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1、外研版20202020学年度九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷D卷一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共15分)1. （4分）阅读理解 Picture the scene: Its midnight. Youre very hungry after studying for a long time. Then you see a nice pie in the fridge. Do you eat it? It seems that you shouldnt, for many reasons, including its influence on your studies.Scientists have l
2、ong known that eating late at night can make us gain weight. But now a new study has shown that late night eating can also have a bad influence on our brainsit might hurt our ability to learn new things and store memories.“We believe that latenight eating may affect(影响) our learning by affecting the
3、 parts of the brain that control learning and memory, DawnLon, PhD, a project scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles said, we believe the timing of when we eat is the main cause of the damaged (受损的) memory.For the study, the researchers looked at mice with strict feeding plans for tw
4、o weeks, the mice were either allowed to eat during the time when they are usually the most active, or during the time when they usually sleep.The mice received the same amount of sleep and calories.Then the researchers tested the brains of the mice. In one test, the researchers tried to find out wh
5、ether the mice could remember that a room was connected to an electric shock(电击) after 24 hours had gone by.The researchers noticed that when the mice were put in the room again hose mice that ate when they should have been sleeping were less likely(可能的) to get scared than those mice that ate during
6、 usual hours. It means that they didnt remember.So think twice before the midnight snack it might be bad for more than your weight.（1）What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 2 refer to? A . Studying for long.B . A nice pie.C . A new stud.D . Latenight eating.（2）For the study, the researchers n
7、eed to _. A . check the brains of the mice before the test startedB . feed the mice only during the time when they usually sleepC . keep the mice in a room with an electric shock all the timeD . let the mice receive the same amount of sleep and calories（3）According to the passage, which of the follo
8、wing sentences is TRUE? A . a recent study shows late eating affects weight.B . What we eat can affect learning and memory.C . The mice that ate during sleeping hours didnt remember.D . The mice that ate during usual hours didnt remember.（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the passag
9、e? A . Eating snacks affects memoryB . Late eating hurts brainC . Never stay up lateD . Keep away from snacks2. （4分）阅读理解 Chinese buyers used to hold the opinion that products made by American or European companies were of higher quality (质量) than Chinese ones. Increasingly, thats no longer the case.
10、Chinese people born before 1985 generally think that foreign brands are better than Chinese ones, William Li, a market researcher told Business Insider during a recent interview on CCTV 9. But for those who were born after 1985, it is a different picture.When I first went to the United Kingdom in 19
11、97, I thought that the difference between China and Europe was quite big, Li said. But for those born in the 1990s, when they visit Europe or the US, they do not think there is a big difference.The change in thinking among Chinese buyers is showing up in many markets in China where western companies
12、 used to control. A study by Credit Suisse published in March found that young Chinese buyers are increasingly showing a home brand bias.More than 90% of young Chinese buyers would prefer to buy home brands, according to the study. At the same time, home companies producing food, drinks, or personal
13、 care products increased their share of the market by 3.3% over the last ten years to nearly 70%. Chinese buyers, especially the younger ones, dont just believe that foreign brands are better. Right now, Chinese buyers think China is good and Made in China is not bad at all, Charlie Chen, head of Ch
14、ina buyer research at Credit Suisse, told South China Morning Post in March.The Chinese smartphone market is controlled by home companiesHuawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Apple is the only foreign brand in the top five, but it has lost large ground to the home brands in recent years. Its market share
15、is believed to be down to 37% from a 2015 high of 54%.（1）The main topic of the passage is . A . the quality of Chinese productsB . the changes in Chinese buyers thinkingC . Chinese products in the eye of foreignersD . differences between older and younger Chinese buyers（2）People with a home brand bias will . A . make their own products at homeB . prefer home brands to foreign brandsC . refuse to buy products made outside ChinaD . find a big difference between China and Europe（3）It can be inferred (推断) from paragraph 7 that . A . the price of
