专题05 阅读理解（说明文）（期中真题汇编，广东专用）九年级英语上学期

专题05 阅读理解 说明文 主题01 人与社会——青少年问题与学校生活 Passage 1 （24-25九年级上·广东省惠州市惠阳区第一中学·期中） Do you know that half of the kids aged 6 to 13 are home alone for part of the day in America? The boys in the movie Home Alone certainly have fun, but the whole experience can be scary sometimes. These days, even a lot of grown-ups are afraid of being alone in the house! It’s understandable if you are nervous about being home alone. For over five years, Jessie and her little brother Joey have been taking care of themselves until their mother comes home from work. Jessie says that the worst thing about it is when both of them get locked out. Then they have to wait until their parents get home! Luckily, they each have a cell phone so that they can call their mother. Your parents think you’re ready, but do you think so? At first, it sounds cool to be home alone. Think of the freedom (自由) you will have around the house! There’s nobody to stop you from playing computer games, watching your favourite TV show or listening to the CD that your parents hate. Then what’s that? You hear a noise outside. It sounds like there is a person behind the door. Suddenly, you don’t feel so safe anymore. This is a common feeling and it doesn’t mean you’re a “baby”. You might feel fine about being alone when you’re 10. But two years later, something happens and that makes you feel different about it. Every person and every home environment is different. If you are really frightened while being home alone, it’s really important to speak up. 1．What can we know from Paragraph 2? A．You will not be afraid of being home alone when you grow up. B．Many grown-ups are afraid of being home alone. C．It’s not a good thing if you are nervous about being home alone. D．Grown-ups should not be afraid of being home alone. 2．Why do Jessie and Joey sometimes have to wait until their parents get home? A．Because they are both afraid of staying at home alone. B．Because neither of them likes to stay at home. C．Because they have to wait for their parents to open the door. D．Because their parents don’t allow them to go home. 3．Which of the following about being home alone isn’t mentioned? A．Playing computer games. B．Watching your favourite TV show. C．Listening to the CD that your parents hate. D．Doing some housework on your own. 4．What does the underlined word “frightened” mean? A．Afraid. B．Pleased. C．Excited. D．Tired. 5．Which is the best title for this passage? A．Don’t leave your children at home alone. B．When can parents leave children at home alone? C．How to keep safe when you are alone? D．Home alone: are you ready? Passage 2 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市执信中学·期中） Teens often find themselves hard to talk about their needs or values with others. Even when their guts (直觉) are telling them that someone is crossing a line with them, it’s difficult for them to express that the situation is making them uncomfortable. For this reason, teens need to learn how to set boundaries (界限) with others. Although boundaries are different for everyone, they help teens set limits with others in order to protect themselves. Setting boundaries allows teens to communicate with other people about what is OK and what is not OK with them, and it is necessary for teen friendships as well. Explanation of Boundaries Boundaries are limits that teens set to protect themselves in some way from being hurt or bullied. As an expression of self-esteem, boundaries let people know who they are, what they value, and how they want to be treated. In addition, boundaries help to create space between teens and other people when they need them. Importance of Boundaries Learning how to set boundaries is an important part of growing up. It’s also necessary to develop relationships that are respectful, supportive, and healthy. However, many teens have trouble setting boundaries with their friends. When it happens, it puts them at risk for everything from unhealthy friendships to bullying. Setting boundaries with other people not only helps keep teens safe but also helps protect their mental health. If teens meet bad people in their lives, such as unkind friends or adults that make them feel uncomfortable, they need to set boundaries with those people, too. Being in an unhealthy relationship can cause bad results. Ways of Setting Boundaries In fact, teens will run into a number of different situations throughout their lives that challenge their values and beliefs. Knowing how to set boundaries can help them stay safe and be true to who they are. Please have a look at the following ways. 1．Which one is a good example of setting boundaries according to the passage? A．George talked about his hobby with his best friend. B．Jerry refused to communicate with his parents and friends. C．Kelly asked her parents for help when she was in trouble. D．Betty let her friend know how she wanted to be treated politely. 2．What is the advantage of setting boundaries? A．Getting respect from others. B．Reducing space with others. C．Knowing the value of friends. D．Building up healthy relationships. 3．What does the underlined word “self-esteem” mean in paragraph 3? A．little interest in one’s own value B．doubt about one’s pride and worth C．confidence in one’s own abilities and worth D．feelings of being unworthy of love or respect 4．What may the writer talk about in the next paragraph? A．The tips for setting boundaries. B．The different types of boundaries. C．The influence of setting boundaries. D．The examples of setting boundaries. Passage 3 （24-25九年级上·广东省汕头市潮南区陈店实验等校·期中） In a new study, researchers found a fact. Whether it’s sports practice, music lessons or a usual catch- up with friends, when children are doing after-school activities, they may feel happier and healthier than those who always look at a screen. What’s more, children’s happiness improved when they joined in after-school activities, while things were completely ▲ when they spent time on social media (媒体) or playing video games. The researchers studied 61,759 school students from Grade Four to Grade Nine. They worked out how many days every week children joined in after-school activities from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Then they compared the number to well-being factors (幸福的因素 ) like satisfaction, sadness and worry. Lead researcher Dr. Rosa Virgara said the research showed how some out-of-school activities can improve children’s happiness, while others, especially screens, can be bad for their mental (精神上的) and physical health. “Screens are a big distraction (分散注意力的事物) for children of all ages. Whether children are playing games, watching TV or using social media, there is something about all screens that hurts their happiness,” she said. The study also showed that even children who were already happy also benefited (得益于) from joining in after-school activities. “This shows that there is a big need to find ways to encourage children of all ages and backgrounds to join in activities that keep them away from TVs, computers and smart phones,” Dr. Rosa Virgara said. 1．The writer starts the passage ________. A．by telling a story B．by giving some numbers C．by explaining a problem D．by showing a research result 2．Which is the best word for “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 2? A．true B．cool C．different D．strange 3．In which paragraph can we find the steps of the study? A．Paragraph 2. B．Paragraph 3. C．Paragraph 4. D．Paragraph 5. 4．Which of the following may Dr. Rosa Virgara agree with? A．Children shouldn’t have much screen time. B．Distractions aren’t always bad for children. C．Teachers also benefit from after-school activities. D．Sometimes playing video games is good for children’s mental health. 5．What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing the passage? A．To ask for some advice on doing after-school activities. B．To encourage children to join in more after-school activities. C．To share personal experiences of doing after-school activities. D．To collect readers’opinions on doing after-school activities. Passage 4 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市执信中学·期中） Kids Helpline opened in 1991, and since then has received more than 5.2 million telephone calls and online contacts from kids and young people. You can get help over the phone, by e-mail or in the website. The counselors (咨询师) talk with more than 6,000 kids each week, and help with all kinds of problems, big and small. How to call help If you need someone to talk to, you can call us at any time—24 hours a day,7 days a week. Our trained counselors will: * Listen to you         * Believe you * Help you with your problems     * Help you solve problems in your own way * Talk to you about who else might be able to help The counselors A counselor is a person who listens and helps people with their problems. Our counselors are trained especially to work with kids and young people and are here at any time to talk to you. When you call Kids Helpline, you can ask to talk to a man or a woman counselor—whoever you feel most comfortable with. If you call more than once, you can ask to speak with the same counselor again. 1．One can get help from Kids Helpline by using ______. ①phones    ②e-mails    ③webs    ④letters A．②③④ B．①②④ C．①②③ D．①②③④ 2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．The counselors talk with more than 6,000 kids each month. B．The counselors will listen and solve all your problems. C．You can call Kids Helpline at any time on only weekdays. D．Kids Helpline doesn’t provide service for people over 25. 3．We can learn from the last paragraph that ________. A．Kids Helpline also has kids counselors B．Kids Helpline counselors are well trained C．one can’t choose Kids Helpline counselors as he or she likes D．one can’t talk to the same Kids Helpline counselor again and again 主题02 人与社会——文化与科技 Passage 5 （24-25九年级上·广东省东莞市塘厦初级中学·期中） Among all the pen productions, the writing brush (maobi) is a kind of special writing tool mainly made in China. Archaeologists (考古学家)said that writing brushes first appeared about 5,000 years ago. Hengshui, Xuancheng and Huzhou were three centers for making writing brushes in Chinese history. Many people still celebrate the invention of the brush every year. ________ Materials for the head part include rabbit hair, horse hair and so on. Some Chinese people like to make the writing brush with babies’ lanugos (胎毛). People believe that a writing brush made of the hair of newborn babies will bring good luck while taking exams. As for stalks (笔杆), normal materials are usually wood, but we can also see some special ones made of ivory, gold and some other expensive materials. It’s considered that the writing brush is the most important one among the Four Treasures of Chinese Study. In Chinese calligraphy (书法) and Chinese painting, the writing brush is widely used. In ancient China, children had to learn calligraphy and try to write a good hand. Even the emperors were good at calligraphy. Nowadays, some Chinese people still practice calligraphy with a writing brush from a very young age. Calligraphy is beneficial to people in some ways. When writing, people will forget all worries and even themselves, turning all thoughts into the beauty of art. People think it helps improve a person’s temper (脾气). Writing or painting with writing brushes is not only a way of communication, but also a way of expressing a person’s inner world. 1．The following cities were the centers for making writing brushes EXCEPT ________. A．Hengshui B．Xuancheng C．Huzhou D．Lanzhou 2．Which of the following sentences can be put into the “________” in paragraph 3? A．The lanugos of newborn babies can bring good luck. B．The materials needed to make writing brushes are expensive. C．The head of writing brushes can be made of different materials. D．A writing brush can be divided into two parts: the head and the stalk. 3．What does the underlined word “beneficial” in paragraph 4 mean? A．Special. B．Difficult. C．Helpful. D．Interesting. 4．What can we know from the passage? A．People started to use the writing brush 4,000 years ago. B．Chinese people now still use writing brushes in many fields. C．Writing brushes made from the human hair will help you get good grades. D．The writing brush is the most important invention in modern China. 5．What is the structure of the passage? A． B． C． D． Passage 6 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市执信中学·期中） 阅读短文及文后的A~E选项，选出可以填入1~5各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Tai chi, an ancient Chinese martial art, has become widely known. It combines slow, graceful movements with deep breathing and mental focus. 1 At the Olympics, there have been efforts to introduce traditional Chinese martial arts like tai chi as display sports. This is because it is a wonderful way to show the rich cultural heritage of China. Since tai chi originated in China, Chinese athletes often have a deeper understanding and better mastery of it. 2 . Athletes from different countries have shown great interest in learning tai chi. Many people believe that practicing tai chi can improve physical health and mental well- being. It helps to reduce stress, increase flexibility, and enhance balance. 3 They are gradually realizing that it is a way to explore and appreciate the ancient wisdom of China. 4 Some people think that it is too slow-paced compared to other sports. But its benefits cannot be ignored, and it has the potential to attract a wider audience. Supporters argue that its unique qualities make it a valuable addition to the Olympic program. Experts suggest that more efforts should be made to help tai chi become popular both at home and abroad. 5 A．However, promoting tai chi at the Olympics also faces some challenges. B．This can include organizing workshops and demonstrations at Olympic venues. C．At first, people around the world just watch tai chi performances without fully understanding its depth. D．The practice of tai chi can produce a sense of inner peace and harmony. E．This makes Chinese athletes stand out in the field of tai chi, and it also inspires others to learn. Passage 7 （24-25九年级上·广东省佛山市顺德区北滘镇君兰中学·期中） “Turn left! Turn right!” In the information technology (IT) class, Zhang Ruixuan was controlling a robot to move around. “This is part of our artificial intelligence (AI) courses,” said the 10th grader from Beijing 101 Middle School. The school provides AI classes to both junior and senior high school students. “This term, we have learned coding (编程) through a programming language called Python,” said Zhang. Using Python to code is a basic skill for training AI models. In recent years, Python has been tested in high school graduation exams in places like Beijing, Jiangsu and Anhui. In fact, having AI education in schools has become a growing trend (趋势) in many places. In 2020, Zhejiang added AI education into textbooks from Grade 5 in primary school all the way to senior high school. In the city of Wenzhou, the government is planning to build 1,000 AI experimental schools by 2025. “With the development of technology, our textbooks are altering all the time,” said Shang Yin, an IT teacher from Beijing 101 Middle School. “From typing to using Word and Excel, and then today’s coding and AI, the courses are keeping up with the times and teaching students necessary skills.” In the future, there will be more jobs where AI knowledge is required. Even in daily life, people may need to understand things like ChatGPT and the Internet of Things (物联网). “AI education will become increasingly important,” Shang added. 1．How did the writer start the passage? A．By making a conclusion. B．By telling a story. C．By describing a class. D．By explaining the truth. 2．Students in Zhejiang Province start to learn programming from ________. A．primary school B．junior high school C．senior high school D．college 3．What does the underlined word “altering” in Paragraph 5 mean? A．Stopping. B．Keeping. C．Hiding. D．Changing. 4．Why is AI education becoming increasingly important according to the passage? A．Because AI is included in all high school graduation exams. B．Because understanding AI is becoming a necessary skill. C．