江蘇省南通市海安市東片八校2021-2022學(xué)年九年級下學(xué)期

期中調(diào)研英語試題

學(xué)校:姓名：班級：考號：

一、單項(xiàng)選擇

1.TigerWatch,one-hourdocumentary,isreallyamazingTV

programme.

A.an;anB.an;theC.a;theD.a;an

2.ThemanwhohashadtheterriblediseaseMay5thshouldbesentintohospital.

A.afterB.beforeC.sinceD.until

3.“Garbageclassification^^makesitfbrpeopletoprotecttheenvironmentthan

before.

A.easyB.easierC.easilyD.moreeasily

4.Thegirlwaslastinthelibraryat3p.m.yesterday.

A.seenreadingB.seentoreadC.seeingreadingD.seeingread

5.―Couldyougotothebookshopwithme?IwanttobuyTreasureIsland.

—Sorry,I.I'vepromisedMumtogohomerightafterschool.

A.couldn'tB.can'tC.needn'tD.mustn't

6.I'mafraidhecannotspareawholedayfbrouting.Histimeisfullywithpainting.

A.takenoverB.takenupC.takenawayD.takenoff

7.一Thistime,wemustdependonourselvestosolvetheproblem.

—Iagree.Wemustworktogether,butweourselvescanfindawayout.

A.everybodyB.nobodyC.somebodyD.anybody

8.OurmonitorJasonissothatheisalwayskeepseverythingingoodorder.

A.practicalB.generousC.organizedD.modest

9.—Amy,whendidyouruncle'sfamilymovetoHongKong?

-TheyHongKongsincemyuncleservedasanofficerinthenavythere.

A.havebeentoB.havemovedtoC.havebeeninD.havegoneto

10.—Weshouldtakeactiontotheuseofnewenergy.

—Iagree.Also,weshoulduseournaturalresourceswisely,ortheywillrunoutsoon.

A.pushinB.pushawayC.pushonD.pushfbr

11.一Michael,couldyoutellmethewaytoHaianMuseum?

一Sorry.Butyoucandownloadamapapponyourphonethatcanshowyouand

guideyoutowhereyouwanttogo.

A.conversationB.locationC.inventionD.introduction

12.—HowdopeopleintheUSAcelebrateThanksgivingDay?

—Peoplevisittheirfamiliestothemselvesthattheyareluckytohavehappiness,

healthandfamily.

A.remindB.relaxC.repeatD.record

13.Protectingwildlifeiswithoutdoubtanimportantpart,eachanimalonEarthhas

aroletoplayintheecosystem.

A.sinceB.thoughC.unlessD.if

14.—Couldyoutellme?

一It'shardtosay.Itdependsontheweather.

A.howwillwegotoSanwanPark

B.whenwedrovetovisitYangzhouExpo2021

C.whatwemayhaveinFuchunTeahouse

D.whetherwewillgoforapicnicinZhuyuwanPark

15.—Bettybegantolookforajobbeforeleavingcollege.

—Really?That'sbecauseheknows.

A.practicemakesperfectB.theearlybirdcatchestheworm

C.afriendinneedisafriendindeedD.manyhandsmakelightwork

二、完形填空

FormanyyearsIhavebeenaprouddreamer.Icouldgetlostinthecloudsforhours,

dreamingof16tofarawaycountriesandenjoyingdifferentculturesthere.My

dream17:abestsellingauthor,changingpeople'sheartswithmywords,ora

reporter,servingthepeopleandgiving18tothosewhohavenotbeenheardfor

centuries.

Ispendmostofmytimeondreaming.What'stheproblemwithspendingsomuchtime

dancingamongsunset-paintedcottoncandyclouds?Well,the19isthatmybare

feetseldomkisstheearth,andbybeinglostinmydreamsoften,Ibecome20from

myownreallifeandoutoftouchwiththepeopleIlove.

