2023-2024 学年九年级第一学期期末模拟试卷二（广西）
（全卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟）
一、听力（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分。）
（一）
1. 听句子，选择与句子内容相符的图片。每个句子读一遍。
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________
【答案】 ①. D ②. B ③. C ④. A
【原文】1. By the time I got outside, my uncle had already left by car.
2. She likes music that she can dance to.
3. The panda is very cute, and we must protect it.
4. Listen! They are talking about a UFO in the movie.
（二）听句子，选择正确的答语。每个句子读一遍。
2. A. He is Tom. B. It could be Jack’s. C. He doesn’t like books.
【答案】B
【原文】Whose book is this?
3.A. I can’t stand it. B. The movie is interesting. C. It’s about World War II.
【答案】C
【原文】What’s the movie about?
4. A. At 8:00. B. In the park. C. By bus.
【答案】A
【原文】When were you supposed to arrive?
5. A. My friend is kind. B. Good idea. C. No problem.
【答案】B
【原文】Why don’t you ask your friend to help you?
6.A. No, it wasn’t. B. Yes, it does. C. Yes, it did.
【答案】C
【原文】Did the river use to be so clean?
7.A. I overslept. B. My uncle went abroad. C. It was raining.【答案】A
【原文】What happened to you on April fool’s Day?
（三）听对话，选择正确的答案。
A）你将听到五段对话及五个问题，选择正确的答案。每段对话及问题读两遍。
8.A. To kiss. B. To bow. C. To shake hands.
【答案】B
【原文】M: Judy, what do people do in Japan when they meet other people for the first time?
W: They usually bow instead of shaking hands.
Q: What are the Japanese supposed to do when they meet for the first time?
9.A. Fred. B. Carl. C. Paul.
【答案】A
【原文】W: What’s that, Paul?
M: A toy car.
W: Is it Carl’s?
M: No. It belongs to Fred.
Q: Who is the owner of the toy car?
10.A. The food that tastes good. B. The food that looks nice. C. The food that is healthy.
【答案】C
【原文】W: Do you like hamburgers, Tom?
M: No, I like food that is healthy.
W: I just like food that tastes good.
Q: What kind of food does Tom like?
11. A. At 8: 10. B. At 8: 25. C. At 8: 40.
【答案】A
【原文】W: Were you late for class this morning?
M: Yes. When I got to school at 8: 25, the first class had already started 15 minutes earlier.
Q: When did the first class begin?
12.A. Go for a drink. B. Climb the mountain. C. Go fishing.
【答案】B
【原文】M: We have finished our homework. What about climbing the mountain, Lily?
W: That sounds great.
M: And after that, let’s go for a drink somewhere.
W: No, thanks. I really don’t feel like drinking anything.Q: What will Lily do?
B）你将听到两段对话。请根据对话内容，选择正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。
听对话，回答下列小题。
13. How tall was the alien?
A. About 1 meter tall. B. About 1.5 meters tall. C. About 2 meters tall.
14. What was the alien doing when the boy saw him?
A. Having a est. B. Taking a walk. C. Taking photos.
【答案】13. A 14. C
【原文】M: How strange! I dreamed of an alien last night.
W: Really? Where did you see it?
M: On the way home from school.
W: What did the alien look like?
M: He looked like a kid, about one meter tall.
W: What was he doing when you saw him?
M: He was taking photos
W: Were you afraid of him?
M: Yes. I didn’t dare to move.
听对话，回答下列小题。
15. Where will the concert be held tonight?
A. At the school hall. B. In the square. C. In the cinema.
16. Why doesn’t the boy like the concert?
A. Because it makes him worried.
B. Because it makes him crazy.
C. Because it makes him nervous.
17. When will they meet?
A. At 6:00 pm. B. At 6:30 pm. C. At 7:00 pm.
【答案】15. B 16. C 17. B
【原文】W: There is a concert in the square tonight, Tom. Would you like to go to it?
M: What kind of music will be performed there?
W: Rock music. Do you like it?
M: I don’t like it. It makes me nervous. I like peaceful music.
