2025~2026学年辽宁盘锦市兴隆台区辽河中学度第二学期九年级第二次模拟考试英语试卷

2025~2026学年辽宁盘锦市兴隆台区辽河中学度第二学期九年级第二次模拟考试英语试卷一、阅读理解Areyouthinkingaboutwhattodoinyourfreetime?Comeandjoinus—theSunshineClub!Weprovidefunlessonsandactivities.Formoreinformation,pleasecalltheStudentsUnion(学生会)at2998876.

LessonsActivitiesMonday—Friday5:30p.m.—6:30p.m.CookinglessonsfornewlearnersSaturdayandSunday9:00a.m.—9:00p.m.Badmintoncourt(球场)openMonday,Thursday7:30p.m.—9:30p.m.DancelessonsfordanceloversMonday—Sunday5:00p.m.—7:00p.m.SwimmingpoolopenTuesday,WednesdayandFriday6:00p.m.—7:00p.m.Chesslessonswith13excellentchessteachersThelastSaturdayofeverymonth7:00p.m.—9:30p.m.Concerttimewithbeautifulsongsfromalloverthecountry1.YoucantaketheSunshineClub’scookingclassEXCEPTon________.

A．MondayB．WednesdayC．ThursdayD．Saturday2.Amandaisfreeafter7:20p.m.,soshecantaketheclub’s________class.

A．cookingB．danceC．swimmingD．chess3.Howoftencanyouenjoytheclub’sconcert?

A．Onceaweek.B．TwiceaweekC．Onceamonth.D．Twiceamonth.4.Wherecanyoumostprobablyseethistext?

A．Onaschoolboard.B．Inatourguide.C．Inastorybook.D．Inafashionmagazine.HalliSmithisa16-year-oldgirl.SheandhersisterBrookehaveverydifferenttastesinbooks.Buttheybothbelievethatkidsaremorelikelytoreadiftheyrelateto(理解并能产生共鸣)abook’scharacters.That’swhytheystartedBooksLikeMein2020inFlorida.Thenonprofit(非营利的)groupprovidesteacherswithallkindsofchildren’sbooks.“Wedidn’treallylikereadingbefore,”Hallisaid.“Thenwestartedtolookforbooksthathadcharacterswesawourselvesin.Itmadeuswanttoreadmore.Andwewantedtosharethatwithotherstudents.”Sofar,thesistershavegivenawaymorethan16,000books.MosthavebeengivenawayinFlorida—thesisterslivedtherewhentheystartedBooksLikeMe.NowtheyliveinCalifornia.Aswordabouttheirgroupspreads,teachersfromallovertheUSaskfordonations(捐赠)fromBooksLikeMeonline.Teacherssayit’simportantforstudentstoreadallkindsofbooks.CarterteachesthefourthgradeataschoolinFlorida.ShesaysdonationsfromBooksLikeMehavegottenherstudentsexcitedaboutreading.“Mystudentsenjoyseeingacharacterthatlookssimilartothem,”Cartersays.“Abookcanbeamirror,lettingkidsseethemselvesinitscharacters.Ihopethatallkidscanseethemselvesinbookssothattheyenjoyreading,”Hallisays.5.WhydidHalliandhersisterstartBooksLikeMe?

A．Tomakemoneybysellingbooks.B．Toteachstudentshowtowritestories.C．Tohelpstudentsfindbookstheywilllove.D．Tosharetheirfavouritebookswithteachers.6.HalliandBrookehavegivenawaymostofthebooksin________.

A．FloridaB．TexasC．allovertheUSD．California7.WhatdoesCarterthinkofBooksLikeMe?

A．Boring.B．Helpful.C．Difficult.D．Unnecessary.8.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．BooksLikeMeB．HowtoChooseBooksC．DifferentTastesinReadingD．TwoSisters’LoveforReadingIstillrememberthemomentIfellinlovewithtea.IhadneverbeenafanoftraditionalEnglish-styleteawithmilkandsugar.Infact,untilthatday,Ihadneverevendrunktea.IwasabouttenyearsoldandatanAsianrestaurantwithmydad,auntandcousins.Awomancameoutofthekitchenwithapotoftea.Shegreetedmyauntandgentlyplacedtheteapotonthetablewithsixcups.Myauntpouredacupformydadandoneforherself.IlookedatthemenuandfeltworriedthatIwouldgohungrysinceIdidn’tlikeAsianfood.Buttheteacaughtmyattention.Ipeeredover(仔细看)atmydad’scup.Itwasn’tEnglish-styletea.Itwasclearandalmostgreen.Iaskedmydadwhatthisteawas.Hepouredmeacupandencouragedmetotryit.Ihesitantly(迟疑地)raisedthecupandsippedthetea.Then,Idrankmore,andmore,andsoon,thecupwasempty.Dadexplainedtomethatitwasgreentea.Fromthatdayon,Ihaveneverstoppeddrinkingtea.WhereverIsitdownatacaféorrestaurant,I’llordertea.AndIalwaysleavehomewithatravelcupoftea.Myteacollectionhasbecomequitelarge.IlovenotjustgreenteabutChineseteaingeneral.However,Istilldon’tlikeEnglish-styleteawithmilk.Ilovethattea,likefood,isabletobringpeopletogether.Ilovenothingmorethanhavingacupofteaandachatwithfriends.Ithinkeveryhomeshouldhaveprettyteacupsformomentswhenyouwanttodojustthat.9.Thewriterfelt________whenshesawherdad’scupoftea.

