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2025学年第二学期广州市第十六中学初三教学质量反馈(二)
九年级英语(问卷)
本试卷共四大题,满分 90 分。考试时间 100 分钟。
一、语法选择(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days but living and dealing with parents can be even ____1____. Since I was a teenager, I ____2____ that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship, you need to let ____3____ people know your feelings. If you are not able to communicate, things ____4____ bad. When you are mad at your parents, it is no use not talking to them. If you look ____5____ the word “communication” in a dictionary, it will say “the exchange of ideas and information”. ____6____ a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by ____7____ a note. You have to make your parents ____8____ good about how they are doing as parents. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you’ll listen to what they say, but ask them ____9____ to listen to you. ____10____ away only makes the situation worse.
This is ____11____ example. One night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she felt ____12____ would be rude of her to go home first. As a result, she was late getting home. Her parents were angry at first, but when Sophie explained ____13____ she was late, they weren’t so mad. Communication is the key factor there.
Relationships can only ____14____ with communication. Just remember, ____15____ you get into a situation like Sophie’s, tell your parents how you feel.
1. A. tough B. tougher C. toughest D. the toughest
2. A. learn B. learnt C. have learnt D. will learn
3. A. other B. another C. the others D. others
4. A. become B. becomes C. will become D. are becoming
5. A. up B. for C. into D. at
6. A. Kept B. Keep C. Keeping D. To keep
7. A. write B. to write C. writing D. writes
8. A. felt B. feel C. feels D. to feel
9. A. polite B. politely C. politeness D. impolite
10. A. Walking B. Walks C. Walked D. Walk
11. A. a B. the C. an D. /
12. A. its B. it C. itself D. it’s
13. A. how B. why C. which D. what
14. A. improved B. be improving C. improve D. be improved
15. A. if B. before C. unless D. although
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. A
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了父母与孩子之间沟通的重要性,并通过索菲的例子说明了有效沟通能化解矛盾,改善关系。
【1题详解】
句意:如今,和孩子一起生活、相处已经是一件难事,但和父母一起生活、相处甚至会更难。
even用来修饰形容词比较级,本句是和孩子相处的难度与和父母相处的难度作对比,需要用tough的比较级tougher,tough是形容词原级,不符合比较语境;toughest、the toughest是最高级,此处没有三者及以上比较的语境,因此排除。
【2题详解】
句意:从我还是青少年的时候开始,我就知道无论你不同意对方观点还是和对方和睦相处,沟通都非常重要。
根据句中标志词“Since I was a teenager”,since引导的时间状语从句,主句需要用现在完成时,因此选have learnt。learn是一般现在时,learnt是一般过去时,will learn是一般将来时,都不符合现在完成时的规则。
【3题详解】
句意:对于任何关系,你都需要让其他人知道你的感受。
此处修饰复数名词people,表示泛指“其他的”,用other。another修饰可数名词单数,不符合结构;the others是特指范围外的其余部分,后面不接名词,结构错误;others是代词,后面不能接名词people,因此排除。
【4题详解】
句意:如果你不能沟通,事情就会变糟。
本句是if引导的条件状语从句,遵循“主将从现”规则,从句用一般现在时,主句要用一般将来时will become。become、becomes是一般现在时,are becoming是现在进行时,都不符合“主将从现”规则。
【5题详解】
句意:如果你在词典里查“沟通”这个词,它会给出释义“想法和信息的交换”。
look up是固定搭配,意为“查阅(词典/资料)”,符合语境。look for意为“寻找”,look into意为“调查”,look at意为“看”,都不符合查词典的语境。
【6题详解】
句意:为了维持一段良好的关系,你必须保持充分沟通。
此处需要不定式作目的状语,表示“为了做某事”,因此选To keep。Kept是过去式/过去分词,Keep是动词原形,Keeping是动名词,都不能作目的状语。
【7题详解】
句意:哪怕只是通过写一张便条,也要让别人知道你的感受。
by是介词,介词后面需要接动名词作宾语,因此选writing。write是动词原形,to write是不定式,writes是第三人称单数,都不能作介词by的宾语。
【8题详解】
句意:你必须让你的父母对他们作为父母的所作所为感觉良好。
make是使役动词,固定结构为make sb do sth,需要接动词原形作宾语补足语,因此选feel。felt是过去式/过去分词,feels是第三人称单数,to feel是不定式,都不符合make sb do sth的结构。
【9题详解】
句意:告诉他们你会听他们所说的,然后请他们礼貌地听你说。
此处修饰动词短语listen to you,需要用副词,因此选politely“礼貌地”。polite是形容词,politeness是名词,impolite是形容词“不礼貌的”,只有副词能修饰动词,形容词和名词不符合结构,D词义也不符合。
【10题详解】
句意:走开逃避只会让情况变得更糟。
此处需要动名词作句子主语,表示抽象动作,因此选Walking。Walks是第三人称单数,Walked是过去式/过去分词,Walk是动词原形,都不能作主语。
【11题详解】
句意:这是一个例子。
example是元音音素开头的可数名词单数,此处表示泛指,需要用不定冠词an,因此选an。a用于辅音音素开头的单词前,the是定冠词表特指,/是零冠词,都不符合冠词规则。
【12题详解】
句意:但她觉得自己先回家是很失礼的。
本句it作形式主语,真正的主语是后面的to go home first,固定结构为it would be+adj+of sb to do sth,因此选it。its是形容词性物主代词“它的”,itself是反身代词“它自己”,it’s是it is的缩写,本句已有谓语动词felt,不需要再出现谓语动词is,结构错误。
【13题详解】
句意:但是当索菲解释了她为什么迟到之后,他们就没那么生气了。
本句explain后接宾语从句,根据语境,Sophie是解释自己迟到的原因,因此用why。how表方式“如何”,which表选择“哪一个”,what“什么”,都不符合语义逻辑。
【14题详解】
句意:关系只能通过沟通得到改善。
主语Relationships和动词improve是被动关系,情态动词can后面接“be+过去分词”构成被动结构,因此选be improved。improved是过去式主动形式,be improving是主动进行形式,improve是主动原形,此处需要被动结构,主动形式不符合逻辑。
【15题详解】
句意:只要记住,如果你遇到和索菲一样的情况,告诉你的父母你的感受。
此处引导条件状语从句,表示“如果”符合语义,因此选if。before“在……之前”,unless“除非”,although“虽然”,都不符合语义逻辑。
二、完形填空(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)
I was going to buy some fruits and medicine for my headache. After I parked my car, I went into the market. It wasn’t as ____16____ as I had expected. Only a people were shopping in it.
In the market, I saw a little girl ____17____ quietly in a baby car. She looked to be eight months old with blond curly hair and blue eyes.
The little baby was so lovely that I couldn’t ____18____ my eyes away. Then I did what I always do with children: I gave her a big smile. I may have looked a bit ____19____, but it naturally came from my heart. I’ve learned that everyone needs a ____20____ sometimes, even strangers at the market in a rush to get home.
