2025届上海奉贤区中考英语一模试卷及答案

第一学期九年级英语练习

（完卷时间90分钟，满分140分）

考生注意：

1.本场考试时间90分钟，试卷共8页，满分140分，答题纸共2页。

2.作答前，在答题纸指定位置填写姓名、准考证号、座位号。将核对后的条形码贴在答题纸

指定位置。

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Part1Listening（第一部分听力）

I.ListeningComprehension（听力理解乂本大题共20题，共25分）

A.Listenandchoosetherightpicture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（5分）

ABC

DEF

B.Listentothedialoguesandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyourhear(根据你听到

的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)(5分)

6.A)Shesuggeststheboystayathome.B)Shesuggeststheboyseeadoctor.

C)Shesuggeststheboytakesomemedicine.D)Shesuggeststheboyhavesomerest.

7.A)Hehaswastedalotofmoney.

B)Hewantstobuythisnewtypeofcamera.

C)Hedoesn'twanttobuythecamera.

D)Helikestakingphotoswithhisphoneverymuch.

8.A)Atarestaurant.B)Atabookstore.C)Atatheatre.D)Atamarket.

9.A)At7:00.B)At7:30.C)At8:00.D)At8:30.

10.A)Sciencefiction.B)Horrorstories.C)Lovestories.D)Fables.

C.Listentothepassageandtelwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfhlse（半！j断下歹!j句子

是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用表示，不符合的用表示X5分）

11.KunquOperawasfirstperformedattheendofYuandynastyinKunshan,aplacenear

Suzhou.

12.KunquOperawasonlyperformedforwealthyfamiliesthroughouttheMingdynasty.

13.ThemusicofKunquOperaislouderthanthatofPekingOpera.

14.WangFangstartedlearningKunquOperawhenshewasanadult.

15.KunquisoneoftheoldesttraditionaloperasinChina,butfewyoungpeoplenowpaymuch

attentiontoKunquOpera.

D.Listentothepassageandcompletethefollowingsentences（听短文，用听到的单词完成下

列句子.每空格限填一词）（10分）

16.Sofar,Soracanmakeavideolastingupto

17.Soracanevenaddfacialexpressionstocharacters.Theycanbehappy,sadorjust

likeinarealmovie.

18.However,creatingverycomplexsceneswithlotsofmovingpartsisstillafor

Sorarightnow.

19.Butdon*tworry,OpenAI,wemightallbeabletoenjoySora*smagicpowerin

thenearfuture.

20.Sora*sintroductionintotheworldofAlisof.Somescientistspredictthatit

mightevenchangethewayweworkandplay.

♦“Sora”是一个特定人工智能的专属名称

Part2GrammarandVocabulary

（第二部分语法和词汇）

U.Choosethebestanswer（选择最恰当的答案）体大题共15题，每题1分，共15分，每题

只有一个正确选项）

21.LightswerelitupMarch8topayrespecttothosebravefemaledoctorsandnurses.

A.atB.inC.onD.for

22.Tom'spencilcasehasthesamecoloras.Itsometimesgetsusveryconfused.

A.meB.myC.myselfD.mine

23.Wehavegottwoanswerstothequestions,but___ofthemiscorrect.

A.neitherB.eitherC.allD.none

24.Studentsdon'tseemtohavemuchthisterm.

A.lessonB.ideaC.materialD.homework

25.Thesooneryoustart,theyou'llfinishdoingyourwork.

A.quicklyB.morequicklyC.quickD.quicker

26.Wemustalwaysbelievethatchangewillcome,itwilltaketime.

A.soB,andC.butD.for

27.heisaforeigner,heisinterestedinChinesecultureanddeliciousfood.

A.AlthoughB.SinceC.BecauseD.Unless

28.---Jacky,Pmafraidit*simpossibleforustofinishtheprojectthisafternoon.

---Well,wecompleteittoday.IfsfineifwegiveittoProfessorWutomorrow

A.shouldn'tB.mustn'tC.can'tD.needn't

29.AndytoBangkokwithhisparents,andtheywillstaythereforaweek.

A.goesB.wentC.hasgoneD.hadgone

30.NowadayshumanactivitieslargeamountsofCO2andothergases.

A.producedB.areproducingC.wereproducingD.willproduce

31.Wecantrytoputoldthingstogooduseinsteadofjust.

A.puttingthemoffB.turningthemdown

C.takingthemoutD.throwingthemaway

32.Althoughtheconditionsarechallenging,theteammanagedtheprojectontime.

A.completeB.tocompleteC.completingD.completed

33.greatAPPthatKittydesignedfortheelderlytocallataxi!

A.WhatanB.WhataC.WhatD.How

34."Cathy,afraidofspeakinginpublic.Youarenolongeralittlegirl,"saidMum.

A.benotB.nottobeC.notbeD.don*tbe

35.Theoldsaying"Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.Htellsus.

A.whereafriendisfromB.whatcanwedotomakefriends

C.howcanwetreatafriendD.whatkindoffriendweshouldhave

DI.Choosetheproperwordsintheboxtocompletethefollowingpassage.Eachcanbeused

onlyonce（选择最恰当的选项填入空格。）（本大题共8题，每题1分。）

“Citybucity?,9gotpopularonChineseInternet

A）anumberofB）explainQpossibleD）experiencesE）popular

Drinkingacupofmilkteawithfriends?Thafs"city”.VisitingtheGreatWallinChina?Not

"city".RidingabikedownShanghai*sAnfuRoad?Quite"city”.

Ifyoudon'tgetit,letme___36ittoyou."Citybucity?”isahottopictakingChinese

socialmediabystorm.Youcanuseittodescribewhethersomeone,orsomethingisurban（者R市的）

andmodemornot.

“Citybucity?9,wasfirstusedbyShanghai-basedAmericanbloggerPaulMikeAshton.Hisname

ontheInternetis"BaoBaoXiong".Helikessharingtravel___37___inChinaonDouyinand

Xiaohongshu.Ashtonbecamepopularafterhesharedavideoofhimaskinghissister“Citybu

city?"ontheGreatWall.

Theword"citynitselfhasnowtakenonanewmeaningasanadjective（形容词）.Ashtonhimself

saysthatitdescribessomethingthathappensinthecity,butitcanalsobensomethingthatgives

youagreatloveforlife".

Inrecentyears,___38___foreigntouristslikeAshtonhavebeensharingtheirexperiencesof

visitingChinaonline.TopicsabouttravelinChinaarebecomingmoreandmore___39___.Now

peoplearoundtheworldcanlearnmoreaboutdifferentfieldsofmodemChinesesocietyand

Chinesewayoflife.Andalloftheseareshowninamoreemotional(感，性的)，friendlyandnatural

way.

BuildingaWordnBankn

A)matchB)personallyC)gothroughD)importantlyE)secret

WeallwishtherewasamagictricktomemorizeEnglishwordseffortlessly.Afterall,wecan

comeacrosstonsofnewwordswhilereadingbooks,newspapersormagazines.Pvegota

little___40___thathashelpedmebuildalargeEnglishvocabulary.Wouldyouliketotryit?

Beforeyoustart,you'llneedtohavetwothingsready:anotebookandaqualitypieceofreading

material.Thematerialshould___41___yourlevel.Ifyoudon'tknowwheretofindtheright

material,youcanstartrightherewiththispublication(出版物).

___42____,Iliketousenewspaperarticlesandpodcast(播客)scripts(广播稿)to

learnEnglishafterschool.AsIread,Iunderlinewordsandphrasesthatseemuseful.ButhowdoI

knowI'vecollectednenoughnusefulwordsandexpressions?!lookatwhatI'veunderlinedandask

myselfifIcanretellthemainideasfromthematerialwiththem.Ifso,thenIknowPvedonea

goodjob.

Afterthat,Icopythosewordsandphrasesintomynotebook.Nowcomesthefinalandmost

importantstepreviewingeverythingyou*vewrittendown.Asyou___43___yourlist,thinkabout

howthemainideasinthematerialareconnected.Thismaysoundboring,butifyoudon'treview

yournotes,thoseusefulwordsandphraseswillsoonslipoutofyourmind.Then,ifyouaren'table

tousethemineverydayconversationorwriting,whafsthepoint?

Thistrickhasworkedwondersforme.Ihopeiflldothesameforyouonyourjourneyto

memorizingasmanywordsasyouneed!

IV.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms(用括号中所给单词

的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)(本大题共8题，每题1分，共8分)

44.1decidedtodecoratemybedroomwithsomeofmyfamily,(photo)

45.Mr.Bakerisstillverystronginhisandoftengoesoutforawalk,(ninety)

46.Thedoorwillopenwhenpeoplecomeclosetoit.(it)

47.Thenewsoftwareuserstoplantheirtravelsmoreeasily,(able)

48.YuanLongping,knownasthefatherofhybridrice,onMay22,2021.(dead)

49.Heiscompletelyofthetroublehehascaused.ShouldItellhimaboutit?(aware)

50.Ifyoufeeltoonervous,youcandeeplybeforespeakingagain,(breath)

51.Thetaxidriverwaspraisedforhisexcellent.(serve)

V.Completethefollowingsentencesasrequired(根据所给要求完成句子。52-57小题每空格

限填一词)(本大题共7题，每题2分，共14分)

52.Thelittleboysetuphisfirstwebsiteattheageoften.(改为否定句)

Thelittleboyupthewebsiteattheageoften.

53.Scientistshavehardlyfoundanyanimalsorplantsontheisland.（改为反义疑问句）

Scientistshavehardlyfoundanyanimalsorplantsontheisland,?

54.Onenight,theGreekssucceededincapturingthecitythroughatrick.（对划线部分提问）

theGreekssucceedincapturingthecityonenight?

55.TheteacherchosefivestudentstoworkasvolunteersontheOpenDay.（改为被动语态）

FivestudentsbytheteachertoworkasvolunteersontheOpenDay.

56.Jackapologizedtotheoldmanforhisimpolitemanners.（保持句意基本不变）

Jacktotheoldmanforhisimpolitemanners.

57.Brushyourteethregularly,oryouwillgettoothachesoonerorlater.（保持句意基本不变）

Youwillgettoothachesoonerorlateryouyourteethregularly.

58.spend,thebeautyofSichuan,aweek,discovering,Mary,decidedto（连词成句）

Part3ReadingandWriting

（第三部分读写）

VI.Readingcomprehension（阅读理解）（本大题共25题，共50分）

A.Choosethebestanswer（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）（12分）

Sleepisimportanttoteenagersbecauseitplaysanimportantroleintheirphysicalandmental

development.Sohowmanyhoursofsleepdoesateenagerneed?

AgegroupAgerangeRecommended（建议的）hoursofsleepevery24hours

School-age6-12years9-12hours

Teen13-18years8-10hours

Adult18yearsandolder7hoursormore

ArecentreportshowsthatmanyteenagersinAmericaarenotgettingtherecommendedamount

ofsleep.Herearetheresults.

Whyisithardforteenstogetgoodsleep?Thereisnosinglereason.

Teensneedbetween

8and10hoursInstead,severalfactorscontribute（是...的原因之一）tothis

ofsleepanight

bareult4ihoMr-®c$t-teci»fctni»ehleM.problem.Oneofthemislatebedtimeandearlyschoolstarttimes.

Now,moreandmoreteenagersaredevelopingahabitofbeing”a

nightowr\stayinguplateratnightandsleepinglongerintothe

ofsiddle。防心-morning.Ifallowedtosleepastheywish,manyteenswouldget

8chptilen

eighthoursormoreanight,butmostschoolstarttimesrequirethem

reportrjiadequaZe*（不足的）-s）cep-on*sd）ool-nights

towakeupmuchearlierinthemorning.

Theuseofelectronicdeviceslikethesmartphoneandcomputerisanotherfactor.Researchhas

foundthat89%ormoreofteenskeepatleastonedeviceintheirbedroomatnight.Screentime

lateintotheeveningcancausesleepproblems.Usingthesedevicescankeepteensexcitedand

unabletofallasleep.Suddenphonemessagescandisrupt（扰舌L）sleep.Andbeinginthelightfrom

smartphonesalsomakespeoplefeellesssleepy.

Soteensshouldimprovetheirsleepenvironmentandhabitstogetbettersleep.Herearesometips.

♦Geteighthoursofsleepanightonweekdaysandweekends.

♦Putawayelectronicdevicesatleastahalf-hourbeforebed.Keepthemonsilentduringthe

night.

♦Keepyourbedroomcool,darkandquiet.

59.Accordingtothereport,manyAmericanteenagers.

A.don'tneedmuchsleepB.don'tgettherecommendedamountofsleep

C.sleeptoomuchD.getenoughsleep

60.Oneofthereasonswhyit*shardforteenstogetgoodsleepis.

A.earlybedtimeandlateschoolstarttimes

B.latebedtimeandearlyschoolstarttimes

C.havingtoomanyfriends

D.watchingtoomuchTVduringtheday

61.Theunderlinedphrasenanightowl"inthepassagemeans.

A.apersonwholikestogetupearly

B.apersonwholikestostayuplate

C.apersonwhosleepsalotduringtheday

D.apersonwhodoesn'tlikesleeping

62.TheuseofelectronicdevicescancausesleepproblemsNOTbecause.

A.theyaretooexpensive

B.usingthesedevicescankeepteensexcited

C.suddenphonemessagescandisruptsleep

D.thelightfromsmartphonesmakespeoplefeellesssleepy

63.Tocreateagoodsleepenvironment,thebedroomshouldbe.

A.hot,brightandnoisyB.warm,darkandnoisy

C.cool,darkandquietD.cool,brightandquiet

64.Thepassageisprobablytakenfromsectionofanewspaper.

A."LocalNews**B."TeenagerLife"

C.“WonderftilWorld"D.“CrossCulture"

B.Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）（12分）

ShouldkidsuseAItodoschoolwork?

HaveyouheardofgenerativeAI?It*satypeofchatbotthatcancreatenewthingsliketexts,

picturesorvideosonitsown.Werecentlyaskedourreaderstodiscusswhetherstudentsshould

useAIfortheirschoolwork.

DYLANPATEL,13HARPERCARROLL,10

AIwillchangetheway^9Whiletechnologycanbea

studentslearn.Manyfearthatusefultool,kidsneedtobeable

chatbotsmight___65___toperformbasictasks___68

cheating,butthereare___.Thafswhykids

ongoingeffortstoenhancelearnhowtodomaths,even

security（戒备）.Andchatbotscanbewithcalculatorsaround.Andifswhyschools

programmedtoguidestudentsthroughteachhandwritingandspellingwhenmost

questionsinsteadofdirectlygivingthemtheadultstype.Kids*brainsneedtobeexercisedto

answer.Chatbotscanalsoworkwithteachersdevelop,justliketheirbodies.AImaybenefit

tocreatepersonalizedlessonplans,sothatnoadults,butit'snotgoodforchildrento

studentwill___66____inclass.AndAItutors69___itbeforemasteringthebasicsof

canprovide24/7supportforstudents.AIiseducation.

heretostay.Eitheryoumovewiththetimes,or

thetimeswillmovewithoutyou!

ALEXAOH,11NINISTWUMASI,12

TeachingkidsaboutAIcanWeshouldn'tintroduce

preparethemforourtgenerativeAIintoschools,fora

technology-filled___67___.fewreasons.

AsurveyshowsthatmostFirst,chatbotsandotherAI

Americansthinkit'snecessaryforstudentstoprogramsaredevelopingrapidlythesedays.

learnAl-relatedskillsforeirfuturejobs.Teachersmightnotknowhowtobest

UsingAIhelpskidsdevelopintegrate（融入）themintotheirclasses.Second,

critical:inking（批判性思维）andmanyschoolswouldn'tbeabletoaffordthe

problem-solvingskills.Andit'sgoodforlatesttechnology,andthatcancreateanunfair

studentstoknowaboutAPslimitationsearlysituationfortheirstudents.___70___,AIlacks

on,likeitspotentialtospreadwrong（缺乏）thehumanityandemotionthatkidsget

informationandthewaysitcouldbemisused.fromateacher,andthathumanconnectionis

Aslongasit'sdonewell,teachingaboutAIinimportant.Achatbotjustfeedsstudents

schoolscanchangesocietyforthebetter.information,butteachersknowhowtohelp

themtakeitin.

65.A.sticktoB.leadtoC.getusedtoD.payattentionto

66.A.fallbehindB.makeprogressC.showoffD.loseconfidence

67.A.festivalB.familyC.futureD.film

68.A.quicklyB.independentlyC.carefullyD.confidently

69.A.decideonB.agreeonC.carryonD.relyon

70.A.MostimportantlyB.Mostunfortunately

C.MostluckilyD.Mostpossibly

C.Fillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空

格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）

Standupandjoinin

Whenmostkidsgotothebeach,they*retoofocusedonplayingwithsandto

noticelitter.

ButforCashDaniels,noticingaplasticstraw（吸管）severalyearsagostarteda

lifelongcareerinsavingtheplanet.

Cashhasalwayslovedn___71___.HegrewupfishingalongtheChattanooga

River,afterall!Butoncehelearnedthat80%ofwastefromlandandriversends

upintheocean,hecouldn'tsitbackanddonothing.

Withthehelpofhisfamily,Cashtookthefirststeptowardchange-cleaninguptheriver.Itq

___72___wentfromafamilyacttoacommunityeffortwithvolunteersandneighbors.

Now14yearsold,Cashhashadareallyp___73___influenceonhishometown.B___74

___hostingrivercleanups,hehaswrittenachildren'sbookaboutriverpollution.Hehasalso

raisedenoughmoneytoput17recyclingbinsalongtheTennesseeRiver.Intheprocess,he*s

helpedremove14,000poundsofwasteandr___75___1.5tonsofaluminum（铝），andthatis

justthebeginning!

“IstartedTheCleanupKidswithmyfriendElla,"Cashsaid."Ourg___76___istomakea

differencewherewelive.Wewanttoteachkidshowtheiractionsareconnectedtothewaterand

theocean.n

"Ialsowanttohelpthemfeelconnectedtotheocean.Becauseifyouareconnectedtothe

ocean-ifyouloveitandlovewhatlivesinit-you'llwanttop___77it,"Cashcontinued.

“Everylittleactionmatters.Onepersoncanmakeabigchangeifhesimplystandsupandjoinsin.

D.Answerthequestions（根据短文内容回答问题）（12分）

Foodforthought

Recently,communitycanteenshavebecomepopularamongyoungpeople.

Atfirst,communitycanteensmostlyservedoldpeople.Astheelderlymayfacechallengesin

cooking,andmanyyoungpeoplecannotcook,thesecanteenshavebecomeperfectplacesforthe

twogenerations（一代人）tobecomemealfriends.

Gettingcheapmeals

Foronly20yuan,FangWenjing,whoworksinthetrainingindustry（行业）inHangzhou,

Zhejiangprovince,orderedawell-balancedlunchatacommunitycanteeninthecity.Itincludeda

meatdish,avegetabledishandabowlofrice.

"Thedisheshaveahome-cookedtaste,justasIexpected.Thecanteenisalsoclean,"said

Fang.

Bringingmoresurprises

Communitycanteensmeetthedininghabitsofyoungpeopleinanumberofways.Forexample,

thevegetarian（素食的）restaurantsinHangzhouhavemealsincludingamaindish,abowlofrice,

soup,fruitsalad,andasidedish.HuYifan,headofthecanteen,said70percentofitscustomers

areyoungpeople.

AcanteenattheZhanongkouCommunityinZhejiangprovincerecentlyintroduced<4happiness

mysteryboxes**.Theycostjust6yuanbuthaveonemeatdishandavegetariandish.Tokeep

whafsinsideeachboxasurprise,stickersareplacedoverthesee-throughtoptocoverthe"main

dish".Thenmysteryboxesnoftenselloutveryquickly.

ThecanteeninBeiing'sLuguCommunityinShijingshandistrictevenintroducedself-service

meals.Thebuffetstyle（自助式的）dishestherearepriced（定价）atjust2.48yuanper100grams.

Thispriceislowerthantherestaurantsnearby.Thecanteenhasattractedmanycustomersinand

outoftheneighborhood.

“Whileifsacommunitycanteen,itcanjustaseasilybedescribedasaWesternrestaurant.Itis

beautifullydesigned.Theenvironmentisfantasticandsuperclean,"DazhongDiapinguser

"Cuzhuangqieluoli66"commented（评价）ononeofthecanteens.

78.Atfirst,communitycanteensmostlyservedyoungpeople,didn'tthey?

79.WhydidFangWenjinglikethelunchatthecommunitycanteen?

80.WhatdovegetarianmealsinacommunityrestaurantinHangzhouinclude?

81.Howarethe"happinessmysteryboxesnkeptsurprises?

82.Howmuchshouldacustomerpayifheorders300gramsofself-servicemealsinacanteenin

Beijing'sLuguCommunity?

83.Ifthereisacommunitycanteeninyourdistrict,wouldyouliketoorderfoodthere?Whyor

whynot?（pleasegiveatleasttworeasons）

VILWriting（作文）（本大题共1题，共20分）

84.Writeapassageinatleast60wordsaccordingtothefollowingsituation.（以“MyProposal”为

题，根据以下情境写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格）

我们生活的学校、社区、社会已经发生了许许多多令人欣喜的变化，同时还存在着有待改进

的地方。你观察到哪里还需要改进?你觉得需要如何改进?假如你是学校“模拟政协”社团的

一员，请你写下你的提案。

（注意：L写作中不得出现姓名、校名等个人信息，否则不予评分.2.照抄阅读语篇不得

分。）

2024学年第一学期九年级英语练习卷(2025.01)

听力文本和参考答案

Part1

A.Listenandchoosetherightpicture

1.JackandMaryareveryhappytoh汰einthemountainwiththeirparents

2.Emilylikesdrawingcomicstripsandshewantstobeanartist

3.Ourcountryhasalreadybuiltourownspacestationsofar.

4.Nowpeoplealwayscommunicatewitheachotherontheinternet

5.ChineseathleteZhengQinwenwonthegoldmedalinthewomen'ssingletennisatthe2024

Polympics.

B.Listentothedialoguesandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyourhear.

6.W:Goodmorning!Whafsthematterwithyou?

M:Pmnotfeelingwell.Do1haveafever?

N:No.Idon'tthinkyouneedanymedicine.Allyouneedissomerest

O:hatdoesthewomansuggesttheboydo?

7.W:Wow!Lookatthisnewtypeofcamera.Wouldyoubeinterestedinbuyingone,Mike?

M:Howmuchisit?

W:6.000yuan.

M:Itsoundslikeawasteofmoney.Pdrathertakephotoswithmyphone

O:WhatdoesMikemean?

8.W:Excuseme,manager.Iwanttocomplainaboutthefish

M:Oh,what'sthematter,madam?

W:Pleasesmellthefishonthisplate.I'mafraidit*snotfresh

O:Whereisthisdialoguemostlikelytakingplace?

9.W:Couldyoutellmewhattimeitis?

M:Sure.It*shalfpastsevennow

N:Ourtrainwillleaveinhalfanhour

Q:Whenwillthetrainleave?

10.W:Ireallylikereadingstories-horrorstories,lovestories,fablesandsoon!Howaboutyou,

Jack?

M:Sodo1.Forme,sciencefictionisalwaysatthetopofmylist

Q:WhatkindofbookdoesJacklikebest?

C.Listentothedialogueandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfese.

AnInterviewwithaKunquOperaArtist

KittyisinterviewingaKunquOperaartistnamedWangFang.

K:Firstofall,itisagreathonorformetointerviewyou.Couldyoutellussomethingabout

KunquOpera?

W:Withpleasure.

K:WhendidpeoplebegintoperformtheoldformofKunquOpera?

W:AttheendoftheYuandynastyinKunshan,aplacenearSuzhou

K:Didpeoplelikeitatthattime?

N:Ofcourse,butatthebeginningoftheMingdynasty,Kunguwasperformedtoentertain

wealthyfamilies

only.Itthenstartedtodeveloprapidlyandsoonbecamemoreandmorepopular.K:Whafsthe

differencebetweenKunquOperaandPekingOpera?

W:KunguOperahasahistorymuchlongerthanPekingOpera.Itsmusicismuchsofter.The

dialoguessoundlikepoems.TheperformersJdancingandmovementsaregentle.

K:Oh,Isee.AsaKunquOperaartist,howlonghaveyoupractisedandperformedit?

N:For30years.1startedlearningitinmychildhood

K:Wow,that'sreallyalongtime.WhydoyouloveKunguOperasomuch?

N:KunquOperaisoneoftheoldesttraditionaloperasinChina.Itshowsthebeautyofourculture

K:Ican'tagreemore.WhatchallengesdoyouthinkKunquOperaisfacing?

N:ThefutureofKunquOperaisfacingmanychallenges.Firstly,theskillsneededtoperformit

aredifficulttolearnandrequirelonghoursofpractice.Secondly,fewyoungpeoplenowpay

muchattentiontoKunquOperalfeelasenseofresponsibilitytopassonthisbeautifulfoRmofart

tothenextgeneration.

D.Listentothepassageandcompletethefollowingsentences.

Helloeveryone!HaveyoueverheardofSora?Letmetellyousomethingaboutit.

Soraisausefultool.Itcanturnsimpletextintohigh-qualityvideos!Imaginethatyougiveit

sometextlike"awomanwalkingdownacitystreetatnight"or"acardrivingthroughaforest"

anditwillgiveyoubackavideoshowingwhatthetextdescribes.Howamazing!Sofar,Soracan

makeavideolastingupto60seconds.Themoredetailedinformationisgiven,thebetter-quality

thevideoyouwillget.

Whafsmore,Soracancreatewholesceneswithmanydifferentcharactersandbeautiful

backgrounds.Itcanevenaddfacialexpressionstocharacters.Theycanbehappy,sadoreven

angry,justlikeinarealmovie.Ifyouhaveanoldvideo,Soracanevenhelpyoutomakeitbetter.

However,Soraisnotperfectyet.Creatingverycomplexsceneswithlotsofmovingpartsis

stilladifhicultjobforSorarightnow.Thecompanyissharingthetext-to-videotechnologywitha

smallgroupofresearcherswhowillfindway'stoimproveit.Butdon'tworry,accordingtoOpen

Al,wemightallbeabletoenjoySora'smagicpowerinthenearfuture.

Allthesame,Sora*sintroductionintotheworldofAlisofgreatimportance.Somescientists

predictthatitnightevenchangethewayweworkandplay,

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