广东省广州市越秀区第十六中学教育集团2025-2026学年九年级上学期10月月考英语试卷

As the lever  5 as his tool, for a short time, Archimedes 6 lifted the rock. The boy watched in amazement as the heavy object rose from the ground. Archimedes explained that the lever allowed us to apply a 7 force over a greater distance, resulting in a larger force at 8 end of the lever. This principle allowed us 9 heavy objects with less effort.

Inspired by this simple but powerful example, the boy finally 10 the importance of Archimedes' words. He understood with the right tools and techniques, even the most difficult tasks could become manageable. Archimedes' amazing 11 quickly spread across the community, and people started 12 levers to make their work easier.

Archimedes' breakthrough completely changed how people 13 handle heavy objects and had a long-lasting effect on engineering and building. From that day forward, Archimedes became famous for 14 understanding of the lever. His saying, "If you give me a firm support, I can move the world!" continues to inspire 15 scientists, engineers, and students to this day.

I decided to find out if he really meant what he said. "OK. I'll give you one pound an hour, if you 2 a brick (砖块) under your arm and walk around the square for five hours without stopping." "Thank you, sir. I will."

I found a brick and started him on his walk before I went to my 3. I never thought he would do what he had said.

When I came back five hours later, I saw him still 4, with the brick under his arm. I stopped him and gave him five pounds. He thanked me and told me that some people had 5 to help him when they knew why he was doing all this. He said they would give him work directly, but he 6. Before leaving, he asked if I would give him the 7. I did.

Several years later, a well-dressed man greeted me on a train. Seeing I was not sure who he was, he 8 that he was the brick man and had his own business now. "You know, I still keep that brick and always consider it as the most 9 thing I have because it has brought me luck and success."

In fact, it was not the brick that made the man successful, but his faithfulness (坚定) in doing 10 a very little thing.

When he finished eating, Louis grabbed his baseball cap and his backpack, and he waved good-bye to Mom.

"Have a wonderful first day at school, Louis!" she called after him.

As soon as Louis opened the door and stepped out, huge drops of rain suddenly started falling. Louis looked up and was surprised to see grey clouds covering the entire sky. The weather forecast had been for a beautiful, sunny day but it was raining outside! Louis quickly came back inside the house.

Louis needed to do something at once, because the school bus was going to arrive any minute. Louis patiently tried to think of what he could do. Then he put on his raincoat and rain boots and took his umbrella.

Then Louts headed out the door again. He wouldn't let anything else ruin (毁坏) his first day of school. He carefully walked to the corner where he waited for the school bus. Within minutes, the big yellow bus drove up. As it was coming to a stop, the bus went through a huge puddle and splashed the water right on Louis!

Louis could have been upset about this accident, but instead he put on a smile. "Thanks for waking me up with a splash!" he said to the bus driver. "It's a good thing I was wearing my raincoat."

Most people would have thought that the day was off to an awful start. It might have been enough to put anyone in a bad mood, but Louis is not like most people! He remained cheerful and upbeat. He still loved the first day of school, and he was certain that exciting things were still going to happen on this day.

Only five sports have been in every Olympic Games. They are track and field, swimming, fencing, cycling, and gymnastics. Other sports come and go in the Olympic Games. For example, tennis was an Olympic sport from 1896 until 1924. It was a hit among the athletes all over the world when it first appeared. However, it did not appear in the Olympics until 1988. Baseball, badminton, and taekwondo are more recent additions to the Olympic Games.

It is the job of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to add and remove sports from the Olympic Games. A sport has to be popular in at least 50 countries on three continents before it can be added. However, the IOC doesn't want to add more sports to the Olympic Games without eliminating (消除) others. The IOC is afraid that there will be too many sports in the Olympics.

Artistic events were also a part of the Olympic Games from 1912 to 1948. There were contests in architecture, music, literature, and painting. Today some people think that artistic events and games such as chess should be part of the Olympics. However, many people oppose this idea.

The Olympic Games today are different from the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. These differences lead to the changing definition and popularity of sports.

       Neuralink, US businessman Elon Musk's company, has developed a chip that was implanted into the head of a pig. On Aug 28, Musk did a livestream on how it works by showing the signal transmission.

       The chip is the size of a coin. It has over 3,000 electrodes(电极) that can monitor about 1000 neurons(神经元). So in the livestream while the pig was breathing, people could see its brain activity on a large screen. If this technology is used on humans, after the chip picks up signals in the brain, these signals will be sent to nearby computers or APPs and then be translated into actions, such as moving an arm or leg.

       It's not a dream for people to use a small chip to change their life with their minds. For now the goal is to use it to help disabled people. They could control artificial limbs(假肢) with their minds and move around more easily. People could even use the technology to play video games or drive cars.

       However, there is still a long way to make these things happen. The chip can send signals from about 500 neurons in the pig's brain. However, the human brain has 80 billion neurons. Also, it is not safe to implant the chip yet, it could harm the brain. Hackers(黑客) could also hack into the chip and control others' thoughts and feelings. There is another problem, too. When humans are connected to computers, are they still humans?

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Family meals are an important part of living with a family. A recent survey shows that most children and teenagers share a meal with their family at least four times a week. This is a very good sign.

Sharing a meal can help a family stick together. Family meals help to strengthen（加强） each family member's sense of belonging. It can also teach younger people about their culture by eating traditional food.

All these help family members learn patience and respect for each other.

Parents can keep an eye on their children's moods and feelings at this time. They can discuss problems. All these are really helpful in their growth. Studies show that eating together helps to reduce the risk that a child will smoke, get into fight or do something wrong. Family meals help a family build up a healthy body, too. Families who share meals together often eat more fruits and vegetables. These families don't eat at fast-food restaurants as often as families that do not eat a shared meal.

A. It is because there are many advantages for families to have dinner together.

B. Children who eat with their families are likely to earn higher grades and make more friends.

C. Family meals also play an important part in child development.

D. Family members can also feel relaxed during this time and enjoy each other's company.

E. So parents can ensure that their children are eating healthy food through family meals.

Many students have trouble communicating with their parents. Because of this, it s that many things can cause problems between children and parents.

Here are three common reasons which lead to nervousness between children and parents. Firstly, most children are e to get high scores in exams by their parents, making them feel stressed. Secondly, some parents want to know every detail of their children's life at school. However, children don't like s their stories with their parents. Thirdly, parents usually feel a when their children's rooms are in a mess while children also get angry when parents enter without asking.

In order to improve parent-child r, both children and parents should spend more time communicating with each other.

One day, whether his crown was made completely of gold, King Hiero asked Archimedes for help.

Archimedes had a clever idea the king's problem when he took a bath at home.

The King Archimedes's idea.

He said to Archimedes: "It is nice you me the truth."

The crown maker , but the king was very angry and sent him to prison.

Hello, everyone!

My name is Alex. I'm a ninth-grade student. I'm having a hard time recently. Firstly, with the exams coming, I have to stay up late to finish my homework. That means I have no time for my favorite sport, basketball. I feel quite bored. Secondly, I want to improve my English, but I always make mistakes in grammar and spelling. I don't know what to do. These problems are making me worried. I need your advice. Thank you!

Yours,

Alex

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1.表达你对Alex的理解，并给予安慰；

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