浙江省丽水市青田县九年级三辰杯竞赛英语试题.docx

浙江省丽水市青田县九年级三辰杯竞赛英语试题.docx

《浙江省丽水市青田县九年级三辰杯竞赛英语试题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《浙江省丽水市青田县九年级三辰杯竞赛英语试题.docx（21页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

浙江省丽水市青田县九年级三辰杯竞赛英语试题

浙江省丽水市青田县2019届九年级“三辰杯”竞赛英语试题

学校:

___________姓名：

___________班级：

___________考号：

___________

一、阅读单选

Itallstartedwithagroupoffriendsandasimplebet.TwinsCobyandCoryCotton,andtheirfriendsGarrettHilbert,CodyJonesandTylerToneywereroommatesatTexasA&MUniversity.OnedayTylerbetGarretthathecouldmakeacrazyover-the-shoulderbasketballshot.Tylermadetheshot.Thentherestoftheguystriedtheirownevencraziershots!

Eachofthemwaseagertoperformbetterthantheothers.Oneofthemsetupacameratocapturetheaction,helookedthroughthelens（镜头）andcommented,“Dude,perfect.”

Littledidthefriendsknowthattheirvideowhichtheypostedonlinewouldgoviral.Injustoneweekithit100,000views.Theydecidedtocalltheirgroup“DudePerfect”andbegantotryevenhardertrickshots.SoontheyhadAmericantalkshowsaskingtoairtheirvideosonTV.Today,DudePerfecttopstheYouTubechannelchartsintheUnitedStates.Inaddition,theguyshavetheirownTVseries,TheDudePerfectShow,populartoysnamedafterthem,andanonlinestore,sellingthingsfromT-shirtstobackpacks.Itissaidthatthegroup’syearlyearningsfromYouTubealoneareaboutUS$2millionayear.

TheDudePerfectguysmakemostoftheirvideosina25,000-square-footbuildinginSanFrancisco.Insidethereisafull-sizebasketballcourt,soccerfield,anareaforgolfing,coolcarstheycandrivearound,lotsofvideo-productionequipmentandmore.Whilemakingtheirvideos,theyhavespenttimewithsomeoftheworld’sbestathletesandbrokeseveralworldrecords.Thesecrettotheaccuracy（精准）oftheirshotsisnosecretatall—alotofpracticeandaspiritofnevergiveup.

SinceDudePerfectstarted,allfiveoftheguyshavemarried,andthreehavechildren.Althoughallofthemarenowresponsibleadults,theyarestillkidsatheart,andthatcomesthroughclearlyintheirvideoandTVshow.

1．Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplainthemeaningof“goviral”inparagraph2?

A．Helptostarttheirownbusiness.

B．Getwidelyspreadonline.

C．Bringthemalargesumofmoney.

D．DrawattentionfromTVstation.

2．WhatcanbelearnedaboutthemembersofDudePerfectfromthepassage?

A．Theamountoftraveltheyhavetodo.

B．Themainplacewheretheyproducevideos.

C．Theyearlyearningsfromtheironlinestore.

D．Thecostoftrainingtheyhavereceived.

3．WhathavethemembersofDudePerfectdonesincethegroupformed?

A．Startedtheirownfamilies.

B．Taughttrickshotsintheiruniversity.

C．Changedtheirjobsalot.

D．Designedvarioussportstoys.

4．HowdoesthepassagedescribethemembersofDudePerfect?

A．Thoughtful.B．Confident.

C．Competitive.D．Kind.

Natureshowsitselfinmanyways.Oneofthemostimpressive（令人印象深刻的）formsisakindofstormknownasahurricane,typhoonortropicalcyclone.Thesepowerfulweathereventsformoverwater.TheyareknownashurricanesinthecentralandeasternNorthPacificandtheNorthAtlanticOceans,typhoonsintheNorthwestPacificOceanandtropicalcyclonesintheSouthPacificandtheIndianOcean.

Thespinning（旋转的）roundstormscanbecomepowerful,spreadingover900kilometersacross.Thewindsinsidethestormscanreachspeedsofmorethan320kilometersperhour.Thestormsalsomayreachaheightofupto15kilometers.Theyspinaroundacentercalledthe“eye”,whichisacalmareawithlowwindspeed.Whenthesestormsreachtheshore,theyaresometimesstrongenoughtoteartreesoutoftheground.Heavyrainsandlargewavesoftencausefloodingandgreatdamagetobuildings.

Anewstudyshowsthat,duringthelast70years,thespeedatwhichthesestormsmoveacrosswaterandlandhasbeengraduallyslowingdown.Asaresult,theyhavebeenputtingmoreandmorerainonland.Thishascausedincreasedfloodingandlossoflife.InAugust2017,HurricaneHarveymovedsoslowlyacrosstheU.S.stateofTexasthatitwasabletoputmorethan30inchesofrain,leadingtogreatdamage.

Accordingtoscientists,thereasonfortheseslower-movingstormsisatmospheric（大气的）warming.Overtheyears,theEarth’satmospherehasbeenslowlywarmingup.Thishascausedaircirculation（循环）intheEarth’satmospheretoweaken.Asaresult,thewindsthatpushtropicalstormsalonghavegottenweaker,sothestormssloweddown.

5．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingthepassage?

A．TyphoonsdevelopinthecentralandeasternPacific.

B．Slowmovingstormsputlessrainonland.

C．Thespeedofstormsisaffectedbyatmosphericwarming.

D．Theeyeofastormisanareawithhighwindspeed.

6．WhatdidthestudymentionedinParagraph3discover?

A．Atrendthathaslastedfordecades.

