《2025年启东中学作业本九年级英语下册译林版徐州专版》

( )7. The surface of Mars is ________ like the surface of Earth than that of ________ planet in our solar system.
A. much; the other
B. much; any other
C. more; the other
D. more; any other

答案： 7. D 【点拨】根据句中 than 确定要用比较级；后面的 planet 为单数，确定要用 any other。故选 D。

( )8. (2024·江苏南通启东调研)—One cannot achieve anything by sitting around and talking about it.
—________. That’s why Johnson failed to get into college.
A. I agree
B. Not exactly
C. Nothing much
D. It all depends

答案： 8. A 【点拨】I agree 我同意；Not exactly 并非如此；Nothing much 没什么；It all depends 看情况而定。根据“That’s why Johnson failed to get into college.”可知后者同意前者的说法，空处填“I agree”符合情景。故选 A。

四、阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
Our Earth is becoming more and more crowded and 1 (pollute) because of the rapid increase in population. It 2 (hope) that people could start all over again and build a better world on Mars.
With the 3 (develop) of technology, by the year 2100, it might only take about 20 minutes in spacecraft that travel at the speed of light! However, the journey to Mars might be quite 4 (comfortable). 5 (human) cannot survive without water, oxygen or food. So far, nobody knows whether there would be enough water or oxygen. Food would most probably be in the form of pills and would not be so 6 (taste). The gravity on Mars is only about three - eighths of that 7 the Earth. So people would have to wear boots that are specially designed to prevent themselves from floating off into space. Compared 8 life on the Earth, life on Mars would be better in some ways. People would have more space and robots would do 9 (much) of their work. Every student would have a computer at home connected to an interplanetary network and study at online schools with “e - teachers”.
Life on Mars would be interesting as well 10 challenging.
1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________
6. ____________ 7. ____________ 8. ____________ 9. ____________ 10. ____________

答案： 1. polluted 2. is hoped 3. development 4. uncomfortable 5. Humans 6. tasty 7. on 8. with 9. most 10. as

五、阅读理解。
About 71 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. Water in nature includes saltwater and freshwater, but only three percent of that amount(数量) is freshwater. A lot of organizations are saying that people are running out of usable water, but few are taking this problem seriously.
Why should they? They see water everywhere. The average American family uses more than 1,140 litres(升) of water at home per day. However, in developing countries, nearly 900 million people do not have safe drinking water. Water shortages are, in fact, a bigger problem today than ever before. The human population has continued to grow and with it, its need for water. Global warming is making this problem more serious. Unless we all take it seriously, we will end up having to live on a blue planet without a drop of usable water.
From taking shorter showers to reusing water, there are many ways for you to save water. One more thing you can do is to reduce your use of “virtual water”. Perhaps you have never heard of the idea of “virtual water”. It means the water you use indirectly. We not just drink water and use it to clean all kinds of things; we also “use” it through the products we buy. To produce a piece of A4 paper, for example, we need about ten liters of water. The production of our food requires even more water. A cow needs to eat 1,300 kilograms of grain(谷物) for three years before it can produce 180 kilograms of beef. The grain requires water to grow, the cow needs to drink, and the farmer needs water to clean his farm. So behind each 230 - gram steak dinner, there are nearly 3,600 litres of water!
It will make a big difference if you remove some meat from your diet and eat more fruit and vegetables instead. You are also saving water when you are writing on both sides of paper instead of just one. The world is running out of usable water. Every drop of it is valuable.
( )1. How much does saltwater take up the total amount of water on the Earth?
A. 3％. B. 68％. C. 71％. D. 97％.
( )2. According to the passage, which of the following may cause the water shortages?
①The growing human population. ②The proper reprocess of water.
③The great need for drinking water. ④The increasing greenhouse effect.
A. ①②④ B. ①③④ C. ①②③ D. ②③④
( )3. Among the following examples, which one belongs to “virtual water”?
A. Taking a shower. B. Washing some clothes.
C. Making a cup of tea. D. Producing a kilo of mutton.
( )4. What is the writer’s purpose of writing this article?
A. To improve the understanding of saving water.
B. To discuss the challenge of living on another planet.
C. To explain the reasons of protecting the environment.
D. To show the possibility of turning saltwater into freshwater.

答案： 1. D 【点拨】根据“Water in nature includes saltwater and freshwater, but only three percent of that amount(数量) is freshwater.”可知，自然界的水分为咸水和淡水，但其中只有 3％是淡水，故可推测出，97％的水是咸水。故选 D。
2. B 【点拨】根据第二段内容可知，人口持续增长，对水的需求也随之增加。全球变暖使这个问题更加严重。故选 B。
3. D 【点拨】根据“Perhaps you have never heard of the idea of ‘virtual water’. It means the water you use indirectly. We not just drink water and use it to clean all kinds of things; we also ‘use’ it through the products we buy.”可知，也许你从未听说过“虚拟水”这个概念。它指的是你间接使用的水。我们不只是喝水，用它来清洗各种各样的东西；我们也通过我们购买的产品“使用”它。故可推测出，选项 D“生产一公斤羊肉”属于“虚拟水”。故选 D。
4. A 【点拨】通读全文可知，本文主要指出了重视水资源短缺问题的重要性，并且提供了节约水资源的方法。故作者写这篇文章是为了提高大家的节约用水意识。故选 A。