2025~2026学年宁夏银川市唐徕中学西校区第二学期第二次模拟考试九年级英语试卷

2025~2026学年宁夏银川市唐徕中学西校区第二学期第二次模拟考试九年级英语试卷一、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Oncetherewasarichmaninatown.Oneday,hemadea1tomakealongjourneytoanothertown.Hewasabusinessman.Hewantedtotakequitealotofvaluablethingstosell.Heneededtotaketenservantswithhim.Theywouldcarryallthethingstheywoulduseonthejourney.Beforethe2started,alittleboyaskedtogowiththem.Themanrefusedandsaidtothelittleboy,“Well,youaretooyoungto3.”Buttheboyreallywantedtogo.Afterthinkingforashortwhile,themanagreed.Hewasaverykindmanandhetoldtheboy,“Youarethesmallest,thethinnestandthe4ofallmyservants.Youmaychoosethelightestload(货物).”Theboythankedhimbuthechosethebiggestloadthat5wantedtocarry—thebreadforthejourney.Thebusinessmansaid,“Youarestupid.Thatisthebiggestandheaviestload.”Otherservantsall6him.Buttheboysaidnothing.Helifteduptheload7andthejourneybegan.Theykeptonwalkingforfourhoursandthenstoppedforarest.Aftersuchalongwalktheyallfeltveryhungryandstartedtoeatsomeofthebread.Thentherewaslessbreadfortheboytocarry,8theboy’sloadgrewsmallerandlightereveryday.Attheendofthejourney,alittlebreadwasleftbecausemostofthebreadwas9duringthejourney.Whentheyarrived10thehotelofthetown,thelittleboywasreallyrelaxed,butotherservantslookedcompletelydifferent.Theywereverytired.Allofthemregrettednotcarryingthatload.1.A．discussionB．mistakeC．decisionD．difference2.A．lessonB．mistakeC．visitD．journey3.A．praiseB．helpC．compareD．explain4.A．strongestB．poorestC．weakestD．cleverest5.A．somebodyB．nobodyC．anybodyD．everybody6.A．laughedatB．dependedonC．caredaboutD．lookedfor7.A．loudlyB．difficultlyC．politelyD．easily8.A．orB．howeverC．butD．so9.A．soldB．eatenC．leftD．cooked10.A．atB．inC．toD．/二、阅读理解

FIVE▲ABOUTSLEEPSleepisespeciallyimportanttopeopleofallages.Sleepdeprivation(睡眠缺失)caninfluenceourabilitytoworkandstudy.1.Howmanyhoursofsleepdoweneedeachday?

Newborns:14-17

Teenagers:8-10

Adults:7-9

Elderlyadults:7-8

2.Tirednessusuallypeaks(达到高峰)twiceaday,at2a.m.and2p.m.3.Ifyoufallasleepwithin5minutes,youareshortofsleep.Thebesttimeisbetween10-15minutes.

4.Peoplecanmaketerriblemistakesiftheydon’tgetenoughsleep.Notenoughsleepleadstoaccidentssuchas:

●theExxonValdezoilspill

●theChallengerspaceshuttledisaster

●theChernobylnuclearaccident5.Adulthumanssleepabout3hourslessthanotherprimates(灵长类动物).Monkeysandbaboonssleeparound10hoursaday.

FIVE▲ABOUTSLEEPSleepisespeciallyimportanttopeopleofallages.Sleepdeprivation(睡眠缺失)caninfluenceourabilitytoworkandstudy.11.Howlongdoteenagersneedtosleepatleasteveryday?

A．SevenhoursB．EighthoursC．NinehoursD．Tenhours12.Thewriterproves(证明)notenoughsleepleadstoaccidentsby________.

A．askingquestionsB．listingnumbersC．givingexamplesD．givingreasons13.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin▲?

A．FACTSB．SUGGESTIONSC．PROBLEMSD．SITUATIONS14.Whereisthepassagemostprobablyfrom?

A．AstorybookB．AtravelguideC．AsciencereportD．AhealthmagazineWhenartificialintelligence(AI)makeslifeeasierthaneverbefore,perhapsthequestionweshouldaskourselvesis:“Whatisthetruevalueofhumanbeings?”AgroupofstudentsinsouthernChinaofferedtheiranswers,movingmillionsofpeople.YuYaxuan,aChineselanguageteacher,recentlycollected54surveysfromherstudents,eachaskingonlyonequestion:“IfyouhadtochooseoneChinesecharacter(汉字)toproveyou’renotAI,whatwoulditbe?”TheanswerssurprisedYu.Twostudentsofferedoppositeanswers:“hurry”and“slow”.“Robotsdon’tunderstandwhyhumansarealwaysinahurry,”onestudentwrote.“Ittakes30minutesforahospitaltogivebacktestresults,sowhydopatientscheckthemeveryfewminutes?Ourexperienceoftimeisshapedbyfeelings.”Anotherstudent,WuMing,arguedtheopposite.“Whenwethinkofspeed,wethinkofAI,yethumanswanttoslowdownwiththosetheycareabout,”Wuwrote.“AIisalwaysgoingforspeedandcorrectresults,butIwishforhumanstowalkslowly,speakslowlyandgrowupslowly.Iliketospendtimeonthingsthatmakelifebeautiful.”Otherstudentschosewordssuchas“doubt”.“WillAIeverdoubtitsmaker?”onestudentasked.Otheranswersincluded“courage”,“hate”,“regret”,“love”and“hurt”.“Whattrulymovespeoplemaynotbeoneclass,butthesoftlightsofhumanity(人性)thattechnologycan’ttakeaway,”Yusaid.15.WhatdidYuYaxuanaskherstudentstodointhesurvey?

A．TochooseaChinesecharactertoshowtheyarehuman.B．TocreateonecharacterwiththehelpofAI.C．ToexplainhowAIchangedpeople’severydaylives.D．TocomparetheworkingspeedsofhumansandAI.16.WhydidthestudentmentionthehospitalexampleinParagraph4?

A．Toexplainthedifficultiesmanypatientsarefacing.B．Topraisetheworkers’greatworkingspeed.C．ToprovethatAIcancheckresultsfasterthanhumans.D．Toshowthatfeelingsinfluencehowweexperiencetime.17.WhatdoesWuMingwantpeopletodo?

A．Improvetheirworkingspeeds.B．Slowdownandenjoylifemore.C．DependmoreonAIindailylife.D．Keepgoingforcorrectresults.18.Whatcanweinfer(推断)aboutAIfromYu’swordsfromthelastparagraph?

A．AIwillbewidelyusedinevenmorefieldssoon.B．Technologycanunderstandhumanfeelingswell.C．ItisimpossibleforAItohavedoubtsaboutitsmaker.D．Humanwarmthcannotbetakenawaybytechnology.HaveyoueverwonderedwhyChinesesaymaidongxi(buythings)insteadofmainanbei,shangcesuo(gotothebathroom)insteadofxiacesuo,andyijianxiangzuo(disagree)insteadofyijianxiangyou?DirectionsinChinesecharactershiderichhistoryandculture.EastorWestAtheorysaysthatintheTangDynasty,thereweretwopopularmarketsinChang’an.OnewascalledtheEastMarket,andtheotherwascalledtheWestMarket.Whenshopping,peopleusuallywenttotheEastMarketfirst,andthentheWestMarket.Astimewentby,peoplestartedtodescribeshoppingasmaidongxi.UporDownWhyshangcesuobutxiachufang?Inancienttimes,houseswerelaidoutinacertainway.Thegatewasinthesouth.Thebathroomwasinthenortheast,thekitcheninthesoutheast.Onmaps,northisup,southisdown.Sopeoplesaid“goup”tothebathroomand“godown”tothekitchen.Thewordsshangandxiaalsoshowsocialposition.Forexample,peopleusedhuangshangtoreferto(指代)theemperoranddianxiatorefertoprinceswhohadalowerposition.LeftorRightMostpeopletodayareright-handed.Theyfeeluncomfortableiftheytrytousetheirlefthandtowriteorusechopsticks.Thiswastrueinoldtimesaswell.So“left”wasconnectedwithbeingdifferent,suchasinyijianxiangzuo.Ifpeopledon’tacceptcommonbeliefs(信念),westillsaytheyarefollowing19.Inmostcultures,therighthandisusedforhandshakes.InIndiaandNepal,thelefthandisseenasunclean.However,ifyouareinaculturewherethelefthandisused,you’dbetterdoasthelocalsdo.Nexttimeyouusethesewords,remember:directionsinChinesearen’tjustaboutplace—they’reabouthistory,culture,andhowpeoplelived.19.WhichofthefollowingChineseexpressionsisanexamplein“Wheretobuythings”?

A．东市买骏马，西市买鞍鞯B．东边日出西边雨C．青山横北郭，白水绕东城D．任尔东西南北风20.Whichpictureshowsthelayout(布局)ofhousesinancientChinaaccordingtothepassage?

