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江西省鹰潭市余江区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题
Otters (水獭) are cute water animals. These days, keeping otters as pets is getting popular. In Japan, some "otter cafés (咖啡馆)" are open for business. People can pay to play with the otters there and to take photos with them. In Indonesia, people go swimming with their pet otters and take funny videos. These photos and videos posted online have interested more people to buy otters as pets.
However, these enjoyable photos and videos hide the damage (损害) that the online trade is doing to otters. In fact, wild otters are facing many threats—they have long been hunted for their coats; in some places, fishermen have been killing otters in order to stop them from eating fish; and now, the online pet trade has become another big problem for otters.
In the wild, baby otters usually stay with their mothers during their first year of life. According to a report, 70% of the otters sold online are under one year old. These baby otters have been stolen from their mothers. When they are kept as pets by humans, they do not live full and natural lives.
Otters are very social. They live in family groups of up to 15 in the wild. Keeping an otter as a pet can make it very sad and lonely. These animals also need enough space to swim. Their owners' bathtubs (浴缸) or pools are nowhere near as large as the bodies of water in the wild.
On the other hand, otters simply don't make good pets. They have a very special fishy smell. If they are kept indoors, they will leave a lot of waste around the house. This would make the smell even more unpleasant. Besides, when otters are unhappy, they will make loud noises and even attack (攻击) people. If a person is hurt by an otter, he or she needs to go to hospital at once.
So, we should stop the otter pet trade and never share photos and videos about them online.
A top fishing award
Lucy Moore, a 12-year-old girl from Maryland, is the first girl and youngest person to get the Master Angler Milestone Award (奖). The award is for those who catch 10 different "trophy-size" (super big) fish. Moore began fishing at the age of two. She caught her 10th different fish which is big enough in May. Moore said she was "filled with joy" about the prize. A new way of studying sounds
Scientists have found a new way for people to learn about animal sounds. Using technology (技术) that was made for studies of brain waves (脑电波) at the first place, they are able to study the sounds of elephants, whales, cassowaries, and crocodiles. It is helping us know Elephants more about animals' calls and the effect (影响) of noise to their health.
____ Meet Apollo, a 4-year-old parrot, as clever as a young child, broke a Guinness World Record (吉尼斯世界纪 录) by naming 12 things in three minutes, such as a book and a pen. Apollo lives in Florida with his owners, who are training him to be "the smartest parrot". When not showing off his skills, he enjoys relaxing in the sun, playing with toys and eating nuts. |
There was a car accident at 3：30 yesterday afternoon. Some policemen arrived there. They found some witnesses（目击者）in the street when the accident happened. The policemen asked them some questions. Here are their answers.
Witnesses | Description（描述） |
Mr. Green | I was walking along the street when the car accident happened. The white car hit the black car and the white car ran away quickly. |
Mrs. Mason | When the car accident happened, I was shopping in the store. I remembered the car number of the white car. |
Alice | I was calling my parents when the car accident happened. I was so nervous and I forgot to write down the car number. |
George | I was walking my dog along the street. When I saw it, I called the police at once. There were lots of people around them. |
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A successful team project Saral successfully completed a science project with her team, and we asked her to share something about it. *{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Our class had to do a group project on renewable energy. My team studied different types like solar and wind power. Then we built a small model to show them. * What was the best part of working in the team? It was dividing up the work. We each studied a different energy type. Then we came together to decide what to focus on for the model. * Were there any challenges? At first it was hard lo agree on which to choose. We all had different ideas. So we had to make a plan to work on the project together: *{#blank#}2{#/blank#} We communicated a lot and listened to each other. When we couldn't agree, we voted. We've also taken lots of photos to record the process, and when we look back at them, they do bring back all those happy moments. |
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} The listener quietly keeps an eye on you and is willing to listen whenever you want to talk. The fixer shows an amazing ability to solve problems. They can suggest creative solutions to problems with your studies, and even relationships. The organizer knows you well and is always good at making plans. This helpful person enjoys planning trips, buying tickets and much more. The reporter takes photos of everything your team does and posts them on the Internet. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} They' re always sharing whatever you do together. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. How did you manage to solve the problem? B. Different people play different roles in a team. C. Why did you choose them as your teammates? D. This person helps build a good relationship in the team. E. What is the subject of the science project you worked on? |
Which job would you like to take in a team? Why?(约 20词左右) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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