2024年九年級中考英語三?？荚囋囶}（含答案）

2024年學考適應(yīng)性模擬測試

九年級英語(2024.05)

本試題分選擇題部分和非選擇題部分，共10頁，滿分為150分，考試用時120分鐘。

答題前，請考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、班級和座號填寫在答題卡上，并同時將姓名、班級

和座號填寫在試卷上。

答題時，選擇題部分每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂

黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。非選擇題部分，用0.5毫米黑色簽

字筆在答題卡上題號所提示的答題區(qū)域作答。直接在試題上作答無效。

考試結(jié)束后，將本試題和答題卡一并交回。

選擇題部分共100分

I.聽力測試（30分）

A）聽錄音，在每組子中選出一個你所聽到的句子。每個句子聽一遍。

l.A.Myhatisonthesofa.B.Hisuncleisamathteacher.C.lt*stimetohavedinner.

2.A.Wedon'tneedeggs.B.Sheisn'tateacher.C.Thewaterisn'tclean.

3.A.Didyougotothezoo?B.Doesheplaysoccer?C.Dotheyoftengofishing?

4.A.Let,stakeabusthere?B.Dowhatyoulike?C.WelcometoJinan!

5.A.Whatdidhesay?B.Whowonthefirstprize?C.Whenisthecompetition?

B）在錄音中，你將聽到五段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回

答所給問題的正確答案。每段對話聽兩遍。

6.WhatdoesLucywanttobeinthefuture?

A.Afootballplayer.B.Adoctor.C.Anastronaut.

7.WhatwasLilydoingjustnow?

A.Washingthedishes.B.Foldingtheclothes.C.Sweepingthefloor.

8.HowwillTedbuyvegetables?

A.Byshoppingonline.B.Byorderingfromfarmers.C.Bygoingtotheshop.

9.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Waiterandcustomer.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Taxidriverandpassenger.

lO.Whatdoesthegirlmean?

A.Shewon'tgoclimbingthistime.

B.Shethinksgoingclimbingistiring.

C.Shewantstocleanthehouse.

C）在錄音中，你將聽到一段對話，對話后有五個小題，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回答所

給問題的正確答案。對話聽兩遍。（聽對話前，你將有40秒鐘的讀題時間；聽完后，你將

有40秒鐘的答題時間）

ll.WhowasMaryangrywith?

A.Herfather.B.Herclassmate.C.Hercousin.

12.WhatdidMarylendtohercousin?

A.Apen.B.Aruler.C.Abook.

13.DidMarycallhercousin?

A.Yes,shedid.B.No,shedidn't.C.Wedon'tknow.

14.WherewilltheygonextSunday?

A.Thechildren'shome.B.Theoldpeople'shome.C.Thecousin'shome.

15.Howaretheygoingthere?

A.BybusB.Bycar.C.Bybike.

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D)在錄音中，你將聽到一篇短文，短文后有五個小題，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回答所

給問題的正確答案。短文聽兩遍。(聽短文前，你將有40秒鐘的讀題時間；聽完后，你將

有40秒鐘的答題時間)

16.Howoldisthespeaker?

A.13yearsold.B.14yearsold.C.15yearsold.

17.Whydidthespeakerstayathomeforthreemonths?

A.Becauseshemovedtoanewcity

B.Becauseshelookedafterhermother.

C.Becauseshehadaseriousillness.

18.Whendidthespeakergobacktoschool?

A.LastMondayB.LastWednesdayC.LastFriday

19.HowdidthespeakerfeelwhenEricofferedherhelp?

A.Bad.B.Surprised.C.Worried.

20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Beingthankfultoparents.B.Kindnessisaroundus.C.Tryourbesttolearn.

H.閱讀理解閱讀下列材料，從每題A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個能回答所提問題或完

成所給句子的最佳答案。(40分)

A

FuncookingclassesatCookingClub

Visitrclub.comtosignupfortheclasses!

JiaozimagicEasyhamburger

(Tuesday5:00p.m.orThursday4:30p.m.)(Wednesday5:00a.m.orThursday5:00a.m.)

Whatfillingsdoyoulikeinyourjiaozi,Makinghamburgersiseasy!Allyouneedare

vegetables,eggs,meatorfish?Doyouwantbread,beef^chicken,lettuceandsaladcream.

tomakejiaoziindifferentcolors?ComeandComeandleamhowtomakehamburgers.

joinus.

