江苏泰州市泰兴市2025-2026学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷

九年级英语试卷 (考试时间：100分钟满分：120分) 第一部分选择题（共65分) 一、单项选择从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。（共10小题；每小 题1分，满分10分) l.On Minor Cold(小寒)，making rice cakes is a popular in some areas,as people hope for good luck and great progress in the new year. A.chance B.custom C.contribution D.challenge 2.People today are so that they keep making new words to record social changes and personal feelings. A.creative B.curious C.cheerful D.common 3.China is home to the world's longest high-speed rail network.The ancient dream of "travelling a thousand miles in a day"has A.come out B.come away C.come true D.come down 4.-My schoolbag is always in a mess.My textbooks and lunchbox always get mixed up. -You can buy one with pockets to organize your things. A.similar B.separate C.simple D.smooth 5.-Why didn't you attend the speech about online learning yesterday? -I on the science project in the library. A.work B.worked C.was working D.have worked 6.-A mouse mother returned from China's space station and gave birth to babies. -Wow!It's a big step for space life science. A.suddenly B.specially C.completely D.successfully 7.Which is the deep meaning of the famous line from the poem On the Stork Tower? To enjoy a grander sight, climb to a greater height. By Wang Zhihuan A.It highly praises how tall the Stork Tower is. B.It encourages people to keep trying for a higher goal C.It tells us the Stork Tower is the tallest building in ancient China. D.It suggests that climbing a tower is the best way to enjoy the view 8.This technology connects classroom learning with real situations to help students get knowledge practice. A.through B.across C.beyond D.against 九年级英语第1页（共10页） 1 9.-Some students believe that learning English is not important at all. English is a useful tool for international communication. A.That's not the case B.Don't mention it C.It's a piece of cake D.That sounds great 10.-Could you tell me _please? -Sure.It says hello to guests like a waiter. A.if the robot is expensive B.what the robot can do C.how the robot was invented D.where the robot is produced 二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) On December 28,2025,a group of kids aged five or six in Guangdong gave a fantastic basketball performance.What made it unforgettable was not just their skill,but a sweet act of teamwork when things went 11. During the performance,a little boy dropped his basketball carelessly.12 worrying,he kept calm and pretended (to perform to the music.His quick-thinking partner noticed at once. Without missing a 13,the partner joined him in the ball-free moves.As the team changed positions,one of his teammates moved slowly over to the ball lying in front and cleverly 14 it back.Meanwhile,15 teammate at the back stepped aside to let the ball pass by.The performer picked it up quickly,jumping back like 16 had happened.All the kids continued without stopping to make the show perfect and 17. The scene lasted just a little over ten seconds and was 18 by the audience.It became popular online 19.People praised the kids for their teamwork and calm 20 trouble.Many teachers used the video as an 21 to teach students about duty and teamwork.The kids didn't expect their act to win so much 22.They said they just wanted to complete their performance well.23 the kids didn't realize it then, their small act touched a large number of people. This story proves a small mistake can 24 a shining moment with others'help And that's the true 25 of teamwork! 11.A.right B.wrong C.well D.fast 12.A.Instead of B.Because of C.Thanks to D.According to 13.A.game B.plan C.word D.step 14.A.took B.got C.brought D.kicked 15.A.another B.other C.the other D.others 16.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything 17.A.tiring B.common C.lively D.boring 九年级英语第2页 (共10页) 2 18.A.destroyed B.directed C.recorded D.cancelled 19.A.hopefully B.rapidly C.slowly D.quietly 20.A.in the face of B.in the hope of C.in the form of D.in the direction of 21.A.excuse B.answer C.order D.example 22.A.courage B.envy C.praise D.advice 23.A.If B.Unless C.Although D.When 24.A.take away B.turn into C.give up D.put off 25.A.risk B.price C.harm D.value 三、阅读理解阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（共20小题；每小题 2分，满分40分) A As the 2026 Year of the Horse draws near,four cute Spring Festival Gala mascots( catch people's attention.They are Qiqi,Jiji,Chichi and Chengcheng.Their names together mean“galloping forward(骐骥驰骋)”，which perfectly matches the gala's theme, “Unstoppable Momentum”(势不可挡)， Qiqi comes from the Li Ju Zun,a valuable Western Zhou artifact ()With a blue-black coat,it looks serious and elegant.Wearing the head decoration"danglu"and tidy hair, Qiqi seems polite,energetic and full of hope for moving forward. Jiji is designed after Han Dynasty sky horses.Its body copies the national treasure Bronze Galloping Horse(铜奔马).With wings spread wide,it seems to chase the sun through clouds, showing a spirit of trying hard to do better. Chichi is modeled on the Tang Dynasty Three-Flowered Horse.This kind of horse got its name because people cut its neck hair into three parts.Chichi looks lively and happy,and its tied-up tail makes it look brave and cool.It shows a confident and calm way of acting. Chengcheng is based on the Przewalski's horse(普氏野马)， the only living wild horse species on Earth.China has the largest population of them,which is a big success in wildlife protection.Chengcheng represents harmony between humans and nature. 