北京师大附中2021-2022学年九年级上学期期中英语试卷（含答案）

2021-2022学年北京师大附中九年级（上）期中英语试卷

一.单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5分）

1.(.5分)一Ilikewatchingcomedies.

-arefunny,butIpreferseriousmovies.()

A.ItB.SheC.WeD.They

2.(.5分)Theactivityisgoingtobegin3：30thisFridayafternoon.()

A.atB.onC.inD.of

3.(.5分)-_____doyougotothesportsclub?

-Atleastonceaweek.()

A.HowlongB.HowoftenC.HowmuchD.Howfar

4.(.5分)一Wouldyouliketogowithme?

—Fdloveto,______________I'mafraidIhavetodomyhomework.()

A.andB.orC.soD.but

5.(.5分)-MustIreturnthemagazinetothelibrarynow?

一No,you______________.()

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

6.(.5分)Ihadtotakeataxibecausetheboxwas______________thanIexpected.()

A.theheaviestB.heaviest

C.heavyD.heavier

7.(.5分)Victorwillwritetohismotherassoonashe______________inAustralia.()

A.arrivedB.arrive

C.arrivesD.willarrive

8.(.5分)Listen!Grandpainthelivingroomnow.()

A.issingingB.wassinging

C.singD.sings

9.(.5分)Myfriend,Jean,_______________readingGoodEnglishsincetwoyearsago.()

A.finishB.hasfinished

C.finishesD.finished

10.(.5分)MillionsofchildrenShanghaiDisneylandeveryyear.()

A.visitedB.willvisit

C.visitD.arevisiting

11.(.5分)HeasvolunteerattheBeijingMarathon(马拉松)lastmonth.

()

A.areworkingB.work

C.workedD.willwork

12.(.5分)Iwonderthedayaftertomorrow.()

A.whendoeshecomeB.howwillhecome

C・whetherhecomesD.ifhewillcome

二、完形填空

13.(8分)Davidhadanewbabysister.Shelayinabassinet(婴儿摇篮)inthekitchen,and

everyonethoughtshewaswonderful.AuntSuecamefirstthinginthemorningtoseeher.She

gaveDavidahugatthedoorand(1)himapackage.Butwhenhestartedtoopenit,

shesaid,"Thisisforthebaby.YouandIwillhaveatreatlaterthisweek."SlowlyDavid

walkedoutside.Hehadsweptthefrontporch(门厅)thismorning,eventheleavesthatwere

(2)inthecomers—butAuntSuehadn'tnoticed.

Heheardwhistlingdowntheblock.ltwasMr.Larkin,themailman.Daviddecidedtomeet

him.Hejumpedallthewaydownthesidewalkononefootanddidn'tevenfaildown.But

Mr.Larkinjustsaid,“Ihearyouhaveanewbabysister.Aren'tyou(3)?"Andhegave

Davidthemail.

Davidwalkedwithheavystepsbacktothehouse.MotherandAuntSuewerestilltalking,

eventhoughitwasalmostlunchtime.Heputthemailonthetableand(4)apeanut-

butter-and-jellysandwich.Hemadeitjustright.ltwasn'tevendrippy(滴水的).

HisbrotherJeff,homefromkindergarten,rushedintothekitchen.Davidhelduphis

sandwich,"Look,Jeff.Imademyown(5)."ButJeffjustnoddedandsaid,"Guess

what?Thebabysmiledatme!"Davidatehissandwich.ltwasn'tthatgoodafterall.Hecould

hardlytastethejelly.

Thehousewasquiet.Motherandthebabyweretakinganap,andJeffwasoutside

playing.Davidgotouthiscrayonsanddrewawholepageofturtles,eachadifferentcolor.The

frontdooropened.ltwashisbigsisterBeth,homefromhighschooLHetookhispictureinto

showher.Shesmiled.Thenshetookoutalittlepackageandsaid,"Look,David.Igotthese

littleshoesfor(6).Aren'ttheycute?"AndsheranupstairstoshowMother.

