2025~2026学年河南省信阳市第五初级中学九年级上学期11月期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年河南省信阳市第五初级中学九年级上学期11月期中考试英语试卷一、阅读理解

ASpeechforStudentsTopic:Howcanwehelptoprotecttheenvironment?Time:8:00am—9:30am,December23rdPlace:TheschoolhallOurearthisintrouble!Almosteverydaywecanhearabouttheproblemsoftheenvironment—pollution,acidrain,climatechange,thedestruction(破坏)ofrains,andmoreandmoreanimalsandplantsdisappearing.Mostofusknowthathumanshavecausedlotsoftheseproblems.We’reveryworriedaboutthefutureofourearth.Wemustfindwaystosolvetheseproblems,orhumanlifewillbeintrouble.Eachofusshoulddosomethingtoprotecttheenvironment.Butwhatcanwedo?ComeandlistentoMr.Black’sspeech.Don’tbelate.TheStudents’Union

December22nd1.Thespeechwilllast________.

A．anhourB．oneandahalfhoursC．halfanhourD．twohours2.Studentswilllistentothespeech________.

A．ontheplaygroundB．attheschoolgateC．intheschoolhallD．intheclassroom3.Howmanyproblemsdopeopleoftentalkabout?

A．Threeproblems.B．Fourproblems.C．Fiveproblems.D．Sixproblems.4.Whatwillthespeakertalkaboutinthespeech?

A．Howtohelptheold.B．Howtokeephealthy.C．Howtoimprovehumanlife.D．Howtoprotecttheenvironment.5.Whowillgivethespeechforstudents?

A．MissBlack.B．Thebiologyteacher.C．Theheadteacher.D．Mr.Black.TheVieirafamilymovedtotheUnitedStatesin1981.Atthattime,theydecidedtostopspeakingSpanishathomeandonlycommunicateinEnglish.ThiswasbecausetheywerethenlivinginanEnglish-speakingcountry.NowtheVieirachildrenareadults,andtheysometimestraveltoSpaintovisittheirfamilyandfriends.Buttheycannotcommunicatewiththem.Unfortunatelythisiscommon.Whenpeoplemovetonewcountries,theyoftenleavetheirowncustomsandmotherlanguagesbehind.Thisisamistakebecausetherearemanybenefitstoknowingmorethanonelanguage.Oneadvantageofspeakingmorethanonelanguageisthatyoucancommunicatedirectlywithmorepeoplearoundtheworld.Youdonothavetodependonotherstotalkforyou,soyou’remoreindependent.Peoplewhoknowonlyonelanguagemustaskotherstohelpthemcommunicate.Furthermore,speakingasecondlanguagealsoallowspeopletoexperienceotherculturesandcustomsmoreeffectively.Localexpressions,vocabulary,andevenjokescanhaveapowerfuleffectonaperson’sunderstandingofanotherculture.So,knowingmorethanonelanguageincreasesyourknowledgeofothercultures.Finally,havingmoremulti-languagespeakersimprovesrelationshipsbetweencountries.Ifpeoplefromdifferentcountriescancommunicatewell,theworldcanbecomecloser.Countrieswillthenhavemorerespectforeachotherandbetterunderstandeachother’sproblems.Thebenefitsofknowingmorethanonelanguageareclear.Infact,therearenodisadvantages.Itisverysadthatmanypeopledon’ttrytolearnanotherlanguage.Itisevenworsewhenpeopleletthemselvesforgettheirmotherlanguageandbecomesilenced.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。6.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Thebenefitsoflearningotherlanguages.B．ThereasonswhypeoplecometoAmerica.C．TheimportanceoflearningEnglish.D．Howtolearnanotherlanguage.7.ThepassagebeginswiththeexperienceoftheVieirafamilyinorderto.

A．discusstheneedforteachinganewlanguageB．introducethepassage’smaincharacterstothereadersC．describetheadvantagesofmovingtoanothercountryD．showtheproblemsofspeakingonlyonelanguage8.Theunderlinedphrase“multi-languagespeakers”means“peoplewhoknow.”

A．theirmotherlanguageB．anewlanguageC．morethanonelanguageD．bodylanguage9.Accordingtothepassage,ifyoucanspeakmorethanonelanguage,youcan.

A．findabetterjobB．makemorefriendsC．betterunderstandhistoryD．communicatemoreindependently10.Basedonthelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingistheworst?

A．Notknowinganotherlanguage.B．Forgettingone’smotherlanguage.C．Refusingtolearnanotherlanguage.D．Failingtocommunicatewithothers.IlovenatureandIamveryworrieditthatalotofpeoplearepollutingtheEarthwithoutrealizingit.Pollutionismadewhensomebodyputsharmfulthingsintotheair,waterorland.Peopleshouldnotpollute.Whenpeoplepollute,ithurtsthepeople,theanimalandtheplant.Whenpeopleputchemicalsintotheland,theygointooursoilandintoourwater.Whenpeopleandanimalsdrinkthewater,itmakesthemsick.Theymaynotrealizeitrightawaybutfinallytheyfeelit.Whenchemicalsgetintotheground,itaffectsthewholefoodchain—Theinsect,theanimal,theplantandthepeopleareaffected.Whenpeoplecutdowntrees,theyreducetheamountofoxygenandtheytakeawayhomesforanimals.Mostpeopledon’trealizehowcuttingdowntreeshurtspeopleandanimals.IfIcouldmakelaws,noonecouldputgarbageintothewateroronthelandandallcarswouldrunonfuelmadefrombeans.WhenIgrowup,Iwanttoliveonacleanearthwithlotsoftallteesfullofanimals.Pleasedon’tpollute.11.Whatdoesthewriterworryaboutaccordingtothepassage?

A．People’slivingenvironment.B．Aplaceforwildanimals.C．Peopledon’trealizethepollutionnow.D．Peoplenolongerplanttrees.12.Whatdoesthewritertalkabout“harmfulthings”?

A．Chemicalsandcuttingdowntrees.B．Wastegasandwastewater.C．Noiseandstronglight.D．Junkfoodandhuntinganimals.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“foodchain”inParagraph2meaninChinese?

A．食物链B．食物中毒C．食物加工D．食物救济14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto(指代)?

A．Laws.B．Homes.C．Animals.D．People.15.Whatisagoodearthlikeforthewriter?

A．Therearemanybirdsandflowersontheland.B．Peoplearenolongerfreetocutdowntrees.C．Acleanearthwithlotsoftalltreesfullofanimals.D．Peoplenolongerpollutethelandwithchemicals.EnglishisspokenasafirstlanguagebymostpeopleintheUSA,Britain,Australia,NewZealand,IrelandandCanada.However,16.Itisthemainlanguageinover60countries,includingIndia,SingaporeandmanyoftheCaribbeanandPacificislands.IntheseplacesEnglishisspokenasasecondlanguage.17,likeChinaandJapan.Peopleinthesecountriesuseitforbusiness,andtravelerstothesecountriesuseEnglishwhentheygettheretocommunicate.OtherpeoplemaylearnEnglishbecausetheyenjoyreadingbooksinEnglish,listeningtoBritishorAmericanmusicorwatchingAmericanfilms.18.ItisnolongerrighttotalkaboutBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglishifthespeakerscomeordon’tcomefromthosecountries.PeopleinJapanandKorea,forexample,mayusetheAmericanspellingbutmaynotsoundlikeAmericans.Englishwillprobablybethemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworldbytheendofthe21stcentury.ThislanguagenolongerbelongstoBritish,AmericanorAustralianspeakers.19.So,asamiddleschoolstudentofEnglishtoday,thinkabouthowyoucanusethislanguage.20.根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整，并将其标号写在下面的横线上。

A．Afteryouleaveschool,youwillalmostcertainlyneeditB．EnglishisspokenallovertheworldC．ItbelongstoanyoneintheworldD．EnglishisalsoaninternationallanguageinmanyothercountriesE．Englishhaschangedalotovertheyearsandstillgoesonchanging二、完形填空Chinahasthelargestpopulationintheworld.Inordertocontrolthepopulation,Chinastartedto________theone-childpolicyin1979.Anditachievedgreatsuccess.________,astimewentby,manypeoplesawnotonlyitsadvantagesbutalsodisadvantages.Soin2016,ourgovernmentstarteda________policy—thetwo-childpolicy.Manypeoplebelievedthatifonecouple(夫妻)hadtwochildren,thechildrencould________theburden(负担)oftakingcareoftheirparents.But________thedevelopmentofsociety,thingsbegantochange.Thenumber________new-bornbabiesinChinakeepsavery________increaseanditevenseemstofalltheseyears.Wewalkintoanagingsociety.Inordertomeettheneedsofafast-agingsocietyandofferstronger________tofamilies,theChinesegovernmentdecidestocarryoutathree-childpolicyinJune2021.It________onecoupletohavethreechildren.Thenewpolicymarksthe________ofthetwo-childpolicy.Expertshopethenewpolicycanchangethe________ofafallingpopulation.However,manycoupleswouldliketohaveasecondchild,they________haveathirdone.They’reworriedaboutthehighcostofathirdchildandtheydon’twanttospendtoomuchtime________anewbaby,________thegovernmentpromisestotakesomemeasuresto________thecouplestoraisethreechildren.Thankstotheeffortsofthegovernment,thenewpolicybringssomethingnewtothesocietyandpeople’slivingconditionsareimprovingrapidly.21.A．comeoutB．takeoutC．carryoutD．workout22.A．AlthoughB．IfC．HoweverD．So23.A．newB．oldC．amazingD．strange24.A．divideB．shareC．reduceD．rise25.A．withoutB．withC．ofD．from26.A．ofB．aboutC．withD．in27.A．fastB．lateC．quickD．slow28.A．supportB．guideC．productD．progress29.A．avoidsB．requiresC．allowsD．asks30.A．endB．progressC．periodD．beginning31.A．projectB．programC．situationD．form32.A．accepttoB．refusetoC．forcetoD．tryto33.A．inB．atC．forD．on34.A．althoughB．asC．evenD．but35.A．suggestB．encourageC．avoidD．advice三、选词填空第一节阅读短文，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。

love,strange,do,call,help,learn,go,good,you,littleIfyoumovefromyourhometowntoanewplace,youmaybeshocked(震惊)bythelocalpeople.Thisphenomenon(现象)is36“cultureshock”.It’snormaltoexperiencecultureshock.Ifyouwanttogetusedtothenewenvironment,thefollowingfourstagesmaybe37foryou:StageOne:HoneymoonStage.Atthisstage,youarejusta38andexcitedaboutthethingsaroundyou.Butyouhavelittlemeaningfulexperienceoftheculture.StageTwo:Withdrawal(消退)stage.Atthisstage,theexcitementhas39.Youbegintodealwiththenativesandcultureshockbegins.Youwillprobablyfind40complaining(抱怨)aboutthenewcultureorcountryandfindthatthelanguageishardto41,peoplearehardtogetalongwithandfriendsarehardtomake.Asaresult,youmayfeelanxious(焦虑的)andhomesick.StageThree:Recovery(恢复)stage.Inordertofitinto(适应)thenewenvironment,youhavetomakesomechanges.You’llstarttounderstandandacceptthewaythingsare42andthewaypeoplebehaveinyournewenvironment.Customsandtraditionsareclearerandeasiertounderstand.You’llbe43anxiousandmoreconfidentaboutyourself.StageFour:Stability(稳定)Stage.Ifyoucometothisstage,congratulations!Nowyouwillstarttofeelathomeinthenewcultureandfunction(发挥)44inthenewculture.YouwilldoastheRomansdo.Sometimes,youmayfeellike45thenewculture.It’spossiblethatyoumaynotgetusedtoyourownculturewhenyougetbacktoyourownhometown.四、短文填空阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。HaveyoueverbeentotheYellowRiver?Ifyouvisitthere,you’llfindeverything46changed.Inmanyoldpeople’schildhood,allaboutthisriveristhecoloryellow.Whenitrained,thewaterpouredoutoftheriverandthepathswerecovered47earth.Itwouldmakeitimpossibleforthemtotravelandfarm.Because48thebadweatherandthepoorland,theycouldn’tevenhaveenoughfood.Butthingshavechanged49agreenprogrambeganinthelate1990’s.Theprogramaskedpeopletoreturnthefarmlandtoforests.Atfirst,lotsofpeoplecouldn’tunderstandit.Thankstothelocalgovernment’sefforts,thepeopleagreed50planttrees.Today,theareaaroundthemountainsisfulloftrees.五、补全对话根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。A:Hi,Kangkang!IhearyouhadagoodtimeduringtheNationalDayholiday!51?B:I’vebeentoQinghaiwithmyfriends.A:52?B:Fortwoweeks.A:53