9年级星级训练训练Test6

1、Test 6AComplete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once （将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）：A. prize B. rest C. wounds D. each other E. copiesEthan Canin is a master of two jobs, both of which take special skills. First, Ethan is a doctor.He helps peopl

2、e who have broken bones, bad cuts, or other kinds of 1. When he gets a dayoff from his work as a doctor, Ethan turns to his second job. He writes stories. Ethan' sof stories won a 2 for the best book by a first-time author.Do the jobs sometimes get in the way of 3? ” Not at all, " Ethan say

3、s. "In fact, being adoctor helps my writing. I get to know all kinds of people. Besides, I can（把.关 't hole myself up起来） in a cabin and write down ideas for the 4 of my life. I also need to be able to help sick people.”A. interesting B. gain C. exactly D. within E. at a timeMy people think t

4、hat human babies are cute and interesting. Animalbabies can also be fascinating. Did you know, for example, that zebras are very active when they are born? In fact, 5 an hour after they are born, baby zebras are able to get up, run, and play.Baby blue whales are not quite so active. When they are bo

5、rn, they are huge-almost 6,000 pounds. They 6 almost 200 pounds each day when they are young.Baby armadillos （凯徐） are small at birth. They are always born four 7. Also, all fourbabies look 8 alike. On top of that, the four babies are either all males or all females.BChoose the best answer （根据短文内容，选才

6、I最恰当的答案）：More than two thousand years ago, in 360 BC, the Greek writer, Plato, described a beautiful city. He said that it was lost somewhere under the ocean. He called this city Atlantis. This was the start of the legend of Atlantis.Plato said that the people of Atlantis had been rich and happy.The

7、re were amazing palaces and ports in the city. The houses had fountains with hot and cold water, and the walls were covered with silver and gold. Outside the city, farmers grew food for all the people. It was sad to think that no one would go there again.For two thousand year, everybody thought that

8、 Atlantis was just a fantastic story. They第1页thought that Plato had invented it. But then in 1882 an American called Ignatius Donnelly wrote a book about Atlantis. He believed that there really was a beautiful lost city under the ocean. Thousands of people read his book and wanted to find the lost c

9、ity.A lot of people believed that Atlantis was on an island in Greece called Santorini. Santorini used to be much bigger than it is today. About 3,500 years ago, a huge volcano erupted and most of the island sank under the ocean. Some people say it was in Spain, Asia or even in England. People have

10、been looking for the lost city for more than a hundred years, but nobody had ever found it.1. Plato thought that Atlantis was .A. in SpainB. in SantoriniC. under the sea.D. on a volcano.2. According to the legend, people in Atlantis A. were rich and happy.B. were beautiful and cleverC. lived under t

11、he seaD. lived in places near the fountains.3. The farmers of Atlantis grew food .A. inside the cityB. outside the cityC. under the oceanD. on an island4. Who wrote a book about Atlantis in 1882 ?A. The people in Atlantis.B. A writer from England.C. An American.D. A Greek writer.5. When did many peo

12、ple begin to search for the lost city ?A. About two thousand years ago.B. Since 360 BC .C. About 3,500 years ago.D. More than one hundred years ago.6. Why is Santorini much smaller today than it used to be ?A. Because there was not enough food.B. Because Santorini is no longer rich.C. Because the pe

13、ople made it smaller.D. Because some of it went under water.CChoose the words or expressions and complete the passage （选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短 文）：There once was a happy monkey wandering the jungle, eating delicious fruit when 1 , and resting when tired . One day he came upon a house, where he saw a bowl of t

14、he most beautiful apples. He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest. He sniffed the apples and smelled nothing. He tried to eat them, but hurt his teeth. They were made of wood, but they were beautiful , and when the other monkeys saw them, he 2 onto them even tighter.He admired his new

15、possession proudly as he wandered the jungle. They glistened red in the sun, and seemed perfect to him. He became so attached to them that he didn even 3 his ' t hunger at first.A fruit tree reminded him, but he felt the apples in his hands. He couldn' t bear to set thdown to reach for the f

16、ruit. In fact, he couldn 'relax, either, if he was to defend his apples. A proud, but 4 happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails. The apples became heavier, and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind. He was tired, hungry, and he couldn ' t climb trees or coll

17、ect fruit with his hands full.What if he just let go? Letting go of such valuable things 5 crazy, but what else could he do ? He was so tired. Seeing the next fruit tree , and smelling its fruit was enough. He dropped the wooden apples and reached up for his meal. He was happy again.Letting go of wo

18、oden apples !How else could the story end ?The monkey might be 6 dead of hunger, under a beautiful tree, with fruit within reach, but still grasping his wooden apples.1.A. angryB. hungryC. frightenedD. thirsty2.A. wavedB. heldC. gaveD. turned3.A. noticeB. observeC. doD. make4.A. betterB.worseC. more

19、D. less5.A. happenedB.appliedC. seemedD. meant6.A. stolenB. foundC. eatenD. heardDRead the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：Anger is a common and healthy human emotion. But when it gets out of control, it can c 1 problems: problems at work, in y

20、our personal relationship and in your family life. Everybody gets angry sometimes. Although being angry is a familiar situation, what you do to control it is important. This is difficult for k 2 and even for adults, too.These ideas may calm you down and help solve the problem which is troubling you.

21、First ,exercise can be good for people who are trying to get their tempers u 3 under control because it ' asmethod of releasing energy and stress. For example, you will feel good to dance around your room with your favorite music! Second, get into the h 4 of saying how you ' re feeling and w

22、hy. If you ' re having trouble with your temperittayour parents or friends and telling them what you' retrying to do. Words help you show your feelings and r 5 understanding from others. Third, breathe deeply and repeat a calm word or phrase s 6 ,such as “relax " or "take it easy &

23、quot; to yourself while breathing. Besides, You'd better think ofpethings you are thankful for because you can' t be truly angry and thankful at the sametime.Anger is never an excuse to give up your work or influence the people around you. Remember: life will always be filled with p 7 ,frust

24、ration and some other unexpected actions. You can'tchange that, but you can change your way to face the events that affect you. Learning to control your angry response can help you stay away from being even unhappier.EAnswer the questions （根据短文内容，回答下列问题 ）:There was only one chair on the stage of

25、 the concert hall in Northern England. There was no piano, no music stand and no conductor. Just that lonely chair.The atmosphere in the hall was tense. People were nervous and excited. Everyone in teh第4页audience of 600 people knew that they were going to hear a very special kind of music.Finally it

26、 was time to start. Yo-You Ma, Chinese- American, one of the world s most famouscellists, came on to the stage, bowed to the audience and sat down quietly on the chair. He made himself comfortable, thought for some minutes until there was complete silence, and then he started to play music that was

27、at first empty and dangerous, but that soon became loud and painful, like the worst thing you veever heard. It was almost unbearable, but finally, it faded away tonothing. Yo-Yo Ma did not move. He stayed with his head bowed over his instrument.Everyone in the hall held their breath. For what seemed

28、 like hours, nobody moved,though theperformance ended. It was as if they had all experienced something terrible and dark. But thenYo-Yo Ma stood up. He put down his cello. He extended his hand to someone in the audience,asking them to come and join him. An electric shock ran through the audience when they realized what was going to happen.A man in dirty motorcycle leathers got up from his seat excitedly and walked towards thestage, but Ma did not seem to mind. The great cellist rushed down from the