宁夏银川市湖畔中学2026-2027学年第一学期期中考试九年级英语试卷

银川市湖畔中学2026-2027学年第一学期期中考试

九年级英语试卷

(时间100分钟，分100分)

第Ⅰ卷 (选择题部分，共计50分)

一、完形填空 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

请阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Nowadays, a number of young people are becoming “new farmers.” With lots of new skills, they are turning traditional farming into a modern online ___1___ .

Geng Peipei, a 26-year-old man from Shanxi Province, has his own cattle (牛) farm. He is ___2___ on the Internet with over 280, 000 followers. ___3___ he fully prepared to keep cattle in his village, he did not get his parents’ support. This was because his parents were traditional farmers. They thought cattle farming was ___4___ work. They owned a small family farm. Every year, they waited for cattle traders to come and buy their cattle at a fixed price that they could either accept or refuse. They worked really hard, but the money they could make was ___5___ up to them.

Geng has built his business, which is very ___6___ his parents’. At first, he shared his daily life online, such as preparing feed for the cattle and visiting a ___7___ where people gathered (聚集) to trade cattle. Gradually, his videos got followers in cities, as well as farmers who wanted to buy cattle. Later he began to ___8___ beef to followers. Now he has even developed his own beef brand (品牌).

“My followers gave me the ___9___ to start a business. I made up my mind to go for it,” Geng said, “I saw a new way of doing business—using short videos to get followers, and then ____10____ those followers to the market. That gives traditional farming a new life.”

Geng’s story is not the only one. Many young people are using short videos to sell farming products. Born in the Internet age, educated young Chinese now play an important role in rural revitalization (乡村振兴).

1. A. culture B. subject C. business D. technology

2. A. important B. honest C. friendly D. popular

3. A. Until B. Although C. Unless D. If

4. A. hard B. special C. dangerous D. necessary

5. A. never B. usually C. sometimes D. always

6. A. good for B. similar to C. familiar with D. different from

7. A. mall B. market C. factory D. theater

8. A. pass B. lend C. give D. sell

9. A. knowledge B. standard C. information D. confidence

10. A. showing B. connecting C. spreading D. comparing

二、阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A.

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11. What is Focus Band mainly designed for?

A. To play games after school. B. To record teachers’ words.

C. To manage focus and moods. D. To send messages home.

12. Which part of Focus Band helps students follow the 25-minute study plan?

A. No Screen Mode. B. Study Timer. C. Mood Notes. D. Calm Reminder.

13. What should a student do to get the money back?

A. Keep it after it is broken. B. Use it for over a month.

C. Return it within 15 days. D. Send it back when it is wet.

14. What type of text is it?

A. A diary entry. B. An advertisement. C. A science report. D. A class timetable.

B.

Li Shizhen, a great doctor and scientist of the Ming Dynasty, was born in Qichun, Hubei. When he was young, he learnt about medicine from his father and worked as a doctor. Later, he got plenty of chances to read many books about medicine.

Back then, old books about medicine had many mistakes. Some said dangerous plants were good for health, and some mixed up two different herbs. Seeing villagers get ill because of wrong medicine, Li Shizhen felt sad and wanted to change this.

Later, he decided to look for herbs by himself. With a basket and a notebook, he climbed high mountains and walked through rivers. Sometimes snakes and bees hurt him, but he never stopped. For each herb, he wrote down its