九年级下U1 Great explorations
（B卷·提升能力）
【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】
学校：__________班级：__________姓名：_________ 考号：___________
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本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为100分，考试时间为100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
一、语法选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
Would you like to explore the oceans Do you want to find more life than we imagine there For Jacques Cousteau, the answer was“yes". His career was ___1_____lifetime dream, and he is one of____2_____ocean scientists in recent times.
Cousteau was born in France in 1910. Even as a child he loved water. Cousteau was bright,___3______he got bored with school and began to cause trouble. His parents sent him to a strict school. There, Cousteau finally felt challenged. He studied___4______and did well in all his subjects. In 1933, he worked _____5____a general officer in the French Navy. He also began to explore the life under the water. He worked on a breathing machine ___6____ under water longer. It_____7____ in 1943.
In 1948, Cousteau became a captain, and he had his new task. Even so, he____8_____ to explore the oceans. Two years later, he became the___9______of the French Oceanographic Campaigns. He also bought a ship to help ___10____ his dives. But he needed a way to get money for his trips. To do that, he produced many films __11___
include “The Silent World” (1956) “World without Sun” (1966). He also published(出版) a number of books . One of his books___12______“The Living Sea'' (1963).
In 1974, he founded the Cousteau Society.____13_____work was to do further research about ocean and to encourage people to help protect the oceans and the life in___14_______
Cousteau won many honors（荣誉）for his work, ____15_____the Medal of Freedom and membership in the French Academy in 1989.
1. A. an B. a C. the D.\
2. A. famous B. the famous C. the more famous D. the most famous
3. A. but B. because C. though D. and
4. A. hard B. hardly C. much hard D. much hardly
5. A. like B. as C. on D. by
6. A. staying B. stayed C. to stay D. to staying
7. A. finishing B. finishes C. finish D. was finished
8. A. continues B. continued C. had continued D. continuing
9. A. leader B. leads C. leading D. led
10. A. about B. with C. for D. through
11. A. what B. who C. which D. when
12. A. is B. are C. am D. were
13. A. It’s B. Itself C. It D. Its
14. A. us B. them C. you D. him
15. A. include B. includes C. including D. included
二、完形填空 阅读短文，掌握大意，选出最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1分）
On 28 of March Richard Byrd stood outside the small house. He shook hands with the men who were leaving. They were heading back to the main camp on the coast of Antarctica (南极洲). He would 16 to work at the base camp.
“I don't like leaving you here alone, "Pete Demas said. "I’ll be 17 ,"Byrd replied. He was looking forward to the challenge of spending the winter at the base camp. He would be recording the weather. There was plenty of food and fuel (燃料) in the tiny house. He felt sure nothing would go wrong.
But something did go wrong. Byrd was burning the fuel for 18 . But the fumes (有毒气体) were not leaving the house. Slowly he was being poisoned (中毒). On May 31 he broke down. When he came to, he made himself into his sleeping bag. Three days later he 19 it was a Sunday. The men would be 20 his radio message. Byrd moved hard out of bed and made the call. He didn't want the men to know how sick he was. It was too dangerous for them to come to save him.
By will-power alone, Byrd managed to stay alive. He was so 21 that he could hardly walk. But he forced himself to do the basics. He 22 food and made myself eat. He took notes of weather and sent radio messages. But by late June, the men 23 that something was wrong. Most of the time, Byrd's messages made no sense.
On August 11 Demas and two others reached the base camp. They hardly recognized (认出) Byrd. He was very thin and looked terrible. Byrd 24 them and then fell to the ground. The men had arrived in time. After two months of care, Byrd's good 25 returned. He and his men
worked together again.
16．A．regret B．leave C．agree D．stay
17．A．free B．fine C．lonely D．nervous
18．A．heat B．light C．safety D．food
19．A．hoped B．imagined C．learnt D．realized
20．A．expecting B．sending C．leaving D．testing
21．A．hungry B．weak C．tired D．cold
22．A．cooked B．served C．tasted D．stored
23．A．heard B．complained C．guessed D．discovered
24．A．greeted B．stopped C．thanked D．visited
25．A．luck B．memory C．dream D．health
三、阅读 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
On May 24, 1869 on the Green River, ten men were putting bags into four small boats. They were about to leave for a dangerous, exciting exploration along the great Colorado River. The leader of the group was John Wesley Powell.
Powell wrote in his diary, “The good people of Green River City turn out to see us start. We raise our little flag, push the boats from coast, and the water carries us down. ”
So John Wesley Powell’s story of his trip began on the river. The trip was just as dangerous as expected. The rivers were filled with rocks and waterfalls. Sometimes, the boats turned over and one of them even broke into two against a big rock. The explorers suffered from the hot Sun and cold rain. They lost many of their things. But they went on.
On August 13th, 1869, they reached the mouth of the Grand Canyon （大峡谷. Situation became so bad that three of the men left to try to reach the land. Two days later, the rest of the group sailed out of the danger of the Grand Canyon.
It was one of the greatest trips in the history of North America. He and his men were the first whites to travel in that area. Until then, the land had been known only to Indians who said others could not be successful to get there. But John Wesley Powell believed it could. And he believed it would provide wealth and valuable information about that part of America.
The story of the brave explorers was introduced in newspapers all over the country. John Wesley Powell became famous. Powell explorations led to the birth of the United States Geological Survey （地质调查局）in 1879.
