辽宁省铁岭市第六中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题(含答案)

这是一份辽宁省铁岭市第六中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题(含答案)，共17页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，完形填空，短文填空，任务型阅读，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。


一、阅读理解
RUN FOR FUN
COME AND RUN WITH US
Cme and jin us fr the 6th Run fr Fun and let’s make it a day t remember. This event is part f the Run Festival. Race fr ne mile, with a bag f ptates.
Members needed
Only teams are needed fr the relay race, such as friends, sprts clubs and families.
Fur adults are needed fr each team.
Rules t fllw
●It’s a shrt-distance (短距离) race, but runners are suppsed t carry a bag f ptates while running—20 kils fr men and 10 kils fr wmen.
●Dn’t drp the ptates!
●Men are asked t finish the hurdling. Be careful when yu’re jumping ver the ne-meter-high fences (障碍物) while running. Safety first.
Mre infrmatin
◆Date: 12th & 13th September
◆Lcatin: Nrth Park
◆Start time: 2:00 pm
◆Organizer: Terry Wilkins
◆Cntact (联系) us: Call Murray Green at (02) 92136116
What yu get
★Free entry
★Finisher’s medal
★Bag f ptates
1．Which statement abut Run fr Fun is true?
A．It is a lng-distance race.
B．It is nly free fr finishers.
C．Its rganizer is Murray Green.
D．It has already been held five times.
2．Jessica can’t take part in the relay race prbably because ________.
A．she is nt free n 13th August
B．her team members are all adults
C．she wants t take part n her wn
D．she can’t carry 20 kils f ptates
3．What is the purpse f the text?
A．T invite peple t enter the relay race.
B．T shw the ppularity f Run Festival.
C．T tell peple the imprtance f ptates.
D．T call n peple t pay attentin t health.
4．What is the text?
A．A true stry.
B．A news reprt.
C．A shpping pster.
D．An activity intrductin.
In the 1950s, scientists caught a shearwater (剪水鹱) n an island ff the cast f Wales. They tk it t the city f Bstn, and set it free. Twelve days later it was back in Wales. Many birds share this gift fr finding their way.
Mst migrating (迁徙的) birds fly between cld and warm places, partly t avid the winter. Their trips are tiring and dangerus-fewer than half f first-time migrating birds make it back the next year. Small birds ften fly at night, s they must stay ver land and travel by day.
Sme migrating birds seem t be brn with a map that tells them where t g. Cucks,fr example, can find the way withut being shwn. Other birds learn the way by fllwing a grup f birds and remembering landmarks, such as muntains and rivers. Landmarks based n smell and sund-such as the smell f a pine frest r the sund f crashing waves-may als help.
Experiments with hming pigens tell us that sme birds have a built-in magnetic cmpass (磁罗盘). This helps pigens t find the way hme frm hundreds f miles away. But when tiny magnets (磁铁) are tied t their heads, they get lst.
Birds that migrate by day use the sun as a cmpass. They als have a built-in clck, t make up fr the sun’s mvement acrss the sky as the day ges. Snw geese migrate by the sun; when days grw lnger, they becme unable t stay quiet and want t set ff n the lng jurney.
5．Hw des the writer start the text?
A．By telling a stry.
B．By listing numbers.
C．By asking questins.
D．By giving an pinin.
6．Which f the fllwing is NOT true accrding t the text?
A．Large birds migrate by riding n the rising warm air.
B．Cucks are brn with the ability t find their way.
C．Magnets can lead hming pigens t right places.
D．The snw geese set ff n the migratin when days grw lnger.
7．What can help birds t find their way?
①warm air ②the sun ③smells ④a map
A．①②B．②③C．③④D．①④
8．In which part f a magazine can yu read the text?
A．Science.B．Sprts.C．Nature.D．Health.
Why D We Yawn?
D yu yawn? There are abut 20 reasns that scientists think are pssible fr yawning after research. They d nt knw exactly why yawning happens, but they d knw many facts abut yawning.
We knw that everyne yawns in the same way. First yu pen yur muth slwly. Yur muth stays pen fr abut five secnds. Yu take in a lt f air and then push it ut. Then yu quickly clse yur muth. We als knw that yawning is cntagius. When yu see smene yawn, yu yawn, t.
Many peple say they yawn because they are bred r tired. That might be true. Peple d ften yawn befre they sleep and after they wake up. Hwever, we knw that peple als yawn when they are excited r nervus. Olympic runners, fr example, scientists fund that a yawn can help a warm brain cl dwn.
Sme scientists believe that yawning makes yu ntice things mre quickly. When yu yawn, yu breathe deeply. Yu als stretch (强化) the muscles (肌肉), muth, and neck. Yur eardrums stretch, t. Maybe this helps yu t be quicker t ntice things.
In sme cuntries, peple think yawning is nt nice. Peple put their hands ver their muths t cver a yawn. In ther cuntries, peple think yawning is healthy. They think that pening the muth very big can let gd things in. When they breathe ut, they think that bad things g ut f the bdy with the air.
Scientists d nt spend much time studying yawning. That is prbably because yawning des nt hurt. It is just smething we d.
9．What des the underlined wrd “cntagius” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Able t spread quickly.
B．Able t breathe easily.
C．Able t change easily.
D．Able t sleep quickly.
10．Why d Olympic runners ften yawn befre a race?
A．They are t tired r t bred.
B．A yawn can let gd things in.
C．A yawn can help a warm brain cl dwn.
D．A yawn can stretch the muscles in their faces.
11．What is the main idea f Paragraph 5?
A．Reasns fr yawning.
B．Advantages f yawning.
C．Disadvantages f yawning.
D．Different ideas abut yawning.
12．What wuld be the best structure f the passage?
A．B．C．D．
Cnfucianism (儒家思想) has been fllwed by Chinese peple fr mre than tw thusand years.
T help peple understand hw t behave twards thers, Cnfucianism teaches the Five Cnstants (五常). These are ren, yi, li, zhi and xin. They are general virtues (美德) arund the wrld. The mst imprtant tw are ren and li.
Ren is the feeling f care and lve we shuld have fr thers. Cnfucius explained ren culd best be understd as lving thers. He is famus fr teaching peple “What yu d nt want dne t yurself, d nt d t thers”. It is quite similar t what is knwn in the West as the Glden Rule (treat thers as yu wish t be treated).
While the meaning f ren is easy t understand, li is a little harder t express. It can be thught f as duty r even respect. Generally, li is the way we shuld cnnect with peple in ur everyday life. In Cnfucian writings, discussins abut li include the prper way t drink tea and hw t remember ancestrs (祖先). While ren is mstly abut ur pinins and feelings, li is abut hw we express ur pinins and feelings twards thers and twards the wrld arund us.
Perhaps the mst well-knwn Cnfucian virtue is xia. This is the duty children have t their parents. Xia means lving, respecting, beying and taking care f ne’s parents in their ld age. In Cnfucianism, xia is imprtant fr a harmnius (和谐的) sciety: Withut it, the whle wrld wuld fall int a mess.
13．Which are the mst imprtant f the Five Cnstants?
A．Ren and yi.B．Ren and li.C．Li and xin.D．Yi and zhi.
14．What is the best Chinese fr the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?
A．博学于文，约之以礼。B．学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。
C．己所不欲，勿施于人。D．君子和而不同，小人同而不和。
15．Which f the fllwing is an example f li?
A．Building a peaceful sciety.B．Taking care f ne’s children.
C．Obeying rules fr drinking tea.D．Learning all thrugh ne’s life.
16．What des the passage mainly tell us abut Cnfucianism?
A．Its general virtues.B．Its lng histry.
C．Its new challenges.D．Its glden rules.
阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项其中有一个多余的选项。
Accrding t the traditinal Chinese calendar, fr every 19 years there will be seven leap mnths (闰月). The leap mnth is an extra (额外的) mnth in the year and fr this year there are tw Februaries. 17 Let’s take a lk.
In sme parts f Henan, the married daughters will make wild gse-shaped pastries (雁馍) fr their parents. They are the symbl f gd health.
18 The daughters will send dugh-made fish and tads t their parents in Shandng. The dugh fish is fr a mther and the dugh tad is fr a father. They stand fr wealth and health.
In sme places, in rder t thank their parents fr bringing them up, peple have a traditin f buying shes. The shes mean health and safety. S they are seen as prper gifts. But the shes shuld be bught a mnth earlier.
Peple in Fujian have the traditin f drinking tea during the leap mnth, and nly wmen are allwed t take part in. 19 They get tgether t talk with neighbrs there.
20 When the leap mnth cres, parents will invite the married daughters t have dinner tgether, making a wish fr happiness and gd luck.
A．Parents are usually glad t live a simple life.
B．But nt far away in Shandng, things are different.
C．Wmen in the village take turns in hlding the tea party.
D．There are sme traditins during the leap mnth in China.
E．A dinner is necessary in the leap mnth just like ther festivals.
二、完形填空
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
Siene is a firefighter in the USA．It isn’t easy t becme a firefighter there. Many peple try, but a lt f them 21 . Als, in the past firefighting was always a jb fr men. Nw there are wmen firefighters.
When Siene was five years ld, it was her dream t becme a 22 . Frty years later, she was the 23 wman t pass a six-week curse at the WFPA(女子消防预备学院). The WFP A trains wmen in the skills they need t be firefighters. In fact, Siene nw trains firefighters there 24 .
Starting the curse desn’t mean yu’ll becme a firefighter. The curse is very 25 , s nt everyne finishes the training. They are trained like being in the army—can yu hld a heavy piece f wd fr fur minutes? Hw many exercises can yu d? Can yu lift a 12-meter ladder(梯子)?
Yu als need ther 26 . Can yu lead a team? Are yu a skillful driver? Can yu use technlgy? There are s many mre that are a part f firefighting these days. Of curse, n ne can d them all, but mre skills 27 help.
Hwever, yu must wait fr a chance t wrk as a firefighter even 28 passing yur curse. It seems that lts f wmen aren’t ready t d that. In ne year, 50 wmen gt trained, 29 nly three f them are nw firefighters. Learning the skills is nt enugh t becme a firefighter. Like Siene, yu als need t 30 yur dream.
21．A．succeedB．passC．failD．fight
22．A．plicewmanB．firefighterC．scientistD．dctr
23．A．ldestB．tallestC．kindestD．busiest
24．A．myselfB．yurselfC．himselfD．herself
25．A．interestingB．easyC．imprtantD．difficult
26．A．ideasB．methdsC．skillsD．rules
27．A．recentlyB．certainlyC．hardlyD．nearly
28．A．afterB．duringC．befreD．in
29．A．butB．rC．becauseD．thugh
30．A．give upB．stick tC．talk abutD．wrry abut
三、短文填空
阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。
During this year’s May Day hliday, Yemeni (也门的) student Mhammed Saleh Ahmed and his Chinese friends visited Pingya Ancient City in Shanxi Prvince. They even experienced the ancient way f getting mney in the 31 (early) bank f China.
“The histrical relics (遗迹) in China’s ancient 32 (city) have made me want t learn mre abut the cuntry’s past,” Mhammed said. In recent years, turism industries have develped 33 (rapid) and these relics have becme new favrites f turists.
Xinzhu Ancient City in Shanxi Prvince, with a histry f mre than 1,800 years, has had ver 500 stres 34 restaurants. During the five-day hliday, Xinzhu Ancient City received mre than 400,000 visitrs.
“ 35 (I) restaurant is always busy. During the peak (高) seasn, the yard is 36 (crwd) with turists waiting fr dinner,” said Wang Gudng, a businessman wh wns a restaurant in Xinzhu Ancient City.
Geng Yeqiang, an expert 37 Shanxi University, said that histrical relics can frm a cultural turism circle during their prtectin and develpment. The prcess can increase lcal ecnmic (经济的) grwth. 38 expert als said, “At the same time, relics prtectin rganizatins and the turism rganizatins shuld wrk tgether 39 (make) this ecnmic mdel better.”
When a mdern city meets its ld past, nt nly can the turism be develped better, but the lcal culture and histry can als 40 (knw) by mre peple.
四、任务型阅读
阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。
The earliest frm f writing appeared abut 5,500 years ag. In the past, handwriting was an imprtant subject in schl. Nw, many students smetimes d hmewrk n a cmputer and hand in their tasks nline. Many peple thinking typing (打字) is quick and easy t read, while writing by hand may take lnger than typing. But thers say writing with a pen and paper is mre valuable. Writing by hand has big advantages.
Research shws that when we write dwn ideas with a pen r pencil, we make the brain active t help us learn, remember and think. Writing by hand lets peple shw their creativity. N tw peple have the same handwriting. Writing by hand can als help peple cncentrate (集中注意力). When using a cmputer, peple can g nline r play cmputer games easily.
Handwriting may be pretty, hwever, peple can get their ideas and thughts dwn mre quickly when they type. Typing can als make it easier fr peple t change. Once smething is written by hand, yu can’t delete (删除) it. If yu want t make a change, yu have t write it all ver again. What’s mre, sme peple’s handwriting may be hard t read. Typing makes everything clear, and n ne will have t wrry abut their wrds being clear enugh.
41．When did peple begin t write?

42．Hw is the brain when we write by hand?

43．Hw many advantages f typing are mentined in Paragraph 3?

44．If yu need t write a reprt, will yu type r write it by hand? Why? (Write 30 wrds r mre)

五、书面表达
45．假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter正在学习中文。他写信向你请教如何提高中文水平，请你按以下要点给他写封回信。
内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 提出建议；
3. 表达希望。
注意：
1. 词数80—100，开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
2. 短文须包括所给内容信息，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 作文中不要出现考生和相关人物的真实校名和姓名。
Dear Peter,
I am s happy t receive yur letter. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes.
Yurs,
Li Hua
参考答案：
1．D 2．C 3．A 4．D
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，详细介绍了活动时间、规则和联系方式等。
1．细节理解题。根据“It’s a shrt-distance (短距离) race...”可知，趣味跑活动是短距离；根据“★Free entry”可知，趣味跑活动是免费参加的；根据“Organizer: Terry Wilkins”可知，组织者是Terry Wilkins；根据“Cme and jin us fr the 6th Run fr Fun and let’s make it a day t remember.”可知，趣味跑活动已经举办过五届了。故选D。
2．细节理解题。根据“Only teams are needed fr the relay race, such as friends, sprts clubs and families.”可知，只有团队才能参加接力赛。故选C。
3．推理判断题。根据第一段“Cme jin fr 6th fr and make a day remember.”可知，作者写作目的是为了邀请大家参加接力赛。故选A。
4．推理判断题。根据“RUN FOR FUN COME AND RUN WITH US”以及整篇文章的理解可知，文章是一个活动海报。故选D。
5．A 6．C 7．B 8．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了鸟类迁徙过程中的独特天赋和方式。
5．细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，这段文字主要讲述了科学家在20世纪50年代在威尔士海岸的一个岛上捕获了一只剪水鹱，将其带到波士顿后释放，但该剪水鹱在十二天后又返回威尔士的故事。因此作者是通过讲述一个故事开始本篇本章的。故选A。
6．细节理解题。根据“Experiments with hming pigens tell us that sme birds have a built-in magnetic cmpass (磁罗盘). This helps pigens t find the way hme frm hundreds f miles away. ”可知，对家养鸽子的实验告诉我们一些鸟有内在的磁罗盘，这帮助鸽子从数百英里远的地方找到回家的路。选项C“磁铁可以帮助家养鸽子找到正确的地方”不符合原文。故选C。
7．细节理解题。根据“Landmarks based n smell and sund such as the smell f a pine frest r the sund f crashing waves-may als help.”和“Birds that migrate by day use the sun as a cmpass.”可知，以气味和声音为基础的地标和太阳可以帮助鸟类找到路。故选B。
8．推理判断题。根据全文可知，文章要介绍了鸟类迁徙过程中的独特天赋和方式，因此可推知我们能在杂志的自然部分看到本篇文章。故选C。
9．A 10．C 11．D 12．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了打哈欠的现象和可能原因，还探讨了一些科学家认为打哈欠可以帮助注意力集中的观点，以及不同国家对打哈欠的看法。
9．词义猜测题。根据“When yu see smene yawn, yu yawn, t.”可知，看见别人打哈欠，自己也会打哈欠，说明打哈欠会传染，因此可推测cntagius意为“能很快传播”。故选A。
10．细节理解题。根据“Olympic runners,fr example, scientists fund that a yawn can help a warm brain cl dwn.”可知，科学家发现打哈欠可以帮助奥运会运动员温暖的大脑降温。故选C。
11．主旨大意题。根据“In sme cuntries, peple think yawning is nt ther cuntries...”可知，本段主要介绍了不同国家对于打哈欠的看法。故选D。
12．篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段引出了话题；第二至第五段介绍了关于打哈欠的现象、原因、作用以及不同国家对打哈欠的看法；第六段进行总结。故选B。
13．B 14．C 15．C 16．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了儒家思想中的传统美德。
13．细节理解题。根据“The mst imprtant tw are ren and li.”可知最重要的是仁和礼。故选B。
14．词句猜测题。根据“It is quite similar t what is knwn in the West as the Glden Rule (treat thers as yu wish t be treated)”可知，划线句子“What yu d nt want dne t yurself, d nt d t thers”和“按照你希望被对待的方式对待他人”意义相近，即己所不欲勿施于人。故选C。
15．细节理解题。根据“ discussins abut li include the prper way t drink tea and hw t remember ancestrs ”可知关于礼的讨论包括正确的喝茶方式和如何缅怀祖先。故选C。
16．主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了儒家思想的传统美德。故选A。
17．D 18．B 19．C 20．E
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了中国闰月不同地方的传统和习俗。
17．根据“The leap mnth is an extra (额外的) mnth in the year and fr this year there are tw Februaries.…Let’s take a lk.”可知，此处介绍了闰月，空处的内容应是与闰月相关。选项D“在中国的闰月有一些传统。”符合语境。故选D。
18．根据“In sme parts f Henan, the married daughters will make wild gse-shaped pastries（雁馍）fr their parents. They are the symbl f gd health.”以及“The daughters will send dugh-made fish and tads t their parents in Shandng.”可知，河南和山东的习俗大不相同，空处的内容应是表示转折。选项B“但在不远的山东，情况就不一样了。”符合语境。故选B。
19．根据“Peple in Fujian have the traditin f drinking tea during the leap mnth, and nly wmen are allwed t take part in.”可知，此处介绍了福建人有在闰月喝茶的传统，而且只允许女性参加，空处的内容应与女性喝茶相关。选项C“村里的女性轮流举行茶会。”符合语境。故选C。
20．根据“When the leap mnth cmes, parents will invite the married daughters t have dinner tgether, making a wish fr happiness and gd luck.”可知，此处介绍了闰月吃饭的习俗，空处的内容应是对本段内容的一个总结。选项E“和其他节日一样，在闰月吃顿饭也是必不可少的。”符合语境。故选E。
21．C 22．B 23．A 24．D 25．D 26．C 27．B 28．A 29．A 30．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，通过Siene的事情告诉我们仅仅学习这些技能是不够的，也需要你的梦想。
21．句意：很多人尝试过，但很多人都失败了。
succeed成功；pass通过；fail失败；fight斗争。根据“Many peple try, but a lt f them...”可知，很多人尝试，但是很多都失败了。故选C。
22．句意：当Siene五岁的时候，她的梦想是成为一名消防员。
plicewman女警察；firefighter消防员；scientist科学家；dctr医生。根据“Siene is a firefighter in the USA.”可知，她的梦想是成为一名消防员。故选B。
23．句意：四十年后，她成为通过女子消防预备学院为期六周课程的最年长的女性。
ldest最老的；tallest最高的；kindest最善良的；busiest最忙的。根据“Frty years later, she was t pass a six-week curse at the WFPA(女子消防预备学院).”可知，她是通过消防预备学院为期六周课程的最年长的女性。故选A。
24．句意：事实上，Siene现在亲自在那里训练消防员。
myself我自己；yurself你自己；himself他自己；herself她自己。根据“In fact, Siene nw trains firefighters there...”可知，Siene现在亲自在那里训练消防员，用反身代词形式。故选D。
25．句意：这个课程很难，所以不是每个人都能完成训练。
interesting有趣的；easy容易的；imprtant重要的；difficult困难的。根据“s nt everyne finishes the training”可知，不是每个人都能完成训练，所以课程很难。故选D。
26．句意：你还需要其他技能。
ideas想法；methds方法；skills技巧；rules规则。根据“Yu als need ther... Can yu lead a team? Are yu a skillful driver? Can yu use technlgy?”可知，还需要其他技能。故选C。
27．句意：当然，没有人能做到所有这些，但更多的技能肯定会有所帮助。
recently最近；certainly当然；hardly几乎不；nearly几乎。根据“Of curse, n ne can d them all, but mre ”可知，更多的技能肯定会有所帮助。故选B。
28．句意：然而，即使你通过了课程，你也必须等待成为消防员的机会。
after在……之后；during在……期间；befre在……之前；in在里面。根据“Hwever, yu must wait fr a chance t wrk as a firefighter yur curse.”可知，通过课程后也要等待机会成为消防员。故选A。
29．句意：似乎很多女性还没准备好。一年内，50名女性接受了培训，但其中只有3人现在是消防员。
but但是；r或者；because因为；thugh虽然。分析“In ne year, 50 wmen gt trained, three f them are nw firefighters.”可知，前后构成转折关系，用but连接。故选A。
30．句意：和Siene一样，你也需要坚持自己的梦想。
give up放弃；stick t坚持；talk abut谈论关于；wrry abut担心。根据“Like Siene, yu als need dream.”可知，需要坚持自己的梦想。故选B。
31．earliest 32．cities 33．rapidly 34．and 35．My 36．crwded 37．frm 38．The 39．t make 40．be knwn
【导语】本文讲述了古城的变化及带来的影响。
31．句意：他们甚至在中国最早的银行体验了古老的赚钱方式。根据“the”可知，后用形容词的最高级形式。故填earliest。
32．句意：中国古城里的历史遗迹使我想更多地了解这个国家的过去。此处用名词复数表示这一类事物。故填cities。
33．句意：近年来，旅游业发展迅速，这些遗迹已经成为游客的新宠。此处修饰动词have develped，用副词形式。故填rapidly。
34．句意：山西省忻州古城有着1800多年的历史，有500多家商店和餐馆。根据“stres ... restaurants”可知，两者是并列关系，用and连接。故填and。
35．句意：我的饭馆总是很忙。此处用形容词性物主代词my修饰名词restaurant，句首单词首字母大写。故填My。
36．句意：在旺季，院子里挤满了等待晚餐的游客。be crwded with“挤满了”，固定用法。故填crwded。
37．句意：山西大学专家耿业强表示，历史遗迹在保护和开发的过程中，可以形成一个文化旅游圈。根据“an expert ... Shanxi University”可知，是指来自山西大学的专家，介词frm“来自”，符合语境。故填frm。
38．句意：这个专家也说。根据“als”可知，这个专家是指前面出现过的“Geng Yeqiang, an expert ... Shanxi University”，用定冠词the，句首单词首字母大写。故填The。
39．句意：同时，文物保护机构和旅游机构应共同努力，使这种经济模式更加完善。此处用不定式t d表示目的。故填t make。
40．句意：当一个现代化的城市遇到它古老的过去，不仅可以更好地发展旅游业，而且当地的文化和历史也可以被更多的人了解。 主语the lcal culture and histry与谓语knw是被动关系，因此用被动语态be dne，情态动词can后用原形，因此be用原形，后跟过去分词knwn。故填be knwn。
41．Abut 5,500 years ag. 42．It is active. 43．Three. 44．I will type it. Because it is very fast and it is easy t crrect my mistakes. If I have new ideas, I can easily add them t my reprt.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了手写和打字的利弊。
41． 根据“The earliest frm f writing appeared abut 5,500 years ag.”可知，人们大约5500年前开始写字。故填Abut 5,500 years ag.
42． 根据“Research shws that when we write dwn ideas with a pen r pencil, we make the brain active t help us learn, remember and think.”可知，当我们用手写字时，大脑是活跃的。故填It is active.
43． 根据“Handwriting may be pretty, hwever, peple can get their ideas and thughts dwn mre quickly when they type.”、“Typing can als make it easier fr peple t change.”和“Typing makes everything clear, and n ne will have t wrry abut their wrds being clear enugh.”可知，第三段介绍了打字的三个优点。故填Three.
44． 开放性试题，合理即可。参考答案为I will type it. Because it is very fast and it is easy t crrect my mistakes. If I have new ideas, I can easily add them t my reprt.
45．例文
Dear Peter,
I am s happy t receive yur letter. I knw yu are trying t learn Chinese, s I’m writing t give yu sme advice n hw t imprve yur Chinese.
Different frm ther languages, Chinese is mre difficult t learn. First, yu need t take a great interest in the Chinese language. In additin, it’s a gd idea t read as many Chinese bks as pssible. Reading can help yu t think in a Chinese way. Finally, yu had better cmmunicate with yur friends nline in Chinese. The mre yu practice speaking in Chinese, the better yur Chinese will becme.
I hpe that yu will find these suggestins helpful. I am lking frward t yur imprvement sn.
Best wishes.
Yurs,
Li Hua
【详解】[总体分析]
① 题材：本文是一篇应用文，为书信作文；
② 时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③ 提示：根据所给提示完成写作，不能遗漏信息，以第二人称为主。
[写作步骤]
第一步，整体说明写信的目的；
第二步，具体阐述你的建议；
第三步，最后表达希望。
[亮点词汇]
①take a interest in对……感兴趣
②cmmunicate with sb和某人交谈
③practice ding sth练习做某事
[高分句型]
①Reading can help yu t think in a Chinese way.（动名词作主语）
②The mre yu practice speaking in Chinese, the better yur Chinese will becme.（the+比较级，the+比较级的句型使用）