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九年级英语(人教版)卷四 注意事项： 1.本试卷共四部分，十大题，满分120分，考试时间为120分钟。 2.全卷包括“试题卷”(8页)和“答题卷”(2页)两部分。 3.请务必在“答题卷”上答题，在“试题卷”上答题无效。 4.考试结束后，请将“试题卷”和“答题卷”一并交回。 第一部分听力(共四大题，满分20分) I. 短对话理解(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 1.What was the boy doing when the woman called him? A. B. C. 2.How is the weather now? A. B. C. 3.What is not polite when having dinner in China? A.Sticking the chopsticks into the food. B.Talking to others over the table. C.Putting chopsticks on an empty bowl. 4.Which festival are the speakers talking about? A.The Dragon Boat Festival. B.The Mid-Autumn Day. C.Chinese New Year. 5.What's the relationship between the two speakers? A.Friends. B.Parent and child. C.Teacher and student. Ⅱ .长对话理解(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一 个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。 6.Where did the accident happen? A.In the zoo. B.In the park. C.In the bank. 7.What did the boy do after the accident happened? A.He went to the hospital.B.He waited for help. C.He bandaged himself. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。 8.What did Sam do at the age of 18? A.He went on a vocation. B.He went on a business. C.He went on a volunteer program. 9.What was his difficulty abroad? A.Language. B.Culture. C.Custom. 10.How was the food there? A.Delicious. B.Boring. C.Nice. Ⅲ .短文理解(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A,B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。 11.What game will be held? A.Soccer. B.Baseball. C.Basketball. 12.When will the game start? A.On Friday. B.On May 4. C.At 17:00. 13.How will the game be like? A.Boring. B.Exciting. C.Relaxing. 14.Who are encouraged to go to cheer for the team? A.Grandparents. B.Parents. C.Doctors. 15.What chance will the people have when they come? A.To celebrate the party. B.To enjoy the game. C.To show their skills. IV. 信息转换(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。 International Day of 16 Time on July 30 17 of celebration *send a card to your friend *buy 18 for your friends *go out for a camp or a picnic with your friends Meaning *to 19 love and thanks to your friends *to make your friends understand how 20 you are 第二部分语言知识运用(共三大题，满分35分) V.单项填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. When you are traveling, it’s important to have a sense of ________ so you don’t get lost. A. invitation B. direction C. invention D. creation 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：当你旅行时，方向感很重要，这样你就不会迷路了。 考查名词辨析。invitation邀请；direction方向；invention发明；creation创造。根据“have a sense of … so you don’t get lost”可知，此处是指有方向感就不容易迷路；考查a sense of direction“方向感”，固定搭配。故选B。 2. I think it’s helpful for us to get a ________ understanding of the ecosystem through the science report. A. basic B. painful C. spare D. polite 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：我认为对我们来说，通过这个科学报告获得对生态系统的基本理解是有帮助的。 考查形容词辨析。basic基本的，基础的；painful痛苦的；spare多余的；polite有礼貌的。“get a basic understanding”表示“获得一个基本的理解”，符合通过科学报告获取对生态系统基础认知的语境。故选A。 3. —I wonder ________ I can become excellent in maths. —Rome wasn’t built in a day. It requires lots of practice and patience. A. why B. when C. how D. what 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我想知道我如何能在数学上变得优秀。——罗马不是一天建成的。这需要大量的练习和耐心。 考查特殊疑问句。why为什么；when什么时候；how如何；what什么。根据“It requires lots of practice and patience.”可知，此处表示询问方法，用how符合语境。故选C。 4. Our class trip ________ because of bad weather, but we went to the science club together. A. canceled B. is canceled C. was canceled D. will cancel 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：由于天气不好，我们的班级旅行被取消了，但我们一起去了科学俱乐部。 考查时态及语态。根据“but we went to the science club together”可知，此处指过去发生的事情，句子时态为一般过去时；分析句子结构可知，空处所在句的主语“Our class trip”与空处为逻辑上的动宾关系，用被动语态。故选C。 5. Tengfei’s father was ________ his children because he wanted them to be educated and honest people. A. proud of B. hard on C. similar to D. known for 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：腾飞的父亲对他的孩子很严厉，因为他想让他们成为受过教育的诚实的人。 考查形容词短语。be proud of为……感到自豪；be hard on对某人苛刻；be similar to与……相似；be known for因……而出名。根据“he wanted them to be educated and honest people”可知，此处是指父亲对孩子们要求严格，以促使孩子们成为有教养且诚实的人。故选B。 6. You’re expected to invite Ann to play with you so that she won’t feel ________ A. left out B. shown up C. dropped by D. called in 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：你应该邀请安和你一起玩，这样她就不会觉得被冷落。 考查动词短语。left out忽略；show up羞辱；drop by顺道拜访；call in请来。根据“You’re expected to invite Ann to play with you so that she won’t feel…”可知，此处说的是不会觉得被冷落。故选A。 7. Your parents are sure to understand your decision. ________, they are the ones who know you the best. A. In total B. For example C. After all D. At first 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：你的父母肯定会理解你的决定。毕竟，他们是最了解你的人。 考查介词短语。In total总计；For example例如；After all毕竟；At first起初。根据“Your parents are sure to understand your decision…they are the ones who know you the best.”的语境可知，此处用于引出对前面所述内容的补充说明，after all“毕竟”符合。故选C。 8. — Ella, you seem to enjoy reading in your spare time. — Yes. Reading can open my mind. ________, the more I read, the more I want to know. A. However B. Besides C. Instead D. Later 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——Ella，你似乎很喜欢在业余时间读书。 ——是的。阅读能开阔我的思维。此外，我读得越多，我就想懂得越多。 考查副词辨析。However然而；Besides此外，而且；Instead代替，反而；Later后来，稍后。根据“Reading can open my mind. …, the more I read, the more I want to know.”可知，阅读能开阔思维，后一句进一步补充说明阅读越多越想知道更多，是对阅读好处的进一步阐述，应用“Besides”。故选B。 9. Nowadays more and more people prefer to read e-books, but I don’t think paper books will ________ in the future. A. increase B. disappear C. remain D. spread 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：现在越来越多的人更喜欢读电子书，但我认为纸质书在未来不会消失。 考查动词辨析。increase增加；disappear消失；remain保持不变；spread传播。根据“more and more people prefer to read e-books, but I don’t think paper books will”可知，but表示转折，此处指纸质书在未来不会消失。故选B。 10 —Do you need any help? —________. I’ve got enough support from my family. A. Yes and no B. That’s a big deal C. I hope so D. No, thanks 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你需要帮忙吗？——不用了，谢谢。我得到了家人足够的支持。 考查情景交际。Yes and no是也不是；That’s a big deal那是一件大事；I hope so我希望如此；No, thanks不用了，谢谢。根据“Do you need any help?”以及“I’ve got enough support from my family.”可知，此处表示委婉地拒绝对方，D项符合。故选D。 VI.