26.John Wesley Powell's group went for the exploration_____________.
A. on foot B. by land C. by plane D. by water
27. The trip was dangerous because of the______________
A. strong wind B. rocks and waterfalls C. cold rain D. hot Sun
28 It took them about________ month(s) to get to the Grand Canyon.
A. one B. three C. five D. seven
29. Powell thought_____________.
A. they couldn't reach the dangerous area
B. the Indians couldn't get to the area
C. they could be successful in getting to the area
D. the Indians would help them get there
30 Which of the following is true according to the passage
A. Powell wanted to get wealth and information from the trip.
B. All the men succeeded in coming back from the trip.
C. Powell created the United States Geological Survey in 1879.
D. Powell and his men were the first men to find the Colorado River.
B
Chinese space exploration(探索) made great achievements in 2020， with the most significant event being the Chang’e 5 mission(任务)，China Daily reported.
The Chang’e 5 was China’s first sample(样本) return mission. It traveled in space for 23 days and brought back 1.7 kg of lunar(月球的) rock and soil samples to Earth. This was the world’s first lunar return mission since 1976 and made China the third country to complete a lunar return mission after the United States and the former Soviet Union.
The lunar samples have been sent to laboratories for research that will improve understanding of the state，temperature，and material content(物质含量)of the moon. Some of the samples will be put on display to encourage scientific interest. "This will greatly encourage people, especially young people, to study and explore the worlds beyond Earth, " Xiao Long, a planetary scientist said..
China also views the mission as part of mankind's exploration of the moon as a whole.
The Chang’e 5 landing site was very deliberately(审慎地) chosen. The Mons Rumker site, which had never been sampled before, is geologically younger than the sampling areas of the US and Soviet missions. Scientists believe the new samples could help to understand the moon’s volcanic(火山的) activity and evolution(演变).
China has promised to share its samples with scientists from other countries. Some foreign scientists have shown interest. Lunar exploration is for the benefit of international scientific research. Mankind will explore the moon together, as large exploration projects will require international cooperation in the future. China will play a leadership role in the international scientific community, China Daily noted
According to President Xi，the mission was also the latest achievement by China’s overall system, which is characterized by its ability to mobilise(调动) all available resources to deal with difficulties and achieve its goals. This will play a big role in future space missions.
31．What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 1
A．dangerous B．helpful C．important D．painful
32．What do we know about the mission
A．It was done secretly.
B．The missions landing site has never been sampled before.
C．It involved cooperation with other countries.
D．It was the first lunar return mission ever
33．What is the last paragraph mainly about
A．What China's future space missions will be like.
B．China's ability to unite other countries.
C．The role China will play in future space exploration.
D．The advantages of China's system
34．What can we infer from the passage
A．The United States will lead the international scientific community.
B．We can easily make achievements if we work together.
C．Chang’e 5 mission might encourage more people to study science.
D．Space exploration is the most important scientific field.
35．This passage may be found in/on a ________.
A．notebook B．guide book C．newspaper D．storybook
C
Christopher Columbus (哥伦布) , who is one of several historical persons regarded as the first European to discover the Americas, was born in 1451 in Italy. His father was a wool businessman. When he was young, Columbus loved sailing adventure very much. When he was 26 years old, he began to make business voyages(航行). The farthest countries he reached were Iceland and Guinea.
At that time, many European countries became stronger and stronger. Their ships reached Africa and Asia. They got gold, silver, silk, tea and other things from the countries of Asia. The book The Travels of Marco Polo greatly influenced him, in which China and India were written perfectly. Columbus wanted to make another way to these two countries. Since he didn’t have enough money, he asked some countries for help, such as, Portugal, Spain, the UK and France. He told the leaders the earth was round and if they helped him, he could easily get to China. Nobody believed his words and he was regarded as a cheat. Of course, he didn’t succeed.
It was not until 1492 that his dream came true. The queen of Spain persuaded the King to support Columbus. On August 2, 1492, Columbus left Spain and began his voyage. He had three ships. After two months' hard sailing on October 12, they got to an island in the Bahamas. On October 29, they reached Cuba. But a few days later, one of his ships left them. And on December 25, his flagship sunk. Luckily, the ship that left them joined him again. They went back to Lisbon on March 4, 1493.
Although they didn't get to rich Asian countries and took back wealth, they found a new place that nobody had gone to. Columbus thought it was India and called the islands the West Indians.
From 1493 to 1504, he sailed to America three times. He reached most of the coast of southern America and set up many colonies.
On May 20, 1506, Columbus died because of a disease.
36．What was Columbus’ dream according to the passage
A．To be a rich man.
B．To reach Africa and Asia.
C．To make another way to China and India.
D．To get gold, silver, silk, tea and other things.
37．How long does it take his voyage from Spain to Lisbon
A．2 months. B．8 months. C．11 months. D．26 months.
38．In what order did the following take place in Columbus’ life
a. He sailed to America three times.
b. In 1477, he began to make business voyages.
c. He began his voyage with the help of the queen of Spain.
d. He found a new place that nobody had gone to.
e. He tried to get support from some countries.
A．b-e-d-a-c B．b-e-c-d-a C．c-b-e-a-d D．c-d-e-a-b
39.Which of the following is the correct route （航线）of Columbus' first voyage
A B
C D
40．What is the best title of the passage
A．Columbus and his voyages. B．How Columbus found India.
