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2021-2022学年安徽省淮南市东部地区九年级（上）期末英语试卷一、单选题(本大题共10小题，共10.0分)You can come to visit me every dayTuesday.I have to go out that day.()A. exceptB. expectC. besidesD. besideThe host family went out ofway to make usat home.()A. They； feelB. them； to feelC. their； feelD. theirs； feeling3.Dont_your coat.Its so cold outside.()A. take offB. take upC. take inD. take on4.一When will we begin to work?As soon as hethere.()A. will getB. have gottenC. gotD. gets5.The film is worth .( )A. seeB. seeingC. seenD. sees6.Jane_ to call me last night,but she didnt.()A. supposedB.supposesC. was supposedD. is suppose7. In the newspaper,there are some people and thingsappeared in that TV play.()A. whichB. whoC. whatD. that8. -Do you like English?Its one of my favorite subjects.()A. So do IB. I sure doC. I hope soD. I do,too一What a heavy rain!一So it is. I preferrather thanon such a rainy day.A. to go out; staying at homeB. staying at home; go outC. going out; stay at homeD. to stay at home; go outWe found a boxbooks under Ginas bed.()A. fill withB. fill inC. full ofD. full with（1）音乐使人充满活力，让人快乐;（2）没有音乐，生活就没有乐趣；（3）你喜欢的音乐是（4）你不能忍受的音乐是答案和解析1. 【答案】A【解析】except除外，不包括；expect期待；besides而且；beside在旁边。根据I have to go out that day.可知，是除了星期二之外。故选：Ao除了星期二，你每天都可以来看我。那天我得出去。掌握每个选项的意思和用法，结合句意选择。2. 【答案】C【解析】第一个空，go out of ones way to do sth”特意做某事”固定搭配,填形容词性物 主代词their”他们的”。A/B/D不正确。第二个空，make sb do sthM让某人做某事”固定搭 配，填动词原形feel”感觉”。故选:Co寄宿家庭特意让我们有宾至如归的感觉。积累一些固定搭配，分析选项，结合语境，选择正确答案。3. 【答案】A【解析J takeoff脱掉;take up占据;take in收留；take on承担；根据句意,外面很冷， 可知叫你不要脱掉外套。故选：Ao不要脱掉你的外套。外面很冷。牢记动词短语的词义及用法，进行比较分析，选择正确答案。4. 【答案】D【解析】根据问句可知，问句为一般将来时态；答语是as soon as n -就”引导的时间 状语从句，若主句是一般将来时，则从句要用一般现在时态，故答语用一般现在肘态; he是主语，动词要用第三人称单数形式，get要用gets形式。故选：Do我们什么时候开始工作？一他一到那里。考查动词时态，结合时间状语以及语境准确判断所应使用的时态。5. 【答案】B【解析】see看，动词原形.seeing动名词/现在分词.seen过去分词.sees第三人称单 数.be worth doing sthn值得做某事”固定搭配，用动名词seeing.故选：B.这部电影值得一看.考查动名词.掌握固定搭配be worth doing sthn值得做某事”，分析选项，选择合适答案.6. 【答案】C【解析】be supposed to do sthn应该做某事”固定短语。由last night1昨晚”可知,一般过 去时态，主句Jane单数，用is的过去式was。故选：Co简昨晚应该给我打电话，但她没有。掌握固定短语be supposed to do sthn应该做某事”，注意一般过去时态的知识点，结合语 境，选择正确答案。7. 【答案】D【解析】先行词是一些人和事，既指人又指物，在后面的定语从句中作主语,所以用thatowho只能指人，which只能指物。what不是定语从句的关系代词。故选：Do在这张报纸里有一些出现在那个电视剧里的人和事。学会句子分析，是做定语从句题的关键。8. 【答案】B【解析】A.我也是；B.当然是；C.但愿如此；D.我也是。根据句意，可知横线处填”当 然是。故选：Bo-你喜欢英语吗？-当然是，这是我最喜欢的科目之一。考查情境对话，在日常学习时多积累日常交际用语。做题时要先了解各选项的意思，对 其用法做到心里有数，再根据具体的语境来选择正确答案。9. 【答案】D【解析】句意：一一多么大的一场雨啊！一一确实如此。在如此一个雨天，我宁愿呆在 家，也不愿意出去.prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. n宁愿做而不做故选Do10. 【答案】C【解析】be filled with / be full of装满，作定语修饰名词时，去掉be动词；根据题干， 一个装满书的箱子，a box full of (filled with) bookso选项B和D的介词不对，选项A 中fill的形式不对。故选：Co我们在姬娜的床下发现了一个装满书的箱了。掌握短语的固定搭配，结合语境，选择正确答案。11-20.【答案】D、C、C、B、A、D、B、C、B、B【解析】(1) D考查形容词。A.重要的，B.更重要的，C.更重要的，D.最重要的，“one of+最高级+名词复数”意为”中的一个”。故选D。(2) C考查形容词。A.最新的，B.最先进的，C.最古老的，D.最快的，根据后面的abacus (算盘)是几百年前发明的，以及下半句中modern是”现代”的意思，得知此空应填”最 古老的”。故选C。(3) C考查副词。A.时间，B.从，C.以前，D.在之前，ago常用于一般过去时，放在 时间后。故选C。(4) B考查形容词。A.更多，B.很多，修饰可数名词复数，C.很多，修饰不可数名词， D.非常，根据空格后面是名词复数ways及语境可知句意：今天，我们在很多方面使用 计算机，可以做多种工作。故选B。(5) A考查代词。A.那个，B.什么，C.是否，D.如果，分析句子结构可知，此处缺少 的关系词在从句中不充当成分，且无实意，故选A。(6) D考查副词。A.和，B.但是，C.除了，D.甚至，根据语境：我们相信，几年后， 电脑将触及每个人的生活，甚至是遥远村庄的人们。与上句有递进关系，故用eveno故 选D。(7) B考查动词。A.一般现在时，B.现在完成时，C.一般过去时，D.一般将来时，根 据句首In the last few years可知应用现在完成时。故选B。(8) C考查代词。A.任何事情，B.一些事情，C.一切，D.什么都没有，上句说能做许 多事情，下句用but转折，故不能做所有事情。故选C。(9) B考查疑问词。A.哪个，B.什么，C.那个，D.怎么样，What.belike?意为”成 样子？ ”故选B。(10) B考查短语。A.必须，通常指强制性的，B.不得不，通常指义务性的，C.可以,D.能够，此处是指科学家们有义务决定如何使用明天的计算机。故选B。本文主要介绍了计算机的发展以及它的用处。做完形填空首先要通读全文，了解大意。一篇完形填空的文章有许多空格，所以，必须 先通读一至两遍，才能大概了解文章的内容。千万不要看一句，做一句。其次要逐句分 析，前后一致。选择答案时，要考虑整个句子的内容，包括搭配、时态、语法等。答案 全部填完后，再通读一遍文章，检查是否通顺流畅了，用词得当，意思正确。21-30.【答案】C、D、A、C、A、B、C、B、A、C【解析】(1) C.固定句型辨析。A.very非常；B.quite安静；Cso因此;D.such如此。 结合题干可知此处是固定句型so.that如此以至于，可推知句意：他弹得如此好，以 至于很多人来听他弹。故选C。(2) D.动词短语辨析。A.interested in对感兴趣；B .fond of喜欢；C .busy with忙于； D .tired of 厌倦。|艮据 They are asking you to sing.So sing a song or you will not get paid!有 些顾客要求你唱歌。那就唱首歌吧，否则你得不到报酬。可推知此处应该是：有些顾客 厌倦了听钢琴。故选D。(3) A.名词辨析。A.public 公众；B.person 人；C.trouble 麻烦；D.surprise 惊喜。根据 He had never sung他从来没唱过，可推知句意是：他从来没在大众面前唱过歌。故选A。(4) C.介词辨析。A.in在里面;B.for给；C.by由,被；D.with和。结合题干可知此 句是被动语态的句子，被动语态是be+过去分词+by，可推知句意是：每个人被歌曲感 动了。故选C。(5) A .代词辨析 oA.Nobody 没有人；B. Any body 一些人;C. Somebody一些人；D. Everybody 每个人。根据上一句：每个人被歌曲感动了，可推知此句句意是：没有人曾经听过这样 一首动听的歌。故选A。(6) B.动词辨析。A.missed思念；B.lived居住；C.saved拯救；D.lost丢失。根据题干 可知此处是固定词组live as作为活着，可推知句意是：他可能会在酒吧里作为一个普 通的钢琴演奏者度过他的一生。故选B。(7) C.名词辨析。A.pianists 钢琴家；B.actors 画家；C.singers 歌手；D.dancers 舞者。根据前文Then he had to sing a song.他不得不唱了一首歌。以及He might havethe rest of his life as a common piano player in a bar,but for this time,他可能会在酒口巴里作 为一个普通的钢琴演奏者度过他的一生，但是这一次，可推知此句句意是：他后来成为 最著名的歌手之一。故选C。(8) B.动词辨析。A.miss错过；B.realize意识到；C.catch抓住；Dthink想。根据前文He had never sung inbefore.他从来没在大众面前唱过歌。以及.But everyone was movedthe song,但是每个人被歌曲感动了。可推知此句句意是：你可能没有意识到你的才华很棒。故选B。(9) A.形容词辨析。A.better更好的；B.harder更努力的；C.worse更差的；D.longer更 长的。根据上一句You may not that your talent is great,你可能没有意识到你的才华很 棒，以及转折词but,可推知此句句意是：但它可能比你想象的更好!故选A。(10) C.疑问词辨析。A.What什么；B.Why为什么；C.How如何；D.When什么时候。 根据上一句The question is not,nWhat talent do I have?问题不是”我有什么天赋”，可推知 此句句意：而是”我该如何利用我所拥有的天赋？ %故选C。本文通过一个无名的弹琴的酒吧钢琴师被迫唱歌，却发现自己原来还有如此出色的歌喉, 最终成为美国很受欢迎的娱乐人物的故事，从而告诉我们要大胆的表现我们的才能，不 要让才能埋没了。首先要通读全文，了解文章大意，紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息，然后明确词意，结合排除法逐一选出答案，最后再通读全文核对答案。31.【答案】【小题1】B【小题2】G【小题3】A【小题4】C【小题5】E【解析】46. B.根据下文”1 like funny films”可知，甲某喜欢看滑稽有趣的影片.故知 此处乙某问的是甲某喜欢什么电影.故选B.47. G.根据下文Because they can make me laugh and feel relaxed1 可知，因为它们使人 发笑，觉得放松，故知此处询问的是喜欢看喜剧片的原因，故选G.48. A.根据上文nWhat about you11可知，甲某反问乙某喜欢看什么影片，故知此处乙某 要回答自己所喜欢的影片类型，故选A.49. C.根据上文nIt,s really wonderful and exciting1可知，乙某认为动作片中的打斗场面 很棒，很刺激.根据下文HI think theyre bad for teenagers* nJ知，甲某认为它们对于青少 年不好，故知两人意见相左，故选C.50. E.根据下文”A film called Stand by Me Doraemon is on these days和Lets watch it1 可知，甲某推荐了一部影片，故知此处乙某询问的是：我们去看什么影片？故选E.A：肯，这个星期六去看场电影，如何？B：好主意！你喜欢看什么电影？我喜欢滑稽有趣的电影.A：为什么？因为它们使我大笑，使我放松.你呢？B：我最喜欢动作片.A：你觉得动作片中的打斗场面如何？B：很棒，很刺激.A：我不同意你的观点.我认为它们对青少年不好.我觉得不应该看这种影片.B：哈哈！也许你是对的.我们去看什么影片？A：这儿天一部叫做哆啦A梦.伴我同行的影片正在放映，让我们去看看.B：好的.我已听说过.据说很有趣.让我们走.首先要通读对话，掌握大意，特别要注意上下文之间的联系，据此确定某处的意思，选 择恰当的句子来填空，就可以确定正确答案.32-34.【答案】A、D、B【解析】(1) A.细节理解题。根据文中第四段The lion is the king of the grassland,known to be the most powerful animal in Asia and Africa. 狮子是草原之王，被誉为亚洲和非洲最强大的动物。由此可知，A项，亚洲，符合题意。 故选Ao(2) D.细节理解题。根据文中第二段African golden cats,also known as Profelis Aurata,catch birds and small monkeys for food.ME 洲金猫，又名Profelis Aurata,以捕鸟和小猴子为食。由此可知，D项，它们是小猴子的 敌人，符合题意。故选D。(3) B.文章来源题。根据文中第一段Wild cats are probably the most active animals.They are beautiful but dangerous to people.He re we will introduce four types of wild cats.野猫可能是最活跃的动物。它们外表美丽但对 人很危险。这里我们将介绍四种野猫。结合全文内容，主要讲述了四种猫科动物，由此 可以猜测，本文来源于报纸的自然部分。故选B。这篇短文主要介绍了四种猫科动物的相关知识。通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细 核对，选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。35-38.【答案】A、D、B、B【解析】(1) A.细节理解题。根据原文 About every two weeks he created something new. 可知大约每14天一次爱迪生能发明一样东西。故选A。(2) D.细节推理题。根据原文 when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train.和 Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator,可知当他意外点燃 了火车地板的时候， 他们将他解雇。然后他才能作为电报员工作了五年。故选D。(3) B.细节理解题。根据原文 It kept conversations short,so that he could have more time for work.可知他认为耳聋对他的实验来说是个好事。故选Bo(4) B.主旨大意题。通读全文，可知文章介绍了发明家爱迪生的生平事迹以及介绍了 他的发明。故选B。文章介绍了发明家爱迪生的生平事迹以及介绍了他的发明。做这类阅读理解，要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相 关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案。39-41.【答案】B、A、C【解析】（1）B.细节理解题。根据When people meet each other for the first time in Britain,they say How do you do?and shake hands.当人们在英国第一次见面时，他们会说”你好吗？ ”并握手。可知第一次 见面时，英国人通常会握手。故选B。（2）A.理解判断题。根据The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible,英国学 生了解到德国人尽可能经常握手，可知A项符合文意，故选A。（3）C.主旨大意题。根据We saw an interesting documentary some days ago.It tells that before you go to another count ry,it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs （习俗）of the country. 几天前我们看了一部有趣的纪录片。它告诉我们，在你去另一个国家之前，如果你知道 那里的语言和一些风俗习惯，那将是一个很大的帮助。及全文可知本文主要介绍关于风 俗习惯的内容。故选C。文章介绍了英国的一些习俗。在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真辨析选项，仔细 推敲，确定最佳答案。42-44.【答案】B、C、A【解析】（1）B.推理判断题。根据Compared with others,jazz is much younger.Americans loved it,and soon,so did people all ov er the world. Jazz was a truly American creation （仓0造）some even say that it is the only truly American art form.与其他音乐相比，爵士乐要年轻得 多。美国人喜欢它，很快，全世界的人都喜欢它。爵士乐是一种真正的美国创造，有些 人甚至说它是唯一真正的美国艺术形式。可知，爵士乐是在美国创造的，深受美国人的 喜爱。故选B。(2) C.段落大意题。通读第二段，根据Even though jazz seemed brand new (崭新的) in the 1920s,it had actually been developing over many years.尽管爵士乐在 20 世纪 20 年代 看起来是全新的，但它实际上已经发展了很多年。可知，此段主要讲了爵士乐是如何产 生的。故选C。(3) A.标题归纳题。通读全文，根据Compared with others,jazz is much younger.Americans loved it,and soon,so did people all ov er the world.Jazz was a truly American creation (仓U造)some even say that it is the only truly American art form.与其他音乐相比，爵士乐要年轻得 多。美国人喜欢它，很快，全世界的人都喜欢它。爵士乐是一种真正的美国创造，有些 人甚至说它是唯一真正的美国艺术形式。可知，本文主要介绍了美国人都喜欢的爵士乐。 故选Ao本文主要介绍了美国人都喜欢的爵士乐。首先要通读全文，了解文章大意，紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息，然后明确词意, 结合排除法逐一选出答案。最后再通读全文，核对答案。45-48.【答案】A、B、C、B【解析】(1) A.细节理解题。根据Why do I like salsa? Well,its exciting.我为什么喜欢 萨尔萨舞曲？很刺激。可知Lisa Black喜欢萨尔萨舞曲，她觉得很刺激。故选A。(2) B.细节理解题。根据 Tom White； Age 14； New York City,US A； Tom White；年龄 14岁，美国纽约市；可知Tom White来自美国纽约市。故选B。(3) C.细节理解题。根据My mom and dad like classical too,and my dad has a great collection of classical CDs.我爸妈 也喜欢古典音乐，我爸爸收藏了很多古典音乐CDo可知Linda和她的父母也喜欢古典 音乐，她的爸爸收藏了很多古典音乐CDo故选C。(4) B.推理判断题。根据My favorite kind of music is salsa,I like all kinds of music,but my favorite is techno.My favor ite kind of music is classical.我最喜欢的音乐是萨尔萨舞曲，我喜欢各种音乐，但我最喜 欢的是泰科诺音乐.我最喜欢的是古典音乐。可推断出今天的主题是青少年最喜欢的音 乐。故选Bo本文是三个青少年之间的谈话，讨论自己最喜欢的音乐，和为什么喜欢。做题时首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意。带着问题，再回到原文中去寻二、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共20.0分）The computer is a useful machine.lt was one of(l Dinventions last century,The( 12)kind of computer was the abacus used in China centuries。3), but the first large,modern computer was invented in 1946.The computer then could do math problems quite fast.Today,we use computers in(14)ways and can do many kinds of work.We are sure(15)in a few years the computer will touch the life of everyone/16)people in far away villages.In the last few years.there( 17)great changes in computers.They are getting smaller and smaller,and computing faster and faster.Many scientists agree that computers can now do many things,but they cannot do(18).Who knows(19)the computers of tomorrow will be like? Will computers bring good things or bad things to people? The scientists of today (20)decide how touse the computers of tomorrow.11.A. importantB. more importantC. the more important12.A. newestB. most advancedC. oldestD. fastest13.A. timeB. fromC. agoD. before14.A. moreB. manyC. muchD. a lot15.A. thatB. whatC. whetherD. if16.A. andB. butC. exceptD. even17.A. isB. have beenC. wasD. will be18.A. anythingB. somethingC. everythingD. nothing19.A. whichB. whatC. thatD. how20.A. mustB. have toC. canD. able toD. the most importantThere was a man who played the piano in a bar.He played(2 Dwell that many people came just to hear him play.But one night,the boss told him,Some customers are(22)listening to the piano.They are asking you to sing.So sing a song or you will not get paid!Then he had to sing a song.He had never sung in(23)before.But everyone was moved(24)the song Mona Lisa he sang this time.(25)had ever heard such a beautiful song before!He might have(26)the rest of his life as a common piano player in a bar,but for this time,he went on to become one of the best-known(27).You,too,have skills and abilities.You may not(28)that your talent is great,but it may be(29)than you think!Also,if you keep trying,most skills can be improved.The question is not nWhat talent do I have? It is rather n(30)will I use whatever talent I have? ” 找、捕获有关信息。49. 【答案】【小题1】Journey to the West.【小题 2】Ne Zha is panda-eyed,buck-toothed.【小题3】Five years.【解析】（1） Journey to the West.细节理解题。根据第二段 Most Chinese children came to know Ne Zha from the TV series Journey to the West可知大多数中国孩子是从电视剧西游记中认识哪吒的。故填Journey to the Westo（2）Ne Zha is panda-eyed,buck-toothed.细节理解题。根据最后一段 It was hard tobelieve that a panda-eyed,buck-toothed child could be a hero in hearts of millions of people.（很难相信一个熊猫眼、匏牙的孩子会成为数百万人心中的英雄。）可知哪吒有熊猫眼、齿包牙，艮P Ne Zha is panda-eyed,buck-toothed。故填 Ne Zha ispanda-eyed,buck-toothed。（3）Five years .细节理解题。根据最后一段 It took him three years to write this play and twomore years to make the cartoon.（他花 了三年时间写这部剧，又花了两年时间制作这部卡通片。）可知应花了五年时间。故填Five yearso 这篇短文主要讲述了 3D电影哪吒的成功。掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原 文中去寻找、捕获有关信息。50. 【答案】ticks【解析】答案：sticks提示词：枝条，名词，stick.some+可数名词复数，stick的复数形 式：sticks.故填：sticks.他告诉我出去找些树枝生火.本题主要考查翻译填空，做此类题目，首先结合提示词，弄清句意.然后再根据句法, 语法，确定单词的准确形式.本题主要考查名词复数.51. 【答案】amera【解析】根据提示”照相机”可知，这里不定冠词a修饰单数名词camerao故答案为：camerao我喜欢那个拿着相机的女人是一名记者。翻译填空类型题要充分理解句意，再根据中文提示完成试题，注意时态、单复数、词性 等变化。52. 【答案arried【解析】根据提示”结婚的”可知，been系动词，系表结构，填形容词married作表语。故答案为：married o她结婚七年了，有两个儿子。翻译填空类型题要充分理解句意，再根据中文提示完成试题，注意时态、单复数、词性 等变化。53. 【答案】ffort【解析】根据提示”努力”可知，without effort毫不费力地”固定短语。故答案为：efforto他非常强壮，毫不费力地举起了那个沉重的箱子。翻译填空类型题要充分理解句意，再根据中文提示完成试题，注意时态、单复数、词性 等变化。54. 【答案】apital【解析】根据提示”省会”可知，这里是the+名词+of的结构。the capital of”的省会”。 故答案为:capital o合肥是安徽省的省会。翻译填空类型题要充分理解句意，再根据中文提示完成试题，注意时态、单复数、词性 等变化。55. 【答案】 Music I like music very much.It gives me energy when I am tired and it makes me happy when I am sad.【高分句型一】Music is very important in our life.If there*s no music,our life wont be so interesting.【高分句型二】（音乐对人们的影响）Different people like different kinds of music.I likeelectronic music best.lt makes me excited.I also like music that I can dance to.The Cool Kids is my favorite band.I cant stand music that is quiet and slow.It makes me sleepy.（最喜欢和最不能忍受的音乐）【解析】【高分句型一】It gives me energy when I am tired and it makes me happy when I am sad.当我累的时候它给我能量，当我悲伤的时候它让我快乐。when引导时间状语从句。【高分句型二】If therefs no music,our life wont be so interesting.如果没有音乐，我们的生活就不会那么有趣。if引导条件状语从句。能够根据提示进行书面表达，能够围绕主题准确使用一定的语法、词汇、短语和句型等， 清楚连贯地表达自己的思想，进而完成写作任务。21.A. veryB. quiteC. soD. such22.A. interested inB. fond ofC. busy withD. tired of23.A. publicB. personC. troubleD. surprise24.A. inB. forC. byD. with25.A. NobodyB. AnybodyC. SomebodyD. Everybody26.A. missedB. livedC. savedD. lost27.A. pianistsB. actorsC. singersD. dancers28.A. missB. realizeC. catchD. think29.A. betterB. harderC. worseD. longer30.A. WhatB. WhyC. HowD. When三、补全对话(本大题共1小题，共5.0分)31. 根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余.A： Ken,what about seeing a film this Saturday?B： Good idea! (1)A： I like funny films.B： (2)A： Because they can make me laugh and feel relaxed.What about you?B： (3)A： What do you think of the fighting in action films?B： Its really wonderful and exciting.A： (4) I think theyre bad for teenagers.! dont think we should watch such films.B： Ha haMaybe you*re right. (5)A： A film called Stand by Me Doraemon is on these days.Lets watch it.B： OK. Fve heard of that film.Its said that its really funny.Lets go.A. I like action films best.B. What kind of films do you like?C. Well J dont agree with you.D. Which cinema shall we go to?E. What film shall we watch then?F. Whafs the name of the new film?G. Why do you like them?(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)四、阅读理解(本大题共17小题，共34.0分)AWild cats are probably the most active animals.They are beautiful but dangerous to people.Here we will introduce four types of wild cats.African Golden Cat一This is a small cat compared to the other wild cats.Its double the size of a home cat and it can be found in the forests of Central and West Africa.African golden cats,also known as Profelis Aurata,catch birds and small monkeys for food.They come in all kinds of colours including black,brown and gray.CheetahThis is the fastest land animal,with speed reaching up to 70 miles per hour.Cheetahs weigh about between 110 and 140 pounds and theyre widely known for the spotted coat.In a zoo a cheetah can live for nearly 20 years,but it lives for 12 years while in the wild in America. Lion一The lion is the king of the grassland,known to be the most powerful animal in Asia and Africa.A male lion is 4 feet tall,8 feet long and weighs about 450 pounds.A female lion,on the other hand,weighs about 300 pounds.Male lions have manes (鬃毛)that often grow fuller and darker as they grow older.Wildcat一The wildcats live in parts of Arabia,Asia and Europe.Wildcats also look like home cats and its actually difficult to tell the difference between them.They mainly prey on small birds,which are their main food.There are also many other types of