2025~2026学年江苏省淮安外国语学校九年级上学期期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省淮安外国语学校九年级上学期期中英语试卷一、单项选择1.Aftertwoweeksofhardwork,ourbackyardwas________aprofessionalfarm,neatandfulloflife.

A．asgoodasB．aswellasC．betterthanD．worsethan2.________anactor,JacksonYee________awardsforhisdramaseries.

A．Like;isknownforwinningB．Like;isknownaswinningC．As;isknownaswinningD．As;isknownforwinning3.—WouldyoupleasegivethismagazinetoSandy?—Ofcourse.I’llgiveittoher________shecomesback.

A．beforeB．tillC．assoonasD．until4.Asalanguagelearner,you’dbetterdevelopagreatunderstandingofforeigncultures.Forinstance,aladyintheUKdoesn’tliketobeasked________.

A．what’shernameB．howmuchsheweighsC．whethershehadbeenmarriedD．whereshecamefrom5.Withoutexception,________isrequiredtoshowtheirJiangsuHealthCodebeforeenteringeitherthehospitalortheshoppingmall.

A．everythingB．nothingC．everybodyD．nobody6.Thereisnodoubtthatthismeaningfulexperiencewouldhelp________theircharacterandteachthemthevalueofhardwork.

A．shapeB．shareC．sharpD．shame7.—WhatdoyouthinkofthemovieCreationoftheDeadtoRights(《南京照相馆》)?—Itmademefeelsadandangryaboutthewar,butalsohopefulbecauseofthekindpeopleinthemovie.We________praiseittoomuch.

A．canB．shouldC．can’tD．shouldn’t8.Theyouthworkerhasdevotedallhertimeshehad________thoseteenagestudentswhosufferstress.

A．helpB．tohelpingC．helpingD．helped9.—Doyoulikethesepresentsforyourbirthday,Millie?—Well,________thissweater________thatonefitsme.Theyaretoobig.

A．both;andB．either;orC．neither;norD．notonly;butalso10.—Thelifeincitiesseemsbetterthanthatinthecountry.—Maybe.Butkeepinmindthat________.

A．wherethereisawill,thereisawayB．outofsight,outofmindC．everydoghasitsdayD．thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside二、完形填空DrJosephDituri,widelyrecognizedas“DrDeepSea”,hasjustfinishedagreat________.Overthecourseof100days,themarinescientistlivedunderwater,establishinganewworld________thatshatteredthepreviousrecordof73days.OnMarch1,2023,DrDituri________thisgroundbreakingproject.Hiscoregoalwastoendure100daysinaspecializedunderseahabitat,about6.7meters________theoceansurface—adepthcarefullychosenforscientificobservation.Thedeeperonedivesbeneaththeocean’ssurface,themoreintensethewaterpressurebecomes.DrDituriaimedtoexplorehowprolongedexposure(暴露)tosuchpressurewould________hisphysicalcondition.Inhisundersealivingspace,thepressurewasaround66%higherthanatsealevel.Hehypothesized(假设)thatelevatedpressuremightcontributeto________aging(变老),offeringpotentialinsightsforlongevity(寿命)research.Throughouthisunderwaterstay,DrDituriremainedremarkably________.Hemaintainedarigorousdailyroutine:morningworkoutskeephisphysicalfitness,onlinetalksforstudentsworldwide,andinteractivesessionswithover5,500learnersfrom15countries.Additionally,hereceivedvisitsfromafew________whodovedowntoengagewithhim.Aprofessionalmedicalteamalso________himregularlytomonitor(监测)hishealthindicators.Whenaskedabouthisgreatesthope,DrDiturimentionedthe________mostsincerely.OnJune9,________DrDituriemergedfromthewater,hewasgreetedbythelong-missedsun.Crowdsgatheredtowelcomehimand________hisremarkableachievement.“Thisexperiencehas________medeeply,”DrDiturisaidwithasmile.________,theprojectbroughtaboutseveralnotablechangesinhim:hegrew1.3cmshortertemporarily,hissleepqualityimprovedsignificantly,andhisoverallhealthshowedremarkableenhancements.DrDituriemphasizedthatthemostrewardingpartoftheprojectwas________withyoungpeople.“Perhapsoneday,oneoftheseyoungmindswillsurpasstherecordI’veset,”heremarkedoptimistically.11.A．experimentB．invitationC．challengeD．celebration12.A．standardB．recordC．traditionD．habit13.A．startedB．rememberedC．abandonedD．postponed(推迟)14.A．acrossB．aboveC．belowD．beyond15.A．affectB．improveC．protectD．reflect16.A．rapidB．healthyC．prematureD．natural17.A．lonelyB．relaxedC．busyD．anxious18.A．experts(专家)B．visitorsC．volunteersD．reporters19.A．examined(检查)B．interviewedC．educatedD．reminded20.A．freedomB．silenceC．sunshineD．friendship21.A．unlessB．whenC．thoughD．since22.A．acknowledgeB．doubtC．celebrateD．evaluate23.A．changedB．disturbedC．protectedD．confused24.A．SurprisinglyB．UnfortunatelyC．HopefullyD．Gradually25.A．competingB．communicatingC．arguingD．operating三、阅读理解Haveyoueverwonderedwhywesay“shangcesuo”(上厕所)insteadof“xiacesuo,”and“yijianxiangzuo”(意见相左)insteadof“yijianxiangyou”?ManyChinesewordsusedirectionwords,andthere’salotofhistoryandculturebehindthem.

