2024年四川省綿陽(yáng)市東辰學(xué)校九年級(jí)上學(xué)期第一次診斷性考試英語(yǔ)試卷

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?WantedPosted:2024-11-19

Jobtype:Part-time&Full-time

Industry:Construction(建筑)

Workingplace:InBritishColumbia,Canada

Work:Prepareandcleansurfacestobepainted;preparethepaint,wallpaperandothermaterials;paintthewallorstickwallpapertothewall.

Payment:Part-time$30/hour(atleast3hoursaday).

Full-time$1000/week(8hoursday)+freefull-boardaccommodation(食宿全包)JobrequirementsLanguage:EnglishEducation:Nodegreeneeded.Experience:5yearsormore.

Physicalcondition:Abilitytotellbetweencolors.Strengthtoliftweightupto50kg.Otherinformation*Starttoworkinamonth;*Noneedtoworkatnightandweekends;*Noaccommodationforpart-timeworkers.*Phonenumber:403-290-84571.Whatisthis“Wanted”tolookfor?

A．B．C．D．2.Wheredotheworkersneedtowork?.

A．InCanadaB．InChinaC．IntheUKD．IntheUS3.Apart-timeworkergets______thanafull-timeworkereveryhour.

A．$5lessB．$5moreC．$3lessD．$3more4.Whatisnecessaryforapersontogetthejob?a.Workexperienceb.Collegedegreec.Englishabilityd.Notcolor-blindness

A．bcdB．a(chǎn)bdC．a(chǎn)bcD．a(chǎn)cd5.Whatcanwegetoutoftheposter?

A．Thejobdoesn’trequiremuchstrength.B．Full-timeworkersneedtoworkover5daysaweek.C．It’snecessaryforworkerstostartworkingbefore19thNovember.D．Part-timeworkersneedtomanagetheirfoodandhousingthemselves.(★★★)RenéeForrestallhadnoideawhatwasinstoreforherwhenshedecidedtorelearnrollerskatinginthedaysfor60thbirthday.Thishighschoolartteacherwantedtobuyanewpairofskates,butshewasshockedtolearnhowmuchtheycost.Tofindaless-expensivepair,sheconsideredsearchinginonlinesecondhandshops.Afewdayslater,shefoundthatamannamedJamesBondwashopingtosellanoldpairofskatesfor$40.Bondhadnoideawhatsizetheywere,buthepostedapictureofthemnexttoaruler,showingthattheywereabout25cmlong.ItseemedtobetherightsizeforForrestall.Twodayslater,shedrovetoBond’shouseandlearnedthattheskateshadbeensittinginhisbasementfordecades(幾十年).Theylookedverydirtyandyellowedwithage;thelaces(鞋帶)weremissingandthewheelswererock-hard.ButnoneofthatmatteredafterForrestalltriedthemon.Sheslidherfeetintothemandtheyfittedlikeaglove.Tohersurprise,theyfeltjustliketheskatesthathermotherboughtforherdecadesearlier.Whenpullingofftheskates,Forrestallwasshockedtoseehernamewritteninblackmarkerinsidethem.Shequicklyrecalledhowsheusedtoskatebyherselfforhoursonend.Shealwaysregrettedsellingthematayardsale.Finally,Forrestallboughtthe“old”pairofskatesandrepairedthem.6.WhatsubjectdidForrestallteachatschool?

A．P.E.B．Art.C．Chinese.D．Math.7.WhatdidForrestallknowabouttheoldskatesatfirst?①Theirprice.②Theirbrand.③Theirlength.

A．①③B．②③C．①②D．①②③8.HowmightForrestallfeelwhenshefirstsawtheskates?

A．Proud.B．Down.C．Angry.D．Excited.9.Whichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“slid”inParagraph3?

A．Washed.B．Turned.C．Put.D．Held.10.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethestory?

A．Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.B．Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.C．WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.D．Whateverismeantforuswillfinditswaytous.(★★★)“Wukong!Mybro!”shoutedKalexWillzywhenhesawSunWukonghidehisgoldstickinhisearinthepopulargameBlackMyth:Wukong.Now,manypeoplearetalkingaboutSunWukongonYouTubeandsocialmedia(社交平臺(tái)).Willzy,whoisaradiohostandmakesvideosonYouTube,startedtolearnaboutJourneytotheWestthroughthe1986ChineseTVseries.Hebecamemoreinterestedafterseeingapreview(預(yù)告)of“BlackMyth:Wukong”,aChinesevideogamebasedonJourneytotheWest.KalexthinksthisgameletsplayersbeSunWukongandlearnmuchaboutChineseculturewhileplaying.AnotherYouTuber,CasalsostartedtostudyJourneytotheWestafterbeingaplayerin“BlackMyth:Wukong”.HethinksSunWukong’sstoryisagreatwaytolearnaboutChineseculture.HesaidthereshouldbemoregamesaboutChinesemythsandstories.SunWukongisaspecialhero,whichhasbeenapartofChinesecultureforalmost1,000years.ThestoryofSunistranslatedintomanylanguages.LiTianfei,awriter,saidSun’sstoryisaboutgrowthandfreedom,whichisaculturaltreasure.Hethinksthattomakethestorynewandexciting,weshouldfocusonthepartsthateveryonecanrelateto.“BlackMyth:Wukong”hastriedthis.Recently,thevideogameof“BlackMyth:Wukong”becomespopularwithplayersandissoldonSteam,aplacewheremanyplayersbuythegame.ThisshowsthatChinesecultureisbecomingmorepopularintheworldthroughvideogames.11.WhatdidKalexWillzydowhenhesawWukonghidehisstickinhisearinthegame?

A．Hediscusseditonline.B．Hestartedtomakeavideo.C．Heshoutedinexcitement.D．Hebeganlearning.12.HowdidWillzybecomeinterestedinJourneytotheWest?

A．BywatchingChineseTVseries.B．Byplayingavideogame.C．Byhostingaradioprogram.D．ByreadingJourneytotheWest.13.WhydoesthearticlementionbothKalexWillzyandCas?

A．Tocomparetheirviewsonvideogames.B．ToarguethatYouTubeisagoodplacetolearn.C．Tosuggestthateveryoneshouldplay“BlackMyth:Wukong”.D．Toshowdifferentpeople’sideasabout“BlackMyth:Wukong”.14.Whatdoes“This”inparagraph5referto?

A．Thethemecanbeunderstoodbymanypeople.B．WukongisagreatwaytolearnaboutChineseculture.C．CaslearnsaboutWukongafterseeingapreviewofagame.D．“BlackMyth:Wukong”isenjoyedbymanyvideogameplayers.15.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellyoufromthepassage?

A．JourneytotheWestcanbeenjoyedbyeveryone.B．YouTubeisagoodpacetospreadChineseculture.C．Chinesecultureismoreandmorepopularnowadays.D．SunWukongisanimportantcharacterinChinesehistory.(★★★)Wow!There’samammoth(猛犸象)inmylivingroom.Oh,it’ssob-b-big!ScientistsjustbroughtsomeIceAgeanimalsbacktolifeinavirtual(虛擬的)world.Youcanuseyoursmartphonetocalltheseanimalsandplaywiththemsafely.ThesemeetingsareachievedthroughanewtechnologyknownasAR,whichputvirtualthingstotheenvironmentyou’rein,whetherit’saclassroom,abedroomorafootballfield.OrtheycancomefromVR.Experiencingthisismorelikesteppingintoa3Dmoviewhereyouareapartofthevirtualworld.MuseumshavebeenturningtoARandVRinhopesthattheywillallowpeopletoexperiencetheancientworldinanewandmoremeaningfulway.MattDavisandEmily,workersattheNaturalHistoryMuseuminLosAngeles,USA,wonderedifARandVRcouldhelppeoplelearnsciencebetterinsteadofjustreadingaboutitorlookingatfossils(化石).TheyplannedtotestitbyholdingaVRexhibitiononIceAgeanimals.Buttodothat,thetwoscientistswouldneedtohaveabetterunderstandingofthoseanimalsthathavealreadydiedout.Theyhadtofullymodelwhatthoseanimalslooklikeandhowtheymovetheirbodies.Andtheyquicklyrealizedthatnoonehadeverdonethatbefore.Thatsetthemonanewway—tomodelthoseanimalsthemselves.16.Whatdoes“them”inparagraph1referto?

