广东省深圳市福田区外国语学校2025-2026学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

—Yes. All of us________ the result.

—No, but he really made us________ .

—The crown maker tricked me. My crown isn't ________ completely ________ gold.

—Yes. But if it ________, we will visit the museum instead.

—Wow. He is ________ a clever boy _______ everyone loves him.

—It is necessary ________ you to do sports at least twice a week.

—Of course. He ________ to the USA.

"Wanting only the best things for yourself4 your problems and stress. You need to understand that the cup doesn't make the coffee better.5, all that you wanted was the coffee, not the cup. But you consciously (有意识地)6 the best cups, and then looked to see what cups others picked."

"Your7 is the coffee. Your job, money, position in society…they are the cups. The type of cup doesn't decide the8 of life. Sometimes, by focusing only on the cups, we forget to enjoy the taste of the coffee. The9 people are not those who have the best things, but those who enjoy life and make the most of what they have."

Hearing this, the graduates were speechless. They had learned another important life lesson from their old professor—that true happiness means enjoying life instead of worrying about10 things.

Plains wanderers (领鹑) are small, rare birds that live in grasslands. Unlike most birds, female plains wanderers are larger and stronger than males. Females take the lead in protecting their homes and babies from animals like foxes, while males often sit on the eggs to keep them warm. These birds are hard to find because their feathers blend (融合) into the grass, making them look like part of the landscape. It seems that they are invisible due to their feathers. Sadly, their numbers have been dropping because people are taking over their grassland homes for farms and cities.

To save them, scientists are using AI. The key is the birds' calls. Mother wanderers make soft sounds to talk to their chicks and warn about danger. These mothers' calls are quiet and easy to miss, but AI can hear them clearly. Scientists put microphones in the grasslands to record sounds all day and night. Then they put these recordings into a computer program to analyze (分析) them. The AI learns to tell the wanderers' calls apart from other noises, like the wind blowing or insects chirping. This helps scientists find where the mother birds are and how many chicks they have.

"AI helps us monitor these birds without bothering them," says Dr. Lee, who leads the project. "We can find the most important areas for them and work to protect those places." Once, the AI helped scientists find a hidden nest with three baby birds. Without AI, they might not have found it. Thanks to this technology, there is new hope for these rare birds, showing that AI can be a powerful tool in saving wildlife.

The small Paris café was filled with the smell of coffee and people's chatter. I sat across from Charles Strickland at a wooden table. Once a rich businessman in fine suits, he now wore an old coat with white paint on its sleeves.

When I asked him why he left his wife and two children and moved to this place, he remained calm and cold, explaining that painting had become as important to him as breathing to a living creature. Forty years old as he was, he believed this was his final opportunity to change his life. "My relatives will take care of my family," he said without any regret, as if his children were strangers he had met only once.

For more than a year, he had lied to his wife by telling her he was playing cards with friends in the evenings, but he was taking art classes to learn painting in fact. With his hands shaking slightly, he said in an anxious voice, "I have to paint. When a man falls into the water, it doesn't matter how he swims; he has to get out or else he'll drown (溺水)."

When I asked him, "What will you do if you never become successful?" he just repeated, "I have to paint." There was no sign of doubt or regret in his words. It was clear that he had completely turned down the normal rules of society. "I will not follow a path set by others," he added.

Looking at his worn shoes and fingers with different colors of paint, I finally said, "You have become a heartless man." To my surprise, he just stood up calmly, adjusted his old hat, and suggested, "Let's go find somewhere to eat." Around us, waiters cleared tables while people laughed and drank coffee. These happy sounds felt strange after our serious talk, like sunshine breaking through storm clouds.

Excerpt (节选) from The Moon and Sixpence

Marin's story is not unique. Millions around the world make a living from picking through waste and reselling it. Only about 28 percent of the cans that could be recycled are actually recycled. Rubbish collectors keep millions of additional recyclables out of landfills every year.

Yet collectors are ruled out by government policies (政策). The United States Supreme Court in 1988 stated that household garbage is public property (财产) once it's on the street. That enables police to search rubbish for evidence (证据), but that protection hasn't always been extended to recyclers. And in places like New York City, which is testing city-owned locked containers to hide garbage from mice, containers are made clearly inaccessible (难得到的) for collectors.

"There's value in the waste, and we feel that value should belong to the people, not the city or the companies", says Ryan Castalia, director of a nonprofit recycling and community center in Brooklyn.

Recognized or not, waste pickers have long been treated with respect. Marin recalls an occasion when someone living next to a building where she was collecting cans threw water at her. "Because I recycle it doesn't mean I am less of a person than anyone else," she says. Some governments are taking action because they realize that protecting the environment and humanity should go hand in hand.

People make long journeys to different countries. However, the biggest journey is the self-discovery journey. How can you start the journey of self-discovery? Here are four tips for you.

Find out your most valuable ability. You may have different kinds of abilities. It could be about your ability to create, your ability to understand others or your skills at football. But which of them are you proud of? This will help you know yourself better.

Know what makes you excited. This will tell you where you can get your own joy. It could be when you are performing a dance on stage, when you help your dad fix his computer or even when you are doing research on your school science project.

Get out of your comfort zone (舒适区). It is always comfortable to stay in your familiar area. However, in order to discover yourself, you need to put yourself in some uncomfortable situations. You can do some outdoor activities you are afraid of. This will give you a chance to learn more about how you feel, think and react when the challenge comes.

It is also a powerful way to discover things about yourself. When you are in a different place, you may have a chance to rethink what you always believe.

People may want to finish the journey as soon as possible. As you go through life, many experiences can change you, and this helps you grow. The journey to self-discovery is life's greatest adventure.

A. You need to find out the answer.

B. Some even make their way into space.

C. Discover and share different cultures.

D. Spend your time in a new environment.

E. In fact, the self-discovery journey is a lifelong task.

F. For example, you can go out for some difficult rock climbing.

A unique food trend has recently become popular among young people in China. Known as "leftover food blind boxes" (剩菜盲盒), these creative meal choices provide a (convenience) and affordable way to enjoy delicious food while also reducing food waste.

So far, this idea (draw) the attention of many curious young people. The idea of "leftover food blind boxes" first developed abroad, specifically from app called Too Good To Go that started in Denmark in 2015. Its goal is (fight) against food waste by offering surplus (剩余的) unsold food from nearby stores and restaurants a lower price.

Inspired by videos posted by those Chinese (create) living abroad who shared their experience, Chinese consumers and businesses have (quick) accepted the idea, leading to similar operations in major Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu. The operational methods of the "leftover food blind box" model can differ between stores. Some boxes contain prepackaged meals (base) on a store's sales before the evening, while others allow customers to choose from still remains in the store around closing time. However, the latter choice is less common. The contents (内容) of the blind boxes are often only seen after they (open), adding some surprises to the dining experience.

活动一：British Geniuses Introduction

活动二：English Film Sharing Activity

活动三：British Food Festival

注意：

1. 80-120词;

2. 可适当增加细节，以使语句通顺、条理清楚、意义连贯；

3. 文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称等个人信息；

4. 信的开头已给出，不计入总词数；

5. 书写规范，卷面整洁。

Dear Mr. Smith,

I am writing to share my ideas on the activities designed for the British Culture Festival. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Best wishes,

Li Hua