2026-2027学年江苏省无锡市金桥双语实验学校九年级（上）水平监测英语试卷（10月份）

第1页（共1页）2026-2027学年江苏省无锡市金桥双语实验学校九年级（上）水平监测英语试卷（10月份）一、阅读理解第一节信息匹配（8分）David1__Ilovetolearnthroughexploration.Visitingmuseumshasalwaysbeenoneofmyhobbies.IfIcouldbecomeamuseumguideoneday，I'msureIwouldbeabletogivevisitorsthebest﹣everexperiences!Alice2__Actually，Ihaven'tdecidedwhatIwanttodointhefuture.ButI'mveryinterestedindoingscientificresearch.Ilikefindingtruththroughexperiments.I'mexcitedtohaveachancetotalkwithascientist.Mike3__It'scooltoshareinformationfromallovertheworldwiththepublic.That'swhyIwanttobeanewsreporter.I'mlookingforwardtolearningabouttheworkofanewsreporterinpersonthistime.Lily4__Ireallyenjoystayingwithlittlekidsandplayinggameswiththem.IhopeIcanlearnhowtotakegoodcareofchildrenandbringthemfun.I'dlovetobeapreschoolteacherinthefuture.请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（8分）Lifeisfullofchoicesanddecisions.Herearesomestepstohelpyoumakewisedecisions.First，it'sbettertomakeadecisionquicklythanavoiditforamonthbecauseyou'reafraidofchoosing.5__Also，somechoicesusuallyhavetimelimits.Sotokeepourbrainsfromgettingtootired，weneedn'tthinkaboutthecostofeverysinglechoice.Narrowdownthelistandtrycom﹣paringonlythebesttwoorthree.Next，thinkaboutthevalueandcostofeachchoice.6__Orbetteryet，createascore﹣card，onwhichyougiveoutbiggerpointvaluestowhatyouthinkismoreimportant.Thiswayyoucantellifonehugeadvantageismoreimportantthanagroupoflittledisadvantages.Then，staycalmandgiveyourselfsomespace.Youdon'twanttodelay（延迟）forweeks，butifyou'reabouttomakeahasty（仓促的）decision，youmayenduppickingsomethingyouregret.7__Anditmighttakeyouafewdaysformajorchoices，likechoosingyouridealhighschool.8__Why？Becauseit'sgoodtogetafreshwayofthinkingfromotherswhoarenotasworriedasyou.Consdertheiropinions（观点）eveniftheyarenotwhatyouwanttohear.Youneedtotakedifferentopinionsintoconsiderationsothatyouwillmakeawisedecision.根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。A.You'llneedatleastonenightto"sleeponit".B.Andyoudon'thavetomakeadecisionalone.C.Theyarethebestchancestoshowyourpersonality.D.Todothat，youcanmakealistofadvantagesanddisadvantages.E.It'sverytiringtothinkthingsoverbutfailtodecideintime.第二节阅读下面短文，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。（8分）HardwaterhashigheramountsofCa2⁺andMg2⁺，soit'smoredifficulttogetthingscleanwhenyouarewashinginhardwater.Wearesharingtwowaystocheckwhetheryouareusinghardwaterathome.Method1：SoapTestStep1：Chooseaclearinsteadofcoveredbottlesothatyoucannoticethechangesduringthetest.Step2：Fillhalfofthebottlewithwater.Step3：Add10dropsofliquid（液体）soaptothebottle.Step4：Capthebottleandshakeitforafewseconds.Step5：Openthebottleandcheckthebubbles（泡沫）atthetopofthewater.Thismethodwillonlygiveyouanideaofwhetherthewateryouareusingishardorsoft.Youwon'tbeabletoknowtheexactdegreeofhardnessofthewater.Butthefewerthebubblesyoucansee，theharderthewateris.Method2：HardWaterTestStrips（试纸）Dipthestripintothewatersamplefor2secondsandtakeitoutrightaway.Holdthestripfor30seconds.Comparetheteststripcolorwiththecolorchartonthebottlelabel.Althoughtheresultisnotasdependableasthelabtest，thecolorchartcantellyouthewaterhardnessbasedonthecolor.Ifyounowknowthatthewaterthatyouareusingishard，youshouldconsidertakingactiontochangehardwaterintosoftone.Themostchosenwayistofixahardwatersoftener.Youcancheckoutthelistofourbest﹣sellingwatersoftenersforbathroomsandwashingmachinesbyclickinghere.9.Howdoesthenumberofbubbleschangewithwaterhardnessinthesoaptest？_____（x＝thebubbles，y＝howhardthewateris）A.B.C.D.10.Whatcanshowyoutheresultwhenusinghardwaterstrips？_____A.Thecolorofthewatersoftener.B.Thechangeofthewater.C.Thecoloronthestrips.D.Theamountofthebubbles.11.Whatshouldyoudoifyoufindthewateryouareusingishard，accordingtothetext？_____A.Boilthewaterbeforeusingit.B.Callthewatercompany.C.Usesoaptosoftenthewater.D.Fixahardwatersoftener.12.Wheremaythetextbefrom？_____A.Abookaboutsciencetests.B.Aposterforsellinghardwaterteststrips.C.Astudyabouthardwater.D.Awebsiteforsellingwatersofteners.（8分）"What'sonyourmind，sweetheart？"ItoldDadaboutthesycamoretree.Abouttheviewandthesoundsandthecolorsandthewind，andhowbeingupsohighfeltlikeflying.Feltlikemagic.Ilookedathimandwhispered，"Wouldyouclimbuptherewithme？"Hesmiledandsaid，"I'mnotmuchofaclimberanymore，Julianna，butI'llgiveitashot，sure."IwenttobedsoexcitedthatIdon'tthinkIsleptmorethanfiveminutesthewholenight.Thenextmorning，Iracedtothebusstopextraearlyandclimbedthetree.Icaughtthesunrisingthroughtheclouds，sendingstripesoffirefromoneendoftheworldtotheother.ThenIheardanoisebelow.Ilookeddown，andparkedrightbelowmeweretwotrucks.Therewerefourmenstandingaroundtalking，andIalmostcalleddowntothem，"I'msorry，butyoucan'tparkthere...That'sabusstop!"ButbeforeIcould，oneofthemenreachedintothebackofatruckandstartedtakingouttools.Gloves.Ropes.Achain.Andthenchainsaws（电锯）.Threechainsaws.Thenoneofthekidswhoridesthebusshowedupandstartedtalkingtothem，andprettysoonhewaspointingupatme.Oneofthemencalled，"Hey!You'dbettercomedownfromthere.Wegottatakethisthingdown."Iheldontothetreetightly，becausesuddenlyitfeltasifImightfall.Imanagedtocryout，"Thetree？""Yeah，nowcomedown.""Butwhotoldyoutocutitdown？""Theowner!"hecalledback."Butwhy？""Becausehe'sgonnabuildhimselfahouse，andthistreeisintheway.Nowcomedown，girl，we'vegotworktodo!"Bythattimemostofthekidshadgatheredforthebus.Theyweren'tsayinganythingtome，justlookingupatmeandturningfromtimetotimetotalktoeachother.Myheartwascrazywithfear.Icouldn'tleaveandletthemcutdownthetree!Icried，"Youcan'tcutitdown!Youjustcan't!"Oneofthemenshookhisheadandsaid，"Iamthisclosetocallingthepolice.Nowareyougoingtocomedownorarewegoingtocutyoudown？"Thebuswasthreeblocksaway.I'dnevermissedschoolforanyreasonotherthanillness，butIknewinmyheartthatIwasgoingtomissmyride."You'regoingtohavetocutmedown!"Iyelled.ThenIhadanidea.They'dnevercutitdownifallofuswereinthetree."Hey，guys!"Icalledtomyclassmates."Getupherewithme!Theycan'tcutitdownifwe'realluphere!Marcia!Tony!Bryce!Comeon，youguys，don'tletthemdothis!"Theyjuststoodthere，staringupatme.Icouldseethebus，oneblockaway."Comeon，youguys!Youdon'thavetocomeupthishigh.Justalittleways.Please!"Thebusarrived.Onebyone，myclassmatesclimbedonboard.13.WhydidJuliannaaskthreequestionsinarowinParagraphs7，9and11？_____A.Shedidn'tknowwhathappenedatthattime.B.Shedidn'twantthementocutdownthetree.C.Shewascuriousandlikedaskingquestions.D.Shewonderedwhatthey'dpossiblycutdown.14.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJulianna？_____A.Curiousandeasy﹣going.B.Patientandthoughtful.C.Braveandstrong﹣willed.D.Activeandkind﹣hearted.15.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？_____A.AllofJulianna'sclassmateswouldbeabsentfromschool.B.Juliannawouldremaininthetreealonetoprotectthetree.C.Julianna'sfatherwouldarrivesoonandclimbupthetree.D.Juliannawouldcomedownfromthetreeandgetonthebus.16.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？_____A.HoldingOnAloneB.APromisetoDadC.TheSycamoreD.MissingtheBus（8分）①Imagineyouareveryhungry.Youbuyawholepizza.Thefirstslicetastesamazing.Thesecondisstillgreat.Bythethird，youstarttofeelfull.Thefourth？Youmightnotevenwantit.Thisisn'tjustaboutyourstomach.Itisakeyeconomic（经济的）ideacalledthelawofdiminishingmarginalutility.②Ineconomics，"utility"meansthesatisfactionyougetfromconsumingsomething.Marginalutilityistheextrasatisfactionfromonemoreunit.Thislawsaysthatasyouconsumemoreofsomething，theextrasatisfactionfromeachadditionalunitdrops.③Thislawexplainsmanyreal﹣lifedecisions.Whydoyoustopafterthreeslicesofpizzaorbuyfewerofthesamethingovertime？Becausethejoyofmorekeepsgettingsmaller.④Smartcompaniesusethislawtotheirownadvantagebysellingmoreatalowcost.That'swhycinemassellpopcorninsmall，medium，andlargesizes.Thelargesizecostsonlyalittlemorethanthemedium，buttheextrapopcorngivesyouverylittleextrahappiness.▲⑤Anothertrickisbundling，sellingdifferentproductstogetherasapackage.Forexample，afast﹣foodmealincludesaburger，fries，andadrink.Youmaynotreallywantthefries，buttogether，theyfeelsatisfyingandyouthinkyouarepayinglessformore.Bybundling，therestaurantsellsyouthingswithlowermarginalutilityandstillmakesaprofit（盈利）。⑥Sowhetherit'spizza，popcorn，oradealthatseemstoogoodtoturndown，justremember：thefirstbiteishappiness，therestiseconomics.17.Whichofthefollowingshowsthelawofdiminishingmarginalutility？_____A.B.C.D.18.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputinto▲？_____A.Interestingly，lotsofpeoplepreferthesmallsizepopcorn.B.However，youstillbuyitbecauseitfeelslikeagooddeal.C.Infact，youmightfeelquitesickifyoueattoomuchofit.D.Asaresult，movietheatersselllesspopcornonweekends.19.Whichofthefollowingadsbestshowstheuseof"bundling"describedin⑤？_____A.B.C.D.20.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage？_____A.Tosuggesttheideaofgettingthemosthappinesswiththelargestsize.B.Tofindthebestsalesmethodsforbusinessesbycomparingtheprices.C.Toexplainaneconomicideaandhowbusinessesmakemoneywithit.D.Toshowwhyreadersshouldstopthemselvesfromeatingmuchpizza.二、完形填空（10分）Whenthingswentwrong，IttlebyFeinalwayshadsomethingnicetosay.WhenDadforgotaboutthepizzaanditburned，Ittlebysaid，"Don'tworry.It'llstill21__good."Andhewasright.Thepizzaedges（边缘）weredark，butthemiddlewasn'tbad.WhenIttleby'sfriendDavidgotalowscoreonthespellingtest，Ittlebysaid，"You'lldo22__nexttime."Sureenough，Daviddidmakeprogressthenextweek.Ittlebylookedonthe23__side.Andeveryonelikedthatabouthim.Everyone，exceptHazel.Hazelwasthenewstudentinclass.Onherfirstday，Ittlebysaid，"Nicetomeetyou，Hazel.Ithinkyou'lllikehere."Hazellookedathim，"I24__it."Ittlebywassurprised，forhe'dnevermetanyonelikeher.Oneday，Mr.D.saidthey'dhaverecess（休息）insidebecauseoftheheavyrain."Badthingscomein25__，"saidHazel."Nooutdoorrecessisnumberone."Theclassdidn'thaveto26__longtofindout.Gretawascarryingaboxofpaintsduringartclass.Shefellover，andpaintswentflying."Thatwasthesecondbadthing.Whatwillthethirdbe？"Hazelseemedso27__abouttheRuleofThreeBadThings.ThenEmmacametolookatIttleby'spainting."It'sbeautiful."Shepickeditup，not28__shehadpaintonherfingers.Hazelpointed，"Ittleby'spictureismessedup!There'snumberthree."Insteadofbeing29__，Ittlebysaid，"IfIaddwings，thefingerprintscouldlooklikebutterflies."Thenhesaid，"Hey，everyone，dipafingerintothepaint!"EveryoneputafingerprintonIttleby'spaper.OnlyHazeldidn't."Wanttoaddone？"Ittlebyaskedher.Hazelthoughtaboutit，andthenshe30__addedwings."Itlooksgreat，"saidIttleby.Hazelsmiled.Sometimes，therearegoodthingshidingwhereyoudon'texpectthem.21.A.soundB.tasteC.feelD.smell22.A.earlierB.laterC.betterD.harder23.A.brightB.rightC.realD.opposite24.A.doubtB.countC.expectD.know25.A.onesB.twosC.threesD.fours26.A.waitB.restC.paintD.exercise27.A.curiousB.sureC.pleasedD.crazy28.A.mindingB.regrettingC.mentioningD.realizing29.A.politeB.relaxedC.angryD.excited30.A.suddenlyB.carefullyC.rapidlyD.wisely三、请阅读下面语篇，根据其内容从方框内选出适当的单词填入空白处。（10分）arguepainspiritsdialoguegothroughstrangerspatienceunkindnormalcutbackonAsteenagersstepintoadolescence（青春期），itistotally31__forthemtohavegrowingdisagreementswiththeirparents.Duringthisperiod，theywill32__afastmentalandemotionalchangeandwanttobeseenasindependent，respectedpeople.Whentheirneedsforindependencearenotpaidattentionto，manyteensmayoften33__withtheirparents，turningsmallmisunderstandingsintobigfights.Intheheatofaquarrel，manyparentsalsosay34__wordswithoutthinking，notrealizinghowdeeplythesewordscanhurttheirchildren.Thislong﹣termtense（紧张的）environmentwillbringdeepandlasting35__toteens，whoarenotoldenoughtodealwithsuchheavyemotionalpressure.Trappedinthisendlesstension，manyteenswillbeinlow36__foralongtime，withtheirstudiesanddailylivesbadlyaffected.Ifthismisunderstandingcontinues，eventheclosestfamilymembersmaygraduallybecome37__toeachother.Tosolvethisproblem，thefirstkeystepistohaveanhonest38__withparentswhenbothsidesarecalmandwillingtolisten.Bridgingthegenerationgapisnevereasy，anditrequiresgreat39__frombothsidestounderstandeachother'strueneeds.Atthesametime，bothteensandparentsshould40__unnecessaryblameandtrytoseethingsfromeachother'spointsofview.四、语法填空（10分）Beforeair﹣conditioners（空调）wereinvented，southernChina'sskywellsplayedakeyroleinkeeping41__（people）homescool.Couldtheydoitagaintoday？Askywell，ortianjing，isatypicalpartoftraditionalhomesinsouthernandeasternChina.DifferentfromanorthernChinesecourtyard，oryuanzi，itis42__（smart）andlessopentotheoutdoorenvironment.Skywells43__（design）tocoolbuildingsbeforeair﹣conditionersappeared.Whenwindblowsaboveaskywellhouse，itcanentertheindoorspace44__theopening.Becauseoutdoorairisoftencoolerthanindoorair，thewindblowsinandmovesdownthewallstothelowerfloorsand45__（create）airflowbytakingtheplaceofwarmerindoorair，whichrisesandleaves.SkywellbuildingshaveahistoryofhundredsofyearsinChina，46__recentlytheyhaveoftenbeenforgottenbypeoplewhoprefermodernbuildings.Overthepasttwentyyears，however，skywellbuildings47__（start）tobecomepopularagain.YuYouhong，55，hasspentmorethan30years48__（repair）skywellhomesinWuyuanofJiangxiProvince.OneoftheskywellhomesrepairedbyYuisinasmallvillage.The300﹣year﹣oldhousewasboughtbyEdwardGawne，amanfromtheUK，andhisChinesewifein2015.49__coupleturnedthethree﹣floorhouseintoa14﹣roomhotelwiththehelpofYu.Theykeptthespacesaroundtheskywellsastheywerebefore.Theyareopenandwithnaturalairflow.Gawnesaysthatevenwithoutair﹣conditioners，peoplecanrestaroundtheskywellareas50__（comfortable）insummer.Skywellswillbemoreandmorepopularamongyoungergenerations.Theymatchyoungpeople'sideasaboutenvironmentalprotection.Inshort，skywellswillbeimportantagaininourlives.五、阅读表达（每题答案不超过6个单词）（10分）每题答案不超过6个单词。51.Whatlandscapescanyouseeinthispicture？____________________52.Whatmakeswaterbecomewatervapor？_____________53.Whenwillcloudsandrainform？____________________54.Whichsideofthemountainhaslessrain？____________________55.Whichsideisbetterforplantstogrow？Why？____________________

2026-2027学年江苏省无锡市金桥双语实验学校九年级（上）水平监测英语试卷（10月份）一、阅读理解第一节信息匹配（8分）David（1）DIlovetolearnthroughexploration.Visitingmuseumshasalwaysbeenoneofmyhobbies.IfIcouldbecomeamuseumguideoneday，I'msureIwouldbeabletogivevisitorsthebest﹣everexperiences!Alice（2）AActually，Ihaven'tdecidedwhatIwanttodointhefuture.ButI'mveryinterestedindoingscientificresearch.Ilikefindingtruththroughexperiments.I'mexcitedtohaveachancetotalkwithascientist.Mike（3）CIt'scooltoshareinformationfromallovertheworldwiththepublic.That'swhyIwanttobeanewsreporter.I'mlookingforwardtolearningabouttheworkofanewsreporterinpersonthistime.Lily（4）BIreallyenjoystayingwithlittlekidsandplayinggameswiththem.IhopeIcanlearnhowtotakegoodcareofchildrenandbringthemfun.I'dlovetobeapreschoolteacherinthefuture.【解答】（1）细节推理题。大卫：爱好参观博物馆，希望未来成为博物馆导游，为游客带来最佳游览体验。对应原文：Visitingmuseumshasalwaysbeenoneofmyhobbies.IfIcouldbecomeamuseumguideoneday，I'msureIwouldbeabletogivevisitorsthebest﹣everexperiences!（参观博物馆一直是我的爱好之一。如果有一天我能成为一名博物馆导游，我确信我能给游客带来最好的游览体验！）图片D的内容是博物馆的导游，故选D。（2）细节推理题。爱丽丝：暂未确定未来职业，对科学研究感兴趣，喜欢通过实验探寻真相，期待有机会和科学家交流。对应原文：Ihaven'tdecidedwhatIwanttodointhefuture.ButI'mveryinterestedindoingscientificresearch.Ilikefindingtruththroughexperiments.I'mexcitedtohaveachancetotalkwithascientist.（我还没有决定未来想做什么。但是我对开展科学研究很感兴趣，我喜欢通过实验找到真相，能有机会和科学家交流我感到很兴奋。）图片A的内容是和科学家在一起做实验，故选A。（3）细节推理题。迈克：想要成为新闻记者，认为向公众分享全球各地的信息很酷，期待能亲自了解新闻记者的工作内容。对应原文：It'scooltoshareinformationfromallovertheworldwiththepublic.That'swhyIwanttobeanewsreporter.I'mlookingforwardtolearningabouttheworkofanewsreporterinpersonthistime.（和公众分享来自世界各地的信息很酷，这就是我想成为新闻记者的原因。我期待这次能亲自了解新闻记者的工作。）图片C的内容是做新闻报道，故选C。（4）细节推理题。莉莉：喜欢和小孩子相处、陪他们玩游戏，希望学习照顾孩子的方法、给孩子带来乐趣，未来想成为幼儿园老师。对应原文：Ireallyenjoystayingwithlittlekidsandplayinggameswiththem.IhopeIcanlearnhowtotakegoodcareofchildrenandbringthemfun.I'dlovetobeapreschoolteacherinthefuture.（我真的很享受和小孩子待在一起、和他们玩游戏的时光。我希望我能学会怎么好好照顾孩子、给他们带来快乐。我未来想要成为一名幼儿园老师。）图片B的内容是在幼儿园里和小朋友们在一起玩耍。故选B。请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（8分）Lifeisfullofchoicesanddecisions.Herearesomestepstohelpyoumakewisedecisions.First，it'sbettertomakeadecisionquicklythanavoiditforamonthbecauseyou'reafraidofchoosing.（5）EAlso，somechoicesusuallyhavetimelimits.Sotokeepourbrainsfromgettingtootired，weneedn'tthinkaboutthecostofeverysinglechoice.Narrowdownthelistandtrycom﹣paringonlythebesttwoorthree.Next，thinkaboutthevalueandcostofeachchoice.（6）DOrbetteryet，createascore﹣card，onwhichyougiveoutbiggerpointvaluestowhatyouthinkismoreimportant.Thiswayyoucantellifonehugeadvantageismoreimportantthanagroupoflittledisadvantages.Then，staycalmandgiveyourselfsomespace.Youdon'twanttodelay（延迟）forweeks，butifyou'reabouttomakeahasty（仓促的）decision，youmayenduppickingsomethingyouregret.（7）AAnditmighttakeyouafewdaysformajorchoices，likechoosingyouridealhighschool.（8）BWhy？Becauseit'sgoodtogetafreshwayofthinkingfromotherswhoarenotasworriedasyou.Consdertheiropinions（观点）eveniftheyarenotwhatyouwanttohear.Youneedtotakedifferentopinionsintoconsiderationsothatyouwillmakeawisedecision.根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。A.You'llneedatleastonenightto"sleeponit".B.Andyoudon'thavetomakeadecisionalone.C.Theyarethebestchancestoshowyourpersonality.D.Todothat，youcanmakealistofadvantagesanddisadvantages.E.It'sverytiringtothinkthingsoverbutfailtodecideintime.【解答】细节推理题5.根据下文Also，somechoicesusuallyhavetimelimits.Sotokeepourbrainsfromgettingtootired，weneedn'tthinkaboutthecostofeverysinglechoice.（此外，有些选择通常有时间限制。所以为了不让我们的大脑太累，我们不需要考虑每一个选择的成本。）可知，此处指想一些事情是很累人的，因此E项"考虑再三却不能及时作出决定是很累人的"符合题意。故选E。6.根据下文Orbetteryet，createascore﹣card，onwhichyougiveoutbiggerpointvaluestowhatyouthinkismoreimportant.（或者更好的是，制作一张记分卡，在上面你给你认为更重要的分数。）可知，此处指列出优缺点，因此D项"要做到这一点，你可以列出优点和缺点"符合题意。故选D。7.根据上文ifyou'reabouttomakeahasty（仓促的）decision，youmayenduppickingsomethingyouregret.（如果你要做一个仓促的决定，你可能最终会选择一些让你后悔的东西。）和下文Anditmighttakeyouafewdaysformajorchoices，likechoosingyouridealhighschool.（你可能要花几天的时间来做重大选择，比如选择理想的高中。）可知，此处跟花时间做选择有关，因此A项"你至少需要一个晚上来'考虑一下'"符合题意。故选A。8.根据下文Why？Becauseit'sgoodtogetafreshwayofthinkingfromotherswhoarenotasworriedasyou.（为什么？因为从那些不像你那么担心的人那里得到一种新的思维方式是很好的。）可知，此处是让别人帮助下决定，因此B项"你不需要做果断的决定"符合题意。故选B。第二节阅读下面短文，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。（8分）HardwaterhashigheramountsofCa2⁺andMg2⁺，soit'smoredifficulttogetthingscleanwhenyouarewashinginhardwater.Wearesharingtwowaystocheckwhetheryouareusinghardwaterathome.Method1：SoapTestStep1：Chooseaclearinsteadofcoveredbottlesothatyoucannoticethechangesduringthetest.Step2：Fillhalfofthebottlewithwater.Step3：Add10dropsofliquid（液体）soaptothebottle.Step4：Capthebottleandshakeitforafewseconds.Step5：Openthebottleandcheckthebubbles（泡沫）atthetopofthewater.Thismethodwillonlygiveyouanideaofwhetherthewateryouareusingishardorsoft.Youwon'tbeabletoknowtheexactdegreeofhardnessofthewater.Butthefewerthebubblesyoucansee，theharderthewateris.Method2：HardWaterTestStrips（试纸）Dipthestripintothewatersamplefor2secondsandtakeitoutrightaway.Holdthestripfor30seconds.Comparetheteststripcolorwiththecolorchartonthebottlelabel.Althoughtheresultisnotasdependableasthelabtest，thecolorchartcantellyouthewaterhardnessbasedonthecolor.Ifyounowknowthatthewaterthatyouareusingishard，youshouldconsidertakingactiontochangehardwaterintosoftone.Themostchosenwayistofixahardwatersoftener.Youcancheckoutthelistofourbest﹣sellingwatersoftenersforbathroomsandwashingmachinesbyclickinghere.9.Howdoesthenumberofbubbleschangewithwaterhardnessinthesoaptest？B（x＝thebubbles，y＝howhardthewateris）A.B.C.D.10.Whatcanshowyoutheresultwhenusinghardwaterstrips？CA.Thecolorofthewatersoftener.B.Thechangeofthewater.C.Thecoloronthestrips.D.Theamountofthebubbles.11.Whatshouldyoudoifyoufindthewateryouareusingishard，accordingtothetext？DA.Boilthewaterbeforeusingit.B.Callthewatercompany.C.Usesoaptosoftenthewater.D.Fixahardwatersoftener.12.Wheremaythetextbefrom？DA.Abookaboutsciencetests.B.Aposterforsellinghardwaterteststrips.C.Astudyabouthardwater.D.Awebsiteforsellingwatersofteners.【解答】（1）细节理解题。根据Method1部分"Butthefewerthebubblesyoucansee，theharderthewateris."（你看到的泡沫越少，水就越硬。）可知，泡沫数量（x）与水硬度（y）呈反比关系，即x越大y越小，图像应为一条从左上到右下的下降曲线。故选B。（2）细节理解题。根据Method2部分"Comparetheteststripcolorwiththecolorchartonthebottlelabel."（将试纸颜色与瓶身标签上的色卡进行对比）以及"thecolorchartcantellyouthewaterhardnessbasedonthecolor."（色卡可以根据颜色告诉你水的硬度。）可知，显示结果的是试纸上的颜色。故选C。（3）细节理解题。根据最后一段"Ifyounowknowthatthewaterthatyouareusingishard，youshouldconsidertakingactiontochangehardwaterintosoftone.Themostchosenwayistofixahardwatersoftener."（如果你现在知道所用的水是硬水，你应该考虑采取行动将硬水变为软水。最常被选择的方式是安装硬水软化器。）可知，应安装硬水软化器。故选D。（4）推理判断题。根据最后一段"Youcancheckoutthelistofourbest﹣sellingwatersoftenersforbathroomsandwashingmachinesbyclickinghere."（你可以点击这里查看我们最畅销的浴室和洗衣机用水软化器列表。）可知，"clickinghere"是典型的网页超链接用语，且文章目的是推广和销售水软化器产品，因此本文最可能来自一个销售水软化器的网站。故选D。（8分）"What'sonyourmind，sweetheart？"ItoldDadaboutthesycamoretree.Abouttheviewandthesoundsandthecolorsandthewind，andhowbeingupsohighfeltlikeflying.Feltlikemagic.Ilookedathimandwhispered，"Wouldyouclimbuptherewithme？"Hesmiledandsaid，"I'mnotmuchofaclimberanymore，Julianna，butI'llgiveitashot，sure."IwenttobedsoexcitedthatIdon'tthinkIsleptmorethanfiveminutesthewholenight.Thenextmorning，Iracedtothebusstopextraearlyandclimbedthetree.Icaughtthesunrisingthroughtheclouds，sendingstripesoffirefromoneendoftheworldtotheother.ThenIheardanoisebelow.Ilookeddown，andparkedrightbelowmeweretwotrucks.Therewerefourmenstandingaroundtalking，andIalmostcalleddowntothem，"I'msorry，butyoucan'tparkthere...That'sabusstop!"ButbeforeIcould，oneofthemenreachedintothebackofatruckandstartedtakingouttools.Gloves.Ropes.Achain.Andthenchainsaws（电锯）.Threechainsaws.Thenoneofthekidswhoridesthebusshowedupandstartedtalkingtothem，andprettysoonhewaspointingupatme.Oneofthemencalled，"Hey!You'dbettercomedownfromthere.Wegottatakethisthingdown."Iheldontothetreetightly，becausesuddenlyitfeltasifImightfall.Imanagedtocryout，"Thetree？""Yeah，nowcomedown.""Butwhotoldyoutocutitdown？""Theowner!"hecalledback."Butwhy？""Becausehe'sgonnabuildhimselfahouse，andthistreeisintheway.Nowcomedown，girl，we'vegotworktodo!"Bythattimemostofthekidshadgatheredforthebus.Theyweren'tsayinganythingtome，justlookingupatmeandturningfromtimetotimetotalktoeachother.Myheartwascrazywithfear.Icouldn'tleaveandletthemcutdownthetree!Icried，"Youcan'tcutitdown!Youjustcan't!"Oneofthemenshookhisheadandsaid，"Iamthisclosetocallingthepolice.Nowareyougoingtocomedownorarewegoingtocutyoudown？"Thebuswasthreeblocksaway.I'dnevermissedschoolforanyreasonotherthanillness，butIknewinmyheartthatIwasgoingtomissmyride."You'regoingtohavetocutmedown!"Iyelled.ThenIhadanidea.They'dnevercutitdownifallofuswereinthetree."Hey，guys!"Icalledtomyclassmates."Getupherewithme!Theycan'tcutitdownifwe'realluphere!Marcia!Tony!Bryce!Comeon，youguys，don'tletthemdothis!"Theyjuststoodthere，staringupatme.Icouldseethebus，oneblockaway."Comeon，youguys!Youdon'thavetocomeupthishigh.Justalittleways.Please!"Thebusarrived.Onebyone，myclassmatesclimbedonboard.13.WhydidJuliannaaskthreequestionsinarowinParagraphs7，9and11？BA.Shedidn'tknowwhathappenedatthattime.B.Shedidn'twantthementocutdownthetree.C.Shewascuriousandlikedaskingquestions.D.Shewonderedwhatthey'dpossiblycutdown.14.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJulianna？CA.Curiousandeasy﹣going.B.Patientandthoughtful.C.Braveandstrong﹣willed.D.Activeandkind﹣hearted.15.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？BA.AllofJulianna'sclassmateswouldbeabsentfromschool.B.Juliannawouldremaininthetreealonetoprotectthetree.C.Julianna'sfatherwouldarrivesoonandclimbupthetree.D.Juliannawouldcomedownfromthetreeandgetonthebus.16.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？CA.HoldingOnAloneB.APromisetoDadC.TheSycamore