山东青岛市市北区 2026-2027学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

九年级英语质量调研 （考试时间：100分钟；满分：90分） 1．本试题分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共五个大题。第Ⅰ卷为客观题，包含完形填空、阅读理解；第Ⅱ卷为主观题，包含短文填空、阅读表达和书面表达。 2．所有题目均在答题卡上作答，在试题上作答无效。 The world is always changing, and so are we. As you explore the stories, ideas and challenges in this test, think about what they mean to you. Read with curiosity, think independently, and enjoy your journey of discovery! Word Bank Alzheimer’s disease 阿尔茨海默病 discipline n.纪律 memorial adj.纪念的 air conditioning 空调 faraway adj.遥远的 monument n.纪念碑 analyze v.分析 hummed v.哼唱 neutrinos n.中微子 automatically adv.自动地 ice atoms n.冰原子 particle n.粒子 comment v.评论 involve v.参与；涉及 paved adj.铺砌的 complain v.抱怨 judgment n.判断 retire v.退休 critically adv.批判性地 load n.负荷 rooftop n.屋顶 desertification n.沙漠化 lyrics n.歌词 sensor n.传感器 detect v.探测 magnificent adj.令人赞叹的 survival n.生存；存活 detector n.探测器 melody n.旋律 swamp n.沼泽 第Ⅰ卷Read and Explore（满分40分） ❖ Discover the Power of Love: How can love help us through difficult times? Ⅰ．完形填空（本题10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 One afternoon, Adam was hosting a family dinner at his home, when his 71-year-old mother, Marti, broke the news. She said that she was becoming more 1 . She started calling everyone “Darling” because she couldn’t 2 their names. Adam sensed 3 was wrong. So, when the doctor told him his mother was likely to have Alzheimer’s disease, Adam was not surprised. The disease affects memory and it hardly ever gets better. In Marti’s case, she required more care and patience. Adam and his family decided to make the most of their remaining time with Marti. They took a trip to Yosemite National Park. The 4 moved Marti to tears. Adam also continued to host family meals at his home every Sunday 5 his father passed away. After that, Adam brought his mother to live with him. Every week, he played the 6 for her at home. He has always enjoyed playing music for her. Before she had Alzheimer’s disease, Marti would sing along, and the pair would 7 together for family and friends. But as Marti’s 8 got worse, the lyrics of her favorite songs began to disappear from her mind. However, even without the lyrics, Marti hummed along with her son. Somehow, she still remembered the melodies of the songs she had listened to many years ago. “My mum supported me 9 when I was young,” Adam said. “Now, it’s my turn to bring her happiness with my guitar.” Although Marti has forgotten many things, music has become a bridge. Through it, she and her family can still 10 . Memories may fade away, but love does not. 1. A. active B. curious C. positive D. forgetful 2. A. force B. react C. remember D. pronounce 3. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything 4. A. miracle B. discussion C. solution D. journey 5. A. until B. if C. while D. because 6. A. piano B. violin C. guitar D. drum 7. A. exercise B. perform C. explain D. celebrate 8. A. memory B. skill C. hearing D. character 9. A. quickly B. nearly C. fully D. recently 10. A. leave B. disappoint C. imagine D. communicate Ⅱ．阅读理解（本题20小题，A、B、C、D四篇，每小题1.5分，共30分） ❖ Learn to Think Independently: Can AI make us think less? A Can AI Make Us Think Less? Today lots of people use AI chatbots like DeepSeek to help with work or study. They can write emails, sum up reports, or even make presentations quickly. But is this always a good thing? AI and design researcher Advait Sarkar warns that if we rely too much on AI to think for us, we might become “middle managers for our own thoughts.” This means we spend time just checking and agreeing with AI’s ideas instead of developing our own. ① The Problem: Pack your think for AI When we let AI do thinking — based tasks — such as analyzing data, writing passages, or making decisions — we risk losing important abilities. Studies show people who use AI too much may: ● Become less creative, coming up with fewer ideas that are more alike. ● Think less critically about information. ● Remember less of what they read or write. ● Have difficulty reflecting on their own thinking process. In short, if we do not train our brains, our thinking skills will grow weak. ② A Better Way: AI as a Tool for Thought But AI does not have to take the place of our thinking. It can help us think better. Here is how: ● It pushes active reading by offering summaries and raising meaningful questions. ● It helps users organize their ideas while staying connected to original materials. ● It gives suggestions. It will not finish tasks automatically, but challenge users’ opinions, show different ideas or point out possible mistakes. In this way, users keep control of work, get deeply involved in tasks, and learn and remember more. ③ Why It Matters Thinking is not simply a tool to finish work — it is part of being human. If machines do all our thinking, we may lose the ability to solve difficult problems, make reasonable judgments and produce original ideas. Good AI should make us smarter instead of turning us into lazy thinkers. ④ Summary The next time you use AI, ask yourself: is this tool doing my thinking for me, or is it helping me think better? We should choose tools that protect and improve our minds instead of replacing them. As Sarkar says, “What would you rather have? A tool that thinks for you, or a tool that makes you think?” 11. What does researcher Advait Sarkar warn? A. AI may make people less willing to work with others. B. Depending too much on AI may weaken independent thinking. C. AI may provide information that people find difficult to remember. D. Depending on AI may make people spend more time checking information. 12. According to the passage, how can AI help us think better? A. By organizing information and making decisions for us. B. By raising meaningful questions and challenging our ideas. C. By providing new ideas without referring to original materials. D. By offering summaries for us to accept without further thought. 13. Which student follows the passage’s advice on AI? A. David uses AI to find possible mistakes and accepts all its corrections. B. Jenny uses AI to summarize an article and remembers only the summary. C. Ben asks AI for different ideas and checks them against the original text. D. Cindy asks AI to improve her writing and uses its answer as her final work. 14. What does the underlined phrase “middle managers for our own thoughts” probably mean? A. People who use AI to organize their ideas more wisely. B. People who help others understand and make better use of AI. C. People who use AI to examine different opinions before making decisions. D. People who let AI lead their thinking instead of developing their own ideas. 15. What is the main idea of the passage? A. People should give up AI in study and daily work. B. Using AI will certainly bring serious bad influences. C. AI should support our thinking instead of replacing it. D. AI chatbots can finish all school tasks for many teenagers. ❖ Discover the Power of Kindness: How can a small act make a difference? B A Heartwarming Reunion Yin Yuzhen and Ronald Sakorski met again after 27 years apart. In August 2026, a heartwarming reunion took place in the Mu Us Desert in Inner Mongolia. Yin Yuzhen, a Chinese farmer known for fighting desertification, met Ronald Sakorski, an American retired teacher, after 27 years apart. Their friendship began in 1999, when Sakorski, then teaching in China, saw Yin’s story on TV and was moved to tears. He raised $5,000 to help her plant trees in the desert. Over the years, Yin and her husband planted more than 50,000 trees with the money. The trees turned the sandy land into a forest. Yin named the forest “Sakorski Forest” and put up a brick with his name on it. But she never forgot the American teacher who had helped her. In May 2026, she made a video and asked the Internet to help find him. Within 48 hours, millions of people across China joined the search. They found Sakorski and reconnected the two friends online. Three months later, Sakorski came back to China. On August 24, he and Yin stood together again in the forest. The small tree they had planted together 26 years ago was now over 10 meters tall. They planted a new tree together to mark their friendship. Sakorski wrote “S” and “YIN” on a new stone monument, with a tree and a heart between them. He said. “This is a story written in Hollywood, not a reality. But we are experiencing this magnificent moment.” Their reunion was not just about trees. Sakorski also visited Luoyang, where he had taught in 1999. He met his former students, some of whom had become professors, doctors, and business people. He said, “Teachers plant a seed in students’ hearts. That seed grows into a tree and then a forest.” He added, “If a simple teacher and a simple desert lady can create this forest, imagine what more people can do together.” When Sakorski left China on September 1, he and Yin hugged tightly at the airport. Both had tears in their eyes. He said, “Any act of kindness, no matter how small, will never be wasted.” Their story shows that friendship and kindness can cross oceans and time. As Sakorski once said, “Chinese people and American people can be one family.” 16. Why did Ronald Sakorski raise 5,000 dollars in 1999? A. To travel around the Mu Us Desert. B. To build a brick house for Yin’s family. C. To start a school in Inner Mongolia in China. D. To help Yin Yuzhen plant trees in the desert. 17. Why does the writer mention that millions of people joined the search for Sakorski? A. To explain why Yin decided to make a video. B. To show how kindness can bring people together. C. To show that finding people online is always easy. D. To prove that Sakorski was already famous in China. 18. What did Sakorski do to remember their friendship when he visited the forest? A. He took many photos of the 10-meter-old trees. B. He gave Yin a new stone brick with many trees. C. He planted a tree and mark their names on a stone monument. D. He told his former students the story of the forest in Inner Mongolia. 