新目標九年級英語模擬試題

新目標九年級英語模擬試題一、閱讀理解閱讀A、B兩篇材料，然后從各小題所給的四個選項中選出最佳選項。ALifecanbeboringifwedon'thaveanydreams.Doyouhaveanydreams?Mydad'sdreamisto

sail

(駕駛帆船)aroundthe

world.Heoftentalksaboutitwithhisbestfriend.

Thissummerholiday,myfatherdecidedtoborrow

aboatwithhisbestfriendandtakeusalltoalaketo

testhisskills.Theyborrowedabigboatandbeganthejourneyonasunnyday.Everythingwentwellonthefirstday.

Thewaterwas

calm

(平靜的).Therewasnowind.It

feltlikemydad'sdreamwascomingtrue.Butthenextday,whenwesailedtotheriverthatconnectedtothelake,astrongwindcameup.Theboat

startedto

bounce

(上下晃動).Itwasalittlescary.The

motherstriedtheirbesttoholdthekids.Therivergotwiderandwider.Andthe

waves

(波浪)becamestronger.Thewindwasblowingourboat

farfromland.Mydadhadtroublecontrollingtheboat.

Hisbestfriendcametohelpbutfailed.Theydecided

thatweshouldgoback.Wemadeitsafelybacktoaplacewherethewaterwascalm.Dadsaid,"Todaywelearnedagoodlesson.

Itisgoodtohavedreams.Butitisalsoimportantto

properlypreparebeforetryingtoachievethem.”Dad'sdreamisstilltosailaroundtheworld.Heknowsthatdreamswillcometrueifyoureallywant

themto.Buthealsoknowsthathehasalottolearn

beforesettingoutontheopenocean.1.Howmightthewriter'sfatherfeelonthefirstdayofthetrip?A.Nervous.

B.Happy.

C.Proud.

D.Embarrassed.2.Whathappenedontheseconddayofthetrip?A.Itbegantorain.B.Somekidsgotseriouslyill.C.Theboathadasmallholeinit.D.Astrongwindmadeithardtosail.3.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Thinktwicebeforewedosomething.B.Tobesuccessful,wehavetotryourbest.C.Don'tbeafraidtoaskforhelpwhenwe'reintrouble.D.Toachievesomething,wemustfirstmakealotofpreparation.BBrandonCollins-GreenisamanfromCanada.BecauseofhisloveforChinesepoetry,hespends

nearly10hoursadaytranslatingChinesepoemsinto

English.Hehastranslatedmorethan1,000Chinese

poemsinaboutsixyears.Afterhefinishestranslatingapoem,Collins-GreenoftenwritesdowntheEnglish

version

(版本)onapiece

ofpaperwithabrushpen,andthendrawsapicture

besidethepoem,hopingtofullyshowthebeautyof

Chinesepoetry.Collins-Greenisnowstudyingforhis

doctor's

degree

(博士學位)inChina.AsaChinesepoetrylover,

themanstartedtostudyChinesepoemsandtranslate

themintoEnglishyearsago.Duringtheprocess,hehas

alsogotadeeperunderstandingoftheChinese

language.Collins-GreenhadthoughtaboutlearninganotherforeignlanguageafterhisChinesewasgoodenough,

butthatdayhasn'tarrivedyetbecausehehasfound

thatthere'salwaysnewknowledgetolearninChinese.“Thelanguageisworthalifetimeoflearning,”said

Collins-Green.Collins-Greenhasasmall

workshop

(工作坊)near

hisuniversityinBeijing.There,hisworkscanbeseen

risingtoaheightofnearlyhalfameter.“Thisplaceis

small,butIlikeitverymuchbecausethisiswhereIcan

focuson

mytranslationworkandcanbe

productive

(多產(chǎn)的),”saidCollins-Green."Whenmyfriendsathomeseemyworks,theyalsothinkthatChinesepoemsarereallyinteresting,”Collins-Greensaid.Themanhopesthathecanhelp

promote

(促進)culturalexchangesbetweenChinaand

theWesternworldthroughhistranslation.4.FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthatCollins-Greenisa_______man.A.friendlyB.humorous

C.hard-working

D.warm-hearted5.WhatdoweknowaboutCollins-Green?A.Hehasjustgothisdoctor'sdegree.B.HeislearningtowritepoemsinChinese.C.HecametoChinatolearntowritewithabrushpen.D.Heoftencreatesapictureforeachpoemhetranslates.6.Collins-Greenhasn'tlearnedotherforeignlanguagesbecausehe_______.A.istoobusywithhisstudiesB.thinkstheyaretoodifficultC.isonlyinterestedinChineseD.stillhasalottolearnaboutChinese7.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"focuson"inParagraph5mean?A.Payattentionto.B.Lookforwardto.C.Lookbackat.D.Comeupwith.8.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.UsefultranslationskillsB.ThebeautyoftheChineselanguageC.AspecialChinesepoetryloverandtranslatorD.CulturalexchangesbetweenChinaandCanada二.任務(wù)型閱讀閱讀下面短文，按要求完成9～13題。Weoftenthinkofreusingasawaytohelpsave

moneyorprotecttheenvironment.Butsomepeoplesee

itasachancetocreate.Anyobjectcanbereusedto

makesomethingamazing.Reusingisalsoawaytohelp

usthinkaboutthingsinnewanddifferentways.Usingfoundobjectstocreateartisnotnew.Foundartbecamepopularinthe1900s.Foundartmadepeople

thinkaboutthethingsaroundtheminadifferentway.

Manythingscouldbemadeintoart!Todaymanyartistsstillcreateartfromthingstheyfind.Sometimestheyusethingsastheyfindthem,and

othertimestheymakechangestothethingstheyfind.

Sometimestheyuserubbish.Therubbishfromour

homeshasplentyofmetal,plastic,

rubberand

cardboard

(橡膠和硬紙板).Artistsmightalsouseold

toys,oldnewspapersandsoon.DanRawlings,a

Britishartist,makes

sculptures

(雕塑品)fromoldmetal

tools.TheSouthKoreanartistYongHoJimakes

sculpturesfromold

rubber

tires

(輪胎).Hissculptures

areusuallyaboutanimals.BrianMarshall,anAmerican

artist,makessculpturesofrobotsusingobjectshefinds.Inthehandsofthoseartists,rubbishwasturnedintoamazingworksofart.

Doyougetanyinspiration

fromthem?Look