She took her time deciding just how to ____21____ my smile. But finally, she smiled. I laughed and waved (挥手) goodbye. And she blew me a kiss. That kiss put a smile on my face and I kept smiling when I passed every shopper. ____22____, I got a smile from everyone of them.
I was still smiling when I got home and realized I’d forgotten to get some medicine.____23____, I didn’t need it. My headache was gone. In fact, it is the smile that makes things ____24____.
Want to change the world? Try smiling. In that simple ____25____ of everyone’s smile, this tiring world would become a better place. If you’re as lucky as me, you will be then blown a kiss and it may make your headache go away.
16. A. dirty B. crowded C. quiet D. empty
17. A. jumping B. laughing C. lying D. shouting
18. A. throw B. put C. move D. give
19. A. thirsty B. angry C. hungry D. crazy
20. A. smile B. hug C. kiss D. lesson
21. A. look for B. deal with C. worry about D. depend on
22. A. In return B. In total C. In need D. In public
23. A. Sadly B. Luckily C. Usually D. Immediately
24. A. same B. difficult C. comfortable D. different
25. A. excitement B. condition C. exchange D. opinion
【答案】16. B 17. C 18. C 19. D 20. A 21. B 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了作者在市场上的购物经历,在作者看来,简单的微笑交流会令人心情愉悦,也会让这个疲惫的世界变得更美好。
【16题详解】
句意:它不像我想象的那么拥挤。
dirty脏的;crowded拥挤的;quiet安静的;empty空的。根据“Only a people were shopping in it.”可知,市场没有作者想象的那么拥挤。故选B。
【17题详解】
句意:在市场里,我看到一个小女孩安静地躺在一辆婴儿车里。
jumping跳;laughing笑;lying躺;shouting呼喊。根据“quietly in a baby car”可知,小女孩安静地躺在婴儿车里。故选C。
【18题详解】
句意:这个小婴儿是如此的可爱,以至于我的眼睛都移不开了。
throw扔;put放;move移动;give给。根据“The little baby was so lovely that I couldn’t ... my eyes away.”可知,小婴儿很可爱,作者无法移开自己的眼睛。故选C。
【19题详解】
句意:我可能看起来有点疯狂,但这是发自内心的。
thirsty渴的;angry生气的;hungry饥饿的;crazy疯狂的。根据上文作者看到婴儿挪不开眼,并给了她一个大大的微笑,这些行为可能在旁人看来有些疯狂。故选D。
【20题详解】
句意:我明白了,每个人有时都需要一个微笑,即使是市场上急着回家的陌生人。
smile微笑;hug拥抱;kiss吻;lesson课。根据“I gave her a big smile”和“I’ve learned that everyone needs a ...”可知,作者认识到每个人都需要微笑。故选A。
【21题详解】
句意:她花了很长时间来决定如何处理我的微笑。
look for寻找;deal with处理;worry about担心;depend on依靠。根据“She took her time deciding just how to ... my smile.”可知,小婴儿花了一段时间来对作者的微笑做出反应,deal with符合语境。故选B。
【22题详解】
句意:作为回报,我得到了他们每个人的微笑。
In return作为回报;In total总共,总计;In need在贫困中;In public在公共场合。根据“That kiss put a smile on my face and I kept smiling when I passed every shopper.”可知,作者对路过每一个购物者都微笑,作为回报,他们也对作者微笑。故选A。
【23题详解】
句意:幸运的是,我不需要它了。
Sadly悲伤地;Luckily幸运的是;Usually通常;Immediately立即。根据“I didn’t need it. My headache was gone.”可知,作者的头痛好了,不需要药了,因此是幸运的。故选B。
【24题详解】
句意:事实上,是微笑让事情变得不同。
same相同的;difficult困难的;comfortable舒适的;different不同的。根据上文可知作者对市场上购物的人报以微笑,他们也是用微笑作为回应,以及作者的头痛好了,这些都说明微笑让事情变得不同。故选D。
【25题详解】
句意:在每个人的微笑的简单交换中,这个疲惫的世界会变得更好。
excitement兴奋;condition条件;exchange交换;opinion观点。根据“In that simple ... of everyone’s smile, this tiring world would become a better place.”可知,简单的微笑交换,会让这个世界变得更美好。故选C。
三、阅读(共两节,满分 35 分)
第一节 阅读理解(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)
(A)
The idea of helping others stayed with me all week. When Saturday came, I gathered my courage and explained it all to Mr. Turner, who runs a bakery (面包店): my family’s past situation, the food bank, and my hope to help more people.
“Sounds like a wonderful idea, Meghan,” Mr. Turner said, his face breaking into a smile. “And you know I can’t stand food waste.”
I couldn’t wait to tell Kyla, my best friend. After I explained everything, her eyes lit up. “That’s great, Meghan!” she exclaimed. Then she added in a conspiratorial whisper, “But maybe we can do even more?”
More? That sounded unbelievably exciting! “Tell me,” I urged, “what’s your idea?”
“I want to use social media for something positive,” she explained, her voice full of joy. “I’ll write a post online about the food bank and ask for donations.”
Pure genius! The plan worked perfectly. With Kyla’s many followers, hundreds saw her post. Over the following weeks, the food bank received a steady stream of donations from local businesses and communities. Maureen, the kind lady who ran it, was always so grateful. She once told us with tears in her eyes, “ ▲ ”
About a month later, another piece of good news arrived. “I’ve got a job, Meghan!” Dad shouted one evening. Our family’s situation was finally improving.
Even though we were in a better place financially, I kept my job at the bakery — I loved it too much — and I still went to the food bank every Saturday with Kyla to help Maureen. It wasn’t about life’s necessities anymore; it was about community.
Kyla and I always went to the supermarket, but never before 6:00 p.m.! We loved searching the shelves for yellow-sticker items and sometimes found something cheaper.
“What’s kale?” I asked, holding up a bunch of leafy greens. “Looks like a kind of cabbage,” Kyla replied.
As usual, Kyla slept over at my house that Saturday. We crowded into the kitchen, experimenting with the beef, mushrooms, and the kale. The wonderful smell filled the kitchen, mirroring the warmth we felt. It was a simple meal, but it represented something bigger — a small kindness that had started as a simple idea and grown into a light that brightened our whole community.
