江苏省南通市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

2023-2024学年度第一学期九年级期末学业质量监测试卷

英语

（考试时间：130分钟总分：140分）

第I卷（选择题部分共80分）

一、听力部分（本题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

第一部分听对话回答问题。

1.WhichinstrumentdidMaryplay?

2.WhatdoesJohnwanttobeinthefuture?

B.

3.WhattypeoffilmsdoesBoblove?

4.Howdoesthegrandpalearnaboutnews?

5.Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

A.MeetingTimnextSaturday.B.HavingdinnerwithTimthisFriday.

C.InvitingTimtodosomeshopping.

6.HowlongdoesNickspendwatchingnewseveryweek?

A.Halfanhour.B.Anhour.C.Threehoursandahalf.

7.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hehasgotsomeexercise.B.Hehasalwaysbeenabusyman.

C.Hehasspentallthetimeonthesofa.

8.Whoaretheytalkingabout?

A.Thewitness.B.Thesuspect.C.Thevictim.

9.Whatwilltheweatherbelikethisweek?

A.Warmandrainy.B.Coldandwet.C.Rainyandsnowy.

10.Whafsthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Bossandshopper.B.Wifeandhusband.C.Teacherandstudent.

第二部分听对话和短文回答问题。

听一段对话，回答第11-12小题.

11.HowlongdoesitusuallytakeLucytogettothestation?

A.20minutes.B.40minutes.C.60minutes.

12.Whatwilltheydonext?

A.Gotothesupermarket.B.Watchamovie.C.Takethetrain.

听第一篇短文，回答第13/5小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

SomeholidaysinNovember

WorldHelloDayBrotherswhostarteditbelievedthat13wasimportant.

NationalMenMakeDinnerDayOnthisday,theman14afterdinner.

ILovetoWriteDayIt'son15.Peoplecantakepartinitbywritinganything.

13.A.peaceB.communicationC.hello

14.A.washesthedishesB.doestheshoppingC.readsnewspapers

15.A.November13thB.November15thC.November21st.

听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

16.WherewasDongYuhuiborn?

A.InGansu.B.InShanxi.C.InBeijing.

17.WhatdidDongfirstworkasaftergraduatingfromcollege?

A.AhostonDouyin.B.AnEnglishteacher.C.Asalesmaninthemarket.

18.HowdidDonglikehisnewjobatfirst?

A.Hewasnotproudofit.B.Hewasexcitedaboutit.

C.Hefounditeasytogetusedtoit.

19.WhatdidDongimpresshisviewerswith?

A.Hishumor.B.Hiskindness.C.Hiswideknowledge.

20.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutDong?

A.Hehopestohelpfarmersbyintroducinggoodbookstoviewers.

B.Heisgladthatpeoplebuytoomanythingsjustbecausetheylovehim.

C.Hethinksreadingagreatpleasurewhichbringshimpeaceandconfidence.

二、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

I.USstudentlearnedtomakepapercuttingduringhisvisitinChina.experiencehasbecome

hislifelongmemory.

A.A;An.B.An;AnC.A;TheD.An;The

2.Ournationalmusicalinstrumentshavetheirowncharacteristics.Thewholeworldcanfeeltheof

Chineseculturefromthem.

A.challengeB.charmC.choiceD.charity

3.Mymomisinthekitchen.Sheoftencookssomethingthatwehavenevertastedbeforewithher

excellentcookingskills.

A.creativeB.energeticC.organizedD.practical

4.—IsSimoncomingherebytaxi?

—not.Hemayrideabiketogogreen.

A.SimplyB.ExactlyC.CompletelyD.Probably

5.It'simpossibleforhimtopassthePEexameasilyhekeepsexercisingeveryday.

A.butB.sinceC.ifD.unless

6.Somepeoplethinkawasteoftimetowatchallkindsofshortvideosonline,buttheyjustcan'tstop.

A.thatB.thisC.itD.them

7.—IthinkSuzhougardensareattractiveallyearround.

-Metoo.TheyclassicalChinesegardens.

A.respectB.representC.reportD.remind

8.-JeffSallyisrecommendedforYoungStarAward.

—Well,theydon'tdowellenoughintheirsubjects.

A.Either;orB.Neither;norC.Both;andD.Notonly;butalso

9.Myfamilythinktheyhaveknowneverythingaboutme,butItobequitedifferentfromwhatthey

think.