A．B．C．D．21.Whichofthefollowingcanbebestputin________?

A．欺上瞒下B．上蹿下跳C．旁门左道D．左思右想22.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A．InancientChina,mostofthepeoplewereleft-handed.B．InancientChinese,theword“right”meantbeingdifferent.C．InIndia,peopleshouldshakehandswiththeirrighthand.D．Whenshakinghands,weshouldneverusethelefthand.Plantsarenature’samazingfoodmakers.Unlikeanimals,plantscannotmovearoundtofindfood.Instead,theyhavedevelopedspecialwaystoget“food”fromthingsaroundthem.Oneofthemainwaysisthroughphotosynthesis(光合作用).Forphotosynthesistohappen,plantsneedthreeimportantthings—sunlight,waterandcarbondioxide(CO2).Whenthesethreethingscometogether,somethingwonderfulhappens.Therearetwoimportantproductsofphotosynthesis.First,plantsusesunlighttoturnwaterandcarbondioxideintoglucose(葡萄糖)whichisakindofsugar.Second,theyproduceoxygen(氧气)foranimalsandhumanstobreathe.Thisiswhyplantsaresoimportant—theycleantheairbytakingincarbondioxidefromtheairandgivingoutoxygen.Differentplantshaveadaptedtotheenvironmentintheirspecialwaystolive.Desertplantsusuallyhavethickbodiestokeepwater.Theykeeptheirstomata(气孔)closedduringthehotdayandonlyopenthematnighttodophotosynthesis.Thishelpsthemliveindryconditions.Anotherexampleiswaterlilies(水百合).Theseplantsgrowinlakes.Theirleavesspreadacrossthewatertocollectsunlight.Theyhavestomataonlyonthetopsideoftheirleavestotakeinair.Thisspecialdesignhelpsthemlivewellinwater.Thankstophotosynthesis,plantsnotonlyfeedthemselvesbutalsosupportlifeonEarth!23.Whataretheimportantthingsforphotosynthesistohappen?①water②sunlight③oxygen④carbondioxide

A．①②③B．①②④C．②③④D．①③④24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“adaptedto”inParagraph3probablymean?

A．Stuckto.B．Lookedafter.C．Gotusedto.D．Paidattentionto.25.Whatdoes“they”inParagraph3referto?

A．Desertplants.B．Differentplants.C．Waterlilies.D．Specialways.26.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．WhyAnimalsNeedPlantsB．TheSecretLifeofDesertPlantsC．DifferentKindsofPlantsinNatureD．HowPlantsMakeLifePossible阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯、意思完整。Nobodylikestofeelnervous.Butascientistsayswearewrongtothinkitisalwaysbad.Feelingnervousisnotanillness.Itisausefulfeelingfromourancestors.Ithelpsustothinkaboutthefutureandgetreadyforit.Whenyoufeelnervousbeforeabigtest,itmakesyoustudyharder.Yourheartbeatsfastertosendbloodtoyourbrain,soyoucanthinkmoreclearly.27Forexample,aparentmightstoptakingachildonaplanebecausethechildisscared.Butthisdoesn’thelpthechildlearntodealwiththefear.Abetterwayistohelpthechildfacetheproblemlittlebylittle.28Inonestudy,somepeoplesawtheirnervousnessasahelpfulsign.Thesepeopledidbetterwhengivingaspeech.Theirbodieswerecalmer,andtheyfeltmoreconfident.Thisshowsthatifwebelievenervousnesscanhelpus,ourbodywillfollow.29Whenyouareworried,yourbodymakesahormone(荷尔蒙)thatmakesyouwanttobewithothers.So,talkingtoafriendorfamilymembercanmakeyoufeelbetter.Holdingalovedone’shandcanevencalmyourbrain.30Havingagoal,likejoiningaschoolteamorlearninganewskill,canturnyournervousnessintoenergy.Peoplewhotrytobeexcellent,notperfect,arehappierandmorecreative.Theyusetheirnervousnesstokeepgoing,justlikeThomasEdisondidwhenhefailedmanytimes.So,don’ttrytogetridof(摆脱)nervousness.Learntouseit.Itcanhelpyoudobetterandliveahappierlife.