W: Then what about going to the movies? There is a movie about the love between mother and daughter.
M: Wonderful! I like movies about love.W: Great. The movie starts at seven o’clock. Let’s meet at half past six at the gate of the cinema.
M: OK. See you then.
（四）
听短文，选择正确的答案。短文读两遍。
18. What will happen if you get angry with people easily?
A. Lose confidence. B. Lose money. C. Lose friends.
19. What’s John’s book about?
A. It’s about children’s toys.
B. It’s about how to keep cool.
C. It’s about how to make friends.
20. How many suggestions in the book can help you when you get angry easily?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
21. What does John do?
A. A primary school teacher. B. A high school teacher. C. A famous writer.
22. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We needn’t control our anger.
B. My Feelings Are Just like Wild Animals is good for animals.
C. We need to learn to control our anger.
【答案】18. C 19. B 20. A 21. B 22. C
【原文】Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are studying? If you do, you need to control
your feelings and stop getting angry. Getting angry with people may cause you to lose friends. A high school
teacher, John has written a book. It’s called My Feelings Are Just like Wild Animals. It tells teenagers how to keep
cool when something makes them angry. You just need to tell yourself not to be angry all the time. The book gives
the following suggestions to help you. When you get angry easily, first, write down the reasons that make you
angry. Second, ask your friends not to talk to you when you’re angry. Third, do something different.
（五）
听短文，请根据所听到 的内容完成下面的表格，短文读两遍。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What I have learned in junior high school
I found good methods to practice ____23____ English by listening to
How did I learn English?
tapes.
I am often active in class and ____24____ after class.
What are my good learning
I have learned how to get along well with ____25____.
habits?
I am kind and ____26____ to our classmates.I take an active part in ____27____ and outdoor activities.
【答案】23. spoken 24. review 25. others 26. helpful 27. sports
【原文】Hi, everyone. I’m Linda. Let me tell you what I have learned in junior high school. In the past three
years, I found it not easy to study well. So I found some good learning methods such as practicing spoken English
by listening to tapes. At the same time, developing good learning habits is very important. I am often active in
class and review after class. Also, I have learned how to get along well with others. In school, I am kind and
helpful to our classmates. Last but not least, I take an active part in sports and outdoor activities. They are helpful
to build up my bodies and make our school life more colorful.
二、 单项选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分。）
从下列各小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. —Linda, could you please look after my dog when I’m on holiday?
—_________ I like dogs too.
