江苏常州市教科院附属初级中学2026年4月九年级一模调研英语试卷

九年级一模调研英语试卷 2026.4 注意事项：1.本试卷共8页，满分90分。考试时间100分钟。 2.请将答案全部填写在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。 一单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1.After weeks of hard work,Mike got a sense of when his AI helped a disabled girl. A.direction B.humor C.achievement D safety 2.Many schools have online courses to help students in mountain areas. A.charged B.realized C.canceled D.created 3.To reduce waste,we may old clothes together and give them to those in need. A.throw away B.put on C.hand in D.take off 4.You trust every message you receive online.Some of them may be untrue. A.shouldn't B.needn't C.could D.might 5.Talking to a friend about your worries can make you feel and less stressed. A.lonely B.relaxed C.nervous D.angry 6.The young artist painted a beautiful picture of the dragon boat race.It's amazing A.angrily B.skillfully C.sadly D.noisily 7. he was only 12 years old,he showed amazing dance skills on the world stage. A.Although B.Because C.If D、Unless 8.Can you tell me paper-cutting in the coming cultural festival? A.when can we learn B.where did we start C.how we can try D what was the tool 9.My coach always says," ."So I keep practicing even when I feel tired A.No pain,no gain B.Every dog has its day C.Rome was not built in a day D.The early bird catches the worm 10.-I'm going to help my little brother with his homework every night this week. It's good to see you care so much. A.That's too bad. B.What a shame! C.You'd better not. D.Good for you! 二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 It was raining heavily,and Karthik was alone at home.The sound of thunder was so loud that it felt like the gods were fighting in the sky.This made him a little 11,so he took his favorite novel,Harry Potter,from the bookshelf. Again,there was a 12 sound of thunder.He tried to fix on the novel,but the sudden sound of the doorbell interrupted()him.It couldn't be his 13.He looked at the wall clock-it was only ten minutes past three.14,they got home after six in the 九年级英语第1页（共8页) afternoon.The doorbell sounded again."Who's there?"he shouted.There was no 15 The doorbell sounded again.He remembered his parents telling him not to open the door 16 checking who it is. "Should I answer the bell or not?"thought Karthik.He decided to first 17 himself for an unpleasant encounter()He went into a room and came out with a baseball bat( 球捧)，which he 18 behind the door in case(以免)he needed it..But still,,he needed to make sure who was at the door 19 he opened it.He shouted once again,"Who's at the door?"There was still no reply.No sound of footsteps,either.He held the baseball bat in one hand and was ready to open the door with 20. Suddenly,there was a loud cry."Karthik!Karthik!Why don't you open the door?" "There is no 21 about it;it's Dad,"Karthik shouted and rushed forward to open the door. "Why are you holding a baseball bat?"asked Karthik's father.For a moment,the boy seemed at a loss for 22.Then at once his father gave him a big smile,perhaps understanding Karthik's predicament(窘境). 11.A.excited B.sad C.scared D.touched 12.A.terrible B.gentle C.wonderful D.sweet (3.A.friends B.teachers C.parents D.neighbors 14.A.Suddenly B.Usually C.Luckily D.Strangely 15.A.reply B.noise C.light D.problem 16.A.after B.against C.by D.without 17.A.enjoy B.prepare C.help D.get 18.A.found B.broke C.hid D.saw 19.A.because B.before C.since D.until (.A.other B.another C.others D.the other 21.A.doubt B.way C.reason D.time A.moves B.ideas C.signs D.words 三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分） 阅读下面的短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 y School Good Deeds Honor Roll One.day after school,Li Wei was on the school bus when he noticed a black wallet on the floor.Inside were an ID card,a bus pass and 500 yuan.Li Wei knew the owner must be very worried.Without thinking twice,he gave the wallet to his teacher the next morning.Soon the owner,a student from another class,got it back.The student said Li Wei happily,"I thought I would never find it.Li Wei really saved my day!" (Class 9,Grade 9) His motto:"Honesty is the best policy." 九年级英语第2页（共8页） Zhang Mei is a girl who always enjoys helping others.She started a"Helping Hands Club"in her class with five members at first.Every Tuesday afternoon,they clean the school library and water the plants in the hallways.They also spend 30 minutes helping younger students with their math homework.Now more and more students want to join them. Zhang Mei "We don't need to do big things,"Zhang Mei said with a smile. (Class 8,Grade 8) Her motto:"Small acts of kindness make a big difference." One morning on his way to school,Wang Hao saw an old woman fall down near the school gate.She could not get up by herself.Wang Hao ran to her at once and helped her up carefully.Then he called 120 and waited with her until the ambulance and her family arrived.The woman thanked him and said to his teacher later,"He is a kind and Wang Hao brave boy.I felt safe because of him." (Class 7,Grade 7) His motto:“A helping hand is never wasted,.” These three students show us that good deeds can be big or small.You don't have to do something great to be a good person.Just be honest,kind and ready to help.Who will be on the next honor roll?Maybe you! 23.Based on the passage,which of the following is TRUE about the three students? A.All of them helped someone they knew. B.Each of them had a different motto C.They were from the same grade. D.They did great things that cost a lot of money. 