Unit 4 Life on Mars（单元测试·苏州专用) 英语牛津译林版九年级下册

………………○………………外………………○………………装………………○………………订………………○………………线………………○……………… ………………○………………内………………○………………装………………○………………订………………○………………线………………○……………… 此卷只装订不密封 ………………○………………内………………○………………装………………○………………订………………○………………线………………○……………… ………………○………………外………………○………………装………………○………………订………………○………………线………………○……………… … 学校：______________姓名：_____________班级：_______________考号：______________________ 2025-2026学年九年级下册英语单元测试（苏州专用） Unit 4·培优卷 学校:___________班级：___________姓名：___________分数：___________ （时间：100分钟，满分：100分） 第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 On April 12, 2025, China’s first Mars rover, “Tianwen-3”, landed on Mars. Its mission was to explore the planet and look for signs of life. This was a huge step for China’s space program. Before the landing, scientists faced many 1 . Mars had extreme cold, reaching minus 100°C, and signals took a long time to reach Earth. But the team didn’t 2 . They worked 3 and solved all problems. When the rover moved, it quickly collected soil samples and sent data (资料) back. Later, “Tianwen-3” found 4 evidence (迹象) of water ice under the Martian soil. This was great news as it could help future human living on Mars. The rover also took 5 photos of Mars’ landscape, showing rocks, valleys and a red sky. After the main mission, “Tianwen-3” will work 6 until its energy is used up. This project shows China’s strong 7 in space exploration. The “Tianwen-3” mission also inspired students. Many schools held space-themed (太空主题的) activities to 8 students. Some students made small 9 of space stations at home. With this success, China will 10 more space projects in the future. 1．A．successes B．challenges C．chances D．changes 2．A．give up B．get up C．stand up D．look up 3．A．carelessly B．lazily C．patiently D．angrily 4．A．weak B．little C．false D．clear 5．A．boring B．normal C．amazing D．colorful 6．A．first B．second C．finally D．continuously 7．A．will B．advice C．progress D．knowledge 8．A．stop B．encourage C．ask D．order 9．A．pictures B．stories C．models D．books 10．A．start B．stop C．cancel D．leave 第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Welcome to Star Hunter Party 7:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m. on Mar. 9th, 2025 Please join the Skywatch Club before Mar. 8th. Have you ever seen the Arcturus (大角星) which is the brightest star in spring? If you are aged from 13 to 19, welcome to our Star Hunter Party! You can enjoy food, drinks and light music there. You can make friends with someone who has the same hobby. TIPS FOR THE PARTY: ●Use a flashlight (手电筒) with a red filter (滤光器) to help you find the way. Please avoid shining your light out onto the field when you enter. Instead, kindly point the beam (光线) down and in front of you. This is polite to others on the field. ●Telescopes (望远镜) will be set up to view the star. If you already have a telescope, feel free to bring it along. And we suggest you arrive half an hour earlier, though, to have enough time to set it up. Please call us at 3141799 or email at starhunter@gmail.com for more information. If it is rainy or cloudy that night, the party will be put off until Mar. 16. Any changes will be posted on the website. 11．What can’t you do in the Star Hunter Party? A．Eat some food. B．Sing songs. C．Make friends. D．Watch the star. 12．Which is the correct way to use the flashlight? A． B． C． D． 13．When is it better for you to arrive if you bring your own telescope? A．Before 6:00 p.m. B．Before 9:30 p.m. C．At 6:30 p.m. D．At 10:00 p.m. B An experiment which saw salad seeds sent into space has given hope for the future of growing food on another planet, according to a recently-published study. The findings have appeared after two kilograms of seeds spent six months on board the International Space Station (ISS) with the astronaut, Tim Peake, as part of his Principia mission (普林西比任务). There, the seeds could have taken in up to 100 times more radiation (辐射) than on Earth while being influenced by the violent shaking from the stresses of space travel. When the seeds returned to Earth in 2016, 600,000 children from schools across Britain took part in an experiment, supported by the UK Space Agency, to plant them and monitor their growth, comparing it to that of seeds that had remained on Earth. The results showed that, though the space seeds grew more slowly and had a shorter lifespan, they were still able to survive. Peake said, “When humans travel to Mars, they will need to find ways to feed themselves, and this research helps us understand some of the biology of seed storage and germination (发芽) which will be important for future space missions.” The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) tasked 8,600 schools and groups across Britain with taking part in the controlled study and recording their results as a scientist would. It was part of a project called Rocket Science, led by the RHS Campaign for School Gardening, in partnership with the UK Space Agency. RHS manager Alana Cama said, “The Rocket Science experiment opened a window into space biology and allowed young people to be at the forefront of creative research.” “This research project did more than just inspire (激励); it furthered our understanding of the challenges around growing plants in unusual environments and the possibility of growing food on long-term space missions in the future. Inspiring a new generation of botanists and biologists will remain our goal to make life richer for everyone through plants.” 14．What do the findings of the experiment show? A．The future of growing plants in space looks bright. B．Astronauts successfully grew salad seeds on Mars. C．Salad seeds sent into space turned out to be a failure. D．The radiation makes it impossible for plants to survive. 15．Which word can be filled in the blank to complete the research steps? Carry the seeds into space → Bring them back to Earth → ________ their growth → Make comparisons A．Update B．Protect C．Watch D．Improve 16．Unlike those on Earth, the seeds sent into space ________. A．can grow 100 times larger in size B．provide enough food for astronauts C．stop growing when returning to Earth D．are more likely to grow old faster 17．What can we learn from what Alana Cama said? A．Growing plants in unusual environments is no longer a challenging task. B．The project inspires the interests of the young generation in creative fields. C．The exploration of growing food in space is the central mission in the future. D．A new generation of botanists and biologists does the most important work in the research. C 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. A new study adds chickens to the list. 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. 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 pinpoint chickens’ feelings. This is good news for farmers who want to make the chickens happier and healthier. 18．Which is most probably the sound wave of a happy call by a chicken? (t for time; s for sound volume音量) A． B． C． D． 19．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. 20．The underlined word “pinpoint” in Paragraph 4 can be used in Zootopia 2 is here! This time, a mysterious ① makes some animals act very strangely across the city. To solve it, Judy Hopps must use her sharp eye to ② the hidden bad guy behind. She teams up with Nick Wilde for another exciting and ③ adventure. Can they find the answer in time to ④ Zootopia safe? Watch and find out! A．① B．② C．③ D．④ 21．What’s the purpose of the passage? A．To show a possible use in farming with animals’ feelings. B．To prove (证明) animals have similar feelings like humans. C．To describe different sounds that chickens are able to make. D．