辽宁省盘锦市辽河油田实验中学2025-2026学年九年级上学期12月英语竞赛试题

九年级英语竞赛试卷 一.阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分） 第一节，阅读以下阅读材料，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出 最佳答案。 A Get more about interesting exhibitions (in Shenyang Exhibition:Liaoning Industry Museum Exhibition Period:March 31-June 24,2024 Opening hours:09:00-17:00(Closed on Mondays) Ticket Price:Free Address:No.14Weigong North Road,Shenyang,Liaoning Province Visiting information: 1.All dangerous things,like knives or explosive materials are banned() 2.Food,drinks or pets are not allowed 3.Please do not talk loudly,make noise,run or fight 4. Photos can be only taken in some areas 5.No smoking is allowed 6.For more details,please call 024-25702088 or follow the public account on WeChat Exhibition:The Dinosaurs Hunt-The exhibition covers over 100 dinosaur fossils( 石) Exhibition Period:April21,2024-February,2025 Opening Hours: 9:00-17:00,No entering after 16:00(Closed on Mondays and Thursdays) Address:No.253,Yellow River North Road,Shenyang Liaoning Province Ticket Price: Adults:140yuan Children:120yuan(Except the Theater) Adults:150yuan Children:130yuan(Including the Theater) *Free for children under 1.2meters and the elderly over 65 years old *For more information:024-86593017 or www..Ingswhs.com )1.What can visitors probably take into the Liaoning Industry Museum? Pet dogs B.Acamera C.Drinks D Knives ()z.If Sawyer wants to take his son(1.4meters)and daughter (under1.2meters)to the Dinosaur Hunt including the Theater,the tickets will be A.260yuan B.280yuan C 380yuan D.410yuan ()3.What can we know about visitors according to the text? A Visitors can go to the Dinosaurs Hunt after 17:00 B.Visitors can visit the Industry Museum on Mondays C.Visitors can visit the Dinosaurs Hunt on weekends. D.Visitors can visit exhibitions for the rest of year. )4.What can we probably read the text? A.In a guide book B.In a fashion website C.In a news report D.In a science magazine. B There was a young prince()who had a pet lion.The lion was his friend,but luckily,the lion was never let out of his cage.This made the lion feel sad because he thought that if he was considered a friend,then why was he not allowed out of the cage? Next to the lion's cage was a hyena()in the cage.He hated the lion.One day, the hyena said to the lion,"if you are the friend of the prince,why does he keep you in a cage?It's because of your big teeth."the prince sat nearby and laughed,"No,it's not because of his teeth!” Then it''s because of your claws(爪子)，They could probably kill the prince!”the hyena continued to say to the lion.The prince laughed again,"No,it's not because of his claws.I trust the lion will not hurt me.The reason he's in the cage is because I'm afraid that if I let him out,he'd see how wonderful it is to be free,and he would leave me.” The hyena said,"oh,but your wrong,young prince!We love our cages,we'd never leave.Open my cage and I'll show you."The prince opened the cage and the hyena immediately jumped on the prince to eat him Suddenly,the lion jumped out of his cage and beat the hyena with his powerful claws.The hyena ran way,never to be seen again The yeung prince was surprised and asked,"Lion,how did you get out?"the lion replied,"My prince,my cage was never locked.I have always stayed here because we are friends..” 5.Why did the prince always keep the lion in the cage? A.He was afraid of being killed by the lion B The lion always tried to run out of the cage C.He didn't want the lion to run here and there D.He was worried that the lion might leave him. )6.What did we know about the lion from the story? 2 A.The lion knew the cage was locked at night B.The lion refused to run away with the hyena C.The lion liked the prince and saved the prince D.The lion finally found the cage was not locked 17.What lesson can we learn from the story? A.A friend is easier lost than found B.A friend in need is a friend indeed C.A life without a friend is one without the sun D.A friendship without trust isn't a real friendship ( 18.What can be the best title for the story? A.The lion and the Prince B.Hyena-A Dangerous Dog C The Lion and the Hyena D.Lion-the Best Pet in the Cage Many of you have probably had this experience:You get on a train and are ready to take a nap or read a book,only to find that the passenger in front of you is watching a TV show without earphones.The child next to you won't stop crying.And the man behind you talks on his phone during the whole trip. Wish the train could be less noisy?There might be a solution for you.The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway,one of China's busiest high-speed rail lines,will have"quiet"carriages()starting from Dec.23th,Xinhua reported In quiet carriages,videos will be muted(and doors at the ends of the carriage will be kept closed to reduce noise from other carriages,CGTN notes.Train attendants will make sure that passengers remain quiet and follow the rules. Passengers who are willitg to follow the rules can choose the quiet carriages when booking their tickets,according to China Daily Some people have pointed out that this kind of quiet environment should be offered in all carriages.they say that having quiet carriages might give people the idea that they don't need to be quiet in non-qaiet carriages While some Internet users are in favor of the new service,it has also led discussion about just how quiet travelers should be in quiet carriages.Many people have raised questions such as“What if I snore(打呼噜)？”and“Can we talk to our travel partners if we need to?” )9.The first paragraph is written to show that A.many people watch TV shows on trains B.people do all kinds of things on trains C.people on trains are sometimes very noisy D.traveling by train is very common ()10.Which of the following is true about quiet carriages? A.Train attendants won't be there B.No one will make sure passengers follow the rules C.Passengers won't be allowed to watch videos there 3 D.The doors at the ends of the carriage will stay closed ()11.The underlined phrase"in favor of'in the last paragraph means A.instead of B.in support of C in search of D.in place of )12:From the last paragraph,we can learn that A.the rules should be made more clear B.Most people don't like the service C.It's easy to make trains perfectly quiet D.The service is better for traveling alone. D Humans are getting away from the nature little by little because of the developing technology.But now AI Technology is offering us a chance to listen to the sounds in nature in powerful ways,making us get closer to the worlds of animals and plants. In nature,there are sounds difficult for us to pick up and understand.Elephants,for example,communicate with each other using a sound far below our human hearing range.Corals()in the ocean also communicate with each other through sound waves to draw baby coral to ares where it can successfully grow,. To pick up sounds that humans are unable to beara scientists place listening devices in these environments.They work like a hearing aiq:making humans observe and record nature's sounds.Then AI can explain their meanings With AI technology,humans can not only understand the animals,but also communicate back with them.For example,a team of researchers can understand the bees'behavior with AI.They can order the bees to stop moving and communicate where to fly to fly to collect honey,besides,the researchers can also create a form of healing for animals and plants.That's to say,in the near future,scientists can get coral to grow in certain areas by playing "healthy reef'sounds,which could help some harm we have caused to become healthy again. The dream of allowing humans to communicate with different animals and plants in nature is on the way )13.What can we know about the sounds from Paragraph2? A.Corals make use of sound waves to get food. B.There are sounds difficult to pick up in nature C.We can't hear any kind of sounds from nature D.We can hear elephants'communicating sounds ( )14.What can listeming devices do according to the text? A.It can copy nature's sounds B.It can create nature's sounds C.It can record nature's sounds D.It can explain nature's sounds ()15.What does the underlined word"healing"in Paragraph4 probably mean? 4 A.Killing B.Feeding C.Communicating D.Repairing )16.In which part of magazine can we read the text? A.Fashion B.Science C.Sports D.Travel 第二部分阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项， 其中有一项是多余的。 In ancient China,willow branches()were often used as a gift to friends and family members who would leave.17 One reason is that willow trees are strong 18 Because of this special feature,when saying goodbye to loved ones,giving a willow branch is a way to tell them you hope they will easily get used to their new living environment. Another reason is that,in Chinese,the pronunciation for the willow tree""is similar to the character'".19 However,you may know that they must leave. 20 At that time,Baqiao,a bridge in Chang'an,today's Xi'an, was a common place to say goodbye.People often stopped there and handed willow branches to people who were going to depart. Willow branches,as a symbol of saying goodbye,were often mentioned in poems, especially at the time of the Tang and Song dynasties A.It's one of the symbols of Chinese culture B.They can live in any soil,wet or dry,north or south C.It's said that this custom became popular during the Han Dynasty B Do you know why willow branches are a symbol of saying goodbye? B.So giving a willow branch in ancient China was like asking the others to stay 二.完形填空（共10题，每小题1分，满分10分） Tom likes to spend time with his grandfather.One day,Tom saw his grandfather sitting alone under a tree.He walked over to him and asked,"Grandpa,what are you doing?" Grandpa replied,.“T'm just2l_life.” Tom asked,"Grandpa,what is life?Can you tell me about it?" Grandpa asked Tom to sit down next to him.Then he said,"When I was young,I always dreamed of doing something 22 such as changing the world.As I grew older,I learned that changing the world is a very difficult task.I was unable to do it,23 I decided to change my country.I thought compared to changing the world, changing the country was a much simpler and smaller thing.But that was not the 24.many years passed and I became a middle-aged man.My life experience told me the 25 was wrong.Changing the country wasn't as easy as I 26.At the time,I thought that if I wanted to change something,I should first 27 changing my family and close friends." "Did you 28 this time?"asked Tom."No,I failed again.Now,in my 60s,I 29 understand that if I had thought of changing myself,I could have done it,"said Grandpa. 5 Grandpa looked at Tome and said softly,"Tom,30 not to make the same mistake.Change yourself before you change anything else.Then everything else will change accordingly. ( )21.A.worrying about B.talking about C.thinking about D.caring about ()22.A.right B.usual C.big D.interesting )23.A.until B.because C.but D.so ( )24.A.fact B.case C.advice D.method ( )）25.A.decision B.truth C.answer D.activity ( )26.A.discovered B.expected C.promised D.supported )27.A.enjoy B.allow C.suggest D.consider )28.A.understand B.succeed C.remind D.notice )29.A.finally B.usually C.certainly D.hardly 30.A.regret B.prefer C.remember D.choose 第三部分非选择题 (共40分) 三.语篇填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) "Zero calories and no putting on weight."We often talk about diet soft drinks like this.But are they really a good 31 _(choose)for us? Some people think diet soft drinks are 32 (healthy)than others ,because they don't have sugar or calories.In their opinion,having these drinks can help33 (they)lose weight. Actually,diet soft drinks also have some sugar.Usually with 0.5gram of sugar or less in 100-gram drink,this kind of drink34 (describe)as a diet soft drink 35 they have little sugar,diet soft drinks still taste sweet biy using artificial sweeteners(人工甜味剂).They have very tew calories. But when you eat sweet-tasting things like sugar,it hits your brain and 36 (make)you want more.Your brain tells your body 37 (prepare)itself for more sugar.When you drink38 bottle of diet soft drink,the brain receives the "sweet signal",but no sugar arrives.Since the brain is fooled,it still wants more sweets.Some people drink diet soft drinks instead 39 _water.Diet soft drinks can damage your40 (tooth)and affect your appetite().These drinks are not good for you. 31 32 33 34 55 36 37 38 39 40 四 阅读与表达（共4小题，41-43小题，每小题2分，44小题4分，满分 10分) China has entered the business of making airplanes.The first Chinese-made commercial aircraft took off from Shanghai on Sunday and landed at Beijing Airport. The narrow-bodiedC919 plane had 128passengers on board.The company that made the plane is the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd.This is shortened to "COMAC".China's President XiJinping praised the C919 aircraft as a "triumph of 6 Chinese innovation"Newspapers in China called the C919 "a symbol of industrial strengh and national pride"A passenger on the flight was impressed with the plane. He said:"The flight was very smooth,comfortable and memorable.I'll remember this deeply for some time to come." COPMAC hopes to be a major player in the commercial airplane market.It hopes to compete with industry giants()such as Boeing and Airbus.COMAC started developing the C919in 2008.Production began in late 2011.in September 2022,it passed the standards to fly commercially in China.COMAC's first customer was China Eastern Airlines,which bought five of the aircraft.COMAC plans to build 150 planes each year for the next five years.A spokersperson said there were orders for more than 1,000 C919s from different Chinese airlines.He hopes airlines from other countries will soon start making orders.He added that the plane was an "important mile-stone"for China's aircraft industry. 41.Where did the C919first take off? 42.What did newspapers in China call the C919? 43.When did COMAC start developing the C919? 44."Made in China"is shining around the world,How do you feel about this? Why?(write 30 words or more) 五.书面表达（满20分） 45.三年的初中生活即将结束，在这段美好的时光里，许多人给予了你帮助，比如老师，父 母，同学，朋友，或者兄弟姐妹。加入你是李华，请选择其中一位你最想感谢的人，写一 封感谢信，表达你的感激之情 内容要求：1.你想感谢的人是谁 2.他/她在哪方面给予了你帮助 3.在他/她的帮助下，你取得的进步或者成长 要求：1.词数80-100（标题和稿件开头己经给出，不计入总词数） 2.语言流畅可适当发挥，表达准确，逻辑清晰。 3.字迹工整 ead