Teacher:MrLiTeacher:MrsSmith

(Tel:5788766)(Email:happysmith@sina.com)

TastyzongziCupcakefun

(Monday5:00p.m.orFriday4:30p.m.)(Friday4:00p.m.orSaturday2:30p.m.)

Whatkindofzongzidoyoulike,sweetorDoyoulikecupcakes?Wecanteachyouhowto

salty?Youcanmakeyourownzongziwithmakeallyourfavoritecupcakes!

differenttestes.

Teacher:MsWangTeacher:MsGreen

(WeChat:Wang6126)(Tel:5789665)

Note:Youmayusetheovenortheknife.Theboilingwatermayalsobenecessary.Becareful!

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21.HowwillAmydoifshewantstosignupforthecookingclasses?

A.Visitthewebsite.B.Makeatelephonecall.

C.Sendanemail.D.LeaveamessageonWeChat.

22.WhlchIsNOTtheIngredients（原料）tomakehamburgers?

A.MilkB.Beef.C.Bread.D.Lettuce.

23.Whoshouldyoulearnfrominthe"Tastyzongzi"class?

A.MrLi.B.MrsSmith.C.MsWang.D.MsGreen.

24.WhichclasscanAlenjoinifheisonlyfreeontheweekend?

AJiaozimagic.B.Easyhamburger.C.Tastyzongzi.D.Cupcakefun.

25.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Havingcookingclassesisfun

B.Thereisacookingclasseveryday.

C.Youshouldbecarefulincookingclasses.

D.YoucanlearntocookbothChineseandwesternfood.

B

Ijoinedabandasadrummerinmymiddleschool.Atfirstitwaseasy,butamonthlaterjt

gotdifficult.!wastheonlyonewhocouldn/tkeeppacewiththeotherplayers.

Ourteacher,Angie,singled（單獨挑山）meouttokeeppracticingwhileeveryoneelsegot

torelax.Ifeltashamed（羞愧的）.FinallyIgotsotiredofpracticingthatIdidn'tcareaboutdoing

itright.

"Areyougivinguponme,Steve?"Angieasked.

"Yes,Iam,"Ishouted.AngiesentmeinsidethemusicroomwhereIcriedout.Thenshecame

inandtoldmenevertogiveup.SheleftmealoneandIrealizedAngiewasright-bygivingup,I

wasalsogivingupontheteamandmyself.

Withhercomfort,Idecidedtogoonpracticing.However;lstillcouldn'tplaywell.Knowing

mydifficulties,myteammatesgavemeahand.Thankstotheirsupportandhelp,!begantokeep

pacewiththem.Later,weperformedwonderfullyinanimportantshow.

Inthewholeprocess,!wastaughtthatalthoughweeachhadourownjobtodeinashow,it

wouldtakeallofusworkingtogethertomaketheshowgreat.Ifeltacceptedandmadegreat

progresseveryoneintheband.

26.HowdidStevefeelplayingthedrumatfirst?

A.Easy.B.Funny.C.Exciting.D.Difficult.

27.WhatproblemdidStevehaveintheband?

A.Hehadnofriends.B.Hefelthewasleftbehind.

C.Hewasgivenupbytheteacher.D.Hewaslaughedatbyhisfriends.

28.WhatdidStevedecidetodowithAngie,scomfort?

A.Haveagoodrest.B.Startanotherband?

C.Giveothersahand.D.Keeponpracticing.

29.WhatdidStevelearnfromhisexperience?

A.Thevalueofteamwork.B.Thereasonforshows.

C.Theimportanceofhobbies.D.Thepowerofmusic.

3O.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anewspaper.B.Areport.C.Astorybook.D.Anotice.

C

ScientistsinSwitzerlandhaveusedlasers（激光）tochangethepath（路線）ofa

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motivationiswhenyoudecidetodosomethingbecauseyoufinditsatisfying.Youareperforming

anactivityforwhatitisnotbecauseyouareaftersomeexternal（外部的）reward.The

behavioritselfisitsownreward.

Studieshaveshownthatofferingtoomanyexternalrewardsforanalreadyinternally

rewardingbehaviorcanreduceintrinsicmotivation-whichisknownastheoverjustification

effect.Forexamplejna2008study,childrenwhowererewardedforplayingwithatoytheyhad

alreadyexpressedinterestinplayingwithbecamelessinterestedinthetoyafterbeing

externallyrewarded.

