滨江区2016学年第一学期期末教学质量检测
九年级英语试题卷
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
A GasolineInsurance 5.2%5.6%Entertainment 7.4%Utilities 8.1%PERSONAL EXPENSE OF PETER SMITH Housing40.0%Food 11.1êr payment 11.1%Taxes 11.5%PERSONAL EXPENSE OF MARIA KANDELOther Stuff11.0%Savings5.4%Entertainment4.0%Retirement10.0%Insurance5.6%Taxes16.0%Housing20.0%Food12.0%Utilities6.0%Transportation10.0. What is Peter Smith?s largest expense(消费)？ A. Food. B. Transportation. C. Housing. 【答案】C
【考点】细节推断题
D. Taxes.
【解析】询问Peter Smith的最大消费，定位到第一张图表，由图可知Housing在其消费中占比40%，属最大消费项目，故此C正确。
17. Which one makes up the same percentage(百分比) for Perter Smith and Maria Kandel？ A. Housing. B. Food. C. Insurance. D. Taxes. 【答案】C
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【考点】细节推断题
【解析】询问Peter和Maria两个人的消费占比相同的项目，由第一张图和第二张图可知，两人消费占比相同的项目只有insurance---5.6%,故此C正确。 18. Which of the following statement is TRUE? A. Maria has a car while Peter doesn?t. B. Peter has savings while Maria doesn?t.
C. Food makes up the largest expense for both people. D. Housing makes up the largest expense for both people.
【答案】D
【考点】细节推断题
【解析】由图可知, Peter的消费中存在car payment而Maria无此消费, 故A错误; 由图可知, Maria存在saings而Peter无, 故B错误; 由图可知, 两个最大的消费都是housing而不是food, 故C错误, D正确; 【参考答案】CCD
B
Scientists have been trying to make soft and friendly robots, like Disney?s Baymax, for years. And they have finally done it.
The “octobot” is the world?s first soft robot. It is not like the scary, metal robots in movies like Star Wars or The Terminator(《终结者》). Instead, it is made of soft material, and looks just like an octopus(章鱼). Octobot is also the first soft robot that controls itself without batteries or wires, according to its researchers at Harvard University in the US. The hope is that one day, soft robots like this will help humans do difficult medical surgery(外科手术) and save lives in emergencies like earthquakes and storms.
Scientists have been trying for years to make soft robots that are safe around humans, but this is the first time it has happened. It means that humans won?t be in danger of being hurt if the robot accidentally touches you too hard.
The octobot gets power from a chemical reaction(化学反应). It pushes gas through the robot?s body and makes its legs dance. They used a 3-D printer to create its body.
“Humans ourselves, we?ve very soft and soft robots are made of materials that are safe for us to interact(互动) with,” PhD students student PyanTruby, one of the octobot researchers, told BBC. Barry Trimmer, the editor-in-chief of Soft Robotics, told NPR that,” Soft robots and soft material technologies are definitely needed if we expect them to help us in the home or in natural environments.” They may not all look like an octopus in the future, though.
Scientists have studied jellyfish(水母) and even cockroaches(蟑螂) in their research so far. 19.What is the difference between the “octobot” and other robots? A. It looks like Disney?s Baymax. B. It?s a soft and friendly robot. C. It?s a robot like in Star Wars. D. It looks like an animal. 【答案】B
【考点】细节推断题
【解析】由第二段第二行 “Instead, it is made of soft material and looks just like an octopus” 可知octobot与其他机器人的区别之一是soft; 由第三段最后一句 “It means that humans won?t be in danger of being hurt if the robot accidently touches you too hard” 可知octobot不会像其他硬质的机器人那样偶尔会伤害到人类，所以它与其他机器人的区别之二是 “friendly” , 故此B正确。D选项符合对octobot的描述，但不是octobot区别于其他机器人的特性; A&B选项文章第二段第二句已经给予了否定，是错误选项。 20. According to the story, the octobot ____.
