外研版九年级下册Module 3 Life now and then 拔尖检测（含解析）

Module3Lifenowandthen拔尖检测(总分：65分建议用时：60分钟)大单元主题情境在时代浪潮中，我们的生活、家乡，乃至国家，都在持续变化。让我们探寻时代发展印记，思考个人担当情境1回到家乡，长辈们总提起家乡过去的模样。到处有新变化，不变的是对家乡的热爱。任务一完形填空（10分）“WhenIwasatyourage,noneofthesebuildingswashere.”“Theareaofthesehousesusedtobeforests.”Havetheeldersinyourfamily1saidsuchthingswhentheyarewalkingaroundyourhometownwithyou?Ioftenhearmyfamilyand2talkingaboutthesethings.Ifindit3tohearstoriesofmyhometown.Theoldstorieshelpmetobetterknowaboutwhatmyhometownusedtobelike.IlivedinWaynesville4Iwenttocollege.MycollegewasinAsheville.Sincethen,Ihavelivedinthecity.ButIvisitWaynesvilleonceayear.EverytimeIcomeback,I’msurprisedthatmanychangesinthehometownhavetakenplaceinjustoneyear.Aclothingstoreonthemainstreetusedtobearestaurant.Peoplehave5afewnewroads.Someneighbourshavemovedaway,andtherearesomany6faces.Inaword,myhometownhaschangedinmanyways.Thechangesmakemefeel7.Ithenrealizethat8isalwayschangingwhetherI’mthereornot.Ialso9whytheeldersinmyfamilyandmyrelativesliketotalkaboutthingsofthepast.That’sbecausetheyalsorealizethateverythingischanging10.Theytrytokeepmemoriesoftheolddays.Ofcourse,nomatterwhatchangeshappen,we’llalwaysloveourhometown.Wehopethatitcangetbetter.()1.A.either B.ever C.still D.already()2.A.relatives B.classmates C.members D.players()3.A.different B.popular C.interesting D.suitable()4.A.though B.until C.because D.after()5.A.built B.found C.searched D.checked()6.A.famous B.new C.beautiful D.happy()7.A.surprised B.worried C.relaxed D.tired()8.A.someone B.nothing C.anything D.everything()9.A.wonder B.forget C.discuss D.understand()10.A.safely B.rapidly C.slowly D.regularly情境2课堂上，老师带着大家梳理过去一个世纪生活的变化，感受科技进步给生活带来的便捷。任务二阅读理解A（10分）Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinourlivesinthelastcentury.Herearesomeexamples:Firstly,peoplewerenotabletotravelsuchalongdistanceinsuchashorttimeinthepast.Planeswerenotverypopularatthattimebecausetheyusedtobeaveryexpensivewaytotravel.Nowadays,wehavefastandcomfortablecars,andmoreandmorepeoplecantravelbyplane.Secondly,inthepast,peoplehadtoworkmuchharderbecausetheydidnothavethetoolsthatwehavetoday.Today,machinesdomostofthedifficultanddangerouswork.Thirdly,thelivingconditionsinthepastwerenotasgoodastheyarenow.Therewerenobathroomsorrunningwaterinmanyhouses,andmanypeoplecouldn’tbuythethingslikerefrigerators,TVsetsorwashingmachines.Now,mostfamilieshaveseveralofthesethings.Andmanyhavecomputers,carsandsoon.Finally,nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplehavethechancetogetagoodeducation.Inthepast,therewerefewerschoolsandqualityofeducationwasmuchpoorer.NowpeoplecanstudyontheInternetathome.Thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyintheworldisamazing.Lifenowismuchfasterandbusierthanitusedtobe.Andwearestillcreatingnewthingstomakeourlivesbetterandeasier.()11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”referto?A.Planes.B.Cars.C.People.D.Children.()12.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytellus?A.Peopleinthepastwerehard-working.B.Machinesweretooexpensiveinthepast.