广东佛山市南海区桂城街道文翰中学2026-2027学年九年级上学期期中考试英语

2026-2027学年第一学期九年级英语科作业调研

一、语法选择 (本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将对应选项涂黑。

Canton Porcelain (广彩) has a history of more than 300 years, dating back to the Qing Dynasty (1636-1911). Later, Canton Porcelain ____1____ popular around the world because of its beautiful colors.

Xu Enfu is known as ____2____ Canton Porcelain master. Xu Junru, his daughter, showed a great love for it ____3____ she was a little girl. She enjoyed staying with her father while he was making the porcelain painting. They think it’s necessary for them to add some modern patterns into their pieces. They mix modern techniques with a traditional feel. They made____4____ wonderful works that they decided to introduce this traditional skill to the world.

A group of foreigners ____5____ to join this Canton Porcelain workshop held by GD Today. They were ____6____ enough to experience how to make Canton Porcelain.

Mansha said, “It is my first time to paint on a plate. It’s difficult for me ____7____ the black line.” Foreigners had just about one hour to finish designing patterns and colors for ____8____ own plates. Oxana challenged herself to paint the Canton Tower on her own to remember her time in Guangzhou. Simon painted a Chinese character successfully on the plate. He made this plate for his grandma in the UK, ____9____ it was a good idea.

If you are interested ____10____ it, you can attend the training class on making Canton Porcelain. It is really good for you to send it to your family and friends as a gift!

1. A. becomes B. became C. has become

2. A. a B. an C. the

3. A. because B. when C. until

4. A. also B. such C. so

5. A. were invited B. invited C. were inviting

6. A. luck B. lucky C. luckily

7. A. to draw B. drawing C. draw

8. A. they B. them C. their

9. A. or B. and C. but

10. A. in B. with C. about

二、完形填空 (本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

Last summer, I became a volunteer at the Anhui Museum. I thought my job would be easy—just showing visitors the way. But on the first morning, Miss Chen, an archaeologist, gave me a box of broken pieces of pottery.

“Your job is to ____11____ them together,” she said. “These pieces slept in the earth for more than 3,000 years.”

I looked at the hundreds of grey pieces and felt ____12____. How could anyone put them together? But Miss Chen told me to start with the ____13____ ones: first the bottom, then the sides. “Every piece has its own place,” she said. “History is like a big ____14____. When one piece is missing, we can’t see the whole picture.”

For two weeks, I sat at the table with a small brush in my hand. Sometimes two pieces fitted perfectly, and I felt like a ____15____ discovering gold. Sometimes I ____16____ for hours and found nothing. Slowly, a round pot began to ____17____ before my eyes.

On the last day, a group of children came to the museum. I ____18____ the children a story about how the pot was made 3,000 years ago and how we pieced it together. Their eyes grew wide. “You mean these pieces are older than my grandpa’s grandpa?” one boy asked. Everyone laughed.

I laughed, too—but inside, I felt something new: ____19____. Our ancestors left us a wonderful world, and my small work helped to bring it ____20____. Now I understand why Miss Chen loves her job.

11. A. put B. cut C. throw D. mix

12. A. excited B. helpless C. proud D. calm

13. A. newest B. smallest C. heaviest D. biggest

14. A. puzzle B. story C. game D. picture

15. A. teacher B. visitor C. child D. guard

16. A. waited B. stood C. searched D. slept

17. A. break up B. build up C. come out D. find out

18. A. asked B. showed C. told D. warned

19. A. fear B. pride C. worry D. pity

20. A. up B. out C. in D. Back

三、阅读理解 (本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

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。

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Zenghouyi Chime Bells Where to see: Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, Hubei Province Dates back to: about 2,400 years ago, the Warring States Period Discovery Year: 1978 Location: Tomb of Marquis Yi of the Zeng State, Suizhou, Hubei Province Details: · The Zenghouyi Chime Bells are hung on two sets of wooden racks (架子). · One rack is 7.48 metres long and 2.65 metres high. The other rack is 3.35 metres long and 2.73 metres high. · The two racks are perpendicular to each other, and they make an angle (角度) of ninety degrees. · The full set is made up of 64 chime bells and one Bo Bell from the King of Chu. · The bells are divided into eight groups and placed in three rows. · Many different skills were used to make the main body of the bells. · On the surface of the bells, there are patterns (图案) of people, animals, dragons, flowers, and so on. There are also characters to tell the pronunciation of each bell. · Each single bell can produce two different tones when it is hit from the front and the side. Importance: The Zenghouyi Chime Bells show the world the excellent skills of ancient Chinese people. The set of bells is one of China’s first-class cultural artefacts.

 

21. When were the Zenghouyi Chime Bells made?

A. About 240 years ago. B. About 2,400 years ago.

C. In the year 1978. D. In the Tang Dynasty.

22. Which picture shows the meaning of “perpendicular”?

A.  B.  C.  D.

23. What can we learn about the Zenghouyi Chime Bells?