2025~2026学年山东省济南市历城区九年级上学期12月第二次月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年山东省济南市历城区九年级上学期12月第二次月考英语试卷一、阅读理解Duringancienttimes,childrendidn’thavemuchtoenjoythemselves.Whatdidtheydoforfunintheirchildhood?Let’stakealook!

KickingshuttlecocksShuttlecockkickingappearedintheHanDynasty.Peopleusedchickenfeathers(羽毛),coinsandcottonclothtomakeashuttlecock.Itwaskickedingroupsofthreeorfourduringwalkingorrunning.WatchingshadowplaysTheclosestthingtowatchingafilmduringtheTangandSongdynastieswasgoingtowatchashadowplay.Shadowpuppets(木偶)weremadefromtheleather(皮革)ofdonkeys.Therewaslightbehindalargewhitescreenonthetable,theplayercontrolledpuppetsandtoldstories.PlayingdiaboloDiabolowaspasseddowntoordinarypeopleduringtheMingDynasty.Itwasalwaysmadeofbambooandwood,andwashollow(空心的)inthecenter.Bythrowingandcatchingdiaboloonropes,thehigh-speedrotating(旋转)diabolowouldmakeasound.PlayingstoneballsDuringtheQingDynasty,kickingastoneballaroundwasapopularsportinthenorthernpartofChina,anditwasoftenplayedinwintertokeepwarm.Stoneswerecarved(刻)intosmallballsandkickedalongwithfeet.1.Whichisnotthematerialofshuttlecocks?

A．Chickenfeathers.B．Coins.C．Bamboo.D．Cottoncloth.2.Whatiswatchingshadowplayslike?

A．Listeningtostories.B．Watchingafilm.C．Singingasong.D．Playingagame.3.WhatwaspopularintheMingDynasty?

A．Shuttlecocks.B．Shadowplays.C．Stoneballs.D．Diabolo.4.Howdidchildrenplaystoneballs?

A．Withhands.B．Withfeet.C．Withhead.D．Withbats.5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．Children’safter-schoolactivities.B．Children’slifeinancientChina.C．Children’sgamesinancientChina.D．Therulesofchildrengames.Raniisagirlwithcurlyhair,butshedoesn’tlikeherhairatall.Shetriedmanywaystomakeherhairstraight,butnoneofthemweresuccessful.Oneday,Ranigotontheschoolbusasusualandkeptherheaddown.AtthattimesomeboysnoticedRaniandlaughedatRani’shairagain.Ranifeltadeepsenseofshame,soshegotofftheschoolbusquickly.Butthatwasnotall.WhenRanicamehomesadly,hercousinAlansuddenlyappearedandpulledherhair.“Yourhairlooksstrange,Rani!”Alanlaughed.Whenhearinghiswords,Ranicouldn’thelpcrying.“What’swrong,mychild?”Dadasked.“Ihatemyhair!Everyonemakesfunofitallthetime,”Ranisaidwithtears.“Oh,dear,yourhairisbeautiful.Otherslaughatyoubecauseyouarespecial.Rememberthatyou’rebraverthanyoubelieveandsmarterthanyouthink,”Dadsaid.Raninoddeduncertainly.InordertomakeRanibecomemoreconfident,Dadshowedsomevideosabouttheirprimeminister(总理).Inthesevideos,theprimeministerwasstandingproudly,withshorthair,wiseeyesandawarmsmile.Raniwasgreatlyinspired(备受鼓舞的)andmadeuphermindtobecomeapersonlikeher.Andthefirststepwastocutherhairshort.Afewdayslater,Ranienteredtheschoolspeechcompetition.“Wherethemindiswithoutfearandtheheadisheldhigh.”Hervoicewassoloudthateveryonecouldhearherclearly.Sheshowedherselfwithconfidence.Andrightthen,Raniknewshehadwon.Shewasthebestpublicspeakeronthatstage.6.WhydidRanitrytomakeherhairstraight?

A．Shehascurlyhairthatshedoesn’tlike.B．Shelikestochangeherhairstyleoften.C．Herdadaskedhertomakeherhairstraight.D．Studentsaren’tsupposedtohavecurlyhair.7.WhoencouragedRanitobeabetterperson?

A．Someboys.B．Herdad.C．Hercousin.D．Raniherself.8.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofthestory?①Raniandherdadhadadeepconversation.②Ranitookpartintheschoolspeechcompetition.③Raniwaslaughedatbysomeboysbecauseofherhair.④Raniwatchedsomevideosabouttheirprimeminister.

A．①③②④B．③①④②C．④③①②D．③④①②9.HowdidRani’sfeelingschangeovertime?