C．Columbus loved sailing adventure. D．How Columbus got the sailing support.
D
Five Famous Explorers in History
Christopher Columbus (1452 — 1506)As an Italian explorer, Columbus made four important voyages to the Americas (1st journey was in 1492 to the Bahamas). Sailing in unknown seas, Columbus made humans know about the knowledge of crossing the Atlantic and the Americas.
Vasco da Gama (1469 — 1524)Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who was the first European to reach India by sea. Da Gama made a direct voyage to India — travelling around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa — arriving in Calicut in 1498, which connected Europe and Asia for the first time by ocean route.
Roald Amundsen (1872 — 1928)Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer and an important person during Antarctic exploration. His Antarctic expedition (探险队) of 1910 - 1912 discovered the South Pole. In 1926, he led the first successful expedition to reach the North Pole. He also made the first voyage through the Northwest Passage.
John Cabot (1450 — 1499)Cabot was an Italian voyager and explorer. In 1497, he discovered parts of North America (later named Newfoundland). This is widely considered to be the first European discovery of North America since the Viking journeys of the 11th century
Sir Francis Drake (1540 - 1597) Drake was an English explorer who successfully made the secondVoyage around the world from 1577 to 1580. He also discovered theDrake Passage in 1577.
41. Columbus's voyages made people know more about_________.
A. North America B. India C. the Americas D . Asia
42. We can know that Vasco da Gama_____________.
A. came from South Africa
B. arrived in Calicut in 1498
C. was the first European to travel by sea
D. made a direct voyage to Asia
43. Which country did John Cabot come from
A. Italy. B. America. C. Britain. D. Portugal.
44. How long did it take Sir Francis Drake to travel around the world
A. Two years. B. Three years. C. Four years. D. Five years
45. In what order did the following take place
a. Making a direct voyage from Europe to India.
b. The first voyage to the Americas.
c. The discovery of parts of North America.
d. The discovery of the South Pole.
e. The discovery of the Drake Passage.
A. c—b—a—e—d B. c—b—e—d—a C. b—c—e—a—d D. b—c—a—e—d
第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据短文内容，将下面A---E五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使得补全后的短文意思通顺，结构完整。
Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mt. Everest, is the world’s highest mountain. China Daily reported eight members of a Chinese surveying team arrived at the summit of Mount Qomolangma at 11 a.m. on May 27th, 2020. 46 Many Chinese people were so excited that they jumped happily when they heard the news.
Let’s go back to 1960, three Chinese climbers reached the top of Qomolangma from the north side, which is known as the most challenging side of the mountain. 47 Fifteen years later, another Chinese expedition team climbed the north side again. The movie The Climbers was just about the two generations of Chinese mountaineers in 1960 and 1975.
48 Wu Jing, one of the leading actors in the movie, said he experienced a bad cold and altitude sickness during filming in Qinghai. 49 “It is important to understand how difficult it was for these mountaineers and how they valued the honour to climb the highest mountain,” added Wu. In the movie, there are many moments when people feel like crying. The movie has hit the screens in cinemas across China, North America and the United Kingdom. 50 .
A. However, he said that it was important to have such an experience.B. A surveyor’s beacon(觇标), an important piece of measuring equipment, was placed on the summit.C. Many people resonate(产生共鸣) with The Climbers because each one of us is actually a climber in life.D. They were the first Chinese team to successfully climb Mount Qomolangma’s north side.E. We can learn something more behind the amazing moments in the movie.
四、写作 （共四节，满分30分）
第1节 第一节 单词拼写 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分））
I am Jim. I want to be known as a modern Columbus when I grow up. Though there are no 1.n_________ places to open up now, Still most places in space haven’t been 2.e_________ yet. Who knows There may be other planets like the Earth. Perhaps I could go on a trip to space and find these new planets. I would be a real 4. p_________. And if I find other people on these planets, I could develop a good r__________ with them. I could even set up t__________ with them and make a lot of money. Do you think my dream will come t_________.
第二节 完成句子。（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）
1.广州被称为“花城”。
Guangzhou “Flower City”.
2.在南沙已经设立了一个自由贸易区。
A free trade zone in Nansha.
3.她和妈妈每年都去国外旅行。
She her mother on a travel in foreign countries every year.
4. 这个数学题目太难了，我们做不出来。
The maths problem is _______ _______ for us _______ work out.
5.他们还没有决定何时启航。
They haven’t decided __________ ________ ________ ________.
第三节：书面表达(15分)
贝尔·格里尔斯(Bear Grylls)，世界著名的野外生存探险专家，你作为校报主编去采访他。请根据提示内容写一篇英文短文，向大家介绍这位被广大户外运动爱好者所追随的探险家。内容包括：
1. 他是美国Discovery Channel探索频道探险节目《荒野求生》(Man vs Wild)的主持人。
2. 他是前英国士兵、畅销书作家；曾乘水上摩托环绕不列颠群岛；搭乘小船横越冰冷的北大西洋；登上冰封万年的珠穆朗玛峰；也曾从沙漠的流沙中死里逃生
3. 贝尔主持的节目《荒野求生》风靡全球，他的探险经历给全球数十亿观众留下了深刻的印象，显示了人类挑战极限的生存能力。
4. 他撰写的《荒野求生少年生存小说》(Mission Survival) 帮助了很多青少年。
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1 / 32九年级下U1 Great explorations
（B卷·提升能力）
【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】
学校：__________班级：__________姓名：_________ 考号：___________
温馨提示：
本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为100分，考试时间为100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
一、语法选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
Would you like to explore the oceans Do you want to find more life than we imagine there For Jacques Cousteau, the answer was“yes". His career was ___1_____lifetime dream, and he is one of____2_____ocean scientists in recent times.
Cousteau was born in France in 1910. Even as a child he loved water. Cousteau was bright,___3______he got bored with school and began to cause trouble. His parents sent him to a strict school. There, Cousteau finally felt challenged. He studied___4______and did well in all his subjects. In 1933, he worked _____5____a general officer in the French Navy. He also began to explore the life under the water. He worked on a breathing machine ___6____ under water longer. It_____7____ in 1943.
In 1948, Cousteau became a captain, and he had his new task. Even so, he____8_____ to explore the oceans. Two years later, he became the___9______of the French Oceanographic Campaigns. He also bought a ship to help ___10____ his dives. But he needed a way to get money for his trips. To do that, he produced many films __11___
include “The Silent World” (1956) “World without Sun” (1966). He also published(出版) a number of books . One of his books___12______“The Living Sea'' (1963).
In 1974, he founded the Cousteau Society.____13_____work was to do further research about ocean and to encourage people to help protect the oceans and the life in___14_______
Cousteau won many honors（荣誉）for his work, ____15_____the Medal of Freedom and membership in the French Academy in 1989.
1. A. an B. a C. the D.\
2. A. famous B. the famous C. the more famous D. the most famous
3. A. but B. because C. though D. and
4. A. hard B. hardly C. much hard D. much hardly
5. A. like B. as C. on D. by
6. A. staying B. stayed C. to stay D. to staying
7. A. finishing B. finishes C. finish D. was finished
8. A. continues B. continued C. had continued D. continuing
9. A. leader B. leads C. leading D. led
10. A. about B. with C. for D. through
11. A. what B. who C. which D. when
12. A. is B. are C. am D. were
13. A. It’s B. Itself C. It D. Its
14. A. us B. them C. you D. him
15. A. include B. includes C. including D. included
【答案】BDAAB CDBAB CADBC
【解析】本文介绍近代海洋学家雅克·库斯托的相关情况。
1.B 考查冠词的用法。句意：他的事业是一生的梦想，他是近代最著名的海洋科学家之一。这里不定冠词表示一类人或物。故答案选B。
2. D考查形容词 的用法。句意：他的事业是一生的梦想，他是近代最著名的海洋科学家之一。One of +形容词最高级+复数名词。故答案选D
3.A 考查连词的用法。句意：他小时候就喜欢水。库斯托很聪明，但他厌倦了学校，开始制造麻烦。前后转折关系。故答案选A。
4. A考查 副词的用法。句意：库斯托终于感到了挑战。他努力学习，所有科目都考得很好。Hard 努力地。Hardly 几乎不。故答案选A
5.B 考查介词 的用法。句意：他在法国海军当过将军。Work as 固定搭配，担任。。工作。故答案选B。
6. C考查非谓语动词 的用法。句意：他从事在呼吸机上工作，以便在水下停留更长时间。这里表示目的用不定式。故答案选C。
7. D考查被动语态的用法。呼吸机被完成。故答案选D。
8. B考查动词时态的用法。都是叙述过去发生的事情。故答案选B。
9. A考查词语辨异。句意：两年后，他成为法国海洋学运动的领导者。这里leader名词领导人。故答案选A。
10.B 考查固定搭配的用法。Help with故答案选B。
11.C 考查定语从句 的用法。句意：他制作了许多电影，包括《寂静的世界》（1956）、《没有太阳的世界》（1966）。先行词指物。故答案选C。
12.A 考查 be动 的用法。这里单数故答案选A
13.D 考查代词的用法。Work这里是名词故形容词性的物主代词修饰。故答案选D。
14.B 考查 代词的用法。句意：它的工作是进一步研究海洋，鼓励人们帮助保护海洋和海洋中的生命。前面是复数故用them指代用宾格。故答案选B
15.C 考查介词的用法。句意：库斯托的工作赢得了许多荣誉，包括自由勋章和1989年法国学院的成员资格。Including 包括。故答案选C。
二、完形填空 阅读短文，掌握大意，选出最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1分）
On 28 of March Richard Byrd stood outside the small house. He shook hands with the men who were leaving. They were heading back to the main camp on the coast of Antarctica (南极洲). He would 16 to work at the base camp.
“I don't like leaving you here alone, "Pete Demas said. "I’ll be 17 ,"Byrd replied. He was looking forward to the challenge of spending the winter at the base camp. He would be recording the weather. There was plenty of food and fuel (燃料) in the tiny house. He felt sure nothing would go wrong.
But something did go wrong. Byrd was burning the fuel for 18 . But the fumes (有毒气体) were not leaving the house. Slowly he was being poisoned (中毒). On May 31 he broke down. When he came to, he made himself into his sleeping bag. Three days later he 19 it was a Sunday. The men would be 20 his radio message. Byrd moved hard out of bed and made the call. He didn't want the men to know how sick he was. It was too dangerous for them to come to save him.
