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江苏省溧水县孔镇中学2015届九年级英语下学期第8周周练试题 姓名_ 评价_一、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） there was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). before he was sent away, the boy was the 1 student in his class. he was at the top in every exam. but the boy changed after 2 home and studying in the boarding school. his grades started to 3 . he hated being in a group. he was lonely all the time. and there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide(自杀). all of this was because he felt no one loved him. his parents started to 4 the boy. but they even did not know what was wrong with him. so his father decided to go to the school and talk with him. they sat by the lake near the school. the father started asking him some casual questions about his lessons, teachers and 5 . after some time his father said, do you know, son, why im here today? to 6 my grades, the boy replied back. no, no, his father said. im here to tell you that youre the most 7 person for me. i want to see you 8 . i dont care about grades. i care about you. i care about your happiness. youre my life. these words caused the boys eyes to be filled with tears. he hugged(拥抱) his father. they didnt say 9 to each other for a long time. now the boy had everything he wanted. he knew there was someone on the earth who cared for him deeply. and today this young man is in university at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him 10 .1. a. laziest b. cleverest c. calmest d. worst2. a. coming b. returning c. leaving d. going3. a. drop b. increase c. rise d. turn down4. a. look for b. learn from c. worry about d. shout at5. a. friends b. family c. study d. grades6. a. find b. teach c. check d. hear7. a. famous b. important c. outstanding d. interesting8. a. happy b. serious c. excellent d. honest9. a. everything b. something c. nothing d. anything10. a. ill b. pleasant c. pleased d. sad 二、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） awhat do you do if youre in trouble on a lonely island? surely you need to find a way to get in touch with the outside world. your best chance of doing this is to draw the attention of a passing plane.body signalspilots (people who drive planes) in different countries understand body signals if they have the correct training. when you wave your arms up and down in a straight line, it means “yes”. when you point downwards and swing（摆动）your arm from side to side, it means “no”. if you want the pilot to know that its safe to land, push your hands out in front of you and bend (弯曲) your knees. if you want to say that its not safe to land, put your arms in the air and move them to one side.smoke signalsthe smoke from a fire can be seen from far away, so its a good way to draw attention. if the weather is dry, it isnt hard to start a fire. remember, however, that fires can be very dangerous if they get out of control. make sure if you light(点燃) a fire, it cant be spread(扩散).if the ground is dark, light smoke can be seen more easily. green grass and leaves produce light smoke.ground-to-air signals its a good idea to build some signals, too. use large pieces of wood to make the symbols. if you cant find any wood, use earth. some useful symbols are: f: “i need food and water.”: “i need medicine.” i: “i am badly hurt.” x: “i am unable to move from here.”pilots repliesif the pilot lowers the planes wings from side to side, this means “message received and understood”. (at night, the pilot makes planes lights green) .if the pilot flies the plane in a clockwise circle, he means “message received but not understood”. (at night, the pilot makes the planes lights red.)however, there is no signal which means “message not received”. why not?1. which picture means “its not safe to land”?2. what can we learn from the passage? a. swinging your arm from side to side means “yes”.b. if the ground is dark, light smoke cant be seen. c. if you need some medicine, make a symbol “ii”.d. the pilots make replies a blue light at night.3. what is the passage mainly about? a. the explanation of building signals on a lonely island. b. the importance of making signals on a lonely island. c. ways of sending out signals on a lonely island. d. ways of receiving signals from a lonely island. bone day a lonely girl found two weak birds while she was walking in the woods(树林)she took them home and put them in a small cageshe fed them with love and the birds grew strong. every morning they greeted her with a beautiful songthe girl loved them very much and wanted their singing to last forever. one day the girl left the cages door openthe larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cagethe girl watched worriedly as it circled(盘旋) high above hershe was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it againso when it flew close，she grasped(抓) at it wildlyshe was very happy that she held it tightly within her hand! suddenly，she felt something had happened to the birdshe opened her hand and was surprised to find the bird was deadher love for the bird killed it she noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. she could feel that it wanted to be free. it hoped to fly into the clear，blue skyshe lifted(举起) it from the cage and flew it into the air. the bird circled once，twice，three times when the bird was flying happily in the sky，she was so gladjust then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulderit sang the sweetest song she had ever heard the fastest way to lose love is to hold it tight. the best way to keep love is to let it fly!4the girl loved the two birds very much because _ athey greeted her every morning bthey were hungry but very strong cthey liked staying in the cage quietly dthey didnt eat much food 5the girl held the bird tightly in her hand because she was afraid that _. ait would be killed bit was feeling cold cthe other bird felt lonely dit would fly away6what does the story want to tell us? awe should protect the endangered birds. bthe cage is used to keep birds cthe birds are easily killed dto keep love is to let it fly c“no man is an island” is a well-known line from john donnes devotion. it was written more than three hundred years ago. even now people still agree with him. no one can live a completely lonely life. without other people, life will become empty and sad. we all need to