上海市民办华育中学2025-2026学年九年级下学期英语第四阶段验二（笔试）

**基本信息** 上海市民办华育中学九年级英语周测聚焦语言能力与思维品质，通过分层阅读（如A层鬼屋恐惧研究、BC层宠物应用）、真实情境语法题（如伦敦眼春节亮灯）及项目化写作（健康食品/音乐学习/书籍结局研究），实现基础巩固与能力提升的有机统一。 **题型特征** |题型|题量/分值|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |语法选择|15题/15分|冠词、代词、时态等基础语法|结合社会热点（如National Eye Health Week）考查语境运用| |词汇填空|8题/8分|动词、形容词等词汇辨析|分层设计（A层人物传记、C层科技话题）适配不同水平| |阅读理解|50分|细节理解、推理判断|融入科技前沿（如播客应用）与文化现象（如鬼屋恐惧研究），培养跨文化意识| |写作|1题/20分|书面表达与逻辑组织|项目化主题（如“音乐能否帮助学习”）引导批判性思维，要求结合自身优势提建议|

上海市民办华育中学2025-2026学年九年级下学期英语 第四周测验二（笔试） Part 2 Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分 语法和词汇） II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (共 15 分) ( ) 21. National Eye Health Week reminds us to take ______ action to keep our eyes healthy. A) a B) an C) the D) / ( ) 22. Diana's boss thinks highly of her because she makes very ______ mistakes in her work. A) few B) a few C) little D) a little ( ) 23. Emma always plays tricks ______ her friends by pretending to be her twin sister. A) to B) for C) on D) with ( ) 24. The kids seemed ______ to see the giant dinosaur skeletons in the history museum. A) excite B) excited C) excitedly D) excitement ( ) 25. We understand the conclusion perfectly. You ______ give us a further explanation. A) can't B) may not C) mustn't D) needn't ( ) 26. Horses have a much ______ level of intelligence than people realized. A) high B) higher C) highest D) the highest ( ) 27. So much for today's lecture. Do you have any ______ questions? A) other B) others C) the other D) another ( ) 28. Britain's landmark London Eye ______ in gold and red on the eve of Spring Festival in 2025. A) shines B) shone C) will shine D) has shone ( ) 29. Stan went to the police station this morning because someone ______ his motorcycle. A) has stolen B) was stealing C) would steal D) had stolen ( ) 30. The aim of the music program is ______ all the students with the knowledge of music. A) provide B) to provide C) providing D) provided ( ) 31. More and more senior citizens consider ______ to the countryside after retirement. A) move B) to move C) moving D) moved ( ) 32. We can sit ______ in the corner ______ by the window. I don't mind. A) both…and B) not only…but also C) either…or D) neither…nor ( ) 33. Tim, you haven't had a holiday with us before, ______? A) have you B) haven't you C) had you D) hadn't you ( ) 34. When you ask someone for a favour, ______ polite, clear and respectful. A) be B) to be C) being D) been ( ) 35. Sometimes our decisions are easily influenced by others ______ we may not be aware of it. A) after B) because C) though D) unless III. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词, 每词只能填一次) (共 8 分) 【A层】 Sarah Brightman A. starred B. returned C. act D. performing AB. stepped Sarah Brightman is a talented performer and singer with the ability to raise her voice to an operatic level easily. By combining these gifts, she has successfully ____36____ in classics such as The Phantom of the Opera and Cats. Born in August, 1960, in England, Sarah Brightman ____37____ into the world of performing arts at the age of 13. She made her first theatrical performance in London in 1973. At 16, she joined the British dance group and found herself ____38____ on a TV show. Two years later, Sarah's career went a step further when she became the lead vocalist with a musical group. A short while after joining the music group, Sarah ____39____ to theater, where she joined the original cast of Cats. She performed in this everpopular musical for a year, and then in 1982, she took things to a whole new level by starring in an opera for children, Nightingale. A. hit B. mystery C. charming D. win AB. live A few years later, her increasing popularity and talent helped her ____40____ some very prestigious theatrical roles. She premiered in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem in London and New York, for which she received a Grammy nomination as Best New Classical Artist. Later, Sarah and Andrew Lloyd Webber fell in love and soon got married. After their marriage, Lloyd Webber composed his famous Phantom of the Opera, in which Sarah played the role of Christine. The musical was released in 1986 in London and eventually performed on Broadway in 1988. Their marriage eventually ended in 1990, but their ____41____ music survived. In 1989, Sarah released her first solo CD, The Songs That Got Away, which was a great ____42____. Throughout the 1990s, she made many topselling albums. Many critics as well as audience think she sounds like a beautiful ____43____, with her powerful yet soothing and fascinating voice. 