湖北省荊州市洪湖市瞿家灣中學2026屆英語九年級第一學期期末預測試題考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Ilikeplaying________baseballandPeterlikesplaying________violin.A．a;an B．/;a C．the;the D．/;the2、—Lisa,don’tlet______in.I’mtoobusytosee______allthemorning.—OK.I______.A．anybody;nobody;will B．anybody;anybody;won’tC．nobody;somebody;don’t D．somebody;anybody;know3、—Whatdoyouknowaboutbamboo?—Maybebamboohasmoreusesthan________intheworld.A．anyplant B．alltheplants C．anyotherplant4、—WhereisTom?—Heisplayingfootball___________theplayground.A．ofB．toC．onD．from5、I’vebecomegoodfriendswithseveralofthestudentsinmyschool______ImetintheEnglishspeechcontestlastyearA．whomB．whoseC．whichD．where6、IntheUK,awomanusuallydoesn’tliketobeaskedhowmuch_________.A．sheisweighed B．issheweighed C．sheweighs D．doessheweigh7、—Whatauseful____________you’vegivenme!Thanksalot.—Mypleasure.A．information B．news C．suggestion D．advice8、______wonderfulspeechEmmaWatsonhasgivenattheUSconference!A．WhatB．HowC．WhataD．Howa9、—Doyouknowournewmanager?—Yes.He_______tobeafriendofmybrother’s.A．turnsup B．turnsonC．turnsoff D．turnsout10、—I’llnotbeJack’sfriendanymore.—Don’tbeangry.He’sjustso,butinfacthe’sgoodtous,youknow.A．helpful B．direct C．politeⅡ.完形填空11、Oncetherelivedarichman1wantedtodosomethingforthepeopleofhistown.Atfirsthewantedtofind2whethertheyshouldgethishelp.Inthecentreofthemainroadintothetown,he3averylargestone.Thenhehidbehindatreeand4.Soon5oldmancamealongwithhiscow.“6putthisstoneinthecentreoftheroad?”saidtheoldman,7hedidnottry8thestone.Instead,withabitof9hepassedaroundthestoneandcontinuedonhisway.10mancamealonganddidthesamething;thenthethirdcame,andthenext.Allofthemcomplainedaboutthestonebutdidthesame.Laterintheafternoonayoungmancamealong.Hesawthestone,11to12:“Thenight13verydark.Someneighborswillcomealonglaterinthedarkandwillfallagainstthestone.”Thenhebegantomovethestone.Hepushedandpulledwithallhis14tomoveit.Howgreatwashissurpriseatlast!Underthestone,hefoundabagofmoney.15whenwedosomethinggoodforothers,wemaygetsomesurprise.1．A．who B．whom C．what D．which2．A．for B．out C．with D．about3．A．place B．places C．placing D．placed4．A．wait B．waited C．waiting D．waits5．A．a B．an C．/ D．the6．A．How B．Why C．What D．Who7．A．but B．however C．and D．so8．A．removing B．removed C．toremove D．remove9．A．difficulty B．difficult C．difficultly D．difficulties10．A．Other B．Another C．Theother D．Others11．A．saying B．said C．tosay D．says12．A．his B．him C．he D．himself13．A．was B．is C．willbe D．are14．A．strength B．strong C．stronger D．strengthen15．A．Sometime B．Sometime C．Sometimes D．SometimesⅢ.語法填空12、語法填空Onesheep,twosheep...632sheep...stillawake...Peoplealwaysbelievethatcountingsheep1．(be)helpfultotheirsleep.Butdoesit2．(real)work?ScientistsatOxfordUniversitytestedit.Twosleepresearcherslookedatthepeoplewhohad3．(difficult)insleeping.Theydividedthem4．differentgroups.Thentheyaskedthemtotryallkindsofwaystohelp5．(they)fallasleepquickly.Surprisingly,it6．(take)thosewhowereaskedtocountsheepmoretimetofallasleepthanthosewhoweren’t.Butwhentheywereaskedtoimaginearelaxingpicture--abeach,fore7．,theyfellasleepabouttwentyminutes8．(soon)thanbefore,accordingtoareportinTheNewYorkTimes.“Sometimes,countingtasksareOK,b9．theyarethoughtasstressfulbymanypeople,”Dr.RichardstoldABCNews.“As10．result,itmaybeagoodwaytotryimaginingcoloredfishslowlyswimminginarivertohelpyousleepatnight,”suggestedRichards.