河北省唐山市龙华中学2025-2026学年上学期期中考试九年级英语试卷

The pet-caring tool helps us take care of our pets even when we're not around. It has many advantages (优点).

One of the advantages of the pet-caring tool is that it can feed pets without people's help. We can set the tool to give our pets food and water at certain times,2 they will never be hungry or thirsty.

Another good thing about the pet-caring tool is that it lets us monitor (监控) our pets'3. The tool can tell us if there's any4 activities or if our pets are feeling sad or upset.

The pet-caring tool also5 our pets safe. For example, the alarm (警报器) will sound if a fire6. This way, we know our home and pets are7, even when we're far away.

And the best thing about the pet-caring tool is that it's very8. With just a few9 on our phone, we can see what our pets are doing, when they're eating, and how they're feeling. This makes it easy for us to take good care of them, even when we're not at home. Besides, it is10 so everyone can buy it.

Holly King-Mand is very popular. She is (wide) known as the nation's favourite English teacher. She (teach) thousands of children online. She's expert in learning English and she has many new special ways. Here she shares the best ways to learn English.

Play Word Games

Holly uses games to teach new words. For example, she plays "Word Bingo". Students listen English words and mark them on their bingo cards. This way, learning words becomes (excite).

Learn with Songs

She believes songs are great teachers. Holly picks popular English songs. Students learn some new (expression) by singing along. It's an easy way (memorize) grammar and vocabulary.

Watch and Discuss Movies

Watching English movies is part of (she) class. After watching, students talk the story. They practice (speak) and understand different accents (口音).

Create and Tell Stories

Holly asks students to tell short stories in English. (one), she gives some key words. Then students create their own stories. This helps improve speaking writing skills.

Work Together

In her online classes, students work in (group). They discuss topics like their favourite food or hobbies. Working together makes learning English even (much) interesting.

Holly King-Mand's ways make English learning easy and(enjoy). So many students love her classes!

15 families with autistic children gathered in Shanghai for a special floor hockey (曲棍球) game. 40 volunteers around the world also took part in it. With the help of hockey coaches, the children took an active part in the game. But the event was about more than just hockey—it was about creating a space where autistic children felt included and understood.

Wang Ziqing, a 16-year-old volunteer from Shanghai, told people her story with a young autistic boy. To her surprise, the boy showed great abilities and creative ideas. "Spending time with autistic children makes me realize they are smarter than we thought. Sometimes their parents worry too much. I think these kids have already done an amazing job," she said.

The influence of this event was quite deep. Volunteers noticed a complete change in the autistic children. They seemed shy at first, but they became comfortable and happy after playing. Moreover, Muller, a 23-year-old volunteer from Italy, said she was excited to feel like a kid again. "Sometimes we get too serious in life, but it's important to remember that we're still kids who like to play. That was a really fun moment for me," she said.

Not everyone has a chance to volunteer, but our efforts really matter by showing more kindness.

Lin Tao, a middle school student, thinks teenagers should be allowed to play freely. "Last time I played with my parents around. I was nervous and just couldn't enjoy myself to the fullest," Lin says. "And my friend Chen Xiaoxin has a similar experience. Once, he went out to play with his classmates. Everyone felt uncomfortable under his mother's supervision."

Wang Min, a mother of a 14-year-old boy, thinks playtime needs supervision. She explains, "People usually say I like to control my kid, but that's not true. I am just worried that he may get into trouble. Some bad people may have a bad influence on him and some games may mislead (误导) him."

Mr. Ma, a doctor of social studies, says it's understandable for teenagers to wish for freedom (自由). Free play helps them to be independent. Parents can give them more space. They don't have to supervise them all the time. However, teenagers should find out the exact details (细节) about the activities before playtime. Then they can communicate with their parents. Finally, teenagers and their parents decide together whether they can go out to play alone or not.

The festival came from an old custom. As time went by, the festival developed into a celebration of the tea harvest. Now, local people come together on this day to enjoy the fruits of their labor (劳动).

The main activities of the festival include tea-picking competitions, tea-making demonstrations (演示) and cultural performances. During the tea-picking competitions, people try to pick as many tea leaves as possible within a given time. The one who picks the most wins. The tea-making demonstrations show the traditional methods (方法) of tea-making. These methods have been used for many years. The cultural performances include music, dance, and other forms of activities that show the local culture.

For students, it is very meaningful to take part in the festival. That is because they can learn about the local culture. By taking part in the festival, students can get a deeper understanding of the history and traditions of Yunnan. They can also learn about the importance of sustainable agriculture (可持续农业).

In a word, the Tea-Picking Festival is a special cultural event that celebrates the harvest of tea leaves in Yunnan. Through its different kinds of activities and performances, the festival provides students with a valuable chance to learn about the local culture and the importance of tea in Chinese society.

Sugar painting is a traditional Chinese folk art that has a history of over 500 years. People mainly find the art of sugar painting in the northern part of China. In the past, people often saw it at festivals or in busy markets. People, especially children, loved to watch the artists make it. First, sugar is melted into sugar syrup (熔化为糖浆). Then the sugar syrup is gently dripped (滴) on a flat surface to make shapes like animals or flowers. When it cools down, the sweet artwork is taken off and often put on a bamboo stick for people to look at or eat.

To make sugar paintings, artists need special skills. They must be quick because the sugar syrup cools down quickly. They also need to have good ideas to create different shapes. The most popular shapes are animals.

Now, sugar painting is not as popular as before because of new kinds of snacks and people's busy lives. However, many people still love it. Some artists are trying to keep this traditional art going by teaching it to young people. They believe that sugar painting is not just about making sweets, but it is also about passing on the culture and history of China.

Sugar painting shows us how art and culture can be part of our lives. It shows us that traditional skills are like seeds (种子)—they need care to grow. But with new snacks and a busy life, how can we make sure these old arts don't disappear (消失)?

Visitor: Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get to the science museum?

Stranger: You can ask the volunteer there. He may know the way.

Visitor: Thank you all the same.

Volunteer: Can I help you, sir? I'm a volunteer here.

Visitor: Yes, please! I want to go to the science museum.

Volunteer: Sure. It's a little far from here and you can take the subway to get there.

Visitor: OK.

Volunteer: You can take the No. 8 subway from here.

Visitor:

Volunteer: It takes about 22 minutes. There are six stops between the two stations.

Visitor: Where is the subway station?

Volunteer: Look! It's over there.

Visitor: I see.

Volunteer: You are welcome.

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Hello, everyone. My name is Li Hua. I'm a student in Sunshine Middle School.

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