2025~2026学年江苏苏州园区星湾学校第二学期5月中考第二次教学调研九年级英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏苏州园区星湾学校第二学期5月中考第二次教学调研九年级英语试卷一、完形填空MomtoldmeIhadtostaywithGrandpaforanhourandahalfwhileshewasout.“Ican’tstaywithGrandpathatlong!It’sjustuncomfortablearoundhim.”Icomplained.ButMomsaidhewasjustsadsinceGrandmadied.Besides,itwasn’tabigdealtostaywithhimforacoupleofhours.Aftershesaidthat,Iknewthe1wasover.WedrovestraighttoGrandpa’sinanuncomfortablesilence.Themomentwegotthere,Momopenedthedoorandletusin.IsawGrandpasittingclosetotheTV2eventurningtolookatus.Momgotmesettledandkissedusgoodbye.AfterMomleft,IworkedonmyhomeworkwhileGrandpa3watchingtelevision.Welookedupateachothernowandthenbutsaidnothing.GrandpanoticedmepackingupwhenIfinishedmyhomework.HesuggestedwewatchTVtogether,butnothingwastomytaste.Thesilence4Isatonthesofa,tryingtogetcomfortable,whenmyfootnudged(碰)somethingunderthesofa.Curious,I5andpulledoutawoodenbox.“Oh,mychessset,”Grandpasaid.“Doyouplay?”“No.”Isaid.“Well,”hesaid,“we’vegotsometime.MaybeIcanshowyou6toplay.”Heopenedtheboxandbeganexplainingthepiecesandhowtheymovedontheboard.Wepracticedmanytimes.Hejustcorrectedmeandletmetryagain.Iwassurprisedathow7hetaughtme.Finally,westartedourfirstgame.Grandpatalkedmethrougheverymove,explainingwhatmighthappennext.Thiswasabig8becauseIcouldthinkcarefullyabouteverymove.ButIwasstillnewtothegame,andhebeatmeinjustninemoves.Iwasembarrassed(尴尬的)byhoweasilyhebeatme.Wekeptplaying,andeachgamelastedalittlelongerbeforeGrandpawon.EventhoughIkeptlosing,Ifelt9ofhowfarIhadcome.WhenMomcameback,shewassurprisedtoseeusplayingchesstogether.GrandpasaidIhadlearnedalot.Ithankedhimandaskedifwecouldplayagainsometime.Helookedupandsmiled—asmilethatlitupthewholeroom.Inthatmoment,chesswasnotjustagame,butabridgethat10Grandpaandme.1.A．speechB．reportC．interviewD．conversation2.A．exceptB．withoutC．includingD．beyond3.A．continuedB．mindedC．missedD．considered4.A．changedB．endedC．returnedD．reduced5.A．felldownB．reacheddownC．sloweddownD．satdown6.A．whatB．whenC．whyD．how7.A．directlyB．regularlyC．patientlyD．quietly8.A．helpB．problemC．differenceD．failure9.A．relatedB．proudC．tiredD．afraid10.A．discoveredB．controlledC．comparedD．connected二、阅读理解Aremosquitoesdrivingyoucrazy?Thissummer,makesomemintoiltodrivethemaway!Mosquitoesareawful.Theyseemtobeeverywhereandmaybiteyoubadly.Thismakesmint(薄荷)oilaperfectgiftforyourfamilyandfriendsinsummer.Thisweekend,youcantrymakingmintoilFORFREE.Time:9:00a.m.—11:50a.m.Saturday(July5)Place:RiversideCommunityCenterPleasenote:We’llgetallthetoolsandmaterialsready.Weacceptatleast20andatmost40people.Firstcome,firstserved.Tobookaplacefortheactivity,pleasecallLucyat345878by7:00p.m.Friday.Forthosewhowouldliketopracticeitathome,herearethesteps:Cutupthemint.Putitintoabottlewitholive(橄榄)oil.Coverthebottleandplaceitinhotwater.Whenthewatercoolsdown,movethebottletoawarmareaandleaveitthereforatleasttwohours.Pourthemixtureontoathinpieceofcottonclothontopofadarkbottle.Lettheoilgothroughtheclothintothebottle.Nowyougetyourhomemademintoil.11.Howmanypeoplecantakepartintheactivityatmost?

