北京清華附中2024-2025學年九年級上學期開學考英語試題

一、單項選擇

1.LilyandAnniearetwins.havesharedonebedroomsincetheywereborn.

A.TheirsB.TheirC.ThemD.They

2.TomwenttotheOlympicParktodovolunteerworkawarmSaturdaymorning.

A.atB.inC.onD.for

3.-isitfromtherailwaystationtoSunHotel?

——Ifsa20-minutebusride.

A.HowlongB.HowfarC.HowsoonD.Howoften

4.—youtakecareofmycat?I'mgoingonabusinesstrip.

一Ofcourse.Ilovecats.

A.CouldB.ShouldC.MustD.Need

5.Manygreatscientistsfailedthousandsoftimesintheexperiments,theynevergave

up.

A.forB.butC.soD.or

6.——Whichsubjectdoyoulike,physicsorchemistry?

一Ipreferphysics.Solvingthechallengingphysicsproblemsmakesmeexcited.

A.betterB.bestC.wellD.thebest

7.Hemeassoonashereachesthegateofourschool.Ihavepromisedtopickhimup

there.

A.calledB.willcallC.hascalledD.calls

8.一Lucy,Icalledyouat8o5clocklastnightbutnooneanswered.

一I'msorry.Myfamilydinnerinarestaurant.Wewerenothome.

A.hadB.havehadC.werehavingD.arehaving

9.Myfatherdecidedtobeateacherwhenhegraduatedfromcollege.Hemathsin

TsinghuaUniversityformorethan20years.

A.taughtB.hastaughtC.isteachingD.teaches

10.一Linda,doyouremember?

一OnApril8th.Jane'spresentationleftmeadeepimpressionthatday.

A.whenwevisitedtheNationalMuseumB.whendidwevisittheNationalMuseum

C.whenwewillvisittheNationalMuseumD.whenwillwevisittheNationalMuseum

二、完形填空

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇

最佳選項。

Lastsummer,Ifoundapart-timejobatadepartmentstore.Wewereencouragedtochat

withcustomersandmaketheirexperiencepersonal.Iamasocialbutterflyatschool,soIlovedthe

job.

Oneday,a（n）11womancamein.Iwelcomedhertothestore,andsheimmediately

startedupaconversation,tellingmehernamewasBarbaraandaskingmeaboutmyday.Istepped

outtowalkwithherandnoddedalongwhileshe12.Wedidthisoften,asthereweremany

elderlycustomerswhojustneededsomebodytotalkto.

Aswechatted,Barbarastoppedtolookatashirt,t4Ireallylikethepattern.Iusedtowear

colorslikethiswhenIwasyounger.

Iasked,"Oh?Whatchanged?"

Barbarachuckled（輕笑），“Well,asIstartedtogetolder,thesesortsofclothesjustdidn't

lookgoodonmeanymore.Maybeitwillbe13foryou,sinceyou'reaveryprettyyoung

girl.”

“Don'tsaythat,Barbara!You'restillverybeautiful.^^

Laughing,Barbarareplied,“Thankyou,sweetgirl,butifsallright.I'lljust14to

whatInormallywear.Patternslikethisaremadeforyoungpeoplelikeyou.^^

Ialwayshateitwhenolderpeoplebelievetheir15isugly.Olderwomenbuy

wrinkle（皺紋）correctors,dye（染）thewhiteandsilveroutoftheirhair,anddoeverythingthey

canto16theirageuntiltheygiveupandsaytothemselves,64Fmjustoldanduglynow.^^

Idon'tseethingsthatwayatall.Manywomenagegracefully,andBarbaraageddownright

beautifully.So,I17thetopicjustalittlebit,“Areyousureyoudon,twanttotryiton?You

mightbesurprised.Ifyoudon'tlikeit,wecanputitback.”