have friends. for some of us, although making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. it is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have. there are many books about friendship, but dale carnegies how to win friends and influence people, written in 1936, is the most famous. this “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best seller. it was later put into 28 languages. dale carnegies advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? do you need to change the way you act? here is the list of advice from his book:lbe friendly and polite.always greet with a smile. begin with “excuse me” or “would you please” when you want to ask somebody. remember to say “thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.lgo out of your way to be nice.find some time to do special things for other people. making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbor feel a lot better.lremember names.they say that the sweetest music to a persons ears is the sound of his or her own name.lbe open-minded.try to understand other peoples ways and ideas and learn something from them.llisten patiently.when someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.7. the underlined sentence “no one can live a completely lonely life.” means “ ”.a. no one can live a hard life. b. no one can live without difficulty.c. no one can live alone. d. no one can live on an island.8. the best title for the passage should be . a. how to make friends b. a famous book c. friendship first d. john donne and dale carnegie9. some of us find it not easy to make friends because .a. we are afraid of making bad friends b. we are shy to take the first actionc. we feel sure that we already have enough friendsd. we feel worried that we wont be able to keep our friends10. we can learn from the passage that .a. john donne learned something from dale carnegie b. friends are always friendsc. few people bought carnegies bookd. the writer of this passage agrees with john donne and dale carnegie dlast weekend, twenty thousand people gathered in the state of georgia to watch students from twenty-eight countries compete with robots they built. more than ten thousand students and more than five hundred robots took part in the competition. almost one thousand and seven hundred high school teams entered a level of competition called lunacy. the competitors came from eleven countries, including the united states. in january, the organization sent the same supplies for robots to each team. the teams had six weeks to build robots that could compete in the lunacy game. the playing area had six robots, three on each team. each robot had a trailer(拖车) connected to it. the robots had to pick up large balls and throw them into the trailers of opposing robots. the robots were moving on a surface where they could slide(滑行). a team from california won the competition. a second competition involved building a robot that could travel on uneven(不平坦的) surfaces, move objects with unusual shapes and withstand(承受) physical stress. another competition was for younger students, aged nine to fourteen years old. eighty-four teams from twenty-seven countries competed with robots made with lego products. they had to design, build and program robots to explore the earths climates.11. the competitors coming from _ countries entered a level of competition called lunacy.a. twenty-eight b. twenty-seven c. eighty-four d. eleven12. _ sent the supplies for robots to each team.a. schools b. volunteers c. the government d. the organization13. each team can have _ robots to compete in the lunacy game. a. two b. three c. six d. eight14. the underlined word “involved” in this passage can be replaced by “_”.a. included b. removed c. corrected d. invented15. which statement is not true according to the passage?a. in january, each team got the same supplies for robots.b. a team from california won the lunacy competition.c. the writer introduces three kinds of competitions in this passage.d. the students had to design or buy robots for the competition. ethousands of people have been killed in a massive(大规模的) earthquake in japan. the quake - the most powerful to hit japan in more than 100 years - caused massive damage and many people are missing and feared dead.the 8.9 magnitude quake struck friday (march 11) off japans eastern coast, and prompted (引发) tsunami warnings（海啸警报）across the pacific as far away as south america and the u.s. west coast. several days after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting 10-meter-high tsunami destroyed the coastline. the united states geological survey says it was the fifth largest earthquake since 1900. the largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook chile (智利) in 1960.in japan, the tsunami swept away boats, cars and hundreds of houses in coastal areas north of tokyo. the quake shook buildings in the japanese capital and caused several fires. all train and subway traffic in tokyo has been stopped, and thousands of people there were unable to get back home. people are just trying to find clean water. food supplies are running out. in the convenience stores, there are no rice balls left. there is no bottled water left. people are facing a really serious situation in the days ahead for these people that are living in areas that were only moderately（普通的）damaged. the final death toll could range from the thousands to tens of thousands, depending on how many of these communities are gone.japanese prime minister naoto kan said the government would do everything it can to minimize（使降到最低）the effects of the disaster. and in washington, president obama said the united states is ready to help the people of japan.16. the underline word “damage” means _ in the article. a. illness b. disaster c. terror d. danger17. which is true according to the passage? a. thousands of people have killed in a massive earthquake in japan. b. only people in areas that were only moderately damaged are facing a really serious situation in the days. c. the tsunami devastated not only the coastline in japan, but also the areas across the pacific as far away as south america and the u.s. west coast. d. the massive earthquake caused the tsunami.18. according to the passage, which earthquake is the largest one since 1960? a. the one happened in japan on march 11, 2011 b. the one in chile in 1960 c. th