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阅读理解之说明文15篇 (江苏期中真题) 江苏省南通市海门四校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题 People’s life in astrology, the zodiac is divided into twelve star signs. Each star sign has its own characteristics. People gave each star sign one of the four elements（元素）of fire, air, earth and water. It has been popular for a long time. There are three star signs under each element, just as the following form shows. Elements Star Signs Fire Aries, Leo, Sagittarius Earth Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn Air Gemini, Libra, Aquarius Water Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces In both China and Greece, people began to study stars and planets thousands of years ago. They used astrology to help them make decisions. They watched stars and planets to decide when to hunt, fish, plant or make wars. Today astrology is very popular among people all over the world, especially teenagers. But one thing you have to remember is that you should not expect astrology to tell you everything about your future. Remember your life is in your own hands. 36．How many star signs are there under each element? A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Twelve. 37．What did people use astrology to do in ancient times? A．To study the four elements B．To help them make decisions. C．To get information about the sky. D．To know more about the future. 38．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．Astrology believes that the light of stars influences people’s life. B．People began to study stars and planets hundreds of years ago. C．Today astrology is very popular among the old. D．Our life depends on ourselves but not astrology 江苏省南通市海门四校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题 The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production. Rain Water stands for the increase in rainfall and rise in temperature. With its arrival, lively spring—like scenery starts: the river water melt, wild geese fly from south to north, and trees and grass turn green again. Here are four things you may not know about Rain Water. Rain in spring is as precious as oil. According to an old Chinese saying, the rainfall in spring is as precious as oil. In northern China the spring drought is common and the rain of this season is only 10 to 15 percent of yearly average(平均) rainfall. Return of a cold period Extra care is needed to deal with a returning cold time in the late spring that often happens during Rain Water. The fast increase in air humidity(湿度) can result in lower temperature and wet weather. Visit to in-laws(姻亲) One of the main customs during Rain Water is sons-in-law visiting their in-laws and giving gifts. According to the tradition, gifts are usually two cane chairs with four meters of red belt which represents good health and long life. Another typical gift is a pot of cooked dish that contains pig’s knuckles(蹄) with soya and kelp. The son-in-law expresses his respect and thankfulness this way. Nutritious porridge The wet and damp weather during Rain Water is considered harmful to people’s health according to Chinese medical practice. So a bowl of nutritious porridge is the best choice to keep the body alive and healthy. 39．When Rain Water arrives, what happens? ① The temperature begins to rise.           ② The river freezes up. ③ Birds fly to the south in small groups.      ④Trees are green in color. A．①② B．②③ C．①④ D．③④ 40．We can infer that Rain Water is a key period for________. A．building houses in the countryside B．providing land or crops with water C．keeping sheep, horses, hens and other animals D．spending all days on farming 41．During Rain Water, it is strongly advised the elderly and children________. A．not to take off thick clothes too early B．not to stay up late all night C．to exercise more D．to protect them from the heat 42．During Rain Water, what gifts do sons-in-law often give their in-laws? A．Some food, two cane chairs and desks. B．Chairs, pigs, soya and kelp. C．Delicious dish, four can chairs with two meters of red belt. D．Two chairs and a pot of cooked dish. 江苏省淮安市清江浦区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题 In recent years, with China’s ecological (生态的) protection and anti-poaching (反偷猎) efforts, the population of Tibetan antelopes (藏羚羊) has increased, to the point that their protection level has been dropped from endangered to a near-threatened species (近危物种). The number of Tibetan antelopes in China has increased from fewer than 70,000 in the 1980s and 1990s to nearly 300,000 today, according to a recent statement released by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林业和草原局). Tibetan antelopes are mostly found in the plateau (高原) region of northwest China, including the Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The species is under first-class state protection in China. The Hoh Xil (可可西里) nature reserve has not reported any poaching for more than 10 years and the population of Tibetan antelopes in the area has recovered. In Qinghai Province, Tibetan antelopes mostly live in the HohXil National Nature Reserve in Sanjiangyuan National Park. “Qinghai Province began its anti-poaching and protection work in the 1990s,” said Dawa Drolma, an official of the administration bureau of the park. “Our mission (任务) is, as always, to work toward anti-poaching and the prevention of human interference (干预) through traffic control during migration (迁徙), escorting (护送) during farrowing (分娩) and the rescue of injured (受伤的) animals,” she said. 38．What’s the population of Tibetan antelopes now? A．Fewer than 70,000. B．Nearly 300,000. C．About 230,000. D．More than 370,000. 39．Which picture shows the structure (结构) of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1,...) A． B． C． D． 40．Which of the following is true according to the passage? A．China’s environmental and animal protection increases the number of Tibetan antelopes. B．Tibetan antelopes are under second-class state protection in China. C．Nobody poaches Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil nature reserve for more than 10 years. D．Qinghai Province has tried its best to protect Tibetan antelopes. 江苏省苏州工业园区金鸡湖学校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题 When you want to travel for the first time, you’re a bit afraid to travel on your own and naturally prefer to travel with other people. So you ask your friends to join you. As you show them the photos you discovered online, you are sure you will get a travel partner or two. But interestingly enough, the first friend you ask, perhaps your closest friend, turns you down. And you move on to the next friend, but he too tells you he doesn’t want to join you at all. Maybe you decide to postpone your trip, hoping that one of your friends will change his mind. Maybe you decide to forget about your trip, fully convinced (确信) that the only way you would ever be able to have the confidence to travel is with a friend or travel partner by your side. If that is the case, then I’m quite happy that you are reading this article. Here’s my advice to you. You may be on your own when you board your flight, but once you arrive, you’ll never actually be alone. That’s how travel works, so don’t be afraid to travel on your own. You’re going to meet people when you travel. In fact, meeting new people is probably one of the easiest things to do when travelling because you quickly have connection with every other traveller. All travellers are strangers in a foreign land and as a result, we often would love to have the chance to travel with a new friend. Maybe you’ll meet someone at a cafe, in shop, on a bus, or just in the street. Maybe you’ll end up wandering around a city for an afternoon with this person and then saying goodbye. And the next day, you’ll probably meet someone else to share new experiences with as well. Perhaps you’ll meet someone and decide to travel together for a couple of days or weeks. The point is, you’ll meet plenty of people in just about every single corner of the world, even if you’re the shyest person on the planet. And before long, you’ll understand why I always give the same answer every time I’m asked what it’s like to always be traveling alone. I just say, “I maybe travel alone but I’m never really on my own.” 46．What can we learn from the passage? A．You prefer someone to go with you when you travel for the first time. B．Your closest friend is always willing to go for a trip with you. C．The photos online will surely make your friends interested in travelling. D．It is no fun if there is no close friend travelling with you. 47．What does the underlined word “postpone” probably mean in Paragraph 3? A．give up B．prepare for C．put off D．cut off 48．Which of the following is true? A．Meeting new people is the most difficult thing when travelling. B．People would love to have the chance to travel with a new friend. C．A shy person won’t be able to meet any new people when travelling. D．If you board your flight alone, you will travel alone all the way. 49．What does the writer mainly want to tell us? A．Don’t be afraid to travel on your own. B．It’s not easy to get a travel partner. C．Don’t go travelling without a partner. D．It’s necessary to make a travel plan. 江苏省苏州工业园区金鸡湖学校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题 At last, the men were quiet, Silver walked with me to the wall of the stockade. The doctor was now waiting outside the gate. “Remember this, Doctor”, Silver shouted from the top of the wall. “I saved this boy’s life. I know you want to see all of us hang but give me some hope. Be fair to me…” “Are you afraid, John?” the doctor asked him. “Every man is afraid of the gallows（绞架）”. Silver said and left me on the wall. I looked down at the doctor. “It was cowardly of you to run away,” the doctor said. “I know I did wrong,” I said. “But the crew wants to kill me. Only Silver saved me. I know the men will hurt me if they can.” “Why?” “Because I know where the ship is, and they want to know.” “You know where the ship is!” he said. I told the doctor about my adventures. As soon as I finished, he said, “Jim, you have again saved all our lives. You found out what the mutineers planned to do. Jump down from the wall, and we’ll run for it.” “No, Doctor,” I said. At this moment, Silver came back to the wall. “Let me give you some advice, Silver”, the doctor called. “Don’t be in a hurry to find that treasure.” “The only way I can save my life, and the boy’s is to find the treasure.” Silver said. 50．