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A. uses batteries and wires. B. helps in difficult medical surgery C. saves lives in earthquakes or storms D. works through chemical reaction 【答案】D
【考点】细节推断题
【解析】由第二段第四行 “Octobot is also the first soft robot that controls itself without batteries and wires” 可知A选项意思与其相反，错误; 由第二段最后一句 “soft robots like this will help…”可知，BC选项所描述的事情仅仅是可能会发生(原文中 “will” 是关键词), 并不是octobot已经具备的能力, 故BC错误; 由第四段第一句 “The octobot gets power from a chemical reaction.” 可知, D选项符合描述，正确。 21. What do those researchers think of the octobot? A. It costs less money to make it. B. Its materials are safe for humans. C. It helps people in every field D. Its technologies are more advanced. 【答案】B
【考点】细节推断题
【解析】由原文倒数第二段第一句 “soft robots are made of materials that are safe for us.”可知, B选项符合描述，正确; A选项原文并未提及; C选项描述太过绝对, 文中提到octobot可以在某些方面帮助人类，但没有说它可以在任何领域帮助到人类, 故C错误; D选项文中也并没有明确提及。 【参考答案】BDB
C
When I was 14, I left school. I was on the way to California to follow my dream.
When I reached downtown El Paso, I met a bum(无业游民) on the street corner. He stopped me and asked me if I was running away from home. I told him “Not exactly, sir,” because my father had given me a ride to the train station and said, “ it is important to follow your dream, son.”
After talking for a few minutes, the friendly bum told me to follow him. He took me to a public library.
The bum first took me to a table and asked me to sit down and wait for a moment. A few moments later, he returned with some old books and sat beside me. Then he said, “there are two things that I want to teach you, young man, and they are these. Number one is never to judge a book by its cover, for a cover can fool you.” He continued, “You think I?m a bum, don?t you, young man?” I said, “Well, uh, yes, sir.” “Well young man, I?ve got a little surprise for you. I am one of the richest man in the world. But I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life. So for the past year, I have been going from city to city living as a bum. So, you see, don?t ever judge a book by its cover.”
“Number two is to learn how to read, my boy. There is only one thing that people can?t take away from you, and that is your wisdom.” At that moment, he showed me the old books.
The bum then took me back to the street where we first met. He asked me never to forget what he taught me when we left each other.
22. How did the writer arrive at the train station? A. He rode to the station himself.
B. His father gave him a ride to the station. C. A bum took him to the station.
D. He followed his dream to the station. 【答案】B
【考点】细节理解题
【解析】由文章第二段“because my father gave me a ride to the train station”可知，作者是骑自行车去火车站，故选B。
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23. “never judge a book by its cover” means a cover of the book sometimes can ____ you. A. upset B. Follow C. Excite D. Fool 【答案】D
【考点】推理判断题
【解析】由文章第四段“Number one is never judge a book by its cover，for a cover can fool you.”一句可知，书本的封面有时候会“愚弄”你。故选D，fool。A，upset 使失望；B，follow跟随；C，excite 使兴奋。 24. Finally, they left each other _____. A. On the street corner B. at the library C. In California D. at the train station 【答案】A
【考点】细节理解题
【解析】由文章最后一段“The bum took me back to the street where we first met.”一句，以及第二段“I met a bum on the street corner.”一句可知，最后他们在第一次见面的地方，也即街头（street corner），分开。故选A。
25. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. Wisdom is one thing that people can?t take away from you. B. The bum asked the writer to read some old books in the library. C. The bum?s hope was to have different kinds of experiences in life. D. The writer?s father supported his choice of following his dream. 【答案】B
【考点】细节理解题
【解析】由文章可知，流浪汉（bum）把作者带去读书馆，没有让他在图书馆读旧书，而是给他讲述了道理：“不要以貌取人”，“别人拿不走的是你的智慧”。因此B选项错误，故选B。由文章倒数第二段“There is only one thing…and that is your wisdom.”可知，A选项正确；由文章第四段“But I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life”可知，C选项正确；由文章第三段“it is important to follow your dream, son.”可知，D选项正确。
26. The best title of this passage probably is ____. A. Follow your dream B. Never Judge a Book by Its Cover C. An important Lesson D. Wisdom is Important 【答案】C
【考点】主旨大意题
【解析】本文主要讲述了作者的爸爸让他追随自己的梦想，后来作者遇到假装成流浪汉的富人给他讲述了人生哲理以及他的梦想。C选项比较符合题意，一堂重要的课。A选项，“跟随你的梦想”，以偏概全，故错误；B选项，“不要以貌取人”，以偏概全，故错误；D选项，“智慧很重要”，全篇文章没有提到智慧的重要性，只是提及了“智慧是别人带不走的”，故D错误。故选C。 【参考答案】BDABC
D
Need to buy something? Why go to a store? Buy it on the Internet! Need it now? Why wait? Ask to receive it the next day! Each day, more and more people try online shopping. In fact, online sales have doubled in the last ten years. But not everyone is excited. Some scientists now say that online shopping is bad for the environment.
People are surprised to hear this. “They think, ?I don?t need to drive, and the business doesn?t need to build a store, so there will be less pollution,? “says Nuria Prost, an environmental scientist. “But it is not so simple. In fact,
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online shopping is wasteful. It also adds to air pollution.”
In truth, the Internet is not always as good a friend to the environment as it seems. For example, most people thought that the Internet would help offices use less paper and other materials. But paper use increased by 33 percent between 1986 and 1997. “Online shopping could have similarly harmful results,” says Nevil Cohen, a researcher of environmental science. Part of the problem is what people are buying these days. In the past, people bought things on the Internet that did not require much packing material, such as books and clothing. But now people also shop online for large, heavy products such as televisions, computers, chairs and tables. These products need to be packed in lots of plastic and paper. This creates a lot of waste.
Anther problem caused by online shopping is air pollution. When customers buy products and ask to receive them the next day, online business often have to send them by air. Airplanes use much more oil than cars and produce more carbon dioxide(二氧化碳). When people buy a lot of different things from different online businesses, this creates even more travel by airplane.
Online products returns are also a problem. For example, an online shoe shore may allow customers to return shoes for free if they are wrong size. This doubles the packing materials and number of airline trips required to sell one pair of shoes.
“If people want to protect the environment, they need to think before they shop,” says Prost. “People need to ask themselves: Is this exactly what I want? Do I really need it tomorrow, or can I wait?” carefully. “online shopping is fast and easy,” says Prost, “but we can?t forget the harmful result it has caused to the environment.” 27. The passage begins with several questions to ____. A. introducethe main topic B. describe online shopping C. show the writer?s opinion D. list advantages of shopping 【答案】A
【考点】主旨大意题
【解析】文章开头的几个问题主要是为了引入主题而设置，故选A。 28. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The Internet is not good to the environment. B. Online shopping causes more air pollution. C. Online shopping is bad for the environment. D. Stop online shopping to protect the environment. 【答案】C
【考点】主旨大意题
【解析】本文主要讲述了网上购物给环境带了的问题：纸张浪费，空气污染，退货带来的包装浪费等，因此作者鼓励人们不要忘记：虽然网上购物快捷，方便，但是也给环境带来了污染。故选C。 29. Which of the following is to show that online shopping is wasteful? A. Large products need more packing materials.
B. Paper use increased by 33 percent about ten years. C. Businesses need to build a store to sell the products. D. Online shopping costs less than shopping in a store. 【答案】A
【考点】细节理解题
【解析】由文章第四段“but now people also shop online for large, heavy products …be packed in lots of plastic…creates a lot of waste.”一句可知，大物和重量较大的物品需要用很多塑料和纸来包装，因此造成了很多浪费。故选A。由文中“For example... use less paper and other materials… 1997”可知，互联网出现以后，纸张还是很浪费。但是并不是网上购物带来的问题，不符合题意；文中“The business doesn?t need to
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