2025-2026学年（上）苗栗九年级质量检测英语

1、我怀疑这家博物馆是否值得参观。

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2、—I won't have time to go shopping with you this afternoon.

—But you________ me yesterday.

A. ordered   B. mentioned

C. knew   D. promised

3、—Is that Mr Green speaking?

—Sorry, he isn’t at home. He________ to Africa for a trip.

A.has been B. went C. has gone  D. will go

4、—I want to put up the picture on the wall. Would you mind helping me with it?

—________. With pleasure.

A．Of course

B．Of course not

C．You'd better not

D．Thanks a lot

5、Our classroom must _____ clean every day.

A. keep   B. to keep   C. be kept   D. to be kept

6、— Jack， could you help me   when the plane will take off on the Internet?

— I' m sorry， my computer doesn't work.

A. find out B. look for C. look after

7、How long _______ the meeting _______ yesterday?

A. did, begin   B. does, begin   C. did, last   D. will, last

8、The great play _______ at the theatre now.

A. is going to be shown   B. will shown   C. will show   D. is being shown

9、—Have you seen Mary ________?

—Yes, I met her in the bookstore the day before yesterday.

A．lately

B．gradually

C．completely

D．quickly

10、Students have many problems._______, they often feel worried before an exam.

A. For instance B. Such as C. Like D. As for

11、You must be careful ________ the machine. It's dangerous.

A. to   B. with   C. at   D. for

12、— Tu Youyou who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015 is ______ excellent Chinese scientist.

  — I can’t agree more. In fact, she is _______ pride of China.

A. the; a   B. an; the   C. an; a   D. the; the

13、—What will the weather be like tomorrow?

—It will be____________ in Chongqing.

A.rain B.rainy C.raining D.rains

14、______ of the students in our school have read the four classics. They all think such great works are worth ______.

A．One fifth; being read

B．Three eighths; reading

C．Second sevenths; reading

15、She ________ the bus and took a seat.

A. got in   B. got out of

C. got on   D. got off

16、Miss Zhang teaches ______ Chinese.

A. my   B. me   C. Your

17、Your baby brother is sleeping. ________ off the radio, please.

A．To turn

B．Turned

C．Turning

D．Turn

18、––Shall we watch Japanese cartoons?

––Japanese cartoons are not my cup of tea.I game shows cartoons.

A. would rather ;to   B. prefer ;to

C. would rather ;than D. prefer ;than

19、—He is such a successful businessman now.

—Yes, but you can’t imagine how many difficulties he ________.

A．overcome

B．had overcome

C．has overcome

D．is overcoming

20、—What does your father think of your school report this term?

—The smile on his face shows that he is________ what I have done in my study.

A. afraid of   B. angry with   C. happy with   D. surprised at

21、The price of houses ________ a lot in our city these years.

A. is risen   B. has risen

C. raised   D. has raised

22、Becky: Welcome back to “The Problem Line”. Okay, it’s time for another call. 【1】

David: Hello! This is David.

Becky: Hi, David. Welcome to “The Problem Line”. 【2】

David: Well, I’m having problems with my mom. When we talk about something, we always argue (争论).

Becky: 【3】 It’s impolite.

David: I know, but she plans everything for me. I can’t even decide what to wear on weekends.

Becky: That’s too bad. 【4】

David: I tried, but she never listened. She thinks I should listen to her because I’m her child.

Becky: Well, that’s a difficult problem. 【5】

Linda: Hello, I’m Linda. I think David should ask his teacher for help. Perhaps his mother will listen to his teacher.

David: OK. I’ll have a try. Thank you!

A．You shouldn’t argue with your mom.

B．Hello, who’s calling?

C．What’s your problem?

D．Dear listeners, who can give him some suggestions?

E．Why not have a good talk with her?

23、补全对话。

A: Hey Roy, could you please help me with my school project?

B: Of course! 【1】     

A: It’s about “Small inventions that changed the world”, but I can’t think of an invention.

B: Hmm...How about the zipper?

A: The zipper? 【2】

B: Because it can be seen almost everywhere in our daily lives.

A: That’s true. It’s widely used. 【3】

B:You can have a try. But it’s said that zipper was not popular when it was first invented.

A: Really? 【4】

B: Around 1917. About 24 years after it was invented.

A: That’s interesting. How do you get to know so much about zipper?