Barbarahesitated（猶豫），“Well...sincewe'realreadyhere....Ireallydon'tknowabout

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thesesleeves,though.They511showmybigarms!^^

Isuggested,t4Howaboutthedresshangingonthewallthere?Ithasthree-quartersleeves

thatwillcoveryourforearms.^^

Shepausedforamoment,t4Tellyouwhat.Ifyoucanfindthatdressinalarge,I'lltryiton,

justtosee.”

WhenBarbarasteppedoutofthedressingroom,Iwas18.Thedressfither19

perfectly,thecolorsbroughtoutthewarmthinherskin,andmostimportantly,shelookedreally,

reallyhappyinit.Shedidn'tjustlikethedress;shelikedHERSELFinthedress,clearlyfeeling

more20.Sheeventurnedinacircletoshowushowtheskirtflared（展開）！

BeforeBarbaraleft,shesaid,“Thankyouformakingmefeelfortyyearsyoungertoday.I

thinkrilbuyasunhattogowiththatdress,andmyhusbandandIcangoonapicnic.Wehaven't

donethatinawhile.^^

Herwordsmademyday.

11.A.heavyB.familiarC.elderlyD.rich

12.A.arguedB.continuedC.complainedD.wondered

13.A.differentB.challengingC.harmfulD.awful

14.A.turnB.seeC.attendD.stick

15.A.shirtB.pastC.ageD.life

16.A.coverB.memorizeC.manageD.replace

17.A.finishedB.pressedC.avoidedD.picked

18.A.amusedB.confusedC.determinedD.amazed

19.A.planB,figureC.jobD.desire

20.A.responsibleB.gratefulC.confidentD.respectful

三、閱讀理解

I'vegottheworstnameintheworld.MynameisTomT.Terdle(soundlike“TomThe

Turtle^^).Peoplecalledmeallsortsofthings.Whatwasevenworse,mydadhadtomovearound

withhisjob.Everytimewemoved,Ihadtogetreadyforthestupidnamesandafightortwo.

Ididn'tliketofight,butsomeofthethingsthekidssaidwereimpolite.Onethingledto

another,andusuallyIhitsomebody.Then,Iendedupintheteacher9soffice.Thistimewemoved

toPortAransas,ontheGulfofMexico.Ithoughtitcooltoliveneartheocean,butgoingto

anothernewschoolmeanthearingnewkidscallmenames.ThatwaswhyIfoughtagain.AndI

gotkickedoutofschool-forthreedays.

Walkingonthebeachalone,Ifoundlotsofeggs,buriedunderthesand.ThedeeperIdug,

themoreeggsIfound.ThenIheardanangryvoice,4tWhatareyoudoing?^^

"Huh?"Ilookedup,sandallovermyfaceandanegginmyhand.Standingbehindmewas

anoldlady.

“Youaregoingtokilleveryoneofthose!"shesaid.

“Killwhat?”Iasked.

“Theturtles,9,shetooktheeggoutofmyhandwhilepointingtoasignnearby:"BeAware!

SeaTurtleNestingArea!”

Ifeltbadandtogetherwecarefullyputtheeggsbackintheholeandcoveredthemwith

warmsand.Shewasactuallyakindladyandeasytotalkto.Soon,Itoldhereverything,the

schoolsandthekidsmakingfunofme.Shesmiledandlaughed,4tWell,Tom,theycallmethe

TurtleLadyandItakealotofprideinbeingcalledthat.Iloveturtles.Bytheway,sinceyou're

outofschoolforafewdays,canyouhelpmetonightwhentheeggswillprobablyhatch(孵化)?”

Howinterestingitsounded!Shemightbeold,butshewasimmediatelymyfriend.