A．19B．45C．50D．3212.Whatistherightorderofthesteps?①Pourthemixtureontoathinpieceofcottonclothontopofadarkbottle.Lettheoilgothroughtheclothintothebottle.②Coverthebottleandplaceitinhotwater.③Cutupthemint.Putitintoabottlewitholiveoil.④Whenthewatercoolsdown,movethebottletoawarmareaandleaveitthereforatleasttwohours.

A．①→②→④→③B．③→②→①→④C．③→②→④→①D．②→④→③→①13.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A．Torecommendaproduct.B．Tosurveytheusersofaproduct.C．Toreportthesuccessofanactivity.D．Tointroduceanactivity.Haveyoueverseenthesilverlineinsideamercurythermometer(水银温度计)thatmanyfamiliesusedyearsago?Itwasacommontoolathome.However,themercurythermometerhasbecomeathingofthepast.Becauseafullban(禁令)ontheproductionofmercurythermometershasbeenineffectthisyearsinceJanuary1,2026.Whyismercurydangerous?Themainreasonforthisbanissafety.Mercuryisakindofhighlytoxic(有毒的)metal.Itistheonlymetalthatisliquid(液体)atroomtemperature.Ifathermometerbreaks,themercuryinsideformssmall,silverdropsontheground.Thesebeadsevaporate(蒸发)quicklyintotheair,whichisverydangeroustobreathein.Evensmallamountscanbeharmful,especiallytochildren.RisksofusingmercurythermometersThesethermometersneedtobeshakenhardbeforeusetoputthemercurybackdown.Ifyoushakethemtoohard,hitthemagainstanobject,oraccidentallydropthem,theglasscanbreakeasily.Themercurywillleakout,whichisahealthrisk.Saferandbetteralternatives(替代物)Now,therearemanysafeandgoodalternatives.Doctorssaythemostcommonchoicesnowaredigitalthermometersandinfrared(红外线的)thermometers.Theseincludenon-contactbodythermometersandcontactearthermometers.Onebigadvantageofelectronicthermometersistheirspeed.Amercurythermometerneedsabout10minutestogetatemperaturereading,whileanelectroniconegivesresultsinseconds.Itismuchmoreconvenient.So,givingupusingmercurythermometersisacertaintrend(趋势).Itisagoodchangeforourhealthandtheenvironment.14.Whendidpeoplestopproducingmercurythermometers?

A．January1,2025B．February1,2026C．January1,2026D．February1,202515.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“leakout”mostprobablymean?

