9年级星级阅读训练 Test 13

1、Test13ACompletethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce(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.machinesB.vehiclesC.factoriesD.clothesE.byhandProgresscausespollution.Hundredsofyearsago,peopletravelledonfoot,orin_1_pulledbyhorses.Theairwascleantobreathe,becausetherewerenofum

2、esfromcars,trucksorplanes.Therewasnopollutionfrom_2_,either.Thethingsthatpeopleneededforeverydaylife,suchasclothesandfurniture,weremade_3_orwithsimpletools.Werepeoplehappierandhealthierinthosedays?Probablynot,becausetheydidnothaveanyofthegoodthingsthatprogressbrings.Theydidnothavethedrugsthatcurethe

3、irdiseasesorthe_4_thatmaketheirliveseasierandmorefun.A.fallenintoB.recognizedC.nearlyD.offE.laterAyoungAustrianridingonthebackofagiantseaturtlehasbeenpickedupbyaSwedishshipmorethan200milesofftheNicaraguancoast.TheAustriantoldthecaptainthathehad_5_thePacificfromaLiberianship.Heclimbedontotheturtleand

4、heldtightlytotheshellfor_6_fifteenhours.Thecaptainradioedtohiscompanyyesterday,“Wewerequitesurprisedwhenwe_7_alivinghumanbeingridingonthebackofaturtle.Hefeltunconscioustothedeck,butafewminutes_8_hewasabletospeak.”BChoosethebestanswer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案):Itstheendofclass.Whenthebellrings,studentsofLuohu

5、ForeignLanguagesSchoolinShenzhenquicklytakeouttheircellphones.Theywanttologontotheirmicroblogstochecktheinterestingthingsthathavehappenedinthelasthour.Sincelastyear,thetrendofmicroblogginghassweptthecountry.Recentsurveys(调查)showsthatmoststudentsinmiddleschoolshaveamicroblogandsomeevenupdate(更新)their

6、第1页blogsoverfivetimesperday.“Welearnmanyfreshandinterestingthingsonmicroblogsandtheyhavebecomepopulartopicsinclass,”saidKittyJiang,14.“Ifyoudonotknowaboutthem,youareoutofloop.”Itisalsoagreatplaceforstudentstosaysomethingaboutthemselves.“Myparentsalwaysaskmetostudyhard,andencouragemebeforeexams,butit

7、reallygivesmepressure(压力),”saidAlanWang,15.“Isharethesefeelingsonmymicroblog.Myfriendsalwaysgivemeanswersinthesamesituation.Thismakesmefeelbetter.”Butparentsworrythatmicrobloggingcouldbeawasteoftime.Someunhealthyinformationmayevenbringdangertokids,theysaid.MrShen,aprofessor(教授)asksparentsnottoworryt

8、oomuchaslongaskidsarenotcrazyaboutmicroblogging.Maybeitcanbecomeawindowforparentstounderstandtheirchildren.“Ifparentscanreadtheirchildrensmicroblogs,theyllknowwhattheythink,theycanknowmoreabouttheirchildrenandhelpthemsolvetheirproblems,”hesaid.Healsogivessomeadviceforkids.-Dontmicroblogformorethanon

9、ehouraday.-Nevermicrobloginclass.-Trytotalkfacetofacewithpeoplefromtimetotime.-Dontbelievealltheinformationonamicroblog.1.Studentslogontotheirmicroblogstodo_.A.checkthethingsB.writearticlesC.listentomusicD.calltheirparents2.Theunderlinedpart“outoftheloop”inthepassageprobablymeans“_”A.notpopularB.not

10、excitedC.unhealthyD.unlucky3.AndyLiangthinksstudentsareoutoftheloopiftheydontknow_A.thelatestfilmsB.Thefamouspopsongsingers第2页C.ThepopulartopicsinclassD.manyfreshthingsonTV4.MicroblogmadeSimon_whenheshareshisfeelingsandgotreliesonhismicroblog.A.feelsadB.letoutstressC.addpressureD.makefriends5.Wecank

11、nowfromMr.Shenthatmicrobloggingcan_.A.makekidscrazywhileloggingontoitB.bringalotofmisleadingmessagesC.becomeawindowtounderstandyoungkidsD.leadtoworsecommunication6.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?sA.Itgoodforkidstomicroblogformorethanonehouraday.B.Kidsshouldtrustallthemessagesonamicroblogb

12、ecausetheyareusefulC.Thetrendofmicroblogginghadsweptthecountrysincefiveyearsago.D.Kidsshouldtrytotalkfacetofacewithpeople,notjustmicroblogging.CChoosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):BeforemeetingwithmyfriendLeticiafromHonduras,CentralAmerica,Iwouldaskherifshewasarrivingac

