浙江省海宁市第一初级中学2025-2026学年上学期10月九年级英语期中试卷

海宁市第一初级中学九年级英语学科期中试卷 (2025年10月) 第一部分听力理解（共三节，满分20分） 第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分) 听小对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，回答问题。对话读一遍。 1.What is the weather like in Russia now? A.Snowy. B.Rainy. C.Sunny. 2.How will the boy go to school tomorrow? A.By car. B.By bicycle. C.By bus. 3.How often does the man play tennis? A.Every day. B.Twice a week. C.Once a week. 4.Where does the conversation probably take place? A.In a classroom. B.In a hospital. C.In a post office. 5.What will the speakers do next? A.Eat at school dining hall. B.Watch a movie in the theatre. C.Buy some food in the restaurant. 第二节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听长对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，回答问题。对话读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答第6-7小题。 6.Why won't the man go to Ben's party? A.Because he will go to a concert. B.Because he will visit his parents. C.Because he has to look after his sister. 7.When will the man play tennis? A.At9:30. B.At10:00 C.At10:30. 听下面一段较长对话，回答第8-10小题。 8.Who did Brian go to New York with? A.His mother.. B.His father. C.His aunt. 9.When did Brian go to New York? A.December 20th. B.December 22nd. C.December 25th. 10.What does Sue want Brian to do? A.To call her. B.To take photos C.To take a message. 第三节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听独白，根据内容，请从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。独白读两遍。 11.What can the speaker play best? A.Tennis. B.Basketball. C.Volleyball. 12.What does the speaker think of playing football? A.Boring. B.Interesting. C.Surprising. 13.Why does the speaker like the country? 第1页共8页 A.There are animals in the country. B.She can play different sports in the country. C.It's quieter and less crowded in the country. 14.What does the speaker do every Saturday? A.She goes bike riding. B.She goes fishing C.She goes running. 15.What doesn't the speaker like? A.Watching TV. B.Doing homework. C.Doing housework. 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分) 第一节阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分24分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Festivals are special days.People celebrate festivals in many countries.Some festivals are big,and some are small.People often eat special food,wear nice clothes,and dance or sing.At Christmas,people give gifts and decorate()trees.In China,people celebrate the Spring Festival with fireworks and family dinners.In India,Holi is a fun festival with colors and music.During Eid Mubarak,many people wear new clothes and visit family.At these times,people feel happy and enjoy time with others. Harbin Ice Festival Pizzafest When and where: When and where: Ten days in September,in Naples,Italy From early January until the end of What is it: winter,in Harbin,northern China. It's basically a pizza party where people What is it: celebrate the city's most famous dish. International artists take ice from the Main attraction: Songhua River to create buildings and Pizzaioli(people who make pizza)come from sculptures(雕塑)from it.. all over the world to take part in an Main attraction(景点)： international pizza-making competition. Visitors try their pizzas and choose the The buildings at night.The buildings, winner. which are snow-white in the day,are Things to do: lit up in bright colors.It's magical. Try the simple but world-famous pizza.You Things to do: can also join a workshop to learn how to Tour the ice buildings,then enjoy make traditional pizza.While you're in the some winter activities,such as ice city,make sure you visit the museums, historic buildings,and the beautiful Mount skating.Locals also go swimming,but Vesuvius. the water is very cold. 第2页共8页 16.Which festival is spoken about in India? A.Christmas. B.The Spring Festival. C.Holi. D.Eid Mubarak. 17.What do tourists usually do in Harbin Ice Festival? A.Take ice from rivers. B.Light up the sculptures. C.Swim in winter lakes. D.Visit magic ice buildings. 18.What is Pizzafest in Italy? A.A pizza-making competition. B.A family-cooking party. C.A world-famous celebration. D.An old-fashioned museum. B Do you know face changing?The amazing skill in Sichuan Opera is used to express the changing feelings of characters. There are over 300 kinds of local operas in China.Among them,Sichuan Opera is one of the oldest.As the most important and the most interesting opera form from Southwestern China,it is popular in Sichuan,Chongqing and some areas of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces.A large number of Sichuan Opera performers are active throughout Sichuan Province,both in the countryside and in the cities. The opera has three special skills:changing faces,spitting (fire and rolling lights.Face changing or "bianlian"in Chinese,is the most famous one.It is an important intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产)in China.Only a few artists have picked up this skill.They know how to change Sichuan Opera masks magically.As they wave their arms and turn their heads,their painted masks change again and again. Face changing got its start about 300 years ago.In the beginning,opera artists changed the color of their faces during performances by blowing into a bowl of red,black or gold powder(). The powder would stick to their oiled skin quickly.In another way,actors would cover their faces with colored paste (hidden in their hands.By the 1920s,opera artists began using layers() of masks made of oiled paper.They could peel one after another in the blink (of an eye.At present,the artists use full-face painted silk masks which can be worn in layers. 