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2023学年第一学期九年级阶段练习（12月） 英语学科 （满分140分，考试时间90分钟） Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力) I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共25分) A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）(共5分) A. B. C. D. E. F. 1. ________     2. ________     3. ________    4. ________     5. ________ B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（5分） 6. A. By bus. B. By car. C. By train. D. By plane. 7. A. 10 yuan. B. 90 yuan. C. 100 yuan. D. 110 yuan. 8. A. In the cinema. B. In the library. C. At the supermarket. D. At the post office. 9. A. Because she wants to play with her neighbor. B. Because her neighbor makes too much noise. C. Because her new house is big and nice. D. Because she wants to learn music. 10. A. The lecture was famous. B. The girl enjoyed the lecture very much. C. The lecture was boring. D. Most of the people liked the lecture. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) 11. Many boy students in America volunteer to work in hospitals. 12. American kids volunteer to spend their day with animals without being paid. 13. Older kids help young kids with housework in the Big Brother Foundation in America. 14. Chinese children have more chances to be volunteers than American children. 15. To be a volunteer means you want to help others in any way you can. D. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences （听对话，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词） 16. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child ________ ________ tells you what job the child will choose later in life. 17. For Japanese children, the third, fifth and seventh birthdays are ________ ________. 18. After a special celebration, girls ________ ________ their fathers and other boys in some American countries. 19. In many English-speaking countries, if a young person is ready to leave home, his twenty-first birthday cake often has a ________ on the ________. 20. This means the young person is ________ ________ and can enter his own family at any time he wants! Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 语音，词汇和语法) II．Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)（共15分） 1. We students should get into ________ habit of reading widely every day. A. a B. an C. the D. / 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们学生应该养成每天广泛阅读的习惯。 考查定冠词的用法。a一个，用于以辅音音素开头的单词前，表泛指；an一个，用于以元音音素开头的单词前，表泛指；the这个，表特指；/零冠词。get into the habit of…“养成……的习惯”，此处为特指“每天广泛阅读”这个习惯。故选C。 2. The latest Chinese animated movie Chang’an turned ________ to be a big success in 2023. A. out B. over C. on D. down 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：最新的中国动画电影《长安》在2023年取得了巨大成功。 考查动词短语辨析。turn out结果是；turn over翻转；turn on打开；turn down拒绝。根据“to be a big success”，应选择表示“结果是”的短语，指动画电影《长安》最终取得了巨大成功。故选A。 3. Experts think children learn language much ________ than adults because they have more flexible tongues. A. easy B. easier C. easily D. more easily 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：专家认为，孩子们比成年人更容易学习语言，因为他们的舌头更灵活。 考查形容词和副词辨析及其比较级。根据“than”可知，本空应该用比较级形式，排除A、C两项；根据“children learn language much...than adults”可知，本空修饰动词learn，应该用副词形式，排除B项。故选D。 4. We all know that the days in summer are longer than ________ in winter. A. that B. those C. this D. these 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：众所周知，夏季的白天比冬季的白天更长。 考查代词辨析。that那，那个（指代单数名词）；those那些（指代复数名词）；this这，这个（指代单数名词，表示近距离）；these这些（指代复数名词，表示近距离）。根据“the days in summer are longer than...in winter”可知，本句的比较对象是复数名词days，且无距离限制。故选B。 5. It is said that ________ of the students like to help their parents with the housework. A. third-fifths B. three-fifths C. third-fifth D. three-fifth 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：据说五分之三的学生喜欢帮助父母做家务。 考查分数表示法。用英文表示分数时，分子要用基数词，分母要用序数词，排除A、C两项；当分子大于1时，分母要用复数形式，排除D项。故选B。 6. By the end of last year, the charity ________ over ten thousand homeless people. A. helps B. has helped C. will help D. had helped 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：到去年年底，该慈善机构已经帮助了一万多名无家可归的人。 考查动词时态。根据时间状语By the end of last year可知，此处用过去完成时，其结构是had done的形式，help“帮助”，是动词，过去分词是helped，故选D。 7. The suspect admitted ________ the valuable vase after the detective showed him the proof. A. stole B. to steal C. stealing D. steal 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：在侦探出示证据后，嫌疑人承认偷了那个贵重的花瓶。 考查非谓语动词。根据“The suspect admitted...the valuable vase”及选项可知，本句表示“嫌疑人承认偷了贵重的花瓶”，admit doing sth.表示“承认做了某事”。故选C。 8. Great progress ________ by the research team in fighting against cancer in the past few years. A. has made B. have been made C. have made D. has been made 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：在过去的几年里，研究团队在抗击癌症方面已经取得巨大进步。 考查被动语态和现在完成时态。has made为现在完成时态的主动语态；have been made为现在完成时态的被动语态；have made为现在完成时态的主动语态；have been made为现在完成时态的被动语态。根据“Great progress...by the research team”可知，主语“Great progress”与谓语动词“make”之间为动宾关系，谓语动词用被动语态，排除AC选项，且“progress”为不可数名词，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式，have的第三人称单数形式为has。故选D。 9. The boss expected the workers ______ all the work in two months. A. to finish B. finish C. finishing D. finished 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：老板期望工人两个月内完成所有的工作。 本题考查非谓语动词。to finish是动词不定式，finish是动词原形，finishing是动名词或现在分词；finished是过去式或过去分词。expect sb to do sth“期望某人做某事”，故选A。 10. ________ I borrow your cookery book? I’d like to make something special for dinner. A. Should B. Must C. Need D. May 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：我可以借你的烹饪书吗？我想为晚餐做些特别的东西。 考查情态动词辨析。Should应该，常用来提建议；Must必须，强调必要性；Need需要；May可以，表示请求许可。根据“…I borrow your cookery book?”可知，此处是在请求许可。故选D。 11. You’d better not tell lies to the detectives, ________? A. hadn’t you B. had you C. did you D. would you 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：你最好不要对侦探撒谎，好吗？ 考查反意疑问句。根据“You’d better not tell lies to the detectives”可知，本句是含有had better否定形式的反意疑问句，遵循“前否后肯”原则，附加疑问句的形式为“had+主语”。故选B。 12. The young man keeps visiting his grandparents regularly ________ he is too busy. A. unless B. because C. though D. if 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个年轻人会定期去看望他的祖父母，尽管他太忙。 考查连词辨析。unless除非；because因为；though尽管；if如果。根据“The young man keeps visiting his grandparents regularly…he is too busy.”可知此处是说尽管他忙，但是一直定期看望祖父母，此处为though引导的让步状语从句；注意区分unless的用法，unless表示“除非，如果不”，如果填unless，句意会变成“如果不忙，他就不会去看望他的祖父母”，与句中“keeps visiting持续看望”矛盾。故选C。 13. ________ useful knowledge we have learnt from the astronaut in Tiangong Classroom! A. How B. What C. How a D. What a 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：在天宫课堂上，我们从宇航员那里学到了多么有用的知识！ 考查感叹句。句子中心词是不可数名词knowledge，此处符合“What+adj+不可数名词+主谓！”的结构，应用what引导感叹句，故选B。 14. —________ is Shanghai Disneyland from your new flat? —Only 30 minutes’ ride. A. How long B. How much C. How many D. How far 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——上海迪士尼乐园离你的新公寓有多远？——骑行只需30分钟。 考查特殊疑问句。How long多长（时间），对（时间）长度提问；How much多少（修饰不可数名词），对数量提问；How many多少（修饰可数名词），对数量提问；How far多远，对距离提问。根据“Only 30 minutes’ ride.”可知，答语表面回答的是“骑行所需的时间”，其实回答的是两地之间的距离，所以问句应该是对距离提问。故选D。 15. —________. —My pleasure. A. Don’t worry about the task. B. Thank you for showing me the way. C. Take care when you cross the road. D. You’d better put on your coat. 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——谢谢你给我指路。——不客气。 考查情景交际。Don’t worry about the task别担心这项任务；Thank you for showing me the way谢谢你给我指路；Take care when you cross the road过马路时要小心；You’d better put on your coat你最好穿上你的外套。根据“My pleasure.”并结合选项可知，说话者帮了对方一个忙。故选B。 Choose the proper words in the box to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once (选择最恰当的选项填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) A. angrily B. afford C. thought D. encourage E. control Every year in November, people look for bargains (便宜货) on Black Friday, the day after the American holiday of Thanksgiving, to start shopping for Christmas. But do you know that the same day is also Buy Nothing Day? Many of us love to get a bargain, but some feel that events like Black Friday ____16____ people to buy things that they don’t really need. Many people seem to completely lose ____17____ of both their spending and their tempers. It is not hard to find videos online of customers ____18____ fighting each other over bargains. It is also argued that Black Friday is bad for small shopkeepers, who cannot ____19____ to offer the kinds of price cuts that the big companies can. A. difficult B. actually C. simple D. chance E. opposite Instead of taking the ____20____ to buy as much as possible on Black Friday, you could do the ____21____ and buy completely nothing. Since 1997, Buy Nothing Day has been celebrated on the same day as Black Friday. The rules are ____22____. Just don’t buy anything at all for 24 hours. Many people are surprised how difficult this ____23____ is. The aim is to make people think more about their spending and to decide what to buy and where to buy it from. 【答案】16. D 17. E 18. A 19. B 20. D 21. E 22. C 23. B 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了“黑色星期五”购物狂潮的负面影响，以及与之对立的“不购物日”的起源、规则和意义。 【16题详解】 句意：我们许多人都喜欢买便宜货，但有些人认为“黑色星期五”这类活动鼓励人们购买并不真正需要的东西。根据“events like Black Friday...people to buy things that they don’t really need”可知，本句缺少谓语动词，选词encourage“鼓励”，encourage sb to do sth表示“鼓励某人做某事”，本句表示“黑色星期五”之类的促销活动“鼓励”人们买东西。故选D。 【17题详解】 句意：许多人似乎完全失控——既控制不住开销，也控制不住脾气。根据“Many people seem to completely lose...of both their spending and their tempers.”可知，本空缺少名词作宾语，选词control“控制”，lose control of表示“失去对……的控制”。故选E。 【18题详解】 句意：在网上不难找到顾客为抢折扣商品愤怒厮打的视频。根据“It is not hard to find videos online of customers...fighting each other over bargains.”可知，本空不缺少成分，选词angrily“生气地”，副词修饰动词fighting。故选A。 【19题详解】 句意：也有人指出，“黑色星期五”对小店主不利，因为他们无法像大公司那样大幅降价。根据“Black Friday is bad for small shopkeepers, who cannot...to offer the kinds of price cuts that the big companies can”可知，本空缺少谓语动词，选词afford“负担得起”，afford to do sth表示“负担得起做某事”，本句表示小店主提供不起大公司那样的折扣价格。故选B。 【20题详解】 句意：与其在“黑色星期五”拼命购物，你还可以反其道而行——什么都不买。根据“Instead of taking the...to buy as much as possible”可知，本空缺少名词作宾语，选词chance“机会”，take the chance to do sth表示“抓住机会做某事”，本句表示抓住机会在“黑色星期五”多买东西。故选D。 【21题详解】 句意：与其在“黑色星期五”拼命购物，你还可以反其道而行——什么都不买。根据“Instead of taking the...to buy as much as possible on Black Friday, you could do the...and buy completely nothing”可知，本空缺少名词作宾语，选词opposite“反面，对立面”，本句表示相较于其他人在“黑色星期五”拼命购物，你可以做点“相反”的事情——什么都不买。故选E。 【22题详解】 句意：规则很简单。根据“The rules are...Just don’t buy anything at all for 24 hours.”可知，本空缺少表语，在24小时内不买任何东西是一件很“简单的”事情，选择形容词simple“简单的”。故选C。 【23题详解】 句意：许多人惊讶地发现这其实很难做到。根据“Just don’t buy anything at all for 24 hours. Many people are surprised how difficult this...is.”可知，在24小时内不买任何东西本来是一件很简单的事情，但是很多人发现这“其实”很难做到，选词actually“其实，实际上”。故选B。 IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子) (共8分) 24. When people remember words, imagining a picture in their mind can help ________ remember the words faster. (they) 【答案】them 【解析】 【详解】句意：当人们记忆单词时，在脑海中想象一幅图片可以帮助他们更快地记住单词。根据“imagining a picture in their mind can help...remember the words”可知，help sb do sth表示“帮助某人做某事”，本空缺少宾语，应该用they的宾格形式。故填them。 25. On the Double ________ Festival, people usually climb mountains. (nine) 【答案】Ninth 【解析】 【详解】句意：在重阳节这一天，人们通常会去爬山。根据“On the Double…Festival, people usually climb mountains.”可知此处是指重阳节，Double Ninth Festival“重阳节”。故填Ninth。 26. Many hotels provide ________ in rooms for customers to keep their valuable things. (safely) 【答案】safes 【解析】 【详解】句意：许多酒店在客房内提供保险箱，供客人存放贵重物品。safely“安全地”，副词，根据“to keep their valuable things”可知此处是指保险箱，safe“保险箱”，此处应用名词复数。故填safes。 27. We can ________ from the text that AI has brought much convenience to our life. (conclusion) 【答案】conclude 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们可以从文本中总结出AI给我们的生活带来了很多便利。根据“can”可知，空格处应该使用动词原形。conclusion为名词“结论”，其动词形式为conclude，表示“总结”。故填conclude。 28. The kitchen was ________ clean by the time she finished cleaning it. (spotless) 【答案】spotlessly 【解析】 【详解】句意：她打扫完厨房的时候，厨房已经一尘不染了。spotless“一尘不染的”，分析句子可知，空处缺少副词来修饰形容词clean，spotlessly“一尘不染地”。故填spotlessly。 29. The lawyer tried his best to prove the old man was ________. (innocence) 【答案】innocent 【解析】 【详解】句意：律师竭尽全力证明那位老人是无辜的。innocence“无辜”，名词，根据“The lawyer tried his best to prove the old man was…”可知，此处表示那位老人是无辜的，innocent“无辜的”，此处为形容词作表语。故填innocent。 30. The scientists used a ________ of methods to calculate the age of the fossil. (various) 【答案】variety 【解析】 【详解】句意：科学家们使用了多种方法来测定这块化石的年龄。a variety of“各种各样的”，所以此处应用various的名词形式。故填variety。 