完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A In the past, many young people often ran out of their money quickly and some even spent more than they made. But nowadays, things are changing. Young people are spending money more ____11____. They are trying to buy better ____12____ with less money and some just spend money to meet their basic needs. Compared with getting a(n) ____13____ wallet, they are more willing to save money. At the same time, there comes a very interesting question: is it ____14____ to have a good time without spending any money? The answer is yes, according to Chen Lingyi, a girl from Shanghai who is encouraging people to enjoy life’s ____15____ without spending money. Chen and her team are also producing a ____16____ about ways to enjoy China’s big cities without spending any money. These include 100 ____17____ on enjoying a free weekend in Shanghai and several other cities in China. Besides the magazine, Chen’s team has also held workshops (研讨会) for ____18____ of big technology companies as well as students. The purpose of these workshops is to ____19____ them to find out what brings them satisfaction and happiness in their lives. In Chen’s opinion, it is really important for people to find inner (内心的) peace instead of spending money to ____20____ happiness. Do you think so? 11. A. wisely B. freely C. quickly D. directly 12. A. markets B. costumes C. products D. palaces 13. A. magic B. traditional C. empty D. lost 14. A. simple B. direct C. unusual D. possible 15. A. thanks B. pleasures C. manners D. methods 16. A. magazine B. university C. drama D. documentary 17. A. excuses B. suggestions C. problems D. instruments 18. A. guards B. ministers C. workers D. bankers 19. A. check B. choose C. train D. encourage 20. A. achieve B. prevent C. educate D. share 【答案】11. A 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了现在的年轻人与过去年轻人不同的花钱方式。 【11题详解】 句意：年轻人正在更明智地花钱。 wisely明智地；freely自由地；quickly快速地；directly直接地。根据“They are trying to buy better ... with less money and some just spend money to meet their basic needs.”可知，是指更明智地花钱。故选A。 【12题详解】 句意：他们试图用更少的钱购买更好的产品，有些人只是花钱来满足他们的基本需求。 markets市场；costumes服装；products产品；palaces宫殿。根据“buy better ... with less money and some just spend money to meet their basic needs.”可知，是指用更少的钱买更好的产品。故选C。 【13题详解】 句意：与获得一个空钱包相比，他们更愿意存钱。 magic有魔力的；traditional传统的；empty空的；lost丢失的。根据“they are more willing to save money.”可知，是指与空钱包相比，更愿意存钱。故选C。 【14题详解】 句意：同时，有一个非常有趣的问题：有没有可能在不花钱的情况下玩得很开心？ simple简单的；direct直接的；unusual不寻常的；possible可能的。根据“to have a good time without spending any money?”可知，是指在不花钱的情况下有可能玩得开心吗。故选D。 【15题详解】 句意：答案是肯定的，据上海女孩陈玲怡说，她鼓励人们在不花钱的情况下享受生活的乐趣。 thanks感激；pleasures乐趣；manners举止；methods方法。根据“enjoy life’s...”可知，是指享受生活的乐趣。故选B。 【16题详解】 句意：陈和她的团队还在制作一本关于如何在不花钱的情况下享受中国大城市的杂志。 magazine杂志；university大学；drama戏剧；documentary纪录片。根据“Besides the magazine”可知，是指杂志。故选A。 【17题详解】 句意：这些包括100条关于在上海和中国其他几座城市享受免费周末的建议。 excuses借口；suggestions建议；problems问题；instruments乐器。根据“on enjoying a free weekend”可知，是指关于享受免费周末的建议。故选B。 【18题详解】 句意：除了这本杂志，陈的团队还为大型科技公司的员工和学生举办了研讨会。 guards守卫；ministers大臣；workers工人，职工；bankers银行家。根据“of big technology companies”可知，是指大型科技公司的职工。故选C。 【19题详解】 句意：这些研讨会的目的是鼓励他们找出生活中什么能给他们带来满足和幸福。 check检查；choose选择；train训练；encourage鼓励。根据“them to find out what brings them satisfaction and happiness in their lives.”可知，是指鼓励找出生活中什么能带来满足和幸福。故选D。 【20题详解】 句意：在陈看来，人们真正重要的是找到内心的平静，而不是花钱来获得幸福。 achieve获得，实现；prevent阻止；educate教育；share分享。根据“spending money to ... happiness.”可知，是指花钱获得幸福。故选A。 B I have a cat from my parents on my 10th birthday. Every night, she rests on my legs as I sit in my favorite armchair, and her ____21____ purring (呼噜) has made my evenings more ____22____. However, about a year ago, Sasha started ____23____ strangely and began to meow (猫叫声) without stopping, as if she was trying to communicate something important to me. At first, I thought she might just be trying to get more ____24____, but her meowing became serious ____25____. I ended up taking her to the vet (兽医) as her behavior was so unusual. I ____26____ why I had brought her in, and the vet agreed to run some tests. After not finding ____27____ strange, I decided to see the doctor myself, just in case. As it turned out, it wasn’t the cat that had a problem—it was me! I ____28____ that I had a serious health problem. I didn’t feel anything ____29____, but somehow Sasha knew that something was wrong. The doctor said that if I had waited until the symptoms (症状) ____30____ clearly, it’s likely I would have faced a serious health problem. I’m so glad for having my cat around, and now she’s more important to me than ever! 21. A. quick B. nervous C. gentle D. fair 22. A. peaceful B. dangerous C. independent D. exciting 23. A. behaving B. preferring C. shutting D. recording 24. A. pleasure B. attention C. expression D. effort 25. A. comfortably B. properly C. successfully D. gradually 26. A. required B. warned C. discovered D. explained 27. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing 28. A. woke up B. looked up C. found out D. worked out 29. A. valuable B. medical C. unusual D. smooth 30. A. overslept B. appeared C. realized D. reminded 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了一只名叫Sasha的猫与作者之间特殊的关系，以及Sasha如何在作者未察觉自身健康问题时，表现出异常行为，最终帮助作者及时发现并处理了健康问题的故事。 【21题详解】 句意：每天晚上，当我坐在我最喜欢的扶手椅上时，她都会躺在我的腿上，她温柔的呼噜声让我的夜晚更加宁静。 quick快的；nervous焦虑的；gentle温柔的；fair公平的。根据“Every night, she rests on my legs as I sit in my favorite armchair, and her…purring (呼噜) has made my evenings more…”的语境可知，此处描述的是作者感到放松温馨的情景，所以应表示温柔的呼噜声。故选C。 【22题详解】 句意：每天晚上，当我坐在我最喜欢的扶手椅上时，她都会躺在我的腿上，她温柔的呼噜声让我的夜晚更加宁静。 peaceful安静的；dangerous危险的；independent独立的；exciting令人兴奋的。根据“Every night, she rests on my legs as I sit in my favorite armchair, and her…purring (呼噜) has made my evenings more…”的语境可知，此处描述的是作者感到放松温馨的情景，所以应表示夜晚更加宁静。故选A。 【23题详解】 句意：然而，大约一年前，Sasha开始表现得很奇怪，开始不停地喵喵叫，好像她想和我交流一些重要的事情。 behaving表现；preferring较喜欢；shutting关闭；recording记录。根据“began to meow (猫叫声) without stopping”并结合选项可知，Sasha开始不停地喵喵叫，应是表现得很奇怪，A项符合。故选A。 【24题详解】 句意：起初，我以为她可能只是想引起更多的注意，但她的喵喵声逐渐变得严重起来。 pleasure高兴；attention注意；expression表达；effort努力。根据上文“began to meow (猫叫声) without stopping, as if she was trying to communicate something important to me”可知，Sasha开始不停地喵喵叫，好像她想和作者交流一些重要的事情，所以作者以为Sasha想要引起作者的注意。故选B。 【25题详解】 句意：起初，我以为她可能只是想引起更多的注意，但她的喵喵声逐渐变得严重起来。 comfortably舒服地；properly适当地；successfully成功地；gradually逐渐地。根据下文“I ended up taking her to the vet (兽医) as her behavior was so unusual.”可知，作者决定带Sasha看兽医，应是她的喵喵声逐渐变得严重起来。故选D。 【26题详解】 句意：我解释了为什么带她进来，兽医同意做一些检查。 