9年級(jí)星級(jí)訓(xùn)練訓(xùn)練 Test 51

第頁(yè)Test5ACompletethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.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.straightB.madefriendsC.proudD.moneyE.enteredMarshall“Major”TaylorwonhisfirstbicycleraceinIndianawhenhewasjustaboy.Hegotthename“Major”becausehestoodso___1___whenhewenttogetthegoldmedal.In1896,Marshallbecamethefirstblackmanevertoracefor___2___.Duringthenextfourteenyears,heracedallovertheworld,eveninplacesasdistantasAustralia.Everywherehewent,Marshall___3___.Peoplelikedhisreadysmileandhiswarmvoice.Asabicycleracer,hewonnearlyeveryracehe___4___.Hebrokeeveryspeedrecordtherewasandbecameknownasthefastestbicycleracerintheworld.A.aswellasB.enemiesC.usuallyD.sameE.walksDidyoueverhearofadogthatfliesorahorsethatsings?Ofcoursenot!Butthereisafishthatwalks.ItisthewalkingcatfishofFlorida.Inthelate1960s,afewwerebroughtfromIndiatoFlorida.Thewalkingcatfishhasno___1___inFlorida,soitsnumbershaveincreasedenormously.Thewalkingcatfishwalksonitsfins.It___2___travelsatnightandcanwalkaquarterofamileinafewhours.Ithasorganslikelungs___3___gillstohelpitbreathe.Thewalkingcatfisheatsalmostanything—worms,mussels,insects,plants,andotherfish.Whenitswateryhomedoesnothaveenoughfood,itsimply___4___toanewone!.BChoosethebestanswer(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?:Buildingahousecostsquitealotofmoney.Supposeyouplantobuildahouse.Yourfirststepwillbetofindarightpieceofland.Yourchoice(選擇)willdependonmanydifferentthings.Youwillprobablytrytofindasunnyplace,withpleasantsurroundings(環(huán)境)nearshopsandbusstops,nottoofarfromyourfriendsandtheplacewhereyouwork.Nextyouwillfindagoodbuilder,andtogetherwiththebuilderyouwillworkoutaplan.Thebuilderwilldrawtheplan.Itwillshowthenumberofrooms,theirpositionandsize,andotherparts,whichmustbenoticed,suchaswindows,doors,andelectricoutlets.Thebuilderwillworkouthowmuchmoneyisneededtobuildyourhouse.Hewillworkoutthecostofthewood,bricks,theglass,andeverythingelsethatmustbeusedinbuildingthehouse.Lateron,whenhestartstobuild,thisestimate(預(yù)算)mustbecorrectedandrevised(修訂).Hisestimateisbasedonexistingprices,butpricesofsuchthingsmaychange,andmanyotherthingsmayhappenbetweenthetimewhenhemakestheestimateandthetimewhenhebuildsthehouse.Whenthebuildergiveshisestimate,youmaywishtochangeyourplan.(Youmayalsowishtochangeyourbuilder,ifhisestimateistoohigh!)Youmayfindthatthehouseyouwantedatfirstcoststoomuch,orthatyoucanspendalittlemoreandaddsomethingtoyourplan.Thebuilder’sestimatedependsontheplan,butthefinalplandependsonthebuilder’sestimate.1.Ifyoubuildahouse,youwillnotchooseapieceoflandandwhichis______.A.withpleasantsurroundingsB.nearshopsandstopsC.farfromyourfriendsD.neartheplacewhereyouwork2.Afterfindingtherightpieceofland,youwill______.A.drawtheplanB.findabuilderC.workoutthecostofthehouseD.decidewhentobuildthehouse3.Whenthebuilderstartstobuildahouse,hisestimatewillhavetobecorrectedandrevisedbecause______A.thebuilderwillforgethisplanB.thehousewillcosttoomuchC.thepricesofbuildingmaterialsandmanyotherthingsmaychangeD.itwilltaketoolongtobuildthehouse4.Theunderlinedword“revised”means______.A.reviewedB.keptC.changedD.repeated5.Whatistherelationshipbetweentheestimateandtheplan?______.A.TheplandependsontheestimateB.TheestimatedependsontheplanC.TheplanhasnothingtodowiththeestimateD.Theestimateandtheplandependoneachother6.Thispassagemainlytalksabout______.A.BuildingahousecostsalotB.estimateisnecessaryC.planningahouseisnoteasyD.buildersarehelpfulCChoosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞語(yǔ)完成短文):Bangladeshisoneofthepoorestcountriesintheworld.MostBangladeshislivein___1___onverysmallfarms.MuhammadYunus,however,madeagoodsalaryasaprofessoratauniversity.Hewantedtofindawaytohelpthepoorpeopleofhiscountry.Hecameupwithanunusual___2___;givesmallloanstopeoplesotheycouldstarttheirownbusiness.In1974,ProfessorYunustookhisstudentsonafieldtriptoavillage.Theretheyspoketoawomanwhomadestoolsoutofbamboo.Sinceshecouldnot___3___tobuybamboo,shehadtoborrowabout14BangladeshTakas(24cents)fromalendertobuybambooforeachstoolshemade.Shehadtopaythelenderahighfeefortheopportunitytoborrowthemoney.Afewcentsprofit.Aprofitisthemoney___4___afterallthecostsofabusinesshavebeenpaid.Herprofitwassosmall,shehadtoborrowmoneyagaintobuymorebamboo.Yunusrealizedthathecouldhelptheseworkersby___5___themmoneyatmuchlowerfees.Hefirstloaned$27to42basketweavers—only64centsperperson.Evenaloanthissmallhelpedthemtoearnagoodprofitfortheirwork.Andprofitscouldhelpbusinesstogrow,thenbecomemoreprofitable.Yunusrealized,“Ifyoucanmakesomanypeoplesohappywithsuchasmallamountofmoney,whyshouldn’tyoudomoreofit?”Hethentriedtoconvincebankstolendmoneytoworkersneedingloans.___6___thatpoorpeoplewouldnotbeabletopaybacktheloans,thebanksrefused.Yunus’sexperiencewasdifferent,though.Allofhisborrowerspaidhimback.（）1.A.childhoodB.povertyC.spiritD.courage（）2.A.dreamB.storyC.planD.hope（）3.A.payB.agreeC.affordD.expect（）4.A.pickedupB.madeoutC.giveninD.leftover（）5.A.passingB.postingC.givingD.lending（）6.A.KnowingB.NoticingC.BelievingD.UnderstandingDReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithsuitablewords(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):IntheUnitedStates,whenyoubecomerichyouwantpeopletoknowaboutit.Andevenifyoudonotbecomeveryrichyouwantpeopletothinkthatyouare.Thatisw___1___"keepingupwiththeJoneses"isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.Theexpressionwasf___2___usedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.Hegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhoodo___3___NewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverf___4___thisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnotpayfortheirnewwayoflifeanyl___5___.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwiththerichlifestyleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit"KeepingupwiththeJoneses"because"Jones"isaveryc___6___nameintheUnitedStates."KeepingupwiththeJoneses"cametomeankeepingupwiththerichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand'sseriesa___7___indifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.EAnswerthequestions(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問(wèn)題):WhenPaulwasaboygrowingupinUtah,hehappenedtolivenearacoppersmelter(煉銅廠(chǎng)),andthechemicalscomingoutofthesmeltermadeabeautifulforestbecomeawasteland.Onedayayoungvisitorlookedatthiswastelandandcalleditanawfularea.Paulgotsoangrywhenheheardthesewords.Fromthenon,somethinghappenedinsidehim.YearslaterPaulwasbacktothehometownandhewenttothesmelteroffice.Heaskediftheyhadanyplansoriftheywouldlethimtrytobringthetreesback.Theanswerfromthatbigindustrywas“No.”P(pán)aulthenwenttocollegetostudythescienceofplants.Unfortunately,histeacherssaidthereweren'tanybirdsorsquirrels(松鼠)tospreadtheseeds.Itwouldbeawasteofhislifetotrytodoit.Everyoneknewthat,hewastold.Evenifhewasknowledgeableashehadexpected,nobodyacceptedhisidea.Paullatergotmarriedandhadsomekids.Buthedidn’tgiveup.Andthenonenighthedidwhathecouldwithwhathehad.Underthecoverofdarkness,hewentsecretlyintothewastelandandstartedplanting.Andeveryweek,hemadehissecretjourneyintothewastelandandplantedtreesandgrass.Slowlyrabbitsappeared.Later,astherewaspressure(壓力)tocleanuptheenvironment,thecompanyactuallyinvitedPaultodowhathewasalreadydoing.Nowtheplaceisfourteenthousandacresoftreesandgrass,andPaulhasreceivedalmosteveryenvironmentalawardUtahhas.