2025~2026学年江苏常州市实验初中下学期九年级5月调研英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏常州市实验初中下学期九年级5月调研英语试卷一、单项选择1.—Whichwouldyouliketowatch,FlyingLife3orTheSilentAwakening?—________isOKforme.It’suptoyou.

A．NeitherB．EitherC．BothD．All2.Howamazing!Mydadstillremembers________everydetailofAChineseOdyssey(大话西游).

A．probablyB．exactlyC．hardlyD．wisely3.Theappwastruly________—ithelpedkidslearnmaththroughfungames.

A．creativeB．boringC．patientD．cheap4.Builtin2019,thefirstundergroundlineinChangzhou________inserviceforover6years.

A．isB．wasC．hasbeenD．willbe5.WhenSuYimingcompetedinthe2022WinterOlympics,hecaughtthewholecountry’s________.

A．suggestionB．inventionC．introductionD．attention6.You________askforhelpwhenyoumeetproblems.I’mrightthere.

A．needB．mightC．shouldD．must7.________hewasonly12yearsold,heshowedamazingdanceskillsintheworldcompetition.

A．SoB．BecauseC．IfD．Although8.Canyoutellme________theonlinesafetyclassnextFriday?

A．whenwillwemeetB．howwecanjoininC．wheredidwegoD．whatwasthetopic9.Mygrandpaoftensays,“________.”SoIkeeplearningplayingchessfourtimesaweek.

A．RomewasnotbuiltinadayB．EverydoghasitsdayC．TheearlybirdcatchesthewormD．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords10.—I’mthinkingofjoiningtheschoolvolunteergroup.—________It’sagreatwaytohelpothersandlearnnewskills.

A．Noproblem.B．Goodluck!C．Soundsgood!D．Withpleasure.二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。“Fiveminutestogo,”calledoutthedirector.“Iseveryoneready?”Ann’seyeswerebright11shewatchedthestage(舞台).“Iwanttojoin—Ilovegameshows.”Thefourcontestants(选手)were12attheirdesksonthestage.Hotlightswereshiningdownuponthem.Suddenlyonecontestant’sfaceturned13andshefelloverherchair.Thecameramanhelpedthegirlgetoffthestageatonce.Thedirectorhurrieddownfromthecontrolroomabove.“WhoamongyouwantstobeonTV?Weneedanother14!”Heaskedtheaudience(观众).Annliftedherhandwithoutasecondthought.“You’reon!”thedirectorshouted.HeledAnn15thestage.Amake-up(化妆)artist16putmake-uponherfaceandbrushedherhair.“Tenseconds,”thedirector17.“It’stimeforTravelQuiz,andhere’sourhost,PeterLee!”Peterranoutontothestage.Thequizshowbeganrightaway.ThoughAnnwasnot18,sheseemedrelaxedanddidreallywell.Sheansweredthequestionscorrectlyandsoontooktheleadovertheother19contestants.AndthentherewasjustasinglequestionbetweenAnnand20.“Andfinally,couldyoutellmewhat’sthecapitalofSouthAfrica?”askedPeter.“Pretoria!”Annreplied.“21!”criedPeter.“You’retonight’swinner!Our22isa5-dayBeijingtrip.”Annsmiledbrightly.Thissurpriseprovesthatcouragecanturntheunexpectedintosomethingtrulyvaluable.11.A．becauseB．asC．ifD．unless12.A．actingB．readingC．eatingD．waiting13.A．whiteB．yellowC．blueD．orange14.A．workerB．hostC．contestantD．watcher15.A．upB．ontoC．awayD．from16.A．excitedlyB．finallyC．quicklyD．usually17.A．repliedB．mentionedC．suggestedD．announced18.A．preparedB．finishedC．touchedD．interested19.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five20.A．lossB．friendshipC．regretD．victory21.A．GoodluckB．It’syourturnC．CongratulationsD．Cheerup22.A．prizeB．praiseC．priceD．present三、阅读理解Imaginesomeonewhocouldexplainoneculturetoanother,writestorieslovedbypeopleacrosstheworld,andeveninventamachinetohelppeopleunderstanddifferentlanguages.ThatpersonwasLinYutang.Hewasawriter,translator,andinventorallinone.Hislifewasfilledwithcuriosityandcreativity,bringingEastandWestclosertogether.Asachild,Linlovedreadingandoftenaskedquestionsaboutlife.Hewantedtounderstandhowtheworldworked,andthatcuriositystayedwithhimthroughouthislife.HestudiedinShanghai,thenwenttoHarvardUniversity,andlaterearnedhisPhD(博士学位)inGermany.LivinginbothChinaandtheWest,helearneddifferentlanguagesandwaysofthinking.ThishelpedhimbecomeaculturalbridgebetweenEastandWest.LinworkedhardtoshareChineseculturewiththeworld.Hiswritingwasclearandeasytoread.InbookslikeMyCountryandMyPeople,heintroducedChineseideasanddailylifetoWesternreaders.HealsowrotenovelssuchasMomentinPeking,showinghowChinesepeoplestayedstrongduringwartime.Besideswriting,hehelpedcreateaChinese-Englishdictionary,makingiteasierforpeoplearoundtheworldtounderstandChinesewords.LinalsointroducedWesternculturetoChina.In1924,hebroughttheideaof“humor”tothecountry.TheChineseword“幽默”wasbornfromtheEnglishword.Linbelievedthathavingasenseofhumorshowedakind,open,andwiseattitude(态度)towardlife.Hiscreativitydidn’tstopwithwritingandtranslation.Linwasalsoaninventor.Chinesecharactersmadetypingdifficult,sohespentyearsdesigningaChinesetypewriter(打字机).In1947,hisMingKwaitypewriterfinallycameout.Teachers,publishers,andresearchersallfounditveryuseful.23.WhatcanweknowaboutLinYutangfromthepassage?

