湖南株洲市二中莲花中学2026-2027学年九年级上学期11月期中英语试题

2026年下学期九年级英语学科期中素养大赛

（本试题卷共8页，时量100分钟，满分100分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍

1. Why does the girl talk to the boy?

A. To express thanks.         B. To ask for advice.         C. To discuss their homework.

2. How long does it take to drive to the train station now?

A. 15 minutes.         B. 30 minutes.         C. One hour.

3. How does Tom remember Chinese grammar?

A. By doing practice.         B. By reviewing notes.         C. By creating mind maps.

4. What does the boy’s brother often do now at the weekend?

A. He often meets his friends.     B. He often watches TV at home.     C. He often goes to the new skate park.

5. What did the girl think of her first teacher?

A. Strict.         B. Friendly.         C. Serious.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What did adults use to do at the New Year’s parties?

A. Play games.         B. Talk and dance.         C. Cook food together.

7. What time does the girl think the party will end?

A. At 10:30 p. m.        B. At 11:00 p. m.        C. At 11:30 p. m.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What was the area like when the highway was first built?

A. It was noisy.         B. It was unsafe.         C. It was dirty.

9. What makes the area nicer?

A. The houses.         B. The trees.         C. The river.

听第8段材料，回答第10、11题。

10. Which subject does the girl think she might fail?

A. Physics.         B. Maths.         C. English.

11. What will the girl do on Wednesday?

A. Visit the boy.         B. Practise football.         C. Do her homework.

听第9段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. Who told Lucy about the English learning website?

A. Her mother.         B. Her brother.         C. Her friend.

13. What can Lucy do on the website?

A. Watch videos.         B. Practise writing.         C. Talk to friends.

14. How long does Lucy use the website each time?

A. For about 10 minutes.         B. For about 20 minutes.         C. For about 30 minutes.

听第10段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Where does Amy go almost every day?

A. To the library.         B. To the museum.         C. To the coffee shop.

16. What did Leonardo da Vinci design according to Amy?

A. Flying machines.         B. Washing machines         C. Answering machines.

17. What does Amy still need to write about Leonardo da Vinci?

A. His education.         B. His paintings.         C. His daily routine.

听第11段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What did the boy’s grandfather use to do every morning?

A. Cook breakfast.         B. Feed the chickens.         C. Do morning exercises.

19. What did the boy’s grandfather study at university?

A. Business.         B. Medicine.         C. Engineering.

20. What did the boy’s grandfather pay to build for his village last year?

A. A road.         B. A school.         C. A hospital

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分 30 分）

第一节（共11小题，每小题2分，满分22分）

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

AI makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the amazing AI.

Cool self-driving bus This is a new kind of self-driving bus. It can hold fourteen people and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows the traffic rules. It will stop every time it sees the red “stop” sign.

Your close friend Hi, everyone! I’m Xiao Ice. I look like a 17-year-old girl. I can talk with you. And I’m good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend.

World’s first AI anchor (主持人) Hey, look! It is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a human. It can speak both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes.

 

1. How many people can the self-driving bus hold?

A. 14 people. B. 40 people. C. 15 people.

2. Xiao Ice CAN NOT ________.

A. sing or tell stories B. talk with you C. fly kites

3. What languages can the AI anchor speak?

A. English and Japanese. B. English and Chinese. C. Chinese and Japanese.

B

The Memory of Food

Food is not just about nutrition. It is also about memories. The smell of a dish can bring back moments from years ago. For many people, certain foods are connected to happy memories of family, celebrations, and home.

For me, the smell of dumplings always reminds me of my grandmother’s kitchen. Every Chinese New Year, my whole family would gather at her house. She would spend the whole day making dumplings. Her hands moved quickly as she rolled the dough and filled each one with meat and vegetables. I would sit beside her and try to help, though my dumplings never looked as good as hers. She would always say, “Practice makes perfect. ”

Another food that brings back memories is fish. My father used to take me fishing when I was a child. We would wake up early on Saturday mornings and go to the lake. It was our special time together. We would talk about everything—school, friends, and dreams. After we caught some fish, we would go home and cook them for dinner.