________ saved Jim’s life. A．The doctor B．Silver C．The crew D．Jim himself 51．According to the story, the underlined word “cowardly” means ________ . A．not patient B．not modest C．not polite D．not brave 52．The way to save Jim and Silver is ________ . A．to find the treasure B．to kill the crew C．to leave the stockade D．to run away 53．According to the passage, the best words to describe Jim are ________. A．kind and humorous B．kind but untidy C．brave and clever D．brave but hopeless The world has many refugees (难民), but we usually hear little about their lives. This year’s Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, is helping people know more about their stories. Gurnah’s works are mainly about the impact of colonialism (殖民主义的影响) and the experiences of refugees, who leave their countries to stay safe or find a better life. “These are things that are with us every day. People are dying, people are being hurt around the world—we must deal with these problems in the most kind way,” said Gurnah. In fact, this problem is very close to his own heart. When he was just 18, Gurnah was forced to leave his home country as a refugee. He moved to England and soon started writing novels there. Aged 73, Gurnah has written 10 novels and a number of short stories. In 1994, Gurnah wrote Paradise (《天堂》), one of his best-known novels. It’s about a boy in Africa called Yusuf, who grew up during World War I. Yusuf was sold by his father to a traveling trader to pay a debt (债务). As he traveled, Yusuf saw war, disease and child slavery. The name of the book is ironic (讽刺的), because although the scenery of Africa is beautiful, what happens in the story there is the opposite. Before Gurnah retired, he was a professor at the University of Kent in England. The head of the university’s School of English said that Gurnah’s works “have touched millions worldwide and shine a light on human experiences that are so often ignored (忽略)”. 54．Gumah’s hope might be ________. A．to make Africa more beautiful B．to experience the life of a refugee C．to help deal with the refugee problem D．to keep refugees in their own countries 55．Paradise is about ________. A．the beauty of East Africa B．the experiences of an African boy C．how war leads to disease and slavery D．what Gurnah saw during World War I 56．About the life of Gurnah , we can learn that ________. A．one of his parents is British B．all his works are long stories C．he wrote many novels in Tanzania D．he once worked at a university in the UK 57．The best title of the article may be ________. A．East Africa: a terrible life B．Paradise: a fantastic novel C．World War I: forgetful history D．Nobel winner: Abdulnizuk Gurnnh 江苏省扬州市江都区第三中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题 Human activity is changing the surface and temperature of our planet. But new research shows it is also changing the sound of oceans and seas. Scientists say these changes affect （影响）many sea animals—from very small fish to huge whales. Sound travels very far underwater. For fish, sound is a better way to sense their environment than light. They use sounds to communicate with each other. Sounds also help some ocean animals find food and avoid their hunters. Sounds help fish and other sea animals survive（生存）. However, increased noise from humans is making it harder for these animals to hear each other. The noise comes from shipping traffic, underwater oil and gas exploration, and other noisy human activity. For many sea animals, their efforts to communicate are being masked （被掩盖）by sounds that humans have introduced. Experts explain the term masking, which happens when one or more noises in the water block sound important to an ocean animal’s life. The Red Sea is one of the world’s most important shipping passages. It is full of large ships traveling to Asia, Europe, and Africa. Some fish and other animals now avoid the noisiest areas. Also, the overall number of sea animals has gone down by about half since 1970. In some parts of the ocean, scientists now record fewer animals singing and calling than in the past. Experts say that effects of noise on sea animals are not well understood. However, some studies suggest that noise may cause hearing loss. The stress from human noise might also affect the immune（免疫）system-an animal’s natural defense system. Many sea animals are showing higher levels of stress because of noise. When people think of threats（威胁）facing the ocean, we often think of climate change, plastics, and overfishing. But noise pollution is another necessary thing we need to be monitoring. When it comes to something humans can do for the ocean, we need to think about how to make it quieter. Sound pollution may be easier to deal with than other ocean threats. You can reduce or turn off sound immediately. It’s not like plastics or climate change, which are much harder to undo. 58．According to the passage, sounds can help sea animals in many ways except ________. A．blocking the sunshine outside B．searching for something to eat C．getting away from their hunters D．communicating with each other 59．What can you know from the passage? A．Noise does more harm to sea animals than humans realize. B．Plastic pollution is the biggest threat facing oceans and seas. C．Fish sense their environment better through light than sound. D．The Red Sea is one of the most popular fishing areas in the world. 60．The underlined words “to undo” in Paragraph 6 probably mean “________”. A．to involve the effort B．to promise the result C．to cancel the effects D．to forget the influences 61．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A．Why Are Ocean Animals So Noisy? B．Helpful Ways to Save Ocean Animals. C．Humans Are Making Oceans Too Noisy. D．Which Threat to Oceans Is the Biggest? New discoveries at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan Province drew the world’s attention. On March 20, Chinese archacologists (考古学家) announced that they had found more than 500 cultural relics (文物) in six new pits at the site, dating back about 3,000 years. So far, archaeologists have unearthed (发掘) different important cultural relics from four of the pits, including pieces of gold masks, gold foil (箔),bronze masks, bronze trees and large numbers of ivories. In 1986, a large number of cultural relics were discovered in No.1 and No.2 pits. The Sanxingdui Ruins, which were first discovered in 1929, are believed to be the remains of the ancient Shu Kingdom. The kingdom was a center of civilization (文明) along the upper reaches of Yangtze River. The discovery of Sanxingdui raised an important question about the origins (起源) of Chinese civilization. The ancient Shu civilization that built Sanxingdui is believed to be one of the earliest examples of Chinese civilization. The site, along with the Liangzhu and Shijiahe sites along the Yangtze River, shows that the birthplace of Chinese civilization might not have been only along the Yellow River Basin (黄河流域) in north China. The newly-discovered cultural relics are similar to those found in 1986, as they also include bronze trees and bronze masks. They further support the idea that the pits were used for sacrificial (献祭) purposes. New kinds of cultural relics have also been dug up. For example, experts found two square zun (尊), a kind of ancient bronze jar that was used for holding water or wine. They also found cong (琮) —a jade item commonly found at the 5,000-year-old Liangzhu Archaeological Ruins in Zhejiang Province. “These artifacts show that the Sanxingdui Ruins site had a close connection with Central  China, but it also marks an original ancient civilization in Sichuan with strong creativity,” said  Chen Xiandan, a member of the project who also took part in the 1986 excavation (发掘). 62．What do we know about the cultural relics found at the Sanxingdui Ruins site recently? A．Most of the cultural relics were made of gold. B．They were found in the same pit. C．They were created about 3,000 years ago. D．They were used for celebrations. 63．In 1986, what cultural relics were discovered in No.1 and No.2 pits? A．Bronze trees and bronze masks. B．Two square zun, a kind of ancient bronze jar. C．Gold foil and cong-a jade artifact. D．Gold masks and gold trees. 64．The new discovery of Sanxingdui shows that Chinese civilization________. A．started earlier than was believed before. B．might have several different origins. C．was centered along the Yangtze River. D．developed from the ancient Shu civilization. 65．What’s the passage mainly about? A．Ancient civilization in Sichuan. B．Ancient cultural relics at Sanxingdui. C．New discoveries at Sanxingdui. D．Introduction to Sanxingdui Ruins site. 江苏省苏州市景范中学校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题 Recently, No. 23 High School did a survey about how Grade Twelve students spend their weekends. 560 students gave their answers. As can be seen from the chart, the students have different ways to spend their weekends. Various reasons are responsible for their different choices. For example, those who choose to go back home believe that a good rest does help them relax and work more efficiently (有效率地) during the school time. And outdoor- activity lovers hold the opinion that taking exercise is a wonderful way to refresh (使恢复精力) themselves so that they can put more efforts in their study at school. However, a small number of students living far away from home prefer to stay at school to save every minute to study. They think in this way they can improve their learning efficiency. No matter which way students choose to spend their weekends, they all hope to study better to get into a good university. 11．________ of the students would like to go back home and have a good rest on the weekend. A．Most B．25% C．15% D．Few 12．Different ways to spend the weekend are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT ________. A．going back home and have a good rest B．studying at school C．taking outdoor activities D．going on a trip 13．________ students are willing to take outdoor activities to spend their weekends. A．140 B．84 C．336 D．560 14．A small number of students living far from home choose to study at school because ________. A．it can help them to relax B．it’s a good way to refresh themselves C．they can save time to study D．