To tell how easily humans can understand animals’ feelings. D The Mole (鼹鼠) had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home. Suddenly he cried, “Forget this spring-cleaning!” and rushed out of his house. Something up above was calling him to the sunshine and the fresh air. He dug and dug through the tunnel (隧道). And then suddenly, his paws (爪) broke into the open air, and he found himself lying in the warm grass of a great field. “This is wonderful!” he said to himself. “This is much better than cleaning!” He walked across the field until he reached a river. For the first time in his life, the Mole saw a river. It was shining and dancing in the sun, full of life and little happy waves. It seemed to play with everything it touched. He was completely amazed. As he sat on the grass, looking at the river, a dark hole in the opposite bank caught his eye. Something bright and small seemed to shine from it. Then, out of the hole jumped out a brown little face with whiskers (胡须). It was the Water Rat (河鼠)! “Hello, Mole!” said the Rat. “Hello, Rat!” said the Mole. “Would you like to come over?” asked the Rat. “Oh, it’s easy for you to say,” said the Mole, feeling nervous, for the river was so new, wonderful but big to him. The Rat said nothing, but he picked up a long rope that was lying near the bank. With a quick, smooth movement, he pulled a little wooden boat out from some thick plants. “That’s how we cross,” he said cheerfully. “Jump in—or, let me come across for you!” In a moment, the boat touched the grass where the Mole sat. Shaking with excitement but full of trust, he stepped carefully into the boat and began his very first journey on the river, and a friendship that was to grow with every passing day. Adapted from The Wind in the Willows 22．Why did the Mole suddenly rush out of his house? A．He heard someone calling him. B．He wanted some sunshine and air. C．He wanted to clean his tunnel. D．He was thirsty and wanted some water. 23．According to Paragraph 3, what can we know about the river? A．The river was clean and it made animals happy. B．The river brought a feeling of joy and liveliness. C．The river liked dancing and playing with animals. D．The river made the Mole scared when he first saw it. 24．What does the underlined sentence show? A．The Mole thought the Rat was good at talking. B．The Mole thought crossing the river was easy. C．The Mole became excited about the Rat’s invitation. D．The Mole doubted whether he could cross the river. 25．Which of the following can best show the Mole’s experience? A．A lesson about the importance of crossing a river safely. B．A sad reason about why an animal chose to leave his home. C．An exciting story about an animal exploring the new world. D．A funny adventure about a rat and a mole playing in the river. 第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 An old man lived in a village. He was one of the rudest people in the world. The whole village was tired of him, 26 He was always complaining and was always in a bad mood (情绪). When people tried to cheer him up, he would rudely turn them away. The longer he lived, the more bad-tempered he became. People stayed away from him because his bad mood was contagious (传染性的). It was even unusual and impolite to feel happy around him 27 But one day—the day he turned 80 years old, in fact—an unbelievable thing happened. The villagers said among themselves, “The old man is happy today. He hasn’t complained about anything. 28 It is surprising that he is polite to others and seems to be happy every day.” The whole village went to see the old man. One of the villagers asked the old man, “What happened to you? Why are you so happy now?” “Nothing special has happened, in fact,” the man said. “For 80 years I’ve been looking for happiness, but it was no use. 29 That’s why I’m happy now.” It is important to realize that your mood can affect (影响) the moods of those around you. Everyone has bad days sometimes. 30 Just try to accept their help. Will you feel happy if your friends are happy? If your friends are sad, how will you feel? Do you have any ways to cheer yourself up when you feel sad? Please share your ideas with us. A．By behaving like this, he made the rest of the village feel unhappy as well. B．He is smiling and his face looks kind. C．If someone tries to cheer you up, don’t be rude to them. D．I want to affect others around me and help them a lot. E．Most of villagers felt happy while the rest felt sad every day. F．And then I decided to live without happiness and just enjoy life. G．because he was always unhappy. 第四部分 词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分） 第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。 31．Smokers are well (知道, 意识到) of the dangers to their own health. 32．When you talk with a (陌生人), be careful about one thing: don’t talk much about yourself. 33．—Can you tell me if there are any (外星人) in the world?   —Sorry, I don’t know. 34．We may move to Mars, one of the Sun’s p , which circles around the Sun like the Earth. 35．Now 5G is developing r and people use it almost everywhere. 36．The dishes in the restaurant are very t . All of us like them very much. 37．A space sleeping bag is used by being fixed to the walls to prevent f . 38．The bus is so c that you can’t find any more room. 第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上、填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。 underground, separate, resource, pick up, save What do you imagine cities will be like in the future? Will we have smart buildings and flying cars? Will we have robots that 39 our rubbish? Will we still travel to school or will we study online from home? Maybe…or maybe not, but what we do know is that in the future, cities are going to have more and more people living in them. Having more people means that we’ll need more 40 , like water and energy, and more ways to grow food too. It also means that we will need more space for homes, schools, hospitals and parks. Perhaps all the buildings and roads will be 41 and we’ll just have parks and cycle lanes above. Many cities are already planning for the future. For example, Bristol is a cycling city in England. You can hire a bike (instead of taking a car or bus), and ride in cycle lanes which are 42 from the traffic. In Singapore, people are looking “up” to grow food! To 43 land, they grow vegetables in lots of layers (层) in special tall buildings, called “vertical farms”. And in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, there are floating houses built on water instead of on land! 第五部分 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Pang Zhongwang was born in 1999 in Wuqiao County, Hebei Province. It seemed like life had given him the “worst cards”. His mother couldn’t walk because of 44 (ill), and his father had a mental health problem. What’s worse, he was born 45 a heart disease. Even though there were so many difficulties, Pang Zhongwang was a hard-working boy. While 46 (attend) junior high and senior high school, he always got up at 5 a.m. to remember English words. During breaks, he did math exercises. He studied so hard that he always took 47 lead in his school. At 18, Pang changed 48 (he) life. He got 684 points in the college entrance exam. It was 49 (real) unbelievable. With the extra 60 points from Tsinghua University’s “Self-improvement Plan”, he became a student in Tsinghua University. After entering Tsinghua, Pang refused all donations. Instead, he 50 (take) summer jobs to make money. Even now, he still keeps busy. After classes, he does lab research. “Life gave me bad cards, but I decide how 51 (play) them.” Pang said. This August, he 52 (give) a great honor — he became one of the “People Who Moved China”. Pang shows that poor children can also achieve success 53 they never give up. 第六部分 阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分） 请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 Su Shi was a famous Chinese writer, poet and painter. When he was young, he read a lot of books and wrote so many good articles that people thought he was pretty talented. Because of this, he wrote a couplet (对联) for himself: Know all the words in the world Read all the books on the earth An old man saw this couplet and thought, “Su Shi is so proud. It is necessary for him to learn how to be modest.” So one day, he came to Su Shi’s house with a book. The book was shown to Su Shi and the old man said, “Though I have read the book many times, there are still some difficult words that I can’t understand. You are a person with rich knowledge so I come to you for help.” Su Shi took the book from the old man’s hand happily. He thought he would understand the words. However, when he opened it, he saw a lot of words he didn’t know. At that time, Su Shi realized that there were many other things he needed to learn. His face turned red and he said, “Now I know why you came.” Hearing Su Shi’s words, the old man smiled without saying anything. That day, they read the book together for several hours and both of them learned a lot from each other. After the old man left, Su Shi added some words to the couplet: Work hard to know all the words in the world Be determined to read all the books on the earth From then on, Su Shi worked even harder. He spent more time reading books and he practised writing all the time. Day by day, he got better and became more successful. 