A．Nervousnesscanalsopushyoutobemorecreative.B．Anotherwaytousenervousnessistogetsupportfromothers.C．Tryingtorunawayfromnervousnessisnotagoodidea.D．Finally,havingapurposeinlifecanhelpyouusenervousnesswell.E．Learningaboutnervousnesscanalsohelpyouuseitinarightway.三、短文填空请阅读下面语篇，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式（每空一词）。Withsweetsmellandwhiteflowers,jasmine(茉莉)islovedworldwide.It31(come)toChinaalongtimeagoandbecamepartofChineseculture.InChinese,“jasmine”soundslike“noprofit(利润)”.It32(tell)peoplenottocaretoomuchaboutmoney.It’salsoasymbol33purity(纯洁).AfamousChinesesong“JasmineFlower”showsitsbeauty.Thissongissopopular34itwasevenusedinanItalianopera.ItisoftenthefirstChinesesongthatmany35(foreigner)learn.Jasminegrows36(wide)inChina,mainlyinHengzhou,Guangxi.Thisareaproduces60%oftheworld’sjasmine,soitis37(call)the“JasmineCapitalofChina”.FarmerstherenowuseAIrobotstohelpwith38(they)work.Therobotscheckiftheplantsaresickbyexaminingtheleaves.Ifthere’saproblem,farmerscanknowit39solveitintime.AItoolsstudytheweatherandtellfarmersthebesttimetowatertheplants.Thismakessuretheflowersstay40(health)andgrowfast.Finally,jasmineflowersarepickedgentlybyAIrobots,senttofactoriesquicklybydrones(无人机)andturnedintojasminetea.Withsmarttechnology,jasmineflowersbringpeoplemoreprofit.四、选词填空请阅读下面语篇，从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使语篇通顺、意思完整。每空限填一个词或短语，每个词或短语限填一次。

always,which,sincethen,dream,buy,growup,until,one,serious,specialGrandmahasneverbeentoschool.Whenshewasyoung,herfamilywaspoorandcouldnotaffordherschooling.Ithasbeenherlifelong41togotoschool.Overtheyears,shebecameagrandmotherofeightchildren.Allhergrandchildrenhavegonetoschool.She42encouragedthemtodobestintheirstudies.Luckily,herchildrendidn’tdisappointher.They43,passedtheirexaminationsandlefthometostartuniversityinbigcities.Beforethe44granddaughterlefthome,grandmamadeaspecialgiftforherbyhand—apillow(枕头)filledwithbuckwheathulls(荞麦壳).Oneofhergrandsonslaughedatthegift.“Grandma,youngpeoplebuythenewkindofpillows45aremodern,softandcomfortable.”hesaid.“Whydoyouspendawholeday46buckwheathulls,washinganddryingthemandsewing(缝)thepillow?It’stoomuchwork.Anditdoesn’tlooksogood.”Butgrandmacontinuedherwork47shefinishedmakingthepillow.Grandmatoldthemvery48,“Nothingcancomparewithagoodnight’ssleep.”49,ithasbecomearuleinourfamily.Andallthechildrenreceiveda50homemadepillowmadebygrandmawhentheylefthometostudy.Now,whenIseethenewadsonTVforanexpensivepillowinNorthAmerica,Ilaugh.Thepillowisjustliketheonemygrandmamadeforus—apillowfilledwithbuckwheathulls!五、任务型阅读请阅读下面语篇，根据语篇内容，填写表格中所缺的信息（每空限填一词），并回答最后一题。AJourneyintoNingxia’sPaper-CuttingArtPaper-cuttingisoneoftheoldestfolkartsinChina.InNingxia,theHuipeoplehavepracticedthisartforhundredsofyears.Theirpaper-cutsareknownfortheirbeautifulpatternsofflowers,animals,anddailylifescenes.MaFanghua,a62-year-oldpaper-cutartistfromYinchuan,hasbeenpracticingthiscraftsinceshewasseven.“MygrandmothertaughtmewhenIwasalittlegirl.Shesaideverycuttellsastory,”Marecalls.In2018,herwork“TheDancingHuiGirl”wonfirstprizeatanationalfolkartcompetition.Twoyearslater,shewasinvitedtogiveclassesatNingxiaUniversity,wheremorethan200studentslearnedthebasicsofpaper-cutting.Butlikemanytraditionalarts,paper-cuttingfaceschallengestoday.“Youngpeoplefindithardtositstillforhours,”saysMa,“butthekeyistostartearly.Iteachmygrandchildren,andtheyloveitbecauseweturnitintoagame.”Toprotectthisculturaltreasure,thelocalgovernmenthaslistedHuipaper-cuttingasintangibleculturalheritage(非物质文化遗产).Schoolshavealsostartedofferingpaper-cuttingclubs,andsomeevenmakeitpartoftheirartclasses.TheseeffortsgiveMahope.“Aslongastherearepeoplewillingtolearn,thisartwillneverdie