2025~2026学年广东省深圳市南山外国语中学九年级上学期英语期中试卷

2025~2026学年广东省深圳市南山外国语中学九年级上学期英语期中试卷一、完形填空IstillremembertheafternoonwhenImadethebiggestmistakeofmyschoollife.Ourdebateteamhadmadeittothefinal.Thehallwas________withstudentsandteachers;every________menberwaslookingatus.Iwasthespeakerwhoshouldgivethelastpowerfulspeech.WhenIstoodup,mymindsuddenlywentblank.I________forgotallthelinesIhadpracticedahundredtimes.Thewordscameoutinthewrongorder,andevensomejokesthatusuallybroughtloud________soundedcold.Iturned________aswhispersranthroughthecrowd.Sureenough,welostthematch.Fordays,Istayedinmyroom,feelingembarrassedandashamed.Ieven________theinvitationtoattendthegraduationparty.Oneevening,Mr.Chen,ourcoach,cameandsatbesideme.“Successand________oftentraveledtogether,”hesaid.“Whatreally________isthatyounevergiveup.”Hiswordshitmegreatly.Ibegantoworkharder,focusingononegoal:toprovethatIcan________onesinglemistake.Oneyearlater,ourteamenteredthefinalagain.Thistime,however,Ispokeclearlyandconfidently.NotuntilloudapplauserangoutinthehalldidIfinally________thatmyregrethadbecomethefuelformypersonalgrowth.1.A．filledB．madeC．coveredD．fitted2.A．passengerB．strangerC．customerD．audience3.A．hardlyB．probablyC．completelyD．recently4.A．adviceB．advantageC．applauseD．achievement5.A．blackB．paleC．whiteD．golden6.A．returnedB．refreshedC．refusedD．reduced7.A．fortuneB．luckC．truthD．failure8.A．mattersB．valuesC．wishesD．treasures9.A．borrowfromB．learnfromC．sufferfromD．hearfrom10.A．rememberB．repeatC．realizeD．reply二、阅读理解WhenMaeJemisonwaseight,shestoodinthecourtyardofherhome,lookingatthenightsky.Thestarsshoneliketinycandles.“I’mgoingtodanceamongthem,”shesaidsoftly.Atschool,Maelovedbothscienceandart.Oneday,whenherteachershowedtheclasspicturesofplanets,Maenoticedtheywereallgray.“Spaceisn’tjustgray,”sheargued.Shetookoutherpaintboxandsplashed(溅泼)reds,purples,andgoldsacrossherpaper.Herclassmateslaughed,butherteacherhungthepaintingonthewall.“Colorcanchangehowweseetheuniverse,”shesaid.Yearslater,Maestudiedchemicalengineeringandlearnedhowtobuildrockets.Still,everynight,shepaintedbrightgascloudsonlargecanvases(画布).Oneevening,aNASArecruiter(招聘人员)sawherpaintingsinasmallgallery.Hewassurprisedthatascientistcouldseespaceincolorandinvitedhertoapplyforastronauttraining.In1992,MaeJemisonbecamethefirstAfrican-AmericanwomantotravelaroundtheEarth.Fromtheshuttle(航天飞机)window,shesawtheMilkyWayacrossthedarkness—exactlythecolorsshehadpaintedasachild.BackonEarth,reportersasked,“Wereyouscared?”Maesmiled.“Iwastoobusypaintingthestarswithmyeyes.”11.WhatfirstmadeMaedreamofdancingamongthestars?

A．WatchingarocketlaunchonTV.B．Seeinggraypicturesofplanets.C．Lookingattheshiningnightsky.D．Readingbooksaboutastronauts.12.WhydidMaepainttheplanetsinbrightcolors?

A．Shewantedtosellherpaintings.B．Shebelievedspacewascolorful.C．Sheforgotwhattheplanetslookedlike.D．Shewasaskedtouseonlyredandgold.13.HowdidMae’spaintinghelpherbecomeanastronaut?

A．HerpaintingcaughttheattentionofaNASArecruiter.B．HerpaintingwasusedasamapfortheNASAshuttle.C．HerteacherencouragedhertosendthepaintingtoNASA.D．HerpaintinghelpedherenteraspecialNASAprogram.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A．Shewasdoingapaintingofthestarsintheshuttle.B．Shewastoofocusedonherworktofeelscared.C．Shewasthinkingabouthowtopaintthestarslater.D．Shewasfullyenjoyingthebeautifulviewofspace.15.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．TheFirstAfrican-AmericanWomanAstronautB．ANASARecruiter’sStoryC．TheGirlWhoPaintedtheStarsD．HowtoBecomeanEngineerandArtistWalkingalongShenzhenBayatdusk,youmayseeasilver,fish-shapedmachinemovingabovethewaves.NicknamedtheSea-Broom,thisrobotcleanerisShenzhen’snewesttoolagainstfloatingplastic.Builtbyalocaltechteam,eachunitcollectsrubbishandsendsinformationonwaterqualitytoaphoneapp.Shapedlikeaone-metretuna(金枪鱼),the“fish”isdrivenbyaquietsolartail.OneSea-Broomcancollect15kgoflitterinfivehours,abouttheweightofaschoolbag.Duringathree-weekproject,tenmachinesremoved35tonnesofrubbish.Inadditiontocleaninguptrash,therobotrecordstemperatureeveryminute.Whydoesitlooklikeatuna?Engineerscopiedthestreamlined(流线型)bodytocutwaterresistance(阻力)by30%,savingbatterypowerandincreasingspeedto1.4m/s.Thestableshapealsoallowsittoworkbetterinwindyweather.What’smore,aspecialpaintisusedtostopweedsfromgrowing,whichcankeeptheoutsidecleanandreducework.LiMei,ahigh-schoolstudent,ledateamanddesignedthephoneapp.“Iwanttheseaweseeeverydaytostayblue,”saidthe15-year-oldgirl.Whenthebasketis90%full,therobotreturnstoshoreautomatically(自动地).Thecitywillput100moreSea-Broomsintouseby2026andinvitestudentsfromHongKongtojointhedesignteam.Officials(官员)believethatkeepingacleanbaywillbenefitgenerationstocome.16.WhatisthemainfunctionoftheSea-Broom?

A．TostudythefishinShenzhenBay.B．Tocleanuprubbishandcollectdata.C．Totestthenewwaterqualityapps.D．Toprovidesolarpowerforthecity.17.HowmuchlittercanoneSea-BroomcollectinONEhour?

A．3kg.B．5kg.C．15kg.D．35tonnes.18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stable”mean?

A．Firm.B．Quick.C．Soft.D．Heavy.19.Whydoengineerscopythetuna-shapedbody?

A．BecauseithelpstherobotattractmorerealfishintheBay.B．Becauseitmakestherobotlookmorebeautifulandnatural.C．Becauseitallowstherobottocarrymorerubbishatatime.D．Becauseithelpstherobotmovefasterandsaveenergy.20.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．TheSea-Broomneedstobecleanedbypeopleveryoften.B．LiMeidesignedtheSea-Broomphoneappallbyherself.C．Theprojectwilladdmorerobotsandstudentdesigners.D．Officialsbelievetheprojectwillbringshort-termbenefits.Formanystudents,busyweeknightsoftenresultinlatebedtimesandnotenoughsleep.Manytryto“catchup”onsleepduringtheweekend,butdoesthiswayreallywork?Scientistshavebeenlookingintothiscommonhabit.Arecentstudyfollowedtwogroupsofadultsoverseveralweeks.Onegrouphadlimited(有限的)sleeponweekdaysbutcouldsleepfreelyonweekends.Theothergroupgotenoughsleepeverynight.Theresultsshowedthatwhilesleepingmoreonweekendshelpedalittle,thegroupwitharegularsleepschedulestillperformedbetteronattentionandmemorytests.Moreimportantly,the“catch-up”groupshowedworseabilitytodigest(消化)food,whichcouldharmhealthovertime.Theproblemliesinourcircadianrhythm(昼夜节律),whichneedsregularity.Whenwecompletelychangeoursleepscheduleonweekends,it’slikegivingourbodyclockjetlag(飞行时差).Bydoingso,peoplewillfindithardertofallasleeponSundaynightandoftengetmoretiredonMondaymorning,alsoknownasthe“Mondayblues.”So,whatshouldwedo?Sleepexpertssaythatit’sokaytosleepabitlongeronweekends,butavoidextremechanges.Trynottovaryyourwake-uptimebymorethantwohoursfromyourweekdayschedule.Ashortnapduringthedaycanalsohelprefreshyourmindwithoutaffectingnighttimesleep.Inconclusion,weekendsleepcanprovidesomeshort-termrelief(轻松),butitisnotatruesolutionforongoingsleeploss.Thehealthiesthabitistokeeparegularandenoughsleepschedulethroughouttheweek.21.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?

A．Bytellingastory.B．Byprovidingananswer.C．Byraisingaquestion.D．Bylistingacause.22.Whatwasthemainfindingaboutthe“catch-up”sleepgroup?

A．Theydidmuchbetteronmemorytests.B．Theywerehealthierthantheothergroup.C．TheyfounditeasytowakeuponMonday.D．Theycouldnotdigestfoodaswell.23.Whatcanwelearnabout“MondayBlues”?