Because AI is going to take place of school education. D．Because AI is students’ most powerful competitor. 5．Which can be the best title for the passage? A．The IT Class Is Disappearing B．AI Education Is Coming to Class C．A Programming Language-Python D．The Importance of AI Education Passage 8 （24-25九年级上·广东省江门市·期中） Whether you are in Beijing or London, getting into the underground usually needs to take out your public transport card or smartphone. However, in one Chinese city, underground riders can now completely set their hands free. Good news to everybody! Recently, one underground line in Jinan, Shandong Province has become the first in China to use 3D facial recognition technology. After downloading the required App—the Jinan Underground App, passengers can enter the station just by looking into a screen at the turnstile (旋转栅门). The process (过程) takes about two seconds, which is faster than scanning a QR code (扫描二维码). The new technology greatly speeds up the time of entering the station. About 30 to 40 passengers can pass through the turnstile every minute. Today facial recognition is more and more popular in our lives. At the restaurants in many cities across China like Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Shanghai, people can order their meals by scanning their faces in front of a self-serving screen, which has appeared since 2017. In the hotels in China, people can also check in with the help of the facial recognition technology. With the ATMs of banks such as the Agricultural Bank of China, people can get their money out from the bank by scanning their faces, without the need for a bank card or even a mobile phone. At some airports like Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, the security check process can be finished in about 12 seconds because of facial recognition technology. Soon we will say goodbye to QR codes and get ready to enter the facial recognition times. 1．Which city is the first one in China to use the technology of 3D facial recognition at the subway station? A．Beijing. B．Shanghai. C．Jinan. D．Guangzhou. 2．What is the meaning of “3 D facial recognition technology” in Chinese in the second paragraph? A．3D打印技术 B．3D人脸识别技术 C．3D整容技术 D．3D用餐技术 3．How long does it take if Tom goes into the subway station in Jinan with the help of the 3D facial recognition technology? A．About 12 seconds. B．More than 30 seconds. C．Less than 3 seconds. D．More than 40 seconds. 4．Which of the following is TRUE? A．People can only use transport cards to enter the subway station in London. B．People have to download the QR code before entering the subway station in Jinan with the 3D facial recognition technology. C．People can order their meals at restaurants in China with the help of a self-serving screen before 2017. D．Li Ming can get money out from his account (账户) in the Agricultural Bank of China with the help of facial recognition technology. 5．What does the writer think of the 3D facial recognition technology? A．It’s great. B．It’s not friendly. C．It’s impossible. D．It’s difficult to use. Passage 9 （24-25九年级上·广东省汕头市潮南区陈店实验等校·期中） Trains are great for getting around cities and traveling long distances (距离). Here are some of the world’s fastest trains. Shanghai Maglev Train (磁悬浮列车), China Shanghai Maglev Train reaches a top speed of 431 kilometers each hour. It means the 30-kilometer train line from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Longyang Road Station takes about eight minutes. It is also said that Shanghai Maglev Train has reached 500 kilometers each hour during tests. CR400 Fuxing, China CR400 Fuxing trains travel at a top speed of 350 kilometers each hour, and they have reached 420 kilometers each hour during tests. Used in large cities across China, these trains can take passengers from Beijing to Shanghai in just under five hours. ICE 3, Germany Intercity-Express(ICE) trains (城际特快列车) travel across Germany and some other parts of Europe, and ICE 3 trains are the fastest among them. They usually travel at up to 300 kilometers each hour, or up to 330 kilometers each hour if they’re running late. And these trains have reached 368 kilometers each hour in tests. JR East E5, Japan JR East E5 trains travel between Tokyo and Hakodate. Although they’ve traveled at up to 400 kilometers each hour during tests, these trains usually move at up to 320 kilometers each hour for normal travel. 1．How long will it take to travel from Beijing to Shanghai by CR400 Fuxing? A．More than 20 hours. B．Less than 5 hours. C．More than 10 hours. D．Less than 1 hour. 2．What can we know about ICE 3 trains? A．They travel from Europe to Asia. B．They run faster when they’re late. C．They come from Japan. D．They’ve reached 400 kilometers each hour in tests. 3．Which is mentioned in the text? A．The speed of each train. B．The ticket price of each train. C．The time when each train was built. D．The station where each train starts. 4．What can we know from the text? A．All the high- speed trains above travel in China. B．Of all the JR East trains, JR East E5 trains are the fastest. C．CR400 Fuxing trains travel at a top speed of 360 kilometers each hour. D．The Maglev Train line in Shanghai is 30 km long. 5．In which part of a magazine can we read this passage? A．Business. B．Sports. C．Technology. D．Hobby. 主题03 人与自然——自然景观 Passage 10 （24-25九年级上·广东省江门市福泉奥林匹克学校·期中） Does the Dead Sea (死海) sound like a place where you’d like to go swimming? What do you expect to see in it? Do you believe there are dead things in the Dead Sea? Lying in southwest Asia, the Dead Sea is about 80 kilometres long, about 18 kilometres wide and about 400 metres deep. It also has some other names, such as the Salt Sea, the East Sea, or the Sea of the Plain. Even though it’s called the Dead Sea, it isn’t a sea at all! It’s a lake. Different from other lakes you might have seen, the Dead Sea is a quite salty lake. In fact, the Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world. The Dead Sea is so salty that nothing can live in it. That’s why it’s called the Dead Sea. And the Dead Sea stays quite salty because it gets only a little rain, and so little fresh water gets into the Dead Sea each year. Don’t let the name of the Dead Sea make you feel scared. The Dead Sea is a surprising place to visit, and many people go to the Dead Sea each year on holiday. One interesting thing is that anyone can float (漂浮) in the Dead Sea. So if you walk on the beach of the Dead Sea on a warm day, perhaps you can see many people floating in its waters. You might even see many of them reading books or magazines! 1．How does the writer start the passage? A．By telling a story. B．By listing numbers. C．By giving examples. D．By asking questions. 2．What can we learn about the Dead Sea in Paragraph 2? ①Its size.    ②Its history.    ③Its place.    ④Its importance. A．①② B．①③ C．②④ D．③④ 3．What’s Paragraph 3 mainly about? A．The Dead Sea is a salty lake. B．The Dead Sea has a strange name. C．Almost no rain or fresh water enters the Dead Sea. D．Nothing can live in the Dead Sea—plants or animals! 4．What does the underlined word “scared” mean? A．Tired. B．Lucky. C．Afraid. D．Excited. 5．What is the purpose of the passage? A．To ask for opinions on swimming in the Dead Sea. B．To share travelling experiences around the Dead Sea. C．To encourage more people to read books in the Dead Sea. D．To introduce one of the most surprising natural wonders of the world. Passage 11 （24-25九年级上·广东省佛山市·期中） Dongtan National Nature Reserve (保护区) in Shanghai was included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List on July 26. It is a wetland (湿地) on Chongming Island. As we celebrate this good news, let’s learn more about wetlands. Some areas on Earth’s land are covered by water or have water just below the soil. This may be all year round or for just part of the year. These places are called wetlands. Wetlands come in many forms (形式), including rivers, lakes, forests and more. Most large wetland areas include more than one of these forms. Wetlands are home to lots of different animals, such as frogs and snakes. Wild geese and ducks rest in wetlands during their long trips. And 66 percent (百分比) of all the fish we eat spend at least part of their lives in wetlands Wetlands cover only 6 percent of the Earth’s surface (表面), but they play an important part in nature. They can clean the dirty water from cities and farms. Wetlands trap polluted (受污染的) things in the water and keep them in the soil. During heavy rains, wetlands take in a lot of rainwater. What’s more, wetlands help slow climate (气候) change. They take in greenhouse gases and keep them in the soil and plants. Wetlands also pull leaves and animal waste down from the surface of the water. 1．How does the write start the passage? A．By telling a story. B．By listing numbers. C．By asking a question. D．By giving an example. 2．What can we know about wetlands? A．They come in over three forms. B．They cover large part of the world. C．They are home to all animals in the world. D．They can help to increase climate change. 3．How many fish we eat spend part of their lives in wetlands? A．One third. B．One fourth. C．Two thirds. D．Three fourths. 4．What does the unlined word “trap” mean in paragraph 4? A．Use. B．Stop. C．Make. D．Clean. 5．Which is the best title of the passage? A．A Problem of Wetland B．A good Trip to Wetland C．An Advantage of Wetland D．An Introduction of Wetland 主题01 人与社会——文化艺术与科技 Passage 1 （24-25九年级上·广东省汕头市潮南区陈店公校联考·期中） Is there a connect ion between music and language? According to recent studies, the answer is yes. Music improves certain language abilities in the brain. Here, we look at two examples. A recent study by researcher Kraus shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person’s hearing ability. In his study, two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room. The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no musical training. The musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly. Musicians hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds. Think about violinists in an orchestra (管弦乐队). When the violinists play with the group, they hear their own instrument and many others, too. Bui the violinists must listen closely to what they are playing and pay not attention to the other sounds. In this way, musicians are able to focus on certain sounds, even in a room with lots of noise. Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke (中风) patients. Because of their illness, these people cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally. However, they can still sing. Schiaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak. Why does this work? Schlaug isn’t sure. Music seems to make different parts of the brain work, including the damaged parts. This might help patients to use that part of the brain again. Music improve memory, listening skills and our language abilities. It can even help sick people get better. Playing an instrument or singing can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp as we get older. Music is not only enjoyable, it’s also good for us in many other ways. 1．According to the passage, the two groups of people were asked to ________ in Kraus’ study. A．make a noise in the room B．listen to someone talking C．play the instruments D．take a musical training 2．The example of the violinists in Paragraph 3 tells us________. A．how musicians play in an orchestra B．how musicians focus on certain sounds C．why musicians have better hearing ability D．why musicians are not afraid of loud noise 3．Schlaug helped his patients to speak by________. A．teaching them to play instruments B．getting them to sing words C．playing music for them D．making the brain better again 4．What does the underlined word “damaged” in Paragraph 4 mean? A．Special. B．Important. C．Terrible. D．Destroyed. 5．What is the main purpose of the passage? A．To show the relationship between music and language. B．To introduce different ways of playing instruments. C．To share the ways of treating stroke patients. D．To give advice about how to make our brain active. Passage 2 （24-25九年级上·广东省佛山市·期中） During my first few weeks in China, I saw something interesting at the dinner table. 1 Suddenly, a group of four men were speaking loudly and waving their money around, I finally learned that they were “fighting” to pay the bill (账单)! 2 In a British restaurant, you’ll just pay for yourself. It’s called “splitting (分摊) the bill” or “going Dutch (AA 制)”. 3 Usually in Chinese restaurants, a group of people orders every dish and eats together. It is hard to work out how much each person eats and needs to pay. While in Western countries, each person chooses the food that he or she wants. 4 I enjoy both ways. 5 On days when I miss Western food, I know there will be no “fighting” for the bill. In a word, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. A．But in Britain, few people do this. B．I was in a restaurant with my friends. C．It’s easy to find out how much to pay. D．I guess there is one reason for this situation. E．It’s nice to treat your friends to dinner sometimes. Passage 3 （24-25九年级上·广东省茂名市博雅中学·期中） Tea has a long history of more than two thousand years. Its hometown is certainly China. At first tea was considered as a kind of good thing that could make people awake so that they could study comfortably. Many knowledgeable people thought it was helpful for their study, because their minds could keep awake after drinking some tea. During Tang Dynasty, tea was sent to European countries first through the Silk Road. It was tea that made Chinese culture spread over in the Western countries. The first book about tea was The Classic of Tea by Lu Yu in Tang Dynasty. In the book, he described the tea culture. However, the tea culture changed into a kind of new form. Many people could find something bad in it in Song Dynasty. Many people spent much time on it instead of thinking about the safety of their country. Between the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, many people paid more attention to tea. People thought of it as the symbol of the spirit. Nowadays, tea has become the gentlest and the most comfortable drink in France. It has also become a helpful drink that is good for people’s skin and health in England. Lots of Chinese look on tea as one of the most popular presents that they give to others during important festivals. 1．What did many knowledgeable people think of tea when it was invented at first? A．Useless. B．Difficult. C．Meaningless. D．Helpful. 2．When was tea sent to European countries for the first time? A．In Tang Dynasty. B．In Yuan Dynasty. C．In Song Dynasty. D．In Qing Dynasty. 3．Between the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, tea was regarded(认为) as ________. A．a kind of drink B．the symbol of the spirit C．a kind of culture D．a kind of gift 4．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “gentlest” in Chinese? A．hottest B．coolest C．worst D．softest 5．Which of the following about tea is TRUE according to the passage? A．Lu Yu was born in Song Dynasty. B．Tea was invented in England. C．English regard tea as a kind of healthy drink. D．French like to give tea to others as presents. Passage 4 （24-25九年级上·广东省珠海市子期中学、梅华中学·期中） In the age of GenAI (生成式人工智能), educators everywhere are entering a new world of teaching. It’s exciting that high technology is helping students learn in powerful ways. However, teachers also have worries, such as how to guide students in using GenAI tools like ChatGPT to learn more deeply instead of just using them to cheat. Although their influence on education is still uncertain, the use of AI in education is not new. Machine learning, a part of AI, is very good at predicting what students are ready to learn next. For example, in an English class, it can help to make sure which vocabulary words students have mastered and which ones they have not. This helps students avoid spending too much time on what they already know well, which is a great way to make learning more personalized (个性化的). During the process, well-trained AI can realize patterns in students’ use of educational software (教学软件) and let educators know about students who may have difficulty in leaning. If necessary, teachers can then take proper action. GenAI will also open doors to creating intelligent tools. Take writing in English as an example. GenAI can understand students' writing skills as soon as they finish their writing tasks, and provide personalized advice based on different learning styles. It also helps teachers better understand their students. Although the future with AI is not yet clear, it’s important to focus on what matters most—GenAI is another tool to help students succeed. 