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2019-2020学年浙江省杭州市杭州外国语学校九年级第一学期期中测试

二．完形填空（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）

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alargepopulationofleopards,andvariousspeciesofdeer.

Location:InMadhyaPradeshstate,rest

villageisTala,whichistheaccesspointofthepark.

OpeningHoursandSafariTimings

Safarisoperatetwiceaday,startingatdawnuntillatemorning,andmid-afternoonuntilsunt.

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isclodfromJulytoSeptemberduetothemonsoon(季节)ason.

BandhavgarhZones

Bandhavgarhisdividedintothreemainzones:Tala(thepark'sbestzone,withthemosttigers),

Magdhi(thecondbestzonetoetigers),andKhitauli(scenicandlessvisited,althoughtiger

sightingsdooccurthere;particularlygoodforbirding).

EntryFeesandChargesforJeepSafaris

eeshaveincreadsince

ingonasafari,

ticketsarepricedpervehicle(uptosixpeople).For2018-19,parkentryticketscostasfollows:

TalaZone:2,400rupees(卢比)forIndians,4,800rupeesforinternationaltourists.(Uptosix

people)

OtherZones:1,200rupeesforIndians,2,400rupeesforinternationaltourists.(Uptosixpeople)

JeepHire

Expecttopayabout2,200rupeestohireajeep,nbedoneat

elscanarrangejeephireandtours,'smuchless

s,unlikemanynationalparksinIndia,it'spossibletotakeprivatevehicles

intoBandhavgarh.

BandhavgarhNationalParkmostfamousfor?

ighdensityoftigers.

especiesofdeer.

nyouvisitthepark?

.

weknowaboutBandhavgarhZones?

can’tbeeninall3mainzones.

canenterBandhavgarhatTala.

hshouldfiveAmericanspayforentryfeestovisitMagdhiZone?

A.1,200rupeesB.2,400rupeesC.4,800rupeesD.6,000rupees

’sthepurpoofthepassage?

uragethedevelopmentofBandhavgarh.

anadvertimentforBandhavgarh.

rguidancetopeopletravelinginBandhavgarh.

onpeopletoprotecttigersinBandhavgarh.

B

Duringthepastweeks,thousandsofpeoplewearingthe"yellowvests"havetakentothe

streetsacrossFrance,mple,inParisonNov24,many

tourismstreetswerelitteredwithburntcarsandbrokenglass,andtheArcdeTriomphemonument

wasdefacedwithgraffiti.

Theprotests(抗议)startedasoppositiontotheincreainFrance's'fueltax,introducedbythe

Frenchgoverr,

therisingfueltaxisbelievedtoincreapeoples'expens(花费),especiallyforthoinsmall

townsandinruralFrancewheremostgetaroundbycarandhavelow-payingjobs.

Meanwhile,Frenchstudentshavealsojoinedtheprotests,astheyoppothegovernment's

recenteducationalreforms.

Withmorepeopleattending,theprotestshavegrownintowidercriticismthatFrenchPresident

EmmanuelMacrondoesn'tcareabouttheproblemsofordinarypeopleandthathispoliciesfavor

therich,reportedtheAssociatedPress.

"Macroncameoutofthebanksandfinance,andthatgoesdownverybadlyformanypeople,"

ThierryPaulValette,aprotestcoordinatorinParis,toldTimemagazine.

Macron'nerhasfueledtheidea

thathedoesn'tunderstandthelivesofordinarypeople,reportedTimemagazineForexample,in

September,Macrontoldanunemployedmanthathecouldlandajobatalocalcafeifhejust

“crosdthestreet”.

Tocalmdowntheprotesters,Macronpromidaminimumwageriandbroadtaxreductionfor

strugglingworkersinatelevidaddressonDec10.

ingthepassage,manypeopleinFrancetookpartintheyellowvestsmovementto

protestagainst

fuelprices

-payingjobs

-friendlytransport

vernmentexpens

sthegovernment'sintentioninthetaxreform?

ectmoremoneyfrompeople.

uragepeopletodrivetheirowncars.

otemoreeco-friendlytransport.

rthegovernmentexpens.

fthefollowinggroupsofpeoplewereprobablyNOTamongtheprotesters?

plefromtheupperclass.

dentswhowereaffectedbytheeducationalreforms.

pleinplaceswheretheygotaroundmainlyindielandpetrolvehicles.

kerswhowerepoorlypaid

erlinedremarkofMacroninParagraph6shows_____________.

doesn'trespectunemployedpeople

doesn'tunderstandthelivesofFrenchpeople

C:Macronthinksitveryeasytofindajob

isaveryhumorousman

ssageis_______________.