A.turnoutB.workoutC.breakoutD.stayout

10.—HowwasyourtriptoMountHuang?

一Perfect.Itwasfineweatherweenjoyedtheamazingview,especiallythecloudsea.

A.enough;toB.too;toC.such;thatD.so;that

11.—Theissueof“pre-mademeals^^hascaughtmuchattention.Whatdoyouthink?

一Idon'tthinktheyarehealthy.Ifoodonmyownthaneatpre-mademeals.

A.prefertocookB.prefercookingC.wouldcookD.wouldrathercook

12.Chinesemiddleschoolintojuniormiddleschoolandseniormiddleschool,withstudentsspending

threeyearsateach.

A.isdividedB.wasdividedC.divideD.divided

13.—________amazingMichaelJackson'smusicaltalentwas!

—Exactly.HewastheKingofPop.

A.HowB.WhatC.HowanD.Whatan

14.一Betty,doyouknow?

一Youlovethemusichereverymuch.

A.whatdoIlikeaboutthisrestaurant.B.whydidIchoosethisrestaurant

C.howmuchIlikethisrestaurantD.whyIhavechosenthisrestaurant

15.—MyfriendLisaisabigfanofthesinger.Shenevermissesanyofhisconcerts.

一Thatisalotofmoney

A.Really?B.Don'tmentionit.C.Cheerup!D.That'snotthecase.

三、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Ithadbeentroublingalittleboyforlong-hisdeskmatecouldrankthe1stintheclasseverytimewhilehe

onlyrankedthe21st.

Athome,heaskedhismom,"Mom,amImore16thanothers?IfeelFmashard-workingasmy

deskmate,butwhydoI17fallbehind?”Hismomwentwordless,notknowinghowtoexplaintoherson

properlyand18hurtinghimatthesametime.

Inanothertest,theboyrankedthe15thandhisdeskmate19the1st.Backhome,heraisedthesame

question.Momreallywantedtotellhersonthatintelligenceis20、whichmeansthatstudentsrankingthe

1staresupposedtobeclevererthanothers.21.wasthisanswergoingtodiscourageherson?Thank

goodnessshedidnotopenhermouth.

Thereweremanytimesshewantedtotellherson,"YourfatherandIusedtobeexcellent.Whyaren'tyoujust

ascleverasweare?”She22becauseshedidn'twanttoputtoomuchstressonhim.Sheneededa

23answer.

Timewentbyquickly.Thoughhemadegreat24.hewasstillunabletokeepupwithhisdeskmate.To

reducethestressonherson,Momdecidedtotakehimtothesea.Duringthetrip,shefinally25togive

himananswer.

Now,theboynolonger26hisrankingsbecausehehasenteredatopuniversitywiththe1stranking.

Laterhementionedthatvaluableexperience,t4WhenmymotherandIweresittingonthe27、shepointed

tothefrontandsaid,4Doyouseethelittleseabirdsandclumsy（笨拙的）seagullsoverthere?Whenthewaves（海

浪）comenear,littleseabirdscanrise28whileitwouldtakeclumsyseagullslongertocompletethe

process.However,haveyounoticedthatitisclumsyseagullsthatfinallyfly29theendlessseaandgetto

theotherside?'Youmightbealittleslower,butifyou30trying,youwillbetheonewhowillmakeit!”

16.

A.stupidB.cleverC.carelessD.hard-working

17.

A.sometimesB.alwaysC.usuallyD.seldom

18.

A.continueB.avoidC.startD.risk

19.

A.lostB.announcedC.remainedD.cancelled

20.

A.lowB.commonC.highD.different

21.

A.OtherwiseB.MoreoverC.BesidesD.However

22.

A.stoppedB.complainedC.changedD.replied

23.

A.simplerB.fasterC.betterD.closer

24.

A.changesB.effortsC.decisionsD.differences

25.

A.forgotB.failedC.managedD.tried

26.

A.worriesaboutB.showsoffC.dealswithD.dreamsof

27

A.seaB.shipC.beachD.plane

28.

A.carefullyB.quicklyC.noisilyD.quietly

29.

A.aroundB.acrossC.alongD.against

30.

