山东省烟台市牟平区（五四学制）2025-2026学年九年级上学期期末考试英语试题

2025-2026学年度第一学期期末质量检测（笔答题） 初四英语 （100分钟，满分90分） 温馨提示： 1. 本试卷共8页，满分90分；考试时间100分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 2. 答题前，务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号填写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置上。 3. 选择题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。 4. 非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡指定区域内的相应位置；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。 5. 写在试卷上和答题卡指定区域外的答案无效。 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） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Hello, everyone! Here comes this month’s Campus Brain Game. We’re going to talk about what you would like to invent. Let your imagination run wild and post your thoughts below. —Andrew, Student Union President Students have a lot of homework. They often go to bed late and wake up early for school. I’d like to invent a machine to help you get ready in the morning without waking you up. It would carefully pick you up, take you to the bathroom, and brush your teeth. It would get you dressed and set you down at the dining room table. Then, it would gently wake you for breakfast. You’d be ready for school on time while still getting a good night’s sleep! —Michelle, from Grade 8 I’d invent a time machine that could take us to any day in history. We would finally be able to answer questions like “What killed all the dinosaurs?” Just think how different life would be if every question about history could be answered. We would know almost everything. And we could visit the past or the future to see how humanity has changed. Imagine visiting your ancestors! Imagine going to the future to tell people about life in the past! Just think about all that fun! —Troy, from Grade 8 1. This article is probably taken from a ________. A. school website B. contest invitation C. school newspaper D. science fiction novel 2. What can we infer about Michelle’s invention? A. It is designed to help students with homework. B. It aims to solve students’ lack of sleep problem. C. It can completely replace morning routines. D. It is already being used in some schools. 3. Troy’s invention would allow people to ________. ①bring the dinosaurs back to life ②talk to people living in the future ③easily find answers to any question ④travel back to the time of the dinosaurs A ①② B. ③④ C. ①③ D. ②④ B At a family dinner, my mother was trying to remember an actor’s name. I took out my smartphone, searched for the movie which she was talking about and found the answer: Benedict Cumberbatch. This series of events seemed completely natural to me. My mom, however, felt surprised. “How could you know that?” she asked. Later, it got me thinking. Today, we are using modern technologies in so many different aspects（方面）of our lives. And I think we students have benefited greatly from new technologies. Students used to study in libraries with lots of books. Now, apart from school libraries, we have many online libraries. A simple search for your chosen study topic can produce huge numbers of resources. Another area that has benefited from modern technologies is student-teacher communication. We still have the attention of our teachers while we are in class. However, we now have email and social media. We can also communicate with our teachers at home or while we are on the bus. In lecture halls, laptops（笔记本电脑）are already very common. Students today can have up-to-date learning materials. And it’s not just in education that students are benefiting from the latest technologies. These days, we have smartphone apps to sell old textbooks, to find bargains（减价品）and to use car sharing. The list could go on and on. Technologies are changing fast. Who knows what is coming next? We should be ready to take advantage of each innovation（创新）as it occurs. 4. What can be inferred from the mother’s surprise? A. She didn’t know how to use a smartphone. B. She seldom uses technology in daily life. C. She was familiar with the actor’s name. D. She didn’t expect technology to be so useful. 5. Why does the author mention student-teacher communication? A. To show technology has improved education in many ways. B. To prove teachers are more accessible than before. C. To explain why laptops are popular in lecture halls. D. To compare traditional and modern teaching methods. 6. What attitude does the author hold towards new technologies? A. Careful. B. Doubtful. C. Supportive. D. Critical. 7. Which of the following can be inferred about the author? A. He likes to read paper books in the library. B. He often uses apps to make life more convenient. C. He thinks technology will solve all study problems. D. He communicates with teachers mainly through social media. C It was October 10, 2013. Torbjorn Pedersen left his job and family behind to set out on a long journey. The Dane (丹麦人) wanted to visit every country in the world. But to make the experience more “special”, he set himself a couple of rules. First, he would not take planes. Second, he would spend at least 24 hours in each nation. And he would not return home until he had achieved his goals. Pedersen planned carefully but still found some small nations hard to get to. Among them was Equatorial Guinea, one of the world’s most difficult countries to get to. After four months and many failed efforts, Pedersen finally got his visa (签证). A stranger he had met once earlier happened to work in Equatorial Guinea. He showed Pedersen around the African country. At first, Pedersen thought it would take four years to finish his journey, but the world had other plans. During his years on the road, he faced months-long visa delays (延误) in places like Syria. He suffered from malaria (疟疾) while in Ghana. And while crossing the Atlantic from Iceland to Canada, he was caught in a terrible storm. On May 24, 2023, the “big day” finally arrived. After nearly ten years of travelling, Pedersen visited his final country, the Maldives. From start to finish, the traveller covered 223,000 miles. That’s about fifteen round-trip flights from Shanghai to New York. But Pedersen says it’s not the numbers that matter the most. Instead, it’s the kindness of people. “I set out on this journey with a motto, ‘A stranger is a friend you’ve never met before,’” he says. “And I have been shown time and time again that this is true.” 8. What can we infer about Pedersen’s journey to Equatorial Guinea? A. He got the visa easily. B. The stranger helped him out of kindness. C. He spent less than 24 hours there. D. It was the first country he visited. 9. How much longer did Pedersen’s journey take than he had planned at first? A. About four years. B. About six years. C. About eight years. D. About ten years. 10. What can we infer from the underlined sentence “the world had other plans” in Paragraph 3? A. Pedersen failed to visit some small countries due to visa problems. B. Pedersen’s journey was filled with unexpected challenges and delays. C. Pedersen changed the original route to avoid the challenges on the road. D. Pedersen’s original path was blocked and he had to find a new way to continue. 11. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Pedersen will continue to travel around the world B. Pedersen values human connections more than achievements C. Most people supported Pedersen’s journey D. Plane travel is the fastest way to visit all countries D Around the world, governments are trying to get rid of plastic straws and bags. More and more businesses are using paper products instead of plastic ones. A lot of people think paper is better than plastic, but paper is also bad for the environment. Firstly, paper bags and straws are made from trees. Trees, as you know, can reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. They can slow down climate change. An increase in the use of paper bags can cause more deforestation. Secondly, the production of paper items requires more energy and water. About 10 per cent more energy and four times as much water are used to produce a paper bag than a plastic one. You might say we can use recycled paper to save energy and water. It seems to be a good idea. However, it takes even more energy and water to go through the recycling process than to make a brand-new paper bag. Products made from recycled paper are also often short-lived. Furthermore, paper products are heavier than plastic ones. That means they require more fuel to transport. Seven trucks are needed to transport two million paper bags, while only one truck is needed to transport the same number of plastic bags. The increased weight also leads to a larger amount of waste once the bags are thrown away. Paper products are actually a lose-lose for both the environment and businesses. They are more expensive than plastic products. A paper straw costs about 5 to 12 cents, while a plastic one usually costs only about 2 cents. The most environmentally friendly solution is to avoid single-use items altogether. Products like glass water bottles and steel straws can be used over and over again. They are much better than either paper products or plastic products. By increasing the use of these items, you can greatly reduce your throwaway waste and truly make our earth a greener place! 12. The underlined word “deforestation” in Paragraph 2 probably means “the act of ________”. A. planting trees B. climbing trees C. protecting trees D. cutting down trees 13. Why does the author mention “recycled paper” in Paragraph 3? A. To show it’s the best solution for environmental problems. B. To prove that paper products are better than plastic ones. C. To explain why paper production is harmful. D. To argue against the idea that recycled paper can save energy and water. 14. What can be inferred about businesses that change to paper products? A. They save money in the long run. B. They care more about the environment than profits. C. They may face higher costs. D. They will attract more environmentally conscious customers. 15. Which of the following can best express the author’s attitude towards paper and plastic products? A. Paper products are much better than plastic ones for the environment. B. Plastic products are more harmful to the environment than paper ones. C. Neither paper nor plastic products are good choices for the environment. D. Both paper and plastic products are environmentally friendly in daily use. 第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） E The Washing Machine Has Changed the World Which is more important to our lives, the Internet or the washing machine? Many of us might answer, “The Internet!” The Internet helps us gather information. It allows us to see our friends in real time. ___16___ He believes the washing machine has changed the world more than the Internet. That sounds strange, but Chang is not alone. Many experts have called the washing machine the greatest invention of the 20th century. Why? Let’s be honest: How many of us love to do the laundry (待洗的衣物)? It seems the cycle of washing, drying and ironing (熨衣服) never ends. It’s so tiring and boring! ___17___ Women often had to spend lots of time washing clothes. Many of them suffered from back pain. The washing machine freed women from the laundry. Many women found they had enough time to enter the labour market. ___18___ Today, most women can make an independent living. They don’t have to rely on men any longer. To better understand the influence of washing machines, we can look at societies without them. In many African countries, doing the laundry takes women six hours a day. ___19___ It is hard for them to find a way out of poverty (贫穷). Perhaps things will be a lot different if they have washing machines. ___20___ But these machines do play an important role in our lives. They have greatly changed the world. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有一项为多余选项。 A. However, before the washing machine was invented, life was much harder for women. B. However, Ha-Joon Chang, a professor at Cambridge University, doesn’t agree. C. The Internet has also changed people’s way of communication in daily life. D. As a result, the social status of women began to change. E. Women there hardly have time to work or start a business. F. We often fail to appreciate how useful the washing machine is to us. 第二部分 语言知识应用（共两节，满分25分） 第一节 完形填空（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Do you enjoy dancing? Many people do. Some of them, however, dance in ____21____ places. Yang Liu, a 24-year-old woman from northern Guizhou, calls a bamboo pole (竹竿) her stage. Yang is an inheritor (继承人) of bamboo drifting (独竹漂), an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in her hometown. Bamboo drifting has been around for 2,000 years. In ancient times, it was a means of ____22____ for local people to cross the rivers. Now, it has developed into a folk ____23____. Yang started to learn bamboo drifting at the age of seven. The girl was born with a weak body. In order to keep her fit, her grandmother introduced her to bamboo drifting. Learning this traditional skill, however, is not ____24____. The bamboo pole is slim and slippery (滑的). And it is never still (静止不动). Yang fell into the water and got injured again and again. But with encouragement from her family and a love for this “cool skill”, the girl didn’t ____25____. She always climbed back onto the pole. Yang threw herself into learning how to bamboo drift all year round. After three years of hard practice, she could ____26____ keep her balance on the bamboo pole. But Yang didn’t ____27____ there. The girl thought up the idea of combining her childhood dream of becoming a dancer with bamboo drifting. She went on to ____28____ many difficult moves on her bamboo pole—and suffered all the physical pain that came along with it. Now, Yang has made a name for herself as a dancer on a bamboo pole. She has received many ____29____ to perform. People are impressed by her dancing skills. More and more people are discovering the _____30_____ of bamboo drifting. 21. A. important B. public C. unusual D. dangerous 22. A. communication B. delivery C. payment D. transportation 23. A. festival B. sport C. play D. song 24. A. common B. easy C. necessary D. possible 25. A. give up B. show up C. find out D. move on 26 A. probably B. suddenly C. finally D. hardly 27. A. belong B. know C. live D. stop 28. A. detect B. repeat C. share D. practice 29. A. instructions B. invitations C. orders D. suggestions 30. A. secrets B. beauty C. advantages D. truth 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In Pontevedra, Spain, there is no need for people to shout because cars ____31____ (not allow) in the city, so there are no horns（喇叭声）or noises from car engines. People don’t have to try hard to make themselves ____32____ (hear). What you hear in the street, instead, is the singing of birds and people’s voices. “Listen,” says Miguel Lores, the mayor, opening the windows of his office. From the street below ____33____ (rise) the voice of human. “More than 14,000 cars used ____34____ (pass) along this street. There were more cars passing through the city in a day than people living here.” Lores became mayor in 1999. He spent months walking around the city. “The historical city is dead,” he said one day. “It is full of cars. It is ____35____ (heavy) polluted. There are a lot of traffic accidents.” At first, Lores wanted to improve the traffic conditions, but he couldn’t come up ____36____ a good plan. After lots of discussions, the government finally decided to get rid of cars. The change has brought Pontevedra many benefits. Traffic accidents are now rare. CO2 emissions ____37____ (drop) by 70 per cent so far. Many people are moving to the city, ____38____ (make) it lively again. Most local citizens like the change. Ramiro Armesto, a father of two young children, said, “In the past, the first thing to see in the morning was traffic jams. Now, the city is much ____39____ (smooth).” ____40____ some people still miss the convenience that cars brought to their daily lives, everyone in Pontevedra agrees that the city has become a more beautiful and livable place because of this change. 第三部分 书面表达（共两节，满分30分） 第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。 Are Zoos Good or Bad? Humans have been catching and displaying (展示) animals for thousands of years. The earliest known wild animal collections date back to ancient Egypt in 3500 B.C. These ancient Egyptian “zoos” were, however, built only to entertain the kings. They were not open to citizens. Modern zoos didn’t become a thing until the early 1800s. Today, zoos are one of the most visited tourist attractions worldwide. Almost every major city has a zoo. By visiting a zoo, you get to be up close and personal with some amazing animals. Clearly, in terms of entertaining people, zoos are great. But their big goal is to educate the public about wildlife and what we can do to protect it. Zoos also help with scientific research. The word “zoo” is short for zoological garden. Zoology is the scientific study of animal biology and behaviour. Zoos work hard to save animals in danger. They can breed these animals in captivity (圈养) and then reintroduce (放归自然) them into the wild. But zoos do have their problems. Not all zoos are created equal. While some are clean and well-staffed, others aren’t. Keeping animals captive can be terrible for their physical and psychological health. And while zoos have been trying to save animals in danger, this doesn’t always work out. For example, most large carnivores (食肉动物) that are bred in zoos die when sent back into the wild. It turns out that they haven’t learned how to take care of themselves. In recent years, many people have been against zoos. They think zoos shouldn’t exist at all. 41. Why were ancient Egyptian zoos built at first? __________________________________________ 42. When did modern zoos become popular? __________________________________________ 43. What harm can being kept in zoos do to animals? __________________________________________ 44. Why do many large carnivores that are bred in zoos die when sent back into the wild? __________________________________________ 45. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. __________________________________________ 第二节 写作（满分20分） 46. 结合国际青少年交流网站Teens Around the World的发帖主题How to make life meaningful in your free time, 以李华的身份用英语跟帖回复。 具体要求如下： 1. 语言：100词左右，内容简洁连贯，逻辑清晰，行文流畅。 2. 格式：采用网站跟帖的书信格式，开头为Dear Alice，结尾署名Li Hua, China. 3. 内容：需结合自身经历和体会，说明课余时间让生活有意义的具体做法（如自我提升陪伴家人、服务社会等），体现真实感受。 4. 其他：文中不得出现本人真实姓名、班级和学校。 Teens Around the World Subject: How to make life meaningful in your free time? Hey, guys! Free time is an important part of our life. But how can we make it meaningful? What do you usually do in your free time to make life more colorful? And how do these things make you feel? Please share your ideas with us! Alice, Canada Dear Alice, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Li Hua, China 2025-2026学年度第一学期期末质量检测（笔答题） 初四英语 （100分钟，满分90分） 温馨提示： 1. 本试卷共8页，满分90分；考试时间100分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 2. 答题前，务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号填写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置上。 3. 选择题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。 4. 非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡指定区域内的相应位置；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。 5. 写在试卷上和答题卡指定区域外的答案无效。 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） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8 B 9. B 10. B 11. B D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. D 13. D 14. C 15. C 第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） E 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. B 17. A 18. D 19. E 20. F 第二部分 语言知识应用（共两节，满分25分） 第一节 完形填空（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 【21~30题答案】 【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. D 29. B 30. B 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 【31~40题答案】 【答案】31. are not allowed 32. heard 33. rises 34. to pass 35. heavily 36. with 37. have dropped 38. making 39. smoother 40. Although##Though##While 第三部分 书面表达（共两节，满分30分） 第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 【41~45题答案】 【答案】41. They were built only to entertain the kings. 42. In the early 1800s. 43 It can be terrible for their physical and psychological health. 44. Because they haven’t learned how to take care of themselves. 45. 但它们（动物园）的主要目标是向公众普及野生动物知识，以及我们可以做些什么来保护它们。 第二节 写作（满分20分） 【46题答案】 【答案】例文： Dear Alice To make my free time meaningful, I often read books or learn a new skill like drawing. This helps me improve myself and feel more confident. I also spend time with my family, chatting or cooking together, which makes us closer and brings me joy. Besides, I sometimes help clean up my neighborhood or visit a community center with friends. These small actions let me feel useful and connected to society. In short, by growing myself, caring for family, and serving others, I find real happiness in my free time. Li Hua, China 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $