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2024-2025学年常州第二十四中学第一学期九年级英语10月 随堂作业(9AU1-2) 2024.10 一、单项选择（共10小题;每题1分,共10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. — In my opinion, these letters ________ people of care, friendship and love. — I can’t agree more. They can also help people reconsider the meaning of time. A. repeat B. require C. remind D. realize 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——在我看来，这些信件提醒人们关心、友谊和爱。——我完全同意。它们还可以帮助人们重新思考时间的意义。 考查动词辨析。repeat重复；require要求；remind提醒，使想起；realize意识到。根据“...people of care, friendship and love”和“They can also help people reconsider the meaning of time.”可知，信件的作用是让人们想起这些情感，remind sb of sth“使某人想起某事”，故选C。 2. Friends’ love is ________ honey. The longer you keep it, the sweeter it will be. A. as well as B. as long as C. as good as D. as soon as 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：朋友的爱如蜜。你保存的时间越长，它就越甜。 考查原级比较。as well as和……一样好，well是副词；as long as和……一样长，只要；as good as和……一样好；as soon as一……就，尽快。此处是原级比较，修饰名词honey，需用形容词good，表示“和蜂蜜一样好”。故选C。 3. —Do you believe _____________ man can live on Mars in the future? —It’s hard to say. Scientists are still not sure _____________ we can grow plants on Mars. A. if; that B. whether; if C. that; that D. that; whether 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：你认为人类将来能在火星上生活吗？——很难说。科学家们还不能确定我们是否能在火星上种植植物。第一个句子believe后面接的是宾语从句，结合句意可知，从句并不是表示疑问，故由that来引导，在答语中not sure有不确定的意思 ，后面跟宾语从句时由if/whether来引导，表示有疑问，故答案为D。 点睛：宾语从句是中考必考的语法项目，主要考查三个方面的内容：语序，连接词和时态。 1. 语序 无论主句是陈述句还是疑问句，宾语从句都必须使用陈述语序，即“主句＋连词＋宾语从句（主语＋谓语＋……）”句式。 2. 连接词 1）当由陈述句充当宾语从句时，用that引导，that无词义，在口语或非正式文体中常省略。 2）当由一般疑问句充当宾语从句时，用if或whether引导，意为“是否”。 3）如果宾语从句原来是特殊疑问句，只需用原来特殊疑问词引导。 3. 时态 含宾语从句的复合句，主、从句谓语动词的时态呼应应包括以下三点内容： 1）如果主句的谓语动词是一般现在时，从句的谓语动词可根据需要，选用相应的任何时态。 2）如果主句的谓语动词是过去时，宾语从句的谓语动词只可根据需要，选用过去时态即一般过去时、过去进行时、过去将来时或过去完成时的某一种形式。 3）如果宾语从句所表示的是客观事实、普遍真理、自然现象或习惯性动作等，不管主句用什么时态，从句时态都用一般现在时。 4. Neither Jim nor I ________ curious about Australia, because both of us ________ there before. A. are；has gone B. am；have gone C. is；have been D. am；have been 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：吉姆和我都对澳大利亚不感兴趣，因为我们俩以前都去过那里。 考查主谓一致和现在完成时。neither…nor…连接并列主语时，谓语动词形式遵循“就近原则”，离谓语近的主语是I，be动词用am，排除A和C。have gone (to)去了；have been (to)去过。根据“…there before.”可知，以前去过澳大利亚。故选D。 5. Zhang Guimei devotes all the time she has ________ the girl students in poor areas. A. help B. to help C. helping D. to helping 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：张桂梅把所有时间都用来帮助贫困地区的女学生。 考查非谓语动词。devote time to doing sth“致力于做某事”，固定短语，此处应用to helping，故选D。 6. ---Do you prefer coffee _____milk in it?---Sometimes, but most of the time I ______drink black coffee. A. or, would rather B. with, prefer C. with, would rather D. to, prefer 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你喜欢里面加牛奶的咖啡吗？——有时候喜欢，但是我大多数时候宁愿喝清咖啡。would rather do sth宁愿做某事，prefer to do sth更喜欢做某事。第一空作后置定语，修饰名词coffee，故用介词短语with milk in it。排除AD；第一空接动词原形drink，故用would rather，故选C。 7. The Volunteers: To the War 2, directed by Chen Kaige, came out in October. People were so deeply touched by the film that they couldn’t praise it ________. A. too many B. so much C. a lot D. too much 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：陈凯歌执导的《志愿军：雄兵出击2》于10月上映。人们被这部电影深深打动，以至于他们再怎么赞美也不为过。 考查短语辨析和固定搭配。too many太多，修饰可数名词复数；so much如此多，修饰不可数名词或表程度；a lot许多，修饰动词，表程度；too much太多，修饰不可数名词或表程度。根据“People were so deeply touched by the film that they couldn’t praise it....”可知，此处指再怎么赞美也不为过，“couldn’t....too much”是固定搭配，表示“再……也不为过”，强调程度，故选D。 8. We’re not sure if they ________ the concert in two weeks. If it ________, they must practice hard. A. will hold, holds B. will hold, is held C. hold, will be held D. hold, holds 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们不确定他们是否会在两周后举办音乐会。如果音乐会如期举行，他们必须努力练习。 考查动词时态和语态。第一句是if引导的宾语从句，结合“in two weeks”及宾语从句的“主现从不限”原则可知，空处用一般将来时（will do）；第二句是if引导的条件状语从句，主句含有情态动词，从句用一般现在时，且主语it与hold之间是动宾关系，所以此处用一般现在时的被动语态（am/is/are done）。故选B。 9. Language learning isn’t hard itself. How much time you spend on it decides ________. A. that you can take the lead B. whether you can learn it well C. who can you ask for help D. why you began to learn English 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：语言学习本身并不难。你花多少时间在上面决定了你是否能学好它。 考查宾语从句。that you can take the lead 你可以领先；whether you can learn it well 你是否能学好它；who can you ask for help 你可以向谁求助；why you began to learn English 你为什么开始学英语。分析句子可知，空处在句中作宾语，所以是宾语从句，应用“陈述句语序”，排除C；根据“how much time you spend on it decides…”（你花多少时间在上面决定了……）可知，这里需要一个能体现学习结果的宾语从句，且“whether”最符合“决定学习效果”的语境，故选B。 10. — Many people think women are better at cooking than men. —________. Most top cooks in the world are men. A. That’s not the case B. Exactly C. I can’t agree more D. I’m afraid so 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——很多人认为女性比男性更擅长烹饪。——事实并非如此。世界上大多数顶级厨师都是男性。 考查情景交际。That’s not the case事实并非如此；Exactly确实如此；I can’t agree more我非常同意；I’m afraid so恐怕是这样。根据“Most top cooks in the world are men.”可知，此处是针对对方观点的不认可及反驳。故选A。 二、完型填空（共12小题;每题2分,共24分） 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 For many years, I have been a proud dreamer. I could get lost in the clouds for hours, dreaming of travelling to faraway countries and enjoying different cultures there. My dream ____11____ : a bestselling author, changing people’s hearts with my words, or a reporter, serving the people and giving ____12____ to those who have not been heard for centuries. I spend most of my time dreaming. What’s the problem with spending so much time dancing among sunset-painted cotton candy clouds? Well, the problem is that my bare feet seldom kiss the earth, and by being lost in my dreams often, I become ____13____ from my own real life and out of touch with the people I love. “Stop dreaming. Be a doer, not a dreamer,” the famous television producer Shonda Rhimes described in her ____14____ for the graduating class of Dartmouth. “You just have to keep doing something, catching the next chance, staying open to trying something new. It doesn’t have to satisfy (使满意) your imagination of the perfect job or the perfect life. Perfect is boring, and dreams are not ____15____. Just do it.” One of the hardest lessons a dreamer has to learn is that in order to cultivate (培养) the type of life we fictionalize (幻想) so often, we must match our dreams with ____16____. Otherwise, as Shonda puts it. “Dreamers often end up living in the basement (地下室) of relatives.” Another hard truth that we dreamers must ____17____ is that by being lost in dreaming we overlook (忽视) ourselves. We usually dream of becoming ____18____ else. We dream about the person who is not us, and this is a problem because it ____19____ we would rather be others instead of ourselves. So, this is me waving goodbye to my cotton candy clouds. I am ____20____ myself to meet my dreams with action. It won’t be ____21____. Those light and soft clouds have been a great source of comfort through the endless thunderstorms that have disrupted (打扰) my life. It’s comfortable. However, as my best friend often ____22____ me, good things don’t always bring comfort. The best thing for us is challenging. It is a lot more meaningful than that cotton candy. 