《2025年新课程学习与测评单元双测九年级英语全一册人教版》

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Is there something strange high up in the world's tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it a monkey? Or is it a kind of man?
No one knows. This mystery has puzzled the world for years.
In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints in the snow. They looked like the footprints of a very large man. But men don't walk without shoes in the snow.
In 1906, another climber saw more footprints. Far off, he saw a very large animal standing on two legs. As he watched, it ran very quickly.
Fifteen years later, newspapers had new stories about the "something". A mountain climber said he had seen the Snowman walk slowly across the snow, far below him. He said it looked like a very large man.
From then on, more and more people had stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. The pictures showed clearly that the Snowman walked on two legs. So it was not a bear or a monkey. Could it be an ape (猿) man?
The mystery grew! And the mystery keeps growing. Someday we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints.
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(C)26. Why were people interested in footprints?
A. Because they were found in the world's tallest mountains.
B. Because they were footprints of a large bear.
C. Because they looked like the footprints of a large man.
(C)27. When were the pictures of large footprints taken by a mountain climber?
A. In 1887. B. In 1921. C. In 1951.
(A)28. Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of large footprints?
A. Because the pictures showed clearly how the Snowman walked.
B. Because the pictures showed clearly how an ape man walked on two legs.
C. Because they were footprints of an ape man.
(C)29. Since a mountain climber first found the large footprints in the snow, the mystery of the Snowman has puzzled the world for ______ years.
A. ninety-five B. fifty C. about one hundred and thirty-eight
(B)30. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Some strange animals. B. The mystery of the Snowman. C. The footprints.

答案： 26.C 27.C 28.A 29.C 30.B