Thisisnottosuggestthatextrinsicmotivationisabadthing-itcanbebeneficialsome

situations.Forexample,extrinsicmotivationcanbeespeciallyhelpfulwhenapersonneedsto

completeataskthattheyfindunpleasant.

Mostpeoplewouldacceptthatintrinsicmotivationisbest,butitisnotalwayspossiblein

everysituation.Bothextrinsicandintrinsicmotivationplayakeyroleinlearning.Expertshave

arguedthateducation'straditionalstressonexternalrewardssuchasgrades,reportcards,and

goldstarsunderminesanyintrinsicmotivationthatstudentsmightalreadyhave^owevecothers

havesuggestedhatextrinsicmotivatorscanhelpstudentsfeelmoreknowledgeableinthe

classroom,whichinturnouildsuptheirintrinsicmotivation.

AsprofessorDavidMyersputit,aperson'sinterestoftenremainswhenarewardisused

neithertobribe（賄賂）nortocontrolbuttoshowajobwelldone,asina"mostimproved

player"award.Putsimply,rewards,rightlygiven,canincreaseenjoymentandmotivatehigh

performance.

Understandinghoweachtypeofmotivationworksandwhenitislikelytobeusefulcan

helppeopleperformtasksandimprovetheirlearning.

36.lnwhatwaydoesthewriterstarttheparagraph1?

A.BytellingstoriesB.Bygivingexamples.C.Bylistingnumbers.D.Byaskingquestions.

37.Whichofthefollowingisintrinsicmotivation?

A.Youdoschoolworktogetagoodgrade.

B.Youpracticechesstogetthefirstprize.

C.Youstudymathhardbecauseit'sinteresting.

D.Youcleanyourroomtoavoidpunishmentfromyourparents.

38.Whydoesthewritermentionthe2008studyinparagraph3?

A.Toexplainthebenefitsofofferingtoysasrewards.

B.Toprove（證明）externalrewardscaninfluenceone'sinterest.

C.Tointroducehowintrinsicmotivationworksinchildren.

D.Tostresstheimportanceofunderstandingintrinsicmotivation.

39.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"undermines"inparagraph6probablymean?

A.Reduces,B.Argues,C.Encourages.D.Suggests,

4O.Whichofthefollowingmaythewriteragree?

A.Extrinsicmotivationiskeytoone/sachievement.

B.lntrinsicmotivationhaslittletodowithenjoyingatask.

C.Offeringrewardsofanykindtakesthefunoutofanactivity.

D.Properly-givenrewardscanencouragefurtherimprovement.

川.閱讀理解七選五根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中

有兩項為多余選項。（10分）

Whatwilltheworldofthenextgenerationlooklike?Manypeopletodayareconfidentthat

technologyisgoingtohelpsolvesomeofthemostchallengingproblemswchaveonEarth

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today.

41Butitmayalsocreatenewones.Notechnologyisperfect.

Whenwedreamaboutthefuture,manyofusliketothinkthatwewillbeabletoflytothe

skyinourownpersonalflyingcar.Theadvantagesareclear.Thistechnologywouldallowtotal

freedomofmovement.Wecouldflyat480kmperhour,avoidingtrafficlightsandbusyroads.

42Ifthecarsbecomepopularjtislikelytocauseaveryheavytraffic.Andwhatwill

happenifthecarsbreakdown?

3Dprintingisanothernewtechnologywithexcitingpossibilitiesforthefuture.3Dprintersare

alreadyusedtomakelife-sizemodelsofcarparts,andman-madebodyparts,suchasears.Aswe

moveintothefuture,3Dprintingwillchangethewaywemakethingsandthewaywetreatsick

people.43

FinallyjmaginehavingyourownIronMansuit.Severalcompaniesaretryingtobuildapractical

robotsuit.Thisisanelectronicsuitwithrobotarmsandlegswhichfollowsthewearer's

movements.ltallowsyoutoliftheavyobjectsandwalklongdistances44However.one

disadvantageatthemomentiscost.Evenasimplerobotsuitcancosthundredsofthousandsof

pounds.

45Oneday,wewillbeabletoflytowork,printoutanewpairofshoesorliftacar

aboveourheads.Althoughtherearesomeproblemstosolvebeforeallofthisispossible,wecan

certainlydreamofaworldwheretechnologymakeslifeeasierandsafer.

A.Newtechnologymaysolveoldproblems.

B.Theseareproblemswemustexpectinthefuture.

C.Lookingahead.itisnotdifficulttoimagineafuture.

D.Anditevenmighthelppeoplewalkagainafterdisease.

E.Thedisadvantageisthatsuchamachineisveryexpensive.

F.Anadvantageof3Dprintingisthatyoucanmakeproductsanywhere.

G.However,somepeoplebelievetherewillbeproblemswithtrafficcontrol.

M補全對話閱讀對話，從每題A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案完成對話。（5分）

A:Cindy,wheredidyougothiswinterholiday?

B:lwenttoHarbin.

A:46

B:Fine.ButIhadabadexperienceonthehigh-speedtrain.

A:47

B:Somepeopletalkedandplayedvideostooloudly.

A:48Nexttimejfpossible,you'dbetterchoosethequietcarriage.

B:Thequietcarriage?49

A:Therearesomequietcarriagesonsomehigh-speedrailwaysinChina.Passengerstheremust

followsomerulestokeepaquietenvironment?

B:Oh,that'sgreat!50

A:Yes,youcanhaveatry.Butwestillneedtokeepquietinacommonone.

B:You,reright.

46.A.Howareyou?B.Howdidyoumakeit?

C.Howwasthetrip?D.Whenwasyourtrip?

47.A.Whathappened?B.Howdoyoulikeit?C.CanIhelpyou?D.Whatdidtheydo?

48.A.GoaheadB.Soundsterrible!C.Youarewelcome.D.That'sforsure.

49.A.Howareyougoingtodothat?B.Areyoufree?

C.WhcrccanIfindthem?D.What,sthat?

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50.A.IwilltrythatcarriagenexttimeB.lwillbringabooknexttime.

C.lwilltrytoaskforhelpD.lwilltaketheplanenexttime,

V.完形填空閱讀短文，從每題A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個能填入文章中相應(yīng)空白處

的最佳答案。（15分）

PengJingxuanisa29-year-oldChinesegirlwhooncestudiedabroadinamusicuniversityin

Paris.ShehasbeenworkingatspreadingtraditionalChinese51totheworld.Shecanoftenbe

52onFrenchstreets,wearingasilkHanDynasty-styledressandplayingtheguzhengto

passers-by.

Bornin1995,Pengbegantolearntheguzheng53shewassevenyearsold.After54

inFranceinlate2017,shesawmanypeopledostreetperformances,butfewofthemknewabout

55music.Soshedecidedtoplaytheguzhengonthe56.

PengmadeherfirstperformanceinfrontofatheaterinOctober,2018."Iwasvery57at

thattime,butalotofpeoplesaidtheyenjoyedmyperformance/'Pengsaid.Thenshestartedto

58duringweekendsandholidays.Afterbeingaskedplentyoftimesbylocalpeopleaboutthe

guzheng,Pengnowcarriesabookthat59theinstrumenttoforeigners.Later,shepostedher

firstvideoofplayingtheguzhengonlineanditspread60Fromthenon,Penghasposted

manyvideosofherstreetperformances.Thevideoshavegotmanylikesandmadeheravery

popularguzhengartist.

ShehasmillionsoffansontheInternetnowMoreandmorepeopleshowgreat61in

theguzhengafterwatchingPeng'sperformances."Peoplecometomeandpraiseme62the

beautyoftheguzhengandthemusic.Everytimetheyaskmewhich63theguzhengcomes

from,1amveryhappytotell64itsfromChina

Pengfeelsshehasmoreresponsibility（責任）tospreadtraditionalChineseculture

Whatisnationalisuniversal（世界的）.Ihopetoplaya65roleinmakingChinesemusic

knownbytheworldsaidPeng.

