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四川省德阳市第五中学2018届九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷(含听力音频)

阅读理解D

    A new report shows what life might be like in 100 years . It describes skyscrapers that are much taller than today's buildings, underwater "bubble" cities and holidays in space. The report is from a company. It asked experts(专家)on space and architecture(建筑学), as well as city planners, to give their ideas on the life in 2117. They said the way we live, work and play will be completely different from how we do these things today. The experts used the Internet as an example. They said that 25years ago, people could not imagine how the Internet and smartphones would change our lives. The Internet has completely changed the way we communicate, learn and do daily things. The experts said the changes in the next century would be even more unbelievable.

    Researchers questioned 2,000 adults about the predictions(预言)they thought were most likely(很可能的)to happen in the future. They predicted that in the future, few people will go to an office but will work at home and have work meetings online. People will have highly developed 3-D printers that will let you download(下载)a design for furniture or a food recipe and then "print" the sofa, table or pizza at home. There will also be less need for visits to the doctor. We will all have a home health instrument that will tell us what the problem is and give us treatment. We will also be going into space for holidays and to get resources that we have run out of on Earth. A prediction that is missing is whether people will still need to study English.

(1)、The writer uses the example of the Internet in Paragraph 1 to show _________.
A、the Internet was often used B、the Internet has developed fast C、people will not believe the changes D、technology will change people's lives
(2)、With the help of highly developed 3-D printers, a way to get a sofa in 2117 is to ___________。
A、buy one in a shop B、ask somebody to make one C、download a design and "print" one D、design and make one by oneself
(3)、According to the passage, the missing prediction is ___________.
A、how people will work B、where people will get resources C、what people will have at home to treat illness D、whether people will still need to learn English
(4)、The passage is mainly about __________.
A、the life in 2117 B、holidays in space C、the history of the Internet D、medical treatment
(5)、The passage is most probably from ____________.
A、an advertisement B、a newspaper C、a detective(侦探性的)story D、a health report
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阅读理解

   Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip. White had two reasons for making thisepic journey. First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did. He raised £70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam. White's second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world. He is still waiting to find out whether he has broken the record or not.

   White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June, 2004 and was back 299 days later. He spent more than 1,300 hours in the saddle (车座) and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains. He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe first, and then the Middle East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and finally the Americas. Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team. No jeep carrying food, water and medicine. No doctor. Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.

   The journey was lonely and desperate at times. He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains. He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need. There were other dangers along the road. In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to get away with the little money he had. The worst thing that had happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia. For 1,000 kilometers he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him. This part of the trip was slow, hard and depressing, but he made it in the end. Now Mr. White is back and wants to write a book about his adventures.

 阅读下面短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Recently, a short video showing a member of the cleaning staff at the Summer Palace in Beijing explaining Buddhist tourist sites(佛教景点) drew wide attention online.

In the video, Zhang Xu explains the tourist sites to several visitors who are doing research. What makes it special is that he expertly names a list of hard-to-pronounce Buddhist sites. He speaks so easily and confidently that it seems he is doing a tongue twister(绕口令). {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  But he is wearing the uniform worn by the cleaning staff and holding a broom(扫帚). After the explanation, Zhang smiles and returns to his work as though nothing has happened.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} It quickly became a hot topic. People were surprised at how such a cleaner could become an expert in certain areas.

Zhang said he never thought of becoming famous online, as he only wanted to help the visitors who seemed puzzled(困惑的; 茫然的). He added, "I've been interested in architecture(建筑) since I was a child. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}"

Zhang became a member of the cleaning staff at the palace in late 2021. He is required to walk about 40,000 steps inside the palace every day. So he knows a lot about it. "The traditional architecture of the palace is not just a number of bricks(砖块). {#blank#}4{#/blank#} They know how to speak to people who understand them," Zhang said. "They show the beauty of traditional Chinese architecture."

A. The video was shared online by the tourists.

B. I often read books about it in my spare time.

C. These buildings are "friends" that have a long history.

D. The visitors think Zhang must be a tour guide or an expert.

E. Here you can improve your understanding of history.

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Help design 2026 Commonwealth Games mascot(吉祥物) Schoolchildren will be asked to help design a mascot to represent Victoria,Australia for the 2026 Commonwealth Games(英联邦运动会).The Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games mascot,to be announced late next year,will replace the 2022 Birmingham Game's Perry the bull.The director,Jeroen Weimar stressed the process would include sending staff into classrooms to ask kids what they want as a symbol of the Games.

          

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The Kids News Short Story Competition runs from May 1 to 26 and is free to enter.The competition has four age groups:Kindergarten to Year 2;Years 3-4;Years 5-6 and Years 7-9.Stories must be between 250 and 750 words for students in Kindergarten to Year 4;and between 500 and 1000 words for students in Years 5 to 9.The judges,will choose the winning entries,with the first prize winner in each age group scoring 10 copies of their short story published into a printed book with a personally designed cover.There are also prizes for one runner-up and three highly commended entries in each age group.

                

First Barbie doll with Down syndrome(唐氏综合征)

It's the best-known doll brand in the world,and now in a world first,Mattel has released a Barbie who has Down syndrome.The doll will be one of the company's 2023 Barbie Fashion collection,part of Mattel's bid in recent years to increase the differences of its dolls.To create the doll with Down syndrome,the toy company worked with the US National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS).The Barbie dolls have features what a person with Down syndrome has,including the face,which has a rounder shape,smaller ears,and a flat nose.

                

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A handwritten letter by a little boy asking Santa for a "very good dad" has captured hearts worldwide.

The boy, known only as "Blake" in the letter, wrote, "Dear Santa, We had to leave our house. Dad was mad. We had to do all the chores. Dad got everything he wanted. Mom said it was time to leave and she would take us to a safer place where we don't have to be scared.

"Blake is a 7-year-old boy in one of our shelters, and his mom found this letter in his backpack..."Posted by SafeHaven of Tarrant County on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.

"I'm still nervous. I don't want to talk to the other kids," he continued. "Are you going to come this Christmas? Can you bring a dictionary, and a compass and a watch?"

The most heart-breaking part of the letter was the last line that read, "I also want a very very very good dad. Can you do that too?" 

Officials with SafeHaven of Tarrant County, a group seeking to help end domestic (家庭的) violence(暴力), posted Blake's letter to its Facebook page. Now, some of the child's wishes have come true. All of the gifts he asked for have been donated by people in the community. Though SafeHaven received more than 10,000 gifts this year, they want to shine a light on the bigger issue of domestic violence.

"To us, it was kind of a story that we've heard all the time," Kathryn Jacob, the organization's president and CEO, told Today. "Like tonight, we have 73 kids in the shelter.""Blake is just one of many."

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