updownWeuseshangcesuotomean“gotothebathroom”andxiachufangtomean“gotothekitchen”.Why?Inancienttimes,houseswerelaidout(布局)inacertainway.Thegateofthehousewouldfacesouth,withthebathroominthenortheasternpartofthehouseandthekitcheninthesoutheasternpart.InChinese,wetalkaboutthenorthasshangandthesouthasxia.Sopeoplewouldsaythey’regoinguptothebathroomanddowntothekitchen.

AncientChinesenotonlyusedshangandxiatoreferto(指代)directionsbutalsosocialpositions.Forexample,peopleusedhuangshangtorefertotheemperoranddianxiatorefertoprinceswhohadalowerpositionthantheemperor.leftrightMostpeopletodayareright-handed.Theyfeeluncomfortableiftheytrytousetheirlefthandtowriteorusechopsticks.Thiswastrueinoldtimesaswell.SoinancientChina,“left”wasrelatedto(与……有关联)beingdifferent,suchasinyijianxiangzuo.Ifpeopledon’tacceptcommonbeliefs(信念),westillsaytheyarefollowing△.

“Left”and“right”alsohavesomethingtodowithpeople’ssocialposition.ForalongtimeinancientChina,“right”stoodforhigherpositionthan“left”.Forexample,thecharacter“佑”,developedfrom“右”,meansapersoninahigherpositionwouldprotectsomeoneinalowerposition.26.Whatisthewriter’spurposetouseshangcesuoandyijianxiangzuointhefirstparagraph?

A．TotellastoryB．Tointroducethetopic.C．Togiveanexample.D．Totellthedifferencebetweenshangandxia.27.Whichofthefollowingcanbebestputin________?

A．PangmenzuodaoB．shangguanxiatiaoC．qishangmanxiaD．zuosiyouxiang28.WhichpictureshowsthelayoutofhousesinancientChinaaccordingtothepassage?

A．B．C．D．29.Accordingtothepassage,whywas“left”associatedwithbeing“different”inancientChina?

A．Becausemostpeoplewereright-handed.B．Becauseancientpeoplelikedusingtheirlefthands.C．Because“left”meanssouth.D．Because“left”meansnorth.Laterinthesummer,Tomdecidedtogodiggingforburied(埋藏)treasure.HefoundHuckandtoldhimallabouttheplacesthatrobbershidtheirtreasureandatreasuremap.Oneday,theydecidedtheywouldstartdiggingunderadeadtreenearthehauntedhouse.Theytalkedaboutwhattheywoulddowiththeirtreasure.Hucksaidhewouldspendhistreasuresohisfathercouldn’tgetanyofit.Theydugforawhile,andthengaveupandtriedanotherplace.Therewasnotreasurethere,either.Tomrealizedtheyshouldreturnatmidnighttodigagain.Asaresult,theboysfailedtofindtreasurethatnight.Finallytheybothagreedthatthenextdaytheywoulddiginthehauntedhouse,andHuckbelievedtheyweretakingchancestogettreasureiftheydid.Theymetagainwiththeirtoolsandwenttothehauntedhouse.Theyexploredthedownstairs.Astheyweregettingreadytoleave,theyheardtwomencomingtothedoorofthehouse.Scared,theboyshidthemselvesupstairstoseewhotheywere.Theyrecognizedoneman.ItwasInjunJoe!Theunknownmanwassayingsomethingdangerous.TomandHuckwerescaredtodeath,sotheystayedquiet.Themenweretalkingaboutsome“work”thattheunknownmanbelievedtobetoodangerous.TomandHuckcouldn’tbelievetheywerewatchingrealrobbersburytreasure!Itincludedthousandsofdollarsingoldandtreasure.ThemenwantedtoburyalltheirtreasureagainwhenInjunJoestartedwonderingwhythereweresometoolsinthehouse.Surelysomeonewasthere,hedecidedtohidethemoneysomewhereelse.Hethenstartedlookingaroundthehousefortheownersofthetools.Hewasalmostupthestairswhenthebadwoodbrokeandhefelldown.Thentheboyswalkedhomequickly.30.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2refersto________.

