广东省广州市荔湾区协和中学2025-2026学年九年级上学期开学考试英语试题

2025学年第一学期初三年级开学训练

英语科试卷

本试卷总分90。考试时间100分钟。

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。

Where there is a will, there is a way. On October 30th, 2024, Wang Haoze, together with the other 2 astronauts, made it to enter the China Space Station and met the other three astronauts who had lived there. It is ___1___ great honor for Wang to be the first Chinese woman space flight engineer. She is ___2___ the first post-90s ___3___ space

Born in March, 1990, Wang ___4___ a fan of science since she was young. Also, her mother who is a middle school teacher has a great influence on ___5___ study. In 2008, she went to Southeast University in Nanjing. After seven years of study, she got a master’s degree (学历), ___6___ then she went to Beijing Aerospace Propulsion Institute (北京航天动力研究所) for further research.

In September, 2020, after rounds of physical checks and professional tests, Wang Haoze ___7___ as an astronaut for the Shenzhou XIX mission. ___8___ Wang heard the news, she signed up without ___9___. She became the first woman space flight engineer and one of the three Chinese ____10____ entering space. Even though she knew she would face lots of big challenges, she never thought about ____11____. “That is exactly ____12____ I want. I have been interested in space ____13____ many years and sometimes dreamed about doing research in space, so I was excited.” Wang said.

Wang felt ____14____ and lucky. She said, “When Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut, flew into space on the Shenzhou V spaceship in 2003, I was still a junior high school student. I just ____15____ even imagine at that time that I would fly to space like him one day.

1. A. a B. an C. the D. /

2. A. too B. as well C. also D. either

3. A. enter B. enters C. entered D. to enter

4. A. is B. was C. has been D. have been

5. A. she B. her C. hers D. herself

6. A. but B. so C. and D. Or

7. A. choose B. chose C. was chosen D. has chosen

8. A. If B. Since C. When D. Although

9. A. thought B. thinking C. think D. to think

10 A. woman astronauts B. woman astronaut C. women astronauts D. women’s astronauts

11. A. giving away B. giving up C. giving off D. giving out

12. A. how B. which C. that D. what

13. A. for B. on C. at D. about

14. A. pride B. proud C. proudly D. prouder

15. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. couldn’t D. shouldn’t

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Gao makes wheelchairs for pets. Over the past 17 years, he has helped many ____16____ pets be able to walk again. Gao didn’t start out as a professional wheelchair maker. It all began with a small act of ____17____

Back in 2006, Gao was selling cakes when a street dog limped (瘸着脚走) over to him to ask for food. Feeling sorry for the dog, Gao planned to make a pet wheelchair to help the dog move around more ____18____. It took him a couple of days to make the wheelchair. When he saw the little dog could start running fast with the wheelchair, he got a feeling of ____19____

Soon after sharing the story online, Gao ____20____ a request (请求) to make a wheelchair for a cat who also had leg problems. Gao wasn’t a trained craftsman, but he tried his best. It turned out that the cat’s owner was ____21____ with what Gao had made. From then on, Gao ____22____ to work as a craftsman, making pet wheelchairs.

“I’ve tried many jobs, but making pet wheelchairs is the best and most ____23____ for me. Besides, the job

has changed me and made me ____24____ the connections between humans and their pets. They mean a lot to each other,” Gao said.

Gao now runs a small wheelchair factory. He also works with over 90 animal groups. Together, they help animals that have trouble walking independently because of an accident or a sudden ____25____！

What a kind-hearted person Gao Xiaodong is

16. A. disabled B. lonely C. stupid D. rich

17. A. exploration B. journey C. shyness D. kindness

18. A. quietly B. carefully C. easily D. slowly

19. A. trouble B. sadness C. happiness D. fear

20. A. received B. prepared C. discussed D. promised

21. A. patient B. pleased C. angry D. strict

22. A. challenged B. remembered C. refused D. decided

23. A. meaningful B. terrible C. unknown D. dangerous

24. A. check B. compare C. understand D. explain

25. A. storm B. illness C. growth D. chance

三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从26-40各题所给的A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

(A)

When Mrs. White happily told the class about a trip to the Opera House for a ballet performance, the classroom was full of excitement. But Peter sat quietly and made himself put on a smile, trying to hide his true feelings. As the star player on the soccer team, he wasn’t that into ballet because in his mind ballet was only for girls.

However, the next morning, when the class entered the Opera House, Peter was amazed by how big and beautiful it was. As they sat down, the ballet dancers’ smooth movements and beautiful poses caught his attention. He had never thought much about ballet before, but then he could see the skill and beauty in it.

That night, lying in bed, he couldn’t stop thinking about the ballet dance, and the dancers’ smooth gestures deeply impressed him. Mrs. White had been right—it was an amazing trip. For the first time, he thought about learning ballet, but he felt nervous. What would his friends think?

Though worried, Peter chose to try ballet secretly. He attended lessons without telling anyone. As months