九年级英语第3页（共10页） 3 In Chinese culture,horses stand for strength,bravery and good luck.These four mascots not only carry forward traditional Chinese culture,but also show the beauty of nature and ecological (progress.They will surely bring joy and good luck to everyone during the Spring Festival. 26.Where does the design of Jiji come from? A.The Przewalski's horse. B.The sky horses of the Han Dynasty. C.An artifact of the Western Zhou Dynasty. D.The Three-Flowered Horse of the Tang Dynasty. 27.How did the Three-Flowered Horse get its name? A.It had a blue-black coat. B.Its neck hair was cut into three parts. C.It was a national treasure of the Han Dynasty. D.It was the only wild horse specie left on Earth. 2&.What do the four mascots have in common(相同)？ A.They all carry forward traditional culture. B.They all have wings and head decorations C.They all represent confidence and bravery. D.They all come from ancient Chinese artifacts. 29.The purpose of the passage is A.to talk about the cultural meaning of horses in China B.to describe the theme of the 2026 Spring Festival Gala C.to introduce the four mascots of the 2026 Spring Festival Gala D.to explain the success of Przewalski's horse protection in China 30.Which part of the newspaper can we find this material? A.Sports. B.Fashion. C.Science. D.Culture. B Loving Yourself in the Coming Year Posted 30 December,2025 “Love you,.laoji'”has become a catchphrase(口头禅)recently.In fact, "laoji"means "the old self.Calling ourselves this way sounds a bit funny, but it makes us feel warm at heart.It's like talking to a good old friend-we feel relaxed and loved,no matter what difficulties we face. As the New Year is coming,here are some practical tips to help you love "laoji"more and live a happier life. Don't Chase Perfection Waiting to be perfect usually stops us from starting.Many people put off their tasks because they're afraid of making mistakes.But doing something imperfect is better than 九年级英语第4页（共10页) 4 doing nothing at all.You can start with small tasks,learn from your mistakes along the way, and keep improving.Remember,the first step is always the most important. Take Real Rest Real rest doesn't mean sleeping the whole day or staying up late on your phone- both of these habits will only make you more tired.Instead,active rest may be of some help to your mind and body.You can enjoy the sunshine,go for a walk,exercise a little,or listen to your favourite music.Choose one or two small things to do each day. Talk to Yourself Kindly Pay more attention to how you speak to yourself when things go terrible.Instead of saying“I'm so stupid'',try to say“t's okay,everyone makes mistakes”or“T'll try harder next time".Treat yourself the way you would treat a good friend. Add a comment... Alice I'm reading this at 1 a.m.and still using my phone...Okay,I'll go to bed.Love you, laoji. John Talking to yourself in a different way helps.In psychology(心理学)，this is a special way.It means calming down a bit and not letting your feelings control you.It's useful,especially during hard times. Lily I didn't expect such a phrase to touch me so much.I'll try to be nicer to laoji this year. 3l.What does the phrase“laoji'”mean? A.A funny activity. B.The old self. C.A good old friend. D.A difficult task. 32.According to the passage,which of the following is active rest? A B 33.The writer introduces the catchphrase mainly to A.guide readers to learn more about psychology B.encourage readers to care more about themselves C.ask readers to keep the popular catchphrase in mind D.make readers wait until they're perfect before starting 34.Why does the passage end with the three people's words? A.To explain the meaning of"laoji"to readers again 九年级英语第5页（共10页） 5 B.To show the three people have the same personality. C.To show the catchphrase and tips really influence people. D.To give more practical tips to help people solve problems. 35.What is the writer's attitude(态度)towards“Love you,laoji'? A.Unsure. B.Supportive. C.Doubtful. D.Uninterested. C On a cold December afternoon in 2025,a 4-year-old boy fell into an ice hole while playing near a lake in Wuzhong,Ningxia.The cold water made him scared.He kept waving his arms and kicking his legs wildly, shouting and trying his best to get out of the icy water. People were afraid that stepping on the thin ice would make it break even more. Just then,13-year-old Li Jiating rode past on her electric bike.When she saw the boy struggling in the icy water,she rushed over without thinking."I'm light-Let me help!" she shouted.She lay flat on the ice to spread her weight,then took a long plastic pipe from a man nearby.She handed the pipe to the boy and told him to hold it tightly.But just as she pulled the boy up a little,a loud noise was heard-the ice under her body broke.Li fell into the cold water too,but she still held the pipe tightly with both hands to stop the boy from going down deeper. Luckily,people quickly pulled Li out first.Soon after,firefighters arrived with tools and saved the boy successfully.Li was wet and shaking,yet she left without a word.She even hid her wet clothes into her bike basket in order not to worry her parents. The boy's family was really grateful and wanted to thank Li.They posted search notices online.On December 17,one of Li's relatives read the story and recognized ( her.When the boy's family offered her a reward of some money,she refused it politely and only took a box of milk."I just wanted to help him,"she said softly. Li's brave act has warmed millions of people's hearts.Many people call her"the light of life in winter"-a young girl who changed a cold,dangerous moment into a story of hope. 36.What do you think of Li Jiating? A.Shy and quiet. B.Kind and hard-working. C.Careful and honest. D.Brave and warm-hearted. 