湖南省长沙市南雅中学2023-2024学年九年级下学期入学考试英语试题

2024年上学期初三年级寒假作业检测试卷 英语 科目 时量：100分钟 满分：100分 I．听力（共两节，满分20分） 略 II．阅读（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分） 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Cool Inventions Japanese startup(初创公司) Shimizu is developing a new foldable(可折叠的) e-scooter(电动踏板车) called Arma. When folded, it is the size of a laptop(笔记本电脑), so users can easily put it into their backpacks. The company hopes the weight of the scooter will be somewhere around 4.5 kilograms. It could be the smallest and lightest e-scooter in the world. Genki Hirano, the Japanese glass artist, made earplugs(耳塞) in the shape of an octopus(章鱼) leg. Each piece has a glass body and rubber ear tip(橡胶耳塞套). When wearing them, it looks like you have an octopus coming out of your head! You’ll keep the noise out and look cool at the same time. 21. What product is Shimizu developing? A. An e-scooter. B. A laptop. C. Earplugs. 22. What is special about Arma? A. It’s a new kind of laptop. B. It could be the smallest e-scooter. C. It is in the shape of an octopus leg. 23. Which of the following is NOT a part of the earplugs? A. A glass body. B. A rubber ear tip. C. An octopus. B People don’t often read books nowadays. With the invention of the radio, television and most recently, the Internet and computer games, reading no longer seems to be a popular activity. However, I believe that books are an important part of our lives. Books can provide a wealth of knowledge and are cheaper than classes. Books can make people smarter. They can make people understand more about how things work, they can make people understand more about who or what they are. Everything in today’s society requires reading. Imagine trying to do something as simple as reading the instructions on a medicine bottle without good reading skills. Someone could not understand them and become very sick or even die. Even something as simple as walking or driving through the city could become very dangerous without enough reading. Sometimes, you must be able to under