Thatnight,whenwewerewatchingforsomesignsthattheeggsweregoingtohatch,she

toldmeabouttheseaturtles.IlearnedmorethanwhatIhadinallmyscienceclasses.Then,the

mostamazingsceneofmylifecame.Likeabigwave,thelittleturtlesbegandiggingfromthe

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sandynestsandmovingdowntothesea.Whenmostofthemmadetheirwaytothewater,she

smiled,64Gobackandgetsomesleep,TurtleTom.Todayisabigday.^^Forthefirsttimeever,I

wasn'tmadaboutthatname.

Thenight,fifteenyearsago,wastheoneIwouldneverforget.Ihavegottenridofmy

sensitivitytobeingcalledTurtleTomsincelong.Instead,nowasamarinebiologist（海洋生物學

家），Iampleasedwhenschoolkidscallmethat.

WhowastheTurtleLady?HerrealnamewasIlaLoetscher,andshelovedandprotected

theturtleslikenobodyelseinTexas.Shediedattheageof95.IoftenwalkthebeachesatPort

Aransas.Ifeelsheisstillthereinspirit,guardingtheseaturtlesandguidingpeoplelikeme

towardsthenewmeaningoflife.

21.Whydidthewriteroftenfightwhenhewasyoung?

A.Becausekidsmadefunofhisname.B.Becausehisdaddidn'tcareabouthim.

C.Becausehelikedthefeelingofwinning.D.Becausehewantedtobekickedoutofschool.

22.Whathappenedontheunforgettablenight?

A.Thewriterlearntalotfromtheladyaboutseaturtles.

B.Thewriterfellasleepandfailedtoseetheeggshatch.

C.Thewritertoldtheladywhathehadlearntinthescienceclass.

D.Thewriterwassadthatsometurtlesdidn'tmakeittothewater.

23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Ifsnevertoooldtolearn.

B.Whatdoesn'tkillyoumakesyoustronger.

C.Achangeofattitudecanopennewdoorsinlife.

D.It'sOKtomakemistakesaslongaswelearnfromthem.

Newresearchhasfoundalinkbetweentheheightofceilingsinexamhallsandthe

performanceofstudents,whichmightsoundabitcrazy,butmakesmoreandmoresenseasyou

thinkaboutit.

Whiletheshapeofaroomcan'tmakeupforyourlackofreviewormakeyouanysmarter

thanyouwerebefore,wedoknowthattheenvironmentswe5reinhaveaneffectonus.That

includesourabilitytoconcentrateandworkonmentaltasks.Theauthorsofthestudy,fromthe

UniversityofSouthAustraliaandDeakinUniversityinAustralia,suggestthatbigandopenrooms,

withhighceilings,aremakingitharderforstudentstofocusonwhafsinfrontofthem.

Apreviousstudyfromsomeofthesameresearchers,makinguseofbrainmapping

technologyandvirtualreality,hadfoundarelationshipbetweencognitive（認知）abilityandthe

sizeofaperson'ssurroundings.Here,theteamwantedtodosomereal-worldtesting.t4Wewere

curioustoapplyourlabfindingstoareal-worlddatasetandseeifbeinginalargespacelikea

gymwhilehavingtoconcentrateonanimportanttaskwouldresultinapoorerperformance,says

environmentalpsychologistIsabellaBowerfromtheUniversityofSouthAustralia.

Thestudyanalyzedexamresultsfrom15,400studentsovereightyearsandacrossthree

campuses,referencing（參考）theirscoresagainstwhatwasexpectedbasedonthecoursework

they'dpreviouslysubmitted.Inexamroomswithhighceilings,studentstendedtounderperform

comparedtothosetakingexamsinroomswitha"standard5ceilingheight,evenafterconsidering

age,gender,timeofyear,examsubject,andpreviousexamexperience-otherfactorsthatcould

potentiallyaffecttheresults.

However,whatwecan'tyetbesureaboutiswhethertheactualsizesoftheroomarehaving

aneffect,orwhetherit'ssomethingelserelatedtotheenvironment-likethetemperatureor

humidityinsidethespace,orevenhowmanyotherstudentsthereare.

