湖北省襄阳市襄城区襄城三校2025-2026学年九年级上学期12月期中英语试题

2025-2026 学年第一学期期中考试 九年级英语 ·完形填空(15小题，每小题1分，共15分) 渎短文，举握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入 白处的最佳答案。 "Im sorry.I have no interest and confidence in writing."Without thinking twice. I said no to Mrs.Klein.my English teacher.There was a writing competition in our city.She wanted me to I in it.English was not my first language 2 1 moved from Spain with my parents five years ago.And writing had always been so3 and terrble ;or me since I was young. Clearly,it was that i was sure to fail.So,why did Mrs.Klein force me to ds it?Her answer "Because you always have 5 opinions and give us surprive.If you're willing to make a(n)6,I think you will have a good chance."7 by her words.I agreed to give it a try. I chose Paul Revere's horse as my 8.Paul Revere rode a horse at night on April 18.1775 to Lexington to ware people that the British army was coming.My story would come straight rrom the horse's mouth Nat a clever 9,but it's funny. What did the horse think that night?Did the horse get tired?Have doubts()? I felt it right away.I got tired.I had doubts.Iwanted to drop out.But-like Revere's horse,I should 10 going.I worked hard.I checked my spelling.I asked my elder sister to correct my grammar.I 11 many books in the library. When I finally finished it,the thought of 12 had given wav to the eujoyment of writing.If I didn't win,I wouldn't care. A few weeks later,when I 13 forgot the competition,there came the news.I had won first place.I was shocked and overjoyed.couidn't 14 it.All the hard work had paid off I had a feeling of 15 that I nad never experienced before.After all,I never thought I could achieve something impossible. （.)l.A.create B.join C.organize D.note 2.A.unless B.after C.because D.until (3.A.interesting B.personai C.proper D.difficult 1 4.A.everything B.something C.nothing D.anything ()5.A.normal B.simple C.unusual D.traditional ( 16.A.hide B.use C.improve D.change )7.A.Encouraged B.Surprised C.Allowed D.Mistaken )8.A.record B.form C.subject D.treasure )9.A.idea B:secret C.invention D.course （)l0.A.practice B.enjoy C.finish D.keep ()11.A.gave away B.looked up C.laid out D.parted with :A.losing B.sharing C.winning D.missing )13.A.almost B.never C.always D.ever （)14.A.express B.understand C.believe D.remember ( )15.A.achievement B.pressure C.worry D.illness 二、阅读理解(20小题，每小题2分，共40分) (一)闵读下面三篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。 A Welcome to the Traditional Chinese Artwork Website ① Name:palace lanter Color:red.blue,yellow and black Price:180(Y300 for two doring the Spnng Festival Delivery,递&：me.You van get your goods within Jays If you spend more than 500 yuan on the lanterns.we will give you a sky lantern as a gift. ② Name:silk umbrella Color:pink,red,green,yeilow and purpic Pice:￥60 Delivery time:You can get your goods within 9 days. Our umbrellas are made of good silk.They are really wonderful gifts for women or girls. @ Name:clay pot Color:purple.green and black Price:￥240 Delivery time:You can get your goods within 3 days. Our clay pots are cheap and good.They are the best gifts for vour friends or relatives. ④ Name:Chinese knot Color:rea and yellow Price:￥160 Delivery time:You can get your goods within 5 days. The beauty of our new products may give you a big surpnse. )16.How much do we need to pay if we want to buy two palace 'anterns during 2 the Spring Festival? A.180 yuan. B.300 yuan. C,360 yuan. D.480 yuan. ()17.What can we buy from the Traditional Chinese,Artwork Website' A.purple lantern.B A black umbrella.(.A blue pot.D.A yellow Chinese knot. ()18.If Mrs.Miller buys the four artworks on the same day,what's the right order of their delivery time? A.①②③④B.③④①② C.③④②① D.②①③④ (,)19.Which of the following is TRUE. A.The umbrellas are made of paper nd hamboe. B.Clay pots are really good gifis for women ur guis. C.You'll be surprised to see the beauty of new Chinese knots. D.If you buy the palace lanterns,you will get a sky lantem as a 90、 ()20.Why does the writer write this text? o introduce the website.B .To sell (hinese artworks. C.To spread (Chinese culture.D/To welcome foreign visitors. B That night,Tebelis had some strange dreams.He dreamed that he was lost in a sea of grain)he dreamod obou orer.In his dream,he was sitting beside a river. He reached down,and he felt the cool stream()of water pressing against his hand. Tebelis suddenly opened his eyes.This was it,the answer to his impossible work! "I can use water to mill()the grain,"he said to himself."I can make a watermill(水磨)！" The boy worked through the night,thinking about his plan. The next moming,Tebelis joined his father at the kitchen table and described his idea. "My son,"Agathon said,"I am happy that you care about our problem.Still,I do not believe that water will tur a heavy wheel.If we have any hope of milling Alexander's grain,we must work very hard today." "We could never mill all that grain by ourselves,"Tebelis replied."Think of how tired we were last night!I'm sure my idea will work.I think the stream behind our house is the perfect place to build my watermill."At last,Agathon agreed. Later that moming,Tebelis cut down a small tree.Next,he cut the wood into boards of different sizes,both short and long.Finally,he used the boards to build a large wheel. The following day,Tebelis made a hole in the ground beside the stream.He put a 3 pole()in the hole,and another in the water.He placed a long bourd between the poles.Lastly,with Agathon's help,he placed the wheel on one end ol tnc long board Together,the father and son watched as the rapid water began turning the wheel. They weren't finished yet.Agathon and Tebelis moved the flat()stong and the heavy millstone to the stream.They fixcr the millstone to the waier wheel Finally,they stepped back,and they watched and waited... Nothing was happening!Tebelis's heart began to race. Then slowly.ever so slowly,the millstone began to turn.It turned faster,faster. faster.It was working! "We did it!"Tebelis shouted. ()21.How did Tebelis find the way to finish his impossible work? His father told him how to do it.He found the answer from books. C.He got the idea from his dream.D He discussed the work with friends. ()22.What did Tebelis's father think of his idea at tirst! A.It was unbelievable.s'It was perfect.It was useful.(IIt was common. ()23.What is the correci order of Tebelis's invention? D Agathon and Tebelis fixed the millstone to the water wheel. 2 Tebelis built a large wheel with boards of different sizes. 3 Tebelis placed the wheel on one end of the long board with his father. 4Agathon and Tebelis moved the stone and the heavy millstone to the stream. A.②③④①B.③④①②C.②④①③D.②③①④ ()24.What do you think of Tebelis in the text? A.Honest and brave.B.Hard-working and creative. C.Lazy and careless.D.Humorous and polite. ()25.What lesson can we learn from the text? A.Reading makes a full man. s Practice makes perfect. C.Where there is a will,there is a way.D.Rome wasn't built in a day C. What do you do when you want a cold drinz?You probably get a drink from your fridge.But people not have fridges bctore the early i900s.How did they keep things cool before then? In the past,it was difficult to keep food cold.Warm food sporis quickly.Before fridges were avail people used to get sick a lot or even die Irom eaung spoiled food. People tried many different ways to things cold.However,none of these ways was perfect. What was a better way?Putting food on ica In 1000 BC,people in China collected ice and snow they dug holes under their homes and filled them with the ice and snow.After that,they put their foo holes.In many countries,people continued to do this for about 2,000 years. There are a few problems with this way.First,ice and snow are not available everywhere.Second,ice melts().An American businessman named Frederick Tudor solved these problems.He wanted to carry ice to hot places.In the early 1800s, he sent a ship full of ice from Boston,Massachusetts,to the island of Martinique. Almost all of the ice melted.Atier that nappened,Tudor realized that he had to find a way to keep the ice frozen(封冻的).In the end,.he tried putting sawdust(锯眉) between the pieces of ice.It worked! People used to work iard to keep their food and drinks cold.Now,it's much easier.The next time you want a eald drink.imagine your life without a fridge. )26.How does the writer start the text? A.By asking a question.B.By telling a saying C.By giving a reason. D.By listing numbers. ()27.What does the underlined word'spoils"in Paragraph 2 mean? A.Bccomes cold.B.Turns green.C.Goes oad.D.Seems delicious. ()28.Which paragraph shows how Chinese pcople stored food in 1000 BC. A.Paragraph.1.B.Paragraph 2.C.Paragraph 3.D.Paragraph 4. )29.How did frederick Tudur send ice to hot places successfully? A.He shipped ice as quickly as he could. B.He put sawdust between the pieces of ice. C.He carried ice in a very cold winter. D.He filled the holes with lots of ice and snow. 1 30.What's the best title for the text? A.How Did People Store Warm Food? B How Did People Invent Fridges? C.How Did People Keep lce Frozen? D.How Did People Keep Things Cold? 第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、 连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。 Giving Directions in Different Places If you ask people of different countries "Could you tell me the way to the post office?",you will get different answers. In Japan,people use landmarks(instead of street names to give directions. For example,the Japanese will say to travelers,"Go straight down to the comer.. 31.The post office is across from the tus stop" In Kansas,America,there are no towns or buildings within(..miles.So instead of landmarks,people will tell you directions and distance().For example, people will say,“Go north two miles..-32_“ People in Greece sometimes do-not even try to give directions.They will ofien say,“Follow me"_33. Someumes if the person doesn't know the answer to your question,he or she,like a New Yorker,might say,"Sorry.I have no idea."But in Yucatan,Mexico.no one answers“I don't know.”一-They usually give an answer but often a wrong one. A visitor can often get lost in Yucatan! 35..You might not understand a person's words,but maybe you can understand his or her todv languege He or she will usually point to the correct direction.go on in that direction and you may find the post office! A.Go along this street. 8 Tum east.and then go another mule C.But one thing will help you evervwhere. D People there think "I don't know is impolite. E.Turn left at a big hoteland go past a fruit market. F.Then he or she will take you through the streets of the city to the post office. 三.短文填词（10小题，小趣1分，共10分) 第一节阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意 恩完整。每空限填一词，每词限用·次。 because as avoid celcbrate finger these wide produce square material Chopsticks,or kuaizi in Chinese,are a pair of small equal-length sticks,usually made of wood,bamboo or some other 36. .Chopsticks are used for eating food.It is believed that the first chopsticks were 37.ver5,000 years ago in China. Chopsticks play an important role in Chinese food culture.Chinese chopsticks are usually 9 to 10 inches long.They are round on the eating end which stands for r:eaven （天)，and the other end is38,which stands for earth.This is39. food is the most important thing between heaven and earth. Today,chopsticks are 40.used in our everyday life and they have many other uses.For example,you can buy a pair of beautiful chopsticks 41..a gif for your friends and relatives.In Chinese,"chopsticks"reads "kuaizi",which means to have children soon,so a newly-married couple will be very happy to accept 6 chopsticks for their wedding(婚礼)42.S .Skflltil craftsmen(T.)paint beauliful pictures on chopsticks to make them fine artworks.Many people love to collect 43.beautiful chopsticks. It has been said that using chopsticks increases dexterity (of 44.:_5and improves one's memory.Many Asians believe that if you find an uneven(不平滑的) pair of chopsticks at your table setting.you will miss the next train,boat or plane you are trying to catch.Also.you must 45.dropping your chopsticks,for it will bring you bad luck. 四、读写结合（共两节，满分25分) 第一节任务型阅读（共5小题，46小题1分，4749每小题2分，50题3分。 满分10分)阅读短文，用英文填空或问答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求） Have you ever experiencedbuddy.()reading!It allows you and a friend to read and share the same book together.It may take the buddies time to do many reading activities,but it's a wonderful experience.This not only adds to the pleasure of reading,but also helps you have a bener understanding of the books. It is all right to have students take pest in huddv reading with same-aged schoolmates,but schools usually pair up()older students with younger oncs. yucui School sturted such a program m 2023 and has achicved great success. Thanks to the two-year program,many students from younger to older readers have leamed a lot.For example,they learned to be kind and patient when they listened to each other.This experience also makes students get a chance to practice lifelong skills such as communicating with others.A student called Davis said that reading to a younger buddy was really helpful.He ecame more and more contident (自信的)，as he knew he was a role model for someone. The school also oecame a closer commumty.Ihe reading buddies felt closer as they often met each other.The students were always excited when they saw their buddies pass by in the hallway. Reading is like a wonderful journey.Buddy reading makes this journey even more fantastic.Now winter vacation is coming.It's a great time to get into books.Why not find a friend,choose a book you both like and read it together? 46.According to the passage... mens reading and sharing the same book together..(不超过2词) 47.Schools usually instead of having students join in buddy reading with same-aged schoolmates..不超过8词) 48-49.Fill in the blanks according to the passage. 7 What are the benefits()for students and for school from Yucai School's program? helping them to leam to be kind and paticnt For students belping them to practice life-long skills such as communicating with others. helping them to 48 C不超过5词) For school helping it to 49 .(不超过5词) 50.What do you think of"Buddy reading?Why?Use your own words.(结合自身实 际，不超过20词) 第二节书面表达（共1题，满分15分） 51.时光花尊、转眼同学们已经步入九年级。回想过去两年的初中生活，你在外 貌、性格、学习、爱好等方面有了很大变化。假如你是李华，你的朋友Nik给 你发了一封邮件，询问你的变化。请结合你的实际铺况，给他写一封回信。 Dear Li Hua, How are you?I hear you have changed a lot in the past 2 years and also improved your English.How did you improve your English?How have you changed?Which change is the most important one,and why?How do you feel about your changes? Please share your experience with me and write to me soon. Yours Nick 要求： 1.不少于100词，开头已经给出，不计人总词数。 2、用到给的所有提示，可适当增加情节，逻辑通顺连贳。 Dear Nick. I am glad to hear from you.My life has changed a lot in the past two years. Jnme.LelD此 Li Hua .…10