24.In the passage,the word "motto"most probably means A.a sentence that guides one's behavior B.a secret symbol used among friends C.a kind of school competition D.a daily class activity 25.What is the main purpose of the passage? A.To introduce a school club. B.To tell students how to be honest. C.To describe three students'hobbies. D.To encourage students to do good deeds. B In the wide desert near Jiayuguan in Gansu Province,the Wei and Jin Tombs() often called an "underground art museum",offer an exciting look into the past with their colorful brick murals(砖雕壁画)from the Wei and Jin dynasties.. On the mural bricks found in the tombs,the barbecue(BBQ)culture appears as a common and interesting theme."Each brick tells its own little story showing scenes like preparing animals for cooking or making meat on sticks,like a lively comic book,"says Lu Xiaoling,a researcher at the Wei and Jin Tombs Research Center. For many years,Lu has worked and researched at the tombs in Xincheng Town.More than 3,000 tombs have been discovered here,from the Han to Tang dynasties,with most from the Wei and Jin periods. For protection,only Tomb No.6,dug up in 1972,is open to visitors.It allows up to 225 visitors every day."It has the most richly detailed and best-kept brick murals,"says Lu.To 九年级英语第3页（共8页) visit the tomb,one must pass through a narrow path. The complete barbecue scene is shown on the mural bricks in the style of a comic series. It pictures cooks using knives to cut up freshly killed cattle and sheep into pieces of meat, and then carefully roasting()the pieces over a fire.Finally,the cooked meat is served by servants to guests;hot meat,music,and dance come together in a celebration of life and relaxation. “This tells us that,,at the time,.especially in the Hexi Corridor(河西走廊)，roasted meat was already very popular.It was also a special food for welcoming guests,"Lu says. In the limited number of explored tombs,more than 700 mural bricks have been found, showing many different scenes,including agricultural activities(such as mulberry picking, raising animals,and farming),hunting,cookIng,aud other ways of social life. 26.What characteristics do these brick murais from the Wei and Jin Tombs have? A.Colorful,story-telling and lively. B.Ancient,simple and dark: C.Large,serious and quiet. D.Old,beautiful and famous 27.What can we know from the barbecue scenes on the mural bricks? A.Barbecue was invented in the Hexi Corridor. B.People in the Wei and Jin dynasties only ate roasted meat. C.The cooks in the Wei and Jin dynasties came from other countries. D.Roasted meat was already an important part of social life at that time. 28.What can be a suitable title for the text? A.Ancient Fishing on Tomb Bricks B.The Discovery of an Underground Art Museum C.Ancient BBQ on Tomb Bricks D.Trotection of the Valuable Wei and Jin Tombs c One afternoon,however,the children's parents had to go out for a short task.Before leaving,they seriously reminded David and Jane not to go outside.The children promised, but the promise didn't last 'long.The gentle sound of the stream 'was so inviting.David whispered,“Let's go for a little adventure.We'lI take the flashlights(手电筒)一if it gets dark,we'll still be okay." Jane was not sure for a moment,but her curiosity won.They secretly went out and went into the woods.Once inside,the forest welcomed them with beautiful sunshine and colorful leaves,and a little bird jumped from branch to branch as if greeting them. However,the sky began to grow dark before they knew it.The happy.bird songs died out,and an awful silence fell.The tree shadows turned into strange shapes.Fear climbed into their hearts.David held the flashlight hard and said,"We must find our way back before it gets completely dark."They hurried along the path,but everything looked different.Worse still,another direction only made them more lost.Trying his best to stay calm,David thought hard to remember any useful tip their father had taught them. Then David remember their father's tp about the south-facing side of the trees.They quickly shone the flashlight to check the leaves.They noticed thicker leaves on one side and 九年级英语第4页（共8页) found the right direction.Excitedly,David took Jane's hand and they hurried back.Soon they saw a warm orange light through the trees.A wave of comfort washed over them. As they ran toward the camping site,they met their worried parents.The children said sorry for breaking the promise.Their father praised them for using survival skills.Then he held them close and said softly,"True curiosity must always be guided by a sense of responsibility(责任).” 29.What can we know from the first paragraph about David and Jane? A.They were easily influenced by the environment. B.They forgot their parents'warning completely. C.They valued adventure more than keeping their word. D.They planned to return before their parents came back. 30.Why did the writer describe the forest's change from bright and cheerful to dark and scary? A.To show that the forest became mysterious and dangerous at night. B.To show how the children's feelings changed from excitement to fear. C.To explain why the children got lost although they took flashlights. D.To suggest that the deep forest had magical power beyond their belief. 31.What helped David stay calm when they were lost? A.His father's praise. B The flashlights'warmth. C.Jane's encouragement. D.His memory of survival tips. What does the father's words underlined at the end of the story mainly mean? A.Curiosity without responsibility can lead to danger B Children should never be too curious about nature. C.Parents are always responsible for their children's actions. D.It is okay to break promises if you learn survival skills well. D I have disliked small talk for as long as I can remember.It has felt boring at best and stressful at worst.Colleagues()talked about the weather when it was clearly raining outside.Neighbors asked "How are you?"without really caring about the answer.Every talk felt boring and not sincere. All that changed last May.At a friend's art show,I decided to see small talk in a new light.Instead of putting stress on myself to"get it right,"I chose to start conversations in my own way. The first person I spoke to was a photographer."What's your star sign?I asked.She looked pleasantly surprised before answering,“Aquarius(水瓶座)”We talked comfortably for ten minutes.When I met the next person,I asked,"What was your art teacher like?"By the end of the evening,I had enjoyed several meaningful conversations. There were 27 days left in May,and I decided to continue the experiment().My rules were simple:Without being rude,I would avoid questions about the weather,traffic,or children's school life.Instead,I would ask about things I truly found interesting. The results were eye-opening.Most people were not only willing to join in,but also 九年级英语第5页（共8页) seemed happy about it.As it turned out,I wasn't the only one who disliked traditional small talk.Instead of empty talk,conversations became more surprising,interesting,and,more importantly,real.I learned about a waiter's love for art and a nurse's novel she was writing. By the end of the month,I came to realize that small talk has a purpose.It's a passport to the kind of human connection we naturally want.But we don't have to follow a fixed rule. We can choose how we start conversations and make them more lively. 33.What did the writer do differently at the art show? A.She avoided talking to anyone because she didn't like it. B.She talked about the weather,the food and the clothes. C.She asked more personal and interesting questions. D.She waited for others to start conversations. 34.What does the word "eye-opening".in paragraph 5 most probably mean? A Making someone feel very tired. B.Teaching someone something new. C.Causing someone to feel sad. D.Making someone feel bored. 35.The writer uses the word "passport''to describe small talk.What does this suggest? A.Small talk requires official permission to use. B.Small talk is only useful when traveling abroad. C.Small talk is difficult to understand for most people. D.Small talk is a tool that helps people connect with each other. 36.What is the main purpose of this passage? A.To explain why small talk is useless. B.To show we,can make small talk better. C.To teach how to become an artist. D.To describe an art show experience. 四、还原信息（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 What would life be like if AI solved all your problems?You wouldn't need to work.You could get anything you wanted just by raising an eyebrow().You could feel pleasure anytime.You could even live as a digital(数字化的)being for billions of years.You would never feel sad or bored again. Yes,humans don't like problems.But if we had no problems to solve,what would be the point of living?A long weekend of perfect happiness might be fine,but a billion years would feel like a nightmare().We need challenges to grow and feel alive. Oxford professor Nick Bostrom says that even if AI could do everything perfectly, people might still have“jobs.”_9 You might say that's fine-people could shop,garden,or take care of children.But people find satisfaction in these things because people are good at them.Do we know how to choose a pillow,grow roses,or comfort a crying child?39 In a perfect world,you might feel that trying to raise your child yourself could do more harm than good. But life in that world might still be bearable(可忍受的)._4C_in a sci-fi story,aman 九年级英语第6页（共8页) forces himself to explore new hobbies to avoid boredom.He does find joy in making table legs,and ends up making 162,329 of them! Bostrom says we shouldn't jump to conclusions().We might like that future."The question here is not how interesting a future looks,but how good it is to live in,"he says. A.It sounds quite perfect. B.To me,that sounds terrible. C.AI will probably do all of them better than you. D.But those jobs would be more like harmless hobbies. E.Computers can help us to face all kinds of danger or risk. F.We could ask computers to give us interesting challenges. 五、阅读表达（共4小题；前3小题每题2分，第4小题3分，满分9分) 阅读下面短文，回答短文后的问题（前3题每题答案不超过10个词)。 We've just moved into a small apartment.Our old house was beautiful and huge.Our home now?Half the size and crowded.There were still boxes everywhere. The day after the move,while the kids were in school,I dealt with some boxes and hung the family photo on the wall.But it just didn't foel like home.Maybe I could make some chocolate biscuits,just like my grandma used to do whenever I needed cheering up.When I added eggs to my mixer(惋拌器)，it suddenly stopped working. "Really?"I felt like crying.What would my grandma do?During those hard times,she kept her family together even though()she didn't make much money.She used whatever she had to support her family.I didn't think Grandma would give up easily.She would find another way.So I ran to the remaining boxes.I found Grandma's old white mixer there! She'd bought it back in the 1950s and it was,well,ancient.I turned the switch() on...nothing.Ugh!The old mixer that was broken beyond repair was just like my life these days. "Come on.Try again,"a small voice said in my head.I turned the switch back on.To my surprise,the mixer started to work slowly! Two hours later,the kids opened the door,"Mmmm,cookies!Thank you,Mom,"they said,jumping excitedly.For the first time,our new house felt like home.It even smelled like home,just like Grandma's house always did. Maybe this house wasn't as big as our old one.But then again,maybe home wasn't where we lived.It was where we shared the sweet moments of every day. 41.What was the new house like? 42.Why did the writer plan to make some cookies? 43.What was the writer's grandma like? 44.Do you agree with the writer's opinion about the home?Why? 九年级英语第7页（共8页) 六、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The Spring Festival,also known as Chinese New Year,is the most important traditional festival in China.On December 4,2024,it was (45)A (succeed)added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity(《人类非物 质文化遗产代表作名录》).The good news(46)▲(announce)at a UNESCO meeting in Paraguay.This is (47)A(one)time the Spring Festival has been recognized as a world heritage event.Now,China has 44 items on the UNESCO list,the most in the world. The Spring Festival has a history of thousands of years.It is a time for family reunions().(48)A the festival,people clean their houses to sweep away bad luck and decorate doors with red couplets and paper-cuts.People travel long distances to return home and have a big dinner together(49)A New Year's Eve.The dinner often includes fish,which means "having more than enough"each year.During the festival, children receive red envelopes with lucky money People wear new clothes,set off fireworks and firecrackers,and visit friends and relatives(50)A(exchange)good wishes.The celebrations last for 15 days,ending with the Lantern Festival when people watch colorful lanterns and eat sweet rice dumplings The UNESCO recognition is very (51)A(mean).It shows that Chinese culture is valued and protected by the world.It also helps to spread traditional Chinese culture all over the world and impioves understanding between different (52)A(culture).The Spring Festival is not only a treasure of China(53)A now a shared cultural heritage for all people around the world.We should be(54)A(pride)of our traditions and pass them on to future generations(f).The success of the Spring Festival application() also encourages us to protect other cultural heritages. 七、书面表达（共1题；满分15分) 生活中，体育活动或比赛随时随处可见。如现场观看的班级篮球赛、学校运动会， 电视观看的乒乓赛或其它。有没有那么一场比赛、一幕场景、一句话或一个眼神让你印 象深刻，心灵震荡？请根据以下提示，写一篇英语短文，在班会上分享。 1.What match did you watch?What impressed you most? 2.What have you learnt(about the real meaning of winning/the spirit of...)? 参考词汇：opponent对手n.lcl 注意：1.文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称； 2.要点齐全，语句通顺，表达清晰，书写规范； 3.词数不少于100。文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数 An Unforgettable Match Sport matches are very common in our life,and there is one that has impressed me deeply. 答案写在答题卡上 九年级英语第8页（共8页）