2026年江苏省徐州市铜山区5月九年级第二次质量检测英语试卷

2026年江苏省徐州市铜山区5月九年级第二次质量检测英语试卷一、单项选择1.Therearefour________inayear.Theyarespring,summer,autumnandwinter.

A．cropsB．festivalsC．monthsD．seasons2.Inspring,theweatherinXuzhouis________toocold________toohot.Theaveragetemperatureis14℃.

A．either;orB．neither;norC．notonly;butalsoD．as;as3.Whenspringisintheair,childrenoftenhavefun________afterschool.

A．pickingflowersB．goingfishingC．flyingkitesD．doinghousework4.Summeris________.Thesunshinesbrightly,andpeopleenjoyeatingicecreamtocooldown.

A．thehottestB．thedriestC．thebusiestD．theshortest5.It’sagoodtimetohaveapicnic.Peopleoften________tentsinthepark.

A．pickupB．takeupC．putupD．tidyup6.Autumnisbeautifulandfullofcolour.Itlooksasifthemapletrees(枫树)leavesare________.

A．indangerB．onfireC．undercontrolD．byhand7.Autumnisatimeforharvest.Squirrels________foodforthecoldwinter.

A．provideB．orderC．serveD．gather8.Inwinter,onsnowydays,everything________withthicksnow.

A．coversB．coveredC．iscoveredD．hascovered9.________winterisprettycold,itbringsusthespecialjoyofmakingsnowmenandhavingsnowballfights.

A．AlthoughB．IfC．UnlessD．Until10.Whetheritisspring,summer,autumnorwinter,eachhas________specialfeatures.

A．myB．itsC．hisD．her二、完形填空AliceandJamesaremiddleschoolstudents.Mr.RossistheirEnglishteacherfromBritain.Alice:Hey,James.Teacher’sDayiscoming.Howaboutwemakeabig11forMr.Rosstogether?James:Great!Whatshouldwewriteinsidethecard?Alice:Wecanstartwithageneralmessagefromeveryone.Howaboutthis:“Thankyou,Mr.Ross,foralwaysmakingEnglishfunandhelpinguslearnin12ways”?James:Ilikethat!Rememberhowhehadus13dialoguesfromthetextbook?EvenSamlovedit.He’susuallyso14!Alice:Exactly.Mr.Rossreallyknowshowtobringeveryoneoutoftheirshell.James:AndIalsolikehissenseof15.Weshouldadd,“Wearethankfulforyourefforttoalwaysmakeuslaugh,evenwhenwemessupourgrammar.”Alice:Perfect!Let’sleavesomespace16everyonecanwritetheirpersonalmessages.James:Greatidea.Let’sgetstarted.I’msurehe’sgoingtolove17.AfterMr.Rossenterstheclassroom,Alicepresentshimwiththecardfromtheclass.Mr.Ross:What’sgoingon?Alice:18,Mr.Ross!HappyTeacher’sDay!Wewanttothankyouforalways19usandmakingeveryclassenjoyable.Mr.Ross:Wow,thisisamazing!Thankyou,everyone.Ididn’texpectthisatall.You’veputalotof20intothis.Alice:You’rewelcome!21,doyouknowthehistoryofTeacher’sDayinChina?Mr.Ross:No,butI’dlovetohearaboutit.Alice:ItbeganintheHanDynasty.22thebirthdayofChina’sgreatthinkerConfucius,theemperorandlocalofficialswouldgotoConfucius’temple(孔庙)toshow23tohim.This24continuedanddevelopedintotoday’sTeacher’sDay.Mr.Ross:Wow,25ameaningfulbackground!Alice:Today,it’sourturntohonouramazingteacherslikeyou.We’resoluckytohaveyou.Mr.Ross:Well,Ifeeljustasluckytohavestudentslikeyou.Thankyouagain—thisistrulyspecial.11.A．thankyoucardB．invitationcardC．studentcardD．birthdaycard12.A．difficultB．creativeC．boringD．moving13.A．putoutB．cutoutC．actoutD．handout14.A．honestB．politeC．activeD．shy15.A．dutyB．humourC．balanceD．direction16.A．sothatB．asifC．eventhoughD．everytime17.A．himB．youC．itD．me18.A．SmileB．SurpriseC．StopD．Listen19.A．forcingB．missingC．protectingD．supporting20.A．effortB．moneyC．trustD．hope21.A．OnthewayB．BythewayC．InsomewaysD．Outoftheway22.A．AtB．InC．OnD．Over23.A．respectB．kindnessC．peaceD．difference24.A．ruleB．lawC．dreamD．tradition25.A．whichB．whyC．whatD．how三、阅读理解TheDosandDon’tsofPraisingOthersDoyouoftensaynicethingsaboutothers?Whatdoyousay?Followthesefourtipstopraiseothersintherightway.

