辽宁省营口市2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中英语试卷 笔试部分。一、阅读理解。第一节，阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 16．（8分） Blog Diana Garcia @dgarcia It's a mini﹣project for my course at college.Thanks to all my friends（174 in total）who answered my questions about selfies（自拍）.Here's the result. Selfies in Numbers Who's Taking Selfies？Top Situations for Selfies 30%at a party/on a night out 34%on vacation 20%at school 16%in front of the mirror 30%with a friend/a group of friends 52%alone Changing Selfies Top Reasons for Selfies I have used an app to... …change my hair 37%…add glasses or a silly mustache 32%…add a filter（滤镜）25%…change my eye color 6% because you look good because you feel good to remember a happy moment to share information about your life FUN FACT!!People take TWO selfies a day on average （1）What is Diana？ A.A college student. B.An actress. C.A news reporter. D.A director. （2）How many people answered Diana's questions？ A.36. B.52. C.64. D.174. （3）Who's taking the most selfies？ A.18﹣year﹣olds. B.19﹣year﹣olds. C.20﹣year﹣olds. D.21﹣year﹣olds. （4）Which app is the least popular for changing selfies？ A.An app for adding a filter. B.An app for adding glasses. C.An app for changing eye color. D.An app for changing hair. 17．（8分） ①The Maori arrived in New Zealand from Polynesian（波利尼西亚）islands about a thousand years ago.They were the first people to live in New Zealand. ②In the late 18th century，Europeans came to live in New Zealand.At that time，the population of the Maori was maybe 250，000 in New Zealand.Over the next one hundred years，wars and disease killed many Maori people.By the end of the 19th century，there were only about 40，000 Maori people left.During this time，the Maori also lost much of their land to the Europeans.Many of them were afraid that they might lose their traditions and language too，but this did not happen. ③Today the Maori population is increasing.There are about 500，000 Maori people in New Zealand.Most live like other New Zealanders，but they are keeping the Maori language and traditions alive.There are now Maori radio and television stations.Many schools teach in the Maori language.Nearly one half of Maori language speakers are 25 years old or younger. ④Maori culture is also alive and well At the center of Maori culture is the"marae".This is a special place for ceremonies and meetings.Today the number of marae in New Zealand is increasing.Many of the new marae are in the cities.Now people in the cities can meet and learn about their Maori traditions. ⑤Today most New Zealand cities have Maori festivals each year.Among festival activities are competitions in speaking，dancing and singing.Children practice for months.Then all the Maori in the area drive to watch the competitions and see who wins. ⑥The Maori have gone through hard times.Today they live a comfortable，modern life.They keep their cultural trad ... ...
