2026-2027学年江苏省南通市启东市九年级（上）期初英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2026-2027学年江苏省南通市启东市九年级（上）期初英语试卷一、阅读六选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。

Severalstudentscametotheirteacher，askingforadviceaboutmakingchoices.Insteadofreplying，theteachertookthemtoaforest.

(1)

Heaskedthemtowalkfromoneendoftheforesttotheother，andtoldeachstudenttopickthebestfruit，withoutturningbackormakingasecondchoice.

Thestudentssetoff，andastheymadetheirwaythroughtheforest，theyeachchosethefruittheyconsidered（认为）thebest.

Whentheyreachedtheotherendoftheforest，theteacherwasalreadywaitingforthem.

(2)

Insteadofansweringdirectly，thestudentsfirstlookedateachotherandthenturnedtheirattentionbacktotheteacher.

Theirteacherthenasked，"What'swrong？Aren'tyousatisfiedwithyourchoices？"

(3)

Heexplained，"WhenIwalkedintotheforest，Ifoundalargeandbeautifulapple，butIwantedtofindabiggerandbetterone.WhenIgottotheendoftheforest，IrealizedthattheappleIhadseenatthebeginningwasthebiggestandthebest."

(4)

Hesaidthatwhenheenteredtheforest，hequicklychosewhathebelievedtobethebiggestandbestapple.However，astimewenton，herealizedthattherewerebetterchoicesthantheonehefirstpicked.

(5)

Theirteachersmiled，andaskedthestudents，"So，mydearstudents，doyouhavemanysecondchoicesinlife？"

A.Healsoaskedwhetherhecouldchooseagain.

B.Onestudentaskedwhetherhecouldchooseagain.

C.Itwasaharvestseason，withfruitshangingonthetrees.

D.Anotherstudentexplainedthathehadadifferentexperience.

E.Heaskediftheyhadallchosenthefruittheyfeltwasthebest.

F.Thestudentsallfeltexcitedbecausetheycouldpickanyfruittheyliked.1.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F2.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F3.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F4.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F5.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F二、单选题：本大题共1小题，共2分。6.Lookatthelogoontheright.Theheartinthemiddlemaystandfor_________.（）A.

rightsandconfidence

B.

healthcareandsafety

C.

progressandpopularity

D.

careandwarmth三、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。阅读以下语篇，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

MybrotherandIhadbeencountingdownthedaystoaliveconcert（音乐会）byasingerweliked.Whenthatnightfinallyarrived，itwasfarmoreamazingthanIhad

(7)

!

Itwasawarmsummereveningatanopen-airtheatre.TheskywaspaintedindeeporangebythesettingsunandIcouldfeelthecrowd'sexcitementintheair.Whenthefirstdeepnote（音符）

(8)

，itwasn'tjustmusicanymore—itwassomethingbigger.Youcouldfeelitinthewaythecrowdmovedlikeonehugewave.Strangersdanced

(9)

andlaughedtogether.Aman，probablyinhisseventies，dancedashardasthecollegestudents

(10)

him.Thatmomentstayedwithme.

AnotherunforgettableexperiencehappenedwhenIwas18.Igotasummerjobata

(11)

.Atfirst，everythingseemedtogowrong.Ikeptmaking

(12)

.Ievencouldn'tremembertablenumbers，andItriedtokeepupduringbusylunchtime.Themanager'scriticism（批评）mademefeellikeIcompletely

(13)

.

Butthings

(14)

overtime.MyworkmateMariataughtmetrickstoremembertablenumbersandJoeyshowedmehowto

(15)

withunfriendlycustomers.Evenourregularcustomersstartedtalkingtome，askingaboutmycollegeplansandoffering

(16)

.Gradually，Iimproved.

Then，something

(17)

happened.MymanagerwasfiredandIwasofferedthesupervisor（主管）position.Icouldn'tbelieveit!Monthsearlier，Icouldnotcarrythreeplateswithoutdroppinganyone，

(18)

nowIwastrustedwithaleadershiprole.