【C层】 A. cover B. live C. schedule D. match E. available If you aren't among the millions of people who listen to podcasts, you could be. By late 2020, there had been over 1.5 million podcast shows ____36____ on the Internet. Podcasts are like radio shows in many ways. However, most of the podcasts are recorded, not ____37____ shows. People use their phones to listen to podcasts mainly for two reasons. First, they are interesting! Podcasts ____38____ an amazing variety of topics. You can easily find something based on your interests. Second, podcasts are super convenient. Unlike radio shows, you don't need to listen at a fixed time. You can listen according to your own ____39____ – that means wherever and whenever you want! A. entertainment B. matters C. widely D. value E. directly You may wonder how to get started with podcasts. You can search “best free podcast apps” and install (安装) one. Then you can use the app to search for the shows and try listening online. Podcasts allow you to discover a whole new world of education and ____40____. Would you like to hear discussions about latest news? You can judge whether the discussion ____41____ to you and choose whether to continue or not. You can even leave your comments (评论) on the platform ____42____ after listening to the show to take part in the discussion. With podcasts in your pocket, you can ____43____ time that may feel wasted. Now cleaning, riding the bus and exercising are activities you can look forward to! IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共 8 分) 44. Although the whole team were tired, they still pushed ______ to go on training. (they) 45. Beethoven was in his late ______ when his hearing problems began. (ninety) 46. I have looked up the word “stick” in the dictionary. It has many ______. (meaning) 47. James told me a few funny stories, but they were not very ______. (amuse) 48. It is useful to ______ a habit of keeping your work space organized. (development) 49. Philip kept the windows closed all day because there was too much ______ outside. (noisy) 50. We should learn to communicate with ______ people from different countries. (nation) 51. Tina has done everything she can ______ think of to solve the problem. (possible) V. Complete the following sentences as required (根据所给要求, 完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共 14 分) 52. Steve broke the silence by introducing his recent project. (改为一般疑问句) ______ Steve ______ the silence by introducing his recent project? 53. Shanghai will open two new cultural and tourist landmarks in 2027. (对划线部分提问) ______ ______ Shanghai open two new cultural and tourist landmarks? 54. John is reading a recipe to find out how he can make fried rice more delicious. (改为简单句) John is reading a recipe to find out ______ ______ make fried rice more delicious. 55. My grandma has enough strength to lift 5 litres of drinking water without effort. (保持句意不变) My grandma is ______ ______ to lift 5 litres of drinking water without effort. 56. The rule allows electric bicycles to travel through the tunnel during night hours. (改为被动语态) Electric bicycles ______ ______ to travel through the tunnel during night hours. 57. Why does Jenny keep a corn snake as a pet? I was curious to know. (合并为一句) I was curious to know ______ Jenny ______ a corn snake as a pet. 58. was, anything, surprised, too, Jason, to say (连词成句) ________________________________________________________________ Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分 读写） Reading Comprehension (阅读理解) (共 50 分) A. 【分层】Choose the best answer (根据文章内容, 选择最恰当的答案) (12 分) From Marie Tussaud's Chamber of Horrors to Disneyland's Haunted Mansion (鬼屋) to horrorthemed escape rooms, haunted house attractions have terrified and delighted audiences around the world for more than 200 years. These attractions turn out to be good places to study fear. They help scientists understand the body's response to fright and how we perceive some situations as enjoyably thrilling and others as truly terrible. One surprising finding: having friends close at hand in a haunted house might make you more jumpy, not less so. Psychologist and study coauthor Sarah Tashjian, who is now at the University of Melbourne, and her team conducted their research with 156 adults, who each wore a wireless wrist sensor during their visit. The sensor measured skin responses linked to the body's reactions to stress and other situations. When the sensor picked up, for example, greater skin conductance — that is, the degree to which the skin can transmit an electric current — that was a sign that the body was more aroused and ready for fight or flight. In addition to this measure, people reported their expected fear (on a scale of 1 to 10) before entering the haunted house and their experienced fear (on the same scale) after completing the haunt. The scientists found that people who reported greater fear also showed heightened skin responses. Being with friends, Tashjian and her colleagues further found, increased physiological arousal during the experience, which was linked to stronger feelings of fright. In fact, the fear response was actually weaker when people went through the house in the presence of strangers. Other investigators have used haunted houses to understand how fear and enjoyment can coexist. In a 2020 study led by Marc Malmdorf Andersen, a member of the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University in Denmark, scientists joined forces with Dystopia Haunted House. The Danish attraction includes such terrifying experiences as being chased by “Mr. Piggy”, a large, chainsawwielding man wearing a bloody butcher's apron and pig mask. People between the ages of 12 and 57 were video recorded at peak moments during the attraction, wore heartrate monitors throughout and reported on their experience. People's fright was tied to largescale heartrate fluctuations; their enjoyment was linked to smallscale ones. The results suggest that fear and enjoyment can happen together when physiological arousal is balanced “just right”. 59. Studying haunted house attractions helps scientists to learn about ______. A. the psychological effects of fear on individuals B. the history of horrorthemed entertainment C. the body's response to material rewards D. the impact of technology on people's enjoyment 60. How did Sarah Tashjian and her team conduct their research on haunted house experiences? A. By interviewing participants face to face. B. By sorting through past documentary records. C. By using wireless wearable devices on wrists. D. By creating virtual horror environment simulation. 61. What physical reaction was measured by the wireless sensor in Tashjian's research? A. The speed of blood flowing B. The skin's reaction to pressure C. The level of skin conductivity D. The strength of muscle contraction 62. What did Tashjian and her colleagues discover in their study? A. Staying with friends raised the state of physical arousal. B. Fear reaction was more obvious when being with strangers. C. Mental state had no connection with intense fear feelings. D. People with low fear level showed enhanced skin responses. 63. It can be concluded from the 2020 study led by Marc Malmdorf Andersen that ______. A. fear and amusement cannot exist simultaneously B. big swings in heart rate were related to pleasure C. participants' age had no bearing on the research results D. fear and happiness can coexist under specific circumstances 64. What can we infer about the study of fear in haunted houses from the passage? A. It has never been carried out before 2020. B. It mainly concentrates on the harmfulness of fear. C. It combines physical measurement with subjective feedback. D. It has got a definite conclusion about the mechanism of fear. 【BC层】 App Downloads for Your Phone ___59____ Apps This app recognizes different sounds a cat makes and offers English translations of them. For example, one type of sound might mean “feed me” while another could be translated “let me outside”. The app can use machine learning to improve at recognizing a cat's sounds. In other words, the app can be tailored to YOUR cat. This is important because cats do not all have a shared language, but individual cats often use certain sounds to mean certain things. James 2 days ago The translation makes sense. But I hope Meow Talk could connect to a smart collar in the near future. In this way, it would hear the cat meow and play the translation out loud. The app connects to a monitor which you can put on your dog. The monitor is used to take note of your dog's heart rate. Like humans, dogs' heart rates go up when they are excited or stressed. On the app, you can see when and how long your dog is excited or relaxed. The app helps owners understand their pets' feelings better. Lisa 4 hours ago The only thing that makes my dog upset is the heavy heart rate monitor. It helps you to effortlessly train your parrot to speak or sing, using your own voice or even your favourite songs. The app uses AI to scan sheep's faces and check if they are in pain. In this way, sick farm animals can be found and treated more quickly. Word Box 1) rate v. 评分 / n. 速率 2) certain adj. 某种 3) collar n. 颈圈 4) scan v. 扫描 ( ) 59. What can be filled in the blank? A) Animal Communication B) Social Platforms C) Health & Fitness D) Language Learning ( ) 60. Which one of the apps is the most satisfying one according to the ratings? A) Meow Talk. B) Heart Dog. C) ParrotOK. D) Sheep Face. ( ) 61. ______ is designed for users to deal with a large number of animals. A) Meow Talk B) Heart Dog C) ParrotOK D) Sheep Face ( ) 62. The underlined phrase “be tailored to” probably means ______ in the sentence. A) be easily operated by B) quickly connect to C) be specially designed for D) generally describe ( ) 63. The main purpose of the Heart Dog monitor is ______. A) to make the dog feel upset B) to record the dog's heart rate C) to slow down the dog's heart rate D) to manage the dog's feelings ( ) 64. Which one of the following is the most likely to be a fake (not real) review? A) Brenda (4 days ago): “When I heard my cat shouting out loud ‘let me outside', I was more than pleased! Meow Talk can really make cats talk. Well done!” B) Jimmy (1 month ago): “Heart Dog helps me know when my dog is unhappy. Then it's time for me to do something.” C) Betty (15 days ago): “Thanks to ParrotOK, my parrot can sing! I don't even spend much time training him myself.” D) Catherine (6 months ago): “Sheep Face is a great help to our farm. Thanks!” B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文) (12 分) Maybe you are not included by a group of friends. Maybe you are not selected by the sports team. Rejection (拒绝) can be painful and embarrassing. But one thing is for sure – at some point, everyone experiences the ____65____ feelings of being rejected. Nobody likes rejection. Some people can become insecure about the possibility of getting rejected again. They may even avoid possible ____66____ to make sure the rejection will never happen to them. Some of them may never raise their hands again to avoid the possibility of not being chosen. However, there are some ways to deal with those feelings. Talk it out Share how you feel with a friend or a teacher who you know will be a good listener. It's good to put your feelings into words because ____67____ them can help you move on. If you keep the feelings hid, you will feel harder to cheer yourself up. Once you've told someone else, you'll start to feel less hurt. Other people can help you see the reality. You may find out what seems a big deal right now might mean ____68____ tomorrow. Look back and then move forward When you're ready, ____69____ the situation and try to find out the real cause. Was it something beyond your control? Was there anything else you could have done? Think through what happened ____70____ and why it didn't work out as you had expected. But don't be too hard on yourself. You will succeed again and you'll probably be thankful to the rejection after getting over the problem. ( ) 65. A) unfriendly B) unfamiliar C) uncomfortable D) unnecessary ( ) 66. A) chances B) arguments C) mistakes D) ambitions ( ) 67. A) changing B) accepting C) ignoring D) protecting ( ) 68. A) everything B) something C) anything D) nothing ( ) 69. A) memorize B) divide C) review D) record ( ) 70. A) immediately B) exactly C) finally D) certainly C. Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词, 使其通顺。每空格限填一词, 首字母已给) (14 分) One day at breakfast, Mark couldn't help sharing his food with his identical twin brother, Scott. He couldn't really share it, so he sent him a p____71____. “I'm a little envious (羡慕),” Scott said, “but I knew he was just making a joke.” Scott feels this way because he can't get hot, fresh bread in space. Scott is the officerincharge of the International Space Station (ISS). He has been living there for a year. His twin, Mark, is also an astronaut, but has spent the last year on the Earth. Mark eats r____72____ Earth food, exercises outside, and lives his life as usual. Scott only gets fresh food when cargo ships bring it to space. There are other differences too. Scott can only exercise on a special zerogravity (零重力) machine and can't go outside without a spacesuit. And of course, Scott f____73____ around instead of walking. The International Space University (ISU) is studying everything that happens to both twins during the year, with the goal of finding out how living in space a____74____ the human body. They already know that astronauts often get headaches, their bones get weak, and they are more likely to get sick. Scientists wonder whether staying in space longer makes these problems worse. The twins are helping them answer these questions. Based on the study results, future astronauts can then be trained and be p____75____ for long missions (任务) to Mars. The twins came up with the idea after Scott was chosen for the oneyear mission. The brothers asked ISU how they could help since Mark is also an astronaut. ISU recognized this as a rare opportunity which they could hardly a____76____ miss. How can scientists tell which changes in health are caused by being in space, and which would have happened anyway? It would help if they could compare their astronaut in space with a copy of him or her on the ground. Scott and Mark are identical, so they share the same DNA. They are also both astronauts, so their overall health and training is pretty similar. From them, scientists can find out what spaceflight has a____77____ done to the human body. That's why the twins are so important. D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答问题) (12 分) All year, I'd been wishing to be part of the petcare team, and last month, my wish finally came true! Along with Mike and Linda, I was responsible for taking care of our class pet. We took turns giving Larry the Lizard fresh water and food, cleaning his terrarium and singing him songs. But one morning when we came into the classroom, Larry was nowhere to be seen. As soon as we told Mr. Jones, he called for everyone's attention. “Let's take a 10minute break for Operation Lizard Hunt. Leave no stone or notebook unturned!” Even with our whole class searching, we did not find Larry. My mind turned into a worry machine, thinking of all the disasters that might happen to Larry. I felt my heart racing and my brain was a mess. After school, Mr. Jones agreed to let our petcare team do one last search. “You know,” said Mike, “it might be a good idea to try putting ourselves in Larry's shoes.” We laughed. “Those would be some tiny terrarium to invite him home.” “But it is a good idea. Let's have a try.” The laughter made me feel better. Mike thought for a minute. “If I were Larry, I'd probably be hungry. Maybe we should make a trail of snacks leading to his house.” “Good idea,” I said. “If I were Larry, I'd probably be getting a bit cold. We could make a warm spot outside his terrarium to invite him home.” “Good idea,” said Linda. “And since Larry always gets excited when we sing to him, a special song might remind him to come back.” That's what we did. And then we took turns making up a funny song. This is how our “Come Back, Larry” song went: Are you having an adventure in space, Larry? Did you become a tiny cowboy in the west? Or did you join a lizard circus Walking on a tightrope (绳索) in the sky? Just as Linda sang the word “sky”, she looked up and found Larry was high on the ceiling. The next thing we knew, our little escape artist was back in his terrarium. Next time when worries stop me from solving a problem, I know there are two steps to follow: First, ______; Next, ______. 78. What was Larry the Lizard? ________________________________________________________________ 79. Why did Mr. Jones ask students to take a 10minute break? ________________________________________________________________ 80. What did Mike mean by saying “putting ourselves in Larry's shoes”? ________________________________________________________________ 81. What did Linda suggest doing to invite Larry to go home? ________________________________________________________________ 82. Where was Larry found, on the ceiling or on a tightrope? ________________________________________________________________ 83. What can the writer learn from this experience? Complete the sentences. First, ________________________________________________________ Next, ________________________________________________________ Writing (作文) (共 20 分) 84. Write at least 60 words according to the given situation. 假设你是李华, 现在有三个英语项目化小组(Project-Based Learning)正在扩招, 请选择一组, 写一封申请信, 信中需要说明你的优势和选择理由, 并提出建议。 选项: A. 健康的食物能否让人们健康 B. 音乐能否帮助学习 C. 有一个好结局的书是否更流行 写作要求: 选择一个小组并明确说明理由; 结合自身优势 (如兴趣、技能、经验等) 说明为何适合加入该小组; 提出一条具体可行的建议, 以帮助小组更好地开展活动或研究。 注意: 短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息, 否则不予评分。 Part 2 语法与词汇 II. Choose the best answer（2135） 21.D 22.A 23.C 24.B 25.D 26.B 27.A 28.B 29.D 30.B 31.C 32.C 33.A 34.A 35.C III. Complete the passage（3643） 36.A 37.AB 38.D 39.B 40.D 41.C 42.A 43.B IV. Word forms（4451） 44.themselves 45.nineties 46.meanings 47.amusing 48.develop 49.noise 50.international 51.possibly V. Sentence transformation（5258） 52.Did, break 53.When will 54.how to 55.strong enough 56.are allowed 57.why, kept 58.Jason was too surprised to say anything Part 3 阅读理解 59.A 60.C 61.C 62.A 63.D 64.C 65.C 66.A 67.B 68.D 69.C 70.B 71.photo 72.real 73.flies 74.affects 75.prepared 76.avoid 77.actually 78.It was the class pet. 79.To let students search for Larry the Lizard. 80.Try to think like Larry. 81.She suggested singing a special song to Larry. 82.On the ceiling. 83.First,try to think in the other side's shoes;Next,use creative ways to solve the problem. 84.略 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $