广东惠州市惠阳区部分校2026-2027学年度第一学期九年级期中质量检测英语试卷(无答案)

2026-2027学年度第一学期九年级期中质量检测

英语试卷

考试时间90分钟，满分：90分

一、语法选择（本大题包括10小题，每小题1分，共10分。请把各题的答案填写在答题卡上）

Lily, a 14-year-old middle-school student, is interested in traditional Chinese culture. Last summer, she   1   a paper-making workshop.   2   she stepped in, a special smell filled the air. An old craftsman smiled and handed   3   a piece of paper. “This,” he said, “is made from mulberry trees (桑树). Over 2,000 years ago, ancient Chinese created this great material that changed the world.”

He showed her around and told her how to make paper. Workers picked some mulberry trees and cut it   4   small pieces. The materials stayed in water for days until they turned completely soft. Then they   5   out. Later, they were boiled and beaten. “This will soon become paper,” the craftsman said.

While waiting for the paper to dry, he shared   6   story about Cai Lun in the Han Dynasty. Before his great improvement, people used heavy bamboo or costly silk   7   information. But Cai Lun’s paper used tree, old cloth and fishing nets. It was thin, light and   8   for common people.

“Now most paper is machine-made in big   9  . Yet we keep the ancient skill alive,” the craftsman told Li Hua .

On her way home, Li Hua saw a girl writing in a notebook. She realized that those pages were also made from trees. Paper is more than a tool. It is   10   a great Chinese invention that knowledge can be passed down through time.

(     ) 1. A. visit B. visited C. has visited

(     ) 2. A. When B. Since C. If

(     ) 3. A. she B. her C. herself

(     ) 4. A. with B. for C. into

(     ) 5. A. took B. are taken C. were taken

(     ) 6. A. a B. an C. the

(     ) 7. A. record B. recording C. to record

(     ) 8. A. cheap B. cheaper C. cheapest

(     ) 9. A. factory’s B. factory C. factories

(     ) 10. A. too B. such C. so

二、完形填空（本题包括10小题，每小题1分，共10分。请把各题的答案填写在答题卡上）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后再各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答案填在对应的答题卡上。

Being an excellent writer in the literary world, Pearl S. Buck was   11   for her books about China. She was even awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (诺贝尔文学奖) in 1938.

Pearl spent almost half of her long life   12   in China, even though she was actually born in West Virginia,

America. When she was little, she lived in Jiangsu Province, China. She   13   to speak Chinese before she could speak English. Her mother liked   14   very much. This had a great influence on Pearl. With the guidance of her mother and Chinese teacher, Pearl went to a high school in Shanghai. Later, She went on with her   15   at a women’s college in the United States studying psychology.

After graduating, she   16   to China as a teacher. In the 1920s, her family moved to Nanjing. There she taught English and American literature at a university.

As a writer, Pearl’s book, The Good Earth, came out in 1931 and   17   gained love among people of all ages. It sold quite well in its first year and people   18   it into different languages. In 1938, she became the third American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Pearl S. Buck   19   an illness in March, 1973. By the time of her death, Pearl had published (出版) more than seventy   20  . Her stories about China continue to be read and admired widely today.

(     ) 11. A. silent B. ancient C. famous D. patient

(     ) 12. A. living B. moving C. finding D. leaving

(     ) 13. A. agreed B. learned C. stopped D. continued

(     ) 14. A. chemistry B. literature C. physics D. history

(     ) 15. A. invention B. attention C. collection D. education

(     ) 16. A. believed B. discovered C. returned D. refused

(     ) 17. A. simply B. luckily C. carefully D. successfully

(     ) 18. A. walked B. accepted C. translated D. broke

(     ) 19. A. waited for B. died of C. looked after D. gave out

(     ) 20. A. books B. laws C. reports D. exams

三、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分。请把各题的答案填写在答题卡上）

请阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

A

The Spring Student Book Sale
Date: March 12 — 16, 2026	Location: School Playground, Green-hill High School
The Student Organizing Team is holding a spring book sale to help students manage their budgets and build good saving habits. All books are sold by students, and all the extra money will go to the school student helping fund.
Price Rules · All storybooks: 3 dollars each. · All textbooks books: 5 dollars each. · Attention: If you buy three books, one of them will be free .

Opening Hours Monday-Friday: 4:00 pm-6:30 pm · We accept cash and WeChat Pay. No Alipay, please. · Unsold books will be given to the city library after the sale. · A couple of volunteer helpers are still needed. If you want to join us, please email book-sale@green-hill education.com before March 10.

(     ) 21. When will the book sale end?

A. On March 16. B. On March 14. C. On March 12. D. On March 10.

(     ) 22. Where is the book sale?

A. In the museum. B. In the library. C. In the classroom. D. In the playground.

(     ) 23. Why does the Student Organizing Team hold the spring book sale?

A. To encourage students to read more books.

B. To collect money for the school’s new library.

C. To help students learn to manage their money better

D. To call on more volunteers for the school.

(     ) 24. How much will you pay if you want to buy three storybooks?

A. 3 dollars. B. 6 dollars. C. 9 dollars. D. 12 dollars.

(     ) 25. What kind of text is this passage?

A. A storybook. B. A letter. C. A notice. D. A diary.

B

On September 20, 2026, China’s women’s modern pentathlon (五项运动) team won the first gold medal for the Chinese delegation (代表团) at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games (名古屋亚运会). The team included Zhang Mingyu, Wu Xiyao, Meng Xin and Fu Jing. The event looked like an personal competition, but the team result was decided by each country’s top three players. China got 4,318 points and beat South Korea with 4,271 points.

This event was also very special with a new rule. In the past, the modern pentathlon had horse riding. However, this Asian Games used a new obstacle game (障碍赛) instead. Besides it, players also needed to take part in three other matches: fencing, swimming and laser running. The whole game only took about 90 minutes. The new rule made the game even shorter. That means players need to transfer their skills quickly during the games. This was the first time for this new game style at the Asian Games. It also provided the new rules for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

The four Chinese athletes all reached the final game. Zhang won silver, while Wu won bronze. Zhang said she didn’t have time to train for the obstacle game. ______ Her words showed that a new rule can bring a new challenge, but it will not stop great players. Wu had just celebrated her 20th birthday. She thought the team gold medal was a wonderful birthday gift for herself.

China’s first gold was not won just by one player alone. The top three players’ scores together decided this great result: all through these four members’ hard work and support from each other. Among China’s 815 athletes at this Asian Games, 548 of them took part in big games for the first time. Their stories remind us that a team becomes