广东深圳市福田区外国语学校2026-2027学年度第一学期期中考试九年级英语试卷

2026-2027学年度第一学期期中考试

九年级英语试卷

说明：

答题前，务必用黑色字迹的签字笔将自己的姓名、学号等填写在答题卷规定的位置上。选择题用2B铅笔作答，填涂时要将选中项框内涂黑、涂满。修改时须用橡皮将原作答擦除干净，再重新作答。主观题用黑色字迹的签字笔作答;答题字迹不可压在黑色框线上，更不可写在框线外。考试结束后，不要将试卷、草稿纸或其它物品夹在答题卡中。

1.考生必须在答题卷上按规定作答：凡在试卷、草稿纸上作答的，其答案一律无效。

2.全卷共4页，考试时间80分钟，满分85分。

第一部分 选择题(共60分)

Ⅰ. 单项选择(10分)

根据句子意思，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出恰当的选项完成句子，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。(共10小题，每小题1分)

1. —Could you tell me _________ the report is about?

—Sure. It’s about the _________ of screen time on children’s sleep.

A. why; impression B. what; impact C. how; influence D. who; instruction

2. —The soup _________ really nice. Did your mum make it?

—No, I did it myself. But the bread is too hard to eat. It _________a stone now.

A. taste; looks like B. is tasted; feels like C. tastes; feels like D. is tasting; looks like

3. —Why are you checking the time _________?

—I am worried that my _________ sister will be late for the volunteer activity.

A. worried; ten-years-old B. worriedly; ten-year-old

C. worriedly; ten year old D. worried; ten years old

4. —Students in FFLS (Fuwai) have _________ a reading club to share classic books with classmates.

—_________ significant work they have done! I’m so proud of them.

A. put up; What a B. made up; How C. set up; What D. taken up; How

5. —I’m not sure _________I should sign up for the APEC English Speech Contest or not.

—Go for it! It’s a great chance to get your ideas _________ to international listeners.

A. whether; through B. whether; across C. if; through D. if; across

6. —Catch of a lifetime tells us not just about fishing, _________ about doing the right thing.

—Yes. It is the decision to do right _________ lives fresh in our memory.

A. and; that B. so; which C. but; that D. or; which

7. —She’s been to China before, _________ she?

—No. But there _________ a travel plan and two tickets for her trip to Beijing on the desk.

A. has; is B. hasn’t; are C. has; are D. hasn’t; is

8. —I really _________ my new teammates on our study trip to Shenzhen Museum.

—That’s great to hear. _________ have you kept in touch with each other ever since?

A. fell out with; How often B. hit it off with; How long

C. came up with; How far D. got on well with; How soon

9. —The advice column of our school advises us Grade 9 students to _________ our mental health.

—Right. To achieve this, we should avoid _________ short-video apps in our spare time.

A. care about; paying attention to B. worry about; giving up

C. concentrate on; looking forward to D. focus on; getting addicted to

10. —He is _________ hard-working that he keeps practising English every day.

—Exactly. Remember “_________”. Hard work brings progress.

A. so; No pains, no gains B. so; Every dog has its day

C. such; Rome was not built in a day D. such; Many hands make light work

Ⅱ.完型填空(10分)

阅读下面短文，从短文所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡选择题答题区将相应的字母编号涂黑。

Guo Shoujing was a brilliant astronomer and engineer in the Yuan Dynasty. Born in 1231, he showed great talent for math and astronomy at a young age. His grandfather, Guo Rong, was a respected scholar who taught him to observe nature carefully.

When Guo was 20, he ____11____ a broken water clock in his hometown. This caught the ____12____ of Kublai Khan, the emperor, who invited him to work on the calendar system. At that time, the old calendar was ____13____, causing farmers to plant crops at the wrong time. Guo believed it was his duty to ____14____ this problem.

He traveled across China to collect data, climbing mountains to observe ____15____. Once, while building a new observatory, his team faced a shortage of materials. Instead of ____16____, Guo used local stones and wood,

proving his creativity. He also invented new tools, such as the “simplified instrument”, which made star observation much ____17____.

After years of effort, Guo completed the Shoushi Calendar (授时历). It was so accurate that it only had a 26-second error per year! His work helped ____18____ plan their work better and improved daily life. Even today, Guo’s ____19____ of precision and dedication inspires scientists. He showed us that true greatness lies not in fame, but in using knowledge to ____20____ others.

11. A. fixed B. sold C. discovered D. hid

12. A. attention B. money C. sympathy D. admiration

13. A. balanced B. incorrect C. expensive D. popular

14. A. give out B. find out C. work out D. check out

15. A. clocks B. crops C. stars D. planets

16. A. giving up B. looking for C. running away D. falling asleep

17. A. easier B. harder C. slower D. fancier

18. A. sellers B. astronomers C. scientists D. farmers

19. A. talent B. fame C. spirit D. courage

20. A. control B. serve C. follow D. respect

Ⅲ. 阅读理解(40分)

第一节 阅读下列短文，从下面每题的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡选择题答题区将相应的字母编号涂黑。(共15小题，每小题1.5分)

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Alexia Danielsson was 14 when she first drove a Formula One (F1) car. Now 17 and competing in the Central European F4 series, she hopes one day to be on the F1 starting line for real.

This August marked 50 years since Italy’s Lella Lombardi became the last female driver to start an F1 race. While F1 doesn’t limit participation by gender (性别), the sport remains male-dominated (男性主导的). Historically, only five women have officially competed in an F1 Grand Prix.

Cultural barriers are one of the biggest challenges for women in racing. Because motorsport is seen as mainly for boys, women start racing later and have a harder time getting the necessary experience. Without many role models, it can also be difficult for girls to imagine a career in motorsport.

Despite these challenges, positive changes are taking place. In 2022, the More than Equal project was launched to develop the first female F1 champion. A year later, F1 introduced the F1 Academy, a racing series