19. What can we infer from Sakorski’s words “Teachers plant a seed in students’ hearts”? A. Teachers need to grow plants together with students. B. Teachers should ask students to plant trees in forests. C. It is not difficult for teachers to turn deserts into forests. D. Teachers’ influence can keep growing in students’ lives. 20. What is the main idea of the passage? A. It shows kindness and friendship can go beyond time and distance. B. It describes Sakorski’s teaching experience in Luoyang long ago. C. It tells us how Yin Yuzhen turned the desert into a big forest alone. D. It introduces the ways people fight against desertification in China. ❖ Use Knowledge to Solve Problems: How can knowledge help us solve real-life problems? C Why Does the City Feel Hotter? ① On a hot summer afternoon, two friends walked home by different routes. Mei crossed a wide square covered with dark stone. Lin walked through a park with trees and grass. When they met, Mei complained about the heat, while Lin felt much cooler. They had been outside for the same amount of time. So why did they feel so different? ② The answer lies largely under their feet. In cities, roads, roofs and squares are often made of materials that absorb sunlight and hold heat. They release some of that heat slowly, even after the sun goes down. Trees and grass work differently. They provide shade, so sunlight doesn’t heat the ground as strongly. Plants also take water from the soil and release it into the air through their leaves. As the water changes into gas, it helps cool the surrounding air. ③ These different ways of absorbing and releasing heat help explain the “urban heat island” effect: built-up areas are often warmer than nearby countryside. Having more people is not the only reason. The materials covering the ground and the amount of green space also make a difference. A neighborhood with many buildings and little green space may stay hot longer than an area with trees and open ground. Hotter streets can make outdoor activities uncomfortable and increase the need for air conditioning. ④ So how can cities become cooler? Planting trees is one answer, but where they are planted matters. Trees beside sidewalks or bus stops can shade places where people actually wait or walk. Some buildings have lighter-colored roofs that reflect more sunlight instead of absorbing it. Adding plants to rooftops can also help, although they need proper care and water. ⑤ Imagine a school planning a new rest area. A dark paved space may be cheap and easy to build, but it offers little protection from the afternoon sun. A shaded area with trees and suitable paths could be more comfortable. The lesson is simple: when we design places for people, we should think about how those places work with nature, not just how they look. 21. Why did Lin feel cooler than Mei on their way home? A. Lin spent less time walking outside. B. The park had fewer buildings and was farther from the city. C. The trees and grass helped reduce the heat along Lin’s route. D. The stone square received more sunlight because it was larger. 22. What can we infer about a road made of dark materials after sunset? A. It may continue to warm the air around it. B. It stops absorbing heat and releases all of it at once. C. It quickly becomes cooler than nearby green spaces. D. It stays warmer mainly because more people use it at night. 23. What is the main purpose of comparing different neighborhoods in Paragraph 3? A. To show why people prefer living in the countryside. B. To explain how the surroundings affect local temperatures. C. To show that using air conditioning is the main cause of hotter streets. D. To suggest that the number of buildings decides how many people live there. 24. A school plans to improve a building that becomes very hot in summer. There is little space for trees, and rooftop plants would be difficult to care for. Which change would best follow the passage’s suggestions? A. Cover the roof with dark materials. B. Use lighter-colored materials for the roof. C. Add more air conditioners inside the building. D. Build a rooftop garden that needs regular watering. 25. Which statement best expresses the writer’s main idea? A. Green spaces are the most important part of every city. B. Modern cities should use natural materials instead of man-made ones. C. The best way to improve a city is to make its public spaces more attractive. D. Understanding how nature and building materials work can help us design better places. ❖ Grow Together Through Sports: How can sports help us grow together? D In a primary school in Beijing, students played a fun football game in the “Class Super League” at lunchtime. It was very exciting. Young players ran hard. 26 Parents watched the game in a WeChat group and shared photos. The “Class Super League” is more than just a football league. 