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浙江省宁波市江北区2019届九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷

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Uber (优步)announced that it plans to invest 20 million in developing an aircraft in France over the next five years.

It will open a new research and development center in Paris﹣its first technology hub outside of North America.

"France is a perfect home for our next step forward with its strong history of research and development, world class engineers and a unique role in aviation (航空)worldwide,"Uber said in a statement.

Uber already has R & D offices in Pittsburgh, Toronto, and San Francisco. They focus mainly on Uber's self﹣driving technology, but have also been working on Uber's Elevate flying car program.

The Advanced Technologies Center in Paris will open later this year and only focus on flying cars. It will conduct research into airspace management, real﹣time communication networks, energy storage, and charging systems.

Uber's announcement, made at a tech meeting in Paris, has been supported by French President Emanuel Macron, whose ambitious economic reforms are to attract more foreign investment.

The company also announced a five-year research partnership with Ecole Polytechnique, a leading French institute of technology.

Uber has been working on its flying car program since 2016. NASA became a partner for the program a year later by developing air traffic management for a fleet of flying cars.

Uber expects flight to become a daily part of our transportation lives. The company believes it can offer rides in flying cars for about the same price as an Uber X ride. This technology may completely change our transportation lives in the future.

（1）、What's the purpose of this passage？

A、To explain why Uber wants to build flying cars in France. B、To describe how Uber builds the flying cars in France. C、To tell people that Uber will build flying cars in France. D、To warn people not to take flying cars in France.

（2）、What does the underlined word "hub" in Paragraph 2 probably mean in Chinese？

A、技术 B、中心 C、研究 D、发展

（3）、According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE？

A、Uber has already opened a research center in Paris. B、Uber has been studying flying cars for ten years. C、French President is against the flying car program. D、Flying cars may become popular in the future.

（4）、The passage is probably taken from a website about .

A、culture B、politics C、history D、technology

举一反三

   A fish that lives in America can live out. of water for months at a time, similar to how animals got used to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.
   The Mangrove Rivulus, a kind of little fish, lives in small pools of water. When their living place dries up, they live. on the land, said Scott Taylor, a researcher in Florida.
   The fish can grow as large as three inches. They group together and breathe air through their skin before they can find water again.
The new scientific discovery came during a trip.
   "We were travelling for fun. and one day I kicked over a log (圆木) and the fish came out," Taylor told reporters by telephone. He said he would make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year.
   In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating. Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish(肺鱼) found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in a not active(活波的)way. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and keep active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at a Canadian University.
   More studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time."These animals live in conditions similar to those millions of years ago, when animals began to move from water onto land," Wright said.

    Here's how you can take the taxi in Japan
    ●From train station or airports(机场), go to the taxi stand and wait there.
    ●In the street, look for a taxi that has a red light in the front window. It means the taxi has no passengers(乘客). ( If the light is green, the taxi has passengers. )
    ●When you see an empty taxi, wave(挥动) your hand and call it.
    ●The back door opens automatically(自动地), so stand back and wait until the door opens.
    ●Get in the taxi and tell the driver where you want to go.
    ●Before you get out of the taxi, pay it.
    ●Wait until the door opens and get out of the taxi.

   Imagine one day the water taps (水龙头) in your house stop running. You have to pay a lot of money to buy water from shops. And still there isn't enough water for everyone. Your mother has to save the family's shower water to use for washing clothes. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?
   Probably not. But that is what kids in Yemen (也门) are experiencing (经历). According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.
   Because of the water shortage (短缺), the Yemen government often cuts the water supply (供应). Hannan, an 18-year-girl, tells the Teens, “In a good week we'll have a water supply all week. But then the next week there will be water only for a day or two.”
   Hannan says only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private (私人的) companies own the trucks, They travel around the city every day to sell water-- at very high prices.
   “A lot of people can't pay for it,” she says.
   The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

What will the weather be like? Some people say they can know what the weather will be like from birds. When they see birds fly high out to the sea , they know it is a nice day, because birds don't like to fly out when it will rain. When the weather will be bad, the birds come back to the beach. A big wind may come with a rain. Birds do not like to fly in a big wind. They may sit in a tree when rain is coming. Other animals can also tell the weather. It's a cloudy day. The rain is coming. Chickens aren't quiet, and they are running here and there. Frogs(青蛙) are making big noise in the pool. If it is a nice day, the frogs will come out of the water.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join “environment clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.

Here are some things students often do.

◆No—garbage (垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used (被使用) again.

◆No—car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car—not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: Walk, jump, cycle or run.

Use your legs! It's lots of fun!

◆Turn off the water! Did you know that some toilets can waste (浪费) twenty to forty tons of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small fiver! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.

We love our environment. Let's work together to make it clean.

根据短文理解，选择正确答案。

How green are you ? Do you know how to be green?

We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you.

Reduce

Reduce means “use less”. Don't waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think whether it is really necessary—or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.

Reuse

Reuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should look after them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don't use a paper cup or a paper bag. It's better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.

Recycle

Recycle means “change things into something else”. Though it takes energy(精力) to change something into something else, it's better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighborhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.

So please remember these three words： reduce, reuse and recycle.

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