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Itisaquestionpeoplehavebeenaskingfor—eawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess

inpeople?Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenlookingfora"fountainofyouth."Theideaisthatifyou

findamagicalfountain,anddrinkfromitswaters,youwillnotage.

RearchersinNewYorkdidnotfindanactualfountainofyouth,buttheymayhavefounda

arstheanswermaybehiddenrightbetweenyoureyes,

inanareacalledthehypothalamus（下丘脑）.rols

cludegrowth,reproductionandthewayweprocess

food.

RearchersatNewYork'sAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicinefoundthathypothalamus

neuralstemcellsalsoinfluencehowfastagingtakesplaceinthebody.

Whatarestemcells?Theyaresimplecellsthatcandevelopintospecializedcells,likeblood

llscanalsorepairdamagedtissuesandorgans.

helead

isteamreportedtheirfindingsinthejournalNature.

“Agingspeediscontrolled,canbecontrolledbyaparticularplaceinthebody,whichisthe

anbecontrolledbyaparticulartypeofcells,whicharehypothalamusstem

cells.”Headdsthatwhenthehypothalamusstartsaging,sodoesthebody.“Sowhenhypothalamus

functionisindecline,particularlythelossofhypothalamusstemcells,andthisprotectionagainst

theagingdevelopmentislost,iteventuallyleadstoaging.”

Usingthisinformation,therearchersbegantryingtoactivate,orenergize,thehypothalamus

,therearchers

okedforchangesinthestrengthand

coordinationoftheanimals’sostudiedthesocialbehaviorandcognitive（认知

的）earcherssaytheresultsshowthatthetreatmentslowedaginginthe

animals.

“Whenweinjectedthehypothalamusstemcells,whichwerederivedfromyoungmice,we

injectedthemtothemiddle-agedmiceandthatwas,infact,ouaged

slowlyandtheyalsohaveincreadtheirlifespan,whichislongevity.”

icecanlivelonger,does

thatmeanpeoplecouldhavelongerlives?Thenextstepistoeiftheanti-agingeffectsalsowork

inhumanbeings.“Ifwecantranslatewhatwehaveeninanimalstohumans,Ithinkhumans,they

canfunctionbetterduringlaterages,laterstageofaging.”

ythefindingscouldleadto

newwaystohelpdoctorsidentifyandtreatanynumberofage-relatedhealthissues.

weknowaboutthehypothalamus?

’slocatedintheeyes.

tsagingduetotheincreaofitsstemcells.

sakeyroleincontrollingtheagingprocess.

tionswellwhenthebodystartsaging.

dtherearchersdoduringtheexperiment?

rengthenedthemusclesofthemice.

aminedtissuesandtestedthebehaviorofmice.

jectedthestemcellsintotheyoungermice.

angedthesocialbehaviorandcognitiveabilityofthemice.

weknowaboutthestudydonebyCai?

vefoundawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess.

incontrolsgrowth,reproductionandthewayweprocessfood.

reaofhypothalamusstemcellscanleadtoaging.

dinghasbeenappliedtohumanbeing.

uldtherearchersprobablydonext?

stemcellsofyoungmiceintohumans.

chonthecognitivepsychology.

manbeingslivelonger.

larexperimentsonhumanbeings.

fthefollowingcanbethebesttitlesforthepassage?

anbeingage

scoveryaboutcells

sofslowingdownaging

chersubraincellstocontrolaginginmice

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Thereisanoldjokeamongpilotsthatsaystheidealflightcrewisacomputer,apilotandadog.

dog’sjobistobite

thepilotifhetriestotouchthecomputer.

entprogressinmachinelearning,asub

fieldofartificialintelligence(AI),hanabledcomputerstohandlemanyproblemswhichwere

ulthasbeenanAIboom,withcomputersmovingintoeverything

frommedicaldiagnosisandinsurancetolf-drivingcars.

Thereisaproblem,thoughMachinelearningworksbygivingcomputerstheabilitytotrain

themlves,struggletounderstand

gorithmsaredoingsmalltasks,

suchasplayingchessorrecommendingafilmtowatch,this"blackbox"problemcanbesafely

eyaredecidingwhogetsaloan,orhowtodriveacarthroughacrowdedcity,itis

nthingsgowrong,thencustomers,regulatorsandthecourtswillwant

toknowwhy.

