2025~2026学年福建省厦门市华侨大学集美附属学校九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年福建省厦门市华侨大学集美附属学校九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷一、单项选择1.—IsSwitzerland________Europeancountry?—Yes.It’sfamousasthecapitalofclocksandwatches.

A．aB．theC．an2.—Howdoeshebecomebraveenoughtospeakinpublic?—________practicingalot.

A．WithB．ByC．In3.Ifsomeoneasksyouformoneyonline,you’dbettercallhim________tomakesureit’sreallythem.

A．wiselyB．politelyC．directly4.—Thenewlibraryinourschooloffersa“self-servicebookcheckout”system.—It’svery________.Wedon’thavetowaitinlineanymore.

A．boringB．convenientC．expensive5.—Howdidyoufindthewaytothemuseum?—Itwaseasy.Ijustaskedthepolicefor__________.

A．conversationsB．directionsC．expressions6.—Oh,myGod!Ihave________tenkilos.—Don’tworry.It’snormalforagrowingteenagegirl.

A．putupB．putoffC．puton7.—Youdidn’tshowupatthebooksaleyesterday,didyou?—Yes,I________fortheEnglishexamatthattime.

A．waspreparingB．ampreparingC．haveprepared8.—It’sapity!Amusicfanlikeyoudidn’tgotoStrawberryMusicFestival.—Iknewit________severalweeksago.ButIwasonbusiness.

A．washeldB．heldC．washolding9.________wehaven’tseeneachotherforalongtime,youstilllookcompletelythesame.

A．AlthoughB．BecauseC．If10.—Didyougetthebookfromabookstoreoronline?—________.Iborroweditfromthelibrary.

A．EitherB．NeitherC．Both11.—________wonderfulthemusicis!—Yes.Itmakesmerelaxedafterabusyday.

A．HowB．WhataC．What12.—Thevegetabledishisalittlecold.Letme________itforyou.—Thanks.It’sverykindofyou.

A．listB．heatC．mention13.Unlessyou—trytheRobotaxi________,youwon’trealizehowamazingitis!

A．introubleB．inpublicC．inperson14.—Istillhaven’tdecided________thenewmallJoyCity.—Whynottakethesubway?

A．whyI’mgoingtoB．howI’mgoingtoC．whenI’mgoingto15.—I’msorryaboutyourglasses.—________,Idon’tlikethemanyway.Theyareoutofstyle.

A．You’rewelcomeB．NevermindC．Withpleasure二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Itwasthewintervacation.Whilemanyteenagerswenttravelingor________friends,Evelyntookpartinaprojectandworkedasacashier(收银员)atasnackstore.A(n)________boughtsomesnacksandgaveEvelyn$10.Shequicklydidacalculation(计算)andgave$4back.“Thisisyourchange(零钱).Takecareandhaveaniceday,”Evelynsaid________.Evelynsaidthatthisprojectwashelpfulandshelearnedalotfromit.Thoughtheworkofacashierseemedsimple,it________manyskillstodothejobwell.Forexample,thecashiermusthavethe________todorapidcalculations.Also,thecashiershouldhavegoodcommunicationskills________theydealwithdifferentpeople.What’smore,thecashiershouldknowhowto________allkindsofproblemsproperly.Theadviser(顾问)MandyBernalHillplayedapartintheproject.Shewasinvolvedinitinordertohelpteenagers________practicalskillsandimprovethemselves.“Someteenagershavedifficultytalkingwithothers.Throughthework,theylearnaboutsaying‘Hello’and‘HowcanIhelpyou?’aswellasothercommon________indailylife.Theycanalsolearnthatitisnoteasytomakemoney,whichhelpsthemmanagemoneywisely,”Mandysaid.“TheteenagersarealldoingagreatjobandI’m________toseetheirprogress.”16.A．triedoutforB．hungoutwithC．talkedbackto17.A．customerB．relativeC．pioneer18.A．widelyB．suddenlyC．politely19.A．requiredB．achievedC．discovered20.A．reasonB．researchC．ability21.A．afterB．becauseC．although22.A．bringB．causeC．solve23.A．developB．recordC．admire24.A．productsB．expressionsC．interviews25.A．proudB．braveC．careful三、阅读理解It’sagoodideaforkidstolearnaboutChinathroughChineseart.WonderingwhatkindsofChineseartareproperforyourkids?Don’tworry!We’vepreparedsomeforyou.