31. Asking personal questions is regarded as ________ behavior in western culture. (polite) 【答案】impolite 【解析】 【详解】句意：在西方文化中，提出私人问题被视为不礼貌的行为。polite“有礼貌的”，根据“Asking personal questions is regarded as…behavior in western culture.”可知此处是说在西方文化中提出私人问题被视为不礼貌的行为。impolite“不礼貌的”，此处为形容词作定语。故填impolite。 V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共14分) 32. This black pearl earring belongs to Jill. (改为否定句) This black pearl earring ________ ________ to Jill. 【答案】 ①. doesn’t ②. belong 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个黑珍珠耳环属于吉尔。原句时态为一般现在时，主语“This black pearl earring”是第三人称单数，变否定句时，要借助助动词“doesn’t”，然后把动词第三人称单数形式“belongs”还原为动词原形“belong”。故填doesn’t；belong。 33. Many children in our school learn how to tie-dye T-shirts in the art class.（对划线部分提问） _____many children in our school learn in the art class? 【答案】What do 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们学校的很多孩子在美术课上学习如何扎染T恤衫。划线部分意为“如何扎染T恤衫”，表示做一件事情，提问时应用疑问词what，表示做什么。此句为一般现在时，含有实义动词“learn”，应用助动词do构成一般疑问句，故填What do。 34. The new company has spent $20,000 on the computers and office equipment.（保持句意不变） The new company has ________ the computers and office equipment ________ $20,000. 【答案】 ①. purchased##bought ②. for 【解析】 【详解】句意：这家新公司在电脑和办公设备上花费了2万美元。本句可把“has spent…on sth”替换为“has purchased/bought sth for...”，表示“为……支付……”。故填purchased/bought；for。 35. Next year, people will add new records to the Guinness World Records. (改为被动语态) Next year, new records will ________ ________ to the Guinness World Records. 【答案】 ①. be ②. added 【解析】 【详解】句意：明年，人们将为《吉尼斯世界纪录》增加新纪录。本句时态为一般将来时，其被动语态结构为“主语+will be+谓语动词的过去分词”，谓语动词add的过去分词为added。故填be；added。 36. The plane came to a full stop. Then, passengers left their seats. (两句合并成一句) The passengers ________ leave their seats ________ the plane came to a full stop. 【答案】 ①. didn’t ②. until 【解析】 【详解】句意：飞机完全停了下来。随后，乘客们离开了座位。根据“The passengers...leave their seats...the plane came to a full stop.”可知，合并后的句子应该是until引导的时间状语从句，not...until表示“直到……才……”，not不能单独使用，要借助助动词did（原句时态为一般过去时）。故填didn’t；until。 37. “Did Mr Jones deny stealing his own vase?” Pansy asked Ken. (改为间接引语) Pansy asked Ken ________ Mr Jones ________ stealing his own vase. 【答案】 ①. if##whether ②. denied 【解析】 【详解】句意：“琼斯先生否认偷了自己的花瓶吗？” 潘西问肯。原句可表达为“潘西问肯琼斯先生是否否认偷了自己的花瓶”，一般疑问句改为间接引语时，需要用if或whether引导，主句为一般过去时，从句时态应保持一致，deny的过去式为denied。故填if/whether；denied。 38. link information, an excellent way, is to, with pictures, to help memory (连词成句) ________________________________________________________________ 【答案】An excellent way to help memory is to link information with pictures. 【解析】 【详解】根据所给词汇可知，句子时态为一般现在时。an excellent way为主语，to help memory是不定式作后置定语修饰名词way，is是系动词，to link information with pictures是不定式短语，作表语。故填An excellent way to help memory is to link information with pictures.“帮助记忆的一个极好方法是把信息与图片联系起来”。 Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写) Ⅵ. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共50分) A. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) (12分) WELCOME TO SAMESUN BACKPACKERS Venice, CA We try our best and strive to create a clean and safe environment where you can meet other travelers and have a lot of fun while doing so! A few things to make your stay more enjoyable: FREE BREAKFAST is from 7:30 a.m.—10 a.m. in the kitchen (next to reception). Breakfast includes eggs, oatmeal, waffles, bagels and cream cheese, toast with a range of spreads, orange juice, coffee and teas. FREE ACTIVITIES run daily. See the activity board beside the front desk or speak to a staff member to get more details. RECEPTION & HOUSEKEEPING—For your comfort and safety there’s always a staff member on duty. Please feel free to see the front desk if you have any questions. Our housekeeping team cleans the hostel daily from 11 a.m.—4 p.m. During this time staff will be entering every room. Need a beach or bath towel? Just ask the front desk! LUGGAGE STORAGE—We provide FREE storage for luggage while you’re staying here. We also offer long-term storage for $3/day per bag. CHECK OUT TIME—Please bring the two white sheets and your pillowcase to reception with your keycard. If you wish to extend your stay, please see the front desk before 11 a.m. FREE WIFI Network: SAMESUN-VB Password: svb90291 ________ No outside guests in your dormitory, the common room or hostel kitchen. If you have friends visiting, they are welcome in Surfside, our bar downstairs. Quiet time is from 12 a.m.—7 a.m. Please limit noise and silliness during these hours. No outside bedding. All linen is provided—if you need extra blankets, pillows or towels, please see the front desk. No smoking inside the building at any time—fines of up to $200 apply. Absolutely no drugs in the building at any time. EVERY HOUR IS HAPPY HOUR! Show your room key downstairs at SURFSIDE to receive VIP prices: $6-$8 SELECT EATS $5-$7 SELECT COCKTAILS/BEER/WINE LIVE MUSIC/SPORTS/12TVS/WEEKLY SPECIALS/ OPEN LATE 39. The underlined word “strive” in Line 4 means “________” A. change mind B. take action C. make a plan D. make great efforts 40. The housekeeping team cleans the hostel daily from________. A. 7:30 a.m.—10:00 a.m. B. 11:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m. C. 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. D. 12:00 a.m.—7:00 a.m. 41. The hostel provides the following free things except________. A. breakfast B. beer C. activities D. WIFI 42. Which of the following is the best to be filled in the blank? A. HOUSE RULES. B. KITCHEN RULES. C. BAR RULES. D. NETWORK RULES. 43. The underlined word “they” in Line 24 refers to “________”. A. housekeepers B. businessmen C. your friends D. staff members 44. The form above is aimed at ________. A. helping staff members to organize activities B. giving introduction of different hostels C. offering resources for job hunting D. providing information for guests in the hostel 【答案】39. D 40. B 41. B 42. A 43. C 44. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，是威尼斯一家旅社的相关信息介绍，包括旅社努力营造的环境，提供的免费早餐、活动、行李寄存等服务，以及退房时间、住宿规定等内容，旨在为入住旅社的客人提供全面的信息。 【39题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“We try our best and strive to create a clean and safe environment”可知，“try our best”表示尽我们最大的努力，那么“strive”与之并列，意思应该相近，“make great efforts”意为“做出巨大努力”，符合语境，所以“strive”意思是“make great efforts”，故选D。