江苏常州外国语学校2025-2026学年第二学期九年级二模考试英语

常州外国语学校 2025一2026学年第二学期九年级二模考试 英语 注：以下题目的答案，请全部做在答题纸上。 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。 1.一Have you watched__up-lo-date movie Dear You(《给阿嬷的情书》)recently? -Yes.It is warm story about family love which touches everyone. A.an;a B.the;a C.the;the D.an;the 2.-It's reported that the plastic poilution is seriously harming the global oceans. -Yes,and I think it wili be worse stronger laws are made, A.since B.until C.after D.unless 3.-How about his new design? --Just soso.In some ways,it's of even practical value than the old one. A.greater B.great C.less D.little 4.-Amy,I hear you are going to spend the summer holiday abroad. -I did consider it,but I have the plan.Travelling around China means more to me. A.confirmed B.connected C.controlled D.cancelled 5.-His father has tried many kinds of medicine. -But has any effect on his disease,so he is going to try different. A.nothing;anything 、 D.little;everything C.none;something D.no one;something 6.-I am feeling bad today and I feel nothing goes well. -Take it easy. tomorrow is another day. A.Instead B.However C.Otherwise D.Anyway 7:-Excuse me,do you mind if I open the window? -Well,if you ,I can put on more clothes. A.can B.may C.must D.shall 8.Mind maps are useful.It is careful us to use our pens and draw our own invention. Maybe it will be a real product one day. A.for:turned on B.for;turned up C.of;turned out D.of:turned into 9.-One of the 24 solar terms-Grain in Ear()is coming soon. -That's true.But could you tell me A.what does this solar term mean B that it will fall on the fifth of June this year C.whether it was the 9th of the 24 solar terms D.if it marks the crops are ready to be harvested 10.-I didn't have time to write the report because I was at a meeting all morning But I need it next week. A.What fun! B.That's OK! C.I am not sure. D.I'm sorry to hear that. 第1页共8页 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。 "Shoulders square,knees high,pump hard!"Jimmy heard every word from Coach Peter,but his mind was somewhere else.Last night's 11 talk with his dad kept replaying in his mind. "Get enough sleep.Eat light in the morning.Run two laps and..."His dad had been giving 12 on every detail,as usual."What time does your race start?" "I...I don't know,"Jimmy lied,looking at his feet."Do you have to go?" “Wel,”his dad_13_.“It's not that I HAVE to.It's that I WANT to..” "Yeah,I know,14..."Jimmy continued."It's just that you make me 15,Dad.I think I'll do better...on my own." Jimmy's dad turned away 16.Jimmy saw his face and knew he'd made a mistake."Sure. I get it,"his dad said,leaving Jimmy with his thoughts. "Now,"Coach Peter's voice cut,"remember--run through the finish line!" At the starting line,Jimmy felt excited and sorry.He'd done everything Dad said-slept early, ate lightly,practised hard.But something still 17 on him. BANG!The race began.Jimmy had a good start and pushed his body to the limit.Go,go,go! Wind hit his face.Other runners became shadows.Jimmy felt as if he was flying.Push,push,push. Was he 18 He leaned(forward.Don't run to it,run through it.He felt the tape snap across his chest.He'd done it!He'd won! It was a personal record but it didn't feel as good as he 19.Jimmy looked at the medal in his hand.The round gold medal felt heavy and cool in his hand.He wanted to 20 it to someone...but that someone wasn't there. "Nice race,Jimmy,"Coach Peter said."21 the way,would you go check the top stand before we leave?" Climbing up,Jimmy suddenly stopped.At the top of the stands,taped()to the bag above the last row,was a small handwritten sign.It said simply:I was here.22 of you. Jimmy smiled,eyes watery.He knew that handwriting. ( )11.A.unhappy B.inactive C.cheerful D.meaningful ( )12.A.challenge B.advice C.support D.courage )13.A.complained B.repeated C accepted D.explained ( )14.A.and B.or C.but D.so )15.A.energetic B.stressed C.scared D.busy ( )16.A.happily B.smoothly C.excitedly D.slowly )..A.counted B.impressed C.insisted D.weighed ( )18.A.winning B.waiting C.celebrating D.laughing ）l9.A.achieved B.managed C.expected D.required )20.A.lend B.show C.offer D.send )21.A.In B.On C.By D.At )22.A.Proud B.Confident C.Tired D.Guilty 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。 Join Us for an Exploration (of Chinese Arts! Discover the beauty of traditional Chinese arts!Look for a fun and nice weekend activity 第2页共8页 full of culture?Call students aged 10--18!Join us for an exciting exploration into the world of Chinese arts！ Date&Time:9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.on November 15th and 16th(Saturday and Sunday),2026 Address:Children's Palace Chinese Dough Modeling(面塑) Learn this traditional skill!With it,you can make different beautiful art pieces by using colored dough.You'll create lively figures and take the modeling works home to tastel Rice Paper Making Discover how to make rice paper (a key material in Chinese art)in the traditional way,using rice grass and other plants. Sugar Painting Find out the amazing art of sugar painting!Artists use hot sugar to make beautiful pictures of animals,flowers and so on.You'll learn how to use hot sugar to draw in the sugar painting class! For booking or more information,email us at CulfureArts@gmail.com. 23.Who can join the Chinese arts exploration activity? A.A 25-year-old young teacher. B.An 8-year-old primary school student. C.A 19-year-old college student. D.A 12-year-old middle school student. 24.What can you do with your Chinese dough modeling works? A.Leave them in the classroom. B.Give them to the teachers. C.Take them home and taste them. D.Sell them at the activity. 25.You can book the activity or get more information by A.making a phone call B.sending an email C.visiting the office D.leaving a message online B The2026 Government Work Report clearly says that China will support qualified(符合条件 )areas to carry out spring and autumn holidays for primary and secondary school students, while putting into practice the wrong-time paid leave(错峰带薪休假)system for workers..Asa hot topic,the policy has been tested in provinces such as Zhejiang,Jiangsu and Sichuan with useful experience. These short holidays bring many good points to students.They can lower study pressure after long-time learning and help students keep healthy both in body and mind.With nice and comfortable weather,students can go out of classrooms to take part in real activities,including farming experiences,nature watching and local culture learning.In this way,book knowledge is turned into real-life experience. The holidays also bring good points to families.Wrong-time leave lets parents spend happy time with their children at lower costs,away from the large crowds of busy travel seasons.Many families choose to travel,visit relatives or go to museums together,making family ties closer.At the same time,the holidays help develop local tourism and economy,making a win-win situation for education and society. However,difficulties still exist()in the policy's carrying out.The main problem is that 第3页共8页 many working parents cannot look after their children during the holidays.To solve this,many schools offer childcare services with colorful activitics,and local communities offer more activities for students.The holidays can also be set freely according to local situations. In short,spring and autumn holidays for primary and secondary school students are an important educational change.They show a turn from exam-centered education to a focus on all-round development.With joint (efforts from families,schools and society,these holidays will help students grow in a healthier and more meaningful way. 26.Why are the holidays good for society and education? A.They make schools have longerteaching time. B.They let parents spend less time with their children. C.They make people travel only during busy seasons. D.They help develop local tourism and create a win-win situation. 27.Which of the following statements is right? A.Staggered (leave can help families save money and avoid crowds. B.There are no problems in carrying out the new holiday policy. C.All places in China have already started-spring and autumn holidays. D.Students can only learn knowledge fiom texibooks during the holidays 28.What can we know about the challenges of the policy? A.Schools can do nothing to help working parents. B.Communities don't offer-any activities for students. C.Many working parents have difficulty looking after their kids. D.The holidays must be set in the same way across the country. C Listening to music,watching movies,reading novels...Which kind of art is your go-to choice for fun?According to a new study,art not only calms your mind but also improves your health. For the first time,scientists in the UK found that art helps the immune(免疫的)，endocrine (and nervous systems all at once.The study included 50 healthy volunteers aged 18 to 40.Half of them weat to see real artworks in a famous London art museum;while the other half looked at copies of the same paintings in common rooms.All of them wore small health-check tools during the whole test. The results were clear.People who visited the museum had their stress largely cut down by 22 percent,while the other group only dropped by 8 percent.What's more,signs of body inflammation()fell by nearly 30 percent among museum visitors. It's not just visual(art that has such effects.For example,a 2021 Swiss study said that dance reduces stress by improving movement control. What makes art so powerful?Scientists have different ideas.One,developed by Edward Vessel at the City College of New York,looks to our brain's default mode network(默认模式网 )'Ihis network is thought to play a key role in creativity-it usually stays quiet when we pay attention to things around us.But when we enjoy art,this network becomes active. Although we are still learning how this works, _According to American Scientist, art therapy was first developed to help soldiers who got hurt mentally during World War II.These 第4页共8页 soldiers had trouble talking about their feelings,so traditional talking therapy didn't work well. Since then,art therapy has helped over 650 million people around the world. Experts say scientific studies like this can help more people get help from art treatment. 29.What does the result of the UK study show? A.Young people benefit more from viewing art. B.Looking at art copies is of little'enefit to hea C.Painting is the most helpful art for lowering stress. D.Stress went down more for the art museum visitors 30.What does Edward Vessel's theory suggest about art? A.It makes people's memory become belter. B.It makes the brain's special network active. C.It makes the brain's usual activity weaker. D.It makes people careless about the outside. 31.Which of the following is the most suitable for A.art's pewer has long been used in treatment B.art's power is still doubted by scientists C.art's power has been fully understood by scientists D.art's power hasn't been used in treatment till now 32.What's the best title for the passage? A.Enjoy different arts B.Art keeps us healthy C Ways to relax ourselves D..Useful medical studies 0 Miss Martha Meacham kept the little bakery()on the corner.At forty,she had two false teeth and a sympathetic heart.She has two thousand dollars in the bank.Many people,who were not as good as Miss Martha,had married. A customer came in two or three times a week,and soon Miss Martha began to take an interest in him.He was a quiet,middle-aged man,wearing glasses and a brown beard().His clothes were always old and patched()But he looked tidy and had very good manners.He always bought two loaves of stale(不新鲜的)bread.Fresh bread was five cents a loaf,while stale loaves were two for five.Never did he call for anything but stale bread. Once,while serving him,Miss Martha saw a red and brown mark on the customer's fingers. She was sure then that he was an artist and very poor.No doubt he lived in an attic()where he painted pictures,ate stale bread and thought of the good things to eat in Miss Martha's bakery. Miss Martha's heart was a sympathetic one.To check if she was right about his job,she took a painting from her room and put it behind the bread counter().No artist could fail to notice it. Two days later,the customer came in. "Two loaves of stale bread,if you please." "You have here a fine picture,madam."he said while she was packing the bread. "Yes?"said Miss Martha,pleased with her cleverness."Do you think it is a good picture?" "The palace,"said the customer,"is not in good drawing.The perspective(透视画法)of it is not true.Goodbye,madam." ..He took his bread,bowed and hurried out. Yes,he must be an artist.How gently and kindly his eyes shone behind his glasses!He could 第5页共8页 tell problems in paintings easily,yet he only ate old bread.But great people always meet hard times before they become successful. How nice it would be for such a talented artist if he was supported by two thousand dollars in the bank,a bakery and a sympathetic heart.But these were daydreams. Now,when he came,he would often chat for a while with Miss Martha.He kept on buying stale bread,never a cake,never a pie.She thought he began to look thinner and lost heart.She wanted to offer something good to him,but she was afraid of hurting him.She knew the pride of artists. 33.Why did Miss Martha put the painting behind the bread counter? A.To sell the painting to help the poor artist. B.To test whether the customer was an arlist. C.To show her personal art collection and taste. D.To decorate the shop and attract more customers. 34.Miss Martha had a "sympathetic"heart means.she was kind to someone A.who had a problem B.who made mistakes C.who achieved success D.who laughed at others 35.What might happen later according to the last sentence of the story? A.Miss Martha would ofter the man stale bread for free. B.Miss Martha would lend some of her money to the man. C.Miss Martha would secretly add something to the stale bread. D.Miss Martha would give him fresh bread instead of stale one. 36.How does the writer mainly develop the story? A.By describing the setting in great detail. B.By-showing scenes between two locations. C.By using long dialogues between characters. D.By exploring Miss Martha's thoughts and feelings. 四、信息还原（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两项 为多余选项) Have you ever wondered why we say mgidongxi instead of mainarbei,shangcesuo instead of xiacesuo,and yijianxiangzuo instead of yijianxiangyou?37. East or West When going shopping,Chinese people say maidongxi instead of mainanbei.A theory says that in the Tang Dynasty,there were two popular markets in Chang'an,the national capital at the time.38. When shopping,people usually went to the East Market first,and then went to the West Market.As time went by,people started to describe shopping as maidongxi. Up or down We use shangcesuo to mean "go to the bathroom"and xiachufang to mean "go to the kitchen". Why?In ancient times,houses were laid out(in a certain way.The gate of the house would face south,with the bathroom in the north-eastern part of the house and the kitchen in the south-eastern part.On maps,north is usually at the top while south is at the bottom. 39. So people would say they're going up to the bathroom and down to the kitchen. Ancient Chinese used shang and xia to refer to not only directions but also social positions. For example,people used huangshang to refer to the emperor and dianxcia to refer to prince who had a lower position than the emperor. 第6页共8页 Left or right Most people today are right-handed.They feel uncomfortable if they try to use their left hand to write or use chopsticks.This was true in old times as well.So in ancient China,"lef"was related to being different,such as in vijionxiangsuo.If people don't accept common beliefs,we still say they are following pangmenzuodao. When shaking hands,it's important to know which hand to use.40. For example,in some countries,such as India and Nepal,the left hand is considered unclean.However, if you are in a culture where the left hand is used,you'd better do as the locals do. A.In Chinese,we talk about the north'as shang and the south as xia. B.In most cultures,the right hand is generally used for a handshake C.A lot of Chinese phrases show the cultural meanings of Chinese words. D."Left"and"right"also have something to do with people's social position C.One was called the East Market,and the other was called the West Market. F.Many Chinese words have directions in them,and there is lots of history and culture hidden behind. 五、回答问题（共4小题；前三题每题2分，最后一题3分，满分9分） 阅读下面短文，回答短文后的问题。（前三题每题答案不超过10个词） Artificial intelligence(Al)has become a hot topic in our daily lives.Its growing use in our lives has led to different ideas about it. Some people believe that AI is a great tool that can make our lives better.AI acts as a smart helper across many fields,including healthcare,education,robotics and more.In education,if students have trouble with Maths problems,AI can help them solve problems step by step,which helps them leam better.AI can also do with some boring and repeating tasks,such as collecting and entering data().By giving these jobs to Al,humans can devote more of their time to interesting and creative projects.With the help of Al,people can reduce mistakes.It's especially important in healthcare,where AI can be very careful to operate on patients.Most importantly,by doing dangerous work for people,such as controlling animals,dealing with bombs and doing tasks in deep water,hgh places or outer space,AI can keep workers away from harm. However,others think that AI comes with risks,especially if used improperly.One risk is that students may use AI to cheat()on their homework more easily.If students depend too much on AI for answers,they may not learn how to think in different ways or solve problems on their own.Another problem with AI is the spread of information which is not true.AI can sometimes produce things that look real,which makes it hard for people to know what is true,and what is not. In my opinion,AI will keep developing.By using it wisely,we can build a future where technology makes life better,fairer and safer for all.As AI grows smarter,let's grow wiser too! 41.What's the full name of AI? 42.How can AI keep workers away from harm? 43.When does AI come with risks? 44.Do you think that AI is good for our society?Why? 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 sheepskin raft(羊皮筏)，the oldest traffic tool along the Yellow River,has45. history of nearly 2,000 years.Every airbag of the raft is made of a whole sheepskin.It needs many traditional processes()including heating to remove hair,soaking( 泡）in salty oil,,sewing,drying46:_ blowing.Then the airbags 47. (fix)tightly to a wooden stand,making it possible to carry people and goods across the river. It is said that 48. (big)sheepskin raft in ancient times is made up of more than 600 sheepskin airbags.It could support 49. (it)with great strength,with an impressive length of 22 meters and a width of 7 meters.It could carry about 30 tons of goods and drift over 200 kilometers in one day on the Yellow River. Before the 1950s,railways were not built and road traffic was nof convenient at all.The sheepskin raft was used 50. _the most important means of transportation for people 51. lived along the Yellow River. With the fast 52. (develop)of modern society,the sheepskin raft has 53. (great)lost its role in common transport.Nowadays,it can only be seen along the Yellow River banks in some cities in Gansu Province.It 54. (become)a popular tool for tourists to enjoy sightseeing on the Yellow River so far. 七、书面表达（满分15分） 未来我们需要具备什么核心能力？体育能力、终身学习能力、时间管理能力、沟通能力， 创新能力..你们学校正在举行以“Core Abilities(核心能力)”为主题的英文演讲比赛，如果 你是李华，请根据以下提示，选择至少两个核心能力，写一篇英语演讲稿。 What core abilities do you need in the future? Sports,life-long learning,time mansgement, (choose at least two) communication,creativity... 1.… Why do you need these core abilities? 2.… What will you do to improve these abilities? 1.… 2.… 注意：1.内容须包含所给的提示要点，可适当发挥。 2.词数100个左右：短文开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 3.表达中请勿提及真实校名及姓名。 Core Abilities Good morning,everyone! My name is Li Hua.It's my great pleasure to talk about"core abilities"today. That's all for my speech.Thank you for your listening! 第8页共8页