A．flowoutB．putoutC．takeoutD．turnout16.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Mercuryisharmlesstolittlechildren.B．Electronicthermometersaremuchsafer.C．Shakingamercurythermometerhardmakesitsafertouse.D．Electronicthermometersneedabouttenminutestogetaresult17.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Howtousemercurythermometerscorrectly.B．Whymercurythermometersarereplaced.C．Thehistoryofmercurythermometers.D．ThedevelopmentofChina’slawsonthermometers.Findingasnail?Catchingit?Easy—theyhardlymove!Totellthetruth,Iwasn’traisedtobeafanofsnails.Havingagrandmotherasagardener,mybrotherandIweretaughtfromayoungagethatifweseeasnailonaplant,weshouldpickitoff.ButasI’vegrownolder,myviewonsnailshaschanged.Theybringmeadifferentkindofhappiness.ThefirsttimeIsawsnailsasmorethanjustpestswasinmygarden.Asmallsnail,carryingahardroundshellonitsback,movedslowlytowardahalf-openflowerbudandexploredit.Afterawhile,thebudbloomed.Watchingthesnailcarefullytouchingtheflowerwithitstentacles(触角)remindedmeofthelyrics“Snailsseethebeautyineveryinch.”Atthatmoment,Irealizedittakeslifeslowlybutseriously.Anothertime,Inoticedalittlesnailmovingby.Iquicklypickedupthesnailandplaceditinmyhand.Accidentally,afewdropsofwaterdrippedontothesnail.Itwasscaredbythesuddenwetnessandquicklyretreatedintoitsshell.Ithoughtitwouldhideinsideforatleastacoupleofminutes,butshortlyafterthat,thesnailpokeditsheadoutagain.Itwasnotjusthidingbutadjusting.It’snotjustthesnail’smovementsthatmakeitasymbolofpeace,butalsoitssenseofknowingwhentore-entertheexcitinglife.Once,havingdifficultywithmycareer,Iwaswalkingoutsidetheofficeonahotsummerday.Onmywayback,itstartedtorain.Whentheraindropswetthesoil,somelittlefriendsappearedeverywhere.Afterwaitingpatientlyfortherain,theyenergeticallygetgoingandgo.Itwasalsotherightmomentformetostartover.So,whatisthesecrettolivinglikesnails?It’snotaboutbeingsluggish.It’saboutbeingsnailish.18.Whatdidthewriterthinkofsnailswhenshewasyoung?

A．Theywereinterestingtreasuresinthegarden.B．Theywereharmfultoplantsandshouldbekilled.C．Theyweresymbolsofpeaceandcalm.D．Theyweretooslowtobenoticed.19.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3mean?

A．Snailsmoveslowlyandlikebeautifulthings.B．Snailscanseesmallthingsclearly.C．Snailstaketheirtimetodiscoverbeautyaroundthem.D．Snailsspendalltheirtimelookingforbeauty.20.Whichistrueaboutsnails?

A．Snailspreferhotsummerdays.B．Snailsareafraidofwaterandwillhideforalongtime.C．Snailsliveaslowandboringlifeeveryday.D．Snailsareabletogetusedtonewsituations.21.Howcanwelivea“snailish”life?

A．Wemuststayawayfromdangerinourlife.B．Wecandoalmosteverythingasslowlyassnailsdo.C．Weshouldstaycalmandknowwhentomoveforward.D．Wehadbetterwaitforothers'helpwhenintrouble.(AfterarrivingatheruncleMr.Craven’shugehouse,MaryLennoxfeltlonely.)Atfirst,eachdaywasthesameforMary.Everymorning,shewokeupandatebreakfastalone.Shelookedoutatthehugemoor(荒野),whichseemedtostretch(伸展)inalldirections.Shehadnothingtodoandnoonetoplaywith.Butafterafewdaysofstayingoutside,somethingbegantochange.Onemorning,shefelthungryforthefirsttime.Sheateupherporridgeandevenstartedtoenjoybeingoutside.Oneday,shewalkeddownalongpathwithemptyflowerbedsonbothsides.Againstthewall,ivy(常春藤)grewthickly.Atonepartofthewall,thedarkgreenivyleaveswerethickerthanthoseinotherplaces.Shestoppedtolookupattheivy,whichwasblowinginthewind.ThenshesawoldBen’srobin(知更鸟)onthetopofthewall.Hewaslookingatherwithhissmallheadononeside.“Oh!”shecried.“Isthatyou?”Shespokeasifhewouldunderstandandanswer.Andhedid.Hesangandjumpedalongthewall.Marylaughedandranafterhim.“Ilikeyou!”shecried.Atlast,therobinflewtoatreeontheothersideofthewallandsangloudly.“It’sinthegardennoonecangointo,”shesaidtoherself.“It’sthegardenwithoutadoor.Helivesthere.HowIwishIcouldseewhatitislike!”Shelookedcloselyatthewallbutfoundnodoor.Thatnight,MaryaskedMartha,“WhydoesMr.Cravenhatethegarden?”“ItwasMrs.Craven’sgarden.Shelovedit.Butonedayshefelloffatreeanddied.Mr.Cravenwassosadthathelockedthedoorandburiedthekey.Noonehasgoneinsincethen,”Marthasaidquietly.Maryfeltsorryforhim.Asshesatbythefire,sheheardthewindoutside,thensomethingelse.“Doyouhearsomeonecrying?”shelookedconfusedandasked.“No,it’sjustthewind,”Marthaanswered.(ButMarywasnotsosure…)22.WhathappenedtoMaryaftershestayedoutsideforafewdays?