required需要；warned警告；discovered发现；explained解释。根据“the vet agreed to run some tests”可知，兽医同意做一些检查，应是作者解释带Sasha看兽医的原因。故选D。 【27题详解】 句意：在没有发现任何奇怪的事情后，我决定自己去看医生，以防万一。 everything每件事；anything任何事物；something某物；nothing没有什么。根据“I decided to see the doctor myself, just in case.”可知，作者为了保险起见，自己去看了医生，说明Sasha没有检查出任何奇怪的事情，anything符合。故选B。 【28题详解】 句意：我发现我有严重的健康问题。 woke up醒来；looked up查找；found out发现；worked out计算出。根据上文“I decided to see the doctor myself, just in case.”可知，此处表示看完医生后，作者发现自己有严重的健康问题。故选C。 【29题详解】 句意：我没有感到任何异常，但不知怎么的，Sasha知道出了什么问题。 valuable珍贵的；medical医疗的；unusual不寻常的；smooth平滑的。根据“but somehow Sasha knew that something was wrong”可知，此处句意发生了转折，说明发现作者身体出现问题的是Sasha，而作者没有感到任何异常。故选C。 【30题详解】 句意：医生说，如果我等到症状明显出现，我可能会面临严重的健康问题。 overslept睡过头；appeared出现；realized认识到；reminded提醒。根据“The doctor said that if I had waited until the symptoms (症状)…clearly, it’s likely I would have faced a serious health problem.”的语境并结合选项可知，此处指出现明显症状。故选B。 VI.补全对话(共5小题；每题1分，满分5分) 根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。 A: Have you ever been to a music festival, Peter? B: Yes. ____31____ A: Wow! How was it? B: It was great fun! ____32____ And I also saw some famous singers and bands. A: Sounds cool! ____33____ B: Of course! There were all kinds of delicious foods and I tasted lots of them. A: Great! ____34____ B: I played a lot of games with other people and took many photos. A: Oh, lucky you. ____35____ B: Let’s go together next time. A: OK! A. I want to go to a music festival, too. B. I went to the Huanghai Forest Music Festival with my parents in April. C. Do you like it? D. There were colorful lights and amazing music everywhere. E. Did you make any new friends at the festival? F. Was there any delicious food at the festival? G. What else did you do at the festival? 【答案】31. B 32. D 33. F 34. G 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一段A和Peter之间的对话。对话中，Peter分享了他在四月份与父母一起参加黄海森林音乐节的经历。 【31题详解】 根据上文问句“Have you ever been to a music festival, Peter?”以及答语“Yes.”可知，Peter曾参加过音乐节，那么接下来应具体说明去过什么音乐节；选项B“我四月和父母去了黄海森林音乐节。”符合语境。故选B。 【32题详解】 根据上文“It was great fun!”和下文“And I also saw some famous singers and bands.”可知，音乐节很棒，还见到了一些著名歌手和乐队，那么此处应继续描述音乐节的精彩之处；选项D“到处都是五彩的灯光和令人惊叹的音乐。”符合语境。故选D。 【33题详解】 根据下文答语“Of course! There were all kinds of delicious foods and I tasted lots of them.”可知，音乐节上有各种美食，所以此处应是询问音乐节上是否有美味的食物；选项F“音乐节上有美味的食物吗？”符合语境。故选F。 【34题详解】 根据下文答语“I played a lot of games with other people and took many photos.”可知，Peter和其他人玩了很多游戏，还拍了很多照片，所以此处是询问在音乐节上做的其他事情；选项G“你在音乐节上还做了什么？”符合语境。故选G。 【35题详解】 根据下文答语“Let’s go together next time.”可知，Peter提议下次一起去，由此可推断A表达了自己也想去音乐节想法；选项A“我也想去音乐节。”符合语境。故选A。 第三部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) VⅢ.阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 第一节阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A 36. How many schools joined the tournament? A. Two. B. Four. C. Eight. D. Sixteen. 37. Which school did Shine Middle School play against in the quarter-finals? A. Moon Middle School. B. Flag Middle School. C. River Middle School D. Mouse Middle School. 38. Which school was the champion? A. River Middle School. B. Flag Middle School. C. Shine Middle School. D. Mouse Middle School. 【答案】36 D 37. B 38. C 【解析】 【导语】本文为一场足球比赛的赛程图，展示了从16强赛到决赛的结果。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据赛程图的“Round of sixteen”部分可知，共有16所学校参加了比赛。故选D。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据赛程图的“Quarter-finals”部分可知，Shine Middle School在四分之一决赛中对阵的是Flag Middle School。故选B。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据赛程图的“Final”部分可知，Shine Middle School在决赛中以2:1战胜Mouse Middle School，成为冠军。故选C。 B Culture isn’t just for humans. Culture is also an important part of life in the wild. Sam helps to increase the number of macaws (金刚鹦鹉) by taking birds that were born in captivity and sending them back into the wild. “In a cage, you can’t train them to know where, when and how to find that food, or about trees with good nest sites, “Sam said. In the wild, the bird’s parents are normally the ones that teach them this important information. This type of knowledge is known as cultural knowledge. Cultural knowledge can be passed down from the older generation to the newer one. For many species, cultural knowledge is necessary for living. Culture helps animals get used to different living environments. For example, some crows have learned to put nuts in the middle of the road for cars to drive over. And in other areas, they have learned to do this at crossings so they can safely get the food when the cars stop at red lights. Other important parts of cultural knowledge include things like group identity (认同), using different tools, taking different migration routes (迁徙路线) and using different socializing methods. 39. What does the underlined word “captivity” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. 囚禁 B. 濒危 C. 智慧 D. 奇怪 40. Why do macaws learn cultural knowledge? A. Because it is passed down from older generations. B. Because it is important information about food. C. Because it helps them get along with humans. D. Because it helps them live in the wild. 41. How do some crows use cultural knowledge to eat nuts? A. They work in groups to find nuts. B. They steal nuts from other animals. C. They plant their own nuts in the wild. D. They make use of passing cars to break nuts. 42. What is the main idea of the text? A. The importance of cultural knowledge for wild animals. B. The role of scientists in saving wild animals. C. The study of animals in cages. D. The influence of human activities on animals. 【答案】39. A 40. D 41. D 42. A 【解析】 【导语】本文通过放归金刚鹦鹉以及乌鸦让车辆压碎坚果的例子，说明了文化是动物在野外生活的重要组成部分，文化知识是动物生存所必需的。 39题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“and sending them back into the wild.”可知，山姆把金刚鹦鹉放回野外，则可以推测出这些是圈养囚禁出生的鸟。故选A。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“cultural knowledge is necessary for living.”可知，文化知识是动物生存所必需的，文化帮助动物在野外生存。故选D。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据“some crows have learned to put nuts in the middle of the road for cars to drive over.”可知，一些乌鸦学会了把坚果放在路中间，让汽车开过去。故选D。 【42题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Culture is also an important part of life in the wild.”可知，在野外生存需要文化知识，作者通过放归金刚鹦鹉以及乌鸦让车辆压碎坚果的例子，说明了文化是动物在野外生活的重要组成部分，文化知识是动物生存所必需的。故选A。 