北京市四中2020-2021学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

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北京市四中2020-2021学年九年级上学期期中英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________


一、单项选择
1．We plan to go boating in Beihai Park this Saturday morning. Would you like to join ________?
A．we B．us C．our D．ours
2．Our school held a sports meeting _________September, 30.
A．at B．in C．to D．on
3．_________ I have difficulties in learning math, I never give up.
A．So B．Although C．Because D．Until
4．Daniel _________ in the same school since he came back from England.
A．stayed B．was staying C．will stay D．has stayed
5．一Eric, what did you do yesterday afternoon?
一I _________ to the school reading room with Jack.
A．went B．have been C．will go D．am going
6．Don't worry, mum! I'm feeling much _________ than yesterday.
A．good B．well C．better D．best
7．—My friends and I _________ Shanghai Disneyland this winter holiday.
—Have a good trip!
A．have visited B．visit C．visited D．will visit
8．—What were you doing when others were busy doing cleaning?
—I _________ mistakes in my test paper.
A．am correcting B．corrected C．was correcting D．correct
9．—Sam, _________ have you kept the book Journey to the West?
—For more than a week.
A．how often B．how many C．how long D．how far
10．—Jerry, I've heard that you are coming to Beijing.
—Yes. As soon as I _________ in Beijing, I will call you.
A．arrive B．arrives C．will arrive D．arrived
11．Our school has a long history and it _________ in 1907.
A．built B．build C．was built D．is built
12．—Could you tell me ________?
—I bought it in the shopping mall near my home.
A．where will you buy the camera B．where you will buy the camera
C．where did you buy the camera D．where you bought the camera

二、完型填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Queen of the Ice
I get into position and take a deep breath. The music starts and my mind focuses on one thing: my figure skating (花样滑冰) routine. Dressed in my shining blue dress and 13 across the ice, I feel free. I started figure skating again in 2018 after the Pyeong Chang Winter Olympic Games. However, relearning figure skating at an older age is not 14 . Balancing on those 1.5 mm wide steel blades (冰刀) and stepping onto the clear ice for the first time in years, feelings of excitement and panic overwhelmed (充满) me at the same time. I did not remember any of the 15 or spins that I had learned as a child. To make my anxiety worse, kids much younger than me were doing double or triple rotation jumps (旋转与跳跃) and difficult spin variations. I felt so out of place.
Did I really 16 here?" You have as much right to be here as anyone else,” my Olympian coach encouraged me. I was very grateful that I had found a coach that treated me the same as her other students who competed internationally. Every day at practice, she 17 me beyond my limits. The ice is as unforgiving as life.
During the course of learning new jumps and spins, falls are unavoidable. Whenever I learn a move, I commit to practicing and falling for hours on end, and there would still be a large chance that I could not finish it. Many times I have asked myself, “Was it really worth it? So many hours of practice, and so much 18 spent on coaching and skates, for what?" Despite these pains, every time I feel the wind rushing past my face as I glide across the ice, I am reminded of the reason that I started skating: this is the 19 thing I will get to flying.
The pain is temporary, but the joy of landing that jump I have worked on for months is something I would not 20 for the world. Fall down seven times, get up eight!
13．A．flying B．skiing C．running D．walking
14．A．hard B．easy C．enjoyable D．possible
15．A．dances B．moves C．jumps D．falls
16．A．try B．work C．care D．belong
17．A．shows B．treats C．helps D．pushes
18．A．time B．energy C．money D．pains
19．A．fastest B．closest C．finest D．easiest
20．A．trade B．change C．earn D．give


三、阅读单选

Statue of Zeus
The Statue of Zeus was built in Olympia, Greece in 457 B．C．This statue was built to honor the Greek god Zeus. The statue was as tall as 13 meters! It was made of wood and decorated with gold and ivory. Unfortunately, the statue was destroyed by a fire and is no longer there for us to see.
Temple of Artemis
This is located on the west coast of modern Turkey. Built around 550 B．C．, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was considered the most beautiful structure on earth.
It was built to honor the goddess of hunting. The temple was later burned down and now there is only a field where this wonder once stood.
Great Pyramid of Khufu
Pyramids were built as tombs for the leaders of Egypt. This pyramid was built by King Khufu around 2560 B．C．When it was built, its height was around 146 meters. But now it is only 137 meters. For a long time, the Great Pyramid was believed to be the tallest structure in the world. Many travelers still visit the Great Pyramid today.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is special because people do not know for sure if it was real. Old books say the garden was built around 600 B．C．
These gardens were built by a king for his wife. Living in the desert, she missed the plants at her old home. The king wanted to make his queen like their new home more.

21．Which wonder was built to honor the goddess of hunting?
A．Statue of Zeus. B．Temple of Artemis.
C．Great Pyramid of Khufu. D．Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
22．Which wonder was built for the king's wife?
A．Hanging Gardens of Babylon. B．Great Pyramid of Khufu.
C．Statue of Zeus. D．Temple of Artemis.
23．Which wonder is still there for us to see?
A．Statue of Zeus. B．Temple of Artemis.
C．Great Pyramid of Khufu. D．Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

I always knew Felix was special. He had been Mrs. Raymond's class pet for about 10 months. This summer, I was the lucky one who got to take him home. Felix, by the way is a hamster （仓鼠）.
As I said, I always knew he was special. Every school day when I checked on him, he would say, “Good morning, Tommy.” When I saw him sitting in his cage counting on his claws （爪子）during math class, I knew something was up for sure.
On the first day of summer, I took my pocket money and my mom to the pet store. I bought some tunnels （隧道）to add to Felix's cage. Felix loved his tunnels. By the end of the first week. Mom said, "Enough already,5, so I stopped adding tunnels. There were 376 feet of them.
One night, I couldn't fall asleep, so I went down to talk to Felix. He was running on his wheel. He apologized for not being able to chat. But he was trying to break a speed record. I watched for a while. I clocked him at 41 miles per hour.
The next night. Dad came down to watch. He had a brilliant idea. He fixed a generator （发电机）to Felix's wheel. Now, Felix makes electricity for us. We haven’t had a bill from the electric company for two months.
Here's another reason I knew Felix was special. Back in Room 144,whenever it was time for music, I would see Felix tapping （轻拍）his little claws against the bars of the cage.
Now that summer is almost over. I'm kind of sad about having to take Felix back to Mrs. Raymond. Dad says he'll miss not having to pay any electric bills.
24．From Paragraph 2 we know that _________.
A．the writer was friendly to the class pet
B．the writer taught the class pet to say hello
C．the class pet taught us math at all times
D．the class pet worked as a guide in the classroom
25．The writer bought so many tunnels just because he/she _________.
A．liked to play hide-and-seek B．wanted to make Felix happy
C．decided to take exercise every day D．promised to feed Felix well
26．From the last paragraph we can learn that ________.
A．the writer might take Felix home next summer
B．the father would make money by producing electricity
C．Mrs. Raymond would buy more tunnels for Felix
D．there would be more class pets raised in the writer’s class

Early last year, a French art group known as Obvious stated that their artificial intelligence（AI）had managed to "create" art. Christie's (佳士得拍卖行) was expecting less than $ 10,000. In the end, it was sold at $ 432,500!
The painting was the first piece of AI art to have been sold at auction (拍卖). Soon questions rang through the media: Is this art? Who is the artist? How about the owner? Are machines now creative, too?
All good questions——but too early. The technology is far from advanced, as Obvious suggested, because the public is completely confused about what AI is, and what it is able to do.
In fact? The painting was just one of the countless artworks AI could produce. It was the team behind Obvious that chose this one. And they got involved in the whole process. They first programed (编写程序) the AI, and then they chose 15,000 existing paintings to train the software. Connecting the painting with the algorithm (计算程序) was just a clever marketing tool. AI did not produce the painting on its own at all.
Dozens of artists are using the same software as Obvious, but none of them are worried about being replaced. As they build the machine themselves and work with it every day, they know how limited it is. What interests the artists is co-creation: the way AI lets them go beyond their natural ability.
Artists also laugh at the idea that AI is creative. It certainly creates things, sometimes in new and effective ways, but it does so without a purpose. It is the artist who explains its output (输出). “You make a fire and produces interesting shapes, but in the end the fire is not creative. AI is a glorified (美化了的) campfire," said one of the pioneers of using AI in art.
27．What can we know about the painting sold at auction?
A．It was created by a French artist alone.
B．It was sold at a much lower price than expected.
C．It was the first piece of AI art in the world.
D．It attracted a great deal of media attention.
28．Paragraph 4 mainly talks about ________.
A．what kind of paintings AI could create alone
B．How AI produced the painting in its own way
C．Why the painting was connected with the algorithm
D．who made it possible for AI to create the painting
29．It can be inferred from the passage that the AI technology can ________.
A．produce countless artworks B．program on its own
C．think independently D．replace the artists

It seems that we have it backward in our society. We tend to look up to people who are under a great deal of stress, who can deal with lots of stress, and those who are under a great deal of pressure. When someone says, “I've been working really hard," or "I'm really stressed out," we are taught to admire, even copy what they do. In my work as a stress consultant （顾问）I hear the proud words "I have a very high tolerance （忍耐力； 忍受力）to stress" almost every day. It probably won't come as a surprise that when these stressed-out people first arrive at my office, more often than not, what they are hoping for are methods to raise their tolerance to stress even higher so they can deal with even more!
Luckily, there is a powerful law in our emotional environment that goes something like this: our present level of stress will be exactly that of our tolerance to stress. You'll notice that the people who say, “I can deal with lots of stress" will always be under a great deal of it! So, if you teach people to raise their tolerance to stress, that's exactly what will happen. They will accept even more responsibility until again, their level of stress matches that of their tolerance. Usually it takes a serious problem of some kind to wake up a stressed-out person to their own craziness一a great loss, a complete failure, or an unexpected illness一something happens that forces them to search for a new kind of method.
It may seem strange, but if you were to join in the stress management workshop, what you would probably learn is to raise your tolerance to stress. It seems that even stress consultants are stressed out!
What you want to start doing is noticing your stress early before it gets out of hand. When your schedule （日程安排）is getting out of hand, it's a sign that it's time to slow down and reconsider what's important rather than power through everything on the list. When you're feeling out of control and tired of all you have to do, rather than roll up your sleeves and "get to it,” a better method is to relax, take a few deep breaths, and go for a short walk. You'll find that when you catch yourself getting too stressed out一early, before it gets out of control一your stress will be like the "snowball" rolling down the hill. When it's small, it's manageable and easy to control. Once it gathers more, however, it's difficult, if not impossible, to stop.
There's no need to worry that you won't get it all done. When your mind is clear and peaceful and your stress level comes down, you'll be more effective and you'll have more fun. As you lower your tolerance to stress, you will find that you'll have far less stress to deal with, as well as creative ideas for dealing with the stress that is left over.
30．People hoping to raise their tolerance will probably_________.
A．shoulder fewer responsibilities B．have to deal with more stress
C．refuse to listen to the consultant D．manage to solve problems well
31．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 probably means _________.
A．the level of stress differs from their tolerance
B．the level of stress changes with their tolerance
C．the level of stress goes beyond their tolerance
D．the level of stress falls below their tolerance
32．What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A．We should follow our schedule and power through everything on the list.
B．Rolling the snowball down the hill can help us relax and feel less stressed.
C．It's wise to notice the early sign of stress and manage it as soon as possible.
D．Going for a walk is a better choice when you are tired of what you're doing.
33．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Lower Your Tolerance to Stress B．Turn to Your Consultant for Help
C．Better Your Emotional Environment D．Get Close to Nature to Lower Stress


四、阅读回答问题
Coming to a Full Stop
In the third century BC, the full stop, or period, was introduced by Greek literary critic Aristophanes of Byzantium. This punctuation mark（标点符号）is used to show the end of a sentence.
However, the full stop has a different meaning to teenagers and those in their early 20s, who see this punctuation mark as a sign of anger. And there is a reason for that.
The younger generation has grown up using the texts as their primary means of communication. When sending messages, they tend to break up their thoughts by sending each one as a separate message, instead of using a full stop. Some have said the full stop is unnecessary when used in texting because the message is ended just by sending it.
According to the Telegraph, linguist （语言学家）Lauren Fonteyn of Leiden University in the Netherlands, tweeted: “If you send a text message without a full stop, it's already obvious that you've concluded the message." "So if you add that additional marker for completion, they will read something into it and it tends to be a falling intonation （语调）or negative tone. "
David Crystal, one of the world's leading language experts, argues that the usage of full stops is being" revised （修改）in a really fundamental way". In his book Making a Point, he says that the punctuation mark has become an "emotion marker" hat reminds the recipient （接受者）that the sender is angry or annoyed.
Though the full stop has taken on a different meaning to the younger generation, expert shave noted that it is important to take context （语境）into consideration. For example, using full stops in an email is perfectly acceptable and is not considered rude.
34．What is the full stop used to show?
_________________________________________
35．How do teenagers see the meaning of the full stop?
_________________________________________
36．Why have some young people said the full stop is unnecessary when used in texting?
_________________________________________
37．Do Lauren Fonteyn and David Crystal agree with each other?
_________________________________________
38．What's the passage mainly about?
_________________________________________


五、电子邮件
39． 根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于60词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
假如你是红星中学志愿者李华。本周日，你将带领来你校访问的英国学生参观国家博物馆（the National Museum）。为了参观活动能顺利进行，请你给他们的group leader, Peter用英语写一封邮件。
内容包括：你们集合的时间和地点，你们在国家博物馆会进行一些什么活动，以及参观时的注意事项。
提示词语：school gate, video, Chinese paintings, exhibition, food and drinks
提示问题：1. When and where are you going to meet?
2. What are you going to do in the museum?
3. What rules should visitors follow there?
Dear Peter,
I am writing to tell you something about our visit to the National Museum. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua

参考答案
1．B
【详解】
句意：我们计划星期六上午去北海公园划船。你想加入我们吗?
考查代词辨析。we我们，主格；us我们，宾格；our我们的，形容词性的物主代词；ours我们的，名词性的物主代词。根据题干可知，join“加入”是动词，后接人称代词的宾格形式，故选B。
2．D
【详解】
句意：我们学校在九月三十号举行了一次运动会。
考查介词辨析。at用于具体的时刻前面；in用在年、月等的前面；to朝向；on用于具体的某一天或具体某一天的上午，下午或晚上。根据September, 30“九月三十日”，可知指的是具体的某一天，因此用介词on，故选D。
3．B
【详解】
句意：虽然我在学习数学上有困难，但我从不放弃。
考查从属连词辨析。So因此；Although虽然、尽管；Because因为；Until直到。根据“I have difficulties in learning math,”以及“I never give up.”可知，前后句之间存在一种相反的让步关系，因此用Although引导让步状语从句，故选B。
4．D
【详解】
句意：丹尼尔从英国回来后就一直待在同一所学校。
考查现在完成时态。根据“since he came back from England”可知，本句是since引导的时间状语从句，表示从过去开始，一直持续到现在的状态，因此时态用现在完成时，其结构为have/has+动词的过去分词，主语Daniel是第三人称单数，用has，stay的过去分词是stayed，故选D。
5．A
【详解】
句意：——埃里克，昨天下午你做什么了？——我和杰克一起去了学校阅览室。
考查动词时态辨析。yesterday afternoon昨天下午，是一般过去时的标志。根据语境，动词需用过去式，went是go的过去式，故选A。
6．C
【详解】
句意：别担心，妈妈!我感觉比昨天好多了。
考查形容词的比较级。good好的，形容词原级；well身体健康的，形容词原级；better更好的，比较级；best最好的，最高级。由后面的than可知是感觉比昨天好多了，应用比较级形式，故选C。
7．D
【详解】
句意：——我和我的朋友们今年寒假将去上海迪士尼参观。——祝你们旅途愉快。
考查一般将来时。根据“this winter holiday”结合语境，可知句子时态应用一般将来时，其结构为：will+动词原形，故选D。
8．C
【详解】
句意：——别人忙着打扫卫生的时候，你在干什么？——我正在改试卷上的错误。
考查过去进行时。根据上文“What were you doing”，可知句子时态用过去进行时，其结构为was/were+动词的现在分词，主语是I，用was，correct的现在分词是correcting，故选C。
9．C
【详解】
句意：——萨姆，这本《西游记》你借了多久了?——一个多星期了。
考查疑问词辨析。how often多久一次，提问频度；how many多少，提问数量；how long多久，提问时段；how far多远，提问距离；根据“For more than a week.”一个多星期，可知问的是时段，故选C。
10．A
【详解】
句意：——杰瑞，我听说你要来北京。——是的。我一到北京就给你打电话。
考查动词时态。由题干可知，本句是“as soon as”“一……就”引导的时间状语从句，如果主句是一般将来时，则从句要用一般现在时，因此排除C、D选项；主语I是第一人称，谓语动词用原形，排除B选项；故选A。
11．C
【详解】
句意：我们学校历史悠久，建于1907年。
考查动词语态辨析。it是指our school，是动词build的受动者，需用“be done”被动语态结构，可排除前两项。it是第三人称单数，由in 1907可知系动词用was，故选C。
12．D
【详解】
句意：——你能告诉我你在哪里买的照相机吗?——我在我家附近的购物中心买的。
考查宾语从句。根据“Could you tell me …？”可知本题考查宾语从句，宾语从句中的语序应用陈述语序，因此排除A、C选项；再由“I bought…”可知宾语从句的时态是一般过去时，因此排除B选项；故选D。

13．A
14．B
15．C
16．D
17．D
18．C
19．B
20．A
【分析】
文章大意：本文讲述了作者多年后重新回到花样滑冰场的感受和心路历程。
13．
句意：穿着我闪亮的蓝色裙子，在冰面上飞翔，我感觉很自由。
flying飞翔；skiing滑雪；running跑步；walking步行。根据“Dressed in my shining blue dress and … across the ice”可知，根据滑冰的速度以及文章倒数第二段的最后一句“this is the … thing I will get to flying.”以及选项提供的词汇，可知是感觉自己在冰面上飞翔。故选A。
14．
句意：然而，在年纪较大的时候重新学习花样滑冰并不容易。
hard艰难的；easy容易的；enjoyable有趣的；possible可能的。根据“However, relearning figure skating at an older age is not … .”可知，竞技运动年龄越大越艰难；题干句型表达的是否定，也就是不容易。故选B。
15．
句意：我不记得我小时候学过的任何跳跃和旋转。
dances舞蹈；moves移动；jumps跳跃；falls掉落。根据下文“kids much younger than me were doing double or triple rotation jumps (旋转与跳跃) and difficult spin variations.”结合“I did not remember any of the … or spins that I had learned as a child.”以及生活常识可知，花样滑冰的主体动作是跳跃和旋转。故选C。
16．
句意：我真的属于这里吗？
try尝试；work工作；care关心；belong属于。根据下文“‘You have as much right to be here as anyone else,’ my Olympian coach encouraged me.”可知，此处表示作者曾经持怀疑的心态，觉得自己的年龄不应该再从事这项运动，因此belong“属于”符合语境。故选D。
17．
句意：在每天的训练中，她都把我逼得超出我的极限。
shows展示；treats对待；helps帮助；pushes督促、向……施压。根据上文“I was very grateful that I had found a coach that treated me the same as her other students who competed internationally. ”及体育运动的训练方式，可知是超过极限地强制性训练，因此用pushes。故选D。
18．
句意：花这么多时间练习，花这么多钱在教练和溜冰鞋上，是为了什么？
time时间；energy精力；money金钱；pains疼痛。根据后面的“on coaching and skates”可知，找教练和买花样滑冰的必备器材，都需要花钱，故选C。
19．
句意：尽管有这些痛苦，每次当我在冰面上滑行时，我感到风从我的脸上掠过，我就会想起我开始滑冰的原因：这就是我要的最接近飞翔的感觉。
fastest最快的；closest最近的；finest 最好的；easiest最容易的。根据上文“Despite these pains, every time I feel the wind rushing past my face as I glide across the ice, I am reminded of the reason that I started skating: this is the … thing I will get to flying.”结合选项，可知用closest，表示近似于飞翔的感受，故选B。
20．
句意：这种痛苦是暂时的，但是在我努力了几个月之后，那跳起来落地的喜悦是我用任何东西都不会交易来的。
trade贸易、交易；change改变、变化；earn赚得；give给予。根据“The pain is temporary, but the joy of landing that jump I have worked on for months is something I would not … for the world.”结合选项及语境，可知，经过几个月的努力后，那跳起来落地的喜悦是我用任何东西都不会交易来的，故选A。

21．B
22．A
23．C
【分析】
文章大意：这篇材料介绍了世界上四处古代文化遗迹。
21．
细节理解题。根据Temple of Artemis中的信息“It was built to honor the goddess of hunting.”可知Artemis神庙是为了纪念狩猎女神的，故选B。
22．
细节理解题。根据Hanging Gardens of Babylon中的信息“These gardens were built by a king for his wife.”可知巴比伦的空中花园是一位国王为妻子建造的，故选A。
23．
细节理解题。根据Great Pyramid of Khufu中的信息“Many travelers still visit the Great Pyramid today.”可知，今天人们还可以看到胡夫金字塔，故选C。

24．A
25．B
26．A
【分析】
本文是记叙文，作者讲述了自己和宠物仓鼠菲利克斯的故事，表现了菲利克斯的聪明可爱。
24．
推理判断题。根据“Every school day when I checked on him…When I saw him sitting in his cage counting on his claws during math class”，可知作者对它很友好，故选A。
25．
细节理解题。根据“Felix loved his tunnels”，可知宠物仓鼠喜欢隧道，故选B。
26．
推理判断题。根据开头“This summer, I was the lucky one who got to take him home”和结尾“Now that summer is almost over. I'm kind of sad about having to take Felix back to Mrs. Raymond”，可推知作者可能会在明年夏天再带菲利克斯回家；the writer might take Felix home next summer说法正确，故选A。

27．D
28．D
29．A
【分析】
文章大意：本文主要讲述了AI技术创作绘画艺术品的相关情况。
27．
细节理解题。根据“The painting was the first piece of Al art to have been sold at auction (拍卖). Soon questions rang through the media: Is this art? Who is the artist? How about the owner? Are machines now creative, too?”这幅画是第一件由AI创作而拍卖的艺术品。很快媒体上就出现了问题：这是艺术吗？谁是艺术家？主人呢？机器现在也有创造力吗？因此可知，拍卖的那幅画引起了媒体的极大关注，故选D。
28．
段意归纳题。根据第四段中的信息“They first programed (编写程序) the AI, and then they chose 15,000 existing paintings to train the software. Connecting the painting with the algorithm (计算程序) was just a clever marketing tool. AI did not produce the painting on its own at all.”他们首先对AI编程，然后他们选择了15,000幅现有的画作来训练该软件。将绘画与算法相结合，是一种聪明的营销工具。这幅画根本不是AI自己画的。因此可知，本段主要讲述了是谁让AI创作了这幅画，故选D。
29．
推理判断题。根据“The painting was just one of the countless artworks AI could produce.”这幅画只是AI可以创作出的无数艺术品之一。因此可知AI技术可以创作出无数的艺术品，故选A。

30．B
31．B
32．C
33．A
【分析】
短文介绍的是帮助人们降低对压力的忍耐力的方法，告诉我们，当降低了对压力的容忍度就会发现自己要处理的压力少了很多，同时也会有更多的想法来处理剩下的压力。
30．
细节理解题。根据“We tend to look up to people who are under a great deal of stress, who can deal with lots of stress”，可知承受巨大压力的人往往能够应付很多的压力，故选B。
31．
推理判断题。根据“They will accept even more responsibility until again, their level of stress matches that of their tolerance”，可知压力水平是变化的，the level of stress changes with their tolerance“压力的程度随他们的承受能力而变化”符合题意，故选B。
32．
段意理解题。根据“What you want to start doing is noticing your stress early before it gets out of hand”，结合文段内容，可知我们在压力失控之前就注意到压力；It's wise to notice the early sign of stress and manage it as soon as possible符合段意，故选C。
33．
主旨大意题。根据最后一段“As you lower your tolerance to stress, you will find that you'll have far less stress to deal with, as well as creative ideas for dealing with the stress that is left over”，可知短文介绍的是降低人们对压力的忍耐力的方法，Lower Your Tolerance to Stress符合文意，故选A。

34．It is used to show the end of a sentence.
35．They see this punctuation mark as a sign of anger.
36．Because the message is ended just by sending it.
37．Yes. （Yes, they do. ）
38．The change of the meaning of the full stop and the reason for that. 或: How the meaning of the full stop changes and why. 或: The different meanings of the full stop and the reason for its change.
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了有关句号使用的相关情况。
34．
根据“This punctuation mark（标点符号）is used to show the end of a sentence”，可知，该标点符号用于表示句子的结束，故填It is used to show the end of a sentence。
35．
根据“However, the full stop has a different meaning to teenagers and those in their early 20s, who see this punctuation mark as a sign of anger”，可知，他们把这个标点符号看作是愤怒的信号，故填They see this punctuation mark as a sign of anger。
36．
根据“Some have said the full stop is unnecessary when used in texting because the message is ended just by sending it”，可知，一些年轻人认为在发短信时不用句号，因为发完短信就结束了，故填Because the message is ended just by sending it。
37．
根据Lauren的观点“If you send a text message without a full stop, it's already obvious that you've concluded the message”，可知，Lauren认为没有必要在短信后加句号，因为发送的短信后没有句号说明这条信息结束了。根据David的观点“In his book Making a Point, he says that the punctuation mark has become an "emotion marker" hat reminds the recipient （接受者）that the sender is angry or annoyed”，可知，他认为加句号表示信息发送者生气了，所以他也不建议加句号，故他们俩的意见是统一的，故填Yes（Yes, they do）。
38．
通读全文，可知，本文主要讲述了句号含义的变化以及变化的原因。故填The change of the meaning of the full stop and the reason for that 或: How the meaning of the full stop changes and why 或: The different meanings of the full stop and the reason for its change。
39．例文：
Dear Peter,
I am writing to tell you something about our visit to the National Museum. We are going to visit the National Museum this Sunday. We are going to meet at the school gate at 9:00 am. Then we will go there by coach.
We will have a variety of interesting activities. First, we will watch a video, which introduces Chinese paintings. Then we will admire an exhibition about the famous paintings by Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian. Finally, we will have some time to enjoy other exhibitions.
As visitors, we have some rules to follow. First, we are not allowed to run or shout in the museum. Second, we mustn't eat or drink anything there. Finally, we can't take any photos there.
I wish you all will have a nice time there.
Yours,
Li Hua
【详解】
1.题干解读：本文是一篇书信作文，以李华的名义给Peter写一封电子邮件，邀请他参观国家博物馆。文章中需介绍见面的时间地点、活动内容、参观的注意事项。
2.写作指导：文章应以第一人称、一般将来时为主，可使用be going to或will do结构，注意主谓一致问题；写作时注意分段叙述，第一段介绍见面的时间地点；第二段介绍活动内容；第三段介绍注意事项；保证文章条理清晰，语句通顺。