13、cordingtoNorthAmericantimeorLatinAmericantime.Smiling,shewouldanswer,AlahoraLatina,ofcourse.Thismeantthatshewouldbe_1_.TheconceptoftimeisverydifferentforLatinAmericansthanforNorthAmericans.LifeintheUnitedStatesisfast-paced.Americans_2_Theearlybirdgetstheworm,and,Firstcome,firstserved,NorthAmericanse

14、venhavetheirmealsinanefficientmanner.Microwaveshelpheatuptheirearlybreakfasts,noonlunches,andfive-oclockdinners.第3页Timeismoneyforbigbusinesses.Everyonefollowssetagendas.Minutesaretakenatmeetingsthatareplanned.NorthAmericanstakeprideincarryingout_3_workandstillfindingtimetospendwithfamilyandfriends.L

15、atinAmericansenjoyaslowlife.Inthecafes,theserviceisslow.Outsideonthestreets,peoplewalkby,notforweightpurposes,buttogetsomewhere.Busesarriveanddepartontheirownschedule,sometimessoonerorlaterthantheirprintedtimes.Andifyou_4_thebus,wait.Onewillcomealongeventually.Mid-morningbreakfastsarehomemade.Lunchi

16、saroundthreeintheafternoonanddinnercouldbeanytime.Noonereallyfollowsaschedule.Youseldomhearthequestion,Whattimeisit?Ifyoudontknowthecultural_5_,youmayfeelangrysometimes.Intheopinion,peopleintheUnitedStatesneedtolivelessbytheclockandenjoymoreoftheirdays.AlthoughLatinAmericanscansometimesbeveryfrustra

17、ting,theytellusitsgoodtobe_6_andoneshouldslowdownenoughtoenjoysimplepleasureinlife.1.A.earlyB.sadC.lateD.free2.A.pretendB.believeC.seeD.save3.A.busyB.littleC.noD.dangerous4.A.driveB.findC.leaveD.miss5.A.reasonsB.differencesC.problemsD.news6.A.differentB.thdyC.angryD.patientDReadthepassageandfillinth

18、eblankswithsuitablewords(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):IfyoulivedwiththeancientMaya,youcouldwritenotestoyourfriends.TheMayacreatedthef_1_systemofwritingintheAmericans.Theywrotewithhieroglyphs(象形文字),whicharepicturesandsymbols.Thereareabout800differentMayahieroglyphs!Eachonestandsforaw_2_,sound,

19、ornumber.TheMayausedthesesymbolstowritebooks.Theyevenwroteontheirbuildings.Today,wecanreadmorethanh_3_oftheseancienthieroglyphs.Thewritingstellaboutrulers,wars,andcelebrations.TheancientMayaalsodevelopedacountingsystembasedondotsandlines.Theywerethefirstpeopletoinventanumbertostandforn_4_-azero.This

20、numberwasoneofthemost第4页importantmathematicali_5_ever!DidyouknowthatonlyboutfourbookssurvivefromthetimeoftheancientMaya?TheMayawrotemostoftheirbooksonthebarkoftrees.Overtime,mostwerebrokenintoverysmallpiecesinthewetc_6_.ManybooksweredestroyedbySpanishinvaderswhodefeatedtheMaya.TheythoughtMayabookswe

21、reevil.TheancientMayausedtheircountingsystemtocreatecalendars.Theircalendarrecordedpast,present,andfutureevents.TheMayayearwasa_7_thesameasour365-dayyear.EAnswerthequestions(根据短文内容，回答下列问题):Greenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisthecolorofmostgrowingplants.Sometime

22、s,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetfinishedorplantsthatarenotropeorfinished.Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.Inthefifteenthcentury,agreenhornwasayoungcoworoxwhosehornshadnotyetdeveloped.Acenturyorsolater,agreenhornw

23、asasoldierwhohadnotyethadanyexperienceinwar(战争).Bytheeighteenthcentury,agreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday-apersonwhoisnewinajob.Someonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumb.Theexpressioncomesfromtheearlynineteenhundreds.Apersonwithagreenthumbseemstohaveamagictouchthatmakesplantsgrow

24、quicklyandwell.Youmightsaythatthewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergardencontinuestogrowlongafteryourplantshavedied.TheGreenRevolution(革命)isthenamewhichwasgivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlargercrops.TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagricultural(农业的)scientistswhohadgreenthumbs.Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeeling,jealousy.Thegreen-eyedmonsteri