A．Shebegantofeellonely.B．Shewantedtostayinside.C．Shestartedtoenjoyherself.D．Shebecamemuchquieter.23.WhichpictureshowsthattherobinledMarytothegarden?

A．B．C．D．24.WhydidMr.Cravenlockthegardenandburythekey?

A．Becausehewantedtokeepthegardenasecret.B．Becausehewastoosadtoenteritafterhiswifedied.C．Becausehedidn’twantanyonetoseethefallentree.D．Becauseheplannedtobuildsomethingnewthere.25.HowdidMary’sfeelingschangethroughthestory?

A．Bored→relaxed→excited→scared.B．Lonely→relaxed→scared→sorry.C．Lonely→joyful→curious→confused.D．Relaxed→bored→curious→confused.根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余Asteenagers,youhavemanydreams.26Ortheycanbesmall.Forexample,youmayjustwanttobecomeoneofthetenbeststudentsinyourclass.Onceyoufindadream,whatdoyoudowithit?Doyouevertrytomakeyourdreamreal?“FollowYourHeart”byAustralianwriterAndrewMatthewstellsusthatmakingourdreamsrealislife’sbiggestchallenge.Youmaythinkyouarenotverygoodatsomeschoolsubjects.27“Thesekindsofthoughtsmaystopyoufromgettingyourdream,”thebooksays.Infact,everyonecanmakehisdreamcometrue.Thefirstthingyoumustdoistorememberwhatyourdreamis.28Dothisoftenandyourdreamwillcometruefasterbecauseabigdreamis,infact,madeofmanysmalldreams.Youmustalsonevergiveupyourdream.Therewillbedifficultiesontheroadtoyourdreams.29Youwon’tachieveyourdreamifyoudon’tsticktoit.30StudyinginsteadofwatchingTVwillbringyoubetterexamresults.Whilesavingfiveyuaninsteadofbuyinganice-creammeansyoucanbuyanewbook.Thiswaywillhelpyougetclosertoyourdreamdaybyday.

A．Givingupisthelastthingyoushoulddo.B．Don’tletitleaveyourheart,andkeeptellingyourselfwhatyouwant.C．Thesedreamscanbeverybig,likebeingascientist.D．Youneedtodecidewhatisthemostimportant.E．Oryoumaythinkthatitisimpossibleforyoutobecomeagreatperson.F．Butthebiggestdifficultycomesfromyourself.G．Whydoyouneedadream?三、单词拼写31.Afterlivinginthisvillageforoveradecade,hewasusedto________(点头)togreeteveryvillager.32.Inancienttimes,knowledgewas________(传播)bywordofmouth.33.Thenewneighbour’sflatis________(在……上面)oursandit’sonthetopfloor.34.Theproblemwillbediscussedin________(细节)inthenextchapter.35.Thoughtheteacher’sfacewasfilledwithanger,thebravegirllookeds________intohiseyeswithoutlookingaway.36.Topreparefortheexam,notas________studentislateforschoolthesedays.37.Thesuddenl________ofthepetdoglefttheoldmanindeepsadnessforweeks.38.U________youtrytoloseweighttopleaseyourself,itwillbehardtosticktothegoal.四、选词填空阅读下面短文，从方框中选出适当的单词或短语，并用其正确形式填空。每个单词或短语仅用一次。