54．Why did the old man take a book to Su Shi’s house? 55．How did Su Shi’s action change after meeting the old man? 56．What do you think of this story? Based on this story, what can you learn about how to learn better? 第七部分 书面表达（共1题；满分25分） 57．假如现在是2092年，你是Kate，生活在火星上，你的朋友Jim现在在地球上，他即将来火星生活。请你用英语写一封100词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）的信，向他介绍你在火星上的生活。 Dear Jim, Now, I’m writing a letter to you on Mars. It’s really wonderful to live on Mars. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes, Kate 试题 第7页（共8页） 试题 第8页（共8页） 试题 第9页（共8页） 试题 第10页（共8页） 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年九年级下册英语单元测试（苏州专用） Unit 4·培优卷 学校:___________班级：___________姓名：___________分数：___________ （时间：100分钟，满分：100分） 第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 On April 12, 2025, China’s first Mars rover, “Tianwen-3”, landed on Mars. Its mission was to explore the planet and look for signs of life. This was a huge step for China’s space program. Before the landing, scientists faced many 1 . Mars had extreme cold, reaching minus 100°C, and signals took a long time to reach Earth. But the team didn’t 2 . They worked 3 and solved all problems. When the rover moved, it quickly collected soil samples and sent data (资料) back. Later, “Tianwen-3” found 4 evidence (迹象) of water ice under the Martian soil. This was great news as it could help future human living on Mars. The rover also took 5 photos of Mars’ landscape, showing rocks, valleys and a red sky. After the main mission, “Tianwen-3” will work 6 until its energy is used up. This project shows China’s strong 7 in space exploration. The “Tianwen-3” mission also inspired students. Many schools held space-themed (太空主题的) activities to 8 students. Some students made small 9 of space stations at home. With this success, China will 10 more space projects in the future. 1．A．successes B．challenges C．chances D．changes 2．A．give up B．get up C．stand up D．look up 3．A．carelessly B．lazily C．patiently D．angrily 4．A．weak B．little C．false D．clear 5．A．boring B．normal C．amazing D．colorful 6．A．first B．second C．finally D．continuously 7．A．will B．advice C．progress D．knowledge 8．A．stop B．encourage C．ask D．order 9．A．pictures B．stories C．models D．books 10．A．start B．stop C．cancel D．leave 【答案】 1．B 2．A 3．C 4．D 5．C 6．D 7．A 8．B 9．C 10．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了中国首个火星探测器“天问三号”成功登陆火星并开展科学探索任务的故事，同时提到该任务对中国航天事业和青少年的积极影响。 1．句意：在着陆前，科学家们面临许多挑战。 successes成功；challenges挑战；chances机会；changes变化。根据“Mars had extreme cold, reaching minus 100°C, and signals took a long time to reach Earth.”可知，极端温度和信号延迟是科学家需要克服的困难，科学家们面临许多挑战。故选B。 2．句意：但团队没有放弃。 give up放弃；get up起床；stand up站起来；look up查阅。根据“They worked patiently and solved all problems”可知，团队坚持解决问题没有放弃。故选A。 3．句意：他们耐心工作并解决了所有问题。 carelessly粗心地；lazily懒惰地；patiently耐心地；angrily愤怒地。根据“solved all problems”可推知他们需要耐心工作。故选C。 4．句意：“天问三号”发现了火星土壤下存在水冰的明确证据。 weak微弱；little少量；false错误；clear明确。根据“This was great news as it could help future human living on Mars.”可知，发现的是可靠证据。故选D。 5．句意：探测器还拍摄了火星景观的惊人照片。 boring无聊；normal普通；amazing惊人；colorful多彩。根据“showing rocks, valleys and a red sky”可知照片内容令人惊叹。故选C。 6．句意：主要任务完成后，“天问三号”将持续工作直至能源耗尽。 first首先；second其次；finally最终；continuously持续地。根据“until its energy is used up”可知是持续运行。故选D。 7．句意：该项目展现了中国在太空探索中的坚定意志。 will意志；advice建议；progress进步；knowledge知识。根据语境可知这里强调中国人的决心和意志。故选A。 8．句意：许多学校举办太空主题活动以鼓励学生。 stop阻止；encourage鼓励；ask询问；order命令。根据“The ‘Tianwen-3’ mission also inspired students.”可知活动目的是激励学生。故选B。 9．句意：一些学生在家制作了空间站的小模型。 pictures图片；stories故事；models模型；books书籍。根据“ Some students made…of space stations”可知是学生在家制作了空间站的实体模型。故选C。 10．句意：随着此次成功，中国未来将启动更多太空项目。 start启动；stop停止；cancel取消；leave离开。根据“With this success”可推知中国未来将继续开展项目。故选A。 第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Welcome to Star Hunter Party 7:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m. on Mar. 9th, 2025 Please join the Skywatch Club before Mar. 8th. Have you ever seen the Arcturus (大角星) which is the brightest star in spring? If you are aged from 13 to 19, welcome to our Star Hunter Party! You can enjoy food, drinks and light music there. You can make friends with someone who has the same hobby. TIPS FOR THE PARTY: ●Use a flashlight (手电筒) with a red filter (滤光器) to help you find the way. Please avoid shining your light out onto the field when you enter. Instead, kindly point the beam (光线) down and in front of you. This is polite to others on the field. ●Telescopes (望远镜) will be set up to view the star. If you already have a telescope, feel free to bring it along. And we suggest you arrive half an hour earlier, though, to have enough time to set it up. Please call us at 3141799 or email at starhunter@gmail.com for more information. If it is rainy or cloudy that night, the party will be put off until Mar. 16. Any changes will be posted on the website. 11．What can’t you do in the Star Hunter Party? A．Eat some food. B．Sing songs. C．Make friends. D．Watch the star. 12．Which is the correct way to use the flashlight? A． B． C． D． 13．When is it better for you to arrive if you bring your own telescope? A．Before 6:00 p.m. B．Before 9:30 p.m. C．At 6:30 p.m. D．At 10:00 p.m. 【答案】11．B 12．B 13．C 【导语】本文介绍了星空观察俱乐部举办的“追星派对”的相关信息，包括派对的时间、参与条件、活动内容、注意事项、联系方式以及天气变化导致派对延期的安排。 11．细节理解题。根据“You can enjoy food, drinks and light music there. You can make friends with someone who has the same hobby.”及“Telescopes (望远镜) will be set up to view the star.”可知，提到了可以享用食物饮料、听轻音乐、交朋友和观星。全文没有提到“唱歌”这项活动。故选B。 12．细节理解题。根据“Please avoid shining your light out onto the field when you enter. Instead, kindly point the beam (光线) down and in front of you.”可知，当你进入场地时，请避免把你的灯照到场地上。相反，请将光束向下指向你的前方。与选项B图示相符。故选B。 13．细节理解题。根据“7:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m. on Mar. 9th, 2025”及“Telescopes (望远镜) will be set up to view the star. If you already have a telescope, feel free to bring it along. And we suggest you arrive half an hour earlier, though, to have enough time to set it up.”可知，派对晚上7点开始，建议自带望远镜的人提前半小时到达，以便有足够时间安装。因此，七点提前半小时就是六点半。故选C。 B An experiment which saw salad seeds sent into space has given hope for the future of growing food on another planet, according to a recently-published study. The findings have appeared after two kilograms of seeds spent six months on board the International Space Station (ISS) with the astronaut, Tim Peake, as part of his Principia mission (普林西比任务). There, the seeds could have taken in up to 100 times more radiation (辐射) than on Earth while being influenced by the violent shaking from the stresses of space travel. When the seeds returned to Earth in 2016, 600,000 children from schools across Britain took part in an experiment, supported by the UK Space Agency, to plant them and monitor their growth, comparing it to that of seeds that had remained on Earth. The results showed that, though the space seeds grew more slowly and had a shorter lifespan, they were still able to survive. Peake said, “When humans travel to Mars, they will need to find ways to feed themselves, and this research helps us understand some of the biology of seed storage and germination (发芽) which will be important for future space missions.” The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) tasked 8,600 schools and groups across Britain with taking part in the controlled study and recording their results as a scientist would. It was part of a project called Rocket Science, led by the RHS Campaign for School Gardening, in partnership with the UK Space Agency. RHS manager Alana Cama said, “The Rocket Science experiment opened a window into space biology and allowed young people to be at the forefront of creative research.” “This research project did more than just inspire (激励); it furthered our understanding of the challenges around growing plants in unusual environments and the possibility of growing food on long-term space missions in the future. Inspiring a new generation of botanists and biologists will remain our goal to make life richer for everyone through plants.” 