03：【好题精选】阅读单选-2023年九年级下学期英语专题周周练（第一期）（江苏南京）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

03：【好题精选】阅读单选-2023年九年级下学期英语专题周周练
（第一期）（江苏南京）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
阅读单选题
An Experiment Report on Growing Potato Plants
Things prepared:
*A potato that has sprouts (芽) *A flower pot with soil *A camera to record progress
Observation (观察)
Day 1
The color of the soil looks darker because I have just watered it. In the center of the pot (盆), I can see a tiny sprout that has grown from the potato under the soil. I’ll call it Buddy. Buddy is green and yellow. I wonder how fast it will grow.
Day 6
Without much change in the past six days, I finally see some new progress on Buddy as it has grown taller. It’s exciting to see new life like this. I hope Buddy can grow faster.
Day 11
Buddy is getting larger! Three more new sprouts have grown around Buddy! Green leaves have grown on the new sprouts, but they have not fully grown yet. I guess I need to be a bit more patient.
Day 13
Buddy continues to grow taller. The leaves on the new sprouts have grown a bit. I’m also excited to see more new sprouts that have grown from under the soil.
Day 15
Finally, the leaves on the other sprouts are 3 cm tall. They’re so green. I hopenew potatoes under the soil will soon grow.
When does Buddy start to grow taller
A．On Day 1 B．On Day 6 C．On Day 11 D．On Day 13
2．Which is the right order of the potato plants growing according to the text
①New potatoes might be under the soil.
②More new sprouts grow around Buddy.
③A green and yellow sprout grows out of the soil.
A．①②③ B．①③② C．③②① D．②③①
3．What is this experiment report about
A．History B．Music C．Geography D．Science
Your smartphone isn’t listening to you——but does secretly watch everything you do.
Scientists made the finding while finding out the long-held rumor(传闻) that apps are able to control microphones in smart devices to secretly record audio to help them better target(把……对准某群体) advertisements showed online.
Smartphone users have complained of the frightening feeling for years——their apps are listening to their every word, but the new study found no evidence(证据) of the practice ever taking place.
Scientists did an experiment that tested 17,260 of the most popular Android apps, including many owned by Facebook. Of those surveyed, more than half had the right to enter users’ camera and microphone, allowing them to activate the features(激活该功能) any time the app was open. Researchers found no evidence that any were secretly recording using the built-in microphone.
The latest findings dispel the rumor that apps like Facebook sometimes record conversations and send keywords to third parties to help them target ads. Users have complained that after chatting about some topics or tourist attractions, relevant ads will often appear across their apps or online browsing.
A closer look at the results shows that while apps are not listening, some do regularly record footage(镜头，片段) and screenshots of what users are doing. The software then send this information to a third party for analysis.
Researchers caught one app, GoPuff, recording the screens of users and sending the footage to mobile analytics company Appsee. The app, which has been downloaded more than 100,000 times from Google Play Store, took footage of a screen that asked for customers to list their zip code. Once this issue was brought to our attention, the company immediately disabled tacking capabilities(跟踪能力) for the mentioned app and removed all recording data from our servers.
4．What have worried smartphone users for years
A．Their phones spy on(监视) them every moment.
B．Third parties may control their smartphone apps.
C．They become the target of online advertisements.
D．Some apps shoot video of their actions.
5．What does the underlined word “dispel” in Paragraph 5 mean
A．spread. B．prove C．remove D．explain
6．Why do third parties receive footage from some apps
A．To collect personal postcodes for better delivery.
B．To analyze and protect personal information.
C．To target the customers for their ads better.
D．To provide better service for phone owners.
7．What is the best title for the text
A．Are those apps harmful to you
B．Is your phone watching you
C．Do you worry about using your cellphone
D．Are you being tested by your phone
Ducks Nature Story Time
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Date: Friday, October 5, 2019
Place: Ice Age Visitor Center
Go with us through the wonderful world of ducks. This hour of nature fun waits for 3 to 6-year-olds with parents.
TEL: 626-2117
Guided Kayak (小艇) Tour
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Date: Saturday, September 29, 2019
Place: Devil’s Lake
This adventure is for kids over 12. If you need to rent (出租) kayak, please let us know. It’s $25 for one kayak and $45 for two.
TEL: 356-8301
Microbiology (微生物学)
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Date: Sunday, September 23, 2019
Place: Ottawa Nature Center
For kids 8 to 10. Take a look at the organisms (生物) through a microscope. It’s amazing to find that they share the environment with us!
Price: $15 for each kid; $10 for each adult
TEL: 594-6200
Fishing
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Date: Saturday, August 25, 2019
Place: Vern Wolf Lake
Don’t have a pole (竿) You can use ours for free. All ages are welcome! Meet at the lake.
TEL: 878-5600
8．Ducks Nature Story Time is held _______.
A．in the afternoon B．on Friday C．in September D．in a park
9．Lily’s parents want to take her to join Microbiology. How much should they pay
A．$25. B．$35. C．$40. D．$45.
10．Where should people go to join the fishing program
A．Ice Age Visitor Center. B．Devil’s Lake. C．Ottawa Nature Center. D．Vern Wolf Lake.
11．Tom is a 13-year -old boy and he is free at the end of September. Which program can he join
A．Fishing. B．Guided Kayak Tour. C．Microbiology. D．Ducks Nature Story Time.
12．What can we learn from the passage
A．Activities of Microbiology last for three hours.
B．Guided Kayak Tour offers free kayaks to people.
C．People can call 594-6200 to know more about Fishing.
D．All ages are welcome to join Ducks Nature Story Time.
On Nov. 16, seven astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) woke up to an alarm(警报). A Russian missile(导弹) test had just bombed a satellite into more than 1,500 pieces of space debris (残骸). Some got very close to the ISS.
NASA says space debris like this can travel at more than 28,000 km/h. That’s much faster than a bullet(子弹) (about 3,500 km/h). Even a pea-sized piece of debris could “wipe out” a space station or kill an astronaut if he or she is doing a spacewalk, says Live Science.
Since the 1950s, humans have sent thousands of rockets and satellites into space. Many are still there, and we now face an ever-increasing problem of space rubbish. In 2006, for example, National Geographic reported that a tiny piece of space rubbish hit the ISS, taking a small piece of glass out of a window. In June of this year, a piece of debris ran into one of the station’s robotic arms, which are just like the arms of a robot, and left a hole.
Scientists are trying different ways to deal with the problem. One way is to use a huge net. In 2018, the UK’s Survey Space Center caught some space rubbish with a net in an experiment. It first found the debris, and then collected it with a net and a harpoon(鱼叉).
Another way is to use robotic arms. Clear Space 1, the European Space Agency’s task to clean space rubbish, is going to be sent into space in 2025. It will use robotic arms to catch debris. This plans to throw the debris into Earth’s atmosphere(大气层), where it will burn up as it falls because of strong friction(摩擦).
13．According to NASA, space debris moves ________ as fast as a bullet.
A．eight times B．nine times C．seven times D．six times
14．The best ways to deal with space debris is ________ according to the article.
a. throwing it away into the planet
b. throwing it into the sun to burn up
c. collecting it with nets and harpoons
d. throwing it into Earth’s atmosphere to burn up
A．ad B．cd C．ab D．bd
15．What can we infer from Paragraph 3—4
A．There is nothing we can do to deal with space debris.
B．The astronauts are quite safe in space even there is space debris.
C．More and more tasks are failing because we don’t want to cause space rubbish.
D．Thousands of old rockets and satellites are turning into space rubbish for years.
The World’s Longest Rivers River
River Length Location
Nile 4,132 miles（6,650 km） Africa
Amazon 4,000 miles（6,400 km） South America
China Chang Jiang（Yangtze） 3,915 miles（6,300 km） China
Mississippi—Missouri-Red Rock 3,902 miles（6,275 km） United States
Ob 3,364 miles（5,410 km） Russia
Fast Facts:The Nile River passes through 9 countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
The Amazon is second in length but first in amount of water carried and area of land drained (排水).
Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world. The river is the longest in the world to flow wholly within one country.
The Missouri and Red Rock Rivers are considered tributaries (a stream or river that flow into a main river) of the Mississippi.
The Mississippi river system goes through only one country: the United States.
The Ob River is a major river in Western Siberia, Russia and is the world’s seventh longest river.
16．How are the rivers listed in the table
A．By the greatest to the least volume (体积). B．From the widest to the narrowest.
C．From northernmost to southernmost. D．From the longest to the shortest.
17．Why are the Missouri, and Red Rock Rivers grouped together in the river
A．The two are the same length. B．They flow to the Amazon.
C．They are part of the same river system. D．They are rivers in North America.
18．Which river is the longest in the world that goes through only one country
A．Nile. B．Ob. C．Amazon. D．Chang Jiang.
Day after day Buck pulled a sledge（雪橇）. They started in the morning before it was light, and stopped in the evening after it was dark, eating a piece of fish, and going to sleep in their holes under the snow. Buck was always hungry. Francois gave him 750 grams of dried fish a day, and it was never enough. The other dogs were given only 500 grams；they were smaller and could live on less food.
Buck learned to eat quickly；if he was too slow, the other dogs would steal his food. He saw Pike, one of the new dogs, steal some meat from the sledge when Francois wasn’t looking. The next day Buck stole some and got away unseen. Francois was very angry, but he thought another dog, Dub, had taken it and punished him instead of Buck.
Buck was learning how to live in the north. In the south he had never stolen, and there he had never been so hungry. He stole cleverly and secretly, remembering the beatings from the man with the club.
Buck was learning the law of club and tooth. He learned to eat any food-anything that he could get his teeth into. He learned to break the ice on water holes with his feet when he wanted to drink. He was stronger, harder, and could see and smell better than ever before. In a way, he was remembering back to the days when wild dogs traveled in groups through the forest, killing for meat as they went. It was easy for him to learn to fight like a wolf, because it was in his blood. In the evenings, when he pointed his nose at the moon and howled（吼叫）long and loud, he was remembering the dogs and wolves that had come before him.
--Adapted from The Call of the Wild
19．Day after day, what did Buck pull
A．A box. B．A man. C．A sledge. D．Some dogs.
20．Where did Buck come from
A．The east. B．The south. C．The west. D．The north.
21．What’s the result of hunger
A．Buck ate other dogs. B．Buck became very weak.
C．Buck missed his hometown. D．Buck got his wildness（野性）again.