26. What can we infer about Mr. Turner from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?
A. He supported Meghan.
B. He disagreed with Meghan.
C. He planned to sell the food at a lower price.
D. He planned to give Meghan the unsold food.
27. Which sentence is the best for “ ▲ ”?
A. You are bringing more than just help; you are bringing jobs.
B. You are bringing more than just food; you are bringing hope.
C. You are bringing more than just bread; you are bringing changes.
D. You are bringing more than just kindness; you are bringing money.
28. What can be inferred from the fact that Meghan and Kyla never went to the super-market before 6:00 p.m.?
A. They were too busy with school before 6:00 p.m.
B. They preferred fresh food in the evening.
C. The supermarket was closed before 6:00 p.m.
D. They wanted to buy food at lower prices.
29. What is the best title of the passage?
A. A girl’s big idea B. Friendship and food
C. The power of a small act D. How social media helps
【答案】26. A 27. B 28. D 29. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文,女孩Meghan因曾受食物银行帮助,发起面包店捐赠余粮、好友用社交媒体募捐等行动,从一个善念出发,不仅改善了食物银行的状况,也让自家生活好转,最终温暖了整个社区。
【26题详解】
根据第二段Mr. Turner说的话“Sounds like a wonderful idea, Meghan... And you know I can’t stand food waste.”可知,他不仅称赞Meghan的想法很棒,还表明自己无法忍受食物浪费,这暗示他认同并将支持Meghan将多余食物捐赠给食物银行的计划。
【27题详解】
根据第六段语境,Maureen作为食物银行负责人,面对源源不断的捐赠眼含热泪,说明这些捐赠不仅解决了食物短缺,更给受助者带来了生活的转机。结合后文Meghan家情况好转及社区变暖的情节,B选项“你带来的不只是食物,更是希望”最符合情感基调和文章主题。
【28题详解】
根据第九段“We loved searching the shelves for yellow-sticker items and sometimes found something cheaper.”可知,她们喜欢寻找贴黄标签的商品,因为能发现更便宜的东西。超市通常在晚上6点后对生鲜食品进行打折处理。因此推断她们是为了以更低的价格购买食物。
【29题详解】
文章最后一句“a small kindness that had started as a simple idea and grown into a light that brightened our whole community.”点明了主题:一个小小的善意举动最终照亮了整个社区。C 选项“一个小举动的力量”最能概括这一核心思想。
(B)
We’ve all heard about the man who discovered gravity (重力) and the apple that fell from a tree and hit him on the head. However, the 17th-century “aha moment” is actually a bit of a lie! Newton did witness an apple falling from a tree one day and this got him thinking about what actually caused the apple to fall to the ground.
Newton later developed his theory of Gravity, believing that Earth has a force (力) that pulls objects down, which prevents objects from aimlessly floating around.
While we know that Isaac Newton discovered Gravity, he also made many other scientific discoveries. Newton is also credited with discovering the three laws of motion. These three laws, or principles, explain how things move.
Law 1: An object at rest stays at rest. A moving object keeps moving. Objects continue doing what they’re doing unless a stronger force acts on them.
Here, the stronger force is the wall. It stops the truck but not the boxes, so they keep moving backward.
Law 2: It takes more force to move a heavy object than to move a lighter object. Newton came up with a scientific formula to explain this:
Force = Mass x Acceleration.
Large weights with a lot of mass require more force to lift than smaller, lighter weights do.
Law 3: For every force, there is an equal reaction in the opposite direction.
Air from an untied balloon rushes out in one direction. As the air escapes, it pushes the balloon in the opposite direction.
30. Which part of a magazine is the reading material most probably taken from?
A. History. B. Sports. C. Culture. D. Science.
31. The drawing for Law 1 shows that ________.
A. the boxes get a stronger force than the truck
B. the truck stays at rest, but the boxes do not
C. the wall acts on the truck but not on the boxes
D. the truck keeps moving, but the wall stays at rest
32. Which picture best shows Law 3?
A. B. C. D.
【答案】30. D 31. C 32. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文,文章介绍了牛顿运动的三条定律。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。文章主要讲述牛顿发现万有引力以及他的运动三大定律等内容,主要是关于科学发现和科学定律,所以最有可能来自“Science”板块,故选D。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Law 1: An object at rest stays at rest. A moving object keeps moving. Objects continue doing what they’re doing unless a stronger force acts on them. Here, the stronger force is the wall. It stops the truck but not the boxes, so they keep moving backward.”及图示可知,静止的物体保持静止,而移动的物体则持续移动,除非有更强的力作用在其上。此处更大的力是墙,它阻止了卡车,但阻止不了箱子,所以它们继续向后移动。所以墙作用于卡车,但不作用于箱子。故选C。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Law 3: For every force, there is an equal reaction in the opposite direction. Air from an untied balloon rushes out in one direction. As the air escapes, it pushes the balloon in the opposite direction.”及图示可知,对于每一个力,都会有一个方向相等的反作用力。在图片D中,当对球施加一个力时,球以相等的力量将冰面上这个人往后推。故选D。
(C)
This is the beauty of life worth fighting for. A very unusual story of an orphan wolf and his human mum has touched the hearts of many recently. But the story goes far beyond being moving: it raises awareness of the need to protect wildlife.
Let a Wolf Be a Wolf
Painter Li Weiyi and her friend Yi Feng, who is a film director, rescued a wolf cub on the Ruoergai Grassland in the northwest of Sichuan Province. To take care of him, they decided to bring the cub back to their home in the city of Chengdu. They named the cub Green. However, the city was no place for a wolf, and he had to return to the wild where he belonged.
The documentary (纪录片) Return to the Wolves (2017) follows this process. It was not an easy task.
The problem, of course, was that Green had not been raised by wolves and did not know how wolves live in the wild. To help him adapt, Li and Yi Feng lived by his side in a small wooden house on the grassland for nearly seven months. Green learnt how to hunt and developed other skills. More importantly, he was finally accepted by a wolf pack (狼群), becoming wild and free.
There is also a 12-part documentary of the same name that tells Green’s story in greater detail. Green is the world’s first wolf to be raised by a human and later returned to the wild. He even became the leader of his pack.
Green: More Than Just a Name
For generations, the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm (格林兄弟) has shaped how people see wolves. The image of the scary “wolf grandmother” became deeply rooted in children’s minds. For her “wolf child”, Li Weiyi hoped to rewrite a true fairy tale for him. In Chinese, both “Grimm” and “Green” are translated as “Ge Lin”. The name Green also refers to the colour of the cub’s eyes and the green grassland.
Protecting Wildlife: A Long Way to Go
Wolves have long been seen as beasts to be feared.
However, wild wolves usually do not attack humans. They mainly hunt natural prey (猎物) such as hares or deer rather than viewing humans as food. Sometimes, they do kill sheep and cattle raised by humans. This is often because their habitats are disturbed by human activities, such as overgrazing (过度放牧), leaving them without enough natural prey to feed on.
Wolves in the wild are very careful and often avoid meeting humans if they can. Instead, it is poachers (非法捕猎者) who pose a great threat to these animals and other wildlife. They are killed for their valuable fur and other body parts, a problem that exists across the world.
Through Green’s story, we cannot help but wonder whether wolves are more prey than predators (捕食者).
Now, Green’s story has caught public attention once again, but it does not simply end there. We still have many wolves like Green to protect, as humans only share this planet with other creatures.