A．hungryB．worriedC．excitedD．curious10.Theunderlinedword“sipped”probablymeans“________”.

A．drankB．watchedC．choseD．served11.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph5?

A．Thewriteronlydrinksteaathome.B．Thewriterhasbecomeatealover.C．Thewriterstillhatesgreentea.D．Thewriterneverbuysteaonline.12.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．HowtomakeChinesegreentea.B．Howthewriterfellinlovewithtea.C．Thebestplacetoenjoyteawithfriends.D．ThedifferencebetweenEnglishandChinesetea.InJanuary2025,largewildfiressweptthroughLosAngeles.Theytookmanylivesanddestroyedthousandsofhomes.Aspicturesofthefiresspreadonline,peoplenoticedsomethingstrange:sometreeswerestillstandingnexttoburnt-outhomesandcars.Somedidn’tbelievethatafirewouldleavetreesuntouched.“Isthereasecretattack(袭击)onL.A.homes?”theyasked.Thetruthissimpler.Treescananddocatchfire.Butit’salsotruethatsomedidnotburn.Scientistssaythereisagoodreasonforthat.Itallcomesdowntowater.“It’sprettyeasytounderstand,”saidMirandaHart,abiologyprofessor.“Treesarefilledwiththousandsoflitersofwater.”Ofcourse,treesdoburnwhenfiresarebigandhotenough.Butifatreefullofwaterstandsnexttosomethingverydry,thedrythingwillburnfirst.Thefiremayevengoaroundthetreeifthereisenoughdrymaterialonbothsides.Thetypeoftreealsomatters.Sometreescatchfiremoreeasilythanothers.Deciduous(每年落叶的)trees—thekindthatlosetheirleaveseveryyear—arelesslikelytoburn.That’sbecausetheirleavesholdmorewaterandtheyhavelessresin(树脂),astickysubstance(黏性物质)thatburnseasily.Incomparison,conifers(针叶树)likejunipers(刺柏)catchfiremuchmoreeasily.InLosAngeles,palmtrees(棕榈树)areeverywhere.Theyhavebecomeasymbolofthecity.However,somelocalfiredepartmentswarnagainstplantingtoomanypalms.Withoutpropercare,thesetreescanbecomelikegianttorches(火炬)duringwildfiresandcausegreatharmtopeopleandbuildingsnearby.13.Whatstrangethingdidpeoplenoticeinthephotos?

A．Homeswereburntdown.B．Manypeoplelosttheirlives.C．Sometreeswerestillstanding.D．Thefiresspreadveryfast.14.Accordingtothepassage,whichkindoftreescatchfirelesseasily?

A．Coniferslikejunipers.B．Palmtreeswithoutpropercare.C．Deciduoustreeswithwetleaves.D．Treesfilledwithmoreresin.15.Whichofthefollowingarethereasonswhysometreesdon’tburneasily?①Theyarefilledwithwater.②Theygrowveryfast.③Theyaretherightkindoftrees.④Theyaretakengoodcareof.

A．①②B．①③C．②④D．③④16.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A．Toexplainwhysometreessurvivedthefires.B．Towarnpeoplenottoplanttreesnearhomes.C．Toshowhowterriblethefireswere.D．Toteachhowtoprotecttreesfromfires.阅读短文，从所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。Washingclothesiseasyformostpeoplelivingincities,aswashingmachinesdothejob.However,insomeruralareas(农村)orpoorplaces,peoplehavetowashtheirclothesbyhand,astheydon’thaveenoughmoneytobuyawashingmachine.17Themachineisasimplerversion(版本)ofatraditionalwashingmachine.However,itusesthenaturalflow(流动)ofwaterinsteadofelectricityshaft(转轴)inthecentreandabamboodrumoutside.18Andwaterwillgointothebottomofthemachineandmakethemaindrumturn.Thismakesaneddy(涡流)thatcleansclothes.A7-memberteamfromtheSchoolofDesignatDalianMinzuUniversitymadethemachine.Becauseofthis,theywonthe“BestoftheBest”prizeatthe2020RedDotAwards(红点奖).YuYue,oneofthesestudents,saidthatthebestthingaboutthemachineisthatit’scheapandeasytomake.“Wegivepeopletherotationshaftandteachthemhowtosetupthemachine.19Ifthereisnobamboo,theycanalsousematerialslikewood.”20Theyhadmanyteammeetingstochangethemachineatleastfourtimes.Butintheend,theywerehappywiththeresults.