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Nowadays,thefoodthatyoubuycomesfrommanydifferentcountries.Havealookinyourfridge,cupboard,andfruitbowlandchecktheorigins(來源)ofthefood.PerhapsthereareapplesfromCalifornia,lambfromNewZealand,orpotatoesfromEgypt?Youwillprobablybesurprisedhowfarfoodtravelstogettoyourplate.Thisjourney,from“fieldtoplate”，iscalled“foodmiles”.Afoodmileisthedistancethatfoodtravelsfromthefarmer'sfieldtothepersonwhobuysthefood.Nowadays,foodoftentravelsthousandsofmilestogettotheconsumer(消費者).Whyisthis,andwhataretheeffects(影響)oftheselongdistances?Traditionally,farmerssoldtheirfoodinthelocalmarket,sothefooddidn'thavetotravelveryfar.Theconsumersalsodidnottravelveryfarbecausetheywenttotheirlocalmarkettobuythefood.Thiswasagoodsystemforfarmersandconsumers.However,thereweresomedisadvantages.Forexample,consumerscouldonlybuyfoodthatfarmersproducedlocally.Inaddition,theycouldonlygetfoodthatwasinseason.Now,becauseofmoderntechnology,foodcomesfromallovertheworld.Wedonothavetowaitforspringorsummertobuystrawberriesortomatoes.Theyareavailableinwinterifwewant.Somecountrieshavetoimport(進口)mostoftheirfood.Thisisbecausetheyhavedifficultclimates.TheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE),forexample,gets85%ofitsfoodfromothercountries.EvenfoodmadeintheUAEoftenusesimportedmaterials.What'swrongwith“foodmiles”？Isthisnotagoodwayofincreasinginternationaltrade?Ibelievethesemilesareworryingforanumberofreasons.Firstofall,becausefoodtravelssuchlongdistances,weneedmoreplanes,lorries,andshipstomovethefood.Thismeansweusemoreoilorpetrol,sothereismorepollutionandmoreglobal(全球的)warming.Inaddition,foodthattravelsalongwayisnotfreshandusuallynotverytasty.Tomatoes,forexample,arepickedearlyandstoredfortheirlongjourneys.Forthisreason,theyareusuallytastelesswhentheygettotheconsumer.Localfoodhasabettertaste,anditalsoreducestheamountofglobalpollution.Weneedtobuymorelocalfood.1．Whatiscalled“foodmiles”accordingtothispassage?A．Theoriginsofthefood.B．Theeffectsoflongsdistances.C．Thejourneyfromfieldtoplate.D．Thedisadvantagesofimportedfood.2．Theunderlinedword“available”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans“________”．A．easytogetB．notbusyC．willingtotalkD．Impossibletoget3．Somecountries,liketheUnitedArabEmirates,havetoimportmostoftheirfoodbecauseof________．A．longdistancesB．difficultclimatesC．freshandtastyfoodD．moderntechnology4．ThewriterusestheLASTparagraphmostlytoencouragereadersto________．A．buymorelocalfoodB．increaseinternationaltradeC．travellongdistancesD．useimportedmaterials5．Thispassageismainlyabout________．A．howlocalfoodtravelsfromfieldtoplateB．what“foodmiles”isanditseffectsC．howsomecountriesimporttheirfoodD．wheredifferentkindsoffoodcomefromB14、Oneday,whileIwaswaitingformyfather,Isawalittleboy,aroundtwoyearsold,runningfreelyonthegrassashismotherwatchedfromashortdistance.Theboyhadabigsmileonhisfaceasifhehadjustbeensetfreefromsomesortofprison(監(jiān)獄）.Theboywouldthenfalltothegrass,getup,withoutlookingbackathismother,runasfastashecould,again,stillwithasmileonhisface,asifnothinghadhappened.Atthatmoment，Ithoughttomyself,“Whyaren’tmostadultsthisway?”Mostadults，whentheyfalldown,makeabigdealoutofitanddon’tevenmakeasecondattempt(嘗試).Theywouldbesoembarrassedthattheywouldnottryagainifsomeonesawthemfall.Or,becausetheyfall,theywouldfindagoodexcuseforthemselvesthatthey’renotfitforit.Theywouldendupbeingtooafraidtoattemptagainforfearoffailure.However，withkids，whentheyfalldown，theydon’tconsidertheirfallingdownasafailure,instead,theytreatitasalearningexperience.Theytryagainandagainuntiltheysucceed.Theanswermustbethattheyhavenotconnected“fallingdown”withtheword“failure”.What’smore，theyprobablythinktothemselvesthatit’squiteokaytofalldownandthatit’snotwrongtodoso.Inotherwords，theyallowthemselvestomakemistakes，sotheyremainenergetic.1．Whatdidthelittleboydowhenhefelldown?A．Hecriedandlayonthegrass. B．