33. Why does the writer say “the city was no place for a wolf”?
A. Because an orphan wolf cannot survive without humans.
B. Because wild wolves are dangerous animals in cities.
C. Because the city environment is too crowded for animals.
D. Because wolves belong to nature rather than human society.
34. What does the underlined word “adapt” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. to change oneself to fit a new situation
B. to find a new place to live
C. to learn a new language
D. to give up old habits
35. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
A. Wild wolves often avoid contact with humans if possible.
B. Human activities sometimes reduce wolves’ natural prey.
C. Wild wolves usually choose sheep and cattle as their first prey.
D. Poachers are a serious threat to wildlife.
36. What is the main purpose of this passage?
A. To introduce the documentary Return to the Wolves.
B. To tell a touching story about a wolf named Green.
C. To explain why wolves are dangerous to humans.
D. To tell a story and raise awareness of wildlife protection.
【答案】33. D 34. A 35. C 36. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了纪录片《重返狼群》的故事,打破大众对狼凶狠伤人的刻板印象,分析狼伤人、家畜的真实原因,揭露偷猎对狼群的巨大伤害,呼吁人们正视、保护野生动物。
【33题详解】
根据第二段“the city was no place for a wolf, and he had to return to the wild where he belonged”可知,作者说城市里没有狼的位置是因为狼属于大自然而非人类社会。
【34题详解】
根据前文“did not know how wolves live in the wild”和后文“Green learnt how to hunt and developed other skills.”可知,adapt的意思是调整自己适应新环境。
【35题详解】
根据倒数第四段“They mainly hunt natural prey (猎物) such as hares or deer rather than viewing humans as food. Sometimes, they do kill sheep and cattle raised by humans.”可知,狼主要吃野兔和鹿,牛羊并不是它们的首选猎物,选项C表述错误。
【36题详解】
根据第一段结尾“it raises awareness of the need to protect wildlife.”以及全文讲格林的故事,同时科普狼的生存现状可知,本文的主要目的是讲故事和提高人们保护野生动物的意识。
(D)
According to recent research in biology, chimpanzees in the wild are thought to choose certain herbs (草本植物) and use them as medicines when they are not feeling well. After studying how chimpanzees eat the leaves of some bushes and trees in Tanzania, two scientists, Paul Newton of the University of Oxford and Toshisada Nishida of the University of Kyoto, concluded that there are unusual similarities between how these animals eat these plants and how humans take their medicines.
Until recently, only humans were believed to be able to make wise decisions when it comes to curing illnesses. But that was before the two scientists’ research. They noticed that a chimpanzee they called Hugo was behaving differently from others. He was picking the leaves from a bush that does not usually make up part of the chimpanzees’ diet. The bush is called Aspilia, and it has very sharp leaves, which is exactly why chimpanzees don’t usually eat them.
What was surprising was the way Hugo ate the plant. He not only picked it very carefully, but he also rubbed (搓) the leaves before he put them in his mouth, and then he kept them in his mouth for a little while before he swallowed (吞咽) them. This is exactly how humans take medicine! What was even more surprising was that the very same plant the chimpanzee chose is used by local people as medicine!
In the book, Wild Health: How Animals Keep Themselves Well and What We Can Learn From Them, author Cindy Engel gives other examples of how animals treat health problems. According to her, it’s not only plants they use as medicine. Elephants in western Kenya, for example, are said to go at night to a cave on the side of Mount Elgon, an extinct volcano (死火山). Once they are in the cave, they use their tusks to break off parts of the soft rocks, crunch them in their mouths, and then swallow them. For a long time, little was known about the reasons, but recently scientists have discovered that the rocks have a high level of sodium (Na), which is needed to help neutralize the toxins (中和毒素) that elephants take in with their plant diet. The behaviour of these elephants and of other animals shows that they have developed amazing abilities to care for their own health — without any doctor having told them what medicine to take!
37. What did Newton and Nishida believe?
A. Hugo sometimes behaves like a doctor in the wild.
B. Chimpanzees in the wild can cure their own illness.
C. Hugo helps the scientists find medicines in nature.
D. Chimpanzees learn to take medicine from humans.
38. Aspilia is a plant that chimpanzees like Hugo ________.
A. often eat because of its delicious leaves
B. eat to treat certain diseases
C. never eat because its leaves are too sharp
D. eat to make their diet healthier
39. What can we infer from the fact that elephants go to the cave at night to eat the soft rocks?
A. Elephants are afraid of being seen by humans during the day.
B. Elephants have learned to avoid the heat of the daytime.
C. Elephants naturally know when and where to find what they need.
D. Elephants only eat rocks when they cannot find enough plants.
40. How does the writer develop the passage?
A. By showing pictures. B. By asking questions.
C. By offering instructions. D. By giving examples.
【答案】37. B 38. B 39. C 40. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,通过黑猩猩吃药用植物、大象吃岩石等例子,说明动物具有自我治疗疾病的本能。
【37题详解】
由第一段“concluded that there are unusual similarities between how these animals eat these plants and how humans take their medicines.”及第二段“Until recently, only humans were believed to be able to make wise decisions... But that was before the two scientists’ research.”可知,他们相信野生黑猩猩也能自我治疗疾病。
【38题详解】
由第二段Hugo吃这种通常不吃的植物(He was picking the leaves...chimpanzees don’t usually eat them.),以及第三段指出当地人用此植物作为药物(the very same plant the chimpanzee chose is used by local people as medicine),可知黑猩猩吃它是为了治病。
【39题详解】
由最后一段大象吃软岩石以获取钠中和毒素(help neutralize the toxins that elephants take in),且没有医生告诉它们(amazing abilities to care for their own health — without any doctor having told them what medicine to take),说明它们天生知道何时何地寻找所需物质。
【40题详解】
文章通过举黑猩猩吃树叶、大象吃岩石等例子来阐述动物自我治疗的行为。
第二节 阅读填空(共 5 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 5 分)
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。
The BBC is famous for its nature shows, but it has only recently done one about Asia. This seven-part new documentary series, called Asia, takes viewers across its beautiful natural world. Matthew Wright is one of the show’s producers. ____41____
Why did you want to make this series?
The BBC made a great series called Seven Worlds, One Planet five years ago. Only one of the episodes was about Asia, and that was nowhere near enough. Our team decided to fill that gap. ____42____ We are really happy with our work.
____43____
The opening scene is amazing. It shows grey reef sharks chasing a group of Moorish idols. Our team was the first in the world to film this scene. We put some lively music to it, and that’s a good start to a great story.
Were there any interesting stories during filming?
For one episode, we went to Xizang to film the chiru (藏羚羊). We didn’t find any at first. One day, our cameraman, Jacky Poon, saw a wolf and followed it. It was the wolf that finally found the chiru. It chased them for hours before hunting the most tired one down. ____44____ We were lucky.
What can viewers learn from this series?
