9年級(jí)星級(jí)閱讀訓(xùn)練Test2

1、Test2ACompletethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce（將下列單詞或詞組填入空格。每空格限填一詞，每詞只能填一次）：A.eventhoughB.strongC.comeoutD.raiseE.connectWhatdomothersinyourcountrydowhenachild'stoothfallsout?Japanesemothersthrowupperteethunderthehouse,andlowerteethontotheroof.TheJapane

2、sethinkamousecaneatanything.Sotheysay,“Yournewtoothwillbe1.justlikeamouse'stooth!”InNigeria,mothershidethetooth.ANigerianmomsays,Mr.Mouse,pleasedonoteatthistooth,orthenewtoothwillnot2.Ifyoueatthistooth,Iwilllookforyoueverywhereandkillyou.”HowinterestingthatpeopleinbothJapanandNigeria3ababytoothw

3、ithamouse!It'salsointerestingthatthesetwocountrieshavesimilarcustoms4theyaresofarapart.A.dangerousB.driversC.betterD.responsiblyE.serviceThere'snewtaxibusinessinDakar,thecapitaloftheAfricanationofSenegal.ItsnameisTaxiSistersandallofits5arewomen.Theyaregettingalotofattention,becauseuntilnowon

4、lymenwerehiredtodrivetaxis.Infact,whenitcomestodrivingataxi,somepeoplethinkthewomencandoajobthanthemen.Mosttaxisdrivenbymenareold,hot,anduncomfortable.Also,themenusuallyhavehaddrivinghabits.Theydriveonthesidewalksanddonotobeytrafficlights.Thismakesridingintheirtaxis.However,TaxiSisterscabsarebrand-n

5、ew,andallthevehicleshaveairconditioning.Mostcityresidentsarehappyaboutthechange.Inadditiontotheaddedcomfort,theyfeelthatthewomendrivemorethanthemen.BChoosethebestanswer（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選才I最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢福篧henmyfatherwasgettingreadyforwork,ourhousewasruledbyknocksandwords.Heusedtocomedownstairstobreakfast.Themorningp

6、aperlaybesidehisplate.HealwaysreadtheDeaths"first,andthenheknockedonceonthetable.Oneofmysistersbroughthisbread,alreadybutteredforhim.Usuallyhesaidnothing,butonceIheardhimsay,“Iloveyouverymuch,Edith.Iwouldloveyoumoreifyoubutteredmybreadonbothsides."Hereadthepaperallthroughbreakfast.Twoknock

7、sonthetablemeantIamreadyformytea."Ifasingleknockfollowedthatmeant,Morebread,第1頁(yè)please.”Afterbreakfasthesaid,“Boots.”Thepaperwasspreadforhimoverthebackofanarmchair.Yesterdayspaperwasputonthechairforhisfeet,andhisbootswerebroughttohim,freshlycleaned.Hereadstanding,atthesametimeputtingonhisbootsan

8、dtryingthelaces.Withonebootfinishedhesaid,“Bus.”Atthatpointoneofthegirlswentoutsidetothegardengateadwaitedthere.Herjobwastostopabuswhenitcame.Itcameearlysometimesandithadtowaitformyfather.“Overcoat,hat.”O(jiān)neofmysistershadalreadybrushedhisovercoat.Nowshehelditopenforhimandguidedhisarmsintoit.Anothergi

9、rlcamewithhishat,nicelybrushed.“Handkerchief,pie.”Theywerebroughtandput,withhistobacco,intohispocket.Helookedoutofthewindowandsaideither“Walkingstick”or“Umbrella”.Itwashandedtohim.Readynow,hewasstillreadingthepaper.Hedidntputitdownuntilheheardtheshout“Buscoming!”Thenhekissedmymotherandwentout.Thegir

10、lsbreathedfreely.Howluckyamanwastohaveawifeandfivedaughtersathome!1. Whenthefathermadethefirstknock,hemeant.A. hehadbeguntoreadthemorningnewspaperB. hisbreakfastshouldbeginC. hewouldstarttoreadtheotherpartsofthepaperD. hewasmadetofeelsadbythe“Deaths”news2. Whatdoes“Edith”mean?A.AkindofbreadB.Thewrit

11、erC.Oneofthewriterssisters.D.Thewritersmother.3. Allthedaughterswerequitebusyinthemorningbecause.A. eachofthemhadtostartandfinishherjobjustontimeB. theirfatheralwaysgavedifferentinstructionsatthesametimeC. theirfatherneverhelpedthemD. theywerenotcleverorquickenoughtodotheirjobs.4. Whatwasthefathersf

12、avorite?A.Havingbreadbutteredonbothsides.B.Readingnewspaper.C.Beingcleanandtidy.D.Givinginstructions.5. Whendidtheirfatherputthenewspaperdown?A.Atthebreakfasttime.B.Whenheheardtheshout“Busscoming.”第2頁(yè)D.Beforegoingtowork.C.Afterreadingthenewspaper.6. Fromthestorywemayseethat.A. thefatherwassolazythat

13、hehardlydidanything.B. thefatherwashatedbyallhisdaughters.C. everygirlinthefamilywasafraidtodowrongbecausetheydidntknowclearlyenoughwhattodo.D. thefatherwasthe“center”ofthefamily.CChoosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage（選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞語(yǔ)完成短文）:HaveyoueverheardaboutPolarBear（北極熊）ClubinNewYork?These

14、“PolarBears”arepeoplewhomeetinthewintertoswiminfreezingcoldwater.ThemembersofthePolarBearClubareabovetheageof60.Membersmustsatisfytworequirements.First,theymustgetalongwellwitheveryoneelseinthegroup:thisisverybecausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheclub.PolarBearsmustalsoagreetoswimoutdoorsa

15、tleasttwiceamonthfromNovemberthroughFebruary.Doctorsdontthemedicaleffectsofc-owldaterswimming.Somethinkthatthebodystemperaturdropssolowincold-waterswimmingthatfinallytheheartstops.Butotherdoctorsthinkdifferently.Theypointoutthatthereismoredangerofaheartattackduringswimmingbecausethedifferencebetween

16、theairtemperatureismuchgreaterinsummerthaninwinter.ThePolarBearsthemselvesaresatisfiedwiththeadvantagesofcold-waterswimming.Theysaythattheirfavouriteformofexerciseisverygoodforthecirculatorysystem（循環(huán)系統(tǒng)）becauseitmakesthebloodmovefasttokeepthebodywarm.Cold-waterswimmersusuallyturnbrightredafterafewmin

17、utesinthewater.Apersonwhoturnsbrightredafterafewminutesinthewater.Apersonwhoturnsblueprobablyhasaverycirculatorysystemandcouldnottrycold-waterswimming.ThePolarBearslovetoswimalltheyearround.Theyfinditfunandrelaxing.Asone70-year-oldwomensays,“WhenIgointothewater,Ithrowmyintotheoceanandletthewatercarr

18、ythemaway.WhenIgetoutofthewater,Ifeelhappyagain.”1.A.safelyB.regularlyC.carefullyD.quietly2.A.importantB.interestingC.specialD.exciting3.A.talkaboutB.careforC.agreeaboutD.relyon4.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter5.A.strangeB.oldC.ableD.poor6.A.rubbishB.troublesC.clothesD.hopesDReadthepassageandfillin

19、theblankswithsuitablewords（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順。每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）:VincentVanGoghwasoneofthemostfamousDutchartistsofthe19thcentury.Overthecourseofhis37years,VanGoghpaintedsomeofthemostrenowned（著名的）paintingsofourt.Attheageofsixteen,hebeganacareernotasapainterbutasanartsalesmanforthefirmGoupil&Cie.Van

20、Goghspentsevenyearswiththefirm,butbecameunhappy.Inthefollowingyears,VanGoghwentfromjobtojob,livinginvcitiesinEurope.VanGoghwasnotcofhisownabilities,butthroughtheencouragementandsupportofhisbelovedbrother,Theo,hewenttoBrusselstobeginstudiesinart.Duringthenext10years,hepainted872paintings.AlthoughVanG

21、oghisaworld-famousartisttoday,hewaslknowntotheartworldwhilehewasalive.Hesoldonlyonepaintingduringhislifetimebuthisfamegrewrapidlyintheyearsafterhisdeath.LaterVanGoghalsosfromseveredepressionandwasadmittedtoanasylum（精神病院）.WhileintheasylumVanGoghpaintedoneofhisbest-knownpaintings-StarryNight.OnJuly27,

22、1890VincentVanGoghshothimselfinthechestinawheatfield.Twodayslaterhediedwithhisyoungerbrother,Theo,byhiss.VanGoghproducedmorethan2,000artworks,consistingofaround900paintingsand1100drawingsandsketches.Hisworkwasastronginfluenceonthemodernart,andtodaymanyofhispieces,includinghisnumerouss-portraits,land

23、scapes（風(fēng)景畫）andoilpaintings,areamongtheworld'smostrecognizableandexpensiveworksofart.EAnswerthequestions（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問(wèn)題）:Haveyoueverheardaboutteleworking?Itmeansworkingfromadistance,inotherwords,notworkinginanofficebutworkingathome.YouusethecomputerandtheInternettokeepintouchwithyourboss,butinstea

24、dofbeingtiredofanofficedesk,youcanworkinyourowncomfortablehome.Theideasoundsnice,doesn'tit?YoucandoallyourresearchontheWorldWideWeb,andsendinallyourworkbye-mail.Well,that'sexactlywhatmybosssaidtometwoyearsago."Jenny,howwouldyouliketoworkathome?"hesaid.Atfirsteverythingwasgreat.Myjo

25、bwaseditingarticlesforauniversity,andsoIspentmostofmytimesittinginfrontofamonitorandtypingbusilyatthekeyboard.ThroughtheInternetIhadaccesstoalltheinformationIcouldpossiblywant.Itwasreallygoodbeingathome,too.Ididn'thavetowasteanytimetravelling,andIcouldstopandmakemyselfacupofcoffeeorasandwichifIwantedtoIwasquitefreeandhappy.第4頁(yè)Butthenthingsstartedtochange.Iputonweight,becauseIwasn'tgoingoutasmuchasIhadbefore.Istoppedwearingsmartdresses,becauseajoggingsuitandtrainersweresomuchmorecomfortable.MyfriendsstoppedtelephoningbecauseIdidn'tm