-2025學年度下期九年級模擬考試英語（考試時間：120分鐘；滿分：150分）注意事項：1.全卷分A卷和B卷，A卷滿分100分，B卷滿分50分；考試時間120分鐘。2.在作答前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號涂寫在試卷和答題卡相應的位置?？荚嚱Y束后，監考人員將試卷和答題卡一并收回。3.選擇題部分必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題部分必須使用0.5毫米黑色簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。4.請按照題號在答題卡上各題目對應的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題均無效。5.保持答題卡清潔，不得折疊、污染、破損等。A卷（共100分）第一部分聽力（共30小題，計30分）一、聽句子，根據所聽到的內容選擇正確答語。每小題念兩遍。（共5小題，每小題1分；計5分）A.It’srainy. B.Onfoot. C.Nottoobad.A.You’rewelcome. B.No,thanks. C.That’sright.A.Noway. B.Sure,I’dloveto. C.Nevermind.A.Ofcourse! B.No,youneedn’t. C.Takeiteasy!A.Idon’tthinkso. B.Thanks. C.No,itdoesn’t.二、聽句子，選擇與所聽句子內容相符的圖片，答題卡上只需填涂代表圖片的字母。每小題念兩遍。（共5小題，每小題1分；計5分）ABCDE6.__________7.__________8.__________9.__________10.__________三、聽對話，根據對話內容及問題選擇正確答案。每小題念兩遍。（共10小題，每小題1分；計10分）A.Gotoaconcert. B.Watchabasketballgame. C.Visitasciencefair.A.Bycar. B.Byplane. C.Bytrain.A.Neighbors. B.Friends. C.Family.A.2:00. B.2:20. C.2:45.A.LiMing’slocalfriends. B.TheweatherinHangzhou. C.LiMing’sculturalexchangeexperience.A.Inacinema. B.Inalibrary. C.Inarestaurant.A.Popmusic. B.Classicalmusic. C.Rockmusic.A.Tocomplainaboutthefood. B.Toordersomefoodbyphone.C.Tosaysorryforthebadservice.A.Awarningaboutdanger. B.Awishforgoodluck. C.Asuggestiontostudy.A.Julia. B.Tina. C.Tom.四、聽短文，根據短文內容選擇正確答案。短文念兩遍。（共5小題，每小題1分，計5分）Whoisprobablyintroducingthelibraryservice?A.Alibrarian. B.Ateacher. C.Amanager.WhatisthenameofChengduLibrary’sbookservice?A.LovingtoReadatHome. B.PickingYourFavoriteBook. C.OnlineReadingBookstore.Howmanybookscanpeopleborrowatmosteachtime?A.Six. B.Eight. C.Twenty-two.WhatmakestheservicesuccessfulinChinaaccordingtotheexpert?①Freeshippingforcitizens; ②strongdeliveryservices;③onlineshoppingtools; ④manybookstoresincities.A.①② B.②③ C.③④Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toadvertiseanewbookstore.B.Tocomparelibrariesindifferentcities.C.Toencouragemorepeopletousethelibraryservice.五、聽短文，根據短文內容完成圖表中所缺信息。短文念三遍。（共5小題，每小題1分；計5分）CategoryDetailsSpeakerSunYuxuanstudiesmartialarts(武術).HistoryBaduanjinhasahistoryofover800years.FeaturesIthaseight26movements.Reasonsfor27amongyouthEasytolearnRequiresminimaltimeandspaceMakestheirneckandback28Goodforpeople’s29GroupmembersStartedwithtwentymembersin2019.Thenumberofthemembershasincreasedby30.第二部分基礎知識運用（共30小題，計40分）六、選擇填空。（共15小題；計20分）A. 從以下各題的A、B、C三個選項中選擇正確答案。（共10小題，每小題1分；計10分）Thegovernmenthasbuiltseveralfactoriesfor________disabledtoworkinthetown.A.a B.an C.the—Whydidn’tyoureplytomyWeChatmessagelastnight?—Sorry,I________aliveshowaboutspaceexploration.A.watch B.waswatching C.havewatchedUnliketraditionalclassrooms,onlinelearningallowsstudentstoexploresubjects________.A.far B.further C.furthestOurschoolSportsDay________nextweek.Nowwe’realllookingforwardtoit.A.isheld B.willhold C.willbeheld—Mike,whereismyEnglishdictionary?—Sorry,Iused________formyhomeworkandleftitinmybag.A.mine B.yours C.hisTouristsfromhomeandabroadcanenjoywonderfulviewson________sidesoftheJinjiangRiver.A.both B.either C.neitherInthecity,cars________givewaytopeopleonsomeroads,orthedriverswillbewarned.A.may B.must C.can—DoubaohelpswithspokenEnglish.Iwonder________toimprovemypronunciation.