江苏省宿迁市宿豫区黄山路初级中学2025-2026学年九年级上学期9月月考英语试卷

2025-2026牛津英语九年级月考测试9月

一、单项选择（共 10小题；每小题 1 分，计 10 分）

(    )1. —I think Millie is the most suitable person to be a teacher.

—I can’t agree more. She is so ________ that she always explains what we don’t understand again and again.

A．patient B．practical C．modest D．energetic

(    )2. — Do you know that our Tiangong space station will be fully completed this year?

— Really? I’m so proud of those greatest ________ of China’s space technology.

A．surgeons B．accountants C．pioneers D．artists

(    )3. I________dumplings________hamburger while my sister would rather________some snacks for lunch.

A. would rather; than; having B. prefer; to; have

C. would rather; than; have D. prefer; to; to have

(    )4.— China’s excellent culture is ________ treasure.

—Exactly. We teenagers should learn more about it and try to spread it to the world.

A. as well as B. as soon as C. as good as D. as far as

(    )5.—Mary, do you know if Tom           the photo competition next month?

      —He will if he          his project in Australia.

  A. enters; finishes    B. enters; will finish   C. will enter; will finish    D. will enter; finishes

(    )6.—Millie, I can’t solve the problems by myself. What should I do?

—Maybe working in groups is a good ________.

A．challenge B．standard C．method D．therapy

(    )7.—Perhaps we should ________ the cost before the journey.

—OK. You are really an organized person.

A．break out B．put out C．stay out D．work out

(    )8.—Why did you buy such a small shelf? ________ books ________ shoes can be put on it.

—But my blind boxes can, I guess.

A．either; or B．neither; nor C．both; and D．not only; but also

(    ) 9. -—Peter, what difficulty have you had ________ English so far?

—I’m weak in listening. Luckily, I often get some advice that is worth ________ from Mr Wu.

A．to learn; to take B．to learn; taking C．learning; taking D．learning; to take

(    )10.—Could you tell me ________?

—Sure. Try to read English aloud every day and speak English as much as possible.

A．Why I should learn English well    B．whether can I learn English well

C．how I can improve my spoken English   D．what should I do with my English

二、完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，计 15 分）

Carmen had always dreamed of being on stage. She was ____11____ when she got her first big break with a part in the school play. She would play a part of the doctor. She would wear long, white doctor’s coat and carry a big bag that held a ____12____ with blank (空白的) pages and a box of bandages. Carmen would say some lines. She would do some ____13____ acts and try to make her friends laugh. She could ____14____ wait to act in a real play on stage.

____15____ the play came closer, Carmen began to ____16___ about being on stage. She just couldn’t remember her lines. She sat in her bedroom, saying the lines over and over again. ___17____ just wouldn’t stick in her head. It would be terrible if she ____18____ her lines on stage. She thought for a long time and ____19____ to give up the play. She still wanted to be in the play, but she didn’t want to ____20____ making a fool of herself on stage.

Carmen walked into the kitchen and said she wouldn’t be in the play. “Don’t worry so much,” Carmen’s father said. “You’re a talented young girl. You are a natural performer.” “Yes,” her mother ___21___, “You’ll do better if you relax.”

Carmen knew they were ____22____, but she couldn’t stop worrying. Suddenly, she had a great idea. She took out the newspaper and wrote all of her ____23____ on the blank pages. Now she could look at the newspaper and no one would know she was ____24____ her lines. This would help her relax. As a result, Carmen remembered everything.

After the play, Carmen’s ___25___ went backstage, they rushed over to congratulate her on a job well done.

“You are great!” Her mother said as she hugged Carmen.

“You are a star!” her father said proudly.

(     )11. A. worried B. excited C. nervous D. relaxed

(     )12. A. book B. magazine C. newspaper D. poster

(     )13. A. strange B. easy C. proud D. funny

(     )14. A. hardly B. always C. often D. sometimes

(     )15. A. While B. After C. Until D. As

(     )16. A. care B. worry C. talk D. forget

(     )17. A. They B. It C. She D. He

(     )18. A. showed B. read C. forgot D. remembered

(     )19. A. refused B. failed C. decided D. required

(     )20. A. stop B. suggest C. avoid D. risk

(     )21. A. agreed B. promised C. reminded D. pointed

(     )22. A. calm B. happy C. right D. kind

(     )23. A. problems B. lines C. ideas D. happiness

(     )24. A. reading B. saying C. remembering D. copying

(     )25. A. friends B. parents C. classmates D. teachers

三、阅读理解 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分,计 30 分)

A

Treasure Hunt

 The city of Whitingham is holding a treasure hunt. If you are between the ages of eleven and fifteen, you may take part. The treasure hunt will take place at Benoit Park on May 31 at 1:00 P.M. Let’s meet inside the park’s west gate!

 Treasure hunters will be given a set of ten clues that lead to the treasure. You may hunt alone or in teams. The hidden treasure is a box filled with coupons worth $300 in all. The coupons can be used at these places:

Aggie’s Ice Cream Shop

Bike and Skate World

Feather and Fish Pet Store

Gibbons Bowling Alley

Whitingham Roller Rink

Toy City

In case of rain, the treasure hunt will take place on June 7 at 1:00 P.M.

(  )26. Which of the following people can take part in the activity?

A. Austin, a college student.   B. Zoe, a 9-year-old girl.

C. Kelly, a young teacher.    D. Andrew, a middle school student aged 14.

(  )27. When and where may the treasure hunt take place?

A. At Toy City on May 31.   B. At Benoit Park on June 7.

C. At Gibbons Bowling Alley on June 7.   D. In the Aggie’s Ice Cream Shop on May 31.

(  )28. Where is the passage probably from?

A. A travel guide. B. A history book.

C. A geography magazine. D. A daily newspaper.

B

Thanks to technology, the way we communicate with others has greatly changed. How do you feel about it? Would you prefer to live in a world with or without mobile phones?

I ordered some snacks on my phone the other afternoon. Once I got home from work that evening, I saw they were already at my door. So fast! Have you ever thought about how people in the past communicated and did things without mobile phones? Take the post for example. Before phones, if you wanted to keep in touch with someone far away, you needed to send them a letter in the mail. When my mom was in primary school, she used to do this with her “pen pal”. A pen pal is a name for a person you keep in touch with mainly through postal mail. My mom would write to her pen pal every few months, and then, after a little while, her pen pal would write back. Later, once email became a common thing, sending letters in the post felt so slow to people. It became known as “snail mail”!

What if you were at an airport in the time before mobile phones? My dad said that in the 1970s there used to be message boards at some airports. If you needed to exit (离开) the airport and wanted to leave a message for a friend who would be arriving later, you could write them a message and stick it on the message board. Then, your friend