I hope viewers will see Asia in a new way. ____45____ I hope Asia’s natural beauty is top of mind when people talk about nature in the future.
A. It was one of our best hunting scenes.
B. We collected many stories and spent four years finishing the series.
C. What is your favorite scene in the series?
D. What does he have to say about it?
E. Its wildlife is just as colorful as anywhere else, and it has many amazing things.
【答案】41. D 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. E
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了BBC推出的一部名为《亚洲》的新纪录片系列,并通过采访制片人Matthew Wright讲述了制作初衷、精彩场景及拍摄故事。
【41题详解】
文章第1段“Matthew Wright is one of the show’s producers.”介绍了人物身份,后文即将展示他的观点,选项D“What does he have to say about it?”作为过渡句引出下文。
【42题详解】
文章第2段“Our team decided to fill that gap.”表明团队决定填补这个空白,后文“We are really happy with our work.”表明对自己的工作非常满意,空格处需补充团队制作纪录片的过程,选项B“We collected many stories and spent four years finishing the series.”承接“填补空白”的行动过程,并为后文“满意成果”做铺垫。
【43题详解】
文章第3段“The opening scene is amazing...that’s a good start to a great story.”在介绍影片镜头,属于回答对应问题。C选项“What is your favorite scene in the series?”是本段对应的提问。
【44题详解】
文章第4段“It chased them for hours before hunting the most tired one down.”描述了狼猎杀藏羚羊的过程,选项A“It was one of our best hunting scenes.”是对该场景的评价和总结。
【45题详解】
文章第5段“I hope viewers will see Asia in a new way.”表明“我”希望观众能以新视角看待亚洲,后文强调了亚洲自然美景的重要性,选项E“Its wildlife is just as colorful as anywhere else, and it has many amazing things.”衔接上下文,强调亚洲生态的独特与丰富。
四、写作(共三节,满分 30 分)
第一节 语篇填词(共 5 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 5 分)
From an early age, Zhang Xue showed his great love for motorcycles. His family was poor, so he couldn’t a____46____ a good one. But he took old bikes apart, studied every screw, and put them back together. Neighbors laughed at him, but he didn’t care. He made a secret p____47____: I will build my own motorcycle one day. He had no money and no skills—just passion and a s____48____ heart. He worked during the day to save money and studied mechanical books at night. His fingers were always black with oil, but his eyes s____49____ bright with hope.
After more than ten years of hard work, Zhang Xue f____50____ built his own high-performance motorcycles and started his own brand. Looking back, he said, “Dreams don’t wait for you—you build them step by step.”
【答案】46. afford##fford
47. plan##lan
48. strong##trong
49. shone##hone
50. finally##inally
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了张雪从小热爱摩托车,家境贫寒却坚持钻研,历经十余年努力,最终造出高性能摩托车并创立自有品牌的励志故事。
【46题详解】
句意:他家很穷,所以他买不起一辆好摩托车。“His family was poor”及首字母表示,他买不起好的摩托车,afford“买得起”,couldn’t后跟动词原形,故填afford。
【47题详解】
句意:他定下了一个秘密计划:总有一天我要造出属于自己的摩托车。“I will build my own motorcycle one day.”及首字母表明,他给自己制定了一个计划,plan“计划”,a后跟名词单数,故填plan。
【48题详解】
句意:他没有钱也没有技能——只有热情和一颗坚强的心。前文说明张雪缺乏外部资源条件,只有追梦的内在动力,结合首字母可知,是指一个坚强的心,strong“坚强的”,形容词作定语,故填strong。
【49题详解】
句意:他的手指总是沾满了油污,但他的眼睛因希望而发亮。“bright with hope”及首字母可知,是指眼里发光,shine“发光”,全文为一般过去时,动词应用过去式,故填shone。
【50题详解】
句意:经过十多年的努力,张雪最终造出了属于自己的高性能摩托车,还创立了自己的品牌。“After more than ten years of hard work”及首字母表明,经过多年努力,最终取得了成就,finally“最终”,副词修饰动词built,故填finally。
第二节 完成句子(共 5 小题;每题 2 分,满分 10 分)
根据所给的汉语内容,用英语完成下列句子。(每空限填一词)
51. 张雪机车是如此优秀,以至于它在单个赛季就赢得了五个冠军。
Zhang Xue Motorcycle is ________ ________ ________ it has ________ five championships in a single season.
【答案】 ①.
so ②.
excellent ③.
that ④.
won
【解析】
【详解】原句中的“如此……以至于……”是关键词,其英文翻译为so...that...,引导结果状语从句。“优秀”的英文翻译为excellent,形容词。在“Zhang Xue Motorcycle is...it has...five championships in a single season.”中,第一至三空分别为so;excellent和that。“赢得”的英文翻译为win,动词。第四空前有助动词has,需使用其过去分词won,构成现在完成时。故填so;excellent;that;won。
52. 这次胜利应该被载入中国摩托车运动和中国制造业的史册。
This victory ________ ________ ________ ________ in the history of China’s motorcycle sports and China’s manufacturing industry.
【答案】 ①.
ought ②.
to ③.
be ④.
recorded
【解析】
【详解】原句中“应该被载入”是关键词,表示“应该”的短语是ought to,为情态动词;表示“载入”的单词是record,与This victory是被动关系,因此空处是含情态动词的被动语态,结构为“情态动词+be+过去分词”,record的过去分词为recorded。
53. 大家都惊讶于他如何能制造出如此厉害的摩托车。
Everyone is amazed at ________ ________ ________ ________ such a powerful motorcycle.
【答案】 ①. how ②. he ③. could ④. make
【解析】
【详解】原句中“他如何能制造出”是关键词,应用how“如何”引导宾语从句,用陈述句语序;he“他”,作主语;could“能”,情态动词,make“能制造出”,作谓语。
54. 车手在最后一圈超越对手并赢得比赛,那是多么激动人心的时刻啊!
________ ________ ________ moment it was when the rider overtook his competitor in the last lap and won the race!
【答案】 ①.
What ②.
an ③.
exciting
【解析】
【详解】本题考查感叹句;感叹句的中心词是moment(时刻),属于可数名词单数。修饰可数名词单数的感叹句结构为What + a/an + 形容词 + 名词单数 + 主 + 谓;“激动人心的”译为exciting,该词以元音音素开头,故不定冠词用an。
55. 张雪的故事振奋了许多中国人的精神。
Zhang Xue’s story ________ the ________ of many Chinese people.