A．Youjustputthemachineinariver.B．Themachineiseasytocarryandmove.C．Theycanfindbambooandmakeitintodrums.D．Theteamspentmorethanhalfayearworkingonthemachine.E．Now,anewbamboowashingmachinemighthelpthemsolvethisproblem.二、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。Backintheday,thereusedtobeanartcompetitioninMaplewoodeveryyear.Itwasabig21.Artistsfromthewholetowncametoshowtheirwork.VarunandMeeradecidedtojointhecompetitiontogether.Theywerebestfriendsandshareda22forart,eventhoughtheirpaintingstylesweredifferent.Asthecompetitionwenton,theartistsbroughttheirideastolifeoncanvas(画布).VarunandMeeraalsopouredtheirheartsintotheirpaintingsinthehopeof23somethingspecial.ButjustasMeerawasgettingintohergroove(渐入佳境),shehada24.Heroldpaintbrushesweretooworn-outtopaintthefinedetails.Sheworriedthatshecouldn’tfinishherpiece25.Seeingherstruggle(挣扎),Varunhada26tomake.Hecouldfocusonhisownpaintingorhelphisfriend.Withoutthinkingtwice,he27Meerasomeofhisownbrushes.AsMeera’sfriend,heputherneedsbeforehisownhopesofwinning.WithVarun’sbrushes,Meerawasabletobringherpaintingtolife.Herartworkturnedouttobearealworkofartandtouchedeveryone’shearts.CheersrangoutfromallaroundasMeera28thecompetition.Standinginthecrowd,Varunwasthe29ofthemall.Heknewthattheir30wasworthmorethananyprize.21.A．partyB．eventC．testD．task22.A．toolB．secretC．loveD．rule23.A．learningB．buyingC．findingD．creating24.A．problemB．planC．taskD．dream25.A．slowlyB．quietlyC．perfectlyD．seriously26.A．choiceB．promiseC．mistakeD．joke27.A．offeredB．returnedC．showedD．sold28.A．heldB．missedC．joinedD．won29.A．smartestB．richestC．tallestD．happiest30.A．moneyB．friendshipC．courageD．time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。ThesweethistoryoftanghuluTanghulu,amust-eatChinesesnack,hasalonghistory.It31(date)backtotheSouthernSongDynasty.Asthestorygoes,thefavouritewife32EmperorGuangzongwassickanddidn’twant33(eat).Thedoctorinthepalacecoulddonothingaboutit,34theemperoraskedforhelpfromoutside.Afolkdoctor35(final)cameandgaveheraspecialmedicine:hawthorns(山楂)cookedwithbrownsugar.Aftereatingit,shegotbetterquickly.Later,thishealthysnackspreadtothepublic.Peopleputthehawthornsonsticksandcoatedthemwithhotsugar.Afterthesugarcooled,theysoldit.Thiswasthe36(early)tanghulu.DuringtheMingandQingDynasties,tanghulu37(become)moreandmorepopular,andpeoplebeganusingrocksugar(冰糖)insteadofbrownsugar.ThisiswhenitbecameafamouswinterstreetsnackinBeijingandallovernorthernChina.TanghulualsoholdsaspecialplaceinChineseculture.PeopleofteneatitduringtheSpringFestivalandothertraditional38(festival),astheybelieveitcanbringgoodluckandhappiness.39snackisalsopopularatweddings(婚礼)andbirthdaysasasignofloveandfriendship.Nowadays,tanghulu40(enjoy)notonlyinChinabutalsoaroundtheworld.Peoplearecreatingmanykindsoftanghuluwithdifferentfruitslikestrawberriesandkiwis(猕猴桃).Theyevenaddmilkskintocreateexcitingnewtastes.四、任务型阅读阅读短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。Chinahasalonghistoryofover5,000years.WhatcanbeasymbolofChina?Let’shearfromsomemiddleschoolstudentswhosharedtheirthoughts.TheGreatWallrepresentsChinainmyeyes.Itisabout21,000kilometreslongandover2,000yearsold.ItshowshowstrongandsmartChinais.ThereisafamousChinesesaying,“HewhodoesnotreachtheGreatWallisnotatrueman.”——DavidIthinktheloongisthesymbolofChina.WeChinesealwaysseeourselvesas“descendantsoftheloong(龙的传人)”.Itstandsforpower,strengthandgoodluck.Parentshopewecanbecomeassuccessfulasloongs.——PeterPorcelain(瓷器)iscalled“china”becauseitstartedinChina.Peoplelikeitbecauseit’snotexpensiveandthecoloursarebrightandbeautiful.DifferentkindsofporcelainshowhowcleverChinesepeopleareinmakingbeauti