27 It aims to encourage every student to join at least one team or group each term. Rongjiang County in Guizhou held the first “Class Super League” in 2024. 28 Local schools now hold matches almost every week and organize sports activities every day. Teachers believe sports can help children relax and feel better. What’s more, sports games offer children chances to play together. 29 This is good for their growth. In the past five years, China has worked hard to keep students healthy through sports. To achieve the goal, the government made new rules for daily exercise time last November. Now, students in China have 15-minute breaks between classes and two hours of daily exercise. 30 To do this, schools will offer more fun PE classes and organize more basketball, football and volleyball matches. 从方框中所给的选项中选出正确选项（其中一项是多余选项），将其序号填入文中。 A. Their classmates cheered loudly for them. B. The next goal is to make school sports more fun. C. Students spend more time on using screen than sports. D. Through these shared experiences, they build strong friendships. E. Since then, local schools have done more to get students to do sports. F. It includes not only football but also basketball, volleyball and swimming. 第Ⅱ卷Think and Act（满分50分） Ⅲ．短文填空（本题10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） ❖ Explore with Curiosity and Determination: What helps people turn the Ideas Into reality? 阅读下面短文，根据上下文或者括号内的提示，填入恰当的词。 Physicist Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. This special research machine is placed deep under Antarctic ice and helps humans watch the faraway universe in a new way, 31. __________ (science) know neutrinos are tiny, hard-to-catch particles travelling through the whole universe. 32. __________ detecting them is full of difficulty, Halzen never gave up. Back in 1988, he thought up an idea 33. __________ (build) a huge detector deep inside Antarctic (南极的) ice. Few people believed this creative plan would come true at the very 34. __________ (begin). In 2011, IceCube was completed with more than five thousand light sensors. These sensors catch the weak blue light when neutrinos hit ice atoms. After years of hard work, researchers succeeded in 35. __________ (find) high-energy neutrinos from outer space in 2013. 36. Thanks __________ plenty of hard work, they could get such valuable information. IceCube Gen2 is being planned now. It will make the instrument bigger to eight cubie kilometres, and 37. __________ (it) goal is to find more secret space messages. So far, researchers 38. __________ (collect) plenty of new data about deep space. People wonder 39. __________ more surprising secrets will appear in the future. We need to do research 40. __________ (effective) to explore the mystery of space. Ⅳ．阅读表达（本题10小题，共20分） ❖ Discover Happiness: What does happiness mean to different people? A 阅读下面短文，完成41-45小题。 What makes you happy? Maybe it’s spending time with friends, finding a new book, or just going for a walk on a warm, sunny day. Like flowers in a garden, happiness comes in all forms — it doesn’t look the same for everyone. Let’s walk into the world of joy and try to discover the secrets of happiness. Happiness in Hard Work Emperor Yongzheng was an emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). According to historians, he was probably the most hard-working emperor in history. He would sleep less than four hours a day and only take a day off on his birthday. He never complained. Instead, he enjoyed the busy work time very much. He once commented, “I work daily, from dawn to dusk, and I am always full of energy. My body never gets tired. If I stop working, even for a short time, I feel uncomfortable. I work hard out of a true passion, with no pressure from others.” Happiness in Ordinary Life Many consider Wang Zengqi to be one of the greatest modern Chinese literary figures. But readers see him as a lovable old man with a true love for life. He could always find endless interest and happiness in the normal, everyday parts of life. When visiting a new place, for example. Wang Zengqi often avoided popular places. Instead, he found great happiness wandering through food markets. According to his words, live chickens and ducks, fresh and juicy fruits and vegetables, and bright red chili peppers in a lively and crowded place, these all make him feel the joy of living. Finding Happiness in Bad Situations Many people look to the world around them to find happiness. But some people can find happiness within themselves instead. The famous Southern Song Dynasty poet Lu You was a good example of such a person. He had a hard life, but could always find happiness in any situation. In his poem “A Visit to a Village West of the Mountains”, Lu You talks about the value of being positive when times are tough: “After endless mountains and rivers that leave doubt whether there is a path out, suddenly one encounters the shade of a willow, bright flowers and a lovely village.” 