【答案】 ①. lifted ②. spirits
【解析】
【详解】原句中“振奋了……的精神”是关键词,表示“振奋了某人的精神”的短语为“lift the spirits of sb.”,句子讲述已经发生的事情,时态用一般过去时,lift需用过去式lifted。故填lifted;spirits。
第三节 书面表达(共 1 题,满分 15 分)
56. 假设你是张平,你的英国笔友Tom所在的学校正在举办“多彩文化”图片展览活动。他来信希望你提供一张关于你所在城市 (广州) 传统文化的图片。请你用英语给他写一封邮件,并附上所选图片。
邮件内容包括:
描述图片内容 (如图中的人物、场景、活动等);
说明选择这张图片的原因 (如文化意义、地方特色等)。
要求:1.可在内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息;
2.词数80词左右;邮件开头与结尾已经给出,但不计入词数。
3.文中不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息,否则不予评分。
Dear Tom,
I am glad to know about your school’s “Colorful Cultures” photo show. Here is the picture I have chosen from my city, Guangzhou.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I hope this picture helps your classmates learn more about Guangzhou’s traditional culture. Wish your exhibition a great success!
Yours,
Zhang Ping
【答案】
范文:
Dear Tom,
I am glad to know about your school’s “Colorful Cultures” photo show. Here is the picture I have chosen from my city, Guangzhou.
In the picture, some performers are doing a traditional lion dance. They wear colorful costumes and move skillfully to the drum beats. Many people around are watching and cheering happily. I choose this picture because the lion dance is a symbol of good luck in Guangzhou. It shows our local spirit and long history. Everyone in my hometown loves it very much. I believe your classmates will love this active tradition and understand our culture better.
I hope this picture helps your classmates learn more about Guangzhou’s traditional culture. Wish your exhibition a great success!
Yours,
Zhang Ping
【解析】
【详解】写作步骤:
[第一步:审题立意]
确定文体:邮件类说明文,以一般现在时为主,辅以现在进行时
明确要点:描述图片内人物、场景、活动;阐述图片文化寓意、广州本土特色
确定人称:第一人称 (I/my)
注意事项:不得透露真实姓名、学校相关信息,正文约80词,首尾句固定不计入词数
[第二步:构思布局]
三段式结构:
开头段:给定固定开篇,告知对方附上广州传统文化照片
主体段:分层完成两大核心要点,第一层细致描写照片画面,第二层说明选取该照片的文化缘由
结尾段:给定固定收尾,祝愿展览圆满,希望对方同学了解广府文化
[第三步:要点展开]
要点一:描述图片内容
画面选择:舞狮表演图
场景位置:old city street/traditional temple square/ancient opera house等
人物活动:perform lion dances/beat big drums/watch and cheer/actors sing Cantonese opera/paint special facial masks等
细节描写:wear bright colorful costumes/move skillfully to drum beats/wear delicate embroidered costumes/play traditional musical instruments等
要点二:说明选图原因
文化寓意:lion dance stands for good luck and happiness/Cantonese opera carries hundreds of years of local history等
地方特色:a classic symbol of Guangzhou’s long Lingnan tradition/it is the treasure of Cantonese culture and shows our gentle lifestyle等
深层作用:shows local folk spirit/helps foreigners know our unique culture等
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2025学年第二学期广州市第十六中学初三教学质量反馈(二)
九年级英语(问卷)
本试卷共四大题,满分 90 分。考试时间 100 分钟。
一、语法选择(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days but living and dealing with parents can be even ____1____. Since I was a teenager, I ____2____ that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship, you need to let ____3____ people know your feelings. If you are not able to communicate, things ____4____ bad. When you are mad at your parents, it is no use not talking to them. If you look ____5____ the word “communication” in a dictionary, it will say “the exchange of ideas and information”. ____6____ a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by ____7____ a note. You have to make your parents ____8____ good about how they are doing as parents. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you’ll listen to what they say, but ask them ____9____ to listen to you. ____10____ away only makes the situation worse.
This is ____11____ example. One night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she felt ____12____ would be rude of her to go home first. As a result, she was late getting home. Her parents were angry at first, but when Sophie explained ____13____ she was late, they weren’t so mad. Communication is the key factor there.
Relationships can only ____14____ with communication. Just remember, ____15____ you get into a situation like Sophie’s, tell your parents how you feel.
1. A. tough B. tougher C. toughest D. the toughest
2. A. learn B. learnt C. have learnt D. will learn
3. A. other B. another C. the others D. others
4. A. become B. becomes C. will become D. are becoming
5. A. up B. for C. into D. at
6. A. Kept B. Keep C. Keeping D. To keep
7. A. write B. to write C. writing D. writes
8. A. felt B. feel C. feels D. to feel
9. A. polite B. politely C. politeness D. impolite
10. A. Walking B. Walks C. Walked D. Walk
11. A. a B. the C. an D. /
12. A. its B. it C. itself D. it’s
13. A. how B. why C. which D. what
14. A. improved B. be improving C. improve D. be improved
15. A. if B. before C. unless D. although
二、完形填空(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)
I was going to buy some fruits and medicine for my headache. After I parked my car, I went into the market. It wasn’t as ____16____ as I had expected. Only a people were shopping in it.
In the market, I saw a little girl ____17____ quietly in a baby car. She looked to be eight months old with blond curly hair and blue eyes.
The little baby was so lovely that I couldn’t ____18____ my eyes away. Then I did what I always do with children: I gave her a big smile. I may have looked a bit ____19____, but it naturally came from my heart. I’ve learned that everyone needs a ____20____ sometimes, even strangers at the market in a rush to get home.
She took her time deciding just how to ____21____ my smile. But finally, she smiled. I laughed and waved (挥手) goodbye. And she blew me a kiss. That kiss put a smile on my face and I kept smiling when I passed every shopper. ____22____, I got a smile from everyone of them.
I was still smiling when I got home and realized I’d forgotten to get some medicine.____23____, I didn’t need it. My headache was gone. In fact, it is the smile that makes things ____24____.
Want to change the world? Try smiling. In that simple ____25____ of everyone’s smile, this tiring world would become a better place. If you’re as lucky as me, you will be then blown a kiss and it may make your headache go away.
16. A. dirty B. crowded C. quiet D. empty
17. A. jumping B. laughing C. lying D. shouting
18. A. throw B. put C. move D. give
19. A. thirsty B. angry C. hungry D. crazy
20. A. smile B. hug C. kiss D. lesson
21. A. look for B. deal with C. worry about D. depend on
22. A. In return B. In total C. In need D. In public
23. A. Sadly B. Luckily C. Usually D. Immediately
24. A. same B. difficult C. comfortable D. different
25. A. excitement B. condition C. exchange D. opinion
三、阅读(共两节,满分 35 分)
第一节 阅读理解(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)
(A)
The idea of helping others stayed with me all week. When Saturday came, I gathered my courage and explained it all to Mr. Turner, who runs a bakery (面包店): my family’s past situation, the food bank, and my hope to help more people.
“Sounds like a wonderful idea, Meghan,” Mr. Turner said, his face breaking into a smile. “And you know I can’t stand food waste.”
I couldn’t wait to tell Kyla, my best friend. After I explained everything, her eyes lit up. “That’s great, Meghan!” she exclaimed. Then she added in a conspiratorial whisper, “But maybe we can do even more?”