they don’t like to go home 江苏省苏州市景范中学校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题 Few buildings on earth can compete with the awesome beauty of the Taj Maihal. Towering over the ancient Indian city of Agra, the Taj Mahal is the grandest monument to love. It was built by a Muslim, Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his dear wife and queen. ________ He did not care about time or money. He brought together workmen from all Asia. Altogether, over 20,000 men worked on the building, and it took them over seventeen years to finish it. The building rests on a platform of red sandstone. Four thin white towers rise from the corners of the terrace (排屋). A large dome (穹顶) rises from the center of the building. Around this large dome there are four smaller domes. The building is made of fine white marble (大理石) with inlays (镶嵌) of colored marble. It has eight sides and many arches (拱顶). There is an open corridor just inside the outer walls. From this corridor, the visit or looks through carved (雕刻) marble screens to a central room. The bodies of Shah Jahan and his wife lie in a tomb below this room. A beautiful garden surrounds (包围) the Taj Mahal. The green trees make the marble look even whiter. In front of the main entrance to the building there is a long, narrow pool. If you look in this pool, you can see all the beauty of the Taj Mahal in the reflection from the water. Many people think the Taj Mahal is most beautiful at sunset. The marble picks up the color of the sunset, and the building and its reflection in the pool are like pink jewels. 18．What is the most suitable sentence for the beginning of the second paragraph? A．Shah Jahan wanted his wife’s tomb to be perfect. B．Shah Jahan would like to put all his wife’s clothing inside. C．India was not Shah Jahan’s first choice to build his wife’s tomb. D．Shah Jahan’s body was with his wife together after he died. 19．What does the underlined word “reflection” mean? A．反应 B．倒影 C．发射 D．反思 20．What can we infer from the passage? A．Indians spent more than seventeen years completing building the Taj Mahal. B．Visitors can only visit the Taj Mahal at sunset. C．Emperor Shah Jahan loved his wife deeply. D．The Taj Mahal appears black in the daytime. 江苏省苏州市园区八校联考2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题 ①Winter can be a hard time for animals. The weather may be wet and cold, and food can be hard to find under the snow. But nature has given animals different ways to survive. Now, lets look at how animals go through this season. ②Some animals get fat in the fall. They eat and eat, and then their bodies can store the food quickly. So they needn’t eat more in winter. Moose (驼鹿) are such animals. They store food in their bodies as fat. Their bodies use the stored fat as energy. Moose will also grow heavy coats of hair to keep warm as the weather becomes colder. Other animals store fresh food for the cold days ahead. For example, many animals stay in burrows (地洞) like bears. They stay inside and sleep in most of the winter. On warmer winter days, they wake up and then eat some stored food. ③Hibernating Animals are animals that sleep all winter long. They don’t eat at all. Before winter,these animals eat and eat to get fat. When winter comes,they begin to go to sleep. Their hearts beat very slowly and their temperature drops. In this way ④Still other animals can move south before winter and come back after spring. This is called migration (迁徙). In the fall, many birds fly south in large groups. In spring when the temperature rises, they will return. 14．How do moose survive during winter? A．They sleep all winter long. B．They store food as fat. C．They find food before winter. D．They run to the south to keep warm. 15．Which of the following poems is about the season in the passage? A．几处早莺争暖树，谁家新燕啄春泥。 B．绿树阴浓夏日长，楼台倒影入池塘。 C．月落乌啼霜满天，江枫渔火对愁眠。 D．北风卷地白草折，胡天八月即飞雪。 16．Which of the following best shows the structure of the text? A． B． C． D． 17．Where can you find this text? A．In an art book. B．In a health report. C．In a letter. D．In a science magazine. If you are studying at a university in the US, there is no need to decide your major (专业) in the first year, but it’s a good idea to spend time early on working out what subjects you are interested in. To do this, you can take some tests such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test (MBTI职业性格测试) and the Enneagram Personality Test (九型人格测试). These tests can help tell you what things you might be good at. They can help you work out what subjects you’re interested in and tell you what jobs may suit you best. Further, you should choose a major you are interested in. After all, people are most likely to be successful if they are doing something they love. Your passion (热情) and interests are important, and they will bring you pleasure and happiness. Lastly, you should learn about the different majors available. Math, computer science, information technology, economics, journalism and business management—they are all very different majors. You should have an understanding of what kind of jobs people with different degrees can get after graduation. You can look at the websites of famous universities to find out more. Choosing subjects you are interested in is quite important. As time goes by, your interests might change while you are at university. In the US, you can always change majors as long as you have the passion and ability to do so. If you have any doubts or questions about your academic path, you can seek help from your school’s counselors (顾问) and academic advisors. 18．According to the passage, the MBTI Test and Enneagram Personality Test can ________. A．help people find a job B．help people work out what jobs may suit them C．help students learn more knowledge D．tell you which university suits you best 19．According to the passage, why does following our curiosity and interests matter in choosing majors?   a. Because people have a sense of success when they do work they love. b. Because people can gain more pleasure and happiness. c. Because it makes people more likely to be successful. A．ab B．bc C．ac D．abc 20．What is the writer’s suggestion for students when choosing majors? A．Learn as much knowledge in different subjects as possible. B．Collect information from the website. C．Find out what jobs you can do with different majors. D．Go to the best university so that you can get more knowledge. 21．What’s the main idea of the passage? A．How to apply for university in the US. B．How to find your passion and interests. C．How to choose the right major for you in the US. D．How to choose your favorite subject. 江苏省南通市海门四校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题 Back in Brisbane, Australia, for the Christmas break, I found myself in a public transport dead zone. Bikeless, 7 kilometers from where I was meeting friends and unwilling to get a taxi, I decided to borrow an electric scooter. The trip took far longer than it would have by bike, mainly because of a major spill halfway there. A rock, hit at speed, is a terrible thing: weeks later, I still had the red knees of a primary schooler. In the UK, they are legal (合法的) only on private land, but the Department for Transport is discussing how to control them on public roads and pathways, with the possibility for legalization later this year. Other cities that have e-scooter rental programs have had problems in the early period. In Paris, Mayor Anne Hidalgo described the situation last year as messy. She has announced that the city is reducing its number of e-scooters to 15,000 and plans to create laws forbidding them from pavements (人行道). France has put into force laws limiting e-scooter speeds to 25 kilometres per hour. Similar to dockless (无桩的) hire bicycles, e-scooters are parked on pavements and people leave them up trees or throw them into rivers. Wild treatment shortens their lifetime, which is bad for both profitability (盈利) and the environment. Analysis suggests that the average e-scooter’s lifetime is just three months. I think e-scooters are an basic part of the effort to make city transport greener. They are seen as a key to the “last mile” problem—a potential way to reduce transport jam by rapidly getting someone to their final goal. Cars can take up 28 times the space of a person riding a bicycle. As far as the environmental effect goes, recent research suggests that e-scooters are not as green as walking or cycling, but they are still better than cars. And though there are still many reports of serious accidents, scooting is about as safe as cycling. Stephen Gossling at Lund University in Sweden has suggested we build car-free “micromobility” streets, where cyclists, pedestrians (行人) and e-scooters could share the road. He thinks this will reduce accident risks and invite more vulnerable (易受伤害的) traffic participants, such as children, to become active transport users. If more e-scooters mean fewer cars on roads, an improvement in local air quality is also a likely result. When 20 kilometers of roads in central London closed for World Car-Free Day last September, the air quality was greatly improved according to the report. 43．What does the underlined part “a major spill” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A．A serious fall. B．A sudden illness. C．A legal reaction. D．A terrible breakdown. 44．What do we know about e-scooters in Paris? A．They are illegal on pavements. B．They are already out of fashion. C．They are facing more limits. D．They are more common on private land. 45．What is the writer’s opinion of e-scooters? A．They are not as safe as cycling. B．They always cause the traffic jams. C．They are as green as cycling or walking. D．They play a big role in the “last mile” problem. 46．What is Stephen Gossling’s suggestion? A．To set up more care-free days. B．To invite more cyclists to use e-scooters. C．To get vulnerable pedestrians off the road. D．To separate cars from e-scooters on the road. 江苏省徐州市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题 WHICH FAMOUS PERSON IN HISTORY WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE MET AND WHY? For me it would clearly be Leonardo da Vinci, I’d love to have met him. He was such a creative talent and not just an artist. He seems to have predicted (预测) a number of inventions that only came about hundreds of years later, like flying machines and so on. I’d like to tell him he really did see the future. Naomi, Chicago I’d choose Cleopatra—the last king of ancient Egypt (埃及). She is thought to have been very beautiful and is generally considered to have developed some really useful political alliances (政治同盟). Not many women were that powerful in ancient times. I’d like to have seen how she did it. Lucinda, Nairobi I’m Latin American, so I would name Simon Bolivar as the person I would like to have known. He’s supposed to have been a very great, brave leader and is accepted to have helped achieve independence (独立) for several countries in Latin America in the nineteenth century. Patricia, Caracas I studied philosophy, so I would like to have spoken face-to-face with the Chinese philosopher Confucius. I’d like to have discussed with him his political philosophy and his idea about family values. He seems to have had a lot of respect for older people, and even though he lived over two thousand years ago, some of his opinions are still meaningful. Li Yu, Shanghai 31．