2025-2026学年广东省广州二中九年级（上）期中英语试卷 一、语法选择：本大题共15小题，共15分。 Some people are important in their fields even if they seldom talk about themselves.Nancy Pearl is one of them.Nancy Pearl has always found it hard to introduce (1) .But she loves being called"America's Librarian".She has spent her whole life reading and writing.As a former librarian，she (2) to recommend books，and it made her more famous. At a school library，she discovered My Father's Dragon and Lad：A Dog.From then on，young Nancy mostly read "horse and dog books"" (3) she met Miss Whitehead at the public library.Miss Whitehead introduced her to the Hobbit，the Mary Poppins series and many others，which made Pearl feel (4) .By the age of ten，Pearl knew clearly about her dream (5) a children's librarian.After university，Pearl got her dream job.Soon，she helped not only kids but also readers of (6) ages. Nancy Pearl worked as a librarian until 2004 and then retired.A few years ago，she (7) a book group at a cafe near her home.She wanted people to talk about what they were reading. People often asked Pearl for advice (8) keeping book groups healthy and active.She said，"Groups with different opinions are better than those where everyone agrees，so you (9) choose books that some people might dislike.This will bring great discussions!" "It's also important，"Pearl added，"not to start the group meeting by asking everyone what they think of the book.That may (10) kill the discussion at the beginning."Instead，Pearl suggested starting with (11) simple question，like what the title means or why the author wrote the book.Her ideas helped (12) groups in her country. (13) about Pearl's story pushes people to read more.Pearl says her greatest hope is to see more and more people (14) in love with reading like her.She (15) it in mind since she was a child. 1.A. her B. she C. herself D. hers 2.A. invited B. was invited C. invites D. is invited 3.A. until B. unless C. after D. if 4.A. excited B. excitedly C. excitement D. excite 5.A. be B. being C. to be D. been 6.A. the others B. another C. others D. other 7.A. starts B. started C. has started D. will start 8.A. on B. from C. of D. to 9.A. must B. need C. will D. should 10.A. quickly B. quick C. quicker D. quickest 11.A. the B. an C. / D. a 12.A. thousand B. thousand of C. thousands of D. two thousands 13.A. Learn B. Learning C. Learned D. To learning 14.A. fall B. to fall C. fallen D. fell 15.A. keeps B. kept C. has kept D. have kept 二、阅读五选五：本大题共5小题，共5分。 Trying to find the perfect present is as hard as reading someone's mind.Few people tell you what they want for a special day. (1) So，what to do？Here are some tips that could help. Start Early. Starting your shopping early can have many advantages.For instance，it gives you enough time to think about the right gift for your friends or family members.Moreover，the closer it gets to holidays，the higher the prices go up. (2) Make a List. Make a lis ... ...
