2025~2026学年河南省许昌市第二中学九年级上学期11月期中英语试卷

2025~2026学年河南省许昌市第二中学九年级上学期11月期中英语试卷一、阅读理解

TheLongmenGrottoes(石窟),LuoyangTheLongmenGrottoeslie12.5kilometerssouthofLuoyangCityinHenanProvince.ItisoneofChina’sfourfamousancientgrottoes.Therearemorethan2,300grottoesintheLongmenGrottoes,mainlycreatedbetweentheNorthernWeiDynastyandtheSongDynasty.ScenicSpotLevel:AAAAA

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·ThePeony(牡丹)CulturalFestivalofLuoyang,China,isheldeveryyearfromaroundApril5toMay5.1.WhereistheLongmenGrottoes?

A．B．C．D．2.WhenisapropertimetovisittheLongmenGrottoes?

A．At6:30pminMarch.B．At7:30pminJuly.C．At8:30aminOctober.D．At7:30aminDecember.3.HowmuchshouldMr.Green,a40-year-oldman,payifhevisitstheLongmenGrottoeswithhis14-year-olddaughter?

A．45yuan.B．90yuan.C．135yuan.D．180yuan.4.WhatcanyoudoifyougotoLuoyangonApril30th?

A．IcanvisittheLongmenGrottoesforfree.B．IcanhaveEnglishtourguideservicesforfree.C．IcansendthephotosItooktotheofficialwebsite.D．IcanenjoythePeonyCulturalFestivalofLuoyang,China.5.Wherecanyoufindthepassage?

A．Inastorybook.B．Inatravelguide.C．Inamovieposter.D．Inasciencemagazine.WhenmydaughterSarawasinthefifthgrade,shewascaughtinaratherdifficultsocialproblem.Oneday,shecametomewithtearsinhereyes,cryingout,“MyfriendMarcyhatesme!”Sheexplained,“Kathywasalsomyfriend,butMarcywantedmetobeheronlyfriend.”However,Sarawantedtohaveotherfriendsaswell.Thenshesaidtome,“YoushouldtalktoMarcyandtellherthat!”IwasquiteshockedwhenIheardmydaughter’sproblem.Afterthinkingabouthersituationforawhile,anideasuddenlyhitme.Iquicklygottwobasketsfromthelivingroom.Itoldher,“Atbirth,eachpersonisgivenasmallbasket.Thissmallonehereisyours,andthelargeronebelongstome.Asyougrowup,yourbasketwillgrowbigger,too.Youcanseethatyourlittlebasketisinsidemine.That’sbecausewhenyouwerejustborn,thereweresomanythingsyoucouldn’tdealwithonyourown.Ihadtodoeverythingforyouthatyoucouldn’tmanage.”Saranodded,showingthatsheunderstoodwhatImeant.Icontinued,“Asyougrewandstartedtocompletetasksindependently,Ibegantoplaceafewmorethingsinyourbasket.Forexample,whenyoulearnedtotieyourshoes,thatskillwentintoyourbasket.”Shesaidsoftlywithasenseofpride,“Icantiemyownshoes.”“Exactly.Asyougrowolder,you’llhavetotakeonmoreandmoretasks.”Whilesayingthis,Islowlyseparatedherbasketfrommineandplacedherbasketinherhands.“Finally,youwillcarryyourownbasketfilledwiththingsthatonlyyoucando.”Shelookedupatme,hereyesbrightwithrealization(领悟).“Iunderstand.▲”6.WhatwasSara’sprobleminthefifthgrade?

A．Hermotherwasverystrictwithher.B．Shedidn’tknowhowtotiehershoes.C．Shewantedtodoallthethingsbyherself.D．Herfrienddidn’twanthertohaveanotherfriend.7.Howdidthewriterfeelwhensheheardherdaughter’sproblem?

A．Angry.B．Sad.C．Shocked.D．Disappointed.8.Whydidthemotherusetheexampleoftyingshoes?

A．TomakeSarafeelproudofherself.B．ToteachSarahowtotieshoesbetter.C．Toshowfriendshipisliketyingshoes.D．ToletSaraunderstandthateveryoneneedstobeindependent.9.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin▲?

