第69頁（共69頁）2024-2025學(xué)年下學(xué)期初中英語外研版九年級期中必刷?？碱}之閱讀理解一．閱讀理解（共15小題）1．（2024春?肇源縣期中）Doyoulikefastfood？Itischeap，andsomeofitisverydelicious.Ifyouarebusyandhavenotimetocook，afastfoodrestaurantisagoodplace，butitisnotahealthyone.Eatingfastfoodoftencanbringlotsofdifferenthealthproblems.Itcanmakeyoufat.Ifyouwanttokeephealthierandstillwanttogotothecheapfastfoodrestaurants，herearesometips（技巧）foryoutoeatfastfoodtobehealthy.★Itisgoodforyoutodrinkwaterwithyourfastfood.Putalittlelemonintoyourwater.★Youcanhaveaspecialmenu.Eatvegetablesandmaindisheswithoutthesauces（調(diào)味品）.★Ifyouwanttoeatsalad，pleaseaskforsomeoliveoil（橄欖油）.★Ifyouwanttoeatsomefriedfood，askthewaiterstosteamitforyou.Inaword，itisimportantforustobehealthy.Pleasebecarefultoeatthefastfood.（1）Ifyouofteneatthefastfood，youwillbe.A.healthyB.fatC.thinD.poor（2）Accordingtothepassage，youcaneatfastfood.A.withsometeaB.withsomehotwaterC.withsomelemonwaterD.withnothing（3）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？A.ToKeepHealthyB.FastFoodC.FastFoodandHealthD.FastFoodisBad2．（2024春?肇源縣期中）TherearelotsofdangerousandterribleinsectsinnortheasternIndia，butthetree﹣beesarethemostterrible.Theyarekillers.Unlikemostbeeswhichwillsting（叮咬）youonlyiftheyaredisturbed（打擾），tree﹣beeswillattack（攻擊）youfornoreason.Andtheywillchase（追趕）youforyourlife.WalkingalongadustyroadwhileIwasonholidaytherelastyear，Ifoundmyself，withouttheleastwarning，inthecentreofsuchanattack.Theairabovemesuddenlybecamethickwithbees.Thoughtheweatherwashot，Ifeltcoldbecauseofthem.UntilthenIhadneverheardofIndiantree﹣bees，butIhadrecentlyseenafilmcalledTheAngrySwarmbefore，itwasaboutkiller﹣bees.Ibeganrunningtothevillageanditwasareallyhardtime，becausethekiller﹣beesfollowedmeallthetime.WhenIreachedthevillage，Ifoundsomeworkersbuildingahouse.Irantowardsthemforhelp.Butassoonastheworkerssawthebeeswithme，theyranforsafetyattopspeed.Soonmyeyeshavecompletelyclosed.Ifellintoapileofbrickdust.Ipushedmyselfwildlydownintoituntilmyheadandshoulderswerecovered.AndthenItriedhardtogetoutofthedust，buttheangrybeesmadeanewattackonme.IwastiredoutandsoonIlostmyconsciousness（意識）.LaterIlearnedthattwoquick﹣mindedvillagersrantoapileofdrygrassandquicklysurrounded（包圍）mewithathickwalloffireandsmokeuntilthebeesweredrivenaway.Theystayedwithme，takingstings（蜂針）outofmybodyforthenextthreehoursuntiladoctorcameandgavemefurthertreatment.（1）Fromthispassage，whoattackedthewriter？A.Farmersworkinginthevillage.B.Theweather.C.Thetree﹣bees.D.Thebirds.（2）Whatcanweinfer（推斷）fromthesecondparagraph？A.Thetemperaturewentdownatthattime..B.Theairsuddenlybecamethickbecauseofthedust.C.Thewriterdidn'tknowIndiantree﹣beeswerequitedangerousbeforeseeingthefilm.D.Somebodyhadwarnedthewriteraboutthedangeroftree﹣bees.（3）Thewriterfellinto.A.apileofbrickdustB.apileofdrygrassC.athickwalloffireandsmokeD.ariver（4）Inwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentothewriter？a.Hetriedtodriveawaythebeesbutfailed.b.Hewastiredoutandlostconsciousnesslater.c.Hewassurroundedwithathickwalloffireandsmoke.d.HewatchedafilmnamedTheAngrySwarm.e.Hewasattackedbytree﹣beeswhiletakingawalk.A.e﹣a﹣c﹣b﹣dB.d﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣bC.e﹣b﹣a﹣d﹣cD.d﹣e﹣a﹣b﹣c3．（2024春?肇源縣期中）Therearestock（股票）marketsinlargecities.StockmarketsinParis，London，Tokyo，ShanghaiandNewYorkarethelargestandmostwell﹣known.ThestockmarketalsocalledStockExchange，isaplacewherepeoplecanbuyorsellsharesofafactoryorcompany.Andeachsharemeanscertainowner﹣ship（股份）ofafactoryorcompany.Differentpeoplegotostockmarkets.Somearerich，whowanttogetmoremoneythantheyalreadyhave.Othersarenotveryrich，whobuystockstotrytobecomerich.Stillothersbuystocksaspartoftheirplanstosavemoney.Ofcourse，investing（投資）moneyinthestockmarketisnotthesafestwaytomakemoney.Noonecantellexactlywhethertheshareswillbedoingwell.Thefactoryorcompanymaydobadly.Thenstockswillgodown，andinvestors（投資者）willlosemoney.Thestockmaygoup，butsometimesevenifafactoryorcompanydoesagoodjob，thestockmaystillgodown.Nowondergoingtothestockmarketiscomparedtogambling（賭博）.Allareeagertomakemoneyby"gambling"inthestockmarket.Factoriesandcompaniesthatneedmoneyarepleasedthatsomanypeoplearewillingto"gamble".Indeed，thestockmarketisanattractiveandcomplexpartofthebusinessworld.（1）Ifyouareaninvestor，you.A.cantellexactlywhenthestockgoesupanddownB.maylosemoneyinaperiodC.arealwayssafeinthegamblingD.canalwaysmakemoney（2）Thepassagemainlywantstotellus.A.howtobuyorsellsharesB.thestockmarketislikegamblingC.ageneralideaofstockmarketD.investingmoneyinthestockmarketisnotthesafestway.（3）Factoriesandcompaniesarepleasedthatsomanypeople"gamble"because.A.theyneedtheirmoneytodobusinessB.theyneedmorepeopletoworkforthemC.theycanmakethemrichD.somepeoplewinandsomelose（4）Theunderlinedword"complex"inthelastsentenceprobablymeans.A.completeB.worthyC.modernD.difficult4．（2023春?義烏市期中）＞FROMTHEEDITORDEARREADERS，Happybirthdaytous!TIMEmagazine'sfirstissue（期刊）cameoutonMarch3，1925.Sure，98thisn'tthemostspecialbirthday，comparingwiththe100thbirthday.Butwetakeeverychancetocelebrate.TIMEforKids（TFK）camealongjustalittlebitlater，in1997.Soon，wewillhaveour27thbirthday!WehaverunourKidReporterprogramformanyyears.Manykidswhotookpartintheprogramasareporterareprofessionaljournalists（職業(yè)記者）now.WhiletheywereworkingwithTFK，theycaughtsomegreatchances，likeinterviewingpoliticalleaders，famouspeople，Olympicathletes，scientists，andmore.Doyoudreamofbeingareporter？Comeandjoinus!OnMarch15，wewillholdourannual（一年一度的）competitiontofindournextgroupofTFKreporters.EditorsfromTFKwillchoose10beststudents.Ihopeyouwillhaveachancetoreportforourmagazinesandwebsitesduringthe2023﹣2024schoolyear.Allthebest，AndreaDelbancoEDITORIALDIRECTOR（1）Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage？A．IntroduceTFKtoreaders.B．InvitereaderstobethereportersofTFK.C．AskreaderstobuyTFK.D．CallonreaderstoknowmoreaboutTFK.（2）HowlongwillthenextgroupofreportersworkwithTFK？A．Halfayear.B．Oneyear.C．Twoyears.D．Threeyears.（3）Whereisthispassagemostlikelyfrom？A．a(chǎn)website.B．a(chǎn)book.C．a(chǎn)magazine.D．a(chǎn)diary.5．（2023春?義烏市期中）Inthepicture，agirlisstandingonabamboopole（竹竿）ontheriveranddancingbeautifully.It'snotascenefromamovie，butaformofintangibleculturalheritage（非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)）﹣bamboodrifting（獨(dú)竹漂）.YangLiu，24，isaninheritor（傳承人）ofbamboodrifting.Shestartedtolearnitfromhergrandmotherwhenshewas7.Asshewasweakinhealthasachild，hergrandmotherwantedhertogetintobettershapethroughthissport.Yangthrewherselfintopractisingbamboodriftingallyearround，eveninthewintercoldandsummerheat."ItwascommonformetofallintothewaterwhenIstartedpractising，"recalledYang，addingthatittookherthreeyearstolearnthebasicskillsofbamboodrifting.Inordertoacquiremorebamboodriftingskills，Yanghadtopractisecountlessdifficultmovementsonabamboopolethatwas9minlengthand15cmindiameter（直徑），andstandallthephysicalpainthatcamewithit.Throughyearsofhardtraining，Yangnowconsidersthebamboopoleasher"bestfriend".Atonepoint，inspiredbyhergrandmother，Yangbegantocombinedancewithbamboodrifting."Mygrandmothercameupwithanidea.ShesaidthatIhadbeenpractisingbamboodriftingsinceIwasachild，sowhynottrytocombinedancewiththeskill？Itmightbesomethingdifferent，"theyoungwomanexplained.Yang'shardworkgraduallypaidoffwhenshewasabletoperfectlyperform（表演）dancingwiththetraditionalbamboodriftingskills."Ihopethatmorepeoplecanknowaboutbamboodriftingandenjoythisformofart，"saidYang.（1）Theunderlinedword"acquire"probablymeans.A．sellB．collectC．learnD．refuse（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A．Yangisalittletiredofbamboodriftingnow.B．Yanghopesbamboodriftingcanbeknownbymorepeople.C．Yangusedtostoppractisingbecauseitwastoocoldinwinter.D．Yangspent3monthslearningthebasicskillsofbamboodrifting.（3）Fromthepassage，weknowYang'sgrandmothercanbedescribedas.A．hard﹣workingB．hopefulC．kind﹣heartedD．creative（4）Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout？A．Bamboodrifting.B．Agirlperformingbamboodrifting.C．Anicegrandmother.D．Thebestfriend.6．（2023春?義烏市期中）Howcanyoucombine（結(jié)合）gameswithEnglishlearning？TheanswerisWordle!Wordleplayersmustcorrectlyguessafive﹣letterwordwithjustsixtries.Youeitherwinbyguessingitorlosebecauseyourunoutoftries.InventedbysoftwareengineerJoshWardle，thegamehasbeenpopularwithmillionsofplayersacrosstheworld.Everymidnight，Wordlerefreshesitswordoftheday.Forexample，theanswerforMarch3isALOUD.Asyouguess，thegamegivesyouhints（提示）.Forexample，ifaletteriscorrectandintherightplace，itturnsgreen.Iftheletterisnotintheword，itturnsgray.Iftheletterispartofthewordbutinthewrongplace，itturnsyellow.Thesehintsmakethegameintoapuzzle（謎）.Youneedknowledgetowinthisgame，notjustluck.Everysyllable（音節(jié)）inanEnglishwordincludesatleastonevowel（元音），sofindingvowelsisausefulmethod.Forexample，intheword"think"，thereisonlyonesyllableandthereisonevowel"i".Severaldaysago，Iplayedthisgameandfounditveryinteresting.First，Iguessedtheword"table".Only"a"wasgreen.Then，Iguessed"maker"andthe"r"turnedyellow.Intheend，Iguessed"carry"andIwascorrect！Wordleisnotonlyaperfectgametohavefun，butalsoanexcellenttooltoincreaseyourEnglishvocabulary.Whynothaveatryinyoursparetime？（1）Thewriterstartstointroducethetopicby.A．tellingastoryB．givinganexampleC．a(chǎn)skingaquestionD．sharinganexperience（2）Matchthecolorhintswiththesituationsandchoosetherightanswer.①Theletterisnotintheword.②Theletteriscorrectandintherightplace.③Theletterispartofthewordbutinthewrongplace.a.Green.b.Gray.c.Yellow.A．①﹣a②﹣b③﹣cB．①﹣c②﹣b③﹣aC．①﹣c②﹣a③﹣bD．①﹣b②﹣a③﹣c（3）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A．UserscanwinWordlewithoutknowledge.B．EverysyllableinanEnglishwordincludesonlyonevowel.C．ThereisonlyonecorrectwordinWordleeveryday.D．Wordleplayerscanguessasix﹣letterwordwithfivetries.（4）Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage？A.B.C.D.7．（2023春?義烏市期中）Ihave422friends，yetIamlonely.Ispeaktothemeveryday，yetnoneofthemreallyknowme.TheproblemIhaveliesinthewayIcommunicatewithmyfriends，talkingtothemfacetofaceorlookingatanameonascreen.Itakeastepbackandrealisethemedia（媒體）wecallsocialisnothing.Itisthemediathatmakesusstayawayfromreallife.Inthatworld，you'recontrolledbythetechnology（技術(shù)）youuse.Inthatworld，evenyourpersonalinformationcanbefoundouteasily.Inthatworld，youallsharebeautifulphotos，interestingstories...Peopleintheworldknowyourname，yourlook，yourhobby...Butwhoknowsyourtruefeelings？Youarelonely.Youmightsayeveryonecanbelonelysometimes.Letmeexplainittoyou.Ifyoureadabook，paintapictureordosomeexercise，you'rebeingawakeandputtingyourtimetogooduse.Doyourememberthetimewhenyourunandplaygameswithyourfriends？Doyourememberthefeelingwhenyouseeagirlorboyyoulike？Doyourememberthelaughteryouhearwhenyourfamilyistalkingoverdinner？Whenyou'retoobusylookingdown，youmissallthosehappymoments.▲.Youdon'tneedtocheckthenewinformationorthenamelistallthetime.Givepeopleyourlove.Don'tgivethemyour"like".（1）Whatproblemisthewriterfacedwith？A．Manyofhisfriendsknowhimwell.B．Hecanonlytalktohisfriendsonline.C．Hecan'tseparatethemediafromreallife.D．Althoughhehasmanyfriends，he'sstilllonely.（2）Inthewriter'sopinion，peopleinthemedia.A．hardlyunderstandusB．onlycareaboutourlookC．usetechnologytohelpusD．havedifficultygettingourpersonalinformation（3）What'sthemainideaofthefifthparagraph？A．Wehavehappytimesinthemedia.B．Wewastetoomuchtimeinthemedia.C．Themediamakesusclosertoeachother.D．Themediahelpsrecordourhappytimes.（4）Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe▲inParagraph6？A．Lookupfromyourphone.B．Stayawayfromthemedia.C．Don'tfeellonely.D．Youdon'tneedtotalkallthetime.8．（2023春?義烏市期中）DragonCityUndergroundTimetableRedLineBlueLineGreenLineStationFirsttrainStationFirsttrainStationFirsttrainPinkWall5：05amNorthStation5：01amWestPoint5：16amMilton5：15amRiverside5：30amOakTree5：20amGiantTree5：16amTonyLane5：34amForestHills5：22amEastPoint5：25amGiantTree5：36amSunValley5：27amLowland5：40amWestPoint5：42amMidWest5：45amFREQUENCYOFTRAINS：EVERY7MINUTESFareInformationMonthlyUndergroundPassCost：＄106Entitles（授權(quán)）theusertounlimitedtravelontheRed，BlueandGreenline.MonthlyIndividual（個(gè)人的）LinePassCost：＄42EntitlestheusertounlimitedtraveleitherontheRed，BlueorGreenline.DailyUndergroundPassCost：＄10EntitlestheusertounlimitedtravelontheRed，BlueandGreenlineforasingleday.SingleTripPassCost：＄5Entitlestheusertoasingletrip.（1）BoththeBlueLineandtheGreenLinegoto.A．WestPointB．GiantTreeC．SunValleyD．PinkWall（2）IttakesatleasttotravelfromNorthStationtoMidWest.A．29minutesB．41minutesC．44minutesD．72minutes（3）WhowillgetmostfrombuyingaMonthlyUndergroundPass？A．AbusinessmanwhoisvisitingDragonCityforthreedays.B．Aclerkwhotakesallthreelinestohisofficeeveryday.C．AstudentwhotakestheBlueLinetoschooleveryday.D．Aretiredteacherwhovisitshergranddaughterbyundergroundonceaweek.9．（2023春?義烏市期中）Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon，oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks，leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet，Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class，theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn'tdoeitherwell.HelaterinformedmethatIwas"notathletic".TheideathatIwas"notathletic"stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s，Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself，notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!Thenightbeforemymarathon，IdreamtthatIcouldn'tevenfindthefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous，butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline，myshoelacesbecameuntied.SoIstoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!Atmile3，Ipassedasign"GOFORIT，RUNNERS!"Bymile17，Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despitethepain，Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.Bymile21，Iwasstarving!AsIapproachedmile23，Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!AndIgotamedal.Infact，Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.Determinedtobemyself，moveforward，freeofshameandworldlylabels（世俗標(biāo)簽），Icannowcallmyselfa"marathonwinner".（1）Amonthbeforethemarathon，theauthor.A．waswelltrainedB．feltscaredC．madeuphismindtorunD．losthope（2）WhydidtheauthormentiontheP.E.classinhis7thyear？A．Tomentionthesupportofhisteacher.B．Totellthereadersafunnystory.C．Toshowhewasnottalentedinsports.D．Toshareapreciousmemorywithreaders.（3）Howwastheauthor'sfirstmarathon？A．Hemadeit.B．Hegaveuphalfway.C．Hegotthefirstprize.D．Hewalkedtotheend.（4）Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage？A．AFinalRunnerB．AHarderTrainerC．MymarathonMedalD．MyFirstMarathon10．（2020?濱州）Animalsareourfriends．Sometimestheymaketrouble，butsometimestheycanhelpus．Andtheyhopetoliveahappylife，too．Herearetworealstoriesfromourreaders．ThefirststoryisfromRay．"Mycat，Tiger，hatesitwhenIusemyiPadbecauseittakesmyattentionawayfromhim．Oneyear，Ihadafallathomeandwasonthefloorfor16hours，Duringthistime，Iwasunabletomoveandcouldn'tgettothephonetocallforhelp．Tigerstayedbymysideuntilhedisappearedundermybed．'What'sheupto？'Iwondered．Tomysurprise，hestartedtopushsomethingtowardsme．ItwasmyiPad，whichIdidn'trealizehadfallenoffthebedandontothefloor．Heprobablydidn'tknowwhatitwas，butheknewthatitmademehappy．ThankstoTiger，Iwasabletocommunicatewithmyfriend，Becky，whothentoldmydoctor．"ThesecondstoryisfromColin．"Yearsago，myfriendJuliussavedabird﹣awild'Mom'cockatoo（鸚鵡）fromthesideoftheroadandkeptitasapetinabigcage（籠子）．Itlostoneofherwings，soshewasunabletoreturntothewild．Soon，twowildcockatooscamevisitingandone'Dad'birdwantedtofindhiswayintothecage．The'Mom'cockatoointhecagewassoonexpecting．Butasshecouldn'tfly，'Dad'cockatoobuiltahomeinthetree，keepingoffeveryonewhogotcloseto'Mom'cockatoo．'Baby'cockatoowouldspendhisdaysflyingoffwithhisdad，leavinghismombehind．Shewouldsitandwaituntiltheyreturnedhomeeachafternoon．Thefamilystayedtogetherhappily．"Afterreadingthestories，don'tyouthinkweshouldgetalongwellwithanimals？Nomattertheyareourpetsorliveinthewild，theyhavetheirfeelings．Weshouldrespecteverylifeintheworld．（1）istheownerofthecat．A．BeckyB．JuliusC．ColinD．Ray（2）Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referstothe．A．phoneB．catC．iPadD．bed（3）"Mom"cockatoodidn'treturntothewildbecause．A．JuliuscaughtitasapetB．Shewasbadlyhurtandcouldn'tflyC．shepreferredthelifeinthecageD．"Dad"cockatoobuiltahomeinthetree（4）Themainideaofthepassageisthat．A．Ray，BeckyandColinareanimalloversB．weshouldn'tuseiPadtoomuchC．friendsshouldhelpeachotherD．weshouldrespecteverylifeintheworld（5）Inwhichpartofanewspaperwouldyouprobablyreadthepassage？A．Sportsnews．B．Peopleandanimals．C．Health．D．Travel．11．（2023秋?慶云縣期中）Chineseancientwisdomputstheyearinto24solarterms（節(jié)氣）.Colddew（寒露）isthe17thsolartermoftheyear.ItstartsthisyearonOct8andendsonOct23.Atthistime，theweathergetscolderinmostpartsofChina.Thedewisgreaterandcolder.That'swhythistimeiscalledcolddew.Therewillbelessrain，buttherewillbesomefog（霧）.Goodthingscomealongatthistime，too.Autumncrops（農(nóng)作物）willberipe（成熟）.It'salsoagoodtimeforfishing.That'sbecauseit'scolderinwaterduringthecolddewtime.Fishliketoswiminshallowwaterwhereitiswarmer.Hikingisanotherpopularactivityduringthistime.NorthChinatakesonabeautifullookoflateautumnwithwhiteclouds，redleaves，andearlyfrost（霜）.ChongyangFestivalalsoknownastheDoubleNinthFestival，oftenfallsaroundcolddew.ItistheninthdayoftheninthmonthintheChinesecalendar.Onthisday，peopleoftenclimbhillsandwearcornels（茱萸）.Foodduringcolddew●Pomegranates（石榴）Pomegranatesareripeduringcolddew.Chinesepeoplethinkpomegranatesstandformanychildrenandmanygoodwishes.Theyalsotastegood，haveanicecolor，andarehealthy.●Hawthorns（山楂）Thereisasayingthatgoes"Itistimetoharvest（收獲）hawthornduringcolddew."Foralongtime，peoplehaveusedhawthornsinherbalmedicine（草藥）.Theythinkit'sgoodforbloodflow（血液循環(huán)）andhearthealth.●Chrysanthemumwine（菊花酒）Chrysanthemumistheseasonalflowerofcolddew.Tostopautumndryness（干燥），peopleinmanypartsofChinadrinkthechrysanthemumwine.ThisisalsoatraditionoftheDoubleNinthFestival.（1）ColdDewisthesolarterminayear.A.eighthB.seventeenthC.twenty﹣fourthD.twenty﹣third（2）WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage？A.B.C.D.（3）DuringColdDew，peoplelikeeatingpomegranates，because.A.ittastesgoodandhaveabeautifulcolourB.ItbringspeopleaverygoodharvestC.itstandsformanychildrenandmanygoodwishesD.it'sgoodforbloodflowandhearthealth（4）WhichoneistrueaboutColdDew？A.It'scalledColdDewbecauseofthefog.B.Itisagoodtimeforfishingandswimming.C.IlikingistheonlyactivityduringColdDew.D.ChongyangFestivaloftenfallsaroundColdDew.（5）Wecanknowthatthepassageisabout.A.ChineseancientwisdomB.ChineseTraditionalcultureC.ChineseTraditionalFestivalD.ChineseTraditionalFood12．（2023?廣東）Someanimalscaneasilyfindtheirwayhomeafteralongjourney.Howdotheymakeit？Scientificresearchshowsthattheyarebornwithcertainunusualabilitiesfordirection.Acertainkindofants，forexample，cancounttheirstepstoavoidgettinglost.Theycangoasfaras110metresandbringfoodhome.Theseantsliveintheopendesert（沙漠），sotheyhavenothingtoguidethemalongtheway.It'slikesomeonewalkingsixkilometresthroughadarkforest.Somefishhaveanunbelievablesenseofsmell.Theycansmellevenasingledropoftheirhomewaterinalargeseaarea.Someseabirdshaveasimilarability.Theyareabletomakeasmellmapoftheirflyingarea.Someanimalscansensetheearth'smagneticfield（磁場），whilehumanscan't.Thismagneticfieldguidesacertainkindoffishwhentheyswimalongwaytoaplaceandthenback.Howcanthiskindoffishdothat？Itisstillamystery.Scientistshavenogoodanswersyet.However，animalswithsuchunusualabilitiesstillhavedifficultydealingwithenvironmentalchangescausedbyhumanactivities.Forexample，manybirdsdependonstarsfordirection，buttheygetlosteasilyatnightwhencitylightsarekeptonallnight.Tosolvethisproblem，wecansimplyturnoffsomelightsatnight.Clearly，onesmallactofhumansmaymeanalottoanimals.（1）Whereisthispassagemostprobablyfrom？A．Astorybook.B．Anartmagazine.C．Aguidebook.D．Asciencemagazine.（2）Howcanacertainkindofantsfindtheirway？A．Byimaginingtheway.B．Bycountingtheirsteps.C．Bybringingfoodtogether.D．Bywalkingthroughaforest.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"mystery"inparagraph4probablymean？A．Secret.B．Choice.C．Reason.D．Feeling.（4）Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoaccordingtothelastparagraph？A．Tohelpanimals.B．Totravelatnight.C．Tokeepcitylightson.D．Todevelopunusualabilities.（5）Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage？A．Birds'SenseofLightB．Fish'sSenseofSmellC．Animals'SenseofDirectionD．Animals'SenseofMagneticField13．（2023秋?慶云縣期中）It"Pays"toPlanWHYweshouldPLANIthelpsusthinkofwhatisimportant.Whenwesitdowntoplan，wewillbeabletoseeclearlywhatismoreimportanttous.Itgivesusdirection（方向）inlife.Whenwehaveaplan，weknowwhatournextstepis.Thishelpsustobemoreorganized（組織）.Ithelpsusbemorepreparedforthefuture.Whenweknowwhatisahead，wecanbebetterprepared.Wewillbereadyforproblemsthatmayhappen.HOWtoPLANHaveacalendar.Whetherweareplanningforaweekoramonth，havingacalendarhelpsusknowwhattodoonwhichday.Discussyourplanswithyourparents.Itisimportanttoknowwhatyourparentsexpectyoutodooncertaindays.Askthemwhichdaysyoushouldsetasidefortaskstheymighthaveforyou.Writedownyourplans.Youcandothisinanotebookorawhiteboard.Makesureitcanbeeasilyseen.（1）Whatisthemainaimofthisbrochure（宣傳冊）？A.toshowreaderswhatismoreimportantinlifeB.tohelpreadersbemorepreparedforthecomingyearC.totellreaderstheimportanceofplanningintheirlivesD.totellreaderstheimportanceoftalkingtotheirparents（2）Inthetitle，whydoestheword"pays"havequotationmark（引號）？A.Someonefamoussaidit.B.Itisawordthathasanothermeaning.C.Itisthemostimportantwordinthetitle.D.Itisawordtakenfromanotherlanguage.（3）Basedonthebrochure，whichofthefollowingistrue？A.Planninghelpsustoorganizedourlife.B.Ourparentsshouldwritedownourplansforus.C.Wewillnothaveproblemsinthefutureifwehaveaplan.D.Weshouldhaveadictionarywithuswhenwedoourplanning.（4）Inthe"WhyweshouldPlan"section，whatdoesthe"It"atthebeginningofeachlimereferto？A.ourdirectioninlifeB.theplanningwedoC.theimportantthingsinlifeD.theproblemsthatmayhappeninthefuture（5）Accordingtothebrochure，whyshouldwediscussourplanswithourparents？A.Theyhavebetterplansforus.B.Wecanaskthemtoplanforus.C.Weneedtoknowwhattheyexpectofus.D.Theycanhelpusbuycalendarsandnotebooks.14．（2023秋?慶云縣期中）BesidesthefamousGreatWallandTian'anmenSquare，whatotherplacesdoyouwanttovisitinBeijing？Howaboutgoingtosomeinterestingmuseums？Youcanlearnalotwhilehavingfun!ChinaBeeMuseumBeesarequitesmallinsects，butChinaBeeMuseumisquitebig.Thereareabout600beespecimens（標(biāo)本）inthemuseum.Thereisalsoagreatbee﹣keepingexhibition.Doyouwanttoknowmoreaboutwherehoneycomesfromandhowitismade？Thenyoucangotheretowatch!Pleaseremembertotastemanydifferenttypesofhoneyifyougothere.Ifyoulovewatermelon，youwillfeelathomeatChinaWatermelonMuseum.Mostoftheexhibitsareabouthowpeoplegrowanddevelopdifferentkindsofwatermelons.Visitorscanalsoseemanypaintingsandotherartpiecesaboutthissummerfruit.Greatstatues（雕塑）attheentranceareamust﹣seeattraction.BeijingDiaboloMuseumPlayingdiabolo（空竹）isoneofthemostpopularoutdooractivitiesinBeijing.Adiabololookslikeadumbbell（啞鈴）.Youcanthrowitupandcatchitwithastringtiedbetweentwobamboosticks.BeijingDiaboloMuseumhasabout450diabolos.Italsoteachesmanydiaboloskills.Youcanlearnhowtoplaydiaboloyourself!（1）HowmanybeespecimensarethereinChinaBeeMuseum？A.About450.B.About500.C.About550.D.About600.（2）Ifyougo