Heaskedhismotherforhelp.C．Hegotupandwentonrunning. D．Hegotupandstoodtherecrying.2．Inthewriter’sopinion，whatmightthelittleboyconsiderhisfallingdownas?A．Afailure. B．Ajoke. C．Aninterestinggame. D．Alearningexperience.3．Inthewriter’sopinion,whycan’tmanyadultssucceed?A．Becausetheyareafraidofbeingembarrassed.B．Becausetheycan’tfindagoodexcuse.C．Becauseoncetheyfail,theywon’tattemptagain.D．Becausetheydon’tallowthemselvestomakemistakes.4．Theunderlinedword“energetic”inParagraph3means.A．精力充沛的 B．高興的 C．沮喪的 D．愉快的5．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A．Practicemakesperfect. B．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.C．AllroadsleadtoRome. D．Eachcoinhastwosides.C15、THISyeartheUSMintwillhonoroneofthecountry’smostfamouswriters.“MarkTwain”,thepennameofSamuelClemens(1835-1911)islovedbyAmericanreadersforhisnovelsTomSawyer(1876)andTheAdventuresofHuckberryFinn(1844).Nowheisgoingtohavehislifeandworkcommemorated(紀念)withspecialgoldandsilvercoins.ButdoesTwainneedtobecommemorated?Itdoesn’tseemlikepeopleintheUSwillforgethim.Twainoncejokedthatalack(缺少)ofmoneyistherootofallevil(邪惡)”butalackofmoneywithTwain’sfamousfaceonitwouldn’thavemadepeopleforgetabouthim.TheAdventuresofHuckberryFinnisthoughttobehisgreatestworks.MotherlessHuckFinnisayoungboywhoshowsthespiritoffreedom.ButitcouldbesaidthatHuck’sfreedomreallycomesfromHuckwantingtofly.WhenHuckgetsawayfromhisviolent(暴力的)father,heisn’treallylookingforfreedom，outsurvival.It’sevenmoreofaproblemforaslave.Jim,theescaped(逃跑的)slavewhoHuckhelps,makesHuck’slifeseemevenbetter.It’seasiernottobeabletodealwithsomeonewhowantstoforceyoutogotoschoolthantohavetofightalawthatsaysyouareapieceofproperty(財產).HuckandJim’sfriendship,asshownbyMarkTwain,isoneofthegreatstoriesinAmericanliteraturebecauseitshowsawhitecharacter,Huck,whogetsanideaoftheAfricanAmericanexperience.MarkTwainisfamousandwouldstillbefamouswithoutanyspecialcoins.Anyway,thecoinscouldbeareasontolookagainattheworkofawriterwhogotundertheskinoftheUSinthe19thcentury.Withtheraceissue(種族問題)______intheUStoday,perhapsTwainstillhassomethingtoteachtoday’sreaders.1．WhyisTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnconsideredTwain’sgreatestworks?A．Ittalksabouthowablackslaverunsawayfromhisviolentowner.B．Itdescribesaneverlastingfriendshipbetweenpeopleofdifferentraces.C．Itdescribesthesocialproblemthatalackofmoneyistherootofallevil.D．IttalksaboutawhiteAmericanunderstandingtheAfricanAmericanexperience.2．Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisWrong?A．Huckgetsawayfromhisfatherforsurvival.B．Jimescapesfromhisslaveownerforfreedom.C．TwaindugdeeplyintoAmericansocietyofhistimes.D．Withoutthespecialcoins,he’llprobablybeforgotten.3．Theunderlinedphrase“farfromdead”probablymeans_______.A．stillbeingthere.B．Becomingmoreserious.C．Beingindanger.D．Goneforalongtime.4．What’sthemainpurposeofthearticle?A．TotellthestoryofTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.B．TotellreadersaboutthespecialcoinscreatedtohonorMarkTwain.C．ToexplorewhytheUSstillremembersandhonorsMarkTwain.D．Todrawreaders’attentiontothemanyraceissuesintheUStoday.D16、WelcometoCan-I-Help-You.Weofferdifferentkindsofservicestopeopleinourcommunity.Ifyouneedanyofthefollowingservices,pleaseemailustozyyingyu@ortelephoneus.EducationInformationonprimaryandmiddleschools.Tel:2432-5678HousingInformationonbuyingorrentinghouses.Tel:2432-5679Out-of-schoolActivitiesInformationonactivitiesandservicesforchildrenagedbetween5and18.Tel:2432-5348HolidayActivitiesDifferentactivitiesforfamiliesindifferentseasons.Tel:2432-5172HealthInformationonlocalhealthservices,likehospitalsandfirstaid.Tel:2432-5533InsuranceInformationoncarinsurance,lifeinsurance,etc.Tel:2432-5666MarketsInformationonlocalsupermarkets,farmers’marketsandfarms.Tel:2432-5338EntertainmentInformationonlocalplacesforfun,likecinemasandparks.Tel:2432-5564BeforeandAfterSchoolChildcareInformationonschoolagechildcareprograms.Tel:2432-55551．.Ifyouneedtheirservices,youcan__________.A．