B: Well, I learned it from a website by chance last week. 【5】

A: OK, I will. I think the website will help a lot.

A．What is it about?

B．Why do you mention it?

C．So when did it become popular?

D．Maybe it is a good idea to talk about zipper.

E．You can have a look at the website if needed.

24、Mr and Mrs Brown have two children, Mike and Liz. The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes(便条) for each other. Read these four notes of today and answer the following questions.

【1】Who should walk the dog today?

A．Mike

B．Mrs Brown

C．Liz.

D．Mr Brown

【2】What is Mike doing at 6:50 pm?

A．Practicing football.

B．Doing his homework.

C．Playing tennis.

D．Looking for shoes.

【3】According to the notes, Teddy is ______.

A．Mike’s mother

B．Mike’s brother

C．the dog in the family

D．Mike’s friend

25、When she was 14 years old, Remya Jose’s life was turned upside down by a family crisis (危机). Remya’s mother was ill and her father had to care for her. As a result, she and her twin sister had to do the housework including washing clothes. What’s worse, the Jose family couldn’t afford an electric washing machine. Instead, the two girls had to do the washing all by hand in the local river, and then carried everything back to their home—a task that took several hours.

Being a student interested in engineering, Remya wanted to make a washing machine which could be used without electricity. She started studying electric washers to learn how they worked. Remya then designed (设计) a machine that used bicycle pedals (踏板) and chains (链条).

Through various difficulties, Remya’s invention worked! She had created her own human-powered washing machine, and now the task that used to take several hours took only 30 minutes. Remya’s washing machine was chosen from among 25,000 products as India’s best invention! She was given India’s National Award.

The story of the young woman’s creative invention has spread around the world. “Remya Jose made a difference,” said Jeanine Thomas of The Borden Project, “Her invention saves time and money for the world’s poor. Her story shows that with creativity, one person can improve the lives of many.”

【1】What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?

A．Remya’s washing machine.

B．Remya’s family background.

C．Remya’s school and homework.

D．Remya’s interests and hobbies.

【2】Remya and her sister’s main problem was ________.

A．their parents were too busy

B．they couldn’t get good education

C．their home was far from the river

D．they spent much time washing clothes

【3】What did Remya use to make a washing machine?

A．Bicycle pedals and chains.

B．Electronic technology.

C．Much money and time.

D．Information technology.

【4】With ________, one can improve the lives of many people according to Jeanine Thomas’ words.

A．energy

B．teamwork

C．creativity

D．hard work

【5】Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A．A magazine.

B．A sports newspaper.

C．An English dictionary.

D．A medical report.

26、Cindy completed a questionnaire (调查表) below.

Future Hotel

Dear Guest,

Thank you for providing valuable information on your hotel experience.

Name of guest: Cindy Lee

Phone number: 346812560

Time of stay: from 3:00 pm on January 18 to 10:00 am on January 21

Would you return to our hotel for a stay?

Yes.

What things would you like to see an improvement on?

Faster housekeeping services (家政服务) and high-speed Internet.

【1】How many nights did Cindy stay in Future Hotel?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【2】From the questionnaire we know, Cindy was not satisfied with ________.

A．check-in experience

B．staff expertise

C．food

D．timing of services

【3】What did Cindy think of the lighting in Future Hotel?

A．Excellent.

B．Very good.

C．Good.

D．Poor.

【4】Which of the following is true?

A．Cindy booked the hotel by phone.

B．Future Hotel is very dirty in Cindy’s eyes.

C．There is no free Internet in the hotel.

D．Cindy would like to go to this hotel again.

27、As an old Chinese saying goes, Spring Festival comes right after Laba Festival, so get ready for a bowl of porridge while looking forward to the long-awaited family get-together.

Today, people across China are celebrating the Laba Festival. It is a traditional Chinese festival. It’s on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month. What does this festival mean to Chinese people? OK, it just tells people to prepare for celebrating the coming New Year’s Day and for wanderers to return home to get together with their family.

Long long ago, Laba Festival was a day of thanks for a good harvest. On this day, people usually eat Laba porridge, a porridge with eight kinds of mixed grains. Many temples today have the tradition of giving out Laba porridge to the public. The sweet, red porridge is believed to bring luck and joy.