A．Mammoths.B．Smartphones.C．IceAgeanimals.D．Scientists.17.Howdoesthemammothappearbacktoourlivesaccordingtothepassage?

A．ByholdingaVRmeeting.B．ByusingARorVRtechnology.C．Bymaking3Dmovies.D．Bylookingatfossils.18.WhatdomuseumswantpeopletodowithARandVR?

A．Toseerealmammothswiththenewtechnology.B．Tostepinto3Dmovieswiththenewtechnology.C．Tocallancientanimalswiththenewtechnology.D．Toknowtheancientworldwiththenewtechnology.19.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFalse?

A．Noonehadmodeledtheancientanimalsbefore.B．It’sterribletoseeamammothinthelivingroom.C．WecanuseARandVRtoexperiencetheancientworld.D．ThemeetingofpeopleandmammothsareachievedbyAR.20.Whatwillthetwoscientistsdonext?

A．Buildthemodelsofancientanimals.B．Helppeoplelearnsciencebetter.C．HaveanexhibitionaboutARandVR.D．Lookforancientanimals’fossils.二、完形填空(★★)Cheongsam(alsoknownasQipao),isakindoftraditionalChinesedressforwomen.It________fromManchupeopleoftheQingDynasty(清朝)intheearly17thcentury.OncetherewasayoungfisherwomanlivingnearaplacecalledJingboLake.Theonlyproblemwasthatwhenfishing,sheoftenfeltbadbecauseofherlongwideclothes.Thenanideacameintohermind—whynotmakeamorecomfortabledresstowear!ThensheinventedQipaothathelpedherselffish________.Theyoungemperor(皇帝)whowasincontrolofChinaatthattimehada________onenight.Hisdeadfathertoldhimalovelyfisherwomanwearingalongdress,wholivedbyJingboLake,wouldbecomehiswife.Wakingupfromthedream,theemperorsentsomepeopleto________thatwoman.Atlast,theyfoundherattheplacewhichhisfathertoldhim.Thentheyoungfisherwomanbecametheemperor’swife,bringingherbeautifulQipaowithher.ManchuwomenalllikedQipaoandsoonitbecamepopularacrossChina.Now,notonlyChinesewomen,________womenfromforeigncountries,suchasIndonesia,areinterestedinwearingit.It’swell-knownallovertheworldandbecomesoneofthesymbolsofChina.21.A．startedB．connectedC．remainedD．a(chǎn)sked22.A．slowlyB．luckilyC．easilyD．politely23.A．dreamB．speechC．competitionD．trade24.A．a(chǎn)skforB．searchforC．waitforD．carefor25.A．inpublicB．withoutdoubtC．intotalD．butalso(★★★)Mishakrubs(擦)hiseyeswhenheprepareswarmmilk.Likeotherpeoplelookingafterbabies,heis________.Itis5:30a.m.,andhehasn’thadmuchsleep.Mishakisakeeperfromanelephantrescue(救援)center.________,manyelephantsmeetproblems,sotheyneedrescuinghere.Foronething,hunterskillelephantsfortheirivory.Foranother,hungryelephantswalkintothevillagesandfieldstolookforfood.Theyoftencauseseriousdamage(破壞),sofarmerskillthem.Asaresult,adultelephantsoftenleavetheirbabiesbehind.Whenababyelephant________itsmother,it’salsoingreatdanger.Thisisbecauseitneedsitsmother’smilkforaboutfouryears.Withoutthemilk,thebabyhaslittlechancetolive.Researchshowsthatelephants,likepeople,have________.Ifthemotherelephantdies,thebabyelephantoftenbecomessadandill.Thecenter’sjobistoraisethesebabyelephantsandsendthembacktothe________stepbystep.First,keeperstaketurnslookingafterthebabyelephants,________theydon’twantanelephanttodependononeofthekeeperstoomuch.Thenkeeperstaketheelephantsintotheforest.Thisisa(n)________partoftheprocessbecausetheelephantslearnhowtoeatinthewildandcommunicatewithothers.Whenanelephantisfourandnolongerneeds________,keepersmoveittothewild.Thishelpselephantsbecome________.Thentheycangetusedtothewildbetter.Atbedtime,Mishakhastoliedownand________withhisbabyelephant.Mishaksaysthatwhenheleavesthebabies,theycry.Doesheneedanalarmtowakeup?