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Our housekeeping team cleans the hostel daily from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.”可知，客房服务团队每天上午11点到下午4点打扫旅社，故选B。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据“FREE BREAKFAST is from 7:30 a.m.—10 a.m. in the kitchen...”、“FREE ACTIVITIES run daily.”、“FREE WIFI”可知，旅社提供免费早餐、免费活动和免费无线网，但没有提到免费啤酒，故选B。 【42题详解】 推理判断题。空白处后面列举了在宿舍、公共区域、厨房等的规定，如禁止外部客人进入某些区域、安静时间规定、禁止外部床上用品、禁止在楼内吸烟和吸毒等，这些都是关于旅社住宿的规定，“HOUSE RULES”表示 “住宿规定”，符合语境，故选A。 【43题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“If you have friends visiting, they are welcome in Surfside, our bar downstairs.”可知，这里说如果你有朋友来访，“they”可以在楼下的酒吧受到欢迎，所以“they”指代前面提到的“your friends”，故选C。 【44题详解】 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了旅社提供的免费早餐、免费活动、行李寄存、退房时间等服务信息，以及住宿规定等内容，目的是为旅社的客人提供相关信息，故选D。 Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文) English and Chinese are totally different languages. However, some idioms (习语) and proverbs in English seem to have a(n) “____45____” in Chinese. Here are three of them. Double-edged sword (双刃剑)./Water can carry a boat. It can also overturn the boat. The Chinese proverb was first recorded in Xunzi. He reminded a ruler that his power was based on people who supported him. If the people were not ____46____, they could easily overthrow (把……赶下台) the ruler. Similarly, a double-edged sword reminds us that what brings us power can bring us harm, too. These days, both expressions are used to point out how our tools can either ____47____ or harm us. It all depends on how we use these tools. Think ____48____ you act./Think three times. Act after. Both cultures are wise enough to include this proverb. It is a good phrase to use when any friend is going to make a serious ____49____. Stand head and shoulders above the rest./A crane (鹤) standing among a group of chickens. A crane is a large bird with long legs and a long neck. Just imagine such an animal standing among many lowly (无足轻重的) chickens. The crane will naturally stand out, won’t it? So these two expressions now ____50____ someone who is significantly better than others. You may use them to describe a talented artist, an excellent job candidate and so on. 45. A. answer B. example C. problem D. twin 46. A. embarrassed B. satisfied C. frightened D. surprised 47. A. change B. limit C. hurt D. help 48. A. because B. if C. before D. after 49. A. decision B. impression C. mistake D. note 50. A. stick to B. prefer to C. refer to D. happen to 【答案】45. D 46. B 47. D 48. C 49. A 50. C 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了英语和汉语中意义相似的习语或谚语：“双刃剑”、“三思而后行”和“鹤立鸡群”等。 【45题详解】 句意：然而，有些英语习语和谚语似乎在汉语中有“双胞胎”。 answer答案；example例子；problem问题；twin双胞胎。根据“English and Chinese are totally different languages. However...”和下文给出的几个例子可知，英语和汉语是完全不同的语言，但二者中也有意义相似的习语或谚语，twin和“相似”意义相近。故选D。 【46题详解】 句意：如果人民不满意，他们也能轻易推翻统治者。 embarrassed尴尬的；satisfied满意的；frightened害怕的；surprised惊讶的。根据“He reminded a ruler that his power was based on people who supported him.”可知，统治者的权力基于民众的支持，如果人民不“满意”，他们就会推翻统治者。故选B。 【47题详解】 句意：如今，这两个表达都用来指出工具既能助人也能伤人。 change改变；limit限制；hurt伤害；help帮助。根据“Double-edged sword./Water can carry a boat. It can also overturn the boat.”和“both expressions are used to point out how our tools can either...or harm us”可知，“双刃剑”和“水能载舟，亦能覆舟”都表示工具能“帮助”人也能伤害人。故选D。 【48题详解】 句意：三思而后行。 because因为；if如果；before在……之前；after在……之后。根据“Think...you act./Think three times. Act after.”可知，两个习语含义相同，都表示“先思考，后行动”，即在行动“之前”要思考。故选C。 【49题详解】 句意：当朋友要做重大决定时，用这个习语很合适 decision决定；impression印象；mistake错误；note笔记。根据“It is a good phrase to use when any friend is going to make a serious...”及常识可知，“三思而后行”通常用于他人做“决定”之前劝说他人。故选A。 【50题详解】 句意：所以这两个表达现在指的是某人明显优于他人。 stick to坚持；prefer to宁愿；refer to指的是；happen to碰巧。根据“Stand head and shoulders above the rest./A crane standing among a group of chickens.”和“So these two expressions now...someone who is significantly better than others.”及常识可知，“鹤立鸡群”表示能力超群的人，即这两个习语“指的是”明显优于他人的人。故选C。 Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) We are now living in the modern society. Most of the energy we use for heating, lighting, transportation and manufacturing (制造业) comes from fossil (化石) fuels. These are carbon-based fuels from oil, coal and natural gas. When we burn these fuels, they release heat and o____51____ the energy. There are three main disadvantages to using these fuels. Firstly, they are causing climate problems because of the Greenhouse Effect. When we burn fossil fuels they produce carbon dioxide which causes global warming. Secondly, when we have used up all our coal, oil and natural gas, we will have n____52____ left to burn. Thirdly, they are not very efficient. The internal combustion engine (内燃机) that we use in most cars, trucks and buses, for example, is only about 14% efficient. Scientists are working on another fuel—hydrogen (氢气). There are a couple of a____53____ to using hydrogen as a fuel. Firstly because about 70% of the earth’s surface is water and water is made of hydrogen and oxygen. There is an almost unlimited supply of hydrogen. B____54____, burning hydrogen does not cause global warming. More importantly, it is much more efficient than carbon-based fuels. Unfortunately, there are problems with hydrogen at the p____55____ time: there is the problem of separating (分离) it from water cheaply, and there is the difficulty of storing it. It can be stored under pressure but high pressure tanks are far from safe. It can also be stored as a liquid but only at e____56____ low temperatures. It s____57____ likely, therefore, that there will have to be a completely new technology before hydrogen replaces fossil fuels. Solving these problems is an urgent (急迫的) matter. Although China, India and Australia have huge amounts of cheap coal, and there are still large oil and gas reserves (储藏量) elsewhere, the effects on the planet will be bad if they are used. 【答案】51. (o)ffer 52. (n)othing 53. (a)dvantages 54. (B)esides 55. (p)resent 56. (e)xtremely 57. (s)eems 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了使用化石燃料的缺点以及使用氢气作为燃料的优点，并介绍了其面临的问题。 【51题详解】 句意：当我们燃烧这些燃料时，它们会释放热量并提供能量。根据“When we burn these fuels, they release heat and…the energy.”