A．Hewasbetteratinventingmachinesthanwritingstories.B．HebecamefamousmainlybecauseofhisChinesetypewriter.C．HeusedhisexperiencesinbothChinaandtheWestinhiswork.D．HedevotedmostofhistimetotranslatingChinesenovelsintoEnglish.24.WhydoesthewritermentionLinYutang’stypewriterinthelastparagraph?

A．ToshowthatLinwasalsosuccessfulinscience.B．ToprovethatChinesecharacterswerehardtotype.C．Toexplainwhyteachersandresearcherslikedhiswork.D．TogiveanexampleofLin’screativityindifferentfields.25.Whichofthefollowingisthebestchoicetoworkastheendingofthepassage?

A．LinYutang’scuriosityandcreativityhelpedbringtwoworldstogether.B．Today,manypeoplestillreadLinYutang’sbooksandenjoyhissenseofhumor.C．LinYutangoncesaidthatlifeisajourney,andweshouldenjoyeverymomentofit.D．TheMingKwaitypewriterwaslaterimprovedbyotherinventorsandbecamemorepopular.Iusedtobelievethatbeingalonewastheworstpossiblething.Inmiddleschool,everyoneseemedtohaveapartnerforlunch,studyhalls,andgroupprojects.Iwasveryafraidofeatingaloneorwalkingtoclasswithoutsomeonebymyside.Forme,lonelinessfeltlikeasignthatIwasn’tliked.Thisfeardrovemetoalwaysfillmytimewithpeople.Isaidyestoeveryinvitation,evenwhenIwastired.Istayedincrowdedrooms,evenwhenmyenergywascompletelyusedup.ItwasduringaverystressfulexamweekthatIdiscoveredadifferentwaybychance.Allmyfriendswerebusystudying,andIwasforcedtospendmylunchbreakbymyself.Atfirst,Ifeltuneasy(不安的)andstrange.Butthen,Isatdownwithmybookandmymusic,andanunexpectedsenseofpeacecameoverme.Forthefirsttimeinmonths,Icouldhearmyownthoughts.Thatsmallmomentchangedmealot.Thatexperiencechangedmythought.Irealizedthatbeingalonedoesn’thavetomeanbeinglonely.Itcanbeachoice,awaytogetyourenergybackwithoutthestressofentertainingothers.Ifindthisveryhelpful.Now,ImakeroomforwhatIcall“quiettimealone.”Ispendanhoureachweekendwalkingintheneighborhoodorsittinginmyroomlisteningtomusic.Thesequietmomentshelpmethinkmoreclearlyandunderstandmyselfbetter.Ofcourse,Istilllovemyfriendsandvaluemytimewiththem.ButInolongerfeareatinglunchalone.I’vecometobelievethatlearningtostandonyourownisjustasimportantaslearningtoworkwithothers.Solitude,whenchosen,isn’taweakness.It’sasecretsource(来源)ofstrength.26.Whydidthewriteralwayssay“yes”toeveryinvitationinthepast?