Sugarpainting—#1________!Comparedwithotherartformswhichrequirelotsoftrainingandstudying,sugarpaintingseemseasiertoreach.ItappearedintheMingDynastybutbecamepopularintheQingDynasty.Nowadays,it’swidelyacceptednotonlyarounditsbirthplaceSichuan,butaroundthewholecountry.Watercalligraphy(书法)—#2________！Manycalligraphybeginnersdon’tknowhowtochoosebrushes,paperandsoon,andthepriceisalsohigh.Luckily,nowthere’sanewway—watercalligraphy.Youdon’tneedtopreparemanythingsorstayinaroom.Allyouneedisabigbrushandsomewater.Gotothesquareorparkandfindasmallspacetostartwriting!Shadowpuppetry(皮影戏)—#3________!Shadowpuppetryhasahistoryofover2,000years.Thepuppeteercontrolspuppetsbehindthescreentomakethemmovelikepeopleandtellstories.Actually,kidscanmakepuppetsandstoriestheylike.Itcannotonlygivethemawaytoexpresstheirownfantasticideasbutalsoimprovetheirhands-on(动手的)ability.26.Whoisthetextmainlywrittenfor?

A．Artists.B．Visitors.C．Parents.D．Students.27.Whenwassugarpaintingpopular?

A．IntheTangDynasty.B．IntheSongDynasty.C．IntheMingDynasty.D．IntheQingDynasty.28.Whichofthefollowingaretheadvantages(优点)ofwatercalligraphy?①Peoplecanwriteoutside.②Fewerthingsareneededtodoit.③Anythingcanbeusedtowrite.④Peopledon’tneedtospendmuchmoney.

A．①②④B．②③④C．①②③D．①③④29.Match#1,#2and#3withthepropersubtitles(副标题).a.It’ssofreeb.Funandtastyc.Createyourownopera

A．a—b—cB．b—a—cC．b—c—aD．a—c—b30.Whydidthewriterwritethetext?

A．ToaskmorepeopletolearnChineseartforms.B．Totellkidshowtolearntheirartlessonswell.C．TointroducesomeChineseartformsforkids.D．ToshowhowforeignpeoplecanlearnaboutChina.Whenwewereyoung,wealwayslistenedtoothers’decisionsfordifferentreasons.Thismayseemtomakethingseasier,butitalsoleadstomissingchances.IstillrememberthatwhenIwasan8-year-oldboy,Ialwaysaskedmyparents,friendsandteachersforhelp.Beingafraidofthingsgoingwrong,Iseldommadedecisionsbymyself.Iaskedmyselfmanytimes,”WhatshouldIdo?ShouldIalwaysdependonothers?”However,IbegantochangeafterIbecameahighschoolstudent.ItwaswhenIdecidedtojointheSchoolSingingCompetition.IstillrememberitwasthefirstdecisionImadebymyself.Eventhoughitwassohardtogiveagreatperformance,Itookthechanceandpracticedhardforthecompetition.Thenthedaycamesoon.MyheartbeatfastbecauseitwasthefirsttimethatIhadsunginpublic.WhenIopenedmymouth,thevoicewasclearandsweet.Luckily,Iwonthefirstprize.Iwasproudofmyselfforthefirsttime.Fromthenon,Iwasn’tafraidtomakedecisionsandIwasn’tafraidtofacedifficulties,either.Takethefollowingthingasanexample.Whenitcametothecourses,Iusedtoaskothersforhelpandchoosethosewithoutanychallenges.ButImademyowndecisiontotakeadifficultsciencecoursethistime.IknowthataslongasItryhard,Icanstillgetagoodgradeintheexamination.“Lifeisabouttakingupthethingsyouarenotgoodat,”mymothertoldme.NowIknowthatthingswillbeeasierifImakemyowndecisionsandworkhardatwhatI’vedecidedallthetime.31.Whendidthewriterstarttochange?

A．Whenhewasyoung.B．Whenhewaseight.C．Whenhebecameamiddleschoolstudent.D．Whenhebecameahighschoolstudent.32.Howdidthewriterfeelbeforegivinghisperformance?

A．Angry.B．Upset.C．Nervous.D．Excited.33.Whatwasthewriterlikeaccordingtothetext?

A．Cleverandproud.B．Helpfulandcreative.C．Politeandhumorous.D．Braveandhard-working.34.Putthefollowinginformationintothecorrectorderaccordingtothetext.a.Ifeltproudforthefirsttime.b.Ialwaysaskedothersforhelp.c.Ichoseadifficultsciencecourse.d.Ipracticedhardtogetreadyfortheperformance.e.ljoinedinthesingingcompetitioninmyhighschool.