37.The underlined word"struggling"probably means A.fighting wildly B.playing happily C.swimming slowly D.floating safely 38.Which is the correct order of the whole event? 1Li lay on the ice and used a pipe to pull the boy. 九年级英语第6页（共10页） 6 2Li saw the boy struggling hard in the cold ice hole. 3Li fell into the water but still held the pipe tightly. 4Li left the scene quietly after the boy was saved. A.①→②→③→④ B.②→①→③④ C.②→③→①→④ D.①→③→②→④ 39.Why did Li Jiating refuse money and only accept milk? A.She felt shy to accept the money. B.She thought the money was not enough. C.She preferred milk to money as a reward. D.She helped because of kindness,not for money. 40.What is the best title for the passage? A.The Ways of Safety B.The Danger of the Lake C.The Light of Life in Winter D.The Helplessness of Adults D ①Global(全球的)warming is bringing great trouble to food growth around the world and rice is especially easy to get hurt by high temperatures.They grow slowly and the production is much less.Many crops even dry up and die completely.This makes farmers have bad harvests and puts local food safety in danger.To solve this serious problem, Chinese scientists have worked hard in both labs and test fields for years,and finally developed a new kind of rice successfully. 2On December 3,2025,their research result was published in Cell,a famous international science magazine.This new rice can survive high temperatures-it can live through different levels of high temperatures. 3How can this special rice stay safe in high temperatures?When high heat reaches its cells,.two special genes(基因)一DGK7 and MdPDE1一start working at once..First, the DGK7 gene helps the cell make a special chemical signal )Next,this chemical signal travels inside the cell,reaches the MdPDEl gene,and turns it on.Then the MdPDEl gene helps the cell make a second chemical signal.Finally,this second signal makes many other helpful genes in the cell start working.They all work together to help the rice get used to hot conditions quickly. 4ATo create this amazing rice,scientists used a special tool,CRISPR- Cas9,to improve these two genes.After many experiments,they carefully put the improved genes into rice plants.This new rice not only protects its pollen ()-which is very important for rice production-from being hurt by heat,but also keeps growing healthily in high temperatures.It makes sure there is enough food as the world gets warmer.It also helps farmers get more harvests even in very hot years,bringing new hope to global food safety.However,there are still some practical problems to solve before it can help more farmers around the world. 41.How does the author introduce the topic? 九年级英语第7页（共10页) 7 A.By asking a question. B.By listing numbers C.By giving an example. D.By showing a problem. 42.What does the underlined word"it"refer to in Paragraph 3? A.The cell. B.The DGK7 gene. C.The chemical signal. D.The MdPDE1 gene. 43.Which sentence can be put inA in Paragraph 4? A.Many countries are interested in this new rice. B.So how did scientists develop this kind of rice? C.Farmers also took part in the new rice research. D.The two genes are not helpful for common rice at all 44.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.The new rice may be of great help to farmers in the future. B.Scientists have solved the problems of food safety already C.CRISPR-Cas9 is the only tool to improve rice genes at present D.The research result was published in a Chinese magazine in 2025. 45.What will the writer most probably talk about next? A.How global warming started and how it hurts crops. B.Why common rice cannot grow well in hot weather. C.How this gene technology is different from other technologies. D.What practical problems need solving before farmers grow the new rice. 第二部分非选择题（共55分） 四、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入 最恰当的单词，每个空格只填一个单词。（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15 分) Greenland is the world's largest island,lying in the North Atlantic Ocean.Greenland is part of Denmark,but its local government manages daily work on its own.Don't be fooled by its name-Greenland is not green at all.Most parts of the island are covered with thick ice and snow, named the Greenland Ice Sheet,which is up to 3,000 meters thick in some areas. The climate here is very cold,so only around 56,000 people live on Greenland.People mostly live in the southern part,as the weather there is much warmer than that in the north. The main local people are Inuit(因纽特人)，who have lived on the island for thousands of years.They keep traditional lifestyles.They make a living by fishing and hunting in the cold environment. There's something interesting about Greenland.You can see huge icebergs (k floating