2024-2025学年山东省德州市乐陵市九年级（上）期末英语试卷 一、阅读六选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。 When we talk about science fiction（科幻小说），many people will mention Isaac Asimov. （1）_____ When Asimov was three years old，he moved to New York City with his family.Though it was more difficult than they had expected，his father managed to buy a candy store.It turned out to be a big influence on Asimov's future. As Asimov worked long hours in the store，he noticed that the sci-fi magazines kept drawing customers in.（2）_____ His father，however，thought that sci-fi magazines were useless.He told his son not to waste time reading about things that "do not exist and never will". （3）_____ Asimov continued to read those magazines secretly.While they opened the door to a whole new world for the boy，his father gave him a library card.The boy became a regular visitor to the library nearby.As Asimov himself once wrote， "（4）_____ And I made the most of it.For a poor boy whose family could not afford to buy books，the library was like a door to wonder. " Asimov sold his first sci-fi story when he was still in high school.As his writing kept improving，Asimov's stories became more and more popular.By the time he was thirty-six，（5）_____ He created the word "robotics" and invented the famous "Three Laws of Robotics".It's hard to believe that these great achievements all started from a love of "useless" magazines in a candy store. A.Asimov was born in 1920 in Russia. B.Asimov became interested in them very soon. C.This didn't kill Asimov's love of science fiction. D.His father bought a lot of sci-fi magazines for Asimov. E.Asimov was considered to be a master of science fiction. F.I can never be thankful enough that I chose to walk into the library. 1.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F 2.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F 3.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F 4.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F 5.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F 二、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共50分。 A Secret Messages Here's how to write a message that can only be read by a person who knows the trick* to making your words appear. You will need half a lemon cup or small glass with some water in it cotton stick white paper light bulb 1.Squeeze* lemon juice into water and mix. 2.Dip stick into juice and water mixture and write some words on the paper. 3.Let the paper dry well. 4.Hold the paper close to a light bulb to heat it. Can you see the writing now？ You must know： Lemon juice is clear，but it has chemicals* that have carbon* inside.The chemicals break down* easily when they are heated，and the carbon makes them turn a dark colour. 6.What is not needed before doing the experiment？ _____ A. White paper. B. Cotton stick. C. Lemon. D. Carbon. 7.What does the underlined word "Dip" mean？ _____ A. Turn. B. Put. C. Break. D. Look. 8.What makes your words appear？ _____ A. Carbon. B. White paper. C. The person. D. Cotton stick. 9.Where is the material probably from？ _____ A. A storybook. B. A public lette ... ...