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“Stopdreaming.Beadoernotadreamer,thefamoustelevisionproducerShonda

Rhimesdescribedinher2JfbrthegraduatingclassofDartmouth.t4Youjusthave

tokeepdoingsomething,catchingthenextchance,stayingopento22something

new.Itdoesn'thavetosatisfyyourimaginationoftheperfectjobortheperfectlife.Perfectis

boringanddreamsarenot23.Just...DO.”

Oneofthehardestlessonsadreamerhastolearnisthatinordertocultivate（培養(yǎng)）the

typeoflifewefictionalize（幻想）sooften,wemustmatchourdreamswith24.

Otherwise,asShondaputsit,“Dreamersoftenenduplivinginthebasement（地下室）of

relatives.^^

Anotherhardtruththatwedreamersmust25isthatbybeinglostindreaming,

weoverlook（忽視）ourselves.Weusuallydreamofbecoming26else.Wedream

aboutthepersonwhoisnotus,andthisisaproblembecauseit27wewouldrather

beothersinsteadofourselves.

So,thisismewavinggoodbyetomycottoncandyclouds.Iam28myselfto

meetmydreamswithaction.Itwon'tbe29.Thoselightandsoftcloudshavebeen

agreatsourceofcomfortthroughtheendlessthunderstormsthathavedisrupted（打擾）my

life.Ifscomfortable.

However,asmybestfriendoften30me,goodthingsdon'talwaysbring

comfort,evenhell（地獄）cangetcomfortableifyoustaytherelongenough.

Thebestthingfbrusischallenging.Itisalotmoremeaningfulthanthosecottoncandy

16.A.turningB.leadingC.listeningD.travelling

17.A.standardB.careerC.achievementD.situation

18.A.voiceB.abilityC.surpriseD.space

19.A.adviceB.reasonC.difficultyD.problem

20.A.absentB.presentC.freeD.different

21.A.meetingB.speechC.novelD.diary

22.A.refusingB.believingC.offeringD.trying

23.A.excitingB.importantC.realD.lovely

24.A.actionB.moneyC.timeD.study

25.A.suggestB.knowC.followD.change

26.A.everyoneB.nobodyC.someoneD.anyone

27.A.meansB.considersC.explainsD.promises

28.A.controllingB.satisfyingC.discoveringD.challenging

29.A.hardB.easyC.hurtD.special

30.A.encouragesB.reportsC.helpsD.reminds

三、閱讀單選

PassionArtsFestival

PassionArtsFestivalthisyearwillrunfrom6Julyto25August,bringingcommunity

artsto250,000residents(居民)acrossSingapore.Thefestivaltheme,“OurHome,Our

Hearts”,invitesresidentstouseartstoexpressourloveforourcommunityandforSingapore.

Ouraimistobringresidentstogethertoexperienceandenjoycreativity.Lookforward

toover500artsactivitiesandprogrammes,includingvisualartdisplaysandperformingarts

co-createdbyresidentsandartists.Thefollowingaresomeofthem.

ARTSPARTY@TELOKBLANGAH

TIME:14July(9:00a.m.一12:00a.m.)

PLACE:TalokBlangahMall

Artcanhappeninsomanywaysandforsomanypeople-andthatiswhatArtsParty@Telok

BlangahwillshowyouthisJuly!

Forexample,youcanjoininthelargeoilpaintingactivitytocompleteahugeoilpaintingart.

Orcarryartinyourpocketanytimeandanywherebycreatingyourownmatchboxart.

We'realsobringingarttherapytotheelderlyasitbecomesmorepopularinoursociety.Come

exploreNagomiart,aJapanesearthealingmethodthatintroducescalmandrelaxationtothe

painter.

HUESINTUNE

TIME:20July(2:00p.m.—8:00p.m.)

PLACE:KampungAdmiralty

OneofthemostexpectedpartisHuesinTune'sperformanceline-up.SembawangHuesisthe

highlightwithmusicperformances.FusionTuneshasexcitingbands,andOurOwnTune

presentsheartfeltmusicbytalentedresidents.Cometothisfestivalvillage!

L.O.U.D@KAMPONGGLAM

TIME:27July(7:30p.m.—9:30p.m.)

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PLACE:KampongGlamCommunityClub

AtKampongGlam,thetheatreperformanceVoicesfromtheBellyofCarpwilltakeusback

centuriesintoSingapore'shistoryfornewdiscoveries.

MADTEAPARTY

TIME:12August（9:30a.m.—11:30a.m.）

PLACE:PasirRisEliasCC

ARTISTS:StacyHuang,JesseChongandLenaLok

MadTeaPartyisinspiredbyAliceinWonderland.Thiswillbeaninstallation（設(shè)施）of

delightfultreats,whereresidentscangatheraroundtheteatabletoenjoythemselves.

31.WhatisthegoalofPassionArtsFestival?A.Tomakethecountrymoreinterestedinart.

B.Todevelopasenseoftogethernessthroughart.

C.Topromotecooperation（合作）betweencommunities.

D.lbcultivate（培養(yǎng)）ayounggenerationfullofcreativity.

32.Alice,whoisinterestedinpainting,shouldgototoenjoythefestival.

A.KampungAdmiraltyB.KampongGlamCommunityClub

C.PasirRisEliasCCD.TalokBlangahMall

33.Whatcanbelearnedfromtheposter?

A.HuesinTune'sperformancesarefbrmusiclovers.

B.MadTeaPartymainlyincludeslearningtomakeandservetea.

C.TheperformanceatKampongGlamisaboutthehistoryofman.

D.ArtsParty@TelokBlangahisspeciallydesignedfbrtheelderly.

Educationappearstoprotectolderadultsespeciallywomen,againstmemoryloss,

accordingtoastudybyresearchersGeorgetownUniversityMedicalCentre.

Thestudytesteddeclarativememory（陳述性記憶）in704olderadults（58-98yearsof

age）.Declarativememoryreferstoourabilitytorememberevents,factsandwords,suchas

whereyouputyourkeysorthenameofthatnewneighbour.Theresearchersfoundthattheir

memoryperformancebecameworsewithaging.However,moreyearsofearly-lifeeducation

counleredtheselosses,especiallyinwomen.

Forexample,thedeclarativememoryabilitiesofan80-year-oldwomanwitha

bachelor'sdegree（學(xué)士學(xué)位）wouldbeasgoodasthoseofa60-year-oldwomanwithahigh

schooleducation.So,fourextrayearsofeducationmakeupforthememorylossesfrom20

yearsofaging.

“Simplysaid,learningbringsaboutlearning/9saysthestudy'sseniorresearcher,

MichaelUllman."Sincelearningnewinformationindeclarativememoryiseasierifitis

connectedwithknowledgewealreadyhave,moreknowledgefrommoreeducationshould

resultinbettermemoryabilities,evenyearslater.^^addsthestudy9sleadauthor,Jana

Reifegerste.

"Evidencesuggeststhatgirlsoftenhavebetterdeclarativememorythanboys,so

educationmayleadtogreaterknowledgegainsingirls,"saysUllman."Educationmaybring

advantagestomemoryabilitiesinwomen,evenyearslaterinoldage.”

“Thesefindingsmaybeimportant,especiallyconsideringtherapidlyagingpopulation,

Reifegerstesays."Theresultsargueforfurthereffortstoincreasechancesofreceiving

education.”

"EducationhasalsobeenfoundtoslowdownthebeginningofAlzheimer'sdisease,“

Ullmansays."Webelievethatourfindingsmayexplainwhythishappens.”

34.Theunderlined"counter“inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.cancelB.changeC.produceD.reduce

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4referto?

A.Newinformation.B.Declarativememory.C.Moreeducation.

D.Bettermemoryability.

36.Theresearchfindingsmayhelp.

A.slowdowntheprocessofagingB.pushforthedevelopmentofeducation

C.makeprogressinthestudyofAlzheimerdiseaseD.fightfortheequalrightsof

women'seducation

37.Thepassagemainlytalksaboutthat.

A.declarativememoryabilitiesfailwithaging

B.womenshouldtrytogetabachelor'sdegree

C.learningoftenhelpsimproveoldadults'memory

D.early-lifeeducationhelpspreventmemorylossinoldage

Ifyoucouldbeanybodyintheworld,whowoulditbe?Yourneighbororasuperstar?A

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fewpeoplehaveexperiencedwhatitmightbeliketostepintotheskinofanotherperson,

thankstoanunusualvirtualreality（虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)）equipment.RikkeWahl,anactress,modeland

artist,wasoneoftheparticipants（參與者）inabodyswappingexperimentattheBeAnother

lab,aprojectdevelopedbyagroupofartistsbasedinBarcelona.Sheswappedwithher

partner-anactor,usingamachinecalledTheMachinetoBeAnotherandtemporarily

becameaman."AsIlookeddown,Isawmywholebodyasaman,dressedinmypartner's

pants,"shesaid."That'sthepictureIrememberbest.^^

Theequipmentisquitesimple.Bothuserswearavirtualrealityheadsetwithacamera

onthetop.Thevideofromeachcameraissenttotheotherperson,sowhatyouseeisthe

exactviewofyourpartner.Ifshemovesherarm,youseeit.Ifyoumoveyourarm,shesees

it.

Togetusedtoseeinganotherperson'sbodywithoutactuallyhavingcontrolofit,

participantsstartbyraisingtheirarmsandlegsveryslowly,sothattheothercanfollowalong.

Finally,thiskindofslowsynchronized（同步的）movementbecomescomfortable,and

participantsreallystarttofeelasthoughtheyarelivinginanotherperson'sbody.

Byusingsuchtechnologyitislikelytochangepeople'sbehaviourafterwards—possibly

forthebetter.Studieshaveshownthatvirtualrealitycanbeeffectiveinfightingracism（種族

主義）一thebias（偏見）thathumanshaveagainstthosewhodon'tlookorsoundlikethem.

ResearchersattheUniversityofBarcelonagavetheparticipantsaquestionnairetest

calledtheImplicitAssociationTest,whichmeasuresthestrengthofpeople'sassociations（關(guān)

聯(lián)）betweenblackpeopleandadjectivessuchasgoodorbad,athleticorawkward（笨拙的）.

Thentheyaskedtheparticipantstocontrolthebodyofadarkskinneddigitalcharacterusing

virtualrealityglasses.Afterthat,theparticipantstookthequestionnairetestonceagain.This

time,theparticipants'biasscoreswerelower.Sotheideaisthatonceyou've"putyourselfin

another'sshoes",you'relesslikelytothinkillofthem,becauseyourbrainhasexperienced

thefeelingofbeingthatperson.

Thecreatorsof“TheMachinetoBeAnothef,hopetoachieveasimilarresult.44Atthe

endofbodyswapping,peoplefeellikeholdingeachotherintheirarms,“saysArthur

Pointeau,aprogrammerwiththeproject."It'sareallynicewaytohavethiskindof

experience.Iwouldreallyrecommendittoeveryone.^^

38.Theunderlinedword“swapping"inparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto"

A.buildingB.exchangingC.controllingD.producing

39.WecaninferfromtheexperimentattheBeAnotherlabthat.

A.participantswilllivemoreenthusiastically（熱情）aftertheexperiment

B.wecanlearntotakecontrolofotherpeople'sbodies

C.ourfeelingsarerelatedto（與...有關(guān)）ourbodilyexperience

D.TheMachinetoBeAnothercanhelppeoplechangetheirsexes（性別）

40.IntheImplicitAssociationTest,beforetheparticipantsusedvirtualrealityglassesto

controladarkskinneddigitalcharacter,.

A.theyfoughtmorestronglyagainstracism

B.theyscoredloweronthetestforracism

C.theychangedtheirbehaviorgreatly

D.theyhadstrongerracismagainstthoseunlikethem

41.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.

A.technologyhelpspeoplerealizetheirdreams

B.ourbiasescouldbeeliminated（排除）throughexperiments

C.virtualrealityhelpspromote（促進(jìn)）understandingamongpeople

D.ourpointsofviewaboutothersneedchangingconstantly（不斷地）

Aphenomenonknownas“kuakuaqun"or“praisegroup"hastakenChinesesocialmedia

bystorm.ThenumberoftopicslikethisonWeibohasreachedmorethan23million.Users

canjoinachatgrouponWeChatorQQ,wheretheyareshoweredwithvarietiesofgenerous

praiseandencouragement.

Justimaginethescenes:YougetanAinanexamandyouwanttogetsomepraise.When

youpostitintoapraisegroup,youarepraisedfornotonlyyoureffortsbutalsobeingas

cleverasAlbertEinstein.It?s10p.m.andyouaretheonlypersonintheoffice.Youreceivea

reply,"Youaresohardworking!You'lldefinitelygetahigherposition!Praisetoyou!”Even

ifyougotoatoiletandforgettakingsometissue,someonepointsoutthat"you'recaring

abouttreesandtheenvironment!Goodfbryou!^^

Howwouldyoufeel?

TheappearanceofUpraisegroups"providesanopportunityfbrordinarypeoplewho

cannotgetpositivefeedbackeasilyintheirdailylifetogetcomfortfromtheirhears.Italso

showsthelifeandsocialpressureoftoday'syoungpeople.Moreover,thepopularityofthese

chatgroupsisareflectionofChineseculturewhichvaluesmodestyandhumility—people

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oftenhidetheirtrueemotionofseekingandgivingpraise.Aslongaspeople'spraisedoesn't

soundobviouslyuntruthful,you'relikelytowelcomeit.Sometimes,peopleenjoypraising

othersaswell,justbecauseheretheycandropeverythingandhavefunbygivinglavish（夸張

的）comments.However,somepeoplearealsowillingtoencourageandsupportothersfrom

theirhearts.

Somenetizens（網(wǎng)民）sharedtheirideas,takeitasawayofadjustingthemood.The

praisegrouphelpsinaddingourconfidence.Somesincerepraisescanevenbeinspiring（鼓舞

人心的）.However,ifyou'rereallyintrouble,itisyouwhoholdsthefinalkey."Clearly,

somedishonestpraisecomesatacost.ChenKan,anprofessorinFudanUniversity's

psychologydepartmentwarnedthat“Thebiggestriskistocontinuetostressonthe'false

self',whichmakesithardertoseethe'trueself'.Intheend,peopleinthegroupwillfindthat

suchunreasonablepraisedoesn'thelpsolvetherealproblem.Soonthewholegroupwillbe

silentanddead.”

Perhapsthepraisegroupsare“aflashinthepan”,whichmightdisappearsoonerorlater.

Nomatterhowyouthinkofit,onlywhenyoucanunderstandthepressure,criticismand

praisecorrectly,willyoufacethembravely.Don'tloseyourselfinothers,voices-thatis

whatreallymatters.

42.ThewritermentionstheexamplesinParagraph2toshow.

A.whowantstojoin“praisegroups”

B.howpeoplecanjoin“praisegroups”

C.whatpeoplecangetfrom“praisegroups”

D.whenpeopleneedtojoin“praisegroups”

43.Whydopeopleliketojoin“praisegroups”？

A.lbhiderealfeelingsofthemselves.B.Toaskfbrsuggestionsfromothers.

C.Toexpressthevaluesoftheirown.D.Togetcomfortandbeencouraged.

44.Accordingtothepassage,thewritermayagreethat.

