2025~2026学年江苏省常州外国语学校第二学期九年级英语一模考试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省常州外国语学校第二学期九年级英语一模考试卷一、单项选择1.Asthenumberofcarsontheroadisincreasing,you________betoocarefulwhencrossingthestreet.

A．can’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t2.—Whydidn’tyouanswermycalljustnow?—Sorry.I________withmyteacheraboutDeepSeekatthattime.

A．talkedB．wastalkingC．amtalkingD．talk3.Paperisanimportant________,andithasgreatlyinfluencedthewaypeoplerecordinformation.

A．instrumentB．instructionC．traditionD．invention4.—Howmanyofyourclassmatesagreedtohelpyouwiththegroupwork?—________.Theyallrefused.

A．NoneB．NooneC．NobodyD．Nothing5.Thelittleboydidn’tfinishhishomework,sohe________anexcuseforhisteacher.

A．setupB．putupC．madeupD．tookup6.Thenewrobotcanhelpwithhousework.________,itcanalsocommunicatewithpeoplefreely.

A．AnywayB．OtherwiseC．MoreoverD．However7.Thoughthetwostorieshavedifferentbackgrounds,theirmainideasare________inmanyways.

A．seriousB．similarC．singleD．silent8.Weshouldbemorepatientwithteenagers.________,theyarestillyoungandneedourunderstanding.

A．AfterallB．FirstofallC．InallD．Aboveall9.Differentcountrieshavedifferentcustoms.Couldyoutellme________?

A．thathowtogreetforeignerspolitelyB．whatdopeopleusuallywearatweddingsC．ifit’spolitetogiveclocksasgiftsinChinaD．whenwillpeopleshakehandsinsomecountries10.—It’sniceofyoutooffermesomuchhelpwithmyschoolproject.—________.

A．NevermindB．WithpleasureC．That’srightD．Don’tmentionit二、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ItwasasunnydayandIwasridingabikealongthestreet.Inoticedapersoncyclinginfrontofmeabout300meters.ButIcouldtellhewasalittle11thanme.Idecidedtotrytocatchhim.Finally,Icaughtupwithhimandwent12him.OntheinsideIfeltsogood.I13him,ofcourse,buthedidn’tevenknowwewere14.Hewasstillcyclingslowly.15Ipassedhim,IrealizedthatIhadbeensofocusedoncompetingwithhimthatIhadmissedmy16.Ihadgonealmostsixblocksfurtherandhadtoturnaroundandgoback.Isn’tthatwhathappensinlifewhenwefocuson17ourselveswithourneighbors,friendsorevenstrangers,tryingtopassthemandprovethatwearemoresuccessful?Wespendourtimeandenergy18themandwemissour19.Theproblemofunhealthycompetitionisthatit’sanever—ending20.Therewillalwaysbesomebodyaheadofyou,someonewithabetterjob,nicercar,moremoney,etc.So,there’snocompetition.Runyourownraceandwishotherswell!Takewhat21hasgivenyou:theheight,weightandpersonality.Dresswellandwearit22.Stayfocusedandliveahealthylife.11.A．fasterB．slowerC．strongerD．stupider12.A．pastB．acrossC．throughD．over13.A．scaredB．encouragedC．wonD．beat14.A．playingB．exercisingC．racingD．talking15.A．AfterB．WhileC．BeforeD．Since16.A．talentB．sceneC．ideaD．turning17.A．contactingB．connectingC．comparingD．confirming18.A．runningintoB．runningafterC．runningpastD．runningfor19.A．suggestionsB．directionsC．achievementsD．competitions20.A．cycleB．roleC．lineD．system21.A．stressB．courageC．lifeD．success22.A．smoothlyB．quicklyC．easilyD．proudly三、阅读理解Themascot(吉祥物)forthe2026“HappyChineseNewYear”internationaleventistheluckyhorse.China’sMinistryofCultureandTourismhasshownittothepublicsince18th,December,2025.ThefirstideaforthismascotcomesmostlyfromafamousoldChineseobject—theBronzeGallopingHorseTreadingonaFlyingSwallow(马踏飞燕),whichisfromtheEasternHanDynasty.ItsmaincolorisChinesered.Redmeanshappinessandahappyholidayfeeling.Tomakethemascotmorelovely,designersaddedluckycloudpatterns.Theyalsousedthestyleof“Wuhuahorses“fromtheTangDynasty.Thismakesthehorselooklivelyandbeautiful.Beforetheydecidedonthefinaldesign,theteamtalkedwithscientiststhatstudyoldanimals.Atlast,theychosetheZhadathree-toedhorse(札达三趾马)asthemodel.AsasymbolofChineseculture,theluckyhorseisusedinmanyinternationalSpringFestivalactivities.IthelpssharetraditionalChineseculturewithpeopleallovertheworld.The“HappyChineseNewYear”programhasdonewellsince2001.IthasbuiltastronglinkbetweenChinesecultureandothercultures.Thesezodiac(生肖)mascotsareverypopular.Theyholdlong—heldculturalmeaningsandshownewcreativethoughts.TheyalsogivepeoplearoundtheworldagoodchancetolearnaboutChinesefestivals.Everymascot,fromtheluckyrabbittotheluckydragon,helpsspreadcultureandshowshowgreatChinesecultureis.Thisyear’sluckyhorsealsokeepsthisgoodtraditionandbringsmorenicesurprisestotheworld.23.WhatisthenameofthefamousoldChineseobjectthatprovidedthemainideafortheluckyhorsemascot?

A．TheZhadathree-toedhorse.B．TheWuhuahorse.C．TheBronzeGallopingHorse.D．TheFlyingSwallowhorse.24.WhydidthedesignersuseboththeTangDynasty“Wuhuahorse”styleandtheZhadathree-toedhorse?

A．Tomakeitbothsimpleanddetailed.B．Tomakeitbothbeautifulandtruetohistory.C．Tousebothnewtechnologyandolddesigns.D．Tobalanceinternationalsymbolswithlocaltraditions.25.Whatisthemainideaofthefinalparagraph?

A．Todescribethephysicalappearanceoftheluckyhorsemascot.B．ToshowhowzodiacmascotshelpshareChineseculturewiththeworld.C．Tocomparetheluckyhorsewithpreviousmascotsliketherabbitanddragon.D．Toexplainthehistoryofthe“HappyChineseNewYear”programsince2001.Thereweretubes(试管)allovermylabdesk.Onceagain,myexperimentrefusedtowork.Ifelthopeless.Afewmonthsearlier,whenIhadjuststartedtheproject,Iwasconfident.IbelievedIcouldmakeitifIworkedhardenough.Ispentlonghoursinthelabeveryday.Whentheexperimentfailed,Isimplyworkedharder.ButwhileIwasworkingharderthanever,Iwasnotgettinganywhere.Ididn’tknowwhattodo.Itwaslateintheevening.Oneotherpersonwasstillinthelab,andhenoticedmyworriedlook.HecameoverandaskedmehowIwasdoing.Itoldhimaboutmyproblems.Afterwetalkedthroughtheexperiment,hesaid,“Ithinkit’stimetogohomeandgetsomesleep.”“Takingabreakisalsohardwork,youknow,”headdedwithasmile.Thosewordsopenedmyeyes.Inolongeroverworkedmyselfinthelab.Ifeltlessstressedandmyresearchstartedtoprogress.Afewyearslater,myprofessorandIwerediscussinghowtodealwithanage—oldproblemefficiently(有效地)atacafé.Ashefinishedhiscoffee,hesaid,“Weneedtoworksmarter,notharder.”Iwassurprised.Ihadneverheardmyprofessorsayanythinglikethis.Ourconversationthatdayhelpedmeunderstandthatexcitingideasseldomcomefromamindunderpressure.MybestideasalmostalwayscomeafterIhaveallowedmymindtorelax—whetherthat’scookinganicedinnerorgoingonlonghikeswithmybrother.Partofworkingsmarter,Irealized,canbetakingabreak.Today,Itrytopassthisideaontomyownstudents.Work-lifebalanceisnotabarrier(障碍)toexcellentresearch.Itisanimportantpartofit.26.Whatdidthewriterdoatfirstwhentheexperimentfailed?

A．Hegaveupandwenthome.B．Hetookabreakandwenthiking.C．Hesimplyworkedharderandlonger.D．Heaskedtheprofessorforhelpatonce.27.Howdidthepersoninthelabhelpthewriter?

A．Headvisedhimtogohomeandrest.B．Hetaughthimsomenewskills.C．Hegavehimanewresearchproject.D．Hefixedtheexperimenttubesforhim.28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Afriendinthelabhelpedthewriterfinishtheexperiment.B．Thewriterbelievedthattakingabreakwasawasteoftimeinresearch.C．Thewriteraskedtheprofessorforhelpassoonastheexperimentfailed.D．Thewriterandhisprofessorreachedanagreementonhowtoworkmoreefficiently.29.Accordingtothewriter,whatisanimportantpartofexcellentresearchtoday?

