2026年江苏省苏州高新区实验中学九年级下学期第二次模拟测试英语试卷

2026年江苏省苏州高新区实验中学九年级下学期第二次模拟测试英语试卷一、完形填空通读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Morethantwentyyearsago,Iwasjustinseniorhigh.Myteachergaveourclassa1titled“AdvicefortheYoungerGeneration(代)”.Itwassimple—eachstudenthadto2someonewhowasovertheageof25,gatherenough3towriteabiography(传记)ofhis/herlifeandfindoutwhathis/herbestlifeadvicewas.Iconsideredmydadthebestchoice.IhadcompletelyforgottenthisuntilrecentlywhenIwasvisitingmyparents’house.Whencleaningoutsomeoldboxes,Iwassurprisedtofindthe4“AdvicefortheYoungerGeneration”assignment(功课)Ihaddone25yearsago!Ireaditthroughandwasso5—therewaslotsofgreatwisdom.ImightnothavefullyappreciateditwhenIwasinseniorhigh,butat42,Icouldseeforsuretheadviceappliedtopeopleofallages.Infact,thefirstthoughtthat6mymindwas,“Wow,mydadwasabsolutelyright!”Hereisthemosteffectiveonefrommydad’s7—Becomethebestversionofyourself.8theadvice,Ileftmyhometownforfurthereducation.Later,Igraduatedfromatopuniversityandeventuallyrealizedmydreamofworkingintelevision.Mydadis65yearsoldnow.Apartfromhis9advice,heisnowreadytosharewithmesomenewtipshehasgained.Lookingbackonmyjourneyofgrowth,Iamgratefulformyfather’sadvice,whichhasalways10metomoveforwardtowardssuccess.1.A．diaryB．speechC．noticeD．task2.A．interviewB．challengeC．nameD．introduce3.A．instructionB．informationC．courageD．advice4.A．exactB．extraC．traditionalD．common5.A．guiltyB．scaredC．excitedD．impressed6.A．felloffB．cameintoC．showedoffD．madeup7.A．discoveriesB．explanationsC．seriesD．suggestions8.A．OfferingB．FollowingC．ObeyingD．Avoiding9.A．earlyB．meaningfulC．challengingD．detailed10.A．forcedB．expectedC．encouragedD．preferred二、阅读理解

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A．$18B．$27C．$30D．$4012.WhatdoweknowabouttheMaizeMaze?

A．TheMazewillbeturnedintoacornfield.B．Therearethreebuslinestothemaze.C．Mikeaged8canplaythemazegamehimself.D．Highcornstalksmakethemazedifficult.13.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A．Toguideplayersoutofthemaze.B．Togivedirectionstogotothemaze.C．Toattractmoremazegameplayers.D．Towarnplayerstokeepsafeinthemaze.①Takealookatthetwoshapesinthepicture.Whichonedoyouthinkis“kiki”andwhichoneis“bouba”?Thisispartofafamousbouba-kikiexperimentdoneinbothAmericaandIndia.②Intheexperiment,peoplewereshowntwodrawings.Onehadaroundedshape,andtheotherhadastar-likeshape.Peoplehadtonameeachofthemwith“bouba”or“kiki”.Bothofthesewordswerenotrealwordsinanylanguageandhadnomeaning.However,95%ofpeopledecidedtheroundedonewas“bouba”,andthestar-likeonewas“kiki”.③Theexperimentshowsourbrainsseemtoconnectsoundswithshapes.Theresearchersbelievetheresultshavesomethingtodowiththemouthshapeswemakewhenwesaythesewords.Pronouncing“bouba”requiresthemouthtomakearoundedshape.Otherexamplesof“rounded”soundsareooin“room”andoin“wrote”.Anunroundedmouthshapeisneededtomakethesoundof“kiki”.“Unrounded”soundsrequirethelips(嘴唇)tobespreadapart,likeeein“peek”orain“had”.④Anotherexplanationisthatletterssuchaskortarethoughttohaveunroundedsoundsbecauseoftheirsharp(尖锐的)shapes.Letterslikeborghaveroundedshapes,sotheyareconsideredtohaveroundedandsoftsounds.⑤Understandingthebouba-kikieffectcanleadtoitspossibleuseinfieldslikebranding(品牌)andcommunication.Forexample,ifatoybrandwantstoshowitssoftnessandfriendliness,itmayfollowthe“bouba”effectandchooseroundedshapesforthelogoandroundedsoundsforproductnames.Similarly,atechnologycompanymayturntothe“kiki”effecttoshowit’ssharpandpowerful.Sonexttimeyouwanttodesignalogoforaschooleventornameaproduct,considerwhetheritfeelsmorelike“bouba”or“kiki”!14.Howdoesthewriterbeginthetext?

A．Bylistingnumbers.B．Bytellingajoke.C．Bygivingexamples.D．Byaskingaquestion.15.Whydopeopleconnect“bouba”withroundedshapes?

A．Becausethemouthformsaroundshapewhensayingit.B．Becauseitsoundsthesameas“room”and“wrote”.C．Becauseitmakespeoplethinkofsoftandfriendlythings.D．Becausetheletter“b”hasaveryroundshape.16.Whichbrandbestshowsthe“kiki”effect?

A．Loops.B．Wubbo.C．Teeki.D．Bugaloo.17.Whatisthecorrectstructureofthetext?

A．B．C．D．Ahundredyearsago,itwasdifficultforpeopletocommunicateoverlongdistances.Messagestofar-offplaceswerecarriedonhorseback.ThenSamuelMorseinventedtheelectrictelegraphandtheMorsecode(密码).Morsecodeisaseriesofdotsanddashes.Thedashesareaboutthreetimeslongerthanthedots.Hereisthecodeforthelettersofthealphabet(字母表).

A●—H●●●●O———V●●●—

B—●●●I●●P●——●W●——

C—●—●J●———Q——●—X—●●—

D—●●K—●—R●—●Y—●——

E●L●—●●S●●●Z——●●

F●●—●M——T—

G——●N—●U●●—TheMorsecodealsoincludescodesfornumbersandpunctuationsigns(标点符号).Liketexting,italsohasgroupsoflettersthatstandforphrases.Forexample,thelettersCULstandfor“seeyoulater”.AndthefamousSOSsignalstandsfor“saveoursouls”.Theelectrictelegraphcouldsendmessagesusingelectricity.Theworkeratoneendusedamachinetotapoutaspecialcodeforeachletterofthealphabet.Thesystemchangedthetappingintoelectricalmovementsandsentthemtoanotherplace.Thentheywerechangedbackintothecodeattheplace.Thecodewasprintedonapapertapewhichwassetonanothermachine.Theworkeronthereceivingendusedthecodetochangethemessagebackintowords.Later,workerslearnedtotranslatethecodejustbylistening.MessagescanbesentbyMorsecodeusinglighttoo.Aflashinglightcansendthesamedotsanddashesandtheycanbetranslatedbysomeonewatching.TodayMorsecodeisusedmostlybyradiooperators.Somenavigationbeacons(导航信标)likelighthousesstillidentifythemselvesusingMorsecode.Pilotsflyingplanesbyinstrument(仪表)usethesebeaconstodeterminetheirplane’slocation.ButperhapsthemostexcitinguseofMorsecodeishelpingpeoplewithdisabilitiescommunicate.TherehavebeencasesinwhichpeoplehavelearnedtocommunicateusingtheireyelidstoblinkmessagesusingMorsecode.Ortheyhaveusedafingertotapoutmessages.18.WhydidSamuelMorseinventtheMorsecode?

A．Becausetheremightnotbeenoughhorsestocarrymessages.B．Becausemodernelectronicproductswerenotinventedatthattime.C．Becausecommunicationwasn’teasyforpeoplewholivedfaraway.D．Becauseitwasnoteasyforpeopletousetheelectrictelegraph.19.Whatdoesthecode“●—●●/●●—/—●—●/—●—”standfor?

A．LUCK.B．LOVE.C．LIKE.D．LOSE.20.Whichoneisthecorrectorderofsendingamessagebyelectrictelegraph?①Thecodeisprintedonpapertape.②Aworkertapsoutacodeforeachletter.③Thesystemchangestappingintoelectricalmovements.④Theelectricalmovementsaresenttoanotherplace.⑤Anotherworkerchangesthecodebackintowords.

A．②③①④⑤B．②③④①⑤C．③②①④⑤D．③②④⑤①21.NowpeopleuseMorsecodeinmanywaysEXCEPT________.

A．sendingsecretmessagesusinglightB．identifyinglighthousesontheseaC．helpingthepilotslocateplacesD．helpingthedisabledlistentotheradioGrowingupinAmericaasachildoffirst-generationChineseimmigrants(移民),Iwasusedtostraddling(横跨)twoworlds.ButasIgrewolder,theChinesesidelostground,inchbyinch.WhileIhappilyacceptedthebillsinredenvelopesthatadultsgavetochildrenforLunarNewYear,Ididn’tfeelconnectedtotheculture.Beforemychildrenwereborn,IhadalreadydecidedthatIwouldteachthemMandarin.Ifeltthattheyshouldbeabletospeakthelanguageoftheirgrandparents,thefirstlanguagetheirmothermet.Parentingbooksadvisednarratingyouractionswhilewithyourbaby,soIstarteddiggingoutlong-buriedwords:“ball,”“eat,”“sleep,”“play.”However,asthisexercisecontinued,thegapsinmyMandarinbecamemoreobvious(明显的).Onemorning,whenmydaughterasked“Whatisthewordfor‘arm’?”Ipanicked.HadIalreadyreachedtheboundariesofmyknowledge?Luckily,thesedaysthereadyavailabilityofChineselanguagemedia—frombookstotelevisionshowstomusic—isamuch-neededtooltoparentslikeme.ThefirsttimeIsteppedintothelocallibraryinmyBayAreahometown,Iwasamazedtofindawell-stocked(贮藏量多的)Chinesesection.ThetaleoftheMonkeyKingsooncaughtmydaughter’simagination.WhenIseemysonchatwithhisgrandfatherinMandarinorwhenmydaughterinsistsonfishforLunarNewYear,thetimespentreadingallthosebookscloselyfeelswell-spent.MyyoungestchildrecitedLiBai’s“ThoughtsonaSilentNight”fortheMoonFestivalperformanceathispreschoollastfall.ForgenerationsofChinesechildren,it’sthefirstpieceofliteraturetheymemorize.Myson’svoicerangoutwithconfidenceandhisarmssweptuptoindicatethemoonabove.Joyandwonderfellonmyfather’sfaceashelistenedtothefamiliarpoemfromthemouthofhisgrandson:thepoemthathadbeenspokenbymyfatherandmygrandparentswhentheywerestudentsinChina,andbycountlessboysandgirlsbeforethat.22.WhatdoweknowabouttheauthoraccordingtoParagraph1?

A．Shewasbroughtupinanall-Englishenvironment.B．ShewasdeeplyattractedbyChineseculturewhenshewasachild.C．SheoncelosthersenseofbelongingtoChineseculture.D．ShepreferredLunarNewYeartoanyotherfestival.23.Whatdoestheword“panicked”mean?

A．happyB．anxiousC．excitedD．surprised24.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhensherealizedthatherchildrenwereveryinterestedinChineseculture?

A．ShefeltreconnectedtoChineseculture.B．ShewasfullofhopeforthepassingdownofChineseculture.C．ShefeltthatallhereffortstoteachthemMandarinhadbeenworthit.D．ShethoughtofherownexperienceoflearningChineseasachild.25.What’sthemainideaofthisarticle?

A．Languageplaysanimportantroleinpassingdownfamilytraditions.B．Languageandculturecanconnectpeoplethroughouttimeandspace.C．LearningChinesepoemsisagreatwaytodeepenyourknowledgeoftheChineselanguage.D．KnowingtheChineselanguageprovidesyouwithabetterunderstandingofChineseculture.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Boxing(拳击)hasbeenpracticedforcenturies—itwasevenoneofthesportsintheoriginalOlympicGamesinancientGreece.26Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplefromallwalksoflifeparticipateinthesporteveryweek.Butwhy?Theanswerliesinthephysical,mentalandevensocialbenefitsboxingcanbring.Itshelpforourbodyisclear.Whetherit’spracticingwithahittingbagorfacinganotherboxer,boxingcanbeahardformofexerciseandgiveafull-bodyworkout.27Anditcanalsoincreaseanaerobic(无氧的)fitness—allowingsomeonetoworkoutharder,forlonger.Thesecan,inturn,positivelyaffectotheraspectsofphysicalwell-being,likehearthealthandweightmanagement.28Boxingcanalsopositivelyaffectsomeone’smentalwell-being.Dr.JessicaPinchbeck,SeniorLecturerinSportandFitnessattheOpenUniversity,saysthatboxingcanreduceanxietyandsadness.Exercisingregularlyisalreadywidelyknowntobegoodformentalhealth,butboxingcanalsobringasenseoffocus.Thereisathirdbenefittoputtingonboxinggloves(手套).Practicingboxinghitscanbedonealone,ofcourse.29Italsomeansworkingwithotherstotrainandstaysafe.Dr.GavinWilliams,SeniorLecturerinEducationattheOpenUniversity,saysthatthisteamworkcancreateasenseofbelonging.30Inshort,boxingismorethanjustasport.It’sgoodforyourbody,calmsyourmind,andhelpsyouconnectwithothers.Nowonderithasbeenpopularforsolongandlovedbysomanypeople.

A．Itcanimproveourbodystrength.B．Butboxingisnotjustaone-personactivity.C．Sotheteamworkcanmakeoursocietypeaceful.D．Morerecently,boxinghasbecomepopularintheUK.E．Thus,boxinghelpsbuilddeepconnectionswithpeers.F．Thehighrequirementsofthesportaren’tjustgoodforthebody.G．Itdevelopsself-protectingskillsandbuildsconfidencetoprotectoneself.三、单词拼写31.The________(开始)ofSpringisthefirstofChina’s24solarterms,fallingbetweenFebruary3and5annually.32.Inancienttimes,emperors________(带领)officialstowelcomespringintheeasternsuburbs.33.Thecustomofbitingspring________(保持不变)belovedtodaybymanypeople.34.Somefamiliesalsopastespringcoupletsontheirdoorsandwindows,________(表达)goodwishesforthenewyear.35.InChina,beatingthespringox________(温和)withcolorfulsticksisbelievedtobringgoodharvestsanddriveawaybadluck.36.TheSpringFestival,thefirstdayofthelunarc________usesaspecialmethodtobalancelunarandsolarcycles.37.Itmarkstheofficialstartofspring,astemperaturesclimbandnaturegraduallyawakensfromw________rest.38.LichuncarriesChinesef________traditionsandbestwishesforthefuture.四、选词填空请阅读下面短文，将方框中单词或短语的正确形式填在横线上。每空格限填一个单词或短语，每个单词或短语只能填一次。

finalshefallintoenjoyusualDoyouenjoydancing?Manypeopledo.Someofthem,however,dancein39places.YangLiu,a24-year-oldwomanfromGuizhou,dancesonapieceofbamboo.Yangisaninheritor(继承人)ofbamboodrifting(独竹漂).Shestartedtolearnbamboodriftingattheageofseven.Thegirlwasalwaysillwhenshewasveryyoung.Tohaveastrongbody,hergrandmotherbroughtherintotheworldofbamboodrifting.Thebambooisthinandslippery(滑).Anditisneverstill(静止的)becauseitneverstopsmovinginthewater.Keepingstandingonthebambooisverydifficult.Yang40thewaterandgothurtagainandagain.Butwiththehelpofherfamilyandaloveforthis“coolskill”,thegirlcould41standonthebamboo.ButYangdidn’tstopthere.Shehadtheideaofdancingonthebamboodrifting.Shewentonpracticingmanydifficultactsonherbambooandwentthroughallkindsofdifficultiesalongwithit.Now,Yanghasmadeanamefor42asadanceronthebamboo.Sheisbusyperformingthistraditionalartandshehasperformedinmorethan30citiessince2023.It’sdifficulttogetthetickets43herperformance.Thankstothepeoplelikeher,Chinesetraditionalskillspassdownfromourancestors(祖先).五、短文填空阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。“Inthepast,thethingsthatyouknewaboutChinaweretheGreatWall,theForbiddenCityandtheYangtzeRiver,buthigh-speedrailways,5GandtheTiangongspacestationarethesymbolsof44(today)China.”Thesearethelyricsofasong45wasperformedbyabandofforeignstudentsfromNanchangHangkongUniversityinJiangxiProvince.46upin2013,the“BeltandRoad”bandnowhasfourmainmembers,andallofthemare47studentsfromcountriesoftheBeltandRoadInitiative(倡议).TheyareMnyagaDanielRukikoonthekeyboardfromTanzania,AbelJacobChuluonthebassfromZambia,IsaiahNyashaChikomoondrumsandAudreyTanakaMurungwenionvocals(歌唱部分)fromZimbabwe.“BeforeIcametoChina,Ihadheard48PekingOpera.IlikeitverymuchandI’minterestedinChinesemusic,”saidRukiko,whojoinedthebandin2015.“WecomefromcountriesoftheBeltandRoadInitiativeandwearebroughttogetherbymusic.Soourband49(name)aftertheBeltandRoad,”Rukiko50(continue).Healsoexplainedthattheylikedtomix51(music)stylesfromtheirowncountrieswithChinesecultureduringtheircreativeprocess,andexpresstheirloveforChinathroughtheirsongs.“Ihopethatmorepeoplewillhearusandget52(know)ChinesecultureandthelifethatwearelivinghereinChina,”Rukikosaid.Lately,videosoftheirperformances53(become)widespreadonsocialmedia,includingYouTubeandFacebook.“Seeingsomanypeoplelikeourvideos,wearereallyproudofourselves,”Rukikoadded.六、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。Intoday’sbusyworld,weoftenforgettotakecareofourselves.Anewandfunsayinghasbeenpopularamongyoungpeople—“Loveyou,myoldself”sincetheendof2025.Here,“oldself”isacutewaytotalkaboutourselvesinafriendlymanner.Itfirstcamefromashortvideopostedbyablogger,whosaid“Iwanttoeatapomelo(柚子),butI’mtoolazytopeel(剥皮)it.”Yetrightafterthat,shepeeleditandenjoyeditherself,saying“Loveyou,myoldself.Seeyoutomorrow!”Lifeisalwayschallenging.Wehavetodealwithlotsofwork,stress,andsometimesfacedifficultsituations.Whenwe’retiredfromworkingalldayorfeelsad,remembertoloveour“olds