四川省自贡市2026届九年级上学期期末教学质量监测英语试卷（含答案）

四川省自贡市2025-2026学年上学期九年级英语期末质量调研试题 一、完形填空 A smile shows that a person is happy. For example, a person may smile when he or she is satisfied with some 1 in studies. There are good reasons to smile often. First, it is 2 to smile to express happiness because it only takes 17 muscles to smile while it takes 43 muscles to show 3 . Second, smiles are nice. People like to be around someone who is smiling. Third, smiles have power. Both smiling and laughing can easily and quickly 4 from one person to another. If one person smiles, people around him or her want to smile, too. So, if a person is sad, the best thing to do is to 5 a smile or a laugh. It is the easiest way to cheer someone up. 1．A．progress B．challenges C．interest 2．A．valuable B．easy C．normal 3．A．unhappiness B．silence C．worry 4．A．express B．happen C．spread 5．A．get B．hide C．share Before my son left college, he started looking for a job. He really wanted to work at a famous company, but there was a lot of 6 . More than twenty people applied (申请) for the job, but the company 7 the job to only one. Luckily, my son was among the only three people for the final interview. The interview seemed 8 . It only took my son a few minutes. There were no more tests to take or lots of questions to answer. The interviewer just had a friendly talk with them for a while. In the end, he said, “You are all excellent. Please go home and 9 for our reply.” Three days later, my son got a message saying he didn’t 10 the job. He felt very upset and sad. I encouraged him not to 11 . That evening, however, he received another message saying that he could go to work in the company the next day. Later, we learned that the 12 message was actually part of the test. All three applicants received the same message, but their replies were 13 . One didn’t reply at all. Another replied “OK.” Only my son replied with “thank you” to show his 14 for the interview. This experience taught him an important lesson: It’s not just skills that help you succeed—good 15 do, too. 6．A．competition B．discussion C．risk 7．A．offered B．replied C．suggested 8．A．boring B．short C．hard 9．A．ask B．prepare C．wait 10．A．like B．mind C．get 11．A．call back B．give up C．run away 12．A．first B．next C．last 13．A．clear B．different C．wrong 14．A．dreams B．wishes C．thanks 15．A．answers B．manners C．messages 二、阅读理解 Let’s get to know the largest bears on this planet! Some facts about polar bearsDID YOU KNOW Weight Colour They are actually black, not white. For this reason, they can keep themselves warm in freezing climates. They appear white because their fur reflects sunlight.Skills They have an amazing sense of smell—they can smell a seal (海豹) from 30 km away! They are excellent swimmers. They can keep themselves warm even at very low temperatures. Problems they face Polar bears are facing serious problems. Here are the biggest ones they face today: Sea ice is home to po ... ...