A. That’s not the point. B. No problem. C. Here it is.
【答案】B
【解析】句意：——琳达，我去度假时你能帮我照看一下我的狗吗？——没问题，我也喜欢狗。
考查情景交际。That’s not the point.这不是重点；No problem.没问题；Here it is.给你。由答语“I like dogs
too”可知Linda同意照看狗，B选项“没问题”符合题意，故选B。
2. After a few minutes’ _________, Tim and Peter agreed on the picnic.
A. decision B. suggestion C. discussion
【答案】C
【解析】句意：经过几分钟的讨论，蒂姆和彼得同意野餐。
考查名词辨析。decision决定；suggestion建议；discussion讨论。根据“After a few minutes’...Tim and
Peter agreed on the picnic.”可知经过讨论达成一致意见，故选C。
3. When you can’t finish the work on _________ own, let me help you.
A. my B. his C. your
【答案】C
【解析】句意：当你不能自己完成这项工作时，让我来帮你。
考查形容词性物主代词。my我的；his他的；your你的、你们的。根据前面的主语you，可知此处应用
your，即“当你不能自己完成这项工作时，让我来帮你。”故选C。
4. The coach is always _________ to all the players in the team so everyone likes him.
A. fair B. strange C. common【答案】A
【解析】句意：教练对球队里所有的球员都很公平，所以每个人都喜欢他。
考查形容词辨析。fair公平的；strange奇怪的；common普通的。根据“so everyone likes him.”可知，教练
对所有球员都很“公平”，因此大家都喜欢他。故选A。
5. The fridge is _________ empty. There is only a little fish in it and let’s shop for food.
A. certainly B. nearly C. probably
【答案】B
【解析】句意：冰箱几乎是空的。里面只有一点鱼，我们去买点吃的吧。
考查副词辨析。certainly当然；nearly几乎；probably大概。根据“There is only a little fish in it and let’s
shop for food.”可知，冰箱里面只有一点鱼，nearly“几乎”符合句意，故选B。
6. I am _________ my parents because they are ready to help others all the time.
A. proud of B. worried about C. careful with
【答案】A
【解析】句意：我为我的父母感到骄傲，因为他们随时准备帮助别人。
考查形容词短语。be proud of为……感到自豪；be worried about担心；be careful with小心。根据“they
are ready to help others all the time.”可知，父母总是准备好帮助别人，因此我为父母而感到自豪。故选A。
7. _________ Zhong Nanshan is eighty-five years old, he still works hard to help the sick.
A. Because B. Though C. If
【答案】B
【解析】句意：钟南山虽然已经85岁了，但他仍然努力帮助病人。
考查连词辨析。Because因为；Though虽然；If如果。根据“…Zhong Nanshan is eighty-five years old, he
still works hard to help the sick.”可知，此处表示“虽然”，应该用Though引导让步状语从句。故选B。
8. Judy has got into the habit of _________ newspapers before going to bed.
A. looking across B. looking after C. looking through
【答案】C
【解析】句意：朱迪养成了睡觉前看报纸的习惯。
考查动词短语辨析。look across眺望；look after照顾；look through浏览。根据“newspapers”可知，此处
指看（浏览）报纸，故选C。
9. The library which _________ a year ago is a nice place for people to read and relax.
A. is built B. will be built C. was built
【答案】C
【解析】句意：一年前建成的图书馆是人们阅读和放松的好地方。
考查动词时态和语态。根据“a year ago”可知句子是一般过去时，动词和主语之间是被动关系，应用一般过去时的被动语态，故选C。
10. —Can you tell me _________?
—I remember it is every Saturday.
A. when Alice has art lessons B. where Alice comes from C. what Alice looks like
【答案】A
【解析】句意：——你能告诉我爱丽丝什么时候上美术课吗？——我记得是每个星期六。
考查宾语从句。根据“it is every Saturday”可知上文询问时间，用when引导宾语从句。故选A。
三、 补全对话（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分。）
根据对话内容，从下面选项中选出恰当的句子补全对话，有一个选项是多余的。
A:Hi, Sally. Come and have a look at my photos.
B:Are these the photos you took in Africa, Peter?
A: ____1____ Look, this is a wildebeest. It's an animal in Africa.
B: ____2____
A: No, it doesn't. It only eats grass.
B: Are there a lot of animals in Africa?
A: _____3_____
B: Oh, this photo looks interesting. What were you doing there?
A: _____4_____
B: Did you have a good time there?
A: Of course. _____5_____
A. What a pity!
B. Yes, they are.
C. I really enjoyed myself.
D. Does it eat meat?
E. I was riding the elephant.
F. Yes, there are many.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. F 4. E 5. C
【解析】本文是Peter从非洲旅行回来后与Sally分享一些照片的对话。
1根据上文Sally的问题“Are these the photos you took in Africa, Peter”，可知一般疑问句需用yes或no回
答，主语these是复指代词，需用they代替；选项Yes, they are符合语境和语法，故选B。
2根据下文Peter的回答“No, it doesn't. It only eats grass”，可知上一句是一般疑问句，结合doesn't可知用
does提问；选项Does it eat meat问是不是吃肉，符合语境，故选D。
3根据上文Sally的问题“Are there a lot of animals in Africa”是there be结构的一般疑问句，可知需用thereare回答；Yes, there are many符合语境，故选F。
4根据上文Sally的问题“What were you doing there”，可知需回答过去在做的事情，要用过去进行时结构
回答；选项I was riding the elephant“我在骑大象”符合语境和语法，故选E。
5根据Sally的问题“Did you have a good time there”，结合肯定回答Of course，可知这里表达的是“玩得
开心”；选项I really enjoyed myself符合语境，故选C。
四、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分。）
阅读下面语篇，从各小题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Katie and Alice were twins. They were so alike that few people could tell them apart. They were best friends,
but their ____1____ were not exactly the same. Alice liked sports better while Katie liked foreign languages better
and she was good at French.
Once Katie ____2____ going to a summer camp in France. However, Alice wasn’t ____3____ it, so she
refused. Katie was unhappy.
Two months later, Katie ____4____ Alice rushed to the airport to pick her up. To Alice’s surprise, Katie
looked ____5____ different. When Alice asked Katie about France, Katie didn’t talk much. This made Alice a
little angry because they used to tell each other almost ____6____. Over the weeks, the sisters communicated even
less. It seemed that Katie was always busy talking with her French friends on the Internet and Alice was angry
about that.
Soon it was their birthday. The twins used to talk all night long before the big day. That night, Katie came
into Alice’s bedroom, saying, “I’m sorry that I haven’t ____7____ to you much recently. For a while, I thought my
French friends were ____8____than my old friends. ____9____ I was wrong. You’re my sister, and you will
always be my best friend.”
Alice said, “I’m sorry, too. It’s natural for twins to make new friends. I shouldn’t have been ____10____ with
you.”
1. A. abilities B. habits C. interests
2. A. finished B. practiced C. suggested
3. A. proud of B. interested in C. good at
4. A. left B. returned C. changed
5. A. seriously B. completely C. widely
6. A. something B. anything C. everything
7. A. introduced B. read C. spoken
8. A. interesting B. more interesting C. much interesting
9. A. But B. Though C. So10. A. angry B. strict C. pleased
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. A
【解析】文章讲述了Katie和Alice是双胞胎。过去她们无话不说，后来Katie交了新朋友去法国参加夏令
营。回来后冷淡了Alice，她们很长时间不说话，Alice很生气。最后她们都意识到了自己的错误，重归于
好。
1句意：他们是最好的朋友，但他们的兴趣并不完全相同。
abilities能力；habits习惯；interests兴趣。根据“Alice liked sports better while Katie liked foreign languages
better and she was good at French.”可知，她们的兴趣不同，故选C。
2句意：有一次，Katie建议去法国参加一个夏令营。
finished完成；practiced练习；suggested建议。根据“...so she refused.”可知，Katie建议去法国参加夏令营，
故选C。
3句意：然而，Alice对此不感兴趣，所以她拒绝了。
be proud of为……感到自豪；be interested in对……感兴趣；be good at擅长……。根据“...so she refused.”
可知，Alice对夏令营不感兴趣，故选B。
4句意：两个月后，Katie回来了。
left离开；returned返回；changed改变。根据“Alice rushed to the airport to pick her up.”可知，Alice去机
场接她，所以Katie返回了。故选B。
5句意：令Alice惊讶的是，Katie看起来完全不一样了。
seriously严肃地；completely完全地；widely广泛地。根据下文“When Alice asked Katie about France,
Katie didn’t talk much. This made Alice a little angry because they used to tell each other almost...”可知，当
Alice问Katie关于法国的事时，Katie没怎么说话。这使Alice有点生气，因为他们过去几乎总是互相告诉
对方所有的事情，所以Katie跟过去完全不一样了，故选B。
6句意：这使Alice有点生气，因为他们过去几乎互相告诉对方所有的事情。
something某事，用于肯定句；anything某事，用于否定句和疑问句；everything一切。根据“When Alice
asked Katie about France, Katie didn’t talk much. This made Alice a little angry...”可知，她们以前几乎是告诉
对方所有的事情，故选 C。
7句意：对不起，我最近没怎么跟你讲话。
introduced介绍；read读；spoken讲话。根据前文“Katie didn’t talk much”可知，Katie话不多，推出此处
是说“对不起，我最近没怎么给你讲话”，故选C。
8句意：有一段时间，我觉得我的法国朋友比我的老朋友更有趣。
interesting有趣的，为原级；more interesting更有趣的，为比较级；much interesting表达错误，如果表达
“很有趣”，需说成very interesting。由句中“...than my old friends.”可知，此句用比较级，故选B。9句意：但是我错了。
But但是；Though虽然；So因此。根据“...I was wrong”可知，前后是转折关系，表达自己以前的想法是
错误的，故选A。
10句意：我不应该生你的气。
angry生气的；strict严格的；pleased开心的。根据倒数第三段“Alice was angry about that.”和本段“I’m
sorry, too.”可知，此处是指不应该生气。故选A。
五、 阅读理解（本大题共20小题，第56～60小题，每小题1分；第61～75小题，每小题2 分，共35
分。）
A
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
It’s Sunday. There are many people in the bus. An old man is looking here and there. He wants to find an
empty seat (空座位). Then he finds one. He goes to it. A small bag is on the seat. And a young man is sitting
beside it.
“Is this seat empty?” asks the old man.
“No, it’s for a woman. She goes to buy some bananas.” says the young man.
“Well,” says the old man, “Let me sit here please. When she comes back, I will leave here.” The bus starts.
“She doesn’t come, but her bag is here. Let me give her the bag,” says the old man. Then he throws the bag out of
the bus window.
The young man jumps up and shouts, “Don’t throw! It’s my bag!”
1. The old man is looking for an empty seat everywhere.
2. The old man finds there is a big bag on the empty seat.
3. The young man says the seat is for a woman.
4. The young man doesn’t know where the woman goes.
5. The old man throws the woman’s bag out of the window.
【答案】1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F
【解析】本文讲述了在公共汽车上，一个男人想要为他人占座的故事。
1细节理解题。根据“An old man is looking here and there. He wants to find an empty seat (空座位).”可知，
那位老人到处找空座位。故选T。
2细节理解题。根据“A small bag is on the seat.”可知，老人发现空的座位上有一个大袋子是错误的，应该
是小袋子。故选F。
3细节理解题。根据“‘No, it’s for a woman. She goes to buy some bananas.’ says the young man.”可知，那
个年轻人说这个座位是给女人坐的。故选T。4细节理解题。根据“‘No, it’s for a woman. She goes to buy some bananas.’ says the young man.”可知，这
个年轻人不知道女人去了哪里是错误的，是买香蕉去了。故选F。
5细节理解题。根据“‘Let me give her the bag,’ says the old man. Then he throws the bag out of the bus
window. The young man jumps up and shouts, ‘Don’t throw! It’s my bag!’”可知，老人把女人的包扔出了窗外
是错误的，这是男人的包。故选F。
B
Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal
(偷) the bell on his neighbor’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The
bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he
had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to
the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the
thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out.
“Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson (教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out
just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).
1. The thief was trying to get .
A. his neighbor B. his neighbor’s doorbell
C. some cotton
2. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell.
A. safe B. difficult C. dangerous
3. The neighbor ran out probably (很可能) because_________.
A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen
B. he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him
C. He realized (意识到) something strange happened
4. The neighbor hit the thief to ________.
A. give him lessons B. punish (惩罚) him for stealing
C. help him with the bell
5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.
B. The thief knew why the neighbor came out.
C. The thief thought the neighbor could not hear the bell.【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C
【解析】本文讲了“掩耳盗铃”的故事。
1细节判断题。根据文章中的“When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door,”可他想偷邻居家
门上的铃铛。故选B。
2推理判断题。根据文章中的“When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door”以及在文章的最
后，这位小偷还在疑惑，说明他认为捂住自己的耳朵，别人就听不见铃声了，所以是安全的。故选A。
3推理判断题。根据“The bell rang loudly”可知，邻居听到铃声“不一般”，故认为发生了奇怪的事情。
故选C。
4细节理解题。根据邻居说的“Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson (教训)”，可知，邻居打小偷是为了惩罚
他。故选B。
5推理判断题。根据“Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.”及全文内容
可知，小偷捂上自己的耳朵就认为别人听不到，才大胆去偷铃，C项表达正确。故选C。
C
What’s the name of the supermarket? I can’t remember right now. Have you ever heard your grandparents
ask questions like this sometimes? Usually, we think that older people’s memory becomes bad because their
brains get weak. But now a team of scientists at the University of Tubingen in Germany has a new idea. “The
human brain works slower in old age,” says Michael Ramscar, the team’s lead scientist, “only because it has
stored more information. The findings are based on a series of computer tests related to learning and memory.”
Scientists had the computers read a certain amount of words and learn new things each day. When the
computer “read” a small amount of data (数据), its performance on cognitive (认知的) tests was similar to that of
a young adult: But if the computer took in larger amounts of data, its performance was similar, to that of an older
adult. Often it was slower, but not because its processing ability had dropped. Instead, increased “experience” had
caused the computer’s database (数据库) to grow, giving it more data to progress—which takes more time. This is
similar to how old people process information.
Imagine that one person knows just two people’s birthdays and can get them right when he or she is asked.
Another person knows the birthdays of 2,000 people, but can only match the right person to the right birthday 9
times out of 10. Can you say the first person has a better memory than the second person?
1. Why is the poor memory of elderly people mentioned at the beginning? ________
A. To lead in the discussion of memory.
B. To describe the way elderly people live.
C. To express his or her care about the elderly.
2. How did the scientists prove (论证) the new idea?A. By telling stories. B. By doing experiments. C. By making surveys.
3. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A. The data. B. The brain. C. The computer.
4. The example in the last paragraph shows ________.
A. the first person has a better memory
B. who has a better memory is uncertain
C. the second person can memorize 10% birthdays
5. What does the text mainly tell us?
A. How computers process data.
B. Old people can remember things easily.
C. Much information makes the brain slower.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C
【解析】本文讲述的是有关于老人记忆力的科学知识。人们通常认为，老人记忆力变坏是因为大脑变弱
了，其实经过研究发现：这是因为老人大脑中存储的信息太多，读取变慢了。
1推理判断题。根据“What’s the name of the supermarket? I can’t remember right now.” 以及“Have you ever
heard your grandparents ask questions like this sometimes?”可知在文章的开头用几个疑问句，可以引起读者
的注意力，让读者想知道下文的内容，从而引出关于记忆的讨论。故选A。
2细节理解题。根据“The findings are based on a series of computer tests related to learning and memory” 以
的
及下文 描述可知科学家们是通过做实验来证明这个新想法的，故选B。
3 词义猜测题。根据上文“But if the computer took in larger amounts of data, its performance was similar, to
that of an older adult.”和“Often it was slower...”可知，此处指的是“电脑”经常会变得比较慢，所以“it”
指代的是“电脑”，故选C。
4推理判断题。根据最后一段的举例，“只知道两个人的生日”和“知道2000个人的生日，但10次中只
有9次能找到正确”这两种类型的人，并不能仅从这些说明他们谁更聪明，所以这个例子想表明谁的记
忆力更好是不确定的，故选B。
5主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了老年人记忆力下降的原因，并不是由不好的记忆力导致的，
经过研究发现是因为老人大脑中存储的信息太多，读取变慢了。故选C。
D
In ancient Rome, food tasters were once asked to make sure the king’s food was safe to eat. An electronic
tongue (舌头) promises to do that and so much more now. Although the human tongue can taste different foods,
there are limits to what we can taste. Electronic tongues are a kind of tool that can be used to study different foodsor drinks in greater detail.
These “tongues” can be used to search for special chemicals (化学物) in food or drinks, and to compare the
similarities and differences between different foods and drinks. Beyond this, electronic tongues can be used for
other tasks like testing the water quality of rivers or even to test blood for signs of cancer.
Mainly, these tools are helpful in carefully examining things humans can’t or don’t want to taste in order to
see what they are like. For example, imagine a company experimenting with how to make a cough medicine taste
like bananas. It would be unsafe for the same person to test 100 different kinds of banana cough soup.
The truth is that “e-tongues” can do a lot more than any human tongue ever could. With this in mind, the
food industry is using the technology in many interesting ways.
Scotch (苏格兰威士忌) is known to get better the longer it ages, as the price of a good Scotch shows. But
sometimes, people try to sell 1-year-old Scotch for the price of 18-year-old Scotch. To stop this, electronic tongues
are used to compare Scotch samples (样本), which ensures that the Scotch is as advertised.
Similarly, many consumers mistakenly buy unclean honey because they can’t find the difference between
real and unreal honey. However, e-tongues can. They decide on a honey sample’s quality using electrical bursts.
,
As it stands this technology could lead to better-tasting and safer food, among other things. Best of all, to
achieve these results, humans will no longer have to put their lives or their tongues on the line.
1. What is an electronic tongue NOT used for?
A. Studying different food or drinks.
B. Making sure the king’s food was safe.
C. Testing blood for some signs of cancer.
2. We can learn from Paragraph 5 that ________.
A. 1-year-old Scotch is the most expensive.
B. 9-year-old Scotch is the most expensive.
C. 18-year-old Scotch is the most expensive.
3. Which of the following about e-tongues is NOT true?
A. E-tongues can test 100 different kinds of banana cough soup.
B. E-tongues can stop Scotch from being advertised.
C. E-tongues can find the differences between real and unreal honey.
4. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?
A. Humans will lose their lives or their tongues.
B. Humans will never get their lives or their tongues in danger.
C. Humans will never own their lives or use their tongues.
5. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. What e-tongues are used for.
B. How e-tongues are made.
C. What the differences between human tongue and e-tongues are.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A
【解析】文章大意：这篇文章主要介绍了电子舌头的用途。
1 细节理解题。根据“These ‘tongues’ can be used ... to compare the similarities and differences between
different foods and drinks. Beyond this, electronic tongues can be used ... to test blood for signs of cancer.”可知电
子舌头可以用来对比不同的食物或饮料，也可以验血以发现癌症的迹象。AC两项是电子舌头的用途，B
项不是。故选B。
2推理判断题。根据第五段中的信息“Scotch is known to get better the longer it ages, as the price of a good
Scotch shows. But sometimes, people try to sell 1-year-old Scotch for the price of 18-year-old Scotch.”众所周知
苏格兰威士忌越陈越好，正如好的苏格兰威士忌的价格所显示的那样。但有时，人们试图以18年期苏格
兰威士忌的价格出售1年期苏格兰威士忌。由此可知，18年期的苏格兰威士忌的价格最贵。故选C。
3推理判断题。根据“To stop this, electronic tongues are used to compare Scotch samples, which ensures that
the Scotch is as advertised.”为了阻止这种情况，电子舌被用来比较苏格兰威士忌样品，以确保苏格兰威士
忌和广告宣传的一样。可知，电子舌被用来比较苏格兰威士忌样品，但不能阻止苏格兰威士忌的广告。
选项B信息有误，故选B。
4词句猜测题。根据上文“this technology could lead to better-tasting and safer food, among other things.”这项
技术可以带来更好的口感和更安全的食品。结合本句中的词组“on the line冒风险”，可知，本句意思为
“人类将不再需要拿自己的生命或舌头冒险。”故选B。
5主旨大意题。根据第一段中的信息“Electronic tongues are a kind of tool that can be used to study different
foods or drinks in greater detail.电子舌头是一种工具，可以用来更详细地研究不同的食物或饮料。”第二至
六段围绕这个中心主要介绍了电子舌的用途。文章最后一段“this technology could lead to better-tasting and
safer food, among other things.”这项技术可能会带来口感更好、更安全的食品。由此可知，这篇文章主要
介绍了电子舌头的用途。故选A。
六、选词填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分。）
根据语篇内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词并用其正确形式填空。每个单词只能用一次。
be terrible parent go can open two great children he
Recently, many people were moved by the story of Ye Haitao. He has helped over 300 children with lessons
and homework for free over the last 20 years.
When he was a young man, he dreamed of being a teacher, because he thought it was the ____1____ job in
the world. In 1993, he went to a teacher college. However, in his ____2____ college year, he fell ill in his left leg.What was worse, he ____3____ not stand at last. But the doctor couldn’t do anything to help him. He had to leave
school and lived a ____4____ life.
One day some students’ ____5____ came to ask whether he would help children with their study. At the time,
he heard there ____6____ a number of left-behind children in his village. He wanted to ____7____ a free class in
the summer of 1999. The students came after school and during summer and winter vacations.
All the desks were around ____8____ bed. When he taught them, he had to lie on his side. He would feel
very uncomfortable over time, but he continued for almost twenty years. So far, many of his students have
____9____ to the college.
He is happy to see that the children improve with his help. He considers his work meaningful. “These left-
behind ____10____ smiles make me forget and lose the pain.”
【答案】1. greatest 2. second 3. could 4. terrible 5. parents 6. were 7. open
8. his 9. gone 10. children’s
【解析】本文主要讲述了叶海涛免费给留守儿童教书的故事。
1句意：在他年轻的时候，他梦想成为一名教师，因为他认为这是世界上最伟大的工作。根据“he
dreamed of being a teacher”和所给单词可知，认为教书是最伟大的工作，需要最高级，greatest“最伟大的”
符合句意，故填greatest。
2句意：然而，在他大学二年级时，他的左腿生病了。根据“he fell ill in his left leg”和所给单词可知，在
大学第二年生病了，需要序数词，second“第二”符合句意，故填second。
3句意：更糟的是，他最后站不起来了。根据“not stand at last”和所给单词可知，最后不能站起来，句子
时态是一般过去时，could“可能”符合句意，故填could。
4句意：他不得不离开学校，过着痛苦的生活。根据“had to leave school”和所给单词可知，过着跟糟糕的
生活，terrible符合句意，故填terrible。
5句意：一天，一些学生的家长来问他是否可以帮助孩子们学习。根据“came to ask whether he would help
children with their study”和所给单词可知，孩子的父母来询问是否可以帮助孩子们的学业，parents“父母”
符合句意，故填parents。
6句意：当时，他听说村里有很多留守儿童。根据“a number of left-behind children in his village”和所给单
词可知，句子主语是复数，句子时态是一般过去时，were符合句意，故填were。
7句意：1999年夏天他想开设一个免费课程。根据“a free class”和所给单词可知，开办免费课堂，to后接
动词原形，open符合句意，故填open。
8句意：所有的桌子都围绕着他的床。根据“All the desks were around ”和所给单词可知，所有的桌子在他
床附近，his符合句意，故填his。
9句意：到目前为止，他的许多学生都上了大学。根据“to the college.”和所给单词可知，很多孩子上了大学，have后接过去分词构成现在完成时，故填gone。
10句意：这些留守儿童的微笑让我忘记了，失去了痛苦。根据“left-behind”和所给单词可知，留守儿童
的微笑让他忘记了痛苦，需要名词所有格，children’s符合句意，故填children’s。
七、书面表达。（15分）
为了让同学们在与人交往时举止文雅得体，学校学生会准备举办以“How to Behave Well?”为题的英
语征文比赛，请你根据以下要点写一篇短文。（短文必须包含所给出的全部要点，80词左右，开头已给
出，不计入总词数）
要点：
1. 守时，守信，不撒谎，不说脏话；
2. 礼貌待人，热心助人；
在
3. 遵守交通规则；不 公共场所喧哗，不乱扔垃圾；
4. ……（一或两点你自己的看法）
（提示词：keep promises, lie to sb. ）
How to Behave Well?
Behaving well is the secret of getting on well with others.
As a student,
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【答案】
How to Behave Well?
Behaving well is the secret of getting on well with others.
As a student, I think it’s very important to do everything on time and keep promises. We are not supposed to
lie to others or say dirty words. We should be polite to others and ready to help people in need. We’d better not
talk loudly in public. Don’t throw litter or spit about. And remember to obey the traffic rules. When taking the bus
or subway, we are supposed to offer our seats to the old or women with kids.
If everybody behaves well, I think our world will be a better one.