fallfrom,ice,create,onthetopof,buildAncientChinahadaspecialcollectionof“blacktechnology”.TheseamazinginventionsshowhowChinesepeoplecreatedsolutionstoimprovetheirlivesandexplorescience.Tobeginwith,Chinesepeoplemadeanobjectcalledabingjiantoenjoycoolfoodduringthehotsummer.Ithadtwocontainers(容器)—anouteronefor39andaninneroneforfruitsordrinks.This40designallowedpeopletoenjoycoolfoodandactedmuchlikeafridge.Notonlydidtheyhavefridges,buttheyalsohad“airconditioners”.Actually,itwas“centralairconditioning”.DuringtheTangDynasty,theHanliangHallintheDamingPalace41nearthewater.Ithadacleverwaytostaycool.Workersputwaterpipes42thebuildingandalargewaterwheelliftedwaterupthere.Thecoolwatermovedaroundthroughthepipesandthen43allsidesofthehall.Thisimaginativemethodmadetheinsideofthehallcoolandturneditintothe“airconditioning”hall.五、短文填空阅读下列短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号中词语的正确形式填空。About160yearsago,theAustrianscientistMendeldidmanyimportantexperiments(实验)withpea44(plant).Aftereightyearsofcarefulresearch,hefinallydiscoveredthebasic(基本的)rulesofinheritance(遗传).Thishelpedhimmakegreatprogressinthestudyofbiology.Butforthenexthundredyears,peoplestilldidn’tknowwhysomepeaplantsweretall45somewereshort.Then,46(amaze)newscame!Agroupofinternationalscientistsworkedtogetherandfoundmore.Thisteam47(lead)bytwogreatscientists,ChengShifengfromChinaandNoelEllisfromtheUK.Theysharedinformationfromtheirexperiments,talkedaboutproblems,andtrieddifferentwaystosolvetheseproblems.ThescientistsusedmodernscientifictoolstolookatMendel’s1865experimentsagain.Theywantedtolearn48(much)aboutthegenetic(基因的)changes.So,after2019,theygrewmorethan700kilogramsofpeasfromBritaininChina.Theybuiltspecialgreenhousestostudytheplants.Finally,theydiscoveredthechangesinpeagenetics.What49greatsuccesstheyachieved!ChengShifeng,thegroup’sleadscientistsaid,“Mendelfoundouttherulesofinheritancemanyyearsago,buthedidn’tknowwhatagenewasandhowitworked.Nowwecanseethechanges50(clear)fromthestudy.”Scientistsoncetriedtoexplainwhysomepods(豆荚)aregreenand51(other)areyellow.ThisstudyhasfoundoutsomesecretsaboutgenesinDNA.Thegenescanchangethecolorsofpeas.Thisstudyshowsthat52modernscientifictools,nowadayswecanunderstandthegeneticworldbetter.It’sagreatexampleofhowwekeep53(work)outthemysteriesofnature.六、任务型阅读Travelislikeaboxofchocolates.Youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtoget,especiallywhenusingablindboxplaneticket.Earlierthisyear,blindboxtravelbecamepopularamongChina’syoungpeople.Whatisblindboxtravel?Afterbuyingablindboxatalowprice—usually100or200yuan,thetravelersusingthismethodwillonlychoosetheirdepartureairport.Thentheyreceiveseveraldestinationsandchoosewheretogo.Afterthedestinationisdecided,theirtripbegins.Whyisblindboxtravelhelpful?Youngpeople,especiallystudents,enjoynewthings.Theylookforwardtoexploringtheunknown.Blindboxtravelcanmeettheirneeds.Youngpeoplecanaffordblindboxtravelandtheylikecheapflightsandhotels.Youngpeopledon’thavetomakedifficultchoices.Goingoutaloneusua