2025~2026学年河北省石家庄市第四十四中学九年级上学期第二阶段英语测试

2025~2026学年河北省石家庄市第四十四中学九年级上学期第二阶段英语测试一、完形填空Iwasnotaconfidentpersonbefore.That’sbecauseIwasfatandothersoften________me.Asaresult,Ibecameveryshy.Iwasscaredtosayhellotostrangersandtalkwiththem.Iwasafraidtoasksimplequestionsandspeakloudly________others.ItseemedthatIfeltafraidofeverythinginmylife.Iusedto________thatIwouldbelikethisallmylife.Butoneday,myfriendPaul’swordschangedmymind.He________metochangemyself.Hesaid,“Ifyoucangiveitatry,youwill________makeachange.Butifyounevertry,yourlifeisonlygoingtogetworse.”Iwasencouragedby________hesaid.Afterall,Ihadnothingtolose.Whynothaveatry?ThefirstthingIdidwastoloseweight.Ihada________dietanddidexerciseeveryday.Aftersixmonths,Ilostninetypounds.ThistaughtmethatIcouldchangemyself.Afewmonthslater,Iheardaboutaspeechcompetitionatmyuniversity.Isignedup(报名)forthecompetitionbravely.Forthefirsttime,Iwasableto________mystoryandspeakloudlyinfrontoflotsofpeople.Afterthecompetition,Imadea________tochangemyself.Itriedmybesttofinishthethingsonthelistonebyone.Whenworkingonthem,Ibecamemoreandmoreconfident.Iamstillmaking________now.AndIwillneverstop.1.A．playedwithB．lookedafterC．laughedatD．dependedon2.A．farfromB．accordingtoC．attheendofD．infrontof3.A．promiseB．believeC．avoidD．ask4.A．createdB．checkedC．introducedD．encouraged5.A．wiselyB．probablyC．widelyD．especially6.A．whatB．whereC．whenD．how7.A．strictB．commonC．wholeD．usual8.A．refuseB．reviewC．shareD．protect9.A．listB．mistakeC．surveyD．wish10.A．teaB．moneyC．dinnerD．progress二、短文填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空Myschoollifeisbusybutinteresting.Everymorning,Igotoschool11bike.Atschool,wehavemanysubjectssuchasChinese,math,Englishandsoon.Now,I12(listen)totheteacherintheclassroom.Yesterday,we13(take)amathtest.IhopeIcangetagoodgrade.WehavetwoP.E.classesaweek.IlikeP.E.best14Icanplaybasketball.Icanplaybasketballverywell.AndIlookuptothosebasketball15(hero),andwanttobecomelikethem.Nextweek,there16(be)abasketballgame.Iwilltakepartinit.Ourschoolalsohasdifferentclubs.Iwant17(join)theEnglishclubtoimprovemyEnglish.Theclubactivities18(hold)everyFriday.Tinaismybestfriend.Sheoften19(help)mewithmymath.Afterclass,weliketalkingabout20(we)dreams.Herdreamistobea21(write)inthefuture.Onweekends,Iusuallydomyhomeworkfirst.ThenIspendsometime22(read)books.Sometimes,Igoto23largestparkinourcitywithmyparents.I’minGradeNinenow.Ineedtowork24(hard)thanbefore.Ienjoymyschoollife.Itisfull25funandchallenges.IbelieveIcanmakemoreprogressinthefuture.三、阅读理解Doyouwanttotrythedragonboatracing?Wehavethecampyou’relookingfor!GWNDragonBoatCampsareforallagesandlevels.Thisyear,ourSpringCampwillbeheldfromApril15to21.Agroupofexperiencedcoacheswillsharetheirbestskillswithyou.Aftertraining,youwilltakepartinthedragonboatraceonthelastdayofcamp!Youcansignupasateam,asmallgrouporanindividual(个人).Ifyouhaveagroupoftenormore,pleaseemailCarolynatcarolyn@gwnevents.comforateamprice.Place:OurcampwillbeheldatWestgateLakesResort&Spa.Itisat9500TurkeyLakeRoad,Orlando,Florida.Cost:$345eachpersonWewillofferyou:★AwelcomepartyontheeveningofApril15.★DragonboattrainingcoursestwiceadayfromApril16to19.★ThreecampT-shirtseachperson.★TwofriendlyracesduringtheweekandafinaldragonboatraceonApril21.Formoreinformation:√Email:info@gwnevents.com√Phone:(855)496-2628Youcantakeyourphonesandcameraswithyoutoenjoymore!26.HowlongwilltheSpringCamplast?

A．For5days.B．For7days.C．For10days.D．For12days.27.WhatwilltheSpringCampoffer?

A．Raincoats.B．Cameras.C．T-shirts.D．Phones.28.Whichpartofanewspapermaythetextcomefrom?

A．Education.B．Arts.C．Technology.D．Sports.Thesedays,ourphonescantellusthedate.Whostillneedsadesktop(桌面)calendar?Well,Ido.Attheendofeveryyear,Ilookforaperfectcalendar.It’llbemydesktopfriendforthenexttwelvemonths.Infact,I’llprobablyseeitmorethanIseemyfamily!Then,onJanuary1,Iplacethenew,thickcalendaronmydeskandopenittothefirstday.It’sexcitingtoseeallthefresh,cleanpages.Dayafterday,Itearoff(撕掉)apagewithasenseofsatisfaction.Evenifthedaybeforeisn’tperfect,eachnewpagefeelslikeafreshstart.Itencouragesmetomakethemostofthedayahead.Papercalendarscanalsobeverypretty.Somehavefamouspaintings.Othershavebeautifulphotosofanimalsortouristplaces.Theymakeyouforgetaboutallthetiringwork.Cananycalendarappdothat?Somecalendarscaneventeachyoucoolthings.TakethepopularPalaceMuseumcalendarforexample.Eachpageintroducesanold,beautifulobjectfromthemuseum’slargecollection.Overtime,youwilllearnalotabouth…Now,wouldyouliketohaveapapercalendaronyourdesk?29.Whatdoesthewriterseeanewpageofthecalendaras?

A．Afreshstart.B．Aluckyday.C．Anewchance.D．Animportantresult.30.Whatistheproperwordinthesentence“Overtime,youwilllearnalotabouth…”?

A．Habit.B．Health.C．History.D．Hotel.31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A．Totellushowtobuycalendars.B．Toencourageustouseapapercalendar.C．Tointroduceussomebeautifulpapercalendars.D．Tohelpustounderstandthemeaningoftruefriends.TheSpringFestivalGalaisthemostexcitingTVshowduringChineseNewYear.Thisyear,adanceprogramcalledJoyontheBranchesbecameoneofthebiggestsurprisesofthenight.Whentheshowbegan,manypeopleimmediatelyfellinlovewiththebeautifulstage(舞台)design.ItlookedlikearealChinesepaintingfromancienttimes.Inthecenterstoodahugepinebranch(松枝)thatwas9.5meterslongand4.5meterstall.PeoplesaiditwasthebiggestoneeverusedintheGala’shistory.Thepinebranchlookedsorealthatitseemedsomeonehadjustcutitfromaforest.Thenthedancersappearedquietly.TheirclothesusedtraditionalChinesecolorsandtheirmovementsweresmoothandnatural.Insteadofdoingdifficultjumpsordeepbends(弯曲),theymovedsidewaysacrossthestagelikebirdsflyinglow.Throughtheirbodylanguage,theyshowedthehappyexpressionsandfunnyactionsofmagpies(喜鹊),makingpeoplefeeltheywerewatchingrealbirdsinsteadofdancers.Actually,thisdancewascreatedaccordingtoafamousoldChinesepainting.Theteamwantedtosharethebeautyoftraditionalartwithmodemdance.Tomakethishappen,theyusedspecialstageeffectsandskills.Whenthe“magpies”flewacrossthestage,theyseemedtojumpinandoutofthepainting.ThewholeperformancebecameamovingartworkthatshowedthespecialbeautyofChineseculture.Thisprogramnotonlyshowedwonderfuldancingbutalsohelpedpeopleunderstandhowmoderntechnologycanbringoldpaintingstolife.Manypeoplesaiditfeltliketravellingthroughtimetoexperienceancientartinafreshway.32.Whatwasspecialaboutthepinebranchaccordingtothetext?

A．Itcouldmovelikerealbranches.B．Itwasmadefromrealforestwood.C．ItwasthelargestoneintheGala’shistory.D．ItlookedlikeanoldChinesepainting.33.Howdidthedancersshowmagpies’movements?

A．Bymovingsidewayslikebirds.B．Bywearingbird-shapedclothes.C．Bydoingsomedifficultjumps.D．Byusingmanymoderntechnologies.34.Whatisthewritertryingtodointhetext?

A．IntroduceawonderfulTVprogramme.B．ExplainthehistoryofSpringFestivalGala.C．Describeadanceprogram’screativedesign.D．ComparetraditionalandmodernChineseart.35.What’sthestructureofthetext?(①=Paragraph1,②=Paragraph2,…)

A．B．C．D．Itcanbereallyawkward(使人尴尬的)ifsomeoneseesyoutalkingtoyourself.Butdon’tfeelbadaboutit!Talkingtoyourselfactuallyhasalotofbenefits.Youprobablyknowthatthinkingisgoodforthebrain.Ithelpsusdothingslikemakingplansandmanagingourfeelings.Speakingoutloudislikeshowingthisquietinner(内在的)speech.Itcanhelpusdobetterindifferentareaslikeschool,sportsandwork.Whenencouragementcomesfromoneself,itaddstoself-confidence.Anewstudyinvited72tennisplayerstotakepartinsomematches.Researchersputtheplayersintotwogroups:onegroupthatsaidnothingwhileplaying,andtheotherthattalkedtothemselveswhileplaying.Theyfoundthattheself-talkersshowedmoreconfidenceandplayedbetterthanthoseinthemutegroup.Talkingtoyourself,especiallyinthethirdperson,canalsohelpusmanagebadfeelings.“Referringto(指代)yourselfinthethirdpersonleadspeopletothinkaboutthemselvesmoresimilartohowtheythinkaboutothers,”saidJasonMoser,aprofessor(教授)fromtheUS.Thiscanhelpusseethingsfromadifferentpointofview,especiallywhenwe’refeelingsadorangry.Self-talkalsohelpsimprovememory(记忆).Researcherstestedfourdifferentwaystomemorize(记住)things:readingsilently,readingaloud,listeningtosomeoneelsereadandlisteningtoarecordingofoneselfreading.Thosewhoreadoutloudrememberedtheinformationthebest.Theinformationislikelytobecomealong-termmemoryifsaidoutloud.36.Whatisgoodformakingplans?

A．Reading.B．Thinking.C．Spelling.D．Writing.37.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mute”meaninParagraph3?

A．Silent.B．Famous.C．Perfect.D．Popular.38.Whatcanhelpusseethingsfromadifferentpointofview?

A．Talkingtoourselves,especiallyinthefirstperson.B．Talkingtoourselves,especiallyinthesecondperson.C．Talkingtoourselves,especiallyinthethirdperson.D．Talkingtoourselves,especiallywhennobodyisaroundus.39.Howcanpeopleremembertheinformationthebest?

A．Byreadingsilently.B．Byreadingaloud.C．Bylisteningtosomeoneelseread.D．Bylisteningtoarecordingofoneselfreading.40.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．WhentoSpeakOutLoudB．HowtoEncourageYourselfC．HowtoManageYourFeelingsD．WhytoTalktoYourself四、任务型阅读Nowadays,peopleusecomputerstodoalotofthingseveryday,likesearchingforinformationandsendinge-mails.Butnoneofthemwouldgowellwithoutthecomputermouse.Thefirstcomputermouseappearedin1964,inventedbyDouglasEngelbart.Itwasmainlymadeupofawooden“house”,acircuit(电路)boardandtwowheels.Engelbartcalledhisinventionthe“Bug”.Butthelong“tail”onthebackmadeitlooklikeamouse,sothenamebecamewell-knownsoon.Eightyearslater,BillEnglish,anAmericancomputerengineer,developedthemousefurther.Hechangedthewheelsintoarolling(滚动的)ballatthebottomofthemouse.The“BallMouse”waseasiertouseandcouldbefoundinlotsofoffices.Ithaditsproblems,though.Forexample,theballbecamedirtyeasilyfromrollingroundthedesktop.Ithadtobeoftencleanedouttokeeptheballrunningwell.Thedisadvantages(缺点)ledtothenextdevelopmentaround1980.Thentheopticalmouse(光学鼠标)wasinvented.However,theopticalmousewastooexpensivetobewidelyused.Thecomputermousehascomealongwaysinceitsinvention.Ithasbeenimprovedmanytimestomeetthechangingneedsofusers.Butwiththeriseoftouchscreensandvoicecontrol,someexpertsthinkthecomputermousemaydisappearinthefuture.However,somepeoplethinkitwillstillhaveamarket.41.Whenwasthefirstcomputermouseinvented?__________________________________42.HowdidBillEnglishimprovethemouse?__________________________________43.Whatwastheproblemwiththe“BallMouse”?__________________________________44.Whywasn’ttheopticalmousewidelyused?__________________________________45.Doyouthinkthemousewilldisappearinthefuture?Whyorwhynot?__________________________________五、补全对话根据下面的对话情景，在空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。(AtAlan’shome,heoffersJennyadrink)Alan:Wouldyouliketodrinksomething,Jenny?Jenny:Yes.46Alan:Hereyouare.Jenny:Thanks.Howbeautifultheteasetis!47Alan:IboughtitinJi