江苏省泰州市姜堰区2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末英语试题（含答案）

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2022年秋学期期末学情调查九年级英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分）
注意事项：
1. 本试卷分第一部分选择题和第二部分非选择题。
2. 作答试题前，请考生务必将自己的姓名、考试号用钢笔或圆珠笔填写在试卷规定的位置上，并认真核对，
3. 答案必须填在答题纸上，在其它位置作答一律无效。每小题做出答案后，用钢笔或圆珠笔填在答题纸的相应位置
第一部分 选择题（85分）
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
第一部分 听对话，回答问题。
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。
1.What is Jack’s animal sign?

2. What did Peter use to play?

3. Who does Tom admire most?

4. Which kind of programme does the girl like best?

5. What does the boy think of Jane?
A. Helpful. B. Smart. C. Active.
6. When will the film begin?
A. 11:45. B. 12:00. C. 12:15.
7. How does the boy practice his listening?
A. By watching English movies.
B. By listening to English tapes.
C. By watching English videos.
8. Why does the boy look worried?
A. Because he has broken a bowl.
B. Because he will give a speech tomorrow.
C. Because he will have an exam tomorrow.
9. What was the chemistry test like according to Jane?
A. It was easy. B. It was difficult. C. It was interesting.
10. How soon will Nancy be back?
A. In 10 minutes. B. In 20 minutes. C. In 30 minutes.
第二部分 听对话或短文，回答问题。
这一部分你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。
听下面一段对话，回答第11-12题。
11. What’s the matter with Daniel?
A. He has a cold. B.He has a stomachache. C. He has a fever.
12. Where will Daniel go next?
A. To the old people’s home. B. To his school. C. To the hospital.
听第一篇短文，回答第13-15题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
News information card
News 1
On July 12th, in Spain, a 13 appeared in a park.
At last, the police caught it.
In the accident, 14 was (were) hurt.
News 2
The British people sent 3.19 billion text messages 15 .
That means more than 100 million messages were sent each day.
13. A. tiger B. bear C. panda
14. A. somebody B. nobody C. many people
15. A. last week B. last month C. last year
听第二篇短文，回答第16-20题。
16. How long did the competition last?
A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Five days.
17. Why was Li Hua nervous before the competition?
A. Because he didn't sleep well.
B. Because he didn't have enough time.
C. Because he didn't know how to prepare for it.
18. Who made a suggestion to Li Hua before the competition?
A. His teacher. B. His classmates. C. His mother.
19. Where did Li Hua get information for the speech?
A. On TV. B. On the Internet. C. In a book.
20. How did Li Hua feel about the result of the competition?
A. Relaxed. B. Proud. C. Happy.
二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的四个选项中，选择一个最佳答案。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
21.—I like reading this novel by Charlotte. The stories are so ______!
—Me, too. I think her experience as a teacher had a direct ______ on her work.
A. exciting; progress B. excited; introduction
D. touching; influence C. touched; treat
22.—Which of these two dresses.______, the pink one or the red one, Madam?
—Neither, thanks I ______ take a look at a light green one.
A. would you rather; prefer B. do you prefer; would rather
C. would you rather; would rather D. do you prefer; prefer
23.—No one can succeed without diligence(勤奋).
—Exactly. So ______ you work, ______ you will be to your dream.
A. the more hardly; the closer B. the harder; the more closely
D. the more hardly; the more closely C. the harder; the closer
24. The movie Home Coming ______ shows how the two diplomats protect their people with courage and wisdom, ______ describes different roles of common people.
A. not only; but also B. either; or C. neither; nor D. not; but
25.—I haven't seen the film My Country; My Parents yet.
—______. How about watching it together tonight?
A. So do I B. Neither do I C. So have I D. Neither have I
26. Enough sleep is important for our health. If you, ______ for mobile phone games, you’ll feel sleepy in class and fall behind in study.
A. give up B. take up C. pick up D. stay up
27. Travelling to Qatar costs ______ much ______ common football fans hardly have a chance to watch 2022 World Cup.
A. too; to B. so; for C. so; that D. such; that
It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
——Abraham Lincoln

28.


