2026年江苏省无锡天一中学九年级下学期中考考前英语试卷

2026年江苏省无锡天一中学九年级下学期中考考前英语试卷一、单项选择1.SpeakingEnglishis________usefulskill,butlearningitrequires________goodmethod.

A．a;theB．an;theC．a;aD．an;a2.Atfirst,Ididn’thavethe________tospeakinfrontoftheclassbecauseIwasafraidofmakingmistakes.

A．humourB．courageC．wisdomD．purpose3.MyfriendKate,who________intheUKfortwoyearsasachild,toldmethatpracticemakesperfect.

A．livesB．livedC．haslivedD．willlive4.WhenIfeltnervousbeforespeaking,Kateadvisedmetotakeadeepbreathand________.

A．runoutB．putoutC．turnupD．calmdown5.AnotherproblemwasthatIcouldn’tunderstandthemeaningofanewphrase________Ireadthesentenceoverandoveragain.

A．untilB．whenC．whileD．if6.Sometimes,I________gaveupwhenIfaceddifficultwords.

A．wiselyB．simplyC．hardlyD．specially7.Imade________manymistakesinthebeginningthatIfeltcompletelydiscouraged.

A．suchB．tooC．soD．very8.ThenKatetoldmetofight________thefearofdifficultwordsinsteadofrunningaway.

A．beyondB．duringC．againstD．for9.Shealsoadvised________Ishouldkeepavocabularynotebooktorecordnewwords.

A．whatB．ifC．whetherD．that10.Withherhelp,Ilearnedto________mymistakescalmlyandcorrectthemonebyone.

A．hideB．forgetC．acceptD．repeat11.Itwas________tofindthatIhadmadefewermistakesafteramonthofhardwork.

A．surprisingB．usefulC．perfectD．natural12.You________neverbetooseriousaboutlearning,becauseknowledgeispower.

A．shouldB．mayC．mustD．can13.Katealsotoldme,“________”ShemeantthatIshouldnotworktoohardorusetoomuchenergyatonce,orImightgettiredout.

A．Don’tburnthecandleatbothends.B．Everydoghasitsday.C．Itneverrainsbutitpours.D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.14.Afterlisteningtoheradvice,Ismiledandsaid,“________YoursuggestionisveryhelpfulandIwillkeepitinmind.”

A．That’sallright.B．Ican’tagreemore.C．That’snotthepoint.D．Notexactly.二、完形填空ItisatruestoryaboutagreattreeinChicago,theUSA.Longlongago,afarmerboughtahorseandatree.Thetreewas15nearhishouseandlaterhekeptthehorsetiedtothetreewithanironchain(链条).Thehorsealwayswalked16thetree,pullingtheheavyironchain,whichmadeagroove(凹槽)inthetree.Thegroovebecamedeeperovertheyears,thoughforwhateverreason,itdidn’tkillthetree.Then,manyyearslater,alltheothertreesbecameillanddiedonebyone.17thoughtthatthistreewouldbenext.18,thetreedidn’tdie.Yearafteryear,itgrewverywell.Nobodycouldunderstandwhyitwasthesole(仅存的)onestillstandinginthearea.Someexpertscametostudythetreelater,checkingthegroove19bytheironchain.Theybelievedthatitwasactuallythe20thatsavedthetree’slife.Theyreasonedthatthetreemusthavegotsomuch21fromthechainthatitbecameimmune(免疫的)totheillness.Youmustthink22unbelievablethestoryis!It’ssaidthatwhatdoesn’t23youwillmakeyoustronger.Asthesayinggoes,“Lifebreaksusall,butafterwards,manyofusarethestrongestatthebrokenplaces.”Lookatthegroovesmadebythechain.Thisremindsusthatevenwithgrooves,wecanstillhavehope.Haveyouevermetadifficultythatyouthoughtyouwouldn’tbeabletogetover?Ourgroovescangiveuswhatweneedto24difficulties.Theycantrulymakeusstrong.15.A．packedB．plantedC．putD．processed16.A．alongB．withC．downD．around17.A．AnybodyB．NobodyC．EverybodyD．Somebody18.A．SuddenlyB．CompletelyC．AmazinglyD．Generally19.A．drawnB．grownC．stoodD．left20.A．horseB．chainC．farmerD．doctor21.A．woodB．waterC．heatD．iron22.A．howB．suchC．whatD．so23.A．forceB．punishC．killD．treat24.A．lookforB．giveupC．connectwithD．dealwith三、阅读理解Alllivingthingsneedoxygen—butnotallbreathethesameway!Youuselungs,fishusegills(鱼鳃)togetoxygenfromwater.Let’sseehow!

①Waterflowsin

Whenafishopensitsmouth.Waterrushesinandmovestoitsgills.②Waterfilter(过滤器)

Thewaterpassesthroughsmall,hardpartscalledgillrakers.Theyactlikeafilter,keepingoutsandandmud.③Takeinoxygen

Thewaterthenflowsoutthroughthegills.Insidethegillsaresoftpartscalledfilaments.Theytakeoxygenfromthewaterandsenditintothefish’sblood.QuickQ:Whycan’tfishbreatheair?Fishdon’tdieoutofwaterbecausethey’re“thirsty”!Inwater,theirgillfilamentsspreadoutlikesoftfeatherstotakeinoxygen.Inair,theysticktogether,likewethair,sothey,can’tgetenoughoxygen.25.Whichpartofafishhelpscleanthewater?

A．Themouth.B．Thegillrakers.C．Thegillfilaments.D．Thegilllamellae.26.Whycan’tfishgetenoughoxygenwhentheyareoutofwater?

A．Theirbloodwillstopflowing.B．Theirgillsspreadoutlikefeathers.C．Theoxygenisthinintheair.D．Theirgillfilamentssticktogether.27.Onwhichofthefollowingwebsitesmightyoufindtheposter?

A．/plantB．/breathingC．/water-pollutionD．/foodYoumightseeheadlinesof“raisinglobster”recentlyonline,butthe“lobster”isnotthekindyou’dfindonthediningtable.It’sanewAIagentcalledOpenClaw.Usingaredlobsterasitssymbol,itwasdevelopedbyAustrianprogrammerPeterSteinberger.InChina,manypeoplehavesetupthisAIontheircomputers,whichtheyjokinglycall“raisinglobster”.We’vealreadyhadAItoolslikeChatGPT,andDeepSeek.Theycanadviseusonwhattodo,buttheycan’treachintotherealworldtodoitforus.Also,theyonly“talk”whenasked.OpenClaw,ontheotherhand,“actuallydoesthings”.Forexample,itcansendemailsandbuyplanetickets.OpenClawalsohasalong“memory”.Overtime,itlearnswhatyoulikeandfollowsyourschedule(日程).YoucanwakeupinthemorningtoamessageaboutyourtopthreetaskswithoutevenhavingtoasktheAIfirst.Thisproactiveness(主动性)ismadepossiblebysomethingcalleda“heartbeat”,accordingtoClaireVo,aUSscientist.Sheexplainedthataheartbeatisatimerthatgoesoffregularly(定时).Witheach“heartbeat”,theAIcheckswhatcomesnext.However,OpenClawcollectsalotofpersonalinformationfromusers.InFebruary,researchersfoundthatsomeimportantinformationfromOpenClawhadbeenputonlinewithouttellingtheusers.Hackers(黑客)couldusethistocontrolusers’computers.TheChinesegovernmenthasgivenitsfirst-everwarningsaboutthiskindofAI,tellingpeopletobecarefulwhileusingit.28.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A．What“raisinglobster”is.B．WhodevelopedOpenClaw.C．WhyOpenClawisspecial.D．HowOpenClawworks.29.HowisOpenClawdifferentfromotherAItools?

A．Itownsarealheart.B．Ithelpsitsuserswithrealtasks.C．Ithasashortermemory.D．Itprovidesbetteradviceforpeople.30.WhyhasthegovernmentwarnedpeopletobecarefulwithOpenClaw?