A．c—a—e—d—bB．b—d—e—a—cC．d—c—e—a—bD．d—a—e—c—b35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Nobodyisperfect.B．FromDependencetoSelf-Reliance:MyJourneyofDecision-Making.C．Fromaboringboytoaninterestingboy.D．Weshouldchangeourselvesifwecan’tchangeothers.DoyouknowLabubu?Itisafunny-lookingmonsterwithbigeyes,sharpteethandmessyhair.Italwayswantstohelpbutoftenaccidentallyachievestheopposite.Inspired(启发)byfairytalesandchildren’swildimagination,artistKasingLungfromHongKong,Chinacreatedsuchanelf-like(像精灵的)characterinhisbookseriesTheMonstersin2015,alongwithothermonstercharacterstolifeasdolls.Labububecamepopulararoundtheworldinlate2024andearly2025.Nowitisnotonlyafictionalcharacterbutalsoreferstothewholeseries,includingdifferentcharactersfromitsplanet,suchasZimomo,Tycoco,andMokoko.Someofthesedollslooksimilarandarehardtotellapart,butcollectorsknowthedifference.Thedollsaremainlysoldinblindboxes,soyouwon’tknowwhichoneyou’llget,makingitasurprise.BothkidsandadultshavefalleninlovewithLabubu.InTokyo,itscreativedesignsinspireyoungartists.InBangkok,ithasbecomeasymbolofculturalexchange.AcrosstheoceaninNewYork,fanssharetheircollectionsandartworksonlineactively.“Labuburemindsmeofchildhoodcreatively,”saysoneoftheLabubufans.“NowmyfriendsandIevendesignourownmonstercharacters!”Labubu’ssuccessshowshowcreativityconnectspeopleworldwide.Thoughthefunofopeningblindboxesbringsdelight,it’simportanttoenjoythemwiselyandavoidoverspendingorcompulsive(冲动的)collecting.Afterall,therealvalueliesinadmiringtheart,notjustcollecting.36.WhatistheinspirationbehindLabubu?

A．Modernart.B．Historicalevents.C．Kid’simagination.D．Sciencefictionmovies.37.WhyisbuyingaLabubudolldescribedas“asurprise”?

A．Becausethedollsarereallywell-made.B．Becausetheboxesofthedollsaredifferent.C．Becausealldollsfromtheseriesarebeautiful.D．Becausebuyersdon’tknowwhichdollisinsidethebox.38.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?

A．ThepopularityofLabubudolls.B．ThereasonforLabubu’spopularity.C．ThechallengesofgettingaLabubudoll.D．TheinfluenceofLabubuondifferentcultures.39.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“delight”meaninEnglish?

A．Bigtrouble.B．Greatpleasure.C．Carefulplanning.D．Quickbuying.40.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．WhyitisimportanttobecreativeB．HowblindboxtoysbecomepopularC．Labubu:Smallmonster,bigcreativityD．KasingLung:ArtistbehindpopulardollsInthe1980sand1990s,theInternetbegantogrow,andlateron,ithad70millionusers.The21stcenturyhasbeenanimportanttimeintheshorthistoryoftheInternet.Ithaschangedusalot.Today,weusetheInternetforalmosteverythingwedo,fromorderingapizzatobuyingabook.Aclick(点击)ortwoisenoughtoreadanynewsfromanywhereintheworld.ThroughtheInternet,wesenddatafromoneendoftheworldtotheotherinamatterofseconds,makeonlinepresentations,live“gameworlds”andshareourreallives.Personalstoriesgopublicandlocaleventsgoglobal.TheInternetischangingoursocialrelationshipstoo.Ithasbroughtustogetherintopic—basedcommunitiesthatarenotconnectedbytheplaceswelivein.Today,ourworldisanetworkedsocietyconnectedbynewtechnologies.Informationtechnologyhaschangedthroughouttheworld.Inthenewworld,theworldwideinformationnetworkhaschangedhumanrelationships.Ithaschangedbusiness,education,government,healthcare,andeventhewayinwhichwecommunicatewithourlovedones—ithasbecomeoneofthekeydriversofsocialdevelopment.Althoughsimilartoolsstillhavetheirplaceinsomefields,newtechnologiesareimprovingourliveseverydayandchangingthewaywecommunicate—especiallyamongyoungerpeople.TheInternethasmadecommunicationeasier.Online,spaceandtimehavedisappeared(消失）andanewwayofcommunicatinghascomeout.ThedevelopmentoftheInternettodayisbeingshapedbymobilecommunications.ThemobileInternetisleadingtoanincreasinglymobilereality(现实)—everythingisinthecloud.Peoplenolongerspendhoursinfrontofacomputerscreenafterwork.Instead,theyusetheirmobiledevices(设备)tostayonlinewherevertheyare.Anyonefailingtokeepupwiththeworldchangemayloseachance.41.What’sthemainideaofParagraph2?

