江苏省苏州市常熟市昆承中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期10月月考英语试卷（图片版，无答案，无听力原文及音频）

39.The passage is probably_.
A.a short novel
B.a news report
C.a science report
D.an advertisement
C
One day,Helen shouts "Roger,come and look at the egg!It's cracking ().
Slowly a long beak (appears.They are unsure what it is.
Dad checks on the computer,"Hey,look!It's a pterodactyl ().""A pterodactyl' "shout the
children."Yes,it's a type of dinosaur.Pterodactyls can fly,"says Dad.
Then Helen nares it Dacty.
A month later,he grows up.But there is something wrong with his wings."My room is too small
and Dacty keeps banging()his wings on the walls.I feel sorry for him,"says Helen.Finally,they
take Dacty to a vet.
Two weeks later,Dacty's wings are better.However,he isn't willng to fly.They phone Aunt
Elizabeth.Soon she arrives."My office is very big.It's perfect for Dacty during the day.And at night,
when the museum is empty,Dacty can fly around happily."Then she takes them to the museum.On
arriving,they take Dacty out of the basket.He stretches (his wings,flies high up and lands on a
stone statue.
"Look,he likes here,"shouts Helen."Can he see in the dark "asks Roger."Yes,they see clearly in
the dark,just like owls(猫头)，"says Aunt Elizabeth.
Six months passes and Dacty is very big now.One night,Dacty sees lights moving inside the
museum.Two men--Bert and Eric come in with torches ()They are wearing masks and trying
to open a case.Inside it is a mummy ()Suddenly Eric looks up and sees Dacty.He is very
scared."Look,Bert,there is a huge bird up there."Bert looks up.Dacty doesn't move,"Eric,don't be
silly.It's only a statue,"says Bert."Come on.I will open the case.You look for the gold medallions
()."At the moment,Dacty flies down and catches Eric.The thief is very scared and he can't
say anything.Dacty flies up and lifts him on top of a statue.He's stuck.At once,Dacty flies down
again and catches Bert,too.Both of them are stuck there.
The next morning,when Aunt Elizabeth comes in,she sees the broken mummy case and the two
men.They are shouting loudly.
Dacty flies down to her."Here you are,Dacty,"she says and pets his head."Thank you,you did a
great job."Then she phones the police.
The mayor()shakes Dacty's wing and puts a big shiny medal over his head."Congratulations,
you did a great job."Then he turns to Aunt Elizabeth,"It's great to have a big bird as a guard!"
"Dacty is a pterodactyl!"Roger says.
"Dacty is a hero now,"says Aunt Elizabeth.
"A pterodacty!"shouts another man."Wow!They love warm weather and jungles.I work in the
Botanical Gardens(植物园).We have a wonderful palm(棕搁)house,big and warm,just like a jungle,.
He will love there.You can come to visit it anytime."
So now Dacty is living in the Botanical Gardens.Roger and Helen visit him every day.
(Adapted from The Surprise)
40.How does Dacty hurt his wings
A.He plays games with the children.
B.He falls off the tree when flying.
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