Speakinaconfidentandsincereway.Don’tuseunclearwordslike“kindof”or“quite.”√It’sdelicious!Youcouldsellthesetoashop!

×It’squitegood,Iguess.Givespecific(具体的)detailsabouttheperson’swork,notjustunclearpraise.√Wefinisheditbecauseyouwereanexcellentleaderandhelpedwitheveryone’sproblems.

×Youdidagreatjob!Don’tgivebackhanded(隐含讥讽的)praise.Theseoftenhurttheperson’sfeelings.√Ithasagreatshape,andthecolorgoeswellwithyoureyes.

×It’spretty!It’snotlikeyourotheruglyclothes.Don’tpraisepeoplebycomparingthemtoothers.Realpraisecentersontheperson’sownstrengths.√Yourvoiceisbeautiful.Thehighnoteswerewonderful!Icantellyoupractisedalot.

×Don’tworry.YousangbetterthanMary.Withthesetips,you’reonyourwaytosinginggreatpraise!26.Whatdoesthetexttrytoteachkids?

A．Howtoacceptpraisenicely.B．Howtopraiseothersproperly.C．Howtomakedeliciouscookies.D．Whypeoplelikegettingpraised.27.WhichofthefollowingistheBESTexampleofproperpraiseaccordingtothetips?

A．Thispartyisokay,Isuppose.B．Goodgame!Youdidbetterthanlasttime.C．Congratulations!YourunfasterthanTom.D．YourDIYcardisgreat!Thebirdyoudrewislively.28.Howdoesthewriterexplainthetips?

A．Bylistingnumbers.B．Byaskingquestions.C．Bygivingspecificexamples.D．Byexplainingdifferentreasons.DearPeopleof2026,Iamwritingtoyoufromtheyear2126.IwanttowarnyouofaproblemwefacebecausepeopledependtoomuchonAI.Overthepast100years,humanshaveletAIdomoreandmorethingsforthem.Atfirst,AIwasanexcellenthelper.LifebecameeasierwithAIbytheirside.Butslowly,humansstoppedthinkingforthemselves.Instead,theyjustletAImakealltheirchoices,suchashowtostayhealthy,whotobefriendswith,andwhatjobtodo.However,AI,likeanytool,isnotperfect.Itcanmakemistakes.Sadly,manypeopledidn’tnoticethisuntilitwastoolate.Manypeoplelostcontroloftheirownlives,andevenworse,somecametotrustAImorethantheytrustedthemselves.I’mnotsuggestingyoushouldavoidusingAIatall.AIcanbeausefultool.Butyoumustalwaysbetheoneincontrol.UseAItohelpyou,nottotaketheplaceofyou.Askitquestions,butalwayschecktheanswersandalwaysmakeyourowndecisions.Themoreyoudependonyourownthinkingandjudgment,thebetterpreparedyou’llbeforafuturewhereAIiseverywhere.Justremember:thinkingforyourself,beingcreative,andcaringforothersarethingsonlyhumanscando.AIwillneverhavetheseabilities.Themoreyouuseyourownbrainandheart,thesaferyouwillbeinaworldfullofAI.Sincerely,Jill,aworriedhumanfrom212629.WhydoesJillwritethisletter?

