山东省烟台经济技术开发区2025～2026学年上学期期末模拟测试九年级英语试题

2025-2026上初四英语12月阶段检测

第一部分  阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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New rules and behavior standards for middle school students came out in March. The middle school is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The best students won’t only have high marks. They should not dye (染) their hair, smoke or drink because they are students. The following are some of the new rules.

Have you ever copied someone else’s work in an exam? Don’t do that again! That’s not something an honest student should do.

Do more at school. Good students love animals and care for other people. April is Bird-loving Month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate it? You should join! And you can learn more about animals and how to protect them. Be friendly to the people around you. Try to think of others, not only yourself.

Be open to new ideas. Do you think people can live on the moon? Maybe you’ll find another earth someday. Don’t look down on new ideas. Everyone’s ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.

Protect yourself. Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don’t let it happen to you. If you have to go home late, you should let your parents know.

Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for students. But some things on the Internet aren’t for children, so try to look at web pages that are good for you.

1. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “care for” in the passage?

A. Want. B. Be friendly to. C. Be careful. D. Look after.

2. Good web pages for children can ________.

A. be a waste of time B. help them with their studies

C. do homework for them D. make life difficult

3. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Tell the truth, even when you are wrong.

B. Keep some animals to kill them.

C. Look down on new ideas.

D. Everything on the Internet is good for children.

B

China is home to tea and has a long history of tea culture. As time goes by the tea culture has developed greatly.

In the Tang Dynasty, people not only drank tea, but also ate the tea leaves. That was why tasting tea was called “tea-eating”. In the Song Dynasty, the way people drank tea became romantic and was full of art. In the Ming Dynasty, tasting tea returned to its true nature of “drinking tea”. People put dry tea leaves in the cup and then poured boiled water into it before drinking. And in the Qing Dynasty, the tea culture finally came into common families. Drinking tea became part of their daily life. At the same time, there were more tea houses.

Nowadays, making tea around a stove (围炉煮茶) has become popular among young people. This is a special way of drinking tea. Many young people like to choose a quiet and comfortable environment to make tea. While boiling tea, there must be delicate and tasty snacks like small oranges and sweet potatoes on the charcoal (炭) stove, satisfying people’s eyes and mouth. And beautiful cups and teapots would bring them more pleasure in mind. What they enjoy are art, spiritual world and the deep Chinese tea culture. Away from their busy work and life, they feel calm and peaceful in mind.

In fact, people began to make tea around a stove in ancient times. Traditionally, about the art of making tea, the most important part is the types of tea, water quality, the control of fire, the choices of tea tools, and the skills of brewing (沏茶). In some ways, the art of making tea is a kind of communication between tea and people.

As time passes by Chinese tea culture continues to develop. Modern tea culture has mixed traditional and modern art and life, showing a more open and colorful culture.

4. When did people not only drink tea but also eat the tea leaves?

A. In the Tang Dynasty. B. In the Song Dynasty.

C. In the Ming Dynasty. D. In the Qing Dynasty.

5. What does the underlined word “delicate” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Boring. B. Attractive. C. Awful. D. Large.

6 Why is making tea around a stove popular with modern young people?

A. Because they enjoy calm and peace in mind.

B. Because they can stay together with families.

C. Because they like eating oranges and potatoes.

D. Because they want to return to the ancient times.

7. What is the best title for the passage?

A. The types of the tea leaves. B. The environments of drinking tea.

C. The future of the tea culture. D. The development of the tea culture.

C

Do you listen to the songs that your parents like? You probably think the music that they like is old and dull and the songs you like are much cooler.

But researchers at the University of Cambridge, the UK, collected data (资料) from more than 250,000 people over the past 10 years. They noticed that as people age, their social circumstances (环境) change, and so does their music taste. There are three musical periods that people pass through as they grow. The first period comes in the teenage years, during which time people like rock because people regard themselves as independent individuals (个体).

But as people move into early adulthood, their lifestyle changes—they get to know more people and want to build close relationships with others. As a result, they prefer pop which are often played at parties.

When middle age comes, people like to listen to jazz and classical. They also like country, folk, and blues, “During this period of life, many people often feel tired because of their work and family, and there is a requirement for relaxing and emotive (动情的) music.” said Jason Smith, a research member.

You must be thinking: “Aren’t there old people who still love rock music?” Of course there are. But Jason Smith explained that their reasons for listening to rock music may have changed. “We use music for different reasons,” he said, and at that age people may listen to remind themselves of their youths.

8. What does the underline word “dull” in paragraph 1 most probably mean?

A. hot B. sick C. enjoyable D. boring

9. Mike is twenty years old. What kind of music does he most probably like?