A.suggestB.preferC.imagineD.keep

四、阅读理解（本题共15小题：每小题2分,满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Recently,ChengduShishiUnionMiddleSchoolinSichuanheldanactivity.Itaskedstudentstotellthestories

oftheirfamilyheirlooms（传家宝）.Morethan300studentstookpart.Theybroughtphotosoftheirheirloomsto

schoolandsharedtheirstories.

The14-year-oldSongZhengchen'sheirloomisacassette

radio（磁带收音机）.Hisgrandmotherboughttheradiointhe

1980sandlistenedtothenewsonit.Hismotherthenuseditto

listentomusictapes.WhenSongwasyoung,hismotheroften

playedoldpoemsforhimontheradio.44Therearenowmanymore

coolplayers.Butwestillkeepthisonebecauseitrecorded

beautifulmemoriesofmyfamily,“saidSong.

XiaoYao,14,wonthefirstprizeintheactivity.Herheirlooms

aresomefoodcoupons（粮票）.Hergrandmausedtotellherstories

aboutfoodshortages（短缺）whenshewasakid.Backthen,people

4

轲3、couldonlygetsomuchfoodeachmonth.Evenbuyingriceneeded

aspecialcoupon.Xiaowasamazedbythis.Shesaid,“My

grandmawantsmetobethankfulforwhatwehavetodayandwork

hardforabettertomorrow.”

GuoKexing'sheirloomisamedalfromhisgreat-grandfather.

HetookpartintheWartoResistUSAggressionandAidKorea

（抗美援朝战争）.Forthe13-year-old,themedalstandsasanhonor

型（荣誉）forhisfamily."WheneverIseemygreat-grandfather^

medal,Ifeelveryproud.Inmyheart,mygreat-grandfatherisa

hero.Iseehimasanexampleandwillmakemycountryabetter

placeinhishonor,“saidGuo.

31.WhatdoesSongZhengchenstillkeeptheirheirloomfor?

A.Listeningtonews.B.Listeningtomusictapes.

C.Listeningtooldpoems.D.Keepingbeautifulmemories.

32.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.XiaoYao'sgrandmahopesshecanvaluepresenthappylife.

B.BuyingriceneededaspecialcouponwhenXiaoYaowasakid.

C.Morethan300studentsbroughtfamilyheirloomstoschoolandtoldtheirstories.

D.GuoKexing'sgrandfathertookpartintheWartoResistUSAggressionandAidKorea.

33.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ASchoolActivityB.FamilyHeirloomsandTheirStories

C.ExpensiveFamilyHeirloomsD.BetterCountry,BetterTomorrow

B

Haveyoueverseentheauroras（极光）inthesky?Cosmicradiation（宇宙辐射）createstheseprettylightsin

theNorthandSouthPoleareas.Itseemsthatcosmicradiationisabeautifulgiftfromspace.Butforsomepeople,it

canbedangerous.

A53-year-oldfightattendantinSouthKorea,whospentabout1,022hoursflyingeachyear,passedawaydue

tocancer.ASouthKoreancourtconnectedhisdeathtogreatexposure（暴露）tocosmicradiation.Duringhis

career,nearlyhalfofhisflightscrossedtheareasinandaroundtheNorthPole,wherecosmicradiationisextremely

strong.

①CosmicradiationfromspaceishittingEarthnonstop,comingfromboththesunandotherstarsinthe

MilkyWay.

②Earth'smagneticfield（磁场）andatmosphere（大气层）protectusfrommostcosmicradiation.The

magneticfieldisstrongestneartheequatorandweakestatthepoles.Peoplelivingathigherlatitudes（纬度），likein

Heilongjiangprovince,areexposedtoalittlebitmorecosmicradiationthanthoselivingatlowerlatitudes,likein

Hainanprovince.Also,whenyougohigherinanairplane,thethinatmosphereincreasesexposuretocosmic

radiation.

③Forflightattendantscrossingpolarareasandforastronautsinspace,cosmicradiationcancreate

healthrisks.NASAreportedthattheradiationexposurefacedbyastronautsspendingsixmonthsinspaceisthe

sameashaving1,000chestX-rays.

©However,whatmakescosmicradiationdangerousalsomakesituseful.Thelightspeedandenergyof

cosmicradiationhaveprovidedwonderfulideasfortreatingtumors（肿瘤）.Scientistscannowproduceman-made

radiationsimilartocosmicradiation.Comparedtothepresentwaysoftreatingtumors,itcankilltumorsbetterwith

lessdamagetohealthypartsofthebodyaroundthem.