By will-power alone, Byrd managed to stay alive. He was so 21 that he could hardly walk. But he forced himself to do the basics. He 22 food and made myself eat. He took notes of weather and sent radio messages. But by late June, the men 23 that something was wrong. Most of the time, Byrd's messages made no sense.
On August 11 Demas and two others reached the base camp. They hardly recognized (认出) Byrd. He was very thin and looked terrible. Byrd 24 them and then fell to the ground. The men had arrived in time. After two months of care, Byrd's good 25 returned. He and his men
worked together again.
16．A．regret B．leave C．agree D．stay
17．A．free B．fine C．lonely D．nervous
18．A．heat B．light C．safety D．food
19．A．hoped B．imagined C．learnt D．realized
20．A．expecting B．sending C．leaving D．testing
21．A．hungry B．weak C．tired D．cold
22．A．cooked B．served C．tasted D．stored
23．A．heard B．complained C．guessed D．discovered
24．A．greeted B．stopped C．thanked D．visited
25．A．luck B．memory C．dream D．health
【答案】DBADA BACAD
【解析】本文介绍了理查．德伯德在南极洲大本营工作的情况。他独自留在营地工作，他住的小房子里有许多燃料和食物，他觉得没有什么会出问题，但在取暖时，燃烧释放出的有毒气体让他中毒了，但他不想让其他人知道，但是在他给主营的人发送的报告中人看出了端倪，德马和其他两个人及时赶到救了他。经过两个月的照顾，理查德．伯德的健康恢复了。他和他的人再次一起工作。
16.句意：他将继续在大本营工作。考查动词及语境的理解。A. regret遗憾；B. leave离开；C. agree同意；D. stay停留。根据They were heading back to the main camp on the coast of Antarctica (南极洲). 可知，他将呆在那里去工作。故选D。
17. 句意：彼得．德玛说:“我不喜欢把你留在这里。”“我很好，”伯德回答。考查形容词及语境的理解。A. free 免费的，自由的；B. fine 好的；C. lonely孤独的；D. nervous紧张的。故选B。
18．句意：伯德正在燃烧燃料为获取热量。考查名词词义辨析。A. heat热，热量；B. light光；C. safety安全；D. food食物。结合句意和语境可知选A。
19．句意：三天后，他意识到这是一个星期日。考查动词词义辨析。A. hoped希望；B. imagined想象；C. learnt学习，了解；D. realized实现，了解，意识到。结合句意和语境可知选D。
20．句意：那些人正期待他的无线电电报。考查动词词义辨析。A. expecting期待；B. sending发送，邮寄；C. leaving离开；D. testing测验，测试。结合句意和语境可知选A。
21．句意：他很虚弱，几乎走不了路。考查形容词及语境的理解。A. hungry饿的；B. weak弱的； C. tired累的； D. cold冷的。根据上文他生病了，所以很弱。根据he could hardly walk.身体虚弱所以不能走路。故选B。
22．句意：他做食物，自己吃东西。考查动词及语境的理解。A. cooked 煮饭；B. served为…服务；C. tasted 尝； D. stored储存。根据made myself eat可知，自己做饭自己吃。故选A。
23．句意：但到了6月底，这些人猜测出了什么问题。考查动词及语境的理解。A. heard听见；B. complained 抱怨；C. guessed猜；D. discovered发现。故选C。
24．句意：伯德向他们打招呼，然后倒在了地上。考查动词词义辨析。A. greeted问候，打招呼；B. stopped停止；C. thanked感谢，感激；D. visited参观，拜访。结合句意和语境可知选A。
25．句意：经过两个月的护理，伯德的健康恢复了。A. luck幸运；B. memory记忆；C. dream梦想；D. health健康。结合句意和语境可知选D。
三、阅读 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
On May 24, 1869 on the Green River, ten men were putting bags into four small boats. They were about to leave for a dangerous, exciting exploration along the great Colorado River. The leader of the group was John Wesley Powell.
Powell wrote in his diary, “The good people of Green River City turn out to see us start. We raise our little flag, push the boats from coast, and the water carries us down. ”
So John Wesley Powell’s story of his trip began on the river. The trip was just as dangerous as expected. The rivers were filled with rocks and waterfalls. Sometimes, the boats turned over and one of them even broke into two against a big rock. The explorers suffered from the hot Sun and cold rain. They lost many of their things. But they went on.
On August 13th, 1869, they reached the mouth of the Grand Canyon （大峡谷. Situation became so bad that three of the men left to try to reach the land. Two days later, the rest of the group sailed out of the danger of the Grand Canyon.
It was one of the greatest trips in the history of North America. He and his men were the first whites to travel in that area. Until then, the land had been known only to Indians who said others could not be successful to get there. But John Wesley Powell believed it could. And he believed it would provide wealth and valuable information about that part of America.
The story of the brave explorers was introduced in newspapers all over the country. John Wesley Powell became famous. Powell explorations led to the birth of the United States Geological Survey （地质调查局）in 1879.
26.John Wesley Powell's group went for the exploration_____________.
