湖北省襄阳市第二十中学等校2025-2026学年下学期九年级英语期中测试（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页湖北襄阳市第二十中学等校2025-2026学年下学期九年级英语期中测试一、阅读六选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。Mostofusknowthatourbrainsbecomesmallerinsizeaswegetolder,butdidyouknowthatdietandlifestylemakeadifferencetohowwellourbrainswork?Researchshowsthateatinglotsoffruit,vegetablesandproteins(蛋白质)improvesmemory.

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Eatingoilyfishordarkchocolate(withover70%cocoa)andtakingVitaminD3canalsohelpmakeyourmemorystronger.

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A2011studyshowedthatregular(有规律的)exerciseactuallyincreasesbrainsize.Anotherstudyfoundthatexerciseimprovedmemoryinsomeolderpeople;surprisinglyitfoundthatonesingletrainingperiodhadthesameinfluenceonmemoryasregular,longexerciseperiods!Onestudyfoundthateightweeksofshort,dailymeditation(默想)improvedmemory.Otherwaystorelaxcanalsoimproveourshort-termmemory.Trytaking5-10minutesofyourdaytomeditateorlistentomusic.

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Expertssaythatagereducesourabilitytolearn,butsleepcanhelp.

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A2019studyfoundthatstudentslearnedthingsbetterbeforeandafterashortsleep!

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tomemorizeinformationlikephonenumbersandaddressesratherthanputtingtheinformationinyourphone.Youcouldalsolearnalanguageordobraintraininglikecrosswords(填字游戏).A．Orevenjusttakeashower!B．Theroleofexerciseisreallyimportant,too.C．Useyourphonetohelpyoumemorizethings.D．Tokeepyourbrainingoodcondition,youneedtouseit.E．Trytoavoidsugaryfoodssuchascakesandmilkchocolate.F．Foryourbraintoworkwell,7-9hoursofsleepisnecessary.1.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F2.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F3.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F4.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F5.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。Ididn’tplantogettwoperfectcirclesonmyforehead(额头).Itjusthappened

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accidentwhenIwasplayingwithmytwo-year-oldsister,Lily.Iwas

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herwhileMomwasonanimportantworkcall.“Let’sdoapuzzle,”Isaid.ButLilybecame

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andthrewthepieceseverywhere.“Howaboutreadingabook?”I

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.Finally,shechoseherfavoritebook,butshethrewitacrosstheroomandcried

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wejustfinishedPageFive.Ididn’twanthertodisturb(打扰)Mom,soIhadtocheerherup

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.ThenItookouttheminibasketballhoop(环)andstuckitonmyforehead.Lilythoughtitwas

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andlaughed.Ipulleditoffandmadea“POP”sound.Welaughedtogether.Afterafewtimes,Lilypointedatmyforeheadandsaid,“Circles!”Circlesareherfavoriteshape,soshewasexcited.ThenIlookedinthe

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.Thereweretworedcirclesonmyforehead!WhenMomsawthat,Iexplainedwhathadhappened.“It’snotagood

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toencourageyoursisterlikethat,”shesaid.Thenextmorning,thetwocirclesturnedintobruises(瘀伤)!LilywashappybutIwas

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aboutwhatmyfriendsatschoolwouldsay.Momtriedtocoverthebruiseswithmyhair,but

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worked.Finally,sheusedmake-uptocoverthebruises,butIcouldstillseethe

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.Atschool,thebruisesweresoeye-catchingthateveryoneseemedto

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them.Mybestfriend,Peter,askedloudly,“What’supwithyourhead,Jane?”Itoldthe

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.Itriedtomakemysisterlaugh,andIstuckabasketballhooponmyforehead.Itcausedthesebruises.Everyonestarted

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theirownembarrassingstories.Soon,noonepaidattentiontomeanymore.IwasrelaxedbecauseIwasleftoutforonce!6.A.to B.from C.by D.with7.A.takingafter B.lookingfor C.lookingafter D.lookingup8.A.quiet B.excited C.relaxed D.angry9.A.doubted B.believed C.suggested D.laughed10.A.if B.when C.unless D.because11.A.bravely B.clearly C.safely D.quickly12.A.funny B.wrong C.boring D.right13.A.room B.wall C.window D.mirror14.A.chance B.way C.reason D.skill15.A.mad B.careful C.worried D.excited16.A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything17.A.boxes B.points C.holes D.circles18.A.hear B.notice C.forget D.imagine19.A.plan B.truth C.result D.event20.A.sharing B.recording C.thinking D.choosing三、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。AAspecial“busstop”wassetupinXiangyang,Hubei,foraboywithcerebralpalsy(脑瘫)totakebetweenhishomeandschoolwithoutworryingaboutcosts.Behinditisawarm-heartedstoryaboutacity’scareforthepeopleandthetrustbetweenstrangers.Everydayat7am,theboy,ShangZhipeng,15,andhismotherJiangFeifeiwaitforBus73atitsstartingstation.Thedriver,MeiMeng,helpsShanggetonthebusandtakeshimtoaseat.Whileallthepassengersgetoffattheterminalstation(终点站),Shangstaysback.Afterfiveminutes,thebusarrivesatthe“busstop”nearQishengSpecialEducationandTrainingSchool.Meihelpshimgetoff.SinceMarch2022,Meiandotherworkershavevolunteeredtopickupthechild.Sincethespecialschooldoesn’thavevacations,theyhavecompletedmorethan1,600tripsinmorethan800days.“Iunderstandhowdifficultlifecanbeforsuchafamily.Ihopetoeasetheirpain,”Meisaid.Shang’smother,JiangFeifei,usedtotakehimtoschoolherself.Itmadeithardforhertoworkandsleep.Now,withthedrivers’help,shehasfounddaytimeworkandlifehasbecomeeasier.“Forfamilieslikeours,it’simpossibletohire(雇佣)someonetosendourchild.SoMei’skindnessmeanttheworldtome.”shesaid.HuangYong,themanagerofMei’scompanysaid,“Adding4kilometerstoasinglepassengerincreasesthecost.However,aslongaswecanletthechildgotoschoolsafely,it’sworthit.”21.Whowasthespecialbusstopsetupfor?A.Thelocalcleaners. B.Aboywithcerebralpalsy.

C.Agirlwitheyeproblems. D.ThelocalelderlyinXiangyang.22.WhatdoesMeiMengdofirstafterotherpassengersgetoff?A.Hecomeshomefromwork.

B.Hechecksthebusforlostthings.

C.HehelpsShangZhipenggetoffthebus.

D.HedrivesShangZhipengtothespecialstop.23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ease”mean?A.Reduce. B.Increase. C.Change. D.Improve.24.Whatcanyoulearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.Meiwasareallykindpersontoher.

B.Mei’shelpwasofgreatimportancetoher.

C.Mei’skindnessmadetheworldabetterplace.

D.Mei’skindnesslethertravelaroundtheworld.25.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMeiMeng?A.Honestandsmart. B.Quietandfriendly.

C.Carefulandfriendly. D.Kindandresponsible.BTheThreeGorgesDam(三峡大坝),lyingontheYangtzeRiverinHubeiProvince,isoneofthelargestandmostamazingengineeringprojectsintheworld.ItstandsproudlybetweenthebeautifulmountainsofXilingGorge,showingthewisdomandhardworkoftheChinesepeople.TheYangtzeRiver,China’slongestriver,oftencausedseriousfloodsinthepast,bringingdisasterstomillionsofpeople.Tosolvethisproblemandcreatecleanenergy,theChinesegovernmentdecidedtobuildahugedam.PeoplebegantobuildtheThreeGorgesDamin1994.Andittookover12yearstocomplete.Thousandsofworkersusedmodernmachinesandtechnologytomakethisdreamcometrue.Theymovedmountains,changedtheriver’spath(路径)tobuildthedam,whichisabout2.3kilometerslongand185metershigh—astallasa60-storybuilding!Today,thedamplaysakeyroleinChina.Ithasgreatlyreducedfloodrisks,protectingcitiesandfarmlands.Thedam’spowerstationsproducecleanelectricityformillionsofhomesandfactories,helpingreduceairpollution.Itsconnectedvesselsystem(连通器系统)helpsshipspass.Shipsenteralock(水闸)andgatesclose.Waterlevelinsidethelockrisesorfallstomatchthenextsection.Whenthewaterlevelsbecomethesame,gatesopen,andtheshipmovestothenextlock.TheThreeGorgesDamisnotjustadam—it’sasymbolofChina’scourageandcreativity.Visitorsfromaroundtheworldcometoseethismodernwonder.Studentslearnaboutitsscientificachievementsandthespiritofteamworkbehindit.Thedamteachesusthatwithdetermination(决心),humanscanovercomeeventhemostdifficultchallengesofnature.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph1referto?A.TheYangtzeRiver. B.TheXilingGorge.

C.TheThreeGorgesDam. D.Theengineeringproject.27.WhataretheusesoftheThreeGorgesDamaccordingtothepassage?①Controllingfloods.

②Producingcleanenergy.③Creatingnewtouristplaces.

④Improvingshiptransportation.A.①②③ B.①②④ C.①③④ D.②③④28.Whatphysicsprinciple(原理)allowsshipstopassthroughthedam’sgatessmoothly?A. B.

C. D.29.Whichistherightstructureofthepassage?(①=Paragraph1,②=Paragraph2,…)A. B. C. D.30.What’sthewriter’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Tolistthedam’sbenefitstosociety.

B.Todescribechallengesinbuildingthedam.

C.ToexplainwhyChinesepeoplebuiltthedam.

D.TopraiseChinesepeople’swisdomandcreativity.CDoyouthinkyourfriendsareascloseasfamilymembers?Haveyoueverwonderedwhysomefriendshipsfeelascloseasfamily?Researchhasshownthatgenetics(遗传学)mightplayaroleinchoosingyourclosestfriends.AccordingtoaUSstudywith1,932people,friendshaveakinshipcoefficient(亲缘系数)thatis0.0014higherthanthatofstrangers!Thekinshipcoefficientisaneasywaytoseehowgeneticallyrelatedtwopeopleare—thehigherthenumbertheclosertherelation.Don’tlookdownonthisnumber.Thekinshipcoefficientbetweenparentsandchildrenisabout0.25.Forfirstcousins,it’sabout0.0625,whileforfourthcousins,it’saroundonly0.001.Thismeansyoumightsharemoregenes(基因)withyourbestfriendsthanwithsomedistant(遥远的)familymembers.Thequestionis—whyarepeoplewithahighlevelofthekinshipcoefficientmorelikelytobecomefriends?Theresearchteamfoundthatinthemostsimilar1%ofgenesbetweenfriends,manyareconnectedtothesenseofsmell.Thissoundsreallyamazing.AstudyinScienceAdvancesalsoshowedthatpeoplewhobecomeclosefriendsusuallyhavesimilarbodysmells.Researcherscollectedsweatsamples(汗液样本)from20pairsoffriends.Thesepairsoffriendsallbecamecloseinashorttime.Researchersusedaspecialelectronicdevice(设备)calledan“e-nose”andinvitedhumanvolunteerstostudythesmells.Theyfoundthatfriends’bodyodors(气味)weremorealikethanthoseofstrangers.So,nexttimewhenyouhugyourfriends,youmightnoticethatthesmellonthemiskindofsimilartoyours!Meanwhile,therearealsootherreasonsthatinfluencefriendship,suchassocialenvironmentandeducationalbackground.Friendshipisnotjustrelatedtogenetics.Wecanalsoactivelychooseourfriends.31.HowdoesthewriterleadintothetopicinParagraph1?A.Byaskingquestions. B.Bylistingnumbers.

C.Bytellingstories. D.Byshowingexamples32.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthekinshipcoefficient(x)andtheclosenessorrelation(y)?A. B.

C. D.33.Whatisthekinshipcoefficientforfourthcousins?A.0.25. B.0.0625. C.0.001. D.0.0014.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“those”inParagraph4referto?A.Kinshipcoefficients. B.Bodyodors.

C.Sweatsamples. D.Electronicdevices.35.What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Toexpresstheimportanceofthesmellinfriendship.

B.Todescribehowresearchersstudypeople’sbodysmells.

C.Toshowthatgenesmayhelppeoplebecomeclosefriends.

D.Totellthedifferencesbetweenfriendsandstrangers’genes.四、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共1小题，共10分。36.Givinggiftsduringtheholidayshasbeenatraditionforthousandsofyears.Manychildrendon’tbuygiftsbecausetheydon’thavemoney,butsomeofthebestgiftsarefree.Ifyouwanttogivemeaningfulgiftstofamilyandfriendswithoutspendingmoney,herearesomeideas.First,considerwhowillreceiveyourgift.Whatdotheylike?Whathobbiesdotheyhave?Iftheyenjoymusic,youcouldmakeaplaylist(歌单)orgatherfamilymembersforasmallperformance.Iftheylovesweets,youcouldbakethematreat.Second,it’saspecialideatomakeamemorygiftlikeaphotocollage(照片拼贴).Withanadult’shelp,printoutpicturesofgoodmemorieswiththeperson,thengluethemontothickpaper.Anotherideaistowritealettertotheperson.Youcouldalsorecordavideomessagesharingahappymemory.Also,spendingtimewithlovedonesisoneofthebestgifts.Youcanmakesimple“tickets”forfunactivitieslikehiking,watchingamovieorplayingagametogether.Anotherideaistovolunteerwiththem,suchascleaningaparkorhelpingatananimalhome.Youcanalsogivethegiftofhelpingout.Writedowndifferentchoresoncards,likecookingdinner,walkingthedog,orshovelingsnowandthenplacetheminajar.Thepersoncanpickataskwhentheyneedhelp.Thesethoughtfulgiftsshowloveandcarewithoutspendingmoney,makingtheholidaysevenmorespecial.(1)Inthepassage,thewritergiveschildrensomewaysto

.(不超过6词)(2)Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.HolidayGiftsThatdon’tCostMoneyThinkaboutthepersonMakeaplaylist;

(不超过4词);bakeatreat.MakeamemorygiftMakeaphotocollage;writealetter;_______________.(不超过4词)GivethegiftoftimeGooutforfunactivities;

(仅填1词)likecleaningapark.HelpwithchoresCookdinner;walkthedog;shovelsnow.(3)MayDayiscomingsoon.Willyougiveyourparentssomegiftsontheholidayafterreadingthepassage?Pleaselistsomeofyourideas.(结合自身实际，不超过20词)__________________________________________五、选词填空-短文：本大题共1小题，共10分。37.

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warmThissummer,TheLychee(荔枝)Roadhasbecomeahottopic.IttellsastoryfromtheTangDynasty:LiShandetried

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besttosendlycheesfromLingnantoChang’an.Aftertravelling2,300kmtoChang’anin11days,freshlycheeswere

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totheemperor.Itwasveryhardwork!Buttoday,thingsareverydifferent.Lychees

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inZhanjiangcanreachXi’anin5hoursbyhigh-speedtrain.What’smore,injust48hours,theycanbesenttothewholeworld.Itwasoncea(n)

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task.Butitisnowasimpleclickonasmartphone.Longago,Chinahadsmartdelivery(智能配送)ideas.DuringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod,therewasa“transferstation(中转站)”.BytheTangDynasty,therehadbeenoverathousandpoststationsacrossthecountry.Thissystemallowedmessagestotravelfromthebordertothecapitalinjustadayortwodays.Today,deliveryworkersare

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.Theygothroughthestreetsandmakesureeverypackageissentontime.Whattrulytouchespeople’sheartsaboutdeliveryisneverthespeed,butthe

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hiddeninsidethepackage(包裹).Withtechnology,peoplecangettheirthings

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.In2020,ZhejiangUniversityuseddeliveryrobotsfirstintheworld.Itisnotonly

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butalsobetterfortheenvironment.

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horsestorobots,China’sdeliveryhasgrownforthousandsofyears.Thisisnotjustspeed.Itisanation'spridein

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六、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共25分。38.英文刊物Teens

Magazine的Graduation专栏，正面向九年级学生征稿。请阅读栏目要求，用英文撰写征文。

GRADUATION

Hi,

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You

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Thinking

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lot

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with

next

year’s

Grade

9

students.Write

an

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Your

article

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how

you

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about

your

middle

school

life；2.

who

is

the

most

unforgettable

person

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friend

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teacher)

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middle

school

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what

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