B．Atheorythatshowsthecausesofstorms.

C．Amaterialthathurtstheenvironment.

D．Amethodthatprotectspeoplefromstorm.

7．Inwhichpartofthemagazinecanthisarticleberead?

A．Education.B．Health.

C．Travel.D．Environment.

Artificialintelligence（AI）istechnologythatletsmachinesdothingsthatneed“thinking.”Itisahardtermtodefine（下定义）becauseAIisn’tactuallyonething.Ratherit’sagroupoftechnologiesthathelpmachinesget,understandanduseinformationtoperformtasks.TherangeoftechnologiesisoneofthereasonspeopleusesomanydifferenttermstodescribeAI.Inadditiontoartificialintelligence,termslikemachinelearning,cognitivecomputinganddeeplearningarecommon.

Nomatterwhichtermisused,recentdevelopmentshavereceivedalotofpublicattention.SomehavewelcomedthetechnologybecauseofthingsthatAImakespossible.Forexample,AIwillhaveabigeffectonareaslikemedicineandengineering.Butthepublicattentionhasalsoproducedalotoffearandcaution.Inparticular,manyareconcernedabouttheeffectsAIcouldhaveonpeople’sjobs.

Accordingtoarecentstudy,nearlyfivepercentofjobswilldisappearbecauseofAI.Highonthelistarejobsintheproducingandminingindustries,wheresystemspoweredbyAIarealreadyperformingtasksthatpeopleusedtodo,suchasassembling（组装）cars,diggingtunnelsandloadingmaterials.Inthefuture,self-drivingcarsandtrucksthatdependonAIwillalsostealjobsfordrivers.Moreover,AIsystemswilldomanytasksnowperformedbylegalassistantsandaccountants.

Ontheotherhand,AIwillalsocreatemanynewjobs.MorepeoplewillbeneededtowritesoftwareforAIsystemsaswellastosetupandoperatethem.Meanwhile,jobsthatrequireemotionalintelligence,excellentcommunicationskillsandinteractionwithpeoplewillnotbereplacedbyAl.Theseincludejobsinfieldsliketeaching,nursing,hairdressingandpersonaltraining.

8．HowdidthewriterbeginthisarticleaboutAI?

A．Bydescribingitsdevelopment.

B．Byexplainingthewayitworks.

C．Bydiscussingwrongopinionsaboutit.

D．Byintroducingtermsrelatedwithit.

9．WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutcarsthatuseAI?

A．Theyarestilltooexpensivetouse.

B．Theymaynotensurepassengers’safety.

C．Theydonotrequirehumanoperators.

D．Theycannotoffercomfortandconvenience.

10．Accordingtothepassage,whichpeoplewillmostprobablystillhavejobsinthefuture?

A．Thosewhoprovidemedicalcare.

B．Thosewhodigincoalmines.

C．Thosewhoworkforrailwaycompanies.

D．Thosewhorunrecyclingcenters.

二、补全短文7选5

Curiosity（好奇心）ispartofhumannature.Childrenarefamousforwantinganswerstotonsofquestions.BooksandTVshowsoftenrelyoncuriosity.Peoplekeepreadingorwatchingbecausetheywanttofindoutwhathappens.11．

Learningiseasierifyouhavearealdesireforknowledge.12．Manyofhistory’sgreatestdiscoveriesweremadebycuriouspeople.Peoplewonderedhowprocessesworkedorhowcertaintaskscouldbedonemoreeffectively.Thankstotheircuriosity,peoplenowknowfarmoreabouttheworldandhaveusefultechnologytohelpthem.Evenifyoudon’tplantobeaninventororresearcher,curiositycanstillhelpyouintheclassroom.Ifyoudevelopthejoyoflearning,classeswillbecomemorefun.Andyou’llexcelbecauseyouwillbefullyengagedintheprocessoflearning.

Whatdoyoudoifyou’renotalreadycurious?

13．Ifyouactlikeyou’recurious,youwillquicklystarttoactuallyfeelcurious.Often,themoreyoulearnaboutatopic,themoreinterestingitbecomes.

Asyoulearnaboutatopic,gatherinformationfromasmanysourcesaspossible.Readavarietyofbooks,watchorlistentolecturesandaskquestions.14．Instead,learntoappreciatefactsthatdifferentpeopleknowandthedifferentopinionsthattheyexpress.

Askalotofquestions.15．Findoutwhatthatis,andaskaboutit.Thisletsyoulearnsomethingandmakestheotherpersonhappybylettingthemshowofftheirknowledge.Intheclassroomoroutofit,developingcuriosityissuretobeworthwhile.

A．Searchfordifferentpossibilitiesandpointsofview.

B．Butcuriosityalsoprovidesmanypracticalbenefits.

C．Fortunately,curiosityisaskillthatcanbeimproved.

D．Remember,everyoneknowssomethingthatyoudon’t.

E.Don’talwaysgetyourinformationfromthesamesource.

F.Curiositywillmakeyoubetterinformedandthusamorecapableworker.

G.Curiositycancreatethatdesirewhenyouhaveaquestionyouwantananswerto.

三、完型填空

Inthe1800s,JohnnyAppleseedtraveledthroughouttheAmericanMidwestandbeyond.Hemusthavebeena16sight,travelingbarefoot,wearingacoffeebagforclothesandametalpanforahat.Despitehisunusualappearance,earlysettlers17Appleseedbecausehebroughtthemonethinghenevertraveledwithout.Hewent18withabagofappleseeds（种子）.

HowdidAppleseedbecome19withapplesinthefirstplace?

Bornin1774inMassachusetts,hewasgiventhenameJohnChapman.Hehad11b