河南省濮阳市2024-2025学年九年级上学期1月期末考试英语试题（PDF版，无答案）

soon as he showed his way to make paper to the emperor.And this kind of paper was called Cai Hou Paper. Cai Lun not only made new paper a popular and widely used writing material but also changed the way of writing,which had a great influence on later generations and Cai Hou Paper was one of the most important contributions of Chinese civilization to the world. In 2007,Cai Lun was listed as one of the "Best Inventors in Recorded History"by the American Time due to his great improvement on paper-making. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 26.When was the paper we know today improved according to the article A.More than 2 000 years ago. B.About 1 900 years ago. C.About 3 000 years ago. D.Fewer than 1 000 years ago. 27.Which material was not mentioned during Cai's paper-making process A.Bark. B.Silk. C.Rags. D.Ropes. 28.Put the events into correct order according to the article. a.Cai Lun changed the way of writing. b.Cai Lun visited the countryside factory. c.Cai Lun got praised by Emperor He of Han d.Cai Lun made paper with different kinds of materials. A.d-b-a-c B.d-a-b-c C.b-d-c-a D.b-d-a-c 29.What is the meaning of the underlined word "silkworm"in paragraph 2 A.蚕 B.蝴蝶 C.蠕虫 D.蚯蚓 30.What is the article mainly about A.The first country to make paper. B.The ancestor(祖先)of paper. C.One of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China D.The improver of paper-making process,Cai Lun. C As climate change brings dangers to people,we are now facing another problem-underground climate change. 3S3 With the development of cities,the rising underground temperature is causing the ground to heat up and deform(变形)，reported a study team from Northwestern University,US.In the last three years,the team.had put more than 150 temperature sensors()under Chicago.The temperatures they recorded were surprising. For example,air temperatures in underground can be up to 25C higher than the normal ground temperature.After collecting information in Chicago,the team created computer models to see how temperatures will influence the ground until 2051. The models showed,when heated,the ground may go up by as much as 12 centimeters,or go down by as much as 0.8 centimeters.This may even cause the ground to break up,leaving people who live and work above in dangerous situations. However,Rotta Loria,who led the study,said in a report "it takes a long time to see the 九年级英语第4页（共8页）