2025-2026学年北京四中九年级（上）期中英语试卷

第1页（共1页）2025-2026学年北京四中九年级（上）期中英语试卷知识运用（共16分）一、单项填空（每题0.5分，共6分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可填入空白处的最佳选项。1．（0.5分）Mrs.White，ourEnglishteacher，iskindandhelpful.Welike______alot.（）A．it B．him C．her D．them2．（0.5分）Johnusuallyattendsthefootballclub______4：30p.m.everyMonday.（）A．in B．on C．at D．with3．（0.5分）Wedidn'tseeLucyonthestageinthedramashow______shehadafever.（）A．or B．but C．so D．because4．（0.5分）Mid﹣autumnFestivalisoneof________festivalsinChina.（）A．important B．moreimportant C．mostimportant D．themostimportant5．（0.5分）—Mom，IgotothecinemawithmyclassmatesthisSundayafternoon？—Yes，ofcourseyoucan.（）A．can B．must C．need D．should6．（0.5分）Mymumaskedmethedogafterschool.（）A．walk B．towalk C．walking D．walked7．（0.5分）LastSaturday，I______totheNationalLibraryandworkedasavolunteer.（）A．go B．went C．willgo D．wasgoing8．（0.5分）Ifyouhaveaclearlearningplanandsticktoit，you______progressinthefuture.（）A．make B．made C．willmake D．havemade9．（0.5分）Sorry，Ihavetogonow.Mymother______formeathome.（）A．waits B．waited C．iswaiting D．willwait10．（0.5分）Chinaisapopulartouristdestinationandthenumberofforeignvisitors______sincelastyear.（）A．increases B．increased C．willincrease D．hasincreased11．（0.5分）I______abookinmystudywhenyoucalledmeyesterdayevening.（）A．amreading B．willread C．wasreading D．haveread12．（0.5分）﹣Mary，couldyoutellme_______thestorybook？﹣Oh，Iboughtitinthebookshopyesterday．（）A．wheredidyoubuy B．wherewillyoubuy C．whereyoubought D．whereyouwillbuy二、完形填空阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（10分）TheLockedTrunkOnesunnySaturdaymorning，mybestfriendOllieandIwerehelpinghisgrandmother，Abuela，prepareforarummagesale（旧货义卖）toraisemoneyforthelocalhomelessshelter（收容所）.ThegaragewasfilledwithdustyboxesandoldfurniturethatAbuelahadcollectedovertheyears.AswecarriedaheavyboxofbookstoAbuela'scar，Olliesuddenlystoppedandpointedtoalarge，rustytrunkinthecorner."Lookatthat!"hesaidexcitedly."Itlooks13!"Abuelasmiled."Thatoldthing？It'sbeenheresincebeforeyourparentswereborn.I'veneverbeenabletoopenit—thelockisstuck."Ollie'seyesshinedwith14."What'sinside？"heasked."Ihonestlydon'tknow，"Abuelareplied."Mostlikelyjustabunchofthingswedon'tneedanymore.""Butwhatifthere's15？"Iadded."Likegoldcoinsoranoldmap!"Abuelalaughed."Well，ifyoutwocanopenit，youcankeepwhatever'sinside."Ollierantogethistoolkit，determinedtobreakthelock."IbetIcan16thisintwominutesflat!"hedeclared.Buttwominutesturnedintotwenty，thentwohours.Wetriedeverytool—pliers，screwdrivers，evenahammer—butthelockwouldn'tmove.SweatdrippeddownOllie'sfaceashecomplained，"It'snouse.Wehaveto17."Ishookmyhead."Whataboutthatsayingyourparentslove？"Ifatfirstyoudon'tsucceed，try，tryagain!"Olliesighed."Unlessamagicalkeyfairyappears，we'reneveropeningthistrunk."Justthen，Ollie'slittlesiblings，IndiandTex，arrivedwithaplateofcookiesfortherummagesale."Momsaidtobringthese，"Indiannounced.Texstaredatthetrunk."Wow!Isthataboat？"Indigiggled."It'supsidedown!Let'sturnitoverandplaypirates!"Beforewecouldstopthem，theyclimbedontothetrunk，pretendingitwasa18inastorm."Ahoy!Sharkattack!"Texyelled，jumpingupanddown.Suddenly，ascrewpoppedlooseandrolledacrossthefloor.Ollie'seyes19."That'sit!Wedon'tneedtopickthelock—wecanremovethehinges!"WithTexandIndi's"help"，weunscrewedthehingesandliftedthelid.Ourhearts20—whattreasurewouldwefind？Butinsteadofgold，wesaw.…shoes.Dozensofold，polishedshoesneatlystackedinside.Indiwrinkledhernose."Ew!Whywouldanyonesavethese？"Abuelalaughed."Theseareoldbutclassic!Peoplewilllovethematthesale."Sureenough，the21soldquickly，raisingmoremoneythanwe'dexpectedfortheshelter.Olliegrinnedatme."Nottreasure，butstillprettycool."Later，asweatecookies，Irealizedsomethingimportant：sometimes，tryingthesamethingoverandoverwon'twork.LikewhenIstrugglewithhomework，staringatthepagewon'thelp—butaskingforideasordrawingapicturemight.Abuelapattedmyshoulder."Life'sfulloflockedtrunks.Thetrickisknowingwhentotrya22key."Andthat，Idecided，wastherealtreasure.13.A.strangeB.ancientC.expensiveD.broken14.A.surpriseB.regretC.confusionD.curiosity15.A.treasureB.moneyC.furnitureD.product16.A.checkB.returnC.findD.open17.A.giveupB.turnupC.showupD.clearup18.A.houseB.shipC.carD.plane19.A.openedB.closedC.widenedD.narrowed20.A.racedB.beatC.sankD.broke21.A.cookiesB.boxesC.mapsD.shoes22.A.usefulB.spareC.differentD.simple阅读理解（共36分）三、阅读理解（每题2分，共26分）（一）下列每个图片代表一处活动场景，请根据人物的周末计划匹配最适合的图片，并将图片所对应的选项（A、B、C、D）填在相应位置上。其中一个选项为多余选项。（6分）23Iusedtohangoutwithfriendsintheshoppingmallatweekends.However，thisweekend，IneedtoreadsomeAlicebooksforthecomingreadingcircle.24Ireallylikegoingtothecinemaandgoforapizzaafterthefilms.Butthisweekend，IprefertostayathomeandwatchamovieonTV.25HarryWhenautumnarrives，theredleavesblankettheentireFragrantHillsPark.Myfamilydecidetogothereandhaveapicnicthisweekend.（二）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。（6分）Ididn'tthinkIbelongedatCrestwoodMiddleSchool.Everydayfeltlikewalkingintoaforestoftall，straightpines﹣eachstudentaroundmeseemingtoreacheffortlesslyforthesun.Theyworkedoutdifficultmathproblems，debatedhistoricaleras，andsolvedproblemsIcouldhardlyunderstand.I，Mandy，feltlikeasparrowamongeagles."You'lladjust（调整），"Momhadsaid，smoothingmynewuniformonthefirstday.Buttwoweeksin，Istillatelunchalone.Then，oneThursdayafterchemistry，avoicecutthroughmyloneliness."Hey，you'reMandy，right？"Ilookedup.ItwasTessa，whosenamealwaysappearedatthetopoftheexamrankings.Sheheldtwobadmintonrackets."We'reshortonefordoubles.Wanttojoin？"Myheartlifted.Badminton—thiswasmylanguage.Backatmyoldschool，Iwastheoneothersaskedtocoachthem."Sure，"Isaid，maybetooquickly."I'mactuallyprettygood."Tessasmiled."Great.Court3afterschool."Allafternoon，awarmpridegrewinmychest.Finally，therewassomethingIcouldshowthem.Betweenclasses，Icouldn'twaittotellher."Iusedtotrainwithacoach.Mysmashes（击球）arereallystrong."Shenoddedpolitely."Lookingforwardtoit."BythetimeIreachedthecourt，Ihadcreatedawholestoryinmyhead﹣howI'dwingracefully（优雅地）andevenhowthey'dlookatmewithnewrespect.Wewarmedup.Iservedhighanddeep，exactlyasI'dpracticedathousandtimes.Tessareturnediteasily.Ismashed﹣﹣asharp，angledshotthatusuallyearnedmepoints.Butshewasalreadythere.Notrushing，notstraining.Sheflickedherwristandtheshuttlecock（羽毛球）sailedback，feather﹣light，droppingjustinsidethebackline.Imissed.Pointafterpoint，itwasthesame.Shemovedlikewater，seeingeverydrive，everydrop.Iwasrunning，sweating，lunging.Shewascalm，precise，effortless.Thegameended21﹣7.Istoodbreathless，rackethangingatmyside.Tessawalkedover，notbragging，notevensmilinginvictory."You'reaggressive（有攻击性的），"shesaid."That'sgood.Butyou'realwaystryingtofinishtherallyinonehit."Shepickedupashuttlecock."Mygrandfathertaughtme，"Shesaid，"Badmintonislikestudying.It'snotaboutshowingoffwhatyouknow.It'saboutlearningwhatyoudon't."Sheshowedmehergrip﹣﹣aslightadjustment，morecontrol."I'vebeenplayingsinceIwassix.Istillpracticeeveryweekend."Suddenly，mybraggingfeltlikenoise.IhadbeensobusytryingtoproveIwastall，butIforgotthattreesgrowfromroots，notfromleaves.Thatnight，Ididn'tfeeldefeated.Ifeltclear.Thenextday，IaskedTessaifshe'dshowmethatspinserve（旋转发球）again.Ialsoaskedforhelpwiththechemistryhomework.Shesmiled."Sure."Iamthesparrow，Ithought.Butevensparrowscanlearntoflyhigher﹣﹣ifthey'rewillingtolookup，andnotjustahead.26.Whydidthewriterfeellikeasparrowatfirst？A.Thestudentstreatedherunkindly.B.Thestudentswerebetteratbadminton.C.Thestudentsthereweretallerthanher.D.Thestudentsthereweremoreexcellent.27.Whathappenedduringthebadmintongame？A.Mandywonthegamegracefully.B.TessadefeatedMandyeffortlessly.C.MandyhelpedTessaoutofproblem.D.Tessashowedoffherbadmintonskills.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory？A.Focusingonlearningismoreimportant.B.Itisimportanttofitinanewenvironment.C.Itisnevertoolatetolearnwhatyoudesire.D.Winningisthebestwaytoearnothers'respect.（6分）①WhenthisGreenlandsharkwasborn，LeonardodaVincipaintedtheMonaLisa.Thespeciesisthelongest﹣livedvertebrate（脊椎动物）ontheplanet，livingcenturiesindeepicywaters.Recently，scientistshavegottensomenewgeneticclues（线索）totheirlongevity.Andwhilethenewfindingswon'ttranslatetohumanslivingtoage400，theyaregivingscientistsblueprintsforhowwemightmaintainhealthlongerintoourlives.②In2021，ArneSahm，aresearcherattheLeibnizInstituteonAginginGermany，decidedtohuntforcluesbehindthesharks'longlife."It'sgoodtolearnwhethertherearesomecommontricksofevolution（进化）tomakeverylong﹣livedspeciesevenmorelong﹣lived，"saysSahm.HefirstneededacompleteGreenlandsharkgenome（基因组），whichscientistsdidn'thavebeforethiswork.Ifagenomewereabookofinstructions，DNAwouldbethewords，andgeneswouldbeparagraphs.Forthefirsttime，theteamputtogethertheGreenlandsharks'entirebook—theirchromosomalgenome.Theyfoundthebookisabouttwiceasthickasahuman's，containing22，634genesandaround6.45billionbasepairs.BasepairsformtherungsofaDNAstrand'sdoublehelixstructure﹣theindividuallettersona"page"ofDNA.③Oncetheyhadthecompletedgenome，theteambegantolookforcluesbehindthesharks'extremelifespan.Oneelementthatstoodoutwasahighamountof"jumpinggenes，"ortransposons.Mostorganisms，includinghumans，havetransposons：genesthatduplicatethemselvesintoanewsectionofageneticsequence（基因序列）.Theycanintroducegeneticdiversity，butcanalsobeharmfulifthegenes'newplacementdisrupts（扰乱）therestofasequence.It'slikecopyingandpastingaphrasefromsomewhereelseintothemiddleofasentence，makingitnonsensical，Sahmsays.④ButthesetransposonsmightplayamorebeneficialroleintheGreenlandshark.ManyoftheGreenlandshark'sduplicationsincludedgenesthatwerelinkedtoDNArepair.Soinsteadofcreatingadisruption，theymayhavecreatedadditionalhelpfulgenes，whichcouldhypotheticallyslowdownaging.IfDNAisleftdamaged，itcancontributetoproblemswithincells，includingcancer.Researchersthinkthebetteragenomeismaintained，thelongerlifespananorganismcouldhave.⑤AgenecalledTP53alsocaughttheteams'attention.Consideredasthe"guardianofthegenome，"TP53isvitalforcancerprevention.Manyanimalshaveit，includinghumans，elephantsandwhales.TP53containsinstructionsfortheproteinp53，whichaidsintumorsuppression（肿瘤抑制）andDNArepair.ItworksbyeitherstoppingcellswithdamagedDNAfromdividingfurtheruntilit'srepaired，orcausingthemtodie.⑥InGreenlandsharks，aportionofitsTP53genesequenceisaltered（变化）fromhowittypicallyfunctionsinotheranimals.UsinganAImodel，theresearcherspredictedthatthemutation（突变）couldimpactp53'sstructureandhowithandlesDNArepair，possiblyleadingtoalongerlife.ButSahmnotestheseareonlypredictions﹣tofurtherunderstandthealteration，theywouldneedtoexperimentwithitincellsinthelab.⑦Sharksaretoodistantfromhumans，andoursystemsaretoodifferenttomakedirectcomparisons，Sahmsays.Theshark'sgenomeaddstoothergenomicdataoflong﹣livedanimals.Scientistscanmakecomparisonsbetweenthoseanimalsandhumanstolearnmoreabouttheagingprocess.Forexample，theycanlookforgenespresentinlong﹣livedanimalsandabsentinshort﹣livedonesthatcouldaidinputtingoffage﹣relateddiseases.29.WhatdidSahm'steamdofirsttolookforcluesbehindthesharks'lifespan？A.Tolearnsomecommontricksofevolution.B.Tocompletethesharks'chromosomalgenome.C.Toanalyzethegenesthatslowdownsharks'aging.D.Tolookuptheinformationofgenesandbasepairsinabook.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"duplicate"meaninParagraph3？A.Double.B.Develop.C.Replace.D.Copy.31.Howdoesthewriterorganizethepassage？A.B.C.D.（8分）"I'madigitalclone，"saysayoungman.Hesmilesandblinks."Ifyou'recuriousabouthowthisallworksorhaveanyquestions，feelfreetoask."ThisclonerepresentsDaraLadjevardian.IftherealLadjevardianistoobusyforameeting，anyonecanvideocallorchatwithhiscloneonlineanytime.Digitalcloneslikethisexistthankstoadvancesinartificialintelligence，orAI.AnAImodellearnstorecognizepatternsindata.IfadeveloperfeedsrecordingsofsomeoneintoanAImodel，itcanlearntomimic（模仿）theirvoiceandlikeness.AdifferentAImodelcantakeincontentthatpersonhascreated，thenlearntocopytheirstyleandexpertise（专长）.YetanothertypeofAImodelcanlearnwhatemotionstoexpressonavirtualclone'sfacebasedonthewordsthey'respeaking.33.Recently，asanexperiment，aTVstationinWarsaw，Poland，replaceditshumanhostswithAIcharacters.Thereactionfromthepublicwassonegativethatthestationbroughtitsrealhostsbackwithinoneweek.Insomeareasofbusiness，though，clonescouldhaveanimportantroletoplay.SynthesiaisacompanybasedinLondon，England.Itproducesclonesthatfollowascript（文本）.Thecompanycallsthemavatars，explainsAlexandruVoica.Heheadsthecompany'scorporateaffairsoffice.Tocreateone，heexplains，"yourecordyourselfforaboutthreeminutesonawebcamorwithaphonecamera."Oncetheavatarisready，youfeedittexttoperform."Ifyoutypeinascriptthatsays，I'msoexcitedtobeherewithyoutoday，theavatarwillbeexcited，willsoundexcited，willlookexcited，"notesVoica.Plus，youravatarcansaythetextinmanydifferentlanguages.EventhoughgenerativeAIcan'tbecompletelycontrolled，formanypeoplethebenefitsofhavingaclonecouldoutweightherisks.AIchatbotsthatserveastutors，coachesandtherapistsalreadyexist.Digitalclonesjustgivethemafaceandavoice."Theproblemwithtextisyou'retypingoffintotheuniverse.There'snoemotionalconnection."JamesR.Dotysaidonthepodcast"PullingtheThread".Dotyclonedhisvoiceandlikenesstoserveas"amentalhealthcompanion"fortheappHappi.ai.TherealDotyisaCalifornianeurosurgeon.Hesaysmanypeoplecan'tgetmental﹣healthsupportwhentheyneedit.But，henotes，"Mostpeopledon'tneedatherapist.Whattheyneedissomebodytheytrustorfeelcomfortablewith."AnAIclonecanservethisrole，hefeels.JournalistEvanRatliffclonedhisvoiceandpersonalityforhispodcast"ShellGame".Thisclonecalledfamily，friendsandcolleagues.Somefoundtheirinteractionsamusing.Moreoften，however，theclonefrustratedorannoyedthem."Thisismildlyterrifying，"onecolleaguetoldtheclone.Ratliffworrieswhatmighthappeniflotsofpeoplestartsendingclonesofthemselvesoutintotheworld.Itwilllikelybecomehardertofindrealpeopletotalkorlistento.Moreandmoreofthethingsweproducecouldenduphavingtraces（痕迹）ofAI."Whatdoesthisdotohumancreation？"heasks.Realhumanvoicesmightgetdrownedout.Andrealhumanrelationshipsmightsuffer.Manyothernewtechnologieshavefollowedasimilarpath.Companiesandcreatorsraceahead，tryingoutnewideas.Meanwhile，thosethinkingaboutethicsandsafetylagbehind（落后）.Wherewillweendup？Thefutureworldcouldbefullofdigitaldoubles，talkingtopeopleandtoeachother.Perhapsthiswilldullrealhumanrelationships.Ormaybethevalueofrealconnectionwillincrease.Andwhatdoyouthink？32.Accordingtothepassage，theuseofadigitalclonemightcauseaproblemwhen.A.FrankneedstogetmentalhealthsupportB.LeehasnotimetoattendanonlinediscussionC.SuewantstomakeupwithherfriendafterafightD.Stevetriestosellanewproducttoaforeigncompany33.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbefilledintheblank？A.InsomeTVstations，adigitalclonehasbeenwidelyusedasahost.B.Therewillbealongwaytogofordigitalcloningtobewell﹣received.C.Haveyoueverheardaboutadigitalcloneanddoyouknowhowitworks？D.Whendigitalcloninghappensopenly，whatinfluencecouldithaveonsociety？34.WhydoesthewritermentionAIchatbotsandtheappHappi.aiinParagraph7？A.TostresstheimportanceofdevelopingAI.B.Tosuggestthewaysofusingdigitalcloning.C.Totalkmorepeopleintousingadigitalclone.DToshowdigitalcloningdoesgoodtosomepeople.35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage？A.AmazingAIDevelopment!B.OwnaDigitalDouble？BenefitsorRisks？C.SaveRealHumanRelationshipsD.ThePromisingFutureofDigitalCloning四、阅读表达阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（10分）HaveyoueverheardofVRmuseums，orvirtualrealitymuseums？Theyaredigitaltwin.spacesbuiltusingmoderntechnology.Itcanletyouexploreamuseumasifyouwerereallythere，justthroughaheadsetoracomputerscreen.Thesecretbehindthisimmersive（沉浸的）experienceliesinamixtureofwell﹣designedtechnologies.3Dmodelingisusedtocatcheverydetailofamuseumbuildinganditsartworkswithmillimeterprecision（精确）.Furthermore，thedigitalinformationoverlaidontotherealworld，makesafossilonyourscreenlooklikeit'srightinfrontofyou，completewithinteractiveexplanations.Thesetechnologiesworktogethertocreateasenseofimmersionandinteraction.Thatgoesfarbeyondsimplyscrolling（滚屏）throughagalleryonline.ThebenefitsofVRmuseumsaresignificantandexciting.Theymakeartandcultureaccessible（易获得的）toeveryone，everywhere.Ifyoucan'ttraveltoParistoseetheLouvre，aVRtourcanbringittoyou，breakingdownbarriersofdistance，cost，andphysicalmobility.Theyalsoallowforincredibleinteraction；youcanzoomin（拉近镜头）onthehairofMonaLisa，oreventakeavirtualjourneybackintimetoseehowanancientcitylooked.Forfragile（易碎的）artworksthatneedprotection.VRprovidesawayforthemtobeenjoyedbymillionswithoutriskofdamage.It'sapowerfultoolforlearningandexploration.Butdoesthismeanthatseeingartinamuseumorgalleryisnolongerimportant？Absolutelynot.Despitetheamazingadvantagesofthedigitalworld，visitingamuseuminpersonholdsauniqueandlastingsignificance.Itisafull﹣body，multi﹣sensoryexperience.VR，nomatterhowrealistic，cannotcopythefeelingofstandingbeforeahugepaintingthattowersoveryou，andsensingthesilenceofthegallery.Moreover，artisoftenaboutsharedhumanexperience.Thequietconversationswithafriendorafamily，thecollectiveawe（集体敬畏）inaroom﹣thesesocialconnectionsaddarich，emotionallayertotheartworks.Intheend，VRmuseumsandin﹣personvisitsarenotcompetitors；theyarepowerfulpartners.Botharevaluabletoolsinourjourneytounderstandandappreciatehumancreativity.36.Whatarevirtualrealitymuseums？37.WhatdothetechnologiesofVRmuseumsworktogethertocreate？38.WhatistherelationshipbetweenVRmuseumsandin﹣personvisits？39.Whichmuseumsdoyouprefertovisit，VRmuseumsorrealmuseums？Why？（Pleasegivetworeasons.）书面表达（共10分）五、文段表达从下面两个题目中任选一题40．（10分）根据所给的中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的英语文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出真实的校名、姓名和地名。假如你是李华，你在英国的笔友Tom来信寻求你的帮助。Tom作为毕业班的学生，最近很难平衡自己的学业和爱好。你也面临毕业升学，请你给他一些这方面的建议。提示词语：busy，challenge，sports，music，plan，spare提示问题：•WhatdoyouthinkofyourschoollifeinGrade9？•Pleasegivehimsomesuggestionsonhowtobalanceyourstudiesandhobbies.______41．根据所给的中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的英语文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出真实的校名、姓名和地名。21世纪英文报正在举办"MyRoleModel"的征文活动。假如你是李华，请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈谁是你心目中的偶像，举例说明为什么他/她是你的偶像，以及你从他/她身上学到了什么。提示词语：hard﹣working，difficulties，improve，achieve提示问题：•Whoisyourrolemodel？•Whyishe/sheyourrolemodel？•Whathaveyoulearnedfromhim/her？______六、附加阅读根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一个多余选项。（8分）WhenIbeganmystudyofwildchimpanzeesin1960atGombeStreamResearehCenter，itwasnotpermissible，atleastnotinethological（行为学的）cireles，totalkaboutananimal'smind.Onlyhumanshadminds.Norwasitquitepropertotalkaboutanimalpersonality.Ofcourseeveryoneknewthattheydidhavetheirownuniquecharacters﹣everyonewhohadeverownedadogorotherJaneGoodallpetswasawareofthat.Butethologists，strivingtomaketheirsa"hard"science，shiedawayfrom（回避）thetaskoftryingtoexplainsuchthingsobjectively.HownaiveIwas.AsIhadnothadanundergraduatescienceeducation，Ididnotrealizethatanimalswerenotsupposedtohavepersonalities，ortothink，ortofeelemotionsorpain.Ihadnoideathatitwouldhavebeenmoreappropriate﹣onceIgottoknowhimorher﹣toassigneachofthechimpanzeesanumberratherthananame.Ididnotrealizethatitwasunscientifictodiscussbehaviorintermsofmotivationorpurpose.Itwasnotrespectable，inscientificcireles，totalkaboutanimalpersonality.42Nordidanimals.haveminds，sotheywerenotcapableofrationalthought（理性思考）.Andtotalkabouttheiremotionswastobeguiltyoftheworstkindofanthropomorphism（拟人观）.Themid﹣1960ssawthestartofaprojectthat，alongwithothersimilarresearch，wastoteachusagreatdealaboutthechimpanzeemind.ThiswasProjectWashoe，conceivedbyTrixieandAllenGardnerwhopurchasedaninfantchimpanzeeandbegantoteachherthesignsofASL，theAmericanSignLanguageusedbythedeaf.WhennewsofWashoe'saccomplishmentsfirsthitthescientificcommunity，itimmediatelyprovokedastormofbitterprotest（反对）.Itimpliedthatchimpanzeeswerecapableofmasteringahumanlanguage，andthis，inturn，indicatedmentalpowersofgeneralization，abstraction，conceptformation，andanabilitytounderstandanduseabstractsymbols.Andso，withnewincentive，psychologistsbegantotestthementalabilitiesofchimpanzeesinavarietyofways.43Duetotheinformationthatcameinfromlong﹣termfieldstudiesconductedduringthe1960s，todaythestudyofanimalmentationisfashionable，andtheexaminationofanimalemotionsiscommonplace.44Theyaretheirtool﹣usingandtool﹣makingabilities，theclosesupportivebondsamongfamilymembers，whichcanpersistthroughoutalifetimeof50ormoreyears，theircomplexsocialinteractions﹣﹣thecooperation，thealtruism（利他），andtheexpressionofemotionslikejoyandsadness.Itisourrecognitionoftheseintellectualandemotionalsimilaritiesbetweenchimpanzeesandourselvesthathas，morethananythingelse，blurredtheline，oncethoughtsosharp，betweenhumanbeingsandotheranimals.OneoftheunexpectedrewardsthatIhavefoundasIbecomeincreasinglyinvolvedinconservationandanimalwelfareissues，hasbeenmeetingsomanydedicated，caring，andunderstandingpeople.Icannotclosethiswithoutsharingastorythat，forme，hasatrulysymbolicmeaning.TheherointhisstoryisahumanbeingnamedRickSwopewhovisitstheDetroitZooonceayearwithhisfamily.Oneday，ashewatchedthechimpanzeesintheir/bignewenclosure，afightbrokeoutbetweentwoadultmales.Jojo，whohadbeenatthezooforyears，waschallengedbyayoungerandstrongernewcomer，andJojolost.Inhisfearhefledintothemoat（护城河）whichwasbrandnew，andJojodidnotunderstandwater.Hehadgottenoverthebarriererectedtopreventthechimpanzeesfromfallingin﹣fortheycannotswim﹣andthegroupofvisitorsandstaffthathappenedtobetherewatchedinhorrorasJojobegantodrown.Hewentunderonce，twice，threetimes.RickSwopecouldbearitnolonger.45HemanagedtogetJojo'sdeadweightoverhisshoulder，andthencrossedthebarrierandpushedJojoontothebankoftheisland.Rickheldhimthere﹣﹣thebankwasverysteepandifheweretoletgoJojowouldslidebackintothewater—evenwhentheotherchimpschargedtowardhim，screaminginexcitement.RickheldJojountilheraisedhishead，tookafewstaggeringsteps，andcollapsedonmorelevelground.ThedirectoroftheinstitutecalledRick."Thatwasabravethingyoudid.Youmusthaveknownhowdangerousitwas.Whatmadeyoudoit？""Well，Ilookedintohiseyes.Anditwaslikelookingintotheeyesofaman.Andthemessagewas，'Won'tanybodyhelpme？'"RickSwoperiskedhislifetosaveachimpanzee，anonhumanbeingwhosentamessagethatahumancouldunderstand.Nowitisuptotherestofustojoinintoo.A.Thatwassomethingreservedforhumans.B.Hejumpedintotrytosavethechimp，despiteonlookersyellingathimaboutthedanger.C.Againandagaintheresultsconfirmedthattheirmindsareuncannily（不寻常地）likeourown.D.AsinDarwin'stime，itisagainfashionabletospeakofandstudytheanimalmind.E.OfallthefactstoemergefrommyyearsofresearchonthechimpanzeesatGombe，itistheirhumanlikebehaviorsthatmostfascinatepeople.

2025-2026学年北京四中九年级（上）期中英语试卷知识运用（共16分）一、单项填空（每题0.5分，共6分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可填入空白处的最佳选项。1．（0.5分）Mrs.White，ourEnglishteacher，iskindandhelpful.Welike______alot.（）A．it B．him C．her D．them【解答】it它；him他；her她；them他们。根据Mrs.White可知此处需用her作宾语。故选：C。2．（0.5分）Johnusuallyattendsthefootballclub______4：30p.m.everyMonday.（）A．in B．on C．at D．with【解答】in用于年、月、季节等前面；on用于具体某一天或具体某一天的上午、下午、晚上等前面；at用于具体的时刻前面；with和。根据"4：30p.m."（下午4：30）是具体的时间点，所以用介词at。故选：C。3．（0.5分）Wedidn'tseeLucyonthestageinthedramashow______shehadafever.（）A．or B．but C．so D．because【解答】or或者；but但是；so因此；because因为。根据句意可知，前后句之间表达的是因果关系，且后半句表达的是原因，所以应用because来引导。故选：D。4．（0.5分）Mid﹣autumnFestivalisoneof________festivalsinChina.（）A．important B．moreimportant C．mostimportant D．themostimportant【解答】important重要的，形容词，比较级为moreimportant，最高级为mostimportant；oneof+形容词最高级+名词复数，表示"最……之一"，形容词最高级前要加the，所以此处使用themostimportant。故选：D。5．（0.5分）—Mom，IgotothecinemawithmyclassmatesthisSundayafternoon？—Yes，ofcourseyoucan.（）A．can B．must C．need D．should【解答】can可以；must必须；need需要；should应该；根据Yes，ofcourseyoucan.（是的，当然可以。）可知，此处询问这个星期天下午我可以去和同学一起看电影吗，因此选can。故选：A。6．（0.5分）Mymumaskedmethedogafterschool.（）A．walk B．towalk C．walking D．walked【解答】walk步行，动词原形；towalk动词不定式；walking动名词/现在分词；walked过去式。根据"Mymumaskedme...（我妈妈