14．What do the findings of the experiment show? A．The future of growing plants in space looks bright. B．Astronauts successfully grew salad seeds on Mars. C．Salad seeds sent into space turned out to be a failure. D．The radiation makes it impossible for plants to survive. 15．Which word can be filled in the blank to complete the research steps? Carry the seeds into space → Bring them back to Earth → ________ their growth → Make comparisons A．Update B．Protect C．Watch D．Improve 16．Unlike those on Earth, the seeds sent into space ________. A．can grow 100 times larger in size B．provide enough food for astronauts C．stop growing when returning to Earth D．are more likely to grow old faster 17．What can we learn from what Alana Cama said? A．Growing plants in unusual environments is no longer a challenging task. B．The project inspires the interests of the young generation in creative fields. C．The exploration of growing food in space is the central mission in the future. D．A new generation of botanists and biologists does the most important work in the research. 【答案】14．A 15．C 16．D 17．B 【导语】本文主要介绍了一项研究显示，太空沙拉种子实验为地外种植食物带来希望。 14．细节理解题。根据“An experiment...has given hope for the future of growing food on another planet”和“The results showed that, though the space seeds grew more slowly and had a shorter lifespan, they were still able to survive”可知，太空种植食物的未来前景是积极的。故选A。 15．细节理解题。根据“600,000 children...to plant them and monitor their growth”可知，步骤中对应的动作是“监测生长状态”。“Watch”与“monitor”近义。故选C。 16．细节理解题。根据“The results showed that, though the space seeds grew more slowly and had a shorter lifespan”可知，太空种子寿命更短(老化更快)。故选D。 17．细节理解题。根据“Alana Cama said, ‘The Rocket Science experiment...allowed young people to be at the forefront of creative research’”以及“Inspiring a new generation of botanists and biologists will remain our goal”可知，该项目激发了年轻人对创意领域的兴趣。故选B。 C 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. A new study adds chickens to the list. 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. 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 pinpoint chickens’ feelings. This is good news for farmers who want to make the chickens happier and healthier. 18．Which is most probably the sound wave of a happy call by a chicken? (t for time; s for sound volume音量) A． B． C． D． 19．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. 20．The underlined word “pinpoint” in Paragraph 4 can be used in Zootopia 2 is here! This time, a mysterious ① makes some animals act very strangely across the city. To solve it, Judy Hopps must use her sharp eye to ② the hidden bad guy behind. She teams up with Nick Wilde for another exciting and ③ adventure. Can they find the answer in time to ④ Zootopia safe? Watch and find out! A．① B．② C．③ D．④ 21．What’s the purpose of the passage? A．To show a possible use in farming with animals’ feelings. B．To prove (证明) animals have similar feelings like humans. C．To describe different sounds that chickens are able to make. D．To tell how easily humans can understand animals’ feelings. 【答案】18．D 19．A 20．B 21．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了科学家对鸡的情感的研究，发现人类能够通过听鸡的叫声判断它们是高兴还是难过，这一发现有望给养鸡业带来新技术，帮助农民更好地养鸡。 18．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“When the chickens saw food behind the door, they seemed happy and produced fast and loud sounds, known as food calls. ”可知，当鸡看到食物时，它们会发出又快又响的声音，即食物叫声。因此，高兴的鸡的声波应该是声音大且持续时间短的。图片D的波形密集且振幅大，符合描述。故选D。 19．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“The recordings were played to 194 volunteers. Sixty-nine percent of the volunteers correctly understood whether the chickens were feeling happy or not...”可知，志愿者们通过听鸡的叫声录音来帮助研究，判断鸡是高兴还是不高兴。故选A。 20．推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Some scientists are already working on a smart computer program that can pinpoint chickens’ feelings. ”可知，一些科学家正在研发一个智能电脑程序，这个程序能够准确地指出鸡的情感。根据语境可知，pinpoint在此处意为“准确指出”，与选项B中“找出隐藏的坏人”的语境相符，即都需要准确找出或确定某个对象。故选B。 21．主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“Hopefully, this finding can bring about new technology to help with chicken-raising, a big industry in many countries...This is good news for farmers who want to make the chickens happier and healthier. ”可知，文章主要介绍了科学家对鸡的情感的研究发现，以及这一发现有望给养鸡业带来新技术，帮助农民更好地养鸡，使鸡更快乐、更健康。因此，文章的目的是展示动物情感在农业中的可能应用。故选A。 D The Mole (鼹鼠) had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home. Suddenly he cried, “Forget this spring-cleaning!” and rushed out of his house. Something up above was calling him to the sunshine and the fresh air. He dug and dug through the tunnel (隧道). And then suddenly, his paws (爪) broke into the open air, and he found himself lying in the warm grass of a great field. “This is wonderful!” he said to himself. “This is much better than cleaning!” He walked across the field until he reached a river. For the first time in his life, the Mole saw a river. It was shining and dancing in the sun, full of life and little happy waves. It seemed to play with everything it touched. He was completely amazed. As he sat on the grass, looking at the river, a dark hole in the opposite bank caught his eye. Something bright and small seemed to shine from it. Then, out of the hole jumped out a brown little face with whiskers (胡须). It was the Water Rat (河鼠)! “Hello, Mole!” said the Rat. “Hello, Rat!” said the Mole. “Would you like to come over?” asked the Rat. “Oh, it’s easy for you to say,” said the Mole, feeling nervous, for the river was so new, wonderful but big to him. The Rat said nothing, but he picked up a long rope that was lying near the bank. With a quick, smooth movement, he pulled a little wooden boat out from some thick plants. “That’s how we cross,” he said cheerfully. “Jump in—or, let me come across for you!” In a moment, the boat touched the grass where the Mole sat. Shaking with excitement but full of trust, he stepped carefully into the boat and began his very first journey on the river, and a friendship that was to grow with every passing day. Adapted from The Wind in the Willows 22．Why did the Mole suddenly rush out of his house? A．He heard someone calling him. B．He wanted some sunshine and air. C．He wanted to clean his tunnel. D．He was thirsty and wanted some water. 23．According to Paragraph 3, what can we know about the river? A．The river was clean and it made animals happy. B．The river brought a feeling of joy and liveliness. C．The river liked dancing and playing with animals. D．The river made the Mole scared when he first saw it. 24．What does the underlined sentence show? A．The Mole thought the Rat was good at talking. B．The Mole thought crossing the river was easy. C．The Mole became excited about the Rat’s invitation. D．The Mole doubted whether he could cross the river. 25．Which of the following can best show the Mole’s experience? A．A lesson about the importance of crossing a river safely. B．A sad reason about why an animal chose to leave his home. C．An exciting story about an animal exploring the new world. D．A funny adventure about a rat and a mole playing in the river. 【答案】22．B 23．B 24．D 25．C 【导语】本文讲述鼹鼠放弃春季大扫除外出探索，遇河流和河鼠，开启首次乘船之旅并结下友谊的故事。 22．细节理解题。根据“Something up above was calling him to the sunshine and the fresh air”可知，鼹鼠冲出门是想要去享受阳光和新鲜空气，故选B。 23．推理判断题。根据“It was shining and dancing in the sun, full of life and little happy waves. It seemed to play with everything it touched”可知，河流充满生机，给人欢乐且富有活力的感觉，故选B。 24．词句猜测题。根据“Oh. it’s easy for you to say, said the Mole, feeling shyly. for the river was so new, wonderful but big to him”可知，鼹鼠觉得河鼠说过河容易，但自己面对陌生又宽阔的河流，怀疑自己能否顺利过河，故选D。 25．主旨大意题。根据全文讲述鼹鼠放弃大扫除外出探索新环境，遇到河流和河鼠的经历可知，这是一个动物探索新世界的激动人心的故事，故选C。 