A．Havingwork-lifebalance.B．Workingcloselywithothers.C．Spendingalldayinthelab.D．Repeatingexperimentsmanytimes.SophieChen,a35-year-oldBritishvloggerwhohaslivedinChinafor12years,hasbecomeacultural“ambassador”(大使)tointroduceLiuzhouinsouthChina’sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegiononsocialmedia.TheformermanagerofMcDonald’sfromChester,England,leftherjobin2012.Atthattime,moreandmorepeopleintheUK,especiallyincitieslikeManchester,wereinterestedinChinese.ShethoughtitwasachancetovisitChinaandlearnthelanguage.HertripinChinastartedinasmallcountrysidevillage.Thelocalpeopletherewereveryfriendlytoher.Laterinthesameyear,shemovedtoLiuzhou.ShefoundthathernewhomeandChesterhadsomethingsincommon.Bothofthemhadcleanrivers,culturaltraditionsandindustrialareas.ChenhasmadeshortvideosaboutherlifeinLiuzhou.Thesevideosshowherowngrowthandthedevelopmentofthecity.Forexample,inonevideoabouttheLiujiangRiver,shetalkedaboutthegoodwaterqualityofthecity.Since2020,thesurfacewaterqualityofLiuzhouhasbeenthebestinChina.Shesaidthatluosifen,thefamousriversnailricenoodlesinthecity,isanimportantreasonwhyshelikesLiuzhousomuch.Aftertryingalotoflocalfood,shethinksthecityisagreatplaceforfood.Shehasalsogotusedtolocalwaysoflife.Shecanusechopsticksnow.ShegoesshoppingforthingsfortheChineseNewYear.ShehaseventriedtraditionalthingsinChineseMedicinelikeguasha,awaytomakepeoplefeelbetter.“Liuzhouismysecondhome.”Chensaid.TheGuangxigovernmentstartedits“Guangxistorytellers”projectin2022.Chenwaschosenforthisprojectattheendoflastyear.InSeptember,shegotajobasaGuangxiCommunicationOfficerforSpreadingChineseCulture.ThisprogramwassetuptogetherbyGuangxiDailyandGuangxiRadioandTelevision.ChensaidthatmanypeoplearoundtheworldareinterestedinChinaandlikethecountry.SheuseshersocialmediatoshowwhatsheseesinLiuzhou.Inthisway,shehelpsmorepeopleknowaboutthebeautyofLiuzhouandGuangxi,andthenicethingsaboutChinaaswell.30.WhydidSophieChendecidetocometoChina?

A．BecauseofthehighrewardinChina.B．BecauseofthepopularityofChinesefood.C．BecauseofthebeautifullandscapeofLiuzhou.D．BecauseoftheincreasinginterestinChineseintheUK.31.WhatcanwelearnfromSophieChen’swords“Liuzhouismysecondhome”?

A．ShewillleaveLiuzhousoon.B．Shewantstochangeherhome.C．ShefeelsathomeinLiuzhou.D．Shedoesn’tlikeherhometown.32.HowdoesSophieChenfeelaboutsharingChineseculture?

A．Worried.B．Hopeful.C．Doubtful.D．Peaceful.Greenroofshavebeenaroundforthousandsofyears,longbeforemodernhousingwasdeveloped.Fromthesimplegrass—coveredroofsabovecavestothefamousHangingGardensofBabylon,theyremainedanimportantpartofarchitecture(建筑).Today,greenroofsareattractingmoreattention.Theybringplentyofenvironmentaladvantagesandoffersolutionstosomechallengingecological(生态平衡的)problemsofourtime.Inthedesignofagreenroof,therearekeyfactorsthatmatter.Thefirststepistoputinaprotectivelayerovertherooftopreventrainwaterdamage(破坏).Thelayeralsostopsplantrootsgrowingintotheroofstructure.It’snecessarytochoosehigh—qualitymaterials,asoncethegreenroofiscompletedandthebuildingisinuse,replacingtheprotectivelayerbecomesdifficultandexpensive.Next,adrainage(排水)layer,whichisoftenmadeofpebblesoraspecialmat,isplacedontop.Ithelpswaterflowofftheroof.Then,agrowingmedium,likesoilorothersimilarmaterials,isspreadoverthedrainagelayer.Thisiswheretheplantswillgrow.Nowit’stimetochooseplantsfortheroof.Someplantshaveshallowrootsystemsanddon’tneedmuchwater.Thesefeaturesmakethemidealforgreenroofs.Sedum(景天属植物)andchives(细香葱)aregoodexamplesofsuchplants.Theyarenotonlywater—efficientbuttoughandlong—lasting.However,greenroofscomeatahighcost.It’simportanttothinkaboutyourbudget(预算).Itcostsabout$25to$30persquarefoottoputinagreenroof.Thisdoesn’tincludethecostofputtinginorrepairingthenormalroofbelow.Andtherearelaborcoststocover.Ifatraditionalroofcosts$30persquarefoot,puttinginagreenroofcouldeasilydoublethatcost.33.WhatisthemaincharacteristicofgreenroofsaccordingtoParagraph1?

A．TheyareonlyconnectedwiththeHangingGardensofBabylon.B．Theyaregreatchangesofmodernarchitecture,appearinginrecentcenturies.C．Theyareusedinancientarchitectureandnolongerimportantinmoderntimes.D．Theyhavealonghistoryandprovideenvironmentaladvantagesandecologicalwaysinrecenttimes.34.Basedonthepassage,whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderforbuildingagreenroof?a.Chooseplantslikesedumorchives.b.Placeaprotectivelayerovertheroof.c.Spreadagrowingmediumoverthedrainagelayer.d.Addadrainagelayermadeofpebblesoraspecialmat.

A．bdcaB．cbadC．bacdD．adcb35.Whatdoestheunderlineword“It”refertoinParagraph3?

A．Thespecialmat.B．Thedrainagelayer.C．Theprotectivelayer.D．Thegrowingmedium.36.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A．Toexplainthehistoryofgreenroofs.B．Toencouragepeopletobuildmoregardens.C．Toshowwhyancienthousesusedgreenroofs.D．Todescribethesteps,advantages,andcostsofbuildinggreenroofs.请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Inrecentyears,artificialintelligence(AI)hasstartedtochangehowwelearninschools.AIismakingeducationsmarter,morefunandmorepersonalforstudents.Onebigchangeispersonalizedlearning.37Forexample,ifastudentisgoodatmathsbutneedshelpwithreading,AIcangivemorereadingexercises.Thisway,everystudentcanlearnattheirownspeed.AIalsohelpsteachers.38ButAIcandoitfastandcorrectly.Thisgivesteachersmoretimetoteachandhelpstudents.AnotherfunuseofAIisinlanguagelearning.39Someappsevenactasvirtualteachersbyteachingthemhowtopronouncealloveragain,whichmakeslearningeasierandmorefun.40Studentscanenjoylearninginnewways,andteacherscanfocusonteaching.ThefutureofeducationwithAIlooksbrightandfullofpossibilities!

A．Gradinghomeworkandtestpaperstakesalotoftime.B．AIappscanlistentostudents’pronunciationandcorrectit.C．Itmakestoolsthatcanreadbrainactivitiesandhelpstudentsrelax.D．WithAI,schooleducationisbecomingmoremodernandmorerelaxing.E．AIcanunderstandwhateachstudentlearnsandcreatespeciallessonsjustforthem.F．Astechnologyrapidlyimproves,AIisbecomingsmarterandmorehelpfulindifferentareas.四、任务型阅读第1-3题的答案不超过10个字，第4题的答案字数不限。TheAnalects(《论语》)isaclassiccollection(作品集)ofsayingsandideasbyConfucius,afamousChinesephilosopherwholivedover2,000yearsago.ThebookmainlyrecordsConfucius’thoughtsandhisconversationswithhisstudents.Writtenbyhisstudentsafterhisdeath,thisclassicworkhasinfluencedChinesecultureforcenturies.ConfuciuslivedduringatimeofsocialunrestinancientChina.Hetravelledarounddifferentstates,sharinghisideasonhowtoleadamorallife,keepgoodrelationshipsandgovernacountrywell.Therefore,thebookcoversawiderangeoftopicslikelearning,friendship,goodbehaviourandhowtobeagoodleader.Forexample,“Tolearnandatduetimestorepeatwhatonehaslearned,isthatnotafterallapleasure?”showsConfucius’adviceonstudying.“Notdoingtootherswhatwedonotdesireourselves.”teachesustotreatotherswithkindnessandrespect.Overthecenturies,TheAnalectshashadagreatinfluenceonChinesesociety.Ithelpspeopleunderstandhowtobegoodcitizens,buildgoodrelationshipsanddevelopapositiveattitudetowardslife.Eventoday,manyschoolsinChinateachTheAnalectstohelpstudentslearnabouttraditionalChinesevalues.Thiswonderfulbooktrulyisaguidethatcanleadustoabetterlife.41.WhowrotedownConfucius’ssayingsinTheAnalects?4142.HowdidConfuciusspreadhisideas?4243.WhatcanwelearnfromConfucius’sadviceonstudying?4344.DoyoulikelearningTheAnalects?Whyorwhynot?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。In2026,Chinahaslaunchedaconsumptionsubsidypolicy(消费补贴政策).Soon,itis45(wide)popularamongpeople.Withatotalof62.5billionyuan,thepolicycoverscars,homeappliancesandphones,bringingbenefitstomanyfamiliesandmakingtheirconsumption46(easy)thanbefore.Al