More? That sounded unbelievably exciting! “Tell me,” I urged, “what’s your idea?”
“I want to use social media for something positive,” she explained, her voice full of joy. “I’ll write a post online about the food bank and ask for donations.”
Pure genius! The plan worked perfectly. With Kyla’s many followers, hundreds saw her post. Over the following weeks, the food bank received a steady stream of donations from local businesses and communities. Maureen, the kind lady who ran it, was always so grateful. She once told us with tears in her eyes, “ ▲ ”
About a month later, another piece of good news arrived. “I’ve got a job, Meghan!” Dad shouted one evening. Our family’s situation was finally improving.
Even though we were in a better place financially, I kept my job at the bakery — I loved it too much — and I still went to the food bank every Saturday with Kyla to help Maureen. It wasn’t about life’s necessities anymore; it was about community.
Kyla and I always went to the supermarket, but never before 6:00 p.m.! We loved searching the shelves for yellow-sticker items and sometimes found something cheaper.
“What’s kale?” I asked, holding up a bunch of leafy greens. “Looks like a kind of cabbage,” Kyla replied.
As usual, Kyla slept over at my house that Saturday. We crowded into the kitchen, experimenting with the beef, mushrooms, and the kale. The wonderful smell filled the kitchen, mirroring the warmth we felt. It was a simple meal, but it represented something bigger — a small kindness that had started as a simple idea and grown into a light that brightened our whole community.
26. What can we infer about Mr. Turner from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?
A. He supported Meghan.
B. He disagreed with Meghan.
C. He planned to sell the food at a lower price.
D. He planned to give Meghan the unsold food.
27. Which sentence is the best for “ ▲ ”?
A. You are bringing more than just help; you are bringing jobs.
B. You are bringing more than just food; you are bringing hope.
C. You are bringing more than just bread; you are bringing changes.
D. You are bringing more than just kindness; you are bringing money.
28. What can be inferred from the fact that Meghan and Kyla never went to the super-market before 6:00 p.m.?
A. They were too busy with school before 6:00 p.m.
B. They preferred fresh food in the evening.
C. The supermarket was closed before 6:00 p.m.
D. They wanted to buy food at lower prices.
29. What is the best title of the passage?
A. A girl’s big idea B. Friendship and food
C. The power of a small act D. How social media helps
(B)
We’ve all heard about the man who discovered gravity (重力) and the apple that fell from a tree and hit him on the head. However, the 17th-century “aha moment” is actually a bit of a lie! Newton did witness an apple falling from a tree one day and this got him thinking about what actually caused the apple to fall to the ground.
Newton later developed his theory of Gravity, believing that Earth has a force (力) that pulls objects down, which prevents objects from aimlessly floating around.
While we know that Isaac Newton discovered Gravity, he also made many other scientific discoveries. Newton is also credited with discovering the three laws of motion. These three laws, or principles, explain how things move.
Law 1: An object at rest stays at rest. A moving object keeps moving. Objects continue doing what they’re doing unless a stronger force acts on them.
Here, the stronger force is the wall. It stops the truck but not the boxes, so they keep moving backward.
Law 2: It takes more force to move a heavy object than to move a lighter object. Newton came up with a scientific formula to explain this:
Force = Mass x Acceleration.
Large weights with a lot of mass require more force to lift than smaller, lighter weights do.
Law 3: For every force, there is an equal reaction in the opposite direction.
Air from an untied balloon rushes out in one direction. As the air escapes, it pushes the balloon in the opposite direction.
30. Which part of a magazine is the reading material most probably taken from?
A. History. B. Sports. C. Culture. D. Science.
31. The drawing for Law 1 shows that ________.
A. the boxes get a stronger force than the truck
B. the truck stays at rest, but the boxes do not
C. the wall acts on the truck but not on the boxes
D. the truck keeps moving, but the wall stays at rest
32. Which picture best shows Law 3?
A. B. C. D.
(C)
This is the beauty of life worth fighting for. A very unusual story of an orphan wolf and his human mum has touched the hearts of many recently. But the story goes far beyond being moving: it raises awareness of the need to protect wildlife.
Let a Wolf Be a Wolf
Painter Li Weiyi and her friend Yi Feng, who is a film director, rescued a wolf cub on the Ruoergai Grassland in the northwest of Sichuan Province. To take care of him, they decided to bring the cub back to their home in the city of Chengdu. They named the cub Green. However, the city was no place for a wolf, and he had to return to the wild where he belonged.
The documentary (纪录片) Return to the Wolves (2017) follows this process. It was not an easy task.
The problem, of course, was that Green had not been raised by wolves and did not know how wolves live in the wild. To help him adapt, Li and Yi Feng lived by his side in a small wooden house on the grassland for nearly seven months. Green learnt how to hunt and developed other skills. More importantly, he was finally accepted by a wolf pack (狼群), becoming wild and free.
There is also a 12-part documentary of the same name that tells Green’s story in greater detail. Green is the world’s first wolf to be raised by a human and later returned to the wild. He even became the leader of his pack.
Green: More Than Just a Name
For generations, the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm (格林兄弟) has shaped how people see wolves. The image of the scary “wolf grandmother” became deeply rooted in children’s minds. For her “wolf child”, Li Weiyi hoped to rewrite a true fairy tale for him. In Chinese, both “Grimm” and “Green” are translated as “Ge Lin”. The name Green also refers to the colour of the cub’s eyes and the green grassland.
Protecting Wildlife: A Long Way to Go
Wolves have long been seen as beasts to be feared.
However, wild wolves usually do not attack humans. They mainly hunt natural prey (猎物) such as hares or deer rather than viewing humans as food. Sometimes, they do kill sheep and cattle raised by humans. This is often because their habitats are disturbed by human activities, such as overgrazing (过度放牧), leaving them without enough natural prey to feed on.
Wolves in the wild are very careful and often avoid meeting humans if they can. Instead, it is poachers (非法捕猎者) who pose a great threat to these animals and other wildlife. They are killed for their valuable fur and other body parts, a problem that exists across the world.
Through Green’s story, we cannot help but wonder whether wolves are more prey than predators (捕食者).
Now, Green’s story has caught public attention once again, but it does not simply end there. We still have many wolves like Green to protect, as humans only share this planet with other creatures.
33. Why does the writer say “the city was no place for a wolf”?
A. Because an orphan wolf cannot survive without humans.
B. Because wild wolves are dangerous animals in cities.
C. Because the city environment is too crowded for animals.
D. Because wolves belong to nature rather than human society.
34. What does the underlined word “adapt” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. to change oneself to fit a new situation
B. to find a new place to live
C. to learn a new language
D. to give up old habits
35. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
A. Wild wolves often avoid contact with humans if possible.
B. Human activities sometimes reduce wolves’ natural prey.
C. Wild wolves usually choose sheep and cattle as their first prey.
D. Poachers are a serious threat to wildlife.
36. What is the main purpose of this passage?
A. To introduce the documentary Return to the Wolves.
B. To tell a touching story about a wolf named Green.
C. To explain why wolves are dangerous to humans.
D. To tell a story and raise awareness of wildlife protection.
(D)
According to recent research in biology, chimpanzees in the wild are thought to choose certain herbs (草本植物) and use them as medicines when they are not feeling well. After studying how chimpanzees eat the leaves of some bushes and trees in Tanzania, two scientists, Paul Newton of the University of Oxford and Toshisada Nishida of the University of Kyoto, concluded that there are unusual similarities between how these animals eat these plants and how humans take their medicines.