1．How do teachers feel about GenAI? A．Happy but worried. B．Surprised and moved. C．Sad and afraid. D．Excited but tired. 2．What does the underlined word “their” in paragraph 2 refer to? A．Students’. B．Teachers’. C．GenAI tools’. D．Powerful ways’. 3．Why does the author mention students’ learning English words? A．To point out some problems in AI. B．To show AI’s role in personalized learning. C．To introduce different kinds of AI tools. D．To explain the importance of AI to students. 4．Which advantage of GenAI to teachers is mentioned in the passage? A．It helps them work together. B．It saves their time in preparing lessons. C．It improves their communication with parents. D．It gives them a better understanding of students’ learning. 5．Which can be the best title of this passage? A．The Age of GenAI is Coming B．GenAI: A Tool for Personalized Learning and Teacher Support C．How GenAI is Changing Students’ Writing Skills D．The Pros and Cons of Using GenAI in the Classroom Passage 5 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市西关外国语学校·期中） Art has always been a reflection of human creativity and imagination. With the development of artificial intelligence (AI), the world of art is undergoing a significant transformation. AI painting is changing the way we create and appreciate art. People use computer algorithms (算法) to generate (生成) artwork online which is called AI painting. These algorithms are trained on large databases of existing artwork, sketches, and photographs. One of the key advantages of AI painting is its ability to produce artwork at a much faster pace than a human artist. While it may take a human artist hours or even days to complete a painting, an AI can generate a similar piece in just a few minutes. Another advantage of AI painting is its ability to create artwork that is difficult or impossible for humans to produce. For example, some AI algorithms can generate 3D models of objects or landscapes based on 2D images. Additionally, AI can be used to create artwork that combines various styles, resulting in special pieces that would be challenging for a human artist to create alone. However, there are also worries about the influence of AI on the art world. Some people argue that AI-generated artwork is short of the emotional depth of human-created art. They believe that art is not just about creating pleasing images but also about expressing human experiences and emotions. Others worry that the widespread use of AI in art could lead to a homogenization (同质化) of styles. In conclusion, AI painting is redefining the world of art. It is a good tool for artists to explore new ideas. As we continue to explore this exciting new trend, it will be fascinating to see how AI painting evolves (进化) and shapes the future of art. 1．What does AI painting refer to? A．The way we create and appreciate art. B．The use of computer algorithms to produce artwork. C．The large databases of existing artwork. D．The use of paintings, sketches, and photographs. 2．How many key advantages of AI painting are mentioned in paragraph 3? A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five. 3．What is the author’s attitude towards AI painting? A．It has more disadvantages than advantages. B．Everyone should use it to produce artwork. C．It will replace human-created art in the future. D．Artists can use it as a tool to explore new possibilities. 4．What is the structure of the passage? A．①/②③④⑤ B．①/②③④/⑤ C．①②/③④/⑤ D．①②/③④⑤ Passage 6 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市西关外国语学校·期中） As we know, eating vegetables is good for us. Why do some people like them but others don’t? A new study has found that other people’s likes and dislikes could be a reason. According to the research, people who eat vegetables and show a clear dislike for them can influence others. People may make facial expressions (面部表情) when eating. How does it influence a person watching them? A team of scientists in the UK did a study. They asked more than 200 young women to watch videos of other adults eating broccoli (西兰花). The people in the videos had different expressions while eating. They would smile, seem neutral (neither happy nor sad), or look disgusted. The study found that when people in the videos look disgusted while eating broccoli, people watching them began to like broccoli less. The opposite was not true, however. When someone had a smile while eating broccoli, people watching them did not like broccoli more. By watching others, humans learn which behaviors will be good for them. Scientists believe that people might avoid food that looks terrible. In this way, people can protect themselves from eating something bad or dangerous. The research focused only on adults, but the team believe that the results could also work for children. This means, if children see their parents not enjoying certain foods, including vegetables, they might not want to eat them either. How does the behavior of adults influence children’s choices of food? The team said they hope to understand more about it. This could help find ways to encourage children to eat more healthy foods. 1．What did the scientists ask the young women to do? A．To eat broccoli themselves. B．To cook broccoli for the study. C．To watch videos of other adults eating broccoli. D．To make facial expressions while eating broccoli. 2．What does the underlined word “disgusted” in Paragraph 2 mean? A．Unhappy. B．Excited. C．Worried. D．Afraid. 3．What does the new study show? A．People may prefer the food others like. B．Children dislike eating certain vegetables. C．Young women are easily influenced by others. D．People may not choose the food others dislike. 4．Who could the results of the study also work for? A．Adults. B．Children. C．Parents. D．Young women. 5．Which is the best title for the passage? A．A Study on Facial Expressions B．Children’s Different Choices of Food C．The Benefits of Eating Broccoli D．A Study on Vegetables Likes and Dislikes 主题02 人与自然——动物与环境 Passage 7 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市四校·期中） People know animals do have feelings, but they are not sure if these feelings are correctly understood. In recent years, scientists have done research about the feelings of cows, frogs and pandas. ▲ It says that humans can tell whether a chicken is happy or sad by listening to its calls. The researchers put a bowl behind a door. Inside the bowl, sometimes, there was something chickens love to eat, such as rice or insects. Sometimes, there was nothing. When the chickens saw food behind the door, they seemed happy and produced fast and loud sounds, known as food calls. When there wasn’t food, the chickens made low and long noises to express disappointment. The researchers recorded all these sounds and studied their waves (波动). Then the researchers chose 16 recordings of such chicken noises. Half were from the chickens seeing the food and half were from the chickens finding no food. The recordings were played to 194 volunteers. Sixty-nine percent of the volunteers correctly understood whether the chickens were feeling happy or not, and some of them even had no experience of taking care of chickens. The result shows that humans have the natural ability to understand the feelings of chickens. Hopefully, this finding can bring about new technology to help with chicken-raising, a big industry in many countries. Some scientists are already working on a smart computer program that can tell chickens’ feelings. This is good news for farmers who want to make the birds happier and healthier. 1．Which of the following can be put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 1? A．Humans may not like animals. B．Scientists know nothing about it. C．Nobody knows why this happens. D．A new study adds chickens to the list. 2．Which is most probably the sound wave of a happy call by a chicken? A． B． C． D． 3．How did the volunteers help with the research? A．By listening to the chicken calls. B．By taking care of the chickens. C．By finding food for the chickens. D．By making the chickens happy. 4．What is the best title for the passage? A．Farmers Know Chickens Best B．Happy Chickens, Sad Chickens C．Farmers’ Best Choice D．Smart Farmers, Healthy Farmers Passage 8 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市荔湾区第一中学·期中） 阅读短文及文后 A~E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Think about what you like to wear on the weekend. There’s a good chance that you like to put on a pair of blue jeans. 1 To make jeans feel nicer and give them a blue colour, some man-made chemicals are added to denim (牛仔布) . Every time we wash our jeans, small bits of denim drop. 2 Scientists studied the Great Lakes in America and found denim waste in it. The harmful chemicals in denim have spread far and wide. 3 It’s because they may take the bits of denim as food by mistake. 4 The answer was worrying: About 50, 000 bits. Not all of them come into the environment. Wastewater treatment factories can deal with 99% of them. This may sound pretty good. However, the rest of them still have a bad influence on the environment. 5 Probably not. “We need to buy fewer jeans and only wash them when we truly need to do it,” says Sam Athey, one of the scientists. Maybe you can wash your jeans less often or find new ways to recycle old jeans, so they don’t harm the planet. A．Does this mean we shouldn’t wear jeans? B．They might be putting some sea animals in danger. C．But according to a new study, our love for jeans may be bad for Earth. D．They come out of our washing machine and into the world’s rivers, lakes and oceans. E．Scientists also washed jeans to see how many bits of denim each pair would drop for each wash. 主题03 人与社会——学习与人际沟通 Passage 9 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市荔湾区第一中学·期中） A mindset is the way of thinking. Your mindset can affect almost every part of your daily life. Dr. Carol Dweck, a scientist who studies how the mind works, has discovered that people with a fixed mindset deal with problems in a different way from those with a growth mindset. Imagine that two students, Anna and Amy, are taking a really hard math test in September. Anna has a fixed mindset, which means she believes that a person’s intelligence is fixed. You’re either smart or stupid, and if you’re smart, everything is easy for you. Amy has a growth mindset, which means she believes that intelligence can grow. Not everyone can become a genius, but they can improve the skills they have and develop new ones. So, which is right? It’s Amy, since, believe it or not, research shows that you really can get smarter by working hard, practising, and challenging yourself. As you know, your brain is made up of billions of neurons (神经元). They are all connected and send messages to each other. Scientists have found that when we learn, neurons make new connections and old connections grow stronger. But if connections aren’t used, they will break down. So, learning is like exercise for your brain. The more you work it out, the stronger and smarter your network of neurons will become. According to Dr. Carol Dweck’s studies, people with a fixed mindset worry about grades. They’re afraid of looking stupid when they make mistakes. People with a growth mindset care about learning not grades. They learn from their mistakes and try to find different ways of solving problems. They ask for help when necessary. In only two years, babies learn to walk, talk and feed themselves. They never worry about looking stupid when learning. If they make mistakes, they just try again. Dweck’s team also discovered that, with some work, kids can choose to have a growth mindset. They can do better in school. The trick is to notice what mindset you have. If you ever think yourself stupid, it’s not true. You just have not learned how to do something yet. 1．Which of the following is true about neurons? A．Learning is not always helpful to them. B．All of them are connected to each other. C．They only make new connections when we study. D．The connections among them will never break down. 2．What might a man with a growth mindset agree about? A．If people are smart enough, they can do everything easily. B．The mindset plays the most important role in people’s life. C．People will look foolish when they make mistakes in study. D．Everyone can get smarter by working hard and practising more. 3．Why does the writer give the example of babies in Paragraph 5? A．To show babies learn new skills from mistakes. B．To show babies easily make mistakes in daily life. C．To show babies learn skills faster than older people. D．To show babies have fewer worries than older people. 4．How did the writer develop his main idea? A．By listing numbers. B．By telling true stories. C．By comparing the differences. D．By showing reasons and results. Passage 10 （24-25九年级上·广东省东莞市·期中） Maybe you won’t think you can be the best student. However, anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s some advice. Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule. First set your time for eating, sleeping, sports, etc. Then decide a good and enough time for studying. ▲ . A weekly schedule may not make you the best, but it will make you know what is happening to your time. Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. It may be a desk or a corner of your room, only things for study. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, keep your mind on the subject. Make good use of your time in class. Listen to everything the teachers say. Listening in class carefully means less work later. Taking notes will also help. Have daily study. When you get home from school, read your notes before doing your homework. Read the text that your teacher is going to teach the next day. This will help you understand the importance of the next class. Have a correct understanding about exams. An exam is to show what you learn about a subject. They help you remember your lessons. There are other ways that may help you with your studying. You may find them out after you have tried these. 1．What does the underlined word “schedule” in the second paragraph mean? A．Timetable. B．School. C．Subject. D．Lesson. 2．Which of the following sentences would be the best in “ ▲ ” in the second paragraph? A．Study is more useful than rest. B．Fun is the most important. C．Don’t forget to leave some time for fun. D．Fun comes first than study. 3．What is a good way for daily study? A．Setting the time for fun. B．Finding a desk of your room. C．Doing homework after reading notes. D．Passing the exams. 4．Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage? A．You should keep your mind on the subject when you sit down to study. B．You should listen carefully in class and you will have more work later. C．You should do your homework after reading notes. D．You should have a correct understanding about exams. 5．Which can be the best title for the passage? A．Find a Good Place to Study B．Make Good Use of Your Time in Class C．Have a Correct Understanding About Exams D．