11. A. standard B. job C. achievement D. situation 12. A. voice B. ability C. surprise D. space 13. A. absent B. present C. free D. different 14. A. meeting B. speech C. novel D. diary 15. A. exciting B. important C. real D. lovely 16. A. action B. money C. time D. study 17. A. suggest B. know C. follow D. change 18. A. everyone B. nobody C. someone D. anyone 19. A. means B. considers C. explains D. promises 20. A. controlling B. satisfying C. discovering D. challenging 21 A. hard B. easy C. hurt D. special 22. A. encourages B. reports C. helps D. reminds 【答案】11. B 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. D 21. B 22. D 【解析】 【导语】本文作者讲述自己曾是个爱做梦的人，后来认识到不能只沉浸在梦想里，要将梦想与行动结合，挑战自我去实现梦想，因为好的事物往往具有挑战性，而非总是带来舒适。 【11题详解】 句意：我的梦想职业是：一名畅销书作家，用文字改变人们的心灵，或者一名记者，服务人民，为那些几个世纪以来都没有被听到的人发声。 standard标准；job职业；achievement成就；situation情况。根据“a bestselling author”和“a reporter”可知，都是职业。故选B。 【12题详解】 句意：我的梦想职业是：一名畅销书作家，用文字改变人们的心灵，或者一名记者，服务人民，为那些几个世纪以来都没有被听到的人发声。 voice声音，发言权；ability能力；surprise惊喜；space空间。根据“giving”可知，give voice to表示“为……发声”，为常用表达。故选A。 【13题详解】 句意：我变得远离自己的真实生活，与我爱的人失去联系。 absent缺席的，不在的；present现在的；free自由的；different不同的。根据“from my own real life and out of touch with the people I love.”可知，absent from表示脱离现实生活，符合语境。故选A。 【14题详解】 句意：“停止做梦。做一个实干家，而不是梦想家，”著名电视制片人珊达・莱姆斯在她给达特茅斯学院毕业班的演讲中说道。 meeting会议；speech演讲；novel小说；diary日记。根据“for the graduating class of Dartmouth.”可知，给毕业班的应该是演讲。故选B。 【15题详解】 句意：完美是乏味的，梦想不是真实的。 exciting令人兴奋的；important重要的；real真实的；lovely可爱的。根据“Just do it.”可知，要行动，说明梦想不是真实的，需要行动去实现。故选C。 【16题详解】 句意：梦想家必须学会的最艰难的教训之一是，为了培养我们经常幻想的那种生活，我们必须将我们的梦想与行动相匹配。 action行动；money金钱；time时间；study学习。根据“meet my dreams with action”可知，是与行动匹配。故选A。 【17题详解】 句意：我们梦想家必须知道的另一个残酷的事实是，由于在梦想中迷失，我们忽视了自己。 suggest建议；know知道；follow跟随；change改变。根据“is that by being lost in dreaming, we overlook (忽视) ourselves.”可知，这里是说要知道这个事实。故选B。 【18题详解】 句意：我们通常梦想成为别人。 everyone每个人；nobody没有人；someone某人，别人；anyone任何人。根据“else”可知，someone else表示别人，此处表示每个人希望可以成为别人。故选C。 【19题详解】 句意：这是个问题，因为这意味着我们会是别人而不是我们自己。 means意味着；considers考虑；explains解释；promises承诺。根据“we would rather be others instead of ourselves.”可知，梦想成为别人意味着会是别人而非自己。故选A。 【20题详解】 句意：我正在挑战自己用行动去满足我的梦想。 controlling控制；satisfying满足；discovering发现；challenging挑战。根据“The best thing for us is challenging.”可知，是挑战自己。故选D。 【21题详解】 句意：这不容易。 hard困难的；easy容易的；hurt受伤的；special特别的。根据“Those light and soft clouds have been a great source of comfort ... It’s comfortable.”可知，以前沉浸梦想很舒适，现在用行动实现梦想不容易。故选B。 【22题详解】 句意：然而，正如我最好的朋友经常提醒我的那样，好东西并不总是带来舒适。 encourages鼓励；reports报道；helps帮助；reminds提醒。根据“good things don’t always bring comfort.”可知，此处是朋友在提醒自己这个道理。故选D。 三、阅读理解（共12小题;每题2分,共24分） 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Poems from Tang and Song dynasties, operas from Yuan dynasty, and novels from Ming and Qing dynasties are very famous in China’s history. Today, I’d like to recommend Song of Autumn, one of the poems by Liu Yuxi (772-842), a famous poet and writer in the mid Tang dynasty. Most ancient poets liked to describe autumn as a sad time, but in this poem the season appears differently. In Liu’s eyes, autumn, full of life and hope, is even better than spring morning. He describes the bright scene of a crane riding the clouds and flying into the blue sky. With his poems paying special attention to expressing personal feelings, as well as the daily life of common people, Liu wrote poems with beautiful music-like words. You may feel it in this poem. Though being translated thoughtfully by experienced Xu Yuanchong, the poem still reads not so beautifully as that in Chinese. I personally think that English is sometimes not so powerful as Chinese. Here is another example, in Liu’s essay A Eulogium on a Humble Cell (《陋室铭》), with less than 100 words, he shows a lively picture of his humble cell. However, it also shows how he was satisfied with the poor and simple life. People may find it strange that one can feel happy living in such a humble cell. Learning from his famous sentence, “be fragrant because of my virtues” (斯是陋室，惟吾德馨), I think to be a respectable man is more important than to live in big houses, to wear beautiful clothes, to enjoy delicious food, and even to gain knowledge. 23. How was autumn in Liu’s eyes at that time? A. He thought it was a sad time. B. He thought that autumn was rather cloudy. C. He thought spring was better. D. He thought autumn was a hopeful season. 24. Which of the following is the feature of Liu Yuxi’s works according to the passage? A. Expressing personal feelings. B. Describing daily life of young people. C. Picturing blue sky and a crane. D. Writing songs according to music. 25. How did Liu feel about living in a humble cell in the writer’s opinion? A. Strange. B. Unhappy. C. Pleased. D. Lonely. 26. Influenced by Liu Yuxi, which of the following does the writer think is the most important? A. To be a person who is respected. B. To live in a big house. C. To wear beautiful clothes. D. To gain more knowledge. 【答案】23. D 24. A 25. C 26. A 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍著名诗人刘禹锡的两首诗歌——《秋词》和《陋室铭》，分析了诗歌的特色以及作者的感悟。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据“but in this poem the season appears differently. In Liu’s eyes, autumn, full of life and hope, is even better than spring morning.”可知，在刘禹锡笔下，秋天充满生机与希望，故选D。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据“With his poems paying special attention to expressing personal feelings”可知，他的诗特别注重表达个人情感，故选A。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据“he was satisfied with the poor and simple life”可知，他满足于贫简生活，且引用“be fragrant because of my virtues”强调精神满足，因此在作者看来，刘对住在陋室里感到愉悦。故选C。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据“I think to be a respectable man is more important than to live in big houses, to wear beautiful clothes, to enjoy delicious food, and even to gain knowledge.”可知，作者认为成为值得尊敬的人比住大房子、穿华服等更重要。故选A。 