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2023——2024年度第一学期期中考试
初四英语(笔试)试题
说明:
1. 本试卷共8页,共90分;考试时间100分钟。
2. 答题前,务必用0. 5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号填写在试卷和答题纸规定的位置上。
3. 选择题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案标号。
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5. 在试卷上和答题纸指定区域外的答案无效。
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节, 满分35分)
第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)
阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
( A )
The well-known “four new great inventions” of modern China have made our daily lives more convenient.
High-speed trains
China created its first high-speed railway line in 2008. Since then, the number of passenger trips has grown by over 30 percent every year. By 2016, more than 5 billion trips had been taken on the trains. By 2020, one-fifth of the country’s 150,000-kilometre railway network will be used by the trains. This network will link more than 80 percent of major cities across China.
Mobile payment
Mobile payment is turning China into a “careless society”. Instead of paying by cash(现金), customers now pay for their goods and some kinds of bills simply by typing a short password into the Alipay or WeChat Pay app on their mobile phones.
Shared bikes
China has surprised the world with how quickly shared bikes are widely used. Nowadays, bike users can simply pick up or park the bikes on the street through GPS and smart phone apps. China’s leading hike-sharing company, Mobike, has been opening its overseas markets in Singapore, the UK and the United States.
With around 751 million Internet users, China has been the world's largest and fastest-growing online shopping market. Because of lower costs and fewer licensing requirements(执照要求), it’s easier for sellers to open an online shop in China. In 2016, more than 20 million jobs of rural areas were created, with over 8. 1 million running their own online shops.
1. How much has the number of passenger trips grown every year since 2008?
A. More than 20%. B. More than 30%. C. More than 50% . D. More than 80%.
2. What does the u