【精品解析】广东省深圳市南山区南山实验中学2023-2024学年九年级下学期中考一模英语试卷

广东省深圳市南山区南山实验中学2023-2024学年九年级下学期中考一模英语试卷 一、完形填空 （2024·南山模拟） 完形填空 There is an interesting finding! Our DNA can help us 1． whether we prefer coffee or tea. Scientists in Australia studied 2． questions. First, how our genes affected our 3． Second, why we like some tastes more than others Following the study, scientists understood why some of us prefer coffee 4． others like tea more, The reason is simple. People who enjoy bitter tastes are more 5． to drink coffee. Scientists noticed that some people were sensitive to the bitter taste of caffeine , so they were more likely to prefer coffee to tea. Scientists 6． the data from many countries. They also found that genes aren't the only factors affecting people's tastes. Other things like our changing environment, social 7． or the effects of taking medicine can also turn us on or off coffee or tea. The researchers said we can learn to like coffee, because our favorite taste is 8． not only by genes, but also environmental reasons. Although humans naturally 9． bitterness, we can learn to enjoy bitter-tasting food 10． the environment. 1．A．guess B．make C．decide D．get 2．A．one B．two C．three D．four 3．A．smells B．tastes C．feels D．looks 4．A．but B．because C．so D．or 5．A．likely B．simply C．easily D．certainly 6．A．gave B．showed C．collected D．protected 7．A．evidence B．details C．scenery D．factors 8．A．decided B．covered C．booked D．put 9．A．like B．reject C．practice D．accept 10．A．rather than B．instead of C．because of D．so that 【答案】1．C；2．B；3．B；4．A；5．A；6．C；7．D；8．A；9．B；10．C 【知识点】其他语篇类型；自然科学研究 【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了基因影响我们喜欢的味道。 【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍检查验证。 1．句意：我们的DNA可以帮助我们决定是喜欢咖啡还是茶。A、guess猜测 B、make使 C、decide决定 D、get得到，联系下文可知，基因决定我们喜欢的味道，选择decide最符合题意，故选C。 2．句意：澳大利亚的科学家研究了两个问题。A、one一 B、two二 C、three三 D、four四，联系下文First, how our genes affected our tastes Second, why we like some tastes more than others 可知，科学家研究了两个问题，此处选择two最符合题意，故选B。 3．句意：首先，基因是如何影响我们的味觉的？A、smells气味 B、tastes味道 C、feels感觉 D、looks样貌，联系下文They also found that genes aren't the only factors affecting people's tastes.可知，科学家主要研究基因与味道之间的关系，此处选择tastes最符合题意，故选B。 4．句意：通过这项研究，科学家们明白了为什么有些人更喜欢咖啡，而有些人更喜欢茶。A、but但是 B、because因为 C、so因此 D、or或者，根据句意可知，这里缺少一个表示转折关系的连词，此处选择but最符合题意，故选A。 5．句意：喜欢苦味的人更有可能喝咖啡。A、likely很可能 B、simply仅仅 C、easily容易地 D、certainly确切地，联系下文Scientists noticed that some people were sensitive to the bitter taste of caffeine, so they were more likely to prefer coffe ... ...