广东省深圳市福田区石厦学校2025-2026学年上学期九年级期中英语试卷（含答案）

广东深圳市福田区石厦学校20252026学年上学期九年级期中英语试卷一、完形填空阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AnitaisanoutgoinggirlwhogrewupinthesnowyHimalayas.Oneday,Anitafoundalotof___1___visithervillage.Watchingpeoplefromallovertheworldvisithervillagemadeher___2___.“Whatarethesepeopledoinghere,father?”askedAnita.“Darling,theyhaveallcometothehighestofthemountain.”saidherfather.“Really,father?”Anitawasamazedattheircourage.“Someday,Iwillreachthe___3___ofthesemountainstoo!”saidAnita___4___,withaburningdreaminhereyes.Butlifehadotherplansforher.Anitalostoneofherlegswhenshewasthirteen.Cloudsofsadnesscoveredherhappyworld.“Iwillneverbereadytoclimbthosemountains,”___5___Anita.Herfatherlovedherdearly.Hecouldn’tseehislittlegirlinpain.Althoughhewas___6___,hedidnotloseheart.Hebuilthera___7___leg,whichshecouldwearandwalk.“Neversay‘never’.___8___climbingthemountains,”saidthefather.Sheworethewoodenlegandwalked,andfell.Stoodup,andtriedtorun,and___9___again.Thewholevillage___10___thedaddyanddaughter’sfoolishness.Butnothingpulledthemdown.Boththefatheranddaughterweresuretoovercomealldifficulties.Theykeptpractising.Afterfiveyears,Anitamadeittothehighestofthemountains.Andshemadeherfatherveryproudofher,thewholecountrycelebratedhercourage.1.A．friendsB．villagersC．touristsD．customers2.A．angryB．curiousC．surprisedD．sad3.A．footB．sideC．topD．part4.A．excitedlyB．happilyC．confidentlyD．seriously5.A．saidB．answeredC．shoutedD．cried6.A．upsetB．calmC．ashamedD．brave7.A．plasticB．silverC．woodenD．golden8.A．StopB．StartC．EnjoyD．Avoid9.A．reachedB．walkedC．climbedD．fell10.A．worriedaboutB．laughedatC．talkedaboutD．lookedat二、阅读理解AGrandparentsDay,celebratedonthefirstSundayafterLabourDay(firstMondayinSeptember)intheUS,didnotstartforbusinessreasonsbutbecauseofadeterminedwoman,MarianMcQuade.McQuadebegancaringfortheelderlywhenshewasachild.Afterchores(家务)weredone,shewouldhelpelderlyneighbourswithhergrandmother,oftentakingalongfoodandgifts.Theseexperiencesandhercloserelationshipwithhergrandmotherplantedtheseedsforalifetimeofhelpingtheelderly.WhenMcQuadegrewup,shebecameahousewife.Shetookcareofherkidsandhadmanygrandchildren.Shebelievedthatspendingtimewithelderlylovedoneswasveryimportantandwantedtocreateaholidaywherefamiliescouldenjoythemselvestogether.Intheearly1970s,shestartedherjourneytomaketheholidayareality.Shekeptcallingandwritingletterstothelocalandstateleadersuntilshefinallygotattentionin1973fromSenatorJenningsRandolph.HeintroducedtotheSenate(参议院)theideaofmakingGrandparentsDayanationalholiday.

HisplanfellthroughintheSenate,butMcQuadedidn’tgetdiscouraged.Afteryearsofefforts,herhardworkpaidoff.OnAugust3rd,1978,thepresidentofficiallymadeGrandparentsDayanationalholiday.Healsostatedhowimportantitwastohonourgrandparentsandunderstandthevalueoffamily.AlthoughGrandparentsDaybeganintheUS,itisnowcelebratedinmanyothercountries.InGermany,GrandparentsDayiscelebratedonthesecondSundayinOctober.InMexico,itisonAugust28th,whenchildrenoftenprepareaspecialmealfortheirgrandparentsorgivegiftstothem.11.WhenisGrandparentsDayintheUS?12.WhichexperiencemadeMcQuadewanttohelpoldpeopleallherlife?A．Preparingmealsforhergrandma.B．Beingraisedbyhergrandparents.C．Goingtosmallfamilypartiesoften.D．Spendingtimewithelderlyneighboursasakid.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4mean?A．GrandparentsDaywasallowedtobecelebrated.B．MakingGrandparentsDayanationalholidayfailed.C．TheSenatedelayedthedecisiononGrandparentsDay.D．JenningsRandolphpassedawayfromworkingtoohard.14.WhatcanweinferaboutGrandparentsDaytoday?A．Itsoriginalmeaninghaschanged.B．ItsinfluencehasgonebeyondtheUS.C．OthercountriesvalueitmorethantheUS.D．OthercountriescelebrateitatthesametimeastheUS.15.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMarianMcQuade?A．Kindandpersistent.B．Braveandintelligent.C．Carefulandimaginative.D．Strictandindependent.BManypeoplemaythrowawaythenuts(果核)aftereatingfruits,butartistsofnutcarving(核雕)haveinsteadcollectedthemandturnedthemintoartworks.