Leonardo da Vinci was ______ A．just an artist B．very creative C．from Chicago D．Patricia’s hero 32．Lucinda would like to see Cleopatra mainly because ______. A．Cleopatra is thought to have been very beautiful B．Cleopatra is considered to have developed some really useful political alliances C．Cleopatra was the last king of ancient Egypt D．she wants to see how a woman became that powerful in ancient times 33．______ have helped achieve independence for several countries in Latin America in the nineteenth century. A．Confucius B．Patricia C．Simon Bolivar D．Naomi 34．Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Confucius according to the passage? A．All of Confucius’s opinions are still meaningful. B．Confucius has his own political philosophy. C．Confucius was a great Chinese philosopher. D．Confucius had lots of respect for older people. 35．What can we infer（推断） from the passage? A．Patricia is Asian American. B．Flying machines were invented by Leonardo da Vinci. C．People today still believe Confucius’s opinions are meaningful. D．Simon Bolivar was considered as a brave engineer. Look up at the sky in the evening and you’re likely to see the blue sky of the afternoon being changed into a reddish-orange one across the sky. Why does the colour of the sky change at different times of the day? The answer has to do with how the sun’s light and the earth’s atmosphere（大气层）have an effect on each other. Light travels in waves（波状运动）. Every colour we see is decided by the length of those waves. Red wavelengths are the longest, and as you go through the rainbow, the waves get shorter and shorter until you reach the blues and violets, which are the smallest. As the sun’s light travels towards us, at first all it meets is space without any particles（微粒）, such as dust and water droplets. But on earth, there are thousands of particles in the air which are hardly seen. The wavelengths that make it to the earth’s atmosphere hit these particles, which sends light bouncing（反弹） in many different directions. But not all wavelengths bounce around to the same degree. Blue wavelengths, because of their smaller size, are scattered（散射） more easily and in many directions. Red wavelengths, which are larger, are scattered the least in the air. During the day, when the light has the shortest distance to travel through the atmosphere, what we end up seeing are the blue waves that have been scattered all across the sky. At the day’s end, though, the light has to travel through much more of the atmosphere, and those short, blue light waves have a hard time getting past all particles. They mostly get scattered away before they ever reach us. The result is that red sky we see at sunset, since longer red wavelengths are still able to pass through the atmosphere. So when you see a red sky at dusk, just remember that it’s actually the last remaining colour of the whole rainbow. 36．According to the article, the sky changes its colour because ______. A．the time changes every day B．the weather is different every day C．the particles in the atmosphere change the wavelengths of lights D．the sun’s light and the earth’s atmosphere influence each other 37．Which of the following colours has the longest wavelengths? A．Red. B．Orange. C．Blue. D．Violet. 38．Why does the sky look blue during the day? A．Because light meets the dust and water droplets. B．Because the blue wavelengths scattered all across the sky. C．Because particles sends light bouncing in different directions. D．Because the blue light waves have a hard time getting past all particles. 39．When you see a red sky at dusk, it means ______. A．in the morning B．at noon C．in the evening D．at night 40．In which subject may students learn the knowledge? A．Chinese. B．Maths. C．Physics. D．History. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 阅读理解之说明文15篇 (江苏期中真题) 江苏省南通市海门四校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题 People’s life in astrology, the zodiac is divided into twelve star signs. Each star sign has its own characteristics. People gave each star sign one of the four elements（元素）of fire, air, earth and water. It has been popular for a long time. There are three star signs under each element, just as the following form shows. Elements Star Signs Fire Aries, Leo, Sagittarius Earth Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn Air Gemini, Libra, Aquarius Water Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces In both China and Greece, people began to study stars and planets thousands of years ago. They used astrology to help them make decisions. They watched stars and planets to decide when to hunt, fish, plant or make wars. Today astrology is very popular among people all over the world, especially teenagers. But one thing you have to remember is that you should not expect astrology to tell you everything about your future. Remember your life is in your own hands. 36．How many star signs are there under each element? A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Twelve. 37．What did people use astrology to do in ancient times? A．To study the four elements B．To help them make decisions. C．To get information about the sky. D．To know more about the future. 38．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．Astrology believes that the light of stars influences people’s life. B．People began to study stars and planets hundreds of years ago. C．Today astrology is very popular among the old. D．Our life depends on ourselves but not astrology 【答案】36．A 37．B 38．D 【导语】本文介绍了占星术。古代人们使用占星术来做决定，现在占星术在人们生活中很受欢迎。但要记住，我们的生活取决于我们自己，而不是占星术。 36．细节理解题。根据“There are three star signs under each element”可知，每种元素下面有三个星座。故选A。 37．细节理解题。根据“They used astrology to help them make decisions.”可知，古代人们使用占星术来做决定，故选B。 38．细节理解题。根据“Remember your life is in your own hands.”可知，我们的生活取决于我们自己，而不是占星术，故选D。 江苏省南通市海门四校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题 The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production. Rain Water stands for the increase in rainfall and rise in temperature. With its arrival, lively spring—like scenery starts: the river water melt, wild geese fly from south to north, and trees and grass turn green again. Here are four things you may not know about Rain Water. Rain in spring is as precious as oil. According to an old Chinese saying, the rainfall in spring is as precious as oil. In northern China the spring drought is common and the rain of this season is only 10 to 15 percent of yearly average(平均) rainfall. Return of a cold period Extra care is needed to deal with a returning cold time in the late spring that often happens during Rain Water. The fast increase in air humidity(湿度) can result in lower temperature and wet weather. Visit to in-laws(姻亲) One of the main customs during Rain Water is sons-in-law visiting their in-laws and giving gifts. According to the tradition, gifts are usually two cane chairs with four meters of red belt which represents good health and long life. Another typical gift is a pot of cooked dish that contains pig’s knuckles(蹄) with soya and kelp. The son-in-law expresses his respect and thankfulness this way. Nutritious porridge The wet and damp weather during Rain Water is considered harmful to people’s health according to Chinese medical practice. So a bowl of nutritious porridge is the best choice to keep the body alive and healthy. 39．When Rain Water arrives, what happens? ① The temperature begins to rise.           ② The river freezes up. ③ Birds fly to the south in small groups.      ④Trees are green in color. A．①② B．②③ C．①④ D．③④ 40．We can infer that Rain Water is a key period for________. A．building houses in the countryside B．providing land or crops with water C．keeping sheep, horses, hens and other animals D．spending all days on farming 41．During Rain Water, it is strongly advised the elderly and children________. A．not to take off thick clothes too early B．not to stay up late all night C．to exercise more D．to protect them from the heat 42．During Rain Water, what gifts do sons-in-law often give their in-laws? A．Some food, two cane chairs and desks. B．Chairs, pigs, soya and kelp. C．Delicious dish, four can chairs with two meters of red belt. D．Two chairs and a pot of cooked dish. 【答案】39．C 40．B 41．A 42．D 【分析】本文主要介绍了24节气中——雨水，以及跟其有关的四件事。 39．细节理解题。根据“With its arrival, lively spring—like scenery starts: the river water melt, wild geese fly from south to north, and trees and grass turn green again”可知，当雨水这个节气来临时，气温开始回升，树木变成绿色，故选C。 40．推理判断题。根据“According to an old Chinese saying, the rainfall in spring is as precious as oil. In northern China the spring drought is common and the rain of this season is only 10 to 15 percent of yearly average rainfall.”可知，春雨贵如油，所以雨水是给大地和庄稼提供水的关键阶段，故选B。 41．细节理解题。根据“Extra care is needed to deal with a returning cold time in the late spring that often happens during Rain Water”可知，在晚春时节，雨水季节经常会出现寒冷天气，所以老人和孩子不要太早地脱掉厚衣服，故选A。 42．细节理解题。根据“According to the tradition, gifts are usually two cane chairs with four meters of red belt which represents good health and long life. Another typical gift is a pot of cooked dish that contains pig’s knuckles(蹄) with soya and kelp. The son-in-law expresses his respect and thankfulness this way”可知，送两把椅子和一锅煮好的菜，故选D。 江苏省淮安市清江浦区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题 In recent years, with China’s ecological (生态的) protection and anti-poaching (反偷猎) efforts, the population of Tibetan antelopes (藏羚羊) has increased, to the point that their protection level has been dropped from endangered to a near-threatened species (近危物种). The number of Tibetan antelopes in China has increased from fewer than 70,000 in the 1980s and 1990s to nearly 300,000 today, according to a recent statement released by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林业和草原局). Tibetan antelopes are mostly found in the plateau (高原) region of northwest China, including the Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The species is under first-class state protection in China. The Hoh Xil (可可西里) nature reserve has not reported any poaching for more than 10 years and the population of Tibetan antelopes in the area has recovered. In Qinghai Province, Tibetan antelopes mostly live in the HohXil National Nature Reserve in Sanjiangyuan National Park. “Qinghai Province began its anti-poaching and protection work in the 1990s,” said Dawa Drolma, an official of the administration bureau of the park. “Our mission (任务) is, as always, to work toward anti-poaching and the prevention of human interference (干预) through traffic control during migration (迁徙), escorting (护送) during farrowing (分娩) and the rescue of injured (受伤的) animals,” she said. 38．