第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 An old man lived in a village. He was one of the rudest people in the world. The whole village was tired of him, 26 He was always complaining and was always in a bad mood (情绪). When people tried to cheer him up, he would rudely turn them away. The longer he lived, the more bad-tempered he became. People stayed away from him because his bad mood was contagious (传染性的). It was even unusual and impolite to feel happy around him 27 But one day—the day he turned 80 years old, in fact—an unbelievable thing happened. The villagers said among themselves, “The old man is happy today. He hasn’t complained about anything. 28 It is surprising that he is polite to others and seems to be happy every day.” The whole village went to see the old man. One of the villagers asked the old man, “What happened to you? Why are you so happy now?” “Nothing special has happened, in fact,” the man said. “For 80 years I’ve been looking for happiness, but it was no use. 29 That’s why I’m happy now.” It is important to realize that your mood can affect (影响) the moods of those around you. Everyone has bad days sometimes. 30 Just try to accept their help. Will you feel happy if your friends are happy? If your friends are sad, how will you feel? Do you have any ways to cheer yourself up when you feel sad? Please share your ideas with us. A．By behaving like this, he made the rest of the village feel unhappy as well. B．He is smiling and his face looks kind. C．If someone tries to cheer you up, don’t be rude to them. D．I want to affect others around me and help them a lot. E．Most of villagers felt happy while the rest felt sad every day. F．And then I decided to live without happiness and just enjoy life. G．because he was always unhappy. 【答案】26．G 27．A 28．B 29．F 30．C 【导语】本文是记叙文。讲述了一位脾气暴躁、总不开心的老人，在80岁时转变心态，变得快乐友善的故事，同时传递了情绪会影响他人的道理。 26．根据前文“The whole village was tired of him”以及后文“He was always complaining and was always in a bad mood”，此处是解释全村人烦他的原因，选项G“因为他总是不开心”符合语境。故选G。 27．根据前文“his bad mood was contagious”“It was even unusual and impolite to feel happy around him”，此处是说他的行为让村民也不开心，选项A“他这样的行为也让村里其他人感到不开心”符合语境。故选A。 28．根据前文“The old man is happy today. He hasn’t complained about anything”以及后文“he is polite to others and seems to be happy every day”，此处是描述老人开心的表现，选项B“他在微笑，脸色看起来很友善”符合语境。故选B。 29．根据前文“For 80 years I’ve been looking for happiness, but it was no use”，此处是说老人转变后的决定，选项F“然后我决定不再追求快乐，只是享受生活”符合语境。故选F。   30．根据后文“Just try to accept their help”以及前文“Everyone has bad days sometimes”，此处是建议别人安慰时不要粗鲁，选项C“如果有人试着让你开心，不要对他们粗鲁”符合语境。故选C。    第四部分 词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分） 第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。 31．Smokers are well (知道, 意识到) of the dangers to their own health. 【答案】aware 【详解】句意：吸烟者意识到吸烟会对他们自身的健康产生威胁。aware“知道，意识到的”，be aware of“意识到”，固定短语。故填aware。 32．When you talk with a (陌生人), be careful about one thing: don’t talk much about yourself. 【答案】stranger 【详解】句意：当你和陌生人交谈时，要注意一件事：不要谈论太多关于你自己的事。stranger “陌生人”，可数名词，被a修饰，用其单数形式。故填stranger。 33．—Can you tell me if there are any (外星人) in the world?   —Sorry, I don’t know. 【答案】aliens 【详解】句意：——你能告诉我世界上是否有外星人吗？——对不起，我不知道。alien“外星人”，可数名词，根据“there are”可知此处用名词复数。故填aliens。 34．We may move to Mars, one of the Sun’s p , which circles around the Sun like the Earth. 【答案】(p)lanets 【详解】句意：我们可能会搬到火星，太阳的行星之一，它像地球一样围绕太阳旋转。根据“We may move to Mars, one of the Sun’s...”可知，火星是太阳的行星之一，planet意为“行星”，“one of+名词复数”意为“……之一”，故填(p)lanets。 35．Now 5G is developing r and people use it almost everywhere. 【答案】(r)apidly 【详解】句意：5G现在迅速发展人们几乎到处都在使用它。根据“people use it almost everywhere.”可知，5G正在迅速发展，空处修饰动词developing应用副词形式，rapidly“迅速地”。故填(r)apidly。 36．The dishes in the restaurant are very t . All of us like them very much. 【答案】(t)asty 【详解】句意：这家餐馆的菜肴都很美味。我们所有人都很喜欢。根据“All of us like them very much.”可知食物是美味的，very后填以t开头的表示“美味的”形容词。故填(t)asty。 37．A space sleeping bag is used by being fixed to the walls to prevent f . 【答案】(f)loating 【详解】句意：太空睡袋被固定在墙上以防止漂浮。prevent doing sth “阻止做某事”；被固定在墙上是防止漂浮，float“漂浮”，动词，故填(f)loating。 38．The bus is so c that you can’t find any more room. 【答案】(c)rowded 【详解】句意：公共汽车太挤了，你找不到更多的地方了。根据“you can’t find any more room”可知，此处表示公交车很拥挤，应用形容词crowded，此处形容词作表语，故填(c)rowded。 第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上、填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。 underground, separate, resource, pick up, save What do you imagine cities will be like in the future? Will we have smart buildings and flying cars? Will we have robots that 39 our rubbish? Will we still travel to school or will we study online from home? Maybe…or maybe not, but what we do know is that in the future, cities are going to have more and more people living in them. Having more people means that we’ll need more 40 , like water and energy, and more ways to grow food too. It also means that we will need more space for homes, schools, hospitals and parks. Perhaps all the buildings and roads will be 41 and we’ll just have parks and cycle lanes above. Many cities are already planning for the future. For example, Bristol is a cycling city in England. You can hire a bike (instead of taking a car or bus), and ride in cycle lanes which are 42 from the traffic. In Singapore, people are looking “up” to grow food! To 43 land, they grow vegetables in lots of layers (层) in special tall buildings, called “vertical farms”. And in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, there are floating houses built on water instead of on land! 【答案】39．pick up 40．resources 41．underground 42．separated 43．save 【导语】本文主要讲述了对未来城市的想象，包括未来城市可能有的设施、人口增多带来的需求变化，以及一些城市为未来所做的规划。 39．句意：我们会有捡我们垃圾的机器人吗？根据“robots that...our rubbish”及所给单词可知，此处是指捡垃圾的机器人，pick up“捡起”，will后接动词原形。故填pick up。 40．句意：有更多的人意味着我们需要更多的资源，比如水和能源，也需要更多的种植食物的方式。根据“like water and energy”可知，水和能源是资源，resource“资源”，可数名词，more后接可数名词复数。故填resources。 41．句意：也许所有的建筑和道路都在地下，我们上面只有公园和自行车道。根据“we’ll just have parks and cycle lanes above”可知，建筑和道路在地下，我们上面才有公园和自行车道，underground“在地下”，故填underground。 42．句意：你可以租一辆自行车（而不是开车或乘公共汽车），在与交通分离的自行车道上骑行。根据“ride in cycle lanes which are...from the traffic”及所给单词可知，此处是指自行车道与交通分离，separate“分离”，此处用过去分词separated作后置定语修饰cycle lanes。故填separated。 43．句意：为了节省土地，他们在被称为 “垂直农场” 的特殊高层建筑中种植多层蔬菜。根据“they grow vegetables in lots of layers (层) in special tall buildings, called “vertical farms”.”可知，这样做的目的是节约土地，save“节约”，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形，故填save。 第五部分 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Pang Zhongwang was born in 1999 in Wuqiao County, Hebei Province. It seemed like life had given him the “worst cards”. His mother couldn’t walk because of 44 (ill), and his father had a mental health problem. What’s worse, he was born 45 a heart disease. Even though there were so many difficulties, Pang Zhongwang was a hard-working boy. While 46 (attend) junior high and senior high school, he always got up at 5 a.m. to remember English words. During breaks, he did math exercises. He studied so hard that he always took 47 lead in his school. At 18, Pang changed 48 (he) life. He got 684 points in the college entrance exam. It was 49 (real) unbelievable. With the extra 60 points from Tsinghua University’s “Self-improvement Plan”, he became a student in Tsinghua University. After entering Tsinghua, Pang refused all donations. Instead, he 50 (take) summer jobs to make money. Even now, he still keeps busy. After classes, he does lab research. “Life gave me bad cards, but I decide how 51 (play) them.” Pang said. This August, he 52 (give) a great honor — he became one of the “People Who Moved China”. Pang shows that poor children can also achieve success 53 they never give up. 【答案】 44．illness 45．with 46．attending 47．the 48．his 49．really 50．took 51．to play 52．was given 53．if 【导语】本文主要讲尽管出身贫寒、家庭困难重重，甚至身患先天性心脏病，庞众望始终自强不息、勤奋学习，最终以优异成绩考入清华大学，并拒绝外界捐助，靠自己打工和努力完成学业的故事。 44．句意：他的母亲因为疾病不能走路，且他的父亲有精神健康问题。根据“because of”可知，此处需填名词，“ill”为形容词，其名词形式为illness，故填illness。 45．句意：更糟糕的是，他出生时就患有心脏病。根据“born ... a heart disease”可知，此处表示出生时就患有心脏病，be born with “天生具有⋯⋯”，固定搭配，故填with。 46．句意：他在读初中和高中期间，总是早上5点就起床背英语单词。在“while”引导的时间状语从句中，当从句主语与主句主语一致，且从句含be动词时，可省略主语和be动词，此处用现在分词表伴随动作，attend的现在分词为attending，故填attending。 47．句意：他学习非常努力，总是在学校名列前茅。“take the lead”是固定搭配，表示“领先”，故填the。 48．句意：在18岁时，庞众望改变了他自己的人生。修饰名词life要用形容词性物主代词，he的形容词性物主代词为his，故填his。 49．句意：这真是令人难以置信。“unbelievable”为形容词，需用副词修饰，real的副词形式为really，故填really。 50．句意：相反，他做暑假工来赚钱。根据上文时态为一般过去时可知，此句也应用一般过去时，take的过去式为took，故填took。 51．句意：生活给了我一手烂牌，但我决定如何打这些牌。根据“but I decide how ... (play) them”可知，用“how + 不定式”作宾语，表示“如何做某事”，故填to play。 52．句意：今年八月，他被授予一项崇高荣誉——他成为“感动中国人物”之一。