sendthemaletterB．gototheirofficesC．emailthemD．leavethemamessage2．.Howmanykindsofservicesdotheyoffer?A．Six.B．Seven.C．Eight.D．Nine.3．.Ifyouneedsomeonetolookafteryoureight-year-oldchildafterschool,youshouldcall__________.A．2432-5679B．2432-5172C．2432-5555D．2432-533E17、Iboughtajasmineplantformyoffice.WhenIboughtit,Iwastolditwouldbloom（開花）andthesweetsmellwouldfillmyoffice.Ihadtheplantfortwomonths,andeverydayIlookedatit,butthereweren'tanyflowersorpleasantsmell.Iwasnothappy,soIgavetheplanttomyfriendLinda.Oneday,anotherfriendMarycalledandinvitedmetoheroffice.WhenIwalkedin,herjasmineflowerssurprisedme.Ireachedouttotouchtheflowers.Marycutsomeandgavethemtome.Icouldn'thelpsmellingthem.Surroundedbythesweetsmellofonlyahandfuloftheseflowers,Isuddenlyunderstoodsomething.MaryboughtherplantthesametimeIdid.Ittookayearforherjasminetobloom.Iwassoimpatientforminetobloom;regretfully,Igaveitaway.Inawaymylifeislikethejasmineplant.Ineedtobepatientandletthingshappen.LastSundayLindatoldmethatshewasgoingabroadthenextweek.Beforesheleft,shereturnedtheplanttome.ThistimeIamgoingtowait.Ihavelearnedthatwhenwewantsomethinginourlife,wehavetobepatient.Iamslowlylearningtohavethatpatiencetowaitformyjasminetobloom.1．Beforeshegavethejasmineaway,thewriterhaditfor.A．oneday B．oneyearC.twoweeks C．twomonths2．WhenthewritersawMary'sjasmine,shefelt____________.A．unhappy B．peaceful C．hopeful D．surprised3．Whathasthewriterlearnedfromherexperience?A．Patienceisneededinlife.B．Flowerscanmakelifebetter.C．Friendshipisnecessaryforus.D．Jasminecanbeawonderfulplant.F18、OneafternoonItouredanartmuseumwhilewaitingformyhusbandtofinishabusinessmeeting.Iwaslookingforwardtoaquietview(觀察)oftheartworks.Ayoungcoupleviewingthepaintingsaheadofmechattednon-stopbetweenthemselves.Iwatchedthemamomentanddecidedthewifewasdoingallthetalk.Iadmiredthehusband’spatienceforputtingupwithhercontinuoustalk.Distractedbytheirnoise,Imovedon.ImetwiththemseveraltimesasImovedthroughthedifferentroomsofart.EachtimeIheardherconstantburstofwords,__________Iwasstandingatthecounterofthemuseumgiftshopmakingapurchasewhenthecouplecameneartotheexit.Beforetheyleft,themanreachedintohispocketandpulledoutawhiteobject.Heextendeditintoalongstickandthentappedhiswayintothecoatroomtogethiswife’sjacket.“He’sabraveman.”Theclerkatthecountersaid,“Mostofuswouldgiveupifwewereblindedatsuchayoungage.Duringhisrecoveryhemadeapromisethathislifewouldn’tchange.So,asbefore,heandhiswifecomeinwheneverthere’sanewartshow.”“Butwhatdoeshegetoutoftheart?”Iasked,“Hecan’tsee.”“Can’tsee?You’rewrong.Heseesalot.MorethanyouorIdo.”Theclerksaid,“Hiswifedescribeseachpaintingsohecanseeitinhishead.”Ilearnedsomethingaboutpatience,courageandlovethatday.Isawthepatienceofayoungwifedescribingpaintingstoapersonwithoutsightandthecourageofahusbandwhowouldnotallowblindnesstochangehislife.AndIsawthelovesharedbytwopeopleasIwatchedthiscouplewalkawayhandinhand.根據(jù)材料內容選擇最佳答案，并將其標號填涂在答題卡的相應位置。1．Theyoungcouplewereatanartmuseum_______.A．toshowtheirloveB．toappreciateartC．todiscusspaintingsD．todescribepaintings2．“…Imovedawayquickly.”inParagraph3showsthatthewriter_______.A．wasinthehopeofvisitingmoreroomsB．wasinahurrytobuysomegiftsC．wastiredofthenon-stoptalkingD．wasnotinterestedintheartshow3．Wecaninfer(推斷)from