The Ways to Become a Better Student Passage 11 （24-25九年级上·广东省珠海市九洲中学·期中） The Feynman Technique (费曼学习法) was developed by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. It’s a study method that helps students learn by teaching others. The Feynman Technique has been one of the most effective (有效的) study methods for many years. For one thing, it helps students really understand something instead of just memorizing information. What’s more, unlike traditional study methods like rereading textbooks or reviewing notes, it pushes students to be more actively involved in the learning process. If you want to use the Feynman Technique to study better, follow these steps. To begin with, choose a topic you want to learn, including sub-topics (子主题). If not, you’ll end up jumping between topics without developing a deeper understanding of any of them. The second step is the heart of the Feynman Technique: explaining the topic simply enough to be understood by a sixth-grade student. This requires you to help the child understand by using the simplest and clearest language possible. This step helps divide indigestible topics into their most basic parts. Next, review your explanation (解释) and try to find any area where you felt that you couldn’t explain the topic simply. When possible, it can be very helpful to get advice from someone whose understanding is similar to that of a sixth-grader, such as your best friend. The fourth step is to improve your explanation by using the information collected from the third step. Finally, repeat the steps. The Feynman Technique works best with repetition, and that is why going through all the prior (先前的) steps just once is usually not enough to fully understand the topic. Once you’re confident you’ve learned the topic, it’s time to give yourself a prize. Perhaps, like me, enjoy a nice cup of coffee. 1．Why is the Feynman Technique better than traditional study methods? A．It saves students’ study time. B．It allows students to study in groups. C．It encourages students to do active learning. D．It helps students memorize more information. 2．What does the underlined word “indigestible” mean? A．Big. B．Small. C．Simple. D．Difficult. 3．Who can you get suggestions from according to the third step? A．Your parents. B．Your teachers. C．A 12-year-old girl. D．Your classmates. 4．Which of the following is the correct order for the Feynman Technique? ①Pick a topic to learn.        ② Improve the weak areas. ③Explain it in simplest words.    ④ Repeat the steps until you really learn it. ⑤ Find the “imperfect part” of your explanation. A．①→③→⑤→②→④ B．①→⑤→②→③→④ C．⑤→②→①→③→④ D．③→⑤→②→④→① 5．In which part of a magazine can we most probably find this passage? A．Technology. B．Education. C．Culture. D．Life. Passage 12 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市第四中学·期中） Domestic drama film Better Days (《少年的你》) led the Chinese mainland box office nowadays. It tells the story of two high school students whose fates were changed by an accident. Seventeen-year-old Nian meets Bei, a tough street kid. Nian is the subject of cruel bullying (欺凌) at high school. The film is heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. The movie is set before College Entrance Examination. It offers thoughts of competition between teenagers and national issues of school bullying. Bullying is a sad reality that has affected many kids. What is worse about it is that bullying can lead to more result s such as lowered self-respect, poor performance. and self harm among kids. Here are a few anti-bullying dos and don’ts for you. •Walk away from a bully and tell an adult, It’s OK to be scared and ask for help. •Don’t look down when a bully says something. Stand tall and look into the bully’s eyes. •Take a moment to calm down before responding to a bully. It is tough to think straight, and recall the reply you’ve practised with your parents, if you re scared. •Speak clearly without making the bully angry, say, “I want you to stop laughing at me •Use your best poker face (扑克脸). The less scared or affected you look, the less the bully will do. •Get between a bully and his/her target. Go and stand beside a child who is being bullied. Turn him/her away from the bully, and walk with him/her towards an adult. •Avoid being alone with a bully. Bullying usually happens where adults are not present, so you should avoid empty hall ways, bathrooms or areas of the playground with bad sight lines to an adult. Try to sit near the front of the bus, and be near the cafeteria manager at lunch time. 1．What is the purpose of paragraph 1? ________ A．To give an example. B．To advertise a new film. C．To give a conclusion. D．To introduce the topic. 2．Bullying will cause the following EXCEPT ________. A．Lower self-respect. B．Poor performance. C．Self-harm among kids. D．Competition between teenagers. 3．Which is the right way to deal with the bully according to the passage? ________ A．You can make the bully angry. B．You can use your best poker face. C．You should look down when the bully talks to you. D．You should run away if you see a child being bullied. 4．What’s the purpose of writing the passage? ________ A．To help students build confidence. B．To teach students how to face a bully. C．To teach students how to fight with a bully. D．To encourage students to see the film Better Days. 2 / 29 1 / 29 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 专题05 阅读理解 说明文 主题01 人与社会——青少年问题与学校生活 Passage 1 （24-25九年级上·广东省惠州市惠阳区第一中学·期中） Do you know that half of the kids aged 6 to 13 are home alone for part of the day in America? The boys in the movie Home Alone certainly have fun, but the whole experience can be scary sometimes. These days, even a lot of grown-ups are afraid of being alone in the house! It’s understandable if you are nervous about being home alone. For over five years, Jessie and her little brother Joey have been taking care of themselves until their mother comes home from work. Jessie says that the worst thing about it is when both of them get locked out. Then they have to wait until their parents get home! Luckily, they each have a cell phone so that they can call their mother. Your parents think you’re ready, but do you think so? At first, it sounds cool to be home alone. Think of the freedom (自由) you will have around the house! There’s nobody to stop you from playing computer games, watching your favourite TV show or listening to the CD that your parents hate. Then what’s that? You hear a noise outside. It sounds like there is a person behind the door. Suddenly, you don’t feel so safe anymore. This is a common feeling and it doesn’t mean you’re a “baby”. You might feel fine about being alone when you’re 10. But two years later, something happens and that makes you feel different about it. Every person and every home environment is different. If you are really frightened while being home alone, it’s really important to speak up. 1．What can we know from Paragraph 2? A．You will not be afraid of being home alone when you grow up. B．Many grown-ups are afraid of being home alone. C．It’s not a good thing if you are nervous about being home alone. D．Grown-ups should not be afraid of being home alone. 2．Why do Jessie and Joey sometimes have to wait until their parents get home? A．Because they are both afraid of staying at home alone. B．Because neither of them likes to stay at home. C．Because they have to wait for their parents to open the door. D．Because their parents don’t allow them to go home. 3．Which of the following about being home alone isn’t mentioned? A．Playing computer games. B．Watching your favourite TV show. C．Listening to the CD that your parents hate. D．Doing some housework on your own. 4．What does the underlined word “frightened” mean? A．Afraid. B．Pleased. C．Excited. D．Tired. 5．Which is the best title for this passage? A．Don’t leave your children at home alone. B．When can parents leave children at home alone? C．How to keep safe when you are alone? D．Home alone: are you ready? 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．D 4．A 5．D 【导语】本文介绍了独自在家的主题，探讨了孩子是否准备好独自在家，并提出了一些可能面临的情况和感受。 1．细节理解题。根据“These days, even a lot of grown-ups are afraid of being alone in the house!”可知，许多成年人害怕独自待在家里。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“Jessie says that the worst thing about it is when both of them get locked out. Then they have to wait until their parents get home!”可知，当他们被锁在外面时，他们需要等待父母回家开门。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“There’s nobody to stop you from playing computer games, watching your favourite TV show or listening to the CD that your parents hate.”可知，独自在家时，可以玩电脑游戏、看喜欢的电视节目和听父母不喜欢的CD，写作业没有包含在内。故选D。 4．词句猜测题。根据“If you are really frightened while being home alone, it’s really important to speak up.”可知，这里指的是如果你害怕独自一个人在家，frightened“害怕的”，和afraid“害怕的”，意思相似。故选A。 5．最佳标题题。本文主要讨论了是否准备好独自在家的问题。故选D。 Passage 2 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市执信中学·期中） Teens often find themselves hard to talk about their needs or values with others. Even when their guts (直觉) are telling them that someone is crossing a line with them, it’s difficult for them to express that the situation is making them uncomfortable. For this reason, teens need to learn how to set boundaries (界限) with others. Although boundaries are different for everyone, they help teens set limits with others in order to protect themselves. Setting boundaries allows teens to communicate with other people about what is OK and what is not OK with them, and it is necessary for teen friendships as well. Explanation of Boundaries Boundaries are limits that teens set to protect themselves in some way from being hurt or bullied. As an expression of self-esteem, boundaries let people know who they are, what they value, and how they want to be treated. In addition, boundaries help to create space between teens and other people when they need them. Importance of Boundaries Learning how to set boundaries is an important part of growing up. It’s also necessary to develop relationships that are respectful, supportive, and healthy. However, many teens have trouble setting boundaries with their friends. When it happens, it puts them at risk for everything from unhealthy friendships to bullying. Setting boundaries with other people not only helps keep teens safe but also helps protect their mental health. If teens meet bad people in their lives, such as unkind friends or adults that make them feel uncomfortable, they need to set boundaries with those people, too. Being in an unhealthy relationship can cause bad results. Ways of Setting Boundaries In fact, teens will run into a number of different situations throughout their lives that challenge their values and beliefs. Knowing how to set boundaries can help them stay safe and be true to who they are. Please have a look at the following ways. 1．Which one is a good example of setting boundaries according to the passage? A．George talked about his hobby with his best friend. B．Jerry refused to communicate with his parents and friends. C．Kelly asked her parents for help when she was in trouble. D．Betty let her friend know how she wanted to be treated politely. 2．What is the advantage of setting boundaries? A．Getting respect from others. B．Reducing space with others. C．Knowing the value of friends. D．Building up healthy relationships. 3．What does the underlined word “self-esteem” mean in paragraph 3? A．little interest in one’s own value B．doubt about one’s pride and worth C．confidence in one’s own abilities and worth D．feelings of being unworthy of love or respect 4．What may the writer talk about in the next paragraph? A．The tips for setting boundaries. B．The different types of boundaries. C．The influence of setting boundaries. D．The examples of setting boundaries. 【答案】1．D 2．D 3．C 4．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要阐述了青少年学会设定界限的重要性、界限的含义以及设定界限的方式。 1．推理判断题。根据“Boundaries are limits that teens set to protect themselves in some way from being hurt or bullied. As an expression of self-esteem, boundaries let people know who they are, what they value, and how they want to be treated.”可知，界限是青少年为保护自己免受伤害或欺凌而设定的限制，能让他人知道自己是谁、重视什么以及希望被如何对待。选项D中贝蒂让她的朋友知道她希望被礼貌对待，符合设定界限的做法，故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据“Setting boundaries allows teens to communicate with other people about what is OK and what is not OK with them, and it is necessary for teen friendships as well. Learning how to set boundaries is an important part of growing up. It’s also necessary to develop relationships that are respectful, supportive, and healthy.”可知，设定界限有助于青少年与他人沟通自己的接受范围，对青少年友谊至关重要，也是成长的重要部分，有利于建立健康、尊重和支持性的关系，即建立健康的人际关系，故选D。 3．词义猜测题。根据“Boundaries are limits that teens set to protect themselves in some way from being hurt or bullied. As an expression of self-esteem, boundaries let people know who they are, what they value, and how they want to be treated.”可知，界限能让他人知道自己是谁、重视什么以及希望被如何对待，这体现了对自己能力和价值的一种自信，所以“self-esteem”意为“对自己能力和价值的自信”，故选C。 4．推理判断题。文章结尾提到“Please have a look at the following ways.”，暗示接下来会讲述设定界限的方法，故选A。 Passage 3 （24-25九年级上·广东省汕头市潮南区陈店实验等校·期中） In a new study, researchers found a fact. Whether it’s sports practice, music lessons or a usual catch- up with friends, when children are doing after-school activities, they may feel happier and healthier than those who always look at a screen. What’s more, children’s happiness improved when they joined in after-school activities, while things were completely ▲ when they spent time on social media (媒体) or playing video games. The researchers studied 61,759 school students from Grade Four to Grade Nine. They worked out how many days every week children joined in after-school activities from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Then they compared the number to well-being factors (幸福的因素 ) like satisfaction, sadness and worry. Lead researcher Dr. Rosa Virgara said the research showed how some out-of-school activities can improve children’s happiness, while others, especially screens, can be bad for their mental (精神上的) and physical health. “Screens are a big distraction (分散注意力的事物) for children of all ages. Whether children are playing games, watching TV or using social media, there is something about all screens that hurts their happiness,” she said. The study also showed that even children who were already happy also benefited (得益于) from joining in after-school activities. “This shows that there is a big need to find ways to encourage children of all ages and backgrounds to join in activities that keep them away from TVs, computers and smart phones,” Dr. Rosa Virgara said. 1．The writer starts the passage ________. A．by telling a story B．by giving some numbers C．by explaining a problem D．by showing a research result 2．Which is the best word for “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 2? A．true B．cool C．different D．strange 3．In which paragraph can we find the steps of the study? A．Paragraph 2. B．Paragraph 3. C．Paragraph 4. D．Paragraph 5. 4．Which of the following may Dr. Rosa Virgara agree with? A．Children shouldn’t have much screen time. B．Distractions aren’t always bad for children. C．Teachers also benefit from after-school activities. D．Sometimes playing video games is good for children’s mental health. 5．What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing the passage? A．To ask for some advice on doing after-school activities. B．To encourage children to join in more after-school activities. C．To share personal experiences of doing after-school activities. D．To collect readers’opinions on doing after-school activities. 【答案】1．D 2．C 3．B 4．A 5．B 【导语】本文主要介绍课外活动的益处并鼓励孩子们参加更多的课外活动。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段中的“In a new study, researchers found a fact.”可知，作者通过展示研究结果来开篇的。故选D。 2．推理判断题。while“然而”，表示对比或转折的含义，所以此处表示与参加课外活动的孩子们相比，花时间在社交媒体或玩电子游戏的孩子们的情况是完全不同的，所以C项符合。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据第三段“The researchers studied 61,759 school students from Grade Four to Grade Nine. They worked out how many days every week children joined in after-school activities from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Then they compared the number to well-being factors (幸福的因素 ) like satisfaction, sadness and worry.”可知，本段介绍的是研究的步骤，所以B项符合。故选B。 4．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“while others, especially screens, can be bad for their mental (精神上的) and physical health. ‘Screens are a big distraction (分散注意力的事物) for children of all ages. Whether children are playing games, watching TV or using social media, there is something about all screens that hurts their happiness’”可知，Rosa Virgara认为屏幕对孩子们来说是有坏处的，孩子们不应该有太多的屏幕时间。故选A。 5．主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的“This shows that there is a big need to find ways to encourage children of all ages and backgrounds to join in activities that keep them away from TVs, computers and smart phones”并通读全文可知，本文主要介绍课外活动的益处并鼓励孩子们参加更多的课外活动。