41. Why could Emperor Yongzheng enjoy his busy work? （2分） 42. What made ordinary places like food markets special to Wang Zengqi? （2分） 43. Which picture best shows the meaning of Lu You’s poem? （1分） A. B. C. 44. What do the three people teach us about finding happiness? （2分） 45. Describe a moment when you felt happy. What happened, and why was it special to you? (At least 20 words.) （3分） ❖ Find Strength in History: What helps us keep going when life gets difficult? B 阅读下面短文，完成46-50小题，共10分。 The year 2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March. To remember this great event, a group of 30 young people from Macao traveled to Ruijin, Jiangxi — the starting point of the Long March. They walked the old Red Army paths and visited the historic sites. For many of them, this trip was a first-time, eye-opening experience. The Long March took place from 1934 to 1936. The Red Army had to break through enemy lines and march across China to escape the enemy’s pursuit. More than 86,000 soldiers started the journey. They climbed 18 snow mountains and crossed 24 rivers. They also walked through dangerous swamps. By the time they reached safety, over 40,000 soldiers had lost their lives for the revolutionary cause. How did the Red Army make it against all odds? The answer lies in their strong will. They carried heavy loads — guns, blankets, and cooking pots — on their backs. They slept in the open air and ate wild plants. They faced hunger and cold, but they never gave up. Historians believe that the soldiers’ strong discipline and their ability to stay united were the keys to their survival. Today, every year over 600,000 people visit the Long March memorial sites. Young people learn about the Long March in new ways. Some watch 5D movies about it. Some take part in “living-history walks”, where they sleep on the ground and eat simple meals just like the Red Army did. These activities help them better understand the hardship the Red Army faced. What can we learn from the Long March today? A local guide said, “The Long March was full of suffering, but it was full of hope too. To young people, the Long March teaches us: no matter how hard life gets, if you never give up, you can get through it.” “Every generation has its own Long March, and every generation must march its own march.” The spirit of the Long March lives on, encouraging new generations to face the “mountains and rivers” in their own lives. 46. What did the young people from Macao do to remember the Long March? （2分） 47. How do young people today learn about the Long March, and why do they do so? （2分） 48. What does the phrase “face the ‘mountains and rivers’ in their own lives” mean in the last paragraph? Please show your understanding in English. （2分） 49. Complete the chart with information from the passage. （4分） ❖ Share Your Growth Story: Who has helped me grow, and how? Ⅴ．书面表达（共15分） 50．“榜样，是一束光，照亮前行之路。”漫漫人生长路，我们总会遇见温暖且有力的榜样。他们可能是千古流芳的名人大家，可能是朝夕相伴的师长同窗，也可能是默默守护你的亲朋好友。总有一个人，以言行温暖你、以力量激励你，陪伴你成长，促使你蜕变。请写下对你影响深远、给予你力量的那个人。 写作要求：1．简要介绍人物； 2．重点叙述他（她）对你产生影响的过程； 3．写出你的感受； 4．80-100词，文中不得出现真实的校名、人名。 To me, one of the most inspiring people is _______________________________________________________ The test is over, but the journey continues. Keep exploring, keep thinking, and keep growing. Every step you take helps shape the person you will become. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $I. 完形填空（每小题1分，共10分） 1-5 CDBDA 6-10 CDACB Ⅱ.阅读理解（每小题1.5分，共30分） 11-15 ABDCD 16-20 CCBAD 21-25 DDABC 26-30 FBEAC 第Ⅱ卷(50分) IⅡ.短文填空（每小题1.5分，共15分) 31.of 32.an 33.to share 34.the most popular 35. carefully 36.to decorate 37.happiness 38.interested 39. connection 37.40.Although/Though IV.阅读表达（20分) A篇 41.What is emotional intelligence?(2) 42.Because it is easier to build good relationships and helps you deal with your own feelings.(每条l分，共2分) 43.①stop what you are doing②calm down （每空1 分，共2分) 44.它帮你理解自己和他人的感受，然后采取行动让事 情变好。(2分) 45.开放答案（答案合理即可得分，2分) Eg.Don't be sad,Mike.Failure is the mother of success.I believe you can do better next time.Let's study together. B篇 46.Because they almost forgot simple things,and this started to affect their daily life.(每条l分，共2分) 47.①Problem②notes③nurse④active⑤Result ⑥joke (每空1分，共6分) 48.开放答案（答案合理即可得分，2分） Eg.I will talk with them patiently and remind them of important things.I can also help them write down things on a notebook. V.书面表达 49.【评分原则】： 1.本题满分为15分，按5个档次给分。 2.先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定档次，然后以该 档次的具体要求来确定分数。 3.词数少于70或多于130的，从总分中减去1分。 4.内容要点全面，词汇和语法应用正确，字数符合要 求，语篇上下文的连贯性好。 5.英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。 6.如书写较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档 次。 【注意】：按中考要求先靠档，再根据拼写、语法错 误酌情扣分，一般情况下：4 个拼写错误扣1分，每项语法错误扣0.5分，相同 的错误只扣一次，不累加。 【各档次的给分范围和要求】： 书面表达评分时分为五个档次： 1.(13-15分)要点齐全，语句通顺完整，有个别语 法、拼写错误，书写工整 2.（10-12分)能写出大部分要点，语句较通顺完 整，有少量语法、拼写错误，但不影响句意 理解，书写工整。 3.（7-9分)能写出部分要点，语句基本通顺完整， 语法、拼写错误较多，但尚能达意，书写较 工整。 4.(4-6分)能写出个别要点，语句不够通顺完整， 语法、拼写错误多，只有个别句子可读，书 写不够工整。 5. (0-3分)未能写出基本要点，不知所云，书写潦 草。