上海市上海交通大学附属第二中学2026-2027学年第一学期期中考试九年级英语学科(无答案)

2026-2027学年第一学期期中考试

九年级英语学科2026.10

(考试时间90分钟，总分100分)

考生注意：请将所有答案写在答题纸上，写在试卷上不计分。

Part 1  Listening (第一部分  听力)

I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (本大题共20题，共30分)

A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据听到的句子，选出相应的图片。每句播放两遍) (5分)

A.  B.  C.

D.  E.  F.

1. ______  2. ______  3. ______  4. ______  5. ______

B. Listen to the short conversations and choose the best answer to each question you hear (根据听到的短对话，选出最恰当的答案。对话和问题都播放两遍) (5分)

6. A. Rainy. B. Snowy. C. Windy. D. Sunny.

7. A. By bus. B. By ferry. C. By car. D. By boat.

8. A. Because she dislikes going camping. B. Because she’ll look after her little brother.

C. Because she is seriously ill. D. Because she’ll be on business.

9. A. Doctor and patient. B. Teacher and student.

C. Waiter and customer. D. Manager and secretary.

10. A. The film is not on. B. The film is boring.

C. She hasn’t watched the film. D. She likes the film very much.

C. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each question you hear (根据听到的短文，选出最恰当的答案。短文播放两遍) (10分)

11. When will Brits say sorry in the UK?

A. when they are late for a meeting.

B. when the weather is fine enough.

C. after sitting down next to you.

12. How many times did the average Brit say sorry a day according to the 2016 survey?

A. 8 times. B. 10 times. C. 20 times.

13. What did the word “sarig” (Old English) mean at first?

A. good, polite and happy B. bad, impolite and angry C. hurt, worried and-tad

14. Why do Brits often say “sorry” so often?

A. Because they always feel truly sorry for what they do.

B. Because saying sorry is just a way to show good manners.

C. Because they have to apologize for the class system.

15. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The history of the old English word “sarig”.

B. Different ways British people show good manners.

C. The British people’s habit of saying “sorry” very often.

D. Listen to the passage and complete the table (根据听到的短文，完成表格。每空不超过三词) (10分)

Topic	Information
Main purpose	Choosing a job is not only about earning money, but also about finding meaning and 16. ______
First step	Students are advised to understand their 17. ______
Example of gaining experience	Taking part in job training or 18. ______ can help students gain practical experience.
Skills needed	Students need to learn how to write a resume and 19. ______ in interviews.
The importance of people’s first job	Individuals will fit in better with 20. ______

Part 2  Grammar and Vocabulary (第二部分  语法和词汇)

II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (本大题共14题，每题0.5分，共7分)

21. Hans Christian Anderson was born in 1805 in ______ one-bedroom house in Oder De, Denmark.

A. / B. a C. an D. the

22. I remain ______ in many situations, but I feel ______ most of the time.

A. quiet, comfortable B. quietly, comfortably

C. quiet, comfortably D. quietly, comfortable

23. I am not very familiar ______ botanical names. I will have to look them up.

A. at B. in C. to D. with

24. ______ our worries, everything turned out well.

A. Despite B. Though C. Although D. While

25. The children ______ to be independent and strong. When they grew up, they would do everything on their own.

A. rose B. were risen C. raised D. were raised

26. When the author was travelling in Senegal, something ______ happened ______ her.

A. surprised; on B. surprised; to C. surprising; on D. surprising; to

27. The boy has a hard time ______along with others, so he is asking the school coursellor for help.

A. get B. to get C. getting D. to getting

28. Nowadays, many teenagers would rather ______ at home alone than go out with their parents at weekends.

A. stay B. staying C. to stay D. to staying

29. He’s decided to get a look at the house and see if it might be worth ______.

A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. of buying

30. I am looking forward to the coming hiking. Can you tell me ______ when we hike in a forest?

A. what to look out B. what to look out for

C. to look out what D. to look out for what

31. Now, I always prepare my speeches well, and I don’t get ______.

A. as nervous as I used to B. so nervous as I am used to

C. as nervously as I used to D. so nervously as I am used to

32. The company is looking for someone ______ can help sell its products online.

A. who B. whom C. which D. /

33. ______ it is to have a game of basketball after a day of study at school!

A. How fun B. How a fun C. What fun D. What a fun

34. “I know (that) it will be hard to become a life scientist, but I will try my best to make it happen.” This is a ______ sentence.

A. simple B. compound sentence

C. complex sentence D. compound-complex sentence

III. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (本大题共10题，每题0.5分，共5分)

They say everyone remembers their first Wimbledon. For me, it was 1982. It was my first Wimbledon as a line judge. Since then, I    35    at all but two of the tournaments. But starting next year, the tournament will replace us with    36    AI system. I was sad when I heard the news.

When I was younger, I played a lot of tennis. In junior tournaments, we judged each other’s matches. Then one day, at a Wimbledon tournament, I saw an advertisement from the Professional Tennis Umpires Federation (PTUF, 职业网球裁判联合会). The organization    37    new members. I gave it a go and got the spot after just 30 minutes of training in London. The PTUF had high standards. There were strict rules    38   . We had to, for example, stand and walk in certain ways on the court.

The pay wasn’t great, but line judges didn’t do it for the money. Rather, we did it purely for the love of tennis. You’d start at local events and slowly work your way up    39    being graded by the chief umpire (裁判). Finally, you might be considered    40    for Wimbledon--every tennis lover’s dream. Some of my colleagues have told me that they won’t be renewing their licences because they can no longer work at Wimbledon. I worry