Thesetwoexperienceshavechanged

(19)

Iseetheworld.Thatnighthastaughtmethatwecanconnectwithothersanywhere.Evenifwehave

(20)

，wealltrulywantthesamethings：joyandbelonging.Mysummeratthatrestauranthastaughtmethatstayingpositivecanturnhardsituationsinto

(21)

.Itisoftenindifficulttimesthatwecanlearnandgrowmost.7.A.discussed B.required C.expected D.praised8.A.rangout B.handout C.ranout D.checkout9.A.wisely B.warmly C.freely D.loudly10.A.over B.through C.from D.around11.A.company B.restaurant C.supermarket D.community12.A.changes B.mistakes C.friends D.plans13.A.succeeded B.lost C.affected D.failed14.A.reduced B.increased C.ended D.changed15.A.agree B.play C.deal D.live16.A.advice B.causes C.treatment D.record17.A.relaxing B.interesting C.surprising D.boring18.A.and B.but C.or D.so19.A.how B.when C.where D.what20.A.spirits B.cheers C.differences D.efforts21.A.chances B.cheats C.choices D.courage四、阅读理解：本大题共19小题，共38分。A结合以下图片与文字，完成以下小题。

ThepicturesbelowshowthesameareaofTom'stown.Thefirstpictureisfromafewdecadesago.Thesecondpictureisfromthepresent.

22.Wecanseefromthepicturesthattheroadsare______now.A.empty. B.smooth. C.dry. D.narrow.23.Thetwopicturesmainlytellus______.A.thetownhaschangedalotforthebetter.

B.theoldtownseemedbetterthanthemodernone.

C.amodernhospitalhasbeenbuiltinthetown.

D.lifeinthesmalltownisrelaxingandhappy.B结合以下语篇，完成以下小题。

Volunteers

Urgently

Needed

WouldyouliketohelpusorganizeourweeklyrunsonsummerSaturdays？Wereallyneedvolunteerstogiveoutwaterwhentheplayersrun.TherunswilltakeplaceinDiehuParkfrom8a.m.to10a.m.24.Whocanbethevolunteer？______A.Lucy（Freetime：8：00—10：00a.m.onSundays）.

B.Alex（Freetime：8：00—10：00p.m.onSaturdays）.

C.Mary（Freetime：thewholedayonSaturdays）.

D.John（Freetime：thewholedayonSundays）.25.Whatcanwelearnfromthenotice？______A.VolunteersworkinDiehuParkinsummer.

B.Volunteersneedtorunandgiveoutwatertogether.

C.Volunteershelporganizethedailyruns.

D.Volunteershavetoworkfor3hourseveryday.C结合以下语篇，完成以下小题。

RECYCLE

&

UPCYCLE：GIVE

WASTE

A

NEW

LIFE!

What

They

Are：

Lookatthepictureontheleft.

Why

They

Matter：

•Bothcutdownonwastegoingtolandfills；

•Saveenergyandreducepollution；

•Protectnaturalresourcesliketreesandwater.

Join

Our

School

Green

Club!

•WemeeteveryFridayafterschooltodoupcyclingprojectsandorganizerecyclingactivities.

•OpentoallGradesexceptGrade9.

•SignupattheschoolgatebeforeMay15th!26.Wherecanweprobablyreadthispassage？______A.Inastorybook. B.Inatravelguide.

C.Inaschoolnotice. D.Inasciencemagazine.27.WhatdoyouknowabouttheSchoolGreenClub？______A.ItwelcomesallGrade9students.

B.TheclubmembersmeeteveryMonday.

C.StudentscansignupafterMay15th.

D.Itteacheshowtosaveenergyandreducepollution.28.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofupcycling？______A.Collectingwastebatteriesandsendingthemforrecycling.

B.Paintingglassbottlesbeautifullytomakenewflowerpots.

C.Sendingplasticbottlestoafactorytomakenewplastictoys.

D.Breakingdownoldcardboardsforsomenewpaperproducts.D

MissMarthaownedasmallbakery（面包店）.Shewasforty，akindwomanwithabigimagination.Shewasalwayscuriousaboutthecustomerssteppingintoherlittleshop，wonderingabouttheirdailylivesandhiddenstories.

Onecustomermadeherverycurious.Wearingsimplebuttidyold-fashionedclothesandapairofglasses，hevisitedthebakerytwiceeverysingleweek.Withoutexception，heonlyboughttwoloavesofhardbreadeachtime，neverlookingathermouth-wateringfruitpiesorfreshly-bakedcreamycakes.

