山东省淄博市张店区第九中学2025-2026学年九年级上学期10月月考英语试卷

2025-2026学年第一学期阶段性学业水平检测初四英语

第Ⅰ卷 （选择题共42分）

一、完形填空 （共10小题，满分10分）

My mom has a wish. She always wants to teach me her ___1___ of weaving (编织). But I don’t like learning it. I would rather ___2___ my friends outside. One day, my mother asked me to get some water for her to mix the dye (染料). When I reached the river with my friend, we found the river was full of water hyacinths (水葫芦), a kind of water plant. My friend stood by the river ___3___ his head and said, “The bad things come again.”

Last year, the rainy season brought water hyacinths. The plant ___4___ the river, and people had no place to get water. “How can such a beautiful plant be ___5___?” I said. We decided to remove the plants. ___6___ I noticed that the plant had strong stalks (茎秆) growing out of the water. “Maybe they’re the perfect things to weave,” I thought.

I ran home with this ___7___. “Mom, can you teach me how to weave?” My mother was happy to hear that. My friend and I went back to the river to ___8___ some water hyacinths as weaving materials. My mother taught us how to weave a good work. Since then, we’ve been weaving together every day after school.

Before long we both mastered weaving ___9___. We used the stalks to make schoolbags and other useful things. We thought it was a good idea to teach our neighbors to weave with stalks.

Then, by the end of the ____10____ season, the villagers couldn’t wait to go to the river to collect the water hyacinths. They no longer consider the plant harmful, but as a kind of good material to weave.

1. A. reasons B. skills C. plans D. dreams

2. A. play with B. fight with C. share with D. work with

3. A. raising B. nodding C. shaking D. hitting

4. A. broke B. covered C. reached D. connected

5. A. harmful B. painful C. wonderful D. meaningful

6. A. If B. So C. Even D. But

7. A. news B. idea C. doubt D. answer

8. A. pick B. plant C. buy D. sell

9. A. luckily B. suddenly C. successfully D. quietly

10. A. snowy B. rainy C. windy D. sunny

二、阅读理解 （共16小题，满分32分）

A

People often say “More friends make things easier to deal with.” A survey shows that the average (平均的) number of friends people have on social media is between 250 and 300. But is this true? Is it real to own meaningful relationships with so many people?

It’s easy to make new friends on social media today. So people question how real the friendship is. For example, when I see a friend has posted her pictures on the Internet, I’d reply with a comment (评论) like “Wow, it looks great”, even though in actual fact, it doesn’t. And the next time I post, that friend will comment similarly, so I will feel better about myself.

Not long ago, I got chatting to someone at a concert, who told me that she loved going to concerts. We got along pretty well and added each other on social media. Now, I see her post pictures sometimes and I “like” her photos from many concerts she’s been to, but I am sure we’ll never meet again. Social media has made friendships less sincere, reducing them to some meaningless “adds” and “likes”.

Real friendships, on the other hand, take time to build. It takes years of shared experiences to develop strong and lasting bonds (联系). And they are much more valuable. It’s something that cannot be replaced on social media, no matter how many times you have “liked” a person’s posts.

Anyway, it’s a truth that technology has changed the way we manage our friendships. Finally, though, it’s up to us to decide how real and meaningful those friendships truly are.

11. How does the author start the passage?

A. By telling a story.

B. By using a saying.

C. By showing an example.

D. By sharing his own experience.

12. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “sincere”?

A. 真诚的 B. 严肃的 C. 特殊的 D. 新鲜的

13. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Tips to make more friends online.

B. Different opinions on developing friendships.

C. The ways to build true friendships with others.

D. The influence of social media on friendships.

B

Since exercise videos started appearing online, most people have used them easily to keep fit. Even so, some

people say exercise videos should not replace the proper instruction at a gym.

One advantage of online exercise videos is that they are free. You don’t have to pay for a gym membership or expensive exercise equipment (设备). Besides, it’s very convenient for people to watch them. You just need a Wi-Fi connection and you can start exercising anytime you like. Also, there are plenty of choices of exercise videos online. You might decide on a more relaxing yoga or Pilates class or go for a more high-energy Zumba workout.

However, some people might find this wide range (系列) of choices confusing. They might not know how to choose the right video. In a gym, you could get advice on what exercises you need to do and how to do them correctly. But at home, it is possible for you to keep doing an exercise incorrectly because no expert around corrects you. To avoid getting hurt during the exercise, it’s better for beginners to do exercise in a gym.

There are many pros and cons to online exercise videos, but I strongly believe that the pros outweigh the cons. People who are unable to go to the gym now have the chance of getting fit at home whenever they want, and some exercise is definitely better than no exercise at all.

14. What does the underlined word “confusing” mean?

A. Unclear. B. Terrible. C. Difficult. D. Enjoyable.

15. Why is it a good choice for beginners to do exercise in a gym?

A. To avoid getting hurt during the exercise.

B. To know which exercise fits them.

C. To know how to use the equipment correctly.

D. To keep exercising for longer time with others.

16. What is the writer’s attitude towards exercise videos?

A. Supportive. B. Uncertain. C. Doubtful. D. Worried.

17. What’s the structure of the passage?

A.  B.  C.  D.

C

Why don’t we ever see the Sun at night, but sometimes we can see the Moon in the morning? The following is the answer given by an astronomer (天文学家). ____18____ We often think that the Sun rules the day and the Moon rules the night. That’s not totally right.

The Sun shines all the time. It shines during the day and even at night. As the Earth turns, sometimes we face