What’s the population of Tibetan antelopes now? A．Fewer than 70,000. B．Nearly 300,000. C．About 230,000. D．More than 370,000. 39．Which picture shows the structure (结构) of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1,...) A． B． C． D． 40．Which of the following is true according to the passage? A．China’s environmental and animal protection increases the number of Tibetan antelopes. B．Tibetan antelopes are under second-class state protection in China. C．Nobody poaches Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil nature reserve for more than 10 years. D．Qinghai Province has tried its best to protect Tibetan antelopes. 【答案】38．B 39．A 40．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了我国藏羚羊的情况。 38．细节理解题。根据“The number of Tibetan antelopes in China has increased from fewer than 70,000 in the 1980s and 1990s to nearly 300,000 today, ...”可知现在藏羚羊的数量是近30万只。故选B。 39．篇章结构题。根据文章第一段可知，介绍了我国藏羚羊的总体情况；第二段详细介绍了藏羚羊主要分布在中国西北高原地区；第三段详细介绍了可可西里自然保护区的藏羚羊情况；第四段介绍的是青海省为保护藏羚羊所做的事。所以文章是结构应是总分总。故选A。 40．推理判断题。根据“Qinghai Province began its anti-poaching and protection work in the 1990s”可知青海省于20世纪90年代开始反偷猎保护工作；根据“Our mission (任务) is, as always, to work toward anti-poaching and the prevention of human interference (干预) through traffic control during migration (迁徙), escorting (护送) during farrowing (分娩) and the rescue of injured (受伤的) animals”可知公园管理局官员的任务一如既往，通过迁徙时的交通管制、分娩时的护送和受伤者的救援，致力于打击偷猎和防止人为干扰。选项D表述符合文意。故选D。 江苏省苏州工业园区金鸡湖学校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题 When you want to travel for the first time, you’re a bit afraid to travel on your own and naturally prefer to travel with other people. So you ask your friends to join you. As you show them the photos you discovered online, you are sure you will get a travel partner or two. But interestingly enough, the first friend you ask, perhaps your closest friend, turns you down. And you move on to the next friend, but he too tells you he doesn’t want to join you at all. Maybe you decide to postpone your trip, hoping that one of your friends will change his mind. Maybe you decide to forget about your trip, fully convinced (确信) that the only way you would ever be able to have the confidence to travel is with a friend or travel partner by your side. If that is the case, then I’m quite happy that you are reading this article. Here’s my advice to you. You may be on your own when you board your flight, but once you arrive, you’ll never actually be alone. That’s how travel works, so don’t be afraid to travel on your own. You’re going to meet people when you travel. In fact, meeting new people is probably one of the easiest things to do when travelling because you quickly have connection with every other traveller. All travellers are strangers in a foreign land and as a result, we often would love to have the chance to travel with a new friend. Maybe you’ll meet someone at a cafe, in shop, on a bus, or just in the street. Maybe you’ll end up wandering around a city for an afternoon with this person and then saying goodbye. And the next day, you’ll probably meet someone else to share new experiences with as well. Perhaps you’ll meet someone and decide to travel together for a couple of days or weeks. The point is, you’ll meet plenty of people in just about every single corner of the world, even if you’re the shyest person on the planet. And before long, you’ll understand why I always give the same answer every time I’m asked what it’s like to always be traveling alone. I just say, “I maybe travel alone but I’m never really on my own.” 46．What can we learn from the passage? A．You prefer someone to go with you when you travel for the first time. B．Your closest friend is always willing to go for a trip with you. C．The photos online will surely make your friends interested in travelling. D．It is no fun if there is no close friend travelling with you. 47．What does the underlined word “postpone” probably mean in Paragraph 3? A．give up B．prepare for C．put off D．cut off 48．Which of the following is true? A．Meeting new people is the most difficult thing when travelling. B．People would love to have the chance to travel with a new friend. C．A shy person won’t be able to meet any new people when travelling. D．If you board your flight alone, you will travel alone all the way. 49．What does the writer mainly want to tell us? A．Don’t be afraid to travel on your own. B．It’s not easy to get a travel partner. C．Don’t go travelling without a partner. D．It’s necessary to make a travel plan. 【答案】46．A 47．C 48．B 49．A 【导语】本文主要告诉我们不要害怕独自旅行，因为你在旅途中会遇到很多新的朋友，鼓励人们大胆尝试独自外出旅行。 46．细节理解题。根据“When you want to travel for the first time, you’re a bit afraid to travel on your own and naturally prefer to travel with other people.”可知，当你第一次旅行时，你更喜欢有人和你一起去。故选A。 47．词义猜测题。根据“hoping that one of your friends will change his mind.”可知，你推迟旅行希望你的一个朋友会改变主意。因此划线单词的意思是“put off”。故选C。 48．细节理解题。根据“All travellers are strangers in a foreign land and as a result, we often would love to have the chance to travel with a new friend.”可知，人们喜欢有机会和新朋友一起旅行。故选B。 49．主旨大意题。根据“The point is, you’ll meet plenty of people in just about every single corner of the world, even if you’re the shyest person on the planet. And before long, you’ll understand why I always give the same answer every time I’m asked what it’s like to always be traveling alone.”以及结合全文可知，本文作者主要告诉我们不要害怕独自旅行。故选A。 江苏省苏州工业园区金鸡湖学校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题 At last, the men were quiet, Silver walked with me to the wall of the stockade. The doctor was now waiting outside the gate. “Remember this, Doctor”, Silver shouted from the top of the wall. “I saved this boy’s life. I know you want to see all of us hang but give me some hope. Be fair to me…” “Are you afraid, John?” the doctor asked him. “Every man is afraid of the gallows（绞架）”. Silver said and left me on the wall. I looked down at the doctor. “It was cowardly of you to run away,” the doctor said. “I know I did wrong,” I said. “But the crew wants to kill me. Only Silver saved me. I know the men will hurt me if they can.” “Why?” “Because I know where the ship is, and they want to know.” “You know where the ship is!” he said. I told the doctor about my adventures. As soon as I finished, he said, “Jim, you have again saved all our lives. You found out what the mutineers planned to do. Jump down from the wall, and we’ll run for it.” “No, Doctor,” I said. At this moment, Silver came back to the wall. “Let me give you some advice, Silver”, the doctor called. “Don’t be in a hurry to find that treasure.” “The only way I can save my life, and the boy’s is to find the treasure.” Silver said. 50．________ saved Jim’s life. A．The doctor B．Silver C．The crew D．Jim himself 51．According to the story, the underlined word “cowardly” means ________ . A．not patient B．not modest C．not polite D．not brave 52．The way to save Jim and Silver is ________ . A．to find the treasure B．to kill the crew C．to leave the stockade D．to run away 53．According to the passage, the best words to describe Jim are ________. A．kind and humorous B．kind but untidy C．brave and clever D．brave but hopeless 【答案】50．B 51．D 52．A 53．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。内容是小说《金银岛》的内容节选，讲述了西尔弗救助吉姆的故事。 50．细节理解题。根据“Silver shouted from the top of the wall. I saved this boy’s life.”可知，此处说西尔弗在墙顶喊道自己救了这个男孩的命。根据“‘I know I did wrong,’ I said. ‘But the crew wants to kill me. Only Silver saved me.’”和“Jim, you have again saved all our lives. ‘No, Doctor,’ I said.”可知，文中“我”就是“那个男孩”，名叫吉姆，所以西尔弗救了吉姆的命。故选B。 51．词义猜测题。根据“It was cowardly of you to run away”可知，run away意为“逃跑”，医生认为吉姆不够勇敢，所以要逃跑，由此推知“cowardly”应该表示“not brave”，意为“不勇敢的”。故选D。 52．细节理解题。根据“The only way I can save my life, and the boy’s is to find the treasure.”可知，能保住吉姆和西尔弗性命的唯一方法就是找到宝藏。故选A。 53．推理判断题。根据“But the crew wants to kill me. Only Silver saved me.”可知，西尔弗救了吉姆的命，说明西尔弗很勇敢；根据“The only way I can save my life, and the boy’s is to find the treasure.”可知，西尔弗知道保住他们性命的唯一方法就是找到宝藏，说明他很聪明。由此可知，西尔弗既勇敢又聪明。故选C。 The world has many refugees (难民), but we usually hear little about their lives. This year’s Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, is helping people know more about their stories. Gurnah’s works are mainly about the impact of colonialism (殖民主义的影响) and the experiences of refugees, who leave their countries to stay safe or find a better life. “These are things that are with us every day. People are dying, people are being hurt around the world—we must deal with these problems in the most kind way,” said Gurnah. In fact, this problem is very close to his own heart. When he was just 18, Gurnah was forced to leave his home country as a refugee. He moved to England and soon started writing novels there. Aged 73, Gurnah has written 10 novels and a number of short stories. In 1994, Gurnah wrote Paradise (《天堂》), one of his best-known novels. It’s about a boy in Africa called Yusuf, who grew up during World War I. Yusuf was sold by his father to a traveling trader to pay a debt (债务). As he traveled, Yusuf saw war, disease and child slavery. The name of the book is ironic (讽刺的), because although the scenery of Africa is beautiful, what happens in the story there is the opposite. Before Gurnah retired, he was a professor at the University of Kent in England. The head of the university’s School of English said that Gurnah’s works “have touched millions worldwide and shine a light on human experiences that are so often ignored (忽略)”. 54．Gumah’s hope might be ________. A．to make Africa more beautiful B．to experience the life of a refugee C．to help deal with the refugee problem D．to keep refugees in their own countries 55．Paradise is about ________. A．the beauty of East Africa B．the experiences of an African boy C．how war leads to disease and slavery D．what Gurnah saw during World War I 56．About the life of Gurnah , we can learn that ________. A．one of his parents is British B．all his works are long stories C．he wrote many novels in Tanzania D．he once worked at a university in the UK 57．The best title of the article may be ________. A．East Africa: a terrible life B．Paradise: a fantastic novel C．World War I: forgetful history D．Nobel winner: Abdulnizuk Gurnnh 【答案】54．C 55．B 56．D 57．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了诺贝尔文学奖得主Gurnah和他的作品。 54．细节理解题。根据“Gurnah’s works are mainly about the impact of colonialism (殖民主义的影响) and the experiences of refugees, who leave their countries to stay safe or find a better life. ‘These are things that are with us every day. People are dying, people are being hurt around the world—we must deal with these problems in the most kind way,’ said Gurnah.”可知，Gurnah的作品主要是关于难民的，世界各地的人们正在受到伤害，Gurnah希望能帮助解决难民问题。故选C。 55．细节理解题。根据“In 1994, Gurnah wrote Paradise (《天堂》), one of his best-known novels. It’s about a boy in Africa called Yusuf, who grew up during World War I.”可知，《天堂》是关于一个非洲男孩的经历。故选B。 56．细节理解题。根据“Before Gurnah retired, he was a professor at the University of Kent in England.”可知，Gurnah曾经在英国的一所大学工作。故选D。 57．最佳标题题。根据“The world has many refugees (难民), but we usually hear little about their lives. This year’s Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, is helping people know more about their stories.”可知，文章主要介绍了诺贝尔文学奖得主Gurnah和他的作品。故选D。 江苏省扬州市江都区第三中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题 Human activity is changing the surface and temperature of our planet. But new research shows it is also changing the sound of oceans and seas. Scientists say these changes affect （影响）many sea animals—from very small fish to huge whales. Sound travels very far underwater. For fish, sound is a better way to sense their environment than light. They use sounds to communicate with each other. Sounds also help some ocean animals find food and avoid their hunters. Sounds help fish and other sea animals survive（生存）. However, increased noise from humans is making it harder for these animals to hear each other. The noise comes from shipping traffic, underwater oil and gas exploration, and other noisy human activity. For many sea animals, their efforts to communicate are being masked （被掩盖）by sounds that humans have introduced. Experts explain the term masking, which happens when one or more noises in the water block sound important to an ocean animal’s life. The Red Sea is one of the world’s most important shipping passages. It is full of large ships traveling to Asia, Europe, and Africa. Some fish and other animals now avoid the noisiest areas. Also, the overall number of sea animals has gone down by about half since 1970. In some parts of the ocean, scientists now record fewer animals singing and calling than in the past. Experts say that effects of noise on sea animals are not well understood. However, some studies suggest that noise may cause hearing loss. The stress from human noise might also affect the immune（免疫）system-an animal’s natural defense system. Many sea animals are showing higher levels of stress because of noise. When people think of threats（威胁）facing the ocean, we often think of climate change, plastics, and overfishing. But noise pollution is another necessary thing we need to be monitoring. When it comes to something humans can do for the ocean, we need to think about how to make it quieter. Sound pollution may be easier to deal with than other ocean threats. You can reduce or turn off sound immediately. It’s not like plastics or climate change, which are much harder to undo. 58．According to the passage, sounds can help sea animals in many ways except ________. A．blocking the sunshine outside B．searching for something to eat C．getting away from their hunters D．communicating with each other 59．What can you know from the passage? A．Noise does more harm to sea animals than humans realize. B．Plastic pollution is the biggest threat facing oceans and seas. C．Fish sense their environment better through light than sound. D．The Red Sea is one of the most popular fishing areas in the world. 60．The underlined words “to undo” in Paragraph 6 probably mean “________”. A．to involve the effort B．to promise the result C．to cancel the effects D．to forget the influences 61．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A．Why Are Ocean Animals So Noisy? B．Helpful Ways to Save Ocean Animals. C．Humans Are Making Oceans Too Noisy. D．Which Threat to Oceans Is the Biggest? 【答案】58．A 59．A 60．C 61．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍新的研究表明，人类活动正在改变地球上海洋的声音。科学家们说，海洋和其他水域声音的变化影响了许多海洋动物。 58．细节理解题。根据“They use sounds to communicate with each other. Sounds also help some ocean animals find food and avoid their hunters. Sounds help fish and other sea animals survive.”可知，声音可以用来互相交流，也可以帮助一些海洋动物找到食物和躲避它们的猎人，还帮助鱼和其他海洋动物生存。 没有提到遮挡外面的阳光，故选A。 59．推理判断题。根据“When people think of threats facing the ocean, we often think of climate change, plastics, and overfishing. But noise pollution is another necessary thing we need to be monitoring.”可知，当人们想到海洋面临的威胁时，我们通常会想到气候变化、塑料制品和过度捕捞，但噪音污染是另一个我们需要监控的必要因素。所以噪音对海洋动物的危害比人类意识到的要大，故选A。 60．词句猜测题。分析“Sound pollution may be easier to deal with than other ocean threats. You can reduce or turn off sound immediately. It’s not like plastics or climate change, which are much harder to undo.”可知，声音污染可能比其他海洋威胁更容易处理，你可以立即减少或关闭声音，它不像塑料或气候变化，后者更难消除。此处“to undo”的意思是“更难消除、取消效果”，故选C。 61．最佳标题题。本文介绍新的研究表明，人类活动正在改变地球上海洋的声音。科学家们说，海洋和其他水域声音的变化影响了许多海洋动物。选项C“人类让海洋太喧闹了”符合主题，故选C。 New discoveries at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, Sichuan Province drew the world’s attention. On March 20, Chinese archacologists (考古学家) announced that they had found more than 500 cultural relics (文物) in six new pits at the site, dating back about 3,000 years. So far, archaeologists have unearthed (发掘) different important cultural relics from four of the pits, including pieces of gold masks, gold foil (箔),bronze masks, bronze trees and large numbers of ivories. In 1986, a large number of cultural relics were discovered in No.1 and No.2 pits. The Sanxingdui Ruins, which were first discovered in 1929, are believed to be the remains of the ancient Shu Kingdom. The kingdom was a center of civilization (文明) along the upper reaches of Yangtze River. The discovery of Sanxingdui raised an important question about the origins (起源) of Chinese civilization. The ancient Shu civilization that built Sanxingdui is believed to be one of the earliest examples of Chinese civilization. The site, along with the Liangzhu and Shijiahe sites along the Yangtze River, shows that the birthplace of Chinese civilization might not have been only along the Yellow River Basin (黄河流域) in north China. The newly-discovered cultural relics are similar to those found in 1986, as they also include bronze trees and bronze masks. They further support the idea that the pits were used for sacrificial (献祭) purposes. New kinds of cultural relics have also been dug up. For example, experts found two square zun (尊), a kind of ancient bronze jar that was used for holding water or wine. They also found cong (琮) —a jade item commonly found at the 5,000-year-old Liangzhu Archaeological Ruins in Zhejiang Province. “These artifacts show that the Sanxingdui Ruins site had a close connection with Central  China, but it also marks an original ancient civilization in Sichuan with strong creativity,” said  Chen Xiandan, a member of the project who also took part in the 1986 excavation (发掘). 62．What do we know about the cultural relics found at the Sanxingdui Ruins site recently? A．Most of the cultural relics were made of gold. B．They were found in the same pit. C．They were created about 3,000 years ago. D．They were used for celebrations. 63．In 1986, what cultural relics were discovered in No.1 and No.2 pits? A．Bronze trees and bronze masks. B．Two square zun, a kind of ancient bronze jar. C．Gold foil and cong-a jade artifact. D．Gold masks and gold trees. 64．The new discovery of Sanxingdui shows that Chinese civilization________. A．started earlier than was believed before. B．might have several different origins. C．was centered along the Yangtze River. D．developed from the ancient Shu civilization. 65．What’s the passage mainly about? A．Ancient civilization in Sichuan. B．Ancient cultural relics at Sanxingdui. C．New discoveries at Sanxingdui. D．Introduction to Sanxingdui Ruins site. 【答案】62．C 63．A 64．B 65．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了三星堆遗址的新发现，引起了全世界的广泛关注，也进一步介绍了三星堆文化遗址的相关情况及其重要意义。 62．细节理解题。根据第一段“On March 20, Chinese archacologists announced that they had found more than 500 cultural relics in six new pits at the site, dating back about 3,000 years.”可知文物可以追溯到3000多年前。故选C。 63．细节理解题。根据第五段“The newly-discovered cultural relics are similar to those found in 1986, as they also include bronze trees and bronze masks.”可知，此次出土的文物包括青铜树和青铜面具，与1986年出土的文物相似。故选A。 64．细节理解题。根据第四段“The ancient Shu civilization that built Sanxingdui is believed to be one of the earliest examples of Chinese civilization...shows that the birthplace of Chinese civilization might not have been only along the Yellow River Basin in north China”建造三星堆的古蜀文明被认为是中国文明的最早范例之一。这个遗址，连同长江沿岸的良渚和石家河遗址，表明中华文明的发源地可能不仅仅是在华北黄河流域，可知中国文明可能有几个不同的起源。故选B。 65．主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了三星堆考古的新发现及其重要意义。故选C。 江苏省苏州市景范中学校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题 Recently, No. 23 High School did a survey about how Grade Twelve students spend their weekends. 560 students gave their answers. As can be seen from the chart, the students have different ways to spend their weekends. Various reasons are responsible for their different choices. For example, those who choose to go back home believe that a good rest does help them relax and work more efficiently (有效率地) during the school time. And outdoor- activity lovers hold the opinion that taking exercise is a wonderful way to refresh (使恢复精力) themselves so that they can put more efforts in their study at school. However, a small number of students living far away from home prefer to stay at school to save every minute to study. They think in this way they can improve their learning efficiency. No matter which way students choose to spend their weekends, they all hope to study better to get into a good university. 11．________ of the students would like to go back home and have a good rest on the weekend. A．Most B．25% C．15% D．Few 12．Different ways to spend the weekend are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT ________. A．going back home and have a good rest B．studying at school C．taking outdoor activities D．going on a trip 13．________ students are willing to take outdoor activities to spend their weekends. A．140 B．84 C．336 D．560 14．A small number of students living far from home choose to study at school because ________. A．it can help them to relax B．it’s a good way to refresh themselves C．they can save time to study D．they don’t like to go home 【答案】11．A 12．D 13．B 14．C 【导语】本文主要介绍了高三学生周末的活动情况。 11．细节理解题。根据图表内容可知，60%的学生周末想回家好好休息，故选A。 12．细节理解题。根据图表内容可知，度过周末的方式包括“go back home and have a good rest”、“study at school”和“tak outdoor activities”，但没有提到“go on a trip”。故选D。 13．细节理解题。根据图表内容可知，参加户外活动的学生占比15%，调查了560名学生，所以一个有560×15%=84。故选B。 14．细节理解题。根据“However, a small number of students living far away from home prefer to stay at school to save every minute to study. They think in this way they can improve their learning efficiency.”可知，少数离家较远的学生选择在学校学习，因为他们可以节省学习时间。故选C。 江苏省苏州市景范中学校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题 Few buildings on earth can compete with the awesome beauty of the Taj Maihal. Towering over the ancient Indian city of Agra, the Taj Mahal is the grandest monument to love. It was built by a Muslim, Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his dear wife and queen. ________ He did not care about time or money. He brought together workmen from all Asia. Altogether, over 20,000 men worked on the building, and it took them over seventeen years to finish it. The building rests on a platform of red sandstone. Four thin white towers rise from the corners of the terrace (排屋). A large dome (穹顶) rises from the center of the building. Around this large dome there are four smaller domes. The building is made of fine white marble (大理石) with inlays (镶嵌) of colored marble. It has eight sides and many arches (拱顶). There is an open corridor just inside the outer walls. From this corridor, the visit or looks through carved (雕刻) marble screens to a central room. The bodies of Shah Jahan and his wife lie in a tomb below this room. A beautiful garden surrounds (包围) the Taj Mahal. The green trees make the marble look even whiter. In front of the main entrance to the building there is a long, narrow pool. If you look in this pool, you can see all the beauty of the Taj Mahal in the reflection from the water. Many people think the Taj Mahal is most beautiful at sunset. The marble picks up the color of the sunset, and the building and its reflection in the pool are like pink jewels. 18．What is the most suitable sentence for the beginning of the second paragraph? A．Shah Jahan wanted his wife’s tomb to be perfect. B．Shah Jahan would like to put all his wife’s clothing inside. C．India was not Shah Jahan’s first choice to build his wife’s tomb. D．Shah Jahan’s body was with his wife together after he died. 19．What does the underlined word “reflection” mean? A．反应 B．倒影 C．发射 D．反思 20．What can we infer from the passage? A．Indians spent more than seventeen years completing building the Taj Mahal. B．Visitors can only visit the Taj Mahal at sunset. C．Emperor Shah Jahan loved his wife deeply. D．The Taj Mahal appears black in the daytime. 【答案】18．A 19．B 20．C 【导语】本文介绍了泰姬陵的历史以及它的建筑结构。 18．推理判断题。根据“He did not care about time or money. He brought together workmen from all Asia.”可知，他为了给妻子建造陵墓，不在乎时间和金钱，他把全亚洲的工人召集在一起，因此他希望他妻子的陵墓完美无缺。故选A。 19．词义猜测题。根据“If you look in this pool,”可知，在水池里看到的是泰姬陵在水里的倒影，故选B。 20．推理判断题。根据“Towering over the ancient Indian city of Agra, the Taj Mahal is the grandest monument to love. It was built by a Muslim, Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his dear wife and queen.”可知，沙贾汗皇帝为他的妻子建造了美丽的泰姬陵，因此推断他深爱着他的妻子。故选C。 江苏省苏州市园区八校联考2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题 ①Winter can be a hard time for animals. The weather may be wet and cold, and food can be hard to find under the snow. But nature has given animals different ways to survive. Now, lets look at how animals go through this season. ②Some animals get fat in the fall. They eat and eat, and then their bodies can store the food quickly. So they needn’t eat more in winter. Moose (驼鹿) are such animals. They store food in their bodies as fat. Their bodies use the stored fat as energy. Moose will also grow heavy coats of hair to keep warm as the weather becomes colder. Other animals store fresh food for the cold days ahead. For example, many animals stay in burrows (地洞) like bears. They stay inside and sleep in most of the winter. On warmer winter days, they wake up and then eat some stored food. ③Hibernating Animals are animals that sleep all winter long. They don’t eat at all. Before winter,these animals eat and eat to get fat. When winter comes,they begin to go to sleep. Their hearts beat very slowly and their temperature drops. In this way ④Still other animals can move south before winter and come back after spring. This is called migration (迁徙). In the fall, many birds fly south in large groups. In spring when the temperature rises, they will return. 14．How do moose survive during winter? A．They sleep all winter long. B．They store food as fat. C．They find food before winter. D．They run to the south to keep warm. 15．Which of the following poems is about the season in the passage? A．几处早莺争暖树，谁家新燕啄春泥。 B．绿树阴浓夏日长，楼台倒影入池塘。 C．月落乌啼霜满天，江枫渔火对愁眠。 D．北风卷地白草折，胡天八月即飞雪。 16．Which of the following best shows the structure of the text? A． B． C． D． 17．Where can you find this text? A．In an art book. B．In a health report. C．In a letter. D．In a science magazine. 【答案】14．B 15．D 16．A 17．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了不同动物的过冬方式。 14．细节理解题。根据“Some animals get fat in the fall. They eat and eat, and then their bodies can store the food quickly. So they needn’t eat more in winter. Moose (驼鹿) are such animals.”可知有些动物在秋天储藏食物转化为脂肪，所以它们冬天不必多吃东西，所以B选项符合题意。故选B。 15．推理判断题。阅读短文可知，本文主要讲述动物是如何过冬的，所以应选描述冬季的诗。故选D。 16．篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段引出话题；第二至第五段分别介绍了不同动物的过冬方式。故文章的结构为总分结构，选项A符合。故选A。 17．推理判断题。本文主要介绍了不同动物如何过冬，所以属于科普类文章，会在科学杂志上看到。故选D。 If you are studying at a university in the US, there is no need to decide your major (专业) in the first year, but it’s a good idea to spend time early on working out what subjects you are interested in. To do this, you can take some tests such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test (MBTI职业性格测试) and the Enneagram Personality Test (九型人格测试). These tests can help tell you what things you might be good at. They can help you work out what subjects you’re interested in and tell you what jobs may suit you best. Further, you should choose a major you are interested in. After all, people are most likely to be successful if they are doing something they love. Your passion (热情) and interests are important, and they will bring you pleasure and happiness. Lastly, you should learn about the different majors available. Math, computer science, information technology, economics, journalism and business management—they are all very different majors. You should have an understanding of what kind of jobs people with different degrees can get after graduation. You can look at the websites of famous universities to find out more. Choosing subjects you are interested in is quite important. As time goes by, your interests might change while you are at university. In the US, you can always change majors as long as you have the passion and ability to do so. If you have any doubts or questions about your academic path, you can seek help from your school’s counselors (顾问) and academic advisors. 18．According to the passage, the MBTI Test and Enneagram Personality Test can ________. A．help people find a job B．help people work out what jobs may suit them C．help students learn more knowledge D．tell you which university suits you best 19．According to the passage, why does following our curiosity and interests matter in choosing majors?   a. Because people have a sense of success when they do work they love. b. Because people can gain more pleasure and happiness. c. Because it makes people more likely to be successful. A．ab B．bc C．ac D．abc 20．What is the writer’s suggestion for students when choosing majors? A．Learn as much knowledge in different subjects as possible. B．Collect information from the website. C．Find out what jobs you can do with different majors. D．Go to the best university so that you can get more knowledge. 21．What’s the main idea of the passage? A．How to apply for university in the US. B．How to find your passion and interests. C．How to choose the right major for you in the US. D．How to choose your favorite subject. 【答案】18．B 19．B 20．C 21．C 【导语】本文主要介绍了在美国的大学学习时如何选择自己的专业。 18．细节理解题。根据第二段“These tests can help tell you what things you might be good at. They can help you work out what subjects you’re interested in and tell you what jobs may suit you best.”可知，这两个测试可以帮助人们弄清楚什么工作可能会最适合自己。故选B。 19．细节理解题。根据第三段中“After all, people are most likely to be successful if they are doing something they love. Your passion (热情) and interests are important, and they will bring you pleasure and happiness.”可知，热情和爱好之所以重要是因为它们使人们更有可能成功，并且会给人们带来快乐和幸福，b和c正确。故选B。 20．推理判断题。根据“Lastly, you should learn about the different majors available.”和“You should have an understanding of what kind of jobs people with different degrees can get after graduation.”可知作者建议学生们了解不同的专业，以及不同学历的人毕业后能找到什么样的工作，C项“弄清楚不同的专业你可以做什么工作”符合题意。故选C。 21．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了在美国的大学学习时如何选择自己的专业。C项“如何在美国为你选择合适的专业”符合题意。故选C。 