wild cats.These are just the most common.We will fill out the rest in the list below in the future.32. Where can lions be found according to the text? A. Asia.B. Australia. C. America.D. Europe.33. What do we know about African golden cats? A. They look like home cats.B. They are of the same colour.C. They are the most powerful animals.D. They are the enemies of small monkeys.34. In which part of the newspaper can we see this text? A. Science.B. Nature.C. Health.D. History.BThomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light.Without him,the world might still be in the dark.However,the electric light was not his only invention.He also invented the motion picture camera and over 1, 200 other things.About every two weeks he created something new.Thomas Edison was born in 1847.He attended school for only three months.His mother taught him at home,but Thomas was mostly self-educated.He started experimenting at a young age.When he was 12 years old,he got his first job.He became a newsboy on a train.He did experiments on the train in his spare time.Unluckily,his first work experience did not end well.They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train.Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator,but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent （专利权） in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other,but he thought of his deafness as a blessing （祝*禹）in many ways.lt kept conversations short,so that he could have more time for work.He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours.Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.Thomas Edison died at the age of 84.He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.35. How often did Edison make a new invention?A. About every fourteen days.C. About once a week.B. About every seven days.D. About twice a week.36. The underlined word fired” in the passage means ”A. Gave somebody a job.B. Set fire to somebody.C. Let somebody down.D. Forced somebody to leave his job.37. Edison considered his deafness as.A. something badB. a gift from GodC. a kind of abilityD. a disadvantageWhat does the passage mainly talk about? A. The function of the electric light.B. Edison and his experiments.C. The importance of inventions.D. The whole life of Edison.cWe saw an interesting documentary some days ago.It tells that before you go to another country,it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs （习俗）of the country.When people meet each other for the first time in Britain,they say How do you do? and shake hands.Usually they do not shake hands after they havent met for a long time or when then they will be away from each other for a long time.Last year a group of German stu
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