“Oh,no,”hesays.“Theelephantsareouralarms.”26.A．nervousB．upsetC．tiredD．shy27.A．UnluckilyB．FinallyC．ExcitedlyD．Suddenly28.A．losesB．helpsC．savesD．follows29.A．foodsB．homesC．friendsD．feelings30.A．centerB．zooC．wildD．city31.A．unlessB．becauseC．orD．if32.A．easyB．fastC．importantD．strange33.A．milkB．fruitsC．grassD．leaves34.A．braveB．popularC．friendlyD．patient35.A．workB．playC．studyD．sleep三、短文填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式(不超過(guò)三個(gè)單詞)，并將答案寫在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置。Artinmuseumsiswonderful.Butisthattheonlywaytoexperienceart?DidLeonardodaVinciwanttheMonaLisatolivebehindawallofglass?Whenthegreatworksofart36(create),theyweren’th?ddenawayandguarded.Artismeanttobeenjoyed.Itneedstobewherepeoplecanexactlyreachitandseeit!Streetartis37exampleofthis.LiuZhichengandhispartnerXuFengkaiaretwoyoung38(artist)fromYunnanProvince.Theypaintonthewallsoffarmhouses.ClassicsymbolsinChineseculture,suchaslotusflowers(蓮花)andcranes(仙鶴),arethelocal39(village)favorites.Thesetwoyoungmenare40(wide)admiredfortheirexcellentartworks.Itmakesthemhappy—theyknowthattheirpaintings41(plant)seedsofloveforartinpeople’sheartssincetheystartedpaintingoutside.Streetartoftenbringsjoytobusypeopleastheypass42.DavidZinnisknownfor43(he)3-Ddrawings.Peopleare44(surprise)thatDavidcouldturncommonthingsintoprettycreationswithchalks.Soaholeinthewallbecomesawindowforamouse.Orsomegrassbecomesarabbit’sskirt.Zinn’sartaddsatouchofmagictopeople’slives.Whenweputartoutside,itcanmakeoureverydayexperiencesalittle45(bright).Beyondthewallsofmuseums,artwalksintoourlivesandourhearts.四、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★★)閱讀下面短文，然后在文后思維導(dǎo)圖內(nèi)完成內(nèi)容摘要，每空不超過(guò)三個(gè)詞，并將答案寫在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置。WhenIwasinIndiain2012,Istayedwithalocalfamily.Duringthattime,Ikepthearingsomeloud,regularchant(吟唱).Iaskedaboutitonthefirstdayandwastoldthatitwasacalltoprayer(禱告).Yes,thatwaswhatIhadthought.ButIdidn’trealizethechantwasactuallythedoorbelluntilthefourthday!IfIhadbeentravelingfaster,ifIhadleftonthethirdday,Iwouldhaveheldacompletelydifferentunderstandingofthechantinmymind.Goingtothemovieswhentravelingisnotsomethingthatistypicallyonatravelplan,unlessoneistravelingslow.Duringathree-weekstayinHaly,IwenttoCinetecadiBologna,whichshowedinternationalfilms.ThereImetLindaandRosie,bothAmericans.Linda’shusbandGabe,alocal,wasalsothere.Wewatchedthemovietogether.Afterthefilm,theyinvitedmetodinneratalocalrestaurant,Gabe’sfavorit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