B Here’s one scene. Say you are in heavy traffic and your car’s brakes (刹车) start to fail. If you keep going, you will go into the back of a truck and probably die. But if you turn sharply to avoid the truck, you risk hitting an elderly woman or a group of children. What do you do? This is an extreme choice. But every day, drivers around the world have to make quick decisions to avoid accidents. Often, they react without even having time to think. But what would a driverless car do? Self-driving cars are designed to deal with all sorts of situations, from understanding traffic rules to planning the easiest route that avoids construction. These programming decisions are direct and clear. Ethics (道德), on the other hand, is not. How do you program a car to decide what to do in the case of an accident? How do you choose which life is more valuable? And who gets to choose? This is a problem that ethicists, lawyers, and car makers are all wondering about. The ethicist opinion Patrick Lin teaches robotics and ethics at California Polytechnic State University. He says that it might seem easy to say that self-driving cars must follow certain rules to minimize or reduce harm, but he says, “even that leads to morally murky (模糊的) decisions.” He gives an example: on one side of you is a motorcyclist wearing a helmet; on the other is a motorcyclist not wearing a helmet. If the car’s computer tells it to minimize harm during a necessary turn, that might mean hitting the person with the helmet. After all, they are better protected and so less likely to be hurt. But, Lin asks, aren’t you being unfair to the responsible (负责的) motorist? According to Lin, any type of decision-making based on age, gender, or any similar factor would be discrimination (歧视) and therefore against standards of ethics. He explained that even the safest car runs the risk of having accidents, and that the responsibility for programming will lie with the car makers. The legal opinion But some experts say we don’t need to worry about this problem. Bryan Casey teaches at Stanford Law School. Casey says that what a self-driving car does in a crash is not an ethical issue (问题) at all. Instead, it is a legal issue. If a driver has a crash now, the law decides if he was driving dangerously or if it was truly an accident. If the driver was dangerously careless, he faces punishment, often a fine or jail. If a breakdown caused the crash, the car makers might be at fault. Either way, laws exist to decide what is wrong, and who is responsible. Casey says that will not change with the arrival of self-driving cars. We expect self-driving cars to be very safe, safer than human drivers because computers can react more quickly. And indeed, an autonomous vehicle should be well designed and slow down or speed up in relation to the actual case. However, accidents can always happen. This means that drivers, car makers, and lawmakers will need to deal with new problems as they appear. 27. What is the most difficult problem facing self-driving cars now? A. How to avoid causing accidents on the road. B. When to slow down or speed up in actual case. C. How to decide what to do in the case of an accident. D. How to plan routes according to different situations. 28. The example of the motorcyclist (Para. 4) is to show ________. A. all cars run the risk of having accidents B. self-driving cars are unable to follow certain traffic rules C. motorcyclists shouldn’t wear helmets so that self-driving cars won’t hit them D. the decisions made by self-driving cars might go against standards of ethics 29. The underlined word “that” (Para. 6) refers to that ________. A. who should be responsible for a crash is decided by laws B. what a self-driving car does in a crash is an ethical issue C. self-driving cars should also face punishment in a crash D. the responsibility for programming lies with the car makers 30. The author would most probably agree that ________. A. human drivers are much safer than self-driving cars B. driving laws should change with the arrival of self-driving cars C. there will always be accidents where someone gets hurt on the road D. self-driving cars have the ability of thinking and making decisions for themselves 【答案】27. C 28. D 29. A 30. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了自动驾驶汽车以及不同人对它的不同看法。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据“The ethicist opinion”中的例子可知，伦理专家认为自动驾驶汽车虽然可以很好的判断出如何做能把伤害降低到最小的程度，但是有时候对于另外一方是不公平的，可推测自动驾驶汽车存在的最大问题是在发生事故时决定怎么做。故选C。 【28题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段的事例和“According to Lin, any type of decision-making based on age, gender, or any similar factor would be discrimination and therefore against standards of ethics.”可知，事例说明虽然自动驾驶汽车可以降低伤害，但对于负责任的驾驶者所造成的伤害是不公平的，任何基于年龄、性别或任何类似因素的决策都是歧视，因此违反了道德标准，可推测例子显示自动驾驶汽车做出的决定可能违反道德标准。故选D。 【29题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第六段和“Either way, laws exist to decide what is wrong, and who is responsible. Casey says that will not change with the arrival of self-driving cars.”可知，法律专家认为自动驾驶汽车在车祸中做出的决定根本不是一个道德问题，而是一个法律问题，法律决定什么是错误的，以及谁应该对此事故负责，即谁应对车祸负责由法律决定这个情况不会随着自动驾驶汽车的到来而改变。故选A。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据“We expect self-driving cars to be very safe, safer than human drivers because computers can react more quickly.”，“Either way, laws exist to decide what is wrong, and who is responsible. Casey says that will not change with the arrival of self-driving cars.”，“However, accidents can always happen.”和“Self-driving cars are designed to deal with all sorts of situations,...”可知，我们猜想自动驾驶汽车比人驾驶汽车更安全；谁应对车祸负责由法律决定这个情况不会随着自动驾驶汽车的到来而改变；事故总可能发生；自动驾驶汽车被设计处理各种情况，可推测C选项“总会有某人在路上受伤的事故”与文章相符。故选C。 C Now, the Law of the Jungle says that if there is a disagreement about the right of a man’s cub (幼崽) to be part of the Pack (兽群), he must be spoken for by at least two members of the Pack who are not his father and mother. “Who speaks for this man’s cub?” asked the leader of the wolf Pack Akela. There was no answer. Mother Wolf got ready for a fight. Her last fight. There is only one non-wolf allowed at the Pack Council, a sleepy brown bear called Baloo. Baloo teaches the wolf cubs the Law of the Jungle. He is accepted by the wolves because he eats only nuts and roots and honey. Now Baloo stood up on his hindquarters (后腿) and shouted. “I speak for the man’s cub. Let him run with the Pack, and become part of the Pack with the others. I can teach him the Law of the Jungle.” “We need another one,” said Akela. “Baloo speaks for the man’s cub, and he is the teacher of our young cubs. Who speaks besides Baloo?” A black shadow came into the circle. It was Bagheera the Black Panther. Everybody knew Bagheera, and nobody wanted to make him angry. “Akela, and the wolf Pack,” he shouted. “The Law of the Jungle says that a cub can be saved if someone pays a price for him. Now I can give you one fat recently killed bull, if you accept the man’s cub according to the Law. Is it difficult to decide?” Mowgli, the man’s cub, was still very interested in the stones, and he did not notice when the wolves came and looked at him one by one. At last they all came down the hill for the dead bull, and only Akela, Bagheera, Baloo, and Mowgli’s wolf family were left. The tiger Shere Khan roared all night. He was angry because the wolves accepted Mowgli in the Pack. “It was a good decision,” said Akela. “Men and their cubs are very wise. He may be a help in time.” “Yes, a help in time of need; for no one can hope to lead the Pack forever,” said Bagheera. “Take him away,” he said to Father Wolf, “and teach him like the other wolf cubs.” —From Mowgli’s Brothers 31. Who spoke for the man’s cub at last? A. Shere Khan and Akela. B. Mother Wolf and Father Wolf. C. Bangheera and Baloo. D. Mowgli and young wolves. 32. How did Bagheera help Mowgli to be accepted by the Pack? A. By teaching him like the other wolf cubs. B. By giving the Pack one fat killed bull. C. By fighting with wolves and Shere Khan. D. By helping Akela kill the tiger Shere Khan. 33. Which is the right order of what happened in the story? a. Father Wolf taught Mowgli like other wolf cubs. b. Akela asked the wolves to speak for the cub. c. The tiger Shere Khan roared all night angrily. d. The wolves came down the hill to eat dead bull. e. Bagheera spoke for the man’s cub. A. b - e - c - d - a B. b - e - d - c - a C. b - c - e - a - d D. b - c - a- d - e 34. What can we infer according to the passage? A. Mowgli might help Akela out of danger. B. Akela had right to speak for Mowgli. C. Shere Khan wished the Pack to accept Mowgli. D. Everyone in the jungle was afraid of Baloo. 【答案】31. C 32. B 33. B 34. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了狼群接受莫格利的过程及狼父开始教给莫格利丛林规则,人和动物和谐相处。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段和第四段“Now Baloo stood up...the Law of the Jungle.”和第七段“ he shouted, ‘The Law of the Jungle says...difficult to decide?’ ”可知，Baloo和Bagheera为幼崽说话了。故选C。 【32题详解】 细节理解题 。根据“Now I can give you one fat recently killed bull, if you accept the man’s cub according to the Law.”可知，Bagheera给了兽群一头肥牛。故选B。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“ ‘Who speaks for this man’s cub?’ asked the leader of the wolf Pack Akela.”、第七段“he shouted, ‘The Law of the Jungle says that a cub can be saved if someone pays a price for him. Now I can give you one fat recently killed bull, if you accept the man’s cub according to the Law. ’ ”；第八段“At last they all came down the hill for the dead bull”、第八段最后“The tiger Shere Khan roared all night. He was angry because the wolves accepted Mowgli in the Pack.”和最后一段“ ‘Take him away,’ he said to Father Wolf, ‘and teach him like the other wolf cubs.’ ”可知，选项B的顺序正确。故选B. 【34题详解】 推理猜测题。根据“Men and their cubs are very wise. He may be a help in time.”和“Yes, a help in time of need; for no one can hope to lead the Pack forever,”可推测Mowgli对狼群会有帮助。故选A. 四、六选四阅读（共4小题;每题2分,共8分） 阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两项为多余选项）。 These days, our society develops rapidly and forces people to rush. ___35___ However, it is better for people to take their time and live their lives at a slower pace than to hurry to get things done. The main reason that convinces us to refuse to work in a hurry is the possibility of doing wrong in a rush. When people do their jobs or take action in a hurry, they cannot make a sound decision and probably regret it later. As the saying goes, “Haste (匆忙) makes waste”. We should think carefully before making a decision and do our work more slowly. We should not make mistakes by doing work hurriedly. Slowing down the pace of life helps people enjoy their life better ___36___ However, taking a train makes people have enough time to get to know a lot of new friends. Besides, it allows people to fully enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. On the contrary, being in a hurry will make us lose chances of enjoying our lives. ___37___ As is known to all, taking action in a hurry bothers people and raises their stress. People think that if they are not in a hurry, they will become losers, and that annoys them. But being in a hurry can hurt people both physically and mentally. According to some studies, people who have a slower pace suffer fewer diseases, tend to be happier, and live much longer than those whose lives are tense, even if the former finish jobs more slowly than the latter. In short, working quickly will bring about more material benefits to make our society more advanced. ___38___ Therefore, take your time and live your life at a slower pace. A. For example, taking a train to some place certainly will take more time than taking a plane. B. It appears that people have gotten used to being in a hurry. C. Last but not least, a slower pace rids people of diseases. D. Finally, a slower pace provides better health conditions for us. E. However, too much stress can’t bring enjoyment, friends, and health. F. Doing things carefully seems to slow down people’s pace. 【答案】35. B 36. A 37. D 38. E 【解析】 【导语】本文主要论述了在快速发展的社会中，人们应该放慢生活节奏，这样能更好地享受生活、保持健康，而匆忙会带来压力和不良影响。 【35题详解】 根据“These days, our society develops rapidly and forces people to rush.”以及“However, it is better for people to take their time and live their lives at a slower pace than to hurry to get things done.”可知，人们似乎已经习惯了匆忙，选项B“人们似乎已经习惯了匆忙”符合语境。故选B。 【36题详解】 根据“However, taking a train makes people have enough time to get to know a lot of new friends. Besides, it allows people to fully enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way.”可知，这里举例说明不同交通方式的时间差异，选项A“例如，坐火车去某个地方肯定比坐飞机花更多时间”符合语境。故选A。 【37题详解】 根据“As is known to all, taking action in a hurry bothers people and raises their stress.”以及“According to some studies, people who have a slower pace suffer fewer diseases, tend to be happier, and live much longer than those whose lives are tense”可知，放慢节奏能提供更好的健康条件，选项D“最后，放慢节奏为我们提供更好的健康条件”符合语境。故选D。 【38题详解】 根据“In short, working quickly will bring about more material benefits to make our society more advanced.”以及“Therefore, take your time and live your life at a slower pace.”可知，太多压力不能带来享受、朋友和健康，选项E“然而，太多的压力不能带来享受、朋友和健康”符合语境。故选E。 五、（共4小题;前3小题每题2分,第4小题3分,共9分） 阅读下面短文，回答短文后的问题。（前3题每题答案不超过10个词）。 (Mike is telling a story. It happened when he was seven. ) It was New Year’s Eve. In the morning, I heard Grandma tell Mum she needed a football for the New Year’s Eve dinner. “A football for the dinner? What’s it for?” I wondered. “Anyway, I will get one! I can do something nice for Grandma.” I remembered my friend Joe had an old football. I went out quietly and found him. I gave him my favourite model car in exchange for his football. I took the football home, shined it and put it on the living room table secretly. I waited in my room for Grandma to notice it. “Mike!” Mum shouted I ran to the living room. “Why can’t you put your things where they belong? Get the football out of here!” “But it’s for Grandma! She said she needed a football for the New Year’s Eve dinner.” I said. “A football for the dinner?” Mum laughed. “No, Grandma needs a fruit bowl, not a football.” “Fruit bowl sounds like football! I have done a silly thing!” I went back to my room, embarrassed and disappointed. Before dinner, Mum came in and asked me to meet my uncles and aunts. When I walked into the living room, Grandma was showing them a pretty fruit bowl with the old football in its centre, I was surprised. “Look!” Grandma said. “Today Mike brought me a nice present, this football. Isn’t it beautiful?” She continued: “It’s beautiful, yes—because anything from a child is beautiful.” 39 What did Mike give Joe to get the football? _________________________________________________________________ 40. Why did Mike think he had done a silly thing? _________________________________________________________________ 41. What did Grandma do with the football? _________________________________________________________________ 42. How might Mike feel after hearing Grandma’s words? Explain why. __________________________________________________________________ 【答案】39. His favourite model car. 40. Because he mistook “fruit bowl” for “football”. 41. She put it in the centre of a fruit bowl. 42. He might feel happy because Grandma loved his gift. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了七岁的Mike在除夕夜因听错奶奶的话（将“fruit bowl”误听为“football”），用自己心爱的玩具车换来足球作为礼物，最终奶奶暖心化解尴尬的故事。 【39题详解】 根据“I gave him my favourite model car in exchange for his football.”可知，Mike用自己最喜欢的模型车交换了Joe的足球，故填His favourite model car. 【40题详解】 根据“Fruit bowl sounds like football! I have done a silly thing!”可知，因为Mike意识到自己把“fruit bowl”（水果碗）错听成“football”（足球），故填Because he mistook “fruit bowl” for “football”. 【41题详解】 根据“Grandma was showing them a pretty fruit bowl with the old football in its centre”可知，奶奶将足球放在水果碗中央作为装饰，故填She put it in the centre of a fruit bowl. 【42题详解】 根据“It’s beautiful, yes—because anything from a child is beautiful.”可推断，他可能很开心，因为奶奶喜欢他的礼物。参考答案：He might feel happy because Grandma loved his gift.（答案不唯一，合理即可） 六、综合填空（共10小题;每小题1分,共10分） Children today have many things to play with. They can watch television, surf ___43___ Internet, or play video games. But what do you think children ___44___ (do) for fun long ago? They read books. Some of you might ask, “Are books ___45___ (real) fun?” Believe it or not, books provide many things that television or computers cannot. Since books use only words ___46___ (tell) a story, they can improve your imagination. You can picture the characters and background in your head and you can also imagine ___47___ the characters feel. The words and sentences that are used in storytelling are also very interesting and usually cannot ___48___ (find) often on television or on websites. They are sometimes so beautiful and touching ___49___ they can bring tears to your eyes. Books also help us to think harder and ___50___ (deep). As we continue to read, we ask questions to ___51___ (our) and try to find answers. These are some of the ____52____ (reason) why books are so fun to read. Remember: the more you read, the more you grow. 【答案】43. the 44. did 45. really 46. to tell 47. how 48. be found 49. that 50. deeper##more deeply 51. ourselves 52. reasons 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了读书的方法和读书的好处。 【43题详解】 句意：他们能看电视，上网，或者玩电子游戏。surf the Internet意为“上网，上网冲浪”，故填the。 【44题详解】 句意：但是，你认为很久以前，孩子们都做什么消遣呢？这里是一个宾语从句，为陈述语序，宾语从句的时间状语为“long ago”，所以用do 的过去式did，故填did。 【45题详解】 句意：你们中的一些人可能会问：“书真地有趣吗？”此处应用副词修饰形容词fun，real的副词形式为really，故填really。 【46题详解】 句意：由于书只用言语讲述一个故事，他们能够提升你的想象力。 use sth.to do sth.意为“用……做……”，故填to tell。 【47题详解】 句意：你可以在你的大脑中想象人物形象和场景，你还可以想象人物的感受。根据“imagine…the characters feel”可知，这里指想象人物是如何感受的，how意为“如何”，在此处引导宾语从句，故填how。 【48题详解】 句意：用于讲故事的言语和句子也非常有趣，并且这通常不能经常在电视中和网络上被发现。分析句子可知，主语“The words and sentences”与动词find之间是被动关系，所以此处应用含有情态动词的被动语态，其构成为“情态动词+be+动词的过去分词”，故填be found。 【49题详解】 句意：它们有时是如此的美丽动人，以至于它们能引出我们的眼泪。so…that意为“如此……以至于……”，引导结果状语从句，故填that。 【50题详解】 句意：书还帮助我们更努力，更深入地思考。此处和前面and连接的harder 并列，所以词的性质是相同的，and后面的词也要用比较级，deep的比较级为deeper或者用more deeply，故填deeper/more deeply。 【51题详解】 句意：当我们持续阅读的时候，我们会向自己提出问题，试图找出答案。根据“we ask questions to…and try to find answers”可知，这里指我们会向自己提出问题，所以应用反身代词ourselves，故填ourselves。 【52题详解】 句意：这些就是书为什么读起来这么有趣的一些原因。some of意为“……中的一些”，后面加名词的复数形式，故填reasons。 七、书面表达（共1小题,共15分） 53. 某英文杂志正在为其“colours”专栏招募小记者，假如你是Shirley，你想应聘该职位，需要向主编Mr. Smith提交英文自荐信。请根据以下提示和要求写一篇自荐信。 1. What is your personality? 2. What colours do you like best? Why? 3. Why do you think you are suitable for this position? 注意：内容需包含所有要点，词数不少于90，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Mr. Smith, I’m writing to recommend myself to be the reporter of your magazine. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Shirley 【答案】例文： Dear Mr. Smith, I’m writing to recommend myself to be the reporter of your magazine. I’m an outgoing and curious person. I love exploring new things and talking to different people, which makes me good at communicating and gathering information. Among all colours, I like blue best. Blue reminds me of the sky and the sea, bringing a sense of calm and peace. It also represents wisdom, and I always hope to approach things with a wise mind. I think I’m suitable for this position for several reasons. Firstly, my outgoing personality helps me interact with others easily, so I can conduct interviews and collect stories about colours effectively. Secondly, my love for blue and my interest in colours in general make me passionate about writing articles for the “colours” column. I’m eager to share the beauty and meanings of different colours with readers. I really hope to have the chance to work for your magazine. Yours sincerely, Shirley 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一封自荐信，围绕应聘杂志专栏小记者展开； ②时态：时态为一般现在时； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏信息提示中性格、最喜欢的颜色及原因、适合该职位的原因的介绍要点，适当添加细节，突出应聘的优势。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表明写作意图。借已给开头引出应聘意图； 第二步，具体阐述写作内容。从性格、最喜欢的颜色及原因、适合职位的原因几方面，说明自身优势； 第三步，书写结语。表达期望，结束信件。 [亮点词汇] ①outgoing外向的 ②curious好奇的 ③communicate交流 ④gather information收集信息 ⑤passionate热情 [高分句型] ①I love exploring new things and talking to different people, which makes me good at communicating and gathering information. (which引导非限定性定语从句，说明性格带来的优势) ②Firstly, my outgoing personality helps me interact with others easily, so I can conduct interviews and collect stories about colours effectively. (firstly开启原因说明，so表结果，阐述性格优势) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2024-2025学年常州第二十四中学第一学期九年级英语10月 随堂作业(9AU1-2) 2024.10 一、单项选择（共10小题;每题1分,共10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. — In my opinion, these letters ________ people of care, friendship and love. — I can’t agree more. They can also help people reconsider the meaning of time. A. repeat B. require C. remind D. realize 2. Friends’ love is ________ honey. The longer you keep it, the sweeter it will be. A. as well as B. as long as C. as good as D. as soon as 3. —Do you believe _____________ man can live on Mars in the future? —It’s hard to say. Scientists are still not sure _____________ we can grow plants on Mars. A. if; that B. whether; if C. that; that D. that; whether 4. Neither Jim nor I ________ curious about Australia, because both of us ________ there before. A. are；has gone B. am；have gone C. is；have been D. am；have been 5 Zhang Guimei devotes all the time she has ________ the girl students in poor areas. A. help B. to help C. helping D. to helping 6. ---Do you prefer coffee _____milk in it?---Sometimes, but most of the time I ______drink black coffee. A. or, would rather B. with, prefer C. with, would rather D. to, prefer 7. The Volunteers: To the War 2, directed by Chen Kaige, came out in October. People were so deeply touched by the film that they couldn’t praise it ________. A. too many B. so much C. a lot D. too much 8. We’re not sure if they ________ the concert in two weeks. If it ________, they must practice hard. A. will hold, holds B. will hold, is held C. hold, will be held D. hold, holds 9. Language learning isn’t hard itself. How much time you spend on it decides ________. A. that you can take the lead B. whether you can learn it well C. who can you ask for help D. why you began to learn English 10. — Many people think women are better at cooking than men. —________. Most top cooks in the world are men. A. That’s not the case B. Exactly C. I can’t agree more D. I’m afraid so 二、完型填空（共12小题;每题2分,共24分） 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 For many years, I have been a proud dreamer. I could get lost in the clouds for hours, dreaming of travelling to faraway countries and enjoying different cultures there. My dream ____11____ : a bestselling author, changing people’s hearts with my words, or a reporter, serving the people and giving ____12____ to those who have not been heard for centuries. I spend most of my time dreaming. What’s the problem with spending so much time dancing among sunset-painted cotton candy clouds? Well, the problem is that my bare feet seldom kiss the earth, and by being lost in my dreams often, I become ____13____ from my own real life and out of touch with the people I love. “Stop dreaming. Be a doer, not a dreamer,” the famous television producer Shonda Rhimes described in her ____14____ for the graduating class of Dartmouth. “You just have to keep doing something, catching the next chance, staying open to trying something new. It doesn’t have to satisfy (使满意) your imagination of the perfect job or the perfect life. Perfect is boring, and dreams are not ____15____. Just do it.” One of the hardest lessons a dreamer has to learn is that in order to cultivate (培养) the type of life we fictionalize (幻想) so often, we must match our dreams with ____16____. Otherwise, as Shonda puts it. “Dreamers often end up living in the basement (地下室) of relatives.” Another hard truth that we dreamers must ____17____ is that by being lost in dreaming, we overlook (忽视) ourselves. We usually dream of becoming ____18____ else. We dream about the person who is not us, and this is a problem because it ____19____ we would rather be others instead of ourselves. So, this is me waving goodbye to my cotton candy clouds. I am ____20____ myself to meet my dreams with action. It won’t be ____21____. Those light and soft clouds have been a great source of comfort through the endless thunderstorms that have disrupted (打扰) my life. It’s comfortable. However, as my best friend often ____22____ me, good things don’t always bring comfort. The best thing for us is challenging. It is a lot more meaningful than that cotton candy. 11. A. standard B. job C. achievement D. situation 12. A. voice B. ability C. surprise D. space 13. A. absent B. present C. free D. different 14. A. meeting B. speech C. novel D. diary 15. A. exciting B. important C. real D. lovely 16. A. action B. money C. time D. study 17. A. suggest B. know C. follow D. change 18. A. everyone B. nobody C. someone D. anyone 19. A. means B. considers C. explains D. promises 20. A. controlling B. satisfying C. discovering D. challenging 21. A. hard B. easy C. hurt D. special 22. A. encourages B. reports C. helps D. reminds 三、阅读理解（共12小题;每题2分,共24分） 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Poems from Tang and Song dynasties, operas from Yuan dynasty, and novels from Ming and Qing dynasties are very famous in China’s history. Today, I’d like to recommend Song of Autumn, one of the poems by Liu Yuxi (772-842), a famous poet and writer in the mid Tang dynasty. Most ancient poets liked to describe autumn as a sad time, but in this poem the season appears differently. In Liu’s eyes, autumn, full of life and hope, is even better than spring morning. He describes the bright scene of a crane riding the clouds and flying into the blue sky. With his poems paying special attention to expressing personal feelings, as well as the daily life of common people, Liu wrote poems with beautiful music-like words. You may feel it in this poem. Though being translated thoughtfully by experienced Xu Yuanchong, the poem still reads not so beautifully as that in Chinese. I personally think that English is sometimes not so powerful as Chinese. Here is another example, in Liu’s essay A Eulogium on a Humble Cell (《陋室铭》), with less than 100 words, he shows a lively picture of his humble cell. However, it also shows how he was satisfied with the poor and simple life. People may find it strange that one can feel happy living in such a humble cell. Learning from his famous sentence, “be fragrant because of my virtues” (斯是陋室，惟吾德馨), I think to be a respectable man is more important than to live in big houses, to wear beautiful clothes, to enjoy delicious food, and even to gain knowledge. 23. How was autumn in Liu’s eyes at that time? A. He thought it was a sad time. B. He thought that autumn was rather cloudy. C. He thought spring was better. D. He thought autumn was a hopeful season. 24. Which of the following is the feature of Liu Yuxi’s works according to the passage? A. Expressing personal feelings. B. Describing daily life of young people. C. Picturing blue sky and a crane. D. Writing songs according to music. 25. How did Liu feel about living in a humble cell in the writer’s opinion? A Strange. B. Unhappy. C. Pleased. D. Lonely. 26. Influenced by Liu Yuxi, which of the following does the writer think is the most important? A. To be a person who is respected. B. To live in a big house. C. To wear beautiful clothes. D. To gain more knowledge. B Here’s one scene. Say you are in heavy traffic and your car’s brakes (刹车) start to fail. If you keep going, you will go into the back of a truck and probably die. But if you turn sharply to avoid the truck, you risk hitting an elderly woman or a group of children. What do you do? This is an extreme choice. But every day, drivers around the world have to make quick decisions to avoid accidents. Often, they react without even having time to think. But what would a driverless car do? Self-driving cars are designed to deal with all sorts of situations, from understanding traffic rules to planning the easiest route that avoids construction. These programming decisions are direct and clear. Ethics (道德), on the other hand, is not. How do you program a car to decide what to do in the case of an accident? How do you choose which life is more valuable? And who gets to choose? This is a problem that ethicists, lawyers, and car makers are all wondering about. The ethicist opinion Patrick Lin teaches robotics and ethics at California Polytechnic State University. He says that it might seem easy to say that self-driving cars must follow certain rules to minimize or reduce harm, but he says, “even that leads to morally murky (模糊的) decisions.” He gives an example: on one side of you is a motorcyclist wearing a helmet; on the other is a motorcyclist not wearing a helmet. If the car’s computer tells it to minimize harm during a necessary turn, that might mean hitting the person with the helmet. After all, they are better protected and so less likely to be hurt. But, Lin asks, aren’t you being unfair to the responsible (负责的) motorist? According to Lin, any type of decision-making based on age, gender, or any similar factor would be discrimination (歧视) and therefore against standards of ethics. He explained that even the safest car runs the risk of having accidents, and that the responsibility for programming will lie with the car makers. The legal opinion But some experts say we don’t need to worry about this problem. Bryan Casey teaches at Stanford Law School. Casey says that what a self-driving car does in a crash is not an ethical issue (问题) at all. Instead, it is a legal issue. If a driver has a crash now, the law decides if he was driving dangerously or if it was truly an accident. If the driver was dangerously careless, he faces punishment, often a fine or jail. If a breakdown caused the crash, the car makers might be at fault. Either way, laws exist to decide what is wrong, and who is responsible. Casey says that will not change with the arrival of self-driving cars. We expect self-driving cars to be very safe, safer than human drivers because computers can react more quickly. And indeed, an autonomous vehicle should be well designed and slow down or speed up in relation to the actual case. However, accidents can always happen. This means that drivers, car makers, and lawmakers will need to deal with new problems as they appear. 27. What is the most difficult problem facing self-driving cars now? A. How to avoid causing accidents on the road. B. When to slow down or speed up in actual case. C. How to decide what to do in the case of an accident. D. How to plan routes according to different situations. 28. The example of the motorcyclist (Para. 4) is to show ________. A. all cars run the risk of having accidents B. self-driving cars are unable to follow certain traffic rules C. motorcyclists shouldn’t wear helmets so that self-driving cars won’t hit them D. the decisions made by self-driving cars might go against standards of ethics 29. The underlined word “that” (Para. 6) refers to that ________. A who should be responsible for a crash is decided by laws B. what a self-driving car does in a crash is an ethical issue C. self-driving cars should also face punishment in a crash D. the responsibility for programming lies with the car makers 30. The author would most probably agree that ________. A. human drivers are much safer than self-driving cars B. driving laws should change with the arrival of self-driving cars C. there will always be accidents where someone gets hurt on the road D. self-driving cars have the ability of thinking and making decisions for themselves C Now, the Law of the Jungle says that if there is a disagreement about the right of a man’s cub (幼崽) to be part of the Pack (兽群), he must be spoken for by at least two members of the Pack who are not his father and mother. “Who speaks for this man’s cub?” asked the leader of the wolf Pack Akela. There was no answer. Mother Wolf got ready for a fight. Her last fight. There is only one non-wolf allowed at the Pack Council, a sleepy brown bear called Baloo. Baloo teaches the wolf cubs the Law of the Jungle. He is accepted by the wolves because he eats only nuts and roots and honey. Now Baloo stood up on his hindquarters (后腿) and shouted. “I speak for the man’s cub. Let him run with the Pack, and become part of the Pack with the others. I can teach him the Law of the Jungle.” “We need another one,” said Akela. “Baloo speaks for the man’s cub, and he is the teacher of our young cubs. Who speaks besides Baloo?” A black shadow came into the circle. It was Bagheera the Black Panther. Everybody knew Bagheera, and nobody wanted to make him angry. “Akela, and the wolf Pack,” he shouted. “The Law of the Jungle says that a cub can be saved if someone pays a price for him. Now I can give you one fat recently killed bull, if you accept the man’s cub according to the Law. Is it difficult to decide?” Mowgli, the man’s cub, was still very interested in the stones, and he did not notice when the wolves came and looked at him one by one. At last they all came down the hill for the dead bull, and only Akela, Bagheera, Baloo, and Mowgli’s wolf family were left. The tiger Shere Khan roared all night. He was angry because the wolves accepted Mowgli in the Pack. “It was a good decision,” said Akela. “Men and their cubs are very wise. He may be a help in time.” “Yes, a help in time of need; for no one can hope to lead the Pack forever,” said Bagheera. “Take him away,” he said to Father Wolf, “and teach him like the other wolf cubs.” —From Mowgli’s Brothers 31. Who spoke for the man’s cub at last? A. Shere Khan and Akela. B. Mother Wolf and Father Wolf. C. Bangheera and Baloo. D. Mowgli and young wolves. 