Davidwentoutsideandgothisbike.Herodeupanddownthesidewalk,veryslowly.His

stomachhurt.Finally,hewentbackinthehouse.Motherwasjustcomingoutofthekitchen.She

heldoutherarms.MComeandgivemeahug,David.I'vehardlyseenyouallday.Whathave

youbeendoing?"

Allofasuddenhisstomachfeltbetter.Hegavehismotherabighugandtookher

hand/THshowyou/'hesaid.Hetookheroutontheporch.°David,youswepttheporch—you

evengottheleavesinthecorners!"

Hefeltabigsmilepopoutonhisface.Hejumpeddownallthestepsononefbot.She

clapped.0Andyoudidn*teven(7)

Hetookherbackinthehousetoseehisturtlepicture.Shelookedateachturtle

carefully."David,thisisawonderfulpicture.Let'sputitupontherefrigerator,soDaddycan

seeitwhenhegetshome."Theywalkedtogetherintothekitchen.Therewasthebaby,still

sleepingandmakinglittlewigglingnoises.Davidlookedathismother,butshewasbusytaping

hispicturetotherefrigerator.

Hereachedoverandtouchedthebaby'shand.Shegrabbed(抓住)hisfingerandheldon

(8).Awarm,wonderfulfeelingfilledDavid.Motherwalkedoverandputherarm

aroundhisshoulder."Pmgladthisbabyhasyouforabigbrother.nDavidsmiledupathis

mother.nMetoo."hesaid.

(1)A.headedB.threwC.sentD.handed

(2)A.clearedB.cleanedC.stuck0.searched

(3)A.luckyB.sadC.angry□.disappointed

(4)A.ateB.fixedC.foundD.accepted

(5)A.breakfastB.lunchC.dinnerD.supper

(6)A.thebabyB.mumC.theteacherD.you

(7)A.turnB.tripC.tryD.treat

(8)A.carefullyB.proudlyC.tightlyD.hopefully

三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择

最佳选项。（共26分，每小题6分）

14.(6分)MyJoyfulHobby

Doyouhaveanyhobbies?Manyofusexercise,dovolunteerwork,orlearninterestingskills

inoursparetime.Whatdoyouenjoydoingthemostinyourfreetime?

Ilikeplayingtheviolinbest,andbenefitalotfromit.EverytimeI

feelsad,Filplay.WhenIhearthebeautifulmusicfrommystrings

(弦)，Ifeellikemyworldisfulloflightagain.Iplayitnotonlyfor

Jessica,

Americarelaxation,butalsoformyhealth.

ThemostimportantskillI'velearnedispainting,whichhasplayed

animportantroleinmylife.Throughpainting,Ibecomemore

patientandcareful.lthelpsmestudybetteratschool.Inshort,

Louis,

SouthAfricapaintingisimportantforme.

Duringmysparetime,Fvelearnedhowtocook,becauseIdon't

wanttodependonmyparentssomuch.Eventhoughmycooking

isn'tasdeliciousasmyparents*,Icanmakedisheswithouttheir

WeiHua,help.Cookingletsmeenjoymyownlife.

China

IlikewritingwhenI'mfree.I'mabigfanoftheHarryPotterseries,

andthreeyearsagoIbegantowriteasequel(续集)toit.Since

then,Fvefalleninlovewithwriting.IloveitsomuchthatIplanto

Jack,

Australiagoonpracticingitandwritingmyownstories.

(1)WhatdoesJessicalikebest?

A.Playingtheviolin.

B.Painting.

C.Writingnovels.

D.Cooking.

(2)Whocancookwithoutparents'help?

A.Jessica.

B.Louis.

C.WeiHua.

D.Jack.

（3）WhatdoesJackplantodo?

A.Tolistentomusic.

B.Tostudybetteratschool.

C.Tolearntocook.

D.Towritehisownstories.

15.（6分）

ASpecialCard

*'Attention,everyone!"MissDalrymplelookedatherclassoften-year-olds.uTodaywe

aregoingtocreateaspecialcardforFather'sDay,whichfallsonthisweekend.MThenshe

busiedherselfhandingoutthepaperandartmaterialstohernoisypupils.

Theywereamixedpunch.Somecamefromtherichsideofthetown,butthemajorities

（大部分）werefromparentswhostruggledtogetjobs.Soshehadnotbeeneagertocarryout

thisactivity.

“Thinkaboutallthethingsthatyourdaddoesthatmakeshimspecial,"shesaidloudlyas

shecameuptothelasttable."Youcanwriteapoemorshortstorythatmakesyourdad

special.Thewrittenpartofthisactivityshouldbecompletedbeforeyoustarttodecorateyour

card.'1

Andrewlookedattheblankpage.Hehadnevermet,spokento,orbeenhuggedbyhis

dad,sohowcouldhewriteabouthim?Oncewhenhewaslookinginhisgrandma'sphoto

box，hehadseenanoldblackandwhitephotobutitwasbadlycreased（弄皱）anddifficult

torecognizeanyclearfeatures（特点）.Grandmahadquicklytakenitfromhimandburiedit

deeplyamongtherest,nevertobefoundagain.Afterthinkingforawhile,hewrote：

DearDad,

YouareapersonIdonotknowandwouldprobablynotrecognizeasIonlysawanold

photoofyoualongtimeago.Ithinkandwonderaboutyouoften,especiallywhenIhaveno

onetotalkto.OnedaywhenIgrowupIwilldoanInternetsearchtofindyou,butIamnot

surewhetherIwillbesuccessfulasseveraleffortsbytheChildSupportAgencyhavenotbeen

successful.

HappyFather'sDay,Dad.

Love,

Andrew

(1)MissDalrympleasksherstudentsto.

A.makeaspecialcardfortheirfathers

B.handoutthepaperandtheartmaterials

C.carryoutaschoolactivityonthisweekend

D.tryacelebrationplanforthecomingFather'sDay

(2)Andrewhaddifficultyinfinishingthetaskbecause.

A.heandhisgrandmadidn'tlikehisfather

B.heforgotallthethingshisfatherdid

C.hisfatherwasnotarealperson

D.hehadneverseenhisfather

(3)WhatcanwelearnfromAndrew*sletter?

A.Andrewiseagertomeethisfather.

B.Andrew'sfatherhasbeendead.

C.Andrewissureoffindinghisfather.

0.Andrew'sfathercan*trecognizehim.

16・(6分)Ifyou'reabooklover,youhaveapileofbooksonyourbedside,orabookshelfinyour

librarywitha"toread"signonit.Yetyoucan'tstopyourselffromaddingtothepile.Thiscan

leadtofeelingsofguiltoveryournewpurchases.ButI'mheretotellyoutostopworrying.

Whatyouhaveisananti-library,andit'saverygoodthing.Thetermcomesfromwriter

UmbertoEco.Heistheownerofalargepersonallibrary.Heseparatesvisitorsintotwogroups；

thosewhoreactwith"Wow!Whatalibraryyouhave!Howmanyofthesebookshaveyou

read?"andtheotherswhogetthepointthataprivatelibraryisnotsomethingtoshowoffbut

aresearchtool.Readbooksarefarlessvaluablethanunreadones.Indeed,themoreyouknow,

thelargertherowsofunreadbooks.Letuscallthiscollectionananti-library.

Ifyouthinkyoualreadyknoweverythingaboutasubject,you'recuttingyourselfofffrom

asteamofinformationatanartificial（假的）point.Soagrowinglibraryofbooksyouhaven*t

readmeansyou'reconsistentlycuriousabouttheunknown.Andthatattitudeisagreatbasisfor

alifelongloveoflearning.

Sodon*tfeelguiltyoveryourunreadbooks.Thosebookswillbethereforyouwhenyou

dowantthem,andasyoubuildyourlibraryofreadandunreadbooks,youcanstartusingitas

youwoulduseabiggerlibrary.Certainbooksmaybecomereferences（参考书）.

Lettingtheroleofbooksevolveinyourlifeisahealthysignofcuriosity.Thafsgoodfor

youandgoodfortheworldaroundyou.

（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“anti-library1'inParagraph2mean?

A.Feelingsofguiltovernewbooks.

B.Apileofbooksonthebookshelf.

C.Thecollectionofunreadbooks.

D.Alargepersonallibrary.

（2）Accordingtotheauthor,moreunreadbooksmean.

A.yourlifelongleaningattitudeiswrong

B.youlimityourselffromtheunknown

C.youhaveknownalotabouttheworld

D.youareeagertoknowthenewworld.

（3）What'stheauthor*sattitudetowardshavingananti-library?

A.Negative.

B.Doubtful.

C.Supportive.

□.Uncertain.

17.（8分）Doyouknowwearelivingintheworldofmassmedia?Massmediaaretoolsof

communicationandallowustorecordandpassinformationrapidlytoalarge,scattered（分

散的）audience.However,haveyouimaginedwhatlifewouldbewithoutthemedia?Areyou

amediauserwhowouldgomadaftertwohourswithoutTV,friendrequests,excitingonline

gamesandyourmobile—orwouldyoueasilysurvive?

Recently,universitystudentsaroundtheworldwereaskedtovolunteerinaglobal

experimentcalledUnplugged.ltwasdesignedtoseehowyoungpeoplewouldreactifthey

wereaskedtoobserveatotalmediaban（禁止）byunplugging（拔插头）allformsofmedia

devices（设备）for24hours.

UnpluggedisbeingrunbyDr.RomanGerodimos,alecturerinCommunicationand

JournalismatBournemouthUniversity.Theexperimentisnowoverbuthedoesn'tyetknowthe

fullfindings.However,duringtheexperiment,Dr.Gerodimossaidtherewerealreadysignsof

howmuchtheexerciseaffectedvolunteers.Hesaid："They'rereportingwithdrawal（孤僻）

signs,overeating,feelingnervous,isolatedanddisconnected."

Duringtheir24-hourunpleasantexperience,threevolunteershadtoputupwithone

interruptionfromthemedia：aBBCreporterpluscameramanwhofollowedthemaroundfor

theday.Theywereaskedtowritedown100linesabouttheirdayoffline,butofcourse,theyall

waiteduntilthenextdaywhentheyhadaccesstotheirlaptops.ElliotDaywrote："Today,my

wholemorningroutinewasthrownupintotheair.Despitebeingawareofthesocialimportance

ofthemedia,Iwassurprisedbyhowemptymylifefeltwithouttheradioornewspapers.'*

FromCarolineScott,weread："Ididn'texpectit,butbeingtakenawayfromthemedia

for24hoursresultedinmyday-to-dayactivitiesbecomingsomuchhardertocarryoutthan

usual...Ididn*tbreakoutinacoldsweatlikeDr.RomanGerodimosexpectedusallto,butit's

notsomethingIwouldliketodoagain!0

AndCharlotteGaywrote："Ihavetosaythemostdifficultitemformetobehasbeen

withoutmymobile；notonlyisitasocialthing,it*smymainpointofcommunication.0

Earlierintheyear,aUKgovernmentstudyfoundthatintheUKwespendabouthalfour

wakinghoursusingthemedia,oftenpluggedintoseveralthingsatonce.Andarecentstudyby

Nielsonfoundthatonaverage,USteenagerssendandreceiveover3,000textspermonth一

that'saboutsixtextsperwakinghour.

So,withtechnologycontinuingtodevelopatanalarmingrate,howmuchtimewillyou

setasideforsleepinthefuture?

（1）Accordingtothepassage，whatdoyoulearnabouttheglobalexperimentcalled

Unplugged?

A.TheexperimentwascarriedoutbyUSandUKgovernments.

B.Thevolunteersoftheexperimentarealluniversitystudents.

C.Ithasbeencarriedoutamongallthestudentsintheworld.

D.ItsfindingsprovedthatDr.Gerodimos1expectationsweretrue.

(2)Accordingtowhatthethreevolunteerswroteduringtheexperiment,wecanlearn

that.

A.theyallfeelverysurprisedandworried

B.allofthemfeeltheirlifeispeacefulwithoutamobile

C.itishardforthemtospendthe24hourswithoutthemedia

D.itmakesthemrealizethesocialimportanceofthemobile

(3)Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutthemassmedia?

A.Heprefersnottolivewithit

B.Hethinkshighlyofit.

C.Heworriesaboutitsinfluence.

D.Heisnotsureaboutitsfuture.

(4)Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Hello,technology!

B.Theyoung'slives,amess?

C.Welcome,informationage!

D.Massmedia,alifelongpartner?

四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

18.(10分)Meet-a-scientist：Anne

HaveyoueverplayedwithK'nex,Lego,orMechana?Annelovedplayingwithtoysto

buildthings.Shewasinterestedintryingtounderstandhowdifferentpiecescouldfit

together.Shemadeupasystemthatturnedonthelightswitch,likeaRubeGoldbergmachine!

Althoughshelovedtryingtodonewthings,thisearlyscienceexplorationwasn'talways

easyfbrAnne.Sheremembersgettingupsetwhenshecouldn'tunderstandhowtogetaLego

Robottodowhatshewanted.Herdadtoldher："Gettingupsetwithalackofprogressis

normal.Whenthathappens,justtakeabreakandthencomebacktoitwhenitfeelsfunagain!"

WhenAnnewenttomiddleschool,shewasrequiredtodoaprojectforthescience

fair.Herfirstprojectwasonsoaking(浸泡)differentkindsofwoodinwaterandthenseeing

howmuchofaload(负载)theycouldholdbeforebreaking.Byfollowingthestepsofthe

scientificmethodandthencreatingagoodpresentation,shereceivedrecognitionatthescience

fair.Shesays："EventhoughIdidn'twin,thathelpedprovemyselfthatIwaspossiblygoodat

science."

Sowhygointoscienceprofessionally?Annesays,HItwasthemostinterestingthingFd

everdone.IhaveneverrunoutofinterestingthingstolearnaboutandIreallylikelearning

things.Therearealwaysunansweredquestions,andtheyarethekindofquestionsthatIfind

interesting!Evenifotherpeoplealreadyknowtheanswersandyoucouldlookituponline,

teachingyourselftheprocessoffindinganswersismoreimportantthanfindingtheanswers."

(1)Whatwassheinterestedin?

(2)Wastheearlyscienceexplorationeasyforher?

(3)Whenwassherequiredtodoaprojectforthesciencefair?

(4)Howdidshereceivedrecognitionatthesciencefair?

(5)Whatmakeshersucceed?

五、写作（共10分）

19.（10分）题目①

假如你是李华，你们学校的英国友好校下周将要来访.学校国际部正在招募接待英国学

生的志愿者，陪伴他们度过周末.你想成为志愿者.请用英语写一封申请信，在信中说

明你申请的理由，以及你打算拿给英国学生安排哪些周末活动.

提示词语：getalongwith,friendly,placesofinterest,Chinesedishes

提示问题：1.Whywouldyouliketobeavolunteer?

2.Whatdoyouplantododuringtheweekend?

DearSir/Madam,

IwouldliketobeavolunteertoreceivetheBritishstudents..

I'mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

Yours,

LiHua

六、附加完形填空

20.(8分)Annawasa9-year-oldgirlfromasmallvillage.Sheattendedprimaryschool,till4th

gradeathervillage.Forthe5thgradeonwards,shewouldhavetogetanadmission(入学)in

aschoolatacitynearby.Shegotvery(1)knowingthatshewasacceptedinafamous

schoolinthecity.Todaywasthefirstdayofherschoolandshewaswaitingforherschool

bus.Oncethebuscame,shegotinit(2).Shewasveryexcited.

Whenthebusreachedherschool,allstudentsstartedgoingtotheirclasses.Annaalso

madeittoherclassroom.Uponseeingher(3)clothingandknowingshewasfroma

smallvillage,otherstudentsstartedmakingfunofher.Theteachersoonarrived.She(4)

Annatotheclassandtoldthemthatshewouldbestudyingwiththemfromtoday.

ThenshetoldeveryonetowritedowntheSevenWondersoftheworld.Everyonestarted

writingtheanswerquickly.ButAnnastartedtowritetheanswerslowly.

WheneveryoneexceptAnnahadpresentedtheiranswerpaper,theteacheraskedAnna,

"Whathappened,dear?Don't(5).Justwritewhatyouknowasotherstudentshave

learnedaboutitjustafewdaysback."

Annareplied,"Therearemanythings.WhichsevencanIpicktowrite?”Andthenshe

handedheranswerpapertotheteacher.Theteacherstartedreadingeveryone'sanswersandthe

majorityhadansweredthemsuchasTheGreatWallofChina,Colosseum,Stonehenge,Great

PyramidofGiza,LeaningTowerofPisa,TajMahal,HangingGardensofBabylonetc.

Theteacherwashappyasstudentshad(6)whatshehadtaughtthem.Atlastthe

teacherpaperstartedreadingAnna'sanswerpaper."TheSevenWondersare-Tobeableto

See,TobeabletoHear,TobeabletoFeel,ToLaugh,ToThink,TobeKind,ToLove!,1

Theteacherstood(7)andthewholeclasswasspeechless.Today,agirlfroma

smallvillageremindedusaboutthegiftswehave,whicharetrulya(8).Sovaluewhat

wehaveandusewhatwehave.

(1)A.worriedB.happyC.afraidD.calm

(2)A.quicklyB.easilyC.lazilyD.patiently

(3)A.simpleB.cleanC.lovelyD.expensive

(4)A.pushedB.followedC.turnedD.introduced

(5)A.cryB.forgetC.writeD.worry

(6)A.sharedB.guessedC.missedD.remembered

(7)A.satisfiedB.disappointedC.shockedD.frightened

(8)A.talentB.prizeC.wonderD.challenge

七、附加阅读

21.(10分)PerfectlyImperfect

TheartistLeonardodaVinci,perhapsbestknownforpaintingtheMonaLisa,produceda

drawingcalledtheVitruvianMan.Init,daVincishowedhisideaoftheperfectlysizedmale

body.Butisthisreallywhataperfectbodylookslike?

Animperfectman

ConsiderMichaelPhelps.Thewinningestswimmerofalltime,Phelpsearned28Olympic

medals.HisbodydoesnotlookliketheVitruvianMan.Infact,Phelps1bodyisquite

unusual.Thebestswimmerstendtohavelongtorsos(躯干)andshortlegs.Phelpsis6feet4

inchestall,buthistorsoisaslongaswhatyouwouldexpecttoseeinamanwhois6feet8

inchestall.Hislegsarethelengthtypicalofamanwhois5feet10inches.Phelpshaslongarms

too.LiketheVitruvianMan,mostpeoplehaveawingspanroughlythesameastheir

height.Phelps*wingspanis6feet7inches,threeincheslongerthanhisheight.

Hisanklesareextremelyflexibleandhisfeetarebig.SoPhelps*legsactlikeflippers(脚

蹊)whenheswims.

NoonecouldarguethatPhelpshasaperfectbodyindaVinci'ssense.Butisitcorrectto

sayitisimperfect?Whatdoes"perfection”meanwhenwearetalkingabouthumanbiology?

Doesitevenexist?

Whatisphysicalperfection?

Maybeperfectionhasmoretodowithhowabodyworksthanhowitlooks.Howwework

actuallydependsuponhowwellwefitintoourenvironment.

Here'sanexamplefromtheanimalkingdom.Imaginebrownrabbitsandwhiterabbitsina

snowyfield.Undertheseconditions,predators（捕食者）arelesslikelytoseeandcatchthe

whiterabbits.Inasummertimefield—allbrownsoilandgreenandgoldenplants—white

rabbitsaremorevisible（可见的）andeasiertocatch.Neitherwhitenorbrownfurisperfect

forrabbitsurvival.Rabbitsneeddifferentbodiesfordifferentseasons.Andinfact,insome

typesofrabbits,furcolorchangeswiththeseasons.Likerabbits,alllivingthingsadapttotheir

environments.Theyneedsomechangestohelpthrive（茁壮成长）intheirspecific

environments.Butevolution（演变）isn'tengineering.Often,imperfectionsthatdon'taffect

survivaltoobadlygetpasseddownthroughthegenerations.

Variation（变化）asawaytosuccess

MichaelPhelps*bodyisnotperfectlysymmetrical（对称的）orbalanced.Hisphysical

variations,however,mayhavegivenhimtheadvantagestobeaclose-to-perfect

swimmer.Phelps1caseisnottheonlyone；topathletesshowgreatvariabilitythatprovidesthem

withthephysicalcharacteristicstoapproachperfectioninaction.UsainBolt,anOlympic

sprinter（短跑运动员）,haslegssolongthatittakeshimfourtofivefewerstepstocomplete

a100-meterracethanhiscompetitors.

SimoneBiles,anotherOlympicgoldmedalist,isbothstrongandsmall.ltisperfectforher

sportofgymnastics.Shemayalsohaveabetter-than-averageabilitytosensewhereher

bodyisinspace,perhapsmakingjumpseasierthanitwouldbeforanaverageperson.No

athleteisbomwiththeskillstowingoldmedals,though.Thoseachievementsrequireyearsof

effort.

Usingvariationtoyouradvantage

DaVinci*sdrawingoftheVitruvianManputmathsandarttogether.TodaVinci,the

VitruvianManshowedperfectproportions（比例）.Itwashisimageoftheperfectlyformed

man.DaVinciisatime-honoredartist,butistherereallysuchathingasaperfectbody?

No.

Inbiology,thereisnosuchthingasoneperfectbody.Infact,variationinalllivingthings,

includingus,istherule.Thisvariationisimportantforourlife.Humanvariationhasallowedus

toliveinwildlydifferentenvironments一thetropics,deserts,andtheArctic—andtodevelop

manydifferentphysical,mental,andemotionaltalents.Notonlyistherenoperfecthuman

body,butalsoourspeciesthrivesbecausewearedifferentfromoneanother,eachofussuited

toourownwayofliving.

(1)Inthefirstparagraph,theVitruvianManismentionedto.

A.introducethetopicofaperfectbody

B.explainthevalueofafamousdrawing

C.explorehowtodrawapicturelikethis

D.discusswhetherthemandrawninitisperfect

(2)WhydoestheauthoruseMichaelPhelpsasanexample?

A.Toexplainwhatmakesaperfectswimmer.

B.Todescribetherulesintheswimmingworld.

C.TointroduceaperfectbodyindaVinci*ssense.

D.TocompareitwiththeperfectionthatwasshowninthedrawingbydaVinci

(3)WhatcanwelearnfromtherabbitexampleinParagraph6?

A.Physicalimperfectionsinfluencetheprocessofevolution.

B.Rabbitslearntochangetheirfurcolortoavoidpredators.

C.Evolutiononlychoosesforphysicalperfectionsinlivingthings.

0.Physicalperfectioninonesituationcanbeimperfectinanother.

(4)Paragraphs7&8mainlytalkabout.

A.borntalentsofseveralfamousathletes

B.applicationsofphysicalvariationsintheathleticfield

C.physicaldifferencesbetweenmaleandfemaleathletes

D.theimportanceofphysicalvariationsto