MissMarthajumpedtotheconclusionthathemustbeapoor，hungryartist.Sheimaginedhimlivinginaverysmall，cheaproom，thinkingonlyabouthispaintingsomuchthatheforgottoeat.Theideatouchedherkindheart.Shebegantowishshecouldhelphim.

Thenexttimehecametotheshop，sheactedquicklywhilehisbackwasturned.Shetooktwohardloaves，madeasmallholeineach，andputalargepieceoffreshbutterinside.Thenshewrappedthemupasusual.

Herheartbeatfastasshehandedhimthebread.Shespenttherestofthedaydreamingthathewoulddiscoverherkindnessandthankher.

Suddenly，thequietoftheafternoonwasbroken.Theshopdoorflewopen，andthemanstormedin.Hisfacewasdarkwithanger.Hethrewthebreaddownhardonthetable.

"Iamanarchitect（建筑师）!"heshouted."Forthepastthreemonths，Ihavebeenworkingonabuildingplan.Idrawinpencil，andIusepiecesofhardbreadaserasers.Itworksbetterthanarubbereraser!Butnow...look!"

Hehelduphisdrawing.Ahuge，dirtymarkfromthebutterranacrosstheclean，straightlines.

"Youfilledmybreadwithbutter!"heshouted."Myworkisdamaged!"29.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphintroduce？______A.Themeaningofthestory. B.Thethemeofthestory.

C.Thebackgroundofthestory. D.Thesurpriseofthestory.30.WhydidMissMarthaputbutterintheman'sbread？______A.Tomakeherbakeryfamous. B.Toshowherlovefortheman.

C.Toimprovetheman'swork. D.Tomakethebreadexpensive.31.What'sthecorrecttimeorderofthefollowingevents？______

①Themanwenttotheshopangrily.

②MissMarthawascuriousabouttheman.

③Themanbegantoworkonabuildingplan.

④Themantriedtoeraselineswiththebreadthathadbutterinside.A.②④①③ B.③②④① C.③④②① D.②③④①32.WhatmightMissMartharealizeintheend？______A.Goodactionsneedrealunderstandingfirst.

B.Peoplehadbettertrytomakeperfectplans.

C.Youshouldavoidofferinghelptostrangers.

D.It'simpolitetoaskaboutotherpeople'slives.E

"I

am

not

out

of

place.I

am

where

I

am

at

home."saysaGermandoctorJoelMikaelWalker，afterperformingacupuncture（针灸）onapatientinZhengzhou，China.SomelocalsareamazedbyreceivingtraditionalChinesemedicine（TCM）fromaforeigner，butWalkerissureaboutwhatheisdoing.HeisamongagrowingnumberofforeignerstakingpartinTCM，mixingtheirWesternbackgroundswithancientChinesehealingarts（中医诊疗）.

Walker，fromGermany，cametoChinain2015andfellinlovewithChinesekungfu.WhilelearningShaolinkungfuinHenan，hebecamecuriousaboutChinesecultureandmedicine.AfterayearofChinesestudy，hesignedupinHenanUniversityofChineseMedicine.Sincehelearnedacupuncture，hehastreatedoverathousandpatients."Heisskilledinacupuncture，"sayshisteacher，ProfessorYuDongdong，"Hecanworkonhisown."

UnderhisChinesename"Wuming"，Walkerhasbecomeanonlinehitonthevideo-sharingplatformDouyin，gatheringoveronemillionfollowers.Asafamouspersonontheinternet，heshareslocalcultureinsmoothHenandialect（方言）."Youhaveamorereal-to-lifegraspofHenandialectthanIdo，"commentsonefollower.Manypeoplelikehimbecausehejoinsinlocalculture.Healsotreatedhisgrandmother'shealthproblemswithacupuncture，improvingherconditiongreatly.

Withmoreandmorefans，Walkerfeelsasenseofresponsibility（责任）."Postingvideoswasjustforfunbefore，butnowIwanttotakepartinmoremeaningfulprojects，"hesays.HeplanstocreatevideospromotingTCMandsharingstoriesofancientChinesemedicalexperts."IreallywantmorepeopletoknowaboutTCManditsfar-reachingculturalvalue，"headds.WhetherinChinaorGermany，heplanstokeepworkingonTCM."IwilldoanythingtohelppeoplethroughTCM."33.WhatcanwelearnfromWalker'swordsinPara.1？______A.Heiscuriousaboutdoingacupuncture.

B.Heisproudofhisforeignbackground.

C.HeisunwillingtotreatthelocalswithTCM.

D.Heiscomfortablewiththepresentsituation.34.WhydidWalkerdecidetostudyTCM？______A.Histeacheradvisedhimtolearnit.

B.HedecidedtointroduceTCMtoGermany.

C.Hewantedtobecomefamousontheinternet.

D.HegottheideawhilelearningChinesekungfu.35.WhatdoesPara.3mainlytalkabout？______A.HowWalkerlearnedtheHenandialect.

B.WhyWalkerhasmanyonlinefollowers.

C.HowWalkerhelpshisfamilywithTCM.

D.WhyWalkerfindsithardtomakevideos.36.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthistext？______A.ToshowtheimportanceofTCMineducation.

B.TointroduceaspecialpersonworkingonTCM.

C.ToexplainhowTCMcanhelppeopleinChina.

D.ToencouragetheuseofdialectsinpromotingTCM.F阅读以下语篇，完成第37-40题。

①OnTikTok，moreandmoreWesternersare"becomingChinese."Theypracticeqigong，drinkhotwaterinthemorning，eatriceorcongeeforbreakfastorlearnMandarinonDuolingo，alanguage-learningapp.Someevenpostvideossaying，"YoumetmeinaveryChinesemomentofmylife."This"Chinamaxxing"trendhasbecomehugelypopularamongWesternyoungpeople.

②Sowhydoesithappen？ThisisconnectedtothefastriseofChinesecultureandsoftpower.AsChinaattractsmoreglobalinfluence，topicsaboutChinanaturallyappearinmainstreamonlinediscussions.ManyWesternersknowlittleaboutChina，sotheyhavegrownmorecuriousaboutthiswonderfulcountry.What'smore，smallpartsofdailyChineselifearemoreattractiveandeasiertocopy，insteadofgrandstoriesaboutnationalpower.

③Peoplehavedifferentopinions，though.Is"Chinamaxxing"realrespectforChineseculture，orjustafuncopy？Somepeoplesayitisbetterthannointerestatall.AtleastitmakesChineseculturemorewell-knownandshowsthatpeoplewanttolearnaboutit.Evenifitdoesnotbringbigchangesrightaway，itcanhelpbuildbettermutual（互相的）culturalunderstandinglateron.

④Otherpeopledisagree.TheysaymanypopularonlinejokesandpostsshowChineselifeinasimpleorone-sidedway.WhatpeopledohereisjustcopyingpartsofChineseculturewithoutarealunderstandingofit.ThissuddenwaveofinteresthasmademanyoverseasChinesefeeluncomfortablebecausemanyofthemgrewupexperiencingracism（种族歧视）inWesterncommunities.Nowthatpartsoftheirculturehavebecomepopularjustforfun，theyfeeltheirculturalprideisbeingturnedintoajoke.

⑤ItisgoodtoseecloserconnectionsbetweenChinesecultureandtherestoftheworld.Buthowlongwill"Chinamaxxing"last？Nooneknows.Onlinetrendsareoftenshort-livedandfragmented（碎片化的），sotheymaynotchangepublicviewsinthelongrun.Still，ifpeoplearoundtheworldtrulyvalueChinesecultureintheirownway，itisanactivesteptowardchangingtheirfixedidea.37.WhatcanwedowithDuolingo？______A.Wecaneatriceorcongee. B.Wecanlearnlanguages.

C.WecanmeetChinese. D.Wecanpracticeqigong.38.Whichofthefollowingwordshasthesimilarmeaningto"trend"inparagraph①？______A.fashion. B.activity. C.understanding. D.communication.39.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanexplainthemainideaofparagraph③？______A.Seeingisbelieving.

B.Outofsight，outofmind.

C.Wherethereisawill，thereisaway.

D.Somethingisbetterthannothing.40.What'sthestructureofthisarticle？______A. B. C. D.五、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共1小题，共15分。41.The

Secret

Garden（A

summary

of

Frances

Hodgson

Burnett's

The

Secret

Garden）Inthisstory，MaryLennox，aspoiled（惯坏的）andselfish10-year-oldgirl，goestolivewithheruncle，Mr.Craven，afterherparentspassaway.Herunclehasahugehouse，butheisseldomthere.Maryspendsalotoftimealoneandgetsbored.Atnightsheoftenhearscryingcomingfromsomewhere.

Oneday，Maryhearsaboutabeautifulgarden.Itbelongedtoheruncle'swife.Aftershedied，thegardenbecameapainfulmemoryforhim，sohelockeditup.Noonehasseenitfortenyears.Onemorning，Maryfindsanoldkey.Whenitunlocksahalf-hiddendoor，shediscoversthesecretgardeninside!Unfortunately，nobodyhastakencareoftheplants，andtherefore，muchofitisinabadstate.

Later，Marytellshersecrettoanewfriend，Dickon.Theyoungboyknowsalotaboutgardening，andtheyworktogethertomakethegardenbeautifulagain.Onenight，MaryhearssomeonecryingagainanddiscoversColin，hercousin.Heisunhappyandweakbecausehehaslivedaloneinahiddenroomsincehismother'sdeath.Hehasnotwalkedforyearsbecausehethinkshehasanillness.MaryandDickontellhimstoriesaboutthegardenandtakehimsecretlytoseeit.

Overtime，Colingrowsstronger.Thefreshairandbeautifulgardenaregoodforhim，andheprovesthatheisnotillwhenhegetstohisfeetforthefirsttimeinyears!Thethreefriendsspendtimetogetherinthegardenandgrowhappierdaybyday.

Intheend，Mary'sunclereturnshome.Tohisgreatsurprise，heseesColinwalkingandrunning.Healsodiscoversthatthesecretgardenhasbecomeasaliveandbeautifulasiteverwas!

请将答案写在答题卡上

（1）WhodoesMaryLennoxgotolivewithafterherparentsdie？

（2）WhatwastheconditionofthegardenwhenMaryfirstfoundit？

（3）WhatdoMaryandDickondotohelpColinbecomestronger？

（4）What'sthewritingpurposeofthebookTheSecretGarden？

（5）WhatwillMary，DickonandColindointhesecretgardeninthefuture？（请给故事续写，词数30词左右）

六、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。42.One

day

after

winning

the

2026

Hans

Christian

Andersen

Award

for

illustration（国际安徒生奖），the

Chinese

artist

Cai

Gao

thought

about

her

future

creations.

Over

these

years，she（1）

（spend）much

time

creating

children's

books.As

one

of

the

（2）

（great）

modern

picture

book

creators

sticking

to

traditional

culture，she

perfectly

balances

tradition

and

fashion

and

aims

to

produce

better

children's

works.Now

she

plans（3）

（write）

for

0-3-year-old

kids

and

to

create

stories

rooted

in

folk

traditions.

Cai

said

she（4）

（get）

huge

encouragement

from

the

prize.Facing

the

fierce（激烈的）

international（5）

（compete），Chinese

picture

books

have

gained

growing

global

recognition（认可）.The

Hans

Christian

Andersen

Award（6）

（give）

every

two

years

and

it

is

known

as

the"Nobel

Prize

of

children's

literature".

Judges（裁判）

spoke

highly

of

her

beautiful

art

and

her（7）

（creative），saying

her

works

bring

tradition

with

modernity

together.Besides，her

works

carry

rich

and（8）

（culture）

meanings.Till

now，Cai

has

published

over

forty

works.She

works

hard

and

always

pushes（9）

（she）

to

make

progress.

Experts（专家）

believe

the

award

proves

the

world's

rising

attention

to

designing

Chinese

picture

books.Cai

promises

to

keep

creating."Whatever

my

future

works

are

like，I（10）

（present）

them

to

readers

and

never

let

them

down，"she

said.七、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共30分。43.点滴小事，亦可播撒阳光，传递温暖。假如你是李华，你校英语社团将要开展主题为SpreadSunshinewithSmallActs的演讲活动，请你从下图中任选两个方面，用英语写一篇演讲稿。

注意：1.文中请勿提及真实的校名及人名。

2.词数90左右，开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dearfriends，

I'mLiHuafromClass1，Grade8.Today，I'dliketosharemyopinionsonhowtospreadsunshinewithsmallacts.

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