32. How did Bagheera help Mowgli to be accepted by the Pack? A. By teaching him like the other wolf cubs. B. By giving the Pack one fat killed bull. C. By fighting with wolves and Shere Khan. D. By helping Akela kill the tiger Shere Khan. 33. Which is the right order of what happened in the story? a. Father Wolf taught Mowgli like other wolf cubs. b. Akela asked the wolves to speak for the cub. c. The tiger Shere Khan roared all night angrily. d. The wolves came down the hill to eat dead bull. e. Bagheera spoke for the man’s cub. A. b - e - c - d - a B. b - e - d - c - a C. b - c - e - a - d D. b - c - a- d - e 34. What can we infer according to the passage? A. Mowgli might help Akela out of danger. B. Akela had right to speak for Mowgli. C. Shere Khan wished the Pack to accept Mowgli. D. Everyone in the jungle was afraid of Baloo. 四、六选四阅读（共4小题;每题2分,共8分） 阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两项为多余选项）。 These days, our society develops rapidly and forces people to rush. ___35___ However, it is better for people to take their time and live their lives at a slower pace than to hurry to get things done. The main reason that convinces us to refuse to work in a hurry is the possibility of doing wrong in a rush. When people do their jobs or take action in a hurry, they cannot make a sound decision and probably regret it later. As the saying goes, “Haste (匆忙) makes waste”. We should think carefully before making a decision and do our work more slowly. We should not make mistakes by doing work hurriedly. Slowing down the pace of life helps people enjoy their life better ___36___ However, taking a train makes people have enough time to get to know a lot of new friends. Besides, it allows people to fully enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. On the contrary, being in a hurry will make us lose chances of enjoying our lives. ___37___ As is known to all, taking action in a hurry bothers people and raises their stress. People think that if they are not in a hurry, they will become losers, and that annoys them. But being in a hurry can hurt people both physically and mentally. According to some studies, people who have a slower pace suffer fewer diseases, tend to be happier, and live much longer than those whose lives are tense, even if the former finish jobs more slowly than the latter. In short, working quickly will bring about more material benefits to make our society more advanced. ___38___ Therefore, take your time and live your life at a slower pace. A. For example, taking a train to some place certainly will take more time than taking a plane. B. It appears that people have gotten used to being in a hurry. C. Last but not least, a slower pace rids people of diseases. D. Finally, a slower pace provides better health conditions for us. E. However, too much stress can’t bring enjoyment, friends, and health. F. Doing things carefully seems to slow down people’s pace. 五、（共4小题;前3小题每题2分,第4小题3分,共9分） 阅读下面短文，回答短文后的问题。（前3题每题答案不超过10个词）。 (Mike is telling a story. It happened when he was seven. ) It was New Year’s Eve. In the morning, I heard Grandma tell Mum she needed a football for the New Year’s Eve dinner. “A football for the dinner? What’s it for?” I wondered. “Anyway, I will get one! I can do something nice for Grandma.” I remembered my friend Joe had an old football. I went out quietly and found him. I gave him my favourite model car in exchange for his football. I took the football home, shined it and put it on the living room table secretly. I waited in my room for Grandma to notice it. “Mike!” Mum shouted I ran to the living room. “Why can’t you put your things where they belong? Get the football out of here!” “But it’s for Grandma! She said she needed a football for the New Year’s Eve dinner.” I said. “A football for the dinner?” Mum laughed. “No, Grandma needs a fruit bowl, not a football.” “Fruit bowl sounds like football! I have done a silly thing!” I went back to my room, embarrassed and disappointed. Before dinner, Mum came in and asked me to meet my uncles and aunts. When I walked into the living room, Grandma was showing them a pretty fruit bowl with the old football in its centre, I was surprised. “Look!” Grandma said. “Today Mike brought me a nice present, this football. Isn’t it beautiful?” She continued: “It’s beautiful, yes—because anything from a child is beautiful.” 39. What did Mike give Joe to get the football? _________________________________________________________________ 40. Why did Mike think he had done a silly thing? _________________________________________________________________ 41. What did Grandma do with the football? _________________________________________________________________ 42. How might Mike feel after hearing Grandma’s words? Explain why. __________________________________________________________________ 六、综合填空（共10小题;每小题1分,共10分） Children today have many things to play with. They can watch television, surf ___43___ Internet, or play video games. But what do you think children ___44___ (do) for fun long ago? They read books. Some of you might ask “Are books ___45___ (real) fun?” Believe it or not, books provide many things that television or computers cannot. Since books use only words ___46___ (tell) a story, they can improve your imagination. You can picture the characters and background in your head and you can also imagine ___47___ the characters feel. The words and sentences that are used in storytelling are also very interesting and usually cannot ___48___ (find) often on television or on websites. They are sometimes so beautiful and touching ___49___ they can bring tears to your eyes. Books also help us to think harder and ___50___ (deep). As we continue to read, we ask questions to ___51___ (our) and try to find answers. These are some of the ____52____ (reason) why books are so fun to read. Remember: the more you read, the more you grow. 七、书面表达（共1小题,共15分） 53. 某英文杂志正在为其“colours”专栏招募小记者，假如你是Shirley，你想应聘该职位，需要向主编Mr. Smith提交英文自荐信。请根据以下提示和要求写一篇自荐信。 1. What is your personality? 2. What colours do you like best? Why? 3. Why do you think you are suitable for this position? 注意：内容需包含所有要点，词数不少于90，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Mr. Smith, I’m writing to recommend myself to be the reporter of your magazine. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Shirley 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $