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清新区 六校联考九年级英语期中考试试题
考试时间：90分钟
一、听力选择（每小题1分，共30分）
1．What does the girl usually do on Sunday
A． B． C．
2．How does Linda study English
A． B． C．
3．Where does Tim study
A． B． C．
4．Where is the woman going
A． B． C．
5．What do they probably read
A． B． C．
听对话，回答以下各小题。
6．What does the man often do
A．He plays football. B．He watches football matches. C．He joins the football team.
7．Who is the man’s favourite sports star
A．Kobe. B．Jordan. C．Beckham.
8．Where does the woman go skating
A．On the playground. B．At school. C．In the gym.
听对话，回答以下各小题。
9．How will George and Alice get to their friend’s home
A．By bike. B．By car. C．On foot.
10．What time will the party start
A．At 6:30. B．At 7:30. C．At 8:30.
请听对话，回答问题。
11．Why can’t Peter go fishing this Sunday
A．Because he will have a skating lesson. B．Because he will clean his room.
C．Because he will do the cooking.
12．How long has Peter learned skating
A．For a year. B．For a week. C．For a month.
13．When will Peter have time
A．This Saturday morning. B．This Saturday afternoon. C．This Saturday evening.
听下面一段对话，回答下列两个小题。
14．What does Cindy think of the report
A．Amazing. B．Important. C．Interesting.
15．Which invention is the most useful
A．The telephone. B．The plane. C．The Internet.
根据你所听到的短文内容，选择正确答案。
16．Kitty’s new invention is made of ________.
A．silk B．paper C．wood
17．The new invention can change its ________ by itself.
A．size B．color C．temperature
18．People needn’t wash the clothes because they ________ themselves.
A．can clean B．can be cooler C．can become warmer
19．Kitty’s new invention is very ________.
A．cheap B．popular C．expensive
20．This kind of old clothes can be ________.
A．taken off quickly B．washed slowly C．made into new clothes again
请你根据所听内容填写下面的信息卡，请将答案写在对应题目的答题位置上，短文听两遍。
Information about the Evening ClassSchool name: West English School Address: No. 223 Church 21 Location: In the town centre, 20 minutes’ walk from the 22 station, 23 the bookshop. Time of the class for beginners: 7:00 ~ 7:50, on 24 Teacher: 25 Price: Seven pounds each class
根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A: Where are you going, Tony
B: To the library. I want to borrow some books.
A: 26
B: About inventions. You know I have to prepare for the science lesson.
A: 27 And we humans are really great.
B: That’s true. People have made lots of inventions.
A: 28
B: Sorry, I’m not sure. 29
A: I don’t agree. In my opinion, cars are the most useful.
B: 30
A: Because I can go anywhere quickly and conveniently in my car.
A．Light bulbs were invented by Edison.
B．Maybe light bulbs (灯泡) are the most useful inventions.
C．What kind of books do you want to borrow
D．Great inventions have changed the world a lot.
E．Why do you think so
F．What do you think is the most useful invention
G．How long can you keep the book
二、语法选择（每小题1分，共10分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
How would you deal with used and worn-out jeans Throwing 31 away is the common way. But a South Korea artist, Choi So-young transforms them into an 32 series of collage (拼贴) paintings, “Feeling the seasons.”
Choi wanted to become a painter 33 she was at primary school. Besides oil paintings, she 34 with denim (牛仔布) for years. Her first work was made of a pair of jeans. She created this series after she moved to live 35 a mountain. She said, “When I tried my best 36 the changes of seasons, I felt that I regained energies.”
Choi’s works are on show. Artists from across the world recycle the used daily objects. Some works address environmental protection. 37 touch deeply on our feelings, reminding us of family bonds which brought us warmth but are now disappearing. 38 amazing the works are!
For example, 39 artist uses common objects, such as bamboo, paper and small battery-operated motors, and he also uses wind and water power. He thus creates an environment in which sound and visual art achieve harmony.
Recycling can help us save the earth, 40 let’s take action right now.
31．A．their B．them C．they
32．A．amaze B．amazing C．amazingly
33．A．when B．since C．because
34．A．creates B．created C．has created
35．A．in B．with C．as
36．A．to sense B．sensing C．sensed
37．A．Other B．Another C．Others
38．A．What B．How C．What a
39．A．a B．an C．the
40．A．but B．or C．so
三、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
I like riding the Ferris wheel (摩天) at the amusement park so much. Riding it makes me feel 41 . Being high in the air is also relaxing. At the top of the Ferris wheel, you will get beautiful sights of the 42 . You will also feel lucky because you don’t have to be one of the 43 in the crowded park below.
Even when I don’t ride the Ferris wheel, I also like to look at it, especially when it was lit up at 44 . That’s so amazing. In fact, the first Ferris wheel was made to be seen, not to be 45 .
The first Ferris wheel was made and named after George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. He made it 46 the Chicago World Fair in 1893. It was the tallest building there, which is 80.4 meters high. Visitors to the fair were so surprised to 47 the big thing.
Today, the Ferris wheel is the most common amusement park ride, 48 that doesn’t mean you should take it for granted (认为它理所当然). 49 , be thankful for Ferris’ invention. Next time you are at an amusement park, don’t just look up at the Ferris wheel. Take 50 for a spin (旋转)!
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D中选择最佳答案。
41．A．excited B．tired C．bored D．afraid
42．A．wheel B．park C．village D．country
43．A．drivers B．performers C．people D．teenagers
44．A．home B．school C．noon D．night
45．A．ridden B．imagined C．invented D．sold
46．A．by B．with C．for D．from
47．A．try B．see C．improve D．make
48．A．because B．so C．though D．but
49．A．Instead B．Again C．First D．However
50．A．her B．him C．it D．us
四、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）
How do we know the time A clock, a watch or a mobile phone can help us. However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy. Over the centuries, people have developed different ways of telling the time.
About 5,500 years ago, the Egyptians invented the sun clock. This was a tall stone building. Its shadow (影子) showed the movement of the sun. So people were able to know midday. The Egyptians made a sundial about 3,500 years ago. It was smaller than the sun clock and could let people know the time for half a day. On cloudy days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial. Water clocks were the first clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows (流动) from one bottle to another. When the water reaches a certain level, it shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3,400 years ago. These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China. But they failed to make people know the exact time.
In the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was more exact, but it was expensive to make one. Over the next few centuries it was developed. For example, spring (发条) were added around 1500. This enabled people to get the correct time and allowed clocks to be smaller. In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper to build. It’s also cheaper for ordinary people to own a clock. People began depending on them more and more to run business, markets and so on. More recently, in 1956, came the digital clock. And nowadays satellites send our mobile phones the time to the exact second.
There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping. Clocks are always changing but some things never change. Many of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not being late for school or work.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
51．According to the passage, we can’t use the ________ to tell the time on a rainy day.
A．water clock B．sun clock
C．digital clock D．mechanical clock
52．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “ordinary” in the third paragraph
A．modern B．special C．rich D．common
53．How many kinds of clocks are mentioned in the passage
A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven.
54．Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage
（①—paragraph 1, ②—paragraph 2, …）
A．B．C． D．
55．What does the passage mainly talk about
A．The importance of time. B．The development of timekeeping.
C．The inventions of clocks. D．The history of a digital clock.
Chopsticks were invented at least 3,000 years ago. Emperor Xin, also called King Zhou, the last king of the Shang Dynasty, already used ivory mon people used chopsticks made of bamboo or wood. Later, there were also metal (金属) chopsticks.
More than 2,000 years ago, Mozi made the first kite. It was a wood bird. Kites were first used as a sign to ask for help in the fight. Flying kites became people’s favorite outdoor activity in the Song Dynasty.
Zhang Heng was a scientist in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He knew a lot about the sun, the moon, the stars, and the earth. In 132, he invented the seismograph to record earthquakes. The modern seismograph, however, was invented about 1,700 years later.
In the Song Dynasty, Bi Sheng invented the moveable type. First, Bi made clay Chinese characters (汉字). Then he fired them at a high temperature. When Bi needed to print books, he arranged (排列) the clay characters in a metal holder and then brushed them with ink (墨水).
56．What were Emperor Xin’s chopsticks made of
A．Bamboo. B．Ivory. C．Wood. D．Gold.
57．When did flying kites become people’s favorite outdoor activity
A．In the Shang Dynasty. B．In the Han Dynasty.
C．In the Song Dynasty. D．In the Ming Dynasty.
58．Which is the right step of the moveable type
a. firing the clay pieces at a high heat
b. brushing the clay characters with ink
c. making clay Chinese characters
d. arranging the clay characters in a holder
A．cbad B．cadb C．dbca D．adbc
59．What do we know about the material
A．At first, the kite was made of wood.
B．Emperor Xin first invented chopsticks.
C．Zhang Heng knew a lot about printing.
D．Bi Sheng invented the moveable type in the Shang Dynasty.
60．What’s the main theme of the material
A．Things made in China. B．Traditional art forms.
C．Great Chinese scientists. D．Famous products in the world.
Let’s look at two old but popular inventions we use in our daily lives.
Band-Aids (创可贴). 61 The idea came to him by accident. Dickson’s wife often cut her fingers in the kitchen. At that time, gauze (纱布) and adhesive tape (胶带) didn’t come together. People had to cut them to the right size. 62 So he put a piece of gauze on the center of a piece of adhesive tape. 63 Later it became very popular all around the world.
Bubble gum (泡泡糖). Bubble gum was invented by accident, too. In 1928, American gum company worker (工人) Walter E. Diemer tried new chewing gum recipes (口香糖配方) 64 But Diemer found that the gum he made was easy to blow. He blew a bubble and then saw the possibilities. He took some of his new gum to a shop and it was sold out in a single afternoon. 65
A．Dickson found they were always too big and soon fell off.
B．Chewing gum had already been invented more than half a century before then.
C．Dickson was deeply influenced by his wife.
D．This kind of new gum was sold out during the day.
E．The first Band-Aid was made by American Earle Dickson in 1921.
F．Since then, Dubble Bubble—the first brand (牌子) of bubble gum has made kids happy all around the world.
G．This is how he made the first Band-Aid
五、选词填空（每小题1分，共10分）
请阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。方框中有两个词为多余项。
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Ten years ago, Easton LaChappelle was a teen watching YouTube videos in his bedroom on how to build robot 66 from LEGOs. Today, he’s the CEO of Unlimited Tomorrow, a company that makes 3D printed prosthetic limbs (假肢).
When LaChappelle was in the eighth grade, he went to a science fair (展会). He 67 a 7-year-old girl who had an ＄80, 000 prosthetic arm. “I couldn’t believe how much it was. She would soon outgrow it and it 68 useless at that point,” LaChappelle told CNN. “I couldn’t believe this was the best thing available for 69 , and that was when I decided to find out how I can make something better.”
LaChappelle was becoming more and more 70 in robotics and prosthetic limbs. Through high school, he learned all he could about robotics and prosthetic limbs, and at 17 he made a robotic prosthetic arm. After finishing high school, LaChappelle was too busy 71 to college. He set up Unlimited Tomorrow, where he developed a new kind of prosthetic limbs called TrueLimb.
The prosthetic arm can 72 with the mind, and it looks and feels very real. It is 73 made to match (匹配) the user’s shape, size and skin color (肤色) . “Many 74 people don’t use prosthetic limbs because of their high price,” LaChappelle said. That’s why it is important to make a limb that is as cheap as possible. TrueLimb is only ＄8,000, a lot 75 than most prosthetic limbs. There’s also a program that provides users who outgrow their limbs with another one at half the price.
六、读写综合
回答问题（每小题2分，共10分）
请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题。并把答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
Topic: How Have You Changed Since Grade 9 7: 18 p.m., September 21st, 2022 I’m thinking about this question these days. I have changed greatly since last year in Grade 8. I used to be active and liked making friends. That made me happy. But now there will be a very important exam in June next year, I became quiet and strict with myself. I don’t have much time to chat with friends after class. I feel stressed out. —Joe
7: 39 p.m., September 21st, 2022 I enjoy my middle school life, especially in Grade 9. It’s interesting. I used to be shy. Now I’m a fun girl with a number of friends. I used to be thin. But now I’m strong and healthy because I am used to running after school. With all my nice and patient teachers in Grade 9, I become more and more interested in every subject and work harder. —Bess
8: 05 p.m., September 21st, 2022 First, I changed my hair style. I used to have long hair. But now I have short and straight hair. In fact, I don’t like this hair style, but it does save time when I wash my hair. Next, I pay more attention to my study than anything else because this year is so important to me. I know exactly that I want to go into a better high school. —Fanny
76．What was Joe like in Grade 8
77．Why is Joe quiet and strict with himself now
78．What did Bess use to look like
79．How are Bess’s teachers in Grade 9
80．Who is the last person that shared his/her thoughts
81．书面表达（本题20分）
学校英文社正在征稿，题目是“How I’ve Changed!”。请你根据下面的要点写一篇英语短文介绍你的变化，给该社投稿。
内容包括：
（1）从外貌、性格和爱好3个方面描述你的变化；
（2）介绍你的一个重要变化（包括原因和过程）；
（3）鼓励自己越变越好。
作文要求：
1. 不得在作文中出现真实姓名。
2. 语句连贯，词数80词左右。
How I’ve Changed!
My life has changed a lot in the last few years.
参考答案：
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 A A C A C B C C B C
题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
答案 A C B A C B C A A C
题号 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
答案 B B A C A A C B B C
题号 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
答案 A B C D A C B D A C
题号 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
答案 B D C A B B C B A A
题号 61 62 63 64 65
答案 E A G B F
1．A
【原文】M: What do you do on Sunday
W: I usually play computer games.
M: I don’t like to do that. I like going skateboarding.
2．A
【原文】Linda studies English by listening to tapes.
3．C
【原文】My new classmate Tim studies in China but he is from Australia.
4．A
【原文】略
5．C
【原文】略
6．B 7．C 8．C
【原文】W: What’s your favorite sport, Alan
M: Football. I often watch football matches on TV.
W: What’s your favorite sports star
M: Beckham. What about you Do you like football
W: I’m afraid not. And I don’t watch it, either. My favorite sport is skating.
M: Where do you go skating
W: In the gym.
M: Really I should go and watch you practicing sometime.
W: OK.
9．B 10．C
【原文】W: Could I speak to George, please
M: This is George speaking. Who’s that
W: Hi, George. This is Kitty. I’ve just moved into a new house. It’s in Rose Garden. I’m having a party this Friday evening. Would you like to come
M: Sure, I’d love to.
W: Could you please drive Alice to my house
M: No problem. When will it start
W: At half past eight.
M: OK. We’ll arrive there on time.
W: See you then.
M: See you.
11．A 12．C 13．B
【原文】A: Peter, let’s go fishing this Sunday.
B: I’m afraid it is a busy day for me, Susan.
A: How come We should be free on weekends after a week’s hard work.
B: Well, I have a skating class that day.
A: When did you start to learn it
B: Last month. This is my second time to go there. I think it’s fun and I can keep healthy by skating.
A: Then how about this Saturday
B: In the morning, I will clean my room and do the cooking. So Saturday afternoon will be okay.
14．A 15．C
【原文】M: Hi, Cindy. I called you yesterday afternoon, but there was no answer.
W: Sorry, Mark. I was listening to a report in the school meeting hall.
M: What is the report about
W: The invention and life. It is really amazing.
M: What do you think is the most important invention
W: The most important one It’s really hard to decide. However, I think the Internet is the most useful.
M: I agree. The plane and the telephone are also very useful.
16．B 17．C 18．A 19．A 20．C
【原文】
Good morning, everybody. My name is Kitty. I invented a kind of clothes made of special paper. This kind of clothes can change its temperature by itself, so people can have the temperature they need in different seasons. When people feel hot, the clothes can become cooler. When people feel cold, the clothes can become warmer slowly. If the clothes are dirty, people needn’t wash them because they can clean themselves, too. As the clothes are made of paper, they are so cheap that people can change their clothes every day. At the same time, old clothes can be made into new clothes again quickly. I’m sure my new invented clothes can make life very easy and comfortable. They can also make our world cleaner and more beautiful. Thank you very much for your attention.
21．Street 22．subway 23．next to 24．Thursday 25．Miss Green
【原文】W: Hello, West English School.
M: Hello, I want to ask about evening classes. Would you tell me something about them, please
W: Yes, they’re on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.
M: It’s for a Chinese friend. He wants an easy class.
W: Well, we have a fifty-minute speaking class.That would be good for him. The teacher is Miss Green. The students all like her.
M: How much does that class cost
W: It’s seven pounds per class or eighty pounds if you pay for all twelve classes now.
M: Right.
W: Can your friend come to the school soon and book his place The address is two hundred and twenty-three, Church Street.
M: Is that in the centre of town
W: Yeah, it’s about twenty minutes’ walk from the subway station. We’re just next to the bookshop.
M: OK. Thank you.
26．C 27．D 28．F 29．B 30．E
【导语】本文通过对话的形式，讨论了关于发明的主题。
26．根据“To the library. I want to borrow some books.”和“About inventions.”可知，此处是询问对方想借什么方面的书，选项C“你想借什么书？”符合语境。故选C。
27．根据“About inventions. You know I have to prepare for the science lesson.”和“And we humans are really great.”可知，讨论的主题是发明，选项D“伟大发明改变了世界许多。”符合语境。故选D。
28．根据“People have made lots of inventions.”和“Sorry, I’m not sure.”可知，话题继续围绕发明展开，选项F“你认为最有用的发明是什么？”符合语境。故选F。
29．根据“I don’t agree. In my opinion, cars are the most useful.”可知，空处是对方的观点：什么是最有用的发明，选项B“也许灯泡是最有用的发明。”符合语境。故选B。
30．根据“I don’t agree. In my opinion, cars are the most useful.”和“Because I can go anywhere quickly and conveniently in my car.”可知，此处询问原因，选项E“你为什么这么想？”符合语境。故选E。
31．B 32．B 33．A 34．C 35．A 36．A 37．C 38．B 39．B 40．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章关于废物利用问题，主要讲述了一个艺术家使用穿过的牛仔和布料创造画的故事。
31．句意：扔掉它们是常见的方式。
their他们的，形容词性物主代词；them他/她/它们，宾格；they他/她/它们，主格。根据前文“How would you deal with used and worn-out jeans ”表示你们是怎们处理穿过的并且破的牛仔裤，“jeans”是名词复数，牛仔裤，throw动词，“扔掉”，后面加宾格，而且是复数形式，故选B。
32．句意：但是一个南韩的艺术家崔秀英把它们转变成了令人惊叹的拼贴系列画。
amaze惊叹的，修饰人；amazing令人惊叹的，修饰物/事；amazingly副词，令人惊叹地。根据前文“series of collage (拼贴) paintings,”可知，此处修饰名词painting“画”，指的是物，故选B。
33．句意：当崔女士还在上小学时就想成为一名画家。
when当……时；since自从；because因为。根据前文“Choi wanted to become a painter”表示“Choi想要成为一个画家”，when“当……时”符合句意。故选A。
34．句意：除了油画，她已经用牛仔布创造画好多年。
creates创造，第三人称单数形式；created创造，过去式；has created现在完成时，表示已经创造。根据后文“for years”表示持续好多年，句子用现在完成时结构，表示过去发生的事情持续到现在，故选C。
35．句意：她搬到山上生活后创作了这个系列。
in在……里；with用，和；as作为。根据“she moved to live … a mountain.”可知，此处是指生活在大山里。in“在……里”符合句意，故选A。
36．当我尽最大努力去感知季节的变化时，我感到重新获得了能量。
to sense去感知，动词不定式；sensing现在分词或动名词；sensed过去式。根据前文“When I tried my best”表示“当我尽力”，try one’s best to do sth. 固定短语“尽某人所能去做某事”，故选A。
37．句意：其他的作品能够深深触动我们的感受，提醒我们亲密的家庭纽带给我们带来了温暖，但现在正在消失。
Other其他的，修饰名词复数；Another另一，又一，后面接名词单数；Others其他的人/物。根据前文“Some works address environmental protection.”可知，其他的作品能够深深触动我们的感受，“others”此处指的是other works，表示其他的作品，故选C。
38．句意：这些作品多么令人惊叹啊！
根据感叹句的结构“How+形容词或副词+主谓！”可知，amazing 是形容词，此处需用感叹词how。故选B。
39．句意：一个艺术家使用常见的物品，如竹子、纸张和小型电池驱动的马达，他还使用风能和水力。
a，不定冠词表示“一个”，用于辅音音素开头的单词前；an不定冠词表示“一个”，用于元音音素开头的单词前；定冠词the表示特指。根据“…artist uses common objects”可知，此处表示一个，表示泛指，artist名词“艺术家”，以元音音素为首，故选B。
40．句意：回收可以帮助我们拯救地球，所以让我们现在就采取行动。
but但是；or或者；so所以。根据“Recycling can help us save the earth, … let’s take action right now.”可知，前后句之间属于因果关系，so“所以”符合句意。故选C。
41．A 42．B 43．C 44．D 45．A 46．C 47．B 48．D 49．A 50．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了摩天轮的由来和发展情况。
41．句意：乘坐摩天轮让我感到兴奋。
excited激动的；tired疲惫的；bored无聊的；afraid害怕的。根据“Being high in the air is also relaxing”可知，作者很兴奋，故选A。
42．句意：在摩天轮的顶端，你可以看到公园的美景。
wheel轮子；park公园；village村庄；country国家。根据上文“I like riding the Ferris wheel (摩天) at the amusement park so much.”可知，指的是公园，故选B。
43．句意：你也会感到幸运，因为你不必成为下面拥挤的公园里的一员。
drivers司机；performers表演者；people人们；teenagers青少年。根据“because you don’t have to be one of the...in the crowded park below.”可知，指的是公园里人们的一员，故选C。
44．句意：即使我不坐摩天轮，我也喜欢看它，尤其是当它在晚上被点亮的时候。
home家；school学校；noon中午；night晚上。根据“lit up”可知，点亮摩天轮是在晚上，故选D。
45．句意：事实上，第一个摩天轮是用来看的，而不是用来乘坐的。
ridden乘坐；imagined想象；invented发明；sold卖。根据上文“I like riding the Ferris wheel (摩天)”可知，现在的摩天轮是用来乘坐的，故选A。
46．句意：他在1893年为芝加哥世界博览会打造了这个摩天轮。
by通过；with和；for为了；from从。根据“the Chicago World Fair in 1893”可知，Ferris为了芝加哥世界博览会而制作了这个摩天轮。故选C。
47．句意：参观博览会的人看到这个大东西都很惊讶。
try尝试；see看到；improve提高；make制作。根据“Visitors to the fair were so surprised to...the big thing.”可知，人们应该是看到这个大东西而感到惊讶，故选B。
48．句意：如今，摩天轮是最常见的游乐园游乐设施，但这并不意味着你应该把它视为理所当然。
because因为；so所以；though尽管；but但是。前后句意出现转折，应用but连接。故选D。
49．句意：相反，要感谢Ferris的发明。
Instead相反；Again再一次；First第一；However然而。根据“that doesn’t mean you should take it for granted (认为它理所当然)”和“be thankful for Ferris’ invention.”可知，不要认为摩天轮是理所当然的，相反你要感谢Ferris的发明。故选A。
50．句意：试一试坐在里面旋转吧！
her她；him他；it它；us我们。空处指代摩天轮，应用it。故选C。
51．B 52．D 53．C 54．A 55．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了人类历史上计时工具的发展，从古埃及的太阳钟和水钟，到机械钟、石英钟，再到现代的数字钟和卫星时间同步，强调了时间测量技术的进步以及它对人类生活的影响。
51．细节理解题。根据“On cloudy days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial.”可知，在阴天或晚上，不可能用太阳钟或日晷来报时。由于雨天通常也是阴天，因此日晷在雨天也无法使用。故选B。
52．词句猜测题。根据“Clocks became cheaper to build. It’s also cheaper for ordinary people to own a clock.”可知，钟表制造变得便宜了，普通人拥有一块钟表也便宜了。因此，“ordinary”在这里的意思是“普通的”。故选D。
53．细节理解题。根据“About 5,500 years ago, the Egyptians invented the sun clock.”，“ The Egyptians made a sundial about 3,500 years ago.”，“In the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. ”，“In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed.”，“More recently, in 1956, came the digital clock. ”可知大约5500年前，埃及人发明了太阳钟；埃及人在3500年前制造了日晷；水钟是第一个不使用太阳的钟；在13世纪，机械钟被发明；1927年，第一个石英钟被发明；1956年，出现了数字钟。总共六种钟。故选C。
54．篇章结构题。根据文章内容，文章第一段介绍了我们如何知道时间，第二段和第三段介绍了古代人们计时的方法现代计时工具的发展，第四段总结了计时技术的进步和一些不变的事情。因此，文章的结构是①—②③—④。选项A中的结构与此相符。故选A。
55．主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping. Clocks are always changing but some things never change.”可知，文章主要讲述了计时技术的进步和变化。故选B。
56．B 57．C 58．B 59．A 60．A
【导语】本文介绍了几个中国古代的重要发明及其历史背景，如筷子、风筝、地动仪和活字印刷术。强调了这些发明对当时社会和文化的影响。
56．细节理解题。根据“Emperor Xin, also called King Zhou, the last king of the Shang Dynasty, already used ivory chopsticks.”可知，帝辛的筷子是象牙做的。故选B。
57．细节理解题。根据“Flying kites became people’s favorite outdoor activity in the Song Dynasty.”可知，放风筝成为人们喜爱的户外活动是在宋朝。故选C。
58．细节理解题。根据文中描述的活字印刷步骤：首先制作黏土汉字，然后高温烧制，再排列在金属架中，最后刷上墨水。选项顺序为cadb。故选B。
59．细节理解题。根据“It was a wood bird.”可知，最初的风筝是木质的。故选A。
60．主旨大意题。文章主要描述了中国发明的物品，如筷子、风筝、地震仪和活字印刷术。故选A。
61．E 62．A 63．G 64．B 65．F
【导语】本文介绍了创可贴和泡泡糖这两个发明。
61．根据“Band-Aids (创可贴)... The idea came to him by accident.”可知，此处介绍了创口贴的发明。选项E“1921年，美国人厄尔·迪克森发明了第一个创可贴。”符合语境。故选E。
62．根据“At that time, gauze (纱布) and adhesive tape (胶带) didn’t come together. People had to cut them to the right size.”可知，此处介绍人们需要把纱布和胶带裁剪成合适的形状。选项A“迪克森发现它们总是太大，很快就掉下来了。”符合语境。故选A。
63．根据“So he put a piece of gauze on the center of a piece of adhesive tape.”可知，他在一条胶带的中心放了一块纱布。选项G“这就是他制作第一个创可贴的过程”符合语境。故选G。
64．根据“But Diemer found that the gum he made was easy to blow.”可知，此处介绍泡泡糖的发明。选项B“在那之前半个多世纪，口香糖就已经被发明出来了。”符合语境。故选B。
65．根据“He took some of his new gum to a shop and it was sold out in a single afternoon.”可知，泡泡糖在商店被卖得很快。选项F“从那时起，第一个品牌泡泡糖让世界各地的孩子们都很开心。”符合语境。故选F。
66．arms 67．met 68．would become 69．her 70．interested 71．to go 72．be controlled 73．personally 74．disabled 75．cheaper
【导语】本文讲述伊斯顿·拉查佩勒八年级的时候遇到一个小女孩戴着价值8万美元的假肢，于是他决定致力于研究假肢，并生产出仅需8千美元的假肢，为许多残疾人带来希望的故事。
66．句意：十年前，伊斯顿·拉查佩勒还是个十几岁的孩子，他在自己的卧室里观看YouTube视频，学习如何用乐高积木搭建机器人手臂。根据“Today, he’s the CEO of Unlimited Tomorrow, a company that makes 3D printed prosthetic limbs (假肢).”可知，他观看的内容与假肢有关，arm意为“手臂”，此处表示泛指，用可数名词复数形式。故填arms。
67．句意：他遇到了一个7岁的女孩，她有一个价值8万美元的假肢。根据“he went to a science fair”可知，他在那里遇到了一个女孩，meet意为“遇见”，事情发生在过去，此处谓语动词用过去式met。故填met。
68．句意：她很快就会长大，到那时它就变得没用了。根据“She would soon outgrow it”可知，她很快长大，那时候假肢就变得没有用了，become意为“变得”，句子时态用过去将来时，谓语动词构成是would+动词原形。故填would become。
69．句意：我简直不敢相信这是她能用的最好的东西，就在那时，我决定弄清如何做出更好的东西。根据“I couldn’t believe this was the best thing available for…”可知，空处代指的是那个小女孩，用she的宾格形式her来代指。故填her。
70．句意：拉查佩勒对机器人和假肢越来越感兴趣。become interested in意为“对……感兴趣”，固定词组。故填interested。
71．句意：高中毕业后，拉查佩勒忙得没时间上大学。too…to意为“太……以至于不能……”，此处说的是没时间上大学，go to college意为“上大学”，固定词组。故填to go。
72．句意：假肢可以用意念控制，看起来和感觉都很真实。根据“The prosthetic arm can…with the mind”以及所给单词可知，此处说的是假肢被控制，应该用情态动词的被动语态，谓语动词构成是can be done。故填be controlled。
73．句意：它是根据使用者的体形、体型和肤色私人定制的。根据“…made to match (匹配) the user’s shape, size and skin color”可知，此处说的是私人定制的，personal意为“私人的”，此处用副词personally修饰动词made。故填personally。
74．句意：许多残疾人不使用假肢，因为价格昂贵。根据“…people don’t use prosthetic limbs”可知，此处说的是残疾人，用形容词disabled，意为“残疾的”。故填disabled。
75．句意：TrueLimb只有8000美元，比大多数假肢便宜很多。根据“TrueLimb is only ＄8,000”以及“than”可知，此处说的是更加便宜，应该用形容词cheap的比较级形式cheaper。故填cheaper。
76．He used to be active and liked making friends. 77．Because there will be a very important exam in June next year. 78．She used to be shy and thin. 79．They are nice and patient. 80．Fanny. 81．例文
How I’ve Changed!
My life has changed a lot in the last few years.
I used to be thin, but now I am strong. I used to be shy and was afraid of speaking in public. Now I am active. I liked playing computer games in the past. Now I like doing sports.
I was always ill in the past. So my mother advised me to do sports for some time. I followed her advice. I ran for an hour every morning. After a few months, I became healthier and stronger.
I think I will become better and better in the future.
【导语】本文是三位学生分享了自己从九年级以来的变化。
76．根据“I used to be active and liked making friends”可知，以前很活跃，喜欢交朋友，故填He used to be active and liked making friends.
77．根据“But now there will be a very important exam in June next year, I became quiet and strict with myself.”可知，因为明年六月将有一个非常重要的考试，故填Because there will be a very important exam in June next year.
78．根据“I used to be shy.…I used to be thin.”可知，过去又害羞又瘦，故填She used to be shy and thin.
79．根据“With all my nice and patient teachers in Grade 9”可知，老师又好又有耐心，故填They are nice and patient.
80．根据表格的内容可知，Fanny是最后一个分享自己经历的人，故填Fanny.
81．[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
②时态：时态为“一般现在时和一般过去时”；
③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏，适当增加细节完整表述内容。
[写作步骤]
第一步，介绍自己过去和现在的变化；
第二步，介绍一个重要的变化；
第三步，希望自己越变越好。
[亮点词汇]
①used to do sth过去常常做某事
②be afraid of害怕
③in the past在过去
[高分句型]
I think I will become better and better in the future.（宾语从句）

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