Until recently, only humans were believed to be able to make wise decisions when it comes to curing illnesses. But that was before the two scientists’ research. They noticed that a chimpanzee they called Hugo was behaving differently from others. He was picking the leaves from a bush that does not usually make up part of the chimpanzees’ diet. The bush is called Aspilia, and it has very sharp leaves, which is exactly why chimpanzees don’t usually eat them.
What was surprising was the way Hugo ate the plant. He not only picked it very carefully, but he also rubbed (搓) the leaves before he put them in his mouth, and then he kept them in his mouth for a little while before he swallowed (吞咽) them. This is exactly how humans take medicine! What was even more surprising was that the very same plant the chimpanzee chose is used by local people as medicine!
In the book, Wild Health: How Animals Keep Themselves Well and What We Can Learn From Them, author Cindy Engel gives other examples of how animals treat health problems. According to her, it’s not only plants they use as medicine. Elephants in western Kenya, for example, are said to go at night to a cave on the side of Mount Elgon, an extinct volcano (死火山). Once they are in the cave, they use their tusks to break off parts of the soft rocks, crunch them in their mouths, and then swallow them. For a long time, little was known about the reasons, but recently scientists have discovered that the rocks have a high level of sodium (Na), which is needed to help neutralize the toxins (中和毒素) that elephants take in with their plant diet. The behaviour of these elephants and of other animals shows that they have developed amazing abilities to care for their own health — without any doctor having told them what medicine to take!
37. What did Newton and Nishida believe?
A. Hugo sometimes behaves like a doctor in the wild.
B. Chimpanzees in the wild can cure their own illness.
C. Hugo helps the scientists find medicines in nature.
D. Chimpanzees learn to take medicine from humans.
38. Aspilia is a plant that chimpanzees like Hugo ________.
A. often eat because of its delicious leaves
B. eat to treat certain diseases
C. never eat because its leaves are too sharp
D. eat to make their diet healthier
39. What can we infer from the fact that elephants go to the cave at night to eat the soft rocks?
A. Elephants are afraid of being seen by humans during the day.
B. Elephants have learned to avoid the heat of the daytime.
C. Elephants naturally know when and where to find what they need.
D. Elephants only eat rocks when they cannot find enough plants.
40. How does the writer develop the passage?
A. By showing pictures. B. By asking questions.
C. By offering instructions. D. By giving examples.
第二节 阅读填空(共 5 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 5 分)
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。
The BBC is famous for its nature shows, but it has only recently done one about Asia. This seven-part new documentary series, called Asia, takes viewers across its beautiful natural world. Matthew Wright is one of the show’s producers. ____41____
Why did you want to make this series?
The BBC made a great series called Seven Worlds, One Planet five years ago. Only one of the episodes was about Asia, and that was nowhere near enough. Our team decided to fill that gap. ____42____ We are really happy with our work.
____43____
The opening scene is amazing. It shows grey reef sharks chasing a group of Moorish idols. Our team was the first in the world to film this scene. We put some lively music to it, and that’s a good start to a great story.
Were there any interesting stories during filming?
For one episode, we went to Xizang to film the chiru (藏羚羊). We didn’t find any at first. One day, our cameraman, Jacky Poon, saw a wolf and followed it. It was the wolf that finally found the chiru. It chased them for hours before hunting the most tired one down. ____44____ We were lucky.
What can viewers learn from this series?
I hope viewers will see Asia in a new way. ____45____ I hope Asia’s natural beauty is top of mind when people talk about nature in the future.
A. It was one of our best hunting scenes.
B. We collected many stories and spent four years finishing the series.
C. What is your favorite scene in the series?
D. What does he have to say about it?
E. Its wildlife is just as colorful as anywhere else, and it has many amazing things.
四、写作(共三节,满分 30 分)
第一节 语篇填词(共 5 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 5 分)
From an early age, Zhang Xue showed his great love for motorcycles. His family was poor, so he couldn’t a____46____ a good one. But he took old bikes apart, studied every screw, and put them back together. Neighbors laughed at him, but he didn’t care. He made a secret p____47____: I will build my own motorcycle one day. He had no money and no skills—just passion and a s____48____ heart. He worked during the day to save money and studied mechanical books at night. His fingers were always black with oil, but his eyes s____49____ bright with hope.
After more than ten years of hard work, Zhang Xue f____50____ built his own high-performance motorcycles and started his own brand. Looking back, he said, “Dreams don’t wait for you—you build them step by step.”
第二节 完成句子(共 5 小题;每题 2 分,满分 10 分)
根据所给的汉语内容,用英语完成下列句子。(每空限填一词)
51. 张雪机车是如此优秀,以至于它在单个赛季就赢得了五个冠军。
Zhang Xue Motorcycle is ________ ________ ________ it has ________ five championships in a single season.
52. 这次胜利应该被载入中国摩托车运动和中国制造业的史册。
This victory ________ ________ ________ ________ in the history of China’s motorcycle sports and China’s manufacturing industry.
53. 大家都惊讶于他如何能制造出如此厉害的摩托车。
Everyone is amazed at ________ ________ ________ ________ such a powerful motorcycle.
54. 车手在最后一圈超越对手并赢得比赛,那是多么激动人心的时刻啊!
________ ________ ________ moment it was when the rider overtook his competitor in the last lap and won the race!
55. 张雪的故事振奋了许多中国人的精神。
Zhang Xue’s story ________ the ________ of many Chinese people.
第三节 书面表达(共 1 题,满分 15 分)
56. 假设你是张平,你的英国笔友Tom所在的学校正在举办“多彩文化”图片展览活动。他来信希望你提供一张关于你所在城市 (广州) 传统文化的图片。请你用英语给他写一封邮件,并附上所选图片。
邮件内容包括:
描述图片内容 (如图中的人物、场景、活动等);
说明选择这张图片的原因 (如文化意义、地方特色等)。
要求:1.可在内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息;
2.词数80词左右;邮件开头与结尾已经给出,但不计入词数。
3.文中不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息,否则不予评分。
Dear Tom,
I am glad to know about your school’s “Colorful Cultures” photo show. Here is the picture I have chosen from my city, Guangzhou.
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I hope this picture helps your classmates learn more about Guangzhou’s traditional culture. Wish your exhibition a great success!
Yours,
Zhang Ping
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