34.ThedeathoftheHightattendantisbelievedtohavesomethingtodowith.

A.longflighthoursB.lowerlatitudes

C.strongcosmicradiationD.afamilyhistoryofcancer

35.Thesentence"Luckily,ourplanetiswell-protected."shouldbeputin.

A①B.②C.③D.④

36.Astronautsareexposedtomorecosmicradiationbecause.

a.theyareclosertothesunandstarsb.theyareathigherlatitudesinspace

c.spacesuitcannotpreventcosmicradiationd.thereisnotmuchatmosphereprotectingthem

A.acB.beC.adD.cd

37.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Cosmicradiationisverydangerous.B.Peoplecanproducecosmicradiation.

C.Earthisfilledwithcosmicradiation.D.Cosmicradiationhelpsfightcancer.

c

OnSept.7famousChinesearchaeologist（考古学家）FanJinshi,85,wasawardedbyUNESCOforher

contribution（贡献）totheprotectionoftheMogaoCavesinDunhuang.

Calledthe"daughterofDunhuang”,herstorywiththecavesstarted60yearsago.In1963,Fan,thena25-

year-oldPekingUniversitygraduate,hadthechancetoworkattheMogaoCaves,aplaceshehadwantedto

exploreforalongtime.

“SeeingDunhuangforthefirsttimewasbreathtaking.ButonlywhentrulystayingheredidIrealizethat

insidethecavesisaworldofdivinebeautywhileoutsideisalandofblowingsandandyellowearth,Fantold

GansuDaily.

Backinthosedays,theMogaoCaveswerealmostcompletelycutofffromtheworld.Fanandhercoworkers

hadtoliveinmudhousesanddrinksaltywater.TheystayedinsidetheCavestocopymurals（壁画）anddo

whatevertheycouldtoprotectandrestorethem.

In2011after40yearsofhardwork,areporton10MogaoCavesbyFan'steamwasfinallypublished.Itwas

knownasChina'sfirstprofessionalreportoncavearchaeology.

Astimepassed.Fanfoundaseriousproblem.TheincreasingnumberoftouristsvisitingDunhuangmight

harmthecaves,causingthemuralsinsidetofade.SomethingneededtobedonetopreserveDunhuang^heritage.

Inthelate1980s,Fanstumbleduponcomputertechnologybychance.Sherealizedthatthismightpreservethe

MogaoCavesforever.Afterover30yearsofexploration,theDunhuangAcademybuiltadigitaldatabasetoprotect

culturalrelics（文物）there,allowingDunhuang\arttoliveforeverandtostepoutofthecavestomeettheworld.

“Inmywholelife,I'veonlydoneonething:protectandpromotetheworldculturalheritageoftheMogao

CavesJshetoldPeople'sDaily.uMyheartbelongstoDunhuang.”

38.WhatcanwelearnaboutFanfromthepassage?

A.Sheisawomanofgreatdetermination（决心）.

B.Herhealthwasaffectedbyherhardwork.

C.ShebeganherworkattheMogaoCavesat83.

D.ShestudiedarchaeologyatNanjingUniversity.

39.WhatwasFan'sfirstimpression（印象）ofDunhuang?

A.Itwasanamazingplace.B.Theenvironmentwasterrible.

C.Itwasingreatneedofprotection.D.Theworkingconditionswerebetterthanexpected.

40.WhatpushedFantosetupadigitaldatabasefortheMogaoCaves?

A.Herinterestincomputertechnology.B.HerdreamofspreadingChineseculture.

C.Theincreasingriskofharmtothecaves.D.Theneedtopublishtheprofessionalreport.

41.WhatdoesFanthinkofherworkinDunhuang?

A.Ithaswonhergreatrespect.B.Ithasbeenherlifelongcareer.

C.Ithasinfluencedmanyyoungpeople.D.Ithashelpedwithculturalexchange.

D

Everyculturehasaspecialwayofeating.InpartsofAfrica,peopleeatwiththeirfingers.NorthAmericans

andEuropeansuseforks,knives,andspoonstocarryoutthesametask.InAsia,chopsticksarethetopchoice.

Youmightthinkit'seasytousechopsticks,butactuallyit'snotassimpleasitfirstappears.Ilearnedthis

lessonacoupleofyearsago.IhadappliedforajobwithaChinese-CanadiancompanyinVancouver.Asyouknow,

theChinesearefamousfortheirfoodandtheygetasimplepleasurefromeating.

SoIwasnotsurprisedwhenmynewbossinvitedmeouttolunchtocelebratemynewjobinaChinese

restaurantinChinatown.Iwasnervous.Iknewwewouldbeusingchopsticks,andwhileIhadtriedmanytimesto

mastertheskill,Ihadfailedmiserablyineverytry.Wouldtheylaughatme?WouldImakeacompletefoolof

myself?

IwenthomethateveningandcookedsomericeandchickenandIspentthenexthourlearninghowtouse

chopsticks.TryasImight,Icouldnotholdthefoodwithmychopsticks.

Icalledafriendforhelp.Shepatientlyexplainedtheproperwayofholdingthembetweenthethumb,firstand

middlefingers."It'snotthathardJshesaid."That'seasyfbryoutosay,“Ireplied.44You5vebeeneatingwith

chopsticksallyourlife.It?snaturalfbryou!”

Ididn'tgetmuchsleepthatevening.Itossedandturnedinbed,worryingaboutlunchthenextday.The

followingmorning,Icouldhardlycontrolmyanxiety.Itwasdifficulttogetanyworkdone.Atnoon,Ileftwithmy

bossandtwoco-workersandheadedtotherestaurant.

Wewereseatedatanexcellenttable.Myheartwaspounding,butthenInoticedastrangething.Insteadofthe

customarychopsticks,eachofushadknives,forks,andspoons.

Iwasconfusedatfirst,butthen,ithitme.MybossknewthatIwouldhavetroublewiththechopsticks.He

wantedtosavemefromembarrassment,sohehadcalledaheadandarrangedforustobeservedwithknivesand

forks.

Inasecond,Imadeupmymind.Iaskedtheservertobringsomechopsticksfbrme.Whentheyarrived,Itook

theminmyhandandcarefullymanoeuvredmyfingersaroundthem.

Ilookedoveratmyboss.HesmiledasIgraspedthechopsticksandtookholdofabitofriceandmeat,

holdingontightlyasItriedtogetittomymouth.Myfingersslippedandthefoodfellbacktotheplate.However,I

didn'lgiveup,andeventuallymanagedtoeatmyentiremealusingonlychopsticks.

Intheend,Iwasn'tembarrassedatall.Vmgladmynewbosswassoconsiderate.AndI'mreallygladI

decidedtoaskforchopsticks.

Wegooutforlunchofteninthisnewcompany.Wealwayshaveagoodlaughaboutthatday.Ihavenow

masteredthechopstickskill.Andyouknow,itreallyisn'tthatdifficultonceyougetusedtoit.

42.Whywasthewriterhavedifficultyfallingasleep?

A.Shewastooexcitedaboutthenewjob.

B.Shewasafraidtogiveapoorimpression.

C.Herfrienddidn'texplainclearlyhowtousechopsticks.

D.ShewasgoingtoeatinaChineserestaurantforthefirsttime.

43.Whatisthewriter'sbosslike?

A.Generousandthoughtful.B.Humorousbutnervous.

C.Strictandnervous.D.Generousandhumorous.

44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“embarrassment"mean?

A.Asituationwhichcausesproblemsforsomeone.

B.Aplacewherepeoplegetunhappyoruncomfortable.

C.Akindoffoodwhichmustbeeatenwithaforkandaknife.

D.Arestaurantwherepeoplecaneatfoodfromdifferentareas.

45.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ChineseFood,theTopChoiceB.PracticeMakesPerfect

C.EatingwiththeBossD.Knives,ForksorChopsticks?

第II卷（非选择题共60分）

五、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A.请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

46.Hewasveryluckyduringthewarbecausehewasneverwoundedorcaughtby（敌人）.

47.Inthisprogramme,youcanseethehighest（水平）ofdanceintheHandynasty.

48.It'simportantthatteachersinclass（givesbsupport,courageandhope）studentstothinkactively

andtrynewways.

49.Cooking（need）skillsandknowledge.Sometimesitisthoughtasakindofart.

50.Thestudents'scoresdecidetheycanenteraseniormiddleschoolornot,soeveryonehopestogeta

highscore.

B.选词填空

请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺.

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wealth

51.Thetouristshavewaitedattheairportforacoupleofhours.Everyoneisgetting.

52.TheprincecomesfromoneofthecountriesintheMiddleEast.

53.Thelittlegirlcaughtthoseattentionwithheramazingvoice.

54.Itispossiblethatthecatandthedogcangetalonginthesamehome.

55.Itwillbeahotdayagain,withtemperaturesinthe.Weneedtohaveourairconditionerrepaired,

c.选词填空

请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

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56.一DanielhasgonetoFranceonbusiness.

一Oh,Ididn'tknow.Whenhe.

57.Forover50years,DoctorWangwithcountlesspatients.Now72yearsold,hestillloveshiscareer.

58.SydneyisthelargestcityinAustralia.Butpeoplesometimesitforacapitalcity.

59.—Jane,canyougivemeahand?

—Waitaminute.ImynewcomputertotheInternet.

60.Mostpeoplewhentheearthquakehappened,whichmadethemunabletogetoutintime.

六、短文填空（本题共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短

文通顺。

Doanimalscommunicatewitheachother?

ThisquestioncametomymindtheotherdaywhileIwassittingoutside.Iheardsomebirdsmakingwhat

soundedlikeadistresscall（求救信号）.Ilookedaroundandsawacatcrouchedlowinthegrass,readytoattackthe

birds.

Butthecatwastoolate.Thebirdssuddenlyflewtos61Theloudcallshadalertedthemtothedanger.

Ididsomer62and,tomyamazement,Ilearnedthatallanimalscommunicate.Theydon'tuselanguage,

buttheydosendsignalsandmessagestoeachother,mainly163sounds,smells,andbodylanguage.

Thealarmcallisonewaythatsoundsareusedforcommunication.Whenapredator（捕食者）isnear,animals

sendoutawarningsound.Thosewhoh64itrun,hide,orgathertofighttheinvader.Birdssingbeautiful

songstoattractmatesduringbreedingseason.Whales（鲸）arewellknownfortheira65tocommunicate

withcomplexvocalsounds.Humansdon'tunderstandthesesounds,butintheirownsocialgroups,whalesunderstand

w66they5resayingtoeachother.

Smellisanotherpopularm67ofanimalcommunication.Simpleanimalssuchasthesingle-celled

amoebagiveoffachemicalthatotheramoebaerecognizeasasignalforreproduction.Someanimalssendouta

strongsmell,whichisc68asawarningsignaltokeepotheranimalsstayingawayfromthem.Forexample,

skunksreleaseaterribleodourwhentheyfeelthreatened.

Therearemanye69ofanimalsthatusebodylanguagetocommunicate.Chimpanzeestouchhands

whentheymeet.Whenangry,gorillasstickouttheirtongues.Thinkofahappydogwaggingitstail.Evenhumans

understandthisformofdogbodylanguage.

Humanshaved70acomplexsystemtocommunicatewitheachother.Butifyouwatchotheranimals

forawhile,youquicklycometoappreciatethattheytoohavewaysofgettingtheirmessagesacross.

七、阅读与回答问题（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

The1stStudent（Youth）GameshelditsrockclimbingcompetitionfromNov.8to11.ThehostGuangxi

becamethebiggestwinnerinclimbing,winningthreegolds,threesilversandonebronze（铜牌）.Allthemedalists

werefromMashancountyinNanning.

Mashancountywasoncepoorbecauseofitsmountainousenvironment.Butithasgiventhelocalclimbersan

advantage.Manystudentsclimbmountainsandtreesfromanearlyage,buildingstrongphysicalfitness.Among

themis15-year-oldHuangXinyi,whowonthewomen'sspeedclimbingchampionship.

In2017,thefirst“rockclimbingcharacteristictown“inChinawassetupinMashancounty.44Tobringthe

sportclosertomorestudents,23primaryandmiddleschoolsinthecountyhaveclimbingspaces,andeachschool

hasonerockclimbingclasseachweek,“HuangXujin,headofMashancounty'sBureauofCulture,Radio,

Television,SportsandTourism,toldTeens."Agroupofprofessionalclimbers,includingcoachesfromthenational

climbingteamandexcellentclimbingathletes,havebeenhiredtoguideathletesintheschool,headded.

HuangXinyiusedtoloveclimbingtees.Whenshewasinthe5th