以及首字母可知此处指燃料燃烧时，会释放热量并提供能量，offer“提供”，其形式应与release保持一致。故填(o)ffer。 【52题详解】 句意：其次，当我们耗尽所有的煤炭、石油和天然气后，就再也没有可燃烧的资源了。根据“when we have used up all our coal, oil and natural gas”以及首字母可知，当我们耗尽了这些燃料，就没有可以燃烧的资源了，nothing“没有什么”。故填(n)othing。 【53题详解】 句意：使用氢气作为燃料有几个优点。根据下文“Firstly, because about 70% of the earth’s surface is water and water is made of hydrogen and oxygen…”以及首字母可知，此处是在介绍使用氢气作为燃料的优点，advantage“优点”，且优点不止一个，应用名词复数。故填(a)dvantages。 【54题详解】 句意：此外，燃烧氢气不会导致全球变暖。根据“There is an almost unlimited supply of hydrogen.”、“burning hydrogen does not cause global warming.”以及首字母可知前文讲了氢气作为燃料的第一个优点，这里要讲第二个优点，besides“此外”，用于引出另外的内容。故填(B)esides。 【55题详解】 句意：不幸的是，目前氢气存在一些问题：一是如何低成本从水中分离出氢气，二是氢气的储存难度较大。根据“there is the problem of separating (分离) it from water cheaply, and there is the difficulty of storing it.”以及首字母可知此处是说氢气目前存在的一些问题，at the present time“目前，现在”。故填(p)resent。 【56题详解】 句意：它也可以以液态形式储存，但只能在极低的温度下实现。根据“It can also be stored as a liquid but only at…low temperatures.”以及首字母可知此处是指极低温度的情况下，extremely“极度地”，此处为副词修饰形容词low。故填(e)xtremely。 【57题详解】 句意：因此，似乎在氢能取代化石燃料之前，必须出现一种全新技术。根据“It…likely, therefore, that there will have to be a completely new technology before hydrogen replaces fossil fuels.”以及首字母可知此处是指似乎在氢能取代化石燃料之前，必须出现一种全新的技术，seem“似乎”，主语为第三人称单数，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。故填(s)eems。 Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) It was 10 p.m. on a Wednesday night. Fourteen-year-old Li Gong sat at his desk and stared at a blank sheet of paper. Li had to write a 600-word book report and it was due the next day. The problem? He hadn’t read the book. Li opened an AI app on his computer and typed in “Book report, 600 words, The Old Man and the Sea.” In less than a minute, the boy had his book report. Several days later, Li was called into his teacher’s office. Unfortunately, his teacher was very familiar with computers and AI apps. One of the apps scanned (扫描) his students’ writing to detect cheating. Li had been caught! But his teacher was kind. Instead of punishing the boy, he explained that although AI apps were a helpful shortcut for some things, there was no shortcut to learning. Learning how to write well is valuable to understanding a subject and expressing your own ideas about it. An AI app depends on a collection of information that someone has uploaded onto a computer system. A specially trained algorithm (算法) processes the information to produce the type of writing someone might need. It’s useful for writing business emails, legal documents (法律文件) and even news reports, but it’s not useful for expressing your personal ideas and thoughts. Writing is the most difficult of all the language skills. You need to be good at grammar and have a good vocabulary. Writing also requires you to think clearly. For example, Li Gong was supposed to read Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea and find out what it was about. It’s the story of a poor fisherman who catches a big fish one day. It’s too big to put in his boat, so he drags it behind him in the water. When he reaches the shore, all that is left is the fish’s skeleton. It’s a sad story, but what does it all mean? If Li had read the book and written the book report, he would have learned a lot and had the satisfaction of expressing his own ideas about the story. That’s something AI cannot do. 58. Li Gong finished his book report on The Old Man and the Sea on his own, didn’t he? ________________________________________________________ 59. How does an AI app produce a piece of writing? ________________________________________________________ 60. What do you need to do in order to be able to write well? ________________________________________________________ 61. Who wrote the book The Old Man and the Sea? ________________________________________________________ 62. According to the author, what is AI unable to do? ________________________________________________________ 63. Now that AI can “write”, do you think it is still necessary for students to learn how to write well? Give your reason(s). ________________________________________________________ 【答案】58. No, he didn’t. 59. By using a specially trained algorithm to process the information. 60. I need to be good at grammar, have a good vocabulary and think clearly. 61. Ernest Hemingway. 62. Express personal ideas and thoughts. 63. Yes. Because learning how to write requires me to think deeply, organize my thoughts and try to communicate those thoughts clearly and effectively. Learning how to write well is valuable to understanding a subject and expressing my own ideas about it. Writing can help me to become a better thinker and communicator. 【解析】 【导语】本文通过讲述李工的故事告诉我们人工智能并不能代替人类表达个人想法和观点。 【58题详解】 根据“Li opened an AI app on his computer and typed in ‘Book report, 600 words, The Old Man and the Sea.’ In less than a minute, the boy had his book report.”可知李工是用AI写的《老人与海》读书报告，并不是他独立完成的。故填No, he didn’t. 【59题详解】 根据“A specially trained algorithm (算法) processes the information to produce the type of writing someone might need.”可知一种经过专门训练的算法会处理这些信息，生成某人可能需要的写作内容。故填By using a specially trained algorithm to process the information. 【60题详解】 根据“Writing is the most difficult of all the language skills. You need to be good at grammar and have a good vocabulary. Writing also requires you to think clearly.”可知写作需要掌握扎实的语法知识，并拥有丰富的词汇量，此外还需要具备清晰的思维能力。故填I need to be good at grammar, have a good vocabulary and think clearly. 【61题详解】 根据“For example, Li Gong was supposed to read Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea and find out what it was about.”可知《老人与海》是海明威写的。故填Ernest Hemingway. 【62题详解】 根据“It’s useful for writing business emails, legal documents (法律文件) and even news reports, but it’s not useful for expressing your personal ideas and thoughts.”可知人工智能不能表达个人想法和观点。故填Express personal ideas and thoughts. 【63题详解】 开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes. Because learning how to write requires me to think deeply, organize my thoughts and try to communicate those thoughts clearly and effectively. Learning how to write well is valuable to understanding a subject and expressing my own ideas about it. Writing can help me to become a better thinker and communicator. Ⅶ. Writing （作文）（共20分） 64. Write at least 60 words according to the given situation. (根据以下情境写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。) 