A．TosharehappystoriesaboutusingAIin2126.B．Toaskpeopleof2026toinventmorepowerfulAI.C．Towarnpeopleof2026aboutoverdependenceonAI.D．ToexplainhowAIhaschangedtheworldin100years.30.Whichofthefourbodyparagraphs(Para.1–Para.4)showsAI’sbadinfluenceonhumans?

A．Paragraph1.B．Paragraph2.C．Paragraph3.D．Paragraph4.31.WhatadvicedoesJillgivetopeopleof2026aboutAI?

A．TheyshouldavoidusingAIasmuchaspossible.B．TheycanuseAItohelpbutstillmaketheirowndecisions.C．TheyshouldletAIplanalltheirdailyactivitiestosavetime.D．TheyshouldtrustAI’sanswerswithoutthinkingforthemselves.32.WhatdoesJillprobablyagreewith?

A．AIwillbeabletothinkcreativelysoon.B．PeopleshouldstopusingAIinthefuture.C．LifewasmoreinterestingwithoutAIinthepast.D．Humans’ownabilitiesaretheirmostimportanttool.InJanuary2024,averyunusuallittlevisitorwasfoundontheairportrunwayinNewZealand.Itmadealltheplanesstopforawhile.Butthepilotandpassengerswaitedpatientlywithoutgettingangry.Why?Becauseitwasalittlebluepenguin!Maybeitdreamedofflying—nooneknowsforsure.Thecutebirdwastakenawaysafely,butpeoplethereremembereditforalongtime.Anotherfunnythinghappenedin2019.TwolittlebluepenguinsmadeanestunderafoodstandinWellington,NewZealand.Peoplehadtomovethemtoasaferplace.However,bynightfall,thetwopenguinscrossedseveralbusyroadsandcameback“home”.It’sanaturalcharacteristicofthepenguins—theywillalwaysreturntowheretheynest.Thelittlebluepenguinisthesmallestkindofpenguinintheworld.Itstandsatjust25cm,weighsalittleover1kgandlivestoabout8-10yearsold.ThesepenguinslivebytheseainAustraliaandNewZealand.Theirbluefeathershelpthemhideinthewatersootheranimalscannotseethemeasily.Theyareverygoodatswimmingandcangodeeptocatchfish.Theysometimeslookforfoodaloneandsometimesingroups.Theyliketoliveinholesinthegroundorunderhouses.Theyusuallycomeoutatnight.Now,theselittlepenguinsareindanger.Theseaisgettingdirtyandtheyarelosingtheirhomes.Also,animalslikecatsanddogscanhurtthem.So,peopleareworkingtoprotectthemandtheirnests.Wehopethesewonderfulbirdscanstillbearoundinthefuture.......33.WhydidalltheplanesstopattheairportinNewZealandinJanuary2024?

A．Becausetheweatherwastoobad.B．Becausetheairportwastoobusy.C．Becausealittlebluepenguinwasontherunway.D．Becausethepilotandpassengerswereverypatient.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“characteristic”inParagraph2probablymean?

A．Home.B．Problem.C．Feature.D．Journey.35.InParagraph3,whichofthefollowingthingsaboutthelittlebluepenguinarementioned?a.itsabilityb.itslivingplacec.itssized.itspopulatione.itshabit

A．aceB．bedC．abceD．acde36.Whatwillthepassageprobablytalkaboutnext?

A．Whythelittlepenguinsareindanger.B．Howthelittlepenguinssurviveatlast.C．Whoandwhatdoharmtothelittlepenguins.D．Whatactionsaretakentoprotectthelittlepenguins.Yourphonerings.Youanswer,andapolitewomanonthelinesaysshe’scallingfromyourbank.Sheexplainsthatthereisaproblemwithyouraccount.However,ifyouprovidesomepersonaldetails—youraddress,dateofbirth,andpassword(密码)—shecanhelpworkitout.Becareful:ifyougivehertheinformation,youwillbeindanger.That’sbecauseit’sprobablyascam.Thistypeofonlinescamthatusescallstotrickpeopleintogivingprivateinformation.Thinkofitasafisherwhousesawormtofish.These“fishers”wantonething:yourmoney.Theyusemanytrickstomaketheircallslookreal.Theymayusetechnologytochangetheirvoiceorusetheircaller’sfalseID.Butusually,theymakeuseofyourfeelings,suchaswhatyoufearorwant.Inthisway,theygetyoutogivethemthethingstheywant.Thesescamsworkwellbecausetheyforcepeopleintomakingdecisionsatonce.Forexample,ascammermightcallanelderlywomanandclaim(声称)tobehergrandson.Heisintroubleandneedsmoneyrightaway.Ortheymightwantyoutoputinmoneyina“promisingbusiness”tomakemoremoney,butyouhavetoactnow.Thefirststepinprotectingyourselffromscamsistobecarefulwhensomeonecallsyoutoaskformoneyorpersonalinformation.Ifyouhaveanydoubt,sayyou’llcallbackandhangup.Then,ifthecallisfromafamilymember,callthematanumberyouknowisreal.Ifitisfromabank,lookuptheirnumberonlineandcallittocheckwhetherthesituationisreal.Evenifthecallermakesitseemlikeanemergency,alwaystakeamomenttocheck.Itcouldsaveyoufrommakinganexpensivemistake.Remember,thesescammersaresmartandcanmakeyoubelievethemeasily.Don’tbethefishthattakestheworm!37.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scam”inParagraph1probablyreferto?

A．Afriendlyservicefromthebank.B．Arealproblemwithyouraccount.C．Acleverplantomakeyouricher.D．Aspecialtricktostealyourinformation.38.Whydothesescamsoftensucceed?

A．Becausethescammerscontactpeoplebyemail.B．Becausethescammersonlytrickolderrichpeople.C．Becausethescammersforcepeopletodecideinahurry.D．Becausethescammerspromisetogivemoremoneyback.39.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph4?

A．Banks’actionstostopscams.B．Tipsforstayingsafefromscams.C．Methodstosearchforscaminformationonline.D．Waystocheckifacallisfromafamilymember.40.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeofwritingthispassage?

A．Totellafunnystoryaboutaphonecall.B．Toexplainwhatascamisandhowtoavoidit.C．Todescribethetechnologyusedinthescams.D．Toshowwhyolderpeopleareeasilytrickedbyscams.Listeningtomusicisanimportantpartofdailylifeformanypeople.Itcanmakeeverydayactivitiesmorefunandrelaxing.Itcanalsohelpwithstudying,accordingtomanystudents.41Well,scientistssay,sometimesyes,sometimesno.Thetypeofmusicwelistentocanmakeabigdifference.42Itusuallyhasaslowbeatandnowords.Thiscanhelpyoufeelrelaxedandfullypresent.43Songswithwords—especiallyinalanguageyouknow—canmakeithardtofocus.Ifyoulistentomusicwithwordswhilereading,yourbrainhastoworkhardertonotlistentothesong’swords.Fastorloudmusiccanalsobeaproblem.Itmaymakeyoufeelenergetic,butitcanalsomakeyoufeelnervousorrestless.However,songswithwordsorfastbeatscanbeusefultoo.Youcanlistentothembeforeyoustartstudying.44So,whatisthebestwaytousemusicwhenstudying?Ingeneral,slowmusicwithoutwordsisbestwhenyouaredoinghomework.Butothertypesofmusiccanhelpyougetreadybeforeyoustart.45Youmightevenfindthatsilenceworksbestforyou.

