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贵州铜仁县2024—2025 学年度英语阅读竞赛 模拟试卷
九年级上学期英语
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1．本试题由阅读、写作两部分组成，共四个大题，总分100分，考试时间120分钟。
2．答卷前务必将答题卡上面的项目填涂清楚。所有答案都必须涂、写在答题卡相应位置。
3. 不要在答题卡上作任何特殊标记，更不能留下姓名、在读学校等个人信息，否则以作弊（取消成绩）论处。
第一部分 阅读（70分）
一、阅读单选（本题共20个小题，每小题2分，共40分）
阅读下面四个语篇，根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
A
Waste sorting (分类) is important. It is environment-friendly and helps to save resources. Now, more and more Chinese people are starting to sort out the rubbish before throwing it away. We are glad to see some fine examples.
However, it is not easy for everyone to do this. Some people may spend so much time deciding the kind of their rubbish. Luckily, twin sisters Chu Siyu and Chu Siqi from Beijing Huiwen No. 1 Primary School developed an app to help solve the problem.
The app is easy to use. When users need to throw away their rubbish, they open the app first. In the app, they can find the names of different rubbish. Then, they choose a kind of rubbish in the app, and the right rubbish bin will open. This not only helps users to do waste sorting quickly but also allows them to throw away their rubbish without touching the bin. It is more sanitary (卫生的).
The app also makes use of speech recognition (语音识别) technology. With the help of this technology, users can just speak out the name of the rubbish, and then the rubbish bin will open. How helpful!
Waste sorting isn’t really difficult, and we just need time to get familiar with it. Of course, technology can help us to do it better. If we can do it together, we can help save our planet.
1．According to the passage, waste sorting ______.
A．can help us save money B．is friendly to environment C．is getting popular in Africa
2．If users want to use the app, they need to ______ before they throw away their rubbish.
A．speak out the name of the rubbish
B．choose a kind of rubbish
C．open the app
3．According to the passage, what are the features of the app
①do waste sorting quickly ② easy to use ③Need to touch the rubbish bin
A．①② B．①③ C．②③
4．We might see this passage from ______.
A．magazine B．an ad C．a storybook
5．What is the structure of the passage
A． B． C．
B
There have been many great inventions, things that changed the way we live. The first great invention was one that is still very important today—the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore much anymore. They began to work instead to make life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the light and the radio. These all became a big part of our life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter（直升机） in 1909. Movies with sound in 1926. The computer in 1928. And jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear.
By this time most people had a very good life. Man has a desire to explore again. The world was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, have made their steps into space.
In 1969, the man took his biggest step from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning thought. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.
6．This passage talks mainly about ________.
A．why cars were very important B．when light was invented
C．which country made the first step into space D．how inventions effect people’s life
7．Nylon came out nearly at the same time as ________.
A．radio B．camera C．jet planes D．movies
8．Which of the statements is not true
A．The wheel was the first great invention but it is not very important today.
B．America, Russia, Japan and China began to explore the stars before1969.
C．In the early 1800s people began to work instead of exploring more unknown land to make life better.
D．New invention will change our life greatly in the future.
9．What does “a desire” mean in the sentence “Man had a desire to explore more.”
A．a good way B．a new invention C．a strong wish D．a wonderful idea
10. According to the passage, why did people begin to focus on making life better in the early 1800s
A. Because the wheel had already been invented.
B. Because there was little unknown land left to explore.
C. Because new materials like nylon were being developed.
D. Because people wanted to explore space instead of Earth.
C
ChatGPT is back in the headlines! OpenAI, the company behind the popular chatbot, has now introduced a powerful new language model: GPT-4.
On March 14, GPT-4 showed the world how smarter it is than the previous GPT-3.5. One of its best new features is that it can understand pictures. For example, if you show a picture of a phone using the wrong charger (充电器), GPT-4 can tell why the picture looks strange or funny.
But GPT-4’s developments don’t stop there. The new language model can code (用代码编写) classic games in a matter of minutes, and produce the code and layout for a website based on a hand-made drawing. It can also change the tone and style based on what you ask it to do. GPT-4 is much better than the older GPT at passing tests, which may worry teachers. According to CNN, GPT-4 did really well on a law school test, with a score in the top 10 percent of test takers. But GPT-3.5 only got a score in the bottom 10 percent.
GPT-4 will also see greater use as a tool to power other apps and services. For example, the language learning app Duolingo plans to use GPT-4 in their upcoming Duolingo Max function. Users can learn language by talking with AI. Another app, Be My Eyes, will have a digital assistant to help blind people better understand the world around them. The government of Iceland also plans to use GPT-4 to protect the Icelandic language.
There are still problems with the new language model, however. GPT-4 still struggles to get completely correct answers, especially with newer information after September 2021. GPT-4 also sometimes “hallucinates (产生幻觉)”, meaning that it will insist that wrong information is true.
11．The writer introduces one of GPT-4’s features by ________ in Paragraph 2.
A．giving an example B．making a survey C．asking a question
12．Which of the following abilities of GPT-4 are mentioned
①understanding pictures ②coding classic games
③producing the layout for a website ④changing the tone and style
⑤getting completely correct answers ⑥powering other apps and services
A．①②③④⑤ B．①②③④⑥ C．①②③⑤⑥
13．What is the correct structure of the passage
A． B． C．
14．What does the passage mainly want to tell us
A．No pains, no gains. B．Knowledge is power. C．Each coin has two sides.
15. According to the passage, why might GPT-4 worry teachers
A. It can write tests for students.
B. It performs very well on exams, better than most students.
C. It struggles to give completely correct answers.
D. It replaces teachers in language learning apps.
D
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy making money for my schooling.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(缝被子). I silently sat beside her.
“Mum, is there love between you and Dad ” I asked in a very low voice.
With surprise in her eyes, she stopped her work for a while. Then she said, “Susan, look at this thread(线). It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there. It makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, love should be a thread. Love is inside. ”
I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. After they were back, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day. They were so kind to each other and it seemed they were the happiest couple.
After two months, my father still couldn't walk by himself. “Dad, how are you feeling now ” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said. “I just like walking with your mum. I like this kind of life. ” Reading his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.
Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
16．Why are Susan’s parents busy trying to make money
A．To send Susan to school. B．To go to see the doctor.
C．To buy a strong quilt. D．To show their love.
17．What does the underlined word “durable” mean in Chinese .
A．好看的 B．廉价的 C．耐用的 D．昂贵的
18．Susan came to understand her mother .
A．while her mother was sewing a quilt B．before her father was in hospital
C．when she was sitting beside her mother D．after her father was seriously sick
19．What can we know from the passage
A．Susan’s father is very lazy. B．Susan’s mother is a nurse.
C．Susan’s parents love each other. D．Susan doesn’t like her father.
20．Which of the following could be the best title for the passage
A．How to make a quilt strong B．Love is just a thread
C．Walking on the country road D．A seriously sick father
二、阅读还原6选5（本题共5个小题，每小题3分，共15分）
阅读全文，并从下列的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中（有一个是多余选项），使原文的意思完整、连贯。
The modern world runs on energy. However, in the past human society used very little energy like wind, water and fire could provide. There are many different ways to create energy, but some ways are harmful to the environment.
Fossil fuels (化石燃料) are the most common kind of energy. They include coal, oil, and natural gas. First, people have to dig them from the ground. 21 However, scientists are creating cleaner and better ways to do that these days. So the environment is not harmed as much as before. But when people burn these fossil fuels, they can give off a lot of harmful gases, which is considered to be one of the greatest causes of global warming. This might harm the environment.
Tidal (潮汐) energy is another way to make electricity. It uses the ocean tides to make electricity. But some kinds of tidal energy can kill many fishes and other sea animals. Also dams(堤坝) can create lakes and lots of clean energy, but they change the way that rivers run. 22
Nuclear energy is a very powerful form of energy. 23 However, many people are afraid of it because there have been some very serious accidents in the past which caused great harm both to humans and nature. 24 Many countries are starting to use nuclear energy more.
25 Whatever kind of energy we use, it should be good for people and environment.
A．It is cheap and very clean.
B．So they can do great harm to the balance of nature.
C．But the technology is much better these days.
D．This can sometimes harm the environment.
E．Scientists will make it better.
F．We live in an age when it is possible to use different kinds of energy.
三、任务阅读（本题共5个小题，每小题3分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，根据其内容填空。
Wind power is a very clean source of energy. This is how wind power works. Wind makes windmills spin(旋转). When the windmills spin, they make electricity. Then we can use the electricity.
A lot of people think that wind power is new, but that’s not true. For thousands of years, people have used wind to sail boats and move water. We still do those things today, but these days we mostly use wind power to make electricity.
Wind power is a very popular source of energy. Most people think that we should use it more and more. First of all, it’s clean. Wind mills don’t pollute the environment at all. Second, we can use wind power forever. After all, we will always have wind. Also, wind power is cheap, and it’s getting even cheaper.
A lot of people don’t understand wind power very well. They believe that there are problems with wind power, but many of those problems are not real. For example, some people say that windmills are dangerous for birds. That used to be true, but it isn’t true anymore. Old windmills killed birds because they spun very fast. New windmills spin slowly, and they aren’t dangerous for birds.
However, there are real problems with windmills. One problem is that many people think windmills are very ugly. This is a problem for some people because windmills are often in very pretty areas. Also, wind doesn’t blow all the time, so we can’t use wind power all the time. Finally, windmills are noisy.
Wind power is becoming more and more common. Right now, more than 80 countries use wind power. About 2.5 percent of the world’s power comes from the wind. For some countries, that number is a lot higher. Wind power gives Denmark more than 25 percent of its electricity.
26．Wind power can be turned into when windmills spin.
27．People have used wind to and move water for a long time.
28．New windmills don’t because they spin at a slow speed.
29．One of the real problems with windmills is that they .
30．This passage mainly introduces a kind of clean, energy to us.
第二部分 写作（30分）
四、书面表达（30分）
31．“2024中国—东盟教育交流周”吸引了众多国际青年体验中华传统文化。回国后，他们想深度了解中华传统节日。假如你是志愿者张华，请给活动中结识的国际友人Joe写一封不少于80词的英文邮件，介绍一个你最喜欢的中华传统节日。
要求如下：
1. 邮件必须包括下图所有信息，可适当拓展；
2. 逻辑清晰，内容完整，书写规范。
Dear Joe, Time_____ Activities_____ True meaning_____ The reasons why you like it_____
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参考答案：
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 B C A A B D C A C B
题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
答案 A B B C B A C D C B
题号 21 22 23 24 25
答案 D B A C F
26．electricity 27．sail boats 28．kill birds 29．are very ugly/are noisy/make noise/look ugly 30．cheap and common
31．例文
Dear Joe,
There are many traditional festivals in China, but my favorite one is the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival, which is the most significant traditional festivals in China, falls on the eve of the lunar New Year and lasts fifteen days. There are a variety of activities taking place during the Spring Festival. What matters most is that all family members will return to their hometowns for a traditional family reunion and have a big dinner on the eve of the Spring Festival. People also watch TV until the clock strikes 12 and then set off fireworks to welcome the New Year. During the next fifteen days, people pay a visit to relatives and friends, giving each other their best wishes.
While celebrating the Spring Festival, families can not only reunite but also experience and enjoy traditional Chinese culture. That’s why I like it best.
Yours,
Zhang Hua

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