Abraham Lincoln tells us that ______
A. quality of life is less important B. we should value life more
C. we should lean to count the years D. living longer is important
29.—Betty, how do you find being a travel blogger(写博客的人)?
一______. It’s a job that you can get paid to travel around the world.
A. Can’t be better B. It’s up to you C. That’s not the case D. It depends
30.—What will you remember most after leaving junior high school?
—I will always remember ______.
A. what will my teachers and friends say to me
B. if my teachers and friends will get together
C. how my teachers and friends used to help me
D. whether my friends and teachers will meet
三、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
There were some stories about how the world was formed. Maybe you didn’t hear about this one. At the 31 of time, everything on Earth was asleep. 32 moved. Nothing grew. One day, the Rainbow Serpent woke from her sleep and came out from under the ground.
She traveled a long way but finally got 33 because she was alone and so returned to the place where she had first appeared, and called to the frogs, “Come out!”
The frogs came out 34 because their stomachs were full of water, which they had stored in their sleep. The Rainbow Serpent tickled (挠痒痒) the frogs and when they 35 ,water flowed all over Earth and that is how lakes and rivers were 36 . 37 there was water, all the animals woke up, and also grass and trees grew. The animals followed the Rainbow Serpent to the land. They were happy on Earth and each lived and gathered food with other animals of the same 38 . Some animals lived in rocks, 39 in the valleys, and the rest in trees and in the air.
At first, all the animals 40 well, but then some started making trouble. So the Rainbow Serpent made 41 that they all had to obey (服从).
The Rainbow Serpent said, “Those who obey my rules will get a reward (奖赏); I will turn them into 42 . Those who don’t obey my rules will be punished (惩罚) and turned into stone,and will 43 walk on Earth again.”
The 44 animals became stone and turned into mountains and hills, but those who obeyed the rules were turned into humans and lived with others of the same kind.
The tribes (部落) lived together on the land the Rainbow Serpent gave them. They were 45 because they had everything they needed.
31. A. beginning B. end C. ending D. finishing
32. A. Nothing B. Something C. Anything D. Nobody
33. A. interested B. known C. lost D. bored
34. A. sharply B. slowly C. heavily D. usually
35. A. laughed B. hurt C. dropped D. grew
36. A. collected B. formed C. planned D. connected
37. A. Where B. Although C. Because D. Whether
38. A. sizes B. types C. colours D. height
39. A. another B. other C. the other D. others
40. A. behaved C. served D. replaced B. slept
41. A. mistakes B. actions C. rules D. products
42. A. rivers B. humans C. stones D. ghosts
43. A. never B. often C. seldom D. usually
44. A. rare B. small C. kind D. bad
45. A. surprised B. happy C. sad D. angry
四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，根据内容选择最佳答案。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A

46. The experiment shows ______.
A. how to hold our breath for a longer time B. how to move more air
C. the theory of vacuums D. how our lungs work
47. What do we need to make a bag of wind?
A. Tape, a clothes hanger and a small plastic bag.
B. Tape, a clothes hanger and a large plastic bag.
C. Tape, a helper and a large plastic dry cleaner’s bag.
D. Tape, a clothes hanger and large plastic dry cleaner’s bag.
48. We need to blow a little far away from the hole to ______.
A. blow less air into the wind bag B. blow more air into the wind bag
C. press air out of the bag D. blow with one long breath
49. More air went into the wind bag the second time because ______.
A. air went into the bag by itself while no air was in it
B. the people who blow held a longer breath
C. Surrounding air was pulled in the bag while blowing
D. air inside the bag was blown out of the bag
50. Who can blow more air into the bag?

B
I was beginning to grow handsome. My coat was bright and black, I had one white foot and a pretty white star on my forehead. When I was four, Squire Gordon decided to buy me. Then Farmer Grey began to break me in.
Like all horses that have grown up, I had to wear gears(用具). The first is a bit and bridle. I hated wearing a bit in my mouth. It was horrible, like a metal finger between my teeth. The saddle was not so bad. One morning, my master rode me round the meadow. I was proud to carry him, and I soon got used to it. But I didn’t like the iron shoes. They were very stiff and heavy on my feet. But in time I got used to that too.
My mother told me, “There are good men like our master, but there are bad men too. I hope you have good masters. But remember: always do your best.”
Early in May, a man came to take me away to Squire Gordon’s house, in the village of Birtwick. My new stable(马厩) was large and comfortable. There was a little fat grey pony next to me. His name was Merrylegs. And I also found a tall chestnut horse at the comer of the stable, quiet.
“That’s Ginger,” Merrylegs told me. “She bites. One day she bit James, the groom(马夫). She says no one was kind to her before. But James and John, our grooms, are very good to us, and Squire Gordon doesn’t whip (鞭打) his horses, so I think she’s going to like it here.”
The next morning, John took me for a ride. On the way back, we met Squire Gordon and Mrs.Gordon.
“Well, John, how does he go?” the Squire asked.
“Excellent, sir.” John answered.
Mrs. Gordon said, “He’s a beauty. Let’s call him Black Beauty.”
51. The underlined phrase “break in” in Paragraph 1 means ______.
A. sell B. praise C. ride D. train
52. To grow up, Black Beauty had to wear ______ gears.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
53. What’s the aim of mother’s words in Paragraph 3?
A. To warn Black Beauty to follow his masters.
B. To encourage Black Beauty to do his best.
C. To ask Black Beauty to fight against others.
D. To remind Black Beauty to find freedom.
54. Who rode Black Beauty for the second time?
A. Squire Gordon. B. Mrs. Gordon. C. John. D. Farmer Grey.
55. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Black Beauty is named after his mother. B. Merrylegs doesn't like his grooms.
C. Ginger is new in the village of Birtwick. D. Squire Gordon often whips his horses.
C
Because of a sudden rise of COVID-19 cases in several Chinese cities, the country is making COVID-19 antigen test kits (抗原检测试剂盒) available (可获得的) for self-testing, CGTN reported. All made by local companies, the kits can be bought in stores and online.
Antigen tests are used to test for COVID-19. But they work differently from the nucleic acid tests(核酸检测) that we are all familiar with. “Antigen is like the ‘clothes’ of the virus, while nucleic acid is the gene (基因) of the virus,” said Zhang Wenhong, head of the infectious disease department (感染科) at Fudan University’s Huashan Hospital.
The antigen tests are beneficial (有利的) because they produce results faster, in around 15 minutes, and don’t require a lab. People can use them in their own homes at their convenience.
But they aren’t as accurate (准确的). “In the early stage of infection, the amount of virus can be very low,” Zhang said. “The nucleic acid test can detect (检测) it but an antigen test cannot.”
According to the National Health Commission, three categories (类别) of people will be able to take an antigen test. They are people who have had a fever or respiratory symptoms (呼吸道症状) within five days, people undergoing centralized or home isolation (隔离), and other people who just want to take a test.
People who test positive (阳性) with the antigen kits will be treated as COVID-19 cases and must contact local authorities (当地相关部门) immediately, said the State Council. They will need to undergo centralized quarantine (隔离) and have regular(常规的)nucleic acid tests,reported China Daily.
At this time, China is sticking to its zero-COVID policy. With the Omicron variant (奥密克戎变异株) producing more asymptomatic (无症状的) cases, it is hoped that the introduction of antigen tests will help authorities to find infected people more rapidly, said Zhang.
56. Antigen test kits are available to ______.
A. reduce test costs B. speed up testing
C. make the test more comfortable D. make results more accurate
57. In Paragraph 2, Zhang Wenhong explains ______.
A. how the nucleic acid tests work
B. what kind of people can use antigen test kits
C. the advantages and disadvantages of antigen tests
D. the difference between antigen tests and nucleic acid tests
58. Compared with nucleic acid tests, antigen tests ______.
a. produce faster results b. should be done in a lab
c. can be done on one’s own d. are more accurate
A. ab B. ac C. bc D. cd
59. According to China Daily, ______.
A. COVID-19 cases can only be confirmed by nucleic acid tests
B. a positive result from an antigen test might be COVID-19
C. positive cases from antigen tests will not receive proper treatment
D. the results of antigen kits are not trusted
60. What is the purpose of the new actions?
A. To avoid the spread of the virus. B. To study the Omicron variant.
C. To develop more medical products. D. To recover China's connection with the world.
D
“Welcome to our new ‘classroom’!” said Chen Dong, one of the three astronauts of the Shenzhou XIV mission (神舟十四号任务).
They were giving a science class 400 kilometers above Earth on Oct 12. It was the third space class from the Tiangong space station, but the first one from the Wentian lab module (实验舱) since its launch in July. The former two classes were held in the Tianhe core module (核心舱).
What does the new “classroom” look like? Chen, together with Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe,showed us around. “The beds in the Tianhe module are placed horizontally(横着), while our beds are kept upright,” said Liu. That means astronauts in the Wentian lab module need to sleep standing up! But as Liu explained, people don’t feel any difference because there’s no gravity (重力) in space. Astronauts can even sleep on the ceiling (天花板) or upside down!
The astronauts also showed their “space farm”, where lettuce, wheat(小麦), thale cress(拟南芥)and rice are grown. “Take a picture!” “Send the picture!” Through a voice-controlled camera, Chen already sent a picture of the thale cress to scientists on Earth. Then he used scissors to cut a sample(样本). “I’ll put it into a fridge at - 80℃ and later give it to scientists on Earth,” said Chen.Scientists will study how the environment of space affects the growth of plants.
“Can you see the water drops coming from the leaves? This is called ‘guttation’ (植物吐水现象),” said Liu, holding the well-grown rice. In space, the water drops are much bigger than those on Earth. So people can clearly see the guttation.
“We hope in the near future, we can harvest (收获) the food grown on our own,” said Chen. “Maybe one day, we can harvest food on the other planets like moon or even Mars!”
61. Where did the third space class take place?
A. In the Shenzhou XIV. B. In the Tianhe core module.
C. In the Wentian lab module. D. In the International Space Station.
62. How do astronauts in the Wentian module sleep?

63. How do scientists on Earth study the plants in the space station?
A. By watching them through real-time video cameras.
B. By taking and collecting pictures themselves.
C. By growing the plants in space themselves.
D. By studying the samples astronauts bring back.
64. What was shown in the third class in the Tiangong space station?
A. Cooking. B. The space farm.
C. Astronauts harvesting food. D. The surface tension of water.
65. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Farmers can get crops on moons soon.
B. Scientists will try to grow food on moons or even Mars.
C. Lettuce, wheat(小麦), thale cress (拟南芥) will be grown on other planets, too.
D. ‘Guttation’ can be seen from leaves of rice.
第二部分 非选择题（65分）
五、词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（每空不限一词）（共10题；每题1分，满分10分）
66. Students always think they should be allowed to wear their favourite clothes to give their ______ (person) a full play.
67. The Chinese language has become a bridge ______ (connect) China to the rest of the world.
68. Parents all know that there is no greater, ______ (achieve) in life than to educate their children well.
69. Julie really had a ______ (surprise) look on her face when I said happy birthday to her, since she forgot about her birthday.
70. The only suspect of the murder is a young man of medium ______ (high), with short curly hair and brown eyes.
71. —It is confirmed that the government has acted to clean up the entertainment industry.
—I suppose a lot of game shows on TV ______ (cancel).
72. Some people don't know what they should pay attention to ______ (prevent) COVID-19.
73. The letter “e” at the end of the word “improve” is not ______ (pronunciation).
74. —The World Cup final between Argentina and France was really exciting, especially when Messi scored a goal.
—That was a great moment. I ______ (watch) the game on TV all the time last night.
75. Childhood is very important in a person’s life and it may have a ______ (last) influence on him or her.
六、综合填空 请根据短文内容，填写所缺单词。未给出单词的空格限一词，给出单词的空格不限一词。（共10空；每空1.5分，满分15分）
Do you know the importance of Chinese culture? In fact, the “rice bow!” culture of China has also played a role in some Asian 76 (country) such as Japan, Korea and Vietnam since human beings started to use chopsticks (筷子) 77 they are eating food.
Chopsticks are usually two long thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be 78 (make) of plastic, animal’s bone or metal. The most important thing is that chopsticks are great inventions (发明) in ancient China.
When did people start to use chopsticks? Maybe five 79 (thousand) years ago, people usually cooked their food in large pots, using sticks to take 80 away. Later, people found it difficult to eat all the food and began 81 (cut) the food into small pieces. Food in small pieces could be eaten 82 (easy) with twigs (细枝) by people. And twigs were changed into chopsticks little by little.
Some people think that the famous Confucius (孔子) who lived 83 about 551 BC to 479 BC pushed the development of chopsticks. Confucius believed that using chopsticks 84 of knives would tell people to stay away from killing and violence (暴力) at table. We enjoy our food with our family members or friends while we are feeling 85 (peace) and enjoyable by using chopsticks at table anytime.
七、任务型阅读 请根据短文内容，完成信息记录表，每空一词。（共10空；每空1.5分，满分15分）
Nobody likes making mistakes. But, no one is perfect. If you can learn from mistakes correctly, they can move you forward. Therefore, we should find out how you can learn from them.
If you have made mistakes that harm other people, it is important to offer a sincere apology (道歉) in person. A good apology will likely make the other person understand you. If you refuse to apologize, the person hurt by you will hold it against you.
If you go through life afraid to make a mistake, you will spend most of your life doing nothing. People usually make mistakes. There is no harm in making mistakes, and it is a necessary part of going forward. The more duties you take, the more likely you will make mistakes.
Unluckily, it is our natural instinct (本能) to justify(为……辩解) our actions. When you make a mistake, you will first blame (责备) someone else. When mistakes are made, the boss is unlikely to be interested in your words. Sometimes it is best to say, very simply—yes, I made a mistake.
Mistakes happen for different reasons. To avoid repeating them, you need to find the main reason. For example, you may have made a mistake by saying some unkind words. If you make mistakes because you are tired, try to get more sleep; if you are stressed, look at ways to relax and keep away from the stress of work.
You should avoid feeling guilty about making mistakes, but at the same time, you should make a decision to learn from them. If you repeat the same mistakes, it shows you aren’t making progress and they cause repeating trouble. Often mistakes are caused by bad habits. To avoid making the same mistakes, you need to break these bad habits. The sooner, the better.
How to learn from mistakes
Advice
Details
Say sorry 86 .
A sincere face-to-face apology helps him 87 you.
Don’t be a perfectionist (完美主义者).
It is 88 that people make mistakes. A person who takes more duties will make 89 mistakes.
Don’t 90 time trying to justify mistakes.
When a mistake is 91 , you’d better admit it rather than blame it on someone else.
Understand 92 the mistake happened.
You may say some unkind words to other people. Find the main 93 and try to avoid the same mistake.
Avoid 94 the same mistakes.
95 your bad habits as soon as possible.
八、书面表达（满分25分）
爱因斯坦曾说：“在科学领域和艺术领域对真、善、美的不断追求，照亮了他的生活道路，对艺术的爱好丰富和培育了他的感知力、想象力和创造力”。艺术能够陶冶情操，美化心灵，涵养生命。生活中，也许是一部电影，一本书，一首歌，一幅画……曾经触动过我们的心灵。
请以“________ impressed me most”为题，用英语写一篇短文。
注意：
1. 观点明确，语意连贯，层次清楚，书写规范。
2. 表达中不得提及真实姓名和校名等相关信息。
3. 词数120词左右。
________ impressed me most
2022年秋学期期末学情调查
九年级英语参考答案
第一部分 选择题（85分）
一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
1-5 BBCCA 6-10 BCBAB 11-15 ACABB 16-20 BCABC
二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
21-25 DBCAD 26-30 DCBAC
三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
31-35 AADBA 36-40 BCBDA 41-45 CBADB
四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
46-50 BCBCD 51-55DBBCC 56-60 BDBBA 61-65 CCDBB
第二部分 非选择题（65分）
五、词汇运用（共10题；每题1分，满分10分）
66. personalities 67. connecting 68. achievement 69. surprised 70. height
71. will be canceled/will be cancelled 72. to prevent 73. pronounced
74. was watching 75. lasting
六、综合填空（共10空；每空1.5分，满分15分）
76. countries 77. when/while 78. made 79. thousand 80. it
81. cutting/to cut 82. easily/more easily 83. from 84. instead 85. peaceful
七、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1.5分，满分15分）
86. truly/sincerely 87. understand 88. usual/natural 89. more 90. spend/waste
91. made 92. why/how 93. reason 94. repeating/making 95. Break/Change
八、书面表达（满分25分）
A book impressed me most
Books introduce me to a new world, which is colourful and wonderful, without limitation of time and space. I get most of my knowledge from books. They open my mind and bring me much joy. And the book which impressed me most is called the Ordinary World written by Lu Yao.
This book describes people struggling to live in a small village through simple words. From this book I learned people should maintain an optimistic attitude when they are in trouble and poverty. Although we are ordinary people, we can try our best to have a bright future.
I was attracted by the book as soon as I read it. It had a great influence on me. It gives me courage and confidence to take on challenges in my life. I believe anything in life is worth overdoing.
In the future, I hope I can improve myself by my own strength just like the main characters in this book. I believe the man who has made up his mind and put his effort into something will succeed at last.
2022年秋学期初中期末学情调查
九年级英语听力材料
第一部分 听对话，回答问题。
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。
1. W: Jack, you were born in the Year of the Monkey, right?
M: No. I was born in the Year of the Tiger. Like a tiger, I’m very brave.
2. M: Peter used to play the piano, didn’t he?
W: No, he didn’t. I knew he used to play drums.
3. W: Who do you admire most, Tom?
M: Oh, you can guess! She was a great beauty and an excellent actress.
4. M: I like watching documentaries. What about you?
W: Documentaries are good, but I prefer comedies.
5. W: I think Jane is an honest girl.
M: So she is. She is also very kind and always offers help to others.
6. M: Is it twelve o’clock?
W: No. Your watch must be too fast. Look, it’s a quarter to twelve.
M: Let’s leave now. The film will begin in fifteen minutes.
7. W: How do you usually practice your English listening?
M: I practice my listening by watching English videos over and over again until I understand everything.
8. W: You look worried! What’s the matter?
M: I will give a speech tomorrow. But I am nervous about it.
9. M: What do you think of the chemistry test last week, Jane?
W: It was not difficult at all.
10. M: Nancy, when will you be back? It’s already 10 o’clock.
W: I think I will come back by 10:15.
第二部分 听对话或短文，回答问题。
这一部分你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。
听下面一段对话，回答第11-12题。
W: Daniel, let’s go to the old people’s home this afternoon.
M: I’m afraid I can’t, Rose.
W: What’s the matter with you? You don’t look fine.
M: I feel very tired and I guess I have a bad cold.
W: I’m sorry to hear that. Have you seen a doctor?
M: No, I haven’t. I’m busy studying for my maths.
W: Come on! Which is more important, your health or your test?
M: Oh, I got it. Without health, I can neither prepare for my test nor go to the old people’s home. I know where to go first.
听第一篇短文，回答第13-15题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
Good afternoon. This is Back News. On July 12th a tiger got out of a zoo and shocked people in a park in Spain. It happened on Saturday and there were a lot of people in the park. Luckily, the police came quickly and caught it at last. Nobody got hurt in the accident.
A recent report said that the British people sent 3.19 billion text messages last month. That’s to say, more than one hundred million messages were sent each day. What a surprising number!
听第二篇短文，回答第16-20题。
Last month, our school held a speech competition. It was about the development of our motherland. It lasted three days. My classmate Li Hua took part in it for our class. Before the competition, he was nervous because he didn’t know how to prepare for it. Our English teacher told him to search for information on the Internet. Thanks to his teacher’s suggestion, Li Hua got to know more about the development of our motherland. He was surprised at her great changes and felt proud. He spent five days preparing for it and finally won the first prize. Li Hua was very happy about the result.