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2023-2024学年度第一学期期末阶段性测试
初四英语试题 (时间: 100分钟)
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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, 从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
A
A Star Woman—Wang Zhenyi
Wang Zhenyi, born in 1768, was a great woman scientist in Qing Dynasty(朝代). At that time, girls couldn’t get good education, but her father encouraged her to read books and educate herself. She became interested in astronomy(天文学), math, geography, medicine and poems. In 1786, she decided to give much attention to astronomy, math and poems. After years of hard work, she achieved a lot.
Her achievements Found out when the eclipses(日蚀;月蚀)of the sun and the moon would happen. Learned a lot about how the sun, the moon and the earth move in space. Made some new rules in math. Wrote many books and poems.
Sadly, Wang Zhenyi died when she was only 29 years old. Even though her life was short, her thoughts and discoveries live on. In 2000, a planet was named after her. Her spirit and hard work continue to inspire(激励)people today.
1.When was Wang Zhenyi born?
A.In 1768. B.In 1786. C.In 1797. D.In 2000.
2.According to the passage, what did Wang Zhenyi decide to give much attention to?
A.Math, geography and medicine.
B.Astronomy, math and poems.
C.Astronomy, medicine and poems.
D.Astronomy, medicine and geography.
3.In which part of a magazine can you probably read the passage?
A.Health. B.Business. C.Sports. D.People.
B
Across the world, humans buy around 1.3 billion single-use plastic bottles a day. However, only about 9% of them are recycled and most of them end up in landfills, the ocean or elsewhere in nature.
When beach-loving Madison Checketts noticed that many plastic bottles polluted the sand during her family trip to California, th