故选B。 Passage 4 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市执信中学·期中） Kids Helpline opened in 1991, and since then has received more than 5.2 million telephone calls and online contacts from kids and young people. You can get help over the phone, by e-mail or in the website. The counselors (咨询师) talk with more than 6,000 kids each week, and help with all kinds of problems, big and small. How to call help If you need someone to talk to, you can call us at any time—24 hours a day,7 days a week. Our trained counselors will: * Listen to you         * Believe you * Help you with your problems     * Help you solve problems in your own way * Talk to you about who else might be able to help The counselors A counselor is a person who listens and helps people with their problems. Our counselors are trained especially to work with kids and young people and are here at any time to talk to you. When you call Kids Helpline, you can ask to talk to a man or a woman counselor—whoever you feel most comfortable with. If you call more than once, you can ask to speak with the same counselor again. 1．One can get help from Kids Helpline by using ______. ①phones    ②e-mails    ③webs    ④letters A．②③④ B．①②④ C．①②③ D．①②③④ 2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．The counselors talk with more than 6,000 kids each month. B．The counselors will listen and solve all your problems. C．You can call Kids Helpline at any time on only weekdays. D．Kids Helpline doesn’t provide service for people over 25. 3．We can learn from the last paragraph that ________. A．Kids Helpline also has kids counselors B．Kids Helpline counselors are well trained C．one can’t choose Kids Helpline counselors as he or she likes D．one can’t talk to the same Kids Helpline counselor again and again 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了儿童求助热线（Kids Helpline）的相关信息。 1．细节理解题。根据“You can get help over the phone, by e-mail or in the website.”可知，可以通过电话、电子邮件或网站获得帮助，不包括信件，故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据图片中的网站介绍“for young people aged 5 to 25 years”可知Kids Helpline只为5到25岁的人提供服务，故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据“Our counselors are trained especially to work with kids and young people and are here at any time to talk to you.”可知，儿童求助热线的咨询师受过专门培训，故选B。 主题02 人与社会——文化与科技 Passage 5 （24-25九年级上·广东省东莞市塘厦初级中学·期中） Among all the pen productions, the writing brush (maobi) is a kind of special writing tool mainly made in China. Archaeologists (考古学家)said that writing brushes first appeared about 5,000 years ago. Hengshui, Xuancheng and Huzhou were three centers for making writing brushes in Chinese history. Many people still celebrate the invention of the brush every year. ________ Materials for the head part include rabbit hair, horse hair and so on. Some Chinese people like to make the writing brush with babies’ lanugos (胎毛). People believe that a writing brush made of the hair of newborn babies will bring good luck while taking exams. As for stalks (笔杆), normal materials are usually wood, but we can also see some special ones made of ivory, gold and some other expensive materials. It’s considered that the writing brush is the most important one among the Four Treasures of Chinese Study. In Chinese calligraphy (书法) and Chinese painting, the writing brush is widely used. In ancient China, children had to learn calligraphy and try to write a good hand. Even the emperors were good at calligraphy. Nowadays, some Chinese people still practice calligraphy with a writing brush from a very young age. Calligraphy is beneficial to people in some ways. When writing, people will forget all worries and even themselves, turning all thoughts into the beauty of art. People think it helps improve a person’s temper (脾气). Writing or painting with writing brushes is not only a way of communication, but also a way of expressing a person’s inner world. 1．The following cities were the centers for making writing brushes EXCEPT ________. A．Hengshui B．Xuancheng C．Huzhou D．Lanzhou 2．Which of the following sentences can be put into the “________” in paragraph 3? A．The lanugos of newborn babies can bring good luck. B．The materials needed to make writing brushes are expensive. C．The head of writing brushes can be made of different materials. D．A writing brush can be divided into two parts: the head and the stalk. 3．What does the underlined word “beneficial” in paragraph 4 mean? A．Special. B．Difficult. C．Helpful. D．Interesting. 4．What can we know from the passage? A．People started to use the writing brush 4,000 years ago. B．Chinese people now still use writing brushes in many fields. C．Writing brushes made from the human hair will help you get good grades. D．The writing brush is the most important invention in modern China. 5．What is the structure of the passage? A． B． C． D． 【答案】1．D 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了毛笔的起源、制作材料、用途、作用等。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段“Hengshui, Xuancheng and Huzhou were three centers for making writing brushes in Chinese history.”可知，文中提到的历史上的制笔中心是衡水、宣城和湖州，没有提到兰州。故选D。 2．推理判断题。第三段主要讲述了笔的材料，空格后文提到笔的头部材料，故空处应该会介绍笔的组成材料。选项D“毛笔可分为两部分：笔头和笔杆。”符合。故选D。 3．词义猜测题。根据“Calligraphy is beneficial to people in some ways. When writing, people will forget all worries and even themselves, turning all thoughts into the beauty of art. People think it helps improve a person’s temper (脾气).”可知，写书法可以忘忧、忘我、赏艺术之美等，故划线单词“beneficial”意为“有益的”，与Helpful意思相近。故选C。 4．推理判断题。根据“Nowadays, Chinese people still practice calligraphy with writing brush from a very young age. When writing, many people will forget all worries and even themselves, turning all thoughts into the beauty of art. People think it helps improve a person’s temper (脾气).”可知，今天的中国人依然用毛笔练习书法，在这个过程中，人们会忘却烦恼、把想法变成艺术，甚至它可以帮助人修身养性；由此推知中国人目前在许多领域仍然使用毛笔。故选B。 5．篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段是引出话题：毛笔是一种主要由中国制造的特殊书写工具；第二、三、四段是具体介绍与毛笔有关的一些信息，如它的历史、制作材料、作用等；第五段是总结全文。结合选项，A选项符合本文的结构。故选A。 Passage 6 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市执信中学·期中） 阅读短文及文后的A~E选项，选出可以填入1~5各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Tai chi, an ancient Chinese martial art, has become widely known. It combines slow, graceful movements with deep breathing and mental focus. 1 At the Olympics, there have been efforts to introduce traditional Chinese martial arts like tai chi as display sports. This is because it is a wonderful way to show the rich cultural heritage of China. Since tai chi originated in China, Chinese athletes often have a deeper understanding and better mastery of it. 2 . Athletes from different countries have shown great interest in learning tai chi. Many people believe that practicing tai chi can improve physical health and mental well- being. It helps to reduce stress, increase flexibility, and enhance balance. 3 They are gradually realizing that it is a way to explore and appreciate the ancient wisdom of China. 4 Some people think that it is too slow-paced compared to other sports. But its benefits cannot be ignored, and it has the potential to attract a wider audience. Supporters argue that its unique qualities make it a valuable addition to the Olympic program. Experts suggest that more efforts should be made to help tai chi become popular both at home and abroad. 5 A．However, promoting tai chi at the Olympics also faces some challenges. B．This can include organizing workshops and demonstrations at Olympic venues. C．At first, people around the world just watch tai chi performances without fully understanding its depth. D．The practice of tai chi can produce a sense of inner peace and harmony. E．This makes Chinese athletes stand out in the field of tai chi, and it also inspires others to learn. 【答案】1．D 2．E 3．C 4．A 5．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍了太极拳这一古老中国武术的特点、在奥运会推广的意义及面临的挑战，还阐述了其对身心健康的益处、人们对它的认识转变，以及专家关于推广太极拳的建议。 1．根据前文“It combines slow, graceful movements with deep breathing and mental focus”可知，开篇介绍了太极的优点，选项D“练习太极拳可以产生内心的平静与和谐感。”符合语境，故选D。 2．根据前文“Since tai chi originated in China, Chinese athletes often have a deeper understanding and better mastery of it.”可知，中国运动员对太极理解和掌握更好，设空处应是说明这带来的结果。选项E“这使得中国运动员在太极领域脱颖而出，也激励其他人去学习。”符合语境，故选E。 3．根据后文“They are gradually realizing that it is a way to explore and appreciate the ancient wisdom of China.”可知，人们逐渐认识到了太极在身心健康方面的好处，所以设空处表示最开始人们并不了解太极的内涵。选项C“起初，世界各地的人们只是观看太极拳表演，而没有完全理解其内涵。”符合语境，故选C。 4．根据后文“Some people think that it is too slow-paced compared to other sports. But its benefits cannot be ignored, and it has the potential to attract a wider audience.”可知，提到了推广太极面临的一些看法和问题，设空处应是引出这些内容。选项A“然而，在奥运会上推广太极也面临一些挑战。”符合语境，故选A。 5．根据前文“Experts suggest that more efforts should be made to help tai chi become popular both at home and abroad.”可知，专家建议努力让太极在国内外流行，设空处应是关于具体的努力措施。选项B“这可以包括在奥运场馆组织工作坊和示范活动。”符合语境，故选B。 Passage 7 （24-25九年级上·广东省佛山市顺德区北滘镇君兰中学·期中） “Turn left! Turn right!” In the information technology (IT) class, Zhang Ruixuan was controlling a robot to move around. “This is part of our artificial intelligence (AI) courses,” said the 10th grader from Beijing 101 Middle School. The school provides AI classes to both junior and senior high school students. “This term, we have learned coding (编程) through a programming language called Python,” said Zhang. Using Python to code is a basic skill for training AI models. In recent years, Python has been tested in high school graduation exams in places like Beijing, Jiangsu and Anhui. In fact, having AI education in schools has become a growing trend (趋势) in many places. In 2020, Zhejiang added AI education into textbooks from Grade 5 in primary school all the way to senior high school. In the city of Wenzhou, the government is planning to build 1,000 AI experimental schools by 2025. “With the development of technology, our textbooks are altering all the time,” said Shang Yin, an IT teacher from Beijing 101 Middle School. “From typing to using Word and Excel, and then today’s coding and AI, the courses are keeping up with the times and teaching students necessary skills.” In the future, there will be more jobs where AI knowledge is required. Even in daily life, people may need to understand things like ChatGPT and the Internet of Things (物联网). “AI education will become increasingly important,” Shang added. 1．How did the writer start the passage? A．By making a conclusion. B．By telling a story. C．By describing a class. D．By explaining the truth. 2．Students in Zhejiang Province start to learn programming from ________. A．primary school B．junior high school C．senior high school D．college 3．What does the underlined word “altering” in Paragraph 5 mean? A．Stopping. B．Keeping. C．Hiding. D．Changing. 4．Why is AI education becoming increasingly important according to the passage? A．Because AI is included in all high school graduation exams. B．Because understanding AI is becoming a necessary skill. C．Because AI is going to take place of school education. D．Because AI is students’ most powerful competitor. 5．Which can be the best title for the passage? A．The IT Class Is Disappearing B．AI Education Is Coming to Class C．A Programming Language-Python D．The Importance of AI Education 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国一些学校开始开设人工智能课程以及开设这些课程的内容和目的。 11．细节理解题。根据“‘Turn left! Turn right!’ In the information technology (IT) class, Zhang Ruixuan was controlling a robot to move around.”可知，作者是通过描述一个课堂场景来开始这篇文章的。故选C。 12．细节理解题。根据“In 2020, Zhejiang added AI education into textbooks from Grade 5 in primary school all the way to senior high school.”可知，浙江人工智能教育是从小学五年级到高中。故选A。 13．词句猜测题。根据“From typing to using Word and Excel, and then today’s coding and AI, the courses are keeping up with the times and teaching students necessary skills.”可知，随着技术的发展，课程一直在变化，所以我们的教科书一直在改变。因此，altering意为“改变”。故选D。 14．细节理解题。根据“AI education will become increasingly important”可知，因为理解AI已经成为一项必要的技能。在日常生活中，人们可能需要了解像ChatGPT和物联网这样的事情。因此，AI教育变得越来越重要是因为理解AI已成为一项必要的技能。故选B。 15．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了人工智能课程正在进入课堂的情况，因此最好的标题应该是“AI Education Is Coming to Class”即AI教育正在进入课堂。故选B。 Passage 8 （24-25九年级上·广东省江门市·期中） Whether you are in Beijing or London, getting into the underground usually needs to take out your public transport card or smartphone. However, in one Chinese city, underground riders can now completely set their hands free. Good news to everybody! Recently, one underground line in Jinan, Shandong Province has become the first in China to use 3D facial recognition technology. After downloading the required App—the Jinan Underground App, passengers can enter the station just by looking into a screen at the turnstile (旋转栅门). The process (过程) takes about two seconds, which is faster than scanning a QR code (扫描二维码). The new technology greatly speeds up the time of entering the station. About 30 to 40 passengers can pass through the turnstile every minute. Today facial recognition is more and more popular in our lives. At the restaurants in many cities across China like Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Shanghai, people can order their meals by scanning their faces in front of a self-serving screen, which has appeared since 2017. In the hotels in China, people can also check in with the help of the facial recognition technology. With the ATMs of banks such as the Agricultural Bank of China, people can get their money out from the bank by scanning their faces, without the need for a bank card or even a mobile phone. At some airports like Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, the security check process can be finished in about 12 seconds because of facial recognition technology. Soon we will say goodbye to QR codes and get ready to enter the facial recognition times. 1．Which city is the first one in China to use the technology of 3D facial recognition at the subway station? A．Beijing. B．Shanghai. C．Jinan. D．Guangzhou. 2．What is the meaning of “3 D facial recognition technology” in Chinese in the second paragraph? A．3D打印技术 B．3D人脸识别技术 C．3D整容技术 D．3D用餐技术 3．How long does it take if Tom goes into the subway station in Jinan with the help of the 3D facial recognition technology? A．About 12 seconds. B．More than 30 seconds. C．Less than 3 seconds. D．More than 40 seconds. 4．Which of the following is TRUE? A．People can only use transport cards to enter the subway station in London. B．People have to download the QR code before entering the subway station in Jinan with the 3D facial recognition technology. C．People can order their meals at restaurants in China with the help of a self-serving screen before 2017. D．Li Ming can get money out from his account (账户) in the Agricultural Bank of China with the help of facial recognition technology. 5．What does the writer think of the 3D facial recognition technology? A．It’s great. B．It’s not friendly. C．It’s impossible. D．It’s difficult to use. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．C 4．D 5．A 【导语】本文主要介绍了3D人脸识别技术的相关情况。 1．细节理解题。根据文中“Recently, one underground line in Jinan, Shandong Province has become the first in China to use 3D facial recognition technology.”可知，济南是中国第一个在地铁站使用3D人脸识别技术的城市。故选C。 2．词句猜测题。根据文中“Recently, one underground line in Jinan, Shandong Province has become the first in China to use 3D facial recognition technology. After downloading the required App—the Jinan Underground App, passengers can enter the station just by looking into a screen at the turnstile. The process takes about two seconds, which is faster than scanning a QR code”可知，这门技术是通过人们看着旋转栅门的屏幕，应是3D人脸识别技术。故选B。 3．推理判断题。根据文中“About 30 to 40 passengers can pass through the turnstile every minute.”可知，1分钟大约可通过30—40个人，1分钟60秒，可得一个人可以进入旋转栅门的时间小于3秒钟。故选C。 4．细节理解题。根据文中“With the ATMs of banks such as the Agricultural Bank of China, people can get their money out from the bank by scanning their faces, without the need for a bank card or even a mobile phone.”可知，李明可以在面部识别技术的帮助下从他在中国农业银行的账户中取钱。故选D。 5．推理判断题。根据文中“Soon we will say goodbye to QR codes and get ready to enter the facial recognition times.”及通读全文可知，作者认为3D人脸识别技术是好的。故选A。 