吉林省长春市宽城区2025-2026学年九年级上学期1月期末英语试题

九年级期末质量监测英语

2026.1

一、基础知识(共10分)

Ⅰ.单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

1. —Did you meet ______ interesting at the party?

—No, I didn’t. I just talked to my friends.

A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody

2. You ______ touch the paintings at the art show, but you can take photos.

A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. wouldn’t D. couldn’t

3. I think the ______ of mobile phones has changed the way we communicate.

A. introduce B. introduction C. invent D. invention

4. Jilin’s sports team did well at the National Games. All of us ______ their good performance.

A. take part in B. take care of C. take pride in D. take the place of

5. The sign warns people not ______ in the lake because it’s too deep.

A. swim B. to swimming C. swimming D. to swim

6. —I am going to ride my bike in the park, Mum.

—OK! ______ your warm clothes then, or you’ll be cold there.

A. Wearing B. To wear C. Wear D. Wears

7. —Which is more important for self-driving cars, speed or safety?

—______. High speed is meaningless without safety.

A. Both are important B. Speed is more important

C. Either is OK D. Safety comes first

8 —Did you see Shenzhou-21 fly into space?

—Sure! ______ exciting event it was!

A. What B. What an C. How D. How an

9. Scientists are studying plants ______ can grow in dry places.

A. who B. whose C. which D. where

10 The success of the Changchun Air Show makes us believe ______.

A. that our country will be stronger B. that will our country be strong

C. if our country is strong enough D. why our country is so strong

二、阅读理解(共50分)

Ⅱ.完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Ever since I can remember, I’ve been interested in languages. My dad was very ____11____ in languages. My family traveled widely when I was a child, and my dad had no ____12____ talking to strangers we met. His abilities greatly ____13____ me. Then I wished that I would someday be able to speak as many languages as he did.

I wasn’t born with the ability to learn languages easily. When I was 11 years old, I made slow progress with French at school and almost ____14____. After I entered college, I read lots of German books that were ____15____ into English. I loved them so much that I wanted to read them in the language they spoke. This strong feeling ____16____ me to study German. Once I had mastered German, I found ____17____ in love with languages. Since then, I have never ____18____ learning new languages. By my late twenties, I was able to speak French, Latin and Greek.

I’m often asked what my ____19____ to success is. The answer is long hours of studying and ____20____. Before I got married, I studied languages for 16 hours daily. I improved my pronunciation by repeating words ____21____ while listening to recordings.

Now, I can read about 40 languages and speak most of them very ____22____. I live in Singapore now. At home, I speak French with my sons. If my Korean wife is there, we’ll use English. When we don’t want the kids to ____23____ our conversations, we use Korean.

I’ve studied Esperanto (世界语). Though I can see the good ____24____ of a world language, I think the world would be a less ____25____ place if there were only one language. It would be like visiting a garden where there was only one kind of plant!

11. A. busy B. patient C. talented D. poor

12. A. interest B. idea C. time D. problem

13. A. surprised B. bored C. worried D. scared

14. A. gave it out B. gave it away C. gave it up D. gave it back

15. A. broken B. fallen C. translated D. divided

16. A. invited B. pushed C. ordered D. taught

17. A. himself B. herself C. yourself D. myself

18. A. stopped B. enjoyed C. started D. imagined

19. A. plan B. secret C. decision D. promise

20. A. playing B. running C. singing D. practicing

21. A. alone B. aloud C. simply D. hardly

22. A. well B. much C. quietly D. carefully

23. A. change B. understand C. interview D. complete

24. A. job B. habits C. luck D. points

25. A. important B. useful C. interesting D. comfortable

Ⅲ.阅读理解(共30小题;26~50题，每小题1分;51~55题，每小题2分，满分35分)

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The Henan Museum

The Henan Museum started in 1927. It is one of China’s earliest museums. In 1998, the museum opened again after being repaired. It is now the largest place in central China for collecting, protecting, researching, and showing ancient objects. The museum holds about 170,000 important ancient objects. These objects show the historical development of China.

	Luan bell Discovered in 1990 A kind of bronze (青铜) bell that could be found on chariots (战车) in ancient China. These bells were not only used to make sound to tell people a chariot was coming, but they also showed how important the rider was.
	Bronze face mask (面具) Discovered in 1986 It is believed that this mask was a tool used by magicians in ancient times. Many similar masks have been discovered in Henan. Most of them are in good condition. They can help researchers to better understand the ancient customs of central China. More

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