A．Happy→Angry→Worried→Inspired.B．Sad→Worried→Angry→Confident.C．Confident→Embarrassed→Sad→Inspired.D．Embarrassed→Sad→Inspired→Confident.10.Whatdoesthewriterwanttoshowusbythetext?

A．Romewasnotbuiltinaday.B．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.C．Self-confidenceisthefirstsecrettosuccess.D．Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.Thecoldisknockingatourdoors.Weagainfindourselvesdecidingwhattoweartoprotectusagainstthecold.Animalfurs?Ofcoursenot.Apopularchoiceinrecentyearsisthefleece(摇粒绒).Butwheredidthematerialcomefrom?Andhowdidittakeoverourwardrobes(衣橱)?Infact,fleecewasn’tsoldtothepublicuntil1981.Beforefleece,therewaswool.PeoplewholivedaroundtheAlpineLakesinSwitzerlandusedwoolforclothingasfarbackasthe7thcenturyBC.Historiansbelievethatithasbeenkeepingourbodieswarmbeforerecordedhistory.Butwoolhassomedisadvantages.First,ittakesinwater.Andwhenitdoes,itsmellsfunny.It’salsoslowtodryanddifficulttoclean.Don’tevenmentionthatitmakesyoufeelitchy(痒的).Andpeoplebegantosearchforabettersubstitute.Theidealmaterialwouldhavenoneofthoseproblemsbutwouldstillbeabletokeepuswarm.Intheearlysamples(样品)producedbyPatagonia,aclothingcompany,afleeceofpoorqualitywasused.Theinspirationcamefromafabric(布料)foundinastoreinCanada.Fromthere,thesearchfortheperfectfabriccontinued.ThechoicefellonamaterialfoundinawarehouseinLosAngeles.Thefabricwasbeingusedtomaketablecovers.Itlookednothingspecialbuthadaninterestingtexture.PatagoniathenturnedtofabricmakerMaldenMills.EngineersatMaldenMillstestedit.Theyturnedpolyesteryarn(聚酯纤维纱线)intoadense(密实的)fabric.In1981,PolarFleecewassuccessfullydeveloped.Thefabriccoulddowhatwoolcould,andmore.Itquicklybecameamust-haveforoutdoorprotection.Soonafter,theworldfellinlovewiththelightyetstrongfleece.Italsostartedgettingfashionableasmoreclothingcompaniescreatedtheirownversions.Itevenbecameapopularmaterialforpetclothing!11.Whatisthepopularmaterialtokeepwarmrecently?

A．Furs.B．Wool.C．Fleece.D．Polyester.12.WhichstatementisTRUEaboutwoolaccordingtoParagraph2&3?

A．WoolwasfirstusedbypeopleinSwitzerland.B．Woolcan’tbewashedbecausegettingdryisnoteasy.C．Woolistheperfectchoicetokeeppeoplewarm.D．Wooldoesnotsmellsogoodafteritgetswet.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“substitute”mean?

A．纺锤B．替代C．建议D．织法14.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A．Howpopularfleeceis.B．Howfleecewasproduced.C．Whatadvantagesfleecehas.D．Whatfleeceisusedfor.15.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．HowFleeceTookOvertheWorld.B．FleeceorWool,WhichdoYouPrefer?C．TheCompany’sIdealMaterial.D．TheMust-haveforOutdoorProtection.Intheearly1900s,AustrianscientistKarlVonFrischdiscoveredthe“waggledance”ofhoneybees.Theydancetocommunicatewheretofindfoodshowinganadvancedformofcommunication.Hisdiscoverysuggestedthatbeesseemto“think”muchlikehumans.Beescancountuptofourandevenuseknowledgelearnedinonesituationinnewones.Thisamazingabilitytheyhaveissimilartothatofafewmammals(likedolphins,rats,andsomemonkeys)—metacognition(元认知).Studyingbees’brainsischallenging,butscientistshavefoundways.OnesuchscientistisClintPerryfromQueenMaryUniversityofLondon.Hedesignedexperiments(实验)wherebeeschosebetweentwospots,oneaboveandonebelowablackbar.Iftheylandedabove,theygotasweetdrinkbelowaterribleone.Perrymadethetesteasierorharderbymovingthelandingspotsfurtherfromorclosertotheblackbar.Perryfoundthatbeesavoideddifficulttestsandtriedwhenitwaseasy,suggestingtheycanjudge(判断)theirchancesof“passing”.Thisabilitytomakedecisionsaccordingtotheirchancesofsuccessbeforeissimilartohowhumanschoosewhethertotakeatest.However,Perryadmitswecan’tbesureifbeesaretrulyjudgingbytheirownknowledgeorjustavoidinganunpleasanttaste.Althoughthereismuchuncertainty,thediscoveryofmetacognitioninbeesopensupnewpossibilities.Itsuggeststhatbees’tinybrainsmaybequitecapable(有能力的).Itcouldbethatskillssuchassimplemathandnavigationtakefarlessactualbrainpowerthanwethought.Whilebeesaren’tassmartasmammalsinmemoryandlanguage,studyingtheirbrainscouldhelpusunderstandhowourownbrainsprocessinformation.Wemayalsohavetorethinkhowweviewtherestoftheinsectworld.Thereareanawfullotofsmallinsectsflyingaroundinthegardenandcrawlingunderground.Whoknowswhatthosetinymindsmightbecapableof?16.Whydobeesdothe“waggledance”?