`C.Peoplenowaretoolazytododifficultwork.D.Machinescanhelpusdodangerousanddifficultworknow.()13.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Noneofthepeoplecoulduserunningwaterinthepast.B.Peoplesometimeswenttothemoviesinthepast.C.Peopledidn’twatchTVatallinthepast.D.Somepeopleusedwashingmachinestowashtheirclothesinthepast.()14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“quality”meaninChinese?A.方法 B.资料 C.质量 D.改革()15.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage?A.Livingconditions. B.Waystotravel.C.Education. D.Sports.情境3尼珠河村孩子上学路变迁，让我们看看这些变迁给孩子们的生活和成长带来了哪些影响吧。任务三阅读理解B（10分）NizhuheVillage,inacanyonbetweenYunnanandGuizhou,oncehadpoortransportation.Thevillagekidsusedtospendthreehoursgettingtotheschoolwhichisonthetopofthemountain.Aturningpointcamein2017.ThelocalgovernmentstartedatourismprojectinNizhuheCanyon.In2022,ascenicarea(风景区)witha268-metersightseeingelevatorandacablecarsystemwascompleted.Now,childrencangettoschoolin30minutes:theyfirsttakeabus,thentakethesightseeingelevator,andthenacablecar.“Before,Ihadtowalkforthreehoursondangerousroads,andIoftenslipped,”said10-year-oldChenHonghan,astudentfromNizhuheVillage.“Now,ridingtheelevator,Iseehowbeautifulmyhometownis.”The“cloudschoolbus”notonlysafelytakesthechildrentoschoolbutalsoattractsmoreandmoretouriststotheplace.Thetourismhasimprovedthevillagers’lives,withmanyvillagersstartingbusinesseslikefarmstays,coffeeshopsandguesthouses.CaiXiong,alsogrowingupinthemountains,ledthetourismproject.Hehopesthechildrenwilltakethe“cloudschoolbus”asaladdertogetexperienceandgrow,andfinallyreturnwiththeskillstomaketheirhometownevenbetter.()16.Whichwordbestdescribesthekids’oldwaytoschoolinNizhuheVillage?A.Dangerous. B.Interesting. C.Easy. D.Boring.()17.Whatwasthe“turningpoint”forNizhuheVillage?A.ThebeautifulsceneryofNizhuheCanyonandgoodbusinessthere.B.Thedirect“cloudschoolbus”tothetopofthemountainforstudents.C.Thetourismprojectwhichwasintroducedbythelocalgovernment.D.The268-meter-highsightseeingelevatorandthecablecarsystem.()18.Howlongdoesittakethekidstogotoschoolnow?A.Tenminutes. B.Halfanhour. C.Anhour. D.Threehours.()19.The“cloudschoolbus”brings________journeystothevillagechildren.A.saferandhopeful B.longerandbeautifulC.shorterbutchallenging D.dangerousbutexciting()20.Accordingtothepassage,whatisCaiXiong’swish?A.Studentscangetexperienceandintroducemoretourismprojectsoneday.B.Villagerscouldbuildmorefarmstays,coffeeshopsandguesthouses.C.Childrencantakethe“cloudschoolbus”toleavetheirhometown.D.Childrenwillreturntotheirhometownandmakeitabetterplaceinthefuture.情境4随着人工智能的发展，未来工作会大变样。让我们看一看AI对工作造成的影响。任务四阅读还原（10分）ThankstoAI,workwilllookverydifferentinthenearfuturethanitdoestoday.AccordingtotheWorldEconomicForum,85millionjobswillbeinfluencedbyAIby2030.21._________Inthisfast-changingera(时代),ouruniversitydegreesorpastachievementsdon’tmattersomuchnow.What’smoreimportantaretheskillswehave.Tostaycompetitive,weneedtwogroupsofskills.ThefirstisAIskills.HavingAIskillsdoesn’tmeanbecominganAIengineerorcomputerscientist.22._________WewillbecomeanAIcollaboratorandsupervisor(合作者和监督者).AIwillsoonappeareverywhereinourdailylife.23._________Humansoftskillsmakeupthesecondgroup.ItmeansabilitiesthatAIstillcannothandleaswellashumans.24._________Forexample,humansaregoodatworkingasateam,thinkingofnewideasandbuildingtrustingrelationshipswithothers.Inschoolsandworkplaces,theseabilitiesarealwaysneeded.SoasAIgrowsstronger,humanskillsbecomeevenmoreimportant.25._________Mostimportantly,wemuststaycurious,acceptchangesanddeveloplifelonglearning.Thisishowwegrowwithtechnologyinsteadofbeingreplacingbyit.A.Atthesametime,millionsofnewjobswillbecreated.B.HumanswillfinallybereplacedbyAIsystems.C.Theseabilitiescomefromthehumanstrengthsthroughouthistory.D.Forexample,AIcannowwritepoemsandcreateartworks.E.Instead,itmeanstheabilitytouseAIeffectivelyandcheckitsworkcarefully.F.TosucceedintheAIera,weneedAIskillsandhumanskills.G.So,beingabletomakethebestofAItoolswillhelpusdobetterthanothers.情境5国家要延迟退休年龄，老师组织讨论，分析延迟退休的原因及对个人、社会的影响。任务五任务型阅读（10分）Chinaismakingabigchangetowhenpeoplecanstopworking.Thegovernmentwillslowlyraisetheretirement(退休)age.Menwillretireat63insteadof60,andwomenwillretireat55or58insteadof50or55.Why?首先，中国人口正在老龄化。By2050,about35%ofpeoplewillbeover60yearsold.Withmoreolderpeopleandfeweryoungworkers,therewon’tbeenoughpeopletosupporteveryone.Delaying(延迟)retirementmeansmorepeoplewillkeepworking.Theywillalsokeeppayingintotheretirementmoneysystem,helpingitstaystrong.Second,peoplearelivinglongerandhealthier.Inthe1950s,theaveragelifespan(寿命)wasabout40years,butitis78.6yearsin2023.Manyolderadultsareactiveandwanttoworklonger.Thishelpstheeconomy(经济)andkeepsolderpeoplefeelinguseful.Somepeopleworrythatolderworkerswilltakeawayjobsfromyoungpeople.Butexpertssaythisisnotabigproblem.Olderworkersoftenhavedifferentskillsandjobsthanyoungpeople.Also,thenumberofyoungworkersisreducing,sothere’saneedformorepeopletofilljobs.Thischangeispartofaplantomakesocietyfairandstrong.ItwilltakeeffectfromJanuary1,2025.Byworkingtogether,Chinahopestobalancetheneedsofallgenerations(世代).Whatdoyouthink?Willyouencourageyourgrandparentstokeepworkingwhenthey’reolder?26.回答问题：Whatwillbethenewretirementageformenaccordingtothepassage?_________________________________________________________________27.将文中画线的汉语句子译成英语。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________28.从文中找出与下面句子意思相同的句子。Ifretirementisdelayed,morepeoplewillcontinuetowork._________________________________________________________________29.回答问题：Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto(指的是)?_________________________________________________________________30.将文中画线的英语句子译成汉语。_________________________________________________________________情境6看到国家在经济、文化、科技等领域飞速发展，把自豪转化为奋斗的动力，展现中国青少年的担当。任务六书面表达（15分）近几年来，我们国家在经济、文化、科技等领域快速发展，例如央视春晚的跳秧歌的机器人，火爆全球的人工智能DeepSeek……中国的发展速度令世界都为之震惊，也令我们感到无比自豪。请你以“China’sGreatDevelopment”为题写一写我们国家的发展变化并谈谈自己的心得体会。提示:1.国家近几年各方面的发展变化；2.这些变化带来的影响；3.作为青少年应该怎么做。要求:1.词数80-100，开头已给出，不计入总词数；2.要点齐全，可适当发挥。China’sGreatDevelopmentInrecentyears,Chinahaswitnessedremarkabledevelopmentandchanges,whichhavesignificantlyinfluencedeveryaspectofpeople’slives._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Module3拔尖检测任务一答案速查：1—5BACBA6—10BADDB【主旨大意】本文主要讲述了作者家乡的变化很大，但作者对家乡的热爱不会改变。1.B【点拨】根据“Havetheeldersinyourfamily...saidsuchthings”可知此处表示曾经有没有说过，故选B。2.A【点拨】根据“theeldersinmyfamilyandmyrelativesliketotalkaboutthingsofthepast”可知，此处表示亲戚。故选A。3.C【点拨】根据“Theoldstorieshelpmetobetterknowaboutwhatmyhometownusedtobelike.”可知，作者认为听家乡的故事是很有趣的。故选C。4.B【点拨】根据“IlivedinWaynesville...MycollegewasinAsheville.”可知，作者在上大学之前一直住在韦恩斯维尔。故选B。5.A【点拨】根据“afewnewroads”可知，是建造了新的路。故选A。6.B【点拨】根据“Someneighbourshavemovedaway”可知，有人搬走了，也有人搬进来，所以是新面孔。故选B。7.A【点拨】根据“Ithenrealizethat...changingwhetherI’mthereornot.”可知，不管在不在，作者的家乡都在变化，所以这使作者感到惊讶。故选A。8.D【点拨】根据“Ithenrealizethat...changingwhetherI’mthereornot.”可知，一切都在改变。故选D。9.D【点拨】根据“That’sbecausetheyalsorealizethateverythingischanging...”可知，作者理解他们。故选D。10.B【点拨】根据“Ofcourse,nomatterwhatchangeshappen,we’llalwaysloveourhometown.”可知，他们都知道家乡在快速改变。故选B。任务二答案速查：11—15ADDCD【主旨大意】本文主要围绕旅行、工作强度、生活条件和教育等方面来介绍过去和现在发生的变化。11.A【点拨】代词指代题。根据“Planeswerenotverypopularatthattimebecausetheyusedtobeaveryexpensivewaytotravel.”可知，飞机在那个时候不是很受欢迎，因为乘飞机是一种非常昂贵的旅行方式；据此可以推断，画线单词“they”指代上文提到的“Planes”。故选A。12.D【点拨】主旨大意题。根据第三段中的“Today,machinesdomostofthedifficultanddangerouswork.”可知，过去没有现在的这些工具，如今机器可以做大多数困难和危险的工作。故选D。13.D【点拨】推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Therewerenobathroomsorrunningwaterinmanyhouses,andmanypeoplecouldn’tbuythethingslikerefrigerators,TVsetsorwashingmachines.”可知，许多房子没有浴室或自来水，许多人买不起冰箱、电视机或洗衣机之类的东西；据此可以推断，过去有些家庭有自来水、有冰箱、电视机等家用电器，有些家庭使用洗衣机洗衣服。故选D。14.C【点拨】词义猜测题。根据第五段“nowadays,moreandmorepeoplehavethechancetogetagoodeducation.”和“Inthepast,therewerefewerschoolsandqualityofeducationwasmuchpoorer.”可知，现在，越来越多的人有机会接受好的教育；而在过去，学校少，教育的质量也很差；据此可以推断，画线单词“quality”指“质量”。故选C。15.D【点拨】细节理解题。综合全文可知，本文主要围绕旅行、工作强度、生活条件和教育等方面来介绍过去和现在发生的变化，文章没有提到体育运动的变化情况。故选D。任务三答案速查：16—20ACBAD【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了位于云南和贵州之间峡谷的尼珠河村交通的变化以及“云校车”带来的影响。16.A【点拨】细节理解题。根据“‘Before,Ihadtowalkforthreehoursondangerousroads,...astudentfromNizhuheVillage.”可知，孩子们过去上学要在危险的路上走三个小时且经常滑倒，所以过去的上学之路很危险。故选A。17.C【点拨】细节理解题。根据“Aturningpointcamein2017.ThelocalgovernmentstartedatourismprojectinNizhuheCanyon.”可知，尼珠河村的转折点是当地政府在2017年启动了尼珠河峡谷的旅游项目。故选C。18.B【点拨】细节理解题。根据“Now,childrencangettoschoolin30minutes…”可知，现在孩子们上学需要30分钟。故选B。19.A【点拨】细节理解题。根据“The‘cloudschoolbus’notonlysafelytakesthechildrentoschool”以及“Hehopesthechildrenwilltakethe‘cloudschoolbus’asaladdertogetexperienceandgrow”可知，“云校车”让上学更安全，而且孩子们还能获得经验并成长，带来希望。故选A。20.D【点拨】细节理解题。根据“Hehopesthechildrenwilltakethe‘cloudschoolbus’asaladdertogetexperienceandgrow,andfinallyreturnwiththeskillstomaketheirhometownevenbetter.”可知，蔡雄希望孩子们把“云校车”当作获取经验和成长的阶梯，最后带着技能回来让家乡变得更好。故选D。任务四答案速查：21—25AEGCF【主旨大意】本文探讨人工智能时代职场技能转型的关键策略。21.A【点拨】根据前文“85millionjobswill