A．Shewasafraidofbeingseenasunloved.B．Shereallyenjoyedbeingwithlargecrowds.C．Shewantedtohelpherfriendswiththeirstudies.D．Shehadnointerestingthingstodoathome.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“solitude”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymean?

A．Thefearofstayingbyyourself.B．Thefeelingofstayingbyyourself.C．Theneedtohavemorefriends.D．Thejoyofworkingwithothers.28.Whatcanweknowaboutthewriterfromthepassage?

A．Shenevereatslunchwithfriendsnow.B．Shethinksworkingwithothersisuseless.C．Shevaluesbothbeingaloneandbeingwithothers.D．Shestillfeelsafraidwhenwalkingtoclassalone.Worriedabouttheenvironment?HowAIworksmightmakeyouunsure.EverytimeyouaskanAIchatbot(聊天机器人)aquestion,thedata(数据)centersbehindituseelectricityto“think”andrespond(反应).Intheprocess,theyalsogiveoffheat.Keepingthosepowerfulcomputerscoolrequiresagreatdealoffreshwater.AskingAIoneortwoquestionswon’tharmtheEarthmuch,butifbillionsofpeopleuseAIatthesametime,thesesmallenvironmentalcostswillquicklyaddup.Thatdoesn’tmeanyouhavetostopusingAI.Instead,youcanbecomeagreenAIuserbybeingmorethoughtfulaboutwhenandhowyouuseit.Forsimpletaskslikecheckingstorehours,atraditionalsearchengineisbetter—itusestentimeslessenergythanAI.Butinsomecases,AIisinfactgreenerthandoingityourself.Forexample,anAImodelcancreateapictureinaboutoneminute.Drawingthesamepictureonyourcomputermighttakeyouanhour.Duringthathour,youandyourcomputerwouldusejustasmuch—ifnotmore—energy.Sosometimes,AIisthegreenerchoice.Youcansaveevenmoreenergybykeepingyourquestionsshort.AImodelsusemoreenergyforeveryextrawordtheyprocess.Forthisreason,youcansaveenergybyaskingAIforsimpleanswerswhenlongonesaren’tnecessary.Also,keepyourquestionsshortandtothepoint.There’snoneedtoadd“please”or“thankyou.”TheAImodelwon’ttakeitpersonally.Therealquestionisn’t“WillAIhurttheenvironment?”Itclearlywill.Asoneprofessorsaid,youshouldaskyourself:“Whatwouldyoudoinstead?Whatareyoureplacing?”29.WhyisusingAIbadfortheenvironment?

A．Becauseitproducestoomuchheatthatdirectlywarmstheplanet.B．Becauseitalwaysgiveslongandunnecessaryanswerstosimplequestions.C．Becauseitusesalotofelectricityandfreshwatertokeepcomputerscool.D．Becauseitrequirespeopletodrawpicturesforalongtimeontheircomputers.30.Whyshouldyouavoidsaying“please”toanAI?

A．BecausetheAIgetsangry.B．Becauseitwastesalittleenergy.C．Becauseittakestoomuchtime.D．BecausetheAIcan’tunderstandit.31.Whichofthefollowingwouldthewriterprobablyagreewith?

A．CompareAIwithwhatyouwoulddoinstead.B．NeveruseAIbecauseithurtstheenvironment.C．AlwaysuseAIforsimpletaskstosavetime.D．UseAIonlywhenyouhaveverylongquestions.32.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．HowtoBuildaGreenerDataCenterB．TheFutureofAIChatbotsC．SayNotoAItoSavetheEarthD．BeaGreenAIUserLastmonth,mycousinspentthewholedaytravelingtoafamous“check-in”spot—acaféwithalargepinkwall.Shestoodinlineforanhour,tooktenphotos,andleftaftertwentyminutes.Shedidn’tevendrinkhercoffee.Onthetrainbackhome,shespentanotherhourchoosingthebestphototopostonline.WhenIaskedherwhattheplacewaslike,shecouldonlysay,“Thewalllooksgreatinphotos.”Thisiswhathashappenedtomanyyoungpeopletoday.Travelingandeatingouthaveturnedintoakindoftask:findapopularplace,takeagoodpicture,postit,andcollectlikes.Therealexperience—thetasteoffood,thefeelingofwind,thejoyoftalkingwithfriends—isforgotten.Wehavebecomeservants(仆人)ofourphones,andthe“check-in”cultureisthecause.Whydoesthishappen?First,socialmedia(媒体)makeusbelievethatsharingismoreimportantthanliving.Ifatripcannotbepostedonline,itfeelslikeitneverhappened.Second,companiesusethistomakemoney.Acaféwitha“cute”wallcanaskfortwiceasmuchmoney.Theyarenotsellingcoffee;theyaresellingagoodplaceforaphoto.Iamnotsayingweshouldnevertakephotos.ButIworrythatwearelosingtheabilitytosimplyenjoyamoment.Themostbeautifulsunsetistheoneyouwatchwithyoureyes,notthroughyourphonescreen.Realmemoriesarenotmeasured(衡量)bylikes.Theyaremadeofsmall,quietmomentsthatnocameracantrulycatch.Sonexttimeyouvisitanewplace,putyourphonedownforawhile.Tasteyourfoodwhileitiswarm.Listentothesoundofthesea.Letyourselfbethere—notforaphoto,butforyourself.33.Whatdoesthestoryofthewriter’scousinmainlyshow?

A．Photosmattermorethanrealfun.B．Travelingisoftenawasteoftime.C．Pinkwallsareverypopular.D．Takinggoodphotosishard.34.Accordingtothewriter,whycanacaféwithanicewallaskfortwiceasmuch?

A．Itscoffeetastesbetter.B．Itprovidesagoodphotoplace.C．Ittakesalongtimetogetin.D．Itsserviceismorefriendly.35.Whatdoesthewriterthinkistherealproblemwiththe“check-in”culture?

A．Peoplenolongerliketogotraveling.B．Peopleforgettosharetheirtripsonline.C．Peopleusuallytaketoomanybadphotos.D．Peoplelosetheabilitytoenjoyamomentforreal.36.Whatdoesthewritersuggestwedointheend?

A．Stoptakinganyphotoswhentraveling.B．Choosepopularplacesthatlookgoodinphotos.C．Putdownourphonesandlivethemoment.D．Postonlythemostbeautifulpicturesonline.阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ArecentstudyhasmadeasurprisingdiscoveryaboutwildwolvesinBritishColumbia,Canada.In2021,agroupofIndigenouspeople(原住民)inCanadasettrapstocatchharmfulEuropeangreencrabs(欧洲绿蟹).Thetrapswereround-shapednetswithacupofbait(饵)inside.37Theirlocationwasmarkedbyabuoy(浮标),whichwastiedtothetrapwitharope.Theproblemwasthatthetrapskeptgettingdestroyed.Peoplesuspectedsealionsorseals,butnoonewassure.InMay2024,twomensetupavideocameraononeofthetrapstosolvethemystery.38Thevideoshowedafemalewolfswimmingouttothebuoy,whereshegrabbed(抓住)theropewithhersharpteethandbeganpullingittowardshore(岸边).39.Assoonasshereachedthetrap,shetoreopenthenetandenjoyedthetastybaitinside.Afterfinishinghermeal,shewalkedawaycalmly.Thewholeprocesstooklessthanthreeminutes.Researchersdescribedthewolf’sbehaviorasamazing—quick,purposeful,andsurprisinglyefficient.40Inthepast,peoplethoughtthatonlyhumansusedtools.Butnowtheyhavelearnedthatsomeanimalsalsousetools.Tooluse,however,remainsuncommonintheanimalworld.Inthiscase,thewolfusedtheropetopullthetrapcloserandgetthefood.Theropecouldbeconsideredasatool.Ontheotherhand,somescientistsdisagree,arguingthatatruetoolmustbemadeoratleastplacedbytheanimalitself—andthiswolfdidneither.Evenso,mostagreethatthewolf’sactionsshowgreatintelligence(智力).

A．Theyweresetunderwater.B．Sometrapscouldbeseeninthedeepwater.C．Onceonshore,thewolfkeptpullingtherope.D．Thenextday,thecameragavethemananswer.E．Scientistssaythewolfmayhavebeenusinga“tool”.F．Theyhavebeenworkingtocontrolthiscreatureinthenearbyocean.四、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，回答短文后的问题(前3题每题答案不超过10个词)。Thatnighttheywouldsleepinthehouse;theywouldneversleepbesideacampfireagain.PaandMatalkedaboutthefriendsinWisconsin,andMawishedshecouldsendthemaletter.ButIndependencewasfortymilesaway,andnolettercouldgountilPamadethelongtriptothepost-officethere.FinallyMasaid,“Well,it’sbedtime.”BabyCarriewasalreadyasleep.Macarriedherintothehouseandundressedher,whileMary,theeldersister,unbuttoned(解开纽扣)Laura’sdress.Pahungaquilt(被子)overthedoorhole.Thequiltwouldbebetterthannodoor.ThenPawentouttobringbackthehorses,PetandPatty.Soon,hecalledback,softly,“Comeouthere,Caroline,andlookatthemoon.”MaryandLauralayintheirlittlebedonthegroundinsidethenewhouse,andwatchedtheskythroughthewindowhole.Theedge(边缘)ofthebig,brightmoonshoneatthebottomofthewindowspace,andLaurasatup.Shelookedatthegreatmoonsailingsilentlyhigherintheclearsky.Itslightmadesilverylinesalloverthehouse.Thelightpouredthrough.thewindowholeandmadeasquareofsoftradiance(光辉)onthefloor.ItwassobrightthatLaurasawMaclearlywhensheliftedthequiltatthedoorandcamein.ThenLauraveryquicklylaydown,beforeMasawhernaughtily(调皮地)sittingupinbed.SheheardPetandPattymakingsofthorsesoundstoPa.Thenthesoftsoundsoftheirfeetcameintoherear.LauraheardPasinging:“Sailon,silvermoon!Shedyourradianceo’erthesky—”Hisvoicewentawaysoftlyasthenight,andLauraclosedhereyesandfellasleepinthelittlehouseonthegrasslands.——AdaptedfromLittleHouseonthePrairie41.Howmanychildrenarethereinthefamily?4142.ThroughwhatdidMaryandLaurawatchtheskyfrominsidethehouse?4243.WhydidLauraquicklyliedownwhenMacamein?4344.Whatwasthefamily’sfeelingatthatnight?Howdoyouknowit?44五、短文填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TanghuluisatraditionalChinesesnackthatisusuallymadeoffreshfruitssuchashaws(山楂),strawberries,andoranges.Ithasbeenpopularallovertheworld45itssweetandsourtaste.Accordingtoapopularstory,thehistoryoftanghuludatesbacktotheSouthernSongDynasty.ItissaidthatEmperorGuangzong’sfavouriteconcubine(妃子)46(be)illanddidn’twanttoeatanything.Thepalacedoctorshadnoideahow47(treat)herillness.Finally,afolkdoctorcameandgaveasimplemethod:hawscookedwithsugar,takenbefore48(meal).Toeveryone’ssurprise,shegotwellquickl