根据语境可知，他“被”授予荣誉，是动作的承受者，句子应用被动语态，且时间状语“This August”提示为一般过去时，he后用be动词用was，give的过去分词为given，故填was given。 53．句意：庞众望表明，贫困的孩子如果永不放弃，也能取得成功。根据前后逻辑关系可知，此处表条件，用if引导条件状语从句，故填if。 第六部分 阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分） 请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 Su Shi was a famous Chinese writer, poet and painter. When he was young, he read a lot of books and wrote so many good articles that people thought he was pretty talented. Because of this, he wrote a couplet (对联) for himself: Know all the words in the world Read all the books on the earth An old man saw this couplet and thought, “Su Shi is so proud. It is necessary for him to learn how to be modest.” So one day, he came to Su Shi’s house with a book. The book was shown to Su Shi and the old man said, “Though I have read the book many times, there are still some difficult words that I can’t understand. You are a person with rich knowledge so I come to you for help.” Su Shi took the book from the old man’s hand happily. He thought he would understand the words. However, when he opened it, he saw a lot of words he didn’t know. At that time, Su Shi realized that there were many other things he needed to learn. His face turned red and he said, “Now I know why you came.” Hearing Su Shi’s words, the old man smiled without saying anything. That day, they read the book together for several hours and both of them learned a lot from each other. After the old man left, Su Shi added some words to the couplet: Work hard to know all the words in the world Be determined to read all the books on the earth From then on, Su Shi worked even harder. He spent more time reading books and he practised writing all the time. Day by day, he got better and became more successful. 54．Why did the old man take a book to Su Shi’s house? 55．How did Su Shi’s action change after meeting the old man? 56．What do you think of this story? Based on this story, what can you learn about how to learn better? 【答案】54．Because he thought Su Shi was so proud and it was necessary for him to learn how to be modest. 55．He worked even harder. He spent more time reading books and practised writing all the time. 56．I think this story is very meaningful. It tells us that we should be modest and keep learning. To learn better, we should realize our own shortcomings and be willing to learn from others, just like Su Shi did after meeting the old man. 【导语】本文主要讲述了苏轼年少时因才华出众而自满，一位老人通过巧妙的方式让他意识到自己的不足，之后苏轼更加努力，最终取得更大成功的故事。 54．根据文中“An old man saw this couplet and thought, ‘Su Shi is so proud. It is necessary for him to learn how to be modest.’ So one day, he came to Su Shi’s house with a book.”可知，老人拿书到苏轼家是因为觉得苏轼太骄傲，想让他学会谦虚。故填Because he thought Su Shi was so proud and it was necessary for him to learn how to be modest. 55．根据文中“From then on, Su Shi worked even harder. He spent more time reading books and he practised writing all the time.”可知，见到老人后苏轼更加努力，花更多时间读书并一直练习写作。故填He worked even harder. He spent more time reading books and practised writing all the time. 56．这是一个开放性问题，答案因人而异。但可以根据文章内容和常识来回答。例如“I think this story is very meaningful. It tells us that we should be modest and keep learning. To learn better, we should realize our own shortcomings and be willing to learn from others, just like Su Shi did after meeting the old man.”，具体想法和能学到的内容可能因个人理解和感悟而有所不同。故填I think this story is very meaningful. It tells us that we should be modest and keep learning. To learn better, we should realize our own shortcomings and be willing to learn from others, just like Su Shi did after meeting the old man. 第七部分 书面表达（共1题；满分25分） 57．假如现在是2092年，你是Kate，生活在火星上，你的朋友Jim现在在地球上，他即将来火星生活。请你用英语写一封100词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）的信，向他介绍你在火星上的生活。 Dear Jim, Now, I’m writing a letter to you on Mars. It’s really wonderful to live on Mars. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes, Kate 【答案】例文 Dear Jim, Now, I’m writing a letter to you on Mars. It’s really wonderful to live on Mars. I think life on Mars is more comfortable and more interesting than that on the Earth. There are no schools on Mars. We have online schools instead of real ones. We have lessons, do our homework, take exams and talk to teachers and classmates through the computers connected to an interplanetary network at home. It’s not so crowded here so we have more space to live. Most of our housework is done by robots so that we can have more free time for our hobbies. Mars is very beautiful. There are green trees and fresh flowers everywhere, and there is no pollution here. We have supermarkets in our neighbourhood. They make our life more convenient. I believe you will enjoy the life on Mars. Best wishes, Kate 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇书信作文； ②时态：一般现在时； ③提示：写作提示已给出，考生应注意不要漏写其中的内容，适当发挥，使上下文连贯。 [写作步骤] 第一步，仔细阅读所给内容； 第二步，具体阐述写作内容。从“教育、环境、居住条件”等方面介绍你在火星上的生活； 第三步，书写结语。表示相信Jim会喜欢火星上的生活。 [亮点词汇] ①comfortable舒适的 ②crowded拥挤的 ③fresh新鲜的 ④convenient方便的 [高分句型] ①I think life on Mars is more comfortable and more interesting than that on the Earth.（省略that的宾语从句） ②Most of our housework is done by robots so that we can have more free time for our hobbies.（so that引导的结果状语从句） 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！1 1 / 7 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年九年级下册英语单元测试（苏州专用） Unit 4·培优卷（参考答案） 第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 1．B 2．A 3．C 4．D 5．C 6．D 7．A 8．B 9．C 10．A 第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 11．B 12．B 13．C 14．A 15．C 16．D 17．B 18．D 19．A 20．B 21．A 22．B 23．B 24．D 25．C 第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 26．G 27．A 28．B 29．F 30．C 第四部分 词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分） 第一节 31 aware 32 stranger 33 aliens 34 (p)lanets 35 (r)apidly 36 (t)asty 37 (f)loating 38 (c)rowded 第二节 39．pick up 40．resources 41．underground 42．separated 43．save 第五部分 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 44．illness 45．with 46．attending 47．the 48．his 49．really 50．took 51．to play 52．was given 53．if 第六部分 阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分） 54．Because he thought Su Shi was so proud and it was necessary for him to learn how to be modest. 55．He worked even harder. He spent more time reading books and practised writing all the time. 56．I think this story is very meaningful. It tells us that we should be modest and keep learning. To learn better, we should realize our own shortcomings and be willing to learn from others, just like Su Shi did after meeting the old man. 第七部分 书面表达（共1题；满分25分） 【答案】例文 Dear Jim, Now, I’m writing a letter to you on Mars. It’s really wonderful to live on Mars. I think life on Mars is more comfortable and more interesting than that on the Earth. There are no schools on Mars. We have online schools instead of real ones. We have lessons, do our homework, take exams and talk to teachers and classmates through the computers connected to an interplanetary network at home. It’s not so crowded here so we have more space to live. Most of our housework is done by robots so that we can have more free time for our hobbies. Mars is very beautiful. There are green trees and fresh flowers everywhere, and there is no pollution here. We have supermarkets in our neighbourhood. They make our life more convenient. I believe you will enjoy the life on Mars. Best wishes, Kate 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司1 / 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年九年级下册英语单元测试（苏州专用） Unit 4·培优卷 学校:___________班级：___________姓名：___________分数：___________ （时间：100分钟，满分：100分） 第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 On April 12, 2025, China’s first Mars rover, “Tianwen-3”, landed on Mars. Its mission was to explore the planet and look for signs of life. This was a huge step for China’s space program. Before the landing, scientists faced many 1 . Mars had extreme cold, reaching minus 100°C, and signals took a long time to reach Earth. But the team didn’t 2 . They worked 3 and solved all problems. When the rover moved, it quickly collected soil samples and sent data (资料) back. Later, “Tianwen-3” found 4 evidence (迹象) of water ice under the Martian soil. This was great news as it could help future human living on Mars. The rover also took 5 photos of Mars’ landscape, showing rocks, valleys and a red sky. After the main mission, “Tianwen-3” will work 6 until its energy is used up. This project shows China’s strong 7 in space exploration. The “Tianwen-3” mission also inspired students. Many schools held space-themed (太空主题的) activities to 8 students. Some students made small 9 of space stations at home. With this success, China will 10 more space projects in the future. 