A．AsIgetolder,Iwillhavemorethingstolearn.B．Icanputmyproblemsinyourbasketiftheyaretoohard.C．Friendsshouldbeinmybasket,soIhavetochoosethemalone.D．Ihavetodosomethingsbymyselfbecausetheyareinmybasket.10.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheBasketofGrowthB．TheLessononFailureC．ThePowerofRealizationD．TheUnderstandingofFriendshipLiamhadalwayswantedtolearnChinesepainting.Buthehadneverpickedupabrushhimself.“Idon’thavethetalent,”hewouldalwayssay.Butdeepdown,heknewthathewasjustafraidoffailing.Oneafternoon,ashewalkedpastasmallartworkshop,hesawasigninthewindow:“ChinesePaintingClassforBeginners—JoinToday!”Then,theinstructor,akind-lookingwomannamedMs.Oliver,welcomedhimwithawarmsmile.“Haveyoupaintedbefore?”sheasked.“No,”Liamadmitted(承认).“Idon’tthinkI’mverygoodatdrawing.”“Well,”shesaid,handinghimabrush,“you’llneverknowunlessyoutry.”Liamtookadeepbreathandputhisbrushintothepaint.Atfirst,hishandsfeltshaky,andhisstrokes(笔触)wereuncertain.Butastimepassed,heslowlylearnedsomeskills.“You’redoinggreat,”Ms.Oliverencouragedhim.“Thenatureofartisaboutexpressingyourself,notaboutbeingperfect.”Liamnodded,feelingexcited.Bytheendoftheclass,hehadcreatedasimplebutcolorfulpaintingofasunset.Ashepackeduphisthings,heturnedtoMs.Oliver.“IneverthoughtIcoulddothis,”hesaidexcitedly.Shesmiled,“theonlyrealfailureisnotstarting.Keeppainting,andyou’llseeyourselfimprove.”Liamlefttheworkshopthatdaywithanewsenseofachievement.Hehadtakenthefirststep.Afewweekslater,Liamhunghisfirstpaintinginhislivingroom.Everytimehelookedatit,hefeltproud—notbecauseitwasperfect,butbecauseitwasproof(证据)thathehadtried.Andfromthatdayon,wheneversomeonetoldLiamtheywereafraidtotrysomethingnew,hewouldsmileandsay,“You’llneverknowunlessyoubegin.”Hiswordsweresimple,buttheycarriedthepowerofexperience.Andwhoknew?Maybeoneday,hewouldhaveawholewallfilledwithhisownpaintings.11.Whatprevented(阻止)Liamfromtryingpaintingatthebeginningofthestory?

A．FearingfailinginitB．Havingnofreetime.C．Havingnomoneytobuytools.D．Havingnotalent.12.WhatisthenatureofartaccordingtoMs.Oliver?

A．Expressingyourself.B．Beingperfect.C．Learningdifficultskills.D．Gettingothers’praise.13.HowdidLiamfeelafterfinishinghisfirstpainting?

A．Nervous.B．Bored.C．Excited.D．Disappointed.14.Whatisthepossibleendingtothestory?

A．Liamopenedapaintingworkshopbyhimself.B．Liambecamefamousandsoldhispaintings.C．Liamgaveuppaintingbecauseitwastoohard.D．Liamkeptpaintingandstartedtoencourageothers.15.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A．Romewasnotbuiltinaday.B．Atallbuildingrisesfromtheground.C．Thelastlegofajourneymarksthehalfwaypoint.D．Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.Itcanbehardtoachievesuccessifyoudon’thaveagoodstudyspace.Formoststudents,theyusuallystudyintheirbedroomsafterschooloronweekends.16So,howcanyouavoiddistractions(分心)whenyouaresupposedtobestudyinghard?17Itwillmakeyoustayfocused.Nomatterhowsmallyourbedroomis,itwillfeellargerifeverythingisinorder.Andthatwillhelpyouviewitasaworkplace.Studyingathomealldaydoesn’tmeanyouhavetostayinyourpajamas(睡衣).Whenyougetup,youcanhaveashowerandgetdressedasifyouplantostudyinthelibrary.18Makeastudyplanandfollowitstrictly.19Thisway,youcanbettermanageyourtimeandstayfocusedonyourtasks.20Youdon’thavetodomoreexercise,butatleastwalkaroundtheneighborhoodforfifteenminutes.Thenyou’llbeabletopaymoreattentiontoyourstudies.Creatingagoodstudyenvironmentisimportantforeveryone.Followthesetipstoshapeyourspaceandhabitsforbetterlearningresults.