A．Tocountnumbers.B．Toshowtheiramazingdancingskill.C．Torelaxthemselves.D．Tocommunicatethelocationoffood.17.WhatmayClintPerry’sexperimentssuggestaboutbees?

A．Theyaremoreintelligentthanmonkeys.B．Theyprefersweetdrinkstoterribleones.C．Theycanjudgetheirchancesofsuccessinatask.D．Theyhaveexcellentmemoryandlanguageskills.18.Whatisthevalueofstudyingbees’brains?

A．Ithelpsusstudyhumanbrains.B．Itremindsustoprotectanimals.C．Itimprovesourownmathabilities.D．Itshowsbeesareourgoodfriends.19.Whydoesthewriterendthetextwithaquestion?

A．Toaddinformationaboutbees.B．Togetreadersinterestedininsects.C．Toshowdoubtsabouttheresearch.D．Toexpressopinionsaboutanimaltesting.20.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Bees’specialcommunicationskills.B．Howbeesprocessimportantinformation.C．Theinteresting“waggledance”ofbees.D．Bees’surprisingabilitiesandintelligence.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Weoftenhearofpeoplewhomakelongjourneystodifferentpartsoftheworld,withsomeevenmakingitallthewaytospace.However,thebiggestjourneyonecanmakeiswithinoneself.Theself-discoveryjourneyhelpsyoufeelmoreconfidentandatpeacewithyourself.Then,howdoyoustartyourjourneyofself-discovery?21Youmaystartwithfindingoutwhatyoulikemostaboutyourself.Itcouldbeabouthowcreativeyouareaboutyourabilitytocareaboutothersoraboutyourskillsinplayinganinstrumentorasport.Thiswillhelpyouknowbetteraboutyourpersonalvaluesorabilities.Knowingwhatmakesyouexcitedisalsohelpful.Whatmakesyoureyeslightup?22Itcouldbewhenyouareperformingadanceonstage,whenyouhelpyourdadfixhiscomputer,orevenwhenyouaredoingresearchonyourschoolscienceproject.Itisalwaysmorecomfortabletobeonfamiliar(熟悉的)ground.However,inordertodiscoveryourselfyouwillneedtoputyourselfinsomeuncomfortablesituations.23Thismaymakeyoufeelnervous,butitwillgiveyouachancetolearnmoreabouthowyoufeelandthinkwhenchallenged.Whatisyourtruepurposeinlife?24Asyougoaboutyourdailyactivities,askyourselfthesequestionstolearnaboutyourtrueself.Suchquestioningwillhelpyoutothinkdeeplyandrealizewhatkindofpersonyouwanttobe.25Asyougothroughlife,theexperiencescanchangeyou,andthishelpsyougrow.AsArianaHuffingtonsaid,“Thejourneytowardsself-discoveryislife’sgreatestadventure.”

A．It’snevertoolatetolearn.B．Whoorwhatdoyouwanttobe?C．Asthesayinggoes,“Lifeisshort.”D．Thefollowingmaybeofsomehelptoyou.E．Theself-discoveryjourneyisalifelongjourney.F．Forexample,youhavetogiveaspeechinpublic.G．Thiswilltellyouwhereyourtruejoycomesfrom.二、补全对话阅读对话，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案完成对话。A:Hi,Tony.Whatareyoudoing?B:Hi,Tina.I’mreadingamagazine.A:______B:It’saboutwastesorting.A:______B:It’sveryeducationalandwellworthreading.A:Really?CanIborrowit?B:Ofcourse.ButIhaven’tfinishedityet.I’llbringittoyoutomorrow.A:Wow,it’sniceofyou.______B:Youcankeepitforoneweek.A:OK,thanks.B:Well,Tina,Iheardyouwenttotheparktodovolunteerworkthismorning.______A:Withmyclassmates.Wecleanuptheparkeveryweek.B:IwonderifIcanjoinyounextweek.A:______Everyoneissupposeddohisparttoprotecttheenvironment.26.A．Whatdidyousee?B．Whotellsyouaboutit?C．What’sitabout?D．Whendidyoustart?27.A．Wheredoyougetit?B．Howdoyoulikeit?C．Whatdoyoudowithit?D．Whydoyoudislikeit?28.A．HowlongcanIkeepit?B．Howlonghaveyoukeptit?C．Howoftendoyoureadit?D．Howmuchisthemagazine?29.A．Howdidyougetthere?B．Howwastheweather?C．Whatdidyoudothere?D．Whodidyougotherewith?30.A．Isee.B．Noproblem.C．Nevermind.D．Me,too.三、完形填空阅读短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。Jakewassittingaloneintheclassroomduringthebreak,thinkingaboutthe“C”hehadreceivedinhisspellingtest.Hejustfeltunluckytobebadatspellings.Infact,hewasanexcellentstudent,andhewas________atothersubjects,sohecouldn’tstandseeingthebig“C”.Afterthebreak,thespellingteacherMs.KimcameinandsaidtherewouldbeaSpellingContest(比赛).Somestudentswereexcited________theyweregoodatspellings,butotherslooked________.SodidJake.Hecertainlywasnottakingpartinit.Hewasstillworryingabouthistest.Jakewantedtodowellinspellingteststoo,buthecouldn’tpaymuchattentiontospellings.Hesattherethinkingabout________todo.Finally,hegotagoodidea.Itseemedthebestthingtodowastoachievesomethinginspellings.Heknewit________couragetotakepartinsomethinghewasnotgoodat,butitwasanopportunity(机会).Thenextday,whenhetoldMs.Kimabouthis________,shewassurprised.“Iamproudofyou,Jake.Youseta(an)________forthosewhoarebadatsomesubjects,butneverworkforthem.”Fromthenon,Jakestartedworkinghard.Heburied(埋葬)himself________thespellingbooks,feelingsleepynowandthen.Hefeltsurehewouldsleepwiththeboringspellings.Buthewentonworking.Soonthedayforthefirstroundofthe________came.Itwashisturn.Hewalkedontothestage.WhenMs.Kimfoundhewas________,shenoddedtoencouragehim.Sheaskedhimtheword.Whatgoodluck!Heknewtheword!Hewantedto________rightthere.Heknewtheword!“C-R-E-A-T-I-V-I-T-Y,”heanswered.Without________,Jakeenteredthenextround.InthefinalJakefelthisheart________fast.Butwhenheheardhisword,hewasnomorenervous.“T-R-A-N-S-P-O-R-T,”heanswered________!Hetrulymadeit!Opportunitiescomeandgo.Thesecretofsuccessistobe________whenanopportunitycomes.Whenitcomes,we’dbettertakeitandgoon,andnevergiveup.31.A．badB．easyC．goodD．clever32.A．soB．andC．butD．because33.A．boredB．worriedC．relaxedD．excited34.A．howB．whenC．whatD．which35.A．tookB．gotC．criedD．rang36.A．wishB．hopeC．chanceD．decision37.A．tieB．lawC．gradeD．example38.A．inB．onC．toD．about39.A．goalB．fairC．contestD．handbag40.A．proudB．braveC．nervousD．helpful41.A．sitB．walkC．hideD．dance42.A．needB．doubtC．reasonD．chance43.A．singingB．beatingC．hittingD．lifting44.A．loudlyB．hardlyC．quietlyD．politely45.A．readyB．happyC．patientD．serious四、短文填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Goodmorning,everyone!MynameisKaspar.I’machild-sizedrobot.Ihaveblackhairandalwayswear46baseballcap.Iamabletomovemyarms.Icanalsoopenandclosemymouthandeyes.Icanevenshowseveralbasicemotions,suchashappiness,sadnessandsurprise.Ismile47Iamfeelinghappy.I48(create)byscientistsin2005.Myjobistohelpchildrenwithautismunderstandemotionsandlanguageandknowhow49(get)onwithpeople.Iamnowworkinginakindergartenforautisticchildren.Iplaywiththechildrenonceaweek.Ioftenspeak50(slow)tothemsothattheycanbetterunderstandwhatIamsaying.Ilikebeingtouchedbythesechildren.However,ifachild51(hit)me,Iwillhidemyfaceinmyhandsandcryout,“Ouch!Thishurts.”Thechildwillthenknowitiswrongtohitothers.YoumightaskifI52(help)thec