1．A．successes B．challenges C．chances D．changes 2．A．give up B．get up C．stand up D．look up 3．A．carelessly B．lazily C．patiently D．angrily 4．A．weak B．little C．false D．clear 5．A．boring B．normal C．amazing D．colorful 6．A．first B．second C．finally D．continuously 7．A．will B．advice C．progress D．knowledge 8．A．stop B．encourage C．ask D．order 9．A．pictures B．stories C．models D．books 10．A．start B．stop C．cancel D．leave 第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Welcome to Star Hunter Party 7:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m. on Mar. 9th, 2025 Please join the Skywatch Club before Mar. 8th. Have you ever seen the Arcturus (大角星) which is the brightest star in spring? If you are aged from 13 to 19, welcome to our Star Hunter Party! You can enjoy food, drinks and light music there. You can make friends with someone who has the same hobby. TIPS FOR THE PARTY: ●Use a flashlight (手电筒) with a red filter (滤光器) to help you find the way. Please avoid shining your light out onto the field when you enter. Instead, kindly point the beam (光线) down and in front of you. This is polite to others on the field. ●Telescopes (望远镜) will be set up to view the star. If you already have a telescope, feel free to bring it along. And we suggest you arrive half an hour earlier, though, to have enough time to set it up. Please call us at 3141799 or email at starhunter@gmail.com for more information. If it is rainy or cloudy that night, the party will be put off until Mar. 16. Any changes will be posted on the website. 11．What can’t you do in the Star Hunter Party? A．Eat some food. B．Sing songs. C．Make friends. D．Watch the star. 12．Which is the correct way to use the flashlight? A． B． C． D． 13．When is it better for you to arrive if you bring your own telescope? A．Before 6:00 p.m. B．Before 9:30 p.m. C．At 6:30 p.m. D．At 10:00 p.m. B An experiment which saw salad seeds sent into space has given hope for the future of growing food on another planet, according to a recently-published study. The findings have appeared after two kilograms of seeds spent six months on board the International Space Station (ISS) with the astronaut, Tim Peake, as part of his Principia mission (普林西比任务). There, the seeds could have taken in up to 100 times more radiation (辐射) than on Earth while being influenced by the violent shaking from the stresses of space travel. When the seeds returned to Earth in 2016, 600,000 children from schools across Britain took part in an experiment, supported by the UK Space Agency, to plant them and monitor their growth, comparing it to that of seeds that had remained on Earth. The results showed that, though the space seeds grew more slowly and had a shorter lifespan, they were still able to survive. Peake said, “When humans travel to Mars, they will need to find ways to feed themselves, and this research helps us understand some of the biology of seed storage and germination (发芽) which will be important for future space missions.” The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) tasked 8,600 schools and groups across Britain with taking part in the controlled study and recording their results as a scientist would. It was part of a project called Rocket Science, led by the RHS Campaign for School Gardening, in partnership with the UK Space Agency. RHS manager Alana Cama said, “The Rocket Science experiment opened a window into space biology and allowed young people to be at the forefront of creative research.” “This research project did more than just inspire (激励); it furthered our understanding of the challenges around growing plants in unusual environments and the possibility of growing food on long-term space missions in the future. Inspiring a new generation of botanists and biologists will remain our goal to make life richer for everyone through plants.” 14．What do the findings of the experiment show? A．The future of growing plants in space looks bright. B．Astronauts successfully grew salad seeds on Mars. C．Salad seeds sent into space turned out to be a failure. D．The radiation makes it impossible for plants to survive. 15．Which word can be filled in the blank to complete the research steps? Carry the seeds into space → Bring them back to Earth → ________ their growth → Make comparisons A．Update B．Protect C．Watch D．Improve 16．Unlike those on Earth, the seeds sent into space ________. A．can grow 100 times larger in size B．provide enough food for astronauts C．stop growing when returning to Earth D．are more likely to grow old faster 17．What can we learn from what Alana Cama said? A．Growing plants in unusual environments is no longer a challenging task. B．The project inspires the interests of the young generation in creative fields. C．The exploration of growing food in space is the central mission in the future. D．A new generation of botanists and biologists does the most important work in the research. C 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. A new study adds chickens to the list. 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. 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 pinpoint chickens’ feelings. This is good news for farmers who want to make the chickens happier and healthier. 18．Which is most probably the sound wave of a happy call by a chicken? (t for time; s for sound volume音量) A． B． C． D． 19．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. 20．The underlined word “pinpoint” in Paragraph 4 can be used in Zootopia 2 is here! This time, a mysterious ① makes some animals act very strangely across the city. To solve it, Judy Hopps must use her sharp eye to ② the hidden bad guy behind. She teams up with Nick Wilde for another exciting and ③ adventure. Can they find the answer in time to ④ Zootopia safe? Watch and find out! A．① B．② C．③ D．④ 21．What’s the purpose of the passage? A．To show a possible use in farming with animals’ feelings. B．To prove (证明) animals have similar feelings like humans. C．To describe different sounds that chickens are able to make. D．To tell how easily humans can understand animals’ feelings. D The Mole (鼹鼠) had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home. Suddenly he cried, “Forget this spring-cleaning!” and rushed out of his house. Something up above was calling him to the sunshine and the fresh air. He dug and dug through the tunnel (隧道). And then suddenly, his paws (爪) broke into the open air, and he found himself lying in the warm grass of a great field. “This is wonderful!” he said to himself. “This is much better than cleaning!” He walked across the field until he reached a river. For the first time in his life, the Mole saw a river. It was shining and dancing in the sun, full of life and little happy waves. It seemed to play with everything it touched. He was completely amazed. As he sat on the grass, looking at the river, a dark hole in the opposite bank caught his eye. Something bright and small seemed to shine from it. Then, out of the hole jumped out a brown little face with whiskers (胡须). It was the Water Rat (河鼠)! “Hello, Mole!” said the Rat. “Hello, Rat!” said the Mole. “Would you like to come over?” asked the Rat. “Oh, it’s easy for you to say,” said the Mole, feeling nervous, for the river was so new, wonderful but big to him. The Rat said nothing, but he picked up a long rope that was lying near the bank. With a quick, smooth movement, he pulled a little wooden boat out from some thick plants. “That’s how we cross,” he said cheerfully. “Jump in—or, let me come across for you!” In a moment, the boat touched the grass where the Mole sat. Shaking with excitement but full of trust, he stepped carefully into the boat and began his very first journey on the river, and a friendship that was to grow with every passing day. Adapted from The Wind in the Willows 22．