2025年九年级第一次质量检测英语试题
温馨提示：本试卷满分110分，考试时间100分钟，答案填涂在答题纸上。
一、选择填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Look at the picture ________. The whale is an icon of a new AI tool.
A. B. C. D.
2. —The flowers on the other side of river are very beautiful.
—Yes. Let’s walk ________ the bridge and enjoy them.
A. across B. through C. above D. over
3. My sister is good at managing money. She always spends her pocket money ________.
A. badly B. quickly C. wisely D. freely
4. —I keep running for half an hour every day.
—Great. It is a good ________.
A. grade B. opinion C. habit D. chance
5. As a mother, I often encourage my children to learn to look after ________.
A. myself B. herself C. himself D. themselves
6. You won’t get true friendship ________ you treat others with your heart.
A. if B. unless C. because D. although
7. Many Chinese space scientists like Qian Xuesen, Sun Jiadong are very great. I ________ them so much.
A. admire B. encourage C. surprise D. influence
8. Next week, six more clubs ________ to make our school life colorful.
A. set up B. are set up C. were set up D. will be set up
9. —Can we chat in the library?
—________. We should keep quiet.
A. I think so B. Good idea C. I’m afraid not D. With pleasure
10. Which season is the poem about?
The school closed early, the boys come back after class;
They try to fly their kites with the kind eastern breeze.
—Translated by Xu Yuanchong
A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter.
二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Hello, everyone, my name is Christian Campomanes, the founder of earth-friendly candle company, Golden Hour. Golden Hour Company creates joyful and earth-friendly aromatherapy (芳香疗法) candles and home scents (香氛).
I started Golden Hour after ____11____ my job. It was December and I wanted to do something nice for my friends and family. I’ve always been ____12____ smells. I always want to smell everything, and my friends used to ____13____ me because of this. I don’t know why I am so ____14____ about smelling things! Scent is such an important sense. It ____15____ me to feelings and memories. So I ____16____ the idea of making candles and researched aromatherapy, to help those ____17____ suffer from sleeping problems. And candle making can make me calm. It really helps me relax my body as well as ____18____ stress.
I had no formal training. I learned everything ____19____ the internet and books. In early 2020, I entered the college and _____20_____ a Level 3 in Aromatherapy.
My favorite part of this job is meeting people at markets and creative communities, _____21_____ different ways and surprising myself with new skills. The biggest thing is that my work is of great _____22_____. I’ m proud to help people with sleeping problems. I would keep learning about scent-making and aromatherapy in the next five years.
I only use natural materials in my products _____23_____ harmful chemicals. “I want my candles to be safe for both people and the _____24_____”.
“It’s not easy to run a business. I often work late into the night to meet orders. _____25_____ I enjoy every minute of it. It’s great to turn my hobby into a job.”
11. A. putting up B. cleaning up C. giving up D. taking up.
12. A. afraid of B. interested in C. careful with D. angry about
13 A. laugh at B. look after C. listen to D. wait for