22．What’s the story mainly about
A．Dog food. B．A dog keeper. C．A dog. D．A winter.
China is a country with a long history. This history has left us with many cultural relics（文物）. A CCTV program about cultural relics is now popular. It may give you a new way to enjoy them.
The show is called National Treasure. It shows 27 treasures from nine museums across China. The show uses high-tech（高科技）methods to show us the relics. There is an IMAX-sized LED screen on a stage. It shows the treasures in detail.
More importantly, the show doesn’t just tell the stories and history behind the treasures. It lets famous actors play out these stories on stage. For example, Emperor Qianlong wanted to make a big vase. The vase had as many as 17 different kinds of glaze（釉）. In a dream, he talked about this idea with two artists and his father, Emperor Yongzheng. But they didn’t like Oianlong’s idea and thought he knew little about art. They liked a simpler style. Qianlong felt annoyed. But he managed to explain that the vase could show the greatness of his time. Because of its funny lines and time-travel plot（情节）, people have enjoyed this show very much. Actor Wang Kai played Emperor Qianlong. Fans made lots of memes（表情包）of him after seeing the show and they often show them to their friends while chatting.
The aim of this show, according to its director Yu Lei, is to make national treasures come “alive”. It seems that they did it.
23．How many treasures does National Treasure show
A．24 B．9 C．27 D．17
24．What does the underlined word annoyed in Paragraph 3 mean
A．happy B．angry C．curious D．shy
25．What can we learn from paragraph 2 and 3
A．Wang Kai didn’t act well.
B．The treasures are all from the Palace Museum.
C．Qianlong followed his own ideas.
D．Only high-tech methods make the treasures come “alive”.
26．What can we infer（推断）from the passage
A．The show was a big success.
B．Yu Lei is a famous new director.
C．National Treasure won many awards.
D．The show doesn’t tell the stories and history behind the treasures.
AI (人工智能) makes our lives easier and better, Let’s see the amazing AI.
Cool driverless(无人驾驶) busA bus door opens and you get on. Wait, where is the driver Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It can seat 14 people and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops every time when it sees a stop light. Your close friendsHi, everyone. I’m Xiaoice, a chatbot(聊天机器人), I speak like a 17-year-old girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I’m good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend.
World’s first AI anchor(主播)Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor(主播) Qiu Hao is reporting the news for sold for us. But, is he really Qiu Hao The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work24 hours without any mistakes. The AI anchor joins Xinhua’s reporting team. You might see it on TV soon. Popular AI artistThis beautiful painting was at an auction(拍卖) in 2018. It sold for about 3, 000, 000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an Al artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI. The AI artist studied over 15, 000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint. Now it is among the most popular artists in the world.
27．The fact about Apolong is that ________.A．there is a driver in it B．the door is opened by the passenger
C．there are 24 seats in it D．it stops every time when it sees a stop light
28．Xiaoice can’t ________.
A．go out to play with you B．talk with you if you feel lonely
C．be your friend D．sing, write poems or tell stories
29．The painting is ________.
A．a work painted by Vincent van Gogh
B．worth about 3, 000, 000 yuan at an auction.
C．studied by three French artists over 15, 000 times
D．among the most beautiful paintings in the world
30．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．Xiaoice is a 17-year-old girl.
B．The AI anchor can only speak English.
C．The AI anchor can work 24 hours without mistakes.
D．The AI artist is one of the most popular artists in China.
Time passed. There was plenty of food and no work in the Southland, and White Fang lived fat and happy. Except for Collie, all things went well for him. He learned how to laugh, and how to play at fighting with his master without really biting him. When his master rode his horse, White Fang went with him. He never got tired, because he ran like a wolf.
Once, when they were out riding, his master fell from his horse and broke his leg.
“Home! Go home!” said his master, when he understood his injury(受伤).
White Fang didn’t want to leave him.
“Go home and tell them what happened to me.” White Fang knew the meaning of “home”, though not the rest of the message. But he went.
He ran to Scott’s wife and pulled her dress, but it tore and she was afraid and angry. He stood before Scott’s father growling(嗥叫) until he told White Fang to lie down. He looked at all their faces.
“I think he’s trying to speak,” said Scott’s daughter, Beth.
And at that moment he started to bark — something he had never done before.
“Something’s happened to Scott,” said his wife.
They were all on their feet now, and White Fang ran out of the house. He looked back at them using his eyes to say: “Follow me”.
After this everyone liked him even more.
It was during White Fang’s second winter in the Santa Clara Valley that he made a strange discovery. Collie’s teeth were no longer sharp. Her bites seemed more like playing than hurting. Soon White Fang started playing with her.
(Adapted from White Fang)
31．The first paragraph tells us about ________.
A．one of White Fang’s new journeys B．White Fang’s nice life in the Southland
C．White Fang’s special ideas and skills D．the importance of White Fang at home
32．Why did White Fang’s master ask him to go home
A．Because White Fang didn’t follow his orders.
B．Because White Fang brought him lots of trouble.
C．Because White Fang was badly hurt while riding.
D．Because he wanted White Fang to ask for help.
33．The underlined sentence “They were all on their feet now” in this passage means ________.
A．They all stood up at once B．All of them were quite angry
C．They tried to kick White Fang D．Their feet could no more move
34．Which words can best describe White Fang
A．Quiet and friendly. B．Funny but careless.
C．Kind and smart. D．Generous but rude.
You might have heard of Bear Grylls. He is a famous traveller from the UK. He likes to travel to beautiful and dangerous places around the world. But more than 400 years ago in China, there was a traveller even cooler than Bear Grylls. He spent 30 years travelling across China. His name was Xu Xiake.
Where did Xu go
Xu travelled to 21 provinces and over 100 cities in China. He climbed thousands of mountains and found more than 350 caves. ① He was the first person to find the highest peak of Huangshan Mountain. He was also the first to find lots of karst caves(喀斯特溶洞). What’s more, he first found out the Yangtze River’s headwater.
Xu travelled mostly on foot. He often slept and ate in the wild. On his way, he was robbed (被抢劫) three times. Sometimes he fell into rivers or ran into dangerous animals. But he never gave up and enjoyed his journey. ②
How did Xu start his journey
Xu Xiake was born in Jiangsu province. When he was a child, Xu enjoyed reading books about Chinese mountains and rivers. ③
At that time, many kids were studying hard to become officials(官员). But Xu’s father never made him take any exams. Instead, he encouraged(鼓励) his son to go outside and find out the new world. Xu began his journey when he was about 20 years old.④
Xu’s travel notes
Xu always kept a diary while travelling. The Travel Diary of Xu Xiake is still popular among people today.
35．How many “first things” did Xu do
A．One B．Two C．Three D．Four
36．Where can the sentence “He decided to see them when he grew up.”be put
A．① B．② C．③ D．④
37．Which of the following is TRUE about Xu Xiake
A．He was Bear’s good friend.
B．He hoped to be an official.
C．He started travelling at the age of about 20.
D．He rode horses to travel around China.
38．What can be the best title of this passage
A．A World-famous Diary B．A Cool Chinese Traveller
C．Xu Xiake’s Special Journey D．The Trip to Big Mountains
The silk Road is the wonderful land trade route from China to Rome. It connects two very different worlds—the East and the West: the two cultures of Asia and Europe. When you travel along the ancient Silk Road, discover the mysterious(神秘的) and historical Silk Road, explore Islamic and Buddhist civilization(文明) and see the old buildings, history will come to life.
13 Days’ Silk Road Adventure Tour City: Beijing/Urumqi/Turfan/Dunhuang/Xi’an/Shanghai Price: ＄2,318 Including: domestic(国内的) flights, hotels, entrance fees, meals, personal guide & driver + private(私人的) car
10 Days’ Silk Road Tour City: Urumqi/Turfan/Dunhuang/Xi’an Price: ＄2,038 Including: domestic flights, hotels, entrance fees, meals, personal guide & driver + private car
12 Days’ Silk Road Adventure and Kung fu Tour City: Beijing/Urumqi/Turfan/Dunhuang/Xi’an/Luoyang Price: ＄2,120 Including: domestic flights, hotels, entrance fees, meals, personal guide & driver + private car
17 Days’ Silk Road Adventure Tour City: Beijing/Urumqi/Kashgar/Turfan/Dunhuang/Jiayuguan/Lanzhou/Xi’an/Shanghai(Suzhou) Price: ＄3,548 Including: domestic flights, hotels, entrance fees, meals, personal guide & driver + private car
39．The ancient Silk Road means the route from China to ________.A．England B．Rome C．India D．Africa
40．If you choose 10 Days’ Silk Road Tour, you can travel to ________.
A．Urumqi B．Beijing C．Luoyang D．Shanghai
41．Which Silk Road tour can make you learn something about Chinese kung fu
A．The 10-day tour. B．The 12-day tour. C．The 13-day tour. D．The 17-day tour.
42．Where is the information probably from
A．A storybook. B．A music book. C．A history book. D．A guidebook.
Ben, who was an excellent student at school, studied very hard. He got on well with all of his classmates and they all liked him so much. Unluckily, the poor boy’s father passed away because of a terrible accident two years ago, leaving Ben and his mother. Last Sunday afternoon, he went home from his school without saying anything. There would be a class meeting the next day. It was a rule that all the parents had to attend it . However, Ben didn’t want his mother to go to the meeting because she was a deaf-mute (聋哑人). With such a deaf-mute mother, he was afraid that other students and their parents would laugh at him. It was just what he could not stand.
Seeing her son getting home, the mother made a gesture (手势) of “I love you” as usual. Ben usually gave back a kiss to her in the past, but this time he didn’t say anything and went into his own room. Ben went for the table but he ate nothing with his head down. Her mother asked what on earth had happened to him. “Nothing serious. I just feel uncomfortable in my heart, Mum.”
The next day, forty-nine parents went into the classroom and sat on their children’s seats. Only Ben’s seat was empty. Ben was gloomy (忧郁的) on the seat. Suddenly, “please show your mother to your seat, Ben” the head teacher said. Ben’s mother made a gesture of “I’m sorry I’m late” to others. “Please explain your mother’s words to us, Ben” the head teacher said. So all the parents knew she was a deaf-mute. Then they all stood up from the seats and smiled to her in a friendly way.
Ben came to his mother and asked impolitely, “Why do you come here, Mum ”
“Only because I love you,” the mother made a gesture and her face turned red like a shy girl.
43．Why didn’t Ben want his mother to go to the class meeting
A．Because she was too busy. B．Because she couldn’t hear or say.
C．Because she didn’t have new clothes. D．Because she wanted to go to Canada.
44．How did the mother express “I love you”
A．By making a face. B．By drawing a picture.
C．By making a gesture. D．By saying it with her mouth.
45．Who explained the gesture of “I’m sorry I’m late” to others
A．Ben. B．Ben’s mother. C．One of the parents. D．Ben’s head teacher.
46．What’s the best title for this passage
A．Ben’s sadness. B．A parents’ meeting. C．Ben’s head teacher. D．Mother’s love.
Imagine this: you and your friend are on a video call. He or she picks up a book, and you feel like you are holding the book as well. You can shake hands or give your friend a high five, even though you are in different places.
A pair of special gloves might make this a reality. Researchers at the University of New South Wales, Australia, have made gloves that can recreate the sense of touch. They call this haptic device（触觉装置）a “soft skin stretch device”（SSD）.
The SSD works like this: One user’s gloves create 3D force signals when they touch something. The signals are sent to the other user’s gloves, which vibrate（震动）to create the same force that the first user is experiencing. This allows the second user to experience the same sense of touch.
The SSD allows you to feel force, vibration and movement. “It is like wearing a second skin,” said Thanh Nho Do, one of the researchers who created the gloves.
Haptic technology is already being widely used. For example, the trackpads（触控板）in notebook computers use vibration to make it feel like you are clicking a real mouse. However, it is difficult to recreate the sense of touch in virtual（虚拟的）environments or remotely, according to Mai Thanh Thai, lead researcher of the SSD project. The SSD is special because it has a high level of sensitivity（灵敏度）even when it is used continuously. This makes it feel more realistic.
The SSD could be used in medical practice. Two doctors in separate places could work together during an operation—one touches the patient with the SSD while the other doctor feels the same sensation and completes the real operation.
47．What is the “SSD” in the story
A．A video chat app. B．A special pair of gloves.
C．A computer hard drive. D．A winter overcoat.
48．What does the underlined word “signal” mean in Paragraph 3
A．标志 B．信号 C．符号 D．姿势
49．Why does the SSD feel so realistic
A．Because it creates vibrations. B．Because it strengthens the senses.
C．Because it is highly sensitive. D．Because it works remotely.
50．What do we know from the story
A．The SSD aims to improve video calls. B．Haptic devices are hard to use.
C．The SSD makes remote operations possible. D．Haptic technology is mostly used in games.
Boys and girls, let’s do an experiment（实验）in today’s lesson.
Materials:
Instructions:
1.Fill the bowl or glass about 2/3 full with water.
2.Drop the egg carefully into the bowl and watch it going down towards the bottom.
3.Take the egg out and add about 5 spoons of salt. Test to see if your egg goes up.
4.Add more salt if the egg is still at the bottom.
The science behind it:
Things go down in the water when they are denser than the water, by adding salt we make the water denser. Once the water is denser than the egg, it goes up.
You can also try other things to see if you can have the same result.
51．What kind of lesson are the students having
A．Maths. B．Biology. C．Physics. D．Geography.
52．Which of the following is the result you can see after adding salt in water
A． B． C． D．
53．What does the underlined word “denser” in part 3 probably mean
A．Faster. B．Slower. C．Lighter. D．Heavier.
Thirty-Six Stratagems(计谋), which show our ancient Chinese wisdom, are our ancient culture treasure. And many of these stratagems can still be put into practice in many fields, such as war, politics, business and even daily life. The following are four of them. Let’s enjoy the charm of our traditional culture.
Stratagem OneWhen a thief is in your house, you’d better shut your doors at once in order to prevent him from running away. Why For our ancient Chinese, there are two reasons. First, if you let your enemy run away, he will come back. Second, once your enemy succeeds in running away, it is dangerous for you to chase him. Stratagem TwoThis stratagem is from a poem by Du Fu, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty. A line in the poem reads: “To shoot the man on horse-back, shoot his horse first; To catch the robbers, capture their leader first.” In a war if you want to beat the enemy, attack the leader first. Once the leader is caught, their forces will break down and fall into chaos.
Stratagem ThreeChinese always believe that tigers are more powerful when they are in the mountains. Once they leave mountains, they will become less powerful. And there are a few Chinese sayings linking tigers with mountains. The stratagem advises you not to directly attack an enemy in his own area. Instead, you should try to make him leave his place first, making him lose the geographical advantage. In this way, your enemy will be beaten easily. Stratagem FourExperienced fishers all know how to prevent a hooked fish breaking the line. Move the fish line from side to side to gradually make the fish calm down and get tired, and then you can catch it easily. In the same way, once your enemy is trapped, he will often struggle, trying to run away. Leave him the false feeling that he still has a chance to run away. When he gets tired and loses his guard, you can capture him with less difficulty.
54．Which of the following describes Stratagem Two A．Shutting the door to catch the thief. B．Catching your enemy’s leader first.
C．Letting the enemy off to catch him later. D．Tricking the tiger out of the mountain.
55．From the stratagems above, we know that ________.
A．it is wise for you to attack enemies in their own places
B．it is impossible for people to make others lose their guard
C．it is dangerous to give your enemies a chance to run away
D．it is better to shoot the man on horse-back first not the horse
56．Where can we probably read Thirty-Six Stratagems
A．In a guide book. B．In an art book.
C．In a science book. D．In a classical book.
参考答案：
1．B 2．C 3．D
【导语】本文是一则马铃薯种植试验报告。
1．细节理解题，根据“Without much change in the past six days, I finally see some new progress on Buddy as it has grown taller.”，可知在第6天里有了一些新的进展——长得更高了。故选B。
2．细节理解题，根据Day 1“I can see a tiny sprout that has grown from the potato under the soil. I'll call it Buddy. Buddy is green and yellow.”第一天土壤下面的土豆长出了一个绿色和黄色相间的小芽；Day 11“Three more new sprouts have grown around Buddy!”第十一天，又长出了三颗新芽；Day 15“I hope new potatoes under the soil will soon grow.”第十五天，作者希望土壤下长出新的土豆，故选C。
3．推理判断题，根据“An Experiment Report on Growing Potato Plants”，本文是一则马铃薯种植试验报告，可知应该是属于科学实验，故选D。
4．A 5．C 6．C 7．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了我们平时总是担心手机上的各个应用软件会监听我们的谈话。研究发现，它们并没有监听我们，但是有一些应用软件的确会定期录制和截图用户的日常等。
4．细节理解题。根据第二段“apps are able to control microphones in smart devices to secretly record audio”（应用程序能够控制智能设备中的麦克风来秘密录制音频）以及第三段“Smartphone users have complained of the frightening feeling for years—their apps are listening to their every word”（智能手机用户多年来一直抱怨这种可怕的感觉——他们的应用程序在监听他们的每一句话，）可知，手机用户一直以来都担心手机中的应用软件监听自己的谈话。故选A。
5．词义猜测题。根据第三段“but the new study found no evidence（证据）of the practice ever taking place.”（但是新的研究没有发现这种行为曾经发生过的证据。）以及第四段“Researchers found no evidence that any were secretly recording using the built-in microphone.”（研究人员没有发现任何使用内置麦克风秘密录音的证据。）可知此处意为最新的发现消除了这一传闻。故选C。
6．细节理解题。根据第二段“help them better target（把……对准某群体）advertisements showed online.”（帮助他们更好地把网上展示的广告对准某一群体。）以及第五段“apps like Facebook sometimes record conversa tions and send keywords to third parties to help them target ads.”（像脸书这样的应用程序有时会记录对话，并将关键词发送给第三方，以帮助他们锁定广告。）可知，应用软件录制人们做的事情，然后传送给第三方，是为了更好地给潜在的客户发送广告。故选C。
7．最佳标题题。本文通过一项研究证明了手机中的应用软件并设有监听用户的谈话，但是的确存在有的应用软件录制用户正在从事的事情等情况，B项“你的手机在监视你吗？”符合主题。故选B。
8．B 9．B 10．D 11．B 12．A
【导语】本文是一篇广告。文章介绍了几项活动的时间、地点、内容、价格和适应人群等信息。
8．细节理解题。根据“Ducks Nature Story Time”活动的日期“Date: Friday, October, 2019”可知，这项活动在周五举行。故选B。
9．推理判断题。根据“Microbiology (微生物学)”活动的价格“Price: $15 for each kid; $10 for each adult”可知，观察微生物孩子需15美元，成年人每人10美元，所以莉莉和父母共需35美元。故选B。
10．细节理解题。根据“Fishing”活动的地点“Place: Vern Wolf Lake”可知，钓鱼的地点在Vern Wolf Lake。故选D。
11．推理判断题。根据“Guided Kayak (小艇) Tour”中的日期“Date: Saturday, September 29, 2019”可知，这项活动时间在9月29日，所以推知汤姆在九月末可参加皮划艇游览。故选B。
12．细节理解题。根据“Microbiology (微生物学)”活动中的时间“Time: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.”可知，观察微生物可从下午四点到下午七点，共持续三个小时。故选A。
13．A 14．B 15．D
【导语】本文介绍了太空垃圾的危害以及科学家为解决这一问题尝试的办法。
13．推理判断题。根据“NASA says space debris like this can travel at more than 28,000 km/h. That’s much faster than a bullet(子弹) (about 3,500 km/h).”可知，太空残骸飞行的速度是子弹（28,000 ÷3,500）=8倍。故选A。
14．细节理解题。根据“It first found the debris, and then collected it with a net and a harpoon(鱼叉).”以及“This plans to throw the debris into Earth’s atmosphere(大气层), where it will burn up as it falls because of strong friction(摩擦).”可知，处理太空垃圾的两个办法是：用网和鱼叉收集太空残骸，以及把太空残骸扔进地球大气层燃烧掉；c和d正确。故选B。
15．推理判断题。根据“Since the 1950s, humans have sent thousands of rockets and satellites into space. Many are still there, and we now face an ever-increasing problem of space rubbish.”可知，人类已经发送了很多火箭和卫星，现在它们仍然在太空中，太空中的垃圾越来越多，由此推测这些火箭和卫星多年来都在变成太空垃圾。故选D。
16．D 17．C 18．D
【导语】本文介绍了世界上几条最长河流的情况，包括它们的长度、所属国家及流经的国家等情况。
16．细节理解题。根据“Nile: 4,132 miles（6,650 km）；Amazon: 4,000 miles（6,400 km）；China Chang Jiang（Yangtze）: 3,915 miles（6,300 km）；Mississippi—Missouri-Red Rock: 3,902 miles（6,275 km）；Ob: 3,364 miles（5,410 km）”可知，这些河流是从最长到最短列出的。故选D。
17．细节理解题。根据“The Missouri and Red Rock Rivers are considered tributaries (a stream or river that flow into a main river) of the Mississippi.”可知，是因为它们是同一河流系统的一部分。故选C。
18．细节理解题。根据“Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world. The river is the longest in the world to flow wholly within one country.”结合表格可知，长江是亚洲第一长河，世界第三长河。这条河是世界上全部流经一个国家的最长河流。故选D。
19．C 20．B 21．D 22．C
【导语】本文是一篇小说的片段改编。这篇文章改编自《野性的呼唤》小片段，描述了一只雪橇犬在生活中如何学会生存。
19．细节理解题。根据“Day after day Buck pulled a sledge.”（Buck日复一日地拉着一个雪橇。）可知，Buck拉的是雪橇。故选C。
20．细节理解题。根据“ Buck was learning how to live in the north.In the south he had never stolen, and there he had never been so hungry.”（Buck学着在北方生活。在南方的时候， 它从没偷过食物， 也没有这么饥饿过。）可知，Buch来自南方。故选B。
21．推理判断题。根据“He was stronger, harder, and could see and smell better than ever before.”（他比以前更强壮，更坚强，视觉和嗅觉都更灵敏。）以及“It was easy for him to learn to fight like a wolf, because it was in his blood.”（它很容易学会像狼一样战斗， 因为这是它的天性。）可知，饥饿让Buck学会了生存， 变得更加强壮，最终恢复了像狼一样的野性。故选D。
22．主旨大意题。通读全文，可知本文主要讲述了一只名叫Buck的狗日复一日拉着雪橇，却总是吃不饱，为了充饥，它学会了吃各种食物，会用脚破冰来解渴，它变得更加强壮威猛， 最终恢复了野性。故选C。
23．C 24．B 25．C 26．A
【导语】本文主要讲述中国是个历史悠久的国家，拥有许多的文化文物。一个叫做《国家珍宝》的节目来给我们展示了了解文物的新方式，很受人欢迎。
23．细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句话“ It shows 27 treasures from nine museums across China.”（它展示了来自全中国9个博物馆的27件珍宝。）可知，有27件珍宝。故选C。
24．词义猜测题。根据文章前文“But they didn’t like Qianglong’s idea and thought he knew little about art.”（但是他们不喜欢乾隆的想法，并觉得他对艺术了解甚少。）对此，乾隆应是感到很生气的。所以这里的单词“annoyed”意思是“生气的”。故选B。
25．推理判断题。根据“They liked a simpler style. Qianlong felt annoyed. But he managed to explain that the vase could show the greatness of his time.”（他们喜欢简单的风格。乾隆觉得恼火。但他设法解释说，这个花瓶可以展示他那个时代的伟大。）可知，乾隆按照自己的想法。故选C。
26．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“The aim of this show, according to its director Yu Lei, is to make national treasures come ‘alive’. It seems that they did it.”（根据它的导演于磊说，这次展示的目的，是为了使国家珍宝“复活”。看起来好像是他们做到了。）可知，这次展览是成功的。故选A。
27．D 28．A 29．B 30．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了人工智能在我们生活中的运用。
27．细节理解题。根据“It stops every time when it sees a stop light.”可知，它一看到停车灯就停。故选D。
28．推理判断题。根据“If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I’m good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!”可知，Xiaoice不能和你出去和你玩。故选A。
29．细节理解题。根据“It sold for about 3, 000, 000 yuan!”可知，这幅画在一次拍卖会上大约值300万人民币。故选B。
30．推理判断题。根据“It can work 24 hours without any mistakes.”可知，它可以工作24小时不出错。故选C。
31．B 32．D 33．A 34．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，选自《白芳传奇》，介绍了作品中的“灵犬”白芳。
31．段落大意题。根据“Time passed. There was plenty of food and no work in the Southland, and White Fang lived fat and happy...”可知，本段主要介绍了白芳在南方的美好生活，故选B。
32．细节理解题。根据“his master fell from his horse and broke his leg. ‘Home! Go home!’ said his master, when he understood his injury(受伤)”可知，主人受伤了，想让白芳回家搬救兵，故选D。
33．句意猜测题。根据“And at that moment he started to bark — something he had never done before. ‘Something’s happened to Scott,’ said his wife....and White Fang ran out of the house. He looked back at them using his eyes to say: ‘Follow me’.”可知，当猜测Scott出事后，所有人都站起来，跟着白芳跑了出去，句子“They were all on their feet now”指的是“他们一下子都站了起来”，故选A。
34．推理判断题。根据“He learned how to laugh, and how to play at fighting with his master without really biting him.”以及“White Fang didn’t want to leave him.”以及“Collie’s teeth were no longer sharp. Her bites seemed more like playing than hurting. Soon White Fang started playing with her.”及整个文章的描述可知，白芳既聪明又体贴，故选C。
35．C 36．C 37．C 38．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国古代一位非常酷的游客徐霞客，花了将近30年的时间游遍中国，留下了珍贵的记录。
35．细节理解题。根据第三段的“He was the first person to find the highest peak of Huangshan Mountain. He was also the first to find lots of karst caves(喀斯特溶洞). What’s more, he first found out the Yangtze River’s headwater.”可知，徐霞客是三个第一，第一个发现黄山顶峰的人，第一个发现很多喀斯特溶洞的人也是第一个发现长江源头的人。故选C。
36．细节理解题。根据文章第三段的“When he was a child, Xu enjoyed reading books about Chinese mountains and rivers.”可知，当他还是孩童，他就喜欢阅读有关中国山水的书籍，因此句子“He decided to see them when he grew up.”“他决定长大后去看看”放在此处合适。故选C。
37．细节理解题。根据倒数第三段的“Xu began his journey when he was about 20 years old.”可知，徐霞客大概20岁的时候开始旅行。选项C符合。故选C。
38．最佳标题题。文章主要介绍了中国古时候一位很潇洒的游客，他的踪迹，以及背景，还有他的游记。选项B“一位很酷的中国游客”符合。故选B。
39．B 40．A 41．B 42．D
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍丝绸之路的相关旅行。
39．细节理解题。根据“The silk Road is the wonderful land trade route from China to Rome.”可知，丝绸之路是从中国到罗马的奇妙的陆路贸易路线。故选B。
40．细节理解题。根据“10 Days’ Silk Road Tour City: Urumqi/Turfan/Dunhuang/Xi’an”可知，提到了乌鲁木齐、吐鲁番、敦煌和西安。故选A。
41．细节理解题。根据“12 Days’ Silk Road Adventure and Kung fu Tour”可知，12天丝绸之路探险和功夫之旅，故选B。
42．推理判断题。本文主要介绍丝绸之路的相关旅行，所以推测可能在旅行指南上看到这篇文章，故选D。
43．B 44．C 45．A 46．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Ben是一个优秀上进的学生，两年前因为意外爸爸去世，妈妈又是聋哑人，所以开家长会时，Ben没有告诉妈妈，但是妈妈因为对儿子的爱还是去了家长会。
43．细节理解题。根据“Ben didn’t want his mother to go to the meeting because she was a deaf-mute”可知Ben不想要他的妈妈去家长会因为她是一个聋哑人，故选B。
44．细节理解题。根据“Seeing her son getting home, the mother made a gesture of ‘I love you’ as usual”可知妈妈通过做手势来向Ben表达“我爱你”，故选C。
45．细节理解题。根据“Please explain your mother’s words to us, Ben”可知Ben向别人解释妈妈的手语，故选A。
46．最佳标题题。根据“Only because I love you”和全文可知只是因为对儿子的爱，妈妈即使再害羞也要参加家长会，故选D。
47．B 48．B 49．C 50．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了SSD——一副特殊的手套。
47．词句猜测题。根据第二段可知，一副特殊的手套可能会让这成为现实，这个触觉设备就称之为SSD，故选B。
48．词句猜测题。根据“One user’s gloves create 3D force signals when they touch something. The signals are sent to the other user’s gloves”可知，一名用户的手套在触摸物体时产生3D力信号，而信号被发送到另一个用户的手套上，所以划线单词表示“信号”，故选B。
49．细节理解题。根据第五段“The SSD is special because it has a high level of sensitivity（灵敏度）even when it is used continuously. This makes it feel more realistic.”可知，SSD很逼真，是因为它有高的灵敏度，故选C。
50．推理判断题。根据“Two doctors in separate places could work together during an operation—one touches the patient with the SSD while the other doctor feels the same sensation and completes the real operation.”可知，两个医生共同手术，一个医生操作手术，而另一个也会有相同的触感，可见SSD使得远程操作成为可能，故选C。
51．C 52．D 53．D
【导语】本文介绍了关于水密度的实验。
51．推理判断题。根据“Boys and girls, let’s do an experiment（实验）in today’s lesson.”可知，孩子们在上物理课。故选C。
52．细节理解题。根据“Things go down in the water when they are denser than the water, by adding salt we make the water denser.Once the water is denser than the egg, it goes up.”（当水里的物质密度比水大时，它们就会下沉，通过加盐，我们让水的密度更大。一旦水的密度比鸡蛋大，它就会上升。）可知鸡蛋会上升。故选D。
53．词义猜测题。根据“Things go down in the water when they are denser than the water, by adding salt we make the water denser. Once the water is denser than the egg, it goes up.”可知，当水里的物质密度比水大时，它们就会下沉，通过加盐，我们让水的密度更大。一旦水的密度比鸡蛋大，它就会上升。所以推断，denser意为“密度大”。故选D。
54．B 55．C 56．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍《三十六计》中的四个。
54．细节理解题。根据“To shoot the man on horse-back, shoot his horse first; To catch the robbers, capture their leader first.”可知，射人先射马，擒贼先擒王。故选B。
55．推理判断题。根据“First, if you let your enemy run away, he will come back. Second, once your enemy succeeds in running away, it is dangerous for you to chase him.”可知，给敌人逃跑的机会是很危险的，故选C。
56．推理判断题。本文介绍《三十六计》中的四个，所以推测可能在一本古典书里看到，故选D。