Why did the Mole suddenly rush out of his house? A．He heard someone calling him. B．He wanted some sunshine and air. C．He wanted to clean his tunnel. D．He was thirsty and wanted some water. 23．According to Paragraph 3, what can we know about the river? A．The river was clean and it made animals happy. B．The river brought a feeling of joy and liveliness. C．The river liked dancing and playing with animals. D．The river made the Mole scared when he first saw it. 24．What does the underlined sentence show? A．The Mole thought the Rat was good at talking. B．The Mole thought crossing the river was easy. C．The Mole became excited about the Rat’s invitation. D．The Mole doubted whether he could cross the river. 25．Which of the following can best show the Mole’s experience? A．A lesson about the importance of crossing a river safely. B．A sad reason about why an animal chose to leave his home. C．An exciting story about an animal exploring the new world. D．A funny adventure about a rat and a mole playing in the river. 第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 An old man lived in a village. He was one of the rudest people in the world. The whole village was tired of him, 26 He was always complaining and was always in a bad mood (情绪). When people tried to cheer him up, he would rudely turn them away. The longer he lived, the more bad-tempered he became. People stayed away from him because his bad mood was contagious (传染性的). It was even unusual and impolite to feel happy around him 27 But one day—the day he turned 80 years old, in fact—an unbelievable thing happened. The villagers said among themselves, “The old man is happy today. He hasn’t complained about anything. 28 It is surprising that he is polite to others and seems to be happy every day.” The whole village went to see the old man. One of the villagers asked the old man, “What happened to you? Why are you so happy now?” “Nothing special has happened, in fact,” the man said. “For 80 years I’ve been looking for happiness, but it was no use. 29 That’s why I’m happy now.” It is important to realize that your mood can affect (影响) the moods of those around you. Everyone has bad days sometimes. 30 Just try to accept their help. Will you feel happy if your friends are happy? If your friends are sad, how will you feel? Do you have any ways to cheer yourself up when you feel sad? Please share your ideas with us. A．By behaving like this, he made the rest of the village feel unhappy as well. B．He is smiling and his face looks kind. C．If someone tries to cheer you up, don’t be rude to them. D．I want to affect others around me and help them a lot. E．Most of villagers felt happy while the rest felt sad every day. F．And then I decided to live without happiness and just enjoy life. G．because he was always unhappy. 第四部分 词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分） 第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。 31．Smokers are well (知道, 意识到) of the dangers to their own health. 32．When you talk with a (陌生人), be careful about one thing: don’t talk much about yourself. 33．—Can you tell me if there are any (外星人) in the world?   —Sorry, I don’t know. 34．We may move to Mars, one of the Sun’s p , which circles around the Sun like the Earth. 35．Now 5G is developing r and people use it almost everywhere. 36．The dishes in the restaurant are very t . All of us like them very much. 37．A space sleeping bag is used by being fixed to the walls to prevent f . 38．The bus is so c that you can’t find any more room. 第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上、填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。 underground, separate, resource, pick up, save What do you imagine cities will be like in the future? Will we have smart buildings and flying cars? Will we have robots that 39 our rubbish? Will we still travel to school or will we study online from home? Maybe…or maybe not, but what we do know is that in the future, cities are going to have more and more people living in them. Having more people means that we’ll need more 40 , like water and energy, and more ways to grow food too. It also means that we will need more space for homes, schools, hospitals and parks. Perhaps all the buildings and roads will be 41 and we’ll just have parks and cycle lanes above. Many cities are already planning for the future. For example, Bristol is a cycling city in England. You can hire a bike (instead of taking a car or bus), and ride in cycle lanes which are 42 from the traffic. In Singapore, people are looking “up” to grow food! To 43 land, they grow vegetables in lots of layers (层) in special tall buildings, called “vertical farms”. And in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, there are floating houses built on water instead of on land! 第五部分 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Pang Zhongwang was born in 1999 in Wuqiao County, Hebei Province. It seemed like life had given him the “worst cards”. His mother couldn’t walk because of 44 (ill), and his father had a mental health problem. What’s worse, he was born 45 a heart disease. Even though there were so many difficulties, Pang Zhongwang was a hard-working boy. While 46 (attend) junior high and senior high school, he always got up at 5 a.m. to remember English words. During breaks, he did math exercises. He studied so hard that he always took 47 lead in his school. At 18, Pang changed 48 (he) life. He got 684 points in the college entrance exam. It was 49 (real) unbelievable. With the extra 60 points from Tsinghua University’s “Self-improvement Plan”, he became a student in Tsinghua University. After entering Tsinghua, Pang refused all donations. Instead, he 50 (take) summer jobs to make money. Even now, he still keeps busy. After classes, he does lab research. “Life gave me bad cards, but I decide how 51 (play) them.” Pang said. This August, he 52 (give) a great honor — he became one of the “People Who Moved China”. Pang shows that poor children can also achieve success 53 they never give up. 第六部分 阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分） 请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 Su Shi was a famous Chinese writer, poet and painter. When he was young, he read a lot of books and wrote so many good articles that people thought he was pretty talented. Because of this, he wrote a couplet (对联) for himself: Know all the words in the world Read all the books on the earth An old man saw this couplet and thought, “Su Shi is so proud. It is necessary for him to learn how to be modest.” So one day, he came to Su Shi’s house with a book. The book was shown to Su Shi and the old man said, “Though I have read the book many times, there are still some difficult words that I can’t understand. You are a person with rich knowledge so I come to you for help.” Su Shi took the book from the old man’s hand happily. He thought he would understand the words. However, when he opened it, he saw a lot of words he didn’t know. At that time, Su Shi realized that there were many other things he needed to learn. His face turned red and he said, “Now I know why you came.” Hearing Su Shi’s words, the old man smiled without saying anything. That day, they read the book together for several hours and both of them learned a lot from each other. After the old man left, Su Shi added some words to the couplet: Work hard to know all the words in the world Be determined to read all the books on the earth From then on, Su Shi worked even harder. He spent more time reading books and he practised writing all the time. Day by day, he got better and became more successful. 54．Why did the old man take a book to Su Shi’s house? 55．How did Su Shi’s action change after meeting the old man? 56．What do you think of this story? Based on this story, what can you learn about how to learn better? 第七部分 书面表达（共1题；满分25分） 57．假如现在是2092年，你是Kate，生活在火星上，你的朋友Jim现在在地球上，他即将来火星生活。请你用英语写一封100词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）的信，向他介绍你在火星上的生活。 Dear Jim, Now, I’m writing a letter to you on Mars. It’s really wonderful to live on Mars. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes, Kate 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！1 1 / 7 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $