广东省广州市越秀区执信中学2025-2026学年九年级上学期开学考试英语试题

2025-2026学年度第一学期

初三英语9月学情调研

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分为90分；附加题15分。考试时间100分钟。

注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。

2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。

3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。

一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We were silently waiting on the platform in the late afternoon. There he was, my ____1____ grandfather with his grey hair and there I was, a teenager girl in my jeans and T-shirt. His aged ____2____ still clear blue eyes were taking in the scene. I was wondering ____3____ I was going to get through the next two days. “Why did I agree to be with my strange grandpa on a train ride from our city to ____4____?” I asked myself.

No one else wanted to be the fellow traveler since my grandfather refused ____5____ a plane. Unlike him, I loved to fly because I wanted to get to the destination as ____6____ as possible.

No matter what anyone told my grandfather about the comfort and ____7____ of flying, he didn’t want to book a flight, saying, “It’s not just the trip; it’s the adventure of ____8____ there.”

With my first step onto the train, the journey was already different ____9____ what I expected. The train was modern and it ____10____ with friendly travelers. We all smiled and nodded to greet each other.

My grandpa and I seated ____11____ in the dining car. While watching the scenery pass, we ____12____ enjoy food and drinks. Instead of listening to my music, I became a willing audience and I learned family history that I had never had the time or patience to learn about. I felt I ____13____ him for the first time. I was thankful for our time together on ____14____ train.

In this rapidly changing world, we often miss important moments. ____15____ is necessary for us to slow down

and listen to elders who offer a piece of their history or experience.

Life isn’t just about the destination; it’s about the journey.

1.

A. 80 year old B. 80-years-old C. 80 years old D. 80-year-old

2.

A. and B. but C. as D. so

3.

A. how B. what C. why D. that

4.

A. other B. others C. the other D. another

5.

A. taking B. took C. to take D. to taking

6.

A. quickly B. more quickly C. quick D. quicker

7.

A. safely B. safe C. safety D. safer

8.

A. get B. getting C. gets D. to get

9.

A. for B. of C. from D. with

10.

A. was filled B. filled C. fills D. has filled

11.

A. myself B. us C. me D. ourselves

12.

A. can B. could C. must D. should

13.

A. understood B. understand C. to understand D. understanding

14.

A. / B. an C. the D. a

15.

A. This B. That C. It D. What

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将对应选项涂黑。

In a narrow hutong in Beijing lies a small library. It is only seven square meters in size, but thousands of books are ___16___ in it. Unlike traditional libraries, this one doesn’t require its readers to ___17___ the books. Instead, it encourages them to pass those books on to someone else when they’ve finished reading.

This library was ___18___ by Mr. Xu, a businessman, in 2010. The idea took shape when Xu recommended books online to students, but found it ___19___ for them to get the books from their school libraries. So, Xu bought and ___20___ nearly 1,000 books in the following year. The students who received the books were very thankful. Their thank-you letters got Xu to turn his book-gifting effort into a physical space.

Xu’s library might be the smallest in the world, but in another sense, it’s also the biggest because its books keep ___21___. Once, a reader took home an English book on Chinese history. A week later, he passed it on to a neighbor. ___22___, the book traveled all the way abroad and ended up in Germany. “The ___23___ of the book is a wonder. Many wonders like this keep the culture of reading alive,” Xu tells the newspaper.

Xu says he will continue this work although the library is now faced with the ___24___ of e-books. “This is the most ____25____ thing I’ve done in my life,” he says. “I hope that the library can stay open forever.”

16. A. kept B. written C. printed D. punished

17. A. return B. copy C. lend D. buy

18. A. locked B. started C. hidden D. guarded

19. A. hard B. harmful C. possible D. interesting

20. A. dug up B. picked up C. gave away D. threw away

21. A. burning B. moving C. falling D. shaking

22. A. Clearly B. Hopefully C. Generally D. Amazingly

23. A. history B. language C. journey D. background

24. A. death B. truth C. mistake D. challenge

25. A. silly B. scary C. common D. meaningful