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题型：阅读选择题类：难易度：普通

湖北省武汉市一初慧泉2024-2025学年九年级上学期9月月考英语试卷

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When I was a kid, a tree grew in front of my home. At the age of 10, I was just tall enough to reach its lowest branch and lift myself into its embrace. I wasn't the only climber. Sometimes two or three of my friends would join me in the sycamore, or in the maple down the street. Climbing trees allowed us to enter another world. In fact, it was a world within a world: We took our imaginations with us into those heights, which by turns were a fortress, a pirate ship, a spaceship, or a mountain castle.

In my small Maine town there are some lovely maples, lindens, and oaks. Their branches spread wide and they are strong enough for people to climb. But I have not yet seen a climber. Perhaps computer games have taken place of tree climbing, or maybe the activity went the way of monkey bars, which came to be viewed as too risky and have largely disappeared from playgrounds.

It is a sad loss. I have always believed that, since low-hanging limbs provide no benefit to the tree, they must be meant for the child. Robert Frost understood this when he wrote: When I see birches bend to left and right, across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy's been swinging them. My only disagreement with Frost is his inference that tree climbing is a gender-specific undertaking. Both boys and girls have what it takes to make a joyful ascent.

The campus of the university where I teach is lovingly landscaped with all sorts of trees. During a recent walk, I grabbed a branch and a moment later I was sitting on it. Then the memories came flooding back: The old friends, the long view of my neighborhood, and finally, the reluctance to return to earth when the parental call to supper came.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't hear the student calling to me from below. He asked what I was doing. I didn't waste time on explanations. "Come on up, "I said. "The air's fine. "But he only laughed, and waved me off. He didn't know what he was missing.

（1）、What did the author and his friends get from climbing trees?

A、They were inspired to become astronauts. B、They escaped the heavy burden (负担) of learning. C、They became more flexible like monkeys D、They enjoyed the world in imagination.

（2）、What does the author want to do in Paragraph 2?

A、Explain the reasons for kids' not climbing trees. B、Describe the poor economy situation in Maine. C、Expect monkey bars to be removed from playgrounds D、Analyze the good of computer games.

（3）、What does Robert's poem tells us?

A、Only boys like to swing the birches. B、The low-hanging limbs are trees' important parts. C、The low-hanging limbs are for children to play with D、Climbing trees can be replaced by computer games.

（4）、What did the author think his student missed in the last paragraph?

A、The good memories of childhood. B、The chance to breathe fresh air. C、The fun of climbing trees. D、The sense of safety.

（5）、Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A、Beautiful trees, unforgettable hometown B、Beautiful trees, inspiration for poets C、Climbing trees, the joy of childhood D、Climbing trees, perfect way to exercise

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CONTENTS

Lesson 1: Paper, Pencils, and Markers ……………………………………………………………………7

Lesson 2: Basic Shapes ………………………………………………………………………………… 20

Lesson 3: People and Animals …………………………………………………………………………… 31

Lesson 4: Using Speech Bubbles ………………………………………………………………………… 45

Lesson 5: Action! ………………………………………………………………………………………… 65

Lesson 6: Storyboards and Scripts ……………………………………………………………………… 77

Lesson 7: Frame by Frame ……………………………………………………………………………… 85

Lesson 8: Drawing, Inking, and Colouring …………………………………………………………… 100

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