C Although the ground seems hard, it’s made up of large pieces of rock that slowly move. These pieces of rock are called the earth’s crust (地壳), and they collide with and rub against (与……相撞和摩擦) one another. Scientists believe this is what causes earthquakes. The earth’s crust may suddenly break or move, and this usually causes a lot of energy to come out in the form of earthquakes. Earthquakes happen all the time, every day, all around the world. Millions of earthquakes happen every year. Luckily, most earthquakes are just too small to be felt by us. According to experts, as many as 100,000 earthquakes that can be felt by humans may happen every year! Sometimes, large earthquakes happen, and they let out a great deal of energy, which is stronger than thousands of atomic bombs (原子弹). For example, a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan in 2011 broke thousands of buildings and caused the deaths of about 20,000 people. Earthquakes have been around since the beginning of time, but scientists only began to understand and measure (测量) them about 100 years ago, though. Today, scientists use special tools to study earthquakes. They hope to understand earthquakes better and learn to predict when they might happen. 43. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about? A. How earthquakes happen. B. Why the ground seems hard. C. When the earth’s crust moves. D. What scientists think of earthquakes. 44. How often do earthquakes happen around the world? A. Seldom. B. All the time. C. Every once in a while. D. About 100,000 times a year. 45. How does the writer explain the energy let out during the earthquake is powerful? A Through an activity. B. By discovering. C. Through an example. D. By questioning. 【答案】43. A 44. B 45. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要科普了地震的知识。 【43题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“Scientists believe this is what causes earthquakes.”可知该段讲的是地震的原因，即地震是如何发生的，故选A。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Earthquakes happen all the time, every day, all around the world.”可知地震总是在发生，故选B。 【45题详解】 推理判断题。根据“and they let out a great deal of energy, which is stronger than thousands of atomic bombs (原子弹). For example, a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan in 2011...”可知作者是举例子说明地震释放出来的能量的，故选C。 D In 1932, a Danish (丹麦的) man named Ole Kirk Kristiansen started a business—making toys. He took the Danish words “leg godt”, meaning “play well “and came up with “LEGO”. Now, it has become a name that kids all over the world will grow up with. How has a kids ‘toy become so successful? There are three main reasons. The first is that the LEGO Group works hard to make its toys better. For example, LEGO bricks (积木) were made of wood at first. But, as the wooden parts didn’t stay together, LEGO searched for a way to make different parts stick together even when they were moved somewhere else. This is how their plastic (塑料的) bricks were invented. The second reason for LEGO’s success is the toy itself. The LEGO Group wants to make toys that allow children to learn through playing. ▲ They are strong and colorful. Children can use the bricks to build almost anything they can think of. With just six bricks, there are 915,103,765 ways to put them together! The last reason for LEGO’s success is that the LEGO Group keeps trying to come up with new ideas. They now have many different product lines. Some product lines use themes from popular movies. And now LEGO even has its own movie! 46. Why did the plastic LEGO bricks take the place of wooden bricks? A. Because plastic bricks are cheaper. B. Because plastic bricks are stronger. C. Because plastic bricks can stick together. D. Because plastic bricks come in many colors. 47. Which of the following is the best for “ ▲ ”? A. All children want to be creative. B. Playing helps children learn better. C. Its workers know children’s needs. D. Its special bricks are perfect for this. 48. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To tell us how to start a business. B. To introduce a new kind of toy to us. C. To explain why the LEGO toy is popular. D. To advise children to play with LEGO bricks. 【答案】46. C 47. D 48. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了乐高积木的起源以及其成功的三个原因。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“as the wooden parts didn’t stay together, LEGO searched for a way to make different parts stick together even when they were moved somewhere else. This is how their plastic (塑料的) bricks were invented.”可知，塑料乐高积木取代木制积木是因为塑料积木能粘在一起。故选C。 【47题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“The LEGO Group wants to make toys that allow children to learn through playing.”，后文说“They are strong and colorful. Children can use the bricks to build almost anything they can think of.”，所以此处应是说乐高特殊的积木很适合让孩子们通过玩耍来学习这一点。故选D。 【48题详解】 主旨大意题。文章开头介绍了乐高的起源，然后主要阐述了乐高成功的三个原因，也就是在解释为什么乐高玩具受欢迎。故选C。 E BOOM! That’s a word we often use to describe a loud sound. It’s also part of the term “sonic boom (音爆)”, which is something that happens when air is pushed so strongly and quickly that it creates a loud noise. On March 20, 2021, a rare daytime meteor (流星) created a sonic boom over parts of the UK and France, according to Live Science. The meteor flew through the sky so fast that it could hardly be seen—but it could clearly be heard. So how exactly are sonic booms made? You can think of air as being like water. When something moves through water, you can see ripples (波纹). If the object moves very quickly, the ripples start to run into each other. The same thing happens in the air, even if it can’t be seen. When the object moves faster than the speed of sound, the air is pushed hard, and it is pressed like the ripples on water. This will create a sound wave that is very loud. This is a sonic boom. In fact, lots of things can make sonic booms. When you go to the park and see people play with whips and tops (鞭子和陀螺), you might hear a tiny sonic boom. An airplane that travels faster than the speed of sound can also make sonic booms. A strong sonic boom can break windows or buildings, although the possibility of this is very low. The loud sound can also trouble people on the ground and even cause hearing loss. That’s why supersonic aircraft are only allowed in times of war. 49. How can an aircraft create a sonic boom? A. By its flight height. B. By its flying path. C. By its large size. D. By its flying speed. 50. What does “it” underlined in Paragraph 4 mean? A. The object. B. The air. C. The sound. D. The speed. 51. What do we know from the last paragraph? A. Sonic booms might cause hearing problems. B. A tiny sonic boom can easily break a window. C. It is common to hear sonic booms on the street. D. Sonic booms are used to fight enemies during wartime. 52. What is the best title of the passage? A. Boom from Airplanes B. Sounds in Nature C. Harmful Sounds Around US D. Loud Noise in the Air—Sonic Boom 【答案】49. D 50. B 51. A 52. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“音爆”这一物理现象。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“When the object moves faster than the speed of sound... This is a sonic boom.”可知，当物体移动速度超过音速时就会产生音爆，所以飞机是通过飞行速度产生音爆的。故选D。 【50题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第四段“the air is pushed hard, and it is pressed like the ripples on water”可知，空气受到很大的压力，就像水面上的涟漪一样；据此可以推断，句中划线单词“it”承接前文，指的是被猛烈推动的空气。故选B。 【51题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Loud sonic booms can even cause hearing problems for people.”可知，巨大的音爆甚至会给人们带来听力问题。故选A。 【52题详解】 最佳标题题。综合全文可知，文章开篇引入话题，接着详细介绍了音爆产生的原理，如物体速度超过音速时空气被挤压形成音爆，还提到音爆的影响等，全文围绕音爆展开；选项D“空气中的巨大噪音——音爆”全面概括了文章内容，适合作为文章的标题。故选D。 第二节阅读下列短文，并用英语回答问题(注意每小题的词数要求)。 F A man was driving along a rural road when he saw a three-legged chicken running next to his car. He was amused (被逗笑了) by this and watched as it ran along. As he was driving, he realized that the chicken was running at about 50 km an hour. “That’s a pretty fast chicken. I wonder how fast it can run!” He drove faster than before and the chicken kept up with him, even at 70 km an hour. He sped up to 90 km an hour and the chicken was still right next to him. Suddenly, the chicken turned off the road and ran down a long driveway, leading to a farmhouse. The man followed the chicken to the house and saw a man standing in the yard, as well as dozens of three-legged chickens. The man in the car called out to the farmer, “How did you get all these three-legged chickens?” The farmer replied, “I breed (饲养) them. You see, it’s me, my wife, and my son living here, and we all like to eat chicken legs. Since chickens only have two legs, I started breeding this three legged species (品种). In this way, we could have more chicken legs to eat.” “That’s amazing!” said the driver. “How do they taste?” “We don’t know,” said the farmer. “We can’t catch any of them!” 53. What made the man laugh? (不超过10个词) ____________________________________________________________ 54. How fast could the chicken run at least according to the passage? (不超过5个词 ) ____________________________________________________________ 55. Why did the farmer breed the three-legged chickens? (不超过10个词) ____________________________________________________________ 【答案】53. By a three-legged chicken./By a running chicken with three legs. 54. About 50 km an hour. 55. Because his family all like to eat chicken legs. 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了一位司机在乡村路上遇到一只跑得飞快的三条腿鸡，追随鸡来到农场后发现农民为了满足家人对鸡腿的需求而饲养了这种品种，但这些鸡太快以至于他们还没抓住过。 【53题详解】 根据“A man was driving along a rural road when he saw a three-legged chicken running next to his car. He was amused (被逗笑了) by this”可知司机是被三只腿的鸡逗笑了，故填By a three-legged chicken./By a running chicken with three legs. 【54题详解】 根据“about 50 km an hour”及“…even at 70 km an hour. He sped up to 90 km an hour and the chicken was still right next to him.”可知鸡至少可以跑50km/h。故填About 50 km an hour. 【55题详解】 根据“In this way, we could have more chicken legs to eat.”可知是为了吃到更多的鸡腿，故填Because his family all like to eat chicken legs. 第四部分写(共两大题，满分25分) IX.单词拼写(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。 56. Vienna is a city known as the music c________ (首都) of the world. 【答案】(c)apital 【解析】 【详解】句意：维也纳是一座被称为世界音乐之都的城市。根据句意和首字母提示，capital意为“首都”，符合句意。主语“Vienna”为单数，故用单数形式。故填(c)apital。 57. The man turned p________ (苍白的) when he heard that his house was on fire. 【答案】(p)ale 【解析】 【详解】句意：那人听说房子着火了，脸色变得苍白。根据提示“苍白的”可知，空处应填形容词pale作turned的表语。故填(p)ale。 58. Tom n________ (点头) to his grandfather, and then they started to play the instruments. 【答案】nodded 【解析】 【详解】句意：汤姆向爷爷点了点头，然后他们开始演奏乐器。根据“started”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式。nod “点头”，过去式是nodded。故填nodded。 59. At least 80 people were b________ (燃烧) to death when the accident happened. 【答案】(b)urnt 【解析】 【详解】句意：事故发生时，至少有80人被烧死。根据中文提示和首字母可知，burn意为“烧死”，结合“At least 80 people were”可知，该句是一般过去时的被动语态，动词填过去分词。故填(b)urnt。 60. The tennis player expressed his thanks to his c________ (教练) in his speech. 【答案】(c)oach 【解析】 【详解】句意：这位网球运动员在他的演讲中向他的教练表达了感谢。根据中文提示以及所给首字母，这里需要填写“教练”对应的英文单词“coach”，且前面有形容词性物主代词“his”修饰，用单数形式即可。故填(c)oach。 X. 书面表达(共1小题；满分20分) 61. 赠人玫瑰，手有余香。帮助别人，自己会感到快乐。假设你校正举办以“我身边的好人好事” 为主题的英语征文比赛，请你根据以下内容提示，以“An Unforgettable Day”为题用英语写一篇记叙文。内容提示如下： 写作要求： 1.文章应包括内容提示中所有要点，可适当发挥； 2.语言表达要准确，语意要通顺、连贯，条理清楚，书写规范； 3.词数100左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。 An Unforgettable Day As the saying goes, “Roses given, fragrance in hand”. In our daily life, we will meet with a lot of trouble, so it is necessary for us to help those who are in trouble. Here’s my unforgettable day of helping others. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文： An Unforgettable Day As the saying goes, “Roses given, fragrance in hand”. In our daily life, we will meet with a lot of trouble, so it is necessary for us to help those who are in trouble. Here’s my unforgettable day of helping others. My classmate Jack fell off his bike on the way to school last week. He had to be in hospital, so I tried my best to help him. Yesterday was Saturday, and my classmates and I went to see him together. He looked unhappy and sad. We told him some fun stories and he felt good and happy. What’s more, Jack asked me some questions about study and I brought him my notebooks. I was patient to help out with each problem. I hope he can be better soon. I like helping others. Helping others is also helping myself. Besides, a helpful person is welcomed everywhere. I will try my best to help more people in the future. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ① 题材：本文是一篇记叙文，围绕“帮助他人”的主题展开，描述了一次难忘的经历。 ② 时态：主要使用一般过去时描述事情经过，适当使用一般现在时表达感受和观点。 ③ 提示：文章需包括时间、地点、人物、事情经过及感受等要素，条理清晰，语言流畅。 [写作步骤] 第一步：开篇引用谚语，点明帮助他人的意义，并引出文章主题“难忘的一天”。 第二步：详细描述事件的时间、地点、人物和具体经过，注意条理清晰。 第三步：总结个人感受，表达对帮助他人的积极态度和未来计划。 [亮点词汇] ① fall off 掉下 ② on the way to 在去……的路上 ③ tell fun stories 讲有趣的故事 ④ bring notebooks 带来笔记本 ⑤ try my best 尽我所能 [高分句型] ① So it is necessary for us to help those who are in trouble.（定语从句） ② Here’s my unforgettable day of helping others.（倒装句） ③ We told him some fun stories and he felt good and happy. （并列句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 九年级英语(人教版)卷四 注意事项： 1.本试卷共四部分，十大题，满分120分，考试时间为120分钟。 2.全卷包括“试题卷”(8页)和“答题卷”(2页)两部分。 3.请务必在“答题卷”上答题，在“试题卷”上答题无效。 4.考试结束后，请将“试题卷”和“答题卷”一并交回。 第一部分听力(共四大题，满分20分) I. 短对话理解(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 1.What was the boy doing when the woman called him? A. B. C. 2.How is the weather now? A. B. C. 3.What is not polite when having dinner in China? A.Sticking the chopsticks into the food. B.Talking to others over the table. C.Putting chopsticks on an empty bowl. 4.Which festival are the speakers talking about? A.The Dragon Boat Festival. B.The Mid-Autumn Day. C.Chinese New Year. 5.What's the relationship between the two speakers? A.Friends. B.Parent and child. C.Teacher and student. Ⅱ .长对话理解(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一 个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。 6.Where did the accident happen? A.In the zoo. B.In the park. C.In the bank. 7.What did the boy do after the accident happened? A.He went to the hospital.B.He waited for help. C.He bandaged himself. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。 8.What did Sam do at the age of 18? A.He went on a vocation. B.He went on a business. C.He went on a volunteer program. 9.What was his difficulty abroad? A.Language. B.Culture. C.Custom. 10.How was the food there? A.Delicious. B.Boring. C.Nice. Ⅲ .短文理解(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A,B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。 11.What game will be held? A.Soccer. B.Baseball. C.Basketball. 12.When will the game start? A.On Friday. B.On May 4. C.At 17:00. 13.How will the game be like? A.Boring. B.Exciting. C.Relaxing. 14.Who are encouraged to go to cheer for the team? A.Grandparents. B.Parents. C.Doctors. 15.What chance will the people have when they come? A.To celebrate the party. B.To enjoy the game. C.To show their skills. IV. 信息转换(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。 International Day of 16 Time on July 30 17 of celebration *send a card to your friend *buy 18 for your friends *go out for a camp or a picnic with your friends Meaning *to 19 love and thanks to your friends *to make your friends understand how 20 you are 第二部分语言知识运用(共三大题，满分35分) V.单项填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. When you are traveling, it’s important to have a sense of ________ so you don’t get lost. A invitation B. direction C. invention D. creation 2. I think it’s helpful for us to get a ________ understanding of the ecosystem through the science report. A. basic B. painful C. spare D. polite 3. —I wonder ________ I can become excellent in maths. —Rome wasn’t built in a day. It requires lots of practice and patience. A. why B. when C. how D. what 4. Our class trip ________ because of bad weather, but we went to the science club together. A. canceled B. is canceled C. was canceled D. will cancel 5. Tengfei’s father was ________ his children because he wanted them to be educated and honest people. A. proud of B. hard on C. similar to D. known for 6. You’re expected to invite Ann to play with you so that she won’t feel ________ A. left out B. shown up C. dropped by D. called in 7. Your parents are sure to understand your decision. ________, they are the ones who know you the best. A. In total B. For example C. After all D. At first 8. — Ella, you seem to enjoy reading in your spare time. — Yes. Reading can open my mind. ________, the more I read, the more I want to know. A. However B. Besides C. Instead D. Later 9. Nowadays more and more people prefer to read e-books, but I don’t think paper books will ________ in the future. A. increase B. disappear C. remain D. spread 10. —Do you need any help? —________. I’ve got enough support from my family. A. Yes and no B. That’s a big deal C. I hope so D. No, thanks VI.完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A In the past, many young people often ran out of their money quickly and some even spent more than they made. But nowadays, things are changing. Young people are spending money more ____11____. They are trying to buy better ____12____ with less money and some just spend money to meet their basic needs. Compared with getting a(n) ____13____ wallet, they are more willing to save money. At the same time, there comes a very interesting question: is it ____14____ to have a good time without spending any money? The answer is yes, according to Chen Lingyi, a girl from Shanghai who is encouraging people to enjoy life’s ____15____ without spending money. Chen and her team are also producing a ____16____ about ways to enjoy China’s big cities without spending any money. These include 100 ____17____ on enjoying a free weekend in Shanghai and several other cities in China. Besides the magazine, Chen’s team has also held workshops (研讨会) for ____18____ of big technology companies as well as students. The purpose of these workshops is to ____19____ them to find out what brings them satisfaction and happiness in their lives. In Chen’s opinion, it is really important for people to find inner (内心的) peace instead of spending money to ____20____ happiness. Do you think so? 11. A. wisely B. freely C. quickly D. directly 12. A. markets B. costumes C. products D. palaces 13. A. magic B. traditional C. empty D. lost 14. A. simple B. direct C. unusual D. possible 15. A. thanks B. pleasures C. manners D. methods 16. A. magazine B. university C. drama D. documentary 17. A. excuses B. suggestions C. problems D. instruments 18 A. guards B. ministers C. workers D. bankers 19. A. check B. choose C. train D. encourage 20. A. achieve B. prevent C. educate D. share B I have a cat from my parents on my 10th birthday. Every night, she rests on my legs as I sit in my favorite armchair, and her ____21____ purring (呼噜) has made my evenings more ____22____. However, about a year ago, Sasha started ____23____ strangely and began to meow (猫叫声) without stopping, as if she was trying to communicate something important to me. At first, I thought she might just be trying to get more ____24____, but her meowing became serious ____25____. I ended up taking her to the vet (兽医) as her behavior was so unusual. I ____26____ why I had brought her in, and the vet agreed to run some tests. After not finding ____27____ strange, I decided to see the doctor myself, just in case. As it turned out, it wasn’t the cat that had a problem—it was me! I ____28____ that I had a serious health problem. I didn’t feel anything ____29____, but somehow Sasha knew that something was wrong. The doctor said that if I had waited until the symptoms (症状) ____30____ clearly, it’s likely I would have faced a serious health problem. I’m so glad for having my cat around, and now she’s more important to me than ever! 21. A. quick B. nervous C. gentle D. fair 22. A. peaceful B. dangerous C. independent D. exciting 23. A. behaving B. preferring C. shutting D. recording 24. A. pleasure B. attention C. expression D. effort 25. A. comfortably B. properly C. successfully D. gradually 26. A. required B. warned C. discovered D. explained 27. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing 28. A. woke up B. looked up C. found out D. worked out 29. A. valuable B. medical C. unusual D. smooth 30. A. overslept B. appeared C. realized D. reminded VI.补全对话(共5小题；每题1分，满分5分) 根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。 A: Have you ever been to a music festival, Peter? B: Yes. ____31____ A: Wow! How was it? B: It was great fun! ____32____ And I also saw some famous singers and bands. A: Sounds cool! ____33____ B: Of course! There were all kinds of delicious foods and I tasted lots of them. A: Great! ____34____ B: I played a lot of games with other people and took many photos. A: Oh, lucky you. ____35____ B: Let’s go together next time. A: OK! A. I want to go to a music festival, too. B. I went to the Huanghai Forest Music Festival with my parents in April. C. Do you like it? D. There were colorful lights and amazing music everywhere. E. Did you make any new friends at the festival? F. Was there any delicious food at the festival? G. What else did you do at the festival? 第三部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) VⅢ.阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 第一节阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A 36. How many schools joined the tournament? A. Two. B. Four. C. Eight. D. Sixteen. 37. Which school did Shine Middle School play against in the quarter-finals? A. Moon Middle School. B. Flag Middle School. C. River Middle School D. Mouse Middle School. 38. Which school was the champion? A. River Middle School. B. Flag Middle School. C. Shine Middle School. D. Mouse Middle School. B Culture isn’t just for humans. Culture is also an important part of life in the wild. Sam helps to increase the number of macaws (金刚鹦鹉) by taking birds that were born in captivity and sending them back into the wild. “In a cage, you can’t train them to know where, when and how to find that food, or about trees with good nest sites, “Sam said. In the wild, the bird’s parents are normally the ones that teach them this important information. This type of knowledge is known as cultural knowledge. Cultural knowledge can be passed down from the older generation to the newer one. For many species, cultural knowledge is necessary for living. Culture helps animals get used to different living environments. For example, some crows have learned to put nuts in the middle of the road for cars to drive over. And in other areas, they have learned to do this at crossings so they can safely get the food when the cars stop at red lights. Other important parts of cultural knowledge include things like group identity (认同), using different tools, taking different migration routes (迁徙路线) and using different socializing methods. 39. What does the underlined word “captivity” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. 囚禁 B. 濒危 C. 智慧 D. 奇怪 40 Why do macaws learn cultural knowledge? A. Because it is passed down from older generations. B. Because it is important information about food. C. Because it helps them get along with humans. D. Because it helps them live in the wild. 41. How do some crows use cultural knowledge to eat nuts? A. They work in groups to find nuts. B. They steal nuts from other animals. C. They plant their own nuts in the wild. D. They make use of passing cars to break nuts. 42. What is the main idea of the text? A. The importance of cultural knowledge for wild animals. B. The role of scientists in saving wild animals. C. The study of animals in cages. D. The influence of human activities on animals. C Although the ground seems hard, it’s made up of large pieces of rock that slowly move. These pieces of rock are called the earth’s crust (地壳), and they collide with and rub against (与……相撞和摩擦) one another. Scientists believe this is what causes earthquakes. The earth’s crust may suddenly break or move, and this usually causes a lot of energy to come out in the form of earthquakes. Earthquakes happen all the time, every day, all around the world. Millions of earthquakes happen every year. Luckily, most earthquakes are just too small to be felt by us. According to experts, as many as 100,000 earthquakes that can be felt by humans may happen every year! Sometimes, large earthquakes happen, and they let out a great deal of energy, which is stronger than thousands of atomic bombs (原子弹). For example, a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan in 2011 broke thousands of buildings and caused the deaths of about 20,000 people. Earthquakes have been around since the beginning of time, but scientists only began to understand and measure (测量) them about 100 years ago, though. Today, scientists use special tools to study earthquakes. They hope to understand earthquakes better and learn to predict when they might happen. 43. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about? A. How earthquakes happen. B. Why the ground seems hard. C. When the earth’s crust moves. D. What scientists think of earthquakes. 