The festival is also the day for people to put garlic in vinegar. The garlic turns green, and this Laba garlic will be eaten with dumplings on Chinese New Year’s Day. While in the past, it was used to let people remember to pay back the money they had borrowed, as Laba is near the end of the year and “garlic”(suan, 蒜in Chinese) sounds the same as “calculate”(suan算).

Customs are quite different across the country. People Qianxian, east China’s Anhui Province, will eat the Laba tofu a few days before. In Xining City, northwest China’s Qinghai Province will eat porridge with beef and mutton.

【1】The underlined word “wanderers” probably means “________” in Chinese.

A．奇迹

B．怀疑者

C．流浪者

D．离家者

【2】The writer does NOT tells us that ________.

A．Laba Festival is the start for people to prepare for the coming New year

B．Laba Festival means it’s time to think about returning home

C．Laba Festival was a day of thanks for a good harvest in the old days

D．customs about Laba Festival are almost the same across the country

【3】The Laba Festival is on ________.

A．The eighth day of December

B．The eighth day of January

C．The eighth day of the twelfth month

D．The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month

【4】What can we learn from Paragraph 4 according to this passage?

A．Laba garlic will be eaten before Laba Festival.

B．“Garlic” sounds the same as “calculate” in Chinese.

C．The garlic will turn green and be eaten with noodles.

D．People usually put garlic in vinegar on New Year’s Day.

【5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The Laba Festival.

B．The beginning of Laba Festival.

C．The customs of Laba Festival.

D．Laba Festival is different in different parts of China.

28、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请将答案写在下面题号的横线上。每空限填一词，每次限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

after   introduce value accept out one

silent up know answer   receive   arrive

Cindy was a 9-year-old girl from a small village. She was very glad to know that she was 【1】 by a very famous school in a city.

Today was her 【2】day of school. When seeing her simple clothes and 【3】 that she came from a small village, other students started making fun of her. The teacher soon 【4】 and asked everyone to keep quiet. She 【5】 Cindy to the class and told them that she would study with them from that day on.

Then the teacher told the students to be ready for the surprise test. She told everyone to write down the Seven Wonders of the world. Everyone started to write their 【6】 quickly. Only Cindy thought for a while, then began to write. 【7】 everyone handed in their answer papers, the teacher started to read them: the Great Wall of China, Great Pyramid，Taj Mahal(泰姬陵）and so on and most of the students answered correctly.

The teacher was happy as the students still remembered what she had taught them. In the end, she picked 【8】Cindy's paper and started reading，“ The seven wonders are to be able to see, to be able to hear，to be able to feel，to laugh, to think，to be kind and to love!”

The teacher stood there without any word and the whole class was in 【9】. Today, the girl from a small village reminded them of the 【10】 gifts that God has given them, which are true wonders.

29、   Recently, I felt like I reached a very low point in life. My relationships weren’t good, I wasn’t enjoying my classes, and I felt like I had nothing to ________. My life seemed to be full of endless homework, tests and loneliness. Nothing anyone said seemed ________ to me. I wasn’t sure what to do about myself. All I wanted was to be happy again, but I didn’t know who or what would ________ that. During these days, I had trouble sleeping. I had to take sleeping pills but still woke up in the midnight. I had no ________ but to tell my dad. He ________ the book The Secret. I bought the e-book online at once and read the whole thing that night. I’m ________ quite a stubborn (固执的) person, but the influence on my mood after finishing the book was ________. Suddenly, I felt like life was beautiful again. I had never felt such a deep and quick ________ in my life before.

In fact, the book’s message was very simple-think positively (积极地). The book had many success stories about how people were able to ________ money, soul mates (心灵伙伴) and old friends back into their lives. I started learning to thank everything in my life like them. Little by little, I realized that The Secret could only work ________ I believed these people’s success stories.

Now I’m sure I can bring myself happiness.

【1】A.take care of B.come up with C.look down on D.look forward to

【2】A.helpful B.colourful C.peaceful D.powerful

【3】A.reply B.offer C.answer D.prevent

【4】A.problem B.choice C.need D.doubt

【5】A.borrowed B.collected C.returned D.recommended

【6】A.usually B.mainly C.finally D.probably

【7】A.real B.common C.clear D.serious

【8】A.breath B.notice C.surprise D.change

【9】A.draw B.control C.imagine D.mention

【10】A.until B.when C.unless D.before