“Onenut,from0.8to6centimeters,canbemadeintobeautifulearringsandotherartworks,”saidTanWanhui,thetopartistofWeifangnutcarving.ThehistoryofnutcarvingmightstartfromtheQingDynasty(16361912).Duringthattime,WangDayan,thebestartistinthePalaceMuseum,spreadtheskilltothelocalpeopleinShandongProvince.Becauseofthedifficultcarvingskillsrequiredanditsrichartisticmeanings,Weifangnutcarvingwaslistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritagein2008.“It’shardtobringthiskindoftraditionalarttolife,”saidTan,the48yearoldartist.“Everynutlooksdifferentbeforebeingcarved,”Tanadded.Artistshavetostudyeachnuttocarefullyplanouttheirartwork.Besides,accordingtoTan,theyhavetolearnaboutsomeskillsinpaintingandhandwritingartfrommanytraditionalcultures.“Inordertoshowfolkstoriesfromancienttimes,Ineedtoreadmanybookstoenrichmyself.”“Artistsinthepasthavebeenwiseenoughtoturncommonthingsintoobjectsofbeauty.Inrecentyears,thankstothecreativeideasofartistsinWeifang,nutcarvingartworkshavebeenincreasinglywelcomedbypeopleinChina”,Tansaid.“Thispopularity,inturn,hasalsoattractedmanyyoungpeopletolearnthetraditionalskillsofnutcarving,createnewskillsandevenhelptopassdowntheskillstofutureartists.”16.Howdoesthewriterintroducethetopic?A．Byusinganartist’sword.B．Byexplainingwhatnutcarvingis.C．Bydescribingitshistoricalorigin.D．Bycomparingdifferentusesofnuts.17.WhywasWeifangnutcarvinglistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage?①Thetraditionalculturalvalues.②Itsrichartisticmeanings.③Thehighlevelofcarvingskills.④Thepopularityaroundtheworld.A．①②B．②③C．①②③D．①③④18.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph4?A．Nutcarvingrequiresnaturaltalentfordrawing.B．Nutcarvingartistsmustcopytraditionaldesigns.C．Artistsusenutsofthesamesizetomakenutcarving.D．Nutcarvingartistsshouldlearndifferenttraditionalskills19.Whatisthestructureofthispassage?A．①/②③④/⑤B．①②/③④⑤C．①/②③④⑤D．①②/③④/⑤20.Whatwillthewritertalkaboutnext?A．Atraditionalfolkstory.B．Thehistoryofnutcarving.C．Thedevelopmentofnutcarving.D．Thedisappearanceofnutcarving.COverthepast100years,animportantideahasbecomepopularineducation.Before,peoplethoughtintelligencewasinborn.Butnow,weknowthatintelligencecanchangewiththerighttraining.Inthe19thcentury,psychologistAlfredBinet,whomadethefirstintelligencetests,believedintelligencewasfixedandtriedtomeasureit.However,intheearly20thcentury,thinkerslikeJohnDeweysaideverychild’sintelligencecouldgrowwithagoodenvironment.Dweck’sfamousexperimentdivided10to12yearoldsintotwogroups.Onegroupwaspraisedforbeingsmart,whiletheotherforworkinghard.The“effortpraised”grouptriedharderonlatertasks,whilethe“smartpraised”groupavoidedchallengestoprotecttheirselfimage.Thisshowedthatpraisingeffort,nottalent,helpsstudentsimprove.However,schoolsoftenhavedifficultyinusinggrowthmindset(思维模式)ideaseffectively.Manyfocustoomuchontestscoresandrankings,whichactuallyencouragea“fixedmindset.”.Someschoolsevencreatecontradictions(矛盾)bytalkingaboutgrowthmindsetwhilegivingfixedgradesbasedonperformance.Criticspointoutproblemswithgrowthmindsetresearch.StudiestryingtorepeatDweck’sexperimentsoftenfail.PsychologistTimothyBatesfoundthatstudentswithgrowthmindsetsdidn’tgetbettergrades.Statistician(统计学家)AndrewGelmanquestionedwhethertheresearchtrulyprovedthetheory.Recentstudiesshowgrowthmindsetprogramsrarelyimprovegrades.Postersandmotivationalspeechesoftenfail.Instead,teachingpracticalskills(likewritingessayintroductions)andpraisingeffortworksbetter.Trueconfidencecomesfromrealachievements,notemptypraise.Perhapsgrowthmindsetworksbetterasateachingphilosophythanaclassroomtool.21.WhatdidAlfredBinetbelieveaboutintelligence?A．Intelligencewasbasedonaperson’seffort.B．Intelligencewassomethingfixedandcouldbemeasured.C．Intelligencecouldbedevelopedwiththerightenvironment.D．Everychild’sintelligencewasdifferentandunchangeable.22.InCarolDweck’sexperiment,whathappenedtothegrouppraisedforintelligence?A．Theyweremorelikelytoworkhardonfuturetasks.B．Theytookonmoredifficulttaskstoprovetheirability.C．Theyavoidedtasksthatmightcausethemtofail.D．Theychangedtheirmindsetaftertheexperiment.23.HowisParagraph3developed?A．Bystatingaproblemandexplainingitscauses.B．Bycomparingschool’spastandpresentmethods.C．Bygivingpersonalstoriesonfixedgrades.D．Bylistingresearchstepstoimplementagrowthmindset.24.Whatmighttheauthoragreewith?A．Motivationalpostersarethebestwaytoteach.B．Fixedgradeshelpstudentsdevelopagrowthmindset.C．Dweck’sexperimentsperfectlyprovehertheory.D．Teachingrealskillsisbetterthanemptypraise.25.Whichisthebesttitleforthearticle?A．TheHistoryofIntelligenceTestsB．WhyFixedMindsetFailsinSchoolsC．GrowthMindset:HopesandRealitiesD．HowtoPraiseStudentsCorrectlyDSelfconfidenceisthekeytosuccess.Itmeansbelievinginourselvesandknowingthatwehavevalue.___26___That’swhyconfidentpeoplewouldliketospeakup,trynewthings,andlearnfrommistakes.Howcanwebuildselfconfidence?___27___Wecanbuilditbyrecognizingourstrengthsandcelebratingourprogress,eventhesmallsteps.Speakingkindlytoourselvesandkeepingapositivemindset(思维模式)alsohelp.Insteadoffeelingbadaboutfailures,weshouldseethemasopportunities(机会)tolearnandgrow.___28___Supportfromfamily,friends,orteachersplaysabigroleinbuildingconfidence.Theirencouragementhelpsusbelieveinourselvesandachieveourgoals.However,socialmediacansometimesmakeusdoubtourselvesbyonlyshowingthebestpartsofothers’lives.___29___Whydoesselfconfidencematter?Selfconfidenceismorethanjustfeelinggoodaboutourselves.___30___Withit,wearemorelikelytosetcleargoals,staytruetoourvalues,andmoveforwardevenwhenlifegetshard.A．Howdoothersinfluenceourconfidence?B．Itisaboutknowingourpurposeanddirectioninlife,too.C．Withthisbelief,wefeelbraveandreadytofacechallenges.D．Insteadofcomparing,weshouldfocusonourownstrengths.E．Confidencemeanswewillalwayssucceedifwetryhardenough.F．Selfconfidenceisnotsomethingwearebornwith—itdevelopsovertime.E

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Billis24yearsold.HeisfromIndia.Heplanstogotosomebeautifulbeaches.HealsowantstotrysomegreatfoodinAustralia.A.AdelaideThecityinSouthAustraliaisfamousforitsfarmandwine.It’salsoagreatplaceforpeopletorelax.B.AustralianAlpsYoucanvisitbeautifulsnowymountainshere.Manypeoplealsolikegoingforawalkhereinsummer.Youwillhavegreatfun.C.SydneySydneyisAustralia’slargestcity.YoucanvisittheSydneyOperaHouse.ItisabigartcenterinSydney.Youcanenjoysomeplaysandshowshere.D.BrisbaneItisabigcityinthenortheastofAustralia.Youcanenjoythesunandmanybeautifulbeacheshere.Thereisalsolotsofdeliciousfoodandwine.E.KakaduNationalParkThisparkisinthenorthofAustralia.Therearemorethan1,700kindsofplantsinthepark.ThereyoucanalsowatchtheJimJimFalls.Itisafantasticwaterfall（瀑布）.F.PhillipIslandItispopularwithvisitors.YoucanvisitthePenguinParade（企鹅列队）atPhillipIslandNaturePark.Littlepenguinshereareverylovely.三、短文填空阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。Manypeopledrawonthepaper,butfewpaintonstones.Andthatis___36___(exact)whatMoWuyingisdoing.TheartistfromChongqinghasbeendoingthisformorethaneightyears.And___37___animalsshepaintsonstonesareveryvivid.Theposesofanimals___38___(decide)bytheshapesofthestones.Mosaysitisanartformthatrequirescreative___39___(idea).AccordingtoMo,thefirststepistodrawtheoutlineofananimalonastone.Thenshecolorsit___40___(make)itlively.Afterthat,sheaddsallthedetails(细节).Drivenbyherloveofpaintingfromayoungage,Mohasbeenimprovingherstonepaintingskillsforyears.___41___first,shetriedherhandatsceneryandcharacters.Inthepastthreeyears,shehasfocusedonpaintinganimals.Mo___42___(finish)hundredsofstonepaintingssofar.“ThelongerIworkonit,the___43___(interesting)Ifindit,”saidMoproudly.Shesometimesevenforgetstoeatorsleep___44___thepaintingtakesupallherattention.“Itisrelaxingtopaintonstonesandmakes___45___(I)morepatient,”saidMo,addingthatshewouldcontinue