44. How often do earthquakes happen around the world? A. Seldom. B. All the time. C. Every once in a while. D. About 100,000 times a year. 45. How does the writer explain the energy let out during the earthquake is powerful? A. Through an activity. B. By discovering. C. Through an example. D. By questioning. D In 1932, a Danish (丹麦的) man named Ole Kirk Kristiansen started a business—making toys. He took the Danish words “leg godt”, meaning “play well “and came up with “LEGO”. Now, it has become a name that kids all over the world will grow up with. How has a kids ‘toy become so successful? There are three main reasons. The first is that the LEGO Group works hard to make its toys better. For example, LEGO bricks (积木) were made of wood at first. But, as the wooden parts didn’t stay together, LEGO searched for a way to make different parts stick together even when they were moved somewhere else. This is how their plastic (塑料的) bricks were invented. The second reason for LEGO’s success is the toy itself. The LEGO Group wants to make toys that allow children to learn through playing. ▲ They are strong and colorful. Children can use the bricks to build almost anything they can think of. With just six bricks, there are 915,103,765 ways to put them together! The last reason for LEGO’s success is that the LEGO Group keeps trying to come up with new ideas. They now have many different product lines. Some product lines use themes from popular movies. And now LEGO even has its own movie! 46. Why did the plastic LEGO bricks take the place of wooden bricks? A. Because plastic bricks are cheaper. B. Because plastic bricks are stronger. C. Because plastic bricks can stick together. D. Because plastic bricks come in many colors. 47. Which of the following is the best for “ ▲ ”? A. All children want to be creative. B. Playing helps children learn better. C. Its workers know children’s needs. D. Its special bricks are perfect for this. 48. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To tell us how to start a business. B. To introduce a new kind of toy to us. C. To explain why the LEGO toy is popular. D. To advise children to play with LEGO bricks. E BOOM! That’s a word we often use to describe a loud sound. It’s also part of the term “sonic boom (音爆)”, which is something that happens when air is pushed so strongly and quickly that it creates a loud noise. On March 20, 2021, a rare daytime meteor (流星) created a sonic boom over parts of the UK and France, according to Live Science. The meteor flew through the sky so fast that it could hardly be seen—but it could clearly be heard. So how exactly are sonic booms made? You can think of air as being like water. When something moves through water, you can see ripples (波纹). If the object moves very quickly, the ripples start to run into each other. The same thing happens in the air, even if it can’t be seen. When the object moves faster than the speed of sound, the air is pushed hard, and it is pressed like the ripples on water. This will create a sound wave that is very loud. This is a sonic boom. In fact, lots of things can make sonic booms. When you go to the park and see people play with whips and tops (鞭子和陀螺), you might hear a tiny sonic boom. An airplane that travels faster than the speed of sound can also make sonic booms. A strong sonic boom can break windows or buildings, although the possibility of this is very low. The loud sound can also trouble people on the ground and even cause hearing loss. That’s why supersonic aircraft are only allowed in times of war. 49 How can an aircraft create a sonic boom? A. By its flight height. B. By its flying path. C. By its large size. D. By its flying speed. 50. What does “it” underlined in Paragraph 4 mean? A. The object. B. The air. C. The sound. D. The speed. 51. What do we know from the last paragraph? A. Sonic booms might cause hearing problems. B. A tiny sonic boom can easily break a window. C. It is common to hear sonic booms on the street. D. Sonic booms are used to fight enemies during wartime. 52. What is the best title of the passage? A. Boom from Airplanes B. Sounds in Nature C. Harmful Sounds Around US D. Loud Noise in the Air—Sonic Boom 第二节阅读下列短文，并用英语回答问题(注意每小题的词数要求)。 F A man was driving along a rural road when he saw a three-legged chicken running next to his car. He was amused (被逗笑了) by this and watched as it ran along. As he was driving, he realized that the chicken was running at about 50 km an hour. “That’s a pretty fast chicken. I wonder how fast it can run!” He drove faster than before and the chicken kept up with him, even at 70 km an hour. He sped up to 90 km an hour and the chicken was still right next to him. Suddenly, the chicken turned off the road and ran down a long driveway, leading to a farmhouse. The man followed the chicken to the house and saw a man standing in the yard, as well as dozens of three-legged chickens. The man in the car called out to the farmer, “How did you get all these three-legged chickens?” The farmer replied, “I breed (饲养) them. You see, it’s me, my wife, and my son living here, and we all like to eat chicken legs. Since chickens only have two legs, I started breeding this three legged species (品种). In this way, we could have more chicken legs to eat.” “That’s amazing!” said the driver. “How do they taste?” “We don’t know,” said the farmer. “We can’t catch any of them!” 53. What made the man laugh? (不超过10个词) ____________________________________________________________ 54. How fast could the chicken run at least according to the passage? (不超过5个词 ) ____________________________________________________________ 55. Why did the farmer breed the three-legged chickens? (不超过10个词) ____________________________________________________________ 第四部分写(共两大题，满分25分) IX.单词拼写(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。 56. Vienna is a city known as the music c________ (首都) of the world. 57. The man turned p________ (苍白的) when he heard that his house was on fire. 58. Tom n________ (点头) to his grandfather, and then they started to play the instruments. 59 At least 80 people were b________ (燃烧) to death when the accident happened. 60. The tennis player expressed his thanks to his c________ (教练) in his speech. X. 书面表达(共1小题；满分20分) 61. 赠人玫瑰，手有余香。帮助别人，自己会感到快乐。假设你校正举办以“我身边的好人好事” 为主题的英语征文比赛，请你根据以下内容提示，以“An Unforgettable Day”为题用英语写一篇记叙文。内容提示如下： 写作要求： 1.文章应包括内容提示中所有要点，可适当发挥； 2.语言表达要准确，语意要通顺、连贯，条理清楚，书写规范； 3.词数100左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。 An Unforgettable Day As the saying goes, “Roses given, fragrance in hand”. In our daily life, we will meet with a lot of trouble, so it is necessary for us to help those who are in trouble. Here’s my unforgettable day of helping others. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$