A.weshouldseeourselvescorrectlyandpositively

B.praisegroupiseffectivefordealingwithtroubles

C.weshouldspeakhighlyofotherstopleaseeachother

D.praisegroupisnecessaryfbrbuildingself-confidence

45.Whichisthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.”PraiseGroup^^:Isitworthgivingitatry?

B."PraiseGroup”:Doesithelptoknowyourself?

C.”PraiseGroup^^:Isitimportanttopraiseothers?

D.”PraiseGroup^^:Doesitchangeyourpersonality?

四、根據(jù)漢語提示填空

46.Couldyoutellmethecauseofyourbeing（缺席）fromtheimportantmeeting?

47.Toeveryone'ssurprise,thelittlegirlcanreciteoverninetyChineseancient（詩

歌）.

五、根據(jù)英文解釋填空

48.Neithermytrainersnorhis（gowellwith）thecolourofthetrousers.

49.WangYaping,togetherwithherteammate,hastowearspaceclothesthatare

（fbronepurpose）designedforthemtocarryoutthetaskoutsidethespacecraft.

六、根據(jù)漢語提示填空

50.Theman（描述）thesceneofthecrimetheotherday.

七、多句選詞填空

請根據(jù)句意從方框中選擇合適的單詞并用其適當(dāng)形式填空，使句子通順。

ninetytidydecidecomfortableit

51.DrChen,theyouhavemadearesurelyright.Weallbelieveinyou.

52.Eddieshookthetailandwentawayafteritenjoyedfoodinthebowl.

53.Theparentssmiledwhentheysawthechildrenliveinthenewhouse.

54.Therehavebeengreatchangesinmyhometownsincetheoflastcentury.

55.Tom,you'realwaystoolazy!Tveneverseenanroomlikethisbefore.

請根據(jù)句意從方框中選擇合適的動詞，并用其適當(dāng)時態(tài)填空，使句子通順。

sendweighstepexplainplant

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56.—DoyouknowAntforestintheAlipaymobilepaymentapp?

一Yes.Ifauser'sgreenenergygetshighenough,Antforestanditspartnersareal

treeforthatperson.

57.Mr.SmithtolduseverythingmoreontheearththanonMarsbecauseof

gravity.

58.Sofar,ourcountryabout60Beidousatellitesintospace.Itshowsourrapid

developmentinexploringouterspace.

59.—Didyougototheairporttomeetheryesterday?

一Yes.WhenIgotthere,shedownfromtheplane.

60.一Whohowamachineoperatessopatientlyoverthere?

—Ihavenoidea.Let'sgoandhavealook.

八、改寫句子

61.Thenewsthattheoldschoolwillmovetoabetterplacesoundssudden.（改為一般疑問

句）

thenewsthattheoldschoolwillmovetoabetterplacesudden?

九、同義句轉(zhuǎn)化

62.Whenthebabypandawasborn,itweighedjust100grams.（保持句意基本不變）

Thebabypandaweighedjust100grams.

十、改寫句子

63.Doesthegirloftensellflowersonline?Iaskedher.（合并為一句）

Iaskedthegirlsheoftentheflowersonlineornot.

64.Dothedustmensweepthestreetsnomatteritisrainyorwindy?（改為被動語態(tài)）

thestreetsbythedustmennomatteritisrainyorwindy?

65.Maxhasgivenaveryexcitingspeechattheclassmeeting.（改為感嘆句）

excitingspeechMaxhasgivenattheclassmeeting!

十一、短文首字母填空

閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所給首字母的提示，寫出一個合適的英語單詞完整、正確的形式，

使短文通順。

TheOlympicflame（火焰）hasbeenputout,bringingdownthecurtain（帷幕）onthe

2022WinterOlympicsinBeijing.Butpassionlingers（繼續(xù)存留）forasportingeventthathas

touchedandencouragedtheworldd66theWinterOlympics.

InternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）PresidentThomasBachcalledtheGamesvery

successfulinhisclosingceremonys67attheNationalStadium.44TheOlympicspirit

couldonlyshinesobrightlybecausetheChineseg68setthestageinsuchan

excellentwayandinasafeway,“hesaid.

AlBeijing2022,atotalof2,877athletesfrom91countriesandregionscompetedfor

109goldm69Through17daysofoutstandingperformancesontheiceandsnow,

17Olympicrecords,i70twoworldrecords,werebroken.

“ThisisarealexampleoftheOlympicmotto（□號）：Faster,Higher,Stronger-Together,

saidCaiQi,presidentoftheBeijingorganizingcommittee.

AsthefirstcitytoeverhostboththeSummerandWinterOlympics,Beijing

p71thoughtfulservicestoalltheparticipants（參與者）.

Beijing2022wasthefirstinternationalmulti-sporteventtobeheldonscheduleduring

theCOVID-19pandemic.Athleteswerekeptsafewithinaclosedloop（閉環(huán)），preventingany

importedcases（輸入性病例）froms72totheoutsidepublic.t6Withaninfection

rale（感染率）of0.01,itwasoneofthesafestplacesonthep73ifnotthesafest

placeontheplanet,andthisisagreatachievement,saidBach.

ThepopularityoficeandsnowsportsisgrowingaroundChina.Thecountryhas

achieveditsgoaltoengage（使參與）300millionpeopleinwintersports.Wintersports

facilities（設(shè)施）haveevenspreadtothes74partsofChinawherewintersare

warmer.Forexample,anindoorskiresort（滑雪場）openedinGuangzhou.TheSunacSnow

Parkisaslargeas22footballf75andhasreceivedmorethan2millionvisitorssince

itopenedin2019.

十二、閱讀回答問題

請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

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LarryPageandSergeyBrin,thecreatorsofGoogle,wanttochangeyourworld.Their

goalistomakeasearchenginethatalwaysgivesyoutherightinformation."It'sahugegoal,

Pagesays,andit'salongwayoff."ButPageandBrinarereadyforit.

“ImagineifyouhadalibrarianwhohadtheknowledgeofGooglebutcouldalsoanswer

immediatelywiththatknowledge,“saysPage."Thatwouldreallychangetheworld.^^

BothPageandBrincomefrommathandcomputersciencebackgrounds.Page'sfather

andmotherwerebothcomputerscientists.SoPage'sloveforcomputersstartedearly.He

rememberssurprisinghisteacherswhenheturnedinatypedhomeworkpaperinprimary

school.

Brin'sfatherwasamathteacherandBrin'sparentsmovedtotheU.S.fromRussiain

1979.BrinsaystheymovedtotheU.S.tohavemorechances.Judgingfromtheirson's

success,theirmovecertainlywasagreatdecision!

PageandBrinwerestudentsatStanfordUniversitywhentheyfirsthadtheideaof

creatingtheirnow-fhmousGooglesearchengine.TheybegantheprojectinPage'sdorm

room（宿舍）.BrinsaysheknewGooglewouldbegreatwhenhefoundthatheuseditallthe

time.

Aftercollectingmoneyfromfriendsandfamily,theyputGoogleonthemarketin1998.

Atfirst,theydid10,000searchesdaily.Todaytheydoover200millionsearches-morethan

50percentofallInternetsearches.

Bothmenhavesurprisinglysimplelifestyles.Theydon'tliveinlargehousesorown

expensivecars.PageandBrinalsoworkveryhard.Theysaythatsettinguparestaurantat

theircompanywasoneoftheirbestideas.Why?Becausetheyworksuchlonghoursthat

theyendupeatingmostoftheirmealsthere!PageandBrinstronglybelievethatsearch

enginescangreatlyimprovepeople'slives.

76.WhatisGoogle?

77.WhatmadePage'sloveforcomputersstartmoreearlythanotherchildren?

78.WhydidBrin'sparentsdecidetomovetotheU.S.in1979?

79.WheredidtwocreatorsofGoogles