'sdigital-economyminister,Mounir

Mahjoubi,hassaidthatthegovernmentshouldnotuanyalgorithmwhodecisionscannotbe

ficultiescaudbyclevercomputersarenotunheard

yalreadyhasplentyofexperiencedealingwithproblematicblackboxes;themost

commonarecalledhumanbeings,whocan’tevenfigureoutwhat'on

totheweaknessinhumans,societyhavolvedariesofworkablecopingmechanisms,called

laws,thecanbeappliedtomachinesaswell.

sonfromsuch

applicationsisthat,whereverpossible,joke,lotsare

necessaryincuters

spread,companiesandgovernmentsshouldensurethefirstlineofdefenceisarealpersonwhocan

overrulethealgorithmsifnecessary.

lsopromixtraordinarybenefitsandthedifficulties

itposarenotunprecedented(无先例的)Ifthenewblackboxesprovetricky,therewillbetimeto

toughentherules

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peoplelaugh.

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oducethelatestmodelofairplanes.

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scaudtheincreasingapplicationofcomputersinvariousfields?

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第二节:阅读回答问题

仔细阅读下文,用完整的句子回答下列问题。回答请勿超出限定字数。

JessicaCox,25,agirlwithoutarms,lfromTucson,Arizona

gottheSportPilotcertificatelatelyandbecamethefirstpilotlicendtoflyusingonlyherfeet.

JessicaCoxwasbornwithoutarms,butthathasonlystoppedherfromdoingonething:using

theword"can't".

Withonefootmanningthecontrolsandtheotherdelicatelyguidingthesteeringcolumn,Cox

25,tificatequalifieshertoflyalight-sportaircraft

toaltitudesof10,ewhat'seminglyimpossiblebecomeareality.

"She''srocksolid."saidParrishTraweek,42,theflyinginstructoratSan

Manuel'sRayBlairAirport.

ParrishTraweekrunsPCAircraftMaintenanceandFlightServicesandhastrainedmanypilots,

someofwhomdidn'tcomeclotoCox'sabilities.

"Whenshecameupheredrivingacar,Traweekrecalled,"Iknewshe'dhavenoproblemflying

plane.”

AndpilotingaplaneisonlyoneofJessica'awhoworksasamotivational

speaker,alsodrivescar,hasablackbeltattaekwondo,usacomputerandotherwilivesanormal

oadeptatusingherfeet,sheivenabletoinrthercontactlensandapplymakeup

oleasamotivationalspeaker,Jessicahasinspiredaudiencesacrossthe

UnitedStates.

sJessicaCox'sachievementlately?(nomorethan12words)

estheunderlinedntenceinParagraphmean?(nomorethan15words)

ingtothearticle,whatelisJessicaabletodobesidesflyingaplane?GiveONEexample.

(nomorethan8words)

estheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraph"adept"mean?(nomorethan3words)

sJessicaCox'sstoryinspireyou?(nomorethan12words)

四、单词拼写(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)

在下列空格处填入单词的适当形式以完成句子,每个单词的首字母已经给出。

asmadeaNewYear'sresolutiontotakeupknitting,whichmaybecomeoneofher

h_______thatsheenjoysafterretirement.

enceteacherwasverypleadthatwecompletedfairlydifficultprojectallbyo____

hasneverf______'sveryexcitedaboutherfirstridein

theair.

'regoingtothemountainsforafewdays,sowe'llneedsomecampinge_________

liketents,matsandsleepingbags

nuclearleak,me

u_________andalltheresidentshadtofleeandfindanewplacetolivein.

6.D___________newspapersispart-timejobthatteenagerscandotoearnspendingmoney.

Theyrideabikearoundaneighborhoodandleaveanewspaperateachhou.

7.---ifwecan'tfindaChinerestaurantbylunchtime,shallweeatwesternmeali__________

--Certainly!I'mnotapickyeater.

''snowaysuch

ad_________personwillmakeagoodcretary.

.Y8,2018,Chinacelebratedthef______________anniversaryofitsreformand

twaslaunchedin1978,alotofremarkableachievementshavebeenmade

inChina'conomicandsocialdevelopment.

rnationalteamofa____________hasdiscoveredthebonesoftwonewspeciesof

dinosaursintheAtlasMountain,ingtotheirfollowedrearch,thedinosaurs

livedmorethan90millionyearsago.