我校即将举行校园开放日，欢迎家长参观校园生活。假如你是李华，作为校园开放日活动的志愿者，需要为开放日设计活动，并说明理由，请你给校方写一封信介绍你的方案。 参考短语： School Open Day, volunteer, show around, lunch buffet (自助餐) Dear Sir, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours， Li Hua 【答案】例文 Dear Sir, I am Li Hua, a volunteer for the School Open Day. I suggest we start by showing parents around our library and science labs to show our learning environment. Next, we could hold a student art show to let them see our talents. Then, a lunch buffet would allow parents to chat freely with teachers and students. These activities will help parents better understand our active school life. I hope my ideas are helpful. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一封书信作文，属于应用文写作； ②时态：时态以“一般现在时”为主； ③提示：文章为第一人称，作为校园开放日的志愿者，介绍自己为开放日设计的活动和理由，适当增加细节，突出重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，介绍自己志愿者的身份； 第二步，具体介绍设计的活动并给出理由； 第三步，表达祝愿，希望自己的建议有帮助。 [亮点词汇] ① learning environment学习环境 ② chat freely自由交谈 ③ our talents我们的才艺 [高分句型] ① I suggest we start by showing parents around our library and science labs to show our learning environment.（宾语从句；不定式表目的） ② I hope my ideas are helpful.（宾语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2023学年第一学期九年级阶段练习（12月） 英语学科 （满分140分，考试时间90分钟） Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力) I. Listening comprehension (听力理解) (共25分) A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）(共5分) A. B. C. D. E. F. 1. ________     2. ________     3. ________    4. ________     5. ________ B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（5分） 6. A. By bus. B. By car. C. By train. D. By plane. 7. A. 10 yuan. B. 90 yuan. C. 100 yuan. D. 110 yuan. 8. A. In the cinema. B. In the library. C. At the supermarket. D. At the post office. 9. A. Because she wants to play with her neighbor. B. Because her neighbor makes too much noise. C. Because her new house is big and nice. D. Because she wants to learn music. 10. A. The lecture was famous. B. The girl enjoyed the lecture very much. C. The lecture was boring. D. Most of the people liked the lecture. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) 11. Many boy students in America volunteer to work in hospitals. 12. American kids volunteer to spend their day with animals without being paid. 13. Older kids help young kids with housework in the Big Brother Foundation in America. 14. Chinese children have more chances to be volunteers than American children. 15. To be a volunteer means you want to help others in any way you can. D. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences （听对话，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词） 16. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child ________ ________ tells you what job the child will choose later in life. 17. For Japanese children, the third, fifth and seventh birthdays are ________ ________. 18. After a special celebration, girls ________ ________ their fathers and other boys in some American countries. 19. In many English-speaking countries, if a young person is ready to leave home, his twenty-first birthday cake often has a ________ on the ________. 20. This means the young person is ________ ________ and can enter his own family at any time he wants! Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 语音，词汇和语法) II．Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)（共15分） 1. We students should get into ________ habit of reading widely every day. A. a B. an C. the D. / 2. The latest Chinese animated movie Chang’an turned ________ to be a big success in 2023. A. out B. over C. on D. down 3. Experts think children learn language much ________ than adults because they have more flexible tongues. A. easy B. easier C. easily D. more easily 4. We all know that the days in summer are longer than ________ in winter. A. that B. those C. this D. these 5. It is said that ________ of the students like to help their parents with the housework. A. third-fifths B. three-fifths C. third-fifth D. three-fifth 6. By the end of last year, the charity ________ over ten thousand homeless people. A. helps B. has helped C. will help D. had helped 7. The suspect admitted ________ the valuable vase after the detective showed him the proof. A. stole B. to steal C. stealing D. steal 8. Great progress ________ by the research team in fighting against cancer in the past few years. A. has made B. have been made C. have made D. has been made 9. The boss expected the workers ______ all the work in two months. A. to finish B. finish C. finishing D. finished 10. ________ I borrow your cookery book? I’d like to make something special for dinner. A. Should B. Must C. Need D. May 11. You’d better not tell lies to the detectives, ________? A. hadn’t you B. had you C. did you D. would you 12. The young man keeps visiting his grandparents regularly ________ he is too busy. A. unless B. because C. though D. if 13. ________ useful knowledge we have learnt from the astronaut in Tiangong Classroom! A. How B. What C. How a D. What a 14. —________ is Shanghai Disneyland from your new flat? —Only 30 minutes’ ride. A. How long B. How much C. How many D. How far 15. —________. —My pleasure A. Don’t worry about the task. B. Thank you for showing me the way. C. Take care when you cross the road. D. You’d better put on your coat. Choose the proper words in the box to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once (选择最恰当的选项填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) A. angrily B. afford C. thought D. encourage E. control Every year in November, people look for bargains (便宜货) on Black Friday, the day after the American holiday of Thanksgiving, to start shopping for Christmas. But do you know that the same day is also Buy Nothing Day? Many of us love to get a bargain, but some feel that events like Black Friday ____16____ people to buy things that they don’t really need. Many people seem to completely lose ____17____ of both their spending and their tempers. It is not hard to find videos online of customers ____18____ fighting each other over bargains. It is also argued that Black Friday is bad for small shopkeepers, who cannot ____19____ to offer the kinds of price cuts that the big companies can. A. difficult B. actually C. simple D. chance E. opposite Instead of taking the ____20____ to buy as much as possible on Black Friday, you could do the ____21____ and buy completely nothing. Since 1997, Buy Nothing Day has been celebrated on the same day as Black Friday. The rules are ____22____. Just don’t buy anything at all for 24 hours. Many people are surprised how difficult this ____23____ is. The aim is to make people think more about their spending and to decide what to buy and where to buy it from. IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子) (共8分) 24. When people remember words, imagining a picture in their mind can help ________ remember the words faster. (they) 25. On the Double ________ Festival, people usually climb mountains. (nine) 26. Many hotels provide ________ in rooms for customers to keep their valuable things. (safely) 27 We can ________ from the text that AI has brought much convenience to our life. (conclusion) 28. The kitchen was ________ clean by the time she finished cleaning it. (spotless) 29. The lawyer tried his best to prove the old man was ________. (innocence) 30. The scientists used a ________ of methods to calculate the age of the fossil. (various) 31. Asking personal questions is regarded as ________ behavior in western culture. (polite) V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共14分) 32. This black pearl earring belongs to Jill. (改为否定句) This black pearl earring ________ ________ to Jill. 33. Many children in our school learn how to tie-dye T-shirts in the art class.（对划线部分提问） _____many children in our school learn in the art class? 34. The new company has spent $20,000 on the computers and office equipment.（保持句意不变） The new company has ________ the computers and office equipment ________ $20,000. 35. Next year, people will add new records to the Guinness World Records. (改为被动语态) Next year, new records will ________ ________ to the Guinness World Records. 36. The plane came to a full stop. Then, passengers left their seats. (两句合并成一句) The passengers ________ leave their seats ________ the plane came to a full stop. 37. “Did Mr Jones deny stealing his own vase?” Pansy asked Ken. (改为间接引语) Pansy asked Ken ________ Mr Jones ________ stealing his own vase. 38. link information, an excellent way, is to, with pictures, to help memory (连词成句) ________________________________________________________________ Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写) Ⅵ. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共50分) A. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) (12分) WELCOME TO SAMESUN BACKPACKERS Venice, CA We try our best and strive to create a clean and safe environment where you can meet other travelers and have a lot of fun while doing so! A few things to make your stay more enjoyable: FREE BREAKFAST is from 7:30 a.m.—10 a.m. in the kitchen (next to reception). Breakfast includes eggs, oatmeal, waffles, bagels and cream cheese, toast with a range of spreads, orange juice, coffee and teas. FREE ACTIVITIES run daily. See the activity board beside the front desk or speak to a staff member to get more details. RECEPTION & HOUSEKEEPING—For your comfort and safety, there’s always a staff member on duty. Please feel free to see the front desk if you have any questions. Our housekeeping team cleans the hostel daily from 11 a.m.—4 p.m. During this time staff will be entering every room. Need a beach or bath towel? Just ask the front desk! LUGGAGE STORAGE—We provide FREE storage for luggage while you’re staying here. We also offer long-term storage for $3/day per bag. CHECK OUT TIME—Please bring the two white sheets and your pillowcase to reception with your keycard. If you wish to extend your stay, please see the front desk before 11 a.m. FREE WIFI Network: SAMESUN-VB Password: svb90291 ________ No outside guests in your dormitory, the common room or hostel kitchen. If you have friends visiting, they are welcome in Surfside, our bar downstairs. Quiet time is from 12 a.m.—7 a.m. Please limit noise and silliness during these hours. No outside bedding. All linen is provided—if you need extra blankets, pillows or towels, please see the front desk. No smoking inside the building at any time—fines of up to $200 apply. Absolutely no drugs in the building at any time. EVERY HOUR IS HAPPY HOUR! Show your room key downstairs at SURFSIDE to receive VIP prices: $6-$8 SELECT EATS $5-$7 SELECT COCKTAILS/BEER/WINE LIVE MUSIC/SPORTS/12TVS/WEEKLY SPECIALS/ OPEN LATE 39. The underlined word “strive” in Line 4 means “________” A. change mind B. take action C. make a plan D. make great efforts 40. The housekeeping team cleans the hostel daily from________. A 7:30 a.m.—10:00 a.m. B. 11:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m. C. 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. D. 12:00 a.m.—7:00 a.m. 41 The hostel provides the following free things except________. A. breakfast B. beer C. activities D. WIFI 42. Which of the following is the best to be filled in the blank? A. HOUSE RULES. B. KITCHEN RULES. C. BAR RULES. D. NETWORK RULES. 43. The underlined word “they” in Line 24 refers to “________”. A. housekeepers B. businessmen C. your friends D. staff members 44. The form above is aimed at ________. A. helping staff members to organize activities B. giving introduction of different hostels C. offering resources for job hunting D. providing information for guests in the hostel Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文) English and Chinese are totally different languages. However, some idioms (习语) and proverbs in English seem to have a(n) “____45____” in Chinese. Here are three of them. Double-edged sword (双刃剑)./Water can carry a boat. It can also overturn the boat. The Chinese proverb was first recorded in Xunzi. He reminded a ruler that his power was based on people who supported him. If the people were not ____46____ they could easily overthrow (把……赶下台) the ruler. Similarly, a double-edged sword reminds us that what brings us power can bring us harm, too. These days, both expressions are used to point out how our tools can either ____47____ or harm us. It all depends on how we use these tools. Think ____48____ you act./Think three times. Act after. Both cultures are wise enough to include this proverb. It is a good phrase to use when any friend is going to make a serious ____49____. Stand head and shoulders above the rest./A crane (鹤) standing among a group of chickens. A crane is a large bird with long legs and a long neck. Just imagine such an animal standing among many lowly (无足轻重的) chickens. The crane will naturally stand out, won’t it? So these two expressions now ____50____ someone who is significantly better than others. You may use them to describe a talented artist, an excellent job candidate and so on. 45. A. answer B. example C. problem D. twin 46. A. embarrassed B. satisfied C. frightened D. surprised 47. A. change B. limit C. hurt D. help 48. A. because B. if C. before D. after 49. A. decision B. impression C. mistake D. note 50. A. stick to B. prefer to C. refer to D. happen to Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) We are now living in the modern society. Most of the energy we use for heating, lighting, transportation and manufacturing (制造业) comes from fossil (化石) fuels. These are carbon-based fuels from oil, coal and natural gas. When we burn these fuels, they release heat and o____51____ the energy. There are three main disadvantages to using these fuels. Firstly, they are causing climate problems because of the Greenhouse Effect. When we burn fossil fuels they produce carbon dioxide which causes global warming. Secondly, when we have used up all our coal, oil and natural gas, we will have n____52____ left to burn. Thirdly, they are not very efficient. The internal combustion engine (内燃机) that we use in most cars, trucks and buses, for example, is only about 14% efficient. Scientists are working on another fuel—hydrogen (氢气). There are a couple of a____53____ to using hydrogen as a fuel. Firstly, because about 70% of the earth’s surface is water and water is made of hydrogen and oxygen. There is an almost unlimited supply of hydrogen. B____54____, burning hydrogen does not cause global warming. More importantly, it is much more efficient than carbon-based fuels. Unfortunately, there are problems with hydrogen at the p____55____ time: there is the problem of separating (分离) it from water cheaply, and there is the difficulty of storing it. It can be stored under pressure but high pressure tanks are far from safe. It can also be stored as a liquid but only at e____56____ low temperatures. It s____57____ likely, therefore, that there will have to be a completely new technology before hydrogen replaces fossil fuels. Solving these problems is an urgent (急迫的) matter. Although China, India and Australia have huge amounts of cheap coal, and there are still large oil and gas reserves (储藏量) elsewhere, the effects on the planet will be bad if they are used. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) It was 10 p.m. on a Wednesday night. Fourteen-year-old Li Gong sat at his desk and stared at a blank sheet of paper. Li had to write a 600-word book report and it was due the next day. The problem? He hadn’t read the book. Li opened an AI app on his computer and typed in “Book report, 600 words, The Old Man and the Sea.” In less than a minute, the boy had his book report. Several days later, Li was called into his teacher’s office. Unfortunately, his teacher was very familiar with computers and AI apps. One of the apps scanned (扫描) his students’ writing to detect cheating. Li had been caught! But his teacher was kind. Instead of punishing the boy, he explained that although AI apps were a helpful shortcut for some things, there was no shortcut to learning. Learning how to write well is valuable to understanding a subject and expressing your own ideas about it. An AI app depends on a collection of information that someone has uploaded onto a computer system. A specially trained algorithm (算法) processes the information to produce the type of writing someone might need. It’s useful for writing business emails, legal documents (法律文件) and even news reports, but it’s not useful for expressing your personal ideas and thoughts. Writing is the most difficult of all the language skills. You need to be good at grammar and have a good vocabulary. Writing also requires you to think clearly. For example, Li Gong was supposed to read Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea and find out what it was about. It’s the story of a poor fisherman who catches a big fish one day. It’s too big to put in his boat, so he drags it behind him in the water. When he reaches the shore, all that is left is the fish’s skeleton. It’s a sad story, but what does it all mean? If Li had read the book and written the book report, he would have learned a lot and had the satisfaction of expressing his own ideas about the story. That’s something AI cannot do. 58. Li Gong finished his book report on The Old Man and the Sea on his own, didn’t he? ________________________________________________________ 59. How does an AI app produce a piece of writing? ________________________________________________________ 60. What do you need to do in order to be able to write well? ________________________________________________________ 61. Who wrote the book The Old Man and the Sea? ________________________________________________________ 62. According to the author, what is AI unable to do? ________________________________________________________ 63. Now that AI can “write”, do you think it is still necessary for students to learn how to write well? Give your reason(s). ________________________________________________________ Ⅶ. Writing （作文）（共20分） 64. Write at least 60 words according to the given situation. (根据以下情境写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。) 我校即将举行校园开放日，欢迎家长参观校园生活。假如你是李华，作为校园开放日活动的志愿者，需要为开放日设计活动，并说明理由，请你给校方写一封信介绍你的方案。 参考短语： School Open Day, volunteer, show around, lunch buffet (自助餐) Dear Sir, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours， Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $