陕西西安市高新一中初级中学2026-2027学年度第一学期收心考试 九年级 英语

2026—2027学年度第一学期收心考试

九年级 英语

（总分120分 用时120分钟）

Ⅰ．单项选择（共20小题，计20分）

本题共有20个小题，请从每个小题的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

1. They finally decided ________ a new house near the park.

A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought

2. — Lucy bought me a gift yesterday. What should I do?

— You can buy her a scarf ________.

A. in return B. on purpose C. by accident D. in person

3. — ________________?

— I have a bad cold.

A. How are you  B. What are you doing

C. What’s the weather like  D. What’s the matter

4. I often tell my sons to take care of ________ when I’m not at home.

A. herself B. ourselves C. yourselves D. themselves

5. — What were you doing at 8:00 last night?

— I ________ my homework when the rainstorm came.

A. was doing B. did C. do D. am doing

6. — ________ is the Dead Sea?

— About 300 meters deep.

A. How far B. How wide C. How deep D. How long

7. Many students enjoy ________ English movies in their free time.

A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. watched

8. — The mountain peak is 5,000 meters ________ sea level.

— Wow! That’s very high — no wonder the air is so thin up there!

A. below B. beside C. under D. above

9. It started to rain heavily while we ________ home yesterday afternoon.

A. were walking B. are walking C. walked D. walk

10. The little boy had to ________ the sweet candy because his teeth were not good.

A. accept B. receive C. solve D. refuse

11. The little girl was ________ scared that she couldn’t say a word.

A. so B. too C. very D. such

12. You ________ follow the doctor’s advice and drink more hot water if you keep having a fever.

A. could B. should C. shouldn’t D. may

13. You won’t succeed ________ you work harder than before.

A. as soon as B. so that C. if D. unless

14. AI ________ our life in different fields since 1956.

A. will change B. changes C. changed D. has changed

15. — I have never read a classic novel before. Could you ________ one?

— The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It’s so good.

A. recommend B. interview C. donate D. review

16. — Does your grandfather still live ________?

—Yes, but he doesn’t feel ________.

A. alone; alone B. lonely; lonely C. alone; lonely D. lonely; alone

17. The ________ need more care. My ________ sister always spends her spare time staying with them.

A. elder; elderly B. elderly; elder C. elderly; elderly D. elder; elder

18. The questions sometimes were ________ and they made me ________.

A. embarrassed; embarrassing B. embarrassed; embarrassed

C. embarrassing; embarrassing D. embarrassing; embarrassed

19. — Where is Lucy?

— She ________ the teachers’ office. She will be back in a minute.

A. has been to B. has gone to C. went to D. goes to

20. — Have you seen the film Spider Man ________?

— Yes. I have ________ seen it with my friends.

A. yet; already B. already; already C. yet; yet D. already; yet

Ⅱ．完形填空（共15小题，计15分）

阅读短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

In a small town, there was a 12-year-old boy named Ali. Ali was talented in soccer. At first, Ali was a 21.

________ boy and he always practiced soccer in his free time. Because of Ali’s excellent performance, his team won several games. And everyone in his school considered him as the 22. ________ player on the soccer team.

However, these 23. ________ made him proud and overconfident (自负的). He began to be absent from soccer practice, thinking that he no longer 24. ________ it.

Then an important game 25. ________ the best team in town came. Before the game, 26. ________ others were practicing hard, Ali decided to play video games at home instead. He was crazy about the games and spent all his time on 27. ________. Even when his coach pointed out his 28. ________, he said it was not a big deal and continued playing.

Finally, the day of the game arrived. Ali’s coach was 29. ________ about him. Before the game, he reminded Ali that he had missed several practices and that it would be a hard game. But Ali was sure that his team would never 30. ________.

After the game began, Ali felt something was wrong: his legs were heavy and he could hardly keep up with others. Soon the other team 31. ________ first.

In the end, Ali’s team lost, and he felt 32. ________. Seeing him sitting alone with his head down, Ali’s coach said to him, “You should always work hard and improve your 33. ________. Always remember that practice makes perfect.”

From that day on, Ali returned to 34. ________, leaving his bad habits behind. He learned that being good is not 35. ________: one must always keep fighting to make progress and never be overconfident. And this lesson has stayed with him ever since.

21. A. lazy B. careless C. mean D. hard-working

22. A. best B. slowest C. tallest D. youngest

23. A. jokes B. surprises C. changes D. successes

24. A. wanted B. needed C. remembered D. enjoyed

25. A. of B. at C. against D. under

26. A. before B. while C. after D. until

27. A. them B. him C. her D. it

28. A. space B. shape C. problem D. progress

29. A. excited B. worried C. surprised D. curious

30. A. lose B. drop C. end D. wait

31. A. failed B. bled C. scored D. hurt