《2026年启东中学作业本九年级英语下册译林版徐州专版》

五、传统文化阅读理解。(2025·贵州改编)
What makes an art form last for over 600 years? Kunqu opera, one of China's oldest and most beautiful traditional operas, has done just that. However, like many traditional Chinese art forms, Kunqu opera once faced challenges. Modern culture, like pop music and movies, took the centre stage, and fewer young people were interested in Kunqu opera.

But things are changing now. With schools teaching traditional art and performers using social media, a new generation has started discovering the beauty of Kunqu through online videos and live shows.
Fang Qian is one of these young fans. "Kunqu opera is like a seed (种子) that grows as I learn more about it," she says. "The more I study it, the more I discover about other parts of Chinese culture, like literature (文学), calligraphy, music, and painting. This helps me understand my cultural roots (根) gradually."
Fu Jin, a professor at the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts (中国戏曲学院), explains why Kunqu opera is so special. "Among all Chinese operas, Kunqu opera is one of the most beautiful and well - known," he says. "It shows many parts of traditional Chinese culture, such as ways of thinking, social values, and lifestyles." What cheers Professor Fu is that more young people are now falling in love with Kunqu opera. They find it beautiful and amazing.
Today, Kunqu opera is not just a part of history—it's a living treasure that connects us with China's rich culture. I believe it will become popular at home and abroad with growing support from the youth.
(A)1. What challenge did Kunqu opera face?
A. Young people showed less interest in it.
B. There were fewer and fewer Kunqu opera performances.
C. People had little chance to know about it.
D. Old people weren't interested in it.
(C)2. The underlined word "This" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to "C".
A. planting a seed
B. sharing videos online
C. learning more about Kunqu opera
D. enjoying operas
(C)3. What is the writer's purpose of writing the text?
A. To show how the writer loves Kunqu opera.
B. To explain why Kunqu opera is difficult to learn.
C. To encourage more people to learn about Kunqu opera.
D. To spread Chinese culture.

答案： 五、1. A 【点拨】根据“Modern culture, like pop music and movies, took the centre stage, and fewer young people were interested in Kunqu opera.”可知，昆曲面临的挑战是年轻人对它的兴趣减少。故选 A。
2. C 【点拨】根据“The more I study it, the more I discover about other parts of Chinese culture... This helps me understand my cultural roots (根) gradually.”可知，“This”指代的是“学习更多关于昆曲的知识”。故选 C。
3. C 【点拨】文章通过描述昆曲的复兴和年轻人对它的重新认识，旨在鼓励更多人了解昆曲。故选 C。

六、阅读短文，从短文后所给的A～F六个选项中选出五个能填入空白处的最佳选项。(2025·江苏徐州调研)
The human population on the Earth grows larger each year. As a result, E. Because of climate change (气候变化), growing more food is becoming even more difficult.
When farmers tried to grow more food in the past, they would use farming methods that weren't always healthy for the environment. To solve this problem, D. They spent several years talking to farmers. They wanted to see what problems farmers were having and how these problems could be solved. B. These special robots move around on farms and collect information about crops (庄稼). They can take pictures of plants, track (追踪) each plant's growth and measure (测量) its size.
In the past, though farmers did have information about the weather and the earth, they couldn't track each plant. A.
By collecting information about plants, the robots can help farmers make predictions (预测) about how their plants will grow. F. For example, if the robots find out which plants get sick, farmers can quickly throw them away before they are about to influence nearby plants. With the help of these robots, farmers can take better care of the plants in need.
A. But now, with these robots, they can

B. This led to the creation of special robots
C. The farmers didn't know how to deal with it
D. some scientists carried out a research project
E. more and more food needs to be grown in order to feed everyone
F. By studying each plant, the robots can also help farmers grow plants well

答案： 六、1. E 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. F