江苏淮安市开明八校2026-2027学年九年级上学期11月期中英语试题
2026—2027学年度第一学期期中考试
初三英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共85分）
一、听对话，回答问题。（听两遍；共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
( )1. What does the boy want to be in the future?
A. 
B. 
C. 
( ) 2. Which plant are they talking about?
- B. C.
( ) 3. When time is it now?
A. 
B. 
C. 
( ) 4. What is the boy going to do in the garden?
A. 
B. 
C. 
( ) 5. What instrument is Tom learning to play?
A. The guitar. B. The piano. C. The violin.
( ) 6. Who is the girl having trouble with?
A. Her parents. B. Her friends. C. Her brothers.
( ) 7. What’s the weather like now?
A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.
( ) 8. Why do some teenagers feel stressed?
A. Because they have too many exams.
B. Because they have too much homework.
C. Because they have problems with their friends.
( ) 9. What does the boy advise the girl to do?
A. Take some medicine. B. Do some sports. C. Listen to some light music.
( ) 10. How much time did the woman spend studying in England?
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A. 2 weeks. B. 4 weeks. C. 6 weeks.
二、听对话和短文，回答问题。（听两遍；共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
A) 听一段对话， 回答第11、12小题。
( ) 11. What kind of music does the girl like?
A. Rock music. B. Pop music. C. Soft traditional music.
( ) 12. Why does the boy listen to pop music when he feels tired?
A. Because it brings him energy.
B. Because it helps him fall asleep quickly.
C. Because it helps him finish his homework.
B) 听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。
A story about Jim | |
His love | Football. |
His disability | His weak 13 . |
Support | 14 gave him special crutches (拐杖). |
A real game | He 15 and helped the team win. |
( ) 13. A. left leg B. right leg C. legs and arms
( ) 14. A. His father B. His coach C. His classmates
( ) 15. A. scored a goal B. passed the ball C. kept the goal
C) 听第二篇短文，回答16-20小题。
( ) 16. When was Yuan Longping born?
A. In 1920. B. In 1930. C. In 1940.
( ) 17. Why did Yuan Longping start his rice research?
A. To help people get enough food.
B. To make more money for research.
C. To make himself live through hunger.
( ) 18. Where did Yuan Longping do most of the research?
A. In his lab. B. In rice fields. C. In his office.
( ) 19. Which was one of Yuan Longping’s dream?
A. To travel around the world.
B. Rice could grow as tall as men.
C. To win many international prizes.
( ) 20. What can we learn from Yuan Longping?
A. He stopped working at 80 years old.
B. He only did research for China.
C. He cared about people’s food problem.
三、单项选择。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( ) 21. To Liu Hao, a miss is _______ a mile.
A. as good as B. as well as C. as long as D. as far as
( ) 22. Simon is so _______ that he can play football for hours.
A. clever B. modest C. energetic D. careless
( ) 23. I like fall best because it is _______ too hot _______ too cold.
A. either; or B. both; and C. neither; nor D. not only; but also
( ) 24. _______ vegetables every day is good for your health.
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A. Eating B. Eat C. Eats D. Ate
( ) 25. He made up his mind _______ hard this term.
A. working B. to work C. work D. worked
( ) 26. My teacher explained the grammar rules patiently_______ we all understood.
A. since B. while C. until D. after
( ) 27. We need to _______ our plan since we have already made it.
A. take over B. take away C. point out D. stick to
( ) 28. My grandmother died 20 years ago, but her words _______ clear in my memory.
A. realize B. require C. refuse D. remain
( ) 29. --- Mom, your birthday is coming. I wonder _______ for it.
--- My dear, seeing you grow well is all I want.
A. that you want a present B. what present you want
C. what can I prepare D. if do you want any present
( ) 30. --- Do you think Simon is fit for the position?
--- _______. He seldom thinks twice before making big decisions.
A. Exactly B. I’m afraid not C. I hope so D. No problem
四、完形填空。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Recently, Shanghai Wild Animal Park reminded visitors: Do not show short videos to Ding Ding, a popular chimp (黑猩猩) in the 31 . Some visitors played loud music on their phones for Ding Ding, and the chimp would look at the screen, looking very 32 .
The park explained that this could hurt Ding Ding’s eyes and make it stressed. 33 humans, animals can’t tell us when they feel uncomfortable, nor can they wear glasses if their eyesight gets worse.
This isn’t the 34 case. In Qinghai, a wolf depended on food from passing cars. It stopped 35 on his own and waited by the road, which sadly led to its death. In a zoo in Nanning, a chimp learned to throw rocks at visitors 36 watching people do it. Finally, the zoo had to 37 such activities because someone got hurt.
Now many of these 38 become online stars because they act like humans. But in fact, wild animals have their own natural behaviors, and acting like humans may be 39 to them.
People share these videos online without thinking twice. 40 , they only care about the funny moments for themselves.
Imagine how flashing lights and loud noises influence animals that are 41 to quiet forests. The effect can be quite stressful for them. We enjoy phones and music, but for animals, these can bring unexpected 42 . Social media makes this worse. Some videos edit (编辑) animal behaviors to make them funny or human-like, just to get 43 . When a fan follows these videos every day, he may easily pay no attention to the hidden harm behind 44 .
When we meet wild animals, we should 45 their natural lives instead of treating them like toys or performers. Every species (物种) has its own place in nature, and the best way to protect them is to keep a proper distance.
( ) 31. A. city B. park C. wild D. forest
( ) 32. A. bored B. focused C. surprised D. funny
( ) 33. A. Besides B. Unlike C. For D. Against
( ) 34. A. unique B. similar C. same D. common
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