A．thetreasureB．atreasuremapC．adeadtreeD．thehauntedhouse31.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Therobbersdugunderadeadtree.B．Therobberswantedtofindtheownersofthetools.C．Thetwoboysdidn’tgetthetreasuresuccessfully.D．Thetwoboysescapedfromthehauntedhouse.32.FromParagraph3,wecaninferthat________.

A．theboyssawtwomenleavingthedoorofthehouseB．theboyshidthemselvesupstairstogetthetreasureC．thetworobbersplannedtodosomethingdangerousD．thetworobbersstayedquietbecausetheywerescared33.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesthetwoboys’feelinginthelastparagraph?

A．Sad.B．Afraid.C．Curious.D．Bored.BeautytookWhiteFangbacktohishut(小屋).Everyday,hegavethedogabeating.ThesebeatingsweretheworstthatWhiteFanghadeverhad.Beautyenjoyedhurtingthedog.Helikedgivingananimalpain.Hewasaveryugly,badman.WhiteFangtriedtorunawayandreturntoGrayBeaver.Onenight,hewasabletobitethroughtheropethatheldhim.HerantoGrayBeaver’stent.HehopedGrayBeaverwouldsavehimfromBeauty,butGrayBeavertookhimbacktohisnewowner.BeautybeatWhiteFangmoreseverely(严重地)thananyonehadevenbeatenhimbefore.WhiteFangwashalfblindandcouldhardlywalkafterhewasbeaten.GrayBeaverhadbeenanicegodtoWhiteFang.Beautywasamadgod.Almostbeatentodeathdailybythisbadman,WhiteFangbecamemoreandmoredangeroustootherdogs.Hewasevendangeroustoothermenandhadtobetiedupallthetime.BeautyusedWhiteFangasafightingdog.Hebecamefamousas“TheFightingWolf”,andmencamefromnearandfartowatchhimfightotherdogs.Beautycharged(收……费)mentoseehimbutgavehimnorest.Afteratime,theothermenstoppedlettingWhiteFangfighttheirdogs.Theyknewtheirdogswouldlose.BeautyhadtogetwolvesforWhiteFangtofight.Oneday,WhiteFanghadtofightalynx(猞猁),whichnearlykilledhim.Ittookhimalongtimetoheal(康复)andhedidnotfightagainuntilamanbroughtabulldogtothetown.—TakenfromWhiteFang34.Whichisthecorrecttimeorderofthethingsbelow?a.WhiteFangbecame“TheFightingWolf”.b.BeautytookWhiteFangtohishutbuttreatedhimbadly.c.WhiteFangrantoGrayBeaverforhelpbutwastakenback.d.WhiteFanggotseverelyhurtbyalynx.

A．c—a—b—dB．c—b—a—dC．b—c—a—dD．b—a—d—c35.HowmightWhiteFangfeelwhenGrayBeavertookhimbacktoBeauty?

A．Excited.B．Bored.C．Joyful.D．Hopeless.36.WhydidWhiteFangbecomemoredangerous?

A．Becausehehadgrownupintoastrongwolf.B．BecauseBeautytrainedhimtobedangerous.C．Becausehewantedtosatisfyhisnewowner.D．Becausehefeltnoloveandstartedhatingothers.37.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweknowaboutBeauty?

A．Helikedraisingdogsandtakingcareofthem.B．Hewasverygoodattrainingdogshowtofight.C．Hewasamanwhowasjusttheoppositeofhisname.D．HeinvitedpeopletowatchWhiteFangfightjustforfun.Oct16isWorldFoodDay.Foodsecurity(安全)isabigproblemforcountriesaroundtheworld.Tosavemorefood,governmentsandcompanies(公司)havetakendifferentactions,showingtheirwisdom(智慧)inprotectingtheplanet.UsingfoodinthefridgeManyfamiliesareconfused(困惑的)abouttheingredients(食材)intheirfridges,andbeforetheyfindouthowtocookthem,theingredientshavegonebad.Todealwithsuchfoodwaste,acompanyfromRomaniadevelopedanappcalledOH,Apotato!.Bytakingpictures,orsimplyscanning(扫描)thethingsinyourfridge,thisappcansuggestrecipes(菜谱)withthefoodyou’vegot.Thishelpspeoplemakebetteruseoffoodingredientsandavoidswaste.ChangingdatelabelsInNorway,thegovernmentandcompaniesaresavingfoodbychangingdatelabels(标签)onfoodpackaging(包装).Manycustomersthrowawayfoodonceitpassesthedate,butsomefoodisstillsafetoeatnear,on,orevenafterthesedates,accordingtoFoodHero.Tomakethelabelsmoreaccurate(准确的),Norwegiancompaniesareusingtheterm“bestbefore,oftengoodafter”or“notbadafter”insteadof“useby”onfoodlabels.BanningunsoldfoodwasteIn2016,Francebecamethefirstcountryintheworldtoban(禁止)supermarketsfromthrowingawayunsoldfood.Theyarenowrequiredtodonate(捐赠)ittocharities(慈善机构)orfoodbanks.Iftheydon’t,themanagerswouldfaceaheavyfineorevenjail(监禁),accordingtoFoodHero.Foodbanksandcharitiesarealsoaskedtocollectandstorethefoodincleanconditionsandgiveitoutwithrespect.38.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．ThehistoryofWorldFoodDay.B．Theunsoldfoodishealthy.C．Areviewofthelatestfood-scanningmobileapplications.D．Theproblemoffoodsecurityandglobalsolutionstoreducefoodwaste.39.Accordingtothepassage,whatistheprimaryfunctionofthe“OH,Apotato!”app?

A．Toorderingredientsonmobilephoneforcooking.B．Tosuggestrecipesbasedontheingredientsusershave.C．Tocheckdatelabelsonfoodpackaging.D．Toconnectuserswithlocalfoodbanks.40.Thephrase“bestbefore,oftengoodafter”isusedtoindicatethatthefood________.

A．isatitsbestqualitybeforethedatebutmaystillbesafetoeatlaterB．mustbethrownawayimmediatelyonthedateprintedC．becomespoisonousimmediatelyafterthedateD．ischeapesttobuybeforethatdate41.WhatistheroleoffoodbanksandcharitiesintheFrenchlaw?

A．Theyareresponsibleforpunishingthesupermarkets.B．Theymustcollect,store,anddistributethedonatedfoodproperly.C．Theyproducenewfoodforthesupermarkets.D．Theydecidewhichfoodsaresafetoeat.42.Theauthorlikelybelievesthatsolvingtheproblemoffoodwasterequires________.

A．asingle,universalmethodthatcanbeappliedtoallcountriesB．primarilytechnologicalinnovationsdevelopedbylargecompaniesC．acombinationofcreativityandresponsibilityfromdifferentpartsofsocietyD．waitingforconsumerstonaturallychangetheirhabitsovertime请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Mentalhealthplaysakeyroleinteenagers’growthanddevelopment.However,anincreasingnumberofstudentsarefacingproblemslikestudyanxiety,sleepshortage,andInternetaddiction.43.Takingactiontoprotectmentalhealthhasbecomeatopconcernforschoolsandfamilies.First,reducingacademicpressureisessential.Toomanyexamsandheavyhomeworkoftenmakestudentsfeelstressed.44.Forexample,setting“no-homeworkdays”andstoppinggraderankingcangivestudentsmorespacetorelax.Schoolsarealsotakingstepstomakeexamseasierandlesscommon,aimingtoreducestress.Second,45.Doingsportsforatleast2hoursadaycanhelpreleasepressure,whilegettingenoughsleepkeepsthemindclear.Schoolsarenowarranginglongerbreaktimesand“sweaty”PEclassestoencourageexercise.Familysupportisanotherimportantfactor.46.Talkingwithparentsregularlyandsharingfeelingscanhelpstudentsfeelunderstood.Manyschoolsalsoholdparentclassestoteachfamilieshowtobuildgoodrelationshipswithkids.Lastly,schoolsarebuildingasupportnetwork.Teachersarelearningtonoticeearlysignsofmentaltroubleinstudents.47.Therearealso“AImentalassistants”andhotlinestoprovidequickhelpwhenneeded.Caringforone’smentalhealthtakestimeandpatience—withtherightbacking,allstudentscangrowupsoundly.

A．goodsleepandexercisearecloselylinkedtomentalhealthB．TheseproblemscanstopstudentsfromdevelopingwellC．Parentsshouldnevercareabouttheirkids’testscoresD．SchoolsareusingdifferentwaystosolvethisproblemE．It’simpossibleforstudentstoavoidallkindsofstressF．TheyworkwithpsychologiststogivetimelyhelptothoseinneedG．Familiesshouldcreateawarmenvironmentforchildrentoexpressthemselves四、选词填空根据意思，从方框中选用恰当的单词或短语填空。

smoking;becauseof;havestronglocalcolour;nottowake;iscompleted;simply48.Theyhadtostayathome________theheavysnow.49.Wecan’t________judgeabookbyitscoveroritstitle.50.Iwalkedquietlyinorder________upthechildren.51.Whenwillwegotothecinema?Notuntilthework________(tomorrow).52.Manypeopleareagainst________inpublic.53.Westernsaremyfavorite.They________.五、单词拼写54.Learningtodealwithproblemsonyourownisworth________(try).55.Sometimesmakinggood________(decide)isnoteasybecausesomuchinformationontheInternetmakesusfeelitishardtotellrightfromwrong.56.DoyouknowanythingabouttheChinese________(tradition)festival,theSpringFestival?57.Youcan’tfindtheinformation________(hide)inthesentenceunlessyoureaditcarefully58.LastnightwhenIwalkedpastthehall,ateenagerwassittingthere,________(look)worried.六、任务型阅读Xpeng’sFemaleRobotSparksHeatedDebateXpengMotorsreleasedafemalehumanoidrobotcalledIRONduringitsNovember2025technologyday,andtherobotquicklytriggeredafierydiscussiononline.Withitshighlyhuman-likeappearanceandsmooth“catwalkgait”,therobotsurprisedmanypeople.IRONhas82degreesoffreedom,equippedwithadvancedAIchipsandall-solid-statebatteries.Itcanperformcomplexmovementsanddelicateoperations,suchaswalkinggracefullyandpickingupsmallobjects.However,itsultra-realisticgaitmadesomenetizensdoubtifarealpersonwashidinginside.Theypointedoutthattherobot’slegmovementsweretoonaturaltobemechanical.Toanswerthedoubts,HeXiaopeng,Xpeng’schairman,respondedpubliclywithin24hours.HepostedavideoshowingIRON’sinternalmechanicalstructure,includingbionicmusclesandflexiblejoints.Thismovehelpedcalmthecontroversy.Manypeoplethenpraisedthetechnologicalbreakthrough,whileothersdiscussedthe“uncannyvalleyeffect”—thediscomfortpeoplefeelwhenrobotsaretoosimilartohumans.XpengplanstoputIRONintomassproductionbytheendof2026.Itwillfirstbeusedinservicescenarioslikeguidanceandshoppingassistance.Therobot’sreleaseshowsXpeng’sstepintotheroboticsfield,bringingnewideastotheindustry.Thiseventnotonlydisplaystechnologicalprogressbutalsomakespeoplethinkaboutthefutureofhuman-robotinteraction.Astechnologydevelops,suchdebatesmaybecomemorecommon.根据短文内容回答问题，每题答案不超过8个词。59.WhatdidXpengreleaseatits2025technologyday?________________________________________60.WhydidsomenetizensdoubtIRON?________________________________________61.HowmanydegreesoffreedomdoesIRONhave?________________________________________62.WhendoesXpengplantomass-produceIRON?________________________________________63.WhatdoyouthinkofIR