51.A.cultureB.foodC.historyD.festival

52.A.tookB.foundC.broughtD.sent

53.A.ifB.thoughC.whenD.so

54.A.losingB.thinkingC.deaningD.arriving

55.A.AmericanB.FrenchC.ChineseD.Russian

56.A.floorB.cornerC.streetsD.island

57.A.excitedB.nervousC.boredD.angry

58.A.paintB.repairC.check□.perform

59.A.explainsB.sendsC.appearsD.collects

60.A.luckilyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.carefully

61.A.habitB.interestC.abilityD.part

62.A.fromB.ofC.forD.by

63.A.villageB.cityC.state□.country

64.A.themB.himC.herD.you

65.A.thinnerB.smallerC.worseD.bigger

VI,閱讀填空閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。（15分）

Afterstudyingforalongtime,mybrotherMickyhasnowgraduatedandwearevery66

（luck）tohaveadoctorinthefamily!Mymomanddad,mysisterandIareallinterestedinarts

andlanguages.Nooneinthefamilyhaseverstudiedmedicinebefore-it/ssodifficultandtakes

suchalongtime67.（study）.Sowe'reallveryproudofhim.Aswellasthis,wehaveadoctor

ofourowntoask68.anymedicalproblemswchave!Howgoodthatis!

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IthinkMickywillmake69excellentdoctor.He'spatientandunderstanding,andhe70

(care)alotaboutpeople.He71(help)atcaraccidentsanddonesomesmalloperations

(手術(shù)).1admirehimverymuch.Ican'tstandthesightofblood,soIcouldneverdowhathe

does!

Mickysayshewantstoworkinhospitalswherehecanhelppeoplewithdifferent72

(ill).Thoughheknowsdoctorsinhospitalsworkverylonghours,hedoesn'tmind.In73

(Qopinionjfswonderfulifyoucanhaveajobthatyou74(real)enjoyandMickyhasfound

One.Ijusthopeheisn't75busythattherestofushavetomakeanappointmenttosay

hello.

VII.書面表達(35分)

第一節(jié)情境運用根據(jù)所提供的圖片，用一個完整的句子提問或應(yīng)答。

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B：Wood.

B:Yes,lhave.Iwenttherelastyear.

第二節(jié)寫作

我們在變化中成長，成長讓我們的人生充滿意義?；厥兹瓿踔袝r光，我們在學習、思

想、性格、生活等方面發(fā)生了很多變化。學校公眾號的英語寫作欄目正在開展“我的成長”征

文活動，請分享你初中三年中的成長故事，具體講述其中一個變化。

要點如下：

1.變化是什么？

2.變化過程是什么？

3.你從中得到了什么啟發(fā)？

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2,可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3.不得抄襲試卷原文。不得出現(xiàn)真實的人名、校名等相關(guān)信息。

答案

1—5CCBBA6—10AACCB11—15CCBAB16—20BBCCA

閱讀21-25AACDB26-30ABDAC31-35ACDBC36-40DCBAD

七選五41-45AGEDC

補全對話46-50CABDA

完型填空51-55ABCDC56-60CBDAB61-65BCDAD

閱讀填詞66.lucky67.tostudy68.about69.an7O.cares71.hashelped

72.illness73.my74.really75.so

情景運用76.1sthisyourmathbook?

77.ltwillbecloudy.

78.Youshouldwritealettertosaysorry.

79.Whatarethechopsticksmadeof?

8O.Haveyoueverbeentothespacemuseum?

2024年九年級學業(yè)水平第三次模擬考試

英語試題（2024.5）

本試題分選擇題部分和非選擇題部分，共10頁，滿分為150分，考試用時120分鐘。

答題前，請考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、座號和準考證填寫在答題卡上，并同時將考點、姓

名、準考證號和座號填寫在試卷規(guī)定的位置。

答題時，選擇題部分每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂

黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。非選擇題部分，用0.5毫米黑色簽

字筆在答題卡上題號所提示的答題區(qū)域作答。直接在試題上作答無效。

考試結(jié)束后，將本試題和答題卡一并交回。

選擇題部分共100分

I.聽力測試（30分）

A）聽錄音，從每組句子中選出一個你所聽到的句子。每個句子聽一遍。

l.A.Haveagoodday!B.Enjoyyourholiday!C.CatchyouonMonday!

2.A.Walkdownthestreet.B.Gotothethirdfloor.C.Turnrightatthelibrary.

3?A.Idon'twanttojoinin.B.Shecan'tmakesoupC.Theywon'tgotothezoo,

4A.lsthereaparknearhere?B.Dotheygotoschoolearly?C.Didyousendthepostcard?

5.A.Whowrotethebook?B.Whenwilltheygohiking?C.Whydopeoplelikegiraffes?

B）在錄音中，你將聽到五段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回

答所給問題的正確答案。每段對話聽兩遍。

6.WhatwillMarktake?

