于2条；注意：(1)文中不得出现真实姓名和校名等信息；(2)写作词数为80个左右，书信开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearPeter,SinceyouwereinvitedtospendtheSpringFestivalwithaChinesefriend,Ithinkthereissomethingimportantyoushouldknow.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________