2024-2025学年陕西省西安市国际港务区高新一中陆港中学九年级（上）期末英语试卷 一、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共5分。 Do you believe that tomatoes can "talk"？They know when it's best to "talk" and when it's best to "stay quiet". Tomatoes will try their best to show their growth condition.For example，（1）_____ They can sense when other plants are growing around them. （2）_____ Tomatoes produce chemicals（化学物质） called volatile organic compounds（VOCs，挥发性有机化合物） to "talk" with each other.They use VOCs to help protect themselves，warn each other about dangers，let their enemies，such as insects，know to keep away，（3）_____ . But what will happen when a tomato plant meets its friend？Does it make more or less VOCs？（4）_____ They are two mixed-breed（杂交的） tomatoes and two traditional breeds.They checked and compared the tomatoes' actions when they were left alone and when they met friendly fungi（菌类）.Researchers put the plants in a bag and checked the air around them.（5）_____ The results showed that friendly fungi made the tomatoes produce fewer VOCs.Also，the mixed-breed tomatoes were not as good at making VOCs as the traditional ones. The results mean that we should not look down upon the plant.We need to learn more about this plant's defence（防御） ability when growing such plants.The scientists are now looking into further studies to explain the reasons. A.When can tomatoes "talk" with others？ B.How do tomatoes "talk" to each other？ C.Researchers from the US studied four types of tomatoes. D.but it's bad for the environment. E.and bring in something helpful to the soil. F.Then they waited to see what chemicals the tomatoes produced. G.the big and bright leaves mean there will be many sweet tomatoes. 1.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G 2.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G 3.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G 4.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G 5.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G 二、完形填空：本大题共20小题，共20分。 My grandma enjoyed a photo show in her home village Caijiapo.It was part of the Guanzhong Mangba Arts Festival.When she recalled（回忆）(6)life more than 20 years ago，my grandma couldn't help but cry.It was quite hard.The villagers had to work day and night to support their families.My grandma loved art，(7)her family was too poor to afford her study on "useless" art. However，things(8)since 2018.The local people now lead a much(9)life.Some of(10)even become good at art.In the village，you can see(11)different artworks to reflect the development of the village. My grandma also visited the Zhongnan Theater during the Festival.She had spent many hours watching dramas there.This year，she even got a chance(12)there.She sang a song to thank the teachers and students from Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts.They helped organize the first Mangba Arts Festival in 2018，which received high praise.Then they(13)to continue it. Caijiapo's development has also had a good influence on nearby villages，including Liyukou：Son ... ...
