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辽宁省鞍山市铁东区2020-2021学年九年级下学期英语3月学业质量监测试卷

阅读短文,回答问题。

There are not many people around who say they like rats (老鼠), when you see one of them, you may want to run in the opposite direction.

There is one man though who has always enjoyed staying with rats, even when he was a young boy. His name is Bart Weetjens and he comes from Belgium in Europe. As he grew up he learned everything about rats. He knew that they have a very strong sense of smell. He realized that it might be possible to train rats to help solve a problem that troubled some Southeast Asian countries.

Clearing away unexploded bombs and landmines(未爆炸的炸弹和地雷) is a difficult job. Bart began to train rats to look for explosives. Because a rat's sense of smell is so strong, they are able to smell a thing known as TNT that is used in bombs. Besides, because rats are not heavy, if they place their weight on an uri exploded bomb, they will not cause it to explode.

Bart chose African Giant Pouched Rats for the job. They are well known for being calm(镇定的) and smart. Training begins when they are about six weeks old, and it lasts for nine months. Once trained, one rat can search up to 200 m2in 20 minutes, the same area would take a human up to four days. Trained rats are known as Mine Detection Rats, or MDRs, and they have worked successfully in Cambodia since 2015.

(1)、Where does Bart Weejens come from?
(2)、What sense did Bart Weejens learn that rats have as he grew up?
(3)、How did Bart Weejens help solve the problem that troubled some Southeast Asian countries?
(4)、Why will rats not cause an unexploded bomb to explode?
(5)、How long does it take a human to search up to 200 m2?
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语篇翻译  阅读下面的短文,将划线部分译成英文或中文。

    Reading an English newspaper is a good way to improve a student's language ability. As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper, it may help students increase their vocabulary(词汇量)as well as improve their reading skills. (1)他们可以从报纸上学到新的知识。 But what is theproper way to read an English newspaper? Do students need to look over all the content(内容)of the newspaper?

   The first step is to choose a right newspaper with good language. Then turn to the front page and read the headlines(标题)to know what has happened. As the most important things are put on the front page, it's easy to find out what you're interested in and then turn to the page to read it completely.(2)There is no need to go through all the articles.

    Secondly, read newspapers every day. Remember words through context(上下文), in which these words may appear repeatedly. (3)Once they appear several times, you will remember them easily. Don't look up every unknown word in your dictionary. You can try to guess the meaning between sentences. (4)如果你的猜测错了,不要放弃。 Keep reading, and you will become familiar with the words after reading them several times in different texts.

    Reading English newspapers makes us knowledgeable.(5)It can not only help us know what is happening in the world but also improve our language.

 阅读短文,回答问题

①Have you ever wondered why we can't control those sudden "achoo" moments? 

Welcome to the unusual world of sneezes (打喷嚏). Here is some interesting knowledge about it. 

②First, it all starts with a tickle (痒). Whether it's dust, pepper, or a sudden ray of sunshine, as long as your body thinks it might be something harmful, your brain gets a warning that it's time to sneeze. It's like the first sound in a sneezing concert. What's more, a sneeze is like a small pop. It can travel up to 100 miles per hour (160 km per hour)! Imagine your sneeze going past at the speed of a racing car. It's your nose's way of saying, ""

③After a sneeze, we often say "bless you". It's believed to stop you from evil spirits who're trying to get into your body during a sneeze. So, every "bless you" is like a mini exorcism (驱邪) for your nose. Also, one sneeze can start a chain reaction. Sneezes are a bit like a kind of disease which can spread from one to another. For example, once one person starts, it's hard for others not to join in. It's the social side of sneezing!

④Finally, did you know that some people close their eyes without thinking anything when they sneeze? It's like a built-n part of your body, and scientists aren't sure why it happens. 

⑤All in all, after knowing the unusual world of sneezes, we should let it be. The next time you feel a tickle in your nose and the feeling to sneeze, just accept it. It's not just a sneeze. Instead, it's an unusual, uncontrollable performance brought to you by the one and only, your fantastic nose!

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