五、词组填空

从下列方框中选择正确的词组，使用其正确的形式完成句子，每一个词组用一次，其中有两

项是多余的

Calloffparticipateinasaconquencebefedupwith

Diefromtakeplaceinotherwordshavetodowith

Leadtointermsofberesponsibleforwatchover

withvereheartproblemscanhaveahearttransplant_______________,ahealthyheart

isputintotheirbodytoreplacetheheartwithproblems.

hedog______________thebabyinthecrib,awolfsuddenlydashedinthroughthe

window,castingagreedyeyeonthebaby.

’wilyandrememberthatyou’retheonlyonewho

______________yourdecisionsandactions.

oesn’shisproblem__________alackof

interpersonalintelligence.

rtheworldpeoplehavecutdownmillionsoftrees.___________,manytypesofanimals

andplantsarenowdisappearing.

2016NewYear’scelebrationinMunich,Germany.____________duetoapotentialterrorist

iceadvidpeopletoavoidcrowds.

eignLanguageFestivaloffersawonderfulstagetoshowstudents’talentandpassionin

yourstudentsalllookforwardto__________itsmanyevents.

’sclassbecaushesaysshe___________hisboringlectures.

erside,whichisneverenfromEarth,

iscalled“thefarside”.Allmanned(载人的）andunmannedlandings__________onthenearofthe

Moon,untilJanuary3,2019whenChina’sChang’e4spacecraftmadethefirstlandingonthefar

side.

rhasjustbeenhitbyacarandislyingonthecountryroad,dy

pasdbyintime,theman___________excessivelossofblood.

六．短文填空

China,whichtakesprideinfourinventionsinancienttimes,hasonceagainshownits

ability____1_____(change)theworldwithits“newfourgreatinventions”:high-speedrailways,

mobilepayment,sharedbicyclesandonlineshopping.

Overthelastfewyears,the“newfourgreatinventions”_____2____(improve)thequalityof

people’___3______onlineshoppingandmobilepayment,peoplecanbuywhatthey

wantmuchmore____4_____(easy).

Asforthebikes,______5___therviceofsharedbikesbeganinWesterncountries,China

surpridtheworldwithabusinessmodelofstation-lesssharedbikes_____6____allowsursto

bicyclesarebringingcyclingbackto

people’slivesandtheyaremakingpublictransport_____7____(attractive)thanbefore.

Sofar,Chinahashadtheworld’slargesthigh-speedrail(HSR)network,whichisabout30,000

kilometerslongandtakesupover60%oftheworld’ingtoChinaRailway

Company,another8,000kilometers_____8____(build)infiveyears.

ItisincreasinglyclearthatChinais_____9____(innovate)andnolongercopyingWestern

ngnumberof____10_____(foreign)hopetopromotetheeconomicdevelopmentin

theirhomecountriesbyhighlightingtheneedfortechnologicalachievementslikethatofChina.

七、书面表达(满分25分)

如今课外补习班变得越来越普遍，有的同学觉得上课外补习班可以提升成绩，有的觉得

上补习班有很多弊端。Teens英文报社向你征稿，请你就“学生是否应该上课外补习班”谈

谈你的看法。文中必须包括:

1.现状描述;

2.你的经历或做法

3.你的观点及理由(理由至少2条，且有阐述)。

请注意:

1.文中请勿出现你的真实姓名、学校、班级和地址

2.数150左右。

Shouldstudentstakeafter-schoolclass?

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参考答案：

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阅读理解ADDBCACABBCCCBCDBCCD

阅读回答

theSportPilotcertificatelately.

d“can’t”doesn’tappearinJessicaCox'slife.

alsodrivescar/hasablackbeltattaekwondo/usacomputer…

ldovercomeourweaknesswithcourageanddetermination.

单词拼写hobbies；ourlves；flown；equipment；uninhabitable；delivering；instead；disorganized；

fortieth；archaeologists

词组填空Inotherwords;waswatchingover;isresponsiblefor;hastodowith;Asaconquence;

wascalledoff;participatingin;isfedupwith;tookplace;willdiefrom

语法填空tochange;haveimproved;to;easily;Although;which;moreattractive;willbebuilt;

innovating;foreigners