滨淮农场学校九年级双语阅读竞赛英语试题.doc

滨淮农场学校九年级双语阅读竞赛英语试题（2015.1）一、完形填空 Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish doctor and writer. He was _1_ for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes.Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859，Scotland. He is now _2_ as Conan Doyle”. Conan Doyle was sent to school at the _3_ of nine. He then _4_ on to study at Stony Hurst College. From 1876 to 1881 he _5_ medicine at the University of Edinburgh. While studying，Conan Doyle also began 6 short stories. His first story 7 out before he was 20. Following his term at university，he had a job as a doctor on the ship. While waiting for _8_，Conan Doyle 9 began writing stories. Sherlock Holmes was first known to the _10_ in 1887.Sherlock Holmes was a _11_ detective；he was _12_ to solve almost all difficult cases.In 1885，Conan Doyle married Louisa Hawkins. She got a _13_disease and died in 1906.The next year he married Jean Elizabeth Luckier. He had first met and fallen in _14_ with her in 1897.He died of a heart _15_ at age 71.His last words were You are wonderful.( ) 1 A.late B.pleasant C.famous D.sorry( ) 2 A.looked B.put C.told D.known( ) 3 A. age B.time C. clock D. year( ) 4. A.came B.arrived C.went D.got( ) 5 A. practiced B. studied C. remembered D.saw( ) 6 A. writing B. telling C. playing D.reading( ) 7. A.got B.came C.taken D.put( ) 8 A. visitors B. teachers C. patients D. doctors( ) 9 A. first B. then C. never D.last( ) 10 A. public B. children C. books D. friends( ) 11 A. cool B. fool C. clever D. happy( ) 12 A. afraid B. able C. unlikely D. angry( ) 13 A. small B. big C. light D. serious( ) 14 A. love B. anger C .happiness D. sadness( ) 15 A.treat B. operation C .attack D. attention二、阅读理解。 ACharles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mothers job in the theatre when she was ill.When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (J , )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular. From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period. Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.( ) 1: Chaplin used to _ when his mother was ill. Alook after her Bdo the housework Cdo his mothers job Ddo his fathers job( ) 2: From Paragraph 2, we can know that _ A Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old.B Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years oldC people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentlemanD Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street( ) 3. _ Chaplin made his most famous films. AFrom 1889 to 1936 BFrom the 1920s to the1950s CFrom 1953 to 1975 DFrom the 1950s to the 1980s( ) 4.We can infer from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of _ Ahis family Bhis work Cthe US government Dthe Swiss government( ) 5: Chaplin won the Oscar for _ when he was 83 years old. A the acting Bthe art Cthe film Dthe music BWestern films play an important role in the history of American films. They are set in the American West. Most of the heroes are from famous novels. They speak highly of peoples spirit, courage, confidence and building everything all by themselves.Early western films were mostly filmed in the studio, just like other early Hollywood films. With the development of technology, it began to be filmed at movie ranches(大牧场) from the 1930s. Often, the vast landscape becomes a character in the film. After the early 1950s, various wide screen technologies began to be used. During this time, the most typical western films focused on huge plains, soldiers or tourists, they were always the most handsome men.Until recent times, western films seem to be a little out of date. For example, the guns are always some old ones. They were frequently used in films set in the 1870s. In the late 1960s, things began to change. Some new guns began to show in the films.（ ）1:Western films spoke highly of peoples and building everything all by themselves. Which of the following is NOT included? Aspirit Bcourage C. sadness D. confidence （ ）2:What does the underlined word “landscape” mean in Chinese?A 风景画 B城墙 C景观 D屏幕（ ）3:When did western films begin to be filmed at movie ranches?A. From the 1930s. BFrom the 1960s. CFrom the 1970s. DFrom the 1870s.( ) 4. After the early 1950s, the most typical western films focused on huge plains, deserts, and _.A. valleys B. waterfalls C. rivers D. farms ( ) 5. According to the passage, which