江苏省南通市海门四校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题 Back in Brisbane, Australia, for the Christmas break, I found myself in a public transport dead zone. Bikeless, 7 kilometers from where I was meeting friends and unwilling to get a taxi, I decided to borrow an electric scooter. The trip took far longer than it would have by bike, mainly because of a major spill halfway there. A rock, hit at speed, is a terrible thing: weeks later, I still had the red knees of a primary schooler. In the UK, they are legal (合法的) only on private land, but the Department for Transport is discussing how to control them on public roads and pathways, with the possibility for legalization later this year. Other cities that have e-scooter rental programs have had problems in the early period. In Paris, Mayor Anne Hidalgo described the situation last year as messy. She has announced that the city is reducing its number of e-scooters to 15,000 and plans to create laws forbidding them from pavements (人行道). France has put into force laws limiting e-scooter speeds to 25 kilometres per hour. Similar to dockless (无桩的) hire bicycles, e-scooters are parked on pavements and people leave them up trees or throw them into rivers. Wild treatment shortens their lifetime, which is bad for both profitability (盈利) and the environment. Analysis suggests that the average e-scooter’s lifetime is just three months. I think e-scooters are an basic part of the effort to make city transport greener. They are seen as a key to the “last mile” problem—a potential way to reduce transport jam by rapidly getting someone to their final goal. Cars can take up 28 times the space of a person riding a bicycle. As far as the environmental effect goes, recent research suggests that e-scooters are not as green as walking or cycling, but they are still better than cars. And though there are still many reports of serious accidents, scooting is about as safe as cycling. Stephen Gossling at Lund University in Sweden has suggested we build car-free “micromobility” streets, where cyclists, pedestrians (行人) and e-scooters could share the road. He thinks this will reduce accident risks and invite more vulnerable (易受伤害的) traffic participants, such as children, to become active transport users. If more e-scooters mean fewer cars on roads, an improvement in local air quality is also a likely result. When 20 kilometers of roads in central London closed for World Car-Free Day last September, the air quality was greatly improved according to the report. 43．What does the underlined part “a major spill” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A．A serious fall. B．A sudden illness. C．A legal reaction. D．A terrible breakdown. 44．What do we know about e-scooters in Paris? A．They are illegal on pavements. B．They are already out of fashion. C．They are facing more limits. D．They are more common on private land. 45．What is the writer’s opinion of e-scooters? A．They are not as safe as cycling. B．They always cause the traffic jams. C．They are as green as cycling or walking. D．They play a big role in the “last mile” problem. 46．What is Stephen Gossling’s suggestion? A．To set up more care-free days. B．To invite more cyclists to use e-scooters. C．To get vulnerable pedestrians off the road. D．To separate cars from e-scooters on the road. 【答案】43．A 44．C 45．D 46．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了一些城市出现电动踏板车后出现的一些问题。但作者认为电动摩托车是城市交通绿化的重要组成部分。很多的电动滑板车意味着道路上汽车的减少，那么当地的空气质量可能也会改善。 43．词义猜测题。根据“The trip took far longer than it would have by bike”可知作者花费了比骑自行车更久的时间，再由“A rock, hit at speed, is a terrible thing: weeks later, I still had the red knees of a primary schooler.”可知电动车在路上撞到了石头上，作者摔了一跤，a major spill意为“摔了一跤”。故选A。 44．细节理解题。根据“In Paris, Mayor Anne Hidalgo described the situation last year as messy. She has announced that the city is reducing its number of e-scooters to 15,000 and plans to create laws forbidding them from pavements.”可知在巴黎电动踏板车受到了诸多限制。故选C。 45．观点态度题。根据“I think e-scooters are an basic part of the effort to make city transport greener. They are seen as a key to the ‘last mile’ problem—a potential way to reduce transport jam by rapidly getting someone to their final goal.”可知作者认为电动踏板车在“最后一英里”问题中发挥重要作用。故选D。 46．细节理解题。根据“Stephen Gossling at Lund University in Sweden has suggested we build car-free ‘micromobility’ streets, where cyclists, pedestrians and e-scooters could share the road.”可知Stephen Gossling建议在路上把汽车和电动踏板车分开。故选D。 江苏省徐州市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题 WHICH FAMOUS PERSON IN HISTORY WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE MET AND WHY? For me it would clearly be Leonardo da Vinci, I’d love to have met him. He was such a creative talent and not just an artist. He seems to have predicted (预测) a number of inventions that only came about hundreds of years later, like flying machines and so on. I’d like to tell him he really did see the future. Naomi, Chicago I’d choose Cleopatra—the last king of ancient Egypt (埃及). She is thought to have been very beautiful and is generally considered to have developed some really useful political alliances (政治同盟). Not many women were that powerful in ancient times. I’d like to have seen how she did it. Lucinda, Nairobi I’m Latin American, so I would name Simon Bolivar as the person I would like to have known. He’s supposed to have been a very great, brave leader and is accepted to have helped achieve independence (独立) for several countries in Latin America in the nineteenth century. Patricia, Caracas I studied philosophy, so I would like to have spoken face-to-face with the Chinese philosopher Confucius. I’d like to have discussed with him his political philosophy and his idea about family values. He seems to have had a lot of respect for older people, and even though he lived over two thousand years ago, some of his opinions are still meaningful. Li Yu, Shanghai 31．Leonardo da Vinci was ______ A．just an artist B．very creative C．from Chicago D．Patricia’s hero 32．Lucinda would like to see Cleopatra mainly because ______. A．Cleopatra is thought to have been very beautiful B．Cleopatra is considered to have developed some really useful political alliances C．Cleopatra was the last king of ancient Egypt D．she wants to see how a woman became that powerful in ancient times 33．______ have helped achieve independence for several countries in Latin America in the nineteenth century. A．Confucius B．Patricia C．Simon Bolivar D．Naomi 34．Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Confucius according to the passage? A．All of Confucius’s opinions are still meaningful. B．Confucius has his own political philosophy. C．Confucius was a great Chinese philosopher. D．Confucius had lots of respect for older people. 35．What can we infer（推断） from the passage? A．Patricia is Asian American. B．Flying machines were invented by Leonardo da Vinci. C．People today still believe Confucius’s opinions are meaningful. D．Simon Bolivar was considered as a brave engineer. 【答案】31．B 32．D 33．C 34．A 35．C 【导语】本文介绍了四个人想要见的历史名人，以及他们的原因。 31．细节理解题。根据“For me it would clearly be Leonardo da Vinci, I’d love to have met him. He was such a creative talent and not just an artist.”可知，列奥纳多·达·芬奇有创造力的。故选B。 32．细节理解题。根据“I’d choose Cleopatra—the last king of ancient Egypt (埃及). She is thought to have been very beautiful and is generally considered to have developed some really useful political alliances (政治同盟). Not many women were that powerful in ancient times. I’d like to have seen how she did it. Lucinda, Nairobi”可知，露辛达·内罗毕想要看见克利奥帕特拉她发展了一些真正有用的政治联盟，在古代，没有多少女性有如此强大的力量，她想看看她是怎么做的。故选D。 33．细节理解题。根据“I’m Latin American, so I would name Simon Bolivar as the person I would like to have known. He’s supposed to have been a very great, brave leader and is accepted to have helped achieve independence (独立) for several countries in Latin America in the nineteenth century.”可知，西蒙·玻利瓦尔在19世纪帮助几个拉丁美洲国家获得了独立。故选C。 34．推理判断题。根据“He seems to have had a lot of respect for older people, and even though he lived over two thousand years ago, some of his opinions are still meaningful.”可知，孔子的有些观点仍然有意义，因此不是他所有的观点都是有意义的，故选A。 35．推理判断题。根据“He seems to have had a lot of respect for older people, and even though he lived over two thousand years ago, some of his opinions are still meaningful.”可知，今天人们仍然相信孔子的观点是有意义的。故选C。 Look up at the sky in the evening and you’re likely to see the blue sky of the afternoon being changed into a reddish-orange one across the sky. Why does the colour of the sky change at different times of the day? The answer has to do with how the sun’s light and the earth’s atmosphere（大气层）have an effect on each other. Light travels in waves（波状运动）. Every colour we see is decided by the length of those waves. Red wavelengths are the longest, and as you go through the rainbow, the waves get shorter and shorter until you reach the blues and violets, which are the smallest. As the sun’s light travels towards us, at first all it meets is space without any particles（微粒）, such as dust and water droplets. But on earth, there are thousands of particles in the air which are hardly seen. The wavelengths that make it to the earth’s atmosphere hit these particles, which sends light bouncing（反弹） in many different directions. But not all wavelengths bounce around to the same degree. Blue wavelengths, because of their smaller size, are scattered（散射） more easily and in many directions. Red wavelengths, which are larger, are scattered the least in the air. During the day, when the light has the shortest distance to travel through the atmosphere, what we end up seeing are the blue waves that have been scattered all across the sky. At the day’s end, though, the light has to travel through much more of the atmosphere, and those short, blue light waves have a hard time getting past all particles. They mostly get scattered away before they ever reach us. The result is that red sky we see at sunset, since longer red wavelengths are still able to pass through the atmosphere. So when you see a red sky at dusk, just remember that it’s actually the last remaining colour of the whole rainbow. 36．According to the article, the sky changes its colour because ______. A．the time changes every day B．the weather is different every day C．the particles in the atmosphere change the wavelengths of lights D．the sun’s light and the earth’s atmosphere influence each other 37．Which of the following colours has the longest wavelengths? A．Red. B．Orange. C．Blue. D．Violet. 38．Why does the sky look blue during the day? A．Because light meets the dust and water droplets. B．Because the blue wavelengths scattered all across the sky. C．Because particles sends light bouncing in different directions. D．Because the blue light waves have a hard time getting past all particles. 39．When you see a red sky at dusk, it means ______. A．in the morning B．at noon C．in the evening D．at night 40．In which subject may students learn the knowledge? A．Chinese. B．Maths. C．Physics. D．History. 【答案】36．D 37．A 38．B 39．C 40．C 【导语】本文主要解释了天空的颜色在一天中的不同时间会发生变化，答案与太阳的光和地球的大气相互影响有关。 36．细节理解题。根据“The answer has to do with how the sun’s light and the earth’s atmosphere（大气层）have an effect on each other.”可知，与太阳的光和地球的大气相互影响有关，故选D。 37．细节理解题。根据“Red wavelengths are the longest”可知，红色的波长是最长的，故选A。 38．细节理解题。根据“Blue wavelengths, because of their smaller size, are scattered（散射） more easily and in many directions.”可知，蓝色波长由于尺寸较小，更容易向多个方向散射，故选B。 39．词义猜测题。根据“The result is that red sky we see at sunset, since longer red wavelengths are still able to pass through the atmosphere.”可知，我们在日落时看到的是红色的天空，所以划线部分与in the evening同义，故选C。 40．推理判断题。本文主要解释了天空的颜色在一天中的不同时间会发生变化，答案与太阳的光和地球的大气相互影响有关，与物理有关，故选C。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$