A．ItmakespeoplefeelmoreenergeticandactiveonMonday.B．Itisconnectedtoourbodyclockwithajet-lagfeeling.C．ItcomesfromthetroubleoffallingasleeponFridaynight.D．ItismainlycausedbyhavingdifficulttestsonMonday.24.Whatdoesthesleepexpertrecommendwedoinparagraph4?

A．Keeptheweekendwake-uptimewithin2hoursofweekdays.B．Sleepaslongaspossibleonweekendstomakeupforlostsleep.C．Changethesleepschedulecompletelyonweekendstorestbetter.D．Avoidnappingduringthedaytoensuregoodnighttimesleep.25.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

A．[Question]→[Evidence]→[Explanation]→[Story]→[Conclusion]B．[Problem]→[Cause]→[Effect]→[Solution]→[Prediction]C．[Opinion]→[Example1]→[Example2]→[Example3]→[Summary]D．[Question]→[Evidence]→[Explanation]→[Advice]→[Conclusion]Inrecentyears,agrowingnumberoffamilieshavestartedparticipatinginvolunteeractivitiesduringtheirweekends.Insteadofgoingshoppingorwatchingmovies,theychoosetocleanupparks,visitnursinghomes,orhelpatcommunitycenters.26Thereareseveralimportantreasonswhyfamilyvolunteeringissovaluable.27Intoday’sfast-pacedworld,familymembersoftenspendmostoftheirtimeonseparateactivities——parentsarebusywithworkwhilechildrenfocusonschoolworkandmobilephones.Volunteeringtogethercreatesopportunitiesformorecommunication.28Whenfamilymembersworksidebysidetoachieveacommongoal,theybuildabetterunderstandingofeachother.29Throughvariousvolunteeractivities,childrennotonlylearnpracticalskillsbutalsodevelopimportantqualities.Forinstance,whenhelpingtoorganizeacommunitybookfair,childrenlearnplanningandcommunicationskills.Familyvolunteeringcreatesapositivecyclethatbenefitsboththefamilyandthecommunity.30Thisspecialexperiencewillgrowintoafamilytraditionthateveryonevalues.

A．Inthisway,familiesgrowcloserandcommunitiesbecomekinder.B．Thebenefitsforchildren'sdevelopmentarealsonoteworthy.C．Themostimportantoneisthatitbringsfamilymembersclosertogether.D．Somepeoplearguethatfamiliesshouldspendweekendsrestingathome.E．Itprovidesasharedpurposethatconnectsallfamilymembers.F．Thisshowsachangefromself-focusedactivitiestocommunityengagement(参与).下面的材料A-F是六条关于应对烦恼的建议，请根据以下五位匿名同学的烦恼，选择最适合他们的建议，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。

31“Ifeellonelyatschool.Ihavemanyonlinefriends,butIfindithardtohavearealconversationwithmyclassmates.”

32“Iknowtheexamiscoming,butIspendtoomuchtimewatchingshortvideos.Ialwaysstartreviewingverylateandfeelregretful.”

33“I’mgoodatEnglishbutnotmaths.IoftenfeelsadwhenIseemyclassmatesgethigherscoresinmaths.IthinkIamnotsmartenough.”

34“MybestfriendandIhadabigargumentoverasmallthing.Ifeelupsetanddon'tknowhowtofixourfriendship.”

35“IfinditdifficulttofocuswhenIdohomework.Ioftencheckmyphoneandgetdistracted(心烦的)bynoisefromtheTVormyfamily.”A.Createa“To-doList”everynight.Writedownthemostimportanttasksforthenextday.

B.Putdownyourphoneandtalktoclassmatesface-to-face.Joinaclub—realfriendshipsgrow

fromsharedinterests.

C.Findaquietspaceandtakeshortbreaks.Acalmenvironmenthelpsyourmindfocusandrecover.

D.Stopcomparingyourselftoothers.Writedownonethingyoudidwelleachday.You’regrowingatyourownpace,andthat’senough.

E.Pauseandbreathebeforeyoureact.Trytoseetheirside,andspeakfromyourheartwith“Ifeel…”.

F.Youdon’thavetofaceitalone.Trustedadults,suchasteachers,canlistenandhelpyoufindawaythrough.三、短文填空阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。LastOctober,theCityYouthFestivalinvitedinternationalstudentstoperformChineseshadowplays.Lukas,36exchangestudentfromGermany,decidedtotakeupthechallenge.Duringthefirstrehearsal(排练),Lukas37(hand)athinsheetandaskedtocutouttheimageofMonkeyKing.Nervousbutexcited,hepressedtoohard—theknifeslippedandthemonkey’sheadfelloff.Forthevery38(one)time,Lukasfeltembarrassed—laughterechoedaroundtheroom,andhisfaceturnedred.Insteadofmakingexcuses,hestayedafterschool,practicingthebasiccutsagainandagain.Onthefinalnight,LukasandhisChineseteammatespresented“MonkeyK