江苏扬州市扬州中学文昌集团2025-2026学年九年级下学期期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页江苏扬州市扬州中学文昌集团2025-2026学年九年级下学期期中英语试卷一、单选题：本大题共15小题，共15分。1.—Whohelpedyoursisterfixthebike?—Nobody.Shefixedit________.A.she B.her C.hers D.herself2.________February2026,NingZhongyanfromChinabroketheOlympicrecordfor1500metresspeedskating.A.In B.On C.At D.For3.—MorecitiesinChinaareaddingsharedelectricbikes.Whatdoyouthinkofthis________?—It’sconvenientandgoodfortheenvironment.A.attention B.production C.situation D.attraction4.Beforetheguestscome,Chinesehostspreparefruitsanddrinksto______theirwarmwelcome.A.express B.introduce C.recommend D.raise5.—Thewarmgreeting“MaErFu”has________spreadamongyoungpeoplerecently.—Soithas.Itcarriesbeautifulwishesandbringspeoplelotsofjoy.A.simply B.carefully C.closely D.widely6.—Manyyoungpeoplesharetheirdailylivesonshortvideoapps.—That’strue.Ithasbecomequite________forthemtorecordandpostvideoseveryday.A.extra B.common C.primary D.practical7.—HowdoyoulikecitywalkinYangzhou?—Wonderful.Youcanlearnmoreaboutthecity________savemoneyontraveling.A.aswellas B.assoonas C.asgoodas D.asfaras8.—ChinaisgivingahelpinghandtoprotecttheAmazonrainforest.—It’sgreat.________therainforestisimportanttothewholeworld,wemustkeepitsafe.A.Since B.Unless C.Until D.While9.—Nowshortvideos________toomuchofchildren’sfreetime.—Yes.Theyshouldspendmoretimeonoutdoorsports.That’sgoodfortheirhealth.A.makeup B.lookup C.putup D.takeup10.—Whenshallwegotowatchthebasketballmatchinthesportscentre?—Notuntilthework________tomorrow.A.willbefinished B.isfinished

C.willfinish D.hasfinished11.—Whatabeautifuldress!—Thankyou.It________bymymotherlastyear.A.ismade B.wasmade C.makes D.made12.—Lily,whydoesourteacheralwaysaskustopractisehandwriting?—Becauseit’simportantinexams.We________paytoomuchattentiontoit.A.needn’t B.shouldn’t C.can’t D.mustn’t13.—Excuseme,sir.I’mnewhere.Couldyoutellme_________?—Sure.Walkalongthisroadandturnleftatthesecondcrossing.Youcan’tmissit.A.whereisthenearestmuseum

B.wherethenearestmuseumis

C.howcanIgettothenearestmuseum

D.howIcangettothenearestmuseum14.—Oh,no.Wehavetofinishthehistoryprojecton“AncientYangzhou”intwodays!—Don’tworry,Weihua.________.I’llsearchforinformation,youdrawmapsandLilycanmakethePPT.A.Don’tburnthecandleatbothends

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed

C.Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket

D.Manyhandsmakelightwork15.—WeoftenforgethowtowriteChinesecharactersnow.Weshouldwritemoreinsteadofusingcomputersorphones.—________!Wecan’tdependoncomputersorphonesmuch.A.Sorry,Ican’t B.Idon’tthinkso

C.Ican’tagreemore D.Itdoesn’tmatter二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。Iusedtohidemydrawingswheneverguestscameover.IwascrazyaboutdrawingbutI'm

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toshowmyarttoothers.Evenmyclosestfriendhadneverseenmydrawings—whatiftheythoughtmyworkwas

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?Lastterm,ourartteacherannouncedaschoolexhibition(展览)."Anyonecanhandinpieces,"shesaid,smiling.Myheartracedattheidea,but

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quicklytookover.Ipretended(假装)nottocareaboutthenotice.Butthatnight.I

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mydrawingsandstoppedatadrawingofmyneighborhood.Ittookmeweekstoshowhowsunlightcamethroughtheoaktrees.Ispentmanyhoursonthe

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ofthestreet."

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areyousoafraidtoshareit?"mymomasked,noticingmyhesitation."Whatifpeoplelaughatit?"Isaid.Shesatbesidemeandpointedtoadirty

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onthepaper."Eventhisimperfectiontellsastory.Artisn'taboutbeing

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—it'saboutbeingtrue."Herwordsstayedwithme.Thenextday,I

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gatheredmycourageandhandedinthedrawing.Forweeks,I

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thinkingabouttheexhibition,afraidoffailure.Thentheopeningnightarrived.Istoodatthedoor,

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toenter.Suddenly,avoicecalledmyname.Itwasmyartteacher,leadingagroupofstudentstomydrawing."Thedetailshereare

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,"onestudentsaid.Anothernodded:"ItmakesmefeellikeI'mwalkingdownthatstreet."Ifeltawarmthspreadthroughmychest.Thatnight,Irealized

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myarthadbeenkeepingmefromjoy.Now,Ikeepmydrawingsonmydesk,opento

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whoasks.Ilearnedsharingourfeelingsandhobbiesishowwebuildconnectionswithothers.Sometimes,theverythingwefearmostcanbecomeourgreatest

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.Monthslater,thatdrawingstillhangsintheschoollibrary.WhenIpassit,IalwaysrememberthedayIstoppedlettingfearlimitmydreams.16.A.willing B.sure C.afraid D.ready17.A.creative B.meaningless C.attractive D.careless18.A.happiness B.sadness C.excitement D.fear19.A.wentthrough B.wentfor C.putthrough D.putin20.A.shapes B.colors C.details D.lines21.A.Where B.When C.How D.Why22.A.mark B.picture C.line D.sign23.A.perfect B.powerful C.careful D.creative24.A.slowly B.finally C.mostly D.exactly25.A.remembered B.allowed C.remained D.avoided26.A.excited B.satisfied C.scared D.shocked27.A.boring B.amazing C.tiring D.challenging28.A.hiding B.sharing C.breaking D.hanging29.A.somebody B.everybody C.nobody D.anybody30.A.fear B.dream C.pride D.joy三、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。AServiceTripsforHighSchoolStudentsAreyouahighschoolstudentwholovestobeoutdoorsandlikestoexperiencenewchallenges,learnnewskillsandmeetnewpeople?WTAoffersfirst-timeparticipants(参与者)frontcountrytripsandreturningstudentshavethechoicetogoontripsinthebackcountry.FrontCountryTripsOurfrontcountrytripsprovidechancesforpeopletoexperienceprojectsneartheocean,intheCascadeMountainsandinnortheastWashington.Ourtripsalsoprovideyouwithexperiencedleaders,agreatproject,somecampingtents,sleepingbagsandallyourmealsfortheweek.AdvancedBackCountryTripsOnthesetripsyouwillbebackpackingtotheworksiteandwillhaveachancetodevelopyourtrailandleadershipskillswiththehelpofaWTAleader.TripDetailsIn2026,tripfeesforWTAmemberswillbe$195forthefirsttripand$145foreachadditionaltrip.Non-memberswillpayanextra$40fortheirfirsttripandcanbemembersinthesecondtrip.Becauseourtripsarepopular,pleasesubmit(上交)yourpaymentandapplicationwithintwoweeks.Ifatripisfullandyouwouldliketobeaddedtothewaitinglist,pleasecallusat206/625-1367oremailtrail-teams@.ScholarshipsWebelievenostudentshouldhavetostayathomethissummerbecauseheorshecan’taffordtogooutside.Thankstodonationsfrommembersandsupporters,WTAwillofferalimitednumberofscholarships.ApplicationDeadline:June30,2026.31.WhatisincludedintheFrontCountryTrips?A.Backpackingtotheworksiteandleadershiptrainingwithaleader.

B.Experiencedleaders,campingtents,sleepingbagsandmeals.

C.Achancetodeveloptrailskillswiththehelpofaleader.

D.Freescholarshipsforallhighschoolstudents.32.Howmuchwillyouhavetopayforyourfirsttripifyou’renotaWTAmember?A.$235. B.$195. C.$145. D.$40.33.Whatshouldastudentdoifthetriphe/shewantsisalreadyfull?A.Chooseafrontcountrytripinsteadofabackcountrytrip.

B.Submitthepaymentandapplicationwithintwoweeks.

C.ApplyforascholarshipbeforeJune30,2026.

D.Call206/625-1367tobeaddedtothewaitinglist.BPowerlifting,astrengthsportwherepeopletrytoliftthemostweightpossible,isoftenseenasasportfortheyoungandathletes.ButFaithO’Reilly,an82-year-oldgrandmafromColorado,isreadytochallengethisidea.She’llsoongettoshowherabilitiesatanationalcompetition.BorninSt.Louis,O’ReillymovedwithherfamilytoDesMoines.ShethenattendedtheUniversityofIowa,whereshediscoveredweightlifting.“WhileIwasinlawschool,Imetsomepeoplewhoweredoingweightlifting,andtheyinvitedmetogotoapowerliftingmeet,”shesaid.“Iwatcheditandthought,‘Well,Icandothat.’”Andsheindeeddidit.O’Reillydidwell,evenwinningsomestatechampionships.However,shehadtomovetoSt.Paul,Minnesotaforwork,whichresultedinherhavinglessandlesstimetopractice,finallyleadinghertodropliftingcompletely.Aftersheretired(退休)in2007,O’Reillyrediscoveredherloveforthesport.ShehadvisitedasmalltowncalledSaguacheinColoradowithhergranddaughterandlovedit.Soshedecidedtolivethere.Withmorefreetimeandgreenlandscapes,shestartedliftingagain.Sheevensetupherowngymwithspecialsafetybars,soshecantrainanytimeshewants.Now,sheisamonggreatolderlifterslike95-year-oldCatherineKuehnand81-year-oldNoraLangdon.O’Reillybelievesliftingisgoodforeveryone.“It’sgoodforyourbody.Asyougetolder,youmayhaveproblemswithbonedensityandlosingmuscletone(肌张力),”shesays,“sothishelpsyoustayfit.”O’Reillylastcompetedatthe2024SummerShowdownandTeamCupinColorado,whereshewastheoldestcompetitor.“Besidesworkingout,itgivesyouthechancetobepartofanathleticadventure.Thepeoplehereareveryopenandfriendly,“O’Reillysaysaboutcompeting.“Youmakemanyfriendsandgetsupport.”34.WhatmadeO’Reillytakeuppowerlifting?A.Herdreamtowinstatechampionships.

B.Hertasktochallengethetraditionalideas.

C.Hergranddaughter’sadviceonstayinghealthy.

D.Herexperienceofwatchingapowerliftingmeet.35.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderaboutFaithO’Reilly’slife?a.ShemovedtoSt.Paulforanewjob.b.Shediscoveredweightliftingatuniversity.c.Shewonsomestatechampionships.d.ShestartedliftingagaininSaguache.e.Shevisitedasmalltownwithhergranddaughter.A.abcde B.abedc C.bcdea D.bcaed36.Fromthepassage,weknowO’Reilly________.A.stoppedliftingforsometimebecauseshelostinterest

B.thinkspowerliftingcompetitionsaretoodangerous

C.enjoysmakingfriendsandgettingsupportfromothers

D.lastcompetedinanationalcompetitionin202437.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.StrengthKnowsNoAge

B.An82-Year-OldGrandma

C.CompetitionBuildsConfidence

D.TheBestExercisesforHealthyBonesCWhenlivingortravellinginanothercountry,wenoticethedifferencesbetweenculturesbeforeseeingthesimilarities.Atfirst,somedifferencesareeasytonotice.Overtime,however,therearesomesurprisingsimilaritiesbetweenhowpeopleintheUKandChinacommunicate.Indeed,peopleinbothcountriesoftencomplainabouthavingtoreadwhatlocalpeoplereallymean,becauseitisoftendifferentfromwhatissaid.IntheUK,outsidersoftengetconfusedwhentheyrealizethatapersonsayingsomethingrudeisactuallyshowinglove.Insituationslikethis,context(语境)iseverything.InChina,outsidersmustinfermostmeaningfromcontextandfromwhatisnotsaid,ratherthanfromwhatissaid.Youalsoneedtoreadbetweenthelines.Otherwise,misunderstandingsmayhappen.BoththeBritishandChinesetrytoavoidconflict(冲突),whichgreatlyinfluenceshowpeoplecommunicate.TheBritishwilldoeverythingtoavoidconflict.Forexample,theywillprobablytellthewaiteritwaslovelyevenwhentheyareservedwithpoorqualityfood.Inbusiness,aBritishbusinesspartnerwhoisdeeplyunhappywithyourplanwillprobablysay“therearejustacoupleofsmallproblems.”Chinesecommunicationshowsaverysimilarwayofpreventingconflict.Theyoftenavoidtalkingaboutchallenges,mistakes,orproblemsdirectly.Instead,peopletalkaboutworkingtowardsfurthergoals,ratherthandirectlysaythatthesituationisfarfromsatisfactory.Chinesepeopleliketokeepasenseofharmony(和谐)withinallenvironments,andsoavoidopencriticism(批评)ofeachother.Forexample,insteadofsayingapersonisrude,aChinesepersonmightsayheis“veryconfident”.Inthissense,theBritishandChinesecanunderstandeachotherbetterbecausebothvalueharmony.38.Whatdoesthephrase“readbetweenthelines”meaninParagraph2?A.Toreadeverywordcarefully.

B.Tounderstandthehiddenmeaning.

C.Towritebetweentwolinesoftext.

D.Totranslateaforeignlanguage.39.HowdoBritishandChinesepeoplecommunicatewhentheyareunhappywithsomething?A.Theyuseindirectorpolitewords.

B.Theystaysilentandsaynothing.

C.Theyexpresstheirangerdirectly.

D.Theycomplaintoathirdperson.40.WhatcanyouinferwhenaBritishbusinesspartnersays,“Therearejustacoupleofsmallproblemsinyourplan”?A.Heisverysatisfiedwiththeplan.

B.Heisunhappywiththewholeplan.

C.Theplanhastwosmallproblems.

D.Theplancanbecarriedoutatonce.41.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoAvoidConflictinCommunication

B.CulturalDifferencesBetweentheUKandChina

C.SimilaritiesinBritishandChineseCommunication

D.TheImportanceofGuessingMeaningfromContextDEducationusedtobedoneonlybyhumans.Teachersgavelessons,checkedstudents’grades,andmanagedclassroomenvironments.However,theriseofdigitaltechnologyledtothedevelopmentofonlinelearningplatforms(平台),digitalclassrooms,andonlinecourses.AndwhenweaddAI(artificialintelligence),educationcanbebroughttoacompletelynewlevel.①Everystudenthastheirownlearningstyle,speed,andsetofstrengthsandweaknesses.Traditionaleducationsystemsoftenfindithardtomeeteachstudent’sneedsbecauseofclasssize,limitedresources,andtheone-size-fits-allmethod.②AIcanchangethat.WithAI-drivenlearningplatforms,studentscanlearnthroughmaterialsattheirownspeed.Forexample,platformslikeCoursera,KhanAcademy,andDuolingouseAItoseehowthestudentsaredoingandthenoffercontent,quizzes,andexercisesforthem.③Traditionally,teachersareoftenbusywithtaskssuchasgrading,lessonplanning,andtrackingstudentprogress.AIcantakeoversomeofthesetasks,givingteachersmoretimetoworkdirectlywithstudents.Forexample,AItoolscangradehomework,exams,andquizzesmuchfasterthanhumans.Thisisespeciallyvaluableforlargeclasseswheregradingmighttakedaysorevenweeks.Moreover,AIcanhelpteacherswithlessonplanningbyreadingalotofmaterialsandsuggestingresourcesthatbestmatchstudentlearningneeds.WithAI,studentswhohavetroublewithlanguagedisabilitieshavemorechancestoreceiveeducation.AI-poweredtools,suchasGoogleClassroomandMicrosoftWord,aredevelopedtosupportstudentswithlearningdifficultiessuchasdyslexiaandADHD．④Text-to-speech,real-timetranslation,andsignlanguageidentificationtechnologiescanhelpstudentswhofacechallengesintraditionaleducationalenvironments.Lookingahead,AI’sroleineducationwillcontinuetodevelop.Astechnologyimproves,wecanexpectAItobecomepartoflearningplatforms,makingeducationmoreinterestingandfun.42.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph2?A.AIcanhelpteachersgradehomeworkfaster.

B.Traditionalschoolsareperfectforeverystudent.

C.AIallowsstudentstolearnattheirownspeed.

D.OnlineplatformslikeCourseraarefreeforallstudents.43.HowdoesthewritersupporttheideathatAIhelpsteachers?A.Bygivingexamples. B.Bylistingnumbers.

C.Bytellingstories. D.Byshowingsurveys.44.Wherecanweputthefollowingsentenceinthepassage?Moreover,AItoolsaremakingiteasierforstudentswhocan’tseeorhearwell.A.① B.② C.③ D.④45.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tointroducefamousonlinelearningplatforms.

B.ToexplainhowteachersuseAIindailylife.

C.ToshowtheimportantroleofAIineducation.

D.Todiscussproblemsoftraditionaleducation.四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。46.阅读并回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过10个词。Snowforestsmakeupabout30%oftheworld’stotalforestareas.ThesewonderfulwoodlandsarenotasfamousastheAmazonrainforests,buttheyarejustasimportant.Snowforestsarefoundinthefarnorthoftheworld,inareasthatarequitecoldandusuallyhavealotofsnowfall.TheylieacrosspartsofCanada,China,Finland,Japan,Norway,Russia,SwedenandAmerica.Snowforestshaveverycoldwintersthatcanlastuptosixmonths.Butevenso,theyarehometomanykindsofanimals,includingfoxes,miceandwolves.IntheUSandCanada,asmanyasfivebillionbirdsfrommorethanthreehundredspeciesliveinthesnowforestsinthebreeding(繁殖)season.Thesewoodlandsperformanimportantjob:helpingtotakeinharmfulgases.Thegasesaregivenoffbyburningcoal,oilandgas,whichcancauseclimatechange.However,snowforestsarefacingseveralproblems.Treesarebeingcutdownfasterandfasterfortheirwood,whichcanbeusedforbuilding.Someforestsarebeingclearedtomakespacefornewroadsandhouses,ortoallowcoalandgasindustriestogrow.What’sworse,astheworldgetswarmer,CanadaandRussiahaveseenterriblefiresspreadthroughtheforests.Luckily,environmentalandwildlifegroupsaroundtheworldareworkinghardtoprotectsnowforests.Thismeansthatcuttingdowntreesiscontrolledinsomeareasandtheforestsareseenasareasofspecialscientificinterest.Whenwoodisneeded,plantingplansandcarefulforestmanagementhelptoreducethehumaninfluencesothattheforestsaremanagedinawaythattheycansurviveandregrow.(1)Whatpercentofworldforestsaresnowforests?_________________________________________(2)Wheredosnowforestsmainlylie?_________________________________________(3)Whyaresnowforestsimportantagainstclimatechange?_________________________________________(4)Whattwomainproblemsaresnowforestsfacing?_________________________________________(5)Whatshouldwedotoprotectsnowforests?(atleasttwoways)_________________________________________五、首字母短文填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。47.Astheywerelookingupattheceiling,theysawthattherewerethousandsofbatshangingthere.Theyweresoafraidthattheystartedtoq

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it.Andsomuchofthetimetheywalkedintotaldarkness.Tomtriedcallingoutforhelpseveraltimesbutnevergotanya

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thecandleagainandmadehiswaydownoneoftheroads.Hedidn'tgetfarwhenthefloorinfrontofhimsuddenlydroppedfastintotheblackworldbelow.Hestretchedhisarmtofeelhowd

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thedropwas.Whilehewasfeelingaround,hishandtouchedanotherhand.Tomjumpedbackandheldouthiscandletoseew

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六、单词拼写-单句：本大题共5小题，共5分。48.It’sapitythatthismusiciandiedinhis

（四十）.49.Thiskindofhairclips

herredskirt.（与……相配）50.Havethechildren

upeverythingonthetableyet？（吃）51.Thisbookgivesyouagoodideaoflifein

Greece.(古代的)52.Theovernighttrainrunseverynightoftheweek

Saturdays.(除……之外)七、单句语法填空：本大题共5小题，共5分。53.Aneyefindsmore

thantwoears.(true)54.TheflowersinHeGardenlookeven

afterthespringrain.(pretty)55.Shethoughtitimpossibletotalkaboutpoemswithout

LiBai.(mention)56.Look!Theelderlycouplearesittinginthesunshineintheyard

.(peace)57.Theletter“x”oftenrepresentsa(n)

numberinsomeMathexercises.(know)八、句子翻译：本大题共5小题，共5分。58.我经常思考如何帮助更多有需要的人。

59.这场激动人心的表演已经开始两个半小时了。

60.他习惯在白天而不是晚上学习。

61.因为油即将耗尽，所以他们将被迫缩短行程。

62.你在会上说得太快了，以至于我几乎跟不上。

九、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共25分。63.充实的初中生活已接近尾声，这三年里你一定取得了很多进步。你校英文报社以“Myprogressin_____”为题开展征文活动，请你用英语写一篇短文投稿。请补全题目，分享一项你所取得的进步，并说明你怎么做的，以及你的感受。提示问题：Whatprogresshaveyoumade?Howdidyoumakeit?(atleastthreepoints)Howdoyoufeelaboutyourprogress?(atleasttwopoints)注意：1）短文须包括以上内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；2）文中不得出现真实姓名、学校等信息；3）词数：100词左右，稿件的开头已给出，不计入总词数。Myprogressin_____Mythree-yearmiddleschoollifewillbeover.Lookingback,Iwanttosharemyprogressinmiddleschoolwithyou.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________