—Bypracticingwithotherseveryday.A.howIcanuseit B.ifIcanuseit C.thatIcanuseit________usefulinformationthevolunteerofferedusduringthetrip!A.How B.What C.WhataOurteacherasksustoreadEnglishnewspaperseveryday________wecanbetterlearnaboutdifferentcountries’cultures.A.aslongas B.eventhough C.sothatB. 補全對話根據對話內容，從方框中選出適當的選項補全對話。（共5小題，每小題2分：計10分）A:Hello!ThisisLost&Found.HowcanIhelpyou?B:Hello!41IleftitonaseatnearBoardingGate18.A:Wefoundoneanhourago.42B:Ablackbackpackwithasmallfrontpocket.A:43Weneedtocheck.B:MystudentIDandablackwaterbottle.A:Gotit!Pleaseshareyouraddressandphonenumber.44B:Address:16SunshineRoad.Phone:+1(555)789-0123.A:We’llsenditfirstthingtomorrowmorning.45B:No,thankyousomuch.A.What’sinside?B.Anythingelse?C.Canyoudescribeit?D.Iamcallingtolookformybackpack.E.We’llsenditviaSFExpresstomorrow.七、完形填空。閱讀下面兩篇短文，根據短文內容，從A、B、C三個選項中選出可以填入空白處的正確答案。（共15小題；計20分。A篇每小題2分；B篇每小題1分，計10分）AInChineseculture,thesaying“huàshétiānzú”(drawingasnakeandaddingfeet)comesfromanoldtale.Itwarnsagainstadding__46__orfoolishactions.Longago,arichmanheldadrawingcompetition.“__47__finishesasnakefirstinthisjarofwinewinstheprize!”heannounced.Oneartistquicklydrewaperfectsnake.Seeingothersstillworking,he__48__addedfeettohissnake,wantingtoshowhisskill.Buttherichman__49__hishead:“Snakeshavenofeet.You’vespoiledyourwork.”Theartistlosthisprize.JustliketheEnglishsaying“Covergoldwithpaint,”thestoryteachesusthatsometimes“more”canmean“__50__.”A.careless B.unnecessary C.impoliteA.Whoever B.Whatever C.WheneverA.nervously B.proudly C.painfullyA.nodded B.raised C.shookA.worse B.better C.strongerBCatsjumpthroughringsoffire.Horsesdanceinacircle.Trainedmonkeysperformalongsideclowns.Tothewatchers,it’sawonder;to__51__,asadscene.Tothetrainer,it’stheendresultofahard“education”thatbegan__52__theanimalswereyoung.Itstartswithonesmall,__53__lesson.Ayoungtiger,forexample,istaughttomakeaveryshortjump.Ameat__54__andwordsofpraisefollow.Theseareknownaspositiverewards-goodthingsthathappenwhenananimaldoeswhatitisaskedtodo.Thenexttimethetigeris__55__tomakealongerjump.__56__thejumpsbecomeevenlongerandhigher.Soonthetrainerwantsthetigertojumpthrougharing.Ofcourse,therearealways__57__alongtheway.Thetigermay__58__tomoveordecidetojumparoundtheringinsteadofthroughit.Whenthishappens,theanimalreceivesafewquickhitswithastickas__59__.Trainingcantakeyears.Butsoonerorlatermosttigersdowhattheyaretold.Theirperformanceonlylookseasyand__60__onthestage.A.another B.other C.othersA.after B.when C.untilA.difficult B.simple C.unusualA.trick B.trade C.treatA.forced B.encouraged C.preventedA.Gradually B.Normally C.AccidentallyA.chances B.goals C.problemsA.manage B.suppose C.refuseA.inspiration B.punishment C.praiseA.strange B.wild C.natural第三部分閱讀理解（共15小題；計30分）八、閱讀下面短文，根據短文內容判斷句子正誤。正確的涂“A”，錯誤的涂“B”。（共5小題，每小題2分，計10分Youcan’tdothathere!Tuesday,August8Whenagovernmentmakesalaw,weusuallyunderstandthereason.Forexample,inGreece,womencan’twearhighheelsathistoricplacesbecausehighheelsmayharmtheancientsteps.Thatmakessense,butwhycan’twomenwearhighheelsinthebeachtownofCarmel,California,intheUnitedStates?OntheIsleofCapriinItaly,youcanwearsandals(涼鞋)withhighheels,lowheels,andanythinginbetween,butyoucan’twearnoisysandals!What’sthereasonforthat?Herearesomeotherunusuallawsfromaroundtheworld.InFlorida,USA,single(單身)womencannotparachuteonSundays.InVictoria,Australia,youcan’tchangealightbulb(燈泡).Onlyanelectriciancandothat.InVermont,USA,womencanhavefalseteeth,buttheyhavetogetpermissioninwritingfromtheirhusbands.InMoscow,Russia,youcan’tdriveadirtycar.InSingapore,youcan’tsellgum.InFrance,youcan’tnameapigNapoleon.POSTEDBYMACFunny!Dopeoplehavetofollowtheselawsnow?April27,4:56P.M.POSTEDBYBRADThisisn’ttrue.PeoplecanchangetheirownlightbulbsinAustralia.Theydon’thavetocallanelectriciananymore.That’scrazy!April28,12:05A.M.POSTEDBYRALPHIheardsomethingstrangeaboutEngland.Youhavetobecarefulwhenyouputastampwithakingorqueenonaletter.Thestampcan’tbeupsidedown.Isthisreallyalaw?April28,12:30A.M.HighheelsarenotallowedatGreece’sancientsitestoprotectoldsteps.SinglewomeninFloridacanparachuteonweekdays.Fromthecomments,wecanknowthatpeopleinVictorianeedelectricianstochangelightbulbs.Englandhasalawthatstampscannotbeplacedupsidedown.Thepassageisaboutstrangelawsfromaroundtheworld.九、閱讀下面兩篇短文，根據短文內容選擇正確答案。（共10小題，每小題2分；計20分）ATo:pasthuman@From:futurehuman@Dearpasthumans,Iamwritingtoyoufromthefuture,atimebeyondyourimagination.Iwanttosharewithyouwhatourworldhasbecomeandhowitdiffersfromtheoneyoulivein.Firstly,letmetellyouthatwehavemadeamazingprogressinmanyareas.Medicinehasdevelopedtothepointwherewehavefoundwaystocure(治愈)almosteverydiseasethatoncecausedpainsortroubles.Wehavelearnedtouseclean,renewableenergysources(來源)andhavegreatlyreducedourharmtotheenvironment.WehavealsomadebigprogressinAIandspaceexploration,allowingustounlockthemysteriesoftheuniverse.However,evenwithallthisprogress,ourworldstillfacesmanychallenges.Thegap(差距)betweentherichandthepoorhasgrownwider.Somepeoplefindithardtopayforfood,medicine,andschoolsupplies,butstilltrytheirbesttomakeendsmeetbycuttingcostswherevertheycan.Climate(氣候)changehasledtomanynaturaldisastersandforcedmanypeopletoleavetheirhomes.AndwhileoureffortsinAIhaveshowntobeabigstepforward,wemustbecarefultomakesurethatitdoesnotendangerhumanity.ButperhapsthemostimportantthingIwanttosharewithyouisthatwehaverealizedtheimportanceoftakingresponsibility.Wehavecometounderstandthatouractionsanddecisionsshapethelivesofothersandthefutureofourplanet.Weareworkingtogethertobuildamorefairworldwhereeveryonehaschancestogetwhattheyneed.Ihopethatyoucantaketheselessonstoheartandfightforyourselvesandthefuture.Thechoicesyoumaketodaywillmakeadifferencetogenerations(一代人)tocome.Letusworktogethertobuildabettertomorrow.Yourssincerely,AfuturehumanWhatprogresshasbeenmadeaccordingtothepassage?A.Patientsfeelalmostnopainduringillnesses.B.AIrobotsreplaceustounlockthespace.C.Peopleareusingcleanenergytohelptheenvironment.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“makeendsmeet”mean?A.Reachpersonalgoals.B.Payfordailyneeds.C.Keepwork-lifebalance.WhyshouldwebecarefulwithAI?A.Toensureitdoesnotharmhumans.B.TopreventAIfromcontrollingtheworld.C.ToavoiddependingonAIforclimatesolutions.Howdoesthewritershowtheproblemswemayfaceinthefuture?A.Bytellingstories.B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bymakingcomparisons.Whatistheauthor’sopiniononthefuture?A.Weshouldfocusmoreontechnology.B.Weshouldtakeresponsibilityforouractions.C.Weshouldwaitforthenextgenerationtosolvetheproblems.BLISTINGABOUTUSHOWITWORKSTHEMESSERVICESREVIEWSENESescapev.BLOGESCAPEWEBDoyouknowaboutescaperooms(密室逃脫?Allescaperoomssharesomethingincommon.Youarelockedinescaperoomsandtrytocompletesometasksbeforeyoucangoout.Theyusuallyhaveatheme.Herearesomepeople’sexperiencesaboutescaperooms:Ben,aged13,London,UKSunday,July28,2024丨HarryPotter,Wizardexams,BirthdayPartiesWhenJoetoldmehisbirthdaypartywasn’tgoingtobeaseafoodbarbecueagainthisyear,Ialmostturneddownhisinvitation.Butthisescaperoomexperiencewassomuchbetter!Joe’sabigHarryPotterfan—hehasreadallthebooks—sohechosetheSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardryescaperoomforus.Theaimwastopassourexamsandgraduatefromwizardschool.Weputonourblackrobes(長袍)andgottowork!IwassorrywhenitfinishedbecauseIwantedtokeepstudying.Itwassomuchfun!MeiLing,aged14,Guangzhou,ChinaSunday,July28,2024丨Pharaoh,Puzzlesolving,TeamworkIhaven’tdoneanythinglikethisbefore,butIloveoldstories.Sotocelebratetheendofterm,wewenttoapharaoh(法老)-themedescaperoom.Ourtaskwastofindthelosttreasureofthelastpharaoh.Itwasliketravelingtoanothercontinent(大陸)—thepyramid(金字塔)wasveryreal.Weworkedasateamtofindcluesandsolvepuzzles.Itwassatisfyingtocompletethetask,butIthinksomeofthepuzzleswerereallyapieceofcakebecausewecompletedallthetasksinonly49minutes!Cesar,aged16,Malaga,SpainSunday,July28,2024丨BombDiffusion,FamilyFunMyfamilylovesescaperooms,so20ofusvisitedoneduringthesummerholidays.Therewerefourteamsoffiveandweneededtofindabomb(炸彈)beforeitexploded(爆炸).Itwasexcitingtoworkagainsttheclock.OneofthepuzzleswassohardthatthegamemasterputaclueonaTVscreentohelpus.Luckily,wefoundthebombintime,sowewenttohavedinnertogetherafterwardstocelebrateoursuccess.SafetyTipsforEscapeRooms:√Checkforsafeexits(出口)beforeentering.√Followstaffinstructions.√Avoidclimbingorriskyactions.WhydidBenalmostturndownJoe’sinvitationatfirst?A.Heexpectedaseafoodbarbecue.B.HedislikedHarryPotter-themedactivities.C.Hethoughtescaperoomswouldbetoochallenging.HowdoyouknowthatthepuzzleswereeasyforMeiLing?A.Thepyramidsettingwashighlyreal.B.Theclueswerehiddenineasy-to-findplaces.C.Theycompletedalltasksinonly49minutes.Whatcanbeputin__________?A.TimePressure B.PublicSafety C.PersonalSecretWhatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Benenjoyedtheescaperoomsomuchthathestayedlonger.B.Cesar’steamfoundthebombwithoutanyhelp.C.Escaperoomsarefun,butsafetycomesfirst!Inwhichsectioncouldweprobablyfindthepassage?A.HOWITWORKS B.THEMES C.REVIEWSB卷（共50分）一、補全單詞根據首字母及句意寫出完整單詞。（共5小題；每小題1分，計5分）TheAI-madenewsreportaboutself-drivingcarswassob__________thatmanypeoplemistookitforrealnews.Aftertheargument,thetwinss__________theirsharedroomwithalargeclothandsolvedtheproblempeacefully.Everyoneintheclasssignedupforthebasketballgamee__________Jake,whoneededtoresthissorelegbutpromisedtocheerfortheteam.Thelightswentouts__________duringtheonlineexam,butstudentsstayedcalmandfollowedtheteacher’sinstructions.Thes__________ofcleanwaterinsomevillagesremindsustouseitwiselyandsupportcommunitiesinneed.二、完成對話在空格中填上適當的單詞，使對話完整正確。一空一詞（含縮寫詞）。（共10小題；每小題1分，計10分）A—Amy,B—BenA:HiBen!Haveyouheardaboutexploringculturesthroughcooking?IreadaboutSashaMartinwhocookedmealsfrom194countriesathome!Let’strythis“stovetopadventure”forCultureDay!B:Wow,cookingtoexploretheworld?Buthowdoesfoodteachculture?A:It’snotjustaboutthefood1.Ourteachersayshealthymeals2howplacesandtraditionsshapeourdiets.Forexample,Mediterraneandishesuseoliveoilforhearthealth,whilethedishesfromsome3countriessuchasJapan,Korea,orVietnambalancevegetablesandmeatto4heavyoils.B:Oh!LikehowmooncakescarryfamilywishesduringtheMid-AutumnFestival.Foodtellsstories!Wecan5culturetootherpeoplejustbysharingrecipes(食譜)online!A:Right!Let’scookaforeigndishandexplainitsculturalroots(根源).Anyideas?B:HowaboutThaicurry(咖喱)?Itusescoconutmilkforrichness,freshvegetablesforvitamins,andspicesliketurmericforhealthbenefits.TastyANDmeaningful!A:Perfect!We’llfindarealrecipeonline.Sashasaidproperingredientsmatter.Let’s6itwithChinesehotpottoo—bothbringpeopletogetherbutusedifferentingredients.B:Great!Chinesehotpotuseslocalmeatsandvegetables.Thaicurry7,needstropical(熱帶)ingredientslikelemongrass.A:Yes!Geographydecidesrecipes:SpicycurryhelpscooldowninThailand’sheat,whilehotpot8peopleincoldwinters.B:Andbothshowfamily9!Cookingtogetherbuildsconnections.A:Exactly!Readytostart?B:10isthekey!I’llresearchThaispices.Youcheckhotpothistory?Theotherscanmakeaposterwithphotosandfunfacts?A:Deal!Ourclassmateswilllovethistastyjourney!三、短文填空從下面方框中選出10個單詞，將其正確形式填入短文，使短文意思正確通順（每詞限用一次）。（共10小題；每小題1分，計10分）單詞選項：acceptcomfortdirectexcitefootmissonereceiveregretsshocksitwriteRenceForrestallhadnoideawhatwasinstoreforher.Shedecidedtorelearnrollerskatinginthedaysleadinguptoher60thbirthday.Thehighschoolartteachersoonboughtanewpairofskates,butshethoughttheywerenothinglikethe1shehadasateenager.Theywere2towear.SoForrestalldecidedtobuyausedpair,whichwerepopularamongyoungerskaters,butshewas3tolearnhowmuchtheycost.Tofindaless-expensivepair,sheconsideredsearchinginonlinesecondhandshops.Afewdayslater,she4anoticetellingherthatamannamedJamesBondwashopingtosellanoldpairofskatesfor$40.Bondhadnoideawhatsizetheywere,buthepostedapictureofthemnexttoaruler,showingthattheywereabout25cmlong.ItseemedtobetherightsizeforForrestall.Soshe5reachedouttoBondwithoutwaiting.Twodayslater,shedrovetoBond’shouseandlearnedthattheskates6inhisbasementformanyyears.Theylookedverydirtyandyellowedwithage;thelaces(鞋帶)were7andthewheelswererock-hard.ButnoneofthatwasimportantwhenForrestalltriedthemon.Sheslid(滑落)her8intothemandtheyfittedlikeaglove.Shewasverysurprisedathowtheyfeltjustliketheskatesthathermotherboughtforhermanyyearsearlier.Whenpullingofftheskates,Forrestallwassurprisedtoseethathername9inblackmarkerinsidethem.Shequicklyrecalledhowsheusedtoskateherselfforhoursonendasateenagerwhiletryingtogetbetterfromthe“personalloss”shesufferedatthetime.Shehadalways10sellingthematayardsale.Finally,Forrestallboughtthe“old”pairofskatesandrepairedthem.四、閱讀表達。（共10小題；計10分）A. 補全短文根據短文內容，從短文后的A-F選項中，選出5個適當的選項補全短文。（共5小題；每小題1分，計5分）Aseditors(編輯)ofTheNewYorkTimesopinionpage,wedecidewhicharticlestopublish,butthat’sonlypartofourjob.Wealsoimprovethearticlesbeforetheyareprinted.Readersoftenask,“Whatexactlydoeditorsdo?”1Thebestwaytoexplainistowalkthroughtheprocessstepbystep.Imagineyousendusanarticle.You’llbetoldthatwe’llcontact(聯系)youonceit’sreadyforpublication.2Whenyourarticlemovestothenextstep,aneditorwillstartworkingonit.First,theeditorcorrectsgrammarandspellingmistakes,andchecksifyourarticlefollowsstylerules(e.g.,capitalletters).Ifthere’slimited(受限制)space,wemayshortenit.Next,wechecknames,dates,quotes(引語),andarguments.Ifsomethingisn’tsupportedbyfactsfromtrustedsourceslikeTheNewYorkTimes,we’lldiscussitwithyou.3Beyondgrammarandaccuracy(準確性),wealsofocusonmakingyourwritingclear.4Wemightalsoremoveunrelatedpartsorchangeparagraphorder.Ifthelanguageistoodifficult,wemightsuggestsimplerwords.Theeditorwillthensendtheeditedversion(版本)toyou.Everychangeisasuggestion,notanorder.Ifsomethingdoesn’tworkforyou,wecanworktogethertofindabettersolution.5Andyes—eventhisarticlewasedited.Mostchangeswereaccepted...butnotall!A.Thiscouldtakedays,weeks,orevenmonths.B.Wemayalsoaddpicturestomakethearticlemoreinteresting.C.Onlyafteryou’veagreedwiththeeditswillyourarticlebeprinted.D.Ourgoalistokeepyouropinionswhileensuringtheymatchrealfacts.E.It’simportanttoknowthatweedit,butevenmoreimportanttoknowhowweedit.F.Tomakeyourarticleasclearaspossible,wemightaddconnectingwordslike“however.”B. 完成圖表根據短文內容，完成圖表中所缺信息。（共5小題；每小題1分，計5分）BrazilianartistVikMunizuseseverydayobjectsinunusualways.Throughhisart,Munizmakespeoplethinkdifferentlyabouttheireverydaylives—eventheirowngarbage(垃圾).In2007,Munizworkedonatwo-yearprojectatoneoftheworld’slargestlandfills(垃圾填埋場).Untilitclosedin2012,JardimGramachogotabout70percentofthegarbagefromRiodeJaneiro.About3,000garbagepickers,knownascatadores,workedthere.Theirjobwastohuntthroughthegarbageforrecyclablecans,bottles,andothermaterials.Theythenmademoneybysellingtheobjectstorecyclingcompanies.Thecatadores’workwasdirtyanddangerous,andmostofthemonlygotbetween$20and$25aday.Althoughtheconditionswerehard,manycatadoreswereproudoftheirwork.ValterDosSantos,aworkeratJardimGramachoformorethan25years,toldMuniz,“Iamproudtobeapicker.Itrytoexplaintopeoplethatrecyclingpreventsgreatharmtonatureandtheenvironment.Peoplesometimessay,‘Butonesinglesoda(單個的)can?’Onesinglecanisofgreatimportance!Thatsinglecanwillmakethedifference.”MunizbecamefriendswithDosSantosandothercatadores.Theyallowedhimtotaketheirphotographsatthelandfill,wheretheyposedforartisticportraits(肖像).Forexample,MunizphotographedalandfillworkerinthestyleofafamousFrenchpainting,TheDeathofMarat.TheworkersthenhelpedMunizcreatehugeimages(圖像)ofthesephotosonthefloorofhisstudio.Theymadetheimagescolorfulanddeepwithmaterialsfromthelandfill.Whycreatesuchhugeimagesusinggarbage?Munizsayshewantedto“changethelivesofpeoplewiththesamematerialstheydealwitheveryday.”AphotoofhiscopyoftheFrenchpaintingsoldfor￡28,000($50,000)ataLondonartsale.Munizgavethemoneytothecatadoresworkers’organization.In2010,British-BraziliandirectorLucyWalkercreatedamovieaboutMuniz’sprojectcalledWasteLand.Thefilmgotmanyawardsandhelpedmakepeoplelearnaboutthegarbagecollectors’lives.Thecatadoresalsobegantoseethemselvesdifferently.“Sometimesweseeourselvesassosmall,”saysIrma,acookatGramacho,“butpeopleoutthereseeusassobig,sobeautiful.”ProjectBackgroundLocation:JardimGramacholandfill(closedin2012),RiodeJaneiroParticipants(參與):3,000catadores(garbagepickers)6foralivingDailypay:$20-$25Conditions:Dirtyandda