九年级英语下册综合阅读测试题4

综合阅读训练(四)AAlawyer,anartistandamusiciangotlostinthewoods(森林).Atlasttheycametoafarmer’shouseandaskedifhecouldletthemstayforthenight.“Sure,”thefarmersaid.“ButI’vegotroomforonlytwoofyouinthehouse.Theotheronewillhavetosleepinthebarn(畜棚)withtheanimals,andthesmellisverybadthere.”“I’llsleepinthebarn,”theartistsaid.Halfanhourlater,aknockwasheardonthefarmhouse’sdoor,andtherestoodtheartist,saying,“Ican’ttakethesmell.”“Allright,”saidthelawyer,“I’llsleepinthebarn.”Andoffwenthe.Afterawhiletherewasanotherknockonthedoor.“Ifeltterriblewiththesmellfromthebadfood.”Thelawyersaidinanangryway.“You’retwosissies(女人气的男子),”saidthemusician.“I’llsleepinthebarn.”Thirtyminuteslatercameanotherknock.Whentheyopenedthedoor,therestoodalltheanimalsfromthebarn.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.( )1.Whydidthelawyer,musiciancometoafarmer’shouse?Becausethey .gotlostinthewoodswantedtovisitthefarmerwantedtoaskthefarmerifhecouldletthemeatsomethingwantedtostaywiththefarmer( )2.Whydidoneofthemhavetosleepinthebarn?Becausethefarmerdidn’thaveenoughroomforthethreeofthem.Becausethefarmerwantedoneofthemtolookaftertheanimals.Becauseoneofthemlikedtosleepinthebarn.Becausethefarmerwantedtomakefunofthem.( )3.WhydidtheartistwanttosleepintheBecausehelikedtosleepalone.Becausehewantedtoleavetheroomtotheothertwo.Becausehedidn’tthinkthatthesmellwassoterrible.Thepassagedidn’ttellus.( )4.Whatdoyouthinkofthemusician?Hewas .A.stupid B.foolish C.clever D.helpful( )5.Whydidtheyseealltheanimalsstandinginfrontofthedoor?Because .theanimalsdidn’tlikethemusicianthemusiciandrovethemoutofthebarntheanimalsdidn’tlikethesmell,eithertheanimalswantedtolookfortheartistandthelawyerBCometoAustria!SollisavillageinthemountainsinwesternAustria.ThePostHotel,openedbyalocalfamily,iscleanandnotexpensive.Fromthehotelyoucanseethewholevillage,theforestandthemountains.Temperaturesinsummerareusually20℃to25℃inthedaytime,butmuchcooleratnight.EnjoyThailand!WhenyouvisitBangkok()inThailand,donotmisstheearlymorningriverboattriptotheFloating(漂浮的)Marketjustoutsidethecity.Thereyouwillfindmanykindsoffruitsandvegetables.Thereyoucanpayforthemwhenyousitinyourboat.Don’tforgetyourhatandsunglasses:thesuncanbestronganditmaybeashotasatnoon!VisitHawaii!MaybethemostbeautifulplaceinHawaiiisKauai.Youcanvisititslong,sandybeachesinthesouthandwestoftheisland,andmountainsandforestsinthenorth,butbecareful:therearemanymosquitoes(蚊子),anddon’tbesurprisedifitrainsinthecenteroftheland.Daytimetemperaturesthereareusuallyaround24℃to26℃bythesea,andonlyalittlecoolerinlateevening.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.( )1.Youcanhaveaviewof atthePostHotel.A.thewholecountry B.thewholevillageC.theforestandthemountains D.bothBandC( )2.Youcanbuythings attheFloatingMarketinBangkok.A.intheboats B.inthestreets C.inbigstores D.insmallshops( )3.You’dbetterwear whenyouareattheMarket.A.ahatandsunglasses B.araincoatandaswimmingsuitC.ahatandaT-shirt D.ashirtandanumbrella( )4.Thereare inthenorthofKauaiIsland.A.sandybeaches B.heavyrains C.mosquitoes D.forestsandmountains( )5.Accordingtothepassage,thehottestplaceis .A.Soll B.Bangkok C.Kauai D.AustriaCShenzhouVIsafelyreturnstoEarth神舟6号顺利返回China’ssecondmannedspaceshipreturnedsafelytoEarthearlyMonday,Oct.17,2005afterasuccessfulfive-dayflight.TheflightwasChina’ssecond-evermannedspacemission(任务)followingthehistoricShenzhouV,whichinOctober,2003madeChinathethirdnationaftertheformerSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatestoputamanintospace.Globalbirdflu 禽流感在全球蔓延Healthofficialstriedtheirbesttofightglobalbirdflu.Asofmid-December,morethan35peoplehaddiedin2005becauseofthebirdflu.Sofartherehavebeennoconfirmed(证实的)humancasesofthebirdflu,H5NI,outsideofAsia.HarryPotterhit“哈利波特”热HarryPotterkeptattractingreadersandmoviegoers()aroundtheworld.Thesixthbookoftheseries,HarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrince,setanewrecordforbooksaleswhennearlyninemillioncopiesflewofftheshelvesintheUnitedStatesandEnglandforthefirstdaytheywereputinbookshops.ThemovieHarryPotterandtheGobletFirehasgained(获得)morethan$600millionworldwide.EarthquakeinSouthAsia南亚地震InearlyOctober,2005,anearthquakeshooksomepartsofPakistan,AfghanistanandnorthernIndia,killingabout87,000people,andleavingmorethan3millionhomeless.Rescue(援救)effortswerenearlyimpossibleformanyfarawayvillages.HurricaneshitCentralandNorthAmerica飓风袭击中北美洲Hurricane(飓风)Katrinahitcoastlines(海岸线)inCentralandNorthAmerica.NewOrleans,Americaisoneoftheworst-hitareas.Theofficialdeathtoll(死亡人数)tops1,300,andthousandsremain(依然)homeless.Amonthlater,HurricaneRitahitCentralandNorthAmericaagain—anothermarkofthemostactivehurricaneseasoneverrecorded.Readthetopnewsin2005andchoosethebestanswer.( )1.HowlongdidChina’ssecondmannedspaceshipstayinspace?A.Twodays. B.Threedays. C.Fourdays. D.Five( )2.Howmanypeoplehaddiedfromthebirdflubylastmid-December?A.Lessthan52people. B.87,000peopleorso.C.Morethan35people. D.Nearly1,300people.( )3.HowmanycopiesofHarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrinceweresoldintheUSandEnglandforthefirstdaytheywereputinbookshops?A.$600millionworldwide. B.3millioncopies.C.Aboutninemillioncopies. D.Lessthanninethousand.( )4.WhichcountrieswerehitbyanearthquakeinSouthAsiainearlyOctober,2005?A.China,JapanandKorea. B.TheUSA,EnglandandCanada.C.France,NorthAmericaandIraq. D.Pakistan,AfghanistanandIndia.( )5.LastyearHurricaneshitCentralandNorthAmerica.DoyouknowthenameofoneoftheHurricanes?A.Londonbombings. B.BushSmith. C.Rita. D.BeautyandtheMonster.DIfyouhavetochoosea“PersonoftheYear”for2005,whowillyoupick?Formanyofus,thechoicemightnotbeapersonatall.ItwouldbeMotherNature(大自然母亲).WhiletheworldwasstillgettingovertheIndiantsunami(海啸)ofDecember2004.MotherNaturewentonshowingherpowerthroughout2005.FromJulytoOctober,aboutseventyphoons(台风)hitChina’scoastal(沿海的)area.InAugust,thewholeNewOrleansCityintheUSwashitwithitsworst-evernaturaldisaster,HurricaneKatrina.InearlyOctober,anearthquakeinPakistankilledmorethan70,000people.MotherNaturewastryingtogiveusamessage:humansneedtotakeresponsibility(duty)fortheearth.Shewasjustfightingback.Itiswehumanswhoburncoalandoiltomakeelectricityandpowercars.Thismakeshugeamountofgreenhousegases,whichcauseglobalwarming.Itiswehumanswhocutforestsandfilllakestomakespaceforbuildings.Thisleavesfewertreesandlakestokeepfloods(洪水)fromrushingtotownsandcities.Weneedtoworkhardtoease(缓解)MotherNature’sanger,orwe’llseemoreyearsofdisasters.Forexample,wecanstarttouselesselectricity.Turnofflights,TVsandcomputerswhenwe’renotusingthem.Wecanplanttrees.Onenewtreeayearfromeachofuscanmakeaforest.Forestsnotonlyholdfloods,theyalsotakeingreenhousegases.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.()1.Thesecondparagraphmainlyshowsthat .theIndiantsunamibroughtthepeopleseriousdisasterspeopleintheworldhaven’tforgottentheIndiantsunamiyetpeopleinIndianareasarestillovercomingdifficultiesandrebuilding“PersonoftheYear”for2005isMotherNature( )2.WhymayHurricaneKatrinabetheworst-evernaturaldisasterinAmericanrecenthistory?BecausethewholeNewOrleansCityinAmericawasdestroyedbadly.Becauseafewmetershighwaterwavescrashedthewalls.BecauseithasneverhappenedintheUnitedStates.BecausethepeopleinNewOrleanswerebothoutofwaterandfood.( )3.Whatcancausesuchaseriousdisasteraccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleburncoalandoil. B.Peoplecutdownalotoftrees.C.Peoplechangethelakesintofields. D.Alltheanswersabove.( )4.Theunderlined phrase“takein”means“ ”inA.放出 B.挥发 C.吸收 D.制造( )5.Thepassagemainlytellsus .touselesselectricityandplantmoretreeswhytheglobeisgettingwarmerandwarmerthatpeopleshouldprotectandlovetheearthhowtoimprovetheenvironmentaroundusEMacaoisonly40milesfromHongKonganditiseasytoreach.Itisaniceplacewitha1 history.MacaoisapartofChinaandmostpeoplelivingthereareChinese.Thefirst 2 toreachMacaowerefromPortugal.MorethanfourhundredyearsagothePortuguesewenttheretodobusiness.Somesettled(定居)andmadetheir 3 there.builtchurches,schools,hospitalsandsoon.Slowlythecity 4 .PeoplefromothercountriescametoliveandworkinMacao.Today,manypeoplevisitMacao.Someonlygothereto5motor-racingortogamble(赌博).