19.What does face changing in Sichuan Opera tell us? A.How the story goes on. B.How the characters feel. C.When the characters are busy.D.What the characters are good at doing. 20.What are opera artists doing while performing face changing? A.Spiting fire. B.Doing some magics. C.Moving parts of their bodies.D.Dancing to the music. 21.Which of the following is TRUE? A.Not a lot of artists can perform face changing. B.Sichuan Opera became popular 300 years ago. C.Sichuan Opera is less interesting than Beijing Opera D.People from the countryside like Sichuan Opera better. 第3页共8页 C I spent three years teaching English at a middle school in Chongqing,China.While teaching in Chongqing,I had chances to travel all across Asia.My adventure (to the Gobi Desert was one of my favorites.My trip took me from the rainbow mountains of Zhangye Danxia,to Jiayuguan,an ancient fort (on the Great Wall of China.I ended at Dunhuang,one of the central parts of the Silk Road in the Gobi Desert. I did the journey all by myself.A trip alone meant that I had to depend on my Mandarin speaking skills.When I first arrived in China my Mandarin was not good,but I tried to speak to local families and children on the trains.They were all very friendly.I had families practicing English with me as well.We all got our translation apps open when there was an unfamiliar word. Mount Everest was my last major trip before leaving China.I traveled through the grand Potala Palace in Lhasa,Tibet,to the blue Yamrok Lake,before making my way to the fameus mountain with a tour group.It was amazing to put myself into Tibetan culture and experience the world through their eyes.I used my language skills to help our group order food in the markets and translate to English when our guide couldn't find a proper word to express something. Physically,the terrain (was unique,and the high height and short of oxygen made me feel sick.As a result,I couldn't sleep well at night.I remembered clearly waking up in the night to get my oxygen tank (many times.However,I made it.After three days'traveling,we finally saw sunset and sunrise at the top of Base Camp of Mount Everest. The whole experience made me fall in.love with traveling,and gave me the desire (to experience even more of the world. 22.How was the author's Mandarin when he first arrived in China? A.Good. B.Poor. C.Excellent. D.Unknown. 23.Why couldn't the author sleep well at night? A.Because he felt uncomfortable on the high mountain B.Because he had slept too much during the daytime. C.Because animals and people were too noisy outside. D.Because he wanted to see sunset and sunrise very much. 24.What might the author think of his travel? A.Fantastic. B.Boring. C.Stupid. D.Crazy. D Everyone knows that forests help fight climate change.However,a recent scientific report shows that the world lost 300,000 square kilometers of forests in 2024.That's an area about the size of Italy. According to the report,for the first time ever,fires were the biggest cause of forest loss.Take Brazil for example.This country has the largest area of rainforest in the world.Last year,it suffered from a long period of dry weather.Wildfires broke out and spread.As a result,about 25,000 square kilometers of the primary rainforest disappeared in the country.This meant fires caused 66%of its forest loss. The second biggest cause of the world's forest loss was clearing land for farming.As people 第4页共8页 need more farmland,they keep cutting down forests every year.In 2024,the area of forest cleared for farming increased by 14%worldwide.The situation was more severe in developing countries. For example,Bolivia's forest loss doubled in 2024. Without doubt,something must be done.Experts call on governments,businesses and people to work together before it is too late.It seems that China has set a good example.Thanks to cooperation at many levels,China had the biggest increase in forest area among all countries in 2024.That year alone,newly-planted trees in China covered an area of nearly 45,000 square kilometers,according to a news report.If more countries start to take action like China,the earth will become a greener planet. 25.The size of Italy is mentioned in Paragraph 1 to show. A.why we need forests B.where a disaster spread C.what climate change is D.how terrible forest loss was 26.What does the underlined word "severe"in Paragraph 3 mean? A.Serious. B.Boring. C.Balanced. D.Positive. 27.What is the best title for the passage? A.Rainforest Became Larger B.Farmland Area Grew Rapidly C.Forest Fires Caused Pollution D.Forest Loss Worried the World 第二节任务型阅读（共5小题，28-31每小题1分，32题2分，满分6分） 阅读下面材料，从方框中所给的A~E五个选项中选出正确选项（其中一项是多余选项）， 将其序号填入第31~34小题，并回答第35小题。 Does your mood change with the seasons?Some people find that when the temperature goes down,so do their spirits.Those people sometimes feel sad for no reason.They eat more and put on weight.They have trouble sleeping.They can't think clearly.This is the winter blues.Here are some ways for you to beat the winter blues. Get out in the sun Some experts say that the winter blues happen because we get less sunlight in winter than we do in other seasons.They say that the decrease in sunlight can make us feel sad.Getting more sunlight each day can help you feel better. 28 Taking a walk or doing some exercise will make chemicals called endorphins in your body. Endorphins are natural-feel good chemicals 29 Avoid having too much sugar.If you prefer sweet food,like cookies or candy,it may be a sign that you need more protein,like meat,chicken or fish. 30 Cut back if you have too many things to do.Make sure you have some quiet time to yourself. Get some rest.Don't be too busy or put too much stress on yourself. 31 If you feel sad all the time and the feeling won't go away,you may have a bigger problem than the winter blues.Talk to a friend you trust,or get help from a doctor. 第5页共8页 A. Ask for help. B.Reduce stress C. Eat healthy food. D.Do some exercise. E.Have enough sleep. 32.What's your advice to beat the winter blues? 第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分35分） 第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 This is a story of a man who works in a big factory.I have seen him for years there but I've not even 33 a word to him.He was a little bit strange,I think.He always 34 an old red hat and carried a rubbish bag.He usually spent his break time and his lunchtime walking around in that old big factory to 35 used tins()around the place.No matter if it was hot 36 cold,I saw him there,with a lot of rubbish bags,which were full of tins.He threw 37 into the back of his car then he got into the car. One day,I was fixing(修补)one of the_3&machines in the factory when this“tin man'”came with his bag.39,he picked up the tins.My manager was standing there to watch me.He was worried about the machine.If it couldn't be fixed right away,the 40 in the factory would be delayed().When I finished my job,I heard my manager asked the"tin man"about 41,he was going to do with those tins that he had collected.I 42 thought about this kind of question, because I always imagined that this"tin man"would take those tins to the recycling center.43, this"tin man"answered,"I will give these tins to my neighbour,he has been 44 these years and he can not work.” I was so 45 to hear that,so I asked him,"You mean you collect all those tins just to help your neighbor?""I know this does not help 46 "he said."But I give everything to him,because he needs help.” It was the most beautiful moment in my life which made me humble (every day from then on."The God does not look at the things man looks at.Man usually looks at the 47,but the God looks at the heart." 33.A.found B.said C.made D.sent 34.A.put B.kept C.wore D.dressed 35.A.collect B.give C.sell D.order 36.A.s0 B.or C.but D.and 37.A.it B.them C.one D.ones 38.A.clean B.dirty C.simple D.broken 39.A.After all B.As usual C.At first D.As a result 40.A.safety B.customs C.products D.rubbish 41.A.how B.who C.why D.what 第6页共8页 42.A.never B.still C.just D.ever 43.A.Unfriendly B.Unluckily C.Unhappily D.Unexpectedly 44.A.sick B.angry C.active D.careless 45.A.excited B.interested C.surprised D.worried 46.A.any B.much C.some D.little 47.A.money B.quality C.friends D.appearance 第二节词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分10分） A.用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。 victory simply medal following give up Ma Long is a famous Chinese table tennis player.He won his sixth Olympic gold 48 in Paris this summer. "From London to Paris,it's been a long and challenging journey.Thank you to exeryone who stood by my side and supported me.I also want to thank myself for never 49.Ending my final World Championships match with a20 is a perfect ending."Ma shared on Weibo. When asked about his future plan,Ma said,"My goal now is 5 to keep playing the game I love.You might still see me on the international table tennrs stage in the years." B.根据短文内容和所给中文提示，写出空白处单词的正确形式，每空限填-词。 Twenty-four years ago,a German boy,Frank,threw a special bottle off a ship.So many years later,a 13-year-old boy,Barry Hall,found it in the sand.At that time,he was (挖掘)a hole and playing on his own on the beach.“】saw that bottle,”Barry told,“and there was a message,with an address in it.It said,"My name is Frank,and I'm ten years old.I have a bad illness.Mr.Cooper saved me and 54()me so that I became much better.I have missed school for more than five weeks already.Tobe55城实的)，I'm worried about my subjects at school,especially chemistry.Although I'm still5856,不能做某事的)togo back to the class.I continue studying by myself.In this way,I think I can increase 5() as well.I believe everything will be fine!Dear friend,if you find this letter,please write back to me.” Actually,at that time,Barry had a difficult time in his life as well.However,Frank'swords encouraged him.Instead of giving up,he decided to face difficulties and work hard. 第三节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 That's Adam.my best friend.I 58 (know)him since we were in pre-school together.We went to59 same primary and secondary schools,and I'm really glad that we 60 (be) classmates again this year. Adam is my best friend because I know that I can always depend 61 him.When I need help with homework,he is there to 62 patient)explain the things I don't understand.If I'm absent from school,he 63 (help)me catch up with the lessons.Adam is quite shy and doesn't 第7页共8页 have a lot of close friends,but everyone likes him.I feel 64 (comfort)with Adam because he accepts people65 they are. A true friend like Adam is hard to find,and I feel really lucky 66 (have)him.I hope we will remain best 67 (friend)after we finish school and go our separate ways in the future. 第四部分书面表达（共1小题，满分15分） 68.假设你是张华，你的英国好友AiC暑假将来中国游学。请根据以下信息，写一封邮 件，向她推荐一家合适的博物馆。 I like Chinese food and drink,and I'm interested in different kinds of Chinese traditions.I really hope I can experience them myself! Tea Museum Zongzi Museum more than 170 kinds of tea over 60 kinds of zongzi tea art shows video shows about the history of zongzi a tea-making course a competition of making zongzi 注意：1.邮件需包含所选博物馆的至少两点相关信息，可适当发挥： 2.文中不得出现真实姓名、学校等信息； 3.词数80左右；邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总次数。 Dear Alice, I'm excited to know that you are coming to China soon. Yours, Zhang Hua 第8页共8页