A．PeoplecanbecontrolledbyOpenClaw.B．Usershavespenttoomuchmoneyonit.C．Itgivesoutusers’privateinformation.D．SettingupOpenClawoncomputersisverydifficult.①Formorethan30years,FangBeisong,anexpertatrepairingoldobjectsatJingzhouMuseum,hasworkedtomakeancientwordsonbambooandwoodenpiecesreadableagain.Thesepiecesarecalledjiandu.②Onespecialmomentcamein2015.WhilecleaningabamboopiecefromtheWarringStatesPeriod,hefoundthewords“holdyourhandandgrowoldwithyou”,alinefromTheBookofSongs.“Ifeltthelightandwarmthofourhistoryandculture,”Fangrecalled.③Afterfinishinghisstudiesinchemistryin1988,Fangbeganworkingatthemuseum,usingscienceforhisloveofhistory.Hefocusesonjiandu—thingspeoplewroteonbeforepaperwasused.In2002,hefacedahugetask—over92,000piecesfromtheQinDynastywerefoundinHunan.HestayedinChangshafornineyears,working12hoursadaytosortoutandprotectthem.④Preserving(保存)jianduisextremelydifficult.Theyaremadeofnaturalmaterialsandbreakdowneasily.Onceunearthed,theyquicklyturnblackintheair,makingthewritingunreadable.Fang’srepairworkincludedover20steps,withdecoloringanddewateringbeingthemostimportant.Decoloringbringsbacktheoriginal(原来的)colorandkeepsthewordsclear,whiledewateringhelpsthemleavethewetconditionandstaysteadyforkeeping.Afteryearsoftrying,hefoundagoodtwo-stepwayandwonanationaltechnologyprizein2019.⑤Eachcaseisdifferent.In2020,histeamworkedonHanDynastybamboopiecesfromarobbedtombinDingzhou.Thepiecesbrokeeasily.Theytriedover70timestokeepthemtogether.Eventhoughthewritingwasalmostimpossibletosee,aspecialcamerausinginfrared(红外线的)lightshowedthewordsclearly.⑥Sofar,Fangandhisteamhavefixedover100,000pieces.“Forthingslikethese,oncetheyaredugup,there’sonlyashorttimetosavethem.Icannotstop—thefasterIwork,themoreofourhistoryIcansave,”saidFang.31.WhatdoweknowaboutFang’sworkinChangshaafter2002?

A．Hegotanationalawardrightafter.B．Hesolvedallpreservationissuesthere.C．Heworkedlonghourstopreservejiandu.D．HewenttheretostudyQinDynastyhistory.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decoloring”inparagraph4mean?

A．Washingthesurfacetoremovedirt.B．Changingthecolorofjiandu.C．Preventingjiandufromturningblack.D．Bringingbackthetruecolor.33.Whatisthestructureofthisarticle?

A．①②/③④/⑤⑥B．①②③/④⑤/⑥C．①/②③/④⑤⑥D．①/②③/④⑤/⑥Narrator:Gillian’suncleleaveshimonethousanddollarsinthewill(遗嘱),whilehisuncle’spoorcaretaker,MissHayden,getsjusttendollars.Mr.Tolmanisalawyer.Accordingtothewill,afterspendingthemoney,GillianmusttellMr.Tolmaninwritinghowhespentit.HowshouldGillianspendhismoney?Heasksseveralfriends,butdoesn’tfindtheanswer.Finally,hedecidestoreturntohisuncle’shouse.Scene1Inthelivingroom,MissHaydeniswritingletters.ShelooksupwhenGilliancomesin.Gillian:Ihavetotellyoutherewasamistakeinthewill:Mydearolduncleleftyouathousanddollars,notten.MissHayden:What?Areyouserious?Gillian:Sure.Hereisthemoney.MissHayden:Ohmy!Wow!Gillian:(Smiling)CanIwriteanote?MissHayden:Ofcourse.(Shegiveshimapenandsomepaper,andleaves.Gillianwritesashortnote,andreadsit.)Gillian:“Paidtothebestwomanintheworld.Ihopeshewillbehappyforever.”Scene2Mr.TolmanissittingbehindhisdeskwhenGilliancomesintohisoffice.Gillianputsthenoteonthedesk.Tolman:Mr.Gillian,infact,therewassomethingelseinyouruncle’swill.IwastoldIcouldn’tseeituntilyoutoldmeinwritinghowyouspentthemoney.Gillian:Pleasedo.Tolman:Yourunclewrotethatyougetanotherfiftythousanddollarsifyouhaveusedthemoneytodogoodforothers.Butifyouhavespentitcarelesslyorgivenitawaytothewrongpeople...Gillian:(Laughing)AsIusuallydo!Tolman:ThenthefiftythousanddollarsmustbepaidtoMissHayden.Now,Iwillreadyournoteandfindout...Gillianquicklytakesthenotefromthedesk,thentears(撕碎)itintopiecesandputsitinhispocket.Gillian:(Smiling)There’snoneedtoreadit.Ilostthethousanddollarsbettingonahorserace.Goodbye,Mr.Tolman.Gillianleavestheoffice,happilysingingasong.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthenarrator’swords?

A．Gillian’sfriendsarelawyers.B．Mr.TolmanasksGilliantowriteawill.C．MissHaydengets1,000dollarsfromthewill.D．Gilliandoesn’tknowwhattodowiththemoney.35.HowmanyliesdoesGilliantellinthewholeplay?

A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.36.WhydoesGilliantearhisnote?

A．Heisangrywithhisuncle’splans.B．Helosesthehorseraceandfeelsguilty.C．HewantstohelpMissHaydengetthemoney.D．HeistooshytoletothersreadhisnoteaboutMissHayden.37.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbebestusedtodescribeGillian?

A．Hardworkingandloyal.B．Generousandkind.C．Creativeandenergetic.D．Seriousandcalm.四、单词拼写38.Thisisour________(唯一的)chancetochangetheresult.39.Withnohometeam,willthisyear’sWorldCupbeworthcovering________(实况直播)inthedeadofnight?40.Goodlearninghabitsare________(无疑地)oneofthemostimportantpartsofstudents’learning.41.Kindnessandcourageare________(认为)highlyvaluablequalitiesindailylife.42.________(无论何时)themoonroseoverthesilenthills,shewouldthinkofherlategrandfather.43.Anyonewholaughsatotherswilllookmuch________(silly)thantheyreallyareinpublic.44.Themanissuchatalented________(music)thathecanplaymanyinstruments.45.Her________(speak)waslikeaquietriverandrancalmlyintoeveryheart.46.ItmakesmeworriedthatIamoften________(sure)ofmyanswersinthemathtest.47.Wearesatisfiedwiththefoodand________(serve)here.48.ItwasmiddaywhenIgotthecall.I________(tell)thatmygrandfatherwasnotwellandhewasquicklygettingworse.49.MyfamilyandIdidn’tknowhowlonghe________(stay)intheworld.50.________(try)tofightbackthetears,ImanagedtostaycalmwhenIsawhiminthehospital.51.ThoughIwasshy,Idecided________(notleave)hisbedsidewithoutlettinghimknowhowmuchIlovedhim.52.I________(hold)hishandtightlyandshowedmyloveandgratitudetohim.53.TearswererollingdownmyfacewhileI________(talk)tohim.54.Smilingly,hesaid,“Thankyoufortellingmethat.AllIhaveonthisplanet________(be)myfamilyandmyloveforthem.Iwantyoutobegoodtoyourfamilytoo.”55.Sincethen,I________(express)mylove,careandrespecttoeveryimportantpersonaroundme.56.I________(keep)thelastwordsfrommygrandfatherinmindfortherestofmylife57.________(show)lovetoyourfamily,andyouaresuretogaintruehappiness.五、任务型阅读阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过8个单词。Wolvesanddogsarerelatives,buttheyarequitedifferent.Dogsliketostaywithhumans,whilewolvesdon’t.However,thereisanunusualwolfintheKekexiliNatureReserveinQinghai.Onesummerday,atravellerfirstmettheanimalwhendrivingthroughKekexili.Atthattime,thewolflookedthinandweak.Shetookpityonitandoffereditsomefood.Thenshesharedthevideoonline.Withthespreadofthevideo,agreatnumberofvisitorscametofeedthewolftastyfood,suchaspiesandchicken.Gradually,thewildanimallearnedtobegforamealfrompassingvehiclesbywagging(摇摆)itstailandrollingontheground.Inthelatestvideo,thewolfhaschangedgreatlyinitsappearanceandbehavior.Ithasputonlotsofweightandactslikeadog.Andmorewolvesarebehavinglikethewolf.Somenetizens(网友)jokedthatitshowedhowawolfchangedintoadog.However,manypeopleareworriedthatfeedingwolvesmaybringmanybadresultstohumansandwolves.Ontheonehand,wolvesaredangerousandmay