“Thesespacesareoftendesignedforpurposesotherthanexaminations,suchasgyms,

exhibitions,events,andperformances,9,saysBower.64Thekeypointisthatlargeroomswithhigh

ceilingscandisadvantagestudentsandweneedtounderstandwhatbrainmechanisms（機制）are

atplay,andwhetherthisaffectsallstudentstothesamedegree.9,Thosearequestionsthatfuture

researchcantrytofindout.Ifsclearthoughthatenvironmentmatters——andthatwemightnotbe

givingstudentsthebestchanceforsuccessbyholdingexamsinroomsthataren'tcustom-builtfor

thepurpose.

"Examinationshavebeenakeypartofoureducationsystemfbrover1,300years,shaping

students9careerpathsandlives,9,saysBower."It'simportanttorecognizethepotentialimpactof

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thephysicalenvironmentonstudentperformanceandmakenecessaryadjustmentstoensureall

studentshaveanequalopportunitytosucceed.^^

24.Whatcanwelearnfromthenewstudy?

A.Ifsgoodforstudentstoreviewforexamsinbigandopenrooms.

B.Roomswithhighceilingsmayleadtopoorexamresultsforstudents.

C.Thephysicalenvironmentaffectsstudentstothesamedegreeinexams,

D.Thetemperatureinsideanexamroominfluencesstudents'performances.

25.Theunderlinedword“custom-built“inParagraph6probablymeans.

A.decoratedB.suitedC.sparedD.cooled

26.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.Toexplainwhyroomswithhighceilingsaffectexamresults.

B.Totellstudentshowtoimprovetheirperformancesinexams.

C.Tointroducesomefactorsthatinfluencestudents5performances.

D.Tosuggesttakingtheexamrooms'environmentintoconsideration.

EveryJuneinCalifornia,judgescasttheireyeoveraline-upofdogstodecideonthe

winneroftheWorldUgliestDogcontest.Invariably,thedogsforthishonourmelttheheartsof

animalloversacrosstheworld.Whydowefinduglyanimalssoattractive?Andwhatmakesthese

odd-lookingcreaturessocute?

Evolution（進化）playsarole.AccordingtoAustrianzoologistKonradLorenz,human

attractiontobabyfeatures,suchasbigeyes,largeheadsandsoftbodies,is.anevolutionary

adaptation（適應）thathelpsensurethatadultscarefortheirchildren,ensuringthesurvivaloftheir

species.Thesebabyfeatureswerecoined"babyschema（嬰兒圖示）“byLorenzin1943.

Odd-lookinganimalssuchasblobfishandbulldogsallsharethesebabyfeaturesthatmakepeople

loveandwanttoprotectthem.Andthesebabyfeaturesincreaseaperson'sprotectivebehaviour,

attentionandwillingnesstocarefortheseanimalsandreducethelikelihoodofaggression（攻擊

性），saysMartaBorgi,aleadresearcher,whostudiesbabyschema.

A2014studyledbyBorgianalysedtheeyemovementsofchildrenagedthreetosixand

foundthattheyweremorefocusedonimagesofdogs,catsandhumanswiththebabyfeatures.

Theyalsoaskedthechildrentogradetheimagesfromonetofivepoints,withonebeing“notcute”

andfivebeing“verycute”.Thechildrenrankedroundfaceswithhighforeheads,bigeyesand

smallnosesascuterthanthosewithfewerbabyfeatures.Thestudyshowedtheconceptof

“cuteness“developedataveryyoungage,withchildrenasyoungasthreeshowingapreference

foranimalsandhumanswithbigeyes,buttonnosesandroundfaces.

Besidesmakingcutepets,uglyanimalshaveothervalueforscientificresearch.For

example,theblobfish,whichhaveadaptedtotheextremeenvironmentsinunusualways,provide

valuableinformationtoresearchhowtosurvivecertaindangers.Scientistsareinterestedin

studyingtheseanimalstounderstandwhethertheirbiologymightprovidefreshinsightsthatcould

leadtotreatmentssuchascancer,heartdiseaseandotherdiseasesforhumanbeings.

Therearealsoculture-ledfactorsthatdriveourobsession（癡迷）withugly-cute

animals/4Theugly-cutethingisveryfashionable,saysRowenaPacker,alecturerincompanion

animalbehaviour.Thisispartlydrivenbysocialmedia,withmanycelebritiesandinfluencers

showingofftheirpetFrenchbulldogsonInstagram,shesays.

Buttherearestillsomeworriesaboutpeople'sobsessionwithugly-cuteanimals.Animal

doctorsareurgingpeoplenottochooseaflat-faceddogbreed,becausetheysufferfromserious

healthproblems.Forexample,Frenchbulldogs,whichhavebeenselectivelybred,experience

breathingdifficulties,repeatedskininfectionsandeyediseases.

Sowhilestrangefeaturessuchasbigeyesandwrinklyfacesmaymakeussmile,wemight

wanttoreconsiderourobsessionwith"ugly-cute"pets.

27.Whatfeaturesofanimalsmightmakepeoplethinkthemattractive?

A.Thinfaces.B.Bignoses.C.Smalleyes.D.Softbodies.

28.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Childrenagedthreetosixprefercutedogsandcatstootherobjects.

B.Thefeaturesofbabyschemaindogsandcatsaffectchildren'sloveforthem.

C.Celebritieswarnpetkeepersofthepossiblehealthproblemsonsocialmedia.

D.MartaBorgibelievesugly-cutepetsaremorewillingtocarefortheirbabies.

29.Theresearchintouglyanimalscanhelp.

A.gainnewinsightsintotheirlivinghabitsB.explorereasonsfortheirstrangeappearances

C.developcertaintreatmentsforhumandiseasesD.findwaystosurvivedangerous

environments

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30.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FllowinInfluencers5FootstepsB.ActasaCaringAnimalProtector

C.BeaWiseUgly-cuteAnimalLoverD.KeepMoreOdd-lookingAnimalPets

allkTakbauutyinfluencer

Isanyoneyouknowespeciallyinterestedinskincare?Dotheyseemtoknow,orwantto

know,everythingaboutvariousproducts,skintypesandbeautytreatments?Areyousomeonelike

this?TheNewYorkTimesrecentlyreportedthatbeautystoreslikeSephoraareseeinganincrease

innewcustomers:tweens(age10-12)andteens(age13-19)onthehuntforacne(粉刺)and

anti-agingskincareproductsthataremeantforadults.

Theenthusiasmteenagersandtheirmothershaveforskincareischangingintheunhealthy

direction.AlexandraD'Amourwritesinanessay,“Wrinklesarethenewenemy,anditseemsGen

Z-ers(thosebominthelate1990sandearly2000s)areafraidofthem.ArecentvideoonTikTok

withmorethaneightmillionviewsfeaturesa28-year-oldwomanshowingher"raw”face,

meaningnoBotox(肉毒桿菌)，fillersorsurgeries(手術).Assomewomenandgirlscheeredon

herbravery,otherswereleftterrified."HopingI'llneverlooklikethat,“onecommentread.

GenZ-ersarebeingintroducedtotheideaofstartingtreatmentstopreventaging.This

influencecomesintwoways.Ontheonehand,theyaregrowingupinacultureofsocialmedia

thatspreadsthevalueofmaintainingyouth.JohannaAlmstead,afashionindustryfriend,tellsme

thather10-year-olddaughterdoesn'thaveaccesstosocialmedia,butsheisexposedtothisskin

careobsessionthroughfriends,whoarecopyingTikTokbeautyinfluencers.Ontheotherhand,at

home,someofthemarewatchingtheirmotherspreventagingwitheveryproducttheycanfind.In

somelocalmothers5groupchat,nearlyeverymomhasreceivedskincareproductsasagiftfrom

theirkids.

However,therearestillsometeenagerswhocankeepacoolhead.KathyChanfrom

Vancouver,commentedonthewebsite,"Igotoagirls'highschool,whereIfindthelinebetween

ahealthierconceptofself-careandtheunhealthierwishtomeetchangingbeautystandardsisnot

clear.Ifsnicethatwehaveproductsthathelptreatacne,butifsconcerningthatacnecausessuch

anxietyamongmanyofmypeers,whoconsideritasacommonsideeffectofadolescence（青春

期）.Skincarecanbeawaytotakecareofyourskinandbemoreconfidentfromahealth

standpoint.However,issuesmayoccurwhenpressuresfromsocietyareinvolved,suchasthe

influencefromfriends,theexamplessetbymothersandthevideosonsocialmedia.^^

Everyoneneedstobeawareofhowthebeautyindustrycaninfluencebothmothersand

kidsandhow,bybackingit,motherscreateanewsetofworriesfortheirchildren.

31.Whydoesthewritermentionthe28-year-oldwomaninParagraph2?

A.Toshowtheimportanceofnotdoinganysurgeryontheface.

B.Topresenttheanxietyofappearanceworryingsomewomenandgirls.

C.Topraiseherbraverytoshowhermakeup-freefaceonthesocialmedia.

D.Toprovethepopularityofsocialmediainspreadingpersonalideasonfashion.

32.WhatmayKathyChanprobablyagreewith?

A.Theinfluencefromfriendscanhelpteenshaveahealthierconceptofself-care.

B.Itislikelythatskincarecanbeaproblemwhenitisoverspreadbythesocialmedia.

C.Itissuggestedthatchildrenchooseskincareasgiftsfortheirmotherstomeettheirneeds.

D.Itiswiseforwomentochooseskincareproductsaccordingtochangingbeautystandards.

33.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AreTeenagersCaringTooMuchaboutSkinCare?

B.ShouldMothersWorryabouttheSkincareProducts?

C.AreTeenagersBeingOverInfluencedbySocialMedia?

D.ShouldMothersPassDownBeautyStandardstoChildren?

Nowadays,manypeoplepreferaudiobooks,amoreconvenientchoice,toold-fashioned

reading.Youcanlistentothelatestbestsellerwhilecommutingorcleaningupthehouse.Butis

listeningtoabookreallythesameasreadingone?There?ssomeevidencethatreadingonascreen

reduceslearningandcomprehensioncomparedtoreadingfromprintedtext.

Ifyou'rewonderingwhyprintedbooksmaybebetterthanscreen-basedreading,itmay

havetodowithyourinabilitytotellwhereyouareinanaudiobook."Asyou'rereadingastory,

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theorderofeventsisimportant,andknowingwhereyouareinabookhelpsyoubuildthe

storyline,9,saysDanielWillingham,aprofessorofpsychology.Whileyouarelisteningtoan

audiobookandtryingtofindouthowmuchofabookyouhaveleft,inapercentageorlengthof

timetotheend,itdoesn'tseemtohavethesamenarrative-orientingeffect（敘事導向效應）as

readingfromatraditionalbook.

Theself-directedpace（速度）associatedwithreadingmayalsodifferentiatebooksfrom

audiobooks."About10%to15%ofeyemovementsduringreadingareactuallyregressive.^

Willinghamexplains."Thishappensveryquicklywhenareaderneedstore-readasentenceora

passagetobetterunderstanditscontent.Andifssortofnaturallyfitintotheprocessofreadinga

sentence.9,Hesaysthisreadingbehavioralmostcertainlyimprovescomprehension,anditmaybe

roughlycomparabletoalisteneraskingforaspeakerto"holdon^^orrepeatsomething.

Theoretically,youcanalsopauseorjumpbackwhilelisteningtoanaudiofile."'Butit'smore

trouble,headds.

