山东省潍坊安丘市2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2024-2025学年度第一学期期中学业质量监测

九年级英语试题

（时间：90分钟  满分：110分）

一、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Today I’m talking to 16-year-old Rick who works as a volunteer at an animal rescue centre.

Interviewer: Rick, why do you volunteer at the centre?

Rick: My friends and I often do volunteer work during holidays. My dream is to become an animal doctor, so I think this would be a great chance to get some experience of working with animals.

Interviewer: What do you think is the most interesting part of the work?

Rick: There are over 100 dogs here and we help train them by playing with them. When people come and if they want to give a home to an animal, it’s interesting to talk to them. I also learn a lot about how to care for sick animals.

Interviewer: Is there anything that you find hard?

Rick: We have to take the dogs out for a walk, and it can be really hard to control them, so that’s the most challenging thing.

Interviewer: And how do you feel about animals being left without a home by people?

Rick: Well, I would never do it, but I think that sometimes people just can’t manage to look after an animal—maybe they can’t afford the food or feel they don’t have any other choices.

Interviewer: Well, Rick, I agree with you. Thanks for your joining.

1. Why does Rick volunteer at the animal rescue centre?

A. Because he can play with his animals.

B. Because he can care for sick animals there.

C. Because he can get an animal from the centre.

D. Because he can prepare for his future work.

2. What does the underlined word “challenging” in the passage mean in Chinese?

A. 轻易的 B. 合理的 C. 挑战性的 D. 神奇的

3. How does Rick feel about people leaving animals without a home?

A. He gets angry with them.

B. He is surprised at their behaviors.

C. He understands the reasons for that.

D. He thinks it wrong for them to leave animals.

B

Imagine you’re in a sci-fi world, and you video call your friend. You might see them in a three-dimensional (3D) way—or in holograms (全息影像). Although this isn’t possible in real life yet, researchers recently made holograms easier to create, said a new study.

To take a 3D photo of a person, most holographic technologies need special cameras. They record how the person looks from different angles (角度) under different lights. The researchers from Chiba University in Japan made a new computer program. It can turn normal pictures we take into 3D holograms.

Their program uses a technology called deep neural networks (深度神经网络). First, it receives information from an image taken by a normal camera and then predicts (预测) the depth (深度) of things in the image. For example, in a 3D photo, the background should be deeper than the person.

With all the information, the program creates a 3D hologram. But it can look strange at first. The program will then check the hologram to fix problems and make it look more real.

The program can be used to create holograms in VR headsets (头显设备). If it’s used in cars, drivers can see information, such as road signs, in 3D. This makes it easier for drivers to see and makes sure that they won’t miss important information.

In the future, when holograms become more common, they can also help doctors. Medical students can learn quickly by looking at 3D images of the human body, and doctors can better understand a patient’s illness.

4. What does the new program use to create a hologram?

A. A special camera. B. A normal picture.

C Recordings from different angles. D. Recordings under different lights.

5. In what order does the new program work?

a. Receive a normal photo.

b. Create the final 3D hologram.

c. Check and correct the 3D hologram again.

d. Create the first 3D hologram.

e. Predict the depth of things in the photo.

A. abcde B. aedcb C. cadeb D. cabed

6. How do holograms in cars help drivers?

A. They make driving more enjoyable.

B. They will help predict dangers and traffic.

C. They can control the car instead of drivers.

D. They help drivers find more road information easily.

7. What does the last paragraph tell us?

A. Holograms might be used in medical fields.

B. We can live in a 3D world earlier than expected.

C Patients won’t suffer during treatment with holograms.

D. Doctors won’t make mistakes anymore with holograms.

C

Floods, droughts, storms, hot days…extreme (极端的) weather is becoming more and more common all over the world.

This is caused by greenhouse gas emissions (温室气体排放) from human activities, reported China Daily.

This summer, big storms hit areas of Europe. At least 13 people had died in Austria, France and Italy by August 19th. In Portugal and Spain, huge wildfires have forced thousands to leave their homes.

In the US, more than 80 percent of the West is in drought, up from just 20 percent in 2021. Three-quarters of farmers in these areas have stopped growing food.

In China, the heat has hit the South since June. The duration (持续时间) of this year’s high temperatures will break the 62-day record in 2013, becoming the longest heatwave in 61 years.

Extreme weather events are not only killing people and destroying homes, but also driving more people into hunger. Millions in East Africa have little food to eat today, according to the World Health Organization. For four years, there hasn’t been enough rain during its rainy seasons and the land has been too dry to grow food.