吉林省第二实验学校南湖校区2025--2026学年九年级上学期开学考试英语试题

九年级开学基础知识检测英语试卷

一、基础知识（共10分）

Ⅰ．单项选择。（每小题1分，满分10分）

1. There ______ a lot of new energy ships on the Yangtze River this year.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

2. In the World Intelligence Industry Expo, the more we learn about AI, ______ we become at using it.

A. the worse B. the worst C. the better D. the best

3. We often hear “Mind the gap (小心台阶间隙).” when we ______ the subway.

A. put off B. turn off C. get off D. cut off

4. The book ______ be Li Lei’s. The name on it isn’t his.

A. must B. may C. mustn’t D. can’t

5. ______ our environment clean, we should reduce waste and recycle more.

A. To keep B. Keep C. Keeps D. Keeping

6. The movie The Wandering Earth 3 ______ with the public since it came out in July.

A. has been popular B. is popular C. was popular D. will be popular

7. — Bob, your model ship looks cool. Could you tell me ______?

— At the DIY workshop in the Science Museum.

A. where did you buy it B. where you bought it C. when did you buy it D. when you bought it

8. My sister can play the piano very well, ______ she is only 8 years old.

A. because B. so C. until D. although

9. Tom, ______, or you will miss the school bus. Only five minutes left.

A. hurry up B. to hurry up C. hurrying up D. hurried up

10 ______ exciting the military parade on September 3 was! I watched it on TV.

A. What B. What a C. How D. How a

二、阅读（共50分）

Ⅱ．完形填空。（每小题1分，满分15分）

What do you think is important for a car to travel safely on the road?

During a physics class, the teacher asked, “Why do we have brakes (刹车) in our cars?” One student stood up and said, “Sir, to stop the car.” Another student added, “To ____11____ the car’s speed (速度).” The students kept

____12____ similar answers, so the teacher decided to ____13____ his own thoughts. He said, “I appreciate (欣赏) all of your answers. However, I see it a bit ____14____. Brakes in a car ____15____ us to drive faster.” The students were puzzled (疑惑的). No one ____16____ this answer.

The teacher continued, “____17____ if our cars had no brakes. How fast would we be willing to drive? It’s actually the brakes that give us the confidence (自信) to drive ____18____ and reach our destination (目的地) safely.” The class fell ____19____. They had ____20____ considered brakes this way.

Smiling, the teacher went on, “In life, we ____21____ have ‘brakes’. Our parents, teachers and friends may sometimes ask us about our goals, our progress and our decisions. We often see their questions as ____22____ that hold us back.”

But what if we saw these questions as brakes in cars? These ‘brakes’ help keep us safe while we are taking ____23____. Sometimes, we just need to stop or even take a step back, so we can move forward. Without these “brakes”, we might lose our way or ____24____ unfortunate accidents in life.

So, we need to understand that the challenges in our lives are not there to ____25____ us. They are there to help us move forward faster and more safely, so we can eventually reach our goals.

11. A. control B. give C. know D. try

12. A. lying B. making C. giving D. asking

13. A. teach B. explain C. share D. change

14. A. suddenly B. clearly C. recently D. differently

15. A. tell B. allow C. lead D. stop

16. A. . needed B. understood C. doubted D. liked

17. A. Guess B. Forget C. Watch D. Imagine

18. A. early B. nervously C. slowly D. quickly

19. A. silent B. happy C. relaxed D. tired

20. A. always B. sometimes C. often D. never

21. A. hardly B. neither C. also D. mostly

22. A. signs B. changes C. problems D. voices

23. A. photos B. risks C. messages D. breaks

24. A. find B. clear C. push D. face

25. A. tell B. help C. stop D. train

Ⅲ．阅读理解。（26～50题，每小题1分；51～55题，每小题2分；满分35分）

(A)

Mr. and Mrs. Smith are in the living room with their children, 8-year-old Ada and 11-year-old Amy.

Ada: I can’t wait for our trip to the National Park this weekend!

Mr. Smith: Yeah. Let’s have a look at the park map. There are several trails(路线). Which one do you like better, honey?

Mrs. Smith: Look! One trail goes to a hot spring I like hot springs. How long is that trail?

Mr. Smith: It’s about five kilometers.

Mrs. Smith: Not bad. Let’s pick it!

Ada: Are there restrooms along the trail?

Amy: There is one at the trail entrance.

Ada: What’s the shadowed(阴影的) area on the map?

Mr. Smith: It means the public cannot go into that area.

Mrs. Smith: By the way, we still have the coupon(优惠券) for 30% off all the tickets!

26. How many restrooms are there in the park?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

27. Where is the waterfall in the park map?

A. In the south. B. In the west. C. In the south-west. D. In the north-east.

28. What CAN’T visitors do in the National Park?

A. Enter the shadowed area. B. Have a picnic.

C. Enjoy the waterfall. D. Park a car.