A．ThewideuseoftheInternet.B．ThebadinfluenceoftheInternet.C．TheshorthistoryoftheInternet.D．ThebrightfutureoftheInternet.42.Whatdoestheunderlinedword”it”inParagraph4referto?

A．Thenewworld.B．Thewaywecommunicate.C．Thechangeinhumanrelationships.D．Theworldwideinformationnetwork43.Whomaylosethechanceaccordingtothetext?

A．Peoplewholivealone.B．Peoplewholikestayingonline.C．Peoplewhoalwayssharetheirreallives.D．Peoplewhocan’tkeepupwiththeworldchange.44.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A．StudentsnowspendtoomuchtimeontheInternet.B．BusinessmenlovetocommunicateontheInternet.C．TheInternethasmadeinformationsharingeasierandquickerD．Traditionalwaysofcommunicationarestillpopular.45.Whydidthewriterwritethetext?

A．TotelluswhytheInternetissoimportant.B．TotellushowtheInternethaschangedourlives.C．TotelluswhatwecandotomaketheInternethelpus.D．TotellustheInternethasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.SinceIcanremember,bookshavealwaysheldaspecialplaceinmyheart.46WheneverIfeelworriedorstressed,Iopenabookandfocusonthewords.Slowly,thenoisesaroundmedieawayandIfindaquietcornerinmymind.47TheHarryPotterseriesopensuptheworldofmagictome,showingmethepoweroffriendshipandcourage.Wonderteachesmeaboutkindnessandunderstanding.ForrestGumpmakesmeunderstandtheimportanceofalwaysdoingtherightthing.TaraWestover’sexperiencesinEducatedencouragemenottogiveup.WhatIhavelearnedfrombookshelpsmebecomeabetterperson.Intoday’sworld,manypeoplereade-booksonmobilephones.Theyareeasytocarryandcanstorethousandsofbooks.48WhenIholdapaperbook,Icanfeelitsweightinmyhands.Thesmelloftheink(油墨)andpaperislikeaspecialinvitationtoawonderfuljourney.Turningthepagesonebyonegivesmearealsenseofprogress,whiche-bookscanhardlyoffer.49Thesemarksarelikemyfootprints(脚印)leftintheworldofknowledge,helpingmerememberandthinkaboutwhatI’veread.Gorkyoncesaid,“Everybookisasoul(灵魂)printedinblacklettersonwhitepaper.“Whenwriterswrite,theypourtheirthoughtsandfeelingsintothewords.50Whetherit’sapaperbookorane-book,themostimportantthingisthatwecanalwaysfindwisdom,peace,andinspirationintheworldofbooks.

A．However,Istilllovepaperbooksbetter.B．Booksteachmeimportantlifelessons.C．So,whenweread,wearehavingaconversationwiththem.D．Theyarelikequietfriends,bringingmecomfortandpeace.E．What’smore,Icanwritenotesanddrawlinesinpaperbooks.四、情景运用51.A:________________________?B:IstudyEnglishbymakingwordcards.52.A:________________________?B:MyfavoritefestivalistheDragonBoatFestival.53.A:Couldyoupleasetellme________________________?B:Sure,thebookstoreisonthesecondfloor.54.A:________________________?B:Theshirtismadeofcotton.55.A:________________________?B:Thecameraisusedfortakingphotos.根据每小题所提供的图画情景和提示词，写出一个与图画情景相符的句子。56.used,wear______________________57.China,famous______________________58.invent,1876______________________59.make,France______________________60.if,picnic______________________五、短文填空阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入—个恰当的词，使短文意思完整，行文连贯。TheChineselunarcalendardividestheyear6124solarterms(24节气).TheGraininEar,alsoknownasMangzhong,istheninthsolartermoftheyearandthe62(three)solartermofthesummer.ItusuallyfallsbetweenJune5thand7th.ThewordMangzhongisapun(双关语)on“busyplanting”inChinese,which63(exact)describeshowfarmersliveduringthisperiodoftime.DuringGraininEar,longhoursofsunshinealongwithwarmandhumid(潮湿的)oceanairbringrainfalland64(provide)much-neededheatandwaterforsummercrops.Therefore,farmersin