A.Apencilbox.B.Anumbrella.C.Abottle.

7.WhatkindofTVshowsdoesBoblike?

A.Gameshows.B.Sportsshows.C.News.

8.WhendoesCindyusuallyexercise?

A.At5:30.B.At6:30.C.At7:30.

9.WhatclubdoesJohnjoin?

A.Artclub.B.Swimmingclub?C.Scienceclub.

lO.WhodidTonygofishingwith?

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A.Friends.B.Grandfather.C.Father.

C）在錄音中，你將聽到一段對話，對話后有五個小題，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回答所

給問題的正確答案。聽對話前，你將有40秒鐘的讀題時間；聽完后，你將有40秒鐘的答題

時間。對話聽兩遍。

ll.WhencanSamworkattheOldPeople'sHome?

A.OnFridaysB.OnSaturdays.C.OnSundays.

12.WhatcanSamdofortheoldpeople?

A.Sing.B.Readstories.C.Dance.

13.Whattimewillhisvolunteerjobbefinished?

A.l:30p.m.B.2:30p.m.C.3:30p.m.

14.WhocanhelpSamchoosebooks?

A.Hismom.B.Mrs.Brown.C.Mr.Brown.

15.Whataregiventotheoldpeople?

A.Skirts.B.Scarves.C.Cards.

D）在錄音中，你將聽到一篇短文，短文后有五個小題，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回答所

給問題的正確答案。聽短文前，你將有40秒鐘的讀題時間；聽完后，你將有40秒鐘的答題

時間。短文聽兩遍。

16.WhatisJiangZheyuan?

A.Adoctor.B.Ateacher.C.Akeeper.

17.WhichfoodisNOTforpandas?

A.Mutton.B.Apples.C.Bread.

18.WhydoesMr.Jiangrecordinformationofthepandas?

A.Tomakesuretheyeatwell.

B.Tomakesuretheyarehealthy.

C.Tomakesuretheyliveasafamily.

19.WhoisFuBao?

A.Thefatherpanda.B.ThemotherpandaC.Ababypanda

2O.WhatdoesMr.Jiangthinkofhisjob?

A.Difficultbutmeaningful.B.Importantbutboring.C.Easyandenjoyable.

H.閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個能回答所提問題或完

成所給句子的最佳答案。（40分）

A

Amanmadehislivingbycollectingcoconuts.Bytheendoftheday,hiswagonwasfilled

withcoconuts.Hedecidedtogotohisfriend'shome.Hewishedhecouldarrivetherebefore

darknessfell.

Hesawanoldmanalongtheroadandstoppedtoaskfordirections.

"Hi,oldman/'hesaid,”It'slateandImustgethomesoon.Howlongwillittakemetogetto

Carsonfromhere

Theoldmananswered/'Ifyougoslowlyjtwilltakeonlyashorttime.Butifyougoquicklyjt

willtakealongtimeandyouwillnotgetthereuntillateatnight

"Whatafunnyanswer!"themanthought.Hedidn'tlistentotheoldman.Hehithishorse

tomakeitrunasfastaspossible.Butsoon,somecoconutsbegantofallfromthewagon.Each

time；themanhadtogetofftopickthemup.Thefasterhishorseran,themorecoconutsfell,and

themoretimeshehadtopickthemup.Whenhefinallygottohisfriend'shomejtwasalready

midnight.

Astheoldmansaid,heshouldgoslowlyanditwouldtakeonlyashorttime?

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21.Whatdidthemanwanttoasktheoldmanfor?

A.Water.B.Coconuts.C.Directions.D.Advice.

22.Accordingtotheoldman,howshouldthemango?

A.SIowly.B.Quickly.C.Safely.D.Comfortably.

23.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheoldman?

A.WiseB.Unfriendly.C.Crazy.D.Brave.

24.Whatmadethemanarrivelateatlast?

A.Thehorsewastootired.B.Thewagonwastooheavy.

C.Hetookthewrongroad.D.Hekeptpickingupcoconuts.

25.What/sthebesttitleforthestory?

A.Listentoothers.B.Hurryslowsyoudown.

C.Howtorideahorse.D.Ayounghorserider.

B

AreyouthinkingabouttravelingtoChinabutworryingabouttheplans?Cometous!Tours

belowmaygiveanideatoexperienceChinabetter.

Top3ChinaToursFromChinaHighlightsTravel

?ll-dayfamilyAlexandra

tourinChina.Everythingisamazingfrombookingtothetrip.Marcois

China

?Spendtimewiththebestguideandheoffersgreatservicewhichmakesourtrip

Discovery

yourkidsinafunthebestexperience.Iamhappythatmykidscouldfeelthe

way.beautyofChina.

?3-weekChina

Catherine

tourofSilkRoad.

MyhusbandandIhadanunforgettabletimewithHelenas

Classic?Visitcitiesand

ourguide.SilkRoadisamazingandChinaisamagicalland.

WondersplacesofSilk

ThistourhelpsmelearnmorehistoryofChina.We,llbeback!

Road.

?5-dayChengdu

Megan

tour.

PandaIamcrazyaboutpandas.Thistourhelpsmeknowpandas

?Getcloseto

TimebetterandIloveChina.Thetourwasplannedwell.Ihadagood

pandasandfeed

experience.

them.

WcalsohaveNaturalWonders,ATasteofChinaandmanyothertoursforyou.

ToknowmoreChinatours,clickon/

StanyourChinatournowandwc'lihelpyoumakeitthebestone!

26.WhatmakesAlexandra'stripthegreatestexperience?

A.Books.B.Animals.C.Service.D.Environment.

27.HowlongmightCatherinestayinChina?

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A.lldays.B.3days.C.5days.D.21days.

28.WhatdidMeganenjoyaboutthePandaTimetour?

A.LearningaboutChinesehistory.B.ExperiencingChina'snaturalwonders.

C.EnjoyingdeliciousChinesefood.D.Gettingclosetopandasandfeedingthem.

29.Whichtouristhebestchoiceforahistorylover?

A.ChinaDiscovery.B.CIassicWonders.C.PandaTime.D.ATasteofChina.

30.Whoisthetextprobablywrittenfor?

A.Foreignvisitors.B.Chinesetravelers.C.Tourguides.D.Volunteers.

C

Youareoutandabout,andyou'rethirsty.So,yougointoastoretogetadrink.You'renot

alone.Customersworldwidebuymorethan1.4trillionbottleddrinksayear,Butthebigquestion

is.Whatdoyoudowiththatbottlewhenyoudrinkup?Ifit'snotrecycledproperlyjtwillbecome

oneofbillionsthatspreadacrossrivers,oceansandrubbishbins.

Ratherthandroppingthatcontainer（容器）inarubbishbin,saveitforareversevending

（

machineRVMJ.Theyfreshowingupinparksfschools,airportsandsupermarkets,sotheyareto

find.

RVMstakeused,emptybottlesorcansandtheusercangetanaward.Theserewardscould

besubwaytickets,phonecardsandmore.RVMsinsomestores,suchas7-Eleven,offershopping

credits（積分）thatcanbeusedinthatstore.AnotherkindofRVM,theECOCOmachine,canbe

foundinsomecountries.ltgivescreditsforusinginpartnerstores.

ThefirstRVM,whichonlyacceptedplasticbottles,wasmadeinSwedeninthe1950s.ltwas

improvedinthe60stoacceptotherrecyclablematerials.ltwasalsochangedtoacceptmore

thanonebottleatatime?

ThemachineworksbyreadingtheUniversalProductCode（UPC）onareceivedobject.lt

thenaddstheUPCtoadatabasethatrecordsthenumberofobjectssomeoneisrecycling

Next,thecontainersarebrokenintopieces.Oncethemachinecan'tholdmorecontainers,the

containersarereturnedtothecorrectrecyclingcompanies.

RVMsreducetheneedforrawmaterialstomakenewcontainers.Besides,theobjectsare

separatedbymachineratherthanbyhand.Andalthoughthemachinesarenothuge,theyholda

lotbeforeneedingtobeemptied.

Enjoyyourdrink,recycleandgetsomethingbackatanRVM!

31.WhydoesthewriterusethequestioninParagraph1?

A.Toshowcarefordrinkers.B.Topresentthetopic.

C.Todescribethecontainer.D.Tosellmoredrinks.

32.WhatcanwelearnaboutRVMsfromthepassage?

A.PeopleneedtopayforusingRVMs.B.RVMscanbefoundinpublicplaces.

C.PeoplebuythingscheaplyinRVMs,D.ThefirstRVMcouldacceptcans.

33.What