on the sea and lovely polar bears walking on the ice,sometimes looking for their 九年级英语第8页（共10页） 8 food carefully.Lovely foxes with thick fur run here and there on the snow.A special natural phenomenon (happens here:there is nearly 24-hour daylight in summer,so people can even read books outside at midnight.Locals hike and fish at midnight under bright sunlight.But in winter,there are long nights with little sunshine and the sky is often full of the Northern Lights,which make the sky look colorful in the dark. In recent years,Greenland has drawn more countries'attention.The key reason is global warming-the ice sheet is turning into water slowly day by day.This change not only influences the local environment but also causes the world's sea level to rise.Now many scientists do research there.They set up weather stations and collect ice pieces to study climate change closely so that they can help better protect the earth. Greenland .It 46 in the North Atlantic Ocean. Basic .The local government manages daily work by itself. information .Thick snow and ice 47 most parts. .The 48 of people living on Greenland is only around 56,000. .They live in the south because the temperature there is much People 49 .The Inuit fish and hunt for a 50. .Huge icebergs float on the sea. .Polar bears walk on the ice 51 sometimes look for food. Fun facts .Lovely foxes run everywhere on the snow. .In summer,people hike and fish at midnight because the sun 52 brightly. .Global warming turns the ice sheet into water and it leads to 53 of the 54 of the sea level. global warming 55 do research on climate there to help protect the earth 五、综合填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 有提示词的空格不限，词，无提示词的空格限填，词。（共10小题：每小题1.5分， 满分15分) On November 26,a terrible fire broke out in a neighbourhood in Tai Po,Hong Kong.56 fire started from the outer scaffolding(脚手架)of the buildings and spread quickly because of dry weather,soon affecting many people living high in the area. It burned for 43 hours,becoming one of 57 (serious)fires in Hong Kong's recent history. Over 1,200 firefighters rushed to the scene 58 hundreds of fire trucks and ambulances ()They searched every floor at the risk of losing their 59(life), 九年级英语第9页（共10页） 9 saving many trapped people,including the elderly and children.60(lucky),a 37- year-old firefighter named He Weihao lost his life while saving others.He served the fire department for 9 years and 61(love)by his teammates. After the fire,the Hong Kong SAR government acted quickly.It set up temporary shelters(临时住所)and62_(provide)financial help for influenced families.People from all over Hong Kong and even the mainland and Macao offered support by donating food,clothes and money.Volunteers worked day and night to help give out food and clothes to the victims and encourage 63(they)to face the fire bravely. This disaster teaches us the importance of fire 64(safe).We should learn skills and pay attention to risks around us.It also shows that we can get through difficult times 65 people stand together. 六、书面表达（满分25分） 美好生活的背后总有着一些不尽如人意之处。随着科技飞速发展，未来的生活 必将迎来深刻变革。请结合图示内容，从中选取三个不同的角度，写一篇短文：总 结当下面临的具体问题，并展望未来科技发展为此带来的积极影响。 Life At present In the future Stress,Environment, Health,Communication... Feelings 要求： 1要点齐全，表达清晰，过渡合理，衔接自然，可适当拓展； 2不得使用真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息； 3.词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Nowadays,we are living a happy and comfortable life,but there are still some problems. 九年级英语第10页（共10页） 10九年级英语答案 一、单项选择 1~5 BACBC 6~10 DBAAB 二、完形填空 11~15 BADDA 16 20 BCCBA 21~25 DCCBD 三、阅读理解 26-30 BBACD 31~35 BDBCB 36 40 DABDC 41~45 DDBAD 四、任务型阅读 46.lies/is 47.cover/covers 48.number 49.higher 50.living 51.and 52.shines 53.Influences/Results/Effects 54.rise/rising 55.Scientists 五、综合填空 56.The 57.the most serious 58.with 59.lives 60.Unluckily 61.was loved 62.provided 63.them 64.safety 65.when/if 六、书面表达 One possible version Nowadays,we are living a happy and comfortable life,but there are still some problems First,many people feel stressed because of busy work and study.Second,our environment is polluted in some ways-there is air and water pollution.Third,it's hard for some people to get good medical care,especially in far places. However,with the development of science and technology,our life will be improved in the future.Smart robots will help us do hard work or help us students solve problems,so we will feel less stressed.In order to protect the environment,people will use new energy.What's more,AI medical tools will help people get treatment easily anywhere. I'm sure that we will live a happier life in the future. One possible version Nowadays,we are living a happy and comfortable life,but there are still some problems. First of all,we're busy with work and study,feeling stressed every day.But in the future, smart robots will work on heavy tasks or explain problems to us students.As a result,we will have more time to relax. Second,the environment problem is still serious.There is air and water pollution around us. However,new energy technology will clear the air and clean the water,making the world greener. As for health,some people far away can't get good medical care.In the future,AI medical systems will allow them to get treatment easily at home. In a word,I'm sure we will live a happier life with the development of science and technology