Passage 9 （24-25九年级上·广东省汕头市潮南区陈店实验等校·期中） Trains are great for getting around cities and traveling long distances (距离). Here are some of the world’s fastest trains. Shanghai Maglev Train (磁悬浮列车), China Shanghai Maglev Train reaches a top speed of 431 kilometers each hour. It means the 30-kilometer train line from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Longyang Road Station takes about eight minutes. It is also said that Shanghai Maglev Train has reached 500 kilometers each hour during tests. CR400 Fuxing, China CR400 Fuxing trains travel at a top speed of 350 kilometers each hour, and they have reached 420 kilometers each hour during tests. Used in large cities across China, these trains can take passengers from Beijing to Shanghai in just under five hours. ICE 3, Germany Intercity-Express(ICE) trains (城际特快列车) travel across Germany and some other parts of Europe, and ICE 3 trains are the fastest among them. They usually travel at up to 300 kilometers each hour, or up to 330 kilometers each hour if they’re running late. And these trains have reached 368 kilometers each hour in tests. JR East E5, Japan JR East E5 trains travel between Tokyo and Hakodate. Although they’ve traveled at up to 400 kilometers each hour during tests, these trains usually move at up to 320 kilometers each hour for normal travel. 1．How long will it take to travel from Beijing to Shanghai by CR400 Fuxing? A．More than 20 hours. B．Less than 5 hours. C．More than 10 hours. D．Less than 1 hour. 2．What can we know about ICE 3 trains? A．They travel from Europe to Asia. B．They run faster when they’re late. C．They come from Japan. D．They’ve reached 400 kilometers each hour in tests. 3．Which is mentioned in the text? A．The speed of each train. B．The ticket price of each train. C．The time when each train was built. D．The station where each train starts. 4．What can we know from the text? A．All the high- speed trains above travel in China. B．Of all the JR East trains, JR East E5 trains are the fastest. C．CR400 Fuxing trains travel at a top speed of 360 kilometers each hour. D．The Maglev Train line in Shanghai is 30 km long. 5．In which part of a magazine can we read this passage? A．Business. B．Sports. C．Technology. D．Hobby. 【答案】1．B 2．B 3．A 4．D 5．C 【导语】本文介绍了世界上一些最快的列车及其速度和运行情况。 1．细节理解题。根据“Used in large cities across China, these trains can take passengers from Beijing to Shanghai in just under five hours.”可知乘坐CR400复兴号从北京到上海，花费的时间不到5小时。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“They usually travel at up to 300 kilometers each hour, or up to 330 kilometers each hour if they’re running late.”可知它们通常以每小时300公里的速度行驶，如果晚点，时速可达330公里；即晚点了它们可以跑得更快。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据“Shanghai Maglev Train reaches a top speed of 431 kilometers each hour.”，“CR400 Fuxing trains travel at a top speed of 350 kilometers each hour,”，“They usually travel at up to 300 kilometers each hour,”和“these trains usually move at up to 320 kilometers each hour for normal travel”可知，短文中提到了每种列车的速度。故选A。 4．细节理解题。根据“It means the 30-kilometer train line from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Longyang Road Station takes about eight minutes.”可知，从上海浦东国际机场到龙阳路站30公里的火车线路大约需要8分钟，即上海的磁悬浮列车线路长30公里。故选D。 5．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了世界上一些最快的列车及其速度和运行情况。结合选项推知，我们可能在杂志的“科技”部分读到本文。故选C。 主题03 人与自然——自然景观 Passage 10 （24-25九年级上·广东省江门市福泉奥林匹克学校·期中） Does the Dead Sea (死海) sound like a place where you’d like to go swimming? What do you expect to see in it? Do you believe there are dead things in the Dead Sea? Lying in southwest Asia, the Dead Sea is about 80 kilometres long, about 18 kilometres wide and about 400 metres deep. It also has some other names, such as the Salt Sea, the East Sea, or the Sea of the Plain. Even though it’s called the Dead Sea, it isn’t a sea at all! It’s a lake. Different from other lakes you might have seen, the Dead Sea is a quite salty lake. In fact, the Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world. The Dead Sea is so salty that nothing can live in it. That’s why it’s called the Dead Sea. And the Dead Sea stays quite salty because it gets only a little rain, and so little fresh water gets into the Dead Sea each year. Don’t let the name of the Dead Sea make you feel scared. The Dead Sea is a surprising place to visit, and many people go to the Dead Sea each year on holiday. One interesting thing is that anyone can float (漂浮) in the Dead Sea. So if you walk on the beach of the Dead Sea on a warm day, perhaps you can see many people floating in its waters. You might even see many of them reading books or magazines! 1．How does the writer start the passage? A．By telling a story. B．By listing numbers. C．By giving examples. D．By asking questions. 2．What can we learn about the Dead Sea in Paragraph 2? ①Its size.    ②Its history.    ③Its place.    ④Its importance. A．①② B．①③ C．②④ D．③④ 3．What’s Paragraph 3 mainly about? A．The Dead Sea is a salty lake. B．The Dead Sea has a strange name. C．Almost no rain or fresh water enters the Dead Sea. D．Nothing can live in the Dead Sea—plants or animals! 4．What does the underlined word “scared” mean? A．Tired. B．Lucky. C．Afraid. D．Excited. 5．What is the purpose of the passage? A．To ask for opinions on swimming in the Dead Sea. B．To share travelling experiences around the Dead Sea. C．To encourage more people to read books in the Dead Sea. D．To introduce one of the most surprising natural wonders of the world. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．D 4．C 5．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了死海的相关信息。 1．细节理解题。根据“Does the Dead Sea (死海) sound like a place where you’d like to go swimming? What do you expect to see in it? Do you believe there are dead things in the Dead Sea?”可知，作者是通过提出问题来引出文章主题的。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据“Lying in southwest Asia, the Dead Sea is about 80 kilometres long, about 18 kilometres wide and about 400 metres deep.”可知，本段提到了死海的大小和位置。故选B。 3．主旨大意题。根据第三段描述可知，主要内容是讲述死海是一个非常咸的湖泊，包括其盐度极高的原因及其不能孕育生命的特性。故选D。 4．词句猜测题。根据“Don’t let the name of the Dead Sea make you feel scared.”可知，不要因死海的名字而感到害怕，此处“scared”的意思是“害怕的”，与“Afraid”语意相近。故选C。 5．主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了死海的特点及其旅游价值，旨在向读者介绍这个自然奇观。故选D。 Passage 11 （24-25九年级上·广东省佛山市·期中） Dongtan National Nature Reserve (保护区) in Shanghai was included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List on July 26. It is a wetland (湿地) on Chongming Island. As we celebrate this good news, let’s learn more about wetlands. Some areas on Earth’s land are covered by water or have water just below the soil. This may be all year round or for just part of the year. These places are called wetlands. Wetlands come in many forms (形式), including rivers, lakes, forests and more. Most large wetland areas include more than one of these forms. Wetlands are home to lots of different animals, such as frogs and snakes. Wild geese and ducks rest in wetlands during their long trips. And 66 percent (百分比) of all the fish we eat spend at least part of their lives in wetlands Wetlands cover only 6 percent of the Earth’s surface (表面), but they play an important part in nature. They can clean the dirty water from cities and farms. Wetlands trap polluted (受污染的) things in the water and keep them in the soil. During heavy rains, wetlands take in a lot of rainwater. What’s more, wetlands help slow climate (气候) change. They take in greenhouse gases and keep them in the soil and plants. Wetlands also pull leaves and animal waste down from the surface of the water. 1．How does the write start the passage? A．By telling a story. B．By listing numbers. C．By asking a question. D．By giving an example. 2．What can we know about wetlands? A．They come in over three forms. B．They cover large part of the world. C．They are home to all animals in the world. D．They can help to increase climate change. 3．How many fish we eat spend part of their lives in wetlands? A．One third. B．One fourth. C．Two thirds. D．Three fourths. 4．What does the unlined word “trap” mean in paragraph 4? A．Use. B．Stop. C．Make. D．Clean. 5．Which is the best title of the passage? A．A Problem of Wetland B．A good Trip to Wetland C．An Advantage of Wetland D．An Introduction of Wetland 【答案】1．D 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了什么是湿地及它的形式和功能。 1． 细节理解题。根据“Dongtan National Nature Reserve in Shanghai was included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List on July 26. It is a wetland on Chongming Island.”可知，文章是通过以东滩国家自然保护区为例介绍湿地，因此是以举例来开篇的，故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据“Wetlands come in many forms, including rivers, lakes, forests and more.”可知，湿地的形式多种多样，包括河流、湖泊、森林和其他形式，即三种以上的形式。故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据“And 66 percent of all the fish we eat spend at least part of their lives in wetlands”可知，我们食用的鱼中有66%至少在湿地中度过一部分生命，相当于三分之二，故选C。 4．词义猜测题。根据“They can clean the dirty water from cities and farms. Wetlands trap polluted things in the water and keep them in the soil.”可知，湿地可以帮助清洁城市和农场的污水，将污染物保持在土壤中，也就是说可以“阻止”污染物的扩散。故选B。 5．最佳标题题。通读全文，文章主要是在对湿地进行介绍。故选D。 主题01 人与社会——文化艺术与科技 Passage 1 （24-25九年级上·广东省汕头市潮南区陈店公校联考·期中） Is there a connect ion between music and language? According to recent studies, the answer is yes. Music improves certain language abilities in the brain. Here, we look at two examples. A recent study by researcher Kraus shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person’s hearing ability. In his study, two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room. The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no musical training. The musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly. Musicians hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds. Think about violinists in an orchestra (管弦乐队). When the violinists play with the group, they hear their own instrument and many others, too. Bui the violinists must listen closely to what they are playing and pay not attention to the other sounds. In this way, musicians are able to focus on certain sounds, even in a room with lots of noise. Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke (中风) patients. Because of their illness, these people cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally. However, they can still sing. Schiaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak. Why does this work? Schlaug isn’t sure. Music seems to make different parts of the brain work, including the damaged parts. This might help patients to use that part of the brain again. Music improve memory, listening skills and our language abilities. It can even help sick people get better. Playing an instrument or singing can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp as we get older. Music is not only enjoyable, it’s also good for us in many other ways. 1．According to the passage, the two groups of people were asked to ________ in Kraus’ study. A．make a noise in the room B．listen to someone talking C．play the instruments D．take a musical training 2．The example of the violinists in Paragraph 3 tells us________. A．how musicians play in an orchestra B．how musicians focus on certain sounds C．why musicians have better hearing ability D．why musicians are not afraid of loud noise 3．Schlaug helped his patients to speak by________. A．teaching them to play instruments B．getting them to sing words C．playing music for them D．making the brain better again 4．What does the underlined word “damaged” in Paragraph 4 mean? A．Special. B．Important. C．Terrible. D．Destroyed. 5．What is the main purpose of the passage? A．To show the relationship between music and language. B．To introduce different ways of playing instruments. C．To share the ways of treating stroke patients. D．To give advice about how to make our brain active. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．B 4．D 5．A 【导语】本文讲述了音乐对大脑语言能力的积极影响。 1．细节理解题。根据“Kraus shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person’s hearing ability”以及“In his study, two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room”可知，该研究要求两个小组的人听一个人在嘈杂的房间里讲话。故选B。 2．推理判断题。根据“Musicians hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds”，以及“Bui the violinists must listen closely to what they are playing and pay not attention to the other sounds”可知，小提琴家的例子表明音乐家们专注于某些声音从而有更好的听力能力。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“Schiaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak”可知，Schlaug通过让病人唱歌来帮助他们说话。故选B。 4．词义推断题。根据前文内容和常识可知，中风患者的部分大脑可能损坏，因此“damaged”在此处意为“被毁坏的”，和“Destroyed”意思一致。故选D。 5． 主旨大意题。根据文章一开始提出的问题“Is there a connection between music and language?”和几个例子可以推测文章的主要目的是展示音乐和语言之间的关系。故选A。 Passage 2 （24-25九年级上·广东省佛山市·期中） During my first few weeks in China, I saw something interesting at the dinner table. 1 Suddenly, a group of four men were speaking loudly and waving their money around, I finally learned that they were “fighting” to pay the bill (账单)! 2 In a British restaurant, you’ll just pay for yourself. It’s called “splitting (分摊) the bill” or “going Dutch (AA 制)”. 3 Usually in Chinese restaurants, a group of people orders every dish and eats together. It is hard to work out how much each person eats and needs to pay. While in Western countries, each person chooses the food that he or she wants. 4 I enjoy both ways. 5 On days when I miss Western food, I know there will be no “fighting” for the bill. In a word, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. A．But in Britain, few people do this. B．I was in a restaurant with my friends. C．It’s easy to find out how much to pay. D．I guess there is one reason for this situation. E．It’s nice to treat your friends to dinner sometimes. 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．D 4．C 5．E 【导语】本文介绍了中西方在餐桌上处理账单的不同方式。 1．根据“I saw something interesting at the dinner table”和后文描述的情景，可知作者是在餐馆里，B选项“我和我的朋友在餐馆里。”符合语境。故选B。 2．根据前文“I finally learned that they were ‘fighting’ to pay the bill (账单)!”及后文“In a British restaurant, you’ll just pay for yourself.”可知，英国的付账方式是不同的，A选项“但是在英国，很少有人这样做。”符合语境。故选A。 3．根据“Usually in Chinese restaurants, a group of people orders every dish and eats together. It is hard to work out how much each person eats and needs to pay.”可知，这一段解释了中国人争着付款的原因，D选项“我想这种情况是有原因的。”符合语境。故选D。 4．根据“While in Western countries, each person chooses the food that he or she wants.”可知，在西方国家，人们只选择自己想吃的东西，因此容易了解需付的钱数，C选项“很容易知道要付多少钱。”符合语境。故选C。 5．根据前文“I enjoy both ways.”可知，两种方式都喜爱，后文介绍了对西方就餐付款方式的喜爱，此处应介绍中式，即请客吃饭，E选项“偶尔请客吃饭是件好事。”符合语境。故选E。 Passage 3 （24-25九年级上·广东省茂名市博雅中学·期中） Tea has a long history of more than two thousand years. Its hometown is certainly China. At first tea was considered as a kind of good thing that could make people awake so that they could study comfortably. Many knowledgeable people thought it was helpful for their study, because their minds could keep awake after drinking some tea. During Tang Dynasty, tea was sent to European countries first through the Silk Road. It was tea that made Chinese culture spread over in the Western countries. The first book about tea was The Classic of Tea by Lu Yu in Tang Dynasty. In the book, he described the tea culture. However, the tea culture changed into a kind of new form. Many people could find something bad in it in Song Dynasty. Many people spent much time on it instead of thinking about the safety of their country. Between the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, many people paid more attention to tea. People thought of it as the symbol of the spirit. Nowadays, tea has become the gentlest and the most comfortable drink in France. It has also become a helpful drink that is good for people’s skin and health in England. Lots of Chinese look on tea as one of the most popular presents that they give to others during important festivals. 1．What did many knowledgeable people think of tea when it was invented at first? A．Useless. B．Difficult. C．Meaningless. D．Helpful. 2．When was tea sent to European countries for the first time? A．In Tang Dynasty. B．In Yuan Dynasty. C．In Song Dynasty. D．In Qing Dynasty. 3．Between the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, tea was regarded(认为) as ________. A．a kind of drink B．the symbol of the spirit C．a kind of culture D．a kind of gift 4．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “gentlest” in Chinese? A．hottest B．coolest C．worst D．softest 5．Which of the following about tea is TRUE according to the passage? A．Lu Yu was born in Song Dynasty. B．Tea was invented in England. C．English regard tea as a kind of healthy drink. D．French like to give tea to others as presents. 【答案】1．D 2．A 3．B 4．D 5．C 【导语】本文主要介绍随着时间的推移，人们对茶的不同看法。 1．细节理解题。根据“Many knowledgeable people thought it was helpful for their study, because their minds could keep awake after drinking some tea.”可知，有知识的人认为茶帮他们保持清醒，因此是有帮助的。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据“During Tang Dynasty, tea was sent to European countries first through the Silk Road.”可知，唐朝时期，茶叶首先通过丝绸之路运往欧洲国家。故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据“Between the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, many people paid more attention to tea. People thought of it as the symbol of the spirit.”可知，在元末清初之间，茶被视为精神的象征。故选B。 4．词义猜测题。根据“Nowadays, tea has become the gentlest and the most comfortable drink in France.”可知，gentlest和most comfortable“最舒服的”并列，结合选项可知，应是softest“最柔软的”。故选D。 5．细节理解题。根据“ It has also become a helpful drink that is good for people’s skin and health in England”可知，英国人认为茶是一种健康的饮料。故选C。 Passage 4 （24-25九年级上·广东省珠海市子期中学、梅华中学·期中） In the age of GenAI (生成式人工智能), educators everywhere are entering a new world of teaching. It’s exciting that high technology is helping students learn in powerful ways. However, teachers also have worries, such as how to guide students in using GenAI tools like ChatGPT to learn more deeply instead of just using them to cheat. Although their influence on education is still uncertain, the use of AI in education is not new. Machine learning, a part of AI, is very good at predicting what students are ready to learn next. For example, in an English class, it can help to make sure which vocabulary words students have mastered and which ones they have not. This helps students avoid spending too much time on what they already know well, which is a great way to make learning more personalized (个性化的). During the process, well-trained AI can realize patterns in students’ use of educational software (教学软件) and let educators know about students who may have difficulty in leaning. If necessary, teachers can then take proper action. GenAI will also open doors to creating intelligent tools. Take writing in English as an example. GenAI can understand students' writing skills as soon as they finish their writing tasks, and provide personalized advice based on different learning styles. It also helps teachers better understand their students. Although the future with AI is not yet clear, it’s important to focus on what matters most—GenAI is another tool to help students succeed. 1．How do teachers feel about GenAI? A．Happy but worried. B．Surprised and moved. C．Sad and afraid. D．Excited but tired. 2．What does the underlined word “their” in paragraph 2 refer to? A．Students’. B．Teachers’. C．GenAI tools’. D．Powerful ways’. 3．Why does the author mention students’ learning English words? A．To point out some problems in AI. B．To show AI’s role in personalized learning. C．To introduce different kinds of AI tools. D．To explain the importance of AI to students. 4．Which advantage of GenAI to teachers is mentioned in the passage? A．It helps them work together. B．It saves their time in preparing lessons. C．It improves their communication with parents. D．It gives them a better understanding of students’ learning. 5．Which can be the best title of this passage? A．The Age of GenAI is Coming B．GenAI: A Tool for Personalized Learning and Teacher Support C．How GenAI is Changing Students’ Writing Skills D．The Pros and Cons of Using GenAI in the Classroom 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．B 4．D 5．B 【导语】本文讨论了生成式人工智能 (GenAI) 在教育中的作用。 1．细节理解题。根据“It’s exciting that high technology is helping students learn in powerful ways. However, teachers also have worries, such as how to guide students in using GenAI tools like ChatGPT to learn more deeply instead of just using them to cheat.”可知，教师对GenAI既感到兴奋又担心，故选A。 2．词句猜测题。根据“Although their influence on education is still uncertain, the use of AI in education is not new.”可知，生成式人工智能对教育的影响尚不确定，“their”指的是“GenAI tools’”，故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“Machine learning, a part of AI, is very good at predicting what students are ready to learn next. For example, in an English class, it can help to make sure which vocabulary words students have mastered and which ones they have not.”可知，作者举这个例子是为了说明AI在个性化学习中的作用，故选B。 4．细节理解题。根据“During the process, well-trained AI can realize patterns in students’ use of educational software (教学软件) and let educators know about students who may have difficulty in leaning.”可知，GenAI帮助教师更好地理解学生的学习，故选D。 5．最佳标题题。本文主要讨论了GenAI如何帮助个性化学习以及对教师的辅助作用，B选项“GenAI：个性化学习和教师支持的工具”最符合文章内容，故选B。 Passage 5 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市西关外国语学校·期中） Art has always been a reflection of human creativity and imagination. With the development of artificial intelligence (AI), the world of art is undergoing a significant transformation. AI painting is changing the way we create and appreciate art. People use computer algorithms (算法) to generate (生成) artwork online which is called AI painting. These algorithms are trained on large databases of existing artwork, sketches, and photographs. One of the key advantages of AI painting is its ability to produce artwork at a much faster pace than a human artist. While it may take a human artist hours or even days to complete a painting, an AI can generate a similar piece in just a few minutes. Another advantage of AI painting is its ability to create artwork that is difficult or impossible for humans to produce. For example, some AI algorithms can generate 3D models of objects or landscapes based on 2D images. Additionally, AI can be used to create artwork that combines various styles, resulting in special pieces that would be challenging for a human artist to create alone. However, there are also worries about the influence of AI on the art world. Some people argue that AI-generated artwork is short of the emotional depth of human-created art. They believe that art is not just about creating pleasing images but also about expressing human experiences and emotions. Others worry that the widespread use of AI in art could lead to a homogenization (同质化) of styles. In conclusion, AI painting is redefining the world of art. It is a good tool for artists to explore new ideas. As we continue to explore this exciting new trend, it will be fascinating to see how AI painting evolves (进化) and shapes the future of art. 1．What does AI painting refer to? A．The way we create and appreciate art. B．The use of computer algorithms to produce artwork. C．The large databases of existing artwork. D．The use of paintings, sketches, and photographs. 2．How many key advantages of AI painting are mentioned in paragraph 3? A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five. 3．What is the author’s attitude towards AI painting? A．It has more disadvantages than advantages. B．Everyone should use it to produce artwork. C．It will replace human-created art in the future. D．Artists can use it as a tool to explore new possibilities. 4．What is the structure of the passage? A．①/②③④⑤ B．①/②③④/⑤ C．①②/③④/⑤ D．①②/③④⑤ 【答案】1．B 2．B 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文主要介绍了人工智能绘画。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“People use computer algorithms (算法) to generate (生成) artwork online which is called AI painting.”可知，AI绘画指的是使用计算机算法制作艺术品。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“One of the key advantages of AI painting is its ability to produce artwork at a much faster pace than a human artist.”、“Another advantage of AI painting is its ability to create artwork that is difficult or impossible for humans to produce.”以及“Additionally, AI can be used to create artwork that combines various styles, resulting in special pieces that would be challenging for a human artist to create alone.”可知，一共提及了三个关键优势。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“In conclusion, AI painting is redefining the world of art. It is a good tool for artists to explore new ideas. ”可知，作者认为艺术家可以将其作为探索新可能性的工具。故选D。 4．篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段和第二段介绍什么是AI绘画；第三段和第四段分别介绍AI绘画的优点和不足；第五段总结全文。因此文章的结构是①②/③④/⑤。故选C。 Passage 6 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市西关外国语学校·期中） As we know, eating vegetables is good for us. Why do some people like them but others don’t? A new study has found that other people’s likes and dislikes could be a reason. According to the research, people who eat vegetables and show a clear dislike for them can influence others. People may make facial expressions (面部表情) when eating. How does it influence a person watching them? A team of scientists in the UK did a study. They asked more than 200 young women to watch videos of other adults eating broccoli (西兰花). The people in the videos had different expressions while eating. They would smile, seem neutral (neither happy nor sad), or look disgusted. The study found that when people in the videos look disgusted while eating broccoli, people watching them began to like broccoli less. The opposite was not true, however. When someone had a smile while eating broccoli, people watching them did not like broccoli more. By watching others, humans learn which behaviors will be good for them. Scientists believe that people might avoid food that looks terrible. In this way, people can protect themselves from eating something bad or dangerous. The research focused only on adults, but the team believe that the results could also work for children. This means, if children see their parents not enjoying certain foods, including vegetables, they might not want to eat them either. How does the behavior of adults influence children’s choices of food? The team said they hope to understand more about it. This could help find ways to encourage children to eat more healthy foods. 1．What did the scientists ask the young women to do? A．To eat broccoli themselves. B．To cook broccoli for the study. C．To watch videos of other adults eating broccoli. D．To make facial expressions while eating broccoli. 2．What does the underlined word “disgusted” in Paragraph 2 mean? A．Unhappy. B．Excited. C．Worried. D．Afraid. 3．What does the new study show? A．People may prefer the food others like. B．Children dislike eating certain vegetables. C．Young women are easily influenced by others. D．People may not choose the food others dislike. 4．Who could the results of the study also work for? A．Adults. B．Children. C．Parents. D．Young women. 5．Which is the best title for the passage? A．A Study on Facial Expressions B．Children’s Different Choices of Food C．The Benefits of Eating Broccoli D．A Study on Vegetables Likes and Dislikes 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 586．D 【来源】广东省佛山市顺德区2024-2025年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题 【导语】本文主要讲述了一项研究表明，人们对蔬菜的喜好可能会受到他人的影响。 1．细节理解题。根据“They asked more than 200 young women to watch videos of other adults eating broccoli (西兰花).”可知，科学家们要求这些年轻女性观看其他成人吃西兰花的视频。故选C。 2．词义猜测题。根据“They would smile, seem neutral (neither happy nor sad), or look disgusted.”可知，他们会微笑，看起来很中立(既不高兴也不悲伤)，或者看起来很厌恶，故此处划线部分和unhappy意义相近。故选A。 3．推理判断题。根据“The study found that when people in the videos look disgusted while eating broccoli, people watching them began to like broccoli less.”可知，研究发现，当视频中的人在吃西兰花时表现出厌恶的表情时，观看视频的人开始不喜欢西兰花。由此可知，人们可能不会选择其他人不喜欢的食物。故选D。 4．细节理解题。根据“The research focused only on adults, but the team believe that the results could also work for children.”可知，研究结果也适用于孩子。故选B。 5．最佳标题题。根据“A new study has found that other people’s likes and dislikes could be a reason. According to the research, people who eat vegetables and show a clear dislike for them can influence others.”及全文可知，本文主要讲述了一项研究表明，人们对蔬菜的喜好可能会受到他人的影响。因此最佳标题为“关于蔬菜喜好的一项研究”。故选D。 主题02 人与自然——动物与环境 Passage 7 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市四校·期中） People know animals do have feelings, but they are not sure if these feelings are correctly understood. In recent years, scientists have done research about the feelings of cows, frogs and pandas. ▲ It says that humans can tell whether a chicken is happy or sad by listening to its calls. The researchers put a bowl behind a door. Inside the bowl, sometimes, there was something chickens love to eat, such as rice or insects. Sometimes, there was nothing. When the chickens saw food behind the door, they seemed happy and produced fast and loud sounds, known as food calls. When there wasn’t food, the chickens made low and long noises to express disappointment. The researchers recorded all these sounds and studied their waves (波动). Then the researchers chose 16 recordings of such chicken noises. Half were from the chickens seeing the food and half were from the chickens finding no food. The recordings were played to 194 volunteers. Sixty-nine percent of the volunteers correctly understood whether the chickens were feeling happy or not, and some of them even had no experience of taking care of chickens. The result shows that humans have the natural ability to understand the feelings of chickens. Hopefully, this finding can bring about new technology to help with chicken-raising, a big industry in many countries. Some scientists are already working on a smart computer program that can tell chickens’ feelings. This is good news for farmers who want to make the birds happier and healthier. 1．Which of the following can be put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 1? A．Humans may not like animals. B．Scientists know nothing about it. C．Nobody knows why this happens. D．A new study adds chickens to the list. 2．Which is most probably the sound wave of a happy call by a chicken? A． B． C． D． 3．How did the volunteers help with the research? A．By listening to the chicken calls. B．By taking care of the chickens. C．By finding food for the chickens. D．By making the chickens happy. 4．What is the best title for the passage? A．Farmers Know Chickens Best B．Happy Chickens, Sad Chickens C．Farmers’ Best Choice D．Smart Farmers, Healthy Farmers 【答案】1．D 2．D 3．A 4．B 【导语】本文介绍了近年来，科学家研究了动物的情感，特别是鸡的叫声与情感之间的关系。研究发现，人们能通过听鸡的叫声来判断它们是高兴还是难过实验中，志愿者们能够准确识别出鸡的情绪表明人类具有理解鸡情感的自然能力。这一发现有望促进养鸡业的发展，并已有科学家在开发能识别鸡情绪的智能程序。 1．推理判断题。根据“In recent years, scientists have done research about the feelings of cows, frogs and pandas...It says that humans can tell whether a chicken is happy or sad by listening to its calls.”可以推断，接下来要介绍的是关于鸡的研究。因此，选项D“一个新的研究将鸡加入了这个名单”最符合上下文逻辑。故选D。 2．推理判断题。根据“When the chickens saw food behind the door, they seemed happy and produced fast and loud sounds, known as food calls.”可以推断，鸡在看到食物时会发出快速而响亮的声音。因此，选项D的波形图最符合描述。故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据“ The researchers recorded all these sounds and studied their waves (波动).”可知，研究者通过听鸡的叫声来帮助研究。故选A。 4．标题归纳题。通读全文，根据“It says that humans can tell whether a chicken is happy or sad by listening to its calls.”可推知，最佳标题应为：快乐的小鸡，悲伤的小鸡。故选B。 Passage 8 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市荔湾区第一中学·期中） 阅读短文及文后 A~E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Think about what you like to wear on the weekend. There’s a good chance that you like to put on a pair of blue jeans. 1 To make jeans feel nicer and give them a blue colour, some man-made chemicals are added to denim (牛仔布) . Every time we wash our jeans, small bits of denim drop. 2 Scientists studied the Great Lakes in America and found denim waste in it. The harmful chemicals in denim have spread far and wide. 3 It’s because they may take the bits of denim as food by mistake. 4 The answer was worrying: About 50, 000 bits. Not all of them come into the environment. Wastewater treatment factories can deal with 99% of them. This may sound pretty good. However, the rest of them still have a bad influence on the environment. 5 Probably not. “We need to buy fewer jeans and only wash them when we truly need to do it,” says Sam Athey, one of the scientists. Maybe you can wash your jeans less often or find new ways to recycle old jeans, so they don’t harm the planet. A．Does this mean we shouldn’t wear jeans? B．They might be putting some sea animals in danger. C．But according to a new study, our love for jeans may be bad for Earth. D．They come out of our washing machine and into the world’s rivers, lakes and oceans. E．Scientists also washed jeans to see how many bits of denim each pair would drop for each wash. 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．B 4．E 5．A 【导语】本文讲述了牛仔裤对环境的潜在危害以及我们如何可以通过改变一些习惯来减少这些影响。 1． 根据“Think about what you like to wear on the weekend. There’s a good chance that you like to put on a pair of blue jeans.”和下文“The harmful chemicals in denim have spread far and wide.”可知，应该是揭示穿牛仔裤对地球不好的影响，选项C“但根据一项新的研究，我们对牛仔裤的热爱可能对地球有害”符合语境。故选C。 2．根据“Every time we wash our jeans, small bits of denim drop. ”可知，牛仔布的小片段从牛仔裤上掉落下来，选项D“它们从我们的洗衣机出来，流入世界的河流、湖泊和海洋”符合语境，说明掉落下来的小片段流向何处。故选D。 3．根据“The harmful chemicals in denim have spread far and wide.”和“They may take the bits of denim as food by mistake”可知，这对一些海洋动物可能构成危险，选项B“它们可能正在危及一些海洋动物”符合语境。故选B。 4．根据“The answer was worrying: About 50, 000 bits. ”和上文“Scientists studied the Great Lakes in America and found denim waste in it. The harmful chemicals in denim have spread far and wide”可知，科学家们洗牛仔裤以检测掉落下来的牛仔布小片段数量，选项E“科学家们还洗了牛仔裤，看看每条牛仔裤洗一次会掉多少块小片段”符合语境。故选E。 5．根据“Probably not”和“We need to buy fewer jeans…”可知，此处是疑问句，人们仍然可以穿牛仔裤，但可能需要减少购买，选项A“这是否意味着我们不应该穿牛仔裤”符合语境。故选A。 主题03 人与社会——学习与人际沟通 Passage 9 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市荔湾区第一中学·期中） A mindset is the way of thinking. Your mindset can affect almost every part of your daily life. Dr. Carol Dweck, a scientist who studies how the mind works, has discovered that people with a fixed mindset deal with problems in a different way from those with a growth mindset. Imagine that two students, Anna and Amy, are taking a really hard math test in September. Anna has a fixed mindset, which means she believes that a person’s intelligence is fixed. You’re either smart or stupid, and if you’re smart, everything is easy for you. Amy has a growth mindset, which means she believes that intelligence can grow. Not everyone can become a genius, but they can improve the skills they have and develop new ones. So, which is right? It’s Amy, since, believe it or not, research shows that you really can get smarter by working hard, practising, and challenging yourself. As you know, your brain is made up of billions of neurons (神经元). They are all connected and send messages to each other. Scientists have found that when we learn, neurons make new connections and old connections grow stronger. But if connections aren’t used, they will break down. So, learning is like exercise for your brain. The more you work it out, the stronger and smarter your network of neurons will become. According to Dr. Carol Dweck’s studies, people with a fixed mindset worry about grades. They’re afraid of looking stupid when they make mistakes. People with a growth mindset care about learning not grades. They learn from their mistakes and try to find different ways of solving problems. They ask for help when necessary. In only two years, babies learn to walk, talk and feed themselves. They never worry about looking stupid when learning. If they make mistakes, they just try again. Dweck’s team also discovered that, with some work, kids can choose to have a growth mindset. They can do better in school. The trick is to notice what mindset you have. If you ever think yourself stupid, it’s not true. You just have not learned how to do something yet. 1．Which of the following is true about neurons? A．Learning is not always helpful to them. B．All of them are connected to each other. C．They only make new connections when we study. D．The connections among them will never break down. 2．What might a man with a growth mindset agree about? A．If people are smart enough, they can do everything easily. B．The mindset plays the most important role in people’s life. C．People will look foolish when they make mistakes in study. D．Everyone can get smarter by working hard and practising more. 3．Why does the writer give the example of babies in Paragraph 5? A．To show babies learn new skills from mistakes. B．To show babies easily make mistakes in daily life. C．To show babies learn skills faster than older people. D．To show babies have fewer worries than older people. 4．How did the writer develop his main idea? A．By listing numbers. B．By telling true stories. C．By comparing the differences. D．By showing reasons and results. 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．A 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了两种心态——固定心态和成长心态，并指出成长心态更有利于个人成长和学习；文章通过对比两种心态的特点和影响，强调了拥有成长心态的重要性，并鼓励人们积极培养成长心态，勇于面对挑战和学习。 1．细节理解题。根据第四段“As you know, your brain is made up of billions of neurons. They are all connected and send messages to each other.”可知，神经元之间都是相互连接的。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据第二段“Amy has a growth mindset, which means she believes that intelligence can grow.”和第三段“It’s Amy, since, believe it or not, research shows that you really can get smarter by working hard, practising, and challenging yourself.”可知，拥有成长心态的人会认为通过努力学习、练习和挑战自己，每个人都可以变得更聪明。故选D。 3．推理判断题。根据第五段“In only two years, babies learn to walk, talk and feed themselves. They never worry about looking stupid when learning. If they make mistakes, they just try again.”可知，作者提到婴儿在学习走路、说话和自己吃东西的过程中从不担心犯错，即使犯了错也会再次尝试；据此可以推断，作者举这个例子是为了说明婴儿从错误中学习新技能。故选A。 4．推理判断题。综合全文可知，本文通过比较固定心态和成长心态的不同，以及它们对个人日常生活的影响，来展开论述；据此可以推断，作者通过比较差异来阐述他的主要观点。故选C。 Passage 10 （24-25九年级上·广东省东莞市·期中） Maybe you won’t think you can be the best student. However, anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s some advice. Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule. First set your time for eating, sleeping, sports, etc. Then decide a good and enough time for studying. ▲ . A weekly schedule may not make you the best, but it will make you know what is happening to your time. Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. It may be a desk or a corner of your room, only things for study. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, keep your mind on the subject. Make good use of your time in class. Listen to everything the teachers say. Listening in class carefully means less work later. Taking notes will also help. Have daily study. When you get home from school, read your notes before doing your homework. Read the text that your teacher is going to teach the next day. This will help you understand the importance of the next class. Have a correct understanding about exams. An exam is to show what you learn about a subject. They help you remember your lessons. There are other ways that may help you with your studying. You may find them out after you have tried these. 1．What does the underlined word “schedule” in the second paragraph mean? A．Timetable. B．School. C．Subject. D．Lesson. 2．Which of the following sentences would be the best in “ ▲ ” in the second paragraph? A．Study is more useful than rest. B．Fun is the most important. C．Don’t forget to leave some time for fun. D．Fun comes first than study. 3．What is a good way for daily study? A．Setting the time for fun. B．Finding a desk of your room. C．Doing homework after reading notes. D．Passing the exams. 4．Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage? A．You should keep your mind on the subject when you sit down to study. B．You should listen carefully in class and you will have more work later. C．You should do your homework after reading notes. D．You should have a correct understanding about exams. 5．Which can be the best title for the passage? A．Find a Good Place to Study B．Make Good Use of Your Time in Class C．Have a Correct Understanding About Exams D．The Ways to Become a Better Student 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．C 4．B 5．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了成为一名好学生的一些建议和方法：认真计划你的时间、找到一个好的学习地方、充分利用课上的时间、每天学习、正确理解考试。 1．词句猜测题。根据“Plan your time carefully”和“First set your time for eating, sleeping, sports, etc. Then decide a good and enough time for studying.”可知，此处划线单词表示制定一个“时间表”，即timetable。故选A。 2．推理判断题。根据“First set your time for eating, sleeping, sports, etc. Then decide a good and enough time for studying”可知，首先设定好吃饭、睡觉、运动等的时间。然后决定一个好的和足够的时间来学习，故可推测出，接下来应提及玩耍的时间。选项C“别忘了留点时间玩。”符合语境。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“Have daily study. When you get home from school, read your notes before doing your homework”可知，每天学习。当你从学校回到家，在做作业之前先看笔记。故选C。 4．细节理解题。根据“Listening in class carefully means less work later”可知，上课认真听讲意味着课后工作的减少。故选项B“你上课要认真听讲，后面会有更多的作业。”表述错误。故选B。 5．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了成为一名好学生的一些建议和方法。故选D。 Passage 11 （24-25九年级上·广东省珠海市九洲中学·期中） The Feynman Technique (费曼学习法) was developed by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. It’s a study method that helps students learn by teaching others. The Feynman Technique has been one of the most effective (有效的) study methods for many years. For one thing, it helps students really understand something instead of just memorizing information. What’s more, unlike traditional study methods like rereading textbooks or reviewing notes, it pushes students to be more actively involved in the learning process. If you want to use the Feynman Technique to study better, follow these steps. To begin with, choose a topic you want to learn, including sub-topics (子主题). If not, you’ll end up jumping between topics without developing a deeper understanding of any of them. The second step is the heart of the Feynman Technique: explaining the topic simply enough to be understood by a sixth-grade student. This requires you to help the child understand by using the simplest and clearest language possible. This step helps divide indigestible topics into their most basic parts. Next, review your explanation (解释) and try to find any area where you felt that you couldn’t explain the topic simply. When possible, it can be very helpful to get advice from someone whose understanding is similar to that of a sixth-grader, such as your best friend. The fourth step is to improve your explanation by using the information collected from the third step. Finally, repeat the steps. The Feynman Technique works best with repetition, and that is why going through all the prior (先前的) steps just once is usually not enough to fully understand the topic. Once you’re confident you’ve learned the topic, it’s time to give yourself a prize. Perhaps, like me, enjoy a nice cup of coffee. 1．Why is the Feynman Technique better than traditional study methods? A．It saves students’ study time. B．It allows students to study in groups. C．It encourages students to do active learning. D．It helps students memorize more information. 2．What does the underlined word “indigestible” mean? A．Big. B．Small. C．Simple. D．Difficult. 3．Who can you get suggestions from according to the third step? A．Your parents. B．Your teachers. C．A 12-year-old girl. D．Your classmates. 4．Which of the following is the correct order for the Feynman Technique? ①Pick a topic to learn.        ② Improve the weak areas. ③Explain it in simplest words.    ④ Repeat the steps until you really learn it. ⑤ Find the “imperfect part” of your explanation. A．①→③→⑤→②→④ B．①→⑤→②→③→④ C．⑤→②→①→③→④ D．③→⑤→②→④→① 5．In which part of a magazine can we most probably find this passage? A．Technology. B．Education. C．Culture. D．Life. 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．C 4．A 5．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍费曼学习法。 1．细节理解题。根据“unlike traditional study methods like rereading textbooks or reviewing notes, it pushes students to be more actively involved in the learning process.”可知与重读教科书或复习笔记等传统学习方法不同，它促使学生更积极地参与学习过程。故选C。 2．词义猜测题。根据“This step helps divide indigestible topics into their most basic parts.”可知把分离的困难的话题组成简单的部分，故此处划线部分意为“困难的”。故选D。 3．推理判断题。根据“When possible, it can be very helpful to get advice from someone whose understanding is similar to that of a sixth-grader, such as your best friend.”可知如果可能的话，从理解能力与六年级学生相似的人那里得到建议会非常有帮助，所以可从六年级学生那得到建议，可以推测出是12岁女孩。故选C。 4．细节理解题。根据“To begin with, choose a topic you want to learn, including sub-topics”“The second step is the heart of the Feynman Technique: explaining the topic simply enough to be understood by a sixth-grade student”“Next, review your explanation (解释) and try to find any area where you felt that you couldn’t explain the topic simply”以及“The fourth step is to improve your explanation by using the information collected from the third step. Finally, repeat the steps.”可知首先是选择一个你想学习的主题，包括子主题，第二步是简单地解释这个主题，第三步是复习你的解释，试着找到你觉得不能简单地解释该主题的任何领域，第四步是使用从第三步收集的信息来改进你的解释，第五步是重复这些步骤。故正确顺序是①→③→⑤→②→④。故选A。 5．推理判断题。本文主要介绍费曼学习法，故可能出现在杂志的教育部分。故选B。 Passage 12 （24-25九年级上·广东省广州市第四中学·期中） Domestic drama film Better Days (《少年的你》) led the Chinese mainland box office nowadays. It tells the story of two high school students whose fates were changed by an accident. Seventeen-year-old Nian meets Bei, a tough street kid. Nian is the subject of cruel bullying (欺凌) at high school. The film is heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. The movie is set before College Entrance Examination. It offers thoughts of competition between teenagers and national issues of school bullying. Bullying is a sad reality that has affected many kids. What is worse about it is that bullying can lead to more result s such as lowered self-respect, poor performance. and self harm among kids. Here are a few anti-bullying dos and don’ts for you. •Walk away from a bully and tell an adult, It’s OK to be scared and ask for help. •Don’t look down when a bully says something. Stand tall and look into the bully’s eyes. •Take a moment to calm down before responding to a bully. It is tough to think straight, and recall the reply you’ve practised with your parents, if you re scared. •Speak clearly without making the bully angry, say, “I want you to stop laughing at me •Use your best poker face (扑克脸). The less scared or affected you look, the less the bully will do. •Get between a bully and his/her target. Go and stand beside a child who is being bullied. Turn him/her away from the bully, and walk with him/her towards an adult. •Avoid being alone with a bully. Bullying usually happens where adults are not present, so you should avoid empty hall ways, bathrooms or areas of the playground with bad sight lines to an adult. Try to sit near the front of the bus, and be near the cafeteria manager at lunch time. 1．What is the purpose of paragraph 1? ________ A．To give an example. B．To advertise a new film. C．To give a conclusion. D．To introduce the topic. 2．Bullying will cause the following EXCEPT ________. A．Lower self-respect. B．Poor performance. C．Self-harm among kids. D．Competition between teenagers. 3．Which is the right way to deal with the bully according to the passage? ________ A．You can make the bully angry. B．You can use your best poker face. C．You should look down when the bully talks to you. D．You should run away if you see a child being bullied. 4．What’s the purpose of writing the passage? ________ A．To help students build confidence. B．To teach students how to face a bully. C．To teach students how to fight with a bully. D．To encourage students to see the film Better Days. 【答案】1．D 2．D 3．B 4．B 【导语】本文主要是教学生如何面对欺凌者，提供了一些反欺凌的建议和方法。 1．推理判断题。根据“Domestic drama film Better Days (《少年的你》) led the Chinese mainland box office nowadays....Nian is the subject of cruel bullying (欺凌) at high school....It offers thoughts of competition between teenagers and national issues of school bullying.”可知，第一段的目的是引出话题，通过介绍电影《少年的你》来引出校园欺凌的问题。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据“What is worse about it is that bullying can lead to more results such as lowered self-respect, poor performance and self-harm among kids.”可知，校园欺凌会导致自尊心下降、表现不佳和自残等问题，但不会导致青少年之间的竞争。故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据“Use your best poker face (扑克脸). The less scared or affected you look, the less the bully will do.”可知，面对欺凌者时可以使用扑克脸（即保持冷静、不受影响的表情），这样欺凌者就不会继续欺负你。故选B。 4．推理判断题。根据“Here are a few anti-bullying dos and don’ts for you.”可知，本文提供了一些反欺凌的建议和方法，所以其主要目的是教学生如何面对霸凌。故选B。 2 / 41 1 / 41 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $