江苏省泰州市姜堰区励才实验学校2025-2026学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案（每小题1分，共10分）

1. —Good news! China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft on October 31, 2025.

—Great! What great ________ China has made in the field of space!

A. promise B. power C. progress D. process

2. —I hear that there will be a fire escape drill for Grade 9 students tomorrow.

—Exactly. Fires ________ easily in autumn and winter.

A. put out B. break out C. turn out D. come out

3. —What makes Tony, such a teenager ________ my age, so excellent, Mom?

—Being strict with himself ________ everything, I think.

A. at; on B. of; in C. at; in D. of; on

4. —Many young people now prefer ________ takeaways to cooking.

—It’s not a healthy lifestyle. And I would rather ________ by myself.

A. ordering; cook B. to order; to cook C. ordering; to cook D. to order; cooking

5. —Dad, I’d like you to take Mum out to have a holiday this weekend. I know she is tired these days, ________ she tries to hide it.

—Oh, dear! I’m thinking about it, too.

A. because B. although C. as D. since

6. —Some people are not sure ________ they will be fined or not after drinking Moutai-flavoured latte.

—I’m afraid we’d better not. For our safety, we can’t be ________ careful.

A. if; too B. if; so C. whether; too D. whether; so

7. Which of the following words is formed the same way as “toothache”?

A. discovery B. boredom C. wartime D. homeless

8. —Did you hear that the Chinese men’s national football team lost the key match in Jakarta and missed the 2026 World Cup?

—Yes, that’s really heartbreaking. They haven’t qualified for the World Cup for 24 years. ________!

A. What a relief B. What a pity C. How wonderful D. How lucky

9. Which of the following reading methods is used when we read a bus timetable?

A. skimming B. scanning C. predicting D. guessing

10. —What are you doing, Jack?

—I am searching for some information about the Blue Moon. I wonder ________.

A. that it will appear next time B. why it looked yellow

C. when was it found for the first time D. whether it represents good luck

三、完形填空 （每小题1分，共15分）

阅读短文，从每题所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

AI has changed our world in many ways and will continue to change it. It’s no ____11____ that AI has been the main topic of many creative works. But the AI we see in books and movies is quite ____12____ what we see in our daily lives.

AI’s first appearance in fiction was in Erewhon, a ____13____ by English writer Samuel Butler. In this novel published in 1872, the citizens (居民) of the country of Erewhon do not ____14____ anyone to build machines, as they fear that the machines could one day become smart and more ____15____ than man.

In fact, this kind of “AI rebellion (反叛)” is a ____16____ theme in stories. In Stanley Kubrick’s classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey, a smart computer turns ____17____ the people on a spaceship, killing all except the ship’s commander (指挥官). In the Terminator movies, an AI network called Skynet, made for national defense (国防), decides to start a nuclear war (核战争) to ____18____ humans.

But in other works of fiction, AI is more ____19____ to humans. US author Isaac Asimov, one of the greatest sci-fi writers ____20____ history, often wrote about AI. He created the Three Laws of Robotics to ____21____ smart robots from hurting humans. The laws have ____22____ influenced real-life discussions about AI ethics (伦理).

Of course, new stories about AI are ____23____ out all the time. Our ____24____ in machines that can think, feel and act seems endless. It will be interesting to see ____25____ the AI from stories will ever become the AI of the real world.

11. A. doubt B. idea C. wonder D. interest

12. A. close to B. open to C. free from D. different from

13. A. movie B. novel C. play D. opera

14. A. allow B. stop C. teach D. push

15. A. honest B. special C. powerful D. active

16. A. common B. difficult C. new D. creative

17. A. off B. against C. down D. around

18. A. guide B. end C. save D. follow

19. A. familiar B. dangerous C. useful D. friendly

20. A. over B. of C. through D. in

21. A. separate B. protect C. prevent D. excuse

22. A. seldom B. even C. never D. almost

23. A. writing B. running C. coming D. going

24. A. interest B. pride C. surprise D. trust

25. A. as B. although C. unless D. if

四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案（每小题2分，共40分）

（A）

Trees are everywhere around us. They help us and our environment in many ways. Let’s take a look!

They help us breathe. Trees make the oxygen (氧气) we need and take in the carbon dioxide (二氧化碳).	They keep Earth cool. Trees can beat the heat by taking in the carbon dioxide that fuels global warming.	They fight floods. Tree roots help to absorb (吸收) water during floods. They can slow the water flow.
They store water. Forests are like sponges (海绵), catching rainfall. Then, the water goes down into the soil. Water can be stored there.	They keep dirt in its place. Roots of trees can hold soil together. This way, the soil cannot be moved around by wind or water.	They clean up air. There are many pollutants (污染物) in the air. Trees can help to clean them.
They give us medicine. Forests are a source of natural	8. ______________ Spending time in forests can help us calm down, as well as make us more creative.