A. on foot B. by land C. by plane D. by water
27. The trip was dangerous because of the______________
A. strong wind B. rocks and waterfalls C. cold rain D. hot Sun
28 It took them about________ month(s) to get to the Grand Canyon.
A. one B. three C. five D. seven
29. Powell thought_____________.
A. they couldn't reach the dangerous area
B. the Indians couldn't get to the area
C. they could be successful in getting to the area
D. the Indians would help them get there
30 Which of the following is true according to the passage
A. Powell wanted to get wealth and information from the trip.
B. All the men succeeded in coming back from the trip.
C. Powell created the United States Geological Survey in 1879.
D. Powell and his men were the first men to find the Colorado River.
【答案】DBBCA
【解析】本文叙述约翰·韦斯利·鲍威尔探险的故事。
26.D细节理解题。从文开头ten men were putting bags into four small boats. They were about to leave for a dangerous, exciting exploration along the great Colorado River.可知答案选D。
27 B.细节理解题。从第二段The trip was just as dangerous as expected. The rivers were filled with rocks and waterfalls. Sometimes, the boats turned over and one of them even broke into two against a big rock.这次旅行和预期的一样危险。河流中充满了岩石和瀑布。有时，船翻过来，其中一只甚至撞在一块大石头上摔成两半。故答案选B。
28. B细节理解题。从开头On May 24, 1869他们出发到On August 13th, 1869, they reached the mouth of the Grand Canyon他们到达大峡谷历时大约3个月。故答案选B。
29.细节理解题。Until then, the land had been known only to Indians who said others could not be successful to get there. But John Wesley Powell believed it could. 在此之前，只有印度人知道这片土地，他们说其他人不可能成功到达那里。但约翰韦斯利鲍威尔相信它可以。故答案选C。
30.A 理解题。B. All the men succeeded in coming back from the trip.其中3人中途回到陆地，故错误。
C．Powell created the United States Geological Survey in 1879. 鲍威尔探险队于1879年创立了美国地质调查局。错误。是导致美国地质局的诞生。Powell and his men were the first men to find the Colorado River.错误。He and his men were the first whites to travel in that area.第一个到达的白人。故答案选A。
B
Chinese space exploration(探索) made great achievements in 2020， with the most significant event being the Chang’e 5 mission(任务)，China Daily reported.
The Chang’e 5 was China’s first sample(样本) return mission. It traveled in space for 23 days and brought back 1.7 kg of lunar(月球的) rock and soil samples to Earth. This was the world’s first lunar return mission since 1976 and made China the third country to complete a lunar return mission after the United States and the former Soviet Union.
The lunar samples have been sent to laboratories for research that will improve understanding of the state，temperature，and material content(物质含量)of the moon. Some of the samples will be put on display to encourage scientific interest. "This will greatly encourage people, especially young people, to study and explore the worlds beyond Earth, " Xiao Long, a planetary scientist said..
China also views the mission as part of mankind's exploration of the moon as a whole.
The Chang’e 5 landing site was very deliberately(审慎地) chosen. The Mons Rumker site, which had never been sampled before, is geologically younger than the sampling areas of the US and Soviet missions. Scientists believe the new samples could help to understand the moon’s volcanic(火山的) activity and evolution(演变).
China has promised to share its samples with scientists from other countries. Some foreign scientists have shown interest. Lunar exploration is for the benefit of international scientific research. Mankind will explore the moon together, as large exploration projects will require international cooperation in the future. China will play a leadership role in the international scientific community, China Daily noted
According to President Xi，the mission was also the latest achievement by China’s overall system, which is characterized by its ability to mobilise(调动) all available resources to deal with difficulties and achieve its goals. This will play a big role in future space missions.
31．What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 1
A．dangerous B．helpful C．important D．painful
32．What do we know about the mission
A．It was done secretly.
B．The missions landing site has never been sampled before.
C．It involved cooperation with other countries.
D．It was the first lunar return mission ever
33．What is the last paragraph mainly about
A．What China's future space missions will be like.
B．China's ability to unite other countries.
C．The role China will play in future space exploration.
D．The advantages of China's system
34．What can we infer from the passage
A．The United States will lead the international scientific community.
B．We can easily make achievements if we work together.
C．Chang’e 5 mission might encourage more people to study science.
D．Space exploration is the most important scientific field.
35．This passage may be found in/on a ________.
A．notebook B．guide book C．newspaper D．storybook
【解析】本文是新闻报道，介绍了嫦娥五号探月任务，说明中国的太空探索取得了巨大成就。
31．词义猜测题。根据第二段“This was the world’s first lunar return mission since 1976 and made China the third country to complete a lunar return mission after the United States and the former Soviet Union”，可知嫦娥五号登月意义重大，important符合题意，故选C。
32．推理判断题。根据第五段“The Mons Rumker site, which had never been sampled before, is geologically younger than the sampling areas of the US and Soviet missions”，结合下文科学家的看法，可知这次任务的着陆点以前从未进行过采样，故选B。
33．主旨大意题。根据最后“This will play a big role in future space missions”，可知中国在未来太空探索中将扮演重要角色，故选C。
34．推理判断题。根据第三段“Some of the samples will be put on display to encourage scientific interest”，结合科学家的看法“This will greatly encourage people, especially young people, to study and explore the worlds beyond Earth”，可知嫦娥五号任务可能会鼓励更多的人学习科学，故选C。
35．推理判断题。根据第一段“China Daily reported”，可知是新闻报道，应该能在报纸上读到，故选C。
C
Christopher Columbus (哥伦布) , who is one of several historical persons regarded as the first European to discover the Americas, was born in 1451 in Italy. His father was a wool businessman. When he was young, Columbus loved sailing adventure very much. When he was 26 years old, he began to make business voyages(航行). The farthest countries he reached were Iceland and Guinea.
At that time, many European countries became stronger and stronger. Their ships reached Africa and Asia. They got gold, silver, silk, tea and other things from the countries of Asia. The book The Travels of Marco Polo greatly influenced him, in which China and India were written perfectly. Columbus wanted to make another way to these two countries. Since he didn’t have enough money, he asked some countries for help, such as, Portugal, Spain, the UK and France. He told the leaders the earth was round and if they helped him, he could easily get to China. Nobody believed his words and he was regarded as a cheat. Of course, he didn’t succeed.
It was not until 1492 that his dream came true. The queen of Spain persuaded the King to support Columbus. On August 2, 1492, Columbus left Spain and began his voyage. He had three ships. After two months' hard sailing on October 12, they got to an island in the Bahamas. On October 29, they reached Cuba. But a few days later, one of his ships left them. And on December 25, his flagship sunk. Luckily, the ship that left them joined him again. They went back to Lisbon on March 4, 1493.
Although they didn't get to rich Asian countries and took back wealth, they found a new place that nobody had gone to. Columbus thought it was India and called the islands the West Indians.
From 1493 to 1504, he sailed to America three times. He reached most of the coast of southern America and set up many colonies.
On May 20, 1506, Columbus died because of a disease.
36．What was Columbus’ dream according to the passage
A．To be a rich man.
B．To reach Africa and Asia.
C．To make another way to China and India.
D．To get gold, silver, silk, tea and other things.
37．How long does it take his voyage from Spain to Lisbon
A．2 months. B．8 months. C．11 months. D．26 months.
38．In what order did the following take place in Columbus’ life
a. He sailed to America three times.
b. In 1477, he began to make business voyages.
c. He began his voyage with the help of the queen of Spain.
d. He found a new place that nobody had gone to.
e. He tried to get support from some countries.
A．b-e-d-a-c B．b-e-c-d-a C．c-b-e-a-d D．c-d-e-a-b
39.Which of the following is the correct route （航线）of Columbus' first voyage
A B
C D
40．What is the best title of the passage
A．Columbus and his voyages. B．How Columbus found India.
C．Columbus loved sailing adventure. D．How Columbus got the sailing support.
【答案】CBBCA
【解析】本文描述了哥伦布开始航海事业的原因和他的几次航行
36.细节题。根据第二段的第四，五句"The book The Travels of Marco Polo greatly in flue need him, in which China and India were written perfectly. Columbus wanted to make another way to these two countries."可知哥伦布受马可波 罗书的影响，他的梦想是发现去中国和印度的 其他方式。故答案选C。
37.细节题。根据第三段On August 2, 1492, Columbus left Spain and began his voyage.和最 后一句可知"They went back to Lisbon on March 4, 1493.”，可知从哥伦布在1942年8月从S pain出发到1943年3月到Lisbon—共花了8个 月。故答案选B。
38.细节题。根据第一段第四句“When he was 26 years old, he began to make business voyage s (航海).”和第三段第一句"It was not until 1492 that his dream came true. The queen of Spain persuaded the King to support Columbus."可知哥伦布1477年开始航海事业才是4 49 2年得到西班牙女王的支持。故先排除CD选 项。根据文章倒数第二段"From 1493 to 1504, he sailed to America three times."可知哥伦布 航行到三次到美国是发生在西班牙女王支持之 后，故答案选B。
39.细节题。根据第三段和第四段的描述，哥伦布 的第一次航行路线为：从Spain出发，到Baha mas, Cuba,最后到Lisbon,途中到了西印度。 故答案选C。
40.主旨大意题。根据全文，本文描述了哥伦布开始航海事业的原因，他的几次航行。所以本文的主旨是介绍哥伦布与他的航海事业。故答案 选A。
D
Five Famous Explorers in History
Christopher Columbus (1452 — 1506)As an Italian explorer, Columbus made four important voyages to the Americas (1st journey was in 1492 to the Bahamas). Sailing in unknown seas, Columbus made humans know about the knowledge of crossing the Atlantic and the Americas.
Vasco da Gama (1469 — 1524)Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who was the first European to reach India by sea. Da Gama made a direct voyage to India — travelling around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa — arriving in Calicut in 1498, which connected Europe and Asia for the first time by ocean route.
Roald Amundsen (1872 — 1928)Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer and an important person during Antarctic exploration. His Antarctic expedition (探险队) of 1910 - 1912 discovered the South Pole. In 1926, he led the first successful expedition to reach the North Pole. He also made the first voyage through the Northwest Passage.
John Cabot (1450 — 1499)Cabot was an Italian voyager and explorer. In 1497, he discovered parts of North America (later named Newfoundland). This is widely considered to be the first European discovery of North America since the Viking journeys of the 11th century
Sir Francis Drake (1540 - 1597) Drake was an English explorer who successfully made the secondVoyage around the world from 1577 to 1580. He also discovered theDrake Passage in 1577.
41. Columbus's voyages made people know more about_________.
A. North America B. India C. the Americas D . Asia
42. We can know that Vasco da Gama_____________.
A. came from South Africa
B. arrived in Calicut in 1498
C. was the first European to travel by sea
D. made a direct voyage to Asia
43. Which country did John Cabot come from
A. Italy. B. America. C. Britain. D. Portugal.
44. How long did it take Sir Francis Drake to travel around the world
A. Two years. B. Three years. C. Four years. D. Five years
45. In what order did the following take place
a. Making a direct voyage from Europe to India.
b. The first voyage to the Americas.
c. The discovery of parts of North America.
d. The discovery of the South Pole.
e. The discovery of the Drake Passage.
A. c—b—a—e—d B. c—b—e—d—a C. b—c—e—a—d D. b—c—a—e—d
【答案】CBABD
【解析】：本文介绍5位航海家事和贡献。
41.C 细节理解题。定位到第一图片。从Columbus made humans know about the knowledge of crossing the Atlantic and the Americas.可知答案选C。
42. B细节理解题。定位到第二张图片，从Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who was the first European to reach India by sea。可知A，C错误。从Da Gama made a direct voyage to India — travelling around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa可知D也错误B正确。答案选B。
43. A细节理解题。从Cabot was an Italian voyager and explorer.可知答案选A。
44. B 细节理解题。 Drake was an English explorer who successfully made the second Voyage around the world from 1577 to 1580.可知答案选B。
45. D 细节理解题。按照年代顺序排列。
第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据短文内容，将下面A---E五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使得补全后的短文意思通顺，结构完整。
Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mt. Everest, is the world’s highest mountain. China Daily reported eight members of a Chinese surveying team arrived at the summit of Mount Qomolangma at 11 a.m. on May 27th, 2020. 46 Many Chinese people were so excited that they jumped happily when they heard the news.
Let’s go back to 1960, three Chinese climbers reached the top of Qomolangma from the north side, which is known as the most challenging side of the mountain. 47 Fifteen years later, another Chinese expedition team climbed the north side again. The movie The Climbers was just about the two generations of Chinese mountaineers in 1960 and 1975.
48 Wu Jing, one of the leading actors in the movie, said he experienced a bad cold and altitude sickness during filming in Qinghai. 49 “It is important to understand how difficult it was for these mountaineers and how they valued the honour to climb the highest mountain,” added Wu. In the movie, there are many moments when people feel like crying. The movie has hit the screens in cinemas across China, North America and the United Kingdom. 50 .
A. However, he said that it was important to have such an experience.B. A surveyor’s beacon(觇标), an important piece of measuring equipment, was placed on the summit.C. Many people resonate(产生共鸣) with The Climbers because each one of us is actually a climber in life.D. They were the first Chinese team to successfully climb Mount Qomolangma’s north side.E. We can learn something more behind the amazing moments in the movie.
【答案】BDEAC
四、写作 （共四节，满分30分）
第1节 第一节 单词拼写 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分））
I am Jim. I want to be known as a modern Columbus when I grow up. Though there are no 1.n_________ places to open up now, Still most places in space haven’t been 2.e_________ yet. Who knows There may be other planets like the Earth. Perhaps I could go on a trip to space and find these new planets. I would be a real 4. p_________. And if I find other people on these planets, I could develop a good r__________ with them. I could even set up t__________ with them and make a lot of money. Do you think my dream will come t_________.
【答案】1.new 2.expored 3.pioneer 4.relationship 5.true
第二节 完成句子。（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）
1.广州被称为“花城”。
Guangzhou “Flower City”.
2.在南沙已经设立了一个自由贸易区。
A free trade zone in Nansha.
3.她和妈妈每年都去国外旅行。
She her mother on a travel in foreign countries every year.
4. 这个数学题目太难了，我们做不出来。
The maths problem is _______ _______ for us _______ work out.
5.他们还没有决定何时启航。
They haven’t decided __________ ________ ________ ________.
【答案】1.is known as 2.has been set up 3.as well as goes 4.too difficult to 5.when to se sail
第三节：书面表达(15分)
贝尔·格里尔斯(Bear Grylls)，世界著名的野外生存探险专家，你作为校报主编去采访他。请根据提示内容写一篇英文短文，向大家介绍这位被广大户外运动爱好者所追随的探险家。内容包括：
1. 他是美国Discovery Channel探索频道探险节目《荒野求生》(Man vs Wild)的主持人。
2. 他是前英国士兵、畅销书作家；曾乘水上摩托环绕不列颠群岛；搭乘小船横越冰冷的北大西洋；登上冰封万年的珠穆朗玛峰；也曾从沙漠的流沙中死里逃生
3. 贝尔主持的节目《荒野求生》风靡全球，他的探险经历给全球数十亿观众留下了深刻的印象，显示了人类挑战极限的生存能力。
4. 他撰写的《荒野求生少年生存小说》(Mission Survival) 帮助了很多青少年。
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【答案】
Hello， everyone， I would like to introduce my favourite explorer to you. Bear Grylls， known as the famous host of Discovery Channel， used to be a soldier， and now is a writer. He once travelled around the British Isles by water scooter and across the north Atlantic by ship. He climbed the Qomolangma successfully and survived in the deadly desert. Later， in order to help people learn about the outdoor survival skills， he hosted the famous programme Man vs Wild. His experience of adventure and exploration gave people a very deep impression. He also wrote a popular novel named Mission Survival， which helps a lot of teenagers. I like him so much that I never miss his programmes. Do you want to watch it with me？
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