Anotherconsiderationisthatwhetherwe'rereadingorlisteningtoatext,ourminds

occasionallyabsent.Seconds（orminutes）canpassbeforewejumpoutofthelittlementalbreak

andrefocusourattention,saysWillingham.Ifyou'rereading,it'sprettyeasytogobackandfind

thepointatwhichyouarelost.Ifsnotsoeasyifyou'relisteningtoarecording.

Willinghamcoauthoreda2010studythatfoundstudentswholistenedtoapodcastlesson

performedworseonacomprehensionquizthanstudentswhoreadthesamelessononpaper.

Interestingly,atthestartoftheexperiment,almostallthestudentswantedtobeinthepodcast

group."ButthenrightbeforeIgavethemthequiz,Iaskedthemagainwhichgrouptheywould

wanttobein,andmostofthemhadchangedtheirminds-theywantedtobeinthereadinggroup,9,

Willinghamsays."Theyknewtheyhadn'tlearnedasmuch.^^

Butaudiobooksalsohavesomestrengths.Humanbeingshavebeensharinginformation

orallyfortensofthousandsofyears,Willinghamsays,whiletheprintedwordisamuchmore

recentinvention."'Whenwe'rereading,we'reapplyingpartsofthebraintothecognitivetaskof

reading.^^Listeners,ontheotherhand,cangetalotofinformationfromaspeaker'slively

pronunciationorintonations.PeoplewhohearShakespearespokenoutloudtendtogainalotof

meaningfromtheactor9sdelivery.

Allthatsaid,ifyou'rereadingorlisteningforrelaxation-notforworkorstudy一the

differencesbetweenaudiobooksandprintbooksareprobably“smallpotatoes,,.Ifyouarenot,

thafswherepersonalpreferenceandthespecificcontextofyourreadingorlisteningexperience

comeintoplay.

34.Theunderlinedword"regressive“inParagraph3probablymeans"

A.recheckingwhatyoureadB.memorizingthesentences

C.predictingtheunfinishedpartD.searchingfornewinformation

35.WhatmayprofessorDanielWillinghamagreewith?

A.Kidswholistentoaudiobookscanhaveabetterunderstandingofthecontents.

B.Printedbooksallowkidstofitintotheprocessofreadingattheirownpace.

C.Weneedtohaveamentalbreakandthenrefocusourattentionwhilereadingprinted

books.

D.Audiobooksmakeyouunderstandthestorylinebetterbecauseyoucanjumpbackfreely.

36.Whydoestheauthormentionthe2010studyinParagraph5?

A.Toshowthatlisteningtoaudiobooksalsohasbenefits.

B.Tostressthatchoosingwhatkindofbooksdependsonourneeds.

C.Toprovethatprintedbookscanmakeusworkorstudyeffectively.

D.Toexpressthatthedifferencesbetweenaudiobooksandprintedbooksareclear.

37.Whatcanwelearnabouttheaudiobooksandprintedbooksfromthepassage?

A.Readingprintedbooksiseasierforyoutofollowthestoryline.

B.Comparedwithprintedbooks,audiobooksaremoresuitableforrelaxation.

C.Peoplethinkaudiobooksareattractivebecauseofthespeakers9livelyvoice.

D.Mostofthebestsellersareaudiobooksbecausetheymakereadingmoreconvenient.

四、任務型閱讀

閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。

StudentsExploreMars

HumanbeingshavebeencuriousaboutMarssincetheplanetwasfirstdiscovered.For

manyyears,scientistshavebeenworkingtowardwaystobestexploretheredplanet.

AgroupofseniorstudentsfromBeijinghaveshowngreatinterestinMarsandstarteda

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projecttoexploreit.WangTaozhi,17,theleadingfigureinthisproject,putforwardaplanto

developasystemthatisexpectedtouseAItostudypicturesofcommonminerals（