A．Takebreaksandgetouteveryfewhours.B．Keepyourdeskorganizedandyourroomtidy.C．Decidewhentostudyandwhentotakebreaks.D．However,itisnoteasyforthemtostudycarefullythere.E．Thatwillputyouintherightstateofmindforaday’swork.二、完形填空AsLiawalkedhomefromschoolonanOctoberafternoon,shesawsymmetry(对称)allaroundher:inthefacesofpeopleandinthecarsthatwentby.Allthatmonth,Lia’sclasshadbeenstudying________thingsofsymmetry.Nowtheirscienceteacherhadgiventhema________tofindthemostbeautifulexampleofsymmetry.Whatcouldthatbe?Shethoughtandrealizedthatshecould________themicroscope(显微镜)tostudysymmetry.Lia________hoursontheexaminationofleaves,littlerocks,anddropsofwater.Althoughshewasamazedbywhatshesaw,noneofthemwastruly________.Onenight,shestayedinthegardenuntilherfather________herinside.“Comein,Lia.It’sgoingtosnow.”Liawassad.Thecoldweatherwouldmeanfewerobjectstolookfor.Hertaskwasdueinjustafewdays.Liabegantofeel________.“Comeinside!”herfathercalledagain.“Bethereinaminute,Dad!”Liacalledback.Justthen,shesawasnowflake(雪花)thathadblownontothestageofhermicroscope.Lia________tolookthroughthemicroscope.Toher________,shesawthemostbeautifulexampleofsymmetryshecouldimagine.“Asnowflake!Whydidn’tIthinkofthatbefore?”She________themicroscopeagainandwassurprisedtofindthattherewasnothing!Thesnowflakehad________,takingallofitsbeautywithit.“No!Wait!Oh,no!”criedLia.Shehadtotakethesnowflaketoclass,buthow?Itwoulddisappear________shecouldgetonthebus!Thenshehada(n)________.Liarantothehouseandtookhercamera.Withinminutes,sheputitunderthemicroscope.Shecarefully________anothersnowflakeonthemicroscope’sstageandtookmanywonderfulpictures.Eachsnowflakewasdifferent,symmetrical,and________beautiful!Fromthenon,thewholeclasscalledherSnowflakeLia.EverybodypraisedLiaforherpatienceandhardwork.21.A．expensiveB．differentC．famousD．handsome22.A．taskB．hopeC．reasonD．map23.A．sellB．lendC．useD．copy24.A．wastedB．spentC．savedD．lost25.A．peacefulB．terribleC．specialD．beautiful26.A．calledB．visitedC．watchedD．stopped27.A．excitedB．satisfiedC．worriedD．moved28.A．happenedB．rememberedC．hurriedD．failed29.A．heartB．surpriseC．shameD．interest30.A．lookedthroughB．putupC．watchedoutD．wentover31.A．discussedB．describedC．discoveredD．disappeared32.A．afterB．beforeC．untilD．when33.A．choiceB．problemC．ideaD．chance34.A．performedB．knockedC．greetedD．placed35.A．amazinglyB．finallyC．normallyD．nearly三、选词填空语篇填空。

whatheforcreatewisequestionsucceedmistakeinterestableEveryoneisbornwiththe36tolearn.Butwhetherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearninghabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.37aninterestinwhattheylearnStudiesshowthatifyouare38insomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Goodlearnersoftenconnect39theyneedtolearnwithsomethinginteresting.Forexample,iftheyneedtolearnEnglishandtheylikemusicorsports,theycanlistentoEnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.Thiswaytheywillnotgetbored.Practicingandlearningfrom40Goodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.Remember,“Useitorloseit.”Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetitunlessyouuseit.“Practicemakesperfect.”Goodlearnerswillkeeppracticingwhattheyhavelearned,andtheyarenotafraidofmakingmistakes.AlexanderGrahamBelldidnotinventthetelephoneovernight.He41bytryingmanytimesandlearningfrom42mistakes.DevelopingtheirstudyskillsItisnotenoughtojuststudyhard.Goodlearnersknowthebestwaytheycanstudy.43example,theymaytakenotesbywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Theyalsolookforwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Theymaydothisbyreadingtheirnoteseverydayorbyexplainingtheinformationtoanotherstudent.AskingquestionsGoodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindouttheanswers.Knowledgecomesfrom44.Learningisalifelongjourneybecauseeverydaybringssomethingnew.Everythingthatyoulearnbecomesapartofyouandchangesyou,solearn45andlearnwell.四、短文填空HowaboutarideonabigFerriswheel(摩天轮)?Ifyouhaveachance46gotoLondon,you’llfindoneofthelargestFerriswheelsintheworld—theLondonEye.TheLondonEyeopenedin1999.ItwasthetallestFerriswheelintheworldwhenitwasbuilt.47standsonthebanksoftheRiverThames.Youcanseethewholecityfromitstop.TheLondonEyehas32capsules(舱).There48evenanair-conditioningsystem(空调系统)inthecapsules.Thebigwheelgoesaroundveryslowly,at0.26meters49second.Ittakesabout30minutestogoallthewayround.Millionsofpeoplehavetakenarideonit.IfyouridetheLondonEye50NewYear’sDay,youcanenjoyabeautifulfireworkshow!五、补全对话补全对话(JimandNancyaretalkingabouthowtoprotectTheKaifengCityWall.)A:Whereareyougoingonatripduringsummervacation?B:I’veno