A．Butnotallmusichelpsyoustudy.B．Musicinfluencesthebraininpowerfulways.C．Butdoeslisteningtomusicreallyhelpyoufocus?D．Forexample,classicalmusicisoftengoodforstudying.E．Thiscanputyouinagoodmoodandhelpyougetreadytolearn.F．Everyone’sbrainisdifferent,sotrydifferentthingsandseewhatworksforyou.四、选词填空选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。

celebrationrecommendlocalsuccessunusualtookpartinInApril,ItraveledtoYunnanprovinceand46theWaterFestival.Itisthemostimportantfestivalforthe47people.ThewholeareawasfilledwithjoyandexcitementwhenIarrived.In48ofit,theypouredwaterononeanothertoexpressbestwishes.Itwasoneofthemostexcitingand49experiencesofmylife.Ifyouevergetachancetotravel,Ihighly50it!You’llfinditworthavisit.五、短文填空阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。Birthdaysareanimportanttimeinpeople’slives.IntheWest,peoplecelebratethemwithbirthdaycakes.InAsia,manypeopledothat,too.However,51isalsocommontocelebratewithbirthdaynoodles.Birthdaynoodlesarereallylong,andtheystand52longlife.InChina,thebirthdaypersongetsoneverylongnoodleinabowl.Whenheeatsit,hedoesn’tbiteit53breakit.Afterthat,hewillhavegoodluckandalonglife.BirthdaynoodlesdatebacktothetimeofEmperorWu.Forhim,peoplewithlongfaceshadlonglives.Hecouldn’tmake54(he)facelonger.Asaresult,hedecided55(eat)longnoodles.HedidthatbecausetheChinesewordsfornoodleandfacesoundthesame.EmperorWu’sbirthdaynoodlesbecameatradition.It56(rapid)spreadacrossthecountry.Finally,thiscustom57(reach)otherpartsofAsia.Today,thesebirthdaynoodlesremainapopulardishin58(country)likeSingapore,SouthKorea,andMalaysia.Forthousandsofyears,theChinesehavebeendevelopingandenjoyingdifferentkindsofnoodles.Beforethisyear’sNationalDayholiday,anewbookwithpictures,recipes(食谱)andstoriesof365differentnoodlesfromChina59(publish).Traditionalbirthdaynoodlesareagreatwaytoshowpeople’swishesforalonglife,goodhealth,andgoodluck.Theyarealsoa60(meaning)waytoconnectwithone’sfamilyandhistory.Birthdaynoodlesnotonlymakepeoplehappybutalsokeepanoldtraditionalive.六、任务型阅读阅读短文，回答短文后五个问题。Haveyoueverseenazebrawalkingwhileitwavesatyouonthestreets?InLaPaz,Bolivia(玻利维亚),peopledressupaszebrastohelpkeeptheroadssafe.Thesefriendlyzebrasarecalledcebritas,whichmeans“littlezebras”inthelocallanguage.About25yearsago,thestreetsofLaPazweredangerous.Thereweretoomanycars,toomuchnoise,andnobodyfollowedtrafficrules.Peoplewouldrunacrossroadswhiledriversranthroughtrafficlights.Somethinghadtochange.Insteadofhiringmorepoliceorwritingmoretickets,thecitygovernmentbroughtinpeopleinzebrasuits.Whyzebras?Theirappearancesmatchthelinesoncrossings.Thesezebrasdon’tshoutatpeople.Theyhelppeoplewithkindnessandhumor.Theydance,givehighfives,andusehumortoshowpeoplewheretocrossandreminddriverstoslowdown.Manycebritasareyoungpeoplewhoneedjobs.Byworkingascebritas,theycanmakemoneyandlearnimportantskills.Thecityprovidesjobtraining,educationalsupport,andevenhealthcare.Somecebritassaytheprogramchangedtheirlivesbygivingthemconfiden